TAPP WARNS SC OF PHOTO DEADLINE
Dean Hunt
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“One of the main purposes of our coming celebration is to stop and discover what point we have reached in our graduate studies at SC,” declared Dr. Rockwell D. Hunt, dean of the SC Graduate School, as he discussed the 25th anniversary program of the school, which will be held on this campus from Jan. 25 to 28.
"The quarter century seems to be a Rood time to stop, see what has pone before, and in a modest way, project the future. By self-appraisal, we may foresee some of the possibilities and get a glimpse at the needs of tomorrow on the graduate level,” the dean added.
“Now and ln the postwar period the need is great for statesmanship. The world must look to the Graduate School to provide competent statesmen. We must lay our foundations wisely, even more than before. By finding: the needs of the future, the Graduate School is more able to fit experts for Its departments,” Dr. Hunt said.
“At the same time we must break low n department barriers. The cholar in one department must lave an over-all training in other fields. Another purpose of the discussions is to project another 25 years of the Graduate School.
“The many different faculty speakers will make the celebration an educational landmark for the country as well as the state and this university. Many graduate leaders who cannot be present because of wartime travel difficulties will be represented by official delegates.” declared Dr. Hunt, who has been head of the Graduate School since it was authorized by the board of trustees ln January, 1920. He will be honorary chairman at the celebration.
Recalling the success of the cele-ation of the SC graduate department in 1935, Dean Hunt predicted hat the four-day program of the Continued on Page Four
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Vol. XXXVI
Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 1945
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DR. R. D. HUNT * t . Graduate School Dean.
azis retreat n west front
PARIS, Tuesday, Jan. 9—(UP)— he Germans began retreating on a -mile Ardennes front Monday ider grinding pressure by the U.S. irst army which captured nine ore Belgian towns and In syntonized advances with the north-bund third army left the enemy ily a six-miles-wide corridor rough the bulge ripped by thous-ids of American guns.
The first army, in gains up to '0 miles, drove within five miles the Houffalize-St. Hubert road id the third army, gaining three lies at some points during the ly, reached within one mile of at vital artery at a point to the iuthwest. Paradoxically, the two lies still stood 10 miles apart tie to their separate routes of ad-nce.
Two key road centers ln the >ulge appeared on the verge of ailing: to the resurgent American orces. Units of the first army’s 2nd airborne division battled to he edge of Vielsalm, seven miles uth of Stavelot, along: the west ank of the Salm river. Infantry n the east flank of the third rmy drove to the Wilts river ,st opposite the Luxembourg: unction of Wiltz, 10 miles south-st of Bastogne.
In one of the most formidable tillerv displays in modem history, e third armv alone had been ttering away for 12 days at Ger-an positions and movements with-the bulge with thousands of ns ranging from three inches to ght Inches in size. This vast fire-wer wras concentrated on a 35-uare mile area between Bastogne Wiltz.
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Forum to view conscription
The pros and cons of universal military training will be brought out Thursday afternoon at the second of the YWCA-sponsored public affairs forums.
Ool. Irwin Minger, former uimy public relations officer in Washington, D.C., will j>romote the argument ln favor of compulsory postwar military training. Recently discharged from service, Colonel Minger is now chairman of the coordination committee of the Los An-geies council of the American Legion, one of the foremost groups campaigning for peacetime conscription.
Dr. Hugh Tiner, president of George Pepperdine college, will also be on the panel to present reasons why such training should not be adopted. He will speak both from his own personal viewpoint and from the standpoint of his college. Dr. Tiner received his doctorate at SC last year and has been Pepperdine’s president since 1939. He is purported to be the youngest head of a standard American college or university.
Telling the possible ways in which proposed training programs might affect SC, Howard Patmore, registrar, will also speak and present his views.	.
“Military training is bound to be one of the mast controversial topics in the immediate future,” said Ruth Madsen, Public Affairs club president. “Most people, if they have made up their minds at all, are either violently for or against it, so the discussion should be an interesting one.”
The planned procedure of the roundtable will be to have each speaker briefly present his views in a maximum of 10 minutes, according to Miss Madsen. The meeting will then be turned over to a question and answer period under the direction of Alonzo L. Baker, teaching assistant in political science, who will act as moderator.
Next week’s subject is also a highly debatable one and will bring together Dr. Rene Belle, head of the French department, and Dr. Harold von Hofe, associate professor of German, to discuss the topic “The Problem of Germany After the War.”
Wampus warns humor writers to submit copy
From the sanctum sanCtorum of the Wampus headquarters comes the ultimatum that today is the last day for copy to be turned In for the January issue. So says Helen Jean Meyers, Wampus edi-torette.
Those who have made elusive appointments with said editorette to turn in their manuscripts of mirth and hilarity Include a bevy of characters such as Easy Sloman, Spencer Crilly, Barbara Slate, Virginia Owens, Flo Harris, Lucy Gandolfo, and Don Cole, none of whom, at present report, have even as much as cast a shadow Wampus-ward.
It was emphasized at this exclusive press interview that any student at SC is invited to turn ln scripts, cartoons, and miscellaneous humor at his earliest possible convenience, namely today.
Chorus to present Easter composition
The university mixed chorus will rehearse tomorrow in Bowne hall in Mudd hall at 12:15 p.m. the Easter music for St. Matthew's Pasoion. Bach, which will be presented Palm Sunday afternoon with orchestra and soloists.
Recently presented in its initial program. Bach's Christmas Oratorio, the group wa? formed at the b«gin-nir.o of the terra and now has 250 members.
“The fact that the religious council is sponsoring the dance is an indication of the all-around character of its work and proves its place in student body activities,” stated Lee Scott, former member of the council and president of the Associated Students.
Refreshments for the dig will carry out the rural theme with cider, doughnuts, and cokes promised by Betty Woldstad Fullerton, president
Mrs. Fullerton announced a meeting for the barn dance committee at 2:15 p.m. today in the council offices in the Student Union. Those asked to attend include Dick Thorpe, Ken Macleod, Don Gibbs, Dave Burnight, Virginia Harutunian, Ruth Kessel, Kay Emig, and Jim Royer.
of the council. Dancing W’ill continue throughout the evening, and special intermission entertainment has been planned by Mary Ashley, member of the group and chairman of the entertainment committee.
Japs forecast Luzon battles
U.S. PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUARTERS, Pearl Harbor, Jan. 8 —(U.P)—Japanese broadcasts forecast with an increasing note of urgency today an imminent American invasion of Luzon and paid increasing attention to a giant convoy said to be nearing the island from the south.
The Japanese high command seemed convinced now that the invasion of the main Philippines island was at hand and broadcasts quoting high military men emphasized determination to accept a knockout fight for Luzon in the greatest test of strength, as regards Continued on Page Two
LEE SCOTT . . . ASSC president.
Baker reviews book on Russia
Russ goal reached
Co-chairmen of war relief drive thank Troy for gifts
Fellow Trojans:
We wish to extend our thanks for your helpful cooperation during the Russian War Relief drive. We want you to know that you have contributed to the national drive which has reached the goal of 6,000,000. Each garment is gratefully appreciated by our fellow allies in Russia.
We are happy to know the Trojans will be recognized for their generous contributions. With the $45 collected from sororities and dormitories, milk and overalls have been purchased. This money has been transformed into 240 cans of milk and 36 pairs of overalls. More than 1000 garments for which you had no further need will be used to great advantage by the Russians.
The success of this drive was made possible only by the efforts of the faculty members, their wives, sororities, dormitories, and the Freshman club. We extend our thanks to all of you for your splendid help.
Sincerely,
Virginia Harutunian, Betty Miller, *	co-chairmen.
“Russia and the Orient, their problems and potentialities in the light of a future association of the nations,” the general theme of Edgar Snow’s “The People On Our Side,” will be the center of discussion at tomorrow’s session of the series of book interpretations.
Alonzo Baker, teaching assistant in political science, will be this week's speaker. The discussion of ! the book will be held tomorrow at 3:15 p.m. in the art and lecture room of Doheny library.
“The book gives intimate glimpses of the Russian battle-front around Stalingrad as Snow viewed It as the guest of Stalin,” said Mr. Baker.
Author Edgar Snow, a correspondent for the Chicago Daily News and the Saturday Evening Post, lived and worked in Russia and Che orient from 1928 to 1941.
“Snow’s book is significant as a major aid in helping us to understand nations which are difficult to analyze from the western viewpoint,” according to Mr. Baker. “He deals with the pertinent question: can we live with them and they with us in the community of nations when peace coimes again?”
SCs book interpretation series has been designed to interpret the meanings of important current books. During the winter term eight meetings have been scheduled. Tomorrow’s discussion of “People On Our Side” is the fourth of the series.
Palmer to speak at faculty club
Members of the Men’s Faculty club will meet tomorrow to hear Dwight L. Palmer speak on “Personnel Policies in the Transition Period.”
Palmer is the manager of the industrial relations research office at Lockheed Aircraft corporation. Before going to Lockheed he was associated with Stanford university and the California Institute of Technology.
“Palmer will discuss the important problems of personnel management and policy now looming for the postwar years. It is widely agreed that these problems will be of a crucial nature,” said Dr. Louis P. Thorpe, chairman of the program committee.
Religious council plans hillbilly dance
All-U dig to feature barn, rural costumes
' Highlighted with scarecrows, hay, and an old, red, thatched barn, an all-U hillbilly dig will be held Friday night, sponsored by the student council of religion.
Jeans and pigtails will dominate the evening, and the dig will take, place in the men’s gym in the Physical Education ■ i ........	building.
February grads lead schedule
A warning to all those being graduated or leaving campus in February to make appointments to have their pictures taken this week was announced by Bob Tapp, business manager of the El Rodeo. “If you fail to make your appointment and your picture is not taken this week, there is a very good chance that yoO will be left out of the yearbook." he said.
The taking of pictures began yesterday with the first week being reserved exclusively for seniors and student trainees leaving in February*" but thereafter the entire student body will be included.
All appointment* for pictures should be made at the office of the University photographer, on the corner of 35th place and University avenue. The price of the pictures will be $1.50 each.
All organizations should be listed on the card provided by the photog-rapher. Full dress uniforms should be worn by trainees. The photographer will furnish caps and gowns for seniors, while other civilian men students are requested to wear dark suits. Women are asked to wear date dresses with an optional single strand of pearls or a small dark bow for the hair. No flowers or feathers should be worn.. . r
It is expected that the El Rodeo will be out sometime In June. As usual it will include pictures of graduates, sororities, residence halls, and fraternities. CJariee Thurman, editor, said the price of the book is $5 and that “100 per cent subscription is desired.” Informal photos of campus life including shorts of rallies, digs, and all-U proms will appear in addition to the formal shots taken this week.
“We had a lot of difficulties at the beginning, but now that we ar« going to have a book, we want it to be just as good if not better than any of its predecessors,” Tapp stated.
Troy to host student meet
Student body presidents of 31 lo-r-il high schools will meet on the T’Cj^n cflitipijs Friday whin mem bt-rs of the SC student senate serve as hosts to th.? Southern Ca'iform* High school student body officers' convention.
According to ASSC vice-president Jackie Williams, in charge of issuing the invitations and piar.ning the schedule of esents, presidents of the • 25 Los Angeles city high scrools ■ ana six others of this county have been invited to bring a guest to spend the afternoon and evening on the SC campus.
In addition to the Los Angeles re presen tathes, delegates from South Pasadena, Glendale, Glendale Hoover, North Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Downey high schools will be present.
Patty Parke, chairman of the greater university committee, is in charge of carrying out the agenda, which begins at 3 p.m. with registration of delegates in the patio of the Administration building.
Current school problems arising from the nation’s participation in this war are scheduled to be under discussion in Bowne haU of Mudd Memorial hall from 3-30 to 5 p.m., each student guest to be encouraged to cite the particular problems encountered in his own school and ask for suggestions regarding possible solutions.
A tour of Troy from 5 to 3 p.m. will end in the Student Lounge, wTiere delegates may join the freshman dance, adjourning to dinner at the Delta Gamma house. Jim Hardy, John Ferraro, and Duane Whitehead are to be guests of honor at the dinner, in addition to members of the Associated Students’ cabinet.
Climax of the convention will be the all-U bam dance, sponsored by the student council of religion.