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VOLUME XXXI
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1940
NUMBER 111
ll-U Cast spirants udition
Production Staff Will Judge Tryouts For Annual Program
Original skits, one-act plays, nee routines, and music, epared by SC students, will previewed before the all-liversity show production aff tomorrow afternoon at fie tryouts in Touchstone the-'er at 3:30 o’clock.
Tryouts will be under the rection of Steve Zorich, stu-=nt director, and Harry Eddy, play roductions director. They will be listed in the selection of material j the rest of the staff including by Anderson, stage manager; Bill ■yer. assistant director; Milton /einer, publicity director; Harold oover. advertising and program irector; and Morton Block, assist-nt publicity director.
LL STUDENTS ELIGIBLE The staff is placing special em- I hasis on the fact that any student j eligible to write either music or ' its for consideration by the judges. I sveral fraternities, sororities, non-g groups, and other campus or-nizations have material which cy plan to present toinorrow and iy other groups are urged to com-;te in the tryouts.
The show has been tentatively iheduled for the first part of May nd will be held in Bovard auditor-m. All organized groups who have eir material accepted for presen-tion at the production will com-Ete for the silver loving cup to be resented for the mast outstanding -It by the Play Productions detriment. Prizes will also be award-for the best songs and most or-inal skits and routines.
EGISTRATION BURLESQUE One of the highlights of the try-ut-s will be the Pi Kappa Alpha ratemity’s burlesque on registra-on procedure, according to the roduction staff.
‘•Registration has never been a ?ry pleasant ordeal.” the fraternity aims, “but students gradually re-gn themselves and come to regard as a semi-annual headache that ust be endured without complaint.
THE WOMEN S« RED—Red ties will mean "go" tocfay for Trajan women as ftiey search the cam-put for prospective escorts for the "reverso" dance sponsored by the sophomore class Friday night at the Blue room of the Biltmore hotel. Here three date-seekers have cornered shy Roy King, Sig Ep president. The coeds are, left to right-; Mildred Eberhard, ADPi« Dorothy LaFollette, Tri-Delt; and Winifred Claire, Chi Omega.
COEDS HUNT RED CRAVATS Four Prizes FOR CLASS DANCE DATES Offered
To a bull, red spells danger. A red traffic light means	In AH LOntCSt STOP, but to a Trojan coed, a red necktie means GO.
Bashful women, in search of a date for the sophomore	Because of the large number of
“reverso” dance need only approach a male student wearing	entrants in the ad writing contest
a red necktie, and a date to the affair is practically assured.	bein& sponsored by Eskimo Pie,
For the remaining days of the week, ,-:-
A. E. Bratfish To Speak At Dinner Tomorrow For Students, Fathers
Engineering students and their fathers will meet for their fifth annual banquet tomorrow night at 6:30 o’clock in the Foyer of Town and Gown.
Principal speaker for the evening will be A. E. Bratfish, engineer in the Los Angeles water department, who will
talk on “The Part of Engineering in the Development of Southern California.’’ Mr. Bratfish is the father of Carl Bratfish, senior engineering student.
McNEIL WILL SPEAK
Don McNeil, captain of the 1939 football team and senior civil engineering student, will speak briefly on prospects of next year's football team and this year’s track team.
The progress of ice hockey in California and prospects for next year’s team at SC will be discussed by Jerry Beranek. senior electrical engineering student. Beranek played for three years on the SC ice hockey team and is now captain of ' the LAAC team.
DEAN BIEGLER TO TALK
The dinner will be concluded with a talk by Dean Philip S. Biegler on the development of the College of Engineering in the past few years and the recently-completed engineering building.
John Maxwell, president of the College of Engineering student body, urges all engineering students and their fathers to attend the banquet, cent predictions for the newspaper Reservations may be made in the dean's office today for $1. The
Wright Ruled Eligible To Run for President
List of Candidates Accepted Without Change
By ASSC Senate; Nine Polling Stations Proposed
The ASSC senate last night unanimously declared Gordon Wright eligible to oppose Charles Johnston for the student body presidency.
Wright’s eligibility was questioned last Wednesday in a wild nominations assembly in which he refused one nomination and accepted a second.	i-—-
James Wright Brown
. . . will speak to journalists
SC Journalists To Hear Editor This Afternoon
James Wright Brown Talks To Students At Assembly
James Wright Brown, editor of the Editor and Publisher, largest national newspapermen’s publication. will address an assembly of SC journalism students this afternoon at 2 o’clock in 206 Administration.
His talk will be centered around his years of experience in the journalism profession including his re-
in a tranquil meeting, the senate voted to accept without change a list of eligible candidates presented by Al Gifford, commissioner of elections.
Highlight of the senate meeting was a minor auto collision in front of the Student Union, which sent senate members rushing to the windows in search of excitement. RECORDS CHECKED Gifford said the registrar’s office had passed on the eligibility with j regards to grade requirements, and that he had checked the records of the various candidates.
Presenting a tentative list of polling stations. Gifford suggested polls be located at eight different points for convenience of students. Objection to the list was raised by Fred Powers, who declared students in
Alpha Eta Rho Plans Initiation Of 17 Members
Deauville Club Will Be Scene Of Sunday Ceremony
' Alpha Eta Rho. national aviation fraternity, will add 17 enthusiasts of flying to its membership next Sunday at a 7 o'clock pledging ceremony at the Deauville Beach club in Santa Monica, the Science building should be given j
an opportunity to vote at polls plac- ^he a^air is scheduled to follow ed within that building.	the SC-CBS air meet at Gardena
Arousing temporarily out of its Valley airport in the afternoon, legislative “doldrums.” the senate Students whose petitions for mem-brieflv discussed this point, before bership have been accepted by the agreeing with Powers and designat- executive committee are:
of the future. The speaker
ing placement of polls in the Science building.
A motion favoring acceptance of Gifford's suggestions was passed
Al Gifford, commissioner of elections, requests all campaign managers to submit tentative plans for campaign meetings to him at 2:30 p.m. today in the student body offices. Plans must be submitted. Gifford states, for approval by the welfare board.
lark Releases
raduation
structions
eligible males will sport these crimson cravats as an indication of their willingness to attend.
Latest developments from the dance “front’’ show that ticket sales are rapidly approaching the 250 mark.
COEDS REVEAL SUCCESS
Carrying the “backward” theme out is the sale of these bids by, not fraternity men, but by sorority house members. Coeds who fear the secret of their “success” will be
Trojan Newsreel Show Postponed Until April 5
Instructions, rules, and regulations icerning final examinations and application for special degrees revealed by purchasing a ticket from commencement season for grad- *■ male student.
With the Blue room/ of the Biltmore hotel as the setting, students will dance to the music of Garwood Van and his 11-piece band from 9:30 p.m. until 1 p.m
ing students were released yes-day by Theron Clark, registrar. tudenUs graduating in June may take final examinations earlier in the regular examination period.
In order to film a complete coverage of campus political activity preceding the ASSC election, the Trojan newsreel showing scheduled for Friday will be postponed until the following Friday, announces Don I jan after Aprill. Complete' rules Duke, producer.	are available at the camera counter.
The issue, sixth for the year, will ^11 entries should be sent to Jack thus coincide with the election, parrent in the publications office which is also set for April 5. The by midnight Friday, when the con
WSGA Election Looms Tuesday
Kay Dodds Is Sole President Candidate
Kay Dodds, Alpha Chi Omega, will face WSGA elections next Tuesday as the only candidate for Eskimo Pie and the introduction of , the presidency. Women who have the ice cream product at the Stu- thrown hats into the women’s pol-dent fountain, according to rules of itical rings for vice-president in-the contest. Copy and layout must elude Mary Lee Rebber. Gamma be five columns by 15 inches, and Phi Beta; Winifred Clare. Chi it will be printed in the Daily Tro- Omega; and June Hepp. Delta Delta
Eskimo
three prizes in addition to the first prize of a nine-jewel Waltham watch, are being offered, according to officials in charge of the contest.
Second, third, and fourth prizes may be selected by winners from the Eskimo premium book, now on display with the watch at the camera counter in the Student Union.
The advertisement must feature
price is 50 cents for those holding from a trip to the Hawaiian islands engineering student body member- with his wife where he was ..tre_ ship cards.	mendously impressed” by the eco-
nomic and defensive developments in the islands in the intervening two decades since he had been there. Upon his return he remarked that the United States fleet must be the best in the world if national safety was to be preserved.
Brown, who will be introduced at the assembly by Roy L. French, director of the School of Journalism, is considered one of the most prominent men in the profession today. He will be entertained prior to the assembly at a luncheon along with John Herrick and Crombie Allen, annual donor of the SC Newspaper day plaque for journalism excellence.
All journalism majors, including freshmen, are urged to attend the assembly.
has just returned without further discussion. The
STUDENT PLEDGES
Galen Bartmus, Carroll Breeden. Charles Dorsey, James Evans. Don Hansen. Karl Hunrath, Hugo Jones, Robert Lewis, Thoburn Lyons, Claude Ogle. Moulton Phillips. Arthur Reading. Jack Silverstein. Earl Spencer. Richard Tibbett, Robert Vaell, and Paul Wolcott.
Pledge fees must be paid to the fraternity before the ceremony, according to Al Gerisch, treasurer. DC-4 DESCRIBED The prospective members were
senate carried a motion giving the guests at the luncheon meeting of incoming student body president j the organization yesterday. Lewis
Delta.
Petitions for the position of secretary of WSGA were filed by Mary Gower, Beta Sigma Omicron. and Katherine Byram, Kappa Alpha
power to select next year’s yell king upon assuming his presidential duties.
A previous motion giving the present senate group power to select next year’s yell leader was defeated with only one dissenting vote.
The body advised the secretary to send a letter to the faculty scholarship committee asking for a conference concerning the scholastic eligibility of some of the senate members.
DEPUTIES APPROVED
Gifford read a list of 15 possible deputies to assist members of the
Long, consulting engineer for United Air lines at the Douglas Aircraft company, was the guest speaker.
Long explained the advantages and features of the new Douglas airship, the DC-4, which will go into service soon on major airlines aU over the country. The ship is a giant luxury liner, capable of carrying 22 passengers as a sleeper and approximately 40 as a regular passenger transport ship.
MODERN FACILITIES
The plane was designed to appeal to the ladies in particular, according to Long. Food service and lounge
senate in conducting the approach	„
. _ _i..	comfort were emphasizes	in planing elections. Ten additional stu-	. ,, . .. ,	,, . .
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:ordmg to a ruling of the student XRANSpoRTATION a PROBLEM olarship committee. The commit- j
At a meeting of the sophomore council last night, final plans for the affair were arranged. Additional sales places were indicated at the meeting and the cashier's window in the Student Union and members of the sophomore council will also handle bids.
also voted that final examina-is for the second semester shall In on Friday. May 24. instead of nday. May 27. and shall continue a period of eight days.
ADES DUE
he committee passed a regula-that all grades for students uating in June—candidates for Transportation and corsages, t degrees, advanced degrees, and which are to be supplied by the fessionul degrees—shall be due at women, have developed into a large registrar's office within 24 hours issue, with indications that roller-;r the completion of the final skates and pogo sticks will be used imination in the course and be- to transport the fortunate males to 12 M. of the day following the the Biltmore. Corsages of every type day of final examinations. are also listed, with vegetables, he release instructed as follows: herbs, and even leaves suggested.
[ll students who wish to be con- ]---
;red as candidates for degrees in Se should file diploma application ’s at the registrar s office before ‘fil 15.
Graduate students should not exit any extension beyond May 24. fixed by the present calendar Ices, for the completion and final ?ptance of theses and disserta-)8.
STIFICATES ALLOWED
^11 graduation fees should be paid ull at the office of the comp->er before May 15. tudents who do not finish all requirements in time for Ir names to appear on the Com-cement day program will be al-ki certificates of completion as as all such requirements are met.
candidates and their managers, as test closes. Judging will take place Theta. Those who will take their
over the weekend and the presenta- place in the race for treasurer are tions will be made next Wednesday. Mary Erickson, Alpha Delta Pi;
Judges are Jack Morris, president Laura Lee Turner. Kappa Delta; of the Los Angeles Advertising club. Alice Neil. Pi Beta Phi; Jackie Co-William Banning of the Production merford, Alpha Chi Omega; and Service.company, and Vince L. Mea- Dorothea Tilton.
gher of the Times-Mirror Publish- Eligibility of the candidates is being company.	ing checked for the nominations
--assembly scheduled for tomorrow at
12 M. in Touchstone theater. Virginia Conzelman, chief justice of
well as campaign rallies and speeches will be included in the ‘ Political Potpourri” section.
Declaring that he is conforming with studio routine.” Duke will follow up the documentary sequence on Mudd hall’s chimes in the last issue with a ‘ flicker” exposition on the university organ.
The section on the chimes proved . .	u	—
to be one of the most popular fea- Listening Hour Features
Squire Entries Number 25
Twenty-five petitions for membership in the Squires, sophomore service organization, were handed out yesterday at the cashier's window in the Student Union during the first day of action towards the selection of members for 1940-41.
dents who might be named to serve as deputies were added, and a motion was voted to accept the list in its entirety.
Two senate members are to supervise each voting poll during elections. and deputies will be appointed to assist them in conducting the polls.
Polls will be placed in the following buildings: Architecture. Law. Old College. Administration. Engineering. Science. Dental Clinic. Science and Technic, and Hospital.
The complete list of eligible candidates as passed by the senate include:
ASSC—President. Charles John-
ning the construction ot tne ship from the passenger angle. Long explained. The plane will carry outlets for electrict shavers and facilities for all modern conveniences.
There will be two cabin attends ants on the ship instead of the usual single stewardess.
Wampus Copy Due Monday
Club Federation Hears Bowman
Dr. Francis J. Bowman, professor of history, will address a federation of clubs in Monterey on April 4 on the subject, “Northern Europe and Peace Today.”
“Discussing the recent Finnish- j Russian war. he will show the place of the other European powers in the present peace move. An authority on the Baltic situation. Dr. Bowman is also giving a series of lectures in Los Angeles.
tures the newsreel has ever presented. Duke said.
Archibald Sessions, university organist. will demonstrate how the pipes of the Bovard auditorium instrument operate. The organ has been featured in several motion pictures. with the sound recorded for various Hollywood dramatic scenes.
Dr. Thurston H. Ross, director of the School of Merchandising and a well-known amateur organ builder, is aiding the newsreel crew in recording shots of the organ's operation.
Concerto Tomorrow
Music of the concerto will be played tomorrow at 3:15 p.m. in the weekly Listening Hour in Bovard auditorium.
The executive board of the Trojan Knights will interview applicants on Friday, April 5, at 1:30 p.m. in Porter hall of the Law building. An examination concern-
the judicial court, will preside over the assembly, the speeches of which must not exceed one minute.
Election has been set for April 3	ing SC based on the informative
from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and will	booklet “Know Your University” will
be conducted in front of the Admin-	be conducted among candidates. j
The complete program includes istration building.	Copies are available in the reserve
Bach's Second Brandenburg con- Petitions for committee-chairmen	book room of Doheny library,
certo. Tschaikowsky’s Piano concer- will be due May 1. These people	Thirty units of university credit
to. and the Third Symphony by will not be voted upon but appoint-	and a 1.0 grade average are re-
Saint-Saens. ed by the WSGA cabinet. ‘	quirements for membership.
Copy for the April issue of the Wampus must be turned in at the magazine’s office, 415 Student' Un-ston and Gordon Wright; vice-pres- jon before April 1, Lee Goodman, ident. Donna Lewis. Peggy Price; editor, announced yesterday. Writers secretary, Mary’ Hensler. Deedy interested in entering the Redbook Continued on Page Four short story contest must have their
-----work appear either in the April or
the May issues.
Communism Failure Explained at Forum
Chess Players Organize Club
“Through complication commun ism has lost its contact with the masses and the proletariat that it was going to serve.”
That was the fundamental reason for the failure of the social and political experiment as explained by Adamantios Th. Polyzoides at the Philosophy forum yesterday. Polyzoides, lecturer in interna-
ark advised that all incomplet
. Relation of Commerce
courses with credit deficiencies f0 Religion To Be Told Id be “cleaned up” before the	3
od of final examinations begins, is only through the coopera-of the students themselves t we can record final reports and t degrees on a smooth sched-" he
Chess enthusiasts will meet to organize a club at 12:30 p.m. today in 243 Old College.
Richard Fish, one of the organizers. outlined the purposes of the	tional relations, traced the origin of group:	the present-day communistic move-1. To hold an all-U chess tourna-	ment from its beginning in the per-ment.	iod of the French revolution.
2..To have lectures and demon-	“The movement started with the
strations by chess experts.	revolt of the masses.” Polyzoides i
3. To possibly organize a team	said. “But its leaders complicated
“Religion Bought and Sold” will 1 for inter-school competition.	its theories to such an extent that
be the topic for today's noon med- Dr. Clayton Carus will be the ad-	it became popular only in the com-
itation in Bovard auditorium, 12:10 viser of the organization.	panv of the idealistic students of
to 12:30 p.m.. to be conducted by Dr. Students interested in chess are	the 19th century.”
Carl Sumner Knopf, with Prof. Ar- asked by Fish to attend the meet-	In Russia Karl Marx, father of
i chibald Sessions at the organ. ing.	communism, found a fertile ground
Adamantios Th. Polyzoides
. . . discusses communism
for his ideas, according to Polyzoides. There a limited set of intellectuals and philosophers “swallowed the doctrine whole, hook, line, and sinker,” the lecturer explained.
But in Russia today, communism actually is not in practice; it is only present on the statute books of the country, Polyzoides said.
'The central state itself is violating the very essence of what communism stands for. With the advent of new forces, we see the gradual evaporation of communism as a system of government for our society,” the foreign affairs expert stated.
Polyzoides quoted world-famous authors to advance the consensus that the experiment has failed to produce the great revolution that it promised in its early stages.
Phi Eta Sigma Elects 13 New Members
Securing grade point averages of 2.5 or better, 13 freshmen qualify ' for Phi Eta Sigma, national freshman scholastic fratemity, and will ! attend their first meeting Friday noOn when the organization meets jointly with Alpha Lambda Delta, freshman women’s honorary society.
Dr. Frank C. Baxter, head of the English department, will address the new members at the initial meeting. Phi Eta Sigma members who plan to attend are requested to sign in the dean of men’s office in the Student Union. Alpha Lambda Delta members should sign in the office of Mary Sinclair Crawford, counselor of women.
New freshmen members are: Vic Alberty. David Christensen. Alexander Conrad, Donald Cyr, William Goodfellow. Herbert Johnson, Bob McKay, Philip Manhard, Robert Mannes, Robert Moody. Lyman Sheats, Robert Smith, and Seymour Vinocur.
Tomorrow's Organ Program
Lemares “Barcarolle,” by the composer of Andantino in D flat —better known as “Moonlight and Roses”—will be one of the numbers in the organ recital by Prof. Archibald Sessions in Bovard auditorium tomorrow. The complete program follows:
Choral and Minuet (from the
''Gothic Suite”) ...........Boellmann
Leon Boellmann was an outstanding organist of 19th century France, and left many fine compositions for organ. He derived his pure style through exhaustive study of the classics.
Barcarolle............................. Ltmare
This English composer is best known for his Andantino in D flat—popularly called, “Moonlight and Roses.” He achieved international fame as a recitalist, composer. and editor.
Within a Chinese Garden —.......
____________________________________ Stoughton
The works of this American composer have been influenced by his love of Oriental literature. Electa ut Sol ----------------------- Dallier