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VOLUME XXX
SOUTHERN
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CALIFORNIA
ROJAN
Editorial Office*
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1939
NUMBER 120
rojan Knights leet Sixteen o Membership
Sixteen Junior and senior students last week were honored membership in the Trojan Knights, honorary service Mtion. Names of the new members were formally Ced by Ed Kelley, Knight president, at the interfra-ty formal dance last Thursday evening.
Flood, junior commerce stu-
, md members of Pi Kappa . (ntemlty, whs named new •jnt of the Knights following dtction last week. Flood will , the service activities of the -bers of the group for the ywr.
elected to offices were Jim ags, vice-president; Les Evans, iny; and Al Gifford, treasurer.
pflGHTS NAMED
new Knights, who were se-from more than 50 petition-ire ss follows: Tom Call, Phi Psi; Harry Campbell, PI Alpha; Neil Deasy, Slgma Ipsilon; Tom Eddy, Slgma Nu; ie Ellis, Chl Phi; Stanley Oor-,non-org; John Gripman, Del-Chi; Charles Johnstone, Kappa
i Lytle, Phi Kappa Psi: Ml-MacBan. Phi Slgma Kappa; McNeil, Kappa Alpha; Robert Delta Slgma Pi; Ed Pow-Sigma Chl; Fred Soloman, Tau "on Phl; Marvin Shapiro, Zeta Tau; and BiU Wickett, Phi Kappa.
honorary members were also : Ken Sieling, yell king-elect Spna Nu; and Walter Ruettgers, -org pharmacy student.
ATION SCHEDULED
new members will be formal-iutiated In ceremonies ln May ~ng an initiation dance.
Trojan Knights, together the Squires, honorary sopho-service group which they each year supervise S.C. ng sections, aid new students registration and orientation, act ushering and seating at trsity functions, and officially sent S.C. at campus events.
President
Honoraries F'rst Graduate School Hitler Wins Sigma
Leads
Bill Flood
dvertisers oHear Billig
1 C. Billig, teaching assistant merchandising, will address Al-Dflta Sigma, advertising fra-at a luncheon today at P-in. at Carl’s restaurant, Ben secretary, announced ye«-
pi, national secretary of the ^nuty, will discuss the national « being held by all the chap-of Alpha Delta Sigma, and will “f the work being done in con-iw with this project by the chapter.
N for sending a delegate to national convention ln New in June will also be discussed, Aaother activity of the local “ the publishing of the na-*1 organ, "Lineage," The editor ™ magazine is Dr. Darryl B
Beach Expose Promised By Wampus
A complete expose of the activities of Miss Troy and her boy friend at Balboa during Easter vacation, replete with candid camera shots, will be the added feature of Wednesday’s Wampus, promises Editor Bud Colegrove.
In addition to this, a fast-moving series of special articles will characterize this Issue. Sports Editor Bill Meeves has made some startling predictions which promise to leave him out on a limb, Colegrove added.
ZIMA IS GUEST WRITER
Bill Zima, who won the short Etory award in the last Appoliad competition, will be special guest | Epsilon; Bill M. Wilson, Kappa Sig-writer and will provide readers with ■ ma; Bob Herton, Sigma Nu; Her-an intense, appealing bit of fiction j man Taylor, Phi Kappa Tau; Jack
Enroll 58 Men
Sigma Sigma, Blue Key Announce New Members at Formal
Names of 58 men who were elected into two Trojan honoraries, the Blue Key and Sigma Slgma. were announced by their outgoing presidents at the interfratemity formal last weekend.
| Bill Marshall, president of the Sigma Sigma, Junior men's honorary, read a list of 22 men honored j by the organization. Eight additional Trojans will be selected at a | future date and are to be chosen from fraternity and non-organized students.
NEW MEMBERS ANNOUNCED
New members of 81gma Sigma are: Mike MacBan. Phi Slgma | goMwyn-Mayer. and 80th Century-| Kappa; Bill Flood, PI Kappa Alpha;
| Ashley Orr, Delta Chi; Payton Jordon, Kappa Alpha; Lou Crosby,
Phl Kappa Tau; Bob McVann, Phi Sigma Kappa; Jim Lytle, Phi Kap-| po Psi; Bill Baker, Kappa Sigma;
| Marvin Tragerman; Howard Stoecker, Phl Kappa Tau; Bob Meyer, Tau Epsilon Phi; Bob Hawkins; Jim Hastings, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Al Gifford, Zeta Beta Tau; Bill Schulte, Sigma Phi Epislon; Ed Harding, Delta Sigma Pi; Floyd Cunningham, non-org; Wayne Hoffman, non-org; and Steve Nance, Chi Phi. Three honorary members have been chosen from among dental students. They are:
Pete Kovas, Jack Bart, and Lou Hansen.
DANCE TO BE GIVEN
These men will have charge of the carnival in the spring of 1940 whose function R will be to provide funds to send underprivileged children to the Religious Conference health camp. An initiation dance will be held in honor of the new members the second week in May.
Thirty-six men were eletced to the Blue Key roster among whom are three non-orgs, three dental students, and 10 honorary members.
This list, read by outgoing President Bob van Buskirk, includes: Renny Kelly, Phi Kappa Psi; Frank Swlr-les, Phi Kappa Psi; Les Evans,
Sigma Phl Delta; Jim Roth, Sigma Phl Delta; Ed.Harding, Delta Slgma Phi; Oene Ellis, Chi Phl; Lloyd Kelly, Chi Phi; Ted Tyler, Kappa Alpha; Marv Carlock, 8igma Phi
Of Cinematography To Open at S.C. in 1940
The motion picture industry and S.C. have Joined to establish America's first graduate school of cinematography, where students can learn to make talkies and then step directly into Hollywood jobs.
The Association of Motion Picture Producers began working out the details for the school i--
with Dr Rufus B. von KleinSmid j wl)1 direct the graduate school, last week. Sol Lesser, president of; whjcii Will offer courses ln screen Principal Productions, is credited i wrmng directing, film editing, art by participants with starting the | directlon	technique, picture
photography, thematic music, ex-
The ctoss-word puzzle and other brain-rackers which have been so popularly received, will be included. Another section of Wampus will cany latest details of a close contest waged among sorority sales girls. Cartoons, campus stories, candid camera shoU of ail kinds, and the regular features which have proved most interesting to students will make up this issue of the campus magazine, according to the editor.
IMPROVEMENT MAINTAINED
"This is the next-to-last issue of [ Wampus for the current school j year," Colegrove remarked. "Its J
Greening, Phi Kappa Tau; Dave Continued on Page Four
Deans Inspect Latin City
Arriving last week in Rio de Janeiro were the university’s two traveling deans, Dr. Emory S. Bogardus of the School of Social Work, and Dr. Rockwell D. Hunt of the Graduate school.
Both men, who are on sabbatical leave, were met ln the South Amer-
project.
The school, which Will produce actual feature length movies on its own sound stages, will open in June, 1940. Graduates of any American university, who are able to pass the entrance examinations, will be accepted for two years of practical picture study.
Students completing the course virtually wil be guaranteed positions in such studios as Metro-
Fox, according to Lesser. The faculty for the school will Include technicians from within the industry, while the school itself will be built around a complete movie sound stage and laboratory, where students will write, direct, and produce their own cinema dramas on 16 millimeter film.
Dr. Boris Morkovin, head of the S.C. department of cinematography,
ploitatlon, exhibition, and distribution.
Interviewed by United Press. 80I Lesser said, ‘The picture business ls the only large industry in the country which has no machinery for the development of Its own brain power. The big industries, like chemicals, autos, and electir-cal equipment, have arrangements with engineering schools whereby their graduates find Jobs and gradually work their way up.
"In the movie business we have to raid some other line of endeavor for our man power. If we need a Writer we get him from the magazine or book field, and we pay a terrific premium. If we want a director, we get him from the stage. And so on—and even then we have to teach these . people the peculiar technique of picture making."
Architects Will Survey Houses on Field Trip
Sub-standard housing conditions existing ln Santa Barbara will be studied by a group of eight selected students of the College of Architecture and Fine Arts when they take their annual field trip on May 11-13.
The three-day field trip is sponsored jointly by the college and Alpha Rho Chl, national archl-
S.C. To Hold Open House On May 6
Graduating seniors from Junior colleges and high schools ln southern California wlll be welcomed by a student committee when S.C. holds itt annual open houst on the campus, Saturday, May 6.
Starting at 9:30 a.m., the visiting students wlll be addressed by Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid in Bovard auditorium. Individual conferences with faculty members on student problems ln regard to courses and vocations will be featured during the morning sessions.
EXHIBITS PREPARED
As guests of the B.C. student body, the visitors will be entertained at a luncheon in the Foyer of Town and Gown.
Preceding an Informal dance ln the social hall, Student Union, at
tecture honorary. Student chairman of this group is Ben Southland, and his staff will Include Ed Kll-lingsworth, Gordon Drake, Wallace Arendt, Tom Uragami, Robson Chamber*, Al Mlschellvich, and Mike Garafolo.
Work ls now being completed on the project which the students are designing under the supervision of Professors Carl B. Troeddson and Clayton M. Baldwin. The problem. when done, will present an analysis of the housing conditions of the city and a solution in the form of graphic posters, scale models of homes, and Illustrated perspective drawings.
The fine arts department of the' college wlll exhibit for the benefit of the community a collection of oils, water colors, collaborative problems, murals, sculpture, ceramics, and Jewelry. An attempt to further stimulate interest will entail a display of select works created by members of the faculty, Including Professors Daniel S. Lutz, prize-winning water colorist; Glen Lukens, head of ceramic department; Carl B. Troeddson, Swedlsh-3:30 p.m. when Trojan leaders will educated architectural Instructor; be hosts, scientific exhibits and ancj Merrel Gage, sculpturer, whose demonstrations from the unlvers- I contributions to the Golden Gate lty's 24 schools and colleges will exposition have been accorded high be shown ln the Physical Education I praise.
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PREVIEW SCHEDULED
Jugoslav Alliance
German, Italian Axis Gains New Ally;
Balkan Bloc Sought
VENICE, Aprtl 23—(H.H)—JugO-[ slavla today formally aligned herself with the dictatorships by agreeing to "intensify both political and economic col ln bora t lon with Italy and Germany” and enter Into a friendship pact with Hungary, lt was announced,
The announcement followed a two-day meeting between Italian foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano and Jugoslav Foreign Minister Alexander Clncar-Markovltch. MOVE IS NAZI VICTORY Jugoslavia, according to Fascist leaders, has been brought solidly Into the orbit of the Rome-Berlln axis In a major totalitarian victory over the Anglo-French attempts to “encircle and strangle" Italy and Germany,
A communique, Issued shortly before Cincar-Markovltch entrained for Belgrade at 3:58 p.m., indicated that Jugoslavia had agreed to follow Hungary, Manchukuo and Spain ln adhering to the anti-Communist alliance established by Germany, Italy and Japan as the keystone of totalitarian foreign policy. BALKAN BLOC SOUGHT It was understood that Ciano, acting for both Italy and Germany, was seeking to create a new Balkan bloc consisting of Jugoslavia, Hungary and Bulgaria.
Rumania was uneasy over Jugoslavia's capitulation to the dictatorships—reported to have been Impelled by an implied threat of "other tactics"—and to fear that it may mean collapse of the Balkan entente, including Rumania, Oreece, Jugoslavia, and Turkey.
Should this occur, according to Bucharest dispatches, Rumania might find lt impossible to remain aloof from cooperation with Italy and Germany.
The Oiornale D'ltalla, often the mouthpiece for Premier Benito Mussolini, said that Ciano and Clncar-Markovltch discussed President Roosevelt's recent peace appeal, which Mussolini already has rejected as "absurd."
Phi Delta Fraternities In Grade Ratings
Taking first place ln scholastic honors for the first semester of 1938-1939, the 23 active members of Sigma Phl Delta, engineering fraternity, nosed out their nearest rival with a grade point average of 1.533 over the 1.409 average for the Delta Chi fraternity, according to the ratings compiled in the office of the counselor of men from the figures released
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ta To Explain Effect Classical Literature
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the city, visiting schools, colleges,
pilots, rare specimens gathered from strange lands by the Hancock
On Space, Time
ment in content and readability.
We think we have maintained this
ideal ln Wednesday'^ Usue/- ^ ^ ^	of toterMt
that the Wampus would definitely After spending some time study- Pacific expedition, and hair-split j Jn ^ ]ectur# illustrated with lan-
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‘‘luncheon meeting of the j nlv^naddltion to this source, Sao Paulo, Montevideo, and Buenos many displays.	, Inshaw, professor of astronomy and
twL*ngUages club tomorrow ! t,.p Wamnii* mav ’.uo be purchased Aires. They will return by way of Covering more than 80,000 square assistant director of the Orlfflth th von KleinSmid hall, !	stand in student the Pacific coast, and arrive home feet, a preview of demonstrations observatory, will speak on "Through
about June 1.	and exhibits will be held for the 1
Dr. Bogardus is studying race re- j public and alumni on Friday, May lations in South America, while Dr. 6, from 3:30 to » p.m., according Is Interested in educational ! to Dr. W Ballentine Henley, who
• John
D Cooke, professor of Will discuss "Cei tain ' 01 Classical Influence." ra	president of
jounces that Dr. Cooke will his views on the effect of . ** literature and learning on lture *'*>»< n has followed.
at the magazine stand in Union.
Helen Bjorstad Presents Organ Recital Tonight
Mlss Helen Bjorstad, student of Prof. Archibald Sessions, university organist, wlll give her senior organ recital tonight at 8:15 o'clock In Bovard auditorium. Students and their friends are Invited.
Renditions of "Passacaglla ln C. minor” by Bach, "Concerto in B-flat" by Handel, “Cantablle," (Organ Symphony No. 8) by Widor, and "Variations de Concert’ "by Bonnet will precede the intermission.
Following the intermission, Mlss Bjorstad will play: "Preghlera" by Bossl, “The Bells of St. Anne de Beaupre" by Russel, and “The Sun’s Evensong" by Karg-Elert.
"Finale In B-flat" by Sesar Franck wlll conclude the program.
Le* Ya-Chung
Aviation Club Initiates Chinese Flyer
Mlss Lee Ya-Chung, China s foremost avlatrlx, who ls now touring the United States, was Initiated as an honorary member of the S.C. chapter of Alpha Eta Rho, national aviation fraternity, at a meeting held last night at Carl's restaurant.
In the United States to raise aid for her country, Mlss Lee has visited many cities with her plane. While ln Los Angeles she Was received by leading members of the Chinese colony and by officials of the aviation circles, 8he ls now on her way to San Francisco. BISCAILUZ PLEDGED
Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz and 35 student pledges of the group were also Initiated at the ceremony. Prof. Earl W. Hill of the B.C. faculty, and national president of the fraternity, presided over the affair at which new chapter officers, with Leverne Ford as president, were Installed.
Among prominent honorary members of the fraternity are Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, and leading aviators and officials of Uie Industry, many of whom were guests at their meeting. The late Amelia Earhart was one of Alpha Eta Rho's outstanding honorary members. PETERSON TO SPEAK I H. W. Peterson, district traffic manager of Pan-American Airways, | will be gueit speaker at the regular weekly luncheon meeting tomorrow ! in social room, Elisabeth von Kleln-j Smld hall.
j The luncheon Wlll bring together bolh member* of Apha Eta Rho and Slgma Beta Chl, professional j transportation fraternity.
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Women Debaters Cain Honors In Tournament
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UCLA German Instructor Will Address Local Group
Women members of the S.C. debate squad won a first and second place in the annual meeting of the ]
Southern California Intercollegiate Prof. Chris tel B Schomaker. B.O. forensic league, which was held last alumnus and member of the Ger-Saturday at the University of Red- j man department at UCLA, wlll ad-
lands, according to squad coach, dress member, of the S.C German
Trevor Hawkins.	j •»* when they convene tomorrow
Nellie Clark won first place ln i at 12 30 p m. in t e	ernar
^ d D ...... - o pan,, I the impromptu speaking contest cafe, 4057 SouU. Figueroa street.
*°°Ver streH*S inn> 2608	IQd her teammate, Geraldine CUft, , According
* took second place in the radio speaking contest. The latter gill was selected by Mrs. Tacie Rew from her radio speech class.
representing tiie squad in
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■ social lounge, Student
club — 2:30 pm,
t	>'iub
v? tone theater
3 30 Pm., senate ^Stuctent Union.
1 pm, ”Y" oflice. Tomorrow
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hall.
—12:30 p Elisabeth von
Erwin T. Mohme, adviser ol the oi ganization, j Piofessor Schomaker will analyze J “SupersUtlons and Customs as De- j picted in North German Literature.” j "Professor Schomaker," Dr, Moh- j 3 events u.i	me “id yesterday, "is an outstand-
dinner speaking and mg authority on thi* subject, since Interpretative reathng were Elaine he ,* a native of the^reg on wh£
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Also
the other two events on the program, after
Dr. Erwin T. Mohm#
Space and Time" tomorrow evening at 7:15 o'clock ln Mudd hall.
Preceding the lecture a dinner will be given at 8 p.m. by Pi Epsilon Thela, honorary philosophy society, Reservations for the dinner are 60 cents and must be made with the secretary of the Sdhool ol i-hllosophy by noon today. Everyone ls welcome, officials of the organization said.
Episcopal Club To Pick Officers
Election of officers of the Episcopal club for the coming year will take place today at a luncheon meeting at 12:15 p.m. in 322 Student Union.
At the meeting, arrangements for the intercollegiate Episcopal convention to be held at UCLA wUI be made Reservations for the j luncheon must be made ln the Religious Conference olflce belore noon today, according to officials I of the organization. The price I* 3i> eenu.
Decipher of Old Writings Simplified
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Dr. Knopf Invents Index for Cuneiform Symbols * * * ♦
Wedgemarks Clue to Former Ages
Efforts of science to decipher the writings of scribes who recorded the events of civilizations centuries before Christ have been simplified by a. system devised by Dr. Carl Sumner Knopf, professor of Biblical literature and archaeology, and dean of the School of Religion.
Utilizing methods of moderii bus- i-------—-------*
lness In keeping record files, Dr. varied for many reasons." said Dr. Knopf lias developed a system of Knopf. "Scribes frequently took 11b-recordlng for ready reference the <-rty with abbreviations. Also they findings uf research scholars which used the phonetic systems of their may open up new possibilities in particular localities. Still more var-the field of archaeology,	! lations occurred with the influence
Why such a simple index has of changing civilizations. There are not been developed before is sur- some 38,000 signs and variants of prising.” said the S.C. dean, "for these cuneiform character* whose Its need has been apparent since Hats are scattered lu the British assyriologlsts first began the de- museum and In other collections cipherment of cuneiform writings " over the world.”
by the registrar last week.
Four fraternities are on scholastic probation, but will not be denied social privileges, Dr. Francis M Bacon, counselor of men, stated They are Chl Phl, with 23 members. 999; Delta Sigma Phl. 9, .992; Phl K.?npa Psl, 54. .955; and Phl Iota Alpl a, 11. .915.
AVERAGIS DECLINES
The average of the 641 actives and 322 pledges combined for the first pamester ls 1.110, a drop of .153 from the second semester of 1937-38.
From seventh place. Slgma Phl Delta, rose over Phl Kappa Tau, two-time winner of last year, and Delta Chl, who has Jumped to second place. Phl Knppa Tau has an average of 1.360.
POSITIONS ARRANGED
The grade point averages of the remainder of the fraternities were: Phl Beta Delta, 7 members with an average rating of 1.349; PI Kappa Alpha, 35, 1.333; Delta Slgma PI, 12, 1.271; Zeta Bela Kappa, 14, 1.269; Slgma Chl, 38, 1.249; Phi Nu Delta, 9, 1.244; Alpha Rho Chl, 29, 1.228; Zeta Beta Tau, 32, 1.216; Slgma Alpha Epsilon. 46. 1.206; Kappa Alpha. 35, 1.125; Phl Slgma Kappa, 37, 1.112; Kappa Slgma, 43, 1.097; Tau EpsUon Phl, 29, 1.088; Slgma Phl Epsilon, 41, 1.071; and Slgma Nu, 52, 1.036.
Eight Alpha Rho Chis took first place for the pledges with an average of 1.491 replacing the Phl Kappa Tau pledges' mark of last year and whose 17 pledges are now third with an average of 1.224. Phl Kappa Psl's 16 pledges were second with an average of 1.225.
OTHER GROUPS LISTED
Other pledge groups ranked as follows: Slgma Phl Delta, 13 members with an average of 1.213; Tau EpsUon Phl, », 1.212; Zeta Beta Tau, 19, 1.206; Phl Nu Delta. 7, 1.203; Beta Kappa, 7, 1.157; PI Kappa Alpha, 19. 1.149; Slgma Chl, 25,
I.145;	Phl Slgma Kappa. 16, 1.042; Delta Slgma PI. 21, 1.090; Delta Slgma Phl, 6. 1.019; and Slgma Alpha EpsUon. 24, 1.003.
Those pledge groups below a J.O average are: Delta Chl, 14, .965; Phl Beta Delta. 11, .961; Slgma Nu, 18. .929; Phl Iota Alpha. 3. .837; Kappa Alpha. 20, .779; Kappa Slgma. 16, .744; Slgma Phl Epsilon,
II,	.615; and Chl Phl, 22, .572.
Aeneas hall, men's residence hall,
has a grade point average of 1.402 with Its 104 members.
Bell s Life Is Radio Topic
The film version of the Ufa of Alexander Graham BeU, Inventor of the telephone, will be discussed ln today’* Film-Book Club of the Air broadcast at 1:1ft p.m. over radio station KFAC.
Those who wlU appear on the program Include Mrs. Mary Duncan Carter, director of the School of Library Science, and two B.C. stu-de nts, Betty Franklin and Bill Caldwell.
An outline of the Inventor’s life, as well as a discussion of the Invention and development of the telephone wlll be given as an Introduction. Books referring to the scientific aspect of Bell's Invention, and to lu soclal ilgnlficance, will be listed.
Markings on entablatures, plaques, and on clay "biscuit/” by scribes dale back to 4500 B.C., and have
As a basis for his system, Dr. Knopf starts with the wedge-shap-
“na '“*7 ed markings. A horizontal position, been the object of research exped - k ^ cUy w,Ul a Mylull. mantes
tlon. ln Old World areas for al- , I11^nmg Verticle. slanting, or most a century. Scholars have de- combilll4Uollti oX Ult weUge of,er. ciphered fragments and kept note.	interpretations,
but with Uttle effort to system- ;	1
atize their findings in universal j ‘‘Arranged like the hands of a form.	clock, Uie file ls a means of cata-
"Opinion, in translations have |	Continued on Fage four
Tomorrows Organ Program
Frof Archibald Session*' organ program for tomorrow will consist of the following selections;
Cuud F'iJj) Spell
In tranquil ecslacy Par.ifal gazes out at the forest and the fields now glowing ln Uie morning light, and over lulling harmonies the oboe give* out the exquisite theme of Nature Redeemed This marks the commencement of the lnexp'essibly lovely episode known In the concert room as the Good Friday music.
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Henri DaUler was born at Rlii inis in 1848. H« was choir organist of the Rheims cathedral ui 1865. and later studying with Cesar Franck h« became chief organist ol St. Eustachc. Paris, later succeeding Saint Saens rl the Madaleine.