SA Discounts Available Soon for Students
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Merchants will Offer
10-30 Per Cent Off
Discounts ranging from 10 to 30 per cent will be avail-to SC students at selected merchants starting March NSA coordinator Billie Lyris announced.
Her committee is planning to distribute free discount ds that will enable students to save money at gas stations. theaters, restaurants, furniture stores, cleaners, typewriter stores, and shoe repair shops.
The cards will also be good at stores offering discounts to other NSA colleges in this area. These schools include UCLA, LACC, Loyola, Mt. Saint Mary’s, and Immaculate Heart.
The local NSA committee is now in the process of contacting stores willing to participate. Miss Lyris hopes to have a complete list by the end of next week.
Directories will list available commodities alphabetically, and below each commodity will carry the names of the stores offering it at a discount. The directories will be given out free at the same time as the discount cards.
Mis.s Lyris mentioned the discount service as one of the NSA benefits that students should take advantage of.
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CECIL HINSHAW
. . discusses peace
uaker to Give British Officer eace Speech Tells England's
Views of Asia
Daily
Trojan
Vol. XLVI
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1955, LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
NO. 89
Confusion Slows Voting
FILMS, TALKS, VIEW FAITHS
The Academy Award winning movie, “Song of Bernadette,” starring Jennifer Jones, will be shown tonight at 7 in 133 FH as part of the Religious Emphasis Week activities.
“Even though the picture had a large audience when originally shown, I feel that it is a show that can be seen for a second, and even a third time,” says Bob McClure, REW chairman.
ID Card Filing Dismay Voters Light First Day
Change
Causing
Turnout
Problems of world peace will the topic of a speech to be ven at 8 a.m. tomorrow by Cecil inshaw, noted Quaker minister, uthor, and lecturer.
Students are invited to hear the ;ech to be given at the Wool-lan House, 1032 W. 36th Street, hich will also emphasize Dr. inshaw’s recent study-tour in ndia of the contemporary Gan-hian movement and its relevance the West.
Dr. Hinshaw holds a Master’s nd Doctor’s degrees from Iliff chool of Theology, and is the jrmer president of William Penn liege.
He has lectured widely for the ilowship of Reconciliation and e American Friends Service "ommittee. having served recent-on the Working Party to draft comprehensive statement of the aker Peace Testimony. Last mmer he was one of two Amer-m Quakers joining the British laker delegation to confer with iting Baptist leaders from Rus-
British	Information Officer
Douglas C. Rivett-Carnac will speak today on England’s outlook of Asia’s fermenting troubles at 2:15 p.m. in 129 FH.
Rivett-Carnac has been serving with the British Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, since 1946. He is currently enroute to England on home leave but extended his stay in the United States to present his lecture series on “A British View of Southeast Asia.” Rivett-Carnac first lived in Thailand in 1934 where he received an appointment as lecturer in English at the University of Bangkok. In 1941, when war broke out between England^ and Japan he was interned by the Japanese and held until 1945.
The following year Rivett-Carnac was appointed by the British government to work at their Bangkok Embassy. He has been stationed there ever since.
Rivett-Carnac’s family has served Great Britain for eight generations. His father was at one time financial adviser to the King of Siam.
REW EVENTS TODAY
REW calendar for Thursday:
Noon—Intervarsity—Moody Institute Film “The Stones Cry Out,” admission free, in 229 FH.
AEPhi—Rabbi Alfred Wolf, “Ferment and Change in Jewish Thought.”
2:15—Seminar—“The Man From Nazareth,” Dr. Marcus Bach, in 102 FH.
3:15—Seminar—“Jewish Ideals of Peace,” Rabbi Alfred Waif, in 102 FH.
Alpha Gamma Delta—R. J. Kerschenheuter, at 5:30.
7—Movie—“Song of Bernadette,” starring Jennifer Jones, in 133 FH.
8:30—Fireside with Marcus Bach at University Hall.
e Tickets Convenient Wife till Available Fans Out Pitcher
emors still have the oppor-ty to buy their fee bills, ac-ing to Bob DeRienzo, Senior s finance chairman, e tickets entitle the holder to nd the Jubilee Ball (senior ), Ditch Day, Senior Break-and the Baccalaureate serv-in addition to a one year bership in the SC alumni issociation.
For only $3.50 the ticket hold-is entitled to approximately 13 worth of fun and entertain-ent.
By United Press
SAN FRANCISCO — Sonya Elizabeth Boemler, 22-year-old bride of baseball pitcher Willard (Bill) Boemler, was granted an annulment of their marriage today after he told the court he married her “only to have some place to change his clothes."
She told Superior Judge Harry J. Neubarth that the ballplayer informed her it was only a marriage of convenience shortly after they eloped to Carson City, Nev., last Dec. 13- They were separated Jan. 5.
U. S. Protests Ouster Of American Priest
By United Press WASHINGTON—The United States today “protested vigorously” the ouster of Father Georges Bissonnette from Moscow on grounds his expulsion violates the 1933 Litvinov Agreement.
The action was announced by the State Department.
Father Bissonnette, an American |
priest who acts as chaplain to the Foreign Colony in Moscow, said the Soviet Police had given him four days to leave Russia.
Among other things .the Litvinov Agreement guarantees religious rights for Americans living in Russia. The United States interprets it to mean the Americans have a right at all times to a clergyman of their choice to minister to their spiritual needs.
The State Department said Charles. E. Bohlen, U.S. ambassador to Moscow, “protested vigorously” against the ouster.
It said Bohlen termed the action “a violation of those portions of the Litvinov Agreement pertaining to freedom of conscience and religious worship of nationals of the United States on
the territory of the Soviet Un-
• „ it ion.
Circus Theme Set For Ball
“Know where we can get an elephant? We’re looking for a calliope too.”
These odd requests flowed from the School of Architecture .yesterday as plans for the school’s annual Beaux Arts Ball stepped into high gear.
The theme for this year’s ball is “Circus Masquerade,” according to Architecture President Bob Smith.
Ticket chairman is Paul Drag; Dave Kline will head the decorations committee.
Admission is 50 cents with tickets sold at the door, or in the ticket office, on second floor of the Student Union.
Bach to Speak In an all-u fifeside tonight at 8:30 at University Hall, Df. Marcus Bach, associate director of the School of Religion, University of Iowa, will be the featured guest. Dr.' Bach will also conduct a seminar at 2:15 this afternoon in 102 FH on the topic “The Man From Nazareth.” Tuesday night’s fireside at EVK with the Rev. Louis Evans was highlighted by the visit of Dr. Kirtley F. Mather, former head of the Harvard geology department, and one of the nation’s outstanding scientists in that field.
Movie Scheduled In other REW events scheduled for today, the Trojan Christian Fellowship is sponsoring “The Stones Cry Out,” a movie dealing with science, religion, and geology. It will be shown at noon in 229 FH.
“Jewish Ideals of Peace” will be discussed by Rabbi Alfred Wolf, associate rabbi of the Wilshire Boulevard Temple, and currently a lecturer at SC, in a second seminar today at 3:15 in 102 FH.
Alpha Gamma Delta will be host to the Rev. Father R. J. Kirschenheuter, chaplain of the Newman Club, at 5:30 tonight.
By Beverly Scroggs
Approximately 700 students went to th e polls yesterday in a. slow and difficult day of voting due to the changed method of fill ng duplicate ID cards alphabetically rather than numerically.
Many more people would have voted in the special ASSC election if the lines had not moved so slowly, Elections Commissione r Bette Dodkin reported.
ACH'S OPINION
Theologian Describes Religion As A Circle
By Maggie Christensen
Religion, like truth, is a circle, nth each religious denomination epresenting an arc in the circle, ccording to the views expressed Dr. Marcus Bach, associate director of the School of Religion at the University of Iowa, when he spoke at the MAi’s Faculty !ub luncheon yesterday.
Dr. Bach calls his work, an at-empt to grasp the meaning of arcs, spiritual ecumenicalism. is means an attempt to under-tand and unify the whole church, ther than the various sections it. His talk was titled, “What s Happening on Church Street. \S.A.”
“The man on Church Street.” said, “is already ahead of the orld Council of Religions in his ting. We are on the way to jphasis on self denial rather self promotion both as inis and as members of The day of “The Man ” and “The Big Movie the Sky” is almost over. Common Focal Point e are reaching a common point where the paths of all ^nominations will converge. To-every church feels that it its roots in apolistic times, the year one to the year It was formerly accepted
that all religions had their roots in the Catholic Church, but now most people feel that all religions have been marching armies since the time of Christ, and that these armies march, not in parallel lines, to meet only in infinity, but in converging lines towards a common goal.
“We only need understanding to unite and fight the evil which threatens all of us. Not long ago, the leader of each denomination
stood before his people and said that his faith was the only» way to stem the tide of Communism. Soon these men will be able to stand together and tell their congregated people that the Christian faith, the complete circle, is the answer to the battle against evil, no matter where it comes from.”
Extensive Travels
Dr. Bach went on to speak of his travels and sojourns with peo-
BELIEF THEORIES STATED
By In- Cherno
“There are things in this world which we believe even though we cannot prove them,” Dr.’Marcus Bach, associate director of the School of Religion, at the University of Iowa, said yesterday in his seminar.
‘We have, however, a will to believe,” he continued. “In this world, there are many minds and many faiths, and their problems and questions should, if possible, be answered by the church. If the church doesn’t help, some other organ will step in and take its place.”
To fully understand problems of their congregations, and to
attempt answering them, churches are changing their policies, according to Dr. Bach’s observations.
“Protestantism is becoming somewhat priestly while Catholicism is taking a more prophetic view,” he said.
The will to believe is more powerful than it sounds, he told the group, and “it is a worldwide will.”
“I \isited a Russian congregation on Christmas.” he continued. “The church doors were guarded by armed soldiers and yet the people, frustrated and frightened, sang ‘Silent Night’ like it has never been sung before.
pie of various faiths throughout the world. For 18 years he has lived with colonies of various faiths throughout the world, “not to snoop into the faiths men live by, but as a personal search.”
His search began with a retreat into a Trappist monastery in 1935. When he left he w'rote an article, “From Behind Trappist Walls” which won him his reputation as an author after its publication in the Reader’s Digest. Since that time he has written about most of the more than 40 groups he has lived with. Among his books are “They Have'Found a Faith,” “Report to Protestants,” “The Dream Gate,” “Of Faith and Learning,” and “Strange Altars.” Visits Dr. Schweitzer
His practice since he joined the University of Iowa in 1942 has been to teach a year and travel a year. One of his most recent visits was with Dr. Albert Schweitzer in Africa.
“I do not wish to deify Dr. Schweitzer,” he said, “but he has lived like Jesus by reflecting the philosophy of his life in his ac= tions.”
Dr. Bach said that the ideal laboratory for his work of studying faiths and the search for faith would be Southern California.
Knights,APhiO Presidents Urge Support of IC
Pete Bramwell and Howard Smith, presidents of Alpha Phi Omega and Knights, urged support for and membership in the Intereultural Club in interviews yesterday.
The IC will hold its second dance of the semester Saturday night in the student lounge from 8 to midnight, with entertainment in the form of an “International Review.”
"The Intereultural Club is a wonderful organization,” said Bramwell. “And it sincerely carries out its purposes of helping students learn to appreciate peo pies and cultures of other countries. I am a member myself, and certainly encourage others to join and attend the functions.” HowardT Smith pointed out that SC has one of the largest foreign student representations of any university in the United States. “As good Trojans, we should do everything in our power to promote international understanding,” he said. "This should be true not only in the interests of the university but in the interests of education and world progress,” he added.
Intereultural Club Schedules Show
“International Review” is the title of the Intereultural Club’s show Saturday night in the Student Lounge from 8 until midnight.
“The first party was a big success, and was one of the best programs ever put on by the club,” Jagat Bhatia, publicity chairman, said yesterday. ___
Sig Eps Abandon
SC Party
Fraternity Decides To Drop Out of Partisan Politics
By Arnold Diener
Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity yesterday withdrew from "all political activity on campus,” thus becoming the second house within a week to leave the faltering Student Conservative party.
The Sig Ep move came only six days after Zeta Beta Tau’s split with the SC faction, with the exception that the latter jumped onto the TRG bandwagon, while the Sig Eps dropped out of politics altogether.
The Sig Ep decision to leave the SC party was voted on unanimously at a noon chapter meeting yesterday. President Tom Ratigan then informed SC party chairman Jack Purcell of the action.
Tired of Labels
“I myself and the other members,” Ratigan said, “are sick and tired of the stigma of being associated with the words ‘underground,’ ‘black,’ or ‘vicious’ in connection with party politics.”
"Furthermore, Sigma Phi Epsilon is not switching parties and it is not attempting any other type of political manipulation,” Ratigan continued. "We are getting out and staying out of partisan politics.”
Sig Ep Jim Allen dropped out of the race for veterans representative at the same time the housf dropped politics, giving "fraternity loyalty” as one of the reasons.
Don.? With TNE
Ed Duzik, former Sig Ep representative to the SC steering committee, further emphasized the fraternity’s position in the matter.
"We are tired of it. I no longer want anything to do with the TNE-dominated party,” he said.
Italian Club Reveals New Spring Officers
Spring semester officers of the SC Italian Club are Paul Aiello, president; Mary Ann Buis, secretary; Caroline Horowitz, treasurer; and Edward Leviin, club coordinator.
Difficulty in finding ID cards also turned many people away during the morning and early afternoon. A large percentage of the signatures w’ere illegible and could not be alphabetized properly.
Blank Duplicates Issued
As a result, a lot of guess-work went into the alphabetizing, and finding some of the duplicates would necessitate rummaging through most of the 10,000 cards on file. A lot of people became discouraged when their cards could not be found, and just didn’t bother to vote, Mrs. Dobkin said.	______
To relieve this situation, .w.s. Dobkin is issuing blank duplicates for the students to sign. These cards will be checked with the master file.
Students who are voting in this election are printing their names on the duplicate cards to help prevent the same trouble in the general election this spring.
In addition to this difficulty Mrs. Dobkin reported that not enough people turned out to work during the morning hours slowing down the process even more.
Five Candidates
Candidates running in this spe cial election include Jim Hurst for senator-at-large, Sue Corwin and Barbara Frank for ASSC secretary, and Jerry Detwiler for veterans representative..
After the poll closed at 3:30 yesterday afternoon, the ballot box w'as locked in the vault below President Fred D. Fag'g’s office Voting will officially end at 3:30 p.m. today. The ballot boxes will be taken to Building 20 where the votes will be counted by an IBM machine. Special pencils are being used during the election so the votes can be counted by ma chine, saving time and the possibility of foul play in counting the votes. There will be no party workers present during the counting.
Results of the election will be announced in tomorrow’s Daily Trojan.
No Violations Yet
Mrs. Dobkin reported that as far as any of the workers could observe, there was no indication of anyone breaking any of the elections rules which state that no books, campaigning, or campaign material are allowed in the polling area.
The election procedure starts at the entrance to the polling area where all books are left. The students pick up their duplicate ID cards which are checked with the one they have. They sign their name on the back of the ID card, which is re-checked at the next station.
The voter must p’ace his ballot in the box in the center of the voting area before leaving.
NOTICE
California State Veterans should report to the Veterans Affairs Office for the February attendance voucher before Mar. 10, 1955.
C. S. Jameson Assistant Registrar, Veterans Affairs
Getting the Lead Out is Illegal
SAN FRANCISCO—Junk dealer Walter H. Thomas, who threatened to “blow up the courtroom” if he were found guilty, was convicted today of stealing 100 tons of lead from the Stanford University microwave laboratory.
There was no explosion as the federal court jury returned a verdict of guilty. Thomas had previously been tak^n to an anteroom and stripped by deputy marshals to make sure he had no explosives on his person.
Assistant U. S. Attorney James Sehnake said Thomas had threatened to "blow up the courtroom with a bottle of nitroglycerine’’ if the verdict went against him.
The jury returned its verdict on 25 counts of theft of government property after a little more than three hours of deliberation.
Federal Judge Louis E. Goodman referred the case to the probation department and set March 11 for sentencing.
Thomas, who formerly ran a junk business in Los Altos, Calif., was accused of systematicaUy looting stockpile of 96-pound lead pigs from the yard of the laboratory which is operated at the university by the Atomic Energy Commission.
Jim Allen
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Drops Out Of Contest
Vet Representative Candidate Detwiler Set to Run Alone
Jim Allen. SC-backed candidate for Veterans’ Rep resentative, dropped out of the race yesterday because of fraternity loyalty and the belief that the position should not be of partisan nature.
This move left Jerry Detwiler, TRG candidate, the only one running for the post recently vacated by Stan Dunn.
Allen announced his decision at a special veterans’ meeting yesterday noon in Hancock Auditorium. He stated that the office of Veterans’ Representative should not be associated with political parties, and that in fact, the student Federation of Veterans prohibits any member from engaging in party politics.
Parallels Sig Eps Move
His move is closely connected with his fraternity’s (Sigma Phi Epsilon) descision to drop from the Student Conservative party.
Allen emphasized that he is not switching parties bacause he was not affiliated ^vith any to begin with, and that he was an independent candidate although his house was connected with the SC party.
Not Affiliated
“I am completely neutral,” he stated. “I have no political affiliations. Politics have their place with the lobbies and pressure groups that are associated with them, but not here at SC where the duty and function of the Veterans’ Representative is the rep-resenta*ion of the desires of all the veterans, who are certainly not divided in thought over the inequalities of veterans’ benefits. Therefore, why should there be politics and political parties involved?”
Red Farmers Here OK--lke
By United Press
WASHINGTON—President Eisenhower said today he preson-ally would favor letting Russian farmers see for themselves how the tall corn grows in Iowa if legal and other problems can be solved.
Such a visit has been suggested by the Des Moines Register and Tribune as one way the Russians might solve their agriculture difficulties.
The idea was promptly endorsed by the Soviet Farmers’ Daily, which invited a group of American farmers to visit the Soviet Union in return.
NOTICE
The southern section of the Bridge Hall parking lot will be closed tomorrow for the use of the California Schools Business Officials Association. There will be approximately 100 people involved which would indicate #0 or 60 spaces.
Elton D. Phillips Business Manager