SC CAGERS MEET IDAHO STATE IN REGIONAL PLAY
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Vol. XLV
Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, March 12, 1954
No. 92
ANNUAL OPERA
Windsor Wives' Opens Tomorrow
Opera makes its annual visit to SC tomorrow night in Bovard Auditorium with the opening of “The Merry Wives of Windsor” at 8:30.
Three additional performances are scheduled for Sunday at 2:30 p.m. and for Mar. 19 and 20 at 8:30 p.m.
Headed by William Vennard, ,---------------------
the cast includes outstanding at a	^	quick change of scene
Southland \ocalists who are stud>- ; ajSQ wj^ ^ j^^e p0SSible through
ing opera at SC. To be heard in the principal roles are Vennard as Sir John Falstaff, Leda Annest as Anne, Kathleen DeSpain
the use of a large wagon on casters. The scenery painted on the casters is down the middle and on both sides which can be re-
as Mrs. Page, Elizabeth \\ heatly vo]vecj. humorous cartoon style,
as Mrs. Ford, Morris Beachy as Mr. Ford, and Kenneth Chapman as Mr. Page.
Hendrik De Boer will sing the leading tenor role of Fenton. The cast will be completed by T o m Clark as Slender, John Noschese as Dr. Cajus, and Robert Barnes as the first citizen.
Comic Opera The comic opera by Nicolai is b^sod on Shakespeare’s comedy of the same name and will be sung in the English adaptation of Joseph Blatt.
This wiU be the nrst opera production to be staged on campus by Carl Ebert, world-famous stage director, since last spring’s “Magic Flute.” He recently returned to Los Angeles from Berlin, where he completed his first season as head of the Berlin State Opera Company. His schedule of future ctivities calls for him to rejoin he German company following he close of the 1954 Glyndeboume
in keeping with the mood of the opera, will prevail in the settings.
General Admission Prices of “The Merry Wives of Windsor” will run $3 and $2 for reserved seats, $1 general admission and 50 cents for students for the Mar. 13, 19, and 20 performances. The same prices will prevail for the Mar. 14 afternoon performance, except that the top price will be lowered to $2.50. Tickets are on sale at the University Ticket Office.
Dr. von KleinSmid Will Be Honored By Brotherhood
Chancellor Rufus B. von KleinSmid will be the honored guest at the fifth annual Builders and Allied Trades Division Brother-nd“Edtobui#*'MlSTFktai. I*?»1 dimer on Thursday Mar.
•The Merry Wives of Windsor” J.8’.,.?* °le ?e''er ?	i
s his first Southland operatic ; William R. Schroll, chairman of reduction this year.	‘hc SK>up f%, thf. National	Con-
Duclouv Conduct.	ierence oi Christians and	Jews.
Walter Ducloux, head of the \ announced, pera department, will conduct the i “In more than 50 years as an rchestra for all four	perform- i	internationally famous educator,
nces	[	Dr. von KleinSmid has	done
Creation of the four full stage much to promote brotherhood ;ets required for the production j among all men,’’ Schroll said.
is under the direction of Robert Corrigan, assistant professor of drama.
It is a privilege for the builders and allied trades division to recognize his outstanding rec-
For the purpose of changing ord.” scenery, Corrigan will use two j The affair is being sponsored periaktoi, an old Greek device for | by the National Conference of rapid shifting of scenery. These ! Christians and Jews, are high prism-shaped scenes on :	Last	year’s	honored	guest	w’as
casters, with only one side visible ‘ FI. Adm. Chester A. Nimitz.
Six Applicants Enter Princess Dance Contest
The freshman dance princess contest rolled off to an impressive start yesterday as six applications were entered the first day.
So far the sororities lead the independents in entries, with Jean Kircher being the only independent. The Rowites entered are Delta Gammas Cynthia Brewster, Sandra Hubbell, and Rusty Craig. Betsy Steinkamp and JudyBrom-field are Kappa Alpha Theta nominations.
Harold Murdock, contest chairman, stresses that more independents must enter to make the contest a success, and reminds all freshman women that there is no limit to the number of contestants.
• “Both sororities and independents may enter as many women as they wish,” Murdock said.
Entry Fee Interested women are requested to fill out a petition in 215 SU and to pay a $1 entry fee. These petitions will be available until Tuesday at noon when all applications must be turned in.
Object of the contest is to select a princess and two attendants from the freshman class to reign over the first annual freshman dance, the “Princess Ball,” Mar. 19, at the Los Angeles Breakfast Club.
The princess and her court will be crowned by Chuck Leimbach, class president, at the dance which will feature Blake Reynolds and his orchestra, from 9 to 12 p.m.
Upper Classmen The frosh council, sponsor of the affair, invites all freshmen to attend. Only one member of the couple has to be a freshman, so “upper classmen can attend, too, if they can wrangle a freshman date,” said Murdock.
Tickets are $2 a couple and
may be purchased from any frosh council member or from Bob Sherman at the ZBT House, 666 West 28th Street. Starting Monday they may also be purchased at a ticket booth outside the Student Union.
BUSINESS MEETING — Representatives from groups entering booths in the Alumni Day program Apr. 3, will meet at 12:30 to discuss their plans with the ASSC social cabinet.
Around Bobbette Bentley, ASSC vice president, are (I to r) Pat Lund, Virginia Lee, Bud Sealts, Rudy Fritsch, Barbara Goode, Jim McGregor, Carol Brown, and Ken Niles.
rientation Meetingfor Alumni Day Booth Chairmen Scheduled Today
Booth chairmen of fraternities, sororities, living groups, and other campus organizations participating in Alumni Day are asked to attend an orientation meet-i.g at 12:30 today in the International tudents’ Lounge.
The purpose of the meeting is to have ,he chairmen register their ideas and emes for booths in order to avoid dupli-tion, according to Bobette Bentley, vice president and social committee
“We have had tremendous response the campus groups,” said Miss Bent-y, “and this meeting is important to cote the ideas of the social committee the groups, themselves.”
Alumni Day is scheduled for Saturday, Apr. 3, and all alumni and their friends and the entire student body are invited.
The central section of the campus will oe turned into a carnival grounds for the day. In addition to the booths, a luncheon and a band concert are included in the activities being planned.
The swimming pool and television studio will be open, and a nursery sponsored by the School of Education will be provided for small children.
A feature of the day will be a varsity football scrimmage and a faculty-alumni baseball game with Prof. Frank Baxter announcing and Chancellor Rufus B. von KleinSmid as umpire.
TV Film Interview Reveals Free Speech on Campus
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STREETCORNER-TROY - Clete Roberts, interviewer for KCOP-TV's "Streetcorner USA,” is shown questioning Eddie Etezad, one of
—DT Photo by Don JJesior
many SC students who will appear on a future presentation of the popular public opinion series. DT will publish date of the show.
Walker, Band Travel North With Cagers
It’s a long way to Corvallis, Ore., but Troy’s PCC champion cagers will not be without rooters or music to keep their spirits up.
Tommy Walker and the 28-piece Trojan pep band will make the trip to the North to support SC’s bid for the NCAA Western Regional crown tonight, and possibly tomorrow night.
Eleven members of the band left last night.
Longest Trip
The rest of the band, consisting of 13 members, will take off tonight at 10:15. They will be transported to Corvallis in a private DC-3, owned by C. C. Mosley, a former football star at SC, and chairman of the board of directors of the Grand Central Airport at Glendale, where they will begin their flight.
This will be the longest trip of the season for the band. Previously they went to Stanford and California.
Highlight of the Cal trip was the concert played in the yard of San Quentin prison before 1000 inmates. Favorite song of the inmates was “Dragnet.”
‘Very Close’
The Bandmen toured the prison, seeing the gas chamber and other parts of the institution.
“The band and the basketball team are very close, and therefore offer a lot of encouragement to each other,” said 'Tommy Walker. “I know the basketball players were happier than the band members when they found
out the band was going up with
the team.”
Walker added, "I’m hoping we can help the team come back with a regional!”
Red Cross Orators Needed for Drive
McConihay to Head TKE Pledge Class
Fred McConihay has been elected president of the pledge class of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. Officers serving under him are Chuck Lawrence and Karl Jaegar, co-vice presidents, and Ken Engle, secretary-treasurer.
Other new TKE pledges are LeRoy Fowler. Jerry Andes, Bill Hanley, Jim Moon, Jim Walker, Chuck Kidd, Vince La Rosa, Don Bilbey, and Bill Campillo.
Professor to Show Teaching Differences
Dr. Robert Clark, exchange professor from the University of Glasgow, will point out differences between teaching methods and techniques in English and American universities at the Zoology Club meeting Tuesday.
The meeting will be held in 252 Sc. at 4 p.m.
Calling all orators—the Red Cross wants you.
Classroom speakers are needed as a part of the spring blood drive publicity campaign planned by Donna Meadors, publicity chairman. Interested students should sign-up in 215 SU, beginning today.
Drive Starts Mar. 29
This semester’s drive will be conducted during the week of Mar. 29 through Apr. 2. Mary Barrett, campus Red Cross chairman, is supervising all plans for this semester’s activities.
A kick-off rally is scheduled for Mar. 24 in Bovard Auditorium. Rally chairmen Don Daves, Bill Houser, and Miss Barrett are attempting to secure either Danny Kaye or Martin and Lewis for
the affair.
Movie In Rally
“The famous Woody Woodpecker blood drive movie will also be included in this rally,” said Miss Barrett. This ieaturette has been shown on television and in movie theaters throughout the country.
UCLA is planning to hold its drive simultaneously with SC and has challenged the Trojans to reach or top its blood quota.
Competition Strong
“This competition should prove almost as strong as the annual football game between the two rivals,” Miss Barrett said.
In addition to the cross-town rivalry, the University of Michigan has invited both Los Angeles universities to better its record of 3000 pints collected in its drive last semester.
Beat Michigan Quota
In its challenging letter, the Michigan school inferred that both schools together could not top that mark, but "we think we can beat Michigan’s quota without the help of UCLA,” said Miss Meadors.
Students can sign-up to pledge blood during the week preceding the drive and at the kick-off rally. Joan Nelson, sign-up committee chairman, is arranging for booths to be located on the campus where pledge cards will be available.
Drafting Orators
Lenore Monosson, speak e r s committee chairman, is drafting orators to speak at night classes, mothers’ clubs, living groups, and campus organizations.
Inter-group competition is traditionally a feature of the blood drive. Last semester, the NROTC won the American Red Cross trophy awarded to the campus ROTC group donating the highest percentage of blood.
Beta Theta Pi Winner
Other winning groups in the fall drive were Beta Theta Pi fraternity, Kappa Gamma sorority,
and the sophomore class council.
A set-up committee headed by Mary Lyn Erlendson will act as host to donors during the drive.
To keep students and faculty posted of the progress of the drive, a blood thermometer will be placed in front of the Student Union.
SC Tops Quota
“In last semester’s drive, Trojans topped their quota , of 900 pints by 450,” Miss Barrett said. “The spring drive is the largest we have ever attempted, but with everyone’s help we know it will be our most successful.”
Mr. T Winner Will Enter In National Race
SC’s “Mr. Trojanality” may be the "College Casanova” of the nation providing that he wins the “College Casanova Contest,” sponsored by Bob Hope in conjunction with his present TV series, Ed Wilkinson, chairman of the Mr. Trojanality contest, said yesterday.
The start of the nation-wide contest will be announced on Mar. 16 by Hope on his NBC-TV show.
Mr. Casanova will spend a week in HoUywood as the guest of Bob Hope, and will have a guest appearance on the famous comic’s TV show.
Wilkinson also announced his committee appointments for the Mr. Trojanality contest. They are:
Pete Paterson, vice chairman; Bonnie Taecker, secretary; Jerry Carr and Sara Donald, publicity; Don Hinsvark, prizes; John Klose, booth design; and Phil Quinn, chairman of the “Beaux Arts Ball.”
Proceeds from the “Mr. Trojanality” contest will go to Trojan Chest, whose beneficiaries are Troy Camp, World University Service, Red Cross, Community Chest, and the YWCA.
Students are requested to support the contest wholeheartedly so that these organizations may be contributed to.
DT Staff
Student Union Is Site of Roberts' Video Program
by Harvey Zuckman
“Street Corner, USA” became “Street Comer, SC” yesterday as Clete Roberts asked students about freedom of expression on his TV interview program.
The program was set up in front of the Student Union during the lunch hour. Roberts asked the large group of students, who were attracted to the area by the sound camera and tape recorder, “Do you think and express yourselves as freely as you wish, on campus and off?”
Eddie Etezad, an Iranian student majoring in cinema, was the program’s first participant. Etezad stated that he was freely able to criticize anything he wished about America, but he had to be cautious when referring to his native country. Warren Clendening, ASSC president, said he believed that freedom of expression at SC was not restricted in any way. To prove his point, Clendening recalled:
Staff meeting at noon today in the city room. All reporters and copyreaders are required to attend.
Parties Not Hampered
“During the last presidential campaign, students on campus organized movements for candidates of both major parties and were not hampered in any way by the university in carrying out their activities.”
Roberts then asked the student body president if he thought that instructors also had freedom to say what they wanted. Clenden-ing said he thought so but commented that an instructor should stick to the subject he is supposed to teach. Within the subject limits, Clendening added, teachers certainly should have a right to express themselves.
Editor Guest Another guest on “Streetcorner” was Hank Alcouloumre, editor of the Daily Trojan. Alcouloumre said that a well-balanced freedom of expression existed not only with the individual students but also in the Daily Trojan.
An overwhelming majority of the more than 20 students interviewed believed that almost complete freedom of opinion existed at Troy. Some said, however, that at work or at a social gathering, they had to be careful not to express an unpopular view.
Shown On KCOP The “Street Corner, USA” film will be shown in two or three weeks on station KCOP, channel 13. Time of the program will be 9 p.m., Sunday.
After Roberts finished filming tha show, he commented on the university and the student body.
‘Although having been on the campus for a very few minutes, it seems to me that more freedom of expression exists here at Cabinet and a 2.5 SC than at many other universit--' grade average
ies throughout the United States.
Interesting Sidelight
‘The students here appear much more mature than at the average university. There doesn’t seem to be any high school atmosphere at SC,” Roberts added.
An interesting sidelight on the program, Roberts noted, was that this show marked the first time it had been filmed in the middle of a street on a Persian rug.
* ★ ★ Persian Art Included in TV Program
Clete Roberts yesterday made the Persian Art exhibit of tbs Inter cultural Club a part of his SC film for his TV program, “Street Corner, USA.”
Besides filming his show on a Persian carpet, Roberts also filmed some of the Persian jewelry and a Persian water pipe which was part of the display in front of the Student Union.
Eddie Etezad, Iranian student majoring in cinema, said these films will be used to open the TV program, on which Etezad will be the first speaker.
Roberts also visited the International Lounge where the majority of the 200 articles were on exhibit, taking still photographs. One of these photos featured a Persian carpet made of silk which is vali»3d at $500.
AWS Aspirants Must File Petitions By 3 p. m. Today
AWS petitions for the offices of president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer for next year must be turned in by 3 p.m. today at 216 SU, according to Joan Vasseur, AWS president.
The candidates for president must have a year’s experience in the AWS Cabinet or Associate accumulative
Women running for vice president must have 60 units of work completed by September and a 2.3 grade average. Necessary qualifications for candidates for secretary and treasurer are 30 units of work completed by September and a 2.3 grade average.
A nominations assembly will be held Monday noon in 133 FH. All candidates will be presented at this time.
'VEGAS' COMES TO COLLEGE AT DORMS' OPEN HOUSE
Roulette wheels, blackjack tables, and a chuck-ft-hiek cage will be the featured attractions at Monday night’s “Vegas Venture,” an open house sponsored by EVK, University Hall, sod Town and Gown.
The affair will take place from 7 to 9 pjn. in the social and recreation rooms of EVK and University Hall, and will be centered around the theme of the Nevada city’s night spot*
Women from the three dorms will act as dealers at the blackjack tables and will also officiate over the refreshment booths, which will be located in EVK. Winners of all card game« will be paid in candy chips.
Dancing will take place in University Hall, with a combo providing the musics.
The entire event is being planned by the social chairman of the three dorms, who are Judy Green, EVK; Pauline Kutansky, University Hall; and Marilyn Reynolds, Town and Gown.
Everyone is invited to attend and join in he fun of a Las Vegas “spree.”