arid best of luck
G seeks 43rd UCLA casaba victory Troy s soldiers
leave for war
Making their last local appearance of the current season, roy’s southern division cage champions travel to Westwood is evening and tomorrow night to wage battle with UCLA’s uch-improved quintet, as the Uclans attempt to bring to a It SC’s 42-game winning streak.
Not only will Ernie Holbrook’s courtmen be striving to ep alive the “jinx’* that has extended since 1932, but they 1 be trying to do something no other southern division has accomplished since 1929—going through the con-rence season without a loss.
It was “Nibs” Price’s great California aggregation that last turned the trick.
Although Troy boasts one of the greatest outfits in the
Students who want to go to either of the SC-UCLA basketball games on Friday and Saturday, must have their activity books stamped at the cashier’s window. /
hsitory of the university, the Bruins’ chances for victory this weekend are particularly high.	(Continued on Page Three)
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s ramble 32 miles
ONDON, Mar. 4—Russian armies e made gains of 32 miles on the ev front and 24 miles on the 1-Kursk front to attain three jor objectives in a single day in-cing the freeing of the entire -mile railroad stretch between ev and Velikie Luki, a Russian cial communique announced to-ht.
ving westward from captured v, great salient anchor north-of Moscow, the Russians swept ough Chertolino, 16 miles west of ev, to capture Olenino, 32 miles st and thus throw the Germans It of their last positions on the Ukie Luki line.
lies finish Nip convoy
SOME'VHERE IN NEW GUINEA, , 3—Wreckage of Japanese ships d planes were strewn from New itain to the coast of New Guinea allied bombers completed wiping t a 22-ship convoy in the most Ive beating ever given the Jap-ese at sea in this theater of options.
When Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s erican and Australian planes had hed the two-day air-surface ttle in the Gulf of Huon, off the Japanese base at Lae, the allies inflicted naval losses to the emy second only to the toll of 28 ips sunk last November off Guad-anal.
esident asks strength
ASHINGTON, Mar. 4—President sevelt, observing the 10th an-ersary of his first inauguration, ed today for strength to com-the forces of evil.
Vol. XXXIV
NAS—Z-43
Los Angeles, Mar. 5, .1943
Night Phone: RI. 5472
to Ft. MacArthur and war
rmy promotes utts to major
According to word received on yesterday, Joseph S. Butts, SC graduate, and assistant di-tor of the feeding of American oops in England, has been pro-oted from major to lieutenant lonel in the U.S. army.
Butts was graduated in 1933, and ter receiving his Ph.D. degree, he rved here as an associate profes-In 1939 he went to Oregon te college.
While at SC, Lieut. Col. Butts arried Dorothy Calhoun, Alpha hi Omega and niece of Dr. Mildred ruble, professor of comparative rature.
/Following training in nutrition d chemical warfare, Butts was igned to his present post in gland.
resident's ffice notice
In order to provide for a stunt body “Send-off Rally” for C men on Friday, Mar. 5, the following schedule will govern glasses meeting during the morn?-Ing:
8:00— 8:45
• :55—10:00 “Send-off Rally” in front of Old College.
10:05—10:50
10:55—11:35
11:40—12:20
R. B. von KleinSmid
When Mudd hall chimes sound 10 this morning, more than 225 Trojan ERCs will swallow the last of their coffee and doughnuts, climb into army trucks parked at Old College, and leave campus for Ft. MacArthur and war while the entire student body cheers and the band strikes up “Fight On.”
-•- All classes )yill be dismissed at
8:55 for a send-off rally in Bovard auditorium where President Rufus B. von KleinSmid arid Ctudent Body President Bob McKay will tell Troy’s soldiers that the university is proud that they are going into the service of their country. The officer commanding the truck convoy will talk at the assembly about the job which they will do for Uncle Sam.
Taking with them nothing but a few personal effects such as harmonicas, guitars, books, or writing paper, they will receive complete army outfits at the induction station where they will train for 13 weeks as privates. Those in the group who show up well before tough drill sergeants will be able to qualify for officer candidate schools where they will train for commissions as second lieutenants.
This is the first group of ERCs to leave from SC. A second contingent of 30 will be called to active duty Mar. 24. Within the last two weeks several seniors who had expected to graduate in May applied to army headquarters in Ft. Douglas, Utah, and were granted permission to remain in school until the conclusion of the 10-week examination period end of the semester.
• Among prominent students leaving today are six members of last fall’s varsity football squad and two varsity basketball players. Results of a Febmary survey by the inter-fraterrity council revealed that approximately one-third of the ERCs in this call are active members or pledges of SC fraternities.
Counselor of Men Francis M. Bacon summed up the university’s attitude to the Trojans leaving when he said yesterday:
“We are sorry to see the boys go, but we are happy that they have the opportunity to serve. Trojans are stationed where Americans are fighting. Their morale and records are the highest, and we feel confident that this group will do its job well.”
BOB MUSICK from Troy to Tokyo.
—Courtesy L.A. Times
ANOTHER CAMPUS SENDOFF—This morning, Mar. 5, 1943, the student body of the University of Southern California will give approximately 225 Trojan ERCs a rousing send-off on campus before the men leave for induction at Ft. MacArthur. The above scene, photographed when Bruins gave their farewell to departing UCLA ERCs this week, will be duplicated here today.
. . . knight to fight.
Muelder to show Gandhi s strategy
"Is Gandhi’s strategy a purely nationalistic one or a universal principle? What are the main features of Gandhi’s ‘passive resistance’?”
Dr. Walter Muelder, professor of Christian theology and ethics who has done research in the fields of non-violent social action and in the philosophical principles in Gandhi’s strategy, will answer these and other questions in his lecture at a meeting- of the International Relations club Thursday at noon in. Elisabeth von KleinSmid hall, according to Dan Halpin, club president.
Dr. Muelder, chairman of the Commision of International Understanding and Good Will of the Los Angeles Church federation, is interested in the racial and cast problem and in India’s place in the rising tension between the white and colored groups in the present war, according to Dan Halpin.
Reservations for the program must be made by Tuesday noon with Dr. J. Eugene Harley in the political science office,
Amazon applicants to aid conference
Amazon applicants who wish to take advantage of a last opportunity to be of service to the university before the new membership is announced, are asked by President Marjorie Anderson to sign up today in the office of the dean of women.
Assistance is needed for the annual Girl Reserve conference at SC, for which the Amazons
Relocation head speaks
At a box luncheon meeting of the Graduate school students next Monday at noon in Touchstone theater, Dr. David E. Henley, who is in charge of relocation of Japanese in California, will speak on his work in relocation, according to Ruth Cass, program chairman.
Dean Rockwell Dennis Hunt, of the Graduate school, will present Dr. Henley, a graduate of SC in sociology. Harriet Damborg, vice-president of the graduate students will preside &t the meeting.
will act as official hostesses. Girls interested in serving will report to campus at 2:30 p.m. Honoring the visiting Girl Reserves, the YWCA cabinet will hold a tea at the Y house from 3 to 5 p.m.
Candidates for Amazon membership are reminded of the petition deadline, which must be turned into the Amazon desk, AWS office, by 3 p.m. today.
Interviews will be conducted in the senate chamber from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, and new members will be announced at a special assembly Friday noon.
The applicant’s cumulative grade point should be indicated on the petition, in addition to the grade average for last semester, if this record is known.
Music broadcast loses announcers
Ray Cushman and Peter Gould, announcers for the School of Music’s keyboard music broadcast who are leaving today with the ERC, will be replaced by Robert Armstrong, according to Dr. Max T. Krone, professor of music.
Featuring Alice Ehler, harpsichordist, the broadcast from Hancock hall over station KHJ from 10:45 to 11:15 a.m. today will include works from the greatest writers of harpsichord music, Bach, Scarlatti, and Handel. Of special importance will be the presentation of Bach’s Chromatic Fantisie and Fugue by Miss Ehlers.
Lynn Randle and Pr- Krone will be the commentators for the broadcast.
El Rodeo proofs
. . . must be in the hands of the university photographer Monday. Many students have not yet turned in their proofs, arid if thfcy ‘2rfe not in by Monday, the photo department will be forced to make the selection for the students, and that picture will appear in the yearbook.
Delta Sigs buy bonds for ERC
Showing their five departing brothers, members of the ERC contingent leaving today for Ft. MacArthur, that they are behind them 100 per cent, Delta Sigma Phi members have agreed to purchase a $100 war bond each week for the rest of the semester, Charles Aylesbury, president, announced yesterday.
“The boys felt that the best present we could give to the men leaving would be to convert our house funds into war bonds. We have pledged to buy one $100 bond every week for the rest of the semester,” Aylesbury stated.
Tom DePaolo, Bob Lint, Al Heve-ner, John Huckins, and Pat Hillings, Delta Sig vice-president, are the men leaving today in whose honor the bonds are being purchased. Each bond will be bought in the name of the fraternity.
“We want to emphasize that the bonds are being paid for by the Delta Sig members themselves and not by any alumnus of the fraternity,” pointed out Bob Kendall, treasurer.
The fraternity already has a large number of men in the service and most of the remaining men are members of one of the reserve corps.
The bonds will be purchased each week from the Victory hut on campus.