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CALIFORNIA
ROJAN
VOLUME XXXI
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1940
Trudi Peabody Sings For Dig Tonight On Tennis Courts
Trudi Peabody, the SC coed th the “glamour voice,” will ke her debut before the dent body tonight as she gs at the all-university dig m 7:30 to «:30 o’clock.
iss Peabody was the one find discovered during the rch for talent made by the -university show. Original
ns were to feature Miss Peabody he show, but as it was cancelled, preview will be made tonight. js Peabody will sing “The Wind the Rain in Your Hair.” and !ie Isle of May.”
SEY BAND TO PLAY
The dig is to be held on the uni-sitv tennis courts. Price of ad-5sion is either a student body k or 25 cent*.
rank Losey. dental student, and orchestra, who will play at the ce. revealed last week that they planning to present for the first e new songs in which the music lyrics were written by SC stu-ts. The names of the songs and composers were not made public. ;uise Reordan. who is in charge he dance, has announced that it duplicate, as near as possible, a nival. Aiding Miss Reordan in paring for the dance are Roland on. Tom Eddy. Frank Scott. Bar-i Morton. Virginia Conzelman. Ximeno Tejada.
CORATIONS PLANNED
he decoration for the dance will rranged so that students will use 34th street entrance to the ten-courts.
brorities and fraternities are re-Isted to hold short meetings so ibers will be able to attend the ce. Miss Reordan stated that would be the last all-university jce of the year.
Polo Game, Dance Will Highlight All-U Vacation
NAZIS CLAIM ADVANCES INTO NORWAY INTERIOR
German Agency Asserts Ruin of British Grand
Fleet Being Carried Out ‘Step by Step’
BERLIN, April 21—(U.P.)—The German high command tonight claimed to have driven into the Norwegian interior to Lillehammer, 80 miles north of Oslo, in a sledge-hammer advance “rapidly assuming the character of a pursuit” against scattering Norwegian defenders.
The Germans boasted of the sink- ,
Irwin Wins Law Eledion
Close Contest Finds Arline Martin In Vice-Presidency
Stanley Decker
. . heads Ditch' committee
ing of "several” Norwegian war- i tain their hold on it—Saturday aft-ships in Hardanger Fjord near Ber- 1 ernoon but without attempting to gen. the torpedoing of a Polish de- land troops.
Hot dogs, soda-pop, box stroyer serving with the Allied German bombing planes, it was lunches, and games will high- fleets and further shattering attacks added, inflicted heavy losses on lieht the dav’s frivolities when on British warships and troopships British troops landed at Namsos school history. Woodrow Irwin "	I	nnr> anHoicnoc-	<->f -.— n— presidency Friday
In one of the most closely-contested elections in law
No Corsage' Edict Passed For Formal
Committee Changes Interfraternity Band To Hal Howard
1 attempting to land more expedition-
members of the student body ary forces.
The British navy has been forced
let down their hair and journey to State beach Friday to spend a whole day free from
into open battle and “the destruction of Britain‘s so-called ‘grand landed north and south of Trond-fleet” has begun step by step.” the heim on the Norwegian west coast.
and Andalsnes north and south of	won the
Trondheim and ripped up railroads	with a i9_vote margin over
and bridges.	his nearest competitor.
Admitting that British troops had
Balloting among the three presidential candidates ran
the cares and worries of school official dnb agency asserted.
the high command said that smash- nip and tuck until the last
British warships were alleged to ing blows had been delivered by the 25 ballots were counted when have bombarded the ore port of j German air force against the land- Irwin gained his 19-vote lead.
Betty Jo Morrison, the only name on the ballot for vice-president, defeated three write-in candidates for the post. Arline Martin was a unanimous choice for secretary-treasurer and Loyd Saunders, candidate for El Rodeo editor, defeated two write-in candidates who received one vote each.
AMENDMENT DEFEATED
ivorce Novel iscussed
Film Book Club ives Weekly Program
ie problems of divorce and books ing with this subject will com-e the program of the Film Book of the Air today over KFAC :15 p.m.
e main book to be discussed be the "Bill of Divorcement.” by -ence Dane. This book deals the emotional situations and iatic denouncements of the cou-nvolved.
lother book by the same author.
Moon Is Feminine,” will also ■eviewed. This is a tale of a ig man who fell in love with itiful Lady Molly at Brighton-he-Sea. in the early part of the century.
rs. Mary Duncan Carter. Mary beth Nicholls. and Ralph mson. will also discuss “Divide wo.” by Gilman, a story of a rce which affected the life of a ear-old boy. and “We Lived as dren.” by Fulme
A “no corsage’ ’edict for the interfraternity formal April 25 in the Fiesta room of the Ambassador hotel will be strictly enforced, Joe Wapner, president of the interfraternity council, declared Friday.
Girls wearing corsages and their escorts will not be permitted to enter the dance, committee heads for the event ruled.
A second orchestra change was effected when Hal Howard, widely-known West coast band leader, was signed to play for the formal. He replaces Ivan Scott, originally slated to appear. Howard is a veteran radio entertainer and has played engagements in hotels and ballrooms in the course of his frequent tours. The orchestra favors “sweet” style rendition.
SALE STARTS TODAY
Bids for the annual affair will go on sale today at 1 p.m. in the ticket office on the second floor of the Student Union. Wapner said. Price of bids for the dinner-dance will be $5 50. Larry Cole, in charge of the ticket sale, said checks must be presented in the ticket office before tomorrow night.
Arrangements have been made to accommodate “stray Greeks.” members of fraternities not represented on the campus. Nearly 500 couples are expected to attend the social climax for campus Greeks Thursday night.
NEW MEMBERS TOLD
A special feature of the function will be announcement of newly appointed members of men's service groups. Knights. Blue Key, and Sigma Sigma will announce new selections.
Committee chairman for the formal dinner dance are Les Evans, general chairman; Jack Naye and George Moody, bids and arrangements. They are working under the supervision of Wapner. interfrater-nity council head.
activities at an all-U “ditch day.”
Both Greeks and non-orgs will participate in a program consisting of softball, volleyball, beach golf, and swimming while attempting to soak up enough California sun to make up for what they lost when I they were attending school.
POLO GAME PLANNED
r,™ ‘the rrvr„':°dble Ivy day-the “big” day of Senior week when juniors and
the beach- Trojans and Tro-	. k th npqrp rnDP anH freshmen and soohomores The Pr°P°sed amendment to the
janes will enjoy watching a polo	seniors smoke the peace pipe ana iresnmen and sopnomores gchool Qf La%. constitution which
game from 1:30 until 4 p.m. Admit- bury the hatchet—has been scheduled for June 6, according	W0UJ^ have provided abolition of
to Bill Flood, chairman of the Ivy day program.	lesser elective offices was defeated
Flood announced Friday that he and his assistants, Vir-	by a heavy vote, receiving only 51
-- — ginia Conzelman and Bill Baker,	affirmative ballots
Narvik—the Germans claim to re- | ing forces.
Ivy Day Plans Underway As Senior Week Nears
tance wall be free and the teams taking part will be announced later.
Michael MacBan. ASSC president, who calls the event “Troy’s first field day” better known to Trojans by the less official and. perhaps, more jovial sounding title of “ditch day,” announces chairmen in charge of the program as follows: Stan Decker, general chairman: Stan Gortikov, publicity; Fred Solomon, in charge of general contacts; Joe Wapner, in charge of fratemity contacts: Lona Romano, in charge of sorority contacts: and Barbara Mor-1 ton. in charge of all social activities : of the day.
MacBAN ASKS SUPPORT
Library Shows Local Paintings
Artists’ Congress Sponsors L.A. Exhibit
have completed all plans for the day.
Following an assembly in Bovard auditorium where awards and honors will be presented to outstanding seniors, the capped and gowned seniors will march with their Amazon escorts to the Old College lawn for : the peace pipe and hatchet ceremonies. The rituals are scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
Opponents of the measure jubilantly announced “radicals routed,” and Max Ramey, incumbent president. declared that had the bill passed “confusion among the remaining officers and too much responsibility on the president” would have resulted.
MODIFICATION SEEN Frank O'Neill, who initiated the proposed amendment, announced that he will present another modification of the bill next semester.
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NUMBER 129
Twenty-Nine Elected To Phi Beta Kappa
Dr. Hill To Preside at Initiation Thursday;
Nine from Class of 1925 Receive Honor
Sixteen seniors, four juniors, and nine members of the class of 1925 were elected to Phi Beta Kappa, national honorary scholarship fraternity, at the annual spring election last week.
Initiation ceremonies will be conducted Thursday, 5 p.m., in
the Fover of Town and Gown, followed by a dinner honoring the new members at 7 p.m. Dr. John J.
Hill, president of the chapter, will preside at the initiation. MEMBERS OF ’25 CLASS The nine members of the class of 1925 were elected to membership because they had the necessary qualifications but attended SC before the chapter was formed.
It has been the practice of the chapter to elect a few members of past classes who would have been eligible for Phi Beta Kappa membership had a chapter of the organization Jbeen established at 9C at that time, according to Prof. Hugh C. Willett, secretary of the local chapter who announced the new members.
The 16 seniors are William H. Barton. Margaret Ann Case. Mary J.
| Clifford. Virginia K. Griffin. Glen Grimsley, Jeanne M. Hemrich. Lor-na A. Holbert. Margaret Jessip. Roy A. Michael. Betty Ann Rogers. Nathan Rosenbloom. Grant N. Smith,
! Sylvia Stein. Julie Anne Unger. Henry Van Slooter, and Winifred L.
1 Weersing.
JUNIORS ELECTED
The juniors are Earl C. Bolton. Herbert C. Brown. Wallace Frasher. and Herbert H. Searles.
Members elected from the 1925 class are Miss Alice R. Brennan. Al W. Griewe. John L. Jackson, Miss
Dr Eugene Harley, professor of Ameha C. Johnson, Paul A. Reeder,
. , , Mrs. Gretchen K. Richardson. Mrs. political science, will speak before Katherine Snyder_ Miss mnceg
Dr. Eugene Harley
. . . invited to Washington
Harley Asked To Washington
International Law Will Be Discussed
Another outstanding event of Paintings, ranging in subject from senior week, which lasts from June social statements on war r to aim- 2 to June 8 li, the annual s^ior continuing* hisfight to^abolish'Vlwj- 1 members of the American Society ot ^ and I*rei'Tu^«. pie portrait studies, are being ex- baI1. !t ts at this dance that Tro- ^ omces jn (h( schoo,	Intemational law who will meet in ^ the	mera.
In speaking of the eventful day hibited by the American Artists jans and Trojanes walk through the	,	, __ ,
MacBan remarked.-I hope that the Congress at the main branch ot the pansv rlng announce their en-	‘,T	^ E«hth Amer‘	*“J.Fr“h^
entire student body will join in the Los Angeles public library this gagemem.	peachment proceedings against in- ican scientific congress in Washing- members of the debate squad.
I cuuie aiuucui uuuy win jum m uie	• ...	, , , ... « . , ~ cumbent president Max Ramey for „	Miss Weersing is the daughter of Dr.
festivities of Troy’s first field day.” month. All of the 43 Pointings on Roland Katzenstein. Ashley Orr. acUve electioneeri in Frid ,s ton. D.C., May 13.	. Frederick J. Weersing, professor of
By authorizing the university display were painted by artists of and Clayton Tidyman will select an plection	1	h
ditch day, and planning the events, , Los Angeles and vicinity.	orchestra for the Senior ball, while
take office at the beginning of next Icy w'iH read. The numerous ses- professor of philosophy, semester, announced his aims as foi- i sions will include addresses and dis-
authorities are hoping that students : “Membership in the American	Rolan
will “stick together” in following Artists’ Congress is open to any	Hecht are in charge of bids,
the course of events as planned. artist of first rank living in the	Michael MacBan. ASSC president.
The committee is working on ar- United States without regard to the	heads the senior assembly commit-
rangements for either a barbecue way he paints or the subject matter	tee and will be assisted by Laurella
or informal sport dance to climax he chooses.” says the exhibit cata-	Lancaster and Paul Miller.
President-elect Irwin, who will
‘ Post-war Intemational Organiz- education, and Searles is the son of ation” is the paper which Dr. Har- Dr. Herbert L. Searles. associate
the day.
Speech Contest Ends
logue. A key to the range of the exhibit is the catalogue statement that the artist “can be academician or modernist, abstractionist, realist, or surrealist.”
McDonnell, Wright Take Top Honors
Edward McDonnell and Gordon Wright were announced as winners ! of the speech contest, sponsored by Tau Kappa Alpha, national speech , honorary fraternity, Friday. McDonnell took first place honors, followed by Wright with second.
olliad Bids ailable Today
vitations to the annual Apolliad ram will be available today in School of Speech for contribut-the contest and faculty mem-Each winner of the various ions will receive 12 invitations, fs of those the winners wish to are to be left with the offi-of the program.
Art Deadline Set Today
Today is the deadline for entries in the Apolliad art branch which is being sponsored by the College of Architecture and Fine Arts in cooperation with the University Apolliad.
The announcement of mentions will be made Saturday in the Elizabeth Holmes Fisher art gallery. Outstanding works in the various divisions will be displayed in the gallery from Saturday to Friday May 3.
Jewelry and ceramic entries are to be handed to Prof. Glen Lukens and other material is to be turned in to the dean's office.
FIRST PRIZE WINNER
rf 1/131/	Winner of first prize at the ex-
I vl Q y	hibit was “Odalisque,’ 'an oil study
*	by Herman Cherry of a huge-bod-
ied, small-headed figure in green j pajamas. Mr. Cherry is the author of a book on the modern school of 1 French painters, as well as textbooks on design.
The sad, white-faced “Clown.” with a green jacket and gloved hands, was given an honorary award in memory of the artist, the late Arthur Durstan. “Hollywood Tradition” a water color by Jules Bil-, lington, “Alice in Wonderland’’ by The final round, in which Harned ^he lithographer Boris Deutsch. and Hoose and Seymour Vinocur partici- ; “pinafore” by Eula Long received pa ted. in addition to McDonnell and honorable mention.
Wright, was held in Touchstone the-
lows:
“I appreciate the support of those who elected me and I feel fortunate in prevailing over two such worthy candidates. I hope that I will be able to coordinate the law school activities with those of the rest of the university and make our position better understood.”
Andantino Heads Program Tomorrow
FILM SETS TOLD
‘ Hollywood Tradition” shows the
false fronts of film sets against a
blue sea of mountains, with a lone
cameraman in the foreground.
“Alice in Wonderland” is a cluster
. „ „ „ „ „	, of crowTied heads. A young girl
squads. Both McDonnell and Wright j c]ad |n whU(, ]acp wearjng rfd hajr_
ater Thursday. The men were chosen from a group of eight who entered the preliminaries last Tuesday.
All of the contestants, who made the finals, are members of either I the freshman or varsity debate
Probation Job Applications Taken Tomorrow
Dr. Will C. Tumbladh. assistant to the Los Angeles county probation officer, will be in 220 Student Union all day tomorrow to interview applicants for the position of student probation officer.
All graduates and graduating seniors between 21 and 30 are urged to apply for the position. “Sound intellect, good health, and a social point of view” are requisites for the job.
At present there are 68 former SC students who are connected with the department, and an intensive
campaign is being conducted for er.
Tu ilizht ....................................... Cesek
cussions on the Pacific settlement of international disputes.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull, president of the international society, will deliver the presidential ; address May 14. “International Law and Organization” is the conference theme.
Dr. Harley was a Carnegie fellow j of intemational law at Harvard university and has studied at Geneva. . He has written book reviews for 1 the American Journal of Intemational Law and is a co-author of : ‘ Contemporary World Politics.”
For three years he has served as | chairman of a national committee i which has made a continuous study
Business Girl' Deadline Nears
Scholarship, Poise Are Contest ‘Musts’
Deadline for application letters in the ‘Better Business Girl” contest sponsored by the College of Commerce has been set for Thursday. The contest, sponsored by Alpha Kappa Psi. national honorary , commerce fratemity, is an annual of the world-wide influence of mo- event and flje winner K announced Professor Archibald Sessions. tion pictures. The committee has at banqUet of the College of university organist, will play in lieen working under the direction o commerce May 3.
Bovard auditorium tomorrow at tne American Institute c inema genior girls in commerce and 12:10 p.m. “Andantino'’ by Louis 'toti• o * -nc r	• merchandising may compete for the
took prizes in the recent Stockton speech contest tournament.
McDonnell’s winning of the contest entitles him to a cup which will	movement, and noise of “The Ques-be presented by the national chap-	tion,” a picture of a bar. were the ter of Tau Kappa Alpha in an all-U	vital contributions of Palmer Schop-assembly in the near future. He is	pe. As a contrast to these is the also qualified for the national con-	quietness and simplicity of Richard test sponsored by the fratemity. I Munsell’s “Retired Iowan.”
ribbons is the subject of “Pinafore.”
The interesting, angular face of ■ the “Blues Singer” and the power, are requested to write to the Los
Vieme will head the list of se-	von Kleinsmid is director. Members
,	of the committee include represen- i
lections.	wiii contestants will be judged on the
„ , *.	T7-	tatives of Walt Disney and Will	J °
ind ant mo .................................. I /«r*<	„ tt	basis of a letter applying for the
Louis Vierne. one of the most	a ^___position of secretary to Dean Reid
famous of modern French organ-	Lage McClung of the College of
ists, was, for many years, org-	■ j II	Commerce, and a personal busines*
anist of Notre Dame. Paris, and.	V va ■ I	interview before the award com-
although blind, had a world repu-	■ QII\<J	mittee. The application letter is to
tation as recitalist and compos-	be turned in at Dean McClung’s
Al I	iVlvCl The potential secretaries will be
judged on the merit of their applica-Race democracy on the college j tion letters, their poise, appearance,
scholarship, and extra-curricular activities.
more men to enter the new and	, ,	,
I Cesek was a late 19th century
growing field	Hungarian composer and pianist. J
Students who are interested and 1 Orientale .............................. Cesar Cui	ca s wiH be the topic of discus-
cannot see Dr. Turnbladh tomorrow A foremost member of the	sion at thp yMCA meeting Wed-
modern Russian school. Cm wrote	n nigm at 5;30 thfi
seven operas, four rehearsal suites,	a RhQ chi hQUse AMa shaw
and many pieces for violin, piano	an gc Npgro student, will be the and voice.
Nuptial March ...................... Guilmant
Angeles civil service commission, j Room 102, Hall of Records bui’d-ing. 220 North Broadway, or to visit the SC employment office.
Deadline for applications is April 30.
Sinister? Surreptitious? Not Paul Singh
resident s ffice Notice
r are fortunate to be able to uncc that through the fen-'ty of Captain Hancock the cock ensemble will be present-the student body for a con-on Thursday, April 25. at 10 ~k in Bovard auditorium.
10 o'clock classes will not The other classes will as-accordin? to schedule.
R. B. VON KLEINSMID, President.
Mansfield Works Reviewed Today
Dr. Frank C. Baxter, professor of English literature and language, will read selections from the works of Katherine Mansfield at 12:10 p.m. today in Bovard auditorium.
Famous as a short story writer. Miss Mansfield has also written numerous poems. Among her well-known works are “Bliss” and “In German Pension.” Two books dealing with her life. "Journal of Katherine Mansfield” and “Letters of Katherine Mansfield.” were edited by J. Middleton Murray and published shortly after her ri»oth
New Knights To Be Named
Raven-haired Gurdial “Paul" known that mild-mannered Paul i As an actor and technical direc-Singh, SC graduate student from Singh is an innocuous as a purring tor, he will work in three pictures India, found a strange note in Do- kitten-	this summer; namely. Paramount’s
heny library the other day.	Notwithstanding, Singh actually : "Moon Over Burma.” MGM’s “Bom-
has crept about surreptitiously bay Nights.” and 20th Century’s midst the ornate trappings of Hoi- “King of Kyber Rifles.” Dorothy lywood-created palaces—with a ne- Lamour’s latest film “Typhoon.” to ered a * ca r ef ullv ^ olcTeV sheet of^ sta - farious look in his eye and a dagger be released shortly, is the mdian 1 ^rnity f^lin theFie^arc«m .............. .	___;__in hls hand (not m his back).	student’s most recent picture.	of the Ambassador hotel Thursday
Seated at a table in the reference room. Singh, who had been closely j scrutinized by several coeds, discov
The new Knights will be chosen from 66 applicants, the greatest number which has applied for several years.
Newly-elected Trojan Knights will be announced at the annual Inter-
chief speaker at the meeting which is open to all students.
Shaw will discuss, from his own personal experience, race relations on the Trojan campus. He will also touch on the activities of Negro students at other universities on the Pacific coast.
Reservations for the meeting must be made in the office of the Student Council on Religion, social lounge Student Union, before 2:30 p.m. tomorrow.
Registrar’s Office Notice
All candidates for first degrees in June, 1940, should report immediately to the office of the registrar if they do not find their names included in the list of candidates posted on the registrar’s bulletin board.
THERON CLARK, Registrar.
tionery near his books following their departure. Opening it. he read these words:
“That man has the most sinful look in his eye. He looks like the cruel murderer in a movie. Don't you just see him sneaking around
Sartorially resplendent in “ic: Singh’s work in “Gunga Din.” and cream” flannels, sport coat, and silk i “Wee Willie Winkle” produced an scarf, Paul makes good use of an immediate recognition of his ability, ability to look dangerous when the He may yet make “Hollywood” a occasion demands it.	j career.
Lucrative calls from Paramount. ; But until that time .acting and MGM. Columbia, and 20th Century technical direbting will be inci-
night.
in a huge Indian palace with a Fox supply the 28-year-old Indian
with more than enough “ruppes” necessary for continued Ph.D. study
knife in his hand—or in ljis back— or something?”!!
However disappointing it may prove to the imagination, let it be
in political science and international law.
dental to research work. Writing a thesis on the impotency of the League of Nations and completing Ph.D. preliminaries are undertakings that absorb much time, Paul explains.
Employment Bureau Offers Position
The bureau of employment announces that a position is open for a woman student doing light work in a local home with good salary. Apply at bureau of employment 228 Student Union.
FIELD DAY QUESTIONNAIRE
Cooperating with ASSC officials in an attempt to determine the approximate number of students planning to attend the first annual SC Field” day, the Daily Trojan is conducting a survey among its readers. Trojans are requested to fill out this questionnaire and deposit it in boxes located in the Student Union and in Old College.
I am planning to attend the beach party to be held at
State beach, Santa Monica.............
I am planning to attend the exhibition polo game to b«
held at the Uplifters polo field .............
(Mark X in blanks if planning to attend.)
No signature is necessary.