Ship Ahoy! - - - Sail On With Troy
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VOLUME XXXI
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1939
NUMBER 49
ebaters eturn ictorious
SC Forensic Teams Win Eleven Firsts At Coast Contest
Winning 11 out of a possible 8 first places, the SC debate earn returns to the campus oday with honors captured in he annual West coast cham-ionship tournament at Stock-on last week.
Placing high in every event, he Trojans, under the supervision of Prof. Alan Nichols, captured the sweepstakes. Individ-al winners were presented with
ophies.
In the men’s senior division, Bill arton won the extemporaneous ■contest and Wallace Frasher placed hird. Gordon Jeffers, captain of ihe team, took first place in impromptu speaking with Ed Jones ~irig judged third.
In division A of debate, Wallace ~asher and Earl Bolton teamed together to win second, and the team f Bill Barton and Edward Jones ame in third. In division B. Harry ’ague and Edward McDonnell won :irst place.
TIN ORATORY DIVISION
Oratory sweepstakes was won by ymond Rees, while Ed Jones laced first in his section and Bill arton took second in division.
Men’s junior division debate went io Bill Everett and Warren Lane, n extemporaneous speaking, Sey-nour Winocur placed first, and Le-and Hodge took second. Hamed *oose won first in impromptu. ~odge won oratory sweepstakes and oose was awarded first place In jis division.
Hazel Morton. Mary Carol Grib-:le, Shirley Hitz, and Jean Anne “orton tied for first place in the 'omen’s senior division of debate. OMEN PLACE HIGH Miss Morton took second place in extemporaneous while second place in impromptu went to Miss Grib-le. Dorothy La Follette won third in this same event.
Th‘» teams of Shirley Flinkman nd Vivian Clark, and Mildred Eb-rhard and Dorothy La Follette ied for second with Willamette university in the junior division of I'omrn’s debate. Miss Flinkman also won first place in impromptu peaking.
oy To Preside t Radio Banquet
Leading the division of radio-tele-ision Homecoming banquet as master of ceremonies, Dick Joy will speak on “Pointers on Developing an Announcing Style” during the dinner scheduled for 6:30 tomor-w evening in the Student Union ill.
Joy, who will appear with his j rife, is the announcer for ‘'Silver heater,” a Sunday coast-to-coast ramatic program, the Goodyear ews broadcast, and for the pro-am, ‘ Pretty Kitty Kelly.”
Other speakers at 'the program ill be George Irwin, former pro-uction manager of KEHE. who ?ill speak on “Selling the Radio Program Idea.” and Clinton F. Jones, producer of “The Marines
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The banquet is put on under the uspices of Gamma Beta Alpha. Uegiate broadcaster of America, the national radio fraternity.
Coach Alan Nichols
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SC Taxi Day To Be Directed By WSGA
Contraptions, Hacks Will Transport Students for Nickel
If it has four wheel* and a means of locomotion, even though rather disreputable, It is a taxi. If it appears on University avenue from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, it is an entry for the annual WSGA Taxi day.
Students may be carried to and from classes for the sum of five cents. Tickets will be sold by sorority girls. The girl selling the most will receive a prize. Muriel Lindstrom. general chairman for the affair, announced last week. Tickets will be given out at the taxi committee meeting in the WSGA office at 1 p.m. today.
The only requirement for entrance by any of the organizations is that the vehicle be unusual. Judges Miss Cloyde Dalzelle, associate professor of speech; Mike MacBan. president of ASSC: and Bill Flood, president of the Trojan Knights, will base their decision upon the humor of the entries.
Contraptions will be on hand on 28th street early Wednesday morning to provide transportation to 8 o’clock classes, Miss Lindstrom said.
Awards to be presented to the winner are now on display in the Student Book store.
Hoover, 34th 'Blind Corner' Eliminated
MAnd midden death” shall be no more.
Or, at least, there will be no more dented aoto fenders or •mashed radiator grills at the corner of 34th and Hoover streets if the Operations and Maintenance department can prevent it.
By cutting the northwest corner off of the fence surrounding Bo-d field, workmen hope to elim-the blind comer which has ttoe basic cause of many smash ups.
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Richey To Speak At Alumni Dinner
‘Interesting Experiences at the Tennessee Valley Authority” will be told to alumni of the School of Government by Carl L. Richey, head of the reclassification survey of the Los Angeles Public Administration service.
Mr. Richey, with Dr. William Howell, Dr. John M. Pfiffner. Robert Culbertson, and Dean Emory Evans Olson will be speakers at a Homecoming dinner for the graduates of the School of Government at 6:30 tonight in the men’s grill of the Student Union.
Dr. Pfiffner and Dr. Howell will report on the progress of the campus projects which they are now directing.
Robert Culbertson, president of the graduate association, has recently returned from Washington, where he was in training with the Social Security board.
Alumni, both of the Civic center and University park divisions of the school, will be honored at the dinner. as well as student body officers of the undergraduate School of Government.
Stray Greeks Meet
Stray Greeks, both men and women, will meet tonight at 6 p.m. at the Orange Coffee shop at 35th and McClintock streets to discuss plans for a coming social function, announces Henry Schultz, president.
Students who belong to a sorority or fratemity that does not have a chapter on the SC campus are eligible for memberships and are wel com* to attend the dinner, he added.
Stabler, SC Dean, Succumbs
Oldest Faculty Member Stricken By Heart Attack
Stricken while reading at his home, Dr. Laird J. Stabler, 74, dean of the College of Pharmacy, died at 5 p.m. yesterday of a heart attack. He resided at 1122 West 30th street.
Oldest faculty member in years of service with the university, Dean Stabler came to SC in 1894 when the institution was surounded by mustard fields. He completed his 45th year last September. He was considered a pioneer in the development of cracking processes in the refinement of gasoline, and many of his methods are still being used by the industry.
Also credited to his inventive genius were the preparation of illuminating and fuel gas from petroleum, the making of fuel briquettes from waste carbon in the manufacture of gas, and the preparation of lubricating oil from California petroleum. A commercial plant was established, known as the Densmore - St a bier Oil refinery, to carry on Dean Stabler’s lubricating processes.
GRADUATE OF MICHIGAN
After receiving his Ph.C. degree from the University of Michigan in 1885. the noted chemist attended Purdue university where he earned his B.S. degree in 1890 and his M.S. degree two years later. After serving Southwestern Kansas college in 1893 as a chemistry instructor he came to SC in the same capacity.
Five years after the establishment of the pharmacy department and its incorporation as a college ln 1910 he became dean and has served since that time.
He was awarded the degree of Sc.D. by the university in 1915. On the occasion of his 75th anniversary at SC. he was honored for his outstanding achievements by a banquet attended by prominent scientist# of the Southland.
TOURED EUROPE Dean Stabler was granted a sabbatical leave in 1924 and toured Europe. Egypt, and the Orient, studying the oil industry during the seven months’ tour.
He served the board of health of Los Angeles for a period of six years and was a trustee of the Los Angeles Public library for four years. In 1934 he was appointed to advise with the state emergency relief administration on proposed health projects.
MAGAZINE CONTRIBUTOR
Contributor to national magazines in the field of pharmacy and chemistry. Dr. Stabler was a member of the American Chemical society, the American Pharmacy association, and the American AAssociation of Engineers. His affiliation with national honorary and professional organizations includes Phi Delta Chi, Phi Lambda Upsilon. Rho Chi. Kappa Zeta, Phi Kappa Phi. and Phi Nu Delta.
He is survived by two sons, Dwight W. Stabler of Santa Monica. and Robert L. Stabler. Funeral services are in charge of Ivy H. Overholtzer, funeral directors.
Social Worke rs To Fete Alumni
The School of Social Work will celebrate Homecoming tomorrow afternoon and evening with an open house followed by a dinner, both honoring alumni of the school.
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Undergraduate members of the 'student body will be hosts at the open house at 4 p.m. in the new offices of the school. 205 Administration.
Dean Arlien Johnson will speak at the dinner, which will be at Scully's cafe. 4801 Crenshaw boulevard. at 6:30 p.m. Her subject will ; be “New Boundaries in Social Woak Education.” The dinner will be given by the School of Social Work in conjunction with the department of sociology.
TO THE VICTOR—Judge Frank M. Smith of the superior court, center, is listening to the explanations of Harriet Fuller, left, and Kathleen Hambly, Pi Beta Phi, as he is judging plans of fraternity and «orority house decorations for Homecoming weelc. Judge Smitk is general chairman.
—Courtesy Herald-Express
Greek Men To Open Homecoming Week
House, Street Decorations To Be Viewed
By Returning Alumni This Afternoon
With invitations sent to more than 20,000 loyal Trojan alumni, SC will today begin a week of festivities designed tc put the “old grads” back in the swing of college life.
Today’s events will start with a round of open-houses for fraternity men. With house decorations scheduled to be completed by 12 M., the afternoon wil]
Boddy To Talk On Europe, US
Luncheon Sponsored By Graduate School
Manchester Boddy, editor of the Daily and Evening News, will extemporize on “Current Affairs in Europe and Their Effect chi the United States” today at a luncheon meeting for the Graduate School in Elisabeth von KleinSmid hall.
Unlike most speakers Mr. Boddy never prepares his addresses. “He just gets up and talks,” claims his secretary. In his column, “VieVs of the News,” Mr. Boddy recent!* contended that it will take a great deal to bring the Americans into a European war. He bases this belief on the fact that business is now going on as usual between ; the wairing nations.
An open forum will be included in the meeting when Mr. Boddy will answer questions arising from his speech.
Faculty members as well as students have been invited to attend. A special table for women in journalism has been reserved.
Trojan Band Wins Award At Long Beach
Excelling tn general appearance, marching precision, volume, and musical proficiency, the car-dinal-and-gold-uniformed Trojan band, under the direction of Pete Conn, was awarded the grand prize in the Third Annual All-Western Band review held at Long Beach Friday night.
Competing against 56 other bands, the SC group was also awarded the first-place rating in the university division.
Formal presentation of the award will be made by the mayor of Long Beach during the half-time intermission of the SC-Uni-versity of Washington game Saturday afternoon.
Business Staff To Meet Today
A meeting of the Daily Trojan business staff wiU be held at 9:50 a.m. today in the student publications office, 215 Student Union.
Discussion of accounts and of the coming Homecoming edition will form the nucleus of the meeting. Women members of the staff need not be present.
Requested to attend are Don Ackerman, Dick Cook, Clyde Dalton, John McConnell, Bob Quenell, Louis Simell, Bill Becker, Bill Crosbey, Bob Hurt, and John Ryan.
Rabbi Bernard Harrison To Lead Jewish Council
A round table discussion led by Rabbi Bernard Harrison will be the feature of the Council of Jewish students luncheon tomorrow in 320 Student Union.
Rabbi Harrison will help young people with their individual problems following the luncheon in the student lounge.
Reservations for the luncheon may be made in the student re- 1 ligious office.
Flint To Dock
HAGESUND, Norway, Nov. 26— <r.P>—It was understood here today that the American freighter City of Flint would arrive tomorrow to discharge cargo into warehouses which have been rented. The move lequired special permission from Washington waiving provisions of the United States neutrality law, in which Bergen was fixed as the southermost limit for American merchantmen
Coaches Asked To Banquet
Alumnae Select Gridiron Theme
No Man’s Land will have male visitors Friday night when Coaches Howard Jones and Jimmy Phelan and Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid will be among the honored guests at the Women’s Homecoming banquet in the Foyer of Town and Gown at 6 p.m.
Keeping in harmony With the football theme of the banquet, mothers of the football players, as well as the two coaches, have been asked to be guests of the alumnae at the dinner and the Hi-Jinks which is to follow in Bovard auditorium.
Dr. Mary Sinclair Crawford, counselor of women; Mrs. von KleinSmid; and Barbara Morton. ASSC vice-president and general student chairman of the banquet, will be among guests to make brief speeches during dinner.
Working with the student hostesses to welcome back graduates, will be former vice-presidents of ASSC, including Betty Jane Bartholomew, now secretary to Arnold Eddy, manager of the associated students; former Helens of Troy; Mrs. Roy Maginnis, general chairman of the women’s dinner; and Kay Alfs, past president of the “Y”; and former WSGA presidents.
Olga Shmaeff. student chairman of special invitations, said that other representatives of these offices have been contacted and will be on hand for the special events of the day and evening.
Architects Plan Exhibit Dinner
Alumni To Be Feted By Men, Women
Student exhibits in the new Harris Hall of Architecture and Fine Arts, open house in the new Elizabeth Holmes Fisher Art gallery, and two banquets in the evening i will highlight the Homecoming plans of the College of Architecture and Fine Arts tomorrow.
The annual architect’s stag dinner will take place in the Foyer of Town and Gown, and the women’s dinner in the tea room of the lounge, third floor. Student Union, at 6:30 p.m. Alumni will inspect the new buildings before and after dinner.
Three hundred and fifty invitations have been sent out to men graduates and 75 to the women. Professor C. M. Baldwin, architecture instructor, is in charge of entertainment for the men’s dinner.
Skits and special tableaus will be presented, and several prominent architects are Invited, according to Ed Killingsworth, student president of the College of Architecture, who is general chairman.
Decorations will be handled by Jerry Bense and Carl Winslow. Grover Cole is in charge of the student displays and exhibitions.
Exhibit To Honor Past Grid Teams
SC’s five great Rose bowl teams will be honored by Doheny Memorial library in an exhibit during homecoming week.
In the exhibit cases of the north corridor will be trophies, cups, and awards that have been won by outstanding Trojan football teams. School publications, such as the the yearbooks, magazines, and daily papers of years in which the teams played, will be displayed.
Alumni will see pictures and stories in these publications that will recall their own days at SC. their friends, and the famous football men of the past.
Jubilant Team Heads Home After Victory
Winslow, Smith Hurt; Grennie Lansdell Calls Irish ‘Roughest Eleven'
BY KENNY SIELING Head Yell King
ABOARD TROJAN SPECIAL, CHEYENNE. Wyo., Nov. 26—(Ex-clusivej — It was a badly shaken but happy gang of Trojan footballers that boarded the train in Chicago last night after walloping the Fighting Irish.
Harry Smith and Bob Winslow i came out of the game with the most serious injuries. Our all-American j guard, who proved himself every : inch an all-American yesterday, is suffering from a broken bone in his hand. Winslow, who was at first thought to have a broken shoulder, found that it was only dislocated.
LANSDELL QUOTED
Grennie Lansdell was quoted in all the Chicago papers as saying that “Notre Dame was the roughest team we have met.” We were able to read these newspaper accounts as we had a three-hour stopover, during which time the players went to musical shows and saw other night spots.
Of course the team was swarmed for autographs following its impressive victory. Jack Banta. when !
The Trojan football team wiU arrive at the Union station at 7:50 a.m. tomorrow.
Trade Program Hit
WASHINGTON, Nov.»26 —(U.E)— A fresh attack upon the administration’s reciprocal trade program, hailed by Secretary of State Cordell Hull a6 a powerful force for world peace, was made tonight by Senator Key Pittman, D., Nev., who challenged legality of the treaties.
Campbell Club To Hear Pastor
“Contributions of the Disciples of Christ to Modern Religious Thought,” will be the topic of Pastor Harris Wood of the Monroe street Christian church, when he addresses the luncheon meeting of the Campbell club at the University Methodist church today.
The Rev. Mr. Wood will emphasize the contributions of the largest American-founded brotherhood, the leaders in the movwnenfc, aod their infkwnee Jn religious, business, educational, and political circles of the United States, informs Maurice Knott, president. The price of tho luncheon is 20 cents.
asked about his injured leg that kept him on the sidelines, said that he felt fine and wanted to get in the game. He will be in top shape for Washington.
GRIDDERS FETED
In Chicago last night. Lloyd Frye. Phi Psi, ’39, gave a party for the Trojans. Friday night, Ed Kelley, Chi Phi. and his wife, the former Adah Jacobs, Tri-Delt, attended a giant rally given by the Trojan club.
Someone wrote the score of the game on the side of the train. Phil Gaspar and Roy Engle had a birthday party on the train before we pulled out of Chicago, and the Headman let them indulge in caike.
Director of Athletics Willis O. Hunter met the team in Chicago before the game after flying from the coast, accompanied by his daughter, Virginia, Pi Beta Phi. Both are on the train now. Wally Mansfield, Sigma Nu ’39, and John Paulson met the train at Omaha. WE WANT SNOW
Disappointed over the lack of snow, they had planned a snow fight despite all their bruises, the team occupied its time today playing cards. Tonight we are having a banquet honoring the sophomores, who must wear coats and ties and read poetry. Gifts will be presented to them by Glen Galvin and Doyle Nave, masters of ceremonies.
The team will workout for two hours tomorrow morning, in preparation for the Huskies.
Merchandisers Dine Tomorrow
Graduates, senior students, and faculty members of the School of Merchandising have been invited to a Homecoming dinner which will take place tomorrow. 6:30 p.m., Elisabeth von KleinSmid social hall.
The dinner will also celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the merchandising school.
Ifo formal program has been planned for the event. Merrill Poore ’31, president of the School of Merchandising alumni association, will be the toascmaster.
be used bo preview Homecoming themes for the returning Greeks Dinners and smokers will fill this evening’s entertainment for the men.
Gala street decorations have been completed on University avenue and will appear early this morning to Welcome graduates. With doubl« banners at each end of University avenue, on the tower of the Administration building, and a ship’s mast and wheel at the north entrance of campus, the visitors will be made aware of Homecoming week.
BANNERS USED
Through the help of the Interfratemity council, headed by Lei Evans, and the Panhellenic council under the presidency of Lona Romano, decorations have been made possible at the east and west entrances to 28th street. This is the first year that any sort of banners have been placed on the “row” during Homecoming week.
The business houses along University avenue have volunteered to display colorful banners during the week as their part of Homecoming.
The success of the street decorations has been made possible mainly through the efforts of Ben Southland, chairman of events, and his group of workers consisting of Jack Hutton. Steve Zakian, Carleton Winslow, and Carl06 Munoz. This group has made arrangements for all of the work connected With the preparation, installation, and removal of the banners.
PROMOTION ASSURED
Added publicity will be given Homecoming week through a signboard on Wilshire boulevard, radio publicity on the Columbia network, and space in the downtown papers. Sixteen of Los Angeles’ leading department stores have donated window space for the use of the Homecoming displays. Joseph Wap-ner. chairman of the promotional committee, also announced that additional publicity for the Homecoming dance will be given at the SC-Washington game Saturday in the Coliseum.
With fraternities and sororities utilizing the Homecoming slogan “Ship Ahoy! Sail on with Troy," every available idea from rowboats to Greek galleys Will be used for decorations. The house decorations will be judged tomorrow at 3 p.m. when a group of prominent alumni and professors will pass verdict on the house themes.
PRIZES TO BE AWARDED
The committee to award the
prizes will consist of the following men: Emil A. Olson, alumni chairman of decoration awards; Elmer P. Bromley, president of the Alumni association; Judge Frank M. Smith, general Homecoming chairman; Judge Clement D. Nye. alumni chairman of men’s football banquet; and Prof. C. Raimond Johnston, university supervising architect. Results will be announced the same evening.
Bob Merson and Peggy Price, fraternity and sorority contact chairmen, have been responsible for the progress of the decorations on 28th street. A summary of sorority decorations appears in today’s Daily Trojan and fratemity themes will appear tomorrow with a brief comment on each decoration .
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