‘REBUILDING OUR CITIES’ TOPIC OF LAS LECTURE:
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C A L I F O R
Vol. XXXVII
Los Angeles, Calif., Thursday, Apr. 25, 1946
tudent Senate Meeting Scene of Wild Clash between ISA Leaders and Governing Body
SA Leaders
Eontinue Blast t Incumbents
Peck Scores Political Dirty Work of Past Campaigns in Speech
ETo a near-capacity audience in rris hall. ISA ‘Forum” speakers sterday blasted away uncontested fraternity and sorority domin-lion of campus politics and “tea Irty" student government.
Under the chairmanship of Kay lancusi and Lute Shaw, ISA back-s. the Forum was opened by Bob ^ck with a blazing attack on prev-us corruption in campus politics, ting the 1944 election as a prime :ampie, he said that 97 persons >ted who were not on .the registra-on list and that ballot boxes mys-■nously disappeared after being laced on a truck.
Reasons for the formation of the BA were listed by Peck: to elim-ate “corruption” in student gov-■nment and to preserve the inserts of the rank and file of uni-‘rsity 6tudents. He mentioned ie fact that m 25 years SC has i but one president who was not organized man.
AKES ENUMERATION Peck went on to enumerate the anks of the ISA platform for stunt government. First, they de-■e proper representation of non-ganization students in campus vemment. Second, they desire a tter organized student govern-t based in a better constitution, lie present one. which was made 1935. exists in only one copy, Ihich is held by the chancellor of university.
Erhird, the ISA wants improve-•nts in election procedure. Men-ning last year's election, in which ere was but one day to register id only one voting table. Peck said at this year there will be un-(Continued on Page 4)
Japanese Deserts Wrestling Ring Por Try at Nipponese Parliament
Motives of New Political Group Questioned by Senator McElroy
In one of the stormiest sessions of the year, the student senate clashed last night with a delegation from ISA on several matters concerning the structure of student government, highlighted by the charge that Bill Armbruster, present student body presi-
BIG BOY Kyojiro Sakata, six foot six Japanese wrestler, is seeking a Diet seat on the Labor Party ticket. Sakata himself poses here with his wife and son. Because the Japanese think it bad luck to have only three people in a picture, an unidentified ringer fills in the background.
•tudents Invited to Religious Talk
Alphabet’s Growth Through Centuries Traced by Baxter
Leave Legally, Libby Advises SC Veterans
Carelessness by G.I.s Jeopardizes Benefits For Future Education
Veterans who do not observe university rules regarding withdrawal proceedings not only disqualify themselves from future attendance at SC but also for future training under the G. I. bill. This warning was issued by Dr. Phillip A. Libby, veterans coordinator, yesterday.
Dr. Libby explained that university rules require that any student,
whether a veteran or not, ought to complete cancellation of enrollment forms if he wishes to discintinue his attendance at Troy.
If enrollment is not cancelled, the student automatically receives the grade of “F” in all his classes. This not only disqualifies the veteran for training under the G.l. bill but also for entrance into another college or university, Dr. Libby emphasized.
Cancellation forms may be obtained at the registrar’s office. They should be filled out completely and then taken to the veterans office for approval.
Howard W. Patmore, registrar, reiterated the importance in completely filling the cancellation forms. The class names, numbers, sections, and instructors for the classes should be given on each blank, Mr. Patmore said. Cancellation forms also require withdrawal from each class.
Veterans unable to complete withdrawal procedure in person should arrange to have this done by con-
dent, was ineligible for the position at the time he ran for office in the spring of last year. More than 50 persons, other than the senate, crowded the chamber.
The ISA men, headed by Kenneth Van Leuven and Siegfried Hesse, questioned Armbruster’s eligibility a s ASSC head on the grounds that he had only 84 x/2 units at the time he ran for the office, while the constitution stipulates that 90 should be the minimum.
Armbruster’s eligibility was
Tracing the evolution of the alphabet from Egyptian to Roman times, Dr. Frank C. Baxter, professor of English tudents are invited to a dis- j literature and language, yesterday addressed the weekly ?sion on “The Evolution of a I luncheon meeting of the Men’s faculty club.
|nsoence" by G. Tlaymond Booth, j Commencing with the earliest Egyptian hieroglyphic jtacting Dr. Libby’s office.
I the Church of Christian Fellow- , alphabet. Dr. Baxter showed by the (-—--——-
ip, in the Church Federation J use of charts how the various the-plding at 3330 West Adams, Sun- j ories concerning the alphabet have morning.	been derived.
This wUl not be a sermon in! "ll Was mevitable that eyes were
I usual sense of the word. ’ said first turned 10	Dr- Baxter
F Booth. "This church is one in : declared. “Investigation has given
,	. t„	proof of the existence of an Egyp-
ich we have refused to make “ , . , , . , , , . .
discrimination on race or na- tian hieroglyphic alphabet which ial origin. We have in our con- was a very comPlex and cumbei" fcgation members of the Negro, 501116 one” he continued, isian. Japanese. Chinese, and j EGYPTIAN ORIGIN
1 The belief that our alphabet is
BILL ARMBRUSTER
. . . eligible
verified, however, when it was pointed out by Senator Joe Holt that a wartime amendment on qualifications had been adopted which established a 72-unit minimum.
William McElroy, senator representing pharmacy, accused ISA of fomenting trouble and disharmony in raising the eligibility this late in the year, and questioned the motives of “a group which claims to have the best interests of SC at heart.” The ISA men denied having vicious motives in raising the question.
Van Leuven requested that a vote be taken inmediately by the senate on changes in student government suggested by the ISA delegation last week (proportional representation to replace functional with 15 senators to be elected preferentially (Continued on Page 3)
of Frances Nuno, according to Holley. YW president. Those |o can furnish transportation requested to let it be known they sign up. The group will ^e from the YW house at 10 Sunday.
Booth is a past Pacific Coast nil ve secretary of tlie Amer-Frlends committee. He was ierly an officer with the War ition authority in Clndn-Chicago, and Los Angeles. He
erican Indian race.”	|
ignups can be made at the Y solely of ^PUan ori^n was dis' in .the Religious Council ol- Proved b-v later discoveries, the and the Y house. A barbecue : sPeaker stated' A ^sequent the-will be held later at the of DeRouge which maintained
that the Semites got their alphabet directly from the Egyptians was also proven wrong by the discovery of the Moabite stone in 1868.
The Moabite stone showed that a Semitic alphabet existed in the ninth century B.C. which was cen-! turies earlier than the time of the existence of an alphabet as proposed by DeRouge.
OTHER DISCOVERIES Two other archaelogical discoveries carried the alphabet's origin back to the 19th century B.C. These head of the European refugee . were the Byblus inscription on the ement in Toronto.	J sarcophagus of Ahiriam which was
■. Royden Susumago, associate ] dated in the 13th century B.C., and arge of music and religious ! the Sinai inscription, dated in the on, is a graduate of SC. Dr. 119th century B.C. id Kingsley, formerly of the | The latter discovery gave the of Good Shepherd in Chi-1 most tenable proof that the alpha-Is eseeujtire pastor.	j (Continued aa Page 4)
Sideliner Furnishes Up-to-Date Picture of Troy Political Scene
CAREFUL OBSERVERS of the
situation have discovered that President Truman, a southpaw when it comes to throwing in the opening ball at ball games, switches to his right hand when it comes time to autograph a ball. Webster would term such an individual “ambidextrous."
by Peter Q. Sideliner D.T. Political Analyst
However heavy may be the mist hanging over most of the figures and groups who will be playing roles in .the politics-packed weeks ahead at Troy, the form of one at least can be clearly distinguished: ISA stands out alone, battling like mad, throwing punches in all directions, swinging desperately at its enemies, real and imaginary. And it is all shadow boxing—for the op-
position the disorganized “organized” students are in; they are in the “.talking it up stage.”
The great bulk of the students on campus—the potential voters— are still standing by waiting to be convinced ty one faction or the other, or perhaps by some other group as yet unheard from. A great many of these people are non-orgs, the real “independent’’ students of the campus. But they are no more convinced that ISA,
position has not deigned to answer. I which is obviously controlled by a
handful of people intent on putting
OUTSIDERS
This does not mean that all those not in ISA are letting the grass grow under their feet. There is some hustle and no little amount of talk along the row. Small groups —,those vital, secret small groups— are meeting and mapping dozens of tentative plans, most of which will never—and they know it—come to fruition.
Whidi just about sums up the
their own so-called liberal ideas across, offers .them the Type of government they want than they are that 28th street, with its “keep mum” policy, has the answer.
ANOTHER PARTY
There has been some talk of formation of another party which would represent a coalition of org and non-org cKididates. No def-
the actual organization of such group. Such a party would have as a major platform plank an “end the civil war between the row and the non-orgs” proposition.
In the meantime, the one old reliable, ISA, keeps .tossing Its left and right hooks at the open air. Ol course, it might be noted that the national social and political reforms about which it was so earnest in talking last week .have not been subordinated to cairpus issues, which, after all, are more pertinent and not quite such “hot potatoes.”
So ISA, with its objectives altered, keeps slugging away. Alone.
Please Return Joses Candle, It's Expensive
Candle, candle, who’s got the candle?
This cry has been echoing from the UCLA campus since Tuesday morning when the four students responsible for the 6-foot taper they had borrowed found it was missing from Kerchoff hall.
This 20-year-old wax structure belongs to Jose Herrere, candler of Olvera street and is valued at $300. These Bruins are worried because if it is not found, they will have to pay.
Hank Kern, Sandra Feinblum, Bill Townsend, and Janice Mals-man claimed full responsibility when Herrere made the loan. It was to be used in the promotion of the campus production, “Can-dleiight.”
Monday night it was used at an all-university sing in Royce hall auditorium nd then carefully carried back to Kerckoff hall, but the dawning of Tuesday revealed that the treasure was missing.
It has been suggested that if the fraternity men on SC campus would search their closets it might be of some help.
Urban Decay People s Fault!
★ ★ * * * * Expansion Difficulties
Faced by All Cities
Arthur B. Gallion, dean of the College of Architecture, will discuss “Rebuilding Our Cities.” today at 3:15 p. m. in the art and lecture room of the University library, as the first of a series of lectures sponsored by the College of Letters,
Arts, and Sciences.
Maintaining that the evidences of urban decay and the degeneration of our cities is a responsibility of the people, Dean Gallion will recommend methods by which the cities
can be rebuilt.
FORMER HOUSING SPECIALIST
Dean Gallion is extremely well qualified to speak on the subject which he has chosen. Prior to being appointed dean of the College of Architecture in 1945. Professor Gallion’3 background consisted largely of work in the professional field, particularly in connection with government projects as a specialist in housing.
Beginning in 1943, he was coordinator of planning for public housing projects in California, Arizona. Nevada, Utah, and Puerto Rico, in asociation with the housing divison of the PWA. In 1936 he planned rural housing in California and Arizona for the Resettlement administration WITH THE U. S. HOUSING AUTHORITY
From 1938 to 1943 Dean Gallion was the Pacific Coast regional project planner with the U. S. Housing authority in San Francisco. Following this work he held the position of director of the Federal Public Housing authority for the four western states and Hawaii, with headquarters in San Francisco.
In addition to his vast experience with government projects,'-Dean Gallion has worked with leading architectural firms in Chicago and St. Louis.
“Our cities are sick, and it is a result of retrogressive neglect by the people/’ Dean Gallion has declared. He cited the main problems which beset urban areas as being congestion, blight, housing, and traffic perils.
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The speaker believes tnat only | through civic pride, public opinion, and the process of law can the ; proper reconstruction of our metropolitan areas be realized.
Dean Gallion stated in an interview that cities are now confronted I with the tremendous problem of expansion and the lack of modernization. The modem city of tomorrow will be the result of conscientious effort by the people to make cities a good place in which to live as well as work.
PROVIDES INFORMATION Dr. Harold von Hofe, chairman of the series, stated that the purpose of this and the other lectures is to provide students with information on such topics as they might not encounter in their normal course of study.
All students, members of the faculty, and the general public are welcome to attend the lecture, Dr. von Hofe declared. He emphasized that the lectures will be approached from a non-technical view-point, in
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Knights Cooperate In Marking Lots; Drivers Cautioned
Marking of lots back of the Trojan Horse to accomodate more cars with less danger of mishap to fenders, and to save the time of those attempting to park or drive out. has been announced by Dr. Albert Zech, assistant to the dean of men, and Joe Holt, president of the Trojan Knights. The marking
of these lots for an entrance will
be carried out the first part of next
UP	Of Down, cooperation of students in the re-
00* ; duction of parking violations and I I fr response to parking tags has been - - -	* improving. Dr. Zech said. Vehicles
such as telephone company cars and bread trucks are allowed to park on
3lue Key
. . . executive council meeting will be held at 2 p.m. today in the Blue Key office. “This is a very important meeting.’’ stated Phil Burton, president, “and members of the inite steps have been taken toward council must be present.”
SANTA MONICA, Apr. 24. —(U.R)—John F. Donovan, former movie actor and owner of the Casa Manana apartments, tonight pondered the wonderous way of government.
Superior Court ordered him to tear down the 23-year-old building, which the city claims is in a single-family residence zone.
The Office of Price Administration told him he couldn’t evict his 24 tenant*.
Dancing will be the main attraction at the Trovet-sponsored Saturday-night veteran’s dance in the student lounge, according to Hubert Finlay, Trovet social committee chairman.
Finlay observed that this announcement is hardly startling but is in answer to protests concerning the length of the floor show which did not allow enough time for dancing at the last dance.
A unique feature of the dance will be the music which will be served up sweet and hot by the Trovet’s own orchestra made up of former servicemen who have imposing records with “name” bands.
VOCAL CHORES
The vocal chores few the orchestra will be handled by Jack Hampton who also doubles on the guitar and trombone. Hampton will sing such numbers as “My Blue Heaven,” and “Moonglow.”
Finlay revealed, however, that a short floor show is planned for the admission-free affair, but would be short enough as to no interrupt the lilting melodies of the Troveteers. ..
The dig will get under way at 8:30 p.m.. refresnments will be served at approximately 10, at which time the floor show will also take place, and the last whirl will expire at midnight. Finlay also pointed out that the length of the dance ha* been extended a half-hour to “allow more time for dancing."
DATES, WIVES, STAG
Veterans are informed that they^ may either bring dates or wives come stag. Special invitatior being extended to dormitory sorority girls to attend, Finlay
marked-off space for a permissible length of time, he added.
Attention was called to the reckless driving observed on University avenue by Holt. Police will be on the lookout for “hopped up,” speeding cars, he said. The speed limit on University avenue is 15 miles per hour.
“All drivers should be aware of the fact that pedestrians have the right of way, and should a driver hit a pedestrian he would certainly be out of luck,” Holt pointed out.
Today's Issue
This issue of the Trojan is the first in a series of issues which will feature the style and makeup of various nationally known papers. Today’s issue is modeled from the style used by the Denver Post. This series is planned for the purpose of familiarizing journalism students with various styles of makeup.