THE NOBLEST MOTIVE THE PUBLIC GOOD Ii College 51 --Number VOL. XXXIII SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1944 A.W. Regarding Red Cross D Associated Women’s Activities members ruled yesterday that women students definitely are not to eat lunches in the AWA lounge, following a proposal that the lounge be used for that purpose. Declaring that the lounge is a place for rest and study, AWA 26 President Audrey Backenstoe stated that the organization is going to Maurine Thompson To Star Bulletin! spartaa water polo team had to In Music Recital Presente (ome from behind to defeat Se In Little Theater Saturday quota, 6 to 2, last night in the college pool. Half time score was 2 to 1 In favor of the surprising Cherokees. Saturday evening, the first faculty recital of the year will be Roy Miehe led Sparta’s attack with 4 goals. "Sonny" Altshuler presented in the Little Theater by Maurine Thompson, contralto, as - and Capt. Frank Goulette con - sited by Lydia Boothby, harpist, and accompanied by Jean Long. tributed State’s other points. This will be the thirteerith annual concert presented on, the col- sparta’s water polo team will lege campus by Miss Thompson. Miss Boothby needs no introduction meet Palo Alto High school to- morrow at 3:30 p. m. In the col- lege pool to play off the 2-2 tie of last Monday. to San Jose audiences for her fine artistic harp playing. Jean Long, a graduate of State, is a gifted accompanist and organist. Mrs. Boothby is presenting a group , which includes a Bach bouree, two ’charming French folk songs arranged by the cele- brated Grandjany, a gavotte of Gluck-Brahms, and a gitana by Hasselmans. COOKIE DRIVE FOR USO SPONSORED ON SJS CAMPUS Cookies to be used in the USD House during the Thanksgiving holiday are now the objects of an on -campus drive being sponsored by Sappho society. Students who are interested in assisting in the drive are to sign up at the booth by the Library arch from November 13 to 17. The booth Will be open between 11 and 2 o’clock, and the theme of the drive Is "Cookies for Rookies." Cookies must be left in the room across from the In- formation office on November 21. 22, and 23. Virginia Miller, chairman of the drive, suggests, "If you want to make a bright Thanksgiving for the servicemen in San Jose, bring a dozen or two cookies, or more. They can use them all!" Art Exhibit On Display Western Association of Art Museum Directors is sponsoring the collection of sculptures by Anna Hyatt Huntington, which is now on display in the Art wing. Mrs. Huntington is renown the world over for her studies of ani- mals in bronze and other metals. This collection was cast at the Roman Bronze Works and Ger- gani Foundry in New York City. Mrs. Huntington has won hon- ors in many countries of the world. Some of them Include: the Purple Rosette, French govern- ’ ment, 1915; the Chevalier of Le- gion of Honour, 1922; the Grand Cross of Alfonso, 1929. These pieces are on sale, prices ranging from $100 to $700. "Huey Reaching For Food" and "Baby Centaur" are two interesting studies in the exhibit, which will last until November 26. Bible Study Group Will Meet Tonight Interested students are invited to attend the SCA Bible study group, held every Thursday eve- ning from 7:30 to 8J45, under the directorship of Muriel Waltz of , the Bible study committee. With Bob James as the leader of the discussion, the group is studyingl Dr. H. E. FosdIck’s "A Guide to ) Understanding the Bible." Miss Thompson is presenting a classic group which includes arias by Bach and- Gluck, a Handel number, two lovely Debussy songs, one of Ravel, and a group of modern German songs by Erich Wolff, Felix Weingartner, Joseph Marx and Arnold Mendelssohn. The concert will close with a group of modern English songs by Rebecca Clarke, Bernard Wage- naar,_ and Richard Ilageman. The concert will be open to the public .free of charge. Students May Sign Again For Chem Courses Monday - Persons who enrolled in govern- ment -sponsored classes in analy- tical chemistry during the past two years, but were unable to fin- ish, may sign up for a new class beginning Monday in the science building:. Dr. Gertrude Witherspoon, chemistry professor who instructs the class with Dr. P. Victor Pet- erson, says previously enrolled stu- dents may take up their work where left off. The new class Is the fifth of a series of tuition -free courses given under sponsorship of the U. S. Office of Education to prepare workers for war-and -post-war in- dustry. Instruction will be given Monday and Wednesday nights from 7 to 10 o’clock, for 10 weeks. It is possible for regularly en- rolled students, for full time or part time workers, to take the course along with their duties. Graduates of the course find plen- tiful employment in most of the major industries of this area, such as Standard Oil, Shell Develop- ment, Spiegle Foods, and Guayule Rubber company. Catholic Students Asked To Meeting All Catholic students are in- vited to the Newman club meet- ing at 7:30 tonight in the New- man hall. Entertainment and re- freshments will be provided. New adviser for the group is Father Shirley of St. Patrick’s. SONS FEATURE ’JEANS WEEK’ AND ’TURKEY TROT’ Sophomore "Jeans Week," dur- ing which only sophomore men will be allowed td wear jeans on campus, begins Monday, Novem- ber 13, as a prelude to the soph "Turkey Trot" dance on Friday, November 17, according to George Minas, class vice president, who is in charge of activities for the week. Friday has been set aside by the soph council as "Denim Day," on which women as well as men may wear the "rugged" outfits. Permission has been ob- tained from Dean Dimmick for this breach in the rule governing women’s apparel, for the day of the dance. Junior and senior men have been requested to cooperate with the second -year men in this ef- fort to :’demonstrate the unques- tionable superiority of the sopho- mores over the lowly trash" by refraining from wearing jeans during the week. SENIORS___GIVE! At Tuesday’s meeting of the senior council, $1.1.68 was col- lected as a contribution to the War Chest fund, announces Marilynn president. thin was fact that attended. Wilson, senior class The creditable dons- received despite the only a small group investigate possibilities for having a room provided for students who bring their lunches to eat them in. The lounge is open from 8 until 5 p.m. for women students who wish to rest or study there during the day. The AWA has formulated a program, according to which hostesses are In charge during the day to keep order in the room. RED CROSS DAY Next event on the women’s or- ganization’s fall quarter program is the Red Cross Day scheduled for the latter part of November. Women students will spend as many hours as possible sewing in the Red Cross workroom on the day set for the event, with a din- ner in the Student Union at 5:30 climaxing the day’s activities. The project for the (lay will be the completion of a set quota of servicemen’s ditty bags. Red Cross Day will be conducted un- der the chairmanship of Joanne O’Brien, with Phyllis Forward and Ann Castora In charge of food. Olga PopovIch has been placed in charge of entertainment for the affair. SPIRIT Praising the spirit and enthusi- asm of AWA mernbers this year, Mrs. Izetta- Pritchard, new ad- viser of the group, stated* that not only does she think the spirit of the AWA members is very fine, but also that she is very pleased with The coming Red Cross, Day planned by the group. Manuscripts Of Marcian Rossi’s Treasure Shown Priceless manuscripts from the family collection of Marcian Ros- I "International Settlement" BOB KENT’S ORCHESTRA TO PLAY SAT. Bob Kent and his twelve -piece orchestra will play for the Phi Kappa PI Chinese Charity Ball this Saturday evening at the Scot- tish Rite Temple. The dance will be from 9 p. m. until 1 a. m. A floor show will be presented at the intermission, during which San Jose State students will par- ticipate in the show. Milo Badger and Jewel Haddock are sched- uled to sing. The main attraction will be several Oriental dances by a Chinese girl from Palo Alto. Bids for the ball may be pur- chased in the Quad, from mem- bers of the sorority, or at the temple Saturday evening. Prim of the bids is $1.50, including tax. Proceeds from the Chinese Charity Ball will be turned over to the local Chinese War Relief authorities. "Attire for Qr.. este.ging.will be semi - formal," announced co- chairmen Bev Lusardl and Jeanne Arrants. . Tickets On Sale For Annual Art Party si, 1342 Curtis avenue, who smug- be the theme of the annual gled the documents out of Italy before the war, will be displayed in San Jose for the first thneaga a public exhibit in the college library. Today and tomorrow are the last days that the collection will be exhibited. It includes manu- scripts from the palace of the Rossi dukes, and a promissory note, written 30 years before Co- lumbus discovered America. Other items are a privilege as- signed to the Iturbt family for pearl fishing in California, grant- ed by Don Philip IV, king of Spaln, Many other historical docu- ments are Included In the exhibit. will Art department party this Friday In room 1 of the Art building. Tickets may be purchased from salesmen in the Art department or in the Seminar from Elizabeth Frembling. "There is a limited number of tickets on sale. Artists wishing to attend should purchase their tickets today," announced , Jack Daniels and. Jean Stratton, co-chairmen. Costumes, smocks or any other attire typifying the International Settlement atmosphere will be the costume of the evening. Food from all nations of the world will be served as the eve- ning’s refreshments. FRANCIS LEDERER WILL SPEAK HERE MONDAY, NOV. 131 IN LITTLE THEATER Francis Lederer’, internationally famous actor of stage, screen, and radio, will speak in the col- lege Little Theater on Monday, November IS, at 2 o’clock to stu- dents and faculty interested in modern acting techniques. Mr. Lederer is currently play - ling the leading role of Torvald ’ Helmer in Ibsell’s play, "The Doll’s House," which will ap- pear at the Civic Auditorium on Monday night. The play has re- ceived enthusiastic critical ac- claim wherever produced, with the present all -Star cast which includes Dale Melbourne, Lyle Talbot, Jane Darwell, Philip Meri- vale. Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, shortly before the last war, Le- derer joined the Austrian army at the age of fourteen, and moon after the ending of hostilities, started work on the stage. There followed years of experience play- ing leading roles under the out- standing directors of the Euro- pean capitals, including Max Reinhart. Ile came to America several years ago in his first Eng- lish-speaking role, the leading character In "Autumn Crocus." Overnight he was famous and sought by the radio and motion picture companies. He played leading parts in sev- eral motion pictures and contin- ued in his interest in playing parts on the legitimate stage. He played the leading role with Catherine Cornell in "No Time For Com- edy" besides appearing in several musical comedies and other New York productions. Mr. Lederer is an expert tech- nician in the field of acting and Is Interested in the development of new actors for the stage. San Jose State college is fortunate in having the opportunity to hear him present his theories of the art of acting and of the modern theater. There. Is no admission charge for the meeting. No one will be admitted to the auditorium after the lecture starts. ,k, 40P1111roniOnnover.-0-. *waft.