Annual Junior Prom At Biltmore Tonight
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Vol. XV
Los Angeles, California, Friday, January 25, 1924
TROJAN DEBATE SQUAD WIS OVER CALIFORNIA IN TRIANGULAR CONTEST
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Seven Thousand Dollar Bronze Statue of Trojan Warrior
DAVID EDSTROM,
NOTED ARTIST, MODES FIGURE
Executive Committee Accepts Plan of Sub-Committee
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Statue to he Six-Foot ure on a Twelve-Foot Base
SOON
Fier-
VARSITY CLUB GIVES
Coach Turner Makes Eloquent Plea for Greater Support To Basket Ball
CHORUS GIRLS
PERFORM Give
Quartet of Varsity Men Snappy Imitation of Follies Beauties
Seven thousand dollars will be raised by the students of th? University of Southern California by popular subscription for the purpose of erecting a bronze Trojan statue on the lT. S. C. campus. The statue, which will be a six foot figure on a twelve foot pedestal, will be made by David Edstrom, nationally known sculptor. The statue will be the first piece of sculpture of any consequence to be erected in Los Angeles, and will be ready in five months to be unveiled on the campus with special ceremonies.
The Kvecutive ('ommittee of the Associated Student Body decided at its regular meeting Tuesday evening, to buy the statue and make the drive for funs. This decision was made after H watd Coy ha3 read a ueport on the matter from a committee appointed for the purpose of devising a plan for the erection of such a statue. Mr. Coy is the chairman of this committee, while the other members are: Helen Morton Hall, and Teet Carle.1 1 his body will have complete charge of the student drive to raise the funds
The statue will be made in wax for the statue.
by Edstrom in his Los Angeles studio. This cast will then be shipped to Brooklyn where it will be made in bronze. Thp shaft on which the statue will stand is to be made of Colorado granite. The entire monument will rest on a four-foot concrete base.
At the base will be room for at least four plates, and the committee suggested that one of these be from the C. S. C. student body, while another come from the Senior Class of 1924. which it is hoped will donate a portion of the funds as the annual class gift. Other plates could be from the Varsity Club or Athletic Committee, the committee suggested.
The committee has been working on this plan for several weeks, receiving bids from several sculptors. Edstrom. whose original bid was $20.-000, lowered his bid when the committee decided to use cheaper material for the shaft, lt will require (CONTIXt’ED ON PAGE 4)
By HAROLD BANKS
The student body of the University was afforded the pleasure of witnessing one of the cleverest entertainments of the year, as well as the rare pleasure of seemg the entire athletic coaching staff of the University gathered together at one time in ihe Chapel program of the Varsity Club Tuesday The program, given by the Trojans who have garnered a coveted S. C. in one of the four major sports, was given for the purpose of better acquainting the student body with the club and the coaching staff, as well as putting into the limelight the coming Extravaganza production.
Al Wesson’s Hollywood Community j Rav Brennan7 treaSurer
OUDERMEULEN, WOODS, SMITH, STEVENSON TO LEAD CLASSES
U. S. C. Classes Choose Second Semseter Officers Yesterday; Sophomore Vice-Presidency Ends in Tie; Close Contest in Freshman Class
Buck Oudermeulen, John Woods, Everett Smith, and Stewart Stevenson will direct the four U. S. C. classes at liberal Arts next semester. With the exception of Oudermeulen, whose election was unanimous at nominations a week ago, these men were chosen presidents of the c’asses yesterday. Marjorie McComber, Mildred Burger, Elizabeth Dur-kee and either Genevieve Mulligan or Marjorie Rice will have charge of the social activities of the classes as vice-presidents.
Balloting for candidates began at 9 9 o’clock yesterday morning under
Orchestra, one of the classiest of th° campus orchestras, was on hand for the occasion, and received the heartiest or applause tor the several numbers which they played. Harry Silke. president of the student body, introduced the head coach, Elmer Henderson; assistant football coach. Bill Hunt; Les Turner, basketball metor; Dean Cromwell, track coach; Leo Calland Frosh coach, and General Manager Gwynn Wilson. Calland and Turner spoke briefly the latter extending a word of praise to the California student body for the excellent support which they accorded the Bear team after it had been defeated by the Trojan basketeers on the opening night. Turner urged the Trojan student body to turn out en masse at the home games on the U. S. C. schedule.
Captainj Gordon Campbell of the basketball team, and Captain John Hawkins of the football squad, were also present.
Student Managen Frank Hadlock spoke of the coming production of the Extravaganza, being sponsored by the Varsity Club, stating that it is going to be one of the best productions in lhe history of the school.
The biggest hit of the Chapel pro ) gram was that of Hank McCann. Busty 1 Dupuy. Hayden Pythian and Hank Le j Fevbre of the club, who attired as j the type of chorus girls one might ; see on the vaudevil.V stages of twenty i years ago. went through a son" aid ! dance number that was unanimously 1 voted the fish's bathrobe for original-! ity.
Ten Commandments of
Junior Prom Formulated
By MADGE
I.	Thou shalt come in a jovial mood, prepared for a marvelously good time.
II.	Thou shalt conduct thyself with the dignity and unobtrusiveness befit ting a University student.
III.	Thou shalt forget ihe funereal tendency by leaving the flowers at home.
IV Thou shalt remember the chaperones and include them in thy enjoyment.
V. Thou shalt do no murder—
whether th> foot be trampled upon or
no.
VI Thou shalt not knock, for thou couldst have done no better thvself.
the direction of the Class Presidents’ Association and continued until 2 o'clock. The two upper classes showed only a small amount of interest but the lower classes held a spirited election.
Six of the officers were chosen unanimously. They were: Buck* Oudermeulen, president of Senior class; Marorie McComber, vice-president of Senior class; Mildred Burger. vice-president of Junior class;
of Junior class; Burdett Ives, treasurer of the Sophomore class; and Lola Brooks, secretary of Freshman class.
One contest ended in a tie, Genevieve Mulligan and Marjorie Rice each receiving 68 votes for vicepresidency of the Sophomores after the preferential system had been used. Miss Rice lead 54 to 39 with Helen Wilkinson also receiving 39 votes, in the first choices. After M iss Wilkinson’s seconds had been counted a tie was created. A re-election will be held.
There was a mix-up in the secretaryship of the Sophomore class. The Trojan stated last Friday that Miss Mulligan had withdrawn her name from the vice-presidents' list and had .been unanimously chosen secretary. Her name was placed on the ballot, however, and the tie-re-sult left the class without a secretary.
Contests in the Freshman class were close, Miss Durkee winning by two votes, and Clarence Dustin by cue vote. Ray Brennan was unanimously chosen treasurer of the Juniors when Ed Broderick, the other candidate, withdrew.
The results are as follows:
Seniors: President, Buck Oudermeulen (unanimous); vice-president, Marjorie McComber (unanimous); secretary, Georgia Bennethum (>4, Frances Loftus 23, treasurer. Tex Roberts 59, Shefield Tapley 26.
Juniors: President, John Woods 4ti, Carleton Morehouse 18; vice-president, Mildred Burger (unani-Jmous); secretary. Betty McConnell I 33. Jeanette Cecil 28: treasurer, Ray Brennan (unanimous).
Sophomores: President, Everett Smith 76, Victor Colburn 41, Ixjren Vanderhouck 25; vice-president, Genevieve Mulligan 68, Marjorie Rice 68, Helen Wilkinson 39; treasurer,
PHOTOGRAPHER TO LEAVE SATURDAY
Group Pictures Must be Arranged for Before February 15 th
The official El Rodeo photographer packs up and leaves the halls of old S. C., never to return again this year, says Harry Holton, manager of the annual. By Saturday morning the chance to have your picture snapned in the Journalism building has flown forever, continued Holton. Appointments for the year-book must be made by Friday afternoon. Faculty members also should not fail to make arrangements, as the book cannot be complete without them.
Group pictures are not being made as rapidly as necessary for assured completion of the Annual on time, according to Holton. Now is the appointed time to see Mr. Ward concerning the group views. It is absolutely necessary for all campus organization that want space in El Rodeo, to make arrangements with the manager at once.
Dental College leads with a hundred per cent subscription to the advance sale of El Rodeos, and the Den^ tal section is rapidly nearing completion, according to Harry Holton, business manager of the year-book. The photographer will be at Dental Junior building all next week.
I OF
to Be Erected On Campus
LEWIS, BRENNAN
IS
TEAM IN NORTH
The U. S. C. basketball squad is staying at the Fairmont Hotel in Palo Alto. Organizations, intending to send telegrams to the Trojans should wire them at this hotel instead of the Fairview Hotel as was announced yesterday.
McCARTER ELECTED
H. A. McCarter was chosen president of the local chapter of A. I. E. E. at elections yesterday. Other officers elected were: W. Severns, vice-president ; C. B. Little, secretary .and H. Keehler. treasurer.
Rolland Vandegrift Addresses History Club on Central America Court
STUDENT ATTITUDE HIT
Speaker Urges More Interest in World Affairs on Part of Students
“That the Central American court of justice is the forerunner of the world court, because the men who sponsored the Central American court are the same men who are sponsoring the world court,” was a statement made by Rolland A. Vandegrift, professor of history at U. S. C„ in a talk to the members of the Political Science and History Club Tuesday afternoon. His topic was “The Central American Court of Justice, the first international tribunal to adjudicate disputes between nations.” Twen-ly-two members of the club attended the meeting.
Professor Vandegrift, at the beginning of bis talk commented on the fact that only 53 students of the 4,000 enrolled voted on the Bok Peace Plan. He thought that more interest should have been taken in the problem.
The speaker brought out the point that both the Central American and the World Court plans were drawn by American men. and the American Supreme Court.
Professor Vandegrift said that this court prevented a Central American war is 1908. The Central American court was one of the important attempts in endeavoring to decide international questions on basis of justice rather than on arbitration.
He> gave a review of the whole structure of the court. The jurisdiction was divided into three parts. The first had jurisdiction over all contro versies that might arise which con-1 cerned the governing of foreign affairs relating to Central American nations. The second had jurisdiction of all questions of international law. The! third took notice of all cases arising between the government pertaining to courts and individuals or foreign governments, when they submitted questions to the court.
James Mussatti, president of the; History and Political Science Club, said that the talk was well received by all, as it is a decidedly new problem and is of great interest.
Following the talk there was a gen-t'ral discussion on the Central American ar.d International Courts.
Dr. Gilliland is to talk on “Contemporary History in Europe,” before the next meeting of the club which will be the first or second week of the next semester.
Student Song Book Out Next Semester
Song books, containing the best U. S. C. songs and yells, will be on sale at the Students’ Co-operative Book Store at the beginning of the new semester, according to the decision made by the Executive Committee at a meeting Tuesday, January 22.
The book will contain from twelve to fifteen songs and some ot the best yells which will be printed in the back of the book. About two thousand copies will be on sale for twenty-five cents apiece. Songs from those that are not sold will be pasted in the back of the chapel hymn books.
AND GRIEWE WIN ANNUAL EVENT
New Audience Method of Decision Was L'sed for First Time
“SYNDICLISM” AGAIN
Other Debate of Triangle Will he With Stanford Next Week
NOTED MIST 6I1IES
U. S. C. took the lead in the triangular debate contest between California. Stanford and U. S. C. whn the Trojan negative team won a decision over the California affirmative squad in Wheeler Auditorium at Berkeley, Wednesday evening. The Trojan debaters were given a 45 vote margin out of 950 votes cast in the new audience decision method of debate judging.
Debating tne negative side of the
•-'uestion: “Resolved: That the Cali-
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Only Other Apppearance on Pa- I Shou,d be Rep(.aled.. the SOMhen,
men were able to swep aside the
Head of Organ Department at Oberlin College in Varied Program
ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS
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rate event of the eniire campus cal- Burdett Ives (unanimous), endar. The Junior class, which is Freshman:
sponsoring it. has proclaimed itself in favor of true democracy of spirit and nf conduct, and this has been shown n all of the action taken in preparation for the dance.
The first step to this end was taken when the declaration against the sending of flowers was issued, in respect to those students who felt themselves in “an unfinancial condition” due to the necessary costs of the Prom.
Another accomplishment was the sale of tickets to the student bodv al ’irge after three days of restriction
President, Steward 1 Stevenson 107, Malcom Chambers S<>. Edmund Barker 57; vice-presi-dent, Elizabeth Durkee 79. Katherine Curtis 77, Mary Van Warmer 58, Jean Hale 39; secretary, Lola Brooks (unanimous); treasurer, Clarence Dustin 101, Frank Ferguson 100.
Argonauts to Discuss Book On Evolution
ers with the greatness of their voices and continued in good form un-
Mind in .Evolution,” the famous book by L. T. Hobhouse. will be dis-crssed in the Argonaut meeting to be
held in the Philosophy Seminar room :	*ast number
of Hoose Hall this evening. The time | Nine selections were given, inis seven-thirty. O. J. Trovik, one of, eluding the encores. “Johnny Smok-the ablest students of the local school er” seemed to please best, but the of philosophy, will give the main re- men did their finest work in ‘ The view of the book. This will be fol- ^ Redman's Death Chant." At the .	lowed bv discussion on the paper as . close of this sonir a lar°*e srev cat,
music, for there is no better in the students, and the aggregation^finally pregemed and on sim„ar topics. Dr. | which was to appear in the second
SUCCESS SCORED IN GLEE CLUB PROGRAM
Evening is Featured by Solos, Characterizations, and Specialty Acts; Musical Comedy on “Remembering Theme is Hit
By CHET MACKIE
Triumph was scored by the Glee Club Wednesday night when it presented its Home Concert in Bovard Auditorium before a large audience. The concert was under the direction of Horatio Cogswell and the management of Harry Hardin. From the number of compliments heard as the audience emerged from t!.e auditorium at the close of the performance, it was evident that the progiam presented by the Glee Club went ovei big and seemed more than to satisfy. The program opened in a swift stait with the singing of the “Trojan Marching Song" and “When Good Fellows Get Together.” TheO singers at once impressed the listen-
VII. Thou shalt parlake of the liquid in favor of the upperclassmen. This
enables it to be a truly democratic affair, even though it is primarily a I class formal.
The orchestra was decided upon j after the consideration by the com-' mittee of many suggestions made by
refreshment proffered thee, and of none of thine own bringing.
VIII Thou shalt admire the favors tor their decorative properties and adopt them for their usefulness.
IX. Thou shalt keep time to the
kingdom of jazz.	employed is specially recommended
X. Thou shalt show thy loyalty to	by Art Hickman, of Biltmore-Jazz-
thy University by doing her honor in	Hounds fame.
thy conduct.	The nature of the favors has formed
Such are the edicts for the long-	a subject of hot controversy among
looked-forward-to Junior Prom, which	the prospective Prom-ites. and severe
'akes place at 9 o'clock tonight in	cases of brain storm on the part of
ihe main ballroom of the Biltmore.	those who had been admitted to the
This is the first big formal of the year,	< cr^t, were resulting from the mul.
and is scheduled to be the most elab-	i udinous queries made to them.
Flewelling and Professor Beardslee of the department, will be present, while Albert Tachet, president of the club, will preside.
appear
part, mistook her cue and rushed out on the stage, only to be grabbed up by the tail and dragged backstage without a murmur.
All students interested in the work Rav MacDonald displayed his cap-of the Student Fellowship Committee ability in acting, as well as that in are requested to be in front of the stage managing and singing, when Old College today at noon so that he gave two readings. “At the Sign their pictures can be taken	of the Rose” and “Fin de Siecle.”
The first was a bit of tragedy. Mr. MacDonald characterizing an Italian begging for a rose for his little dead daughter. The second was a humorous interpretation of a bored English fop. For an encore a little tale about a hunter and a rabbit in the forest was related. Clarence John son. at the piano, cleverly translate:! this into music as Mr. MacDona -J described it.
Kenneth Shutts gave a fine bass solo, reaching some low notes. Mr. Shutts, however, was hampered by poor accompaniment.
A quartet composed of Raymond Cowley, J. R. Thomas, Carl Groot, and Kenneth Shutts sang “Until the Dawn.”
The last number in Part One was (CONTINUED ON PAGE 4)
arguments put up by the Berkeley debaters. In doing so, the U. S. C. debate team defeated California for
lhe second consecutive year.
Al Griewe. New Lewis and Bernard Brennan, speaking in the order mentioned. convinced the audience that their arguments were superior.
Wheeler Auditorium was packed for the contest, according to a telegram, senf to Student Body President Harry Silke yesterday morning. The telegram. announcing the victory of the Trojan debaters, was read in assembly yesterday morning. The announcement was greeted with great enthusiasm and prolonged cheering.
NEW METHOD DEMONSTRATED The fairness of the Audience Decision method was demonstrated by the fact that, although speaking before a foreign audience and without any Southern California students in i the audience, the Trojan debaters were declared the winners. The audience was composed almost wholly i of California students. The victory, coming in this manner, speaks well for the ability of th^ Trojan debate men and the Squad System of debat ng which Coach Allen Nichols instituted here two years ago Using this system, the U. S. C. debaters havo w;m 28 out of 35 debates in the last two years, debating practically every in, stitution in the West.
The victory will mean much for the
Dr. George W. Anderson, head of the Organ department of Oberlin College was greeted with hearty enthusiasm in Bovard Auditorium last night when he presented a delightfully arranged program.
This organist never fails to fascinate his audience, his interpretations being both beautiful and interesting. His selections were of great charm and beauty and well known to all music lovers.
Among his selections were two original compositions. Sunset Shadows and Intermezzo.
Dr. Andrews has appeared recently in San Francisco, '•here his playing was hishly reviewed. Since Di. Andrews is on his vacation U. S. C. feels greatly complimented to s?cure him for the concert.
CAMPUS CLUB TO GIVE INTER COLLEGIATE HOP
The man who said there is nothing new under the sun was wrong, all wrong—listen to this one—on the evening of February 9, 1924. the Campus Club of Southern California, will give an Intercollegiate dance in honor of the Four Yell leaders of the four main colleges of Southern California, namely U. S. C., Southern Branch. Occidental and Caktek. The affair will be given informally at the debating future of U. S. C. and it is American I^egion Building, at South believed that Bovard Auditorium will Pasadena. This location is in easy be packed when Stanford meets U. S. reach of all four schools. Tickets C.’s affirmative team next Tuesday at $1.00 may be secured from Howard evening. This will be the second de-Stowitts of Junior Dent and Liberal bate in the triangular contest. The Arts, and from Senior Dent, through date of the California-Stanford tangle E ton Hankins.	has not been announced here.
Bachelors Band Together For Support and Protection
February 29th and the months which a “feed” for the members remaining follow that meaningful date will mean loyal to the oaths which rhe men took nothing to twenty-four Trojan men upon organizing Wednesday. The last
who Wednesday afternoon organized the first Bachelors Club to exist on the Trojan campus.
The act of these twenty-four men was brought about by an article in “Wampus,” which appeared last Tuesday. The Cat carried a directory of Eligible Bachelors on the campus, vith hints on how’ to approach and capture these men.
In self-defense the men w’hose article, got the Trojan
survivor will be crowned as the “High Mogul” of the organization, which expects fo continue to exist and runc. tion after graduation.
The members will meet in Harry tilke’s office at 1:15 o'clock this noon.
All the members are Seniors, and will be free to think of a wife and home life in a few months, but the organization hopes to be able to live twenty-three through this period, names appeared in the Charter members of the club which together and organized will be enlarged when other males Bachelors Club. The show' qualifications, are: Soly Sei-t wenty.fOurth men, Okey King, was mons, J Waldo King, George Hall, the author of the directory and was Ralph Cummings, Roy Cunningham, taken into the club as an honorary Arnold Eddy, Marquis Busby Buck member. Al Wesson, who edited the o„dermuellen K. C. Mobarrv. Roy Ed-last issue of the Wampus, wanted wards, Harold Williamson' Kenneth honorary membership also, but refns- Campbell, Les Heineman. Harry Silke. ed to make the sacrifice.	Pave Cleveland, Bill Rice. Stanley
The men will hold monthly meet- Wheeler. Art Metcalf. Teet Carle, Gor-ings to ascertain the extent t0 which don Campbell. Chaflen F Landers, the attemps of women have gone. The Howard Bridegroom. Art Nichols and first man to “fall” will have to give Okey King.