U.S. fleet SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
nears Jap homeland
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26. 1 (U.P.)—Adm. William F. Halsey’s Anglo-American Third fleet, spearheaded by the mighty battleship Missouri, began moving on Japan today in preparation for a triumphal entry into Tokyo bay Monday night or Tuesday morning (Japanese time), fleet broadcasts reported tonight.
(Jack Mahon. Mutual correspondent, said that it was officially announced at 10:32 a.m. Tokyo time that the third fleet had entered 6agami bay.)
Vanguards of the fleet already were in Right of the Japanese coast at 7 a.m. Monday Tokyo time (6 p.m. Sunday EWT) and preparing to drop anchor in Sagami bay, 50 miles south of Tokyo, before moving into Tokyo bay to take possession of the big: Yokosuka naval base. Representatives of American radio networks broadcasting from the battleship Iowa said that “at long last the lid is off censorship and we can talk ... at last the first Allied forces are arriving.”
The fleet began moving on Sagami bay after having been withdrawn earlier because of approaching typhoons. The first step toward occupation of Yokosuka was to be a conference aboard Halsey’s flagship, the Missouri, aboard which the formal surrender of Japan will be signed on Sept.
2 in Tokyo bay.
The Japanese aboard a destroyer were steaming toward a rendezvous with the U.S. Destroyer Nicholas which was to bring them to the Missouri about 10 a.m. Tokyo time. At 10:22 a.m. Tokyo time a broadcast said two Japanese navy captains were conferring with America officers aboard the Missouri. The Yokosuka naval base staff officer and a representative of the Tokyo naval district office headed the party. Official navy photographers recorded the historic scene as the Japanese came aboard, the broadcast said.
One broadcaster said the fleet would lay at anchor in Sagami bay until minesweepers cleared the channel into Tokyo bay and that either Moncfay night or Tuesday morning the warships would enter Tokyo bay.
The entire fleet was expected to be anchored in Sagami bay within six hours.
Early Monday morning. Japanese time, the broadcast said that scores of warships, troop transports, and supply vessels grouped in battle formation began steaming into Sagami bay.
Orders already have been given the Japanese high command to have officers of adequate rank and authority to meet the third fleet to receive instructions for turning over the Yokosuka naval base and Its airfields.
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No. 186
FLEWELLING RETIRES
Philosophy director
Former Trojan lands in Japan
SC can claim another war hero in | Lt. Col. Clay Tice Jr., the first Al-! lied serviceman to land deliberately I on Japanese soil since the war began. Tice, a Fifth air force fighter pilot, made a landing in a P-38 Lightning on Mittagahara airstrip on the eastern shore of south central Kyushu.
Tice was followed to the airstrip by another P-38 piloted by Flight Officer Douglas of Anamosa, Iowa, who landed a few seconds later. At first, both pilots sat in their planes not knowing how the Japanese would receive them. Finally Tice got out and began examining one of two Japanese “Betty” bombers parked on the field. While he was looking at the plane, a Japanese officer and seven soldiers approached.
The two men whipped out automatics and waited. When they saw the Japanese were smiling, they were eased somewhat.
The officer saluted, and the two Americans saluted back. Then the officer shook hands with both men. After that, everybody started talking, but since nobody could understand anybody else, they had to resort to an English-Japanese dictionary. Tice informed the Japanese via pencil and paper that a B-17 Flying Fortress would soon arrive with gasoline.
A former student of SC, Tice joined the army In 1940 and was commissioned in 1941. He fought in the Pacific with the late Maj. Richard Bong as his wingman. He was a member of the 49th fighter group.
He later saw European service but this year returned to his old outfit, becoming its deputy commanding officer. He was promoted to commanding officer last month.
He wears the silver star, distinguished flying cross with cluster, air medal with 11 clusters, presidential citation with two clusters and 12 battle stars.
Six weeks
Grades will be ready today and may be picked up at the Registrar’s office.
Troy military to sponsor ball in victory motif
served SC 28 years
Dr. Ralph T. Flewelling, professor of philosophy and director of the SC School of Philosophy, is retiring after twenty-eight years of service in accordance with the university’s retirement plan. His successor has not been announced. Dr. Flewelling will continue to edit the Personalist, quarterly
philosophical magazine published by
Former ASSC prexy killed in plane attack
Among the victims of an attack | the Alpha Delta Pi sorority, retiring by six kamakazi planes on the : only recently to reassume her du-
United States mine layer Aaron Ward. Lt. <jg) Robert N. McKay, president of ,the student body at &C in 1943 and former campus yell leader, was killed recently off Okinawa. according to his mother, Mrs. Lucille McKay, who received the pews Saturday.
The vessel suffered 96 casualties Including 42 killed. It was attacked May 3 and was forced to travel 12.000 miles to the Brooklyn navy yard for repairs. McKay was the only officer killed, his mother said. He was first reported missing in action. He was a member of Squires, Knights. Phi Beta Kappa, and Phi Kappa Phi.
Mrs. McKay was house mother at
ties at home.
ASSC
socia
. . . committee will meet today at 12:30 in 229 Student Union, according to Jackie Boice, chairman.
DR. RALPH T. FLEWELLING . . . retires.
Lopatin blasts race nonsense
Caucasians who boast of their delicate features, light complexion, thin and wavy hair had their .ego deflated Friday by Dr. Ivan Alexis Lopatin, assistant professor of anthropology and archaeology, when he told the We Are One society that I from an anthropological point of view, whites are in some ways more closely related to the apes than are members of the colored races.
“There is no scientific method of determining who belongs to what race and whether one race is superior to another,” asserted Dr. Lopatin. “We are all mongrels. No individual can boast of being more cultured, intelligent, or superior because of anthropological condition. The differences which do exist were brought about by economic, political, geographical conditions.”
Dr. Lopatin emphasized the “nonsense” of determining superiority by racial characteristics by telling the story of an experiment tried by Nicholas I of Russia. Nicholas I wanted to find out whether Russians or Mongolians of Siberia were superior, so he ordered 10 young boys of the most primitive peoples J of Siberia to be sent to the best j school in Russia along with 10 boys of noble birth. Because of the wrong environment, nine of the Mongolian boys • died, but one lived to become the great philologist, Jorji Banzarov.
No race can claim immunity to certain diseases, Dr. Lopatin said. “Immunity to diseases is entirely a matter of geography. Languages are a cultural phenomena. There is no inferior or superior language,” he said. “Every language is best for its own culture, and all languages are subject to change and evolution.”
the school which he founded in 1920.
Followihg his appointment as head of the philosophy department from 1917 to 1929, Dr. Flewelling was director of the school when the Seeley Wintersmith Mudd Memorial Hall of Philosophy was erected. He has been instrumental in making its library of rare volumes one of the most outstanding of its kind In the United States. The SC director is widely known for his humerous books in his field and is credited with establishing the personalistic movement on the Padific coast.
His books are “Christ and the Dramas of Doubt,” “Personalism and the Problems of Philosophy,” “Philosophy and the War,” “Creative Personality,” “The Basic Ideas of West and East.”
He was listed in “Who’s Who in California,” in 1941, He collaborated on “The Dictionary of Philosophy,” and wrote “The Survival of Western Culture,” in 1943.
After graduating from Alma college, Mich., in 1895 with an A.B, degree he was ordained as a Methodist minister and later earned the degree of S.T.B. from Boston University School of Theology. His various pastorates over a period of 14 years included outstanding churches in Boston. Dr. Flewelling earned his Ph.D. from Boston university and the honorary degree of Litt.D. from SC for his outstanding contributions in his field. He also attended the University of Michigan, Garrett biblical institute, and the Sor-bonne, France.
During World war I, he organized and directed the philosophy department of the AEF university in France. Later he served for a year as visiting lecturer at the Califor-nia-in-China college in Peking as well as other universities.
He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Eta Sigma, PI Epsilon Theta, (found er).
The various organizations to which he belongs and to which he has contributed are British Institute of Philosophical Studies, Medieval Academy of America , committeeman at the International Congress of Philosophy, in Paris, 1937, and advisory editor and contributor to the philosophy dictionary in 1941.
BOB McKAY • killed in action.
Senior council
. . . will meet tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. in 206 Administration, according to Heber Hertzog, president.
Hall to address Blue Key meeting
Dr. Alta B. Hall, associate professor of speech, will deliver a short talk entitled “Parliamentary Procedure—the Way It Should be Done” in a meeting to be presented for SC students by the Blue Key Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Bowne hall.
After the speech is concluded, an open forum will be in order, during which the audience will be able to quiz Dr. Hall on some of the finer points of parliamentary procedure.
“There will be a Blue Key meeting today at 12:25 p.m., in 418 Student Union,” announced Jerry Juergens, Blue Key president.
A Victory ball, sponsored by the military men on campus, will be held Friday night, 8:30 p.m. to 12 midnight at the Los Angeles Breakfast club. Dancing to the music of Ray King’s band will be continuous throughout the evening.
The music group, formerly known as Ray Davis’ band, has gained recognition for itself by playing for such prominent people as Shirley Temple and other movie stars.
“The military men on campus hope that this will be a prelude to other military dances, which will become the feature social, activity
HARRIS FRANK . . . victory dancer.
of the term,” stated Jack Sorensen, V-12 represenative for the affair.
Since this will be the first allmilitary dance and because the trainees have been on active duty, all the trainees will have special liberty. Representatives for the dance are expecting 100 per cent attendance. Dental and medical trainees are also invited.
A reception line of all the navy and marine officers who attend the ball will be at the door to meet the trainees and their dates.
The dance is to be an informal, date affair, with women wearing date dresses.
Women off campus this semester have been contacted so that everyone will have plenty of time to get his date before Friday night.
In charge of the ball are Hall Knupp and Gus Guzowsky, marines; Jack Sorensen, V-12; Skip McMahon and Harris Frank. NROTC. Cooperation from the university social committee is being given by Jackie Boice.
Health bill highlights vet forum
“Controversial issues are our specialty,” boasted Milt Buck, entertainment chairman of the Trovets, as he announced the Wagner-Murray-Dingell health insurance bill as tht topic for discussion at this current meeting of the Trovet forum series. The forum, open to all, will be held at noon today in 206 Administration. -Both sides of the question will be discussed, the pro by Dr. Sanford Goldner, assistant research professor of the California CIO council, and opposing him will be Dr. L. A. Alesen, secretary-treas-urer of the Los Angeles County Medical association and vice-speaker of the house of delegates of the California Medical association.
*Dr. Alesen wiU attempt to show why passage of the bill would be detrimental to society. Opposing his views, Dr. Goldren is definite in his opinion that “the bill will do this nation a tremendous amount of good.”
Several students on campus expressed themselves in favor of passage of the bill. Bob Doherty, foreign trade major, said. “It’s a shame that so many people are scared by the bogey of socialism, and because this bill has been given the label of ‘socialized medicine’ they are opposed to it. They don’t seem to realize that a greater percentage of Americans do not have adequate health protection. This is especially true in. the south.”
Kay Kazicka, engineering student, also favors the bill. He said, “We must have more socialization, both in our industry and in medicine. This must be done in order that we may offset the deplorable living and health conditions of a great majority of the people. The English. Russians, and especially the Scandavians seem to have the right idea with their national medical programs.” “This very vital issue should be of interest to us all,” according to Frank Soares, Trovet president. “All students and faculty members, especially those of the School of Medicine, are invited,” he stated.
Questions and a general discussion will follow the speakers of the meeting.
Council of religion schedules confab
The executive committee of the Council of Religion will hold a meeting tomorrow at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Sasnett, 967*4 West 30th street. A buffet supper at 6 p.m. will be followed by a business meeting, to be concluded by 8.
Members unable to attend should phone Mr. Sasnett at Ri. 4111, ext. 329. On the committee are Don Gibbs, Marjorie Cain. Virginia Har-tunian. Bill Terbeck, Robbie Patterson, Virginia Owens. Julia Milikan, Eunice Bydal, Fred Fox, and Eleanor Asmussen.
Hancock recital tonight to feature soprano
One of £he best musical programs ever presented in Los Angeles is what Dr. Max Krone, acting director of the School of Music, considers a recital by Belva Kibler, mezzo-soprano scheduled for tonight in Hancock auditorium at 8:30. The recital will be sponsored by the Allan Hancock foundation and the School of Music.	I	3	■
The selections to be presented will be taken from compositions of Bach, Schubert, Schumann, Dvorak, Loeffler, and Debussy. A medley of American folk songs will be included in the concluding number.
“It contains a selection of favorite numbers that are high in their rate of interest appeal,” stated Dr. Krone.
Miss Kibler is well, known for her ‘‘Evening on the Roof’ series of chamber music programs in Los Angeles. She was soloist in the Shrine auditorium in an all-Russian pro-
gram last spring and will leave for a New York concert after the recital
here.
The program tonight will begin with the Aria “Ein ungeferbt Ge-mute” from Bach’s Cantata No.
54.
The second part will be devoted exclusively to Schubert. Firth of the Schubert compositions will be “An die Musik” to be followed by “Der Lindenbaum,” “G r e t c h e n am Spinnrade.” and “L a c h e n und Weinen.” all compositions by the same composer.