University of Southern California
DAILY # TROJAN
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1968, VOL. LX, NO. 53
STUDENT MURDERED
Brian G. Clay, a freshman pledge of Phi Delta Theta fraternity, was murdered last night on the Row.
No suspects have been apprehended.
The murder accurred on the South side of 28th Street between Portland Street and Hoover Boulevard, between 9:30 and 10 last night Jim Booth, Clay's roommate, said that Clay had gone out to get something from a car and was sitting in the car when three men accosted him. The men stabbed Clay in the ribs and escaped.
The men were described as Negroes between the ages of 20 and 25.
After he was stabbed, Booth said, Clay managed to get out of the car and walk to the porch of the Phi Delta Theta house where he yelled, "Get me an ambulance, help me," before he collapsed.
He was taken to Central Receiving Hospital where he died at 10:25.
The University Division of the Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the case. The car in which Clay was stabbed was impounded.
Clay was 18 years old. He was a native of Barrington, III.
Irate fan, unable to get Bowl ticket, sues
LOS ANGELES (CNS)—A loyal Trojan football fan yesterday sued the university in Los Angeles Superior Court for $36,000 because he was not allowed to purchase a Rose Bowl ticket.
Roger Diamond. 25. of Pacific Palisades, said he was a first-time economy USC football season ticket holder. When he purchased his season tickets, he claimed in the suit, he was given the option to buy a Rose Bowl ticket should the Trojans play on Jan. 1.
Diamond said he received a notice from the university last week informing him that all first-time economy season ticket holders would not be allowed to purchase any Rose Bowl tickets.
“The university has no legal right to do that.” Diamond, an attorney, told the Daily Trojan yesterday. “That option was part of the season ticket contract.”
John Morley, manager of the ticket office, would not comment last night on the contractual obligations of the season ticket. He noted however, “There’s always somebody unhappy because you can’t give them a ticket or can’t give them a ticket on the 50-yard line.”
Diamond said he was suing on behalf of himself and all other first-time economy season ticket holders estimated to be about 600.
The suit contended the ticket holders were being denied some 3,000 Rose Bowl tickets.
Morley said that the first-time economy season ticket holders were not given a chance to buy Rose Bowl tickets because “The Rose Bowl couldn’t give us
enough tickets to cover all our season tickets, over 42,000. The first-timers had
the least priority.”
Morley estimated that the first-time ticket holders only had 1,200 season tickets, not 3,000.
The $36,000 figure was arrived at. Diamond said, by subtracting the cost of a ticket, $8, from the estimated marked price, $20, and then multiplying by the number of tickets, 3,000.
The 600 ticket holders would evenly split the damages, should Diamond win his suit.
“But we’ll be satisified with Rose Bowl tickets,” he said.
The university has 10 days to file a reply to the complaint once they are officially notified of the suit.
PLAY REVIEW
CLARENCE ANDERSON
Anderson is new head of publications
Clarence Anderson, former newspaper writer and editor, has taken over as director of student publications. Anderson replaces Dale Hilton as the technical and fiscal supervisor for all student publications including the Daily Trojan, El Rodeo, and programs for athletic events.
Although Anderson has not yet made a study of the Daily Trojan, he sees it as “an aggressive and well written publication.” He plans to study other modes of production on different campuses.
Anderson emphasized that he is willing to give the editor technical advice but added that he does not want to interfere with editorial management.
“It is university policy to provide a student publication that is editorially free to express its opinions,” Anderson said, “I do not want to intrude on the perogative of the editor.
“The Daily Trojan is a fresh, vigorous newspaper. It reflects the energy and perception of young minds.”
Anderson has been interested in technical writing since serving in the publication department of Douglas
Aircraft. _He also worked for the
Duluth Herald and News-Tribune with special assignments in medical affairs, scientific research, and city and county news.
Anderson taught in the journalism departments of USC, and the University of Minnesota. After serving in the Army Medical Corps as an X-Ray Technician, he worked as the Northern Minnesota representative for Time-Life-Fortune magazines.
Schedule delays may slow pre-registration
By TIM TAYLOR
The tardiness of several departments in submitting their class schedules will make it difficult for most students to finish pre-registration before Christmas vacation begins, registration officials said yesterday.
Pre-registration will begin Thursday at 9 a.m. for persons with last names beginning with E through H, with the rest of the alphabet spread out from Thursday afternoon to Monday morning.
Permanent class schedules are normally available on the first day of pre-registration, but because of the delays, this semester’s schedule will not appear until Monday, four days after pre-registration begins and only three days before the beginning of Christmas vacation.
Mrs. Josephine Backus, editor of university publications, is supervising the production of the schedule. She explained that the original publication date, Dec. 12, was set last June and that all the departments were supposed to have their material in ten weeks before the publication date.
“I don’t like to criticize the departments for turning in their schedules late because sometimes they can’t help it,” she said. “Sometimes circumstances prevent the material from reaching the office in time. There was an unusually large number of departments that turned in their material late, and there were a lot of changes, too.”
A total of three tentative schedules are available for
student use in the Letters, Arts and Sciences advisement office (Administration 207). From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. there are never fewer than 20 students poring over the schedules, which are gradually being destroyed.
The task of coordinating the semi-annual, computerized phenomenon known as registration belongs to Mr. William E. Hall, registrar, who emphasized that pre-registration would begin as scheduled this Thursday in spite of the fact that permanent schedules will not be available until next Monday.
He and Mark R. Frazin, an assistant registrar, offer the following advice: students should pick up their registration materials as scheduled (see box), fill them out as completely as possible, plan out a tentative program using the tentative schedules in the LAS advisement office, pick up any necessary “H” cards from the department offices, and then sit back and relax until Monday.
They then advise that students pick up a copy of the permanent schedule at the Information Center Monday morning, make a quick check to see if any of the classes they planned to take have been changed, race over to the registrar’s office, and turn the material in.
They add that space has been provided for students to give special instructions to the registrar in case of a conflict in scheduling.
REGISTRATION SCHEDULE
Pre-registration for the spring semester will begin this Thursday. All material will be distributed from the registrar's office. Registration material may only be obtained according to the following schedule:
E-H— 9 a.m. to 12 noon, Thursday, Dec. 12;
l-M —1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 12;
N-R-9 a.m. to 12 noon, Friday, Dec. 13;
S-Z—1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, Dec. 13;
A-D—9 a.m. to 12 noon, Monday, Dec. 16;
Any letter: 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16 thru Friday, Jan. 3,1969.
If a student cannot obtain his material on the scheduled date, he must wait until the entire alphabet has been opened on Monday, Dec. 16.
Completed material must be returned to the registrar's office by Jan. 3, 1969.
Eight testify against draft at ASSC hearing
fThe Imaginary InvalidNot bad
By ERIC COHEN Contributing editor
Walter Kerr I’m not.
But then the Stop Gap Theatre Players are not the Royal Shakespeare Company so we’re starting off even.
And who am I to say Moliere’s no good. Overrated—maybe.
Let’s be fair. Friday was opening night for the campus drama students’ offering of the Moliere farce. “The Imaginary Invalid.”
I feel out of my depth. How would, say Cecil Smith, the L.A. Times drama critic, handle this opening:
“Raw, raucous fun,” says Cecil Smith. “Boffo. Good theatre. A don’t miss.”
Critics like Cecil, when they’re right, have the unerring ability to compose review's which are really just
strings of press blurbs. When you’re quoting Cecil, you don’t even need three dots.
I trust the Stop Gap Theatre will hastily post these words in a glass case in the lobby:
Cohen, Daily Trojan, calls the Stop Gap performance of “The Imaginary Invalid” by Moliere “Not bad ... pretty good in parts ... Moliere scores again ... funniest play since the ‘Odd Couple’. .. give it a try if you haven’t got a midterm or a paper due.”
Of course Walter Kerr or Cecil Smith probably wouldn’t have had to pay for their ticket if they had forgotten their activity book. Nor would the management move a girder in front of them half-way through the second act.
But then who knew the only critic in town was up front opening night.
Moliere stands up pretty well for a 300-year-old playwright. His attack on the medical profession and full-time hypochondria are still contemporary. He was an inventive, comedic genius, although many of the innovative techniques he used have been “I Love Lucyed” to death in the staple situation comedies we’ve been fed for years. But it was some hot stuff for the 17th Century French court of Louis XIV.
The title role, Argan, is filled ably by invalid George Drum, who will never live to be as old as he looks in this play.
Watching Karen Smith’s portrayal
of Angelica, Argan’s eldest daughter, is like being smothered in popcorn.
She’s got the vacuous ingenue down so pat, she could pass for a member of almost any sorority on campus. Karen looks like Bette Davis playing Betty Boop.
Alan Hubbs plays a foppish suitor well enough to probably make his friends worry.
The cast was fine. The costumes were good. And nobody could fault the overture which opened each act.
Let’s be honest. A school newspaper is not going to pan a campus production.
And no need to.
It wasn’t bad.
By PETER STOWE
Eight students testified against the draft Friday in the first of a series of ASSC open hearings on the effects of military conscription on the student and the university.
The purpose of the hearings is to advise the ASSC committee on what action, if any, should be taken concerning the draft.
The hearings were conducted by Chris Hamilton and Jeff Elliot, Chairman of the ASSC Executive Committee on Military Conscription.
All students who wished to testify were given a chance to express their views. A questionaire in which many of the main issues were dealt with was distributed to all present at the hearing.
All eight who testified strongly criticized the present Selective Service System. Many expressed the view that the draft was contrary to a free
society.
“The present system is a method of controlling the people and increasing the power of a totalitarian government,” said senior Jerry Finch. “It’s intent is to create a militaristic spirit.”
Pat Nolan, who expressed the views of the Young Americans for Freedom (YAF), described the system as ‘selective slavery.’
The alternatives to the present system were also dealt with by the committee. National Service, a system which would permit the registrant to choose between military service or service of a nonmilitary nature was one of the main issues.
Most of those who testified disliked the .idea of being forced to serve for any purpose but thought that the National Service was preferable to military service.
“National Service is possibly one of the few things that will save society,” said senior John Hotick.
A volunteer army was the solution recommended most frequently by those who testified.
“If people won’t volunteer to fight a war, it isn’t worth fighting,” said Finch.
There was some fear expressed at the idea of a voluntary army, however.
“A volunteer army would turn into a professional army which is more dangerous than the draft,” said freshman Bob Biddle.
The idea of a lottery was rejected by all who testified.
Most students expressed the view that the present system has a great effect upon the university today.
“A large number of unqualified individuals are in college to avoid the draft,” said senior Ron Arak. ‘This results in overcrowding, less-skilled graduates, and a greatly increased cost.”
Elliot said that he was pleased with the quality of the statements made at the hearings, but he felt despair that only eight people testified.
“I hope more people will testify, especially those in favor of the draft,” Elliot said after the hearing.
The first hearing was open to all students who wanted to express their views. The second hearing will include members of the faculty. The final hearing will include draft officials.
Elliot said he believes the small turnout was due to little publicity, but Noland said he believes it is fear. YAF is currently circulating a petition against the draft but has collected only 350 signatures.
“We can’t get people to act,” said Nolan, “but 350 signatures on an apathetic campus like this is a lot.”
'SEMESTER’ TO HOLD MEETING
A briefing meeting for the spring session of the Urban Semester will be held from noon to 1 p.m. today in the Student Activities Center.
Meryl Ruoss, coordinator of last summer's program, and Dr. David Martin, director of the Urban Semester will explain the concepts and rationale behind the program.
Mauk says Campaign promises have been fulfilled
By MEL HOROWITZ Assistant editorial director
“Any sort of criticism that I’m not fulfilling the promises that I made in my platform is unjust,” said Bill Mauk. ASSC president, in an interview yesterday.
Mauk leafed a copy of his campaign program page by page, pointing out his administration’s progress.
“This is a somewhat lengthy program,” Mauk remarked, “but we are well on the road to completing most of it before the end of the semester.”
Mauk’s platform covered the broad categories of “student involvement,” “student of university governments,” “academic concerns,” and “other proposals.”
The ASSC president felt that student involvement was the strongest area. The plan is to “decentralize” by opening channels for governmental and financial support to student groups.
This idea has been implemented under the personnel commission, which has tried to broaden committee membership. Some 250 students are in the process of being appointed to the 25 to 30 committees.
“The committees are becoming so numerous that it is hard to keep up with them,” Mauk said.
A new internship program, not connected with the personnel commission, will be started for freshmen. It will train them for leadership positions on committees and possibly the elected offices.
Mauk promised in his platform opinion surveys on campus attitudes, and he outlined the surveys being conducted. He is conducting three at present, to determine general attitudinal orientation of students, committee programs, and experimental college attitudes.
He pointed out that he had fulfilled his pledge to have a conference for ASSC officers and appointees, which was held a week before classes began this semester.
The plan to subsidize in part outside groups has had results, Mauk stated. “Any group that desires may come before the ASSC Council and ask for funds. If it is a worthwhile project, we will co-sponsor it.”
So far the ASSC has co-sponsored the Model United Nations program, and a group called 1000 Santa Clauses.
In assessing his commitments to student involvement, Mauk observed, “Just because these goals are being accomplished doesn’t mean that we have the degree of participation we’d like.”
The university government study was set up to “investigate the structure and inefficiencies of all university decision making as a prerequisite for change,” according to Mauk.
He had hoped to do this during the summer, but “it was impossible,” Mauk sighed.
“I will submit a proposal for a select body to investigate,” Mauk continued, “to look into the problems that could be lessened if students, administration, and faculty could work together as colleagues.”
The purpose of this study is to “give a better idea of the informal structure” of the decision making process of the university.
“It should help point out the roots of problems and suggestions for solving some of them,” Mauk said.
An example problem was posed by Mauk: “What is the role of the alumni in the university? What proportion of influence do they have to the amount of money they contribute? Should it be that way?”
Academic concern was another area covered in Mauk’s platform.
“We are in the process of eliminating letter grades in physical education classes,” Mauk said.
Mauk said another accomplishment was the appointment of students on the Student University Committee, which very few of the Pacific Eight schools enjoy. This committee examines standards, administration, and curriculum for the university.
The course evaluation guide has been expanded; another promise fulfilled, according to the president.
Expansion of the Experimental College is in effect, a literary magazine is developing, and a Forum for Student Awareness has sponsored 19 speakers this year. All are the result of promises, Mauk claimed.
Another pledge, to investigate the main library and compare it to other schools is being completed. Mauk stated as he pointed to a thick manila folder. “I promise constructive changes,” he said.
A pass-fail system is under study by Dr. J. Wesley Robb, professor of religion. It would allow students to take one elective class for a pass-fail grade. “AH University of California schools have it,” Mauk said.
“The only part of this section of the platform yet to work on is the free hours,” Mauk said. This would mean that one hour or more per week would be scheduled for no classes, and would be used for speakers or other cultural events.
Mauk said that he is not dissatisfied with certain areas of community involvement.
They include an expanded tutorial program, a community athletic clinic, and a community college. But before these programs can be tried, community and racial attitudes must be assessed, Mauk said.
He stated that a survey now in progress will determine these attitudes of the students. A program on white racism has been started.
Other proposals in his platform, according to Mauk. have been or are in the process of being fulfilled.
Among them are Selective Service counseling, adequate audio facilities in Bovard Auditorium, and the open forum plan. Those proposals yet to be tackled are a mutual tick^r agency on campus, and elimination of unnecessary dorm regulations concerned with items such as visitation privileges.
A resolution on student dissent is being examined by the ASSC, as well as the problem of student housing. “You have no idea how essential housing is,” Mauk commented.