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Almost within earshot of the steady hum of machinery in the workshops of the ant airplane factories in the southern California area, hundreds of free Americans Uiid Bovard auditorium yesterday to discuss the timely question: Can Air Power Plus ^rve BUtz Brin? Victory?” Between 6:00:00 and 6:54:57 pacific war time, their ques-and the pertinent assertions of the guest speakers were carried over the 129 y©ns of the Blue network from SC’s meeting: of America's Town Hall of the Air.
the interested audience who consistently demonstrated their personal concern fhe proceedings, the broadcast seemed a simple matter of placing speakers before irophones and signaling them to commence speaking. However, broadcasting isn’t sample a business and radio forums are not bom out of nothing. This is the ting story behind the town meeting of the air. The story of people who created srate this democratic instrument of discussion and the facilities that are neces-its presentation. In these paragraphs are contained the behind-the-scenes of how and why the America’s Town Hall of the Air came into existence and one of the most significant institutions of free American discussion, iio's town meeting was originated seven years ago by George Denny, producer | programs and president of Town Hall, New York. “Dedicated to the advancement honestly informed public opinion,” these broadcasts are an outgrowth of a il occurrence in Dr. Denny’s life in 1935.
tile discussing a speech by President Roosevelt with a group of friends, Dr. was amazed to find that people did not listen to the chief executive merely
diately decided that a program like the radio town meeting had a definite place in this country. Founding his organization on the principles of tolerance, justice, and reason, Dr. Denny soon found many prominent supporters. The national growth in importance of scope of this program is largely the result of George Denny’s personal interest and directly the resul-i of his initial efforts.
Dr. Denny’s secretary and program assistant is young, energetic Jeanne Sarasy. Although still s. junior at Stephens college only three months ago. Jeanne assis.ed at a meeting of the program at Stephens and has been the mainstay of the traveling staff ever since. She is responsible for all the arrangements involved in the preparation and presentation of the town meetings. Since her departure from Stephens College, attractive and friendly Jeanne Sarasav has traveled thousands of miles and met hundreds of interesting international personalities.	/
Besides Jeanne Sarasay who times the programs, George Denny who acted as moderator, and the guest speakers, the audience probably noted the two radio engineers who assisted in the broadcast. One of 'these two men, Norman Dewes, special events field engineer for the Blue Network, handled the actual “mixing"’ of the show, the process of regulating the amplification of the speakers’ voices so thai a steady volume of sound is maintained.
Incidentally, it is interesting to note that yesterday's broadcast traveled a long
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TROJAN
>lume XXXIII
Los Angeles, Cal., Friday, July 31, 1942
No. 12
irtal ERC Regulations Told
>y Solicits nor Students
I.OGrade-Point Average Required, jays Raubenheimer
junior and senior students |e College of Letters, Arts, and [ces who have a grade point llative of 2.0 or above and who be interested in SC's honors I: am should consult with the of their department and with * enlistment.
Dr. Raubenheimer Next Session Announces Plans Talks Named
With the creation of the army’s ERC and the revision of the age limits for the naval enlistment program, the present standings of the regulations and requirements concerning the army and navy reserve enlistment programs were released yesterday by Dr. Albert S. Raubenheimer.
A joint board of all branches of the armed forces has been set up to govern enlistment" of college students. Representatives of this board will visit the campus in the fall to explain complete rules for
Albert S. Raubenheimer as as possible, lt was announced Nain Raubenheimer yesterday.
LAS honors program Is de->■1 to enable students to di-[ i portion of their undergrad-eollege work toward a speci-fleld of concentration to be piated by the student.
J1REMENTS TOLD
idents in the program are re-to take one-half of the proin actual course work. The .ning half is organized under Supervision of an advisor. The jnt does reading, research, and Ice laboratory work on his own ltlve. He is required, however. |eet in conference with his ad-periodically for critical con-lion on work covered.
IMS HELD
[ the end of the year examina-are held covering work in the of concentration. Honors im students have the privl-| of auditing classes concerned the field of their interest, n Raubenheimer urge? stu-interested in the program to let their advisors and to see
[cords Sought Service File
bds in the little brown box In ['resident’s office tell the story B90 Trojans who have left this button for service with Uncle
is there that an accurate rec-kept of students of SC who for military training and ser-Their rank, assignment, and jion are all listed to complete information kept for alumni nls.
^ITLTY SERVES
addition to this number of nts, the faculty of this Insti-* has been depleted by 65 who have either gone back in-uniform, or who have re-their commissions, day, according to the pres-office, from 8 to 10 addi-are received for the files, and Dr. von KleinSmid's hope number of cards will in-
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coupon printed at the bot-f page three is for the purpose lping that list expand. Any who knows of some stu-or alumnus of the university i» in the service is urged to | at the service record coupon it into the president's of-201 Administration. wU be on the basis of this ,jue that the Alumni Review publish its “War Register’’ n[ starting with the Septem-and following in each reafter.
REPRESENTATIVES COME
Three weeks later representatives will call again for purposes of enlistment. This will be the only opportunity for enlistment, and will include men from freshman to senior standing.
Age requirements for the navy, which has been recently revised, are: freshmen and sophomores up to the age of 26 for V-l, and juniors and seniors up to 28 for V-7. Lieutenant Olson, located at Chavez Ravine,will be glad to interview prospective enlistees.
PROCEDURE TOLD
It has been pointed out that enlistment need not be during the first semester in the university as previously announced.
For the newly-formed Enlisted Reserve Corps (age 17-45), students who expect to be called for military service before September may register with Dean Raubenheimer, who will forward names to the commander of the ninth army area at Ft. Douglas. Ptah. Dr. Raubenheimer reports that Ft. Douglas has already responded about persons whose names were sent from SC last week.
REGISTER HERE
Men who are interested in reserve enlistment with V-l, V-5, or V-7, army aviation, marines, coast guard, must register at the nearest recruiting station.
An examination for enlisted reserve men is required in the last semester of the sophomore year. Those in V-l and those enlisted in the reserve air corps will be examined on physics and mathematics through trigonometry, as well as. general intelligence.
EXAM REQUIRED
Men in the Enlisted Reserve Corps will take a general intelligence qualifying examination which will not cover math or physics. Juniors and seniors who enlist will not be required to take the qualifying examination.
Pre-dental and pre-medical students may enlist under V-l or the Reserve Enlistment Corps. SC's NROTC has selective priority over freshmen for thirty days after the beginning.of the new term.
Richard Francis Cyr Receives Commission
Richard Francis Cyr, son of Henry F. Cyr, Newport, Calif., has recently received his commission as Ensign In the United States naval reserve following his graduation from the naval air station. Corpus Christi, Tex.
Cyr attended SC and took CAA and CPT training before commencing his primary night training at the Elimination base, Oakland, Cal.
Assignment to one of the many branches of naval aviation now awaits Cyr.
by Guy Halferty
Yesterday evening, between 5 and 7, this university took a tremendous leap and landed journey through wires beginning from Bovard Auditorium to the Hancock broadcast- itsejf right in the forefront Of the nation’s Wildest, WOOliest, and most Vital controversy— ing s.udios across the street	*	matter 0f air power vs. traditional military strategy.
Our university has seldom been more fortunate than it was in procuring the outlet for this spectacular battle among four outstanding military and aviation experts. And those of us who attended the program—consisting of nation-wide broadcast of the famous Town Meeting of the Air, preceeded by a free discussion among members of the audience —came away with the feeling that we had been in on the real thing; there was no doubt that this broadcast will arouse considerable and varied reaction all over the country. TOPIC OF EVENING
The topic of the evening was: “Can air power, plus nerve blitz, bring victory?” Taking the affirmative view were publisher William B. Ziff, of Flying Magazine, and the dynamic ,spade-calling Major Alexander P. de Seversky, author of the famous current bestseller, “Victory Through Air Power.” The upholders of the negative were Capt. Claude B, Mayo, superintendent of the California Maritime academy and fiery, impressive Maj. Gen. Paul B. Malone, retired commanding general of the ninth corps area.
As far as the audience was concerned, however, the forum dissolved into a heated battle of words and wits between Gen. Malone and Maj. de Seversky. Time and again these two brilliant strategists swapped pointed remarks and barbed retorts, always attempting to
maintain some semblance of courtesy without sacrificing the point of the argument. To the delight of the assembly, neither expert was successful in covering his exasperation. ‘SOFTEN UP’
At one point in the discussion, Maj. Gen. Malone remarked heatedly that, while air power was undoubtedly a vital adjunct to the national war effort, it could never be successful by itself; its main function, he stated, should be to “soften up” the enemy.
Seversky, already on his feet, leaped to the microphone and took over the discussion. “My contention is the same as General Malone’s,” he laughed. “I say we should “soften them up REAL GOOD—then we could do the rest of the job with a small, well-trained, efficient army without needless mass slaughter!” Delighted cheers and laughter drowned out his last few words.
AUDIENCE ARGUES
The meeting was called to order at 5:15 by Dr. Frank Baxter, who introduced Pres. Rufus B. von KleinSmid, Dr. Baxter then explained that, inasmuch as this was a real town meeting, the audience was to have a chance to participate in some discussion. He then declared the meeting open to all; and, after a few bashfully silent moments, the assembly opened lively, intelligent pro-and-con discussion on the topic of the evening. *
The speakers were then Introduced by Dr. George V. Denny, Jr., founder and moderator of this unique and vital program which has an estimated listening audience of some 7,000,000 persons. Dr. Denny cautioned the audience to restrict its questions to subjects not considered military taboos; this program, he stated, could easily be utilized by saboteurs if no supervision were exercised. The audience was invited to submit its questions to the moderators who patrolled the
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Two Concurrent Series Scheduled in Five-Week Term
DR. ALBERT SIDNEY RAUBEN-HEIMER — releases ERC information.
Five-Week Term Schedule Changes
The office of the dean yesterday announced the following changes in schedule for the approaching five-weeks session: Department, course number, name and change:
Cinema, 198. Motion Picture Production, by Judson instead of Ivens.
Commerce Mgt., 176. Time and Motion Study, by Barrett instead of Stewart, In O.C. 222; time changed from 1:15 to 10:30.
Mdsg., 182, Problems in Sales-^ manship, by Blackstone instead
of Ivey.
Sec. Adm., 150, Office Management, in O.C. 332 instead of O.C. 330.
Education, 240b, The Organization and Techniques of Counseling and Guidance. Omitted. 250. Secondary Education, by Montgomery instead of Campbell.
261a, Sec. C. Master's Thesis Seminar, omitted.
History, 116t, Aistory of California. in B. 302 inste.4 of B. 214. Music. 133, Brass and Percussion Instruments: Class Instruction and Methods, by Gould instead of Rush or Conn.
192, Band Problems, Materials and Technics, by Gould instead of Rush or Conn.
Physics, 125. Electronics, in Sc.
167 instead of Sc. 159.
Pol. Sci., 151, Contemporary Political Thought, by Hindman instead of Rodee at 1:15 instead of 8:00 in B. 209.
Spanish, 113, Contemporary Spanish Literature, in B. 305 instead of B. 304.
Two series of special lectures running concurrently will be offered Summer Session students during the five-week session.
The education - philosophy - psy -chology series will bring three speakers before the students, and five men will speak in the social science series. All lectures will be given in Administration 206 and will start at 3:45 p.m.
August 5 is the inaugural date, with Dr. Robert A. Davis speaking on “Applicability of Applications of Psychology with Particular Reference to Schoolroom Learning.” LONG SPEAKS 6econd talk in the philosophy group will be offered on August 12 by Dr. Wilbur H. Long of the SC School of Ph’losophy. He will speak on “Mind in Warfare.”
An August 19 address by Dr. Walter Muelder of the School of Religion on “Freedom as a Problem of Religious Adjustment” will conclude the education-philosophy-psychology series.
Dr. Wilbert L. Hindman, associate professor of political science, will open the social science series on August 6. discussing “The Propaganda Front.”
PETTENGILL SCHEDULED "Economic Internationalism During the War and After” will be the subject of Dr. Robert B. Pettengill in the second talk scheduled for August 13.
He will be followed by Dr. Francis J. Bowman of the history department on August 20. Dr. Bowman will speak on “The Technique of Great Peace Conferences.” Speakers a.nd topics for the final two lectures to be given on August 27 and September 3 will be announced at a later date.
Hindman to Offer Propaganda Talk
"While much talk is being carried on about the need for a second battlefront in Europe, already the continent is being invaded by subtle propaganda divisions,” asserted Dr. Wilbert L. Hindman, associate professor in the department of political science, who will deliver a lecture August 6 on “The Propaganda Front.”	[----
Publishers' Exhibit Displayed in Bridge
Students and faculty members of the Summer Session will have an opportunity of viewing the Publishers’ exhibit on the first floor of Bridge hall until August-7, closing date for the display. Hours are from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. each day, except Saturday and Sunday.
MAJ. ALEXANDER P. DE SEVERSKY—"Soften 'em good"—with air power. ’’Drive at their nerve centers.” —Courtesy L A. Examiner.
Registration Jam Looms for Trojans
by Bob Lander
Some will come back for more learning, others will continue to absorb knowledge, and still more will enter SC to gain what they can from a university in their spare summer time.	1
That is the story of several hundred students who will
re-register for the five-weeks ses-
Vultee Trainer to Use fjonstrate^ic Materials
Vultee Aircraft has arranged to produce its BT-15 trainer plane with new specifications calling for low alloy steel to roplace aluminum wherever possible.
It is an annual exhibit arranged each year by the various publishing companies for the purpose cf discussing with students and teachers the nature of new publications, material content, and cost of texts.
EXHIBIT COMPLETE
Exhibits this year are- being presented at a limited number of colleges on the west coast, SC having one of the most complete from standpoint cf coverage. In each room on the first floor of Bridge hall are the works of publishers who print material representative of a given field.
In one annex are appearing childrens’ books, texts for the teaching of elementary students, animal stories, and nursery rhymes. The latest writings in the field of child-training are to be seen.
Other rooms contain material dealing! with commerce, industry, war pinduction, education in the higher grades, fiction, transporta- i
tion, mathematics, navigation, political science, medicine, and music. No phase of learning has been neglected in the Publishers exhibit, arranged for the benefit of educators who might be seeking text information.
REPRESENTATIVES AID
Each publisher has a representative stationed here for the display, and this representative willingly provides all the information pertinent to his field. Books are discussed with visitors, prices are quoted, and questions are answered.
Not only is the exhibit valuable from the informative standpoint, persons will find that \ isiting the show offers them an interesting escape into the world of fiction. Syllabi and supplementary pamphlets as background material for textual volumes are on display. Comparative figures quoting prices of different manuals are to be found.
sion tomorrow in the Physical Education building from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and once more begin the process of learning. More than one mature student is worrying about a special credential while those with the bright, new book of the regular college student are wondering if they can possibly get enough units in order to graduate in February.
MEN WORK
Young men with 1-a on their selective service registration ^ards are hard at work on courses in trigonometry, astronomy, navigation.
And even more anxious are they about grades. Not so important were such things as grades, but proficiency is the by-word of the USA, the USN, and the USMC, and so to these young men grades become a fetish. Grades to them may mean bars and oak leaves latfr. SOME DO THIS
Then there are a few students who come to finish their work and receive the degree they started to gat 10, 15, yes, even 20 years ago. One woman attends classes, studies diligently untU after her daughter has come home from a date.
She attended college too many years ago to be remembered, but she found herself still wanting a degree and next September she will receive it.
The first in the series of social science lectures, for the five-weeks term. Dr. Hindman’s delivery will take place in 206 Administration building at 3:45 p.m.
NEED ACTION It is the speaker’s opinion that the allied nations are not making full use of propagandistic possibilities in the prosecution of World War II. “We seem to be only groping, were disorganized, decentralized,” he remarked in discussing his forthcoming lecture.
According to Dr. Hindman, there is great need for the immediate institution of a centralized propaganda ministry, organized as an allied endeavor to throw back at the axis a more bitter and more effective dose of their own medicine. EFFECTIVENESS TOLD “The effectiveness of subversive activities, propaganda, fifth-column work—whatever you want to call it —cannot be ignored,” the speaker said. “What we need to realize is that our propaganda efforts require intensification, they need to be pushed, organized.”
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Curtiss Produces Huge Propeller for Navy Ship
The largest airplane proDeller type in the world — it measures 18 feet in diameter — has been built by the Curtiss-Wright corporation for installation in a new flying boat. While the prop was developed for use on a new twin-engine navy flying boat, it is especially suited for equipping military and naval aircraft types which operate at extremely high altitudes where the air has only one-quarter
of the density it possesses at sea level.
Peace Plan Contest Announces Start
Could you use $500? Would you be willing to pit your brain strength against other undergraduates inths nation’s colleges and write a 5000-word essay on the subject, “Collaboration Between the United States and the British Commonwealth of Nations for Postwar World Order?”
According to the contest announcement just received in ,the office of President Rufus B. von KleinSmid, the aims and rules of the prize essay contest conducted by World Affairs are as follows: AIMS OF THE CONTEST
The reconstruction of international order at the end cf the present war will be excessively difficult. It will require the cooperation of many nations. The close collaboration of the English-speaking nations is essential. ^phe United States and Great Britain have proclaimed their objectives in the Atlantic Charter and in the lend-lease compact of Feb. 23,.1942.
The Ameriean people should be made thoroughly . aware of their world-wide responsibilities. The essay contest should help to focus attention on so vital a subject and be productive of valuable ideas and proposals.
RULES OF THE CONTEST
1.	The contest is open to all regularly registered undergraduates in properly accredited degree-granting institution in the United States.
2.	The subject of the essay will be ‘‘Collaboration Between the United States and the British Commonwealth of Nations for Postwar World Order.”
3.	The essay must be an original contribution prepared for this contest; no previously published article may be used.
4.	The essay must be typed, double-spaced, on one side of white paper, size 8x10*2 inches with a
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