This Edition Dedicated To Grid Team of 1923
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California
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And Heralding S. C.’s Greatest Team In 1924
Vol. XV
Los Angeles, California, Friday, December 14, 1923
Number 33
ASILOMAR OFFERS GREAT
ADVANTAGES TO DELEGATES
Fifty Students Will Represent U. S. C. at This Conference
PROGRAM PLANNED
Will Include Both Religious and Education Activities
Men students of Pacific Coast colleges and Universities are to participate in educational activities, and at the same time profit by associations in an atmosphere of Christian fellowship, at Asilomar. the Y. M. C. A. Student Conference annual holiday gathering to be held at Monterey, December 26-January 2.
It is hoped that at least fifty men will be present to represent U. S. C. at the convention by the University Y here. Last year there were thirty Trojans at the conclave.
The object of this conference of college men at Asilomar is to enable students to benefit from the valuable opinions that are exchanged ln a gathering of this sort. Authorities of the Y. M C. A. have had this in mind when they succeeded in bringing together at the holiday season hun dreds of men from twenty-five colleges and fifteen nations.
VALUE OF CONFERENCE The value of Asilomar and the advantages offered by it are best expressed by student* who have at some time during their college career attended a session. All agree that it is one of the best things they ever did while in school. One says. “Asilomar has means more in my life than any other thing, for it has made me take an entirely different viewpoint on life.”
The program that Is to be given at the conference includes educational, religious, and recreational activities. There are to be many well known leaders present Among those who are to speak are Dr. Oswald McCall, formerly of Australia, but now of the First Congregational Church of Berkeley; Dr. Bruce Curry, of the Biblical Seminary, of New York Citv; and E. T. Colton, widely known student leader and traveler. Besides these there are to be also many counselors who understand the problems that are encountered in the student life.
Varied discussions will take place; some centering around the activities of many colleges and the doings of many nations; others will present to the students attitudes on present day social issues; still others on the problems on choosing a life’s work.
RECREATION PLANNED The recreatonal side of the program shows plans far intercollegiate games and sightseeing trips Inspiration will be found in the private conferences with great personalities.
Monterey, where Asilomar is located. is a community of beauty and of significance in early California history. Nearby is Del Monte with its famous hotel and gardens and also Pacific Grove with its beautiful summer homes owned by famous people.! The grounds of Asilomar are under the direct control of the Y. W C. A.
AsiiOmar especially invites students from other lands who are studying in America. This is expected to bring in an international spirit as well as a national. Members of the faculties or the Universities have also been invited in order to associate with students in discussions of College problems.
Further informat on about Asilomar will be furnished at the University Branch of the Y. M C A.
WHAT WILL THE HARVEST BE?
EXPECT RECORD CH 10 SEE PLAY TONIGHT
Large Cast to be Seen in First
Performance of “Prodigal Giver” Tonight
TICKETS STILL ON SALE
Play, Sponsored by Y. M. C. A. To be Staged in Bovard
Auditorium
By CAREY McWILLIAMS
The curtain will rise tonight on the initial performance of the Prodigal Giver, the Y. M. C. A.’s annual theatrical benefit play, which will be staged in Bovard Auditorium. According to advance notices received from the box oflce a record breaking crowd will attend.
First night productions are always of more or less special interest and importance. Especially is this true when the play to be given is as well known and as well liked as that of the dramatization of Ben Hur, Lew Wallace’s world famous novel. This is a feat that has seldom 'been attempted since it involves considerable ingenuity and technical skill to handle the mere mechanical difficulties in the staging. This is the first time that the task has ever been attempted in local theatrical circles. Another dif« ficulty lies in the roles of the play and in the large number of “supers” necessary to support the main leads. In a University production this difficulty is largely overcome because of the large number of students available for the cast. For these reasons this production will be among the foremost events in a dramatic way to be given this year. A great deal of time has been devoted to the rehearsals and to the making of the sets, so that a first rate as well as a first night performance is assured. All devotees of the cinema world are urged to forsake their frivolities for a night and visit this production.
Owing to the expense of production it is thought advisable to limit the run of the plav to one night, unless assurance is given that a more extended run w::l be well received and attended. Seats are on sale at the Y hut and at numerous booths and counters on the campus. The prices of the reserved seats are seventy-five cents; those of the general admission seats are fifty cents. Persons desiring reserved seats are urgently requested to secure them early today as the supply of choice seats is already nearly exhausted. The seats may >e purchased by outside people in-
TROJAN ATHLETES HONORED IN CHAPEL EXERCISES YESTERDAY
WINNING YELL CHOSEN FROM FOUR HONORED
Prize Winner is Picked After Try-Out ot Four Best In Chapel
WINNER’S NAME IS LOST
Twenty-Two Football Men Receive Aw'ards for Service
MEDALS PRESENTED
Al Wesson Receives $100 for Prize Winning U.
S. C. Sons:
FOOTBALL SEASON OF 1923 LOOMS AS MOST SUCCESSFUL IN HISTORY OF S. C.
Squad, Created From Inexperienced Material, Battles Through Heaviest Conference Schedule and Becomes One of Outstanding and Most Feared Grid Teams On Pacific Coast.
By JOHN R. FLOR
Football enjoyed its most successful season in the history of the Cardinal and Gold institution this year. Coach Elmer Hendersoru assisted by his excellent coaching staff, one sterling captain, “Chet” Dolley, eleven fighting Trojans and backed by the greatest rooting sections ever assembled placed U. S. C. in the football limelight. Playing before 240,000 lovers of the pigskin game the U. S. C. eleven proved to be one of the outstanding squads in the country and one of the most feared creations on the Coast.
U. S. C. experienced a remarkable football season in more than one respect. The most remarkable feat of the season was the exceptional success of Coach “Gloomy Gus’’ Henderson in developing out of a weak team which lacked in material one of the strongest grid-iron machines in footballdom. With weak reserves the U. S. C. mentor had to depend entirely upon --0 the first string, and altho la-0	-—
Comitia and Clionian
boring under this serious handi T lt u f •	caP t^ie Trojans tie(l Stanford
To Hold Joint Party for third place in the confer-
----j ence. Playing the heaviest
Eats, songs and drink will take! schedule in the Conference con-the place of the usual philosophical | sisting of eight games, the Car-and scholastic activities of the Co-i dinal and Gold aggregation suf-mitia and Clionian Literary Societies, | fered only two defeats, being when the two hold a joint party at: scarred by the Washington their usual meetings Tuesday night Huskies and the California Bear, in the Y Hut. The two societies will The defeat at the hands of the conduct a short program separately Huskies proved to be the upset before hand, and then the men of Co- of the Western football dope and raitia are to prepare a feed for the the whipping by ‘be Bears, a su-wa ting ladies of Clionia, turning the perior team, places no disgrace up-* ested in University life as wel tables culinarily speaking. After the on the Trojans. It is, indeed, a 's by those actually n-tending the eats, the men will display their cn- consolation to know that U. S. C. University. No one needs to pleau j tertaining ability with a comic pro- was the only team this year to the cause of the Y. M C. A. on this ram.	score against the mighty Golden
campus as it has already become Comitians in charge are Stanley Bears. A few statistics of the past firmly established «na its value Jacobson, Bill Hutchins, and William season tend to prove that U. S. C, well known.	Kincheloe.	had in the field an equally bal-
--—----anced defensive and offensive elev-
Sociology Professor
Presides at Meeting
One Hundred Dollars to Go to Unknown Author of the Best Yell
TRC-JAN! TRO-JAN! Southern! California! TROJAN! Is the winner of the big $100 yell-contest started by the yell committee at the beginning of tbe semester. Headed by George Book, the yell committee held a short decisive meeting on the stage after chapel yesterday and picked the above yell as winner of the contest
Due to the large number of applicants, the name of the author of the winning yell has been misplaced by the committee. George Boeck would like the author to call at the student-j body office today and make himself known.
BY ERCIL ADAMS The award of sweaters, blankets, medals, and passes to the members of the 1923 football squad; the award of a $1C0 bill to the prize winner of the song contest; and the trying out of four yells preparatory to awarding another $100 to the winner of the yell contest were all featured yesterday forenoon in a chapel of awards Twenty-two Trojans received awards for service on the Varsity squad. Nineteen of the men chose sweaters, while the remaining three selected blankets. Two men were not present to receive their awards; they were Ben Gerpheide and Carleton Rice. Coach Henderson suggested they were either out of town or had j not gotten up yet. The men who received their letters were: Hayden j Pythian, Harold Adams. Newton
The contest which officially closed on November ,he first, brought ,n S^-^ne Dorsey. Norman Ander. oyer four hundred new yelte. Since	*alp'Cummins. Fay Thomas.
Razz Edition to Astound Campus With Revelations
Razz so vitriolic .that it is destined to cut the dr ed ink off the Moneta printing press—it has already chcwed up the typewriter ribbons in the Trojan office—will pour orth on the campus next Wednesday morning when the Trojan Razi "i’t ion makes its second annual ap-_ __pearancg. Cuts galore, it is said, will
PLAZA CHRISTMAS PARTYj he *,eature ot ,he edmon and *n
MONEY COLLECTED FOR
orlhcoming issue.
'‘No,” says Willie Live, “I don't never see this razz idioter before. They done say he has a long black curly moustache that lops around his cars in a terrible-to-see fashion and that they hired him out of the dime rovels to come and be villain on our fair campus for a day.”
It is reported locally, that upon re-i the down town newspapers, taking j ceiv ng a prospectus of tbe Razz Edi-
en. During the season U. S. C. piled up 173 digits against 62 points of the opposition. Another interesting fact is that only eight touchdowns were scored against the Trojans while they tallied twenty-six. Incomplete figures tell the story that U. S. C. was second to n^no in the forward passing game, hav ing completed over -;;gnLy passe;
FINANCIALLY SUCCESSFUL
Cn Saturday, December 22, the Sc ciological Section of the Califomi: Academy of Social Sciences will hold a meeting in Room 204 at 10 o’clock. Dr. Smith, of the U. S. C. faculty, is in charge of the follow ng program;
“The Need For a Mental Hyginene Clinic in Los Angeles”—Miriam Van Waters, of Los Angeles Court.
John Hawkins, Raymond Earle, Reginald Dupuy. James Purcell, Holly Adams, Chet Dolley, John Loustalor, Gordon Campbell, Wallace Newman. John Riddle, Otto Anderson, Henry Le Fevbre, and Ed C?reen.
MEDALS AWARDED Two men were awarded gold footballs and life time passes for three years’ service on the Varsity. They were Chet Dolley and Gordon Campbell. Coach Henderson was careful to emphasize that the life passes permitted both the man and his friend to attend all games that U. S. C. might play during his life time. The George Walsh Award was given to Ralph Cummings. The medal is given to the football player that the coach considers the most valuable man on the team Chet Dolley. in addition to his gold football award, wa pr^sent-ed the Davis-Teskche Medal for being the greatest inspiration to the team. The award is not permanent, but the winner has his name engraved upon the medal.
HENDERSON PRESIDES All the awards were made by Coach Henderson. He prefaced each one El Rodeo photos w.ll be made at j with a short speech in regard to the the down town Gentry Studio at 342 player who was about to receive his
then the committee has been determining which of the four hundred would be put in the hands of the Student Body. Finally, arriving at a conclusion, four of what, the committee thought were the best compositions, were mimiographed and passed out in chapel yesterday for trial. Under the leadership of yell-king, “Hank” McCann, the four yells were tried. The applause of the students seemed to be greatest for the winning yell.
George Boeck, as head of the committee, states that he is proud to see the great number of yells turned in for the contest. This interest, he says, shows the great college spirit that these applicants have. According to McCann, the new yell will be used a great deal in coming rallies.
Gentry Studio Open For El Rodeo Photos In Vacation
letter. He spoke of the relation of the team to the Student Body and praised the outburst of school spirit
South Broadway during the Christmas holidays and students can make their appointments there, the El Rodeo manager announces. Many have that greeted the football squad on its not been able to make their appoint- return from Washington. “The coach ments at the Campus Studio as yet , Qf Idaho after the Washington game.” Juvenile' and *n order to make the El Rodeo 25 j Coach said, “assured me that we still as representative as possible it is had the strongest football team ” At
another time he said. “I consider Stanford the strongest team poten-
“Culture Concept in Social Science" ! quite likely ,hat the Campus Studio —Clarence M. Case	i tie re-opened on January third.
‘ Teaching Sociology in the Hi.^h Students desir ng to have photos tially on the Pac fic Coast.” Coach School”—Florence Mason.	1 made (iuring the holidays can make a]go Spoke of the criticism he and
their appointments by phone. The fhet Dolley had received because ; number i^ 828619.	they did not
open up soon enough in the game. In awarding a blanket in-
“Organizing _ the Community” Katharine L. Van Wyck
300 Red Stockings to be Filled.
Fill the Red Stockings.
Meow of Wampus Kitty Is Greeted With Great Acclaim
stead of a sweater to a football man, he said he was always suspicious of there being a woman somewhere ia the case.
WESSON GETS CASH Al Wesson was awarded a crisp 3100 bill for_ winning the song contest with his Alma Mater song. The
BY AL TACHET	| siderably superior to any previous pr ze wag given by Ailan T Arcf r.
Wampus finally appeared on the1 time. The drawings- of Julia Suski an alumnus, but he was unable tn campus yesterday for the first time j and J. p Harris are specially note- be present, so the crisp bill was r this semester Editor Al Wesson has ' worthy■.	senfed by Gordon Campbell in ’ :-
ieen yanking at the Kat’s tail forj far the best articles are “Play p^ad Al Wesson received the 1 ! several weeks, trying to dislodge him by Play,” ‘‘Pepping Up Our Classes," c?tmiy enough
I11om the standpoint of financcj :rom his alley retreat, and it wasn’t Rules Were Always Followed,"	------
the season shattered all previoi 3 v.ntil yesterday that Al was able to and a P^ay by Parker Anywhere. The records. U. S. C. realized as h-v-> nd the fighting feline on the rest °f the original matter is clever share of the gate receipts ovi_j campus. Nevertheless, the Kat proved and diverting, but it is to be re-$85,000.
In reviewing the
! to be its former foolish self once gritted that it does not live up to pasi grid-iron I niore, and the general impression tbe quality of the aforementioned ar-
STUDENTS AT COLLEGE OF MUS’C IN RECITALS
Little Red Stockings to be filled an intense interest in this sheet of .ion. Hot Dog and La Vie Parisienne	-	- w-------.	, t, ,
with pennies (other coins not ex-1 V.est, venomous vituperation, have have decided to suspend publication, spectacles let us not forget the: created b-v the new number is that ^ • eluded, however) have come into ransacked their bins of iniquity for! They admit that their magazines can Cardinal and Gold band, the unex- j u was we!1 worth ,he dela>'-
prominence on the campus. The ruts of female loveliness. “Mack Sen-money collected in this way by the j nett outdone" is the slogan of the “Y" will be used for a big Christmas I iitors of the edition, narty for little Mexican children.	A special editorial staff has been
To support this cause, all the so-1 appointed for this very specialest of rorities have taken boxes which are 1 special Trojans, and all of the mem-to be filled with nuts, candy, fruit j bers have been provided with a one and tops These are to be sent down | way ticket to Patton, for it is felt to the little Mexican children for j that only a plea of insanity will save their big Christmas par'y.	hem the wrath of those they razz.
‘‘During the last few days of this 1 The regular staff of the Trojan was drive it is hoped that every one will afraid to undertake the editing of the
not hold a candle to U. S. C. sheet. celled rooting section and the pass-! The current number of Wampus is However Captain Billv of “Whiz inS for four true blue Trojans. The; the L'cense Number. However,
Bang- fame, has extended the edi- j bancI wa.. a great credit t„ lhe Un. | neither the writers nor the artists ^	^ ^	>re „„ lhe eveolng of Decker 4tn
tors a life contract to write for his Ivermty and >t received recognition seem to have taken the name sen-	particularly those cf Miss Mottem was lost recently en-
publication if they can escape from as the best pep generator in inter- °osly. No great liberties have been	>
Elizabeth Mottern, pupil of Miss The License Number has much Lillian Backstrand of the College clever verse. Here again the title of °f Music, Lniversity of Southern the magazine is misleading, for the California, appeared as Soloist be-poets do not appear to have resorted fore the Glendale Oratorio Society
Patton.
collegiate ranks. Whenever the band	On the contrary, Tommy
The conspirators aga nst campus appeared it was received amid a Wamp specificaly states,
respectability wish to make a fare- loud ovation. The rooting section we’l announcement that their pro- under the generalship of Mr. “Hank” mulgation is not competing with the McCann added the most brilliant Wooden Horse, the Wampus, or the ; chapter of all time to the remark-Yellow Dog. These issues will ap- able growth of the Trojan spirit.
respond just as liberally as possi- j issue for they flatter themselves that j pear in their eime, as will the regu- After each football season it is
hie,” says Margaret Edgen.
lically
“That he can live without it, Without what?—why, without this thing called liberty writh license.” Lionel C. Banx bas drawn a touch-
E. A. and Ohno ’24. A parody on Al-	gaged as regular soloist at the San-fred Noyes’ “The Barrel-Organ” is	ta Monica Presbyterian Church unsheer burlesque, of the highest type,	der Dr. Bruce Gordon Kingsley.
However, it must not be taken that Marjorie Thomas, also soprano
Wampus has joined the forces of	Pupil of Miss Backstrand, has been
moral reform. There are no editor-	singing with fine success the past
ials demanding the..closing of the	*ew Sundays at McCarthy Center
ing cover after the manner of John j Gr0t+0 Circils or the enactment of	Church. On Sunday. December 11,
Held, Jr. The drawing shows clear v thp c;un^3v BIue Lawg The edjtorjai	she was assisted by Miss Dorothy that it is the man who pays after all:
heir names are too well known pub- l.r Tuesday Trojan. Ten cents will necessary to consign to the annual umc u » u« — -	; policv mav be one of 3afety_„rst with Cameron, violinist.
The pres n« hnnes.-to-gosh be charged for the notorious sheet, list of players the passing stars —even for his misfortunes. The art "
& stai o.	necessarily proved d sasterous to
Divide your lunch money with the oditor cf Trojan wants it known that j which will assuage the cost of cuts The past season saw the climaxing work throughout the number is par-
Plaza chuldren.
;-he is in no way responsible for the in the Trojan in the future.
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| ticularly good this time; in fact, con-
entertaining dualities of
the Wamp-.is.
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Bring your pennies today. Your pennies will help.