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A. W. S. Conference Here This Week End
VoL XV
Los Angeles, California, Thursday, March 20, 1924
Number 64
A. W. S. REPRESENTATIVES TO ARRIVE^ HERE TOMORROW
Women’s Inter-Collegiate Coherence Will Have Business Session Saturday, Banquet Saturday Night and Automobile Ride on Sunday
A. W. S. representatives for the Conference of inter-collegiate women to be held on this campus will arrive tomorrow. Southern Branch has sent word that thirty representatives will be on hand while ten coeds from San Diego will come north for the week end. These reports have only served to give added ’ impetus to the enrgy with which plans are being made for the entertainment of the delegates.
Registration at the Y hut FridayC afternoon will be followed by an in-
DEAN SEEKS STUDENTS
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IN	BENEFIT	DRAMA
Assembly Committee Has Received Many Conduct Complaints
ALLOW TWO ABSENCES
formal “get acquainted" dinner at the University parlors, after which delegates will be guests of the campus "houses" for the night. Because of the unexpected numbers a hurry call is being sent out to every house or individual wrho will be hostess during the conference to sign up with Ethel Oliver.
Business session on Saturday, with the added attraction of a dainty, and also free box luncheon will be open to everyone. Saturday evening the University Club w'ill be the scene of an elaborately planned banquet where Mrs. Rufus von Klein-Smid will be the speaker of the evening. A dance by Marguerite Vow-der and a pianoiogue by Rosalind Williamson will be features of the program. Tickets for the banquet may be secured for three dollars a plate. The conference will end Sunday with an extensive automobile ride about th« city.
“Too much emphasis can not be laid upon tbe necessity for co-operation. If we are to impress our guests favorably there must be U. S. C. women on hand at every affair to personally’ entertain our guests. Trojan women, S. O. S.,” says Elinor Rogers, president A. W. S.
POLITICAL CONVENTIONS Tl
Student Mock Convention In-augui^ted by Yale Four Years Ago
U. S. C. PLANS PROGRESS
Results Watched With Great Interest by All Interested In Political Affairs
BACHELORS STAGE “SNAP-SHOT DAY”
Students Urged to Bring Cameras to Campus Next Thursday
“El Rodeo Snapshot Day" is tbe next event scheduled under the auspices of the Wampus Bachelors. The Batches have already put over ‘Hello Week” and “Suspender Week" and so are itching to try their hands at another worthy cause.
One week from today the Bachelors will all appear with cameras. They will also urge others to bring their picture boxes on that day, too. The object of the occasion is to provide the feature editors of El Rodeo with plenty of material to fill up the 32-page feature section of this year’s book.
To date the El Rodeo office reports a real shortage of suitable snapshots. The Bachelors suggest that every person with a camera try to get at least one good shot of a campus character. Make it a close-up and full of human inierost. in finishing it have it made in gloss. Then take th eprint to the El Rodeo office on the second floor of the Journalism Building.
Bachelor Ohallen Landers has been I made chairman of the Snapshot Day Committee.
RALLY TO FOLLOW CUSS MEETINGS
Basketball Sweaters Wi-ll Also Be Presented at Nocn Today
In order to give Coach Cromwell's track squad a send off before the athletes board the train for Berkeley, where they will tangle with the California Bears, the entire student body of U. S. C. will congregate in front of the Administration building at the close of class meetings today for a rally.
The rally will also be used to honor the members of the 1924 basket ball 6quad. to whom sweaters will be presented. Coaches Cromwell and Turner will be present.
The Trojan band will appear for the first time since basketball season.
This will be the first rally held for the track team, and is being staged because the Trojans meet their most formidable foe Saturday. Class meetings will be cut short.
That Northwestern University in Evanston is to have a mock political convention like that planned for U. S. C. was the news received here, re-ci ntly. The Northwestern students political affairs is to take place on April 12. Its results will be watched by participants in the similar event to be staged here on May l.
Since the inauguration of student conventions by Yale University, four years ago. interest in such events has spread to the campuses of many universities and colleges throughout the country. Yale’s first trial at the time of the last presidential election proved so satisfactory that it is expected their convention this year will be as educational and inspirational as their previous attempts.
According to the authorities in charge of the convention here, the plans have been progressing slowly during the last week.
At the present time it is impossible to approximate the way the con. vention will swing. Information from the office of the general chairman states that few of the state delegations have been instructed for any particular candidate. Except for Coolidge most of the contestants are favorite sons and are to be supported only by their sections of the country.
The following list of books has been submitted by the general chairman for the use of the participants:
“An Introduction to Political Parties and Party Problems,” by Orman P. Ray; “A Tale of Two Conventions,” by W. J. Bryan, and “Our Presidents and How We Make Them." by A. K. McClure
Proctors Are to Report Inattention on the Part of Students
Because of the disturbances that have taken place during chapel assemblies, D?an Waugh has issued the following statement, and asked for the co-operation of the student body in remedying the situation:
“In consequence of the many complaints that have come to me and the assembly committee concerning the conduct of students at assembly—. conduct disturbing both to other students and to speakers on the platform —a special request is being made of the college proctors to report individ. ual .students whose conduct is objectionable and annoying.” stated Dr. Waugh. “Responsibility for this difficult duty should not, however, be confined to the proctors: and co-operation of the student body along this line, together with the steps being taken to correct the acoustic faults of the auditorium, should result in the ‘Ideal Chapel’ which the Trojan recently pictured.”
For the information of students who seem still to be in ignorance of rules governing attendance at assemblies, the following points are repeated. Egress from assembly before the close of the exercises is counted as an absence. Proctors are authorized to report not only absent and tardy students, but also such acts of inattention and discourtesy to excuse absence, tardiness or changing of seats and such requests should not be made of them. Students who take part in exercises on the platform should see to U that the person or organization responsible for their being out of their assigned seats reports the matter to the Dean. The rule in regard to absences from classes applies also to absences from assembly. Assembly being regarded as a two-hour class, two absences per semester are allowed without penalty. The third absence will result in the loss of a grade point; and each succeeding absence will mean the loss of half a point additional.
May ne present Max Koiirnbaum as Interpreted hy S. D. Senmonx in “The Show Shop.” tlekctK for tvhleh jso on Kale this week. A* Zimira Knox s»i4 in the ExtravaKatnK» Seamons Ik “Quite the Wallop of the Shou."
TICKETS ON SALE FOR “SHOW SHOP”
Tags for Coat Lapels Will Take Place of Regulation Tickets
Le Cercle Francais To Meet on March 27
Le Cercle Francais will hold the next meeting. March 27, at the home of Miss Ives. 1603 South Marguerita St., Alhambra.
An attractive program is being arranged which will consist of a French play, musical numbers and dancing. Good music has been secured for the dancing.
MANDOLIN CLUB SEEKS MANY NEW MEMBERS
The U. S. C. Mandolin and Banjo Club will meet on Friday, March 21, at 4 o'clock, in Room 206, Stowell Hall. This is to be an important meet, ing and Signor Tamaso asks that members come prepared to play.
So far only about 1? students have come out for the club. It is the hope of Signor Tomaso that more will join. He expects the club to be sufficiently well organized, and to be of such numbers that before the end of the semester it will be able to give a program.
Last week the following officers for the club were elected:
Mr. Moore, president; Miss Lester, secretary; Mr. Grevian, treasurer.
Tickets for the presentation of the 'Show Shop" by I^ance and Lute :u the Assembly period Thursday,
April 3, wili go on sale tomorrow, according to Leo Anderson, who is acting as business manager for the production. A special committee has been appointed to insure the success of the sale, and to see that every student has an opportunity to procure a ticket.
In place of the regulation tick ets to be presented at door, the tickets will be in thc form of little tags, with rubber bands attached so that they may be attached to coat lapels. This will enable the committee to recognize those who have bought their tickets.
“In order to insure the success of the play it is absolutely essential that we sell every seat in the auditorium,” said Anderson. “As the price of admission is only twenty-
five cents that will not prove a { Music Box, will be worth that, drawback to anyone. If this production is well supported others of a similar nature will probably be arranged in the near future."
The comedy, which was presented some time ago, as the annual dramatic production of Lance and Lute, has an experienced cast, and is well suited for college production.
In order to give sufficient time for the entire play the ten o’clock classes will be dismissed on that day, which, with the regular Chapel hour, will give two hours for the performance.
"SEN OR SNAP” W L BE HELQON MAH. 26
Carnival Dance at Holton Arms Given to Encourage Friendliness
PLAN SERIES OF AFFAIRS
Idea is to Make Seniors Become Acquainted With Each Other
By MARJORIE HULL
“Senior Snap” is the thing! While underclassmen long for their day to come the Seniors wait impatiently for the first ‘ Snap" to pop at the Hoi. ;on Arms, Wednesday, March 26.
Under the direction of Miss Marjorie McComber, the committee has planned these fortnightly informal dances for the purpose of doing away with some of the Senior dignity and really introducing the Seniors to themselves.
“After three years and a half of school together,” says Mis McComber, “we feel that it is high time the Seniors began to know one another. With only one semester of college before them they have few opportunities like the Senior Snap to make the acquaintance of the other members of the class.”
This first “Snap” wiil be in the form of a carnival dance, informal and guaranteed to thawT the stiffest Senior. One of the unique features is a booth where dances may be exchanged. Here strangers will be introduced and couples paired off. Here, too, an undesirable partner may be traded for one to suit the most fastidious taste. All this great service will be rendered free of charge.
Rules are simple. The Snap will last only from seven till nine so no one will have a chance to be bored. Dates are absolutely taboo. They are allowed—aye—even encouraged on the homeward journey but on arrival —nothing doing.
With absence of dates, transportation is a big problem for the women. For this reason Lyndon Robb has been appointed to round up all available space. He requests that all men or women who have space in their cars will please see him ?s soon as pos sible. All women wishing to take advantage of this free transportation may do so by notifying Lyndon Robb or any of the class officers.
Admission is 25 cents, and the orchestra alone, furnished free from the
Frolics”Cast Will Frolic at Weber’s Camp Saturaay
The entire cast of the musical extravaganza. “Frolics of 1924,” which was produced under the auspices of the Varsity Club on February 29. is going—yes, you have guessed it. They are going to frolic again, but not on the stage of the Bovard Auditorium before a packed house or any other stage. They are going to play on the beach at Weber’s Camp which is located at the entrance to T pungo Canyon. Members of th cast wi’l meet in front of the Administration building, at 10 o'clock, Saturday morning. The fun will start then of course, but just what the program for the day will be could not be suggested by Hank McCann, when he was inter viewed on th subject. He hazarded a guess, however, that parts of Ex-travaganzza may be reacted. Perhaps he hap tucked away somewhere ? secret plan to get even with the girls of thc thorus, who were late to rehearsals, by making them do their stuff on the sand.
The picnic will be followed up wi!n a dance in the evening, at Bronson Howard's. 321 South Oxford Ave. Gene Johnston’s orchestra will furnish he music. Needless to say that all things
considered it promises to be a b.g evening.
Members o) the cast are—Hayden Pythian, leading man; Pauline Kler.c. heroine; Bronson HowTard, Mildred Goudge. chief comedians; Buster Dupuy. Marjorie Thomas. Ellsworth Ross, Dorothy Coffin. Howard Bridegroom. William Farner. Edith Gronen. Arthur Zahn. Martha Smith. Allen Behrendt Selvyn Levinson. Marquis Busby, Earl Wilson, William Fox, Rosalind Williamson, Merle James, Harold Williamson, Norman Anderson. Charles Boyce. Noel Bradley, Leo Anderson, Al Mainland. Catherine Smith, Barbara Wilson and Ronald Snavely. Those who helped otherwise in making the production a success are: Teet Carle, author; Al Wesson and Gene Johnston writers of music and lyrics: Ruth Seaver. dramatic director; Henry McCann, director of musical numbers; Frank Hadlock, general manager: Ray McDonald, stage manager and director of settings; Les Wupperman .lighting effects. Burke Long, publicity director: John Hawkins, Field Thompson. Harold Knight and Fay Thomas, Varsitj Club Committee.
ELECT OFFICERS FOR LAW ALUMNI
Without a good crow?d at the first hope, the others can not materialize and the committee is urgent in their request that every Senior, from Den. tal. Law, Music and campus colleges be there, and on time.
The Holton Arms Apartment is located at 405 W. Adams St.
SPELLING EXAM
The next regular spelling examination to be given by the English Department will be held Tuesday, April 8, at 12 noon in the Old College Chapel. Students who have been designated to take this examination should be in their seats before the
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INFORMAL ALL-UNIVERSITY PROGRESSIVE COMES TONIGHT
Student Cards Absolutely Essential for Admission to Big Vaudeville and Dance Festivities at Five Frat Houses on Twenty-Eighth Street
By FREEMAN HALL
Strictly informal, the first all-University Progressive dance and entertainment, given by the Associated Students will start promptly at i:30 tonight. The committee in charge, assisted by Vaudeville acts from the Liberal Art, Dental, and Uw Campii and Gene Johnson's orchestras will entertain all the non-organization and fraternial men and women of the I . C. Student Body at the houses of the Pi Phi, Delta Gamma, Alpha t’hi, Lambda Psi, and Phi Alpha on twenty-eighth street.
Xo admission is being charged for the entertainment or for the dancing, the student cards given out at the beginning of the semester being the only requisite for admission. The committee. headed by Evelyn Smith, wish to emphasize that the party tonight is strictly a University affair and those passing from house to house will be given tags which will admit them to the other houses of Twenty-eight St. "Vaudeville for those who don’t dance, good music for tsose who do, a best time ever for all who come”—that is ihe committee’s cry and motto. "Do not come in couples,” says Evelyn Smith. “Show a real Trojan Hello’ spirit and be a good fellow. We are trying by having this affair to show those non-organization people who have never been to a University function what a good time really is. Come in your cords. Juniors. Seniors bring your fancy sombreros. Sophs, don’t forget the lumber jack ehirt. And frosh, you needn’t wear your hats— just come.”
The vaudeville acts which are being staged especially for those who do nor dance, should be, according to the committee, a feature which alone will more than pay the effort expended in attending the party.
Dance music by Gene Johnson’s University orchestra, the best vaudeville acts available in the three col-’eges, no charge for admission, punch only a nickle—what could make a better setting for the big All-University informal dance and entertainment tonight.’
Monroe Sharpless is Chosen to Play Male Lead; Coy is Called East
REHEARSALS ARE HELD
Musical Comedy to be Presented in Bovard Auditorium On May 1st
By CHET MACKIE
Rehearsals have been in progress for “The Spring Maid,” the comic opera to be presented by the Opera Association on May 1st in Bovard Auditorium. Several changes in the cast have been announced.
Monroe Sharpless has been chosen by Hcr’tio Cogswell, who is directing the production, to take the male lead, playing the role of Aladar. an enamored prince. This part was originally to have been played by How ard Coy, former president of the Glee Club, but Mr. Coy was forced to leave school recently in order to make a business trip to New York. Ray Cowiey has been cast to play the role of Rudy, one of the leading tenor parts.
Marjorie Thomas is to play the leading part, that of Bozena. the daughter of Prince Nepomuk. Miss Thomas has had a great deal of experience in musical work, havinsr taken one of the leads in the recent Extravaganza and having appeared in several recitals a short time ago Last night Miss Thomas was featured in a College of Music concert presented in the Touchstone The* tre. Miss Thomss is booked for a three months Chautauqua tour this s;;mmer by Redpath.
J. R. Thomas is to play the part of Prince Nepomuk. Others who are taking a part in the production are Rosalind Williamson, Dorothy Rell. Ruth Sampson, Marian Bettler, Inez Wilbur, Dora Druce, Marvella Hack er, Katherine Ginsburg, Edna Glass, Arch McGee, Reva Hawkins. E. Prichard, William Citrin, Willard Smith. Cecil Birthcher, Frank Groot Arthur Zahn, Wesley Beans, and T. S. Mielsen.
Miss Florence Hubbard, of the School of Speech, is dramatic director for the production, and Horatio
hour appointed, as the examination will begin promptly at noon. Regular j Cogswell is the musical director. It examination blue blooks will be re i jS the wish of the directors to pre-quired.	J (CONTINUED ON PAOE TWO)
TROJAN KNIGHTS MEET
Trojan Knights will meet in Harry Silke’s office immediately after the rally today to transact important busi. ness.
AppearsOn Campus Mar. 27
By DOROTHY CROWLEY
' Sigma Sig ma Scandal Sheet
Here
At the annual meeting of the Alumni Association of the College of Law, called last Friday by the Alumni President. Mark L. Herron, new officers for the year were elected and plans for a more active organization among the alumni now practicing law in this county were promoted.
With the aim of developing a closer relation between the members it was decided to hold bi-monthly luncheons, and for the sake of variety to have a different alumnus in charge of each luncheon. The first luncheon, under the new plan will be given next Friday noon at the Clark Hotel under the direction of Judge Elliot B. Craig.
He has announced that Mr. Frank C.
Collier, who was recently appointed to the local superior court will be he speaker.
Officers elected for the 1924 year ; re: Louis H. Canepa, president: Earl M. Daniels, vice-president; Gavin W.
Craig, secretary; B. Roy Schauer, treasurer: Paul Vallee, historian:
Florence M. Bischoff, executive secretary.
Mr. Yellow Dog: One of the most interesting visitors to the camprs will make his annual call on March 27. Although his coming is eagerly looked forward to each year, there are a great many people who have not yet recovered from the effects of his last sojurn in our midst.
Under the careful guidance of the pledges of Sigma Sigma, Yellow Dog appears each spring and brings to light certain weaknesses and foibles connected with campus celebrities. faculty members, fraternities and sororities. Choice bits of juicy scandal, chapters hitherto kept dark in the lives of famous Trojans, progress of affairs of the heart, all these and more will be brought under the g3ze of the public by the Dog.
“Yellow by name and yellow by nature” say his enemies. ‘ Yellow by name and upholding the highest traditions of yellow journalism" say his friends. At any rate, this famous personage is easily recognized by his beautiful yellow color and the shining light of truth which illuminates his countenance.
After long and careful questioning, guardians of the Dog this year ad-
mitted that he will be even more fearless than in the past.
“The effect of the Yellow Dog on the campus this year will put the Japanese earthquake to shame,” said one pledge, after he had extracted a solemn vow not to reveal his name. “We have seen to it that no one who has been guilty of any indiscretions will escape being exposed. I C3n safely promise that a good many Trojans will never be the same again after reading the Dog.
“Special attention is being paid to the; faculty, likewise to a certain organization known as the Bachelors,” said another pledge. ‘The articles devoted to these last named will have True Confessions’ backed off the map.”
We have it on good authority that a special car h3S been chartered by the Sigma pledges in which they will leave for parts unknown about midnight on March 26. "Not that we fear the results of our frank and fearless exposure of the weaknesses of this campus,” they' explain, “but we believe that discretion is the better part of valor.”
ORIGINAL PLAYS BY ITALIAN CLUB
Period Costumes Are Designed To Give Talk on Renaissance Art in Italy
Italian Club has a new policy. \t its last meeting on Friday, March 15, 11 the heme of William Collins, it v as decided to give a series of original one-act plays dealing with the life of Dante and the Renaissance in Italy. Two plays are now in construction; one of them deals w ith an incident in Dante's life, and the other with the life of Sandro Botticeili who painted the famous “Birth of Venus.”
Special research is being madp to make the costumes true to their respective periods. The costumes are being designed by Phillip Pizza, prs-ident of the club, and William Collins. They will be made by the club. The stage-settings will be designed by Miss Mildred Bryant of Art Department. Especial trouble is being taken to make the plays original in every sense.
At the next meeting of the club which will gather at the home of William Collins on Thursday, March 27, Phillip Pizza will give a discussion on the Middle Ages and the Renaissance in Italy in literature and Art.
PRESS CLUB DINES ON ALL-FOOLS EVE
Many Old Trojan Workers to be On Hand for Cabaret Dinner
Final arrangements have been made for the first annual homecoming dinner of the Press Club to be held at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house, Tuesday night, April 1st The event will be given cabaret style, with the pledges of the ciub providing the chief entertainment.
Many of the pen pushers of tbe past have signified their intention of being present on April Fools Night. Arrangements are being made for seventy-five.
L. Kling Stoddart, treasurer of the Press Club stresses the fact that all pledges must pay their initiation fee with'n the next few days, if they expect to become members.