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XXXVIII
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Los Angeles, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 27, 1947
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No. 84
ngress Gets Plan r Service Merger
ruman Unification Bill Creates Single :retary of National Defense on Cabinet
TASHINGTON, Feb. 26 — (UP) — President Truman sent congress his long-awaited bill to bring the army, and air forces under a single secretary of national kise.
[The measure would achieve unification by setting up a hal defense establishment un-
irhich would be separate dements of the army, of the navy. >{ the air force. Under the Hi secretary of national de-would be a noncabinet rank for each department.
>NOMY RETAINED
lough the national defense ^ary would “exercise direction, ity and control” over the de-lents, the three secretaries retain this degree of outon-:h could go directly to the lent with any report or rec-fndation affecting his depart-The only stipulation would it the top man be informed | such direct action was being
ler tlie bill the navy would command of its own air both sea and land based, [means, unless congress decrees rise, that the proposed new
free department would control tlie present army air forces >nents.
^roval will be forthcoming, but be slow. A jurisdictional bat-the senate may bog floor con-^tiion there, but the house is to go ahead.
>SED CHANGES *
^se are the highlights oi tlie changes: ie war department would be as the department of the and its chief would be the iry of the army.
The department of tlie navy i include the present depart-at Washington: headquarters ke United States marine corps its reserve components; the guard when operating as a of the navy; and the entire ting forces of the U. S. navy, iing naval aviation, lie department of the air force include the present army air , the air corps of tlie U. S. and the general headquarters jrce ' air force combat com-, The president would appoint ir forces chief of staff who L take over the functions of the landers of units placed under jntrol.
Under the proposed cabinet p, the act would change the
fit cabinet line of presidential ision by eliminating both the
it sceretaries of war and navy, substituting therefor the new tarv of national defense.
|rking Solution ins Completed
Printer Sprung
Wamp Romps About Campus
Upon release of the printer from the Lincoln Heights jail for printing Gandy’s cartoons, the 1999th Issue of Wampus will make its appearance on campus this morning.
Not only will the magazine include stories and cartoons, but word from Lewis Johnston, advertising manager, is that there may also be ads.
Al Hix, D.T. columnist, has stated that never has anything been so clever as thc new Wamp. Hix. besides being an able critic, is editor of the Wampus.
Beautiful pledges will be found on all corners selling the much-sought-after periodical. One 25-cent piece will suffice.
Sigma Chis Narrow Field To 10 in Sweetheart Race
The second elimination dinner of the Sweetheart of Sigma Chi competition resulted in the exclusion of five more hopeful coeds last night. This reduces the number of entrants to ten. Tomorrow night the third dinner will be held at the Sigma Chi house in which five more will be ruled out. The women scratched last night were presented with necklaces and charms of the white cross of Sigma Chi. Those disqualified tomorrow night will be awarded gold engraved picture compacts for their efforts.
The second dinner was‘conducted in much the same manner as the £irst with the escorts presenting thg contestants, returning them to their houses, then reassem-; bling for the vote.
The merits of the various candidates are evaluated under the Sigma Chi secret eight-point-ideal system, Skip McMahon, Sigma Chi president explained. He refused to discuss it further except to state that the eight points could be found in the fraternity song “Sweetheart of Sigma Chi.”
Women requested to return tomorrow night for the third round of judging are Barbara Braly, Patricia Brueggeman, Jeanne Cook, Carol Elliott, Sue Friedman, Jean Gard, Charlene Hardey, Susan Herdti, Betty Pitzer. Jayne Wightman.
Teacher Wage Strike Hits Buffalo Schools
BUFFALO. N.Y., Feb. 26 — (UP) — This city’s public school system completely collapsed tonight under the pressure of a paralyzing wage strike of 2500 teachers.
The harassed board of education, petitioned by principals and non-striking teachers to shut down the 20 schools
still open despite the biggest tea-
Russ Concede U.S. Demands Without Fight
America Proposes Sole Trusteeship Of Jap Mandates
LAKE SUCCESS, Feb. 26 —
(UP) — Russia conceded today that it was “right and proper” for the United States to control former Japanese-mandated islands in the Pacific, but sought to make three before launching the 1947 American changes in the proposed Red Cross campaign to oversub-American plan.	scribe the quota given them by the
Soviet delegate Andrei national chapter, the SC campus Gromyko offered three amend- committee headed by Dick Page, ments as the United Nations secu- ! Carol Drew, and Bernice Hage dis-rfty council plunged into general closed the program which will key-
debate on the American request for note t^le drive.
,	... i “We are aiming for 100 per cent
sole authority over .the tslands. plrticipation trom every honorary
American Delegate Warren Aus- social, and service organization and tin introduced the United States faculty member on campus. By proposal with the argument that the Monday, Mar. 3, when our campaign opens, we shall
Student Croup Ends Local Housing Probe
Campus Group Sets Top Goal For R.C. Drive
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With only four days remaining
islands were “vital to the security of the United States.” He asked for immediate action.
GRANT JUSTIFIED Gromyko replied that the secu-
have contacted all groups in regard to our appeal” said Miss Hage. CONTACTS STUDENTS Shirley Johnson has been placed in charge of the committee contact-
Trojan Talent
chers strike in United States history, declared a state of emergency at a special meeting and gave Schools Superintendent Robert T. Bapst full authority to act.
SCHOOLS CLOSED
Dr. Bapst said he would inform state education commissioner Francis D. Spaulding that he was shutting down Technical High and 19 elementary schools which remained open.
Sixteen other high and 61 elementary schools had been closed since Monday. The lone remaining high school, LaPayette, attempted class-The orchestra, which numbers j es this morning but was forced to .approximately 60 players, has pre- 'shut down within an hour as stu-pared a program of little-known, j cents rebelled and remained away
Dahl to Direct Annual Symphony Program
by Al Lalane
Closely following the enthusiastically received Dec. 6 concert, orchestra director Ingolf Dahl has swung SC symphony personnel into shape in a concentrated series of rehearsals and will direct the annual Concerto program tomorrow night at 8 in Bovard auditorium.
which
rity council was justified in grant- j ing all organized students and dor-ing the United States an immed- * mitories. Betty Jo Weber heads the iate erusteeship over the 98 islands | unit covering faculty members con-and islands clusters scattered over tribution. Beverly Gross is handling nearly 1,000.000 square miles of the all professional honoraries.
Pacific.	Letters, describing the current
“It would be right and proper,” ; drive have alread>' been dispatched Gromyko said. “The Soviet gov-	organizations
emment considers that the Uni-
These letters
on campus, describe the cam-
ted States played a decisive role in Pa^n» ^s purposes, and it s m the liberation of these territories tives. from the Japanese and that the i To facilitate speeding of the drive United States made a greater sac- and clarify an>’ point not clear to rifice in these military operations l*le student, the local Red Cross than any other of the allied powers chaP«r has assembled a battery of in the war against Japan.”	speakers headed by Guy Claire,
t . Trojan Knight president; Doral .Af_terAhUS.repea.ting ^et views j Bennett, vice-president of ASSC:
Trojans Desire Non-Profit Dorm; Senate to Hear Committee Report
Recovering a step lost earlier in the campaign, the ASSC senate housing committee today is up to its ankles in survey forms, and results, according to the members, indicate a definite and urgent need for immediate student housing.
The ASSC senate will hear the housing report in its
next meeting along with recom- ]-—-—
mendations by the members, Jesse Unruh. Dick Gilson, and Bill Winn, who have conducted the comprehensive census of local housing this week in cooperation with the Daily Trojan.
REPRESENTATIVE SURVEY
Although fewer forms were received than were expected by the housing committee, the members stated that under the circumstances this total is nearly representative of the SC housing situation.
Married students in the survey emphasized their need for additional housing with five of the replying students living in trailers and three in garages. While most single students are able to find accomodations, 80 per cent stated their desire to live in a university-operated. non-profit dormitory.
GARAGES CHEAPER
SYLVIA BENGSTON . . . sings Strauss
Musical Program
Students Solo In Concert
by Rosemary Sturges
Combining the talents of Sylvia
lk Leffer, in charge of the	Bengston. soprano, and John Man-
has been working with his	ken. pianist, the university orches-
nttee for several weeks and	tra's program tomorrow night adds
arranged for planned parking	operatic song and theatrical ro-
ill campus lots. Also Included	manticism to its alreadv varied se-
Ihe plans is the repainting of	lections
lines on all streets between	_ . .. ,,
. TI	.. ' Born ln Kansas. Miss Bengston
and Hoover. The city	• j „ , . •
.... . , -	received musical training at an
rejected the previous plan for	. , , * ...
«n„i y ...	early age when her father, a band-onal parking on Exposition on
J basis that it was dangerous to
ling traffic.
as well as popular concertos, and as with past concerto programs, outstanding student talent will be j the feature of the evening.
Students select- d for solo per-| formances are Sylvia Bengston. soprano; Mary Ann Holt and Ed-winn Pierse, oivlinists; Eugene Lancelle, trumpet; and Jules Haywood and John Manken, pianists. Peter Korn will conduct one selection, and a new composition by Harper MacKay will be given its premier performance.
“I am very happy to present these annual concerto programs." Mr. Dahl stated recently. “It is our aim not only to produce a pleasing program, but also to give talented young musicians the ex-i
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expressed in a Moscow note to Washington, Gromyko offered his three amendments which did not appear to be a major obstacle to quick security council approval of the American request.
CHANGE AGREEMENT
One amendment would authorize the security council to order changes in the trusteeship agreement giving the United States control of the islands. Americans, however, felt that they could veto in the security council any changes they did not like, so the amendment probably would have little practical effect except perhaps to put the United States on the spot on some specific issue at some future date.
Bowties to Rule At Wesley Hop
lipletion of plans for an im-
Id parking situation on cam-i*e rapidly drawing to a close, ng the return of the univer-business manager for an ap-to the plans, parking trou-will soon be over for the parker tired of leaving >1 with dented fenders and shed fog lights.
from classrooms. More than 70,000 school children were affected.
In a resolution, the board of education said that because of the “serious situation” which exists here a state of emergency was necessary. The three members asked Dr. Bapst to close all schools until “it becomes feasable to reopen them.”
STATE EMERGENCY
Board Chairman Charles McDonough asked Dr. Bapst to notify Commissioner Spaulding in Albany
immediately of the emergency. I gocks dances and hard times Under the emergency, schools re- dances have been held	but
main eligible for state aid despite Wesley club's Bowtie brawl the fact that the} are closed. will be something new. according Fifteen of the 19 non-striking el- ^ ciui, leaders, ementary school principals addres- i With men ' aspiring for that sed the board and said that dis- prank Sinatra look, girls will wear order was becoming rampant.	hair boWS f0r a Baby Snooks ef-
One principal, G. Harold Carl,; fecj — bigger the better, declared that parents already were The dance will be held in the threatening law suits for any in- soc.al hall of the University Meth-juries that their children might in- odist church, beginning at 8 p.m. cur as a result of the strike.	tomorrow. Prizes will be awarded
Coal shortages and refusal of j to the dancers wearing the biggest, union milk truck drivers to cross loudest, and most unconservative picket lines also were arguments: ties and hair bows.
presented by the principals.	I-
Earlier, Mayor Bernard J. Dowd I had appealed to Commissioner Spaulding for aid in the crisis.
Jim Mitchell student body president; Anita Norcop, ASSC secretary; Bill Wynn, sophomore class president; Ann Pierce, Mortar Board president; and Gordon Person.
AC KNOWLEDGE DONATIONS
These speakers will appear before all houses and organizations during the week of the drive. Individual cards acknowledging the donation of the student will be distributed through the organization the student belongs, following the collection of the contributions.
For those students who desire to make their contributions separately, a booth, manned by Troeds will be set up in front of Bovard auditorium to accept student subscriptions, according to Pat Haskell, Troed president.
Aid Pledged by ISA For Housing Project
Rallying to the support of the ASSC housing committee,. ISA executive board members yesterday pledged their organization’s aid in the committee's drive for a housing project for married veterans and more dormitory space for single men students.
“Even though rooms are still available in the Casa da Rosas, many men find these quarters not tc their liking,” Garry Resnick, past president of ISA and now a member of the executive board, alleged.
Average monthly rent paid by married students living in rooms was given as $45 while the apartment average is 543. The room figure is larger, stated Veterans Representative Jesse Unruh, because most apartment houses have been under rent ceiling regulations since they went into effect while the rooms in most cases were converted into use after the OPA rent levels were brought in.
Trailer-residing SC students pay an average of $42 a month, and garage living is somewhat cheaper as only an average of $27 a month is paid by these couples.
RENTS ARE HIGH '
With a majority of the single students stating a desire for dormitory accomodation, the average monthly cast for single rooms is $29.50 the survey reveals. Three students stated that they would be married if they could find housing for the prospective wives.
One married SC student Is paying $37.50 for sharing one room and has been looking for better accomodations for the last six months so that he may bring his wife to live with him. A single student is paying $20 a month to park his house trailer.
PETITIONS CIRCULATE Circulation of petitions on campus demanding the maintenance of rent ceilings have gained some 2500 signatures, according to Unruh. The first group of 100 petitions will be sent to Congresswoman Helen Gah-agan Douglas, who will direct the action in the national capital.
The senate housing committee and Trovets, who have been di recting the petitions, have sent similar forms to 22 universities and colleges to bring about a national drive for the retention of rent levels.
The middle of March will see the conclusion of the drive for petition signing. Unruh stated however, that the Trovet office will receive signatures for the petition and also any further housing survey forms.
Existentialism Seeks Truth—Belle
JOHN MANKEN . . . plays Liszt
[I Bill' Musical ioks Auditions
lAppomtments for audition* in Utinjr of the varsity show “GI [ll** f»*y be made this afternoon Friday hi 1-C Old Colley, Wedberg, producer, said yes-
| master, taught her to play the trumpet, read and transpose music j at the age of four.
Entering Bethany college in Kansas. she changed her major from	College of Music, she is studying trumpet to voice, singing in the	under Gecrge Hultgren, in addition Messiah chorus. After receiving a	to ooing solo work at various special music certificate from that	churches. Her future plans include college. Mlss Bengston spent sev-	teaching voice and continuing with eral years teaching music in a pub-	her solo work, he school.	Miss Bengston’s numbers for the
On a visit to Los Angeles foar	program are O Patria Mia” from
years ago, she joined the chorus	Verdi's “Aida” and There Is a
for the Philharmonic opera.singing	Realm” from 'Ariadne on Naxos”
in “Carmen.” “Faust.” “Paggliaci."	by Richard Strauss,
and “Cavalleria” A student in the ,	(Continued on Page 2»
Handbook Editors Call Croup Heads
Members of honorary and service organizations are asked to send representatives to the student handbook meeting tomorrow afternoon in the sports office at the rear of the Daily Trojan city room. 420 Student Union.
APPOINTMENTS
Skull and Dagger, 2 p.m.. Mortar Board. 2:15 p.m.; Blue Key, 2.30 p.m.: Knights, 2:45 p.m.; Amazons. 3 p.m.; Squires. 3:15 p.m.; Spooks and Spokes, 3:30 p.m. Jean Tatterson, handbook secretary, should report at 2 p.m.
Members must present statistics and information for the forthcoming book.
Offering no code of prescribed moral truths or eternal ideal of human morality, French existentialism advises th# individual to
French novel concerned itself with a boy tom between devotion to a dependent mother and his impulse to join the De Gaulle forces in Lon-
would have sufficed. Sartre would have the boy seek his own truth for that point of time within himself, Dr. Belle said.
Commenting on the ridicule and ] illogical criticism received by the
seek his own truth within himself don.
and. ’ above all, to base his judg- The boy must make a moral dement upon ever-revised philosophy, j cision between subjugating Dr. Rene Belle, professor of French, truth of his duty to his mother to said yesterday in a crowded LAS that of his duty to France. To Wednesday lecture program.	leave he was to kill her; to stay j
Far from being a pessimestic or was to betray his country.
"bohemian” philosophy that retires XO MORAL CODE
For that boy at that time no OPPOSED COMMIES eternal code of morals or truth Sartre has opposed the Commun---- ists of France, saying that whereas he might agree with an ideal
French philosopher in the United States, Dr. Belle expressed wonder that various groups did not use Sartre's words in support of their own theories.
Forum Series To Encompass All-U Subjects
Commenting on the newly organized all-university forum. Dr. Floyd Ross, associate professor in the School of Religion and tempora v advisor of the forum, expressed the hope that all “live issues which college students should be interested in will be discussed freely through these forums.”
Dr. Ross explained that all forum questions will be timely issues of world and local concern. Notables in the field under discussion, as well as lawyers, doctors, professors. students, and interested citizens will participate.
EMBRYO STAGE Being a newly-formed group, the controlling committee is still in the embryo stage. Any group interested in forums, which sends a delegate to the next meeting, a week from Friday, 3:15 p.m.. 401 Student Union, will be considered as members of the larger committee.
After each forum, questions relevant to the day will be, answered in the best manner possible, according to Dr. Ross.
These questions may be pointed direct or indirect, and they will tend to make the entire activities of the group extremely lively and interesting” added Dr. Ross. FORUM FOR ALL The first topic of the forum will be announced soon, according to Bob Hillhouse, steering committee member.
To any interested group which does not send a delegate to the next Monday meeting, the method of gaining membership will be bv
petition.
Ten members of the faculty hivf been nominated to participate te
the first forum. Their names hav» been submitted to Dr. Albert 8. Raubenheimer, educational president, for approval.
Pianists Head Music Show
The College of Music will contians its series of bimonthly recital* with a program today at 8:15 p.m., in Bowne hall, under the supervision of Dr. Max Van Lewen Swarthout, dean of the College of Music.
First to appear on the program will be Shirley J. Stoke6, pianist, with her interpretation of Beethoven’s Thirty-two Variations on a Theme in C Minor. Robert L. Carver, voice student, wiU foUow, singing “O du Mein Holder Abend-stern,” Wagner, and ‘The Sea Gypsy,” Woodworth. Richard Baxter and Wallace Berry, piano soloists. will conclude with “Rhapsody in C Major,” Dohnanyi, and “Toccata in C Major,” Schumann, respectively.
The entire student body is invited to attend these College ol Music recitals, admission free, and the presence of aU music majors is required. Following the precedent of previous semesters the musical programs will be presented the second and fourth Thursdays of each month.
to its ivory tower, existentialism, as proposed by Jean Paul Sartre, looks to the action of the individual and an approach to morality that allows for change and individual circumstance.
MUST BE STUDIED “Our thoughts, morality, and ic-
Communion
in its present implications and in the men that proposed it. he might later find the ideal untenable with his changed concept of truth. As
. . . weekly service sponsored by the Canterbury club will be held tion must be studied subjectively.” at 12 noon today in the Little Cliap- the ideal spread among more and
more men. Sartre might find him-
self out of sympathy with them.
No structure of morality would
Dr. Belle said. In addition, each el of Silence.
new decision must be made on its Dr. George Davidson, celebrant, i own merit.	assures that latecomers will be wel-
Describing Sartre's book “The come, and the service will end in j forever hold true. Dr. Belle said i Flies,” Dr. Belle said that the, time for luncb	i describing existentialism.
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D.T. V/iil Survey Readers Interests
In an effort to find out what students want to read in the Daily Trojan, a reader interest pull will be conducted throughout this week.
Journalism majors Art Antria*-ian. Robert Green w aid. Ward In-eersoll. and Art Williams are in charge of the Interviews.