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WIN SONGFEST
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Vol. XXXVI
Los Angeles, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 1944 NiKbt ph"ne:
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No. 30
BL00DBANK
VISIT CAMPUS Dr. Hunt plans
Thetas, ADPis
take honors
Singing their way to victory on the Alpha Gam “Sweetheart Song” and the “Sweetheart of Theta Xi,” Alpha Gamma Deltas copped first place in the traditional AWS songfest last night in BovarcJ auditorium. Second place winner was Kappa Alpha Theta, with Alpha Delta Pi coming In third.
Directed by Virginia Stranlund, Alpha Gams carried home the ro-
ditor boosts El Rodeo sale n final drive
Plasma donors urged Sale of Trojan
rooter ducats set tomorrow
to register promptly
Veterans, servicemen, and civilians will have the oppor-Immediate support of El Rodeo	to donate blood plasma quickly and conveniently here
rill assure a large and interesting ^ when the mobile bioodbank comes to campus on Jan. earhook this term,” announced 4 and 5.
Veterans returned from overseas who have seen the won-
larice Thurman, editor. Dec. 29 the deadline for subscriptions, nd work on the annual should be-in immediately.
Many special features are planed for the nominal fee of $5. Pic-ures and stories covering sports at depicting the life of military rainees, and featuring social ac-ivities of the sororities, fraterni-ies, and dormitories will be given large section in the publication.
“Dae to the immediate need of fash to cover the rising cost of mterials, sales must be greatly nereased before we can go on 1th our work,” explained Bob app. business manager. The so-orities Mere first to pledge the 00 per cent subscription goal, nd dormitories will be contacted t meetings next week.
Nordskog will give recital
ders worked by this plasma are expected to register for a large percentage of the 800 available appointments, said Lois Stephenson, publicity chairman of the Red Cross.
Registration will be conducted in the Victory Hut each day this weejt from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Sallie Unmack, chairman, hopes that the
With the Christmas atmosphere pervading both the music and accompanying reading, the annual, appointments will be completely Christmas worship service of the! ta^en before Friday.
SC School of Religion will be held today at 10 a.m. in Healy chapel, University Me,thodist church.
Dr. John Eric Nordskog, professor of sociology at Troy, will be guest organist during the hour service.
In the history of the bloodbank’s visits, SC has broken five collegiate records and 2500 pints of plasma have been donated in the past four trips.
“It is more patriotic to give blood plasmar at SC,” declared Miss Ste-
That off-again, on-again sale of Trojan Rose Bowl rooters’ ducats is definitely slated for tomorrow morning at 9, according to word received by the Daily Trojan last night.
Because the intensity of sales is expected to be greater than business at a cigarette stand with a fresh supply of said item, the ticket sale will be held in the arcade window of the Administration building.
The rooters’ tickets are priced at S1.80 each, and every Trojan with an activity card is entitled to one. No activity card, no New Years’ day in the rooters’ section at the Pasadena oval.
Dr. Nordskog will play “In a Monastery Garden,” Ketelbey-Cron-The heads of	student organiza-	ham; “Sanctus.” Gounod-Nordskog;
ons can help	by	urging faculty	j “Ave Maria,” Schubert; ‘The Holy
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[ flat,” Dubois, and other organ music of religious expression.
“For those who enjoy worship experience, this will be a fruitful and helpful hour of devotion,” stated Lois Hague, devotional chairman for the Graduate School of Religion.
Dr. Nordskog has studied music and the social sciences at Drake, in addition to his graduate work at SC.
phenson, “because here you are not During the devotional program | taking the available time of some
businessman or housewife.”
Campus trainees who have seen
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aker to speak ednesday noon
•What Shall We Do with Hiro-to After Victory?” will be disused by Alonzo L. Baker, teaching distant in political science, at the. en’s Faculty club, tomorrow at n.
Mr. Baker, who has been a pro-ssional lecturer on world affairs j r many years. Is now doing a 1 ctoral dissertation on the Japan- i emperorship in the political j ience department at SC.
T^ie heart of the question to be scussed by Mr. Baker, .tomorrow,”
Trojans to meet at Yule assembly
Performance of the mixed chorus and madrigal singers, community id Dr. Louis Thorpe, chairman of t caroling, and a short concert will e program committee, “is the vi- ^ featurec} at the Christmas as-1 issue as to whether a liberal sembly Friday morning, when Tro-adership can ever be effected in j jans and faculty wm gather in Bo-pan so long as the center oi the yard auditorium for the last all-tional system remains a monarch campus meeting of 1944 hom	the	Japanese	regard	as	di- |	^ (rom the	christmas
ne	and	around	whom	the	reac-:	sung by 250	mf>n and
I women of the university chorus ; under the direction of Charles Hirt will be included in the program, as well	as	“Fantasy on	Christmas
Carols.” arranged by Dr. Lucien I Cailliet. and his own composition j “Campus Chimes.’ which will be presented	by the orchestra under
his direction.
Prof. Rene Belle, head of the	English yuletide songs will
-ench department, will address Le j be revived by the madrigal singers ercle Francais in the regular meet- j under .the direction of Dr. Max g of that club at 12 noon today Kr0ne. and the assembly will end 418 Student Union. Dr. Belle will	the participation of the aud-
r>eak on the general situation in jence jn singing Christmas carols, ranee today.	I-----------------------------------------
nary, imperialistic and chauvin-,ic elements of Japanese life have ntered.”
e Cercle Francais ears Belle today
Squires slate January dance
Squires, sophomore men’s service honorary, are planning an intraclub dance for the first part of January, according to Chuck Franklin, Kappa Sigma and president of the organization. The dance will be held at one of the member’s homes*
Complete plans for the dance have not yet been formulated, but Franklin is heading a committee which is discussing different aspects of the January get-together.
The Squires are also working in conjunction wtih the Knights, upper classmen's service honorary, in laying plans for rooting section activities at ,the Rose Bowl game.
The Squires have been active this term ushering at assemblies, organizing the rooting section at football games, and lending a helping hand in campus affairs.
Chorus opens Bach program
Amidst a Christmas setting, the fourth annual Bach oratorio will be presented Thursday evening, at 8:15 in Bovard auditorium.
The university glee clubs and chorus under the leadership of Charles C. Hirt, director, will commence the program.
Others featured in the oratorio are ,the Madrigal singers, under the direction of Dr. Max T. Krone, the university chamber orchestra, and the university brass quartet, under the direction of Lucien Cailliet.
Solos will be rendered by Mary Lou 'fcerrv, and Jean Rotzler, sopranos; George Hultgren, tenor; Jerold Shepherd, bass; and Caryl Porter, contralto. Alice Ehlers. harpsichordist will accompany the group.
“As .this is a traditional event of the university, it is urged that as many students as possible attend,” stated Hirt.
Admission to the performance Is free, but any free-will offering will be sent to the Albert Schweitzer hospital, Lamborene, Equatorial Africa.
for anniversary of Grad school
i
Four full days of conferences, seminars, addresses, and music will be combined to make an important affair of the 25th anniversary celebration of the founding of the Graduate School, beginning Jan. 25, according to Dr. Rockwell D. Hunt, dean of the Graduate School.
The event will begin with the 12th annual School of Research dinner at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 25, and will close on Jan. 28 with a concert in Bovard auditorium by the SC School of Music, assisted by a Chamber orchestra.
Group conferences will include SC deans and department heads of approximately 40 divisions offering graduate work, who will be joined by scholars of leading graduate schools from over the nation. More than 3000 invitations have already been issued to college presidents, deans, and educators.
The anniversary dinner will be held at 7 p.m. Jan. 26. and the deans’ breakfast will be presented at 8 a.m. the following day.
President Rufus B. von KleinSmid will greet honored guests and delegates during convocation Jan. 27.
Among program participants are President Franklin B. Snyder of Northwestern university, and Dr. Stephen Duggan, who has represented the United States on numerous educational foreign missions.
Dr. Hunt, who has been dean of the Graduate School since its founding in 1920, said, “We believe that by holding this .type of program, we will have a chance to stop and ‘find out where we are.’ At the same time, we are afforded an opportunity to look ahead and help to shape ,the things that are to come.
“Our theme is ‘The Future of Graduate Studies in a World Reborn.’ ”
tating first place songfest cup. last year copped by Delta Zeta. Theta’s rendition of SAE “Friends and the “Drifting Song,” under the chairmanship of Pat Hailey, resulted in second choice.
With an original song by Carl Nixon, Delta Tau Delta, Alpha Delta Pi merited third place with “My ADHoney Pi” and “My Delta Tau Girl.” Pat Menzies was director of this group.
Winners were chosen by three anonymous Judges, all faculty members. Selection was based on diction, quality, presentation, manner of presentation, and arrangements.
Peggy Gardner, AWS president, presided over the traditional songfest which this year was augmented by five residence dormitories along with the 14 sororities on campus. Dormitories vying for songfest honors were Pinehurst, Madrona, Manzanita, Toyon, and Willard.
Margaret Cowin was general chairman of the affair, assisted by Connie Smith and Jean O'Daly, auditorium arrangements; Freshman Womens council, invitations; Virginia Lee Steitz, trophies; Carmelita White, seating; Virginia Stranlund, ushers; Betty Fullerton, judges; Mildred Jensen, program cover, Betty Olerich and Anne Pierce, contacts Anita Norcop, posters; Betty Miller, flowers; Marian Goldman, publicity; and Charlottt Williams, entertainment.
While the audience waited in Bovard for the judges’, decision, the capacity audience was entertained by Santa Claus, an anonymous character, who directed Christmas carols, SC songs and yells.
War department tells casualties
Humor debut
Wampus sales to open Thursday with noon rally
resident's ffice notice
There will be a Christmas as-mbly Friday at 9:50 a.m. The following schedule will govern lass meetings on that date: 8:00— 8:50 8:55— 9:45 9:50—10:30 Assembly 10:35—11:25 11:30—12:20.
Dr. R. B. von KleinSmid, President.
Engineers plan technicolor film
All engineering students and others interested are invited by the ASME to see “Steel—Man’s Servant.” at 12:25 p.m. tomorrow in 101 Harris hall.
“This technicolor film from Columbia Steel is being presented publicly because it is believed to be one of the most outstanding records available on steel production and the industry of steel,” announced Ken Macleod, ASME president.
by Tommy The Wamp
“Stars and searchlights ballyhoo a Hollywood premiere, an animal and a brassband parade opens a circus, but a big noon rally will mark the start of Wampus sales Thursday,” Helen Jean Meyers, editor announced.
Spencer Crilly, zany Chicago cafe society comic and star of numerous army camp shows, will emcee the gag-filled revue featuring a cast of big-name entertainers that will herald the appearance of the long-overdue humor magazine.
“Spence will give out with gags and free copies of the Wampus to lucky students who participate in the festivities,” the editor promises.
Crilly just received a telegram from one of the Hollywood stars he contacted to appear on the show with him: “Rally, I’d love to come to your rally to bally the Wamp. but, rally, my cally-lilies you know.”
Thus far, the wavy-haired comic’s movie career has been limited to a stand-in.
“Yeah.” he says, ‘I stood in for Danny Kaye and Red Skelton for hours before I got a seat.”
“Did you see ‘Mrs. Parking-ton’?,” Crilly continued, “Well, what way did she go?”
Crilly makes his screen debut in the new Monogram production of “Tugboat Annie’s Son.” His first lines spoken before the camera were “You’ve worked for me 20 years Mother . . . jiow it’s time for you to make your own living.”
“The new issue features presentation pictures, more cartoons and funnier stories than any of the previous issues of the humor monthly,” according to Donna Mooberry, Wampster.
Sales will begin promptly at 12 noon. Copies may be purchased in the Wamp office or from salesgirls on the campus.
742 Jap planes raise war s total
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS. Leyte. Philippines. Dec. 19—Army and navy airmen destroyed or damaged 742 Japanese planes in seven days’ strikes neutralizing enemy air power in the Philippines, Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced today.
Through Sunday, a headquarters spokesman disclosed, the carrier-borne airmen of Vice Adm. John S. McKain’s striking force and other naval units netted more tthan 450 planes, while Lt. Gen. George C. Kenney’s land-based fliers accounted for nearly 300.
Canterbury club to hold social
Episcopal students on campus are invited to a noontime social hour tomorrow in USS Poopdeck by the Canterbury club, stated George Hull, president. The canteen will be the scene of dancing and a light j luncheon which will be provided for j those who attend.
The club, with a membership of over 60, is planning many events ! for the coming year. “Our activi- | ties, both religious and social, should I be of interest to Episcopalians studying at SC,” stated Hull. “You are welcome, so come on down and join the gang.”
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18— <EB>— The war department disclosed tonight that U. S. ground forces in western Europe suffered 57,775 casualties during November, bringing the overall figure since D-day to 258.124.
At the game time, the department announced that the army’s January and February calls on selective service have been increased from 60.-000 to 80.000 men and that the air forces and service forces have been instructed to .turn over 80,000 men to tthe ground forces.
Since last July army calls hare been lower than actual estimated requirements. During this interval the army combed its ranks for troops no longer needed in their current assignments.
Under this system 100 anti-aircraft battalions were retrained as infantrymen and other anti-aircraft units were trained as individual infantry replacements.
No breakdown of the November casualties was immediately available but the department reported that the figure, covering all western front operations in France, tne low countries and Germany, included 44.143 dead. 189,118 wounded and 24.863 missing.
The department said the ground forces figures covered a period up to Dec. 1. It had been disclosed last Thursday that army casualties in all theaters through Nov. 23 totaled 483.957—92.135 killed, 272.-351 wounded. 62.786 missing and 56.685 prisoners.
Registrar's office notice
Wednesday, Dec. 20, is the last day on which a student may withdraw from a course in the winter term without a grade of F, unless he is doing passing work at the date of official withdrawal.
HOWARD W. PATMORE Registrar. *