MEDICAL STUDENTS PLEDGE $240,000
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Trojan
Vol. XLVI
LOS ANGELES, CALIF., FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1955
NO. 125
Diamond Jubilee Banquet Kicksoff Funds Campaign
Efforts to raise $l,/2 million for construction of the Medical School’s new basic science building have received a new boost with the pledging of $240,000 by the 270 medical students themselves.
The total, to be paid by the students within three years
Second Day Polling Sees 1017 Cast Vote
By Penny Pennington
Approximately 1500 hundred students are expected to pass through the polls today before the close or the heated three-day spring elections. Tabulation of the results will begin immediately after the polls close at 3:30 this afternoon.
Newly-acquired IBM counting machines are expected to cut the counting time in half over previous years. Elections Commissioner Bette Dobkin predicts the returns will
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Swede Beauty ill Sell Bids 9th Chase'
iita Ekberg. 1951 Miss Swe-Hollywood starlet, and Queen his year s 9th annal informal je, will be on campus Mon-or Tuesday to sell bids for dance May 7, according to Delta Phi sponsors, ds for the dance at the Ri-a Country Club sell at $3.50 couple.
ree dance floors and the mu-f Chick Rogers and his seven band, Bobby Troup, and Gray will keep the guests Publicity Chairman Sher-1 Weiss, said.
e Chase is the largest fra-xity dance in the nation. It is jsored annually for the entire ent body by the Tau Delta fraternity. Proceeds of the ce go to the fraternity’s schol-ip fund. This year the schol-nip will go to SCs outstand-^freshman athlete, very one attending the Chase J be fliscused. The talk will
*yone interested in having Ekberg visit their fraternity Id contact Weiss at RI 88059.
irth Topic et for Meet
The problems and methods of -livering babies will be the topic Dr. A. J. Murrieta, instructor obstetrics and gynecology in School of Medicine, this after-n at 2 in a meeting of the duceus Society in 159 Science. Both the normal delivery and e Caesarean section delivery' ill be discussed. The talk will illustrated with films.
Dr. Murrieta received his BMS -m Stanfond in 1936, and his D from SC in 1942.
morning, a mere nine hours after the polls close.
Most of the 67 candidates for office continued to campaign heavily yesterday, as more posters appeared in shops along University avenue and hand bills were passed out in abundance. i Report Violations Mrs. Dobkin said that three or four students have been turned into Harry Nelson, student activities adviser, for “fooling around in the polling area.” They were turned in for such things as signing the independents’ list when they were really members of a fraternity or a sorority.
Votes were yesterday totaled 1017; 65 less than Wednesday's tally. Of the 1017 ballots, 448 were cast by women and 669 by men, which is an increase of 212 women voters over Wednesday's 236. In season totals, 1776 votes were recorded last year in the second day of voting.
The AMS vote climbed to 1405 with the independent men's vote totaling 555. Total independent vote for the two day voting period was 737. LAS again led the schools balloting with a total of 885, with commerce, engineering and pharmacy coming in second, third, and fourth in that order. A total of 99 votes was cast for foreign student’s representative Mrs. Dobkin said she is very pleased with the work of the service groups which have helped with the election.
Bring Discouraged Murray Bring, ASSC presidential candidate, yesterday expressed discouragement over the lack of interest in the elections.
“The small amount of people who have voted In relation to the total enrollment is quite poor,” Bring said.
The 2079 ballots cast yesterday and Wednesday represent less than one-fifth of the student body. For a university of this size. Bring feels this is a rather poor showing.
The 19 uncontested offices, “the result of a one party monopoly” on the ballot are responsible for part of the student “antipathy” toward voting, according to Bring. But he urges the independents not to be discouraged and to come out and express their opinions.
Frosh Princess Chosen at Tea Reigns Tonight
The Freshman Princess was chosen yesterday during a tea at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house, but she won’t be announced until tonight at the Freshman Princess Ball.
Bob Poindexter, freshman class president, will crown the princess at the dance, which is being held at Santa Monica’s Chase Hotel from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
The six women who ma^e the finals of the princess contest, of which one will be princess and two others attendents, are Pat Zaffers, Nancy Borton, Marilyn Kuble, Jody Tarchione, Nancy Van Dyke, and Connie Durrell.
The judges for yesterday’s final selection were Harry Nelson, director of student activities; Ken Shanks, instructor of speech; and Mrs. Pearl Arnold, director of housing.
Music for the Freshman Princess Ball will be supplied by the Gil-tones sextet. The Gil-tones, movie studio musicians, have played at the Country Club Hotel in Los Angeles.
Paul Toeniges, drummer for the group, regularly plays for Leighton Noble’s band on the television show, “Bandstand Review.”
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MORE THAN A DREAM is the proposed Medical School building shown here as students, alumni, faculty, and businesses pledge and give $500,000. Student Body President Curtis E.
Miller announced the donations for the SIV2 million construction at a fund-raising campaign kickoff banquet last night.
Elections Committee to Decide Legality of Stickers Put on DT
El Rod Jobs Ready Soon
The new El Rodeo editor, Joyce Steele, will begin interviewing people interested in being on the 1956 El Rodeo staff.
The duties of the individual editors that make up the staff will be posted in the El Rod office, 323 SU, on Monday. They may be read before the interview. Interviews will close Friday, according to Miss Steele.
nternational Diamond Jubilee eatures 17 Different Cultures
A myriad fantasy of rhythm. 1 lor, song, and dance drawn rom an international assortment f native cultures will be seen in vard Auditorium tomorrow ^ening from 8 to 11.
Tie travel agency thome is tten by Tom Conrad and Di-- Higley.
Ken Shanke, speech instructor, aster of ceremonies for Trolios, :d veteran of many campus dra-.atic roles, will act as MC for e show, according to Alfonso tiveros, program director.
Free Admission Sponsored by the Intercultur-Club. the program is given to ise funds for a Foreign Stunt Loan Fund on campus. Ad-ission is free but donations will taken during the evening. ano?llor Rufus B. von Klein-id will act as official host. De\i Dja, world-renowned ln-rpreter of exotic Indonesian nee. with her troupe, will be highlight of the show. Represents Spain Operatic soprano Charlotte ontijo, will represent Spain
with her voice. She appeared at the last Intercultural Club party. American students will present
CHARLOTTE MONTIJO
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an evolution of American dances from the minuet through the mambo, with dance direction by
Arthur Murray studios.
Costumed Israelites will perform. folk songs and dances and play native accordion music. A tableau pastoral headed by Miss Nasrin Hekmat wiU be given by the Iranian group.
Bruin Dances
Rodolfo Castillo of UCLA will be seen in a solo Afro-Cuban number. Interpretations of both slow and fast Hawaiian hulas will be done by Irene Light, Aurora Quevedo, and Marie Quevedo. Ali Da jani wiU head the Jordan presentation, “Hope in the Desert.”
Patti Waggin s Dance Banned
Patti Wraggin, burlesque specialty dancer, yesterday was barred from campus by the administration. She was to have appeared on KUSC-TV’s “DT on TV” today as a “dancing electioneer.”
“It wxmld not be in keeping with the dignity of the University for such a program to appear at an educational institution,” said Dean of Students Bernard L. Hyink at noon yesterday.
The Dean recalled a similar incident, when burlesque star Tempest Storm made a personal appearance at a Colorado university, and caused a near-riot that left the campus in a shambles.
“I do not particularly condone Miss Waggin’s appearance on the Rowr Monday night either,” said Dean Hyink, “and it is unadvisa-ble for her to appear In student activities on campus or in university buildings.”
Another guest has agreed to take her place on the show at 12:15 today. She is Miss Covered Waggon, whose fame is less widespread than her counterpart’s, but wiiose career is equally illustrious,” according to Mark Thore-
By Phil Cook
The Senate Elections Investigating Committee will meet either today or Monday to determine the legality of the Ron Weintraub stickers placed on yesterday’s Daily Trojan, Barbara Haase, chairman, said. They will also discuss the final amounts of all fines.
“Fines this year have been higher than ever before and we mean to see that they are paid,” she said.
Jerry Baker, working with Miss Haase on the Investigating Committee, said that there is nothing written specifically in the election rules that prohibits a candidate from placing campaign stickers on DTs. Consequently any fine for this will set a precedent.
All campaign posters and publicity material must be removed from the university grounds within 24 hours after the polls close today. Any violators will be fined one dollar each for every poster or sign left standing after that time.
“There is a possibility that the fine may be set at the regular DT advertising rates for an ad this size,” Baker said.
Bob Eisner, DT business manager, said that the Daily Trojan absolutely wiU not accept page one ads.
“The whole case rests on whether the stickers were a defacement of university property,” Joe Cerrell, TRG party boss said.
Coday Cut Up In Glass Tryst— Gets Lump Too
Jim Coday, songleader for the Delta Delta Delta-Alpha Tau Omega entry sauntered through a closed glass door at the Tri-Delt house during a song practice last Tuesday night.
Coday is the first person who has succeeded in walking through this closed door although, according to the Tri Delts, many others have tried.
His reward was a bump on the head and a cut leg. The rest of the ATOs hope that they don’t have to imitate Coday’s ethereal attempt to be noticed.
The Tri Delts plan to replace the door with one that is more easily seen.
Script Reading For Students Play Scheduled
A script-in-hand reading of a new play by gradaute student Frank Wattron will be given tonight at 8 in the Stop Gap Theater. The reading is open to the public, and a critique period will be held afterwards.
The play, a modern tragedy about young people in the theater, is titled “The Shooting Gallery.”
Wattron is working towards his PhD in drama at SC. His “Green Valley” was originally premiered at College of the Pacific, and has played in educational theaters for several seasons.
Tonight’s reading will feature Don Wright, Lynne Morgan, Lee Whiting, Karam Dhaliwal, Robert Magid, and Bob Johnson in the leads with several other members of the drama department reading supporting roles. The preparation was directed by Herbert M. Stahl and the writer. No staging will be Used.
after they start practice, was announced by Curtis E. Miller, president of the Medical School student body, during last night’s Diamond Jubilee banquet which officially kicked off the fund-rais-ing campaign.
This amount pledged by the medical students is only a part of the $500,000 already received from alumni, faculty, and community donors.
1500 Guests
More than 1500 medical students, alumni, and faculty crowded into the Biltmore Hotel for the banquet presided over by Dr. Howard P. House, president of the Medical. Alumni Association and general chairman of the drive.
Campaign subchairmen gave a breakdown of the pledges received to date.
• Dr. John C. Wilson Sr., member of the .board of trustees and trustee drive chairman, told of a $100,000 gift from the Michael J. Gonnell Charities Ltd. of L. A.
Anonymous Gift
Another $100,000 has been given by an unidentified donor.
Faculty members have given $25,000, according to Dr. Edward Shapiro, chairman of the faculty drive.
An alumni campaign, directed by Dr. J. Howard Payne, has brought in $35,000.
The basic science building, consisting of five floors plus basement,. will house facilities for undergraduate laboratories in biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, pathology, microbiology, and anatomy.
Second Building
It will be the second medical building on the 10-acre site SC owns near the Los Angeles County Hospital. First building put up was the Medical Research Building, constructed in 1952.
The entire long-range plan f»r the new $5 million medical school campus will consolidate all SC medical instruction on one campus. Included in the project are a medical school library, an auditorium, a, student cafeteria, and administrative offices.
Preliminaries In Final Day
Today is the last day of Songfest Preliminaries. Auditions for the women’s and special" group divisions will start at 3:30 p.m. The following organizations will audition at-the designated times: 3:30—Alpha Gamma Delta, 3:45 —Alpha Omicron Pi, 4:00—Zeta Tau Alpha, 4:15—Squires. 4:30— University Hall, 4:45—Phrateres and Alpha Phi Omega.
Students are not allowed to hear the auditions. Chairman Bob Jani said. Eveiyone who is auditioning is to report to the south alley behind Bovard at least 10 minutes before the assigned audition time.
14 Students, Faculty Members Tapped by Blue Key Honorary
NOTICE
The Selective Service College Classification Test will be given in this area May 19. 1955. All eligible students who plan to take this test should send in their appicatlons no later than May 9. They may obtain application forms at the nearest Selective Service local board.
Dr. Albert Zech.
Counselor of Men
SENIOR DITCH DAY ROUTE MAPPED BY CLASS PREXY
For those who are confused as to the location of Portuguese Bend, site of Monday’s Senior Ditch, here are some guaranteed directions provided by Jerry Baker, senior class president:
Take Hoover to Santa Barbara; turn west on Santa Barbara to Western; turn south on Western and continue to Palos Verdes drive (beyond Pacific Coast Highway) turn right on Palos Verdes Drive and go three miles direct to Portuguese Bend.
Ditchers will meet at the corner of 36th Street and University Avenue at 10 a.m. A limited number of rides will be offered by the senior class council members driving to the Palos Verdes area.
According to Baker, all seniors who have paid their senior fee bills will be admitted to the Ditch without additional charge.
Invited lower classmen, other guests, and seniors who haven’t paid their fee bills ^ill have to pay $1.25 at the gate.
Twelve students and two faculty members received telegrams Wednesday announcing they had been tapped by Blue Key, men’s honorary, according to Jerry Bek-er, president.
Roy Irvin, Fred Fagg III, Keith Brandt. Steve Robertson, Bob Jani, Merle Welch, Seyom Brown, Ron Pacini, ‘Andy Castellano, Jack Kyser, Howard Smith, and Ed Lowe were asked to join the group. Invitations were also sent to H. D. Thoreau, atheltic news director, and Gordon E. Goodhart, dean of the School of Medicine.
Members are chosen on the basis of extra-curricular activities and must have at least one major and one minor activity. Their grade point must be above the all-men’s average which was 2.38 this semester.
Basketball Player Irvin has played varsity basketball for the last two years and was co-captain last season. He is a senior. Fagg is head of the Greater University Committee and was instrumental in starting con-
struction on the Walls of Troy. He is also helping bring out a
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student address book and course evaluations. Fagg is a junior and
a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
Brandt is president of the Council of Religion and a member of Knights. A junior, he is also president of his fraternity. Sigma Phi Epsilon.
Forum Chairman Robertson, a junior, was chairman of the ASSC Forum Committee that brought Republican and Democratic candidates to the campus during the campaign last semester. He was chairman of Religious Emphasis Week last year and is president of Acacia fraternity. He is a junior.
Jani is chairman of Songfest for the second year and was chairman of the Diamond Jubilee Show. A junior, Jani is a member of Acacia and manager of the Trojan Band.
El Rod Editor Welch, a senior, is editor of the El Rodeo and a member of Knights. Brown was chairman of the Forum Committee last year and is on the debate squad. He is a senior.