LOS ANGELES, CALIF., FRIDAY, DEC. 3, 1954
NO. 54
TROPHY TIME - Dr. Frank C. Baxter and ATO Decorations Chairman Jerry Blankinship examine the perpetual trophy to be presented
by th6 ATOs for the best house decorations on the row.
ule Trim Contest
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planned Along Row
Has your house got the Christmas spirit?
Alpha Tau Omega fraternity will present a perpetual trophy to the men’s and wo-len’s groups which have the best outside house decorations, beginning this year.
“Rules are simple, as the idea is to encourage house decorations, not to force
Benefits of Teaching Will Be Subject of Talk at Conference
Dr. Myron S. Olson, associate professor of education, will describe the benefits of teaching to 500 high school students at a teacher recruitment conference at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow in Hancock Hall.
“Success and happiness come from aiding and serving others; in teaching you spend al---—
Dody Off For State Contest
fraternities and sororities to
icycle Boy •uggests Two heeled Rides
Avoidance of parking problems, fepeed, flexibility, and fun are |ust a few of the reasons stu-?nts should ride bicycles on tampus, according to George hums of the student BiCycle Committee.
Bicycles in good condition will auctioned, and will probably fcell for less than 55 tomorrow it 159 North Central Avenue, [luring the semi-annual police de-jartment auction starting at 8 l.m.
The lost or stolen bicycles are Jiut up for auction after owners lave failed to claim them during holding period of more than me year.
The SC administration has al-?ady promised to build bicycle |acks, on campus, according 'to )r. William Stratford, interfra-[ernity coordinator.
“Any SC student desiring to kave himself many a headache in the process of driving to and [rom school, should give serious thought to going down to the tricycle auction tomorrow,” Burns fcaid.
Working with Burns on the smmittee sponsored by Panhel-?nic and the IFC Council are iill Blakholb, Kappa Sigma; Robbie Carroll. Kappa Kappa pamina; Carol Goshaw. Gamma *hi Beta, and Mary Laird, Pi "hi.;
go to extensive labors or spend large sums
said Jerry Blankinship, decorations chairman.
“Registration deadline is Monday. We hope that all house groups will participate, and in this way enter into the spirit of the Christmas season,” he said. .
Registration blanks may be sent to the Alpha Tau Omega House,
725 W. 28th Street. They must include the name of the house and name of the chairman in charge of the decorations.
The perpetual gold trophies will be presented to the winners by Dr. Frank C. Baxter, professor of English, before he begins his annual Christmas readings in Bovard Auditorium on Dec. 15, at 8 p.m.
Judging will be held Monday evening, Dec. 13 by specialists in the field of art and design who will in no way be connected with the groups participating.
The judges will not enter the houses. They will consider only the exterior decorations and front window decorations. “It will be a ‘How does it look from the street’ contest,” Blankinship said.
of money,’
lifetime doing these, and get paid for it,” Dr. Olson will tell the group.
The conference is the second held by SC in an attempt to alleviate the present shortage of teachers.
Nine Panels
Nine panel discussions will give the prospective teachers an opportunity to learn more about the area of education that interests them.
Panel topics include “Elementary Education,” “Science and Math,” “Shop and Homemaking,” and teaching mentally retarded or physically disabled children.
“Teachers are in great demand; there is a critical shortage, but we must not sacrifice quality,” Dr. Olson said.
“Teachers influence the lives of our future citizens more than any other group except parents. Quality and quantity are both needed, but quality must come first,” he explained.
Crowd Doubles
Participation in this year’s conference is more than doubled over last year’s program, which drew 200 students from 25 high schools. Five hundred students from 55 schools are expected tomorrow.
Cast Told for New Drama Production
Official
Notice
Students who expect to complete requirements for the bachelor’s degree in January 1955 should check the list that is posted in'the corridor outside the Registrar’s Office in Owens Hall. These who have not filled out DIPLOMA APPLICATION CARDS should do so at once.
H. W. Patmore *	Registrar
The cast for the drama department's second major production of the year, “The Winslow' Boy,” was released yesterday by director Howard Banks.
Cast as “The Winslow Boy,” Ronnie Winslow, ,was 14 year old Joel Jordan, a Horace Mann Junior High student. A veteran of the Shakespearean season at Idyl-wild last summer, Joel was selected for the part of Ronnie on the basis of. his performances there.
The role of Arthur Winslow, the father, was carried off by Leigh O’Malley, who was recently seen in “Country Girl.”
Louis Pollay, a drama major, will take the part of Sir Robert Morton, barrister and defense counsel for Ronnie. Pollay was recently seen in “Electra,” and “Taming of The Shrew.”
Female Lead
Holding up the lead on the distaff side is Shana Thompson, cast as Grace Winslow, the mother. Shana is making her initial bow to SC audiences in this play.
Sue Husted, seen last month in “Beyond the Horizon,” carries the romantic interest as Catherine Winslow, Ronnie’s sister and object of two gentlemen's attentions in the play.
Two other feminine parts are portrayed by Beverly Stewart, a drama senior, as Miss Barnes, the gushing reporter; and by Carol Daniels, a freshman making her
ancock Foundation Greets ight-Seers At Open House
Visitors to the Allan Hancock |oundation, during the open Duse yesterday, wandered prough the many corridors and 3ms of the building greeting prmer colleagues and observing arious scientific and cultural [isplays usually not open to the ublic.	.
One of the features of the event [•as the opening of four rooms om Captain Hancock's home, tie rooms were brought to the 1C campus from the family home [t Vermont and Wilshire Blvds.
ie home’s design was patterned Ifter the Villa Medici in Florence. Italy, built by the famous Italian Ranking family.
Among objects of interest in tie rooms are several rare books id a marble statue of Napoleon onaparte. The most famous of
the rooms is the w’hite, pink, and gold music room, where captain Hancock’s string quartet plays.
Guests were served punch and cookies, and directed through the building by the Hancock Committee.
Displays Shown
During tlie open house, displays were erected showing results of the 9,000 pages of printed scientific material which is used by more than 375 institutions and libraries throughout the world. It featured work by university scientists and visiting authorities.
Other displays included a collection of historically significant instruments—a Civil War bugle; rare butterflies and moths shown with inset books from the library; 3 collection of 37,000
herb specimens; and the library of biology and oceanography.
The library and several of the laboratories are confined to classifying and recording the speci-mans caught off the cruiser, the Velero IV.
Visitors were shown the television laboratory where rehearsals were being held for next Monday’s KUSC broadcast of 1 "Know Your University."
Most of the offices and laboratories in the building were also open to the public, including the | photography lab and the telecommunications staff offices.
Established by Captain Hancock in 1940, the foundation in-ludes more than 100 laboratories and classrooms for local and visiting scientists in marine biology, geology, zooloey, and marine I botany.
debut in SC drama as Violet, the maid.
Romantic Role
The remaining roles were captured by John LeVan, as John Watherstone, a subaltern who harmonizes in the love interest with Catherine. LeVan was seen last month in the male lead of “Beyond the Horizon.”
Dickie Winslow, the oldest son, will be played by Raoul “Joe” Smith, who is also making his debut in Bovard. Don Wright, as Desmond Curry, the family solicitor, will be the second part of the romantic duet pursuing Catherine.
Elroy Naczek will portray Fred, the photographer. He is doubling as stage manager, and is assisted by Woody Wilson.
Opening of the play is scheduled for 8:30 p.m., Jan. 11. It will run through Jan. 15. Tickets are now being distributed. Students with activity cards will be admitted free.
Delta Sig Hosts Queen Candidates
Candidates for “Rose of Delta Sig,” a queen contest sponsored by Delta Sigma Pi, professional commerce fraternity, will be guests at the chapter house tonight for dinner.
1900 Unclaimed Tickets to Bowl Still Available
With only one day left for activity book holders to pick up their Rose Bowl rooters tickets, there are still 1900 unclaimed ducats available.
Yesterday’s sales brought the total of tickets sold to 3500, just 700 more than the day before.
Opening day sales wrere 1100. Since then the number of ticket purchasers has diminished daily. Tuesday’s sales wrere 900, and Wednesday’s 800.
Tickets may be picked up for $2.75 today only at the Service Building, which will be open until 8 p.m. They will be sold only to activity book holders.
Students who have not purchased activity books will be eligible to apply for reserved Rose Bowl tickets, one ticket to each student.
Applications for the reserved* tickets can be picked up Monday at the Service Building from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or at the Stu-( dent Union ticket office from 6 to 8 p.m. They sell for $5.50.
Dody Currie, SC’s Maid of Cotton, and alternate Kathleen Leavey, leave this afternoon to compete in the Maid of Cotton contest state finals in Fresno tomorrow.
Pat Murphy, the other alternate is attending a fraternity formal tonight in Palm Springs and will fly to Fresno tomorrow morning to compete.
Official judging begins tomorrow noon with a businessman’s luncheon honoring the hopefuls. Each contestant will speak to the group on a variety of subjects.
Judges Interview
During the afternoon judges will interview the contestants, who will first wear cocktail dresses and then change to bathing suits. The men will judge on beauty, personality, speaking ability, and appearance in different types of clothing.
The judges’ decision is to be revealed at a formal dinner-dance tomorrow night. Chosen with The California Maid of i Cotton will be two alternates 1 who will accompany her to compete in the national contest at Memphis, Tenn., during Christ- j mas vacation.
Big Prizes
Prizes for being California’s j representative in the contest include a wardrobe of cotton clothes. A trip all over the West coast and into Mexico, and many radio and television appearances, are also planned for the winner.
The United States Maid of Cotton, the winner at Memphis, will represent the cotton industry on a tour of the United States, Canada, and other parts of the world during the summer months.
She will receive an automobile and a cash prize, and outstanding New York designers will give her an elaborate wardrobe.	%
“This contest has been a wonderful experience, and however it turns out, I know the weekend will be loads of fun,” Miss Currie said.
Trojans Answer Blood Drive Call
SC students have answered the call o f the National Red Cross for blood donations As the booth in front of the Student Union closed at 3 yesterday afternoon, 565 had pledged donations for Dec. 7 and 8, when the Red Cross Bloodmobile will be' on campus. Today is the last day students can sign up.
Only 600 students can donate blood o n campus this year. Because of the concentrated nation-wicfc campaign for blood, and because SC has never made use of the accommodations furnished by the Red Cress, the drive has been put on a new basis. There will be only one drive on campus, and only 600 donors will be accepted.
Rest Required
Donations will be made in the basement of the University Methodist church from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. On Tuesday, Dec .7, 400 students will be handled in a 16 bed unit. On Wednesday, 200 will be handled in an eight bed unit. After the student has given he will be required to rest for a few minutes to make sure that a reaction will not set in, and will be given cookies and coffee or orange juice.
“I am very happy at the turn out for this drive,” said drive co-chairman Chickie Mueller. “Everyone has shown a great deal of cooperation this week.”
Failed to Come
“I just hope that everyone who signs up will actually show up for their appointments. In every drive SC has had, about half of the students have failed to show up, and a lot of people who didn’t sign up came to donate anyway. With the short time and the limited accommodations this year, organization is all-important, and things must go as planned,” 6he said.
Beginning in 1948, the peace-time blood program of the National Red Cross has been tremendously	successful	according to
E. M. Schottland, administrative director	of the Los	Angeles Red
Cross Regional Blood Center.
Constant Campaigning
_	“With	the	continuing cooperation of hospitals, Red Cross chap-
I 21CT1# VnnW	Tft	ters’ volunt?er workers, and citizens, the	Red Cross	has not been
■	•/llVff	»w	caught short of blood in any emergency	since this	program be-
gan,” said Schottland.
“But keeping all of our outlets supplied has required constant campaigning and periodic concentrated drives,” he continued.
“The December emergency drive is an example of this. People
RUTHANNE MARR
. . . forecasts "snowballs"
Forecast Says
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Snow to Come Monday
Snow is forecast for the SC I ten(j to forget about death in the holiday season, which is proba-
campus Monday—but the “snowballs” won’t be real.
“Snowballs of popcorn will be sold for 15 cents each by members of the Junior Class Council as their project for raising money to help build the Walls of Troy,” said Ruthanne Marr, chairman of the project.
The popcorn balls will be sold from booths at Bridge Hall, Founders Hall, in front of the Student Union, and between the PE and Music Buildings.
Posters symbolizing snowballs will be used to advertise the popcorn ball sale, said Tyler Gilman, assistant chairman.
“The popcorn balls will be wrapped in cellophane and will be extra large and of exquisite quality,” Miss Marr said.-
bly as it should be. But the fact remains that even more blood is needed during this time than at any other peace-time period because of the increase in automobile accidents,” he said.
SCs contribution to this emergency drive is the Leon Patterson Memorial Blood Drive. While suffering from Bright’s Disease, Mr. Patterson was given the equivalent in blood derivatives of 25 pints of whole blood.
Official
Notice
Parking in the Bridge Hall parking lot will be prohibited until after 10 o’clock this morning. The space usually open to students will be re served for members of the California Schools Business Officials Association, who will meet here the first Friday of every month from now on.
Elton D. Phillips Business Manager
Athletes Tell of Understanding Through Sports
“Increasing World Understanding Through Athletics” was discussed by track stars Jim Lea and Murray Coburn, and football co-captain Linden Crow yesterday afternoon at the YWCA in connection with Red Cross International Students Week. Harry Nelson, student activities adviser, was the panel moderator.
Lea, who was called a good will ambassador by the Swedish papers wrhen he competed there in track last summer, told how track had burst through the iron curtain.
“While competing in Europe we had a chance to talk with athletes from other countries and exchange ideas with them,” said Lea.
Murray Coburn, SC trackman from Toronto, told of the lack of emphasis Canadian colleges place in athletics. “Most of the good athletes are from athletic clubs,” he said.
“Athletics help people to understand one another by bringing them together,” Nelson said in summing up the discussion.
He named the Harlem Globetrotters as famous good will ambassadors for the United States in the sports world.
“Babe Ruth, and later Lefty O’Doul haVe popularized American baseball in Japan by taking groups of American athletes there,” Nelson said.
Freshman Council Chooses Officers, Tells Party Plans
Plans for activities of this year’s freshman class are now under way, with officers elected and committees formed, Committee Co-ordinator Dann Angeloff announced yesterday.
“We expect a successful year with the activities we have planned, through the co-op-
eration of the class as a whole,” Angeloff said.
New Officers
Freshman class officers elected last Tuesday include Joe Agapay, treasurer; Marney Hay Tyler, secretary; and Mary Lou Jo^t and Mary Jane Willie, cohistorians.
Committee Chairmen appointed by class President Bob Poindexter were Agapay, finance committee; Wesley Gregory and Starla Coffee, co-publicity chairmen; Nita Powell, welcoming committee; and Alan Darbonne, Walls of Troy committee.
Plan Party
The main freshman class activity this month will be a Christmas party for underprivileged children. Toys and refreshments will be given to the children by the freshman class.
Future events include the Frosh Ball, which will be held at a Los Angeles hotel early next semester. The Freshman Queen and Princesses will be chosen at the dance.
Student-Faculty Movie Screens Wednesday Noon
A film made entirely by SC students and faculty, will be shown by the Music Council Wednesday noon in Hancock Audi-ttorium.
“The Story Teller of the Canterbury Tales” will be presented as part of the “Music at Noon” program sponsored by the council.
WILLIAM C. HIMSTREET
. . . becomes advisor
AKPsi Selects Faculty Adviser
William C. Himstreet, assistant professor of office administration, was recently selected faculty adviser of the SC chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi, national commerce fraternity.
Himstreet has degrees from San Jose State College and Stanford. He is currently completing work for his doctorate at SC, and is a member of many professional organizations.
Recently published articles by Himstreet include “An Institutional Approach to General Business” and “Shorthand Can Be Taught in Less Time.”
TENSHUN!—The drill team of Troy's Air ROTC Detachment stands at attention during a half-time performance in the Coliseum. The cadets/ who have gained national recogni-
tion for their excellent formations and marching, are commanded by Cadet Capt. David Rice.
International Students Set For Parties
Two pre-Christmas outings are scheduled by SC foreign students this weekend.
African Student Association kicks off the festivities tomorrow night with an invitation to all to attend a native African dance which will include rumbas, mambos, and calypsos. The affair will be held at 5180 West Adams and will begin at 9 p.m.
Ngwobia Uka, association president. stressed that African music will highlight the evening, but American dance music would also be featured.
Foreign students are urged to pick up their reservations immediately in 322 SU.