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legrams Name 23 Blue Key Group
legrams took the place of usual tapping ceremonies yes-ly when Blue Key. national honor fraternity, made |n its choice of 23 men as prospective members, previous years, tapping for Blue Key has been done at [versity function, but since no activity was available for
---—- the ceremony. Western Union wires
_ #	carried the. message instead.
_ __ _ I	Honorary membership was given
lUol Uinner ^ Dr- Fred D FaSK- Jr- president
of the university. Dr. Fagg was the, , ^ I	only honorary member named.
HQCT lialaXV I The undergraduate men tappees
are George Anderson, managing —	#	’editor of the Daily Trojan; Dick
lillRin^CIIIIYI j Barton, vice-president of the Uni-VJ y mild jIUIII | versity of International Relations
• and past editor of the L.A.C.C. Col-24111 annual men's Homecom- legian; Paul Cleary, varsity gridder iinner and banquet, which nominated for all-American; Benges to be tihe biggest and the ton Clifford, vice-president of the m SC history, gets underway
Vol. XXXIX <€> 72 Los Angeles, Cal., Friday, Dec. 5,			1947	No. 57
NO	RAIN	SATURDAY — WEATHER		BUREAU
Entire Nation Eyes
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Traditional Contest
|	by John Beebe
The collective eyes^f the sporting world focus on the trodden Coliseum turf tomorrow afternoon where two fijbtball juggernauts, SC and Notre Dame, clash in a tradition-laden contest for mythical n;*iional championship honors. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m.
Boasting one of thi' most powerful aggregafcons to come out of the South Bend institution since its rise US gridiron prominence, Frank Leahy’s contingfnt is scheduled to
arrive at 9 a.m. today and will hold
Blue Key Executives Called to Meeting
Blue Key executive council will meet at 12:30 today in 402 Student Vnion.
All new men who did not report to the Blue Key office yesterday are requested to call today between 12 o'clock and 12:30 pjn. or between 2:15 p.m. and 4 pjn.
it at 6:30 in the men s gym j |band leader Kay Kyser as the ne entertainer.
[ner will be followed by a radio;
ist over KLAC at 7:30. Parking in t he sportscast will be j Bull, announcer; Jeff Cra- j Trojan coach; and Prank Notre Dame coach. Other i ^nent sports figures to appear, radio will be Lynn Waldorf.;
Jeelv. and Bert La Bruoherie. i
KYSER ENTERTAINS	j	_
ing tlie broadcast, two College of Pharmacj; Bill De Rid-of entertainment mill be of- der, president of Delta Tau Delta to the anticipated crowd of j fraternity.
Kyser and Jack Banny, plusj	Flynn, president of the jun-
J other Hollywood and radio jor class and active in drama and jnalities yet to be announced jradio; Forrest Foster, business featured in the two-hour, manager 0f the Daily Trojan; Benny will bring members of Norm Galentine, elections commis-adio group along to provide sioner; Jack Gariss. play productions manager; George Grover, second-place winner in national debate sts of honor at the banquet j contest and member of Skull and Chancellor Rufus B. von ; Dagger; Alex Hannum, all-American mid. President Fred D. Fagg! basketball player and captain of thers of the present champ- the 1947 casaba squad, p varsity, and members of Wendy Harbach. president of the 923 Rose Bowl champions, led College of Architecture; Al Hix, ed-iy “Bullet' Baker.	I itor of the Wampus; Cliff Lyddon.
Earl Warren has been in- i president of the senior class and and Mayor Fletcher Bowron past president of Phi Sigma Kap-attend. according to Loyd E. pa; Ted Naftzger, past president of ht. president of the General I Beta Theta Pi; Peter Potter, past ni association. Injured Trojan president of the College of Com-lers will be guests of the Hr.erce.
Rea Rawlins, president of IFC and president of Sigma Alpha Ep-(Continued on Page Two)
Rally, Parade Set To Ignite Spirits
The pregame rally scheduled in Shrine auditorium at 7:30 tonight will have all the luster and fanfare of a Hollywood premiere as some of the film capital’s leading citizens put in an appearance to bolster Troy spirit. A victory parade will precede the rally.
MANNY REAL in from th* beach
ional entertainment. HONOR GUESTS
pp. These include Johnny [anu, Art Battle. Ray Pourohot, Jay Roundy.
Troy to Twirl To Les Brown
Win, lose, or draw in the Coliseum against John Lujack and his Irish friends, Trojan students tomorrow will complete the week-long alumni-welcoming celebration at the Homecoming dance in the Santa Monica Ambassador hotel. Dancing starts at 9 p.m.
Les Brown, bringing his dance orchestra to the Ambassador for the Homecoming affair, has been a favorite on the nation’s college campuses for several years.
In the midst of a swirl of dance preparations yesterday afternoon, dance chairman Manny Real reported that about 900 bids had (Continued on Page 12)
agg, Wildman Salute Alumni
reeting. and warm welcome back jne Halls of Troy! You wiU find [remendous number ol students pork" on a greatly overcrowded >us; you will find also that these lents are serious, vitally alive, possessed of grand school spirit, will note that spirit in the Jndid support which will be giv-a fine football team Saturday Irnoon.
firing this week of Homecoming. Cardinal and.Gold colors will isplayed prominently through-campus. We, however, are |dfu) of the fact that you alum-irry the Trojan banner in your >us communities during the reader of the year. Through your your fellow citizens get the of the University of South-
ern California.
We are proud of the record you have made; and we are,delighted to have you back with us for a visit.	•
_ We hope you will return often!
Fred D. Fagg. Jr., President.
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It is very gratifying on behalf of the ASSC this year to welcome home once again to Troy its alumni. Our former graduates are returning this week to SC to find its enrollment swelled to over 22.500. With this increase in students, there has been a comparable increase in school sjirit this season.
Homecoming Trojans will find University avenue far different from tbe yean preceding the war. They'll
find classroom barracks where once stood vacant lots. They’ll find an expanded campus far exceeding all expectations. But greater than all, they will find a university that they can be proud of.
Alums will find that we Trojans are indeed proud of our new president, Dr. Fred D. Fagg Jr. We feel that we have a leader who has the student and faculty insight as well as administrative ability to carry on the brilliant work of Chancellor Rufus B. von KleinSmid.
We sincerely hope that all alumni find the Homecoming week of 1947 one that will long be remembered. Once again on behalf of the ASSC I say, “Welcome home alumni to SC's greatest year.”
Paul W. Wildman
“We hope to have either Jack Paar, or Allan Young as our guest comedian,-’ Mitch Gamson of the rally committee announced. Stars definitely slated to appear are Marie McDonald, Peggy Lee, Dave Barbour, the Modemaires and Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five. Among the SC celebrities who will be present are Homecoming Queen Maxine Ewart and George Tirebiter.
PARADE PLANNED
"The victory parade, which starts at 6:30. is strictly for laughs,” Roger Williams, parade chairman, said. “The only serious float will be that of the Homecoming queen. In the event of rain the parade will not be held,” Williams added.
There are 34 floats in all. plus the band. Students are particulary urged to watch the Jea Morf-Ernie Wilson float, which will be one %f the parade’s most outstanding. Williams said.
Kappa Kappa Gamma and Sigma Nu will present a float bearing the “hunchbacks of Notre Dame.” Girls will impersonate the players, and men will wave the pompoms.
THEMES Theta Xi’s theme is "Two men on a horse.” Theta Chi offers “Here’s to the Irish—dead drunk, the unlucky stiffs.”
ADPi will present a hearse with Notre Dame players draped over it, while Tau Epsilon Rhi has as its theme “The night before,” showing the activities of players Walker, Cleary, Powers, hendren, and Ferraro. along with Tirebiter the night before the big game.
FIRE ENGINE FLOAT Alpha Epsilon Phi has an old fire engine as its float.
At the rally, presentations of Homecoming awards will be part of the ceremonies. Ernie Wilson, rally chairman, said.
George Tirebiter will be at the rally to introduce* his new yell, and the band and yell leaders will also be there to spark the Trojans for Saturday’s game.
Peggy Lee. her husband Dave Barbour, and the Modernaires will serenade the ralliers, and Louie Jordan will give out with some of his famous renditions. Mitch Gamson promises that either Jack Paar or Allan Young will be at the affair
Roll 'Em Girls!
Engines, Boats To Turn Taxi
Fire engines, pirate boats, an amphibious jeep, and a freedom train will be part of the 20 entries in the Taxi day parade down University abenue today starting at 10 a.m.
Judges for the affair have been designated as Miss Vangeline Cook, assistant professor of retailing. Miss Madeline Blackmore, lecturer in general studies, and Mr. Timothy Fetler, instructor in music.
The parade will start at 10 a.m„ and vehicles will tour the university area from University avenue to the Row, going as far south as the photo shop on campus.
The entries will be judged at 12:15 for uniqueness and capacity from the parkway in front of the Horse.
The money which is made from the transportation services by these vehicles will be turned over to the Y building fund by the AWS. Each member of women’s residence halls has been presented with five tickets. Additional ones may be obtained at AWS booths located in front of Bovard and the Student union.
The parade will feature the- old and the new in the form of a 1920 car followed by a 1947 model. Possible fires will be taken care of by a fire engine which will make its appearance in the affair.
Life magazine has promised full coverage of the event.
Faculty Deadline Set for Tickets
Faculty season ticket holders are urged to pick up applications for Rose Bowl tickets in 209 Student Union immediately. Deadline for faculty applications is tomorrow noon.'
No applications will be necessary for student rooter tickets to the Jan. 1 game.
a final warmup in the mammoth stadium this afternoon. Jeff Cravath’s Trojans plan a light Bovard field workout, after which they’ll retire to a beach-city hotel before displaying their wares bo-fore an almost-certain jam-packed collection of onlookers.
Riding the crest of a 17-game winning streak, unbeaten since the final game of the 1945 season by Great Lakes, the Irish have, with but a few exceptions, the same starting lineup that handed the Trojans a 26-6 pounding in South Bend last year, but faithful followers of the home towners feel that the improved Trojans will provide an interesting afternoon for Leahy and company who are roc*ting or the nation’s No. 1 grid perch.
Paced by the heady signal calling and accurate passing of Johnny Lujack. unanimous all-American selection both this year and last. Leahy's squad has racked up eight straight wins over the 1947 route, the highlight being the 27-7 win over Army started by Terry Brennan's 97-yard touchdown gallop with the opening kickoff.
Lujack's favorite scoring weapon is the pass, with a couple of rangy ends and a corps of scatbacks to gather in the 6-point throws. The 180-pound signal caller is a safe bet to try to better his present record of 56 completions out of 102 attempts as he winds up his col-legfate grid career.
A ray of doubt still hovered over the chances of Terry Brennan playing tomorrow, with the latest word indicating that the 19-year-old speedster will be available for limited duty if the Irish need him. The workhorse of the Notre Dame backfield. Brennan has lugged the ball more times than any other member of the squad and leads the Notre Dame scoring column witn 11 touchdowns.
Replacing Brennan in the starting lineup will be Bob Livingstone, a 25-year-old senior who was on hand when the Irish last played in {Continued on P»ge 41
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TER tY BRENNAN
will he nil, or will he won't?
Displays, Mbvies to Greet Returning Commerce Alums
Contributing its share t <£ SC homecoming week festivities, -^he College of Commerce will hold ^ pen house Saturday morning from jji;30 to 10:30 in Old College s Touch *one theater.	%
Sponsored by the Comnnvce Council, the affair will featiit: a series of displays constructed L’ the various departments of the a i-ge and placed on exhibition just inside the main entrance of Old fol-
iage. As additional attractions, motion pictures of the SC-Califomia football game will be shown, and refreshments, in the form of cider and doughnuts, will be served to those attending.
Dean Reid Lage McClung and college department heads will be on hand to greet the 300 students and returning alumni expected, according to Elman Schwarz, president of the council.
Gurney Dies After Illness
Dr. Lawrence SL Gurney, retired SC professor of mathematics, died yesterday after a long illness. IDs home was at 10571 Roundtree road.
Before coming to 8C ln 1928. Dr Gurney was head of the mathematics and physics departments of the University of the Philippines. He retired from SC in 1946.
He is survived by his wife. Hazel Gurney and a son, Lawrence S. Gurney.
Dr. Ralph Tyler Flewelling. director emeritus of the School of Philosophy. aided by Dr. D. Victor Steed, professor of mathematics, will conduct the services which will be held at Pierce Brothers mortuary
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