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Volume XXIX
Los Angeles, California, Friday, November 19, 1937
Number 44
Drama Cycle Wil, Open
Workshop7 f To Present Seven Piays
Drama, comedy, and tragedy will all be presented in two shows tonight and tomorrow night by the members of the Drama Workshop. They will give three one-act plays tonight and four one-act plays tomorrow night starting at 8 o’clock in Touchstone theater. Student activity books will not be necessary and admission will be free.
WINS CASE
“Black Mantilla,” directed by Jane Bellows, will be the opening production on tonight's program. It *s a plan originally written by its director as a theme for a history class, which presents an authentic version of history.
COLLEGE COMEDY
“Gay Tragedy,” the second presentation, is directed by Harriet Foley. It is a comedy which features an humorous divorce case. In tonight’s finale, Irving Moss will direct “Red Riot on the Campus,” a college Dlay featuring a fraternity battle It was adopted from a story in the Saturday Evening Post.
Saturday night play-goers will get to watch four dramas. “Heaven Rest Him,” a comedy featuring the antics of a designing widow, will be directed by Barney Zerbe as the opening production.
RADIO PLAY
A more serious play, “Full Beak-
Greeks To Dance Tonight
Women Are Hostesses For Annual Panhellenic Formal in Beverly Hills
TO SPEAK
Dr. Bates Booth, former U.S.C. debate coach, won his initial case appearing as special assistant United States attorney general before the supreme court Monday.
Booth Wins High Honor
Invading the Beverly Hills hotel.
400 Trojan Greek-letter women and their escorts will “truck on down” at the Panhsllenic annual formal dinner dance tonight at 8:30 p.m.
The music of Jimmie Talbsrt’s orchestra will accompany the dancers. Pi Beta Phi and • Z?ta Tau Alpha sororities made the orchestra arrangements.
DEANS AP.E GUESTS
Dean Mary Sir.clsir Crawford.
Dean P'prle Aikin-Smith, Dean Francis M. Bacon. Dr. and Mrs.
Rufus B. von KleinSmid. ard Dran and Mrs. Albert S. Raubenheimer will act as patrons and patronesses.
Alpha Chi Omepa and Beta Slgma Omicro i sorc~ities were in charge of special irvitr.t*.or?.».
Caroline Nath, president of the Panhel’eric cer.neil. f/:"jointed ether sorority ccir.ni" ';c'3 *o make further arrangements for the formal affair. Alpha Delta Theta and Delta Delta Delta planned the menu.
Decorations Will be arranged by Phi Mu and Kappa Alpha Theta. Kap-pa Delta is handling the publicity Simpson col.ege at Indianola, Iowa
and Alha Esilon Phi is in charge of win lecture on	4" »
Dr. Earl E. Harper, president of Simpson college, will discuss America's place in a world menaced by tyranny at an Assoc:ated Graduate students' luncheon Monday.
Graduates To I 'ear Educator
Simpson College Head Wiil Lecture At Luncheon Monday
Dr. Earl E. Harper, president of
Tri-Delts Students Cup Debate
In Sing i ^
Will Honor Team Today
Songfest Judges Award Alpha Chis Runner-up Honors
DOMINIONS CONCEDE U.S. TRADE FAVORS
Singing the “Star of Phi Kappa Tau” and “Shining,” a double quar-
Neutrality Is Forum Topic
Pettengill To Speak Before YMCA Today,-Favors Stress on Law
Dr. Robert B. Pettengill, who will lead the YMCA forum today on “Neutrality,” believes that the president should invoke the recently Three cups enacted neutrality bill in the cur-were awarded to the winning houses rent crisis in the Far East. He will
by Professor Alderman, who judges songfests each year.
Ex-Trojan Debale Coach Pleads First Case Before Supreme Court
Dr. Bates Booth, coach of last
Overshadowed
transportation arrangements.
NON-ORG BIDS
Invitations for sororities were sold through Alpha Delta Pi and Alpha Gamma Delta sororities. A few
bids are available for non-orgs and ; United States where students have are on sale at the cashicr’s office an equal voice with the faculty in year's championship women's debate in the Student Union.	J school government. Next year at
team, attained the honor of winning , The purpose of the Panhellenic ! this institution junior and senior his first case pleaded as special as- dance is to raise money for a stu
Kay Lisenby, Alice Joy, Virginia Fletcher, Jimmy Brown, Pauline America in a World Hessell, Jo Gannon, and Mickey by Tyranny” at a Beaudine were the tri-delts who
luncheon of Associated Graduate students in Elisabeth von KleinSmid hall at 12:20 p.m. Monday.
Dr. Harper is president of a college which is one of the few in the
students will be free to go to their classes or not, as they choose.*
Dr. Harper, who has appeared on Mary Sinclair Crawford. The coun- lecture tours with Admiral Byrd cil held the first Panhel dance two and Emil Ludwig, believes the dis-
years ago.
er,” dealing with the depression and sistant attornev-general of the Unit- dent loan fund which the Fanhel-
social conditions, will be produced ed stat„ m tn. .UD„m„	Ienlc council sponsors through ad- LECTURES WITH BYRD
by Mildred Sabotka as the" second	™ ™ hero yS-	0,11" °f Dean
number on Saturday's program. A terday.
radio play which the audience just	____. ..
hears but does not see is "Reunion.” Lh Tjnjv-r<.it ? Rrwh351 ^ mT*
This drama, directed by Jack Here-|“e ^lv
berg, deals with a college reunion ' ' . '	accep ne
.	i position with the legal corps in
<Unner"	j Washington. Dr. Booth spent the
“He. She. and a Park Bench." a ; following months in research with-
comedy with a surprising end. will j in the capitol in order better to pre-
be supervised by Helen Stern as the pare himself for the position he was
final play of the evening.
Annual Film Forum
i to occupy.
Having studied the background of several similar cases. Dr. Booth re-
Motorcade, Station Rally To Be Monday
Ope
ns
tinction between small and large colleges is a fallacy, and small colleges offer better education for students of liberal arts.
Tickets for the luncheon may be purchased from student officers and at the Graduate School office, 160 Administration.
VISITS RUSSIA
Former students of Simpson college who are now' attending U.SC.
composed the winning group. Jane Cowgill directed them.
Nina
develop this idea more thoroughly at the student-faculty forum in the Student Union social hall at 3:30 p.m. . . .
The student-faculty forum consists of informal consideration of current world problems.
SUBJECT EXPLAINED Continuing his explanation of to-The songfest is sponsored each day’s topic. Dr. Pettengill pointed year by the Women s Self-Govern- Qut	^e constitution “specifi-
ment association, and is the occa- cajjy- states that it is the presi-
The government, it was said, brought strong pressure upon the
LONDON, Nov. 18—(U-B—Great Britain has persuaded her dominions to make broad tariff concessions for an Anglo-represen mg Del a De a .ta united States trade pact by arguing that such an agreement sorority was victorious in the annual construed abroad as a “united democratic front” songfest held yesterday afternoon against totalitarian regimes, it was reliably learned tonight, in Touchstone theater.	j-*
Alpha Chi Omega won second place and Alpha Epsilon Phi won third, according to decisions of the judges, Professors Pauline Alderman, Mable Woodroth. Julia Howell, and Lillian Wilson. Decisions were based on generaT excellence, vocal quality, appearance, evidence of effort in training, and team work.
CUPS ARE PRIZES
Approximately 300 men and women crowded into Touchstone theater to hear the songfest and congratulate the victors.
Two Orators Wil! Leave On Tour
Members of the Trojan debate squads will be introduced to the student body at 9:50 this morning in Bovard auditorium at an all-university assembly given over to honoring the debaters who vere dominions to bring about conces-1 victorious in the first tournament
sion on which each sorority is in-voited to sing one fraternity song and one of its own house in competition for cup awards. Marian Tronsen was chairman of this year's songfest committee.
the laws
WORKERS NAMED
Numbers to be sung on the program were announced by Ellen Holt, WSGA president, and while the judge^ decisions were being awaited, the audience joined in singing “March On” and “Fight On.” Henrietta Pelta led the singing while playing her accordian. She presented an accordian solo, “Flight of the Bumble Bee.”
. Trojan motorcade will escort resented the federal government in I the Southern California varsity to I are cordially invited to greet Dr the case of Fletcher versus the the southern Pacific station Mon- ! Harper in the lobby of the hall be-United States which involved cer*	! fnrp the luncheon
tin-i in pnnnprtirtr,	day as they entrain for their game , Iore ine Juncneon.
tiOi i m connection witn the op^r-	Dr. Harper recently returned from
ation of unlicensed stills. Upon with Notre Dame a week from Sat- a tr-p ^ Russiai where he studied conclusion of his presentation ar- uraay, it was announced by Bob the educational system. He believes Leaders in the motion picture Suments, the new federal prosecu- wood, parade chairman.	I that the new methods there are
field will be guests of honor to- tor was Questioned briefly by Jus- ____ _____^4l] #	o	J causing rapid strides forward in the
night at the first meeting of the tice *James C. McReynolds
third annual Cinema Progress for- ; Convinced that he had defined the as the Tr°Jan sPecial train um of the American Institute of case properly, the former debate leave the station at 4 o’clock. A j He attributes rrmr+i of this suc-Cinematography at 6 p.m. There coach retired from the floor to hear station rally wil! be led by Yell King cess to the better quality of teach-will be a dinner in the Student Un- the decision of Chief Justice Char- Bob Mrer and his assistants Ron : er training now available, ion followed by a general discus- les Evans Hughes, who rendered the	’
sion in the Science auditorium. judgment for which Dr. Booth had
Guests will include Mr. and Mrs. ^ccn stri\ing.
William Dieterle, Mr. and Mrs. 1 Previous to his appearance as as- during the short rally.
Joseph Shildkraut, and Miss Gloria t s^s ant attorney general. Booth had Holden.
The parade will form at 3 o’clock, | ,, , , .	..
1	. attempt to reduce illiteracy in the
wil11 country.
served on the counsel table of the j the yell king represent the univer-supreme court on numerous occa- sity on eastern football trips, Bob William Dieterle. director, will , «.ions but in the future his work Myer will be the student body replead e discussion on Cmc.na Di- Wj]j ^ divided between these two resentative on the Notre Dame trip, rector and Actor.” Mr. Dieterle is sen-jces
noted for his direction of “The Life j of Emile Zola” and “The Life of Louis Pasteur.”
Cooley and Ed Davis. The Trojan i
band will lead the parade and play. y	|nstructors
H,iring the short rally.	j ■
Following the custom of having To Attend Academy
Two Trojan instructors, Dr. George
British Diplomat Receives Nobel Peace Award
dent’s duty to enforce which congress makes.
In further remarking about the present situation, he declared that with the Brussels conference deadlocked awaiting the next move that the United States will make, “We should have a voice in the U. S. decision, because if it leads to war we will be the ones who march before the cannon.”
SEES BLOCKADE If the United States decides to join with England and utilize eco-also | nomic sanctions against Japan, a naval blockade will have to be placed around the country, he asserted, and the course of events would indicate that such a procedure would lead to war.
“We should try to see if that procedure can be alternated and the chain of events stopped before hostilities begin.” he declared.
This will be the second of the series of student-faculty hours sponsored by the YMCA. Last Fri-
sions and early support for the pact in a belief that the “moral and psychological” effects of a reciprocal agreement would far outweigh any trade advantages or disadvantages.
MOVE IS SIGNIFICANT
The British government, although refusing to make an open admission of the fact, is known to hold the view that a commercial treaty between the two powers Will serve as a caution to Europe's dictators.
It was considered significant in financial and trade circles that the almost eager concessions by the dominions came at a time when the British empire is being seriously disturbed by the war in China, the German-Italo-Japanese pact against Communism, unrest in central Europe and Mediterranean suspicions.
MUTUAL ACTION EXPECTED
Although there has been no official intimation of the lines of the : cups were presented to the arguers agreement it is expected to provide at Bakersfield as rewards for win-for a British tariff concession on ) ning both the men’s and women’s
of the season at Bakersfield recently. At the same time a send-off rally is to take place for Sterling Livingston and Maurice Atkinson who leave at 11 o'clock tonight for an eastern tour.
Coach Alan Nichols of the varsity squad will be presented by Gardiner Pollich. ASUSC president, and he in turn will introduce Coaches Trevor Hawkins and Homer Bell from the women's and freshmen’s squads respectively.
Managers of the different teams are expected to say a few words. Nancy Holme is debate-manager for the women, and Atkinson has taken over the managerial duties* on the varsity. Bill Figge handles the freshmen.
Several trophies for the school besides individual honors have been won by the U.S.C. debate teams although only one tournament has been entered. Two silver loving
Matzke, president, explained.
OSLO, Norway, Nov. 18—(U.P)—
Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, 73-year-ola president of the league of nations union who wishes that airplanes had never been invented, tonight was awarded the 1937 Nobel peace prize.
The award committee gave the prize to Lord Cecil for “distinguished and important Work in the league of nations” and for “promoting Parking lot workers for the U.C. peace among the nations by helping L.A.-Southern Methodist football
American agricultural produce and U. S. concessions on British manufactured and partly-manufactured goods.
The actual negotiations with the United States will be made difficult from the British standpoint by the fact that the balance of Anglo-United States trade strongly favors the United States.
United States Plans British Trade Treaty
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18— <U.E)— J Announcement by the state department that it plans to open trade treaty negotiations with the United Kingdom was seen in diplomatic circles tonight as a master political stroke in which the two great democracies serve notice on the rest of the world that they intend to strengthen their political and eco-
sWeepstakes.
Accompanied by Coach Nichols as far as Denver, Livingston and Atkinson will be gone nearly a month on their nation-wide tour that carries them to New York. Approximately 15 contests are on the schedule, besides the Western States Forensic tournament in Denver November 21 to 24.
day consideration of the interna- ■ nomic ties.
tional situation- prepared a back- j Some diplomats regarded it as an ! ground for this week’s topic, Bob indirect rebuff to the recently con-
Adams Names Parking Workers
eluded Italo-German-Japanese anticommunist rapprochement which was widely interpreted as a union of the “have nots” against the democratic “haves.”
Nakazawa To Discuss
Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid is one of the directors and Dr. Boris
JAPAN TO ACCEPT FRANCO
TOKYO. Friday. Nov. 19—'L'.P)— The foreign office spokesman said
FRENCH UNCOVER PLOT
PARIS. Friday. Nov. 19—U’Pt—
Mobile guards about the ministry ■ today that Japan soon will recog-Morkovin is“~one'“ of the ^SSiTt^t |0f /nter?°r and headquarters of the nize the Insurgent government of
1 national police today were ordered Generalissimo Francisco Franco in to shoot anyone trying to enter Spain. The date was undecided, he
without a special card or password i said, because in event Franco con- : This session will take place in the after discovery of a plot against. quers Spain, recognition would be 1 art and lecture room of Doheny Me-
directors of the American Institute of Cinematography.
Reservations for the dinner are 50 cents and must be made before noon in the cinematography office. Tickets for the eight forums are priced at $2 but students may obtain them for $1. This includes a year’s subscription to the Cinema Progress magazine.
B. Mangold, professor of sociology, and Dr. Carlton C. Rodee. associate professor of public administration, will participate in the fall meeting of the Pacific Southwest academy on the U.S.C. campus Monday afternoon.
Both men will be in the afternoon group which will discuss “Admins-tration Problems of the Social Security Act: Old Age Insurance.”
the popular front government.
“natural and logical.’
morial library.
+ + U.S.C. Organizations + +
iLe Cercle Francais
Alpha Eta Rho
Commerce Croup To Hear Thomas
Don Thomas, managing director of the All-Year club of southem board outside the French office, California, will address students of 206 Bridge, officials stated yester-the College of Commerce at an as- ■ day. sembly next Tuesday in Touchstone ' * theater, speaking on the topic, j Alpha Delta Sigma “Creating a Job for You.”
Adamantios Th Polyzoides will After a banquet which will be at-
be the speaker at a luncheon-	tended by 100 active members, a
meeting of Le Cercle Francais,	joint initiation of 40 pledges of Al-
Tuesday at 12:15 in Eli.-abeth von	pha chapter, U.S.C.. and Beta
KleinSmid hall. Those wishing to	chapter, U.C.L.A.. of Alpha Eta Rho,
attend must sign up on the bulletin	international aviation fraternity,
will take place at Mrs. Gray’s Cot-
Thomas. a nationally-known au-
Alpha Delta Sigma, national pro-
thority on tourist travel develop- " and	advertising
ment and on community advert*-■fratemltr' “	* Paging
ing. will discuss recent 'tourist deJ ceremony at a luncheon today In the
velopment In southern CalAornia Z™!' “Tl™?* 1*1 StUd'at
Alpha Kappa Della
Eighteen Trojans will become members of Alpha Kappa Delta, honorary sociolog:/ fraternity, tonight at the semi-annual initiation dinner to be held at Occidental college. Dr. M. H. Vincent, sociology professor, will preside.
the late President Wilson organize the league of nations.”
Lord Cecil is the fourth Englishman to receive the peace prize since establishment of the Nobel’ committee In 1901.
He is opposed to aviation because he believes that not even the advantages of civil flying can outweigh the horrors of aerial warfare. He often has described himself as “an incurable idealist.”
For many years he was referred to as “Britain’s Woodrow Wilson” because of his championing of the league of nations.
United States Secretary of State Cordell Hull and the Nansen refugee bureau in Geneva, which aids political exiles, had been mentioned with Lord Cecil as leading candidates for the award.
game tomorrow as announced yes- Sino-Japanese Conflict terday by Leo Adams, assistant graduate manager, are as follows:
The following men report to Eddie Oram behind Mudd hall at 9:30 a.m.: K. Watson and G. Goodrich.
The following men report behind Mudd hall at 11:30 a.m. R. Dale, C. Anderson, B. Remsen, J. Reynolds, D. Olson. A. Ronander, E. Shuey, J. Hanson, K. Olson, R. Robinson, M. Ruckenbrod, C. Dolde, F. Burke, W. Lindsay, B. Moore, B. Kirmse, J. Bogue, J. Garrett, and L. Strine.
T. K. Chang. Chinese consul in Los Angeles, and Ken Nakazawa, lecturer in Asiatic studies and educational attache of the Japanese consulate in Los Angeles, will appear on the same program at the Open Forum Breakfast club at the Roosevelt hotel at 9:45 a.m. to present both sides of the conflict between China and Japan.
Tickets may be obtained from Graham Sheldon at 904 West 28th street.
Wesley
Wesley club members have been asked to meet at 5:30 this afternoon in front of the University
and problems concerning how to look for a job. He has spent more than 18 years on sales promotion and organization work in the various sections of the United States.
The forthcoming assembly will be the third of a series of all-College of Commerce assemblies and will Serrt 3tc a Homecoming celebration, Bcoordlng to Dr. Reid L. McClung. ah fhimnt of the College of Comments h»T® been invited to attend MiHH art*.
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Union building at 12:30 p.m.
The luncheon will be held in 321 Student* Union and all active members are requested to be present.
Mu Alpha Nu
Mu Alpha Nu, honorary anthropology fraternity, w'ill visit 29 Palms
Saturday and Sunday, November 27 and 28. David Rice, president, request* that those planning to go meet him at the anthropology of-today ta make reservations.
tage inn at Westwood, next Sunday.
Dames
Bridge, refreshments, and enter-
, ,,, . +V|. nr^ar. tvna Methodist church for their trip to tainment will be the order of the	£
; the Mt. Wilson observatory to hear
day when U.S.C. Dames meet at prjday night lecture on the var-the home of Mrs. W. P. Ready, 4228 ious constellations.
Angelus Vista boulevard, this afternoon at 2 o’clock. Bridge instruction, the second lesson of a series, will be given by Mrs. Arthur W. J Nye.
Antidotes
Antidotes, Women’s pharmacy organization will meet today in 306 Science building. Plans for next week’s oandy sale and tench eon wfll be discussed
Scarab
Scarab, honorary architectural fraternity, pledged eight members last night at a meeting of alumni and chapter members at the Little Plaza cafe in Pasadena, according to Kenneth Johnson, president of the group.
The following were pledged: E. Kiliingsworth, J. Schilling, H. Olson, R. Smith, N. Deasy, R. Simms, A. Becker, and R. Chambers.
World Religion To Be Studied
Edward D. Gaylord, superintendent of the Southern California Congregational conference, will be in- j troduced to the U.S.C. campus when he takes charge of the weekly religious forum Monday afternoon at 4 p.m. in the Bowne room, Mudd hall.
The speaker will present the Congregational interpretation of the general theme. “Organized Religion Building a Better World.” The lecture will include a discussion on the place of religion in the modem world.
Sponsored by the School of Religion under Dr. Carl Sumner Knopf, these lectures will continue every Monday during the semester. Dr. Knopf invites all students, faculty members, and the general public to attend these lectures.
GERMAN HONORARY TO HEAR BANKER
Gustav Riedlin, assistant vice-president of the international banking department, Bank of America, will be the principal speaker at the initiation of new members into Phi Delta Alpha, honorary German fraternity, this evening at the Clark hotel. Mr. Riedlin will speak in his native tongue, German,
——	~~ -Kon “German-American Commercial
Relations.”
Mr. Riedlin has been active in matters pertaining to foreign trade and international relations. He served as president of the foreign trade association of southem California during 1934 and 1935. Since January, 1936, he has held the chairmanship of the foreign commerce section of the Los Angeles chamber of commerce. For the past five years he has taught classes in international banking and foreign exchange at the Los Angeles chapter of the American institute of banking.
New members to be initiated into Phi Delta Alpha, according to Bodo Kirchhoff, president of the organization, are Jane Hall. Mary Jane
Ellis, Margaret Braun, Helen Lieber,
Hall To Leave For Meeting
Fred Hall, interfratemity council president, will leave today to attend the three-day national interfrater-nity council conference in New York City November 25, 26, and 27. The conference, an annual affair, is attended by representatives of all national fraternities and undergraduate councils of the United States.
“This is the first time that the University of Southem California has been represented at the eastern meeting, and I am very glad to see Hall make the trip,” Dr. Francis M. Bacon, counselor of men, said in comment. "These conferences are usually successful and frequently offer the delegates inspiration to meet the current problems which arise in connection with undergraduate activities.”
Discussion at the meeting is expected to center around the problems encountered by the undergraduate council and possible methods of strengthening council activities.
As interfratemity councU president, Hall has been leading a drive to reduce the number of organizations on the U.S.C. campus and to concentrate their efforts and activities. He indicated his belief that he will be able to obtain several ideas at the conference which will prove applicable to local activities.
Raubenheimer Coes to Denver
Dr. Albert S. Raubenheimer, deal of the College of Letters, Arts, ant Sciences, and director of the educational program, left the university late Wednesday night to represent Dr. R. B. von KleinSmid at a meeting of educators gathered in Denver, Colo.
Called by the national administrators of the NYA student aid program, educators will convene from 11 western states to meet November 19 and 20. Hans regarding the future of NYA aid wlll be formulated and recommendations for continuance of the present method of student help will be made at that time.
Among the educators present from California will be Dr. C. S. Morris, president of San Mateo Junior college; Dr. A. C. Roberts, president of San Francisco state college; and Dr. E. R. Hedrick, vice-president and provost of the Uni-
John Hammel, Kenneth Ahl, George I versity of California at Los An-Smisor, and Lillian Palm berg. ' geles.