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Vol. XXVII
LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA. FRIDAY. JULY 21. 1967
NO. 9
Prof Fingers 'Common Sense'
'LAW IS SHACKLED'
Arabs Offer Free Language Classes
American lawyers and jurists are to a large extent shackled by the bonds of anti-intellectualism. a law professor has charged.
“So much of our legal thought,” Dr. William Bishin says, “is ultimately based on ‘common sense" assumption that are never examined.
“The lawyer is bound by prejudices and assumptions about the world, about the way his mind works, and about the function of rules and law — all of which impede his ability to perform effectively.
A large part of the solution to the problem, he o-ontends. lies in making sweeping changes in lawyers' education.
And in pursuit of his convictiion. he has initiated a unique course in the Law Center’s curriculum called “Law. Language and Ethics.”
“We will try to examine the conventional conception of thought, how the mind works, the function of categories, the meaning of the notion of ‘fact’ and the problem of interpretation of ideas and actions,” Dr. Bishin said.
“We want to provide a general approach toward problems of thinking applicable to any field of the intellect—law, literature, physics, mathe-
matics. Then apply that approach continuously to legal problems.”
The idea is to produce a liberally-educated lawyer The method is to go back to the basic questions philosophers ask.
Some in the profession believe such a course is out of place in the law student's curriculum. They say a liberal education should be gained in the undergraduate years, and that there is not enough time as it is to cover the huge volume of material necessary for educating the lawyer.
But Dr. Bishin answers that the purpose of school is not to teach students a “plethora of facts.”
“The purpose should be to acquaint students with the typical problems in an area and to equip them to solve any legal problem whether or not they have ever seen it or anything like it before.” he explained.
“As the philosopher, Alfred North Whitehead said, ‘The aim of education is power, not knowledge.’ No law school should attempt to teach students all the rules in every field. It should instead provide them with fundamental insights and approaches that will be useful over and over again.”
By CARLA SWEENEY
The Organization of Arab Students, in accordance with national OAS policy, has begun a unique program of cultural interchange. It is offering free Arabic classes, at beginning and advanced levels, to all students.
The loosely - structured courses are taught by Arab students.
“Language is the tool of communication between peoples,” Abdul Elsadhan, teacher of the beginning class, explained.
“L a c k of understanding tends to hinder efforts for peace and harmony of opinion.”
Elsadhan’s class meets Mondays and Wednesdays at 5:15 p.m. in 160 Von KleinSmid Center. Through it he hopes to create interest in the Arabic language and culture and help those who will take regular
Campus Culture Hits a Downbeat
SCHUSTER ON CELLO
“A technical phenomenon” who's “something to marvel at and enjoy,” and who also happens to be teaching here this summer, will give a free public recital tonight at 8 p.m. in Hancock Auditorium.
Joseph Schuster, world-famed cellist and a Congress of Strings faculty member, will play compositions by Haydn. Tartini, Beethoven, Schumann, de Falla and Chopin. Howard Wells will accompany him on the piano.
Schuster, who received his training in St. Petersburg and Berlin, has been solo cellist for the Berlin Philharmonic and concertmaster for the New York Philharmonic.
In addition to his coast-to-coast appearances in the United States, he has made nine European and Latin American tours, attracting wild acclaim wherever he plays.
‘INSTANT SENSATION’
“Joseph Schuster is something to marvel at and enjoy,” wrote the reviewer for Rome's Giomale D’ltalia. “One can understand that he creates a sensation wherever he appears."
He was hailed in Stockhom as “a technical phenomenon on his instrument,” and in Paris as “easily one of the very greatest cellists.”
The praise of American critics has ranged from the New York Herald-Trib-une’s, “Cello playing in the great tradition ... a musical treat of a rare order”; to the San Francisco Chronicle's, “One of the most distinguished recitals of the current season.”
In his work with the Congress of Strings, Schuster has charge of 13 young cello players, and will be cello soloist Aug. 2 in the Haydn cello concerto.
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CELLIST JOSEPH SCHUSTER
'Music in the Great Tradition'
KNX TO FEATURE 'LIBRARIES' AFFAIR
Portions of a recent program presented by the Friends of the Libraries, and covered in last Friday’s Summer Trojan, will be broadcast Sunday from 3:30 to 4 p.m. over KNX radio.
Tht event, a book and author luncheon moderated by Charles Champlin, featured a discussion by three biographers — <-arson Kanin, “Remembering Mr. Maugham”; Bob Thomas, “King Cohn”; and Cieorge Eells, “The Life that Late He Led: A Biography of Cole Porter.”
Eells announced this week that he is giving the original manuscript of his book to the Ethel Barrymore Performing Arts Division of the USC Libraries.
MUSIC A HALLMARK
Sweet music and fine wine are international hallmarks of fine culture, and the School of Music is making a meritorious attempt tc substitute with melodious spirits what may be lacking in more substantial ones.
Among the harmonic offerings through next Tuesday are:
JOSEPH SCHUSTER — World-famed cellist and member of the Congress of Strings faculty, in concert tonight at 8 in Hancock Auditorium. See story at left.
SPECIAL RECITAL — Douglas Mc-Cleary, baritone, assisted by Stuart Smith, piano, Saturday night at 8:30 in Hancock Auditorium. The program will include works by Dowland, Mozart, Schubert and Strauss.
FACULTY ORGAN RECITAL—Wallace Dunn, performing Monday at 8:30 p.m. in Bovard Auditorium. Pieces by Luebeck. Handel, Bach and Vierne featured.
Cultural offerings without music, but still without wine as well, include:
FORENISC INSTITUTE DEBATE— Top high school students in individual extemporaneous and interperative talks today in Olin Hall from 9 a.m. to noon; and in formal debate on, “Resolved: That Congress Establish Uniform Regulations for Criminal Investigation Procedures,” at 2 p.m.
“CITIZEN KANE” — DKA film tonight at 7:30 in 133 Founders Hall. Admission of 75 cents.
ART EXHIBITION — Showing Monday through Aug. 2 of paintings by George Turnbull for master of fine arts degree, in Upper Town and Gown Gallery from noon to 5 p.m.
Meanwhile, local pubs will remain open until 2 a.m. for those fond of Rich* ard Strauss and other Munich exports.
university Arabic courses.
The advanced course is taught by Majid El Dukair. an undergraduate in engineering from Saudi Arabia. The two students now in this class, which concentrates on translation, are doctoral candidates who chose Arabic for their language requirement.
Elsadhan, also from Saudi Arabia and a senior in public administration, said he took o* the job “because I love tG teach. I love people and I believe in the miracle of language.
“When people begin to communicate. they see all people are the same.
“I feel I’m a cultural ambassador. I’d like to leave this country with a sense of achievement, the beautiful memory of doing something for the people of the United States.”
Elsadhan's class is conducted very informally. His students often interrupt to raise questions and ask for explanations.
“I'm teaching step by step,” he said. “For the time being, the books available are too advanced."
He uses material he has run off himself to illustrate the intricate Arabic characters, written from right to left, and in the future plans to work with tapes in the language lab.
Eight students call Elsadhan “osstath,” or teacher; among them representatives from Belgium. Brazil and the Philippines, as well as one American and one whose parents were born in Palestine. All are enthusiastic about the class.
Teaching Assistants Wanted
Qualified seniors and graduate students who wish to become teachers are being sought as teaching assistants at elementary and secondary school levels.
The Teaching Assistantship Program is designed to educate qualified teachers under the direction of the individual school district's master teacher and a USC supervisor. Salaries range from $1,500 to $2,000 a year.
Some positions are also open for the university’s Standard Teaching, Internship, Specialist Teacher and Overseas Programs.
Applications and further information can be obtained from Dr. Donald Wilson, 809 W. Jefferson §lvd. . . , f- . ,