Senate Retains Grade-Point Rule, Sex Qualifications for ASSC Jobs
Meacham
From IFC
Bill Meacham was never formally introduced to “Minerva," but the publicized statue has cost him his job as IFC president.
The Greek goddess indirectly Struck out at Meacham when he and five other Phi Kappa Taus were placed on disciplinary probation by the student activities committee.
Meacham is on disciplinary action and cannot take part in student activities for the remainder of this semester.
Special Election
Special election to replace the ousted president will be held at the IFC meeting this afternoon at A at the Sigma Phi Epsilon house, IFC coordinator Ken Shanks, announced yesterday.
It has been rumored that the move will be contested by a number of representatives because they feel that the president of any fraternity should not be held responsible for the actions of any members.
The action was a result of the “Minerva" incident in which fraternity members stole the marble statue from a Los Angeles apartment house.
Albert F. Zech, dean of men, explained that five pledges involved in the incident and Meacham, who is president of his fraternity, received the disciplinary action.
“It is unfortunate that Bill was elected IFC president at this time,” Zech said.
Biby Substitutes
Jim Biby, vice-president •who' ha* temporarily taken over the IFC duties, said:
“Scholarship standings for last semester will be announced at the meeting and two- scholarship trophies will be presented. One trophy will go to the house with the highest average and the other to the house showing the greatest improvement during the past semester. Averages haven’t been too good according to Shanks."
Biby also saifl that the new ruling requiring council members to have written authorization as a representative will be enforced -at the meeting.
The rule states "if a house president doesn’t attend the meeting, h i s representative must have written consent of the president or he will not be able to vote.’*
Made last semester, the ruling will be enforced because some members feel that the houses are sending representatives who often don’t know their own house policy.
BILL MEACHAM
. . . deposed
Registrar's
Notice
Students who received Ie’g in Spring 1952. Summer 1952 or Fall 1952 and who wish to remove incomplete grades before June 195S must file applications for make-up examinations at the Office of the Registrar prior to March 12, 195S. Examinations will be scheduled for March 21, April 11 or April 18.
H. W. Patmore Registrar
Chest Donors May Get Pins
Contributors to the Trojan Chest are going to receive small buttons during the drive—if committee chairman Bill Rosensweig can find someone to pay for the printing.
This decision was reached yesterday afternoon by the chest committee after Elliott Wolfe, sophomore commerce major, submitted a drawing of the proposed button for approval.
While everyone agreed it was a good idea. Dr. Alex Aloia, student activities adviser, said school budgets are too small to pay for the printing. The committee then decided to solicit outside help.
Rehearsals Hit Snag Edward Earle, varsity show director, said rehearsals have hit a soag because more male talent is needed.
“We sorely need nine men, three for the chorus and six stage hands,” he said. Earle explained that several members of the cast have been forced to quit due to obligations in other activities.
Earle said anyone interested in trying for one of the positions could reach him from 3-5 p.m. at the ASSC office, 215 SU.
Prepared for Drive Commenting on the chest buildup, Rosensweig said, “We are prepared to conduct a well-coordinated drive. It is now just a matter of waiting for Chest week to come around.”
The Trojan Chest drive will be conducted during the first school week in April.
Vacant Senate Post Attracts Two Nominees
Women Compete for Tinka Wing Mann’s Idle ASSC Seat
Two women are competing for Tinka Wing Mann’s place on the ASSC Senate.
Sally McGrath and Mimi Shepherd are the only two nominees for the senator-at-large position left vacant by Mrs. Mann's resignation.
Although the two candidates have the senator-at-large post sewed up, men won’t be out of the election entirely.
As would be expected, only men filed nominating petitions for the office of Independent Men’s representative.
Henry Elsbach, Murray Bring, and Richard Vertlieb are the three candidates for the Independent office resigned by Bill Van Alstyne.
Polls Open Wednesday
Polls will be open for the special ASSC election from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. next Wednesday and Thursday.
Nominations closed at noon yesterday with only the five candidates seeking election. All five met the constitutional scholastic requirements and are eligible to run, according to Elections Commissioner Jim Lucostic.
Miss Shepherd was endorsed by the TRG party in a Tuesday night meeting. She is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and has served as AWS orientation chairman.
Miss McGrath is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority and is chairman of the campus Red Cross blood drive. She has been endorsed by the All-U party.
Both prospective senatois are juniors.
Unity Candidate
Bring, a Unity party candidate, is a member of the freshman debate squad. Elsbach, a sophomore, is a member of Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity; and Wesley club. Vertlieb is a senior.
The senator-at-large and Independent Men’s representative elected next week will serve the remainder of the semester.
At their Tuesday meeting, TRG party members elected Al Graves as party chairman.
Other TRG party officers elected were Lerae Moeller, secretary; and Tony WaVd and Ron Bartholomew, co-campaign chairmen.
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Vol. XLIV
Los Angeles, Calif., Thursday, Mar. 12, 1953 No. 93
MEMBERS OF THE IRANo-American Relations club plan their New Year's party which will be held Mar. 21. Left to right are Max T. Krone, dean of the Institute of the Arts; Fourough
Arshadi, George Chelengarian, Hamid Barbor, Mrs. Dorothy Zech, foreign students' adviser who will be a special guest at the fete; and Eddie Etezad, president.
New Photography Editor Appointed to Wampus
Editor Mel Shestack has appointed Don Desfor photography editor of Wampus, campus humor magazine.
Shestack is still accepting applications for advertising manager. His new quarters are in the ASSC office, second floor SU. He may also be reached at CRest-view 66928.
Social Work Dean Coes to Baltimore
Dr. Arlien Johnson, dean of the School of Social Work, left yesterday for Baltimore, Md. to attend a Mental Health Advisory committee meeting of the U. S. Public Health service scheduled for Saturday through Monday.
Dean Johnson will meet with national leaders of social work education who will make recom-mendatons concerning Public Health service grants for training in psychiatric social work.
Irano-American Club to Convey Spirit of New Year s Celebration
In Iran the year begins with the first day of spring, and the Irano-American Relations club is going to bring some of the spirit of an Iranian New Year’s celebration to Southern California Mar. 21.
Iranian dances and singing will be included in the “Norooz,” celebration which will bring in the New Year for Iranian students of southern California colleges.
“We invite all our American
Etezad, club president, said yesterday.
“We will take them to an atmosphere of an Iran full of the festive spirit of New Year’s, not the Iran of political unrest,” Etezad continued.
The “Norooz,” that’s New Year’s in Iranian, celebration will continue from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Armenian center, 1501 Venice boulevard, one block west of Hoover boulevard.
Herb Silver’s orchestra will
friends to the celebration,” Eddie i play and dress will be semi-for-
mal. Tickets are available for $3 from any Iranian student or at the university ticket office, 209 SU.
In Iran, Etezad explained, the first day of spring begins 13 days of New Year’s parties, dances, and songs. For 2500 years the Iranians have opened the year with these festivities.
The Irano-American Relations club has members at SC, UCLA, LACC, LA State, Pepperdine, Pasadena CC, and East LA JC.
Brazilian Architecture Blends .Homes With Materials of Nature Says Student
African Unrest Related to Desire For Independence, Okeke Says
by Joanne Wilkin
African unrest today stems from a great desire for independence, Chukuemeka Okeke told members of the Faculty club yesterday at a luncheon-meeting in Commons.
Okeke. candidate for a doctor’s degree in lhe School of Public Administration, believes this unrest is not as bad as it might be. “At leas*., Africa is drawing the attention she so badly needs from other countries.” he said.
Africa, according to Okeke. is able to be independent. It has 150 to 200 million population. It is strong in man power and resources. and strategically located.
Desires Independence
Okeke, a native of Nigeria, located in West Africa, spoke of the West Africans’ desires for independence.
By independence they do not mean isolation. They want to be on their own and able to develop a higher standard of living,” Okeke said.
Under British rule there is little self-government, he continued. The Gold Coast is the most ad-
vanced in self-government, al- j among the natives.” though it still has a governor ap- Okeke believes unity is the only pointed by England. For many answer to the world's continued years, the Gold Coast has strug- i existence.
gled for self-government but world attention was concentrated on troubles arising in Asia, and little headway was made.
Illiteracy Dominant
British rule allows for no free education. Okeke said. As a consequence. 80 to 90 per cent of the population is illiterate. In Nigeria. the main project of the people is to establish free education.
At present, there is one university in Nigeria. It was founded five years ago. and cannot offer degrees. Students completing courses there must take examinations at London universities to obtain their degrees.
“There is not as much racial discrimination in East and South Africa as there is in West Africa. Okeke said. Discrimination is caused by superior-acting white people entering the country and creating an inferiority feeling
He said, “There are black and white keys on a piano. If you play only the black keys you get good music. If you play only the white keys you get good music. But if you play the black and white keys together, you get harmony as well.”
Okeke said, “It isn’t that people don’t understand Africa’s problems. It’s just that people don’t seem to want to help.
Africa Not Dark “Africa is often referred to as the dark continent. It isn’t actually dark, he said. It is the peoples minds that are dark.” Referring to the inaccuracy of the American press, Okeke said the press should not only present the Africans’ problem, but should tell the reasoning behind fhe feeling of unrest Jr. Africa
Next week. Raymond Kendall, dean of tho S.hoci o:' lie ic, wiil speak to the club on “Music Criticism in 1953.”
by Beverly Chuchian
Brazilian contemporary architecture in relation to traditional architecture was discussed by Jose Eugenio de Macedo-Soares yesterday in Dean Arthur B. Gal-lion’s architecture class.
Macedo-Soares, civil engineer and former MIT student, is doing graduate work here under the Point IV program. He is a member of the Intercultural club.
He told the class that the roots of Brazilian culture were Orien-tal-Chinese, Indian, Portugese, Dutch, French, and Spanish.
“There is a strong influence of ^ nature in the architecture, the materials used, and in the use of tropical plants and shells,” Soares said. “It was used in the Barroco style during the 17th and 18th centuries and has continued through the years.”
To Seek Balance
The new school of architecture in Brazil is designed to reach a balance between the functional and aesthetic designs.
"The environment dictates the architecture of the country,” he said.
Bordered by mountains and the ocean, the country has little room for spreading buildings. Consequently there is a trend to include nature in the designing of structures.
“There is not the strict en-
JOSE MACEDO-SOARES . . . nature’s influence
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Notice
Saturday will be the last day for Veterans attending school under Public Law 346 to:
1.	Pay excess charges for the Spring semester.
2.	Purchase books and supplies at the Bookstore with a credit card.
8. Apply for refund for a cash purchase of books and supplies. C. S. Jameson Asst. Registrar for Veterans Affair*
closure in the Brazilian buildings that there is in the United States,” Macedo-Soares said. “They are lighter and more airy.” Louvers Control Heat
The tendency of late has been to control heat and light without mechanical procedures, he said. The use of movable louvers has been the most predominant device in this trend.
With these and adjustable walls, office shapes and sizes can be changed at will, said Macedo-Soares.
Other Brazilian
“The primary function of architecture is to shelter man, his property, his family and his Gods, against nature’s elements,” said Macedo-Soares. “This relation between mah and nature changes from place to place, and from time to time. It is the principal factor in the creation of a style.”
“No style can exist outside the place for which it was created,” he said.
A fellow countryman, Haroldo Ramos da Silva, is also a civil engineer here on scholarship from tlie Drilling and Exploration com-
pany, Inc. He is taking special classes in petroleum engineering.
Da Silva said gologists have assured them that Brazil has large petroleum reserves, but the Brazilians are just beginning to exploit this field. It is not yet known just how much there is or what the extent of economic influence it will have.
The Brazilian supply of petroleum is not yet enough to fit the country’s needs and the largest part of the budget is spent to import it from the U.S. and other countries, da Silva said.
College Differs
He also commented on the vast difference in college structure.
“Our structure is not flexible,” he said. “Students cannot pick and choose their own courses. A series of classes is lined up for each field of study and must be taken exactly as set forth by the administration.
“Nor is there any fee for the education,” he continued. All universities, with the exception of two, are maintained by the government.
Fraternities or sororities do not exist in the Brazilian universities, da Silva said. But there are strong campus organizations which take active part in commercial, industrial, and political issues.
Has Campus Spirit
Students opinions on political matters are respected, he said. They have large turn-outs at their meetings, and representatives always send speaks to these groups.
The reason no social organizations exist is the fact that the campus structure will not allow it. The various schools, such as law, dentistry, and medicine, may be a 40-minute drive apart. It is believed that this* method is more effective for concentration of studies; there are fewer distracting forces.
Selection Method For Yell Leader OK'd for Ballot
by Charlie Barnett and Gary Kreutz
ASSC senators last night dissected, tortured, and finally killed a proposed constitutional amendment lowering scholastic requirements and removing sex qualifications for ASSC candidates.
Another proposed amendment creating a committee to
approve yell king candidates and
SC to Control Private Parties
Parties in private homes, although not officially sponsored by a fraternity or sorority, have been interpreted as falling under the jurisdiction of the ASSC Social committee.
The group yesterday announced that any campus organization which holds a party with more than 20 members in attendance, and who finance the event, must schedule the social with ASSC Vice-President Joan Field, Social committee chairman. Violators will be subject to penalties. '
Delta Chi and Sigma Nu fraternities wene fined yesterday for not scheduling parties.
The Sigma Nus received a $10 fine for not scheduling a party held at a private home. Social Chairman John Blasier said his fraternity had been invited to the house for the affair. Most of the guests were Sigma Nus and their dates.
Delta Chis were fined $5. Their new social chairman, Bob Costa, told the ASSC committee yesterday that he failed to register a party because he did not know he was required to do so.
Debate Squad In Final Meet Of Season
remove incompetent yell kings passed the Senate barrier and will appear on next week’s ballot.
The Senators divided George Gonzales’ c a n d idates requirements amendment into sections for discussion and voting. It was first stripped of its section allowing women to run for ASSC president by a 15-11 vote.
Sections Defeated
The sections allowing men to run for vice-president and secretary were voted down, 21-1 and 19-1 respectively.
After nearly an hour of argument and an unsuccessful attempt to change it, the section lowering the grade-point requirement was finally killed by a 25-2 vote.
Candidates in next week’s AWS election will be able to receive backing of political parties.
A recent amendment to the constitution of the Associated Women Students had prohibited candidates from accepting party support, but President Casey declared the amendment void last night because it had not been submitted to the Senate for approval.
Legality Questioned
Jansen, who questioned the legality of the amendment, said that Senate by-laws recognize political parties and that AWS, as a subordinate body to the Senate, must abide by rules established by the Senate. He voiced the opinion that every candidate should have the right to seek party affiliation.
Jansen asked Pat Wykoff, AWS president, if she would submit the amendment for approval. Miss Wykoff did not have a copy of the amendment, and the Senate ad-
SC’s Debate squad enters its last tournament of the season	wjthout furth(.r actio„
this afternoon at Pepperdine college and competition will continue through Saturday.
The university will be represented by 16 debaters, two of
them, Betty Wilcoxon and Willis Henderson, are seniors. They are entered in debate, discussion, extemporaneous speaking, and im-prompty.
Other debaters, who will discuss the question, "Resolved: that the Congress of the United States should pass a fail* employment practices law,” are Jean Holliger. Darell Essex, James Smith, and Bo Jansen, in the upper division.
They will be assisted by the lower divisions hopefuls Sally Roch-lin, Bette Dobkin, Anne Odin, Marguerite Cooper, Murray Bring, Ron Weintraub, Jack Warner, Richard Merritt, Kirk Dickens, and Robert Wallach.
This squad, one of the largest to participate in the tournament, will meet its toughest opposition, Pepperdine, San Diego State, Stanford, and Los Angeles City college; in the early rounds of the Pi Kappa Delta tournament.
Death of a Salesman to Open in May
“Death of a Salesman,” the Broadway hit drama by Arthur Miller, will open in Bovard auditorium May 14. William C. deMille. head of the department of drama, announced yesterday.
The production will be directed by Dr. Herbert M. Stahl,
Dr. Stahl called a general meeting for students interested in parts for 3 p.m. Monday in Stop Gap theater, corner of Exposition boulevard and Hoover street. He emphasized that all students, dramatics majors or not, are eligible to read for parts.
“At this time.” said Dr. Stahl, “I will outline the plot and background of the play, explain my interpretation of the play, and finally, make appointments for small group readings in my office.”
“These small group readings,” Dr. Stahl said, “will continue through the week, so that those unable to make Monday’s meeting may %ee me in my office before Wednesday to make appointments.”
Dr. Stahl’s office is in the drama building, 3709 Hoover street.
Before the amendment discussion got under way. the Senate granted ASSC recognition to the Shell and Oar club, a women’s group organized to help crew and build up social functions.
The club, modeled after a similar organization at UCLA, will be headed by Barbara Haase, 1952 Homecoming princess.
Approves Tour
The Senate passed a resolution giving its “approval and heartfelt wishes for good luck” to a summer tour being planned by International students. Eddie Etezad, graduate cinema student, explained to the Senators the plan for a group of 15 talented students from six countries to tour six states this summer putting on an international show. The profits from the tour would be used to erect an international students’ center on the SC campus.
If the students approve the yell king amendment, all applicants for that post will be interviewed by a combined student administration committee. If the committee finds the applicant qualified, he becomes a candidate for election.
May Revoke Office
Power to revoke the office of the successful candidate during his term would also be given to I the committee.
Committee members are ASSC | president, ASSC vice-president, AMS president, Trojan Knights president, director of the Trojan band, dean of students, and the student activities adviser.
Bill Van Alstyne, who introduced the amendment, said it would assure that the yell king candidates are fairly well qualified, and would provide a fast, effective method of removing the yell king should that action become necessary. The former Independent Men’s representative spoke as a senator-at-large proxy.
Dead Amendment
The dead constitutional amendment would have lowered the grade point requirement to run for ASSC office to 1.0 cumulative and 1.3 the last semester -before election.
The present requirement — the winner and still champion—is 1.5 cumulative and 1.5 the last semester before election.
A compromise proposal to lower the cumulative to 1.3 and let the last semester requirement stand at 1.5 was introduced by Education President Harry Conover, but this substitute amendment was also defeated.