Vol. XXIV
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Los Angeles, Californ^ Friday September 16, 1932.
No. 6
Filing Dates For Election Petitions Set
Presidents of Classes To Be Selected at Special Election
Meeting To Be Held To Explain New Plan to
Presidents
As the result of a legislative council act passed last spring, students voting in the all-universitv class ^lections, Tuesday. Sept. 27. xvill rhoose but four officers. Elections Commissioner Francis Cislini announced today.
These four -will include merely the all-university freshman, sophomore junior, and senior class pre-
Hoover Asks Nation To Aid Needy During Last, Worst Wirffer of Slump
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15—(UF)—President Hoover called upon the nation today to make sacrifice? to prevent distress in what he anticipates will be thc worst and last winter
of the depression.
The chief executive thus set in motion a gigantic' relief _____* movement whose objective, he announced to its leaders assembled
Melodrama To Be Given Here
Drama Shop Will Stage ‘10-20-30’ Show In Touchstone
Heroines who flutter, villains
f-idente, since all other class offi- w.jth brjstllng mustachios, upright
heroes, Keystone cops, pitiable victims of a dastard's heartlessness shivering 'neath chilling snows these and more will inhabit the stage of Touchstone theater when "The Streets of New York," vivid “mellerdrammer” of life in the 1850's, is presented by Drama Shop in the near future.
Selection of the “10-20-30’’ play (so named because of the original box office rates) was announced by Norman Wright, president, at Drama Shop’s opening meeting of the year yesterday.
The play to be thus revived was
ces were abolished last spring by ■ ct of the council.
PETITIONS TO BE FILED
The commissioner is receiving all nomination petitions for the election in his office, room 234. Student Union building, next oMn-<!ay, Tuesday, and Wednesday afternoons. between the hours of 1 and S. According to Cislini, who was empowered at the last, legislative council meeting to set dates for the nominations and special election, no petitions will be received by the commissioner or his «esinant after those three days. During the two days following
the closing date for acceptance of	first presented in 1857, and scored petitions, the registrar's office, the	a tremendous success, l^ater years counselor of men. and the commis-	dimmed its fame, until Wright and Bioner will check eligibility of the	other Drama Shop members decandidates. Elections will occur	cjded to resurrect it for the benefit
on the following Tuesday.
PRESIDENTS TO MEET
Cislini has also requested that I the presidents of Letters. Arts, and Sciences, Commerce, Pharma-I cy. Architecture, Music, Dentistry,
I Law, and Engineering meet with jbim in the committee room, Stu-l dent Union 234. at noon today i for definite information on the new legislative act pertaining to elections within the individual schools and colleges. Cislini stressed th? fact that it Is vitally important for every president to be fully informed on the details of the new act.
During the elections every college will have a station at which students may vote according to iheir classification. In this way each student will vote for but one officer—his own class’s all-univer-Blty president.
of S. C. playgoers.
Pathos, humor, thrills and chills abound. How a stony-hearted banker (named Bloodgood—Gideon Bloodgood) villainously deprives a poor but honest family (the Fair-weathers) of their inheritance, how he is finally foiled, how Right triumphs—both directors and cast are satisfied that these will furnish a Trojan audience with a type of dramatic entertainment not usually seen on the campus.
The meeting yesterday served as occasion for welcoming new members to the organization. Brief addresses were delivered by Miss Mary Cianfoni, Miss Florence Hubbard, and W. Ray McDonald.
here, “is to Bee that no man, woman or child shall go hungry or unsheltered through the approaching winter.”
WARNED OF PROBLEM
At the same time they warned the relief problem probably will be greatest because of the accumulated economic weight of the depression and the dwindling of private resources. Taking a position that was followed by others in the rallying meeting here, President Hoover said:
“This is, I trust, the last winter of this great calamity. Vet despite a dawning hope upon the horizon, individual needs in the meantime may be greater than ever before.
MUST SEE DUTY
“Despite these gigantic efforts of direct and indirect relief we must not fail to recognize the slow' seepage of the resources of many families and the consequently increased responsibility which falls upon the more fortunate.” Outstanding in the day's meeting here were:
A determination to accomplish relief this winter through private charity: a realisation by the leaders here of a new responsibility by industry to do its part; and organization of a huge campaign, to be conducted by local branches of the various organizations represented, to encourage contributions.
Wampus Offers Staff Positions
‘Depression U.’ To Open Doors For Fall Term
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15—(UP) —A “Depression University” with a faculty that works for room and board only, will be opened this october in the Virginia Hills, it
Women’s Debate Schedule Planned
In order that the permanent stai"' of the Wampus may be se-lectf-d, over 25 applicants for po- was announce(^ today.
Bitions have been interviewed by 11 is the result of a plan evolved — - —	1 by Dr. a. C. C. Hill Jr., professor
of economics at Springfield college, and it has enlisted the aid
Ted Magee, editor.
The first issue of the monthly humor magazine will reach the campus on October 5, and the dear line for the material for this number ie next Monday, September 19. The regular staff positions will be filled according to these contributions and past experience.
According to James Ashbaugh,
According to statements made by Coach Bates Booth, Capt. Anabelle Jenkins and Manager Mary K. Duckwall, the women's forensic group is about to begin the greatest season in its history. Plans for this term include three contests covering declamation and oratory. The second term will be given over to debate on Pi Delta Kappa questions.
A strong group of last year’s members is returning making a nucleus about which Coach Booth plans to build the team. The returning girls include Celeste Strack, Phyllis Norton. Margaret HalfT, Elizabeth Murphey, Marion Richardson, Helen Stern, Dorothy and Dolores Street.
of such prominent men as Undersecretary of State William R. Castle and Dr. John Henry MacCrack-en, associate director of the American Council on Education.
In many respects. Depression University will resemble other col-
.,1 „	. leges. In other ways it will differ
executive editpr. all types of ma-1 .. „ , ..
teriat are needed. Short stones radlcall>' from the conventional
fea*nre	->c	, . ’ I schools. There will be no football
Tea ure articles, jokes, sketches.! . - . .	. , ,,
and cartoons will be accepted, and tea“’ ft°r ^ance but all under If they are not published in the *raduates interested in athletics first iBBue. they will undoubtedly WlU have a chance t0 wln their
Student Welfare Committee Plans Class In Dancing
be used at some future time, he said.
S. C. Republicans Organize Chapter
“D* ’in fishing. Hunting probably will be a major sport, too, with the idea in mind that after a hard day on the athletic field the students can bring home their dinner.
“Our undergraduate body probably will be limited to 100,” Hill said. The inclusive fee for each Republicans of The University student will be $250, covering all ©f Southern California will organ- living expenses as well as tuition. l*e a local chapter of the Young The students will care for their Voters’ Republican club of Calif- own rooms and will take turns in ornia, it was announced yesterday such duties as waiting on table by the County Central Committee, and washing dishes.
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already announced their intention *f aligning themselves behind the i Hoover-Curtis ticket for the No- j rember 8th election, members of ' the committee said.
Plans for a dancing class and setting of a schedule of hours for interviews with students interested in campus activities comprised the principal business of the student welfare committee at its meeting yesterday.
New students or all others who would like to engage in extracurricular activities but have not been able to make the requisite contacts will be welcome at the semi-weeklv meetings, according to Erma Eldridge, chairman. The sessions will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Monday and Thursday of each week in room 234, Student Union.
Enrollment for the dancing class may be made at Dean Francis K. Bacon's office, 204 Student Union.
Evaluation of Worth Lauded By President
Dr. von KleinSmid Cites Necessity for Clear Reasoning
Introduction of 30 New Faculty Members Is Made by Head
To be able to evaluate, in this world of over-expression and ballyhoo, the expressions of worth that seek to glorify organizations, causes, and candidates—this is what we must learn in college, according to President R. B. von KleinSmid in his address at. the alluniversity assembly yesterday in Bovard auditorium.
Clear thinking and analysis, he asserted, must delve underneath the extravagant claims with which our age is beset and find the real worth beneath the expression of it. TRADITIONAL GREETING The assembly was the occasion of the president's annual greeting to the entire student body as such, a traditibn now eleven years old.
An organ prelude by Dean Walter F. Skeele of the College of Music opened the program, followed by the singing by the entire assemblage of “Alma Mater.”
Introduction of 30 new members of the faculty was then made by Dr. von KleinSmid, and an organ solo by Dean Skeele was played. SPIRIT OF FRIENDSHIP The president opened his address w'ith a brief expression of the spirit of friendship implicit in campus life at Troy. Going on to speak of the confusion necessarily attendant on beginning student life here, he pointed out that the principal difficulty lay in selection of the really good things from the mass of expression and slogans that surrounded the newcomer.
“This is an age of ballyhoo,” he said. “It goes on all about us in every department of life, and at times it rouses us to rebellion. P. T. Barnum’s kind has Increased.
SPEAKS OF POLITICS “In politics every candidate surrounds himself with committees whose duty it is to find the point of sensitive interest at which the public may be appealed to. Behind their extravagant’ claims of virtue, of superiority of intellect, of inefficiency, can you yourself find the principles of government on which to base your vote.”
Organized religion, also, w;as addicted to this crime, to the president’s regret. Whenever two or three people get together in this country, he said, there will come into existence a president, a secretary, and a treasurer—perhaps all for the purpose of treating a desk and an executive secretary.
AIM OF COLLEGE “What shall college do to teach us to seek the real truth underneath these claims?” he asked. “We must think clearly; in our ability to think clearly, not in the fact that we always do, lies our superiority to other animals. We may be sure, then, that if some organization’s super-structure is built on condemnation of another organization, it is unworthy of our support.
“Last and best, seek for the noblest and best and truest by evaluating these expressions of worth, and be satisfied w ith nothing less than that which appeals to the best in us.”
Thundering Herd Rally Scheduled For This Morning; Coach Jones Will Address Bovard Assembly
Students To / See New Grid Squad Today
New Sectors Burnt in Forest Fire
SANTA BARABARA, Calif., Sept. 15. — (UF) — The Santa Barbara National forest fire was battled on three new fronts tonight, with more than 750 men fighting to extinguish the blaze that has persisted more than a week.
One sector was the south side of Pirie mountains, near Adobe Springs, where 75 men were sent by forest wardens to stem the flames. The second was on the north slope of Montecito park, and a third district was in Agua Caliente canyon. Supervisor S. A- Nash-Boulden reported the blaze was out of control in all these places, and continued out of hand in the Topa Topa range from Topa Topa peak to Hines park, on the north side of Pine mountain.
Choruses To Hold Tryouts
Final Chorus Auditions To Be Held This Afternoon
lipgs of Fraternities Are Revealed
Any student interested in becoming a member of either the men’s or wTomen’s chorus will have a final opportunity to tryout this afternoon, between 2 and 5 o’clock at the Musical Organizations building, 835 WTest 37th place, according to J. Arthur Lewis, chorus director.
The auditions today will be the last tryouts held and students interested in this type of activity, who did not take advantage of the auditions held yesterday and Wednesday afternoon, are urged to come to afternoon.
This afternoon is also the last day on which Professor Lewis will see applicants for the positions of accompanist and assistant accompanist of the men’s and women’s chorus.
Phi Sigma Kappa Leads Other Organizations In Schjlarship
Phi Sigma Kappa actives, with a 1.442 average, led those of all other campus fraternities, according to a list of standings for the second semester, 1931-1832, issued by the office of Dr. Francis M. Bacon, counselor of men.
Relative scholastic standing of ; other houses is: Phi Kappa Tau, 1.102; Sigma Phi Epsilon, 1.351; j Phi Kappa Psi, 1.31; Alpha Epsilon I PI, 1.3; Gamma Epsilon, 1.269; Delta Chi, 1.262; Zeta Beta Tau, 1.207; Phi Beta Delta. 1.2; Sigma Tau. 1.2; Pi Kappa Alpha. 1.177; Sigma Nu, 1.172; Tau Delta Phi. 1.666; Kappa Alpha, XI46; Beta Kappa, 1.113; Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 1.054; Theta Psi, 1.027: Delta Sigma Phi, 1.014; Tau Epsilon Phi, 1.016; Sigma Chi, .925; and Kappa Sigma, .864.
The list of pledge averages is led by Tau Delta Phi, which has a 1.357 standing. Others are: Phi Kappa Psi, 1.204; Phi Beta Delta, 1.109; Beta Kappa, 1.075; Phi Sigma Kappa, 1.067; Gamma Epsilon, 1.043; Sigma Nu, 1.0; Pi Kappa Alpha, .991; Kappa Alpha, .97; Delta Sigma Phi, .968; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. .945; Delta Chi, .927; Zeta Beta Tau, *.859; Phi Kappa Tau, .856: Kappa Sigma, .804; Sigma Phi Epsilon, .781; Tau Epsilon Phi, .725; Sigma Chi, .574; Sigma Tau, .267; Alpha Epsilon Pi, .262; and Theta Psi, .117.
Scholastic average of Aeneas Hall is 1.188.
Urge Students To Obtain Ducat Books
All students previously excused from, purchasing student books were requested today by Miss Marie Poetker, university ticket clerk, to get their books immediately from the ticket office of the University Book store. By obtaining the books this week, students will avoid next w eek's rush, she said.
Miss Poetker also announced that tickets for the Utah game, S. C.’s first game, scheduled for Sept. 24, are selling for 11.65, while public season tickets are on sale for $15.10.
Last Minute News Flashes
Students interested in joining the organization are requested to con. muni cate with Ames Crawford, captain of the debate team, or Worth Bernard, debate manager, local organizers.
PRAISES B. E. F.
PLANE OVERDUE	VON PAPEN SUED
ROME, Italy —(UP)—Every air-' BERLIN — (UP) — Hermann port and wireless station in Italy Goering, leader in Adolf Hitler’s was alert last night for word of Fascist party and speaker of the the . lost.. trans-Atlantic airplane recently disolved reichstag, filed a “American Nurse,” many hours libel suit against Chancellor Franz overdue in its attempted nonstop von Papen. late yesterday, flight ’rcn: I>ew York to Rome. j Goering charged that he had
--been libelled by von Papen last
FARM STRIKE	Monday when the chancellor charg-
SOUIX CITY, Ia., —(UP)— A ed him with violating the consti-
Council’s Initial Dinner Planned
NEW YORK, —(UP)—Praise for
tbe personnel and conduct of the	small army of officers routed a tution.
me3Qbers of the B. E. F. during	group of farm strike pickets late	-
their encampment in Pennsylvania	yesterday with clubs, destroyed	TAX CHINESE GOODS
after the Washington evacuation	their roadside camp with fire and CHANGCHUN. Manchuko—(UP)
jg contained in a report issued arrested 15 of them. It was the ber9 by Amos R~ E. Pinchot, bro- most drastic action taken so far ther of Governor Pinchot of Penn-! in ending the picketing of roads gylvanla, at the governor’s direc-J against produce trucks coming to
Souix City.
Manchuko. recognized by Japan as an independent nation for less than 24 hours, yesterday announced it was imposing export and import taxes on Chinese goods.
With Dr. Emory S. Bogardus of the School of Social Welfare as the speaker, the Council on International Relations will meet for its first dinner of the fall, Wednesday evening at 6:15 p.m. at the Mona Lisa restaurant on Wil-shire boulevard.
“International Dilemmas” is the topic chosen by the speaker who has recently returned from Europe where he studied conditions in the principal capitals abroad.
Dentistry Field Day To Honor Pre-dents
Plans are now- completed for the College of Dentistry field day, which will be held at Brookside park on Thursday, Sept. 29. Inter-class competition w'ill be held in tennis, golf, indoor baseball, volley ball, pass ball, and swimming, with preliminaries being held in the morning and palyoffs 1n the afternoon.
All pre-dental students are invited as guests of thc College of Dentistry.
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Culture Study Will Be Made By Y. W. C. A.
Plans for the furthering of international good will and understanding through the study of comparative cultures will be made by the wrorld friendship group of the Y.W. C.A. at its first meeting of the season to be held at 12:25 today at the Y.W.C.A. house, 647 WTest 36th street.
Miss Esther Bartlept of the International institute will be guest speaker. She will explain the work of the institute and will bring with her an exhibit of international dolls.
Members of the Y.W.C.A. cabinet will be in the receiving line. Mrs. Pearle Aikin-Smith is to be the honored guest.
Another important feature of the meeting will be group singing.
The program for study to be outlined will include the choosing of the culture of a particular country for each month to be studied in its various aspects by small groups. Information thus obtained will be presented to the general body at the end of each month.
A luncheon, for which a charge of 15 cents will be made, will be served after the business meeting.
Change in Thesis Work Announced
Dean Hunt Points Out New Schedule for Degree Work
Changes in the Graduate school regarding admission to candidacy for master’s degree, was announced yesterday by Rockwell D. Hunt, dean of the Graduate school.
According to the new- regulation, the prospective candidate enrolls for thesis work (261ab) not less than one academic year before receiving the degree.
Previous to hi3 admission to candidacy for the degree, in addition to satisfying his major department faculty of his general acceptability, he must have submitted a satisfactory outline and comprehensive bibliography for his proposed thesis and have demonstrated such initiative, grasp, accuracy and power of attack on the subject as are to be expected as a preliminary.
Evidence of such progress should be reported to the dean’s ofJtce, on blank forms provided for the purpose, the latest date for June candidacy being January 20.
Applicants are encourage.1 to present their petitions, together with proposed thesis topics, as early as possible, in order that the preliminary work as outlined above may be done in ample time to insure completion of candidacy in accordance with the necessarily rigid schedule, Dean Hunt said.
Offices Moved; Space Increased
Merchandising Quarters Established In O. C. 115
To provide more adequate facilities for the office of the School of Merchandising, needed because of increased enrollment in the school, the office has been mo'.ed from room 252, Stowell hall. Administration building, where it has been located ever since the establishment of the school in 1929 as a separate department of the College of Commerce, to 0. C. 115. The new' location will also facilitate the connection of the office with the merchandising classes, most of which are located in the Old College building.
FOUR IN OFFICE Headquarters for the following faculty members ar located in the new' office: Dr. W. D. Mo-riarty, director of the School of Merchandising and professor of economics; Dr. Florence May Morse, professor of merchandising, and William E. Koch, associate professor of merchandising. Miss R. Huth, secretary, also has her office in the new location.
The economics department of the College of Commerce announces the change of its office location to O. C. 112. Faculty members who have headquarters in this office are Dr. J. L. Leonard, professor of economics; Dr. A. Bruce Anthony, associate professor of economics; Eugene A. Gilmore, instructor in economics; and Frank Woodruff, fellow in economics.
OTHER OFFICES MOVED Other offices which have been changed from their locations of last year include those of Dr. John G. Schaffer, assistant professor of banking and finance; and O. J. Marston, professor of economics and business law, to O. C. 116; Dr. Benjamin R. Haynes, assistant professor of commerce and education, to O. C. 330; H. Dean Campbell, assistant professor of accounting, and Rex Ragan, instructor in accounting, to O. C. 303; Mrs. Olive Bootn, fellow ln education and secretarial administration, and R. W. Meffer, instrcc-tor in shorthand and typewriting, to O. C. 334.
Edgerton Cheers, Trojan Band Will Feature . . First Meeting
The 1932 Thundering Herd will curb its ferociousness for 25 m: • utes this morning when Coach Howard Jones introduces his new varsity to the student, body In r.ssembly this morning at 9:53.' From the stage of Bovard audi*i torium the team will be presented and speeches made by coach, captain. and officials, telling of the coming season.
Broadcast over KFAC the rally; will be presided over by Orv Moh-1 ler, who will introduce Joe Bush-ard. president of Trojan Knights, chairman of the rally committee. He will present the speakers.
COACHES TO SPEAK
Besides Coach Jones, speakers will be Arnold Eddy, graduate manager; Bill Hunter, director of athletics; Tay Brown, captain of the 1932 team; Sam Barry, assistant coach; Stan Williamson, captain of the 1931 championship squad and head freshynan coach; and Bob Davisson, senior football manager. The players will be Introduced by Tay Brown.
Songs and yells will scatter the ceiling when Bailey Edgerton, • twice crowned Troy’s yell king, leads them, and Hal Roberts’ Tro-jan band plays. Freshmen will be 1 given their first opportunity to participate in cheering for the S. i C. football stalwarts. Songs to be sung are “Fight On” and “Alma Mater.”
COMMITTEE
Members of the committee which will prepare all rallies including this mornings, are: Alton Garrett, Ed Belasco. Dick Poggi, Dean Harrel, Bob Love. Hal McCormick, Remington Mills, Roy Johnson. Patricia Vigne, Quentin Reger, Orville Mohler, and Bailey' Edgerton. Chairman is Joe Bushard.
The assembly will start prompt-1 ly at 9:53 a.m. because of broad*' casting schedule of station KFAC.' It is important, says Bushard. j that students enter the auditorium • promptly.
Debate Manager Calls for Aides
120 LEGIONNAIRES DIE
TLEMCEN Algeria —(UP)— At least 120 soldiers of the French Foreign Legion were killed and 223 were injured in yesterday’s train wreck near Turenne-Describ-ed as the greatest railroad catastrophe in French history, it was estimated here.
British To Allow Gandhi Freedom During Fasting
LONDON, Sept. 15.—(UP)—The British government will release the Mahatma. M. K. Gandhi from Yerovda prison if India's “great soul” undertakes a hunger strike with the intention of ending his life ,the India office announced today.
Coincidental with this announcement, Gandi sent a cablegram to a friend in Txmdon, declaring that he regards his proposed fast as “God's call to me.”
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Civic Center Group Will Organize at Rally Tonight
In the first attempt to bring j about a student body organization, present and former students of the civic center division of the School of Citizenship and Public Administration of S. C. will be honored at a 3tudent rally supper tonight at 6 o'clock in the Student Union. About 250 students are expected to attend.
Though there have been about 1263 students in the school during the last three years, they have never been organized into a student body of the university. An effort will be made to elect clas*
officers and to effect a revision of affairs, by a committee to be appointed at the meeting tonight.
A program will be presented following the dinner to include music by Lieut. Harold William Roberts and the department of musical organizations; talks by Dr. Frank C. Touton, vice-president and director of the educational program; Orv Mohler, president of the A. S. U. S. C.; Coach Howard Jones; Dean Emery E. Olson of the School of Citizenship and Public Administration; and President R. B. von KlxjjnSmid.
Continuing to accept applications tor the various debate managerical positions. Worth Bernard, debate manager, yesterday urged sophomores and juniors to apply for the ' various assistant managerial positions as well as for freshman debate manager.
“Never before has there been such interest in the debate managerial positions as evidenced by the number of w-ell-qualified persons offering themselves for this work,” he said.
Persons who desire to work in the debate office thi3 year should write a letter of application and meet Bernard in his office, Student Union 427, between 1 and 3 p.m. sometime next week.
Exams Slated For Practice Teachers
Preliminary examination for practice teachers are to take place today at 9 a.m. in room 302, Law building, it was announced today.
Practice teachers are to return their temporary county certificates (pink cards) to the education stall office in Stow^ell hall immediately.
Those failing in- the practice teacher English examination must report to Miss Julia McCorkle. at the English department office at once.
LEGION ASKS BONUS
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 15— (UP)—The full power of the An* erlcan Legion was thrown behincf agitation for immediate cash pay-t ment of. the soldiers’ bonus, and out right repeal of the prohibition laws by action of the 14th national' convention of the Legion fcere today.