Emotion, Thought Mark Debate on Prejudice Issue
by Nick Apple, DT Associate Editor
Student body leaders sat quietly and nervously in their senatorial seats Wednesday night as the ASSC legislators scratched the surface of religious discrimination at SC. After an hour’s discussion marked by both emotional and thoughtful debate, the Senate voted 15-12 to smooth over and forget the discrimination issue.
Controversial Bo Jansen dropped the problem into the laps of the rollicking, robust senators. His motion asking President Wendell Casey to appoint a five-man committee to investigate discrimination brought anxious expressions to many faces.	*
Then the faces recovered and responded with replies akin to bullets fired from a revolver equipped with a silencer. The noise was gentle to the ears but the “bullets” penetrated.
Veterans Representative Larry Courtney quickly attempted to quash the motion by amending to exclude social Taternities and sororities from the ASSC probe. This mendment eventually was defeated, 15-12.
Long-Time Friendships Courtney contended the Greeks have the right to choose whomever they wish to associate with and that the investi-ation should be imited to professional and honorary groups ‘Tndependent-by-choice” Jansen was joined by frater-ity man James Smith in rebuking the amendment. Jansen .aid it would be the height of bigotry not to investigate discrimination along the Row.
Smith had a more rational approach: “If there is dis-rimination on 28th street, let’s find out about it. If we find io evidence of discrimination it will be good public relations '.or the fraternity system and the university.”
Senator-at-Large Ron Bartholomew, a fraternity man rhose national office recently expelled an eastern chapter or pledging a Jewish student, said the investigation would nly create bad blood. Only time would settle the discrimination problem, he said.
At least two senators who dwell on the Row said there no problem in their neighborhood. Dick DuPar, proxy for 'FC President George Gottesman, said, “We’re having a Teat time,” and asked if anyone had been hurt by discrimination.
Senator-at-Large Jerry Carr agreed with DuPar and dded that if an investigation were conducted the senators jould not do anything with the findings.
Wouldn’t Admit ‘Wheel’
Just when Jansen was about to lower his arm from fatigue, President Casey gave him the floor. Answering Du-Par's request for evidence of a student who had been dis-riminated against. Jansen cited the case of an absent senator who was denied fraternity membership because his father a Jew and his mother a Protestant. The student body eader has grown up in the Protestant church.
Jansen continued: “The fundamental purpose of a fraternity is to share in social activities, not to organize groups Df Christians. That is why we have clubs for religious groups.” Senate Lacks Power He said the Senate alone could not command a national fraternity to abolish its discrimination clauses. But he outlined a plan being promoted by Rutgers university by which discrimination could be destroyed in theory.
The plan calls for university student governments and administrations to order all chapters on campus to remove discriminatory sections from their constitutions by 1960. After that date the non-complying fraternities and sororities would be kicked off campus.
By 1960 all Greek houses would have had time to discuss the ultimatum and amend their constitutions through national conventions.
Gathering the dignity of his office around him, Casey admitted the presence of discrimination and said the Senate could not settle the problem overnight. He then challenged Jansen to quit “beating around the bush” with the investi-ration resolution and move for adoption of the Rutgers plan.
Jansen stuck by his original motion and humbly apolo-ized if he had unjustly hurt anyone with his statements, "he Senate then voted to kill Courtney’s crippling amendment.
In short order the legislators also killed Jansen’s inves-igation proposal.
How They Voted
Those voting for the investigation were Warren Clendenning, Daryl Emerick. George Gonzales, Terry Gordon, Eugene Hougham, Jansen, Shirley Merriam, Harry Paskil, John Ray, Bill Van Alstyne. Pat Wykoff, and Satinder Verma.
Those voting against the motion were Bartholomew, Bob Carter, Jerry Carr, Harry Conover, Courtney, Joan Field, Gottesman, Arne Lindgren, Russell Lowell, Phil Marantz, Bill McGregor, Bill Sweet, and Don Davis.
Radmilla Gogo and Larry Spector (proxy) abstained. Van Alstyne called for another roll-call vote, but was ruled out of order. The dscision of the chair was upheld, 15-9. •
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Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Feb. 20, 1953
No. 79
PREMATURELY DRESSED, but effectively, Indonesian students (left to right) Irsan Ismangun, Soewarto, and Christoffel Frans Hetharia show Delta Kappa Alpha, national cinema fraternity, Chairman Eddie Etezad native costumes they
will wear to fraternity's farewell party tomorrow night. The three are part of the 19 Indonesian students, who are returning home after four months of intensive training in cinema.
Cinema Dept, to Honor Sculptor Puts Departing Indonesians l!?usfed*ust
Bill Meacham Elected President of IFC
Trojan Band, County Sheriff Appear on TV
SC was featured Wednesday night when “Fight On,” played by the Sheriff’s Boys band, under the direction of Tommy Walker, introduced Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz, an SC alumnus, on Ralph Edwards “This Is Your Life” television program.
Sheriff Biscailuz did not know that his life was to be the theme of the show. He was invited to the program tomake a public appeal for cooperation in National Crime Prevention week.
Upon hearing “Fight On,” the sheriff said, “Oh, that’s my song.”
The SC pennant with a picture of Tommy Trojan and Hancock hall were flashed on screens across the nation during the interviewing of Biscailuz.
Walker said later that Sheriff Biscailuz was so surprised to hear “Fight On” and to find he was honored by being the star of the show that his eyes watered.
BILL MEACHAM . . . elected
Nineteen students from Indo- associate membership in Kappa
"CONGRATULATIONS on your election" is what Dr. William Wait, left, assistant dean in School of Commerce, is saying to Jim Hannifin, newly-elected president of Society for the Advancement of Management. Labor relations specialist Walter Coombs will speak at the next SAM meeting wnich will be held Monday noon.
nesia will be honored at a farewell party by the department of cinema and Delta Kappa Alpha, national honorary cinema fraternity tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the student lounge.
The program will highlight a group of traditional Indonesian dances and folksongs. Hand-painted and embroidered native costumes from the provinces of Sumatra and central Java will be on display.
Under the auspices of the cinema department, the Indonesians, who will return to their homeland next week, underwent four months of intensive training in the communications field.
Thanks Students In helping to present the program Suparto, an Indonesian student, stated, “We hope that this program will afford us an opportunity to bid goodbye to all the wonderful students at SC and to thank them for their wonderful hospitality.”
Eddie Etezad, program chairman, said that 'the program is unique in the fact that the departing Indonesians will present not only native choral singing but will present an interpretation of American rhythm.
Native dances of Indonesian provinces will be choreographed by Dukup Rendronoto of Java. The fraternity will present an
Alpha to the Indonesians today at a ceremony in the Cinema build-
Kappa Woes! Wind. Blows,
Big Tree Goes
Members of the Kappa Kappa Gamma house have a tree in their parking lot. That’s fine you say? They don’t think so because it’s in a prone position.
Wind, being what it is, toppled the three-foot diameter, 25-foot timber, normally rooted in front of the sorority house, into the parking area, during Wednesday’s windstorm.
The falling timber, according to rush chairman June Harper, created a panic at an early afternoon “rush party” going on in the Kappa house.
Because so many other trees were blown down in the area, the wooden casualty in front of the Kappa house will have to wait its turn before being hauled away.
Back in Shape
“All’s well that mends well,” is the consensus of Phi Kappa Tau members as the elusive statue of Minerva, goddess of wisdom, was returned to her rightful owner, after a short stop at the sculptor’s for repair of a chipped back.
The tale, which ran the gamut from a Los Feliz pedestal to a North Hollywood gutter, ended storybook style with a §100 reward to the fiijder, a cleared record for the Phi Tau pledges from the law, and a banquet for Minerva’s owner, John Malloy Jr.
Malloy termed by the Phi Taus as a “great gentleman,” will be feted Monday night at a banquet in his honor at their 28th street residence.
“His attitude towards us through the whole affair has been nothing less than terrific,” said member Jerry Wolf. “We feel it’s the least we can do to show our appreciation.”
Labor Expert To Give Talk
“Decontrol — Will Wages Go Up?” will be the topic of Walter Coombs, labor relations specialist, at the Society for the Advancement of Management meeting at noon Monday, in 103 Bridge hall.
Coombs, wage ’expert with a New York law firm, was U.S. labor law and administration adviser to the Philippine government tnd was instrumental in the writing of the Philippine constitution.
Following the talk the Society’s | new officers Jim Hannifin, president; Terry Gordon, commerce vice-president; Ken Mock, engineering vice - president; Ed Royce, secretary7; and Duane Carpenter, treasurer; will be in- i troduced.
Membership in the Society, according to Terry Gordon, commerce vice-president, is open to anyone interested in the advancement of management in the fields of industry, commerce, government, and education.
Membership costs six dollars. This includes a subscription to the society’s magazine. An associate membership, open to students other than seniors, can be had for seventy-five cents. This does not include the magazine, he said.
Trovets Sell 291 Books
Out of a total of 750 books taken in, 291 have been sold on a non-profit basis at the Trovet bookmart. Any money left over or money to be gained from unclaimed books will be donated to the Living War Memorial fund.
The bookmart will be open today from noon to 3 p.m. Thirty-five dollars and 213 books have not yet been claimed.
President Bob Hallberg announced a meeting for Monday noon in the Commons. A final report will be given on the bookmart finances.
Debaters Enter Final Tourney 0ppo;~r:rin
. , . . outside Greek-letter organizations The debate squad, hop.ng to shouU be investigated by sc stu.
continue its outstanding record of ,jents with good intentions, a high victories this year, will enter its j standard of ethics, and the under-
Heaven Seeker Finds Reward In Mental Ward
The Town and Gown woman’s residence was honored yesterday afternoon.
A well-dressed young man came into the lobby and asked for the first keys to the Kingdom of Heaven.
He didn’t seem to know who he was, where he was, or what time of the day it was, but he felt that whoever he wanted, God was going to send her to the Town and Gown.
He was quiet and did no harm, just sat down and did not identify himself.
“He needs some help,” said one of the policemen called.
The man was taken to the city mental ward.
Ward Speaks On Trojan Hall
Tony Ward, Greater University chairman, yesterday elaborated on his report on the Trojan hall which he gave before the senate Wednesday night.
The Student Union lounge will become Trojan hall sometime in April and will be a trophy room for all of SC's athletic awards. The project, now headed by committeeman Bob Gerst, will take several years and approximately $10,000 to complete.
The hall will be dedicated in April with a program which will feature slides on SC athletics and a display of drawings showing how the hall will look when it is completed.
C. Raimond Johnson, university architect, is now in the process of completing plans for the hall.
The trophies which now reside in the office of the director of athletics will be placed on display in trophy cases in the hall. In addition, Ward said that his committee would ask fraternities for any trophies that they have which belong to the university.
Three Win Other Posts Unopposed
Bill Meacham, Phi Kappa Tau, was elected president of the Interfraternity council yesterday afternoon in a cut-and-dried session at the Acacia house. Three other officers were elected by voice vote because there was no opposition.
Those elected were Jim Biby, Phi Sigma Kappa, vice-president; Joe Greenway, Kappa Sigma, secretary; and Darvid Silvers, Tau Delta Phi, treasurer.
Before the presidential election, Tony Ward, Lambda Chi Alpha, was nominated. Meacham, however, was overwhelmingly elected by a vote of 19-3.
Ward Surprised Ward was not at the meeting and he was surprised later when he was told that he had been nominated.
“My nomination was placed without my knowledge or consent,” he said. “Had I been present at the meeting I would have withdrawn as my sympathies lie neither with the Interfraternity council or that group of member houses that control the IFC.”
Al Carpenter, student handbook editor, outlined his plans for a larger fraternity section in the handbook provided the IFC will appropriate $300 toward the publication. No action will be taken until the next regular meeting.
Better Relations George Gonzales, AMS president, introduced plans formulae d by the Student Life committee to develop better public relations between the Row and the community. His plans include a three-man committee to sit with members of the community to iron put mutual problems.
Finally, Ken Kruger, Alpha Tau Omega representative whose pledges repaired a local church building during “Help week” told the group that he would be glad to help any house that wished to adopt ATO’s “Help week” plan.
He said that helping in some community project would give the community a more favorable attitude toward the Row.
Greek System's Faults, Merits Discussed by Campus Trio
Junior Class Party Today
last competition of the season at the Cal Tech tournament to determine which teams will compete in the national debate championships at West Point in April.
SC will be represented at the contest this afternoon at 4 and tomorrow at 8 a.m. by Bo Jansen, James Smith, Jack Warner, Marguerite Cooper, Murray Bring, and Betty Wilcoxin, victors in the southern California individual events at UCLA Saturday.
“Our chances in the upper division are good although we lack depth. We expect to qualify for the trip to West Point if not win the championship itself,” said Dale Drum, freshman debate coach. He added “our chances in the lower division are also excellent . . . we’re fielding the best lower division squad in a long time.”
Lower division speakers are Bette Dobkin, Sally Rochlin, Bob Wallach, Kirk Dickens, and Dick Merritt.
standing that the world is run by God.
This view was expressed by Chaplain A. Neyman yesterday at the YMCA-Associated Men Students discussion of the value of fraternity life.
Merits, Faults Debated Chaplain Neyman, who with Interfraternity Coordinator Ken Shanks and Independent Students’
Greek-letter groups and people.
“Students are not being looked up in boxcars or being put in sewers anymore,” Shanks said. “But fraternities still have a long way to go.”
Although some of the actions of fraternities are foolish, a great deal of them are normal and healthy Shanks, said.
No Tomorrow
“We live today without knowing what will happen tomorrow,” Neyman said.
“If a student is so proud that he cannot take some of the humility of life, maybe he should
representative Bill Van Alstyne , som® of that starch taken
A party sponsored by the Junior Class council for the children of the Palo Verde grammar school will be held this afternoon at 3:15 at the YWCA.
Co-chairmen of the events are Connie Kurtz and Art Campbell. President of the Junior Class council, Warren Clendenning, will officiate.
The party will follow the C^orge Washington theme and a cherry tree will be included in the decorations. The children will be served ice cream, cake, and candy.
Show Rehearsal Slated Tonight
First major rehearsal for SC’s Varsity Show will be tonight in Bovard auditorium from 7 to 10 p.m., according to producer Dick Porter. Director Edward Earle will conduct the rehearsal.
All those who tried out for leads, chorus, and specialty numbers, as weU as those who signed up for technical work, are requested to attend. This rehearsal is very important in formulating future plans, Porter said.
discussed the merits and faults of fraternities and sororities, said that God has a way of destroying what is wrong and preserving what is right.
“Social prestige, excellence in scholarship, or learning a mechanical skill should be introduced with this understanding,” Neyman said.
Great Contribution
The people I regard as being outstanding leaders and making a great contribution to society have been both Greek-letter members and independents, Neyman said.
“They were Protestants, Catholics, and Jews.”
Inter fraternity Coordinator Shanks believes Greek-letter organizations are good because they satisfy a person’s desire to belong to a group.
“A human being needs companionship more than anything else,” he said.
Tremendous Strides Shanks, who admitted that many fraternities do not satisfy that need, believes tremendous strides are being made to eliminate hazing, and discrimination, and to improve relations with
out of him,” he said To Shanks, fraternities are a place to live, sleep, and eat—“but not to drink.” Many people are just here for fraternity life, he said.
Bill Van Alstyne, who believes the majority of the students are
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at SC for an education, pointed out that a person does not have to belong to a Greek-letter organization to be socially acceptable.
Van Alstyne echoed Shanks’ belief of the need to belong, but he said this desire was not restricted to the fraternity system.
“Even if Greek-letter organizations have the most powerful indoctrination system, the campus has social groups which are interested in recreational activities, too. What is more, they don’t have the drawbacks of finances and wasted time.”
Shanks pointed out that some fraternities take in people who can’t pay the dues by borrowing from an alumni fund.
Special Interests Van Alstyne, who depledged a fraternity, brought out that the university has facilities for students with special interests and abilities.
“Political, social, and non-academic scholastic opportunities are available to independent students,” he said.
He pointed to the various independent class councils, the unity party, the greater university committee, and such honor societies at SC as Phi Beta Kappa.
“Honor societies carry a lot more weight than buying into the ‘Row’ because they are a result of academic effort,” he said.
Religious Means Chaplain Neyman believes the religious clubs at SC are a means of satisfying the things that go with scholarship and Greek-letter organizations.
“They can help a student find the way to keep on the right track whether he goes to a fraternity or remains an independent.”