lies win ly port, rfields
JED HEADQUARTERS, Africa, Sept. 12—(U.P.) [led troops, slicing 40 across the heel of Italy, captured the big Adri->ort of Brindisi, while Al-fliers, after plastering Lan targets on a 60-mile j [around the Naples front Irday, had appeared about In 30 good mainland airfields | ['which to extend their mastery the Italian skies.
Itish Tommies who lopped off greater part of the heel in a overland drive from fallen ito found Brindisi’s fine har-good working order. Leaving operative Italians to run the Inder Allied direction, the Brit-Irove on up the east coast in lit of fleeing German units included the first parachut-^vision from Sicily.
BBC report, quoting advices Algiers, that the Allies had [ured the important port of , 60 miles north of Brindisi, not repeated in subsequent leasts, and was not elsewhere firmed.)
rly 200 enemy fighters were ie air over the west coast front ig the day, attacking in for-lons of from six to 16, but nine shot down and they failed ut-to halt the systematic devas-\n raids of British and Ameri-i planes.
ots put V-12s -in-arms
po weekends ago it was small-and tetanus inoculations that | the navy literally "up in arms.” weekend the initial typhoid one of a series of three, was Inistered to the naval V-12 less marines, pre-dents, and leds.
ing up in Owens hall's dis-try at 0800 Saturday morning, Is hall inmates themselves were rst to “get the needle.” From on, until the last muster at Henderson, Newkirk, and E. (KleinSmid halls received the typhoid innoculation. next two Saturdays, Sept. 18 j. the sailors will go through |same procedure. Last Satur-shot was the smallest dose of “ries, as it was to accustom (men to the serum. The cor-Irnding two innoculations will }mewhat larger.
‘booster” shot for typhoid in-ition will be given to the sail-mually to keep up their re-ice to the disease. It is neces-to repeat the series once ev-[four years in order to keep a immune to typhoid.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
TROJAN
Vol. xxxv
Nifht phones RI. 6473
Los Angeles, Monday, Sept. 13, 1943
No. 31
ASSC activity book sales to close
BWOCs help to improve Union service
Has anyone noticed the dearth of waitresses in the Student Union? The answer is obvious.
More than one person has commented* on this fact. The total lack of an adequate number of waitresses in the Union has caused the management to sit up, take notice, 1 and begin action.
The result? The War Board was appealed *o, and the idea was hit upon to have campus women work short hours to alleviate the present help shortage. Women were not asked to work full time, just an hour or two per day or week. If this measure had not been taken, the Union might have had to close up for lack of help.
Among the first to sign up was the War Board chairman herself, Patty Wiese. Working with Miss Wiese in the Union this noon will be Leta Galentine, Dorothy Derby, and Dottie Smith. This afternoon Marnie Hutchinson will wait on tables; and this evening Dottie Smith, Marnie Hahn, and Kathleen Gelcher will assist the regular waitresses.
Tomorrow afternoon from 12 until 2 Sallie Unmack and Kathleen Gelcher will work. From 1 to 3 Pat Grover and Mary McClung;* and from 5 to 7 Marnie Hahn.
Plane hits S.F. bridge
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12—(U.P) —A navy plane hit the giant San Francisco-Oakland bay bridge today, breaking a three-inch supporting cable before catching fire and plunging on into the bay, the navy announced.
Bridge officials said no serious damage resulted, since the plane did not hit the main cable supporting the bridge nor the highway deck. Debris was scattered on the highway, but light traffic conditions prevented any accidents.
Name of the plane’s lone occupant was withheld by the navy pending notification of next of kin. Two navy crash boats began a search for the plane and body.
aly surrender details ow Germany in dark
LONDON, Sept. 12—(U.P.)—Details of the Italian armis-[e negotiations, released for the first time tonight, revealed bit had the Italians been able to muster a show of force [ainst the Germans the Allies might have manipulated one
the most sensational coups in history.
Reviewing the negatiations from the moment the Italians made the first approach early in August, the statement carried all the trappings of an E. Phillips Oppenheim mystery, including a vanished diplomat and a one-armed British general.
The Germans were completely in the dark regarding the talks which resulted in the armistice being announced just before the Allies landed in heavy force around Naples. Only the Italians’ utter inability to resist the Germans prevented them from handing over the country to the Allies in one swift stroke.
In two neutral countries Italian diplomats made the first approach, explaining that the Italian situation was desperate. They were informed that the only Allied terms were unconditional surrender.
A weeK later, an Italian general with credentials- from Badoglio went to Lisbon and presented himself to the British ambassadors in Portugal and Spain.
egistrar's ice Notice
tPECIAL EXAMINATIONS All students desiring; to take tl examinations to complete In which they received a irk of “Ie” since September,
1942,	should apply at the office the Registrar for the neces-authorixation and make pay-|ment at the Comptroller’s office lay.
Applications cannot be consid-jered unless the special examination fee of $3 for each examination has been paid.
The schedule of special examinations to be held this semester will be prepared as soon as pos-Wble after the applications are received. These examinations will begin on Saturday, Sept. 18.
Athletics, dances,
shows for $5.50
One week remains for students to purchase their Trojan Activity books at the cashier’s window in the Student bookstore.
For $5.50 students gain admission to all home football games of SC, all home basketball games, baseball games, track meets, and other athletic events, plus all campus dances and drama productions.
Bill Caldwell, ASSC presdent, says that all football games will be preceded by rallies held in Bovard auditorium on Friday noons. These will be headed by Bob Fisk, rally chairman.
The Trojan rooting section will occupy seats between the 40-yard lines in the coliseum and will participate in presenting card tricks during half time. The card stunts will be supervised by Trojan Knights and Squires.
Special attractions, including performances of drilling and marching by V-12s, NROTC, and marines, are being arranged. •
There will be many regrets among those students failing to buy their activity books this year, according to Caldwell.
Dates for the football games are scheduled as follows:
Sept. 25, UCLA; Oct. 2, California (at Berkeley); Oct. 9, St. Mary’s preflight; Oct. 16, San Francisco university (at San Francisco); Oct. 23, College of Pacific; Oct. 30, California; Nov. 6, San Diego Naval Training station (at San Diego, servicemen only); Nov. 13, March field; and Nov. 27, UCLA.
A basketball schedule, as yet, has not been released.
Wampus goes to press, on stands this.week
Wampus days are here again!
Organized some two weeks ago with Lynn Cohne as editor, a staff of 35 members sent the last copy to the press and will be out sometime this week, according to the editor.
Confronted by a temperamental typewriter in the Wam-
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Y raises total close to $5000
Sales at the Victory Hut hit a new high this last week as the third war bond drive got underway.
With the purchase of one $500 bond and several $100 bonds in the last two days, Carroll Brinkerhoff, chairman of stamp and bond sales On campus, announces that the total sales thus far are $4887.58. The YWCA this week sold $918.85.
Miss Brinkerhoff stated, however, that this amount has accrued mainly through the purchase of war stamps.
Scheduled to take over the hut for this week was the Tri Delt sorority, but because of a minimum of girls on campus, it was unable to assume responsibility. Therefore, purchasers obtained their stamps and bonds from YWCA girls this last week.
In hopes of duplicating the high number of sales made by the Y organization, the Delta Gamma sorority will have its girls behind the red, white, and blue counter this week.
Bacon addresses Mothers' club
r
Plans for the coming year will be discussed at a forthcoming picnic of the Interfraternity Mothers’ club to be held this Wednesday, 12 p.m. at the island of Echo park.
Speaking before the gathering will be Dr. Francis M. Bacon, counselor of men.
For their project of the year, the organization has chosen the topic, “World Cooperation Through Postwar Planning.
Each fraternity submits its plans for the coming year which in turn are viewed by the organization.
pus omce, members of the staff, after a vain attempt at producing stories on the blank-lettered machine, finally found refuge in another office of the Student Union.
Every room, from the ASSC office to Arnold Eddy’s abode, was occupied by determined Wampus staff members. “Campus humor must be recorded.”
Larger than humor publications of recent years, the Wampus will
Persons desiring Wampus for friends off campus must make reservations in the Wampus office, 202 Student Union, before Wednesday of this week. All reserved magazines will be mailed by the Wampus staff.
contain cartoons conceived by SC artists. Satire, fiction, sports, features, photographs, people, and activity can be found in the Wampus.
Recording Troy as it is today, 5000 sailors, marines, and civili-ians, the Wampus staff has found it fitting and proper to dedicate its first issue to the service men.
Although the staff is larger than in previous years, Miss Cohne welcomes any persons interested in doing this work. Staff appointments have not been made as yet. Material is being assigned for the next issue.
Mangold reviews two recent books
Dr. George B. Mangold, professor of sociology and social work, will discuss “The Hope of a New World” by Temple and “Religion and the Present Crisis” by Knox tomorrow in Bowne hall at 3:30 p.m.
This is the ninth in a series of
12	weekly interpretations of significant and timely books sponsored by the Student Council of Religion, the Faculty Religious Interests committee, and the University library.
Following Dr. Mangold in the series will be interpretations by Dr. Randolph Sasnett, coordinator of religious activities; Dr. Louis P. Thorpe, professor of education and director of the psychological clinic; and Dr. Ralph Tyler Flewelling.
Russians move on Bryansk to break
LONDON, Monday, Sept; 13 —(U.P.)—The Red army yesterday broke a lull of almost three weeks on the Bryansk front, southeast of Smolensk, sending a spearhead racing north to outflank Bryansk while other Soviet forces renewed their frontal attack on that German strong point.
At the same time, Russian forces smashing headlong toward the Dnieper river, moved to within 92 miles of Kiev, capital of the Ukraine, while on the southern front the Red army pushed farther toward the Crimea in what appeared to be an offensive to trap German troops on the peninsula.
Gains up to 18 miles on six fronts were reported in communiques broadcast by Radio Moscow. Nearly 250 towns and villages were regained and some 2800 Germans were killed in the day’s fighting as the Russians drove on relentlessly.
The Russians reported the capture of Bely Berega, 12 miles east of Bryansk, in the first Important action reported in that sector since Aug. 15, when Karachev was captured, and Aug. 18, when a rail station 20 miles east of Bryansk was taken.
For the first time, the Soviet war bulletins referred to action in the Roslavl direction, beyond Bryansk. Roslavl is 78 miles northwest of Bryansk and 75 miles southeast of Smolensk. The communiques reported gains of four to five miles toward Roslavl and the occupation of more than 60 inhabited places.
Tri Delts fete SC Marines
Refreshments, and cards were the features of the Tri-Delt party last night for out-of-town marines on the SC campus.
Held at the Tri-Delt house, the affair was the first such dance of the term. Tri Delts, both on campus and those who are off campus for the summer, entertained 30 marines from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Records provided the music.
Miss Helen Hall Moreland, dean of women, was a guest at the affair. Pat Ullery was social chairman in charge of the dig.
U.S. takes Salamaua airdrome
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Southwest Pacific, Monday, Sept. 13—(U.P.)—Gen. Douglas MacArthur has won back the first of the major Japanese air bases blocking his return to the Philippines, driving a beaten enemy force in headlong retreat from the Salamaua airdrome in northeast New Guinea, it was announced today.
Climaxing a 73-day battle for possession of the bomb-cratered air base, MacArthur’s American and Australian infantrymen forded the narrow Francisco river Saturday and plunged on over jungle trails littered with hundreds of enemy dead to seize the air field.
The sudden collapse of their main outer defenses sent the Japanese scurrying toward the narrow Salamaua isthmus two miles east, apparently bent on a suicidal fight there or an equally risky flight by sea through the watchful Alfied warships patrolling the coast.
A third avenue of escape remained open for the beaten Japs—a dash along the coastal trails to Lae, 21 miles to the north—but that route held the prospect of equally-certain destruction at the hands of other Allied forces that now are pounding at the last defenses of Lae by land, sea and air.
Only light skirmishing was reported from the Lae sector in today’s communique, with Australian ground troops beating off light Japanese counter-attacks on their beachhead on the west bank of the Busu river, four miles east of Lae.
Dancing, food sparks party
Attracting a large crowd with dancing, doughnuts, punch, and the first appearance of the official ASSC hostesses, Chi Omega and Zeta Tau Alpha sororities held their joint open house in their 28th street residences Friday night.
ASSC hostesses, present for the purpose of introducing new and unacquainted trainees and women on the whole found little success in their job because of lack of cooperation from the guests.
Phonograph records in the Chi Omega house claimed the crowd’s attention early in the evening and later the party began to weave back and forth between the two houses.
This was the first open house for Chi Omegas since moving into their new residence, according to Florine Harris, chairman for the sorority.
Next week’s entertainment according to Sallie Unmack, chairman of weekend recreationals, will be either a street dance or recreational. Miss Unmack was unable* to state positively what the entertainment would be.
Benedict says Brazil land of opportunity
“Go south young man, go south.”
Paraphrasing the words of Horace Greeley, Dr. Gaston Benedict, professor of Portuguese, today characterized postwar business opportunities in South America.
“Brazil is a land of latent potentialities,” said Dr. Benedict. “Some of the largest min-
eral deposits of the world lie un-deveipped in this Portuguese speaking country.”
Stressing war needs, Professor Benedict pointed out that Brazil is now supplying U. S. markets with industrial diamonds, quartz, magnesium, coffee, cacao, waxes, and hardwoods. Rubber production has increased from 17,000 tons a year prewar to over 45,000 tons estimated for 1943.
“Brazil, with its Portuguese speaking people, has been neglected in the studies of most North Americans,” challenged Dr. * Benedict. “For this reason there is now a demand for men and women who speak Portuguese and know something of the culture and customs of the Brazilian people.*
One of the United Nations, Brazil has a population of over 45 million which is a third of the total number of people in South and Central America.
“SC has been far-sighted in offering Portuguese classes,” lauded Dr. Benedict. “Students may now minor in Portuguese.”
The first upper division class in Portuguese will begin Sept. 16 in University college. The class in civilization will be conducted in English with a text in English so that no foundation in Portuguese is needed to enter the class.
“We will stress political, social, industrial, and agricultural phases in the development of Brazil since the coming of the Iberian conquerors,” concluded Dr. Benedict,