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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1961
NO. 67
Elections Code Receives Approval
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Plywood Boat
Row Blames IFC Inaction Brings Delight, For Spring Rush Problems ^or *-earns
RICK RITLER
Mo-1 houses openly violate
Three fraternity leaders yes- i the naie limitine the number of
terday blamed spring rushing problem« on an unsympathetic attitude from the administration and Inter-Fraternity Council.
Delta Chi President Steve Bach said that university dorm deposits hurt their rushing by making freshmen live in dorms before they go through rushing.
"The Row doesn't respect and trust the administration because our decisions too often get overruled. What ran we do if we cant even get songleaders?,” hr* •sked.
Pasi Helia Ch* President Bill Heath said that the administration is trying to squeeze out fraternities and, in doing so. j.« hurtinc t h e fraternity function ef providing social adjustment.
Further charges came from SAE President. Bill Davenport, wfio said restrictions on social events’ were changed just for the *ake of change and charged that most fraternity social programs eeuld not meet university re quirements.
functions per weekend ihe rushing period.'' he
, house during said.
"We should have a defericd rush.' was the comment of Sigma C h i Rush Chairman Russ Decker. "It would help keep rushees from i»eing hoodwinked."
ICF Didn't Help
On the student organization end. A TO President Jerry Bes-chta charged that "IFC didn't help us at all. If were getting stomped on. the stomping isn’t all out. of place'."
However. IFC President Ron Goodgame countered that such suggestions as a formal rush program would not work here because too many rushes live at home and want to work until school starts. He also felt that deferred rushing would be im possible to enforce.
Goodgame said that the registrar did not send out the cards this semester that ICF uses to compile rushing lists. Without the cards, he said, it was impossible to get out a rush list.
Chemist Wins Grant; Will Study in London
USC* »ward-winning chemistry department added another name to its list of honored facility recently with the announcement of « National Science Foundation fellowship granted one of its members.
Dr. Arthur W. Adamson, professor of inorganic and physical chemistry, will spend nexl year on sabbatical leave in London, using his NSF fellowship to supplement a sabbatical salary-granted by the university.
Many Winner*
Dr. Adamson is one of several in the chemistry department to have received fellowships for study' during their careers. Professor Jerry Donohue 'recently returned from Zurich, where he spent a year using an NSF fellowship. and Professor Norman Kharaseh retui-ned last year from a sabbatical leave spent in Vienna while on a Fulbright fellowship.
Professor W. K. Wilmarth is eurrently in England on a NATO senior fellowship, and Professor S'dnev W. Renson formcrlv
studied in Paris while holder of a Guggenheim fellowship.
Dr. Ariamson Is actually a two-t i m e recipient of NSF grants, the fyrst in 19M when he spent a year in Copenhagen.
The chemist will center his work around a study of complex inorganic compounds and surface chemistry while staying as a guest research fellow at University College, University .of London.
“My interest in studying at University College can be partially attributed to the presence there of one of the most outstanding workers in the field of coordination chemistry. Dr. R. S. Nyholm, who is also a personal friend.” Dr. Adamson explained.
Dr. Adamson, who is the author of a recent volume entitled "Physical Chemistry of Surfaces.” leceived his Ph.D. in physical chemistry- from the University of Chicago in 1944, when he was associated with the Oak Ridge Laboratories on nuclear research. He joined the USC faculty in 1917.
Since no rush list could be cmpiled. a partial list of the entering men was sent to each house. In the fall. IFC sent out eight lists of rushees.
Goodgame explained that no .orientation was planned for spring rush because in the past when it was tried only live or ten men attended the session.
"Another list of men who signed up late for rush will be sent this weekend,” Goodgame said.
In defending ICF progress, the : president said that IFC has changed from a laisez-faire attitude to a stricter program.
"We spend more on mimeos telling tlie houses w h a t they can't do now than we used to spend on what ihev could do,”
' said Goodgame to back up his point.
The IFC president docsn'i feel that the administration is against the fraternity system. He said the "scholarship deal” helped the system by making the fraternities more conscious of academics.
Scholarship Program "There was a big squawk , when the houses learned they j could go on social probation foi low grades, but now every house has a scholarship program and a : chairman,” he pointed out. "Ev- !' ery house has come up somewhat," he added.
Bv KATHY RKHO
The story of a long trip in a short boat was related to i USC faculty members yesterday in the Town and Gown foyer at the first faculty luncheon of the new semester.
William Berssen, w ho followed hks dream and took a year off from his design work at Gould and Associates for a "wonder-1 ful year of vagabond living,” spoke to the faculty about "Fresh Winds, Blue Water and Red Wine.”
The talk was illustrated with slides of the trip and of incidents. such as a traffic accident in the middle of the Seine River, which occurred on the journey.
Harvard Graduate
Berssen received an A.R. from Harvard and an A.M. in Cinema j from USC. He is past president of the Adventurers Club of Los; Angeles and a former president of the Los Angeles Harvard | Club. While at Harvard, Berssen founded the Poets' Theatre and the Harvard Film Society.
The fatal "yachting disease.” accompanied by definite traces I of another ailment, wanderlust, first struck him when he was a small boy sailing a toy ship in the bathtub. Berssen told the faculty members.
Berssen discovered his yacht in a British yachting magazine The unusual sloop was designed by famous designer Uffa Fox. It
Senate Rescues Basketball Rally Before Decision
By HAL DRAKE Assistant City Editor
A compromise Election Code was speedily passed by the ASSC Senate last night after the session was spon-
Goodgame cited several inci- j dents in 'which the administra- has a 26-foot hull of molded plv-tion could have abolished fra- wood and two cabins, an unusual
BACKSEAT WRITER -Rodger D. Vaughn displays bis "Centennial Symphony," which won the 1961 Kansas Centennial national music competition. He composed portions ot the work during class breaks in the backseat of his 1958 Chevy in a USC parking lot. Vaughn's composition was premiered by the Wichita Symphony Orchestra and he received a $500 award for his original three-movement work.
Backseat Provides Musical Inspiration
ternities if they' had wanted ihem off campus. He added. “Dr. Topping is under pressure from other campuses to eliminate fraternities, but he has given us a chance in a lot of ways to help ourselves.”
Jerry Beschia of A TO agreed that the administration's objective is not to eliminate fraternities but to improve their academic attitude. "The administration has an intelligent position in being against anything that doesn't further academics,” he said.
Goodgame summed up the real problem in the fraternity system by saving that there is a lack of communications between the houses and the university. He said that the ICF executive branch was dojng its best but that there would be no real progress until the houses began giving more consideration to the cntite system, as well as their own interests.
What do some USC students do between classes?
One graduate student majoring in music sat in the back seat of his car and composed a fhree-movement 'symphony "that won the 1%1 Kansas Centennial Music competition. That's what!
Rodger D. Vaughn. 28, was not bothered by the screech of brakes, the din of pounding steel . from passing trains or the rock j and roll sessions from student! radios as he sat searching for I
Berssen’s dream cruise turned j serious themes ,n his 58 Chev-v I
feature for a small boat. Many modern conveniences. such as a freshwater sink, stov'e, refrigerator and other "extras," are also part of the craft.
During the cruise. Rorss("n and his partner, Dr. Sidney Kessler of USC. visited the Mediterranean ports of Marseilles. Toulons, j Saint Tropez (home of Brigitte' Bardot I. Cannes. Nice. Monte Carlo and Portofino.
Yacht Sinks
into a nightmare in the middle of the Seine River in France when his “Xapa” (Greek for happiness) was struck by a river barge. The Xapa sunk into a mudbank, and the two sailors were forced to salvage much of their ecruipment from what Berssen termed "probably Ihe dirtiest river in the world.”
The cruise was interrupted for three months while the yacht was sent back to England for tepairs.
TYR Begins Membership Campaign, Undaunted bv 1960 Election Results
The Trojan Young Republican Club, undaunted by the outcome of the national election, began a membership drive on campus yesterday with the 1962 elections in view.
A booth in front of the Student Union reported 25 sign-ups on tl»e first day. Posters and speeches given for the living groups have been added to the regular drive activities.
Purpose of the campaign is to rreaie interest among Republi-esn students.
“Most students h.tv e the interest. hut U must hr, awaken-ed.~ -aid Harvey Harris, TYR vice president.
“Students w ho air politically undecided can join and will have • n o1.»portun" to listen to top Republican speakers and learn if they want to be Republicans," he added.
The TYR has about 350 members and is one of the most powerful Young Republican groups in the state. Harris said The TYR promotes Republican candidates and participates in community projects
Membership in TYR costs S2 a year. A m emlier can vote in TYR elections anil has th' tight to participate in all sitivutes of the cluh. He will receive the TYR newsletters and car go to county and state ^otln£ nepuhlican conventions as • delegate.
in a USC parking lot off Exposi-j tion Blvd. last fall.
In fact. Vaughan was eseap-I ing the hearty ami boisterous noise of his two voung children I and their playmates in his small | apartment nearby.
Award Winner A native of Delphos. Kans. the USC composer was honored at the world premier of his work, "Centennial Symphony,’’ recently performed by the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, in Wichita. He was also presented a $."S00 aw ard for winning the nation-wide contest for Kansas hv the Centennial Commission.
Witnessing the ceremonies was Vaughn’s wife and their two small children.
Kansas Theme Vaughan, working toward his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at USC. wrote his prize-winning score for a full symphony orchestra in only six-and-half weeks.
The n'l-minuie composition follows in three movements the exploration, settlement and industrialization of his native state. The first movement. “Frontier Days," presents pioneer times using early American folk melodies.
The second movement. “Farm Scene.” features English horn.
Historian Writes Book On America
A new Iwiok by Dr. R. W. Van Alstyne, USC professor of histo-
flute and \ifla solos in quiei pastoral themes. The third, "Mechanical Rondo." suggests the modem industrialization in Kansas hr a succession of loud dissonant rhythms using the brass section.
"I tried to simulate the assembly. line noises and effects that I heard in the B-52 aircraft plant in Wichita,” Vaughn said. "When I wrote the last movement setting in my parked car. I was able to capture the sounds and rhythms from the Los Ange-1 les freeways and streets.”
Young Influence
Apparently the young musi-i cian got help( too. at home. His two children constantly played i cowboy and Indian under his | desk in the living room while he was working.
"I had to wnite the major part of the orchestration, however, between 9 p.m. and midnight after the kids went to bed.” he said.
The USC .student noted that tlie whole svmphonv was under the influence of the younger generation After he finished the
complete work, his son's p!ay- j mate decided to help. The boy scribbled on many of the pages : of the original score with a heavy pencil.
Lollipop Rewards
"Fortunately, I was able to erase all the marks without losing any of my original notes,” j said Vaughn. "When I heard I'd won, I bought the kid-, all-day suckers, because I felt they had really brought me luck, especially ttie youngster who tried to put his own ideas on my score. "I’m also very indebted to my USC music composition teacher. Ingolf Dahl, for his inspiration and help."
The I'SC music student was a three-year letlerman oil the l>;iskelhall learn at Halstead High . School. He received his master of music degree from th»’ Uni versify of Wichita in 19.V> and taught music theory, literature and the tuba there before coming to USC in 1958.
He also played the tuba in the
taneously recessed in order basketball rally.
Describing himself as "a tion Senator Wayne Wedin forestalled another possible dead I ex k by amending the code so that it -will only be in effect for the upcoming election.
The move left the student body still without a permanent code, but at the same time minimized i the chance of another Executive C abinet veto, which mighr have forced the postponement of elections until September.
Deflate on the code was just beginning when ex-Knight President Vince Stefano interrupted the session with an urgent ap peal for support of the Junioi Class basketball rally, which was scheduled as a sendoff for the team's three-week roadtrip that begins Friday night at Stanford University.
Only a handful of students showed up to the rally prior to last-ditch efforts by Stefano and other messengers, whose frantic ! of approximately 200 student.«-from ihe libraries and closest dormitories.
The failure of a large turnout was laughed off by coach Forrest Twogood. who cracked. “I’m sure that except for the blizzard outside we would have thirty or forty thousand rooters in here tonight.”
But the damage to loam m«v rale was obvious, even though Ihe last-minute crowd yelled j "enough for three.”
"I believe more of these rally s should be held.” Twogood told the audience. “I want to thank the Junior Class for producing these fine players and for holding these rallys for them.” Sportscaster Chick Hearn, who appeared on stage to de-scrobe USCs basketball team as "one of the greatest” he had seen, had words less kind for the lack of a large turnout.
"This is olmost embarrassing." he said. "I think you can do better than thus.
"This is a university of 18,000 and look at the audience.” he continued. "It's about the size of my family.”
The live junior members of the liaskethall team were presented w ith souvenir cups on behalf of their classmates hv Jun ior Class President Jim Harmon and junior Mary Memory', who is reigning Helen of Troy.
Senators approved a letter of congratulations to the basketball team before returning debate r>n the Elections Code
to support the Junior Cla.s.<> diehard.” Public Administra-
Print Patterns Express Little, Critic Argues
Charging that the vast majority of modern American prints eoujd have been made "by a hermit living on Mars.” USCs r>r. Jules Heller recently called on printmakers to "start actmz a« sensitive human hemes who are alive to our times.”
Dr. Heller, who is chairman of the fine arts department, hurled his charge and his challenge when he appealed on the program of the College Art As-: social ion of America at its 49th annual meeting in Minneapolis.
Chiding printmakers on the king-size of many modern works. Dr. Heller asked. “Are little ideas transformed to significant ideas through the magtc of si/e alone? Is the rmt-sized print our eontribut-on to th» history ot fine prints, or does it represent the high-water mark of nothingness?”
New Method«
The I jT* Angel»« artist al-jo criticized the "one-upmanship” of some printmakers.
"In thts sense, 'one-upmanship' means keeping rbe '’thee printmakers down.” Dr. Heller said. “Every prmtmaker worth hi« salt has at some mm or other discovered a new way. found a better material, built a better print.
‘The majority delight in sharing this know-how with colleagues and exchanging technical information. However, there m a minority that' delights m a kind of stupid secrecy, hiding their little nothings, hoping that others may never know.”
Wants Kspertroent«
Asserting there are not "right” or "proper” roads for the printmakers. r>r. He||»r nevertheless urged them pr>4 to follow bltndlv V*bat is heing done hv other«, that thev He deep students of their art. “forsaking smugness for looking, feehne and living in order M of sigrofi-
to j erpress something canee.
Exchange Program Will Bring Africans
ry and international relations, is \y¡chita symphony orchestra that
SEEKS MEMBERS — The Trojan Young Republican Club has opened a drive for new members. The Booth m front of the Student Union reported 25 sign-ups on the first day. The purpose of the campaign
is to freate interest among Republican and undecided students, according to Harvey Harris, TYR vice president. Presently there are approx imately 350 members in the organization on campus.
currently on sale at the Univer j sity Book Store.
The book, “The Rising American Empire,” throws light on American foreign policy and imperialism from the time ot the Revolution to the present.
The London Times Literary Supplement said in a review of the book that "the old story is told from a new angle and with an admirably ironical skill in quot a t ion.”
Professor Alstvne is in 1 >>n don on a Fulhright grant, doing research and lecturing.
recently performed his symphony.
He was awarded the Broadcast Music. Inc.. scholarship at USO in 19fl0, a S1.000 grant to
encourage music majors to compose for TV.
Vaughn will write the background score for a KUSC-TV plav next April.
The USC composer wants io teach music in college after 11is graduation this year. He is not tust a long hair, for he plays a swinging string bass in a local 1 Dixieland combo in his free time. ,
USC will receive at least two African scholars next fall as part of a new program developed by the African Scholarship Program of American Universities. rejajrted Yiets Logue. foreign students’ adviser.
One of So colleges and universities selected to participate in the African program. USC is expected to conti ibtne to the furtherance of African-American relations through education.
Dr. I/igue experts to near from the sponsoring agency sometime in March or April.
"These students will be arriving from West Africa, either Nigeria or Ghana, and at present, we have on campus four students from East Africa,” he said.
The foreign students' adviser is optimistic that the African students “will carry on pretty well,” considering that their scholastic abilities shall have heen thoroughly' asses.se»t bef«»re leaving Africa.
I.ogue also expects these students to enroll as freshmen since they- shall t»e carrying a four-year scholarship.
The scholarship program extends to other countries of East, • die application* from NigerM.
West and Central Africa. The
i selection and scholarship program which has been initiated by 24 collesies and universities has brought 24 Nigerian student s to American institutions this year.
As a means of facilitating the execution of the programs, six selection committees composed of educational leaders from different partsj of the fro« world have been set up in Africa The main job of the committee k -o screen all applicants.
The arrival of the students has been assured by the scholarship agency. Plans are now being undertaken by the universities concerned to accord the students a proper w’elcome.
The African-American Institute, administering agency for the program in Afiica. has opened an office in Dat-es-Salaam. Tanganyika, for handling student applications.
Field agents in each of the (•«»operating countries in East and Central Africa will work with this central office An Institute Office in I.agns will han-