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Baseballers, Spikers Head North for Weekend
Vol. XVI
73
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1965
No. 103
Takagaki Links Herbert to TNE
Senate President Out of ASSC Race
Gabrielson Lacks
Faith
in
Students
Senate President Brooke Gabrielson withdrew from the ASSC presidential race yesterday because he “lacks faith in the student body.” Presidential candidate Rick Takagaki earlier told the Daily Trojan he thought Gabrielson would withdraw and
ents’ optimism that students Gabrielson said because he can take a more serious out- has no faith in the students look on student government,” 0f the university, he does not he said.	expect them to support a
“The fact that student gov- candidate “who does not ex-ernment has not worked in press supreme faith and op-the past, even with capable timism in the judgment of leadership, indicates that stu- such students.” dents will not suddenly gen- j
throw his support to Adam erate enthusiasm without Herbert.	first seeing something con-
However. Gabrielson made structive done.” no mention of throwing his “We can’t expect student support to any candidate in apathy to disappear unless we announcing his withdrawal. first give the students some-“I do not share my oppon- thing to get excited over.”
SPECIAL REPORT
'61 Candidates Bicker, Favoritism
Charge
(Editor’s Note: The following is the second in a series of six articles dealing with ASSC elections of the last six vears.)
By GREG McANDREWS
Bill Steigerwalt’s pursuit of “the greatest student government in the nation” was detered by constant charges of political farvoritism from senators with an aspiration for the 1961 presidency.
Senatorial attendance dropped drastically after only a few weeks and students were already looking towards next year for political reform.
When Business Senator Hugh Helm announced his candidacy it was no surprise. Helm had almost daily criticized Steigerwalt and promised more reforms next year.
The following day a “Bill Dunrod” filed for the presidency. The supposed junior in Accounting could not be reached by the Daily Trojan, nor could any present records be found.
Hoax Suspected
A UCLA hoax was immediately suspected since it was rumored he had transferred to the Westwood campus the previous semester.
Jim Harmon. Junior Class president, announced his candidacy the same day. He too had gone on record as being opposed to Steigerwalt’s clique.
President Topping responded to a theft of Steigerwalt’s revised election code by asking TRG and TNE, the two underground political parties, to open up their membership with no questions asked.
He challenged the two parties to announce w'hat candidates they supported, to state their platform and to publish their objectives.
There was no immediate response to the Topping plea because the parties felt that if membership were opened up, tlie other party could infiltrate and destroy its effectiveness.
AMS President Mike Guhin entered the race and charged that Helm was the TNE candidate and that the election setup was slanted towards him.
Chris Appel returned from the NCAA basketball regionals to confirm his candidacy.
Politicking was interrupted with the surprise ending of the TRG underground dynasty. Dwight Chapin and Larry Young, coheads of TRG, voluntarily announced the opening up of the political party.
New Party Formed
On the heels of the TRG announcement, Mike Robinson, communications senatorial candidate, announced tlie formation of the new Representation Party. Dr. Russel L. Caldwell offered support as faculty advisor.
Robinson said the purpose of the party was to offer support for worthy independents as well as Row candidates.
Tlie debating candidates left the dorms to compete for backing by the new parties. Two weeks later TRG announced it had chosen to back Appel on the platform of “return to realism.” The Representation Party decided that it did not have enough members to elect a president, but did back several candidates for minor offices.
During the first debate in the dorms, Guhin dropped out and threw his support towards TRG candidate Chris Appel. Since Appel was out of town for the NCAA basketball tourney, Guhin conveniently took his place in blasting Harmon and Helm. A planned TRG move?
The petty bickering of the candidates held the vote down to 2,200. Helm and Appel were forced into a runoff with 989 and 737 votes respectively. Harmon received support from 423 students.
Only 1,500 voters turned out to elect Helm and defeat Ap)>el and TRG. TRG still felt that the hope for student government rested in grooming young politicians for major offices.
However, the students were getting sick of petty i>oIitics and were being prepared for abolishing the whole mess.
Wanted Constitution
He also said he had hoped' the SCA Constitution, with its specific provision for previous experience, would have passed last month.
“With experience comes respect from students.
"Until a candidate’s past record is used as the most important criteria in determining his future accomplishments, student government will continue to ferment and decay in its own futility.”
Summing up the outlook for next week's election, Gabrielson observed that the candidates will have to sacrifice, some of their beliefs in order to please different factions, j Political Support
MUSICAL MC—D iscussing plans for Songfest are (from left) Tom Wooly, Mrs. Clements, Dr. Thomas Clements
and Carol Erickson. Dr. Clements is this year's host for the Songfest. Wooly and Miss Erickson are Songfest codirectors.
They must also promise po- Q THOMAS CLEMENTS
litical appointments in order to gain support, he added.
“I am in favor of neither,” Gabrielson declared.
He believes this year's election heralds a return of deci-sion-making to the Row.
“As disastrous as last year’s fiasco was. it at least represented the voice of independents and Greeks.
Gabrielson urged all independents to register their
Retired Geologist Named Host for Songfest, 1965
Candidate Says Secret Society Supporting Foe
o
By GREG O’BRIEN
ASSC Presidential candidate Rick Takagaki, in an interview with the Daily Trojan yesterday, accused Adam Herbert of being the official candidate for Theta Nu Epsilon, (TNE).
Takagaki said he was once a member of TNE, a political organization ban-• ned from the USC campus a | number of years ago.
“At the time I was brought i into the organization, I was ; not aw'are of its implications jnor how it operated. When I j found out I became disgusted [and disenchanted,” he said.
“They told me last year I had their support (for Junior Class president).
“I told them I didn’t need it nor particularly want it.”
1965 Race
Asked if he lost by a 5-4 ! vote to Herbert, Takagaki said, “Yes. At the time I told | my roommate I was happy and relieved.”
“Some of the members told I me they could get a revote.
I told them to forget it.
-“Brooke Gabrielson is ap-| parently set to drop out of jthe race and throw his support to Herbert as part of a , political deal,” the candidate By AUDREY RAMSAY cially appreciative because The frienalmes is still here gaid
Dr Thomas Clements, geo-the request came from stu-today, he said, but the oppor- * logy professor at USC for 35 dents, not from a faculty or tunity for teachers and stu- Gabrielson did withdraw
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RICK TAKAGAKI
. . . Presidential Candidate
For Left Club Seeks Aoproval
By STAN METZLER
Students for a Democratic
opinion at the polls and “de- ‘''OJ 1 T™ !	, administrative group.	dents to exchange views has, his candidacy yesterday, but
feat the (Barn T.eddHk and years- Wl11 be the host tor t. m	been lost with the growth of has so far made no mention
Ken M Con es of tte pre Songfest. 1965 on May 15 in Dr. Clement callecSong bee	his support to Society, a national organ,za.
sent.	Hollywood Bowl.	I^^Hnt InTvmusic-! ■Today there is more em- any other candidate.
“The battleground for the The host, who retired in aljy hut als0 in cooperating phasis on research, which next week, unfortunately, is August, 1964, is also a Han- other students.	[tends to deteriorate the quali-
28th St.. and on this territory cock Emeritus professor of	Likes Students	Ity of teaching,” the retired
I choose not to fight.”	geology. He wfas chairman of wMie working closely with | professor stated.
Attacks Sensationalism the Department of Geology ge0i0gy students. Dr. Cle-! “I may be old fashioned. He does not feel he is cap- until 1963.	ments was struck with the but I believe a teacher’s job
able of campaigning “in the He is presently a member maturity and friendliness of is to teach: research is im-
manner that has become tra- of the Board of Buildings and USC students. _ portant, but secondary."
dition at USC, that is, persu- Safety for the City of Los asion via pens, balloons, but- Angeles He also served on I tons, emory boards, etc.” ths Baldwin Hills Reservoir(
He added he has no desire investigation in 1964. to work with a 66-man Senate next semester.
Gabrielson’s withdrawal: ,	, . , ,
leaves the field of presiden-;fh0“goht ^te! bein* askehd .. , . . ,	host Songfest was how hard
tial aspirants at five: GlennL ., ^	. .
d aj tt , , r\ it would be to follow last Brown, Adam Herbert, Dar-
tion with a radical left political philosophy, may possibly
Reservations at First
Dr. Clements said his first,
USC Opera To Present
Theatre
'Alcestis'
P unny Thing	become the first club to be
It s funny how this race is reC0gnized on campus under turning out, Takagaki con- |.j,e recently approved speak, tinued.	ers* policy.
“You see, last year John Dean of students Paul Blo-Sullivan was Rogers (Roger [and said the society is now
Rosendahl) campaign manager. Rosendahl was running from TRG (Trojan’s for Representative Government), but Sullivan was a TNE.
The USC Opera Theatre dolf Bing, general manager of
gathering additional information at the request of the Students Activities Committee, which has jurisdiction in this matter.
“Friendship didn't matter “Consideration of their rec-and every Rosendahl plan ognition under university went straight back to TNE. policy is pending this infor-Now Sullivan finds himself a mation,” Bloland. a member man without a party.	of the committee, said yester-
“I am determined, as I said '^y*
Emergency Meeting
The society will hold an
ii t\	t I c ii year’s host, football coach' me ust ^peia iiwuc
rdl Johnson, John SullivanjJohn McKay.	[will present the West Coast !the company. ^	earjy in the campaign, that
and Rick Takagaki.	;	*	|,Kii, .	w Heading the cast of 14 will no further underground par-
Elections are set for Wed- “I consider this a real hon-^ebut ot L.nristopn^ w. Barbara Winklebleck as ties will control ASSC poli- emergency meeting, open to nesday and Thursday in or and a tribute. Dr. Cle- Gluck s opera, Alcestis. to- A]cestis ^ George Gibson tics,” Takagaki added.	all students, at noon Monday
Alumni Memorial Park. Run- ments said.	morrow at 8 p.m. in Bovard ^ Apollo’s high priest.	Sp I F d	in the SCeller. 837 W. 36th PI.
offs will be held May 5.	He added that he is espe- Auditorium.	Gene Allen and Rafael En- Theta rJ"Epsilon” has been New,y el<*ted officers for
The musical tragedy was riquez will share the part of iinked with numerous election £rouP> chosen after they
first presented in Vienna 200 *dmetos while Jam^ Chism frauds including reports of *	* uTtaDeember are
I takes the role of Apollo. | doctorillg 600 stlldent ktau-	prudent: Bill
years ago.
Walter Ducloux will stage and conduct the opera with an English translation by John Gutman, assistant man-| ager of the Metropolitan Opera.
The USC Symphony Orchestra will use the Metropolitan Opera score and hand-copied orchestral parts through the courtesy of Ru-
Edwards, vice-p re s i d e n t ;
Extensive ballet sequences fications in last spring’s elec-were created by choreogra-: Uons.	iMargaret Thorpe, secretary:
rrcfr." ei Tremaine „	fourth candidate in the Carol Resner, treasurer; and
USC s new opera a e . campaign js phi Delt Darrell Michelle Gibbs, national coun-Sets and costumes were de- Johnson He has bKn accused ^	entative
S"^27it ism?ur pn-	aS bein? 2“ T?„G The local chapter, if recog.
vilege to introduce to Los An- candidate representing e nized on campUs, wil] set up
geles an opera of historic significance,” said Dr. Raymond Kendall, dean of the School of Music.
Row s big houses.	a table in front of Student
Junior Glenn Brown, re- Union to distribute informa-cently reinstated, is also run- tion on the s o ci e t y and ning.	i against the war in Vietnam.
18TH ANNUAL EVENT
USC Will Host Alumni
FASHION BENEFIT—Alpha Phis will sponsor a fashion show-car exhibit for Children's Hospital. Promoting the benefit are Anne Wood (at left) and Joyce Ritchie.
“Showcasing Our Academic Excellence” is the theme of the 18th annual USC Alumni Day program to be held on campus tomorrow.
Lectures on current and controversial issues will be delivered by several USC faculty members. The program will begin with 9 a.m. registration at Founders Hall.
Dr. Rene Belle, professor of French, Dr. Robert R. Dock-|son, dean of the School of
Business Administration, and Dr. Maurice H. L. Pryce, chairman of the Department of Physics, will speak in separate discussion groups at 10 a.m.
Faculty forums featuring Dr. Alfred C. Ingersol, dean of the School of Engineering, Dr. Raymond C. Perry, chairman of the Department of
Communist Strategy and propaganda, will be held at 11 a.m.
Alumni and friends will have lunch in Town and Gown. Following the luncheon, service and merit awards will be presented to nine outstanding alumni
The USC prof e s s i o nal schools will present displays and programs in the Faculty Center from 2 to 4 p.m.
The day’s events will con-elude with a cocktail party in honor of the merit and service award winners at the Am. bassador Hotet from 4 to 6
Frank L. King, chairman j p.m. of the USC board of trustees, Dr. Mario Fusco, a 1950 Elementary Education, and will speak at the luncheon, graduate of the School of Rodger Swearingen, director Dr. Norman Topping will also Dentistry, is chairman of the of the Research Institute of .attend.	i alumni event.