KNIGHTS. OSBORNE JOIN IN MARDI GRAS PROM
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True Mardi Gras spirit will prevail Saturday evening Iwhen the Trojan Knights present the first SC postwar prom |at the Deauville Beach club in Santa Monica.
The informal prom will begin at 9 p.m. and continue un-|til 1 a.m. with music provided by Will Osborne and his famous )rchestra.
“I particularly want to get straight the fact that women |»re not to wear formals,” stated Jerry Hoytt, chairman.
“The announcement was made that the prom was to be |semi-formal. but the plans for the evening are for women to ittend in date dresses. There will be no corsages,'’ he added. “Included in the $3.60 bid will be a chance to win one of
the raffle prizes which will be given away during the evening. Numbers will be placed on the back of each bid and the prizes will be given for those numbers," continued Hoytt.
The prom will follow the traditional gridiron clash be-| tween SC and UCLA and will honor members of the football ; team.
“The entire facilities of the Deauville will be at the disposal of celebrating Trojans, as the army has departed from j the club. Thirty baby spot-lights will be placed around the ' dance floor to help carry out the Mardi Gras decorative theme,” stated Hoytt.
Bids are still available from the cashier in the Student
Union and from the Knights. Veterans may buy their bids from the above sources or through representatives of the
various veteran organizations.
Fourteen solo artists compose the orchestra of Will Osborne. They will provide the soft crooning style of music, for which the band is famous, throughout the evening. Osborne has played at more college proms than any other band leader.
“All students, both trainees and civilians, are invited to attend the Mardi Gras,” stated Bill Camm, president of the Trojan Knights. “Also, please let any students who are nofc on campus this term know about the affair,” he added.
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Two lunch hours set for winter
The present lunch hour; |rom 12 noon to 1:15 is to be sed for classes starting wiht le opening of the fall semes-;r Nov. 1, according to Dr. klbert S. Raubenheimer, exec-tive dean. Lunch periods will e staggered to increase the mount of people who can be »rved at the cafeteria in the Student Union.
Due to the limitation of the serv-lg facilities in the Union, and the Kpected increase in enrollment for ie fall semester, the changes have ren made.
A abort break will be at 12:50 i« 1:15 p.m. to allow students who lave classes through the lunch >eriod to get something to eat. Beginning the week of Oct. 12. 'gistration book No. 1 and credit immaries will be available in the gistrar's office. ‘‘This will save ie student time and allow him to nfer with his adviser before reg-tration on Oct. 29. 30, 31,” stated pward Patmore, registrar.
The registration schedule is as >llows:
>ct. 29—Mon. 8:30 a.m.—University Junior college.
IOO p.m.—Freshman,* A-L.
M p.m.—Freshman, M-Z. et. SO—Tues. 8:30 a~m.—Sophomore, A-L.
i:00 a.m.—Sohpomore, M-Z.
p.m.—Juniors, seniors, gradu-ites.
et 31—Wed. 8:30 a,m. to 4:30 j.m.—Registration continues for
students.
|ally committee •leases Friday >oters rules
following rules were releas-yesterday by the ASSC rally
raittee as those applicable to SC-UCLA game Friday night.
1.	All men rooters who plan to in the card section must wear ite shirts so that the section 1 be uniform.
t. Women rooters who plan to in the card section are to wear hite blouses.
2.	Women who own pom pons old bring them as no new ones
« available this year.
4. All rooters who sit in the stunt section must plan to rticipate In the stents during If-time and no one will be alto leave the section from minutes before the end of first half until the stunts are mpleted.
Rooters will enter the sec-at Tunnel 8 on the south e of the Coliseum.
At the completion of the the winning university will eed to the opposite side of e Coliseum forming behind the live band and marching ross the field to serenade the ser. Rooters are asked to use sles in getting out of the sec-oruo the field and not to imb ropes, railings, or across the >xes.
7. In case of a tie, the visiting SC, will sing its Alma Mater }rst, to be followed by the home UCLA, signifying the com-letion of the game.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
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Vol. XXXVI
72
Los Angeles, Thursday, Sept. 20, 1945
Night Phonj Rt (473
No. 204
Open letter
Armbruster calls off all-U assembly
SC prexy criticizes lack of Troy interest
“An assembly shouldn’t be attended by only 50 people when the whole student body is interested.”
Thus Bill Armbruster, ASSC president, cancelled the all-university forum on student representation called yesterday with “frankly I’m disappointed at the poor attendance.
“From the furor created in the past weeks, it would seem that more students are interested in student government,”
Armbruster continued. “It may be possible at a future time to have such a forum be successful.”
“Provisions will be made so that students With suggestions on the problem may drop them in a box in the Student Union.
If there is enough response, we shall make plans for another forum.”
“As I see it, the time, energy and work the ASSC senate has put forth is of little avail.”
Armbruster scheduled the assembly for noon yesterday in the hope that members of the student body would express their views on the problem of student representation at SC.
He and the senate had considered it the best way to obtain opinions from all Trojans.
Anita Norcop, chairman of freshman orientation, was to speak on the AWS and its function in representing SC women on the senate. Terry Nelson, another senate member and yell king, was slated to discuss the possibilities of a men’s organization set up in the same manner.
Following the speeches, Armbruster planned to open the assembly to discussion from the floor.
As announced by the ASSC president to those attending the forum, the speeches of Miss Norcop and Nelson appear below.
Fellow Trojans:
After the disappointment in the-attendance at the assembly yesterday, I hope that the work of the senate in trying to give the students of SC an opportunity to voice their feelings in student government is not in vain. It is up to the
students now to prove their interest.
Trojans can’t stand passively by and expect someone else to represent them. The students personally i must actively initiate their ideas and suggestions in order that they may be represented.
The assembly was proposed for the purpose of accepting constructive criticism and suggestions in order to find out how students feel about student government and in order .that their ideas may. be employed for better representation.
It shouldn’t be the responsibility of the senate to force students to take part in activities. The senate } has brought forth the opportunity for participation by all. From there on it’s up to the students themselves ho carry on.
Let’s hope that the lack of interest and small attendance is no example of future all-university assemblies, '	• ^
Sincerely, •
Bill Armbruster.
BILL ARMBRUSTER . . . straight talk.
Editorializing
Anita Norcop speech
Associated Women Students is an organization designed to represent every woman at our university. For this reason we feel it important that each woman on campus understand how she is being represented a.t the present time. Moreover, she should have the opportunity to offer constructive criticism; that is why we are holding this assembly.
At a previous forum, it was suggested ,to us that there are far too few women's assemblies. Your women officers have considered this excellent criticism and are planning an AWS forum at the beginning of next term. At this time it will be
possible for all interested students to meet their officers, ask questions, and discuss the improvement of AWS.
Today I will attempt to clarify the present system of representation. To begin with, It is analogous to a pyramid. The base of the pyramid is composed of all women students. The next step upward is the associate cabinet of AWS This cabinet is composed of a social chairman, assembly chairman, pubilcity chairman, scrapbood chairman, poster chairman, and five point recorders. They meet weekly with the vice-president of AWS. She in turn interprets their ideas to the AWS cabinet.
The AWS cabinet itself is composed of president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer of AWS; vice-president and secretary of the (Continued on Page Three)
Terry Nelson speech
In the consideration of the organizing of men students into an associated body, the reasons for such an organization should be stated. It ha^ always been thought necessary for the men to have a governing body similar to that of the woman, but the need h-^s become more apparent now because of the rapid returning of veterans to the university.
During the war the women have gladly managed the affairs ordinarily handled by men. They feel, and justly, that with the end of the war the men should resume the handling of activities directly concerning the men.
As AMS in suitable form is also necessary to coordinate the activities of the various men s service and honorary organizations. Under one of the plans already submitted to the student senate, the proposed AMS council would consist of the heads of activities such as the Knights, Squires, and Blue Key. # All of these groups would be represented in a voting capacity on the senate by an elected AMS prexy.
The senate is undergoing a self-imposea revamping, based on a desire to have the entire student body as completely ana effectively represented ns cari be made possible. This could be accomplished through having, as voting seats on the sen-i ate, the presidents of the colleges, the classes, both the AMS and the AWS, the heads of Panhellenic and (Continued on Page Three)
Are we interested?
Just how little interest can students have in a problem which should be of interest to the entire campus? The answer to this question was clearly given in the mainfestation of enthusiasm at yesterday’s all-university assembly sponsored by the ASSC. Certainly no one can deny that the entire student body of Southern California demonstrated the fact that neither the so-called non-orgs nor the satisfied fraternity and sorority members are basically concerned with the conduct of student affairs. The situation seems to be one of lethargy coupled with an apathy for all that student body affairs signify.
The only indication of concern comes from a few, loyal but ineffective people, who seek to improve student representation. These few will fight vigorously to obtain distinction and identification for themselves, but it is only for themselves and the rest of the Trojans can go hang on some convenient tree. These few will protest violently that they do represent student interest and opinion, but when given the opportunity to prove their interest, such as yesterday, they fajl.
It is a question not just of fraternity and sorority members, but of members of other student organizations as well. Frankly the only student organizations which wfere at all well represented at yesterday’s fiasco were Trojan Knights (there possible because they acted as ushers), and the ASSC senators (naturally present because the questions involved were of a personal nature). The remainder of the audience was composed of a few stragglers. Those other people who hold a sincere interest in student affairs, where were they?
Where were the 3000 students who, it is claimed, feel left out because they are not represented? Where were the members of the very organizations which are fighting most vigorously for senate representation? Certainly they were aware of the fact that an assembly was being held, two days of top play in the Daily Trojan saw to that, if anyone reads the Daily Trojan.
Possibly the trouble is one of “summeritis.” Possibly it is a combination of circumstances “over which there is no con-
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Rev. Riley to speak at meeting
“Healing the Wounds of War” will be the topic on which the Rev. Herbert J. Riley, class of 1921, will speak today at 12:30 p.m. in Harris hall auditorium.. The event is an all-U assembly sponsored by the council on religion.
For fourteen years the Rev. Mr. Riley lived in the Philippine Islands working among students and young people under the Board of Missions of the Methodist Church. At the outbreak of the war. the Rev. Mr. Riley, his wife, daughter and youngest son, were interned by the Japanese in the Santa Tomas internment camp in
Manila.
By the time of their rescue by the United States first cavalry on Feb. 3. Mrs. Riley had lost 30 pounds and the Rev. Mr. Riley weighed only 112 pounds. This loss in weight was due to four months of slow starvation that the Japanese in charge of the camp had forced upon all internees.
The Rev. Mr. Riley’s oldest son, Paul, who had returned to the United States prior to the start of the war, is a member of the marine unit stationed at SC. Before being assigned to SC. Paul served in the fourth division and took part in the invasions of the Marshall Islands. Tinian, and Saipan.
At the present time, the Rev. Mr. Riley and h,s famPy are residing in Los Angeles. Herbert Jr. is also attending SC and his daughter Eleanor is going to (Continued on Page Four)
Kick-off rally to open season
The fever of football spirit will run high tomorrow noon when two football coaches, Trojan gridders and 14 football queens join all SC students at a kick-off rally in Bovard.
Coaches Ray Richards of UCLA and Jeff Cravath of the Cardinal and Gold will be feature* at .the season's first rally, both mentors presenting short talks.
The 14 football queens for the weekend will travel University avenue with the Trojan band in a pre-rally parade to open the noontime festivities. The women, chosen from 14 sororities, include Jo Ann Proppe, Tish MiUer, Betty Lee Aldrich, Betty Pitzer, Travis Jones, Virginia Hoose.
Mary McCarey, Jean McCullough, Betty Evans, Ruth Broxholmes, Barbara Waiger. Betsy Owens, Dee Dee Walker, and Norma Thalheim-er.
“This is an all-U affair and all Trojans should take full advantage of the opportunity to get their lungs in shape for the coming season,** stated ASSC Prexy Bill Armbruster in urging a fuU attendance.	^
Yell King Terry Nelson will open the program by leading the assembly in an assortment of yells and chants.
Sigma Delta Chi
I . . . actives a_nd pledges will hold a short meeting today at 2:30 p.m in 425 Student Union to discuss i important business. Attendance is j compulsory.