Trojan Mascot is Real Gone
GEORGE TIREBITER III MISSING AGAIN
HAS ANYONE SEEN GEORGE?-SC's airdale mascot, George I Tirebiter III, has been missing since last December, it was learned yesterday. The familiar figure at Trojan football games underwent a serious mental strain last season because of the many activities connected with his mascot positoin.
FREE ORCHIDS
Chinese Students Plan Hula Hop'
Fresh Hawaiian orchids will be given to all women who tend the Hula Hop this evening from 8 to 12 in the Stunt Union Lounge.
Sponsored by the Chinese Students Club, the setting will Hawaiian, Ron Chan, chairman of the dance announc-
by Rich Reid
Al Carpenter, guardian and caretaker of the SC mascot, George Tirebiter HI. revealed yesterday that the controversial airdale mascot has been missing since Christmas vacation and admitted he was “absolutely stumped” as to the dog’s whereabouts.
Carpenter said that he and his fellow Trojan Knights, who were given official custody of the latest Tirebiter in 1952, are “at our wits’ ends over George’s disappearance.”
“We weren’t too worried about George the first few hours he was missing,” said Carpenter. “He was always wandering off. But after a couple of days with no word of,George, I started to spend some pretty sleepless nights.”
Prior to his disappearance in mid-December, George spent six pampered months as a ward of the Sigma Phi Epsilon pledge class.	*
“We treated him like a little prince,” Carpenter related. “We bathed him, clipped him, all but marcelled him, and even bought him a gold necklace.”
If George III doesn’t show up on campus before the fall semester gets under way, Carpenter warned, the traditional line of«SC Tirebiters might well come to an end.”
“A lot of people around school have been pushing the adoption of a new mascot,” he said.
Carpenter explained that SC’s official mascot is installed each September on a year-to-year basis, and that a continuation of the Tirebiter tradition is by no means automatic. The ASSC Senate must approve a mascot at the beginning of each school year.
“If we don’t find George soon,” mourned Carpenter, “it’ll mean the end of the Tirebiters. There are strong factions on campus that have proposed everything from a live horse to a wart hog as a mascot. If George doesn’t show, they’ll have their way.”
Despite his anxiety over George’s present whereabouts Carpenter observed that it might be a good thing for George personally if he stayed lost.
“Being a mascot is a terrific strain on a dog’s psychological makeup,” said Carpenter. “During several of our 1954 football games, he became very neurotic. He came down with distemper, and it got so that he snapped at little children and old men.”
Carpenter said that even with his psychological troubles, George Ill’s lot was far better than that of his predecessors.
“They used to jab the old Tirebiters with needles to get them to ‘speak to the crowd.’ We never tried that with George III.”
The latest George’s nervous disorders brought to
mind a Daily Trojan survey taken in March, 1953, soon after the emotional breakdown of George Tirebiter IL The survey asked students if they thought SC was “fair to its mascots.”	•
Most of the amateur phychiatrists interviewed voiced the opinion that dogs are incapable of withstanding the strain required of a mascot.
One interviewee insisted that the Tirebiter mascot policy was “morally wrong,” but admitted that “the intensity of George’s experiences would make a short life more interesting than a long one.”
One student hotly denied that George had grounds for complaint. “The question should be,” he said, “ ‘Are our dogs being fair to us?’ George Tirebiter gets everything for free and it costs us $19 a unit.
“Take George III for instance. He gets the best seats at football games, is petted by pretty sororiy women, and his cuisine is prepared by the most discriminating fraternity cooks.’'
The only member of the Tirebiter line who escaped psychological imbalance was the original George, who died as he lived—under the wheels of a passing car.
George II stood the blare and frustration of mascot-hood for a little over two years, then retired to the Santa Cruz farm of his owner, Harry Ballard, and died a peaceful death.
ompetition ever Mounts )ver Songfest
Competition is rising to a fer pitch as mixed groups begin \ final week of practicing for !)y’s Songfest, according to -chairman Bob Jani. rhere will be more than 700 ■sons participating in this jrs’ sing to be held in the eek Theater next Friday night, e 26 entries in the affair rep-tent 18 sororities and 15 fra-nities.
‘This year’s songfest looks e a hard one to top next year,” ni said. “If we can get the it of the students as interested those who are spending .so iny hours practicing, we hould |ve no trouble filling the thea-
riokets are $1 for reserved ts and 50 cents for the gen-1 admission section. All seats the Greek Theater are excel-t, according to Robbie Car-ill, co-chairman.
Many special effects and num->rs are being worked out for e event by the Trojan Band hder the direction of Tommy alker.
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Planned for the program are Hawaiian dancers, music, and decorations. The entertainment feature will be a hula by football star Harold Han.
Entertainers will include male and female Hawaiian dancers, a women’s quratet, and a husband and wife duet. A string band will provide music.
Casual dance attire will be appropriate at tha hop. Hawaiian shirts, denims, cotton frocks, hula skirs, and bare feet are all acceptable.
Price - of admission is 75 cents for stag, 25 cents for stagettes and $1 for couples.
Vol. XLV
Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, May 7, 1954
No. 127
Classes Clash Today In Oceanhouse Hostilities
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A feature of this year’s sing [ill be a grand finale with more pan 700 voices.
“This will be a show with ex-pllent numbers and many sur-rises. Many of the entries have professional sound already, and nother week’s rehearsal will lake all the acts top musical ntertainment,” Miss Carroll lid.
polio Victim ionored y Acacians
lA 10-year-old polio victim. ?ssed in a new formal and >rting a new hairdo, will be >wned queen of Acacia’s Spring rmal tonight at the Sportsman’s rtge in Sherman Oaks.
Trudy Leatham, a patient at > Orthopedic Hospital, will be 1 third polio victim to reign as Acacia Queen.
‘Instead of crowning a Row uty. Acacia annually chooses crippled child from a needy lily as queen to live up to the ;mity’s motto, ‘Human Serv-” according to President ■orge Hartman.
The fraternity will present Miss atham with a savings bond, and * Acacia Mother’s Club and ‘al merchants have donated fs and clothing to make up a |nplete wardrobe from shoes to ?sses.
(Miss Leatham entered the Or-jpedic Hospital in 1949. but is Lv living at her home in Long |ach with her mother, Mrs. Vio-Leatham, and her 8-year-old Jber Linda.
[She was chosen from among patients aged 8 to 10 years, special committee met with the spital staff to choose the most Serving girl.
Men to Dine At Town and Gown Dorm
Forty lucky men will find themselves in a delightful situation next Thursday night. They will eat dinner in a women’s
dormitory.
Town and Gown Hall’s date-dinner will be the occasion and springtime is the reason.
Over 150 men’s names will be submitted, but only 40 will be drawn from a fishbowl because of limited seating accommodations in the dining room.
Tentative plans for an all-university open house with entertainment, dancing, and a wrell-known combo are also being arranged by Bonnie Taecker, president and Marilyn Reynolds, social chairman.
Senior Women Avoid' Matlock
“Where are all the beautiful women in the senior class?" Mark Matlock is begging on bended knee. “Why have they been avoiding me all week?”
Matlock, chairman of the Senior Prom Queen Contest, is reminding all senior coeds that 4:30 p.m. this afternoon is the deadline for entering the race.
Only senior women are eligible, and entrants should leave their names in 215 SU.
“We would like to have a 5 x 7 inch photograph of each contestant, but it is not necessary,” Matlock said.
Halls of Science' Slates Art Talk
Alfred Van Auker of the Hancock Foundation, will discuss “Scientific Illustrations” on the Halls of Science television show, Channel 4, tomorrow at 4 p.m.
Sun Will Shine At Annual Brawl
More than 400 freshmen ^nd sophomores will trek to Oceanhouse in Santa Monica this afternoon for the annual renewal of the soph-frosh “brawl.”
The yearly hostilities will be carried out in ideal weather, according to the weatherman. He has predicted sunny skies and warm temperature for the “clash of the classes.” This year, for the first time in the history of the event, the “brawl” is being held off campus. Plans for the competition are also more elaborate than in the past.
Stage Show
The “brawl” will form only one part of the festivities at Oceanhouse. Other features of the Soph-Frosh Day include a stage show and all forms of recreational activity.
“Brawl” activities include a volleyball tournament with the players representing all fraternities, sororities, dormitories, and independent organizations on campus.
Other events are a pie-eating contest between Chuck Leimbach, freshman president, and Bob Wallach, sophomore prexy, a swimming meet, and a tug-o-war with full participation of all men at the special day.
The traditional trophy will be presented to the victorious
class;
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ONE WILL WIN—Tonight's the big night for one of these coeds, who are vieing in the AFROTC's Honorary Colonel contest. The winner will be revealed at the Air Force unit's
—Courtesy L.A. Examiner
all-wing Military Ball this evening in the Crystal Room of the Beverly Hills Hotel. Finalists are Joan Vasseur, Sandy Leonard, Barbara Gilbert, Marilyn Hudson, Mary Coate.
White Magic
Stage show entertainment will spotlight Tommy Morey and his combo, Jim White and his feats of magic, Tyler Gilman, vocalist, and Ken Shanks, campus “Ugly Man,” as master of ceremonies.
Throughout the after noon, freshmen and sophomores may also take advantage of the recreational opportunities offered by Oceanhouse.
These include swimming in an olympic-size heated pool, relaxing on a private white sand beach, and playing volleyball or ping-pong on deluxe facilities.
Food and soft drinks at wholesale prices will* replenish students taking part in the day’s activities.
Tickets $1
Tickets for the beach frolic are selling for $1 and can be purchased at the door to Oceanhouse.
A car pool has been arranged to take students who do not have rides to the Santa Monica resort hotel free of charge. For students with cars, a giant free parking lot next to Oceanhouse has been made available.
Staff Meets
All those who have dedicated tears, time, and thought to the typewriter will report for phychi-atric treatment at noon today, in the City Room. Dr. H. Alcouloumre officiating.
SDX Meets...
Meeting of Sigma Delta Chi members and candidates who will be initiated this month will be held immediately following the staff meeting at noon today.
BRAWL ON THE BEACH—Oceanhouse in Santa Monica will be the scene this afternoon for the annual Soph-Frosh Brawl. 400 students are expected to participate in the activities,
which will include a stage show, volleyball tournament, pie eating contest, swimming meet, tug-o-war, and dancing. Tickets sell for $1.
LIGHTING IN ELECTRA' HAS NEW INNOVATION
Fluid lighting, where the colors of the lights are changing almost constantly, will be one of the new innovations in the drama department’s presentation of the Greek play “Electra” by Sophocles.
Tickets are on sale at the Student Union ticket office; The five-day run begins Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. in Bovard Auditorium.
‘Stage lighting is seldom noticed by the audience or the critics, but it has the function not only of visibility, but of producing the effects of time of day and locale,” according to William White, director of lighting.
The rarely-produced play will also feature specially designed
Greek costumes whose stylings have been taken from frescoes on the walls of the palaces of Crete, according to Ingrid of Paris, the designer.
“Great beauty is found in the designs and costumes of Greece,” Miss Ingrid said. “The designs they used were less geometric and more naturalistic, with the draperies of the garments following the graceful lines of the body.”
Leads in the play are John LeVan as Orestes, and Cheri Brigham as Eectra. Other players are Neil Shaver, Janet Bolton, Pat Houghman, Louis Pol-lay, Paul Phillips, and Don Right.
PREPARATION—Getting ready for Tuesday night's opening of ''Electra" in Bovard Auditorium are, left to right, Dr. James H. Butler, director; Cherie Brigham modeling a Grecian gown, Electra; Ingrid of Paris, costume designer; and William White, director of lighting. Curtain time Tuesday is 8:30 p.m.
Piano Concerts Set Tomorrow
And Monday
Seven outstanding students from SC’s School of Music will be featured performers in two programs of piano concerti at 8:30 p.m. tomorrow and Monday in Hancock Auditorium, announced Jerome Glass, program director, yesterday. Admission will be free.
The music pupils, selected for these two appearances on the basis of their outstanding pianis-tic ability, include Carol Rive*, Arlan Stone, Dorothy Huang, Harry Payne, all of whom will be heard on tomorrow’s program, and Esther Lee Kaplan, Dale Reubart, and Rosalie SooHoo on Monday’s program.
Each of the student artists has had extensive experience and honors as concert soloists, Glass said.
Miss Rives, a University Music Scholarship student, will play Mozart’s Concerto in E Flat, K. 482. A student of John Crown and Mme. Ehlers, she was a Glendale Symphony Tea audition winner, as well as earning a PTA renewable scholarship in high school.
Concerto in C Major, Opus 39, by Danish-bdm contemporary composer Svend Erik Tarp, will be performed by Miss Huang, a senior transfer student from Manila, and a student of Miss Steuber.
Arlan Stone, another scholarship student, will play Symphonic Variations on Franck. Stone is a pupil of John Crown and Gwendolyn Williams Koldofsky.
Harry Payne will conclude tomorrow night’s music with his rendition o| Beethoven’s Concerto No. 1 in C Major.
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