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VOLUME XXXI
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1940
NUMBER 142
ayor Bowron Speaks t Architecture Dinner
Model Project of Hollywood Business Area Will Be Exhibited by Students
Mayor Fletcher C. Bowron will be the principal speaker at e architecture field day banquet at 6:30 o’clock tonight in e Hollywood bowl outdoor patio dining room. He will dis-uss civic improvement.
The semester model project, on which architecture stu--—--—-- I dents have been working, will be
ugust Grebe ins Widney up Tourney
Junior Speech Major Unanimously Chosen; Cunningham Second
August Grebe, a first semester inior majoring in speech who has ver had any previous debate or itorical experience, unanimously n first place in the Widney cup a tor ica] contest held yesterday ternoon in Porter hall. Law', loyd Cunningham won second ace and John Inderrieden third. Choosing as his subject "The Igher Challenge,” Grebe spoke of e present economic conditions of e United States and their inter-tional meanings, at “we w-ant no war,” the win-•r submitted that there exists a ;d to build a democracy based on
I displayed before and after the banquet in a special exhibition room | adjoining the outdoor patio. Students have given the Hollywood business area a face-lifting to solve the parking problem and to beautify the district by eliminating j shacks and other unattractive conditions.
Under the supervision of Prof. Clayton M. Baldwin, the project has been prepared by D. J. Daniels, Bates Elliott, Hal Holker. Ed Kill-ingswOrth. and Preeland Simms. Other architecture students have also aided in making sketches and drawings.
DRAW SKETCHES
Modernized store front models have been contributed by the sophomore class for the exhibition. Special lighting will be prepared by Otto K. Olson.
During the afternoon architecture and fine art students will draw sketches for the wTater color and black and wrhite contests in which two $5 merchandise prizes are offered by the Student Union art pantry. Winners will be announced at the banquet.
Nazis Invade Belgium,
Holland, Luxembourg
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Noted Authors Germans Open Sharp Attack; Will Attend French Airport Bombed
Graduates Fete
Lloyd C. Douglas WiH Present Topic, ‘Improved Property’
PARIS, May 10—(lTP)—German planes bombed the airport at Lyons, France this morning. The Bron airport Lyons was bombed, the first bombing in France since the war started.
CAMPUS HORSEPLAY—While most Trojans were sweltering even m their light sport clothes yesterday, these new member* of Scull and Dagger, men's honorary, kept the old tradition by parading about in topha+s, soats, and knickersand riding in a horse-drawn coach. The quadraped doing the work is "Leo," namesake of Leo Adams, assistant general manager of the ASSC and permanent master of the organization.	—Courtesy L.A. Herald-Express
By United Press
Germany broke the European war wide open at dawn today with lightning air and land attacks which smashed into “Improved Property” will be Holland. Belgium, and Luxembourg without warning, the title of Lloyd C. Douglas’ The dreaded Nazi air force descended in swarms on dozens talk before the Associated of cities, bombed airdromes and landed hundreds of para-Graduate Students at their chute troops heavily armed with automatic weapons.
13th annual banquet in the Paul Joseph Goebbels, Nazi propaganda minister, in a Foyer of Town and Gown next radiocast said that Germany acted because of plans by Bri-I Tuesday night at 6:30 o'clock, tain and France to invade the lowland countries. He said Mr. Douglas, author and Dutch and Belgian resistance would be crushed.
SC DELEGATES TO JAPAN MEET SUNDAY EVENING
Delegates from SC and three other southern California
other speakers at the banquet will	colleges to the seventh annual American-Japan student con-
be Norris J. Nelson, councilman;	ference in Tokyo this summer will meet for tea at Kawa-
Emphasizing Paul Evans. president of Hollywood	suku’s, 204’4 East First street, Sunday at 5 p.m.
Merchantors; Mrs. Leila Atherton	The other three colleges that will be represented at t>he
Irish, and Mrs. Gladys Littell.	meeting are UCLA. LACC, and the ----
BALDWIN SPEAKS	University of Redlands.
Professor Baldwin will discuss the	Prof Ken Nakazawa and Mrs.
relation of the university to the	Nakazawa will attend the meeting
' >S ‘s 1 nej Hollywood project. Earl C. Brown.	an(j jeafj discussions on the prac-
jrnament wu Vivian Clark, wo- president of the Hollywood cham-	tlc„ fol]owed bv the Japanese and
^ of commercei will preside at the	^ conferences ln Tok
al virtues, manager of
ans champion in extemporaneous st of the Mississippi. A member Tau Kappa Alpha, national hon-speech fraternity, and Alpha mbda Delta, freshmen women's
banquet. Statistics will be explained by Ellis G. Pulton of the chamber of commerce.
Entertainment for the affair will
norary scholastic fraternity. MiSo ; be provided by Jose Aria’s troupe rk is a freshman in the School of Mexican costumed singers and Speech.	j musicians and Clemence Grove, so-
rhe six contestants in the order i P™na
..	,	. Banquet, tickets are 90 cents and
their appearance and the sub- 1 ' ... , .	. ,
. ..	_ may be obtained from members of
It they choose were: Stelita Pan-	... . , . , _
. . .._ . _ 2 a committee headed by Gerald ia who chose Toward Emanci- j gpnse
ion"; John Inderrieden speaking i j_
“A New National Defense’-; rothy Hepp telling of ‘ Western rizons of Today”; the winner Tist Giebe; William MacPhee ose speech was entitled “Defense the United States and Monroe rine’’; and second place wir-Floyd Cunningham who spoke the “U.S. Government's Historic icy.”
udgment was based upon the ker's orginality of content, sin-ty of delivery, bodily express-enunciation, and speech.
Westminster Ticket Sales To Close Today
One change has been made in the list of delegates. Ashley Orr has taken Rosemary Moore’s place as one of the eight regulars.
The delegates are asked to check with Dean Bacon’s office at chapel hour today. They will leave for the orient from San Francisco on June 24 aboard the NYK liner Asama Karu.
The eight SC students who will make the trip are Orr, Jack Baird, William Cavaney, Mildred Eberhard. Stanley Johnson, Charles Johnston, Bill Maxwell, and Margaret Munn. Dr. Francis Bacon, j counselor of men, and Dr. Catherine Beers, assistant professor of zoology, will accompany the delegates as chaperones.
First stop on the trip will be Honolulu on the morning of June 29. After spending a day there, they will board the ship for Yokohama.
Arriving at the Japanese port
Billiard Artist To Exhibit Skill
Three Trojans Will Receive Essay Prizes
Phi Beta Kappa To Give Awards To Winners Tomorrow
former clergyman, is a graduate of Wittenberg college, Ohio. He is the author of many literary works, several of which have been filmed in the past few years.
HUGHES TOASTMASTER
Serving as toastmaster for the affair will be Rupert Hughes, author and lecturer. Beginning his literary career early in life. Mr. Hughes was assistant editor of Godey’s magazine. He has also served on the editorial staffs of Current Literature. Criterian, and Encyclopaedia Britannica. He is a graduate of Western Reserve and Yale universities and served in the Mexican border service.
FDR Orders Credits' Frozen'
Newly-Invaded Lands Affected by Edict
Holland declared war on Germany and pledged never to enter negotii-tions with the enemy.
PLANES LEAD ATTACK
The attacks, led by scores of German warplanes and followed by frontier attacks by land troops, apparently came simultaneously although the news first reached the 1 outside world from Holland when Dutch anti-aircraft batteries and fighter planes engaged the German WASHINGTON. May 10 <kP> — rajders jn fierce battle.
President Roosevelt today ordered j
all Belgian. Dutch, and Luxembourg Holland and Belgium reportedly7
Promising to eat the cue ball itself if he can’t make any called shot, Charles C. Peterson, world’s
For the first time all three Tro-	Honored guests at the speaker’s
jan entrants m the yearly Phi Beta	table will be Mrs. Rufus B. von
Kappa essay contest will receive	KieinSmid, Mrs. Walter Harrison
prizes at the spring meeting of the	Fisher, Mrs. May Omerod Harris,
organization's alumni at Pomona	Dr. an(^ Mrs. Albert Sydney Rau-
college Saturday.	benheimer. Rev. and Mrs. Wendell
Miller. Dean Rockwell Dennis Hunt,
The three winners from SC are:	Mr and Mrs r^ug,^ Rupert
Fred Mayer, first prize in govern- Hughes. and Val Lehnberg. presi-
trick shot billiard champion, will	ment, sociology and economics with	Associated Graduate
reveal the secrets of his profession	a pap^r entitled "A Critical Inter- gtudent.
in an exhibition at the Pi Kappa	pretation of Michiavelli'; Benjamin
Alpha fraternity.	Simkin. second prize in aesthetic
Peterson, .who supposedly can	*>nd fine arts, whose subject was
perform more trickery with the	“Music . . A Pattern of Life”; and
wooden cue and ball than a magi-	Nicholas Gleboff, third prize in the
cian, will invite any member of the	division of philosophy and religion graduate 'council, and deans of the
audience to showT him a shot he	with the essay “Nationality None.” varj0US colleges
can’t make, a challenge which he	The awards are cash prizes of 25.
SIX SPECIAL TABLES
Besides the speaker's table, six other tables will be reserved for June Ph.D. candidates and their guests, members of the student
Pharmacist Fly East r Parley
■Of. Willard G. Smith of the macy department will leave Angeles by plane Sunday after -to attend the United States macopoeial convention May 14 15 in Washington D. C
purpose of the convention, h is held decennially is to the U. S. Pharmacopoeia, a reference book of standards jharmacists.
fessor Smith will meet Prof.
G Hall, dean of the College harmacy. at the capital, and motor part of the way back him. Prof. Margaret Airston. was chosen as a delegate to meet, will be unable to at-
fessor Smith delayed his de-ire from L. A. in order to ;ain a 15-vear record of at-[nce as organise of the Throop ial Universalist church in ena. He is scheduled to re-30 the campus Monday. May
egistrars ffice Notice
work which has been rcport-*th marks of “Ie” or “Iw” d be completed by the stu-and the final grade should in the office of the regis-y Wednesday. May 15, if the is to be counted for gradu-on June 8. 1940.
THERON CLARK, Registrar
Tickets for the Westminster Intercollegiate banquet 'may be purchased for the last time today, in the office of the Student Council preparation on Religion.	July 8. they will proceed to Tokyo
The banquet, which will be held jor a	of round-table discus-
Satin c.ay evening at 7 o clock in sj0n groups at Tsuda college. A ihe Figueroa hotel. 939 South tr^p	Kwansai district and
Figueroa avenue, will be. attended through Manchukuo is also tenta-by members of Westminster groups t-velv pianned for the group, from Fullerton, Pasadena, Long
Beach. Los Angeles City college. Occidental college. San Diego State college. SC, and UCLA.
Dr. Remsen Bird, president of Occidental college, will address the group on the subject of “The Master Pan.” The program will also include the installation of the new officers ot the Westminster cabinet, which is made up of representatives from all the clubs in this aiea.
Margaret Salskov, a member of the SC group, will be chairman for the entire banquet. Other students taking part in the program are Winfield Nagley, president of the SC club, Ralph Brannard, and Sam Roeca.
has met and defeated since 1931	$15, and $10 respectively, when he began making tours of various clubs, colleges, and recreation centers throughout the United States.
In addition to the demonstration,	.. „ ,
„ , . .	on Education Planning.”
Peterson will lecture on the funda-	°
mental principles of billiards and	The meeting, which will begin at
will offer instruction to any spec-	1 o’clock at the Claremont inn at
tator.. It is his belief that bil-	Pomona college, will draw aLumni
liards, which he calls the “sport	from every chapter in southern
for all ages.” is strictly a mathe-	California. In addition to the pre-
mathical game and can be learned	sentation of the awards one of the
by simple geometric figuring.	essays will be read.
The cue wizard rece-nlly complet- ]	_ ,. ,, „ ., ,
ed a Pete Smith-MGM movie short,	M|SS Jul,a McC°rkl'- instructor
"Take a Cue," in which he dem-	‘n English, submitted the entries
from SC. The university had but one winner in last year's contest.
Dean Hunt will introduce the Ph. D. candidates and members of the Mrs. Irene T. Heineman. assist- student council. The program will ant state superintendent of schools, be concluded with several light op-is the principal speaker at the yar- era selections by Miss Kathleen ly award luncheon and will speak Stewart, mezzo-soprano.
Tickets for the semi-formal affair may be obtained at the cash-
ier’s cage in the Student Union or from members of the council for $1.10.
Norse Invasion To Be Discussed Over KRKD Today
SC Engineers Will Enter Essay Contest
Competing with Cal-Tech students for prizes of $15 and $10. three SC students will enter an essay contest sponsored by the collegiate ' chapters of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. The contest will take place Wednesday, May 15, in the Geology building at CalTech.
Trojan engineers who will enter the contest are Walter Nass. who will speak on “High Speed Motion Picture Photography”; Robert Hoff-
j onstrates his most difficult shots.
I He is one of the few players in the,	, ,	...
world who can make a billiard ball I The entries are submlttpd to a spe-
j cial alumni committee ander non-de-plumes with the name of the university being ommitted.
curve sufficiently to form a circle, i The exhibition will begin at 8 p.m. on the PiKA tennis courts and is open to all students.
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Wesley Club To Fete Mothers
Mothers of Wesley Club members j will be honored Sunday with a special Mother’s Day program at the University Methodist church.
The program will start to 10:45 a.m. with an organ recital by Harry Q. Mills. The Holy Chapel choir will sing two numbers. At 11 o’clock, the Rev. Wendell Miller will de-
Presenting background information as well as the reactions of the Hurd Scandinavians just before the in- J vasion of those countries, the World Affairs Interpreters program will be broadcast over KRKD this afternoon from 1:30 to 1:45 o'clock.
The reactions of the people of ( the North will be related by Wil- ; An informal breakfast sponsored liam Druitt, internatic.val relations by the Men's Faculty club will take
man, "Diamond Saws”; and Rob-	liver the sermon, “Tests of a Happy
ert Loomis, “Scene-in-Action Signs.”	Marriage.”
New officers of the campus chap- Mothers and fathers are invited to
ter of the society elected this week	attend the club’s panel discussion
are as follows: president, Robert	in the church at 6:30 p.m. The
Hoffman; vice-president. Alonzo	theme of the panel will be “What
Noon; secretary-treasurer. Robert	Youth and Parents Expect of Each
Faculty Men Meet Tomorrow
Other.” Parents and children are invited to participate. The entertainment program will include music and refreshments.
student, from the latest issue of the World Affairs Interpreter magazine, after which the series was named.
The feature article from the In-
Harley Leaves For Capital Today
place in Fern Dell of Griffith park tomorrow morning at 8:30 o'clock.
Dr. Bruce Harrison, professor of zoology, has been placed in charge of the games. Plans for the meal terpreter will be “Reconciling the are being made by Prof. Willard 1 ^e Eighth American Scientific Nations by Eivind Berggrav, in Smith of the College of Pharmacy. I congress to which he was invited which a citizen gives his iepmrs- Re.servations may be made with some two months ago.
Prof. Eugene Harley, professor of political science leaves for Washington D. C. today to take part in
German Students Will Attend Annual Party
Students are invited to the annual film and theatrical evening to be sponsoied by the German department at ’i;30 o'clock tonight in 1 Bridge.
A play, colo? motion pictures, dancing; singing, and reireshments are on the program, which is under the direction of Dr. Erwin Mohme, head of the department.
“Fla- Tire Outside of Old Heidelberg ” a one-ae» comedy by Erich Funke, will T>e presented by 19 SC students under the direction of Prof. Ruth B. Day, Sam Roeca, Delphine Warner, Hazel van Nest, James Hays, and Charles Lee have leading roles in the drama.
Robert Bernard, Earl Bolton. Irvin Buck, George Derry. James Dinkei. Joseph Glasband, Richard Koontz, Edward Minium, John Montgomery, Kenneth Roose. Warren Scadron. Bernard Stavis, Henry van Slooten. and George Wann are also in the production.
Commerce Group Will Entertain Arizona Members
Ten members of the Arizona university chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi, national professional commerce fraternity, arrive in Las Angeles today as guests of the SC and UCLA chapters. The fratemity sponsors these exchange trips annually. Next year men from SC and UCLA will visit Tucson.
The Alpha Nu chapter of Arizona university, headed by Ben Parker, president, will be tained at luncheon by the SC chapter. They will tour the city, witness a studio broadcast, and attend a dinner at UCLA. A trip through an aviation plant is arranged for Saturday.
Arrangements for entertainment are being made by O. M. Chatburn,
credits and cash balances in this country “frozen” and summoned chiefs of the state, war, and navy services to a 10:30 a.m. conference to consider pressing problems on neutrality.
In a telephone call to Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr.. early this morning Mr. Roosevelt instructed him to take action before the markets open this morning to “impound” credits and 1 cash balances held by the neutral lowland countries into which the war extended last night.
INFORMED BY CUDAHY
Mr. Roosevelt also:
1.	Disclosed through his secretary that U. S. Minister to Brussels John Cudahy has informed him defnitely that Belgian airports around Brussels are being bombed.
2.	Summoned Secretary of State Cordell Hull, Undersecretary Sumner Welles, Gen. George C. Marshal, army chief of staff. Admiral Harold R. Stark, chief of naval operations,
i and Attorney General Robert H. Jackson to the white house for an 1 extraordinary conference at 10:30 a.m.
WHO WAS INVADER?
Through his secretary, Stephen T. Early, Mr. Roosevelt posed the question “who did the invading?” and let it speak for itself in placing blame for broadening of the Euro-: pean war front.
“Apparently, from press and radio ! reports, this action has followed previous actions in Denmark and Norway.” Early said at an unprecedented conference at 1:35 a.m.
made urgent pleas to Britain and France for aid.
The Luxembourg government rt-portedly had fled.
Dozens of airdromes, some of them in the immediate vicinity’ of populous cities, were showered with bombs. Nazi warplanes cume from Germany in wave after wave ef large formations, some of them
BERNE. SWITZERLAND, Mar 10—<U.R>—The army staff announced today that for Hen airplanes had dropped bombs is the Berne Jura Alpine district between Delemont, near the frontier, and Montur, damaging a railroad.
Spanish Club To Sponsor Play
Students from SC. UCLA, and Los Angeles City college have been invited to attend a theater party sponsored by La Tertulia. Spanish enter-1 club, at the Mason theater tomorrow night. 8:20 o'clock. The play which will be presented is “The White Donkey.”
Virginia Fabregas. only living woman who has been awarded the academic palms from the French Academy of Art, will play the leading role. Miss Fabregas has SC assistant comptroller, who is been an actress for more than 47 southwest district counselor of the! years and has played in 2000 pro-fratemity.	i ductions.
U.S. FLEET. EAST INDIES WATCH WAR FROM PACIFIC
sions of the world and its chance Dr. Neil Warren, professor of Psy-for peace just before his nation is chology, or Dr. Owen Coy, pnxes Invaded.	(sor of history.
Professor Harley will head a committee on the research of the world-wide effect of the cinema.
Mrs. C. D. Zimmerman, toured Europe last year, will show color motion pictures of Germany and neighboring countries. Dale Porter, president of Delta Phi Alpha, national honorary German fraternity, will speak briefly. Admission is 15 cents
B y United Press The invasion of Holland immediately poses a grave question for the United States — the safety of Holland's rich East Indian possessions containing vast natural resources badly needed by Japan. The United States warned Japan and the world several weeks ago when who the threat against Holland was bom that the status of these islands in the South Pacific must not be changed.
Hawaiian waters and engage further tactical exercises.
HONOLULU. May 9—<I’.P>— All routine transfers of naval officers with the U. S. battle fleet have been indefinitely postponed while the fleet maneuvers in Hawaiian waters, it was revealed unofficially today.
MANILA. May 10—H'.E)—Wholly Only this week it wras revealed unconfirmed reports were circulated that the American battle fleet, here today that the U. S. navy is which has completed scheduled war ; leaving Hawaiian waters for the games off Hawaii, would remain in Philippines.
LONDON. May W——British naval circles refined today to discuss, either to confirm or deny, a Madrid radio report picked up at Buenos Aires that Bri tain had closed the Straits of Gibraltar.
dropping high explosives and others landing German troops — some of which were said to be clothed in military uniforms of the invaded countries.
Holland authorities said 1+»e dykes had been opened and inundation of a large part of the country carried out according to defense plans.
BOMBERS OVER THAMES
German bombers appeared simultaneously over the Thames Estuary bringing British anti-aircraft, guns into action. No bombs were dropped and it was believed this contingent of the German air force was charged with creating a diversion and preventing any quick British air aid to Holland or Belgium, across the narrow English channel.
The British foreign office, oddly enough, picked this time to announce that British forces had landed in Iceland and taken possession of this Danish protectorate since Germany was in control of Denmark.
ALLIES TO AID
It was certain that Allied forces would be rushed to oppose the German invaders of the lowlands — right across the channel from Britain and next door to France on the northern flank of the Maginot line.
The blitzkrieg tactics which conquered Norway in a few days were followed in Germany’s “total war” against Holland and Belgium — including propaganda messages to the attacked peoples.
Nazi Reason For Invasion—
BERLIN. May 10— M'.Pt — The German government, announced this morning that the army had been ordered to take over protection of the neutrality of Holland and Belgium. The government sent memorandums to the government of Belgium. Holland, and Luxembourg stating that it possessed “introvert-ible proof” that the Allies intended to make an immediate attack on the Reich through Belgium and Holland.