army sumes
ffensive
HEADQUARTERS, rorth Africa, Apr. 6—(U.P.)— lie British eighth army-re-jumed its offensive up the Tu-isian east coast today and aptured all its initial objec-ves while American troops, losing a trap from the west rove forward five miles to le El Guettar sector where ie Afrika Korps was reported ‘treating.
The eighth army struck against ield Marshal Erwin Rommel’s has ly-erected defenses along the adl Akarit, 20 miles north of abes, at 4:30 a.m., an official an uncement said.
First objective* were taken,” lt ded.	. |
The wide and deep Wadi, through ich water flows at this season illy would be an excellent nat ,1 tank barrier and Rommel hajd own up the only railroad bridge it* gorge.
Tha Americans advanced in the ea east cf El Guettar without eeting opposition and were moving rectly eastward toward the Wadi threatening to trap the en y forces farther south in the bes road area unless they com-ted their withdrawal quickly.
Sir Bernard Montgomery der of the eighth army t his men into action to storm e garge-like Wadi, on which Rom-1 made his stand only after wait-far days with amazing patience ile he massed material and dis-his men. e resumed American advance, d at a point only about 30 es to Rommel’s rear on the in-nd side; meant an acute double reat.
The land advanoee came after al-d fliers, in their greatest single y of the Tunisian campaign, shot wn 53 enemy planes Monday, ashed scores of others aground d hammered 10 enemy bases Tunisia through Sicily to aples.
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rojan plays ith symphony
rd Pennario, freshman stunt at SC, has been engaged as a est piano soloist to pi ay with the inneapolis symphony orchestra der the direction of the renowned ik-American conductor, Dimitri tropoulos, it was leained today. The young composer-pianist will ay in a Rachmaninoff memorial ncert Sunday, Apr. 18. His selec-n is the Rachmaninoff Concerto o. 2.
The youthful virtuoso is studying lposition at SC under Dr. Ernest och, professor of music, and or-hestration from Dr. Lucien Caillet, rofessor of music.
Described by Max van Lewen warthout, director of SC’s School f Music, s* “one of the most gifted oung men of our time,” Pennario a composer as well as a pianist, compositions show great prom-said Dr. Swarthout.
Five-week intersession to precede scheduled 16-week summer semester
Students given six units credit in extra period
U.P. reports ♦♦♦
RAF raids France
LONDON, Apr. 6—(U.E)—British and Canadian fighters and fighter -bombers attacked railways, airfields, and industrial targets in northern Prance by daylight today, carrying forward the tremendous allied aerial offensive that has been sustained almost without a break since Friday night.
Canadian Spitfires, starting the daylight operations, raided railway targets and a warehouse in the Dieppe-Treport area..
Farm bloc blocked
Sen. John H. Bankhead, D., Ala., today called on the senate to return his farm price bill to committee when it became apparent the farm bloc’s attempt to override
President Roosevelt’s veto of the measure was doomed to defeat.
The move presaged a major triumph for the president’s anti-inflation program. It constituted* acknowledgement by farm state senators that heavy inroads had been made into their ranks by persistent administration warnings that overriding meant a $1,500,000,000 boost in food costs.
Reds hold Nazis
Red army troops held off repeated attacks by German tanks and motorized shock troops at two key points of the Donets riverfront Tuesday and fought their way with bayonets into a strongly defended enemy village in the Kuban bridgehead fortified belt, Russia’s Tuesday midnight communique said today.
Now there isn't now there is— Amazon meet
First report: There will be no Amazon meeting. . . . In the first place there’s nothing to have one about. ... In the second place there’s no house with food enough. ... In the third place there are too many term papers still on the loose.
Second report: There will be an Amazon meeting. . . . Food rationing has hit the group with tragedy. S’awful. The hbrrible fact being that no one can get enough food together—and the Amazons must eat. . . . The meeting will be at the Alpha Delia Pi house today at 5 p.m. Something wHl be worked out. . . . They hope.
They have a can-opener. Which is half the battle right there.
Council starts prom plans
To discuss plans for the interfra-temity junior prom, an interfra-temity council meeting will be held at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house tomorrow night at 7.
Included in the meeting will be discussions on athletics, past and future; rushing and hazing pledges; an appeal for the Red Cross, and a letter from President Rufus B. von KleinSmid.
A detailed report on the survey of manpower and house ownership in the different categories of the fraternity, will also be discussed. This survey of fraternity manpower is near completion, according to Bob Fiske, president of the council.
Fiske believes that no house will be forced to turn over property, but that fraternities will consider leasing their property because of the financial benefits that might ensue. A survey conducted by the alumni advisory council determined the possibility of turning the houses over to the armed services in the event of complete mobilization on the campus.
SC radio show set for early airing
With its script completed since yesterday, and actors, singers, and^director cue-perfect, “This Week at Troy,” SC’s own radio show, is ready to go into production immediately, according to Lynn Randle, producer.
Officials of Trojan radio productions, student corporation formed last month, are now con-
Blackstonian
. will hold an Important business meeting in the political science office today at 3 p.m.
President s office notice
M*ny students, parents, and other friends of the University have made inquiry relative to the program which will obtain after the elose of this present semester on May 22,
In answer, let me say the University of Southern California will its regular program as it has been maintained during the past year, and, in addition to presenting a schedule for its full-time and part-time student body working toward the fulfillments of degree requirements, will contract with certain branches of the armed forces for the training of enlisted men and prospective officers through a series of special programs. One hears the expression, “being taken over by the navy.” The expression more properly should be, “entering Into contract-relationship with the navy” whereby special courses are offered to assigned groups sent for preparation in distinct fields of war service.
Since the regular programs of our schools and colleges will be offered, we should expect the usual student body exclusive of enlisted ftfw. Especially are arrangements being made in order that women itudents who desire it may take so-called “war minors” in addition to the courses regularly taken for degree. There is every indication that the enrollment of women students during the next academic year will be larger even than during the present term.
War service by the force of circumstances is, of course, first in the interest of those able to work directly with or for the armed forces. Education is easily first in the plans of women who must pot only “hold the fort,” educationally speaking, during war, but prepare to make the largest contribution to peaceful living after the war is over. To this end the University carries on.
Pr. R. B. von KleinSmid.
ferring with production managers of a national radio network to confirm the time and date of their first coast-to-coast broadcast, Lee Millar, vice-president of TRP, announced yesterday.
Student suggestions following the show’s only preview Mar. 25, have been noted carefully, Millar said. Comedy situations have been given more time, student leader interviews cut, and an extra musical number added, all in accord with comments offered by the student audienee. •
Ushering In each weekly half-hour show will be a special arrangement of “Fight On,” which will probably be played by a studio orchestra, due to student manpower shortages, Millar explained.
Activities of the War Board for the week will be emphasized by student interviews and s weekly play, produced by the Trojan Victory Theater players, under the direction of Miss Randle.
Student activities concerning the blood bank will be featured in the first broadcast, as part of the program explaining campus war efforts.
“Cinderella, or She Didn’t Need Coupon No. 17 for her Glass Slipper” will be presented as a dramatic collegiate parody on the familiar fairy tale for the comedy skit on the first broadcast. Miss Randle and Millar collaborated on the script.
Letter reveals air corps life
A letter received by the athletic office recently from Reed Sprinkle formerly basketball ticket manager said that he, together with Sam Roeca, former DT editor; Jim Malone, Sigma Nu; Del La Vigne, KA; Norm Schneider, Phi Tau;' John Baird, debater; and others from SC •are stationed at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neo.
After being transferred from the Lincoln air base they 7/ere lodged in the luxurious library of the university winch has just been completed and equipped with the most modem equipment, including heating system, veneiian blinds, fluorescent lighting, bunks and bedding. “The food is especially good —and we may have all we want— of course this is the most worthwhile improvement over the air base,” said Sprinkle.
They are taking various courses pertaining to flying and general air corps procedures, and are under strict disciplinary training. They expect to be there from two to six months. Approximately 300 men are stationed there. Othen who were sent to the air base have been sent to Montana and other sections of Nebraska.
Students boost bonds
* To sell war bonds Friday two SC students will take part in a forum to be broadcast from Victory Square in downtown Los Angeles at 4 p.m., and together with two students from UCLA they will discuss America’s role in tomorrow’s world with emp.iasis on the moral, religious ^tnd cultural phases.
Representatives from SC are Dan Halpin, president of International Relations club, speaking on the subject of “Youth Looks at Tomorrow,” and Marjorie Gomes, member of the Pan American club. Frcm UCLA the representatives will be Eddie Pike, chairman of the postwar planning
committee of the Student War Board, and Robin Hickey, member of the postwar planning student board.
College views on such vital questions ks “What must America do today to be able to take a place in postwar planning,’* and “What problems must be overcome before America can assume a place in the world after the war” will first be presented in tfllks and then discussed informally.
This forum is one of the series planned by Mrs. Cyria A. Cathro, lecturer and world traveler, to be presented weekly at Victory Square. I
Due to the fact that the navy college training program will begin July 1, the university will offer a five-week intersession from . May 24 to June 26, it was revealed yesterday by Dr. Albert Sydney Raubenheimer, dean of the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences.
He divulged that “the intersession will afford unusual opportunities to complete additional work to the extent of six units of credit Work will be offered in virtually all divisions and colleges of the university.
Dr. Raubenheimer announced that the university will continue with its regular program along with units of training assigned by the navy college training program. The university program will continue in the form of 16-week terms.
An outstanding innovation in the intersession program will be the intensive language study which will be offered by the majority of the language , departments, according to Dr. Raubenheimer. This plan calls for the student to devote full-time to “gain competence in a language.”
The intersession will be followed by a full-fledged 16-week program. Dr. Raubenheimer divulged that this is the program that would normally be offered in the fall. At this time students matriculating from high schools will be in a position to register for the full program, Raubenheimer emphasized.
At the same time the 16-week term gets underway June 28, the first of two five-week summer school sessions will begin. “These summer sessions will run parallel with and will be coordinated with the 16-week program,” Raubenheimer stated.
Dr. Raubenheimer pointed out that these two five-week sessions are organized essentially to meet the demands of teachers in service and other students not able to enroll for a full 16-week period.
Enrollment
declines
25 per cent
Continued wartime demands have increased the enrollment of 8 of the 20 schools and colleges of SC from 6 to 90 per cent over 1941-42, whilf the total university enrollment decreased from 6545 to 4922, a drop of 1624 or about 25 per cent, the comptroller’s office announced yesterday.
Divisions of the university affected by the changing of students* majors, by addition of new students, and other war influences are School of Dentistry, increasing from 388 to 393; School of Government, 10 to 13; School of Journalism, 35 to 40; College of Engineering, 481 to 485; Los Angeles University of International Relations, 33 to 35; Graduate School of Religion, 63 to 68; and School of Speech, 18 to 31.
The university as a whole has showed a steady decrease in enrollment since 1940. During the term of 1940-41, *5*31 students were enrolled in the day school. The next year, enrollmen decreased 4 per cent as compared to this year’s drop of 25 per cent.
War took its largest toll on the Graduate School, which dropped from 873 to 329, or 544. Next in line was the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, from 1638 to 1346. The School of Education dfopped from 612 to 362, and the School of Commerce, from 767 to 546.
This semester, which began Feb. 1, has decreased in enrollment from 4922 of the last semester to 4506, a total of 416 students. This semester’s figures do not Include the 300 men students lost to the armed services.
University College and the civic center division of the School of Government also have been hit by the war. In 1940^41, University College had a total of 5305 enrollees, which decreased to 4929 in 1941-42, and the winter quarter enrollment for this year stands at 1716. Civic center had 874 in 1940-41; 656 in 1941-42, and 224 this year.
Schools showing the least fluctuation during the three-year period are Los Angeles University of International Relations; Schools of Medicine; Graduate School of Religion, and School of Journalism.
Former Trojan sent to Texas
Naval Aviation Cadet James S. Levy, former Trojan and son of Mr. and Mrs. Isadore Levy, Shaker Heights, Ohio, has been transferred to the Naval Training center at Corpus Christi, Texas, alter successfully completing his primary flight training course at Glenview, Illinois.
After completing his advanced flight training course in Texas, Cadet Levy will receivc his wings and be commissioned as an ensign in the Naval Reserve or as a second lieutenant in the marine corps reserve.
Levy graduated from the East High school in Cleveland, attended Miami University and later received his A.B. degree from SC, where he was a member of Zeta Beta Tau and Sigma Delta Psi fraternities.
AWS cabinet
petitions due
Petitions for appointive offices on the AWS cabinet must be filed by Monday, Apr. 19, in the Dean of Worrien’s office. Interviews will be Wednesday, Apr. 21, at 3:30 p.m. in the student senate chamber, according to Barbara Symmes, AWS president.
A grade point average of 1.3 accumulative, and 1.3 fcr the preceding semester is required. The available positions are activity recorders, scrapbook chairman, historian, poster chairman, publicity chairman, social chairman, and assembly chairman.
The interviews are conducted on an informal basis to piace the selected applicant in the post for which she is best suited.
Knight
. . . interviews with those who have not applied will be held today in the student lounge, third floor, Student Union, from 7 to 9 p.m. Applications must be turned in to the cashier’s window, Student Union, today before 5 p.m. Bruc» Graham, Knight president, announced.
Engineers blood deadline Friday
Stressing that the blood drive deadline is Friday, Hugo Francis, acting president ofihe College of Engineering urged freshmen and sophomores to donate their blood to the Western blood bank within the next few days. Approximated SO pints have been donated bv the engineering students. Francis pointed out that this is far from the goal of 409 pints set by the engineering
council. This quota constitutes one pint for each man in the college.
Those who are interested should make an appointment either at the blood bank by calling R0-0121 or at the dean of the College of Engineering office. A note with the student’s name and with the date of the appointment should be put in a box by the blood poster in the engineering building, Francis reiterated.