5 Flivvers Chug Through Flapper Parade; Carolyn Adams, Delta Chis Win Awards
by JIM SAULSBURY
The statues on Bovard must have dripped nostalgic tears luring yesterday’s Flapper-day parade when about 25 ancient cars filled with flappers and men in raccoon-skin coats lugged up and down University avenue in a colorful reviv-|l of the days of twenty-three skidoo and the pencil-shaped teure.
Gangster’s Moll Carolyn “Shush” Adams, of the Theta mob, won the individual award, and the 1906 Reo driven the Delta Chis was chosen for the automobile award. Dean of Students Bernard Hyink, Counselor of Men Dr.; llbert Zech, and Fraternity Coordinator Richard Berg j ldged the entries. They strolled along the avenue on the itskirts of thc crowd to get a closer view of the cars and leir occupants.
“Shush” Adams, Gamma Phi Beta, won the Stan Hall idividual prize by wearing seductive false eye lashes and ressing in a beaded yellow gown and white fur coat dating i rom her mother’s 1924 Tri Delt presentation at SC.
She rode in the 7-passenger Theta Xi touring car from
which Jack "'Big Boss” Lindquist and his henchmen made an attack upon Dick Lewis, the ukelele player who sat up by Tommy Trojan all morning displaying the sign “I Won t Come Down ’Till Goolidge Chooses to Run Again.” .
The Les Kelley award for the best car and occupants went to the Delta Chi’s 1906 Reo, which was resplendent in shined brass and had 9, horn that sounded like an asthmatic cow. Bob Marino, dressed in a white duster and driving goggles, chauffered occupants «Ed Vierheilig, Jack Scharb, Bill Shifflet. and Gail Forbes. Sally Shaffer, erstwhile occupant of the broken-down Fiji car, had hitched a ride with the Delta Chis and squealed with delight when she found herself part of the winning entry.
Fords and Hupmobiles vied for attention with Auburns, Pierce Arrows, Rolls Royces, and a fire engine, and weird horns, unheard by our generation, split the air with their blatting whenever a stalled engine or a flat tire held up the parade.
Besides tires and engines, other causes for delay were
burning signs, clogged fuel lines, a broken steering column, and, one might suspect, rheumatism and arthritis.	^
The costumes of the occupants included everything from moth-eaten bathing suits to moth-eaten raccoon coats: Straw hats, derbies, knickers, and brilliant blazers were worn by the men and almost outdid the women, who flashed bright, though sometimes faded knee-length dresses, head scarves, feathers and Eugenie hats.
The Beta Theta Pi fire engine halted at University and 36th when an unidentified person was seen attempting to leap over the fourth story parapet of the Student Union. Tne firemen gallantly rushed over in time to catch the “body” that at last came hurtling down.
The Theta Xi mobsters’ car, piloted by dauntless Vince Dundee, also stopped at University and 36th long enough for “Big Boss” Lindquist to get out with his henchmen, who opened a path through the crowd, and walk over to Tommy Trojan where Dick “I Won’t Come Down” Lewis was rubbed out with high-powered water pistols.
The big car then roared off to rejoin the parade, with Lindquist in the back seat between cuddly Gamma Phi molls “Shush” Adams and Lorena Fletcher.
Other parade entries deserving special mention were the Sigma Chi Ford, which broke down at 35th and University and gave the occupants a chance to disembark and dance the Charleston, and the many Delta Sigma Phis, who whirled j around in a big white job reminiscent of “Cheaper by the Dozen.” Galbraith, the efficiency expert who had 12 children and a car, with room for all. SAE entered two cars, a red 1904 Hupmobile and a 1923 Rolls Royce.
Elwood Houseman, chairman of the Flapper day committee, considered the venture a success, especially since this was the first such occasion at SC.
“I’m confident that next year will see an improvement” he said. “Gaining from, yesterday’s experience, we will block off the avenue around 10 o’clock in the morning, start the parade earlier so it can continue longer, and we’ll have a regular judges’ stand for the entries to pass.”
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ANNUAL BRAWL
onna Freedman Added as 5th Homecoming Attendant
Bulletin
The homecoming commit-has named a filth attend-, to the 1949 homecoming lueen—Donna Freedman. Confusion in the contest-n umbers caused the idges to inadvertantly omit
Vol. XLI
72 Los Angeles, Calif.^Wednesday, Nov. 2, 1949 No. 38
DONNA FREEDMAN Squeezes in.
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le contestant, according lembers of the homecoming Committee.
Miss Freedman took her ; among the queen’s ret-lue last night for the Bob lope broadcast. She joins Barbara Bates, Pat Judson, Tilston, and Shirley Wil-lore as attendants to Vir-i, Tongue, 1949 Homecom-lg queen.
The new attendant, an in-[ependent, is a freshman.
lope Panics •ovard Crowd
Bob Hope, ‘‘the mild shmoo from Cleveland U,” came to SC last ight loaded with jokes and went tame loaded with Trojan honors.
The lipstick-besmirched Hope. Ilutching four precious tickets to lie Stanford game and wearing a [air of gaudily-f>ainted shorts with Istanford" gaily printed across the ;at, took full advantage of his introduction to Helen of Troy and |er entourage.
the delight of 2100 whistling sjans, Hope wolfishly smooched beauties one by one in the |potlight.
"Am I in the right business, kuh?" he asked the envious men the front row. •
Hope presented a belated award Donna Freedman who was (Continued on Page 4>
[lope on KTRU Tonight
How good is Bob Hope without script in his hand?
Students who did not attend st night's show in Bovard can out by tuning KTRU, *50 kilocycles, 8:30 tonight.
The informal part of the show, lot usua/ly heard by a radio au-lience, will be broadcast by the station with Hope's consent, ^•cording to Bedford MeCoin, 1LTRU program chairman. He lid that it would probably be hour program.
A BIG HELLO iroai the Chi Phi house decoration brought approval and the Grand Sweepstakes award from the judges yesterday as the display was judged best on the
Row. Members of the house are shown above as they readied their entry for the final judging.
Band Concert Chi Phis Take Award
Trails Bovard por |-|ouse Decoration
Hope bhow
Chi Phi fraternity was awarded
Troy's first Homecoming concert was presented to an enthusiastic audience of lumni and students last night by he university conceit band under the direction of Clarence Sawhill :elic.win!i the Bob Hope show.
as soloist with Leopold Stokowski.Tthe Grand Sweepstakes trophy for
Guest artist Harry Fields piayed. ! a group cf piano selections and was accompan\e i by vocalist Bill Ca-banne. A former pianist with War-i ner Brothers, Fields has appeared
oods Unseat Diehard
Soprano Emily Richaids Priest and baritone .Jerolo Shepherd were the featured vocal soloists, perfcrm-ing selections from ‘'The Hew Moon."
flagpole sitter who cot cold began a “sitting session'’ at he feet of Tommy Trojan ye ter-iy morning.
Weafing a red pliii nightshirt id a black derby, he cluicheo in ie hand a battered ,uke.” and the other a sign reading, "I ^on't come down until Coolid^e looses to run again.”
The eccentric swore he would de-»nd his position from all coiners kigeons, fiid Cal bears alike.
When asked fcr a statement, he replied with two fast choruses of “Jada’’ and concludcd with a syncopated version of ‘Ain't She Sweet?"
Agents for the sitter disclosed that he was giving publicity to the Flapper day parade, and assured
retummg alunins who crowded about the statue that he was not dangerous. Fraternity brothers reluctantly identified him as Dick Lewis, Theta Xi.
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Homecoming hou^e decorations last night at the Bob Hope show.
Phi Delta Theta took honors for the best fraternity house decorations, and Gamma Phi Beta was judged as having the best sorority house decorations.
The sweepstakes winner was a picture of Tommy Trojan with an oversized hand reaching out to give the alums a big hello: The other hand was crushing a Stanford Indian into the ground.
TOMMY YAWNS
The Phi Delt entry was a huge head of Tommy Trojan, the two eyes outlining Phi and Theta. while the nose stood for Delta. The front door of the house was put to use as the yawning mouth of Tommy.
Ganima Phi Beta showed a huge arm holding a sword which was mming up and down hitting an Indian on the top of the head, putting him below. Every time he was tapped on the head his eyes lit up brightly.
“Although this year the house decorations were supposed to be secondary to the floats and Taxi (Continued on Page 4;
Indian Maidens Boost Bid Sales
The buckskinned maidens sitting i should trek over to the island, Bill
Dance, Show To Follow Tiff
An old tradition, with’some new embellishments, is renewed this afternoon as the sophomore and freshman cla£»-es mix in the annual Soph-Frosh brawl at the women’s athletic field.
The sophomore class, under the direction of President
Gale Peck, has added many new *----- ■■
features to the brawl this year in-
crosslegged in front of the teepee on the island between Bovard and the library, are drumbeaters for the homecoming dance.
A smoke signal from the teepee reported that 800 Trojans had crossed over into the Indian territory to lay claim to bids for the Saturday festivity.
‘Scout Daniel Boone, recently returned from a skirmish with one of the maidens, said a bear-skin on the side of the teepee advertised Russ Morgan and his orchestra as the music makers.
Comanches, Chocktaws, Chipa-
Warfield. homecoming dance committee chairman, said.
eluding a dance and talent show afterwards.
The sophs, who are asked by
Only 1800 bids will be offered for j Peck 10 meet_in front of Phelps
sale this year. Last year more than 2100 admissions were purchased and the dance floor was as crowded as Santa Monica on a hot day.
Russ Morgan an his orchestra will play the dancing music, while the Firehouse Five, a dixiland aggregation, will entertain during the intermissions.
The $3 bids are a reduction over the $3 charged last year. The Morgan music will be presented from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Dean of Women
was. and Trojans planning to at- Helen Hall Moreland has approved tend the Canino Gardens holiday a 3 a.m. lockout for women.
Terkel at 1:15, will open the festivities by pushing a large pushball through campus to the field. The brawl itself will start at 1:30.
Main events on the program wiil be a tug-of-war and a pushball contest. A stream ol water will be trained on the^niddle of the field for the tug-of-war so that the losing team will pass through an impromptu shower.
TIRES TO BE PULLED
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LAS Lecture To Deal With Einstein Theory
“The faster a clock goes, the slower it goes.'* stated Dr. Albert Einstein, forty years ago.
The explanation of this puzzling statement will be given by Dr. Otto Halpem, professor of physics, in the LAS lecture, today, 3:15, in the art and lecture room of the University library.
Dr. Halpem will give a modem presentation and proof of the statement which Einstein could only guess at when he made it. “He meant that the faster a clock moves in relation to the earth, the slower the works will operate,” said Dr. Halpem.
PROOF POSITIVE
The lecture, titled “Clocks, Rods, and Relativity,” will tell how modem physics has at last come up with a proof for an idea formed when relativity was very new.
Using mesons, tiny, invisible particles, whose life span is only 10 to the minus six seconds, physicists have made many experiments and have even timed mesons as they, move about during the short time before they explode.
LONGEVITY Such timing is possible since mesons traveling at a very high rate of speed, live to the age of 10 to the minus fourth power seconds. Therefore, these minute “clocks" are just ofie more piece of proof for Einstein's theory of relativity.
Experiments conducted with actual clocks prove that a clock which is being rapidly moved or rotated will lose time in comparison to its fellows who are standing still.
PHI DELTA THETA took honors yesterday for the best fraternity house decoration with the giant-size replica of Tommy Trojan shown above. The eyes and nose of the display
were represented by the Greek letters in the fraternity's name, while the mouth served also as the front door. *
Senate Will Ask For Trustee Seat
The ASSC Senate next week will send two of its members to ask the board of trustees fter an honorary, non-voting seat for the ASSC president.
The mission will be undertaken verbally rather than trusting the request to a written communication.
The motion, passed unanimously by the Senate, was also proposed in 1947, but the request wnet unanswered. If the seat on the directorate is granted, ASSC President Bob Padgett will be the first student member on the board.
No member of the board was available for comment.
Hancock Gives SC $100,000 in Gifts
Property valued at more than a $100,000 was given to SC yesterday j by Capt. Allan Hancock, director of the Allan Hancock Foundation for Floodlighting of Bovard tower Scientific Research.	’ and Tommy Trojan, the immedi-
The grant will be used for the ate installation of new lighting in work of the Hancock foundation, the main reading room of the Uni-for which Capt. Hancock has giv- 1 versity library, and the re-operation en SC more than $6,300,000 in the I of Mudd hall chimes within 13 days last ten years.	have been authorized by the admin-
These earlier gifts included the istration.
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Hancock Foundation building, which is now being used by more than 40 scientists doing research work in marine biology and geology.
Capt. Hancock is president of thc Board of Trustees of SC.
Allen Arthur, whose Greater University subcommittee is now studying methods to improve lighting facilities on campus, announced the authorisation yesterday.
Bovard tower lights, donated by i Ijthe class of 1935, were discontinued |
as a blackout meas.ire during the war and never relighted. Arthur said this lighting m-iy be improved.
The subcommittee chairman praised last semester’s AMS committee for bringing the administration's attention to the inadequate lighting in the library.
He said that the University library will have a completely revamped lighting system ;.fter both Incandescent and fluorescent lights are placed in the leading room and engineers complete their surveys of other rooms.
The engineers are facing the
problem of adapting lighting methods to available light sources, room sizes, and room design, he said.
Arthur’s subcommittee also is trying to improve lighting in the “coalpit section” in the rear of Bovard auditorium and the areas around the Row and Willard hall.
Other subcommittee projects include installation of adequate cam-plus trash disposal facilities, keeping students from walking on .he grass, and a survey of non-campus personnel to determine what outsdiers believe would make a greater university.	«.