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Vcl'inio XXX
Los Angelos, California, Wednesday September 28, 1938
Number 8
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ma Workshop Present Comedy ^vember 18, 19
I Sumter Summers," a three-JcUl oonMdjr by Prof. Tacie |nrv of tlie School of Speech. Ilectrd to be presented by L 0[ the Drama worshop at kne yesterday tn Touchstone
L]av will be presented No-18 and 19 under the direc-| Ben Marshall In Bovard i. First performance will for an invited audience school drama teachers, [he second performance will to the public.
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tryouts will be given Friday m at 1:30 ln Touchstone and will continue until next
years ago Mrs. Rew wrote, instllr play entitled "When Stars It was presented on the U^^Hcampus under the title “The t| Two Imposters " Several weeks ago Publishing company puo-Bshed t:>e drama. Information con-MPtifet the first production by the workshop, including the the original cast, ts In the idfint tipages of the published
BUREAU SPONSORED
hrmovation of the Drama this year is an artist Students who have any entertaining talent* may be to clubs and other places frtain.
are al60 being made to [ a series of evening lectures Ions connected with the pro-p) theater, stated Aileen Dall-Trkshop president.
Mayor Asks Commissioners To Resign
Bi I mud Puss
A new broom," said Mayor Fletcher Bowron. sweeps clean," and he fit the words to the action last night by asking for the resignation of every city commissioner, numbering 117, on 22 commissions.
Mayor Bowron called newspapermen into conference and read to them a leUcr which lie sent to each commissioner demanding his undated resignation immediately. He pointed out, however, that the resignations would amount only to an indication of "good faith” ar.d that he would proceed slowly.
The mayor said that if by the end of the week he did not have resignations from thc entire group of the police and civil service commissions, he v ou'rl ask the council to remove them.
He admitted he t------.red with
Police Chief James E. Davis yesterday, but declined to comment. To remove Davis If he refuses to resign or retire. Bowron would be forced to press charges against him with the police and civil service commissions.
dVarsity Men ,flan Dance
Murphy, motion picture announced his intention |dmg the Varsity club danee Biltmore Blue room this night, according to Leroy resident of the organization PC the affair.
|r-sport letlemian al Yale r before entering the en-‘nt field, Murphy recently e an honorary member ot ! Varsity club. He is the Jr to be honored in this
rs of the club met Murphy prising on a recent picture.
the course of production, ir displayed such interest in nizatlon that It was decided him a member.
J pentally, the man who w as tal in forming the V&islty rge Marshall, was director . —Ipicture. He suggested the li B* 01 ‘ ■ club for all types of ath-/•b.* nG l K llm vvll° formed the in 1935.
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State game, and will pre-riing Young's orchestra for ] Dl fing. Bids, priced at *2 each it pbtalned from the cashier, I j« d houses, or members ot the I lub
^builders ocoive Peace ■r by AFL
^■ON. Tex. Sept.
|eim program of Industrial ^eing offered lo the lycoons ipbuildlng Industry by Uie L in u sweeping counter-n the drive by the rival *or Industrial Organiza-anize ship yard workers, r'ealed here tonight K'losure was made by John ' ihiad of the metal trade* I (nt ot the federation, after I Ibization had voted over-1 lly foi a resolution order- ! r ca,!‘Paign to unionize the bn.
[ Frey said American labor PPPort the administration ' Ftediy ii the country was I incident to the Euro- I r crisis. Strong endorse- i I President Roosevelt's na-| ,llte Program came simul- 1 [ orn ’he legislative com- i I metal trade* department i
Frosh Women Don Bands
Amazons Conducl Ceremony on Sleps Of Bovard Today
"Freshman women wear a green armband above the elbow on the left arm."
This Trojan tradition wlll be enforced by the Amazons today when they conduct the semi-annual arm-banding ceremony on the steps in front of the Administration building at 10 a.m.
PENALTY POSSIBLE All freshman women, whether in junior college or regularly enrolled in the university, are required to wear the armbands. Trojanes of the class ol '42 not appearing at today’s ceremony will be brought before the Amazon court and penalized by being made to wear a triple-sized armband. *
Cecile Hallingby, Amazon president, will conduct the ceremony, with Kay Lisenby and Kay Young as her assistants. Trojan Amazons will form a line leading to the registration table through which the new coeds will march before donning their armbands and signing the register. They will be presented with freshman handbooks as they sign.
ARMBANDS ON SALE
Freshman women are asked to purchase their armbands before the ceremony and bring them with them at 10 o'clock. The bands are available ln the Student Union for 25 cents.
Freshman women who are unable to report at the ceremony today because of conflicting schedules will be given a second opportunity to register with armbands at 12:15 p m. tomorrow In the Amazon office, 234 Student Union. The new coeds will wear the bands until the freshman-sophomore brawl hi November, at which time the Amazons will conduct a dis-armbanding ceremony
Freshman Coach Calls Meeting Of Debaters
Promising to give important data concerning research procedure. Homer Bell, freshman debate coach has set 3 p.m. Thursday for the initial meeting of the freshman ie-bate squad and aspirants in 221 Student Union Plans will be laid for the formation of several intercollegiate squads Bell slated yesterday afternoon that all freshmen who have not as yet applied for a position on thc squad are cordially Invited to attend. He further cmphatized thal squad positions will be kept open tiiis y ar, as distinguished from the policy of previous years of reducing the squad after a series of competitive tryouts.
On checking the list Bell commented that several of these who have already applied do not hav; previous debate experience, but by beco. ling and remainini a member of the squad, sufficient trainin'' may be received to nullify ’ha initial disadvantage.
DENVER TRA1K8 CRASH DENVER. Sept. 27 — »t.R» — At leasl a do2;n passengei* were Injured late tcde.y when a westbound Denver and Rio Grande Western passenger train collide} with a freight train standing o>i the tracks north of Denver.
Music
Series
Begins
Selections Chosen From Three Nations For Program Today
Russian. Finnish, and American I music will comprise the program in 1 the first Listening Hour of the semester today in Bovard auditorium at 2:30 p.m.
Miss Dorothy Bishop, instructor of piano in the School of Music, will direct the program this year.
Tschaikowsky’* "Pathetlque" will represent Russia; Sebelius’ "Swan of Tuonela." Finnland; and Roy Harris’ "When Johnny Comes Marching Home," America.
MEANING VAGUE
'Pathetlque'." Miss Bishop said, "was finished just six days before the noted composer died of cholera. The real meaning of 'Pathetlque' is not clear even to the most intense researchers in the field of music," j Concerning “Swan of Tuonela” Miss Bishop said, "Of this composition, Tschaikowsky wrote: ’Let them guess who can’."
“All through Sibelius' works," Miss Bishop continued, "his rare feeling of patriotism can be realized. While some of his other works are more personal, a human soul and intense nature speaks through them and always are outstandingly Finnish.
"Roy Harris got the basic theme for his song When Johnny Comes Marching Home’ from a melody that his father used to whistle when he rode across the fields on horseback to their little home. The orchestration and structure of this song is hypermodern," Miss Bishop reiterated.
CONFIDENCE WON j "While being handicapped as an American’ composer. Mr. Harris has gradually won his way Into the confidence of foreign critics and composers. It U interesting to note, however," Miss Bishop said, "that Mr. Harris ls an ardent protagonist for the music of today in the United States.
"I believe that today’* program is well-balanced in content, and should prove not only entertaining but educational to the students of this university. The program will commence promptly at 2:30 pjn. and all students are welcome."
Hitler Establishes New Czech Deadline
New Dealer
Looters Fire At Militiamen
BOSTON. Sept. 27 — (U.P) — | Though famine and disease apparently have been averted successfully i in the storm-ravaged northeast, j twin threats of looting and fire' hung over the devastated area to- j night.
First reports of looter* firing at National Guardsmen came from Massachusette’ Cape Cod where one man fired at a guardsman and fled into the woods. Another looter fired four pistol shots at two militiamen and also escaped. National Guardsmen weie under orcers to "shoot to kill" all looters.
The fire thi eat arose from Uie leveiing of more than a billion feet of timber by the hurricane. The fallen trees, drying quickly, become prey to carelessly tossed cigarettes or locomotive sparks.
Meanwhile. 1,500 National Guards were withdrawn from certain storm-hit sections of Massachusetts, leaving only 2,000 men on duty ln other devastated areas of the state.
Deaths from the storm reached 629; property damage was estimated at upwards ol $300,000,000; and the homeless numbered 100 000
Supervisors Ask Flood Relief
L. A. Pctitipni MerrUm For Special Leg'dation
! fl> Uh.uJ P’tH
Ti.e county bo .id of supervisors to-uay dr.1 .?cl an appeal 10 Gov Frank I F. Merrism for a special session of I ihe Ir ure lo vote not less than ! r: 03J 000 for tl'">d control work in |. ca.h'rn California count'.is. i The f rt gVOOO.O'JO land released | b- ih- I.' so .311 cf the legislature j was t by $8 000 030 of fulfilling I ih? requ: > * received lor luads Th" of l-'t March so disrupted ' I necessary protection work lhat sev-1 cial million dollars are neeued to : provide even temporary replace- I ment work*, Supervisor Herbert C | Legg said.
Chamberlain Angers Der Fuehrer
BERLIN, Wednesday, 8ept 28— (U.Pi—It was reported without confirmation today that Fuehrer Adolf Hitler has decided to'brder his armies to march on Czechoslovakia immediately if there is no prospect of a peaceful solution of the Czech crisis by 2 p.m. touay >8 a.m. EST) The report indicated that the Nazi fuehrer, angered by the tone of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's speech in London last night had decided to strike quickly.
PLEA CAUSES ANGER The only Nazi reaction to the 11th hour plea of the British minister, urging Germany not to go to war over the Czech issue, but warning Hitler that Britain would fight any nation that sought to dominate Europe by force, was one of resentment and anger.
An official Nazi spokesman, commenting on the prime minister's address which was broadcast ln Germany, said "I might suggest that Mr. Chamberlain's speech was intended largely for domestic consumption." TROOPS UNDER ARMS Any orders marshalling German armed forces today are not expected lo constitute a general mobilization, however, since Hitler already has 1,300,000 men under arms, virtually exhausting his experienced troops.
Any reserves would have to be drawn from older men of world wai experience, or the hundreds ol thousands of storm troopers.
Military trucks and transport!, rumbled along the Unter den Linden for more than three and a half hours last night, heading westward in the direction of the French frontier.
CROWDS ARE SILENT
Late homegoing crowds watched the passage of the troops and trucks in silence, with neither enthusiasm nor demonstration. Other military trucks moved into the outskirts of
Berlin, setting up anti-aircraft guns and other defenses.
Foreigners were evacuating the city as it became Increasingly evident that — unless a miracle occurred — the fuehrer would send his army marching on Czechoslovakia this week to wrest the Sudetenland from the Czechs, a move that Britain and France have Continued on Page Two
Organist Roosevelt Makes New
Appeal
WASHINGTON. Sept. 27—(UP)— President Roosevelt tonight again called on Adolf Hitler to resort to negotiations to avert a world conflict
“In my considered judgement," the president said in a new appeal to the chancellor, "and in the light of thc experience of this century, continued negotiations remain thc only way by which the immediate problem (the German-Czech crisis) can be disposed of upon a lasting basis."
The president's message was dispatched at 10:05 p.m. (EST) after conferences with Secretary of State Cordell C. Hull fcnd Undersecretary Sumner Welles.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE The text of the president s message follows:
"I desire to acnowledge your excellency’s reply to my telegram of Sept. 26. I was confident that you would coincide In the opinion I expressed regarding the unforseeable consequences and the Incalculable disaster which would result to the entire world from the outbreak of a European war.
"The question before the world; today. Mr. chancellor, ls not the question of errors of judgement or of injustices committed In' the past. It is the question of the fate of the world today and tomorrow. The world asks of us who at this moment are heads of nations the supreme capacity to achieve the destinies of nations without forcing upon them as a price, the mutilation and death of millions of citizens.
WORLD WAR FAILURE "Resort to force ln the great wkt failed to bring tranquility . . . vie* tory and defeat Were alike sterile. That lesson the world should have learned. For that reason above all others I addressed on September 26 my appeal to your excellency and to the president of Czechoslovakia a fid to the prime ministers of Great Britain and France.
“The two points I sought to emphasize were, first, that all matters of difference between the Oerman Continued on Page Two
Merriam Lauds Newspapers
SACRAMENTO. Sept. 27 — «\Pl— j Governor Frank F. Merriam tonight
termed
newspapers moulders of, public opinion and agencies of civic ! and spiritual progress in a procla- . mation designating the week of October 2 as newspaper week i throughout California.
Thc governor said:
“The people’s contidence ln the! Integrity of news acH ,l'e honesty J of editorial opinions expressed have made freedom of the press possible 1 and kept It Intact through all the years that the U S. constitution and tnat ot the stale of California have guided their destinies.”
Prof. Archibald Sessions wi play selections by Bach in his | opening organ recital of the year tomorrow in Bovard auditorium.
Sessions To Play Bach
First of Recitals By Sessions Scheduled In Bovard Tomorrow
Music of Johann Sebastian Bach will resound in Bovard auditorium tomorrow morning as Archibald Sessions, university organist, inaugurates his 1938-39 semi-weekly series of organ recitals.
Part of a university program to provide a general cultural atmosphere on thc campus, the organ series will be open to students and the public between 10 and 10:20 a. m. each Tuesday and Thursday.
SERIES TO VARY
The best in classical organ li te: a- j ture and orchestra and operatic se- j lections by composers irom the j modern school are promised by j Professor Sessions for this ’hird! consecutive year of recitals. The To-1 cata in C major by Bach and Organ : Symphony No. 6 by Wider has been selected for tomorrow’s program.
characterized by a long single j part flourish which opens the se- j lection, the Toccata contains a pedal solo which ls considered by music authorities to be one of the finest [ ever written. The second selection, Organ Symphony No. 6. was com-1 posed by Wider, who served as organist of St. Sulpice in Paris for1 more than 63 years.
AUDIENCES LARGER
The organ programs, which were heard by Increasingly large audiences last semester, will particularly benefit students of music, Professor | Sessions recommends, for selections i studied in classes of music appreciation will often be Included ln the recitals.
Professor Sessions assumed the position ot university organist ln j July, 1935. after serving for five!
years in the American church In1 Paris, France. He has also played; foi the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church, the All So u 1 * church in i New York city and the South i Methodist church in Manchester, Connecticut.
Bud Colegrove, editor of Wampus, today presents the first issue of the campus magazine published under his regime. The magazine, Colegrove avers, will be a radical departure from the majority of its predecessors in that it will be interesting.
Wampus Coes On Sale
New Policy, Contests Mark Latest Publication Ol Campus Magazine
Wampus, USC's monthly magazine on campus life, goes on sal#
today.
Costing 15 cents, the publication —only one of Its kind at the university—is to be sold by members of the social sororities, starting at 9:55 a m ' opies may also be pro-
All salesgirls nf Wampus are In meet Hal Gardner, business manager. at 9 o'clock this morning In the Student Uninn patin. Checking In at this time is impnrtant tn those entering the sales contest, Gardner emphasized.
Unnamed Movie Star To Attend Freshman Stag
“A red-letter evening” has been promised by Gene Zechmeister, acting president of Alpha Phi Omega, for the annual freshmen stag party at 7:30 p.m tomorrow The stag, to be held in the men’s gymnasium, will probably be given the full support of the inter-fraternity council, thus, according to Ashley Orr, member of the council,>
assuring it* success	team are included ln the program.
The annual affair serves a three- They are under the direction of
fold purpose: to raise the sale of activity books, to encourage the wearing of green dinks: and to promote sociability among freshmen men. Sale of activity books is promoted by Troian Knights: Squires are in charge of dink enforcement Highlight of the evening's entertainment will be the appearance ol "a prominent mo.ion picture star," and Edwe.rd F. C ine, noted diracter Although he withheid the name of the star. Zechmi Jiter intimated lhat he wlU be one of the “bigger names in the film Industry ”
Complete news-reel pictures of previous U8C gridiron contest* will be shown through the courtesy of the department of cmemaiography. Exhibition acl* by the USC gym
Charles W Graves, coach of the gym team, and Ran Hall, prominent Trojan gymnast. Boxing and wrestling matches wlll be sponsored by Andy Anderson of the physical education department.
Ron Cooley will conduct tryouts for the position of freshman yell leader, followed by the introduction of candidates for the presidency of the frtol n.en class
Pcue Conn and the Trojan band will supply the musical entertainment.
Gene Zechmeister. speakmg for the siaonsors of the stag, invite* all non-orgs. fraternity pledges, and upper and lower classmen to attend tbe affair and join in welcoming Uie first-year men to Troy.
Japan Drive Slackens
SHANGHAI, Sept 28 <I’.P)—Japan today slackened her drive on China's provisional national capital ln Hankow and made hurried preparations to meet emergencies ln the Far East ln event of a general was in Europe
Italy, Britain and France, eiso shifted their far cast positions In preparation for an expected European conflict which was certain to have the gravest repercussions ln the Orient.
The general belief was that, de-j spite her friendship for Germany} and Italy. Japan would not immediately enter any new “world war" I on the side of Berlin and Rome be-1 cause of her determination to avoid a conflict with the ,Unitcd States. 1
Despite a drastic censorship ill Manchukuo and Korea it w<is learned that military concetitrV.loas ln these Japanese dependencies on the borders of Soviet Russia had been increased and thal the Russian far east army, under Marshall Vassili Bluecher, expected an limned late Japanese attack i' Russia enters a general European war.
Politicos Await McAdoo Action
Intended Resignation Mey Elevate Bancroft
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 27 —U.P) j —Coi.suit-ruble speculation existed tonight over Governor Frank F Mtrriam’s likely action ln event U. S Senator William O McAdoo carries out hi* announced intention to resign within two weeks
McAdoo made lhat announcement at Uie time the federal maritime (ommission announced the senator, j deleated lor renomination in the August primaries, would be chairman ol the board of the Dollar | Lines, which the governme it Is lak- j Ing over.
Pnllip Bancroft, Republican candidate lor the genate. would be a likely choice and such a selection would be expected to help Bancroft at the polls as the Incumbent..
Baxter Reads Brooke Today
Noted Poets Selected For Discussions On Alternate Weeks
Dr. Frank Baxter will begiu his third year of poetry readings with the works of Rupert Brooke at 10 a.m. today In Bovrf-d auditorium.
The readings will be similar to those of the past two years. Dr. Baxter will discuss the poets and their works as well as read selections from their viitlngs. One poet will be chosen eacn week. The programs are designed for the pleasure of those who enjoy hearing poetry read.
POEMS TO BE DISCUSSED
W. H. Davis’ poems will be discussed on October 5. The readings thereafter will be on alternate Wednesdays throughout the year.
Carl Sandburg. Alfred Noyes, W. B. Yeats, Emily Dickinson, and Stephen Vincent Benet were included ln the series last year.
All students and faculty members are Invited to attend the Wednesday programs.
BROOKE BORN IN 1887
Rupert Brooke was born ln Rugby, England, in 1887. His first book of poems was published in 1911. He was a sub-lieutenant ln the navy at the start of the world war. He died in Port Said of sunstroke ln 1915.
Among hiB works are "Lithuania." a drama; "John Webster and thc Elizabethan Drama,' anti "Letters from America." tn addition to his books of poems.
I.R. Conclave Coes to USC For Second Time
Acting as host for the second time, the Trojan International Relations club ls preparing for this year's International Relations club conference which will be convened on the Trojun eampus November 4 and 5.
The conference, which is sponsored by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, is held once a year to discuss international problems and hear speakers sponsored by the Carnegie Endowment. George Scolleld, USC student, ls presidentelect of the conference this year.
More than 25 IR clubs wlll send representatives to the meet. The round table groups which are held to discuss various international problems wlll be of added interest this year because of the situation ln Europe.
The USC chapter of the organization will hold a luncheon meetUig Friday. President Glen Shivel urges all students who are Interested ln world problems lo attend the noting.
SAN FRANCISCO VOTES BONDS
SAN FRANCISCO Sept 27 —(UP) —Early returns from a special election on eight bond proposals and a charter amendment tonight showed only two of the proposiUotis carrying sufficient affirmative votes to win the necessary two-thirds approval ot Ute San Francisco electorate.
cured nt the 8tudent Union bookstore and the Brown Drug store.
Most anticipated phase of this month's magazine has been the publicizes! radical change of policy sponsored by the new editor, Bud Colegrove. A transition from previous "humorous" editions of Wampus ha been attempted by the new staff, and a trial edition of a more serious nature has been edited.
Foremost feature tn the magazine is the presentation of the debate: "Fraternities — Are They Worthwhile?" Spokesmen for both side* have been chosen to put their arguments in print, with the Wampus as arbitrator.
PUZZLE PAGE INNOVATED
Another innovation 1* the puzzle page which Colegrove asserts will be a regular department of the publication. An original crossword puzzle, designed especially for Trojan students, wlll be the chief attraction of Its section, according to the editor.
A handy rating of tbe night spots is to be found among Wampus’ departments, as ls a column cataloguing the latest recording release*.
Of Interest to staff member* of Wampus are the “Talent Bonus" ' awards for this month. These prizes are given to "best” creations ln various departments. For the Sep-j I ember Wampus, award winners
I «re:
PRIZE WINNERS NAMED
Best photograph or photographs: «'liff Bronson. 'Prize: >2 in photo supplies, donated by the Student | Union book store.
Next two bcsl photographs: Jack Mazelll and Alex HcMer. (Prize: tl each in photo supplies, donated by 1 the Wampus staff.
Best Article: Kendall Mau. (Prize:
111.60 )
Best Short Slory: Cleve Hermann. (Prize: *!.50.)
CONTEST OPEN TO ALL
All award-winning contributions are Included within the pages of the September Wampus. The contests. open to all USC students, wlll close next month on October 9. Colegrove said. September award winners may call at the office, 430 Student Union, any time during this week for their prizes.
Executive or governing board of the Wampus staff, which has over 40 members, ls composed of the editor and Assistant Editors Talcott, Zima. Brigadier, and Rosen.
SPEECH AFFECTS STO< KS
NEW YORK, Sept. 27 — (II.PI — British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's speech brought a last minute sell-off Into the New York stock market today after other world markets had whistled up a bit of courage..