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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1939
NUMBER 85
agers Split ear Series
By Jack Gillean
Mathematicians and a few optimists today are the only -iving the Trojan basketball team a chance to cop the erence crown after watching it get nipped by the lea-leading Bears Friday night, 42-39. nwoite a 46-42 victory over Cal Saturday night, the locals Greek*	^‘a I ~
one game behind the pace-.---- Plpuwlli‘^^ ^ fi?.	°ne need but reca11 some of the happenings of the current
Fleweiling To Discuss Socrates
"The Unconsidered Life Is Nol Worlh Living"
To Be Topic for Forum
"The unconsidered life is noi worth living"—Socrates.
With these words of the
Assembly Period Ban Advocated By Trojan
(An Editorial)
The daily assembly period ls outmoded.
Whereas the daily free period once was justified as a time for regular student body or university assemblies, it has degenerated to where the 35 minutes from 9:50 a m. to 10:25 a.m. are now nothing more than a period for time wasting and old I “coke” bibbing.
onlaForeignh' Sororities Hail
Policy Begins 56 Neophytes
s To Open	I	#
Isolalionisis
President Will Greet
Fleweiling. director of the School , . ,	. .	.. ... .	,
of Philosophy, will attempt to re-! sch°o1 year to see how negligible has the value of the assembly period become. With the exception of the Hancock Ensemble concert, assemblies have been almost unattended. A case in point* is the assembly held last week, when despite the program, less than half the first floor of Bovard auditorium was filled. Even student rallies have failed to draw their usual crowd of fans—except when a big dance orchestra was
verberate the futility of living without thought or insight, in his speech at the philosophy forum, tomorrow.
At the weekly forum. which ! meets ln the Bowne room of Mudd memorial hall, at 4:15 p.m., Dr.
•till one game
_ H they win their remain-two games with UCLA, and ford dumps the Bears twice,
Trojans can claim the title, i Cal and the Indians split . .
series. with the Trojans de- |SeW btudentS UCLA twice, first place will ( jked.	j Since t;«re is no special fresh-
for a double S.C. victory * man week in the second semester	-	_________________________.
ind Bears. Stanford is given formal reception for new stu- ‘Don't let yourself be a cog in a	Why such indifference exists can be explained only by the dents and second semester fresh- dead dull machine to grind out ef- fact that assembly period no longer represents to most stu-
men today from 10 to 10:25	i ficiency, and in the effort overlook 0 fi_._ foccflmuiuc. u,,* _ f_ . „ .
o'clock in the Hall of Nations,	1 the deep lesson of history, the j dents- a tlme for assemblies, but a time for loafing,
north wing. Administration j nuances and moods of the people	Because students will not attend assemblies, it is useless
^r ^von KiPinQmiH i u .	!*uVe ,trup«led for centuries J t0 try to provide good programs for them, and because they
ur. von KleinSmid wishes to 1 with the meaning of life," Dr. I emphasize that the reception is I Fleweiling pleads.	j know nothing more pleasant to do during assembly period,
ire notnfreshmenntS 6Ven “	Dlrector "««“**>«	that | students do their “playing" at this time. It is significant that
one should never neglect the deeper i most of the rowdyism on the campus during the past few voices of philosophy which make a years has happened at assembly period. The riot over police existence.spectator of al1 time and j tagging of parking violators, the hedge burning of last week,
‘ One can easily starve out and!and the annUftl fal1 flsh-Pond brawls are a11 W instances subdue the voices of the spirit and [ of the way that student groups try to liven up their morning reduce life to the material, but to ] period of “freedom.” what end," he asks,
chance to turn back Coach Price's quintet.
DECIDES in the first series with Cal, t wss the deciding factor. So { trt the Bears, that it was ne- j I for the Trojans to, rely on j shots. In the first game at if, the locals were held score- j lor t greater part of the second , while the winners piled up j deciding margin.
less than a minute to go half-time intermission, Walt ,ltn put Cal out ln front 23-tor shaking lose from the Tro-piards to dribble the length of Burt. When play was resumed ! the rest period, it was Cal the way. Almost as desperate i Democrat in Vermont, the ! staged a last-minute rally ior awhile came near turning Into victory.
UITY CROWD WATCHES capacity crowd saw S.C. fight start to finish Saturday night ‘in in the running for title Pulling ahead soon after opening whistle, the Barrymen ■14 at the half.
second period found the Tro-(howing no more mercy than Louis as they increased lead by several points ln the lew minutes. Cal was not to “led, though, as Bill Ogilvie Bill Blggerstaff came to the
This reception affords an opportunity for the President to meet the new students, find out where they are from, and discuss with them their impressions of the university gained from their first few weeks here.
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o Italians e Favored Succeed Pope
TICAN CITV. Feb. 26— (IT.RI— ~'j on the basis of the num-•I visits they have received other cardinals, two Romans, ■*o Uarmaggi and Massimo appeared tonight to be likeliest candidates to succeed Plus XI.
I»st few days before a con-opens are largely spent by "“nla ln visiting each oth-vatican observers keep of these visits and the number of visits a receives as indicating the « other cardinals in his ty."
to one of these poll-ordinal Marmaggl was yesterday by 19 cardinals "'‘Unal Mas,simi gave audio 21. Church prelates sup-other candidates point out, •that MasMmi'a oppularity ot be overestimated. He is ‘ of the tribunal of the Wa and one of the church's authorities on canon law “7 °P‘nion on many as-to the election of •* In the greatest de-
** runner»-up—on the uuts—are Cardinals Ellas and Luiga Magllone.
ic Club To Hold Tomorrow
fe a hon°rary music 4 J1?01 of Music will hold j^,. 1)111 ■ tomorrow ln ..‘rj’ *nn°unced Wanda El-
y*»terday.
•MttnLl!!* cl**b for fresh-' of TT* women the ’W C71U tak* ln Public	Wl11 ** open
°m the Office the
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* Invitation 1, extended
tt*, !‘m,n ttnd “ew
1 r“lal r«*ption
New Ruling Curbs NYA
Citizenship Affidavits Required From Sludenls On Government Payroll
Citizenship affidavits must be filled out by student workers before they can receive NYA help during the spring semester, according to recent government regulations.
Those students who do not turn ln signed and sworn affidavits must be dropped from the NYA pay roll, the paymaster announced.
Affidavits of citizenship will be furnished to students who have received NYA acceptances for the second semester at 12:30 tomorrow in 206 Administration. At this time a notary will be present and all citizenship pledges can be made.
ACT AMENDED Under the new government ruling, public resolution No. one, 76th congress, section two, amends the emergency relief appropriation act to provide that employment on any phase of tne work program will be restricted after March 5, 1939 to: “a. Citizens by birth or naturalization, and "b. Indians, and other persons owing allegiance to the United States.”
Natives of Hawaii, the Canal Zone, the Virgin islands, and the Island of Puerto Rico are citizens, and they are eligible for any emergency relief work, including NYA assistance. Natives of Wake island, the Philippines, and Guam owe allegiance to the United States and are also eligible for emergency relief according to the resolution. AI.1ENS INELIGIBLE Aliens, under the government ruling, even those who have secured their first naturalization papers, do not owe allegiance to the United States and are not eligible for NYA or any other emergency relief work.
Students who do not turn in their citizenship pledges on time cannot be placed on the pay roll, nor will they be allowed to make up lost time after they have been reinstated.
Dr. Hartshorne Speaks At Philosophy Dinner
Dr. Charles Hartshorne, assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago, and noted author of many philosophic treatises and books, will be guest speaker at a School of Philosophy dinner tomorrow hlght at 7:15 in Bowne hall.
Dr. Hartshorne, considered by philosophers as one of America's outstanding idealists, has spent the last few months at Stanford university ln study and research. One of his latest books. "Beyond Humanism,” has been accepted by the Religious Book of the Month club.
Reservations for the dinner can be made today with the secretary of the School of Philosophy. The price of the meal is 60 cents.
Tomorrows Organ Program
Nocturne from the "Midsummer
Night’s Dream” ..........Mendelssohn
The "Midsummer Night’s Dream’’ was completed when Mendelssohn was 17 years old, during the time when he was taking daily piano lessons with Moscheles, and was being admitted to the society of such men as Spohr, Hummel, Kalkbrenner, Rossini, Meyerbeer, and other leaders ln the world of musical art. Later he revived the love for, and the practice of, the works of Bach, by his production in Berlin of the "St. Matthew Passion.’’ He added infinitely to the literature of the organ by his six sonatas for that instrument.
Persian Suite ........................ Stoughton
“The Courts of Jamshyd.”
‘•The Garden of Iram.”
‘•Saki.”
Roy S Stoughton of Worcester, Mass., received all of his musical training ln hia native state, but
Significant also ls the fact that relatively more tardiness and class cutting occur during the 10:25 class hour than at any other time in the day. So engrossed do students become with their corner bull sessions, their Student Union “cokes,” and their petty committee meetings that they find it all too difficult to break away and go to class.
For years persons interested in the development of the university have decried the “Country Club” atmosphere of the campus. They have been justified in their complaint, as one will agree if he but recalls some of the things that are provided for student entertainment during assembly period. WSGA’s Taxi day with its circus air, Skull and Dagger’s initiation, and architect’s sorority scooter race are samples of the kind of entertainment that has been resorted to from time to time.
There will be objections, of course, to any attempted change, but there are always those who for one reason or another oppose deviation from the established order. Fraternities and sororities will object because they will miss the morning gathering at the “corner.” Student committees and many of the smaller clubs will be against change hecause they want the free morning period for meetings. Wampus will not like change because it depends upon assembly hour tradd for its sales.
But these things, which are really not Important problems anyway, can all be overcome. Fraternities and sororities need not meet at their corners; they can gather at lunch time instead. Committees and clubs that depend on assembly period can meet in the afternoon or evening, or they can have luncheon meetings. Wampus, and other organizations that have things to sell, can get nearly as good results by extending their sales over the entire morning.
There ls, of course, another group of obstacles more serious than those enumerated ln the preceding paragraph but which, like that group, can also be overcome. Assemblies— and they are needed—must be provided for; the current group of weekly programs—organ recital, poetry readings, and religion assembly—must not be eliminated; and those who are physically unable to sit through four solid hours of classes must be considered.
Assembly programs, ln all probability, would not suffer from elimination of the dally assembly period, but would profit from lt. As was indicated above, students tend now to think of the assembly period only as a time of freedom. They do not like to have this “freedom” broken into by an assemly, unless lt be a dance orchestra concert. Further, even under the present arrangement it is frequently necessary to rearrange the class schedule for assemblies, because 35 minutes is not long enough for good programs. Conse-
Battle When Expansion Proposal Reaches Floor
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26— <IT.PI— Long-delayed isolationist attacks on President Roosevelt* foreign policy may begin tomorrow when the military expansion bill, increasing army air corps strength to 6000 planes, reaches the senate j floor for debate.
Senate majority leader Alben W Barkley, tonight said he expects to bring the measure to a vote within two or three days, depend-lng upon the length of isolationist | "oratory,” but other estimates ! were that debate might last the entire week if not longer.
FIGHTS SEEN
Fights promised to develop on at least two phases of the program which, ln addition to providing for first-line plane Increases at an estimated cost of SSOO.OOO.OOO. authorizes $23,750,000 for strengthening of Panama Canal fortifications and $34,500,000 to educate industry ln j the use of tools necessary for mass production of mnnitlons and war equipment.
Barkley and other leaders believe, however, the measure will pass by an overwhelming margin and substantially in the form reported by the senate military affairs committee.
I OPPOSITION PLANNED
j Senator Bennett C. Clark, isolationist leader and a member of the military affairs committee, plan-| tied to oppose the recommendation j for a two year, 6000-plane goal,
I which is 500 planes more than authorized ln the house-approved version of the measure. Economy will be the keynote of his opposition and he probably wlll be joined by Senator Edward Burke.
Senator Elbert Thomas, Utah, staunch new dealer and committee I member, announced he would fight provisions exempting recipients of the so-called ’'Educational" orders j from complying with the Walsh-Healey act and other federal contract laws requiring mlnlmpm wage and overtime payments to workers.
State To Give Examinations For Summer Jobs
j Work for the state of California during the summer) This ls the opportunity offered students interested ln fire suppression as a summer
Job.
On Monday and Tuesday, March 6 and 7, six state civil service examinations will be given ln Orange foi the following positions: assistant state fire truck driver, fire suppression crew man, fire suppression crew foreman, fire suppression crew cook, forestry fleld clerk and dispatcher, and state forest fire lookout.
Further information concerning applications, location, and conditions of employment, duties, salaries, and examinations may be gained In the bureau of employment office ln the Student Union.
Spring rushing by University of Southern California sororities yielded 56 pledges following ceremonies Saturday, ao-cording to figures released by Dean of Women Pearle Aikin-Smith.
Kappa Alpha Theta leads the groups with seven neophytes.
----- _ ---------— *Zeta, and Gamma Phl Beta tied for
six, and Alpha Gamma Delta, Delta Zeta. and Oamma Phl Beta tie for third, each with five pledges.
Formal pledging Saturday followed formal and Informal dinners, rush teas, and the preference dinners Friday,
The complete list of pledge* follows :
Alpha C'hl Omega — Mildred Brown. Pat Curry, Bebe Martin, Mary Lou Moffat.
Alpha Delta PI — Lillian Levey, Barbara McConnell, Jane Vlcker*.
Alpha Delta Theta - Mary Lou Wittenberg.
Alpha Epsilon Phi—Hertha Baer, Betty Joyce Meyers, Dorothy Tanner, Doroth Vohs.
Alpha Gamma Delta—Yvonne Cali oon, Jean Ellse Marshall, Dorothy Maurer, Mary Helen Miller, Evalene Wood
Beta Sigma Omicron — Lorraine Wilhite, Peggy Wood.
Delta Della Delta- Jackie Oilbert, Janet Gardner, Marian Plant.
Delta Gamma—Dorothy von der Ahe, Patricia Woolard.
Delta Zeta—Patricia Ellis. Muriel Harding, Eileen Johnson, Jackie McCurdy, Zelma Price.
Gamma Phl B^ta—Mary Carpenter, Ilda Gerber, Rosemary Kraemer, Ignota Miller, Mary Jo Needham.
Kappa Alpha Theta—Mary Louise Barber, Maxine Higgins, Marcia Miller, Patty Post, Martha Proud-foot, Barbara Phillips, Betty Rogers, Kappa Delta—Virginia Dunn, Kay Kirk.
Phl Mu—May Andrews, Betty McCarty, Cecile St. Pierre.
Pi Beta Phl—Betty Jane Coleman, Ruth Palmer, Audrey Prudhon, Msrgaretta Turner.
Zeta Tau Alpha—Betty Bartmus, Marjorie Brush. Romayne Hoffman, Elizabeth Perry Barbara Smith, Jane Sutherland.
Stag Party Honors Frosh
Gym Classes To Perform At Galhering of New Sludenls Tomorrow
Student exhibitions ln wrestling, boxing, gymnastics, and dancing wlll headline the freshman stag party which will start at 7:15 o'clock tomorrow night ln the men's gymnasium.
Off-campus talent will be headed by Jack Hunter, announcer for the "Man on the Street" program, which la broadcast over one of the local radio stations. Hunter will put on the same type of show which
he uses for broadcasts, according \A/ U-1 L. _ „ _ | to Oene Zechmeister, chairman of WldOW Ot LhOral
Professor Dies
the stag
CLASSES DEMONSTRATE
The wrestling and boxing exhibitions wlll be given by members of physical education classes under the direction of Andy Anderson. The dancing wlll be done by women enrolled ln one of the dancing classes of Mlss Mary Jane Hungerford.
The Southern California gym team, Pacific coast Intercollegiate champions, will demonstrate several events. Coach Charles Oraves has not named hi* entries as yet, but ills program ls expected to Include hand balancing, tumbling, and moat of the free exercise events, according to Chuck Carr, manager. CARRILLO SOUGHT
A definite master of ceremonies has not been scheduled as yet, but efforts are being made to secure Leo Carrillo, film comedian.
The stag 1* being sponsored by
After Collapse
Mrs. Ethel Stewart, widow of Alexander Stewart, former lecturer ln choral and orchestral conducting at B.C., died Saturday night, less than three hours after her husband's funeral.
Mr. Stewart, 70, had been a vous collapse and unable to attend the funeral service* held for her husband, died at 7 p.m. at the Hollyvlew sanatorium, where she was confined. The time for funeral services has not been announced by Reed Brothers mortuary, where her body was taken.
Mrs. Stewart, 70, had been a member of the staff of the School of Music and director of the First Baptist church choir. He died of a heart attack February 17 In hia
Inspired by oriental literature. Nowhere 1* hi* melodic plcturization more brilliant than ln the Persian Suite, based on the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam.
Velero III Returns To L.A. From San Clemente Island
February 27,
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The inotor-cruiser Velero III, the* floating marine laboratory presented to S.C. by Capt. Allan Hancock, as a companion gift to the Allan Hancock Foundation building, la back at Its anchorage ln the Los Angeles harbor after a brief trip to San Clemente Island.
Completing the preliminary stops in a proposed biological survey of the Channel Islands and surrounding waters off the coast of southern California, the vessel returned from San Clemente with new material for classification. Insect, plant, and bird specimen* were gathered ashore, as well as marine life dredged at between 50 and 200 fathoms off Pyramid Cove, at the southern tip of the island.
The expedition staff on board the Velero III, oomposed of members of the Allan Hancock Foundation and the Lot Angeles county mus-mmu. nade thia general survey oi
most of his compositions have been quently, it should not be too hard to provide for an “emer-"Mf * ' ' *	r gency” schedule for use on those days when there is to be
a program. Because there would be this frank rearrangement, students would feel that sortiething interesting or important must be in store, and that the assembly program I must be worth attending There might then conceivably even be a noticeable Increase in attendance at assemblies.
The programs now offered during assembly period on j I Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday could easily be presented j I during the noon hour, as was even proposed at the start of these series.
Those who need time for mental relaxation during their morning class period can so arrange their classes as to gain this rest, without at the same time imposing a similar period of freedom on those who do not need or do not want lt.
Whether the assembly period Is worth while resolves itself then, with these considerations in mind, into a question of the "Why?” of the university’s existence. None of the points here^ raised is valid lf one assumed that the university desires primarily to amuse its students and to show them a good time. If that were the case and lt were carried to its logical conclusion, the school day would be Just one big j assembly period, with the university furnishing side shows j and other entertainment.
But the university exists not to amuse, but to instruct, to inform, and to teach. The assembly period, as an obstacle to
San Clemente first because forthcoming plans for naval development of the island may greatly alter or obscure its natural condi-tions. Ordinarily, parties are asked to give San Clemente a wide berth, and It was necessary for the Velero III to obtain permission from the secretary of the navy and the admiral of the Pacific fleet in this case.
The following scientists were members of this joint expedition: Granville Ashcraft, mammologist; Francis H Elmore, botanist; Char-
Drama Workshop Presents Student Plays Tomorrow
Further emphasizing the experimental aspects of the drama workshop, two plays, written, directed, and acted by students will be presented ln Touchstone theater tomorrow evening at an open meeting of the workshop. The first curtain of the admission-free entertainment ls scheduled for 7:30 o'clock, and all Interested stu-* dents and faculty members are invited to attend by the workshop officials.
Bob Davis and Helen Barsumian, graduate drama students, have charge of this first experimental production of tiie year, and each ls directing one of the plays. The production will be the first ln a cycle of six original plays that will precede the selection of Apolliad entries.
"Man WiUiout Letters." by Kenneth Adams, and "After Eight The Dlot of Man Without Let- | Years,” by Oarland Ladd, are the pre-Apolllad productions to be staged and acted by students tomorrow night.
The cast of "Man Without Letters” includes, John King, Mary
Alpha Phl Omega, national service I room at a Lo* Angeles hotel, fraternity.	j Funeral service* for Mr. Stewart
at the First Baptist church, were 1	delayed Saturday afternoon for
several hours ln order that his widow might attend. However, her | state of nervous collapse and subsequent death brought about a tragic ending to arrangements.
day Afternoon," and for his interpretation of the role of Sumpter Summers in the campus production of "For Surnpter Summers.” He is a member of the SC. executive committee of the National Collegiate players.
Formerly of UCLA, Miss Barsumian lias received several awards for achievements in the field of the drama. Among these was a first prize award for a skit written and produced while she was enrolled ln Los Angeles City college.
The plot of Man Without Letters" is concerned wlUi a college student who. inspired with a desire lo writs creatively, neglects his studies and devotes all his time to writing. Complications arise from a visit from his inoiher on the day Betty French, Grover Stewart, on which he ls supposed to gradu-Whitney Alexander, and Natalie J ate. « The play revolve* around the
ologist, all members of the Allen Hancock Foundation for Marine Research; Dr. John A Comstock, Oeorge Willett, and Don Meadow*, all representing the Lot Angeles ooanljr museum.
^hmo^^S^u:ndAleHoS^:|cftrrylii out these purposes, is therefore against the lnter-and John Oarth, carcin- ests of the university Itself. Though lt has been maintained
----- partly to help the students ln carrying out what programs
they might have, the assembly period cannot be said to be of any help in this regard today, when even what rare student programs are offered fail to attract reasonable audiences.
H Is outmoded and should be «lUnlnaled.
Guard. Students cast ln the second play, “After Eight Year*.” are Blll Sinale, Galen Grant, Betty Jan* Moore, and Bob Benson.
Director Davis, lor two years a member of the cast which placed flrat ln the one-act play tournament of southern California, wsu complimented by critics for his work as assistant director of ' One Bun-
opposltion of his own Interests to those of his mother.
The setting for ’After Eight Years” Is a small town, ln which a bold but blundering iherlff perform* what he consider* his duty. The play is a humorous presentation. with the plot centering around the capture of sn attractive female pick-pocket by Uie sheriff.
Council To Entertain New Jewish Students
The Jewish council wlll give a tea-dance tomorrow from 2:30 to 5 pm. at the Tau EpsUon Phl house. 631 West 28th street.
Dance records wlll furnish the music and refreshments wlll be served.
Campus
Organizations
Today
Dally Trojan bunlnea» staff—10 a.
m. 215 Student Union.
Flying Squadron—1:00 p.m. Social lounge. Student Union. Freshman club—12:15 p m. Social lounge. Sludent Union.
Im Tertulia—12.30 p.m. Elisabeth von KleinSmid hall.
Panhellenic council—12:15 p.m.
Dean Pearle Alkln-Bmith’s office. Sophomore ruuncil—10 a.m. Social hall. Student Union.
WSGA cabinet—3 30 p.m. Senate Chambers.
YH'iA cabinet—1,00 p.m. YWCA office.
Tomorrow Junior Council—i 30 pm. Fhi Sigma Kappa Fraternity.