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Vol. XV
Los Angeles, California, Friday, April 4, 1924
Number 71
BARBER, BRENNAN TO OPEN NORTHWEST DEBATE SERIES
Lewis and Leonard to Debate Utah Aggies, U. A. C. and University of Utah on Affirmative Side; Barber and Brennan Take Negative
Starting on one of the greatest trips in the history of the institution, Bill Barber and Bernard Brennan boarded the 1 nion Pacific Continental Limited for Utah Wednesday evening, to open their series of debates with leading colleges of the West and Northwest. Many friends of the t wo representatives were present to wish them a pleasant trip and \ ic-tories over the schools of the invaded territory. Their first contest will Be with the University of Utah, Friday evening, this
BANQUETjSON MAY 16
Senior Men to Go With Junior Women and Vice Versa
Simultaneously with un» through the north Ned Lewis and |
Adna l>eonard are U> uphold the affirmative end *of the World Court against Utah Aggies, Oregon Agricultural College and the University	_
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BEAUTY CONTEST TO CLOSE APRIL 15
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first appearance of these men when they met tlhe negative team of the Utah Agricultural College in the Touchstone Theatre.
Arthur Syvertson and Ned Lewis will have their final debate on the "Criminal Syndicalism Law” on Apr. 15th with the University of Arizona. I Last year U. S. C. split the series, with the Wildcat debaters. This year ; however, the debaters are meeting Arizona only once on the affirmative side. It is hoped that U. S. C.’s men will gain another laurel by de-1 feating them this year.
The best debate treat for the students will be the debate before the' Uhapel next Thursday between U. | S. C. and the University of Utah, j This will be the first occasion that a Varsity debate team has ever held a contest before the entire student | body, lt is thought that similar events at regular intervals would be a material benefit in stimulating new interest in the forensic line.
Rodeo As Well as Fame
BEVERLY HILLS HOTSL
Unusual Favors Arc Promised For Biggest Social Event of Semester
ELEANOR GERMO IS AD CLASSJiPEAKER
Women Best Fitted to Appeal to Women, Says Noted Advertising Expert
“A woman can succeed as far as a man in advertising or any other business. by putting: as much work into it as a man." said Mrs. Eleanor Germo, of the Eleanor Germo Advertising Agency.
Mrs. Germo declared that women have a wry important place in the advertising field, for where men cannot understand the feminine mind, women can .and so are better fitted to write advertising appeals to women. Mentality does not depend for success; women can do anything for which tne\ have inclination. Mrs. Germo said further.
According to Mrs. Germo tihe qualifications necessary for the woman advertiser are. analytical and impersonal mind, straightforwardness and sentitiveness to the actions of others. She said that woman’s place in advertising grows greater as the world realizes the part motion plays Even hardened business men respond to emotional appeals in advertising, where appeals in advertising, where before they ignored straight commercial appeals
Mrs. Germo declared that while advertising is interesting, it is exceedingly strenuous. The woman must be willing to work hard, and on a “man-to-mam" basis She does not need great ability, but she must have the power of application and the determination to be successful. She must forget that she is a woman
She said that the girl entering the ad vert wing field should go into mercantile advertising first, or where she
“Girls, here’s your chance to prove that you have all the attributes of Mary Pickford, Glcria Swanson and the Mack Sennett bathing girls, as well as a college education ,or the beginning of one. Send in your picture to the El Rodeo beauty contest, and take advantage of this opportunity to win botiii fame an an El Rodeo,” said Harry Holton, manager of the annual.
The beauty cntest is being sponsored by El Rodeo and any U. S. C. co-ed is eligible. Pictures should be sent in as soon as possible as the closing date is April 15.
“A gocd many pictures have been received already,” said Mr. Holton. ‘‘Some of the sororities have entered several members while others have not yet. sent in any pictures. We expect sorority competition to be particularly keen.”
“You men who are keen on some special charmer had better get busy and enter her picture.” advises Kenny Crist .the editor. “Then you will Cave a chance to see if your taste in feminine pulchritude is backed up by the judgment of ‘beauty experts.” The six winners to be picked from the contestants will have full page pictures published in El Rodeo and also be given an El Rodeo as a prize.
Just who is to act as judge has not yet been decided upon, but he will be an outsider, so that there will be no chance for any influence being brought to bear upon the decision. “We are going to get a beauty expert for judge." isaid the editor, “and the winners will be picked solely for tiheir beauty and not because of any campus affiliations.”
DEAN SKEELE IS JUDGE IN MUSIC COMPETITION
The College of Music last week assisted the Ventura Community Service of Oxnard in its first Eisteddfor, a competition planned to arouse interest in music, drama and art. Mr. Perry, assistant dean of the College of Music and conductor of the U. S. C. orchestra. served as chairman of the judges of the violin section.
Of special interest in the piano diversion was the winning of second place bv Miss Edmundson of Oxnard, and a former pupil of Dean Skeele. The warmth and feeling of her rendition of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata earned her the award.
On Monday afternoon. M arch 3i, Dean Skee'e gave an organ recital at the First Congregational Church of Redlands to a large and appreciative audaence. Mr. Skeele is known throughout Southern California for his ability and taJent as an organist.
The big Junior-Senior banquet, which caps all other University traditions in importance and greatness, will be held on the evening of May 16, at the Beverly Hills Hotel, in spite of all rumors of conflicting dates scheduled for that night. The Junior class was first on the date book, so therefore, other events must give way.
The banquet is being run under tihe managing ihand of Craig Nason, with the assistance of his committee composed of Bob Hutchinson, Yale Martz and Fred Berlinger. They have already selected something very original in the way of favors, somehing which they guarantee has never been seen hereabouts. Kitty Cattell is in charge of the program, and after the very efficient way she managed that end of the Junior Prom, it is not expected that this detail of the banquet will fall short of anything.
"The interesting part of the plans." said John Woods, class president, “and the one that is to be taken most seriously by Juniors and Seniors, is the scheme of dating that is to be carried out. It is planned, even requested, that Junior men bring Senior women, and that Senior men come with Junior women. In each case, because the Seniors are the guests of the evening ,the Junior cf the pair, pays the expenses. If a Junior man attends with a Junior woman they ft re to go ‘Dutch,’ that is 50-50. This scheme was tried last year and went over big, and it is expected to repeat douby well, thife year, considering that this is Leap Year. The plan is the only fair and sensible one A-hen you consider l^a-t the price to be charged for each one attending is $8 per individual, making it $16 per couple. The class realizes that tlhe price is pretty high, and for that reason is making an appeal to the sound sense of fairness of the Junior women.”
It is exp.icted that around 200 Mill attend the banquet, 125 Juniors and 75 Seniors.
Site Chosen For New Women’s Hall;
Bids Will Open Soon
The site for the new Women's Building of U. S. C. has been selected and purchased, according to repoits from the president’s of-land cihcsen is three lots facing on 34th Street and three adjoining lots on 35th Street in the same block.
It is expected that he first unit of the dormitory building will be erected during this year and that later other units will be added until a complete woman’s building stands upon the University of Southern California campus.
“The contract has not been let yet, and the details have not been planned.” said Harold Ston-"er. secretary to Pr^.iden* von KieinSmid, when interviewed on the matter.
JUNIOR PLAY CHOICE
Wallace Eddinger Star at Majestic Made First Claim to Fame in Play
TRYOUTS IN PROGRESS
“Boomerang" Promises to be a Great Dramatic Achievement For Members of ’25 Class
IMPRESSIVE PROGRAM HELD AS FOUNDERS’ DAY IS CELEBRATED
0KU1BI CMMEE
‘U. S. C. Collegians ’ Name of the First All-University Orchestra
COMPOSED OF 11 MEN
NEW SECRET SOCIETY OF
“BUMMERS” AT NEVADA U.
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BIG TEN UNIVERSITIES HOLD
SPORTSMANSHIP contest
To develop better display of sports, manship on the part of football crowds, teams and coaches, the western conference universities next fall are planning to 6tart a contest between student bodies of competing universities for the most consistent demonstration of sporting spirit. An elaborate srsfcem of rating will be
twelve members comprise men who have “bummed" their way for at least 1000 miles. The secrecy of the society probably consists in their method f flipping pancakes in the air acquired from their experience in traversing the desert wastes.
Old College Campus Changed From Dry Dust to Beauty
The Old College campus will soon be in a condition to be pointed out js the beauty garden spot of U. S. C„ for on next Saturday the last plot of overturned earth .that part located west of the path, will be planted. Tlhe ground east of the new gravel walk was planted last week and shows all signs of right progress.
The new watering system which is being installed throughout the new lawn, will be expected to keep up the appearance of this young green freshness without tlhe necessity of waiting for retarded rains, as Mr. Hughes, superintendent of buildings, intimated, has been the practice in the past.
Pre-Legals Plan Rest Of Semester Program
Wednesday evening the pre law students of Liberal Arts, held a meeting in Room H 206 at which time business of interest and importance was transacted and the program for the remainder of the year was outlined. The ast of April a banquet is to be held, and a theater party and perhaps a dance are in store for the lawyers to occupy their leisure hours.
These social affairs are under tihe general direction of Virginia Thompson, the vice-president. Those who contributed to the program for Wednesday evening were Miss Mabel Cunningham. who played a piano solo, and two readings given by Miss Hanna of the School of Speech, and Harold Berry. President of the Society.
1 he “Boomerang,’ a comedy with a kick from start to finish, now promises to become the dramatic achievement of the Junior Class, if a wire granting its telease is received today. Much difficulty has been experienced by the committee in choosing a desirable comedy to be produced and presented by May 29, owing to heavy tieups by the large producing companies.
In an effort to determine the possibilities of the aspirantss Miss Hubbard held tryouts Tuesday afternoon, and will continue this afternoon from One to four. All those who wish to tryout are urged to be at the School of Speech this afternoon. The cast will! be chosen at once and rehearsals begun the early part of next week. In case the “Boomerang” can not be secured. Miss Hubbard will be able to readily choose the cast for a substitute from the developments of the present tryouts.
“The Boomerang,” a light comedy by Wiincheli Smith and Victor Mapes, was first produced and made famous by David Belasco. After an extended engagement in New York and other eastern cities a tour throughout the country was made with great success. The plot is laid about the lovesick patient of a young doctor, who prescribes a nurse as a remedy for the love of the patient. Put alos. the patient continues to love as before, wherein the boomerang comes back to the doctor who falls in love with his own treatment .the nurse.
Wallace Eddinger, guest star at the Majestic, made famous' the par of the love-sick patient in Belasco’s produce tion. This play was also played at the Morosco about two years ago.
Irving Abrahamson is Director: Positions Are Open to Any Student
Sanctioning the title, “U. S. C. Col-egians,” the Executive Committee put itself on record as approving and assisting in the establishment of the all-University orchestra. The action will make this musical cvganization the official representative of the University of Southern California.
Eleven men. chosen by competitive tryouts of University material, are rehearsing weekly under the direction of Irving Abrahamson, to whom credit for the idea and the progress made must go. Positions are by no means unattainable .however, and Mr. Abrahamson would welcome new material. He may be found in class hours at the Dental Building.
“Conscientious rehearsing and enthusiasm are the fundamentals of success for the orchestra,” said Mr. Abrahamson, who seems highly pleased
CURTAINS SOLVE CHAPEL HEARING
Heavy Drapes Will Also Darken Auditorium for Presentation of Plays
According to purchasing manager, Henry W. Bruce, the hanging of the lined and inter-lined curtains in Bovard Auditorium should finally solve with the results of the first rehearsal, the acoustic problem which has been held last Wednesday.	j bothering college authorities^ As sound
Radio programs will be brcadcasted rebounds in a room until it is ab-
Puppet Demonstration Included in Program
The School of Speech will present the weekly program Friday morning at 9 o’clock. Room 333, Old College. The program will include:
Ropes............Daniel Wilbur Steel
Miss Carrico Composers Shakespeare has inspired Mrs. Haugh In addition to the above numbers Miss Grace Coues Stearns, who is one of the operators of the Ellen Van Volkenburg's Puppets, which may be seen in "A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the Gamut Club at 4 p. m. today, wil) give a demonstration showing: how the puppets are made and operaied. All who are free at this period are invited.
A special meeting of the Cosmopolitan Chib will be held on April 6, Sunday, at 3 p. m.. at the “Y”Hnt. Importnat matters of business will be ■-fed on their attitude toward oppo- transacted and other items of interest
nents, cheering, support of team, and conference plans.
The O. A. C. Cadet band will make its nineteenth annual tour during the spring vacation.
will be considered. All members are urged to be present.
A concert tour of cities on the lower Columbia river is being arranged by the O. A. C. Glee Club.
The honor roll of high scholarship for the first semester at the State College of Washington has been announc-ied, showing 213 students—nearly 10 per cent of the enrollment—having qualified under one of the two rulings: six hours of "A” with “B” in six more, and nothing less than “C; ” or, no grade under “B' and at least 40 points to his credit during the semester.
The Kappa fraternity won the intramural basketball championship by de feating the S. A. E.’s 19-18. This is the second consecutive win for the Kappa Sigs and by winning next year they become /Owners of the Intramural cup.
Delta Tau Delta was winner in the annual intramural basketball championship at Stanford University, winning from the local chapter of Beta Theta Pi by a 11-7 score. Last year the Beta team won the championship in the final contest with the Delta Taus who were runners-up in the semi-finals.
in about three weeks if the plans of the director reach completion. After that regular bookings will be obtained through Abrahams booking agency.
Harry Si ke expressed his appreciation of tlhe support given the organization so far. He hopes to see the title ‘‘U. S. C. Collegians” as well known as that of Warner's Pennsylvanians.
The orchestra at present has the fol'owing member's: Alton Harpst, pianist: Theodore Petoldt. violin: /5hirJ--J/ Mfcwatt, (Ciarl Fanton, Don Mayhew. saxophones: Norman Rath-ard, banjo; Nat Gladstone, drums: Guy Powell .trumpet; Randall Miller, trombone.
TROJAN MEN WILL NOT RUN AT DRAKE RELAYS
Coach Dean Cromwell will send no trackmen back to the Drake Relays on account of the conflicting dates with the First Olympic tryouts, was the word received from the athletic manager’s office today. The gen’al coach wants his Trojan tracksters to place high in these tryouts and hence, no lcng trips will interfere with the condition of hi.s men.
On commenting on the U. S. f. chances at Cambridge at the annual I. C. 4A feet, May 31, Cromwell states that he hopes to pace high in the scoring. ‘‘Wiien Norm Anderson and Bud Houser get going, they are good for second and third in two events and this is equal to two first places,” was his smiling remark. The number of men who will go are not yet selected for it is Cromwell’s decree that the men who show something will be the ones to make the trip.
EXPULSION OF intoxicated
PERSONS FAVORED AT W. S. C.
Students of Washington State College favor the expulsion from school of any person found possesisng or being under the influence of intoxicating liquors. The student body went on record as approving the above statement following a motion made at the Associated Student meeting on Thursday, February 21.
The number of units required for graduation in the College of Agriculture at the University of Nevada has been decreased from 152 to 130 by action of the faculty at a recent meeting. Also muoh of the heretofore required work has been eliminated and free electives substituted.
The University of California rowing crew is practicing daily in preparation for the big race of the season with the U. of W crew. Men who will occupy the Varsity crew are Holland, Donaldson, Cranmer, Harbach, Llnd-strum, Bolton, Walker, Captain Los-kamp and Tapcott, who will occupy the coxswain's seat.
UNIVERSITY HONORS FOUNDERS ON FORTY-THIRD ANNIVERSARY
Honorary Degrees Given to Mario Chamlee and Henry Huntington at Assembly in Which Dr. Blaisdell Is Principal Speaker
By GRADY SETZLER Founders and the early leaders of the University of Southern California reaped the rewards of their heroic and unceasing labors of forty-three eventful years yesterday, when they were greeted by a sincere, reverent, and enthusiastic University of nine thousand students, who were at the greatest of all Founders Days in the morning of a great building and expansion program. A fittingly solemn and impressive program began at ten-thirty on the Old College Lawn, the scene of the University's most historic events. One of the most famous parades ever assembled at the University then marched into Bovard Auditorium, lead
cby the band, and the standards of California, and the Union. Honor guests, faculty in academic caps and gown, and the greatest Senior class ever to receive Trojan honors, followed. The entire class of ’24 wore the august Senior garb.
The program continued with the singing of “All Hail’ and the assembling of the entire faculty, board of Trustees, and guests on the rostrum. President Emeritus George Finley Bovard offered the convocation. President Rufus B. von Klein-| Smid, master of ceremonies, gave a short history of U. S. C., and appealed to the student body to observe the anniversary in respectful gratitude for those who are the pillars of the University.
President von KieinSmid then introduced Linton Smith, Class of '15, representing the Alumni Association, who told of the growth and support of the organization, its fifteen branches, and their entertainment of the president in his recent tour of the east. He also stated their purpose was to instill the true Trojan spirit into graduates, and to sell this spirit to the pubic. He added that the Alumni are justly proud of their Alma Mater.
The second speaker introduced was Harry Silke, representing the student body of the University. In a few but effective words that held the audience with their sincerity, he carried them back over the romantic past, when students rode bicycles and horse carriages to college, but who could only look forward with hopes and ambitions, wrile it is our privilege to see a great panorama of achievement. He inspired the students to be proud of the Cardinal and Gold and her traditions, to pledge allegiance to carry on the Trojan spirit so that founders, builders and others will be proud of them.
Southern California's renowned Glee Club followed with a pleasing rendition of “Dawn," and were encored.
The main speaker of the morning. Dr. James A. Blaisdell, president of Pomona College, was then introduced by Dr. von KieinSmid with highest praises. Dr. Blaisdell’s subject was “The achievement of government.”
Dr. Blaisdell said that Southern California colleges have a strong brotherhood, and that we face truths with unveiled hearts.
Continuing, he said, "Founders are men who live for foundations, and for thoughts that live. Thus government by the long struggle of years has been established. The world of business is too tangible, but the other side of life, as art, history and things tangible stand senile in the rear of commercial progress.
“It is the purpose of humanity to construct pillars of lasting government,” said Dr. Blaisdell. “Government is the greatest thing the human mind ever thought upon.”
He then sketched the struggles of the establishing of the government of civilzation. He said that business, education, religion and industry depend upon the social order that the ages of man have wrought out, and that it protects us in our upward flight toward immortality.
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sorbed ,the heavy drapes will deaden the noise. Mr. Bruce said that glass is particularly resistant, and for that reason the auditorium windows were draped.
The curtains, which cost $2000. are 35 feet long and 10 feet wide. They wiU also serve to darken the auditorium for plays and other entertainments, and as they are arranged on draw cords they can be easily pulled aside for ordinary entertainments.
The curtains were made by the Barker Brothers furniture store. They are of especially heavy Monkscloth, lined with sateen and inter-lined with cotton flannel. The only objection. Mr. Bruce stated, is that when the curtains are drawn they obscure the Gothic windows, of which the college is so proud. He said that, a prominent architect has declared Bovard Auditorium to be one of the most beautiful chapels in the country.
If the addition of the curtains, together with the heavy carpets which were tecently placed, do not solve the acoustic problem, Mr. Bruce said that tihe wail swill have to be finished with a sound deadening preparation.
Church Visitation Day Planned hy Students
About thirty persons have signed up for the church visitation being organized by the student Fellowship. The party will leave the Y hut at 6:30 Sunday morning. The Plaza Catholic Church will be visited at seven o’cock; the Russian MoLlocons at nine, Angelus Temple at eleven, and hinoh will be eaten in the Park after the service.
The afternoon will be spent in either Echo or Griffith Park, and at five o’clock the party will visit the public forum held at the Ambassador Hotel Theatre. The evening service will be the spiritual church near Twelfth and Vermont. All questions to be handed to the medium must be sealed in an envelops with the initials of the questioner on the outside.
BEARS WILL MEET PENN
NEXT NEW YEAR'S DAY
University of California—California and the University of Pennsylvania will meet on the gridiron in a postseason game on New Year’s Day, 1925. President W. W. Campbell gave his approval with certain qualifications in a letter to the student executive committee yesterday.
President Campbell stressed the condition that there wiM be no football practice after the CaWlernia-Stan-!ord game and the University of California will not play a return game in the East or at other Pacific Coast points at any time.
Kappa Psi fraternity house at Washington State College Suffered $6000 :oss when fire swept the bnilding. Thc blaze was caused by a defective flue.