Little Colonel Finalists
Revealed; Ty Power
Slated To Select Winner
, Tyrone Power, Twentieth Century Fox star, will choose the
Little Colonel of the Military ball, Scabbard and Blade an
nounced yesterday. Power will make his selection from pic
tures submitted to him by the military honorary.
Six finalists were chosen Wednesday night at a reception for the 25
candidates. Scabbard and Blade officials emphasized that each of the
vajjLaiiin Muasesses tne personality ana
ooise befitting the Little Colonel, so that Power’s
inal choice, though made from photographs, will
ye adequate and will serve to remove the selection
rom campus politics.
The six Little Captains are Barbara Benett, soph
more in English, Alpha Delta Pi; Ann Carter, soph
more in business, Zeta hall; Martha Cleveland, jun
or in history, Gamma Phi Beta; Mary Margaret
Jones, sophomore in biology, Pi Beta Phi; Lloyd
Hough, sophomore in English, Kappa Kappa Gamma;
and Marie] Means, Junior in liberal arts, Chi Omega.
Each Candidate Interviewed
Each candidate was interviewed nprcnnallv of tVm
Wednesuay night reception, and Scabbard and Blade men went into con
ference after the affair to choose the finalists. Pictures of the coeds
will be dispatched to Power plus a letter from each girl calculated
to “reflect her own personality.”
The star of “Captain from Castile” will notify his choice for Little
Colonel of her selection by wire on February 7, the day of the ball,
The students will not learn the winner’s name until the ceremony at
the ball.
The newly appointed Little Captains will take honorary command
of the companies in the ROTC regiment. Each will formally inspect
her troops next Thursday afternoon at one.
Miss Hough to Command Co. A
Miss Hough will take honorary command of Melvin Bandle’s comp
any A; Miss Means will help Fritz Giesecke in company B, and Mjss
Jones will assist Wayne Roescher with company C.
In the second batallion Miss Cleveland will aid Captain James A.
Snell of Compand D, Miss Carter will assist William Andrews of com
pany E, and Miss Bennett will take honorary command of John Beeley’s
company F.
The coeds will remain honorary commanding officers throughout
the year. Pictures of all Little Colonel candidates will be returned to
them, Bill Tassock, publicity hcairman, said yesterday.
Women m business
Phi Chi Theta Business Confab
Features Dean, Business Women
Conferences are one of the most effective means of education,
said Dean Victor P. Morris at the opening of the women’s
business conference sponsored by Phi Chi Theta women's bus
iness honorary. In his welcome address he spoke of the oppor
tunities for women in the business world.
Speaking on "Buying as a Profession,” Miss Betty Robb told
the students of her experiences as a buyer. Graduating from
the University of Washington as a French major, she started
her career by making dresses for her friends. She stressed a
buyer first of all be a seller, "You must remember your whole
life is vour job." she emphasized. An orderly mind, sense of ted
arence, a sense ot evaluation, and
knowledge of cliental and of your
boss are among the qualities need
ed by a prospective buyer,” said
Miss Robb.
Women In Industry
At the luncheon held in the Fac
ulty club, Mrs. Irene Taylor’s topic
of adress was ‘‘Future Place of
Women in Industry.” Combining
news of job openings and ‘‘mother
ly advise,” she told the students of
opportunities in the nursing, tea.ch
ing and social fields. She also
mentioned the openings in public
relations and as “excutaries.” The
main faults of younger working
women, she said, were their sen
sitivity to criticism, desire for gla
mour in their work and predjudce
against working for a woman.
It is hard to combine marriage
and working, Mrs. Taylor said,
but it has been succesfully done.
One would have to be systematic,
though, Mrs. Taylor elaborated,
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Frosh Hear Nominations
ASA, ISA Freshman Candidates
Present Speeches At Assembly
Button, Stevenson of ASA
Present 3-Point Platform
“One of -the most unorthodox things I've ever
done,’’ was the way Steve Button, Sigma Chi,
phrased it wh'en he put aside his prepared speech
and spoke directly to an audience of several hun
ISA’s Robinson, Richter
Give Independent Slate
With the siogan of "Organization, Representa
tion, Information,” Wes Robinson and Barbaia
Richter were nominated as the ISA candidates for
the number one and two positions of the class of
nominating assembly at Gerlinger
annex last night. Button, ASA can
didate for the number one fresh
man post, was nominated by Chuck
Fagan.
“It is up to each and every one
of us to make our class a class to
be remembered,” were the words
of Barbara Stevenson, Kappa Al
pha Theta, ASA candidate for
freshman class secretary. Her
nomination was made by Anne
Case.
Button stressed the three points
he felt to be essential to the suc
cess of the freshman class: capable
leaders, cooperation between stu
dents and the University, and class
unity. He asked that everyone vote,
and vote for the candidate they
thought best. He assured his full
est efforts toward a successful
class if elected.
Miss Stevenson promised service
to the best interests of her class,
and again stressed the three points
which Button brought out: capa
ble leadership, cooperation, and
class unity.
I
Quartet To Present
Sunday Concert
The University string quartet
will present their second concert
of the season Sunday a't 4 p.m. in
the school of music auditorium.
Guest artist for the afternoon is
Mrs. Jane Thacher, faculty mem
ber of the school of music, who will
take part in Franck's piano quintet.
Remaining numbers on 'the pro
gram are Haydn's quartet, Opus
76, No. 1 in G major, and Debus
sy’s quartet No. 10.
Participants of the group include
George Boughton and Mary Kapp
Allton, violins; Sdmund Cykler, vi
jola; and Milton Dieterich, violon
I cello.
Hispanic-lnca
Architecture
Lecture Topic
The evolution of a Hispanic-lnca
architectural style during the 17th
and 18th centuries in Ecuador,
I Peru and Bolivia was explained in
an illustrated lecture Thursday by
Marion Dean Ross, assistant pro
fessor of architectural history. This
was the first of the winter term
lectures.
i
The slides used to show the rep
: resentative types of plateresque
and baroque styles and the distinc
tive style that evolved in the An
dean culture were taken by Ross
while traveling in South America.
Incan Architecture
Incan architecture which was
hard and severe in style and im
pressive in its massiveness was
| used by the Spanish who came to
' the west coast of South America
I in 1530 as a basic foundation for
| their own Spanish styles. While
! the Spanish builders did not follow
I or emulate the Incan style entirely,
in many Peruvian towns are found
a mixture of the two styles. Ross
used a great many slides of church
' es to illustrate the gradual evolu
j tion of a distinctive Andean style.
| During the lt>th century a mixture
of Renaissance and Gothic was
found which eventually gave way
in the 18th century to a fuller Ba
roque, especially in the use of
woods.
Peru, the focal point for a great
number of earthquakes, adopted
the use of plasters rather than
brick or masonry, both in church
and domestic architecture. The
18th century saw the dawn of a
fusion of Hispanic-Indian architcc
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Holdridge Claims UMT Blunder
By DON SMITH
“Universal military training is a
blunder worse than Pearl Harbor,”
contended Brigadier-General Her
bert C. Hildridge, retired, in his
speech last night on militarism and
world power.
Holdridge believes there is not
one valid argument in favor of
UMT. He considers it a plan for
war which would teach every
American boy to think like a sol
dier, fixing one universal pattern
on each of their minds.
General Debunks Arguments
Main arguments for compulsory
training were answered by this
1917 West Point graduate. He
claims there will be no need for in
vasion forces; health can best be
taught at home or in the school;
disaster forces can be trained in
the community; and national se
curity can be attained in better
ways. If the people are willing to |
spend the three to five million dol
lars a year at home instead of in
training camps, national security
can be assured far better than un
der military supervision.
If the United States was not
ready for World Wars I and II, it
was the fault of professional mili
tary ineptness, claims Holdridge.
He cited France and the Maginot
line as examples of the futileness
of compulsory military training.
Notires New Militarism
He pointed out the broader trend
of the military in the United States,
with top positions in government
being held by military men. Major
decisions affecting the welfare of
the country, according to Hold
ridge, are made by men who are
not familiar with the people.
To retain a standing army on a
volunteer basis the general urges
the democratization of the medie
val army caste system.
Predicts Peace or Suicide
A world federation or organiza
tion is favored by I-Ioldridge which
would have sovereignty over na
tions. International relations can
not be left to the military, it his
belief, if the nation expects to sur
vive.
“We must find a new way to live
together in cooperation and broth
erhood,” Holdridge avers. "It is
false to think of World War III,
there will be peace or suicide.”
Dr. Charles E. Howard, professor
of law, introduced the speaker and
was moderator. The lecture was
sponsored by the educational ac
tivities board.
oj, rast mgnx ax tne r resnman as
sembly in Gerlinger annex.
"The average freshman knows
too little of the ASUO,” Robinson
said in his acceptance speech.
“With periodic freshman class
meetings students could plan ac
tivities, learn about all and any
campus organization, and hear re
ports on how the class officers are
working."
Freshman representatives on the
executive council are an integral
part of Robinson's platform. Such
representation will keep the class
in touch with the workings of the
University, according to the can
didate.
Miss Richter in her speech
stressed more freshman participa
tion in. freshman activities. The
class should be a well-organized
group, in her opinion, instead of a
dis-united, uninterested body that
happens to graduate the same year.
“Ideas for freshman dances, 'tal
ent shows, and other activities
should come from the students,"
Miss Richter said. “The officers
should be the guiding hand, to see
that the wishes of the class mem
bers are carried through to suc
cessful completion.”
Nominating speeches in favor of
the ISA members were given by
Pat Welch and Don Smith.
Lecture Group
Holds Meeting
The recently - formed student
book lecture and discussion group
held its first meeting Wednesday
afternoon in the browsing room of
the library. The club is sponsored
by Miss Bernice Rise, circulation
librarian and reading consultant of
the library.
At the organizational meeting
the following officers were chosen::
Charles R. Hansard, chairman;
Harry B. Johnson, vice-president;
and Jessie Becker, secretary.
The group will hear faculty mem
bers discuss classic and modem,
books and authors each Tuesday m
the browsing room. The lecture will
last from 7 to 8 p.m. and will be
followed by a general discussion
period. The meetings are open to
everyone.
Books and authors proposed for -
treatment include: Human Destiny,
Peace of Mind, Inside U.S.A., Gen
tlemen's Agreement, Kingsblocd
Royal, Speaking Frankly, Beggar's
Opera, Rubyiat, Odyessy, Plato,
Freud, James Joyce, Moore (Uto
pia) , Shakespeare, Somerset
Maugham, Thomas Wolfe, Dos
Passos, John Steinbeck, and Sin
clair Lewis.