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Los Angeles, California, Wednesday, April 26, 1939 NUMBER 24 Track Team on ON ROAD Von KleinSmid To Be Speakerat Road to Drake Relays in lowa Commencement Exercises Here To Enter One and University of Southern California President Two Mile Relays Accepts Invitation of 23 Pepperdine Seniors And Discus Event Rufus B. von KleinSmid, president of the University of Southern California, will be the The college track team left speaker at the graduation exercises of Pepperdine’s 23 seniors June 9, it was learned yester- yesterday morning at eight day afternoon. o’clock for the Drake Relays The mail yesterday held a letter at Drake University, where from von KleinSmid accepting Sen- TO SPEAK HERE ior Secretary Helen Mattox’ invi- they expect to enter the one Two Place In tation to speak here. and two mile relays and the The letter to Miss Mattox said, discus event. Forensic Contest in part: “While the date selected Accompanied by Coach Weems for your Commencement, June 9, and Manager Jimmie Edwards, the Valentine and Simpson comes in the midst of our own team left by train and will arrive Commencement program, it occurs in Des Moines, lowa, Thursday af- Second at Redlands that the hour which you choose is ternoon. free in my schedule; therefore, I They are uncertain as to which Pepperdine students took two shall be glad to accept your invita- division they will enter, Coach second places in a Southern Cali- tion to speak at your Commence- Weems fornia forensics contest held at ment exercises at that time.” Weems said Monday night. Coach Weems is on a train today Redlands Saturday. The cere- planned to enter the university di- taking his boys to the Drake Re- Pepperdine graduation but ex- Jean mony be held the late after- vision, the Drake officials lays in Des Moines, lowa. This is Valentine won second in will in plained that it was the first time Weems’ seventh visit to the Re- the impromtu speaking with his noon of Friday, June 9. It is ex- requested pected that it will be held on the that a college had ever ays, where he saw his A.C.C. men talk on "Democracy and Religion.” to be in the university di- other member of lawn of President’s Home, as was placed win races every year. Ray Simpson, vision. Pepperdine’s number one debate the case last year, with the front They also stated that watches team, took second in men’s after- porch of the residence being used were to be given in both divisions dinner speaking. Simpson’s subject as stage, chairs placed on the and wondered if Coach Weems Beachcombers assignment was “Life’s Most Em- lawn, and a public address system wished to change his mind and en- barrasing Moment.” carrying the speech. ter the college division. Elect Weimar Bess Caraway also entered the Comparative times indicate that women’s after-dinner speaking and GREEN SPEAKS TO Pepperdine would be fairly certain Install Officers Ruthanna Marble the women’s im- to win the college two-mile, and To promtu. PHOTOGRAPHER'S there is a good chance that Weem’s At Banquet May 6 About 12 schools, including Red- men could take the same event in GUILD TONIGHT lands, Pasadena, U.S.C., Chapman, Rufus B. von KleinSmid the university division, especially The Beachcombers, men’s social and Occidental, had representatives A. B. Green of Thrifty’s photo without the crack national cham- club, held their annual election last in the contest. laboratories will speak to the Pho- Indiana to with. pions of compete Wednesday and picked Dan Wei- Guest Speaker To tographer’s Guild tonight at 6:30 The Indiana track team will be in mar, junior from Nashville, Ten- in the studio in President’s Home. Pennsylvania this week-end. nessee, to lead the club next year. Joe White Speaks Come Friday Morning Mr. Green became interested in Chances of Pepperdine in the Complete election results are as photography while working for one-mile relay are relatively un- follows: Weimar, ship wreck cap- To Timothy Club Mr. Pepperdine will bring his Thrifty as a miscellaneous buyer known, but the time is sure to be tain; Gordon McEachron, mate; guest speaker to chapel on Friday and persuaded his firm to install good, judging by the team’s per- Carl Renfro, keeper of the log; Joe White spoke to the Timothy of this week instead of tomorrow. a finishing laboratory, which is to- in The is formance the Texas Relays. Henry Bates, keeper of the chest; club and its guests last night on speaker Dr. Stewart Mac- day a separate department of the J. Eddie Weems said Monday Harold Miramonte, keeper of leg- “How We Got Our Bible.” He ex- Lennan, pastor of the First Pres- big Thrifty chain and which Mr. byterian night that Adrian Davis should be ends; and Jack Tomlinson, keeper hibited ancient manuscripts along Church of Hollywood. Green now heads. in good shape for the discus event, of the brig. with his talk. and when Adrian is in form it Dick Clark, only senior member takes almost a record-breaking of the club, will hand over the Service Clubs Honor EX-CHAMPS TO toss to beat him. gavel to Weimar at the club ban- Track Team Gets MEET OF Since the Texas Relays two quet being Reid at the Hollywood Baxter and Tiner CHAMPS weeks ago, Davis has been work- Riviera Country Club, May 6. Other Six Columns in Times Knights and Alpha Gamma, 1939 IN DEBATE ing out at his home in Wichita, officers also be installed at this will men’s and women’s service club of Ray Simpson and Jean Valentine, Kansas. He will rejoin his team- event and Otis Kelley will be ap- Pepperdine got its biggest dis- the college, held a joint banquet in Pepperdine debaters, have in- mates in Des Moines Thursday. pointed sponsor. play thus far in the local papers been official the dining hall at 7:30 last night vited to College yesterday when the Los Angeles Pasadena Junior honoring Retiring President Bax- to debate the Pasadena J. C. team Times carried a six-column picture ter and President-Elect Tiner. which recently won the of Coach Manager Ed- national Five Pepperdiners Exams Postponed Weems, championship at in and the relay team on page the trials Nor- wards, man, Oklahoma. Simpson and Val- Have Articles in Exams this quarter will be held one of the sports section in the Press Club Elections entine debated for Pasadena J. C. the sixth week instead of the fifth early edition. Current Periodical last year and also took the national week, Dean Tiner announced yes- To Be Held terday. championship hence the reason Five Pepperdiners have articles Do you know what is happening Tomorrow Night for the post-season invitation to in the May “Twentieth Century on the political front in the Euro- debate again at the junior college, Christian,” off the press this week. Hetzel Gives 650 pean crisis? To catch up with the Next year's Graphic business which has produced two champ “We Are Only Young Once,” by week’s significant news in a hurry, manager and new club officers teams in two years. Batsell Barrett Baxter; “The Vi- Books to Library read “Ray Simpson Reviews the will be elected as the press club The debate, on the pump prim- sion for Today” by J. Herman News” on page two. holds a compulsory meeting to- ing proposition, will be held May Campbell; and “The Genevan Psal- John J. Hetzel, friend and morrow night at 6:30 in 107 Ad- 12 at 8:55 a.m. Simpson and Val- ter,” by Russel N. Squire, are the client of Eli Bush, legal consult- ministration. Pres. Mac Rochelle entine said they would be glad to three articles written by profes- ant of George Pepperdine Col- LEADS SENIORS will preside at the meeting. have some of their Pepperdine sors. lege, has presented approxi- friends attend the event. Harry Fox, a student, and form- mately 650 books to the college er missionary to Japan, has an ar- library, Mr. Kelley announced ticle, “Why Many Japanese Do Not to Graphic Monday. The librar- Become Christians.” Paul Tucker, ian has not yet had time to ex- Library May Not Move to graduated here in 1938, has an ar- amine the books and announce ticle on “The Educational Task of their nature, he said. the Church.” New Quarters Until Summer With work on the new Pepperdine library building near- Speech To Present ing completion, Mr. Kelley, librarian, told Graphic Monday Students that he is not sure when the library can move in from the temporary quarters in the Administration building. Auditorium Recital Tonight Mr. Kelley had said that the li- calling it the best-built structure brary would move May 1 if the on the campus. It is ultra-modern Speech class students, directed by Maleese Balck, will building were ready. The building in design, inside and out, with': appear in a short recital tonight at eight o’clock in the Ad- will be complete by next week, but plenty of light in the reading room, one of the factories is being de- interesting wall angles, and mod- ministration auditorium. layed on some of the furnishings, ern lighting effects. in inter- by Serafin and Joaquin The class advanced oral Alvarez particularly the new charging desk. Acoustic tile in the walls of the pretations be represented by will Quintero.