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SOUTHERN
DAILY
CALIFORNIA
TROJAN
Volume XXVII
Los Angeles, Calfornia, Thursday, October 17, 1935
Campus Group May Organize Student Forum
A. S. U. S. C. Committee Plans To Reestablish Open Discussion
Debater Bell ls Chairman
Trojan Interest in World Affairs To Determine Further Action
Forum Head
Concurrently with the announcement of names of the A. S. U. S. C. forum committee, which met yesterday for the first time this semester. comes word that long-dormant interest in open student discussions of current problems has again arisen.
The question of whether or not Trojan men and women want the reestablishment of the open forum Was the main business of yesterday’s session, under the chairmanship of Homer Bell, campus debating figure and member of Chi Phi fraternity.
Other members of the group are Philip Ahn, non-org; Fred Conrad, non org; Te Gardner, Chi [ i ; Margare non org “tty d e Kruif Delta Delta Delta; and Mar:
Todd, Alpha Del ta Pi.
"Are student:! at S. C. suffi ciently interested' in present day Marr Todd world problems Commitleewoman to defend and expound their views in an open meeting?" was the question that the forum committee will attempt to answer before taking further action.
"We believe that the time is ripe for the organization of regular discussions. under the direction of competent and well informed leaders,” Bell said, “and we are anxious to crystallze students' opinions on the subject before malting any further move.”
. Plans are only tentative for the organisation of forum, Bell pointed out. because there is some controversy on the part of both administrative officials and students about whether the open discussions would be beneficial.
“It is claimed by some that students can derive as much information from lectures and other services as they can from a forum, and that a forum is therefore unnecessary,” he said.
“The Italian-Ethiopian situation;” “Americans and the dole;” “Should student body officers receive salaries;” “The honor system at S. C.;” and “The German-Jewish problem” were topics suggested as possible points of discussion at student forums. However, nothing definite was decided at the first meeting of the committee because the members wve not certain of Students' reaction to the proposal.
Prominent educators, political figures, and church officials, as fell as outstanding students on the Trojan campus, were suggested as likely persons to open the forum.
Homer Bell leads the A. S. U. S. C. committee that will endeavor to establish an open forum on the S. C. campus. As a prominent debator he has been active in extra-curicular activ^ies.
Service Group Holds Pledging
Sessions in Parliamentary Procedure To Be Held By Dr. Kingsley
Five neophytes were pledged to Alpha Phi Omega, national professional service fraternity, in formal ceremonies last night in ttu men's grill of the Student Union. Men pledged were Robert Nash, Beverly Lamb, Tommy Starcner, Vernon Archibald, and Duncan Brown. Rites were conducted by Everett Winn, former president of the fraternity.
Committee chairmen were announced by Sheldon Loughborough at the business meeting following the ceremonies. Al Carter was appointed pledge master; Bob Lynch, rush chairman; Charles Cochard, social chairman; Bob DeVi’biss, program chairman, and Dave Brown, historian and publicity director.
Through arrangement of Dr. Francis Bacon, counselor of men, Dr. Robert Kingsley, professor in the School of Law, has been secured to conduct twe sessions :n parliamentary procedure which will be held in the social hall commencing in about ten days. All fraternity and sorority officers will be invited to attend the meetings, at which actual proceedure will be illustrated. The sessions; will also be open to any students who are interested, in attending, Loughborough stated.
,aw Students To Nominate Officers
Over 350 neophite lawyers will (rather in Porter hall at 10:10 this ^noming for their first assembly of this semester.
The awarding of scholarships by )ean William Green Hals, and the lcmination of class officers are to |be outstanding features of the proram, according to Robert Vande-Jprift. student body president at the School of Law He also announced that the as-embly would be of particular importance to new students, for in addition to talks given by faculty Members covering nearly every jhase cf activity at the school, membership cards for the S. C. Bar Association will be distributed lich entitle the holders to privi-jes at the school, including a copy y. the Law School Directory.
Other speakers are to be Stanley [owell. discussing the practice :urt: Robert Kingsley, speaking on _ Law Review; and Sheldon D. lliott, who will deal with the work the legal aid clinic.
Jack Barnard Is Elected as Head Of Greek Group
As a first step towards organization, Stray Greeks on the S. C. campus held election of officers at a luncheon yesterday and elected Jack Barnard president for the year. Other officers elected were Jack Sigfried, vice-president; Tom Beckwith, secretary; and Marshall Crawshaw, publicity chairman.
No dues are required and every member of a fraternity which has no chapter on the S. CT. campus, including graduate students, and unaffiliated Greeks is eligible and welcome, according to Marshall Crawshaw. publicity chairman.
“We want a large attendance at these weekly luncheons desiring to build up a strong organization on this campus. A targe number of social functions is being planned.
The luncheons are held every Tuesday noon in Aeneas hall. 837 West 36th place.
In years previous, the Stray Greeks have b«n relatively unorganized, but this year they plan on becoming active in campus affairs through their organization, indicated Barnard ir his speech before the group yesterday. Barnard is a Beta Theta Pi transfer from U. C L. A.
Deadline Is Set On Tickets
Philippine Senate Grants | TO Cal Game Pan American Franchise
Manila. Oct. 17—The Philippines , ite today accepted house i r.endments to a bill granting a j to Pan American Airways operations in the Philippines. ; •isiatlve action on the measure „ completed with the upper Juse’s concurrence in the mea-re. It now goes to Governor Genii Frank Murphy for his signa-
Upassage of the bill was delayed ■ for a time threatened by re- j ■stance from enthusiastic arivo-Etes of complete Philippine dornin-tion of trade in the Islands.
, Pan American intends to build a 1 nding and radio base In Manila r its projected Alameda, Calif-, ^nmni China, air route.
British Refuse Withdrawal in Mediterranean
England’s Cabinet Rejects Laval’s Overtures as Unsatisfactory
Group Discusses Sanctions
“Force With Force’’ Marks John Bull Attitude Towards Italy
Copyright, 1935, by United Press.
LONDON, Oct. 16 — <ILE> — John Bull won’t pull his battleships out of the Mediterranean.
That, the cabinet decided today in an important session at No. 10 Downing street, is the answer to French Premier Pierre Laval’s conciliation proposal. Sir George Clerk, British ambassador ♦- Tans, will carry the unwelcome news to Laval immediately.
Group Approves Force
Not only did the cabinet refuse to make a conciliatory gesture to Premier Benito Mussolini but it approved heartily the strong policy adopted at Geneva by Foreign Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare and Capt. R. Anthony Eden.
The British attitude was represented to the United Press as this: Mussolini will respect nothing but force, n Duce would interpret any withdrawal of Britain’s Mediterranean forces as a sign of weakening. If Mussolini wants to clear the way for Italo-Ethiopian peace talks, let him halt his armies in Ethiopia and accept league terms as basis for negotiation as Ethiopia already has done.”
Session Views Situation
The cabinet feels, it is said, that Premier Laval showed no good reason why Britain should demobilize in the Mediterranean. Laval suggested that Britain make this gesture to ease Mediterranean tension as a prelude to renewal of negotiation for an Italo-Ethiopian settlement.
The British hold that in view of Italy’s invasion of Ethiopia and reenforcements of troops in Libya—a threat to the Suez Canal—any suggestion that the British fleet should leave the critical area is “unjustified."
By order of ticket officials of the University of California, all tickets for the Califomia-S. C. game which remain unsold by this Saturday must be returned. Trojans who intend to buy either rooters tickets or reserved seats must do so at once, according to Marie Poetker. cashier. The deadline. which is printed in th? student activity book ticket No. 8 is incorrect due to the change made at the request of the northern school.
Reserved seats for the Oregon game this Saturday are being sold now at $1.65 and general admission tickets at $1.00, announces the cashier.
Press Organization Promotes Foster
A recent member of the United Press staff at Fresno, Ernest Foster, former S. C. journalism student. is now in charge of the association’s Nevada news bureau. Foster went directly to the Fresno office, after graduating from S. C. last June.
While attending the university Foster attained many scholastic honons and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, national honorary scholastic fraternity. In 1934 he was managing editor of the Daily Trojan.
During his association on the paper he was elected president of the journalism society known as “By Liners.” Last year this organization has become the S C. chapter of the Sigma Dele* Chi.
He was elected president of the graduate school last fall but later relinquished that honor because of heavy extra-curricular duties. Foster was the author of the ’•Political Observer" column, when he was a student at S. C.
Shortly after he received his degree of bachelor of arts in June, 1934, he was given a position with the United Press. Last spring he covered the Nevada legislature as a special assignment.
Director Capra Is Given Honor
Frank Capra, film director and lecturer in the department of cin-nematography at S. C„ was elected president of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences sf the annual meeting of the board of governors and various branch committees last week.
He succeeds Frank Lloyd, director, who held that post last year. The honorary post will be held for one year by Capra, during which time he will continue his lectures on the campus and direct several new studio productions.
Subjoena Servers Seek Fox, Ex-movie Magnate
NEW YORK, Oct. 16—(UJS)—William Fox. former movie mogul, was unsuccessfully hunted today by sub-pena servers of Rep. William Siro-vich’s committee investigating paten1; pools and manipulations. They seek Fox’s expert testimony on sound picture patents.
Once today. Sirovich heard that U. S. Commissioner C. B. Surran at Atlantic City had arrested Fox and was en route with the movie magnate to New York. The report
proved false.
Our Celebrated Alumnus'
An Editorial
The Great God Paddock is on the loose again! i Disappointed because other crusaders were hogging the headlines, the pseudo-journalist saw in last Saturday’s Trojan defeat an opportunity to place the name of Paddock back on the sports pages of the nation once more—a spot where it has, to the joy of all, been noticeable through its absence.
If “celebrated alumnus” and Charley Paddock are synonymous, as the stories yesterday morning would have you believe, then there are 5,000 students at S. C. who never want to be termed “celebrated alumni.” There is something utterly despicable about attacking the coach of your own alma mater because he has lost one game, and that against a major intersectional opponent.
The students at S. C. are thoroughly satisfied with the Headman as a football coach, and there is more spirit being shown now than was ever evidenced when there was a steady parade of national championships at Troy.
If Mr. Paddock thinks that the student body is dissatisfied with Coach Jones, if he thinks that any other person could possibly replace the Headman in the hearts of thousands of Trojans, and if he thinks that the present condition of Trojan football is attributable to an “obsolete system,” and not to the superiority of opposing teams—then Mr. Paddock should pay a visit to the Trojan campus (if he dares), talk to the student body, and see the team on . the football field.
Quill Sponsors Annual Contest
Student Scribes Contribute Original Compositions To Literary Club
Manuscripts of creative writers are now being accepted in the English office for Quill club’s contest, according to announcement of Fred Nichols, president, of the group, who has called a business meeting of active members at the Pi Kappa Alpha house at 7:30 o’clock tonight.
Contributions may be either prose or poetry, Nichols explained, but must be submitted under a nom de plume. A sealed envelope containing the correct name, address, and telephone number of the contestant shOHld be submitted with the manuscript. Contestants are advised to submit more than one type of writing to give them a better chance.
Quill Explained
“QuiU is a national writer’s society which has been established on the campuses of the leading universities throughout the country to provide a bridge between amateur and professional creative writing endeavors,” announced Nichols.
‘‘It is neither social nor honorary, but a professional organization which provides *ts members with a source of criticism for their worn, which is candid and to the point,” he continued.
Cooke Is ChanceUor
At the present time, Dr. John D. Cooke, chairman of the English department here at S. C„ holds the position of high chancellor of the national organization and has charge of arrangements for the national convention of the club which will be held on this campus next semester.
Officers of the local Quill unit are: Fred Nichols, chancellor; Jane Tylor, scribe; Margaret Morris, keeper of the parchments; Simon Miller, warden of the purse.
A.F.L. Defeats Expansion Plan
Lewis Leads Insurgents In Move To Revamp Industrial Unions
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J„ Oct. 16 —(U.P)—Insurgent forces within the American Federation of Labor were defeated tonight in their efforts to push the federation into a new policy of mass organization of workers throughout industry.
The federation’s convention, dealing with labor’s outstanding issue, decided in favor of continuing the traditional craft union jurisdictions.
The craft unionists won by a vote Of 18,025 to 10,924.
The vote came after six hours of debate which divided the convention into bitterly partisan factions.
Lewis L^ads Fight
John L. Lewis and his united mine workers led the fight for the industrial plan of organization.
Matthew WoU, federation vice-president and pitted against Lewis on the issue of communism as well as on the question of mass organization, upheld the craft union idea.
Intense confusion prevailed before the final vote was taken at 11 p. m. Nearly 50 delegates were on their feet shouting for recognition when a motion to vote, taking precedent, was presented.
Motion Carried
The motion carried 246 to 113, and with President WiUiam Green banging his gavel for order the convention proceeded with the roll call on the vital industrial union issue.
As Lewis delivered smashing blows at the leadership of President William Green the latter sat quietly at his elbow, alternately listening and reading from pamphlets.
“President Green spoke in 1934 in public speeches of organizing 25,000,000 workers,” Lewis said. “Where are they?”
NYA Students To Secure Time Report Blanks
Weekly Cards Essential to Completion of First Month’s Payroll
Five Copies To Be Issued
Touton Offers Instruction In Proper Procedure For S. C. Members
All N. Y. A. students should meet their project, directors Friday before noon to secure the student’s weekly time report, which must be filled out and returned according to instructions, said Vice-President Frank C. Toutou yesterday.
These reports are essential for the making of the first month’s payroll, and no student’s name can be placed on the payroll unless his time reports are filed as directed on Saturday, October 19.
Five Copies Issued Five copies of the student’s weekly time report are given each student. One copy should be filled out for each of the four week periods from September 23 to October 19. The total time recorded in the four week periods may equal the full monthly allotment. The fifth copy should be rese-ved for the first week of the next pay roll period, the requirements read.
Students filling out a report for each of the fou- weeks of the first | pay roll period ending October 19 should particularly note the following important items: for period ended, give date of end of week covered in student’s weekly time report; the name of the student should be printed in fuU with sur-i name first.
Requirements Listed According to the N. Y. A. pay roll requirements, the other items of the heading should appear on each weekly report “Ubmitted later exactly as they appear on the report for period ended, September 8, 1935. It is also required that each student should make a permanent record of these heading items.
Further requirements are that records of hours worked should be made for the date by month and day. Hours should be reported to the nearest tenth, and total hours of time worked for a week should not involve fractions of hours. The title of the project should be written after the hourly record and given for each of the days on which work is performed, the requirements read.
The N. Y. A. further stresses that each student’s weekly time report should be approved by the
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Legislators Will Go to Philippines
SEATTLE, Oct. 16—OLE)— Continental United States was without a president and a vice-president at the same time tonight for the first time in its history, as vice-president John N. Garner sailed toward the Orient.
Somewhere ln the Pacific President Roosevelt vacationed aboard the cruiser Houston.
Gamer headed a delegation of senators, representatives and newspapermen to the inauguration of Manuel Quezon, as first president of the new Philippine commonwealth, at Manila Nov. 15.
The vice-president took no part in the long ceremonies that preceded the departure of the liner President Grant with the official party.
The government I must diminish its vast spending
program “as rap-j idly as may be| consistent with!
! good order andl | the general wel-, fare.” Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas, senate majority j leader, said in the ‘ only speech that Waved goodbye
touched on econ- So Did Garner
omics or politics.
“As no individual can go indefinitely spending more than he makes without coming face to face with bankruptcy, so no government can follow forever a policy of increasing the public debt without incurring the risk of impairing its own credit.”
Robinson declared the government credit was still sound, “in spite of the fact that it has been used during the depression for many unusual purposes.”
He defended new deal measures, as necessitated by emergency conditions. “Whether the remedies adopted were actually the best that could have been worked out Ls uncertain. There was little time for debate. Long delay would have been fatal.
“On the whole, the task of turning back the tide of revolution which threatened to submerge everything, I believe was well performed.
“The new deal measures have teen successful. The country ls rapidly recovering from panic and dep-ession Other speakers included House minority leader, Rep. Bertrand Snell cf New York, Gov. Clarence D. Martin of Washington and Mayor Charles L. Smith of Seattle.
Mfjeting of Jewish Council To Be Held
The University of Southern California Jewish student council will meet this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock In the Social room of the Women’s Residence hall, according to Irving Klubok, president of the council.
Alfred Chamie, adviser to Jewish students in Los Angeles, will speak on the annual conference of the Williams town Institute of Human Relations held recently under the auspices of the National Conference of Jews and Christians, at Wil-liamstown. Mass. Chamie is a graduate of Harvard Law School, and contacts many students in his capacity of adviser and counselor. A short business session will be held to discuss the council’s program for the year. Refreshments and dancing will follow the meeting, to which all Jewish students are invited.
Vice-President
Frank C. Touton yesterday requested all N. Y. A. workers to turn in weekly time sheets today. All students on the self-help payroll will have to do this to receive their checks.
Plans Voiced by Incoming Party
Tariff Treaty, Control of Credit, Trade To Get Early Attention
OTTAWA, Ont., Oct. 16 — (U.P> — Unemployment, tariffs, credit control, and a reciprocal trade treaty with the United States are problems which will get early attention of Canada’s Incoming liberal party government.
The liberal party has always advocated low tariffs and stands for reciprocity. Negotiations for a reciprocal trade treaty with the United States opened by the outgoing conservative government were unfinished when the conservatives were turned out In Monday’s Parliamentary election.
Minister Resigns W. D. Herridge, Canadian minister to Washington, tendered his resignation today and will be replaced by someone who holds the free trade views of the liberal party. It is expected that ln its offer of reciprocal concessions the new government will be prepared to go much further than did Prime Minister R. B. Bennett in an endeavor to secure an agreement.
Canadian tariffs stand at a maximum for all time and their revision will be carried out by the incoming administration.
Trade Plans Opposed Prime Minister-Elect MacKenzie King opposed the Ottawa empire trade agreements from their Inception. A revision of these is expected but there Is no doubt that British preferences will be maintained.
When the new government takes office, expected shortly after arrival in Canada of the new Crver-nor-General, Lord Tweedsmuir, October 24, they will have the largest majority in Canadian history. Of the 245 seats, 175 will be held by Liberals and MacKenzie King will be in an unshakeable position to carry out his policies.
MacKenzie King and his party made no sensational pledges to the electorate during the campaign and no radical legislation ln any form Is expected.
Reservations Available for Costume Ball
Select Fable • Location* To Be Awarded To First Of Applicants
Friday Set As Deadline
Fraternities Requested To Make Arrangements W'ith Own Knight
Table reservations for the Mardi Gras must be made before noon Friday to insure campus organizations of their favorite spot, was the announcement issued yesterday by Jim Krueger, chairman of the organizing committee.
Tables will be set up in the banquet room of the Foyer of Tcwn and Gown this afternoon and fraternities and campus organizations that have already made reservations for tables will be given the choice spot he concluded.
The plan as presented by Krueger asks that aU Greek letter houses wishing reservations mus; da so through the senior Knight in their house. Other groups that wish to reserve tables may do so by leaving the group’s name and number of persons In the Trojan Knight office, 324 Student Union.
At a late hour last night Jack Privett. chairman of the ticket committee, announced that bids were selling at a premium. Tho few remaining bids to be sold before the “sold out” sign ls hung out can be purchased from mem-
AU Trojan Squires and Knights will meet today at noon in 206 Administration, announced Jim Krueger, chairman of the general committee. It ls Imperative that every member be present, becausc decorations for the mardi gras wiU be decided upon, and committees wiU be named, Krueger said.
Geologists Plan To Discuss Gems
“Commercial Production of Synthetic Gems” will be the topic for discussion at the regular monthly meeting of the Los Angeles Mlner-alogical society this evening at 6:30 ln the Clifton cafeteria, announced Dr. Thomas Clements, president, yesterday.
Robert M. Shipley Jr. of the Gemological Institute of America will speak.
All members of the faculty and students who are Interested may attend.
International Advertising Is Discussed at Meeting
With “International Advertising” as his theme, Dr. Adamantios Polyzoides, recently added to the journalism staff of the university as a lecturer on international journalism, spoke last night to a group of commerce and Journalism students. This was the first meeting of the University Advertising club, and was held in the lounge on the I third floor of the Student Union ! building. At each meeting a different phase of advertising is selected and presented to the club by a prominent lecturer. Every angle is covered during the year from space selling to art work.
Deans To Help Trojans Locate Extra Activities
bers of the Trojans Knights or Squires, he said.
Prizes will be awarded for the best women's costume, the best men’s costume, and the most comical dress-up to appear on the; floor. The value of the prisea has seen set at about $80, announced Hal NeweU last night
Costumes do not have to be of the expensive type and the more original the better, Krueger stressed last night. The fact that no central theme has been adopted for the carnival offers a great deal of leeway in the planning of the costumes, he concluded.
The Foyer of Town and Gown has accommodations to handle 900 people, it was stressed last night by Newell, president of the sponsoring organization.
Sunny Brooks and his orchestra, with Betty Lorraine vocalizing, wllli provide the music for the affair as the dancers thread their way among the streamers and confetti that will dress the banquet room ln true carnival style.
Decorations will provide an atmosphere similar to the original Mardi Gras as put on by the people of New Orleans.
This affair will be the second of costume ball variety which wiU be sponsored by the Trojan Knights every year. The first of these was held last year in the Shrine ballroom.
To assist Trojan men and women In finding the type of extra-curricular activities for which they are best suited, members of the student welfare committee have placed, in the offices of Mary Sinclair Crawford, dean of women, and of Francis M. Bacon, counselor of men, blanks to be filled out Indicating Individual preferences.
“Many people want to take part in extra-curricular activities but are not sure which ones are best for them,” said Milton Bovee, in charge of this branch of student welfare service. “Therefore, we have devised this means of helping them.”
Other members of the welfare sub-committee ate Marjory English, Virginia Holbrook, and Mary Jane 1 Sturgeon.
Editor Offers Positions To Students
El Rodeo Editor Charles Archibald has urged both men and women interested in obtaining positions on the staff of the 1936 year book to fill out applications in the A.S.U.S.C. office, 202 Student Union, before the end of this week.
El Rodeo work offers one of the most active forms of extracurricular work on the campus, Archibald declared. There is a splendid opportunity for students of aU classes to earn a prominent position on the annual staff, he said.
Wallace Denoonces High Bread Prices
WASHINGTON. Oct. IS.— Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, asserting that a one-cent increase in bread prices ls now ln effect or contemplated generally throughout the nation, said today he would caU on bakers for an explanation.
Increases In the price of materials going into bread amount only to half a cent a loaf, WaUace contended.
The secretary referred to an article published some time ago ia the Northwest MUler, a trade paper. In which It was stated that wages, salaries, delivery, sales promotion and advertising were the chief elements in bread cost.
The farmer's profit In a loaf, Wallace added, is 1.4 cents, and stays the same regardless of the price of the bread or wheat.
Washington bread prices are now the highest in 10 or 15 years, he said.
Lantern Slides on Asia To Be Shown at City Library
“Rambling In Central Asia,* a short informal talk accompanied by lantern slides, will be given by Dr. Hans N. von Koerber under the auspices of the California academy of sciences at the Los Angeles central library, October 25, 8 p. m.
The lantern slides, to be shown during the latter half of the session, will illustrate customs, methods of travel, and architecture of three countries: Chinese and Russian Turkestan and Western Mongolia.