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Vol. XLV
Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Oci. 30, 1953
No. 29
Ugly Man Contest Winds Up Today
6000 Votes Cast; Nickoloff and
Shanks Leads in Sizzling Race
Ken Shanks and Tom Nickoloff are neck and neck and Harry Nelson is trailing with Bob Maners holding down last spot, as the Ugly Man contest goes into the final stretch today.
Students have already plunked down 6000 pennies at a copper a vote in the hope of elect-
ing either Shanks, speech instructor: Nickoloff, football player; Nelson, student activities adviser; or Maners, yell king, the ugliest man on campus.
Aside from obvious recognition, the winner will receive a “lovely trophy,” said Bob Wallach, presi-
Burg To Tell Plastic Ideas
dent of the Sophomore class which is sponsoring the contest.
Another trophy will be awarded to the sponsor of the winning ugly man candidate. These will be awarded at the All-U dance tonight at 7:30 in the Student Lounge.
Panhellenic is sponsoring Nickoloff; Independent Men’s Council, Shanks; Independent Women’s Council, Maners; and Interfraternity Council, Nelson.
Wallach said the contest has been a great success.
“Pennies have come pouring into our SU booth polls, because we
Third Tirebiter Prefers Uclan Pants to Tires
George Tirebiter III has been in forced seclusion at the Sigma Phi Epsilon house because George did his duty..
According to Sig Ep President Reed Bingham and Knight prexy Tom Graham, George < sensed a strange odor in the air Oct. 9 and tore out of the house to confront this culprit with a blue and gold cap on.
George took one look at him and knew he should do his duty. He bit the cross-town enemy and tore his pants.
However, a dragnet was spun to apprehend George. The victim was treated at the Georgia Street Receiving Hospital following his report to the police.
George was confined to a two week quarantine period and as a result was unable to attend the Cal game. His compensation was that the UCLA man got his feelings hurt and the seat of his pants torn.
Fiapper Day Entry Deadline Today at Noon
Noon today is the deadline for fraternity entries for the 1953 Homecoming version of Flapper j Day. -
Fraternities should submit an | entry application containing the i name of the fraternity, the name and phone number of the house chairman, the make and year of the car, and a brief description of the entry.
Applications should be turned in to Flapper Day Chairman Rodger Darborine at the Theta Xi house, 728 West 28th Street, or in the ASSC office, 215 SU.
Fraternities should submit least their intention to entfer the deadline if the complete formation requested is not
Recently discovered principles from which new types of plastics might be developed will be dis- have had such wonderful cooper-cussed bv Anton B Burg, profes- I ation from the candidates,” Wal-sor of chemistry at the Chemis- laC*h said, try Research Conference today at
4:15 in 107 Science Hall.
“Polymers Involving Boron” is the subject of Dr. Burg’s talk. Polymers are a class of chemical compounds which plastic can be made from and boron is the main element in boric acid, according to Burg. He will reveal the relationship of the element to his discoveries in plastics.
There is a possibility that the discoveries will be developed commercially into new plastics, Burg said.
“Above all. they have been natural. Another thing is that they are so evenly matched,” Wallach said.
Contest Chairman Beverly Bryant said that in view of the success of the contest this year, she hopes each succeeding Sophomore Class will take it up.
The Sophomore Class will invest all their pennies in. the East Los Angeles Variety Boys Club, an organization for underprivileged youngsters. Members of this club also go to the SC sponsored Troy Camp next summer.
Part-Time Civil Jobs Now Offered
agencies are available to seniors and graduate students through the School of Public Administration.
Students work 20 hous a week as trainees for a year with salaries ranging from $1.10 to $1.75 an hour. After a year, the jobs may develop into full-time positions with some paying as much as $600 a month.
Students shoulid contact William Probert in the Public Administration School office, 252 Administration Building, for further | information.
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definite, Darbonne said. Descrip-, tion of the entry should include , theme, number of participants, signs, and plot of stunt or skit if one is to be presented.
No Entry Fee “Since there Is no entry fee,” he said, “there should be no hesitation about entering.” Applications are also being accepted from women entrants. A trophy will be awarded ’to the woman with the most symbolic costume. Flappers may enter either in a Iraternity entry or alone, a la Easter parade style. Judging for the women will be based on originality and authenticity. Deadline for women’s entries is Tuesday noon.
Flapper Day parade will move along University Avenue Thursday noon when the judging will be held. Fraternity judging will be based on appropriateness to theme, originality, humor, and crowd acclaim.
Theta Xi, sponsors of the event, will present a 32-inch trophy to the winning fraternity at Thursday night’s Trolios show. The best costume trophy will also be presented at that time.
Play to Run For 4 Nights
Precise directing and talented acting pulled through the often performed “Berkeley Square,” in its initial staging last night in Bovard
Auditorium.
One of the bright stars of
the play was Betty Rhodes in
a supporting role. As the i
cockney accented maid last
night, she has no doubt earned a claim to bigger parts in future productions.
Pat Madgwick, one of the leading roles, had an authentic British accent delivered with pleasant poise.
Pat Bradley, as Peter Stand-ish, and Barbara Hines, as Kate Pettigrew, in the other two starring roles, were a little cold at the rise of the curtain but warmed up and did a commendable job as the plot got hotter.
Phillips Praised Another supporting character who shared the glimmer with the stars was Paul Phillips as i Tom. Phillips’ voice reached the far corners of the auditorium with a minimum of effort. His voice tones, diction, and appearance is magnificent.
Bill Croarkin, as Throstle, was also very good as well as the rest of the cast who had minute but well portrayed parts.
Leigh O’Malley as Major Clinton, Henry Hall as Lord Stanley, Pat Greene as Miss Chadwick, Louis Pollay as the oft soused Duke of Cumberland, Margaret Smith as Mrs. Barwick, Janye Lansford as the Duchess of Devonshire, and Bill Cornel as the Ambassador, all proved assets to the production.
Time Present—Time Past The plot involves the inheritance of a London home in Berkeley Square by an American. A flashback takes the scene back to the same time in 1784.
Performances are scheduled again tonight, tomorrow and Monday and Tuesday. Tickets are $1 for orchestra, 60 cents in the balcony, and'activity book holders are admitted free.
Tickets are available at the Student Union Ticket Office, at a booth in the Trojan Grill, can be purchased from any drama student, or at Bovard before curtain time.
i'S ¿ALl,—iieady for the Goblin’s exchange party Saturday night are Fred Moldenhauer, Delt; Lee Petru,
DG; Lynn Mortensen, Theta; Barbara Harp-ster, Theta; John Beal, Phi Psi; and Glenn Houghlin, Delt.
Police Caution Students to Lock Autos
University Police warned students to lock their cars and to report immediately any unknown or suspicious persons in fraternity or sorority houses.
In a double-barrelled notice, Lt. E. E. Rombeau, University Division detective commander, pointed out that early darkness fosters increased thefts in both dor-matories and autos.
Fall and winter are the worst times of the year for thefts, and students should report immediately any suspicious person lurking about their house.
“Under a state law enacted this year, car burglary brings a sentence of from 1 to 10 years in prison,” Lt. Rombeau said.
“Covering up valuables that are in plain sight in your car, reduce the attractiveness to car thieves,” he advised.
Southern California’s warmer winter climate brings the transient, criminal west, according to the Lieutenant, and students shouldn’t hesitate to challenge suspicious-acting persons.
The Lieutenant pointed out that most burglaries are commit led between 7 p.m. and midnight when persons are most likely to be out on the street, at the movies, or at social affairs.
In comparison to last year, he said that police calls are down,, somewhat, and that the division’s biggest complaint was of thefts I in fraternity houses.
OPENING NIGHT—A scene from Berkeley Square, drama department production which opened last night in Bovard Auditorium, shows (1-r) William Croarkin as Mr. Throstel; Barbara Hines as Kate Pet-
tigrew; Pat Bradley as Peter Standish; and Patricia Madgwick as Helen Pettigrew. Berkeley Square will run tonight, Saturday, Monday and Tuesday nights.
Melbo to Give Talk on Service
A speech by School of Education Dean Irving R. Melbo on the topic “We Serve” will highlight the Educational Alumni Association’s annual Homecoming Banquet at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday.
Music for the evening will be arranged by the School of Music, and dinner will be served in the Town and Gown dining room.
Late reservations for the banquet should be sent, with $2.75 enclosed, to Mrs. Ann C. Molloy, Los Angeles Board of Education Professional Library, 450 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles 12.
All-U Dance To Be Attended By Ugly Men
The Student Lounge will undergo a facelifting for Halloween.
Independent Women’s and the Independent Men’s Councils are going 'to give an All-U dance there tomorrow evening at 7:30 and they plan to jazz the Lounge up with spooky decor.
Supplying the music will be the Acacia Combo which will be “incased in a ring of fire made to look like hell,” said Murray Bring, Independent Mens representative.
Orange and Black crepe, sundry goblins, spooks, and SC’s Ugly Man will be there.
Ugliest of the ugly four, Ken Shanks, Tgm Nickoloff, Harry Nelson, and Bob Maners, candidates in the Ugly Man contest will be presented a trophy at the dance.
Another trophy will be given to the organization sponsoring the successful ugly man candidate, Bring said.
To give the dance an international Halloween flavor, Bring said, Eddie Etezad, Iranian student, will give “A Halloween Solo for the Violin.”
Tickets for the dance may be purchased at the dooj^ for 50 cents.
DRUIDS STARTED IT
Hillel to Show Phychology Film
“Unconscious Motivations,” a film study of psychological experiment, will be shown at Hillel Foundation, 1029 West 36th Street at 8 p.m. Sunday night.
Sponsored by the Graduate Students Club of Hillel, the film was produced by Dr. Lester Beck, head of the SC Cinema Department. Dr. Maurice Rapkin, associate director of the Psychological Service Center, will introduce the film and lead a short discussion.
Halloween Rituals Change Over Years
by Ruth Ross	spent his childhood in Germany.
Halloween has digressed a long Sin Hook Gaw. SC student from
way from the da*, of the Druids I'Singapore, summed up an Amen-„	,	.	can Halloween. I went to the
England centuries before the Roman Empire, with each country gradually changing the ceremonies to suit its own region.
It all started with Sanhain, a harvest festival to the Sun God, celebrated on what is now Nov. 1. This was the Druid New Year's day. It was celebrated as a day for gathering the souls of the dead, condemned to enter animals. The Druids would hold rites to decide what forms of animals the dead would enter.
Many Countries Today,- All Saints Eve or the equivalent, is celebrated in many countries. In Mexico, according to William Zertuche, the celebration is on Dia de los Muertos, Nov. 2, the day following All Saints Day. “The people publish fake obituaries in the newspapers or wTite satirical poems about their friends which are bordered in black.”
“Brazil does its costume celebrating just before lent, with masked balls, and carnivals similar to those presented in New Orleans.”
The Hindus celebrate Dusserah, the Indian equivalent of Halloween, in November. “We celebrate the battle of the God Ram and the evil forces,” said Mohinder S. Bedi. “Ballet style dances are put on, with the dancers dressed in gruesome masks and elaborate costumes.
“At the conclusion, idols made of fireworks, from 30 to 40 feet high, are set off in each city,” Bedi said.
Daytime Parties Germany’s, celebration occurs just before lent, when the children dress in costumes and mask* and attend parties during the day. The adults then take over the entertaining in the evening, according to Stephen Howard who
Chancellor, Baxter Slated To Appear on TV Programs
William A. Schaefer, SC associate professor of music will speak on “Notes on Brass” on the Halls of Science television lecture Sunday at 3 p.m. on Channel 4.
Schaefer, head of the wind instruments department in the School of Music and director of bands, will explain how various instruments work, where sound comes from, and how the lengths of tubing affect the sounds.
He will demonstrate how the tubing and stops on numerous brass instruments cause different tones and how instruments were once played without valves.
Among the instruments he will use will be the cornet, trumpet, tuba and French horn.
Now in his second year with SC, Schaefer attended Miami University in Ohio, the University of Michigan, and Julliard School of Music in New York.
Four authorities on European
affairs will discuss the quantity and quality of Free Europe’s opposition to Russia on Chancellor Rufus B. von KleinSmid’s “Teleforum” program Sunday.
“Does Free Europe Present a Really United Opposition to Russia?” will be the subject on the KTLA, channel 13 program at 10:30 p.m.
Panel members will be Dr; Ross
Veteran's
Notice
All international students, except displaced persons and those who are becoming citizens, are requested to fill out the Institute of International Education Annual Census Form for 1953 in 322 SU at once.
Dorothy H. Zech Foreign Student Advisor
door and a lot of wierd locking children kept saying trick or treat. I did not know what trick or treat meant, so I fovited them to come in and tell me.
“I likejJ the idea so well that I immediately went out and started ringing doorbells to get the treats and came home with all my pockets full. I think Singapore should start a similar holiday,” Gaw said.
Berkes, acting director of the School of International Relations Dr. Kurt von Schuschnigg, former chancellor of Austria, now a professor of political science at St. Louis University; Dr. Norbert N. Einstein, adviser to industrial and financial corporations operating in foreign^ countries, and Dr. E. Wilson Lyon, president of Pomona College.
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Dr. Frank C. Baxter will conclude the reading of "Romeo and Juliet” Saturday on his “Shakespeare on TV” program at 11 a.m. on Channel 2.
Since time will not permit reading the entire conclusion of the play, Dr. Baxter will skip from one act to another and throughout the lecture, carry the theme so that the audience will have a picture of the completee play.
On Novmber 6. Dr. Baxter will begin the reading of “Richard The II.”
Hume,'S.O.B/ Letter Man, To Lecture
The man who was the cause of former President Truman’s famed S.O.B. letter will gi a a special lecture, “Musical Journalism — 1953,” at 12:15 today in 133 FH.
Paul Hume, Washington Post music critic, received Truman’s famed letter three years ago as a result of covering Margaret Truman’s musical debut in Washington. Hume wrote that Miss Truman’s vocal abilities were of doubtful merit and added that he believed she lacked genuine talent.
Hume sold Truman's letter to a collector of rare American letters with the understanding it would never be made public.
Half Review
One of the main points Hume will discuss is “Morning Edition Journalism,” or the practice of most critics to attend only the first half of a musical or concert in order to write a critical review in time for the morning edition.
“This practice can cause many unsatisfactory results,” Raymond Kendall, dean of the music school, said. “For instance, an artist will try to do his best during the first half’of a performance to impress the critic but will let his second half performance drop,” the dean explained.
Hume’s remedy to this problem is to write the detailed review of the performance later in the week. However, brief reviews may be written the morning after the first-nighter. Dean Kendall added.
Best Music Critic
Hume, considered one of the best-versed music critics in the east, has the reputation of calling things as he sees them, said the dean. He has the unique characteristic in press conferences of ’ asking questions which put the interviewed person “on the spot” and often crosses them up.
An example of this was the case of Helen Traubel. famed Metropolitan Opera soprano. Dean Kendall said. She had just quit the opera company in favor of night club engagements and Hume put her "on the spot” by asking her if she thought W. C. Handy, writer of “St. Louis Blues,” was as good as Richard Wagner, famed operatic composer.
Miss Traubel hesitated and finally. confused, admitted she iiked Handy as well as Wagner. This disclosure shook the music world and Hume got his “big story,” the dean related.
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