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NO. 45
CAMPUS MOURNS
PRESIDENT’
HEATH
^ The World's Loss
The United States lost a great president Friday, and while entering a period of national mourning, his people also entered a period of national disgrace.
John F. Kennedy had dedicated himself to help procure and conserve equality and justice for his fellow men. and in so doing he was engulfed by the injustice he had hoped to eradicate.
Somewhere in our own dedication to these principles we failed, for in permitting injustices to exist, for permitting men to build hatreds for others who they believe enjoy preferential treatment, we have spawned an assassin who was able to sap the precious life from the man who had become the world’s social champion.
In one devastating blow, a killer we permitted to develop and to remain loose among us was able to strike at the two things to which we should be most dedicated — life and justice.
And as we failed in our responsibility, not only did we contribute to the circumstances that led to a horrifying loss to our nation, we also permitted the circumstances that have caused the entire world to lose the man who had championed justice for everyone.
A time has come for us to rededicate ourselves to the principles that our late President had felt were so important and had worked so hard for.
Even though there may be many who do not believe the plans he maintained for achieving his goals were the best, and though many may have criticized and opposed his actions, none of us can decry his goals.
We urge that everyone rededicate himself to the goals of equality and justice that have long been part of the great ideals of our country so that the efforts expended by President Kennedy throughout his life will not be wasted and so that the accomplishments of this great man will not be lost.
—D.S. & H.M.
Professors Predict Stable Government
University Sees Saddest Day'
By DAN SMITH dents and faculty when its Daily Trojan Editor radio was turned on full blast. Like most of the world. The crowd was quiet and USC students, faculty, ad- somber as it listened to the ministrators and employes to- repeated bulletins that told day will pick up the threads what little news was known of lives that were suddenly of the President's injuries, disrupted Friday with the Too afraid to speculate, the shocking news of our Presi- ever-growing mass merely dent s death.	listened while the newscaster
And like most of the world, spoke the news no one wanted the people of USC will carry to hear.
with them the memory of a Who knows what went weekend bitten with sadness through the minds of Trojans words cannot express. And as they waited in the street, they will carry with them the before their own radios or memories of their dead Pres- before the teletype receiver? ident.	Trojan’s Thoughts?
Within minutes after Pres- perhaps. if thev were sen-ident Kennedv was shot Fri-
dav at 10:30 (PST). the uni-
iors. they First-Time
remembered the Voters Convoca-
STARTLED CROWD — A huge, milling and somewhat dazed crowd in front of Tommy Trojan hear shocking news that President Kennedy had died from an assassin's bullet. News was heard Friday over a radio in a
Daily Trojan Photo by Dan Smith car parked at University Avenue and Child's Way. The crowd began to grow when the radio first started to blare the story and had reached an estimated 20C to 300 students when the President's death was revealed.
Trojan's Emotions Vary
By SUE BERNARD ’to the President and in sym-
AT KENNEDY'S DEATH:
Daily Trojan Managing; Editor pathy with his programs,-' he The assassination of Presi- continued. dent John F. Kennedy and	.
the accession of Lyndon B. The liberal elements in the j Johnson as the 3Sth Presi- Democratic Party have been dent of the United States will warv of Johnson, particular-have little immediate effect ■ *>' for whal they consider his	By RICK MARKS ( Miss LeVine called the as-which are the most essential ,keep pushing him, he com-
on the national and interna- less-than-strong stand on civil Assistant City Editor sassination a "great disaster and important to this nation." mented.
tional situation, three USC rights, but in actuality John- jn its initial stages the re-to this country, which no ra- Leroy Fykes, sophomore He said that former Pres-professors agree.	son has been in the forefront action among students to the tional human being could ever chemistry major, summed up i d e n t Eisenhower did not
Hadlev and Southern senators pushing death of President Kennedy have committed.”	the feelings of the N e g r o mean anything to him be-
for stronger civil rights legis- ranged from mum disbelief to The freshman student also when he said. “It was like cause he had no program at lation. Dr. Krinsky said. emotional hysteria.	had some definite views on losing a friend. He created an all. .But he feels that the
Johnson becoming president, image because of his civil loss of Kennedy is tragic be-She felt he is a “narrow indi- rights program.”	cause of the latter's concern
versity population was hud- tion in lf)60 when the thpn died near some means of com- camnaigning Sen Kennedy munications — radios in of- challenged Trojans to chal-fices. dormitories, fraterm- ,en„e thp stat„g quo
ties and apartments and the Perhaps they remembered Daily Trojan LP1 teletype the forceful leadership and receiver.	direction he has supplied Per-
A car that had come with haps they remember°d the cameras to film a Trojan times of crisis through which rally at University Avenue he guided us And pf>rhap3
and Childs Way was sur- they remembered a quick wit-rounded b\ hundreds of stu-	personable young man
a	a ± who seemed so much like one
K	^	*	of them.
Q 11^.4. Cn J-	Whatever it was. when the
DU I I0T LMUb	sickening news came, the
Q» a |^ •	icrowd in front of Tommy
UICK KlSG	Trojan reacted in stifling si-
_	lence and then slowly dis-
(jf K DnnOnX/ ’Jlirse^ students almost Wl	|rambling as if they weren't
- .. . T~i,Jrn,ite sure where they were The assassination of John ■ .	J
Fitzgerald Kennedy Friday in Suingr'
,, , , , , ,	.Suddenly (.one
Dallas brought to a ciose one	...
of the most meteoric careers , The	a“*dents and mstruc-
lin the history of American	a" ho"r *
statesmanship.	half had been trying to
At 46. Mr. Kennedy was f|K>u““ thelr 'va-v ';los" !° the youngest chief executive
Dr. Paul E Dr. Norman R. Fertig. associate professors of international relations, and Dr. Fred Just as American politi- The first reactions were va Krinskv. associate professor cians and diplomats are anxi- ried, but after a stunned cam-of political science, said is- ously awaiting to see what pus had partially regained its
sues deeper than personali- shifts in policy, if any, will composure, the Daily Trojan presidency.”	Johnson will be “a weak	Johnson Qualifies
ties would keep the United follow the tragedy of Ken-questioned students Friday on “j-{e does not feei strongly President, but will have an- International relations jun-States. at least for the next nedy’s death, statesmen in their personal feelings toward on the program of President other Kennedy driving him.” ior Fred Cassidy experienced few months, following the Europe, in the Far East and the death of Kennedy, how Kennedy, and neither has the “If it was Johnson alone .the same astonishment and same path the assassinated i° Latin Amcrica are sitting they feel Lyndon B. Johnson interest nor the fortitude to nothing would be accomplish-shock that all other students president had laid out.	on the edges of their chairs, will serve as President and carrv through these issues ed. but Robert Kennedy will felt, but took an opposing
Johnson Policy	^ie Pr°fessors indicated. how the Kennedy program
“Anv individuals are less “The new President is an
vidual, not qualified for the Fykes said he feels that;^or minority rights, presidency.”	Johnson will be “a weak'
how the Kennedy will be affected.
than dominant in the big unknown quantity which	Tragedy, Shock
forces and interests in inter- poses a problem for the na- Among those interviewed, national relations." Dr. Had- tions of the world as they at- the words ‘‘tragedy and lev said. "The United States tempt to adjust to this man shock best summed up their is too big and organized a and potential foreign policy feelings on the loss of their nation to be thrown into pan- changes that he might af- President, ic, even though there may be feet," Dr. Fertig said.
Johnson
Most felt Johnson would
Foreign countries will have
not perform the tasks of the|
.. , „	presidency as capably as Ken-
(Contimied on Page 3)	, i m, . .
__* nedv had. The opinion was:
In Mourning
divided as to how Kennedy’s program would be fulfilled.
“To me." freshman pre-medical student Greg Gam-mam said, “it's just like something you read about in; history books. When vou fi-
much distress at the loss of r young and vigorous and capable president."
The three professors indi- _.	Ill
rated that this stability Q r C p C Ha t would probably be furthered	I l a l I
by the character of Lyndon Johnson.
“A period of obscurity as vice president has made him "This was the saddest day an enigma." Dr. Fertig com- on our campus.” President nallv live through it, you just mented. “But he has no Topping said Friday just a can't believe it. I still can't choice for the next three or few hours after President bring myself to fully believe four months but to follow Kennedy died. “Perhaps it it."
Kennedy's policies. Then we was the saddest day in the	‘Not as Good’
may see a definite 'Johnson history of the United States. Gammam said he does not Policy' emerge."	Dr XoppinE and vice Presi. believe Johnson will do as
Dr. Krinsky indicated that „ T |t	Mnceled good a job as Kennedy did.
this "Johnson Policy will in a|, pridav; afternoon c|ass„ Freshman Sharon LeVme all probability not differ sub-in mm]rni „ver Presi. who lived all but the last stantiallv from Kennedv s. |, ,,	. ...	three years of her life in Ten-
Eiheral Elements ‘ dent 3	nessee, c a 11 e d the incident
“The two men are not as Following President's John- -shocking, but very conceiv-ideologically different as son's first announcement that able.”
gome people think,” he said, yesterday would be a nation- “Because of the state of the “Both Lyndon Johnson and al day of mourning. Dr. Top- human animal, the sickness John Kennedy rank as high- ping announced that all USC in the human mind and the ly pragmatic middle-of-the- classes would be cancelled fanatical emphasis placed on roaders. Behind the scenes and all university offices clos- political i s s u e s today, it is Johnson has been very close ed Monday.	jvery conceivable,” she said.
Daily Tr-jjan Photo by K. n Metcalf
NO TIME FOR CYNICS — A cluster of students discuss the national tragedy cf President Kennedy's assassination Friday shortly following sudden news of his death. The student body reflected the feelings of the nation.
view to Fykes' on becoming President.
“I think Johnson will push Kennedy's programs, but first he will have to become accustomed to his duties. He'll naturally try his best and his performance will improve with experience."
Graduate chemical engineering student Jeff Guenther “just could not believe" that President Kennedy had been assassinated. He said lie hopes that Johnson will rise to the occasion, “but I have n.y reservations on that."
He did feel, however, that the entire Kennedy program I would be carried out.
Self Pity
Elaine Gotthelf. international relations major, also could not believe that President Kennedy had been killed. and said that because of Johnson's views on segregation. “he is not qualified to be the leader of this nation."
She also pointed out that people are thinking too much about their own petty self interests insofar as President Kennedy’s death is concerned.
“People overlook the fact that a human life has been taken." she said.
English ma.'or Curtis Smith j (Continued on Page 3)
the UPI receiver in the Daily
of the United States. He was Tro->an office suddenly were
also the nation's first Catho- £one- They had to find a lie President.	pIare In wh,ch they could try
The vigorous free world to comprehend the unbeliev-leader was bom in Brookline, able news they had heard. Mass.. the second of nine chil-	the day wore on. a be-
dren of former Ambassador wildered campus began to re-to Great Britain Joseph P. act Administrators, instnic-Kennedy and his wife Rose. tors and students alike could on May 29. 1917.	he seen in small groups in the
PT-109	streets of the campus trying
After graduating cum to figure out what it all laude from Harvard in 1940. meant.
Mr. Kennedy published a best An all-university memorial selling book. “Why England services was scheduled for Slept.” He served from 11*tl Monday afternoon so that aH through 1945 in the U.S. Trojans would have a chan ® Navy, rising to the rank of to mourn together for their lieutenant.	lost President. It was can-
He was injured seriously as celed. h o w ever. Saturday lieutenant in command of ill- when President Johnson dp-fated PT-109 in 1913 when clared the dav a "National .the boat was rammed by a (Day of Mourning "
Japanese destroyer off the	Hard to Accept
Solomon Islands.	To many Trojans, the Pres-
Two years after he finish- irjpnt's *-jPath was sri unbeliev-his serv ice hitch, Mr. Kenne- that the weekend wore dy campaigned successfully on and jfs PVents the arrest to become a U.S. Representa-of 2|-vear-old Lee Harvey tive from Massachusetts. Oswald as the suspected as-He served in that capacity sassin thp shooting of the through 1953, while defeating s , by ni„hu.h:h 0„.n„r Republican Sen. Henry Cabot |;u,. Ri]b;. a[|d (jna|lv
Lodge for a Senate seat m ^ somb(,r f,lnr„, s,.rvi(,.s
''J~'	,	oasised before them in tne
In 19o3 Mr. Kennedv was ... _	. ,, .
. , T ,• r,'	magnificent reporting effort
married to Jacqueline Bouvier
. t"» t	of the electronic news media
in Newport. R.I.	... .	, . , ,
Pulitzer Prize	without them being able to
The President won a Pulit- acce^ thp sickening fact that zer Prize for his book "Pro- our President was dead, files in Courage" in 1956. Toda? thf>	will
His first child. Caroline. rel"rn to its normal routine, was born in 1957. His second Students and faculty will rechild. John Jr.. was born in turn to their classes and ad-
ministrators will continue the On July 14. 1960. he won monumental task of operating the Democratic presidential a large, nrivate university, nomination or the first bal- P,!t no one will forget — lot and went on to defeat for- and Tro;ans least of all—that mer Republican Vice Pres- a nation lost one of its great ident Richard M. Nixon for presidents and that all men the presidency in November have lost the kind of friend after a tooth and nail strug- no one can afford to lose, gle that gave Mr. Kennedy As President Toppins said, the edge by scarcely 100,000 “This was fhe saddest day on ballots.	lour campus.”