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Vol. XVI		LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1965	No. S2
ASSC Senate President Resigns
Students Released After Arraignment
By CHUCK CONYERS
At least three students from USC, including two coeds, were among 98 protestors arrested Wednesday during civil rights demonstrations in front of the Federal Building.
Rebecca Ann Meyer and Mary Louise Piday, freshmen, were among 39 women taken to Sybil Brand Women's Facility.
They were booked for ob- ing freshman, and possibly structing the administration another USC student, were of justice in federal courts, !a^so arrested. No additional illegal assembly in a federal information about them was building and obstructing available, movement of U.S. mail. j Demonstrators were arrest-Both were released yester- e(^ after two human barri-day afternoon upon promis- cades virtually sealed off the v^v-iing to appear at their hear- Federal Building for most of ing on March 19.
Miss Piday said John Patrick
SPECIAL REPORT
Draft Emerges From Conclave
By ELLIOT ZWIEBACH (Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of five articles dealing with the new constitution students will vote on Wednesday and Thursday.)
Shortly after John Betinis was elected student body president to “abolish student government.” President Topping commissioned an Ad Hoc Committee to suggest alternatives for the ASSC to him personally.
When the ASSC Senate reconvened last September, Betinis introduced an amendment calling for the Senate to legislate itself out of existence.
His recommendation included plans for a constitutional convention to formulate a new governmental structure. Until the new system was established, he was to have charge of the entire government.
Betinis Proposal Investigated
Senate President Bob Griffin labeled Betinis’ amendment “illegal and insufficient” and appointed a special committee to investigate its legality.
When Betinis realized his forthright appeal to the Senate had reached an impasse, he decided to go directly to the students.
He circulated a petition calling for a special student election to approve his amendment, which he intended to offer to the Senate as a mandate from the students for the abolition of the ASSC government.
AMS President Adam Herbert entered the conflict, objecting to Betinis’ measure on the grounds that it gave too much power to Betinis himself.
He began circulating his own petition. It called for a convention composed of specifically designated members instead of Betinis’ hand-picked delegates.
Betinis turned in his petition with 970 signatures, three more than the necessary 10 per cent of the student body.
But Brooke Gabrielson and his Senate Rules Committee declared 87 names invalid. They nullified the petition, but allowed Betinis three weeks to gather additional signatures.
Betinis called the disqualification of his petition “a gross injustice” and defended himself against charges that he wanted to establish himself as a dictator.
Special Election
On Nov. 18 the Senate voted to hold a special election on Dec. 9 and 10 to vote on the Betinis and Herbert amendments.
The Betinis amendment proposed a convention of 28 delegates—20 members hand-picked by Betinis himself, plus the eight students on the Executive Cabinet. It also called for the abolishment of the Senate.
Herbert’s proposal recommended the maintenance of the Senate while a constitutional convention was in progress. Five senators, five persons chosen by Betinis, one representative from each class and a delegate from each service and honorary group on campus would be convention representatives.
After one day of voting, however, a printing error was discovered on the ballot and the election was voided.
Plans for a new referendum election were dropped when Betinis agreed to withdraw his amendment if Herbert would likewise withdraw his.
Betinis then submitted an executive order calling for a convention. It won unanimous support from the Senate.
Betinis Resigns Chairmanship
At the first convention meeting on February 10 Betinis resigned his chairmanship. “It would be hypocritical of me to chair this convention and impractical for me to take part in it,” he explained.
Sen. Brooke Gabrielson was elected convention chairman and promptly submitted a recommendation to President Topping, asking him to forward the Ad Hoc Committee’s Report on Student Government to the convention for consideration.
After five weeks work, the convention drafted a new constitution.
(Monday: Provisions of the New Constitution)
the afternoon.
Their picketing and sit-
Pollack, USC engineer- downs were in sympathy with
-jthe recent protests against
racial injustice in Selma, Ala. and against police brutality.
Officers first arrested 29 persons for a sit-in demonstration in a Federal Building parking lot and post office driveway.
A second protest demonstration at the top of the steps to the building led to more mass arrests.
Relates Events
After being released from custody yesterday, Miss1 Piday stood outside the new Office of Records, shivering against the cold and trying to piece together the events which she had lived through ’during the past 24 hours.
“I was arrested last night around five with 13 others, two of whom were girls,” she said.
Miss Piday said she and two other girls shared one room, which contained 6-foot cots and “dog-eared,” but clean furniture.
Griffin
Health
Blames Problem For Resignation
Senate President Bob Griffin resigned his position at last night’s ASSC Senate meeting in a surprise move reminiscent of ASSC President John Betinis’ abrupt departure from the chairmanship of the constitutional convention last month.
Reading:
from a prepared statement, Griffin said: “During the past nine months it has been my privilege and honor to serve as president of this body.
“Due to my health. I can no longer fulfill the responsibilities and duties required of this position.
“May I entreat you to ac-
I After sleeping for a half-i ^ hour, she was awakened at
5 a.m. yesterday for break- ROTC units from the Navy fast, which consisted of eggs afid Air Force will be repre-and “a cupful of soggy Rice sented in the race for anemia. Crispies.”	jEach unit is expected to sup-
. . . ply 100 donors.
>oon Arraignment
Shortly after noon yester- Commander Walter Collins, day, the two women, along professor of naval science, 'with other demonstrators, and Lieutenant Colonel Ro-;were taken before a judge for bert Schellhouse of the Air arraignment. Because of the Force made the estimate .number of demonstrators to .yesterday, j appear, four people at a time	Republicans Join
were arraigned.	j Participating from the poli-
After promising to be pres- tical ranks of the university
4 Receive Liberal Arts Fellowships
Four students have won cept this resignation from the fellowships from the \Vood-Senate, knowing full well that row ^ ilson National Fellow-I have gained a complete ex- S|1‘P foundation in Princeton, perience and a friendship with J-
each of vou ”	The foundation is designed
.,	...	. to recruit college teachers.
Abruptly Adjourned	Fe|,nwships went to seniors
Xeal E. Culter. political science. Mrs. Margaret Thorpe. American history. Saul Trejo, economics and Alfred v\ag-Sen. Terry Kahn said he 3taff IV English, j was sorry to see Griffin go	Full Tuition
because “it leaves our next The fellowships provide meeting up in the air.	for f u j j tuition and fees at
“This is the same t h i n g the graduate schools of the j that Betinis did to the con- recipients’ choice, plus $1800 stitutional convention. How- living expenses.
(ever, I think Bob did a high- The students were among ly commendable job,” Kahn 1.395 students chosen for fel-!noted.	lowships from more than
By BILL CUXERTY group can give the most group, but the Knights have' “Bob was part of a group 11 000 faculty-nominated s^n-Military, political and frat- blood.	initiated a new program this that attempted reform,” Sen. iors in the United States and
ernal groups on campus will The largest donation is ex- year".	Phil Kazanjian said.	Canada,
prove that charity begins in pected to come from Fratern- Presidents of the under-!	Effort in Vain
the bloodstream during the ity Row, Roger Rosendahl, graduate classes have also “He either considers future rece^eci honora^ e mention. Red Cross Blood Drive next Knights president in charge proposed a challenge in which effort in vain, or efforts al- ^he} v ore *eorge . a’er.
BLOOD FLOWS ON —Military groups have added support to the Red Cross Blood Drive next week. Pledging 100
donors from each unit are (from left) Comm. Walter Collins, NROTC and Lt. Col. Bob Schellhouse, AFROTC.
BLOOD DRIVE TO BEGIN
Before the senators had a chance to react, Griffin abruptly adjourned the meeting:.
Campus Groups Engage In Race For Anemia'
of the drive, estimated.	the losing donors in the class
The fraternity with the blood drive competition will highest percentage of donors sponsor a street dance for the
will receive a trophy, Interfraternity Council President Fred Davis added yesterday. 100% Efforts
winning team.
Bill Prezant, freshman class president, and Chris Everett, sophomore class president,
Champions last year were will pit their respective class-
Beta Theta Pi and Phi Kappa Psi with 100 per cent of their members donating.
Challenges for this year are: Phi Psi vs. Kappa Alpha ;
es against each other in the drive to “bleed for need.” Class Battle
ready accomplished and his need to be chairman of the Senate no longer demanded," Kazanjian continued.
“Therefore, he is following the wav of John Betinis, with
lent at their hearings, Misses j Meyer and Piday were released. Each was also required)
will be the Trojan Young Republicans.
President John Hughes has
jto declare she would not par- challenged Trojan Democra-jticipate in further civil rights tic Club President Glen Mow-!demonstrations.	'rer to a contest to see which
Ruth L. Caldwell. Susan A. Friedamn. Jon D. Glassman. Stephen M. Heilman. liana Kleiner. Bruce A. Loessin, and Leslie A. Olsen.
Honorable Mention The majority of the 1.242 whom he (Griffin) has been students receiving honorable allied, and leaving it to the mention are expected to re-hands of those still interest- cejVe alternate awards from ed. he added.	other sources, a Foundation
Sen. Nick Toghia termed spokesman said. Their names Seniors, led by President Griffin s resignation “apropos wj|] be w i d e 1 v circulated Fred Cassidy, will battle with of the general ‘abandon ship' among graduate schools in Pi Kappa Alpha vs. Kappa the juniors under President policy that has been started, the United States and Cana-Sigma; and Theta Xi vs. Del- Rick Takagaki, for the upper “He wras however, a very da
ta Chi. Presidents of these class honors.	effective liaison between two The Foundation marked its
houses have pledged to match When the last donor has groups constantly in conflict. 20th anniversary by award, the other donating groups on rolled down his sleeve and the namely the Senate and the jng $5 million in graduate fel-campus, pint for pint.	winners are decided, the executive office oe John Bet- lowships.
In past blood drive cam- street dance should provide inis,” Toghia said.	This program is the largest
paigns, the Red Cross has the student body with a Griffin was not available private source of support for been the sole supporting bloody good time.	for further comment.	advanced work in liberal arts.
Horsecars Once Ran to USC
GONE WITH PROGRESS — Second-Horse Cars, such as this one at the corner of Main and Winston Streets, made
many runs daily from downtown Los Angeles to the university area in late I 800s. A freeway now travels the route.
(Editor’s Note: The Daily Trojan would like to thank The Southern California Historical Society for information contained in this article.)
By GREG O’BRIEN
In 1885, what University Avenue lacked in bicycles, it made up for in atmosphere. Pedaling to classes was yet to come. But for the time, Trojans were accustomed to a slower, more romantic mode of transportation.
It was commonly known as a second-horse railway, but often as not a mule could be seen pulling the car. Mounted on rails, it ran from Los Angeles Civic Center all the way to Agricultural Park.
Horse-Drawn Transportation
Car fare was 10 cents for adults and 5 cents for children. As the district became more populated, it ran every hour until 10 p.m.
The horse had a bell around its neck to announce its arrival but it was not uncommon for a potential passenger to be caught coming a moment too late.
One early settler, T. W. Tole-chard, went out to see about land for sale in the University Section. Taking the second-horse railway, he and his wife and small son set out south to the site which would become their home.
After buying ten acres of what was then the Newman Ranch, Tole-chard took his family to a prayer
meeting held in the University Chapel.
When the service was over, they waited for the horse car to transport them home. It didn’t come. Finally, a helpful janitor informed them that none would be arriving until the next morning.
So the three set off on foot, up treelined and unlit Figueroa Street, Tolechard’s son riding piggyback. Eventually they caught a car at the corner of Washington Boulevard and Main Street back to their hotel.
Boys Offer Ride
On another oecassion. the car carried a group of university boys who happened to pass a ti red-looking girl sitting on the street corner. They quickly took up a collection, which amounted to $2.50, and offered her a ride. At the university all dismounted except the new passenger.
She smiled at the driver, smiled at the gallant young men and asked to be driven back to her street corner.
It was not unusual for rain to suspend service. In muddy weather the car would often sink so deep that it was impossible to move until the storm had passed.
But. as with other landmarks of the day, progress would not wait for the second-horse railway. The jingle of the horse’s bells have now been replaced by the rumbling of the Harbor Freeway.