University of Southern California
DAILY • TROJAN
VOL. LIX
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1967
NO. 25
Student turns in draft card
By BOB INGRAM
The college student is always confronted with diverse problems upon graduation from the university. One of these is the draft.
Jim Phiffer, a senior engineering major, returned his draft card to his local beard last Sunday.
Phiffer is an honor student and a member of two engineering honorary societies—Eta Kappa Nu and Tau Beta Pi.
“I had compromised with the problem of selective service for four years,’’ Phiffer said in an interview yesterday, “and I had thought of it especially in the last few months when I found myself struggling to obtain whatever deferment I could find."
Last Sunday, Phiffer listened to Dave Harris at a UCLA teach-in. Harris spoke about the draft. It was here that Phiffer reached his ultimate decision.
“Having studied the war situation, the concept of nonviolence, various philosophies of man. and most important. Christianity, my thoughts suddenly jelled and I knew wta*re I stood and I knew what I had to do.
He returned his draft card.
“Man is entitled to direct his own life in communion with the rest of humanity,” Phiffer said.
“Therefore I felt that the Selective Service System was unduly infringing on my humanity and that of others. ... I had to say ‘no’ to the System.’
Although Phiffer is firmly against the draft, he said he is not calling on everyone to join the resistance movement.
“1 am only calling on those who find it a means of freeing themselves, because I believe that in the long run, only free men can help set others free.'- he explained.
Because of his actions, Phiffer believes he can now better live with himself and can continue to grow as a human being.
“There will be people from The Resistance speaking on campus and other places in the country explaining the possible effect The Resistance will have on the draft law and its ultimate elimination,” Phiffer said.
“I will be there listening myself because I am not yet certain of its eventual political effect.”
TWO-DAY SERIES
Panel debates to highlight UN birthday party
FACULTY EVALUATION COMMITTEE WORKS ON NEW STUDENT GUIDE.....
Bob Lutz, Karen Weston, and Richard Gaskins plan enlarged scope for guide to professors and classes.
HELP FOR STUDENTS
ASSC to enlarge guide to courses and profs
Work is underway to enlarge the scope of the student guide to courses and professors. Bob Lutz. ASSC vice-president of university affairs, said yesterday.
“Under the leadership of Bob Gaskins. Karen Weston, and myself, the committee is already hard at work enlarging and improving upon last year's pioneer effort,” he said.
“Emphasis of work is presently on revision of questionnaires, construction of new questionnaires, and solicitation of advertisers for the next edition.”
The new guide will cover all lower and upper division LAS courses with the exception of the lower division
foreign language courses. English 101, and some of the upper division science classes. Miss Weston said.
“Our goal is to get the other professional schools on campus to publish their own guides under ASSC. We will help them by providing funds and an outline,” she said.
The committee spokesman explained that they are limiting themselves to LAS courses because they are all majors in LAS.
“We don’t feel we re qualified to analyze classes in something like engineering,” she said.
Professional and graduate schools are already beginning to respond to the idea. The Graduate School of Li-
Woman found dead; suicide ruled likely
By MARGIE BESTER
Mrs. Gwendolyn Lau, 21. a student in the School of Business, was found dead at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday night by her husband. John, in their apartment in the Married Students' Complex.
Sgt. M. T. Rainey of the University Division of the Los Angeles Police Department, said the death was an apparent suicide.
The gas was turned on in the apartment when the body was found. “The coroner said, in his opinion, that
Theologian to probe meaninglessness
sex
“The Threat of Meaninglessness" and “The Playboy Philosophy of Sex" will be discussed by Dr. Stuart Babbage. ecumenical leader and Christian journalist, on the first day of a two-dav campus visit Monday.
Dr. Babbage, who earlier this year was appointed president of the Con-well School of Theology in Philadelphia, will give five talks on Monday and Tuesday.
“The Vacuum of Unbelief"—4 p.m. —Monday at noon in Hancock Auditorium.
“The Vacuum of Unbelief"—4 p.m. Monday in the Faculty Center’(for facuJty only).
The Playboy Philosophy of Sex" -—8 p.m. Monday in the EVK dormitory lounge.	v
“The Existential Choice” — Noon Monday in Hancock Auditorium.
“Excellence in Christian Expression" — 4 p.m. Monday in 200 Von KleinSmid Center.
Dr. Babbage, whose campus visit is sponsored by Trojan Christian Fellowship. also serves as editor of the Columbia Theological Bulletin and associate editor of Christianity Today.
A Fulbright Scholar in 1962, he received a Ph.D. from the University of London in 1942 and a Th.D. from the Australian College of Theology in 1950.
Before coming to the United States he was dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral
DR. STUART BABBAGE Two-day campus visit
in Melbourne and president of the Melbourne College of Divinity.
His past positions also include vice-president, Inter-Varsity Fellowship of Australia: senior chaplain, Royal Air Force of Iraq and Persia, and associate editor. “The Ecumenical Review.”
His publications include “Man in Nature and in Grace,” “The Mark of Cain: Studies in Literature and Theology." “Christianity and Sex,” “Sex and Sanity” and “The Light of the Cross.”
death was caused by an overdose of pills.” Sgt. Rainey said.
Concerning the reason for the alleged suicide. Sgt. Rainey said, “The husband said she had been very depressed lately. She was worried about school and said she was upset by the competition in her field, accounting."
Sgt. Rainey said the body showed no signs of having been mistreated and she apparently had been having no trouble with her husband.
“The husband called the emergency souad immediately upon finding his wife’s body," he continued. “However, she was already dead when we \got there.”
There will be no coroner's inquest as the coroner is convinced it was a d^ath by suicidc. Sgt. Rainey said. The woman's body will be released to a private mortuary.
Neither the Campus Police nor the manager of the Married Student’s Complex would make a statement concerning the death.
Victor Sargent, of the Campus Police, said. “If such an event hap-nened. I can't tell you anything about it.”
This is the third suicide in three years on the campus.
On Sept. 27. 1966, the body of Charles P^'trillo was found on a bench between Bovard Auditorium and Founders Hall. His death was the apparent result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The weapon used was a 22-caliber revolver.
This year cn Sept. 27. a wreath commemorating Petrillo's death was n’pn-'H in front rf Tommv Trojan.
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CRUSADERS RALLY TO 'BIG RED'
Yell King Rusty Jordan will lead off the beginning of the Second Crusade at 11:15 this morning when the No. 1 Trojans board the airport busses in front of the P.E. Building on their way to Washington.
The Trojans will meet the Washington Huskies tomorrow afternoon in Seattle, and the northern team is reportedly on a crusade to conquer their Pacific-8 rivals.
The team is expected to return from Washington tomorrow night al 8 p.m. in the Western Airlines airport terminal.
brary Science has indicated a desire to have the committee's help in preparing their own bulletin.
“The response has been fantastic.” Miss Weston said.
Another innovation in the class guide will be in the type of questionnaires used in the poll and the number of classes polled.
Originally, the committee used one type of questionnaire and polled only LAS lower division classes. This year they will provide separate questionnaires for LAS lower division classes, senior colloquia. and for science classes and foreign language classes.
The polling is scheduled to take place near the end of the fall semester. probably in January.
Miss Weston further explained that this year's effort will be partially funded by advertising. Last year's guide was printed at a cost of SI.35 per copy and sold for $1 per copy. Because of the increased activities that ASSC funds are supporting, the committee decided to use advertising to help absorb the printing costs.
“We decided to expand the guide this year because the first one wasn't serving the needs of the students. We hope eventually to see each school have its own bulletin,” she said.
STAFF SKIPS OUT; NO DT MONDAY
The Daily Trojan will not be published Monday, due to circumstances beyond our control.
Editor Hal Lancaster will take advantage of the vacation to cover fraternity and sorority weekends for a first-hand evaluation of the social university.
Publication will be resumed Tuesday.
Controversy, an every-day phenomenon of the United Nations, will keynote the 22nd birthday celebration of the UN at 8 p.m. Sunday in Allan Hancock Auditorium.
The USC chapter of the Council on International Relations and United Nations Affairs will present a two-panel discussion of world problems. Featured on the panels will be television commentator Louis Lomax, the consul general of Israel and a USC student from Jordan.
“We want to have really different views presented.” Farrokh Safavi. president of the USC Council said. “I believe we should have some highly controversial and perhaps emotional arguments before the discussion ends.”
One of the panels will be composed of three consuls general from foreign nations. They are Mushi Yegar. consul general of Israel: Tung hau Chou. consul general of the Republic of China and Alvaro F. Moli-ner. consul general of Spain.
SPEECHES
The three consuls general will make speeches concerning problems currently facing their respective countries. Safavi said.
Chou is scheduled to explain and defend the position of his country with respect to the admission of Red China to the United Nations. Yegar will speak on why his country does not unilaterally pull out of territory gained during the recent Israeli-Arab war. Moliner will complete the speeches with a discussion of the Spanish dispute with England over Gibralter.
After the speeches have ended, the second panel will take over the program. Safavi said that the second panel would be in the form of a questioning forum. The panel members will direct questions to the consuls general and. if desired, debate with the forum representatives.
OTHER PANELISTS
In addition to Lomax, the question forum members will include the moderator. Dr. Carl Q. Christol. professor of international law and political science: Dr. Theodore Kruglak, dean of the School of Journalism: Dr. John Sigler, instructor of international relations: Ernest Corninc. senior foreign editorial writer for the Los Angeles Times: Yaseer Jaber a graduate student in economics from Jordan, and Eliza Williamson, a senior majoring in international relations.
After the two panels finish, the audience will be invited to direct questions to the three consuls general.
Safavi stated that aside from the UN birthday celebration, the purpose of the panel discussion is to present relevant information to students.
“It is sometimes hard to understand world problems by merely reading newspapers. We want the student body to learn about these problems from people involved.” he said.
The birthday of the United Na-
tions is being celebrated on college campuses around the world. Safavi noted.
“Students and supporters of the United Nations from nearly every country have organized into an international association. The U.S. division of this organization, the United Nations Association of the United States of America, sponsors the col-legiate-oriented Council on International Relations," said Safavi.
The purpose of the council, he stated,’ is to give' ‘ information ’ concerning the’United Nations to college students and to stimulate support for the United Nations.
A reception sponsored by the council will be held in USC's Hall of Nations immediately preceding the program for the panel members.
Soul sounds of '60's in Rawls7 show
Lou Rawis has the people in the music wforld confused.
“Now they’re calling me a soul singer.” he said rec?ntly. “Last week I was a blues singer, the week before that I was a jazz and pop singer."
Whatever the style. Lou Rawls — soul singer, blues singer, jazz s;ng~r and pop singer — will display his variegated bag Thursday evening in two concerts at Bovard Auditor’um.
Tickets to the 7 and 9:45 p.m. performances are on sale wherever one turns: in front of the Student Union, in front of Founders Hall, at 32nd St. Market, at the Student Activities Office in the YWCA and at the Ticket Office in 209 Student Union.
They are priced at S2.50 for the main floor. $2 for the first balcony and SI.25 for the second balcony if purchased in advance. At the door they will cost an additional 50 cents each.
Tickets for choice reserved scats may be picked up by students with ticket order receipts at the YWCA. Students who exchange tickets orders at any of the other locations will not get as good seats.
Rawls' most recent appearances in the Southern California area were in late August at the Hollywood Bowl and last week at the Carousel Theater in West Covina.
His appearance as the headliner at the Bowi signified proof of his status as a star. Only eight years earlier, on that same stage in 1959. Rawls was one of several acts on a bill presented by Dick Clark.
LAS dean's other heads retardation
role:
board
By MELINDA TONKS Assistant News Editor
Whenever Dr. Neil Warren, dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and professor of psychology, is not in his office, it is quite possible he is in Sacramento.
Dean Warren is chairman of the California Mental Retardation Program and Standards Advisory Board.
Chairing the board requires trips to Sacramento about nine times a year for meetings and consultations with different people.
Dean Warren, was appointed chairman by Governor Brown in November, 1965.
“The board consists of seven members who head departments in the state government which have programs dealing with mentally retarded people,” Dean Warren said.
“The remaining eight members are not government officials but do have some special concern for mentally retarded people, either as parents, researchers or professionals.
“The board provides a means of coordinating services in various de-
partments to assure that the mentally retarded are given continuity in services.
“We also determine whose responsibility it is for a particular case,” he said. “We make sure there are no gaps in services and no wasteful duplication.”
The board recently developed a guardianship program for the mentally retarded. The measure was introduced to the legislature and is now under consideration.
“We handle funds which are used to help communities throughout the state to do their own planning and we work out the master planxfor this coordination,” Dean Warren said.
Until his appointment in 1965, Dean Warren was a member of the special commission on mental retardation services for the Los Angeles Welfare Planning Council.
He continues to participate on the Mental Health Planning Commission of the Welfare Planning Council. Prior to his appointment he was chairman of the commission, which covers all
aspects of mental health, not just mental retardation.
His interests in mental retardation are extensive. Since 1963 he has been on the executive committee for scientific planning at the Socio-Behavioral Study Center for Mental Retardation at Pacific State Hospital.
He is on the advisory board of the Suicide Prevention Center Inc. and the school health activities commission of the L.A. County Tuberculosis and Health Association.
He is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Fair Employment Practices Commission, the California State Psychological Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Human Factors Society and the American Association of University Professors.
In 1931, h« joined the psychology department and was chairman from 1938 to 1942. He was also chairman from 1946 to 1952 and again from
1954 to 1960, when he was named dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.