Southern
Road Show Tickets Go on Sale Thursday Morning
California
Trojan
Seniors to Dance at Snap Tomorrow Night
ume XVI
Los Angeles, Californnia, Tuesday, May 12, 1925
Number 103
NDIDATES FOR PRESIDENCY LEADING IN CHARIOT CONTEST
mplete Program For Grecian Fete Announced; Tickets For All Events Reduced to Dollar
By CLARE WINGER
A new angle to the now famous contest for a charioteer has added inter-t to the Day May fesival, aud it is especially interesting since tomorrow ill be the last day of the drive. It is this: At the eleventh hour of the ive the three most popular candidates were Don Cameron, Bob Green and irke Long, who are also candidates for student body president. At the very st minute these three have forged far ahead of the other coutestants, and
-Care running almost ueck to neck.
So many entertaining features are being planned for the day, that the
TROJAN GLEE CLUBS TO GIVE
JOINT CONCERT IN BOVARD
TA SIGS HOSTS FOR SENIOR SNAP
Last Regular Senior Snap Will Be Given Tomorrow Night
The Theta Sigma Nu House, 2703 Raymond avenue, will be the scene of the last Senior Snap of this year, tomorrow night. May 13, with the exception of the Annual Junior-Senior Snap which will be held June 15. These Snaps have been very successful, and the last one held on April Pool’s evening was enjoyed to the fullest extent by all those present.
Diates will be entirely out of order, says Dorothy ftaldeman, vice-president, and the senior girls are urged to turn out in a greater number. This is the first Senior Snap in which persons outside of the class are included, and campus clothes will be quite the thing. Due to the date, which is a closed night, the hours for the Snap will be from 7:30 to 9:30.
The Theta Sigma Nu house is spacious and there is plenty of room for daacing, according to a member of the committee. Music will be furnished by a campus orchestra and there will be plenty of punch to quench one’s thirst The chaperons will be Dean and Mrs. Walter Morton and Prof. and Mrs. Oliver Marston.
All members of the class are urged to come and get acquainted with all their classmates. ‘‘Better late than never, and make this last Snap a real success,” is the slogan of the class.
RAY BRENNAN IS DEBATE CAPTAIN
of Squad
Twelve Members
Receive Awards at
Banquet	^ „ 0
At the third annual debate banquet, held last Thursday evening at the University Club, Ray Brennan was elected captain of the Trojan vacbulary experts for next year. Ray Brennan has been a member of the squad for two years and has participated in eleven contests, in eight of which he has been victorious. He has acted in the capacity of manager of debate and oratory this season and last year was a member of the squad which represented Southern California in a tour of several of the middle western states.
Featuring the program of the evening were talks by Coach Alan Nichols, host of the banquet, Roland Maxwell, the first captain to lead a Trojan debate team, Bernard Brennan, last year’s captain, and by the captain-elect, Ray Brennan. Dean Ray K. Immel of the School of Speech, was also present and gave a short speech later in the evening.
The squad, through Captain Barber, in appreciation of the interest shown in their development and the great help which he has been to them, presented Coach Nichols with a beautiful silver plaque. Ray Brennan presented brief cases as awards to twelve members of the squad and to Coach Nichols. Those receiving these awards were: Bernard Brennan, William Barber, Arthur Syvertson, Leland Tallman, Ray Brennan, Sam Gates, Adna Leonard. William Moore, Manuel Ruiz. Ned Lewis, Al Griewe, and IJoyd Griffith.
The other members of the squad who were guests of Coach Nichols were: Arthur Freston, George Lewis, Norman Neukom, William Henley, and Paul Cunningham.
problem will not be, “What shall I chose?" but “How much entertainment can I possibly crowd into twenty-four hours?” There will probably be still more enthusiasm aroused when it is learned that tickets have been reduced to one dollar. The committee in charge, realizing that it is drawing near the middle of the month—the time students begin writing home— has graciously agreed to reduce admission charges.
According to Mrs. von KieinSmid, those who have not obtained tickets are not going to have the easiest time in the world getting them as there are only a very few left.
The program has; now been arranged and is as follows:
GREEK FESTIVAL University of Southern California Benefit of Women’s and Men’s Residence Halls, May 15.
BOVARD ADMINISTRATION BIXJD.
Trojan Feast, President’s Suite--------
.............................................. 6:30 p. m.
Greek Plays, Auditorium ......7:30 p. m.
ATHLETIC FIELD
Circus and Carnival________________9:00 p. m.
Under management of Messrs. Richard Stith, Van Johnson, Charles Coleman, Marshall Hodgson, Ray Elmquist, Burdette Ives, Y. M. and Y. W. C. A., Greek Letter Fraternities and Soror-(CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)
POLITICS GOING STRONG ATLAW
Vernon Hunt, Chet Dolly. Leo Fries Are Prexy Candidates
DRESS REHEARSAL
Dress Rehearsal for the May Day Pageant to be held in Bovard Auditorium Wednesday evening, May 13th, at 7:00 o’clock. Everyone MTST be present. Mrs. R. B. von Keinsmid.
WOMAN CHOSEN TO REPRESENT U. S. C.
Kathleen Campbell Will Speak In National Oratory Contest
Kathleen Campbell will represent Southern California at the Pacific Coast finals in the National Intercollegiate contest, to be held in the Stanford University auditorium, on Way 22. at 8 p. m. This national oratorical contect is being conducted under the auspices of the Better America federation. Seven representatives, one from each of the regions into which the country has been divided, will compete for the five thousand dollars in prizes at the final contest, scheduled for June 5, in Los Angeles.
The winner in the contest of May 22 becomes one of the national finalists and automatically becomes entitled to one of the final awards, ranging from $2000 to $300.
The orations must be original and must be on the subject of the cons' tion or the relation thereto of Washington, Hamilton, Jefefrson, Madison, Marshall, Webster, or Lincoln. They must not require more than ten minutes for delivery. The judges for the national contest, among who are the most famous teachers of oratory, were selected on the baals of “composite preference,” nominations being made by the colleges themselves.
Miss Campbell, who was selected to represent Southern California for her speaking ability and also for her oration submitted to a board of manuscript judges, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Danie Campbell of North Glendale. She Is a graduate of Glendale Union high school, and spent her freshman year at Pamona College. She is enrolled in the school of speech and is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority and Zeta Phi Eta dramatic fraternity.
Doctor Ray Lyman Wilbur, president of Stanford University, will preside over the contest at Stanford. The Pacific Coast finalists, in their speaking order, follows: Eleanor R Evans. University of Southern California; Merrill Brinninstool. University of Redlands; Edmund T. Beecher. University of Idaho; Jock P. McGuire, University of Oregon ; Kathleen Campbell. University of Southern California; D. Thomas George. University of Washington; Phil M. Girard. Loyola j College.
Political activities at tne S. C. College of Law have suddenly taken an unprecedented splurge into prominence, with the announcement that the lawyers will elect their officers on Thursday, May 14, one week in advance of the general campus elections. In order to further plans for the election, it is expected that a general student body gathering will be called this morning.
The efforts of the lawyers are now concentrated on the selection of a president. Vernon Hunt, Chet Dolley, and Leo Friis are those men seeking the position whilh is now held by Lowell Lindley. A very close contest is expected as each of the candidates have" taken an active part in the affairs of their class and school and are well qualified for the position.
Passing upon the various petitions and final plans for the Thursday elections were made yesterday during a meeting of the executive committee. The polls will be open for the day classes from nine until one and for the night students from six to seven-thirty.
Politics at law has almost reached the stage of an art, for it is at the down town school that politicians are made and finished. For the yast two weeks the pot has been boiling, and the brewing politicians have been besieged by campaigners and candidates from the campus. A close contest is expected on the campus this year and campaign managers are quite acUve in obtaining the support of the lawyers. It is a well established rule that in hotly contested campus elections the decision of the lawyers determines the winner. However, campus elections will be forgotten until after Thursday.
In fact there is nothing political “her on or off the campus in which the lawyers fail to apply their science. Their latest interest, notwithstanding the student body elections, is centered around their ‘‘dark horse” candidate for Chariot driver in the Greek Festival. At last he has taken a tangible form in the figure of the stalwart and mighty Bart Ruggles, popular member and scholar of the Freshman class.
MAY28SETFOR aEE APPEARANCE
Combined Appearance of Mens
and Women's Club Interests Campus
Horace T. Judson, manager of the Trojan Men’s Glee Club, forecasts a rare treat for the students of the University of Southern California when the Men’s Glee Club give their first home concert in connection with the Women’s Glee Club at Bovard Auditorium on Thursday evening, May 28. This will be the first occasion that the two organizations have ever combined to give an entire program together.
Interest is added to the appearance of the Trojan Men’s Glee Club ty their successful concerts that have been held in other towns in the last month. Long Beach, Santa Ana, San Bernardino, Glendale, and neighboring towns to Los Angeles have been visited for two and three day periods and the Men’s Club has been accorded high praise at all of these places.
Acts which have been successfully presented as part of the vaudeville series of the Western Vaudeville Managers Association will be reviewed and the very best of the numbers will be offered the Trojan audience on May 27. The Western Vaudeville Managers Association Circuit is a tryout circuit for the Orpheum and that fact alone speaks for the excellence of the skits that will form part of the vaudeville of the Trojan Men's Glee Club. Ray McDonald, Carl Spring, Marcus Beeks, and Edward. Fearney, the Trojan quartette, are preparing special numbers for the evening.
A distinctive feature of the program will be a brand new song and dance act by Harry Hall and Glenn Cook These popular entertainers are developing something that has all the elements of surprise, mystery and humor Such as let the opportunity of viewing these students slip by will be missing one of the best vaudeville teams that Ixjss Angeles has to offer.
An ensemble of both men’s and women’s clubs will be the finale of the program.
Information concerning the purchase of tickets will be made in a very short time.
POLITICAL ISSUE OF TROJAN SCHEDULED FOR NEXT TUESDAY
Unusual Number of Candidates in Field May Necessitate Limit in Campaign Advertising
By MOORE VOTES
Future politicians of these United States who are in training at Southern California at present for' the coming student body elecions will break into print in the columns of the Daily Trojan on next Tuesday, May 19. when a six or eight page edition will be run off the press for the benefit of the local political clan to set off their merits and accomplishments thru the medium of paid ads, according to Marquis Busby, Trojan editor, and William Teetzel,
Trojan advertising manager.	° ---
In order to ascertain the number of pages that are to make up the special
TROJAN MEN TO USHER SHRINERS
During the coming Shrine festivities, June 2nd to the 6th inclusive, there will be put on in the Coliseum a series of day and evening attractions. On the occasion of the two evening events and the Saturday program it is expected that the immense stadium will be filled to its utmost capacity.
To assist in properly seating the tremendous crowd that will turn out, many cool-headed and forceful men will be needed to act as Lieutenants, Section Chiefs and Assistant Section Chiefs, according to those in charge.
Arrangements are being made with the school officials for the granting of excuses from classes to all those men who are to work, also in the morning events, of which there will be four. Those interested should communicate with “Al” Swanholm at an early date as the jobs are going fast.
H. C. NIESE WILL TALK IN CHAPEL
Classical music by the Colombian Trio, South American masters of the guitar, and an address by Professor Henry C. Niese, of U. S. C., on the subject “Our Neighbors to the South,” will feature the chapel assembly program today.
This trio, composed of the Hernandez brothers, has been secured through the courtesy of the Spanish department, of which Professor Niese is a member. In addition to a number of classical selections, one of the musicians will play upon a saw with a violin bow, while accompanied by the others with guitars.
Professor Niese, formerly professor of languages at Escuela Naval y Mili-tar, Mexico, for years connected with banking and business interests throughout the Latin-American countries. and at present Vice-Consul at Los Angeles for the Republic of Argentina, is well fitted to speak with authority upon the subject which he has chosen. He will pay particular attention in his talk to conditions in Colombia.
Trojan political edition, Mr. Teetzel wants all the candidates who intend to run an ad to call at his office in the Journalism Building at once. He says that the Trojan will run as many pages as will be necessary to handle the political ads.
Although no rule has been laid down now, the Election Committee may place a maximum on the number of inches that one candidate can reserve. In the political issue of the Trojan the local vote-snatchers get their only chance to tell the world about themselves and theirs in print. Hand bills and cards are barred, so it is expected that the candidates will take advantage of this only chance for publicity.
The fact that the Trojan will appear with its Political Section, however, will probably not put a damper cn the heavy political lines that are being handed around the campus. From the way most of these lines listen, the candidates have more merits than Brazil has coffee beans. Managers have nearly become acquainted with what they are supposed to do in the line of vote-gathering for their representatives now, it is said, and they are making up for the time lost last week.
CLOSE AT HAND As nominations are only three days away, scheduled to take place in Chapel on Friday, nominators are being groomed for their oratorical attempts. Small sized political mass (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)
HONOR CONFERRED UPON ENGINEERS
Eta Kappa Nu, Electrical Honorary Fraternity,
Grants Chapter
National recognition has Deen accorded the Electrical Department of the University of Southern California by the granting of a chapter of Eta Kappa Nu, national electrical honorary fraternity, to the Honorary Society of Electrical Engineers. The new chapter will be installed in June.
Recognition is granted only to universities which maintain an electrical course of the highest caliber, fitted to train men for leadership in their profession. That this department has such a standard has been well known by the electrical industry in Southern California, and this recognition is new made national in scope by the establishment of a chapter of Eta Kappa Nu at U. S. C.
Eta Kappa Nu at present has eighteen chapters, the University of Southern California becoming the nineteenth. These chapters are located at prominent engineering schools such as the University of Illinois, F^urdue University, and Cornell University. U. S. C. will have the honor of having the fourth chapter in the West, the other three being located at the University of Colorado, Oregon Agricultural College, and the University of California at Berkeley.
ALUMNI CHAPTER In addition to the active chapters, there are nine alumni chapters, of which is one of the most spirited is located in Los Angeles. This chapter has shown great interest in, and has been very helpful to, the Electrical Department of this University in the past. Their hearty co-operation will be a most valuable asset to the new chapter of Eta Kappa Nu in enabling it to carry out its plans for tne advancement of Engineering at U. S. C.
To be eligible to membership In Eta Kappa Nu, a student must be a Junior or a Senior wrho possesses undoubted ability as evinced by a high standard of scholarship. But membership is not based upon scholarship alone, as great weight is also placed upon those attributes of character, leadership and industry which are so essen tial for the success of the men in their chosen life work.
ROAD SHOW SALE OPENS THURSDAY
No Tickets Are Being Reserved For Organization Blocks As Yet
All would-be ’first rowers” are requested to be on hand early Thursday morning, as tickets for the Annual Senior Road Show are to go on sale ai eight o’clock. All seats will be open to the general student body. Although no fraternity blocks have been reserved, organizations may obtain any number of seats in a block at the box office.
That this production of May 21 will be the snappiest vaudeville show ever presented at U. S. C. is the opinion of Ellsworth Ross, University production manager. He declared that the program which is typical of an Orpheum bill contains everything that makes a vaudeville entertainment successful, including jazz songs, jazz music, clog dancing, de luxe dances and playlets.
The final selection of acts was made last week and the “troupes” are busy at rehearsal putting their already finished acts into perfected form.
The Road Show has always been one of the most popular student productions, according to past accounts, as the variety offered on the program has had a special appeal to the university students. This year a complete sellout of tickets is expected, as was the case for the Extravaganza last fall.
Tickets will be on sale at the Arcade, at the Co-op store box office and at the Wurlitzer Music company down I town. A number of individual reservations have already been made for tickets which sell at fifty and at seventy-five cents.
MORONIC WAMPUS OUT ON THURSDAY
New
Bachelors And Morons To Be Featured
Other
The Moron’s Number of Wampus is scheduled to strike the unsuspecting campus Thursday with an astounding array of jokes, cartoons, and moronic murmurings, according to Grady Setzler, editor.
John Post has contributed another cover for this number, which, according to authorities, should of itself, sell many copies. No more need be said, except that it is in keeping with the season, and the “modern moronic tendency,” according to the editor.
Of particular interest to the feminine sex will be the exclusive announcement of the bachelor elect for next year. It is also announced that much of the scandal connected with this well-known organization is to be released impartially and unreservedly in this number.
The present political furore and the Greek May Day Festival which are absorbing topics of conversation on the U. S. C. campus have proved fine for the Cat, and will receive their full share of Wampus scratchings, accompanied by rather unusual and enlightening illustrations, says Setzler.
The coming number of Wamp Is expressly and almost exclusively for those unfortunate who were left out when the supply of intelligence was passed around; therefore, it is expected that the number of copies sold Thursday will far exceed any previous sale.
Grady Setzler wishes to broadcast that Wamp is proud of his new contributors, as well as of the even better than hitherto outbursts of the faithful Wampus feeders.
STUDENT FELLOWSHIP
This afternoon, at 4:15. the regular meeting of the Student Fellowship will be held in the “Y” hut. Important business matters make a large attendance desirable.