SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
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Los Angeles, Calif., Wednesday, April 16, 1941
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ersity of Southern night” at a formal ' onsored by the Willi club, will honor , resentatives tomor- | 0 p.m. at the Ebell Wilshire and Lu-vards.
ohnston, ASSC presi-nna Lewis, ASSC vice- | |ill be student represen- j Rufus B. von Klein- j )e the main speaker of
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the dinner the SC male ■pen the program with college songs presented direction of Prof. Max •sistant director of the lusic. Don Wood, music paring the musical ar- ! of the songs, will greet the guests, al singers will present Ode.” and Kathleen len of Troy, will read it. O SING
Aikin-Smith, assistant the School of Speech, a talk entitled “The Dr. Aikin-Smith, in ing a speaker of the charge of arranging )f the program, amlee, noted operatic guest soloist. He is jnus and soloist with itan Opera company, ojan alumnus. Mayor "ron. will speak briefly Trojan alumni.
'us Gives ogy Report cheon Meet
Sociology Majors Go e” is the topic upon aory S. Bogardus, pro-ciologv. will speak when ,s the Sociology Lunch-t its meeting tomorrow Student Uniono. Bogardus has prepared the list of reasons for majoring in -sociology interviewing of 100 stu-C and more than 200 om eastern colleges His ;vealed that 90 per cent courses of sociology- for 1 purposes and that the 10 per cent studied it own personal under-r home-life application. Iso done some research t Just what fields socio-rs have entered upon uation.
Charles Johnston—honored at Ebell banquet.
Quake Causes Heavy Damage ir. Mexico City
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Buildings Rocked by Severest Tremor Suffered in Years
MEXICO CITY. April 15—(U.P)— The most severe earthquake in years rocked Mexico City at 1:30 p.m. today, damaging buildings, interrupting communications and starting at least eight fires.
Bricks and stone were ripped from tall buildings in the business area showered into the streets where panic-stricken men and women were rushing for safety.
No casualties were reported immediately, however. Fire engines and ambulances sped through the streets with sirens screaming.
A new 17-story office building at the head of the Calle Reforma, diagonally across from the United Press office, was shaken severely and chunks of stone from it plummeted into the street. Bricks and stonework also fell from the new Pani building, under construction across the street from the hotel Regis.
Many persons abandoned automobiles in the streets, while others rushed from busses, to dash to open areas away from falling walls.
Four of the seismographic instruments at the Tacubava government meteorological station were put out of commission by the force of the temblor.
It was estimated that the quake lasted 30 seconds, beginning at 10 minutes 58 seconds after 1 p.m.
dent's e Notice
:20 today, Jan y, pianist, will pre-iano recital in the ncock auditorium.
ram, part of the ’stening Hour ser-be presented under ices of the Hancock
15 tomorrow the ensemble will play 1 for the class in appreciation 91 El. lie is welcome at these recitals.
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Hancock ensemble for an all-univers-bly Friday at 9:50 ril 18. The follow-ule will be observ-
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0:30 Assembly 1:25 2:20
B. von KieinSmid
President
Lancers to Present Informal Dance
“April played the fiddle,” but the phonocord girl from the Packard Bell radio company will play the records for the informal Friday night dance scheduled by the Lancer organization from 8 p.m. to 12 p.m. in the social hall of the Student Union.
Non-orgs who will attend may go stag or make it a date affair announced the chairman, Robert Moody. Students who prefer to play games or cards will find several amusements planned in the adjacent tea room in the lounge. Hostesses will serve punch during the intermission.
The price of the dance is 2" cents a p?rson. and tickets may be purchased at the door.
Army Must Prepare to Fight Elsewhere, War Secretary Tells
WASHINGTON, April 15— (U.P.)—The nation’s armed forces must be prepared to fight in any part of the new world “or even possibly in other regions,” Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson said today.
He testified at the opening of a special senate committee inquiry into the defense program as the senate completed congressional authorization of an increase of 100,000 men in the navy’s strength.
Stimson did not identify the “other regions.” He told of the need for training armed forces “for the possibilities of war in many and varied terrains” after warning that this country faces much greater danger than during the World war.
WARNS* OF EMERGENCY
He warned that the United States is facing not only “a dangerous emergency, but there is strong evidence that this emergency may be very prolonged.”
He noted, however, that the “intelligent advance planning” of the war department in collaboration with American industry has brought many encouraging factors in the defense situation. One of the most vital results, he said, is that' the rate of American preparedness is eight months to a year ahead of the 1917 schedule.
He said that Germany had been preparing intensively for war since 1933 and said that “to plan for war today a nation should commence its preparedness at least three to five years in advance.”
POINT EMPHASIZED Undersecretary of War Robert P. Patterson, who followed Stimson to the stand, echoed his chief’s praise of the war department’s advance planning and said that as a result the production of war materials is at' the threshhold of effective mass production.
He said the army spent $66,000,-000 in 1937 for equipment and facilities and that for the current fiscal year the figure has jumped to $6,000,000,000.
Patterson revealed that for the eight months ended last March 1, the army made about 739.000 contracts worth an estimated $6,062,-000.000.
Honorary Asks Grade Averages
Alpha Lambda Delta, scholastic honorary for freshman women, requests that all eligible women who did not' receive invitations to the pledging ceremonies today secure written summaries of their grades from the registrar and contact President Vivian Clarke at Prospect 6603.
A 2.5 grade point average for the freshman year is the requirement for membership. The group will hold a sp?cial pledging ceremony for eligible women who are not pledged today.
SC Debaters Attend Pow-Wow at Kansas Indian Institute
Fraternities Plan Songfest for Monday
Fraternity song teams are putting the finishing touches on their rendition of scales and arias for the interfraternity songfest next Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Bovard auditorium.
Each house on campus may enter one team which must be composed of at least 50 per cent of the house membership. A new ruling has barred soloists and other specialties as the only entry from a single house. Judges who will pick the winners are Dr. Francis M. Bacon, counselor of men, and Don Wood and Margar-etta Wood, majors in the School of Music.
Singing teams may enter two songs in one of two divisions, classical or novelty. Those who are judged the best for their excellency of performance in each group will receive cups.
Music Majors Present Recital
Smith, Porter Sing at Friday Concert
Margaret Smith and Rebecca Porter, voice students, will present their junior standing recital together in the recital hall of the School of Music on Friday at 8 p.m.
Both girls are students of Horatio Cogswell, professor of voice. Mary Frances McKee and Georgellen Hill will accompany them.	,
The program will consist of seven parts'. Part one is a duet, “The May-Bells and The Flowers,” by Mendelssohn. Part two is “Al-leluja,” by Mozart; “Un Bel Die” from “Madame Butterfly,” by Puccini; and “Le Soir,” by Debussy sung by Margaret Smith.
For part three Rebecca Porter will sing “Widmung,” by Schumann; “Zueignung,” by Strauss; “Voi Che Sapete” from “Le Nozze di Figaro,” by Mozart; and “The Dance,” by Rossini.
“Lo! Hear The Gentle Lark,” by Bishop, sung by Margaret Smith with a flue obligato by Jean Paul Stanley, will comprise part four.
Rebecca Porter will sing “When Love is Kind,” an old English song; “Awake, Beloved,” by Clara Edwards; and “At The Well,” by Hageman for part five.
The final number will be “List, The Cherubic Host” from “The Holy City,” by Gaul, sung by a quartet composed of Margaret Smith, Mary Frances McKee, Rebecca Porter, and Marie Bailey. Warren Cocper will sing the baritone solo.
Roosevelt Explains Sea Law
Protection of Shipping Outside Combat Zones Obligatory to Nation
WASHINGTON, April 15 — (U.P.) — President Roosevelt said today that the United States is obligated by federal law to protect its merchant ships outside combat zones. But he left unanswered the volatile convoy question.
Refusing to discuss whether the need for use of U. S. naval power to protect shipments of materials is growing more acute, Roosevelt told his press conference that a lot of nonsense has been printed on this subject by people who don’t know a hill of beans about it. HESITATES TO COMMENT
He said that although he personally knows a little something ‘ about the subject, he would hesi- j tate to comment1 on the question of convoys.
As for this government’s obligation to protect its merchant vessels outside combat zones, he emphasized that this is definite under federal laws and is not a question of administration policy. Further, he dismissed, as merely the talk of orators, reports that American merchant ships might be armed.
CHARGES RENEWED
His remarks followed renewed charges by Sen. Charles W. Tobey, R., N .H., that American convoys “may appear out in the Atlantic some day” by executive order unless congress places itself on record against such a move.
Tobey, expressing fear that the administration may "yield to pressure from groups that have heretofore been successful in gaining their ends,” demanded speedy consideration of his resolution against use of the U. S. navy to convoy materials to Britain.
Congress has been debating the convoy question for several months and has received many resolutions expressing opposition to such a move*
When 2000 Indians hold a powwow nowadays they aren't on the warpath for paleface scalps. So learned two SC men. Earl Bolton and Wallace Frasher. after speaking before members of the Haskel Indian institute in Kansas.
The redmen and their squaws called a council to hear a debate between Bolton and Frasher and the University of Kansas on the question. ‘•Resolved: That Kansas Is a Better State Than California."
Bolton reports that “the Indians were slow to respond to humor, but when they caught on. they went up in smoke.”
The Trojan speakers were on the last lap of a 21-day barnstorming debate tour that took them to Chicago. Beginning with two forensic
meets at Stanford and Stockton with the rest of the SO' team, the pair went on to encounter University of Nebraska debaters.
After a discussion at De Paul university they attended the three-day national congress of Delta Sigma Rho. speech fraternity, at Chicago. Here, student representatives from major U. S. schools voted resolutions opposing compulsory arbitration of labor dilates and the convoying of shipments to England.
The circuit of speaking engagements ended with debates at the University of Wichita and the University of Arizona. Coach Alan Nichols, professor of speech, accompanied the students on the trip.
Government Body Sponsors Forum
To consider the career outlook for students of public administration, members of the School of Government are sponsoring an informal round table in the offices of the school, 252 Administration, today at 7:30 p.m., according to an announcement by William J. La-Plante, president of the School of Government student body.
Offering an opportunity for expressing interest in the practical aspects of government, the conference will pay particular attention to present conditions.
Dean Emery' Evans Olson, Dr. John M. Pfiffner. William F. Howell. and other members of the School of Government faculty will participate in the discussion.
Trojans Tap Root Beer Keg in Union Today
Come and get it, Trojans, it’s free—
With the issuance of the above invitation the mad stampede of students toward the Student Union fountain, where they may indulge in free root beer, will begin from 2 to 5 p.m. today.
In celebration of the installation of a Hires root tfeer dispenser in the Union, the Hires company has authorized the distribution of the beverage upon presentation of an appropriate coupon.
These coupons may be obtained in the Student Union today and are good from 2 to 5 p.m. today, tomorrow, and Friday.
Because of the huge demand expected, the coupons may only be redeemed at the fountain, and none will be honored at tables.
Nazis Shatter Allied Lines
German Armored Forces Take Koritza,
Smash 50 Miles Across Northern Greece
ATHENS, April 16—(U.P.) — German armored forces smashed through the main Allied line and swept nearly 50 miles down across northern Greece in a great arc aimed at entrapping the British and Greek armies, it was stated officially early today.
Strong Addresses Club
•Pearl Diving in the Tahitian Islands” is the subject of the talk which Dr. Melvin Strong, missionary to the South Seas, will give to members of Lambda Delta Sigma, Latter Day Saints club, tomorrow at a luncheon meeting. The group will assemble at 12 M. in the University Methodist church.
Swiggett Paints Symbolic Murals for Steamships
Jean Swiggett of the Harris College of Architecture and Fine Arts yesterday completed seven murals designed for the new S. S. President Adams.
Appointed by the maritime commission, Swiggett painted birds of the seven continent's as symbolic of the round-the-world schedule of the liner. Chosen from 1500 entries in a national contest, the present work is his second contribution to the decorations of ships of the American President -lines. The instructor’s first work, portraying still life in the Orient, was done for the S. S. President Jackson which had her maiden voyage last November.
Swiggett paints on natural flex-wood with an opaque mixture leaving the grain of the wood as a background. He makes his own paint from an emulsion of casein, which is used for waterproofing, and dry powdered pigments.
Students Read Apolliad Scripts
Writers to Criticize Offerings Saturday
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All of the excitement of art opening night of a New York stage play will dominate the annual Apolliad program Saturday at 8 p.m. in Touchstone theater, Old College, when students from the School of Speech interpret the original manuscripts of winners in the contest.
Many prominent' critics and writers from southern Califomia plan to attend. It is customary for them to view the program and later comment and give constructive criticism to the young, authors.
This is the 17th annual Apolliad program consisting of plays, poems, stories, essays’ music, dances, and art; exhibits dedicated to the purpose of stimulating an interest among SC students in creative arts.
Apolliad winners may obtain 12 program tickets each. Other contest entrants are entitled to two tickets. Each ticket will admit two persons.
Prof. Tacie Hanna Rew, chairman of the Apolliad, announced yesterday that all faculty members are welcome to attend. She urged those who wish to get tickets to call the office of the School of Speech, station 428, for reservations.
The German •panzer” forces were said by the official Greek spokesman to be striking at the towns of Kozani and Siatista and to have driven into the vital Siatista pass west of Kozani in the Vourinon mountains.
NEAR MT. OLYMPUS
At Kozani, just north of the Vistritza river, the German spearhead of tanks was only about 40 miles from the eastern end of the allied line on the gulf of Salonika near Mt. Olympus.
(An Ankara radio broadcast heard in London said that the Germans had swept behind Mt. Olympus and entrapped British forces holding the allied flank between Mt. Olympus and the sea-coast).
(The Germans, reporting a 60-mile thrust into the heart of the Anglo-Greek defenses, said their troops had crossed the Vistritza to the Servia area only 18 miles due west of Mt. Olympus and it' may have been these forces, cutting a wide arc, which reportedly encircled the British).
GREEKS ABANDON KORITZA
The Greeks have abandoned the Albanian town of Koritza “for strategic reasons” under German and Italian blows from two sides, it was stated by the Greek high command, indicating a surrender of all th© Greeks’ hard-won conquests on the northern Albanian front.
British armored forces were said to be battling the spearhead of the German thrust around Ptolemais, 20 miles south of Phlorina where the German tanks smashed down after driving through Monastir (BitolJ) gorge.
Alumni Group Fetes Johnston at Luncheon
Charles Johnston, ASSC president, was a guest of honor at a luncheon given yesterday by the General Alumni association in the Blue room of the Los Angeles Athletic club.
Following the luncheon, he presented a detailed report of campus activities including the all-U show, the social program, rallies, and the success of committee activities.
Lecturer Explains Cloud Formations at Science Talk
Lieut. Col. Ford A. Carpenter, authority on meteorology and aviation, wfll discuss "Clouds — Their Classification and Appearance as Photographed from an Airplane” at a lecture in 159 Science at 4:30 p.m. today.
Sponsored by the SC chapter of Sigma Xi, the lecture is open to all students.
Emphasizing the practical value of clouds as non-instrumental indicators of weather conditions, Dr. Carpenter will illustrate his lecture with 50 colored slides of unusual clouds as they appear from ships, balloons, and airplanes.
Former director of the department of meteorology and aviation of the Los Angeles chamber of commerce, Dr. Carpenter has invented numerous meteorological instruments and is the author of many articles and pamphlets on the weather and its relation to aviation.
First-Act Cast of All-U Show Plans Rehearsal
Drama Coach Calls ‘American Way’ Actors in Bovard Tonight
The entire first act of the all-U show, ‘The American Way,” will rehearse at 6:30 p.m. today in Bovard auditorium and will determine the value of a week of practice on the opening scenes of the production.
Less than three weeks remain until the performances on May 8, 9, and 10.
Tonight’s rehearsal should serve as the first indication of the success of the show, Edmund Evans, drama coach, explained Monday. He said no one but cast members will be admitted to the play practice this evening.
FIRST CAST REHEARSAL
Excluding the stormy attempt to organize the cast on a Saturday two weeks ago, there has been no rehearsal for the entire group. Tonight they will go through only the first actl of “The American Way.”
With 19 scenes in the production involving the services of more than 100 persons, it was necessary to hold rehearsals in four different places under the guidance of student directors who are, ln turn, directed by Evans.
THIRD IN UNITED STATES
Members of the stagecraft class and the play productions department are constructing scenery for the all-U show in the stage workshop of the C&MA building.
This is the third production of "The American Way” in the United States and it is the first Pacific coast performance of the cavalcade of America. Frederic March and Florence Eldridge starred in the show in Cleveland and New York.
Interfraternity Mothers Meet
Mrs. Rufus B. von KieinSmid will speak at thg luncheon meeting of the Interfraternity Mothers’ club today at 11 a.m. in Town and Gown.
Entertainment provided by members of Phi Beta, national professional music and speech sorority, will consist of original pianologues by Martha Nan Collins, readings by Jane Eccles and Jane Walder, and two soprano solos by Ruth Trevorrow.
Dean Cromwell, SC track coach, and members of the track team, will be guests at the luncheon.
Former Trojan Columnist Writes of Navy Experiences
From Honolulu, T. H. came the following letter sent by Bill Warren, former Trojan student, who is now an ensign attached to the destroyer U.S.S. Maury.
Warren contributed similar material in the form of a weekly column last semester based on his experiences while he was in the navy. He served four years as an enlisted man before attending SC. Last fall he enrolled in the NROTC, completing his studies at Northwestern university, at which time he discontinued writing for the Daily Trojan because of extended training cruises.
To the students of SC, Warren wrote the following letter:
“It’s the same story, the same author. But now it’s about a different navy and from a different standpoint. Previously it was about
the battleship navy with the views of a seaman. Now it's about the destroyer navy with the viewpoint of an officer.
“Terriers of the Fleet” is what Hanson W. Baldwin, erstwhile writer about the navy and naval academy graduate, calls destroyers. And he substantiates his point by describing the ships, by telling how they are in the van of every scrap, by explaining their type of fighting, and by showing what “trouble boats” they are.
Life aboard a destroyer isn’t an easy one. Because of the smallness of its construction, every square inch is utilized—machinery, ammunition, etc.
There isn’t the time to carry on the formalities of bagger ships, the use of side boys, the guard of the (Continued on Page Four)
Foreign Student Party Cancelled
The chairman of the ASSC foreign student committee, Jack Baird, announced today that the party honoring foreign students of both SC and UCLA scheduled for April 19 will be postponed because of un-forseen difficulties.
He added that the affair will definitely take place April 26. and further information will be given later this week.
Editor Calls Trojan Staff Meeting Today
Staff members working on the Daily Trojan will meet today at 2:15 p.m. in the student senate chamber, 418 Student Union, for the final group assembly of the year before the selection of a new editor.
Stanley Gortikov, editor, announced that attendance of all students in reporting and copyreading classes is compulsory. Roll will be taken.
Following the general meeting, editors of the different divisions of the paper will conduct separate meetings in the offices of the Daily Trojan. Staffs scheduled to meet are the sport’s, women’s and feature pages.