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Sigma Chi Beauties Flash Smiles
XXXVIII
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Los Angeles, Cdlif., Tuesday, Feb. 25, 1947
Nifftit I’tioue
Rl. 5472
No. 82
st Barrack Sedion pected This Week
WA Allotment Increased to 19 s Initial Shipment Awaits Paint
ioved on campus around midnight last Saturday, two ections of the first consignment of barracks alloted to
Leader Page Plans To Oversubscribe Local Charity Total
ASSC HOUSING SURVEY DISAPPOINTING,’
DECLARES
SC s Chairman To Raise Goal _
Fo sco,,™ COMMITTEE HEAD
Plans to oversubscribe the _	allotted $3000 assigned to
the government are being prepared for a general face- them by the national chapter ing before the job of reconstruction is begun.	of the American Red Cross
emaining sections of the buildings are expected to ar- ■ have been announced by Dick
rive from Santa Ana sometime this Page, campus chairman of week. C. J. Anloff. federal works the campaign which gets un- j
derway nationally Mar. 1 and locally Mar. 3.
“We feel certain that once
the student is made oware of what the Red Cross is doing for the nation and for the community, we shall have little difficulty in fulfilling or even exceeding our quota,” Page asserted.*
FRATERNITY GIFTS J Page, along with Bill Winn, sophomore class president, and Howard Wagner, sophomore council mem-' ber. will have charge of coptribu-j tions from all of the men's honor -! ary organizations and fraternities.
“Certainly, the need of the Red Cross in peace-time is as great as
. Teachers ike-Bound; ools Close
ALO. Feb. 24 — Ol—The school system of this sprawl-ustrial city was paralyzed to-a strike of 2.200 teachers higher wages.
walkout, which shut ihe I 61 elementary and 17 high was believed to be the big-f its kind in the history of ited States. In the St. Paul, teachers strike last fall 1,160 tors were involved, 77 schools losed and classes were interior 30,000 pupils, proximately 60,000 register-dents, it was an unexpected and they employed it to in the blustery winds and alien snow of one of winter’s blasts. But to 11,000 other it was just another day of a* 750 teachers ignored the offered their services to at two high and 19 elemen-hools left open.
THE GUN high school, however, disits students before noon due arp decrease in attendance fusion resulting from the All 21 were expected to cones tomorrow, work stoppage, announced date three weeks ago by ffalo Teachers federation, an dent, organization, came off
edule this morning with 75 t of the city’s teachers ab-duty..
t lines were formed around tte and Technical High but were withdrawn later day when the former shut and it became apparent that ter could not maintain a nor-iedule. Picketts, shivering in ing wind and swirling snow, ed oof lee by friendly neigh-
ING EASES UP
ting was light at elementary and later was abandoned iher when classes were call-rder.
tudents were prevented from ig the schools but some s were subjected to jeers and as they passed through the line at Lafayette High school. 40 students played hookey lasses and joined the picket Lafayette. A few even were defiant at being summoned when other schools had iown.
teachers, under tlie guidance eralion President Raymond J. emand an immediate $500-f living increase for the cur-ear and a permanent boost of a year effective in Septem-
engineer. said. The barracks, first of which have been set down in areas next to Owens hall and just southwest of the engineering buildings, will be used as classrooms, laboratories, and administrative offices. Prior to reassembling they are to receive a coat of paint and termite-proof liquid.
TO CLEAR HOUSES
Granted by congressional action to relieve the jammed facilities in colleges across the country, the number of barracks designated to SC has been increased to 19. one more than previously anticipated.
Several houses in the area are to be moved to make wray for the buildings, while some of them will be erected on space formerly used for parking lots. Deadline for clearing the houses has been set at Mar. 30.
45-DAY COMPLETION
Although completion of the majority of barracks is not expected this semester, those slated for construction adjacent to Owens hall and the Engineering building will be ready for occupancy within 45 days.
Placed in charge of the entire ' project, the federal works administration estimates the total cost at approximately $300,000. Cost of moving a single half-section is around $1200.
Sweetheart Contest
Sigma Chis to Begin Selections at Dinner
Faced with the soul-trying task of choosing the most outstanding girl from among the 21 most beautiful women on campus, Sigma Chi fraternity will hold its first elimination dinner this evening. This will be the initial step in selecting their “deal” for the Sweetheart of Sigma Chi dance
to be held at the Hollywood-Roose-
Searles, Long, Helsel to Lead Forum Talks
All sororities and women’s dormitories have been asked by Bcrnioe Hajff, chairman of the SC chapter of the Red Cross, to send a board of directors’ representative to a meeting scheduled by the service organization in 418 Student Union tomorrow at 3:15 p.m.
All staff members are also asked to be present with monthly reports being due from the old staff, according to Miss Hage.
Rooters Exhaust Ticket Supply
Six hundred tickets for the limited SC rooting section at the SC-UCLA basketball tangle Saturday night in Westwood were gone within an hour after being put on sale yesterday morning. The Student Union ticket office announced that a few reserved seat tickets were still on sale yesterday afternoon.
Scores had to be turned down for the Saturday night rooter tickets, but more will have a chance to see Friday evening’s contest, since there were still some tickets left for the first game of the series, to be held at the Shrine auditorium. No reserved-seat tickets are left for the Friday game.
in war-time. There are literally hundreds of activities earned on by the Red Cross that the average j individual knowns little about," stated Page.
WOMEN’S CONTRIBUTIONS
Carol Drew, Bernice Hogc. and j Virginia Lee Steitz will handle contributions from the women’s j organizations and sororities.
In order to facilitate the drive, booths will be set up on campus to receive student contributions.
Cards acknowledging donations to the 1947 campaign will be issued at the booths.
NEW MEMBERS
Directors selected include Terry Robinson, board of directors' chairman; Emily Ortega, staff assist-ants’ chairman; Joan Workman, i ; motor corps chairman; and Joan Johnson, canteen corps chairman.
Production aides are Marilyn i Muller. Barbara Smith. Dolores,
Schouweiler. Leanna Long, Beth Aspen. Kaye Follette. Lucille La ; velopment Form. Lesley Penn, and Marilyn ; applied aspects in Parker. Point recorders include:
Joy Leondhardt. Rita Marie Kreiz-iger, Ursula Bauman, and Barbara Buiee.
TRO pinion
theney to Co Japan, Korea
an appointment as consul -in physical education on the information and education of Gen. Douglas Mac s staff. Dr. Eleanor Me the professor of physical edu leaves Saturday on a special -month assignment to Japan orea.
Metheney* special task will devise a curriculum of phy-ucation for girls and women and Korea and supervise era] physical education pro-
g to spend two months in and one month ta Korea, she leave for Washington Saturated fly lrom there to Tokyo p bar duties. She plans te SC lor the late sum-
Poll Reveals Trojans Desire Rent Ceilings
by Gordon Hearne •
SC students stand squarely behind Veterans' Representative Jesse Unruh's campaign for the continuance of rent controls.
This conclusion was drawn from the results of a recent random poll of 100 students conducted on campus.
Of the 100 Trojans. 80 were in favor of keeping rent control legislation active, 12 thought it should be abolished, and 8 students were undecided.
ADJUST LEVELS Not too surprising is the fact that 53 of the 80 supporters of rent control expressed the opinion that although rent control should definitely be continued, adjustments should be made in special cases to fit existing conditions.
Many asserted that this could Jackson said that rent controls be accomplished by the setting up must be taken off sometime—the ! of an efficient arbitration-adjust- sooner they are. the better. “Their ment board.	removal would alleviate the present
Some of the views stated appeal inflation period, even though a below:	momentary increase in rents would I
Keith Kenyon, pre-medical stu-, occur." dent said, “I want all rent controls Robert Baker, radio, believes to go off so I can get a room or an ‘ controls should remain for the preapartment.” Kenyon also feels sent, although there are many that the ’'pyramid plan, which a’- cases of unfairness to the land-a 6 per cent raise in rent every lord that ahould be adjusted.'*
three months is a good alternative to complete dropping of rent controls.”
One oi the many who advocated leaving controls on is John Lonzo, commerce, who stated that his fixed budget could not stand any increase in rent. “Leave them a£ they are.’’ said Lonzo.
Ralph Brown, engineering major, asserts “there should be some control. but a raise in the present rent level is necessary."
Kay Follette. merchandising, vehemently stated, "some of the pre-1 sent outrageous rents should be j lowered—and some of the low rents j are unreasonable too."
Sharp contrast is represented by the opinion of John Jackson, accounting major:
UNFAIR CASES
"Take them off." In explanation.
Contributions of western culture to world community from the standpoints of science, Christianity, and democracy will be discussed by three SC philosophy pro-i fessors at the second meeting of the 34th semiannual philosophy forum today, at 4:15 p.m., in I Bowne hall.
Christianity’s contribution will be dfocussed by Dr.. Paul R. Helsel. who believes that Christianity has : resulted in an increase in man's : evaluation of his fellows. “Out of the present confusion of world affairs it seems certain there will re-j suit an increased sensitiveness for the consideration of persons,” he | said.
Dr. Wilbur Long, who will discuss i democracy's contribution to world | culture, believes that the meaning j of the individual is emphasized by | democracy.
IDEAL AND REALITY “Democracy emerges as an ideal and reality as a result of the mingling of the modern values of power, moral idealism, religious belief, and individualism.” he asserted.
Tlie contribution of science will be the subject of a talk by Dr. Herbert L. Searles.
“Science is primarily a contribution of western civilization,” stated Dr. Searles. “The beginning of the modern age of science was in the 15th and 16th centuries in Europe and it reached a high stage of de-both in its pure and the 19th and 20th centuries.”
CULTURE CONDITIONED “In this series of lectures, the word ‘culture’ is used in the broad sense suggested by the anthropologists, as referring to the total life of a given people resulting from the interplay between man and his en-’■ironment,” said Dr. Searles.
“It is the economic, political, i religious, educational, ethical, and social activities, institutions, and ; thought systems in any given time j and place,” he remarked.
Not confined to the modern con ; cept of culture as refinement and knowledge of art. science, and literature, culture in the philosophy forum refers to anything developed by man beyond his naked body. In this light, digging in the ground with a stick would be considered part of primitive man's culture, according to Dr. Searles.
velt hotel on Mar. 1.
The girls, sponsored by the dormitories and sororities on campus, will be presented to the fraternity tonight, but only 14 will be requested to return tomorrow night. A certificate of award will be presented to the 7 girls dropped.
MORE ELIMINATIONS
Tomorrow night 5 more girls will be ruled out and Thursday evening will see the field narrowed to 5. The FYiday dinner will mark the final selection when the Sweetheart and her two maidens of hon- : or will be chosen. Their names will remain unknown until 11 the night of the dance when Skip McMahon.'Sigma Chi fraternity president, pins the diamond and sapphire sweetheart pin on the winner.
So that there will be no question of politics on behalf of the fraternity members, Sam Bullock, grand phraetor of western province of
Sigma Chi, will count the final votes.
MANY COMPETE
The girls entered and the houses sponsoring them are Sue Adams, Harris Plaza; Audrey Barney. Delta Zeta; Mary Brako, Willard hall; Barbara BraJy, Kappa Kappa Gamma; Patricia Brueggeman, Alpha Phi; Betty Cappele, Alpha Omi-(Continued on Page Three)
Representative Scores Delay, Apathy
“Results of the student housing survey are extremely disappointing so far,” declared Jesse Unruh, student veteran representative, yesterday at the end of the second day of the survey.
“I know there is a need,’; said Unruh. "This survey is
being
MRS. VON KLEINSMID ... in silent tribute
Honor Memory
Troy to Join EVK Tribute
Panel of Four Named to Lead Forum Group
j Promising to keep all discussions i abreast of the times, the newly created All-University Forum group I met yesterday and appointed a four-j man steering committee, t Dr. Flovd Ross, temporary ad- j dejay ^ the'student senate”in‘do-
taken so that the housing committee can make recom-* mendations for more student housing. but unless we have an adequate response, we will be in no position to recommend anything as being representative of the student body.”
“If we cannot get _ cooperation from thg students on an issue of this great importance and urgency it seems useless to continue fighting either for housing or for other major needs.” said Unruh.
STUDENT APATHY
Unruh attributed the poor response to apathy on the part of the students, caused by the Ions
For her 25 years of loyal service in tlie advancement of the University of Southern California, honors to the memory of Mrs. Rufus
Hawley Joins Mayor s Staff
viser, supervised proceedings as the committee nominated 10 members of the faculty as prospective participants. The list will be submitted to Dr. Albert S. Raubenheimer. edticationai vice-president, for approval.
The absence of several delegates B. von KleinSmid, late wife of the j brought an immediate request for chancellor, are to be paid by stu- : rules covering attendance. It was
; decided to admit only by petition those organizations that fail to send delegates to the next meeting.
British Charge Backed
LAKE SUCCESS. Feb. 24—(ILE)—
The United States tentatively backed British charges tonight that Albania illegally laid mines in the Corfu channel, but Russia backed
the Albanian defense a^id asked the ______ ^	^ ^ ^
United Nations Security council to	^ instructed at the Uni-
drop the case.
Appointment of Dr. Claude E. Hawley, associate prefessor of public administration, as aide in the office of the mayor has been announced by Mayor Fletcher Bowron.
Dr. Hawley will act in an advisory capacity for Mayor Bowron in the development of a program for making information concerning municipal government available and intelligible to citizens of Los Angeles.
In his new position Dr. Hawley is at the present time directing attention toward the forthcoming city election on April 1.
WISE EXPERIENCE “I am very happy to have the assignment despite the fact that I shall be able to devote only a very limited amount of time to it,” Dr. Hawley declared yesterday. “I hope that the experience of working with the mayor will help improve the courses in public administration I teach on campus.”
This isn't the first time a city government has made use of Dr. Hawley's background in the municipal administration field. While in Chicago before the war. he served on the board of election commissioners and worked with the corporation counsel in that city.
Dr. Hawley is teaching the course in municipal government and other classes in public administration. WITH MacARTHUR IN JAPAN Before joining the SC faculty
dent organizations, faculty groups, and alumni at a Town and Gown meeting in Hancock auditorium. Mar. 4.
Mrs. John W. Harris, president of Town and Gown, is to preside at the memorial ceremonies, for which the Hancock trio will provide music.
CLUB FOUNDER
Mrs. von KleinSmid was the founder of the Town and Gown society and served as its president for more than 25 years. The YWCA. Faculty Wives club, Faculty Womens club, and other organizations in which Mrs. von KleinSmid was active will be represented to express their tributes.
A brilliant concert pianist and instructor, Mrs. von KleinSmid served as dean of the School of Music at DePauw university. Prior to this she was graduated from Wolf hall. Denver; Iowa Wesleyan university; Boston Conservatory of Music; and she spent four years studying abroad.
SERVE TOGETHER
In 1911 she was married in Portland, Ore., to Prof. Rufus B. von KleinSmid, who at that time held a chair of philosophy at DePauw. With her husband she spent two j’ears in psychological research in Indiana, and at the University of Arizona in 1914. where he served for seven years as president.
Tlie von KleinSmids came to the University of Southern California in 1921, and Mrs. von KleinSmid became outstanding in work devoted to student welfare, housing, and scholarships.
ing anything about the acute housing shortage which has existed for the last year.
‘The student government of SC in the past has been inept, fumbling, and concerned with trivialities, and it is easy to see why the majority of the students believe it can accomplish nothing." Unruh
STEER POLICY
The steering committee of Bob Sandham, Charles Antis, William Krause, and Bob Hillhouse approached the problem of policy first. Hillhouse explained that it was the aim of the committee to coordinate the preparation of all forums, and the delegates job to report activities to their organizations. If any organization would like to initiate a forum on a particular subject, they should submit their request through their delegate. Plans for the forum will be undertaken by the entire group.
REMEWS REQUEST
Dr. Floyd reviewed his request for a functional organization which would be as flexible as the issues it will be called upon to discuss. He also made clear that the group will be for and by students.
The next meeting is scheduled for Feb. 30 at 3:15 p.m. in 401 Student Union. All delegates are urged to be present as plans for the first forum will be made.
said.
“We will need at least 500 forms from students to make a representative showing. The present figure is not near that, said Unnfh.
The survey is being taken by the student housing commitee exclusively for the use of the committ.v
in making its recommendations.
FILL OUT FORMS
All students in need of housing are urged to fill out the housing form in today's Daily Trojan and drop it in one of the four boxes posted in the lobbies of Old College. Bridge hall. Acnrinistration building, and the Student Union.
Forms which have already been turned in show that in many cases married and single students are under great hardship.
Two-thirds of the married students do not have apartments and are paying up to $65 a month for sleeping rooms. One couple is paying $100 a month for an apartment.
Single students are no better off, paying as high as $80 a month for a room.
S180 A MONTH
Some cases where exorbitant prices are being paid for rooms were revealed as shown by one student who reported paying $30 a month for a room, which is shared by five others. Thus totals $180 room. Another room brings $460 each semester
Byrnes Sees Truman
WASHINGTON. Feb. 24—ll'Ji)— | a month for one Former Secretary of State James F.
Byrnes conferred with President i from four occupants.
Truman for 1 hour and ?0 minutes Nearly all single students report-todav and said later that he will ed that they would prefer a uni-
testify before the senate foreign; versity operated dormitory.__________
relations committee's hearings into ratification of peace treaties with gj
the axis satellite nations.
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Key
— Homeliunters Ahoy—
Vet Survey Seeks Answers To SC Housing Conditions
P.E. Skill Tests Commence Today
Skill te*ts for waiving the requirements in P.E. lm. Iw, and P.E. 2, are to be offered today, tomorrow. and Thursday.
Students interested in taking these tests should report to Mrs. Kathleen Alley. 108 P. E. building. Tests will be administered from 3 to 5 p.m. each day.
All university students living in rooming* and boarding houses are asked to fill out the form below. The DaUy Trojan, m conjunction with the senate housing committee, is making this survey to obtain information about living conditions and costs.
Completed blanks should be dropped in boxes at the following I versity of Missouri. 1939-40; the places on campus: Bridge hall, archway of the Administration build-■ University of Florida. 1940-41: and ing. south entrance of Old College, Engineering building, or the Trovet Northwestern university in 1946. office, j Serving four years on General
| Douglas MacArthur's staff as a NAME ...........................
lieutenant colone^Dr. Hawley was ^DDREC;g	..........j
commanding officer of the psycho- ‘	^
logical warfare department in the Married? ................ WHAT DO YOU LIVE IN 'room. apt., etc.) ...... j
I southwest pacific theater. He later j
_________________What rent do you pay?	- - Do you need
. . . will be addressed by Dean i Albert Sidney Raubenheimer to-j day at 12:15 in 418 Student Union j according to an announcement by : A! Reid, president.
Plans and panel topics for the | coming Western Region convention ! will be discussed and all Blue Key j members are requested to be present, according to Reid. Member* are especially asked to note thc time change for the regular meeting.
was in charge of civil education and information with the Japanese occupation troops before being relieved from active duty.
His article, “Civil Liberties In Occupied Japan” is to be published in June in the American Political Science Review.
housing now? . .............. Will you need it within 6 months? —
How many people live with you in your present quarters? .................
If you are single, would you be willing to live in a conveniently located, university-operated, non-profit dormitory? .......................................................
Adkins Death Called Accident
A supplemental report of accidental death has been filed by Monrovia police in the case of Edwin W. Adkins, SC law student. who was found dead in his home on Feb. 11.
Lack of a motive to siu., 1 n tiate a suicide theory led pc!.:’t to a complete investigation, and erroneous preliminary reports were discredited.