CONVENTION FEVER REACHES SC
By JOE SALTZMAN Daily Trojan Editor
Students are sitting in class today with their impatient hands folded on university desks, but their minds are across the street in the Los Angeles Sports Arena where the next President of the United States may be selected.
The 1960 Democratic National Convention, in its first official session today, has literally invaded the university community by pressing its students, faculty members and administrators into official and unofficial convention business.
The SC Medical School has been requested to send two staff physicians to supervise the medical facilities on the convention floor. In addition, two SC student interns have donated their services to “help out” their professors.
Fourteen political scientists, now busily surveying the political situation, are housed in Marks Hall campus dormitory this week as spe«ial university guests.
More than 200 student volunteer drivers, forgetting their summer classroom studies for a week, are chauffeuring the more than 2000 delegates around town to meetings
and social functions as well as the actual sessions.
KUSC-FMhas sent a crew of student reporters and broadcasters to the convention floor, the meeting headquarters and the various political centers around town to get exclusive taped interviews for the non-commercial station.
And most of the student-profes-sor population — with transistor radios in their pockets, televisions in their apartments (if the student or professor hasn't sold his apartment for a wnek to some eager delegate) and ewspapers in their hands — seem have gotten very special cases o convention fever.
Even the student who is not interested in the political activities across from the campus, can't escape from the streets, far too crowded for a weekday, the jammed parking lots, the half-empty classrooms and the sudden burst of excitement only generated by a national convention.
The 1960 Democratic convention has certainly arrived on the SC campus and like it or not, the blistering heat of hot-lipped campaigners across the street is bound to raise the temperature of this private university community — intellectually, emotionally, and politically.
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, JULY 11, 1960
NO. 6
Sick Democrats Find Walkie-Talkie Medics
If you are a National Demo- j cratic conventioneer, a possible I presidential candidate, or a \ spectator just visiting the Los, Angeles Sports Arena this week ; and should even feel faint, you j will be spotted by roaming in- j terns who will immediately call j a doctor by a “walkie-talkie” radio set.
Medical aid will come to you from the special “Arena Convention Dispensary” on the main floor of the arena staffed by Drs. Ralph W. Alexander and j Albert E. White of the SC School of Medicine.
Toppings Plan European Stay
President Norman Topping left New York Cilv last Thursday night by plane to spend two months in Europe. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Topping.
Dr. Topping will be a delegate to the first International Conference on congenital malformations in London July 17-19, and to the fifth International Poliomyelitis Congress in Copenhagen, July 25-30, of which he is a member.
The SC president is chairman of the medical advisory committee on research for The National Foundation.
The committee of 14 top U.S. scientists passes on all grants for research projects sponsored by the foundation in its broad attack on arthritis, birth defects, central nervous system disorders and virus diseases in general.
Dr. and Mrs. Topping will visit England, The Netherlands, Denmark. Sweden, Norway, and France before returning home August 31.
The Democratic National Committee chose Dr. Alexander and Dr. White because of their experience in the Los Angeles medical community and their knowledge of available supporting physicians, surgeons and hospital facilities in the Los Angeles area.
Dr. Alexander, who is an assistant professor of medicine at SC, stressed that medicial assistance at a national convention is much different from that at other arena events.
“The duration of the daily sessions, the great number of individuals attending the meetings, and the speed with which convention personnel must work, makes instant medical aid most difficult and necessary,” Dr. Alexander said.
“We are prepared for any emergency that might arise — broken bones, heart attacks, bleeding ulcers, or even childbirth,” said Dr. White.
The doctors will be assisted by two nurses and two interns from the SC School of Medicine during the course of the convention.
The Arena Convention Dispensary will be given 24-hour emergency service by the Good Samaritan, California, Cedars of Lebanon, and St. Vincent's hospitals. Also, outstanding downtown physicians will be on call from the dispensary upon request.
Dancing Lariats Will Romp Across International Stage
The Westchester Lariats, one of the country's top folk dancing troupes will romp across Rovard stage Wednesday night from 8 to 10, in a one-time-only performance on campus.
The versatile dance group, ranging in age from 10 to 25 years will present a part of their 300-dance repertoire, performing songs and dances from nearly every country on the globe.
They outfit themselves in authentic folk costumes to add extra spice to their performances.
The widely-acclaimed troupe was organized in 1952 by Dr. Tillman Hall, professor of physical education and director of recreation at SC. Dr. Hali is also director of the group.
All from nearby Westchester, the Lariats have risen to national fame on some of the top television shows in the country. They have appeared with such well-known entertainers as Art Linkletter, Lawrence Welk, Elenore Hemple and A1 Jarvis.
HISTORIAN TO LECTURE ON WOODROW WILSON
Dr. Dwight L. Dumond. professor of history at the University of Michigan, will lecture on “Woodrow Wilson: A Century View,” this Wednesday.
A visiting professor at SC this summer, Dr. Dumond will give the second of two lectures on American History at 2:15 p.m., in 133 FH.
He will review a man’s role in his country’s history when he analyzes President Wilson in history’s span of time rather than in personal biography.
Dr. Dumond gave his first lecture in “The Fourteenth Amendment and Segregation,” last Wednesday, examining the ramifications of the amendment and the problems and solutions inherent in it.
Text Books
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On Display
A display of school text books and materials of interest to classroom teachers and school administrators will occupy the Doheny Library Patio today through Friday.
Thirty leading textbook publishing firms will participate and local representatives will be in attendance to answer questions and make explanations to those visiting the display, Frank L Falkenburg, chairman of California Bookmen's Association, said.
Detailed KUSC-FM Report To Cover Convention 60
By LINDA CLEVE Summer Workshop Correspondent
Uniqueness in coverage w’ill be FM-radio station KUSC's platform when they report on the Democratic Convention today.
While other networks are unable to devote time to special commentary by professors and local authorities, KUSC-FM, as a non-commercial, educational station, designed a different approach entitled "Convention '60” This presentation features the interpretations of various aspects of the convention by political scientists, sociologists, and international relations experts.
“KUSC’s idea is not to compete, but to complement,” explained William Sprague, project director of “Convention '60.” Paul Carroll, convention manager, will interview major political figures and candidates,
analyze in depth their speeches, discuss significant developments and compare facets of conventions past and present.
As another unique service, KUSC-FM is providing delegates to the convention with the opportunity to make constituency reports.
These five minute statements will be tape recorded on the floor or in the studios of KUS for airing via the delegates' local and regional radio stations.
Preparation for the convention coverage began in September. 1959, when the KUSC-FM staff discussed ideas for their presentation.
After applying. KUSC-FM was accredited by the Credentials Committee and provided with space in the press pavilon at the convention site.
To fully equip the crew of 30 which will cover “Con-
vention ’60,” research has been done by staff members headed by Sprague and Carroll.
Don Price has been clipping background material from newspapers and magazine.*! while members of the telecommunications classes have been gathering other information and making tapes.
Having broadcast programs of C+-edueational interest to Southern California for the past thirteen years. KUSC-FM is not a novice in this field.
All who set their FM dial at
91.5	mes. will receive a unique, interesting and informative view of the convention.
As Sprague asserted, “we confidently believe we can provide an additional dimension of information about the happenings that may have a decided influence on world affairs for the next four years and beyond.”
Their dance tours have taken them across the entire map of the United States. a’Yid they are j planning to make stops in Hawaii I and Europe in the near future.
Lariat dance programs seem to be a small-scale United Nation« with such numbers as the Highland Fling from Scotland. Irish Jigs and Reels. Norwegian Mountain March, the Swedish Oxdan-sen. the German Rhelnlander. La Madera del Cordera from Spain, Fado Blanquita from Portugal and the Mexican hat dance.
Intermxed with dance numbers, the Lariats sing songs from around the world, ranging from the ballad to the popular hit.
More than 450 public performances have been chalked up by the non-profit organization, which is co-sponsored by the University Recreation Association and the Westchester Rotarv Club.
The Lariats have appeared in such widespread places as the United States Naval Academy, the University of Wyoming, the University of Arkansas and Sacramento State College.
They have spent approximately five hours per week for the past eight years learning the most representative, unusual and (Continued on page 2)
El Rodeos Still Ready
The 1960 El Rodeo yearbooks will continue to be distributed this week from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily, in 220 SU.
For students who cannot pick up their yearbooks until the evening, the office will remain open tomorrow night only from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.. Manager of Student Publications, Tim Reilly, said.
Students are urged to pick up their El Rodeos as soon as possible, Reilly said.