ON KLEINSMID NAMED SC CHANCELLOR UNANIMOUS MOVE BY TRUSTEES
President Continues As University Head;
C A L I F o R N
Vol. XXXVII
Angeles, Calif., Tuesday, Apr. 16,1946
arsity Debate Team ins Coast Tourney
Pacific coast honors in debate, impromptu and extem-raneous speaking were won Saturday by SC’s Varsity bate squad at the three-day Pi Kappa Delta tournament Id at College of the Pacific.
Anita Norcop and Mildred Carmen paired off to win it place and the Pacific coast i -- -------.
Chinese Army Fights North Communist Foe
impionship for women's debate, eating a strong Washington State ,m in the finals. The Washington te team won first place at the ■nt Linfield tournament in gon.
iss Norcop also won the wom-impromptu speaking contest, ing another first to her forensic ors. She placed third in women’s ry. Rachel Hansen, member of SC squad, took second place in aen's impromptu speaking.
KIN WINS
It Dobkin, winner of the Pacific championship in extempora-speaking. garnered Troy’s
win. Dobkin also took third
in oratory.
CHUNGKING, Apr. 16. — (V.E) — The crack American-equipped Chinese first army has crashed through Communist defenses at Szepinghai and is racing toward Changchun, Manchurian capital, which is besieged by the Communist army, government sources announced.
A Central News Agency dispatch e tournament subject was, “Re- the Communist line at 6zep-
d,	that the nations of the d should adopt a policy of free
e.”	College of the Pacific stu-acted as hosts to the debate
s who represented Pacific college* and unirersmae. debates included Miss Norcop. Carmen. Louise Shahan, Miss ~n. Maurice Gould, debate eap-Bph Konigsberg, and Dobkin. Allan Nichols, professor of and the SC debate coach, Kenneth Gabriel, student man.
also attended the annual ament
AIN IN STOCKTON
uld. Konigsberg. and
Dobkin
inghai, 62 miles southwest of Changchun, had crumbled after four days of bloody, see-saw battle in which thousands were killed on both sides.
Generalissimo Chiang Hai-6hek was hastening a reorganization of the government to include Communists and thus avert the threat of civil war.
THREE-SIDED ATTACK
American dispatches from Chpng-chun said the Chinese Communists were attacking the city from three sides. Communist fopoes captured all three airfields in the area and penetrated the city's outer defenses, according to a pooled dispatch of
ln«) in Stockton to psrtiapM. five American correspondent* who Foreneir LngU' new w Changchun Saturday.
The Communists started the attack Sunday afternoon, two hours before the Soviet occupation forces completed their evacuation.
Firing has raged continuously since the siege began on Sunday. Communists were reported armed with artillery as well as machine
ament, and are expected to tonifrht.
ring the three-day tournament s squad participated in an lation discussion of interooHegi-orensic programs, and relaxed enough to present a skit for "Forensic Follies.”
Carmen. former n. announced that the 8tock- I -rip would be her last. She will ] late ln June.
ath Takes y Burnett
Burnett Jr., senior student in Asiastic Studies in the of Letters, Arts, and Scl-died suddenly yesterday at Good Samaritan hos-
ng to attending physi-death resulted from an 'un-
, j guns, anti-tank guns, mortars, rifles, and grenades.
JAP WEAPONS Government sources In Changchun told the Americans that Communists were equipped with Japanese weapons, supplied to them by the Russians a few months ago.
Generalissimo Chiang hurriedly called a special meeting of the political consultative council steering oommittee yesterday and demanded that the government be reorganized to include all parties by Apr. 20 in conformity with the agreement between Chiang’s Nationalists and the Communists.
The government was depending upon “the peace preservation corps’’ —some 4.000 Nationalist regulars flown in from Peiping several
n cause less than a hour after m°nth£ and 3 000 local recru!ts
—to hold Changchun against an
estimated 40.000 to 50.000 Communists attacking from the north, northwest and south.
Editorializing
An Era Ends
admitted to the hospital, nett entered SC in February, after graduating from Black! Tiiltary institute. He was a j student at Troy during riie part of his college career, I being commissioned as an en- ! in the naval reserve. During rm of active duty, he was Instruction in the navy's ese language schools at the ity of Colorado and Okla-Agricultural and Mechanical
STUDENT
Coj was an honor student, a member of Phi Eta Sigma, classmen honorary scholastic hity. He was to have received ?lor of Arts degree in 1M6.
bom m Los Angeles, Apr. a son of Mr. and Mrs. ett Sr. In addition to his he is survived by three Mrs. John Howard Craig, and Valentine Burnett, is paternal grandmother, Mrs.
Burnett.
service, will be held at Thursday. St. Johns Episco-wrch under the direction ol
Dr. Ghyka to Offer Illustrated Lecture
Specimens from Exposition Park museum and from his private collection will be used by Dr. Matila Ghyka, visiting professor in tit? School of Philosophy, today in illustrating his third and last lecture on the “Chinese Art and Symbolism” series, in Bov.*;ie hall, 4:15 p.m.
■Rie first two lectures dealt with the important part jade and bronze played in Chinese history and religious ceremonies. This afternoon the lecture will be ceramics. Dr. Ghyka will explain the pottery and porcelin element of ceramics, also Chinese textiles, paintings and lacquers will be discussed.
The faculty, students, and their
An era passed away yesterday. Twenty-five crowded, event-packed years that form a brilliant, golden chapter in the history of Troy came to an end when it was announced that the administration of Dr. R. B. von KleinSmid as president of the university would soon be terminated and a successor named to his office.
Although Dr. von KleinSmid has been elevated to the honored position of chancellor, there is still a feeling only of great loss and emptiness in the knowledge that the vibrant man who has served* the university so long and with such passionate devotion will no longer occupy the president’s chair. For in the 25 years that have passed since the Fall day of 1921 when the Board of Trustees received the wire, “Appreciate confidence expressed in invitation. I accept presidency of the University of Southern California. R. B. von KleinSmid,” Dr. von KleinSmid’s life has become intimately bound up with the life of the institution. He has been the dominant figure and the moving force behind all of SC’s growth and triumphs and present-day greatness.
They were not easy years, that quarter of a century of Dr. von KleinSmid’s administration. Beginning in the early years following the first great war, the days of His tenure have seen booms and panics, dark times for the university and days, too, of shining glories. They have been 25 years which stand between a medium-sized denominational institution and one of the great private universities of the world. And down those years has walked Dr. von KleinSmid, firm and strong in his role of guardian of Troy’s destiny.
When Dr. von KleinSmid succeeded the late Dr. George F. Bovard as president in 1921 the university stood at the crossroads, and it fell to him to envision the nature of the work that the university was to do and the place that SC was to hold in the years to come; to unite the disorganized schools, departments, and other elements; to create an integrated academic program for the university. All this he achieved in the two and a half decades, until today SC is the second largest private university and has more accredited schools and colleges than any other institution in the nation.
Through the years his interest in the problems, work, and dreams of students, and his driving, all-embracing concern for the well-being of the university have placed him in the foreground among American educators, and it is gratifying to know that he will carry on his service to Troy as chancellor; that his genius, enthusiasm, faith, and clear vision will not be lost to us; that he will continue to lead SC in the search for truth and wisdom along the shining way.
Dr. Zech To Guide SC Frats
New Coordinator Will Assist Hancey; Advise Fraternities
Dr. Carl C. Hancey, dean of men, announces that Dr. Albert Zech, formerly of the San Diego Public schools, has been appointed by Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid, chancellor of the university, to act as fraternity coordinator and assistant to the dean of men at SC.
This additional help has
been required due to a heavy increase in men students whereby there are nearly 0000 men enrolled at the present time, Dean Hancey stated. This compare? with a prewar enrollment of about 3000.
Dr. Zech will work with fraternities, giving assistance toward helping them solve their prewar problems. His office at the present time is located in the office of the dean of men. He has previously been a senior counselor of the SC veterans guidance center, and a counselor and teacher with the San Diego ’Public schools.
FITNESS EDUCATOR
During the war, Dr. Zech served as an enlisted man and officer in the navy physical fitness and training aids program in this country and overseas. In peace time he served as an enlisted man and officer in the state militia. He also worked with the training aids activities in the Treasure Island schools, governing traffic of ships during the war.
In the summer of 1939 while visiting and touring European countries. Dr. Zech attended the University of Oxford, England, and the European School of summer studies i n Zurich, Switzerland. While stationed at Pearl Harbor he also attended the University of Hawaii.
Dr. Zech belongs to the Phi Delta Kappa national honorary fraternity. He is a member of the National Vocational Guidance association and holds a masters degree from SC and a bachelors degree from the State College of Minnesota.
Jackson Day to Honor Wallace
Henry A. Wallace, secretary of commerce, will be the principal speaker at the Shrine auditorium Thursday night when California Democrats honor him at their annual Jackson day celebration.
A star-studded program under the direction of Mervyn LeRoy will supplement Wallace’s t&'k on “The World, the West and America,” in which he is expected .to stress his views on the “common man” and the rights ef the individual.
Appearing on the program will be Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson and Bette Davis in a special tribute to the late president. George Jessel, Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, vxeorge Bums, Gracie Allen, Danny Kaye, Dinah Shore, Burl Ives, Dianna Lynn, Lena Home, and Mickey Rooney will also be presented. Music will be directed by Constantine Bakaleinakoff.
Doors open at 7 pan.
Climaxing 25 years pf service as president of the university, Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid was unanimously elevated to the chancellorship of the institution for life at the regular quarterly meeting of the board of trustees yesterday. At the same time he was appointed acting president to hold office until his successor to the presidency is named.
As chancellor he will maintain his present offices on the campus and will serve the university in a public relations capacity in addition to acting as a general adviser to all divisions of the institution.
Recognized as one of the nation’s leading educators, Dr. von KleinSmid has achieved a record said to be unparalleled in educational fields. His administration in 'placing SC among the leading institutions of the country has been referred to as “one of the miracles of educational progress.”
As fifth president of the university since its founding in 1879, he holds a record in years of service equalled over the United States only by Nicholas Murray Butler, formerly of Columbia university, and President Wallace W. Atwood of Clark university in Worchester, Mass.
Since his inauguration in 1921, the SC president has increased the number of schools and colleges from eight to 26. The university now holds the distinction of having more class “A” divisions, accredited by national bodies, than any other institution in the United States. From three permanent buildings, 25 years ago, the campus has grown to include 22 structures involving expenditures of more than $16,000,000. Full time daily student enrollment has increased from 5600 to 12,0000. Faculty increases during the period have been from 267 to over 1100. Assets in 1921 were given as $98Q,-000, and today are over $19,000,000. From an approximate debt of $2,000,-000 a decade ago, the university became debt free in spite of the effects
-[ of a nation-wide depression. The campus in the heart of the
city has expanded from approximately 5 acres to 50.
Sensing the demands for training in professional fields in a flourishing community, the SC pre^dent is responsible * Q I I I *or Pi°neerin5 iR the west and organizing many departments upens in o.u. into recognized schools and colleges. In addition to graduate
schools and research activities, notably has been the training of students for diplomatic careers in the affiliated Los Angeles University of International Relations. Dr. von KleinSmid served as its chancellor in its campus activities and also in its sponsorship of the annual Institute of World Affairs. The last December session at Riverside marked the 2ist of its kind.
In addition to his recognition as a prominent educator, the Trojan leader has been decorated by more than two-score nations for his leadership in promoting good will and international friendship among countries of the world. His selection as an official delegate to represent this country in numerous international conferences in Europe and South America attests to his leadership.
Honorary degrees from universities of Mexico, Ecuador, Chile, Panama, Peru, and France in addition to similar degrees from his alma mater Northwestern university, Boston university, University of New Mexico, and the University of Arizona where he served as president for seven years prior to coming to SC, are listed among his many honors. In 1941 Dr. von KleinSmid was awarded the Gold Medal by the National Institute of Social Sciences as one of the three most outstanding citizens of the United States for that year.
In addition to membership in many leading national educational and professional organizations in this country and abroad, he has been national president of Delta Phi Epsilon foreign service fraternity as well as Phi Kappa Phi honorary scholarship society since 1940.
WSSF Booth ns in S.U.
A booth will be opened on the first floor of the Student Union today to facilitate the collection of individual donations to the World Student Service fund. The current drive is being carried full-spert ahead by schools .throughout America toward the goal of $1,000,000, which is to be used for the relief of needy students in war-torn nations where clothing, food, school supplies, and medicines are practically unobtainable.
Campus organizations throughout the country are also being called upon to do their share in the drive. Donations adding up to $350 were made last week by AWS and the Methodist Wesley club.
Campus organizations contributing money may specify the country or the university to which they wish their money to be sent, and reports will be forwarded to them notifying them of the final applications of .their contributions .
New Post Brings Comments
Knowledge that Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid, for 25 years president of SC, had resigned his post as president to assume the duties of chancellor, brought mixed comment, but in every case high tribute, from various campus and civic leaders contacted by the Daily Trojan yesterday.
News of the resignation was first made known at a Board of Trustees meeting yesterday, where several members of the board expressed appreciation for the work done at SC by Dr. von KleinSmid.
CALLS REMARKS
Comments of student and university leaders, including excerpts from speeches made by members of the Board of Trustees, follow:
Asa Gall, third vice president, Board of Trustees:
“I can go back for 19 years as a member of this board. We had assets of about $1,000,-000 then; today we have, in buildings and securities, about $18,000,000. We had 5000 students then, and now Some 17,000. Our budget has increased from $660,000 to $5,000,-000 per year. We had 3 permanent buildings and now we have 22. We had 8 schools and now we have 26.
“Dr. von KleinSmid has found time to bring credit to us through civic service. He has received honors from other nations for statesmanship and work in international relations. He has been honored by many universities, both in the United States and in other countries.”
Dr. Arthur G. Coons, president-elect of Occidental and president of the Western College association;
PERSONAL REGARD
“I have come to have high personal regard and admiration for Dr. von KleinSmid as a friend and as a successful university administrator. He has played a leading role in the development of education in the far west and in the increasing strength of the cultural resources of southern California. I am sure that he is deserving not only of the relaxation from the arduous labors of the presidency, but also of the high honor of the chancellorship.
“My cordial regards to him and the institution.”
Dr. Max Van Lewen Swarthout, dean of the School of Music and long-time personal friend of Dr. von KleinSmid:
“I am distinctly sorry to learn that Dr. von KleinSmid is resigning as president of the institution for which he has been largely responsible. My acquaintance with him dates back to the time when he was superintendent of schools in Northern Illinois. Even at that early date he showed unmistakable signs of administrative ability.
“THE BUILDER”
“Previous to his coming to SC, Dr. von KleinSmid served as president of the University of Arizona, where he was known as “The Builder” because of his efforts in obtaining further buildings for that university.
“Dr. von KleinSmid’s work here speaks for itself. His standards have always been cf the highest.
“His friendship has been, and will continue to be, highly valued by me. I regard him as one of the great educators of the United States.”	(Continued on Page 4)
At the request cf the President of the United States, the governor of California and the mayor of Los Angeles, the SC educator has served on many public boards and commissions. His local affiliations include the current presidency of the Los Angeles Public Library commission. membership on the board of governors of the Los Angeles Museum and the Sixth District Agriculture association.
Sharing honor^ with her prominent husband over the 25 year period has been Mrs. Rufus B. von KleinSmid, whose gracious devotion to the interests of the university has been unceasing. As first lady of the campus she directed the activities of numerous organizations for scholarship and aid to student welfare. She has held the presidency of Town and Gown for nearly a quarter of a century. The organization has been responsible for increasing the housing facilities for women, the erection of the Town and Gown Foyer social building, the establishment of scholarship funds for needy students, and the promotion of community friendships iK university affairs. The Elisabeth von KleinSmid haH, a residence for women, is named in her honor.
Faculty Members Invited to Meet
All qualified members of the faculty have been invited to attend a meeting of the American association of University Professors Saturday at 1:15 pjn. in 20 Administration building.