SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
DAILY
Mackie Recounts
TROJAN War Sufferings
Vol. XXXIV
NAS—Z-42
Night Phone: RI. 5471
Los Angeles, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1942
No. 24
Cast Announced for ‘Neath Tommy Trojan’ reshman Girl-
Last House-Warming
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Ncncie Sheldon, Bob Riehle Play Romantic Roles in Student-Produced Musical Comedy
Climaxing two weeks of tryouts, freshmen Nancie Sheldon d Bob Riehle, senior Kappa Alpha, were selected yesterday r the romantic leads in “Neath Tommy Trojan,” varsity usical comedy to be presented in Bovard this November, haring leading honors with Miss Sheldon and Riehle are
:yce Hill, Ted Olewine, and Jim I--
umphries.
liss Sheldon. tttian-haired Tex- j , will portray the role of a glam-rous heiress, Hilda, opposite ;hle who will take the part of a | lantic O and M worker. Jasper.
Hill, as Sandy will share i :gh ]ines with Olewine as Jeff,
Humphries has the mystery I in the show.
larty Bennison, DeLta Gamma.
the roie of Judy, torch-singing ipus cynic. Prank Chrystl, who had leads in other campus pro-Jctionj, is cast as Hilda's tyranical her.
US LIFE TAKES OFF
ie musical Is a takeoff on cam-life and therefore the chnrac-s portrayed by some of the cast ist necessarily go unnamed until later date. Russ Lindersmith, id yell king, was selected as tne jnpus jitterbug” for the show, ampus characters will be pored by Charlotte Quinn, Shir-Mil;ikan, Bob McKay, Sam ja, John Baird, and George ardlou. Pete Newland has also n selected as the soloist from men s chorus.
d Dolan, ventriloquist, has been )t as Dick. Bebe Blake will play site him as Fran. Helen Merry and Lee Milar were chosen as top dancing team for the jductlo"*.
toirley Ann Jones, Tri-Delt; Bet-Newcomb, Pi Phi; and Shirley lfberr were selected for the gie-VVoogie vocal trio. Marion ;quet will portray wise-cracking ?nd of all. Babs.
:hey, director
b Cashey, play production (lager, will direct the show, as-d bv Ash Scott, Pat Conrad, Bob Simonean. Bill Murphy, jident, of the School of Music usic director for the production.
Cirtin. in charge of orches-ons. and Leah Tiegs, chief us arranger will assist Mur-Dfz Wedberg is stage man-for the production. Dea Walls chief assictant to Lynn ie, producer of the musical
xly.
her members of the cast, the Ing chorus, and the dancing ms as well as students working reduction, the show will be ed Friday. Tryouts for the uses will be held this week.
ucation Dean hedules Two ptitude Tests
Students who are pursuing rae work towards a California hing credential or a graduate gree In the School of Educa-ae urged to complete the fessional aptitude test.
The lest Is a prerequisite to the lowing:
(1)	Enrollment in directed-t?aching.
(2)	Petitions to be excused from directed teaching.
(3)	Enrollment In a master’* t-iesls seminar (education
2Sia).
(4)	Application for admission
the doctoral program in tie School of Education. The test will be' administered the afternoon and in the inf. Attendance on both is required. A fee of S3 has n designated for the test, and pays-.ble at the comptroller's fice, and the receipt should be nb*! for admission to the
and PLACE:
1:30 p.m. Oct 23, 305 Admin-
:30 a.m. Oct 24, 305 Adminis-
L B. Rogers, Dean School of Education.
Yanks Bomb Enemy Troops in Guadalcanal
Jap Ships Hover Near Solomons,
Says Navy Report
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20—(<lT.E)) —American airmen continue to hammer away at Jap troop and supply concentrations on Guadalcanal. the navy reported tonight in a communique which also said "large numbers" of Jap warships still are massed in the Solomons area but there have been no future enemy landings.
It said there had been no report of a land offensive by enemy troops which were put ashore on Guadalcanal last week in the opening phase of a big Japanese drive to recapture lost bases In the Solomons.
The communique was issued a few hours after Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox told a press conference the Japs have not yet swung their big punch in the battle of the Solomons which “is still a good, stiff, hard fight.”
BOMB JAP TROOPS Forces combining army, navy, and marine fliers teamed up in the latest aerial thrusts against Jap troop and supply concentrations. These attacks were carried out throughout Saturday and Sunday, (Washington time) and marked the third successive day the enemy has been under aerial fire.
The blows apparently are aimed at preventing the enemy from consolidating for a major land assault on the key island and at disrupting the Jap time-table of attack.
YANKS HOLD
The communique made no mention of further Jap air and sea bombardments of American positions but it was apparent that enemy attempts to knock out Henderson field—main Japanese objective—have failed thus far.
The field is the heart of the American defense system. As long as it remains in American hands, the Japs will be hampered in getting poised for a grand assault.
At the other end of the Pacific, (Continued on Page Four)
Ecuador Consul to Speak Today
Jose A. Baquero, conselor of Equador, a graduate of SC, will be .the guest speaker of the Pan, American league meeting at 4 p. m. today in the lounge of the Student Union.
Baquero, who enlisted ln the foreign services of his country following his graduation from SC,' will discuss the different domestic problems which his country faces at present, and give a general description of the customs and characteristics of the people of his homeland.
Among the feature attractions of the program will be a special number of Robert Cumnock, SC student, giving his interpretation of the Afro-Cuban music which is so much in vogue among lovers of Latin-American music.
During the meeting the officers and members of the league will discuss future programs. A request is made to all members to attend the meeting and to bring suggestions of possible meeting places and attractions which they would like to have during the year.
A demonstration of the electric eye and two sound films will highlight the program to be given at the College of Engineering smoker from 7:30 to 10:30 tonight at the Sigma Phi Delta fraternity house, 2831 Ellendale place. Jack Morrow, vice-president of the organization will conduct the demonstration.
Sigma Phi Delta, professional engineering and social fraternity, is sponsoring the event .to enable students and professors to meet and become better acquainted on an informal basis.
Dr. Robert E. Vivian, dean of the College of Engineering, will address students at the smoker. The purpose of the gathering is to acquaint freshmen and sophomores with the faculty as well as other engineering students.
It is not necessary to spend the whole evening at the smoker, but every engineering student is urged to stay for a short while to become more familiar with his college, according to Jimmy Tweedt, president of the College of Engineering, who is planning the affair.
Refreshments will be served during the smoker.	»
Wally Brown, president of Sigma Phi Delta, is offering the services of his fraternity ln an effort to create closer social relationship among engineering students.
To Be or Not to Be
Members of the club will convene today to hear Prof. John S. lecture on the metphipual aspect of astroj.ology. Prof., making prefatory remarks, said that he would discuss the theory which states that in order to establish a mental telepathy between two poles radiating magnetism, one must use relativity as a basis of transmutation.
Prof. said that it was his opinion that, on the whole, the relation between this and ornithology has been highly exaggerated. Prof. said he had devoted the last five years of his life to rectification and stultification of this ambiguity.
i belonging to the students were | completely destroyed by fire. Many class notes and school books were also burned. This Is expected to hit the men students hard with five week examinations coming this week.
MEET TONIGHT
A financial meeting will be held
tonight to decide just what steps will be taken by the members of the fraternity to meet this situation. Present plans are to find a new building which they can use for temporary living quarters, and then rebuild the old house providing that the necessary materials can be obtained from the government. However, if government priorities will not permit the rebuilding of the old house, the men will find a new location for their permanent address.
REFINANCE WITH DANCE
Plans have been made for a benefit “fire dance” to be held in the Sigma Nu “Charcoal * room” next Monday night at 8:30. The entire university is invited to attend this affair and the proceeds of the dance will go to the rebuilding of the house.
Dr. Francis M. Bacon, counselor of men stated that plans to have the men stay at other fraternity houses until some satisfactory' arrangement can be worked out have been progressing according to schedule. Some of the boys have already been taken in and it Is expected that all ol the homeless will be taken care of by the end of this week.
Amalons Serve in Victory Hut
Today will be Amazon day at the Victory hut, and the following women will be on hand to try to break the bond-selling record established by the “Tri-Delts” last week: 8:45-10, Barbara Douglas, Elizabeth Somers, Jeanne Cendow;. 10-11, Margaret Sal-skow, Ruth Palmer; 11-12 Elizabeth Wells, Barbara Symmes: 12-1, Lynn Norby, Jane Berber; 1-2 Mary Kay Krysto, Marilyn Merritt, Betty Coman.
There will be a meeting of all Amazon members at the Zeta Tau Alpha house, 914 West 28th street at five p. m. this evening.
Fire Threatens Malibu Homes
Fighters Trapped in Coastal Hills
BY UNITKD PRESS
Brush flames last night raged in the vicinity of the fashionable Malibu beach area, playground of the movie colony, racing inland from the ocean front to cross at least one peak in the Monte Nido district.
A small group of firefighters was trapped at the summit of the coastal hills but managed to escape the flames before they were encircled by the flaming brush.
Two county pump trucks also were cut off for a time by flames but were brought out safely although damaged by the fire.
STARTS EARLY YESTERDAY
The fire started early yesterday morning and despite efforts of a large crew of firefighters to bring it under control, the flames had swept across a large territory by nightfall.
The fire at dusk was burning in an area that has not been burned over in the history of the county fire department and where the brush stands 10 to 15 feet high.
Several fire breaks and other clear areas were in the path of the flames, leading firemen to believe the blaze may burn itself out.
NO HOUSES DESTROYED
Although numerous fashionable beach residences were threatened and inhabitants stood ready to evacuate their homes, no dwellings were destroyed by the fire.
A fire in the Palos Verdes district, about 20 miles south of Malibu, was extinguished early yesterday after burning only a small section of brush.
Forestry experts were studying the burned-over areas to determine the cause of the fires. Unusually hot and dry weather prevailed durr inng the last few days and the flames might have been of spontaneous origin, they said.
of World s Students
WSSF Secretary Addresses Assembly Today, Requests Contributions for 1943 Service Fund
Seventy-five per cent of the students in China are on relief or starving. . . ^ -i American prisoners in Japan are in dire need of books and recreational material. ..
Six million men are in prison camps in Germany with no means of study or recreation.,. Ten thousand students in Greece must have food and medical supplies at once. . .
How college students in Europe, South America, China, and India are suffering in concentration capips and from a lack of proper food and medical supplies will be explained at a special ASSC noon assembly in Bovard auditorium today by Robert Mackie, general secretary of the world student service
Graduates Elect Billig President
Officers Named at Meeting of School Yesterday; Harriet Damborg Chosen Vice-president
Graduate Students yesterday elected William Clinton Billig, instructor in commerce, as their president at a meeting in Bovard auditorium.
Harriet Damborg, instructor in music, was the successful
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HOT HOUSE—Cold water was not enough to save the Sigma Nu building whose second and third stories were gutted by flames Monday.
Arson Squad Seeks Cause of Fire at Sigma Nu House
An arson squad yesterday investigated the fire that swept through two floors of the Sigma Nu fraternity house and caused an estimated $8000 damage to the building. They will release their official statement when they complete thpir investigation.
Also listed among the damages was an undetermined amount of personal property and
furniture.	*	----- ■	......
Much speculation has been made on the campus as to the origin of the fire. General belief is that it either started from defective wiring in the house or by spontaneous
—--[ combustion. Many practical and
a	.a	sentimental items such as trophies
Smoker Honors pictur?s- b°°ks* hobby collections New Engineers
Sound Films Highlight Program
candidate for vice-president, student working for his Ph.D. in religion, was elected treasurer, while Virginia Brewster, teaching fellow in hfstory, will fill the secretary’s position.
The new officers will be installed at the first regular meeting of the Graduate school which will be held Oct. 29 at noon in Elisabeth von KleinSmid hall.
At this time the Graduate school and the International Relations club will hold a joint meeting to hear Peter Molyneaux, prominent journalist, address the members of the two organizations.
Molyneaux began his journalistic career early in the 1900s as a reporter on the New Orleans Daily News, and just before the outbreak of World War I was appointed chief editorial writer on the Fort Worth Star Telegram. In addition to several pamphlets on economics. Molyneaux is credited with the successful novel •'The Romantic Story of Texas.”
Most of Molyneaux’s spare time is now taken up by comments on world affairs which are broadcast over national hookups, and by lectures to service groups all over the country.
Tickets to this program are now on sale at the Graduate office, and all students who plan to attend this program are urged to obtain their tickets as soon as possible.
Belle Reviews French Writing
Dr. Rene Belle, associate professor in French, will review the works of Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author of the best seller, “Wind, Sand and Stars” when he speaks at Cas-ita del Arroyo today.
The book is one primarily of adventure, spiritual as well as phys-cal. St. Exupery writes of his flying experiences, the countries he traversed, the people he met, and the thoughts he derived from these encounters. In addition to the story, Professor Belle will discuss plans, plots, their work, ordeals, sacrifices, and rewards.
The event is sponsored by the Pasadena Alliance Francaise, whose purpose it is to promote and defend French language and culture. “Night Flight” and “Flight to Arras,” other books of the author will also be commented upon.
B. Joseph Martin, advanced
Rios Cabinet Resigns After Welles Speech
SANTIAGO, Chile, Oct. 20— «lTi?» —The cabinet of President Juan Antonio Rios resigned tonight lol-lowing a crisis precipitated by the recent speech by U. S. Acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles in which he charged that Chile and Argentina permitted axis agents .to transmit reports of shipping movements which resulted in sinkings.
The resignation, which was agreed upon at a meeting of all ministers at the office of Raoul Morales, minister of the interior, had been expected. Rumors had circulated since la$t Friday that the cabinet would resign. CABINET VARIED
The cabinet, which wu formed April 6, 1942. was composed of five radicals, three socialists, two independent liberals, and two democrats.
After agreeing to resign, the ministers immediately went to the office of President Rios to tender their collective resignations. Rios is expected to act on the regisna-tions ,tonight.
WELLES ACCUSES
Welles, speaking in Boston, on Oct. 8. praised the 18 Latin American republics which either have declared war or have broken off relations with the axis. He said that the two remaining republics—Chile and Argentina—still maintaining diplomatic relations with the axis had let their territory be utilized by subversive agents responsible for the sinking of ships.
RIOS CANCELS VISIT
On Oct. 11 President Rios cancelled an official goodwill visit to the United States. In a note handed to U. S. Ambassador Claude G. Bowers, Rios expresesd his regrets for the circumstances whic hcaus-ed "the need” to postpone the trip but added that his decision “does not change the firm disposition of my government to continue cooperating with the United States and other sister American nations in continental defense.
fund,* who has recently returned from a world tour.
Mackie, a British subject, waj ln France at the time of the German invasion and spent over two months as a refugee before he reached Switzerland. He has also traveled through the Orient.
In pointing out the plight of students throughout the world being helped by the student fund, he will make a special appeal to Trojans for aid in this work.
STUDIED IN SCOTLAND
A gradyate of Glasgow university and Trinity college and veteran of World War I, Mackie joined thp British Student Christian movement in 1925 and served as general secretary of that group from 1929 until he joined the WSSF ln 1938. 1938.	?
It is the aim of the WSSF to raise 300,000 from university students ln the United States in order that the organization may carry on its work in 1943.
Plans have not as yet been revealed concerning the method by which SC will contribute to this fund.
RELIEF MONEY GOES FAR
Mackie's address will cite examples showing that as little as $7.50 will feed a Chinese student for a month—$5 will buy from one to six books for prisoner in a concentration camp—$2 will buy and transport powdered milk for a tubercular Greek student for a month.
The lecturer has already spoken at Occidental, UCLA, and California Institute of Technology.
De Mille Starts Drama Tryouts
Parts for the fall semester’! drama production “Passing of the Third Floor Back” are still open to Students who are interested in dramatics, as casting continues for the remainder of this week.
William C. De MiUe, professor of drama, will conduct individual tests with Trojans who have appointments with him in his office in the basement of Old College. Applicants should contact either Bob Cashey, student production manager, or Phyllis Perry, his assistant, for personal interviews with Professor De Mille.
As a contrast to the present war condition, Jerome K. Jerome’s "Passing of the Third Floor Back" has a spiritual uplift and humanitarian outlook on life. The technical side of the production will be directed by Roy J. Pomeroy, former motion picture technician.
Rehearsals will begin after casting has been completed. Production is scheduled for November.
Post Office Needs Christmas Help
There is an urgent need for people to work in the postoffice during Christmas in the Inglewood-Lennox area. Those interested in this sort of work should contact Mrs. Iva Custer, 228 Student Union.
Many students are aware that this placement bureau exists. As there is an acute shortage of help, it is an excellent place to go in order to obtain part time work. Opportunities for training to take over more responsible positions after the war are always available.
-Stage Magic
Dust Pans, Stools, Rags Form Props for Play
A dust pan for a rug, a stool for the stairs, a chair lor the door, and a rag for a barrel of china aid the imagination of the members of the drama workshop as they visualize the interior of a Pennsylvania farmhouse in the setting of "George Washington Slept Here,” now in rehearsal without props in Touchstone theater.
Mrs. Roosevelt Plans England Visit
NEW YORK. Oct. 20.— (U.E) — Mrs. Franklyn D. Roosevelt plans to pay special visits in England to three children she “adopted” through the foster parents plan for war children, the organization’s offices said today.
The three are anina Dybowska,
Raging storms and onslaughts of Japanese beetles create havoc among the cast of this Kaufman and Hart comedy which opened on Broadway two years ago.
It will arrive at SC on Friday, Nov. 13, with an all student cast starring Claire Laub and Norman Linn in the romantic roles. Supporting them are Martin Black, Caroll Brinkerhoff, Peggy Weber, Ben Sheldon, and others.
The drama workshop will meet
17-year-old Polish girl, Kerman Iri-
ondo Garale, 14-year-old Spanish
boy, and Thomas Maleney, four- i tomorrow in Touchstone theatre to
year-old Briton.	j appoint members of the lighting
- ! costuming, and stage designing Janina is an invalid whose pa-	... 6 .. ... ..
^	j committee. At this time, under-
rents fled from Poland to France j studies for the characters of in 1939 and then to England. ‘“George Washington Slept Here”
will be announced, according to Joan Mills, director of the workship*.
To give more students oppor* tunities to appear before their fellow dramatists and the drama faculty, members of the group who are not in the play will present half-hour programs at the drama workship meetings. The first in the series will be given tomorrow.
Faculty advisor for the workshop is William C. De Mille, brother of Cecil B. De Mille, 20th Century Fox motion picture director.
Responsible for the combined functions of the group is Dr Ray Kesslar Immel, director of the School of Speech.
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