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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
TROJAN
VoL XXXV
RL M7I
Los Angeles, Wednesday, January 5, 1944
No. 68
World oundup
BT UNITED PRESS
illion Nazi* trapped
LONDON, Jan. 4—Russian troops, ratening to trap nearly 1,000.000 ms in the Dnieper bend, ad-nced 10 more miles on the south-stern side of the Ukrainian front ay, While to the north they unded westward across the Pripet rsh«6 beyond the pre-war Posh border.
Oen. Nikolai F. Vatutin’s army, timated tonight by the Paris ra-as 1,000.000 strong, swept for-rd on a 250-mile front to capture than 40 towns, foremost ong them the important German pply base of Belaya Tserkov, 50 >s south of Kiev.
land invasion hinted
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4—A broad nt that an American invasion of Marshalls may be impending as offered today by Secretary of Navy Prank Knox, who said nited States fliers are continuing “soften up” the islands.
The phrase “soften up” usually associated with pre-invasion options. It was the first time Knox used lt in connection with the y pounding of the enemy bases.
ones blast Europe
LONDON. Jan. 5—The war’s .tiest dawn-to-dusk aerial ar-of American and British , numbering 3000 or more, rday blasted Adolf Hit »er’s opean fortress from the great U-t and warshipbuilding port of 1 in northwest Germany to the nch invasion coast.
King of Cinch to reign over Commerce dance
The most unsuccessful man on the campus will have his day, Saturday, Jan. 15, at the all-university Cinch Notice dance sponsored by the College of Commerce, announced Mickey Heeger, president of the College of Commerce. The man with the greatest number of cinch notices will rule supreme over the dance. The lucky
Religious week to open Jan. 16
Opening the activities for Religious Emphasis Week, Jan. 16 to 21, Dr. Harold C. Case, outstanding religious leader, will speak at vesper services Sunday afternoon in Bovard auditorium. Dr. and Mrs. Case will be visiting leaders for the third suc-cesive year.
Sorority houses and dormitories will have dinner guest speakers on religious subjects Monday evening, Jan. 17, as one of the features of Religious Emphasis week, according to J. Randolph Sassnett, executive secretary of the council of religion.
The School of Music, under its director, Max van Lewen Swarthout,
hoto contest egins today
A monthly candid camera con-with suitable prizes for the ers and a grand prize at the of the contest was announced Tyler MacDonald, business man-of El Rodeo, yesterday. Beginning today all students are to submit photographs taken campus or in activities of students. They will be Judged impartial parties whose names 11 be released later.
Members of photography and art are asked to meet at 1 p.m. j In the El Rodeo office. Rep-tatives of barracks on canv-will meet Joseph Mingo, of-caxnpus photographer to reservations for pictures of Ralph Grahl, Newkirk; bert Griffin, Owens; Mel Knoll, >lds; Sgt. James Ingefbon, liams; Bob Stevens. E. von einSmid; and Bill Gray, Hen-ncn.
La Mar Stewart, editor, annoonc-that all Rose Bowl events, in-the crowning of the Victory een at the Thursday night rally, be covered in the book. The and princesses are suriced to In the 13 Rodeo office at 3:15 y to make reservations for pictures.
John Kimball, president of the religious council, asks George Davidson, Marjorie Ann Braden, and Mary Kirschner to meet at noon today in the religion office.
will furnish music for the service. President Rufus B. von KleinSmid will preside at the service which is open to the public.
A committee of representatives from student organizations, with coordinators for each major division of the work, headed by George Davidson, and the council of religion, under the direction of prexy John Kimball, are making plans for the week’s activities.
There will be a council meeting tomorrow at 2:15 in the religious council office.
(or unlucky if you prefer) man will be crowned “King of Cinch.”
The Cinch Notice dance will take the place of the College of Commerce’s annual bam dance which will not be held this year, because the SC trainees will not be able to appear in bright-colored shirts and overalls which are traditional attire for barn dances.
Music for the dancers will be furnished by Art Whiting and his band. The affair will be semi-for-ma.l
The dance, the first all-university off-campus affair since the Junior prom last spring, will be held from 9 to 1 a.m. at the Los Angeles Breakfast club, Riverside drive. Admission will be $1.65 a couple, including tax. Bids will go on sale Friday in the Bookstore.
SC units march in big war show
‘‘Los Angeles Attacks,” big army-navy war show, will feature the marching of a representative force of SC’s V-12 unit in the preliminary exercises next Saturday and Sunday evenings in the Los Angeles coliseum. Tentative time for both parades is 8 p.m.
Two companies of marines, one company of NROTC, and one company of navy V-12’s will take part in the parades, according to executive officers.
Amazons
. . will meet this afternoon at 4:45 at the Zeta Tau Alpha house.
Proctor committee to meet in Senate
Bob Patterson, chairman of the proctoring committee, requests that the following people meet with him today at 1 p.m. in • the Senate chambers: Bob Meyers, Louise Koch, Helen Taykw, and Patty Wiese.
Mystery-drama opens Friday replacing dig
“Outwanl Bouhd^ a shipboard mystery-comedy-drama, will be presented in BovStrd auditorium Friday, Saturday, and Monday evenings, according to Miss Frieda Meblin, director of the Broadway play soon to be released by Warner Brothers.
The curtain will go up on the play at 7:30 Friday night to accommodate trainees, and at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday and Monday evening performances. Sororities wishing group seating should contact Claire Laub or Hal Bargelt in the play productions office, 217 Student Union.
Warner Brothers * version of “Outward Bound” will star John Garfield,. Paul Henrid, and Eleanor Parker. Several members of the movie cast will be present to watch the Trojan actors, said Dick Gibbs, lead and marine trainee.
The play is free to all servicemen and Trojans possessing student body tickets. Tickets for off-campus attendance may be purchased at the door for 45 cents. The play’s director, Miss Meblin, is 'a new member of the faculty this term. Last summer she acted and directed at the Pasadena playhouse.
When the play appeared on Broadway, it starred Leslie Howard and Alfred Lunt. Occuring on shipboard, “Outboard Bound” has a most .unusual plot, said Miss Meblin. As an example of the comedy are the opening lines of the play, can’t help laughing, but did he call you a blue-nose?”
Servicemen to open drive
As their part in the nationwide drive to “Bring Them Back!” 410 Trojan trainees will visit the mobile bloodbank unit in E. von KleinSmid hall today from 12 to 4 p.m., announced Betty May Rinehart, chairman. When the bloodbank returns Friday, both trainees and civilians will complete the
------— SC donation to the national quota
SALLIE UNMACK . . plasma list-fixer.
Houses to mix' for gatherings
Moreland to air war adjustments
The second in a series of open discussions on the problems of wartime adjustment will be held tomorrow at 3 p.m. at the YWCA house under the chairmanship of Miss Helen Hall Moreland, dean of women.
At the meeting tomorrow Dean Moreland will lay out the program for the group discussions at which SC faculty authorities will speak.
Gravy train special
President's office notice
It
will be oer prlvller* to the Hancock Ensemble at en AH-University assembly Tuesday morning, Jan. 11# at 1:45. The following schedule will gov-■ meetings:
8:00- 8:50 •:«0- 9:35
9:45-10:40 Hancock Ensemble
14:45-11:30 11:25-12:10.
B. ron KleinSmid, Resident.
It’s machine oiling season
by the Groundhog
Does a political machine or more than one political machine exist?
Can any machine function under wartime condiUons?
What power could such a machine wield?
These are questions which can only be answered if one has a clear knowledge of what a political machine is and how it operates.
The most infamous college sub-roaa political organization which has had power on this campus Is the national TNE. It is the^ group of undercover politicos which, until it was pushed off the gravy train in last spring’s ASSC elections, maintained control of all the fair haired boys and BMOCs in the higher student body offices.
There was some doubt in many circles as to whether it still existed or not, but after the Groundhog’s article in Monday’s Trojan there can be no question, at least there is none in my mind as to that fact. All one needs to do is to wander about the halls of the seoond floor of the Student Un-
ion building and observe the obvious (though they try to be casual at times) meetings in some of the student body offices.
What is a political machine, and how does it operate?
To illustrate, let us look at the many opportunities open by which votes and control of votes can be obtained. There are several schools and departments in the university which have elect-ive offices. The presidents of some of these departments and colleges have seats on the ASSC Senate. Thus, it is ~ot too difficult by promising to back some candidate for such office, to obtain him as a friend of the machine. In other words “you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.”
As to the operation of such an organization during war, we can see for ourselves that one or more is in existence. There is however, a loss of power of the faction caused by the loss of the election last year, the loss of organized fraternity power, and the loss of several stellar personalities which were being groomed for positions.
Yes, there is at least one po-
litical machine on this campus buzzing about gathering votes, and war or no war it does have a good deal of power.
Incidentally, there have been some questions as to why this column is written under a fictitious name. It is to insure that the Groundhog is not approached or intimidated by any of the various political factions.
Last year a similar column was written in the Trojan. The purpose of it was, and the purpose of this one is to attempt to give the general student body a running commentary of the elections. Its sole purpose is to campaign for a fair and honest casting and count of ballots. It is not for the purpose of supporting any
candidate as it was accused of last spring.
It does not (nor did it in the elections last year) represent the opinions or the policy of the Trojan. It is merely one student hoping for a fair chance for all of the people who are interested in student government to run for and perhaps be elected to an offic In Friday’s column I will other political factions.
In an effort to promote better understanding between sorority members on campus, an inter-sorority mixer will be held tomorrow night by the 14 houses, announced Jean Working, panhellenic presi dent. At the exchange desserts between the houses assigned to each other for tomorrow night, coffee and cookies will be served.
According to panhellenic plans, the members of each sorority will stay at their own house, while the other half will go out and “mix.1 Miss Working suggested that the se lection of who shall go or stay, be by age groups—that is, the younger women stay and the older go out, or vise versa.
These plans are suggestions. Arrangements may be by the house itself as to who shall stay and who shall leave. Bridge, chats, and bull-sessions are the special features planned for tomorrow night. Houses have been assigned to each other for this first inter-sorority mixer according to the number of women living in, so that each will entertain an approximately equal group.
Mixer lists for tomorrow night are Alpha Chi Omega and Pi Beta Phi; Gamma Phi Beta and Chi Omega; Kappa Alpha Theta and Zeta Tau Alpha; Delta Gamma and Delta Delta Delta; Alpha Epsilon Phi and Kappa Delta; Delta Zeta and Alpha Gamma Delta; Alpha Delta Pi and Phi Mu.
Students contact war bond buyers
Person to person contact will characterize SC’s part in the fourth war bond drive, according to Carroll Brinkerhoff, chairman. As well as selling stamps and bonds in the Victory Hut, women will call on faculty members and schools employees. These sales will be credited to SC.
About 60 women have taken the names of 10 people who will be contacted first by mail and then in person by SC agents.
Miss Brinkerhoff stated that although many women volunteered for the work, not enough have signed up. Activity points will be given.
The procedure for those buying bonds is to purchase them at the Security First National bank, University avenue and Jefferson, and obtain a white credit slip to the university.
Sales of Alpha Chi Omega in the Victory Hut last week amounted to 92.25, Miss Brinkerhoff announced, bringing the grand total to $25,936-.50. Alpha Delta Pi will sell in the Victory Hut this week.
of 10,000,000 pints in 1944.
' Miss Rinehart emphasized a new bloodbank ruling that some form of nourishment must be taken at least four hours before donating. “Those giving should eat their meals as usual, avoding fatty foods,” she said. A “greaseless” luncheon will be served at the barracks of men giving their plasma today, including all marines, the NROTC barracks, and Henderson hall.
Civilians between the ages of 18 and 21 should have blue cards permitting their contributions to the bloodbank signed by parents or guardian by Thursday, said Miss Rinehart. Because of the second
Hall representatives who have names of additional trainees who will donate on Friday are requested to meet with Sallie Unmack at the Victory Hut at 11 a.m. today with their new lists. Owens and Newkirk hall representatives are especially asked to be present.
bloodbank visit, civilians will be allowed to register today and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Victory Hut with Sallie Unmack, registration chairman.
Being on time for donor appointments is very important, said Miss Rinehart, as the entire procedure depends on time precision. In order not to deprive people who want appointments, people who are already registered should arrive on time. Trainees will be excused from physical fitness Wednesday through Friday, but will be expected to march Saturday at the Victory parade, said Capt. Reed M. Fawell.
Ensemb to play at U assembly
The Hancock ensemble will play at an assembly Tuesday, 9:45 a.m. in Bovard auditorium. They will present new musicians taking the places of those now in service.
The group will include Capt. Allan Hancock, cello; Lisa Menghet-ti, first violin; Gloria Chapell, Betty Robinson, Magda Tetzloff, violins; Mildred Seymore, piano; Elizabeth Sugar, viola; Catherine Jackson, harp; Helen Mead Little, flute; and Glen Warmock, base.
The selections are Fugue in G minor, “The Little,” Bach; “Sheep May Safely Graze,” from the Birthday cantata, Bach; Symphony No.
3 in D, allegretto minuet, Schubert; Prelude in A Chopin; variations on a nursery rhyme, featuring Mildred Seymour, Dohnanije; two dances from “Sahdji,” dancing Gamins from “Lenox Ave.,’* Still Reverie, Debussy, Hungarian dance No. 5, Brahms; the Musical Snuff-Box, Lisdan; fantasie and fugue on “O Susanna,” Cailliet.
Senate to meet
A senate meeting has been called by Leta Galentine, acting president of ASSC, for 7 p.m. tonight in the senate chamber.
Amazons hear applicants
Prospective BWOCs may obtain Amazon applications in the AWS office, second floor, Student Union, this week, Lynn Norby, president, announced yesterday.
These petitions must be filled out and returned to the office Monday. Women eligible for membership consideration are those who have three activity points a term for three consecutive terms; have personality, leadership, scholarship, and service to the university; a 1.3 grade average.