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VOLUME XXXI
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1940
NUMBER 104
etition eadline eached
Campus Offices Sought by 41;
LAS Popular
The SC political atmosphere ;mains heavily laden with ispense as the unrevealed mes of 41 candidates are instigated for eligibility today ’ the office of the registrar. Hottest political contest of e season seems likely to be r the presidency of the Col-;e of Letters. Arts, and Sci-
ces as five hopefuls yesterday Tied their names on the dotted e for this office.
=splte a paucity of eligible can-ates for the yell king's office, ree students filed petitions for as-;tant yell king.
VIE FOR OFFICES n third place with regards to ' mber of contestants, are the of-es of ASSC vice-president and iretary with two applicants for ;h of these offices.
Jp to the present time only one ition has been turned in for the JSC presidency. Usually one of closest races of the political .son. additional candidates are exited to be nominated for this of-at the nominations assembly idnesday in Bovard auditorium, ct hour of the assembly has not in announced.
CANCIES OPEN although the petitioning was vig-us just before the deadline yes-day. Al Gifford, commissioner of ctions. said there have been no plications received for many of minor offices in the several jiools and colleges.
Eligibility of the 41 aspirants is leduled to be announced tomor- j upon completion of investiga- j n by the registrar’s office, rith the proulem of elections procure still up in the a:lt the ASSC pate will meet next Tuesday for al revision and vote on a prosed constitutional by-law. Orig-lly setting up a four-man elec-n board, the by-law was changed the senate at its meeting Tues-night to eliminate the four-man rd and substitute the senate lt-as the elections board.
ORCHID BALL DECORATIONS ANNOUNCED BY JUNIORS
Florists Prepare 450 Orchid Corsages Men To Receive Carnation Boutonnieres
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Four hundred ana fifty orchid corsages are in the making.
And the Fiesta room of the Ambassador hotel will, on Friday night be decorated with festoons of flowers, bouquets, and sprays, in keeping with the general theme of the Orchid Prom, sponsored by the junior class. !
The largest order for full-sized orchids in the country, for a private party, has been placed with Biltmore florists who are now filling j the requirements at a reasonable rate.
Through the medium of a miniature flower shop, white carnation boutonnieres will also be supplied the men at the dance. Door prizes, furnished by Phelps Terkel. Mary Ellen, and Hall-Stumph. are to be awarded at a official drawing.
Advance sales give every indication that the affair will be a sellout. To date, money has been received for one-half of the 450 bids available. At $2.75 a couple, bids may be purchased at the cashier’s office in the Student Union book store and from the following fraternity representatives:
John Gripman. Tom Eddy. Bob Merson. Ximeno Tejada. Chuck Johnston, Gene Ellis. Frank Scott,
Carleton Winslow. Tom Call. Joe Stamp. Fred Solomon, Everett Lee.
Stan Johnson. Arnold Von der Loh.
Bill Wickett, and Ross Blouin. All ticket committee men are asked by John Gripman. junior class president, to turn in their receipts by Friday noon at the Wagon Wheel.
The dance music of Alvino Rey.
Claude Sweeton. and the King Sisters will afford the entertainment.
Sweeton will provide the music until
Tom Eddy
. . . heads orchestra committee
11 o’clock. For the remaining two hours. Rey. who brought the musical guitar into popularity, will take over the baton.
The King Sisters, before working under contract with Rev’s orchestra, were identified with Horace Heidt. Former appearances with Artie Shaw's band have made them well-known as featured vocalists.
Skeleton Shows Life Here Some 20,000 Years Ago
“It is not impossible that the Los Angeles man was living here 20.000 years B.C.”
This statement was made by Dr. Aberdeen Orlando Bowden, professor of anthropology and archaeology, in his lecture, “The Significance of the Los Angeles Man” yesterday in 159 Science building. This was the i-
ster Program arks Assembly ednesday
he first pre-Easter program will delivered at an all-university as-bly Tuesday. March 15. from 0 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Bovard au-rium.
Tie half-hour program wil be de-;d to devotional music and will 'sist of contributions by the A ila choir, the university orches-and six student soloists.
Capella choir will present ^rkness Was over the Earth" by ;lkes and ’’Let Thy Merciful j*. O Lord.” by Ingegneri.
:e university orchestra, under direction of Lucien Gailliet, will y “Seven Last Words of Christ” Heinrich Schultz.
,ck Swarthout. soloist1, will sing rist.” and James Morrison and Ties Mahin will present a duet ‘The Two Thieves.” The solo et. which includes Bette Ste-t, soprano; Iris Lewis, alto; Al-Hastings, tenor; and Charles in. bass, will also contribute ral numbers.
ternity Mothers onsor Bridge Fete
he Interfratemity Mothers’ club have a dessert-bridge luncheon own and Gown on April 12. at
,m.
veryone is invited to attend and ets may be obtained, or reserva-s made with Mrs. Thomas Doo-president. The price for tick-is 50 cents.
third in this semester's series of Wednesday lectures.
Remains of the Los Angeles man found in the Baldwin hills near La Brea boulevard consist of a skull and arm and shoulder bones. Although called the Los Angeles “man,” the bones are those of a woman.
Her age is estimated at about 50 years. The skull is small and was badly damaged. The face is missing, but the brain box is intact, according to Dr. Bowden. The bones are highly mineralized. They were found in January, 1936, by PWA workmen, excavating a storm drain.
With the human skeletal remains were found the bones of an Imperial elephant. This animal, now extinct. lived in the late Pleistocene epoch. From this and other geological evidence, SC archeologists and geologists have concluded that the woman lived in the late Pleistocene epoch also. She is of the homo sapiens species.
The bones of the woman and the elephant were found at a depth of 13 feet, imbedded in the sand and gravel of the old Los Angeles river. Dr. Bowden pointed out that the formation or stratum that covered the skeletal remains is indisputably of late Pleistocene date.
To those persons who ask “so what?” to the facts of this find. Dr. Bowden has this answer: “Ancient archaeological finds not only have an academic importance, but also a practical importance. They offer a ray of hope to us moderns. Man is
tough animal: he has gone up and come down many times since his beginning. Even though the world is in a mess now, man will eventually rise again.”
Williams Club Will Hear Buss
Professor To Review ‘World Affair Realities'
“Dictators in themselves are not international menaces,” wrote Claude A. Buss, associate professor of international relations, in an article entitled "Realities in World Affairs” which was recently published in the World Affairs Interpreter.
Professor Buss will discuss this recent article treating “Honest differences of opinion and serious clashes of interests” at a luncheon meeting of the Roger Williams club of Baptist students today in 322. Student Union.
“Our relations with Europe since the depression have been far from enviable.” said Buss. “The Europeans regard us as the close-fisted Shy lock who demands payment for an' unjust debt; we regard them as scoundrels who borrowed the money and refused to pay.
'“In seeking the causes and cures of international eruptions.” Dr. Buss declares, "we have been tempted to limit our studies to surface symptoms. We have resorted to quack procedures: by outlawing the methods of war without considering the causes of wars; by assuming the righteousness of collective security without admitting the justice of peaceful change.”
resident's ffice Notice
order to clarify any mis-erstanding that may exist relic to the extent of spring va-on the following statement is
le:
ring recess begins Wednesday, ch 20. at 9 p.m. Spring recess Monday, March 25, 8 a.m. R. B. VOX KLEINSMID President
Wapner
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New Interfraternity President Installed At Council Meeting
Elected by unanimous vote,
Joseph Wapner, president of
Tau Epsilon Fhi, was installed ^deite 'irom"7iitralla'.' as president of the mterfra- Two hundmJ lnvltations terhity council last night after Les Evans, former head, tendered his resignation.
Evans, burdened with a
SC FOREIGN STUDENTS GATHER FOR RECEPTION
Thirty-Three Nations To Be Represented
At Semi-Annual Affair This Evening
Foreign students from 33 nations will gather in the Foyer of Town and Gown this evening at 7:30 o’clock for the semiannual foreign student reception. The gathering is held every semester to enable the students to become better acquainted with the university and one another.
The Trojans represent almost -
every country in the world, ranging from Canada to India and New Zealand to Poland. Representatives from the United States possessions of the Canal Zone will mingle with
have
been sent out by Jack Baird, chairman, and his committee. According to Baird. 176 students are expected to attend the reception. Refresh-
heavy engineering course and ments supplied by interfraternity varsity baseball duties, gave mothers wil1 be served.
up his office because of his inability COMMITTEE CHOSEN to devote sufficient time to the work. He is president of Sigma Phi Delta.
Wapner was formerly secretary of the council. He is a member of Sigma Sigma; treasurer of Blue
A section of the ASSC constitution provides for the reception and a committee to handle foreign student functions at the university. Chairman Baird chose the following group for his committee: Mildred
Key; member of the religious coun-	Eberhard. Dorothy La Follette, Herb
cil; and is on the junior council.	Klein, Dick Mulcahy, Jackie Co-
Wapner is a junior majoring in law.	merford. Zuma Palmer. Lynn Moo-
The interfratemity council is	dy, Merle Morris, Gordon Wright,
composed of the presidents of the	Carlos Munos, Jean Studley, and
fraternities and one alternate from	Elmer Hyde.
each house. At present the group	Faculty sponsors for the affair
numbers 44 from the 22 campus	are Dr. Mary Sinclair, counselor of
houses.	women; Dr. Francis M. Bacon,
Following are a list of the fra-	counsel or men; Dr. Claude A.
temity presidents: Robert Eddy. Al-	Buss, professor of international re-
pha Rho Chi; Clayton Tidyman.	lations; and Dr. Catherine Beers.
Beta Kappa; William Floyd, Chi	professor of zoology.
Phi; Charlton Johnson. Delta Chi; Robert Randle, Delta Sigma Phi; Robert Merson, Delta Sigma Pi; Ted Tyler. Kappa Alpha; William Wilson, Kappa Sigma.
Edward Furstman. Phi Beta Delta; Philip Gaspar. Phi Kappa Psi; Howard Stocker, Phi Kappa Tau; , Stanley Johnson, Phi Nu Delta; William Wickett. Phi Sigma Kappa; George Moody. Pi Kappa Alpha; Ambrose Schindler, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Dermont Edmundson. Sigma Chi; Robert Herton, Sigma Nu; Evans, Sigma Phi Delta; Neil Deasy. Sigma Phi Epsilon; Wapner, Tau Epsilon Phi; and Alfred Gifford, Zeta Beta Tau.
Easter Message Will Be Given
RECEIVING LINE
A receiving line of sponsors and student officials will greet the guests. Michael MacBan will head the line along with Barbara Morton, Helen Herweg. Lynn Moody. Zuma Palmer. Claude Ross, and Baird.
Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid changed the meeting place of the reception yesterday from the lounge in the Student Union to the Foyer of Town and Gown. Last semester’s gathering totaled 300 guests and although this term's group will not be as large, Baird feels that the atmosphere of the new room will add to the enjoyment of the evening.
Vienna Student Lauds America By von Kleinsmid On Air Program
Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid will deliver an Easter message at the 17th annual Easter sunrise service at Forest Lawn Memorial park in Glendale.
It was pointed out by Dr. von KleinSmid that Easter Sunday this year, March 24. will come earlier than it has since 1913 and for the remainder of the 20th century. It is but two days later than the earliest Easter on record wnich was March 22, 1818.
Other features of the Forest Lawn Easter Service will be two numbers by the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra, under the baton of Dr. Albert Coates; two solos by Helen Jepson, Metropolitan Opera soprano-one with the orchestra and another with a community chorus of 500 voices, directed by Joseph Klein.
“Americans arre friendly, proud of their country, and think a lot about money,” was the opinion stated by George Kreisler, 19-year-old Viennese student, who was interviewed over the Americans Related program yesterday afternoon.
Kreisler is studying music and has traveled in Austria, France. Italy, Hungary, Switzerland, and the United States, He first came to America in 1938. being brought here because of American friends and the war.
Austrian culture, according to Kreisler, may be found in southern California in the Austrian restaurants in Hollywood, and in the popularity of Strauss waltzes. His favorite American food is peanut butter, and the American custom he likes best is private parties.
Weekly Recital Offered Today By Musicians
Varied Compositions Will Be Presented On Student Program
Compositions for violin, piano, and voice will be presented in the weekly student recital today in the School of Music building at 12:30 p.m.
Students who will appear on the program are: Janet Grant, violin, who will play the second and third movements of “Concerto Roman-tique” by Goddard; Richard Holbrook, voice, “Beloved, it is Mom’’ by Alward and "Sweet Grass Range” by Warren; Masami Kuwahara. piano. Etude in Waltz-Form by Saint-Saens; Hildred Carrico, voice, ”Con-
Senate Kills Evidence On Explosive
WASHINGTON. March 13—<U.R> —The senate military affairs committee today heard a dramatic description of an explosive allegedly so destructive that minutes of the session were burned to prevent the formula from falling into the hands of a foreign power.
The inventor of the explosive. Lester P. Barlow, spent two hours behind the closed doors of the committee room, presenting affidavits, photographs, and descriptions of his experiments. The committee then recessed until Monday when war and navy department officials will be consulted.
The new explosive, Barlow told reporters, is a combination >f liquid oxygen and carbon, admittedly the most deadlv known.
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Debaters Leave For Redlands
Squad Members Vie for Honors
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Cups for the university and medals for the individual student winners will be the prizes for which
the SC debate squads strive at the debate tournament in Redlands this weekend.
Twenty-four representatives, including judges and coaches, will make up the party from SC which leaves tonight at 8:30 o’clock. The
trary Mary” by Mallotte and Blue debaters from the men’s division in-
Danube” by Strauss-LaForge.
In addition to the musical program, Miss Pauline Alderman, professor of harmony, will continue the story of her European travels which she began at last week’s recital.
Miss Alderman, who was forced to leave Europe because of war condi-
clude: John Hanshue, John Inder- | rieden. Gordon Wright, Edward Jones. Edward McDonell, Ray Rees, j Wallace Frasher, Earl Bolton. William Barton. Gordon Jeffers, Harry Hague, and Hamed Hoose.
The members of the women’s division to participate in the tournament are: Dorothy La Follette, Mil-
, dred Eberhard, Marv Carol Gribble, tions. has studied music in various Hazpl Morton yiyian clarke ghir.
European schools including Eden- iey Flinkman, Jean Ann Morton,
borough and Straussburg.
the University of
Trieb Will Talk At Sportiest
Movies To Be Shown At Meet Tonight
and Shirley Hitz.
Thomas Dutcher. former captain of the SC debate squad, and Robert Feder, freshman debate coach, will act as judges during the three-day oratory contest.
Coaches for the teams are Dr. Allan Nichols for the men's division and Trevor Hawkins for the women’s division.
Paul Fraide will attend the tournament as manager of the group. It was the decisive victory for SC at the LACC tournament two weeks ago that' prompted the debate teams to compete in the Redlands tournament.
Presbyterians To Fete Puder
An interpretation by William When asked where he would like
replied,
Farnum of Emma A. Lent’s dramatic reading. "The Master is Coming.” and the symbolic flight of the doves from the base of the Tower of Legends will also be included in the program.
to settle down. Kreisler ‘ only in California.”
Pre-Columbian Art Exhibit Opens Tomorrow at Museum
An exhibition of pre-Columbian art will open tomorrow at the Los Angeles museum. This collection will be on display until April 30.
Hours have been changed, and under its new schedule the museum will be open Sundays from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., Mondays
from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.. and holi- i-----;
days from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays from special loans and museum col-through Saturdays it will remain lections may now be seen, open between 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Modern arts and crafts of the Exhibits for March in the divi- Southwestern Indi-r.s. an exhibit in sion of fine arts include Alson Clark, the history division, will remain on one-man-show, until March 31 and display until April 30. In the sci-
Richa Speaks To Ad Students
Pete Richa. advertising manager of the Alhambra Post-Advocate, will address students of newspaper advertising on "Conditioning the Advertising Salesman” this morning at 8 a.m. in 212. Bridge.
The qualifications of a salesman, his training, employment, salary, and education, will be discussed by Mr. Richa. who has been in the newspaper business for 23 years.
Students who are not enrolled in the course in newspaper advertising are also invited to attend the meeting. Marc N. Goodnow is the instructor.
Art Students To Sell Pottery
If one is looking for a choice bit of hand-made pottery, one need not go to Mexico or to an Indian reservation to find it . . . because tomorrow at 2 p.m., students of ceramics are selling their wares at a rummage sale in the patio of the Architecture and Fine Arts building.
Rod Royer, chairman, announces that several pieces are glazed with Prof. Glen Lukens special glazes, and all the pottery represents original techniques and designs.
Beers To Meet With Antidotes
Troy’s sports-minded will meet in the Physical Education building from 7:30 to 9 o’clock tonight for an evening of badminton, volleyball, ping pong, shuffleboard, cards, swimming, and dancing.
Prior to the recreational games,
Charles W. Graves, instructor in physical education, will show pictures of the National Amateur Athletic union meet in which the Tro-	Rev and Mrs Gien puder jan gym team participated. Mr. will be the guests 0f the Westmin-Graves will emphasize the points ster club of Presbyterian students of technique by projecting some of for their weekly supper meeting at the action in slow motion. the church of the Redeemer. 36th Following the movies. Martin L. street and Vermont avenue, at 5:30 Trieb. member of the city board of p.m. today.
education, will speak on “What The Rev Mr p^er, who is the School Administrators Look for in assistant pastor of the Immanuel Prospective Teachers in Physical Presbyterian church, will speak on Education.”	"What Is Con versa tion.”
Deedy Maurer, chairman of the I--*
weekly affair, announces that mem- .	, .	a»L*
bers of the Physical Education as- Assemblyman Atkinson
sociation wiii be honored at to- y0 Address Democrats
night’s recreational. The Sportfest
group honors a different campus j Addressing members of the Young organization every Thursday night. Democrats, a campus organization After tonight's special program. Maurice Atkinson, youngest member the associated members will Join of the state assembly and SC grad-other students who are interested in uate of the class of *38. will speak attending the recreational, in games today at 7:45 p.m. at 671 West 34th and dancing.	■ street.
Government School Project Reveals Facts of Employees
Preliminary analysis of facts gathered about California’s
62,000 public employees indicates an urgent need for extensive
training in management, organization, and supervision, ac- !
cording to William F. Howell, research associate in charge
of the classification and curriculum project of the School of
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however, to obtain specialized ; Financed by a grant ot the Rock- es wh	he :
efeller Education foundation, the	exDiained
project has completed its fact-find-j	‘ Howell' declared that employee
Aniidotes. womens pharmaceuti- mg survey ana will devote the re-	interest in training opportunities is
cal association, will meet at a noon maming two years of its three-year	evidence that public workers are
—Vic— inriov in anfi Rripnrp tn tenure in analysis of information	off„—fi_
obtained. Clerical and stenographic work is being done under the WPA.
j paintings from the collection of Mis6 ence division. Aline Barnsdall.
"Birds of Passage.” depicting bird migration, will open
In the decorative arts division Saturday and be on display until Japanese lacquers and other arts of April. The junior museum's high the Orient will be shown until April, school photographic show will con- j A permanent exhibition of folk arte , tinue until April 1.
Crawford Colls Juniors,
Sophs With 1.75 Average luncheon „"*!ay.ln Sc‘“ce t0 ~	a hear Dr. Catherine Beers, professor
Second-semester sophomore and j of zoology, all junior women who have earned Dr. Beers recently flew to New
an accumulative grade average of York city where she received her ! grounds of public employees shows
“Investigation into the back-
1.75 or higher are requested by Dr. Mary Sinclair Crawford, counselor of women, to call at her office immediately
attempting to raise their own standards. He said that 48.000 of the state's 62.000 public employees are under civil service jurisdiction.
In cooperation with the Los An-
doctor's degree from Columbia uni-	that a large portion of the workers geles board of education, the pro-
versity. The university cited her	who will assume principal positions ject selected 18.000 sample personnel ;
as contributing outstanding work ir	lack sufficient supervision ability,” records from which complete an-
the field of scientific research.	Howell said. “It is now possible, j alyses will be made.
Variances Granted To Greeks
Order Allows Houses To Remain At Present Sites
Following weeks of postponement. the city planning commission yesterday recommended granting of variances to 12 fraternities and sororities upon the filing of applications by the Greek houses in regard to their violation of city zoning ordinance “A.” The variances will permit
the organizations to continue in their present locations. Variances were granted to the following houses: Kappa Delta, Chi Phi. Pt Beta Phi. Alpha Epsilon Phi. Alpha Rho Chi. Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Phi Sigma Kappa. Tau Epsilon Phi, Beta Sigma Omicron. Delta Sigma Pi, Phi Kappa Sigma, and Pi Kappa Alpha.
ADDITIONAL PETITIONS FILED
Within several days three more houses will have filed petitions. They are: Beta Kappa. Gamma Phi Beta, and Sigma Nu. In addition individual property owners who anticipate selling their homes to organizations have also applied for variances.
The hearing of the petitions is expected to be called within the next 30 days .according to Dale Norman, attorney for city planning.
The fraternities and sororities have violated ruling “A” of the city zoning ordinance, as this ruling includes only single family residences.
HOUSES FACED EVICTION
Greek houses facing eviction from their 28th street and Portland street homes, were informed on January 4 that unless they “discontinued their organizations or applied for a variance from zoning permit within 30 days, their case would be referred to the criminal division of the city attorney’s office for attention.”
The department's action was begun after the commission had received complaints from residents in the area regarding noise and disturbances caused by the occupants of the fratemity and sorority houses.
House president received the news last January when H. E. Smutz. director-manager of the department of city planning, wrote letters stating that the 10 fraternities and 6 sororities were located in an “A” zone. “It would appear, then.” Director Smutz said, “that your fraternities are being conducted in violation of city zoning regulations.”
Wampus Sales Reach 700
Wampus sales reached their greatest peak since October yesterday, selling approximately 700 copies.
The greatest number of copies sold by any person was 58 copies, and were sold by Elaine Layman, Beta Sigma Omicron, winner twice before. The runner-up was Marion Richardson, selling 42 copies. Kappa Deltas led in the number sold by a single sorority, selling 91 copies altogether. Alpha Gamma Deltas were second.
Today s Organ Program
Prof. Archibald Sessions, university organist, will present his semi-weekly organ recital at 12:10 p.m. today in Bovard auditorium. He wiH play the following selections:
Dreams --------------------------- W agner
In the winter of 1857-8, Frau Wesendonck, Wagner’s friend, wrote five poems, which Wagner set to music, from which he afterwards drew largely for his material for the themes of "Tristan.”
Celebrated Minuet............ Boccherini
This 18th century Italian composer wrote much chamber music, and was famous in many of the courts of Europe in his day, yet died in utter poverty, and is known today only for this one
masterpiece.
Marche Funebre at Chant Seraphtque
........................................ Guilmant
Written and performed first for the inauguration of the great organ in Notre Dame. Paris. th>, stately number has become one of the mast popular of the composer’s works.