ROJANS FACE PITTSBURGH ACID TEST TONIGHT
by Murray Brown Daily Trojan Sports Editor
The football thunder of Jess Hill’s Rose Bowl minded :ojan herd should be adequately determined tonight when Jt grapples with a hulking, rugged, upset-minded Pittsburgh »anther team in the Coliseum.
More than 50,000 fans, many of whom were not impress-»d with SC’s 39-0 mangling of Washington State’s Cougars last week, will be the jury for the 8:30 p.m. might-testing itruggle.
This Panther crew, 47 of them, is supposed to be the jest bunch of gridders the college has had in the last 20 fears. Some observers even rate Coach “Red” Dawson’s :law-happy squad alongside the steamroller Pittsburgh clubs
that wiped out Howard Jones’ Thundering Herd twice in the early ’30s.
Reputedly one of the East’s strongest eleven’s, Pitt seemingly has picked up some standout running backs which were lacking on the team that tied powerhouse Oklahoma 7-7 last year.
Tonight’s game, Pitt’s first of the season, will also be a test of Troy’s speed and shiftiness afoot against the brutal heaviness of a Panther line. The Eastern team’s forward wall averages 212 pounds.
The Trojans, too, will try their aerial accuracy against a Pitt pass defense that is allegedly much more efficient than was Washington State’s.
Their first-string pass-thrower Jim Contratto, who
pitched three for touchdowns agajnst the Cougars, was hospitalized yesterday in the SC infirmary with the flu. But Coach Hill said “I think he’ll be ready for Pitt.”
In the Panther line, which will be aiming to rush Troy’s passers and make them miss their targets, are such pigskin gladiators as Eldred Kraemer and Lou Palatella. Krae-mer, sidelined by injuries most of last season, was selected on many all-American teams in 1952. And co-Captain Palatella is considered the best tackle in the east.
The backfield gains acceleration from co-Captain Henry “Model T” Ford, a speedy, versatile Negro halfback. Last year Ford completed 33 of 80 passes, gained 174 yards rushing, and intercepted nine aerials.
So highly do the “experts” regard Pittsburgh that they
are only giving SC, the nation’s 15th ranked squad, a 7-point edge. Not having played a game and finishing last year with a not-so-respectable 3-5-1 record, the Panthers haven't been put among the country’s top 20 clubs. They could easily gain national prominence if they whip Troy tonight, however. But SC’s youthful Trojans, who gained some experience by whipping WSC, have the hustle, spirit and guts to play up to almost twice their natural ability. Headman Hill said, however, that “they’ll have to play a 3-1 better game against Pitt than they did against the Cougars if we’re going to win tonight.” Every afernoon this week the Trojans have been polish-
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Vol. XLVI
Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Sept. 24, 1954
No. 6
First Pre-Game Rally Highlights Season
Professional entertainment, yelling, and more yelling will I greet Trojan rooters at the first pre-game rally of the season today at noon in Bovard Auditorium.
Johnny Carson, CBS writer-per-former, will emcee the program. Carson was featured on the show, “Earn Your Vacation,” which was broadcast nationwide as a sum-
JOHNNY CARSON
. . . entertains
obs Open n Germany
An announcement of opportunities to teach English in the secondary schools of West Germany was mad? recently by Mr. | Kenneth Holland, president of the Institute of International Educa-on.
These openings are for Ameri-lan graduate students or teach-Irs and are under the Education-11 Exchange Program conducted |y the State Department.
These positions will be award-for the 1955-56 academic |ear. Applications close Novem-;r 1, 1954. Requirements for the Issistantship awards are: United [States citizenship; a bachelor’s iegree, or its equivalent, by the le the award is taken up; a I working knowledge of the Ger-| man language; and good health.
Assistants selected will ordi-I narilv net teach regular classes, but instead will conduct conver-Isational exercises and sponsor iglish clubs and workshops on American history and literature. |Graduate students who are now broiled should apply to Dr.
11 a n 1 e y Townsend. Assistant fan. Graduate School.
mer replacement. He has written many of the Red Skelton shows, and replaced Skelton when he injured himself.
Howard Rumsey and his Light House All Stars jazz combo will entertain at the rally.
Recording Star
Also slated to appear is Rush Adams, new MGM recording star, according to Don Daves, rally chairman.
Putting Trojan rooters through the paces will be Yell King Don Ward and his crew of yell leaders. "Today s rally will give Trojans the chance to match the great spirit of our football team,”
| Ward said.
“Coach Jess Kill has said that this is the best spirited team he has ever coached,” Ward said. "The least the student body can do is to match this great spirit— a spirit which could easily take us to the 1955 Rose Bowl.’ ’
Tommy Walker
Davos also plans to have Tommy Walker and the Trojan Band on hand to spirit things up.
“The entertainment will be tops,” Daves said. “This is a great chance for all Trojans, new and old, to practice our songs and yells. Words to “Song of Troy” and “Go Trojan” appear on page five of today’s DT, so bring them along if you don’t know them.” ; he said.
“Judging from last year, the auditorium will be filled from top to bottom. So come early and get a good seat,” Daves added.
“Let’s Bovard for this rooter’s dress rehearsal of tonight's Pitts- 1 burgh game,” he said.
SECOND PROFESSOR TO MAKE TV DEBUT -
Dr. Herman Harvey, assistant professor of psychology, will be SC's second professor to enter the educational TV field when his
new program, "Psychology and the Nature of Science" hits the video screens Saturday morning at 11:15 a.m. over CBS-KNXT, Channel 2.
Second SC Educational
Professor Enters TV on Saturday
All Activity Book Sales End Today
Today is the last day students may purchase activity books, bringing to a close the sale which yesterday hit the 4600 mark. No | books will be sold after closing time today.
Activity books are on sale from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Student Union Lounge.
A paid fee bill of one unit or ; more and $13 is all a student I needs to get an activity book, but without the fee bill the book cannot be purchased.
The Southland’s television pub- daughter, Laura, and playing the in Human Behavior,” “Intellectu-
lic will take it’s next step up the ladder towards education through
cello in an amateur string quartet. Reflecting on the latter, he
Official
Notice
Enrollment in all Air Science claws b still open to qualified year degrees, w ho wish to take ad-students. Freshmen pursuing 4 year degree, who wish to take advantage of Air Science training, are reminded they must enroll during their initial semester. Information may be obtained by j contacting the AFROTC office at [955 YY. 87th Street.
I-t. ('ol. James K. Briggs Professor of Air Science
Calendar Slates Today s Events:
Today is “Football Friday,” with the main campus events revolving around tonight's clash with the Pittsburgh Panthers in tho Coliseum.
2 p.m.: “Welcome Weekend,” annual open house sponsored by Delta Sigma Phi. will generate spirit for tonight’s game. It will be held at the Delta Sig house, with Pi Phi cosponsoring this
mass communication this Satur- j says, “It may not be great music,
but we have a wonderful time.” Students’ Opinion The choice of Dr. Harvey to introduce acadcmic psychology to the television screen may be explained by his students’ opinion of him: “He places a brilliant store of information at our disposal ... he makes the key problems in psychology excitingly clear, points out the flaws in current- and famous theories and sets us to trying to think up even better answers ’for ourselves,” one student said.
day morning, with the first broadcast of Dr. Herman Harvey’s “Psychology on TV” program.
The program will be presented weekly from 11:15 a.m to 12 noon over KNXT Channel 2. Produced by KNXT’s Director of Public Affairs, Bill Whitley, it is directed by Bob Lehman.
Studied The Mind Dr. Harvey, who holds the position of assistant professor of psychology at SC, has been a long-time student of human j
al Differences: The Feebleminded and the Mentally Gifted,” “Defense Mechanisms: Human Reactions to Stress,” and “The Application of Psychology to Personal Problems.”
. ,	.	, ,	.,	.	,	|	“I	spent	all	my	spare	time	on
m s *"<• behavior Patterns. At- h,s	bu(	„	„	as	worth	j(	„
said another.
ter his graduation from SC, he was on the faculty of Cornell University and former director of the Psychological Clinic of the ! California Babies and Children's Hospital in Los Angeles.
His favorite field is that of . stress and mental disease, in which he is currently doing active j research. He is alaf currently \ working on the preparation of a book on the theoretical and re- ; search aspects of abnormal be-1 havior, using observations made j during the time he spent as a clinical psychologist and research j scientist. The book will be entitled “Introduction to Experi-1
Some of the more interesting titles of his planned Programs include “Frustration and Conflict
Official
Notice
Waiver examinations for P.E. 160 (health problems) will be held on Wednesday, September 29 at 3 p.m.
Please see Dr. Hall in room 112 before signing up.
Dr. Fredericks Head Physical Education Department
year.
8:30 p.m.: Kickoff time at the mental Psychopathology
I Coliseum for the SC-Pittsburgh game. With the Panthers rated as a rugged team, this is Troy’s chance to convince the critics last week’s 39-0 win was due to more than a weak Washington State team.
Post-game: Crowning a kick-off queen will be the main feature of the Chi Phi “Watermelon Dig.” Watermelon and dancing in
AFROTC
the streets, with everybody in-1 vited to the Chi Phi house.
Gives Regular Courses
In addition to his television! program, which will play to a studio audience of 50 registered students and an anticipated living-room audience of 100.000, Dr. Harvey gives regular undergraduate courses in general psychology and conducts graduate emi-nars in theoretical and experi-chodynamic theory.
At 35, Dr. Harvey spends his spare time with his wife and his
'MY KINGDOM FOR A HORSE' MAY BE NEW SENATE CRY
ASSC Senators are wondering about the identity of an eager-beaver Trojan booster who feels that what this campus needs is a horse—not just any horse, but THE Trojan horse.
Columnist Jimmy Fidler mentioned recently in his column “In Hollywood” that “The Student Council of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles has petitioned Warner Brothers studio to let them have the enormous Trojan horse being used in “Helen of Troy.” SC student body officers and members of the student senate know nothing of the request. Besides, there is no such organization as the “Student Council.” The mystery assumed more importance, when Bill Kennedy, “Mr. L.A.,” wrote in his Herald-Express column that “it would be great for football season on campus.” Warner Brothers hasn’t said no to the request. But the horse is in Rome—and it weighs 20 tons.
It appears that all of this horsing around is getting us nowhere.
Dynasty of Tirebiters Ends, White Stallion Takes Over With Aid of Tommy Trojan
by Bert Snow
The Dog Dynasty has	ended and	the Horse	Dynasty has begun at Troy.
The disappearance of	George	Tirebiter III	during	the middle of last semester
caused consternation to many a Trojan Knight. The canine mascot is still lost and it's a doggone shame, but the Knights aren’t worried anymore.
For the first time since 1941,	SC	will have	a new	and different mascot. At the
Coliseum tonight rooters	1	t ?<■■■■■■■£& mm
witness Tommy Trojan mounted 1 atop the Trojan Horse charging the field to the martial strains of “Conquest.”
It will be a bonafide replacement for the departed George ! who was the last of a long line of official canine pets.
We’re going back io the true ;
Troy tradition of Tommy and the Trojan Horse,” Knight President I Don Daves said.
The horse will be a white stallion and the name of its mount will be a closely guarded secret at least for the present.
“We plan to have this as part of the regular pregame ceremonies which will be carried out henceforth through the years,” an elated Daves said.
Tommy will be in full Trojan regalia complete with banner and shield. The horse, according to Daves, was obtained from a nearby stable where he will be quartered between games.
“Actually,” continued Daves,
“tonight's first view of Tommy and the horse will only be a preview. The full tradition will be unveiled at the Texas Christian game in two weeks.”
The ceremony tonight calls for everyone to stand for “Conquest” which is the signal for Tommy and the horse to enter. Following "Conquest” spectators will remain standing for the national anthem.
Three years age the Trojan horse idea came into being at football games, but those were the days of Tirebiter II and no one dared suggest a Trojan horse as mascot.
As early as 1941 the first Tirebiter attracted the attention of students. Following World War II, George blossomed forth with an insatiable taste for rolling sidewalls. It wasn’t long before the entire campus was agog with George’s antics.
Following the Goodyear gourmet’s death m 1950, another Tirebiter was immediately crowned mascot. George II was not the gay blade that his predecessor was, but he bravely continued the tradition of chewing rubber wheels.
FIRST IN THE DYNASTY OF DOGS - George I, the first in a line of SC's famous George Tirebiters, started as the university's sports mascot in 1941, to continue his career through 1950. The dynasty of dogs is now to be replaced by a new 1954 mascot for the football season ... a Trojan Horse, which will ride to victory mounted by Tommy Trojan.
Senate Approves 3 ASSC Appointees
Mongrel number two, however, lost his bark and was retired because of a senile temperament.
Early 1953 brought still another George, but fate was not kind to the wiry airedale. School officials clased University avenue last December thus relegating the beast to inactivity and boredom.
When last seen, George III was on the verge of nervous breakdown. The bark is gone but the memory lives on.
Official
Notice
1.	The Men’s Faculty Conditioning room will be open to registered participants during the fall semester.
2.	The fee for the entire semester will be $15.00 contributed to the University through Miss Marye in Owens Hall.
3.	Key returns and refunds are processed by Helen Bennett in Business Manager's office in the Information Building.
4.	The Fall program will be supervised by Mr. Earl Wallis. (P.E. 106-Ext. 306) who will be available on any afternoon to assist in planning individual programs.
J. W. Fredericks, Acting Chairman Physical Education
Bulletin
Senator-at-large Murray Bring was elected chairman of the Financial Board of Control at the ASSC Senate meeting late last night. The other senator elected to the Board is Don Robinson, president of the School of Commerce. Bring and Robinson will serve with President Van Alstyne and three faculty members on the Board which controls the SI 25,000 student activities budget.
Jerry McMahon, senator - at-large, was elected chairman of the Board of Publications which includes Bob Halderman, Stan Dunn, Andy Castellano, and Cammie King.
Kirk Dickens was appointed Senate parliamentarian.
The ASSC Senate last night approved three major appoint ments made by President Bill Van Alstyne.
Mrs. Bette Dobkin, last year's independent women’s representa tive, resigned her present position as Forum Committee chairman to take the appointment as elections commissioner. Steve Robertson, former Religious Emphasis Week chairman and Squire vice president, was appointed Forum Committee chairman, replacing Mrs. Dobkin.
President Van Alstyne’s appointment of Rhea Sager as University Recreation Association chairman was also approved by the Senators.
Revise Rules
A committee to study possible revisions to election regulations was appointed. Members include Bob Wallach, Mrs. Dobkin, Fred Fagg III, Bob Croutch, Joe Cerrell, and Sid Owsowitz. Also appointed was a committee to study a possible curriculum and other details of the proposed freshman orientation class.
The report on th? National Student Association by President Van Alstyne and Senator-at-large Murray Bring was postponed until the next meeting. Van Alstyne
and Bring attended the NSA Congress in Ames. Iowa this summer as observers.
The Senate accepted with regrets the resignation of Carole Adams McFerren, Music School president.
Homecoming
Homocoming Chairman Tom Pflimlin reported on Homecoming plans and preparations. He said more than 100 students had petitioned for positions on Homecoming committees. Most of thes», he said, were sorority pledges seeking activity points.
Harry Nelson, student activities adviser, explained the use of requisitions, department orders, and other university financial procedures.
Rule Eligible
The Senate, alter more than ar. hour of discussion and parliamentary wrangling, upheld the eligibility of President Van Alstyne and Senator-at-large Sara Donald. The Senators by a 19-13 vote upheld Van Alstyne’s ruling that the revised constitution passed last spring abrogated all provisions of previous constitutions. The faction seeking to unseat Van Alstyne and Miss Donald quoted a portion of the constitution passed in 1952.
Official
Notice
Application period is now going on for students completing teaching credential requirements on January 26, 1955. Come to 356 Administration Building for applications. The deadline for returning applications is Friday, October 1. Applications returned after the deadline date will be too late for fall processing.
Applications will be processed In the order in which they are returned to the credential office.
Syra R. Gold,