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THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1923
INTRODUCING-
From tho Uaiversity of Pennsyl-rania he conae*, Dr. Iightner Witmer, one of the most famous psychologists of America, aad reaowned the country ever as the investor of clinical psychology and diagnostic education. Now don’t allow all those high-sounding phrases to discourage your interest in this very remarkable person, for they are really not as bad as they seem. You see, for years and years Dr. Witmer has been intrested ia children as regards their meatal development, and he has devoted nearly all of his time to determining defects and deficiencies common amoag children and recommending and providing in the public schools of Philadelphia educational methods likely to remove deficiencies ani cure defects.
lt was in 1S96 that Dr. Witmer founded at the University of Pennsylvania his psychological clinic, which was the first educational institution to ‘investigate the problem of retardation among public school students. A little later he started a hospital which he called his “orthogenic school” for the treatment of remediable and curable cases of retardation. In connection with his work at the eastern university he organized a “clinic-teaching” department which met daily for the purpose of supplementing the examinations, arriving at a diagnosis, and determining a child’s progress in school according to its mental status.
Dr. Witmer believes that every child has one or more defects, and that a child who is called “defective” is one who has so many defects that he can-■ ot maintain a »ormal existence with his fellows. He has discovered, too, that even normal children have, when examined, sotae defects and deficiencies. It would seem that Dr. Witmer in his work was waging a sort of crusade to give every child a chance to get the most out of his education and to give education a chaace to get the best out of every child.
Dr. Witmer is also the founder and editor of the “Psychological Clinic,” a journal devoted to the study of the methods of examining children in the public schools, and is well known as a re^il pioneer in intelligence test methods.
At the Summer Session, Dr. Witmer is offering a course in “Clinical Psychology and Diagnostic Education,’ discussing the question of adapting an educational procedure to meet a child’s peculiar mentality. A second course of lectures will be on “Mental Abilities and Defects,” in which he will outline a new psychology of behavior.
And hear what someone who has known him much, much longer than we have, has to say about him: “Eight years ago at the summer session of the University of Pennsylvania I took a course under Dr. Witmer, and since then I have been coming back regularly for more. Imagine my delight in discovering that he was to be at U. S. C. this summer—well, it seemed almost too good to be true. So here I am, and though I should be teaching myself, I just could not resist the temptation to be taught again by one of the most thoroughly interesting and inspiring men I have ever known.”
And from what this particular lady said, one gathered, too, Dr. Witmer is not merely a brilliant psychologist, but a real man with a charming personality and an exceedingly likable disposition. And he’s just one of the many fine personages oa the campus this summer that you really should know. --o--
SPRINT KING ON
SPEAKING TOUR
200 ATTEND BIG SORORITY CONVENTION
Delegates From All Parts of the United States Open Phi Mu Session at Beverly Hills
Two hundred delegates and members of the Phi Mu Sorority are attending the national biennial convention at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Thirty-eight chapters from colleges all over the United States are represented and a special train was chartered to bring the delegates here.
Mrs. Zenobia W. Keeler of Los Angeles is president of the nation*! council. Other members are Mrs. Charles G. Eidson of Greenville, S. 0., first vice-president; Mrs. E. M. Molleson, Ithaca, N. Y., second vice-president; Mrs. Evans Z. Hornberger, Omaha, secretary; Bernice Ford, Kansas City, Mo., treasurer; Mrs. Frank i>. Henderson, Kansas City, Mo., historian; Mrs. Ralph E. Bailey, Omaha, director of cthics, and Miss Florence M. Seder, Indianapolis, editor.
Eta Province is hostess and Miss Jessie Taber of Los Angeles is man-ager of the convention, which started Saturday.
One of the most interesting features of the Phi Mu work is their national philanthropy, the Phi Mu “Healthmo-L'ile,” an ambulance that travels with a nurse and doctor over the state of Georgia, doing child welfare work. The Healthmobile has been in operation only a year, but has been highly succssful and the further development of the work will be considered at this convention.
Aside from the business meeting, the convention manager, Miss Taber, has planned an interesting round of social events and sight-seeing tours for the delegates. Saturday a reception was held at which the members of the national council and the province president, Ellena Warner, received. Sunday they motored to the Mission Inn, Riverside, where a vesper service will be held under the direction of Mrs. Ralph E. Bayly.
Monday night there was a dance
t 8 o’clock. The program for Tuesday includes a motor trip through Los Angeles and surrounding towns. The banquet will be Wednesday evening. Friday and Saturday will be spent at Catalina Island, the installation of officers Thursday morning closing the convention.
STAR ATHLETE
BACK FROM EAST
DR. ROGERS GREETS ALL NEW STUDENTS
Know University and Ideals Is Dean’s Message
DR. L. B. ROGERS
Norman Anderson, who broke the Nationr.1 Collegiate meet shot-put record with a toss of 46 feet, 81 inches in Chicago recently, is seen about the campus once more.
The National Collegiate meet was held this year at Flagg field, Chicago, June 15 and 16.
The record formerly held by Hill of
Charles Paddock, the world-famous sprinter, is aow starring in a new line. He recently signed a contract to lecture for several months with the Red-path Chautauqua. His circuit lies in the New England states, and the subject of his lectures is conditions in Europd at the present time.
MRS. BARTLETT RETURNS FROM CONVENTION
Summer Session Teacher Makes Speech at Convntion
Mrs. Emma M. Bartlett, manager of musical activities for the Summer Session, have returned to U. S. C. after a short absence. Mrs. Bartlett has been attending the meeting of the National Federation of Music Clubs at Ashville, North Carolina, and expected to be in Los Angeles Monday, but was detained at Las Vegas on account of a washout.
While in attendance at the convention, Mrs. Bartlett appeared on the program as a speaker, discussing the subject of “Public School Music,” and the report has been that her talk was one of the most brilliant and thoroughly enjoyable of the whole session. She created such a favorable impression that the convention wanted to elect her to the national board, but Mrs. Bartlett was forced to decline this honor owing to too many other duties and responsibilities she has assumed during her active career.
During the winter, Mrs. Bartlett is head of the music de;:- •rr.n^ of the Inglewood High School, in addition to being prominently identified with the many activities of Southern California musical circles.
“To all the students of the Summer Session, welcome to our Trojan City,” is the greeting extended to all the visiting scholars by Dr. Lester B. Rogers, dean of the Summer Session, and we only wish that we could reproduce on the printed page the beaming smile that lit up his face as he said it. For Dr. Rogers is very happy at the w’ay things are going, and is rejoicing at the great number of summer students who have come to take advantage of the splendid opportunities for study that he has arranged.
He said, too: “Of course, our Trojan City is not a summer resort, and we do not want students who choose a course as they would choose a concession at the beach or some other vacation haunt. However, neither do we want our visitors to look upon U. S. C. just as a place to make up a few extra credits or to get some work that they have not been able to take elsewhere. We do want every one of our summer students to work whole-heartedly with us and so come to know our university and appreciate its high educational standards. We want these summer folks to carry away with them not just so much learning, but also a sincere friendliness for the University of Southern California and the memory of many busy but happy summer days.
RESIDENT FACULTY
TO GIVE RECEPTION
Park Will Be Scene of Great h. torical Pageant
Princeton was 45 feet, 2 inches, which Anderson broke on his first throw.
Otto Anderson, the sensational hurdler from Southern California, is back also. In the 220-yard low hurdles, Otto took third place, with some of the best hurdlers in the country in the race, Brookins, world champion, taking first place.	<
STUDENT RATES FOR
PILGRIMAGE PLAY
Special r?tes will be given to the students of summer school on tickets to the Pilgrim Play, often called the Obeiammerg^u c ' America. Tickets will be pl?rc ! " ale at the Registrar’s office nex!
The play will o en fourth season in ti ^ ■
This play was writte wTho upon her death 1 the city of Hollywood, and it is now a community production.
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In order to give everyone an opportunity of becoming acquainted with each other, the president of the university, the dean of the Summer Session, and the resident faculty will gice a reception to the visiting faculty anc student body in the University parlors July 10, at four o’clock.
Dr. and Mrs. Von Kleinsmid, anc Dean and Mrs. Rogers will be in the receiving line. No formal program has been planned for the afternoon. Ices will be served.
This is the opportunity for the students: to meet the faculty outside of the classroom, and to break the ice of formality and become friends with their fellow students.
the play based on the old Judeaic themes. The music wras especially written by Mrs. Gertrude Ross and will be of special interest to the students of the College of Music.
No one should miss this opportunity to see the Passion Play of America, which is as wonderful as that given in Europe. Tickets may be secured at greatly reduced rates.
Enrollment 7o Exceed
Expectation
Exceeding the enrollment of any previous session, the latest leports from the Registrar’s office indicate that the total enrollment will reach 1,600.
These figures are beyond expectation for a summer school session. Graduates, under-graduates, and seekers after high school teachers’ credentials go to make up this enrollment. Al-r-v st every state in the Union is .epiesented and many colleges outside of California.
Many distinguished visitors are among the faculty and this, together with the resident faculty, has proved a great drawing card.
Adjacent to the campus, in Exposition Park, more than a score of Latin-American diplomats in attendance, mingling with hundreds of local officials and prominent citizens, celebrated the Fourth of July at the American Historical Revue and Motion Picture Exposition.
The program was limited to Washington dignitaries, other invited guests, and holders of patrons’ certificates, numbering more than twenty thousand. The gates of the exposition were opened to the general public at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning. The delegation of representatives of fifteen Latin-American countries arrived aboard private cars, in which they have traveled from the capital. Mayor Cryer, representatives of the motion-picture industry, delegates from the Chamber of Commerce and exposition officials met them.
Features Ready
Final details of the many features of the exposition have been worked out. Casts that will present the historical pageants under the direction of Emile De Recat, noted producer of pageants, will go through their last dress rehearsal today.
Dancing artists in the ballets to be presented by Theodore Kosloff, famous Russian dancer, have completed their training for the three spctacular features to be offered to the public by Kosloff. The first of these number* will depict the “Fall of the A tion,” the second, “An Easter Russia,” and the third, “A E World’s Nations.”
Plans for the presentation hippodrome acts that have been arranged by the World Amusement Service Association have been completed. These entertaining acts, whicr will be interspersed through the daily performances, include the Flying Codonas, brought from Seville, Spain; the Flying Floyds of Paris, thirty trained Polish horses, a troupe of French clowns, and a group of cowboys and Indians, who will aid Tom and Bea Kiman in presenting their picturization of th® old West.
The concluding feature and climax of the entertainment will be the pre-sentation of “Montezuma, or the Last Days of the Aztecs,” in which more than five hundred persons and tons of fireworks will be used.
Members of the reception committee include W. J. Reynolds, John C. Simpson, C. H. Duffield, E. F. Carruthers and Byron C. Hanna of the Exposition management; Joseph Engel, Abraham Lehr, Clark Thomas, Irving Thalberg, A. F. Osterloh, R. L. McCourt, Sylvester L. Weaver, Paul G. Hoffman and Congressman-elect John D. Fredericks.
Dedicate Chapel
Following the inspection of the Exposition city and the new Los Angeles Coliseum, seating 80,000 persons, the visitors and guests adjourned to the “Little Church Around the Comer,” picturesque little chapel on the edge of the Aztec city, in which Rev. Neal Dodd of Hollywood will hold daily services. At 3:30 o’clock the edifice was dedicated and the first service conducted.
The quartet that will sing in the lit-tie church during the Exposition i* made up of Miss Irmalee Campbell, colorature soprano; Mrs. Elsa Grote-fend North, contralto; C. Howard Paxton, tenor; Ivan Benner, baritone ami director, and Edwin Pinney, organist. A $35,000 Wurlitzer organ has been installed in the church for use in sacred concerts during the Exposition.
At 4 p. mfl will be the official open-
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