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Senate Will Hear Reports on NSA
Vol. XLI
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Los Angeles, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 26, 1949 Nisht phone R1 5472 No. 33
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erman Intellects' light To Be Told
The plight of German writers and educators who are rn between loyalty to Western Europe and Communist Rus-a will be the subject of today’s LAS lecture series talk by r. Ludwig Marcuse, professor of German, at 3:15 in the Art nd Lecture room, University library.
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rias Billed or Bovard t Noon
The Music at Noon concert ries will move to Bovard ditorium today when Dr. ■rl Ebert, director of the oera Workshop, presents e audition-winning talents his students in a program operatic arias.
Soprano Ewan Harbrecht .id tenor Jerome Zideck will
>en the concert with Duet from t 1 of "Fidelio” Beethoven. Jean nn, soprano, will then sing orgi Ar.ior” from ‘’Marriage of garo,” Mozart.
Baritone Boris Mishel will be Usented next when he sings an -ia from “A Life for the Czar,” link a.
A second duet will follow when >prano Jean Fenn and baritone ’heodore Uppman present a num-er from Act I of “The Magic ■lute,” Mozart.
Four solos will follow the duet i larni Nixon, soprano, will sing Caro Nome" from “Rigoletto,” ^erdi; Theodore Uppman, “Chan-n de Toreador,” from “Carmen," izet; contralta Muriel Maxwell, -ia from “La Favorita," Donizetti; nd tenor Hendrik de Boer, Flores-;ns aria from “Fidelio,” Beetho-?n.
De Boer will then join soprano lucinfe Amara in the Prison duet “Fidelio," Beethoven. The rogiam will close with Miss Am-’•a s solo “Pace, pace, mio Dio” om “La Forza del Destiny,” Ver-
Wolfgang Martin, conductor of lie Opera Workshop, will be the companist.
♦ Dr. Marcuse who visited his na-| tive Germany last summer, said, "White most intellectuals would I prefer to remain in a democracy,
; the lucrative offers of the Reds jare not easy to pass up.”
RED ZONE ATTRACTS The Russians, he said, are doing much to foster intellectual life, and many of the great minds of Europe are flocking to the Red zone.
“Western Europe has been indifferent to its great educators,” said Dr. Marcuse, “and if it wishes them to remain, it should take an about-face policy.”
Many intellectuals are not biting on the Russian financial bait, Dr. Marcuse pointed out, because they cannot adhere to Soviet philosophy.
BOOKS DESTROYED When Hitler came to power in pre-war Germany, Dr. Marcuse was forced to flee because of his political beliefs. Several of his works wert; burned by the Nazis.
Dr. Marcuse lectured on American life during his tour last summer and gave two talks in Berlin, where his discussions drew capacity crowds.
TROPHIES for winners of the Homecoming parade, the variety show, and Taxi day. are shown by Bill Bird, Homecoming chairman; Jeanette Melbourne, a committee worker; and Arnold Eddy, alumni director.
Stars to Sparkle at Big Homecoming Rally
Big Week
Chairman Tells Homecoming Plan Progress
“We want to bring this year's SC homecoming to all of Los Angeles,” said Bill Bird, homecoming chairman, in commenting on the development of activities for the big week.
“Bids for the dance at Casino Gardens on Nov. 5 will go on sale today at the Student Union ticket office, and the sale of homecoming badges will begin Monday under the sponsorship of the Squires. Plans for the downtown parade and the pre-Stanford game parade and rally are well under way,” Bird said. .
High praise was given the efforts of the student homecoming association.
“They are doing a wonderful job this year, and the alumni is looking forward to the downtown parade, the parade to the game, and the performance of Trolios at the Biltmore Bowl on the evening of the class reunions.”
Eddy commended the much-criticized homecoming slogan by saying that “while it may be long, it lends itself well for use in float designs and decorations.”
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Information May Affect Again
Future Affiliation Vote
Greater U To Tackle SC Parking
Future vote of the ASSC senate on NSA affaliation may j be vitally influenced by reports scheduled for presentationi tonight by SC’s delegates to the National Students congress ! held in September at the University of Illinois.
The reports kept secret until now, will be made by Bob
Marie Wilson, Diana Lynn, and Peggy Lee have been added to the galaxy of stars that will make the homecoming rally sparkle, Bud Brooks, rally chairman, announced yesterday.
Esther Williams, Ann Blythe, and William Demarest have also promised to apppear, and a top-flight comedian, whose name is being
SC Poll Shows Effect of Proposition 2 Propaganda
In a public opinion survey conducted yesterday on Proposition 2, the controversial “Aged and Blind Aid" state amendment, 62 of 119 SC students voted “YES,” 20 balloted “NO,” and 37 were “UNDECIDED.”
These figures were released by Dr. Floyd L. Ruch, professor of psychology, who handled the poll.
7 Members amed to reater U
Chairman Frank O’Sullivan yes-rday launched the new Greater niversRy committee by announ-ng the names of the 37 members chose from more than 80 peti-oners.
The group will hold its first eetmg tomorrow at 1 in 418 *udent Union.
Committee members chosen by Sullivan are Allen Arthur, Pat-cia Suskin. Herb Dibbern. Paula onte, Richard Thornburg. Flor-ace Piver, Burnell Grossman, Marcella Smith, Gene Royer, Rich-d Whitmore, Ruben Zacarias, phn Truitt, Nanette Howe, M.S. "alik. Jane Aven. and Harold evno.
Connie Crawford, Arthur Wex-r, Mary Masterson. Gene Plentl, janne Dunford, Robert Lucas, rnest Cooper. Shirley Ickes, War-n Eremger, Donald Clegg. Brad l&ssett, Earl Thielen, John Lalh-;>p. Beth Aspen, Arnold Buchberg, >aniel Schiavone, Rosalind Wiener, ildred Wagner. Shelly Andelson. seorge O'Mara. and Lalit Thapar. Bob Flower, former Greater U nairman. has been made an ex-ificio member of the new coin-■iktee.
Men! Join 'Gold Digger' Contest!
“Miss Gold Digger of 1949" will be chosen at noon Monday in Bovard auditorium, but the contest is fcr men only.
Any male who is registered at SC can enter. Sororities and university dorms are sponsoring entries, and the contestants will be judged on their “beauty, poise and personality.”
Dress of the entrants must be suited to a “lady,” and feminine enough to catch the battery of women judges, comprised cf Counselor of Women Helen Hall Moreland. Dee Cooper, Ann Dillon, Patti Pippert. and Mavis Shames.
All entries must be in the Trojan Amazon president's bon by 3:15 today, at the Information Office, second floor, SU.
The winner will be awarded a trophy fcr her (his) very own.
Dr. Ruch has not yet completed his tabulation and analysis of the results of various other questions asked in connection with the survey.
Some of the typical questions were. “Had the student heard that the California Council for the Blind urges a ‘YES’ vote?” or that “The L.A. Central Labor Council of A.F. of L. unions urges a ‘NO’ vote?’’ These questions were asked to find out how much and what material students had read concerning the Nov. 8 election.
Students were also requested to indicate if they were old enough to vote, if they had registered to vote, if male cr female, if they had voted on Proposition 4 last year, and how they had voted.
The department of psychology is compiling these statistics to check to what extent students, who are supposedly more enlightened citizens, are affected by rumors and publicity. These figures are to be compared with actual election results in November, and some sort of relative standards will be determined.
withheld for a last-minute surprise, will be master of ceremonies at the rally Friday night, Nov. 4, in Bovard auditorium.
The appearance of these filmland stars has been made possible, Brooks explained, through the efforts of Paramount studio publicity directors Teet Carle, class of '24, and Al Jer-my.
Music for the rally will be played by Orrin Hill and his seven piece New Orleans dixieland band.
Only 2100 tickets for the rally will be available to siu,dents. They will be distributed to holders of activity cards on Thursday and Friday from a booth in front of Bovard auditorium.
Unity Party Elects Steering Chairman
The Unity party's steering committee elected Jim Roberts as chairman recently.
Roberts has been acting as assistant chairman, and for the past year he was chairman of the platform committee.
Frank O'Sullivan, who resigned the Unity chairmanship, said that he did so in order to devote more time to his new position as head of the Greater University committee. He al.so resigned his position as president of Trovets.
Ominous Omen? Sale of Paint Rises in SF
An unusually large amount of blue and gold paint was purchased from a San Francisco branch of a Los Angeles paint company yesterday, the DT leamed last night.
The Bay area store, aware of the rivalry between Cal ana SC called its Los Angeles office and told them of the large sales. The purchasers were obviously not painters, they said.
Campus authorities, informed of the new developments, braced themselves for an onslaught of vengeful vandalism from Cal rooters angry over the kidnapping of their mascot Oskie.
URA Dance Big Success; More Slated
Last Saturday's Webfoot hop was such a success that the University Recreation association is scheduling additional dances for the rest of the semester.
Don Gevirtz, URA chairman, said yesterday that approximately 400 students jammed the Student Union, despite competition from fraternity and club parties. x
The URA chairman credited much of the success to Jean Frod-sham and John Roach who handled the dance.
Ellen Potter, ASSC vice-president and social committee chairman, attributed the exceptional turnout to the fact that the hop featured 25 Homecoming contest finalists, which attracted both independent and fraternity people.
Started last summer by the URA, the low priced dances in the Student Union feature a 50 cent admission, refreshments, and an orchestra.
ational Guard Tank Will Insure 'Fair Play' ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ skie, Banner To Be Traded
Oskie bear. Cal s recalcitrant mas-t, may have to leave SC's campus hether he wants to or not, as ntative plans have been made to -change him for the stolen SC nner during the half-time intermission of the UCLA-Cal game this eekend.
An army tank, borrowed by the nights from the Los Angeles Nanai Guard armory, will carry Os-into the Coliseum, and will also ;ure fair play on the part cf Cal contingent.
The tank will be followed by two carrying members of Lambda
Chi * Alpha, the SC fraternity befriended by Oskie, and Phi Sigma Kappa, present possessors of the “missing" SC banner.
Trojan Knight Ron Beyl is presently obtaining permission from the chairman of the UCLA stunt committee to stage the exchange.
Beyl expressed the hope that the exchange could be made amicably. It has been feared that rabid Cal rooters might attempt to retaliate for the “bear-naping" by stealing Tommy Trojan or by painting the Student Union blue and gold.
Oskie was captured by members cf Lambda Chi Alpha two week-
ends ago while they were attempting to recover the SC banner. Since arriving on the SC campus, Oskie has expressed a desire to stay, but it was thought he was too much of a Cal institution to fit Into SC tradition.
Plans to send Oskie back to the Cal campus last weekend fell through when he refused to leave SC: however, the die is now cast, and Oskie will return.
It is hoped that disclosure of plans for the exchange will squelch the rumors that Oskie has been trying to enroll at SC.
Song Leader Call Brings 25 Hopefuls
Twenty-five women have answered the call for song leaders for the SC-Stanford game Nov. 5.
Tryouts will continue tomorrow from 3:15 to 5:15 p.m. Coeds will give their routines to “Fight On” in groups of two or three or singly. Women who are interested and did not appear yesterday will be welcome at tomorrow's session.
The job of selection will be done by judges, Helen Hall Moreland, counselor of women; Doug Morgan, chairman of the Knight projects committee; Tom Shea, yell king: Tommy Walker, student director of the band; and Bill Gray, independent representative of the Student Senate.
The tryout will take place in the dance studio, 207 PE building.
Songs and routines executed by white-clad figures of coeds are expected tn stimulate SC school spirit, according to Morgan.
Employee Says Solon Paid by McLain Group
by UNITED PRESS
Two bookkeepers for George McLain’s citizens’ committee for old age pensions told a Senate interim committee today that Assemblyman John Evans received $75 a week from the organization.
The testimony was given by Mrs. Margaret Ferris, bookkeeper for the group until March, 1949, and by her successor, Michael Fitzgerald.
Mrs. Ferris said that as far as she knew the organization s’till was sending the checks. She said while she was with te pension group the checks were made out to Evans by name, but Fitzgerald said in May he was ordered to make them out to cash with a bookkeeping notation that they were intended for Evans.
Neither could recall ever seeing Evans do any work for the citizens’ committee, but other witnesses tes-i tified the assemblyman was usually present when McLain called legislative conferences at his Sac ramento hotel suite.
LIQUOR DELIVERED Fitzgerald testified the pension organization had an average income of about $4000 a day, to which Mrs. Ferris agreed. The money came chiefly from contributions, they said.
The bookkeeping system employed by the pension group was poorly handled, Fitzgerald said. H2 told the committee that h; saw only one financial statemet for 1948 and that statement was “not certified by the accountant.”
Mrs. Ferris recalled an instance in which several cases of liquor were delivered to McLain's apartment. She said when she asked how they were to be accounted for she was told to put 'the cost down as entertainment.
G. Harvey Mydland, former executive secretary of the State Social Welfare board, said he hardly noticed any difference in the na-i ture of his employment as a paid I worker for the pension group and I as a state employee. “My boss still was McLain.”
‘THAT CHUCKLE-HEAD’ Committee Chairman Fred Wey-bret, Salinas, asked Mydland if he ever heard McLain discuss hiring former Attorney General Robert Kenny in order to win communist support for his program. Mydland said McLain told him he hired Kenny to “deliver the left-wing vote.”
Registrars
Noticc
Oct. 29 is the last day to drop a course with a grade of “W“ and even if work is not of passing quality when the course is dropped.
H. W. Patmore, Registrar
Scribes, Shapes Heeded for TY
Talent for paid television jobs is being sought by Hollywood International television productions. HI is scouring the campuses of southern California for the cream of the college talent crop.
Potential writers, dramatic actors, announcers, and musicians are needed for television productions.
Shapely girls are also being sought for commercial modeling of clothes and bathing suits. All films oi the girls will be taken in color, and will serve as screen tests.
Auditions are scheduled to begin Nov. 3, at 6:30 In Mudd hall. Musical auditions will be handled by William H. Mays of the School of Music.
Campus representative for HI is Buck Sherlock, who may be reaoheo at the Chi Phi house, PRospect 79792.
HOWARD KOTLER
Objective Too?
Flower, former chairman of the * Greater University committee; Bill Gray, independent students’ representative; and Howard Kotler, IFC president.
Each of the delegates will submit a separate summary of the congress.
PERSONAL OPINION OUT
“A report of this type should be strictly objective," Gray pointed out. “Any personal opinions I might
Arms Control Topic of First ASSC Forum
BOB PADGETT Storm Center?
have concerning the congress will be stated orally on the floor of the senate and will not be contained in my summary."
Flower stated that he does not plan to make any recommendations at the meeting, but that he would ask for senate approval of the expense account of the delegation.
Kotler could not be reached for comment on his report.
Representatives from UCLA and Los Angeles State college are expected to attend tonight to hear the delegates report. Kay Longshore, student body president of LASC, will also be present.
NO DISCUSSION Tonight's meeting is expected to be one of explanation rather than one of debate. There will be no discussion on the NSA reports until thfe next regular meeting.
The ASSC budget will be explained and information concerning the balances will be given.
If the tempo of the evening is disturbed, it promises to spring from an. attempt by Bob Padgett to gain senate approval of his Tro-, jan Chest and the Student Union committee chairmanship appointments.
At the last meeting the dual chairmanship appointments of Lois Wollenweber and Buck Sherlock met with so much opposition that adgett withdrew them.
“American politicians are playing down the destructive power of the atomic bomb in order to maintain the nation’s present foreign policy,” said Dr. Robert B. Pettengill, director of the Teaching Institute of Economics, yesterday.
Dr. Pettengill is one of three SC professors who will speak on armament control in the first ASSC forum this semester, 4:15 p.m. today in Bowne hall.
The forum committee is under the direction of June Tapp, political science major.
Other speakers will be Dr. Harvey Seifert, professor of religion, and Dr. Eugene Harley, professor of Political Science.
Dr. Pettengill’s topic will be “International Control, the United Nations, and Disarmament.”
“American people refuse to become aware of the danger of the atomic bomb because it hasn't as yet had any real effect on them,” said Dr. Pettengill, who will discuss the possibility of international arms control with or without the Russians.
Views on disarmament will be presented by Dr. Seifert, who maintains that “disarmament is in many
►■reshmen Talent Sought for Show
Freshmen, if you can sing, dance, play an instrument, or entertain in any way, you are needed for a talent show to be presented by your class during homecoming week.
Talented freshmen may get in touch with Norman Pacun, entertainment committee chairman, at Aeneas hall, 837 West 36th place, or phone PRospect 79034.
JUNE TAPP Directs
respects more important than eliminating the veto power of the UN countries."
“The achievement of disarmament requires a guarantee of security whieh is not new available,” said Dr. Seifert. “To secure a feeling of security by the great powers requires a change in our present foreign policy toward Russia.”
He will present suggestions for some possible changes during the forum.
The question of United Nations as a method of international control will be defended by the third member of the group. Dr. Eugene Harley, professor of political science.
Students Who Look Like Students Needed
Twenty acres of cars and five acres of parking space—Frank O’Sullivan and his Greater Univer-city committee will tackle the problem of equalizing those figures when the committee gets down to business this week.
Although SC’s enrollment dropped this year, the parking problem has become steadily worse, Several temporary and permanent solution* have been suggested by administration and student leaders.
A long-range solution is being considered by the administration which would provide free parking for students in a three-deck, 30,-000 car garage on Menlo and Exposition.
GARAGE PLANNED
The State Agricultural department, which runs Exposition park, revealed last year that it planned to build this huge garage as soon as it could acquire all the necessary property.
The department wanted the ga- ■ rage primarily to use for the Coliseum events, but officials indicated they would lease the garage to SC i at a nominal fee for use on week’ days.
These plans have been shelyed temporarly because the department used all its funds to buy the property.
SUGGESTIONS OFFERED Here are some of the latest developments and suggestions which will take the pressure off the parking squeeze.
1.	Contracts for paving the student and faculty lots behind the Science building were awarded to the Pacific Coast Paving company at a cost of $10,000. The work wiu be done during Christmas vacation if the weather permits.
2.	One administration member suggested that the school operate a bus service to the Row. He contends that the daily jam would b« alleviated if the Greeks left their cars on the row.
3.	Several student leaders believe that more parking space would be provided i f the administration closed various streets on the campus, particulary University avenue.
UNIVERSITY HAD CHANCE Last spring SC turned down the chance to lease and operate the present parking lot on the comer of Menlo and Exposition.
“Were a non-profit institution," Business Manager Elton D. Phillips said yesterday. “If we went into some business like that, we could lose that non-profit status and would have to start paying taxes.” What about parking lots on the campus that the University operates during the football games, he waa asked.
"There's a .difference,” Phillips went on. “That property belongs to SC.. The land over on Menlo belongs to the state.”
Where does the money go that thc University takes in on these lots during the games?
LA to Show Film Starring SC Band
The SC band will appear in a movie at three Warner Brothers theaters in Los Angeles for a week or two starting today.
The 10-minute picture was directed by Jean Negulsco, one of Hollywood’s top directors, in 1941, and is being re-released at the Hollywood, Downtown, and Wil-tem theaters.
The band short is playing in conjunction with a picture starring an SC alumnus, John Wayne, *;She Wore a Yellow Ribbon.”
Trojan bandsmen played a number of football songs and marches for the sound cameras, including “Fight On."
“There seems to be a shortage of collegiate types in college.”
So concluded Norman Gray, casting director for the motion picture “Alma Mater,” at the end of the first day’s casting yesterday.
Gray needs 20 students for a scene to be filmed on the sidewalk to Hancock at 6:30 a.m. Friday and Monday. The casting call yesterday was not productive of enough students of the right age and appearance. He will interview prospective actors from 2 to 4 this afternoon.
“We especially need good-looking young girls,” Gray said.
He acknowledged that many SC-typc Grables would object to having their picture taken at 6:30 a.m., but explained that it was necessary to shoot at that time in order to get the proper light on the Hancock animal reliefs which will appear in the background.
Sponsored by the department of development, the completed picture will be in color and run about 20 minutes. It will be shown to prospective students and aumnil. Prof. Slavko Vorkapich, head of the cinema department, is directing the production.
Schmidt Names Junior Officers
Appointment of Shirley Rotsfel and Bob Wright as secretary and treasurer of the junior class was announced yesterday by President Cal Schmidt at the first junior council meeting. Schmidt also announced that persons previously listed as alternates will be consid-' ered regular members.
Other appointments included Carol Kingsbaker, chairman of the social committee; Bill Hickman, projects; Walker Larsen, publicity; Ron Gordon, research; Bud Green -baum, registration; Jane Aven, junior and senior proms and ceremonies; Stan Case, student and faculty relations; Marty Gray, Junior roster; Jack Warner, relief map, Larry Wolf, staff; Barbara Vierheilig. correspondence; Bob Wright, funds; Marv Freeman, public polls; Irwin Sattinger, class dance; Art Wexler, co-op buying; Carl Reiner, special projects; and Jack Drummond, letterheads.