BOVARD SHOW WILL LAUNCH WAR MEMORIAL DRIVE
rv Mohler Killed in labama Plane Crash
Col. Orv Mohler, former all-American SC quarterback, was killed yesterday when his B-25 bomber crashed into a hilly field near Birmingham, Ala. Mohler was a star of the Howard Jones Thundering Herd teams of 1930-31-32.	• *-
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Yesterday Col. Orville E. Mohler, he honored On- of Thundering erd fame, died w h e i» a B-25 rashed into a hill near Birming-jam. Ala. He was returning from ,ne Notre Dame game in South end.
Fans who date back to the 1930-2 seasons when little Orv and Gus haver animated Howard Jones’s ehemoths with speed and decep-,ion remember him as the greatest ield general Troy ever had. And hat includes Kaer, Drury, Wil-(Ccnlinued on Page 3)
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Britten Cantata To be Feature Croup Of SC Concert World
Los Angeles, Calif., Monday, Nov. 28, 1949 •"'tent Phone ri M7J
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enovations ue for Old ovard Field
SC's athletic facilities are to be rther improved it was announced st week.
The improvement program was arted last semester when perma-ent bleachers were erected on Bo-rd, dugouts were built, a 30-foot ckstop was constructed, and the ul-line was extended to 315 feet. In times past, coaciies of PCC chools and minor league teams ave refused to play on Bovard be-ause of its condition. In order for he Trojan baseball team to com-te in league play Wrigley or Gil-jore fields had to be rented.
In the former confusion, the track earn was in danger of being clout'd by a baseball. The baseball team was in danger of being spiked by track men, and both of them were n danger of being roughed-up by football players in spring training.
The track team, since last spring, jworks out in the Coliseum. Football pring practice is carried out on the ull-size field on the north side of vard. and the baseball team has he rest of Bovard on which to >lay.
The improvement program is imed at giving SC an excellent thletic plant.
West coast premiere of Benjamin j Britten's “St. Nicholas Cantata" will be presented Wednesday eve- | ning at 8:30 in Bovard as a part of the third annual Festival of Contemporary Arts, sponsored by j the Institute of Arts and the | School of Music.
To Discuss Chemist to Discuss
Stability
“Now that Russia has the atomic bomb, new possibilities of atomic warfare are thrust upon us. The dilemma requires that the best minds and hearts be summoned; party politics be eliminated; and our richest, strongest means and mentalitv be nut to work.” •* ---—
mentality be put to work.
This was the statement made by Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid,
Britten, one of England's great- ! chancellor of the Institute of
est contemporary composers, will direct the SC symphony orchestra and nearly 200 voices in the presentation of his musical story.
Peter Pears, English operatic tenor who sang leading roles in three of Britten’s operas, will sing the leading role of Nicholas. Accompanied by Britten, he will also sing 10 solos on the same program.
St. Luke's Choristers, a boys’ choir from St. Luke's Episcopal church in Long Beach, will join the university’s madrigal singers, a capella choir, and glee clubs as a part of the chorus.
Although Britten and Pears have given over 250 concerts in major European cities in the last three years, this is their first American concert-recital tour.
On the last lap of their 6-week tour, the noted composer-pianist and the operatic tenor gave concerts at the Pasadena Civic and the Philharmonic auditoriums last week. Their appearance at Bovard will end their stay in southern California.
Tickets are on sale at the ticket office for 60 cents, $1.20. $1.80. and $2.40.
World Affairs, in summarizing the significance of the institute which meets for its 26th session Dec. 11-14 at the Mission inn in Riverside.
EVENING TALKS
“Prospects for World Stability’’ is the theme for the four days of addresses and round table discusr sions by authorities representing government and 12 universities and colleges of the West Coast.
The first three talks on ‘Potentials for World Stability” will be j given at an evening session Dec. I 11 by Dr. Roscoe Pound, UCLA i visiting professor of law; President Raymond B. Allen. University of Washington; and the Rev. J. Richard Sneed. First Methodist church of Los Angeles.
Speakers scheduled for the evening of Dec. 12 are Dr. Charles E. Martin, University of W’ashington, “Rebirth of a Nation”; Dr. George E. Taylor, University of Washing-
ton, “American Foreign Policy and the China White Paper.”
DISCUSS POLICY
Topics to be discussed the evening of Dec. 13 are “Toward World Stability,” Sen. Elbert D. Thomas. Utah; and “Our Present Pan-American Policy,” Willard Barber, deputy assistant Secretary of State.
, Dr. Robert A. Scalapino, University of California; and Dr. J. Anton de Haas, Claremont Men’s college, will conclude the evening sessions on Dec. 14 with speeches on “Social Change in Asia and American Foreign Policy” and “European Recovery,” respectively.
Many phases of American diplomacy ill be discussed by leading authorities in the field during the four-day meet. In addition, our relations with Russia, particularly as revolving around the prospects of atomic control or war, will be reviewed by the speakers. The search for a solution to the world's present dilemma, intensified by new discoveries in the atomir field, is the basic purpose of the meet.
Little Known Acids
Development of the “S.C.” (sul- lecture room of the University li-
fenyl chloride) reagent and its uses will be highlighted. when Dr. Norman Kharasch, assistant professor in chemistry, speaks at the j asch regular Wednesday LAS lecture with series. 3:15 p.m„ in the art and
Irad Dance Bids n Sale Today
Tickets go on sale today for the raduate Student association's irst social affair, a pre-Christmas ance to be held Dec. 10 at the yal Palms hotel. Six hundred ids at $2.40 a piece will be of-ered beginning at 11 a.m. in front f the Student Union.
The Graduate school is com-?d of 3600 students. This newly ormed organization, now.number-ng 300, hopes to give a large num-er of the 3600 a chance to be-ie better acquainted.
Hal Lomen and his band will rovide music for the yuletide af-alr.
rof's Painting icked for Exhibit
A painting by Assistant Professor f Fine Arts Edgar Ewing, “View Mt. Wilson.” has been selected y the Carnegie institute for its xhibition of outstanding U.S. intings of 1949.
Ewing has displayed his paint-gs this( year in the Los Angeles ;unty museum. California's Cen-
Quill Club Votes to Cut National Ties
Members of the SC branch of the Quill club, national collegiate writers group, have voted to sever ties with the national branch and to become the SCribes, SC writers workshop.
The group believes that a local organization would be more satisfactory for the advancement of creative writing and that financial responsibility would be only to themselves. The annual Quill fees could be beneficially used for their magazine.
About 25 members meet bimonthly to discuss original poetry, plays, and short stories. They plan to have speakers address them on j topics concerning marketing manuscripts and writing technicalities. Other plans include the yearly publication of a student magazine.
Requirements for membership are the approval of a submitted work with a second work within 30 days, payment of the initiation fee, and semester dues. Manuscripts may be given to Dr. Drew Pallette, 204 Bridge hall.
Faculty advisers are Dr. Pallette and Bryant French, of the English department.
Officers recently elected include Bill Francis, president: Pat Baily,
Student Letters Hit County Pound Closure
ennial of .Arts, and the Greek
’heater’s Los Angeles Art work	secretary: Donald Davis, chairman
how. Last year he was awarded	of the reading committee; Joe Mo-
he L. C. Tiffany grant of $1000	rici, chairman of the program com-
or outstanding work.	mittee; and Joy Miller, publicity.
Students in the Schools of Pharmacy, Dentistry, and Medicine have written more than 1700 letters to the members of the Board of Supervisors, protesting their action in shutting off the supply of pound animals to laboratories, said Ted Econome, president of the School of Pharmacy, last week.
“We are determined to prevent this dangerous ham-stringing of medical training and medical research, but the support of every student in every college of the university is needed if we are to be successful,” he added.
The Board of Supervisors closed the county pounds last July to approved laboratories and recently canceled a public hearing scheduled for Nov. 9 at which time they were to reconsider the whole question.
Since the students began the campus letter-writing campaign, various members of the faculty of the School of Medicine, many of vhom are engaged in different phases of basic research, have attacked the resolution, approved by the Supervisors last July, which stopped the releasing of dogs and cats.
Scientists have declared that the | cost of obtaining .animals from private sources is prohibitive. They point out that the pound animals are unclaimed and are gassed in the pounds; whereas, if they are used for research work, they have served a useful purpose in benefit-ting humanity. They emphasize that an anesthesia is employed and the animals suffer no pain.
“Most students realize the danger threatening from misguided anti-vivisectionist activities, but they do not stop to do anything about it,” said Econome. “But they can write letters to the Supervisors4 and con-
vince them with individually written personal letters of the benefits of research employing animals and the role of animals in medical training,” he said.
The ASSC Senate supported the letter-writing campaign recently when it unanimously approved a strongly-worded resolution addressed to the Board of Supervisors and the City Council. The resolution stated that medical training as well as research was endangered by the current lack of necessary animals.
Another strong backer of the students in their efforts to combat the zealous efforts of the local anti-vivisectionists is Trovets, the campus veterans organization. Harold R. Carter, Trovets president, wrote letters on behalf of his organization to the legislators, condemning the ban on pound animals. and pointing out the important role of animals in research.
“I cannot urge too strongly upon all students as well as veterans the need for writing letters at this time to their representatives,” said-Carter. “Only a few minutes spent in writing a letter to the Supervisors will serve to indicate to | them the true trend of public op-! inion,” he said.
Tenor to Talk At Music Meet
Benjamin Britten, noted English composer, and Peter Pears, tenor, will discuss music today at 4:15 Hancock hall at the Philharmonic college forum.
The forum consists of students of 11 colleges in the southland. Membership is open to all student season subscribers to concerts of the Philharmonic orchestra.
Britten and Pears will appear again at SC in a concert Wednesday.
Officers of the forum who will be introduced at the meeting are Don Charles, Chapman college, president; Hal Shapiro, SC vice-president; Jackie Dear, Immaculate Heart, secretary; and Delight Donnaldson, UCLA, publicity chairman.
Ultimate goal of the organization will be a night at the Philharmonic for college students only.
An additional privilege for members is the opportunity for them to attend two rehearsals nt the orchestra.
Engineer Plans Concrete Talk
A former engineering consultant to the USSR will discuss pre-	,
stressed concrete at 8 tomorrow ArtlStS tO PgOCiI©
Wares in Harris
brary.
In his address, “New Horizons in Sulfur Chemistry,” Dr. Khar-will describe his research organic sulfur compounds, particularly with the little-known substances, sulfenic acids and their derivatives. He will also show how this work has increased his effectiveness as a teacher.
INTERESTING ACIDS “These sulfenic acids have attracted great interest in the fields of rubber technology and pharmaceuticals, as well as general synthetic and theoretical interest,” he said.
A review paper on the subject, published in 1946 by Dr. Kharasch and his students, brought requests from industrial firms and therapeutic research teams all over the world for copies and information.
“This new S.C. reagent,” he said, “will enable the organic chemist to characterize various other classes of organic compounds. Its versatility is amazing. It may be used to characterize amines, alcohols, mercapatans, aromatic hydrocarbons and their derivatives, ketones, and particularly olefins.” OLD PROBLEM SOLVED “In fact,” he continued, “its ability to characterize olefins is the solution to an old problem.” Closely related studies being conducted at Caltech will also be discussed at the lecture.
“Their work in gene-controlled conversions of sulfur compounds in the ‘neurospora’ organism is a most important advance in understanding the metabolism in the animal body,” he concluded.
Dr. Kharasch earned his MS at the University of Chicago in 1938, and his Ph.D. at Northwestern university in 1944. He taught at the Illinois Institute of Technology and Northwestern before coming to SC in 1946.
NORM EVANS Originator
HAL CARTER Congratulated
night in Hancock auditorium in a talk sponsored by the civil engineering department.
K. Billig. now a chartered civil engineer in London, will also describe the two pilot plants for the production of pre-stressed concrete which he established for Britain’s Ministry of Works in 1937. He will report on experimental work and construction in England and on the Continent.
Bom in Vienna and educated in the Vienna Technical university, Billig has been a lecturer in Manchester’s Victoria university and a consulting engineer in projects located in Ireland, South Africa, and the Belgian Congo.
Touring major American universities, he spoke last week at Stanford. He is scheduled to speak at the California Institute of Technology tonight.
Fine Arts department will sponsor an auction of paintings, drawings, ceramics, and sculpture today as part of its observance of Fine Arts day.
The auction will present for sale at low prices the work of students and faculty. Bidding will begin at 2:30 in Harris hall.
As another feature of Fine Arts day, “The Lune’s Necklace,” a film showing highlights of primitive art and Indian lore, will be shown in 101 Harris.
A demonstration will illustrate the processes of casting, pouring, and kiln operation in ceramics. It will be supervised by Glen Lukens, associate professor of arts, and will be given by students preceding the auction.
SC Ledurer s Play Lauded
by DONALD HEINEY
“Dear Virtue,” Madeline Black-more's comedy currently playing X the Stage theater in Hollywood. Justifies the old cliche “Virtue al-ys triumphs” for, although the fortunate heroine has her honor objected to every force short of ynamiting, rightousness finally ?ins.
Mrs. Blackmore. familiar to SC tudents as a lecturer in general „udies. adapted the play lrom 6amuel Richardson’s novel. “Pamela.” but touches of her own that would have considerably shocked poor Richardson.
The play stars Betsy Blair, recently seen in “The Snake Pit,” in the role of the precarious prude. Her capable performance was hampered by the difficulty of
making virtue appear as attractive j ater for years, is accomplished by and interesting as vice.	raising his nose a quarter-inch
The less angelic supporting cast and sniffing. In the second act, he
was magnificent. Richard Stcpely gives a brilliant portrayal of the nefarious nobleman who tries to soil Pamela's reputation but is eventually driven to goodness by her example. Hilda Flowright and Douglas Word are charming as the housekeeper and steward who conduct a restricted and courtly romance below stairs while Pamela's 18th-century virtue is being tested in the par-she added lor.
Best of all are the saucy little serving wench. Nan. (played by June Alpino) and an obnoxious relative of the Squire. Bertie. Portrayed by Keith McConnell. Bertie is a caricature of an 18th-century fop—a type not entirely extinct. His performance, one of the best seen in a Los Angeles little the-
Bare Facts of Burlesque To Be Revealed by Wampus
retires to the sofa, where he re mains for half an hour and steals the scene by staring into space.
An equally capable scene-stealer is King Donovan, who plays the hypocritical and bumbling manor jans to the Westwood institution, chaplain. He accomplishes more Because Wampus’s unbiased pages with a single "Haw!” than most are open to both sides of any story,
Responding to the many requests of its feminine readers, the new issue of Wampus, which is scheduled to hit the stands tomorrow, features a special section devoted to SC's would-be career women.
“Down in Front. Boys,” the campus humor magazine's article dealing with an employment opportunity which is wide open to graduating coeds, has been authored by Miss Ginger Briston, a girl who is a well-known expert in the field, and she does not hesitate to bare the real facts.
The issue also contains a large advertisement inserted by UCLA students in an effort to lure Tro-
actors achieve witty the mad scene from “I^lng Lear." If you like slapstick and innuendo combined. he’s your man.
“Dear Virtue” owes much of its success to the professional direction of Eugenie Lcontovich and the capability of the Equity cast. However, the favorable reception given it by local critics reveals that university professors are not as stagnant as some may think and can still turn out witty, sophisticated, and polished literature.
the magazine dispatched a photographer to Westwood to obtain photos for the ad, but the cameraman ; was slugged from the rear by an irate Bruin who mistook him for a football official. Wampus, nevertheless, consented to run the advertisement.
Joel Weinstein, Wampus business manager, announced Wednesday that the magazine is in dire need of advertising salesmen. Men and women may apply, and no previous ad-selling experience is required.
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Morning Car Crash Knots Troy Traffic
A two-car collision at the University avenue and Exposition boulevard intersection, tied up early morning traffic Friday.
Margaret Reeder, a passenger in a car turning north into University avenue, and Edward Mossier, a passenger in a car travelling west on Exposition suffered minor injuries.
Drivers of the care were Philip Reeder, 6625 Madden avenue, and Elmer Gillmore. 73 South Craig avenue. Pasadena.
The Trovet Living War Memorial campaign goes into high gear today with a kick-o/f show in Bovard at noon. Don Otis, radio headliner, will MC a program of student and professional talent, which will be the official sound-off to the 1949 drive geared to raise the present fund total to $10,000.
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will be open on the campus from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. until the close of the drive on Dec. 7. The Trovets have set a goal of $6000 in contributions for this period, an increase of 50 per cent over last year's receipts.
Al Asa-Derian, campaign chairman, has announced a series of activities designed to mairitain interest throughout the drive.
Tomorrow the motion pictures of the 1948 football thriller between Notre Dame and SC will be shown in Hancock auditorium at noon.
Contributions to the fund will be accepted following the showing.
FOOTBALL AUCTION Auction of souvenir footballs autographed by the SC squad will be another event on the day's program.
Thursday the Trovets have planned a “sleeper” event to be staged on University avenue. Slated to be on hand then to assist in the activities will be an international personality who is to remain unknown for the present.
The Trovet organization eventually plans to raise this fund to $24.-000. which will cover scholarships for 10 needy students who lost parents in combat during World War II. It is also hoped by Trovets that the accrued interest from this sum will perpetuate the memorial several additional years.
Students applying for this scholarship will be judged first on the basis of financial need, with priority going to those who have lost both parents. Only two will be accepted per academic year and may not be denied the opportunity due
Caldwell to Tell Labor's Influence
“American Labor—a New Force in Politics” will be discussed by Dr. Russell L. Caldwell, assistant professor of history, at the Spotlight forum, noon tomorrow, in Hillel house, 1029 West 36th street.
History does not show a trend toward the development of a Labor party in America, but it does show a movement toward far greater labor influence on the established party structure, Dr. Caldwell said today.
“Labor will insist that industrial groups shall not control the parties,” he said. “But labor is not working for a social welfare state created by law. Developments show that labor is making its demands through direct collective bargaining with industry.”
Dr. Caldwell’s talk will be the third in a series of current events lectures sponsored by Spotlight forum, Chairman Ed Levy said. Admission is free.
to race, religion, creed, or national origin.
An applicant must have shown qualities of leadership and placed in the upper half of his high school class. He will also be required to take the scholastic aptitude test prescribed by the SC Testing bureau. While attending SC, the recipient must also maintain a grade point average of 1.5. If he fails to attain this during any semester, he must receive a 2.0 average the following semester to get further aid from the fund.
WORTHY CAUSE
The Living War Memorial val the creation of Norman Evans, former Trovet president, who raised $4000 last year to inaugurate the fund. It has been described by Albert Zech. counselor of men, as one of the most worthy causes on the campus.
Bernard Hyink. dean of students, stated, “This project is one of which the whole university might well be proud. It certainly deserves our whole-hearted support.”
Dr. R. Vance Presthus, adviser to the campus veterans organization, congratulated Hal Carter, Trovet president, saying. “I have enjoyed working with the members of the committee and anticipate a wonderful reception when the drive is launched. It is one of the best causes the Trovets or any other organization on campus has developed.”
The work for the 1949 drive is being carried on by the following persons and organizations-
Norm Evans, donation director; Mel Davenport, publicity; Dave Mitchell, office and clerical director: AWS. office and clerical workers; Ted Wiggins, finance and accounting director; Trovets. finance and accounting; Lois W’ollenweber, booth chairman, assisted by Frada Weyen; Chet Carter and Mike Colo-signo, special events; Alpha Phi Omega, special events workers; Andy Anderson, residence student representative; and Louis Ramirez, Row contact representative.
Using the Library To Be Film Topic
“How To Use the Library,” an instructive 30-minute film, will be shown Thursday noon in the art and lecture room of University library.
The film, prepared by the cinema department, uses the University library as its setting. It brings out the problems that students run into, at the library and shows how to solve them.
Characters in the film are SC students and library employees.
The film stresses the aid that students who are writing term papers can derive from the library, emphasizing such depatments as the periodical, reference, reserved book, and graduate student rooms.
Admission is free.
Bull Sessions to Spark F-S Day
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Wampus salesmen receive a 15 per cent commission on all ads sold.
“Bull sessions” at SC are official Wednesday, which designated as faculty-student relations day.
Termed F-S day, Wednesday will find SC turned into a gigantic ques-tion-answer game intended to give all Trojans, both faculty and students, an opportunity to meet on a friendly, social, and frank level for an off-the-record meeting of minds.
Questions and answers concerning points of misunderstanding can be bandied around in perfect freedom in the “bull sessions” to be held during the last 20 minutes of each class period.
Sessions should be both informal and informative, and it is hoped they will help tear down the wall between faculty and students.
Necessity for the improvement of F-S relations is recognized by the administration who have given full approval to the project. The plan is supported and approved by Bernard L. Hyink, dean of students, as well as by the deans of schools and colleges on campus.
Sponsored and originated by the Greater - University committee, the day’s program is under the direction of Chairman Reuben Zacarias. Committee members are Mercella Smith, Mimi Wagner, and Burnell Grossman.
Complete program for the day includes:
1.	Bull sessions to be held the last 20 minutes of each class.
2.	Cokes to be served to as many of the sessions as possible by Spurs,
sophomore womens service lonor-ary.
3.	Faculty - Student debate from noon to 1 p.m. on the topic, “Resolved. the students have more to offer the faculty than the faculty has to offer the students.” Boos and catcalls are invited.
4.	F-S volleyball game to be held on the women’s athletic field at 3 p.m.
5.	Dinners to be held on the Row with faculty as guests.
“The program cannot possibly solve the entire problem of student-faculty relations but we believe that-it is a step toward the solution,” said Zacarias. “The wall now existing between the two groups can be torn down and F-S day is ”, good place to start."
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