SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
DAI LYBTROJAN
. XXXII
NAS—Z-42
Los Angeles, California, Wednesday, November 20, 1940
No. 47
ngress
Stay
Session
jrgent Democrats, ►ublican Minority eat Adjournment
HINGTON, Nov. 19 — -Insurgent house Dem-teamed up with a solid lean minority today to leadership plans for adjournment of con-
unexpected reverse an adjournment res-introduced by Demo-" ?ader John McCor- [ I The vote was 191 to
Inack and Speaker Sam | were caught napping. They stunned and were at a cplain why the Democrats to support Republican i |oseph Martin.
THER TRYS
said immediately that ! ild be no further effort to ; isine die for some time. Majority Leader Albert W. !
sssed his chamber with i lent that “adjournment is I sue.” He commented wryly !
many Republicans prob-chagrined “because they I have their cake and eat
irently was referring to * le Democrats described as determination to oppose j (tent “merely for the sake 3rd” and with the fore- j |e that they would be de-ley were victorious, how- |
leans in both chambers !
ifastly opposed prolonged ! lent during the war emerg-|th the aid of conservative they forced congress to 1 session last summer after Roosevelt said he saw no ^hv it should not quit. ATION GIVEN months that followed the , ion bill millions of defense appropriations i ,«ed.
-publican leader aparently | cue from Wendell L. j _efeated GOP presidential who only yesterday reit- | |iat both chambers should the Job until the new con-Jts on January 3.
^nt Roosevelt said it made no to him. He observed, how- j \t he did not know what llators propose to do with pe since he has no urgent for them and all major jn has been cleaned up. He he might send up some Navy promotions for senders tion.
n Debaters Preliminaries; r Finals Today
rs the finals of the West-tes Forensic tourney at e college today leading colleges and universities Trojans lead in the f teams making the finals. debating division A. three en teams of the four en-11 survive. Of the two omen teams one remains only undefeated team in nev.
n B of debating, finds all ’s teams lasting, and both teams in competition.
impromptu section two ision men, two lower-di-en, one upper-division ,nd one lower-division wo-the finals for SC. t of five men enter the SC in the oratory group. : Raymond Rees. Gordon arl KappeL end Hamed fifth man is a student ield college, Oregon.
ks, Italians d in Battle
Nov. 19 — O*' — Fierce ween Italian and Greek the Epirus front in the -d yesterday but battle not modified except in around the Albanian vil-Eleki, which Grecian a high command Mported today.
Dr. von Hofe Severely Hurt in Accident
Dr. Harold von Hofe, instructor in German, suffered “severe head injuries” in an automobile accident last Friday night, attaches of the California hospital reported yesterday.
Dr. von Hofe was driving ! through Beverly Hills late Friday evening. As he drew into an intersection an approaching automobile collided with his machine, overturning it.
Mrs. Ruth B. Day and Dr. Erwin T. Mohme, instructors in the department of German, visited him Saturday morning at the hospital.
Attendants are as yet unable to disclose the degree of his injury, so facts regarding his return to duties are indeterminable.
President Asks for Labor Unity
Appeal Made to AFL to Settle Disputes
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 19— (T.E)— President Roosevelt appealed today to American Federation of Labor leaders, as "men of honor and good intentions,” to attempt once more to restore unity to the divided labor movement.
The CIO convention, meeting in Atlantic City, has not announced a similar appeal from the President.
GREEN RESPONDS
William Green, president of the AFL, responded to Mr. Roosevelt’s letter to the AFL convention, asserting it probably will concur in executive council recommendations that the federation peace committee be authorized to meet with a similar group from the rival Congress of Industrial Organizations.
The President's letter emphasized the importance of labor unity to national defense.
PEACE ADVISED
“Among the things which labor will contribute,” he wrote, “is, I venture to suggest, an unselfish, a far-sighted and patriotic effort to bring about a just and an honorable peace within the now divided labor movement.
“Labor leaders, with the interest of the nation at heart, and the advantage of their leaders in mind can, I am sure, find the way to reach such a peace.”
Peace may not be easily achieved and intricate problems may be solved only with difficulty, the President continued, then added: SOLUTION POSSIBLE
“But when men of honor and good intentions sit down together they can work out a solution which will restore the much needed harmony, either by unity or by a sensible working arrangement.”
Green replied that the AFT, would carry out its assurances of willingness to w’ork for peace “in good faith and with all sincerity whenever opportunity for the Am-erical Federation of Labor to do so presents itself.”
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Episcopalians to Attend Meet
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Representatives from SC will at-j tend the San Diego meeting on Saturday of the House of Young Churchmen, sponsored by the Las Angeles diocese Protestant Episcopal church. Richard Hartley, president of the SC Episcopal club and secretary of the House of | Young Churchmen, will attend along with Thurston Ross Jr. and George Derry.
A corporate communion will be sponsored by the club November 25 preceding their noon luncheon meeting at St John’s Episcopal church, 514 West Adams boulevard.
Bowron Condemns L.A. Press
Lack of ‘Two-Fisted’ Local Paper Seen;
Boss Rule Told
Mayor Fletcher Bowron decried the lack of a “two-fisted newspaper in Los Angeles that will stand up for the rights of the people” an in address to 150 students and faculty in Elisabeth von KieinSmid hall yesterday.
Speaking at the invitation of the Associated Graduate Students, the mayor keynoted his appeal for public enlightment in municipal affairs with a request for “some means of correcting free speech aside from the law of libel and slander in order that loose public statements will not be tossed about with reckless abandon.”
PRESS BLAMED
“The newspapers are not particularly helpful in clearing up some of the bunk and twaddle which today make up public opinion,” charged Mayor Bowron. “Search for the sensational, governs the press and such an attitude is destructive rather than instructive.
“There must be some method of proving truth or falsity of statements made every day and this cannot be accomplished by unbridled free speech.” • ACCOMPLISHMENTS NULLIFIED
Mayor Bowron cited how dozens of accomplishments for the public good by the city council are often cancelled by an occasional sensational item picked up by a reporter and splashed over the front page.
Mayor Bowron believes that the American city is the greatest proving ground of American ideas. He stated that many persons reach their concept of state and national government through their opinions of local city government and. therefore, city government should be a model of American democracy.
‘Unfortunately even simple provisions of the Bill of Rights are denied many persons by some municipal governments, and this is the thing wTe must fight by making people concerned and making them Continued on Page Four
SENTENCED—Gloria Bush, SC alumna, is sentenced by Clement N. Nye, judge of the superior court and SC alumnus, to spend December 4 to 7, Homecoming week, on the campus. Betty Lou Stone, coed chairman of the women's banquet, acts as prosecutor.
De Stael Volumes Donated to Library
Doheny Memorial library has received 35 books and three pamphlets comprising the literary works of Madame de Stael, 18th-century authoress. The collection is the gift of Mrs. Isabelle L. D. Grant, who received her Ph.D. in comparative - literature at SC, June 1940.
Turkey Day Ends Classes
Town s Talking' Tryouts Today; Actors Wanted
Final tryouts for 14 roles in Anita Loos’ comedy. “The Whole Town’s Talking” will be conducted tn Touchstone theater. Old College, at 3:30 p.m. today.
New actors are especially wanted, according to Edmund Evans, dramatic coach. Students who have already received parts in “Icebound.” to be presented December 3 and 4. prior to “The Whole Town's Talking.’’ will be relegated to last choice.
The list of characters for “The Whole Town's Talking.” which will be presented January 9 and 10. includes parts for seven men and seven women.
Students interested in gaining experience in stagecraft may also apply for positions at the tryouts.
Thanksgiving holidays officially begin at 9 p.m. today and end at 8 a.m. Monday. Students are granted a reprieve from the arduous duties of studying so that they may gorge on turkey and otherwise enjoy themselves.
Reports indicate that students will observe the holidays in various ways. Some, those who live in easy traveling distance from SC, wrill join their families at home.
One group of ski-minded students plans to travel to Mammoth mountain in the eastern Sierras for three or four days of skiing during the vacation. They plan to have a Thanksgiving banquet at the Crest View lodge.
Trojans remaining in town will spend their time relaxing and going to theaters and other amusement places that they haven’t had time to enjoy because of 10-week examinations. Many are going to the UCLA - Washington football game Saturday.
Students who expect to use vacation time studying will find the library open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday; it will not be open Thanksgiving day.
Three of the books are rare editions :
OLD EDITION
“Madame de Stael et la Grand-Duchesse Louise,” by Charles Len-ormant. This book, an 1862 edition, is now' out of print.
“Notes sur Madame de Stael, ses ancetres et sa famille, sa vie et sa correspondance,” is the work of Eugene Ritter published in 1899. This volume has the autograph of the author.
‘‘Madame de Stael et son temps (1766-1817) vec des docments inedit,” is a source book written by Lady Blennerhassett, and published in 1890.
CELEBRATED WRITER
Daughter of a French financier and wife of a Swedish diplomat, Madame de Seael is considered by literary critics as one of the most celebrated authoresses of modem times. The books are bound in finely tooled leather.
Mrs. Grant, the donor of the gift, has studied languages and literature in Scotland, France, Spain and the United States. The books are a collection that she used in writing her doctor’s dissertation here at SC.
Tickets Go on Sale for Dance
Homecoming Affair Set for Fiesta Room; Invitations Mailed
Tickets for the annual alumni Homecoming dance, December 7, in the fiesta room of the Ambassador hotel, will go on sale Monday at the cashier’s window in the Student Union.
The price will be $1.75 per couple, Smoky Martin, student dance chairman, announced yesterday.
Entertainment for the affair will be furnished by the Six Hits and a Miss. Alumni and students will dance to the music of Skinnay Ennis and his orchestra at the informal occasion.
ALLOTMENT GIVEN
Fraternity representatives will receive their allotment of tickets Monday evening. Martin emphasized that the number of tickets is limited to 650 and that reservations should be made early. More than 25.000 alumni invitations are in the mail.
Jack Naye, chairman of the parade, revealed that the route will be along South Park avenue in Exposition park. After the parade, the floats will go into the Coliseum, in groups of four, during the half-time of the Notre Dame-SC game. The time of the parade will be 1 p.m. December 7.
The choice of the best floats will | be made by the judges before the parade, but the awards will be given during the half-time. FLOATS ENTERED
Thirty-five different groups will enter floats, including sororities, fraternities, Elisabeth von KieinSmid hall, the Trojan Ski club, and the College of Pharmacy. Thc Harris College of Architecture and Fine Arts may also enter a float.
Naye revealed that there is little dissatisfaction over the banishment of house decorations and that a great deal of enthusiasm is being shown in the work on the floats. He warned participating groups that they must submit plans this week. All plans will be approved by Dr. Francis M. Bacon, counselor of men, and Naye.
Troy Slates Rally Monday
Famous Orchestra, Comedians to Perform
In Bovard Before Expected Capacity Crowd
Before an expected capacity crowd of 2000, the pre-UCLA-game rally will start at 7:30 Monday night in Bovard auditorium with a prominent band supplying music, and local talent entertaining with tricks and gags.
Tom Eddy, chairman of the rally,
SC to Enter Play Contest
Original Musical Planned for ASCAP
Notice of SC’s intention to enter a musical play in the ASCAP Fel- coura8e school spirit with yells.
reports that the program will be the funniest one of the season. The committee will release the name of the band to play for the assembly Monday morning. TROJAN BAND TO PLAY Under the direction of Pete Conn, the Trojan band will play several school songs. Eddie Davis, yell leader, and his two assistants, McKay and Dwain Oakley,
Bob
will pep up the rooters and en-
lowship competition was filed yesterday by Steve -Zorich, chairman of the script committee.
The coined word “ASCAP,” is derived from the initials of the American Society of Composers and Publishers. It is voluntary, unincorporated, non-profit association of qualified and recognized composers, authors, aiW publishers of musical works.
ASCAP was organized in 1914 by Victor Herbert and a group of contemporaries for the purpose of encouraging interest in play productions.
CONTEST RULES
Rules for the contest are:
1. The play must be of custo-
Saturday the UCLA rooters will bring their stunts to the coliseum and both UCLA and SC sections will perform simultaneously. The all-U rally, planned to last two hours, is being held to fire the rooters with enthusiasm for the game, and is the third night rally of the year.
MEETINGS CANCELLED
Fraternities and sororities regularly scheduled to meet Monday nights, are planning to hold their meetings early in order to form rally parties at Bovard auditorium.
Performers who have participated in previous rallies are: Dr. Giovanni, the famous pickpocket; Ronny Kemper, the “Cecelia” singer: Russ Lindersmith, SC student and Universal tap dance star; Six Hits and a Miss and the Merry
Scadron Elected to Honor Group
Warren H. Scadron. former SC student, was one of 68 upperclassmen at Wesleyan college, Middletown, Conn.. to be awarded membership in the Honors college.
A Junior at Wesleyan, Scadron It working for a degree in English.
Settlement Seen for Vultee Strike
DOWNEY, Nov. 19 — (L'.P) — The possibility that a strike of aircraft workers at the Vultee company plant may be settled was seen tonight as union and company negotiators adjourned until tomorrow morning a conference that has lasted more t’.ian 30 hours.
Representatives of the United Automobile Workers' aircraft division. Vultee executives, war department and national defense officials, all denied that the conference had deadlocked, although they would not discuss what transpired during the 30 hours of deliberation.
Film Scheduled for Night Rally
To permit an early showing of recent campus events, Herb Farmer, director of the SC newsreel, announces that a special issue will be released at Monday night’s football rally.
With a football theme, the film will present outstanding plays from the Oregon. Stanford, California, and Illinois games
This edition will offer an opportunity for rooters to see themselves in action, for card stunts enacted at all games are to be shown. Card tricks, in addition to the football scenes, will be shown in color.
Cameras recorded the building of the bonfire and its premature firing, and later depicted the plight of the two UCLA culprits.
Cameramen were on hand to capture on celluloid the blazing bonfires raging on 28th street at an unscheduled rally November 8. Director Farmer promises a revealing expose of wiiat he terms as “certain practices occurring on the UCLA campus.”
Blue Key Dances Saturday Night
Members of Blue Key, men's serv-ive organization, will dance in the Pi Kappa Alpha house, 2421 South Figueroa avenue, this Saturday evening for their first social event of the year, Jack Tobin, president of the group, announced yesterday.
The dance is informal; the men will wear sweaters and slacks.
Ximeno Tejada is the head of the committee in charge of the dance. Working under him are Jim Keefe, Harry Harmon, and Bill Floyd.
Holland Speaks Today
Rev. C. V. Holland speaks today to a luncheon meeting of the Lutheran club in 323 Student Union. The topic of the speaker is “Thy Kingdom Come.’’ The group will join in the discussion.
KRKD to Broadcast ‘Voice of Troy’ Today
The radio division's sidewalk program “Voice of Troy,” will be broadcast over station KRKD today at its regular time, 1:30 pm. Joel Chadwick, announcer, will interview students and professors who happen to be near Tommy Trojan, asking them to answer a fewr questions before the portable mike.
U.S. Considers Greek Appeals
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19— (HE)— Acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles said today that the United States is giving sympathetic consideration to Greek appeals for American planes, arms, ammunition, and other war materials.
He disclosed that the appeals had been made through the U. S. legation at Athens as well as through the Greek legation here. The requests, he said, have been referred to agencies which deal with military purchases by other governments.
Greece, it was understood, particularly is desirous of procuring fighter and bomber planes.
There was no indication of immediate action on the requests. It was pointed out unofficially that if they are granted, deliveries presumably would have to be coordinated with production of war materials for the United States, Great Britain, and China.
Student Artists Present Recital In Bovard Today
Students of the School of Music will present another in their series of recitals at 3:15 p.m. today in Bovard auditorium under the direction of Max van Lewen Swarth-out, director of the school.
Don Woods will sing the selections “Sweet Little Jesus Lay/’ by MoGimsey, and “Jeanie,” by Foster. “All Soul’s Day,” by Strauss and “Lilacs,” by Rachmainoff, will be sung by Lucille Peterson.
Prelude in A Minor, by Debussy, will be played on the piano by Barbara Fischel, and Virginia Cox will play Great Fugue in G Minor by Bach, on the organ.
Vocal selections by Dan Sickler will be “Selve Amiche” by Cal-dara. and “My Lady Walks in Loveliness” by Charles. Chrysta-belle Kisner will sing “The Lass with the Delicate Air” by Arne, and “Je Veux Vivre” from “Romeo and Juliet” by Gounod.
“Andolouse” by Pessard, and “Saeterjentens Sondag” by Svend-sen, will be played on the flute by William Hullinger, instructor of flute. He will be accompanied by Miss Dorothy Bishop, instructor of piano.
mary length for stage production Macs, popular singing groups; and and public presentation. One act or short produrtions are not eligible to compete.
2.	The play must be original as to both story or plot and musical score, including the separate songs or instrumental compositions.
3.	The play must be fully cast, costumed, and produced. It must be presented to an audience of not less than 200 persons.
4.	One or more authors and composers may work in collaboration. Students desiring to compete must file intention. Information may be obtained from Zorich through the student body office.
SCRIPT PREPARATION
5.	Students entering should pre-
the orchestras of Henry Busse, and Marvin Dale, West Coast leader-singer.
Club to Sell Foreign Goods
Use of the lobby of the Student Union lounge has been secured by the World Friendship club for its international sale on November 28 and 29.
The deadline set for receipt ot merchandise for the sale is Wednesday morning, November 27. Donna Hale, sales chairman, warns pare one neatly typed and bound participating foreign students that copy of the plays, script and one g0(X}s not delivered to the YWCA complete copy of the music and office by that time will not be
lyrics.
6. The complete material must reach the chairman of the ASCAP committee not later than May 15.
SC wrill compete with schools from Arizona. New Mexico. Califomia, and Nevada. A $1500 cash award will be made to the writers
entered in the sale.
Tagging of the merchandise before the club’s tea in the student lounge Wednesday afternoon makes this requirement necessary. Inventory lists are due on Monday.
Merchandise to be offered for sale is the property of foreign stu-
Polyzoides to Talk on Religion
Adamantios Th. Polyzoides, lecturer in international relations and journalism, will address a luncheon meeting of the Athanasian club at 12 M. today. The organization is for Greek Orthodox students.
Peter Peterson, president of the club, will introduce the speaker at the luncheon scheduled for 323 Student Union. Mr. Polyzoides will speak on an aspect of the Greek Orthodox religion.
selected.
of the script and musical score | dentS) who because of present
world conditions find difficulty in getting money out of their native country. A similar drive for Chinese students was sponsored by the club last year.
Architects Plan November Dance
The student body of the Harris College of Architecture and Fine Arts will meet in Harris hall for a student activity meeting at 1:15 p.m. today.
The purpose of the assembly is to make final arrangements for the all-architectural and fine arts dance which is scheduled for November 29 in the Florentine room of the Roosevelt hotel.
Harry Harmon, president of the student body, will present plans for Homecoming week.
Working in coordination with the president are Mary Kane, vice-president; Jerry Binse, treasurer; and Ray Sanford, dance chairman.
Chinese Refuse Japanese Terms
CHUNGKING, Nov. 19 — (U.P) — Any effort Japan may be making to end the Chinese-Japanese conflict on a basis other than “complete and unconditional withdrawal of Japanese forces from all China’’ is doomed to failure, competent Chinese sources said tonight.
The foreign office would not comment on the Japanese “peace offensive,” presumably because nothing is known “officially" about it, but informants let it be known that Foreign Minister Dr. Wang Chung-Hui considers the Japanese move as designed to “create a false atmosphere beneficial to Japan's immediate purposes.”
Alumnus Chosen Medical Examiner
Dr. Hugo M. Kersten, Los Angeles physician and SC alumnus, was recently appointed to the state board of medical examiners by Governor Culbert Olson.
Attending the university at present are his twin daughters, Margaret and Dorothy Kersten.
Kersten is chairman of the surgical section of Hollywood Presbyterian hospital and a fellow of the American college of surgeons.
Lecture Cancelled
Because of the Thanksgivin§ holidays no Wednesday lecture will be given this afternoon. Next Wednesday Dr. Clarence Cleminshan will speak on “The 200-Inch Telescope/*_
Registrar’s Office Notice
All paTt-semester reports for students whose work is unsatisfactory for the first ten weeks of the semester will be due at the office of the registrar on Monday, November 25.
Theron Clark, Registrar.