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VOL. LI
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1960
NO. 58
Vice President Bolton Quits Post To Become Administrator At Cal
Students List NONE BUT TIMES ADMEN Nixon as Top GOP Choice
UPSET BY SECOND CHRIST
SC political science students expect to see Vice President Richard Nixon a? the Republican candidate for president but were undecided ac to which Democratic candidate would be selected.
In a special poll laken shortly before the Christmas recess — before Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York announced that hr uould not be a candidate — 90 per cent of the 137 students polled seemed confident that Nixon would be the 1960 Republican nominee for president.
No Majority None of the Democrats now considered in Ihe top running received a majority of votes.
AM hough Nixon received a landslide majority vote, less than half of the 137 political science st u d e n t s questioned actually preferred him to other GOP contenders.
Governor Rockefeller, considered in mosl quarters to be Nixon's top competition for the Republican bid, was the favorite of one-third of the voters.
A few students, all currently , enrolled in political science j classes, looked to Henry Cabot j lx>dge Jr., American representative to the United Nations, as • » 1960 contender.
Confident of Nixon
While overwhelmingly confident of Nixon's candidacy, the students were wary of the Dem- j ocratic candidates’ chances.
Sen. John F. Kennedy from | Massachusetts, who just an- ! nounced that he was in the run- j ning, got a plurality of the votes, but many indicated that | Adlai Stevenson, former gover- ( nor of Illinois, would head the Democratic ticket.
Most popular Democrat in the poll, one of the first to he conducted. was Stevenson.
Dr. Tot ton J. Anderson, head , of the department, said that ] Stevenson, two-time runner for thr White House, held the favorite vote bv a slight mat gin. j (Continued on Page 2)
Senior Pix Being Taken
Seniors with last names beginning with A — D and all Mortar Board members must make appointments this week for their vcarbook pictures, said Frank Gleberman. El Rodeo editor.
Appointments must he made a week in advance, and no broken appointments can be marie up. he warned.
“Tlie schedule is tijrht and makine up one appointment can bold up piwluction on the El Rodeo,-’ he explained.
Senior men shoud wear white shirts and dark, solid colored tics. Women should wear white j blouses with collars for the pho- | tograph.
■IfNiis Christ, II tried every public relations trick in the book to “save the world,” but he failed to get accepted by three Hollywood church Con-
15 relations.
Thomas Lockeyear Graelf, SO - year - old L o s Angeles churchgoer who is petitioning to get his name legally changed to Jesus Christ, II, announced on Christmas Day that he would appear in the Hollywood churchcs on three successive January days.
Reverend -Jack Shaffer, pastor of the university Methodist church, applauded the spirit of Graeff’s salvation-type action, hut said, “Anybody who feels that he must change his name to embody the good he sees in Jesus is a little disturbed.’*
Messiah Graeff upset the Los Angeles Times advertising department when he bought a $2,500 advertisement in their Christmas edition.
The full page ad, delivered to the Times on Christmas eve. announced, “Jesus Christ, II Appearing.” It said that he would arrive at three Hollywood churches during the early part of January to "preach the goals for humanity.”
The ad was yanked from the paper when a Times executive saw the revelation, hut 35,000
«••■pies were already on th*> street.
Nobody, when questioned a b o u t the advertisement, seemed to know who Jesus Christ, II was. The churches knew nothing about the self-acclaimed messiah. The Times advertising department said that an agency had placed the ad under the pretext of “congratulating their clients”' and that Graeff was just a “mysterious visitor with *2,500.”
What actually happened was that Graeff had already filed in Superior Court, Dec. 11, to legally change his name and was prematurely celebrating his new namesake. His case comes up on Jan. 27.
The three churches have already made public statements to the effect that they would not recognize Graeff as the next Jesus Christ regardless of the court’s decision.
A smiling- Rev. Shaffer said that this is probably what all prospective “messiahs” should expect.
“The churches would probably be the last ones to recognize the existence of another Christ because the original was a religious Jew,” the pastor said.
“Even the churches of his day had little use for him,” he added.
Special Meet to Plan ASSC Action Outline
An outline of action for the new ASSC provisional government will be drawn up at a special meeting of the Executive Cabinet at 3 p.m. today.
ASSC President Wally Kara-bian has urged all students interested in becoming members of the provisional government to apply now by submitting a request in writing to him.
Today’s meeting will be to organize the new government so that it can meet the first week of the spring semester.
The provisional government will assume official responsibility next semester and remain the governing power throughout the school year. Next September the new “field of study” government will become effective.
Great Task
Karabian explained that one of the greatest tasks that the provisional government will face will be the election of a yell leader.
At present, this is the one alluniversity office not accounted for in the new constitution.
The Executive Cabinet will also set a tentative date today for general student body elections.
Plans Tor the meeting include the creation of a skeleton plan for election procedures in the various departments.
Karabian strongly urged that all departments meet with ad-
visers and begin to organize and establish working rules and constitutions.
“Next semester's government should provide the spark in setting an example for departments to follow,” he said.
He pointed out that he hoped 1o have a committee available to help departments prepare themselves for the general election this spring.
“I believe that if we help these departments, which are usually active in student affairs, the other departments will follow the example,” Karabian added.
Linguistics Class Will Be Offered
A new interdepartmental language course, open to both graduates and undergraduates, will lie offered next semester.
Introduction to Romance Linguistics will be taught by Dr. Vladimir Honsa. professor of Spanish, and is open to students in Spanish, Italian and French.
Romance linguistics will cover the historical background of the romantic languages, their general description apd a comparison of them.
Lack of Attendance Found Problem in Troy Lectures
Fear, Bigotry Characterize 'Illegal Lists
The secretive Hollywood Blacklist—a list based on an illegal McCarthy-type criteria,— is a terrible product of fear and ignorance, an SC cinema professor charged today.
“Based on the ‘Big Scare’ of* Ihe Un-American Activities and the committee led by the late Senator Joe McCarthy, the Hollywood Blacklist has damaged the movie industry severely and has caused a terrible, at times illegal, situation.’’ Melvin Sloan, assistant, professor of cinema declared.
Pollack Case
Emphasis has been placed on the problem through the mistaken identity case of movie writer. Louis Pollack.
Pollack, the writer, was mistaken for Louis Pollack, a California clothier who refused to answer questions before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1954, Sloan said.
Pollack's scripts stopped selling. He didn't know why, he added.
"His stories weren't selling because he was on the so-called nonexistent list, not because : they weren't good." Sloan explained.
Unamerican Matter
“The entire situation is more Un-American than the actual ac—r-tivities under investigation.’’ he eharged.
Sloan said that instead of appraising the work of an individual, certain monopolistic movie studios substituted an appraisal of the individual's political beliefs.
“The Big Scare over Un-American activities made certain people bend with the tide,” he explained. “They accepted the McCarthy criteria as the judge of an individual's material.” Slanted Ideas
That criteria says that anyone w ho has ever had affiliation with any communistic activities at any time in their life should not be accepted by society. This also applies to people who refused to testify one way or another when called upon to do so.
“This is not a governmental criteria nor is it a legal one,” Sloan added.
“It is a frightened, bigoted attitude and one which is just as serious as any discrimination against color or race,” he said. Bigoted Form
“This black and gray list tactic is no different from any other form of bigotry. It is Hitlerlike in action and it refuses to judge art for what it is—crea-
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New Job Gives Time for Study
By BARBARA EPSTEIN
Earl C. Bolton, vice president in charge of university planning, officially resigned yesterday to become a special assistant to President Clark Kerr of the University of California at Berkeley.
Bolton’s resignation, accepted with regrets by the
Board of Trustees at it« iegi. <
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Daily Trojan Photo By Bob Holste
BERKELEY-BOUND—Earl C. Bolton, vice-president in charge of planning, takes a long look at the SC campus that he will leave January 15. He will become a special assistant to the president of the University of California, Clark Kerr, as well as continue graduate work in the School of Law.
SC Will Stage Pacific Strauss Opera Debut
Capriccio, the last opera composed by Richard Strauss, will be presented for the first time on the Pacific Coast by SC’s Opera Theater Saturday night at 8 in Bovard Auditorium.
The opera will also be presented Jan. 15 and 17 with
the largest orchestra ever used i—
Small student attendance at ra mpus lecture programs was viewed « ith dismay today by Dr. Paul E. Hadley, acting head of th* comparative literature department »nd associate professor •x international relations.
“Many professor? who have a t ranced for distinguished scholar? to speak at ihe university ba.vc been very discouraged at the lack of student response," »aid the SC professor.
He explained this might be on# of the main reasons SC has not developed as fine • line-up of distinguished speakers a* have many other colleges and univer-aities in this area.
Attendance Poor Within the last few years SC hae had a variety of speakers well known in political, economic. literary and scientific fields, but very few have draw^n large cr*Huds. he added.
Many nearby Institutions have not encountered this problem and have developed extensive leclure series which are quite popular with the student body, he said.
Dr. Hadlev pointed to the scries at Occidental College which has attracted such .speakers as Margaret Mead and William O. Douglas lo its lecture stage.
Wants Enthusiasm
“I w'ould love to see it come to th- point where such events would become exciting things to SC students,” he said. “Distinguished scholars should be of interest in an academic community.”
One of the main problems SC faces in cultivating student support for such programs is the fact that a large portion of the student body commutes and finds it difficult to return to campus for an evening lecture.
Dr. Hadley explained.
He added that smaller schools which are primarily resident institutions do not have to combat this built-in feature of the metropolitan campus.
Receives Support
One such school. Chapman College in Orange County, has received strong student backing in bringing top speakers to its campus.
Fred Burgh, a member of the faculty - student committee i n charge of their “Artist-Lecture Series” reports that a $1000 initial grant by the student body from the general student body fund got the Chapman series underway.
Since the initial program began last year such well-known dignitaries as Eleanor Roosevelt and Vance Packard have spoken to sold-out auditoriums, drawing crowds from the entire county, as well as (he college.
five genius.” Sloan said.
He explained that the blacklist is a hard thing to fight since it is secretive, and no one really knows whether or not they are on the blacklist.
“It is Ku Klux Klan in character,” he said. “Moviemen refuse to admit their participation in the ‘system,’ denying what they have done.”
List Destroyers Sloan says that there are two factors which may destroy or at least diminish the potency of the blacklist. They are:
il) An influx of independent producers who judge on quality, not a writer's individual political beliefs.
‘These men are making the st udio-monopoly producers less forceful in the industry,” Sloan sa id.
(2• Also, the sudden burst of legal cases establishing the individual as the winner over the blacklist censor.
“The Pollack case is one of many which is throwing this problem out into the open,” he explained.
Lists Explained Sloan said that the Blacklist and Greylist — a Greylist i s used with people who have re-(Continued on Page 2)
Today s Weather
Light clouds will prevail over SC this morning but will give urav to blue skies in the afternoon. High will b* 68 with a low of 45.	I
in an SC opera production playing for the performance.
Seventy - five musicians will participate in the orchestra.
Dr. Walter Ducloux, head of SC’s opera department, will stage and conduct the performances. Stage settings and costumes are planned by Gary Campbell.
Head Cast
Ten opera students head the cast of performers and many others will be working behind the scenes and in minor parts.
Major roles in the opera are held by Erena Chiilingarian, who plays the Countess; French Tickner, who plays her brother, the Count; Orville White, playing LaRoche, the theater-direc-tor; Sharon Bliss, portraying the actress, Clairon; Keith Wyatt, playing the composer Flamand; and James Gibbons, playing the poet. Oliver.
Tickets on Sale
Karl Laufkotter will portray j Monsieur Taupe, the prompter I in the operatic drama; and Ben Bollinger is cast as the Major-domo. Marilyn Beer and Ray Ar-
Visiting Italian To Teach Lit
A visiting professor from Turin, Italy, will teach two comparative literature courses at SC next semester, Dr. Paul E. Hadley, acting chairman of the comparative literature department. announced today.
Nicoletta Neri, assistant to the chair of the University of Turin, will teach one class open to undergraduate students. “Contemporary Literature: Romance Countries." and conduct a seminar in the contemporary novel for graduate students.
A translator of Shakespeare. Miss Neri has also writtten many scholarly articles on the modern English, French and Italian novel.
She has been awarded a Ful-bright travel award to cover her transportation from Italy in acceptance of her appointment at SC.
The visiting professor has done advanced studying in England in 1935 and 1938-39 and also did research in France from 1949-50.
She received the degree of letters and philosophy from the Universitv of Turin in 1936.
bizu will play a pair of Italian singers.
Tickets are on sale for this weeks production and will continue to be until the performance.
Class Signups Still Available
Pre-registration materials are still available at Owens Annex door B for the spring semester.
Students who wish to complete registration before next semester must submit all signed materials to Owens Annex by Jan. 14, Registrar David Evans said.
Advisers' cards must lie properly filled out and submitted with the completed registration forms.
Regular registration is Feb. 4-8.
meet i n g vesterday afternoon, will become effective Jan. 15.
The move had been "in the mill a long time.” said Bolton, who has been eager to combine his administrative work with graduate study, a plan he will be able to follow in his new position.
Will Study Law
Bolton, an associate professor of law at SC, intends to take graduate work in the Berkeley Law School. This work will lead toward the degree of Doctor of Juridicial Science, a field of study which is only offered in the West by Berkeley.
“When the opportunity developed to diversify my administrative work and also to do some graduate study, I decided to take advantage of it,” he said.
His resignation came as “no surprise" to university officials, who knew that he had been planning the move for some time.
I.ong Association
Associated with SC as either a faculty member, administrator or student for more than 20 \ears, Bolton expressed his regret at leaving the SC campus.
“I have a great feeling of attachment to SC, having been with if almost continuously since 1937,” he said.
He has been a part of the SC scene since his graduation from high school in 1937, except for his years as a Naval Reserve officer during World War II and the Korean War.
At that time he commanded three ships of the line and then went into Naval intelligence. He is a commander in the USNR.
Flans Book
“Among other things I intend to do after I leave SC is write a book,” said Bolton.
He became a university vice president in April, 1956. and was a member of the three-man was in charge of the unviersity administrative committee which between the presidencies of Dr. Fred D. Fagg Jr. and Dr. Norman Topping, who became president in Sept., 1958.
President Topping has not yet announced who will succeed the 40-vear-old Bolton as vice-presi-dent in charge of university planning.
At SC Bolton has also taught business law. political science and law. He has served as direc-(Continued on Page 2)
Four years of outstanding service, leadership and scholarship at SC have brought the j prized “Helen of Troy” award to j 10 senior women this week.
Rated as the top 10 senior women in the university by a group of faculty, administrators, and El Rodeo staff members are | Stevie Adams. Judy Beers. Eleanor Carper, Trish Dwyer. Judy Ferguson. Carol Howe. Lynn j Husted, Barbara Myers. Sheila Palmer and Judy Wolfe.
Activities in various phases °f university life are dominant in ! the college career of each woman. Their contributions to SC have been consistently high in quality and quantity and have j touched upon areas as varied as j the personalities and interests of the women themselves, said i Mrs. Joan Shaefer. assistant dean of students, women.
Secretary Selected
Miss Adams, a Delta Delta Delta, is presently servin" as j ASSC secretary. Last ye-j contributed to student government as a senator-at-lary^.
A member of Mortar Board, i senior woman's honorary organization, she was chairman of their scholarship conference this year. She 1s also an Amazon.
The Panhellenic Office has been the haunt of Miss Beers for the past four years. A Kappa Delta, she is now president of Panhellenic and has served as secretary and vice president *>f the organization.
Amazons. Trojanaires and Lambda Delta Sigma are the activities in'which she participates during her “spare" time.
Eleanor Carper Named
Miss Carper’s big job this semester is serving as president of Amazons, an honorary service organization for junior and senior women.
She is also a member of Mortar Roard. Last year she served as AWS orientation chairman and has served as a dormitory sponsor for three years.
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SC Performers to Stage Famous Play, Rashomon
Legends of old Japan will come to life in SC’s Stop-Gap Theater next month when the National Collegiate Players group on campus presents the famous drama, “Rashomon.” John C. Blankenchip, associate professor of drama, will direct the student production. Performances are scheduled for Feb. 11 through 14.
The drama's story takes place in Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan, about 1000 years ago. Rashomon was once the largest gate in the city, but at the time of the plav it has fallen into decay and is a hangout for thieves and bandits.
Three Scenes Three sccnes are revealed on the stage at once—the gate, an ancient police court and a forest. The action moves fluidly between them, and for long periods the story is carried by action and music without dialogue.
The drama relates four versions of murder in the forest, told in turn as a Samurai who is slain, his wife and a bandit see it. and finally as it really happened.
The husband will lie played by Bob Jarzen. the wife by Michikn Suzuki and the bandit by Michael Pataki.
The long duels in the play between the bandit and the Samurai are being coached by M. Mori, fencing coach of the U.S. Olympic Team, who also did the job for the Broadway production.
“Rashomon” was writtten for . the American stage by Fay and | Michael Kanin from stories by Rvunosuke Akutagawa. It also appeared as a Japanese movie that drew tremendous applause from critics all over the world.
Successful Writer
Fay Kanin is a graduate of SC. She and her husband have worked on many successful films and plays, including their long - run hit, “Goodbye, My
Fancy.”
The incidental score for “Rashomon" was composed and conductcd for the New York production by Leonard Rosenthal. It is a combination of Western and Oriental modes of music. The music will be on tape for the SC production.
Ticket prices for the four performances will be $1 for opening night, and 30 seat* at $1 and 85 seats at $1.50 for each of the following three nights.
In Advance
Because of Stop-Gap's small capacity, it would be advisable for those who want to see the
drama to get their tickets well in advance from the drama office.
The Broadway production of "Rashomon” featured Rod Steiger as the bandit, Claire Bloom as the wife and Noel Willman ! as the husband. It was first pre-! sented by David Susskind and ! Hardy Smith at the Music Box. j New York City, on Jan. 27. 1959.
Mood Conjurer
Brooks Atkinson of the New York Times described the open-' ing performance as “Pure art i of the theater! Out of a legend j it conjures a mood.
“No one can despair of a commercial theater that ran deal in elusive materials with so much delicacy, expertness and charm."
Also on tap in the SC drama department is a set of experimental scenes in Stop-Gap Theater, admission free, on Jan. 14.
Shortly after “Rashomon” is performed, the department will present its first production of 1960 in Bovard Auditorium. This will be Jean Giradoux's c o m t d v - drama. “Amphitryon ’38.”
“Amphitryon ’38” will be directed by Herbert M. Stahl and will be perfomed on the evening« of Feb. 2o, 26 and 27 and March 4 and 5.