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Wampus Cat On Sale For First Time Today
Vol. XV
Los Angeles, California, Thursday, December 13, 1923 }
Number 32
FOOTBALL SWEATERS AWARBEDJN CHAPEL
Twenty-two Men Will Receive Coveted Trophies for Services
LARGEST NUMBER GIVEN
Prize
Al
Wesson to Receive for Song at the Same Time
Twenty-two Trojans, members of the 1923 football squad, will be pre-sented with cardinal and gold sweaters by head coach Elmer C. Henderson in chapel exercises this morning, it was announced late yesterday by Frank Hadlock, athletic manager of the University. The number of letters awarded is one of the largest in the history of the school, five ends, three tackles, four guards, two centers. and eight backfield men receiving the coveted awards. Student manager Coyle Briggs will also be presented with a sweater, according to the statement made.
The following men will be presented with letters: Hayden Pythian, Harold Adams, Newton Stark. Ben Gerpheide, Gene Dorsey, Norman Anderson, Ralph Cummings. Fay Thomas, John Hawkins, Raymond Earle, Reginald Dupuy, James Purcell, Holly Adams. Carleton Rice, Chet Dolley, John Loustalot, Gordon Campbell, Wallace Newman, John Riddle, Otto Anderson, Kenry Le Fevbre and Ed
Y. W.-Y. M. WIU HOLD JOINT CHRISTMAS PARTY TONIGHT
Santa Claus to be There in All His Glory; Everyone Present Will Receive Gift; Many Surprise Features
The V hut will be the scene of the Christmas festivities tonight, vrhen the Y. W. C. A. and Y. M. C. A. hold their annual Christmas party. This event is one which is most eagerly anticipated and at which pep and enthusiasm prevaik The entire student body-being invited, a targe crowd is expected to be present.
Among the numerous special fea-c tures of the evening is the pres-
ence of William Ralph LaPorte, Professor of Physical Education at U. S. C. and recently elected president of the Pacific Coast Conference Football Association. Professor I^aPorte has charge of the games and has promised a treat | in the way of some fine entertainment. Besides this there is to be a real Christmas tree loaded down w'ith presents, for everyone j that attends gets a stocking lull oh—well wait and see.
THIRTY-FIVE PLAN TRIP TO ASILOMAR
Presidents of Four Classes and Harry Silke and Teet Carle to Attend
KITTY WILL MEOW IN TROJAN JLLS TOOAY
License Number of Wampus to Appear at Chapel Hour In Arcade
ANNUAL JUNIOR PROM TO BE HELD AT BILTMORE BALLROOM ON JANUARY. 25
Thirty-live students have already ] p anned to go to Asilomar, the Y. M. C. A. convention lo be held at Monterey, December 26 to January 2, according to Tom Harrison who has Santa Claus in all his glory is cnarge of the publicity of the U. S. C. to be there and will give out delegation Before the week is up the horns, candy canes, fruit, nuts aud j y expects have at least fifty men every other thing imaginable. F:om 1 signe(j up to go.
reports circulating around the cam- Tuesday in chapel President R. B. pus there is something else that ^on KieinSmid spoke on Asilomar. He is to be sprung as a surprise but Pajd tba.t he hoped that many men the committee absolutely refuses to would be able to go as the experience give it away.	is looked upon as the most signifi-
Another Y feature has come into ' cant thing in a student's college career.
r.»d choice of a large number of sport Liltle red RtockingB ful1 of *>ennies j The Presidents of the four classes
have been circulating about, each expec. to attend the gathering. The Trojan being expectec to put in at | university is to send Harry Silke,
Creen.
Captain Chet Dolley, quarterback j CVldeafe‘ recently. on the campus.
writers for an all-coast berth in his position, will accept the awards on behalf of the team.
Al Wesson, whose sohg, “The Cardinal and Gold,” was declared the winner in the recent song congest, v il be presented with the $100 reward offered as the orig nator of the best Trojan song. Wesson is also the author of “All Hail to Alma Mater.” popular University song, as well as a number of other compositions.
Tryouts in the yell contest are also slated for chapel this morning, when a final selection of recently submitted yells in the yeti contest will be made, it was stated by Hal Williamson. chairman of the program.
W. C. Martin, pastor of the First Methodist church of Hollywood, was the speaker of the hour at Tuesday chapel services, choosing as the theme for his discussion, “Where Dwellest Thou?” Karl Knopf, associate professor of religion called attention to the coming glee club concerts, w’hile Dr Rufus B. von KieinSmid of the University spoke with regard to the coming conference at As'lomar.
FIRST ISSUE OF THE YEAR
Little Advertising Matter Makes Room for Larger Number of Jokes
Th* .ong looked for “Kitty” will be heard meowing and howling about the halls of Troy today during chapel hour. This joke magazine :s in the disguise of a License number. It is said to be the largest and best issue ever published. Although the Cat has the same number of pages as those of the past, there are more original stories and jokes and clever cartoons.
The absence of a greit deal of advertising makes room for more good reading matter.
The Wampus can be purchased in! the Arcade of the Administration |
Build ng and in various places all ov-j er the campus for the low sum of twenty-five cents. There has been a
limited number of copies printed this	- *
semester of the prize “Kitty” and it Literary Societies Issue First is advised to get in and buy yours j Number of “The Hoot ecr’y ?cd avoid the rush.	I	Next Tuesday
Al Wesson, O. K. King, Peggy *
Mcorc, /1 Tachet, and Lionel Banks
aiv' r. fcv: ol the literary and artistic'	,	. ... .
,	. ., . . . ! tion, the Athenians, will initiate a
cllowerr, who have contributed their,
work for the success of th s issue.	publication on the campus, next
The fcophomore Executive Commit-' Tuesday, when they come out w,u
Plan Newspaper
Day at U. S. C.
All Press Club members, journalism students, and members of the Trojan staff are requested to meet in the Trojan office at 12 o’clock Tuesday for the purpose of formulating plans and appointing committees for the annual newspaper day which is to be January 17th. Mr. Goodnow and Miss McCorkle of the Journalism department w4ll be there to discuss the annual affair. Plans for another dinner on January 8, will also be made
TICKETS TO GO ON SALE AFTER XMAS VA CA TION
Cardboards Will Sell for the Sum of Five Dollars; Ed Monroe Appointed Business Manager for Affair Which Will be Formal
NEW PUBLICATION FOR CAMPUS SOON
The Aristotelian Literary Society, assisted by their sister organiza-
By MADGE McCONNELL
With the very conftnendable intent of getting an early start toward the perfection of arrangements for the Junior Prom, which will be held on Friday, January 25. 1924, at the Biltmore, the executive committee of the Junior Class has appointed Ed Monroe as business manager. The Prom committee and assistants to the manager will be announced later.
The old saying that "Procrastination is the thief of time has been adopted as the motto for the workers, and there will be none of that precious, indefinable substance hanging around loose once the holidays are over. Plans will have been completed by that time by the president and manager, and active preparations will start at once.
their first issue of their new pa-named 'The
tee has been given complete charge of j
the sale o.' the Wampus and will be j per "hich is to be
Hoot” in signification of their pat-
vtn bird, the wise old owl. Edi-
ENGINEERS WILL STAGE CONTEST
9....As has been said many times
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before .a precedent will be set by the Prom, which it is felt will be carried on each year forever and ad infinitum. It will be a tradition that there wil-1 be
Extends Over Period of Two'?1!? hu!?l.
Years; Medal Awarded Yearly
out in force to see that every Trojan has purchased a copy.
Last one penny to raise a fund president of the student body and for the Plaza Community Center, j Teet Carle, editor of the Trojan, as Each year something is sent to the j its special representatives.
Plaza in order to give a little • The convention opens the day af-Christmas joy to those less for- ter Christmas and continues until lunate. Besides these stockings all! school opens after the holidays. This sororities have taken boxes which will give students wishing to attend ; TTT.„ TT. . _ “	TT
are to be filled with candy. nuts, ] an opportunity to spend their holidays WlU Vlslt Two Power Houses and little toys and are to be sent in association w-ith a spirit of Chris-down to the East side for the big tian fellowship.
Christmas party there. Last year--
their big paitj was such a success j >akvv § vy/vv that something even larger is at-11 I	HHlJIN
tempted this year and it is hoped ;	jhl/U
that everyone will give just as lib-; erally as possible.
A.A.E.’s TO VIEW CITY AQUEDUCT
In San Franciscito Canvon
BANQUET MONDAY
CLUB HOLDS SEMIANNUAL BANQUET
Program is to Follow Dinner; John Dickerson Main Speaker
Arrangements have been made ! through the courtesy of the Los Angeles Water and Power Company enabling fifty A. A E. members to see the city aqueduct next Saturday.
The company will provide machines for transportation, and will send three men to act as guides for the party. These men will point out the interesting features of the construction, and
The semi-annual dinner of the Po-
j;t:cal ^.nd History club was held
1 I'.esday evening. There were forty-
five members present, and after a
„ i many course dinner, consisting of on sale, according to Harry Holton	,	i
.soup and e\erytlnng, the program business manager. All fraternities, {| continued under
EL RODEO PAGES ON SALE
Pages for the El Rodeo are now
sororities, clubs, and other campus , j organizations expecting to have
President Jimmy
Old Members Come Back for Heme-Coming Banquet at Casa de Flores
Clionian Literary Society held its 'v*i’ explain to the enginers the tech-Home-coming Banquet last Friday, nical parts aboat the operation of the j evening at La Casa de Flores. Alum- power plants located about an horn s nae, honorary, active and inactive dr ve from San {•ernando in the San members were present.	* Franciscito canyon.
The program was given between -^s a part of the days piogiam the courses and was largely musical in party will visit power houses one and nature. A group of Japanese Love two in the San Franciscito canyon, songs were rendered by Vivian Olson. Starting al 8:00 a.m., the two houi “In May.” a charming piano’.ogue was and a half drive will be made to the given by Rosalind Williamson. Miss canyon. Here the party will view the Corene Embree introduced the alum- aqueduct for the first lime, the guides nae and read several of their letters, explaining as they proceed. After ex-An honorary member, Mrs. William A amining the power houses, the engi
tor C. K. Wenzel has not yet announced the number of copies whicn he will have mimmeographed, or the features which will comprise the paper, but a good production is assured iby the abundance of literary talent now enrolled in the society.
The society’s regular meeting night, next Tuesday, is to be known as faculty night, and every faculty member is to be extended a personal invitation to be tTie organization’s guest for the special program which is to be presented. The Tuesday meeting of this week was marked by excellent attendance and a large number of guests, representatives of the different campus colleges were on hand. Mr. Friis, of the law school gave a very interesting informal talk. Albert Kiss of the affirmative lost the debate of the evening to Simeon Kemper, ol the negative on the topic: “Resolved that it is more advantageous to be a fraternity man than a nonfraternity man.” The decision was tendered a difficult one by the liveliness of the linguistic-skirmish indulged in by the two participants.
. , ' j gave a few remarks on club activities, pages in the annual book should,, .	.
. > , etc. This was followed by a piano make arrangements for them at t
once at the El Rodeo office in the j
Journalism bu lding Pages will be j
twelve dolars apiece, as usual. {
Special cuts will not be included \
in this amount.	}
Professor Roy Malcom BroWn. talked on “Clionian when I neers will eat and return to the city.
HEAD OF PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT LN CRASH
solo by Miss Alice King and a reading by Ch.irles Wade. The main address of the evening was given by Mr. John Dickinson. Mr. Dickinson gave a greatly appreciate talk on the “Three Outlooks on Government.” In his talk. Mr. Dickinson said, “The TUESDAY NIGHT OPEN	greatest trouble with our government
In view of the approaching Christ- today, is that the officials of the gov* mas season Tuesday night, Decem- | ernment, instead of attempting to ber 18th, will be open for all so- serve the government and the people, cial entertainments given by stu- they are trying to graft on them.” dents.	| He also said. “The leaders of this na-
Committee on Student Welfare tion are not from the ignorant and and Organizations,	uneducated class, but are real edu-
C. V. Gilliland, Chairman, i cated leaders ”
was in College.’’ Mrs- R- B. von
Yearlings to Have Vests As Distinctive Class Garb
”Yes. we do not want distinctive1 the adopting of blue work shirts as shirts.”	i the official class garb. It was point-
Such was the verdict of the Fresh- ed out that it would not do to have men men at a meeting beM Tuesday two classes on the campus wearing noon in H 305. Instead they will distinctive shirts at the same time, wear Freshman vests. These are to I would also work a hardship on some be light gray in color and will be of of the students who have work in the loose fitting type that can be the city and could not wear the shirts worn under a coat or fitted over a on that account. The vests can be sweater.	slipped on after the student has ar-
The garments will come in three rived at school, thus saving the com-sizes and are to be placed on sale at1 muters unnecessary embarassmen*.
President Mobarry urges all mem KieinSmid, also an honorary member, bers of the A. A. E who expect to go j Dr* R- T- Jewelling, head o„ "the plaved a piano selection bv Chopin. Saturday to let him know, so he may Philosophy department at the Uni-Miss Alice Raiph concluded the pro- he able to plan acordingly. The party 'ersity met in intimate relations gram singing. "Caro Mio Bee," t nd will start promptly from the "Barn”! "Ith a track owned by the A. B. “When Son? is Sweet.”	kat *:00 a.m. Saturday morning.	Cox Truck Company at the corner
____>__—--of University avenue and 36th St.
at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Dr. Flewelling wras driving west on 36th street and was almost across University Avenue, is is said, when he was struck by the truck which was going south on University Avenue. Dr. Flewelling stated that the road was clear when he attempted to cross University Ave. The two machines met with such force as to turn the Maxwell sedan driven by Dr. Flewelling completely about so that after the crash it was facing south on University Ave. Dr. Flewelling’s <\ar was consider-
TRO.JAN RAZZ SHEET APPEARS WEDNESDAY
Proceeds From the Annual Scandal Number Will Go to the Trojan Cut Fund; Edition Will Sell For P'ice of Ten Cents
ous. consequential, real affair, and this will be It. Formal, of course, and open only to Jun-
“Scholarshi;) precedes success,”. iors ana Seniors, says Professor Biegler of the School The most interesting feature o; Engineers. In an effort to stimu- of the evening *or the ladies late scholarship among the members and their escorts will be the of A. I. E. E. a medal is to be award- favors. These are to remain ed to the Electrical Engineer having unknown quantities until the ihe highest average grade. This av- j time of the dance, but word erage includes all grades for two comes from those on the inyears.	side that they are useful as
The requirements for entering into well as ornamental, this contest ire first, that the engi- Tickets for the event will go on neer shall have spent his first two saje SOon after the Christmas holi-years iri L. S. C_. and second, that he days are over, and the price will must have been an associate member be flve dollars. Never mind the of the A. I. E. E. during that time, j gasp of dismay-one has only to Some engineers of the class of '27 con8ider the honest-to-goodness hot will be the first winners of this medal. | time that ig assured_the keen mu.
It is through the efforts of Praf. J sic. the wonderful floor (guaranteed Biegel, head of the Electrical Engi- to be clear enough for -e and neering Department, that the award- comfort) the refreshment: .e fa-ing of this medal has been decided vorg( and above all the ^ ,vledge upon. It is his purpose to have a med- that cne is attending the biggest al awarded every year, and to estab- and best soc;al affair Qf thg coJlege ish this as one of ihe eng neer tra- year—{be Junior Prom. All these dinons-	are thrown in for that now trivial
j sum. And again, one can compare the ‘DDfinif A! flVED* Tfi prices charged by other universities rilUl/lUnL ulTljli IU for their prom. Ten or even fif-
nr1 ilPll/m rnin 11/ t8en simoIeons* ,f y°u please, and
BE blVEN FRIDAY fjvr:; a'™;l;e,mr?t
Only Production of its Kind with the b,ow-°ut that is offered here.
That is to be Given	Perhaps it is in order to explain This Year !the choice of the Biltmore Hotel ns - the setting for the Prom. There
: cmorrow night in Bovard Auditor- are many reasons. First, the miin aim the i. M. C. A. will present its ballroom of said hotel is the new-annual p.ay The Prodigal Giver.’ est and prettiest place in the city; This \.i.l, in all p.obability, be the second, it is the most centrally lo-enh pioduction of the play this year, cated, and last, but by no means lhe play ;s an adaptation of Lew least, comes the desire on the part Wallace’s famous story Ben Hur. The of those in charge to give Unj. elaborate staging and the cast itself.. which is composed of about fifty Uni-vers ty students, both assure the suc-ces of the performance. Tickets are on sale in the Y hut, general admission fifty cents, reserved seats seventy-five cents. This play is but one of
All the daik secrets of the past life of our most popular campus celebreties will he held up ior inspection in the columns of the second annual Razz Edition of the Trojan which will descend upon tlie defenseless student body next Wednesday morning. In addition to the revelation of the true nature of campus leaders, political and otherwise, there w’ill be many cuts of all sorts and sizes, depicting stu- ab]y damaged, one front wheel be-
dent life in all its various phases in new Troy. The low down on all
campus organizations may also t>eOgpinx and Snakes pie(]ges are exfound in the columns of this highl> pected to have their paper off ear-educational and cultural sheet, and lier than usuai
such data ma> be counted upon as ^ special staff has been appoint-being absolutely authentic.	i ^ work on the razz edition and
The coming of tne second master- bag been gathering material for sev-piece of Trojan literature will not j eral weeks. Through the courtesy prevent the regular Trojan from downtown papers, a large num-appearing on next Tuesday as us- jjer cuts have been secured for ual. The razz edition will sell foi j paper so this year’s edition will ten cents, and the proceeds from j contajn more pictures Chan in the the sales will go to the Trojan cut past
the Associated Students’ Store about	also. Those who raised the latter ob- ^un<i- Because the business staff of the
the second week in January, accord-	jection were emphatic in their denial A year ago the Trojan originated	Trojan was considering the advisa.-
ing to I^eo Cameron. who is in charge	of any shame about wearing a U. S.1 the tradition of a razz sheet to be	bility of cutting down the number
of securing the vests.	C. garment, but said that in a large published in addition to the “Yel-	of issues of the Trojan because the
100 vests have been ordered from	city like Los Angeles there are a low Dog” official publication of the	paper was running behind' its low
Silverwood’s and will be sold to the	great many people who would not un- Sigma Sigma pledges. This year the	budget, the editorial staff offered to
first Freshmen calling for them. They	do~p*and the significance of the shirts, tradition is being upheld and the	put the razz edition in order that : meetings Members all urge other
will sell for $3 50.	The final vote was 98 to 19 for the annual edition is coming off the	cuts might be purchased for the pa- Episcopalians to come and make mer-
There were several objections to j waistcoats.	1 press at this time because the	per throughout the year.	ry w th them this evening.
ing broken, both headlights smashed. the fenders badly damaged and the radiator smashed.
Episcopal Club Will Hold Dance Tonight
Episcopal students of the University will be the guests of the Episco-pai Club tonight at an informal dance at the home of Bishop Stevens, 2277 Eobart Boulevard. The festivities will begin at eight o’clock.
This is the first social affair to be given by the organization this semester and if is hoped that everyone who is interested in the activities of the club will come to the party whether or not they have attended previous
versity students a chance to really see the place where some coapia thousand of them met on the night of November tenth.
Sufficient funds are at hand to obtain the best music in the city,
,	, , .	_ and iust what aggregation wi.I draw
the many means employed bv the Ex-1 .. . . . . 8 "
___________. ! the decision has not been decided.
ecutive Committee of the Y M. C. A. to finance the workings of that body, the proceeds all going into the treas
However, be it known that the Executive Committee of the cl* ?.
ury of the organization.
• which is really the	Big Boss, is
working at this affair	with the o’
Put your small change in the Lit-1 aim and purpose of	giving et tie Red Stockings. • ; one a good time.
Only 7 wenty-fwe Tickets Remain For Junior Formal
About twenty-five tickets remain working gentlemen any little pleas-
for the Junior Dance, to be given tomorrow night at the Wilshire Coun-
ure which they might receive as substantiation for their difficult of-1 fices.
members of the class that is g ing it. In other words, it is safe teeg haye to bet that one member of each of
try Club m Hollywood, and mdica-1	.
I m	.	Tne dance will not be the elab-
tions point to th© fact that they	off„. .. . . , ,
, , orate affair that is planned for the will be snatched up immediately by p-.— , ..
*	.. 1 Prom, but it will be the first for-
momhftro nr ♦h/\ nlonr. fhnt in ortV.
mal of the year and the commit-
been working hard for
its success. Good music and a nar-the hundred couples admitted to s]|<.k aoor m	p
the dance fldor will be a Junior. fresluIlent, thrown ia M
That leaves the rest ot the poor treat A„ ha3 been	r
unsuspecting campus high and dry. rore quality	no( (-lij ^
Of course, the president of the	be the main feature,
student body and the four class	George Orme, Junior class pres-
presidents will be guests of honor,	ident, is selling a few remaining
which demonstrates beyond ques-	tfbkets, and is also dispensing in-
tion the great advantages to be do-	formation as to the other members
"ived from going out for politics.	°- the class from whom thpy may be
However, nobody grudges these hard	purchased.