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Los Angeles, Cal., Thursday, May 8, 1947
Nlsbt Phone.
RI. 5472
No. 130
enate Approves New Constitution
nights Elect Wilson ead; Squires Named
election of Ernie Wilson as president of the Trojan Knights for 1947-48 was announc-night by Guy Claire, outgoing president. The names of 58 men elected to Squires,
Jnore men’s service honorary, also were released by Claire.
Wilson, Sigma Phi Epsilon, is the present vice-president of the organization. A mem-the 1944 and 1945 football l-
[ Wilson is a past president )use.
Knight officers elected are Kappa Sigma, vice-pres- { [:huck McCarthy, Delta Tau >tary; and Sam Caramel-la Kappa, treasurer, for selection of the new [was leadership, scholarship, pr, and service to the uni-accordlng to Claire. Forty of the non-org applicants epted for membership, per cent of fraternity ap-were taken, lyte Squires, who were noti-| their selection by telephone iy at 2 a.m. this mom-: Richard Antonelli. non-Balzer, Phi Psi; Paul Bim-Phi Sig; Ben Brewer. Phi Brier, PiKA; Robert Sigma Nu; Wally Brown.
I Sig; George Burke, Delta chie Clower, Sig Ep; Bill Ep; Hai*ry Cook, Theta Xi; 'raddock. Phi Psi.
Davis, Kappa Sig; Rich-Strp'-' Greek: Roger Delt; Charles Florence, laid Frazier, Sig Ep; Jack Theta Chi; Dick Hart. Phi In Healy, KA; Hubert Henry, J. K. Hughes, non-org; Johnson. APX; Jerome Jones,
Unity Party to Hold Nominating Conclave
Battle lines in the forthcoming student body elections will be sharply drawn this afternoon when the Unity party meets in a nominating convention at 3:15 in 305 Administra-
-j tion.
Alumni to Hear Future SC Plans
Karpel. ZBT; Harry Kel-Chi; James Kelly, PiKA;
I Kirby, Theta Chi; Ken Ko-Irheta Xi; Janies Lewis, non-Erry Libby, Sigma Nu; Bob |n. ZBT; Henry Mackel, Del-Roy Mantz. Sigma Chi; Bert sws. Sigma Phi Delta; Bill Chi Phi; George McMonigal, jrg; Ed Michael. PiKA; Mel-|Morgan. APX; George Morzov, »hi.
O'Leary. SAE; Bob Patten, Tom Perry. Kappa Sig; Bill fr, Delt; Bob Reis, non-org; bs Rogers, Theta Chi; Bob ZBT; Herbert Sauermann. Sig; David Saunders, Sigma Phi Gerald Sheppard, SAE; Kar-iort, non-org; Ray Stephens, [ia Phi Delta.
es Thornburg, Beta; Bill ian. Phi Tau; Dick Walker, Ira Weiner, TEP; Edward lt, non-org; Ralph Wright, Alpha Psi.
lolar Relates krd Criticisms
p-ery generation is given to lenng itself that its apprecia-I of the works of Shakespeare luperior to that of its prede-pr," observed Dr. David Nichcl ill of Oxford University during I comprehensive discussion of Ikespearian Criticism. Old and I" before an overflow crowd yes-Ly afternoon.
le internationally recognized lar pointed out the highlights Shakespearian criticism from the le of Dr. Samuel Johnson to |sent-day critics in his conclud-lecture in the United States, ie 70-year-old ranking profes-|ol Oxford attended the recent entation of “As You Like It” he Pasadena playhouse and ki that ‘‘the rest of the per-lance and the ability of some ie actors pleasantly surprised
Eleven schools and colleges are participating in SC's Alumni day symposia May 9 to acquaint alumni with present problems, activities, and future plans of the university.
Dr. Irl G. Whitchurch, dean of the 8chool of Religion, with five other religion faculty members, will discuss the merits and future of seminary education in the subject ‘‘Whither Seminary Education?”
In the Administratation building the School of Education is presenting an open house that will feature presentations by faculty members of new materials and techniques in four fields. Three speakers will explain audio-visual materials for in-service training and public relations.
Fay P. Adams and Raymond C. Perry will cover newer techniques in teaching training with an emphasis on technological developments. Typical films employed as a means of imparting occupational information to students will be another of the fields used in modern education described by three lecturers. Donald C. Doane Will summarize the other topic in “New Audio-Visual Materials for Classroom Use.”
Robert E. Vivian, dean of the College of Engineering, and three other engineering faculty members will give alumni an insight to postwar engineering progress. After the talks there will be a roundtable discussion.
A new method in architectural planning will be used by replanning the community of Tdrzana in Los Angeles when Allan Walter presents his designs for “Replanning a Community” to alumni. This method has proved to be of great interest and concern to architects recently.
The unity party is the second group to indicate itf intention of filing a list of candidates in the election, the Interfratemity council having passed on its nominations last week.
Nominations committee Chairman Paul Riley said that in this “first all-university convention,” participation “is open to all students interested in campus reform." Under supervision of the nominations committee, composed of Riley, Latimer Garret, and Frank Kershaw, nominations will be made from the floor aud voted upon by the whole group.
Unity party leaders urge that all students come and participate. They announced that all names of candidates must be submitted to the nominations committee by 1 p.m. today. Members of the committee will be in the Trovet office from 12 to 1 to accept the names.
‘‘The nominations convention,” stated Dick Gilson, member of the party’s steering committee, “is being held to select candidates who will work for student rights and needs. Low-cost housing, available on other campuses; student participation in control of student facilities, to obtain better food at lower cost in the cafeteria: and academic freedom for students and faculty are among the party’s aims.”
Candidates may be present at the convention to accept the nominations.
Last-Minute Switch in Vote Reverses Defeat for P.R.
by Jerry Maher and Paul Doermann
A last-minute blow shattered a senate deadlock that almost threatened to block passage of the new ASSC constitution after five heated hours of wrangling over the document last night.
Proportional representation was the issue at stake.
MILT DOBKIN . "one of the few"
PAT HILLINGS . “greater share'
JESSE UNRUH "first and foremost'
Student Basis of
Politicians to Debate Senate Representation
Representatives of the two major > quately expressed in student gov- i Under a system based on func-
political factions on campus will j emment,” said Milt Dcbkin.	: tional representation, students most
clash today when four senate mem-	, . ... . .. .. , . . . .. , , .
1 My stand will be identical to interested in student activities
that which I am taking on the would be given a greater share in
bers debate the question ‘‘Should the ASSC Senate be Based on Proportional Representation?” in Bovard auditorrum at noon in an all-university forum.
Jesse Unrun. senate veterans* representative, and Milton Dobkin, junior class president, will argue the affirmative; while Allen Kotler, interfratemity council president, and Patrick Joseph Hillings, greater university committee chairman, will maintain the negative.
Each speaker will be permitted five-minute constructive speech which will be followed by 10 minutes of cross-questioning between the two teams. There will then be 10 minutes devoted to questions from the audience. A final one-minute summary of the affirmative will be presented by Dobkin, and Kotler will give the one-minute summary of the negative.
“Propotional representation is one of the few ways to represent all shades of opinion and can be ade-
student senate,” Al Kotler stated,
“which stresses a combination of functional and proportional representation favoring retention of the present voting seats on the senate plus representatives-at-large with voting seats.”
This plan would obviously en-lan|3 the senate, although, according to Kotler. this enlargement would in no way hinder its efficient operation.
“Proportional representation, to some extent, is desireable on the senate, but functional representation is needed and should be retained,” Pat Hillings said. “Functional representation,’ he continued.
“provides a more definitely defined government than one based on proportional representation. The latter type suffers from the fact that officers chosen by that system have no constituency to which they are : recommended that responsible.”	I sion be held.
When opposition to P.R. brought the constitution to a vote without provision for proportional representation in electing senators-at-large, there was not the two-thirds majority necessary to pass it.
Failure of passage resulted in plea by Anita Norcop, AWS president, for reconsideration of a minority report submitted by Milt Dobkin which would require use of P.R Brought up for reconsidera tion, the Hare proportional representation system was finally approved, but a second vote on the entire constitution again failed to receive the necessary majority when seven P.R. opponents refused to change their minds.
Suddenly a surprise’ announce ment revealed that Ralph Town send, who had been voting by proxy for President Jim Mitchell, did not have the right to exercise this vote. After a storm of controversy, another vote was taken and the constitution was passed. 13-5.
DEFEAT REMOVAL MEASURE A motion for the removal of the four class presidents from the vot ing membership of the senate by Bob Peck, senior class president, was answered by Jim Mitchell, ASSC president, that such action would be unwise in that it would upset the “functional” representation of the senate.
Discussion on the measure was abruptly terminated under a debate I limiting rule set up early in the
student body government, according to Hillings.
“Elected representatives first and foremost should owe their allegiance to the electorate as a whole.
Wii ere the interests of the electors-at-large conflicts with those of a special-interest group, the former should get the preference. Under proportional representation this is possible. However, under functional representation, the interests i	in an effort t0 confine the
°f th^	/f5,,a w^ole are Toften senators to the subject. When called
Jesse Unruh ^ & vote the proposal was defeated
considered secondary,’ stated.
Carl Gebhart. LAS president, will serve as moderator of the all-university forum, sponsored by the alluniversity forum committee under the direction of Bob Hillhouse. Aiming for better understanding of student government activities by the student body, the ASSC senate today’s discus-
Architects Honor Gallion, SC Dean
Arthur B. Gallion. dean of the College of Architecture, has been made a member of the executive committee of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.
The honor was conferred at the recent convention of the association in Grand Rapids. Mich.
fdent Workers Listed iSC-Cal Track Meet
ents requested to report at 11 iturday at Gate 31, coliseum, ITk at the SC-California dual leet are:
tdanwon. A I* Androff. Bill Bokt-Bertram. Al Braybooka. El-A1 Conti. Stan Cramer, Don Duron. John »rraro. Dick Graf. Gordon Gray. Stuart Hannum. Bob Howard. Bob John Landau. *
Ir, Jim Lewi*. Walt Me o--JeDanM. George Murphy, Bud Powar*. Gene Rock, Annie ainuk. Tom Shanley. Bill Turmbui:, Earl Waliia. Bob Ta* Winter. Robort Bab, D»*» LJoyd. Oeor** VriWrrteh.
GI Bill Rates Praise; Sets, Specialities Shine
by Dick Eshleman	i ing scene. If you don’t have to hold
We're not going out on much of a ! y°ur sides over that one. you re
limb when «•« say thu ™ think probabl>',a	°,r a c^m.i5“y
i major. Also, a little item about the GI Bill is destined to be one of veterans administration is a killer, thc big hits of the year on campus.
Clef ’n’ Capers, the new varsity show group, has done itself proud on its first production, which is being sponsored by Trojan Knights and Amazons for the benefit of the new Y house.
Des Wedberg's always capable production talents have brought a lot of surprises from under wraps. You'll be amazed at the terrific sets by Harold Helvenston, which are changed in what must certainly be record time for the inadequate Bovard stage.
Bud Stefan and Bob Snetsinger have written a book that has all the
Tickets for performances of “GI Bill’’ tonight and tomorrow night are still on sale at ticket booths on campus and in the ticket office, second floor Student Union. Special ticket arrangements are said to be swelling the sale for the special student matinee tomorrow at 2:30. and Des Wedberg. producer, urges students to get their matinee seats early.
Registration Doldrums Strike As Campaign Issues Pasted
by Rupert L. Matthews
A combination of apathy and ignorance of the ASSC
Candidates in the coming school election procedure on the part of students is responsible for election should spend iess time 5iowness Gf registration on the Trojan campus, according
bickering and more time dickering for worthwhile campus improvements” if results of a recent stu-dent-opinion survey are indicative.
Fifteen students were selected at random—five orgs, five non-orgs, and five women on a catch-as-catcii-can basis — were asked. “What should constitute the major issues in the approaching student elections?”
Their answers, occasionally digressive and unquotable, were for the most part straightforward. There is evidence that the rank and file of both orgs and non-orgs are closer together in their thinking than is their elected leadership.
ANGRY FINGERS
Angry fingers were shaken at the present senate because too much time has been spent debating matters termed by students as “inconsequential.”
Both orgs and non-orgs were blasted by one student for “radical intransigence.” which prevents “cooperative action” on important measures.
Many students took the pessimistic stand that a discussion issues was "futile, idealistic and impractical” in this cynical age of nuclear nirvana.
to Election Commissioner Norm Galentine.
In the second day of registration, 1315 applied for the voting privilege at the three SC booths. A fourth booth, at the College of Dentistry, will be opened today through Monday to obtain more student names for the elections, May 15 and 16.
Petitions for student candidates are available today in the Trojan Knights office, Galentine said. Any
students have
Copy for ASSC campaign advertising to be run in the Daily Trojan must be in the hands of Bob Perkins, business manager, by 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 13. he announced yesterday.
This card will be punched to discourage any duplications, and the signature will be compared with that on the registration blank that the student signs and retains.
Registrants should know how many units they have completed in order to determine their class standing. Regi.'tfation receipts must be produced at the general election balloting places.
12 to 5.
LIFT TIME LIMITS
Removal of the Interfratemity. Panhellenic. veteran, and independent students chairs from the senate was proposed by Dobkin and met with such vigorous opposition from Al Kotler. Interfratemity council representative, that time limitations on debate were lifted.
Kotler pointed out that he was in partial accord with the recent “combination functional and proportional” system of election of senators-at-large propounded by Mitchell, but that functional bodies accurately conveyed the opinions of their “more interested” people to the senate.
MORE DEMOCRACY
Gilson hit the “compromise functional-proportional” plan of Mitchell and restated his stand for a more democratic type of senate where a minority would be assured a place.
The motion to remove Interfratemity. Panhellenic, veteran, and independent seats was brought to a vote and defeated. Peck then introduced a motion that independent representation on the senate be increased to two. His proposal was also defeated.
DOBKIN AND PR
Proportional representation as a basis for election of senators-at-large was introduced by Milt Dobkin, who yielded the floor to allow Eph Konigsberg, captain of the de-
bate squad to elaborate on the virtues of the Hare plan. Chief opponent of the plan was Carl Gebhart. LAS president, who said that the practice disenfranchised a large number of voters.
He advocated th* plurality system and said that while rt didn't give all the opinion shadings the Hare plan does, cooperation in legislation is sometimes to be preferred to confuson.
Gilson joined Dobkin’s condemn ar-(Continued on Page Two)
Business Girl' Entrants Await Faculty Choice
The Trojane most likely to succeed in the business world will be introduced tomorrow night when the winner of the “Better Business Girl” contest makes her appearance at the College of Commerce semester banquet.
An award will be given to the senior woman who is most outstand-
Tickets for the College of Commerce banquet to be held tomorrow at 6:30 in the Physical Education building, have been sold out. Students desiring bids mar leave their names at the commerce office in case of any cancellations.
ing in character, personality, leadership, and scholarship and who gives the highest promise of business success.
Finalists in the contest, who were interviewed yesterday by Dean Reid L. McClung and Dr. Frank Ewart, are Betty Miller, Helen Artunian. and Doral Bennett. These students were chosen from qualifications based on educational background, references, participation in activities, and grade point averages. They were also required to submit an application in which they stated why their success in business would be likely and the reasons for their interest in a business career.
The final judging committee wUl be composed of faculty and fraternity members of Alpha Kappa Psi, sponsor of the contest.
student may apply for office if he meets the eligibility requirements and turns in the paper before Monday noon. All petitions must be checked by Galentine.
NO KNOWLEDGE Lack of knowledge on the local election process is believed to be one cause of the few applications. Students as a whole are not familiar with the necessity of registering in order to vote. A number of Trojans ask questions concerning the whole setup.
'Neath Tommy Trojan
Speech Contest Entrants Urged
l^traHoti for^lhe 1
cidental stuff and no plot at all.
R. C. Clemons. Harper MacKay, necessary ingredients. Plot? Forget ^1 Lalane. Herbert Greenhouse, and
Don Gustavson have done a fine
it. The authors certainly do. It's a silly little thing about a football hero, but don’t let that bother you. It’s the incidents that are built around this framework that are important.
Fdv instance, the fraternity meet-
for Friday, May 16.
The social merry-go-round of the One typical, confused student was semes|^r is an ‘‘on campus" affair. A pretty coed, who was a breath 1 Jim Mitchell. ASSC president, who j Jan Savitt's 18-piece orchestra will of outdoor advertising with a briet j signed his name when he should be installed on the grassy island in but with strictly no relation to the message for a skirt, straightened I have printed it. Two registration front of the Science hall. Coeds and plot. That’s the way college mu-1 the seams in her socks and said: \ forms were necessary before the ; their Joes will dance on University sicals should be: all slap-happy in- ‘FREE-LOVE1	1 prexy could prepare to cast his vote, avenue and 36th place.
“Issues? There are no issues. Put One blonde Trojane thought that ---—
me on record as saying I will vote she was registering for the 1948 na-for any candidate who comes out j tional elections. She asked, “Is this OITien with a solid platform of free-love, where the Republicans sign up?”j
free-thought, and free-wheeling on Another student asked if she had . . . students desiring Friday night.’*	to spell her name correctly.
She didn't divulge her name or NEED STUDENT CARD
Asphalt Will Sub for Wax At 47 Carousel Celebration
With the cry ol “Come and | Even the Los Angeles police have dance 'neath Tommy Trojan," the « their finger in the event. They have ASSC social committee has an- 1 given their permission to block off nounced the all-U Carousel party i University avenue from traffic, so
that dancers will have as few hazards as possible.
“You won't even recognize
the
campus,” said Doral Bennett. ASSC social committee chairman, as she described the decorations and special lighting etfects planned for the Carousel.
Retdtratiotf for IM Boweh Cup
contest, traditional SC extemporaneous speech contest, ends next Monday. The contest is open to all candidates for a bachelor's degree, except previous winners, and is not limited to speech students.
The topic will be international affairs. Students will draw three subtopics one hour before speaking and will choose one. Books and magazines may be consulted in preparing speeches, which must last 7 to 10 minutes. ,
Interested students may sign up for the contest at the speech office in Old College, the international relations office in the Admin-’'stration building, the debate squad office in the Student Union, or the new speech office on Hoover.
Students will be notified through the DT as to the time and place of their speaking panel. Cups will be awarded to the top three contestant.®.
Knights
job on the music and lyrics but have accented the ballads a little too heavily. Only one of these, “Somewhere.” is really hummable, while the others, though beautifully (Continned on Pate Three)
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party label, but it can be presumed that she belongs to the romantic (Continued on Page Two)
Students are reminded by Galentine that they must present their student body identification card.
. . . applicants will be interviewed
-I During a half-hour intermission, j according to the following schedule:
a program will be presented by j Abbott. G. D. through Garrett. L. campus entertainers. John Langdon w.. tonight at 6:30. Theta Xi hou^ of “GI Bill” fame will be master Gibson. C. R. through Jonj activity of ceremonies.	H.. Friday. 6, Chi Phi hous
points for working in the WrSSF Orchestra music will be beamed Jones. C. E. through Re booth in front of Bovard are re- down the streets by a public ad- Monday. 8. Sigma Chi quested to turn in their names, dress system. Cokes, hot dogs, and Richardson, R. L. thro^
hours, and days worked to 328 Student Union.
ice cream (courtesy of “Blackie”) | R. W.. Tuesday, 6:30, will be sold during the evening.
jpha house.