David Starr Jordan Awarded Prize Today
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Class Officers Nominations Held Today
Volume XVI
Los Angeles, California, Friday, January 16, 1925
Number 41
U.S.C. DEFEATS NOTED ENGLISH DEBATE SQUAD
Barber Brennon and Lewis Successfully Defend National Prohibition Question
HOUSE VOTE—1154 TO 324
Enthusiasm Runs High Thruout Evening With Many Cheers For Both Sides
TROJAN KNIGHTS ACT AS USHERS
Before what was perhaps the greatest assemblage in the Bovard Auditorium, the Oxford University debate squad met defeat by the University of Southern California squad last night.
The team which represented the University of Southern California was composed of Ned Lewis, Associated Student body president, Bernard Brennan, former debate squad captain, and William Barabu. present sqund captain.
J. D. Woodruff, Oxford captain, M. C. Hollis, and J. Malcom MacDonald, son of England's great labor J*reinier made up the personnel ot the Oxford University team.
The decision of the international debate on the question whether this bouse is opposed to the principle of Prohibition was given by the audience. Of the one thousand four hundred and seventy-eight votes cast, eleven hundred and fifty-four were for the Southern California squad while three hundred and twenty-four were cast in favor of the Oxford debaters.
The debate, as expressed by many whom were present was truly an international affair—the ideas and policies of Great Britain against those of America.
The presentation of the speakers by Mayor George E. Cryer, was proceeded by selections from the University of Southern California Glee Club while awaiting the linal count of the votes cast, the club again favored.
The Oxford team has toured practically every state in the union with the exception of the Pacific States, and in the course of their travel have debated against sities. On the Pacific Coast, the University of Southern California was the first against who they defended the anti-prohibition question.
The three Oxford University men have truly earned the title of the •Three Mark Twains of Humor, ac-
Trojan Knights will act as ushers at the awarding of the $2.r».0(HJ peace prize to David Starr Jordan, president emeritus of Stanford University, in Bovard Auditorium this afternoon. Boyd Welin, president of the Knights asks that all members be back stage at 3:30 this afternoon Sweaters are to be worn.
KNIGHTS NOTICE
GRID AWARDS TO BE|U, GIVEN FRIDAV IN ASSEMBLY
S. C. STUDENTS NOW AT HARVARD
Sweaters. Gold Footballs and Life Passes To Go To Football Men
GREEN HA Award
CHARGE
Election of Trojan Knight officers for the coming year will be made at a dinner at the Phi Alpha house, Tuesday night.
Will Be Presented Martha Smith Vice-President
Complete charge of today’s big ral-i ly, in which awards will be given out j to the entire Trojan football squad, j has been turned over to Bob Green, j football manager, it was announced yesterday by Don Cameron, president of the Rally Committee.
Awards, in the form of the Cardinal amTGold sweaters, bearing the block Juniors Obtain Band To Play At s C, in gold footballs, and life passes
SNAPPY ORCHESTRA WILL BE AT PLAY
“Seven Keys To Baldpate-’
Lively- music will be furnished by the Norman Jacobs College Syno-captors between the acts of “Seven Keys To Baldpate" which will be presented in Bovard Auditorium Thursday night, Selvyn Levinson stated yesterday. According to lvevinson the orchestra is one of the best on the U. S. C. campus. This is the first time, except for the Extravaganza, that any U .S. C. play has had an orchestra to entertain the audience between acts.
Thirty-one out of the thirty-four fraternities and sororities on the campus have reserved blocks of tickets for the show, Ellsworth Ross, production manager announced yesterday. These blocks are on reserve in the bookstore and wiil be held until Monday. Ross stated that practically the entire main floor has been re- j served, onrv 80 tickets being left on the downstairs.
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Miss Florence Hubbard, who is directing the production, said yesterday that the play is working up to perfection, and that tho mysterious atmosphere is beginning to be felt in Bovard auditorium already, where the twenty-seven univer-1 rehearsals are being held daily. Those in the cast are Ruth La Fontaine, Genevieve Mulligan, Clare Kaufer, Dorothy Davis, Ellsworth Ross, Selvyn Levinson, Bill Hansen, Barton Hutchins, Bill Hogue, Lawernce Cohen, Ralph Holly, Ravelle Harrison, Harry Rockefeller, Leland Tallman,
An announcement of special inter-i est to students who contemplate graduate work in business is that the Har-, vard Graduate School of Business Administration has definitely decided I to inaugurate beginning classes in ’ February’ as well as in September.
: This has been tried during the past three years with such success that ! the plan has been adopted as part of i the permanent program.
One of the advantages of the beginning class in February is that it enables the man graduating at midyear to continue his work with no loss of time. Others who have graduated in June have found it inconvenient to drop their work in September and have delayed entrance until February. The same courses are taught as are offered in September.
Because the midyear class is limited to 125 in number the student is able to receive closer attention from the instructor than would be the case if lie were one of the 330 entering in the Fall. The smaller classes lend
PROMINENT EDITORS priS,given at HENDERSON RESIGNS
SPEAK BEFORE JOURNALISTS
More Than 150 High School Students Guests of U. S. C. Press Club
to all future Southern California gridiron contests, will be presented by Martha Smith, vice-president of the Associated Students, Ned Lewis, president, wil! be chairman of assembly.
No elaborate musical or otherwise j is of special advantage under the ; copies of the Wampus, enteretainment has been arranged for. ‘ case method which is used in the .Speakers of the day as the hour will be fully spent in the j Business School.	j Holly, president of the
themselves to freer discussion which
FEATURES OF INTEREST
Journalistic Fraternities Active In Entertaining Guests of ‘ Newspaper Day’’
Over one hundred fifty representa tives from eighty high schools of Southern California attended the sessions of the third annual Newspaper day to be held at the University of Southern California. Speaker^ of the day included well known men of the journalistic world of the Southland and special features of the day were the buffet luncheon served by Sigma in the President s parlors, the matinee dance at the Alpha Gamma Delta house by Alpha Chi Alpha and the distribution of the 'Old Grads*’
were Ralph Press Club.
QUILL MEETING
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At an informal meeting of the Quill j Club held Wednesday evening at the j home of Dorothy Crowley, Jeffrey j Smith was awarded the, prize for sub- \ mitting the best manuscript. The j title of his sketch was "A Thibetiah j Pilgrim/’ .Mr. Smith who has lived in India a large part of his life, with | his natural creative ability, has pro- j duced some very interesting and art-! istic sketches of the life and people of this country.
In the absc-ence of Chet Mackie, chancellor of the club, Carey McWiI liams presided. The forth coming issue of ‘‘Wooden Horse" was discussed. The magazine will be out. in all probability, sometime in the next week or two. The Apolliad was also mentioned and the Quill members urged to contribute material. Miss Hanna has extended the dead line until next Monday, which day will be absolutely the last chance to hand anything in this year.
A one act play by Chet Mackie was read and criticized as well as a manuscript by Al Tachet, entitled ‘Citizenship and Education.’’
AS HEAD COACH OF TROJANS
Board of Athletic Control Accepted Resignation Yesterday Morning
RUMORS~GO~ ROUNDS
Trojan Mentor Denies Offers of Columbia, Syracuse and Nebraska Universities
making of award? However, Hank McCann and his two assistants, Hen-ney and Elmquist, will be on hand, and it is planned to give each individual player an organized cheer.
Today’s cbapei hour affords students of Southern California their last chance of seeing the 1924 Trojan grid squad in a body, and, although not officially on the program, it is expected that Captain Johnny Hawkins, “the greatest Trojan of them all,” will favor the audience with a short talk.
The twenty-six men who will receive ! football numerals are: Holly Adams, j j Harold Adams, Norman Anderson, Ot- i ! to Anderson, Morris Badgro, Allen | j Behrendt, Newell Cravath, Ralph W. ! | Cole, Andrew Cook, Gene Dorsey, Reg-: j inald Dupuy, Raymond Earle, Ted Gorrell, Edward Green, John Hawkins, | j Bert Heiser, Morton Kaer, Henry Le-I febvre, Manuel Laranetta. Robert Lee. j l Wallace Newman, Hayden Phythian,
! John Riddle, Newton Stark. Fay Thom i as, and Brice Taylor.
Applications for enrollment in the j who gave the visitors the freedom of February cla?s of 1925 are now being the campus, Professor Marc Good-
received by the Secretary of the School. According to present indications, the limit of 125 will soon be reached.
The following students are now at-t ending the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration: Dwight A. Moore, 1924; Yoshio Kamii, 1922; Hisao Takayama, 1923; H. C. Betts, 1923; D. T. Ellis, 1910.
SEMESTER REPORTS
Reports of standing for the semester will be mailed to the students as soon as possible after the close of the semester.
Students should inform the of-fice promptly of all changes in address.
TRBROX CI *ARK.
Registrar.
cording to those w-ho witnessed the debate.
Among those of prominence who were present to view the debate were l^ady and Lord Cunningham, who is
the English Ambassador to Chili and Lady Vanderbilt.
and Chet Mackie.
a RODEO PRICE WILL INCREASE
TORCH AND TASSEL MEETS
An important meeting of Torch and | Tassel will be held this noon at j 12:30 at the Y. W. C. A. house. Ac-! cording to Mary Taylor, president of ! the organization, it is imperative I that all members be present.
FRENCH CLUB
Announcement comes from Burdette Ives, Circulation Manager of the El Rodeo, that today is the last chance University of Southern California students will have to obtain an El Rodeo for $4.50. He states that after today the price will remain at $5.00.
As a result of the contest that has been going on for the last two weeks, sales of the El Rodeo have nearly totaled the expected goal set by the committee in charge of the campaign.
Final results of the contest have not yet been determined on account of the failure of the contestants to turn in their records. Among the organizations on the campus in the race to win the cup offered to tho first house that turns in a one-hundred per cent roster, the winner has not been determined. It is known that several houses are in practically identical positions in this branch of the race.
Students signing up for books today at $4.50 can do so without paying for them until Febrdary. This will enable many, aclording to the contest committee, to obtain books at the re duced price, who otherwise would have I to waiL if the remainder of the campaign were run on a cash basis.
On account of this credit being ex- J tended on the last day, w.nners of the j individual contests will not be an-1 nounced until all of the subscription ' taken on credit are paid in full. This i
Members of the French Club will hold their next meeting at the Pi Beta Phi house, 647 W. 28 street, Wednesday night, January 21, instead of January 22, because of the Junior Play. All members are expected to be present.
SENSE, NONSENSE AT CO-ED MEETING
“Co-ed assembly—no men allowed’’ So runs the announcement made by Lissa Baker, president of the Associated Women’s Students, in regard to the women's assembly, to be held at the ten o'clock rally hour next Friday in Bovard Auditorium.
The program will be a mixture of sense and nonsense. There will be a talk by Mrs. Von Kleinsmid, skits by the Women’s Athletit Association and selections by the women's orchestra.
lt has not yet been announced what the men of the University will be doing all this time, but it is rumored that they will probably be .standing in the arcade, listening to the merry strains of laughter which float from the auditorium, wishing that they were not “taboo.”
House Warming Conference On Y. W. Social Calendar
One hundred campus women will be entertained as the guests of the Y. W. C. A. local organization at the house-warming conference to be held on the S. C. campus during the weekend of February 6 .inaugurating an entirely new feature of campus interest, according to Clara Miller, Y. secretary.
The announcement of the conference comes as a surprise to all not vitally concerned in the organization plans, however, all details of the meetings have been carefully planned to include a program of interesting features, entertainment, and good speakers, filling the two days session which will begin on the afternoon of Friday, January G and last through Saturday evening.
Prior to the convention the attic
POLITICAL POT WILL START BOILING AT MEETING
Mudslinging To Begin This Noon When Class Nominations Will Be Held
Politics will be the reigning subject of conversation on the campus today. Public mud-slinging is to be j ein at noon when the Hass meetings ] are to be held Nominations will be in order for the officers for next se-! mester. the election of which will be January 22, and the results will be i read at the junior play Thursday j night.
No one seems to know who will be j nominated although many are willing to advance their opinions. The j seniors moan over the fact of a dearth \ of willing material. Ronald Snave-lv and Ray Elmquist are said to be the logical nominees for president of the junior class. A man from the Texas School of Mines who was everything there that there was to be, and who is following the same tactics here, Tom Johnson, is highly touted for the presidency of the sophomore class. Dame Rumor has it that fraternities will playr a prom
now, of the Journalism Department, who acted as the chairman of the day; Arthur L. Mason, advertising manager of the Fullerton News speaking on the subject "Advertising the Daily Newspaper"’; Timothy Brownhill, editor of the Puente Journal, subject ‘‘Business Management”; j Burton L. Smith, state editor of the i Los Angeles Times, subject of the “Gathering the News": luncheon speaker John R. Gabbert .editor of the Riverside Enterprise, subject “Journalism as a ProfessionSenator Lyman M. King, editor of the Redlands Daily, subject “The Editorial Page”; George Rinehart, editor of the Covina Citizen, subject “The Weekly Newspaper”.
SENSATION NOT WANTED
Burton L. Smith. State Editor of the L. A. Times, spoke at the eleven o’clock session on the subject of “Gathering News.” The main point of Mr. Burton’s talk was that the newspaper man’s chief stock in trade was the confidence of worth-while men. In order to obtain this he must always be fair and honest in his dealings and have a general attitude that will breed confidence. He stated that the spectacular aud sensational stuff doesn't “get over” on a big newspaper.
The man who works on a small town or country newspaper has by far the greatest chance for obtaining a wide experience and comes more, in personal contact with his employers, he said. On the small paper he can report anything from “a prize fight to a funeral’’ on the same day.
The value of a knowledge of the printing room and of the pictorial aspect of news was also pointed out.
In summarizing, Mr. Burton said that although newspaper work was hard and was not a business in which one can make a great deal of money, there are many opportunities for making friends with the best class of peo- j pie, and for gaining the satisfaction of having done something worth while.
DR. JORDAN HAS BEEN MUCH FETED
Award of Peace Prize Given in Bovard Auditorium After Reception Today
Dr. David Starr Jordan, who is to be awarded the Raphael Herman peace prize of $25,000, at Bovard Auditorium. this afternoon, has been much feted here since his arrival from Stanford University, Wednesday.
Among the complimentary affairs planned in honor of the California educator was the luncheon given yesterday noon by the Optimists’ Club.
Dr. Frank Dyer, pastor of the WTil-shire Boulevard Congregational church was host at a dinner party given at the Mary Louise last night in honor of Dr. Jordan, who is a life member 1 in the church. Dr. Robert A. Millikan, j president of the California Institute of j Technology and Col. Milton McCrae | of San Diego, who were also jurors, ! were other guests of honor. Others j prominent in the program will be Mr. Herman and Dr. Charles F. Aked, as- i soc-iate pastor of the Wilshire church, j and a man long interested in international peace.
The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce is giving a luncheon this noon ; at the Elite, which will honor Dr. Jor-! dan. Mr. Herman and Dr. Augustus O. ! Thomas, president of Peace Associations, under whose auspices the contest was conducted.
Civic and business clubs of the city are uniting with ihe Chamber of Commerce to make the affair a notable event. R. W. Phidham, the new president of the Chamber of Commerce, w’ill preside at the luncheon and in- j
eluded in the speakers of the day will be Henry M. Robinson, one of the five national jurors who adjudged Dr. Jor- j dan’s plan the best of those submitted; Mr. Herman, Dr. Thomas, and the win- ! ner of the award.
DAY IS BRILLIANT
Mark Keppel, County Superintendent of Schools, who i« chairman of the
STATEMENT
The I niversity officials appreciate tbe attitude of the Trojan in assuming that the matter of appointments or resignations is the responsibility of the University. Under our organization, such action can only be taken by duly constituted University authorities with whatever advice or suggestion may come to them.
Last week representatives of the University, including Mr. Henderson, approached Mr. Rockne, asking him to come to Southern California next year. Mr. Rockne said at that time that he did not wish to negotiate formally until such time as he had explained the situation to his own board. He said however, that he would want the matter adjusted in such a way as to be entirely satisfactory to Mr. Henderson. Mr. Henderson assured him that could be done. Since that time Mr. Henderson has resigned and is entirely satisfied with the adjustment made by the University in lieu of his resignation.
The University appreciates the service which Mr. Henderson has rendered and his willingness to urge Mr. Rockne to accept the position as Coach at Southern California is further evidence of his interest in this institution.
There is no asburance, of course, that Mr. Rockne will come, but the conditions he laid down, with respect to Southern California, have been meL It is now simply a matter of his relationship to Notre Dame.
There has been some rumor to the effect that Mr. Henderson’s resignation has been connected with the break between the th^ee California universities. That is absolutely untrue in every particular. This is simply an effort on the part of Mr. Henderson and the University officials to secure the services of Mr. Knute Rockne*, beginning 1925.
Signed.
H. J. STONIER.
Elmer C. Henderson, for six years director of athletics at the University of Southern California, officially
severed hi.* connections with this institution yesterday when his resignation was formally accepted by the board of athletic control in a special meeting assembled to discuss the present upheavel in local athletic circles bordering chiefly on the football situation which has been acute for some time.
Rumors of Henderson being re-
been into a charming and altogether informal lounging room so much needed on the campus, says the ^ inent part in the politics of this class.
The freshmen are showing unusual
is
charge of
of the Women’s Hall is being renowill place the close of the contest and ^ated and con\erted into a charming awarding of prizes some time in the ! club room which will be opened for month of February.	the first time during the conference
Mr. Ives wants every subscription j when it will serve as sleeping quar-book and list of fraternity and sor- j ters for the many over night guests ority paid subscribers turned in to him 1 who will be invited to attend. Gay either today or Monday. A complete i chintz curtains, wicker furniture, and review of subscriptions taken up to a victrola will be introduced to
date will be carried in Tuesday’s Trojan.
change the atmosphere of the attic room from what it is and has always
cabinet, which arrangements.
Mabel Cunningham, conference chairman of the Y. W .C A. cabinet is in charge of the program and has already secured as speakers for the event such women of interest as Mrs. R. B. Yon KleinSmid, Alice Hoyt, national secretary, and Mrs. James Freeman of Pasadena.
“This is the first conference on the Southern California campus for campus women alone, and although the idea is a novel one, we expect a large registration.’’ said Clara Miller, in an interview today. “In past years only those vitally interested in this line of work have been given the chance to attend—off-campus conferences, and it is the plar co include in the coming meeting a large number of women who would not otherwise get the inspiration of conference attendance.
The small registration fee will include all expenses of the meetings and meals will be served at the Y. Accommodations for Friday and Saturday night will be available at the Y. building and at nearby campus houses.
pep. Although there were only twenty at the last class meeting there is lots of excitement over the coming election. Four men are being talked of: Carl Plate, Burdett Henney, Paul Elmquist, and Henry Rohr. William Henley, tne present freshmen president, refused to make any statement regarding his successor except to say, “Elect someone who has shown an interest in the class, and not just someone who merely is running for the sake of politics, because an office is to be had and someone to be defeated. Whomever they elect I hope that they’ll support him. because he’ll sure need it.”
Promptly at twelve o’clock the hostilities begin. The freshmen are to meet in Bovard Auditorium, the sophomores in Touchstone theatre, the juniors in H. 305, and the seniors in H. 206.
Necks and Wrecks Rhyme According to Tommy Wamp
placed by another mentor reached
He gave many interesting illustra- ] committee on arrangements for the 1 the campus a few days ago and caus-(CONTINUED DN PAGE FOUR)	(CONTINUED ON PAG 13 FOUR) ed a general furor of excitement and
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from all sources with the result that much speculation has gone the rounds during the past few days and many misleading and contradictory I stories have appeared. The athletic office and members of the board of control, however, have given out but one official statement, and it was not until yesterday that Coach Henderson presented his resignation an:? it was regretfully accepted.
NO SUCCESSOR YET As far as could be authentically learned up to press time last night no successor to Henderson has been appointed although it is rumored that a number have been approached.
Rumors that Harry Sthuldreher, one of the most highly advertised backfield men in the United States and considered all-American quarterback for the season just closed, would be signed by U. S. C. were squelched when the athletic office announced that the Notre Dame back had not been offered a berth on the local coaching staff.
Henderson denied emphatically yesterday* to members of the pi ess that he had received offers from Columbia, Syracuse, Nebraska or any other college in the country to t”ike o\ er the coaching activities.
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Did anyone ever observe the similarity between “Necks" and “Wrecks."
This is one of Tommy Wamp’s daily dozen mind-twisters. The game is to explain why it is that neck rhymes with wreck when they are so simultaneously connected, so to speak, and why a good poem may be written with the two alternate rhymes “moon” and “spoon,” thus making life easier for the poor hard-w-orking journalist.
Sherlock Holmes, himself, probably could not figure out the combination which results in so many broken telephone poles and works such hardship
speak, merely internal—this is the
habitat of that clever kitten known as Tommy Wamp. He creeps into gatherings of the youth and beauty of the country, and adds to the festivity by more than one bright and witty saying which has formed the basis of many a fast line. And he puts it down in his little black notebook just as he sees it. The Wampus is the record of pep.
The only trouble with the gay, fast life as Tommy sees it is that studies interfere with it so. In order to counteract this subtle influence, which though dangerous is not necessarily fa-
on the good paved roads of the com-, ta, Tommy hag a,ready announced munity. Only a college student familiar with the works of Ring Lardner
and College Humor, would see the combination between the part of the anatomy connecting the head with the rest of the body and father’s garage bill.
This is one of the things that are left to the imagination.
Where lights are brightest and the
EL RODEO STAFF
El Rodeo staff meeting will be at 12 o’clock today in Room 206. All members of the staff are expected to jazz is the best to be had, or converse- number in private, as the only sure be present	* ly, where the illumination is, so to ■ way of concealing their blushes.
that his “Necks” number will appear on the day before exams ! start, and if read at intervals should prove effective against even a Fresh-i man English final. He wishes to go on record as saying that he regrets he has but one staff to give for his country.
Tommy cautions all those who are self-conscious to read the “Necks”