Daily
own
vol. Ixv
no. 25
University of Southern California
los angeles, California
Wednesday, october 25, 1972
Trojan back from 5-week China travels
TROJAN'S TREK—Marc Groothaert, a senior majoring in engineering (second from left), is shown here in front of the Great Wall of China outside of Peking during his visit to the People's Republic of China last summer.
Editor’s note:	Marc
Groothaert, a senior majoring in business, returned Sept. 10 from a 5-week trip to the People's Republic of China.
(Groothaert, a Belgian citizen whose father is serving as the first ambassador of Belgium to China, travelled some 2,000 miles by train throughout China.)
by Marc Groothaert
The age of mass tourism in China has not yet arrived. Travel facilities and hotel accommodations can so far handle only the handful of westerners who are allowed to make the journey.
Coming from the boisterous life of Hong Kong, an abrupt change of pace awaited me as I crossed on foot the narrow bridge that separates the new territories of Hong Kong and the People’s Republic of China at the railroad junction of Lowu.
The quick beat of jazz gave way to the incessant sound of modern martial music and the glorification of Mao Tse-tung. An endless series of stern-faced officials inspected my passport and then I was led with no word
of explanation to a drab hospital-style room to await the departure of the train to Canton.
On arrival in Canton I was greeted by a friendly interpreter who drove me to the airport for the flight to Peking. My first look at a Chinese city was a disappointing one. Canton is drab and overpopulated. The people, dressed in white or blue shirts over unpressed gray trousers, look well-fed and content but are strangely silent and ordered.
Old-fashioned airplanes
Air travel in China is erratic to say the least. The Civil Aviation Administration of China operates only turbojets. These are not heated in winter and not air-conditioned in summer—luckily the cabin is pressurized.
The meal on the 3-hour flight to Peking consists of a wrinkled apple served by a grave-looking stewardess. Facilities for instrument-landing are meager, and if there is bad weather, flights are simply delayed until visibility improves. China has recently acquired 3 British-made Tridents from Pakistan
but apparently they do not yet have the crews to fly and maintain the jets.
Peking was no doubt once a beautiful city. Today, it is marred by a series of Stalinesque buildings and factory smoke stacks. The old wall that surrounded the city has been torn down to make way for streets. There are very few cars, few trucks but thousands of bicycles.
Chinese people seem to have ample free time if one is to judge by the crowds seen strolling through the pavilions and gardens of the Forbidden City, boating on the lake at the Summer Palace or having a picnic on the grounds of the Temple of Heaven.
Little to do
Aside from sightseeing, there is remarkably little to do for the foreigner in Peking. There is a handful of excellent restaurants where, according to Chinese custom, one is escorted to a private room to have dinner far from curious onlookers.
Thus, one has very little contact with the Chinese in their daily life. When a foreigner enters a store, blinds are immediately pulled and all Chinese shop--pers are quickly ushered out. This is to prevent the Chinese from coming into close contact with western influence.
Foreigners are still considered great curios by the local	population.
Everywhere I went crowds gathered and observed me in silence. They had bewildered expressions on their faces and they seemed to fear me
when I tried to approach them or take their picture.
Life away from the capital is much more relaxed. I traveled by train from Peking to Canton via Shanghai with several stops along the way.
Chinese trains are quite comfortable but only relatively clean. The foreigner is assigned to a special compartment separated from Chinese travelers. The major-
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University Senate chairman refuses to serve on committee to evaluate dental controversy
By Peter Wong
associate editor
The chairman of the University Senate has refused to serve on an administration committee that will evaluate the controversy concerning John Ingle, dean of the School of Dentistry.
Apparently faculty members are dissatisfied with President John Hubbard’s handling of the problem.
In a letter last week to Hubbard, Les Wilbur, senate chairman, said he would not join the committee of vice-presidents and deans in examining the report of the Special Dental Advisory Committee, which will center on the conflict between Ingle and the directors of the Century Club, one ofthe school’s support groups.
However, Wilbur suggested to Hubbard that a committee of University Senate members be
established to help the president review the report, which is expected Thursday by the administration committee.
No comment from Hubbard
Hubbard was out of town Tuesday and will not have any comment on Wilbur’s letter until Friday.
Wilbur was invited to be a member of the administration committee along with Z.A. Kap-rielian, vice-president for academic administration and research; Milton Kloetzel, academic vice-president; Grant Beglarian, chairman of the
Council of Deans; Franz Bauer, dean of the School of Medicine; and John Biles, dean of the School of Pharmacy.
But the 10-member senate executive committee instructed Wilbur to turn down membership on the committee.
Though Wilbur and the executive committee did not say why the University Senate, the representative body of the faculty, wanted no part in the administration committee, indications are that faculty members are displeased with Hubbard’s actions in the School of Dentis-
try controversy.
Criticism of committees
They are critical of Hubbard’s appointment of an outside advisory committee to study the controversy and Hubbard’s choice of an administration-dominated committee to evaluate the advisory committee’s report.
At a meeting Wednesday, the senate passed motions in support of Ingle and academic freedom for deans and faculty members, after considerable debate.
However, before the senate passed the resolution in support of Ingle, it defeated an amend-
ment that would have included a statement in support of Hubbard’s actions.
Outsiders lack familiarity Faculty members have been critical of Hubbard for his appointment of an outside advisory committee because its members are not able to evaluate in depth the charges against Ingle.
The faculty may also be displeased with Hubbard’s appointment of the administration committee.
If Wilbur had joined the committee, he would have been the only representative of the faculty. This would have given the appearance of faculty approval of a report that will be mainly reviewed by administrators.
But instead of a complete rejection of Hubbard’s actions, the senate suggested an alternative.
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Students who have been waiting breathlessly for the arrival of the ASSC referendum will have to wait a little longer.
For those that may have forgotten, the referendum is the ballot which asks students’ opinion on the student government situation.
The ballots were supposed to be mailed Friday, but at the last minute the University Press realized that the wrong postal permit had been used.
Therefore,	press
employees restamped about
20.000	envelopes.
The referendums should be in the mail today.
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FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS
Registration procedure decided
William Hall, registrar, said that the multiple receiving, firstcome, firstserved procedure will be used for spring registration.
The decision was made with the help of 428 student ballots received from the poll taken last week.
Of the ballots turned in. 279 were in favor of the multiple receiving procedure, while 149 were in favor of the lottery system.
Hall said, “It was not as much of a response as I had hoped for, but I feel that it is enough to base our choice on. I thank the students that helped us by providing their opinion.”
Five boxes will be set up on campus for the return
of registration materials. These will be located in the Student Activities Center, the School of Engineering, Men’s and Women’s Complexes and the Registrar’s Office.
Packets will be accepted in these 5 locations for 3 days, Dec. 13 through Dec. 15.
Envelopes to receive registration packets will be available in the registrar’s office Nov. 1 and must be returned by Nov. 27. Hall said, “I urgently plead with students not to wait until the last few days to get in their envelopes.”
Packets will be mailed out Dec. 6 and students will be able to pick up H cards starting Dec. 11.
Ballots in mail for ASSC vote