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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, MAY 1, 1939
NUMBER 125
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>hi Beta Delta louse Looted Phantom'
mysterious ‘Fraternity Phantom.” believed to be the thief implicated in the recent burglary wave of S.C. riu A^Cmity and sorority houses, successfully engineered an-,r lob last Saturday night, as the Phl Beta Delta house. West 30th street, was looted of approximately $275. Al-no actual cash was taken
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the room of the only two vic-Ttd Abrams and Seymour stid tmount was stolen ln ni luggage camera supplies, jeielry
t burglar, entering the house -m t and 11 p m., attempted -to entrance into every room tound them all locked except of Abrams and Miller.
watches taken
lUy uninterested tn ar-Ihit might be hard to dispose g* thief confined his loot ty to suits, two wrist watches, tamer as, a suit case, and articles. He left a type-ind a projector.
Amoving picture camera, be-to Abrams, was the most item taken. The case, which antully removed, was taken headquarters to be ex-tor fingerprints.
ROBBED twice marked the second time that a sophomore ln clnematog-has been burglarized at S.C. rear a $260 camera was stolen him while he was a guest at boring fraternity house. This the seventh fratemity-sorority on the Trojan campus within list year, Saturday's loot was largest in the recent wave, tough Investigating officers trying to link the burglary the six previous ones. Detective it Jennings, university diexpressed the possibility of y's job being the work of a muscling in." Jennings that Saturday’s burglary dif-sllghtly from recent ones in the thief showed little interest g money but preyed nn val-srtldes and person11 oclong-
i Sigma
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pledges of Phi Sigma, na-
1	honorary biological fraternal be formally Initiated at a rSHto be given on Friday, May the Foyer of Town and Gown, •ddition to the initiation cere-lormal installation of new - elected at the April 14 < wlll be conducted. The Phi scholarship medal, awarded Jear to the student who has he most outstanding work the past year, will be pre-The winner of the award •nnounced at the banquet, officers who will be installed office are: Robert Knowles,
Charles Lockhart, vice-tn,: v»loris Layne, secretary;
- Qravelle, treasurer. j*rs of Phi Sigma are chosen "Wenu enrolled in the dlvl-" "*°*°*'ca 1 sciences, which in-~ departments of bacterl-’Mlc«y, and botany.
u«t Committee Convene Today
College of Commerce ban-“Bunittee is asked by Dick
flOuTf,41 , halrman- meet ®°H*8e at 2 30 p m.
»,!*. °! Ul« committee who ^ to attend are Bob ^wordinatlon; Warren He-
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Debaters Defeat Redlands
Royston, Barton Win Pacific Coast Title At Pasadena Tourney
Capturing their third debate j championship for the year, Clifford [ Royston and Bill Barton defeated a Redlands team at Pasadena Fri-| day to claim the title of champions j of the Pacific coast at the Pi Kappa j Delta tournament.
Although the pair had gone nine | rounds of competition about a j month ago. they had to depart for j a tour of the south before debating ] off the tie for first with Redlands. VICTORIES LISTED j While on tour, Royston and Bar-j ton defeated such schools as Wash-I lngton State, Arizona, College of Pacific, Utah. Redlands, and others. Royston, with three debate championships to his credit, leaves the J squad this year through graduation. On one trip to Washington, DC., he made a speech before the student congress on "Neutrality," which was hailed as one of the most moving speeches given at the meeting. Barton accompanied Royston on the trip to the east.
In their victory over Redlands. Earl Bolton and Robert Crawford engaged the team of Bill Roskam and Carl Burness before the entire student boy of Redlands. PROGRAM WAS ‘SUCCESS’ Redlands has announced that due to the success of thia program yearly debate schedules are being planned and maintained.
Another debate team left recently to compete in the fifth annual Pacific Coast speech tourney. Thomas Dutcher and David Ooldberg, championship Trojan debaters, made the trip to Palo Alto.
Campus Clubs Schedule Party For Foreigners
Foreign students at B.C. .Will be entertained by three campus groups pha Kappa Psi, the Better Business on May 12 at 7:30 in the home of
Paul Cadman Will Speak At Banquet
‘Government, Business’ Will Be Theme Of Commerce Evenl
Dr. Paul E. Cadman of the American Research foundation will be the principal speaker at the 18th annual commerce banquet to be given by the College of Commerce next Friday evening, in the Foyer of Town and Gown.
In conjunction with the banquet theme, "The Relationship of Government to Business," Dr. Cadman will speak on "The National Income and Deficit Financing.” ARMSTRONG WILL SPEAK
Other speakers on the program will be Paul Armstrong, president of the California Fruit Growers exchange. who will talk on "The Governmental Agricultural Program." and Dr. Paul Ivey, S.C. professor of merchandising, who will speak on "Some of the Problems of Getting a Job Under Present Business and Governmental Conditions.”
Leading business men of the southland are to be honored guests at the banquet, which is planned to increase cooperation and understanding between the leaders in commerce and Industry and the senior students of the College of Commerce.
AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN
A number of awards and prices
for outstanding achievement will be announced during the evening.
Among them will be awards presented by Alpha Kappa Psi, Beta Alpha Psl, Delta Slgma Pi. the Purchasing Agents association, the American Management association. Phi Chi Theta. Secretarial club, Al-
Sixteen Literary Critics Accept Invitations To Apolliad Program
Sixteen critics from the literary and fine arts world to I date have accepted Invitations to be judges at the 15th annual Apolliad program in Touchstone theater May 6.
Chairman Tacie Hanna Rew of the School of Speech today was completing arrangements for the reception of the
I guests, which will be augmented by , ---
a welcoming banquet by Dr. and Charles Dillon, former managing I Mrs. Rufus B. von KleinSmid.	editor of the Kansas City Star;
! Winning entries in the fields of Mrs. Dorothy Countryman Dorr j literature, music, and dancing have 1 president of the Southern California I already been selected, with Judging ! poetry society; Mrs. J. C. Frye.
! in the divisions of painting, sculp- ! newspaper woman and past presl-ture, architecture, ceramics, and 1 dent of the Southern California jewelry to be completed this week Press club; Prof. Paul Hunter, well-An exhibition, containing works of known architect; Ted Magee. S.C. more than 120 students, from which graduate formerly associated with the winning entries are selected, the San Diego 8un, Toledo News-ls now on exhibition In the show J Bee. United Press, and Fortune room of the College of Architecture : magazine.
| and Fine Arts.	Barse Miller, art instructor for-
I Six tickets to the invitational merly with the Chouinard art insti-j Apolliad program may be obtained tute of Los Angeles; James Nell by all winning competitors at the North, editor of the poetry maga-
Britain To Arm
Beta Sig Omicron Tops Sororities
Alderney With 1.66 Average
I School of Speech office, 119 Old College. All students submitting entries this year and In former yeara may also receive an invitation.
The liat of guest critics for the creative arts program Includes the following; Mis* Lillian Barkley of the Columbia studio short subjects department; Clara Barringer, script writer at Paramount studio; William De Mille, founder and past president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
zlne, Silhouettes; Matt Welnstock, "Town Talk" columnist ln the Los Angeles Daily News; Dr. Margaret Richter, author and poetess.
Vash Young, lecturer, philosopher, and author of “Let's 8tart Over Again,” "No Thank You," "The Go-Given," “Be Kind to Yourself,” and "A Fortune to Share."
Mlss Marlon Ralston, composer-pianlst; and Ellis Levy, viollnist-composer, associated with the St. Louis and Cleveland symphony orchestras.
University Will Entertain College-Bound Students
High school seniors and junior college students from Fresno to San Diego—and even from Calexico—will flock to the university Saturday to attend the 11th annual conference or advisement day for acquainting possible university or college-bound young people with higher education procedure and
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Thlrty-slx different departments of the university will conduct meetings for the visitor*. Deans and directors of the various schools and _	.	colleges will lead open talk, start-
326 southern Cal fornia school*. In ,ng >t 10 ,0 a m . then lateral 11:30
More than 1100 visitors are expected on campus for the event as invitation* have been mailed through the coordination office to
the past the affair ha* drawn over
will receive individual* for private
1000 delegate* and thi. year it I* j con„ulutlofl lt u h d that expected attendance record, will be through theM. meetlng, raluable ad_
broken
An all-day program, running from 8 o'clock ln the morning until late ln the afternoon, has been arranged. Highlight of the day's event* wlll be a complimentary
vice a* to future work may be provided—regardless as to whether or not the student may have Intention* of attending S.C.
In the afternoon at 2 o'clock one of the most interesting and popu<
Girl, and the Foreign Trade club.
Tickets are now on sale at $1 for students and $1.25 for business men and other outsiders. The affair will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Commerce Croup To View Pictures Of Exposition
Colored motion pictures of the San Francisco exposition will be shown to commerce students at an assembly today at 11:35 a.m. ln Touchstone theater, Old College.
The film will be shown by Frank Peterson, representative of the exposition. who will also lecture to the group. Dr. Reid L. McClung, dean of the College of Commarce, will also address the students. Dr. McClung is scheduled to speak on the purpose and Importance of the College of Commerce banquet which is to be given next Friday.
Peterson ls the chief of the speakers bureau of the exposition and in that capacity has given more than 3000 speeches, most of them In northern California and states.
Mrs. A. B. McCallister. ISIS North Kenmore avenue. This will be the first affair to be given ln honor of foreign-born Trojans this semester. I The party ls sponsored Jointly | by Elmer Hyde, president of International Relations club; Jose Ca-| ceres, president of the Cosmopoll-1 tan club; and Gene Zechmeister, j president of Alpha Phl Omega. Carlos Munoz will ut as chairman of I the arrangement committee.
| ‘‘Arrangements will be mad* to ' supply free transportation for any foreign women students who wish to | attend the party,” announces Mrs. j H. E. Norton, president of the Interfraternity Mothers' elub, who wlll i be one of the hostesses, i Women student* who intend to attend the party ire requested to sign application* for transportation today, tomorrow, or Wednesday in Dean Francis M Bacon's office during assembly hour.
luncheon at 12:30 p.m. ln the Foyer | iar features of the annual day—a of Town snd Gown.	j scientific exhibit and demonstra-
Reglstration and recepUon of stu- ' tions of laboratory apparatus—will dents commences at 9 am. By 9:30 j be open ln the men's gymnasium.
o'clock these representatives of southland schools will have *s«e.n-bled ln Bovard auditorium to hear a welcoming address by Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid and to be lntro-
Last year at least 3000 persons attended the exhibit during Its two-day stand. Thl* year the gymnasium will be open Friday afternoon for benefit of Southern California
duced to various faculty members student* and the public. Others who will later lead them ln dis- } may also see the exhibits and de-
cussion groups.
| monatratlon* on Saturday.
ROTARY CLUB HEARS HENLEY
Dr. William Ballentine Henley, director of coordinations, was guest speaker at a Rotary club convention Thursday and Friday on Catalina Island. He addressed the several hundred delegates on the sub-other Ject. "Individual Responsibilities ln I a Democracy ."
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Special Events Scheduled For Football Jamboree
Special personalities, special entertainment, and special | steaks will be the features of the sixth annual Jamboree of j the combined Los Angeles Trojan club and Trojaneers of the j Wilshire Bowl tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock, according to Lewis Gough, director of the general alumni association.
Ed .vard Arnold, film actor and -Trojan rooter, will act as chairman at the jamboree. Master of ceremonies will be Braven Dyer, sports commentator. The entertainment will be furnished by Phil Harris and his orchestra, and Sherrill Cohen,
B.C. alumnus and manager of the ]
Orpheum theater. They will present j a floor show of five original acta which have been rehearsed with j Phil Harris, and especially prepared P in , 322 Stu- | for the occasion.
During the program the Elmer P.	....
Bromley trophy, a large mantle nually at the termlnaUon of spring - Pm., Delta clock, will be presented to the Tro- football practice All banquet reaer-house, 3920 West J*n athlete who has scored highest j vation. are now sold out Clougn in the 1939 football knowledge con- said. He requests that the member!
' - 7 P«, social hail last	1 u‘* football team *ign up un-
V<* Kkuismid hall. ' | Previous meetings of the jamboree mediately in hi* offtc*. 406 Student have been successful, according to	today.
S.C. Radio Staff Will Broadcast Enoch Arden'
The "eternal triangle” of two men in love wtth the same girl, and the ensuing consequences of such a triangle 1* the plot of the play, "Enoch Arden,” to be given thl* afternoon at 3:30 o'clock by the S.C. radio staff over station KRKD.
Enoch Arden, played by Ben Marshall, always followed the sea until he fell in love with Annie, played by Helolse Siiev-llng But his first love proves too strong, and he leaves his family to go to sea again. The other man, Phillip Ray, played by Bob Benson, has an important part ln the following out of the story.
The play, written by Alfred L. Tennyson, was adapted for radio presentation by Hannah Laaarow, member of the radio staff.
Art Exhibits Open Today
The paintings of Paul Sample, former professor In the College of Architecture and Fine Art*, will be | placed on exhibition today, according to Dean Arthur C. Weatherhead of the college.
Sample is now head of the art department at Dartmouth college. "He haa been given a free hand with hia student*,'' remarks Dean Weatherhead, “and can teach them hi* own methods that have won 1 for him so many national honors.”
In Los Angeles, Bample took an honorary award ln the ISth annual exhibit by the California Water Color assoc iation He has taken first and second prizes at gallery exhibits In New York and elsewhere, accord-i lng to Dean Weatherhead.
England Will Make 'Second Gibraltar’
Out of Small Island
LONDON. April JO—	Great
Britain tonight was understood to have ordered the fortification of Alderney, northernmost of the channel islands, as a "second Gibraltar" designed to trap the German fleet In the North sea ln the event of war.
Simultaneously, diplomat* heard that Britain and Turkey had perfected a secret plan to resist any Italian aggression at the eastern end of the Mediterranean and further bolster Europe's armed "peace front.”
FEARS CENTEREIi ON SEA
The developments Indicated that Britain's immediate fears are centered on the Mediterranean—already crowded with the warships of Oermany, Italy, Britain, and France— although a grave view 1* taken In Whitehall of Fuehrer Adolf Hitler's
Beta Slgma Omicron, newest sorority on the S.C. campus, captured the Greek women's scholastic honors for the 1938-39 semester, according to statistics compiled by Dean Pearle Alkln-Smlth, counselor of women. The sorority, ln its flrst semester and with but 18 members, attained the high grade .....— ■ - -- ■■	I point average of 166.
Speech Trials Commence Tomorrow
Preliminary Renditions For Bowen Awards Ope To Universily Students
Preliminary renditions of extemporaneous speeches will be made tomorrow at 4 p.m. ln 301 Law. These speeches are the first competitive efforts to be made for the Bowen foundation trophies ln this year's contest, according to William Barton. debate manager.
The contest i* under the sponsorship of the International Rotary organization. It is open to any stu-Jlat demand for Danzig and a mo- I dents who may wish to compete
tor road across the Polish corridor.
Turkey's adherence to the alignment against Nazi-Fascist aggression was said to be dependent upon the enlistment of Russia's active cooperation ln the "peace front,”
negotiations on which have reached debate office, 221 Student Union. He
a standstill between London and Moscow. ,
OFFICIALS CONFER
The Soviet vlce-commissar of foreign affairs, Vladimir P. Potemkin, conferred ln Ankara today with the Turkish president and foreign minister and appeared to be exerting pressure—through the Turkish government—to compel Britain to accept Russia* antl-aggresslon proposals.
The Anglo-Soviet-Turklsh situation will be examined Monday at a meeting of the British cabinet, summoned by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to study the European situation ln the light of Hitler's renunciation of the Polish-German treaty of non-aggression and friendship.
Alpha Beta Pi, with 47 members, and winner of the award for the past two semesters, placed second with an average of 1.51—0.15 behind Beta Slgma Omicron. AVERAGE SHOWS DECLINE The all-sororlty average of 1.360 was 044 lower than last year’s cumulative average of 1 404. lt was announced.
Other sorority averages were; Delta Zeta, 1:42; Oamma Phi Beta, For Bowen Awards Open 1.39; Delta Delta Delta, 1.36; Zeta Tau Alpha. 1 36; PI Beta Phi, 133; Delta Gamma. 1.32; Alpha Delta Theta. 1.297; Pnl Mu, 1.294; Alpha Chl Omega. 1 290; Kappa Alpha Theta, 1.26; Alpha Gamma Delta, 1.24; and Alpha Epsilon Phl, 1.20.
These grade point averages are the combined work of both the pledge nnd active group*.
GROUP WINS CUP In winning the honors. Beta Sigma Omicron also takes the title of having the highest grade point average for both Greek men and women, as the highest fraternity average, made by Slgma Phl Delta, engineering fraternity, was 1.533.
The scholarship cup. given eVery year to the sorority with the highest average by the Panhellenic council, will be awarded thia year at the annual WSGA banquet to be held Wednesday evening. May 17, Dean Smith also announced.
Prevlou* winner* of the Bowen cup, however, may not take part ln the speaking, Barton said.
Barton asks that student* intending to participate sign the U*t on the bulletin board ln front of the
adds that recent International history-making event* wlll serve as topic* for speeches. The April Issues of political commentary magazines are recommended by the Rotary club committee as source* for > information,
‘The Contribution of Rotary International to World Peace,” ia the 1 club's selection of a theme topic. | Prl7.es of $26. $10, and $5 will be (iven at the close of the finals | Which are to be conducted this coming Thursday, May 4.
Topic* for discussion will be given to speakers who have signed up by 1 Barton In the Student Union at 3 j p.m. tomorrow, an hour before the trials begin.
front" negotiations, it wa* revealed officially.
Chinese Croup Meets Tomorrow
Member* of the Chinese club wlll meet tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock ln the soclal hall of Elisabeth von Kleln8mid hall to discuss plan* for a banquet to be given on May 13 ln honor of Dr. and Mrs. Rufus B von KleinSmid and other university officials.
Elsie Young, president, requests the presence of every member of the organization. Chinese alumni of the university, according to Mlss Young, will cooperate with the student group ln planning the banquet.
Mary Carter Will Discuss Union Pacific'
The story of the linking together of America's farthermost frontier* by tha construction of one of tha world’s most extensive railroad systems will be explained this afternoon on the weekly broadcast of the Film-Book Club of the Air.
"Union Pacific,” a recent motion plcturc relating to this work and to the men responsible for lt* auc-cess, will be discussed. The pro-wlll be presented over KFAO p.m.
Mrs Mary Duncan Carter, director of the School of Library Science, will direct the broadcast, assisted by two students, Betty Franklin and Blll Caldwell.
The commentator* will present outline* of the Uvs* of Huntington and Stanford and other great men who were prominent ln the Th. free trip to the fair will be j	»f the railroad Indu.-
awarded by the fraternity womens'	wlll * a llst of
committee of the fair a* a Prl*e entary current literature
for the best essay devote to a con- ^	construction of the
slderation of the four freedom.” |	ln th, w„t „ weU a.
technical volume* relating to thl* industry.
British Foreign Secretary Viscount	World s	Fair Trip
Halifax and Soviet Ambassador	_ . -	.	1——
Ivan M Maisky, in coference Sat-	Oltered	To CSS3V ! eram " urday, agreed to omit the Far East- _	I at 1:18
em question from their “peace	^Ont©St	^VinflGT
An all-expense paid trip to the New York World'* fair and a cut-rate summer tour of Europe are offered to SC. student* by the National Student Federation of America.
contained In the Bill of Rights. I.- [ sues to be considered Include freedom of speech, the pre**, worship, J and peaceable assembly.
The foreign Journey wlll be made by bicycle through Scotland. England, Holland, and France tor $398 Another trip wlll take the students to the points of interest ln the Scandinavian oountrie*.
Gough, and he predict* that thia year* festival will be immensely more *0, as member* of both clubs will attend The membership of the Trojan club includes 500 alumni, while the Trojaneers have 1000 nonalumni members The purpose of the Jamboree I* to enable alumni and friends of the lootball team to thow their appie-c la tion of the teams showing in 1938 The festival 1* conducted an
World News Summary
By L'uiltJ Pun
LONDON—Britain was understood to have ordered fortification of Alderney, channel island, as a North sea “Qibraltar.” Secret plan for resistance of Italian aggression ln eastern Mediterranean reported reached by Britain and Turkey.
WARSAW—Poles hold troops at German frontier and express defiance of Hitler's Danzig and corridor demands.
PARIS—British diplomats report Britain and France have offered an exchange of non-aggresaion pledges to Hitler.
ROME Mussolini and German commander-in-chlef confer on military measures against encirclement.
BERLIN -Hitler will avoid International affairs ln his May day speeches.
MOSCOW -Comintern May day manifesto orders Communists every where to support governments of United States, Britain, and France against totalitarian aggression.
Camera, Lights, Action---Roll 'em!
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Citiemalographers Film Scenes in Student Union * * + *
Extra Curricular' Is Title of Epic
Camera, lights, action—romance on the third floor of the Student Union. The trophy case, Robert Taylor, Eugene O’Neill, and Serene Kassapian, and the plot thickens.
This ls part of what took place Friday afternoon when members of the production class of the cinematography department took another acene tot 1 — —--------
their picture. "Extra Curricular” .tudent of cinem.tography - , ~,( which they are producing a. their	w,.n„...—1 _____ V. !
Beta Alpha Psi Elects Officers
New officers were elected at a meeting last week of Beta Alpha Psl, honorary accounting fraternity. Clayton Tldyman, president; Al Fitzgerald, vice-president; and Walter Siler, secretary-treasurer. comprise the new executive council.
Plans are being made for an accountants' dinner and assembly to be held sometime this month. Arrangement* will be completed at a luncheon next Wednesday, according to Tldyman.
Tomorrows Organ Program
semester * project.
The class has been working on this picture since the beginning of the current semester, and it is now half finished Prior to the scenes taken on tiie third floor of the Student Union. Friday, shots have been taken at the yacht harbor, in a class room. In the office of Dr. William O Hale, dean of the Law School. ai>a at the Gamma Phl Beta sorority house.
The story 1* of campu* life and concern* a student who has won a trophy, and, in order to take his girl to a big school dance, borrows it fiom tha Uophy case and pawns It. 171* dean of men discovers that Ut* trophy 1* missing, and th* plot continues from there.
The star* of tha picture of Robert script gi-
(not of Hollywood fame) and Se' rene Kassapian. Eugene O’Neill, also a student, take* the part of the heavy who complicates the plot by making a pisy for the girl
Prof. Louis Psysioc also takes part ln the picture and Ben Marshall, lecturer in speech Is aiding in the production Other than for this help, It Is entirely a sludent production Producer and head cutler of the picture ia James A Conley. Head cameraman Is Robert Duntley, and lighting director is Donald Duke Assistant cameramen are Huward Vaylor, Don Whitehead. Bob Minion, and Ernie Miller; and directors are Russell Bledsoe. Tommy Slarcher, Whitney Alexander, and Jerry Solomon. Geialdme Clift is
(Sonata in F minor)
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Mendelssohn, in his six organ sonata*, initiated the beginning of the cyclic organ suite, which ha* had considerable and Important development.
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To the majority of music lovers, Debussy's piano music I* probably best known and most enjoyed; In this department hi* fame has been widely extended, and he has been much discussed That he has established a new styl* cannot be questioned, neither tlhs generation or the next will be able to Judge whether his style ha* permanence.
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