University of Southern California - El Rodeo Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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y k s- . A DOOR from Italy, located in the Architect- ture Building, is believed to be 1000 years old. TROY STONE (above) was dedicated in 1953 and presented as a gift to the University by Acacia fraternity. It was brought over here from Greece and is believed to be thousands of years old . . . symbolic of ancient Troy. Mounted in the base of the Trojan statue is this carving of a group of athletes, representing the strength of our campus. Landmarks Go Unnoticed We sometimes take for granted the many beau- tiful and significant landmarks that fill our University. Most of us pass them without knowing that they exist., Did you know for instance, that many of the trees on campus come from far-flung parts of the world and that they bear signs telling of their history? Through the years, many unique landmarks have been dedicated here. El Rodeo presents some of the more widely known and lesser known of them on this page. THE WALLS OF TROY were built to designate where the campus begins and Los Angeles ends. In the planning stage for many years, the first portion of the Walls was completed on Exposition Boulevard in 1955. Each separate foundation of the Walls was paid for by a campus organization and plaques set in each section tell the names of the donors. It is believed that the Walls will encircle the entire campus within the next five years.

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HENRY J. BRADE is a smiling youth from Helsinki, Finland. His life at the University begins with coun- selling on what courses to take from Viets Logue, Foreign Students Adviser. Later, Henry meets an American friend who helps him with his classwork. America is almost like Finland, Henry claims, ex- cept fruit is much cheaper, so 1 drink fruit juice every meal. All Major Countries Are Represented Here Afghanistan or Venezuela, Holland or Hong Kong, Japan or Saudi Arabia . . . SC has foreign students from those and every other major country in the world. Some have come over here through the Fullbright Exchange pro- gram, others through funds made available by the Institute of International Education or the Car- negie Foundation. Still others have paid to come here like most of the American students. Foreign students of outstanding merit are given Grant-in-Aid scholarships, donated by our Chancellor, Rufus B. von KleinSmid. SC is the only school in America to give the foreign students a voice in student govern- ment. A special foreign students ' representative is elected to serve on the school senate each year. Since many of the countries have over twenty students represented at SC, their own in- dividual clubs are set up such as the Philippine Student Club and the Chinese Trojan Club. The Asiatic Studies Society is made up of both American and foreign students for the purpose of cultural integration as is the Inter- Cultural Club. The latter puts on a special foreign students show for the entire student body each year. A REAL MEMBER of the University now, Henry decides to purchase a Trojan jacket. His fine English diction and typical SC look make him almost indistinguishable from most of the American students.

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• ' - v « ♦ ,x SCULPTURE and cut from a few of tfie many campus collections ore considered priceless. Priceless Art Graces Our Campus Our campus is not just build- ings and classrooms, grass and trees. It is a wondrous place where many strange and fascinating things can be found if one is eager enough to look. A day or a week would not be time enough to view the works of art stored within the University ' s many walls. Original paintings from the world over grace the walls of the library, Mudd Hall, and the Administration Building. Statues, ce- ramics, antiques, and archaeological findings are a stone ' s throw from the Student Union. Such places of interest as the Fisher Fine Arts Gallery and the Board of Trustees Room are open to students and other visitors every day. FISHER FINE ARTS Gallery is open doily to the public and many paint- ings and other art objects from all over the world ore on display. A view of some of the paintings above re- veals a portrait of the Chancellor. The picture to the right is a Sir Henry Raeburn original.