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Topping Pledges Aid To 59 Class Alumni
University support and assistance in the formation and maintenance of a Class of '59 Alumni Association was pledsed by SC President Norman Topping at a special meeting yesterday.
“We Will do everything we can to help the Class of
*39.” Dr. Topping told appmxi-
Beer Will Help Choral Singing At SC Service
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1959
NO. 121
matelv 75 members of the 900-tnember class in Founders Hall.
Tv.o we^ks a^o ihe senior Hass voted to disband the '59 Club, whose structure permitted only a limited number of graduates to participate in alumni activities.
Active Part
The new class alumni association. proposed hv Senior Class President Al*> Somer and ’59 Cluh President Mike Donohew, will enable all class members to lake part in university and alumni functions.
Dr. Topping called thp new proposal an "excellent program which will probably lie followed by future classes.”
He pointed out that there is a great deal of loyalty and respect for SC among its alumni although only about 8000 of ihe 76.000 alumni acluallv belonged to the Alumni Association.
Keep in Touch “This plan will provide the university with a device for keeping in touch with our alumni which has been almost impossible up till now, ’ Dr Topping said	*
"Being a private institution. SC needs ihe support of its alumni, and we have never been a>»le to call upon an organized class alumni organization for moral or financial support.” he added.
Somer stated that the* coal of Ihe newly formed organization will be to promote the advancement of a greater University of Southern California.
free Help “This program will bp entirely dependent upon voluntary enthusiasm and assistance of class members.” Somer maintained.
He remarked that the $*•") membership fee charged by the Alumni Association is a barrier 1 o membership, as many students cannot meet this cost immediately after graduation.
‘‘Under the new system, we onlv evpect class members to give what they can afford.” Somer explained. “The important ihing is 1o preserve interest in the university and the class, so alumni will contribute more in later years when they are financially able.
Somer poinled out that contributions will be made to the university but will be accumulated (Continued on page 2)
Sacred music from three periods of history will be sung by the SC Chapel Choir as a featured part of this Sunday morning worship service in Bovard Auditorium at 11.
Under the direction of Burton L. Karson and with the accompaniment of organist Hans Beer, the choir will perform works representative of the baroque, romantic and contemporary periods of musical composition.
•'Jesu. Joy and Treasure.1' a cantata by Dietrich Buxtehude, will be the first selection featuring Ronald Wyatt, tenor; Bernard Bollinger, baritone; and Sharon Bliss, contralto, as the featured singers. Assisting them will be violinists Lenore Sherman. Tze Koong Wong, Roy Ta-nabe and Robert Brown and bassoonist John Fessenden.
Felix Mendelssohn's cantata. “Hear My Prayer’’ w ill be sung by Nancy Weaver, a soprano.
The choral program will be concluded by the entire groups rendition of “Alleluia.” a stirring contemporary setting of 1he ancient praise to God composed by Randall Thompson.
Due to the length of the musical presentation. Dr. Clinton A. Nevman. SC chaplain, will only give a brief sermon entitled “At God’s Right Hand.”
Sorrels and Lang Deserve Praise In 'Medea' Roles
By SUSAN LECKY
If the actors had had another i few weeks of rehearsal they might have presented a more powerful “Medea.” but as of the opening performance last night the play is far from being a polished effort, though it is an interesting one.
Euripides’ tragedy of revenge, “Medea,” opened in Bovard Auditorium to a small audience.
The one person who was outstanding was Rov Sorrels in his
- effect was interesting. The last larly Medea (Camille Cannady)
AWARDS NIGHT-S uzi Hutchinson, left, newly-elected AWS treasurer, admires two of many trophies and awards to be given Trojanes Monday night at the annual AWS
Recognition Assembly to be held in Hancock Auditorium. Displaying the tokens of achievement are Kathy Niemeyer, center, and Bunny Levy, program chairman.
All University women For AWS Recognition Assembly
scene was particularly exciting. The bright magentas emphasized the tenseness of the moments which much of the acting lost.
The original music by Michael Fink was outstanding. It was one of the more exciting and interesting aspects of the production. It had a stately quality which accented the play.
The directing by Dr. James H. Butler, head of the drama de-
GOAL RE-EVALUATION
DT To Host Awards Fete
Gladwin Hill. Los Angeles correspondent for the N e w York Times, will si>eak on “Secrecy in Government“ at a banquet for students and alumni of the School of Journalism this evening at the Bit of Sweden restaurant on Sunset Blvd.
Awards will be made to the outstanding senior man and woman, and next years Dai^y Trojan and Trojan Owl editorial positions will be announced.
ing, lights will be dimmed and one by one, names of new members will be announced. Linda Liscom. president this year,, will make the presentation of freshman awards, the Troeds scholarship and those named to freshman women’s council.
President's Gavel Presenting the AWS presi-
Recognition of outstanding service to the University will be heralded Monday night when all independent and sorority women gather in Hancock Auditorium for the traditional Associated Women Students Precognition Assembly.
The honor program will begin promptly at 7:30 with Kathy Neimeyer, retiring AWS president, as mistress of ceremonies.
Highlight of the evening will be the tapping of junior women for Mortar Roard, national honorary for seniors. Reading “The Torch’’ which signals the beginning of the tapping is Dr. Julia Norton McCorkle, an advisor to the group. Following the read- - W omen s Editor.
Adding to the already pretentious list of awards is the Kappa Kappa Gamma Robbie Carroll award presented to the sorority woman with the highest grade average. This year, Anne Croddy is making the award.
small part of a messenger, who ‘partment, seemed to be compos-brings the news of the death of ed of various styles, none of Jason's new wife and of his fa- which went together too well ther-in-law. His description of and caused jerky movements on their death was so vivid that he ! the part of the actors, particu-
h e 1 d the audience's attention	"	"	*-
more than any other actor. He was one of the few characters i who was able to speak clearly, l a fact which earns him an extra chee.v
Lang Deserves Praise
The only other actor who this rev iewer feels deserves praise was Richard Lang as Kreon, the king who exiles Medea. In the speech telling Medea his reasons for banishing her he displays clearly his weakness by allowing her to remain one more day.
“One day is not enough to bring disaster,” Lang cries as he brings out the irony of his lines foretelling the inevitable tragedy.
Other points of merit are the striking costumes, their subtle colors selected bv John Blankenship. The colors used explored the svmbolism of the characters
and the Corinthian Chorus.
Miss Cannady. a woman who has the potential to be a dynamically strong Medea, failed to take full advantage of her role by overac:*ng. She did show some of her ability in the few scenes with the Chorus when she used a normal tone of voire. But in most of her speeches her voice is either too high or too low to be understood. Thus, by losing control of her voice, she loses the impact of what she is saying.-
Ray Oden, as Medea's husband Jason, was weak in his (Continued on page 2)
Somer Criticizes Senate Bickering
ident, lashed out yesterday at th^ “intellectually lacking" Senate members who “bicker” over individual points of the ASSC Senate recommendation to improve SC's academic and curricular environment.
Somer accused Senator-at-Large Mike Loshin, observer Bob Chick and Senate Chaplain Judith Wolf of supporting cheating in the university when thev —bright red for Jason, red- discussed the problem at Wed-
orange for Medea and subdued shades of orange for the Chorus. The results were beautiful— making a powerful visual effect.
Rlankenchip Creates Outline
In the set design, Blankenchip created the bare outline of a
nesday’s Senate meeting.
These people, bickering over the recommendation to expel students caught cheating, contended that cheating was a cultural pattern that	could	not	be
remedied by expulsion,	he	re-
temple. The steps are impres- j ported sive,	but	the	splotchy	coloring	Re-evaluate	Goals
of	the	temple	walls	makes	the	<<^s j^ese peopje	have	the	re-
set as busy as the ornate fix- | sponsibiIity of ^ing participants
tures of the theater itself. In
Mrs. Lou Welsh and Mrs. such a dynamic and emotion-
David H. Stewart, respectively, are awarding the Trojan Junior
dent’s gavel to Carol Howe will Auxiliary and the Town and
Gown Junior Auxiliary Scholarships.
Also awarding a new honor this year is Gayle Moss, Independent Women’s Representative. who will present the outstanding independent woman of the year. Miss Moss will hand her gavel to Chervlee Worden, In addition to the honors al- | new' presiding officer and intro-
be Miss Niemeyer. Following the presentation, Miss Howe will introduce her cabinet officers for next fall and announce the appointive chairmen and members of the associate cabinet. For the first* time, she will introduce the newly-appointed Daily Trojan
packed drama the sets should be stately and simnle. emphasizing the Greek simplicity of the play.
Two other good points
in next year’s Senate, they must re-evaluate their goals of student government,” he asserted.
Dean Arthur B. Gallion of the School of Architecture pointed out that the spirit and general goals, rather than the individual
were the lighting and the mus- pojnts discussion, are the most ic. The lighting effects, designed bv Bill White, created a feel-
Miss SC Candidate Ranks High In Academic Standing
(Editor’s Note: This is the
third of five interviews by .loe Jares. Managing Editor, Daily Trojan with the finalists in the Daily Trojan's Miss Cni-versity of Southern California Contest). ,
You'd think that the daughter of a university dean would be short and fat and hidden behind a very thick pair of glasses . . . and very, very intellectual.
Although Arlene Hancey earned a 3.R last semester, she is a dean’s daugster (Carl Hancey of the nighr schol to be precise I who is anything but a closet case, as you can see by the accompanying photograph.
Old Hand Kappa Alpha Theta Arlene (5ft. 6in lall. brown hair and hazel eyes • is an old hand at winning queen contests. Besides being a finalist in the Miss SC competition, she was named Kappa Alpha Rose when a sophomore a Ad w as Queen of La BaIlona Valley Days when she was a senior at Hamilton High in W.L.A.
The La Ballona Queen is selected from among the most beauiiful girls at Hamilton, Venice and Culver Ciiv High Schools. Besides winning this. Arlene was homecoming princess. rally girl. Girls’ league treasurer, a iettergirl and Girls' League President at Hamilton.
At SC she has been in Spurs, Troeds and lrcshman Women’s Council.
Sound like the ideal girl to date? Forget it.
Has A steady Miss Hancey has a “steady." the baseball team's Bill Thom, most valuable man in the NCAA lournameui (which C won, naturally! l.-.'l vesi.
Will y. u > i married?, slie was asked.
“We have to wait til he signs
ready mentioned, there will be tapping ceremonies for Spurs, sophomore women's honorary; Chimes, junior women's honorary’; and Amazons, junior-senior women's honorary.
New Justice
duce her council members.
Panhellenic Association President Nancy Cook Edel brock will turn her gavel over to Judy Beers, the new president, and URA representative Miss Worden will announce the new offi-
Marg^ret Corry, Chief Justice ; cers for fall. Carol Lindberg, i’e-of the Women’s Judicial Court tiring president of the YWCA will present the new court and will introduce Judy Wolf, fall announce the chief justice for president and present newly-
next fall.
Alpha Lambda Delta, freshman scholastic honorary, will be represented by Mary Marvin, president, who will announce newly-appointed members, and award the senior book to the woman with the highest grade point average. Certificates will be awarded to senior members of Alpha Lambda Delta who have maintained a 3.5 grade point each semester-.
Pledge Award
The Alpha Chi Omega pledge scholarship will be awarded by President Joanne McDonough to the sorority pledge class with
elected officers. Capping this portion of the program is the presentation of the Red Cross Award by Field Reresentative from the American Red Cross, Miss Caroline Wilson.
ing of time — from early morning until sunset. Their overall
Homecoming Positions Open
Interviews for Homecoming Executive Committee will be started on Monday and petitions will be available through Wednesday in 215 SI'.
Thad Brown, newly-appointed 1959 Homecoming Chairman, requests that assignments be made as soon as possible so that preparations for Homecoming can be made before final examinations.
valuable results of the recommendation.
"The Senate should cease discussion on the individual points and concern themselves with the spirit and general goals behind these recommendations,” he said.
Six-point Plan
The six-point plan, as revised by the Senate, includes:	(1)
Curricula abolition of health problems and two years of physical education. In addition, a compulsory two-year course in man and civilization to be taught interdepartmentally was recommended.
“My personal feelings are that the university must respond to the resolution. Students shouldn’t be forced to take health problems nor should thj?y be forced to take physical education if the
department cannot justify its courses.
“We hone that man and civilization will become the (¿ran * with potentiality so that it will no longer remain superficial,” Somer said.
12» Library—Library will be open seven days a week until midnight including Sunday mornings and weekend evenings.
Smoking should be allowed in one of the main study rooms and special copies of all books be made available.
Testing
<3> Testing — Students found cheating on an examination to be automatically expelled from the university and that ail exam^ should be at least partially of an essay nature.
(4)	Size of classes—Classes to be limited to 35 students and individual research and instruction
will be promoted.
Faculty
(5)	Faculty — The university should do all in its power to secure oustandine professors, and during class periods, professors dedicate themselves in the classrooms to the education of students, not for research.
<6> Administrative policy— Administration should seek to raise salaries for faculty members.
“Due to the resolution, professors are already re-evaluating their courses and grading system in addition to taking cognizance of the fact students have a voice in the quality of their education.” Somer stated.
Student Responsibility
The senior class president declared that part of the responsibility of making the university a great academic institution lies with the students.
“It is up to next year's Senate and student body to express their disapproval of the education they are receiving at SC,’’ Somer said.
Fraternity Average Grade-Point Towers
Fraternity grade averages for the fall semester took a sharp upward turn from the previous semester as 10 the highest hrade average and j houses placed above the all men’s average as compared
THETA ARLENE HANCEY—One of the five finalists in the Daily Trojan's Miss University of Southern California Contest, Kappa Alpha Rose Arlene Hancey is the daughter of University College Dean Carl Hancey and had a 3.8 arade average last term. The winner of the Miss SC title will be announced Wednesday, May 13, in the Daily Trc|an.
to see what we'll do.” she says. “Right now. I'm going to school and woking part time to be able to graduate in 3'^* years.”
Born in Honolulu (the lived theie only til she was two), Arlese plays AT the piano ("I also punch the keys on the or-
gan">, is learning golf, swims and is find out that being Dean Hancey’s daughter is no adv antage.
“Dr. Caldwell plays bridge with my family, but he still doesn’t know that 1 was once in ins class.”
a new Chi Omega award will be presented by President Ann Marquam. __________________
Law Teams Clash Today
The SC Moot Court team will meet Loyola University today in the Federal Court Room, 229 Federal Bldg. to determine who will he the Southern California finalist in the State Bar Convention in San Francisco this September.
The team Ernest J. Schag Jr. and Thomas Lisle Schechter, which defeated UCLA in* the semi-finals last week, will again represent SC.
Today's Weather
With a high temperature of | 76 today, go-aheads, bermüdas and shades will combat sunny skies while Trojans an d Trojanes go to classes. Low will be 58 degrees.
to only five houses the semester before.
Tau Epsilon Phi took top honors with an average of 2.6299, and Psi Upsilon, top fraternity the previous semester, came in .second with 2.6’259. Alpha Epsilon Pi, Delta Sigma Phi and Zeta Beta Tau rounded out the top five fraternities.
Sigma Nu and Sigma Phi Delta showed the most improvement of all fraternities moving up in the scholastic standings, 17 and 15 places respectively.
IFC Adviser John Berne said that fraternities are emphasizing the importance of a good scholastic standing by requiring both pledges and actives to follow study rules. “This has resulted in the grade improvement,” he said.
Enforcing quiet hours each night at a fraternity and also a pledge study table which requires all pledges to study a certain amount of hours each day, added to the "grade conscious atmosphere.”
Gain or Previous Fa,1.!
Loss in Semester Semester
Rank
1, ■ 2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Fraternities
Psi Upsilon .........
Alpha Epsilon Pi Delta Sigma Phi Zeta Beta Tau .
Tneta Xi ............
Tau Delta Phi .. Sigma Phi Delta
9. Alpha Rho Chi ................4-
Rank	Average	Average
4- 7	2.45	2.6293
— 1	2.66	2.6259
	2.50	2.6139
-4- 6	2.43	2.6005
-1-10	2.38	2.5673
— 4	2.54	2.5606
-J-13	2.35	2.5381
4-15	2.34	2.5239
4- 9	* 2.37	2.5206
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15. 16’.
17.
18.
19.
20. 21. 22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
Theta Chi .............
All Men’s Average .
Phi Sigma Kappa
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Phi Delta Theta ...
All Fraternity Average .. Sigma Phi Epsilon ..
Phi Kappa Psi
Beta Theta Pi
Sigma Alpha Mu Kappa Alpha ...
Sigma Chi ..........
Chi Phi ............
Delta Tau Delta Delta Chi ..........
Phi Kappa Tau Lambda Chi Alpi Kappa Sigma .
Residence Halls
1. Stonier ..
; 2. Trojan ...............
; 3. Marks ................
| 4. Toutcn ...............
Residence Hall Average
lie	Laurels	
.4- 4	2.42	2.4743
	2.47	2.4533
— 6	2.47	2.4463
1	2.43	2.4263
4- 3	2.38	2.3649
+17	2.08	2.3527
	2.38	2.3518
-1- 7	2.34	2.3429
—10	2.46	2.3381
— 4	2.42	2.3269
4-11	2.25	2.3110
4- 7	2.30	2.3058
— 11	2.43	2.2833
4- 9	2.12	2.2796
— 1	2.34	2.2614
4- 2	2.32	2.2332
4- 3	2.28	2.2326
— 1	2.33	2.2305
—16	2.44	2.2058
—23	2.49	2.2015
	2.02	2.1975
—10	2.35	2.1669
—13	2.37	2.1213
—19	2.42	2.0773
— 4	2.27	2.0655
; Average Fall		Semester
..........2.6191
......... 2.4855
,2.5795
2.7595
2.4234
2.3359
2.2838
2.4616