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Southern Cal ifornia SUMMER TROJAN vol. vm LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1958 NO. 6 Segregation to End, Sociologist Predicts Segregation in the South will end within the next decade because Southerners cannot long keep up their high pitched tension and resistance to the Supreme Court’s segregation decisions, declared Dr. Robin Williams, visiting professor of sociology from Cornell University last week. i HOLA! — The SC Madrigal Singers are shown he^e as they arrive at the Los An-gel es International Airport last week from their recent debut in Mexico City. Group, under the direction of Dr. Charles C. Hirt, made their debut in the Sala Ponce of the Palacio da Bellas Artes. According to one observer, the group caused the same impression in Mexico as the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in its recent tour. SC Singers Return From Mexican Debut Current Trend On Broadway To Be Given The SC Madrigal Singers made their debut in Mexico last week in a concert in the Sala Ponce of the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. “The magnificent singing of this choral group caused Summer students interested the same impression on the listeners as the excellent re- in drama will have an opportu- cent Mexico appearance of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra," said soprano Meg Sano. Compir&ble to Stuttgart One has to go back 30 years to the performance of the Ukra-nian Choir in order to find in the archives of choral singing a success comparable to this one achieved in Mexico by the singers under the direction of Dr. Charles C. Hirt. Aiumna Will Be Featured In Program nity to hear Dr. Alan S. Downer, professor of English at Princeton University, speak on “Current Broadway Trends” Thursday at 2:15 in 133 FH. Dr. Downer, who is teaching drama at SC during the summer session, will discuss many American playwrights including John Osborne, Tennessee Wil- SC’s School of Music will pre- liams, Christopher Fry and Wil-sent Program II of its 1958, l‘arn Soroyan. According to Miss Seno. “the \ Baroque Festival Sunday eve- AIso an Author perfection o: this vocal group ning at 8:30 in Hancock Audi-| ha^wtitten “reveral^te^d Chamber"Orchestra of"Stuttgart torium Mme' Alice Ehlers' em' has lectured throughout Europe in the field of instrumental en- erit“s professor of music, is fes- and the United States. Among sembles. What the baton of Karl tival director. j ^1S **The f0* of .the .._____ _ Play, “Fitly Years of American Muenchincei signifies to the Amon°r the soloists will be •« j • u * . , AI,lonS mjioi&i!» Drama, and The British famed German ensemble, the • T * r ^ . trk soprano Georgia Laster, former^ Drama.” He has also edited a direction 01 Dr. Hirt means to thi< No th American vocal student of Mme. Ehlers who collection of 2o modern^ plays group.” bas come to Los Angeles espe- ’ a considerable part of the «ally to sing in this program. repertoire is dedicated Miss Laster will sing two con- cert arias bv Handel and “The group s to works of composers of the 16th and 17th centuries, works m _ almost unknown to contempo- His Blessing by Bach. and three volumes of Shakes pea re. In 1954 Dr. Downer was a Fulbright speaker at the Uni- Lord Gives Love, and Grants vers‘ty ol Copenhagen. That same year he conducted a lec- rary listeners. 16th and 17th Century Selections which the group sings include “Cantate Domino" by Hassler. "Adoramus te. Chris-te” by Corsi, “Weep O Mine Eyes” by Bennet, “Long Have the Shepherds Sung This Song" Other works of J. S. Bach programmed are the Solo Cantata for Soprano and Strings, with Ruth Wareham as soloist, and “Awake, Awake, Ye Sheep That Wander,” to be sung by Baritone John Noschese. Five works by Purcell ture tour in several European countries on the American theater. London, Paris, Rome, Uppsala. the Netherlands and Frankfort were among his many lecture sites. This coming February Dr. Downer will address au-i diences in Salzburg. are Dr. Downer, who is a Harvard by Greaves and “Mon Coeur se scheduled. Miss Wareham and graduate, began his teaching ca-Recommande a Vous” by Las- James Norcop will sing three reer Wells College. He is now sus. duets for soprano and baritone, teaching English at Princeton However, the group also sings Norcop will sing “The Fatal because the University has no selections by other composers Hour Comes On, and Miss Las- drama department, such as Brahms, Britten and ter and Miss Wareham will sing I Former Actor Copland. the “Elegy on the Death of Practical theatrical experience 'At "At 'At Williams Will Speak Again Dr. Robin Williams Jr., visiting professor of sociology from Cornell University, will speak tomorrow on “Factors in Mental Health” at 2:15 in 133 FH. Dr. Williams, who spo#;e on higher education level and most camPys Friday, is chairman of the Sociology and anthropology department at Cornell. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University. He is the president of the American Sociological Society. According to Martin H. Neu- Speaking before a meeting of the SC chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, national sociological honor society, Williams said that the South is living in a “generation of litigation,” and that it will soon have to give in to the practical forces working against white supremacy. “Before the 1954 Supreme Court decision, the South was frantically trying to equalize the white and the Negro schools. There were rapid changes on the universities began to admit Negro students, especially on the graduate study level. Improvement in Schools “The South still doesn’t spend as much for the maintenance of Negro schools as it does for white schools,” Dr. Wiliams said, meyer, head of the SC depart-“but there has been a vast im- iTient oi sociology, Dr. V\ illiam s books on “American Society’* (1952) and “The Reduction of provement. “Most southerners seem to T A _ . „ _ „ . r . , . Intergroup Tension, Bulletin oi ieel a moral indignation at the ^ ^ \ _ Supreme Court’s decision. The Social Science Research Council (1957) are well-known publications. He teaches summer classes at SC on race relations and advanc- Author Heard Will Present Religion Talk typical Southern attitude seems to be, ‘We went to all that trouble and they went and did it anyway.’ Dr. Williams pointed out that 1 ed sociological theory the South no longer has any systematic way of defending segregation. They have been forced by sociological and psychological studies to give up the doctrine of white biological supremacy. ¡More Cities and Factories The entire situation in the South today has been changed radically in the last few years. Southerners, according to Dr. Wiliams, are finding out that the only way. “Along with ' urban growth there have been more contacts of the white and the Negro. But, there has been very little understanding of each others feelings, thoughts and aspirations," he said. Nouveau Riche “A new middle class has sprung up in the South. rI he members of this class all have a rural background, but they now live in the suburbs and have for Dr. Downer includes acting in summer stock, while an un- Members of the group include Queen Mary.’* Judith Hawley, Marilyn Win- Vernon Read will be soloist in ters. Beverly Scalzo, Sharon Vivaldi’s Concerto for Bassoon, dergraduate at Harvard, direct- Bliss. Elly Russell, Judy Small- Strings, and Harpsichord and ing plays, while teaching at man. Joyce Normart, Walter Tenor Richard Robinson and Wells and directing community Jost, Sam Thompson, Burton Miss Laster will sing Weck- I groups. In 1956 he did a dra- Karson. James McKinney, Earnest Salter, Robert Schwartz. mann’s “Gegrusset seist Du matic television series on the Holdselige.’* i American hero. Gerald Heard, noted philos- traditional” way is not the °Pher, author and lecturer, will talk on “Religion in the World of Tomorrow,” today at 2:15 in Bovard Auditorium. Heard, who spoke last week on “Psychology in the World of Tomorrow,” the first of a series of SC lectures on the world of tomorrow, has written several books on religion. Among them are Trainings on the Life of the Spirit; The Creed of Christ; Code of Christ: Preface to Prayer; Eternal Gospel; Is God Evident and Is God in History. television sets. Well known in religious cir- “They are insecure people, he cles, Heard has often been said. “They are horrified that praised by clergymen, their new, painfully acquired status is now threatened by de-segration. They have finally risen in society and now their children have to go to integrated schools.” “The South is a seething region, caught in a tight squeeze by the Supreme Court decisions,” he declared. “Integration is taking place, however, it. is occur-ing most rapidly in the border states, in the more prosper, urban areas. Rural areas will be the last to hold out.” Psychological Stand Dr. Williams, taking the psychologists’ view of the situation. ! of modern mind, believes that in the South to- Feels Need day, there is a “resevoir of guilt “He feels deeply the spiritual which leads to fear, excess poverty and shrunken state of anxiety, and hostility. It is dif- our modern world, and our need ficult not to hate someone whom for a rebirth of personal reli-you’ve hurt.” gion,” Sperry said. “Pressure has been put on the “There is a simple directness Seer and Saint “Gerald Heard is a scientist, seer and a saint,” said John Haynes Holmes, minister of a community church in New York City. “This combination is impressive. He speaks with precision and clearness on profound themes. He should be widely heard on the American platform.” Wi liard L. Sperry, dean of the Harvard Divinity School, believes that Heard is a man of mature culture, of many contacts and has a keen understanding South for a long time. There are still traditional stereotypes. The segregation problem also provides an issue for political maneuvering.” of all that he thinks and says. He stirs both the imagination and the conscience of those to whom he speaks. His indubitable (Continued on Page 4)
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Full text | Southern Cal ifornia SUMMER TROJAN vol. vm LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1958 NO. 6 Segregation to End, Sociologist Predicts Segregation in the South will end within the next decade because Southerners cannot long keep up their high pitched tension and resistance to the Supreme Court’s segregation decisions, declared Dr. Robin Williams, visiting professor of sociology from Cornell University last week. i HOLA! — The SC Madrigal Singers are shown he^e as they arrive at the Los An-gel es International Airport last week from their recent debut in Mexico City. Group, under the direction of Dr. Charles C. Hirt, made their debut in the Sala Ponce of the Palacio da Bellas Artes. According to one observer, the group caused the same impression in Mexico as the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in its recent tour. SC Singers Return From Mexican Debut Current Trend On Broadway To Be Given The SC Madrigal Singers made their debut in Mexico last week in a concert in the Sala Ponce of the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. “The magnificent singing of this choral group caused Summer students interested the same impression on the listeners as the excellent re- in drama will have an opportu- cent Mexico appearance of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra," said soprano Meg Sano. Compir&ble to Stuttgart One has to go back 30 years to the performance of the Ukra-nian Choir in order to find in the archives of choral singing a success comparable to this one achieved in Mexico by the singers under the direction of Dr. Charles C. Hirt. Aiumna Will Be Featured In Program nity to hear Dr. Alan S. Downer, professor of English at Princeton University, speak on “Current Broadway Trends” Thursday at 2:15 in 133 FH. Dr. Downer, who is teaching drama at SC during the summer session, will discuss many American playwrights including John Osborne, Tennessee Wil- SC’s School of Music will pre- liams, Christopher Fry and Wil-sent Program II of its 1958, l‘arn Soroyan. According to Miss Seno. “the \ Baroque Festival Sunday eve- AIso an Author perfection o: this vocal group ning at 8:30 in Hancock Audi-| ha^wtitten “reveral^te^d Chamber"Orchestra of"Stuttgart torium Mme' Alice Ehlers' em' has lectured throughout Europe in the field of instrumental en- erit“s professor of music, is fes- and the United States. Among sembles. What the baton of Karl tival director. j ^1S **The f0* of .the .._____ _ Play, “Fitly Years of American Muenchincei signifies to the Amon°r the soloists will be •« j • u * . , AI,lonS mjioi&i!» Drama, and The British famed German ensemble, the • T * r ^ . trk soprano Georgia Laster, former^ Drama.” He has also edited a direction 01 Dr. Hirt means to thi< No th American vocal student of Mme. Ehlers who collection of 2o modern^ plays group.” bas come to Los Angeles espe- ’ a considerable part of the «ally to sing in this program. repertoire is dedicated Miss Laster will sing two con- cert arias bv Handel and “The group s to works of composers of the 16th and 17th centuries, works m _ almost unknown to contempo- His Blessing by Bach. and three volumes of Shakes pea re. In 1954 Dr. Downer was a Fulbright speaker at the Uni- Lord Gives Love, and Grants vers‘ty ol Copenhagen. That same year he conducted a lec- rary listeners. 16th and 17th Century Selections which the group sings include “Cantate Domino" by Hassler. "Adoramus te. Chris-te” by Corsi, “Weep O Mine Eyes” by Bennet, “Long Have the Shepherds Sung This Song" Other works of J. S. Bach programmed are the Solo Cantata for Soprano and Strings, with Ruth Wareham as soloist, and “Awake, Awake, Ye Sheep That Wander,” to be sung by Baritone John Noschese. Five works by Purcell ture tour in several European countries on the American theater. London, Paris, Rome, Uppsala. the Netherlands and Frankfort were among his many lecture sites. This coming February Dr. Downer will address au-i diences in Salzburg. are Dr. Downer, who is a Harvard by Greaves and “Mon Coeur se scheduled. Miss Wareham and graduate, began his teaching ca-Recommande a Vous” by Las- James Norcop will sing three reer Wells College. He is now sus. duets for soprano and baritone, teaching English at Princeton However, the group also sings Norcop will sing “The Fatal because the University has no selections by other composers Hour Comes On, and Miss Las- drama department, such as Brahms, Britten and ter and Miss Wareham will sing I Former Actor Copland. the “Elegy on the Death of Practical theatrical experience 'At "At 'At Williams Will Speak Again Dr. Robin Williams Jr., visiting professor of sociology from Cornell University, will speak tomorrow on “Factors in Mental Health” at 2:15 in 133 FH. Dr. Williams, who spo#;e on higher education level and most camPys Friday, is chairman of the Sociology and anthropology department at Cornell. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University. He is the president of the American Sociological Society. According to Martin H. Neu- Speaking before a meeting of the SC chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, national sociological honor society, Williams said that the South is living in a “generation of litigation,” and that it will soon have to give in to the practical forces working against white supremacy. “Before the 1954 Supreme Court decision, the South was frantically trying to equalize the white and the Negro schools. There were rapid changes on the universities began to admit Negro students, especially on the graduate study level. Improvement in Schools “The South still doesn’t spend as much for the maintenance of Negro schools as it does for white schools,” Dr. Wiliams said, meyer, head of the SC depart-“but there has been a vast im- iTient oi sociology, Dr. V\ illiam s books on “American Society’* (1952) and “The Reduction of provement. “Most southerners seem to T A _ . „ _ „ . r . , . Intergroup Tension, Bulletin oi ieel a moral indignation at the ^ ^ \ _ Supreme Court’s decision. The Social Science Research Council (1957) are well-known publications. He teaches summer classes at SC on race relations and advanc- Author Heard Will Present Religion Talk typical Southern attitude seems to be, ‘We went to all that trouble and they went and did it anyway.’ Dr. Williams pointed out that 1 ed sociological theory the South no longer has any systematic way of defending segregation. They have been forced by sociological and psychological studies to give up the doctrine of white biological supremacy. ¡More Cities and Factories The entire situation in the South today has been changed radically in the last few years. Southerners, according to Dr. Wiliams, are finding out that the only way. “Along with ' urban growth there have been more contacts of the white and the Negro. But, there has been very little understanding of each others feelings, thoughts and aspirations," he said. Nouveau Riche “A new middle class has sprung up in the South. rI he members of this class all have a rural background, but they now live in the suburbs and have for Dr. Downer includes acting in summer stock, while an un- Members of the group include Queen Mary.’* Judith Hawley, Marilyn Win- Vernon Read will be soloist in ters. Beverly Scalzo, Sharon Vivaldi’s Concerto for Bassoon, dergraduate at Harvard, direct- Bliss. Elly Russell, Judy Small- Strings, and Harpsichord and ing plays, while teaching at man. Joyce Normart, Walter Tenor Richard Robinson and Wells and directing community Jost, Sam Thompson, Burton Miss Laster will sing Weck- I groups. In 1956 he did a dra- Karson. James McKinney, Earnest Salter, Robert Schwartz. mann’s “Gegrusset seist Du matic television series on the Holdselige.’* i American hero. Gerald Heard, noted philos- traditional” way is not the °Pher, author and lecturer, will talk on “Religion in the World of Tomorrow,” today at 2:15 in Bovard Auditorium. Heard, who spoke last week on “Psychology in the World of Tomorrow,” the first of a series of SC lectures on the world of tomorrow, has written several books on religion. Among them are Trainings on the Life of the Spirit; The Creed of Christ; Code of Christ: Preface to Prayer; Eternal Gospel; Is God Evident and Is God in History. television sets. Well known in religious cir- “They are insecure people, he cles, Heard has often been said. “They are horrified that praised by clergymen, their new, painfully acquired status is now threatened by de-segration. They have finally risen in society and now their children have to go to integrated schools.” “The South is a seething region, caught in a tight squeeze by the Supreme Court decisions,” he declared. “Integration is taking place, however, it. is occur-ing most rapidly in the border states, in the more prosper, urban areas. Rural areas will be the last to hold out.” Psychological Stand Dr. Williams, taking the psychologists’ view of the situation. ! of modern mind, believes that in the South to- Feels Need day, there is a “resevoir of guilt “He feels deeply the spiritual which leads to fear, excess poverty and shrunken state of anxiety, and hostility. It is dif- our modern world, and our need ficult not to hate someone whom for a rebirth of personal reli-you’ve hurt.” gion,” Sperry said. “Pressure has been put on the “There is a simple directness Seer and Saint “Gerald Heard is a scientist, seer and a saint,” said John Haynes Holmes, minister of a community church in New York City. “This combination is impressive. He speaks with precision and clearness on profound themes. He should be widely heard on the American platform.” Wi liard L. Sperry, dean of the Harvard Divinity School, believes that Heard is a man of mature culture, of many contacts and has a keen understanding South for a long time. There are still traditional stereotypes. The segregation problem also provides an issue for political maneuvering.” of all that he thinks and says. He stirs both the imagination and the conscience of those to whom he speaks. His indubitable (Continued on Page 4) |
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