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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1939
NUMBER 101
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Igssia Joins Alliance
gi Democracies
f0I Slop Hiller' Drive
~W March 20——Re* . informants told the United - today It wa* "understood" OK Soviet government had re-javorably to a reported Brlt-Ud French proposal for "Joint s by European powers lnter-~ln checking aggression ln luiope.'
Informants said that the So-jwmment had suggested con-of a conference at which Britain. Prance, Rumania, -4 Turkey and possibly other would be represented.
IN FORMATIVE stage guarded language used by the -ts was taken to mean that b the British-French-Sovlet nations are in a formative ind that no agreement on de-Mim been reached, ras taken for granted that ii willing to enter an anti-bloc, but only if conditions rtl lay down are met by Lon-|ri
i farther Indication of the trend a* Russian policy was seen In '■--hot. in the newspaper Isves-i the two notes delivered yes-17 to the German ambassador thich Moscow refused to rec-3 Germany’s protectorate over :<* and Slovakia and condemn-Hungary's invasion ot Carpatho-(Ruthenla).
QUOTED to the texts of the dip-txchanges was a statement 3 as ‘editorial comment’’ nad:
developments in Central naturally draw tremendous 3 to our country. The of th* Soviet Union are of their freedom and the of thetr socialist fatherland, they vigilantly follow every-feat goes on ln the capitalist which encircle ms.
HENCE REFUSED ■Thr Soviet people cannot remain «rait when aggressive Fascism heavy blows to one of the most teed and peace-loving peoples torope—the Czechoslovaks. MMviness, violence, and ag-— are raging ln Central Eur-md the sympathiea of the free ■® people naturally belong to victims of aggression — the _ \ Slovaks and Ruthenlans, as "u the German people who art tnng under the yoke of exploit-
rom Plans ongs' Debut
on the Wall” and “Bolt toe Blue.’’ songs written by
ii Ui0 01 8111 zlma. ouy
Srty, and Jimmy Talcott, will wed over a national radio net-the first time at the Junior 1 next Friday night.
aongs, which were written « varsity show, wlll be played , Pendarvis and hia orches-ilrt k!*5 tended that the songs be only for the varsity show *y have proved so popular *n* Crosby, crooner, has
uu! w1*1* them 88 800,1 as they Wished, according to the com-
Wood. chairman for the announced last night that of ceremonies would be *ho wrote lhe Krl t
“* Prom.
Varied Stage Techniques Employed In Production Of Dover Road'
By Kay Cogswell Stage designers and constructors for "Dover Road ” three-act play to be presented Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings in Touchstone theater by the S.C. Play Productions department, have employed new stage-craft techniques to further enhance the setting for the AA. Milne comedy, according to Henry Kehler, stage manager.
Following the modem tendency of presenting a well-designed set regardless of the side-line visibility, the scenery designed by Dr. Virginia Roediger, supervising director of the Play Productions department, and Henry Kehler, has been constructed using levels extensively.
With this method of construction, the sets are built straight back, instead of the regulation diminishing J up-stage. By this innovation, the ' playing space has been considerably enlarged. The pillar on the stage which has been a troublesome ob- I ject in the past has been conveniently concealed within the scenery.
ENGLISH DRAWING ROOM SET
Under the direction of Mary Betty French, construction manager, the Touchstone stage has been transformed into the drawing room of an English country manor of the Queen Ann and lath century periods.
The set is composed of half paneling and half timber work, with interesting color effects employed.
The green carpet on the floor blends artistically with the tapestry of the Chippendale furniture. The brown walnut is caught by the paneling and combined with creme wails and gold hangings. The entire room is given a glowing appearance by the fire-light and the sun streaming in through the paned glass window. For the first time, the Play Productions group is using footlights to make the performance more effective.
SCENERY IS DIGNIFIED
“Far more time has been spent ln the completion of the stage sets th m in the past,” Kehler said, ’’because the set determines the mood of the show. The scenery is dignified and the informality is presented through the costuming and characterisation."
Members of the stage-craft class who are responsible for scenery include Mary Betty French, Ruth Bernstein, Whitney Alexander, and Richard NeaL
Daily Trojan
Survey
Commences
In order that the Daily Trojan may conform more nearly to the desires of all the students, and of the faculty as well, the editorial board, with the help of some 20 staff helpers, is starting today to circulate a survey designed to discover the prevalent student and faculty criticisms of the paper as it is now managed.
Five hundred questionnaires are being circulated by the 20 interviewers, who will be getting their information between today and Monday noon. An effort will be made to Interview students of as many special Interests as possible, by dividing the campus Into such groups as classes, colleges, organizations, and sex.
Results of the survey wiii be used by staff executives in modifying the present organization and content of the paper, if such a need ls indicated.
S.C.Squadron To Receive Air Trophy
As the result of Its 26-18 victory over San Diego State college Saturday, Alpha Eta Rho, aviation fraternity, will receive a perpetual trophy, to be presented to the winners at the organisation's noon meeting today in the social room of Elisabeth von KleinSmid hall.
The trophy was donated by San Diego State college officials.
Guest speakers at today’s meeting include Stan Wilson, assistant manager of Pacific Aeromotive service plant, and James E. Bassett, aviation editor of the Los Angeles Times.
Wilson will discuss the Importance of the proper maintenance of aeronautical equipment, while general field aviation, from the eyes of a writer, will receive the attention of Bassett.
Saturday’s meet the 10th anniversary of Alpha Eta Rho, and was the first time the two colleges had met in competition.
Troy’s winning squadron was composed of Captain Dick Owen, Doug Bothwell. Bill Flannagan, Tom So-mermeler, Jack Goodwin, Bob Mc-Michael, and Larry Shapiro.
Panel To Sift Campus Life
Fraternity Scholarship Will Be Discussed by Round Table Group
A round table discussion on fraternity scholarship sponsored by the Interfratemity council will be held Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock ln the social hall of the Student Union.
Problems relative to scholarship and fraternity life will be treated by a panel group. Questions will then be thrown open for general discussion by those who attend. Typical of the subjects to be treated are the values of enforced study, the matter of tutoring before an examination, and similar topics.
Bill Alnley, member of Slgma Chl fratemity, is ln charge of arrangements for the conference. Those who will be members of the panel group are Fred Hall, Phi Kappa Tau; Douglas Bothwell, Slgma Alpha Epsilon; Michael MacBan, Phl Sigma Kappa; Ernest Schultz, Sigma Chl; and Ainley.
Those who will attend the conference beside fraternity members are Dean Francis M. Bacon and alumni advisors of the various fraternities.
S.C. Graduate Atkinson Heads Bloc
SACRAMENTO, March 20 (UP) —Hearing on a proposed oil production control act will be held tomorrow morning by the Assembly Oil Industries committee, commemorated j chairman Maurice Atkinson, D., I M| ~ Long Beach, announced tonight.
The bill, authored by Atkinson, provides for regulation of the oil industry by a commission composed of the governor, or a practical oil man selected by him, the director of finance and the director of natur.I resources.
Gomperz Will Speak Today
Viennese Professor To Give Fourth Lecture In Philosophy Series
"It is often difficult for a reader to determine with precision the meaning of a speaker or writer, and particularly of an ancient text or document,” explained Dr. Heinrich Gomperz, in referring to the lecture he will give ln Bowne hall at 4:15 p.m. today.
His topic, entitled "Methods of Interpretation," wUl be based on his yet unpublished text. "Interpretation. Logical Analysis of a Method of Historical Research.”
Dr. Gomperz, visiting professor of philosophy from Vienna, will give the fourth lecture ln the “Living Interests in Philosophy” series, which ls sponsored by the School of Philosophy every Tuesday afternoon. FAMILIARITY NECESSARY
"The more familiar the interpreter is with the author and his age, the more will he feel sure of grasping his meaning Intuitively,” Dr. Gomperz .elaborated, "but nevertheless he will very often go wrong."
Scientific methods are necessary to check the reader s Intuitions, he added. He may “look out for passages ln which the author explains himself; but often the author ls Interested in explaining away what he had really meant to say.
“He may inquire how the text was understood by others; but unfortunately, those who were close to the author and were more likely to have understood him correctly wlll also be more likely to have been biased for or against him,” he added.
TWO METHODS NAMED
Dr. Gomperz enumerated the two safest methods, which are, "To suppose that an author used a term or phrase in the same sense ln which he or his contemporaries used it, or to scrutinize the context to find out what meaning best fits ln. This, however, presupposes that the author is always logical and consistent, which, perhaps he was not."
Adding this caution, Dr. Gomperz concluded, “Even scientific Interpretation can never attain to absolute certitude and must rest satisfied with a reasonable degree of probability."
LECTURER IS AUTHOR
Author of many books published in German, Dr. Gomperz has had articles published ln the International Journal of Ethics and the British Journal of Philosophy, and has given the Howlson lecture for 1937 at the University of California at Berkeley. He came to the United States ln 1934.
He has been affiliated with the School of Philosophy at S.C. since 1934, and was honored ln 1938 by receiving his LL.D. degree from B.C.
BENES SPIKES RUMORS
CHICAGO, March 30— <I’.P>— Ex-President Eduard Benes of Czechoslovakia today spiked Internationally circulated reports that a provisional Czech government, with himself as head of lt, was being set up ln this country.
College of Commerce Students Meet Today To Nominate Officers
For the double purpose of nominating officers and seeing
a film Illustrating modern sales methods, College of Commerce students will gather In Touchstone theater this morning at 9 o’clock. All classes ln commerce wlll be dismissed to permit attendance at the assembly.
--* Presented by E. J. Murphy, dls-
_ _ _ |	I trlct sales manager of the Dicta-
Ur) D 11 ^ w -j4- p c 1 phone Corporation of America, the ■ ' ' LIC V ul « “ j sound motion plcturt. which will oc-j cupy the first part of the program, j will show how to sell and how not to sell, according to Dick Keefe, College of Commerce president.
Murphy, who will comment on the film, is a past president of the Pacific Advertising Clubs association and has been active In the [ movement to organize Junior divisions of the organization.
1 SALES METHODS SHOWN
Used to Instruct men ln the sale J of dictaphones, the motion picture J shows one salesman going through I the correct process of making con-I tact, approaching his customer, explaining the product and its use, and closing the sale. It will then I show another salesman doing the J same work Incorrectly, j Following the picture and explanation by Murphy, Dick Keefe wlll i preside over a nomination assembly. CANDIDATES LISTED | Candidates who have submitted petitions for College of Commerce offices Include Robert Herton, pres-
Dates Divided For Campaign
W.O. Douglas To Tribunal
Speedy Approval Of President's Nominee Expected by Senate
WASHINGTON, March 20— (I’.PI— The name of William Orville Douglas, hard hitting chairman of the securities and exchange commission. New Dealer and apostle of financial honesty, was sent to the senate today as President Roosevelt's fourth nominee to the supreme court.
Administration lieutenants predicted that the tail, sandy-haired, 40-year-old liberal, who succeeds to the seat vacated by the retirement of Associate Justice Louis D. Bran-del*, will be confirmed speertOy although some western senators re-
gretted that Mr. Roosevelt did not i{jen^. Virginia Bigg, vice-president;
name a man from their part of the country.
LIFE TRACED
Douglas, resident of Connecticut, was born ln the West but left there when a young man.
Senator Henry F. Ashurst, D., Arizona, chairman of the senate Judiciary committee, promptly appointed a subcommittee comprised of Senators Carl A. Hatch, D„ New Mexico; William H. King, D., Utah; I Pat McCarran, D., Nevada; Joseph j
C.	O’Mahoney, D., Wyoming, Wtl- j liam E. Borah, R„ Idaho; and John j A. Danaher, R.. Connecticut, to con- j aider the appointment.
CHOICE OPPOSED
Kin£ and Senator Alva B. Adams. |
D.,	Colorado, had Importuned the J president to appoint some one from the far East, pointing out that that area has not been represented since the retirement of Justices Willis van DeVanter and George Sutherland.
New Deal sympathizers, however, were unanimous ln praising the nomination, and hailed lt ts strengthening the court's liberal majority. They said that Mr. Roosevelt's four appointees—Douglas, Felix Frankfurter, Hugo L. Black, and Stanley F. Reed—along with Liberal Justice Harlan F. Stone, probably will combine with Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes and Owen J, Roberts, generally described as “mlddle-of-the-roaders,” to assume liberal decisions.
and John May Jr., treasurer. There was no petitioner for secretary.
These candidates wlll be nominated, along with any others who may be named from the floor.
Mlss Bigg, Herton, and May are requested by Keefe to report back stage at 9 a.m.
Stray Creeks Will Meet For Discussion of Dance
The Stray Oreeks of S.C. will meet tomorrow during assembly period in the office of Dr. Pearle Al-kln-Smith, counselor of women, to discuss the dance which the organization will sponsor at the Santa Monica Beach club Friday, March 31, according to Betty Stewart, chairman.
Music Hour Will Feature Mozart Work
Illustrating It* composer's lighter style of writing ln the classical vein, "Eine Klelne Nachtmuslk" by Mozart will open the Listening Hour program tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. ln Bovard auditorium.
In contrast to this form of writing wtll be "Festivals" by Debussy, the French composer of the impressionistic school of composition. Following a viola sonata by the English composer, Delius, the popular rhumba movement from MacDonald's symphony wlll conclude the program.
While the program ls devoted to shorter numbers, each one ls an example of the development of musical compolstlon, and haul been requested by those students who attend the program regularly each week. The most outstanding of the group ls the MacDonald "Rhumba,” an excellent modem work, brilliant ln orchestral coloring and rhythm, and chosen as this week's representative of modern American composition.
Jones Heads Speech Croup
Gordon Jeffers Elected Secretary of Honorary; Pledges Initiated
Ed Jones was chosen president of Delta Slgma Rho, national honorary speech fraternity, at elections held last night at the home of Dr. Alan Nichols, Trojan debate coach. Assisting him wlll be Gordon Jeffers, ln the office of secretary.
Ten men were initiated at the meeting: Bill Barton, Tom Dutcher, Bob Feder, Dave Ooldberg, Art Guy. Blll Huyck, Gordon Jeffers, Ed Jones, Richard Richards, and Clifford Royston.
"Delta Slgma Rho is the foremost national speech fraternity, having some 70 chapters throughout the country," said Bill Barton, manager of the varsity debate squad. He also explained the requisites of membership, "representation of the university on the debating platform, high scholarship, and general leadership abUlty."
Managers Set Pre-Election Rally Limits
After considering a proposal to eliminate the traditional type of campaign meeting entirely and to have ln its place one big political rally for all candidates, managers of Uie six aspirants to the three top ASSC offices divided up dates for gatherings when they met ln the student body president's office yesterday afternoon.
Each manager decided to limit the number of his pre-election powwows to one, and the following schedule was drawn up by Dave i Keller, commissioner of elections: PROGRAM SCHEDULED Thursday. March 23, 7 to 9 p.m.— Meeting for Virginia Conzelman, candidate for vice-president, managed by Harry Smith.
Friday, March 24. 3 to & p.m.— I Meeting for Barbara Morton, can-| dldate for vice-president, managed by Jim Hastings Monday, March 27, 3 to & p.m.— Meeting for Esther Morrison, candidate for secretary, managed by Blll Flood.
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Cil!X‘UbUlon h»u* College Fine Arts.
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senate chambers. ggWjaih, club—B:50 a m,
lM “‘on **i«l hall, kifem	"“b-2 30 pm,
tl1** «*tal hall. *n«^~1JS0 pm ’ Ellsa-
KleinSmid hall.
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United States Condemns New German Conquest
WASHINGTON, March 20—(U P.)—The United 8tates today formally condemned Germany’s military conquest of Czechoslovakia and emphasized Its displeasure by moving to enact “measures short of war” to support the European democracies In their opposition to Nasi aggression.
Acting Secretary of State Sumner *
reply to a formal note handed to Welles Friday by German Charge d Affaires Hans Thomsen notifying this country of the Nazi action.
A few hours earlier Welles ordered Wilbur J. Carr, United States minister to Czechoslovakia, to close the Prague legation while the commerce department ordered its com-
Debaters Start Year's Final Meet
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Trojans Will Vie For Honors At Forensic Tourney * * *
Four Schools Compete At Conclave
Launching their last concerted drive for honors this year in tournament debating, Trojan debaters Captain Thomas Dutcher and David Goldberg began competition yesterday at the Pacific Forensic league tournament where they are vying with Stanford, Oregon, and Washington at a three-day conclave.	*
In place of debate, the forensic promptu events, and to do its best representatives of these colleges and ^ rep,.at last year's success in universities have adopted the prob- gtockton, where it was awarded first lem solving technique of discussion piHce in oratory and extempe and ln an effort to seek out a method second place in debate.
Phi Nu Delta Pledges Nine Members
Through a misunderstanding between a Dally Trojan reporter and the fraternity, the spring semester pledge list of Phl Nu Delta, recently organized local fraternity, was omitted from the story ln yesterday’s paper. The new pledges are Walter Nass, Walter Lach, Stanley Budarz, Nicholas Gleboff, Hale Burdick. Bill Maeger. Dick Simpson, P te Taylor, and Harry Schoenborn.
Vincent Talks On Sweden Tomorrow
A comprehensive survey of Sweden’s present economic system will be outlined by Dr. Melvin J. Vincent, professor of sociology, at tomorrow's Wednesday lecture, when he speaks on the subject, "The Swedish Cooperative Movement."
Dr. Vincent, who traveled extensively ln central Europe during his recent sabbatical tour, made a study of the cultural trends of the Scandinavian peninsula, and wlll describe his observations on recent political and economic aspects of European governments.
KEEFE MANAGES HERWEG
Monday. March 27. 7 to 9 p.m — Meeting for Helen Herweg, candi-
Dave Keller, commissioner of elections, yesterday warned all students who expect to run for any college or school office that they must be nominated and have their petition filed with him before 3 p.m. Wednesday to Insure having their name on the ballot. Tuesday, March 28. 3 to I p.m.—
date for secretary, managed by Dick
Keefe.
Meeting for Floyd Cunningham, candidate for president, managed by Ed Jones.
Tuesday, March 28, 7 to 9 p.m.— Meeting for Michael MacBan, candidate for president, managed by Dick Barton.
DANCING PERMITTED
Dancing wlll he permitted at all afternoon meetings and at two of the evening meetings — those of Thursday and Tuesday nights.
The suggestion to eliminate Individual parleys and adopt the combined meeting was given lengthy consideration and approved by all ln attendance as a highly acceptable plan for the future, but waa discarded because several of the managers already had made plans and arranged for entertainment.
Service Unit Initiates Ten
Ten new members were initiated into Alpha Phi Omega, service fraternity, at the formal ceremony which was conducted last Sunday afternoon. The members are: Roy Moser, Jack Laury, Harold Hoober, I Lucius Swanson. Jack Beard, John Tiie speaker plans to give a de- LoWe Lawrence McClure, Bob Mey-talled description of Sweden's “Co- Dr t. Best, and Blll Tackoshwl. operatives.'' or the present move- Members will meet at 7:30 o'clock ment of combined ownership of lonjght gt the Pi Kappa Alpha economic ventures. The lecture is holwe wh*re they will hear a lec-scheduled for the Doheny library (ure by pr0( Bell page of the geol-art and lecture room at 4:30 p.m. Qgy departm(>nt on . The Aspects of tomorrow,	j ae„iOBy in Southern California.”
WHITMAN JUBILANT
WALLA WALLA. Wash., March 20 j —(HP)—Whitman college authorities and students were JubUant tonight over the nomination of one of their alumni, William Orville Douglas, as associate Justice of U>e 1 U. S. supreme court.
Todays
War Flag Presented S.C. For Hall of Nations
Welles, on behalf of President Roosevelt and the nation, dispatched a formal nole of protest to the German embassy here in which he was understood to have 1 reiterated his denunciation of the j Nazi government's “wanton lawlessness” in dismembering the postwar republic.	-----— *•—|---- '	____
The note, which wil) be made mercial attache at the Czech capl-public today reporudly Informed tai to close his olflce, thus virtually Germany Uiat Uie United Stales shutting off all trade Intercourse cannot recognize the legality of Uie with Germany and »U new Wrri-Ctecli seizure. It was drafted ln torial acquisitions.
All varsity, women, snd freshmen debaters must see the debate ananager al II a.m. today, al which time the details of the PK.D. tournament will be given.
of "Preserving Peace for the United Slates." Goldbeig, Dutcher, and Robert Crawford wlll also be out to capture first place honors ln oratory and extemporaneous speaking.
The entire squad of varsity, freshmen, and women debaters will trek U> Pasadena on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday to participate ln the western province Pi Kappa Delt* tournament, which wlll sponsor de
On Saturday, March 25, the team of Clifford Royston and Blll Barton wUl leave for Washington, DC, to attend Uie Delta Sigma Rho congress of speech. Sponsored by this oldest honorary forensic fraternity ln the United 8tates, the congress wlll function similarly to the congress of the United States Royston will represent a member of tiie congressional committee on neutrality and Barton wlll study labor problems on a committee designed to consider the national la-i bor relations act.
Organ Program
The following numbers will be played by Prof. Archibald Sessions on today's organ program ln Bovard auditorium:
BUk Chants .......Selb Bingham
This excerpt ts interpreted by Seth Bingham, New Jersey organist, in a footnote which says, “Over against the deserted farm house stands a gnarled and loug-
An American flag which once flew over a hospital ln Symr- neglected cherry tree, visited only na to protect Its Inmates from attacks by the Greeks will soon by the robin. hang in the Hallof Nations of the Administration building « ‘‘‘llll«
The flag was presented to the university by Mrs. Edna Pratt, ; h<.illon
whose husband, Dr. Armstrong C. Pratt,.was in charge of the	^ miaut......Cti* ft*»<k
American hospital at Smyrna, «r
which ls now known f,s Izmir, when j After Dr Pratt left Smyrna, he J the Greeks were attempting to take took the flag to Ktirakolis, Armen- | over Turkish territory following the ia, where it wus flown over the j World War.	children’s hospital.
Dr. Pratt raised the flag above. The llag itself is the regulation | the hospital on March 15. 1919 Lat- i American flag but lt has become
and soiled from
er he was credited with stopping a somewhat faded » _	massacre of the Oreeks by the use. Il wUl take its place in the
I On the return trip this team wlll Turks when they were in the mldsi Hall of Nations wiUi some of the meet with nine universities includ- of a drive. He threatened to solicit j other gift* of historical Interest lng Tulane Texas Christian, Vir- Uie aid of foreign battleships lying which have been presented to the
The ’Three Clioials” are usually regarded as Ceaar Franck's best organ essay*. They reflect the French school or organ music which has shown brilliance and vitality since Its foundation was laid by Franck. The “Three Chorals" are developments of the large variations form of the later Beethoveu. The third one, tn A minor, has a hymn-like character as Its chief subject.
bate, oratory, extempe, and lm- gUua Union, and Louisiana Bute, j at anchor in the harbor nearby.
i institution.