ASSC to test speakers policy
By STAN METZLER News Editor
The ASSC Executive Cabinet voted Sunday night to test the current speakers policy to its fullest potential and, if it proves inadequate, to consider proposals to “better meet the need of the students.”
The resolution, adopted unanimously upon recommendation of the Ad Hoc Committee on Speakers Policy, neither approves nor disapproves of the present policy, effected last year, but pledges to take steps to see how it will be interpreted.
This interpretation. President Taylor Hackford explained. will come from the administration's response to a number of controversial speakers to be invited to speak on campus in the coming weeks.
The committee will submit a list of such speakers, deemed by it to be of the “educational value” demanded under the present speakers policy, to the cabinet for approval next Sunday.
The list is expected to include such political personalities as Stokelv Carmichael, Julian Bond. Ralph Forbes and Michael Laskv.
The name of Dr. Herbert Aptheker, Communist historian who first tested the new speakers policy last year as a scholar, may also appear. This time, however, he would be invited as a Communist.
The action came after the Ad Hoc Committee for Better Parks at USC asked the ASSC last week to endorse a proposal calling for a no-restriction Hyde Park area on campus.
Instead the ASSC adopted this resolution. John Werdlow, chairman of the Better Parks Committee, cochairs the ASSC group with AMS President Stu Benjamin.
The committee put itself resolutely behind a statement made by Wilber Bender, Dean of Harvard, in 1949, which is the basis of that school’s present policy.
That statement, which is reprinted on today’s Editorial Page, affirms the university's faith in “the maturity and intelligence of our students” and “the strength of our free and dynamic American democracy.”
The statement allows any recognized student group to sponsor any speaker in a university building wherever they can find room.
Hackford said that he and the cabinet consider the statement to be the best possible philosophy for a speakers policy.
“It is our hope that this philosophy can be attained through the present administrative structure,” the reso-luion reads.
The present policy, as defined by Dean of Students Dean Bloland to the committee, allows students freedom of speech at any time.
Nonstudent speakers must be sponsored by a recognized student organization and a form must be filled out in their behalf 10 days before the date of appearance. The form must be approved by Dean Bloland.
If the dean refuses the form, it can be appealed through the Student Activities Committee, the vice-president of student affairs and President Topping.
The criteria used for allowing a speaker on campus is whether or not he has “a sufficient educational contribution to make.”
The main point of the ASSC testing, then, is to see if the administration’s view of “an educational contri-
bution” is either the same as or can be adjusted to that of the student groups who invite speakers.
If it cannot, other proposals will be considered for reconciling the two view points.
One such proposal, meanwhile, presented by the Ad Hoc Committee for Better Parks (the sam° as presented to the ASSC last week) is currently caueht in the USC mail system, midway between Dr. John Elliot, chairman of Executive Committee of the Facultv Senate, and Dr. Edward Barker, chairman of the Student Activiti™ Committee.
Last week the Senate committee sent th 1 »	'
to the Student Activities Committee for future study. Any change in universiy policy, including a change in th* speakers policy, would eventually have to be routed through them to the Board of Trustees.
The Student Activities Committee has not yet reciev-ed the recommendation for study, but Dr. Barker said action would be taken when it wa3 received.
Neither he nor Dr. Elliot cared to comment on the effect of the ASSC action until studying it further. Dean Bloland could not be reached for comment.
University of Southern California
DAILY® TROJAN
VOL. LVIII
LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1966
NO. 31
Betas' eve of destruction called night of confusion
By HAL LANCASTER City Editor
A Playa del Rey house is in shambles today as the result of a USC fraternity patty, but whether it was wanton destuction or just confusion is still in doubt.
The house, an old structure overlooking the Playa del Rey lagoon, was demolished by the Beta Theta Pi fra-
ternity Saturday night, but the fraternity men were under the impression that it was quite all right with the owners.
The owners said uh-uh.
The owners, Lester and Doris Warburton, were asked by the two men who rented the house if a party could be held there.
“One of the tenants, whose bro-
Two to see Judicial on dorm raid charge
41/2 FEET OF SHINING GOLD, AND IT BELONGS TO TROJAN MARCHING BAND! Mike McDermott,, band manager, admires the prize won at Chaffey High
Trojan band wins tournament trophy
The Trojan Marching Band brought home a four-and-one-half fnot trophy Saturday night after performing for the best high school bands in the state at the Chaffey High School Tournament of Bands in Ontario.
The trophy was presented to the band as the featured college band in the tournament halftime competition, said Mike McDermott, band manager.
The Tournament of Bands is sponsored by Chaffey High School each year to present the best high school bands in the state of California in parade, concert and field competition.
“Each year they invite outstanding college bands to perform as guests.” McDermott said.
“USC first appeared at Chaffey In 1963. We have been asked to return even.’ year since then, but until
this year, we always had schedule conflicts.
The Tournament of Bands is usually held on the weekend that the Trojans play at Stanford or California.”
The Trojan band, which has not marched in a parade since Jan. 1. 1963, will be the featured college band in the annual Mother Goose Parade in El Cajon cn Sunday. Nov. 20.
Traveler, USC’s mascot, will be honorary grand marshall of the parade, which will be nationally televised over NBC and CBS.
The next appearance of the Trojan Marching Band will be at the football game Saturday in a special homecoming show, which also will feature the Alumni Dixieland Band.
By ANDY MILLER
Two students will appear before Men’s Judicial Council tonight for acts allegedly committed during the dormitory demonstration Oct. 23
The Daily Trojan was able to obtain the name of only one of the persons summoned by the judicial to appear at 9 p.m. Vince Brach, a pre-med sophomore has been charged on two counts.
The complaints include: 1) using a bull horn during the spellout on the Marks Tower windows, and 2) announcing to the crowd that a panty raid would occur in five minutes.
Last week Dean of Men Tom Hull said the students were not being charged because of the riots in general. but because of individual actions meriting disciplinary action. He would not reveal the names of the two students.
“The charge implies that my actions on Oct. 23 were among the primary factors responsible for the riot,” Brach said. “I feel this is untrue.”
Brach’s actions were cited in violation of a section in USC Rules and Regulations entitled “Acts Inimical to the Welfare of Others.” One of the points is “participation in mob action.”
Brach pointed out that although
he is coming before the judicial, the leaders of the spellout were not caught. He does not, however, consider himself a scapegoat.
Three witneees for the prosecution have been announced. James McGowan and Keith Brown. Marks Tower residence advisers, and Adam Herbert, head resident of Marks Hall will appear tonight.
Brach said he plans to have two winesses in his defense, but did not release their names.
Men’s Judicial, which will hear the case, is composed of seven undergraduate men. It hears and adjudicates cases involving violations of university regulations or standards by the individual student.
Based on evidence it has gathered from the case, the council may recommend administrative changes, or discipline it feels would correct the conditions or contributing factors.
Chief Justice AI Roebuck said the council will try to lay guilt where it should be, and that the demonstration seemed to be a pattern of behavior connected with oth^r events-
“The incident looks like a serious incident — but the individual case may not be. We can’t tell until we hear the case,” Roebuck said.
ther apparently is in the fraternity, asked us if he could decorate the house with spray paint.” Mrs. Warburton told the Daily Trojan yesterday. “We told him no and told him our intention was to move back into the house while we were having a new house built.
“We didn't even know it was a fraternity party. We just thought it was a Halloween party.”
The Betas, apparently, thought it was a housewrecking party. A house officer said they were told the house was to be tom down yesterday, so they could do what they wanted with it.
The result of the party, entitled "The Eve of Destruction," was an estimated S3,500 damage.
“We had two contractors here this morning. One's bid was $3,575. The other one’s was $3,755,” Mrs. Warburton said
The damage included broken windows, walls that were torn down, doors smashed or pulled off hinges, bashed in front steps, etc.
The party started at about 8 p.m. and most of the damage was done right away, said one person who attended.
Warburton said the real bash started at about 10:30.
“It was pretty noisy down there
most of the evening, what with the loud voices and twang v guitars " Warburton said after the incident.
Tlie police came by twice, he said, when neighbors complained, but it really got hot at 10:30.
“Then the windows started breaking. all over the place." Warburton said.
Warburton said he went to investigate and was greeted by a rn*-tal beer barrel flying through a rear window.
The decision on pressing charges has not been made yet.
“It depends on the meeting.” Mrs. Warburton said.
That meeting, between Warburton and the Betas, was scheduled to take place last night, according to an account in the L.A. Herald-Examiner.
A Beta spokesman said the meeting didn't take place. He said they met only among themselves.
Apparently, if the Betas refuse to pay the damages, charges will be preferred.
The spokesman refused to comment on whether the house* would pay or fight.
The problem of possible IFC action is also undecided.
“We're not going to take any action on it until the next IFC meeting. Dick Burt, chief justice of IFC Judicial. said.
TIP to run write-in for sophomore rep
HISTORIAN, GEOLOGIST VIEW CULTURE
Explorer sees link between science, art
Dr. Laurence Gould, Antarctic explorer and educator, believes the interdependence of technology and the humanities has been the hallmark of all great civilizations.
“Viewed historically, science takes Its place alongside art letters, and religion as one of the major avenues man has followed in his quest for truth about himssif and his world,” Dr. Gould proclaims. •
Dr. Gould will delve more deeply into this subject today at 2:15 p.m. in an all-university lecture in 129 roundel’s Hall.
Dr. Gould’s speech, entitled “Our Fractured Culture,” is to be delivered trnder the sponsorship of the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar program. The speech will be preceeded by a KUSC interview at 9 am. and a faculty luncheon.
He will deliver a major lecture Wednesday noon on “Geology' of Antarctica” in Science Lecture Hall.
Dr. Gould was second in command mi A dm. Richard Byrd 's Antarctic
exploration of 1928-30 and directed the U.S. Antarctic program during the International Geophysical Year.
He is immediate past president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, former president of the United Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa and president of Carleton College from 1932 until 1945.
Dr. Richard Gilman, president of Occidental College and dean of faculty under Dr. Gould at Carleton said: “He has long been regarded as one of the outstanding educators in the country . . . The breadth of his interests are perhaps best seen in the variety of responsible interests to w'hich he has been elected.” ‘‘Dr. Gould is the kind of intellectual speaker USC gets here all too seldom,” Dr. Richard Stone, chairman of the Department of Geology, said yesterday.
“He's the foremost American explorer on Antarctica, one of the nation’s most excellent earth scientists
and also a famous and nationally-renowned educator.
“He’s a fantastic speaker, an outstanding lecturer and a great geologist. He’s a giant in both fields.”
Professor records USC tradition
“The University of Southern California is the one that has met the needs of Southern California and the entire Southwest in schooling the professional people needed in this area.” a USC professor and historian said yesterday.
Dr. Manuel Servin. associate of history, will speak tomorrow’ at noon in the YWCA on USC and the Southland.
He pointed out that USC had the first schools of law, medicine, dentistry, social work and architecture in
the Southwest.
He is currently finishing a book on the university's history with Dr. v
Iris Wilson, a professor at Long Beach City College and a USC alumna.
Dr. Servin’s part of the book will deal with the university from the coming of Dr. Rufus von KleinSmid as president to the present. Dr. Wilson will write on USC’s early history and will summarize the USC-South-
Dr. Servin noted that President Topping has made all university records available to them.
Tom Minnes will run as the Trojan Independent Party's write-in candidate for sophomore representative, TIP president Mike Mayock announced yesterday.
TIP had not previously endorsed a candidate because they had not found one by the Oct. 21 deadline for taking out applications.
“Students must be liberated from any university rules now depriving USC students of the chance to demonstrate their responsibility,” Minnes said in an interview yesterday.
Labeling the university speakers policy as the most vital issue in the campaign, Minnes called for a stringent test of it.
“The only valid criterion for a speaker is his educational value, and there isn’t any speaker that isn't of educational value,” he said.
TOM MINNES Supports revision of speakers policy
Coeds to learn self-defense in 'Safety of Concern' talk
JUDGES TO LIMIT HELEN HOPEFULS
Semifinal interviews will whittle the number of Helen of Troy contestants from 30 to 10 or 15 today.
Final interviews will be held Thursday, Helen of Troy Chairman Gary Rafferty said. The five finalists will be announced Friday.
Capt. William Sunyich. a member of the University Police Precinct, will discuss safety precautions for woman students today at 5:45 p.m. in the Harris Residene Hall Lounge.
The meeting sponsored by the Woman’s Halls Association, is open to all women students, both dormitory and sorority residents and commuters.
“Safety of Concern’’ will be the captain’s topic. He hopes to make the coeds aware of the problems which can arise within a university community like t&it of USC.
The talk will include simple demonstrations on measures of self-defense and a sociological approach to the ‘why” motivating deviant behavior in the area.
“The safety of woman students at USC has been a factor of growing concern to the students, their parents and to administrators. Although great progress has been made in the establishment of safety precautions on campus, the problem can not be solved until the coeds themselves realize the full scope of the problem.” Nancy Perryman, W.H.A. president, said.