C's Dr. Frank C. Baxter Wins Two V Emmy Awards for ^Shakespeare'
Daily
Trojan
Vol. XLV
Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, February 12, 1954
No. 72
ndependents Planning New Political Party
No Pacts With Row Is Format
by Susie McBee
Plans to form a new political rty called Independent Stunts Party, which will endorse il^ independent candidates and ve no “entangling alliances” ith the Row, were announced isterday by a committe of inde-:ndent leaders.
The committee, headed by Sey-l Brown, who will be temporary airman of the new party, also ~ued a “Declaration of Indepen->nts” and called upon unaffili-.d students to attend the par-formation meeting set for next nursday at 3:15 p.m. in FH 212. The declaration, written in the rm of the U. S. Declaration of dependence, but in a much ^hter style, 6trongly denounces “present controlling bloc” of judent officers and promises to Hard “the rights of the major-from usurpation by an un-rupulous minority.”
Members Confident
mmittee members were con-ent that the new party would cceed in electing student offic-in the spring elections, stf u r ray Bring, Independent tns’ Representative, brought ighs from the re6t of the com-jttee by remarking, “We hope nominate candidates for al of-?s except, of course, IFC and hellenic presidents.
Ilf we increase student parti-iation. we will get more offic-’ he continued.
ere is no reason why indedents, who constitute a major-of the student body, can’t ,ct a majority of independent ndidates,” Brown said.
An Emphatic ‘No’
“he committee gave an em-atic “No” when asked if the w party was just the recently anded Unity Party with an-er name. Brown li6ted party Is in outlining the main dif-~no2s between Unity and Indedent Students Party:
L The new party will support y independents for office. Last ing 51 per cent of Unity’s slate s Row members.
No agreements, or “entang-alliances,” with the Row. In -nt years Unity formed a coal-with TRG and the two ups backed the same slate.
Row members will not be 'tted to the new party. Prev-jly some had been Unity mem-
Final Goal
-tte Dobkin, Indepen dent men’s Representative, said the r party's final goal is to get pendents interested in stu-t government and working get more representation for elves.
party’s declaration asserts the history of the present oiling bloc and its “puppet-3ign. King Warren I, is a ry of repeated injuries and
tions ...”
charges that the “controlling ” has encouraged inefficient ces for students, fostered na-political partisanship on and refused to combat ■tory practices in fra-ties and sororities, further charges that the ha6 \iolated democratic pro-* on the ASSC Senate, ig-the ASSC constitution, and independents as “second-citizens.”
members claimed could back their charges concrete facts, other difference between and the new party is that leaders Bo Janson and Joe were not instrumental in
uing the new party, a com-spokesman said.
TRYING AGAIN—Firing up a new political group out of the ashes of a former party, these seven campus politicos have formed the new "Independent Party." Planning
strategy are, I. to r., Bette Dobkin, Neil Shaver, Maxine Karpman, seated, and Murray Bring, Alvis Price, Seyom Brown, Bob Croutch, standing.
Clendening FROSH ASSEMBLY DeniesCharges SET FOR THURSDAY
ASSC President Warren Clenn-denning 6aid yesterday he was glad independent leaders were planning to form a new party but refuted their denunciations of the “present controlling bloc” of student officers.
Clendenning, who was interviewed in his office, laughed at the la^el “King Warren I,” which appeared in the new party’s ‘Declaration of Independents.”
He issued the following statement:
“The facts (1) that the Daily Trojan did not refuse to print this story; (2) that the chairman of the committee (issuing the Declaration), Seyom Brown is one
of my own ASSC appointes; (3) (3) that an independent (Dave Maddux) i6 chairman of the committee to investigate discrimination: (4) that Murray Bring has brought up more of my legisla-| tion than any other senator; (5)
I that more people have participat-' ed in more activités ths year than ! any other year; (6) that I have ! appointed more chairmen from | the Inde pendent-Row faction I (Unity-TRG) that supported my opponent (Arne Lindgren) than ! from any other political faction;
I (7) and that this statement is coming from me alone—all these | tacts refute the statements issued I by the formers of the Independent Students Party/’__________________
SC Vice-Presidents Robert D. Fisher and John E. Fields will speak at the second freshman “Know Your University” assembly on Thursday morning at 9 in Bovard Auditorium.
Freshman classes will be excus-
Save Shoe Leather; Join Car Pool
Are you mercenary or thrifty?
Do you want someone to pay for the gas you use or do you want to save money spent on busses and shoe leather?
Mrs. Bernice Tiegs, Student
Lounge hostess, may help fulfil your aspiration through the oar pool which she conducts in the Student Lounge from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Monday through Friday.
Three Night Short Courses Begin Soon
Several new noncredit short courses will be offered by the Extension Division of University College next week, according to Harold Van Cleave, assistant dean.
Family Living, a course for parents, will meet in 210 Annex for 12 successive Tuesday evenings beginning Feb. 16. The subject will be taught by Elizabeth Stewart, former director of family living and child psychology programs on KFI-KECA.
Mrs. Stewart has taught psychology, education, counseling, and research at the University of Colorado, College of the Pacific, and the University of California Extension, Berkeley.
Speech Techniques Offered
Dr. Edward G. Manashaw will teach the course, How to Write a Speech, designed to develop skills in what to say as well as how to say it. He is Director of Public Relations of the California Professional Service and Educational Director of the Farmers Insurance Company.
The first of these eight Thurs-Feb. 18 in 214 Annex.
Eight Classes
Another series of eight classes, on personality development for women, costume and fashion, cosmetics and hair styling, will begin Feb. 18.
The “Self-Improvement Workshop” will meet in the Student Lounge and will be taught by Louise J. Bockman, SC graduate and instructor in personality development for Adult Education programs.
ed to permit first-year students to attend the assembly.
Financial Vice-President Fisher will present the University’s financial picture and will discuss some of the financial problems facing SC. Fields, vice-president in charge of development, will discuss plans for SC’s future growth.	*
Assembly Series The assembly series, designed to give new students an insight into university administrative problems and goals, began last semester. University President Fred D. Fagg and Asa V. Call, president of the Board of Trustees, were speakers at the first assembly.
Fisher, a graduate of Oberlin College, was vice-president in charge of finances at Western Reserve University in Cleveland before coming to SC. A lawyer, he formerly was senior executive officer of the Cleveland-Clifts Iron Company.
Fields received degrees from the University of North Dakota and Northwestern University after majoring in political science and international affars. Hs stud-es were centered on Far Eastern affars.
Language Director During World War II Fields was employed by the Office of War Information as director of foreign language broadcasts to Japan and Korea. Later he edited the “Far Eastern Trader” periodical in San Francisco.
Fresh man President Chuck Leimbach will act as chairman of the assembly.
Professor Tells Reasons for Coffee Prices
If the United States bought 25 per cent less coffee in the next six months the price would be cut in half, Dr. Clayton D. Carus, professor of foreign trade, said in an interview yesterday.
Dr. Carus, who drinks about 14 cups of coffee a day (with cream in the morning and black the rest of the time), thinks the coffee problem is as simple as this:
“Do the American people want to pay taxes to maintain the economic subsidization of the coffee-growing countries of Latin America and thus have coffee cheap?” he asked, “or do they want to pay lower taxes and higher prices for coffee?
Worth Competition
“I am one of those persons who believes that products are worth whatever competitive consumers will pay for them,” he said.
There has never been a commodity in modern history which was marketed in great volume that has been subject to such extravagant price extremes as coffee, the SC professor declared.
Twenty-two years ago its price was four cents per pound at export. At present some coffee is 24 times that, or 96 cents per pound.
“The higher the consumer price of coffee goes the lower its quality will be,” Dr. Carus said.
“The lower the price to the consumer, thé'higher the quality.
Bitter and Mild
“This is because all coffee in the world is divided into t\Vo categories:	base (bitter) and
blend (mild). When prices are high more base than blend coffee gets onto the market. When prices are low most of the base coffee doesn’t even get to market.”
Present prices are also due to two factors, the SC professor continued.
“First, natural hazards such as weather have cut the world’s surplus to two million bags. The normal surplus about six years ago was 18 million bags. It ran as high as 50 to 60 million bags at one time. We would have a surplus of five million bags at present if frost had not killed the first new plantings in 30 years in Brazil about four years ago. Last year’s plantings were also killed.
First Time
“Secondly, for the first time in history it has been possible to buy coffee surplus futures in full. Commission houses can now monopolize coffee. There is no longer a true surplus so far as purchases of stocks are concerned. They are all committed by future sales.
“Surplus used to mean all the unsold coffee in the world. Now it is merely the excess of bags beyond that being currently consumed.”
Despite all the increases in price, the SC professor said, roasters, packers and sellers are making only five cents more per pound than they did when coffee sold for 30 cents per pound.
Women Needed As Secretaries
The charming and glamorous ASSC Vice President wants you!
Sign up now!
Before any men rush to put their name on the dotted line, it should be mentioned that Bobette Bentley, ASSC “Veep” is interested only in women students who wish to work as secretaries in the ASSC vice president’s office.
The sign up list is in room 328 of the Student Union Building. Deadline for applying is Friday, Feb. 19.
Professor Says Molotov's Plan Is Dangerous
Russian Foreign Minister Molotov’s current Pan-European collective security proposal would if adopted put Western European nations in danger of “sacrificing the gains they have made,” Political Science department Chairman Dr. J. E. Harley said yesterday.
Harley’s sentiments on the Soviet 50-year plan seenaai-to- parallel those of British Foreign Minister Anthony Eden, who yes terday called the Russian plan “a modern Monroe Doctrine for Europe.”
System of Cooperation
Harley said that the “dynamic system of cooperation” now devel oping among European nations would probably be “buried” under the Russian proposal, which would exclude the United States from European defense and destroy both the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Defense Community.
“Much progress has been made toward parallel developments in the economic and political fields and toward a European Defense Community,” Harley said. “Would this splendid work be sacrificed and buried in a quest for a Euro pean-wide 50-year plan, as proposed by the Russians?”
Industrial Progress
Harley said that the spectacular industrial progress of postwar Europe points toward a growing pattern of cooperation by West ern European countries. “The European coal and steel community is already a going concern, he said.
Official
Librarian Jobs Offered In June
Librarian positions are open to all SC students who will complete library science courses by June 30, 1954, the United States Civil Service Commission announced recently.
Applications for the positions paying $3410 a year must be received in the commission’s office at 630 Sansome Street, San Francisco by March 1, 1954.
Notice
Students expecting to complete requirements for teaching, administration, or other credentials with the university recommendation or verification on June 12, 1954, should apply from Feb. 8 through Feb. 17.
Applications are available in room 357 Administration Building from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. The deadline for returning them is Friday, Feb. 19.
Applications will be processed in the order in which they are
returned. Those not returned to
the credential office by Feb. 19 will be too late for June credentials.
Signed:
Dean, School of Education
Professor Named Top Personality; Program Lauded
by Joe Halperin and Ruth Ross
Dr. Frank C. Baxter, the man who made Shakespeare & household word throughout Southern California through the CBS television program, “Shakespeare on TV,” last night wa* presented two coveted Emmy awards for the best local public affairs show and the outstanding male perfotoer at the sixth annual Academy of Television Arts and Sciences A-wards banquet at the Hollywood Palladium,
The genial English professor, known as the Bard of SC, received a tremendous ovation from more than 1300 actors, producers, writers, and technicians as he mounted the stage to receive the gold figurines.
Probably the most neophyte of all the television personalities present, Dr. Baxter captivated the professional gathering when he said upon receiving the first award,
Shakespeare Absent
“I regret to announce that the man who made all this possible is incapacitated at the present time and cannot be here to receive the award. I refer, of course, to Mr.
William Shakespeare.
“May I also add that I had a very good writer.”
Moments later, Dr. Baxter was again honored with the Hollywood achievement award as the outstanding local male performer on television, to which the glib-tongued professor quipped,
“Did you ever get the feeling that you were doing something that you know you did before?”
,	Second	Emmy
Proudly accepting the second Emmy, Dr. Baxter said,
“William would sure be proud today,” and he walked off the stage amid shouts of bravo and overwhelming applause.
Dr. Baxter, a professor at SC since 1930, conducts the “Shakespeare on TV” course every Saturday morning at 11 on Channel 2. This program was begun last fall and is the first course to be given over TV in Southern California for full college credit.
Originated by John E. Fields, vice-president in charge of development, the program mas more than a year in planning with CBS. The station produces the show in cooperation with the telecommunications depa r t m e n t headed by William H. Sener.
Through his work in television,
Dr. Baxter has become something of a national figure. He was interviewed by Alistair Cooke on the “Omnibus” television program, and was recently the principal subject of an article in Life on educational TV.
Other Awards “Shakespeare on TV” has also won other awards. The program won the 1953 Sylvania award for educational television and the 11th annual distinguished achievement award from TV-Radio Life magazine as the best new local educational television program to start in 1953.
Dr. Baxter’s television program
DR. FRANK C. BAXTER
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is characterized by his comparisons linking Shakespeare with the present, his colorful choice of words, enthusiastic sense of humor, and a willingness to dramatize.
Shakespeare’s plays should be “a living experience,” he believes. And through the medium of television, Dr. Baxter trys to show that there is “wisdom, truth, beauty and pleasure to be found in reading plays together.”
“You should see some of the letters I’ve been getting. We have people enrolled from all walks of life and from ages 16 to 91. What they most often say is ¡something like this:
“ ‘I didn’t get to finish school. I know I missed a lot. Your program reminded me of all those things I’ve missed, and it has made me want to read more, I feel as if I have started in on my education again.’ ”
Dr. Baxter has had an extensive American and European educational background at the University of Pennsylvania and at Trinity College, Cambridge University, England. He was formerly associated with the faculties of the University of Pennsylvania and Swarthmore College.
He is a member and former president of the SC chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, first president of the SC faculty senate, and a member of numerous professional and academic societies. During World War I he served in the Medical Corps of the American Expeditionary Forces.
This spring’s series of “Shakespeare on TV” will cover “Henry V,” "Much Ado About Nothing,” and “Hamlet.” The registration fee has been cut to $12 for those taking the course for college credit.
YMCA Sponsors Carnival To Raise Funds Tonight
by Ruth Ross
A carnival atmosphere will surround the YMCA-sponsored International Festival tonight with vendors shouting for business and the skillful proving their ability
at pitching pennies and throwing darts.
The festival is being held at the University Methodist Church
Social Hall from 6 p.m. to midnight with booths open from 6 until 9. Entertainment and dancing will complete the evening.
Highlighting the activities will be a program of international mu-
CARNIVAL TONIGHT—Four members of the YMCA talk over
Plans for tonight's International Festival at the University Methodist Church Social Hall. Above trophies will be awarded to two best entries by carripus organizations. Left to right, Jerry Andes, Mohammed Aman, Chuck Donovan, Clark Rogers
sic and dancing. Gilda Vasconcelos, Brazilian student at Pepper-dine College, will dance a Brazilian Frevo and Samba. Nasrin Hekmat, Iranian music major at SC, will sing two Persian songs, and Mohammad Aman will play
an Afghanistanian musical instrument.
Among the booths sponsored by campus organizations is one which will serve seek kabab, similar to shesh kabab, and palev, a special kind of rice. Both dishes will be prepared by Mohammad Aman, president of the Intercultural Club, and Asif Zahir.
Trophy Competition
Campus groups are in competition for two trophies to be awarded during the evening. One is being given for the best fraternity entry and the other for the best independent entry.
Entries will be judged on the basis of beauty, originality, simplicity, and inexpensiveness, according to Chuck Donovan, YMCA president. Last year’s winners were Acacia fraternity and Westminister Club.
Judges will be Robert G. Waldo, interfratemity coordinator, Harry K. Nelson, student activities adviser, Clinton A. Neyman, University Chaplain, and Dr. and Mrs. Albert F. Zech, counselor of
men and foreign student adviser»