United Press World Wide News Service
SOUTHERN
Bus." Mgr., 2:
Vol. XXIV
Los Angeles, California, Thursday, September 15, 1932.
Frosh, Sophs Begin Work On Joint Play
Mystery Drama Chosen for Underclass Production
W. Ray MacDonald to Direct: Will Cast Soon
Plans for the annual underclass play, -which have been undergoing revision and selection during the past week, have been definitely made by Professor W. Ray Macdonald of the School of Speech who will direct this first big dramatic production of the year. The play, which will be a mystery-drama. but whose exact title will be withheld until a later date, will be given on the evening of Oct. 28 in Bovard auditorium.
Tryouts for the play will be held next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. in 125 Old College, Wallace Fraser, play productions manager announced to day. Fraternities and sororities are urged to send their returning sophomores and prospective pledge* to the coming tryouts. All f-tudents trying out must have romplet®d registration and carry the required scholastic standing.
MANY CHARACTERS
The play, the title of which will b® released at tryouts, has been chosen for its mystery elements and dramatic possibilities and Includes a large number of characters, thus affording stage work to a greater number of students. The types of characters range from straight to character and comedian roles.
Professor MacDonald who directed "Dulcy” the junior class play, and "Suppose*’ the annual extravaganza last semester will choose an resistant to aid him in preparing t'his play for campus production.
That the underclass play offers a great opportunity for entering freshmen	-Stated today hv
Fraser. "The fact that the players are restricted to only freshmen and soptiomores removes upper classmen competition in both number and quality and gives the freshmen a chance.*’
HIT SHOWS
In previous years, the underclass play has been given over almost entirely to the mystery element and has included many of th* show hits of the campus. Last year. "First Night*’ was presented on the Bovard stage. Some of th-' other plays have been "The Haunted House,” "We've Got to Have Money,” and "To The Ladies.”
Following the preliminary tryouts which all aspirants must attend on Mondav, final deliberations will be made before the play goes into actual rehearsal.
Welfare Group To Convene At 3 p.m. Today
For the purpose of combining activities, Erma Eldridge, chairman of student welfare; Arval Morris, chairman of freshman advisory; Harold Roach, chairman of international relations committee; and Lawrence W’hite, executive chairman, are to meet with the student welfare committee in room 234, Student Union building, at 3 p.m. today, at which time plans for the coming semester are to be drawn.
Members of the student welfare committee, all of whom are requested to be present, include Al Bollinger, Kenneth Smith, Don Moorhusen. Otis Blasingham. Marian Flad, Dy-lene Johnson, Josephine Pel-phrey. Arval Morris, and Harold Roach.
Call is Made For Wampus Contributions
Editor Magee Announces Monday As October Issue Deadline
Staff Will Be Chosen From First Issue Contributors
Singers to Vie For Chores Jobs
Men de-'irous of membership in the Trojan male chorus are to be given aud.Uions this afternoon lrcm 3 to 5 o’clock at the musical or'ranir.ations building, 835 West 37th place.
The chorus, under the direction of Prof. J. Arthur Lewis, takes part ln the football programs, concerts, and theater programs working, as a rule, with the Trojan bnnd, tor which tryouts were held yesterday evening.
Scholastic credit is given for both chorus and band work, and sweater awards are given to the members whose service throughout th© year has been most satisfactory.
Tryouts for about 35 positions on the women's glee club were held
yesterday afternoon, between 1
and 5 o’clock, under the direction of Professor Lewis. Newly appointed officers of the women’s glee club, chosen by Professor L?wis, include Nelda Olsen, manager; Evelyn Johnson, assistant manager; and Margaret Karr, librarian.
Any pianists interested in the position of accompanist or assistant accompanist for either the cen's or women’s glee club, may see Mr. Lev is any afternoon this week.
Trojans To Aid In Chest Drive
L. A. Committee Will Use S. C. Speakers For Campaign
Beginning their 1932-33 drive, the Ixis Angeles Community Chest yesterday approved tbe organization of a group of Troy's best speakers to aid in the approaching charity campaign.
Coming at the beginning of a promising season for oratory and debate and on the heel? of winning the Pacifir Forensic league championship in debate Jast year this local recognition proves that Trojans may well bo proud of the laurels they are winning on the platform. Worth Bernard, debate manager said yept^rday.
TO PICK 25
Tbe plan as approved by the speakers’ bureau of the Community Chest calls for the selection of the 25 best speakers on the campus to meet a large number of speaking engagements in all parts of the city and before many types of organizations. It includes the suggestion that women be united in th? campus group.
Professor Bates Booth, new coach of the women’s debate squad, is to choose the speakers and prepare them for their task. He is conversant with the pressing problems of the chest this year and his long experience as a speech teacher and coach will be drawn upon to help fit the campus speakers of this city-wide task, charity officials say.
PLAN NOON MEET
Worth Bernard, debate manager snd orator, will work directly with the Speakers’ bureau to place the Trojans in the several hundred engagements. He announced last night that a noon meeting • will be called early next week for those who are interestedl in this ■work. At that time the complete plans will be announced and arrangements made to attend the luncheon to be given by the chest for the Trojans who are selected to join the all-university project.
"Never before has an oppor tunitv of this kind been offered undergraduate students to appear before audiences, secure personal coaching, and develop their speaking ability with platform experience.” said Professor Booth yesterday afternoon.
Worth Bernard announced at the same time that he will be glad to meet those interested in his office, Student Union 427, today from 1 to 3 p.m.
Princeton men require brains, beauty, personality, humor, money, and good-looking cars of their dates.
That members of the permanent staff of the Southern California Wampus, campus feature magazine, will be chosen on the basis of contributions to the October number, the first issue of the magazine this year, was the announcement made yesterday by Ted Magee, editor.
The deadline has been set for next Monday, Sept. 19, with the publication to go on sale Oct. 5, according to Jim Ashbaugh, executive editoi, who will handle the art work and editorial details.
NEED SHORT STORIES
A call has been issued for short stories of any locale, with emphasis that college stories are not de-sireable. They may be either humorous or serious, it was announced. No Wampus contribution should be more than 2.500 words long and short-short stories are particularly favored by the editors. Feature articles and sketches are also wanted for the first issue.
Jokes that are strictly original, and ca toons of any description, particularly those with one-line gags will be cheerfully accented. Magee said. A premium will be placed on anyone who can draw pretty girls, he declared.
Anyone who has an idea for a cover for the October issue or who would like to design one should get in touch with the editors. According to the plan this year ,the artist will draw the cover in black and white and 'olors will be put in by the engraver.
POSITIONS OPEN
Staff positions open include assistant editor, associate editors, and permanent contributors. Applicants for these positions will be interviewed by Editor Magee this afternoon in the Wampus office, room 218. Student Union, from 1 to 2 o'clock.
It was announced that staff members and contributors who are interested will have the opportunity to go through the engraving plant of a large concern, sometime in the near future, probably at the time that plates for the October number are being made.
Millikan Air
Tests
Meet Setback
ELLENDALE, N. D., Sept. 14. —(UP)—A gust of wind sent up to the stratosphere today two large balloons, just before Dr. Robert Millikan, eminent scientist, had placed in them instruments he hoped would obtain information 22 miles in the sky.
When they reach that level they will burst . Dr. Millikan, a Nobel prize winner, has a third balloon, however, which he will send up with the instruments tomorrow if weather is favorable. When the balloon breaks under the stress of gas within it. the instruments will float down on parachutes.
The principal apparatus which Dr. Millikan hopes to send twice as high as man ever has ascended, is an electroscope, to measure the mysterious cosmic ray.
Knights Fill Vacant Posts
Frosh Girls To Learn Rush Rules
Baxter, Christianson Are New Members; Squires Chosen
Bill Baxter and Otto Christianson will soon be initiated into the Trojan Knights.
They were selected to fill vacancies in the campus service group at a meeting held in the Sigma Chi house last night, Ted Hutchinson and Bob Monosmith were chos°n to fill vacancies in the Trojan Squires at the same session.
Joe Bushard. ‘ president of the Knights, announced the personnel of various committees to the group. He spoke of a program of social activities to be under the direction of Bert Bayey.
Bailey Edgerton explained plans for more complicated card stunts to be used at the football games this year. Other rally plans were perfected.
Hoover, Aides Consider West As Key Point
President May Appear In Iowa, Capitol Reports Say
Roosevelt Opens Drive With Sneech At Topeka? Kans.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14—(UP) —President Hoover and his Republican board of strategy turned their attention today to the great agricultural west in a renewed drive.
Mr. Hoover is said to be considering a personal appearance in Iowa, center of the farm belt, as part of a western trip that will take him to Chicago and Minneapolis early next month. Other campaign speakers likewise will scurry into this section.
The decision to intensify the campaign in the agricultural territory came today as Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt opened his western lour with a plea for farmer votes at Topeka.
In thc last 24 hours. Republican leaders here have taken a new and very realistic view of their situation. They have thrown aside old campaign maps wrhich list certain states as "Republican” and not to be bothered about. Every state will be a battleground except the “solid south.”
President Will Address .Massed Student Body In, All-U Assembly Today
Speaks. Today Q qTj j#
Treat Timely Ideas in Talk
Friday Rally To Fete Grid Team, Coaches
Legion Will Not Censure Hoover
PORTLAND. Ore., Sept. 14— (UP)—No resolution asking censure of President Hoover or the administration for eviction of the Bonus Army from Washington will be presented to the American Legion National Convention by the resolutions committee, a reliable authority believed tonight. The information was obtained by l*e United Press a few minutes after the resolutions committee adjourned without action.
A meeting to acquaint freshman women with rushing rules and program will be held this afternoon at 2 o’clock in the recreation room of the Women's Residence hall.
The meeting will be conducted under the direction of Evelyn Wells, president of the Panhel-enic association. Girls who have been on the campus before this semester will not be admitted, but all new' girls are urged to attend, as the information will be entirely beneficial.
PROF. MORSE TO SPEAK
Dr. Florence May Morse, past president of the National Business and Professional Women’s Association of California and professor of merchandising is sched-uled to speak tonight at tffio at the regular dinner meeting of the Jonathan club, at 545 South Figueroa street. Her subject is announced as "What Is the Future?”
Year’s Program Drama Shop Topic
Immediate inception of its program for the year will be the principal business of Drama Shop’s first meeting this afternoon in Touchstone theater ot 3 p.m. Casting for the first production, the name and nature of which will be revealed at the meeting, will begin at once.
Cordial invitation has been extended every new student on the campus to attend the meeting and acquaint himself with the organization's work. If newcomers are sufficiently interested they will be enrolled and catalogued for parts, possibly in the opening piece.
Other business to be taken up includes the receiving of applications for posts on such committees as posters, lighting, costumes, stage crew, properties, set construction and design, ushers, programs, and business. Application for positions on the production staff of the first presentation will be considered.
Besides the officers of Drama Shop, there will be guests who will speak to the gathering. These include Mary Cianfoni, president of the School of Speech; W. Ray MacDonald, director of the university play production; and Miss Florence Hubbard of the Speech faculty and adviser for Drama Shop.
Last Minute News Flashes
ADAMS SEEKS WORKERS
Applicants for employment at the Olympic Stadium during the football season should apply at the office of Leo Adams, assistant general manager of the Associated Students, iu the Student Union today.
The hours during which Adams will interview applicants are from
# to U, ud from 1:W to i;30.
GERMANS TO TRAIN
BERLIN — Establishment of a new commission for the physical training of German youth, which it is thought may ultimately provide a basis for a national militia, was decreed today by President Paul von Hindenburg.
600 HOMELESS
BUFFALO, N. Y.—Six hundred persons were homeless and without food tonight after fire wiped out the little mining town of Sprague, near Sudbury, Ontario. The fire was still blazing tonight. No one was reported injured.
SIGN TREATY
CHANGCHUN, Manchukuo—Representatives of Japan and Man-chuliuo today s'gned a protocal extending diplomatic xccognition to "independent state” by Japan.
FEAR PLANE DOWN
ROME—Belief that the transatlantic monoplane, American Nurse, was down somewhere on its projected non-stop route
STORM HITS FLORIDA
APPALACHICOLA, Fla. — An unconfirmed report here tonight 5aid that Carrabelle, Fla., on the Gulf coast northeast of here, had been struck by the tropical storm that has been off the coast for the past three days. Damage at Carrabelle was reported, but its extent was not known.
CALL OUT TROOPS
LA PAZ, Bolivia—Eighteen thousand reserves from the 1927 to 1929 classes were called out by the government today as Paraguayan troops continued their assault on Fort Boqueron in the L*ia.co territory.
Y. W. Friends Group To Be Reorganized
Conversion of the friendship group of the Y.W.C.A. into an organization of comparative cultures will be the objective of the first meeting of that body to be held tomorrow at 12 o’clock in the Y.W.C.A. house, 647 W*est 36th street, according to Katherine Kin-zy and Betty Sargent, co-chairmen of the group.
Members of the Y.W.C.A. cabinet will constitute a reception committee, the honored guest to be Mrs. Pearle Aikin-Smith.
The program of the meeting will include musical selections, reports of various world movements, the reading of newrs letters from workers abroad and a discussion of plans for the coming year.
A luncheon, for which a small charge will be made, will be served following the business
Spanish Club Nominees Are Chosen Today
Annual nomination of officers in La Tertulia, S. C. Spanish club, will be held at the first general meeting of the year at 12:30 p.m. today in Bridge 214. An invitation to all students enrolled in Span-isn courses in the university was extended by Dorothy Campbell, former vice-president.
Doris Thomas will act as temporary chairman. Dr. G. L. Doty, professor of Spanish, who last year acted as sponsos of the organization, will continue in this position. Regular elections will be held on Sept. 22.
La Tertulia membership is open to all Spanish students. Its purpose is to aid those who are interested in learning the Spanish language, customs, and practices.
Tradioianal affairs of La Tertulia include semi-monthly luncheons, and annual play and fiesta.
By-Liners To Gather At 2:15 p.m. Today
Proposals for petitioning for membership in Sigma Delta Chi, national journalism fraternty, will feature the meeting today of By-Liners, S.C. Journalism fraternity, to be held at 2 o’clock in the journalism library.
Roy L. French, head of the journalism department and adviser of the club, will outline the requirements for membership in the national group. Discussion will also be held on the plan to ask prominent newspapermen of southern California to address the club at monthly dinner meetings. John "Sky” Dunlap, president of the club, will be in charge of the meeting.
Trojans To Stage Giant Celebration During Assembly Hour
“T-T-T-r-o, J-J-J-a-n. . will resound through Bovard auditorium once more tomorrow as S. C. joins | in the season’s first all-U rally.
When 9 o’clock classes are dis- ! missed, the student body will march en masse to the Administra-1 tion building to join in a pep ceremony honoring coaching, man-1 agerial and playing men of the j Southern California grid department.
Orville Mohler, football star and student body president will present Joe Bushard, president of the j Trojan Knights and chairman of the rally fommittee. He will carry out introductions of the notables.
In addition to the first three teams, the following will be on the platform: Coach Howard Jones, Coach Sam Barry, Willis O. Hunter; Tay Brown. Arnold Eddy, Stan Williamson, new frosh coach, and Bob Davidson, this year's football manager. They will all be introduced by Bushard.
The new rally committee in eludes the following: Dick Poggi, Roy Johnson, Remington Mills, Alton Garrett, Ed Belasco, Dean Harrel, Bob Love, Hal McCormick, Patricia Vigne, Quentin Reger, Orv Mohler, and Bailey Edgerton.
President Rufus B. von KleinSmid will give his annual welcome to the student body this morning.
Forest Fires Uncontrolled
KFAC Will Broadcast Annual Greeting Ceremonies
Grads To Meet For Luncheon
Santa Barbara Sections Devastated By Flames Over Wide Area
Dr. Rockwell Dennis Hunt, dean of the Graduate school, will make the opening address of welcome to new and old graduate students at the first luncheon meeting, Tues. Sept. 20, at 12:30, in room 422 Student Union. Lunch will be 40 cents.
One of the features of this meeting will be the appointment of a temporary chairman who will supervise the selection of a nominating committee wrhich will function in the drawing up of a list of candidates for the various offices of the graduate school, to be voted upon at the following meeting.
Graduates desiring to apply for candidacy should be present early enough to make the necessary arrangements with Miss Winifred Biegier, past secretary of the student body, and secretary of the Graduate school last year.
Any student registered in graduate work is eligible to attend and to participate in the activities of the Graduate school.
Persons desiring to make reservations for the luncheon should leave their names with Miss Bohn-ette, secretary to Dean Hunt, in the Graduate office, room 159, Administration building.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 14—(UP)—The devastating forest fire in Santa Barbara National forest continued burning uncontrolled in two sections tonight while in a distant area 53 firefighters were held prisoner by a wall of flames.
Although not in danger from the fire, the volunteer workers were saved from hunger and thirst by Paul Mantz, federal forestry pilot, who flew over their retreat and dropped 100 pounds of food to them.
It was Mantz who discovered their plight. The men have been surrounded by fire for two days. They took refuge on burned over ground and are some distance from the fire itself, Mantz reported when he landed at United airport, Burbank.
The fire centered tonight around the Pine Mountain in the Cuyama range and in the vicinity of Hines Peak in the Topa Topa range Three hundred men w-ere fighting the flames at Pine Mountain, 300 more were stationed at Hines and the final force of 200 at Montecito Peak.
In the latter section, just beyond the Juncal watershed back of Montecito, the fire was burning briskly but was held in check by a wind blowing against it.
Fire reports stated that the fire earlier, extending from Juncal dam southward toward Carpenreria had been completely extinguished.
An aerial map was being prepared tonight showing the entire acreage burned over in the nine days the fire has raged.
The date for the scholastic apti tude test for freshmen who have not taken it and the students who have failed in previous tests has been announced by the registrar as Saturday, September 17, at 8:15 a.m. in Hoose Hall 206.
Entry Of Argentina Into League Is Seen
BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 14—(UP) —Re-entry of Argentina into the League of Nations was forecast here today w-hen the foreign relations committee of the chamber of deputies met w-ith foreign minister Saavedra Lama and voted to ask the full chamber to enact a law' permitting this country to rejoin the League.
Argentina withdrew her representatives at Geneva in 1920 after the first assembly of the League rejected Argentina’s proposal for inclusion of Germany and all sovereign states within the league.
Dog Bites Man, No News; Frosh Ducks Squire, News
The first turning of the long-subdued worm was finally viewed yesterday on the S.C. campus when freshmen vanquished the previously undefeated Squires in a surprise attack.
Marching in lockstep down University avenue, led by one of their hefty members beating a drum, the submissive pea-greeners suddenly massed behind their green colors, incited by the gathering of their football team.
Things flew for a time, especially the nether garments of the sophomore service organization, the Squires. Fred Nagel, whose red hair seemed to anger further the aroused frosh, was one of those who were bodily removed from their clothes.
John Morley, last year’s editor of El Rodeo, while attempting to fill the role of peacemaker, was foribly ducked in the fountain in front of the new Doheny Memorial library, accompanied by Squire
Marston Jones. Mr. Morley last" night issued the following statement, "I am happy and privileged to have had the privilege, along with Squire Jones, of being the flrst to use the new swimming pool.”
As a final act of insubordination, the first year students threw aside their dink caps, declaring that they would not be resumed. However some of the doughty warriors have proved more submissive after receiving numerous threats, and are now seen wearing the traditional badge of servitude.
Squire "Tarzan” Hilton showed his superiority by coming through unscathed. However, his was not to be wondered at, as he watched the entire proceedings f»om the second floor of Administration building.
It has been rumored that the insurrection was caused by the kidnapping Tuesday night c‘ the freshman idol Nelson Cullen yard.
Event Starts at 9:55; To Introduce New Faculty
In keeping with the custom in force ever since his assumption of duties at Troy, President R. B. von KleinSmjd will hold his annual all-university assembly tomorrow, the only occasion during the entire year on which he greets the student body as % whole without the motive of a special event.
The assembly will take place beginning 9:55 and continue through the assembly period and possibly a short time into 10 o’clock classes. The entire program will be broadcast over KF AC as a regular student assembly.
As In the past, Dr. von KleinSmid will preside.
SKEELE TO PLAY
The progarm will open and dose with organs selections by Dean Walter F. Skeele of the College of Music. Following the opening number, new members of the faculty will be introduced by the president.
In an effort to present his views on a particularly timely topic, the president will, in his address, treat one of the greatest practical benefits of a college education—.% benefit without which, in his opinion, a student cannot be said to have got the most out of college.
It is the ability, Dr. von KleinSmid claims, to get at the real value of things by pushing the mass of “ballyhoo” that covers it. A college education should enable one to analyze the claims made for certain values, be they commercial, politica', educational, or religious, and find out to what extent, if any, those claims are justified.
The timeliness of the topic, he points out, lies in the fact that in an election year is one of the finest possible examples of probably overdrawn claims about the capabilities of candidate’s that must J>e examined—claims that are advanced with intent to arouse an intense and unreasoning enthusiasm fo rthe candiate in question. Unless colleges can teach a student to look at these claims for what they are worth, he is not getting the maximum amount of education.
Today’s assembly will replace the program usually arranged for Thursdays by Dr. Bruce R. Baxter.
Leaking Gasoline Is Ignited In Harbor
SAN PEDRO. Calif., Sept. 14— (UP)—Two men were injured and millions of gallons of gasoline endangered today when leaking oil which flooded the main harbor channel was ignited by an acetylene torch. The workmen, H. J. Abarr, 39, Glendale, and J. L. Edelman, 32, Los Angeles, were repairing a break in another line when they inadvertantly set fire to the oil which had leaked out from the first line. A fire beat and five land companies saved the nearby Texas Oil Company stor* age tanks from damage.
Y. M. C. A. ELECTS
Meeting for the creation of a new organization the Trojan Y. M. C. A. Cabinet met for the first time last night. New executives of the campus group will include Malcolm Alexander, president; Roy Malcom, vice-president; Harold Magnuson, secretary; and Clarence Bergland, Bill Gunn, Bob Nonh, Charles Madison, Jay Munson. W'right Owen, Glenn Snyder, Winston Trever, Worth Bernard, and James Van Patten, newly appointed members of the cabinet.
Court verdicts, writs, decrees and orders to the contrary, Aimee Sample McPherson Hutton was firm tonight in an avowal that she wilb not pay a $5,000 judgement incurred by her 250-pounJ baritone husband, David L. Hutton.