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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1960
NO. 63
POETIC MIND
Novelist to Discuss
Mystery, Mirth Delight
Poetry of T. S. Eliot Rashornòn Audience
By JOE SALTZMAX Daily Trojan City Editor
Thomas Stearns Eliot once naid. "The poet's mind is. in fact, a receptacle for seizing and storing up numberless feelings, phrases, images, which remain there until all the particles which can unite to form a new compound are present together.” Robert Speaight, novelist-crit-ic-actor-director, will comment on T. S. Eliot's own poetical mind by reading and explaining individual poems in a specially prepared Bing Fund lecture. “T. S. Eliot: A Recital and Commentary,” tonight at 8 in 133 FH.
An Oxford graduate and author of numerous books on literature and acting, Speaight will analyze the poetry of Eliot by first reading it, then discussing it.
Most Influential Poet Dr. William D. Templeman, head of the English department which is sponsoring this event, called Eliot, “the most influential and generally famous poet and critic of our times.”
He said that the lecture would l>e of special interest because Sf>eaight created the role of St. Thomas Becket in Eliot's “Murder in the Cathedral.”
“Eliot has done widely popular and influential work in poetical plgys,” Dr. Templeman said. “His ‘Murder in the Cathedral.’ 1935, is a poetic drama based on the story of the murder of Thomas Becket, the archbishop of Canterbury in the 12th century.”
Speaight will read from this plav which has been produced i
T. S. ELIOT
. . . work reviewed
successfully numerous times on university and professional
stages.
.New Dimension Added
“Eliot’s poem ‘The Wasteland' 1922, marked the beginning of Eliot's wide-spread and continual influence.” Dr. Templeman explained. “It has been said that he added a new dimension to the
language of poetry.”
“By the sense of sterility which this much-discussed poem conveys,” he continued, “Eliot’s writing makes much use of symbolism, of suggestion, of wit, of literary learning in several languages and of an awareness of contemporary human beings and their social and religious
problems.”
Chaplain will Apply Payola to Bible Story
Similarities between the Biblical character Balaam and modern payola - prone disc jockeys will be viewed at this week’s Sunday Morning Worship Service by Chaplain Clinton A. Neyman.
“Balaam's Problem or What’s Wrong About payola?” will be Hie subject of the chaplain’s sermon at 11 a.m. in Bovard Auditorium.
“The disc jockey's problem and Balaam's have something in common—the incentive to profit unfairly by one's talents,” Chaplain Neyman explained.
But, he pointed out, this is where the similarity ends, for Balaam's problem is deeper.
Transportation Problem
“Balaam, a quite minor Old Testament character, is probably brought to mind as one who had difficulty with his means of transportation,” the chaplain said.
He added, however, that there is considerably more to the Biblical story than that.
“The real significance of this story illustrates one of the important phases of Bible study," he explained.	•
‘This story illustrates questions which are involved in in-
ternational relations. Identification of one’s nation with the favor of God is a dangerous procedure and should be subjected to close scrutiny.”
Chaplain Neyman maintained that to stand as a spectator and judge the rightness and error of two opponents imposes a heavy
responsibility.
Individual Limitations
“This is true when the opponents are only individuals. It is also true regarding organizations, movements and nations and calls lor the deepest kind of human wisdom,” he said.
The chaplain explained that ihese considerations are particularly pertinent at the present time.
“There is need of facing the sad fact of human sin which manifests itseif not only in the individual but also in the suffering and injustice which are world - wide in scale,” he concluded.
Music for the Sunday morning service will be provided by the SC Chapel Choir under the direction of Jane Skinner. The choir will be accompanied by organist Hans B?er.
Speaight will be speaking on i campus at the special request of Dr. Aerol Arnold, professor of j English.
The writer-actor is now lecturing at Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles where he is also producing a production of Shakespeare’s King Lear.
A Shakespearian Scholar, he has written two volumes on the bard, “Shakespeare’s Politics,” 1946 and “'Nature in Shakespearian Tragedy,” 1957.
Other books by Speaight include “William Poel and the Elizabethan Revival.” 1937 and “The Life of Helaire Belloc,” 1957.
He has also written a book on acting.
College Favorite
Eliot, of course, has long been a favorite of college students. His beliefs and presentation of contemporary problems and philosophies have been long quoted and valued by the “new generation.”
As compared with other major poets, Eliot has published relatively little, but his excellence has been generally recognized ever since the publication of his first major poem, “The Waste Land.”
His own literary criticism has been influential, especially in its support of that form of poetry which employs intellectual discipline and cultural memory in preference to more accessible and more sensuous images and emotional suggestions.
Not Easily Digested
However, many critics feel that Eliot's poetry has been unnecessarily obscure and difficult, or they have been alienated by the authoritarian severity in social, political an d religious thought which characterizes both his essays and his poems.
Born in Missouri in 1880, Eliot became a British subject in 1927, relinquishing his American birthright.
He won the Nobel Prize in 1948 and has won almost every single international literary award offered to writers.
New Course Open at SC
A postgraduate course in bedside cardiology was started by the SC School of Medicine this week at the Los Angeles County Hospital. It will meet weekly through April 28 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Emphasizing practical diagnosis and treatment of many forms : of heart and vascular disease, the teaching program is directed i by Dr. George C. Griffith, SC professor of medicine, with a faculty of five associate clinical j professors of medicine from the 1 SC faculty: Drs. Richard S. Cosby, Oscar Magidson, Robert W?. ! Oblath, Jack A. Sheinkopf and Willard J. Zinn.
Blankenchip Scores Another Stage Hit
By BOB COURTEMANCHE
‘•R&shomon” came to SC last night and proved to be a “phantom of delight.” It is a nicely paced play wonderfully performed, full of mystery and humor, signifying much.
Director John C. Blankenchip, who also did “Damn
Yankees” and “Carousel,’’ con-
JAPANESE DRAMA—In a scene from "Ras-homon," which opened a four night stand in Stop Gap Theater yesterday evening, a
Daily Trojan Photo By Bob Courtemanrhe
Samurai, Bob Jarzen, sits helplessly tied to a tree as the bandit, Michael Pataki, talks to the wife, Michiko Suzuki.
Record Check Textbook Fee Throws
Is Suggested KO Blow at Students
Need Stated tor Student
Representation in Policies
By MIKE ROBINSON’
The old question of how much Influence students should have in determining basic policies of their universities was raised by * conference in Minnesota recently.
It was 1.'" opin'on of the <!ele-gaics from tit'' six colleges represented	Pomona. Antioch.
Oberlin. T.erd. Swarthmore and Carleton that the time has come for college student governments to broaden their responsibilities beyond that of strictly student affairs.
Progressive Ciovernment
Tn learning of the conclusions reached by the conference. ASSC President Wall* Karabian expressed confidence that SC’s new provisioned government was the pi'ogres?” e type which the members of tb<' conference lermsd as
“The i> oblem of siudent expression in policies and programs of their respective universities has been one of long standing," Karabian reflected.
“Perhaps the most important aspect has l>een that of the policies concerning the admission of new students,” he said.
“In a private university, such as SC, there has been \ery little
student participation in this area." he continued. “I am confident, however, that with the academic emphasvs of our new government, the situation will be reversed.”
Karabian believes that the new government ''ill hcln to realize the goal of seeing “responsible students as members of Universal' committees, such as admissions and scholarships.”
J’irtially Realized
He said this has already been nartiallv realized through the efforts of student government this year. P.oth Vice President Francis Tappaan and Dean of Students Robert Downey have agreed to place students on many of ihe university committees.
"Tn December. Dr. Bruce R. McElderry. ch?irman of the faculty senate. Vice President Tap-pa in. Dean of Students Downey, myself and other siudent leaders met and laid the foundation for student participation on some university committees,” Karabian said.
Areas in which students will have voice on committees include the campus speakers committee, alumni affairs committee, cultural events committee and the foreign students committee.
Although Karabian generally j agreed with most of the aims ; which the Minnesota conference j set forth for student government, he was directly opposed to the stand that students should ! have a hand in university building programs.
Voice in Construction The conclusion of the conference was that students should have a voice in the construction of those buildings such as dorg, mitories and student unions, or those buildings which were occupied and controlled by students.
Karabian said he believed that there are some areas beyond the scope of student opinion.
I'npractical “I don't think it's practical for students to dictate building pro- 1 grams to a university. Campus \ development is an area of executive planning, and certainly at SC that does not include the students.” Karabian said.
The ASSC president also
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stressed the fact that while most j university students are only in 1 attendance for four years, building polices are based on long- j range programs which extend over periods much longer than ! four years.
All seniors who expect to graduate this June with a bachelor’s degree, are urged to see registrar’s office to cheek their coursework up to date, said Dale Barnes, senior class president.
Students graduating this June with a master’s degree should talk to Alice Brown, in the senior section of the registrar’s office, he said.
Seniors who have been unable to get their El Rodeo pictures taken, will have another
opportunity f.<i* this from Feb.
“¡■J through 26. Due to the heavy work schedule ot the photo office, they must sign up a week in advance. Barnes concluded.
Closed Circuit TV to Begin Spring Shows
KUSC-TV, the student operated closed-circuit television station, will officially start its operations today at 2:30 with a special 30-minute show, reports station manager Ron Way.
Today's show is the introduction to a series of programs to be held each Friday. The series will begin with the Buddy Far-nan show.
Mark Massari, program director, will discuss his plans for the spring semester on the show.
In addition H e r s h a 1 Siney, executive producer, will talk about the production of the show, while Tom Brodek, executive director, will give an explanation of the technical aspects.
KUSC-TV's broadcasting time for this semester has been n-creased 30 minutes. Plans for the coming semester include newscasts, editorials and a selection of movies, made by the department of cinema.
Extracts from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” will be a part of a dramatic play series that the station will televise.
“It is the policy of the station to create imaginative and original programs to develop programs of an educational nature and to record them for use outside the campus,” Way said.
There is a need for announcers, writers and technical personnel, and the department of communications invites applicants for any of these posts to contact Bobbi Zane in the Hancock Foundation. Way added.
Faculty adviser Dr. Edward Borgers invites aty interested students to attend this afternoon’s show in 231 AHF, and the conducted station tour afterwards.
By NITA BISS Assistant to the Editor
It’s that time of the year again when, after paying for his tuition, health fee and rental fees, the SC student must reach for his checkbook and lament over the high cost of textbooks.
Returns on used books are usually so slight that many students don’t fi^id it worthwhile
to trade them in and have to canvass the neighborhood looking for good used books so they may save money somehow.
While the university operates its own campus bookstore, students find it just as expensive as the two privately owned neighborhood bookstores.
Past Studies
Over Ihe past years, studies and proposals to save students money at the university bookstore have had negligible results.
An investigation by last year's ASSC Senate into the bookstore’s operation revealed that the bookstore makes an annual profit of 5100,000 which goes ifl-to the fund to support the university.
The bookstore's limited physical area prevents it from expanding its volume in order to lower the price of books and still net the necessary $100.000 for the university.
The ASSC committee, headed by Senator-at-Large Stan Arkin, met with Francis Gravston, bookstore manager, and Elton Phillips, university business manager, to set up a price policy whereby students could materially benefit by patronizing the | university-operated bookstore.
Book Rentals
Arkin’s committee “investigated” the possibility of book | rentals, credit slips and order j sheets—all designed to save students from $12 to $15 each semester on books and supplies.
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Job Placement Begins Today
Campus interviews will begin today for seniors interested in placement after graduation, Mrs. Florence B. Watts, Vocational Placement Director reports.
Shell Oil Co., the Bureau of Reclamation and Thiokol Chemical Corp. will interview students today. The Shell Oil Co. needs students in all major fields of study. The Bureau of Reclamation and Thiokol Corp are interested in science majors.
Allis Chalmers Mfg. Co.. Sperry Gyroscope Co., and Bourns Inc. will interview students majoring in science on Monday. The U.S. Treasury Dent, and Touche. Niven, Baile. & Smart will also interview accounting majors on Monday.
All students interested in securing an interview vv.th any of the above companies should contact the Vocational Place-rent Bureau for further information.
Crop Expert To Give Talk
On Agriculture
j- A biochemist interested in building up the agricultural resources in the underdeveloped I areas of the world will speak | today at noon in 252 Sc.
Dr. Howard Boroughs, a Phi i Beta Kappa graduate of SC in i 1948, will discuss the progress made in Central and South 1 American fanning by the use of radio-isotopes.
| “He is an extremely remarkable person who spends all his i time in foreign countries where he is seeking more productive methods of farming to support their booming population crises." j said Dr. Paul Saltman. SC as-{ sociate biochemistry professor.
Dr. Boroughs has led the current campaign to improve the yields and flavors of plants through the use of isotopes.
As director of the Inter-Amer-ican Institutes of Agricultural Science at Turrialba, Costa Rica, he also set up institute research headquarters for all fundamental problems of Central and South American farming.
After graduating from SC, Dr. Boroughs attended Cal Tech. where he received his PhD.
Following his schooling, he spent, two years in Hawaii studying the uptake of fallout products from marine organisms.
While doing this work for the Atomic Energy Commission, Dr. Boroughs was assisted for one summer by Dr. Saltman.
During his stay in Hawaii, Dr. Boroughs discovered a new method of inducing pineapples to grow faster by subjecting the plant to some light at night and injecting a growth hormone into it, Professor Saltman said.
Previous to his pioneer ef-I forts with isotopes in Central ! and South America, Dr. Bor-; oughs studied plant tumors in ! France for two years.
Today s Weather
The weatherman has promised SC students another day of gusty winds which will increase in velocity later this afternoon. Mild temperatures will continue, with a high of about 72. Last night’s low was 54.	1
Music School Will Perform Handel Work
The first complete performance in Los Angeles of "Israel in Egypt,” a sacred oratorio composed by George Frederick Handel in 1738. will be given by j the SC's School of Music in Bo-| vard auditorium at 8:30 p.m. this Sunday.
Free tickets for preferential 1 seating may be obtained from | the church music office of the J School of Music.
The production will feature the SC concert choir, opera I chorus, chamber singers, five soloists, an organist, and the SC symphony orchestra conducted by Dr. Walter Ducloux.
Baroque Festival
Soloists will be Erena Chil-Ingarian, soprano; Sharon Bliss, mezzo - soprano; Keith Wyatt, tenor; Orville Wrhite, bass; and Leslie Thompson, bass. Organist will be Dr. Irene Robertson.
“Israel in Egypt” will be presented as part of the annual Baroque Festival directed by i Mme. Alice Ehlers, emeritus professor of music.
The oratorio was composed immediately preceding Handel's ; "The Messiah.” and has long been considered one of the com-| poser's most gradiose works.
It deals with the plight of the Jews under the Egyptian yoke and their liberation by Moses.
Biblical Text
The text, like that of “The Messiah,” but unlike that of any other oratorio by Handel, is j taken directly from the Bible ! and includes many of the most dramatic episodes of the story: j the plagues, Moses’ call on his ! people, and the march through | the Red Sea.
Handel's music evokes in turn the terror of the Egyptians, the anxiety and hope of the Jews, | the fearsome scourge of the pun- I ishment visited on Pharoah. and | the final exaltation of the lib- ' era ted Jews.
“Israel in Egypt” is a vast canvas of Biblical history, ac- ; cording to the School of Music, j told in language that has lost j none of its communicative pow- 1 er in over two centuries.
KNX to Air Dean s Talk
Dr. Henry Reining Jr., dean of the SC School of Public Administration, will be heard on KNX radio. 1070 kilocycles, this Sunday, from 2:05 p.m. to 3 p.m., on a program entitled “Colossus I in Chains.”
This will be a discussion of metropolitan problems in the j Los Angeles area, which Dean i Reining taped recently with j Frank Goss, newscaster for KNX and the CBS radio net- I work.
tinues to bat 1000 with a perfect record within our experience of producing greatly entertain-i ing plays.
And the department in general continues to do very little | wrong this season, adding lo the j successes of "Carousel.“Finne-; gans W'ake” and the experimental theater productions.
Pataki Rest
As for individual perform-i ances, we liked them all.
I Michael Pataki was best of all as the bandit who is in turn ar-j rogant. brutal, whimpering and hilariously cowardly. Michiko . Suzuki was just as versatile and j just as effective, as the wife of
i the Samurai warrior.
Robert Jarzen. the perfect picture of the formal warrior, also performed magnificently.
Of the secondary characters,
we liked RaHi Demetrion best j as the woodcuter who is an hon-1 est as any of us, which leaves i room for a little normality too. j Robert Biheller acted superbly in the part of the wigmaker who j sees the bed and perhaps the ! true side of everything, and Lynn Raynor performed !*>-i lievablv as the priest who almost loses faith in himseif.
Chalky Face
Aki Mizuno as the medium through whom the dead Samurai speaks made several members of the audience gasp in a moment where a spotlight focused on her chalky face. Ellen Elliot also
performed creditably as the mother of the Samurai’s wife.
The audience which overflowed into the aisles of the tiny I theater broke into spontaneous j applause at several moments in the play, particularly after a J fierce and precisely performed duel between the Samurai and the bandit.
The coordination of all ele-; ments of the production — light-| ing. music, sound effects and action—was remarkable.
At times the intimacy of the theater — the proximity of actors and scenery — made it a little difficult to become completely absorbed in the drama. We tend to like better to sit back and watch so complicated a production as this through the proscenium arch as through a bay window on life. But it was certainly enjoyable, as the audience attested.
“Rashomon’ will be performed again this evening through Sunday evening. Admission prices are SI and $1.50. For tickets and information on possible added performances, contact the drama office at 3709 Hoover st.
Eimited Seating
A large number of people last night had difficulty geting in because of the limited seatifig, though all were eventually accommodated.
Assistant director for the production was Lucille Liberatore.
Also to be commended are the costumes executed by Diane Claffin and Lurielle Vade Bon Couer. The beggars and bandits were magnificently clothed in rags and tags and the Samurai had on a beautiful silk formal.
Makeup by Richard Anderson produced a whole new tribe of Asiatics, and a perfectly ghastly medium. The rotting gate and (Continued on page 3)
Western Lure Yields To European Travel
By PENNY LERNOf X Asst. City Editor
The famous maxim cf a century ago, “Go west, young man.” has reversed itself. Students of today, including many Irojans, are going east—east to Europe.
Student tours have mushroomed in popularity. In fact, statistics show that approximately 12,000 out of 3.400.000 college students are now involved in sonfe kind of travel and study experience.
Dr. Russell L. Caldwell, SC associate professor of general studies and history, feels that the popularity of these particular tours is due to their ability to relate places to events.^
“The study tour offers the par-
ticipant an opportunity to relate what he sees to historic events.
“In addition, with the aid of a guide who is also a teacher of history, geography, anthropology or related subjects, the tour does not become a hodgepodge ot people and places but rather an orderly sequence that can be placed in a historic background,” he says.
Dr. Caldwell’s university-sponsored tour, the fourth he has conducted, will cover 12 countries in 55 days at a cost of $1549. New Yor*: will be the take-off point.
European student tours, with offices in Beverlv Hills, is also offering a series of tours this (Continued on page 2)