TROVETS TO SPONSOR STUDENT FORUM
Wanted: the opinion of the average student regarding ways and means of providing greater interest and participation in general student activities. Students will have a chance to express themselves at the all-university forum on the subject in Bovard auditorium at 12 noon today. This open forum is sponsored by the Trovets in an effort to expand the principles of democracy in campus life.
ASSC senators Don Blank, junior class president, and Maurice Gould, captain of the debate squad, will present their views on the problem during the first half of the meeting. During the second half they will answer questions which arise from the floor. Both Gould and Blank are of the opinion that the way to achieve greater participation in student activities is the organization of all non-affiliated students and the ormation of an association of men students under which all en’s. organizations would be coordinated.
In conjunction with the senate’s present consideration f reorganization, several members have pointed out the need or more interest and participation in general student affairs nd activities. The Trovets, in accordance with this expressed olicy, are sponsoring the public forum which will act as an nitial start in making for a democratic determination of stu-ent body policies and programs.
“The problem lies with the individual and is psychologi-
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DON BLANK 'greater participation.'
MAURICE GOULD . . . positive stand.
cal,” said Blank. “The non-affiliated students need something to fill the gap left by their exclusion from fraternities. If these students are organized they will be better able to take advantage of opportunities now being taken advantage of by organized students. The coordination of all campus activities will benefit the entire university.”
“Through complete participation in activities'of all students on campus,” he continued, “each student will feel that he has a share in campus life, and the student body at large will have access to more opportunity.”
In Gould’s opinion, we can no longer afford to take the negative attitude that it is impossible or impractical to directly engage a greater number of students in governmental and social affairs. “The sooner we take a positive stand, the sooner we will reach our goal,” he said. “The general apathy which we realize exists.” he averred, “can be replaced with a dynamic and immediate interest. If more students participate in campus affairs, we believe that they will obtain much personal and individual development.”
In speaking to various students, Gould and Blank found that many are ignorant of knowledge concerning student government and organization. There is also an “I don’t care” attitude prevalent.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Vol. XXXVI
72
Los Angeles, Wednesday, Sept. 12,1945
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No. 198
rosh to meet in Touchstone today
reshman rally reveal new ing and queen
Anxious freshmen will learn the —tity of .their king and queen he second freshman meeting of term at 12:15 today in Touch-e theater. They will also meet
class council and the frosh foot-players.
ny doubts and questions in the ds of the students will be dis-ssed and clarified.” stated Trudie Brien. summer president. First ear students will also have a hance to learn of the activities epared for them by the freshman
ncil.
Plans for the SC-UCLA outing, hich will be held this Saturday at e merrv-go-round picnic grounds
Griffith park will be explained Bill Martin, chairman of the cnic committee.
“Bill Stevenson, ,the ASSC as-tant yell king, will lead cheers
'th one purpose in minu, to show e freshmen the spirit of old SC,” ,ted Johnny Davis, summer vice-esident. “Yell sheets will be dis-
buted at the door so there will no excuse for lack of enthu-(Continued on Page Three)
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Y to present university dig tomorrow eve
The-Y has planned a men’s stag for all Trojan men interested in membership in that organization, to be held tomorrow night from 6:45 to 8. Head varsity coach Jeff Cravath will speak to the group, and three short films will be shown to the men attending the affair. A songfest led by Burl Smith and Dick Thorpe will include old fa- j
SC protestants to hold final unity confab
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DAVE BURNIGHT . . . organizer.
DON GIBBS . . . committeeman.
DICK THORPE . songleader.
Traditional ceremony set for NRO dance
Sponsored by Fighting Top, NRO social organization, the third annual NROTC Ring dance will be held Saturday at the Westside Tennis club from 9 to 12 p.m.
Featuring the age-old tradition of the ring ceremony at Annapolis, the formal dance will present the music of Stan
Korea to form new government
KEIJO, Korea, Sept. 11.—(U.E)— Koreans were joining with American military personnel today to set up an American military government which is being established to replace gradually the Japanese administration that has held Korea in bondage.
vorites and Trojan fight songs.
The? purpose of the organization and its future aims on campus will be told. The group is under the following officers for the summer term: Hal Le Sieur. president; Don Gibbs, vice-president; Hal Craig, secretary, and Jimmy Patton, treasurer.
Members of the steering committee for this term have really worked hard, and according to Le Sieur, they deserve a good deal of praise. They have been working to introduce the Y to Troy. On the committee are Tex Abbott, Hal Craig, Fred Fox, Gibbs, Clarence Parker, and Skip Premo.
“We have found that the result of working for the common goal of bringing the Y to the campus has fostered a spirit of fellowship and mutual helpfulness among us that is hard to beat,” stated Le Sieur.
At the end of last term Dave Burnight got the inspiration for the Y, and his work and leadership started the formation of the club. Burnight directed the club through its early meetings and was elected to the honorary position of charter president. Burnight graduated in June and the present group of officers was elected.
The plans for the group’s organization were then submitted to the ASSC senate and unanimous approval was obtained. The first event undertaken was a joint dinner with the YWCA at the women’s house, (Continued on Page Two)
“Protestant Unity” will be the topic of discussion at the final meeting of tha combined protestant clubs to be held tomorrow night at the YWCA house at 36th street and Hoover. Rev. Harland E. Hogue, assistant professor of religion at Scripps college, will lead the proceedings.
“Rev. Hogue concludes a series of meetings upon the subject of protestant cooperation in which students on the campus have met .together and discussed their denominational differences and have sought the common ground where they could all meet and work together,” stated Bob Jones, member of the club.
The speaker will open the final meeting of the summer series with singing and will lead the group in the above mentioned discussion promptly at 5:30 pjn., in order to give those men who wish
to attend the Y stag time enough
to do so.
The meeting will be one of the biggest of the combined profcest-ant clubs this summer, stated Mrs. Ruth H. Grant, executive secretary of the YWCA campus branch.
raduate can notice
Thesis dates for candidates for stars’ degrees, October, 1945, ve been announced by Dean R. Hunt, Graduate School.
Sept. 15, Saturday, is the final y for the candidate to secure liminary approval of his thesis faculty committee and present roval to the dean of the Grad-te School—signed by each raem-r of the thesis committee.
Sept. 24, Monday, is the final y for the candidate to present s thesis (in final form) to the mmittee.
Oct. 12, Friday, is the final day present the thesis—fully ap-ved and ready for binding—to dean of the Graduate School. Blanks may be obtained in the raduate office, 160 Administra-ion.
R. D. Hunt, Dean Graduate School.
Meyers’ 11-piece band. Harris Frank, vice-president of Fighting Top and chairman for the dance, stated that those who like to dance to music “out of this world” will do so at this dance.
Upon their entrance to the club, seniors and high juniors of the NROTC unit tie their class rings around their dates’ necks with red. white, and blue ribbon, and the women receive red roses to be carried throughout the evening.
At 10:30 the couples line up according to the men’.s precedence in the unit. Untying the ribbon holding the ring and handing it to its wearer, each member of the unit watches his date for the evening dip the ring into-the waters of the Mediterranean, the Atlantic, an1 the Pacific.
In the receiving line at the dance wiU be a number of officers and their guests.
Mardi Gras theme to highlight all-U prom
Trojan Knights
Trojan Knights will meet today at 12:30 p.m. in 418 Student Union. announced Bill Camm, Knight president.
Honoring the'members of the Trojan varsity football team, the first big university dance of the term will be held Saturday night, Sept. 22, at the Deauville Beach club.
The Mardi Gras theme will be carried out during the entire evening in decorations, entertainment, and music featuring Will Osborne and his band. Jerry Hoytt, director of the affair, statpl that two or three prizes will be given away before the night has ended.
“Trojans who like dancing to dreamy music and novelty in decorations shouldn’t miss this big dance, which promises to be one of the best dances of the term,” said Hoytt.
Bids will go on sale today in the Student Union Bookstore and through various fraternities and sorority representatives. Since the bids are limited to 400, Hoytt urged students to purchase them by stating, “it’s going to be a gala affair, and everyone should get his bid early so he can be on hand for one of the most stupendous dances of the year.”
The dance will be part of the big celebra-
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„ | tion which will begin Friday noon with a huge rally, featuring the SC band, rooters, and Terry Nelson, yell leader. Bill Witmeyer, chairman of the rally, promises one of the biggest shows of Trojan spirit that SC has
ever witnessed.
^e highlight of the gala weekend, the real reason for all the social activities, is the gridiron tussle between SC-UCLA in the Coliseum Friday night.
The Trojan Knights, SC junior-senior service organization, will be the official hosts of the evening. Bill Camm, president of the Knights, said, “This event is for all Trojans so if you know any students not on campus this term, please let them know about the
big affair.”
Camm further suggests that those students who feel that their Trojan spirit has been dying of late should be present at the rally Friday noon and give out with a few Trojan warhoops.
Hoytt advised that dancing will reign from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.