DISMISSED—UCLA All-American Paul Cameron was dismissed from NROTC program because he violated a marriage contract. Charges that the Daily Trojan 'exposed' Cameron purposely have been denied. Cameron was married in 1952.
DT Denies Expose Of Cameron Marriage
No Malicious Intent Behind Item In SCenery Column, Neilan Says
A brief, well-intended item published last week in the SCenery column of Daily Trojan managing editor Ed Neilan has set off a chain of events which have led to the dismissal of UCLA's Paul Cameron from the Navy ROTC and to charges that the DT purposely “exposed” the Bruins’ All-American halfback.
The DT item mentioned Cameron as being married. He is a member of the Naval ROTC unit at UCLA and had signed a contract stating that he agreed not to marry until completion of the course, when he would be commissioned an ensign in the naval reserve.
Capt Joseph W. Adams. USN, professor of naval science and tactics at UCLA, said yesterday he has forwarded his recommendation for dismissal to Washington and that “it is the law of the land" that students breaking a Navy contract be dis-enrolled. Cameron admitted to Adams that he was married.
Neilan’s comment about Cameron appeared in the Feb. 24 issue of the Daily Trojan:
“ . . . drove out to Holmby Hills Park on Beverly Glen Boulevard to play a round on the pitch and putt golf course there. Played right behind UCLA’s Paul Cameron and his wife.” Capt. Ranald M. MacKinnon, USN, professor of naval science and tactics at SC, read the column and called Capt. Adams at UCLA and told him of the published report that Cameron was married.
At 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon (Feb. 24),' Capt. Adams called Cameron into his office and asked him if he was married. Cameron said “yes” and was immediately disenrolled from the unit.
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It mm disclosed that Cameron was married on Nov. 28, 1952 and that he is the father of a 44 month-old baby daughter, Kerry.
Being dropped from the Naval ROTC means Cameron's military status will be referred to his draft board after the Navy takes official action in Washington.
News of Cameron’s dismissal wasn’t picked up until the weekend by the wire services which released the story Monday afternoon. Details of the situation were printed in the Monday evening and yesterday morning editions of Los Angeles papers and also reported on several radio programs.
After the story broke Monday afternoon. Cameron was quoted as saying “I heard two days ago that there was going to be some trouble about this. I’m not sure exactly what will come of it. I'll have to wait and see."
Cmmeron’s wife, Diane, added. “It’s really too bad. Paul was so close to being finished, too. But I guess we’ll just have to bear «1th It and take what oomes.”
Meanwhile, charges and intimations that the Daily Trojan deliberately ‘‘exposed” Cameron just for spite began popping up •round town, and a charge that the DT “tipped-off” the Navy and yelled “copper” on Cameron appeared in one downtown daily. Capt. MacKinnon, who questioned Neilan after the article appeared, yesterday stated. “As far as Capt. Adams, at UCLA, Mid I are concerned, there was no malicious intent in the Daily Trojan Item about Cameron. It was just one of those things.'
Neilan. who outside of school hours is sports editor of the Star-New6 in Culver City, emphasized that the item ron was not in any way meant to expose him. common knowledge around the I’CLA campus that married.” Neilan said. “I had no idea he was a th.‘ Navy ROTC.
reports pertaining to Cameron’s marriage and an :nt of his child’s birth had previously appeared in
I* A- papers but the Xavy authorities apparently hadn’t
•een them. The whole thing is an unfortunate situation.
“It is also unfortunate,” Xeilan added, “that some of the downtown sportswriters were small enough to accuse the Daily Trojan of ‘exposing’ Cameron’s status before they knew all the facts pertinent to the case.”
Da i I

Trojan
Vol. xlv
Los Angeles, Calif., Wednesday, March 3, 1954
No. 85
Puerto Rican Problems Numerous
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But Non-Political, Says Anderson
Fanatics Responsible For Senate Shooting
6 Colleges to Join In African Festival
Zulu dances, the drums of the Oboni secret society, African folk songs, and an African marriage ceremony and celebrations will highlight the African Harvest Festival at Royce Hall on the UCLA campus at 8 p.m. Saturday, Admission is free. Ethiopian, Liberian, Nigerian, and Mozambi-quean students from SC, UCLA,
LACC, Pepperdine, Loyola, and the College of Medical Evangelists will present the festival parallel to current celebrations in Africa,” Chukuemeka Okeke, director, said.
The Harvest Festival in Africa starts at the beginning of the dry season, early in November and ends with the first rains early in April.
“The crops have been gathered and the fields lie fallow for the five to six months of dry season,” Okeke said. “The people have time to catch up on their friendships and funmaking,” he said.
Time for Romance
Most marriages take place at this time of year, the season of romance, and the marriage festivities sometimes last as long as two weeks. Okeke added.
The African Harvest Festival is equivalent	in nature to	the
New Orleans	Mardi Gras	with
costumes, songs, and community dancing.
This season is the African Thanksgiving	also. “Thanks	and
sacrifices are	rendered to	the
gods who have blessed the land with abundance,” Okeke said.
20 African Songs The Intercultural club of SC sponsors the festival which is “directed to show the American audience some of the aspects of Af-frican culture,” Okeke said.
The program features over twenty folk songs sung in African. “Mejo mejo mejo . . . Ony’ oma” is one of the songs featured.
War dances, ceremonial dances, and a torch dance will be present ed by the African students dur ing the evening.
African Wrestling Ukonu vs. Ukaegbu and Njakar vs. Anako will put on a wrestling exhibition, African style. The wrestlers dance around the ring to music and then with the beating of the drums face each other and use holds which are directed by drum signals, Okeke said.
Last year the African Harvest Festival had its second annual celebration in the SC Student Lounge under the sponsorship of the Intercultural Club. Okeke directed the festival last year also.
Yesterday's DT Just A Crazy Mixed-up Sheet
Sleepy-eyed Trojans who automatically turned to page two in the DT yesterday niorning to find society must have felt strange to find Troy Meets and the classified ads instead.
Lifting their droopy eyes, heavy with last night’s homework, to the top they saw “page four” printed there. But the sports page was next, and that’s always page three. Now what was page four doing in front of page three?
By this time, frustrated students had holded their papers in utter confusion, and saw page two printed on the back.
For the information of DT readers, it wasn’t because our copyreaders can’t count. It was “just one of those things”— somebody flubbed.
British Consul To Speak at IR Meeting
Michael Cavanagh Gillett CMG, the newly appointed British Consul General for Southern California, will make an address on “British Foreign Policy in Asia” before an international relations dinner-meeting next Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the main dining room of Commons.
Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid, university chancellor, will preside over the special gathering to honor Gillett. The dinner, sponsored bv the School of International Relations, the International Relations Council, and Delta Phi Epsilon, foreign service fraternity, will be open to the public.
Far East Diplomat
Cost per plate is $2 and reservations may be made through any of the three sponsoring organizations.
Gillett has been in the British Diplomatic and Consular Service in the Far East for 25 years. His first post was that of a student interpreter in the British Consu»-ar Service of China in 1929.
Also Author
He became consul general at Chungking in 1949, and Counselor for Chinese Affairs in Peking in 1950. His appointment as consul general for Southern California was announced in February.
Gillett is also the author of “Notes on Blue Turkish” which appeared in the Journal of the
Royal Asiatic Society.
Immigration Laws Topic . Of Meeting
Immigration Official Kenneth F. Temple will be the featured speaker at tomorrow afternoon’s Intercultural Club educational meeting from 3 to 5 in the International - Lounge of the Student Union.
Temple will discuss new laws concerning foreign students’ limitations in this country and particularly this state, such as part time employment, residence mr/n-tenance, the McCarran Act, and related topics.
A question and answer period will follow his speech.
18 Years Service
Temple’s 18-year record of governmental service renders him extremely well-versed in immigration matters. A resident of California for the past three years, he holds the position of adjudicator of the District Office of Immigration and Naturalization.
He has previously addressed SC’s Intercultural Club on old immigration laws.
Suschiel Chatterjee, education chairman, commented that “this meeting is a valuable opportunity for SC foreign students to gain
important information or to correct false impressions about these laws.
Travel Film
“It would be to the advantage of every new foreign student who is not clear on these matters to be present,” he said.
A travel film will be an added attraction to the afternoon’s proceedings.
A trip to a Swift meatpacking plant on Mar. 18 will be the next Intercultural Club activity, according to Chatterjee.
Interested students should leave their names in Mrs. Zech’s office by Mar. 15, indicating whether or not they need transportation.
Teacher's
Group Sets Fali Drive
SC Chapter Holds Membership Drive For Spring Term
This week the SC chapter of the California State Teachers Association is conducting its spring semester membership drive for students enrolled in teacher education programs.
Organized in 1937, the CSTA has pioneered in the field of professional organization for students in teacher education. It is the oldest and largest state organization of its kind in the United States.
Need Six or More Units Any student enrolled in six or more units of education is eligible for membership in the Association, which has chapters in 33 colleges and universities throughout the state.
A membership sign-up and in-formation booth will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in front of the Student Union. Association fee is $2.50.
Many Benefits Offered
Membership in the CSTA entitles education majors to many benefits, including a teacher placement service, all types of insurance at greatly reduced rates, a purchasing serviee by which members can get a large variety of articles at discounts ranging from 10 to 40 percent, a travel and shopping service, and an income tax service.
Automatic Membership All these benefits may be purchased from the more than 100 dealers associated with the CSTA in the metropolitan area of Los Angeles and from their distributors throughout the city.
Legally provided .for through the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of the California Teachers Association, CSTA membership automatically provides for student membership in the California Teachers Association.
Educational Advantages This membership provides for important educational and social advantages of the local chapter’s programs, an opportunity to participate in regional workshops and to become acquainted with leaders in education in Calif., and participation in these organizations’ strong professional program.
TOTTON J. ANDERSON
. . . fanatical minority
Troy Alums Help Subdue Puerto Ricans
Three SC alumni briefly forgot their politics Monday when they became targets as fanatic Puerto Ricans turned the House of Representatives into a shooting gallery. Republican Rep. Joe Holt even helped disarm the demonstrators.
SC graduate Holt and Representative Hiestand of Altadena were among the first to race up the stairs and stop the Peurto Ricans’ getaway.
Two other SC alumni, Reps. Patrick J. Hillings of Arcadia and Glen Lipscomb of Los Angeles, were seated immediately adjacent to the majority leader’s table which was pierced by one of the bullets.
Hillings said he thought the shooting was a joke at first, as did many of the Congressmen, but they soon learned otherwise. * Holt, whose home is in Van Nuys, graduated with a commerce degree in ’47, and Hillings with a law degree ’in ’49.
According to Russell L. Caldwell, associate professor of history, the current shooting is “completely unprecedented” in Congress.
Grad Heads State Senate
Sen. Clarence C. Ward (R-Santa Barbara), former SC law student, • yesterday was elected president pro tempore of the California State Senate by a caucus of both political parties.
Ward, who graduated from SC in 1919 with a law degree and is a World War I veteran, was nominated to leadership of the senate without opposition. He replaces Harold J. Powers who moved up to lieutenant governor when Earl Warren became U.S. Chief Justice.
Ward’s son, Clarence, graduated from SC’s School of Commerce in 1950.
Before coming to SC, Senator Ward attended Santa Maria High School. He was district attorney of Santa Barbara County from 1923 to 1931 and was initially elected to the state senate in 1940.
REW In Final Part Today As Chairmen Meet
Religious Emphasis week is almost all over, but not quite.
Indeed, Steve Robertson REW chairman, announced yesterday that last rites would be administered in the International Lounge, Student Union, at 2:15 this afternoon. He urged all sub-committee chairmen to attend.
Besides demanding reimbursement for REW expenditures, each chairman should “be prepared to give some suggestions for next year’s REW,” Robertson said.
by Harvey Zuckman
“Puerto Rico’s main problems are not political but a complex of cultural, population, and economic difficulties,” according to Dr. Totton J. Anderson, professor of political
science*.
Dr. Anderson, commenting on Monday’s violent outbreak
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the House of Representatives said, “The violence was a manifestation of a fanatical minority opinion which demands complete independence for Puerto Rico from the U.S. ,
"This minority is extremely unrealistic in its thinking,” he explained. “Puerto Rico would be committing economic suicide if it severed its political ties with the United States.”
Economc Problems In stating this opinion Dr. Anderson pointed out that since the Philippines gained complete independence, their economic system has been in a shaky position and the political situation in the Philippines has been nor>e too stable.
The economy of Puerto Rico is intimately associated with that or the U.S. If political association was dissolved, Puerto Rico would receive no further preferential treatment concerning tariff duties but would still have to export tremendous quantities of goods to the U. S., he said.
Puerto Rico Undeveloped ‘As for the over-all economic picture at present, Puerto Rico is essentially an ‘undeveloped’ area with primarily an agricultural economy, meager resources, except for manpower, and a very lew standard of living.
“However, great efforts are being made to readjust the tax base more on an ‘ability to pay’ principle, to introduce industrialza-tion, and to diversify agricultural production,” said Dr. Anderson.
“Population is another source of difficulty on the island,” he continued. "Puerto Rico has one of the highest birth rates in the world beside a declining death rate. This is creating a great ‘population pressure’ with 2,200,-000 people crowded into 3,435 square miles.”
“Puerto Ricans are extremely sensitive about their political sta-(Contlnued on Page 4)
Kellogg Named President for Dental Group
New officers of Delta Sigma Delta, national dental fraternity, for the 1954-55 year were revealed yesterday.
Heading the list of new fraternity leaders is Bill Kellogg, president.
Other officers include Pete Schoenbaum, vice-president; Dick Bauer, secretary; Fred Adelson, treasurer and house manager; Bob Swan, historian; John Frame, senior page; John Gome, junior page; Dick Sheppard, sergeant-at-arms: and Doug Morgan, social chairman.
Present terms of office will run through Mar. 1, 1955.
Spring Formal
The new officers, together with 20 new members, will be honored at the annual Delta Sigma spring formcil dinner-dance to be held this Saturday night at the Portuguese Bend Club, Playa del Rey. The dinner-dance will feature the music of Sidney Zaid and his orchestra.
Prior to the formal event, initiation rites for new members will be held Saturday afternoon at the Delta Sigma Delta house.
Formed in 1906
Delta Sigma Delta ranks as one of the oldest organizations on campus—being formed in 1906. Present advisers include Dr. William Wainwright, head of the oral diagnosis department, School of Dentistry; and Dr. Earl Thee, SC alumnus and Southeland dentist.
The fraternity currently boasts a roster of 90 active members.
NEW REQUIREMENT
Senate to Review New Frosh Class
SDX Meets...
A total of nine members of Sigma Delta Chi, professional
journalism fraternity, will gather today at noon in the Copy
Reading room of the Daily Trojan . . . They will discuss the possibility of increasing their number.
Lenten Period Beginning Today
Lenten activities begin today with distribution of ashes and the showing of a religious movie by the Newman Club, President Louis Maylan announced.
The ashes are placed on the forehead to symbolize penitence and they serve as a reminder of the fate of man. They will be distributed throughout the day at
the Chapel.
Advice Given To Engineers
“Lay a good foundation in fundamental college subjects and learn the details of your particular business after you get into it.”
This is the advice J. A. Boyd of General Motors Research Laboratories who spoke to engineering students attending his lecture
yesterday.
The present rate of engineering progress demands the earnest efforts of many creative engineers, according • to Boyd. “This calls for a good, basic education in general engineerng rather than concentration in a specialized field.”
Boyd has proven himself to be a good authority on the subject. He has been with General Motors since 1919, and collaborated with Charles F. Kettering and the late Thomas Midgley, Jr. in the discovery of tetraethyl lead as an antiknock agent for automotive and aviation fuels.
by Susie McBee
A new orientation class, which all freshman would be required to take, promises to be a top consideration of ASSC Senators when they meet tonight at 7:15 in 418 SU.
The motion to set up a seven-man committee to investigate the possibilities of such a class will be introduced by Junior Class President Rodger Darbonne.
Co-author of the motion, Bo Jansen, captain of the debate squad, said the plan will be “one of the most constructive ideas considered by the Senate.”
One Unit Class
As he and Darbonne envision the course, it would be a one-unit class compulsory for freshmen and transfers entering SC at the junior level or below.
Faculty Will Hear Mexican Consul
A talk by Adolfo G. Domenguez, consul general of Mexico, will
highlight the Men’s Faculty Club weekly luncheon meeting at noon today in the main dining room of the Commons.
Domenguez, veteran of more than 25 years in the Mexican Consular Corps, will speak on “Mexico Today.”
Prior to coming to Los Angeles, Domenguez served in Nogales, Sacramento, New Orleans, and Montreal, Canada.
Plans for the luncheon were
announced by Wilbert L. Hindman, chairman for the spring program of the Faculty Club.
It would foster interest in the problems of tne university and would stimulate interest in student activities, which in turn would make for a more active alumni, Jansen said.
“SC is 13th in enrollment in the U.S., but only 156th in endowments,” Jansen said. “This is largely due to the fact that most students have neither knowledge of their university nor interest in it. Then when they graduate, they have no desire to support it.”
Setup Decided by Committee
He pointed out that his and Darbonne’s ideas about the course would not influence its setup.
That would be decided by the committee consisting of three ASSC Senators, three representatives of the University Senate of administration and faculty members, and one alumni representative.
According to Darbonne’s motion, the special committee would have to make Its recommendations about the class within a specified time — possibly two months.
It would report on who will take the class, its cost, number of units, exams, objectives, its teacher, the size of the class, how often it will meet, and when it will be taught.
Senators will also debate the pros and cons of an amendment to the ASSC bylaws which would do away with freshman yell leaders.
The amendment was brought up at the last Senate meeting by Joe Cerrell. proxy for Freshman Class President Chuck Leimbach.