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ROY L FRENCH . . . back to tennis and cats
ournalism Director o Retire in June
Roy L. French Writes '30' As J-School s Great White Father'
Professor Roy L. French, the “Great White Father” to journalism students since 1928, is writing “30” to his ca->er as director of the School of Journalism this June.
He is retiring after 40 years in journalism. And with im will go his jokes, his bow-ties, and his sharp tongue— hich have made him a campus trademark for a quarter of century.
Hi* cluttered fourth floor Student Union desk is legendary, and is devotion to the GCJP in politics is classic. Professor French noved his pipe (which he no longer smokes), crepe-soled shoes, and ennis racket from the University of North Dak »ta department of ournaV’sm in 1927 to University avenue to found ¡.he SC department if journalism in 1928.
He was made director of the new School of Journalism in 1934. The Alhambra cat-fancier and Faculty clubroom habitue became an Air Force major in World War II and served under a ormer student, Lt. Gen. Ira C. Eaker. He returned to campus in 944 after 17 months of service.	i
French Fights; Germans Surrender He had also served in World War I and was wounded as an in-antry private. In fact, “it was just 24 days after I reached the ront lines that the Germans threw up their arms and surrendered,” e said.
In 1942 the Daily Trojan reported that his appointment as ma-or had “eased the agitation for a second front.”
Besides beating most of his students up four flights of Student inion stairs daily, Director French is vice-president of the Chalfant ress, which publishes four newspapers in Owens valley.
The “Chalfant Press chain,” according to J-School legend, riv-s the vast newspaper empire of the late William Randolph Hearst. ories about the director’s shrewd financial operations are legion, is treasurer of both men’s and women’s journalism fraternities SC, and keeps books for the Live Oaks Tennis club in South asadena as well.
An avid tennis player, Professor French had to admit several ?ars ago in a Los Angeles Times article that his wife, who shares 9is *jnterest in the sport, could whip him on occasion.
He and “Mrs. Roy” are confirmed animal-lovers, currently shepherding a menagerie of some four cats and three dogs at their Alhambra iesidence. Then there’s 18 (at last count») additional felines living under a building on the Citrus Junior college campus at I Azusa where Mrs. French teaches.
Feeding Time Early for Animals and Students A typical day in the French household begins at 5 a.m. with feeding of animals. Professor French arrives early on campus at 7 a.m. more wide awake than his sleepy students for 8 o’clock class.
Freshmen are introduced to the director through a 1-unit introductory course in journalism, which, he admits, is worth three units. In between lecture material, he’ll convulse the class with his Will Rogers-type humor. An ex-ham actor in college, he is at is best in pantomine.
His newspaper reporting classes are notable for his rewrite ries, which are the same year after year. Senior students in his lunity newspaper class hear about the Calfant Press first-3, and about French's former SC journalism protege, Todd Wat-who manages the operation from the “chain’s” Bishop office, atkins. better known to SC journalism classes as the ’‘Armenian merchant,” because of his clever business deals, graduated from School of Journalism in the late 30s.
On ‘Firing Line’ of Two Good Dailies Professor French’s career started in Kansas on a small weekly, ¡d he was fired twice from “good daily newspapers,” he says. Be-re World War I, he entered the University of Wisconsin, but left rfiool to be a newspaperman and later a soldier. He came back o Wisconsin in 1923 for an A.B. and an M.A. in 1924. He organized the department of journalism at the University of North akota and headed it for three years before coming to SC.
The School of Journalism received national recognition in 1934 s a member of the American Association of Schools and Departments of Journalism. Its director studied German newspapers in as an Oberland Trust fellow.
Professor French has been active in Sigma Delta Chi fraternity or 40 years and was national president in 1926-27. In 1934 he organized the SC chapter.
He is also a member of Theta Delta Chi, social fraternity, Pi ISigma Alpha, political science fraternities; and Phi Kappa Phi, scholastic honorary.
More than 350 of Professor French’s former students will honor him at a banquet May 30 at the Biltmore hotel. On his retirement, he*will “continue coddling cats and finding a home for dogs, whether they want it or not,” he says. He also intends to devote more time to his publishing business.
ASSC PRESIDENT I
Warren Clendening ..........1611
Arne Lindgren ..............1263
ASSC VICE-PRESIDENT
■►Radmilla Gogo .............1124
■►Virginia Witmer ........... 879
Mimi Shepherd ............. 855
ASSC SECRETARY
Joann Peterson ............1615
Nancy Mispagel ............1233
SENATORS-AT-LARGE Bill Van Alstyne Sally McGrath Bobette Bentley Shirlee Blalock Ed Lowe Joe Thomas Jerry Baker A1 Golbert Jerry Blankinship (Vote totals on these successful senatorial candidates were nof made available. Seyom Brown, Cliff Altenburger, and Dick Merritt were eliminated from the race.)
AMS PRESIDENT
Ernie Schag ...............1614
Write-ins _________________	4
AMS VICE-PRESIDENT
■►Tom Parent ............... 689
•►Bob Carpenter.............651
Kent McFerren ........-.... 290
Ray Williams .............. 269
AMS SECRETARY
Chuck Singer ..............1532
Write-ins .................	5
SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT
-►George Root .............. 530
■►Jim McGregor ............. 517
Larry Courtney ............119
SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT
■►Stan Bickman .............330
■►Carol Goshaw ............ 303
Zoe Thompson .............. 266
Patti Wright............... 153
JUNIOR CLASS PRESIDENT
Rodger Darbonne ........... 384
Henry Elsbach ............. 210
JUNIOR VICE-PRESIDENT
•►Lenore Monosson ....i..... 197
-►Mimi Belyea ............. 180
Donna Meadors ............. 106
Jacque Smith .............. 60
Fen Newmark ............... 60
SOPHOMORE CLASS PRESIDENT
+Bob Gerst ................. 242
■►Bob Wallach...........,.. 198
Ted Gardner ............... 98
Doug Peake ................	44
SOPHOMORE MCE-PRE SIDENT
•►Minnie Brown ............. 195
■►Betty Metzger ..........	193
Barbee Steeves ............ 95
Barbara Hines ............. 94
Carlos Martinez ........... 90
Cindy Brassell ............ 59
VETERANS’
REPRESENTATIVE
Bob Hallberg .............. 473
INDEPENDENT WOMEN
■►Bette Dobkin ............. 77
■►Vicki Brown .............. 65
Marguerite Cooper ......... 62
INDEPENDENT MEN
Murray Bring .............. 722
FOREIGN STUDENTS’ REP. Mohamet Aman ............ 62
New Deadline Set (or Senior Queen Contest
Prom Aspirants Must Submit Entries, Pics By 4 p.m. Tomorrow
Last Friday’s deadline for senior prom queen contestants to turn in applications has been ex-tended to 4 p.m. tomorrow Danny McDonald, chairman of the contest has announced.
Applications, with an 8 x 10 glossy print photograph, should be left with McDonald or Vern Simpson at Kappa Sig house or at 215 SU. Women who have not secured the blanks may attach their name and address to the photograph for. entry, Larr*y Spec-tor, senior class president said.
Coeds already entered include Betty Jean Clark, Delta Delta ^ Delta; Barbara Evers, Alpha ^amma Delta; Joyce Martin, Delta Gamma; Virginia Morris, Alpha Delta Pi; Rae Olson, Gamma Phi Beta; Alberta Slater, Chi Omega; and Joanne Stevenson, Kappa Kappa Gamma.
1st Elimination
The first elimination, scheduled for this afternoon, has been postponed until Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Phi Kappa Psi house. Contestants should, however, be present by 6:45. Suits are requested.
Date dresses will be worn to the second elimination Thursday at Delta Tau Delta house at 7 p.m.
Final judging will take place at Kappa Sig house on Wednesday, May 13. Dress will be formal.
Spector encouraged independent women as well as coeds from sororities and dormitories to enter.
Martin Plays
Riviera Country club will be the scene of the coronation and dance, with Freddy Martin and his band entertaining from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. The queen and her two attendants will each receive a gold cup for the organization which they represent and personal gifts for themselves, Spector said.
Prom chairman Doe Luizzi announced that seniors can now pick up prom bids without charge at Student Union ticket office by presenting their activitiy cards. Those without books may purchase them for $3. Junior council members are also eligible to pick up bids.
VICE-CONSUL SMANDEK ... to show film
SC to Get Brazil Flag
A movie will be shown and a flag presented as part of a Brazilian ceremony to take place Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in 133 FH.
The film, a colorful narrative of Brazilian customs and modern living conditions, will be presented to interested students and faculty members by Vice-Consul Raul de Smandek, former SC student.
Points of interest including the Amazon river and' Iguassu falls, on the border between Brazil and Argentina, will highlight the film.
Sponsored by the ASSC social committee, the film “is strictly for enjoyment and does not include propaganda,” according to Prof. Florindo Villa-Alvarez, spokesman for the group.
President Frid D. Fagg Jr. will be on hand for the festivities and to receive the Brazilian flag from Consul Dr. Antonio Correia de Lago as part of the program to acquaint American students with Brazil.	•
Official
Notice
Waiver tests for seniors only in P.E. 101 and 102 to be held on May 11 from 3 to 5 p-m. Please see Dr. Downey personally today for registration. Ralph LaPorte Physical Education
Dell Friedman ............. 23
Gilbert Alvarez ........... 18
YELL KING
Bob Maners................1530
George Ott ...............1244
LAS PRESIDENT
James Smith .............. 649
Conway Leovy ............. 391
LAS VICE-PRESIDENT
Joel Rapp ................ 846
LAS TREASURER
Pat Kinney^................908
EDUCATION PRESIDENT
Shirley Egland ............130
Pat Dailey ................ 97
EDUCATION VICE-PRESIDENT
Jim Manos ................ 210
EDUCATION SECRETARY
Georgianna Volk .......... 199
EDUCATION TREASURER
Ina Mae Niven ............ 196
COMMERCE PRESIDENT
Dave Maddux .............. 613
COMMERCE VICE-PRESIDENT
Ron Pacini ............... 607
COMMERCE SECRETARY
Barbara Huston ........... 421
Gerald Monahan...>........ 254
COMMERCE TREASURER
Don Robinson ............. 607
ARCHITECTURE PRESIDENT
■KBob Jones ................ 93
■►John Renaldi .................. 66
Robert Skinner ................ 32
ARCHITECTURE
VICE-PRESIDENT
■►Bob McClennan............. 88
•►Jack Kyser .............. 66
Jess Gelkerson ............ 29
ARCHITECTURE SECRETARY
Marilyn McCarron ..........182
ARCHITECTURE TREASURER
Carolyn McCarron ......... 177
PHARMACY PRESIDENT
Bob Atkinson .................. 140
Jack Startz................ 56
Dean Carter ............... 17
PHARMACY VICE-PRESIDENT
Stan Jones ....................	168
Write-ins ................. 69
PHARMACY
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Martz ..................... 63
(Write-in candidate who scored highest vote among six write-ins.)
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS PRESIDENT
Perry Spanos...........„.... 35
Wilmer Cridell............	9
MUSIC PRESIDENT
Keith Brown .............. 85
MUSIC WCE-PRESIDENT
Barbara Hesse ............ 47
Jerry Winters............	41
ENGINEERING PRESIDENT
Bill Sweet ...............161
Write-ins ................ 22
ENGINEERING
VICE-PRESIDENT
-►Bill Coleman............ 77
■►Franz Worth ............ 76
Gene Eppen .................16
ENGINEERING SECRETARY
Dick Movich ............. 154
MEDICINE PRESIDENT
Marshall Mercer .......... 41
Write-ins ................ 17
ASSC AMENDMENTS
Article 5.............1909	yes
565 no
Article 8.............2057	yes
454 no
Article 9.............1910	yes
638 no
(•►) Stars denote candidates who will participate in run-off election Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
Junior Class President's Margin-Over Lindgren 348
by Gary Kreutz
Warren Clendening, Junior class president, is the ASSC president-elect today, following his 348-vote victory over Arne Lindgren, senator-at-large.
Clendening, who ran independently although backed by the All-U party, polled 1,611 in the three-day election in which 3,013 students voted. Lind-gren, running on TRG and Unity tickets, received 1,263 votes.
Vice-presidential candidates
Counters Hold 22-Hour Vigil
by Tom Pflimlin
A mixture of students ranging from party representative to senate investigators stood, sat and squatted while they counted the unending flow of ballots well into Saturday afternoon.
Beginning a 22-hour vigil in the Senate Chambers at 5 p.m., Friday, 40 Trojans weathered smoke, hunger pangs, and droopy eye-lids to guarantee the counting of some 20,000 individual ballots.
Sorting the ballots alone took four hours and tabulating them took 15. The more stout in spirit were able to endure the sleepless night without ever reaching for a chair to relax in, but many persons had to check out temporarily to revitalize their energy.
Casey Sacks Out
Such a person was ASSC President Wendell Casey, who had jaunted into the Senate Chambers at 5 p.m. By 3 a.m. he had taken refuge on a couch just outside the realm of noise and confusion.
Others settled their nerves with coffee and frequent visits from a local cafe owner who supplied them with hamburgers and milk shakes.
Commerce President Terry Gordon also showed up to help. He
entered clean shaven in the late afternoon. By 5 the next morning he had a beard befitting of Robinson Crusoe.
The man who acted as supervisor to the activities was Election Commissioner Jim Lucostic. Smiling through 30 solid hours of an “average” final voting day, he got things done fast and efficiently.
Politicians Worry
Through the night, aspiring politicians pressed their faces to the door of the senate chambers in an effort to find out whether they had won or lost.
Actual results, however, were not known until late the next afternoon.
When the tired, but smiling, members of the committee finally left the chambers at 2 p.m. Saturday, the enthusiasm was gone
but not forgotten. Foremost in their minds were two things—24 hours’ sleep and a hearty meal.
Remnants of the night before are scattered on the Senate tables, floors, and window sills—a coke bottle and a tattered coffee cup, broken pencils, crumpled pieces of paper, and Tony Ward, huddled under a marine jacket on the muttering something about “a TRG with Unity for All-the-Uni-versity.”
Frosh Council Bids Here
Petitions for Freshman Women’s council are now available in the AWS office in the Student Union. Deadline for petitions is Wednesday. Interviews will be held May 12 and 13 at the YWCA at noon.
WARREN CLENDENING
... to lead Troy
Radmilla Gogo (all-U) and Virginia Witmer (TRG), will go into the runoff election Wednesday and Thursday. Miss Gogo received 1,124 votes, Miss Witmer 879, and Mimi Shepherd, the third candidate, 815.
Joann Peterson (TRG) became ASSC secretary, defeating Nancy Mispagel (all-U) by 1,615 to 1,233.
The nine successful senator-at-large candidates are, in order of number of votes received, Bill Van Alstyne (Un-ity-TRG), Sally McGrath (all-U), Bobette Bentley (Unity-TRG), Shirlee Blalock (TRG), Ed Lowe (Unity-TRG), Joe Thomas (all-U), Jerry Baker (Unity-TRG), A1 Golbert (all-U), and Jerry Blankinship (all-U).
Only One Hitch
Jim Lucostic, elections commissioner, reported the only hitch in the entire election occurred during the counting Saturday morning when a student brought up eight senator-at-large ballots which he found near the entrance to the Trojan GrilL Two more were later recovered from the roof below the Senate chambers.
Serial numbers on the ballots were checked and it was found that they were in the Senate chambers when the senator-at-large ballots were sorted numerically late Friday night.
The elections commission concludes that between the time the
ballots were sorted numerically and the time when the senator-at-large ballots were counted, someone must have tossed the ballots out the window of the Senate chamber where the counting took place.
Lucostic reported that the ballots did not change the senatorial results and that all three party chairmen agreed that the election should not be questioned.
Clendening Happy After Victory
Lucostic and his commission worked 21 hours in the Senate chambers before they finished counting the ballots at 1 p.m. Saturday. Clendening was notified of his victory shortly after.
“I feel very happy,” he said. “The fact that I won shows that the students wanted an impartial president rather than a party representative.” *5
Besides the run-off for ASSC vice-president, nine other offices will be decided in the run-off election,
Tom Parent and Bob Carpenter easily outdistanced two other candidates for AMS vice-president to land themselves the run-offs.
Both the president and vice-president of the Senior class will be decided in the two-day election. George Root and Jim McGregor will go for president and Stan Bickman and Carol Goshaw for veep.
Many Run-offs Due
Lenore Monosson and Mimi Belyea will compete for vice-president of the Junior class.
The jobs of president and vice-president of the Sophomore class will also be at stake with Bob Gerst and Bob Wallach running for president and Minnie Brown and Betty Metzger for vice-president.
In a very close race for independent women’s representative, Bette Dobkin and Vicki Brown survived the first election.
The ■ only undecided school offices are in Architecture where John Renaldi and Bob Jones will oppose each other for president and Jack Kyser and Bob McClennan will try for vice-president.
Other new offices include Ernie Schag, who ran for AMS presi-d2nt unopposed.
In the largest school election, James Smith easily won the LAS presidency over Conway Leovy. Joel Rapp is LAS vice-president and
Sara Donald is secretary.
Maners New Yell King
Bob Maners, who campaigned for yell king on a platform of acrobatics, defeated George Ott for the position by a majority of
276 votes.
On the whole, campus politicos considered the turnout of voters very good. The 3,013 that went to the polls last week was 376 more than turned out for the spring elections last year. This year’s totals include nearly 1,000 independent votes.
It was a long night for the members of the elections commission and party representatives who sorted, counted, and tabulated more than 100 candidates on 19 separate ballots. Lucostic said the election as a whole came off very smoothly.
Dorms to Hold Open House Tonight
ÀFROTC Inspection Today
Three Air Force officers will conduct the annual Federal Inspection of AFROTC activities for the 1952-53 school year today and tomorrow.
Col. Alex A. Altberg, Lt* Col.
Harley N. Cox, and Maj. Leon R. Clark will check the general administrative operations and training activities, and review the entire wing of the AFROTC during a parade tomorrow noon on Bo-vard field.
Dancing under crepe paper circus tents will highlight the “Big Top Open House” at 7:30 tonight in Elisabeth von KleinSmid and University halls.
Circus clowns and elephants painted on the windows at the dormitory entrance will set the mood for a miniature “greatest show on earth.”
The “main attraction in the center ring,” transformed from University hall’s dining room, will be Dave Evans’ four-piece combo, with piano, bass, tenor sax, and drums.
Special “sideshow” events will include personally conducted tours through the women’s rooms, showing the upstairs side of coed living on campus.
Betty Coburn, presidents University hall, expressed the hope that sororities and fraternities will have early meetings so that they will be able to attend the event.
Members of the open house committee include Donna Marsh, EVK social chairman; Renee Ce-falu, president of Town and Gown, and Miss Coburn.
SITTING IN THE PATIO making plans for the open house at EVK tonight are (from left to right) Ellis Jump, Mitii Golden, Gordon Laugh-lin, and Renee Cefalu. Circus theme for the
affaif w31 be camet? otrt in the painted clowns and elephants on entrance windows. Special "sideshow" of the evening will be a conducted tour of the dormitories.