ueen ballots ast Thursday
or El Rodeo
Eight women will be chosen by all-university vote to ap-lar in the forthcoming El Rodeo as campus queens. Win-|rs are to be selected from entries by each sorority, dormi-ry, and two non-organized participants, according to Bar-ra Postle, yearbook representative in Tyler Macdonald’s
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
TROJAN
Vol. XXXV
Los Angeles, Monday, Apr. 24, 1944
No. 109
War’s greatest attack blasts Pacific Japs
sence.
lalloting is to take place Thurs-7, after pictures of all candidates ?ar in Wednesday’s Trojan. Tro-H Knights are to be in charge of election procedure. Today is the idline for petitions.
I	Nominations for candidates lould be based on campus aetivi-
and class year as well as mty, stated Miss Postle. Glossy fcctures of each representative hould be turned in to El Rodeo later than today so that cuts ly be made for publication in Trojan military page Wednes-*y.
ie two non-organized entrants
II	be named from the first two knen submitting petitions with 50 [•natures to the yearbook office.
A full page picture of each win-ler Is to appear in the yearbook. )esults of the contest will be an->uneed in the Trojan Friday, id photographs of those select-are scheduled Immediately lereafter.
:h sorority and dormitory may lit only one candidate, and »se, in addition to the two unaf-fated representatives, will appear the ballot. All students in the |iversity are eligible to vote at the [Is Thursday, stated Miss Postle.
o-day musical stival planned
'he ninth annual Southern Cali-band and orchestra festival ler the sponsorship of the Cali-lia school band and orchestra ^ociation will be held on the SC i lpus Friday and Saturday, an-|jnced Carl Lindgren, association *sident.
Jxtra practice hours are being lized by 2600 student musicians southland elementary, junior, senior high schools in prepara-for the event. The competition include 40 school bands and or-^stras with 370 soloists and 65 bembles. said Lindgren.
Tertulia
club will meet today at 12 318 Student Union. Members bring their lunches.
Poor III lambs face SC wolves in Greek ordeal
In ancient Rome they threw captives to the lions and every
one turneo out to witness the affair. At SC the Greek actives throw the pledges to the wolves, call it “Presents,” and everyone turns out to witness the affair.
Pledges up and down the row were told by the actives that ‘‘Presents are such fun,” and so they are—for the actives. After the pledges had stood in line for two hours, smiled endlessly, and repeated impossible names, we began to wonder.
As they lined us up, the mighty actives warned us about various names that might be tried. We listened carefully, as good pledges should, but were still unprepared for such monikers as Owens Hall and the 35 members of the Flugg family, including Herkimer, Hannibal, and Cyrus T. for Theodore.
The worst occurrence was when something held up the line and we were left trying to remember three or four names all at once. We thought that only happened in nightmares. It was so restful to come upon someone whose name we knew and didn’t have to worry about pronouncing. Some of the men were extremely thoughtful and went through as “just Tom" or “just plain Bill.”
Now that it’s all over, it really was fun. Even though our feet still hurt, our faces still ache from the personality grins, and mentally we’ll never be quite the same, we still managed to have fun. Besides, just think, at next “Presents” maybe we’ll be actives.
But aren’t we going to feel foolish when we, thinking we’ve finally got him trapped, waltz up to our dream man on campus and warble a sweet “Hello.” If he looks at us in amazement and we announce, “Met you at Present, remember?” he’ll undoubtedly report, “Oh, really. I wasn’t there.” Such is life!
Open air dance chosen as first dig of spring
The first all-U Friday night ; dance this term will be held Friday j evening on 28th street, according to Dick and Pep Pearson, members of the ASSC social committee. An outdoor dance with a popular orchestra has been planned.
Trainees and other Trojans will dance from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the ADPi tennis court, said the Pearson twins, and informality is to prevail to make it easier to “get acquainted.”
“Special entertainment from students and outstanding personalities will also be featured at the fdance,” stated Dick Pearson, “and an effort will be made to make this dance equal the successes of last summer’s all-U digs.”
Member^ of the ASSC social committee are a.°ked to meet Hank McLean and the Pearsons, who have drawn up plans for the dance, at 3 p.m. tomorrow in the ASSC president’s office. Other members of the committee include Jean Working. Patty Wiese, Don Paulin, and Pat Summerton.
Last. Friday’s entertainment was also on the row. Students were invited to meet new pledges in eight of the fourteen sororities, the other six houses having presented their pledges the previous week.
“Next Friday’s dig will determine the success of future ASSC activities,” said Pep Pearson, “and trainees as well as sorority and dormitory women are asked to cooperate.”
Dutch Indies struck by full Allied might
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Southwest Pacific, Apr. 24— (U.P.)—Seasoned American jungle fighters landed Saturday at Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea, in the first invasion of the Netherlands East Indies, going ashore at three Japanese bases along a 150-mile front in the greatest offensive thrust of the southwest Pacific war, Gen.
Douglas MacArthur announced today.
(A communique issued at Washington and at Pacific fleet headquarters of Adm. Chester W. Nimitz disclosed that strong carrier task forces from the mighty Pacific fleet began attacks on the Hollandia - Humboldt bay area Thursday, to cover and support MacArthur’s forces.)
MacArthur, who personally directed the invasion from abroad a U.S. light cruiser and supervised the landing operations, revealed in a communique that an estimated 60,-000 soldiers of Japan’s 18th army had been cut off along the New Guinea coast by the landings at Aitape, Hollandia and Tanahmerah, 20 miles west of Hollandia.
Scores of thousands of American troops, veterans of earlier New Guinea campaigns, swarmed ashore under protection of a terrific naval and air bombardment,
Trojan s ex-editor returns to habitat
Ensign Bob Brandson, editor of the Trojan during most of the spring term, 1943, visited Prof. Roy L. French, director of the School of Journalism, and present members of the paper’s staff, when he returned to campus Friday.
Phil osophica paper shown
On occasion of its 25th year of publication, copies of the Personalist, periodical of the School of Philosophy, are on display in the* Hoose library of philosophy.
“ThetPersonalist is the oldest periodical of its kind among philosophical magazines,” stated Dr. Ralph Tyler Flewelling, director of the School of Philosophy and editor of the Personalist.
“Since we established the magazine in 1920, personalistic philosophy has spread until it now has followers in many other countries, including France, Switzerland, Germany, Rumania. China, and Argentina,” said Dr. Flewelling.
meeting only slight resistance and suffering light casualties as they quickly moved inland to consolidate their positions.
American forces landed at two points on Humboldt bay, 20 miles inside Dutch New Guinea, and immediately drove inland toward the three airfields around Hollandia.
Health service to give shots
Smallpox vaccinations will be given again tomorrow at 2 p.m. in 110 Physical Education, and all students who have been given vaccinations will have them read at this time, said Margaret McMorrow. R.N., university health service.
All students under 21 must bring written consent from their parents. Miss McMorrow emphasized.
For the benefit of students with health problems, appointments may be made for consultation with all university doctors in 110 Physical Education, according to the nurse. It is advisable to make the appointments at least two days in advance, she said.
Following is a list of doctors and their consultation hours:
Dr. Kenneth Stout, dermatologist, 9 to 10 a.m., Tuesdays.
Dr. Leon Godshall, ear, nose, throat, 2 to 3 p.m., Mondays and Thursdays.
Dr. Charles Lowrnan, orthopedist, 10 to 11 a.m., Tuesdays.
Dr. Imogine MacClocklin, internal medicine, 11 to 12 a.m., Tuesdays, and 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays.
Dr. Clarence Albaugh, oculist, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Wednesdays.
Dr. Louis Fisher, internal medicine, 1 to 3 p.m., Fridays.
Cs modern Demosthenes hobnobs with gold braid
Ipeech victor es sights
by Lee Schulman
>y 's traveling troubadour of good Tyler Macdonald, spent a sy weekend giving the gold braid Washington some vital ideas and ?n hobnobbing with the remains John Paul Jones at Annapolis. ^All of this was made possible len Macdonald became the top itional collegiate speaker in New >rk last Thursday night as he the nationwide Hearst ora-contest in a speech broadcast iast-to-coast. The brilliant Tro-a speaker outdid himself before tremendous crowd that gave him thunderous ovation as he stepped [om the rostrum in the Mutual layhouse.
Climax of his eastern seaboard came on Saturday afternoon he discussed the progress of war with Admiral Ernest J. ^ing, commander-in-chief of the United States navy, whom he at the naval academy. Refiltering from the capital Sunday night indicated that iplete new strategy has been lecided on following the now famous King-Macdonald confer-
After delivering passages of his spiring oration on Thursday, well lers attempted to reach Tyler New York by telephone. Oper->rs trying to trace him in the 5polis reported he was unob-ible, since he was completing
MACDONALD, west coast representative in national speech meet, expresses pleasure over
J —Courtesy Herald-Expres»
victory.
his determined sightseeing tour and was last seen trying to sell El Rodeos to the electric eels at the aquarium. He left for the nation’s capital on Friday morning.
Trojans who heard Macdonald's winning speech over KHJ here in Los Angeles were all in accord the next morning in praising it as a near-masterpiece.
“They couldn’t bury you, John Paul Jones,” said SC’s national champion in part, “for wherever the proud man of war sailed under the American flag, your heart sailed too.”
Then Tyler continued, “Your ship still sails—your heart still fights. It was reborn in the immortality of those at Wake Island, the courage of the fighting marines, the valiant navy at Java.
“John Paul Jones, you taught us this, you who served four nations in their death struggles for freedom.”
Throughout the phrasing of these thoughts, Macdonald had been forceful, dynamic, speaking with the brilliance of a polished orator. Then he concluded, softly, with emotion bursting after every word:
“Some day, some time, men will finally appreciate the full significance of the sacrifices you made that men all over the worid”—and then in a hoarse whisper, “might be free.”
And so it was as Troy’s representative won the national finals, defeating his competitors from Fordham and Marquette univer-(Continued on Page Four)
Dean Pfiffner to lead WCA
education meet
Dr. John M. Pfiffner, acting dean of the School of Government, will lead a discussion of current educational problems at the spring meeting of the Western College association to be held Saturday, May 6, at Pomona college, announced Dr. Albert S. Raubenheimer, dean of the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences and member of the executive committee of the association.
Members of the faculties of western colleges and universities will convene to hear teachers speak on higher education in the west sinca 1924. higher education and the returning soldier, the Pacific coast and its part in the American Council of Learned Societies, and the postwar undergraduate curriculum.
Luncheon speaker will be Lansing Warren, former New York Time* correspondent in Paris and visiting lecturer at Occidental college, who recently returned from Europe on the Gripsholm.
Faculty members who plan to attend and who wish to make arrangements for transportation and those who are driving and who wish to take others with them are asked to call Dean Pfiffner’s office, extension 248.
Reservations for luncheon at $1 must be made in advance by writing W. E. Nicholl, dean of students, Pomona college, Dr. Raubenheimer stated.
Phi Eta Sigma plans dances
Plans for a barbecue-dance and a dinner-dance were formulated by Phi Eta Sigma, freshman mena honorary, in their meeting Thursday, when they initiated 17 new members at a candlelight ceremony.
The organization meets tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. in 418 Student Union, according to Marvin Lasher, president.
The barbecue-dance, at which members of Alpha Lambda Delta, freshman womens honorary, are to be guests, will take place at the home of Coy Burnett, 104 Fremont place, Los Angeles. Members requesting information may call him at WAlnut 8501, according to Lasher.
The dinner-dance event is scheduled for Saturday evening, May 27, the president reported.
Veterans group to meet at noon
Students enrolled in all colleges and departments on campus, who hold an honorable discharge from the army, navy, marines, coast guard, or college training units, and all womens corps from World war II, are asked to register with Dean Francis M. Bacon, counselor of men, in 226 Student Union.
All these students are invited to attend the meeting tomorrow at 12 p.m., 418 Student Union, Dr. Bacon said. Each member has been a&ed to bring $2 dues at this time, according to Maynard Breslow, temporary chairman.
Le Cercle Francais
. . . will meet Wednesday at 12 p.m., 209 Student Union. All members are asked to bring their lunches, announced Bob Alcorn, president.
Senate
. . . business committee will hold ft meeting today, 115 O.C., at 12:30 p.m., according to Joe Holt, chairman.