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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1955
UN Members Begin 10th Year Session
Member nations of the UN will today re dedicate themselves to UN objectives when he General Assembly convenes in San Francisco to commemorate the organization’s tenth anniversary, according to Dr. Ross M. Berkes, director of international relations.
More than 500 UN delegates today begin a six day commemoration and rededication to he objectives of the Charter, which was signed June 26, 1945 in the San Francisco Opera ----------—--House, where the ’55 assembly is
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Claude Buss IR Authority Speaks at SC
Claude A. Buss, authority on ie Far East and professor at Itanford, will speak on the per-ipective of U. S. Foreign Policy It * general assembly in Bovard Auditorium 11 tomorrow morr.-
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Because of scheduling most lasses will not be held at this
Professor Buss will discuss the opic “In the Eyes of Others: ‘erspective on U. S. Foreign
•olicy.
He has served alternately in igh governmental positions deal-ig with China, Japan, and the hillippines and as a college pro-essor in the last several years.
Stayed On At the outbreak of World War I Bus was secretary to the high ommissioner of the Philippines, [e was left in charge of the high Dmmission office when the high ommissioner, bin aides, and taff evacuated the islands. He 'as subsequently interned by the Japanese for one and one half |ears.
Following his f>atriation he was pointed to the OWI and from -46 he was Chief of the San raneisco Office of the govem-ent agency.
Taught at SC Professor Bus then taught in-rnational relations at SC for five ars.
Dr. Ross M. Berkes, director the School of International Regions, said Buss is one of the l0st popular professors in the
’est.
Buss started ©ut with 25-30 Beture there was standing room ■*r East course and by his last jcture there wa6 standing room ■*ly in his large Founders Hall cl ssroom, Dr. Berkes said.
More Position The professor was Executive nsultant to the Petroleum Dir-Jtor of the U.S. Strategic Bom-6 Survey, Japan, 1945-46. He a* the U. S. Delegate to the 10th ^national Conference, Insti-of Pacific Relations, Stratt-Prt on Avon, in 1947.
t^n 1919 he was a member of fookings Institute, Lake Forest, le seminar on U.S. foreign polciy, jollegp, Illinois, and director of i^ies at he National War Col-■Se in Washington, D. C.
I His latest book, “The Far East", ■** published last month and is ■ text with primary emphasis on Pternational affairs. He also •rote “War ad Diplomacy in Eas-|!rn Asi.i," 1941.
B^i'olessor Lillian Stueber will J8* piano selections at the a&-
meeting.
Pay Tribute
According to Dr. Berkes the delegation from 60 member counties will %>ay tribute to the UN, reaffirm support to the charter, and indicate views on the future of the organization.
Dr. Berkes cited one major handicap for the UN in solving political and security disputes in the past and future.
“Effectiveness of the organization in this sphere rests largely upon great power uninimity. During the past 10 years there has been an absence of such power and a growing division of two opposing blocks,” he said.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s opening address before the UN assembly will be broadcast over radio and television networks from 3 until 3:30 p.m. today.
Dr. Berkes said it is wrons to judge the UN on the basis of success or failure in solving problems since it is only a means to an end. If the machinery for accomplishing the objectives is misused or abused then it is not the machinery which is at fault, 1.3 said.
Brings into Open
“Bringing questions of international concerrf> into the open, is the main accomplishment of the UN during its 10 year history,” Dr. Berkes said.
In the long run it helps to get an internatipnal public opinion which judges conditions on basis of right versus wrong.
Bringing the question into the open develops. an international conscience regulating nations’ interdependence. It also measures to what extent progress is being made in solving common problems of humanitj, he said.
“Although the UN may not solve international problems it represents the only reasonable road toward a solution. It jfeems practical,” Berkes said.
“Important world problems are all facets of the struggle between the free world and the Communist Imperialism,” Dr. Berkes concluded.
Roundup
The following events will highlight the first week of the Summer Session:
Monday—Teleforum at 8 p.m. on KTLA, Channel 5 will present Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid, moderator, and his panel of political experts discussing critical world issues.
Tuesday—General Assembly in Bovard Auditorium for all Summer Session students. Lillian Steuber of the School of Music will play selections and Claude A. Buss, professor of history, Stanford University, will speak on “In the Eyes of Others: Perspective on United States Foreign Policy.”
Wednesday—Graduate Tea in the Graduate l ounge, basement of Town and Gown, from 3 until 5 p.m.
RECREATION
URA Slates Troy Dances, Trips, Events
A summer full of dancing, swimming, and other recreational activities plus a faculty-stu-dent Get-Acquainted Dance Friday night are on the agenda for summer students this year, according to Denise Trimble, University Recreation Association chairman.
The annual Get-Acquainted Dance will be staged Friday evening from 8 until 12 on the starlit Commons Terrace. Faculty and students are invited to join in dancing to the music of a popular band.
Couples or Stag
Attire for the evening will be dressy sport. Students and faculty may come in couples or stag. More details will be announced later in the week.
Tomorrow night a series of square and folk dancing workshops will begin in the University dance studio, 207 PE. Eler-mentary instruction will be given to anyone on campus free of charge from 8 until 10 p.m. each Tuesday.
Dr. Tillman Hall, director of the URA, will instruct students in square dancing and folk dancing of many foreign countries.
More Activities
Thursday evenings a similar workshop will be conducted for social and round dancing.
Other social activities will be announced periodically along with educational and recreational events including trips to Huntington Library and Art Gal-ery, Marineland, a boat harbor tour, a trip to Old Mexico, a Chinatown dinner, an excursion to Catalina Island, a Padua Hills Dinner, and a day of deep-sea fishing.
Tickets for these events plus radio, TV, Hollywood Bowl, Greek Theatre and Pilgrimage Play events may be secured in the URA office, this week and next.
SC Swimming
Recreational swimming is available in the University pool Monday through Thursday from 12 until 1 p.m. and from 3 un-ti 4 p.m. Permits for swimming may be secured in the PE office 107 PE.
Swimming suits and towels are furnished, but women should bring caps.
Facilities for gymnastics, badminton, volleyball, basketball, softball, horseshoes, and other athletic equipment are available all day each day of summer school.
Men and women interested in intramural tournaments for badminton, golf, table tennis, and swimming should contact the URA representative in the PE office.
★ Dean s Message
In welcoming you to the University’s fiftieth annual Summer Session may I express the hope that you will find here the thr-ngs which you most desire. We are proud of our faculty and are certain that it will bring to you a challenging and inspiring academic experience. The University Summer Session is also designed to provide a rewarding recreational and social program. The University Recreation Association has designed a schedule of events that will appeal to all tastes. In the classrooms, the social gatherings, and the Commons coffee rooms thedtejp-ning process is wedded to the social life of the University and the students. It is our hearty trust that at the end of the summer term you wi-11 have found new friends and enjoyed a well-spent time in the classrooms.
John D. Cooke	1
-	Dean, Summer Session
3116 Trojans Graduate, Hear Governor Shivers
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A crowd of 12,000 gathered in Alumni Memorial Park June 11 to see 3116 Trojans receice their sheepskins and to hear the widely publicized commencement speech of Gov. Alan Shivers, Texas.
The graduation ^ras the 72nd in SC’s history on the Diamond Jubilee of tne Univer sity’s founding.
Honorary degrees were confer
red on Governor Shivers, doctor of laws; Dr. Frank C. Baxter, SC English profecsor, doctor of letters ; the Rt. Rev. Francis Eric Bloy, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, doctor of sacred theology, and Carl Ebert, general director of the West Berlin municipal opera, doctor of musical arts.
Degrees Conferred *^u"" President Fred D. Fagg Jr. conferred degrees of bachelor of arts upon 1639 students, degrees of master of arts and master of science on 1087, vocational certificates on 48 and doctoral degrees upon 342.
Sixty-seven graduates became doctor of medicine, 102 became doctor of dental surgery, 91 doctor of philosophy, 36 doctor of education, three doctor of musical arts, 41 doctor of pharmacy, one doctor of public administration, and one doctor of theology.
Attaoked Indifference Shivers attacked indifference and urged the graduates to keep their minds free from being enveloped in a fog of conformity.
“Be for something and against something. Don’t just let freedom perish quietly in some obscure corner,” the Texan said.
“The most precious trait of American character is independence,” Shivers said. “Young men and women who give up their independence of thought and action
NOTICE
Students from the Pasadena area are requested to he on the ste-ps in front of the Doheny Memorial Library at 8:15 this afternoon for hometown publicity pictures, Students who are unabe to appear this afternoon should appear the same tomorrow afternoon.
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Moving from Bigotry
Shivers said the nation is moving away from prejudice and bigotry and asserted that if people demand tolerance from others as a mark of their freedom, they should be tolerant themselves.
“To derive full value” from the movement of the United States toward unity, common interests* and common attitudes, the Texan said, “we must, most urgently come to understand ourselves and our fellow Americans better.”
No Demonstrations There were no Trojan demonstrations, pickets, or boycotts as predicted by some downtown newspapers and newscasters. The graduation, observers said, was attended with dignity, as urged by student leaders who led the protest to Shivers’ selection as commencement speaker.
The SC student body Senate, unanimously voted to protest Shivers’ selection because of “racist anti-integration action and ideas.”
Boses and Onions The story was taken up by the natio /; press some condemning “the radical segment” of the Trojan student body and some praising the Trojans for “mature reasoning and action.”
The leaders of the protest said they only wanted their dissention voiced and they had no intent at riot, boycott, 'or demonstration which elements from other universities had urged.
About one fourth of the professors also signed a protest petition. Shivers’ invitation was re» affirmed by the administration.
The only demonstration was by an estimated group of 75-150 students, NOT from SC from other colleges, who picketed the hotel where Shivers stayed.
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