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VOL. Lll	LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER, 25, 1961
NO. 6
Seventeen Politicos Pass Muster For Freshman Election Campaign
BELL ON WHEELS — Students just settling into the academic routine had their complacency broken by a giant spirit rally that shook the roofs of the university Friday. Trojan Knights even displayed the
famous victory bell, heavily guarded, for the occasion. Athletic Director Jesse Hill and Yell King Rich Miailovich, as well as members of the football team, were on hand for the season's first spirit test.
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PROBLEM AREA — International Relations Professor Willard Eeling points to Bizerte, the Tunisian city that was invaded by French. Recently returned from the area, Dr. Beiing described the French action as "deplorable."
Returning Scholar Hits French Policy
“The United States has suffered a very grave setback in its relations with the people of Tunisia because of its lack of initiative in handling the Bizerte crisis,” a USC professor who recently returned £1*001 the troubled area said Friday.
Dr. Willard Beiing, professor of international relations who toured Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia for the Foundation for International Social and Economic Education, criticized American foreign policy harshly.
“The Tunisian people in the past have always had great admiration for the United States, its people and its form of government,” he explained. “Now they are taking a strong, second look. A link in the chain that bound us to a good and faithful ally has been tampered with.”
ASSC Extends Filing Dates For Petitions
Applications for positions on 14 ASSC committees have been extended to Friday, Personnel Committee Chairman Len Biel announced recently.
The extension was made to; give the new pledge classes, now forming, an opportunity to serve the university, Biel said. The criginal deadline was last week.
Applications for all positions will be available in 301a SU and interviews have been scheduled for Oct. 2 to 4 in the Student Lounge.
Committee Openings
Committees that have openings include special events, rally, foreign students, Troy camp, Troy chest, Christmas show, greater university and high school relations.
Also seeking members are student surveys, siudent speakers, aiumni-parenis, public relations, external public rela liens, finance and student organiza- \ tions.
The total number cf commit- j tee openings is more than 500, Biel said.
Advancement Possible
Interviews will be conducted, by committee chairmen. Notifi-! esiion of acceptance will occur! after the freshman elections, j which are set for next week.
Eld pointed cut that a chance j for rapid advancement is possible in the few groups that are j still lacking a large member-1 ship.
Among these groups are inter- j r.al and external public relations,! the Foreign Students Committee, j student speakers bureau and the; Christmas Shew committee.
The crisis grew out of the inability of Tunisia’s President Bcurguiba to reach a decision with France's DeGaulle over the evacuation of the French Naval Base at Bizerte.
The French moved reinforcements into the base in defiance of a Tunisian ban, resulting in the clashes that led to the French invasion of Bizerte.
Before a truce was reached, hundred of Tunisians had died and thousands more were wounded. The French suffered minor losses in the conflict.
The traveling professor, who motored from Europe down across the Straits of Gibraltar and along the coast of North Africa, returned to campus last Thursday with plans to raise donations in any amount for the people and victims of the Bizerte incident.
Savage Treatment
Dr. Beiing reported that the French paratroopers’ treatment of the Tunisian citizens was “deplorable and savage.”
“Innocent people, unarmed and with no malice toward the French, were uselessly slaughtered on the streets of Bizerte,” he claimed.
“It was then that the people of Tunisia locked toward America fcr help in putting a stop to the slaughter,” he continued. “I am quite sure that many Tunisians developed cases of acute eyestrain in looking for the help that never came.”
Dr. Beiing 'expressed regrets that the State Department was not able to keep the friendship of Tunisia, which he said was much needed “in these chaotic times.”
Turning to the other French trouble area, Algeria, Dr. Beiing said he had hoped a solution to the independence problem would be found.
Rebel Leader
“I feel the new rebel leader, Ben Kheddah, has within his reach the power to eventually reach a compromise with Premier deGaulle that will be amicable to both sides,” he predicted.
He scoffed at charges that Ben Kheddah is a Communist, claiming, “He is a devout Moslem dedicated to the Arab people.”
Dr. Beiing made his tour to award fellowships to two Tunisians in library science and edu-ca.ion. He returned with promises from many in Morocco and Algeria that they would lake advantage in the future of the fellowships offered by the Foundation. Eight Moroccans are now enrolled at USC.
Dr. Beiing said that proper use cf international relations concepts would help prevent misunderstandings that lead to conflict and bloodshed.
USC to Host Peace Corps Conference
The first of 13 regional, explanatory conferences dealing with the Peace Corps will be sponsored by USC at the Hunt-ingtcn-Sheraton Hotel in Pasadena Wednesday.
The session, which is expected to attract more than 600 representatives of civic and service organizations, labor, business, collegiate, agricultural and international relations groups, will be open to the public.
Host Committee
President Norman Topping has appointed Dr. Roger Swearingen, associate professor of international relations and director of the Soviet-Asian Studies Center, as chairman of the official host committee, which wall include the mayor of Pasadena, a representative of the AFL-CIO, the executive director of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council and persons from other educational and civic-minded groups.
Dr. Swearingen pointed out that the conference is designed to bring first-hand information on the Peace Corps to service and civic groups. Officials in Washington who are directing Peace Corps operations will discuss the potentialities of the Peace Corps and Peace Corps activities to date.
Principal speaker will be Warren W. Wiggins, associate director of the Peace Corps for program development and operations. Wiggins will speak at the luncheon session and officially represent Peace Corps Director Sargent Shriver at the conference.
Registration will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. tomorrow and from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday before the formal opening of the conference.
A Symposium
An informal pre-conference reception will be held tomorrow night. The Wednesday morning program will open with a welcoming address by Dr. Swearingen at 9:30 a.m.
A symposium on “The Peace Corps in Operation” will be conducted from 9:50 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. It will cover project development, the Peace Corps volunteer and project administration. Recruitment, selection and training of Peace Corps members will be discussed this session.
Peace Corps staff members from Washington, i n cl u d i n g Franklin Williams, special assistant to Director Shriver and former assistant attorney general cf California, and Gregg Potvin, deputy chief of Peace Corps recruitment, will head small conference groups.
Youth Bands To Hslftime
Twenty-two youth bands from the Southern California area joined the d^but of the Trojan Marching Band at Friday night s USC-Georgia fcotfcail game.
In the pre-game activities, the Trojan Marching Band was pre-ceeded onto the field by the youth bands from lie tunnel and the peristyle steps.
At halftime the bands presented a salute to Broadway, playing a collection of familiar tunes from the “Great White Way" under the baton of William Schaefer, director of bands.
The tu-ies included “76 Trombones'’ from “The Music Man,”
Add Zest Activities
“With a Little Bit of Luck” form “My Fair Lady,” “Do Re Me" from “The Sound of Music,” “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” from “Gyp=y," "I Ain't Down Yet” from the “Unsinkable Molly Brown” and “Hey Look Me Over” from “Wildcat.”
Halftime activities also featured the Trojan card stunt section with a program of 17 stunts.
The youth bands were sponsored by cities, chambers of commerce, lodges and other civic groups. The bands were composed of young musicians from | age eight to 21.
SEASON STARTER
Board Drops Four From Political Race
A total of 17 students were declared eligible for the two top freshman offices Friday at an orientation meeting
for the new candidates.
Six men who filed for the presidency and 11 students who filed for the vice presidency before the 2 p.m. Friday
deadline will be on the Oct. 4 | -_
ballot Election Commissioner!
Salli Allison reported. An addi- j tional four candidates, three forj the presidency and one for the j vice presidency, were disquali- j fied for failing to attend the meeting.
Art, Bible TV Courses End; Fall Studies to Begin Soon
The final lectures of USC’s two early morning television classrooms for the summer season will be given this week at 6:30 a.m. over KNXT.
“Archaeology and the Bible,” featuring Dr. Gerald Larue, associate professor of religion, and "The Liveliest Art,” with Cinema Professor Arthur Knight, will conclude their run on Thursday and Friday, respectively.
Fall television classes will start next week, with a course on Ernest Hemingway being prepared for the Monday-Wednes-riay-Friday spot and another on family finances for the Tuesday-Thursday position.
Dr. Kennett Moritz, assistant professor of English, will analyze the influence and impact of Hemingway's writings on the 20th century, and Mrs. Frances Lomas Feldman, associate professor of social work, will conduct "The Family in a Money World.”
The final sessions of “The Liveliest Art” will deal with the
development of documentary films on Wednesday morning and the value of experimental films on Friday morning.
Dr. Larue’s religion courses close on Thursday morning with an analysis of the ways in which the Bible was transmitted, following a program tomorrow morning on the Valentinian Gospel of Truth.
The religion professor has attempted to correlate religious beliefs with recent archaeological findings in the Holy Land on his early morning show.
The fall courses on Hemingway and finance will be conducted for 16 weeks in a manner similar to classes taught on campus. Two units of college credit will be offered to viewers who register at the university for the Hemingway course. No credit will be offered for the Tuesday-Thursday class.
Dr. Moritz will use such novels as “The Sun Also Rises” and “A Farewell to Arms” to ana-
lyze Hemingway's fascination with the theme of violence. Mrs. Feldman will try to show viewers elements involved in making good use of present incomes, rather than ways to earn more money.
The social worker will show ways to safeguard the family income and control expenses while emphasizing the fact that the needs and wishes of individuals differ and affect the way money will be used or misused.
Bob Lamb, who coordinates the USC side of the television series, said that the series of Odyssey programs has proved valuable from both an informative and educational point of view.
“The large volume of complimentary mail about the programs that KNXT and the university receive, plus the high ratings given them by national rating services, rank the shows as top educational programs,” he said.
The six candidates for freshman president are Donald Benjamin, Fred Davis, John George, Howard Miller, Larry Peterson and Brook Trout.
Number Two Spot
The 10 women and one man who will vie for the class’s number two spot are Virginia Adams, Judy Benson, Joyce Bowman, Judy Brkich. Martin Chiavario, Lee Trianne Fernandez. Roberta Hensley, Judy Jones. Ruth Kah-lenberg, Kris Nolan and Judy Taylor.
The candidates received instruction at the meeting in campaign procedures outlined in the Election Code.
The code forbids candidates for freshman offices to spend more than $30 on posters and gimmicks and provides for protest to a Board of Inquiry should any violation of election practices be found.
Election Rules
Posters and campaigning will begin on Wednesday, at which time the candidates may display posters on campus, Miss Allison told the petitioners. Speeches in dorms, fraternities, sororities and other campus living, grcmps may begin Wednesday night, she added.	~ -f t
The freshman president will be given a voting position on the ASSC Executive Cabinet once he is elected and will be responsible, with the vice president, for organizing a class council.
The vice gresiifnt will have main supervision: over the class's social activities and will act as a representative and substitute for the class president.
Open or Closed?
A class secretary and treasurer will be selected by members of the class council once the group begins operation.
The new president and vice president will be able to organize either an open or closed class council. An open council would offer membership to all freshman applicants, while a closed council would be composed of freshmen selected by the president.
The council will act as a steering body for continuing the orientation of new students to the university.
Class to Open Council Posts For Members
Petitions for Junior Class Council will be made available again today in 301a SU and may be picked up any day this week, Dann Moss, Junior Class president, announced Friday.
Presidents for the sophomore and senior class councils have also announced that petitioning wiii open tcday and Wednesday respectively.
Petitions for all class councils should be returned by Friday. Requirements for the three councils are class standing and a minimum grade average.
Meet Wednesday
The Junior Class Council will meet Wednesday at 6 pjn. in 127 FH.
“The meeting is important because we will hold elections for class secretary, treasurer and committee chairmen,'’ Moss said. “In addition, we will introduce our program for the year.
The first Sophomore Class Council meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday. Oct. 4, at 3 p.m. in 129 FH. No meeting for the senior council has been scheduled yet.
Assembly Problem r-.Z
While the Freshman Council will concern itself primarily with orientation, the Sophomore Council with service and the Senior Council with alumni,- Moss said that the Junior Council will devote its energy to developing a Trojan Assembly Program for high school students.
“The Assembly Program .“Will supplement the limited contacts of the women's teas and men's stag programs, put on by AWS and AMS.” Moss explained. We will concentrate upon reaching a much greater number of students to tell them the ‘USC Story-’ ”
Four Teams
Twenty qualified people will be selected and divided into four teams to stage the assemblies throughout the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Moss said.
“Students selected to tell the ‘USC Story’ will be trained by the council,” he said. He added that slides and color photos would also be used to tell prospective Trojans about university classes and activities.
Cambridge Stresses Independent Study
(Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of three articles discussing the University of Cambridge summer session attended by 18 USC students this year. Miss Madron was one of USC’s representatives to the session.)
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By JO ANN MADRON Assistant to the Editor
Emphasis on independent study through lectures and research, coupled with a strong desire to learn, was the impressive feature of study at the University of Cambridge this summer for 18 USC students.
The students, the first Americans to attend the predominantly Continental annual Vacation Course for Foreign Students, barely touched the surface of actual study at the ancient British university, tut still gained a partial understanding of the school’s philosophy.
The condensed session, attended by 370 students, was not conducted in the regular pattern of higher education at Cambridge. Usually instead of a quick skimming of many subjects, a more detailed study of fewer subjects is stressed.
Included in the informal summer session, that is, informal compared to the regular terms where academic gowns are worn by everyone, not only lecturers — was an intensified study of modern Britain, her government, litera-
ture, international relations, fine arts and philosophy.
Lecturers for the course were not as alcof as tradition and rumors had led the American students to believe. Most of the masters in the course were more than willing to converse with individuals after classes.
The 19 Cambridge colleges, such as Newnham and Trinity, where USC students lived during the month-long course, operated as separate economic entities and provided most of the extra-curicular activities for the students, as well as living quarters for all undergraduate fellows. Students are also admitted to the university through the colleges.
A strong rivalry exists between the colleges, especially in sports events such as cricket and rugby. The American students became aware of these rivalries as they actually lived with their English counterparts.
The students who attended the 750-year-old institution included Jon Barrett, Hugh Bobys, James Caleshu, Chapman Cox, Jack Faulkner, Virginia Gubin, Michael Guhin, Maryalice Herrick and Harry Horner.
Others were Stephen Imhoff, Jean Kroeger, Joan Robison, John Trammell, Bernard Weiner, Robert Weiner, Janet Nelson Whitcomb and Mary Bee Young.
SHOP TALK - USC students (l-r) Maryalice
Herrick, Jean Robison, Mary Bee Young and John Trammell compare views of Bri-
tish life on one of Cambridge's crowded walks. The students were part cf the first exchange dasi to Britain last summer.