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fitness Ian aids avy men
To aid in the handling of )0 naval pre-flight men now rationed on the campus, the [hysical education depart-tent has made several Langes in the physical fit-»ss program this semester. Major change involves the >mbining of track and team imes into a single section, lucing the number of divisions to instead of the previous five, revised program now includes iming, gymnastic agility, de-;, and track and team games.
[ore periods have been added, the renovated program will offered daily from 8 a.m. un-p.m. Naval trainees will use fgymnasium facilities at 11 12 noon, 3:15 p.m., and 4:15 .m.
| General reaction to the physical tness program this past semester highly favorable both among idents and faculty, according to
Iilliam Ralph LaPorte, head of e physical education department.
revealed that “students who •ticipated in the program feel ;y are in far better condition and >re highly skilled in physical arts in they have ever been before.” Heading the list of instructors the swimming division are Fred ly and Lloyd Webster. Inductors in the defense division (elude Robert Olden, Harry An-?rson, and William Seixas. Hanging the track tutoring will be ►ean Cromwell, Jeff Cravath, raius Shaver, Shelby Calhoun, Lnd Olden. Charles Graves, Anderson, and Seixas will handle ie gymnastic agility department. Classes in physical fitness are (iheduled to get underway Monday.
anhel squelches ishing rumor
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I "No dismissal of classes will take ace today, tomorrow, or any oth-day to permit sorority rushing." jrothy Smith, Panhellenic presi-int, said yesterday, categorically nying a persistent rumor to that feet.
The usual rushing procedure will evail with a lunch scheduled from to 1:15 p.m. tomorrow and in-rmal teas from 4 to 6 p.m., Miss Jiith explained.
tpther events include brunch apd reral informal teas on Saturday, other tea and a preference des-■t will take place on Sunday. »dging has been scheduled for mday at 5 p.m.
Vol. xxxiv
NAS—Z-43 Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Feb. 5, 1943
Night Phone:
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No. 78
Engineer fails to interpolate for tabloid
George Bauwens, like most instructors in engineering, is a very meticulous person who believes there is a place for everything.
The sliderule mentor more than once clicked his tongue at the untidy pile of Daily Trojans laying in the corridor of the Engineering building. Too often the rope on the stack broke and newspapers were spewed all over the halLv
Something should be done about it, Professor Bauwens decided. So. being also a very practical engineer beside being a ffood man with the texts, he set about to make a rack to hold the copies of the Daily Trojan.
Yesterday he finished his contribution to the tidiness of the Engineering building. It was carefully constructed, and was deftly painted. Its size was about 16 inches by 20 inches.
Yesterday was the first day of the tabloid Daily Trojan. Its size: 12 inches by 18 inches.
Comment on tab
bad
varies
Student opinion varied greatly yesterday in the matter of the new tabloid-size of the Daily Trojan. Some were pleased, some unhappy, as hands groped hurriedly for papers which had shrunk to three-fourths of their former size. For more specific opinions, we have interviewed some of the leading
students on the campus.
bon assembly ated for men
assembly for all new men is leduled for next Wednesday, Bob ;Kay announced yesterday. The ;mbly at noon in Bovard audi-!ium will be held for the purpose orienting new men to the sys-rn of SC student government. Jtudent and faculty leaders will sist in answering questions, and ident body officers urge all new sn to be present.
tudent writers, ysuedo-writers meet Monday
Students interested in the pro-tion of a college daily news-;r, the University of South-(brn California Daily Trojan in {particular, will put their heads together Monday at 2:30 in the rtndent senate chambers, 418 Stu-lent Union.
Hie occasion is the firtft gen-■taff meeting of the semes -called to clarify new plfns have been laid, to get ac-lted with all persons intend-to work on the Trojan this iter, Md to anticipate prob-jg which will arise. All jour-3i majors will attend, all lents interested are invited, ah, yea, admission is free. Refreshments will be served.
Dentist alumni convene today
The alumni association of the SC College of Dentistry will begin its 35th annual convention today. Fifty-eight leading dentists and authorities in army and navy practices will give addresses and demonstrations of recent developments of the profession.
Dr. Russell W. Bassett, alumni president, heads the two-day sessions which will begin at 9 a.m. in the clinic building at 16th and Los Angeles streets.
Representing 11 communities, the participants will include sessions on ceramics, peridontia, nutrition, anaesthetics, and dentures.
Capt. Robert S. Davies, senior dental officer of the naval training center at San Diego, will address the afternoon sessions on “The part Dentistry Plays in the Navy.” Col. Rea Proctor McGee will feature the subject of dentistry in the army.
The sessions will be continued on Saturday, when the group will also hear Dr. Charles M. Woodward and Dr. Rolan A. Grubb who will speak on “Recent Developments in War Surgery.” Speakers in the afternoon will include Dr. Charles Reagan, procurement and assignment officer of SC, and Major Floyd L. Paynter.
V-1 enrollment deadline set
Deadline for men who have not yet reached their 18th birthday to sign up for the V-l accredited college program has been set for Mar. 15. Only students who are 17 or under are eligible to register for this program. Termination of the V-l accredited program on Mtrch 13 will not affect those students who are already enrolled in V-l, according to Capt. Reed Fawell.
Captain Fawell revealed that “a large number of entering freshmen have joined the V-l training program.”
No new members have been taken into Naval ROTC this semester, but applications will be te&en for the new class starting when the summer session begins. This class will consist of applicants selected from entering freshmen who have been enlisted in V-l.
Musicians set contest rules
The alumnae chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon, honorary music society, has announced new qualifications for women students desiring to enter its music contest, which will be judged Friday afternoon, Feb. 26 at 1:15 in Bovard auditorium.
The competition is open to any woman registered as a major in music and carrying a minimum of 12 hours. Contrary to a previous announcement, contestants need not be one-year residents of the campus. Graduate students and students who have won first prizes previously are barred from competition.
Students who expect to compete in the contest must register at the School of Music office not later than Feb. 16.
Each performance ls not to exceed 10 minutes in length and can not include more than three compositions. Competition is to include voice as well as any musical instrument.
Bob McKay—
“I’m non-commital. (It might have had somethihg to do with the fact that a staff member was with him.)
Charlotte Quinn—
“I don’t like it.”
Amazon Carol Alworth—
“I like it. Half the time there was no news to put in anyway, and it’s lots easier to read in class.” Dean Bacon—
“Excellent! Now it’s easy to carry.”
Jim Mann and Neil Kohlhase—
“It’s OK. A good alternative and better than every other day.” Jackie Orlanc'er—
“Swell! Now they can cut out all the non-essentials, and we’ll read the whole paper instead of just skimming through it.”
Herb Johnson—
“We’ll save paper for the war effort. I think it’s swell.
Dorothy Smith—
“Good! Now we can read it in class and listen to the teacher at the same time.”
Opal Peterson—
“I guess I like it, but it seems like we’re copying UCLA.”
Colleen Phipps—
“It has definite possibilities.” Gordon Marshall—
“I think it’s swell."
Eddie Irwin—
I will now hear 50 per cent more lectures, for I can read “my favorite newspaper” in one class, leaving my other one free for nothing but pure absorption. That three point will be twice as easy as ever before, hear, hear.
Man in moon nips rising sun
The Nipponese rising sun was nipped by the moon yesterday.
At exactly 6:05 p.m. Pacific war time, the man in the moon massed his strength against the axis and completely darkened the sun as it was rising over Hiro-hito’s domain. The total eclfpse was only visible in portions of northern Japan and Alaska. In Los Angeles only about one-sixth of the sun’s area appeared to be covered by the moon.
Astronomers say a total eclipse of the sun will not be seen by Californians until 2017, sometime after the rising sun finds its Waterloo in the Pacific.
Oil the war fronts ♦ ♦ ♦
■by United Press
The Red army continued, its almost incredible feats in south Russia yesterday, bringing hundreds of thousands of German troops to the brink of disaster, while in the south Pacific military secrecy still veiled recurrent fighting involving American and Japanese warships and planes.
The theatre of western Europe saw another American daylight bombing attack on northwestern Germany, following by a few hours the British 95th raid of the war on battered Hamburg, and allied offensive sweeps over the enemy-occupied channel coast.
The late military situation on the main fronts:
Reds Threaten Rostov
Advancing Soviet forcfes were within 20 miles of Rostov, main German base in south Russia. It was threatened from three directions and its eventual fall seemed inevitable. Cut off from Rostov and their last land retreat route were an estimated 185.000 Germans trapped in the northwest Caucasus.
Yanks Attack Munda
The late Navy department communique reported two Japanese air attacks on American positions on Guadalcanal island and another American bombing raid on the Jap air field at Munda, but about “recurrent engagements” between U.S. air and surface forces and those of the enemy no details will be announced” as long as such information might jeopardize the safety of our forces in the area of operations.”
19 Axis Ships Lost
News from North Africa reported 19 more Axis ships sunk or damaged in the Sicilian narrows as both sides built up men and arms for the coming all-out battle. British submarines sank 10, probably sank two and damaged another. The rest were hit by allied bombers. In air fighting over Tunisia six Axis planes were destroyed, but at a cost of eight of Qur planes. American heavy bombers again attacked Messina, vital Sicilian port.
Service group to meet today
All girls interested in joining the Social Service club should attend the regular Tuesday meeting at 2:15 at the YWCA house, according to Rosemary Mason, club president.
At this first meeting of the new semester plans will be made for a Valentine party to be given Feb. 13 by members of the club for children at the Orthopedic hospital.
Activities of the club this year have centered mainly around Red Cross and USO work, Miss Mason explained. Work which was begun last semester on scrapbooks for men in the service will be resumed again this semester.
Other officers of the club ia-clude Lou Bowman, secretary-treasurer; Mary Jane Malone, Red Cross chairman; Frances White, hospital chairman; Colletta Blake, work and publicity chairman; and Colleen Phipps, public affairs representative. Peggy Gardner is chairman of the club.
Annual essay subject named
“Colleges in Wartime” will be the subject of the 21st annual Phi Beta Kappa alumni essay contest, Dr. Clinton H. Thienes, president of the SC chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, announced today.
Awards for achievement will be granted to students in colleges and junior colleges of southern California amounting to $100 in war bonds; $50 first award and two $25 awards in war bonds.
The following rules govern the contest:
1.	Essays must be between 2000 and 3000 words in length.
2.	Essays must be original and not previously published or winners of prizes in any other contest.
3.	Only one essay per person.
4.	Three copies of each essay must be handed to the local faculty representative in charge, on or before Apr. 5.
The SC contest committee includes Dr. Bessie A. McClenahan, chairman; Dr. Louis Wann, and Dr. Paul O. Greeley.
Dean clarifies navy statement on V-programs
In order to clarify the navy statement regarding V-l, V-5, and V-7 reservists, Dean Albert Sydney Raubenheimer yesterday issued a literal interpretation of the announcement that “At a date to be announced, all V-l, V-5, and V-7 reservists regularly enrolled in college as undergraduates will be placed on active duty, as apprentice seamen with full pay, subsistence, and uniforms. ’
According to Dean Raubenheimer, this does not mean that any V-program students are to be called away from the university, byt rather, that the reservists will proceed with their programs of study approved by the navy in colleges and under navy supervision.
“July 1, the date announced for the assignment of marine corps reserve enlistees to active duty, might possibly apply to the navy reserve programs,” stated the dean.
Also in regard to the reserve programs, transfer students who are enlisted in any of these programs are reminded to report to 200 Administration building if they hava not-as yet filled out information cards giving their serial numbers.
U.C. offers free Portuguese course
With Dr. Gaston Benedict, lecturer in Portuguese, as instructor, a new course in that romance language will be offered free at University college beginning Monday.
“The increasing commercial importance of Brazil together with the strategic position of several Portuguese island possessions make the Portuguese language more important to the United States than it has ever been,” commented Dr. Benedict concerning this course.
“With the realization of the language’s importance, more and more colleges are adding Portuguese to their curricula,” he concluded.
Rodeo calls pix lists by Feb. 8
Editors of El Rodeo have set deadline for sorority and fraternity houses who have not sent lists of their house membership to the El Rodeo office. If the lists are not in by chapel time Monday, Feb. 8, panels of the late houses will not appear in the annual, according to the editors.
Sororities whose membership lists are missing are: Pi Beta Phi, Kappa Alpha Theta, Gamma Phi Beta, and Delta Gamma, also Elisabeth von KleinSmid hall.
Fraternities are Phi Kappa Psi, Pi Lambda Phi, Sigma Nu, Tau Epsilon Phi, and Theta Xi. All honorary, professional, and senior picture appointments must be made by Feb. 15. Social house appointments are already closed.
Manuscripts due Feb. 24
Final date for all entries of manuscripts to the Apolliad committee has been set for Feb. 24. A variety of entries are acceptable for presentation including original poetry, war ballads, plays, short-stories, essays, musical compositions, and radio scripts.
Student manuscripts should be submitted to the School of Speech office in Old College. Entries must be typewritten on 8V& x 11-inch paper with the author's name on the outside envelope.
Men of literary prominence will judge the contributions, the best of which will be presented in mid-April at the 19th annual Apolliad program in Bovard auditorium.
Critics of former years include Lee Emerson Bassett, Harwell Harris, Henry Hull, Rupert Hughes, the late Hamlin Garland, Bruno Usher, and Zane Grey.
Sociology journal given war theme
The new January-February issue of Sociology and Social Research published at SC and now being distributed, contains three articles on World War II. New social roles people are developing as a result of war conditions, the need for a wider general education about military matters, and seven kinds of \ hobbies are subjeots of- the articles. I
Lisle fellowship to be explained
Dr. DeWitt Baldwin will discus* the Lisle Fellowship—its principles and plan of operation—before faculty members and students in the Union grill at a noon meeting next Tuesday.
The Lisle Fellowship is one of the more significant developments in interfaith understanding to emerge in modem times, according to Dr. Baldwin.
ASSC wants help
An urgent need for .women to do general office work is being felt in the ASSC vice-president and secretary’s office, Vice-President Charlotte Quinn announced yesterday. All women interested may sign up^ in 229 Student Union, and activity points will be given to volunteers.
Hotake
Local motion picture • moguls — the boys who worked in all those military epics as atmosphere at $10.50 a day—will haye. to .register once again if they, want further calls as minor luminaries.
No more “selling” of names or social security numbers can take place, Mrs. Iva Custer, employment
bureau assistant, ■ declared. This practice has almost resulted in the cancellation of all calls for picture work for SC .men.
Henceforth men Will be called from the new, carefully compiled list in alphabetical order to permit everyone to receive an equal opportunity.