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72 Los Angeles, Calif, Friday, Dec 14, 1951 No 62
Vol. XLIII
The Fight Goes
Five days of intensive traffic education on campus and in the Daily Trojan comes to a close today, but the fight to end the slaughter on the nation’s highways will go on.
The complete story of traffic safety could never be told in five days. Traffic safety is a 24-hour-a-day, 365-davs-a-year job. It might seem like a rather dull job, but anyone who inspects the long daily lists of traffic victims cannot help but agree that it is among the most vital of projects facing the people of America.
The Daily Trojan these past five days has tried to tell you the story of traffic safety. It’s a story that each of us writes whenever we get into an automobile and venture onto the highways.
If it isn’t a pretty story it’s because we make it that way. If we want to improve the story we alone are the ones who can do it.
It’s a paradox that the deadly story of our highways builds up to its most lethal climax during our gayest holiday season— Christmas. “Death takes no holiday” is a somewhat shopworn phrase, but the undeniable truth of it is a pointed reminder for the SC students who begin going home today. #
We hope that you all will be back at SC Jan. 3 after enjoying a most pleasant vacation. When you get behind the wheel of your car, think about some of the things you have read this week. Observe safe driving practices, be courteous on the road, don’t drink when you’re going to drive—all simple self-rules that can be heeded so easily, yet are so important.
Throughout the holidays and all during the year, it will help your peace of mind if you do these things that will keep you in one piece. Give yourself and those who love you a Merry Safety Christmas, and keep it with you through all of 1952.
rovets Collect ver $1000 in WM Drive
As the Tro vet's Living War Me-orial drive enters it's last day, txibu tions and pledges show mise of a successful campaign. Contributions at Dr. Prank C. axters Christmas readings Wed-sday night netted over $500. Col-•tions in the day class rooms taled $550.
“A large response is eoming in rom the alumni but campus or-lizalions and the faculty are :kw in their response. Only ten organizations and 20 faculty mem-»ers have reported,” said Prank "ord. LWM chairman.
One thousand dollars and an qual amount in pledges have been ollected said Ford, and if the 6tu-lents oome through today and ither contribute, or pledge an ount of money we will hit our oal of $5000.
The Knights, Squires, Alpha Phi mega Phare res, and Junior class md LAS councils have pledged 100 r cent along with Sigma Chi, ta Sigma Tau, Zeta Tau Alpha d the AFROTC.
Though the drive end6 today oon->utions will be accepted during d after the vacation. During the acation Trojans may send con-ibutions to; Trovets, c/o Univer-ty Post Office, .University of uthem California.
The Trovets want to thank vervone who helped in the drive.
512 Donate Blood at SC
fficial
Notice
The Christmas recess will be from Monday, Dec. 17, 1951, through Wednesday, Jan. 2, 1952.
All offices of the university will be closed from noon Friday. Dec. 21. 1951„ through Tuesday, Dec. 25. 1951. and, from noon Friday, Dec. 28. 1951, through Tuesday, Jan. 1, 1952.
A. S. Raubenheimer Educational Vice-President
Although topping previous fall and spring totals, the SC Red Cross blood drive yesterday fell short of the 700-pint goal by more than 100 pint' of blood.
A total of 512 pints were collected during the two-day drive which closed yesterday afternoon. Red Cross officials said that 57 pints of blood donated by Trojans. since September at the blood headquart-f-ers would be added to the number contributed on campus.
Speculation that the mark would top 600 arose when officials said donors who were unable to keep their appointments here may still go the Red Cross Blood Center, 1130 South Vermont boulevard. Donations received before Dec. 31, will be credited to the current SC campaign.
Capable of handling 270 contributions each day, the Red Cross obtained 228 pints of blood for a six-hour period Wednesday and 205 pints yesterday. In addition 79 pints were collected yesterday at the Red Cross center.
Forty students were rejected over the two-day period because of physical reasons.
Red Cross authorities also said that another blood drive will be held at SC April 1 to 3. However, because it is necessary to wait three months before donating again, scheduled donors who failed to give blood at the present drive are asked to go to the Vermont boulevard oenter before Dec. 31. They then will be able to donate during the April drive.
Final '51 DT Hits Stands
The paper you are now reading is the last Daily Trojan that will appear in 1951.
Thc DT will cease publication with today's issue and begin on Jan. 4, the day after students return to campus.
Organizations and persons desiring news stories in the first issue of the paper should contact the city room of the DT on Thursday afternoon. Jan. 3.
Registration by Mail Dropped, As too Costly'
Fair but Risky, WM Tells Drivers
All main highways leading- north, east, and south are open but subject to storm conditions, the Southern California Automobile Club weather report said yesterday.
While none of the major highways ir. the United States are jclosed, drivers are advised to take 1'\ins with them. Chains will be leeded if traveling to Reno or any 'lace north of Bishop.
Drivers are warned to look out for mow. and to put anti-freeze in 'heir cars if traveling to any point :st.
Highway 66 from Los Angeles to agstaff. Albuquerque. Oklahoma ?ity. St. Louis, and Chicago is safe >r travel, but subject to storms. Southern roads to Phoenix, Tuc-
son. El Paso. Ft. Worth, Dallas. Little Rock, Memphis. Nashville. Knoxville, Roanoke. Washington D.C.. Philadelphia, and New York are less subject to storm conditions j than highway 66. it was reported. However, East of Memphis, drivers are warned that there might be , snow and ice on the roads.
Roads up and down thr* Pacific ' Coast are good for travel, but sub- ! ject to rain conditions in the Pacific Northwest.	j
It is snowing in the central states, with yesterday's temperatures in Pueblo, Colorado, reported at 28. and 19 in Rapid City. South Dakota.
The temperature yesterday in New York was 29, in Detroit, 19, and in^ Chicago, 18.
Mail registration, which has been used sporadically by the university for the past two years, has been discontinued, according to the registrar's	■ ■■ -
Because of the expense involved, approximately 30 cents plus postage per student, and the fact that only 2000 students took advantage of the opportunity this fall, the registration lines will once more be filled to capacity.
Pre-registration for the spring semester has been scheduled for Jan. 22 through 26. tom 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 10-2 on Saturday.
Adviser cards, which must be filled out and signed prior to registration are now available at door B of the Registrar's annex in Owens hall. Permits and materials for registration will be available there about one week before pre-registra * tion. Class schedule books may be obtained at the Information office about Jan. 7.
Students with no “R” classes may register at any time. Alphabetical order for limited section classes is as follows:
Tuesday, Jan. 22 M-N, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; O-S, 1 to 7 p.m.; Wednesday, Jan. 23. T-Z, a.m., A-E, p.m.; Thursday, Jan. 24, F-L a.m.; Thursday afternoon through Saturday, any student may register.
APhiO Needs Rides, "Riders For Holidays
A dearth of rides and riders Is the only thing keeping the Alpha Phi Omega car pool from being more thai^ moderately successful in its efforts to help Christmas vacationers.
Lack of signups can be attributed to many rides not coinciding with where riders are headed, and the fact that many students are struggling with bulletin board correspondence instead of using the free Aphio service, said .Emil Zalesny, president of the men's service organization.
"We are going to contact the UCLA chapter to secure additional rfdes and riders,” Zalesny said.
The car pool ends today, but persons still desiring rides may come to the Aphio office, 404 SU, and submit their requests.
Registrar's
Noticc
Seniors who expect to complete the requirements for bachelors’ degrees in January 1952 should check the list that is posted in the hall outside the Registrar’s office in O.vcns hall.
Howard W. Patmore Registrar
Safety Drive to Be Put to Test Today
}Twas the night before Christmas when all through the campus
Not a creature was stirring, not even a J fam pus.
The stockings were hung on our Tommy with care,
In hopes that those Uclans soon would be there. House mothers were nestled all snug in their beds,
ITIiile visions of curfews danced in their heads,
And the Row and the Dorms, from Phi Bete to sap,
Had just settled down for a long winter's nap.
When from out on the street there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the puddles of new-fallen dew,
Gave reflection of Bovard, in somberest hue,
When, what to my wandering eyes should appear,
But a brakeless old hack) full of good cheer;
JVitli a tipsy young driver, who thought he was slick,
I knew in a moment ’twas Daredevil Dick.
More rapid than eagles the wheels went around.
And he whistled, and shouted, flying low to the ground, "Now, Wreckum, now, Smashum! now, Crackum! and Vic turn!
On Speeder! on, Reckless! on, Blastum! and Blitzum! Down to the corner, right up to the light!
Now, dash away, dash away, dash away, tight!”
As dry leaves that before the wtld hurricane fly, fVhen they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
So up the corner these killers they flew
With a hack full of death, and Daredevil, too.
And then in an instant, 1 heard the big crack Asa Jefferson trolley demolished the hack.
As I stuck out my head, the better to see,
The Reaper’s grim chuckle came faintly to me.
The hack was a mess, from the front to the rear,
And for Daredevil Dick, 1 had many a tearj There he was sprawled, flat on his back,
And the remains of the car were all over the track. His eyes they were glassy! His face it was white!.
His cheeks were all cut, his nose was a fright.
His mouth it hung open from thc shock of the crash, His mind all awhirl with the wrong of the smash.
The stump of a smoke he picked out of the gutter,
As he thought, “To a Trolley a car is just butter.” • His outlook on driving took on a new mean
As though visions of safety at last he had seen.
He was truly contrite, and pledged then and there,
Red Signals to heed, regardless of where.
His look was so mournful, as head to me turned,
I knew that forever his lesson he’d learned.
He spoke not a word, but went straight to the hack, Pulling unbroken bottles from out of the back, Smashing them flatter than even his nose,
The no-liquor-and-gasoline pledge he then chose.
“The stuff doesn’t mix'’ his thought to me came,
And never again will I drive to my shame.”
Then I heard him exclaim, our Dick, once so waifly,
“Ilapps Christmas to all—to all who Drive Safely.”
# •	by Don Ramsey and Nick Apple
It’s about that time of year when visions of sugar plums replace those of blueboofcs, and the most familiar sound on campus is the roar of a muted exhaust as cries of “Merry Christmas” echo back over the half-deserted streets. Dr. Baxter has given his Christmas readings, and the DT has sounded its annual note of warning to free-spirited motorists. The university quietly closes up shop.
For those who haven't jumped the gun on the vacation, today will usher in a period of welcome reprieve before exams roll around and stamp that crammed-full-of-facts look on so many faces. A few students have been known to use the season as a means of catching up on term reports.
Ants, Grasshoppers
Some will find the season handy by way of replenishing depleted finances via the sales counter or the post office racks. The argument put forth by these Yuletide entrepeneurs is hard to beat—
“Sure I had a choice', whether I wanted to have a good% time or eat.”
A few will Just loll around and roast chestnuts, or whatever it is! that you do at Christmas time
when you don’t have anything else i Traffic Death Figures to do. They will be in the minority.
Those who have kept up on their class assignments and are not working may seek the pleasures cf snow-capped mountains. Best skiing conditions, are reported in northern California
Holiday-bound students today will start heading for points all over the United States, accompanied by the roar of exhausts and 1 the hopes of Daily Trojan and LAS Council traffic safety campaigners j that this week's safety drive wiil! make for wiser and safer drivers.
Greek Santas
Others will attempt to spread holiday cheer to children. Alpha Phi and Phi Sigma Kappa, for instance, will play Santa Claus to more than 500 children of the Cas-telar elementary school this afternoon.
Fraternities and sororities got a running start on the season last night as the Row dwellers ate their annual Chrisemas dinners, exchanged gifts, and filled the air with Yuletide greetings and songs.
Parties and celebrations are also scheduled for the holidays for those students who are not going home for Christmas. Houses, church groups, and various clubs have planned a variety of parties and outings.
Her# are the traffic fatality figures for the city of Los Angeles up to midnight Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles Police department, traffic education division :
Traffic deaths to Dec. 12, 1951-247
Traffic deaths to Dec. 12, 1950—
253
Traffic deaths to Dec. 12, 1949— 250
Traffic deaths first 12 days of December, 1951—9
Traffic deaths first 12 days of December, 1950—12
Traffic deaths first 12 days of December, 1949—6
THERE WERE FIVE PEOPLE KILLED IN LOS ANGELES IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
city crowd.
Considered to be the “best of the traffic films presented this week.’* the movie gained enthusiastic attention from the attending students.
Student Views
Dick Linsley. a sophomore majoring in Zoology, said on conclusion of the film that, “The scene on child safety especially interested me. It sure is er.sy to see how many kids get hurt in car accidents. No wonder there are special speed regulations near school areas.'’
In addition to the films, special testing machines had also been placed on campus for students to test traffic reactions.
More Pull!
“In this time of crowded holiday traffic conditions, we feel that the annual traffic drive plays a very important role in the instruction of I proper traffic regulations ” Vick Knight, president LAS, said yester-
SRO Seen for Consul'
A few tickets for tomorrow night’s performance of “The Consul” are on sale at the Student Union ticket office. This evening’s performance is completely sold out.
These two additional runs were prompted by sell-outs of the two originally scheduled. Curtain time for both will be 8:30 in Bovard auditorium.
Tonight’s cast will be the same as that of the first performance, which brought favorable reviews from downtown critics. The role of Magd.% however, will be sung
first performance, will sing again as Magda tomorrow night, and Francis Bames will sing the role of John.
The Opera Workshop production of “The Consul” is under the di rection of Professor Carl Ebert; Ingolf Dahl will conduct; Marcus Fuller is in charge of sets; and Saida Gerrard is doing the chore ography.
Gian-Carlo Menotti wrote both the music and libretto of the opera During its Broadway run it drew much comment from the critics.
day.
Trojans going home looked ahead to traditional family celebrations.	Good Response
of huge Christmas dinners, New “Judging by the widespread stu-Year s Eve parties, family reunions, <jent response to the traffic movies and Christmas morning in church.; and other projects presented
throughout this traffic safety week
Some even thought of brothers, husbands, and friends and their “White Christmas” on the battlefields of Korea.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Rushing Gets IFC Vote
Fraternity rushing will remain at the “status quo” for the spring semester. This move was decided at a special meeting of the interfrater-Tiity council yesterday.
Al Graves, Phi Kappa Psi, introduced the motion which was overwhelmingly carried by a vote of 27-2. The motion included an amendment to set up a five-man committee to investigate and handle rush violations.
Violators will be fined $25 for each infraction and will be reported to the interfratemity counselor and the IFC. Rushees will be informed of the houses violating rushing regulations.
A house may now pledge a man the day he registers.
campaign, we can hope that a minimum of SC students will encounter traffic accidents during the Chnstmas period,” he said.
“However, students should remember that traffic safety cannot be crammed into a one week period. It is the responsibility of all students to recognize safety conditions on a 52-week per year basis. Therefore. the LAS council and the Daily Trojan hope, that even though the campaign ends today, students will always obey traffic laws,” Knight concluded.
Film Highlights
Highlight of yesterday's traffic safety activities was the presentation of one of the “Sergeant Bruce” film series. The film, which features five phases of traffic education—drinking and driving, the driver and the law. child safety, left turns, and defensive driving— has won countless educational film awards.
Produced by Traffic Safety Film incorporated in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police department and- Lumberman's Mutual Casualty company, the “Sergeant Bruce” film was attended by a near-capa-
Flush' Set as Humor Mag Trial Title
Flush, “the magazine with the pull,” is the tentative title of the tentative new SC humor magazine that is tentatively set to make its street premier. Jan. 9, according fo Allen A. Arthur, tentative editor.
The only sure thing is the 25-cent price, said Arthur. Everything else about the magazine is tentative, you might say, including staff, name, and date of publication.
Before further plans can be made, tentative or otherwise, the blueprint of the magazine has to be submitted to the publications board.
At the moment, Arthur is seeking information that will help him obtain the services of a python to act as the magazine’s mascot. Only snakes of the 14-foot variety or over need apply, he said.
The magazine hopes to be of such quality as to have college magazines lift material from it, but to be so good that it won’t have to lift material from them, Arthur said.
With regard to advertising, the mag hopes to eliminate most national firms, and encourage more local firms to advertise, he said.
Registrar's
Noticc
Students are reminded that Saturday, Dec. 15, 1951 is the last day to drop a course with a mark of W if work is of passing grade. D. W. Evans
Assistant to the Registrar
by Phyllis Althof. Duncan McLeod and it won the Pulitzer prize and will again sing the role of John, j the New York Drama Critics Circle Peggy Bonini, who sang in the award.
NOT A PLEASANT SIGHT, but this could b e you if you drive carelessly. The^ Christmas holidays present extra hazards that every driver must guard against. Drive safely and come back to school on Jan. 3. If you don't you might wind up like this.
(Courtesy LAPD)
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