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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
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Vol. XXXVI
72
Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 25, 1945
Night Phon* RI. 6472
No. 164
Dr. Gardner leads hearing aid conference
Efforts to discover hearing difficulties in public schools and the methods used to overcome them will be discussed at a conference sponsored by the psychological educational clinic, hearing division, tomorrow at 4 p.m. in the auditorium of Harris hall, 37th street and University avenue. Dr. Warren H. Gardner, hearing conservation specialist of the California state department of public health, will be the discus-ilon leader.
Third In a series of four conferences to be presented by the psychological educational clinic, the meeting will cpnsider first the finding of the defects, to be discussed by county and city school system leaders, and the correction, including medical problems, treatment, and educational adjustment, to be discussed by teachers in the lip-reading and special education divisions of the summer session.
Dr. Gardner will lead the conference by giving- introductions and summarizing the content of other speeches made during the meeting.
“All schools have hard-of-hearing problems,” declared Dr. Gardner who has been in hard-of-heajing rork for 10 years. “At least 1 per sent of students in public schools iced special education, and at least L per cent have one bad ear.
“The need is great to find the defects early in life, so that effective medical aid can be given. It has been proven that aid which is given at once has been beneficial in six out of 10 cases/’
Conducting a two-weeks section >f a six-weeks class in the hearing *linic. Dr. Gardner has just completed a course of instruction at San Francisco State college. His daily lectures at 8 p.m. at this university will continue through next year.
Active in the development of hearing conversation programs in health departments, public schools, and universities, Dr. Gardner has been a consultant for hard-of-hearing in Iowa, Indiana, Oregon, and California.
He has tested more than 203.000 children and has interviewed thousands of parents of children with (Continued on Page Four)
Veterans establish new headquarters
Veterans business on campus was being handled with increased dispatch as the various agencies which concern themselves with the problems of returned servicemen moved into their new headquarters at 834 West 36th street yesterday.
James W. Walpole, contact man for the veterans administration, was busy untangling the
Election calls Churchill home
BERLIN, July 24—(U.P)—President rruman and Premier Josef Stalin will hold informal “Big Two’’ conferences while Prime Minister Winston Churchill goes to London to hear the announcement Thursday of results in Britain's July 5 House of Commons election, it was understood today.
During the interval, it was, learned, Stalin may review the crack second armored division which forms the United States occupation force here, and see for himself the sort of American military might being redeployed to the Pacific. An invitation to review the troops already has been given Stalin.
Churchill, Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Maj. Clement AVee, leader of the British Labor party, plan to fly to London late Wednesday and return to the Potsdam conference compound early Friday.
The conference as a whole, including the impressive delegations of chiefs of staff of the fighting services, will continue its work during the absence of the British chief delegates.
Especially, the President and Stalin will have a chance to discuss problems of Russian-American interest, it was understood.
It is now expected that the conference will continue well into next week. Its length is understood to be an indication that even more results are being accomplished than was expected.
It was believed that Mr. Truman, Churchill and Stalin had made all arrangements before the Big Three conference was called to cover the interval during which Churchill went to London.
problems presented to him by visitors to his office, but paused to enumerate some of the functions which he performs.
“We are better equipped to handle insurance cases in our new quarters, and to handle matters of a confidential nature,” said Walpole. He pointed out that the five-year level premium plan on insurance has recently been changed to an eight-year level plan, thus making it unnecessary for veterans to convert their insurance at the present time.
“Returning veterans are eligible for schooling either under the provisions of public law 16 or under public law 346,” declared Walpole. The former bill is for men who have a disability of at least 10 per cent and a vocational handicap, while the latter bill provides for men having no disability.
The majority of the men entering the university now are coming out of the army on points according to Walpole who said that a large number of the men applying for training were formerly officers in the air corps. This, he believed, accounts for the fact that their vocational preferences run strongly to engineering and the other professional schools.
‘There is no objection to the men going to school under the GI bill holding part time jobs,” Walpole stated, “but those attending under public law 16 must go to school full time without any outside encumbrances.” The veterans office does not obtain jobs for the men (Continued on Page Four)
Hindman backs Ickes’ territories proposal
“Admission as a state or complete independence should be given the Hawaiian islands and Alaska after the war,” said Dr. W. L .Hindman, assistant professor of political science, in an interview today with respect to the Ickes plan for the adoption of the Hawaiian islands and Alaska as states in the
Union.
The plan which Secretary of the Interior Ickes introduced in Washington, points at final disposal of
the nation's outlying possessions according to the democratically expressed will of their peoples.
“The United States has always followed the doctrine of incorporation,” Dr. Hindman said, “and this is one of the things that has made the union strong.” There will probably be varied opinion on the subject, he pointed out, but no doubt there was much varied opinion when states were incorporated into the union of the original thirteen.
It is Dr. Hindman's opinion that
gard to the present problem, and there was an overwhelming majority towards acceptance as a state. Both Hawaii and Alaska have been represented in the conventions of the nation parties by commissioners with no voting power.
There is the objection that these territories are too far away to be recognized as real states. The advance of technology, however, has taken care of this point. “It takes a shorter time to get to Washington from Hawaii by plane than it took the representatives from California at the time of its admission,” he said.
In the execution of this plan.
the territories in question have there will be the problem of Puerto proved their worthiness during the war both by effort and participation. and should by all means receive full rights or independence.
The Hawaiian islands have already had. a referendum in re-
Rico. This territory has the right of citizenship, but is not incorporated. It has always been considered too small for adoption.
There will also be ^he problem of redesigning the flag.
Krone plans faculty talk
Dr. and Mrs. Max Krone will speak on the topic “Songs of our Southern Neighbors,” at today’s Men’s Faculty club weekly luncheon. The meeting, slated for 12 p.m., will be held in the patio of the Cinema building.
Dr. D. Welty Lefever, chairman cf the program committee, and Howard V/. Patmore, president, have reported that Dr. Krone, associate director of ,the School of Music, has specialized in the field of folk music, and has made outstanding contributions to the literature of this area.
As an added attraction, Jose Vieira Brandao, a member of the National Conservatory of Music in Rio de Janeiro, will play the music of Vila-Lobos, based on Brazilian folk songs. Brandao, a Brazilian, is attending SC on a fellowship.
Under the direction of Dr. Krone, the madrigal singers will present a series of Brazilian folk songs. Club members will learn about these songs from the lecture, and are invited to participate in the singing of the Latin American folk melodies.
Dr. Lefever wishes to bring to the attention of the club members the location of today’s meeting, as it will not be held in the usual place, but rather in the patio of the Cinema building.
ASSC
socia
. . . committee will hold an important meeting today at 12:30 p.m. in 229 Student Union, announces Jackie Boice, ASSC vice-president. The following people are requested to attend: Sallie Unmack. Jim English, Bob Harbeson, Jim Lund, aod Lois Stephenson.
WAA cabinet assures variety at dig Friday
Feature entertainment is assured everyone who attends the all-U dig ,to be held in various parts of the physical education building Friday. The dig is sponsored by the WAA and the theme, “Bobby Sox and Bow Tie,” is suggestive of dress regulations, according to Zella Flagg, WAA president.
Highlights of the evening will be swimming, ping pong, badminton, volleyball and a full-time jam session, in addition to sweet music and soft lights between 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.. Miss Fagg said.
“Jitterbugs” will meet for the swing music in the men’s gym. The men’s pool will be open to swimmers and they may bring their own suits or rent them from the university. Swimmers who have a swim card will not be charged th* 25 cents for suit rental. Anyone planning to include swimming in his evening must have a permit from the health service. Hours for the foot examination an* today from 10:30 to 11 a.m. and Friday from 1:30 to 2 p.m.
Badminton and volleyball will be held simultaneously in the women’s gym and ping pong will take place in the dance studio. Equipment will be furnished.
Eunice Bydal, Mary Frances Sewell, Norma Thalheimer, Grace Baker, Jean Bennett, Barbara Fieke, and Ann Marquis are in charge of the dig, planned by the WAA cabinet.
Knights continue traffic campaign
With the traffic campaign at its halfway mark, the Trojan Knights issue further warnings to students who are still violating parking regulations and speed limits in an effort to enforce city traffic ordinances on the SC campus.
Bill Camm, president of ,the Knights, stated that request' for better supervision of campus traffic violations came from the Los Angeles police department to aid in preventing traffic accidents.
The men’s council, under the direction of Dick Soderberg, and the women’s judicial court, under the leadership of Anita Norcop, will be organized soon to deal with Trojans who are consistently violating city ordinances on the campus. Notification of an offense will be made with special tags detailing the name, license number, owner, location, and type of offense,
Ed Lowther, chairman of thc^ campaign for the Knights, stated that the present drive is being held because of the many new students at SC, and .that conditions have become almost intolerable. He advises, however, that the . rules are not stringent, but merely those prescribed by the Los Angeles police department for safety.
Frosh orientations
Bobbie Taft, summer chairman of freshman orientation, has called a meeting of captains for today at 12:30 p.m. in the AWS office. Topic of the gathering will be the “big-little .sister” program.
Women required to attend are Joyce Greenberg, Arline Couse, Bev Alber, and June Schwartz, who should be prepared to report on their advisers and suggestions.
All new women on campus who have not been contacted by big sisters this term are asked to sign up in the dean of women’s office.
Two thousand planes blast Japan; Halsey forces hit Nip navy
GUAM, July 25.—(U.P.)—Admiral William F. Halsey’s
U. S. third fleet carrier planes blasted two or more Japanese warships and set fire to a number of other craft in history’s greatest sea-borne aerial assault against remnants of the
Nipponese fleet skulking at the Kure naval base yesterday,
fleet dispatches reported today. -
More than 2000 planes ranging j _ ■ from speedy fighters to B-29 sky
two-day parley
giants struck American air power's mightiest blow against Japan in the day-long attack.
Climaxing a 15-day series of victories for Adm. William F. Halsey and his famed “dirty tricks department,” swarms of more than 1000 dive bombers, torpedo planes, and fighters fought through desperate Japanese aerial opposition and ack-ack to inflict heavy damage against part of , Nippon’s navy.
Ensign Glenn M. Even, San Diego, reported he blasted a warship with a 1000-pound bomb and other pilots said they saw a “number” of other burning crafty presumably including naval vessels.
Patrol bombers also ranged over Miho and Yonago airdromes on southern Honshu, setting large ffres and explosions.
Iwo dispatches reported that 93 Mustangs of the seventh fighter command, joining yesterday’s assaults, strafed and rocketed airfields. ground installations, shipping, and transportation in the Nagoya area. Bad weather interfered with the strike and only a few Japanese planes were sighted on airfields.
No interceptors met the attackers. Six Japanese planes were damaged aground and a dozen rail cars also were damaged. Three small vessels also were strafed.
Preliminary reports from the U. S. carrier flagship disclosed two Japanese warships were hit during the first phase of the Kure raid. Fleet correspondents said many enemy naval vessels at Kure were believed “hidden.”
Carrier planes also attacked “virgin” target areas around Kure, Including areas where Japanese have hidden their Kamikaze suicide planes in preparation for a “Sunday punch,” scheduled for delivery at invasion time.
It was a day of disaster for Japan. The skies resounded to the roar of more than 2000 American planes which struck a# seemingly coordinated blow, underlining again the Allied ultimatum for unconditional surrender—or total destruction.
The Adult Education Administrators’ conference, to be held on campus tomorrow and Friday, will feature speakers from numerous educational institutions in California, discussing education and the role it ■will play in the postwar world.
Headed by Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid and Dr. Paul S. Smith, professor of history at Whittier college, the first phase of the conference on Thursday will start with Dr. Smith speaking on “The San Francisco Conference; Its Accomplishments and the Promises of Its Techniques.”
During the Thursday afternoon session, Dr. Henry McDaniel will speak on the various aspects of the returning serviceman problem. This topic will be further handled by W. E. Smith, district vocational rehabilitation supervisor in California, who is to discuss “Vocational Rehabilitation of the Veteran”; and Dr. S. Vance Brin-tle, director of the veterans’ administration at Sawtel)le hospital, who will digress on “Education for the Veteran.”
For the Friday session of the conference there will be speeches and general discussions of counseling and guidance in adult education, postwar industrial training, and post-high school education. As an added feature there will be a lecture tour of the Los Angeles County Museum of History.
Chairman of the general session Thursday will be Will S. Kellogg, president of the California Association of Adult Education Administrators. Presiding over the Thursday afternoon session will be Mrs. Louise Hyle, principal of Excqlsior Evening High school, Norwalk.
Delegates will assemble Thursday morning for registration in 351 Administration building, and convergence on the campus for that dat« will begin at 9:30 a.m. Friday's session will begin at 10 a.m.
Shanghai shipping hit; 45 aircraft destroyed
MANILA, July 25.—(U.P.)—Nearly 350 fighters and bombers of the far eastern air force blasted Shanghai airfields and shipping on Sunday, definitely sinking three ships and probably sinking 10 more, Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced today. Forty-five enemy planes were destroyed aground.
It was the war's heaviest attack |
on Shanghai.
Ships definitely sunk were a de- I stroyer, a 3000-ton freighter transport and a smaller freighter. Heavily hit and probably sunk were a destroyer escort, two sub-chasers, a 10.000-ton transport and six freighter transports.
(A Tokyo broadcast heard by United Press in San Francisco said another raid was made Monday on the Chusan islands at the mouth of the Yangtse river off Shanghai by more than 200 bombers and fighters.
(Purpose of the raids on Shanghai was to “consume Japanese fighting power” on the China coast in preparation for an invasion of Japan, the enemy broadcast said.)
In land fighting on southeastern Borneo the Australian seventh division advanced another two miles along the highway leading north from Balikpapan after driving the enemy out of strong-points around Mt Batochampar Saturday night.
The attack was made by heavy, medium, and attack bombers and: fighters of the fifth and seventh' airforce^ which swarmed over the! city from high level to almost1 ground level,	•	I
Summer's here! Navy brings out its whites
“Do you use Lux or Oxydol?” “Oh, Swan’s the thing. I can break it in half and . . .**
This is not a paid advertisement but merely a preview of conversations which will undoubtedly take place very shortly between V-12s who are appearing today in all their shining glory.
Having consulted leading fashion consultants who assured them that white would be fashionable this season, high ranking navy officials consulted with various representatives of the weathermen’s association and agreed that rising temperatures, low pressure areas, visibility zero, and high-flying low ceilings warranted the assumption that summer had really arrived. T’was then that eager trainees were at last given permission to don their spotless uniforms.