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Vol. XLV
Los Angeles, Calif., Thursday, February 11, 1954
No. 70 1 \
WELCOME DANCE—Although the above scene isn't a sample of the Intercultural Club's dance for all students Saturday night, President Mo-
hammad Aman is hoping that the dance will be as successful as last year's African Harvest Festival, pictured here.
ÍWELCOME' THEME
Intercultural Club To Sponsor Dance
A Welcome dance for all students will be held Satur-lay night, Feb. 13, in the Student Union lounge sponsored py the Intercultural Club. Starting time is 8:30 p.m.
Admission to the event is free and dress will be sport, addition to dancing, refreshments and entertainment
I'ill be provided by the club. |-
SC Debaters Co to UCLA
New club officers wil be intro-|uced and outgoing officers hon-red. The club's sponsors will al-be presented.
New students who wish to join Intercultural Club wil have In opportunity to do so at the |oor. Last semester the club had
00	members from 53 countries. This semester’s goal is everyone
the 650 foreign students on impus representing 63 countries lus as many American students |ho wish to join. American stu-mts usually make up about one-
lird of the total membership, id the club will attempt to in-hease this precentage.
1	“All interested students will be elcome,” said Mohammad Aman,
lub president. “The purpose of \e Intercultural Club at SC is provide an opportunity for stu-tnts from all countries to get toother and appreciate each oth-’s cultures,” he added.____________
'oters Register t Gift Shop
You gotta do it to vote. Register, that is. Starting I next Tuesday, Mrs. Plumer will I be in the Gift Shop for the pur-[pose of registering voters.
She will be there from 8:30 -m. to 8:S0 p.m. each Tuesday Thursday to register for [he gubernatorial and congres-ional races.
Deadline is April 15.
Trojan debators enter their first meet of the spring semester when they journey to Bruinville for the UCLA-Invitational Speech Tournament tomorrow and Saturday.
Hoping to repeat last year’s performance when they took the meet with five out of eight first places plus sweepstakes, 16 Trojans are making the cross town jaunt.
SC 5s entered in all four individual events, extemporaneous, impromptu, interpretive reading, and oratory.
The UCLA meet is the first part of a two weekend meet; the second will be next weekend at Cal Tech.
The tourney at Cal Tech is for debators only, with Bo Jansen and James Smith in top running for the West Point National Invitational Tournament at New York.
Eddy Given New Commission Post
Arnold Eddy, executive director of the SC general Alumni Association has been named to the newly-formed Los Angeles County Forest and Watershed Protective and Rehabilitation Commission, according to Supervisor Kenneth Hahn.
Rotary Awards Fellowships to Two Seniors
Two 20-year-old seniors at SC are among 102 outstanding students from 27 countries who have been awarded fellowships by Rotary International for advanced study abroad in 1954-55.
Donald H. Millikan, 1153% North Maryland, Glendale, senior in psychology, and Arne S. Lind-gren, 7034 Mission Place, Huntington Park, senior in accounting, will both study in the British Isles.
The one-year fellowships as Rotary ambassadors of good will are grants of from $1800 to $3400 each and total approximately $260,000. The world-wide service club organization considers the fellowships given young men and
women to be one of its contributions toward the goal of promoting international understanding, good will and peace.
Fellowship Unique
Since the program was inaugurated in 1947 as a memorial to Paul Harris, the founder of Rotary, fellowships have been awarded to 595 youths living in 56 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas and the islands of the Pacific. Total grants amount to more than $1,500,000.
The fellowships are unique in that, with more than 8000 Rotary clubs in 88 countries, the students are in direct contact with Rotarians and their families during their year away from home.
Students attend Rotary meetings, visit in homes and places of business, and travel as much as possible during school holidays. In this way, students see at first hand howr the people in their host country live and, through these close associations, lay essential foundations for increased international understanding, which is one of Rotary’s principal objectives.
Problems Of Israel Discussed
Consul Says Peace And Development Are Vital Factors
by Len Zagortz
Dr. Abraham Ernest Lewin, of the Israel embassy in Washington, briefly outlined the economic problems of Israel to the Men’s Faculty Club yesterday in the Commons.
The two main points that Israel is concerned with is peace and development, according to Dr. Lewin.
“Peace,” said Dr. Lewin, “is needed in the Middle East and in border countries. Absence of peace is a stumbling block for the development of Israel.”
In the five and one-half years that Israel has been an independent nation, the population has doubled from 800,000 to more than 1,700,000 people, said Dr. Lewin.
Because of this great population influx, the country had to alter its economic structure.
“The Jews wrere not in agriculture or in industry, so they had to change their vocational structure,” Dr. Lewin said.
He told of the huge desert regions in southern Israel and the problems connected with it.
“Water had to be brought in by pipe lines to the desert. When this was accomplished, 300 new agricultural communities were established.
“Farm families in agriculture increased 45,000 to 100,000, and the acreage in farming increased three times,” he said.
In industrial problems, Israel had to attract investors to build up their factories.
“Israel now exports a few cars arid refrigerators. The power plants have doubled their kilowatt hours, and in natural resources they export potash, phosphates and minerals.”
A question and answer period followed the talk.
Dr. Lewin was appointed Vice Consul in the economic department of the Consulate General of Israel in New York City in 1949.
Official
Notice
All students who are now attending P.E. 160 (Health Problems), may apply for a waiver of the course tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. by visiting Dr. Elwood C. Davis, physical education department.
Activity classes in Physical Education will be re-opened wherever possible on Thursday, Feb. 11, at 3:30 p.m., and Friday, Feb. 12, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
ASCOT VOLUNTEERS??
George May Take Shot!
Has George—or has he not -volunteered to be the first be inoculated?
In what may prove to be roy’s question of the year, »orge Tirebiter III is rumor-to have been overtaken by Ivic pride.
iHe has volunteered to be
le first dog in Los Angeles io will undergo the treatment, ?y say.
Jut hold on . . .
)th(r sources emphatically de-this belief. They claim this rificd mutt has already been ited.
a third source says he doesn’t know.	•
George himself was unavailable t for comment.
I It is believed that this high-class mongrel is up north think-: ing the whole matter over.
A1 Carpenter, Sig Ep and former keeper of Tirebiter, confided that George was once picked 1 up by the SPCA and came back tattooed.
Carpenter thought a tattoo ; meant that the pooch had al-j ready been safely inoculated — against everything a dog could possibly contact, especially rabies.
“Upon George's return, the dog was never the same,” Carpenter j explained.
I Further investigation of the
proposed Anti-rabies law revealed that the canine could not yet have been “shot.”
A Herald-Express staff writer explained by telephone that: “Animal shelters run by the SPCA will not inoculate a dog against rabies because the organization as a wThole is against the practice.”
As far as the strange tattoo, the Herald source could not explain its significance.
He was certain, however, that it could have nothing to do with any type of shots.
“If the animal, himself, volunteers,” he reasoned, “he certainly can’t be turned down.”
In typical Daily Trojan style, a snap-roll was taken.
Brief interviews with George’s campus pals revealed their sentiments:
CORRINE COLLIE: “I’m opposed, I don’t care what it is, I’m opposed. George is a very close friend of mine, and I’m irrevocably opposed.”
SPENCER SPANIEL:	“Now,
I’ve given this thorough consideration and George, I feel NEEDS a shot!”
WELCHER KORGIE: “George was always a hale and hearty one ... I just bet he did volunteer. Personally, I think it’s radical.”
LOTTIE LABRADOR: “I remember a friend I had named Christine . . . the treatment sure changed her.”
Objectivity Keynotes Row Advantage Debate
Meeting Has Small Turnout of Students
VIRGINIA BARHOUSE
. . . citizenship
BETTE DOBKIN
, . social pressure
WORLD NEWS
Soviets Offer Good Will European Pact
CORINNE COLLIE
• ••Im opposed ♦
SPENCER SPANIEL
... he needs a shotl
WELCHER KORGIE
... it's radical
LOTTIE LABRADOR
i remember Christine
from the United Press BERLIN, Feb. 10 — Russia today proposed a 50-year-pact of non-aggression and mutual assistance for all Europe, ousting the United States from the Continental Defense System and killing the European Army Plan and the North Atlantic Alliance.
The West promptly rejected the Soviet proposal.
Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov presented it at the Big Four Conference. His “European Treaty Organization” shaped up as a Kremlin substitute for NATO and EDC, aimed at giving Russia domination of Europe.
The United States and Communist China would be invited to send “observers” to the organization. The role of Great Britain was not mentioned.
Molotov presented two documents at the 15th session of foreign ministers. One was a draft of the security treaty. The other called for the withdrawal of all but .a few units of big four occupation forces from Germany within six months of treaty effectiveness.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 — President Eisenhower said today he sent military technicians to Indochina in a supreme effort to prevent the tragedy of American troops becoming involved in another bloody, shooting war.
He made the news conference statement to quiet growing Senate fears, summed up by Sen. Edward B. Russell (D-Ga.), that the dispatch of 200 Air Force technicians to Indochina might involve this country “piecemeal” in the seven - year fight against Communism.
It also was learned that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans to launch hearings on the Indochina situation soon, probably next week.
■¥■ ■¥■ ■¥■ WASHINGTON, Feb. 10—The Senate, concerned over recent sharp rises in coffee prices, voted
Labor Head To Talk Here
“Arbitration and Industrial Peace” will be the subject of an address by Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell at SC Saturday noon, it was learned yesterday in a telegram from Washington, D.C.
Secretary Mitchell wil speak at a luncheon in the Town and Gown building on the campus during a day-long conference oh labor-management arbitration.
The SC School of Law, Caltech and the American Arbitration Association are sponsoring the conference, for which more than 500 man have registered.
Cooperating will be the Los Angeles Central Labor Council (AFL), the Greater Los Angeles CIO Council, the Los Angeles Bar Association and the Personnel and Industrial Labor Relations Association.
Project SEA Group Changes Summer Plans
j unanimously today to place the New York Coffee Exchange under
Federal regulation.
Simultaneously, James S. Kem- j per, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, told President Eisenhower Brazilians are even more upset about
sky-rocketing coffee prices than are U.S. consumers.
The Senate-approved bill to
place the Coffee Exchange under control of the Commodity Exchange Administration had gathered dust for three years after it first was proposed by Sen. Guy M. Gillette (D-Iowa) following a 1950 coffee price investigation.
The Senate Agriculture Committee approved it last week after a one-day hearing. The Senate passed it by voice vote today without audible dissent and sent it to the House.
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VATICAN CITY, Feb. 10-Pope Pius XII has recovered from a stomach disorder suffered 16 days ago sufficiently to lead “to the good hope of a quick, general recovery,” the Vatican said today.
The Pope has been on a liquid diet since he suffered an attack of gastritis Jan. 25, but today began to take more solid foods.
The Vatican Press office said the 77-year-old Pontiff’s general condition continues to improve. He is sleeping better, has begun to take foods such as purees and puddings and is able to spend longer periods each day out of bed.
by Bert Snow
Row and Independents, with a few exceptions, debated the “Advantages of Joining the Row or Remaining Independent” with relative objectivity yesterday afternoon in Founders Hall to a poor showing of less than 100 students. The debate was the first of a series this semester presented
by Troy Meeting.
The first flare-up occurred when Murray Bring, Independent Men’s Representative and representing the Independents’ side, brought up the fraternity discrimination question in the crossquestioning period.
Jim Biby, past IFC president and representative of the fraternity side of the debate, was quick to refute discrimination on the Row by saying, “There has been too much said about fraternity discrimination. It’s really a matter of choosing the friends we want.”
Seyom Brown, ASSC forum committee co-chairman, acted as chairman of the debate and introduced members of the panel.
The first speech was given by Panhellenic Council President Virginia Barhouse, who presented the sorority view through the Panhellenic creed.
After reading a segment of the Panhellenic creed, Miss Barhouse said:
“The creed, which is the governing body for all sororities in the country, clearly states that one of the most important purposes of the sororities is to create j good citizenship.
“Each sorority at SC requires a “C” average to pledge, but many houses resuire greater averages,” Miss Barhouse said.
Representing the women independents was Bette Dobkin who took up the negative aspects of fraternities.
As her first point, Mrs. Dobkin said:
“The disadvantages of family life incurred through the fraternities and sororities are many.
The drawback is because of the restrictions on race and creed.
Unlike a dormitory, you can meet a wide range of people.”
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Mrs. Dobkin explained that there is “subversion” in the fraternities and sororities and elaborated by saying that using social pressure causes detriment to the student.
“There is a continual fight to go up the social ladder,” she said and added, “There is a feeling of exclusion for those who don’t make a fraternity or a sorority.
Jim Biby, who read his speech, stressed the ideals of the fraternity, but admitted that scholarship standards in fraternities are low.
“Not one college in four dec-( Continued on Page 4)
STRAINING JOB—Mohammad Aman, left, president of the
Intercultural Club, and Asif Zahir, social chairman, strain the rice for use in the Afghan dish, Palav, which will be served at the YMCA International Festival tomorrow night.
DT Photo by Don Destoc
The Middle East, not Southeast Asia, will be the destination of a team of SC students this summer, student chairman Joel Fischer, announced yesterday.
Convinced of the growing importance of the Middle East area, Project SEA members made this decision at a special meeting Tuesday night.
Two members from the University of California Project Pak-istan-India-Ceylon (PIC) flew from Berkeley to be present at this meeting.
Paul Wallace emphasized the importance of person-to-person contact in furthering international understanding. “Our group
was astounded at the misconceptions of peoples abroad concerning the U.S. Their stereotypes were based on what was usually their only source of information —movies, tourists, diplomats, and cheap literature. And many of our own ideas also proved to be entirely false,” he said.
Enthused Observer
The second Californian, Ron Ivlintz, was enthused about the group’s formation and plans. “Your Project has unlimited potentialities and we at Cal look forward to cooperating with you in any way possible. I sincerely hope that the university and the entire Los Angeles community will give you their full moral and financial support,” he said.
Action taken at the meeting included the establishment of committees for Seminars, Ways and Means, Public Relations, and Health, Visa, and Itinerary.
Prepare for Queries
An extensive seminar program will bring experts on the Middle ast area to the student-organized weekly program. Study will also include the social, economic, and political life in the U.S.
YMCA Festival Set Tomorrow
A rare treat is in store for those who attend the YMCA International Festival tomorrow night at the University Methodist Church.	>
Native food and international music and dances will be presented, Mohammad Aman, president of the Intercultural Club, announced.
Brazilian Dancer Gilda Vasconcelos, a student at Pepperdine College, will dance a Brazilian Frevo and Samba. Nasrin Hek-mat, an Iranian music major at SC, will sing two Persian songs. Mohammad Aman will play a native instrument of Afghanistan.
Seek kabab, similar to shesh kabab, and palev, a special kind of rice, will be provided by Aman and Asif Zahir. Chinese food will also be served.
The international food and entertainment will highlight the first half of the evening, and dancing will follow.
Campus organizations are contributing entries in competition for two trophies to be awarded during the festival. One is beats awarded for the best fraternity entry and the other for the best independent entry.
Proceeds from the festival will go toward the proposed new YMCA building and international student aid. Tickets may be purchased for 25 cents from any member of Spurs or Squires.
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