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Los Angeles, Friday, Feb. 1, 1946
Night Phone
No. 62
rojan Knights select Joe Holt for spring term presidency
night ranks open February upper classmen graduates
announced
uei.day named as deadline for accepting titions from interested juniors, seniors
Opening their ranks to all eligible junior-senior men, the jan Knights, honorary service organization, are accepting tions until Tuesday from all interested men.
Functioning as official hosts of the university, the ghts handle many of the students events, including fresh-
orientation, registration, as- j-
lies, rallys, and graduation. The ful card stunts, which have won
national fame, are directed by organization.
^uirements for acceptance are .sing an examination on the ditions and customs of the tool, possessing a 1.0 gradient, and a record of outstanding
lice to the university. Infor-tion for the examination may found in the Student Handle or the pamphlet. “Know
ur University," located in the 2rve book room of University rary.
We want to make it clear that
Vet nominees will compete for top offices
Noon hour designated as voting time; five women enter balloting
For the first time since it was or-
! ganized, Trovets will have at least
, „ one female helping to guide and men students, whether frater- |
affi iated or non-orgamzed. will ! ***** the P°llcies of the orgamza-judged on an equal basis in de- tion, composed solely of veterans, ining new members. stated Trove.ts met yesterday and among
the nominees are the names of various women veterans, of which one will be selected to take her place on the officer staff of Trovets as second vice-president.
Veterans flocked to their noon
Forward, present prexy of the hts.
type of men we are search-for are Trojans with records leadership in school activities, whc will be willing to work on numerous functions which we idle ’.hroughout the year," coned Forward.
iterv ew* for men showing their ire tc enter the organization will held on Tuesday starting at 7 in the Theta Xi house. Tests be siven in the Trojan Knight ce. 229 Student Union, Monday Tuesday.
ext year marks the 25th anni-rj of the Knights, founded 1921 with a desire to serve the in any way possible. Dr. Hancey, dean of men, is the riser to the group which is the men’s junior-senior hon-servioe organization at SC.
^titions can be picked up at the er's window in the student Kstore. or may be obtained in the ight office. Each applicant is
meeting and nominated 15 men and 5 women from which Trovet members will make their selection today, Monday, and Tuesday during the noon period. Only paid-J up members will be allowed to cast ballots according to Secretary Marvin Niles. Though the Trovet office will be open most of the day, only the noon hour will be used for the election.
Niles stated that write-ins will be 1 permitted for any of the offices, but they must be paid-up members. Milton Buck, present Trovet presi-| dent, has asked that his name be j left out as his next term's program will not give him time to perform the duties of the Trovet presidency. Results of the election will be known Tuesday afternoon when all
Spring convocation in Bovard auditorium to fete 350 seniors
Approximately 350 members of the graduating class will i receive their degrees at the 1 spring convocation of the annual Commencement in Bovard auditorium Sunday, Feb. 24, at 2:30 p.m., Howard W. ! Patmore, registrar, disclosed today.
Guest speaker for the occasion will be Dr. Louis H. Evans j of the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood. Miss Ada English, secretary to the president, annoUnc-ed.
President Rufus B. von KleinSmid will officiate at Commence-| ment exercises.
Of the 350 graduates, approximately 45 are of the SC NROTC and V-12 units. The 30 graduating NROTC students will receive the degree as bachelors in naval science.
Chief Marshall William R. La-Lorte, announced that according to tentative plans, the graduating I assembly wil form in front of the ' Unhxrsity library and will march to the auditorium proceeded by the NROTC color guard.
Jose Brandao, noted La^in Ameri- I can pianist, will be guest soloist on > the musical program, Max Krone, | associate director of the School of \ Music declared. The University or- ! chestra, under the direction of Ingolf Dahl, will play the Processional I and Recessional numbers.
Caps and gowns for the graduates, as in the past, may- be obtained at the University Bookstore.
The commencement program will be held in conjunction with the commissioning of navy students on campus.
British forces aid in Jap occupation
Blue Key sets tapping of new men at dance
Valentine decorations to highlight romantic surroundings at social tomorrow evening
“The traditional tapping ceremony for Blue Key, national men’s honorary, will be, the feature of the Valentine dance to be held at the Lakewood Country club in Long Beach this Saturday night,” announced Phil Burton, chairman of the
tapping committee.
“A minimum of 60 units of work completed and a grade point average of 1.0 and a 1.0 average for the previous semester are requirements for eligibility. Also leadership abil-ty and a sincere desre to serve the university are necessary,” added Maurce Schmidt, Blue Key president.
“The music of Ray Davis, a music major at SC, and his orchestra will be another added attraction at the dig,” said Chuck Newton, Blue Key publicity chairman, “and by all indications, from the way the bids are selling, it is Bound to be a sensational dance,” ‘‘The orchestra will begin at 9 and play a long list of variety numbers until 1,” said Schmidt. He added that the dance is to be informal, indicating that suits for men and date dresses for women will be appropriate.
According to Milton Buck, who Is in charge of all veteran bids, a few bids are still available at the-cashier’s desk in the Student Union at $3.60 each.	, Schmidt and Ralph Wight, working in conjunction with Trudy O'Brien, promise hearts, flowers, and Dan Cupid as themes for decorating the country club.
“This, plus the romantic atmosphere of the beautiful golf course, and the terrific music, will make the Blue Key dance one of the best university dances of the season,” said Wight.
The Lakewood Country club is situated on Carson boulevard near the Douglas aircraft factory. The best route to the spot is to take Lakewood boulevard to Carson, or Figueroa to Carson and then turn east until reaching the site.
Ex-G.l. to succeed Forward; Franklin chosen vice-prexy Harrison, Gebhart get posts
Joe Holt, Trojan Knight who engineered bath the Homecoming banquet of 1945 and the last Rose Bowl rally on this campus, has been elected president of the Trojan Knights, junior-senior men’s service honorary, for the spring term.
Succeeding Buzz Forward, who has held tha office of president for the past term. Holt is president of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and nas been member-at-large on the Knight cabi----1 net since November.
;e,d to take the test at the same the votes will be tabulated, je he turns in the petition to ;ilitate handling of the applica-
ML
st present the Knights are spon* ng a scholarship fund to be rded to a deserving student. The Icted person will be given a years ion. Money for the fund is be-collected from students who are lating the .traffic rules on the jpus.
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will meet today at 12:30 p.m. touchstone theater. New cabinet mbers will be announced, ac-ding to Betty Fullerton, adviser. Niles.
Nominees for the various offices: president, Don Gibson, Leo Martin; first vice-president, Robertson Osborn, Jerry Kosseff; second vice-president, Ethel Jacobs, Fleur Wintner, Cecile Jacobs: secretary, Dorothy Salk, Sylvester Acevedo; treasurer, Thurman Smallwood: publicity chairman. Charles Antis, John Mc-Gown; corresponding secretary and historian, Jesse Unruh, Ury Odell.
Five members will be elected to serve on the executive committee. Nominees include Milton Buck, Pearl Blum. Ed Malin. Vernon Rein-ecke, Tom Barnett, and Marvin
TOKYO. Jan. 31 — (ED — British Empire forces moving into Japan j with a week to assist in the occupation will speed the homecoming of American troops, General Douglas MacArthur said today.
China and Russia alse were invited to share the occupation of Japan. But China said she was unable to send forces and Russia declined.
MacArthur in a statement extended the “Heartiest possible welcome” to the British troops from the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and India.
‘Their presence will materially broaden the base along international lines of a burden which up to this time has of necessity, been carried to a large extent unilaterally by the United States forces, and cannot fail to be of overall beneficial ef-* feet,” MacArthur said.
MAURICE SCHMIDT . . . hearts and flowers
Oxford revives Rhodes awards
The Rhodes scholarships, suspended during the war, are to be resumed again this year. Prior to the outbreak of hostilities in 1939, two SC graduates were sent to Oxford on these scholarships. John Golay, a former Trojan editor and Gerald L. Brown, now a South Dakota attorney both went abroad.
Although the requirements include the stipulation that the candidate “have at least junior sanding” for the regular appointments, and at least sophomore standing for the war service scholarships, candidates who have graduated, or will graduate very soon, have a much better chance.
The competition is very stiff and only students who have done excellent work over a long period of time will be able to present the sort of evidence that the committees seek. Only a student whose cumulative grade average is 2.5, and whose other qualifications are strong, can hope to get very far with his candidacy. He must have done exceptionally well in his major field, and must be prepared to present a plan of study for the future.
It was the carefully considered idea of Cecil Rhodes that the men who were awarded these scholarships should be individuals who had already shown promise of leadership. He hoped that Rhodes scholars would constitute a link between England and the rest of the English speaking world, and help towards better international understanding.
BUZZ FORWARD . . he has served
JOE HOLT
. he will lead
rainee sports, dances, fill Seahorse
Touchstone actors offer play series
At 8 tonight the curtain will go up in Touchstone theater on a series of three one-act plays presented under the direction of graduate students of the drama department. Plays to be presented are “A1 Boy Comes Home,” “If Men Played Cards as Women Do,” and “The Monkey’s Paw.”
The plays may be seen on Satur- i--
Making its appearance on Feb. 20, after an ence of three years, will be the Seahorse, y’s all-trainee yearbook, circulation man-r Wayne Crawford disclosed today. Dedicated to Capt. Reed M. Fawell, foun-and first commanding officer of the SC ’al trainee unit, the magazine will contain tos of each of the unit's officers and a ssage from each to the graduating trainees. Included in the 64 pages making up the hcrse will be photos of the graduating inees. snaps of men of the unit engaged in ious activities on the campus, including rtf , dances, and moments of relaxation, cartoons and drawings by artists Gene 3ob Johnson, and Dave Reed.
feminine touch will be given to the mag-uli by the featuring of the winner of the e beaut? queen contest.
CAPT. REED M. FAWELL ... honored in Seahorse
“Our queen will be selected by members of the Seahorse staff from photographs submitted by unit members,” stated co-editor Ray Suttles.
Resplendent in the colors of SC, the cover of the Seahorse will be gold with the printing in maroon.
Previous issues of the Seahorse were small, mimeographed volumes, according to co-edi- j tors John Moore and Ray Suttles. The forthcoming edition will be a full-sized lithographed production, they emphasized.
The Seahorse is being published by Fighting Top, NROTC social unit, but is an alltrainee publication, the editors declared.
Advance orders for the Seahorse are now being taken at the cashier’s window in the Student Union at $1 per copy, stated Wayne 3rawfofd, circulation manager.
Travis tills Immel office
Dr. Lee Edward Travis has recently been appointed the new head of the department of speech, filling the vacancy left after the death of Dr. Ray Immel last spring Dr. Allen Nichols, debate coach, has been acting head of the department.
A former faculty member, Dr. Travis was recently discharged as a lieutenant-colonel from the army air corps. Serving in many branches, he climaxed his military career as officer in charge of psychological services at the regional and convalescent hospital in Santa Ana.
A graduate of the University of Iowa, he received his M.A. and Ph.D. at Iowa. He Is one of the few men in the United States to hold a fellowship with the National Research council for three consecutive years.
In 1938 Dr. Travis joined the SC faculty as professor of psychology and speech, and director of the psychology clinic, after holding the same positions at the University of Iowa for 10 years.
“The department will emphasize original and creative works in the art and service of speech, at both undergraduate and graduate levels,” stated Dr. Travis.
Lutherans plan dinner meeting
“Sacraments in the Lutheran Church” will be the .topic of discussion at a 5:15 dinner meeting of the Lutheran Students association this evening in the Y house.
The discussion is planned to clearify the meeting of the sacraments for those who do not fully comprehend them.
day night also, as the series will run for two nights.
The firs,t play, “A Boy Comes Home” written by A. A. Milne, is being directed by Bill Sowers. Leading the cast of actors are James Ulbright as Phillip and Norma Jones as Mary. The play deals with one of the problems of a soldier who has just come home from war.
“If Men Played Cards as Women Do” a comedy by George S. Kaufman is guaranteed by the drama department to be one of the funniest shows ever given at SC. It is under the direction of Al Grahm, who, along with John Schoenherr, leads the cast of actors. This is a skit well known to both radio and motion picture fans, having been ‘presented several times on the air and in the picture “Star Spangled Rhythm.”
W. W. Jacobs’ play “The Monkey’s Paw” is a famous short story of psychological suspense. Geraldine Carlson, director of the play, has as her leading actors Antony Palma as Mr. White and Judy (Continued on Page 4)
Mormon club calls actives to meeting
The following actives of Lambda Delta Sigma are requested to attend a compulsory meeting today at noon in the University church.
Gordon Wright, Harold Craig, Preston Redd, Richard Atkinson, Richard Jones, Shirley Zabriskie, Bill Pincock, Bill Petrie, Bill Earn-shaw, Richard Winder, Eldon Puckett, Charles Rigby, Lloyd Richardson, Wilford Woolf, Dick Dudley, Allen C. Rozsa, Charles Rasmussen.
Grant Christensen, John Davis, John Goddard, Gilbert Booth, Warren O'Hara, Jack McEwan, Tom Beatty, Don Mortensen, Doris Barber, Darleen Sheranian, Gertrude Roberts, Lois Clarke, Susan Herdti, Ann Herdti.
Marilyn Palmer, Ghena Lee, Mary Lou Ramlose, Mary Lou Taylor, Gerry Thomas, Joyce Witt, Lorna Call, Nevaun Bennett, Mary LaRae Bills, Lois Bunker, Guinevere Kirk-ham, Dorothy Koer, and Shari Wilcox.
Secure jobs given police
“Not only does the field of law enforcement offer more security than any other government field to qualified persons, but it gives the college-trained man a better than average opportunity for advancement.”
That is what Capt. Roger Murdock of the Los Angeles police department told a group of students that gathered in 252 Administration building to hear of the advantages and disadvantages of police work.
“You’ll never get rich working in the police field, but neither will you go hungry. Even in times of depression there is need for law enforcement agents and consequently there is no laying off of men for lack of work,” stated Captain Murdock.
“By July of this year, continued Captain Murdock, there will be approximately 1000 vacancies in the city police force which will be filled as soon as the money is appropriated. This number does not take into consideration the rapid growth of Los Angeles, which, if present predictions of the growth come true, will increase the need.
“Though there is not much room for women in police work, those that do obtain positions receive a salary higher than that of any other public job.”
Captain Murdock listed retirement benefits and recreational facilities as advantages of being on the police force. He was introduced by Dean Emery E. Olson of the School of Public Administration.
Med students set Deafness' talk
Medical lecture class 160a of O.T. and P.T. students wiU meet at 1:15 in 30 Old College Monday afternoon to hear Dr. Boris Vladimij; Mofko-vin speak.
Students are asked to obtain and study before the lecture "The Handbook of Information for the Hard of Hearing Adult,” Bluett.
Chosen to serve with Holt as vice-president through the coming term was Chuck Franklin, with Alf Harrison winning the post of secretary and Carl Gebhart receiving the nod for the treasurer’s position.
Active in the supervision ol taflt-ball and basketball games ann at all Knight functions throughout the term. Holt has been a member of the Knights for three terms. He was vice-president of the group in 1945 and was also voted the most outstanding Knight at that time.
Holt holds membership in Skull and Dagger, all -university men’s honorary. He is to be initiated into Alpha Kappa Psi, national professional commerce fraternity, tonight.
A veteran of World war n. Holt served in the United States marine corps, and entered SC as a civilian last November to resume his education. Formerly a Squire, he was president of his fraternity while here as a marine trainee.
Franklin, chairman of the Greater University committee, is president of Kappa Sigma. Tha vice-
president-elect, a V-12 trainee, and senior, was president of the Squires in 1944. Now in his third tenn as a Knight, he also belongs to the Interfraternity cooncil, the men’s coordination board, and the orientation committee.' A mechanical engineering major, he wrote the poetry for last year’s El Rodeo and has served as student announcer at SC athletie events. He will succeed Jerry Hoytt as vice-president.
A member of Knights for one term. Harrison, non-affiliated. holds membership in Phi Eta Sigma, freshman scholarship honorary. Attending his fifth term at SC. the NROTC engineering student has been working at all athletic events this term with the Knights. He will take the place of Ray Prochnow as secretary.
Past president of Chi Phi and former president, Gebhart is now a member of the junior council. He also is pledged to Sigma Delta Chi, national professional journalism fraternity, and belongs to Phi Eta Sigma.
A journalism major. Gebhart held the position of Daily Trojan sports editor last year, is a former Squire, has been in Knights for two terms, and is at SC for his third year. He • will replace Jack Green as treasurer when all new officers are installed at the Knight banquet next week.
Additions to the social committee ; under chairman Ralph Peters are Norm Hawes, Bud Hellwarth, Gebhart, and Franklin. New men appointed to work with Bob Rocco, chairman of th? university registration committee, are Skip McMahon. Ray' Suttles. and Hellworth.
Chinese set up coalition regime
CHUNGKING, Jan. 31—<U_P)—'The Chinese political consultative council today established a democratic coalition government to serve untl a new constitution is approved and thus ended 18 years of dctatorship by the Chiang Kai-shek Kuomintang party.
The governmental reforms were contained in five resolutions drawn by five subcommittees and adopted by the consultative council unanimously at a night session.
Most important of the reforms was the organiuzation of the national assembly which will approve a new constitution May. 6. The Kuomintang party was stripped of j its three-fourths majority and thereby will not have the power to
i control the form of the constitution.