TROY AND GOD: DO THEY MIX?
(Editor's Note: Newsweek magazine recently ran a survey concerning1 college students. Their article explored various aspects of college life. The following series of articles will explore similar topics on the USC campus.)
By LYNNE REGGIARDO
Does God fit into the university picture?
College is often cited as a factor in weakening the religious attitudes of young adults. W here knowledge and proof of God are stressed, many students may find themselves questioning tlie reasons for belief in an unprovable deity.
For this reason, and possibly because of the unrestrictive nature of college life, the campus is sometimes viewed as a breeding ground for atheism, agnosticism and religious apathy.
A survey of USC students, however, disproves this opinion. Over 50 per cent of the undergraduates polled reported no change in the strength of
their religious beliefs since entering the university.
The highest percentage of change was expressed by freshman and sophomore students, while most of the upperclassmen said their attitudes had remained basically unaltered.
Only a small number said their beliefs had become stronger after beginning college.
Religion has become less important partially because of the time factor, some students said.
“It’s too much trouble to go to church here. I have so much to do all the time that it just doesn’t seem important any more,” one sophomore who wished to remain anonymous, explained.
Another student explained his attitude as more apathy than disbelief.
“There’s no incentive to be religious in college. Most students don’t even come into contact with it at all,” he said.
Freshman Johanne Creveling cited the mood of the campus as a main factor.
“Even the professors have a general attitude of encouraging skepticism.”
And even students with unchanged beliefs reported less frequent church attendance.
“Maybe it’s just rebellion from being told to go before,” one junior commented. “My practices may be weaker, but my beliefs are the same.”
Most of the students whose attitudes have remained strong cited a firm religious upbringing as the reason.
“Having been educated in a Catholic school for three years, my religion has been instilled in me strongly enough that I still adhere to it,” said one freshman.
Others mentioned the importance religion had been given in their homes and training.
One said college had not changed her beliefs at all. “I’m still an atheist,” she explained.
Some of those polled said the controversy and skepticism about religion had made their beliefs stronger instead of weaker.
“After I had been here for a while, I heard doubts about the existence of God. I had to make up my mind one way or the other. My beliefs are stronger now because I have weighed both sides and made my own decision,” freshman Joan Roberts said.
Students disagreed about the role of religion courses in altering attitudes. One sophomore said studying had made him think about his beliefs and resulted in a doubting outlook.
However, Bonnie Place, junior, said, “When I took a philosophy of religion course, we went into the whys of religion. My beliefs are the same but more confirmed.”
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, MAY 10, 1965
No. 114
New AMS Head KO s Healey Talk
By GREG HILL Editorial Director
AMS President Bob Harmon refused yesterday to allow his organization to sponsor a May 14 speech by Communist Dorothy Healey.
Harmon said he did not approve of Mrs. Healey’s ideology and explained that the new AMS constitution
emphasized administration of
Specialists To Discuss Television
“Television Film Production and Distribution” will be the subject of the 11th annual program on Legal Aspects of the Entertainment Industry Saturday at 10 a.m. in 133 Founders Hall.
Sponsored jointly by USC’s School of Law and the Beverly Hills Bar Association, the one-day program will bring together entertainment law specialists.
They will explore the nature and function of television program development, distribution and exhibition agreements, together with tax ,,,
.j .. . , , . whether Mrs considerations involved in
such agreements. Fee for the session will be S25.
The three principal addres ses scheduled for the program are:
•	“Problems of Negotiating Television Exhibition Agreements,” by James E. Denning, vice president, legal and business affairs, Universal City Studios.
•	“Television Program Development and Co-Production Agreements,” Sam Kaplan, department head. West Coast legal and business affairs,
Ashley Famous Agency, Inc.,
Los Angeles.
•	“Tax Problems of Television and Motion Picture Producers and Distributors.”
John P. Allison, of Marshall,
Bratter, Green, Allison &
Tucker, New York.
David L. Wolper, president,
Wolper Productions, Inc., wil! be the speaker at luncheon in Town and Gown.
Codirectors of the program are Dr. \ ictor S. Netterville, director of USC's Entertainment Law Institute and member of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, and Edward Rubin, chairman of the Entertainment Law Committee of the association.
male student affairs rather than the programming of speakers.
In reference to Mrs. Healey's ideology, Harmon said, “I cannot be blinded by the bloody excesses of the marching feet of ideology.
“My conscience will not permit me to extend the podium to anyone who has contributed to these excesses.” That Communism Harmon said he would approve “any speaker whose ideology falls short of that of
Knight Tells Availability Gubernatorial Office
SANFORD C. SIGOLOFF
... Institute Speaker
Executive To Explain
Management
facism (sic) or communism.”! The executive vice-presi-At this time Harmon alone dent of Electro-Optical Sys-
Speaks Out
On Politics At Meeting
By NANCY PERRYMAN
“Every man should do the thing that he knows how to do best; I know how to run the governor’s office,” Goodwin Knight, former governor of California, said at a reception Friday.
The reception, sponsored by
Healey would be allowed to speak under its aegis.
Harmon’s decision ended the AMS speaker series which functions for to end with Mrs. Hea- ca^* His work
Sanford C. Sigoloff speak on “Tomorow's Managers: Commanders in a Economic War” in Town
Knight on campus.
Knight indicated his avail-
has full responsibility for the tems, Inc. will address the Tr°jan Young Republi-
decision to reject Dorothy j Graduate School of Business cans- was held in the Alpha
Healey, for his AMS Council, Adminstration tonight.	j Gamma Delta sorority house
composed of presidents of 0 f	, ,e . . after a speech delivered by
,	. ,. , , Sanford C. Sigoloff wall v
male organizations, has not
yet been formulated.
Ordinarily a vote of the” . ^y„r’> ;n Town and ability for the Republican
AMS Council would decide Qown f0yer 6:30.	j gubernatorial nomination dur-
, 'ing his speech, and later said Sigoloff is responsible for that if he were tQ nm he
establishing and administer- wou,d probably be the onIy
ing all corporate planning |candidate. endorsed by organ-
Electro-Opti-; ized labor.
was to end with Mrs	nis wwk aiSO includes;
Three in One
Former Governor Knight described his political philosophy as “moderate, proactivities “is his grasive a"d conservative
full-time con- a11 at once’ and sa,d he has no presidential aspirations
for 1968.
ley’s speech. Junior Tom Ash-;the direction and coordination! ton, who had been working of the company’s line mana-^ on arrangements for Mrs. gement and staff.
Healey's appearance for over Foremost among Sigoloff’s a month, objected to Har-; professional mon’s action.	I position as a
Arbitrary Action Isultant for the Atomic En-‘ Harmon’s arbitrary action ergy Commission, destroys for the moment the The scientist was the proimpact of the realistic and gram and project director at jitics and have a professional justifiably progressive speak- the Nevada test site for Op- j view. I am most familiar with ers policy of our Board of eration Teapot, Upshot, Knot-state government and have Trustees,” Ashton said. hole, Plumbob, and Hartack II. had little federal experience,”
“I am realistic about pol-
“This insulting assumption He has contributed to the reeks of anti-intellectualism Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion and extremism.”	Program in areas of radiation
Ashton also feared that physics, measurements and Harmon’s decision “threatens instrumentation.
Knight said.
Should Knight receive the nomination, he said he will seek support from all factions. According to the last Gal-
GUBERNATORIAL C A N D I D A T E?—
Goodwin J. Knight poses with TYR secretary Sue Snyder and TYR president
Jim Stauffer shortly after telling an audience in Founders Hall that he is available for the 1966 governor's nomination.
15,000 EXPECTED
Songfest Seeks For a Musicale
Support
Victory
to create an ugly public in- He is also a consultant to lup poll, no Republican can cident such as those at Ber- the Health Physics Division win the governorship without keley, which can only be to of Oak Ridge National Lab- the backing of 20 per cent of the detriment to the stature and prestige at USC.”
oratory and is a member of the Democrats and 75 per Council on Radiation.	I cent of the Republicans.
Council Will Decide Fate Of Sullivan
Men's Judicial Council will: meet today at 1:30 p.m. to review charges made by Daily Trojan Editor Gregg Peterson and Editorial Director Greg Hill against newly elected ASSC President John Sullivan.
He is charged with the theft of more than 3,000 copies of Wednesday’s Daily Trojan.
Sullivan denied the charges and said no one connected with him was involved in the theft.
Peterson and Hill said they have proof that Sullivan and/ or his campaign workers took the papers.
V
PAKISTANI TALK—Actress Rosemary De Camp (center) will address tha
Newman Guild May 11 on her experi-
ences while in Pakistan. Mrs. Anis-Ud-Din (left) shows use ef oriental guitar to Miss Do Camp and Mrs. Glenn Hamor.
By ELLIOT ZWIEBACH
The signs along University Avenue last week read, “Vote for Songfest.”
But in all the furor of ASSC and class elections, no one got a ballot to vote for Songfest, the largest collegiate musicale in the United States.
Songfest will nonetheless return for its 12th year in succession.
Approximately 15,000 people are expected to attend the inauguration of Songfest Saturday night at 8. chairman Tom Woolley said.
The event is held annually in the Hollywood Bowl.
Tickets Available
Tickets are still available in the Student Ticket Office, 209 Student Union, for $2, $2.50 and $3.50.
Many prominent musicians and artists will lend their talents to judging the evening's ceremonies.
Sitting on the judges panel will be Elmer Bernstein, Frank Comstock, Ken Darby, Frank DeVol, Nelson Riddle, John Scott Trotter and Tommy Walker.
Roger Wagner will be guest conductor and Dr. Thomas Clements, former geology professor, will host the 1965 extravaganza.
The entire production will be dedicated to the memory of Dr. Rufus B. von KieinSmid, late chancellor of the university.
Sixteen Trojan
will participate to make! When the confines of Bov-Songfest, 1965 outdo Song- arcj Auditorium could no fest, 1964 or Songfest, 1963. jonger accommodate the ever-
Songfest was first “elected” in 1954. It was nominated by Bob Jani while a USC student. Jani is current director of special events.
His purpose was to provide
growing Songfest, the Greek Theater and finally the Hollywood Bowl were chosen to house the production.
Needless to say, Songfest
a competitive activity among J has been incumbent longer university students outside]than any other elected entity the realm of athletics.	I at the university.
Engineers Get A wards At Annual Banquet
Many awards were pre-'stitute of Electrical and Elect-sented to students, faculty ronic Engineers, shared the
and organizations Friday evening at the Third Annual Engineering Student Awards Banquet, sponsored by the Engineering Alumni Association.
The association's leadership award was presented to engineering student Gary Hart.
Dr. Zohrab Kaprielian chair
Outstanding Professional Society Award.
Other individual aw'ards, the Doris Gilliland Award for service and the Biegler Memorial Award wrere given to students C. Anthony Copper and Robert Solis, respectively.
Howard Hyman received
the scholarship award from
man oTthe EiSrical'Engin-|thlAreh™e^uC^ f fleering Department, received P°rt group of the USC School distinguished faculty a- of Engineering.
Recognition was given to everyone on a fellowship or Scholarship, Prof. Robert C. Merz, chairman of the event, said.
Victor Azgapetian of North American Aviation Inc. spoke at the banquet in the Town and Gown foyer. The title of his speech was “The Astro-Apple and the
the ward.
The Engineering Alumni Association h o n or e d Eta Kappa Nu, a national honor society for electrical engineers, with the Outstanding Honorary Society Aw'ard.
ASCE, USC's student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and IEEE,; loger, the student chapter of the In-j Ignoramus.
Confident Of Beating Pat Brown
By STAN METZLER
Former Gov. Goodwin J. Knight said Friday he will run for governor in 1966 if he receives “sufficient precam-paign support.”
Speaking at a meeting of the Trojan Young Republicans (TYR), Knight said he is sure he can defeat Gov. Brown.
“There are probably half a dozen Republicans trying to get the nomination at this time. But I'm the only one with experience in the governor's chair,” he said.
Political Foes Sizing up Ronald Reagan, often mentioned as a possible GOP candidate. Knight said he is a magnificent speaker, has a fine presentation and is a very handsome actor, but made no mention of his political abilities.
In speaking of Gov. Browm, Knight noted that although “even his most ardent supporters wouldn't exactly consider him an intellectual giant,” Republicans can't afford to underestimate his political acumen.
“Bnnvn's candidacy was almost a joke at the beginning of the 1958 campaign. Even as Attorney General Pat was never considered an outstanding member of the bar.” Knight quipped.
Millions to Trickles “Republicans predicted the people of the state would turn out to support us in the millions.
“They turned out in trickles.”
Knight said that, if elected, he would overhaul much of the current administrative set-up.
“I would fire 500 people in the first wreek.” he declared.
He said he would not allow a law to pass that in any way jeopardized the future of California or the health, safety and welfare of its people.
Knight also offered advice to the Republican party for regaining its “lost vitality.” Progressive Traditions “If Republicans hope to regain political power they shouldn't be a liberal, me-too party, but they must^ollow* the great progressive traditions of this state.”
“Republican administrations brought about the eight-hour working day for women, legislated the initiative, referendum and recall, and made it possible for the people to govern themselvea,” he emphasized.
Republicans will always be conservative—conservative in fiscal matters and about national loyalty.
But we must also be progressive-progressive in our tradition of providing the most for the people.”