Vol. XVI
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1965
No. 92
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International
Students
Influence
USC
Campus
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Trojan Baseballers Will Meet Santa Clara
Ye
Leaders
Chosen
Ten
University
of Southern California
TROJAN
Still
Set
To Alternate in Cheering
Founder Hero of Massacre
(Editor's not**: This is the second half of a feature on the Chinese Massacre in early!
Los Angeles history. The Daily Trojan would like to thank Paul M. De Falla and the Southern California Historical Society for information contained in this article.)
By (JREG O BRIEN
The Chinese massacre of 1871 had heroes as well as villains. One of the heroes; was to become a USC founder. Robert M. Widney.
Actually, less than 3.000 Chinese lived in California in the latter 19th Century. But; due to several scandalous books, and the fact that Orientals competed for jobs with Westerners, resentment] ran high against them. So' what began as a gun duel: between two Chinese, acci-’ dentally wounding some bystanders. erupted into mob violence.
Caught and Released SIX PLUNDER PANTRY
Suddenly once captured -
and once released Wong Tuck: tried to get away from hisj house. He carried a hatchet but was overcome by a citizen Ramon Sortorel. While engaged in this struggle, someone else tried to plunge a piece of broken sword into, him.
20th CENTURY ROBIN HOODS — Sig
Eps Larry Jensen (from left), Dave Yarrow and Steve Amdall present cook at
the Midnight Mission with a full-course turkey dinner. The six pledges stole the meal from actives in the afternoon.
Pledges Rob Own Rich To Feed Mission Poor
It was a scene straight outlGeorge Crane and Larry Jen-
! son as his cohorts in thievery. The idea was first ventured a pledge meeting last ! month.
“But we called again just before we left so they knew we were serious and would expect us.”
The pledges left the house
For a moment it appeared of Sherwood Forest.
that two policemen and a gjx faring pledges from the citizen would save Wong|realm of gigma phi Epsilon at
Tucks life, but the crowd piuncjered their masters’ pan- m' Ir ..	, ,	. ~
would not have it.	Lry lajft ni ht tQ hd feed the ‘We decided to go ahead,at 4:30 p.m. The full-course
They quickly disabled the, a s of the Midnight Mis_!with it since nothing similar!dinner inciuded a 30-pound peace officers and decided in j 1	had been done for a while and turkey, potatoes, vegetables,
favor of another form of ‘	it seemed to show a little bread rolls, salad and dessert.
Western justice—the rope. “Everybody had a certain class,” Nadler said.	Q . . . n- , .. . ,
In the next several hours, job to do, and it all came off1 The biggest obstacle was a Th	k th ° l •
there was more shooting and fairly easily,” Ken Nadler piace to take the food. When Aney tooK tne meal, jus. hanging with such members said.	jthe pledges first called the °ut of the 0Te" to the mis-
of Los Angeles' underground Nadler named Doug Yar-mission they seemed reluctant S.°n S 1 c. ,e,n’
..	Crenshaw play row. c|ass president. 3U1 Ear- to accept the validity of the ‘ WaS qU1-Ckly dlstrlbuted t0
4-__I , ,	11 I oo	the men.
raclough, Steve Amdall, offer	I
---1 I guess they were pretty
glad to get it,” Nadler said.
as ’‘Curly ing prominent roles.
Widney Enraged Not all persons involved
Students, Faculty Unite In Montgomery March
“We watched them in line and before we got there. All each man got was 2 pieces of bread, a plate of spaghetti, peas and some jello.”
Get Mission Tour The mission minister took
were hoods, gangsters, or politicians, however. When Widney, a former school teacher, heard of the goings on. he became enraged.
Armed with a pistol, he> Two campus ministers,;Alice Overton, associate pro-
went to the scene where he 4, t	,____, .. ,
, . „ . , .	three faculty members and fessor of social work,
rescued four Orientals. The nearly 2Q - ugc students Nine members of the the six pledges on a tour of
mob threatened to kill joined an estimated 50,000 School of Social Work and the facilities, including the
li ''I* cn^ . lcm 0 marchers yesterday in th e a carload of students who left!kitchen, sleeping areas and of-try. The four Chinese were	, , Ttc-. u fiep*
led safelv to the protection final free?°m sie&e on Mont- aftei'. Mondays USC rally t^es.
of the iailhouse	gomery, Ala.	also joined in the march.	As for the Sig Ep actives,
When it was all over 19 They joined the column Rev. Kendall said that the Nadler commented that they Chinese lay dead- shot headed by Nobel Prize winner rally was “a very successful probably ate “whatever they hanged, robbed, beaten, mu- Dr Martin Luther mnS Jr- and jubil*nt meeting.”	_
tilated and disgraced. They an<^ Ralph Bunche
t-cp	-*	That’s the 20th Century,
turer. a liquor "manufacturer, included Rev. Travis Kendall, Rally Broadcasted several merchants, and a Past°r of University Metho-j “It was cold and damp,”
He could get at The Vagabond or estimated that the freedom- Woody’s.”
physician.	dist Church, and Rev. Chuck he reported, “raining off and or 500 years.
The affair, eventually Doak, Presbyterian campus on all day.” claiming 19 Chinese victims, minister.	A total of 293 Southlanders
was in future years to be Faculty Marchers flew to Alabama last night on taken to the California Su- Others included Dr. Fred - specially chartered planes, preme Court. But the mem- Krinsky, associate professor j The delegation has been ory was to become a trail- of political science; Dr. A. termed the largest of its kind matic scar in Los Angeles Lloyd Moote, assistant pro- in Southern California his-
Not a neighborhood Sheriff of Nottingham within 5000 miles,
Yell King Election Set For April
By TERRY CHEVILLAT
T-R-O-Y, Fight, Fight! Fight!” echoed throughout Bovard Auditorium yesterday | i afternoon as ten yell leaders for 1965 were chosen.
New yell leaders are Bob i Goldenberg. Jim Brown, Ray MacNeil, Bill Matteucci and regory Morrell.
Jeff Herten, Bob Noe, Jeff j Parker, Bill Schmidt and Phillip Winterbottom were also selected.
Twenty-four men were put through their paces for over an hour while an eight-member judging committee looked on.
Tryout Before Students
Beginning at 3:15 p.m. each man was given three minutes on stage to perform before an enthusiastic tryout audience.
The first 12 men were applicants for yell king, while the remainder tried out for positions as yell leaders.
The “Troy” and “Southern California” spellouts were most popular cheers used by the applicants to whip up the audience's spirit.	s *
An hour later the last man had gone before the students and the committee retired to ■ make its judgment.
Committee Members
Members of the committee were Dr. Paul Bloland, dean of students; Jesse Hill, director of athletics; Desmond Anderson, president of the faculty senate; and former yell king Tom Lailey.
Tom Thie, president of men's judicial; Joan Pedersen. president of women's judicial; and Robert Jani, director of special events were also on the judging committee.	M A half an hour passed as the nervous applicants awaited the decision.
Lailey pointed out that this was the first time yell leaders had been picked while performing before a student audience.	, §1
Alternating Leaders He went on the explain that the ten men will alternate at the sporting events and that, after the football season next fall, the five permanent members will be chosen.
Yell king will be decided by the student body when they vote for regular student body officers on April 28 and 29.
During the year, baseball games and track events will be the special targets for team support.
40-YEAR FRIENDSHIP —Dr. Rufus von KieinSmid watches Troy continue its unbeaten 1962 football season against
Navy. The USC president and chancellor seldom missed a game, though he often took short naps between halves.
Dr. von KieinSmid Befriended Troy; His Memory Still Lives
history.
fessor of history; and Prof tory.
By STAN METZLER
The history of USC is the history of two eras: the initial 40 years; and the 40 years of Dr. Rufus B. von KieinSmid.
“Perhaps it was the thousands of men and women he came to know at the University of Southern California,” Dr. Topping eulogized at Dr. von Klein-Smid's funeral services last summer
“However vivid his memory; and however enduring his works; there is one thing we all know—we have lost a friend.”
Dr. von KieinSmid first befriended USC in 1921, when he resigned as president of the University of Arizona to assume the same post at this school.
Impressive Record
The record of the 25 years he served the university is impressive. Permanent structures increased from three to 22, including Doheny Library, Mudd Hall and Fisher Art Gallery.
The number of schools and colleges expanded from eight to 26, and USC had more class “A” divisions accredited by national bodies than any other school in the country.
Enrollment increased from 5600 to 12,000; the faculty grew from 267 to more than 1,100; and assets climbed from $980,000 to $19,000,000.
International Relations
Dr. von KieinSmid was particularly active in international affairs, founding the School of International Relations, initiating the university's foreign student program and providing tuition scholarships for international students.
But Dr. von KieinSmid, named chancellor of the university for life by the Board of Trustees in 1946, was first of all a man.
The stories about his presidency and chancellorship will always be remembered.
There is the story of the pledge who nervously managed a weak, “Good morn-nig, Rufus.”
And there is Dr. von KleinSmid's answer, “My friends call be Barney.”
There is his conviction that the university should be more like a family.
And there is the tradition that every freshman meet him for a few minutes at the semester’s beginning.
Personal Charm
There is his personal charm.
And there is the jaunty way he tipped his homburg to ladies as he walked across campus.
There is his love of lil'e.
And there is his talent for raising orchids; and the two blue jays who roosted outside his office and flew inside for nuts.
On July 9. 1964 the world, which had bestowed him with more than 100 honors and awards, mourned his death.
Many Telegrams
Telegrams flowed in—from violinist Jascha Heifitz. from the French Consul General, from the Norte Dame athletic department.
At USC. which had dedicated the von KieinSmid Center for International Relations a week earlier, his death was a time for recollection of 43 years of friendship.
Dr. von KieinSmid felt much for USC — duty, pride, dedication.
Anc^ USC felt much for him — respect, awe, gratitude.
And there is today—a limitless future under the Master Plan, and the memory of Dr. von KieinSmid.
CINEMA DEPARTMENT
Hollywood Producer to Relate Special Film-Making Problems
Motion picture producer Lawrence Weingarten will gpeak to the Cinema Department this afternoon at 12:15 in 108 Cinema.
He will discuss the problems involved in the making of his films.
The department is honoring Weingarten in recognition of the films he has produced during his career, said Dr. Bernard Kantor, head of the Cinema Department.
Weingarten, a film producer at Metro-Goldwyn-Mey-er Studios for over 35 years, is the president of the Screen Producers’ Guild.
The National Allied States Theatre Owners’ Association recently named him “Producer of the Year” for 1964.
Six films produced by Weingarten were shown in the Cinema Department during the past five weeks for telecommunication, drama and cinema students.
The films began with a double-feature presentation of the Jean Harlow comedy “Libeled Lady” (1936) and the Buster Keaton - Jimmie D’urante farce “Speak Easily” (1932).
Also shown were the Marx Brothers comedy “A Day at
the Races” (1937), the Spencer Tracy-Katherine Hepburn courtroom battle “Adam’s Rib” (1949) and the Elizabeth Taylor-Paul Newman drama “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958).
Weingarten’s latest release, and the sixth film shown, was the musical-comedy “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” (1964).
Weingarten’s wife is Dr. Jessie Marmorston, a professor of clinical medicine in the School of Medicine. She is noted for her research projects in the field of heart diseases.
FILM PRODUCER—Lawrence Weingarten, motion picture producer for Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer Studios for 35 years, will speak to the Cinema Department today.
TO TAKE APPLICATIONS
Peace Corps to Set Up USC Information Center
A Peace Corps staff and volunteer team from Washington, D.C. will visit USC next week.
The group will include team captain, Dr. Joseph Colmen, deputy associate director of the division of planning, evaluation and research; Leslie Wilder, division of public information ; and Betty Gilmore, formerly an English teacher in Costa Rica.
An information center at Tommy Trojan will operate from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The staff will explain the purpose, programs and future plans of the corps and also accept applications from interested juniors, seniors and graduate students.
Applicants must take thej
Peace Corps application tests. They will be given at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the lower lounge of the University Methodist Church, Wednesday through Tuesday,! April 6.
Applicants do not pass or fail these tests- They are used for placement purposes only. No previous knowledge of a foreign language is required but optional Spanish and French language achievement tests will also be given.
During the week the team will also show a 27-minute film, “Mission of Discovery,”! at noon and 4 p.m., Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in 229 Founders Hall.
In previous years the Peace Corps has recruited approxi-
mately 50 USC students who are now serving over 20 countries.
Among these USC Peace Corps volunteers is Suzanne Dickenson, B. A. in Spanish, 1962, who participated in an urban development in Peru.
Mary Wynhausen, who received a B. A. in international relations. 1963, is now working near Santiago, Chile. She and another Peace Corps volunteer have organized classes in carpentry, health, and sports.
Also another USC volunteer is Rena Davidson, who obtained her B.A. here, is now teaching third and fourth grades at the Amanda Cape-hart School in Vaitown, Liberia.