The Second Babe Ruth
Southern
Cal i-forrMa
DAILY
TROJAN
VOL XLVIII
72
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1956
NO. 56
UCLA Nested Commies, Senate Hearing Uncovers
MECHANICAL MESS
Daily Influx of New Autos Creates Problem for SC
By BILL BLANKENSHIP
We all know that Los Angeles County has more automobiles than any other county in the nation. Because of this, SC, nestled in the middle, of this mechanized mess, has a tremendous prohlem keeping; the thousands of cars that come here each day from creating safety problems.
Rut we seem to forget that Los Angeles in general and SC in particular aren't the only communities which have advanced beyond the horse and buggy age. Other communities and colleges are dealing with the problem of the automobile on campus and we can learn much from their situations and experience!?.
Traffic Committee
The manner in which a student uses his car away from the campus is a matter to be regulated hy state laws But here in the area of the campus there are manv improvements in traffic safety that coujd he made if we had a committee formed of students and administrators, to try some of the ideas used on other campuses throughout the country.
At the University of Illinois, a student committee compiles traffic regulations. parking space information and information describing the amount of time allowed for parking on all
streets in the campus area. The students boil down the official language of the city and state to a digestable report on what is expected of a student and his car in the campus area and also on what rights they have that they may not realize.
This report is distributed at each registration and has been found to be an effective means of keeping students constantly aware of traffic problems around the campus.
A recently enacted state statute authorizes the Florida State University, University of Florida and Florida A&M to cooperate with city police in judicial action. This legislation gives authority to student traffic courts to handle traffic fines on violations incurred in the campus area, but also gives authorization to take anything to the city court that the traffic court and disciplinary committee Can't handle.
Self-Regulation Trend
The University of Wisconsin has a similar arrangement with city police. In fact, the trend in large universities is toward self-regulation.
Though some people, administrators and students alike, think that this is just another unpleasant, time-consuming chore imposed upon already overworked university people, most educators feel that the traffic prob-
lems affects the university seriously enough to be a full-time job.
The worried educators realize that university traffic affects two important things: registration and public relations.
Morning Battles
No student enjoys getting up early to drive to a school where he will have to fight for a space in an over-crowded parking lot or on a busy street where he will have a difficult time parking and at the same time keep from being hit by other traffic-crazed students exceeding the speed limits on all sides of him. In short, a campus where unsafe traffic conditions exist is unattractive to a prospective student.
Also, residents living in a university area or businessmen trying to make a living there sometimes get extremely antagonistic. Parking spaces are principally usurped by the student vehicle ard there is usually a constant ripple of outrage through a university district over the infractions of speed laws.
All these problems of other campuses apply equally to SC, and it would be to the university’s advantage to take some time to examine and try’ some of the techniques used on other campuses to promote automobile safetv.
Trojan Caravan Director Resigns To Become San Diego Executive
Allen A. Arthur, originator and director of the Trojan Caravans, will leave his public relations position with the university Dec. 19 to accept the position of executive director of the San Diego Convention and Tourist Bureau.
Arthur, whose work for the university on the Diamond Jubilee promotion and the Trojan Caravans has received wide acclaim in Southland public rela tions circles, was selected for the San Diego p;)siiion from a field of 17. The announcemti t was made by the executive committee ol the bureau.
Graduated C um Laude
An SC alumnus, Arthui was graduated cum laude in 1951 with devices in advertising and industrial psychology. Upop graduation he went to Las Vegas. Nev., where he served as publicist at the Flamingo Hotel for two and one-haif years.
He left the desert resort community to dnect the promotion activities for the university’s Diamond Jubilee anniversary jear.
It was at *his time Anhur began sending caravans of prominent SC personalities into the Southlanu communities to stimulate alumni activities ana local interest.
Lcgeadary F ;;ure
In hs um.’.g.^uate davs, Arthur	c a i^enaary fig-
ure. Ht aeit. two positions or the ASSJ Sc.mte ~.multaneous-ly by vn..uc w b^wig veteians representative as weu as president of Alpha Phi Omega.
He received the scroll ol honor for two years running for outstanding so;vice to the stu deni boavf aui wts elected to Beta Gamma Sigma. Alpaa Delta Siigina. Apna Kappa Fsi and Blue Key. He edited the1
World Affairs Institute Sets Hopeful Note
Hoffman Says Red Dream Is Gone
By DAVID C. HENLEY Daily Trojan City Editor
PASADENA — A note of optimism was sounded at the second day’s meeting of the Institute of World Affairs meeting here by Paul .G. Hoffman, United States delegate to tbe United States, when he stated last night that the dream of empire cherished by Lonin. Stalin, Krushchev "and their henchmen” has been shattered because of the growing popularity of Titoism among Russia’s satellites and a seething unrest • among the middle class of the Iron Curtain countries.
Hoffman, speaking at the evening session held in the ballroom of the Hunt ington-Sheraton Hotel, said that the great popularity for President Tito of Yugoslavia, not only in Tito’s own country but in the Russian satellites as well, “has wrecked their (Russia's) plans to build a chain of buffer states completely subservient to the Russian leadership.”
"Trustworthy and subservient satellites were essential to a realization of the Communists to Russianize the world,” Hoffman
believes.
“Stalin thought that during the decade following the end of World War II it would be possible by persuasion, or purges when necessary, to make completely loyal Communists of the Poles, the East Germans, thf Rumanians, the Czechs, the Hun-I garians, and the people of other ; satellite countries.”
This did not happen, however, Hoffman said.
The people in the satellite nations. he stated, instead of accepting Russian rule, have come to have increasing hatred of it. j And this is true even of the j Commu n i s t s themselves, he added.
In each of these Iron Curtain countries, a smaller percentage of voters were for the Communist candidates than ever before.
As far as Tito’s popularity is concerned. Huffman attributes it to the leadersh p, due to his independent principles, which he exerts over the Russian satellites.
And this independence of Tito’s, Hoffman stated, is due to American military and financial aid in the form of $1 billion.
Turning to the unrest among the Russian or*ople, Hoffman said the situation within this country “is far from happv so far as the present leadership is concerned.”
“The Communist Party itself is split wide open by the supporters and nonsupporters of the present leadership. I am told that among the younger leaders there is a growing abhorrence of these old revolutionaries whose hands are covered with the blood of a dozen purges.”
* “Perhaps,” he continued, “there is a growing idea that the purgers ought to be purged.” he said.
This Communist Party split in (Continued on page 4)
CHIEF PARKER PRAISES DT YWCA Was Front ON TRAFFIC SAFETY WORK For Organizations
For the past several years the Los Angeles Police Department has been aware of the excellent job the Daily Trojan has done in its pre-Christmas traffic safety campaigns and the department has been proud to assist in this extremely worthwhile activity.
December is traditionally a month of increased traffic hazards because of inclement weather, driver and pedestrian holiday preoccupation, heavy concentrations of business area traffic and the added ingredient of a'cohol. This year December assumes an even greater importance because Los Angeles traffic deaths have taken an alarming rise—more than eighteen per cent compared to the same period in 1955.
Students of this university are to be commended for their past response to community appeals for lawful traffic behavior. I earnestly suggest that you make your New Year’s resolutions early and include one to embody voluntary compliance with all traffic regulations.
Sincerely,
William H. Parker
Chief of L.A. Police Department
By JIM BYLIN
Proof exists that Communist organizations used the UCLA YWCA as a front for their gatherings, Bruin Dean of Students Milton E. Hahn admitted yesterday before the first heaping of the State Senate Committee on Un-American Activities investigating Red infiltration on the
Bruin campus.
Senate to Hear Yule Program at Meet
Report
Biologist Will Relate Details of Exotic Trip
PAUSE IN PACKING—Allen A. Arthur points to San Diego where he will assume the position of Executive Director of San Diego's Convention and Tourist Bureau Dec. 9. The map shows various California cities to which Arthur has taken the Trojan Caravans since their origination.
student handbook and Wampus 1 a staunch independent in un-
magazine as well.
In an effort to stimulate Wampus sales on the UCl.a campus Arthur arrr.ngea to* leaflets to be handed out to Bruin students.
dergraduate days who fell short of winning the ASSC presidency in a three-way run-off election, Arthur was made a member of Alpha Tau Omega social fraternity in February of this year.
Rebel Revolt To Be Aired By Y Panel
A panel on the problem of the Hungarian Revolution, featuring two men with experience in the problems of Europe, will be held today -at noon in the YWCA.
The YWCA World, Nation and You Committee will host Peter Toma, assistant teacher in the political science department, and Dr. Helmut Bader, assistant teacher in general studies.
Because the YWCA committee feels that it’s important to understand the reasons behind the Hungarian revolt, each instructor will answer questions after a brief summary of Hungarian history by Chairman Fran Kaplan.
Miss Kaplan said, “The program today offers a wealth of information and interest to all students on this campus. Everyone is invited.”
A three months expedition to South America will be the topic of discussion by Mr. Kenneth L. Stager at the Biology Club’s first meeting of the semester today at 4:15 in 352 Science.
Stager, of the Los Angeles Museum and the SC Biology department, will illustrate his lecture with colored slides. He participated in the south-of-the-border expedition for the museum, where he has been Cu-
and Mammals
UN Group To Be Chosen From Essayists
Ten SC students will be in the Israeli delegation at the Model UN convention at Stanford University April 10 to 14.
Who are they?
The question isn’t decided yet but it will be tomorrow after-
rator of Birds since 1946.
Recipient of an A.B. in Biology from UCLA and a master’s degree from SC, Stager is now teaching both elementary and advanced courses in Ornithology (science of birds) at Troy.
Expedition Stagers Covering more than 1200 miles of Brazil, Stager’s expedition advanced from Sao Paulo to the headwaters of the Rio Tocantins in the state of Goiaz.
The Rio Tocantins, about 1000 miles from the Amazon, drains noon at 4 when 45 students who into that large river.	j have already applied for posi-
Among the biologists accom- tions on the delegation take an panying Stager was Dr. Yale exam jn 208 FH to determine the Dawson, prominent research as-:	seiection
sociate with Allan Hancock Foundation. Also assisting the explorers were two specialists from the National Museum at Rio de Janeiro, including a herpetologist (reptile and amphibian expert) and an ornithologist (bird specialist).
Modern equipment was utilized on the jungle trip, including several large trucks, jeeps and refrigerating units. Stager concentrated . mainly on collection of tropical birds and mammals, while other museum staff members on the trip collected insects and plants.
Bread in the Wilderness Among the numerous birds obtained, and scheduled to be shown this afternoon, were brightly colored toucans. Tropical hummingbirds were found feeding on nectar in the jungle, and unusual finches were discovered in shades of red, orange, yellow, green and blue.
Other expedition findings were giant blue parrots, tropic woodpeckers, exotic trogon and co-tinga birds, niohtjars and goat suckers, a variety known for its nocturnal insect-eating habits.
Another novel discovery was a series of a bird species of Brazil called ant thrusnes, originally described by a German I members of the delegation, prince over 100 years ago.
Prince Maximilian ofWied-Neu-weid, an enthusiastic naturalist, noted these animals on one of his many expeditions. They bad not been seen again until Stager’s visit to Brazil.
All students interested in the various aspects of biology are urged to attend the meeting by club sponsor, Dr. Thomas Pray and last year’s president, Bernard Butterworth.
Essay Type Exam
The exam is an essay type test covering Israeli history, government and international relations.
It is based not only on knowledge of facts and details but also on effort and interest of those examined.
Glen Hollinger, president of the International Relations School which has been requested by the ASSC to handle the competition, requests that all men and women who are taking the exam bring a blue book and a pen or pencil.
Colleges on the Pacific Coast will each represent one country at the Model UN convention. Current problems and business will be handled just as it is in the UN.
Expenses Partly Paid
Those who are selected to the delegation will have part of their expenses paid by the university and will attend regular meetings starting Friday. The Friday meeting is in 218 SU at 12:30 p.m.
Hollinger and Daily Trojan City Editor David C. Henley have already been selected as
By MARILEE MILROY
A final report on the Christmas show for underprivileged children will be presented tomorrow night at the senate meeting to be held at 6:30 and not at the usual 7 p.m. time.
Approximately 1250 children will attend the show called “Magic Christmas” after having dinner at the dormitories and various houses on the row. They will I receive gifts from Santa Claus ] (Joe Cerrell) after seeing the performance.
Barbara Irvine and Chet Davis have been working since last ! summer on the production and ; will present the report on their I activities.
Permanent Christmas Show
“There will be a motion made to make the Christmas show a permanent part of the constitution.” said Carl Terzian. student body president.
A special committee will then have the job of working all year round on the show.
A prelimin^y report on the election evaluation committee which analyzes and evaluates the election procedures of the senate, will be given by the chairman, Cluny Denholm.
The report contains recommendations for changing the amount of paper work, money and effort.
The final report of this committee is scheduled for January, and will contain by-law and amendment recommendations to the present constitution.
Totton J. Anderson, professor of political science, is the adviser for the committee.
Reception Report
Bill Teaford, graduate students representative, is to give a reception committee report on that group’s conferences with Carl Terzian and Dean Raymond Kendall of the School of Music. The result of the conferences is that a series of classical concerts are proposed to be an annual function.
Dale Zeigler. chairman of the Recognition Committee, which receives the organizational forms from organizations wishing recognition on campus, will remind those that failed to send these forms that they are excluded from publicity in the Daily Trojan and El Rodeo and may not meet on campus.
A by-law amendment making the chairman of Troy Camp a non-voting member of the Senate is the only old business. The new business will be to appoint a co-chairman to assist the present Troy Camp chairmgj-i, Bill Jackson.
Dean Hahn explained that since the university has-* a policy of sanctioning no political or religious activities the Commies took advantage of the Y for their own benefits since that group allows anyone to speak there.
In his testimony Hahn brought out the fact that the Communists financed through the student division of the Labor Youth League, their own publication. The Observer.
It was written by persons expelled from the staff of the Daily Bruin, L’CLA’s campus newspaper, and was usually passed out at school events, such as at football games, by students from other schools so they wouldn't be recognized by the Bruin student body.
Daily Bruin Writer
When quizzed on names known to have worked for the Communists at UCLA by the chief counsel for the committee. Atty Richard E. Combs, he admitted knowing Helen Eddleman.
It was brought out that she was the Communist political writer of the Daily Bruin and a member of the Communist Party by her own admission and afterwards wrote for the People’s Daily Worker.
Dean Hahn also presented statistics of Red material appearing in the DB and termed 1949-1950 as the worst year when 1969 column inches of Communist literature was printed. This, he said, “was a very conservative estimate.”
Other Also Mentioned
Other organizations mentioned in the hearing were the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Carver Club. These negro clubs were termed unrecognized by the university and are believed to have come under Communist support after opening membership to whites.
Atty. Combs announced that a "witness in today's hearings will be Franklin Williams, an executive officer for the NAACP. and Combs said that “he should make an interesting witness.
Red Groups in Decrease
Dean Hahn, who has been at UCLA since 1948, stated that the Communist groups have been decreasing since 1953 when they were discovered.
In the afternoon session of the State Comimttee, the circumstances surrounding the mysterious April 20 death of Bruin Graduate Student Sheldon Abrams was delved into by Atty. Combs.
Abrams’ room was found strewn with literature pertaining to Lenin. Marxist, Stalin, Trotsky, Communism and Socialism.
The coroner’s office at the time listed the death as accidental carbon onoxide poisoning, but Atty. Combs said after the hearing adjourned that “In my opinion. I think he was killed. (Continued on page 4)
Sorority Pictures Due for El Rod
El Rodeo sorority candid photos and information forms must be turned into the yearbook office, 326 SU, no later than Friday, announced Lolita Kennedy, sorority editor.
Readings To Feature Frank Baxter
SC Gets a Senate Probe Too; ASSC to Investigate Library
Dr. Frank Baxter, professor of English and nationally known | radio and television literature commentator, will present the 18th annual Christmas reading in Bovard auditorium at 8 p m tomorrow night.
Religious and light selections will be on Dr. Baxter's agenda for this admission-free, public event. Organ music will be played by Dr. Irene Robertson, associate professor of music, starting at 7:30 p.m.
Sponsored by the ASSC Coun - | “There will be no extensions, cil on Religion, Wes Fisher and I and the forms with glossy snap- Lynne Morgan, council presi-shots must be in to receive rov- dent and vice president respec erage in the annual,” said Miss tively, will introduce Dr. Bax-Kennedy.	I ter.
By JOE JARES
Defects in the service at Doheny Memorial Library will be uncovered by a planned survey of student opinion, according to Senator-at-large Walt Williams, chairman of the ASSC Senate Library' Service Committee.
The committee, aided by representatives from the marketing department and the School of Library Science, has drawn up a questionnaire in rough form.
This preliminary questionnairp will be presented to 60 library users to gather impressions which will provide ideas for improvement. The results from the preliminary questionnaire will be used to improve the final questionnaire.
Following Christmas vacation. Williams and his committee will present the final questionnaire
j to 300 library users. The forms j will be handed out in the library | and personally supervised.
When the ASSC Senate Com-. mittee deciphers the results and ! decides what should be done, recommendations will be made to the Faculty Library Committee.
Members besides Walt Williams of the Senate Committee are David Henley, Daily Trojan city Editor; Dardie Schaeffer, senator-at-large Stan Miller, former Homecoming chairman: William Forrest, president of School of Library Science and Mary Ann Hammett, Amazons.
The action of the Senate in forming a committee came about as a direct result of a series in the Daily Trojan on the poor conditions in the library.
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