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LOS ANGELES, CALIF., MONDAY, MAY 2, 1955
No. 126
Twenty-Four Organizations Chosen For Songfest Finalists This Year
Hillinck Takes Yell King With Margin of 447 Votes; Hurst, Walker Victorious
By Maggie Christensen ASSC President-elect Jerry McMahon, 1269-vote victor over MSG-supported Murray Bring, will lead a TRG dominated Senate next year. However, Bob Gerst broke TRG’s domination of major offices with a 630 vote victory over Ron Weintraub in the AMS presidency race.
SENIORS GET DIRECTIONS TO PALOS VERDES 'DITCH'
Senior ditohers will go to the Portuguese Bend club Palos Verdes this morning, according to Jerry Baker, nior class president.
For those seniors who may be confused as to the xact location, here are directions submitted by Baker, ake Hoover to Santa Barbara; turn west on Santa Bar-ara to Western; turn south on Western and continue to alos Verdes Drive (beyond Pacific Coast Highway) turn ight on Palos Verdes Drive and go three miles direct to ortuguese Bend.
At 10 a^n. ditchers are to meet at the corner of 36th '»<-ct and University Avenue. Several cars will be waiting or seniors needing transportation.
Admission to the ditch will be free to seniors with fee bills; the price will be $1.25 for invited lower classmen. other guests, and seniors who haven’t purchased fee bills.
C JUBILEE
Wristwatch Sales Go Into 2nd Week
ebaters Place econd. Third n Pentathlon
Lower Division Debaters Fran-
ine Sange. and Maxine Karpman f>iaced second and third respec-rvelv for all-around Pentathlon rophies in the annual SC five-:V?nt invitational speech tournament heid here Friday and Satur-"av.
First place cup in the junior division went to Doug McDermott ';f Pomona College.
In the senior division. Jerry erry of Santa Barbara College easily clinched th? f;rst place gold cup after reaching the finals in all five speech events.
Jack Kingsley, LACC. placed second, followed by Mel Jic’l. Pep-perfline. who won third. Pic’l is a younger brother of Dean Pic’l. SC debater who established an enviable record a f*»w years ago.
Colorful spectator at the toum-iment was ex-debater Lester Cox. lass of '15. Cox. a member of igma Aloha Mu and honorary 'orensics fraternity Delta Siema who. told of the old <iays “when »-e thrashed out proh’bit;on. international peace, and the legality of lockouts.”_
NOTICE
The Selective Serv:ce College Classification Te«t will be given in this area May 19. 1955. Al! eligible students who plan to take this test should send in their apniratiatis no later than May S. Thev may obtain applt-ca4«on Terms pt t’;e r°arest Se-le<ti\e S r\ic’ l^e 1 fcrj-.rd.
A'H^rt Zech. _ Counselor of Men
Diamond Jubilee wristwatch sales, sponsored by Delta Sigma Pi. commerce fraternity, go into their second week today, Don Lidtke. committee spokesman, revealed.
“We will be aided this week since we have obtained the booth in front of Student Union,” Lidtke said.
Watches on Display
The watches will be on display at the booth on Mondays. Thursdays. and Fridays, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thy may also be seen at the Delta Sigma Pi fraternity house. 1140 West 27th Street on Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9.
The sale will last two more weeks, including this week. The deadline has been set for May 13. All down payments must be made beiore this date. The balance is to be paid upon delivery of the watch which will be around June 1.
"We are selling the watches at cost with no profit to us at all,” Lidtke explaiped.
Cost $54.95
The watches sell for $99.50 at retail stores, but they may be purchased by SC students in commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee for $54.95.
The watches have been made especially for the celebration by Benrus. They have been fashioned after the popular Benrus Cita-' tion.
“The watches are beautiful They are IT jeweled and have “USC” and “75” on the face in cardinal script.” Lidtke said.
A diamond on the face of the watch is emblematic of the Diamond Jubilee.
Soph-Frosh Brawl To Be Discussed
The Soph-Frosh Councils will meet 1 his afternoon at 3:15 in 208 FH to coo. d'nate and iron out plans for thet Soph-Frosh Brawl.
The brawl is scheduled for May i 20 at the Deauville Club in Santa Monica.
Twenty-four finalist groups for Songfest were announced Friday night. The Men’s Small Groups will include Sigma Phi Epsilon, Acacia, Phi Rho Sigma, and Alpha Tau Omega. Women’s Small Groups are Delta Gamma, University Hall, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Alpha Omicron Pi.
The Men's Division finalists are Phi Delta Theta, Alpha Tau Omega, and Pi Kappa Alpha. The Women’s Division includes Alpha Omicron Pi, University Hall, and Zeta Tau Alpha.
Mixed Division
The finalists in the Mixed Division are Town and Gown and Marks Hall, Alpha Gamma Delta and Sigma Phi Epsilon, Alpha Chi Omega and Sigma Chi, Alpha Delta Pi and Theta Chi, Pi Beta Phi and Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Acacia and Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Th? Novelty Division groups include Alpha Phi and Tau Kappa Epsilon, Gamma Phi Beta and Phi Sigma Kappa, Delta Delta Delta and Alpha Tau Omega, and Delta Gamma and Phi Delta Theta.
The winning groups were selected from 50 participants after three hours of voting by a committee of 12 judges. Eight of these were from the Songfest Executive Committee, two from the faculty, and two were outside choir directors.
Judging Form
Each judge had a form and marked every group on singing, appearance, preparation, and originality. The scores were compiled, and the highest 24 chosen to appear in Songfest.
Letters were sen to all of the
Letters were sent to all of the contestants Friday night, telling them whether they were among the finalists. These were written and sent out by members of the Songfest Committee including Chairman Bob Jani, Co-chairman Robbie Carroll, Secretary Sue Corwin, and Treasurer Gretchen Haller.
The letters sent to the finalists included opinions and comments by the judges about how the group might improve its performance.
Over 1000 students participated in the prelims, which were more successful than ever before this year according to Jani.
‘Excellent Year*
“From the looks of the prelims we will have an excellent show this year,” he said.
Representatives from each of the finalist groups will meet Wednesday at 3:15 pf.m. in 204 FH. There should be one representative from each group, even when there are two groups combining in one entry.
The finalist groups,will have to learn the mass finale number together. The representatives already have copies of this song, which will be kept secret until the performance. The first dress rehearsal will be on May 12.
The Songfest awards, the “Tommys, will be on display in the case at the south end of Founders Hall by the end of this week.
Tickets for Songfest are now on sale at th“ Ticket Office on the second floor of the Student Union. Reserved seats are SI.50. and general admission, is $1. There are 1500 reserved seats available.
Complete Election Results
(Out of 3164 ballots cast in the election, 2111 were cast by men, and 1053 by women.)
ASSC PRESIDENT
Jerry McMahon (TRG) ..........1969
Murray Bring ( MSG) .............. 700
Write-ins .................................... 28
ASSC VICE PRESIDENT
Betty Metzger (TRG) ............2136
Write-ins .................................... 77
ASSC SECRETARY
Sue Corwin (TRG) ..................1987
Write-ins ................................... 207
AMS PRESIDENT
Bob Gerst....................................1145
Ron Weintraub (TRG) .......... 515
Write-ins .................................... 20
AMS VICE PRESIDENT
Bob Ladd .................................... 936
Jim Decker (TRG) ................. 691
Write-ins ..................;................ 10
AMS SECRETARY-TREASI HER
Geoff England............................1139
Write-ins .................................... 135
SENATOR-AT-LARGE
(In order of election) Carolyn Johansing (TRG)
Daw Gershenson (TRG)
Mary Laird (TRG)
Judy Green (TRG)
Carl Terzian
Rob Croutch (MSG)
Burt Silbert Bob Kent (TRG)
Bob Meads (MSG)
VETERANS REPRESENTATIVE
Syd Deem.................................... 177
Jerry Detwiler (TRG) ............ 165
Write-ins .................................... 76
FOREIGN STUDENT'S REP
Abdul Razzak Jallow .............. 95
Rafiq Ahmed (MSG) .............. 33
Write-ins ...................................2
INDEPENDENT MEN
Greg Taylo” (MSG) .............. ~>84
Write-ins .................................... 18
INDEPENDENT WOMEN
Lauretta Misraje (MSG) ........ 188
Write-ins .................................... 1
YELL KING
Bill Hillinck................................1500
Dann Angeloff (TRG) ............1053
Write-ins ................................... 41
SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT
Steve Robertson (TRG* ........ 838
Write-ins ..............."..........•.......... 92
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Joan Chapman (TRG) ............ 503
Doreene Reeb (TRG) ............ 438
Write-ins .....................:.............. 38
JUNIOR CLASS PRESIDENT
Jim Hurst (TRG) .................... 387
John Wautenpough .................. 153
Write-ins ............................. 6
JUNIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Carolina Wilson (TRG) .......... 438
Write-ins .................................... 30
SOPHOMORE CLASS PRESIDENT
Dick Walker (TRG) ................ 316
Wes Gregory (MSG) ................ 224
Write-ins .................................... 2
SOPHOMORE VICE PRESIDENT
*Joan Sparling (TRG) ............ 177
*Cynthia Dixon (TRG) .......... 172
Joan Beisang (TRG) ...........-... 146
Write-ins .................................... 10
COMMERCE PRESIDENT *Nancy Bates-Lane (TRG) .... 265
*Lerov Barker .......................... 227
Bill Siney ......."............................. 129
Write-ins ..................................... 8
COMMERCE VICE PRESIDENT
Gretchen Haller (TRG) .......... 400
Stan Mille (MSG) .................. 145
Write-ins .................................... 16
EDUCATION PRESIDENT
Aryta Herscher (TRG) .......... 121
Write-ins .................................. 1
FDT'CATION VICE PRESIDENT
Donna Marsh (TRG) .............. 127
Write-ins .................................... 4
ENGINEERING PRESIDENT
John Wilson (MSG) ............... 145
Doug Potter (TRG) ................ 120
Write-ins .................................... 4
ENGINEERING ’
VICE PRESIDENT
Leland Cecil (MSG) ................ 180
Write-ins .................................... 24
LAS PRESIDENT
Ruthanne Marr (TRG) .......... 784
Write-ins ................................... 89
LAS VICE PRESIDENT
Bonnie Young (TRG) .............. 745
Write-ins ................................. 55
ARCHITECTURE PRESIDENT
Rudy L. Veland ........................ 79
Write-ins .................................... 1
ARCHITECTURE MCE PRESIDENT
Dave Oakley .............................. 51
Write-ins ................................... 25
MUSIC PRESIDENT
Burt Carson (TRG) ................ 39
Write-ins .................................... 1
MUSIC VICE PRESIDENT
Connie-Lu Berg (TRG) .......... 31
Write-ins .................................... 4
INTER N ATION A L R F, L ATIO N S PRESIDENT Marguerite Cooper (MSG) .... 17
Write-ins .................................... 16
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS /	VICE PRESIDENT
Mike Sullivan ............................ 18
Write-ins ................................... 11
PHARMACY PRESIDENT
C. LaDell Stewart .................. 88
Marvin Levy .............................. 35
Write-ins .................................... 26
PHARMACY VICE PRESIDE T
Bill Econome ............................ SO
Joseph F. Cohan........................ 42
Write-ins ...............-..................... 25
PHARMACY SECRETARY-TR*' \SURER
Marilynne Sir Kegian .............. 116
Write-ins .................................... 6
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PRESIDENT
Bob Poff .................................... 31
Write-ins .................................... 3
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION VICE PRESIDENT
Dorothy Smith (TRG) ............ 23
Write-ins .................................... 13
Candidates marked with an asterisk (*), will be voted on again in a runoff election.
Betty Metzger, running uncontested, took the ASSC vice presidency, and incumbent Sue Corwin, also uncontested, will continue as secretary. .One surprising outcome of the election was Bill Hillinck’s decisive win over TRG’s Dann Angeloff as Yell King. Another unexpected blow to TRG was independent Bob Ladd’s 245-vote defeat of star athlete Jim Decker in the contest for AMS vice president.
The nine senator-at-large seats went to Carolyn Johansing, Dave Gershenson, Mary Laird, Judy Green, Carl Terzian, Bob Croutch, Burt Silbert, Bob Kent and Bob Meads. This gives TRG a total of 14 seats in the Senate, with MSG taking 6, and 9 seats going to no-partisan candidates.
Sfeve Robertson won senior class president, running without opposition. Joan Chapman was elected senior vice president. Jim Hurst won the junior class presidency, with Caroline Wilson as vice president. Dick Walker was elected president of the Sophomore Class.
In the race for sophomore vice president there will be a runoff election between Joan Sparling with 177 votes and Cynthia Dixon with 172. The only other runoff will be for commerce president, between Nancy Bates-Lane and Leroy Barker.
The vote counting time this year was cut to about one third of the time needed in past elections. With the ballots being tallied by IBM machines, the election commission worked only eight hours before the final results were out.
Election Commissioner Bette Dobkin reported that the voting and counting went off more smoothly than any election she had ever seen. The cards marked wit hIBM pencils were run through the calculating machines in short order, with the senator-at-large ballots presenting the only complications.
McMahon, who had been working 20 hours a day for two weeks, was both happy and relieved at his victory.
“After three years of hard work it feels very good,” he said. “I am expecting a lot more hard work, and looking forward to a very memorable year. I want to assure the students that I will do everything I can for them.”
Bring expressed hope for the future of MSG, and was encouraged that they had taken six seats in the Senate.
“What hurt us most is lack of time, organization, and money. I hope that the independent students aren’t going to be discouraged by this, but that with a nucleus in the senate they will continue developing the party,” he said.
“The fact that 700 students did vote against TRG domination is encouraging. I hope that my defeat won’t discourage other independents from running,” Bring said.
Bring wished McMahon success in his administration and said “If there is anything I can do next year. I’ll be glad to help out.”
The defeated presidential candidate said this was the cleanest election he had ever seen, with less mud-slinging and more issues than usual.
ASSC President Bill Van Alstyne agreed that it was the
Senior Pres;dent-e!?ct Gsts Bad Break
Of all the winning candidate celebrations Friday night, the most uni ue and painful was tihat of Senior Class Presi-dent-elect Steve Robertson.
Robertson, an unopposed winner, broke his ankle.
Running to a car in the rain, he slipped on the wet sidewalk and fell, twisting his ankle under him. The new senior president spent the weekend in Seaside Hospital in Long Beach. He expects to be released to his home in Long Beach today, but will be unable to return to SC for about a week.
Phony ID Cards Presented At Polls Despite Precautions
In spite of all the precautions taken against fraud in last week’s election, a few students tried to get into the polls with false ID cards.
Some were apprehended and turned over to Student Activities Adviser Harry Nelson. They will come up before the university judicial councils immediately.
Aside from those violations, there were no attempts to stuff or ct»al ballot boxes, in spite of '
Veterans
Notice
Veterans attending school under Public Law 550, Korean GI Bill, should report to the veteran affairs office for the April attendance forms. These forms must be signed by the instructors and returned to the above office by May 6.
C. S. Jameson Assistant Registrar Veteran Affairs
contingent of TNE members who constantly occupied the rim of the Doheny fountain in back of the booths. Election Commisioner Bette Dobkin said.
Area Patrolled The election went smoothly, according to Mrs. Dobkin. The area was patrolled throughout the three-day election peridd by Mrs. Dobkin, members of the Commission, Nelson, and ASSC President Bill Van Altsyne.
The ballot boxes were removed to the counting place as soon as the polls closed at 3:30 Friday afternoon. They were accompanied by Van Alstyne, Nelson, Jerry Baker, and Mrs. Dobkin, w'ho stayed with them until the counting was finished at 1 a.m. Saturday.
“This is the cleanest election I have seen in my four years at SC,” said Van Alstyne. “We had no trouble at the polls, and there was less dealing under the table than usual, although there were undoubtedly some deals made among the houses.”
To Compile Fines The Election Investigation Committee, scheduled to meet to-
day, will meet tomorrow at 12:15 in Nelson’s office to compile a list pf fines for candidates who went over their financial limits in the campaign.
According to chairman Barbara Haase, members of the committee spent last week checking posters and throwouts on campus to see if they had been marked with the official stamp. All candidates are required to turn in a list of their campaign expenditures, and it must check out with the material found on campus.
100 Per Cent Fines
Fines of 100 per cent will be charged on each dollar spent over the limit. The list of fines compiled by the investigating committee will be voted on by the Senate Wednesday night, and the violators immediately requested to pay.
Any candidate who does not pay his fine will be called before university judicial committees and their grades withheld by the registrar’s office, as provided for in an election by-law passed last s?_ mester. Some of the fines are expected to be for defacement of university property as well as for spending too much.
cleanest election of recent years, with the table.”
Both presidential candidates were accompanied to the Daily Trojan city room by the chairman of their political parties. TRG Chairman Joe Cerrell was elated with the results; saying that “this is not a TRG victory, but a university victory . . . they have a good man.”
“I am very happy for this victory,” he said, “and particularly for McMahon. I wish success to all the winners, and I hope the party will fulfill all its campaign promises.”
Cerrell said that he thought the votes had been for issues more than for people.
McMahon said that it was “difficult to run against Murray, because he is a very capable and likeable man.”
MSG Party Chairman Don Masuda was trying to remain cheerful about the loss, saying that “MSG would rather celebrate an ambitious defeat than a timid victory,” as he puffed on a cigar.
“I realize that the only sure way to be politically successful is to smoke a cigar, so I am smoking for the first time in my life in honor of Boss Joe Cerrell.”
Weintraub was noncommittal about his defeat, saying only that he wanted to thank all his supporters. He sent a telegram to Gerst as soon as the results were
‘little dealing under
JERRY McMAHON
. . . landslide announced, with "congratulations and best luck.”
Gerst, encouraged by the large vote in his favor, said that he intended to start immediately “building and broadening AMS.” “We have planned a lot of things that can be done, and we are going to do them.” he said. “We are going to let people know that AMS is a powerful body .that | when they want things do~e, they can come to us.”