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LT. COL. FRANK KURTZ . . most decorated Trojan
GRENVILLE LANSDALE • • • bombed nazis in Africa
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ROBERT W. EARL . . . missing in action
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Athletes, journalists, fraternity presidents, engineering [tudents, law students—2600 former Trojans in all—have hanged their trade to become American fighters for free-[om, according to a news bureau survey oi alumni records ileased this week.	t-
Some are fighting in the jungles Guadalcanal, on the ice packs the Aleutians, and on the hot mds of Casablanca. Thirty-two ive given their lives. Eleven are prison camps in Germany or ipan, and one is interned in Tur-*y. Eight are reported missing, hile 15 have been decorated for leritorious service.
The survey shows 15 lieutenant-lommanders in naval service, 107 [aptains, 11 chaplains, and 26 ma->rs. The women, also, have en-jolled In the nation’s armed [crces. Twenty-three are in the fAVES, and eight in the service If the WAACS. Highest ranking fficer is Maj. Gen. Ira C. Eaker, lass of ’34, who was recently iven command of all war activi-;s on the European front.
[Most decorated Trojan is Lt. Col.
mk Kurtz, class of *35, who is mior aid to General Brett, chief the Caribbean defense command, tiurtz wears the Flying Cross and ik Leaf cluster in addition to the liver Star. He climaxed his south [acific service by piloting the B-17 jying fortress “Alexander the foose” from Australia to the Unit-States in record time.
Prisoners of war in Japan are A. D'ale Hilton, former El Rodeo editor, and Chaplain James E. |^>avis. Germany claims Lt. Ralph ‘Bud” Caston, former Kappa Sig-la fraternity president, and Don tootsma.
Among prominent Trojans in va-Led .services are Lt. Grenville Iranny) Lansdale, football cap-in, in the army air corps in Afri-Maj. Arthur E. Neelley, former imni Review publisher, in Wash-tton, D. C., with the traffic and ^nsportation division,
Lt. Louis S. Zamperini, Trojan niler, took part in the Wake is-tnd bombing while Ensign Bob peoples, javelin record holder, is Atlantic service with the avia-^on supply ofice.
?o Capt. Paul B. Miller, class of goes the most dramatic honor, fllowing his services in ferrying mes from south Africa to Libya was assigned to the Caribbean ;a. Here he discovered a ring of •rman spies who were refueling is submarines and at the risk of life succeeded in apprehending le entire group.
Sir Pares tells of Russia now' at assembly
Three years of war service and production of nine research works on Russian history are among the experiences of Sir Bernard Pares, who will speak on “Rusjy.a Now” at a student assembly- Monday morning.
Before going into war service in 1939, Pares was a professor of Russian at London university, director of the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, and joint editor of the Slavonic and East European Review.
From 1914 to 1919 he served as official correspondent of the British government on the Russian front, was awarded the Soldiers’ Cross and the Medal of St. George. During these six years he worked in the war office, was a correspondent for the Daily Telegraph, and was attached to the British ambassador in Petrograd. Pares is a graduate of Harrow and Trinity college, Cambridge, and for four years took preparatory work as a background to the study of contemporary Russia in universities in France, Germany, Austria, and Italy.
Among the books he has written are “History of Russia,” “The Fall of the Russian Monarchy,” “My Russian Memoirs,” and “Moscow Admits a Critic.”
In the early part of this century he made yearly visits to Russia, was a correspondent of Spectator, Westminster Gazette, and Liverpool Courier, and was professor of Russian history, language, and literature in Liverpool university. He also served as editor of the Russian Review.
SOUTHERN
Vol. XXXIV
NAS—Z-43
Los Angeles, Feb. 25, 1943
Army plane flies
2000 miles without crew
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—A four-motored Liberator cargo plane, which the army has dubbed the “Flying Dutchman of the Skies,” wandered over the Atlantic and Mexican Gulf for 2000 miles without pilot or crew aboard and finally crashed on a Mexican mountain Feb. 9, it was disclosed today.
The plane was abandoned by six crew members and two passengers off the Florida coast when it became unmanageable, and was last seen heading in the general direction of Norway.
Lightened by the loss of cargo and personnel, the plane flew on into the night. In some unknown manner its course became reversed. After a flight of 10 or 12 hours without the aid of human hands it crashed with its fuel tanks empty on a Mexican mountain 2000 miles distant. Mexican authorities reported the crash shortly after noon, Feb. 9, but were mystifie'd by the absence of survivors or victims. TJ. S. army officers finally established * the identity of the derelict of the skies.
U.S. tanks
Badminton
. . . enthusiasts will meet tonight at 7 in the gym. Teams will be selected to play in the invitational tournament with UCLA Saturday.
C orators to vie n Bowen contest
Aspiring Trojan orators will attempt to place their names longside the immortals of SC forensic history today, as they bmpete in the annual Bowen cup extemporaneous speaking mtest.
The Bowen foundation, originated by the late Judge
11 ■	William Bowen, annually donates
’resident's iffice notice
In order to provide for a stunt body assembly on Monday, irch 1, the following schedule ■will govern class meetings during I the morning:
8:00—8:50 8:55—9:45 9:50—10:40
10:45—11:30 Assembly 11:35—12:20
three gold cups to the students in a succeeding contest after having won one cup.
Contestants will draw their speaking order and speech subjects at 3:30 p.m. in the debate office. The first speech will be delivered at 4:30.
Judges for the annual contest will be Dr. W. L. Hindman, who was formerly top debater on the Michigan varsity and who is now professor of political science, and F. M. Redding, instructor in the School of Speech.
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Papa' Smallwood becomes ensign
Only seven hours separated a new son and a navy commission Tuesday for Robert H. Smallwood, acting executive director of the General Alumni association.
At 7:44 a.m. Stephen Harold Smallwood, weighing in at 5 pounds 9 ounces, came into the world at the California Lutheran hospital, and at 2:44 p.m. an ensign’s commission, aviation volunteer special* ist, came from the navy armory for the new father.
Smallwood, an SC graduate of ’39, will leave the SC campus this Sunday to report for duty at Jacksonville, Fla., Mar. 5. His wife is the former Donna Mae Patterson, cUss of ’40, who was a member of Tri-Delt sorority and graduated from the School of Merchandising. They were married in 1940.
The alumni director came to SC in March, 1942, from Leimert Park, where he owned and operated a sporting goods store. While attending the university, ho was captain of the track, team, 1937, and participated in the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin, where he ran the 440.
blast foes politicians
in Tunisia
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, NORTH AFRICA, Feb. 24.—(U.E)-Allied tanks, turning from the defensive to a powerful countercharge and supported by every type plane in the U. S. African arsenal, have forced an 13-mile German retreat to within three miles of the enemy’s starting point in Kasserine gap in western Tunisia, front dispatches said tonight Marshal Erwin Rommel’s bid to
Horizon' cast to be released
Row pledges to take test
A test will be given all pledges on the material “Do You Know Your University” that appeared in the Daily Trojan Feb. 22 and Feb. 23. The test will be given Mar. 8. It is necessary for all pledges, old ana new, to be able to pass this quiz. Copies of the papers may be obtained from Jean Yale or from the journalism library, fourth floor Student Union.
breach vital allied communications to the north thus had been decisively smashed, for the moment at least, after three days of the bitterest fighting of the Tunisian campaign.
Followiing through with a relentless pounding of the enemy as he withdrew, American planes found German columns pulling out of Kasserine pass toward Feriana to the southwest as if Rommel intended to abandon the defile.
Rommel had penetrated to a point four miles below Thala, 25 miles north of Kasserine gap, in the early stages of the thrust. Fighting raged there for 24 hours with the tide of battle slowly turning to the allies' favor and by yesterday morning Rommel’s forces had started a withdrawal.
Once Rommel turned around, British and American armored and infantry pressed him relentlessly and American planes went into action on the greatest scale in weeks. As a result, an allied communique said, the enemy suffered heavy casualties, left many prisoners in allied hands and lost vast quantities of material which either was wrecked by allied fire or had ,to be abandoned.
American forces which had thrown back three enemy attacks along the Tebessa road northwest of Kasserine timed a counter-assault with the Anglo-American drive down from Thala and by late last evening the Germans were nowhere more than three miles outside the pass.
* Political rallies for student body offices will be suspended for the duration, and all political assemblies will be eliminated except the nominations assembly, the ASSC senate decided Tuesday evening.	*
Election week is scheduled for March 22 to 26, according
to Phil Levine, elections commissioner. During this week a nominations assembly will be held. Candidates will be allowed three minutes in which to speak with the exception of the presidential candidate who will be allowed five minutes.
“The reason for this new ruling,” Levine said, “is (1) to cut down the expense of staging election campaigns, and (2) because the 3enate* believes it is out of place at this time.”
Last year there was a partial curtailment of student political activity when only one political raily was staged. Previous to this, candidates gave parties at the various sorroity and fraternity houses, giving away free cigars and speeches.
At the nominations assembly during the week beginning March 22, students will be nominated for the student body positions from the floor and will then give their speeches of acecptance.
"Lost Horizon,” latent effort of the Drama Workshop, will have a complete cast by tonight, announced Joan Miles, director of the group. The play was read at a Drama Workshop party held last Wednesday night. On the following two days 60 members of the assemblage signed for tryout appointments for the characters of their choice.
The entire membership of ,the Workshop will meet today at 3:15 p.m. when the cast will be announced. The first rehearsal will be held Friday for the entire cast.
Replacements for ERC men in the production staff will be made when possible.
If Trojans could
award 1942 Oscars
„	by Dorothy Rawa
The American Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts, and Sciences intends to award a collection of funny-faced Oscars* to those whom it thinks deserving of the honor. All this bestowing of the gold trinkets will take place on Thursday, March 4, so, not to be outdone, the Galloping Poll decided to just to whom Trojans would
Gabriel to make second war talk
By popular request of students in the School of. Religion, Hugo Gabriel, German refugee and instructor in military science at Cal Tech, will continue a discussion of obstacles to world peace at a School of Religion luncheon Monday at 12:10 in Elisabeth von KleinSmid hall.
Gabriel, who was himself confined in a concentration camp, stresses three main obstacles to post-war reconstruction:
The terrific hate engendered in prisoners at concentration camps and in the conquered peoples.
Extreme nationalism in continental Europe.
The effect of totalitarian rule on the thinking of the German people and lack of unity within Germany.
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award the statues, were they in the Academy’s place next Thursday night at the Ambassador hotel.
Seymour Vinocur, debator dignified, would hand Greer Garson two Oscars if he could for her work in “Random Harvest.” The same picture also receives his vote. Walter Pidgeon is his choice for male acting honors; Vinocur sees promise of a great debator in Pidgeon.
Connie Kivari believes Ronald Colman deserves the laurel for his portrayal of the amnesia-afflicted victim of “Random Harvest.” The picture, too, would be awarded the Oscar. Bette Davis, mistress of el emotion, is her choice for the best actress of the year.
“Mrs. Miniver,” and its stars, Greer Garson ^nd Walter Pidgeon, take first place on Barbara Symmes’ list of favorites.
Margaret Ann Hausmann agrees with Barbara regarding Greer Garson and “Mrs. Miniver,” but would hand Paul Henreid her vote for male acting honors.
That master of meanness, George Sanders, is considered the year’s best actor by Sallie Ross. “Now, Voyager” and Bette Davis receive her other votes.
Bob McKay cast his votes for Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, and
their picture, “Mrs. Miniver.” Pipe-smoking Lester Klingmann liked “Yankee Doodle Dandy” best of all. Bette Davis and Paul Muni gave his idea of the best actress and actor of the year.
Slide rule in hand, engineer Gene Huxley told us that Alan Ladd, he of the “Glass Key” Ladds, should receive the Oscar of the year.
Sam Rocca chose “Random Harvest” and its stars, Greer Garson and Ronald Colman, for his mythical Oscar award.
Special exam requests due
All students desiring to take special examinations to complete courses in which they received marks of “Ie” during the last two semesters are requested to make applications at the Office of the Registrar by Feb. 27. Examinations will bejdn Saturday, Mar. 13.
H. C. Willett,
Director of Admissions and Registration.
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