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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1961
NO. 74
93 Candidates File for Positions
Eager Politicians Fight For Offices In Heavy Turnout
ASSC IN ACTION
Open Parties Peek Under Storm Cloud
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By JOE SALTZMAN Daily Trojan Editor
After the thunder comes lightning.
And on the USC campus, after a busy weekend of political conferences, trades and manuever-ing, the thunder over political parties is just about finished and it looks like the lightning is about ready to strike.
When President Norman Topping gave his official permission for underground political parties to come out into the open and publicly* announce their candi-
dates and platforms to the student body, he created a minor revolution.
Before the words were out of the president's mouth' and into the Daily Trojan. ASSC President Bill Steigerwalt and presidential candidates Mike Guhin and Hugh Helm delivered their opinions on the subject; party members held secret caucuses; and candidates were propositioned. compromised and tutored.
Late last Friday, Jim Harmon, who along with basketball star, Chris Appel, is a presidential
Fraternity Rush Does Fine Spring Business
By RICK BUTLER Row Reporter
More than 160 men have been pledged in spring fraternity rushing, which Frank Joyce, counselor for men's organizations. termed "pretty darn good for a spring semester.”
Phi Kappa Tau has made the greatest percentage improvement this year. At the start of the year. Phi Tau imported three men from their Long Beach chapter to keep, their house going. This semester, the house garnered seven pledges, and they are planning to initiate another seven men soon.
New Pledges
Several large houses did very well, with Phi Sigma Kappa topping the list of pledges with 22. Sigma Chi reported 18 and Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 15, while Beta Theta Pi, Kappa Alpha and Sigma Alpha Mu each list 14.
Phi	Kappa	Psi	with	12 and
Tau Epsilon Phi round out the group of houses with large pledge classes reported so far.
Final lists	will	be	reported
next week.
Several houses—Alpha Epsilon Pi. Alpha Rho Chi, Delta Chi. Delta	Sigma	Chi	and	Lambda
Chi Alpha — had reported no pledge lists as of Friday.
Good Turnout
The good pledge turnout reflects a considerable effort by the Row. With no lists of all rushees. no orientation programs on fraternities and no IFC booklets, the Row still lured better than	average spring	pledge
classes.
The final total aimed at the IFC in their budget estimate is 200 men. The current figures should be quite close when the final count is reported.
The handicap hardest to overcome was the lack of rushee lists, which was caused when the Registrar's office neglected to include the IFC rush cards in the registration packets.
This oversight led to many possible rushees not being in-
formed that rush was in progress, and the houses had no way of knowing whom to contact.
Thirteen houses have not yet turned in lists for spring initiation, and these lists will not be approved until official grade reports are released.
These lists make it possible for the IFC office to record new initiates and to check on house compliance with IFC initiation regulations.
Artist s Work Draws Praise
“Acropolis Night,” an oil painting by Edgar Ewing, professor of fine arts, recently drew praise from Charles S. Kessler, Los Angeles correspondent for Arts magazine.
The painting was exhibited at the Santa Barbara Art Museum in the “American Painting in Our Time” show.
In the February issue of Arts, published in New York City, Kessler noted, “The striking sight of the Athenian Acropolis under flood-lights was translated by the artist into an abstract structure of dangling white planes that define the shape of the rock as with sheets of reflected glare but enclose a resounding void.
“The result is an almost visionary image, in white, ocher and brown—a synthesis of sensitive impression and imaginative plastic invention.”
candidate, had a few remarks to make on Dr. Topping’s statement. Appel,, busy with an important game last Saturday, refrained from comment.
Junior Class President Harmon expressed concern about underground fact .ir.-i and cliques which have controlled the student political scene.
He said that he would want all these groups to come out into the open because they are a “detriment to student spirit staying underground.”
“The group which presently controls the political scene has something to hide—it has used many cruel and immature techniques of control,” he added.
Harmon maintained that students, often with a sincere interest, to help the university, have been discouraged by the selfish interest groups in control.
“I should know,” he added. “As a sophomore, I was discouraged from going into student government by such a group.”
His opponents in the race for ASSC president voiced similar opinions.
Helm, Guliin
Helm, the president pro-temp of the Senate, wants open political parties and, if elected, promises to create such organizations.
He asserted that "no individual group is backing me other than my own fraternity,” adding that it would be politically inane to rely on sole backing from any single group.
Guhin, AMS President, said last Thursday night, that he would make an official announcement today concerning any connection with, a political party.
He said that he would not let his campaign be handled by any secret political organization, and added that he had been contacted by a number of people seeking his endorsement of their various part'es.
As it stands now, it seems likely that the two major underground parties operating on the USC campus will make a public statement sometime this week.
It would seem that at least one party has much to gain, nothing to lose by a decision to make their activities and candidate preference public. If one party declares itself “open,” the
GOOD TURNOUT — Election Commissioner Art Kay sifts through 93 petitions turned in for ASSC offices with President Bill
Steigerwalt and Personnel Committee Chairman Annette Van Orden. Several class offices had no candidates at deadline.
Foreign Students Roast UN In Pro-Lumumba Sentiments
By LUIS EUGENIO	non-violence, Shami Gandhi, a
While the world awaits the graduate student from India, full consequence of Patrice Lu- tagged the incident as “unfor-mumba’s death in the Congo, | givable.”
many foreign students on cam- “A dirty shame,” cried Alex pus have already passed their Ametowo, a scholar from Ghana.
judgment on the matter.
Interviews with students from Ghana, India, Pakistan, Iran, Ethiopia, Sweden, Brazil, Formosa, the UAR and the Philippines showed varying reactions on the latest Congo bloodbath.
All agreed, however, that Lumumba’s demise is to be lamented, considering that “a human life has been lost.”
There was also general agreement among the students that Lumumba’s escape was Kasavu-bu and Tshombe inspired.
Adhering to the principles of
Apparently dissatisfied with UN operations in the Congo. Ametowo exclaimed, “If the UN can’t protect the life of one man, what about an entire nation?”
Reda Nazer, president of the Arab Student Association, considered Lumumba a hero. “I despise all forms of colonial rule,” said Nazer. “and I believe that Lumumba was fighting colonialism.”
Nazer was quick to add, however, that he was by no means a Communist.
Tomas Bergendal, a Swedish
student, spoke out for his countryman, Dag Hammerskjold. “I condemn the Russians for boycotting hiij'.,” he said.
From the Far East, comments on Lumumba’s death were a little milder.
Joseph Chun of Formosa felt that “it was tragic.”
But Josephine Munda, a sociology student from the Philip-
Bob Kendall
“Acropolis Night” is currently in the University of Illinois other must follow suit to survive exhibition of American painting, politically.
Ewing painted it while on sab- President Topping has opened
in
Greece a few
batiçal leave years ago.
A companion painting, “Acrop-
the doors for a organized political system on this campus. If our political barometer holds
olis Archive,” hangs in Presi- j true, the students at this unident Norman Topping’s outer versity should see an open po-office on the campus along with liticai party system in full op-“View of Taos" by Keith Crown. 1 oration by early April, if not associate professor of fine arts, sooner.
Annual College Blood Feud Begins With Call to Arms'
Lovable Max to Help Baxter in Noon Talk
Tom Bell
| pines, remarked, "He's just a	!	Robert	Hall
windbag that got blown off."	j	Richard	Hali
She hoped nevertheless, that the International Congo problem will not worsen j because cf his death.
Pakistanian Waqar Habib, a student in accounting, predicted | more trouble for the Congo.
{ “Lumumba’s followers will become more aggressive and may eventually spark a civil war.
This misht even bring an end to the UN,” he warned.
Claim Bias Dinesh Majmadar, a native of i India, pointed out that the local
Dr. Frank Baxter will let “the incomparable Max" open this semester’s Noon Readings today as he reads from the mad.
added. “He was a witty and ornamental part of the world he lived in. the world that died in the mud and smcke of World
sophisticated fantasy of the world j War I. The last decades of his of Max Beerbohm.	life were spent in pleasant self-
“Zuleika Dobson.” by Beer- ! imposed exile in italy,” Dr. Bax-bohm will be read by the USC
Competition between USC and UCLA and among living groups and organizations on the USC campus begins today with the s'art of donor recruitment week for the annual campus blood drive.
Jim West, blood drive chairman. said that sign-ups will :>e taken at the giant blood-bottic-shaped recruiting booth in front of the Student Union becinnms iii 9 a.m. today and extending through Mareh 3.
The Ixioth will be open until 3 p.m. every weekday.
West pointed out that competition between the two universities and the on-campus organizations will be based on group donations of the absolute rumbet of pints, or on a percentage basis.
The chairman noted that this would peimit smaller residence halls. sororities and fraternities to compete with larger campus groups.
The peroenteie donation basis also permits USC to be com-
pared with UCLA in (he amounts of blood donated to the Red
Cress.
One pint credit will be given to each student who is able to oonate blood, and one half-pint credit will be given to every .nemlxr of a groiip who goes Uirousrh the registration lines, regardless of whether they are able to donate or not, West stated.
A new feature in the drive will allow students to credit their donation to more than one group as long as the organizations do not conflict in final tall>ing.
It is now possible for a person to credit his blood donation to his fraternity, derm, class and club organization altogether since none of these conflict in competition.
“Pledge sheets to donate blood will be available at the l>ooth all day and from commit tee members at any time.” West said.
Two cards, one a Red Cross Honor caul and the other a self-
nient reminder card, should be filled out by each prospective
donor.
West reminded all minors intending to donate to bring a release form signed by their parents. Appointment qualifications state that a donor must lie between 21 and 60, unless a release form is presented, and must weigh 110 pounds or over, regardless of height.
Committee members for the Blood Drive campaign include Katie Spencer, organization; Ken Payne, student recruiter; Robbin Angelica,	secretaries:	Brenda
Babbit, studenl and faculty representatives; Don Reader, signup booth;	Carolyn	Haas, art;
Sherwood	Kingsley,	master
schedule;	Huntley	Bluestein,
bloodmobile; Sue Carter, student checkers; and Ben Rosin, SCerve committeeman.
Stephanie Clark. a USC alumna. is Red Cross representative in charge of the blood drive. Bob Jani, s(»ecial events coordinator.
English professor and television personality in the first of the English department’s weekly readings at 12:30 in 133 FH.
The theme for this semester’s noon series is “Books to Read Again.”
“Glum and solemn people will find this novel utter nonsense,” Dr. Baxter said. "But to the sensitive reader, it is an oasis of sanity to w'hich they return again and again."
Lovable Max “Max Beerbohm was the last of the exquisite dandies." he explained. “He dined out in public and reviewed plays and picture exhibitions.”
“Indeed, Max knew everyone
ter said.
Beerbohm created sophisticated cartoon drawings of practically everyone of importance during his time.
What a Gallery!
“The old Queen and her ministers, poets and actors, people from Churchill to Shaw and from Yates to H.G. Wells, they all can be found in Max’s gallery of drawings,” he added.
“Zuleik-a Dobson” was the longest thing Beerbohm ever wrote. Dr. Baxter said. “He satirizes a great many aspects of the Oxford from which he graduated.”
“Zuleika, the heroine of the I story, is in the great tradition of sirens," Dr. Baxter explains.
1 newspapers in the United States are “most biased in the presentation of international news, as can be seen in this case.” Two other students, also from India, ! shared this view.
“Through the lapse of time, it is hoped that emotions will | eventually subside. Only then can the Congo situation be ultimately resolve d,” Majmadar I stated.
Edw'in Pinto, a graduate student in business administration, concurred with the predcminant j sentiments of the pro-Lumumbas.
An Ethiopian student, Getae-i hur Abbai, believed that "Lumumba left a cause worth fight-! ing for.”
The Congo problem, perhaps only distantly disturbing for | many Americans, is certainly a | common and important issue for I these students of international backgrounds, many of whom live 1 almost next door to the Congo.
By HAL DRAKE Assistant City Editor
More than 30 ASSC positions were being contended for at the close of petitioning Friday as 93 students declared for office in one of the largest petitioning turnouts in recent years.
Elections Commissioner Art Kay expressed ‘satisfaction
and surprise” at the heavy turn-| out. which left only two sena-! torial races unopposed.
However, several class offices.
I including five presidencies and a number of vice presidencies ] had no applicants as of the close -j of petitioning.
In other races, some candidates filed for more than one i race, an act prohibited by the yet-to-be-passed Elections Code. Special Meeting Commissioner Kay reminded ; all candidates that they must attend a special candidates meet-! ing, which will be held today at 3 p.m. in the International Stu-j dent Lounge. At the meeting, j candidates will be informed of elections practices and regulations.
“Any candidate who cannot at-| tend must submit the name of j an official campaign manager in writing to President Bill Steiser-walt’s office before the meeting.’*
I Kay said. “Any candidate failing to attend or send a registered manager will be dropped.”
The exact rjumber of student j body offices included in the j petitioning was not immediately I known Friday since the number | of Senate seats may be chansed.
depending on new registration I figures.
Extra Seat
Under the ASSC Constitution, j even recognized field of study is allotted at least one senator, but another Senate seat is added for every additional 300 students | in the field.
j F>reliminary checks show that ! business and engineering fields will lose one seat each because of the lower enrollment. If total university enrollment has fallen, next year’s Senate may be com-i posed of a smaller number of senators.
I The current Senate is composed of 29 senators, representing 13 fields of study. However, an additional Senate seat was creat-ed in January when international relations was recognized as a field separate from social stu-I dies.
New Creation
-Students in occupational and j physical therapy are currently I trying to divorce themselves 1 from physical education fields,
I which would create yet another Senate seat if successful. How-ever, Bill Jobson, in charge ' of constitutional evaluation, reported that new enrollment figures from several LAS fields have not been made available, and may increase or decrease in their Senate positions.
These LAS fields include communications. social studies, physical education and physical sciences, which currently total
★ ★ ★ Students File For 30 Posts In 61 Race
The following students have filed for office:
Dentistry senator Ed Dorr (Incumbent) j Elanor McChesney Ernie Stone
Pharmacy senator Robert Kirk Ernesto Beilina ; Dennis Hayes Fred Weissman Public Administration senator
Ronald Dowd Jim Deutsch
Business senator
John Stephenson David Hartquist James Miller Allen Katz Barry Hershey Anthony Cosa i Philip Anshutz Dayle Moffitt Sherwood Kahlenberg Barry' Friedman I Carole Nelson
Biological Sciences senator
Relations senator
• Incumbent from
social studies)
Unopposed
Architecture senator
Mark Palmer (unopposed» Engineering senator James Maass Leonard Arnett Richard Sheinberg Marv Stone Douglas Stewart
Social studies senator Mark Frazin Coralyn Powell Henry Taylor Lester Rukison Donal Haight Judy Busch Richard Schiencopp Carole Whitson (Incumbent) Harvey Harris Richard Evans William Sharp Ronald Trainer Larry' Heiser
Physical Sciences senator Mary Linda Morrison Tom Bell (Incumbent)
Music senator No candidates
Communications senator t
Richard Beaulieu Penny Walters Dianne Riley Bob Bach
Humanities senator Lester Rukison John Saur Roz Littell
(Continued on Fasie
10 -Senate seats.
Candidates who duplicated entries may be called on to withdraw from all but one rare if an amendment is passed by the Senate Wednesday.
\Tav ” lip
“Her sudden invasion of Oxford
Steigerwalt Will Speak
and everyone knew
life utterly demoralizes the uni-
v Ci'sity.”
Dead Aristocrat
The type portrayed by the novel’s second leading character, the young aristocratic Duke, has ASSC President Bill Steiger- died out, as Max himself did, af-walt will meet today with legis- ter the First World War. lative council members of Occi- “Anyone who reads this sly
Senior Council Needs Cash But Classmates Won t Pay
The Senior Class Council. | owed by each graduating senior, ties financially possible instead
smarting because only 150 out of I to finance spring activities.	of	wasting time changing our
plans.” he added
addressed bloodmobile appoint- ¡ is campaign treasurer.
dental College to discuss USC’s Senate-approved program of creating an inter-collegiate association for Southern California universities.
Since a “Metropolitan Student Government” program was approved in January. Steigerwalt has been explaining the new concept to school councils that replied to a questionnaire.
“The program, which is proposed for a Southern California inter-school association, is something w hich I believ e in strongly and would like to have stressed with sufficient importance to our neighboring schools," said Steigerwalt.
novel must enter into its spirit.” Dr. Baxter explained.
Max Beerbohm’s prose and parodies are considered by some as the best in the language.
Selections from Charles Dickens. D. H. Lawrence. Mark Twain, James Joyce, Geoffrey Chaucer and others will be read at the noon readings by members of the faculty during the spring.
Today’s reader, Dr. Baxter, will be seen in March on the CBS television program, “The Telephone Hour.” With Dr. Baxter will be Patrice Munsel and Alfred Drake in the production “Shakespeare and Music.”
1,000 seniors paid the $4.50 class ,	\ series of articles in the Dai-
dues under the voluntary fee bill , Trojan uncovered the fret! tTnmacht toId Council members plan, have launched a two-week I *	.	.	,	.	.	that	they	had	seniors	who were
....	;	that class dues can only be col- i	on	thf>m to mater >1-
program to collect the money |	J	depending on inem to maici-u
needed for their spring semester ! Iec,ed UIK,er a voluntary plan in j ize fhe „vents which had been
activities.
President Ken Unmacht and his council voted to continue the drive to collect the fee from seniors last Thursday night so that the senior class would not have to drop its original schedule of activities.
Only $650 has been collected out of a possible $4,500 from I he senior class members.
The fee bill program, which developed into 4 controversy-late last semester, was a report edly mandatory fee of $4.50
public and private institutions | promised, and students were consequeni Iv j yhe original schedule of activ-asked, not told ,to contribute to , ¡(,es included a -formal “senior
the class fund.
i night” and an informal sento*
The Senior Council led by Un- : day at Pacific Ocean Parle, macht stuck by their guns.	| At last week’s meeting a lew
“Seniors who have paid their ( of the Council members were in dues want the activities which 1 favor of revamping the original we outlined in the letter sent | activities program to meet the out during the fall semester," smaller fund already collected. Unmacht said.	| But the majority stood behind
“Our duty as Council is to get 1 Unmacht in his efforts to proto work as a group anrl collect ! vide seniors with sprint: events the money from our friends .-¡nd which the class president feel-> classmates to make these activi-j will unite the class.