SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
DAILYmTROJAhl
ol. XXXIII
NAS—Z-42
Los Angeles, Cal., Wednesday, May 6, 1942
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No. 136
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|ommies Strike Diego Suarez Naval Base rith Parachute Troops, Planes, Commandos
l-ONDON, Wednesday, May 6—(U.P.) — British forces ling: across northern Madagascar were believed today to battled their way to within almost three miles of the Diego Suarez naval base, only to meet stiffening resist-from the French defenders.
)NDON. Wednesday, May 6—(U.P.)—British forces were prted today to be storming through northern Madagascar ird the Diego Suarez naval base after a lightning assault )arachute troops, bombing planes, commandos, and war-|s on the Japanese-menaced French island off southeast
Africa.
The admiralty and war office announced in a joint communique that British casualties had been light so far and operations were proceeding. The main expeditionary force was reported earlier to be striking at Diego Suarez across a 10-mile isthmus from the beachhead established on Courier bay. LAVAL SPEAKS • The Berlin radio said that Pierre Laval, at a press conference Tuesday night in Vichy, told newspapermen that the attacking force numbered 20.000 men while the defenders numbered 8000. Laval 1 was quoted as saying that “I re- j peat that no military or diplomatic ; attempt whatsoever had made by Japan regarding Madagascar.”
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Petitions Due for Secretary to ASSC Head
Have you erer wondered what goes on behind the scenes in the ASSC office? If so. and if you have had secretarial training in typing: and shorthand, you will have an opportunity to find out the inside dope.
Applications are now being received from women students for the position of secretary to the president of the Associated Student. Bob McKay, president-elect, and Eleanor Britton, retiring secretary. will interview applicants early next week.
Petitions must be in the form of letters of application and may be turned in to the ASSC office this week.
YW to Vote for Officers at Polls Today
Millikan, Whitcomb
Vie for Presidency;
Krysto Unopposed
my to Speed Enlistment Ir Air Corps
kviation Cadet Board lo Interview Trojans In Campus May 11,12
I aid in the speed up of en-lg men in the army air corps.
[west coast air force training kr's aviation cadet examining p will interview qualified col-I men or. this campus May 11 12.
piude M Maytorena. lecturer in lercial aviation and engineer-|asked that preliminary appli-ns be filled out in 111 Old Cul-before the dates set for the i s appearances.
:rred SERVICE
ilified men may receive » ae-service basis by enlisting |as cadets, classified with the standing that they do not go |traming until they have com-their college courses, or until necessary to call ;,hem into duty.
»y must be between the ages and 26. supply a birth certifi- the dropping of parachute troops worth are competing for the office
The YWCA will hold its annual been eiectj0n today from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. In order to vote members must have paid dues for this semester and have membership cards agency dispatch from Vichy said on file according t0 the regula_
the British attacked with seven warships, including one cruiser, one torpedo boat and two transports. and that four British air squadrons took off from an aircraft carrier to join the attack.)
British reports of the bid for control of the strategic island in the Indian ocean were outpaced by accounts from Vichy, which said the attack on the island began at 7 a.m. Tuesday when an ultimatum for the unconditional surrender of Madagascar expired PARATROOPS USED
The invasion was launched. Vichy advices from Madagascar said, with a bombing raid on Diego Suarez, followed immediately by
tions of the elections committee, headed by Betty Lou Stone, Y president.
Candidates for president are Shirley Millikan and Eleanor Whitcomb. Miss Millikan is a member of Amazons and Miss Whitcomb is an Amazon pledge.
KRYSTO UNOPPOSED
Unopposed for the office of vice-president is Mary Kay Krysto, also an Amazon pledge, lhe only candidate for treasurer is Suzella Cravens. An Amazon pledge. Miss Cravens was appointed to the position last semester when the former treasurer resigned.
Kathleen Gelcher and Carol Al-
I and three letters of recom-lation from reputable citiw»tis. r under 21 years of age must be a written letter of pemiis-[from parents or guardians; led men must have a written Inent from their wives, stating Ithe wife is not in need of fi-lal support.
ITUDE TESTING
k tions of each phase of the 111 and 12 examinations were led yesterday. An information I will open at 9 a.m. at the pity avenue entrance of the j ■it Union. The aptitude test le given in 300 Law building, j lung at 9 a.m. The medical Ination will take place in ;.ne ft center of thf physical edu-I buUding.
■or officer with the board is , ■Roy L. Jones, operations of-lat the air force basic flving I. Minter field Bakersfield. Kc j pe assisted by examining of- ' I Capt. Robert L. Woods and twin D Schwinger.
It. Hewitt T. Wheless, recently , Id bv President Roosevelt for ! Ira very in the air battie over 1 [hilippines, is expected to ac- j Lny the examining board. He i iiscuss qualifications, answer Jit questions, and assist the ling officers.
jan Club es Coaches
from waves of transport planes	of secretary. Both are Amazon
and the landing of light tanks,	pledges.
They said the French defenders	Assisting Miss Stone on the elec-
were resisting vigorously and	tions commission are Ilda Gerber,
would fight to the last ditch.	Hermina Levy, Dorothea Tilton,
The latest Vichy radio report	Man- Gower, Dorothy LaFollette,
sa:d British forces, estimated at	and Laura Lee Turner.
20.000 had gained control of the	PETITIONS AVAILABLE
Andra Kaka isthmus adjacent to	Petitions for appointive positions
Diego Suarez bay. apparently lay-	0n the recently created YWCA
mg the naval base of Antsirane	council and the YWCA cabinet are
open to attack.	now available at the Y house and
Two British cruisers, four de-	are due at 3 p.m. Friday. Candi-
stroyers, two troop transports and	dates will be interviewed Monday
|an club members will obtain information on every phase {athletics next Friday at 12:15
probably one aircraft carrier took part in the attack, the German radio said on the basis of French advices.
Former Senior Asks Troy s Aid
Leslie Havao Abe former SC student. in a letter to Dean Francis M. Bacon, is asking help in connection with the scouting work which he has undertaken at the Santa Anita reception center.
Abe was a senior at SC until his recent withdrawal. At the assembly center he is organizing sports, including softball, dancing class, s. boys and girls clubs, community singing, and a play school for young children.
In the last few days Abe has been put in charge of the Boy Scout activities. Having been a Boy Scout, he was made head of the Boy Stout council at the reception center. Now organizing six troops with SO scouts each, for boys be-
and Tuesday, May 11 and 12, by representatives of both the old and the new cabinets, and members will be announced at the AWS recognition banquet.
The newly formed council will assist the cabinet and will be composed largely of freshman and sophomore women. The flying squadron chairman, also a member of the regular cabinet, will act ' as chairman of the council, and ’> will coordinate the work of the council and the cabinet.
Gamma Phis Manage Defense Hut Today
Gamma Phi Betas will serve as defense stamp saleswomen today at the defense hut in front of Bovard. The following women will act in that capacity; 9-10, Barbara Lee, Dot Nicholson; 10-11. Pat Grover;
11-12,	Betty Mueller. Bonita Todd;
12-1,	Ilda Gerber. Clarinda Boone; 1-2:30, Miriam Rowell, Clarinda Boone.
Dr. Silke
Resigns
SC Post
Foundations Director Assumes New Duties in OPA Local Office
Government “drafting” yesterday hit the SC administrative staff when Dr. Harry Silke, university director of : foundations, left the Trojan campus to work with the U.S. office of price administration.
Dr. Silke begins his duties with the western regional office of the OPA today, working in a public relations and coordination capacity to help organize the local office, which will include a large legal and investigating staff. PROMINENT TROJAN An alumnus of SC, Dr. Silke was prominent as a Trojan student before beginning his work on the administrative staff in 1927 and be-| coming in 1936 an assistant to the j president as director of foundations. “I am particularly proud of two things in my connection with my work at the university,” he said yesterday. “I probably know more students and alumni than any other individual, and my study of university history has made my office a central source for that kind of background material.”
ALUMNI SECRETARY His acquaintance with alumni began when he worked as assistant alumni secretary while still an undergraduate. After leaving the university in 1924 and working in industrial management for three years, he was called back to work with alumni in 1927 on the semicentennial campaign, and in 1930 he became assistant comptroller.
Entering SC as a student in# 1919 —a member of the Trojan “war class”—Dr. Silke was elected president of the student body in 1923 and was one of the founders of the Trojan Knights and of the Bachelors, the latter becoming what is now Blue Key.
He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1924 after being awarded the annual Delta Sigma Pi achievement award and being elected to Beta Gamma Sigma, honorary commerce society, and the Phi Kappa Phi scholarship organization.
PUBLISHES STUDY
Later obtaining his master's degree in business administration and his doctorate in public administration, he has written a study now being published called “The Management of Public Retirement Systems.” Last fall he traveled to South America under the direction of the department of state.
Among the offices he has held are those of president of the Manhattan Beach chamber of commerce and chairman of the Manhattan Red Cross chapter.
JAPS TAKE CORREGIDOR
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Invasion Force Storms Island
Dr. Struble to Tell Trends of War Prose
Wednesday Lecture Offers Discussion of Latest Books
HEADQUARTERS, Australia, MacArthur announced in a
DR. MILDRED STRUBLE—speaks at Wednesday lecture in Do-heny.
Nippon Troops Pour Into China Through Burma
Bay Area Greets
tween the ages of 12 and 14. Abe
has the necessary leadership, but JCnnY ntl ArriHlfll the Blue room of the Hotel [ lacks equipment and materials.	I't/Ul,
rd when they have as their i There is an urgent call on his the entire Trojan coaching part, according to Dr. Bacon, for
any scouting equipment. SC is sending materials which they have available and would appreciate gifts on the part of men of the university who have been Boy Scouts, ol
Ind Willis O. Hunter, director letics.
pnted to the members and quests will be Dean Crom-;tt Cravath, Shelby Calhouu.
Shaver. Rod Dedeaux, Ar- ] old handbooks, booklets with ten-idy, and Hunter. j derfoot requirements, rope, or men of Troy will be pre- magazines on scouting. This equip-Representing the cham- ment should be sent directly to him jp cinder squad will be Co- at the center, requests Dr. Bacon. LeRoy Weed and Me! -
■. cravath wm present tie Architects Plan Dance
lootball captain. t>on Wilier,	j
Hll be foliowed by Dedeaux	Freshmen of the College of Archi-
paseball Capt. Bruce Ko-	lecture and Fine Arts are sponsor-
Arnold Eddy, the only non-	ing a barn dance for other members
L hockey coach in the U. S.,	of the college at the Ride-A-While
tcsent his outstanding star	stables in Burbank Saturday night
Lptain, Jock Richardson-	from 8:30 to 12:30.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 5—(U.R)— Secretary of Navy Frank Knox arrived at the Alameda naval air station tonight for an inspection tour of San Francisco bay area naval establishments, the headquarters of the 12th naval district announced. He was accompanied by former Ambassador William Bullitt and naval aides.
Knox was greeted by Rear Adm. J. W. Greenslade, commandant of the 12th naval district, Maj. Gen. \MUiam P. Ipshure, commanding general marine corps Pacific area, Uapt. Frank R. McCrary of the air station, and other ranking officers when he stepped out of a navy bomber which had carried him from San Diego.
Apolliad Winners to Give Program
Students of the School of Speech and winners of the Apolliad contest will present the 18th annual Apolliad on Saturday evening at 8:30 in Bovard auditorium.
As an innovation this year, several outstanding editorials which have appeared in the Daily Trojan during the past year will be presented.
Mrs. Tacie Hanna Rew, faculty chairman of the Apolliad, announced, “two very interesting plays —one based upon the arrival of the American troops in Iceland, and the other with a touch of soldier atmosphere too—will be staged.”
The plays, “21 Tomorrow” by Martha Monigle and “Gabriel in the Willows” were selected from a large group of exceptionally good plays entered, Mrs. Rew said.
Creative fashion designs will be displayed by the fashion class of the School of Merchandising. The designs are prize winning entries in a recent fashion designing contest held on campus.
Desk Editors Called
A meeting of prospective desk editors of the Daily Trojan has been caJled for today at 3 p.m. in 424 Student Union. A work schedule for the coming week will be
formulated.
CHUNGKING, May 5—(U.R)—Japanese mechanized troops smashed through the back door into China today, after a 116-mile drive up the Burma road from Lashio in six days, but have been halted just inside the border of Yunnan province, where a battle is raging with “unabated ferocity,” it was announced officially today.
Strong Chinese forces in Yunnan, held in reserve in case of just such an allied collapse in Burma, were believed ready to join the action—if they had not already done so—to defend the route to Chungking, 675 miles away.
RAID MADE
(Tokyo radio said Japanese planes made a surprise raid on Yungchang. on the Burma road 120 airline miles inside Yunnan province, leaving it “enwrapped in flames.” It said two enemy planes were shot down and seven destroyed on the ground at the Yungchang airport.)
Military informants here said the j Japanese had moved large reinforcements from Formosa and occupied China into Malaya and Singapore, possibly for attacks on the east j coast of India as soon as the Burma campaign is wound up.
TROOPS MAKE STAND
They said signs now indicate that the Japanese would attempt to dig I in along the Burma-China border, I knock out the remaining American volunteer group air bases in Yunnan, and then strike out in another direction, leaving only enough troops in Burma to guard against a Chinese drive to recapture Mandalay. 1
U.S. Lt. Gen. Joseph W. Stillwell’s Chinese troops, making a stand on the Burma side of the border, ^till held the town of Wanting
Dr. Mildred Struble, professor of comparative literature, will discuss “Recent War Literature,” at the regular Wednesday lecture in the colonial room of Doheny library at 4:30 this afternoon. The library committee of the faculties will present a tea at 3:30 in conjunction with Dr. Stru-ble’s lecture.
She will read a letter written to her by Pearl Buck in connection with Miss Buck's latest non-fiction volume of Chinese life, “Dragon Seed.” Dr. Struble chose her topic in connection with the war theme of the current Wednesday series.
She will discuss this book and the author's manner of portraying the current situation in China.
BRITON WRITES
Two other women’s works will be ! considered by Dr. Struble. She will i ! criticize the contributions of Mar- j garet Kennedy, British author who ; wrote “Where Stands a Winged given their black sweaters, the of-Sentry”; and Siegrid Undset, Nor- ficial insignia of the organization, wegian woman, author of "Escape
to the Future.”
Helen Hall Moreland, counselor
Journalistic endeavors such as !	...... , .
; the Berlin Diary- type of work °< »°men' wU1 bc “utlated “ an are barred from Dr. Struble's dis- honorary Amazon at the same af-She contends that a great fair- Following the ceremony will
cussion.
war book written by someone now engaged in active service, has not yet been devised, nor can it be expected.
Antoine de Saint Exuperey is a modern French writer whose works will be considered. He has written “Flight to Arras,” and Dr. Struble says of him:
HAS POTENTIALITY
“I think he is a man who may have the wit and penetration to make a permanent war book.”
Other authors to be considered are J. B. Priestly, noted for • Britain Speaks”; and Rebecca West, author of the two-volume work “Black Lamb and Gray Falcon.”
Tolstoy’s “War and Peace” will be the final book to be discussed.
Bissell, Todd Address Postwar Committee
Two important postwar factors will be discussed Friday at the seventh luncheon meeting of the postwar defense committee.
Dr. Malcolm Bissell will speak on geographic factors, and Dr. John W. Todd will emphasize the psychological factors of reconstruction. Dr. J. Eugene Harley will act as chairman.
GENERAL MACARTHUR’S May 6—(U.P.)—Gen. Douglas special communique today that Corregidor and its three sister forts in Manila bay, had surrendered to the Japanese.
The island fortresses, with their garrison of American and Philippine troops, fell after a historic 27 day siege since the fall of Bataan Apr. 9.
For the days and nights of that blazing climax, the rocky fortress had stood up, their sweating crews at battle stations 24 hours a day, under a terrible Japanese attack by dive bombing planes and heavy guns.
As in the case of Bataan, the Japanese had won a major victory, but they had not yet conquered the Philippines.
At countless places in the island, notably on Luzon and Mindanao, American and Philippines defense forces. usir>g -■-: guerrilla tactics, still held out, constantly harassing the Japanese lines and communications.
ATTACK DESCRIBED
MacArthur’s regular communique, N6. 16 from his general headquarters, reported that the Japanese were storming the north shore of Corregidor in their most savage attack of the Philippines campaign.
He reported also that from northern Luzon, the Japanese in an attempt to stamp out the determined resistance of the defense forces in the interior of the main island, were continuing an advance southward through the Cagayan valley.
For days -the Japanese had been proceeding cautiously down the valley in strength from the northeast-j ern end of Luzon where they had landed in the first phase of their attack on the Philippines.
ISLAND OCCUPIED In Mindanao island, south of Luzon, the Japanese were driving inland from the west coast in an attempt to effect contact with their forces in Davao gulf on the east ! side.
They hoped to pinch off the | southern part of the island and reduce the defense forces at leisure.
SC Amazons Hold Initiation Service Today
Amazons, junior and senior women's service honorary, will formally initiate 29 pledges this afternoon at 5 at the University Women's cluo. The neophytes will be
at that time.
be the installation of new officers. Ruth Palmer will assume the duties of president, succeeding Dorothea Tilton. Marjorie Anderson will be installed as vice-president, replacing Laura Lee Turner,
Other newly elected officers of the organization will be announced at that time. A banquet honoring ! the new Amazons will follow installation of officers.
Six weeks of wearing all-white J costumes will be climaxed when initiates receive their' black sweaters. New Amazons, who will be recognized after tonight by their white skirts and official sweaters, are June Allen. Carol Alworth, Jane Berger, Barbara Best, Eleanor Britton, Jean Cendow, Lynn Cohne, Betty Coman. Suzella Cravens, Barbara Douglas.
Editha Finch, Leta Galentine, I Kathleen Gelcher, Anne Green, Jean Harris, Mary Kay Krysto, I Claire Laub, Martha Livingston, | Marilyn Merritt, Lynn Norby, Jack- j ie Orlander, Nora Paredes, Patti Powell, Dorothy Smith, Elizabeth! Somers. Barbara Symmes, Nancy ; Warnock, Elizabeth Wells, and I Eleanor Whitcomb.
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HERO TO RETURN—Cited by President Roosevelt for heroism under attack by Jap planes, Capt. Hewitt T. Wheless will return to the SC campus May 11 and 12 to review army air corps applicants. Wheless, shown above with his wife, first came to Troy last Saturday, when he was interviewed by newsreel photographers concerning his war exploit*.
Commerce Group Honors McClung
Dr. Reid L. MacClung, dean of the College of Commerce and Business Administration, returned over the weekend from an extensive tour of the east where he was elected grand vice-president at the triennial meeting of Beta Gamma Sigma, national honor society for commerce students.
Dr. McClung made two addresses
during his trip, the first before the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business convention at Washington and Lee university, Lexington, Va., and the second at the gathering of the American Association of Business Executives in Washington, D. C.
Former Trojan Student Killed in Plane Wreck
Walter Suckling, former SC student, was killed Apr. 26 in Tallahassee, Fla. while flying a B-39 alone. He was a member of Sisrma Phi Epsilon social fraternity. Delta Psi Kappa, national physical education fraternity, and the men's gym team.
Suckling was a member of the 13th squadron, group 53, of the army air corps. He joined the fighting force Apr. 25, 1940, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant on Dec. 13, of the same year.
MacArthur reported that the United States and Philippines de-! fenses had repulsed a light enemy attack in the Tagaloan area of the ; western island and, lacking anti-I aircraft guns, had shot down twe enemy planes with ordinary ma-i chine guns.
Fort Mills, on tadpole-shaped Corregidor hugging the Bataan shore of Manila bay, scene of one of the • most glorious naval victories in American history in the Spanish -: American war; Fort Hughes on Caballo island; Fort Drum on El Fraile island, and Fort Franfc on Carabao island, surrendered only after the defenders had reached the limit of their endurance and their supplies of ammunition and food.
DEFENSES LISTED
They had taken, day and night, for days an unending battering by aerial bombs and shore guns.
Under Lt. Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright the American and Philippine infantrymen, artillerymen, and auxiliary service men, and American marines and sailors, had fought without thought of the doom they knew was near.
With them on the island, now to be prisoners of the Mikados forces, were American army nurses who had retreated with the army mile by mile down the Bataan peninsula and, in the last hours, had been taken across the Boca Chico channel to the comparative, fleeting safety of Corregidor.
Organized resistance on formal military lines had come to an end with the fall of Corregidor and its satellite forts.
Alpha Delta Sigma Initiates Six Men
Alpha Delta Sigma, national advertising fraternity, held its annual initiation meeting at the home of Professor W. C. Billings, commerce department, in Arcadia this week.
Six new members were taken into the fraternity: Ed Holley, Bob Ritter, Ed Brown, James Brown, Den Prewitt, and Watson Burns.
The organization has just finished an advertising campaign to sell war bonds and stamps in cooperation with the treasury department.
Newlv elected officers include. John Lowe, president; Watson
Burns, vice-president; Don Prewitt, secretary-treasurer.
Jackson Page received the honorary key for outstanding service to the chapter for the current year.
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