Striders Threaten 14-Year Troy Track Mark
Tomorrow S Dual Meet	Southern	California
Could Halt Win Streak
At 79 With No Losses
DAI LYf TROJAN
Concert Goers To Hear Work Of Beethoven
By DICK PATMA.N
What should prove to be the biggest single dual meet In recent	Trojan	history	gets	underway tomorrow	at 1:30
p.m.	on	Cromwell	Field	when	SC plays host to the	defend-
ing National AAU Champion Southern California Striders. Troy's record of 79 dual m?et wins without a loss will
be squarely on ihe line as the
SONATAS	two teams hook up in what ap-
■ 1	pears to be one of the closest
meets in many a season.
Track fans had belter arrive early as the seating;	capacity
for the meet is limited	to 1500.
As soon as that figure	is reach-
ed. the gates will ee closed. Field Events The opening field events should provide some of the best competition of the local cam- '
paign. Both teams are loaded j with talent.
SC figures to canture the
broad jump with Bill Jackson and Luther Hayes holding the j best chances. Dick Van Kirk is the ton Strider entry and his season's best of 23ft. is far be- i low comoarative marks of the Trojan duo.
Two of the bis events of the I program, the discus and javelin, will go as two of the injured Trojans go.
Arm Trouble Mike Page, under normal conditions. would be right up with •Ton Jamison and Steve Seymour : in Ihe javelin. But Page is i bothered by a sore arm and his capabilities tomorrow are still highly questionable.
SC would appear to need at least a second in this event if i the earlv donesheets are correct. | The situation is virtually 1he same in the discus where Bob Sbordone is also having problems. Sbordone has a sprained : ankle and no on*> knows just how far he’ll be able to throw. Striders Strong The Striders have strong entries in this event Bob Hump- I hreys and Charlev Butt, and the i competition figures to be close 1 if the Trojan can spin on his bum ankle.
Another big show is scheduled for the pole vault.
Former Troian Ron Morris eoes against the SC trio of Ernie Bullard. Gene Freudenthsl and Jim Brewer. If Morris competes. the Striders have a defi- ; nite edge. If not. then it would anpear that SC could take ah ; three places.
Both t^ams will have some of their b°tter trackmen doubling in the festivities.
Boh Staten is entered in the 220. ^40 and on the relay team j for the Troians and he could
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1959
NO. 94
Gabor Rejto. cellist and head of the string instruments department at SC, will join pianist Adolph Bailer in a conceit devoted io the five Beethoven sonatas for cello and piano at the U'il shire Ebell Theater March 30 at 8:30 p.m.
The concert is l>eing presented by Mu Phi Epsilon, national professional music sorority.
This is Ihe first time Los Angeles audiences will haw the op-portunity to hear the five masterpieces in one evening. Bailer find Rejio have presented the same program in New York's Town Hall, as well as San Francisco, Berkeley, Seattle and Santa Barbara.
Alma Trio Both members of the Alma Trio. Bailer and Rejto perform extensively whenever their teaching commitments permit. In addition to touring the United Siates from coast to coast, they have \ isited Australia. New Zealand. Hawaii and the Fiji Islands. In April they will appear «1 Hie Osaka International Music Festival in Japan and will tour Europe next year.
Rejio. a graduate of the Royal Academy in Budapest, has studied with Pablo Casals in Spain. He has appeared with the Vienna Symphony, Budapest Symphony, Rome Philharmonic and Warsaw Philharmonic. He was also on the faculty of Eastman School of Music in New York and during the summers worked at ihe Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara.
Creative Life The five sonatas by Beethoven for cello and piano cover 1he whole cycle of Beethoven's creative life. They will not be performed in chronological order, but will be arranged in an order designed 1o bring oul the contrasts in ihree periods of the composer’s life.
Protest Board Overrules ASSC Election Removals
Sakajian Attempt Halted by Senate
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Troy Station Plans Shows During Break
Although most of SC will be closed down next week because of Easter vacation, activities on FM radio station KUSC will carry on normally with a variety ol programs planned.
Highlighting the weeK will be a special four hour broadcast of John Sebastian Bach's "The St. Mathew Passion” in observance of Good Friday. Host Herman Ziehler will open the program at 4 p.m. Friday with a biographical reading of Bach. The three and one half hour recording of the masterpiece will feature 14 vocal and 11 instrumental soloists.
Branch Blanshard. professor of philosophy at Yale University, on Monday at 6 p.m., w'ill present “The Uses of Philosophy” on the weekly World of the Mind series. He will explore the field of philosophy, speaking of it as a useful, lively art that everyone has tried in one way or an- , other.
The Campus Library will pre- j sent the first of a four part ser- | ies on the “History of the Eng- ' lish Novel'’ on Tuesday at 6.30 p.m. Dr. Lionel Stevenson, professor of English at Duke University and former head of ! SC's English department, will start the series.
SC sophomore and dental hy- f genist Mary Lou Kaiser will dis- j cuss the topic “Basically Man is a Wolf.” on Women of Troy, Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Miss Kaiser is a member of Kanpa Kappa Gamma sorority and a former queen of the Sigma Phi.
By JOE SALTZMAN
The ASSC Elections Board of Protest last night overruled Election Commissioner Juanita Sakajian and declared that the seven candidates who failed to attend Wednesday's “elections” meeting were still eligible to run for office.
CHINESE STUDENTS-Dr. Wesley Robb sees the events plan for the Chinese Students
Daily Trojan Photo by Mike Robinson Intercollegiate Organization Conference with Emma Gee and Keith Soo Hoo.
Chinese Students Will Convene For Self-Evaluation Conference
First Day of Spring Gets Grand New Year Salute from Iranians
By NIT A BISS
In spring, a young man’s fancy lurns to celebrating the now year—in Iran, that is.
March 21. the first day of snring. marks the beginning of Noe-Rooz. the traditional Iranian New Year, which is observed by 13 days of festivity.
Iranians have been celebrating Noe-Rooz for more than 2500 years. The event was first observed in the mythical golden *ge by the ruler Jamshid, who lived before the Deluge (the grpal biblical flood*.
Jamshid established the solar >ear. beginning when the sun eiiiers the sicn of Aries at the vernal eouinox. The vernal equinox is the point at which ihe path of the sun—the ecliptic— crosses the celestial equator.
Designated As Soring
This occurs about March 21. and is designated as the first day of spring. At this time, night and day are of equal length.
Although the Persian* n.o longer use the solar calendar, they continue tn observe and ce!e-hrale Noe-Rooz regardless of their religious affiliations.
The lunar calendar, which is now used by ail Moslems, was arranged by Omar Khayyam and six other astronomers.
This calendar begins with the hegira — ihe vear in which Mohammed left Mecca for Medina to establish the new Islamic faiih. As this occured in 621 A.D.. the Moslems are going into the year 1339 A.D.
Xoe-Roor'* Significance
Socially. Noe-Rooz has great «;rnificance fcr the Iranian. Members of each family, neighbors and friends greet each other and renew their vows of friendship during the 13 days of cele-brat ion.
With the advent of the new year, haid feelings me forgotten, “and acquaintances“ are le-meml*eied and an air of happiness and friendship prevails.
The story of the “Enchanted Horse” in the “Arabian Nights”
Daily Trojan Photo by Bob Holste
DR. RUFUS B. VON KLEIN SMID, right, accepts invitation to the traditional Iranian New Year frcm Pasha Ramazani, president of SC Irano-American Relation Club. The celebrations which will feature Jayne Mansfield and others will be held tomorrow at Beverly Hilton Hotel.
refers to Noe-Rooz as “an ancient and solemn feast throughout all Persia, which as continued from the time of idolatry and is observed not only in great alias, bui celebrated vvhh extraordinary rejoicings in every little town, village and hamlet.” Callers Are Welcomed Callers are welcomed with
of this sort are sent from friend to friend.
Tradition promises the Iranian that “he who tastes sugar on the morning of Noe-Rooz before '.peaking and anoints himseif with oil, will ward-off all sorts of mishaps, during the greater part of the vear.”
Locally, Noe-Rooz will be cele-
Four hundred Chinese students | from West Coast and Arizona universities will evaluate their social understanding and intellectual attainments when the , 15th annual conference of the Chinese Students Intercollegiate Organization convenes at SC the weekend of March 27.
The conference theme, “You Through the Looking Glass,” will set the scene for an investigation of the Chinese students’ social understanding, mutual friendship and intellectual attainments.
Guest sneakers at 1he conference include Dr. Paul Saltman, assistant professor of biochemistry and nutrition, and Dr. J. Wesley Robb, head of the religion department.
Saltman Will Talk
Dr. Saltman will discuss the current position of today’s intellectual when he talks to the students at the opening session Saturday in the Town and Gown Foyer. CSIO President Keith Soo Hoo will deliver the welcoming address.
“We believe that the conference provides an ideal atmosphere toward the attainment of our goals. Here we are given the opportunity to lose our inhibitions and turn ourselves outward. to intermingle in an atmosphere of formality and informality, to comDete against and learn to respect our opponents. and to meet people with backgrounds different from ours and to learn to understand them.” Soo Hoo said.
In the afternoon a discussion group led by SC student Emma Gee. will evaluate the Chinese college student.
Recreation Planned
The recreation program for Saturday includes a bowling and tennis tournament. The CTSO oueen. Io be selected from one of the universities, will be crowned at a dance that night.
An oratorical contest is scheduled for Sundav afternoon in Founders Hall. Contestants will be judged by Burt Pines and Jerri Corbin from the SC debate team, and Judy Ashkenazy from the Daily Trojan.
Student talent will be display-
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ed in Bovard Auditorium when SC students entertain the conferees. Myrna Lee Ebbe Huang, Bill Leong, Willie Chan, Keith Soo Hoo, Jack Young, Steve Wong. Art Fong, Jean Chew. Ellen Lei and Marjorie Tom Yoy will perform.
Professionals to Entertain
Professional entertainment will be provided by singer James Hoy who plays Charlie Chan's No. 1 son on the TV series. Benny Fong will serve as master of ceremonies.
The conference will be concluded when Dr. Robb discusses “Human Values in a Contempor-
ary Society” Sunday night at the Nikabob Restaurant.
Committee chairmen for the conference are Marietta Soo Hoo. Andrea Yee, Emma Gee, Bob Jong, Steve Wong, Keith Soo Hoo, Bob Jue. Ron Tom. Victor Quan, Ron Toy. Evelyn Loo, Mary Young. Gwen Loo, Willie Chan. Guy Jue and Bill Leong.
“The conference is organized as a means and not as an end. The realization of the goals cannot be accomplished on one short weekend. Thus we must continue to strive, to plan and to improve and consequently to become more useful members of a free society,” Soo Hbo said.
Wednesday’s meeting, at which election rules were outlined for the candidates, supposedly was mandatory for all ASSC candidates, with failure to appear bringing immediate disqualification.
In a meeting last night at the Tro D e 11 sorority house, the board insisted that Miss Sakajian was within her rights as electons commissioner, but that disqualification was too harsh a penalty.
Candidates Are Back Candidates who are back in the ASSC race are Linda Thistle, ASSC secretary candidate; -Harold Fong, Don Kelley and Mark Millard, nominees for senator-at-large; Ann Cattern, senior class vice president candidate; Tony Mendez, independent men's representative nominee: and Bill von KleinSmid who is running for engineering vice president.
The official Board of Protest recommendation says that all seven candidates who failed to appear at the meeting should see Miss Sakajian for a clear and official explanation of the rules.
No Interpretation Doubt “If all candidates accept this recommendation, then there will noi^be any doubt as to the interpretation of the election campaign rules,” Mike Donahew, elections’ chairman said.
Mardythe O'Mara, ASSC vice president and member of the voting board, reported that the Senate sets up the qualifications. The elections commissioner checks on qualifications and decides the candidates’ eligibility, i President Scott Fitz Randolph said, however, "If the candidates who failed to appear at the meeting think so little of student government then they should not be running in a student election.
“It was their responsibility to show' up at the meeting and their failure to do so is their personal handicap and a poli-(Continued on page 2)
Nine Dentists Will Attend Local Meet
Dr. Robert McNulty, deah of the School of Dentistry, will be among nine SC professors attending the 36th annual meeting of the American Association of Dental Schools in San Francisco next week. The association includes more than 50 dental schools in the United States and Canada.
Dr. McNulty, dean at SC since 1950, is president-elect of the association. This will be the 34th meeting he has attended.
Among SC professors participating will be Drs. Francis J. Conley and Francis V. Howell, speaking on clinic administration and oral diagnosis. Dr. Lucien Bavetta. head of the biochemistry and nutrition department, will report on the effects of a fat-free diet on the bones, gums and teeth of rats.
Also attending the San Francisco meeting will be Mrs. Ruth Vaughn, and Drs. Robert L. Reeves, Robert L. Rutherford. Henry N. Tanner, and Kenneth O. Turner.
Topping To Talk At Cal Berkeley
Dr. Norman Topping, SC president. will speak on behalf of California university and college presidents at the installation of Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg as chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley today.
Dr. Seaborg, a Nobel prize winner, was recently appointed chancellor of the Berkeley campus. The occasion a'so will be Cal's 91st Charter T)ay Obser-
SC Quiz Kids Travel to New York To Face Opponent on TV Program
large trays of sweetmeats and j brated with a party in the Grand ( sugar confectionery and favors j	(Continued	on	page	2)
Trojans can expect a sunny day today with an expected high of 8!) degrees. The low will be 52 degrees. Yesterday’s high was 71 degrees
SC’s own quiz kids wHll compete at New York's Barnard College Sunday on the College Quiz Bowl against Barnard or West Point. The program will be fiimed and televised at 2 p.m. March 29.
On SC's team are Stanley Arkin, junior in political science; Rivko Avrutin, senior in history; William Moritz, freshman, pre-med major, and Harvey Waterman. sophomore in economics.
The scholars were chosen on the basis of a test covering such subjects as the arts, humanities, social science, current events and related topics and a personal interview.
The program is a CBS - TV production inauguarted this fall. It is designed to test students’ recall ability in ancient, modern European and American history; American, English and European literature and philosophy; science; current affairs; classical music; mythology; children’s literature and other subjects.
The four SC scholars appeared before KUSC-TV cameras yesterday in preparation for the competition.
The winning team receives $1500 for its school’s scholarship fund and is asked to return the following week. Losing teams are awarded $500 for their school scholarship fund.
If SC wins the competition, the program will be telecast from Bovard Auditorium on April 5.
The program is sponsored by General Electric.
DR. NORMAN TOPPING, right, poses with SC's TV Quiz Squad, left to right, William Moritz, Hary^y Waterman, Rivko Avrutin
Daily Trojan Photo by John W*me and Stan Arkin. The Squad will meet Barnard College or West Point on the TV College Quiz Bowl Saturday, March 28, 2 p.m.