unis-Axis
oops fall Allies
LIED HEADQUARTERS, rth Africa, May 12—(UP) he battle of Tunisia ended a great allied victory to-ht when headquarters an-nced that enemy resist-e had ceased in ail sectors that 150,000 German ancl lian troops had been taken soner together with their
mander, Gen. Juergen Von Ar-
x months and four days after allied landings in north Africa, quenng American, British and nch troops scored their final mph and paved the way for
7	operations against the Medi-anean islands and finally the opean fortress itself, r the axis it was a complete, trous, and humiliating defeat, capture of 1500.000 prisoners cated that no more than a
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
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Los Angeles, Thursday, May 13, 1943
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L L I E D HEADQUARTERS, h Africa, May 12—(U.R)— t of the 150,000 prisoners ex-ted to be in allied hands when Tunisian campaign ends prob-y will be working in the eat fields of the United States Canada or doing other pub-work in North America in a nth or two, lt was understood ay.
Exit issue of DT comes out Monday
Publicity seekers on the SC campus have until Friday to see that their names appear in print. Friday marks the end of such practices, for on that day the Daily Trojan will call quits—finis —to all such goings on.
In other words, since the Monday edition will be the last issue for this semester, all those who wish any matter to Appear in this, the Senior Edition, must see to it that their material is delivered to the offices of this newspaper by 4 p.m. Friday, May 14.
dful of enemy soldiers escaped allied armies who launched r supreme offensive just six ago and broke the backbone axis resistance in lightning es to Tunis and Bizerte. he special communique an-uncing complete victory said: Organised resistance except isolated pockets of the enemy ceased. Gen. Von Arnim, com-'er of the axis forces in Tu-has been captured.
It is estimated that the total prisoners captured since May is about 150,000.
end came on the jagged hes of Cap Bon peninsula where Amim was taken prisoner, and a tiny pocket on the mainland the southwest where 30.000 crack troopc had battled on without plies or air support until over-elmed by French and British Mid a merciless aerial ding.
For the allies K was their first jor victory on a long road back Dnnkirk, survivors of which the final, crushing drive on Son.
SC bids adieu to Battalion 2
Farewell to the boys of Battalion Two was said yesterday by newly-made Trojan friends and other prep-flight cadets. The group of 170 men will be sent to various war training schools in sections of New Mexico and Arizona for ground school and flight instruction.
Groups of approximately 40 men each under the charge of cadet leaders will go to New Mexico Highlands university in Las Vegas; Fullerton Junior college in Holbrook, Ariz.; Glendale Junior college of Prescott, Ariz.; Cottonwood, Ariz., and to Gila Junior college in Thatcher, Ariz.
Cadet leaders of Battalion Two are Cadet Mac Randall Renfro, named high honor man with a scholastic average of 3.8; Cadet James Louis Fallon, first cadet-editor of the Naval Flight News page in the Daily Trojan; Cad at Frank Wrigh\ Gerguson, outstanding NI*?*S pole-vaulter and track man; Cadet Frank Frederick Wig-ham, battalion humorist; and E. Spitler Bosworth, ex-regimental commander. •
Trojans bade goodbye to Battalion Two and hailed Battalion Five yesterday.
ew ASSC secretary escribed as versatile
by Nora Paredes People used to exclaim when they saw Dorothy Smith rying pickled embryo pigs around with her when she was reshman in zoology.
The exclamations are still forthcoming but not quite so
n, for it is only occasionally
t a stranger can battle his way lgh the fumes of the first floor Science and reach room 103 out being overcome, t spends most of her time In quantitative lab and she truth-y stands out from her surround-first because she is a girl is engulfed almost entirely by and second because she al-s looks amazingly fresh and n in contrast to the smelly and lab tables upon which she ixing some liquid or compound -some compound that has a vile IL
secretary of the student y, a member of Mortar Board,
, and Kappa Delta are sidelines with Dot, who man-besides all this to spend y hours of work and study the various chemistry and iology labs in preparation her career as a laboratory
t she is successful in her avis self evident, but after discover that she has a 2.4 point average and that she of the few women members Sigma, biology honorary, you that she is doing all right in interest,
Orlander, another chem-physios, and what have you will toll you that Dot s
success formula for doing so many things well at the same time is her ability to always keep busy. During dull moments of cabinet
Awards to be given
leading NROTC men
Students, members of the faculty, and friends will view the annual NROTC battalion review tomorrow, at 1:15 p.m. on Bovard field. Dr. Allan Hancock will present the president’s cup for the leading platoon to Platoon Three, Company Two. Bob Stevens, newly-elected Blue Key president,
is commander of the group.
The colors will be presented to Company One, commanded by Herb Johnson, who won top hon-
most outstanding cadet in the basic course, which includes the first two years of training, will go the American Legion Aqueduct post award. Davenport will also receive the award for the most outstanding cadet in navigation in the form of a navy book, “Rules of the Nautical Road.”
Dick Koontz will be presented with the Daughters of American Revolution award as the most outstanding cadet in the unit.
First place winner in the manual of arms competition is Donald Myer. Runners-up are Vernon Max son, second place, and John Brook over, third place. All three will be presented with medals.
DICK KOONTZ . . he's the one.
BOB STEVENS . . . leads 4.0 platoon.
ors in drill competition for the second consecutive time, by Leta Galentine, ASSC vice-president.
To Rodney Davenport, judged the
Publication
. . . board members Arnold Eddy, Kenneth Stonier, Dr. Ivan Benson, John Lowe, and Bob Brandson will meet in Stonier’s office at 11 o’clock this morning to discuss the awarding of service keys. The meeting will begin promptly and end in the same manner.
Lt. Roy Moser killed overseas
Lt. Roy R. Moser, former Daily Trojan staff member and Wampus photographer, has been killed in actioA in the African campaign, according to an official army listing- published yesterday. At SC he worked in the University News Bureau and was a member of the class of ’40.
Roy was a member of the army air corps and trained at Ellington Field, Texas.
Prior to his overseas service he made a visit to the campus and later visited Major Roy L. French,, at his London i^a^quarters.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Wanda L. Moser, of 1316 West 23rd street.
Drama Workshop holds last meeting
The last Drama Workshop meeting of the, semester will be held in Touchstone theater at 3:15 p.m. today, according to Joan Miles, director of drama workshop. The new officers for next semester, which were elected by secret balloting all day Tuesday, will be announced.
Certificates of recognition will be awarded to students in the workshop who have earned the Drama Workshop key, Miss Miles stated.
Churchill, FDR plot offensive
WASHINGTON, May 12—(UP —Principal purpose of Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s current meeting with President Roosevelt is to plot an early allied offensive against Japan, it appeared tonight on the basis of white house disclosures that Churchill was accompanied here by his top military officers in India.
There seemed no doubt they would renew discussion of all phases of the global war, including previously drawn plans for an invasion of Europe. But this fifth wartime Roosevelt-Church-ill conference apparantly is concerned chiefly with the Pacific theater.
This theory was strengthened by the views of one military observer who said plans for invading Europe “were undoubtedly finally settled at Casablanca and would need, at most, a few finishing pats before being set off.” He said this conference was designed to “place some
LONDON, May 12—(U.R)—The British Broadcasting corporation announced tonight that Frime Minister Winston Churchill will broadcast Friday In connection with the observance of the home guard's anniversary.
The prime minister will speak at 9 p.m. (3 p.m. EWT), on “home” and overseas programs, BBC said, and it was understood that the broadcast would originate in the United States.
flesh on the bones of the allied pacific strategy formulated” last January at Casablanca, where principal and more detailed considera tion was given to the European theater.
This view conformed with previous evidence that major blows against Japan were in the making and recalled Mr. Rossevelt’s own February promise that “great and decisive” blows will be struck against Japan, probably before the end of 1943.
All previous Roosevelt-Church-ill strategy conferences have been followed by action. The decision to invade north Africa was made by them here last June. The invasion came the following Nov. 7. The decision to invade Europe doubtless was made at Casablanca last February. That invasion now seems imminent.
On that basis, decisions concerning Japan would be translated into action a few months hence.
Weekend graduation activities set
Liunuih! bMiiil . . . from lab to senate.
meetings and committee confabs Dot gets a lot of her math and physics done. Strangely enough, she hates to prognosticate for she likes to keep her weekends free from study so that she can go to the beach.
Accompanying the three days of senior graduation activities Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, are the dinners, teas, and initiation brerfc-fasts scheduled in the Town and Gown foyer by the various SC schoosl and colleges, Miss Nina Streeter, business manager of the women’s residence hall, stated yesterday.
There being no set exam week or senior week interval, the three-'clay period will include most of the senior’s activities.
Friday evening at 7 the Phi Sigma Kappas will hold their initiation preceding a dinner. At 4 p.m. Thursday Pi Lambda Theta will hold a tea feting their Initiates. The physical education department is holding its senior breakfast at 7:30 a.m., morning.
Saturday, the classical language association of SC will hold a luncheon at 12:30 p.m. in the foyer of Town and Gown, representing all SC colleges. Saturday evening, Phi Delta Kappa, men’s honorary education fraternity, will hold a din-
ner followed by .initiation.
Graduating seniors to march to the open-air theater east of the rose garden in Exposition park Sunday, May 23, will num-
Witching-hoar curfew to ring out for seniors
Unlimited specials for senior women during the last week of the semester.
That was the last official act performed by the ancient, careworn AWS cabinet—almost wholly composed of seniors—before they officially collapsed.
By this decree, they voted themselves and their comrades the unique privilege of staying out every night until 12 during the last week of school.
ber 500. The program will be similar to January’s commencement, Including the procession, national anthem, musical selections, announcement of special awards, announcement of honors, and the conferring of degrees, followed by the bugle call of taps, indicating college days, and reveille, signifying the beginning hte beginning of a new life.
The open air theater is expected to seat 3000 commencement guests, who will witness the presentation of 800 B. A. degrees, 450 doctor and master degrees, and 50 certificates, bringing the graduating total to 1300 for the 60th annual commencement.
Senate
. . . meeting of all members has been requested for today at 3:15 p.m. in the Senate chamber by the engineering students, who wish to make some changes in their constitution. The meeting will be short, and all new members must attend.
gives last concert
Lucien Cailliet will conduct the University of Southern California Trojan band in a spring concert tonight at 8:15 in Bovard auditorium. The program will feature specially arranged orchestrations by Dr. Cailliet.
“Star Spangled Banner” will begin the concert, followed by “Victory” a march written and arranged by Dr. Cailliet. “Finlandia”, popular symphonic poem by Sibelius, which was composed for the inauguration of the Finnish National Theater in 1902, will follow “Victory.”
Two MacDojvell numbers, “To a Wild Rose” and “To a Water Lily” will comprise the third medley, followed by “Idyl in Brittany” by Pillvestre. This is a duet for clarinet with band accompaniment, featuring soloists for the evening Perry Krohn and Edona Ferguson on the clarinet.
The prelude to the third act of “Lohengrin” by Wagner will be the fifth selection of the evening, preceding the only intermission of the concert. Beginning the second half will be the “Royal Fireworks Music” by Handel. “Vaice Triste,” another piece by Sibeluis, will follow HandeL
An American Salute by Morton Gould, based on “When Johnny Comes Marching Home” will conclude a group of three pieces: prelude, “Valse Triste” and the American Salute, conducted by Ralph Rush, assistant conductor of the SC band.
A medley of Victor Herbert melodies will be interpreted, then a paraphrase on “You’re in the Army Now” arranged by Dr. Cailliet. The eleventh group will include “Blue-White March” by Schmidt, and “Semper Fidelis” by Sousa.
Milo Sweet's “Fight On,” arranged by Dr. Cailliet, will conclude the spring concert.
Student leader, manager, and librarian of the music group is Perry Krohn; assistant manager, Paul Schneider; John McMullen, assistant librarian; Harley Tinkham. publicity manager; and George Vaiana, property man.
U.P. reports
Jap supply trail hit
Allied and Japanese patrols clashed at three points along the Japanese supply trail between Salamaua and Mubo, 10 miles to the south, yesterday in a continuation of the ground action which recently has intensified in that area, Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s noon communique revealed today.
Anti-strike bill held
The revised senate-approved Con-nally anti-strike bill that would enable the government to delay strikes in all war industries for 90 days was reported yesterday by the house rules committee, but speaker Sam Rayburn intimated it would not be voted upon before the coal strike truce expires on May 19.
Reds bomb airdromes
Russian planes in their mass offensive against enemy communications heavily bombed more than 12 key German railroad junctions and stations Tuesday night and attacked airdromes in the enemy rear, a Moscow radio broadcast said today.
Sub attacks Nip ships
The navy reported yesterday that an American submarine had torpedoed 10 Japanese ships in six attacks.
In the course of accumulating its bag, the submarine missed one ship at which it fired. Later, however, it got two victims with one salvo, and so the navy was able to claim for it a record of:
“Ten ships shot at, 10 hit.’*
Arkansas flood rages
Flood waters from several rivers and smaller streams, which have already claimed s^x and possibly 16 lives, swept through a four-state area last night, damaging thousands of acres of fertile farm land.