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Vol. XLIII
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Los Angeles, Calif., Monday, Dec 10, 1951
No. 58
ction Taken Against rolios Participants
Eight students and one fraternity have met with dis-linary action by the university as a result of “unsatis-,tory conduct’ in the Trolios show, held Nov. 8. the Student tivities committee has revealed.
One of the students was suspended from the University
while seven others were placed on “Indefinite probation'* which will keep them from participating in University student affairs and from holding office.
The fraternity, Phi Kappa Psi, is prohibited from participating in ‘•publicly-staged University student events” for one year. This ban includes all 1S52 Homecoming events. The fraternity has also been placed on social probation for the remainder of the fall semester.
Students placed on probation were Elmer Haskin, chairman of Trolios; and Carroll Hurley, Sydney Lucas, James Chu, James To-
venue Grass ets Lowered; y Whom, Why?
Tht- traffic islands along: .t ni-rsity avenue are getting a 'ass lifting.” But no one knows ho authorized the lowering of e grass to curb level.
A DT reporter phoned the City all and had “phone frustration” hile trying to find the “right” rpartment. After being trans-rred five times, each call be-g answered with a polite “We’ll itch you to ... ” the reporter vas stymied.
The workman said the grass as being lowered to the curb vel to make lt easier to take ;*re of. They disclosed it was :irt of a City Recreation and arks project and would take round two w^eeks to complete . But the City officials don’t to be anxious to claim re--nsihility for the project.
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WM Head eeks Slogan
Frank Ford, chairman of the ving War Memorial fund drive, id he would “give *25 to the rson who submits the best short sran based on the current LWM five.”
“The slogan must be submitted fith a donation to the memorial ind. Any number of slogans may submitted, but each should be pcompanied bv a donation of 50 ?nts or more.”
The apathetic response by the udent body, the faculty and em-lovees of the university on Dec.
10 years after Pearl Harbor, was »red by Ford.
He fingered a clipping about a rmer Trojan who gave during that ~?r It was about Jimmy Owens, thi’d -string footballer on the 41 C team, who lost his life serving is a member of Torpedo Squadron m the Battle of Midway. “Do ou think this man would have supported our drive?” Ford inquired.
Green. Suspended from the University was Hugh Kelly.
Official Statement The official statement as issued J by Dean of Students Bernard L. Hyink, chairman of the Student Activities committee, follows:
“As a result of unsatisfactory conduct in the recent Homecoming Trolios show, a fraternity and seven students were placed on probat- ; ionary status and one student was suspended from the University.
“Upon a preliminary investiga- 1 tion by the Men's Judicial council i and a thorough study by the Stu- j dent Activities committee, and upon recommendation of this committee, this action was taken and approved by the President of the University.
Objectional Part “The objectional parts of the show included the act put on by Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, the act j known as Kelley's Rebels, and one students conduct in connection with the Danny Thomas act.
“The fraternity is now prohibited from participating in publicly-staged University student events of 1552 and is being placed on social probation for the remainder of the semester. The students participating in the act known as Kelley's j Rebels have been placed on indef- j inite probation which will prevent them from participating in University student affairs and from holding office.
On Probation “The chairman of the show and the student involved in tlie Danny j Thomas episode were also placed | on idininfite probation.
“One of the students participating in the act known as Kelley's Rebels, guilty of prior infraction of University rules resulting in rep-himand and probationary status, has been suspended from the University.
•'Trolios has been a recent addition to the Homecoming activities of the University, having started in 1949. This year it was definitely understood that the student lead-
“The LWM fund drive is going siowly,” Ford said. * We have ~nt letters to leaders of campus rpanizations. faculty and alumni ership itself would take the re-roups. but it appears evident the sponsibility for the conduct of this rive is meaningless unless we get show. This type ot supervision was ‘ore participation on compus." j successful last year.”
NANCY HUMASON
. .-. girl of my dreams
Miss Humason Sig Sweetheart
“And the moonlight beams on the girl of my dreams, she's the Sweetheart of Sigma Chi.”
As 60 male voices sang the words of this ballad, the crown of the Sweetheart of Sigma Chi was placed on the head of brown-eyed golden haired Nancy Humason for the year 1951-52. It was 11 o'clock Saturday night at the sixth annual Sweetheart ball when Sigma Chi president Jim Sink approached the table of Miss Humanson and asked her to dance to the strains of the Sweetheart song.
Miss Humanson’s attendants were Barbara Clark. Alpha Gamma Delta, and Marilyn Merkley. Kappa Kappa Gamma.
18-Year-Old
The new Sweetheart is eighteen years old, and is a commerce major from Los Angeles. She is 5 feet. 2 inches tall, is an Alpha Delta Pi pledge, and prefers to spend her. spare time with Sig Jim Contratto.
Miss Humason was graduated from Dorsey High school last spring. At Dorsey she was admitted to the California Scholarship federation for her scholastic achievements. Horseback riding and swimming are her favorite sports.
Receives Prizes
Among the prizes given Miss Humason were ehe perpetual Sweetheart trophy, a Sigma Chi Sweetheart pin studded with diamonds and sapphires, and a bouquet of 18 white roses. She was seated on a throne of blue and white chrysanthemums and serenaded by the chapter.
Barbara Clark, attendant, is 18 years old and a sophomore from South Gate. She is 5 feet. 7 inches tall, has blue eves and blonde hair. Miss Clark attended South Gate High school and is an education major at SC. She received a trophy and a bouquet of roses.
Marilyn Merkley, the other attendant. is 20 years old. She is 5 ieet. 5 inches tall, has dark brown hair and blue eyes. She is a junior from San Pedro and attended High school there. Miss Merkley is a past president of Spurs, is active in Amazons, and is president of the Kappa I house.
pplications Being Taken or New Television Class
Students seeking a bachelor of | ience degree in television will be iven special consideration if they ubmit application papers before an. 10, according to William H.
ner, head of the new department f t elecomm unications.
The television degree, first of its ; ind in the nation, will be open to umors who have completed fresh-tan and sophomore requirements i LAS.
Courses to be offered in the elecommumcations department in-:luae television production, writing, cting. programming, management, | idvertising and sales, music, and r*V facilities.
According to S«ner. only 35 stu-Vnte	be accented far the
course which begins with the spring semester, Feb. 7.
“Although we have received nearly 100 requests for application forms from students in all parts of the United States, we would like to give SC students the lirst opportunity. That is providing they leave their names in the telecommunications office bclore the deadline.” Sener said.
A bachelor of'arts degree in radio and television, which SC has been granting for five years .will still be available to students majoring in these fields who do not wish to take the complete specialized curriculum required for the new degree.
The new $100,000 television studio, given to the university by Capt. Allan Hancock, chairman of the
SC board of trustees and director of the Hancock Foundation for Scientific Research, is under construction and should be ready for use when second semester classes begin.
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Tlie studio will contain the latest type TV equipment. It, consists of two studio cameras, 1000 feet of cable which will permit the cam-I eras to be taken into the scientific research laboratories in Hancock hall, a film-chain camera for pro^ jection of movies and slides, monitoring sets for the control room ^cnerr tors, and lights.
S. d:nts interested in the degree may contact the department secretary in 231 Hancock hall.
Baxter to Give
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2 Readings of Yule Classics
Dr. Frank C. Baxter, professor of English and literature, will pre-sert his famous readings of Christmas poetry and prose tomorrow at 3:15 p.m. and Wednesday at 8 p.m.
This will mark the 13th year Dr. Baxter has read his Christmas selections, lhe hour-long performances are open to the public and the usual capacity crowd is certain to be on hand for both performances in BoVard auditorium.
Dedication Dr. Baxter will dedicate the Wednesday program to the Living War Memorial Scholarship fund sponsored by the Trovets. These scholarships provide college educations for children of SC men killed in World War II.
The program will include selections such as “Three Ghosts Came Riding By,” by Walter De La Mare; “From Far Away and Long Ago,” a medieval carol; “The Oxen,” by Thomas Hardy; “The Maidservant at the Inn,” by Dorothy Parker; “Christmas Trees.” by Robert Frost; “The Christmas Carol,” by Charles Dicker.s; and Prose by Robert Benchley.
Sentimentalist
Dr. Baxter's poetry and prose with a Christmas theme, both serious and humorous, have prompted national magazines such as Time, and Life to carry feature stories about the readings. Time called him “the last of the sentimentalists.” Life recently paid Dr. Baxter a great tribute by selecting him as one of the eight outstanding college teachers in America.
Dr. Baxter has taught at SC since 1930. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and of the University of Cambridge, England.
-DEATH TAKES NO HOLIDAY-
Opinion Mixed On SC Culture
Opinion vanes from rejection to enthusiastic agreement over an indictment of the average SC student’s culture by Dr. Frank C. Baxter, professor of English.
In a speech before 100 women Thursday afternoon at EVK, John Crown, professor of music and concert pianist, Carl Ebert, director of “The Consul,” and Dr. Baxter fired away at the low cultural standards of SC students. One of the points on which he dwelt was the poor reading taste of the students.
In answer to this accusation. Joe Garner, a junior majoring in English, had this to say, “The college student, on the average, does not even find time to read his textbooks; so, unless he has an unusual gift for appreciating reading and the enthusiasm to do it. can he be expected to read the more serious literature of our time?” During Ebert’s surprising talk, he said American students had had the door to operatic culture opened to them and had not entered. He said the creative genius of Ameri can composers were being stifled and frustrated by the lack of appreciation of their efforts. According to him. students are missing something vital to their education by not attending the concerts and operas offered at SC. '
Jerry Blackwell, a junior in speech and also Independent representa tive on the ASSC Senate, thinks “we are missing a wonderful opportunity to become acquainted with the finer literary forms and music by not attending.”
“University students. I feel, over look the aesthetic values of opera because thev are so continually in a cultural atmosphere that it has becomc commonplace for them,” he said.
Garner considers appreciation of opera a matter oi maturity. “The ; ordinary college student is incapable of appreciating the more serious forms." he said. “Until he reaches through experience the stage of life Then he is more capable of
Machines Will Check Reactions
Traffic Safety week, sponsored annually by the Daily Trojan, begins today and continues through Friday.
The Letters, Arts, and Sciences council, cooperating with the DT by staging campus events, has secured three films on traffic safety for campus showing. Sgt. Frank Crewe, head of traffic education for the Los Angeles police department, obtained the films for the LAS council.
Vic Knight. LAS president, arranged for these films to be shown today, tomorrow, and Thursday at 12:30 in 129 FH. Today's film is titled. “Traffic with the Devil;” tomorrow's film will be “And Then
THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT can be prevented by alert drivers following sate driving practices. This week the Daily Trojan holds its annual traffic safety campaign designed to remind students of the dangers of the highway. Extra care in driving is especially necessary during the holidays.
★ Help Save Your Life
Traffic Death Figures
Here are the latest traffic fatality figures fcr the city of Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Police department, traffic education division:
Traffic deaths to midnight Dec. 6, 1951—241.
Traffic deaths same period 1950 —247.
Traffic deaths same period 1949 —246.
Traffic deaths first six days of December, 1951—3.
Traffic deaths first six days of December, 1950—7.
Total traffic deaths month of December, 1950—33
Today the Daily Trojan starts a campaign. It’s an unusual campaign because we are not asking you to give anything to help someone else. We only ask you in this campaign to give of your good sense to help yourself.
We are asking you to help in saving your life.
Traffic safety is something that most of us hear about quite a lot, but seldom ' serous thinking about. Sure, we know about the dos and don’ts of traffic safety, but when they don’t fit our situation we push them out of our minds and go blindly on our way.
Sometimes we get away with it. But if we don't we’re usually not around to tell someone else not to make the same mistake. We become a statistic, a grim but impersonal reminder of what can happen to people when they get behind the wheel of an automobile.
We are asking you not to become another statistic. You may become a famous statistic, by the way 'because the
one millionth traffic fatality in the United States is scheduled to occur just one week from this Friday. But even the millionth man, celebrated though he may be, will have one thing in common with all the rest—he’ll be dead, good and dead.
During this week the DT staff is going to attempt to remind you of the dangers that lurk on our nation's highways. We are going to remind you that these dangers are increased manyfold during the Christmas holidays, a season for joy, not sorrow.
Through the cooperation of the LAS council, motion pictures on traffic safety and testing devices will fee available on campus for you to see and use.
In our columns we hope to show and tell you why and how the terrible carnage ef the roads takes place.. The story isnt pretty, but by reading it you can cb^in^e the ending.
Remember it especially during the holidays.
We ask you to help save your life.
that understanding, it should not
jbe expected of him.”
Professors Will Speak At Institute
The search 'for peace goes into its second day of conference talks today at the 28th session of the Institute of World Affairs held in historic Mission Inn in Riverside.
Thirteen faculty members are participating in the “Quest for Peace" discussions sponsored by the university Today's chairman, is James T. Watkins IV, Stanford.
Drs. Frank M. Russell, professor of political science, discussing “The Place of Power in International Relations"; and Richard W. Van Alstyne, professor of history and international relations, analyzing “The Sino - American - Soviet Triangle. 1945-1951.” will speak this morning before a plenary session.
Berkes, Caldwell
Round-table panels include Dr. Ross N. Berkes. associate professor of international relations, reviewing “Rearming the Free World”; and Dr. Russell L. Caldwell, assistant professor of history, discussing “Organizing Peace in the Pacific.”
Speaking on afternoon panels are Drs. Lowell G. Noonan, instructor m political science, debating “Is International Communism Being Contained?”; and Carl Q. Christol. associate professor of political science, looking at “Proposals for Resolving the Conflict.”
The institute adjourns at 4 p.m. to attend a tea and social hour sponsored by Riverside Women’s club and Mission Inn.
Coast'tU'Coast
SC Medic Performs First Operation Over Color TV
History’s first formal coast-to-coast color television operation was performed by SC's Dr. John C. Jones, associate clinical professor of surgery, in the School of Medicine Friday aftc .oon.
Wednesday a coast-to-coast color television test was preformed which proved successful. However, Friday's operation was the first formal. closed circuit hookup, coast-to-coast broadcast.
From the operating room in the Los Angeles County hospital.- Dr. Jones operated on Dick Russell. 20, of Pacoima, to correct a heart le-
—SAVE A LIFE. MAYBE YOI'B OWN—
L.A. USO Clubs Need Performers
The USO club of Los Angeles are crying for talent to entertain servicemen.
Bill Matcha, local USO talent director, made an appeal to the Daily Trojan to notify students of the opportunity to perform at these scrvice clubs and obtain show experience.
Matcha specified vocalists, dancers, musical combos, and comedians and asked for interested volunteers to reach him at WEbster 89141 or to come to an audition tonight at 8:30 in the USO at 8008 Beverly boulevard.
. sion. The TV camera was placed just over the operating table.
Every move made by Dr. Jones and his assistants with scalpels, clamps, and sutures was seen in color by doctors in Chicago and New York as well as more than 600 persons seated before 12 CBS receivers in the Shrine auditorium.
SC faculty members watching the operation at the Shrine included Dr. Anton B. Berg, professor of chemistry: Dr. Willard Gear, associate professor of physics, and inventor of a competent color TV receiving tube: Dr. John R. Holmes, associate professor of physics; Dr. Tema S. Clare, assistant professor of botany; Willis O. Hunter, director o fathletics; and James D. Finn, associate professor of education.
The operation lasted an hour. During the surgery, Dr.’ Jones, by means of a microphone under his face mask, conferred with another doctor in New York as he worked.
Color reception proved to be -good at all points on the closed microwave circuit. The public was unable to receive the special telecast, made in connection with the American Medical association con-' vention in Los Angeles.
The telecast was sponsored by Imith. Kline, and French latora-1 tories of Philadelphia and the Co lumbia Broadcasting system.
There Were Four;” and Thursday a “Sgt. Bruce” film illustrating the four most commonly violated sections of the municipal vehicle code will be shown.
Testing Devices
In addition to films, Knight has secured several psycho-physical testing devices from the traffic safety division of the Board of Education.
These machines, termed by traffic-enforcing agencies as educational “pm-ball” machines, will be placed in strategic spots about campus.
They test reaction time, side vision. depth perception, and night vision.
The city school system has supplied two film rating machines offering Trojan drivers the opportunity to test their knowledge of the vehicle code. These machines flash questions from the code on a screen and the examinee is required to press either a “yes” or “no ’ button. The machine thlh grades tlie person taking the test providing him with an insight to just how much he actually knows about local traffic rules.
Addometer Gadget
Another device obtained is the “addometer,” which visually portrays traffic accident information.
In charge of the committee which mjde arrangements for the movies were Tom Thorkelson, Don Good-ricn, and Joel Rapp.
The entire Traffic Safety week is being held in conjunction with the National Safety campaign publicizing the fact that the one-millionth traffic fatality will occur sometime this month.
“I sincerely urge all students to attend these films and to make use of our safety devices. I would like to remind LAS council members they are required to attend,” said Knight.
-SLOW DOWN. LIVE AWHILE-
Students Plan Health Confab
Four SC students are working in conjunction with the Student Planning committee of the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation preparing for the 1952 convention to be held in Los Angeles Apr. 6-10.
The Southwest district chapter and the California Association of Secondary Administrators are meeting Jointly with the national association.
Co-chairmen of the National Student Planning committee, acting af 1 the host group for hundreds of out-of-state students, are John Skoien, graduate 'student at SC. and Delores Burkhardt, SC gradu-i ate.