SOUTHERN
CAL' IFORNTA
EDITORIAL
A Page From Movie Script?
Jrojan
>AGE FOUR-
Tartars Trample Trojan Frosh at Compton
XXXIX
Los Angeles, Cal., Wednesday, Mar. 17, 1948
NIcM Pfeenei
RI 5472
No. 101
Library in Philippines Planned
YMCA Asks Aid In War Memorial
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b Gains; II Score
'th more than S6200 in accounted for, tabula- j ; for the Trojan Chest; s were nearing comple-yesterdav.
posited in the bank on j rojan Chest account was 3.48. Total collections re-?d so far totaled S6269.68. jrted Carl Almquist, in
of collections, le tabulations will be eom-late today so that the fig-ay b<‘ presented at the ASSC j \ie meeting tonight, Almquist i
ontnbutions from fraternities sororities, still incomplete, d to approximately $2000 yes-„y. Classroom collections totaled ! L90.
LEARN MICH
■ve have learned a lot ln con- | ting this drive which should be ’ alue to persons concerned with cting in future drives. The fact It most SC students live off cam-makes it difficult to contact i in a drive of this kind.” said Iquist.
eta Beta Tau topped all other ?le organizations with a contri-T>n of $291. Other completed es from the row houses in the c of their contributions are Del-Tamma. $270; SAE. $207; and Delt. $186.
he Trojanality Man contest ?d $882 and the social commit-ionated $387. Last Friday night, was collected at the Squire >nt show.
CAMPUS KICKS IN iampus collections came to .32. Tlie College of Commerce >d in $80 and the College of rmacv $76. Phrateres con tri -$75.
abulations on the breakdown ng the four charities for which drive was conducted have not been completed. Almquist re-The money is to be divided ng the YWCA. WSSF. Oommu-Chest. and the March of les.
Forum to Discuss Student Migration
SEDDA AKOPIAN . . . Glory?
PHLIP NASTA . . . uncertain?
Strikes Portrayed
Stageplay Production Hits Industrial Unrest
Jack Haigler throws a Sunday punch right on the chin of industrial unrest in his new play, “Uncertain Glory.” Appearing with four one-act productions being concurrently presented by the Experimental theater, the play will commence a three-night run in Touchstone theater on Thursday
-I evening at 8:30.
The difficulties which Chinese f universities encountered during the war, and the migrations of educational institutions to inland country to escape the invaders are the topics for a talk by Dr. Edwin Ding this afternoon at 3:15.
Dr. Ding, lecturer in economics at SC, will speak in the art and lecture room of the University library, in the Letters, Arts, and Sciences lecture series.
“Some of the schools were moved as much as 3000 miles. They were taken from Shanghai and other coastal cities and set up as far away as Chengtu and Kunming,” said Dr. Ding.
“By floating parts of the buildings downriver we moved our university at Foochow away from the Japanese.” he said. “It was a size smaller when we put it back together.
“American scientific equipment was not available to us during the war. It was necessary for us to turn
to locally-manufactured materials and do the best we could with them.” the Chinese economist reported.
Dr. Ding is on sabbatical leave from China’s Fukien Christian university. During the war he traveled to numerous Chinese universities.
The students and instructors had to work together to transport equipment and builcLngs to the interior. Water and foot transportation moved much of the materials.
Dr. Ding is an alumnus of SC. He received his doctor’s degree here in 1937. Shortly thereafter he went to China to teach economics.
At that time the Japanese had invaded well into China and there was a constant migration of cational institutions toward the west in order for learning to be continued in the universities.
This afternoon's talk, one of the Wednesdty lecture series, is open to all students, faculty members and the public.
“Uncertain Glory” Is a serious • attempt by Haigler to illuminate I the effects of strikes and mob psy-| chology on the millions of dinner j pail Joes and their families. As a ! medium he uses the Carters, a | lower middle class family consist-I ing of Mrs. Carter, her son David, i and a daughter, Helen. Two friends I of the family, Martin and Frank,
: complete the cast.
Local chapter members of Blue Haigler places this group into Key. national honor fraternity, last the center of the dirty work of
night went on record in opposition smashed bodies and bloody faces , „ ,	connected with the struggle of la-
to the recent proposal of Jesse Un- bQr apam,t capital continuous dra-
Blue Key Vote Opposes Unruh Race Proposal
ruh that would make it mandatory for the ASSC to review the campus status of honorary and professional organizations whose constitutions contain recial or religious bars.
ames Invite II to Dance
An invitation is extended to .•eryone on campus from SC's lapter of the National Association University Dames which pre-Snts its big spring formal Satur-ay night. 9 to 1. student lounge. Composed of SC veteran and non--teran students’ wives, the Trojan imes club is offering bids at [1.85 plus tax. Bids are now on ale in the ticket office, 211 Stu-ent Union, or at a booth at the student Union comer. They may Uso be purchased "at the door" Saturday night.
Music for the affair will be prodded by Don Stewer and his eight-iiece band. Appropriate dress for |he evening is semiformal for the .ien and either formal or semi-ormal for the women.
matic action pervades the entire plot.
David is employed as a truck driver and has involved himself with a faction advocating violence and force in the attainment of their The Unruh proposal, in its final demands. Revolting against order form as accepted by a special senate and famiiy ties, he tosses all of his committee, would affect Blue Key,ichips in with the strikers, which maintains a national restric- j idealistic and passive. Mrs. Carter t;on against “non-Caucasians." Blue her daughter are sickened by Key Vice-President Bill Bretz mov- David's sudden change, and the ed that Blue Key present to the conflict between the characters ; senate a letter stating its opposition brings in the human element in- j to the Unruh proposal.	volved in industrial strife.
•BINDS CHAPTER'	Sedda Akopian, a junior in the 1
Bretz argued that the proposal, drama department, who “once e\en as modified in the committee worked in a nightclub until poppa leport, bound Blue Key and other found out.” takes her first serious! organizations unfairly. Blue Key, he part as Mrs. Carter. A transfer from j stated, might be able to modify or Northwestern university where she J eliminate the anti-Negro provision played in various productions in-at its next national convention, but eluding "Skin of Our Teeth,” “The the likelihood of such a move was Little Clay Cart." and “The Woman." small, considering the fact that one-	(Continued on Page Four)
fourth oi the member chapters were in southern colleges.
Unruh argued that discrimination \ k /	r*
in any form was not to be condon-1 yy Qfffd [~l ed by a leadership group such as;	^
Blue Key.
Final vote on Bretz's motion to express to the senate Blue Key
LYRICIST AND TUNESTER, Al Lalane, left, and Ben Lees, right, are shown putting finishing touches to the all-U musical comedy "No Love Atoll," scheduled for Bovard auditorium on Apr. 15, 16, and 17. Lalane has taken special cares to write lyrics which follow the plot line. He has worked closely with Lees for many weeks to accomplish this task. Lalane, in addition to his work with the varsity show, co-edits the University College paper "Trojan Owl."
Writers Say Varsity Show Entirely New
Arrives in City
egistrar's Noticc
NOTICE — SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS. All students desiring to take ial examinations to complete ourses in which they received a .lark of “Ie” since February, 1947, iould apply at the Office of the Registrar for the necessary authorisation and make payment at the Business Office today.
The schedule of special examina-ions to be held this term will be nailed to applicants as soon as possible after the applications are received. These examinations will begin on April 3, 1948.
H. W. Patmore, Registrar.
disapproval of the Unruh proposal: was 13 in favor. 5 opposed, with; one absentation.
Dean Reid L McClung of the. School of Commerce was guest; speaker at an informal session dur- I ing the evening meeting at the Beta Theta Pi house.
Rhumbas on Deck For Creek Dance
Leap Year came to Troy in earnest this week as 750 sorority women, Panhellenic spring dance bids in hand, reversed usual procedure by asking their personal dream boats to the Greek-Spanish affair.
The annual Panhel ball, to be held again this year at Westwood's Rivera country club, will present music by Xavier Cugat and his Lat-in-American orchestra.
Eleven hundred persons are expected to turn out for this annual danoe in formal attire to tangle toes in the ballroom and terrace Irom 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Dr. Rex Kristein. noted anthropologist, arrived in Los Angeles today, accompanied by a savage native woman from the Micronesian islands. He and his exhibit will appear at SC on Friday.
Earlier in the week it was reported that Dr. Kristein would be pearance on campus. He and his party encountered difficulties at Purdue university last week when the native woman, Ngaya, escaped from the cage in which she is customarily confined during public appearances.
Dr. Kristein. whose personal appearance and lecture on Micronesian folkways is slated for noon Friday, has assured SC authorities that when Ngaya is brought to this campus she will be more carefully guarded and confined to a stronger cage.
Ngaya will be placed on display in front of Hancock hal\ and various campus luminaries will be on hand to see and greet both the island woman and Dr. Kristein.
“Something entirely new in SC campus shows,” is what varsity show composer Ben Lees lias to say about “No Love Atoll.” the 1948 all-U musical production.
Lees, who has teamed up with Lyricist Al Lalane to write ali the songs for the show, said yesterday that the fresh music, the snappy pace, and the “Hellzapoppin1 ” tempo of the musical comedy should make a show “that will be a real hit.”
Lalane, a veteran lyricist, writer, and senior in journalism, added that “No Love Atoll” stands an excellent chance of being tne best varsity show in recent years.
As a composer, Lees is no no-vi:e, having done similar work on the 1946 varsity show, “Given Tech.” He also has turned out a number of piano compositions, and at present is working on a concerto as a part of the requirements for his degree in music.
A pianist as well as a composer. Lees has played oer station KYA in his home town of San Francisco. and over KMPC locally. He came to SC in Nov., 1945. and expects to graduate next year.
“The musical compositions for ‘No Love Atoll’ were not in their finally adapted form until rehearsals began.” Lees pointed out, “and we are still smoothing the music
out to fit the various voices in the cast.”
In addition to 'his work on the varsity show, Lalane serves on the editorial board of the Daily Trojan and as co-editor of the Trojan Owl, the University College publication. He entered SC in Nov., 1945, after nearly four years in the navy. A musician as well as a writer, Lalane organized a concert band prior to his navy enlistment, and subsequently played clarinet in a navy orchestra and in the SC orchestra.
Lalane’s writing experience, in addition to numerous poems and song lyrics, includes several short stories. A native of Portland, Ore., Lalane first entered the University of Oregon as a journalism major before coming to Los Angeles.
While attending SC, he has held several positions on the staff of the DT, including the jobs of music editor and desk editor.
“This production is of special interest to a lyricist.” Lalane explained. “because is presents a situation wherein the lyrics have value as comedy, novelty, and production specialty.”
Lalane added that the music in "No Love Atoll” integrates itself with the plot “rather than standing out by itself to the deteriment of! the show’s drama.”
HAROLD KNOPP . . . brush supervisor
Saint Patrick, Tech Patron, Scans Beards
Sure, and the great St. Patrick himself might be looking down upon the College of Engineering today—and if he did he'd be seeing SC's engineers celebrating a period of festivities during the week his day occurs.
St. Patrick, patron saint of all engineers, might be a little bit surprised at what was going on, though.
Engineers have been cultivating whiskers since Mar. 1 in preparation for the contest Friday when singer Peggy Lee will select the blue-ribbon beard. Man in charge of producing Fuller brushes is Chairman Harold Knopp.
In the evening, the Lakewood Country club in Long Beach will be decorated with shamrocks and green for the engineers’ dance to climax the week’s activities. Bids for the dance can be purchased for $2 in the College of Engineering office.
The winner of the bearded beauty contest will be awarded with a shave from a professional barber, a kiss from Miss Lee, and the inscription of his name on the pedestal of the “Golden Beaver.”
About six inches high from base of the platform to the tips of his ears, the “beaver” resides in the office of the dean of the College of Engineering. He was contributed by Engineers’ bookstore in 1947.
The only name now appearing on the pedestal is that of Bob von Derlohe whose black beard won last year’s contest. Warbler Margaret Whiting was guest of the bridge-builders at last year’s whisker contest, which was judged in an informal ceremony at the foot of clean-shaven Tommy Trojan, long time blue-blade man.
Said Jim Young, bustling Engineers’ prexy of the current whisker race, “Darkening of beards with shoepolish is frowned upon. In fact, those caught doing same will be required to wash it off—in Doheny fountain.”
Plans for the establishment of a Trojan memorial library at a small, bombed-out university in the Philippine islands were revealed yesterday by officials of the campus YMCA.
Acting on information received from representatives of the local Philippine consulate Monday, the executive committee of the Y announced that a|----—-■ ■	—
giant used textbook drive is to be initiated on campus beginning Apr.
5 aimed at relieving the acute shortage of texts available to students in the Philippines.
ASSC to Debate Racial Questions
A recommendation that all racial or religious qualifications for entrance to professional, honorary, or service organizations be abandoned by amending national constitutions will reach the ASSC senate tonight.
Jesse Unruh, who with Jack Shaffer and Elman Schwarz introduced the recommendation to the senate, will present a bylaw advocating that the university deny recognition to any professional, honorary. or service group holding such qualifications.
If the proposal is passed, organizations which are affected by this resolution will be notified or approached through their national headquarters.
The regular business of the meeting includes presentation of the senior class constitution for approval and a report from the rules committee.
Books collected are to be used to stock a library at an as yet undetermined Philippine university. The library will stand as a tribute to SC students and alumni who lost their lives in the war with Japan. Under the present plans, representatives of all service organizations on cam pus will contribute their services to the drive by canvassing dormitories and resident halls and by conducting text collections in booths all over campus with the cooperation of the Y.
BOOK SHORTAGE STRESSED
While innumerating reasons for the choice of a Philippine university as beneficiary of the plan, Dave Evans, YMCA president and chairman of the drive, stressed the critical shortage of textbooks in the islands. “According to the Philippine consulate,” he said, "85 per cent of the libraries in the islands were destroyed during the war.”
“The idea for such an undertaking began last fall,” the Y president stated, “when we collected more than 1000 used texts at the Y’s Thursday night football smokers.” Unstable conditions in Europe and civil war in China precluded shipment of the books to educational institutions in those areas, Ev s said, because it was felt that dents would want to know ex where their books were going.
“In the Philippines.” he p d out, “we can be assured tha .e texts will be received gratefull; d used properly. Furthermore, w relieve that a memorial library :n the islands will have a special appeal for veterans, many of whom fcught in the Pacific area.” CONTRIBUTIONS GUARANTEED
Urging students to donate their used books to the drive, Evans said collections would continue for two weeks and that delivery to proper authorities of all texts contributed is guaranteed. Philippine consulate officials will meet Thursday with the Y executive committee to discuss further plans for establishment of the memorial library.
Members of the executive committee active in promoting the drive include Carl Almquist, Byron Bates, Vernon Blake, Walt Brown, Chester Carter, Bill Colt, Dick Disraeli, Dick Eshleman. Joe Flynn, Bob Hart. Louis Patras, Herb Riley, Don Robertson, Jack Schammer, Ted Schaffer, Joe Steinfeld, Jesse Unruh. and Jim Young.
Emerald Islers Invade Campus With Shillalahs
by Chuck Denton
Dusting off shamrocks, brogues, and green clothing, loyal Irishmen the world over are preparing this morning to pay homage to that greatest of all snake-oil merchant, St. Patrick.
On campus, faithful children cf the emerald isle, albeit four or five generations removed, began last night secretly plotting spectacular events calculated to draw the attention of less-favored students to the merits of the Irish patron.
COFFEE TO IMPROVE
In addition to the St. Patrick day dance — snake dance, that is— at the Newman club tonight, a number of other clever stunts have been outlined. Plans call for paris green instead of cream in Student Union coffee to lend color to the occasion, shamrocks sown in recently fertilized campus lawns, and a bright green hat perched jauntily atop Tommy Trojan's gleaming dome.
Adding further zest to festivities, students of Irish descent intend to carry shillalahs as a threat to those who forget that the day calls for “the wearin o’ the green.”
GETS GREEN IN PARK Individual students, plunging into intense competition in efforts last night to achieve startling costumes for the occasion, came up with a variety of unusual suggestions. Mushmouth O'Finegan, vice-president of the I Kin Lick Any Man in the World club, announced his intention to spend last night sailing on MacArthur park lake in order to work up an all-over greenish hue.
A more subtle student. Bela O’Vischinsky. devoted the evening to searching for a supply of moss with which to adorn his naked scalp, and the lovely coed. Peg O’ My Heartburn, sought chemicals which would dye her hair chartreuse —temporarily of course.
With these and other plots afoot. St. Patrick’s cftty dawned on a peaceful campus and hopes were expressed that festivities might end as peacefully.
Today s Headlines
by United Press
Army Explores Recall Legality
WASHINGTON, Mar. 16—The army has asked its legal experts whether some 1,323,753 reserve officers and men who served in World War II can be called back to active duty without an act of congress, it was disclosed today.
This was brought out in a survey of the military manpower situation on the eve of the joint session of congress at which President Truman reportedly will renew his appeal for universal peacetime trainin.g
May Expand Military Spending
WASHINGTON, Mar. 16—House Republican leaders moved tonight, on the eve of President Truman’s foreign policy address, for an expanded military spending program to provide the armed forces with “absolutely everything needed” for the national security.
Marine Clerks Ponder Order
Marine clerks at Los Angeles-Long Beach harbor announced last night they would not comply with an arbitrator’s order to return to work until they meet today and discuss the decision.
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