University of Southern California
SUMMER# TROJAN
Vol. XVIII	LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 21, 1967	No. 1
Three VKC Department Merged
The creation of a new university academic unit, the von KleinSmid Center for Public and International Affairs, was announced today by President Topping with the approval of the Board of Trustees.
The center, to be headed by a dean who will be appointed soon, will include a new School of Politics and International Relations and the present School of Public Administration. Each school will have its own director, to be appointed by the dean.
Established to increase USC’s effectiveness in teaching students the problems of government and in serving the community, the center will merge the Schools of International Relations and Public Administration and the Department of Political Science.
“By bringing together USC's three instructional arms concerned with all fields of government, we will make the university's proud record of contributions to the community even better,” Dr. Topping said.
“Our aim is to graduate students who will be well-informed citizens, more effective whether voting for candidates or issues, running for office themselves, or serving in appointive governmental positions.
“In addition to preparing young people to enter careers in public affairs, we will assist with professional graduate courses those already in the field, such as city managers and planners, municipal department heads and officials in local, state and federal government.
“USC has always had a special interest in international relations by training young men and women for the foreign service and in helping other nations by educating and training their future officials and professors."
Doctoral programs will help train faculty members for other universities in political science, international relations and public administration.
“Pooling our resources will enable us to do a much better job of research and community service,” Dr. Topping said.
“This will be a real amalgamation of the faculties of the schools and departments housed in the new von KleinSmid Center building.
“We will be able to make maximum use of faculty talents by doing more team teaching and using professors in more than one field.
“We will be able to offer a greater variety of courses to both undergraduate and graduate students who want to learn about all aspects of government.”
As an example, President Topping said, a professor presently teaching public administration but with experience overseas in government jobs could be valuable in teaching international relations. Likewise, a political scientist who had worked in local governmental positions would be equally useful in teaching ^ -	(Continued on Page 2,
7,000 Expected
For 67 Summer
day or at dates corresponding to their scheduling.
But after the nightmare is the dream, a virtual scholarly vision (to carry the metaphor past awakening).
A number of regular USC faculty members, augmented by a distinguished group of visiting professors, will join in the instruction of standard courses, specialty seminars, institutes and reviews.
Undergoing this intensive training will be 4,200 grad students and 2,800 undergrads. Nearly 6,000 of the total number will be regularly enrolled USC students.
Students who fail to complete their registration by tomorrow and who still wish to take summer courses must go through late registration by petitioning the Committee on Student Scholarship Standards.
The petition must be endorsed first by the instructor involved and then by any other persons the committee may require.
No petitions will be considered after June 30, except for the post session, which will consider petitions until August 14.
Students who have completed all facets of registration except payment of fees may pay them according to the late-fee schedule found in the Summer Session bulletin. Fees are deemed late if not received by tomorrow.
By STAN METZLKK Editor
Nearly 7,000 students were expected to enroll by tomorrow in a mixed-up registration for the 1967 Summer Session.
“It's been a real administrative nightmare,” one official commented.
The nightmare is really just a series of bad dreams—late high school closings, incom-
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plete pre-registration and a mesh of overlapping sessions.
Registration, however, will continue through 7 p.m. today in the P.E. Building for the seven-week regular session and eleven-week Engineering session.
Even those students who took advantage of advanced enrollment, must complete their registration and payment of fees for these two sessions by roll time.
Registration for the four-week post session and special education and music sessions can also be completed by to-