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Southern
California
DAILY
TROJAN
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VOL. LI
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1959
NO. 18
Senate Equalizes Game Seating
Youth Festival Spy Tells of Communism
By JOAN EDMONDS
Nira Hardon, international relations graduate student, told of her experiences and chief duties as a “sabotage” «gent for the U.S. government at the Vienna Youth Festival during a »special IR dinner held last night in the Commons.
Religious Talk To Be Given
Mis? Hardon. who wa? among ihe 17.000 students who aitcnded Ihe communist - sponsored "cultural event” this summer in Vienna, said that she observed eloak and dagger tactics, mixed in with a lack of sophistication and a spirit of inquiry.
“One of my chief duties as an ‘agent.’ was 1o start an anti* festival demonstration and then *tep aside,” &he explained.
Polire ‘Protection’
“Rut the Viennese police always stepped in and stopped ihe demonstration before it could siart,” Miss Hardon added quickly.
She reported that members of the delegation also distributed “objective” literature within the fair grounds even though this was definitely forbidden by ihe fair authorities.
Pamphlets were smuggled in tinder long coats w'orn by members of the delegation. The leaflets were then left on benches for all interested readers.
Beaten-up Carriers
“I stopped this activity however, when some of the carriers were caught and beaten-up,” she said.
“Some were even girls,” she shockingly added.
Miss Hardon told ihe group about the typical person attending the festival.
“1 really couldn't lake some of Ihe festival delegates seriously.” she said. “Many wore in the delegation just for a free trip to Vienna: others were personally ambitious and looked upon .the ] festival -as a chance to gèl tfièir j names m the American papers.
Young Delegates
“The delegates from other i countries w^ere students ranging ! in age from 18 to 21,” she said. 1 “They seemed to be politically unaware, and they were un- | sophisticated in the sense that they would not enter into an intelligent discussion of the world situai ion. Instead they canied on every discussion in a tahle-pounding manner, spouting Ihe party line at every opportunity.” she explained.
Hard Communi*!«
“The hard-core communists seemed 1o be ihe older graduate siudents who kept out ol the headlines bu1 always seemed 1o hr doing something,” Miss Harden said.
She pointed out that there might have been devious trigues behind the scenes, she was unaware of it.
"The Communist Party kept pretty much in the background, pushing the view that the festival was a gathering of students (Continued on Page 2)
The relationship between religion and intellectual freedom will be discussed tomorrow by Dr. William H. Werkmeister, at the first in a series of lunchtime forums for graduate students.
Dr. Werkmeister, director of the SC School of Philosophy. will speak and conduct a discussion on "Is Religion Detrimental to Intellectual Freedom?” at 12:05 in the Episcopal Center on canv pus.
“One of Ihe functions of a university is to provide a context where ideas can be exchanged on important subjects,” explained Episcopal Chaplain Michael Hamilton, w'ho is sponsoring this program for students of all faiths.
“Too often graduates do not have the opportunity to meet with members of other departments and share the insights they may have regarding the questions which living poses to all of us,” Chaplain Hamilton said.
Ml interested students are invited to bring iheir lunches 1o the meeting. Coffee will be available.
Class Meeting Slated Tonight
Sophomores are invited to attend the class’s regular open meeting tonight in 229 FH at 7, President Hugh Helm said.
Preparations for Saturdays car wash at the Alpha Delta Pi parking lot, Homecoming plans and other fuiure projects are to be discussed at the meeting.
"We especially hope to see everyone who is interested in working on the car wash,” Helm said.
Membership cards and jieli-tions for the class council will be available, and all sophomores are encouraged to get them torn- | nisht*
but ! “We would like to stress that special arrangements will be made for those who desire to join the council, but can’t attend the meetings because of conflicting schedules.” Helm added.
A FULL HOUSE—Trojans crowd the polls to cast their votes in the highly contested senator-at-large race and re-elec-
tion of independent men's representative. The Frosh also went to the polls to select their president and vice-president.
Student Candidates Last Lap of Election
Enter
Race
The battles for senator-at-large. independent men’s representative and freshman president and vice president move into their final phases today as students continue 1o go to the polls to decide the winning candidates.
The polls, located in front of Doheny Library, will remain open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Elections Commissioner Marjorie Hirsch said that only 400 students voted yesterday in the first day’s balloting.
Comparable
“This was comparable to the number of students voting during the first day of elections in last fall's campaign,” she added.
“Of course we are expecting a much larger turnout today,” she said.
Voting has always been heaviest on the final balloting day in past elections.
The senatorial race has overshadowed 1he contests for independent men’s representative and freshman president and vice president throughout the elections campaign.
Hopefuls
Three hopefuls — Maytor McKinley. Ron Sherman and Ken Unmacht — have campaigned for the position left vacant when Joe Nida returned to Michigan because of an illness in the family.
Nida was declared ineligible by a provision in the ASSCCon-
stitution which requires that a senator he enrolled at the university during his term of office.
Running in a quick re-election for independent men's representative are Tony Mendez and Allen Well.
Misspelled
The misspelling of Well's name on th€ ballot last spring ruled the results of that election invalid.
Mendez had won the race by a majority vote.
The largest voter turnout has been in response to the freshman elections. More than 200 freshman cast their ballots for their class officers yesterday, said Miss Hirsch.
“I hope that many more freshmen will come out and support their candidates today,” she added.
Stephen Bershad, Ken Payne, Dick Messer, Chuck Rea and Chuck Weber are running for freshman class president.
Six Co-Eds
Six women — Judy Arnold, Judy Crumrine, Barbara Gamble, Karen Hubenthal, Oriene Klink-er, Marcia Rosen, Faye Henderson and Pauline Loomos — are the vice presidential candidates.
Two seats in the ASSC Senate will be left vacant because there are no candidates running for them, said Miss Hirsch.
These are foreign students’
representative and veteran’s representative.
Lone candidate for education president is Anne Smoyer. Miss Hirsch reminded students who haven't voted that the polls will close at 4 p.m.
Full-Timers
“Students wishing to vole must be enrolled at SC on a full-time basis,” she explained. “ Undergraduate students must carry 12 units or more and graduate students must be taking at least 6 units to be eligible.”
Trojans are also required to present an official student iden-tif:',ation card in order to vote.
Results of the elections will noi oe known until Friday.
Miss Hirsch reminded candidates that they should submit their budgets by that time.
Budget Deadline “Budgets must be turned into
BEAUTIES
Women Vie For Queen
Thirty-five of SC’s most beau- j tiful women will assemble in the | recreation room of EVK Hall for the final judging of the 1960 El Rodeo Calendar Girl contest this afternoon at 3:15.
There were originally more i than 400 entries in the contest. 1 That number was cut to 100 on Tuesday, and from that group 35 were selected for today’s finals.
Eleven Selections
Frank Gleberman. El Rodeo editor and contest sponsor, said that this afternoon 11 girls will be selected to attend a banquet in their honor at the Luau in Beverly Hills next Monday. At that time the 1960 El Rodeo Queen will be named.
The remaining 10 women will be Calendar Girls, each beginning a different section of the 512-page yearbook.
Rose Bouquet
SC’s ’59 football team may not make the trip to the roses this year, but the ’59 El Rod queen will be presented with an entire bouquet of cardinal and gold roses and a four-foot high perpetual trophy in which to put them.
Gleberman is expecting the finalists to receive a good deal of publicity from the downtown newspapers, television and national magazines.
Small Part
“Although the Calendar Girl Contest represents but a very-small part of the thousands of hours and dollars that go into the El Rodeo, it is regarded as one of the outstanding events on the SC campus.” Gleberman added.
Other members of Gleberman’s committee include Coordinator Vince Stefano, Head Judge Paul Martinet and Judges Dr. Robert Fenton Craig, Wayne Warga, Don Simonian and Chuck Phillips.
Power Alliance Results in Major Seating Decision
By LARRY BISHOP
The ASSC Senate, armed with a new-found power, passed legislation to prohibit reserving of blocks of seats at football games at the semester's second meeting i£.st night.
After adopting a resolution which established a coworking
Petitions Due For Activities
Students who are planning to
,	_ .,	„	,	participate in Homecoming ac-
mv office by 4 pm. Fridav, she
j t,.	,	,	..	, .	tivities must return their
said. They may be deposited m
the elections commissioner's box outside 215 SU.
“All campaign materials, including posters, must also be taken dowm by that time,” she said.
Failure to comply with these regulations can result in a candidate’s being declared ineligible, she explained.
Fraternity Grade Averages Continue to Rise As 13 Houses Go Above All Men s Average
Bv HON KIBBY Managing Editor
Grade averages for SC's 31 fraternities continued on
•	n upward trend during the 1959 spring semester as 41 per cent of the houses came above the all men’s average.
Scholarship standings for men’s residence units, issued by John R. Berne, counselor of men’s organizations, showed 13 fraternities and 1 men’s dormitory above the all men’s average of 2.4768.
Going l’p
This upward trend was established in the 1959 fall semester when 10 fraternities bettered the all men’s average as compared to 5 house.« the previous semester.
Alpha Rho Chi fraternity lead the scholastic standings with a grade point average of 2.6340. In the fall semester they placed number nine with a 2.5206 average.
Psi Upsilon fraternity, top house scholastically for the fsll semester, fell to number two position with a 2.6329
*	verage.
Brttrr Average
Ten of the thirteen houses above the all men'? aver-■ se also bettered the all university average of 2.51.
As a result of President Norman Topping's new scholastic policy requiring fraternities and sororities to achieve an average equal to the all university average, the 22 fraternities below a 2.51 average must improve scholastically by the end of the 1960 spring semester or risk suspension from the university.
	Gain or	Previous	Spring
	Loss in	Semester	Semester
Rank Fraternitv	Rank	Average	Average
1. Alpha Rho Chi	-i 8	2.5206	2.6346
2. Psi -Upsilon	-1	2.6612	2.6329
3. Sigma Nu	11	2.3527	2.6195
i. 7,eta Beta Tau	• 2	2.5673	2.5638
5. Sigma Alpha Epsilon	1 24	2.1669	2.5541
fi. Tau Epsilon Phi	- 4	2.6'299	2.5358
7. Thêta Xi	0	2.5606	2.5284
8. Tau Delta Phi	3	2.5732	2.5249
9. Sigma Alpha Mu	»-12	2.2796	2.5193
10. Alpha Epsilon Pi	—7	2.6139	2.5128
11. Phi Kappa Tau	+ 19	2.1218	2.5056
12. Tau Kappa Epsilon	0	2.4263	2.4880
12. Pi Kappa Alpha	-+5	2.3110	2.4842
Ail Men’s Average		2.4463	2.4768
14. Thêta Chi	-4	2.4748	2.4214
15. Lamda Chi Alpha	+17	2.0778	2.4174
Ail Fraternitv Average		2.3518	2.3987
16. Alpha Tau Omega	- 4	2.2833	2.3932
17. Delta Chi	9	2.2058	2.3875
18. Sigma Chi	5	2.2332	2.3571
IP. Phi Kappa Psi	2	2.3269	2.3513
20. Sigma Phi Delta	12	2.5239	2.3510
21. Delta Tau Delta	4 4	2.2305	2.3429
22. Kappa Alpha	n	2.2614	2.3390
23. Acacia	7	2.3381	2.3387
24. Phi Sigma Kappa	—13	2.4588	2.3366
25. Beta Theta Pi	—6	2.3058	2.3328
26. Delta Sigma Phi	—22	2.61005	2.2961
27. Chi Phi	—2	2.2326	2.2910
28. Sigma Phi Epsilon	—13	2.3429	2.2737
29. Phi Delta Thêta	—16	2.3649	2.2577
30. Phi Gamma Delta	—4	2.2015	2.2213
31. Kappa Alpha Psi Residence Halls	- 4	2.1975	2.1884
1. Stonier Hall	0	2.7595	2.8887
2. Trojan Hall	0	2.4234	2.4420
3. Touton Hall	! 1	2.2838	2.3502
4. Marks Hall	— 1	2.3359	2.2699
Residence Hall Average		2.461*	2.5033
Educators Visit East
The teaching of the Chinese language is currently under discussion by tw’o members of SC’s Asiatic studies department attending the three-day Chinese Language Conference in New York City.
Dr. Theodore H. E. Chen. pro- j fessor of Asiatic studies, and Dr. | Isabella Yen, assistant professor of Asiatic studies, are participating in the conference being sponsored by the Modern Language Association of America.
“This is the first time that the association has taken an interest in sponsoring such a conference on a nation-wide scale.” Dr. Yen explained.
She pointed uut that only 40 people in the entire country have been invited to participate in the conference.
Among the 40 are linguists, language professors, sinologists and administrators of Chinese language programs.
“It- is hoped that a great deal will hr accomplished during this meeting.” Dr. Yen said. She and Hr. Chen are the only representatives from the Southern California area.
Problems of terminology and reforms in the Chinese language, as well as reports on students studying Chinese, will be discussed at the conference.
tivities must return their petitions and entries to 220 SU by 3:30 p.m. tomorrow, chairman Thad Brown said today.
This includes Homecoming Show entries and petitions for Troyland booths and the “Helen of Troy” contest.
Ten acts selected from the living group entries will be featured in the Homecoming Show, with eight small acts to fill out the program.
Jim Childs, Troyland head, said that there are many opportunities for living groups to get into the carnival spirit by sponsoring booths featuring prizes and entertainment.
As chairman of the “Helen of Troy” contest. Vince Stefano warned that petitions and the $2 entry fees will not be accepted after tomorrow's deadline.
Preliminary judging for the “Helen of Troy” contest will be held on Oct. 20 and 22. with the semi-finals slated for Oct. 27 and 29.
Final judging and the Coronation ceremonies will take place following the Homecoming Show in Bovard Auditorium, on Wednesday, Nov. 18.
operative working arrangement between the Senate, the administration and the faculty, the Senate went on to equalize the seating privileges of all Trojan rooters.
ASSC President Wally Kara-bian presented a policy statement outlining a three-point, program of relationships with the administration. including an admini-strative-faculty-student advisory’ committee.
Unanimous Motion After much discussion on the definite areas of authority, the i resolution passed unanimously. Engineering President Alan Widiss then introduced the controversial legislation which set the senators off on a stream of debate which lasted more than two hours.
The bill, which was eventually passed by a roll-call vote, prohibits the reserving of seats at all football games in the rooting section encompassing the 50-yard line.
Limited Reservations An amendment was introduced by Senior Class President Dayle Barnes to allow fraternities to reserve seats for 15 minutes after the Coliseum gates opened.
This was what touched off the
bombshell.
Widiss maintained that if such an amendment passed, he would be forced lo defeat his own proposal because it was not compatible with the spirit of the ! original legislation.
Fraternity Threats Widiss yielded the floor to Murland Searight. a senior astronomy major, who told of his experiences with some fraternity pledges who, he maintained, threatened him and his wife w-hen they attempted to sit in a "reserved” section.
“Sooner or later, one of these thugs will make his threats ! good,” he charged.
Senator-at-large Ron Good-game condemned the issue as a ! "bunch of baloney.”
Empty Sacks “Student government is a big empty sack,” he said. “We do not represent the student body as a whole; our constituents are fraternity and sorority members and they are against it,” he added.
Barnes expressed the opinions of his colleagues simply by say-i ing, “I like it,” referring to the bill as a whole.
All Trojans As debate raged over the is-i sue. Blue Key President Bob Chick, summed up the spirit of the legislation by announcing that “everyone in the rooting section is a Trojan; there's no doubt about it.”
When evervone had decided
Kappa Sigmas Hear Cries of Court Perjury
Charges that the coroner's inquest into Richard Swansons | death heard perjured testimony ana that local officials "have covered up" were brought before the grand jury’s criminal complaints committee Tuesday.
Dr. Arthur Swanson and Dr. Lloyd Swanson, father and brother respectively of the dead youth, said that they had documents in support of their demand for a full-scale grand jury inquiry.
They charged that officers and members of the Kappa Sigma fraternity lied to ambulance attendants and police as to what had happended to the then unconscious pledge, and that this delay in treatment led to his death.
Not Guilty
In a dramatic 12 to 1 verdict jury on Sept. 29. the members of the Kappa Sigma fraternity were declared not criminally responsible for the death of pledge Swanson.
The jury declared that no criminal actions were involved although they affirmed the coroner’s opinion that Swanson had died after eating a large piece of raw liver in an initiation ritual last Sept. 17.
Invalidated Charge The charge that Kappa Sigs attempted to keep ambulance attendants from reaching Swanson. which was one of the main reasons of investigation, was invalidated by official testimony at the inquest.
Firemen and police officers who were on the scene both denied that the fraternity's members had attempted to keep them away from the youth or had “physically interfered” with their rescue attempts.
Kappa Sig Attacks 'riie hearing itself was sparked by repeated attacks by Kappa Sigma witnesses against the attendants in charge of the ambulance in which Swanson apparently died on his way to Central Receiving Hospital.
Fraternity President Dan Hays and Lee Lawrence and Roger Jensen, both fraternity men and former lifeguards, both gave substantiated	testimony	that	the
that this was an issue of	ethics.	I ambulance	attendants	were	the
a roll-call vote was	taken	on the	ones who	were "eglectful
amendment and it	was soundly	caused the	deaths.
defeated. 15-8.
Less Opposition
The main bill followed and passed with much less opposition, although a few held firm on their stands.
IFC President Gary Eberhard (Continued on Page 2)
Complaint Committee
Chairman Frank N. Rush of the jury’s criminal complaints committee said that the criminal complaints would read the voluminous inquest transcript in time to resume its analysis of the case next Tuesday.
Club Speaker Sees Communism As Disease Behind Iron Curtain
Today’s Weather
The weatherman predicts continued hot weather for the SC campus with a high today
of 89 degrees.
Yesterday’s high was 92 degrees, with light smog.
Communism behind the Iron Curtain was compared to a spreading disease yesterday by an SC alumnus who toured the Soviet Union as a press secretary for Vice President Richard Nixon this summer.
“The disease of "communism-osis’ is an epidcmic behind the Iron Curtain,” Richard Bean, public relations manager for the California Division of Lockheed Aircraft, told members of the Faculty Club at their weekly luncheon meeting.
Eliminate Ailment Bean, a 1938 graduate of the School of Journalism, pointed out that Americans must realize that such a disease has to be cured like any physical ailment, and definite steps must he taken to eliminate it.
lake ‘working shots’ which would serve as actual steps to better relations with Russia and somehow' gel through to the people who live there in ignorance.” Kean explained.
Russian Keeling«
Rear» gave club member« a series of amecdotes from which they could acquire a general idea of the feelings of the Russians. He also pointed out that the people in Russia are quite ignorant about America.
"Russians are afraid to have their names associated with the touring Americans although they want to be friendly with them,” Bean said.
Inquisitive People He added that the Russians asked questions about America whenever they were given the opportunity to do so and were
I “People of America * h o u 1 d j particularly interested in the
life of the average American ,w orker.
“The Russian people themselves discouraged hecklers in 1he crowds which would surround Americans. Yet the people were afraid to acknowledge their liking and friendship for tbr tourists.” B~an reported.
Luxurious Desires Russians do have the desire for more education, comfort and luxury items, he pointed out.
“If only America can keep the peace and educate the Russians as to the extent that a democratic economy can provide these commodities, perhaps the Communist governme.ir will be forced into a new social policy,” Bean concluded.
Following Bean's talk, artist’s drawings of the new Faculty Club builHinc rurrenU> under construction, wet* displayed.
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