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VOLUME XXXI
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1940
NUMBER 141
emors elect iramar
Sale of Dance Bids For June 8 Event Begins This Week
e Miramar hotel in Santa onica will be the locale of Senior ball to be present-June 8 at 9 p.m. as a climax the week-long commence-t activities, it was decided meeting yesterday of the ior council.
ouncil members will begin sale of bids for the tradi-al dinner-dance this week, an-nce Roland Andelson and Hel-pp Hecht. committee in charge ids.
n the same day. the 17th annual sy day breakfast will be spon-bv Delt* Delta Delta sorority he Tri-Delt house. Senior women announce their engagements by ping through an eight-foot ring pansy blossoms on the front of the Tri-Delt house.
7EROUS BRIDES iary Hensler. chairman for Pan-day. announces. “There should a large number of future brides •e this is leap year.”
Trs. Rufus B. von KieinSmid and bara Morton. ASSC vice-presi-t, will give short speeches at breakfast which has been spon-bv the Tri-Delts since 1923. etween June 2. when Baccalaur-services will be conducted ln memorial coliseum, and June 8, e will be other senior festivities. DAY
ry day—when seniors and jun-smoke the pipe of peace and omores and freshmen bury the ,het—will be directed by Bill June 6. John Gripman. Tom bert. and Bruce Graham will their respective classes in Ivy activities. Michael MacBan, C president, is chairman of an mbly for presentation of awards seniors which will be presented
the same day.
N INFORMAL PARTY
n Wednesday. June 5. members ihe senior council will have an rmal party, which is being aned by Henry Lafler. assisted Martin Gecht and Elizabeth d.
hil Gaspar. president of the or class, is chairman for com-cement activities and is super--g all the committees appointed week.
oland Katzenstein. Ashley Orr.
Clayton Tidyman. orchestra mittee for the ball, will soon an-xe the musicians, avis Winckler. assisted by Jack an and Margaret Finlay, is in ge of publicity.
0
rary Display picts Scenes Japanese Life
niature reproductions of Japa-scenes are on display in the national Relations room of Do-librarv.
s. Ken Nakazawa. wife of Prof. Nakazawa. is the creator of realistic miniatures. One de-the Japanese in the rice while another pictures a tain with a waterfall trickling to a stream below. The crea-are often used to adorn the ;r of dining room tables, or art to libraries and dens, le materials used for the re-ctions are German peat, sand with colored powder, and s. When trees or flowers are the stems are charred and into the peat. By this process lant* last two to three weeks, e materials can be used again nother scene if desired. The with which the miniatures are are forceps, small sticks, and jprinklers.
egistrar's ffice Notice
1	work which has been report-ith marks of “Ie” or ‘lw"
Id be completed by the stu-and the final grade should led in the office of the regis-by Wednesday. May 15. if the t is to be counted for gradu-on June 8. 1940.
THERON CLARK, Registrar
CHEMISTRY ADVANCEMENT DESCRIBED BY DR. BERG
Scientist Traces Medievai, Bronsted Theories in Final Wednesday Lecture
“In the field of chemistry we have gone backwards to make progress,” said Dr. Anton B. Burg, assistant professor of chemistry, in the last of a series of six lectures on chemistry which have been presented at the weekly Wednesday lectures, yesterday.
“The classification of scientific facts in the field of chemistry may be identified with the story of the Indian who traveled with a carnival show. It seems that at each stop he would, before the public, place a number of coins in a design that remained unfinished until one of the onlookers added a coin to make it complete.
“This Indian would then rearrange his design so as to call for more coins to complete the picture. In this way he would collect his day’s earnings. In a similar fashion the classification in chemistry can never be called really complete. New facts are constantly being added to the present knowledge, requir-
ing a new arrangement of the classification.” declared Dr. Burg.
The medieval theory of chemistry tested acids and bases by their degree of sourness or bitterness.
The Bronsted theory of chemistry states that any substance is itself an acid if it creates a proton in the process of creating another acid. In such a manner water may be classified as either an acid or a base.
In his lecture Dr. Burg emphasized the fact that even with the great progress in modem chemistry “The fundamental principles employed today were discovered by the early scientists in this field, such as Lavoisier and Davy.”
Beaudine Elected Squire Head For 40- 41 To Succeed Burton
Chamberlain Escapes Overthrow by Bare 81 Vote Majority
LONDON. May 8—(UP) — Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain tonight e s e a p e d overthrow by a record low majority of 81 votes after Winston Churchill rallied to his defense and accepted “the fullest responsibility,” along with the rest of the cabinet for the Allied defeat in Norway.
Cries of “Resign! Resign!” beat against the great beams of the House of Commons when it was announced that Chamberlain’s battered cabinet had survived a two-day devastating debate.
MAJORITY LOST
The vote—on a Laborite motion for adjournment — was 281 to 200 and actually revealed that the ,	j prime minister had failed to car-
Charles C. Peterson, world s fanc\ ^ R majority of the House 0f com-
Skull, Dagger Names 26 New Members
Pledges March In Costumes This Morning
Charles C. Peterson
... demonstrates skill
Billiard Artist Visits Campus To Exhibit Skill
Demonstrations Stress Precision, Key Shots At PiKA House Today
Charles Johnston
. . named to honorary
Nell Deasy
. . . elected president
William Beaudine. member of Kappa Alpha fraternity, was shot champion in billiards, will give mons members with him
elected president of the Trojan Squires, honorary sophomore service organization, yesterday at a luncheon meeting at the Casa De Rosas restaurant.
Beaudine succeeds Stan Burton, Kappa Alpha, as head of -:-1 the grou£. Hugh McKellar was
Cup Finalists Debate Today
Six Will Compete For Widney Award
The final round of the contest to determine the winner of the 1940 annual Widney cup oratorical contest is scheduled for this afternoon at 3:15 in Old College.
Six contestants selected from the preliminary rounds conducted Tuesday to take part in the final round are: Augie Grebe. Stellitia Paniagua. Floyd Cunningham. Dorothy Hepp, John Inderrieden, and William MacPhee.
Because of the large number of contestants for the Widney award was this year, the contest was divided into three divisions, two from each section being chosen to compete in the final.
In honor of the late Joseph P. Widney. fourth president of the university, the contest is being sponsored by Tau Ksppa Alpha, national honorary speech fraternity.
The speeches both in the preliminaries and the finals were taken from an unlimited and unspecified number of subjects. All undergraduates who had never before been winners in intercollegiate ortorical contests were eligible for the competition.
The judges are: Dr. Alan Nichols, men’s debate coach; Dr. Grafton Tanquary, associate professor * of speech, and Harry Eddy, graduate speech students.
an exhibition of his skill Monday evening. May 13. at 8 o'clock on the tennis courts of Pi Kappa Alpha fratemity.
Fraternity and sorority presidents , have agreed to cooperate with the elected vice-president, taking over Xrojan Knights who are sponsoring f™atly hamPer movements of Al
The sensation of the debate was an admission by Churchill, long a champion of sea power, that Germany’s air superiority will continue for some time to eome and will
the office formerly held by Sydney Burton of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. McKellar is a Kappa Sigma.
Jerry Conrad of Phi Kappa Tau was unanimously elected secretary of the group to take over duties of Rudy Jones, non-org. Bob Quenell, Sigma Chi. was unanimously selected treasurer, succeeding John Lindsay of Alpha Rho Chi.
The new Squires chase John Fox, Kappa Alpha, as the new sergeant-at-arms. Fox succeeds Taylor Smith, a member of Sigma Chi fraternity.
Beaudine will lead the Squires
the demonstration by shortening their meetings so that members may attend the exhibition. FUNDAMENTALS TOLD Peterson will lecture on the fundamentals of the game, demonstrating key shots as he talks, and then he will perform some of the trick shots which won him the world's championship. During the trick exhibition. Peterson will invite members of the audience to "show me a shot I can’t make.”
The champion will show how it
......	- i is possible to make 1000 straight-
next semester in their duties as of-	<><7 ________,._t.___ rail billiards in 4 minutes and 27
seconds, a record which he holds. His repertoire of fancy shots numbers more than 500.
YEARLY TOUR Since 1931, Peterson
ficial representative of the university at all student functions. He is a commerce major and a numeral winner in water polo.
The first function of the Squires will be the supervision of registration during the first week of next semester.
Holland Prepared To Resist Invasion
AMSTERDAM. May 8— fJT.P>—Holland's land. sea. and air forces were prepared tonight to resist any invasion despite new assurances from European belligerents that the nation was in no immediate danger.
A check of the provinces showed all was quiet and both Berlin and
has been j making yearly tours of American colleges, clubs, and recreation centers. He visited more than 200 col- j leges and clubs during his 1939 tour 1 and more than 100.000 students ; watched his exhibitions. Peterson’s tour is under the auspices of the > National Billiard association.
Peterson will demonstrate the geometric precision of the game by j causing the ball to inscribe a curve I and a cirple. The “Missionary of Billiards.” as he is called by experts of the game, will show how anyone can learn the game of three-cush-| ion billiards with simple addition,
lied forces.
Chamberlain is expected to reshuffle his cabinet and may ask the opposition to take cabinet posts— but ihe Laborites are almost certain to refuse.
PRESTIGE WANES
There were widespread predictions that Chamberlain, his prestige all but shattered, cannot last more than six or seven weeks in office.
There are 615 members of the House of Commons, 374 of them Conservatives, and the vote revealed the extent of the opposition to the 71-year-old prime minister among government “rebels.”
The 81-vote majority was the lowest ever received by a national government on a major issue.”
Many of Chamberlain’s foes had hoped that Churchill would turn on the prime minister.
Science Trips Begin Friday
Hughes Accepts Bid To Attend Graduate Banquet Tuesday
“Will be happy to be with you if I am alive, intact, swvd
at liberty.”—Rupert Hughes.
Thus the noted author, lecturer, and playright accepted the invitation of the Associated Graduate students to act as toastmaster at their 13th annual banquet next Tuesday evening in the Foyer of Town and 1	------
Paris spokesmen took the position that there seemed to be no threat I subtraction, multiplication, and di
at present to the low countries.
vision.
New WAA Cabinet
Members Meet Tonight in Grill
“School days,” will be the theme of the WAA banquet tonight at 6 o'clock in the men s grill of the Student Union.
Coeds will find out at least three things: who will be awarded sweatshirts. what teams won the cups and plaques offered for team sports, and who will serve on next years cabinet.
Eleven persons will be named to fill the cabinet posts to head the eleven clubs, sports, and department included in the WAA program.
The committee which planned the event is: Erma Met*, chairman;
Frances Paddon, tickets; Elizabeth Rogers, invitations; B. J. Curtis, sorority contacts; Bobbie McKeen. decorations: Marjorie Lloyd, award Saturday. June 8 names: and Jean Cook, publicity.
Tickets must be purchased ahead of time, cost 50 cents and can be secured in 108 Physical Education.
Commencement Week Program
Sunday. June 2
10:00 a.m. School of International Relations breakfast. 11:30 a.m. School of Education breakfast.
2:00 p.m. Academic procession.
3:00 p.m. Baccalaureate service—memorial coliseum. Monday, June 3 to Saturday. June 8
(Exhibits of paintings, rare books work, and collections.)
Elizabeth Holmes Fisher gallery of Fine Arts.
May Ormerod hall.
Doheny Memorial library.
Seeley Wintersmith Mudd memorial hall.
A weekend of field trips and symposiums is planned for faculty members of the SC science departments participating in the Federation of Natural Sciences which begins its series of scientific studies tomorrow afternoon.
John Garth, research associate of the Hancock foundation, will launch the series of events at 2 p.m. tomorrow when he gives a symposium ! on marine life entitled “Deep Sea ! Forms.”
Botanists and entomologists will meet with Prof. Jack Rempel of the botany department at 8 a.m. Saturday for a field trip. At 10 a.m. Dr. Catherine Beers’ symposium on •Human Genetics” will be heard concerning the inherent traits and manuscripts, student characteristics of persons and the transference of traits through heredity.
Sunday morning at 7 o’clock Dr. Adele L. Grant, lecturer in University College, will lead a field trip. At 2 p.m., Dr. Thomas Clements, associate professor of geology.
1 will talk on “Geological Reconnaissance in Columbia.”
Dr. Clements recently returned from an extensive tour through Columbia where he did geological work
Gown.
Val Lehnberg, president of the associated graduate students, received the telegram yesterday from the distinguished writer and radio commentator.
The banquet was originated to honor graduate work and persons receiving degrees. Approximately 75 colleges and universities will be represented.
Toastmaster Hughes is author of many best sellers including. “The j Lovely Ducklings,” "Within These Walls.” and “Cup of Fury.” His talent has touched Broadway with “Alexander the Great” and “Tess of the Storm Country.” His plays have been produced in London and Australia and he has written and directed several motion pictures.
> Lloyd C. Douglas, well-known author, will be the principle speaker at the banquet. His best sellers include “Magnificent Obsession.” and “Green Light.” Dr. Rockwell D. Hunt. Dean of the Graduate School, will address the assembly.
Price of the banquet will be $1 per plate. Reservations may be obtained from members of the graduate council, or from the cashier in the book store.
War Briefs From Europe
BY UNITE© PRESS
that country.
Thursday. June 6
12:15 p.m. College of Pharmacy luncheon.
1:30 p.m. Senior assembly. Awarding senior honor—Bovard auditorium.
2:30 p.m. Ivy day ceremonies—Old College campus.
3:30 p.m. Annual Levee—members of the graduating |" ^J^^'developed oil fields of classes of all schools and colleges and their parents—guests of Dr. and Mrs. Rufus B. von KieinSmid. President’s home, 10 Chester place.
Friday, June 7
8:30 a.m. College of Engineering breakfast.
9:00 a.m. College of Commerce and Business Administration senior breakfast.
7:00 p.m. College of Dentistry banquet.
FDR Denies Dispatch
WASHINGTON. May 8— — President Roosevelt tonight flatly denied as “erroneous” a Rome dispatch to the effect that he had offered Premier Benito Mussolini a meditation or peace plan in the European war.
8:00 a.m. Graduate School—Dean’s breakfast.
8:00 a.m. School of Law breakfast.
8:00 a.m. School of Mjisic breakfast.
10:00 a.m. Seventeenth'Annual Pansy breakfast for senior women given by Delta Delta Delta.
10:00 a.m. College of Dentistry assembly.
10:30 a.m. School of Medicine senior breakfast.
11:45 a.m. Annual Alumni luncheon.
1:00 p.m. University band concert—Alumni Memorial park.
1:30 p.m. Academic procession.
2:30 p.m. Fifty-seventh a<vnua*l commencement ex«r-
Pre-Med Group Pledges Seven
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Seven new members of Alpha Ep-' silon Delta, honorary pre-medical fratemity. were pledged yesterday in a luncheon meeting in the Student Union.
Dr. Bruce Harrison, professor of zoology, conducted the ceremonies, while Dr. LeRoy S. Weatherbv discussed the history of the organization. James Roberts, president of the group, presided.
Pledged to the society were: Edwin Alsacker. Bryce Bednar, Robert Chi. Henry Gough. Robert Kerlan, Donald Lagerlof, and Richard Lew-
Pi Sigma Alpha Pledges Initiated In Evening Rites
Formal initiation ceremonies for the honorary political science fraternity, Pi Sigma Alpha, took place last night at a Hollywood restaurant. Some 30 politically-minded students, faculty members, and notables were ushered into the organization.
Mayor Fletcher Bowron, and Prof. Charles E. Carpenter were honorary initiates.
Those who accepted invitations for initiation included the following: Pedro Adlao. Jose Bazuero, Earl Bolton. William Burrell, Bernard Carrascoso. Kenneth Hayhoe. Daniel Siew, Margaret Ann Case, James Crow, Ruth Dane. Robert Dockson, Robert Ellery, Gerald Govorchin, Arthur Groos, William Hogoboom. Kenneth Matheny. Raymond Rees, Bernard Rose. Melvin Sattler. Conrad Seno, Joseph Sparks, Henry Topf. John Wuest. Agapito Factora. and Dr. John McDiarmid. assistant professor of public administration.
The initiation was followed by dinner.
AMSTERDAM — Holland maintains readiness to resist invasion despite assurances from the belligerents; tension decreases, however, and danger to lowlands is thought lessened.
BERLIN — Nazi press continues propaganda barrage, charging Allies with plans for spreading the war; Germans announce continued air bombardment of Allied besiegers of Narvik, where position is “unchanged,” tell of large quantities of British war materials and guns captured at Andalsnes after British evacuation.
ROME — Italy warns any attempt to blockade the Mediterranean might plunge the Allies into a new phase of a “hard, uncertain, bloody war”; Mussolini may break silence on Italy’s war intentions in speech Thursday.
BUCHAREST—Rumanian spokesman says his country will not al-iow itself to be used as a base by any warring power.
BUDAPEST— Hungarian-Russian rapprochement and trade exchange reported, observers believe uncertainty of Russia's position has prevented aggression in the Balkans by either side and may continue to do so.
BELGRADE — Signing (rf a Rus-sian-Jugoslav trade agreement is reported due in few days 1 Moscow says agreement for trade pact has been reached in principle).
WESTERN FRONT — Another German attack on a French advance post repulsed. French say; patrol and artillery activity Is brisk.
Sfcull and Dagger, all-university honorary fratemity, announces 26 members for 1940-4*1 who were elected for their outstanding contributions in student activities, athletics, and scholastic achievements. Six more were chosen from the faculty and from others who have served
the university.
The names of the new members are engraved on a bronze plaque which will be exhibited in front of the Administration building today. Leo Adams, assistant manager, is the permanent master of the organization while Neil Deasy who was elected *o membership in 1939. is president for next year.
PARADE ON CAMPUS
As part of initiation ceremonies, new members will parade on campus from 8 to 10:30 o’clock this morning dressed in tails, white shirts, ties, top hats, derbies, and knickers. They will be accompanied by a horse-drawn wagon.
The 26 student pledges and the fieWs m whieh they were outstanding are:
Mickey Anderson, football and track; BH1 Barton, debate; Bob Bol-ger, president of ttie College of Dentistry; Harry Call, senior football manager; Ed Dempsey. 1940 football captain; Charles Dole, president of the College of Engineering; Don Duke. Newsreel producer.
Roy Bngie, football and baseball co-captein; Al Fitzgerald, hockey captain: Bill Flood, president of Knights; Phil Gaspar. senior class president and football; Bob Herten, president of the College of Commerce: Jack Hanson, baseball co-captain; Craig Hosmer. Law Review editor; Gordon Jeffers, debate captain.
JOHNSTON NAMED
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Charles Johnston. ASSC president: Ed Jones, president of College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences and debate: Ed Killingsworth. president of the College of Architecture and Fine Arts: Tom McGarvin. basketball; Merle Morris, president of men's council: Max Ramey, president of the School of Law; Jimmy Roberts. El Rodeo editor; Dale Sears, basketball: S. P. Strang. Alpha Tau Epsilon president; Charles Vogeley. senior track manager; Reavis Winckler. Daily Trojan editor. FACULTY SELECTED
Those chosen from outside of the student body are:
Sheldon Elliott, faculty. School of Law; Dick Huddleston, honorary —radio department; Eber Jaques, honorary—president of Los Angeles Trojan club: Dr. Glen Lukens. faculty—College of Architecture and Fine Arts; Dr. Earl Moody .honorary—Alumni Review editor: Franklin O. Rose, faculty—College of Engineering.
Foi'mol initiation wiH be conducted W.	1
Refugee Benefit Set for Saturday
College educations for refugee girls is the aim of the sixth annual charity ball to be staged by the Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority of SC Saturday in the Palm room of the Beverly Hills hotel.
The dance will take place in conjunction wrth similar affairs sponsored by chapters throughout the United States to maintain and help refugee girls through college.
FDR Still Silent On Third Term
WASHINGTON. May 8—flrW — President Roosevelt today had two excellent opportunities to answer a question which worries Democratic leaders and puzzles the nation— will he run for a third term? But again he remained silent.
A delegation of Georgia Democrats, headed by New Deal Gov. E. D. Rivers, presented him with a resolution pledging the state’s 24 votes in the national convention to a third term. Rivers said the president was not asked to and did not comment.
Today's Organ Program
Dawn *........................................Jenkins
Cyril Jenxins was bom m Wales in 1885. His compositions include choral, orchestral, and ensemWe works.
Choral in A Minor.....................Franck
The “Three Chorals.” one of which is being presented this morning, are usually regarded as Cesar Franck’s best organ essays. They reflect the Frenoh school of organ mssie, that has shown such brilliance and vitality since its foundation was laid by Franck. The ‘‘Three Chorals” are masterly developments of tha large variation form of the later Beethoven. The third one in A minor has a hymn-lik* character as its chief subject.
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