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Vol. XLV
Los Angeles, Calif., Thursday, April 1, 1954
No. 106
PREPARATION — Mmes. Jess Hill, luncheon chairman; Harold P. Parker, reservations; and Alfred E. Poulsen, assistant general chairman, are shown making plans for Saturday's
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annual Alumni Day which will feature a luncheon, carnival booths, Troyville Trolley tours, swimming, and an intra-squad football game.
lumni Day Festivities to Feature arnival Booths, Tours, Football
Several thousand former Trojans and their families will return to SC Saturday for an-ual Alumni Day. Handling the day’s events are Mmes. Jess Hill, Harold P. Parker, sum-er ’32, and Alfred E. Poulsen, summer ’34.
A highlight of the day will be the presen tation of the Asa V. Call Trophy to the out-tanding alumnus of the year. Lewis K. Gough, president of the General Alumni Association and winner of the trophy last
azz Concert o Be Given at eaux Arts Ball
A crazy jazz concert at the eaux Arts Ball will alternate nth the dance band of La Verne -yer on the night of Apr. 3 for he Beaux Arts Ball.
The Jay Walter Quintet with ngo drums, drummer, sax, bass, jid piano will entertain in the Aidor Room, playing mostly for listening.
La Verne Boyer will play until 1 a.m., at which time other lusicians will take over and provide the morning’s entertainment.
Theme for the dance is the ‘Black and White Ball," and cos-umes may represent anything ut are limited to the colors of lack and white.
Such big Hollywood names as orinne Calvet, Debbie Reynolds, ohn Carradine, and Joe Kirkwood will mingle with the students, said Phil Quinn chairman or the dance.
“Mr. Trojanality” will be announced by movie starlet Debbie eynolds. He will also receive the ‘Mr. Formal” title.
It is an all-university affair and ;ickets may be purchased from ny member of the School of rchitecture.
The Chase Hotel is located at the end of Pico Boulevard in .anta Monica.
Watch for the Can-Can danc-
year, will make the presentation.
As a special feature for the children of returning grads, 30 carnival-type booths will be 6et up on the north lawn adjoining Founders Hall.
The booths are being planned by sororities, fraternities, and other campus groups under the direction of Bobette Bentley, ASSC vice president. Food and games of skill will be predominant.
Following registration at 9:30 a.m., the program will include the varsity football practice game, swimming in the gym pool, Troy-J ville Trolley campus tours, visits j to SC’s television station KTHE, a barbecue luncheon, and a fa-culty-alumni 6oftball game.
President Fred D. Fagg Jr. will speak at the luncheon, on the north lawn. The Asa V. Call Trophy will be presented at this time. *
At a recent meeting of booth chairmen, the deadline for putting up the booths was set for 8 p.m. tomorrow.
Plans for Alumni Day booths must be submitted by 2 p.m. today at 828 SU.
Booth chairmen should include dimensions in their drawings.
SDX Meets...
Policy meet re. Newspaper Day, all loyal members will gather at noon today, Copy Reading Room.
Student Union Wreckage Set By SC Officals
Because of the possible loss of 240 parking spaces due to the forthcoming closure of 36th Street, the administration revealed yesterday that Student Union will be totally remodeled and turned Into an ultra modern four-story garage, complete with an elevator.
This action was taken due to the heavy influx of letters to the DT protesting the loss of parking spaces. Approximately 350 protestations were received by this paper concerning the closing of 36th Street.
The actual wrecking of the building will begin sometime early next month.
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Coffee Hour Set
Graduate School will sponsor its Coffee Hour today to be held in the Graduate School Lounge of Town and Gown. The weekly event begins at 3 p.m.
New Move Results in 2 Parties
Conservative TRG Remain as Only SC Conservative, TRG
by Len Zagortz
The SC campus is left with only two political organizations today as the result of the Independent Party dissolving itself yesterday.
The dissolution means t h a campus politicos will have to contend with only two parties TRG and the recently formed Student Conservative Party, next month’s elections.
The surprise move was an nounced in a joint statement by Murray Bring, Independent Men Representative, and S e y o m Brown, former chairman of the dissolved party.
The dissolution came because of lack of interest from the ma jority of the independent students according to Brown.
Not Enough Interest “We dissolved because there was not enough interest from the independents at large. The party as it existed was merely a top-down organization, and as such could not honestly claim to reflect the needs of the majority of the independent students, Brown said.
Bring said dissolution of the Independent and other parties may lead to elimination of the party system at SC.
“With the remaining political parties in a fluciating position, we may be witnessing elimination of the party system as it previously existed at SC, and it may be beneficial to the university,” Bring said.
“A party system may be valid in national politics,” Brown said, “but the system at SC is in no way analigous to the national sit uation.
Divides Students “It tends to divide segments of the student body along lines where such division is detrimental to the best interests of the school. Only if a real difference in philosophy existed between different segments of the student body would a party system representing these different philoso phies be necessary,” he said.
As to the future of politically-minded independents, Brown said they will have to decide what to do.
“It will be up to the Independents to seek other party support, form a new independent party, or run independently. I urge them to do the latter,” Brown said.
“Students should vote for candidates on the basis of qualifications of individuals and not whether or not they happen to belong to TRG, Conservative, or what have you,” he said.
Bring added that he felt “the party situation at SC is artificial and does not represent the true opinion of the student body, but rather is an instrument for individuals to seek office.”
Senators Throw Pies at Officers; Reassure Student Parking Places
(Continued on Page 4) Shouting, waving of arms, and i have two gooey pies outside.”
rapid bidding of money charac terized the first part of the Senate meeting last night as Senators raised 525.50 to throw cream pies at ASSC President Warren Clendening and ASSC Vice President Bobette Bentley.
The money will go to the Trojan Cnest. The expensive pies plastered Clendening and Miss Bentley immediately after the meeting was adjourned.
Other accomplishments included passing a resolution to assure students that parking places will not be eliminated by the closing of 36th Street and approving a by-
ilm on Gandhi hown Tonight
“Mahatma Gandhi, Twentieth entury Prophet,” a full length ilm, will be shown in Hancock uditorium at 7:30 tonight.
The documentary film on the ate Indian leader, sponsored by he Student Council on Religion 1 conjunction with Trojan Chest as been in the making for al- ’ law t0 create an ASSC Commit- !
tee on Community Aid.
Frenzied Attempts The frenzied attempts of solons to purchase the pies came in the middle of Trojan Chest Chairman . , ,,	.	Jim	Barber’s	report about the
hown on brha.f of the World progress of the chest drive. niversit> Ser\ice and will not Jerry Blankinship. senator-at-shown at any public theaters large, moved that the Senate raise or the next year, said Dan Lu- money by auctioning a pie. as, president of the student coun- “That’s fine with me,” Barber on religion.	•	saj^	“because	we just happen to
ost five years.
Tickets can be purchased at the tudent Union Ticket Office or t the event.
The film is a closed release
Clendening, answering numerous requests, offered his face as a target of the pie barrage.
Intense Bidding Intense bidding began as senators quickly moved into two camps—those helping Joe Cerrell, proxy for the freshman class president, and Jerry Baker, senator-at-large, win the pies and those backing Van Alstyne.
After a one-minute recess, the two coalitions renewed their bidding battle, and the Van Alstyne forces came through with $12 to the $12.50 raised by the Baker-Cerrell group.
Senators decided Van Alstyne should splatter Clendening and Baker and Cerrell should give Miss Bentley a big taste of a butterscotch pie.
Senate Spirit “This expression of the Senate’s spirit was a tribute to Warren’s and Bobette’s popularity, and it should put to rest criticisms that apathy exists at SC,” Van Alstyne said.
Later the senator moved that
the Senate commend the university administration in its efforts to coordinate the campus-beautifying program with the plan for maximum parking facilities.
“The ASSC Senate should assure students that the closing of 36th Street will not mean a reduction of parking spaces,” he said. His motion was passed unanimously.
New Committee The by-law to create a Committee on Community Aid was introduced by Sophomore Class President Bob Wallach. Senators approved its incorporation in the revised ASSC constitution to be presented Apr. 7. This constitution will be voted upon by students at the ASSC elections.
Wallach’s by-law says that the new committee would coordinate all Trojan charity drives.
Its chairman, who would be appointed by the ASSC president and confirmed by the Senate, would not be a voting Senator' and would hold the office for one year, according to Wallach’s proposal.
Blood Drive Lagging;
Only 420 Pints Given
UCLA Leading;
Four Per Cent Participate Here
As Troy’s spring Red Cross Blood Drive moves into Its last two days, only 420 pints have been collected, it was an-nouhced late yesterday.
“Only four per cent of the student body have participated so far,” Drive chairman Mary Barrett reported. Yesterday, 156 pints were donated at the collection center in the Commons basement.	.
“Unless more students and faculty members realize the urgent need of the Red Cross, we will end the drive far below our 1200-pint-quota,” Miss Barrett said.
526 Pints at UCLA The 526 _ pints collected at UCLA show that the Bruins still have a substantial lead in the cross-town contest.
A total of 2400 pints must be collected at the two schools by Friday to help fill the 17,500 pint monthly quota of the Lo* Angeles Red Cross blood center.
“If you stop giving, others may stop living’Us the _ Red Cross blood slogan for this month. Blood is needed each month to help save lives in civilian and military hospitals and for processing into disease-combating blood derivatives.
The IyOs Angeles center is the only source of dried plasma for the 150 persons in this area who suffer from hemophilia. Hemophiliacs can bleed to death from a minor scratch or bruise unless the hemorrhage is stopped with a transfusion of the miracle blood derivative.
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DON DAVES
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Free Greeks' Plug Daves For President
by The Watchbird
Trojans for Representative Governmeht, powerful •"free Greek” political party, is putting all its hope for capturing the ASSC presidency in Don Daves, who is running fourth in the current Mr. Trojanality contest, rumors revealed yesterday.
Under the cloak of secrecy, TRG members met Tuesday night at the Phi Gamma Delta house, set up a partial slate for ASSC offices, admitted three houses to the group and rejected another, inside sources reported.
Daves, a Phi Delt and TRG member, was mentioned Monday by The Watchbird as a possible presidential candidate.
TRG Trys Again Last spring TRG lost the presidential race to the now defunct All-U party.
Joan Price, Chimes president, and Mary Barrett, blood drive chairman, are believed to be TRG preliminary candidates for vice president. Only one of them will be on the final slate.
Chuck Singer was nominated for AMS president, and Jerry Baker and Noble Trenham, new TRG head, were preliminary nominates for senior class president, sources revealed.
All Out Drive TRG’s all-out drive to strengthen its political position while the new Conservative Party is getting organized seems to be paying off.
Kappa Sigma, Delta Tau Delta, and Kappa Alpha were admitted to the group by a two-thirds vote, but Alpha Gamma Delta sorority was rejected, sources said. They did not say why.
Closed Group Tuesday’s meeting was that of “closed group so that things could be speeded up,” an informant of ranking position said.
Further nominations for student offices will be made at the General Assembly meeting, another “closed group” affair, at the Phi Sigma Kappa house at 9 p.m. Sunday, a party member said.
Final vote for endorsement of the slate will be taken next Tuesday in an “open meeting,” sourc-said.
Independent students now have two votes and four representatives in TRG, it was revealed.
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Marine General Here to Review N ROTC Today
Maj. Gen. John T. Selden, USMC, commanding general of Camp Pendleton, will review the 315 student midshipmen of SC’s Naval ROTC unit today at 2:30 p.m. on Bovard Field.
General Selden will be joined on the reviewing stand by President Fred D. Fagg Jr., Chancellor Rufus B. von KleinSmid, Educational Vice President A. S. Raubenheimer, Dean Tracy E. Strevey of the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, and Capt. Ranald M. -MacKinnon, USN, commanding officer of the SC NROTC.
LUCKY MR. T. — Debbie Reynolds, Hollywood starlet will be present at the Beaux Arts Ball Saturday night to crown Mr. Trojanality. Miss Reynolds "Will present trophies to the first, secondhand third place costume winners.
Mr. T To Be Crowned By Debbie Reynolds
L«vely Debbie Reynolds, Hollywood starlet, will officially crown the winner of the Mr. Trojanality contest at Saturday night’s climax of Troy Chest week, the Beaux Arts ball.
Miss Reynolds who will, present trophies to the first, second and third place winners, is presently in production for her next MGM film, “Athena,” with Edmund Purdon, Vic Dam-mone, and Jane Powell.
Her current film, “I Love Melvin,” with Donald O’Conner, she performed a dance sequence with Tommy Walker.
Tabulations of yesterday’s Mr.
Trojanality voting showed that Tuesday’s leader, Don Daves, slipped to fourth place. Al Carpenter, who was only one vote behind, moved into top position with 164 votes. Don Robinson took over second place with 150 votes.
Bill Van Alstyne remained in third place with 134 votes while Daves tallied 108.
The winner will receive more than $300 cash value. In addition to a 24 inch trophy, he will receive a complete white dinner jacket outfit, valued at $90 plus clothing and other valuable accessories.
The winner will automatically receive the After-Six Mr. Formal title.
Five Winners Emerge In Trojan Chest Derby
by Irv Cherno
Alpha Tau Omega, LAS Council, Kappa *Kappa Gamma, the senior class and Activities Adviser Harry Nelson emerged victorious from yesterday’s Trojan Chest Derby. The pushcart raoes took place at the University Avenue and 36th Street intersection.
Almost 300 Trojans were on hand before the races began. News and amateur photographers were clicking their shutters right and left at the wheel chairs, grocery carts, trash crates, freight rollers, desk-chairs (wheeled variety ), a rickshaw, and the D.T’s peppermint-hued bike; all of which were used in the race.
Fraternities, sororities, schools and organizations, faculty, and local politicians participated in the fund-raising derby, which, according to Rodger Darbonne, junior class president, was the “spring equivalent to Flaoper Day.”
Doodles Weaver, of “Feitle-baum” fame with Spike Jones’ City Slickers was on hand to call
ths fourth and fifth races. “The winner of these heats will win a smudge pot and a second-hand ice cube,” he announced. Weaver forgot to bring the awards, however, and as a penalty he shelled out to the Trojan Chest.
Joyce Hanna, Delta Gamma, served as Miss Racing Form, the official hostess of the afternoon. She was chosen - by the Junior Class Council and a special racing committee.
Bets were accepted in the form of donations. Several containers were located on a table in the middle of the closed-off intersection. Ten minutes before each race, students were permitted to wager on their favorites. No bets were taken after the race began.
Each bettor, or donor, was given a ticket. A total of 15 tickets earned the holders free ducats to the Varsity Show.
At least one accident occurred during each race, however, no major injuries were reported.
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NEIL SHAVER
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Shaver Plays Grandpa' Role
Neil Shaver, who is appearing as the old suitor Gremio in SC’s production of “The Taming of the Shrew,” describes himself as the “All-American Grandfather.”
“I played the role of George Washington at the age of seven in a school play, and I’ve been playing grandfather parts ever 6ince,” Shaver said.
The play, which started its run in Bovard Auditorium Tuesday, will be presented four more times. It will be shown tonight through Saturday night at 8:30 p.m. and Friday afternoon at 2:40. Tickets may be purchased at the University Ticket Office or in the drama department.
Shaver spent two years as a radio announcer in the Middle West before he came to SC. “I got tired of interviewing farmers on the problems of hog feeding,” he said, “so I decided to return to school.” He appeared as Charlie in the SC production of “Death of a Salesman” and is cast as the tutor in the forthcoming “Electra.”