Debate Stanford In
Auditorium Tonight
South
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Trojan Wishes You Success In Exams
Vol. XV
Los Angeles, California, Tuesday, January 29, 1924
Number 46
6LEE CLUB 10 INVADE SOUlHERNJIALIfORNIA
Santa Ana, San Diego and Escondido Are Listed on Itinerary
APPEAR HERE IN MARCH
CHAR ACTOR ACTORS APPEAR IN FROLICS
Twenty Members Will Take the Southern Trip to Return For Classes
A three-day tour through the southern part of the state is to be made by the Glee Club during the recess between semesters. This is to include stops in Santa Ana, San Diego and Escondido.
On Thursday, February- 7, the club ie to appeal in Santa Ana where it is to make three appearances. In the morning it is to sing before the Santa Ana High School, in the afternoon at Garden Grove, and in the evening at the First Methodist Episcopal Church. The night is to be spent at Santa Ana. and the following day the club leaves for San Diego.
At San Diego the singers are to give a program at the Memorial High School during the afternoon. In the evening a concert is to be held in the First Methodist Church there, and this is to be for alumni of the University. Following the program a reception is to take place.
On SatuTxiay morning the Glee Club is to leave San Diego and return homeward by way of the inland route. They are to stop at Escondido where an appearance at the Escondido Theatre Is booked. The following day the club is to return to l»s Angeles.
About twenty members of the club are to make the trip, according to Harry Hardin, manager of the singers. The program given in Bovard Auditorium. January' 23. is to be duplicated for the San Diego trip.
The next appearance of the Glee Club in Bovard Auditorium is to bft during the the last of next month, and another at the end of March is also planned. For these concerts well known soloists are to appear. Mr. Hardin has not yet announced the names of ethse artists.
The cuspidor would seem to be the thing that's wrong with this picture but it is said to have no integral part in the production of “Campus Frolics of 1924.” However, the guy with the pipe and the dame with the corsage have important parts in this year’s extravaganza. They are respectively Bronson Howard, the shy professor, and Mildred Goudge, the ambitious spinster.
Mildred Goudge and Bronson Howard Play Comedy Leads of "Zimira Knox ’ and ‘‘Aloysius Bang" in Musical Comedy
ORGHESIRA MAY TOUR STATES IS SUMMER
Plan Proposed to Select Twelve Musicians to Advertise U. S. C.
TRY-OUTS FOR POSITIONS
Irving Abrahamson Agrees to Book Musicians if Strong Group is Secured
University of Southern California will be represented by an orchestra playing at tfte larger theatres all over the United States next summer if plans made by a group of orchestra musicians materialize. The orchestra will be an all-University aggregation in that tryouts will be held for places in the group. The musicians will then be booked for a summer’s tour in much the same manner as were the Pennsylvanians which played in Los Angeles recently.
Irving Abrahamson. a student at the College of LenUstry and at present engaged in booking orchestras all over the United States, has agreed to a d in selecting an orchestra for such a purpose and booking it if he con-sidets it worthy of representing U. S. C.
Abrahamson has been actively engaged in directing orchestras in Southern California having directed several hotel musical groups. He is heralded as the sucessor to Max Fisher. Several orchestras are touring the south now under his management.
Tryouts will be held shortly after ihe sccond semester starts and Abra-hamson will then make his selection of not more than twelve musicians to make the summer tour of the United States. Details of the tryouts will be announced in the first issue of the Trojan after vacation.
The musicians will be sent out on several short playing tours the second semester in preparation for the summer engagements.
STANFORD DEBATERS ARRIVE ANNUAL JUNIOR PROM TO MEET TROJANS TONIGHT ls EVENT
BOK PEACE PLAN GETS LIGHT VOTE
Only Sixty-Four Students Vote j an. Majority F;
Winning Idea
When the curtain rises on the “Frolics of 1924,” musical comedy, on the evening of February 29. two U. S. C. students will be seen cavorting in two comedy character parts which will rank among the best that have even been presented before the U. S. C. student body. The part of Alosius Bang, a shy professor, is being taken by Bronson Howard. Miss Mildred Go 'dge is to pl y the part of Zimira Knox, eccentric school teacher. Teet Carle, author of the play this year, has made the entire play hinge upon these two parts, and has made the story of their adventures run parallel with the theme for the iove story of the book.
OFFER COURSE IN CURRENT HISTORY
Dr. Gilliland to Teach Course In Post War Development Next Semester
U. S. C. Battles Against Northerners in Bovard Auditorium to Retain Lead in Triangular Contest; Large Crowd Expected
By VICTOR COLBURN
With the return of the victorious Trojan debate squad from Berkeley, the U. S. C. debaters will tonight engage the representatives from Iceland Stanford University in the final contest of the California-Stanford Triangular degate. U. S. C.’s veterans will again try to defend the Criminal Syndicalism Law of California before an audience of judges. Bill Barber and Jerry Mayo are the men chosen by Coach Nichols to meet the invading tenm. The experience of these men upon the platform in past inter-collegi-te engagements speak but lightly of their abilities. The winning of this debate means the championship of the state so that a victory will place U. S. C. foremost in its debating relationships with ather schools.	Q
Last year Louis D’Elia and Elroy Remes traveled up to Stanford and were defeated in a very close debate. This year, it is hoped that the score shall be evened. Stanford is perhaps, U. S. C.'s biggest rival as every year they have met the Trojans with teams which far surpassed the average college debate teams, and by all indication they expect to again return to Palo Alto with the armor of the Trojan. This however may prove too great a task.
U. S. C.’s men will affirm the question. “Resolved that the Criminal Syndicalism Law of the State of California (Should be Repealed.”
It has been stated by Ned Lewis, debate manager that “this debate will undoubtedly tbe the best debate to be held upon the home platform this year. The general subject, the delivery and argumentative humor will be worth the time of even the busiest student. The largest audience in the history of debating is expected. At California about one thousand were in attendance. This indeed was one of the greatest aids to defeating California at Berkeley.
At California the new plan of audience decisions was used. Every person who attends the debate tonight will be given a ballot upon (CONTINUED ON PAGE 4)
Two Hundred Sixty Couples Enjoy Biggest Social Affair Of Season
HELD AT THE BILTMORE
Novel Favors Given; Results of Court Game Announced by Coach Henderson
°n p,an nni?%'Faavoring BUD WELIN HEADS
If the spirit shown by U .S. C. students can be taken as a fair sample of the interest taken in the Bok Peace Award by American college men and women, then young America either is not seriously concerned over the possibility of future wars or is very ignorant of the content of the winning plan.
Only 64 votes were cast to indicate the sentiment of this University. However, those who did vote are in
TROJAN KNIGHTS
Other Officers Elected at This Time Are Oliver, Groth, Kincheloe and Woods
The History and Political Science
Club calls attention to the fact that
Dr. Gilliland, professor of European
, history, will offer a course in Current The picture above shows the two|Higtory during the coming semester.
students in the make-ups which they { The class wiU meet at the ten 0,cl0ck will use the evening of the performance. Both Mr. Howard and Miss Goudge are enrolled in the School of
period on Tuesday and Thursday—two
units credit will be given to all those
i who successfully complete the course. Speech and have taken parts in many i The COurse wil, deal with post_war
development, national and world prob-
U. S. C. productions. This however, will be their biggest parts in character work.
The story of Zimira and Aloysius continues through all four acts of the play. Briefly, the plot surrounding these two is: Zimira is in love with Aloysius and wishes to become
Election of officers of the Trojan Knights for the year ending February’. 1925. took place Thursday night.
Bud Welin, a iiharmacy student, was elected president; John Oliver, vice-President; Thurston Grott, secretary; favor of the plan, if 46 ballots can Bill Kincheloe. treasurer, and John question. “Zimira in desperation calls be taken as a substantial majority. | Woods, chief justice.	upon one of ,the girl students to help
Forty-five of the total number of bal-! “The organization made a good her. Together they devise a plan to lots were cast by voters More in- choice in their officers for the coming capture Aloysius. However, Aloysius
year” said Buck Oudermeullen. retir-‘ seeks the aid of one of the men stu. ing president, yesterday. ‘The new , dents, and a nlan of avoiding matri-J president needs commendation for his* monv is worked out. The clash staris work with the Trojan and continues throughout the four He has always taken an acts until the final scene when an
lems in their historical setting. The class room work will consist of lectures, investigations and reports. This being the year of the presidential election some attention will be paid to the presidential possibilities. Current History Magazine will be used as
terest was shown by men than women. Only 17 of the votes were cast by co-eds.
The local committee in charge of j previous getting the students to vote is a little Knights.
disapi>ointed at the lack of interest active inte.rest in our work It was unforseen event changes the plans of shown. However, the results and the Bud Welin who planned all the enter- lioth.
ballots will be sent to the American tainment features for the Varsity foot- The situations in which these two Peace Award Committee at 342 Madi- ball earns last fall. Every one knows characters are featured are among the son Avenue. New ^ ork.	■ ' ' <'.k was successful.	i most humorous that have ever been
| put on the stage, and many students are waiting until the presentation io see these two perform on the boards. Carle, who mad« his reputation as a
a blushing br:de. However, Aloysius the basis for the study of the great is of a shy type and fails to “pop the current questions.
This is a splendid opportunity for the students of the Universtiy of Southern California to become better acquainted with the great problems agitating the nation and the world. Furthermore, here is the opportunity to study world problems and get two units credit for displaying interest in current events. It is hoped that the students will show their interest and overflow the class.
Photographs to Be Taken at Down Town Gentry Studio
Students Asked to Report When Absent From Assembly Seats
On several ocasions students have ^humorist through the character of! taken part in assembly exercises on Willie Live last season, expresses him-! Pla-form and have thus left their self as being thoroughly satisfied with seats vacant and been marked absent* the way the two actors are interpret- Occasionally groups of students have ng his p'ft characters.	met for some important purpose at
Gentry. th*> El Rodeo photographer. I handled this situation very nicely, has left the campus and has returned We hope that in the future, if any. to his studio, located at 342 So. Broad- ih ng similar should occur we can rely way. Thos^ few who have neglected j upon their fine co-operation.”
to make appointments .ill be riven Group pictures are till being taken,	. •■However thev are not Committee has voted that when stu-
the follow ing two weeke. the time at the Varsity photorium and appoint. ‘ ne said. H< e et, the> are not d .	. f th ,	f
the onlv characters in the book There * aents are calle<1 out or the,r	for
“These two parts seem to be writ-
the assembly hour, and have been re-
ten for Miss Goudge and Mr. How- corded as absent‘ The Assembly
originally planned for the law stu- ments for these should be made as dents.	! soon as possible Feb. 15 Las be=2n
R K. Crist, editor of the annual de- the date set for the last pictures, ill sires to express his appreciation to organizations are urged to make ar. the students for their co-operation rangements for space with Holton in with the photographer. Crist says: his office in the Journalism Building. “The loyalty of the student body in S ngle pictures Lave reached the mark this matter has been very much ad- of 3.000 for campus colleges alone and mired. They have responded unusual- j *It is hoped by Holton that group ly well as shown by the reports of pictures will reach their desired mark Mr. Gentry. Only a few seniors, I j by the specified time, regret to say. will not be able to have Anpuals will be offered for sale to
are thirty speaking parts in the script	ParticiPation |n student exercises
and the majority of these are comedy	l^ose responsible for such orders
or character parts. The characters	p^ould leport names and absences to
are varied and each one has a number	^>ean s office, Room H-201. Stu-
of comedv situations in which he or	^ents who are apt to be marked ab-
she is involved. The whole cast is	sent on SUch occasions should assure
splendidly selected.”	themselves that the matter has been
taken care of by inquiring of the per-
NEW ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT HERE
Department of Electrical Engineering Receives Test Apparatus
The equipment of the Electrical Engineering department has practically been doubled by a recent contribution by the University. The equipment which consists of ammeters. voltmeters, and wattmeters, is valued by the department to represent an outlayed expense of over fifteen hundred dollars.
“We have practically doubled our equipment of electrical measuring instruments,” said Professor Biegler.” We have made a good stari. to acquire the supply of instrument } necessary for mechanical enginee.-ing tests, such as steam engine indicators and calorimeters. Much of the practical steam and gas engine testing is done in the plants arouni Los Angeles, the instruments used for the purpose being studied and alibrated in the laboratory. We are also building new resistance units suitable for loading electrical generators and for controlling smaller currents.”
! For transformer tests the depart-I ment has on order three transform -! ers of special design, from which it i will be impossible to get a higher voltage than 220. The reason for this is to remove the danger of the students getting a serious shock while experimenting in the laboratory.
According to Professor Biegler the students of the engineering department are looking forward with joy thinking of all the fun, and incident ally work, they will have with the new equipment.
REGISTRATION IS OPEN THIS WEEK
Grade Point System of Counting Absences Inaugurated Next Semester
Registration for the Second Semester will begin at once and students expecting to ret'irn are urged to attend to their re-registration without delay. Advisors and Heads of Major departments may be consulted in their offices during examination week. The first step is to obtain from the Registrar’s office a temporary enrollment card and then arrange with the faculty advisor a program of studies. It is most important that this be done as soon as possible, as during the registration days, February 6th to 9th, the office will be busy caring for new students. This advance registration will not necessitate immediate payment of fees. The visit to the Treasurer may be made at any time before the first day of recitation, Monday February 11th.
Beginning with the second semester a new plan of checking on class absences will be in force. In brief it is as follows: Absences resuit in the loss of credit points. One point will be deducted if the number of absences in any course exceeds the number of class meetings per week with a further deduction of half a point for each additional absence. Thus in a three hour course four absences would result in the loss of one point; six absences, two points and so on. Absence from the first meeting of the semester, from the last meeting before a vacation and the first meeting after a vacation will count double. There will be no excused absences, for any cause. It will be remembered in this connection that grade points are given as follows:
A grade of “A" is credited with 3 points for each unit completed; a grade of “B” with 2 points for each unit completed; a grade of “C” with 1 point for each unit completed, and a grade of “D” with no points.
Brilliant lighrj, gay music, dazzling even ng gowns beautiful women and some necessary adjuncts in the shape of two hundred and sixty tuxedo garbed males—that was the Junior prom. A shifting kaleodoscope of gay colors snatches of animated conversation. strains of super jazz all combined to make the annual Junior Party held at the Biltmore Hotel last Friday night the social triumph of the year.
Two hundred and sixty couples gyrated to the music of the orchestra furnished by Art Hickman for the occasion, and although the floor was pretty well filled the affair in no way partook of a mad struggle as Darties of this kind so o(ten do.
The Prom started off with a burst of pep and that pep endured until the final strains of the last encore had faded away and the assembled crowd stood and sang “All Hail.” Nothing was needed to put life into the event, for every person there came with the intention of having one grand time and then proceeded to cirry out that intention to the fullest extent, but when one Elmer Henderson, better known in gridiron circles as Gloomy Gus, announced that Southern California had trim* med Stanford 20 to 17 in the basket ball game in Palo Alto there was a burst of enthusiasm that must have made the Biltmore officials apprehensive for the safety of the million dollar roof of their ball room. Incidentally it is not only in gridiron circles that Elmer Henderson shines. The Gloomy one is some little terpischorean artist as well.
All the campus notables were there, everyone had a good time or should have, the favors, leather card cases and memorandum book programs with the seal of the University stamped upon them, were unique and handsome, the program went off without a hitch, so voila!
Rehearsals are being held every day in the week for the members of the cast and those in the chorus.
Tickets for the production will oe
son who is responsible for reporting the names.
DR. FERRIS IN CHAPEL
Dr. Lincoln A. Ferris of the First
iheir pictures present. The engraving the Liberal Arts students immediate*	p'acfd on sale February 11—the first
has been going on for some time ly following the opening of the second	day of classes for the next semester, i Methodist Church of San Diego, is to
which necessitates us omitting those semester. Three dollars will reserve	Members of the Varsity and Fresh- be the speaker in Chapel today. Dr.
'<-*■	an Annual tbe additional dollar and a	man football teams are selling tickets Ferris is a frequent visitor to U. S.
:iarry Holton, manager, also adds half to be paid when the Annual is	now which may be secured by those■ C. and has often spoken to the stu-
his word: “I think the Trojans have delivered.	who want to reserve their seats early, dents before.
“TROJAN” IS OUT TWICE THIS WEEK
Because of the large amount of advertising to be printed in the Trojan this week there will be two issues instead of the lone issue planned on account of final examinations. The second issue will appear Friday and those attending school for examinations that day will be able to get their capies. Law and Dental Colleges will have classes and the Trojan will be delivered there as usual.
Class Presidents to Pass On Sophomore Executive Committee
T hat the matter of forming a Sophomore Executive Committee in place of the Sigma Alpha Sigma honorary Sophomore Society be left to the Presidents' Association for embodiment in the Sophomore charter was the decision of the A. S. B. Executive Committee Tuesday evening. This decision was made after a special committee had reported on the matter and after O. H. King had presented a resolution on behalf of the Presidents’ Association.
The special committee recommended that the name be changed and that the class elect members instead of allowing the members of the organization to choose its own pledges. This idea was also included in the resolution from the Class Presidents. The matter was therefore tabled pending action of the latter association.
SKULL. DAGGER MEETING
Very important meeting of Skull and Dagger will be held after chapel today in Harry Silke’s office, in Associated Student Body offices above the Co-operative Bookstore. All members are expected fo be present, Leo CaL land, president, announces.
Wampus Personalist Issue Makes Big Hit On Campus
Blue Books On Sale In Front of Buildings
Representatives of the Associated Students Book Store are to sell the blue books used for exams before the Administration Building and the Old College Building during the period of examinations. This co-operation of the Book Store will enable the students to save a great deal of time which might be used for cramming, and at the same time patronize their store.
Al Wesson brought Wampus to th‘-campus last week for the last time. Wesson and his pet have at last parted ways, for Al is leaving school. O. Henry King is the new caretaker of the animal, and none can dispute that he is entitled to the honor.
The Personal Number of Wampus measures up to the license number which means that it is one of the best.. However, as in the former case, the title was again miselading. Wampus never once became personal, and all notriety loving students were sadly disappointed. But the magazine was rich ir humor, and that, after all, is the purpose of Wampus.
Again the art work was particularly
attractive. in fact, the greater number of the drawings were of professional quality far surpassing the quality of drawings to be found in most college comic magazines. The work of Julia Suski was the most noteworthy.
Comment upon the literary contents of Personal Number of Wampus is unnecessary. Suffice to say that it was uniformly good.
Wesson deserves great praise for bringing Wampus up to its present standard. That O. Henry King will be able to carry on the work is assured by the quality of his numerous contributions to the Personal Number.