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VOLUME XXXI
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1940
NUMBER 76
IR CORPS
0	TEST PPLICANTS
Army Will Conduct Physical Examinations On Campus Next Week
The United States flying det army examining board '11 conduct examinations for
1	aspirants to the post of of-cer pilots in the United tates army, beginning on nuary 22 and continuing roughout the week to Janu-y 29, in the varsity lounge the Physical Education
lilding.
Applicants must have completed o or more years of college work :d have with them at the time of •amination their birth certificate id three letters of recommenda-on.
:niors may graduate
*,If the applicant passes the ex-ination and is a senior he wiU t be called until after gradua-n; if a junior he will be subject call within six weeks; announces eut. Robert Taylor.
Major E. E. Adler, a member ot e board of examiners, explains at under the terms of the expan-n program of the army air corps proximately 400 candidates should entered every six weeks in the ne primary flying schools ol the !my.
STRUCTION GIVEN
Candidates accepted by the board e given three months flying inruction at the primary flying hool. He is then transferred to e air corps training centers at ndolph field and Kelly field, San tonio, Texas., where for six onths he is given instruction in vanced types of flying and in ore powerful equipment. Upon aduating from the West Point of e air. he is commissioned a second utenant in the air corps reserve d then, with his consent, ordered active duty with the combat its of the regular army air corps.
CAL CONDITIONS GOOD
The examining board has just mpleted a tour through the north-Sst where it was found that 66 per it of ail applicants qualified for •ing training. This average of 66 ir cent is extremely high when one nsiders that out of the entire na->n excluding the eight western tes the percentage is only 27. iylor said, light surgeons have estimated t the Los Angeles area, because splendid surrounding conditions. ;uld probably have an average of per cent of all applicants passing, nformation pamphlets may be tained in Dean Francis M. Ball’s office at any time. The exam-tions will begin at 9 a.m., Janu-22 in the Physical Education ilding.
Three-Day Harris Hall Ceremonies Begin at Bovard Assembly Today
Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid
. . . u ill sccept '
Mrs. John W. Harris
. . . donor ot structure
Millier, Wright Open Program Of Dedication
Conference Series, Exhibits Will Mark Formal Acceptance
Formal ceremonies estab-| lishing SC as a new art center will take place today with the dedication of the recently-constructed May Ormerod Harris hall of the College of Architecture and Fine Arts, m Bovard auditorium at 10 a.m.
The event inaugurates a three-day celebration program featuring a series of lectures by outstanding authorities from the east and southwest as well as exhibits and demonstrations by the SC college and schools of southern California. The public is invited to take part in today’s and tomorrow’s events, according to Dean Arthur C. Weatherhead of the College of Architecture and Fine Arts. MILLIER TO SPEAK Arthur Millier, local art critic, will open the conference series after the formal dedication with an address in Harris hall at 2 p.m. today on the subject “Art in Southern California.” Walter BaermanrJ, director, California Graduate School of Design, will follow at 3:30 p.m.
‘ Many drivers today feel that they are still driving horses
on the topic “The Creative Genius
and buggies,” observed Dr. Clarence Case, professor of sociol-	of the country—Materials and cre-
ogy, closing the semester Wednesday lecture series yesterday	ative Effort indigenous to the
in Doheny library	Southwest.” A series of demon-
social infants,” the speaker said that	strations and exhibits in creative
or cus-	methods and works by schools and
Frank Lloyd Wright
. . . leading architect
Dr. W. Bailentine Henley
. . . arranges program
AUTOS REVIVE BUGGY AGE SAYS DR. CASE IN TALK
Branding this group “J
Students Asked Report for Programs
11 university junior college stu-jnts who have been registered re than one semester, are asked report to Nancy Holme in 301 ministration to make out their igrams for the next semester, ecking programs before registra-n will aid in preventing delays registration day.
unior college students register iday, February 2. at 8 a.m.
Today's Organ Program
One of Bach’s best known larches will highlight the reg-lar organ recital by Prof. Arch-ald Sessions in Bovard auditorial at 12:10 p.m. today. The tire program is as follows: larch from
"Drama per Alusica” ..........Bach
In 1827 Bach wrote a cantata r an academic ceremony in con-ection with Dr. Gottlieb Koet-,r, a popular professor at Leip-g university. The march was to company the entry of the stunts into the hall—a procession ry far from solemn, no doubt.
\n Hearing the First Cuckoo
in Spring ------------------ Delius
A man who was born in Eng-,nd, sold woolen goods in Scan-inavia, raised oranges in Florida, udied music in Germany, and ved in France. Delius, in the armth of his orchestral coloring, more suggestive of Florida than f Yorkshire.
ndante m B flat (request)_______
........................ Tschailouski
'—at* om "O Filii et Fill at"
------------------------- Farnam
Marines Enlist SC Students
Men To Join Reserve After ROTC Training
Applications are being received here this week by recruiting officers for admission to the platoon leaders’ class, an ROTC unit, of the United States marine corps. Enrollees in the class will be trained in preparation for a commission as second lieutenant in the marine corps reserve.
Outstanding students of colleges and universities are trained to be officers in the marine corps reserve at the platoon leaders’ military camp. The training is divided into two annual six-week periods, the first taking up infantry, drill, and marksmanship practice and the second consisting of instruction in leadership.
TO BE COMMISSIONED
The following SC students have completed two periods of summer training and will be commissioned second lieutenants in the marine corps reserve upon receiving their degrees from college: Frederick C. Bloomfield. Richard L. Boll. William R. Dorr Jr., Gordon C. Drake, Mickey G. Frary. Ellsworth L. Miller, William E. Ritzau, Theodore P Watson, and Kenneth E. Wilson.
The following SC students have completed one class of summer training at the marine corps base, San Diego: Beverly H. Spencer, George S. Buck, and Robert L. Hem-mings.
MAJOR TO SPEAK
Major G. D. Hamilton. United States marine corps, will speak as the guest of Howard Stoecker at the Phi Kappa Tau house and to the Sigma Nus today. Applications for the platoon leaders’ class will be accepted in 225 Student Union, from 12 M. to 3 p.m. today.
The enrolling officer. Major Hamilton. wishes to stress that reservists cannot be called to active duty except in time of national emergency and that reservists may be discharged upon their request at any time.
Spanish Club To Hear Talk on Catalan Music
Peter Ortiz, professor at Riverside junior college, will discuss Catalan music at a meeting of Sigma Delta Pi. national Spanish honorary. Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The group will meet at the home of Mrs. Jennie Borisoff. 1009 North Oxford. The speaker wiH discuss the popular or folk music of the people of Catalonia.
for centuries ‘folk ways, toms, had been built up around artists will follow, transportation. "It is with great dif- Climaxing today’s conferences will ficulty that people adjust them- be a public address by Frank Lloyd selves to this very new and very Wright, internationally-known archyoung automobile environment,” he itect, in Bovard auditorium at 8 p.m. continued	Dean Weatherhead will preside.
‘HEROES’ DRIVE	PACIFIC ARTS’ IS TOPIC
In the transition of an automobile Starting at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, from an object curiosity to an object of social value. Dr. Case noticed a disturbing influence in the “hero” type of person, developed during the days when horses were used as a primary means of transportation.
“People who rode fast and furiously were heroes in the mind* of the people, and now some people still try to act the misguided part j of the hero and frequently find ett, director of the Schools of Am-themselves in compromising situa- erican Research of the Archaeologi-tions." Dr. Case said.	cal Institute of America, will speak
BAN ON YOUTH URGED	on “Central American Cultures as
Summarizing Ine lesuits on var- Expressed in Their Arts.” with Dr. ious charts and statistics. Dr. Case emphasized the great gulf between the driver of an automobile and the attempts to find reasons for their behavior by psychologists and sociologists.
three authorities will treat on the theme of “The Arts of the Pacific Area” in the Harris hall auditorium. Speakers will be Arthur Woodward, director of history and anthropology at the Los Angeles Museum of History, Science, and Art. His subject will be “The Indian Art of the Pacific Coast of North America.” Dr. Edgar L. Hew-
HARRIS HALL—Three-day dedication ceremonies will begin today for the new home of the College of Architecture and Fine Arts. Given to the university by May Ormerod Harris, the building will be officially accepted by Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid at an assembly in Bovard auditorium at 10 a.m. The fresco about the top of the building, done by Barse Miller, depicts the history of culture m civilization.	—Courtesy LA Herald-Express
Kelley addressing visitors on the subject of “Masterpieces of Chinese Art.”
PROGRAM FOLLOWS
Tomorrow’s luncheon will be followed by a 2 p.m. program on the
Frescoes Adorn STUDY, TRAVEL FILL Harris Hall LIFE OF MRS. HARRIS
Miller Does Exterior Wall Paintings
A “History of the Culture of Civilization” done in terra cotta and grey to blend with the concrete and brick of the buildings is the subject j of the fresco by Barse Miller that 1 forms the top border of the walls of the new May Omerod Harris
May Ormerod Harris was born in North Dakota. H&r father, Thomas Ormerod, was born in England, and while in America was a merchant dealing in books and stationery supplies. Her mother, Ella May Ormerod, came from an old Georgia family.
Shortly after the Civil war, the family moved to Illinois, and later to Denver, Colo. When Mrs. Harris
Dont let peop’e unc*,? 21 drive theme of 'Contemporary Architec- ^all js dedicated today,	was 9 vears old, they moved to Sa-
automobiles,” said Dr. Case. “It is ture.” in Harris hall. Three ad- j climaxed by figures representing	cramento UDOn eradUation from
absurd to let young people drive who dresses will include those by Sum- industry and science over the main	. . , ' , ^ , . * ,
are not old enough to vote, for it ner Morris Spaulding, lecturer in doorway, the figures of the fresco	g sch°o1 she was forced to choose
takes more intelligence to drive architecture at SC. on the subject give a symbolic history of civiliza-	between studying music and atted-
than to vote, he concluded. , Continued on Page Four ^jon> The story begins with the re-	ing college; she chose music.
; lease of conscience, which represents culture, from God's hand. Following
Schedule of Final Examinations
are the periods of biblical history, the Egyptian scribe and communi-
STUDIES MUSIC
Her career, which was devoted to a study of piano and voice, was interrupted by her marriage to Dr.
Holiday Events Shown in Film
Exam. Hour
1:00 P.M. to 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 8:00 A.M. to 11:00 1:00 P.M. to 4:00
First Semester, 1939-1940 Department, Course Number Exam. Day
Account, la—all sections .Sat., Jan. 20..
Econ. 53a—all sections____Mon., Jan. 22..
Gen. Stud, la—all sections Mon., Jan. 22..
English A—all sections____Mon., Jan. 22.
English la—all sections ..Mon., Jan. 22.
English lb—all sections .. Mon., Jan. 22.
Gen. Stud. 51—all sections Sat., Jan. 27..
Gen. Stud. 52—all sections. Sat., Jan. 27..
Phys. Ed. 49—men, women Mon., Jan. 29.11:15 A.M. to 12:45 Examination rooms for the above classes will be announced in advance by the instructor in each class.
Classes Reciting Examination Day	Examination Hour
3:15 M.W.F......Monday, January 22... 8:00 A.M. to 11:00
3:15 T.Th.......Monday, January 22 .
9:00 M.W.F......Tuesday, January 23 .,
9:00 T.Th.......Tuesday, January 23 .
10:10 M.W.F......Wednesday, January 24
10:10 T.Th.......Wednesday, January 24
11:10 M.W.F......Thursday, January 25 .
11:10 T.Th.......Thursday, January 25
1:15 M.W.F......Friday, January 26 ...
1:15 T.Th.......Friday, January 26 ...
8:00 Sat.........Saturday, January 27 ..
10:00 Sat.........Saturday, January 27 ..
2:15 M.W.F......Monday, January 29 ..
2:15 T.Th.......Monday, January 29
cation, the cycle of Christianity. j0hn welsey Harris, phvsician and printing, and the Renaissance. At
the corner of the building the story turns to the new world, depicting 8:00 A.M. to 11:00 | the periods from the Norsemen to
surgeon of Denver.
Dr. Harris spent 36 years as a practicing physician in Denver. He I ^ K '“7“	i appreciated art and was a student
8:00A.M. to 11:00	and a great reader. Later, they
8:00 A.M. to 11:00 “
4:00 age.
The figures, which are more than life size, were first laid out on muslin from small sketches, drawn after more than six months of research and preparation, and then the col-
the liberty bell, and the	,
*	• *i,„ w,nnViina moved to Los Angeles for the doc-
of men in the machine	B
I tor’s health.
She has traveled extensively in Europe and the Orient and has kept up her interest in music. Her earliest recollection of her childhood was sitting on the floor playing oring was applied. A wet mortar with her toys, while her mother of thumb-print dryness was neces- j worked at an e:isel. sary for the application of the fin- SC SELECTED ished designs and colors. To obtain the proper sealing of the paint,
Miller and his assistants often began work at 3 a.m. when the weather was warm.
Mr. Miller has won many awards from museum and sta e fair exhib-
it P.M. to 4:00 8:00 A.M. to 11:00
1:00 P.M. to 4:00 its. Notable among his prizes is the general" atmosphere of the student
For many years Mrs. Harris knew that eventually she woulc want to aid some educational institution. She studied the various colleges and universities of the west, and finally chose the University of Southern California because she liked the
Dana Gold Medal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
8:00 A.M. to 11:00 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 Meditation To Be Led i:oop.M. to 4:00 g Knopf Tomorrow
8:00 A.M. to 11:00 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 10:15 A.M. ta 12:15 8:00 A.M. to 11:00 1:00 P.M. to 4:00
Newsreel To Picture New Year’s Activities
News events of the holiday season will be the featured sequences of the fourth edition of the Trojan newsreel, scheduled for release at 12 M. tomorrow in Bovard auditorium.
Exclusive color photographs of the Tournament of Roses parade plus the highlights of SC's Rase Bowl victory over Tennessee, will head the list of features in the final issue of the campus film.
Ice hockey is included in the sports section. Depicting the Trojans’ victory over the Loyola Lions, the newsreel will flash shots of Troy’s 6-0 win in the pre-season International Intercollegiate hockey tournament. The athletic photos will be rounded out with a photographic essay of the coaches and the 1940 stars of the ice team.
From a recent exhibition of modern dance sponsored by the physical education department, the cameramen, in collaboration with the commentators, produced a humorous feature on the Russian ballet. Under the direction of Miss Mary Jane Hungerford, professor of mod-
8:00 M.W.F......Tuesday, January 30 ... 8:00 A.M. to 11:00
8:00 T.Th.......Tuesday, January 30 ... 1:00P.M. to 4:00
body. Her contacts with the faculty also increased her respect for the institution. Dr. von KleinSmid’s
nhilosoDhv of living, as shown in ,	_ .
Sis addresses, was helpful and con- j em dance and Miss Dorothy Boch . . „	Pierre, authority of modem ballet,
structive to her.	I ’	, J .	.. .
, . students are shown performing their As to her philosophy of living , standard repertoire.
Mrs. Harris says, “I believe that neer, schooled both in college halls people generally live by the stand- Boris Morros of the RKO studios and m the university of hard ards by which they are reared. I personally directed the editing of knocks,” will be the topic for medi- am still old-fashioned I guess.”	tomorrow s edition of the newsreel
“ ‘From John to Kate,’ an explosive little volume written by a pio-
tation delivered by Dr. Carl Sum ner Knopf at 7:35 tomorrow morn-
She believed that every person at his projection room last night, should have as high an education Members of the Trojan film staff
ing in the -Little Chapel ol Silence., as they are capable of appreciating, were present. f
Deans, Faculty To Participate In Ceremonies
Procession Precedes. Harris Acceptance In Bovard Auditorium
Deans and faculty members of SC will form an academic-robed processional as they march in a body to the dedication of May Ormerod Harris hall in Bovard auditorium at 10 o’clock this morning. There they will gather with univer-j sity trustees, art authorities, ‘students, and guests to wit-! ness the formal presentation and acceptance of the new College of Architecture and Fine Arts building.
Opening the ceremony, the university symphony orchestra will present a .20-minute program under the direction of Prof. Lucien Cailliet, j visiting assistant professor of music. Included on' the program will be “Finlandia.” by Sibelius; “Minuet in ! G,” by Beethoven; ' Marche des . Petite Soldats de Plomb.” by Pierne; i and variations on the theme “Pop!
! Goes the Weasel,” as arranged by Professor Cailliet.
To permit students to attend the dedicatory exercises in Bovard auditorium, the 10 a.m. classes will not meet today. The 11 a.m. classes will convene upon ringing of the bell.
Following the musical program, Mrs. John W. Harris, donor of the new college building, will deliver the presentation speech. She will be answered by Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid. who will formally accept the building on behalf of the university trustees.
The address of the day on the subject “Art and the Public,” will be delivered by Dr. Charles Fabens Kelley, assistant director of the Art Institute of Chicago. Dr. Kellef and noted art authorities came from the east to participate in the three-day dedicatory exercises.
Luncheon in the Foyer of Town and Gown at 12:15 p.m. will follow the dedication. Registration of delegates to the art conference, which will hold the spotlight for the next three days, will begin at 1:30 p.m. in Harris hall.
Eight Initiated Into Honorary
Formal initiation ceremonies will be conducted by Alpha Kappa Psi, national professional commerce fraternity, when they meet at 6:30 o’clock tonight to induct eight new members. Allen Murray personnel director of the Owens-Illinois Glass company will be Initiated as honorary member.
New members of the fraternity will be: Walter Bailey. Bruce Blackstone, Jack Bomke, Kyle Grainger, Walter Hilker. Bill Horne. Lee Nelson, William C. Billig, instructor m the School of Merchandising, and Philip A. McAllister, research assistant.
President's Office Notice
The students and faculty ot the university are very fortunate in being the recipients of a new Art and Architecture building, which will be known as the May Ormerod Harris hall. The dedication will be accompanied by a conference on art and architecture.
The conference and dedication services will be opened by an assembly today at 10 a.m. in Bovard auditorium. At this assembly, Mrs. May Ormerod Harris, university trustee, will make a symbolic presentation of the building to the university, and Dr. Charles Fabens Kelley, assistant director of the Art Institute of Chicago, will deliver the address of the occasion on the subject “Art and the Public.” The 10 a.m. classes will not meet, and the 11 a.m. classes will convene upon the ringing of the bell.
R. B. von KleinSmid . President