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Vol. XIVI
LOS ANGELES, CALIF., TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1955
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«VY, APRIL 12, 1955	NO. W3
Chance
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to Swing Sledge Pontiac to Spark
Nominations Assembly Gets
Way
Many Hopefuls Will Toss Hats In ASSC Ring
By The Watchbird
Candidates for the top four student body offices will have a chance to make their qualifications and platforms known to the students in Bovard Auditorium at noon today.
Nomination and acceptance speeches for ASSC president, vice president, secretary, and AMS president will begin
todav. Nominations for other of-
fices will be held tomorrow noon.
In the past, nomination assemblies have sometimes taken on the ir of national political conventions with brass band, parades, confetti, and cheering. Other ears the assembly has been a iolemn affair with few in attend-nce besides the candidates.
Some of the nominating stunts -omorrow may be surprises, but it urprised nobody yesterday when he Mature Student Government jarty endorsed Murray Bring as ts presidential candidate. Bring, non-fraternity man, received a nanimous vote of support from he party which was formed round him in opposition to the nonopoly-party position held by "RG.
12 Offices Empty
MSG, meeting in Founders all yesteraay afternoon found no ndorsement seekers for the of-jices of vice president, secretary, MS president, senior class present. or president of eight 'ools. Si Rosenthal was en-rsed for junior class president. MSG selected Wes Gregory ;
'£) as its sophomore class j 'esident candidate. Marguerite j ^ooper will run for the MSG tick- j for president of the School of ; ternational Relations. Engineering president candi-te endorsed by MSG is John Wilson. Running for independent n’s and independent women’s ?presentatives on the MSG siate rill be Greg Taylor and Lauretta iisraje.
Endorsements for foreign students representative and senator-it-large were postponed until the jext MSG meeting Thursday.
15 New Members MSG took in 15 new members it yesterday's meeting, bringing their total to 43. The newly-ied party, which takes in 'embership on an individual isis, is now composed of about alt fraternity-affiliated students ind half independents.
The 60-student crowd at the ~SG meeting included a large umber of observers from the "RG party. Some of the TRG candidates had intended to ask for SG backing also until TRG Chairman Joe Cerrell passed the
MURRAY BRING
. . gets MSG nod
Therapy Prize Donated to SC By Active Club
A scholarship to a physical therapy student who will use his training to aid victims of cerebral palsy was given to SC last week by Active International, service club for men between 21 and 35 years of age. Relief of cerobral palsy is the club’s major child welfare project.
The scholarship was awarded to Miguel Sulsona, 27, who will be graduated from SC this June. The presentation was made by W. H. Jackman. 6608 Costello Avenue, Van Nuys, president of the Active Club in Reseda, and Walter Bieb-erly of 625 North Avenue 66. international chairman of cerebral palsy committee for Active International.
Professor Recommends Prof. Charlotte W. Anderson, •ord that there would be “no j head of the physical therapy de-rossfiling by his candidates.	partment at SC, recommended
The MSG leaders took advant- §ujsona for the scholarship, first ge of the assembled opposition |	... .
andidates to take up a collection of lts kind given by the service
r the MSG campaign treasury, club in California.
FREE
700 Students Get Cards at NSA Booth
More than 700 National Student Association discount cards were distributed to students free yesterday from a booth outside the Student Union, according to NSA Committee Coordinator Billie Lyris.
The cards entitle students to discounts of 10 to 50 per cent at 58 stores in Southern California.
“NSA committee members will distribute cards yntil 3 p.m. Wednesday or until the 2000 we have had printed are gone,” Miss Lyris said.
IDs Needed
Students must present spring IDs to receive the cards.
Six colleges. SC. UCLA, LACC, Loyola. Mt. Saint Mary’s, and Immaculate Heart, are participating in the discount program.
Seventeen stores in the SC | area have contracted to give discounts to students, Miss Lyris said.
“We hope other stores will contract wjth us next year when the managers realize that the arrangement will actually improve their business,” she continued.
Big Discounts
“A discount is offered up to 40 per cent on State Farm auto insurance,” Miss Lyris said.
The highest discount, 50 per cent is given by N. Euman Company on diamond jewelry.
Other companies offering discounts in the SC area are Trojan Patio, Parks Shoes, Vermont ; Bootery, United Sporting Goods, j La Tosca Theater, Auto-Matic Car Wash, Bilson's Service Station, Johnie and Chuck’s Service Station, the Trojan Beauty Salon, the Trojan Photo Center, Culver Cleaners and Laundry, Freeman Clothiers Inc., Larry Lee Clothes, Broadway Florist, and Gardner’s Flowers.
Women Help
“I want to thank the Independent Women’s Council and the : freshmen women at Elisabeth von ! KleinSmid Memorial Hall for helping,” Miss Lyris said.
National Student Association, i which SC joined three months ago, is an organization of 390 American cplleges with an enrollment of 800,000 students.
“The organization helps to solve problems on a cooperative basis,” Miss Lyris said.
Money-Raising Activities
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By Carl Strobel
Students are invited to relieve tension by applying a sledge hammer to a 1936 Pontiac today as money-raising stunts for the Trojan Chest drive get into full swing.
Buggy races and classroom collections are also planned for today. “Broadway in Review,” a musical show, will be tomorrow night.
The freshman class council is selling three blows at the car for a quarter as its
contribution to the Trojan Chest ,
★ ★ ★
Mr. T Contest Voting Begins At 9 Tomorrow
—DT rhoto by Pete Synodis.
FUTURE HOPES—Two boys from the Variety Boys' Club 1025 look at the ASSC perpetual trophy presented each year for the best all-around boy at Troy Camp each summer. Last year's winner was Gilbert Dominguez. The winner receives a certificate and has his name engraved on the trophy, which is kept at the boys' club.
Troy Camp Trophy— A Boy's Big Dream
On a warm night next September, more than 100 youngsters from Variety Boys Club 1025 will cluster restlessly around a blazing fire, for Troy Camp’s final awards presentations.
Beiore the fire turn§ to embers, another boy like Gilbert Dominguez will see a dream come true.
SC camp counselors will again present preliminary awards for best hiker, swimmer, camper, and so on. leaving for last the coveted ASSC perpetual trophy for the best all-around boy at Troy Camp. No doubt the youngster selected next summer will want to win as much as Gilbert did last year.
Twelve-year-old Gilbert tried for four and one-half years to go to Troy Camp, but something always interfered. This year would have been too late because he is
over the acceptable age limit. As
the counselors read off names, he mumbled half praying, “It sure would be something to take home the sweepstakes.”
Gilbert had be^n selected to go to the summer carnp made possible by contributions from SC students during Troy Chest Week because of his faithful service to Variety Club.
Now it was the last day and they were i-eady to announce the top Troy Camp award. After an appropriate preamble, the counselor read the winner's name— “Danny Gomez.” Gilbert’s heart sank and his eyes flooded.
Danny sat down smiling proudly over his certificate, and the counselor announced again. “This year there is a tie for the award. The second winner is—Gilbert Dominguez.”
★ ★ ★ Beach Dance Winds up Troy Chest Activities
“Brando’s Brawl,” slated for the Westport Beach Club in Playa Del Rey, will wind up the week-long Trojan Chest Drive Friday night.
“This is the BMOC dance of the year,” Dance co-Chairman John Valentine, said. He pointed out that all the Mr. Trojanality contestants will be there as well as their friends, waiting to cheer when Mr. T is crowned.
The dance, which starts at 9, will be casual with denims and sweaters • acceptable. Dick Walker’s six piece band will play at the affair.
Bids at $2.50 a couple will go on sale tomorrow in a booth in front of the Student Union. In the meantime, tickets are available from any Trojan Chest chairman.
The crowning of Mr. T. plus the appearance of a Hollywood personality will be the highlights of ♦he evening, according to Valentine and co - Chairman Paula Muench.
All proceeds from the dance will be donated to the Trojan Chest.
Reining to Talk OnTurkeyJran At Friday Meet
Dean Henry Reining of the School of Public Administration will speak on social and political conditions in Turkey and Iran at a dinner Friday night sponsored by Alpha Kappa Delta, national sociology honorary fraternity.
In Iran Dean Reining found that absentee landlords were a serious problem. The landlords spend their time on the French Riviera or in Paris and know nothing about conditions on the lands and villages they own. He visited Baghdad and the University of Teheran when he was in Iran last year.
Dean Reining attended the Congress of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences in Turkey. He has visited the cities of Istanbul, Ankora, and Bursa.
Dean Reining’s talk, illustrated by Kodachrome slides will be immediately after the dinner in the upstairs dining room of the Commons cafeteria, according to Jess Ranker, publicity chairman.
The dinner will be at 6:30 p.m., preceded by a social hour at 6 p.m.
“Everyone is invited to come,” Ranker said.
Reservations may be made by calling the sociology department, extension 215.
Drive. The "Blast the Buggy” event will be held on the Chi Omega lawn between noon and 1:15.
“It should take a couple of hundred good, hefty whacks to demolish the car,” speculated Freshman President Bob Poindexter.
More People Needed
Liz Nordwall, class collection chairman, is still looking for people to help with collections in classrooms today and tomorrow.
Collections will be held in the 9 and 10 o’clock classes in I j Founders Hall, Annex, Bridge, Bovard, Science, Religion, PE, Mudd Hall, and Harris Hall. People willing to help collect should meet in the ASSC Office, second floor of the Student Union, at those times.
The hat will be passed in night classes tonight, tomorrow, and Thursday in an attempt to reach the $2000 goal. Volunteers are also needed to visit the night classes.
To Push Carts
The buggy races will feature well-known campus personalities pushing and riding in push carts. Money from entry fees and betting will go to the Trojan Chest.
The junior class presentation of “Broadway in Review” will feature the Choraliers singing hits from long-run Broadway shows.
Tickets are being sold by the Junior Class Council or may be bought at the door for 50 cents. The production will be at 8 p. m. in Bovard Auditorium.
No 10:15 Lockout
“Girls can stay out until midnight with a ticket stub from the show,” Publicity Chairman Ruthanne Marr pointed out.
Songs from “Carousel,” “Oklahoma!” and “Brigadoon” are among those to be presented.
All the money raised from this week’s Trojan Chest activities will be given to Troy Camp, the Living War Memorial, and the YWCA.
Four more candidates entered the Mr. Trojanality contest as plans for voting tomorrow morning were announced.
A voting booth, with votes selling for 25 cents each, will be opened in front of the Student Union from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow through Friday with all money raised going to the Trojan Chest drive.
Dann Angeloff, Tom Cocherell, Bill Faddis, and Burt Silbert, are the latest entries in the contest.
Angeloff. a member of Kappa Sigma, is on the Freshman Class Council and is a candidate for yell leader in the spring elections.
Baseball Player
Faddis is a member of the varsity baseball squad. It was Faddis who hit a grand slam home run against Cal on Saturday. He is a member of Delta Chi.
Cocherell is a Pi Kappa Alpha, publicity chairman for Squires, and worked on Trojan Chest and the Living War Memorial last year.
Silbert was Squire president in the fall and has served on the freshman, sophomore and AMS councils. He belongs to Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity.
These candidates have joined a list composed of Mike Sullivan, Keith Brandt, Gary Kreutz, Howard Smith, Jerry McMahon, Bob
WB Tells More on TNE
Do You Need Activity Points? Push Hop Bids
The call is out for committee members and office aspirants.
Students can earn activity points by helping to sell tickets this week for the Trojan Chest dance Friday. Call John Valentine, RI 88493 or Paula Muench, RI 89037.
Petitions for Knights and Squires can be picked up in 232 SU during the next two weeks and can be returned there. The exam date will be announced later. Previous selection exams are on file in the Reserved Book Room of Doheny Memorial Library Building.
AWS petitions for cabinet and associate cabinet posts will be available tomorrow in 216 SU. Deadline is Apr. 20. Qualifications and duties will be posted on the bulletin board.
ASSC petitions are available for ASSC offices in 215 8U. Deadline is Apr. 20.
Gerst. Steve Robertson, and Ron Weintraub. John D. Garr and Warren Clendening have withdrawn from the race.
Trophies Awarded Trophies will be awarded the first three contestants with Campus House donating the winner’s trophy. Mr. Trojanality will also receive a complete formal outfit. including a pipe and cigarette lighter.
The winner will be announced
at “Brando’s Brawl” Friday night at the Westport Beach Club.
K>me of the TRG people con-ributed. although the sum was ot great.
$6.19 Collected
Emptied out of the circulated pan jar was $6.19. a bus toKen. nd a piece of paper resembling IOU and enscribed “For you
;om us—C. J.”
TRG met late last night to con-er endorsement of more candi-tes and changcs in party con-itution. Discussion of campaign
Sulsona came to SC in 1951 from Banning High School in Wilmington. He first became interested in physical therapy as a career when he served in the Navy and was assigned to the Corona hospital as a pharmacist's mate.
He did carpentry work in Long Beach for five years to earn money for his college education. Plans Clinic Work After being graduated this sum-ratcg> was also on the agenda mer. Sulsona will do four months the late meeting at the PiKA clinical work in different hospi-,SP	tals, and then join the staff of
About half of the new MSG a hospital or cilinic.
?mbers were independents, and j -physical therapy is a fairly c engineering fiatermty, iMgma new field for men,” he said, ‘and i, Delta, was represented by has unlimited possibilities.” ur new party members. Two A native of Madrid. Spain. Sul-bre ThI s brought the total in sona left there as a child during SG from that house to six. Two the Spanish Civil War but he lta Sigs and two members from can still remember when city gma Alpha Mu were also ad- streets were baltlogrounds and
^	people had to stand in bread lines.
Party strategy calls for Presi- He lived in Central and South ntial Standard Bearer Bring to America and came to the United nomm-ited at today’s assembly States from Honduras in 1941. MSG Party vice-chairmai\ Bob , His mother and brojhers still live
in Wilmington.
allach.
By The Watchbird (Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of articles analyzing the campus political situation. The Watchbird yesterday outlined the activities of the underground political group, Theta Nu Epsilon up until the early 1940s.)
Following the end of the war in 1945, veterans in great numbers began to crowd into SC. Many became interested in campus government and, discovering the high organization of student affairs, formed a strong non-fraternity political group.
The struggle for campus political power took on new dimensions. The battle was no longer waged between the opposing factions of the Row, but between the Row and the revitalized independents. It became a two-class struggle and the opposing factions of the Row drew together to face a common enemy.
Behind Row politics, now possibly stronger than ever before, lay Theta Nu Epsilon, powerful and efficient. The organization’s final surge of power in fact, before its ultimate decline.
The organization consisted of a nucleus of campus lead-
INE
symbol of power
ers, the most astute politicians the Row had to offer. As its power increased, the group remained efficient because it remained small and secret.
The members- met when there was business, initiated new members when the need arose, and elected new officers whenever they deemed it necessary. Because it was small, conduct of meetings was informal and business of the group was conducted with a minimum of red tape.
Members, proud of their position, wore their TNE pins on the lapel of their coats—only turned toward the coat. The pin could be seen only when the lapel was turned out.
The pin is a skull over crossed keys with the greek symbols of the fraternity on the forehead. The eyes are two jewels, one green and one red. It is said that a Tong member would sometimes give this pin to his girl instead of his regular fraternity pin.
New members were not brought in at any certain time but whenever it was deemed necessary. The Tong man in each fraternity would bring in a younger man to be his successor. He made the selection himself with the approval or the group. It is believed by some that this loose method of choosing members was one of the reasons for the eventual decline of TNE.
A prospective Tong member faced a pledge period as in any fraternity. During this time 'pledges submitted to a blistering question and answer period called “check-out.” They were asked a flood of questions to determine how much they knew about the Tong, where their loyalties lay, and whether or not they had political control of their particular fraternity. It was an extensive test and those who did not answer satisfactorily were not initiated.
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SC Debater Wins $4000 Scholarship
Michael Miller, pre-law freshman. received a $4000 college scholarship when he won first prize in the National American Legion Oratorical Contest in Blackwell, Okla. last week.
Bridge Entry Deadline Set For Tonight
Deadline for entry into the Bridge Tournament sponsored by the Independent Women's Council has been extended to tonight because only 12 teams have entered so far, according to President J Maxine Karpman.
“Most of the campus clubs and houses on the Row were enthusiastic about the tournament, but . very few students entered before : the Apr. 1 deadline,” Miss Karp-I man said.
Entry fee is $1 a team, and profits will go to the Trojan i Chest. Teams may apply in 210 SU.
The tournament will be in the YWCA from 2 to 5 p.m. tomorrow. Thursday, and Friday. oFur trophies will be awarded the top players. Miss Karpman said.
Fee Bill Sale Begins Today
Senior class council members will set up a booth in front of
Miller represented Griffith P?rk	student Union today to conduct
American Legion Post No. 353	fjnaj two weeks of the sale
and triumphed over 325,000 young	senjor fee bills,
speakers who entered the national	The <53 59 fee bius can ajso be
competition. He first won the	purchased in the Bursar's Office
western section finals at Santa Fe,	jn Owens Hall.
N. M., which gave him the right	Sa]es have netted $1935.50 so
to compete against three finalists	far an(j are only $62 short of the
in Oklahoma. •	goal set by last years class, ac-
The contestants delivered pre-	cording to Jerry Baker, senior
pared speeches of ten to twelve minutes on the Constitution. Miller spoke on “Checks and Balances—Barrier Against Tyranny.”
class president. “We expect to exceed the total in this drive,” he added.
Seniors are also reminded that
After this, the contestants spoke	only seven weeks of school are
for another four to six minutes	left, and the best way to get into
on another topic selected from	all the activities is with a fee
the Constitution after six minutes	bill.
of preparation.
A graduate of Marshall High School, Miller was the California high school debate champion last year
More than 10 dollars worth of bargains are offered, including the Alumni Plan, priced at 5 dollars alone, ditch day. breakfast, baccalaureate, and the prom.