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—DT photo by Dave Wolper
NFORMAL GROUP was photographed recently during a Student Union rush hour. Quartet (a nose may be seeen protruding from the lower right) is engaged in wide-ivergent activities, neither of them ^eing gastronomic in nature. The boy and girl on the 103rd rouUd of a marathon gin rummy match which finds the boy hopeless-Ehind by the tidy sum of 23 cents. The studious aspect of the pencil clutcher is mis-ding in the sense that it makes him look scholarly. Actually his problems are more ic. He is using astronomy and the "expanding universe theory" to arrive at an untable eight-horse parlay. The nose spotted something interesting on the wall 4 hours viously and has been steadily contemplating it ever since.
Seat in the Student Union? pie—Get Rid of Squatters'
iRick Ingersoll
larshall plan, the of living, the third hese problems were at SC this week, iother campus-shak-Jnt moved interna-' controversial prob-fside from the front
food problem. How hungry person pet ling to eat in the Stu-liori cafeteria? More lat. how can a hun-rson who HAS food feat? How can a hun-fson who has food and seat GET to that htfow can Student , Squatters be dis-What are Student Squatters?
|cient statute states, t. that persons who )^e to o^cu^y a space
the ncind rf one year Jou* bein» evicted auto-inlly become owners of IproTerty.
hou^h there are persons campus who feel little fl cr^e ’ess pbcut the out-ne of t~e Sti-dent Union eter a nroblem. there are :ers among; students «°nd |u!ty who. in all proba-|ty aware of the above r, are silently and steadily hblish'nsr what is known squatter’s rights.
[Tbese Student Union satters, though unorgan-Irt to date, have separate ^ups who meet daily; one mhe»- aligned to grab 1 hold a table until such rrruptive forces as classes dismissed.
Ihen f»ve cents will buy )up of coffee, which is term used for the bev-a g e ,• and comparative ifort for three or four rs, why use libraries. Ige clubs, and dens? Per-s the goal in mind is to
establish another society, not unlike the one of the 18th century, wherein the leaders of the literary set met to discuss problems such as how many angels could dance on the head of a pin. The problem would be changed with the times and the problem today would be how many "Squatters could squat at one table.	'
The name, to fit in with the times, could be changed to something more apropos as SC’s Squatterhouse. But with no recognized literary leaders such as Johnson or Pope, how long would it last?
The only thing that saves
British Give Flying Cross To Geologist
Duncan A. McNaught, SC geology instructor, is now the holder of the distinguished flying cross of the Eritish Empire. The presentation was made Friday evening at the Masquers club in Hollywood by British consul general C. G. Kem-ball.
Mr. McNaught. who was graduated from SC in 1932. was awarded the British medal plus a bar in lieu of a second medal for flying duty with the wartime Pathfinder group of the Royal Canadian air force. Previous to that assignment he had flown a number of combat missions ever German-held Europe.
He was invited to become an instructor at SC after the war by Dr. Thomas Clements of the geology department. Mr. McNaught held the Olympic high jump record of Canada in 1932. He was instructor at the University of British Columbia when asked to instruct at SC.
SC from being overrun permanently with these squatters are Sundays, holidays, and vacations. This breaks their six-day hold on a table, but only leaves room for a student to run in at 7 a.m. Monday morning, lay his books on th$ table, and secure a week’s grip.
When paying customers enter the cafeteria, difficulties don’t end with deciding what food to buy. Finding a table, a major problem, runs a close first with this, along with weeding through the crowd that is wandering through the building and saw you and wanted to ask you about that deal and how it worked out and did you make your bid? By the time a place is secured and the purchaser has found a seat, the food has returned to its food-locker state.
What can be done about these squatters? Should they be abolished? If they were, would the plac£ lose its allure? It’s not probable. People do get hungry and desire food. The place would be a cafeteria. This alone would attract hundreds of students. Perhaps the solution would be to distribute pamphlets to the squatters informing them of the library, student lounge, and other equally enjoyable places of study and play. But shouldn’t something be done to secare a place for persons who eat and sometimes want a quick cup of coffee?
Today s Headlines
by United Press
Proposes Palestine Meeting
[‘KE SUCCESS. N. Y„ Feb. 24—The United States today >osed Big Five consultations on the security problem in istine, but evaded the issue of whether American troops | d go to the Holy Land.
rnerican delegate Warren Austin, opening a momentous j ted Nations security council debate on the Palestine prob-, said the Big* Five also should renew negotiations with [stine s Arabs and Jews before considering whether to an international army to Palestine.
|allace Petitions Filed Here
?nry A. Wallace’s Independent Progressive party virtually assured a place on the California presidential ballot here erdaj with the filing of petitions bearing the names of 519 registered voters.
luse Votes Rent Control
IASHINGTON, Feb. 24—Moving to beat a Sunday mid-ht deadline, the house today approved by voice vote a [-gap bill extending rent controls in their present form h Apr. 1.
AMS Cabinet Meets Today
Coordination of all men’s organizations under the AMS cabinet is one of the main topics scheduled for discussion at a meeting of the AMS cabinet today at 3. 4D1 Student Union.
Cabinet members requested to attend are AMS secretary and treasurer, president of Trojan Knights, president of Trovets, YMCA president. IFC president, Trejan Squire president, chairman of the rally committee, chairman of freshman orientation, and all members of the AMS social committee.
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Vol. XXXIX
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Los Angelas, Cal., Wednesday, Feb. 25, 1948
No. 86
Talent Feature, Stunts to Liven Can-Can Dance
Squires Still Seeking Spring Show Novelties
Betty Rowland and company may take second billing after Mar. 1 when the Detla Gamma can-can dancers display their ta - ta - ra boom-teety routine at the talent show sponsored by the Trojan Squires. Furthermore, Dorothy La-mour may be forced to leave town when word gets around that the Delta Zetas are stepping from their more academic attributes into the field of sarong dancing, avec la native tom-toms.
Whatever the outcome, Bob Russo, talent-show chairman, is prepared for anything and invites interested individuals or groups to appear in Bovard auditorium Thursday and Friday, 3 p.m. for auditions. Russo stressed the point that the Dee-Gees are not disclosing the place where they will stage rehearsals, but suggests that anyone interested listen to Walter Winchell next Sunday.
‘Although several good acts have been selected,” said Russo, “the response to auditions this week has not been as large as the Squires had hoped for. We’re especially interested in having a number of novelty acts,” he continued, “and would like to urge all fraternity and sorority houses to prepare short skits or some other form of novelty act.
Assisting Russo in preparing for this show are Squires Paul Bimmerman and Bob Ries.
Eaker to Give Aviation Talk
Lt. Gen. Ira Eaker, former commander of the Eighth air force and SC graduate, will address an aviation dinner meeting of Alpha Kappa Psi, commerce honorary, tomorrow night at 7 in the ballroom of the Alexandria hotel.
The alumni-sponsored professional meeting will include a speech by Terrel Drinkwater, president of Western airlines, who will talk on “Business Problems in Aviation.” General Eaker will speak on “Military Aviation, Past, Present, and Future.”
Alpha Kappa Psi has 62 active members on the campus including the membership of President Fred D. Fagg Jr., and Reid Lage McClung, dean of the College of Commerce and Business Administration.
General Eaker, who studied under Director Roy L. French and Lecturer Marc N. Goodnow, was graduated from the School of Journalism in 1934 and became head of the public relations department for the air corps shortly after leaving SC. He attended the university by army request, and two years after graduation wrote his first of three books in collaboration with Gen. H. H. Arnold. “This Flying Game” was published by the co-authors in 1936 and was followed by “Winged Warfare” in 1941 and “Army Flyer” in 1942.
In 1944 and 1945 General Eaker was commanding general of the AAF in the Mediterranean theater of operations and later became department chief of the air corps under General Spaatz. The latter job is the second highest position in the AAF.
Student Jobs NowAvailable
Advance information for aspiring Trojans who would like to be employed is here. The university employment bureau has scheduled the following large corporations that are planning major recruiting programs on campus during the next
six weeks.
Atomic Energy Process Told By Dr. Vollrath
How atomic energy is created by bopbarding uranium atoms was explained simply and clearly by Dr. Richard E. Vollrath in the second session of the semi-annual philosophy forum yesterday.
The SC physicist told of the difficulties scientists encountered in investigating the nucleus of the tiny atom due to the repelling electric charges that met invading neutrons.
When the German physicist Hahn began bombarding uranium 235, his efforts were facilitated by the discovery of a neutral particle, having neither positive nor negative charge, that could invade the nucleus of the atom, he said.
As U235 receives the neutron, an action known as fission, occurs. The atom divides with each particles possessing tremendous energy and throwing out numerous other neutrons. These by-products encounter more U235 atoms, resulting in a chain reaction. In this reaction is contained the energy from which is derived the powerful effects of the atom bomb.
According to or. Vollrath, the ultimate source of energy is mass, and the clue to producing power is changing the mass into energy. This is achieved in fission.
Answering the question, “Will atomic energy ever be used in peaceful pursuits?” Dr. Vollrath declared that all energy that has been used has as its source, atomic behavior.
J. C. Penney company has openings for students with basic degrees. Merchandising or marketing degrees are preferred for the interviewees who wish to see the company’s representative here on Mar. 1.
Single men interested in production work overseas, and who have petroleum, mechanical, or chemical engineering degrees, may make an appointment to see a representative from the Socony Vacuum Oil company on Mar. 3.
COMPANIES PREFER DEGREES
Mar. 4 International Business Machines will have a representative on campus to see commerce graduates with two years accounting who wish to be placed on the west coast as sales trainees.
American Telephone and Tele graph company will interview elec trical engineers on Mar. 5.
Mar. 9 General Motors corpora tion will be here to interview students with degrees in business ad ministration, and mechanical, electrical, metallurgical, industrial, and chemical engineering.
PERSONALITY REQUIRED
Students having a commerce degree and a sales personality may see a representative from B. F. Goodrich company on Mar. 10.
General Electric company is interested in hiring chemical engineers and chemists. Their representative will be here Mar. 11.
Interested students with a basic degree and a sales personality may be interviewed by a representative of North American Insurance company on Mar. 17. There will be a company movie shown on campus at 11 a.m.
Also, on Mar. 17, the American Smelting and Refining company will have a man here to find three civil engineers, two mechanical engineers, and engineers with a combined mechanical and electrical background.
Anyone interested may contact the university employment bureau, 320 Student Union, concerning appointments for the above companies.
Troians to Pick Top Records ★ ★ ★ * KHJ Plans SC Show
Law Dean to Talk At Faculty Lunch
Sheldon Elliot, dean of the School of Law, will give an informal talk on “Military Government: First Phase-’ today at the luncheon meeting of the Man's Faculty club.
Based on his expariences as a colonel dur.ng the war, Daan Elliot's speech will deal with the1 problems of military occupation during the initial stages and with the relations between the army of occupation and the citizens.
Reservations may be made by calling Ross Walton at extension a88 or 389.
Panel to Discuss World Education
Comparison of the educational system in the United States with other systems of the world is scheduled for discussion on the air tonight by the International Relations panel discussion group.
Broadcast by KUSC at 8:30, the discussion will be led by moderator Richard Barton and developed by Marin Pundeff, Charles Haas. Mahmoud Awed, and Omar Kureishi.,
Following opening statements by the partic pants. the moderator will introduce euestions into the discussion dealing with problems and virtues of modern education, individual preferences for the various systems, and the progress of, or need for, improvement.
A brief outline of the points discussed and conclusions reached will be given at the end of the discussion by the moderator.
SC will sit in disc-jockey Peter Potter’s “College Comer” for the second time this school year when the KHJ Mutual-Don Lee platter spinner honors Troy on his weekly feature program on Mar. 10.
Favorite Trojan tuivetf, to bt determined by campus balloting, are be played from 10:30 to 11 that evening. An accompanying feature the program will be the interviewing of several prominent SC students by Mr. Potter.
The Potter program, a regular Wednesday night feature, specializes spinning records selected by Colleges and universities on the Pacif-Coast as the best of the current period. The program is known as College Comer.”
The last appearance of SC on the broadcast was Oct. 9 when “Near
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You” and “Black and Blue” emerged form the stacks of postcard ballots to become the songs of Troy for the week, despite concentrated efforts to place the much discussed “Great Speckled Bird.” featuring Roy Acuff, at the head of the list.
Balloting for selection of the best songs begins next Monday at the Student Union cigarette counter ,the Wheel and Horse cafes, SC drug store, and Phelps Terkel. Voting will be accomplished by filling out post cards available at these places.
Chairman of the committee handling the balloting anticipate a close vote on such current hits as “Now Is The Hour,” “Manana,” and “Ballerina,” which are vieing for honors on the nation’s radio programs.
JOE FLYNN •
. . . little helper too
Today s Schedule
Student Help Called to Aid Train Exhibit
The following students assigned to work as assistants at the Freedom Train exhibit today will report to station No. 1 in front of the train at the time stated:
9-10—Genny	Rand, Faye Thompson.
10-11—Gwinn	Henry, Cline.
11-12—Bob	Beaudy, Thornburg, Marian McMasters, Tanya Seely, Peggy Sheffield, Bryce Hodges.
9-12—C.	R. Gibson.
10-12—Betty	Backman.
10-1—Mrs. Anne Sarkin.
12-1	— Robert Moodie, Shirley Johnson.
12:30-2—Joe Flynn.
1-5	— Alberta Wilkinson, Betty Gavlt, George M. Walker, Don L. Valentine, Dorothy Lorenz, Marilyn McAlvey, Grace Hirshhorn, Mrs. Margaret Dickinson. 1-2—McMoni-gal, Croddock, Patty Murphy, Marilyn Althouse, Marie York, Janeth Gvinney, Jovern Addis. 2-3—Ray Stephas, Leonard Karpel, Barbara Barton, Anita Ybarra, June Lovin, Gloria Diamond, Mary Ellen Ryan, Betty Luellwitz. 3-4—Mary Ann Walleer, Jody Prouty, Wanda Lowry, Jo Markel, Joanne Johnson, Donis Bremerry. 4-5—Jack Graves, Marie King. 4-6—Patty Summer-field.
7-10—Pat Corrigan, Tyle Way-land, Betty Jean Russell. Lille Sil-inis, Pat Morton, Jack M. Henry, Saureman, Virginia Carr, Ellis Hachikian, Shirley Graw, Lila Cal-bom, Viola Patbrawke, June Alden, Ann Rose. 7-9—Short, Naftzger. 8-9 —Bob Thomas. 8-10—Ann Wells, Deidre Broughton, Joanne Osterloh, Sylvia Lovel.
Additions 1-5:
2-4:30—Jo	Federal. 1-2—Mitch Gamson. 1-3:30—Nancy Lloyd, Helen Graff in. 1-3—Eleanor Enz. 2-4— Jea Morf.
Pianists
. are needed for “Interlude in Ivory,” a program of piano styling .ired nightly on KTRO. Troy’s AM station. The program can use hot, sweet or classical pianists. Interested persons should leave names and addresses with George Woolery, KTRO’s production manager at the office, comer of 36th street and Hoover boulevard.
Money Earmarked For Troy Benefits
Preparations for the Trojan Chest drive, scheduled to begin on campus Mar. 1, neared completion yesterday as Herb Hynson, chairman of the drive, announced plans for the allocation of funds derived from student donations.
According to the system devised by the student allocation board with the advice of tne student executive council and members of the faculty, the largest share of the funds raised are to be divided equally between the campus YMCA and the World Student Service fund, with 35 per cent going to each group. Another 20 per cent is earmarked for the Community Chest and the remaining 10 per cent for deposit in a permanent student emergency fund.
EMERGENCY FUND
The permanent emergency fund, designed to provide financial aid to students who are temporarily physically disabled and to finance relief assistance to students in the
Members of Knights, Squires, Amazons, and Spars will meet today at 3:30 in Bowne hall to receive instructions on classroom collection for the Trojan Chest fund. The meeting is compulsory for all members of these organizations.
event of disaster, is to be at the disposal of the student senate to be used whenever such emergencies arise.
The WSSF, an organization dedicated to the creation of better understanding among students throughout the world, hopes to utilize its share of the funds in the improvement of international educational relations.
YWCA BENEFITS The YWCA, though not a charity in the ordinary sense of the word, has been included in the chest drive in an effort to raise money to finance the construction of the proposed YWCA student social center which has been under consideration for the past three years.
Although its national charter does not permit it to enter federated drives on a percentage basis, the March of Dimes also will be a party to benefits arising from the Trojan Chest drive.
MARCH OF DIMES Officials of the SC fund campaign have worked out a system whereby students may subscribe separately to the March of D mes thus according it the support of the university without violating its regulations.
Donations to the drive will be collected in the classrooms and elsewhere on the campus during the drive. All campus service organizations, Knights. Squires, Amazons, and Spurs, have been mobilized to handle collections.
Herd' Heads Dance Bill
With the Woody Herman “herd” •holding top-billing and Nestor Amaral’s band featured during intermissions, SC’s large-scale production, the Winter Carnival ball, will be presented at the Hollywood Palladium Friday night.
Special guests at the first all-U dance of 1948 will be the members of the Trojan football team. Bids, selling for $3, have been going like hotcakes. Almost 2000 bids have been sold, and the sale will continue the remainder of this week ir the SC ticket office.
The dance, which will, begin at 6:30 p.m. and end at 1, is for SC students and their dates only. The Palladium will be closed to the public on Friday night, but all refreshment and parking facilities will remain open to those attending the dance.
Herman, who lays his success to the fact that he has always played mainly for dancers, has promised
WOODY HERMAN . . ol' woodchopper
the dance committee that he will concentrate on danceable numbers, and university songs.
Woody had been in the band business for about 11 years when he disbanded the “Herman herd’ because “cliques developed and several members became overbearingly impressed with their own importance.”
For a year he made vocal recordings with a small combination but realized later that a band was the “only thing for him.”
“It was a hard decision to make.’’ reported Herman, “because royalty j checks from records for the period of January, 1945, to June, 1947, when I was doing a single, were $2000 larger than for the period of July to January, 1946, when the ‘herd* was recording.”
Voters to Pick Mr. Trojanality
“Who is the most popular male on the campus?”
That thought-provoking question will be answered at the conclusion of the annual Trojanality contest. Mar. 3-4.
Sponsored by the Trojan chest drive, the Trojanality contest selects the campus wheel who is deemed most outstanding in personality, looks, and activities. Nominees for the contest, named by sororities, will be announced later this week.
Candidates for “Mr. Trojanality" will appear at an assembly in Bovard auditorium Mar. 2. Votes in the popularity contest, represented by dimes contributed to the chest drive, will be cast in the two-dav period.
Presentation at the campus talent show Mar. 5 is one of the honors bestowed on the Trojan who emerges with winner’s laurels.
Education
Notice
All applicants for teaching cf administration credentials who expect to complete requirements for tne university recommentiat.on
for the credential in June or during the Summer Session must make application for the credential at once. Blanks may be obtained from the credential secretary 357 Administration building.