IFC Extends Walls Payment Date
Vol. XLVI
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LOS ANGELES, CALIF., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1954
NO. 59
Croup Votes Unanimously; Complains About Raising $300 in 60 Day Period
POPULAR OPERA
Tiefland' Debut Set For Tonight
joni Allen
Kappa Alpha Theta
MARY JANE WILLEY
. . . Alpha Delta Pi
VICKIE VAIL
Gamma Phi Beta
Sigma Chi Selects Sweetheart Finalists
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Members of Sigma Chi fraternity last night selected five freshman women as nalists in their campaign to choose a fraternity sweetheart.	She	will	be named at
Sweetheart dinner-dance tomorrow night.
The five finalists are Joni Alien, Kappa Alpha Theta;	Cynthia	Dixon,	Delta	Delta
Delta; Marilyn Stivers, Delta Gamma; Vickie Vail, Gamma	Phi	Beta; and	Mary	Jane
Willey, Alpha Delta Pi.	|
The ten 6emi-finalists, guests i for dinner at the house last night, all received bracelets bear- j ing the Sigma Chi chapter and j year on one side, and the words “Sweetheart Candidate” on the other.
Besides the ten finalists, dinner guests included Captain and Mrs. Ranald MacKinnon, director of the Natal ROTC program;
Dr. William Stratford, interfraternity counselor; and Barbara Osthaus, last year's Sweetheart, and Major and Mrs. Robert L.
Nixon, assistant professor of the Air ROTC program.
The Sigma Chi Sweetheart will be crowned tomorrow at midnight in a ritual in which the chapter president dances with the new Sweetheart to the tune of “The Swe?theart of Sigma Chi.” The dance is being held at the Miramar Hotel.
A cocktail party in Beverley Hills will precede the dance.
The five women will attend dinner again tonight and the fraternity members will cast ballots for the Sweetheart afterwards. They will wear campus clothes tonight. Last night they dined in suits or knit dresses.
Special guests at tonight’s dinner will be Harry Nelson, student activities adviser; and Ken Shanks, speech instructor.
By Phil Cook
One of the most popular operas in Europe will be given its Southland debut tonight in Bovard Auditorium at 8:30.
Produced by the opera department of the School of Music, “Valley of Despair (Tiefland),” by Eugene d’Albert, will be presented tonight and tomorrow. General admission
tickets can be purchased for 50 i-----------------------------------------
cents at the ticket office, student Union Building.
Written in 1903. the opera ha£ j j grown to be a staple of Euro- |
I pean opera companies. Perform-I ed only once in the United States, by the Metropolitan Op-| era Company in 1915, this i3 the i first time it has been seen on the | West Coast.
Many Calls “We have received many phone calls from European people now living in this area telling us how pleased they are that they will again be able to see “Tiefland.” says Jerome Glass, program director of the School of Music.
The production has been receiving much attention from the Metropolitan Opera Company,
Reviewers ana critics from the ber's “Unicorn in the Garden
UPA Cartoons Will Be Shown In Harris Hall
“Mr. Magoo” and other UPA cartoons will be shown at 2:30 Sunday afternoon in 101 Harris Hall as the first in a series of programs sponsored by architecture and industrial design students.
UPA versions of James Thur-
CYNTHIA DIXON
... Tri Delta
College Vets To Convene
Veterans from all Southern California colleges and universities have been invited to convene on campus Sunday, Trovets President Bob Ray said yesterday.
Thi' second meeting of the Southern California Student Veteran's Association will be held from 1:30 to 4 p.m. in Founder’s Hal> 132. “I strongly unpe all SC veterans who are interested and able to attend,” Ray said.
Formation of a state Student Vderan’s Federation is the general purpose of the meeting. Drawing up a constitution will bc the main item ol business.
MARILYN STIVERS
. . . Delta Gamma
Metropolitan Opera News have been at rehearsals.
Hans Busch, former stage director of the Met, has been called to the SC campus to handle the stage direction. Assisting him is Robert Corrigan.
Conductor and Plot
Walter Ducloux, head of the opera department, is conducting the orchestra.
The story centers around a wealthy playboy, Sabastiano; his mistress, Marta; and her husband. the naive shepherd, Pedro. It takes place in an old mill at the base of the Pyrennes Mountains in the Basque country of ' Spain.
The lead role of Marta will be i sung Friday by Winifred McEwen and Saturday by Vasilikii 1 Loukas, sopranos. Portraying Se-bastiano will be Scottie Sloan, and Fred Smith will do the role i of Pedro.
Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Telltale Heart,” and Heywcod Broun’s “The Fifty-first Dragon” will be included in the program, according to Bill Howlitt, chairman of the events.
WALL DONOR — Betty Metzger, president of Chimes, is shown giving a donation check to Walis of Troy co-chairmen Bill Ruch and Connie Kirman. Other campus organizations have been giving to the project which will be erected soon.
DIGGING FOR DIRT
Solons
Expose
Pass TNE
Resolution
WEATHER
Navy Head to Talk At Riverside Meet
By Carl Strobel ASSC President Bill Van Alstyne today is seeking members for a five man committee charged with the task of uncovering outlawed Theta Nu Epsilon, secret political organization.
In a double slap at dishonesty in student politics, the ASSC Senate Wednesday night
Secretary of the Navy Charles I Nationalism in Africa,” “The S. Thomas will discuss strategy Future for Atomic Energy in
necessary for the effective defense of the free world at the Riverside Institute of World Af-California — Occa- I fairs. The institute, sponsored by Friday morning, j SC this year, opens its 31st ses-
Southern sional rain
mostly over and west of the sion at the Mission Inn at 6 p.m. mountains, becoming partly! Sunday.
cloudy Friday afternoon. Local- ! Thomas will address the Tues-ly windy. Not much change in day evening meeting.
temperatures.
ATO Put on Social Pro, Pays $25 Fine
A resident of Southern California sfnee 1911, he is a former vice president of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. He was appointed to the President’s Cabinet in 1953. While in River-I s'de he will be tha guest of the | Riverside Chamber of Commerce, along with Naval officials of this J area and state and national lcg-I islators.
Peace and War,” “The Accomp-lishents of International Conferences,” and “The Future Pattern for International Organization.”
125 Authorities
Over 125 authorities from 35 universities and colleges, and experts from many business, governmental, and civic groups will take part in the conference. Noted speakers include Dr. Alvin C. Graves, division leader of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory.
approved establishment of a committee to find out if TNE is still active at SC and formed a committee to draw up a code of fair political practices.
The resolution against TNE, which passed 22 to 3, drew criticism from Van Alstyne because it failed to present any standards by which membership in the undercover organization could be proven.
“In the last few years TNE has operated under a veil using various names. When it comes to producing evidence of TNE membership you are up against a sticky situation,” Van Alstyne explained.
Stuffed Ballot Boxes
TNE, accused last year of stuffing ballot boxes and resorting to other illegal election procedures, “has consistently shown itself to be the enemy of fair play,” Joe
HILLEL HOUSE
Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid. |
Chancellor of the Institute, will (T*	1^4	\	S	1	g	£
Three months social probation and a $25 fine were^ lev- preside over the sessions, lasting I" I	^	yM	I	P
led on Alpha Tau Omega fraternity yesterday by the ASSC Horn Sunday through Thursday, Social Committee in a crack-down on unauthorized social Dec. 15 functions. The fraternity was found guilty of not liiing a petition for their recent formal dance held at Palm Springs^
ATO was also found guilty of [--------------
lot petitioning for other social functions since September. “The tocial Con	aware	that
lere are also other groups that Jve been committing similar visions and intends to check rough the evidence and take lilar actions where necessary,” iid Joan Price, ASSC Vice ^resident.
Delta Sig Rose To Be Announced Tomorrow Night
General Theme
General theme of the meetings will be “The Achievement of Peace—Hope or Illusion?” Among topics for the individual meetings are "Public Opinion Towards Nationalism and Internationalism, “Anticolonialism and
The “Rose of Delta Sig, queen of the commerce fraternity, will be announced tomorrow at the Dr. Stratford. Interfraternity combination Rose Dance and ini-rdinator, also commented on tiation banquet to be held at
Veterans
A special servio:? honoring Chanukah, a Jewish holiday lasting from Dec. 20 to 28, will be held at 8 tonight at Hillel House.
Following the service for the “Feast of Lights” a Hillel drama group, the 36th Street Players, will present a play, “The Maccabees.” A party is scheduled as the last event of the evening.
The holiday dates back to 165
the committee action.
“We have at SC many splendid leaders, with the majority steadfastly upholding th? university rules and regulations. It Is unfortunate that a few tend to forget they are part of the university family and become too individualistic and selfish. I sincerely hope that all student leaders in the fraternities will realize their responsibilities and support the few rules and regulations which they themselves have installed.'’
the Albatross and Malibu Restaurant.
Finalists include Nancy Dick, De.,.. jJeiia Delta; Betty Strevey, Kappa Alpha Theta; and Joni Jensen, Pi Beta Phi.
Chancellor Rufus B. von KleinSmid will be on hand to award the winner a trophy and a perpetual cup to her house, a fraternity sister pin, and a rose bouquet.
Runr -up will each receive a smsJJ trophy and a rose bouquet.
AU P.L. 550 veterans may pick up their attendance forms for the month of December at the Veterans Affairs Office. Attendance forms may be picked up on December * 13 and may be returned to the office between December 17 and January 4. Instructors signatures WILL be required for this month.
C. S. Jameson Assistant Registrar Veterans Affairs
Notice Healy Choir Sings Sunday
The Healy Chapel Choir, under the direction of Ohm Pauli, will present their annual Christmas Vespers program Sunday, between 5 and 6 in the sanctuary of the University Methodist Church.
This year, instead of presenting the works of one composer, the choir ‘will break tradition and combine new as well as traditional Christmas hymns in the program.
Cerrell, TRG party chairman and j senator-at-large proxy, said in a prepared speech.
“It sits on our cammis with a J gangrene heart and a rotting | brain,” Cerrell declared.
LAS President Jim Barbor ob- j jected to a clause in the resolution asking for immediate faculty and administration help in fighting TNE. He felt student government should attempt to solve its own problems, calling on the administration only if absolutely necessary.
Fair Play
The Senate voted 13 to 12 to draw up a code of fair play eliminating secret political meetings, log rolling, and other practices.
Opponents claimed that fair practices were obvious. Proponents of the measure wanted the code so that violators of the code would realize they were going against the expressed wishes of the Senate.
Troy Camp In other business, the Senate separated the Troy Camp fund drive from the Trojan Chest campaign, and established the week of Feb. 21 to 25 for the Troy Camp drive.
Connie Kirman was appointed B.C. when a Jewish family, the	co-chairman to serve along with	I
Maccabees,	led a	revolt because	jack Casey, under provisions
the Greeks	attempted to	hellen- |	of the new by_law which re_
ise the Jews. The season is cele-	quires a man and a woman to
brated as a victory for religious	vvork as co-chairmen,
freedom.	The	Senate	also	named Bob
The holiday is called the	McClure as chairman of Religiouf
“Feast of Lights” because when	Emphasis Week, to be held Feb.
the Maccabees returned to Jeru-	28 to Mar. 4.
salem they	found	the	temple j	Official recognition was given
destroyed.	The	eternal	light,	to Sigma Phi Omega women’s
which always burns in a temple,	service and social organization,	terson yesterday issued	a call
had only enough oil left to burn	and the Potter’s Guild of SC, a	for applications for her	own re-
one day, but it miraculously	ceramic group.	placement. Mrs. Patterson	resign-
Cool Yule' Car Pool Deadline Set For Today
This is it!
Students who sign up today in the Alpha Phi Omega Christmas Car Pool will just get under the wire. Applications are still pouring in to th? office at 220 Student Union, according to Chet Davis, ehair-mnn of the project.
Applications are already being processed.' Out of 67 rides offered and desired so far, 56 are already matched, pending acceptance by both parties. Processing should be complete by Tuesday and students will be notified by card, phone, or direct connection if rides arc found for them.
“Th“ 90% matching average which has characterized the rar paol for the past three years, seems certain,” APhiO Bob Poulson said.
The IFC unanimously rec-i ommended yesterday to ex-l tend the 60 day limit for paying pledges to the Walls of Troy fund drive.
The group complained that raising $300 in two months was too difficult for the average fraternity with 30 members. But they added this action should not deter fraternities that could meet the pledge in the 60 day period.
Fred Fagg III. Greater U chairman, said $6000 has b?en promised to the Wails. The goal of the drive, which ends next Wednesday, is $15,000.
More Time Fagg, who submitted the resolution, told the IFC that his committee • would have liked to collect the money over a longer period of time but mentioned a time element in co-operating with the administration.
The university will soon start a $8'2 million fund raising campaign, Fagg told the group. He said the administration would have a powerful bargaining point if they could show that the students have aided in improving the campus by their donations for the Walls of Troy.
High Pressure IFC members complained that th? drive was suddenly sprung on them and mentioned "high pressure salesmanship.”
“Because we were not approached earlier) we haven't had time to formulate our plans,” Jack P^rsell, IFC treasurer, said.
Fagg answered that all interfraternity advisers were contacted at least a month before the drive began, but only one house reported th&ir adviser had discussed the drive.
“The ADPi car wash and the DG white buck polish are examples of ways to raise money for the Walls,” Fagg said.
The extension cf the 60 day limit will be discussed with the department of development.
Ski Club installs Four New Officers
New ski club officers were installed Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. during the regular weekly meeting in Founder’s Hall.
The officers for the semester are Phil Phillips, president; Jan Gordon, vice president; Marcia Bateman, secretary; and Ann Clark, treasurer.
Plans are being made to have a Christmas party at the president’s house on Dec. 17.
Latin American Christmas Set In SU Tonight
In an atmosphere of evergreens and gaiety Frank Robles and His Five-Piece Combo will | play at the Intereultural Club’s j Latin Christmas Fiesta tonight from 8-12 p.m. in the Student Lounge of the Student Union.
The Combo will present both Latin and American dance music in a room decorated with colored streamers looped across the ceiling, red and green wall lighting, zarapes. and Spanish motifs, ad-* ded to snow flake window decorations and the conventional Christmas tree and berry ! branches.
Special entertainment is to feature Pedro Bassim, Venezuelan j student, at the maraca, and Mike Rickards, Filipino student, on the | guitar. Also on the program will be regional dances and songs of Mexico and South America by Beatriz Garza, Pancho Contreras, Teresa Romero, Horacio Rios, Gilberto Araujo, and Marie Luisa DeGoeyen.
Another high point of the evening will be the breaking of a star-shaped pinata filled with confections and confetti. Each volunteer will * be given three chances to break the clay star with a stick while blindfolded, until someone succeeds.
Admission to the dance for In-tercultural Club mambers is 25 cents and for non-members 75 cents.
Patterson
As ASSC
ASSC Secretary Lenore Pat-
burned for eight days. Thus the holiday lasts eight days.
Sunday the last forum of a series celebrating Tercentenary, the 300th anniversary of the settlement of Jews in this country. will be held.
Party Petitions Due In Tuesday
ed her post at the Senate meeting Wednesday night.
Applicants for the office will be interviewed and voted upon at the first Senate meeting following the Christmas holidays.
Resigns
Secretary
grade point average of 2.5 accumulative and 2.5 in the spring semester of ’54.
They must have fulfilled 90 to 112 units by the end of the fall semester of ’54. The office is open to women only.
Petitions for Christmas and Senators voted against a special The program, which begins at New Year’s parties, and appoint- election because of the cost.
8 p.m. at the Hillel House, re- ments for interviews in regards i Mrs. Patterson, who resigned volves around the history of the to the Freshman Women’s Coun- | because of pregnancy, suggest rel Jewish people in the United cil must be turned in by Tuesday, that the Senate elect her succes-States.	Interviewing starts Monday for sor since the constitution does
Justin Turner, chairman of Freshman Women’s Council.	not require a special ASSC elec-
the Tercentenary Committee of Concerning the holiday parties, tion.
Los Angeles Jewish Community Publicity Chairman Barry Green- j	Applications may be picked up
j Council, will speak on “A pre-i lude tg the Tercentenary.”
berg advised that failure to turn in the ASSC office. 215 SU until in petitions will result in fines. ' Jan. 5. Applicants must have a
Filipinos To Hold Christmas Party
Prominent Philippine membei of the community will be honored guests at the Philippine Trojan Club’s Christmas party tomorrow-night. The get-acquainted party will be held in the SU lounge at 7:30 p.m.