Daily ip Trojan
Vol. LXVI, No. 93
University of Southern California
_Los Angeles, California_
Tuesday, March 19, 1974
A little bit of Mexico
A slide presentation and Mexican dancers will be in the foyer outside the Commons Cafeteria today to advertise a summer program offered by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese.
••-The program is in two parts; the first session is
in Los Angeles, and the second in Toluca, Mexico.
Here, Celia Morales (left) and Marta Torres advertise the program. DT photo by Audrey Chan.
Hubbard reports on cooperative centers abroad
Fear of small voter turnout spurs examination of council bylaws
Fear of a small voter response in the coming election for student representatives to the President’s Advisory Council has caused both students and faculty to examine the election terms set forth in the bylaws of the council.
According to the specifications in the bylaws, one-third of the eligible voters must submit ballots for the election to be considered valid.
Whether the one-third applies to the students as a whole or as members of an individual constituency is questioned by George Bolanos, a member of the Student Caucus.
Bolanos said the requirement was not definitive. “In my opinion, it’s one-third of all the students.”
Bolanos added that one-third of all the students is not an impossible amount to get out to vote, and no one should be fearful of a poor turnout.
However, Norman Lane, head of the commission on credentials and elections, disagreed. “Based on the text of the bylaws, I would say it is one-third of each constituency,” he said.
He added if there is ambiguity in the bylaws, nothing can be done about it until the new council begins its term.
Should there be a voter turnout of less than one-third, the candidate receiving the most votes will take his seat on a temporary basis.
In that event, the bylaws require a new election be held as soon as one is convenient.
Lane said the interpretation of convenience would be left to the commission, but he would recommend that the election be scheduled for the fall, shortly after registration.
Thus far all election plans have gone smoothly. Of the 51 applicants more than half are men. A small numberofminority
students applied, representing the Blacks, Chicanos, and Asian-Americans.
The deadline for the submission of platforms was Friday. John Griffith, executive secretary of the President’s Advisory Council, said almost everyone turned in statements.
Those who did not will still be considered candidates but will not receive publicity through statements.
Griffith added most of the students didn’t have a major issue they supported although a need for more student participation in university activities was expressed.
Deadlines for the remainder of the election remain unchanged. Campaigning ends Friday. Ballots are expected to be mailed Monday or Tuesday and are due April 2. The results are expected to be announced by April 8.
BY SARAH HECK
Assistant City Editor
President John R. Hubbard reported Monday on his recent negotiations with the governments of Iran and Japan about setting up cooperative education centers.
He spoke at a meeting of the President’s Advisory Council.
Hubbard said that Iran has seven universities that can accommodate 20,000 students but that the country’s secondary schools are educating 60,000 students a year. The Iranians’ support for expansion can be backed up with the money necessary to fund new facilities.
However, the Iranian government lacks personnel to run the universities after they are built.
The proposed venture in cooperative education would involve USC in the training of personnel to manage universities.
Hubbard said the exchange would benefit USC because it would offer a new fiscal resource as well as development in such academic programs as libraries.
The negotiations are still on a tentative basis, although the Iranian government is very enthusiastic, Hubbard said.
“We hope to establish a relationship with Iran and her universities that will benefit both of us,” he said.
He added that if a formal proposal is made, USC would have to take a long look to make sure it has the resources expected of it.
Negotiations with Japan
about a USC junior-college campus have come to a slowdown because of the fiscal problems of that country, Hubbard reported.
He said that although negotiations are continuing, the chances of a campus in Japan are remote at this time.
In other business the council endorsed the proposed increase of $6 per semester in student health fees.
Another resolution proposed by Peter Scolney, chairman of the Student Caucus of the council, that the council support congressional action for tax deductions for private school tuition was discussed.
Finally, the resolution was recommitted to the Student Caucus for redrafting with assistance from tax consultants.
Later in an interview, Scolney said the council had missed the point of the resolution.
“Those people who are against the resolution were treating it as proposed legislation. It’s not. W'e’re just asking President Hubbard and the trustees to push this thing through.” he said.
Debate over who’s going to benefit by how much is missing the point, Scolney said, “We wanted an endorsement in spirit,” he said.
Nominations for seats on the Academic Support Services Committee, Curriculum Committee and Graduate and Professional Schools Committee were endorsed and sent to Hubbard for appointments.
m/OzPARTY SYSTEM DEFENDED
Candidate savs GOP is not dead
BY JON ALLEN
Staff Writer
“Watergate should not be construed as the demise of the two-party system or of the Republican party,” John Veneman, a candidate for lieutenant governor.said before political science classes Monday.
Veneman said that rather than feel betrayed or disillusioned, the American people can say with pride the three-branch system of government is working. The judicial and legislative branches are keeping an eye on the executive branch, he said.
“The prosecution has been done fairly and equally,” Veneman said.
He also said thatthetreatment of the situation by the press has been fair.
Veneman, presently a health care consultant, was a former undersecretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. He has been a spokesman for Medicare and Medicaid on the national level and supports the Nixon administration’s viewpoint.
Veneman said he sees a realignment of political power
JOHN VENEMAN
toward more localization along the lines of revenue sharing.
He said the way local and state governments do business will change, with less legislation from Washington and more locally originated work.
In response to a question, Veneman said because of legislation, the state will begin to serve the role of equalizing education funds.
He said he doesn’t see local control of schooling lessened too much, though.
Veneman was asked where the funds for his campaign were coming from.
He said there were two recent fund raising events. One was a dinner in San Francisco that 400 people attended. The other was a dinner in Century City at which Elliot Richardson spoke and $30,000 was netted.
“People are very apprehensive about large contributions,” Veneman said.
He was asked about Proposition 9, which is the election reform initiative that, among other things, calls for full exposure of election contributions.
“In principle I support Proposition 9,” Veneman said. “But I am not ready to come out and endorse it.”
He said he would hesitate about writing too much statutory law into the constitution.
“I don’t want to see the pendulum swing so far that it keeps good people from getting into office,” Veneman said.
When questioned about a guaranteed minimum income
plan, Veneman said if there is going to be public assistance, it doesn’t make sense to have the government in it as it is now.
Veneman talked about the cuts in budgeting at the University of California.
“I think the university has fallen behind in some areas but that most of the crisis is just rhetoric,” he said.
Asked if he supported President Nixon, Veneman said he did, but that if Nixon were a nominee of the party in the future, Veneman would not support him.
“I don’t favor impeachment or resignation, but I don’t condone what has gone on,” he said.
“You have to give a lot of credit, though, to what has transpired internationally.”
Veneman was asked what corporate contributions have been made to his campaign.
He said that the Del Monte Corporation had given him $2,500, which was the largest contribution that had been received.
Another large contribution he mentioned was $1,250 from a hospital group in the area.