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Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Jan. 8, 1943
Night Phone: RI. 5471
—Courtesy Herald-Express
ILY 100 CADETS attended the ceremonies yesterday that made the iormer Sigma louse the official barracks of naval flight trainees. The house was named Owens tribute to the memory of Lt. James Charles Owens, former Trojan grid player. i above in front of the door are, left to right, Mrs. Helen Owens, widow of the Lt. (j.g.) J. A. McDevitt, and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Owens, parents of the hero.
avy Hall Dedicated
jent crest of the brother-Sigma Chi was chipped Iplace of adornment on the house yesterday as the of fraternity life disap-?fore inmoving cadets of ival Flight Preparatory
le-roofed fraternity house (street became Owens hall at 11 a.m.
[ONORED
|00 cadets standing at at-jt. fj.g.) J. A. McDevitt a simple, impressive cere-Ithe dedication of the ca-cks, naming it in tribute
to the memory of Lt. James Charles Owens, former Trojan grid player, who, as commander of the famed Squadron Eight, was killed in the battle of Midway.
Present at the dedication were Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Owens, Owens’ parents, and Mrs. Helen Owens, widow of the flyer, who was a classmate of her husband in ’34 at SC.
HAPPY IN NAVY
‘I hope you’ll be as happy in the navy as Jimmy was,” Mrs. Owens said in addressing the cadets.
The Trojan hero was a commander in the Torpedo Squadron
unit of 15 flyers. Only one of this group returned from a run on a superior force of Japanese surface craft.
Two other buildings at Troy have been taken over by the navy:Aeneas hall, which will be known as Newkirk hall in honor of Jack Newkirk who lost his life fighting with the American Volunteer group in the
Orient, and Parkshire manor, an apartment house on Exposition boulevard, which will be called Henderson hall .after Major Loftus Henderson who was killed in the Solomons.
e-Act Dramas Open Jan. 16
|dy will contrast with drama in '‘These Three To-series of one-act plays which will be given by Dra-:shop in Touchstone theater, Jan. 16 and 18. This [ie final effort of the student actors for the fall se-^aid Joan Miles, in charge of the productions, will be satirized in “A-----
Floyd Covington Speaks at Religion Luncheon
light-hearted comedy ‘ggy Webber and AlWil-|IX)lan, Carol Brinkerhoff, Harry Woodle, and Jesse 111 play supporting roles. [PLAY SOMBER .ng the humorous mood ?ning play will be the losphere of “Land’s End.”
Floyd G. Covington, executive director of the Los Angeles urban league, will present his - ideas on "Democracy Across the Tracks” at the luncheon to be held Monday nn and Laura Lee New- in Elisabeth von KleinSmid hall let the leading parts, as-	gchool of Religion.
b€n Sheldon and Glenn j Reservations may be made in
the School of Religion office.
lat from Jersey,” written Id Scott, an SC student, jde the program. Miss |ed out that this play will to music. Nancie Shel-Chapman will act the Others in the cast are LeRoy Chapman, Billie Marion Smith. « no FOR WAR Is from the sale of tick-|ne-act plays will be con-e war effort.
?n’t decided yet where Ll be sent,” said Miss |ama Workshop is con-o proposals at present, liscussed turning profits Red Cross and selling Idefense stamps.
Radio Worksnop
Takes Over Room
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.Firmly ensconsed in their new offices on the third floor of the Student Union, Lynn Randle, president of SC‘s radio workshop department, and her staff were making plans for the future yesterday.
A staff meeting will be held today at 3:15 p.m. in the new offices at 323 in the Union. Dr. Max Krone, adviser for the group will be present and address remarks to the group concerning future activities designed to make radio a recognized student activity on campus. Miss Randle disclosed that they also plan to select a speaker from local radio circles to speak at some future date.
Activities for this year of Gamma Beta Alpha, local chapter of the National Collegiate Broadcasters association will also be discussed.
Navy Trainees Will Begin Study Monday
200 Men Arrive for 12-Week School Schedule
Under naval discipline and drill and with eight full daily class periods six days a week, 200 civilian-clad cadets in the SC Naval Flight Preparatory school will begin a vigorous 12-week study schedule Monday at 8 a.m.
Following the arrival on Wednesday of the first 100
men from Los Angeles and vicinity, a second contingent of 100 travel weary cadets arrived at Troy late yesterday afternoon. The second group of trainees has come west to SC from the ninth naval district near Detroit.
The men who are training in the navy air forces will follow a well-rounded flight ground study at SC. Subjects which the cadets \will cover during training in the flight prep school are mathematics, physics, navigation* aerology, communications, aircraft engines, principles of flight, familiarization with aircraft, and recognition and physical training.
The flight program on the SC campus is under the supervision of Lt. (j.g.) J. A. McDevitt. The Trojan program includes all of the major points covered in the more advanced pre-flight schools, ' plus all the necessary ground work required of naval aviation cadets.
The cadets, who range in age from 18 to 26, are being housed in Owens hall (formerly Sigma Chi fraternity house) and Newkirk hall (formerly Aeneas hall). Most of the prep flight classes will be held in partitioned rooms of the Law building.
No. 68
Is This What They Call Mob Psychology?
A radio on the candy counter in the Student Union blared forth the Star Spangled Banner yesterday—that’s all, but it caused a, minor crisis in the busy lives of about 50 persons seated at tables.
After several notes, talking quieted.
Coffee cups were put down.
Forks were poised in mid-air.
Chewing mouths stopped.
The Union was dead silent now.
The music got louder.
Should they stand or remain seated?
Students anxiously looked around.
Who would stand first?
“But this is radio music.”
“I wouldn’t stand if I were home.”	. ,
“But we stand at theaters.”
One brave soul stood.
Others faltered to their feet, coffee cups still in hand.
When the last note sounded, the entire gathering was standing.
Patriotism had triumphed.
A precedent was set.
A crowd had reacted.
Embarrassment subsided.
A crisis had passed.
tions, SC this year will hold mid ment exercises at the close of the Scheduled to be held Jan. 3 p.m., the wartime ceremonies w mid-year in order that many grad receive their diplomas in a cere are scattered across the world in t The Memorial coliseum, usua Troy’s diploma presentations, willl the winter class of ’43. The winter held in Bovard auditorium.
Candidates for degrees who their requirements or have work i ceive notification soon from the R The ceremonies will be preside dent Rufus B. von KleinSmid and traditional hooding of the gradua Invitations for the graduatio now being printed and will be av Complete plans for the cere yet been formulated and final a the program will be announced la
Poem Contest Closing Nears
Only a limited time is left for contributions to be entered in the war poetry contest. Dr. Frank Baxter, head of the English department, announced that the deadline had been extended until next Monday.
Sponsors of the competition are the morale committee of the war board and the Daily Trojan to encourage efforts by all Trojans for more serious poetry on the war.
Manuscripts are to be handed in to Dr. Baxter on standard typing paper. The paper must be marked with a Code word or phrase, and the name and address of the author attached on a card.
Phi Sigma Guest Will Discuss
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Orchids Tonight
Phi Sigma, national honorary biological fraternity, will hear Lovell Swisher Jr. speak on “Terrestrial Orchids” at a meeting tonight at 8 in 145 Hancock hall.
The speaker has been growing these orchids for 17 years in southern California. He receives specimens from collectors all over the world, especially from Africa, India, and the West Indies.
Swisher will cite his methods used in successful cultivation of these plants. He will illustrate his lecture with blossoming specimens. The best known orchid is the familiar vanilla bean plant which is used commercially on a wide scale.
The public may attend the meeting, it was announced.
Apolliad De Set for Feb.
Urging that all original manuscripts of na and Clionian Literary societies and Tl journalism sorority, be turned in to the ScJ fice by Feb. 24, the Apolliad faculty comi that they expect many entries from these
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Hillel Foundation to Hold Service
This morning at 9:55 during chapel hour, a worship service will be held by the Hillel Foundation in the Little Chapel of Silence. Those conducting the service will be Ruth Gold, Ruth Moskowitz, and Anita Wallich. This is one of a series of worship services presented each day by various religious groups on the campus.
Those who wish to come are invited to participate in the program. The little chapel is located behind the women’s residence hall.
On Sunday night, the Hillel council of Jewish Students has extended an invitation to all graduate students to meet at 200 South Mc-Cadden place at 7:30. Dr. Arthur Lesser, of the SC School of Medicine, will tell of his experiences while he was a student at the University of Vienna during the nazi regime.
Sociology Fraternity
“Sociology Looks at Minority Groups” is the topic of guest speaker Harry F. Henderson when he discusses Ihe Mexican group at the Alpha Kappa Delta, honorary sociology fraternity, meeting in the YWCA house Friday at 7:30 p.m.
IRC Hears Speech on Russia Today'
Cadets, Coeds Exchange Looks-S Long Books
by DOROTHEA RAWA
We've covered all sorts of characters and things but we really outdid ourselves yesterday when we were handed—on a silver platter— the assignment of interviewing the naval fiight cadets who recently arrived on campus.
W e treked gingerly into Owens hall (Sigma Chi house until the navy took over) and gazed timidly around. Before we knew it we
the snow. “Doesn’t it ever snow here?” he asked.
He thinks the girls are—quote— a bit of all right—unquote—and hopes to see more of them. He hasn’t met or seen very many Trojans, but he hopes to do so in the near future.
Tall, good-looking Lehi Davis, from Salt Lake City, came here from Utah State Agricultural col-
“Russia and the World Today” will be the subject of Richard Atkinson, member of the United States mission to Russia during World war I, In an address to the International Relations club at a luncheon meeting next Thursday in Elisabeth von KleinSmid hall.
Atkinson, a former president of the Los Angeles Adventurers club, was chosen from Harvard university to go with 10 other university men to Russia during the first World war. Their mission was to Ail study conditions in that country and aid in building friendly relations between the two nations. On his first trip, he learned the Russian language and spent a year at the front. He watched the inception of the Bolshevik revolution and was the last foreigner to leave the Russo-German battle front when peace made. He was also a member
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Rupert Hugh Garland, Lee E: no Usher, the 1 well Harris, a among the criti ed the campus
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Wesleyans Pull Taffy
The Wesley league of the University Methodist church will have a taffy-pull in the church kitchen tonight at 7:30. There will be storytelling, singing and dancing, sendee men are invited. The address pf the church is 817 W. 34th street.
the University of Southern California.
Handsome Paul Howell comes from Dallas, Tex.
“I’m pretty crazy about SC,” he noted. “The kids have all been swell to us. Gosh, I met a girl— the only one I’ve met—her name was Josephine, and was she nice.”
We tried to rouse him from his dreamv trance ioj
pants.
Coming to campus instead of another station was a pleasant surprise to him.
Huntington Park native Harold Dudley knows a lot of Trojans and wants, to know still more. He is fond of the campus idea and hopes to complete his training here.
“But I sure don’t envy the fellows
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in Europe.
He has been in Russia many times recent* to study conditions. He has traveled about 25.000 miles in Russia and Siberia and is a stu dent of international affairs, especially of those pertaining to Russia, China, and Japan.
In his talk next Thursday he will