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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1960
No. 12
Nixon s Speech on USC Campus Set for 10:30 Friday Morning
Professors Debate Demo-COP Policies
By LOURDES EI'GENIO Democratic platform ‘'unsub- ! a world pervaded with gloom and Two USC professors presented stantial” from every aspect. doom.” gtudents with an interpretation He expressed digust at the of where Kennedy and Nixon 1 way the Democrats look at the stand on the vital issue of for- world. “They see everything in eign policy yesterday.
Dr. Carl Q. Christol and Dr.
Colin R. Lovell spoke in the first of a series of debates sponsored by AWS.
The foreign policy of both parties was outlined to give students a measure by which to guage the candidate best fitted for the presidency.
Dr. Christol won a draw which entitled him to speak first. He said this luck was an omen of
the world with great alarm—as ★ ★ ★
Nixon s Status Now Better Christof Says
“Nixon’s batting average in
“The things that are obviously failures cannot be termed as successes,” Dr. Lovell argued.
The Democratic government cannot whistle in the dark, he said.
Need for Fight
The history professor stressed th need for willingness to fight. He used NATO as an example of a strong contingent acting on a single command.
Dr. Christol, on the other hand, charged that the stand of Senator Kennedy on the Que-moy- Matsu situation can be con
what is yet to come-the bigger, the second TV inning improved strued ag a pQsition of weak_
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I over the first,” said Dr. Carl Q. ,	.	.
i .	,	’	.	,	,	ness, not appeasement.
The political science professor Chrls,°1- political science do-	.	Kennedy's	suggestion
1 partment head, in a recent Los	Senator Kennedy s suggestion
Angeles Herald Express article	apologizing for the U-2 inci-
about the last Nixon-Kennedy ^ent *s hard for any American television debate.	I	to understand,” he added.
“Kennedy was weaker in his ! Dr. Lovell defended Kennedy argument respecting American °n the issue of Quemoy-Matsu, attitude toward the Soviet Union arguing that Kennedy feels and Red China, particularly in , these islands cannot be held in his comment on Quemoy and I terms of defense considerations Matsu,” Christol said in the Oct. —that everything else must be 8 article.
“It could be construed by the Communists as a sign of weakness of America’s purpose,” he
victory' of Nixon on Nov. 8.
The political science prof opened the debate by calling the
Grants Offered To Foresters By Federation
KNXT Cameras To Show Event
Bv NITA BISS Daily Trojan Managing Editor
Vice President Richard M. Nixon will arrive on the USC campus at about 10:30 a.m. Friday admidst a flurry of television cameras, newsmen and students from 15 Southland colleges and universities.
The Republican presidential nominee will be the first
political celebrity to speak at i
BATTERS UP - Dr. Carl Q. Christol and Dr. Colin R. Lovell take their turns batting for their respective presidential
choices. Dr. Christol, in the right photo, spoke for Nixon, while Dr. Lovell represented Kennedy on the right.
Applications for National Wildlife Federation Scholarships and Fellowships are n o w being accepted from full-time and part-
law thought that Nixon more time studentes until Nov. 1. dearIy presented his views on
Grants up to $500 are availa- jssues Gf civil rights, foreign aid ble for undergraduates, while and taxes.
taken into consideration.
Quotes Nixon
The history professor quoted I Vice President Nixon as saying.
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The professor of international not important."
In defending the present administration, Dr. Christol
Quick Repair May Prevent Forms of Genetic Mutation
Some forms of genetic mutation may be prevented through
graduate, postgraduate and special student fellowships amount to a possible S1000.
Purpose of the grants is to underwrite work in conservation and conservation education and in related fields such as teacher training, radio and television, j scouting and conservation, curri- j cular problems and farmer- : sportsmen relationships.
Conservation workshop tech- | n i q u e s, textbook development, | journalism and state programs 1 are also considered.
Undergraduates are not ex- j pected to submit a project, j Grants have also formerly been made to some graduate students that did not include any special , project but were used to defray the cost of a series of courses and seminars relating to conservation.
Kennedy gave me the impres- emy and thus, many situations sion of being a very serious and j and conditions which have de_ intense young man full of facts and details but without perspective.” he said.
plained that “We are confronted ; Qu*ck repair of damaged genes.
This will be the focal point of a two-year study just begun by
with a serious and dedicated en-
Frosh to Write Battle Columns
All freshmen running for office in this year’s class elections should submit their battle columns to the city editor of the Daily Trojan in 432 SU by 2 p.m. today.
The columns should not be over 100 words in length. They should include a description of past leadership experience, reasons for wanting to run for office and plans for their office if elected.
| stroyed American prestige could not have been prevented by any • president.
I “It took a great deal of cou-
“In recent years we have progressed a good deal in this area of research because we now know what the genes are made of chemically. We have a 36-year-old, New York-born ! long been aware of the changes woman who is a visiting associ- j that occur, and we know some ate professor of medical micro- of the agents which cause them, biology at the School of Medi- 1 such as ultraviolet light. X-ray, cine.	fallout and chemicals which at-
She is Dr. Margaret Lieb, who tack the substances of which rage to defend Beilin and to has keen granted nearly $20,- genes are made,” she says.
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send troops to Lebanon,” he said.
Ignores Charge
Although Dr. Christol agreed that the Republicans seize opportunity and use it when it arises, he brushed aside the charge that the Republican policy is a wait-| ing one.
Rebutting for Kennedy, who
000 by the National Science Foundation to carry on her research at USC.
"A good deal of my research has been with the exposure of micro-organisms to ultraviolet light,” Dr. Lieb explained. “We have learned that mutation does not occur immediately upon ex-
was charged by Dr. Christol as Posure- When there is time, t0 lacking experience in the realm rePair the damaSe? cell^ before
of foreign policy. Dr. Lovell said, “Foreign policy is not determined by ‘kitchen debates.’ I prefer one who reads books and goes to these places to study the conditions first-hand.”
Annual Federal Careers Day To Unveil Government Jobs
a gene divides and produces a ‘bad replica’ of itself, genetic changes or mutation can be prevented.
Ultraviolet Work
“Working with ultraviolet light is interesting because of the fact that there probably was a great deal of that kind of light around the earth’s beginnings and presumably a great deal of evolutionary change resulted from it,” the USC researcher explains.
In Dr. Lieb's research, micro-
Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass., where for the last five years she has been an assistant professor of biology.
Taking her bachelor’s degree at Smith College, she earned her master’s degree at the University of Indiana and her Ph.D at Columbia University in 1950.
When her present research at USC is completed, Dr. Lieb has indicated that she may transfer her research to probings beyond
Baxter Gets Emmy Bids
organisms are irradiated with the field of medical microbi-ultraviolet light and such expo- | ology.
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the cells “sick,” Dr. Lieb explains.
Built-in Mechanism
“The cells, however, have built-in mechaaisms for repairing the damage which might lead to certain kinds of mutation,” Dr. Lieb says. “If the sick cells are forced to rest, they will often recover completely. But, if the sick cells are allowed to grow and divide, permanent changes are likely to occur.
Sick cells are also more easily
Dr. Frank C. Baxter, professor of English and winner of five Emmys, has received two nominations for local awards by the Los Angeles chapter of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Troy in a series of First-Time Voters’ Convocations sponsored by the university. He will be followed, Nov. 1, by his Democratic opponent, Sen. John F. Kennedy.
All Friday classes have been cancelled and Doheny Library will be closed from 10 a.m. to 12 noon so the entire student body and faculty can attend the con-I vocation. Classes will also be 1 cancelled when Senator Kennedy speaks.
KNTK will provide live television coverage of the vice president's speech and pre-speech ceremonies from 10:30-11:30 ! a.m. on Channel 2.
10-Minute Film
The CBS television network I will show a 10-minute film of the event on its “Eyewitness to History” program at 10:30 Friday night.
KTLA. Channel 5, is planning a special program on the convocation which can be viewed at 1:30 p.m.
Arrangements are also being made with CBS radio to carry 1 Nixon's address on "Trojan Digest.” a radio program devoted to USC.
Newsreel Coverage
Approximately six newsreels will be made of the event, and KUSC personnel will tape a record to be presented to the j vice president before he leaves. I
The vice president will be accompanied by his wife and leading Republican personalities, including Congressman Jacob Ja-vitz, R-N.Y., and Secretary of the Interior Fred Seaton.
More than 70 traveling news- ; paper reporters and photogra phers will arrive with the vice president’s party, and the local j press is expected to appear in equally large numbers.
Press Kit
Members of the Academy are mutated by certain chemicals.” | votinS at present. The Emmys The period of recovery is rapid, according to the USC researcher. Only about 30 minutes of “rest” is required for a “sick” cell.
Dr. Lieb came to USC from
Each reporter will be given a press pad and kit. especially prepared by the USC News Bureau. The kit will include salient facts about the university, a map of the campus, a copy of the platform seating ar-will be presented to the winners rangements and a copv of the j the fields of biology, bacteriolc^
30 TYR Cars To Greet VP
More than 30 cars, filled with I Trojan Young Republicans and j Nixon supporters, will leave the Sigma Chi lot on 28th st. at 7 tonight to greet the vice president when he arrives at Lock-! heed Air Terminal. Burbank.
A short rally featuring former baseball star Jackie Robin-j son. will preceed the motorcade.
TYR President George Rosen-! berg has announced that special-! ly made posters, bearing USC and Nixon inscriptions, have been made by the organization and will decorated the cars.
The Nixonettes, a group of USC women supporting the vice president in his campaign for the presidency, will accompany the motorcade. The women will be dressed in white dresses, adorned with Nixon banners and hats with the candidate’s picture.
I At the airport. Trojan supporters will join with other locil young Republican groups in welcoming the vice president.
The airport rally will include move and television celebrities and a speech by Nixon.
Crant-Civen Microscope To Aid Lab
A $45.000 grant to equip a complete electronic microscope laboratory was recently given the university by the National Science Foundation.
The new microscope will be installed in Hancock Hall late this month under the supervision of Dr. James W. Bartholomew, professor of bacteriology.
The facilities of the new laboratory will be available to all members of the staffs of the division of biological sciences, department of chemistry and the Allan Hancock Foundation. Proposed research projects include
In conjunction with the Civil j will give carnations to the first | For instance, N. Jung Lew, Service Commission, USC will	50 women attending.	I960,	who	has	a	B.S.	in	electric-
hold its second annual Federal The variety of careers offer-Careers Day to acquaint stu- j ed by the government includes dents with positions open in	overseas employment, engineer-
govemment offices.	ing, research and physical sci-
Through this program,	the	ence, management and social
sciences, business, law enforcement and medicine.
which it supplies students seeking summer employment.
Many recent USC graduates have found employment in the varied careers offered by the federal government.
government hopes to bring highly-qualified, career-minded people into its variety of business opportunities.
Students, in turn, are offered a chance to contact counselors whose job position categories cover broad areas.
Federal career leaders note that the purpose of counseling is not ot get recruits for various organizations. The government merely wishes to make known that it is the nation’s largest “employment agency.”
“Opportunities are seldom Jackins, and qualified people are drastically needed. Freshmen will find that they may be quick mail service between a especially- rewarded by this peace committee and either John service toward career opportunities for the future,” the or-
al engineering, is now employed as an electrical engineer at the U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Sta- | tion in Pasadena.
Richard L. Cummins, 1957, became an internal revenue
One of its most extensive pro- aSent after obtaining his B.S. grams is covered by the jobs in accounting from ISC.
Shirley Jones Burns, 1957, has a certificate of occupational therapy^ and is now working in this field at the Veterans Administration Center in Los Angeles.
University organizations will be signing up new members today in booths in front of the Student Union in cooperation with the newly inaugurated ASSC Sign-Up Day.
Under the auspices of the department of student organizations of the ASSC “administrative arm,” groups will be able to set aside one day of each semester for a “big membership push,” ASSC President Bill Steigerwalt said.
Steigerwalt added that the special day was established to Leaflets	addressed	“To	Our	these leaflets intend to draw	the	j	help the various organizations on
Next	President”	may	provide	attention of both contenders,	ap-'	campus seek out prospective
pearing on the USC campus.	members whom they wouldn’t
Mentioning the Hiroshima	ordinarily be able to contact,
bombing, the leaflet asks for to-
Leaflets Recall Hiroshima; Demand Total Disarming
Organizations to Sign New Members Today
All students interested in any of these organizations are urged to visit the booths in front of the Student Union today, Steig- I erwalt said.
on Oct. 27.
Dr. Baxter’s recent color program on KCRA-TV, “Harvest of American Literature,” was one of five shows nominated for the most outstanding achievement award in the field of discussion, documentary and education. His competition includes “Calvacade of Books,” “Hell Flower,” “Japan” and “Viewpoint.”
The professor was alco nominated for the most outstanding male personality. Paul Coates and Oscar Levant are the other nominees for this distinction.
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Plans are being made to secure a mobile telephone unit and a teletype printer to facilitate news coverage.
Ceremonies will begin at approximately 9:55 a.m. in Alumni Memorial Park, in from of Doheny Library, when the Trojan Band will present a concert.
The vice president is expected to mount the platform at 10:40 a.m. He will be followed by an ROTC color guard. The National Anthem will be sung.
gy, biochemistry, chemistry and marine research.
Latest Model In Field
Dr. Bartholomew said that the new instrument will be the latest model developed in the field of electron microscopy, enabling USC scientists to make more accurate and refined studies of cellular and crystalline structures than prev iously possible.
“This electron microscope will extend our ability to study the basis of ell life, viewing even the molecular structure of living cells.” Dr. Bartholomew said. *
Glee Group Has Spirit, Wants Men
The Trojan Men’s Glee Club will be seeking vocal talent today at its Activity Sign-Up Booth in front of the Student Union.
Philosophical Interpretation To Inaugurate 61st Forum
ganization's leaders point out.
Chairman for the career day Is Frank Mason, district manager of the Social Security Administration.
Coca Cola Boitling Co. of Los Angeles will provide free re-
F. Kennedy or Richard M. Nixon.
This is the theory given by the Los Angeles Committee for Sane
tal universal disarmament under ful, we anticipate that it will be UN supervision and pleads for a regular event thereafter,” he the future president's continu- j said.
ance of nuclear testing bans and ; Organizations to be represent-Nuclear Policy and i’s campus ^e ending of national arms race, ed today include the Trojan Ski organizer. Joel D. Leidner.	The	laCSNP’s	campus	ac-	j	Club, the Women’s Glee Club,
I.eidner. a	history and philoso-	tions also take the form of dis- !	the Men's Glee Club,	the Sophy major. believes that peace	eussions and meetings featuring	ciety for the Advancement of
freshments and	the	Southern	will be the	prime responsibility	speakers from both the scientific .	Management, and the
California Floral	Association	of the next	U. S. President and	and entertainment worlds.	¡Young Republicans.
The group is under the direction of Miss Jane Skinner of “If the sign-up day is success- i the School of Music, who is also
director of the Women's Glee Club.
The glee club meets from 7
of Mudd Memorial Hall of Philosophy.
USC drama students directed by William C. White will present “The Eumenides” by Aeschylus, on which Dr. Paul Miller, assistant professor of philosophy, to 8 p.m. every Tuesday at Wid- j will then comment.
Suceeding forum sessions, open
Bernard Shaw and “Caligula” by Camus.
The dramatic portions of the
programs will be presented by
, students in the drama depart-4:15 p.m. today in Bowne Hall lt and wiU ^ under the di_
Short dramatic scenes interpreted philosophically will open the 61st semi-annual Philosophy Forum, “Values in Conflict,” at
ney Hall. The half-unit course is included in tuition for any student carrying at least 14 but | Tuesday no more than 18 units; other Trojan j students will be charged a $16 tuition fee.
lection of members of the staff of that department.
The philosophical commentaries and interpretations will be given byr members of the faculty of the School of Philosophy, the English department and the French department.
The philosophy and drama de-to the public, will be held each partments believe that drama-through Nov. 35 and | tizing and interpreting problems v ill feature interpretations of | of values in this way will great-such plays as “The Simpleton of j ly aid in the understanding of The Unexpected. Isles” by George J these values.
In pointing up and intensifying conflicts of values, drama not only reflects but illumines our human scene, they feel.
“It provides the great crucible in which values are tested. Problems with which the philosopher deals in the abstract are here presented in dynamic concreteness," they say.
Drama is an experiment in value conflicts. Philosophy is an interpretation of that experiment, as it is an interpretation of the whole of man's existence. Drama and philosophy are. thus, complementary in our understanding of values, the departments’ faculties believes.