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TAL APPLE" Chairman Virginia Lee prepares one of treats which will be sold by Troeds today at booths on pus. Merchandise prizes will be awarded to those who a candied apple with a green-tipped stick.
(Photo by Earl O'Bar)
m Opens Fatal Apples Doings Feature Troed r Seniors Event Today
or week activities commence t with the showing of “My bn,” Hriybock auditorium. 8 nd last-minute package plan are taking full advantage of jpportunitv to pick up their I two tickets for their reseats. Comoiimentary tick-also available to Senior ticket holders.
adline for picking up reser-s is 4 p.flf today at the office, Sta<v Tomlinson, sen-president said. “After 8 omplimentary tickets will not snored and remaining seats filled by non-ticket holders, mors not on the package plan ish to see the preview should early at Hancock audito-d thereby assure themselves je of the few remaining seats.” ided.
Jnorrow afternoon's senior par-[11 send seniors hustling out to
sv Oldfield's in the valley be-1 and 5 p.m. Tomlinson de-two routes to Oldfield's. Stansfcurv road. The first is h Laurel Canyon road to boulevard, left on V«i-o Stansbury. and left on ury. The other route is .Sepulveda boulevard to Ven-ooulevard, right on Ventura jnsbury, and right on Stans-
Tryone's invited.” Tomlinson 'However, only packace plan will be given a certain t of free refreshments. Oth-11 be charged a nominal fee.” -ts for Saturday night's Sen-will. still be available at th in front of Pounders ay and tomorrow between . and 12:15 p.m. and 12:45 :15 p.m.. Chuck Kelly, prom an. said.
cf the bid is $3 a couple, •s ol $7.C0 and $6 package may pick up their prom at the ticket office, second Student Union, between 9 nd 4 p.m.
•dance will be held at the let Country club in Snnta
ton Noble's orchestra will or the dance. The Fi rehouse ius Two. dixieland band, al-been obtained for intermis-1 entertainment. Kelley said, jang w«ll start at 9 p.m. and iue to 1 a.m.
As in the tale of Snow White and the Seven ^warfs, today on campus during '‘Fatal Apple Day” queens will be disused as witches and will proffer luscious apples to innocent passersby.
Troeds will sell the tasty candied fruit lor 15 cents all day long in booths by the Student Union. Founders hall, and the annex. And it's okev to eat the apples in class, according to Bobette- Bentley. president.
And if the tip of your r.pple stick is painted green you're in for one of the prizes offered by the Troeds From Phelps-Terkel there's a woman’s t?e shirt or a man's sport shirt, from Silverwood's a man's sport shirt, from Tams a box of SC stationeVy and a Schaefer fine line pen. and from the College bookstore a Trojan horse and a beer mug with the choice of i the SC seal or Trojan head on it.
Purpose of the apple-selling campaign is to send under-privileged girls to Troy Camp this summer. General chairman of the day's activities is Virginia Lee
Holders of the "Fatal Apple" j sticks with the green tips must report their names, addresses, and phone numbers to the Student Union v booth bv 4 p.m. tomorrow to be ^eligible for the prizes, which will be deierminecUby numbers on the sticks.	mk
Vol. XLIII	* Los Angeles, Calif., Thursday, Apr. 24, 1952 No. 120
Kickoff Set
Trojan Chest Opens Fund Drive Monday
Trojan Chest, SC's solo charity raising effort, kicks off its annual drive Monday, according to Ted Todd, chairman.
The week long campaign will come to its climax Friday, May 2. w hen an unusual debate will be held at 1:15 in Bovard auditorium. The argument will be pro and con on the question. “Resolved, that the faculty of the University of Southern California should be done away with.”
Taking the affirmative will be Dean Pic’l and M. S. Bedi of the debate team. The negative side of the question will be taken by Ken Shanks, interfratemity coordinator, and W. Charles Redding, \arsity debate coach. There will be no admission charge but a collection will be taken for Trojan Chest.
The Trojan Chest drive is SC’s only campus charity campaign. The funds collected by the Trojan Chest are divided into proportional shares snd given to individual charities, including the YWCA. YMCA. World Student Service fund, the Red Cross, and Community Chest. The largest
share goes to Troy Camp, the camp's sole means of support.
Visit Classes
“Tuesday and Wednesday classes at 10 can expect to be interrupted while Trojan Chest workers take a collection,” Todd said. “We’ll also make an appeal at night classes that evening.”
The Sophomore council will set up a penny pitching booth, with proceeds to Trojan Chest, according to Dick Duqar. class president.
“Trojans with a mad urge to gamble may pitch their pennies for Trojan Chest,” Dupar said.
The sophomore booth will be set up in front of Bovard auditorium Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 to 3.
Tne Greater University committee will set up a pie throwing booth on Wednesday. For 50 cents students can throw a pie in t.he face of their favorite campus leader.
Student directories will be sold all w-eek by members of the Junior Class council. Price of the booklets will be 10 cents.
Varsity Show Has Experienced Cast
Parking Lots To Be Closed
Two campus parking lots will be closed to students tonight and tomorrow night because ot a hot-rod show in the r.rmory.
The Dental lot on Exposition* boulevard will be closed to student parking tonight at 5. University' college students will be admitted to the faculty lot beliind the Science building.
Both the Do.ual and Bridge lots on Evpostion boulevard will be closed to student parking tomorrow night at 5.
If past experience of the performers have anything to do with the success of r\ production, this year's Varsity Show, “Wide Horizon.” should be a whopper.
All lead performers in the show have been in other SC productions. snd manv of them have had professional experience outside of campus.
Ed Earle, director of the show, who also plays the part of Freeman, a guy who invented a gambling equation, has been in at least 30 SC productions.
Another Old Hand Laurel Bump, speech and drama major, appeared in “Dream Girl.” and “Anna Christie.” both SC productions.
Miss Bump plays one of the singing leads Toni, a Las Vegas night club singer, w'ho steals many forlorn hearts.
Busy Man Art Tookoian. voice major, has played in two Carl Ebert productions. besides being a soloist in SC's a cappela choir, and a major
Veterans
Notice
Marriage Ritual To Be Hillel Topic
Staff
staff will meet at noon to-432 Student Union.
“Jew ish . Marriage and Ritual.” the fifth talk in the Panorama of Jewish Life series by the Hillel foundation, will 1* given by Rabbi Abraham N. Wirokur at noon today in the Hillel l^nge. 1029 West S6th street. ®
Rabbi Winokur will explain the traditions and rituals of weddings. A discussion period will follow.
Veteians attending SC under Public Law 246 who fall in cue or more of the following categories should contact C. S. Jameson in the campus Veterans Affairs office before May 14.
Veterans plapnmg to:
1 Receive their degree at the end of the current spring semester and wish to continue for an additional degree.
2.	Change their course or degree objective.
3.	Change their major.
4.	Transfer to another institution.
C. S. Jameson. Assistant Registrar for Veterans Affairs
performer in “Goodbye My Fancy.” In “Wide Horizons,” Tookoian plays Eddie, a male ringing lead.
Ken Shanks, interfn'.ternity council coordinator. wfho is now work-kie for his Ph.D. in speech drama, has had parts in three SC productions — “Winterset.” “Braggart Warrior.” and “Fanny’s First Play.” Villain
In ‘ Wide Horizon." Shanks plays the part of DeWitt Goodrich, a stuffy college professor, who won’t let the sldents hr.ve funds for a college production.
Courtna McMann. drama voice major, has been in the last two varsity shows, and has played in seven drama productions including “Harvey ” “Christmas Carol,” and "Long Way Home.”
Miss McMann plays a dancing lead as Linda, one of the college girls.
Professional
Robert Rue. tele-communicat.ions major, has had parts in off-campus productions of “All My Sons.” and “Of Thee I Sing.” He played in the recently-produced “Escape." and ; will appear ir. the forthcoming play. “Twelfth Night.”
His part in “Wide Horizon” is that of Stanley, a dumb con man, who is one-half of the comedy team of Stanley and Hilo.
Hilo is played by Mort Miller.
Had it Forming
Jeaneal Crowley. Alpha Gam. plays the feminine comedienne. Coincidentally, the tw'o previous varsity show feminine comedy leads have be«vi played by Alpha Gams.
Secondary ieads in the show are Lvle Bretz. Helene Oats. Sue Brown, and Chuck Charters, who has two I parts.
Jack Colton is the show’s chore-, ographer.
Misses Bump and Bentley appeared yesterday afternoon on Johnny Grant's KMPC record pro-; gram.
Tickets for the Varsity Show are on sale at the ticket office for 60 i cents.
VIP s Named To Compete for Mr. Trojanality
Twenty campus leaders have been named candidates for the Mr. Trojanality contest, according to John Witt, Trojanality chairman.
The Trojanality committee has attempted to present a fair cross section of student leaders in the selection of Mr. Trojanality nominees, Witt said.
Votes for both Mr. and Miss Trojanality contestants will cost a dime apiece. No limit has been set on the number of votes a single person may cast as long as a dime accompanies each vote. Proceeds will go to the Trojan Chest.
The contest is scheduled to get under way Wednesday. A booth will start at 9 a.m. and run to 4 auditorium for balloting. Voting will be set up in front of Bovard p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday and from 9 until noon on Friday May 2.
Get Trophies
Winners of both the Mr. and Miss Trojanality contests will receive trophies at the Varsity Show on Friday evening May 2.
Trojanality candidates are Glen Berry, Trojan Lettermans club; John F. Bradley, senator-at-large; A1 Carmichael, varsity football team; Jack Davis, varsity track team; Don DuBose, president of Trojan Knights; Vince Dundee, past secretary of Trojan Knights; Warren Ettinger, IFC; George Gottesman, vice-president of IFC; Dick Kappes, student handbook editor.
Chuck Kelley, president of IFC: Ken Kruger, past president of Ball and Chain; Tow Lovrich, varsity baseball team; Herb McGregor, secretary of IFC; Harry Merrill, vice-president of Trojan Knights; Parry O'Brien, varsity track team; Jack Owen, past president of Trojan Knights.
More Contestants
Ken Shanks, interfratemity coordinator; Jack Tillar. Varsity Show writer; Don Underwood, captain of varsity basketball team; and Dick Van Laanen, veterans representative.
Candidates for Miss Trojanality will be announced within the next few days. Witt said.
Petitions Not Filled As Names Turned in
by Nick Apple
At least 76 Trojans will contest for student body offices in the annual elections scheduled for May 5 through 7. Elections c ommissioner Jim Schuck today turned the names of the potential office seekers over to the admissions office for verification of scholastic eligibility. As in the past, several students are expected to be disqualified.
During the past week nomination petitions for 34 of 40 offices were deposited inji
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Counsels
Aloia to Open Camp Lectures
Insight into the problems of underprivileged children will be one of f the points to be brought out at the first in a series of four lectures on camp counseling today at 2:15 p.m. at the YWCA by Dr. Alex Aloia.
Dr. Aloia, student activities adviser and past camp counselor, will speak on “The Problems of Counseling.” He will stress the need of sincerity in working with boys and girls and the usefulness of a camping and leadership background.
These talks, sponsored by the YM and YW are especially for counselors of Troy camp, but anyone interested in counseling is invited.
At Troy Camp this year, the girls’ session will be from Aug. 18 to 25, and the boys' from Aug. 18 to Sept.
1. Students who counsel at Troy Camp will receive free room and board. It is not necessary to sign up forthe entire three weeks.
Students who wish applications for counselors at Troy Camp may get them in 228 Student Union.
Dr. Alex Aloia, activities adviser. Posts for which petitions were not filed include presidents of the music and medicine schools, veterans' representative, sophomore class vice-president, and independent men and women's representatives.
Further nominations will be made at all-University assemblies Monday and Tuesday in Bovard.
Floor Nominations
Contestants may be nominated Monday for the offices of ASSC president, vice-president, and secretary, yell king, and AMS president. Other nominations will be accepted Tuesday only, said Schuck
"Any candidate nominated from the floor must turn in a petition by 2 p.m. of the day nominated to insure his name appearing on the ballots. Petitions will be available at the assemblies,” Schuck said.
Heading the list of student politicians are fraternity men Wendell Casey and Bob Hitchcock, aspirants for student” body president. Casey is currently one of nine senators-at-large and Hitchcock is junior class president. Both are seeking the support of the Row and of Unity party.
Last year, when 75 students filed peti tions, three men signaled their desires for the chief position. They were Allen A. Arthur (Unity), John Bradley <Free-Greeks# and Fred Harper, who said he was running “independently.”
For the first lame candidates this year will be allowed to place their party affiliations Rafter their names on tbe ballots..* Appearing for the first time will be Unity, Trojans for Representative Government (replacing the Free-Greeks tab), and All-University party.
The majority of the candidates did not place their party affiliations on their petitions. Schuck said that since many are seeking the backing of more than one party, he will accept their affiliations at Monday’s assembly.
Unification Outgrowth
The All-U party is the outgrowth of a campus unification move which originated in the IFC council. It will hold a meeting this evening from 7 to 9 in 229 Founders. Unity will interview’ candidates seeking endorsement at 4 p.m. today in 418 Student Union.
The Unity steering committee will meet tomorrow ,to make recommendations* on endorsements.
The completed list of nominations follows:
ASSC President—Wendell Casey and Bob Hitchcock.
ASSC Vice-President — Joan Fields and Dot Fucci.
ASSC Secretary — Anne Clem- i ents (TRG).
BOB HITCHCOCK
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WENDELL CASEY . . after top spot
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JOAN FIELDS . . . after veep chair
Yell King—Allan Gallion 'TRG), Albert Pizzo, James Shipula, and Terry Taft (TRG).
Senators
Senators-at-Large—Ronald Bartholomew. Oscar Campbell (TRG), Jerry Carr, Bob Carleson 'TRG), Radmilia Gogo, Herbert Katz, Arne Lindgren <TRG», James Me Gregor, Lerae Moeller, Bill Mea-cham <All-U), James B. McDaniels, Howard Press. James Smith (Unity), Bill Sweet, and Dick Sewell (TRG).
AMS President—George Gonzales (All-U), Jim Strode 'TRG>, I and Tony Ward.
AMS Vice-President — Robert Curtis (IRG) and John Witt.
AMS Secretary-Treasurer — Herbert Burstein.
Senior Class President — Larry Spector.
All-U Party Set to Fix Policy, Name Choices
The reorganized all-University party will try to solidify its precarious position in SC politics tonight. Formulation of party policy and the selection of one candidate for each ASSC office for the rap- I idly-nearing spring elections. May j 5-6-7,. is scheduled for tonight.
Larry Deutsch, Tau Epsilon Phi. was appointed chairman of the platform committee, whioh will try to bring the opposing campus forc- J es together under a non-partisan banner.
An open meeting of the committee will be held today at 1 o'clock in 418 Student Union.
Persons serving on the commit- j tee are Wendell Casey, Jack Owen, Larry Spector. Jim Paul. Harley Hartman, Herb Burnstein. Donna Meador, Sandra Turbaw, Lee Levin. Aileen Roth. Lenore Monosson* Barbf.r^Stuchen, and Carol Shaf- | fer. •
John W Bradley. ASSC president, has been invited and other interested parties are imited to attend, according to Deutsch.
Don DuBose. Sigma Phi E.JSilon, was elected chairman of tlie party at its first meeting Tuesday night and will conduct the second round of what promises to be a hectic session tonight at 7 o'clock in 335 FH.
At their first meeting the party members basically set their aims at “cleaning up student government, take it out of partisan hands, and eliminate secrecy.” Specific planks and goals of the party will be set up today by the platform committee. Deutsch sc.id.
“All independents and organization members are invited to attend the meeting tonight and help formulate policy and a slate of candidates pledged to good government,” DuBose said.
ANNE CLEMENTS
. . . secretary candidate
Senior Class Vice-President — Harry Merrill and Sharon Swanton.
Junior Glass President—Warren Clendening (TRG) and Judd Cushing (TRG*.
More Solons
Junior Class Vice-President — Janet Anderson and Ernest Schag.
Sophomore Class President — Philip Marantz, Pat Patterson, and Sagar Michael.
LAS President—Pat Carney and Bob Carter.
LAS Vice-President — Alan Carpenter.
LAS Treasurer — Stan Reichel (All-U).
LAS Secretary—David PearLson. School of Education President— Harry Conover and George Rad-I da.
Education Vice-I^esident — Jerome Schnedier.
Education Secretary — Barbara i Fields and Jean Perrin.
Education Treasurer — Shirley Stolinski.
Commerce President—Tern- Gordon and Tom Taylor 'TRGi.
Commerce Vice-President — Melvin Fenner.
Engineering President — Rodney Lundin and Bob Morrell.
And More Engineering Vice-President—Larry Maxwell and William Riddle.
Engineering Secretary-Treasurer —Mamoru Kanda.
International Relations President —Daryl Emerick and John Ray.
IR Vice-President—James Bowen, Carl Davis, David Murray, and Elva Soper.
Pharmacy President—Harry Pas-kiL
Pharmacy Vice-President—Donald Tomasco.
Pharmacy Secretary-Treasurer— Joyce Ishibashi.
Music V i c e-President—Suzanna Hutchinson.
Architecture President — Eugene Hougham, Richard Niblack. Kenneth Kruger, and James Sink.
Architecture Vice-President—Ronald Eitinger. Robert McClellan, Robert Viauld.
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Contrast Russian, U.S. Propaganda Procedures
ef: compa#K>n beween Russian and American psychological^-ar-m the form of two contrasting films was made yesterday assart Jjrorram delivered by Dr. Ross N. Berkes. Eh rector of IR Impart -to an overflow audience in 138 Pounders hall.
The two films—one a Russian-made newsreel for East German con->tion and the other an American counter-propaganda piece sup-ng United Nations action in Koret^—graphically showed the dil-ices of approach between Soviet and U.S. propaganda* he Russian film—"The Truth About America —seemed humorous uch of the audience, although according to Dr. Eterkes it is a most
late in the germ warfare charge. Dr. Berkes said.
The American film told the story of the UN from World War II emphasizing thf continued American desire for peace and the mounting Russian opposition and obstruction in the UN. The film had none of the blaring American jazz shown in the Russian film (which was made up of old American newsreel clips) but was done on a higher level tracing the history of the allied fighting success. Yalu. Potsdam. San Francisco, the Berlin Blockade, and finally the attack on South Korea.
Soviet propaganda is always not so blatant as that appearing in the film. Dr. Berkes said that the Russian efforts can at times be most
Europe and East Germany with a program appealing to the national A great film program is also utilized by American counter-propa-pride of the Soviet satellite countries.	ganda. There are some 400 million people reached each year by films
He said that RAIS in Berlin (radio in American sector) has been distributed overseas through 2500 American libraries, which stock 250
ve piece of propaganda. The him painted America as a land ol subtle and elfective.
lines and slums, ol depraved moral standards, and a country ding all its money to prepare for aggressive war.
film, which found its way into the hands of the U.S. State de-nent. vividly bore out the tnree themes which Dr. Berkes said Russia is using in its 14-months-old “hate America" campaign. The les are that the UiS. is corrupt and run by big business, that Amis imperialistic, and that the UJ5. is a war-monger and out to de-the people's democracies.
current anti-America drive by Ihe Russians has culminated od
He noted that in Thailand American propaganda had been of a “follow u& and we 11 show you what should be done” mold. The Russians. on the other hand, had approached the Siamese by voicing a desire to study and learn Ironi ihe culture of the country, forcing an American retreat from its position of offering all the answers.
Dr. Berkes divided American oounter-propaganda media into three types, radio, press and publications, and films.
He said that the Voice of America is heard daily in 46 languages by some 300 million people. It is concentrating most strongly on Eastern
very effective in speaking to East Germans. The station programs report on Communist actions, western versions of German history to be taught in the Communist schools, and even humor bits about the “200 per cent Communist.”
In West Europe the VOA buys time on local networks tor direct presentation to the people rather than depending upon short wave broadcasts.
Dr. Berkes said that one of the most ellective programs was Mrs. Eieanor Roosevelt’s Sunday night broadcasts to the French people over a French netwrork. Mrs. Roosevelt, speaking in French and in an informal lashion, did much to cement U.S.-French friendship among the French people.
to 500 films <ach. Many of the films are educational in nature while some are direct counter-propaganda.
Other programs underway include the town affiliation idea in which an American town will adopt as town in another country and establish strong bonds of friendship between the two.
The leader program sends 2000 leaders from critical areas to the United States each year to see for themselves what really goes on in the U.S. Dr. Berkes said approximately one person each month visits SC under this program which is sponsored by the fctate department.
Dr. Berkes concluded by reminding the audience that propaganda is no substitute for policy. He said the role of propaganda is sometimes overemphasized. He noted that a high State department official said
Dr. Bakes said that it is impossible to estimate the effectiveness i recently that m foreign relation 90 per cent is policy and behavior and of the Voice of America, but he said that buying panics have been man- 10 per cent propaganda.
ufaotured in Eastern Europe after VOA broadcasts about currency de- Exhibits of propaganda material are on display this week in thefjrst
valuations. He said also that there are 1 million requests annually for VOA program schedules.
and second floor foyer of Founders hall under the auspices of. ot International Relations.
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