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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1959
NO. 77
Major Senate Debate To Hit Floor Tonight
SC PHILOSOPHER
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LOST FLYING SAUCER?-No, it's only an artist's drawing of what the new Les Angeles Sports Arena will look like when
it is completed some time during the summer. It will also be the new home of the-Troian basketball team.
Brackenbury Defends Teaching Methods
In answer to the post-Sput- mentalism has often been con-
By -JOE SALTZMAX	separated	by	the	Easter	vacation
A major ASSC Senate con- schedule.” trpversy over whether or not to j she als0 sajd she did not think schedule spring elections during |
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5C democrats to leeting to aid in a delegation to ate Democractic be held March
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Arizona Lures Troy Debaters
Four SC debaters leave tonight for the University of Arizona's three day Southwest Speech Tournament, held Thursday through Saturday.
Accompanied by .IV" debate director Leah D. Grigsby, the Trojan teams 3 re composed of squad captain Paul Sonnenburg and Alan Fox. Jerri Corbin and Ted Jones.
Top debate squads from the six southwestern states of Ari-rona. California. Colorado. Nevada. New Merico and Texas will be present.
The roughest competition is feared from the Texan teams. University of Houston in particular.
Tribute Paid to Dean for Fast Services at SC
Dr. Arlien Johnson, dean of the SC School of Social Work who is retiring June 30, was honored by more than 450 friends and associates at a dinner held here last night.
Resolutions and scrolls hailing Dr. Johnson's local and national prominence in the field of social work were presented by : County Supervisor Ernest Debs and City Councilman Edward Roybal, on behalf of their respective governing bodies.
She also received a resolution and scroll from Henry Talbot, i president of the Los Angeles chapter of the National Association of Social Workers.
More Gifts
An inscribed silver tray was presented Dr. Johnson by George Nishinaka. representing the School of Social Work's alumni association.
Other gifts included a camera from faculty members of the school, represented by Miss Rose Green, associate professor, and a scrapbook from the student j body.
Surprise Guest
Dr. Johnson's sister. Miss Mildred Cline, a Portland. Ore. librarian. flew here to be a surprise guest at the dinner.
Speakers from the SC administration included Dr. Norman Topping, president; Dr. Alberts. ; Raubenheimer. vice president for ; academic affairs: and Chancellor Rufus B. von KleinSmid. Dr. John Milner, associate professor of social work, was master of ceremonies.
Guests greeted Dr. Johnson at a reception folllowing the dinner.
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Trojan Gets Rich From Vegas Trip
way to go to Las His seat companion on the plane nniless.	i	donated	one	dollar,
verify that state-	Seeks Aid
Percy, the SC den-	He then contacted the Las Ye-
* ho was relieved of gas Sun newspaper who in turn sent to Las Vegas put him in touch with Charlie ay plane ticket. He Khan, publicity agent at El a paid plane ticket Rancho Vegas hotel. i his pocket.	“After	listening to my story
h chairman of Psi the hotel people gave me money essional dental fra- for my fare home and provided kidnaped on Mon- me with some very nice hospi-it to the gambling tality while I was there,” Percy
French Film To Be Shown.
“Children of Paradise” will «»pen the spring series of ‘•Filin Classics” tonight at 8 in H 133.
Single admission tickets for 50 cents can he bought at the door.
Filmed in France in 19+3, “Children of Paradise” was directed by 3Iarcil C’arne and stars Arletty and Jean-Louis Barmrault. When fist released in the U.S., this epic of lfith century Paris was called by Life magazine “The richest and most perfect of films."
Other motion pictures to be presented on future Wednesday nights of the series include Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Thirty-Nine Steps,’’ V ittorio De Sica’s “The Children Are Watching I s,” Leni Riefenstahn’s “Olympia.” Carl Dreyer’s “D a y of Wrath,” Fred Zinnemann’s “Teresa,” Ninolai Ekk’s “The Road to Life,” Frnst Lubitsch’s “The Love Parade,’’ and Andre Cay-atte’s “We Are All Murderers.”
The “Film Classics” program are co-sponsored by the Department of Cinema and the Alpha chapter of Delta Kappa Alpha, the national honorary cinema fraternity.
Dean To Act In TV Court
Orrin Evans, associate dean of the school of Law, will temporarily become a judge tonight when he continues his starring role on Peoples’ Court of Small Claims at 7:30 on Channel 13..
On the docket tonight will be a suit involving artichoke leaves which stopped up a garbage disposal; a suit brought to the court by a frustrated younng man against his ex-fiancee for the return of his engagement dramatic school for false representation; and a suit brought against a destitute family whose house burned down.
'Iodine Goods Cause Goiters/ Catz Warns
More than 500 iodine-containing products that can be bought I in any drug or grocery store may cause goiters if used excessively, Dr. Boris Catz of the SC School of Medicine told members of the California Medical Asso-ciation yesterday in San Fran-
1 cisco.
These‘items include cough syrups, toothpastes, food supplements, some nail polishes and sun tan lotions, drugs to treat asthma and. ulcers and iodine medicines for skin diseases and cuts, he said.
Medical Detectives “The public should be aware of the danger in the excessive use of such products.” Dr. Catz ' said. “Too much iodine in the body will reduce the activity of the thyroid gland.”
"Doctors testing patients for thyroid diseases must almost become detectives to track down the iodine culprit hiding in tubes, jars and bottles in medicine cabinets in every home.” Dr. Catz said, “because no single test of thyroid function is sufficient to make a complete diagnosis.”
“For example, the standard test for the amount of protein-bound blood will be abnormal if the patient is getting too much iodine from drug store items, or has liver or kidney diseases or is pregnant,” he said.
Several Tests A combination of several tests of thyroid function should be used. They include a measurement of the uptake of radioactive iodine by the thyroid gland, a basal metabolism test and measurement of the amount of fat and thyroxine in the blood.
“There are many tricks in the diagnosis of thyroid diseases,” Dr. Catz said. "Doctors in general practice and those specializing in internal medicine must spend a lot of time with their patients and do detective work to get the proper information and diagnosis.
sidered part of pragmatism. Dr. j Brackenbury explained. This , might be due to Dewey’s claim that the truth of a theory can only be known from the way that theory works in practice.
"Dewey is usually pictured,” I Dr. Brackenbury pointed out, “as an important philosopher who took an interest in education.” He went on to mention that “few, if any, philosophers j have ever taken as much in- j terest in education as Dewey j did.”
Progressive Education
Turning to progressive education of the “child centered” ; Educators are	now	looking ' school, the lecturer went on to
elsewhere for	their	guides and j say that this group misinter-
ideas as a	result,	he explained. \ preted Dewey and “really owe |
continuing	to	add	to	Dewey’s j their theories to Philosopher
original work. “They are not,” Jean Jacques Rousseau, and es-he declared, “casting him aside.” pecially his book “Emile.
nik challenges hurled at our schools. Dr. Robert L. Brackenbury, associate professor of education. yesterday defended the present system of teaching as he spoke on “John Dewey and Recent Trends in Education.” "One of the most interesting of these trends is that educa-j tional theories are no longer checked against Dewey’s work for their validity,” said Dr. Brackenbury in his philosophy forum lecture at Mudd Hall.
Guides and Ideals
be debated on the Senate floor tonight at 7 in the second official Senate meeting of the new semester.
Elections Commissioner Juanita Sakajian has tentatively set the spring elections for the ninth
week of school.
"It cannot be at any other time,” she firmly said. “There is absolutely no feasible way that we can get the petitions handed in, have the qualifications checked, and receive the printed ballots in time for a 6-week election period.”
Definitely in Favor
Wally Karabian. junior class president and Ron Mitchell. AMS president, said they were definitely schedule.
that the senators who wanted this schedule changed knew of all the election facts.
More Reports Other business slated for the Senate meeting is a special "AS-SC Senate Report Night.”
Five reports on previous Senate business—Troy Chest. Song-fest, High School-Junior College Relations, Bookstore progress and Political Evaluation report —w ill be discussed.
Stan Arkin. senator-at-large, will tell the Senate of the progress that has been made about bookstore prices and policies.
The unanswered question of
"political parties for SC” will in favor of a 6-vveek again be brought up before the Senate in a special “political
"There are many reasons for a evaluation” report by Senator-
Thirty years ago such an attitude could not have existed. Ihe lecturer stated, as Dewey was then so popular his theories were even being extended into field other than teaching.
“These theories were based.”
In conclusion. Dr. Brackenbury maintained that “too much credit has been given Dewey by both his followers and his critics.” He said he did not believe John Dewey could be happy with this condition as he was a “hum-
6-week period,” Mitchell said. ’.‘It will give the people a chance to rest after the election campaigning, and it will allow special committee chairmen to be selected sooner.”
Karabian, chief senator in opposition to the Election Comission's tentative date, said that he would question the election date at tonight’s meeting and find out the specific reasons why 9-week date has been made.
Not Enough Time
Commissioner Sakajian said that Easter Week would alter
at-large Trish Dwyer.
Troy Chest Buttons Sell
SC fraternities and sororitie* begin purchasing Troy Chest buttons today as the annual fund-raising campaign rolls into high gear.
The so-called ‘immunization -any plans for a 6-vveek date to buttons will be sold to fraterni-
be set. "The IBM printers—who by order of constitution print up
ties and sororities in group lots. Independent students may pur-
Brackenburv maintained. ; man "on*-v a 1 tempted to election ballots — could not chase Troy Chest buttons for
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in a space helmet, toe-	,	pocket. Percy set	out amidst
iis shoes, sweat	pants	j	many stares	for the	airport	five
1 with chained	hands	|	miles away.	On ihe	way he	met
.	Percy left	Interna-	some people	who provided him
rport at 5:15	on Mon-	j	with some drinks and gambling
day. Until he was half-way to 1 money.
Las \ egas Percy had no idea	Spaceman	Refused
w here he was going.	“So	I	went	back	to	the	Strip
“In fact. I thought the thing and headed for one of the ca-ntil I saw a Times sinos. But the parking attend-camera man. Then nnt. viewing my appearance.
going to Nome, j wouldn't let m • past the park-:o City; San Fran- ing lot.” he said. iii because the kid-	“By then I	had about one and
stor told	me that	a half hours	to get to the air-
0 pledges	had con-	'	nort and no	wav to get there.
v as a hoax ur reporter and c I envisioned Alaska; Mexici cisco or Hawai raping instiga each of the 50 iributed $5 apiece for m\ he said.
Discovers Destination It was by accident that Pe
re,” So I called Paul Hogan, a Uni-vers'tv of Nevada student working at the airnort. and he picked me up.” he stated.
discovered the place to which he	Pere; s return ticVct «as ap-
was headed.	pronr’?.tclTr made cut to Space-
I overheard one passenger, man Fir^t-Class Feb Percy, v ho w asn t sure he w as on the	Trave’er Returns
right flight, ask the stewardess When the traveler returned to i! it were the I .as Vepas flight,” Tnlernntirnnl Airport at 11 40 j b**	that nitfht, a pledge was dis- |
Dujììiv ih? 'iliciini '.I ih<? tup : patched to the scene to take Pr.cv t.c-M fflS ,a. lr,i hand, Pe-icy home.
W li<r-n ' j ' nndc-s 1 ; avt ler	Active men hers of P>i Omega
landed n 1 s v e-w.c, he vv*s sur- have promised lh5.t som» sort of rounded h> ■ minus hypassers, j punishment is in store for the : *cm« of whom gave him monej. j guilty pledges.
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“on their originator’s conception of the social order. Their goal was to see individuals and the environment adjusted to each other.”
"Because of this,” he continued. “problem solving was stressed more than subject matter. In doing this. Dewey’s philosophy of education,” experiment al-ism. “attempted to develop children’s social skills to a great extent.”
Experimentalism
Experimentalism w^as also described by Dr. Brackenbury as an attempt to break away from the previous education system known as traditionalism. Prior to this, the mechanics of the “three R's” were taught, but not their use, he said.
Dewey and his work were also described, in the lecture, fundamentally pragmatic. E x p e r i-★	★ ★
Philosopher To Lecture
Dr.	William S.	Snyder	will j
discuss humanism and the role it plays in the beliefs of individ- i uals tonight at 5 at SC’s Wesley i Club.
The assistant professor of : philosophy will elaborate on his views	which	were	brought	out j
at the	club's	first	discussion of
“What do You Believe?”
Now in his fourth year as a member of the SC faculty, Dr. Snyder received his AB degree from Temple University in 1951 and earned his PhD at Princton University in 1955. He joined the SC faculty in the fall of 1955.
Next week. Dr. J. Wesley Robb, head of the School of Religion. will air his views on “What is Liberal Christianity?”
SC To See Award Play
■give to philosopher the task of becoming educators.”
Plea Issued For Drivers
SC's psychology department needs 1000 drivers who have not ’ had accidents or moving traffic violations for the past three years.
These volunteers are needed to test a research project currently being directed by Dr. J. Paul Guilford, SC professor of psychology, who is seeking to develop, through short attitude tests, a method of discriminating between problem drivers and better than average drivers.
He has had little difficulty finding participants from the “problem driver” group, but “better than average drivers” either are not interested or are unaware of the project. Dr. Guilford said.
The United States Public Health Service is financing the research.
Colds Evade SC Students
Some respiratory infections and a few cases of intestinal flu are the only things interfering with the health of the campus this week. Dr. Paul O. Greeley, j medical director of the SC Health Center, reported yesterday.
Common colds and a syndrome flu characterized by a fever of about 102 degrees are the main respiratory infections, he said neither are serious and both are usually of short duration.
Patients contacting intestinal flu have no fever, the doctor said, but simply feel quite sick, j
At present there is only one case of mononucleosis reported on campus.
get them ready in time.” she SI at the Student Union booth, said.	Proceeds	from	Troy	Chest
“We have scheduled ASSC of- help suport the YMCA. Red fice petitions for Feb. 26 to Cross. World University Service.
March 6. We feel that this is the necessary length of time needed to give all students the opportunity to run for office,” she said.
“On March 9 to 13.” she continued. “we will check the qualifications of the candidates for office.”
Need Records
The reason she said it took so much time to check th« qualifications was that the Registrar Office will not permit the students to use their records all the time.
“We can only use the Regis trar's records when they do not need them.” she said.
The final reason for the com-mision's election schedule is that “elections should not be seoa-
Mishap Takes Alumna's Life
Denise Anderson. SC graduate of 1957 and member of Alpha Delta Pie sorority, was killed in a horseback riding accident near her home in Arcadia Monday.
She was thrown from her horse after a passing motorist saw that she was having trouble controlling her horse and stopped to give assistance. Hp evidently frightended the horse into bucking her off its back. She was riding without a saddle.
Miss Anderson graduated from South Pasadena High School and attended Scrinps College for two years before coming to SC in 1955.
After earning her B.A. degree in education, she took her teaching credential in June of 1958.
Her parents are Mr and Mrs. Leo Anderson of Arcadia. Her father is a lawyer in the I/os Angeles area._________
Community Chest. Living War Memorial Scholarship and the annual Christmas Show.
Troy Chest officials hope to raise close to $5000 this week through the sale of the buttons to students and faculty. Some 2S00 of the SC embossed buttons are being distributed to instructors.
Troed members will sell thè SI buttons from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the remainder of the week at the Childs Way-University Ave. corner location.
Initial set-up of Troy Chest is credited to Trovets. It has since become an annual independent, servic project of the student body.
Dean Loosli Will Speak To Faculty
The School of Medicine's development program will be discussed today by Clayton G. Loosli. dean of the School of Medicine, at the Faculty Club luncheon in the Commons dining : room.
Recently appointed to the post of dean. Dr. Loosli came to SC from University of Chicago, where he was professor of preventative medicine.
Dean Loosli's background includes receipt of PhD and MD degrees from the University of Chicago and internship at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
A member of the U. S. Public Health Service's committee on radiation and an American College of Physicians fellow. Dr. Loosli was formerly president of the Central Society of Clinical Research and editor of the Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine.
LAS VEGAS BOUND—Pi Qmega Bob Percy is shown as he steps on a Western Airlines plane on an expected trip to the Nevada resort. From left to right are Len Rife, Bob Percy, Deloris Brown and Bill Spellman.
A dual program, featuring Junji Kinoshita's one-act play “Twilight Crane” and a ballad concert starring James Brewer, will open tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. in Stop-Gap Theater.
The play was originally produced by the Budono-Kai Theater Company in Tokyo and won the highest award of the year for playwright, leading lady and composer of music.
The drama is directed by j education building. Michiko Suzuki, who will also j Mary Bee Y o u n g take the leaing role of Tsu. a crane turned mortal. The play will be presented first in English and then in Japanese. Music for the production will be conducted by Hans Beer.
At the play’s conclusion,
James Brewer will sing a group of American folk songs, accompanied by Don Crawford on the guitar.
Tickets are now on sale in the
drama offic« for $1.
Watches Taken From Coeds In Locker Room Burglary
Police are still searching for two watches stolen for a pair of SC women who left them in dressing rooms in the physical
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freshman in LAS. and Arlene Epstein. 19. a sophomore in LAS. reported the watches stolen the twelfth of this month. The timepieces are valued at a total or $115.
Police said the person who i took the watches apparently climbed over lockers into tlie women's dressing area of the P.E. Building while the victims i were attending physical educa-ion classes outside.	i
The two women told officers Levycky. and Daniel Rothman.
that the doors of the two dressing rooms were locked, but that the main doors of the locker room were unlocked. Two locker room attendants were on duty at the time of the theft, but reported that they didn't see the thief.
Other SC students reporting theft's this week were Alex
Today’s Weather
Clear and sunny weather wiil continue to prevail in the SC area today. A high of 73 is predicted.
Levyckys 1956 Ford w as stolen from the SC parking lot at 34th St. and McClintock while he was in class, he told police officers. The doors of the car were nor locked and the keys wer m it. according to the usual policy at that parking lof. he said.
Rothman told officers that hi3 1959 MGA was stolen between j 7 and 8:45 p.m. while he attended classes at SC. The car was I parked at 3t>th and Hoover. A I dictating machine and lev<al papers were in the trunk. Rothman reported that the doors of the vehicle were locked and the keys i were not in th« car.