University of Southern California
Volume XVII

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY. MAY 20, 1966
No. 124
Mitch Forster Awarded AMS Order of the Paint
Salaries Explained By Administration
By M VRY MILLER
“I would say we spend more of our total resources for faculty salaries than any other institution I know of in the United States,” Dr. Norman Topping told a faculty meeting yesterday in Hancock Auditorium.
In comparison with area schools, USC ranks seventh in
endowments with a 1963 total
// Students To Explore Jordan Sites
Names of the 11 USC students who- will participate in this year’s archeological exploration of the ancient city of Hebron, Jordan, as a part of the American Expedition to Hebron, have been announced by Dr. Gerald Larue, associate professor of Biblical history and archeology in USC's Department of Religion.
They are: Margaret Ann Bennett, sophomore majoring in English and German; Gordon H. Bisscar, senior, School of Engineering (Pettoleum); Thomas O. Byerts. fourth year student, architecture; Joseph E. Greene, Jr., fourth year student. Mechanical Engineering; and Robert L. Hyde, fifth year student, architecture.
Others are Mark M. Jones, fifth year student, architecture ; Thomas George Mano-lakas, sophomore in biology; David McCallister. fifth year, architecture; Susan Morris, LAS sophomore (International Relations); Adrienne Wing, junior in pre-medicine and religion; and Richard Bane, religion major.
of $17,934,000. Faculty salaries. averaging $11,168 in 1965-1966 rank fifth.
The University of California, with an endowment of $184,242,000 has approximately the same average faculty salary USC offers. The endowment per student at the University of California is $2024. At USC it is $971.
Dr. Topping used these figures to substantiate his statement that faculty salaries at USC are relatively high in comparison to the private endowment and the endowment per student and the average salaries at comparable institutions.
Dr. Tracy Strevey, vice-president for academic affairs, reported that more faculty members than ev-?r before rre going on sabbatical and special leaves this coming academic year. Thirty-five persons will be on sabbitacal and 15 will go on special leave.
He also said the greatest number of promotions in USC history have been made for the fall semester. Seventy faculty members were promoted. The greatest number of promotions was in the assistant to associate professor field.
He cautioned the audience (Continued on Page 2)
DT CEASES PUBLICATION
The Daily Trojan ceases publication with this issue. Two unscheduled tabloid editions of the paper appeared this week to allow the paper to cover as much news a-s it could before final'..
A summer tabloid Daily Trojan will appear twice a week during tlie first slimmer session and once a week during the second session.
Daily publication will resume again on September 20.
Journalism School Honors Lancaster ■for Best Editorial
The School of Journalism faculty has chosen to honor Hal Lancaster, a sophomore in journalism, with the annual Ruth Apperson Eaker Editorial Award.
This award is given for what the faculty considers the best editorial of the year in the Daily Trojan. This year the final decision was over two editorials, both of which were written by Lancaster. The two editorials are "The Law and Joe Student" from the Feb. 14. 1966 issue and “The Starting of a Process” from the May 11, 1966 issue.
MITCH FORSTER
. . . 'Palm1 Award
Assembly Honors Men For Seryice, Grades
3-Course
Program
Offered
The School of Education will offer a three-course program for California junior college credential qualification this summer.
The program is especially designed for the person interested in qualifying for, the California standard teaching credential with a specialization in junior college teaching.
A course in Junior College Education, an introduction to the junior college, will be given for three units on Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 1:15-2:10. This course will give special instruction in the materials and methods of junior college teaching.
It is designed to accompany the third course, Directed Teaching in the Junior College, which will consist of supervised teaching in a junior college during individually arranged hours.
Class meetings will begin on June 20 and end on August 6. though Directed Teaching in the Junior College may extend for an additional week.
Applicants should have had a course in the psychology of learning and a master’s degree in a subject matter area prior to entrance into the program.
Mitch Forster, a senior highest honor a graduating presented with tlie Order of Awards Assembly.
Forster has served as a of the founders of the successful USC Tutorial Project.
Forster was also one of the winners of the Men of Troy Awards, given to five senior men of the basis of grade point average, activities and overall contributions to the university.
The other Men of Troy named were Adam Herbert, Darrell Johnson, Mark Pultman and Nick Toghia.
Twelve men were presented with the AMS Service Awards, as chosen by the AMS President. They were: Stu Benjamin, Jim Brown, Paul Brat-fisch, Fred Fenster. Jim Fisher, Neil Forman. Don Kaplan, Rick Meyer. Bill Michielutte, Tim Prangley. Paul Saba and Sargon Tamimi.
Tamimi was also given the MHA Service Award. He has served as Men’s Housing Association president for the pas!; year.
Gordon Biescar was presented with the Outstanding Knight Award and Paul Saba was named the outstanding Squire.
The Outstanding IFC President Award went to Andy Zim-baldi, former ATO President.
Phi Delta Theta won the Iron Men trophy as the frat-
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Sophomores Open 'Fellow' Project
Incoming freshmen will be assisted in their first week of school next year through the Sophomore Fellow program, Vickie Rue, sophomore class representative, announced yesterday.
“To make the Sophomore Fellow Program more effective in a personal orientation to the university, it will concentrate its efforts on meeting and greeting the frosh,” Miss Rue said.
Information will be sent to those sophomores who have applied during August for the program. Applications are still available and can be obtained next week at the Birnkrant main desk. EVK desk, and the Student Activities office. 324 Student Union.
in sociology, was accorded the man can attain when he was the Palm at last night’s AMS
Knight and Squire and is one
Careers 66 To Feature Pane! Talks
Two panel discussions with professional men in the field of communication will highlight “Careers '66” today at 7 p.m. at the Department of Water and Power, 111 N. Hope St.
All interested students are invited to attend the event which is sponsored by the Publicity Club of Los Angeles. Admission is free ta the career night where the discussion topics will include specialization and careers in public relations.
The second panel will be held following a coffee break, and members of this group will be prepared to answer specific questions from students concerning career opportunities.
Cards will be distributed to students on which questions can be written and returned to the speakers, who will then answer them.
Panel members will include Kenneth Owler Smith, public relations counsel for the International Student Center in Westwood and consultant to the State Department of Education in Sacramento; David Barry Whalen, public relations in the entertainment industry; Jack James, publicity officer at Bank .of America’s Los Angeels headquarters: and Len McLean, from the public relations department of Southern Counties Gas Co.
Other panel members will be Blake Chatfield, who has worked with NBC and is presently PR director for Century Plaza Hotel: Don Gann, PR director for the Queen of Angels Hospital; Charles Egerton, with the Los Angeles Fire Department; and Lowejl Brekke. owner of the Mary Murra Agency.