ICELANDIC NEWSMAN NOTES SCHOOLS, FILMS
Editor's note: This is the second in a series of articles by DT Special Assignment Reporter Edna Johnson on her interview with journalists of NATO nations visiting the I’nited States.
By EDNA JOHNSON While talking with Icelandic newsman Sievaldi Hjaimarsson (around whom yesterday's article centered), a second member of NATO Leaders Project, Group I (1957) shyly walked in and asked to be Introduced. He was Sverre Herstad of Trondheim, Norway, editor of Adresseavi-
“Students in Norway are very much like students in America,” he answered when I asked the question. “Students of all countries are alike.” This was Herstad's first trip to America, too.
“Our people know America so well,” he said. "But you know little about us.” The Icelander agreed. Both thought that people in small countries are international
minded. They look to the world.
“The large percentage of films we see are American,’’ the Norwegian went on. “But how many Americans see Norwegian films? In fact, outside of a few art theatres, your people see very few foreign films.”
I was going to suggest that they send us more films but thought it might get me in bad with the film industry. I was going to counter with the statement that we have plenty of foreign actors, but remembered that we had none (to my knowledge) of the two countries under discussion. I changed the subject to schools.
“We haven’t seen much of your schools,” said Herstad. “but we did see Harvard. It is very British in style. I would say Boston is the most British city in America. Your newspapers? They have a different style. Such huge headlines! Your reporters work very hard.”
I suddenly realized I was tired. But I
wanted his first impressions.
“One of my first impressions was the abundance of fruit. I was a prisoner of the Nazis for several years and how I longed for fruit. After the liberation, when a shipment of canned fruit came in from America, Norway had a big celebration. It was a national holiday.”
“Of course the most noticeable thing here is the large amount of cars.
Your traffic and parking problems are bad but ours are worse. Automobiles came upon us suddenly and the old cities were not prepared. We have not yet caught up with road building and freeways.”
He had an engagement and hurried off with apologies and a warm handshake. I returned to Iceland. This time to employment and industry.
“Our industry is mostly fishing,” Hjaimarsson answered. “We process and export to all the world. We have one economy for export, one for domestic use. We
also import many products. Our standard of living is very high. We’ve had full employment for many years.”
I took a fresh pencil and a deep breath. Then I plunged in:
“America and Iceland have always been great friends,” I started. “I hope it will always be that way.”
“Iceland has always been definitely for NATO,” he assured me. “There has never been any dispute on our part about that. As for the bases, well, many Icelanders do not want to have bases. You see, we have no army. We cannot afford to take risks. But we do have foreign troops. There was a little dispute last year about American troops. But after the Hungarian tragedy we have learned something. We decided to let the troops remain. You see,” he said with some sadness, “I cannot talk much about these things. I am here to take care of non-political matters. What I say is just an individual opinion.”
I assured him our readers would take it that way.
“We have an old culture,” he said wistfully. “Our language is very old. Our culture has survived the upheavals of the last fifty years. And it will survive the future. We do not want to endanger it.” “Iceland has always been air-conscious,” he said. “We make trips to the United States, Norway, Denmark. Luxembourg, Germay and Britain. We make more than seven trips a week. We even go from one place to another in Iceland by plane.” “You must remember,” he said, • are three times as big as Holland.” Tax!* had arrived for their next trip. We saict goodbye.
As I passed the desk the switchboard operator leaned out to tell me all the men were “such gentlemen.” Hamlin Buchman, the hotel owner said he had never had a finer bunch of guests. I agreed with both.
SC s Debaters To Seek Win At West Point
Croutch and Miller Leave Tomorrow
Southern
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VOL XLVIII
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1957
NO. Ill
repre-
p west coast at the West National Championship
Croutch and Mike Miller miorrow on the first lap cross country trip, hiirh-bv tournaments at Notre
rhe talkative Trojans compet-m it h students from 15 coles and universities from Cal-rnia. Arizona, Nevada and ah to earn the coveted bid. deceiving the other two posi-ns as representatives of wesT-i I'nited States were teams m San Diesro State College 1 the University of Redlands.
747 of 880 Points "he qualifying contest, held I weekend at the University Nevada, pitted SC against iperdine College, San Diego te College. Humboldt State lege, the University of Neva-Rri^ham Young University. I University of Arizona, and i ita Barbara State College.
Tie SC team scored 747 points i of a maximum of ROO to n the West Point bid.
Fourth Trojans routeh and Miller will be the "th SC team to attend West nt in that tournaments 11 r history. Ro Janson and Jim th were the last Trojan team "ompote there, losing in the iminary rounds in 1954. Cal-nia has not won Ihe contest j
Model UN To Greet 900;
Stanford to Host Delegates
fe-1—	jTroy-lsraelis
| Ready for Big JKSSlPw Verbal Clash
>en the University :>ok top honors, at the contest, will be 32 teams the United States, am from the West iy who won their ?nt last year and ; defending cham-
on their chances ate Squad Cap-id that “if we're :i a preliminary
nll-ir test.
t is a little overco idmonished Miller, as Dr.
McBath reported that norale has never been
Warmup Contests
to the West Point com-. the team will compete colleees. from as far Dartmouth and the ; of Florida, at the National Invitational in on Anril 11-12. succeeding week, thev id the Tau Kappa Al-mal Tournament in In-where they will vie 'olleges for the cham->f this national speech This contest was last by SC in 1935. when ich and Seyom Brown place.
series of exhibition de- I h universities in the | area, the team will | to New York for the i ant West Point con-
PARTY HOPPER—Harvey, a giant Flemish rabbit, was the hit of the Easter Party given 80 blind children by SC's Greater University Committee. The party, held on the lawn near
Doheny library, included an Easter egg hunt, and of course Harvey stole the show.
Ravi Shankar To Play Sitar
"Music of India." a program featuring Ravi Shankar in a sitar concert, accompanied by other native Indian instruments, will be presented by the Indian Students Association at 8:30 p.m.. Sunday in Bovard Auditorium.
Shankar, who comes to SC after winning high acclaim frcm music critics in New York, London and Paris, was music director of All India Radio for more than eight years. He will be accompanied by Chatur Lai on the Tabla (Indian drums) and Nodu C. Mullick on the tam-boura, a native Indian instrument.
BIC BUNNY
Harvey the Hare Helps Party Hop
Harvey, a large, gentle rabbit, and Gazzi Khankan, an International Relations major from Arabia stole the show Saturday at the Greater University Committee’s Easter Party for the Foundation for the Junior Blind.
Harvey, who was brought to the party by Joanne Miner, a member of the Greater
University Committee. is a stein story. Dick Lipp, who play-Flemish giant which is a varie- ed the accordian and sang ty of rabbit only slightly smal- rhythm and blues songs, Botty ler than a Shetland pony.	Morales, who sang “Chantez”
Ha was squeezed, petted, pul- and “How Much is That Doggy led and hauled by the children in the Window”, Rich Amerian, and behaved amiably, kicking who taught the children “Fight
Citizenship Discussed At Regional NSA Meet
their
own entertainment also. Two girls sang “Que Sera”, a 12-year old boy who has bean blind since the age of three played the piano, and an 18-vear-old high school boy studying to be a minister lead the group in singing “Swing Low” and the “Camp Fire Song.”
Bv LEONA tiOLDSTEIV
ping Citizenship in the al Community” was p of the regional as-tho National Students n. held Friday. Satur-
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day and Sunday on the SC campus.
Officers were elected, resolutions wvre passed and student problems were discussed at the assembly, the first large NSA meeting hosted by SC.
Dr. Phillip Schlessinger of Los Angelas City College told delegates Friday night of the critical naed for citizenship evaluation in the local and national community.
a crying need not tical awareness on the citizens but for in our political in-
laid the LACC h;s-
l)ehalf of leadership
stitutions.'
Former NSA President Al Lowenstein addressed delegates at the Saturday night banquet.
Commenting on the Hungarian situation. Ixiwenstein stressed that the idea of freedom is not lost in the minds ot youth behind the Iron Curtain, even though they have felt the weight of indoctrination iince early childhood.
“Hungary and Poland are sonations of
only once. Rich Amerian, chair- ; On".
man of the party said that Har- The children presented vey was “the biggest rabbit I've ever seen.”
Khankan was on his way to the libarary to study when he saw tha children hunting for Easter eggs on the library lawn.
Instead of going on into the library, he stayed outside and helped with the children and later lead everyone in singing “Alouette.”
Approximately 80 children, ranging in age from 6 to 21, attended the party. In the morning the younger children participated in an Easter egg hunt and the older ones went on tours of the campus.
Featured on the program were Bill Teaford, president of the Graduate School, who played the piano. Chuck Brady, who pla\vd “Trumpeter’s Lullaby” and the prelude to “Parade of the Wooden Soldiers” on the trumpet accompanied by Bob La Fontaine,
Lee Rafner. who gave imper-well-known per-
Official
Notice
(Continued on Page 4) 1 sonalities and told a Franken-
The Easter recess will be from Monday, April 15 through Saturday, April 20, 1957. Classes will be resumed Monday, April 22.
All Administrative offices will be closed Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20, 1957.
Earl C. Bolton Robert I). Fisher A. S. Raubenheimer
Grad Croup Consults IFC
SC Interfraternity Alumni Adviser's Association presented three proposals to the IFC at the annual IEAA-IFC dinner held last Thursday at the Tau Kappa Epsilon house.
The fraternity alumni group proposed:
1.	All fraternity social events should be limited to within 100 miles of SC.
2.	Fraternity sponsored Homecoming floats should be discontinued in favor of house decorations.
3.	The administration should be asked to withold the grades
| of fraternity brothers who have I not paid their room and board : bills within a reasonable length ! of time.
IFC members put thumbs i down on the 100 mile limit for | social outings, according to | Chuck Swan, president of IFC. He stated that his group wholeheartedly approved the proposed action regarding fraternity men who had accumulated an unreasonable amount of unpaid bills.
This annual dinner is designed to promote an atmosphere of understanding and cooperation among fraternity presidents and their alumni advisers, explained Interfraternity Counselor Larry Courtney. He noted 'that the IFAA proposals were not laws, but just ideas presented by the alumni to the IFC for consideration.
Courtney hopes to see more frequent meetings and closer cooperation between alumni advisers and IFC members in the near future. Liaison groups composed of representatives from both organizations is one proposed solution in circulation at the present.	I
By DAVID C. HENLEY
STAN FORD UNIVERSITY. Palo Alto—A trio of Israelis, better known as Trojans from SC, arrived at the Stanford campus early this morning — the first delegates of an expected 900 who will jam the mammoth Memorial Theater here for the seventh annual session of the Model United Nations.
Although most of the officials connected with the MUN were asleep when the SC group arrived. the few students from Stanford and other colleges and I universities the contingent were j able to contact did not in the ! least allay any of the Trojans’ j fears about the six-day meeting ; of the Model UN.
“Out to Get You”
From all quarters, the SC group has been hearing the same theme: “The Arabs and the neutrals are out to get you.”
For the Trojan Israeli group, representing in all probability the most controversial and slighted nation in the world today, will have its hands full warding off the certain-to-come blows from her Arabian enemies and other countries such as India and Indonesia who are “out to get Israel.”
<iet Top Priority The SC group did have some good news, however, upon reaching Stanford here today. It learned that its peace proposal calling on Egypt to "refrain from the use of belligerence and ‘Rights of War’ against Israel will get top priority when brought before the MUX’s Poli- j tical and Security Committee.
Although not openly stated, the SC delegation has learned it undoubtedly will obtain “special treatment” here by Stanford, i the host school and chairman of I all the MUN’s committees, because “The Farm" represented Israel at. the last MUN held at j Oregon State University at Cor-valis.
However, this expected atti- I tude could change at a moment’s ! notice, depending upon the caprices of the particular 6tudents j (Continued on Page 4) I
OFF HE GOES—Cadet Airman 2/C J. B. Runion was awarded AFROTC Cadet of the Month honors. The freshman from Phoenix, Ariz., was the recipient of the American Legion Outstanding Field Grade Officer Award while in high school. His major at SC is physical sciences and Slavic studies and he plans a career of serving in the diplomatic corps or intelligence branch of the Air Force.
GOSSIP, GIRL. CLERGYMAN
Susannah Opera Closes Tomorrow
After receiving warm reviews over the weekend, the final performance of the west coast premiere of “Susannah,” America's latest entry into the field of opera, will be presented tomorrow night in Bovard Auditorium.
The opera, directed by Dr. Walter Dueloux for the SC School of Music, was greeted ’ —---
Foreign Job Openings To Be Aired
this past weekend as a strong I challenger as The Great American Opera and deserves a longer run.
Knocks Eastern Ferror The Los Angeles Examiner I uas a little cooler in their re-! views, stating that it “justified extensively, but by no means 1 completely the fervor with which l the opera has been hailed in New York and Detroit.”
In praising it for “repeating earlier successes”, the L. A.
Mirror-News asserts it will prove strong competition for foreign composers.
Note Bovard Acoustics The Los Angeles Times, after praising the performances of ested in applying for Foi the cast of 100, criticizes that Service examinations or are “not much of anyone's English sidering it at a later date could be understood, but part of urged to attend.'’ said Dr. Ross that could be attributed to Bo- N. Berkes. director of Interna-vard's reverberant acoustics.” tional Relations.
Reaping the lion's share of the “Jones is a man who fs very praise were Dr- Dueloux who well acquainted with the For-“produced notably excellent re- eign Service,” he said, “having suits.” and Set Designer John served in Munich and Frankfort, Blankenchip, whose sets “were Germany; Paris, France; and a great asset to the produc- ; Monterrey, Mexico in various tion.”	diplomatic capacities.”
“Susannah” will be staged at “The written examination for 8:30 and reserved tickets may the Foreign Service will he held be purchased in the Student on June 24,” he said, “and appli-Union Ticket Office at SI.50, $2 cations must be in by May 1 to and $3.	‘ qualify.”
State Department r tive, William C. Jone speak on career opportuni the U.S. Foreign Service a plain the Foreign Service cer selection process at 2. day in 226 FH.
“All students who are
WORLD NEWS ROUNDUP
England s Queen Elizabeth Given Gay Paris Welcome
From I’nited Press
PARIS — Queen Elizabeth arrived in Paris yesterday to a welcome unrivaled since Allied armies liberated the city from the Nazis in 1944.
Police estimated one crowd alone numbered 250,000 persons The Queen and her husband, the Duke of Edinburg, flew from London yesterday morning for a three-day official visit. They i were greeted at Oily Field b> | President Rene Coty.
After the welcoming ceremo- j nies, the official motorcade \ drove into Paris along a route j lined with thousands of men, | women and ^hildren waving j
[ Union Jacks, tricolors and handkerchiefs.
When the motorcade reached the city limits, Coty, who was riding in the first limousine with the Queen, waved his hand and said: “Madame, Voici Paris.” (Madame, here is Paris.) And from that moment on, Paris was the Queen's.
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I.OS ANtiEI.ES — The District Attorney’s office said yesterday that first-decree murder indictments with possible death penalties would lie sought Wednesday against four men held for the gasoline
fire-bombing that took six lives in a neighborhood bar.
Dep. Dist. Atty. William L Ritzi said the County Grand Jury's Criminal Complaints Committee would be asked tomorrow to make arrangements for a full jury consideration of the case the following day.
“We know the men who did the deed,” Kit/i said. “We know the ma who bought the gas. We know tbe man who threw tbe gas. We know tbe man who threw the match. And we know the men who stood outside.”