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Vol. XV
Los Angeles, California, Friday, May 9, 1924
Number 83
TROJAN BAND READY THIRTY-TWO NOMINATED IN
FOR SOUTHERN TOUR
Concert Season Will Open at Anaheim High School On May 19
APPEARS IN SAN DIEGO
San Diego High Band to Play In Unison With U. S. C. Band in South
SPIRITEDCLASS MEETINGS
Despite Sudden Decision of Executive Committee to Hold Nominations, Business is Carried Through With Much Interest Evidenced
Carrying out the plan outlined by Mr. Bert T. Teazle and his assistant. Mr. "Hal ’ Roberts .director of the Trojan band, thirty-five selected members of that organization plan to tour the southern part of the state and give a series of concerts at the different high schools in that section.
Starting May 19, the band will journey Anaheim where the first concert in the series will be given at the Anaiieim High School. On Tuesday morning. May 20. the members of the band will appear in concert at the San Diego Union High School. The organization also has a tentative date with the State Normal in that city for Tuesday afternoon. When the band returns to Los< Angeles they are planning on a stop at Or sum. Here they will give a concert at the Orange High School on Wednesday night.
The adoption of a new policy of which the idea is to acquaint students of the outlying high schools with the University of Southern California band and its functions was recently done by the members of that organization and its director, Mr. Teazle. Last year the band took a similar trip. Next year it is the organization’s aim to take more than the one trip, probably two or more.
One of the special features of the San Diego concert will be the combining of the San Diego High School and the U. S. C. bund to play two special numbers. Besides being excellent from a musical standpoint, this combination should be fine from the spirit whioh it will create among the college and the high school musicians. The financing of the tour will be. according to the band manager, divided into halves; the high school standing for half and the band meeting the remainder. Prices to the concerts in the different schools have not been ascertained as yet, but the band manager stated that these would depend upon the place where the concert was given.
Mr. Bert J. Teazle, who is in charge of the band, will be unable to accompany the organization on its trip. In his place his able assistant Mr. “Hal” Roberts will direct the band.
NEWSPAPER MAN VISITS AD. CLASS
Harold Scott of Examiner Merchandising Staff Gives Practical Talk
■‘The Why of the Newspaper Merchandising Service" was the subject of a talk by Harold H. Scott of the Examiner, before the Advertising class yesterday.
Mr. Scott is manager of the merchandising service of the Examiner and illustrated his talk by actual campaigns that his newspaper has conducted. “Our service does not s0'.l merchandise," he said. “It is for the purpose of bridging the gap between the retailer and the manufacturer.”
The speaker described in detail just how the merchandising service went about making a survey. He explained that the work of the service antedated the running of any advertising in the paper.
"The newspaper guarantees to the retailer that the product is to be ad-vertissd,” said Mr, Soott. “naturally a newspaper's guarantee is better than tha of a new company just entering the field.”
Mr. Scott also mentioned the trade journals which the Examiner puts out and showed several of these to the class.
One of the most interesting features of the talk was a detailed description of every step in the recent Glo-Co campaign which was begun in February by the company and last August by the Examiner merchandising service.
MOTHER’S DAY SERVICE
The University Girls Bible Class wiM have special services for Mother’s way on Sunday. May 11. Mrs. Lena Leonard Fisher will be th* speaker for the affair.
Get your cards for graduation announcement through “your 6tore.”
Thirty two men and women cast their hats (or whatever it is women cast in the case of politics) into tha Political ring yesterday morning when nominations of officers for the fall semester were made by the three under classes in their regular meetings. Four other students, all Freshmen, were almost drawn in£o the political game when their friends nominated them. These students, three men for Freshman president, and one woman for Freshman vice-president, declined the nominations. All meetings were spirited and only one office on the entire ballot of the three classes will be filled withouto a fight. Juniors nominated eleven students, Sophomores eight and Freshman seventeen, four withdrawing.
The announcement that nominations would be made at yesterday's meetings was not known generally until yesterday morning when the Trojan carried a story of the oncoming political ictivity. However, a great many students heard of the Executive Committee's decision to hold nominations at this time soon after the meeting and began to pull the strings for a lively nomination.
The candidates will have an entire week in which to campaign for their offices as elections will be held next Thursday.
Three men are in the race for the presidency of the Senior class. Warren Parmelee and Holly Adams were nominated when President Woods asked for nominations. After nominations had been made for the other officers, nominations were again opened, and Bud Welin was entered in the race.
Marguerite Matson and Virginia Thompson are after the job of vice-president for the Senior class of 1925. For treasurei-,, Carleton Morehouse, Ernest Judson and Yale Martz wrere named in the above order. The job of secretary for the Seniors will 'lie between Peggy Sauber, Caroline Leonard and Jeanette Cecil.
The job of leading the Junior class through a season of Proms and other activities is being sought by three Sophomores: Ravelle Harrison, Burdette Ives, and William Moore. The race for the vice-presidency of the future Junior class will be a tw'o-cornered affair, Eleanor Rohr and Dorothy Martin playing the leading roles.
Margaret Farlow' and Clare Kaufer will have their names on the ballots next Thursday for secretary of the future Juniors while to Le Roy Haynes goes the honor of being the only student to be elected unanimously. He wrill t>e Junior treasurer.
The Freshman class staged a free for all nomination meeting, with the names of six men placed before the class. Three men, Field Thompson,
Al Behrendt and Arthur Syvertson, declined the nomination, leaving Al Mainland. Frank Ferguson and Art Freston in the race.
Helen Morgan, Elizabeth Baker,
Evah Ellis, Mary Mane and Gladys Lee will vie for vice-presidency.
Alice Stafford was nominated but withdrew her name.	\
For secretary Elizabeth Veale and Eloise Parke w'ere nominated. Donald Tapley, Lester Heilman and Relph K. Beall are the candidates for treasurer of the future Sophomores.
JUNIOR COMMITTEE HEADS APPOINTED
Juniors to Hold Formal Dance At Alexandria Instead of Traditional Banquet
Committee heads were appointed at a special meeting of the Junior class held after chapel Tuesday. President John Woods named Willard
Schurr to take charge of ushering, Marguerite Matson ,to head the committee for the alumni banquet. Bill Kinchloe in charge of elections, and William De’phy to take charge of Ivy day.
The recent change of the Junior-Senior banquet to a formal dance to be given by the Junior class at the Alexandria Hotel on June C, in honor of the Seniors, was explained by President Woods. He said that the banquet couj’d not be put on for less than fifteen dollars a couple without loss to the class. Tickets for the formal will sel at three dolars apiece, Seniors free.
George Orme expained his ticket selling plan for the disposal of Junior play pasteboards. Two teams of ten each, one representing the women, the other the men, wiLl be selected, and will compete with each other. The captain of the winning team wtfl receive a prize. Tickets to the play can be obtained only from members of these teams.
“SANDRO BOTTICELLI”
TO RE GIN MAY 29
Italian Club to Present Original One-Act Play by Phillip Pizza
DIRECTED BY STUDENTS
Clare Kaufer and Ellsworth Ross Are Chosen to Play the Leads
Student Fellowship Heads “Bacon Bat”
This coming -Saturday evening the Student Fellowship will give a beach party for the members of the Student Volunteers. It will take the form of a Bacon Bat and will be held at the Pacific Palisades Bath House, just north of the mouth of Santa Monica Canyon on Malibu Road.
Machines will leave the Y Hut at six o’clock Saturday evening, and will drive out Wilshire Boulevard to Santa Monica, and then up the Beach road to Pacific Palisades Beach. Members of both organizations are invited to come and bring their friends.
ATHENA WILL HOLD HOMECOMING, MAY 13
A nautical atmosphere will pervade the historic Athena Hall in the Old Cci’lege on the evening of May 13, w’hen the members of Athena Literary Society will hold a home-coming in honor of members of past years. This affair is an annual event, and was inaugurated two years ago. The procram will include:
Address of welcome, Florence Johnson.
Reading, Cecile Clark.
Reading, Martina, Lanning.
Due to the fact that the society was founded forty-two years ago, refninescences by the guests will be a particularly interesting feaure.
“Sandro Botticelli,” an original one-act play by Philip Pizza, is to be presented May 29 in the Touchstone Theatre under the auspices of the Italian Club. The play is to be entirely a student production and the Iears are to be taken by Clare Kaufer and Ellsworth Ross.
Out of the mystic past of Florentine glories and De Medicis' perfumed poison wines comes “Sandro Bot-ticr i,’ portraying the spirit of Florence in the time of Botticelli. Gold-hilted daggers cast heavy shadows against a dark blue background of velvet sheen and luxurious silks. Sandro, the port-painter, the futile 'over .handles his brush deftly with strokes of esthetic genius and creates the wistful Madonna of the rennais-sance without a tinge of clay. Before your eyes emerges a portrait of the wistful lady with her mouth quivering Avith pain of lost kisses. He shows the soul of bruised lips.
Sandro Botticelli was born in Florence in 1447. He studied under the great Fra Lippo and won fame in a very short time. Some of his most famous, paintings are “Primavera,” “Madonna of the Magnificat,” “Birth of Venus,” “Portrait of a Lady. ’ Mar-gherita De Medici, created by the author, futily loves Botticelli who has sworn a cavalier’s vow never to look at another lady. Thefamous monk moralist, Savaonarola, furnishes a stirring classical climax.
The beauty of the play lies in the fact that it will be a true picture of the Rennaissance and no money or effort is being spared to make the pTav unique in every detail. Miss Mildred Bryant of the art department, is designing the settings, and is in charge of the costume committee composed of art students. A movement is being started within the University to form a Theatre Guild for the production of original plays by students. If the presentation of "Sandro Botticelli” is successful, it is evident rhal the movement will be started.
Clare Kaufer will play the part of Simonetta; Ellsworth Ross will play Sandro Botticelli, William Scotten, Pietro De Medici; Katherine Waden. lady in waiting to Simonetta; William Collins, Giacondi. and the part of Margherita De Medici has not yet been selected.
SENIOR ROAD SHOW MAKES
HIT WITH HUGE AUDIENCE
Auditorium Filled for Annual Production Wednesday Evening; George Hall Responsible for Success Of Pleasing Entertainment
By CHET MACK IE
The Senior Road Show, presented Wednesday night in Bovard Auditorium under the management of George Hall, surpassed all its predecessors and set a higher standard for the annual senior tradition. The audience, which filled the auditorium to capacity, received the acts with enthusiasm and expressed keen appreciation. To Hank McCann and Ted Hansen goes the first place for presenting an act that equals anything seen on the vaudeville stage. Their impersonation of the Duncan sisters stopped the show and was the best number during the entire bill. Great
“ Q disappointment was felt when Mr.
MOTHERS TO BE FETED
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OPENING TICKET SALE SURPRISING
‘‘Boomerang” Has Ticket Contest to Promote Interest Among Juniors
Two hundred tickets sold in one day is the record of yesterday's ticket sale for "The Boomerang,” the well known comedy to be staged by the Juniors on May 29th in Bovard Auditorium. This marked the score of the first day in the ticket selling contest in which twenty men and wo- sororities
‘ ‘ Cinco De Mayo 1 ’ Is Given By La Tertulia
La Tertulia will combine a social program with the regular meeting night, at 2103 So. ^Harvard St. A Spanish tradition of ‘‘Clnco de Mayo” an interesting playlet based upon the annual celebration given by Spanish speaking people every May 3, will be presented. There will also be a solo and Spanish dance by Miss Dorothy Walker.
SOPHOMORES PLAN FOR SPORT DANCE IN JUNE
Plans and the date tor the Sopho- proInlBes to be the anest M ,he more Sport dance were disclosed by JUB)ors have yet pre3Cnted
McCann and Mr. Hansen failed to give an encore for this number.
The Wampus Bachelors gave an amusing musical comedy a^t which was written by Teet C-arle and directed by S. D. Seamans. Okey King gave the prologue in humorous English dialect. Teet Carle as the coon, Lester Heineman as the Jew and Hal Williamson as the hayseed gave fine characterizations. Harry Silke, Arnold Eddy, Stanley Wheeler and Howard Bridegroom took part in the act, and Art Metcalfe and Challen Busby, Okey King and Howard Bridegroom sang a parody on which featured the act. The chorus, composed of the remaining Wampus Bachelors, appeared in the finales.
Solly Levinson and Ellsworth Ross presented “The Grey Overcoat,” a detective play with the aid of Philip Schutz. The play dragged at times and their makeup was poor. The act, however, was a sincere effort and seemed to please.
Al Behrendt and Yanks- Allen, assisted by Bud King’s High Steppers, gave a novel whistling and syncopating number. Allen, who appeared in last year’s show, gives a better performance alone. His dance num-“The Boomerang” was written by j ber was short and not given a prom-Winchell Smith who is co-author of inent place. Bud King's orchestra ‘‘Lightnin’ the comedy that has seen six solid years run and is still going well. “Jhe Boomerang” ran two years in New York and had long runs in Chicago and Boston. Last year it was produced by the Morosco Stock Company in Los Angeles and enjoyed a three months run. Critics have classed "The Boomerang” as being equal to “Ligntnin’ ” and this has been shown in its successful runs. The comedy was obtained by the Junior class after long negotiations with David Belasco, the original prodycer. A high royalty must be paid in order to stage the show.
Ernest Judson, production manager, has completed the budget and sufficient funds have been set aside so that an elaborate presentation can be made. Miss Mnflred Voorhees and Miss Florence Hubbard of the School of Speech are hard at work directing the play, and the show
men are competing. Twenty dollars cash in two prizes is to be given to the man and woman selling the most tickets. These may be exchanged shortly afterwards for reserved seats.
The ticket sale contest was originated by George Orme. manager of the play, and has created a great deal of interest among students. The contest will last for about ten days and from the manner in which it has begun, it is evident that the whole house may be sold by the contestants in the race for the gold coins.
Get your engraving at Associated Students Store.
ARGONAUTS TO MEET
Argonauts will hold their regular meeting Friday, May 9, at the home of Ruth Hendrick, 327 Macneil St., San Fernando. Those wishing to go will meet in the Philosophy seminar room at 4:30. Cars will be provided.
Instead of having a speaker there will be a round-table discussion centering around the question of the need for a fundamental assumption in the various branches of philosophy.
SPECIAL BOOTH FOR PAYING OF PLEDGES
Lester Heineman, chairman of the Service Campaign Committee announced yesterday, that on Monday a booth will be put out in front of the Administration building so that all people who pledged to the Service Drive Fund will be able to conveniently pay their pledges.
The booth will be open only a couple hours each day but will stay open the enUre week. Heineman says in regards to paying the pledges, “It is imperative that all these pledges be paid immediately as more than half of the fund is still to be paid. All people who signed pledges are expected to come to the booth and pay their pledges before the end •of next week.” ,
Genevive Mulligan, class vice-presi-dent, at the class meeting yesterday, and at the same time a collection was taken to purchase sweaters for the Sophomore baseball' team and the class was entertained by peppy jazz music.
Plans for the dance include a popularity contest among the Sophomore girls to replace the more conventional dancing contest and the date June 7 having been reserved by Miss Mulligan, was accepted by the class. The place of holding the dance is to be decided by the Sophomore social committee.
The collection taken for the sweaters amounted to twenty dollars and
COMITA TO ENTERTAIN
Comita Literary Society is to ho’d an open meeting Tuesday at 7 o’clocl:, in the Y hut. All Trojans have been invited by the president, Bruce Ellis, to attend.
An evening of reading and other entertainment has been planned for the affair.
forty nine cents and was immediately increased to twenty dollars and fifty cents by Sam Gates.
Other plans ror tne aance will be announced later and Sophomores are asked to remember class elections which are to be held next Thursday.
Grauman Will Be Judge in Finals of Beauty Contest
furnished some snappy accompaniments.
La Monte, Robertson, and Gillum in their “Fun, Bubbles and Ivory Tickles” drew many laughs, especially with their balloon dance. Kenny Gillum, an able pianist, failed to do his best and disappointed the crowd.
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SENIOR CLASS DECIDES ON ALUMNI BANQUET
Participation in the activities of the U. S. C. Alumni Association was the principle subject of discussion in the Senior CTass meeting yesterday. Executive Secretary Harold J. Stonier outlined the work and the purposes of the organiatkm. Following Mr. Stoniers explanation the class voted to join the Alumni Association and attend the banquet on commencement evening as a whole. The fees at commencement time wfl be made to include the expense of the above.
The Seniors were formally invited to a dance at the Alerandria Hotel on June 6 as guests of the Junior class. Miss Cattell of the cT.ass of ’25, explained the reason for the dance being substituted for the traditional Junior-Senior banquet.
Several committee announcements completed the business transacted.
Reception, Luncheon and Tour Of Campus to Be
CHAPEL PROGRAM ALSO
Spring Pageant “Dionysia" to Be Given for Mothers By W. A. A.
Honoring the nation-wide even' of Mother’s Day, which occurs Sunday, the U. S. C. stage is all set for the first campus-wide observance of the day, in honor of the mothers of U. S. C. men. Thursday, May 15, is the date set. and according to all reports, practically every organization is giving full support to the success of the entertainment and contributing their forces and aid. One of the indications of the keen student interest was the attention and appause given to the announcement made concerning the evtnt, in tht busy class mettings yesterday..
The program as arranged includes special Mother’s Day chapel at 11, Thursday, followed by a giant luncheon to be served in Exposition Park, and sponsored by the Associated Women Students. After the luncheon a tour will be made of the campus and buildings, followed by a reception in the university parlors. Mrs. von KleinSmid will supervise this en-tertainfenf. and the University Women's Cub will act as hostess. Each student is urged to act as a reception committee of one to welcome the mothers when they tour the campus.
Perhaps the beist feature of the extensive program will be the presentation of a Spring Pageant, “Dlony-sia,” by the Woman's Athletic Association. This is the first Greek festival to be given at U. S. C. and will be established as an annual tradition. In special honor of the Mother's Day occasion, the cast have been working night and day for the pageant’s success. Capping the day’s entertainment, the Mother’s Day Committee has arranged for an elaborate Mother and Son Banquet,'op^n to all men in the University, ‘and their
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COMMERCE COLLEGE
Courses, to be Held Uptown, Will Combine Practical And Theoretical
CAMPUS SUPERVISION
University to Cooperate With Business Concerns in Arranging Studies
By HELEN FAULKNER
T wenty-one pictures out of the fifty-one that were turned in for the beauty contest have been submitted to Grauman for final consideration. Three pictures are to be chosen from this number and are to be published in the El Rodeo according to reports from that office.
These pictures have been given careful consideration by the judges. The winners will be announced inside of three weeks. It is with a great deal of anxiety and curiosity that the campus awaits the final announcement.
Being a new feature in the annual the contest was not as well supported as might have been. This same idea, it is beJ’ieved will be car-
ried over for nert year’s annual as practically all colleges of note possess some section of this kind.
According to the editor and assistant editor those twenty-one who have have been chosen are to be quite strenuously rushed. They have worked out a ptan whereby dates will be secured from each girl alternately.
In case of the illness of either party, editor or assistant editor, the manager will act as substitute. The girls have been dated farther ahead than usuafi for being such popular maidens on the campus the opposite sex will no doubt beg for dates as soon as the finals are announced Forsight seems to be especially characteristic of the staff.
TO ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF AMES CUP TRYOUTS
Tryouts were held yesterday afternoon in room 206 at 3:30 for the Ames Cup debating contest, the finals of which will be held May 15. The contest is an annual affair sponsired by Deita Sigma Rho. national debating fraternity, for the purpose of encouraging debating among the largest possible number of Freshmen.
The question debated on was Resolved: That the preservation of the best interests of the United States demands the election of a Republican president in 1924. The entrants were allowed six minutes to argue on either side and' four minutes of rebuttal.
The announcement of the four chosen to compete in the finals on May 15, had not been made at a leie hour and the Trojan is unable therefore to print their names but will do so as soon as the selection is made.
CORRECTION
Ed Murray is the assistant editor of the £” Rodeo instead of Barton Hutchins as was announced in yesterday’s Trojan.
Along with the flood of rapid developments in the extension of U. S .C.. comes the announcement that by September the College of Commerce will have a downtown division in one of the modern office buildings, where the students will have a chance to apply the practical side to the theoretical side of Commerce and Business Administration.
Students enrolled in the metropolitan division will receive the same supervision as the campus departments of the College of Commerce, since the professors will divide their time between the campus college and the downtown branch. Many business experts will also be engaged and it is expected that many business men will take advantage of this opportunity to complete their business education.
Another unique feature of the new commerce division will be the cooperative arrangement between the University and some of the business concerns who will make arrangements for tne students to work part time and go to scnooi part time. In this manner the student will be obtaining both the practical and the theoretical side of commerce. Students will be paired off, and when one is working the other Is going to school. They will work in twelve week perids ,ad the one who is not going to school will be holding down “their” job.
The new metropolitan division will be under the guidance of Prof. Emery E. Olson, assistant to the dean of the College of Commerce. His work in U. S. C. is well known and the future of the new undertaking is assuredly safe in his hands.
It is expected that this new plan will draw many students who would not be able to make the grade otherwise. Under this plan a student should be able to earn enough during liis twelve week3 of work to keep him in school during tbo following twelve week9.