KAs to Sign Anti-Discrimination Pledge
By GREG HILL City Editor
A tardy Kappa Alpha Order will become the last fraternity to sign the university’s anti-discrimination pledge tomorrow when house officials present Dean of Men Tom Hull with their certificate of affirmation.
Kappa Alpha was given an extension of the original Sept. 1 deadline by Dean Hull. The delay w'as granted so the fraternity could obtain approval from its national council.
The national council met on Oct. 18. Approval of the university’s pledge was finally given last week.
“Kappa Alpha was a little later than expected, but there was nothing to get upset about,” Dean Hull said.
According to Hull and three other members of the administration and faculty even the pledge itself was nothing to get upset about.
The four—President Topping, Dean Hull,
Panhellenic advisor Stephanie Adams and sociology professor Charles Hadwen—all concurred that the pledge could have only technical value.
In the light of appraisals given by these four over the last month, the anti-discrimination pledge is the victim of a misnomer.
The pledge is not, in the strict sense of the word, “anti-discriminatory.”
It is not against intolerance, nor does it call for an end to prejudice.
All the pledge calls for is an affirmation that members of fraternities are “free to choose and accept new members without discriminating as to race, religion or national origin.”
Implicit in the meaning of the affirmation is the assumption that the fraternities are just as free to discriminate as to not discriminate.
“The basic reason for the pledge is to give freedom of selection to fraternity members without some charter restriction written a long time ago prohibiting them,” President Topping said.
He maintained that the university could “absolutely not” go any further in taking anti-discrimination action.
“The university is certainly not going to impose any coercion or decrees upon the groups’ selection.
“If we did, then what we've been arguing about since 1776—the liberty of the individual—would be seriously impaired.”
He emphasized that the certificate of affirmation was never meant to effect the Greeks’ freedom to discriminate as they saw fit.
“Moral issues must be decided by the individual,” President Topping said. “The pledge was intended to affect only written discriminatory clauses.”
Panhellenic advisor Stephanie Adams also admitted that the pledge wasn’t worth much as a deterrent to discrimination.
“Sororities are not forced by the pledge to
refrain from discrimination,” Miss Adams said. “The pledge never said they cannot discriminate. “These groups still have the right of free choice. If they are discriminating on the basis of race, religion or national origin alone, then whether or not that is good is up to the world to decide.” Miss Adams said the university had no right to force Greek organizations to refrain from discriminatory practices. “The university should encourage, not enforce,” she explained. “We cannot ‘force’ sororities to take someone they don’t choose to.” She believes the principal worth of the pledge lay in its educational value.
“I’d have to say at this point the primary value is that each and every girl in a sorority has had to make a personal evaluation.
“We will not see any immediate change or transition,” Miss Adams continued. “Only the
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Vol. XVI	LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1964	No. 31
KENNEDY MEMORIAL FUND
Delta Chis, Med Parody Nab Honors
Delta Chi's house decoration and the Kappa Sigma-Kappa Alpha Theta Troyland entry captured top Homecoming honors Friday.
Delta Chi fraternity won the Homecoming decoration sweepstakes trophy with their theme Dog Gone Turn(ed)| Tale." They were competing against 46 other sororities, fraternities, dorms and serv-; ice clubs.
The team of Kappa Sigma fraternity and Kappa Alpha Theta sorority won Troyland honors for their booth “Klinic.” The two houses presented a musical parody on the medical profession.
Six Other Awards Homeco ming decoration judges gave six other awards in three divisions.
Alpha Rho Chi took first place, men’s division, with “Trojan Spirit Spooks the Huskies.’’ Runner-up was Tau j Kappa Epsilon with “Thej Peanuts Gang Spook the Huskies.”
First place, women’s division. went to Gamma Phi Beta for their “Gravy Train.” j Kappa Alpha Theta won second place with “Flowers: for Any Occasion.”
First place award in Uni-! versitv Avenue division went I to Town and Gown for “A Brew for the Huskies." Spurs: captured second place with! “Boo.”
Announcements
Homecoming chairman Terry Kahn and his co-chair-man Mary Enrl Skewis announced the Tinners cf the Homecoming competition between the first and second quarters of Saturday’s Huskie-Homecoming game.
Seven judges decided Homecoming decoration winners on the basis of der'gn, originality rnd theme.
The judges included: Salvatore Merendiro. associate professor of tho School cT Architecture: Dr. Robert F. Craig, School cf Buclr.ssr Law; and Jerry Wilcox, cf athletic department p e w s service.
Also screening ths decorations werp Jeannie Proux. alumni offi™; Noel Hansen, university "’armin': ^ on
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SWEEPSTAKES WINNER — Delta Chi fraterni’ won the sweepstakes trophy for the! Homecoming house decoration
LOVE AND FRUSTRATION
Dr. Kirk Will Discuss New Conservatism'
entitled "Dog Gone - A Turn(ed) Tale." They won over 46 fraternities, sororities, dormitories and service clubs.
New Foreign Film Series To Start Tomorrow Night
Michelangelo Antonioni's "II Grido" will screen tomorrow night at 8 in Hancock Auditorium.
Sponsored by the ASSC J Cultural Affairs Comm ittee, ,"11 Grido” is the first in a series cf four foreign films by noted European directors t<‘ fcs shown this month.
"II Grido" is woven around !uva and frus. ration between j i v:onyn and her love, in a ~m.aH Italian village.
Shot on location in the Pc Val1 ~y, Italy, the picture :3 i mother of Antcnioni’s attempts to create a film haked in “the analysis cf sentiments.”
The New York Times cal-iled “II Grido” the ‘hragic
search of a man for a lost love in a fairly lucid story that puts no undo strain on the viewers imagination.”
Michelangelo Antonioni began his career r.s a film journalist. During World War II, he emigrated to France along with many other Italian filmmakers. After the war. he served as assistant to Marcel Carne on “Les Yisiteurs Du Soir.”
Antonioni gained recognition in 19S0 when his picture, “L’Auventura” w a s shown at the Cannes Film Festival. The audience began a barrage of laughter and dissent which resulted in the signing of a protest by film
; critics against the viewers re-S action.
“L'Auventura” later made Antonioni one of Europe’s most noted directors.
Scheduled to follow “II Grido” are three films: “Grand Illusion” or “Rules of the Game” by Jean Renoir, “Last Year at Marienbad” by Alain Resnais, and “II Vittiloni" by Federico Fellini.
Tickets are currently on sale at the new University Information Center, 601 Exposition Blvd.
Student admission with identification card is 50 cents. Student series books are on sale for $1.75. General admission is $1 per performance or S3.50 for the series.
Luncheon To Feature Biographer
Noted author Guy Endore will be guest speaker tomor-;row at the annual luncheon of the California State Li-Ibrary Association.
The luncheon, sponsored by the alamni association of the j School of Library Science will be held in the Ambassador Hotel's Cocoanut Grove.
Biographical Novelist Endore, as a biographical novelist, has written books on Joan of Arc and Casanova. His biographies, “A Man From Limbo” and “King of Paris,” were selected for reading by the Book of the Month Club. “King of Paris” is the story of Alexandre Dumas and his sons.
A review in Kirk us’ Bookshop Service said, “Endore has thrown material before us in reckless disregard of order and pattern ”
Francis Keene cf the “Saturday Review, saK> the novel is “a gusty, flamboyant, al-1 together rousing account of the life of Dumas. It has n any things to recommend it: c~>lor, warmth and wit.”
Mystery Novels
Endore has written mystery novels such -is “Me-! thinks The Lady.” James McBride in the New York Times calls him “in a class by him-'self when it corn.r>s to creating Grade-A horripilation.”
Regarding “Detour Ihrough Devon,” the New York Times’ Anthony Boucher said “I’ve never before read a mystery novel in wrhich Lne author (and the reader) haJ. so much sheer fun with the English language.”
P. H. Jchnson of the New Statesman has said. “I must be allowed my occasional hardly unanalysable enthusiasms. and ‘Detour Ihrough Devon’ 13 one of them.”
Political Authority Knows His Ghosts
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Dr. Russell Kirk, who will deliver a. political speech in Hancock Auidtorium at noon today, doubled as the Wizard of Mecosta at a meeting of the Count Dracula Society Saturday.
The society is an organization which “does not believe in ghosts or witches or anything else; we’re just fascinated by them,” Don Reed, Count Dracula Society president, explained.
Although Kirk is most well-known for his political opinions, he is also a noted authority on ‘ghosts and ghouls, in addition to Goldwaterism.’
Dr. Kirk has written many ghost stories, and is a recipient of tlie Mrs. Ann Radcliffe Award.
An 18th century housewife, Mrs. Radcliffe is known today as “the mother of horror stories.”
The society gives the award annually in her memory to those making outstanding horror contributions in literature, cinema and television.
Already scheduled to appear at L’SC for a political lecture today, Dr. Kirk arrived in Los Angeles Saturday to spend Halloween afternoon with the society.
While Kirk’s lecture on ghost stories highlighted the program. Robert Rosen was also featured in a talk on “Universal’s Horror Dynasty,” Reed explained.
The meeting took place from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday in the President’s Room of the L. A. Home Furnishing Mart, 1933 S. Broadway.
Kirk recently justified his interest in wizardry in his syndicated column.
“One turns almost with relief to supernatural terrors in our time of political atrocities. Even old Monk Lewis, with his charnel-house fixation, is cheerfully reading the . . . accounts of . . . Communist concentration camps,” he wrote.
Kirk is an honorary member of the society, which has affiliated in 22 states, “although the Los Angeles chapter is the only active group,” Reed said.
“Many of our members are from USC. including Don Benjamin. Don Glut. Jay Grodin, Alan Hurley and Bruce Meltzer. Jim Monahan, manager of the USC barbershop, is also very active,” Reed revealed.
Columnist To View Election
Dr. Russell Kirk, noted political author and founder of the New Conservatism philosophy, will speak on tomorrow's election at noou today in Hancock Auditorium.
Dr. Kirk's visit to USC is being sponsored by the ASSC Speakers Committee.
A reception in honor of Dr. Kirk will be held today at 1:30 p.m. at the Chi Phi fraternity house, 917 W. 30th St. All students, faculty and administrators are invited to attend.
New Conservatism is a movement motivated by the desire to find stability and security in terms of past tradition.
(lasses Necessary
According to Kirk, it is also a belief in a divinely inspired natural law and belief that orders and classes are necessary for society.
Reforms often lead to a "devouring conflagration." he maintains, and improvements in both nature and men must icome from within.
Mankind needs love more ithan reason, because “reason alone may result in the desecration of the past and in a refusal to venerate the past," Kirk believes.
Super final Approach
He also feels that liberals have a superficial approach to moralty, and their tendency to make man the (Continued on Page 2)
Row Focus of Drive
The Kennedy Library Fund Drive is being held this week in the residence halls and fraternity and sorority houses, Ron Sugarman, state co-chairman for the drive announced Friday.
The commuters’ drive ended last week with an exhibit featuring Sugarman’s mo-mentos of the late President John F. Kennedy.
“Students can still contribute to the library by sending their contributions to Kennedy Library, c/o Student Activities Office, 324 SU,” Sugarman explained.
The most striking item in the exhibit was a beauti fully textured painting of Mr. Kennedy, which caused several people to ask w'here they could obtain copies.
Sugarman also explained John Kennedy had a deep respect for LTSC, as indicated by his interest in the Master Plan.
The telegram which Mr. Kennedy sent to President Topping in 1961, praising the Master Plan, was also exhibited.
It said, in part, “The consequence of higher education
I to our nation cannot be overstressed, and we must continue to strengthen our universities by every appropriate means.
“You are to be congratulated for having so intensively planned your future and for undertaking this important venture.”
Sugarman said that one of the late President’s unfulfilled wishes, wiiile attending Harvard, was to play ngainrt USC in the Rose Bowl.
Sugarman was supposed to ( present President Kennedy |
with an autographed football commemorating the undefeated 1962 USC football season on Nov. 25, 1963, “ironically, the day on which Mr. Kennedy was buried,” Sugarman recalled.
The exhibit also featured a solid gold inaugural medal which wras on Mr. Kennedy’s desk in the White House.
“That medal is worth enough to keep one in college for quite a while,” Sugarman quipped.
He also exhibited his extensive collection of campaign buttons, some of which go
back to the “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too” election of 1840.
Campaign slogans of the buttons included, “Go 4th to Win the War” (FDR), “Ev ery ‘Buddy’ for W i 11 k i e,” “Don’t Tarry, Vote Harry” and “Clean House with Dewey.”
More recent buttons included, “Adlai Likes Ike Too” and “Click with Dick.”
On a more somber note was a license plate printed two weeks before Mr. Kennedy’s assassination which reads: "JFK 464.”
KENNEDY EXHIBIT — Ron Sugarman, chairman of the state division for the Kennedy Library Fund^)rive, expains the
exhibit which is currently being shown on campus to encourage contribution* from students for the USC donation to
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