THE NEGRO AND THE UNIVERSITY
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Soul brother is encouraging image
(This is the third in a five-part series on LSC’s relationship with the Negro community and its own students—The Editor.)
By RON ALD Y. WARDEN
To several Negroes living in the USC area, the sight of one of their own attending classes here symbolizes an encouraging representation and new optimism for the previously uneducated “soul brother."
This image of the USC Negro undergraduate is interesting in view of the growing political split between militant and non-violent leadership. Certainly, black power advocates-in-residence could verbally erupt at USC's Master Plan which will remove many poor Negroes from this area. Shouts of “Uncle Tomism" directed at the student who studies at “that little white island" wouldn't be totally unexpected from cynics.
Even more significant, the glaring contrast of the Greek Row’s plush affluence surrounded by the depressing poverty of colored tenements could conceivably perpetuate serious resentment.
The current attitude toward USC and its Negro undergraduates, however, is basically underlined with admiration.
“I don't know how many are in there, but I’m very proud to have them represent us,” said a middle-aged Negro woman whose wages as a maid have never exceeded $1.38 an hour in her life.
“And if they want to build more parking space or whatever they need, I'm ready to move.
“I'm very proud to see us represented where we've never been before, because a young person coming up
is going to need more education than I have,” she said.
A brick layer with four children felt most of the Negroes who attended USC were football players on athletic scholarships. “And you know ain’t nobody going to mess with them,” he said.
“Thing is, though, it’s them guys with the glasses who can help us. If the school wants to tear down my house, I don’t mind, as long as I can see them guys with the glasses walking around.”
A young custodian on his way to work was positive the majority of Negroes here were on scholarships.
“There just aren't that many rich Negroes around. So I would say that the ones going there are either good athletes or pretty bright,” he said.
The questioning of area residents brought the re-
dundant reply that if students could afford to attend a private university, then they were glad to see them go.
The Negro outsider’s impressions of the Negro student’s social life here was sympathetic.
“I guess them girls don’t have much to do on weekends,” said a gasoline attendant. “I always see the white guys riding off in their Triumphs with some blonde, but the Negro girls or guys, I don't see on weekends.”
Ultimately, of course, these viewpoints remain just what they are—an outsider’s images. But perhaps they strike closer to the truth than most people care to admit.
(Tomorrow—interviews with USC students.)
University of Southern California
DAILY • TROJAN
VOL. Lvm
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7,1966
NO. 53
Parade float to spotlight Traveler, Helen of Troy
USC’s Rose Parade float will salute the “Year of the Horse,” featuring Traveler, USC’s mascot.
A floral Traveler will be at the head of the raised rectangular float which will be a part of the Tournament of Roses in Pasadena Jan. 2.
In back of Traveler Helen of Troy, Noelle Green, and her court, Janie Lester, Barbara Baumgart, Jan Hiet-kotter and Janet Kier, will grace the float.
Directly behind them, at the rear of the float in large letters will be USC.
Near ground level, replicas of huge wooden wheels will be placed, giving the float a wagon-like appearance.
In front of the float, 8 to 12 people will be dressed as horses, pulling the float by a floral rope. They wron’t have to pull too hard though, since the float is motorized.
This group will be preceeded by the real Traveler ridden by Richard Saukko.
Various flowers will be used on
the float, with Traveler composed of pampas grass, and ginger leaves fcr the “wooden" parts. Chrysanthemum and the traditional roses will also t used.
Although the frame for the flcr is being built by Coleman Er.t r-prises in Pasadena, there is a nec ' for volunteers to decorate the flcr-from Dec. 27 to Jan. 1.
Any Ftudents interested in help-ing with the work on the float nmy contact Bob Jani, director of special events, in 230 Student Union.
Students can play Santa by helping to wrap gifts
Controversial Michael Hannon to speak at SDS noon meeting
Student help to wrap 1.000 Christmas gifts for orphans is needed by the ASSC-sponsored Project Committee.
The gifts will be wrapped today through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the third floor of the Student Union.
Trojan Christmas spirit will host underprivileged children from 13 agencies around Los Angeles Saturday. They will be entertained by fraternities, sororities, dormitories snd three campus religious groups. Each group will host 25 children.
After receiving lunch and stocking gifts, they will be taken to Bovard Auditorium for a movie, dramatic skit and the appearance of Santa Claus, rumored to be Yell King Jeff Herten.
Before boarding buses, the children will receive the wrapped Christmas gifts.
“The how is done by you — the student body — who are playing Santa Claus. Don’t let these children dowm,” said Linda Diggs, chairman of the Christmas Project.
A mechanical drawing department, an electronics department, a hospital-like operating room and a zoo where 400 animals may be housed at one time while undergoing tests are also within the building.
The facilities located in the centrifuge building may be used by departments other than the Physiology Department. The Psychology Department regularly runs tests in the cold room located there.
Private industry also may use the USC facility—for a fee. In the past. North American Aircraft, NASA and Douglas Aircraft have used the centrifuge.
In addition to private air and space research, the centrifuge has been used numerous times by movie companies on location. The latest movie made there is the recently released “Way Way Out” starring Jerry Lewis.
By STAN METZLER News Editor
Michael Hannon, the ex-Los Angeles policeman suspended from the force in 1965 for actions “unbecoming an officer,” will speak today at noon on “Political Action for Peace.”
His talk, sponsored by Students for a Democratic Society, will be held in 133 Founders Hall. After his speech the floor will be opened for questions from the audience.
Among the topics Hannon, now a lawryer, is expected to cover are the Vietnam war, the problem of Negroes and the law, the current trouble on
the Sunset Strip and the student strike at Berkeley.
“That great advocate of limited government, Ronald Reagan, now says that students at a state university have the duty to obey his grace’s command or get out,” Hannon told the Daily Trojan yesterday.
“That’s great training for the servile subjects of some ancient despotism, but hardly is the proper atmosphere for training American citizens to function in a democracy,” Hannon said.
Hannon was charged in 19*5 on
nine counts of “unbecoming conduct,” including complaints of sleeping on duty and various charges concerning his work in the Congress of RaciaJ Equality and the Socialist Party.
The Police Review Board placed him on six-months suspension from active duty, after which he returned to the force for a few months to finish bis law training.
Hannon is now a lawyer, with much experience defending Negroes in conflict with the police. He has aIso defenu.d SDS members arrested for their participation in demonstrations.
On both sides of the platform will be the emblems of the member universities of the AAWU.
Cable specialist lights up
USC campus
“and he handled it most expeditiously” *
“At first we thought the blackout would last all night and all day Tuesday, but the problem was most efficiently dealt with," he said.
In explaining why it took 15 hours to get the power back on. Shafer said, “We had to inspect about 20 electrical manholes spread all over campus from Olin Hall to the girls’ dorms on Figueroa.
“The nature and complexity of the task of inspecting them, locating the trouble and repairing it required at least that amount of time,” he said.
Among the buildings affected by the blackout which lasted from 6:57 p.m. Monday to 9:57 a.m. Tuesday were the men’s and women's dorms, the Married Students Housing. Von KleinSmid Center, Doheny Library, the Faculty Center. Alumni Center and Widney Hah.
USC'S CENTRIFUGE COMPLEX ACTUALLY IS 'WAY WAY OUT' MERRY-GO-ROUND Acceleration effect* and astronaut flight suits may be credited to experimentation with this machine
Merry-go-round finds security in diverse physiology facility
Can a glorified merry-go-round find security at USC?
Since it is one of the most unique devices on campus and an important part of the physiological research taking place here, the answer is yes.
Looking somewhat like the skeleton of a sky-scraper turned on its side with buckets at each end, USC’s centrifuge revolves around on a central axis.
Top speed for the device is 50 revolutions per minute resulting in a force approximately 20 times the force of gravity.
The centrifuge was built during
World War II to test the effects of acceleration on man. Jet planes were coming into use during this time and the men piloting them were unprotected against the forces of acceleration.
Studies conducted with the centrifuge led to the development of the modern flight suit now worn by jet pilots and astronauts.
The original World War U investment in the centrifuge project wTas $250,000 and included only the centrifuge itself.
Expansion of the USC campus led
to the construction, in 1965, of a complete physiology facility centered around the old centrifuge. Following completion of the facility, the scattered physiological research areas a-round the campus were centralized there.
Headed by Dr. Charles Meehan, the department includes approximately 14 employees, many with skills not generally associated with the study of physiology,
The building includes a machine shop where devices to be used in conjunction with tests are constructed.
Portrait hangs as a tribute to Seavers
A portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Seaver was unveiled at a reception honoring Mrs. Seaver, a member of the Board of Trustees, at the School of Medicine Monday night.
The portrait will hang in the lounge of the Blanche and Frank S. Seaver Student Residence hall in the medical school, as a tribute to the Seavers’ financial aid.
Dr. Roger O. Ege1 erg, dean of the School of Medicine, spoke of the late Mr. Seaver’s service to the university and of Mrs. Seaver’s continuing interest in USC’s affairs, at the reception.
Some of the guests included Frank L. King, chairman of the Board of Trustees, Thomas P. Nickell Jr., vice-president for university planning, and Mrs. Michael C. Birnkrant, whose late husband was a trustee.
rain-darkened
By BILL WADE
A cable-splicing specialist fought through gusty winds and 2.21 inches of rain all the way from Claremont Monday night to help end a blackout on campus which was not rectified for 15 hours.
Arnold Shafer, director of Operations and Maintenance, explained that “an excessive buildup of water in the vicinity of Bridge Hall caused flooding in an electrical manhole,” which in turn caused the blackout over one-third of the campus.
“The water ran down to a conduit in the Law Building where connections are made. This caused a dead short which actually resulted in a minor explosion,” he said.
A specialist from Claremont had to be brought in at 1:00 a.m. to repair the damage.
“He was one of only two men in Southern California who could help us on this problem,” Shafer said,
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