C MOURNS DEATH OF FORMER EAD GRID COACH CRAVATH
Ex-Mentor, 50, Dies After Suffering Injuries in Crash
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Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Dec. 11, 1953
No. 57
chool of Medicine eceives $200,000
ar East Trip o Be Aired
Mr, and Mrs. Andrew Black-ore will recount experiences and pressions of their recent four-onth trip to the Near East be-r the Faculty Women’s Club night at 7 in the Graduate unge department. Mrs. Black-ore is a lecturer in the General ¿udies.
Entitled “We Went to the Med-erannean,” the lecture will be 'ustrated by slides taken on their urnev to Israel, Egypt, Turkey, reece, and Lebanon.
The Blackmores were “pleas-tly surprised” at the warm wel-me they received from families students now attending SC hen they visited the students’ me countries. International stunts at SC had written to their imilies about the Blackmore’s ip, making their visit much ore interesting.
The couple spent their time ghtseeing and gathering infor-ation about the way of life of e people and the regions’ edu-tional, cultural and economic ontributions.
one Malone Gets ew Troy Post
lone Malone, University Dieti-an, has been appointed to the sition of Director of University ommons and Residence Halls, it as announced by Financial Vice resident Robert D. Fisher.
In her new office. Miss Malone ucceeds James F. Clark, who reigned to take a post as purchas-lg agent for the California Fed-al Savings and Loan Associa-on.
Fund to Co for Research Labratory at Center
A grant of $200,000 was presented to the SC School of edicine yesterday by the Hollywood Turf Club Associated harities, Inc.. for the establishment of a complete cardio-ascular research laboratory on the now unfinished fourth loor of the university’s Medical Research Center, u
Neil Petree, president of the Charities, gave the check to SC President Fred D. Fagg Jr., Asa V. Call, president of the Boara of Trustees, and Dr. Gordon Good-hart, dean of the School of Medicine, yesterday afternon.
Will Cover Whole Floor The cardio-vascular laboratories to be constructed with the money will cover the entire fourth floor of the Medical Research Center at 2025 Zonal Ave., opposite the General Hospital. When the five-story building was opened last year, the fourth floor was left uncompleted due to lack of funds.
“We deeply appreciate the Turf Club Charities grant,” Dr. Goodhart said yesterday, “and it will be even more appreciated in the future as the cardio-vascular laboratories make progress in the fight against heart diseases. Architects Ready Preliminary plans for the new laboratory have already been made by the School of Medicine staff, and are ready to be turned over to architects for the actual designing, according to Dr. Goodhart.
“We hope to complete our plannin and start construction as soon as possible,” he said. “We will now be able to proceed with no delay.” -
The cardio-vascular laboratory will have complete facilities for carrying on heart research. Included will be provisions for metabolic and physiological work, biochemistry studies, x-ray equipment, and offices and prep-ration rooms.
Federal Refund The gift from the Turf Club Charities was made possible by recent federal tax refunds on money raised at Hollywood Park on welfare racing days during past seasons. The race track held that all its share of mutual tax, and profits on admisions, parking, programs, and concesions on welfare days should go# for charity, and paid the taxes only under protest.
World Affairs Institute to Begin Sunday
The 30th session of the SC sponsored Institute of Wolrd Affairs will open Sunday at 8 p.m. at Riverside's Mission Inn with a series of addresses on the general theme of “Dilemmas of American World Leadership.”
Government and military officials, industrialists, and educators from 27 universities and colleges will participate in the four-day meeting. Chancellor Rufus B. von KleinSmid, will preside over the conclave. Daily sessions will in-ciur live round table discussions piv	..ed by three morning ad-
dresses and followed by two in the evening.
Flying Tigers
Monday’s session on the daily theme of “The Dilemma of Military Leadership in a World of National Aspirations” wil feature Lt. Gen. Charles B. Stone, deputy chief of staff, USAF, and former commanding general of the “flying tigers.” He will address the evening session on “Keep Your Powder Dry.”
John A. McCone, president of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council, and former undersecretary of the Air Force will speak at Tuesday night’s session on “The Basis of Survival in the Atomic Age.” Included on the same program will be Arthur N. Young, former government financial adviser to Mexico and Honduras. Young, who recently returned from heading a financial mission to Saudi Arabia, will speak on the problems of economic disparity among nations.
Wednesday Speaker
Maxwell M. Hamilton, former U.S. ambassador with service in Russia, Asia, and Finland, and David H. Popper, acting director of the Office of United Nations Political and Security Afaire, will speak adress Wednesday evening’s session on the daily theme of “The Dilemma of Political Leadership and the Growth of International Institutions.”
arge First Night Audience iews Play Country Girl'
by Tom Claire
Getting off to a slow start, it picking up speed in the urth scene. Clifford Odets’ eatrical drama, "The Coun-7 Girl,” bowed in to a larg--than-usual opening night dience last night in Bovard
uditorium.
Produced by the SC drama ; partinent and staged by erbert M. Stahl, the drama ~ut the back-stage side of life probably the best play that ets has written so far during ; career.
The characterizations are rich 1 d absorbing. The author’s proion of a character whom he pares with the late Laurette ylor is both acute and sympa-The one-time star, Frank is a fascinating dipsoman-still burning with latent tal-
t.
At the same time, Eemie, the g director, who gives the sot ar chance, emerges with in the writing. Odets lets observe the inner workings theatrical production, from the itectural task of the direct-to the inspiration which makes actor great in spite of his As a treatise in the making a show. “The Country Girl" remarkable.
O’Malley Stars The drama > features Leigh I
GILES ROBINSON
. . . good job O’Malley in the role of the actor making the comeback, Frank Elgin; and Mary Alexander, as Geòrgie, his “country girl” wife. Both do an excellent job in the parts, though this reviewer does feel that the directorial hand was a bit heavy.
Louis Pollay tries too hard as Bernie, the director. He is too theatrical. Probably Pollay will relax as the run continues, and
really give the character the sub-surface motivation needed.
A] Cruse, who appears as the producer. Phil Cook, does' a passable job. Apparently, this is what is termed “educational casting.” iie seems too tall and thin to play the part. Here again, the director’s hand pushed the characterization to the theatrical.
Robinson Good
Giles Robinson as author Paul Unger was good. With one or
two performances under his belt,
this feUow will really begin to live the character.
Three others are seen very
little in the play. Paul Phillips as the stage manager, Larry, doesn’t get much of a chance to prove himself, just running on the stage at intervals, as he does.
Janet Curry, appearing as the ingenue, Nancy Stoddard, likewise darts in and out of the play. The parts she does do, however, show a spark of talent.
Shows Promise
Don Summers, who makes his only appearance in the last scene of the play, as Ralph, the dresser, also shows promise.
The play continues, tonight, tomorrow night, and Monday and Tuesday, at 8:30 p.m. in Bovard auditorium. Tickets are on sale at the box-office for $1, orchestra; and 50 cents, balcony.
Posts Disappear Yet University Not Re-opened
With University Avenue officially closed for less than a week, SC has already had to replace four of the five-inch steel posts which serve as traffic barricades on side streets leading into the avenue.
Four of thee white-painted post« disappeared last Monday, just after they were put up. Three were taken from the 36th Street intersection, and another from the blockade at 34th Street. Posts from other intersections were moved into their places as temporary replacements, and wood barricades were set up in those streets.
New steel posts are slated to be installed in the vacant spots this morning. The replacements cost the university .nearly $20 each, according to Elton J. Phillips, business manager.
Bruins Brag Too Soon On Blood Drive
UCLA deserves orchids for its blood donations of 969 pints but a lemon for its reported claim of beating the Trojan donations by two pints.
In last Tuesday’s Daily Bruin our “vein”rivals from Westwood said their total blood donation was “two pints over SC’s total.”
We have news for the Bruins.
The Trojan’s official blood donation total is 972, according to John Martin, director of school and college activities for the Vermont Street Red Cross Center. Martin tabulated both school’s donations.
Martin also added, “SC students may have given about 40 more pints that were donated at the Red Cross Center and have not been officially tabulated.”
Troy Out-bedded
In the final tally of organizations on campus, Shirlee Blalock and Bill Houser, co-chairmen of the blood drive, announced that Beta Theta Pi fraternity won top honors with 92 per cent of its membership donating.
Other winners in the fraternity divisions were: second place. Pi Kappa Alpha, 70 per cent; third. Acacia, 59 per cent; and fourth, Phi Delta Theta, 58 per cent.
Sororities were: first, Kappa Kappa Gamma, 63 per cent; and second, Gamma Phi Beta, 34 per cent.
Sophomores Top
Of the class councils, the sophomores came out on top with 34 per cent. The freshmen were second with 12 per cent followed by the junior and senior classes with third and fourth places, respectively.
Bill Kouser and Shirlee Blalock said, “We wish to take this opportunity to thank all those who gave their blood so generously and special congratulations to the five winning groups._______________
Official
Notice
WAIVER EXAMINATION, for PE 160 (Health Problems) will be held on the first Wednesday of Spring Semester, FEBRUARY 10, 1954.
Please see Dr. Davis, Room 107, PE department, before signing up.
WAIVER EXAMINATIONS, for PE	101 (Fundamental
Skills) and PE 102 (Elementary Swimming) will be held on FEBRUARY 4 and 5, 3 to 5 p.m., the practical being given first, and written last.
PLEASE SIGN UP BEFORE FEBRUARY 1st IX ROOM 107, PE Building.
William R. LaPorte, Chairman Physical Education Department.
Students Victim of Big Thefts
University Police Report $4700 Loss Since September
Approximately $4700 has been lost by SC students through burglaries and thefts from motor vehicles since the beginning of this semester.
Captain Karl W. Lee of the Jefferson and University Police Station released the amount yesterday stating that “to a large degree, the thefts are due to carelessness on the part of the victims.”
“We are distressed about the thefts around campus and especially on 28th Street,” Captain Lee said. “This is only the beginning, the amount of thefts rise during the winter months. People who don’t want to earn a living come to California during the winter months because of the warm climate and prey upon the residents.”
Professional Thiefs
Dr. Albert F. Zech, counselor of men, verified Captain Lee’s statement of the carelessness of students and added, “There are professionals around making a living at this sort of thing. They steal articles and then hock them on Main Street.
“About 90 per cent of all theft cases reported to the University Police are the result of unlocked cars,” Dr. Zech said. “Money is also being stolen from students’ rooms in and around the campus area.”
According to the police department these thefts occur when students load their cars or let things accumulate in their cars such as clothing, suitcases, typewriters, cameras, etc., and then find because of traffic and parking problems that they will be late to classes.
“At this point, the student forgets about all the things in the car and goes off, leaving the car open or unlocked about 50 per cent of the time,” Captain Lee said.
Six Rules
Six rules the police department suggests for protecting student property are one, don’t carry unnecessary property in your car. Two, lock all property in the trunk. Three, securely lock all doors and windows when ever leaving your car, regardless of the length of time you intend to be away.
Four, when parking your car for over night, take all items into your house. Five, make a list of all serial numbers on any items containing such a number and if there is none, scratch some identifying initial or marking in a remote place so you can identify the item at a later date. And six, report all thefts promptly to your
Police Departmeent.
Hard to Detect Captain Lee said, “It doesn’t matter a great deal if the car is locked or not because with the aid of a beer can opener or screwdriver, the thief can get into your car as quick as you can with a key.”
Also, this man cannot be detected before he steals because he will dress or act just like he belongs to the neighborhood, either as a resident or student, Captain Lee said.
A breakdown of the values of the items stolen since September 15 is as follows:
ITEM	VALUE
Clothing ..................$1836
Typewriters, cameras, recorders, etc............— 982
Musical Instruments ........ 402
School Supplies and
Equipment ................ 565
Auto Parts .1.............. 450
Miscellaneous .............. 515
by Murr ay Brown (Additional stories and photos on page three.)
Trojans today are mourning the death of Jeff Cravath, former SC	head	football
coach and all-time Trojan center.
Cravath, who was in “critical” condition following a truck collision Wednesday, died at 11:30 a.m. yesterday in Calexico Hospital, Calif.- He was 50 years old.
Combined brain injuries, a basal skull fracture, together with chest	injuries	and	a
punctured right lung was the cause of death, according to Cal-lforma chest specialist Dr. Jo-seph O’Connor.
His wife, Margaret, mother of their two daughters and an SC alumna, was at the bedside when Cravath died.
The former coach, a produce and cattle rancher in Imperial Valley at the time of his death, was still in serious condition after undergoing an emergency operation on his punctured lung yesterday.
Traffic Accident
In the traffic accident, Cravath was injured when he was hurled 20 feet from his spinning truck and landed on the pavement, according to a report made by California Highway Patrol Officer Willard Peebles.
Cravath’s pick-up truck crashed with an asphalt-laden dump truck Wednesday five miles east of El Centro.
His two daughters are Mrs.
Donald McGregor- Jr., Glendale, and Mrs. Gruce Goshorn, Palo Alto.
As coach of the Trojans from 1942-50, Cravath guided them to four ‘ Pacific Coast Conference championships and two Rose Bowl triumphs in four Pasadena appearances.
When he accepted the position after the death of Howard Jones
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$4700
and departure of Sam Barry, he became the only Trojan alumnus to coach football at SC.
Commendable Mark
Under Cravath, the Trojans rolled up a commendable won-lost record of 54-28-8. In conference play, his charges registered a total 32-7-3 mark and allowed an average of less than seven points a contest.
Born in Breckenridge, Colo, on Feb. 5, 1903, he was raised in Santa Ana where he starred for Santa Ana High School in all the major sports.
He was center on the football team, ran the 880 in track, and also lettered in baseball and basketball.
First-String Center
Coming to SC in 1923, Cravath became the first-string center on the freshmen team, which ended its season undefeated.
From here, he moved unheralded at his line position for three years on the varsity, earning a letter every season. Captain in his senior year of the Trojan team that missed the national championship by a narrow two points, Cravath was a unanimous choice as All-Coast center.
Cravath’s college years having come to an end, he remained to assist Jones at SC.
After assisting the coach of
Chaffey Junior College’s footballers for a year, Cravath rejoined the SC staff in 1933 as freshmen mentor.
Several years later, he took the top pigskin coaching position at the University of San Francisco, where he produced the far wests highest scoring collegiate team of the season.
In 1942, his predecessor Barry entered the Navy and he returned to SC again—as Head Football Coach.
After leading the Trojans to an overall favorable record, Cravath experienced one disastrous season and left the SC coaching job in 1950.
Whips NotrX Dame
Directing his team from the sidelines for th® last time, Cravath watched his lads close their season by ruining a heavily-fav-ored Notre Dame eleven, 9-7.
The wreek before, however, SC was bludgeoned by crosstown enemy UCLA, 39-0. Although Troy athletic officials stood behind him, Cravath left his college post a few hours after alumni and trustees met to determine if his contract should be reneweed.
Cravath aroused much debate recently when he wrote a magazine article entitled “The Hypocrisy of College Football.” It argued against proselyting practices of college squads.
Ziff Comments
His critics said, despite the fact the fact Cravath posted one of the best records on the Pacific Coast—he lost “key” games.
But Sid Ziff, Los Angeles Mirror Columnist, remarked after Cravath resigned on Dec. 20, 1950:
“If his luck had run out as a coach, his ability to make a guy want to pitch in for SC never diminished * M
DEATH MOURNED—Former SC football coach Jeff Cravath, 50, died early yesterday morning after suffering critical injuries in a truck colliison Wednesday. Cravath was Headman of the Trojan gridders from 1942-1950.
Campus Briefs
A-Bookers Get Free Tickets
SC students may attend this week’s basketball series with the University of Hawaii free of charge by presenting their activity books at the door of the Long Beach City College gym, at Carson and Faculty Streets in Lakewood, John Morley, ticket manager, said yesterday.
Reserved seats sell for $1 and 50 cents for children.
Tickets for the SC-MIchigan State and SC-Iowa games Dec. 30-31 will be available to students with activity books today in the ticket office, 6econd floor, SU, starting at 9 a.m.. he said. Reserve ducats for these games will go on sale Monday, Dec. 14, for $1.00.
Morley also asked faculty football season ticket holders to pick up their faculty card for admission to other winter sports events.
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High School Debaters at SC
The 18th annual high school debate tournament will be held at SC today and tomorrow with at least 21 schools participating. Headquarters	will	be in	the lobby of	Founders	Hall.
Debators	will speak	on the	question,	“Resolved,	that	Congress
should elect the President of the United States.” Discussion competition will be on 10 items of American foreign policy.
There will also be contests in extemporaneous and impromptu speaking, original oratory, dramatic and humorous interpretation, and oratorical declamation read from manuscripts.
Los Angeles High School is defending sweepstake champion. If LA wins	again this	year,	the school will permanently	keep	a	trophy.
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Faculty Christmas Party Slated
The University faculty will hold its annual Christmas party tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. in the Town and Gown banquet hall.
The dinner-dance program will feature a turkey banquet, and entertainment by students. Dance music will be provided by the Paul Glass orchestra.
Soprano Helen Boillat will be featured vocalist, accompanied by Arlen Stone.
Reservations should be made by Dr. R. W. Van Alstyne, Founders Hall 409, Cost is $2.25.
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Wesley Club to Show 'Informer'
A moving picture entitled “The Informer” will be shown at Sunday’s Wesley Club program at 7:15 p.m. at the University Methodist Church, 817 West 34th Street.
The movie will be preceded by a supper at 6:15 and followed by a discussion, which will relate the film to the early Christians and to the tempo of our own times.
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UCLA Professor Reviews Books
Angel del Rio, visiting professor of Spanish at UCLA, discussed
“The Idea of Man in the Works of Miguel de Unamuno and Jose Ortega y Gasset” before SC’s Spanish 6tudent organization, La Ter-tulia, yesterday afternoon in Founders Hall.
Professor del Rio, a well-known Spanish critic and textbook author, explored the implications of Unamuno’s “The Tragic Sentiment of Life” and Ortega de Gasset’s ‘The Revolt of the Masses” in his lecture. Both books received international attention when they were published.
Unamuno, who died in 1936, was one of Spain’s leading writers during his lifetime, producing numerous novels, essays, and poetic works of international note. Ortega de Gasset achieved fame with his controversial philosophic writings.
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Meteor Shower to Be Seen
The Geminid meteor shower will be viewed tomorrow night by Drs. John A Russell and Gibson Reaves, of the SC astronomy department, from an observers’ station in Juniper Hills, a range on the north side of the San Bernardino Mountains.
The shower, which occurs annually, is called Geminid because it radiates from a point close to the bright star Castor in the constellation Gemini.
Bright streaks can be seen after the constellation rises at 6 p.m. in the northeast. They will continue to be seen all night and will be overhead at 2:30 a.m. Sunday.