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BILL FREEMAN . . edits handbook
jllege ‘Bible' Containing Both Customs, story of SCr Also Holds Songs, Records
’s 1946-47 student handbook, the university’s official ’ is here and Jim Mitchell’s got it. Effective immedi-there will be a reasonable supply of the books available office of the ASSC president.
addition to containing valuable information about
n t government, institutions, stems at Troy, the handbook lirectories of organizations, school songs, and athletic
riled and edited by hard-Bill Freeman, Troy's new (idium of valuable informa-11 b« available during orien-week, Sept. 23-28, at the tion counseling table in front
I vard auditorium. Students so obtain them in the offices rrojan Knights and Blue Key ^ng next Monday.
HISTORY
smmend that each student copy of the handbook and at all times for reference,'’ 5C President Jim Mitchell.
only available document knts that gives a complete the university, and the (motions and activities af-1th student government.
I of particular interest that pridged copy of the ASSC pon is included in the pub-Those desiring to secure a
Ithe handbook may pick one y of fir* any afternoon this ting next Monday there iditional copies in the Tro-ght and Blue Key offices." OFFICE HOURS ell announced his office or the term as 1:30-4:30 through Friday. There will someone in the president’s
It these times, he said. ian'8 handbook, containing pertinent to life at SC. red in the past to be a most aid to old students who | ready reference book as well »woomers on the campus. CARTOONS by Walt Smith, photo-«f university buildings—intone of Tommy Trojan when Red his vaunted sword— •rtinent information about all sity organizations and cus-lake the handbook a “must" Ji dents desiring to be in the fat Trov.
■nigh several university offices moved during the summer Its, Freeman s directory of ad-|s and phone numbers has ■>mpletely checked, and is one most accurate and up-to-date Available.
Y-5 Trainees Fered Transfer
isfer to the NROTC program jular students is now pos-far V-5 trainees entering their >-ear of instruction under tlie Aviation program, lees interested and desiring tr details are requested by Is. Y. Cutler, commanding of-report to him in 105 Phys-| Education building before |26.
fers must meet all ejysting lents of the NROTC and be ^mended by the professor of science in the same manner |y other student. Any appren-so selected will be disand then sworn in a* a upman on the day following
such transfers must be com-within 10 days of the cornet of classes. This action ** final, and transfers from to the NACP will not
Tanker Goes Down In Atlantic; Captain On Missing List
MOREHEAD CITY, N. C., Sept. 16 — (t'.E) — Eighteen survivors from the ill-fated Norwegian tanker Marit II arrived here late today and told how a tropical hurricane broke up their ship and left them clinging to a life boat in the stormy Atlantic for 48 hours.
They said that 13 of the crew of 37 still were missing — including the captain, Lief Williamson, and his wife, who last were seen on the bridge of the stricken ship that had broken apart. Six other survivors had been picked up by the S. S. Gulf Hawk.
Those six were brought late today into Lewes, Del. One of the six, Rolf Williamson, was the brother of the missing captain. He disclosed that the ship had been torpedoed during the war and that the pounding sea apparently broke open the mended sections.
Heinie DuMont, 27, of Capetown, South Africa, a merchant seaman with Norwegian ships for the past five years, said that virtually all the officers chose to remain aboard the doomed ship. Among those who refused to leave was Edvind Llijord, second mate.
DuMont told of how the Marit II had left Curacao, in the West Indies, on Saturday, Sept. 7, enroute to New York with a cargo of fuel oil.
“It was just an ordinary trip,” said DuMont, who is very tan and handsome. “Everything was going just fine—until Friday the 13th.
“Thursday night was calm. But on the morning of the 13th the wind broke in all its fury and the seas kicked up with waves as high a,s mountains. Never in all my days have I seen seas as rough as they were this Friday.
“It made all of us a little uneasy. but we tried to keep our minds on other things.
“I was eating when all of a sudden I thought I'd felt an earthquake. The lights went out. And then everything was quiet. That was when the engines stopped. And then the ship seemed to fall right cut from under me.
“When I got up on deck I saw that our ship had broken amidships. Ten of us got a lifeboat out. We got it into the water and got in,
“Then we started looking around for some other people. We picked up eight but we couldn't reach any more. We couldn't see them either the water was kicking up so. We kept drifting away from the ship.
“Before we left we tried to get the captain and his wife and Edvind to come, but they wouldn’t.
lucation Notice
Directed Teaching students, and second semester, are at 4.15 p.m. tomorrow, 305 building.
Chi Phis Set All-U Dance
Four thousand pounds of iced watermelon imported from Mexico will be the main attraction at the 4th annual Chi Phi Watermelon dig which is to be held on 28th street this Friday night, according to Roger Williams, dance chairman of the fraternity.
“All of the latest records have been procured for the enjoyment of those in attendance,” he added.
“Arrangements have been made to rope off 28th street from University to Figueroa.”
Besides the tremendous amount of watermelon on hand to feed the expected turnout, several hundred pounds of ice will be available to keep the melons cool.
“By loud speaker system, the recordings will be played from 7 until 10 in the evening.” according to Williams. “This is an jtll-U dig and we hope to have as many students as possible come. Since it will be the first all-university affair of the semester we expect 100 per cent turnout to start off this big year at SC.”
The Chi Phi Watermelon dies were originally started during the summer semester 4 years ago to entertain the naval trainees. One of the attractions of this year's feed will be an immense cake decorated with an American flag.
Students without dates are encouraged by the Chi Phi's to attend anyway since they guarantee plenty of stags of both sexes.
The event will start with the eating of the watermelons. Porks will be provided, but according to the experts on the subjects, the red delights taste several times better when grasped firmly on both sides and eaten with a motion similar to playing a harmonica.
No admission will be charged.
Students Advised Of Season Ticket Books Availability
All students who have been worrying about obtaining their student season tickets are now advised that the temporary shortage has ended and the tickets are available in the ticket office, 208 Student Union.
According to an announcement by O. M. Chatburn, business manager, season Uckets will continue to be given daily from 8 45 a.m. to 4:45 i^Fln the ticket office.
Students who had the required SEATTLE, Sept. 16——Sen. $12.50 added to their tuition re- Burton K. Wheeler. D.. Mont., to-ceipt on registration day and have day termed Secretary of Commerce
Long Awaited El Rod Ready For Distribution
The 1946 El Rodeo will be out the first week of October. K. K. Stenier will handle distribution from the ?,?cond floor of the Student Union, according to Diane Lockhart, editor.
Publishing troubles plagued the staff of the yearbook, and El Rod was not ready for spring distribution as planned. Strikes, paper shortages, and all the other short* ag.?s and troubles of reconversion were also present in the situation.
Patient people are now to be rewarded, people with their pictures in th,“ book are to be rewarded, but the staff remain unrewarded — they are the forgotten few.
U.S. Loan Department of Radio
Desk in Library Helps Students
Students unfamiliar with the operation of the University library will be aided this term by an information desk located in the north corridor of the main floor near the catalogue room. Hazel Rea. assistant to the librarian, announced yesterday.
She also outlined the procedure of using the library fcr the benefit of new students. General circulation books can be taken out for 14 days. To do so, the student must first go to the catalogue room on Ihe main floor and find the card which will be listed under either the author or name of book. The call number should be placed on a call slip along with the other information required. The slip should then be given to one of the assistants at the main desk who will get the book.
Reserved books assigned for collateral reading are available at the library for one or two hours. Overnight use is allowed from 4 p.m. until 9 a.m.
RETl’RN BOOKS PROMPTLY
Books should be returned promptly, according to Miss Rea. Fines of 10 cents per day will be charged for overdue general circulation books. Fines for reserved books are on a sliding scale, starting at (Continued on Page Four)
To Austria Proposed
Clark Asserts Money Can Help Forestall Russian Domination
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16. — <U.P> — Gen. Mark W. Clark, American commander in Austria, proposed today that the United States grant a multi-million dollar loan to Austria to save that country from Russian domination.
In an extraordinarily blunt speech before the Overseas Press club, Clark rebuked the Russians sharply for their failure to cooperate with the other Allied powers in Austria, and he recommended that the United States maintain a “firm” attitude toward the Soviets everywhere.
He asserted that the Soviets have “hogged” Austria's food and oil supplies at the expense of the Austrian people and of the other occupying powers and are seizing even American owned properties which they list as “German assets.”
Here on a brief vacation from his European duties, the general said the food situation has become so bad that UNRRA Director Fio-rello H. LaGuardia is considering invoking economic sanctions against the Russian occupation zone in Austria.
Such sanctions, he said, might consist of reducing the amount of UNRRA food going to the Soviet zone to compensate for the food which the Russians are exporting from that zone.
He said the United States will have to put up about $35,000,000 to finance emergency relief operations in Austria after UNRRA folds up, and that for long-range reconstruction an American loan would be needed.
He did not specify how much money the Austrians would need, but he said it would have to a “large” loan to put their government on a going basis and to keep it independent of Russia.
He said he already has recommended to the State department (Continued on Page Four)
Announces Program
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ror Coming Terms
New Division Will Be Headed by William H. Sener; Faculty Includes Dr. Grace Ingledue, Ingolf Dahl, Dr. N. H. Neumeyer, John S. Trotter
(The SC radii* department announced its plans for the year in *n exrluMre release to the Daily Trojan)
The department of radio, newly formed division of the Institute of the Arts, announces its plans for the coming year.
Faculty for the department is headed by William H. Sener, former production chief of the Chicago Radio council, and includes such university personnel as Dr. Grace In-gledue, who will teach radio writing and radio acting; Ingolf Dahl, of the School of Music, and currently conductor of the orchestra on NBC’s “Victor Borge Show,” who will teach music in radio; Dr. Martin H. Neumeyer of the sociology department, who will conduct a
course in radio as a social institution; and John Scott Trotter, noted radio musician, who will teach radio arranging for radio.	•
RADIO FUNDAMENTALS
William H. Sener will conduct classes in the fundamentals of radio, radio production, and advanced radio production.
Of special importance is the establishment of KUSC, university radio station, located in the Allan Hancock Founda-
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■	• . Ill	• i515 one °* t*ie two fluency modu-NEW YORK. Sept. 16. — (U.E) — 1 / imitPO HOl 1^1 DO lation stations in the whole South-
Picketing CIO Seamen Ready To Battle AFL
I think they wanted to go down with the ship.”
Once the life boat was in the water, Arthur Ericsen, able bodied seaman in the Norwegian merchant marine, took charge of the beat.
Ericsen. who was burned by a rocket when it exploded Saturday night when he tried in vain to attract attention of a passing vessel, said the survivors had only hard crackers and chocolate to eat during the 48 hours they were adrift in the stormy seas.
‘ We couldn't sleep." said Ericsen. “It was too crowded. But we got along all right.
“We felt awfully bad about not being able to attract the attention of the boat that passed us, but we couldn't make the rocket gun work. It blew up on my face and I got this burn on my neck.” Ericsen's neck burn was not serious. Two other men aboard the boat were injured by the rocket blast, neither seriously.
Ericsen said the hurricane struck between 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. Frida v.
AMS President Lists Fall Term Activities
“Now more than ever something should be done to help the men students, and the Associated Men Students, a new organization of campus, will take it’s place among the other groups to serve these students and the school well,” said AMS president, Joe Holt, yesterday.
Wheeler Scores Wallace Speech
not yet received their season ticket may do so by bringing the receipt to the ticket office.
Non-veteran students who did not have the price of a season ticket placed on their receipt and who now wish to obtain the season ticket should bring their tuition receipt and $12.50 to the ticket office.
H.-nry A. Wallace's speech on the Russian si.uation last week as very unfortunate and said neither Wallace nor Sen. Claude Pepper knew of the difficulties confronting Secretary of State James F. Byrnes.
He said he had told the same thing to President Truman shortly after be assumed the presidency.
The cabinet, which is the legislative body of the Associated Men Students consists of 18 men. They include a president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, the heads of Trojan Knights and Squires, Blue Key. Inter-Fraternity council. ASSC, YMCA and Trovets, as well as the Dean of Men, a member-at-large, who is appointed by the cabinet, the chief justice of +he men's judicial court, and the chairmen of the rally committee and freshmen orientation.
“We shall offer a flexible counseling service,” Holt continued, “which will include help on problems stemming from anything in scholastic difficulties to various types of social situations. Many organizations have attempted to help the students through counseling sei vices, but this will be daily during the school year and should prove successful.”
In addition to the counseling services of the AMS to all students, an Intra-mural sports program is being planned whereby men who are interested in team participation can take part in sports.
One of the highlights of the |
The chairman is Connie Wahlquist, Trojan Knight president. He is now working out the final details to a plan whereby all the studertts will be segregated and orientated according to their respective schools and colleges. This is a previously untried idea on this campus.
Another innovation in the way of male student activities says the head of Associated Men Students, is the AMS forum. Throughout the year, men who are prominent in various fields, industrial and otherwise will speak on pertinent subjects which are bound to attract audiences to the lectures.
"The office of Associated Men Students is temporarily located in 230 Student Union," adds the AMS president who says in conclusion, "We are willing to help anyone who requests assistance. Soon we hope to have a permanent location. After that we will be in a much better position to maintain co-ordination of all men's activities at SC.”
Thousands of massed CIO pickets paraded this great port's waterfront today and National Maritime Union leaders warned they would battle any AFL attempt to break the lines and sail the ships tied up by the crippling maritime strike.
“We want a peaceful strike, but we will not allow our own members to get hurt when someone tries to cross a picket line," NMU President Joseph Curran thundered to a mass meeting of seamen at Manhattan center this afternoon.
“We will intensify the strike all up and down the coast, leaving nothing but dead ships,” Curran said.
“We tell the shipowners, ‘don’t allow one drop of our blood to be spilled on this waterfront,’ ” he added.
The first reported outbreak on the waterfront here came when a seaman and a longshoreman traded punches. Leonard Drapken of Irvington, N. J., the picket, and William Fallon, New York, the long shoreman, were arrested but released without charges being filet.
The waterfront situation here and in other Eastern ports was tense as negotiations between the NMU and the shipowners hung suspended.
Joseph P. Ryan, tough, blustering president of the AFL International Longshoremen's Association, threatened to crack the CIO picket lines.
“If the AFL seamen will give us steam, we’ll work,” he said. “We dorf't respect any ccmmy picket lines.”
Making good Ryan's threat, some 150 longshoremen walked through a line of 100 CIO pickets at tile French Line Pier to unload two freighters, the Oregon and the Ath-os II. But 100 policemen stood by and there was no fighting.
- o) - Limited Housing Units Available
Applications for the recently constructed veterans’ family housing units will be accepted In the office of Carl Hancey, dean of men. Sept. 23, 24. and 25th. The allotment of units will be announced Sept. 2"th. As only a limited number of famVy housing units are available, application forms will be issued to extreme emergency cases only, Hancey announced.
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autumn plans for men of SC is a { _	. ^
stag smoker which will be held in r TeSS in Vjermany
the men’s gym. This affair, which is scheduled for the not to distant future will be an occasion at which the various coaches will be introduced as well as the president of the university and other campus names.
Men's week, which Ls an annual occurrence on numerous cam pi all over the nation will be brought to SC in form of many stunts, socials, and sports activities. Many of the past traditions of the school will be reactivated at that time, having been dormant for the duration of the war.
Relative to many of the plans of AMS is the orientation program.
FERLIN, Sept. 16 — <U.P> — So-viet-controlled German language newspapers, books and other publications were banned officially today from the United States occupation zone, outside Berlin, in an order interpreted as notice to Russia that American occupation occupation policy has stiffened.
The order does not affect intersector distribution of German newspapers and periodicals in Berlin. But it will prohibit the entry into the American zone of all Soviet-controlled publications printed in Berlin.
Song Group Plans Musical Program
SC choral organizations, under tlie direction of Dr. Charles C. Hirt, will have a full concert program this term, highlighted by the A Cappella choir’s Russian program to be presented jointly with Mme. Maria Kurenko, an outstanding Russian soprano of our time.
The initial performance of the choir for this term will be in Bovard auditorium on Friday evening, Oct. 25. The A Cappella choir will tour Southern California in November and plans a heavy schedule of concerts.
The University chorus which is open to all students and required of all music majors will present Eurckner’s “Te Deum'* on Nov. 15 in Eovard. The chorus will also present the music for Easter Sunrise services on Mt. Forest Lawn as they have done for the past two years. They will also contribute to the Baroque Festival, St. Matthew Passion, and the American Music festival for the second term.
The SC Madrigal singers have several concerts scheduled, including one with Otto Klemperer, noted symphonic director, conducting.
Dr. Hirt also announced that the Trojan Glee clubs have been assigned the direction of Mr. William Gould, director of the SC band.
Army Artists Join SC Art Department
Among the four new members of the teaching staff of the department of fine arts at the University of Southern California this term, are two artists whose work with the
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army intelligence service did much ] South Pacific. His skill in drawing 1
Edgar L Ewing, assistant professor who taught at the Art Institute of Chicago for six years and win- j ner of the institution's fellowship for study in Florence, Italy, was | one of six entrusted with the development of colored rubber relief maps for invasion study, particu- ! larly of Japan. His travels took him to India and Burma and over the Hump many times. Prior to the war he exhibited in New York. Chicago. and in leading art centers cf this country.
Also new to the department is Keith A. Crown Jr., instructor. A graduate of DePaul universty and faculty member at the Art Institute of Chicago, he served over three years sketching for the Army in the to win South Pacific battles, enemy positions for study from the early days of Guadalcanal prompted his participation in Army exhibits in Chicago. Numerous of his works were used by Yank magazine.
Millard B. Rogers, director of the SC department of fine arts, was a painter for the war department during World War II, with his ai* tillery action scene of the battle of Kwajalein receiving special note.
em California. area and will be heard at 91.7 on the frequency modulation band.
Of paramount interest is the fact that the Hancock Foundation equipment is the most modern and complete of its kind west of Denver, Colo.
LIMITED SCHEDULE
KUSC will operate on a limited schedule after the opening ceremonies planned for the near future. The programs planned to date will include, in the following order, broadcasts such as “Parade of the Bands,” a recorded feature comprised of symphonic and concert band selections; “Sports Review,” which will embrace a sports roundup of the days’ sports news compiled from wire releases of the United Press, and interviews of outstanding sports personalities.
"Musical Miniatures,” a selection of light operatic numbers to be broadcast by the small orchestral groups on campus; “Tonight in Los Angeles,” a highly specialized type of review program featuring reviews of current plays, notices of concerts, comments on selected motion pictures, and the general news of cul-(Continued on Page Four)
Meblin to Direct Prize Ring Saga
Congress Probes Bilbo Nomination
JACKSON. Mlss., Sept. 16.—'UP) —Some 50 white and Negro qualified voters of Mississippi have filed a sworn statement with congressional committees charging that Sen. Theodore Bilbo's recent renomination was “tainted with fraud and duress and achieved by force and violence.” it was revealed tonight.
The statement was filed jointly by the State Progressive Voters League and the Jackson branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. It was sent to the congressional subcommittee investigating Bilbo's election and to the Senate privileges and elections committee.
The statement, enroute by mail to Washington, charges that Bilbo “incited the white population of Mississippi to commit acts of violence and intimidation against the Negro population.”
The slap-happy saga of a prizefighter who dies before his time will come to the stage of Bovard auditorium Oct. 31 for a three-day run when Harry Segall’s famed comedy, "Heaven Can Wait” opens under the direction of Miss Frieda Meblin, drama instructor.
Winner of Academy honors as a motion picture under the title “Here Comes Mr. Jordon,” the Seeall play ii a satire on confusion in both the present and after lives. The play was written several years ago and became famous in little theater circles, but has never reached Broadway until the current season, with a new production planned this month. Special permission had to be granted from author SegaU for the Trojan performance.
Tryouts for parts, which include many straight and character comedy roles, both male and female, will be held tomorrow and Thursday at 3 p.m. in Touchstone theater. Old College.
“Drama majors are not the only students allowed to try out,” announced Miss Meblin. “On the contrary, we want all students to come to these sessions and try their hand in the competition for parts. No material need be brought, since we’ll provide the scripts for tryouts.”
The production will be under the over-all supervision of Prof. William C. de Mille, drama department head.
Elementary Typing Open to Registration
Restricted cards for three classes
in beginning typewriting are stUl available because of a mistake in the original registration.
Students wishing to take typing at 8 a.m., 1:15 p.m., or 2:15 p.m. may register anytime this week, according to Dr. E. G. Blackstone, associate professor of the College of Commerce and Business Adminis-trat