itic Likes Simplicity f Christopher Bean
Play s Provincialism Contrasts With Usual Abstract Themes
by Ben Weinberg
s production of enjoyable, easy-to-understand “The Late topher Bean” opened last night in Bovard. a dynamic or highly dramatic show. “Chris Bean” natural and down-to-earth provincial flavor. Some oers may question the credulous Hagget family, but
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72 Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Nov. 5, 1948 No. 40
SHINGTON. Nov. 4—
J. Parnell Thomas, R., N. J., on his constitutional rights and refused to testily before •eral grand jury investigating es that he padded his con-onal payroll, outgoing chairman of the un-American Activities com-, who had insisted earlier on ance to testify, appeared be-the grand jury at the sched-hour of 10 a.m.. but left in lian five minutes.
TIMON'Y INCRIMINATING attorney, William H. Collins, he persuaded Thomas not to i y bccause it would serve “no j purpose.” He said Thomas , advised to tell the grand jury J ould not testify on the eonsti-nal grounds that his testimony I t tend to incriminate him. omas has clashed frequently j witnesses before his committee : refused to testify on constitu- j grounds, x Campbell, assistant U3 ney general, announced mean-that the government had fin- Eean. presenting its case, and it is j
tempo of the times has changed considerably since Sidney Howard penned the play in the early 30s.
Paintings and painters are the play's main topics of conversation in Dr. Hagget's New England living room.
Artist Chris Bean, long-dead and almost forgotten, was a roomer and former patient of the doctor’s. The doctor, a generous and charitable soul, had chalked Bean's unpaid bills up to experience.
STRANGERS APPEAR
Soon strangers appear at the doctor's house, claiming to be old friends of Chris Eean. They offer to pay his overdue bills, wanting nothing in return except old paintings of Bean’s that might happen to be around the house.
Before long. Dr. Hagget learns that Bean’s paintings are now valued at thousands of dollars and that his free-loading patient was a genius.
The “simple country doctor” changes his mind about money and decides to cash in on the paintings. It's too late, however. His practical wife has burned them.
ONE LEFT
Only one painting is left, for which Hagget has been offered S30.000. It is a portrait of Abby, the housekeeper, who has picked this day to leave the family's service alter 15 years.
Abby is determined tt) take the picture with her. She says it is r only remembrance of poor Chris
ANOTHER FIRST in SC history was chalked up by Janie Evans, first campus drum majorette, as she twirled her baton out in front of the College of Commerce band. All of the noise was made by boomers who were in favor of tonight's World Cruise ball.
Deck Cleared for Cruise Ball
The College of Commerce “World Cruise Ball” will weigh anchor tonight on an imaginary voyage through foreign countries and over uncharted seas, e Hagget family surmounts As each couple arrives at the dance, a professional photographer will snap their pic-up to the grand jury to dccide provincialism and tries to talk the ture. The photo will be developed during the dance and attached to a bid printed to
her an indictment will be reed. No decision was expected Monday.
PADDING HIT
o weeks ago the grand jury an investigation of charges Thomas put certain individuals he payrolls of his congress:on-
r.aive Abby into leaving the portrait
behind.
Near to success, they learn that Abbv saved the other pictures they thought were destroyed.
FORTUNE SOARS The Hagget’s potential fortune suar$, but as a final blow, it is fice but required them to "kicK learned that Abby knew Chris ” all or part of their salaries Bean too well. In fact she knew lim. According to the charges, him so well that she had been mar-persons did no work.,	I ried to him secretly and all the
iiomas said the investigation paintings rightfully belong to her.
! Sudden wealth collapses, and the ' “simple country doctor” returns to simplicity.
Rory Guy becomes a more hag-! gard Dr. Hagget as his finances rise and fall, and Bonnie Hoffert family be given opportunity to Eklund makes an unbelievable Ab-ar before the grand jury on by believable.
4. He suggested the post-elee-
Butcher Strike Peace Doubtful
a political “smear” ordered by Attorney General Tom C. Clark whom he had been feuding Communist infiltration of the mment. demanded that both he and
f resemble a passport.	*
More than $16,000 in scenery and props depicting familiar scenes of foreign countries have been borrowed from RKO studios.
Dutch windmills, Spanish haciendas, African jungles, Hawaiian palms, each adorned with a “Petty” girl dressed in the costume of the country, will surround the dance floor. Adding to the native life scenes will be a movie igloo, a Chinese rickshaw, a large kettle containing a cannibal's dinner and a
By United Press
Hcpes for early settlement of a strike of AFL meat cutters faded today with the union standing pat on its original wage demands.
The walkout, which spread ; huge model ship completely outfit-northward from Oxnard to San ' tea with lights and gear.
Luis Obispo, hit another northern Hostesses will wear costumes community today, Santa Maria,
Local union demands were for a $10 weekly pay hike. The Food
j Employers’ council and the South-
Mary Vallee, as Hagget's daugh- ern California Retail Meat Dealers date to keep the inquiry free j ter Susan, is competent. Pat Corri- association have offered the union litics.	i	(Continued on Page 7) ($5.
C Can Have Health Service qual to Other Schools—If
by Marion Sellers
too. can have an adequate, fressive health service, one ich will be a source of real and ic rote benefit to every student on campus.
Students Jam New' Lounge
Place: Riviera Country Club. Time: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. tonight. Price: $2.50.
Tickets sold: ticket booths and at dance.
Dress: Informal.
"his week the Daily Trojan has tolled the virtues and benefits
-d, Michigan. California. Harvard, id other schools. Yesterday Dr. ul O. Greeley, director of SC's ?alth service, described the pro-am wliich can be started hero
I v.li be temporary, is the space in f tation services, medical inspection the unit's present location.	of campus food facilities, health
Dr. Greeley explained that the ! counseling, and a general educa- j funds croatcd by the student fee : tional health program, would be divided between current The unit would acquire at least j health services and a building fund, one or two full-time psychiatrists Tho h alth service is now operating , and their necessary assistants. A on a budget of approximately 33 night shift can be added if neces-
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from the strange lands visited during the cruise.
In keeping with the theme of the ‘World Cruise Ball,” the College of Commerce is presenting a group of Mexican entertainers. Their acts will include music and comedy. The acts have just completed a tour of South America. This is one of their (Continued on Page 7)
c< its per st’.dent per month, less sary to offer full care to students than ?3 per year!	j under the expanded program.
“It is ot ious," Dr. Greeley said. | a tentative site has been selected • that with the expanded funds we and plans drawn up for the pro-could oiler much greater service posed health service infirmary, Dr. than we now do.’’	; Greeley said. The primary delay
Dr. Greeley said that he could j now is lack of funds to start the
^mediately upon receipt oi funds. run tjle existing facilities to their expanded service.
Taking the suggested $10-per- full capacity and, in addition, offer ‘'If students will go on record as nester fee as a working basis. Dr. probably 30 days of free hospitah- favoring a progressive and worth-eeley said the health service zation in nearby hospitals, with while health program and a fee to Id easily offer a'.l the service^ medical and surgical fees paid.	support it.” he said, “we could pro-
at schools cited in this series an Whi still in its present location, ! vide full service immediately. We dag. The only limitation, and that ' the health service could add sani- j could start active measures at once
to provide a student health center with a larger infirmary’.
“It is up to the students,” Dr. Greeley said.
lour health l« one of >«ur ninsf sacred pos-cssions. Present facilities at SC are wholly inadequate to meet the needs of an expanded student hod>. For that reaxon, the l»T is conduct inc a im>11 to determine just what Troy itself is villinc to do about it. Complete the following questionnaire and drop it in tHe l>T letter box under the student directory on the first floor of the Student I’nion.
What is your frank estimation of present health service facilities?
In your opinion, what Is needed to provide adequate facilities?___
Have you ever had occasion to use the university health services? If so, explain any difficulties or any examples of inadequate facilities you may have encountered-------------------------------------
Would you be willirig to have $10 added to your tuition fee to cover the cost of expanding present, and the building of new,
Signature	Class
Of further remarks *r<- imrnniT. write them out. attach them to tbe (juestioniiaire, and drop them in the but together.)
Davis Lauds DT Health Plan Poll
ASSC President John Davis yesterday came to the support of the Daily Trojan’s poll of student opinion on a proposed health services plan drawn up by the Greater University committee.
Davis lauded Chairman Bob McClymonds and the committee for their “excellent survey” and warned that the outcome “now lies in the hands of the students themselves.” Text of the letter is on page 2.
Meanwhile, a preliminary count of questionnaires submitted to date showed the following tally: In favor of the health plan, 55 per cent; opposed. 43 per cent; no opinion, 2 per cent.
A complete - tally, showing the number of ballots for and against-as well as percentages, will be printed in the Daily Trojan at the poll’s i conclusion.
Frosh Petition Class Council
Freshman President Fred Haiper said yesterday that about 35 students have signed petitions for membership on the Freshman council.
In announcing yesterday’s petition status, Harper repeated that he wasn’t looking for wheels but want-
Petitions will be accepted in 235 Student Union between 1:30 and 4:30 today. This will be the last chance for freshmen to get on the council this semester.
ed men and women with ideas.
“The first thing the new council will have to do.” he said, “is get plans rolling for the freshman-sophomore bsawl during homecoming week.”
Harper said the new members are to b# chosen by the end of next week. Applicants will be interviewed Tuesday and Thursday.
Students jammed redecorated Student Union lounge yesterday afternoon for the formal opening.
Ernie Felice quartet, Alex “Pick-upacoupleofbucks” Cooper, campus cutups Art Aster and Johnny Mc-Ewen, and singers Billy Farrell and Jerry Sullivan furnished the entertainment.
The crowd wandered about the lounge for a glimpse of the new furnishings and a sample of cider and doughnuts. Most popular comment on the result of $35,000 worth of redecorating was “it’s terrific.” Jerry Sullivan, Victor recording artist, and Billy Farrell, singer with Bob Hope’s show, performed for the crowd.
Art Aster and Johnny McEwen gave their interpretation of wartime radio broadcasts originating in London and Berlin.
“Pickupacoupleofbucks,” which is synonymous with Alex Cooper, was MC. The Ernie Felice quartet furnished the music.
Joe Schwartz, accounting major, was awarded the door prize by Commerce President Cedric Gerson and Junior Class President Harry Cook. He received a bid to the World Cruise Ball to be held at the Riviera Country club tonight.
Thirty-five gallons of cider and 75 dozen doughnuts .didn’t last long.
Sports Theme Accents Dance
Sports is the theme of the University Recreation association dance and jamboree tonight.
The admission-free dance, from 8:30 to 12 in the women’s gym, 210 Physical Education, is the first of two yearly dances sponsored by URA. Tom Cutkomp and his band will play.
The dance is open to all students and their wives, husbands, or friends. Guest limit is one per student.
Dave Rose Will Play At Homecoming Ball
Beach Casino Tabbed for SC Annual Dance
Dave Rose and his 35-piece orchestra have been signed for the Homecoming dance Dec. 4, Ralph Townsend, homecoming chairman, announced yesterday.
The dance will be at the Casino Gardens in Ocean Park from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Rose, whose band performs on
the Red Skelton radio show, will play from 9:30 to 1:30, and a campus combo will fill in during intermissions.
Bids are $3.60 and go on sale in two weeks, Townsend said.
Rose is probably best known as the composer of “Holiday for Strings” and “Our Waltz.” Last summer he conducted in the Hollywood bowl, and received an academy award nomination for the musical score in the Danny Kaye movie, “Wonder Man.”
He has also composed a full-length symphony, “Gemini,” and adapted his music to the movie,
‘ Princess and the Pirate.”
Casino Gardens can accommodate 4500 persons and will be used exclusively by SC students the night of the dance.
‘We are hoping for a large turnout,” Townsend said, “particularly of nonorg students.” He added that a number of fraternities have pledged 100 per cent attendance to the dance.
The homecoming queen will be guest of honor, and a letter has been sent inviting the Notre Dame football team to attend.
Dean of Women Helen Hall Moreland has extended the women's curfew to 3 a.m. on the night of the dance.
RALPH TOWNSEND , . . inks Dave Rose
WATCH RULES
Zech Explains Rally Conduct
Full cooperation in obeying university rules governing the conduct of rallies and other on-campus demonstrations was requested of students yesterday by Dr. Albert F. Zech, counselor of men.
Many student organizations are unaware that rallies are permitted only on Fridays, and even then only during the noon hours and in the evenings. There is also a regulation prohibiting the honking of auto horns at any time on streets when classes are in session.
All demonstrations must be cleared through the office of the counselor of men, and they can be staged only in Bovard auditorium or in the area on University avenue in front of the Administration building. Students must not carry their enthusiasm into libraries or classrooms, Dr. Zech cautioned.
“We have received more complaints from students than from any other group,” the counselor said.
Contest Rules Defined for Float Builders
All work on any organiza-
1 tion’s homecoming float must be done exclusively by active members of that group, the Homecoming committee announced yesterday.
The word “active” is inter-1 preted to mean only present active and pledge members of an organization or present
members living in dormitories, committee members said. In the case of councils and clubs, only present members can participate.
Plans for the floats, with a certified itemized expense list, must be submitted to the ASSC president’s office by 4 p.m.. Monday, Nov. 15. At that time the drawings for parade positions will be held. No float construction may be started before the drawing is held.
Donations by alumni or other persons are permissible only if they art in the form of supplies and not in the form of completed decorations. All actual decorating work must be cone by actives of the organizations.
Expenditure for a float must not exceed $125. including nominal value of donated materials.
According to the Homecoming committee, floats must not be more than 12 feet high, 10 feet wide, or 30 feet long. The committee also said that the floats must be stabl* and evenly balanced. To insure full vision, a 10x15 inch window mu*t be provided not more than two feet from the driver. Motor vehicles must have head and tall lights.
Any group intending to enter a horse-drawn float must get special permission from the committee.
Ten trophies will be awarded to entries Judged the best In classes including grand sweepstakes winner, most symbolic, most humorous, most original, most beautiful, best fraternity, best sorority, best dormitory, best council or club, and b«st non-float entry. No organisation can win more than one prize.
Judging will be based on construction, symbolism, originality, and adherence to rules. Twenty-flv* points will be allowed each category.
Floats must be completed for Inspection by 4 p.m. Dec. 4. The parade and judging is scheduled for Dec. 3.
THIS OX-DRAWN wagon appeared in the 1947 Taxi day lineup. Zany modes of transportation are planned for this year s Taxi day on Friday, Dec. 3 and will make the run between the Row and the campus.
Trojans to Behold Zany Taxi Parade
Don’t be surprised when you see battleships, double-decker busses, pushcarts, and other zany modes of transportation plying their way along University avenue between 10 and noon on Dec. 3, for it will be the revival of AWS Taxi day.
Sororities and other living groups will stretch their ingenuity in the hope of presenting*^^— the most laugh-evoking vehicle
Dutch Scholar Outlines Policy
Description of the Netherlands foreign policy change from one of neutrality to that of international mindedness was outlined by Dr. XL Van Raalte yesterday in an LAS-sponsored talk in Hancock auditorium.
Dr. Van Raalte. lecturer st tha
University of Amsterdam, said that Holland’s past policy of independent aloofness became a thing of the past when that country Joined tha United Nations.
“Now, the policy of international cooperation is being furthered by Dutch writers.
“The only element left In Holland after the Germans were driT-en out in 1945 was ‘plain old Dutch energy.’ It was this energy that al-lcwer my country to recover on a sound basis,” he said.
Dr. Van Raalte, who is currently studying methods of foreign service procedure as taught in American universities, was introduced by Dr, A. Hartog, Netherlands’ consul in Los Angeles.
RUMORS SWEEP CAMPUS AS SHMOOS PLAN INVASION
Shmoos, those lovable little creatures from the Valley of the Shmoon, are coming to SC.
The ham-shaped animals, created by cartoonist Al Capp in the comic strip “Li’l Abner” are the theme of the Shmoo ball. The dance, offering Al Grossman’s orchestra, will be held Friday evening, Nov. 12, in Student
Union lounge.
Although shmoos are noted for their ability to produce butter, eggs, milk, and cream, and can be cooked to taste like pork, beef, or chicken, the door prizes will not be food. The Independent council, which is selling bids for the affair, wants the ball to be a time for dancing, not eating as is the custom in Dogpatch.
Drag bids are on sale at the economical tariff of $1.
with which to cart students between the campus and 28th street.
This year’s Taxi day was unexpectedly made possible when the Panhellenic council recommended to the AWS that sororities leave the homecoming float parade to the fraternities and have taxis instead.
Riders on the novel autos will be charged a 5-cent fare. The sorority selling the most rides will receive a gift. Ticket procedes will go toward the YWCA fund.
A perpetual trophy-plaque, won last year by Kappa Alpha Theta with a huge mock warship design, will be awarded for the most original taxi.
Expenses will be limited tc $50 per house. The use of live animals for conveyance purposes has been ruled taboo, according to Lucillt Lanot, Taxi day chairman.
Miss Lanot said that houses in order to sell more tickets, should have taxis that hold a large number of students.
Today s Headlines
by United Press
Truman Gets Victor's Welcome
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4—The “Avenue of Presidents” was
decked with flags today, and a triumphal arch of fire-lad-ders was erected to give President Truman a victor’s homecoming when he arrives tomorrow.
Ceremonies will begin when the Truman family rolls into Union station at 11 a.m. EST. They will be met there by city heads and district Democratic leaders.
UN Adopts US Atom Plan
PARIS, Nov. 4—The World Assembly of the United Nations tontght adopted the United States plan for control of atomic energy by a vote of 40 6 over the angry objection
of Russia.
French Troops Guard Pits
PARIS, Nov. 4—Armed troops today stood guard at every coal pit in France as the government pledged itself to end the bloody 32-day-old mine strike by next Monday.
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