OUT H E R N
CALIFORNIA
Summer News
VOL. IV
LOS ANGELES. CALIF., WEDNESDAY. JUNE 22. 1949
NO. 2
Job Opportunities Told By Leaders
Faculty members met with an advisory grup of corporation executives Monday evening in the Student Union axid discussed means of coordinating efforts of the SC Employment bureau and employers in placing graduates in industry.
N. Bradford Trenham, general California Taxpayers I>n, and former SC stu-
uck a note of optimism meeting when he said “the rontiers are still open in industry for the energetic, intelligent, cor-poration-minded college student.” Vice-president of the Pacific Finance corporation, J. Frehsee Seeley, told the group that proper screening of candidates by the col-kge is most important in filling top management jobs and developing confidence of executives in the SC Employment bureau. EX-TROJANS
Two former directors of the SC Employment bu£*eau, Charles Boren, now vice-president of the Association of Motion Picture Producers, and Mirtlvey White, evalu-i ated present practices for recruit-^ment. White^iow personnel manager, Pacific Finance corporation, suggestedjf the possibility of resum-ng the Annual spring placement onfereance on campus.
R. Flynn, former SC stu-body president, new with CBS, suggested cooperative help on a radio program sponsored by the bureau. Lawrence T. Cooper, assistant vice-president, Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company, and chairman of the Gham-r ci Commerce employment anagers executive committee, poke of the chamber’s cooperation. particularly the speakers bureau for student organizations, j VISITS STRESSED
Lewis E. DeVoss. manager, Cali-fernia State Employment Service, suggested importance of bringing employers to campus in work shop
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weetzer. secretary-treas-Cola Bottling company, ormer SC graduate, sug-that the bureau send out city news letters to employ-about individual candidates.
SC representatives were Deans Bernard Hyink. Reid L. McClung, Emery E. Olson; Directors Arnold Eddy, John & Fields, Florence B. Watt; Professors Clayton D. Car-us, Lawrence R. Guild, Floyd Wohlwefid; and William M. Caldwell,-department of development.
CAI to Show Atomic Film
“Where Will You Hide?”, a half-hour film which explores the future of atomic warfare and its possible impact on the man in the street, will be shown tomorrow, 12:30 p.m., in 309 Bridge hall.
The council on Atomic Implications Inc. invites all summer session students and teachers to this showing, the first of a summer series of movies, lectures, and discussions on atomic energy.
A 20 minute discussion, led by Jim Roberts, chairman of the council, #will follow the movie.
Report Cards Begin Journey
Maybe professors ought to be graded too.
Yesterday the registrar’s office announced that it would start mailing out report cards today, but that many of the cards would have dashes in some of the spaces usually reserved for grades.
The overburdened grade-point calculators said this was because some of the faculty had neglefct-ed to turn in their grade reports early enough to be run through the IBM procedure.
Officials in the registrar’s office suggested that students who might want to know the grades wiiich the dashes replace should contact the particular faculty member for those classes.
And also tell them to get their grade reports in early next time, they muttered under their collective breath,
Keaton to Open Film Classics
Pioneer screen comedian Buster Keaton’s portrayal of “The Navigator” witt inaugurate the Summer Film Classics series in Hancock auditorium at 8 tonight.
The series, sponsored by the cinema department, will consist of five films that will be shown Wednesday evenings.
Other films in the series are Greed’’ with Zazu Pitts and Jean Hersholt; “What Price Glory?” with Victor McLaglen and Edmund Lowe; Noel Coward’s “Cavalcade,” and “Destrv Rides Again” with Marlene Dietrich and James Stewart.
Tickets for the entire series may be obtained at the University ticket offices for $2. No tickets for single performances will be sold.
Women’s Faculty Club Elecfs New Officers
Dr. Bessie A. McClenahan, professor ot sociology, has been named to the presidency of the Women’s Faculty club at SC.
Other new officers are Margaret Airston, associate professor of pharmacy, vice-president; Lenora Smith, assistant professor of physical education, secretary; and Florence Anderson, lecturer in mathematics, treasurer.
ean Tells Plans
Dr. Bernard L. Hyink. new Dean f Students, who arrived early his month to fill the recently reated post, has already begun lanning a program for the fall mester.
High on the list is the organi-ation of an orientation program or new students, he said.
Youthful Dr. Hyink explained hat his office would work with at of Dr. Albert Zech, Counselor M?n. and Helen Hall Moreland, ean of Women, in the coordina-on of services.
Dr. Hyink was formerly Profes-r of Government and Director Social Sciences at the Univer-y of Redlands.
iring the last year, he was ucational Counselor with the tional Institute of Public Af-rs. He served with the Federal ^il Service Commission in hington during the war. is temporary office is in 225 **0 Student Union.
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Lecturer to Tell Chaucer Appeal
“Why Read Chaucer?” will be the subject of a lecture tomorrow by Florence R. Scott, professor of English. 3:15 in the art and lecture room of University library.
Professor Scott’s lecture, the first in a series of ei&ht sponsored by the English department, will treat in an informal fashion the literature of the 14th century.
Sh£ will discuss the universal qualities of the great poet which appeal to the modern student.
Students are surprised when they find they like Chaucer, said Professor Scott. “The cordial remarks on Chaucer, even by lower division students, are very amusing,” she said.
The lecture is open to all students.
Y House Opens As Coed Oasis
A place to relax between classes is offered women students this summer as the YWCA will be open during the six weeks session.
The Y house, on the corner of 36th street and Hoover street, will not attempt to carry on its regular program of meetings and lunches, but the doors will *be open during school hours. *
Mrs. Claude Hensen, associate director of the campus Y, will be in charge of the house, and she invites groups seeking meeting plaoes to come to the Y.
Millet To Talk On Hoover Plan
Professor's Lecture To Open Current Summer Series
With emphasis on current international affairs, the departments of history, international relations, and political science combine tomorrow afternoon to present the first of their summer series of lectures, “The Hoover Commission: Role of the Task Forces” by John D. Millett, professor of public administration at
Alumni Elect New Officers
Gwynn Wilson, ’21, was elected president of the General Alumni association of SC. The announcement was made at a board of directors meeting Friday.
Wilson, general manager of the Los Angeles Turf club, succeeds Ron Stever as head of the 50,030 alumni in the association. Wilson was a graduate manager and track star while at SC-
Other officers eiected were Dr. Francis Conley, ’31, presidentelect; Howard L. By ram, * !1S, treasurer; and General Director Arnold Eddy, editor of the Alumni Review.
Elected to the board of directors were Bernard Brennan, attorney; Virgil Pinkley, editor and publisher of the Mirror; Mrs. Sally Sheffield Sauermaa; ana Dr. C. C. Trillingham, superintendent of Los Angeles County schools.
Columbia university.
Professor Millett, author of the text ‘The Process and Organization of Government Planning’' will speak at 3:15 in Hancock auditorium.
The Hoover Commission, headed by ex-President Herbert Hoover. is curren ly studying method* of reorganization of the branch®* of the federal government in order to achieve better effectiveness and economy in them. Hoover hopes to cut $3 billion from the federal budget each year if con* gress accepts the recommendations of his group.
Each “task force” within the commission is de§igned to study and plan reviiions for one of the many phases of government. Professor Mihett is a member of the task force on the organization of the o fice oi President. In the past lie has served as consultant to the war and state departments.
Swimming
. . . for recrcation at the SC pool us underway from 12 to 1 and 2 to 5 daily; and 6:30 to 9:20 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
SC Radio Sration
StiS! On
Time
Despite the handicap of a skeleton staff, William Sener, director of Radio Stations KUSC and KTRO, announced recently that KtFSC will continue through the summer on a 14-hour-day schedule.
Sener said this is possible because the spring staff prepared the summer programs before they left.
Highlighting the summer programs will be three special shows, “Meet the Faculty,” “Through the Looking Glass,” and “Music and Its Story."
On the “Meet the Faculty’*
DR. BERNARD L. HYINK . . . orientater
Religious School Offer? Writing Class in Sept.
A new course, religious journalism, will be ^offered by the School of Religion in September.
Taught by Dr. George R. Grose, religious editor of the Pasadena Star-News and the Long Beach Pres s-Telegram, the two-unit course will be open to graduate students from all divisions of the university.
Dr. Grose was president of De-Pauw university and superintendent of Methodist work in China. He is the author of “Life of James W. Bashford,” ‘The Outlook of Religion,” and otiler books and articles. A resident of Alta-dena, ihe is president of the Phi Beta Kappa alumni of Southern California.
SC Scientist Appointed To Government Post
Dr. Harry J. Deuel Jr„ head of SC’s department of biochemistry and nutrition, flew to Washington, D.C., recently to accept appointment., from Secretary of Agriculture Brannan as a member of a committee on seed oils.
Dr. Deuel will become Dean of SC's Graduate School September 1, but will continue to devote a gcod share of his time to research in addition to his administrative duties.
Education
Noticc
All applicants for teaching or Administration credentials who expect to complete requirements for the university recommendation for the credential in the summer session or post session should make application at once. Blanks may be obtained from the credential secretary, 557 Administration building. Deadline date for anyone wishing a prompt delivery of the credential will be July 3, 1940.
O. H. Hull,
Dean, School of Education,
\ new radio class will be offered this summer—radio 198a, television production. The class will be offered Monday and Wednesday evenings, 7 to 9:35 if enough students indicate today that they want the course.
Ralph Gardiner, producer of ‘Teen and Talent Time” for the past three years, will Instruct the course.
Interested students may register in Hancock 231, or attend tonight's class.
show every visiting professor will be interviewed during the oourse of the summer. The program wUl be under the direction of Hal Le-vich, graduate student.
‘Through the Looking Glass’' will be a women’s show with comments on fashions, recipes, and other topics dear to the hearts of women.
William E. Strobridge, former commentator for the Hancock Ensemble, will tell the story behind the music in "Music and Iti Story.” The script was prepared by Strobridge.