Southern
lifornia
DAI LY
TROJAN
VOL. L
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, WEONESOAY, MAY 20, 1959
NO. 127
LAST FLING
Senior Dance, Ditch To Close Class Activities
The senior beachcomber ditch today and the senior prom this Friday will l>c major evertts of “Class of ’59 Week” for seniors.
Dress will be semi-formal at the 9 p.m. prom held at the Miramar Hotel in Sanla Monica.
Members of the class will entertain.
Dance music will l»e played by Jerry Gray and his Band of Today. A member of the original Glenn Miller band, Gray 'served as an arranger for Miller and has made albums of modern arrangements of Glenn Miller mood music.
He also has appeared at the Hollywood Palladium and in television and motion pictures.
Fre-Party
A pre-prom party will be held by the Senior Class Council at 7:30 p.m. at the Miramar. Strolling musicians will entertain, and all council members and honorary council members are invited to attend.
White’s Point will be the site of the senior beachcomber ditch which begins at 1 today. To reach White’s Point, seniors should take the Harbor Freeway to Gaffey St. and then continue on Gaffey to Coast Highway 101. They should proceed on the Coast Highway for I1-, miles.
Bermudas, Hawaiian shirts and hats will be appropriate attire for the ditch. Jazz music will l>e piped in, and free beer W'ill be served seniors who have bought their senior activity ticket«.
A bongo session also is planned, and seniors who play bongos, ukuleles, banjos, mandolins and guitars are invited to bring them to the event.
Senior Brnneh
Dr. Rufus R. \on KleinSmid, university chancellor, and Dr. Richard Stone, professor of geology, will be guest speakers at the senior brunch slated for 10:30 a.m., June 11, in Tow n and Gown Hall. Seniors and their families and friends are invited.
Seniors may attend all of these events at discount rates by purchasing special activity cards in the ticket office on tho second floor of the Student Union.
Seniors Lauded for Past SC Achievements
Trojan Leaders Garner Honors
KATHY NIEMEYER
. . . Top Senior
SCOTT FITZ RANDOLPH
. . . Honor Graduate
Students To See June Graduation
Members of the graduation class, their families and friends and the university faculty may attend SC’s commencement on June 11 at 1:45 p.m. in Alumni P irk.
Dr. Gaylord P. Harnwell, president of the University of Pennsylvania, will speak on "Education for Liberalism” at the exercises.
Other commencement events include baccalaureate exercises on June 10 at 8:15 p.m. and the president's reception and tea from 3 to fi p.m.
Scholars To Picture Soviet-Asian Scene
By JIDY ASHKENAZY	The	three-day conference.
Soviet-Asian relations will be hosted by the School of Inter-examined when 65 scholars and national Relations on June 8-10, government specialists through- j will provide an opportunity tor out the world gather at SC in scholars, foundation representa-June for an international rela- tives and government olticials
to share ideas on this topic. Participants will represent the 'fa	United	States,	Europe	and	Asia.
Leader Charts Many Travels
tions conference. ★ ★
Today s Weather
The weatherman predicts that only mad dogs and Noel Coward will go out into the mid-day sun as temperatures in the high 70s arrive on campus.
Sun-drenched clouds and a low ot will highlight tomorrow's weather.
Dr. Roger Swearingen, conference chairman, has a backlog of travels and research done in China, Japan and Korea during the post-war period.
His most recent trip was to the Soviet Union and 13 European countries. Sent by the Ford j Foundation last year, he made a survey of Russian studies in Europe.
Next school year he will move to Columbia University as a visiting professor in the School of International Affairs. While | there, he will also work in the ' Russian and East Asian Insti-j tutes.
As a visiting professor, he will | teach courses on Far Eastern relations and Japan, and will par-; ticipate in a joint seminar in I Soviet-Asian relations. He will replace Dr. Nathanial Peffer, Columbia's retiring expert on Far Eastern alfairs, and Dr. James Moreley, specialist on Soviet and Japanese relations. Dr. Moreley will be a participant at the SC’ Soviet-Asian conference.
Dr. Swearingen teaches courses at SC in Far Eastern history and Soviet foreign poll-
| **y.
Following the Soviet-Asian conference, Dr. Swearingen will go to Europe to deliver a paper before a conference in Munich,
! Germany. His topic deals with Soviet policy on Asia. Before re-; turning to the U.S., he will re-J visit Russia.
Growing Interest
“The conference developed out of a growing interest in Russia and Asia on the part of schoiars and government specialists the world over. SC took the lead in organizing the conference,’* said Dr. Roger Swearingen, professor of international relations and conference chairman.
Reports on different phases of the Soviet-Asian question will be : delivered at the conference.
I Specialized discussion leaders I will then examine and study issues evolving from the reports I Soviet training and research on Asia will be reported by Dr. Swearingen at the morning ses-! sion on June 8. A co-report will be delivered on Soviet publications in the Asian field by Dr. Peter Berton, assistant professor | of international relations who is currently on leave.
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DR ROGER SWEARINGER
. . Chairman
By NIT A BISS
Outstanding graduating seniors wcle lauded last night for their accomplishments in the fields of scholarship, service and athletics at the first annual Senior Honors Convocation in Bovard Auditorium.
Scott Fitz Randolph, ASSC president, and Kathleen Nie-meyer, AWS president, were recognized top members of the Class of ’59.
Fitz Randolph was awarded the Order of the Palm, the highest honor which can be bestowed upon a graduating man.
The AMS-sponsored award was presented to Fitz Randolph by Dr. Robert G. Gordon, retiring dean of students, for his outstanding participation in student activities, leadership, scholarship, athletics and community service.
A former student l>ody president of Pasadena High School, Fitz Randolph has served as junior class president, a member of Squires, Knights, Skull and Dagger and Blue Key. He is also a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.
Miss Niemeyer received the Town and Gown Award in tribute of her excellence in university scholarship and leadership in university activities.
The award, presented by Mrs. John W. Harris, president of the Town and' Gown Association, is made annually to the most outstanding senior woman.
Miss Niemeyer is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Mortar Board, Amazons and Pi Beta Phi sorority. She is past president of Panhellenic and a past member of Chimes and Spurs.
Liscom Awarded
The Elisabeth von KleinSmid Award was given to Linda Liscom for her contribution of concentrated and distinguished service to the women’s program at SC.
Miss Liscom is Mortar Board president, a former AWS secretary and a member of Amazons, Chimes and Spurs.
Mardythe O’Mara received the Trojan Junior Auxiliary Award in recognition of her service and leadership in student affairs.
This award is given to the senior woman whose influence is most deeply felt in co-education-al activities. Miss O’Mara has served as ASSC vice president and senator-at-large.
Mrs. Norman Topping, wife of SC's president, presented the Dean’s Awards to Amazon President Janyce Hill and ASSC Secretary Diane Hunt for their contributions in leadership and , service.
AMS Scrolls
AMS Scrolls of Honor were awarded to 12 senior men by Dr. Albert S. Raubenheimer, vice president of academic affairs, in appreciation of their contributions of time, energy | and ability to the success of stu-
dent activities and campus improvement.
Men receiving the scrolls were Stanley Arkin, senator-at-large; George Baffa, senator-at-large; James Bylin, Daily Trojan editor; Wilbur Chong, Homecoming chairman; Theodore Depew, Knights president; and Mike Donahew, senator-at-large.
Other recipients include Fitz Randolph, ASSC president; Joe Jares, Daily Trojan managing editor; Denny Kouri, Trojan Chest chairman; Larry Lichty, senator-at-large; Ron Mitchell, AMS president; and Abe Somer, Senior Class president.
The Emma Bovard Award was presented to Barbara Bennison, the woman who has attained the highest scholarship average dur-; ing her four years’ undergradu-| ate work at the university.
3.81 Average
Miss Bennison has a 3.81 cumulative average and will
■	graduate magna cum laude. She is a comparative literature major and a member of Phi Beta ! Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi.
Earl R. Becker received I AMS Scholarship Award for fris 3.91 grade average which was the highest in the class. fc ! a Phi Kappa Phi.
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The YWCA Award was given to Carol Lindberg, YWCA president, in recognition of the ex-| cellence she has exhibited in the YWCA program and activities.
Athletiq. star Don Buford was presented the Jacob Gimbel Athletic Attitude Award by Jesse Hill, director of athletics.
A top baseball and football player, Buford was given a gold medal for showing the best mental attitude toward athletics among the senior athletes.
The Trojaneer Diamond Award was bestowed upon Davis Cup Champion Alex Olmedo. This award is made to the student who, by the exhibition of physical skill and sportsmanship, has contributed the most to the fame and reputation of the university.
Truex Wins
Max Truex, cross-country and track star, was given the Willis O. Hunter Academic Achievement Award for being the SC athlete wdlh the highest accumulative grade point average.
Special recognition was given to graduating members of Skull and Dagger, all-university men’s honor society; Mortar Board, national. senior women’s honorary; Blue Key, national men’s honorary; and Men’s and Women’s Judicial Court.
Members of Phi Beta Kappa, national scholastic honorary, and Phi Kappa Phi, all-university scholastic honorary, were also cited.
Graduating members of Amazons, the junior-senior women’s service honorary, and graduating Knights, the junior-senior men’s all university service honorary, were recognized for their service.