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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1960
• NO. 82
Presidential Aspirant Ineligible
TOPPING TAKES STAND
Teaching, Research
Walk Hand in Hand
IR to Establishi PhD Opens Academic Doors; Russian-Asian as Union Card'-Baxter
Center in Fall
President Norman Topping, in reference to a Daily Trojan editorial calling for an administrative statement on the so-called “publish or perish” issue in higher education, said yesterday that tearhing and research should go hand in hand.
“It has always seemed to me that the ideal teacher is not only an expert in the classroom, but also one who engages in other professional activities, such as research or writing,” the president said.
"This in turn keeps him acquainted with the latest thinking in his particular discipline and. therefore, makes him a better tpacher,” he added.
Told Students Dr. Topping recalled that he wiote this opinion about a month ago to a senior in journalism at the University of Oregon who asked him for his views on college professors as teachers.
A Daily Trojan editorial written by City Editor .loe Saltzman yesterday called for a statement from President Topping determining which direction SC will take in the “public or perish” sii uation.
The president referred to his Inaugural address of Oct. 23. in which he said:
"Wr must constantly emphasise that universities are »pally
“We must emphasize that universities are places where scholarly pursuits are pre-eminent, where research is fostered to add to our already existing knowledge and where every decision that is made must take these things into consideration,” he maintained.
Primary Mission ‘‘Although the primary mission of a university is education and research, there is another important and essential element, dies department at SC. He is al-that of service to the community so charge of the Russian lan-
A Soviet - Asian studies center, to be financed under a grant by the Federal government through the National Defense Education Act, will he established on the SC campus next September, Dr. Rodger Swearingen, IR associate professor, announced today.
Students will be able to complete a regular year of study in either the Russian or Chinese language in only four months under the new plan, said Dr. j Swearingen, who will be director of the center.
The Russian classes will be headed by Dr. Alexander K. j Kosloff, head of the Slavic sfu- j
in
interested transmitting basic
certain
people, people learning and knowledge and skills to others: that universities are composed of a community of scholars where the most senior member not only teaches but also learns from the most junior member of that community.
in which it resides and through that community lo the nation and to the world,” Dr. Topping said.
“But these three — education, research and service — must be kept in balance or the lota! university program will suffer.
“It has been said that Harvard is great, not only for what it does, but also for what it has refused to do.” he added.
“I'm sure that many of our universities have undertaken ventures for one reason or another that they knew at the time they could not do well, and this has brought about dilution of the good wilh resulting deterioration of the whole,” he emphasized.
“This we shall guard against,” he concluded.
Former Soldier to Map Course Of Spanish Folk Music, Dances
The story behind n former soldier's tour of duty in Spain which started him and his wife on a hobby leading them to a full-fledged career will be told at today'* noon humanities lecture.
Clark and Marguerita Allen "ill speak on and perform "Mu-sie and Dances of Spain." a sub-jeri which was once their hobby ■ nd is now their business.
Their lecture today will be the fifth in the series sponsored by the SC Medical School to stimulate the interest of medical students in fields other than medicine.
County Hospital, are open lo all interested persons.
Allen and his wife have made 11 trips to Spain since the war. Originally, they went to the land of the flamenco to enable Allen to study the guitar. However, Mrs. Allen, a native of Mexico, soon became interested in Spanish dances.
Still in pursuit of their hobby, they travelled to every region of the country and learned the many types of Spanish dances and music.
In addition to learning the
When they returned from their last trip, they decided to turn professional and soon w;ere
guage program at Caltech.
The Chinese section will be conducted by Dr. Theodore H.E. Chen, chairman of the Asiatic studies department at SC.
150 Students
Approximately 100 SC students study Russian at present, and i more 1han 50 take Chinese and Japanese.
The Russian and Chinese courses will be intensified by the new center, which wi11 also offer courses in economics, political science, history and geography of the Soviet Union and East Asia.
The new' center will prepare students to teach Russian and Chinese in colleges and universities. It will also train persons planning to enter public service in which knowledge of one or both of these languages is needed
"Substantial fellowships will be available for interested students who are expected to come from all over the U. S. and abroad.” Dr. Swearingen said.
Research Teaching
The SC program will more closelv tie together the research
_ Is the PhD candidate only a "sort of expert plumber in the card catalogues?”
Dr. Frank C. Baxter, English professor, believes that the PhD is often overemphasized in teaching today and calls it a type of “union card” which serves as an entry into the academic world.
“The possession of the PhD has become almost an absolute necessity for the college teacher,” the English professor said. “Without it a teacher cannot hope to go very far and with It he is established.”
Dr. Baxter feels that it Is unfortunate that administrators believe it easy to say that a man has been through a certain elaborate ritual and has received his degree, therefore having certain abilities.
In a New York Herald Tribune survey, over 200 doctoral dissertations accepted by Teachers College administrators in Columbia University bore out Dr. Baxter’s theory that the PhD is merely taken at face value by administrators as teaching credentials.
They include the following subjects:
“Integrating school lunch into the elementary school curriculum.”
“A study of Little League baseball and its educational implications.”
“The co-operative selection of school furniture to service the kindergarten through third-grade programs in the Garden City public schools.”
“A history of competitive rowing in colleges and universities of the United States of America.”
Researcher to Probe Radiation on Polymers
Ed Nelson Joins
Race As Grades Kayo Candidate
Dr. Raymond F. Boyer, direc-partment at Dow Chemical Co., will be guest speaker at SC’s chemistry lecture series this evening at 7:30 in 133 FH.
Dr. Boyer will discuss the topic "Radiation Chemistry of Polymers.”
He will explain the experimental and oretical aspects of treating natural and synthetic plastics, rubbers and textile fibers with atomic radiation to make them stronger.
A graduate of the Case Institute of Technology, Dr. Boyer
rected laboratory work in the development of plastics for high i temperature service in radar equipment.
Because of Dow's diverse plas-Tics interest-s, Dr. Boyer's office is a cleraing house for research programs, new fields of activity and plans for higher sales objectives.
His work in polymer chemistry has earned him much recognition in professional circles. He holds 20 patents on light and heat stabilizers for saran and
and teaching work of Asiatic billed at the Purple Onion here studies, Slavic studies and ihe in Los Angeles.	School of International Rela-
Since then, they have toured tions, he said, the nation with their act. Mrs. Among new teaching ap-Allen has also acted in several proaches wil be the use of native motion pictures.	tutors in Russian and Chinese,
Last week's lecture featured who will converse daily with students in these languages.
Students will also use SCs new' electronic language laboratory, where tape - recorded programs can be heard individually. They will see Russian and Chi- ,
joined Dow in 1935. where he polystyrene and has written 15 specialized in the physical chem- j publications in the field of his istrv of plastics, studying their specialization, light and heat stability, molecu- j)r\ Boyer’s lecture will be the lar weights and solid state pro- second in a series of five sup-
perties.
During World War II,
he di-
Industrialists To Give Aid
A panel of graduate mechanical engineers will highlight opportunities in engineering for poten-
Dr. William P. Malm, lecturer in music and curator of the UCLA music library, who spoke on "The Music of Japan.”
Dr. Malm demonstrated parts guitar, Allen mastered other	of his	lecture by playing on Jap-
Spanish folk instruments, while	1	anese	instruments he acquired	nese movies with	original	dia-
his wile became familiar with	while	on a Ford Foundation	;logue to	help them	with	their j tial university	students	in	Bowne
The lectures, held in the main i the colorful folk costumes of the	1	grant	at the University of Fine	\ language	studies.	Hall	at	4	p.m.	and	.	tonight,
auditorium of thp Lm Angeles country.	I	Arts	in	Tokyo.	(Continued	on	Page	2)	High	school	students	will
meet for discussion at 4 p.m. and junior college students at 7 p.m.
The discussions, sponsored by the SC School of Engineering, will be conducted by representa-. tives from the chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical and petroleum engineering de-pa rt ments.
Panel members will include Fred A. Long, assistant chief engineer of Kobe Inc.; John A. Pryor. mechanical engineer for Shell Or Co., Long Beach. Dwight E. Roof, director of Sub-Roc Engineering Project of Librascope,
I Glendale; and Mrs. Carol Coops,
! assistant engineer of Bechtel ! Corp., Vernon.
High school or junior college studenis interested in any phase of engineering may attend one or both of these sessions.
Movie Producer Kramer Vindicates Scriptman Suspec ted of Communism
Bv JOK SAI-TZMAV Daily Trojan City Kditnr
Stanley Kramer, an iconoclast w ho has made idol-smashing pay off tn the multi-million dollar f'lm industry, said yesterday that he judges a creative artist on the work he produces, not on his political or social beliefs.
Speaking at the Faculty Club luncheon, producer-direct or Kramer said th.T« because of his convictions on hiring and firing Individuals who sought refuge behind the Fifth Amendment, he vas having trouble with his recent film. “Inherit the Wind.”
“This film faces unpleasant opposition because one of my writers is under suspicion for roi revealing certain names to 1 h* communist investieating rommitiee,” he said.
“Fy standing behind the Ktfih Amendment, hr i« now under
suspicion by certain groups, Kramer added.
Hurt Picture
“A long fight could hurt the picture when it is finally re- j leased,” he said. “But only in our democracy can a single individual like myself take on six million members of the American I^egion and slug it out!”
Kramer said that he was in too deep to ret re»! now even if «anted to because the only « a\ he could “gjve in" to the pip* Ui fT a t nijnrl Him WOUld be
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. . . defends writer
“This would set me up as a complete red-blooded American,” he sardonically quipped.
“I feel that if there is a danger to our republic, those individuals starting the trouble will be taken care of by law enforcing agencies of our country, and not hv organizations who attpmpt to dpfine what is or isn't an American action,” he dedai ed.	1
He said that any picture made in the United Slates reflecting an American problem is looked upon with admiration by foreign countries.
“State department officials are unable to grasp the fact that American documentary films made by American production companies have a great effect *hen seen in other countries,” he said.
Free Government
“They reason that this type of picture could never be made in a totalitarian government system." the producer-d i r e c t o r added.
Kramer maintained that these pictures indicatp ihe personal liberty we have in this country since they were created out of this liberty.
“Let us produce these films because they are our greatest weapon for defending liberty and our way of life,” he said.
He said that in the film industry today there is no leadership to present the industry's strong forward-look position and that this is unfortunate.
“The heads of our industry should be people taking a position on thp political, social and
economic front?.” Kramer *atd.
He explained that 50 per cent
of today's American film market is for foreign consumption, and that the motion picture producer must not he afraid to speak out for his stands.
“Today's producer does not seem equipped in background or experience to answer international questions intelligently.
Realize Life
“He only seems interested in entertaining. Instead he should actually be someone who can cope with and present the general atmosphere of the day," he added.
“Unfortunately, he is many times ill-equipped to do this,” he said.
Kramer has just produced and directed a triology of controversial films including "Thp Defiant Ones," on racial problems; "On the Beach" on nuclear warfare »nd ultimate destruction; and one soon to be released, “Inherit the W'ind,” on academic freedom.
Today's Weather
Trojans can expect low clouds in the early morning hour* and in the evening with foe in the coastal valleys, ttie weatherman predicts.
Today’* high will he KS rip-£-»■«»«%. 1 ostordav « hlfh wn« RT In the Civlr Center.
Chekov Play To Hit Stage
S("s Experimental Theater
will present Anton Chekov’s "Thp Marriage Proposal" in Stopgap Theater at S:30 p.m. today, tomorrow and Saturday.
The Chekov play will star Robert Bihiller, Richard Miailo-vich and Andy de Rubertis. Stuart Murphy will direct.
“The Marriage Proposal” depicts a young Russian peasant who is too shy to ask his sweetheart to marry him. The father of the girl finally goads the young man into proposing to her.
The theater doors will open at
s p.m. There will be no charge for admittance.
jtorted by the Aerojet-General Corp. of Azusa. Products Research Co. of Ix>s Angeles, and ihe Synthetic Rubber Division of the Shell Chemical Corp. of Torrance.
The lecture is open to the public.
Debaters Face West Pointers
SC will battle West Point tonight when a two - man squad from each school debates the question. "Resolved, that Congress should have the power to reverse the decisions of the Supreme Court.”
Boyd Lemon and Ken Moes. j last year's Western States Al-J ternate tournament w inners, will | represent SC and present the i negative side of the question at j 7:30 in 335 FH.
The cadet team is composed of j Paul L. Miles Jr of Metter. Ga., j and Reginald J. Browm of Rich- | mond, Calif., who will be on the affirmative.
The debate will lake the form j of cross - examination, an-! nounced Dick Ek, assistant coach ol the debale squad.
"The cross examination type of debate has special interest be- i cause it has the third-degree element. This form is not- too frequently used in conventional college level content debating,” he added.
The annual debale is open lo all SC students at nr» rharge.
Birth Subject For Lecture
“Tha Birth Quake and the Churches” will be discussed tonight by the Rev. Charles W. Doak at 6:30 in the Presbyterian Student Center.
The Rev. Mr. Doak. pastor of the Presbyterian University Church, will explain the nature |
of the current population evpln-»i.">n anrl the answers given by
Protest ants to th* problem.
Ry MIKE ROBINSON
Like a floating corpse out of j an Edgar Allen Poe mystery, the head of another Kappa Alpha has come to the surface of the , ASSC Presidential race -— this time wearing a different face.
Yesterday, Elections Director Eddie Tannenbaum declared Mike Kaye, tardy ASSC Presidential hopeful, ineligible for low-grades.
Today Ed Nelson, a fraternity brother of Kaye's. announced that he. not Kaye, would be opposing Bill Steigerwalt for the i office. Nelson then revealed that | he and Kaye had plotted their . dual campaign all along.
“Last week, Kaye and I decided to present him as a decoy for me.” he said. “We wanted to see if there was really any need of carrying on a campaign.” "Apparently there definitely is," he added.
To justify the hoax. Nelson said that he and Kaye "mad« a test appeal of our platform to a number of living groups along the Row and we were overwhelmingly received wherever , we went. This was enough to i encourage us to proceed with our plans for a political revolution.”
Nelson »aid that he planned “to take student government out of the high school level and pur. ii onto the collegiate level.” Nelson would not i -e vea 1 any specific plans for accomplishing i this objective, although he did j say that he wanted “to change > the attitude of the student body with a crusade to generate more spirit on campus, designed to make more students more influential in their government.”
A check of Nelson's grades i revealed t.hat he has compiled | over a 2.8 average, well above | the minimum requirement which • forced decoy Kaye out of the race.
Tannenbaum informed Nelson, however, that although he was j eligible to run for the office, there was no chance that he could have his name on the ballot.
Nelson said that he would run as a write-in candidate.
Nelson said that he does not have anything against the current student government leaders at SC. and praised his opponent, saying, “I personally think Steigerwalt has done a fine job.” “But, student government at SC is too tightly controlled.” he insisted. “There is a small minority of sludents who are groomed as freshmen to come up through the ranks.”
“These leaders are a group in themselves and various political jobs are given to them, pushing them alone to the top,” he added. "This leaves the majority of studenis feeling out of the group, promoting a wide feeling against student government.”
To counteract this feeling among students which he feels is a reaction lo an oligarchy. Nelson said. “I will give my platform only to groups.”
“It will not be for publication, but will be presented only to
the groups to which I will speak,” he said.
When Steigerwalt was informed of his latest opponent, he said, “If he is going to run with the serious thought of improving the university. I will respect him as my opponent.
Senate Votes To Kill Units Earned in PE
Physical Education grades at SC may lose their significance, or may even be eliminated, if ihe administration complies with the request of a resolution unanimously passed at last night's ASSC Senate meeting.
In less than an hour the Senators laughed their way through the most boisterous meeting of the semester, headed by court jester Jerry Sherman, standing in for Wally Karabian, the absent ASSC President.
Out of the festivities came the resolve that “the ASSC Senate on behalf of the student body respectfully request the President of th« university and his appropriate university committees to consider the elimination of physical education activity grades from a student* academic record when computing his grade-point average in relation to such considerations as scholarships. scholastic standing and 1 honors at graduation.”
Bill Introduced Senator Gary Dubin intro-■ djjeed his bill by saying, **I con-i sider it an injustice that peopla 1 who were unable to raise their j bowling average 20 points were not graduated with honors."* When H* had presented his resolution, or rather, as he had , said, presented “the general philosophy designed by it* fra m-ers.” discussion was asked for, and for once the Senators did not stay as silent as they do for the invocation.
A total of 13 Senators voiced their opinions on the bill, whereas last w'eek a total of 1 Senator spoke out on a bill of equal importance.
Debate Begins Senator Ron Chrisman lead off the tempestous debate by asking what would happen to the PE majors if their grades were eliminated.
Dubin said that his bill implied that, only lower division requirement courses 100-159 would be affected by the resolution, although this was not stated specifically in the bill.
From Dubin’s melodious soap-opera tones, the feeling of Senate discussion changed to that of a one-act comedy, with several hams competing for the leading role—a role which called lor a quick wit and a loud voicp.
Senator Ron Goodgame began seriously enough, saying, “I can t see why we can’t train bodies as (Continued on Page 2)
Robert Young, Toppin Will Welcome Parents
ROBERT YOUNG
. . parent speakj
President Norman Tupping and television star Robert Youne will greet member« of the SC parents committer tonight at a dinner meeting in the Faculty I-ounep of University Common-Young is chairman of the year-old Parent.« Committee. | which was organized to keep parents informed about the university’s background, present work and future plans.
Addressing the group of parents, which represent 15 southland communities, will be Herbert Nootbaar, president of a Pasadena distributing firm.
Nootbaar serves as participation chairman.
Co-chairman Allert.on Jeffries will introduce rhairrnen of the various area zroup*.
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