asey, Hitchcock Face Presidential unoff After Close ASSC Election
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Trojan
ol. XLIII
Los Angeles, Calif., Thursday, May 8, 1952
No. 130
WS. AMS TO HONOR TROY LEADERS
AMS Meet Honors VIP Men Tonight
Cs spotlight wil] be focused ut 7:15 on the 5th annual recognition assembly in Bo-auditorium where outetand-scholars. leaders, and athletes the 1952 graduating class will honored with award*.
.lets with campus personal 1-the assembly will feature the presentation of the Order of Palm siward to the outstanding uating senior. Included among major awards will be the Tro-Diamond award, presented the TVoJameers; and the Gimbel
Last Ymmr*m Winner
war's Order of the Palm rd went to former Knight presi -Dan Schiavone. gold plaque, inspired by the jan motto. “Pabnan qui meruit t” (Let him bear the palm who rits it', is awarded for four of student sctmty. scholar-athletic activity, and oontri-is ts the community while ding school. Other former are OrafSwn Tsnquary, ’46. Boh Padgett, *90. oping fjewMionies. in new mem-of Bins JCer, Skull end Dagger, ghts. and SqvnreR will be an-oed. will follow the presents* oif awards, although ihe Order the Palm award will tie held until the end of the program. Men’s Chorus men's choruses of Alpha Tail first prise winner of the sonrfest 1 nthe fraternity di-and Phi Delta Theta. first winner in the non-fratemity >n. will entertain. The Alpha Omega chorus will sing wee&hcart of ATO" and “Our Is” and the Phi Delts Theta will sing ‘'Poor Man La*-
Complete Success
Art Lovers Buy Out Products at Auction
Products auctioned off yester- | didn't have more wares to sell. The
ALBERT F. ZECH . . . judges winners
Balloons Plug YW Carnival
Students in the vicinity of the 1 Student Union at noon today may I be bopped on the bean with a barrage of balloons emitting from the I fourth floor poop deck.
The balloons wil haw ‘‘YWCA ; Carnival" on them to advertise [“Global Gayety.'’ the festive jour-i ney to other lands Friday from 6 pm. to midnight.
Friday Night Twenty-seven organisations and I living groups will tempt visitors’ appetites with food anywhere from T~e~— be'picked h?'junior ! frozen bananas to tacos at the Y mwnbers of the AWS ^met.
Top Coeds To Receive Awards
Outstanding coeds of Troy will be honored Monday night at the annual AWS assembly at 7 in 133 Pounders hall.
i Monday is a closed night on the
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,__, . ___„	___ day afternoon m Harris patio net- afternoon portion ended 45 min-
asked to hold afternoon meetings i ~	. ^ J	^
so there can be maximum attend- ^ nMrl>' *lt>00 ,or the !tuden“ Iutes earl* bwause the ^tomers anoe at the awards assembly.	01 ,he f‘"e	department, and j bought the place out.
the group had just as many pieces | A drawing by Francis de Erdely, ready for bidding for last night's professor of fine aits, sold for $52.50 customers.	4	and was the highest priced article
At least 500 persons attended at the sale, the auction in the breezy patio ! The entertaining antics of auc-where pointings, sketches, and tioneers Gerald Bense. Las Angeles The URA a ward will be presented »cl4Pfcur* articles brought as much architect, and Donald Goodall, proas $50 each. Publicity Chairman fessor of fine arts, drew many Pat Bruton reported a few buyers laughs from the crowd. They told spent as much as $80 each for art ra few jokes as they asked for bids, works.	' Said Bense about one painting,
Sales from the auction totaled ‘‘This artist has a great, future in more than $800, with the marked- store for him. Better get his stuff price sale netting $150. Grab bags : now instead of paying high prices contaiaing ceramics at 25 cents, later.”
50 cents, and $1 netted $25. Cus- Miss Bruton said the sale was tomers wTho crowded the table re- 1 progressing better than those of
WENDELL CASEY ... 60 ahead
Highlighting the program will be presentation of the Trojan Junior auxiliary. Elisabeth von KleinSmid. and Town and Gown awards, which will be presented to the three outstanding graduating coeds.
to the sorority or organization having accumulated the highest number of points in URA competition.
Announce Officers Chimes, Amazons. Mortar Board, and Spurs will tap members, and all but Spurs will announce their : officers for next semester. Appointive officers of the YWCA and AWS also will be announced.
Announcement of the recipient of the Panhellenic Exchange scholarship also is on tap. The coed selected will study abroad next year. Blood drive trophies will be presented to a men’s living grdllp, a women's living group, and a campus organization.
Twelve senior women will receive AWS honor scrolls for their outstanding work in school activities.
BOB HITCHCOCK . . . another try
marked it was too bad there weren’t the past. Last year the afternoon more.	auction was rained out and every-
Articles of James Jarvaise, grad- thing had to be sold in the eve-uate art student, appeared to be ning. Sales Amounted to $1090. most in demand. They sold for as Thirty per cent of the proceeds much as $20 each. Sales from his i will be used for student scholar-art work alone totaled nearly $210 ship funds, r.nd the remainder will for the afternoon.	j go to the artist. Professors offering
A few fine arts students watching art works in the auction donated the auction expressed sorrow they ' their work.
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janeers. a group of enthusi-SC boosters who actively sup-Trojan teams, have honored year s outstanding athlete with Trojan Diamond award since ’. Headed by Bari Sage, a Bank America president, the organi-on calls itself “Synthetic Alum-
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Among recipients of the Diamond wards are Bill Sharman. all-lerican basketballer. and Mel tton. world record-holding sprint-. Last year's award was presented o Tom Riach. Winners are judged n the basis of physical skill, cour-and intellectual ability while competition.
Best Attitude The graduating athlete who. in e estimation of the coaches of ^ajor sports, has displayed the »st attitude and has been the st inspired during the year, will presented the Gimbel . award. *1 Martin. '50. and Bill Jessup. .. are former recipients of the iumni presented award.
Pour honorary life memberships Trovets fc-r outstanding service the veterans organization will swarded Norm Evans, ongina-. of -the Li vim: War Memorial, so will receive an award In charge of selecting awards inners was the awards committee !ded by Vince Dundee and comped of Dr. Albert F. Zech. cou i-lor of men; Clmpkiin Clinton A eyman and student members Don lerman. Larry Spector, and Don fflt
! Friday night.
The affair will be highlighted j with a chuckwagon dinner, followed j by dancing to the music of Frank j Sortino s four-piece combo.
The carnival grounds will be the happy hunting place for students with voracious appetites or a yen to partake in unusual games.
27 Booths n-iere will be 27 booths set up.
Representing 13 foreign countries.
these booths will literally feature Ur BoeM mem5erS- Members of everything from soup to nuts. But thf Pr€Shman Women'S council will between these extremes will be
New Members
Organisations naming their new members at the assembly will be Freshman Women's council, Troeds.' Red Cross, Panhellenic, Phrateres, and Judicial Court.
The Freshman Women’s council has sent out invitations to dormitories. sororities, faculty women and alumni groups.
Front seats will be saved for Spurs. Chimes. Amazons, and Mor-
SC Delegates Prepare For Model Political Meet
With party delegation chairmen 1 litical science, who ia official ad-all lined up, and last-minute prepa- \iser for the Connecticut delega-rations b^ing taken care of, the tion; Dr. Carlton, C. Rodee, pro-SC delegations are sharpening their fessor of political science; and Dr. weapons of strategy and getting Totten J. Anderson, professor of ready to sail into the Pepperdine political science.
booths with such novel enterprises as 'lassoing a girls leg,’’ “selling j leis to fellows with a kiss in return.” a booth featuring “Tijuana quickie," and another “feeding pea- ! nuts into an elephant's trunk.”
YWCA and sorority members have been busy as beavers all week selling tickets to the affair. Beach towel award winners for selling the most tickets are Dee Dee Sampson, j Alpha Chi Omega. 105 tickets; Jane Brown. Delta Delta Delta. 49 tickets: and Joanne Dennis. Alpha Delta Pi, 47 tickets.
However, some groups haven’t j done their bit, according to Carol Trov. ticket chairman. Miss Troy pleaded with fraternities to bring in the monev and Unsold tickets.
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model political conventions Saturday.
The conventions are designed to duplicate, as accurately as possible, the full-scale national Republican
The planning committee for the 1 and Democratic conventions taking assembly consists of Mary Vidos, place later this summer.
chairman; Joanne Peterson, assistant chairman; Alberta Slater, audi- ! torium arrangements; and Connie Hines, maintenance.
Mrs. Edwarda White, ’counselor of women, will give the welcoming address, and Jeanne Eaton, retiring AWS president, will be mistress of ceremonies
Navy Platoons To Vie in Drill
don't have to pay the tax on the unsold ones." Miss Troy said.
Midshipmen will compete on Bo-“We Want the tickets back so we j vard field this afternoon for platoon and company honors in the annual NROTC drill competition.
Each platoon will display its , marching prowess before Navy and j Marine reviewing officers. Awards will be presented at the unit's fi- j nal dress parade M^y 17.
Intercultural Club To Hold Banquet
A menu of Iranian, Iraquian. Indian. and Afgan food will highlight the Intercultural club's membership banquet Saturday. May 10. at 6 p.m. in the YWCA.
After election of officers, there will be dancing to the music of Herberto Toma? of Panama. All students have been invited to the dance.
Press to Work
So elaborate have the preparations been that Pepperdine will be completely decorated with flags and bunting (red. w'hite, and blue decorations). Radio and press coverage, and a 12-piece band that will go blaring down the convention aisles should create an authentic atmosphere.
SC will have convention delegations representing Republican and Democratic groups from California and Connecticut.
Heading the California Democratic group will be Lillian Stevens. Howard Holden will lead the Republicans. Abraham Ribr.hoff is top man for the Connecticut Democrats, and Wayne Schaefer and Harvey Resh are SC’s leadeis of the “Grand Old Party.”
Pic’l to ’Spesk
Dean Pic'l has been selected as permanent chc.irman of the Democratic convention, and in this ca-oacit:
Law School To Hold Bar Elections
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The hustle and bustle around the School of Law today Is not caused by eager politicians who don't real- j ize the all-campus election is over. '
The commotion is being caused by a law school election to choose
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executive officers of the SC Bar Assocaition for next year. The group governs most of the law students' activities.
The four men seeking the presidency are Mortimer Franciscus, Vic Gables, Bill Betz, and Dave Horn.
Candidates for vice-president are George Eckstein and George Mit-cheli. Unopposed for secretary-treasurer is Gillar Boyd, Charles Boles and Ed Taylor are vieing for the public relations officer post.
C^lor girl for the final dress ^ the parade will be selected by the f Approximately 100 3C students commanding midshipman officer of will be at the convention repre-the winnine company.	* senting the parties from the two
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Competition also will be held	J
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j today for top men in the manual unjVersilies Wjn be in attendance, of arms and the sword competi- Faculty advisers are Carl Q. i tion.	t Christol, associate professor of po-
All active members of the asso- I he will deliver an address \ ciation are eligible to vote in today
the election. Active members are I
those with dues paid. Voting hours will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Retiring officers are Paul E. Overton, president; Robert B. Miles, j vice-president; Fred J. Weitkamp, secretary-treasurer; and Harry L. Root, public relations officer.
Swiss Army Honor
Many youths in this country frown on the though of entering the service, but in Switzerland, a boy who is mentally or physically unfit for compulsory military training must pay a military tax until he is 60 years old.
Swiss-born Ruth Binz, who spoke to the German club yesterday, said that Swiss people consider it an honor to serve in uniform. To be rejected is regarded as the greatest catastrophe in the country.
In describing the military in .her talk, Miss Binz said every young man strives to be a marksman. Since sharpshooting is the national pastime, each boy is taught howr to handle a rifle early in life. After he trains himself, he is expected to pass a markmanship test. “If he afils the requirements, ,he must try j until he succeeds." she explained.
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Miss Binz has been in the United States four years and fpr four-and-a-half years prior to her coming j here she served in the Swiss army.
She is a senior in Asiatic studies and plans to do graduate work next year.
Croup Cites i 3 Campaign Violations
All the enthusiastic campaigning —the caravans, posters, newssheets, and handbills—even though all dotje in the clean spirit of competition, l\as resulted in a series of campaign violations.
Dick Van Laanen, elections committee cites member, reported the violations yesterday.
Although there have been more violations, ‘Campaigns were very mild,” Van Laanen said, “and there have not been very many flagrant violations.”
Numerous violations have resulted I from financial statements due to I either tardy reports or use of wrong vouchers, receipts, or forms.
The election committee under John R. Bradley, will determine the fines in the next few days, and will then refer its recommendations to ihe ASSC senate.
TROY Man Splits Vote
by Bob Erburu
Wendell Casey and Bob Hitchcock will face a runoff test next week for the ASSC presidency as a result of the balloting: the 1952 ASSC general election concluded yesterday.
Casey polled 1229 votes to 1169 for Hitchcock in the three-day voting, but the third man in the race, Howard McCrady, received 239 votes thus keeping Casey from attaining the majority necessary for election.
Casey Gains 60-Vole Plurality
The total valid vote cast was 2637, 1319 therefore necessary for election. Casey gained a plurality of 60 votes over Hitchcok but missed by 90 votes of gaining the necessary majority.
Undsr ths election procedures adopted earlier this year by the ASSC Senate the runoff election will be held next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The Senate, which meets today at noon to consider the results for approval, can change the dates of the election, although it is not likely that they will do so in view of a presidential runofT.
Ballot Counting Slow
The laborious job of counting the ballots for the presidency ended at 11 last night and no results for any other offices were available when the Daily Trojan went to press. It was expected that the counting teams would be up most of the night before all the offices had been decided. Runoffs are in prospect for several other offices besides the presidency.
A light touch in the ballot counting was provided by some of the write-in votes. George Tirebiter II received four votes while General Dwight Eisenhower received two. Fred Harper and Allen A. Arthur, defeated ASSC presidential candidates in last spring’s election, polled one write-in each.
Senate Slates Special Session
The ASSC Senate will hold a special meeting today at noon in Senate chambers, 418 Student Union, to consider approval of the elections results, according to ASSC President John Bradley.
The senators will take action on a possible runoff election if necessitated by the results.
One other item, a report on the Trojan Chest by Chairman Ted Todd, is on the agenda for the special meeting.
The 1952 ASSC general election three-day balloting was concluded yesterday with a disappointing turnout of some 2700 students casting votes. Approximately 1300 students voted in the final day’s balloting. The total voting fell considerably short of last year’s turnout of 3619.
Roughly 10,000 students were eligible to vote.
After the polls closed the sealed ballot boxes were removed to 418 Student Union (Senate Chambers) and the long and laborious process of counting began at 6 p.m.
The election, which failed to arouse much interest among the mass of the student body, went smoothly. John F. Bradley, chairman of the Senate Investigating committee, termed the election “the cleanest in many years.”
Bradley said that the main infractions of. elections rules were on rather minor points. He said that the rules most frequently violated were on,es which were being tried for the first time this year.
48 Hours To Clean Up
Another new rule, that candidates must remove all posters within 48 hours after the close of the election, is expected to add further violations unless candidates remember that it will De enforced, Bradley said.
Bradley commended the Election commission and Commissioner Jim Schuck for the smooth handling of the election and for innovations which facilitated balloting.
Both Bradley and Schuck pointed out that the failure by the parties to provide as many polls workers as requested slowed down the balloting in some instances. The polls opened late each day of the voting.
Schuck said that he was impressed “by the liberal attitude taken by candidates toward the election.” He said that there were only a few instances of questionable campaigning and character assassination.
Seniors Cast Biggest Vote
The ASSC main offices, senator-at-large positions, and the constitutional amendments drew the heaviest votes since all students could vote in these cases. The senior class led the class balloting. However, both juniors and seniors could vote for these offices.
Letters, Arts, and Sciences topped college and schools voting with 1003 ballots issued. International relations had the smallest turnout, 29.
The complete listing of ballots issued (and this includes ballots that may later have been voided) is:
Senators-at-large, 2800; constitutional amendments, 2754; ASSC major offices (men), 2044; ASSC major offices (women), 729; senior class. 1395; Letters, Arts, and Sciences, 1003; independent men’s representative. 709; independent women’s representative, 174.
Commerce, 664; junior class, 521; sophomore class. 456; engineering, 275; education, 208; veteran’s representative, 611; music, 66; international relations, 29; and pharmacy, 116.
egulation
Given Boot as Credit Controls Eased
Credit restrictions on automobiles. T sets, furniture and other con-umer durable goods were heaved ut the window yesterday by the ieral Reserve board. Customers lid retailers are now free to write own tickets as to down pav-ents and installment terms previously controlled by regulation ‘‘W.” be decision does not affect regu-tion "X'' under which the govern-t sets down payments and mort-
gage terms on homes.
This was the second time in a week that the Reserve board had eased its anti-inflation controls. Earlier It suspended its voluntarv b isiness credit restraint program under which businessmen were urged to defer non-essential pro-pec ts.
Also in Washington the Department of I^abor took a pot-shot at { a new anti-strike bill, which would
provide for court operation of seiied industries. Department officials described the bill as a potential weapon for the destruction of organized labor. On the other side of the rente, honever, members of the steel industry coulentfed. that the ineasare does not go far enough in curbing the so-called power of unions to create situations like the steel rtisis. The bill was indroduced by Bep. Howard
W. Smith (D-Va.) and ia Heine considered by the House Armed Services Committee.
At Yucca Flats, Nev. a flash that rivaled the desert sunrise it preceded heralded the Urst pre-dawn atomic explosion in mote than a | year yesterday morning. Atomic scientists witnessing the nuclear detonation said it provided one of the most spectacular displays yet seen at the Yucca Flat proving
grounds. First effect of the explo- j sion was a flash so brilliant that it almost blinded observers 45 miles away. The flash was .clearly visible here in Los Angeles, nearly 3U0 miles away.
in Denver, a coalition ef oil unions turned thumbs down last night on the government's plea to send their 90.000 striking workers back to their jobs. Union leaden also took time out to let
fly at what they called the “ap-Stabilization board to get indus-parent inability" of the Wage try to participate in hearings.
On the political front Senators Taft and Kefauver swept back into the lead-wagon ln bitterly-contested races for delegates to the Re- j publican and Democratic presidential conventions on the basis of the Ohio primaries. At the same time, however, Kefauver absorbed his
first election kick-in-the-pants in the Florida “popularity" contest which Sen. Richard Russell won easily, but by a smaller majority • than his backers had at first claimed.
In tiie Ohio contest, Taft blanked Harold Stassen. his only opponent. Eisenhower was not entered and write-ins were not permitted. Kefauver appeared to .have won at least 37 delegates in Ohio, giving |
him a 1171-* to 94'j lead over his nearest opponent. Mutual Security Director W. Averell Hamman ol New York.
On the EuenhoWer-for-preside! it battle lilies the leader of the General’s Nevada forces predicted th&t at least eight of the 12 Republican delegates from that state will be Ike supporters. The State CiOP convention gets upon way at Toncpah tomorrow.