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Politicians Busy Suggest Changes Constructive Criticism More I. C. A. A. A. A. Forward, Trojans “Campus Frolics” Senior Road Show Lovelier and Lovelier
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Vol. XIV
POLITICIANS ARE ALREADY busy •’grooming'' their candidates for student body offices.
Before they go much further, however, why not concentrate upon constructive internal organization?
Today’s editorial asks this question and invites comment from students.
Present constitution of the student body has outgrown its clothes. The membership of the Trojan institution has increased so rapidly that the present system of student government is <*ntirely inadequate. Let’s follow the administration in reorganization and k«^-p abreast of student opportunities.
Los Angeles, California, Wednesday, March 8, 1S23
No. 65
N.Y. HIT TO BE STAGED BY JUNIORS
Belasco Gives Class Permission to Produce 'Polly With a Past’’
WHAT CHANGES ARE NEEDED?
Everyone has had occasion to praise or criticise the Trojan Knights.
Nearly every student on the campus is opposed to the present method of conducting student body elections, particularly the expense of conducting such a campaign for office.
Few student body meetings are held in which the members may propose certain policies, or come out in open expression of what they believe.
Executive committee is elected to represent the student body. Where can it get its clue of student will unless some method of getting in touch with the entire student bod yis devised?
Which offices ought to be elective and which appointive? How can student government be most efficiently and satisfactorily handled?
Send your suggestions to the “Trojan” in signed articles. Let’s air the opinions of the students.
I. C.
MORE CRITICISM OF THE
A. A. A. A. action is coming.
Those familiar with the situation are intensely bitter in their condemnation of the Eastern slur. Hints that a foromer Princeton athlete is the one who has caused the difficulty pervades the campus, and even Southern California.
But, whatever the present efforts of those who are in active opposition to U. S. C. may do, the Trojan institution is going ahead. It is an irresistible force that may be checked for a few months, but it cannot and will not be held.
U. S. C. will take its rightful place among the leading universities of the nation; nothing in this world will stop it, for the will of the Trojan student body is too strong to halt at any obstacle.
TRYOUTS BEING HELD
Amateurs Have Never Before Presented Play On the* Pacific Coast
Telegraphic information from David Belasco in New York has just been received by Miss Hubbard of the College of Oratory, granting U. S. C. the right to two performances cf “Polly With a Past,” one of the late Belasco hits in the theatrical world, for the Junior play.
ROYALTY ON PLAY Complete script, including suggestions for lighting effects, stage directions, and information regarding the mechanical work required in putting on the play, is now on tho way from Now York, according to Miss Hubbard.
“Polly With a Past” has never before been released for amateur presentation on the Pacific Coast. But it has been played in the West by professional talent. Rights to use the play for two performances cost U. S. C. $100. Each performance costs $50 for the use of the play alone.
Preliminary tryouts of fifty junior aspirants for places in the cast bave just been completed by Miss Hubbard. All Juniors are eligible for the tryouts, and members of the final cast will be chosen on a basis of merit.
The first tryouts eliminated several of the fifty original applicants, and Miss Hubbard expects to choose the final cast after the present candidates have been put through another tryout. The final cast is thought to call for something like one dozen players.
Trustees Praise
Student Loyalty
The Board c' Trustees of the University of Southern California respectfully requests the President of the University to convey to the Student Body at the Assembly hour the cordial congratulations of the members of the Board for their handsome subscription to the University endowment, such subscription giving a buoyant start to the Campaign for Ten Million Dollars. We cannot speak too highly of the loyalty thus evinced, and the promise it contains that the University is always to be proud of its students and graduates.
(Signed) RUFUS B.
VON KLEINSMID.
TRO-BABES DEFEAT L. A. “HI” SPRINTERS
Frosh Triumph Over Blue and White By Fair Score,
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•CAMPUS FROLICS’’ will be given _ tin, according to word that has reached this office.
Seldom does a play “go over" well enough on this campus to demand a (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3)
ILLINOIS SCHOOL HONORS CUMMINS
“Am You Sick” Writes Willie Live’s Parent
Dear Willie:
As per information via your ma I have been made known the fack that maybe you positively must be sick. In your last two letters to ma you have not made no mention of money, which has made your pa cogitate of the above fack. to wit. that you must be sick.
Now if you are too sick to write, I hope you aint yet too proud to use the long ways tellaphome or wouldn't they charge it at the other end? What I mean is, to wit. if you is got a serious milady like not askin for no more money, why wouldn’t >*011 not let your varying parence no without lettin us get all upset like this.
CLASS OF ’62 This is the first time I have wrote you nothin else but a check in so long. I trust you will forgive your old mans oratorical mistakes as he aint been to school siace the time when Warren Bovard and Fred Kelly almost graduated. 1 dont need to do no apologizin about not sending you no apostles because I have been working my old gray heirs down into a early grave trying to get somethin behind all them there checks that I has writ you. • •
And lissen here, young William. 1
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Recognition for high standing in scholarship has reeently come to Dr.
A. Cummins, Assistant Professor of Education, in the form of an election to the Illinois Wesleyan University chapter of Phi Kappi Phi, according to information which jusi reached the Trojan office.
Phi Kappa Phi is an Honor Society organized especially for the purpose of giving credit for scholastic attainments. It is national in scope and has been organized since 1897. But the fact that it has u.;ly 7000 members shows that it is a real honor to be elected to one of its chapters.
Dr. Cummins is also a charter member of University of Washington Nu chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, a chapter of which organization was installed here during the past year. In addition to holding memberships in the above named organizations. Dr. Cummins is a charter member of the Iowa Epsilon chapter of Pi Kappa Delta, installed at Simpson College, 1919.
Registering first in every event on the program. Coach Cromwell’s pea-green track performers completely swamped, engulfed, annihilated L. A. High's devotees of the spiked shoe Tuesday afternoon on Housh Field, under an avalanche of 83 to 30 digits.
They all ran true to form for Dean Cromwell, Niersbach, Starry, Ryder. Houser, Ellwood, Shaw, Stever, Scott, Wilson and Mueller performing as expected, taking each a first.
Bud Houser and Bert Starry tied for high point honors, each getting two firsts for ten points. Bud broke another record in strutting his stuff when he heaved the discus for a jaunt of 145 feet. The old school record was 140 feet 1 inch, held by John Boyle. Bud’s other first was, of course, the shot, which said iron pellet he tossed for a mere 50 feet 5 inches.
SUMMARIES Bert Starrys firsts were in the 100 and 220 dashes. He negotiated the (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3)
U. S. C. To Be Represented At Paris In June, Report
University of Southern California’s track and field team may be seen in action on the ether side of the Atlantic this spring, in the International Intercollegiate meet to be held in Paris, May 5, if plans now under consideration materialize. The main obstacle to the proposed project lies in the length of time that the athletes would have to be absent from classes.
In case it is decided not to send f------------—;—
the Cardinal and Gold cinder burners abroad to compete in the Paris meet, a quartet of fast men may bo sent to Dos Moines to participate in tho Drake relay carnival, April 27 and 28.
Tho following wire received by roach Doan Cromwell yesterday morning clearly sets forth tin* attitude of the Middle West in regard to tho Trojan track team:
“We hope Paddock and your great team will come to Drake relay. Central states greatly interested in them.
Promise a splendid reception.
(Signed)
ADVERTISING CLUB OF DES MOINES.”
COMMERCE PERIODICAL TO APPEAR
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Writes The f eature Article For This Issue
BEST NUMBER TO DATE
IS OF INTEREST
This message is of particular inter est, coming as it does on the eve of the inexplicable action of the I. A. A. A. A., in tabling for one year the request of the University of Southern California for admission to that body, after having invited the Trojan institution to make such an application.
While the athletic authorities of U. S. C. resent the aspersions cast upon the scholastic standing of the University and the Pacific Coast conference in the reports of the meeting of the I. A. A. A. A. officials, they are inclined to withhold judgment until full particulars have been received from that body.
According to Gwynn W'ilson. graduate manager of the Trojan institution, it is felt that the I. C. A. A. A. A. may not be entirely responsible for the insinuating statements about the University that came in the press dispatches. At the same time it is felt that the I. A. A. A. A. did know, or most certainly should have known, that the University of Southern California is a member of the Pacific Coast Conference, and a tabling of a CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
The Journal Has Proved Popular Among Business Men of The City
John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. will he the featured writer of the Commerce Journal when it makes its appearance next Saturday. Rockefeller’s article will be entitled, “The Personal Relation In Industry.”
This new issue of the Journal is considered by Professor R. L. Olson, of the College of Commerce, to be even better than the previous successful numbers.
Many men prominent in business and commercial pursuits in Southern California have written articles for this issue. J. H. Tregoe, secretary-treasurer of the National Association of Credit Men, will contribute an article on “Modern Demands on Credit Men.” Paul W. Ivey, Professor of Marketing at Nebraska University, will write an article on “The Manufacturers’ Marketing Problem.” C. E. Ingram, Foreign Manager of The Continental National Bank, will write an article entitled, “Financing Foreign Trade.” E. G. Yourell, head buy^r for Robinson’s, will contribute an article on “The Duties of a Department Store Buyer.” These are only a few of the articles by prominent men the Satur-fCONTINUED ON PAGE 2>
PRESS CLUB NOTICE
Prospective members of the Press Club are to meet in the Trojan office at noon today to get their pencils, which will be worn instead of the pledge ribbon. Dues must be paid at this time.
Okey King issues a warning concerning the poetry which must be presented by initiates t>t the beach party, March 16.
April “Personalist” To
Have Article By Bowne
Containing as a very special feature an article by the late Borden Parker Bowne. the April PERSONALIST is now on the press and will be out on March 15. The posthumous essay of Dr. Bowne, noted founder of the school of Personal Realism which is taught at U. S. C., and whose status is one of those on the Administration Buildinq, deals with the general question of the nature of a college curriculum. Its title is “The Passing of Educational Fiatism.”
A second leading article in the coming issue is by the editor, Dr. Flewelling, who writes on “Schoolmaster Pain." Two short poems by John R. Moreland on the general topic of April are-*---
to appear in the number for that month. The first is “The Captive,” the second, “The You^g Beauty.”
ISetv Headquarters
For Ardent Lovers
TOUR PLANNED
BY GLEE CLUB
Harry Hardin is starting East today to book engagements for the U. S. C. Glee Club, which is planning an Eastern tour. The Glee Club will leave May 20 and be gone a month.
Two concerts will be given in Bovard Auditorium before the Glee Club leaves. The first oae of these concerts will be given March 16, and is for outsiders only. It was previously announced that this concert was for students only, but according to present plans the student body will be given the evening of April 6.
The Glee Club already has an engagement for a week at the State Theatre in Chicago, and a performance in Ray Cowley’s home town, Moline. 111.
Compulsory Class
Meetings Today
Class meetings will be held today instead of the regular chapel. Freshmen will meet in the auditorium, sophomores in 206, juniors in the Old College and seniors in the Y. M. C. A.
Juniors will hold nominations for president, because Jerry Moreland, the president prexy, has left school. Roll will be taken in all classes.
LITERARY REVIEWS
Two literary reviews also comprise an important part of the coming Personalist. The first is “Housman: The Shropshire Poet-Professor,” by Belle Cooper, while the second is an “Interpretation of Shelley’s Prometheus," written by Allen R. Benham. The final main article is philosophical in content. Its subject is “Renunciation in Modern Life,” while Fred Smith is the author.
Other subjects of interest are discussed less formally under the headings, Current Thought and Notes and Discussions. Among the topics here
TROJAN ANIMAL CRAVES FODDER
The following “bit of literature” was received in response to an assignment “to get something on the Wooden Horse”:
“Wrrite up the Wooden Horse,” says the editor, and so it must be done, or there will be a vacant place on the staff.
Trojan Debaters
To Take On It ah
Intersectional debating contest between the Utah State College ar.d the University of Sojth-ern California is to be held in the Old Colleae Auditorium next Friday night on the subject, “Resolved, That the United States should adopt the Cabinet-Parliamentary form of government."
Victor Colburn, Clarence Wright and Bernard Brennan are preparing to uphold the negative side of the argument for the Cardinal and Gold. The Utah team will argue the affirmative side of the question.
A. A. E. READY FOR CAFETERIA FEAST
Speaker Will Discuss Design and Construction of the University Club Building
In place of the regular monthly meeting of the American Association of Engineers, a supper will bo held in the University cafeteria next Wednesday, March 14, at 6 p. m. Business will be made short and snappy. The social program is being planned by the architects, who promise a iive and interesting time.
The main feature of the evening will be a talk on the problems of design and construction of the University Club building. The speaker will probably be Mr. Mabery of the Mabery En gineering Company. Many difficulties and problems have arisen over the construction of the building, and a yory interesting discussion is expected. Other numbers on the program include several selections from the famous Architects’ Orchestra, and an entertaining feature by Prof. Baldwin REAL MEAL SCHEDULED President Rowley says that this (CONTINUED ON PAGE 2)
DR. FLEWELLING WILL VISIT EAST
Love may be blind, but that's no sign that the rest of the world is.
People who live in glass houses should pull their shades down. But, alas, the innocent love birds who twitter incessantly in their love boats on the shores of U. S. Sea, fail to take even this precaution.
Arrangements have been made with the Humane Society for the erection ' of certain cage and cave-like constructions to be built in the rear of Liberal Arts. These will insure the occupants I of absolute seclusion and, at the same time, will give University street less the appearance of a Lover’s Lane.
It is hoped that this will prove a very popular resort. It will be open throughout the year and rental will be by the hour, day or season.
GOODNOW THROWS BOMB AT STUDENTS
Professor Has Article In April Issue of Leading Religious Periodical
“Is incoherency on the borderland Having written a number of stories of insanity?" was the question raised about the animal, and having related by Marc N. Goodnow in his class in all the facts and a lot more, there newswriting last Tuesday morning, seems to be little material left. How-.: when he attempted to straighten out ever, necessity is—you know the rest, some of the irrelevant phrases and treated are “The . Demand for Jazz,” j an(j there is a great deal of truth in sentences of his journalism students.
Dr. Ralph T. Flewelling, head of the Philosophy Department, has had an article on the "Philosophical Basis of Immortality” published in the March-April issue of the Methodist Review. Not only is Dr. Flewelling recognized as an authority on philosophy, but also as an authority on religious matters.
In a short time Dr. Flewelling is going East in the interest of the Hoose library. He will visit Cornell, Columbia. Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania, giving particular attention to the Departments of Philosophy of each of these universities. Be-j* cause of- the splendid equipment and large number of books at Harvard, Dr. Flewelling will spend some time there.
TO BUY BOOKS Dr. Flewelling will purchase books for the Hoose Memorial Library while East. This addition will make the already splendid library one of the most complete libraries of philosophy in the United States.
On the same trip Dr. Flewelling expects to visit the Methodist Conference, which will be in session at that
CHURCH IS PACKED FOR BIG WEDDING
Wedding of T wo Popular Campus Celebrities Is Qplorful Affair
! EERDINE BEAUTIFUL BRIDE
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Couple Leave For San Diego
Following Supper at Jackman Home
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In ore of the prettiest and most impressive weddings witnessed in 1 Los Angeles this season, Miss Berime Jackman, vice-president of the Associated Student Body, became the bride last evening of Major Warren Bradley Bovard, comptroller of the University, in the University Methodist Church.
Both the bride and groom have been closely associated with the social and executive life of the campus and are popular among students aud faculty.
Dr. fJeorgo Finley Bovard. father of tho groom, and for twenty years [(resident of tin* University. performed the ceremony, assisted by Dr. Ezra Healy, Joan emeritus of tho College of Theology.
FLOWERS DECORATE
Palms, ferns and clusters of spring flowers decorated the church. Over the altar stretched an arch of ferns and smilax entwined with roses, furnishing a pretty frame for the bridal party.
Miss Jackman was charming in a gown of white crepe satin embroidered in pearls and fashioned with a long court train. Her tulle veil, caught at the wrists with tiny bands of pearls and orange blossoms, was draped from a fan of pearls and sequins and held in place by a halo of orange blossoms. The bride carried a shower bouquet of orchids and lilies of the valley.
The maid of honor was gowr.ed in pink taffeta and carried an arm bouquet of Duchess roses. The matron of honor was in blue chifTon over pink and carried pink sweet peas.
The six bridesmaids wore old-fashioned frocks of taffeta in delicate pastel shades cut with tight-fitting basques and wide hoopskirts. They carried huge bouquets of quaint (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3)
SENIORS POSTPONE SHOW A MONTH
Found Necessary Due to Conflict; Means Show Will Bs Better
Postponement of the Senior Road Show to April 10 has been found essential by the management because the date first settled upon has been found to conflict with a debate that had been previously scheduled to take place in the auditorium at that time, according to Al Tachet, who is managing the production.
“This only means that we will have more opportunity to put on a good show,” he said yesterday. ‘‘We will probably do a little revising of the dialogue so as to make it snappier, but preparations will go on the same as ever. Just because we have found it necessary to put it off does not mean
“Religion a Matter of Faith and Ex- t]ie following, perience,” “Our Dispirited Literati, of Decadence,” and several other matters of common interest. There is an extensive list of book reviews, dealing largely with philosophical subjects.
FUTURE BRILLIANT The Personalist will also contain (CONTINUED *ON PAGE 3)
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
The keeper of the noble steed and his master both promise that three weeks hence will find him (the horse), prancing gaily about the campus handsomely groomed and willing to carry his riders to the lofty heights of literature. Whether they will like it
Some time ago the journalism instructor broke out with a statement to the effect that his idea of a fool was a person who spent four years in a university and derived no benefit from the time so expended. And now he is interested in the mental characteristics of his embryo journalists, in connection with the possibility that lack
that we will lie down on the job. It time, thus combining two interests on oniy means that we will be able to put the trip.	on a better show than has ever before
“The Personalist,” the organ of the
Two practices a week of the last three weeks is the requirement in order to make the girls’ class basketball team, which will be chosen this week.
Madge WTightman, senior manager; Nancy Cavanaugh, junior manager; Adah Wilcox, sophomore manager, and Helen Cronin, freshman manager, urge all the girls who have signed up and fulfilled the requirements to turn out for the practice games Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday aud Thursday, at 3:15.
denote paratus.
a warped mental ap-
when they get there cannot be guaran- ..... . ...
.. .	.-I ,	of ability irr literary pursuits may pos-
teed, but there is no doubt that failure f	J
to appreciate those heights will not be
the fault of the horse or his backers.
Now, in order that the equine may FEDERAL BOARD
ZZ Z	men instructors
for his success, are asked to place a little fodder in the Wooden Horse box.
Needless to say that this fodder should take the form of short stories, sketches, poems or plays. This is the kind of stuff, provided that it bears the hall-mark of quality, that makes the Wooden Horses wax strong and handsome, and a joy to the cairpus.
combined Colleges of Philosophy. Literature and Theology, will also receive benefits from this trip, as Dr. Flewelling expects to gather material for coming issues.
EPW ORTH LEAGUE
TO HOLD SUPPER
Two instructors in the College of Commerce are Federal Board men. Bruce Clark, B.S., from California, ’22, and Thurston H. Ross, A.B., from Ot-terbein, ’17. Otterbein College is located at Westerville, Ohio.
Both Mr. Clark and Mr. Ross are working for a Master's degree in U. S. C.
Could you think of anything more delightful than gathering around the supper table at the twilight hour to spend a social half-hour with your U. S. C. student friends? The University Epworth League believes this is a splendid idea, and is going to try it out beginning next Sunday evening.
There will be an empty chair at the table if you do not come, say the leaders, and there will be more than one who will be disappointed, and you will be missing an oppoitunity of having a | real good time.
been giveai''
Another reason for the postponement of the show is that it is customary to have it later in the semester, and it is not thought best to break this custom.
FREEMAN PLAYS
One of the unusual features of the entertainment will be a steel guitar solo by George Freeman, and another will be a skit between W’illie Live and his rival, Musty Supher. This is the first time these campus notables have been seen ln action, and there is a great deal of curiosity as to what they can do.
“W’e are absolutely sure of these acts,” said Elmer Klamroth. "The only difficulty is trying to weed out those that are not necessary, so as to cut it down to a reasonable length. The extra time will give us more of an opportunity to put on a more tin ishe^ n' id1 tion.’