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; STARS (AST OF JA PLAY
Frazer and Kaura Leading Koies -Little Princess"
0f Norman Wright. vfr tnd Ram Nath j
tjBi ®»Jnr' m thF ® I 1,,'sp^h. for leading adult "\ Uttle Prlnrpss" .a dr>M tn be presented TA bencllt In ,h** Phil- | . judltnrium Saturday af- j Feb. <. was announced I K. bytel, president of k district Parent Teacher’s ,
fuitl. Princess." Frances |
!•, non- of «*™ CrPWP- | toiurt Of the Children's Build, and "ill he I"-0' j tier (he direction of Kdith „ founder. Mi»» Kopelson ; ~aijfr Mai Reinhart, noted j dramatist, for flve years . [laratinir in Deroit where | i adult and children's |
rho han the leading <Kr. Carmichael,” played Sijht," underclass play {«{ on the campus during semester.
: student manager or play under Prof. William nald. will lake the part mt in the P.-T.A. presen-
Greek Council Will Meet Tonight
Members of the Interfrater-nlty council will meet tonight at 7:30 in the Student l'nion. it was announced last night by Fred ChaRe, president. Through some misunderstanding It waa reported that the council would not meet until next week.
An amendment to the constitution in regard to rushing rules will be discussed by the members tonight.
No exchange luncheons will be held this noon, according to Harry Proctor, chairman of tiie lnterfraternlty relations committee. The exchange plan will be resumed next week.
BRITISHERS ACT TO END WAR DEBTS
Government Urges All Reparation Payments Be Cancelled
No. 80
j(t o! "Lascor.” Hindu ser-il |» portrayed by Kaura. appeared in numerous Plays
| tot* Straton will carry a; feminine part in the iMnress."
CHI ALPHA L INITIATE SIX
LONDON, Feb. 2—(UP)—The j British government went on record 1 today In favor of general cancella- 1 tion of reparations and war debts j at the earliest possible moment. Climaxing months of futile inter-1 | national negotiations, Neville Chamberlain, the chancellor or exchequer,! announced the position of Ihe gov-j ernment to the house of commons I in reply to a question from the!
I floor. The commons reassembled I loday after lhe Christmas vacation. J | General cancellation is lhe best means ol achieving & comprehen ! sive settlement of the problem.
I which has been blamed for much of j the world's economic distress. In j the opinion of the government.
The positions of France, Germany [ and ihe t'nited States have been __| the most important factors in the
Pomona Contest to Follow ,!'Hdl"rkl d,>*pil‘' ,he tha! T
American government is not ln-
DEBATE TEAM IN TALK FEST AT STANFORD
Daily Editors To Confer During Chapel
All daily editors of the Daily Trojan are asked to meet Quentin Reger, managing editor, this morning at 9:50 in 227 Student l’nion for an important conference.
Many changes are lo be made in the Daily Trojan for the new semester to improve Its content and appearance. Dally editor* will be instructed In the Innovations this morning.
Members of the sports staff, including night editors and reporters, will meet tomorrow morning at 9:50 in the managing editor's offlce.
Departmental editors, columnists, and special writers will meet Friday morning at the same hour.
Home-and-Home Meet With Cardinals
Debating before a crowd which fllled the auditorium of the Hollywood public library,. Captain Glenn Jones and Emil Steck Jr. Tuesday niglu met a team representing Marquette University of Milwaukee, Wis. Louis Stauden-maler and Robert W. Hansea, representing the eastern school, upheld the affirmative of Ihe question: “Resolved: lhat Ihe Democratic party be returned to power in 1932.”
The debate, for which no decision was given, was sponsored by the Hollywood Voung Voters' league. Following the debate, Col. Fowler, chairman of the Republican county central committee and Mr. Butler, the Democratic chair-fur initiation of pledges m*n were introduced and each Chi Alpha has been j Rave short addresses.
I from tomorrow to Frt- | S.C. will meet Stanford in a 11, according to an an- i dual debate on Thursday. Feb. 11, nt made yesterday by
! volved in the reparations problem. | Germany has officially declared her inability to resume reparations payments next July when the Hoover debt holiday ends.
France has declared that she will not sacrifice reparations and will
DRAMA SHOP LISTS PLAYS FOR MEETING
Semester Plans Outlined By Organization Of Amateur Actors
Offering splendid opportunities in training oi and experimentation insist that Germany adhere to the.^ni Juvenile and amateur acioi, terms of the Young plan. She will Drama Shop, the offlcial little compromise onlv if the war debts ! theater organization is outlining she owes the I'nited States and ' P,anR r°' a *>"»? <-«n>lng semester.
Britain are reduced accordingly.
All new students aa well as form-
with one team making the trip to ol the organization. At I Palo Alto and the other remaln-. tbe ceremonies w ill be ing here. Pomona college w ill be W at the home of Rita j met here the following evening.
Ul Palm drive, Beverly Padway is ad' iser of ‘>r of Alpha Chi Alplia
Mtional vice-president of ^wlism sorority, i to the honorary group, £ Margaret Walters, Patrl-j*f, Sonia Tourney, Mar-jFeterson, Helen Meadows.
Breltwiezer, are * report at the Trojan ot-[I pm. today to arrange the pledge examina-
Y.W.C.A. tn honor of all Freshmen women was served lo approximately 100 girls yesterday morn-A preliminary Inter-squad debate Ing at 8 o'clock in lhe Student will be held next Tuesday at the ! L'nion fountain.
Mount Olive Methodist church on Virginia Smith. Y.W.C.A. presl Normandie between Sunset and dent, who presided greeted the Hollywood boulevards.
Tlie I'nited Staten has attempted el studenta that are Interested ln to remain aloof from the repara- al* branches of the theater are tions tangle, Insisting that Europe I urged to share their talents and solve the question prior to any, *°*n Drama Shop, lhe fee foi all ; students for the semester Is $1.
] Continuing the policy of presenting monthly programs, three plays | have been selected and cast for the ' February program, to be presented jon Feb. 11 in Touchstone theater al 1:30 p.m Carrying out an International theme "The Stepmother,’ an Eng I lish play, written by Arnold Ben-. nett, "Whal Men Live By,” a Rus-
. . , , ~	. ... .... slan play, based on a story by Leo
A breakfast sponsored by the _ . . 1 . „ . , ., „	. .
Tolstoy, and El Cristo, a Spanish
play by Margaret Barton, will com
plete the program.
Results of tryouts for the play
“The Stepmother,” a delightful so
phlstlcated light comedy, announced
by Doroteha Bell, director, are as
follows: Mary Cianfoni, authoress:
Gretchen Mayer, secretary: Larry
White, doctor; and Erlin Bartlett,
stepson
According to Francis Van Deusen,
move toward readjustment of the individual wat (iebts owed the American government by European nations.
BREAKFAST HONORS FRESHMAN WOMEN
t newcomers with a short speech telling of the traditions and ideals ! of the University.
Speeches were given by Edith Gibbs and Helen Mix. presidents presi,jent 0j Drama Shop, Ihe first j of the Sophomore aud Freshmen J IIlPt.ting 0f the new semester will clubs, and by Katherine McBride,	place Monday afternoon In
Merchants Name Moriarty, Morse
A e	f'f'C counselor these organizations, rOUchstone theater at 3 o'clock.
LVirCULUI CtlCa who summarized their purposes j New mpmbers are asked to attend
this meeting, as they will then be placed on committees.
SEARCH FOR LOST PLANE IS RENEWED
and achievements.
Dr. W. D. Moriarty, director of . Welcoming the newcomers on j j,]ace(i on committees, the School of Merchandising, and behalf of the W.S.G.A. Juanita Dr. Florence May Morse, professor | Wagner concluded her speech by
urging all entering women to be present at the special women’s assembly to be held Wednesday morning Feb. 10.
^ feature of the meet-*Mch Miss Padway will !“Ims will be Installation
*ho will Berve during '■ of merchandising, have been "o semesters. Those 1 named 'honorary directors of the »ke over their duties j Western States Merchants associa-|io<‘ are Erma Eldridge, tion. according to announcement Margaret IJoyd, vice- ; received from O. E. Atwoord of Ui'illc Thompson, sec- j Upland, president of the organ!-Virginia Smith, trea- | zatlon.
L. J. Farber. Weiser. Idaho; George A. Johnson. Mesa. Arizona; J. Horowitz, Safford. Arizona; I. Cohen, San Fernando; and U. C.
officers are: Juanita Indent; Phyllis Doran, and Martha Van
•"tretary.treasurer.
HONOLULU GETS AID
BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 2.— (UP) -Captain J A. Greening of the Berkeley police department will sail for the Hawaiian Islands Saturday to assist Honolulu au-
Moore, Van Nuys, are the remain j tbortties in reorganizing their po ing members of the directorate j JJce department. * staff.
re&t Topics 1 Discussed ,
P#	tion* will meet thi* afternoon at
residents 3 o’clock in the office of Francl#
^ Ruckarrl ekairmin anH nrf lldfint
PUBLICATIONS board of student publica-
'■ depression, politics, ®«>t were topics of ‘ * meeting of the Ulllor*l» Presents' as-Pomona college
Bushard, chairman and president of the A.S.U.S.C.
A favorite prank among Butch-tel college students is dropping paper bags fllled with water from the second story windows on the people below. The victim is Just as likely to be a professor as a student.
1 held
- rBr*4l<i' "'^‘len, bod*
^Presented s.C. at the «“«<ed m makln
■■ IVia-__convention.
S.C. Offers Newspaper Day Award to Junior Colleges
Hundreds of high school journalists of the Southwest will gather at the University of Southern California on Saturday, Feb. 11, tov Ihe Tenth Annual Newspaper Day Sponsored by the Trojan institution, according to announcement today by Prof. Roy L. French, (hair man ot the department of Journalism.
Today has been set as the*pubiished between San Luis Obis po and El Centro.
Reporter*!, editors, and managers of ichool papers from Santa
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Oldbere Hlmounces I the yearly preliminary prep-school-' 1'’ ■ ’Ol I ,, press contest. Awards will go lo •siara p'f dHl|artments the best secondary school papors I Marla and a «!s e	^
5 hn‘v‘-r8ll>' School jiu Class A (schools with over 1000 | north to 8 m Dl*«°
sor
Chair deadline for receiving issues ot school publications to compete in
By UNITED PRESS
Clearing weather which permitted airplanes to fly over the mountains north and west of here lent Impetus to the search for a missing Pacific airliner and its eight passengers today.
More than 100 planes were in the skies until darkness forced them to return to their ports. They had concentrated the hunt in the vicinity of Cobblestone mountain, hoping to sight the plane or its wreckage and direct land forces to the scene to recover the bodies of the victims.
Although heavy storms of the past few days had cleared away to some extent, searchers continued to be handicapped by the snow that covered everything in the mountain legions.
Investigation late today of a report that a searching plane had sighted what appeared to be the charred wreckage of a plane in Elizabeth Lake canyon disclosed lhat the object probably was a burned mountain cabin.
TEACHERS PAY
SAN FHANC1SCO, Feb. .—(UP) —Arrangements to pay California j school teachers on the first of j eaci) month Instead of some time ! later as under present regulations, J were approved today by Attorney I General U. S. Webb.
SORORITY RUSH CODE REVEALED
Pan-Hellenic Council Will Meet Monday To Formulate Pledging Rules
With special attention payed lo matters concerning rush week and rushing rules, the Panhellenic council held the flrst meeting of the year Monday.
II was announced by Genevieve Plagman. president, that Ihe students who entered under the special quorum were not lo be issued invitations to the preference dinner, as that dinner now means that the rushee has accepted tlie bid from Ihe sorority whose dinner she goes to.
Also concerning thi* group of students, it was announced that they were not to be granted any privileges of any sorority house during Ihe rush week or at th» termination of rush week.
Special announcements were made about Ihe technicalities of the rushing period as, Feb. 15 at 9 a.m. a list of the rushees must be handed In by the sorority to the registrars offlce; Feb. 18, Ihe eligibility list will be posted outside the registrars office.
On Feb. 19 the bids must be In the deans offlce, on Ihe same day from 10 to 3 the rushees sign Iheir preference In the deans offlcp. and on Feb. 23 the sorority representatives call for the uncalled bids.
Date cards for formal rush week are not to be sent out until the week following Ihe Sunday tea.
A special meeting of Panhellenic will be held Monday to vote on the matter of preference dinners. It is imperative that all houses have a representative present. ,
Japanese Continue War Operations Despite U. S.
Proposition For Peace
>11 VNGHAT, Wednesday, Feb. 3 — (UP) — Japanese marinesJuattercd the center of Chinese resistance in the native district of Chapt-i today after a devastating artillery and machine Rim attack from the northern borders of the international
settlement.	*-—--—
While Japanese planes flew low ' over Chapel's ruined homes, the
Dean W.G. Hale, Alumnus Make Jurors Survey
Rapidly nearing completion ls a national survey of methods used in Ihe selection of Juries, which is being made at the 8ehool of Law’, by Solbmon Kosenbauni, S.C. lam alumnus, and Dean William Green Hale, for the Research Bureau of the California State Bar.
Reactions of judges, lawyers, and jurors who have recently served on Jury panels In tiie South land are being gathered for the study.
Questionnaires have been sent to those In the profession as well as to laymen who are called upon to serve as jurors, in an effort to obtain flrsl-hand Information on current discrepancies ln present panel prftcedure," Dean Hale stated today. “We hope to determine those methods which are most ln need of reorganization.”
fleld artillery set up ln the Hong-kow section of the settlement pounded down the Chinese positions in the vicinity of Ihe North Station and Marines drove Into Ihe Chapci district in a smashing offensive.
Japanese headquarters claimed a complete triumph which was be lleved to have driven out the Chinese troops who had stoutly defended the district since the outbreak of hostilities last week. Japanese marines were pursuing them northward, where It was believed the marine activities would be widened.
In Nanking, patrols of Chinese troops supported by armored cars struggled with panicky mobs of refugees In the walled city today as th^ population sought protection against a possible renewal of yesterday's bombardment liy Japanese warships in the Yangtze river.
The 180 United Stales citizens in Nanking are reported safe and thei rconsul is considering the possibility of evacuating them.
The native population, however, was still fearful of another bombardment and thousands of them fled. Other thousands who normally live outside the walled city surged through the gates to seek protection of the Chinese troops concentrated within.
The U.S.8. Cruiser Houston, flagship ot the Asiatic fleet, was sighted off tiie Woosung forls at the mouth of the Yangtze river this afternoon as a battle raged between Chinese land forces and a unit of the Japanese navy.
Nine U.S. destroyers which left Manila Ihe same day the Houston sailed are expected here tomorrow . These ships are the J. O. Edwards, Smlth-Thompson, Whipple, Barker, Peary, Plllsbury, Ford, Tracy, and Pope. The transport Chmumont catrylng the 31st U.8. Infantry regiment Is also en route from Manila.
S.C. STUDENT IS WINNER IN ART CONTEST
FRESHMEN WELCOMED TO CAMPUS
Honorary Groups Assist New Students During Registration Days
Stanley Nelson Receives High Ranking For Paris Award
College days begins ror nurne^ ous mid year high school gradu* ales wit lithe opening of thla semester. Campus honorary ser* \ Ice groups have completed ar» rangenients for a series of receptions lor the Incoming Trojana lhat will tend to make their llrst days ones that will bo rcmem* bered.
I'nder the dlrectlos of (he Tr<V j jan Knights. Squires, and Amazons, honorary service organize, tions; and the freshman advisory Stanley W. Nelson, senior In Ihe j committee thc new ''frosh” ls College ot Architecture, ls one of; assisted through the intricacies of the »inners in a nation wide compc- 'he two days of registration, tition to select flve entrants for thej Hlue Key, national honorary fra* sccond preliminary contest for the ternity, sponsored an assembly 25th annual Paris Prize of Ihe So- j which was held In honor of Ihe clety of Beaux-Arts Architects. j new freshmen, yesterday morning This is the second national dls- H In Bowne hall. Philosophy Unction in a month bestowed upon i building. President R. H. von tho College of Architecture through I KlelnSmid, Asa V. Call, nnd Fren-work of Ils students.	| cis Bushard delivered addresttes
The 1932 group selected lo enter ,,f	on	"•* ad-
the second preliminary exercise of the Society of Beaux-Arts Archi tects to be held this month ls as follows:
T. J. Mllig, Atelier Adams- Nelson New Vork; G. J. Armsllong, Cornell university; D. A. MacCormack Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology: M. Lyndon. Thumb Tack Club of Detroit; S. W. Nelson, S. C. The Trojan entrant is Ihe only winner west of the Mississippi.
"The Paris Prize is Ihe most Important annual architectural competition in America,” slates Denn A. C. Weatherhead. "The final award will send a student to Paris lo study for two years. It was established by Lloyd Warren tn 1905, eminent American educator in the fleld of architecture who d’.ed tn 1923. The student winning the prize becomes an advanced student In the French school sponsored by the Krench government."
Quill Club Will Meet For First Discussion
Quill club will meet tonight at 7:30 at 901 South Ardmore for its tlrst discussion session of the spring semester.
Josephine Long, president of the local chapter, known as Osrune, announces that all pledges are to meet early for an examination. Pledges who have not called for their examination blanks are requested to get them in Ihe English offlce today.
"‘‘“Pos ,h*‘ Alehin I enrollment) and Class B (schools [are to attend ths campus event.
*	Vor the 'hlrd with under 100(1 enrollment I. | The program w ill »n«-^de addres
!’1 He will Cromble Allen and Dally Trojan *es on current pio * p,	' A ,ed headed boys' club Is the
1	“d'an-ed trophy plaques will be presented and practices b	p ron. 1 l^est addition to societies at the
°D' ,or ^hic-h to the winning achools ai a noon newspaper m^n u	itudent I tolvenltjr of North Carolina.
*• • u,n" av&1lable. luncheon In the Trojan Student ference* b> s P	.uiiies A University of Oklahoma co-
to* 0(‘pu‘f‘1' Plan,*l. : Union 011 Feb. 27 as a feature	"l''^hhes and vear- 1 ed recently attended class on a
0MseJ#,^nalional of 'h*" all-day conclave.	£11 »nd'discussion sessions on i stretcher, suffering from a frac-
the first lime since annual books, and dlscuMlon f	^ (ured neck on)y u, flnd that there
would be no class because the
Students In Chinese Show Constant Gain
The number of students who are taking up the study of Chinese ls steadily increasing according to Dr H. N. von Koerber, chairman of the department of oriental studies and Instructor In elementary spoken Chinese.
Prof. von Koerber Is also In charge of a course in “comparative Oriental philosogy” which deals with the principal types of human speech. In this spring semester Dr. William F. Hummel of the department of history Is to give a lecture course on the Far East in modern times, dealing with China. Japan, and Ihe Far Eastern area.
Chapel Program
com-
For
^teti * ,Mlll|ti*'i s. two newspaper day wa.. inaugurated at , news-storles. editorials. L' hfcte,61"”8 *Iu“rtet. | Southern California lo years ago, | sports, drams^ Jocm>
sonata and i an award will be outstanding junior
features, column-
given to The (conducting, advertising, enjraving, college paper I snd makeup.
profesnor sent headache.
Willlaid Smith, organist, will present "Offertoire de St. Clle” by Saint Saens on the chapel program today. Mr. Smith will be word bs had a j glad to play any request that I tits witb the program.
Peace Proposal Made By L’. S., England
WASHINGTON, Feb 2— (UP) —
A dramatically executed American proposal for peace In the Far East was placed before the Chinese and Japaneses governments today, offering the flrst concrete hope In many days that war might be averted. The peace plan was presented concurrently by the British (Continued on page two)
MUSICAL TRYOUTS TO BEGIN TODAY
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Tryouts for the Trojan band and the men's and women’s glee clubs I will be held this week. Hal Itob-erts, director of musical organiza- I Education Students tlons, announced last night.
Applicants for positions in the women’s glee club will gather In the musical organizations building at 3:30 p.m. today. The men's tryouts will be at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow. J. Arthur Lewis, director, will judge the events.
The band tryout will be tomorrow night at 7:00 In the musical organizations building and will be supervised by Hal Koberls.
One unit of credit is given to those who are successful In the tryouts ami retain positions ln any of the three groups.
Religion Group WillHearDubin Tomorrow Night
Rabbi Dubin, prominent In Jewish circles in Los Angeles, will be the guest speaker tomorrow night at a meeting of the Le Havah of Uie school of religion. The meeting will be In Ihe Y.M.C.A. hut at 7:30. Rabbi Dubln’s topic will be "Synagog Ritual, Its Origin and Symbolism.'’
For those who wish to go, « special trip to the Synagog is be ing arranged. There will be a special musical program and everyone Is Invited, especially Jew ish students.
ministration, alumni, and students respectively. The department of musical organizations under Ihe direction of Harold Roberts fur* ulshed entertainment.
Freshmen coeds were feted at a get-together breakfast yesterday morning in the Student Union, la charge of the Trojan Y.W.C.A. Incoming men will have the op-portunlty to meet campus leaders at a dinner given by the Y.M.C.A, tonight at the Trojan “Y” hut.
Essentially every division of the undergraduate curriculum, is now provided with courses In which new students may enroll for the spring term, so that It is possible for midwinter graduates of high schools to register in practically every department of the university.
ADVERTISING MEN WILL INITIATE 11
To Hear Dr. Crawford
The Associated Students of Education will hold their first luncheon program of the new semester tomorrow at 12:10 p.m. ln Student Union 422.
Dr. C. C. Crawford, School of Education, will speak on "Educational Predictions,” and Kenneth Rowley, student in the School of Music, will give several vocal numbers.
W.6.Q.A. MEETING
W.S.G.A. meeting will be held this afternoon at 3 ln the legislative council room
WOMEN'S DEBATE
Members of the Women's debate squad will hold tbelr regular meeting at 3 p.m. today In Ihe squad room.
El Rodeo Sets Deadline For Fraternity Pictures
Social fraternities will be afforded a flnal opportunity to com-plete the photographinK of members for th*» Kl Kodeo next . ou Tuesday, and Wednesday according to announcement from John * oi ley. editor. All appoint ments for these photographs should be made this week a, the studio in room 221 of the Sludent l'nion. Pictures will be made any time during tlie*|>a. Scarab, Skull and Dagger, day fiom 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.	Sku and Scales.
Next week all freshman and I These lists must be pi esei sophomore dental students w ho be , Morley ln the Kl lto< ' ° long to dental fraternities or who are class oflicers must make arrangements for tbeir pictures.
Photographs are to be made in formal dress or tuxedo.
The following fraternities have not turned in membership lists:
Alpha Eta Rho, Pre-Med Society, Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kap-
Nine active and two associate members wtll be Initiated into Alpha Delta Slgina, national professional advertising fraternity, at the mid-year Initiation services to he held tonight at the Town House, 2959 Wilshire boulevard. Formal ceremony will begin at 8, which will be followed by a din* ner.
Actives to be initiated aret John Mason; Paul Harwlck, upecial edition manager of the Trojan; Mao Morganthau, manager of the Bl
Rodeo; Leo Hunter, artist of tha University Advertising club; Fran* cis Cislini, advertising nianap*f of the Trojan: Chas. W. Madison, electrical contractor ln ths East;' and Richard Parker and Kettli Evans, former members ot all Pasadena Jaysee publications.
Don Thomas, of the All-Year club and member of the Los Angeles Advertising club, and Dan Scott, director of publio relations for the Los Angeles Gas and Electric corporation, will bn taken In as associate members.
The officers of the advertising fraternity are: Dean Harrell, president, Eugene Duckwall. vice-president; .1 ohn Cochran, secretary-treasurer.
ited to ollice
sometime thia week. The yearbook editor also requests some representative of Bela Pi to call the El Rodeo ofllce as soon as possible.
Fraternities and officers who now bave uroofs out are urged to return them to the studio tbls week.
Doctors Hull, Ford Plan Housing Survey
Arrangements have been completed by Dis. O. R. Hull and W. M. Ford of the school of education, University of Southern California. with the board of education of El Monte Union high school district and the boards of trustees of the elementary districts, for an extensive school housing BUrvey.
Members of a graduate course in school surveys ln the spring semester of S.C. will assist in the surveys, which will lead, lt ls believed. to recommendations for a school housing program to care for the needs of lhat c?mmunity over a period of years.
“This is an actively growing section, snd many interesting problems will be presented in the study,” states Dr. Hull.
STANDARD OIL DIVIDEND
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 2 — d'l>)—Directors of the Standard OH company of California today declared a dividend of 50 cents a share, payable March 15, 1932, to all stockholders of record at th# close of business ou Feb. 15.