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Los Angeles, Calif., Monday, Jan. 7, 1952
No. 64
ocialist Norman Thomas Speaks 'At Noon in Bovard Auditorium
Discussion Period To Follow Talk
by Lou Mass
Norman Thomas. Socialist candidate for president six times since 1928. and the man about whom former Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes once said. “He has more integrity than any other con. temporary political figure.” will speak in Bovard auditorium at noon today.
The topic of the man who saidf •Td rather be right than be president. but I wouldn't mind being both.” will be ‘‘The Teacher of Democratic Socialism in the United States.” The lecture and the fol- | lowing discussion period are open to all.	j
Walter Brown, president of the sponsoring groun. the Cooperative Commonwealth Forum, tried to arrange a debate with the partici- ! pants being Thomas and s o m e I rpokesman from the ranks of busi- j ness, industry, or the Republican |
NORMAN THOMAS . . . integrity
War I. Thomas resigned his pastorship and plunged into public affairs. One of the most afctive party. Unfortunately, none of the Politicians in the United States, leaders of local business chose to j has run f°r offices in New accept Thomas' ability as a de- J York Citv and -New York state, in-
bater is well known.
i eluding that of governor, but his i fame as a leader in the Socialist
Possiblv starting him in the. field of politics. Thomas delivered : party and candidacy in six na-
copies of Warren Harding's Marion Star in his home town in Ohio. While attending Princeton university he developed a keen interest in politics, economies, and government from the courses of Woodrow Wilson. Thomas was valedictorian of his graduating class of 1905. „ Two years of settlement work fti New York City's slum sections broadened his background and heightened an interest in social work. His interest encouraged graduate study at Union Theological seminary, from which he graduated and was ordained in the Presbyterian minstry in lrll. •
Conscientiously opposed to World
Dr. Busemann to Leave For New Zealand Feb. 2
Dr. Herbert Busemann, professor of mathematics and a member of the faculty of the Graduate School, will leave Prb. 1 for Auckland. New Zealand, on a Fulbright research scholarship.
Dr Busemann wiil be at the University of New Zealand, but will a'so lecture in Australia. He will return by the end of the year.
He is a leading authority in the field of geometry and is editor of
Famed as Leader Of Minority Groups
people in thjs man is legendary.
A group of refugees who escaped about a year ago from a Soviet prison , camp undoubtedly were reluctant to disclose their identities to anyone but Thomas, whom they trusted implicity.
The minority groups of the country traditionally support his platforms, for he has many friends among them. Negro and Jewish national groups, such as Dr. A. Phillip Randolph’s International Brotherhood of Pullman Porters, and the j Jewish Forward admire the man .
J who said. “I believe democracy has * a chance, and not only that but! a far better chance to give as a i good society than any competing ideal or system.”
He is something of a prophet. Five years before the Laborites came to power in Britain. Thomas stated, “The old social order has gone, the old class lines are going; a free and independent democratic England may yet pioneer in a new democracy, as more than 100 years ago she pioneered in the old” Former Editor Thomas was editor of the World is | Tomorrow and The Nation as well as writing numerous books. Among these published are. “Is Conscience a Crime?” “What Is Our Destiny?” and “Appeal to the Nations.”
This man. who has been called the “conscience of America.” ap- j pears under sponsorship of the Co. ; operative Commonwealth Forum, a student group organized on campus ! in 1951 for the purpose of “achieving the fullest possible democracy in our economic, political and cultural life, by democratizing pro-* cesses of education and action.” [ The Forum's faculty sponscr is j Harvey J. Seifert of the School of . Religion.
★ ★ ★ Thomas Talks On Ministry
Norman Thomas, who speaks at noon in Bovard auditorium, will j also lecture at 1:30 this afternoon in the Commons of the School of Religion.
From a background of active religious work as a former member of the Presbyterian clergy. Thomas j i draws a wealth of experience. As I an associate minister of New York versity. and the Illinois Institute City’s Brick Presbyterian church, of Technology.	an(j paster of the rfarlem church.
After studying at the University he was chairman of the immigrant-
tional elections for president well known.
Acknowledged by labor leaders to have been instrumental in initiating much favorable legislation on behalf of the worker. Thomas once clashed with Frank “I am the law” Hague, the notorious mayor of Jersey City, who forbade Thomas to appear on behalf of a CIO group .there. The Supreme Court subsequently ruled Thomas had been denied freedom of speech in viola, tion of the Constitution.
Thomas always has been a controversial figure well known throughout the world. Even behind the Iron Curtain the faith of the
STAN TOMLINSON
. . . sells deals
250 Deals Sold To Seniors
Approximately 250 package deals for seniors have been sold thus far, but the large-scale selling campaign will not begin till next term, according to Stan Tomlinson, senior class president.	t
February graduates may obtain the entire package deal for $5.50, with the exception of a bid to the senior prom. The deal includes a picture in the El Rodeo, student yearbook; a year's membership in the General Alumni association; a year’s membership for men in the Trojan club; a year's subscription to the Alumni Review; and admission to senior week activities.
Tomlinson, the senior council, and the General Alumni association are sponsors of the senior package deal.
New
Vets
Registration Hours Set; to Get Early Processing
McGrath Successor?
Former Law Dean May Get Cabinet Job
Justin Miller, former dean of the School of Law, was mentioned last Friday as the possible successor to Attorney General J. Howard McGrath.
Rumors in Washington have it that MgGrath told President Truman in mid-December that he could choose a successor any time he desired. Mr. Truman, at his press conference, said nothing to dispel the rumors.
Whether McGrath will resign or be fired as part of the large-scale White House cleaning was not known, but Miller, president of the 'National Association of Broadcasters, was said to be under consideration as his successor.
Former associate justice of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Miller was dean of the School of Law
here from 1927-30. He was dean of the law school at Duke University from 1930-35.
While at Duke he was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1934 and served as special assistant to the Attorney General froir. 1934-36. Following this, he was in the_ court of appeals until he became president of the NAB in 1945.
Miller has also taught law at the University of Montana and Stanford University. He was editor of the Oregon Law Review from 1921-23, and he has written one book, “Criminal Law,’’ in addition to many magazine and newspaper articles.
Miller. 63, is a Democrat and an expert on criminal law and juvenile delinquency.
Reports that Sen. Kefauver, a Democrat from Tenn., is also being considered were killed when he
Spring Semester Class Schedules Available at Information Office
New hours for spring semester pre-registration were announced yesterday by Herman J. Sheffield, director of admissions, and Registrar Howard W. Patmore.
“Because of the small number of students who have taken advantage of the pre-registration in previous years,
the hours this year have been changed,’’ Sheffield said. “The new hours are more convenient for both University College and day students.”
Pre-registration will be held Jan. 22 through 26 in the Physical Education building. The new hours
Fagg's Mother Dies in Home
Mrs. Ida A. Fagg, 93. mother of President Fred D. Fagg Jr., died are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on week days
at her home in Redlands Dec. 17.
Mrs. Fagg and her family moved to California from Denver, Colo., where they lived 38 years. She and her husband, who preceded her in death, were active in the YMCA and YWCA work. Mrs. Fagg also was an active member of the Baptist church.
She is survived by her daughter. Mrs. Floy T. Barkman. of Newport Beach; Dr. Fagg; and Dr. Fagg’s children. Barbara, a sophomore at the University of Redlands; and Fred Jr., who is attending high
said he would not accept the post, school in Los Angeles.
American Mathematical association.
Dr. Busemann joined the faculty in 1947, coming here from Smith college. Northampton. Mass. He formerly taught *it the University of Copenhagen, the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton. N. J.. New York university, Swarthmore college. Johns Hopkins uni-
Art Students
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Show Works
The “Wild Still-Life” exhibition in the south end of Founders hall today is the work of the Advanced Design classes of the School of Fine Arts under the direction of Assist- j recordings, and the other on the
Stevens Tours, . . ..... r _ Lectures in East J°bcs With State Open
To February Graduates
Professor Halsey Stevens, head of the composition department of | the School of Music, will leave | Tuesday on a lecture tour of the j E^st and also give performances of his music.
His first engagement will be at Yale university Jan. 12. He will give two lectures, one on his composition techniques, illustrated with
Opportunities for permanent positions with the California state government are being offered civil engineering seniors. A civil service examination will be held Mnr. 1.
Civil engineering students gradu. ating in February may apply for
the Pacific Journal of Mathema- of Munich and the Sorbonne in tics and associate editor of the : Paris, he was graduated from the Transactions of the American J University of Gottingen. Dr. Buse-Math.emStical Society. Dr. Buse- mann is a world traveler and mann also is ex-president of the ' speaks and reads French, German, California section of the Mathe- Spanish. Russian. Italian, and Dan-matical Association of America and ish. In addition, he reads Latin, a member of the council of t h e Greek. Arabic, and Swedish.
inhabited parish of the East Side. The social problems of this area sparked an intense interest in social planning, an interest to which I he t’as since devoted his life.
Thomas’ topic this afternoon is I “The Social Responsibilities of the Minister.”
ant Professor Ralph Johnstone.
Subjects included in the screen-prited wallpapers comprose driftwood. pods, feathers, pine cones, stones, gnarled branches, and sea-shells.
Also promient in this display are free style block-printed wallhang-ings.
Beginning General Design students in Fie Arts are exhibiting their skills in two cases near 102 Harris hall.
Both exhibits will remain through Jan. 21.
Sigma Delta Chi
i . . . meeting today at 12:50 422 SU. All pledges and actives must attend.
SC Looks Forward to Fruitful Year, Glances Over Past Accomplishments
music of Bela Bartok, the late Hungarian composer. Stevens completed a book on Bartok for fall publication by the Oxford University Press.
On Jan. 15, the Leacrue of Composes wil! broadc?st Stevens’ ‘Viola Sonata” (1950) over radio sta-t4on WNYC. The music will be played by John Garvey, violist, and Evelyn Garvey, pianist.
At Colnmbia.un?ver.sity the Com. posers Forum will play a concert of Stevens’ music Jan. 19. The selections include Piano Sonata No. 3 ri948». played by Maxim Scha-piro; the world Premiere of the Qix Millay Songs (1950), sung by Stephanie Turash with David Allen at the piano; and the first New York performance of the String Quartet No. 3 f 1949 *, played by the Walden Quartet.
Stevens, a graduate of Syracuse university, has been at SC since 1947. Before coming here he was a professor of music at the University of Redlands. Bradley, university. and Dakota Wesleyan university.
Entering its 72nd year. SC looks forward to another year of activities and expansion.
President Fred D. Fagg Jr. reported to thc board of trustees that a three-year $10.000 000 building program, started in 1949. will be
research and scholarships from pri- i vate individuals, corporations, and government sources should con- j tinue to be about $2,509,000 a year. President Fagg said.
SC nefct month will become the first university in the nation to of-
rolled, will open it« 36th year June ican Bar association. The fifth an-
compleled by this summer. This fer a aegree of Bachelor of Science
will see the opening of a new $1.-155.000 clinic for the 55-year-old School of Dentistry, largest in the West, which has provided the Southland with the majority of its practicing dentists.
A new organic chemistry building will be opened when spring semester classes start Febfuarv 7. When a heart and cancer research building is completed for the School of Medicine across the street from the Los Angeles County General hospital. it will be the tenth building erected by SC in the past three fears.
Enrollment of nearly 11.000 day ■tudents and more than 8.000 ight and Civic Center students may drop slightly as usual in the spring, the trustees were told.
Gifts and grants for scientific
El Rodeo
Portrails
Seniors will be photo graphed by the El Rodeo starting today and continuing until Feb. 2.
Appointmets must be made with the university ph3tographer r. few days previous to actual shooting.
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Repeat performances of the Pulitzer pr.ze-win.jtng opera “The Consul" are being planned for next month. Carl Ebert, who 'heads the SC opera department, presented the coast premiere of “The Consul" at four sell-out performances teaching facilities, which started last month with the cooperation of in 1948. will include the opening of the SC Friends of M ^sic. a completely-equipped $100,000 TV immediate pledging to sororities studio, the gift of Capt. Allan Han- Wjjj aKajn ^e available to co-eds cock, chairman of the board of next month. SC had deferred pledg-trustees.	j ing f0r seven years until last fall.
Two new undergraduate law j
in Television. Expansion of TV
nual Institute on Federal Taxation is already being planned for next fall.
The School of Religion and the Southern California Council of Protestant Churches will co-sponsor the fourth annual Ministers Convocation Jan. 29-31.
The third annual Public Relations Conference, co-sponsored by the Public Relations Society of America, will be held on the campus April 22-23.
During the year there will also
courses will be started in September by the School of Law. One will be a four-year program of night classes open to college graduates. The other will be a four-year course of day classes open to a selected group of students who have had only two years of college.
The School of Law’s graduate and advanced professional program, first of its kind ln the West, will be a year old next month. It has 150 members of the S:ate B">r of California and graduates of approved law schools enrolled for special night classes leading to the degree of master of laws.
Men. however, have always been be institutes, workshops and confer-able to join fraternities immediate- ences for the National Association ly.	of Manufacturers. Merchants and
The fourth annual conference of Maufacturers Association!!, Amer-traffic court judges and prosecutors j ican Marketing association, Free- |
Execs Plan Tutor Roles
A series of conferences sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturers devised to aid public and private education will begin today when N. Henry Gellert. president of the Seattle Gas company. ! arrives in Los Angeles.
The NAM has originated a “guest professor” system to allow i successful businessmen and indus. ! trialists to teach in Southern California colleges and universities.
Gellert will meet with Dr. Lawrence Guild of the SC department
Tomorrow Is Deadline to Get UCLA Tickets
Today and tomorrow are the only days left to pick up rooters tickets for the week-end basketball games with UCLA at the Pan Pacific auditorium.
Students with activity books numbered from 1-2000 may pick up junior plant tickets at the Student Union tick- j et office for Friday night’s game ! only. Students with books number- i ed from 2000 up are entitled to tickets to Saturday night's game, i
The ticket office will be open j today and tomorrow from 9-4:30 | and from 5-7 for University Col- i lese students. All tickets must be | picked up oy 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Faculty members may also pick | up tickets for the games.
Reserved seats at $1 and 11.50, j and box seats at $2.40 are also on ! sale.
The games this week are the ; second pair of games in Pacific Coast conference play. Troy opened the conference schedule Friday and Saturday at Berkeley.
During December the touring hoopsters played in Salt Lake City, Stillwater and Tulsa. Okla.,
Lawernce, Kans., and Raleigh, N.C.
immediate employment on a temporary basis without waiting for the examination. Descriptions of the examination and application forms are available from the campus placement officer or the State Personnel board, Sacramento 14. Calif.
A civil service examination for junior construction inspector may be taken by engineering majors. Applications, which must be filed with the State Personnel board until Jan. 19. may be obtained at the board offices in L.A., San Francisco, or Sacramento.
The State Personnel board offices also has information and ap-plicatipns for:
Senior students who have specialized in plant pathology, botany, plant physiology, mycology, or bacteriology may apply until Feb. 2 for a civ’l rervice examination for pathologist with the State of California. Also, interested senior students who have majored in petroleum engineering, mining, or geology, may file applications for a civil service examination for junior oil and gas engineer until Jan. 19.
The’ state board has applications for a state examination for junior landscape architect scheduled for February, open to (college seniors with a major in landscape architecture.
Applications to take a competitive examination for forensic chem. istry may be obtained at the office of the personnel department. City hall, Burbank, Calif. Applicants j must be at least 25 years of age, male, and have a university degree in chemistry or criminology. Deadline for filing applications is Jan. 10. ‘
and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sat-j urday.
Spring schedules can be picked up at the Information office, adviser's cards, which must be filled out and signed prior to registration, are available at door “B” of Owen’s annex. Other registration materials will be ready Jan. 15 at Owen's annex.
Take Half Hour
Pre-registration will take about one-half hour,” Patmore said. Veterans who complete registration during the Jan. 22-26 period will get their papers processed and sent to Sacramento early. Book lists for veterans who want to order books early will be available Jan. 22.
Students with no “R” classes may register any time. Alphabetical order for registration in limited sec-, tion classes is:
Tuesday, Jan. 22, M-N, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; O-S, 1-7 p.m.; Wednesday. Jan. 23, T-Z, 10 a.m.-l p.m.; A-E. 1-7 p.m.; Thursday, Jan. 24. P-L, 10 a.m.-l p.m.; Thursday afternoon through Saturday, any student may register.
Regular Registration
Students who do not register during the January period will do so during the regular registration days for new students in February.
“There will be no mail registration this semester, but we are studyinng the possibility of such a plan for the fall semester. Mail registration has not been successful in the past; only 250 of the 10,000 students eligible last fall completed registration by mail.” Sheffield said.
Veterans
Notice
Veterans attending SC under P.L. S46 who fall in one or more cf the following categories should contact the campus Veterans’ Affairs office before Jan. *1, 1952.
1.	Veterans planning to receive their degree at the end of the current fall semester and wish to continue for an additional degree.
2.	Veterans planning to change their course or degree obpective.
3.	Veterans planning to change their major.
4.	Veterans planning to transfer to a different institution.
C. S. Jameson Assisant Registrar for Veterans Affairs
Familiar Dramatists Will Appear in New Roles ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★★ ★ ★ Cast of Play Escape Old Hands
will be held by the law school Feb. 4-8 in cooperation with the Amer-
Luncheon Set To Honor Rector
A luncheon in honor of the Rev. Ray Holder, new- rector of the St. i John's Episcopalian church and campus chaplain for Episcopalian Freshman students will be admit- ! students, will be held at noon to. ted again next month by the School j *n tnft second-floor Commons of Social Work, following ip a pre- dining room.
cedent set last year.	The Rev. Mr. Holder is from
University CoJege, one of the Raleigh, N. C., where he was rector largest adult education programs of of Christ church the past six years, its kind in the nation, will start He. his wife, and their three chil-
its 27th vear of late afteroon and early evening classes February 7.
Summer session, third largest in the nation with 12.000 students en-
dren reside in the rectory at 514 West Adams boulevard.
All Episcopalian students are in-I vited to attend.
doms foundation. Mental Health association of Southern California. American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers, National Association, of Teacheis of Singing, and the National Association of Retail Clothiers and Furnishers.
The Institute of World Affairs will again be held in Riverside next fall for the 29th year.
Music and Debates SC wil! hold the 8th annual high school band day, bringing 1500 young musicians from Southland secondary schools, and the 17th annual ivitational high school forensic tournament, entered by several hundred debaters each fall.
Faculty members won international honors during the past year. President Fagg pointed out.
Prof. William R. LaPorte, head of the physical education department, received the Luther H. Gul-(Continued on Page 4)
Notice
Most of the actors in the drama department’s first production this year, “Escape." which will open Jan. of management tomorrow to draft i are known to campus the-plans for setting up the program ater-goers.
here. They plan to choose eligible Virginia Reck, who stars as the men for teaching assignments here, woman of the town in John Gals-____—————worthy’s play, recently had the a a	>	starring part in the Crescent The-
1 ater groups Production of “Biog-| raphy. ’
Miss Reck also appeared in “Har-lequincge,” “Fumed Oak,” and “The Bronze Lady and the Crystal Gen-i tleman," which were produced last year in the Stopgap theater, and had a featured part in “Everyman.” produced by the National Collegiate players.
Dick Mangan, who plays the leading character, Matt Denant. has been active in drama since his transfer to SC in the fall of 1950. Many saw him as the father in last year's fall production of “Candida.” He also had the title role in “Everyman.”
In addition to his dramatic acti-j vities, Mangan is a speech and education major and is currently at-
tempting to hold the interest of about 30 elementary school youngsters in connection with his practice teaching.
Sue Brown, while still a sopho-
All students who are now enrolled in Teacher Training couses or are planning to enroll in such courses for the Spring semester are reminded of the Professional Aptitude Test which will be given Jan. 8, at 2:15 p.m. In 206 Administration.
The Professional Aptitude Test score is reqquired of all students enrolled in Directed Teaching courses. Failure to take the test will result in an incomplete grade for such courses.
O. R. Hull, Dean School of Education
VIRGINIA RECK , . . another lead
more, took the leads in two Crescent theater productions, "Measure for Measure’’ and “A Penny for Charon.” On Jan. 10 in Bovard auditor -| ium, she will appear as a frowrsy, bourgeous matron in her late forties, quite a change for an actress that has been playing young roles.
Don Davis, who is cast in the complex role of the parson in the culminating scene of “Escape,” came to SC in 1950 to continue his studies in drama, after several years on the professional stage and radio. He had the role of the defense attorney in “Libel” last summer.
Last year he appeared in “Hello Out There,” and “The Stranger” in the Stopgap theater. He also served as stage manager for the Christmas production of “Everyman,” handling i the complex music and sound systems. He pursuaded his wife Angela to design and execute the costumes for “Everyman.”
Tickets are now available at the university ticket office for all performances of “Escape.” Orchestra j seats are $1; balcony tickets are 50 cents.