University of Southern California
LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1968. VOL. LX, NO. 16
1968 vote most critical since Lincoln—Childs
Marquis Childs, a nationally-syndicated political columnist, told a small Great Issues Forum crowd yesterday that the United States faces its most critical election since 1864. when Abraham Lincoln was elected for a second term.
“We are not in the midst of revolution—I almost said ‘yet.’” he said. “We are certainly in the midst of a time of turbulent change.
“The new President will face such incredibly difficult tasks, that perhaps if one is pessimistic, it may seem that no man could carry through.”
The problem areas that Childs listed were:
1.	The Vietnam war. “It seems the new President must bring an end to the Vietnam war.” he said. “If four years from now the war is still going on. there will be little left of America as we know it.”
2.	The cities. “The cities will not be rebuilt with nice rhetoric,” Childs said. “As I see it, it will be done only by a united effort and large expenditures of money on every side—federal government, local government and even private industry.”
3.	Division between the races. “I came through Detroit on this trip and I was shocked at the extent of the hostility I heard from both sides of this division,” he said.
4.	Fear of crime and violence. “This may be a greatly exaggerated fear.” he said. “But it is pervasive, especially in our cities.”
5.	The nuclear arms race. “He must try to bring at least a pause in this race.” he said. “I think if this goes on, it will go on. perhaps, to Armageddon. There seems at the moment to be little hope of cessation, but he must try.”
Childs then went on to evaluate the three Presidential candidates.
“Hubert Humphrey has all the possible handicaps,” he said. “They say that when Nixon gets the ball he punts from the ten-vard line, and when Humphrey gets the ball his coach runs out and tackles him. He is trying to carry on a Truman-type whistlestop campaign, but this is not too successful.
“Richard Nixon, however, is putting his whole stake on television. When they rated the TV advertisers for this year, I think Chevrolet won. But Nixon was right up there, about eighth, along with Post Toasties.”
George Wallace, Childs said, is a “very clever demagogue.
“I spent an hour and a half with him recently, and he spent most of the time trying to convince me he was not a racist. That may be so. but most of his followers, at least, are racists.”
Childs also commented on the heckling which has plagued the campaign.
“Heckling that tries to break up a political meeting is a tragic phenomenon,” he said. “It may lead to the polarization of the right and the left.”
Childs said that there are two hazards that the country faces in the election. The first is that the strength of Wallace may force the choice of President into the House, and the second is that because of the inequities of the electoral college, even a President elected directly may not be a majority President. “This would bebadfor the country at this stage,” Childs said.
During the question and answer period after his speech, Childs was asked which candidate he considered most fit to carry the loan he had detailed.
“If I were pessimistic, I would say none of them,” he said. “But sometimes the office makes the man.”
MARQUIS CHILDS IN BOVARD
Primary voting on frosh post to be held today
Primary elections for freshmen class representatives will be held today from 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. at polling places in front of Bovard, the architectural complex, and in Hoover Park. Only freshmen can vote, and student IDs are necessary.
John Johnson, a candidate who was disqualified for going over the $100 expense account limit, appealed his disqualification before a special board of inquiries held late last night. His name w'as placed on the ballot-
Dan Polier received an endorsement from Sophomore Representative Tom Lavyn and Senior Representative Ken Waltor yesterday. In part, the endorsement stated, “The freshman representative must be a solid individual, able to deal effectively with USC students, and especially with the Executive Council. Dan Polier is the only candidate who can do a superior job.”
Another candidate, Mark Spitzman, emphasized the potential of a freshman class “which has not yet been imbued with the apathy apparent in the other classes.”
Spitzman says his primary concern would be to unite his class so that it would be in a position to exert increased influence on the activities of the Executive Council.
Tim McDuffie is campaigning as a write in candidate.
YAF hits Muskie protest; Mauk rejects ultimatum
By MIKE PARFIT Editor
Young Americans for Freedom has issued an ultimatum to ASSC President Bill Mauk, asking for him to make an apology to Sen. Edmund S. Muskie before Oct. 14.
In a written statement issued yesterday, YAF demanded an apology for: “Violation of free speech of others as shown by Students for a Democratic Society; the inability of student leaders to control a situation bordering on anarchy; the discourtesy of the administration for not extending the courtesy of welcoming (Muskie); and for the inability of ASSC President Bill Mauk to exercise his responsibility of leadership.”
The ultimatum refers to events that occurred during a presentation by Sen. Muskie last Friday, in which three SDS members burned their draft cards.
If demands are not met by 2 p.m., Oct. 14, the ultimatum says YAF members will circulate a petition of apology themselves and present this to the vice presidential candidate in person.
Reaction to the ultimatum has come from both the administration and from Bill Mauk.
“Certainly the acts of the three students were an expression of their right to free speech,” Mauk said. “Since I feel that they were quite courteous in allowing Sen. Muskie to present his political views and he was reciprocally polite in allowing these students to express their political views, I see no reason for apology.”
“I don’t think Sen. Muskie feels an apology is due,” said Paul Moore, director of student activities, the man who administrated the program. “This sort of thing is part of the campaign trail this year.”
“If any apology should be made,” Mauk said, “it should be made by every American who disregards the efforts of free citizens to change an unfair and unjust system of selective service.”
In reply to the accusation that no prominent member of the administration was on hand to greet the senator, Dr. Topping’s office said that the president met Sen. Muskie backstage.
The three-page YAF document also asked that there be an investigation into the way the question and answer
period was conducted, why there was no member of the administration on the stage, and into “The inability of student leaders to act during the disturbances, especially .. . Bill Mauk.”
Moore told the Daily Trojan yesterday that the question and answer period was conducted in the usual manner: A student moderator stands at each microphone, receives a written question from the student questioner and then either the student or the moderator asks the question over the mike. In the case of Muskie, the senator’s party had requested that the questioner ask his own question.
Likewise, Moore said, the senator’s party had requested that it choose those who were to sit on the stage with Muskie. and that the reauest had been followed. Moore also said that the convocation was purely an administration-sponsored program and that Mauk had no official power.
“Free speech at USC was murdered Friday,” said Bill Johnson, vice chairman of YAF, in an interview yesterday “And the despicable scene was seen across the nation. Now we, as concerned students, want to publish the fact that this is not USC’s image.”
The ultimatum also demanded that Mauk “purge his administration of organizers of SDS, the group responsible for the premeditated and willful disruptance and propaganda ...”
“I personally object to any student or student group demanding that I ‘purge’ students from my administration,” Mauk said. “I was under the impression that we lived in a free country that does not discriminate against individuals because of their beliefs.”
The ultimatum was signed by Pat Nolan, chairman of YAF; Bill Johnson, vice chairman; Amanda James, secretary; Mary Larimer, publicity director; Alan Brandstater, membership chairman; and Bill Saracino. treasurer.
The organization has not yet been officially recognized on campus. Johnson, however, said that it hopes to gain official recognition today. YAF is advised by David C. Henley, assistant professor of journalism.
ARREST MADE IN FIRE CASE
Edward Albert Lusk, 21, former USC student and a 1966 Pi Kappa Alpha pledge, was arrested Monday and arraigned yesterday in connection with the fires that broke out in the PKA library Saturday morning and in the phone booth Sunday morning.
Lusk was arrested at the scene at 4:30 Monday afternoon. He was charged with section 447A of the penal code which makes the burning of a dweling unit a felony, and was arraigned for his preliminary hearing yesterday afternoon.
Sen. Tydings slated to appear tomorrow
ASSC. COUNCIL PASSES PROPOSAL
Open Forum Area idea advances
By ANDY MILLER Editorial director
The ASSC Executive Council unanimously passed a proposal yesterday that would establish an Open Forum Area, and sent on the legislation to Dean of Students Paul Bloland for final approval.
The proposal designates the northern half of Alumni Park as the area, places no restriction on hours, and would allow student and campus personnel unlimited availability of the area.
The proposal, if approved by Bloland. would substantiate what up to now has been an unwritten clause in the University Speakers Policy.
Sound amplifying equipment will be available Monday through Friday between noon and 2 p.m., and upon
two hour advance request to the Social and Recreational Commissioner.
Ed Hurst, social ar.d recreational commissioner; and Steven Foldes, experimental college chairman
submitted the Open Forum Area proposal to the Executive Council.
“We are interested in stimulating the discussion of issues which are of external and internal political
CUBE SETS STAGE FOR SQUARE-IN
A 40-inch black cube hangs unobtrusively from a tree in the Fine Arts patio. Within a week, the cube will be covered by 150 or more 8-inch cardboard squares put there by students, faculty, janitors and any other interested people.
Would-be decorators will be charged 25 cents for each square, which will cover the cost of building the cube and refreshments at an unveiling ceremony.
Free squares will be given to the first five decorators to identify the significance of Balso Snell.
importance,” Bill Mauk. ASSC president, said.
“As of now, there are a number of unwritten policies which need to be codified and explicitly stated,” he said.
In prior action, the council was informed by Bob Ennis, imdependent representative who introduced the Greek discrimination charge, that research was going slowly, and a report would be forthcoming in three weeks.
The council also voted to establish the Tutorial Program under the authority of the council, although the program will still retain its autonomy.
In order to facilitate discussion, the Council adjourned midway through its meeting and went into a committee of the whole to discuss agenda topics for an upcoming meeting with Dr. Topping and his staff.
U.S. Sen. Joseph D. Tydings (D.-Ma.) will speak tomorrow at 10 a.m. on “The Men, the Issues and the Election” in Bovard Auditorium. The political speech will be presented by the Great Issues Forum.
Sen. Tydings, a member of the Senate Judicial Committee and chairman of the Subcommittee on Improvements in Judicial Machinery, actively supported the nomination of Justice Abe Fortas to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
In a press release he stated: “I do not agree with every decision of Justice Fortas. Had I been judge, I might have decided some of those cases differently. But a senator’s job is to judge the basic qualifications of judicial nominees, not to second guess their decisions.
“On the basis of his ability, training and experience. Justice Fortas is as qualified as any man in America to be Chief Justice.”
When the Fortas appointment was up before the Senate for confirmation. Sen. Tydings strongly opposed the filibuster which was designed to delay a decision.
“The Senate has a constitutional duty to give its advice and consent to nominations of the President,” he stated. “This duty lies at the heart of the Senate’s function in our constitutional form of government; it cannot be discharged in a minority of senators refuses to allow the Senate to vote.
“A filibuster can only frustrate the Constitutional responsibility; a vote on the nomination alone—confirmation or rejection —can fulfill that responsibility.”
The senator holds an LL.B. degree from the University of Maryland, where he graduated in 1953. He
SEN. JOSEPH TYDINGS
entered the Senate in January 1965. His father is U.S. Sen. Millard E. Tydings.
Before being elected to the Senate, he was appointed U.S. attorney for Maryland by President Kennedy. He held that post from 1961 to 1963.
During the past several years, the senator has traveled extensively in the Soviet Union, Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East and West Africa.
As chairman of the Subcommittee on Improvements in Judicial Machinery, he directed reform in the selection of members for the federal jury system.
Sen. Tydings authored the first legislation providing for national registration of firearms and licensing of firearms users, which led the President to recommend a similar
Spring DT receives All-American rating
SPECIAL SHOW NOV. 25
Bob Hope to help raise funds
The Spring 1968 Daily Trojan, headed by Editor Stan Metzler. has been awarded an All-American rating by the Associated Collegiate Press, the fifth such honor the paper has received in the past eight semesters.
In a comparison examination with 500 other college newspapers and magazines, the Daily Trojan was rated on its coverage, content and physical makeup. The judge. Arthur Levin, examined copies of the paper, its facilities and organization.
Levin applauded news sources and balance, saying the Daily Trojan
“Covers the campus and goes behind the scenes.” He said that the leads of the stories were “excellent, attractive openings involving the reader.”
SoCal, the Monday tabloid paper, found special appeal to Levin, who called it “entertaining with some depth.”
Andy Miller was editor of SoCal and Jack Chappell was managing editor of the spring paper. Other staff members were Mike Parfit, city editor; Eric Cohen, editorial director; Bill Dicke, night editor; Fred Swegles, sports editor: and Vicki Hyman, society editor.
UNIDENTIFIED COMEDIAN
Comedian Bob Hope will appear Nov. 25 in the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena to help raise funds for the university scholarship fund. Appearing with the world famous jokester at 8:15 p.m. will be Glen Campbell, Sergio Mendez and Brasil ’66, Juliet Prowse and Barbara McNair.
The Alumni Office, coordinator of the Bob Hope Special Show, is centering the production around the student body by arranging a pre-show rally warm-up at 7:15 p.m. Dick Whittington of KGIL radio will emcee the pre-show. Athletic personnel from the University of Notre Dame, and USC football players and cheerleaders will provide entertainment.
The winner of Heisman Trophy will be announced on Nov. 25 and the Alumni Office expects this announcement to work in well with its program. Trojan halfback O.J. Simpson is considered the front runner for the award by sports-minded people throughout the country.
Because the show is scheduled for a weekday, night classes will be dismissed and a special, extended lockout for freshman women attending the event will be in effect. The show is on the Monday following the USC-UCLA game.
Publicity efforts for the show are aimed at students, alumni and residents of the area. A special feature
is the $2 ticket price for students. Th>s price, the lowest in the house, reserves the best seats in the house. Hope specifically requested that he be surrounded by students. Tickets mav be purchased through the mail or at the Ticket Office.
Proceeds from the production will be turned over to the Scholarship Fund, earmarked to help underprivileged minority children. Brian Heimerl, of the Alumni Office said that the money will probably be channeled into the Martin Luther King Jr Scholarship Fund.
The show and its rally warm-up will last about four hours. Highlights of the show can be seen on the Bob Hope Chrysler Theater. Nov. 27.