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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1959
NO. 32
UC PRESIDENT KERR ACCEPTS APOLOGY
Art Buchwald Comes to SC, Seeks Initials
By VITA BISS Assistant to Ihr Editor
Columnist Art Bucliw a I <1, former turniture defacer who turned to the more lucrative art of writing, visited SC Tuesday to see the initials he had carved into his desk while serving as managing editor of ihe now-delunci humor magazine “Wampus.”
But the internationally famed Journalist found nothing but disappointment after his exhausting climb to ihe Student Union penthouse.
“Wampus" folded three years »go from lack of financial support .
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"I'm very sorry to hear of the demise of ‘Wampus’ — it was a real labor of love when T was | an SC student.” Buchwald said.
Buchwald, whose syndicated column appears in 65 American papers and 35 foreign papers, attended SC from 194R-50, writing a column for the Daily Trojan under the pseudonoym of How-ard Lindhoffer.
As Lindhoffer. Buchwald satirized campus life with regular comments on Omi Gawd sorority a Greek house of hi* own imagination.
f»l Traveler In his junior vear he decided to give up school. He then traveled to Paris under the Cl Bill of Rights with a group of fellow veterans.
The others all became factory tv coons.
Buchwald became a space-raie stringer for Variety, sending the Hollywood tradepaper stories on tHe show (>eople he encountered in the French capital.
He rose to the rank of columnist w hen he began writing his own nighlclub and film column for the New Yoik Herald Tribune.
The Tribune syndicated his column in 19.Y2 and made him their European editor.
Anything (toes
“I write on anything,” Buchwald explained when questioned about ihe nature of his work.
His column, basically humorous. i< a satirical commentary on everything from international affairs to his own television appearances.
Although he makes Paris his home and headquarters, Buchwald has traveled throughout Kurope and has also visited Russia and the African continent.
Buchwald and his American wife, a former Parisian cortur-ier. live in the heart of the city, five minutes from his office.
His two children attend French •chools and speak fluent French and English.
Successful Novelist In addition to his column which appears three times a week, j Buchwald is a successful novelist. His “Gift from the Boys” ic being made into a film si arms: Yul Brv nner.
He recently published a fourth volume of his collecier columns rniitled “More Cavier
Buchwald, w ho v isited Los Angeles io act as master of ceremonies on the Dinah Shore television show. was honored Tuesday evening by SC Journalism School alumni who gave a party . in his honor at the Gay Nineties nightclub.
Before leaving SC, Buchwald commented, “Life on the continent is fine if you have a good job.”
With his job, life there cer-
tainlv is fine.
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RETURNING TROJAN - In lernational columnist Arrt Buchwald visits the Daily Trojan city room in hopes of finding the initials he left there in 1948. Buchwald's column appears in more than 100 papers throughout the world and is seen three times a week in the Los Angeles Times. The former Wampus" worker now lives in Paris.
Professors Slam Fixed TV Shows
Sociologist Tells Group ^bout Nuns
By -II I) V Hi IK I) MAN
Why do nuns enter a convent? What are ihe values of ihe sisters? What are they like?
These and similar questions on sisterhood were answered for the Faculty Club yesterday when Dr. Harvey J. Locke, pro-lessor of sociology, addressed the I weekly luncheon meeting.
Alter a three-vear study of the personality characteristics and j values of sisters, Dr. Locke has I drawn the conclusion that while nuns are “normal.” their basic viewpoints differ significantly from those of the control group j in his study of college women, j Happy Sisters
“Sisters are happy, ready to ! laugh and possess a keen sense j of humor,” he said. “Yet. they are objective, religious and tol- > erant.’’
He pointed out that iheir ! main goal in life is perfection.
“They are dedicated 1o altain-
BENEFIT PREMIERE — SC dignitaries look over the program for the most spectacular movie premiere in Hollywood history, the
benefit showing of "Ben Hur" at the Egyptian Theater. Funds from the special showing will aid SC Medical Scholarship fund.
Seniors Plan First Meeting
The Senior Class Organization will hav# its first meetinjz tonight *i Theta Xi fraternity house. *»id Pr eaident Dayle Parnes.
During tb« meeting, members r»f senior commit teer dealing with specific ciass activities, will b* appointed, he said.
“The organization hopes to execute its program in a more efficient manner with membership for specific service selected through these committees in stead of staffing the council with an excessive membership,” Barnes added.
Oommiliee members are Harold Jones, Gary Dubin. Ned Robinson, ('ha rles Adams, Victor Yacullo. .lames Kinney and Terry Lynherg.
Other« are parhara Coleman, .»leu at* Hieifct. Sti^an Ter/tan. William Hare. Paul VV'hite. Rnh. »>1 rbiek and Marrta Ston*.
By BARBARA EPSTEIN
The current corruption of TV quiz show's is a sad reflection [of present-day American intellectual life, agreed ihree SC professors, all seriously concern-I ed over quiz king Charles Van Doren’s confession that his winning answers on the now defunct “Twenty-One“ television show were all rigged
Dr. William S. Snyder, assistant professor of philosophy, Dr. Bruce R. McElderry, professor and acting head of the English department and Dr. Paul Salt-nian. associate professor of biochemistry. all felt that Van Dor-en’s admission was a powerful blow to American imellectual-ism.
Typically American
“Quiz shows are just a typical product of American culture and Van Doren's part in them is typical of the intellectual's role in American culture today,” Dr. Snyder said, expressing the general feelings of the group.
They all feel that Van Doren. who has just resigned from his position as assistant professor of English ai Columbia University, is a sad example of American society’s prostitution of the intellectual.
Van Doren first came to national attention three years ago when he won $129,000 on NBC’s TV quiz show “Twenty-One.” Mental («hint
At the time he was hailed as a mental giant and widely acclaimed by the American public.
Congressional investigations have since revealed that the show was fixed from the start and that Van Doren played a key pan in the rigging.
Vpn Doren tearfully confessed to House investigators this week that he was coached not only in what to say but also on how to say it.
He said he was told to grope agonizingly for answers he already knew' in order to build up suspense.
Kahf Testimony
During his turn on Ihe witness stand. Van Doien also confessed to giving false testimony 1o a New York grand jury investigating quiz shows.
“I was deeply involved in deception." the youthful professor admitted.
He said that for three years he had concealed, “in fear and folly,” lhat the prize money he w-on on the program was taken dishonestly.
“Why is ev ery body so surprised at this revelation?” asked Dr. ; Snyder. “I was under the im-pression that everybody suspect- ; ed deception all along.”
Dishonesty Inevitable
Dr. Snyder added that whenever material benefits become the products and aims of our j educational institutions, Charles
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Van Dorens are inevitable.
Dr. Saltman maintained that whenever a society rewards intellectual accomplishments by putting dollar signs on them, perjury as exemplified by Van Doren. will exist.
The public image of the professor nevertheless has been hurt by the Van Doren scandal, the three professors admitted.
Profession Shadowed
“It casts doubt on the whole teaching profession,” said Dr. McElderry.
"If a man placed as highly as this is vulnerable, whom can you trust?” he asked.
Dr. Snyder does not feel that Van Dorens confessions invalidate the “purpose for which scholars gather together.
“This is just a symptom of ihe slate of the American soul,” he said.
Common Situation
This situation prevails through-, out the whole economy, said Dr.
I Saltman.
“We are living with an albatross around our necks w'hen we j can buy and sell integrity,” he j explained.
“Our society is a sick society w hen it cannot understand in-tellectualism and creativity for what ii is,” he added.
The three professors feel that society should take some of the blame for such dishonesty.
Ike Agrees
President Eisenhower seemed to admil this yesterdaj' when he said that ihe attorney general is going to take positive action to prevent such "astonishing deception" from occuring again.
Recommendations will be ready before Jan. 1 for changes in the law to correct such rig-j ging as occured on "Twenty-I One.”
Universities, loo, have an obligation to their students and faculty by emphasizing the moral responsibility of the individual. the SC professoi-s said.
Awareness Needed
“The university should become more aware of what it ow:es to j its undergraduates in the way of providing them with an educational atmosphere within w'hich l thev can grow' into mature hit- | man beings and not turned into the blind alleys of our social 1 structure.” Dr. Snyder said.
He feels that many of the goals fostered by American educational institutions are not j worthy of ai lent ion.
Academic Examination
Dr. Saltman said that we j should carefully examine our i academic community.
“Perhaps it isn't the place for heavy emphasis on non-intellec-twal activities,” he added, citing the current controversy over Mike McKeever’s play in the Cal game as not being worthy of so much attention.
“We cannot continue to sell intellectualism down the river,” said Dr. Saltman.
• We had better wake up to ihe facis.” he added.
“Man was made for something mote than a $20.000 a year job and winning foothal] games. Dr. Snvder concluded.
ing the highest level of perfection in their lives.” Dr. l>oeke explained.
In his research. Dr. l.ocke subjected the nuns to at least two major tests of values and personality the Allport-Vernon-Lindsey values tesi and Ihe Gilford-Zimmerman temperment test.
Value Exploration
The values test explored six different values intellectual, social, political, economic, es-ihetic and religious.
Among five groups of nuns, ranging from the postulates, first and second year novicesand junior and final professed nuns, only four statistically significant differences in *. allies were delected.
These results were contrasted with the values of college women where 19 major differences w ere found. Dr. Locke explained.
Religion Higher
“Nuns are higher in religious values, but lower in economic, politcial and esthetic values." he 'aid. claiming that this is due to the life practiced by ihe sisters.
“Thev're not too interested in economics because provisions are made available for them, and they're not dominated by esthetics either,” he added.
Furthermore, all their values are subject to that of religion.
Similar Interests
These values seem to draw people with similar interests together. he said. “They enter the convent as they have certain values before joining an order,” Dr. Locke continued. Once regulated to the life of the convent, these original values are strengthened.
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Medical School Graduates To Attend Special Course
A post'-graduate course on i e-cent advances in medicine will * be given to more lhan 200 grad-I uates of SC's School of Medicine today and tomorrow at the Stat-■ ler-Hilton.
Dr. Cla.vton Loosli, dean of the School of Medicine, said lhat November is becoming a banner month for the school.
“In addition to sponsoring the post-graduate course at theStat-ler today, we are also looking forward to the premier of Beu-Hur.’” he said.
All proceeds from the premiere Metro - Goldw vn - Mayer | spectacular motion picture on ' Nov. 24 will go to the school s ! scholarship fund.
Scholarship Kund 'I his fund, which should gain many thousands of dollars from ihe • premiere, was established j recently by SC to provide train-! ing for exceptionally qualified | young men unable to afford | medical school training.
Meanwhile, the post-graduate j course given today and tomor-j row* wil feature Dr. Hans Selye,
| director of the Institute for Experimental Medicine and Surgery at the University of Montreal.
Main Speaker He will be the principal speaker each morning and will attend I the annual homecoming banquet of the SC Medical Alumni As- j sociation in the Pacific Ballroom j of the Statler-Hilton tomorrow night.	I
At Thursday's luncheon the doctor w ill speak on “Stress and Myocardial Infraction,” and Friday he will discuss "Mechanics of Tissue Growth..”
Medical Author
Dr. Selye is the author of the stress theory of disease, originated in 1936, which has been called the greatest single eontri-oution to the realm of biology and medicine since the time of Louis Pasteur.
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Prom 5 to 1(1 fellowships of S625 to $1350 will he awarded, in addition to either half or full tuition and laboratory fees and equipment.
Applications may be obtained from the China Institute in America, 125 E. 65 st.. New York, and must be filed no later than Feb. i“, 196(1. The awards will be announced about Mav 15. I960.
His theory is that stress may be any nonspecific assault on the body, either physiological or psychological, which damages or (throws out of balance the body's built-in defense syetem against disease — the hormones of the : endocrine glands, especially ihose of the adrenal cortex.
Endocrine Authority
The doctor is also an internationally known authority an the body’s endocrine glands and has demonstrated in his research i lhat many of the worst diseases,
! including heart disease, kidney disease and arthritis, result from an unbalancing of hormones under prolonged stress.
Nearly 100 doctois of the SC Medical School faculty will also lecture during the two-d a y course.
Clinics Slated
Cardiovascular clinics and a course in surgical anatomy will also be held both days at the Los Angeles County General Hospital.
The premiere of Ben Hur will lie almost equally important to SC’s Medical School. It is expected to he the most spectacular in Hollywood history and will be held at the Egyptian Theatre.
Many members of the production’s large cast will attend, including Charleton Heston, who plays the title lole. Jack Hawkins, Hava Harare! t, Martha Scot I and Stephen Boyd.
Testing Head Says Grade Success Depends on Healthy Study Attitudes
The successful college student is the one who develops healthy study attitudes, maintains Dr. William B. Michael, director of the University Testing Bureau.
“Students who succeed in cof-lege learn how to study and to take exams without rationalizing and complaining,” he explained.
Dr. Michael pointed out that freedom from neurotic symptoms is one of Ihe most important pre-iequisites to effective studying.
Self-Security
“The college student must develop a sense of security within himself. He must be satisfied with his efforts and adjust himself to meet situations as they arise,” he said.
Dr. Michael, a professor of psychology, explained that the neurotic student, rather than developing positive study techniques. is often prone to make excuses for not studying and concentrates too much on feeling sorry for himself.
Not Adjusted
He brings on much of his problems himself by not adjusting successfully to the demands of college work, he explained.
“Instead of sitting down and actually learning, he fusses around to give the appearance of studying, but never really gets down to the job at hand.” continued Dr. Michael. “This is likely to be associated with a somewhat lower level of suc-ces.”
The successful student goes about the process of studying intelligently. He finds »Hit »what
his professors require of him and works diligent ly to achieve positive results.
Professor Obligated
“However, the professor is under an obligation to let students know what is expected of them,” said Dr. Michael.
He maintains that instructors should give students an outline of course objectives at the beginning of the semester.
“This makes learning much easier by reducing student anxi-i ety and building feelings of security.” he explained.
Excellent Motivation
Dr. Michael prepares such out-i lines for the course.«? he teaches I and finds this 1o be an excellent, study motivation for students.
He belives that the professor j has other duties toward his stu-. ! denis.
“Students should he told what, j type of exams they will be tak-j ing and should be given an opportunity to help plan classroom | activities,” he said.
When a student know's what, the relative emphasis upon essay or objective tests will be, he can plan his studying accordingly and do better as a consequence.
Study Skills
“This means an effective organization of study time and the development of a certain amount ; of study skills,” he continued.
Dr. Michael explained that the successful student does not spend I too much time on reading and rereading thp material.
“It is much more advantageous I In lake notes and organize outlines as thf reading progresses.” he said.
The student should set up hi-* own charts and tables in order to trace relationships and outline the main points being covered.
“Personal recitation is also very effective,” he said.
This involves the formulation of questions on the material by the student. If he can’t answer them satisfactorily, he should look up the items about which he is unsure.
“This produces purposeful rereading and the student will learn what he is reviewing.” lie said. "Mere underlining does not require concentration and cannot he expected to implant ideas firmly on the mind.” he added.
The amount of notes taken in class should depend upon the relative emphasis the professor places upon his lectures and the book. Dr. Michael explained.
Exam Extent
“Professors have an obligation to tell their students to what extent exams will cover classroom and outside material.” he maintained.
He feels that the professor can also help build student morale by encouraging more student participation in the planning of classroom activities.
‘‘In smaller classes of higher j education, students should be asked whether they prefer term j papers to exams, whether they I picfer frequent or infrequent exams and so forth,” he said.
This builds the student’s sense of envnlvpment and provides him i
with more incentive, h* held.
One of the worst effects on student mot ale is the surprise quiz. Dr. Michael said.
“It is a dirty trick. Students cannot reasonably be expected to be prepared at all times,” he stated emphatically.
He pointed out that the surprise exam defeats its own purpose by allowing chance factors lo become the criterion of judging and actual achievement is nut necessarly beina measured, j Advance Announcement
“Professors should always an- j notince an exam in advance so that >tudents can plan their studies accordingly. I am definitely opposed to surprise quizzes under any circumstances.” he repeated.
Last - minute reviewing pays dividends to the student who has done systematic preparation up to that time. Dr. Michael added.
“But I certainly don't recom- < mend that all-night sessions take the place of perseverence and systematic studying.” he said.
“Frantic cramming at the last minute leaves room for a good deal of confusion and means a poorer retention.
He added that last minute reviewing is a valuable study tool and learning aid.
Dr. Michael concluded that the person who gets ahead in college and benefits from his experience is one who builds sound studv techniques.
“He conforms to the professor's desires and takes the time to find out what those d®«ire» are,” he said.
Troy Sorry For Injury To Halfback
BULLETIN President Clark Kerr of the I University of Californa yesterday accepted President Norman Topping's apology for the Mcheev-er-Bates incident at last weekend’s football game and said he ■now considers it a "closed inci-! dent.”
Kerr was told on his arrival for a vacation in Honolulu late yesterday that Or. Topping had apologized for the injuries Cal’s halfback Steve Bates suffered in the game and had promised to keep SC’s athletes in line in the future.
Cal'» president said Dr. Top-j ping and other SC officials were ¡"honorable men of their word”
! and that closed the incident.
He made the statement after being told that California students were demanding stronger action against McKeever.
By DICK P ATM AN Oaily Trojan Sports Editor Although SC has formally apologized to the University of : California for the incident in ; which Bear halfback Steve Bates ! was injured. Coach Don Clark doesn’t feel that he should apolo-I gtze for his team's game at I Berkeley.
Clark said yesterday, less than hours after President Norman Topping had issued his formal apology to Cal. that “I. personally, don't feel I must apologize for our team in Ber keley.”
The administration has announced no new policy as a result of the incident, and there has been no talk of suspending McKeever from the team.
McKeever Ban
'IT»e Executive Committee of the associated students of the ; University of California had ! urged thaf “Cal engage in no j more athletic contests with SC if McKeever is playing.”
This committee, which is the governing board for the ASUC student body, recommended two j additional points in a unanimous-1 ly passed resolution Tuesday.
It suggested that “if the issue is not solved .satisfactorily, the AAWU should take immediate I action toward removing McKee ver from participatinff in collegiate football for a reasonable period of time.”
The body did not specify what i it believed to be a reasonable i length of time.
. Player Suspension The resolution's third point asked that “the AAWU establish a policy which will provide for the suspension of players who persist in violating established codes of good sportsmanship.”
From a source on the Berkeley campus, this writer has learned that practically everyone in that area is convinced that it was an intentional pJav on the part of the Trojan guard.
This same source held that Coach Pete Elliotts complaint ; was not a personal one against McKeever but that such incidents had happened over and over again with the SC lineman, and the Bear coach didn't want it to happen again.
Public Oenoiincement 11 was also learned that AA-W’U Commissioner Tom Hamilton. who publicly denounced Elliott for making open charges, viewed Cal's movies during the morning on campus.
Bear Athletic Director Greg Engelhard is due in Los Angeles today' for two showings of the Cal game films at the Baltimore Hotel. The press is invited for the showings scheduled for 12:30 and 2:30.
Meanwhile, Clark said that a possible reason for discrepancies in the two schools’ versions of ihe play might stem from the fact “that very few people are qualified to view game films.
“It would fake an expert to view close action game films.” the SC coach said, “because two objects often appear super-imposed.”
Troy Camp To Hit Coal
Prelimiary guesses on the amount of money collected during the current Troy Camp fundraising campaign indicate that the drive will be successful. Chairman Bruce Stuart said today.
Money will be counted tomorrow and contributions from campus groups will not be given until next week, he explained.
Stuart added that students have •really heen doing their best, and we pypect tn have tb# Stfino »v* need by the	r*{	*-bp
drive.”