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SOUTHERN
DAILY
CALIFORNIA
TROJAN
United Presf
World Wid« News Service Z-42
Volume XXIX
Los Angeles, California, Friday, May 13, 1938
Number 136
Arts
Program Religious
Meeting
Presides
Starts Tonight
Prize-Winning Plays To Be Produced Jn Touchstone Theater al 8 p.m.
B?icre Invitational Audience
Three one-act Apolliad plays, written and dramatized by U.S.C. students, will have their premier showing in Touch-[tone theatre tonight at 8 o’clock.
The plays comprise one-half of the annual Apolliad program which will be presented tomorrow night before an invi-
pional audience; the other half*--—-
!‘ill consist of prize-winning poetry, pTpys. dances. and short stories.
Tonight's program opens with Rrvenant.” the story of a famous omposer who "sinks to the gutter" nd then, with the inspiration of is dead w ife, rises to great heights.
Tie setting is laid in a modernistic psrtment in Nem- York, belonging tht composer
^STER TAKES TITLE ROLE
In the title role of the composer ill be found Ward Lester. Geral-ine Bagdanovic wrill play the part f his dead wife, who returns to i-ge him to achieve laurels. The Emainder of the cast are friends f the composer, and will be por-hayed by: Fred Niemoller, as a pvwright; Winifred Monohan. as n. actress: Jack Herzberg. as man-pout-town; and Margaret Heimann wife of a man-about-town.
Speaker
The second play, “World A-Beg-ng." by Stirling Silliphant, as-imes that the world has come to end. and but two people lemain vie for supremacy. The first ieves that he is x second Em-or Jones and exuberantly arises his new world The second. Iwever. .soon convinces him that should be all-powerful.
|ex vie i or supremacy
The settinr ’s appropriately called cluttered .>pct on our shattered r>be " The two roles will be por-Nycd by Joe Shobcne as Esancott, convincer. and Harry Eddy as es. the man with big ideas, but o lacks the brains with which execute them.
•The Way's the Thing." by Henry
thler. will conclude the dramatic ssntations. It is the story of eternal triangle—a man and in women. One woman is the lughter of a rich businessman, hile the other is an actress The [ting takes place in an outdoor ftaurant.
hERNAL TRIANGLE DEPICTED
In the part of Ber.. the man rjght between the love of two tmen. will be seen Lester Chagi
Saturday
Representatives oi 14 Colleges To Attend Episcopal Convention
Students from 14 southern California universities, colleges, and junior colleges w*ii visit the Trojan campus tomorrow wnen U.S.C. will be host to the fourth annual intercollegiate Episcopal elu* convention.
Beginning at 9:30 a.m. in St. John’s Episcopal church where the
Most Rev. Henry St. George Tucker. presiding bishop for the American Episcopal church, will be celebrant for the Holy Eucharist celebration, the conclave will be concluded with a tea-dansant from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Foyer of Town and Gow-n.
Meaux To Read Essay
Trojan Varsity Show Preview Is Today
Woodrow Irwin, president of the Trojan Episcopal club, will preside over the religious group luncheon in Elisabeth von KleinSmid hall, tomorrow.
Assisting the Most Rev. Mr. Tucker in the ceremonies will be the Right Rev. W. Bertrand Stev-
Dt. Calvin B. Bridges, international authority on genetics, will lecture on "Determination of Sex" at the Phi Sigma, honc-ary biological fraternity, initiation banquet tonight.
Woodrow Irwin, president of the Trcjan Episcopal club, announces that all students and faculty members of the University of Southern California are invited to attend the luncheon and roundtable discussions tomorrow. People who wish to participate in the program, however, should make reservations today at the University Religious conference, 229 Student Union.
Knights Name 27 Members
Four Honorary Pledges Chosen by Men's Service Organization
Phi Sigma To Initiate
ens. bishop of the Los Angeles diocese; and Dr. George W. Davidson. rector of St. John's Episcopal church and adviser to the University of Southern California Episcopal group.
SESSIONS AT LIBRARY
Immediately following the serv-
Journalist To Present Phi Beta Kappa Essay at Meeting
Edythe Meaux, senior student in the School of Journalism, will be honored tomorrow afternoon at the annual spring meeting of Phi Beta Kappa at Pomona college when she will read ner winning essay, written for the essay contest sponsored by : the national honorary scholastic organization.
Although the final winners have : yet to be announced, Miss Meaux ! has been requested to read her essay at the conference by officials of the scholastic organization.
Nine essays have been selected by the judges of the contest, three from each of three classifications. Three of these nine will be selected as j final winners.
j Alumni and undergraduate mem-‘ bers of Phi Beta Kappa attending j the annual spring meeting will be | addressed by Dr. Russel M. Story, i president of Claremont college. Dr. i Story will speak on “What Scholars Live By.” Following the address Trojan Knights last night an- members of the scholastic organ-nounced 27 new' members for next ization will attend a luncheon at semester. The men were chosen Claremont inn at which time win-from a field of more than 60 candi- ners of the three prize-wining es-dates Wednesday night at a dinner says will be announced. A business meeting.	meeting will follow the afternoon
Four of the new men are honor- I Program, at which officers for the ary members, elected for one year. ensuing jear will be elected, because of their position in cam- j Selected recently to succeed Dr. pus affairs. They include Ron John Cooke, professor of English Cooley, head yell king; Ben Cook, I language and literature. Hugh C. editor of the Daily Trojan; and Don Willett, Director of Admission, and Cooksey and Joe Mullen. College of secretary of the U.S.C. chapter, will Dentistry representatives.	act as counselor for the local Phi
Coalson Morris, out-going presi- Beta Kappa alumnt association in
Ballerinas
The Seven Dwarfs, as they will take part in tonight's Varsity show in Bovard auditorium, reading from "Doc" to "Dopey:" "Doc" . Eddie Stevenson, "Grumpy" Doyle Nave, "Sneezy" Frank Bennett, "Happy" Boyd Morgan, "Sleepy" Ralph Stanley, and Dopey" Woody Woodgate. Ray George was too "Bashful" to appear in the picture.
Snow White' Specialties Will Be Seen
By Arnold Lieberman
If the house isn’t sold out for tomorrow night s Varsity show, it won’t be the fault of Varsity club.
At least, that was the general opinion of every one at last night’# final dress rehearsal of this fourth annual Varsity club production, featuring Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs The U.S.C. student body will be given an early opportunity to judg* few itself at a special preview of the performance this morning during assembly period in Bovard auditorium.
POLLICH CROONS
One of the songs that Pollich warbles comes as he charges up on his bicycle and reveals his ambitions to be a B.M.O.C.—which he finally does realize.
Gardie Pollich, as Prince Charming, will absolutely “stop” the show with his recently-discovered croon-
Fra tern i ties ancr sororities that desire blocks of tickets for tonight’s show should contact Tom Wilde as soon as possible by call-in the Phi Sigma Kappa home. PRospect 4981.
Houses To Enter Plans For Benefit Carnival
Dr. Bridges of Callech To Talk al Banquet Of Biology Honorary
Phi Sigma.
dent, will meet with the new men southern California, at 10 o'clock this moming in 206 j Winners in the three classes of Administration.	essays submitted include the follow-
ices at the church, the opening.	>jembers LISTED	I ing: Class 1, Edythe Meaux. sole
session for the day s program will (	i winner from USC* Pfis'sv fyTaho-
h- h«ld in the ait and lecture room Thc 23 new active.- are Bill Baker. I winner	i-egey Mano
of Doheny library, where Dr. Rufus Kappa Sigma; Dick Barton, Phi	8gCA,day niSht when Sigma Sigma sponsors Troy’s first carnival-
B von KieinSmid wil extend a wel- Kappa Psi; Lester Evans, Sigma ....... ..........................................._________________ _____________
Planned primarily as a benefit project for the second an- Elliot steinman. and Marshall Wish -
By Paul Miller
Turtle derbies, pop-corn machines, egg-throwing, and hula dancers will all be rolled into one “super-colossal” show Mon-
come to the campus visitors.
honorary
Lester
Phi Delta; Bill Flood. Pi Kappa Alpha; Lloyd Fry, Phi Kappa Psi; At 11:30 a.m. the asemblage will Alfred Gifford, Zeta Beta Tau.
I divide into groups, with of if cial j _. __ ..	, . _
biological ; delegates from the various insti- j lm	aQ _rT„ pJJ.
fraternity, will hold its initiation tutions and parishes attending a ^ °n’ ° .C,	Fn^ilnn Phi-
banquet at 7 o'clock tonight in the session in the Doheny lecture hall ec*n r 1 a 1 ' _. “ „ ’ „	, _	, „	_ ■ .	,	:. ... . .. Robert McVann, Phi Sigma Kappa,
Foyer of Town and Gown. Dr. to hear reports on activities by the
Calvin B. Bridges of the California several delegations, while unoffi-
Institute of Technology is scheduled cial members of the convention may
to be the feature speaker for the	attend any of the four, round-table
occasion.	discussions which will be heard in
Marvin Moffie, Zeta Beta Tau; Arthur Pugh, non-org; Bill Schulte. Sigma Phi Epsilon.	, OTHERS NAMED
Ann Hough, Pomona. Class 2, j {jance Marion Wells. Compton junior college; Frances Kutchback, La Verne college; Glenn BvmKe, Occidental college. Class 3. Helen Purcell. Mt.
St. Mary’s college; Lois Cummings, Riverside junior college; John A.
Shaw Jr., Pomona.
First prize will consist of a cash award of $25, second prize with an award of $15, and third prize with $15.
ing talent, observers opined last night. He should have Bing Crosby “backed off the map” within two or three months.
Tony (Two-Ton) Tonelli makes s charming “Snow White”—in spite of all his 230 pounds. One of the big highlights of the play is “her" “Big Apple” dance with Floyd Hagan, the ‘‘Witch,” another act that should add to the general merriment.
“STRANGE INTERLUDES"
Throughout the entire show £h« “Strange Interludes”—Glen Galvin.
Widney May Present Cup
♦ nual university camp for under-	nack—provide a line of “patter”
privileged children, the program will	that is bound to “keep the audi-
also test the ingenuity of sororities	ence in stitches.” judging from last
and fraternities, who will unite in	night’s rehearsal. They add a novel
constructing nearly two dozen side-	touch to the original tale—to say
shows and concessions.	the least.
TROPHIES POSTED	The Seven Dwarfs will be led by
With two trophies posted to add j *^Doc Eddie Stevenson, with
“Grumpy” Doyle Nave, "Bashful'’
Dr. Bridges will have as his topic “Determination of Sex.' The speak-
Bridge hall.	i Jim Talcott, Alpha Rho Chi; Her-
Included in topics which will be man Taylor. Phi Kaopa Tau; Clint
i_ .	--------Bill
ught and Henry Kehler Saturday er jS an international authority on discussed are Ministry and Sacra- Ternstrom A1P‘‘a R^o	.
III. “Christian Educa- , Walk. Sigma Phi Epsilon, dick ‘Christian Missions” ■ Caldwell, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
tht. The actress. Bca. will be fpictcd by Dorothy Alworth; while If role of the aristocrat will be jpvrd by Willene Wrhitcomb Leo-i’-do. the waiter, will be portrayed [ Art Levien.
sex determination and genetics, ac- ments" in cording to P J. Rempel. assistant tion," in 112.
|Tick^Ls for Saturday night's pro-im are available in the School Speech office for all those who mitted a manuscript to the Apol-|d committee. Faculty members this subject. iy make reservations by phoning ? specch office and tickets will mailed to them.
Siudcnts who wish to see tonight's vlormance in Touchstone theater
in herbarium, who is in charge of the banquet.
The speaker is particularly well informed on the genetics of the yeast fly, the sLudy of which he began in 1910. Rem iel says. Since he began his stuey. Dr. Bridges
in 110. and “Christianity and War” I in 114.
WILL TOUR CAMPUS
Upon completion or the discussions a tour of the campus will precede the luncheon in Elisabeth von KleinSmid hall at 12:30 o-
Gorton DeMond. Phi Kappa Tau; Bill Cavaney. Sigma Nu; Dick Steckel. Kappa Alpna: Robert Sim-eral. Delta Chi; David Kellar, Delta Chi.
Dr. Joseph P. Widney, former president of U.S.C.. may present the incentive, the various social houses	„	,
winner of the Widney cup competi- w111 compete for cups, of which one °eorge;	3tan*
tion with the trophy being donated will be awarded to the concession j	fPP' c_	1 ‘ °[5fn’
by Balfour jewelry company, taking in the most money and one S?e®zy	a"
Graham Sheldon, president of to the booth displaying the most ^ ^eel1  Woodgate as his Tau Kappa Alpha, national foren- ( originality.
sic fraternity and sponsors of the | So that the sponsors, of conces-contest. announced today. The 97- sions will have sufficient time to year-old ex-president has been in- j construct their booths. Bob Myer, vited to attend the finals of the chairman for the program, has se-contest next Thursday when the j cured permission for the fraternities winner of the first annual competi
has become the chief authority on clock. This part of lhe program Pope PrepflTeS
will be presided over by Woodrow q	a	-
Irwin, president or the U.S.C. Epi- ^eVOrO ATTaCK scopal club, who will introduce the various guests, official university administrators, and delegations.
Several vocal renditions by mem-
Dr. Bridges, besides being a member of the faculty of the California Institute of Technology, is a member of the staff of the Carnegie Institute of New- York, is a fellow
On Hitier
tion wil be declared.
Preliminaries are scheduled for j Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. in the art and lecture room of Doheny library, i Sheldon asks that all prospective contestants sign up either in the office of the Schol of Speech or on
Paul Sackett. president of Sigma Sigma, junior men’s honorary service organization, requests that all Sigmaettes and members of Sigma Sigma meet with him in the Student Union social hall at 10 o’clock this morning.
cohorts.
As the tender kiss of Princ* Charming awakens Snow White from her sleep of death, the Dwarfs all break into a “trucking” routine at the finale. Of course, every thing finally comes out happily, with a chorus of ‘Fight On For# Old S.C.”
BROUSSEAU ASSISTED
Aiding Butch Brousseau in producing the show was Bill Noel and Lucille Ostrow, who composed three of the songs to be heard during the
evening. The music of Bud Parks
iv obtain tickets by exchanging qj the American Society of Natur- bers of the a cappella choir, under
I eir student body cards udent Union building
in the
alists. and belongs to many other honorary societies.
The lecture by Dr. Bridges, whose
ihe direction of Benjamin Edwards, will be heard also during the luncheon. as will a resume of the
Germany wrhich he intends to de-
liver at an early “opportune mo-
creen Guild |*en To Report
IThf following members of t lie -lior Screen Actors guild, inter-[?d in obtaining movie work for next few weeks and during the I Inmer vacation, are requested to jort at the Employment office.
' Student Union today:
Ln. AIthin. Rolwnrt An.lrr*oH, Tom
-TmoK Bant«. Bill Barton, Max Belko.
I; R«ll. Richard Bfrrymsn, Warren Bis-lliiz.	Boone. Boli Browsard. Kaph-
BroswMi lioorce Brown John Butler. |;*or*-» ('(Hhr«w. Ps 'id Roas Cairns.
read, will be illustrated by lantern slides, brought by the speaker.
publications on hereditv and sex activities of the numerous Episcopal	““	---- California Staats Zeitung: Mr. G.	^
determination are internationally students’ groups throughout the ment,’ Catholic leaders said tonight, j Riedlin. vice-president of the Bank. Public speaking t^ enter the^comp
southland area.	I Vatican prelates said the pope	~
Preceding the tea-dance, which | had been “greatly saddened” by Those interested in hearing Dr wil climax the convention program. | Hitier»s failure to make any ges-Bridges mav attend his lecture, even will be the closing session in the I j .	.	. ,
though they do not go to the ben- Doheny art and lecture hall at ture dunnS hls ,tallan vlslt whlch quet earlier. The lecture will start 2:45 p.m.. with the Rev. Neal Dodd * might have opened the way to im at about 8 p.m.	I presiding.	proved relations.
Roosevelt Anti-Depression' Relief Bill Passes House, Coes to Senate
WASHINGTON. May 12	*-
President Roosevelt's $3,054,425,000 no serious objections to either pro-
,__,	<	cox. D., Fla., who was badly de-
;'d Krn«- ' n'-’ ■ ,!rk('w recmciv-rehef biH. designed to pro-	posai. but he fought vigorously	feated by Sen. Claude Pepper, D.,
Ln. "jetf « ravath I'Mi Uaruei. John vide 5.000 000 jobs and increase con-	against an amendment by Rep. John	Fla., in the recent Florida primary,
r V.venp.Inrv-;f ^D^IKBm	sumer purchasing power in a	Rankin. D.. Miss., to ear-mark	proposed that WPA funds be denied
L P"* ' F Punn ' f P ’	sweeping atteck on the depression.	$100,000,000 of reconstruction fin-	to anyone engaging in federal,
hot. f .si.e- HarmorF.v ruh-	was p*aa*d by the house tonight	ance torporation funds for the rur-! state, or municipa* political cam-
u k Foisom. *;ien |r- ^ »■***-	and sent to the senate	al electrification administration.	I paigns. The amendment lost, 110
|. Karl Ha"* Jin" Humt>ht.' Rn^r'.	The final vote was 328 to 70. It	Woodrun proposed $60,000,000 but	to 79.
-Bin Harmon Nat Hany Gene	came after a routine Republican	Rankins’ amendment won 126 to The most spirited fight was
I on Jordan" ' K H»as«- * Hum	mo jQn jq recommit, a parliament-	119. and later was approved 259	among Democrats over the proposal
!ack Kenn> Kd Koontz o,i Kuhn	’ ary move to kiil the measure, was	to 139 on a roll call.	of minimum w-ages for WPA work-
:j i>ara'va- e«M' I','uls	defeated 308 to 89	It was the first defeat for the	ers. Rep. Jerry O’Connell. D., Mont.,
.18. .w i,urr Jonn	Onlv three changes were made in	Democratic leaders, who beat down	suggested a $40 a month minimum
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(>:• m tthrws. Maxaon. Boo	the measure in Lie g:u:lling 10-	coalition efforts to force the Works	and was defeated. 91 to 19. Rep.
pcn.chi Don Hi Net! H i \i Ne.sh Lor-	hour One, spoJisored by	Progress adminiiration to pay uni-	Sam Massingale. D.. Okla.. lowered
fie Nav. Bob Norton Ja k Norton.	Rep. Marvin Jones. D., Texas. Ol-	form minimum wages of $32 to $40	the figure to $32 but was turned
ni Peasie> vnpeio p* ■ lami. Aiex	deis the Works Progress administra-	monthly to. relief workers in the	down. 74 to 49.
■	,	tion to aid neoav farmers regard-	South, as well as in the Nor.h. and Several attempts were made to
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A RotMTt R.....rtaoa, Bob i: u Bari	less of whettM— tr..y are on c?ri-	to deny public worKS adminisa-ation	further ear-mark or restrict pro-
’*”^n .Rulin Ji!T1 K"ri",n Jified relief rolls. It was approved	loans or grants to cities w-hich have	po^fd WPA funds but they were
”'sientifc"fTva*n t-erfaie* (ja^' sha\er.	j 204 to llo.	reached the limit of their consti-	crushed easily. It was only by a
•Ek's^iRalph Stanlf,> Glen stw*	Another by Rep. Gerald Boileau.	tutional indebtedness.	vote of 90 to 86, nowever, that an
T-'jr** nave Tayl<,r , r .	R.. Wis.. permits use of WPA funds, Two attempts to write in severe	amendment by Rep. William B
'^yior. Amerigo Tonelli. Delos	, _. ...	J . . . . .	. '
Marvin Tr,,pprm:,n Beecher	for production of fertilizer.	restrictions against tne use of WPA
fc« Tt«ikl'Ll''wr'rno— Purchase of Palmyra Island, 960 southwest of Honolulu, for
STORM LASHES CITY
EDMONTON, Ala., May 12 —