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Makes Bid for NCAA Title
MONEY IN THE POT-ASSC President Warren Clendening holds the money-drum while Bob Sherman, NROTC, donates to help send the Trojan Band to Kansas City. Earl Apple,
—DT Photo ty Don Desfor
Squires, also makes a contribution while Dick Vitamanti holds the other end of the drum. SC students donated enough money yesterday to send the band to the playoffs.
by Jack McCurdy
SC’s wonder basketball team will bring to a close one of the most unbelievable seasons ever recorded this weekend at the National Collegiate Athletic Association finals in Kansas City, Mo.
With the first NCAA basketball championship in SC history just two victories away, the Trojans will take their first step toward immortality this evening against Bradley University at 5:45 (PST) in the Kansas City Municipal Auditorium.
Finals Tomorrow Tomorrow night the Trojans,
if winners, will play the victor in tonight’s LaSalle - Penn State game, which goes at 7:45 (PST). If they submit to Bradley this evening the Trojans will move against the loser of the LaSalle-Penn State contest, again at 5:45 (PST).
This is the beginning of the end tonight for the Trojans.
With them nearly 2000 miles away, it can be said that it really doesn’t matter if they win or not. Of course, they will never try harder to win two games than these two. Because it does mean that the very first national bas-
ketball championship for SC is highly possible after 47 years of participation in the sport. Two
put this 1953-54 annals, never to
victories would team in Troy’s be forgotten.
But the fact remains that what they already have done is simply phenomenal. They have defied all the “impossible,” “can’t do,” “never,” and “too much” odds to rise to this station today. On their way they won the PCC Southern Davision, Pacific Coast Conference and NCAA Western Regional titles. This should seem
“enough” for a team that was once pronounced “dead.”
Surprise Teams All four teams definitely were not supposed to migrate to the finals. SC’s fabulous come-back story is almost duplicated by Bradley, Penn State and LaSalle. Troy is not meeting teams beyond its reach and that is mainly why California has the shakes over the possibility of the first NCAA title coming to this state since the 1942 Stanford Indians did it.
All-American guard candidate Bob Carney will lead a high-scor-
ing Bradley team against SCs slow-breaking club which is one of the best defensive units in the nation. The Braves are much like UCLA’s race-horsing five and Coach Forrest Twogood plans to play them accordingly.
SC has been to the NCAA finals once before, in 1940. when Kansas defeated the Trojans in the final game. 43-42.
Both SC and Bradley lost to Arizona. The Trojans have wen eight of their last nine games. Both clubs are young and about even height-wise. And Troy has its now-famous guts.
tudents' Donations inance Band Trip
by Rich Reid
An unbelieving Tommy Walker and 18 goggle-eyed members of the Trojan Band, leked safely inside a TWA Constellation, roared out of Los Angeles early this morning and ^t sail for the NCAA basketball championships at Kansas City.
Walker and his happily flustered musicians left Los Angeles with an abiding faith SC’s school spirit. Less than 24 hours earlier, they had considered the Kansas City trip lothing but a wild dream.
The SC band leader, usually a luick man with an adjective, fas at a complete loss for words ?sterdav when he found that Jtudent contributions for the trip |ad rocketed to a stratospheric 1040. “Tell them,” Walker gasp-“that their spirit . . . and jntributions . . . are deeply and |armly appreciated.”
Senate Approves | The dizzy whirl of events that Vnt Walker and company to Jansas City began Wednesday ighl when the ASSC Senate Inanimouslv approved Squire resident Bob Gerst as head of ke project.
Gerst, ASSC President Warren 'lendening, Senate Public Rela-lions Chairman A1 Mour, and Chimes President Sara Donald net early yesterday morning to blot the course of the contributions drive. Collections began juring the 10 a.m. class hour.
“In that first hour of collec-ion.” Mour said, "we raked in less than $200. Naturally, flings slowed down a little, but ie overall contributions were ?rrific.”
Squires and Senate members, rmed with bulging cardboard fash cartons, were responsible 3r the bulk of the campus col-bctions, but 13 volunteer work-Irs “also helped out immeasur-|bly,” said Mour.
Lots of Spirit Clendening, who spent half the |ay stumping the campus with a irge hollow drum, said late yes-?rdav that “tlvs unbelievable ?monstration of student spirit hould dispel any ideas about irojan spirit being dead.”
J Walker was so flustered by fcsterday’s rapid-fire developments that he came close to for-rtting the band's 19 tickets for he Kansas City flight. When he lid the band that the cross-kntinent jaunt was forthcom-|g. he almost lost his self-con-ol.
Appreciate Support
|“You guys,” Walker whisper-“are the first of about 5000 band members to go back 1st on a trip like this. I know ^u all appreciate the student Iv’s support, but let’s make Jis trip better than great — t’s do a REAL job back there Kansas City.”
.etter from Band fhanks Students
ro the student body:
As far as we are concerned, ¡he first battle has been won. the students and friends of Troy von it yesterday, on their own iampus, with an undeniable emonstration of Trojan spirit. Those of us who have banefit-from your wonder-tons find it almost to believe that the place so much pride In
★ Trojans or Parasites
Troy has risen! It has opened its eyes from a deep apathetic slumber to find itself supporting one of the greatest basketball teams ¿his school has ever seen. ’
Since the “old-folks picnic” to welcome our team back from Corvallis last Monday noon—a tete-a-tete we had the nerve to call a rally—we have received a flood of criticism from our alumni and the local metropolitan press. For a change these criticisms were entirely justified and well-founded. We would like personally to thank Jack Geyer of the Los Angeles Times and Bill Smith of the Daily News and all the sports writers and alumni who blasted the feeble support we gave to the team this season. This, in a measure, is responsible for the tremendous demonstration of school spirit shown yesterday during the spontaneous collection drive to send Tommy Walker and the Trojan Band to Kansas Crty. Tommy and the band, more than any other out-., side factor, have been responsible for inspiring our team to its sensational series of victories. We should be ashamed to admit that the team has reached the top, not because of, but in spite of the support from the student body.
Yesterday’s “come-through-in-the-clutch” spirit manifested by our students is merely a first step m the fig’ht toward winning back our self-respect. Tonight, tomorrow night, and Sunday night will be the acid test. If we’re well organized, we can give the team and the school the most inspirational demonstration in its history.
Half the battle wi-11 be won with tonight’s victory (amen!), so let’s reserve our zeal for tomorrow night’s battle. When the word comes through that we’ve won Saturday night, let’s join the victory march from the Row to the Coliseum where the facilities will be made available for a tremendous rally.
Win or lose, however, let’s join the caravan Sunday afternoon from the Row to the International Airport in Inglewood. Students who do not live on the Row may meet the caravan en route to join the rally reception at the airport. Let’s get to the airport at 4:30 p.m. and put on a 45-minute ORGANIZED demonstration of cheers and music before the plane arrives at 5:15. Let’s give the metropolitan press and the community a real show to draw their respect.
We’re under the microscope of public opinion again. For SC’s sake, act like Trojans, not parasites.
RALLY TO GREET TEAM AT AIRPORT
we are in Kansas City night, we know each f the student body will be in spirit, too. Again, our thanks.
The Trojan Band.
Win or lose, a caravan will meat and cscort the basketball team from International Airport Sunday, ASSC President Warren Clendening announced yesterday.
Students will meet in front of the Phi Sigma Kappa house at 3:30 p.m. Rides will be provided for those with no transportation.
The caravan, organized by the Knights, will arrive at the airport at 4:30 p.m., where the rally, led by Bob Maners, head yell king, will begin in anticipation of the plane, which lands at 5:15.
“Last week there was a very poor showing of students to meet the plane. We hooe that all the 6tudents who can possibly go will join the caravan,” Maners s^id.
Plans have been made for a rally in the Coliseum Saturday night if we win, Clendening said. He also said student lead-
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WEEKEND WILL FEATURE MANY CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
ers and the yell leaders will also be on hand to organize any demonstration which might arise from the Friday game.
★ ★ ★ Officials Condemn Destructive Riots
University officials today reaffirmed the university’s opposi tion to student actions which lead to the destruction of public and private property. The university will take every necessary step to prevent such actions, and has asked the cooperation of students and student organizations
The Los Angeles Police * and Fire Departments have also been asked to cooperate in appre hending the violators who incite such incidents.
Princess Coronation Scheduled for Tonight
The freshman Princess and her two attendants have been selected, but who they are will be a secret until tonight when they are crowned at the Freshman Council’s “Princess Ball” at thé Los Angeles Breakfast Club, Regina Gesell, class vice president, said today. The nine finalists eagerly awaiting the final decision are Pat Murphy, Jeany Halderman, Renee La Rosse, Charlene Just, Carol Wilson, Jerra Lynn Tyler, Betsy Steinkamp, Judy Broomfield, end Karen King.
Clockwatcher to Crown The lucky “princess for a night” will be officially crowned by Dick Whittinghill, KMPC disc jockey, better known as the “Clockwatcher.” She will also receive a trophy from the Freshman Council.
Tickets for the dance may be purchased at the door of the Los Angeles Breakfast Club, 3201 Los Feliz, for $2 a couple.
Blake Reynolds and his orchestra wiil supply the music from 9 to 12 p.m.
Everyone Invited “The dance is not limited to just freshman class members,”
Miss Gesell said. “Everyone is urged to come so that the forthcoming Frosh-Soph Brawl may become a reality.”
The princess finalists, all that remain of the original 46 entrants, faced their final judging last night at a dinner in the Commons Cafeteria.
REGINA GESELL
. . winner a secret
SDX Sponsors Sportswriter's Trip to Kansas
Troy’s chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism fraternity, in conjunction with the University Student Finance Committee will financially cosponsor the Kansas City trip of DT sportswriter, Jack McCurdy-
“Normally the funds raised by SDX are used for our owti purposes, but since no other money was avaUable, we decided to finance the reporter’s trip as a contribution to the university,” Bob Krauch, SDX president said.
In addition to covering both games for the DT, McCurdy will also take pictures for a four-page layout in El Rodeo.
SDX is comprised of the outstanding junior and senior men in the School of Journalism, and its only source of income is the sale of the annual Vulture.
NCAA Finals Scheduled for Video, Radio
With radio and television coverage now definite, local SC rooters will be able to follow the
Trojans in their bid for the
NCAA basketball crown at Kansas City this weekend.
Radio station KLAC will broadcast SC’s games sponsored by Tidewater Associated Oil Company. Tonight’s game will start at 5:45 (PST) and tomorrow’s finals at 7:45 p.m.
The championship finals between the winners of the Brad-ley-SC and Penn State-LaSalle games will be teleeast locally by quick kinescope on KNBH, channel 4, from 11:15 p.m. to 1 a.m. tomorrow.
Production Termed Highly Entertaining By Times Writer
Featuring William Vennard, associate professor of voice, as Falstaff, “The Merry Wives of Windsor” will play its final two performances tonight and tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. in Bovard Auditorium.
The production has been rated as “highly entertaining and thoroughly professional” by Albert Goldberg of the Los Angeles Times.
The leading tenor role of Fenton will be sung by Hendrik De Boer. Other members of the cast are Leda Annest as Anne. Kathleen DeSpain as Mrs. Page, Elizabeth Wheatly as Mrs. Ford, and Morris Beaehy as Mr. Ford.
Kenneth Chapman wiU appear as Mr. Page, Tom Clark as Slender, John Noschese as Dr. Cajus, and Rpbert Barnes as the first citizen.
The story concerns the rotund Sir John Falstaff who attempts to lead astray two wives, Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Page. They discover his plans and make some of their own to get even.
Prices are $3 and $2 reserved seats, SI general admission, and 50 cents for students. Tickets are now on sale at the university ticket office.
Educational Group To Discuss Sales
“Salesmanship in Purchasing” will be presented today to members of the Los Angeles Purchas-ing Association at Founders Hall, in the fourth and last seminar of the Educational Committee.
Picnic, Dance Climax SC Engineer Week
Engineering Week reaches its peak today with an assembly, picnic, and the annual Engineer’s Ball.
Dawna Boiler was selected Engineering Queen and will present the perpetual “Eager Beaver” trophy at the noon assembly in 129 FH to the engineer who h^s the largest,
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most unique, and most colorful crop of whiskers.
Entertainment at the assembly will include pianist Bob Mosley, the Hong and Parker comedy team which appeared at the last Trolios, and the Gacarmar Trio.
Highlighting the day wriU be the dance, beginning at 9 p.m. at the Rio Hondo Country Club in Downey. The dance, which features the music of BiU Williams, is open to all students.
Bids are $2.50 a couple and may be obtained at the SC Engineering Magazine office, from members of the Engineering Council, or at the door.
The Rio Hondo Country Club is located in Downey on Old River School Road in the vicinity of Firestone and Atlantic Boulevards.
The picnic will be held in Exposition Park immediately following the noon assembly. All engineering classes are excused for the event. Free hot dogs and cold drinks will be served.
DAWNA BOLLER
, . . eager beaver
Y Carnival To Feature Many Booths
Studies getting you down? You’ll have your chance to temporarily leave this cruel planet on Friday, Apr. 30, according to Pat Crawford, chairman of the YWCA Carnival, “Out of This World.”
Women’s campus organizations will set up booths where souvenirs, food, baubles, bangles, and trinkets of all sizes and shapes may be purchased.
Trophies will be awarded to the most original, beautiful, and humorous booths. The best all-around booth will receive a sweepstakes award.
Official
Notice
TO ALL DEFERRED TUITION ACCOUNTS:
May we remind you that there is a payment due on your tuition account Mar. 19.
Students who fail to make their payments on or before the scheduled date, or who fail to make satisfacory arrange ments with the Director of Deferred Tuition for an extension, will be charged a S5 late payment fee.
B. K. Culver
Director of Deferred Tuition
TREMELLEN NEW PRESIDENT
Two Men Fail in Attempt For AWS Treasurer Post
by Susie McBee Coeds were not impressed with the two male candidates who tried to win their vote for the Associated1 Women Students treasurer’s post.
Yesterday’s election results showed Dave Maddux, president of the School of Commerce, polled only 5 votes, and Pat Patterson, former Squires president, received 2 write-ins.
Next year’s AWS president is Patti Tremel* len, who is now assembly chairman on the AWS Cabinet.
Fakuda Wins Janet Fakuda is the new vice president, having received more than a majority of total votes cast for the three veep runners-up.
Runoffs will be held next Wednesday and Thursday between secretary candidates Marian Hadadd and Barbee Steeves and treasurer contenders Carolyn Johansing and Shirley Largura. Miss Fakuda, who is now AWS treasurer, said
she could hardly believe she won the veep’s post since four women were competing.
“I’m proud of the confidence shown in me,” she said, “and shall try to live up to the ideal the women have set for me.”
Voting picked up considerably yesterday with 307 ballots cast to bring the total to 504. Last year 593 women voted in the primary elections.
“We were happy with the turnout since only one woman was running for president,” Elections co-Commissioners Mary Coate and Nancy Mispagel said.
Voting Close
The elections commission would not tell how many votes each of the women contestants received, but said voting was close in both the
secretary and treasurer races.
“We feel it is better just to disclose names of winners and of those ahead in runoffs so the losers never know the number of votes by which they lose,” Miss Coate said.
HURRY!
Mr. T Entry Deadline Set For Today
Today is the deadline for all entries for the “Mr. Trojanality” Contest, Chairman Ed Wilkinson said yesterday.
Application forms were mailed to all fraternities, sororities, and campus organization this week. The name of the organization nominating a contestant will be kept confidential, Wilkinson said.
A committee consisting of Bernard Hyink, dean of students; Harry Nelson, student activity adviser; Warren Clendening, ASSC president; and Chairman Ed Wilkinson will select 35 men from those nominated to run.
Each contestant selected must appear at the Trojan Camera Exchange Monday between 1 and 5:30 p.m. for publicity pictures. Appointments may be made by calling Richmond 2867.
Any organization desiring to nominate a candidate may secure an application in the student activity adviser’s office.
Voting will begin on campus Tuesday, Mar. 30, and will end Friday, Apr. 2, at 1 p.m. Ttifi. voting booth wiU be open from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each day of the contest. A “tote board” will give the contestants semi-daily positions in the race.
One vote will be credited to each man for every 25 cents donated to the Trojan Chest at the voting booth. Any contestant who also is a candidate for the title of “Mr. Casanova” will have all votes he receives in the latter contest credited to his name for the title of “Mr. T.”
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