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Los Angeles, Monday, Nov. 19, 1945
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nights call or Squires
Sophomores with 1. grade average eligible to compete for membership in honorary
SC men may now compete to become Squires, sophomore 'liaries of Trojan Knights. Sophomores may apply for moership “provided they have the right stuff in them,” zz Forward, Trojan Knight prexy, announced.
“This year for the first time,” Forward said, “membership
th* Squires is not restricted in j -—
b»>r. We are determined, howto admit to the Squires only i se men who we are confident be hardworking and a definite
Sqjires will meet todajr at 4:30 in 418 Student Union. At-ditnce of all members is abso-telv necessary, according to. ock Brohammer. president.
rt to the organization.” In the t membership to the Squires has j ,n united to 32 a year.
Qualified applicants, those hav-romplrted more than 30 units than 60 units and main-n* a 1.6 grade average may tain petitions for joining the nlres at the cashier s window In Student Union.
e petition and a letter from applicant stating his qualifica-g and reasons for wanting to ae a member of the organiza-must be submitted to the Tro-Kmght office. 229 Student Un-tetween 8:30 and 5 p.m. today tomorrow. Upon the submission th<* petition and letter each ap-:.t will be given a short writ-etamination.
Arswcrs to the questions in this mination can be found In the now Your University Hand-V Forward stated.
-ial interviews, supervised by j
.night president, will be con- | at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Xi house. 919 West Adams yard.
Trojan Knight prexy issued for all Knights to be in the |«* during their free periods and tomorrow to facilitate handling of applications and pervise the written examina-
unded in 1925. the 6quires Is sphomore men alone. Squires good standing upon becoming classmen, are automatically iidered for entrance into the j ija:i Knighte. The 9quires. in familiar black sweaters, are pre-St all university activities and be particularly busy this sea-with the crowded calendar of es and activities.
•Fraternity affiliation is not im-mt,” Jerry Hoytt. director of uircs, pointed out. "Both frater-Jy snd non-org men will be con-;ered carefully, since selection de-nds on previous activity and a ong and obvious interest in lead-ship and service.
Ceiling prices on new autos given by OPA
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.-0)— Price Administrator Chester Bowles tonight announced the government's ‘'anti-inflation” automobile pricing formula under which retail prices of 1946 models will be held on the average to 1942 levels.
He established dollars and cents ceilings for two companies, authorizing increases of 2 per cent for Ford ; models and 9 per cent for Studebak-I ers. Later there will be about a 1 ! per cent increase for Chrysler i products — Chryslers, Plymouths, I Dodges, and DeSotos.	#
For General Motors cars, however, there will be a retail price reduction of about 2.5 per cent
below January. 1942, levels. Since GM cars — Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmoblle, Buick. and Cadillac— make up about 47 per cent of the nation's total automobile production. the over-all industry average will be about the same as 1942.
OPA set f.o.b. prices for Ford deluxe models as follows: 3-passenger coupe. $834; 2-door sedan, $882; 4-door sedan, $913; super deluxe 3-passenger coupe. $891; 2-door sedan. $940 : 4-door sedan. $989. and sedan coupe, $997.
F.O.B. prices in Detroit for Stu-debaker models are 4-door cruising sedan. $967; 2-door club sedan. $918; 5-passenger double-da ter coupe, $916, and 3-passenger business coupes, $875.
These prices do not include the price of taxes, handling and transportation from Detroit to showroom, or of special accessories.
Bowles informed congress last I week, however, that when the price brackets were announced he would stand firmly behind them. He warned that if manufacturer's demands i were met, the flood-gates of infla-I tion would be opened and that the entire national economy would be endangered.
-Returned hero
ZAMP—Capt. Louis Zamperini, shown here as he appeared when he was Troy's famous miler in 1938. "Zamp" will be honored at the forthcoming football dinner.
Football banquet to honor Zamperini
Capt. Louis Zamperini is one of the special guests of honor who will be featured at the 22nd annual Men’s Homecoming Football dinner Friday, Nov. 30. He was one of SC’s most famous track stars.
Capt. Zamperini arrived back in the United States Oct. 5
after enduring 27 months of horror
Riders asked to re-report —Jackie Boice
When registration was completed at the beginning of this term, several new Trojans went on the quest of finding a car pool.
Hence, the following people are requested to see Car Pool Specialist Boice in her office, 230 Student Union, this afternoon between 1 and 4.
W. T. Moore who wanted riders from Santa Monica, and Marjorie Moffett, Lucille Wilde, Louise Putnam. and Robert Barden who wanted rides from Santa Monica; Dorothy Salk who wanted a ride from Burbank has an offer from a person going from Burbank each day via Glendale.
ap prisoner's drafting fought
“W e can’t let this happen to erb!” was the shout of the lends of Herbert J. Riley Jr. her they heard that the 19-ar- old former prisoner of e Japanese was facing in-uction—e.g., drafting.
Result: 500 petitions will be campus today for all SC ud< nts to sign protesting the
A special meeting of the Owl ub will be held this noon, an-moed Tom Evans, president. It important that all members be nt, added Evans, as distribu-of the petitions for Herbert iley Jr. will begin.
Th<* Owl dub, representing the n-orgs on campus, will begin circulation of the petitions to-y. All non-orgs who desire to cu ate petitions are urged to see p«*y Edwards, the university titisn chairman.
aft status (1-A) of “their y.’ The petition will be sent President Harry S. Truman, lt» House, Washington, D.
Rll?y was a prisoner of the paiiese for 36 months in the illppine internment camp Sa;ito Tomas. As such, Tro-
jans feel that his education ! has already undergone a ser-1 ious interruption and that a ! further delay of his education at this time would be a gross injustice.
The “Riley case” has pre-
1-A!'
viously been given nationwide publicity, and noted radio commentator Fulton Lewis Jr. asked in one of his broadcasts for indignant citizens to pro-
test to their congressmen. In i spite of these efforts, Riley is still classified as 1-A and the board of appeals has turned down his petition for deferment.
Riley faces immediate induction into the armed forces of the United States unless the commander - in - chief j (namely, Truman) personally i investigates the case.
Therefore, all Trojan students and faculty members are asked to sign one of the 500 petitions sometime this week. Harvey Edwards, Owl club member and petition chairman, will be on hand at “the first table in the Student Union, even if I have to eat all day” to find signers.
Sororities will be contacted tonight by Tri-Delta members, who will distribute the petitions to all house presidents. Fraternities are being contacted by Dusty Rhoads, Delta Sigma Phi.
Greek students are asked not to sign the petitions in the Student Union, as it is preferred that they sign by I houses-
in various Japanese prison camps. The former Trojan speed merchant was believed dead when his Liber-
Dr. Long
addresses
meeting
Permanent peace aims to be discussed
Dr. Wilbur Long, professor of philosophy, will address the 2nd meeting of the 31st semiannual Philosophy forum in Bowne hall at 4:15 tomorrow on the subject, “Philosophic Bases of Peace.”
In his discussion Dr. Long will search the possibilities of
achievement of permanent peace at this time.
"It is the paradox as well as the predictment of modem man that, while his scientific genius has largely destroyed the calamities of plague and famine, it has intensified the terrors of civil revolution and war,” stated Dr. Long.
“While humanity has become increasingly the master of nature, it has become, in that very process, increasingly the slave of itself,”*continued Dr. Long.
"War is one of the fundamental Institutions of human culture. Within the span of the present generation two wars have marked the advent of a new era in human history. They have Introduced the age of global and total warfare marked by new techniques of destruction that warn of the possibility of disaster to our civilization.”
“Three of these .techniques are the unprecedented effectiveness of psychological warfare; mechanical developments such as radar, ‘super-super’ bombers, and surprise attacks without warning as used by the Japanese in 1941 and the Germans in 1939.’'
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All fraternities and sororities aie urged to submit their plans for Homecoming decorations by today at 6 p.m. to Pat Summerton at the Alpha Delta Pi house on 28th street.
ator bomber crashed into the sea in 1943, but his family’s faith was rewarded when they heard him speak on a Japanese propaganda broadcast coming from Tokyo.
The Torrance athlete first gained fame at SC in 1937, annexing the national inter-collegiate mile title with a record run of 4:08.3, and copping the Pacific Coast conference record in 4:11. He was praised from coast to coast as one of the all-time great milers.
Zamperini spent 47 days aboard a life raft with his pilot (the only other survivor) before being picked up by a Japanese fisherman in the Marshall islands, and turned over to military headquarters.
The ex-trackster served as a bombardier in the army air forces, having enlisted shortly after the U. S. became involved in the war. Although suffering the usual Jap atrocities, he is reported to be in fine condition, but he recently stated that his competitive days are over.
Zamperini is one of 14 former prisoners-of-war who will be honored at the Homecoming banquet. Other famous Trojan athletes, including the 1920 SC football team and this year's Varsity squad, will be presented at the dinner.
The banquet is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the foyer of Town and Gown with many other leading personalities in the field of sport on the evening's program.
Secretarial club to elect officers
All secretarial students tire welcomed to the Secretarial club’s first meeting of the term, which will be at 3:15 tomorrow in the Senate chamber, 418 Student Union.
Guest speaker for the meeting will be Dr. E. G. Blackstone, head of the SC Secretarial Administration department. He will welcome the new students, and speak on the curriculum offered by his department.
Town Meeting to hold forum
“The Present ConHict in China will be the topic under discussion when the SC Town Meeting presents its first forum of the term Wednesday noon in 206 Administration.
Participants in the forum will be Julia Hilts, international relations major, and Mr. Nien-Min Sun, lecturer in Asiatic studies, who will take the side of Chiang Kai-shek's Chinese Nationalist government, and Mr. Samuel Witczak. teaching assistant In general studies and political science, who will, with an as-yet-unnamed student, present the point of view of the Kuomintang party.
Kay Mancusi and Frances Griffin, co-chairmen of the organization, .state that Wednesday'* forum will be open to any students or members or the faculty who wish to attend and Invite them to the subsequent forutns which will probably be scheduled at Intervals of two or three weeks for the remainder of the term.
They also point out that they would like to receive suggestions for these future sessions from anyone who desires to see some special topic discussed. These should be turned in to Frances Griffin in the offices of the Daily Trojan, on the fourth floor of the Student Union.
The purpose of the SC Town Meeting, founded on the campus last spring by a group of students and faculty members interested in current affairs, was to provide a means for information, discussion and debate on matters of civic significance.
The forums are based on the general plan utilized by the American Town Meeting of the Air. The sponsor of the organization is Dr. Carlton Rodee, head of the political science department.
El Rod appointments released by Thurman
Townsend, Lockhart to serve as associate and assistant editors; students urged to meet deadline to insure early issuance date
Appointment of the El Rodeo staff members for the ensuing term were announced yesterday by Clarice Thurman, who will hold the position of editor for the second consecutive year with Pat Townsend and Diane Lockhart as her chief assistants.
Chosen as associate editor, Miss Townsend will start her third year of work on the annual. She is a member of Alpha Chi Omega, active in the YWCA, and an art major. Holding
the position of assistant editor and
DODY YALE ‘Those poor Russians!'
CLARICE THURMAN . "On time this yearl'
YWCA to collect
books for Russia
Trojans will have a chance to replenish the millions of Russian library books that went up in bonfires of Nazi intolerance. Starting today, the YWCA is sponsoring a drive to collect the works of recognized American and English authors to be sent to Russian libraries.
Boxes have been set up in Bridge
Student aid asked
Men student*, who would like to earn some money and aid in experiments for research projects, are urged by the department of aviation medicine to apply at Hancock basement, No. 53, or call extension 345.
hall, the university library, Administration building, and Student Union to receive donations from students and faculty members. Only books originally published in English and not English translations of foreign works are needed.
Some of the American authors whose works are wanted are Washington Irving, David Thor-eau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Mark Twain, Bret Harte, and Ernest Hemmingway. Among the English authors needed are Chaucer, William Shakespeare. Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, William
Wordsworth, Robert Browning, John Galsworthy, and W. Som-merset Maugham.
“One million English and American classics will give the Soviet people a picture of our cultures and form bonds of understanding and friendship that may help to insure an enduring peace,” said Dody Yale, chairman of the drive.
More than 23,000,000 books In
all were destroyed by the Germans in Russia alone. This was a recognized nazi principal in their planned extermination of the Union of Soviet Socialized Republics. It was the German plan to undermine the physical and moral strength of the country until it was destroyed.
This theory as carried even to the graves and shrines of the great Russian masters as well as the many libraries and musicians that the Soviets had created in their efforts ,to eliminate mass illiteracy that blighted their country. Tolstoy’s home was fired and the grave of Pushkin was set with booby traps in order to kill those who came there to pay .tribute to these men who contributed so much to the advancement of Russian and world culture.
Destruction of Nazism and reconstruction of a free Europe and Russian can be greatly facilitated by .the exchange of culture and ideals as well as economic interests.
campus coordinator Miss Lockhart, Delta Gamma, has had a year of experience on the book.
Heading the section devoted to social sororities and dormitories are Sheila Connolly, Kappa Alpha Theta, and Betty Jean Conlan, Alpha Chi Omega. Work on this section has already begun and informal shots are being taken of the women in the sorority houses and dorms, accordir & to Miss Thurman.
Another duo, Jim Conn. ,’3hi Sigma Kappa, and Greg Dunn. Sigma Epsilon, wi” head the social fraternity section.
Working as assistant campus coordinator under Miss Lockhart, will be Janet Loken, freshman. “Although Miss Loken is new to the university, she has worked on high school annuals in Palo Alto and has experience along these lines,” Miss Thurman stated.
The honoraries and professionals section will be under the direction of Patty Welch, Alpha Chi Omega. Working with her and in charge of special groups will be Sheryn Kimball. Kappa Delt, who will handle religious organizations; Roberta Yoder, Alpha Delta Pi, in charge of special interest groups, and Mavis Myre and Gloria Krauder, who will watch over professional groups.
Holding the reins of the section devoted to schools and colleges will be Walter Rasmussen, a veteran who worked with the office of war information in the service.
Military information will be doled out by Glenn Hellwarth, Kappa Al-; pha. who held the same position on last year’s El Rodeo. Marv Moen, Alpha Delta Pi. with two years of experience under her belt will handle the class pages.
In charge of the section on publications and publicity for the
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Time magazine exhibit on display in lounge
All students are invited to see the Time magazine exhibit now on display in the student lounge, third floor of the Student Union, until Wednesday noon.
This non-technical exhibit is being loaned to the School of Journalism by the public relations office of Time magazine.
graphic presenta- j
It describes by tion some of the problems of news gathering, publishing, and distribution throughout the world.
Time magazine has 21 different international editions. Illustrations show the different points of the world where Time is printed each week, some of these being Chile, Japan, Alaska, Australia, Brazil, and Argentina. The Tokyo and Australia editions are so new that a cover from each could not be obtained for this exhibit.
Plastic plates are shipped each week to Manila and Cairo where the magazines are run off. The navy V-mail edition is photographed in New York and sent by airmail to points where it i* printed.
Club for veterans to hold first meet
Sen. Thomas bomb speaker
Senator Elbert D. Thomas of Utah is expected to accept the invitation to participate in the 21st Institute of World Affairs, which will hold three sessions beginning Dec. 16 at the Riverside Mission inn. according to Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid, presdent of the university and chancellor of the institute.
Senator Thomas, who wiil speak on the subject "Military Significance of the Atomic Bomb,’’ is a member of the military affairs and foreign relations committees. He is now in paris on affairs of state but will return in time to join with officials and educators at the Riverside conference.
Speakers who have already accepted invitations to participate are President E. Wilson Lyon of Pomona college, who will serve as chairman of a roundtable discussion on the topic “Regional Considerations under the San Francisco Charter;” and President Peter H. Odegard of Reed college, Portland. The topic of his address will be “Human Nature and Permanent Peace.”
Publishers and editors of the California Newspaper Publishers’ association will be guests at a dinner party on Dec. 16, according to Mara N. Goodnow, executive secretary of the institute.
“Trovets, SC's veterans organization, will hold its first meeting of this term,” announced Milton Buck, newly elected president of the group.
The meeting will be today at 12
noon in Touchstone theater, Old ASSC social
College.
‘•This club was organized in March, 1944, for the express purpose of helping to assist all men and women on this campus, who are veterans of World war II. in any way possible,” stated Buck. “All veterans on campus are eligible to join the Trovets.”
. . . committee will meet today at 12:30 p.m. in 230 Student Union, announced Jackie Boice, vice-president. The following are requested to attend: Jim English, Bob Harbi-son, Virginia Kaspar, Lois Stephenson, Pat Summerton, Jim Lund, and Diane Lockhart.