Dr. Wm. S. Bovard Heard In Chapel Exercises This Week
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First of Senior Snaps At Pi Beta Phi House Wednesday Night
lume XVI
Los Angeles, California, Monday, March 9, 1925
Number 64
IOR PROM TO BE HELD MARCH 27 AT BILTMORE
ass Limits Sale of Tickets To Upperclassmen For Two Weeks
By KATHRINE POTTER
Tickets for the Junior Prom. which to be held Friday, March 27 in the illroom of the Biltmore Hotel, go on le today at ten o'clock according to ted” Haynes, class treasurer and ember of the Prom committee.
For the first two weeks of the sale ily upper classmen will be permitted » buy tickets, but after that the sale be opened to the under classmen-d even freshmen and pledges will be ermitted to buy the remaining tickets any remain and they have the nec-ssary five dollars.
Just two hundred and fifty tickets lave been printed, and as the College p- Jaw, Dentistry and Pharmacy have ?ceived their quota, the committee ^pects that the quota for Liberal Arts 11 sell quickly. Tickets for the Prom ay be bought from Red Haynes and ill Hansen, and they will also be at on sale in the ticket booth in the reade.
FAVORS NOW HERE When interviewed about the sale c* ckets, Haynes said that the favors the dance had just arrived, and at the color scheme and design they ere original and different.
‘This is the one and only Junior t)m that will be held at the Univer-Ity of Southern California this term.
the history of every class in a uni-ersity the Junior Prom comes but ce, and as the affair is the big tradi-onal formal dance of the University ear, and is looked forward to by reryone. The members of the class ’26 who wish to attend their own rom will be wise to get their tickets in as opssible, if aiot sooner, and be ure that they have them,” said "Red.” ‘‘The Juniors are going to sell only 50 tickets regardless of the fact that iie floor will accommodate at least ^ven hundred couples with comfort to e dancers, and all upper classmen ill show their sagacity by buying be-jjre the under-classmen have a aance.”
The music for the Prom is to be fur-jished by the best dance orchestra on ie coast. None other than Abe Ly-an himself has been engaged to pro-ide the syncopation for the Prom, and was only after much difficulty and ersuasion that a date was finally (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR*
“SPRING FIESTA” PLANS A£E READY
Everything is in readiness for the ) “Spring Fiesta” which is to be held on Friday ,the thirteenth of March, by members of Metropolitan Commerce Club.
Vi Dodd and her syncopaters from llradstatters Crillion Grill are to offi-j ciate synoopatically and various sur-! prises are promised by the dance committee, including Wallis Gallagher, Edwin Fox, and Maxime Talbot, as chairman, all of the class of 2ti. ThL affair promises to defy any jinx, or hodo suggested by the significance o‘ the double date, Friday the Thirteenth and its close proximity to the fateful Ides of March.
The dance, the first social affair ol note of this group of Metropolitan Students is to be held at the Alvarado Apts., at Ninth and Alvarado streets, and members of the Commerce Club of the School of Commerce have been cordially invited to join with the Metropolitan Club in tbe revel.
TROJAN WRITERS GO S.C. DEBATERS WILL TO ALHAMBRA MEET IN FINAL PAPER NEXT	ROUND
1 Embryo Publishers to Attempt Pomona and Whittier To Be the
TAKE THIRTY IN PHI KAPPA PHI
Third Assault On The Journal World
Next Saturday the third of tiie series of trips to Southern California newspapers will be made by the Uni-
Conference Opponents Of Trojans
Next Thursday evening, March 12. the University of Southern California debating varsity will meet teams representing Pomona and Whittier col-
iversity of Southern California jour- (lpgeg ,q the final roun(, Qf the S(mth. nalists. This trip is to be made to the Alhambra Post-Advocate.
Seven prominent members of the
j era California debating conference.
The question to be debated is the
same as that of the previous round Trojan staff will go to Alhambra Sat- . and	^ followg; Resolved;
urday and take complete charge ot ^ ^ immigration laws of the Unit.
editing the Post-Advocate.	ed states should be so amended as to
Three more trips will be made to a(lmit Japanege jnto this country up. ether Southern California papers. Two j on tfce same basig ^ European coun. weeks ago the San Pedro Pilot was j_rjeg
edited by the Trojan scribes.	The Trojan affirmative team will
Professor Marc Goodnow. who has meet Pomona jn the Touchstone The-charge of the trips, says that much | atr0 -n thp Qld Co],ege building Thoae practical and valuable experience has uphol(ling the nepative for U. S. C.
CRIBE’S WIFE MUST GO TO SOPH DANCE
ersuades Him To Get Tickets For Underclass Affair
Honorary Scholarship Fraternity Takes New Members From Seniors
(WITH APOLOGIES TO ADAM a	SCOFFLAW)
■ Up betimes feeling somewhat gay, ■lnd think mayhap I go to Soph Dance -bicli Dame Co-ed beguile me into urchasing ticket for, albeitt I posses-5d no small wish to buy such. The lood Dame did make brave speech bout Hollywoodland Musik, and cast heepseyes which methinks would |im stoneheart to cheese; whereupon part with good coin thinking I make food bargain withal.
And egad ’tis promised the gym will |e healed to the temperatute pro tem. Tot one will be able to think it too Ot nor too cold. All will comment, fe know, on w hat a delightful evening is. And. oh, yes. they will be carried *ay by the excellent musik directed r Al Wesson and the novel setting ith such special decorations and pro- j rammes. The exactness of the decor-tion is being withheld and will prove grand surprise at that one eventful ,'ite of March the twentieth.
And albiet for better or for worse dancing contest is to be staged. Thennyson to the winners a cup of eauty will be awarded.
Methinks, Bill Stewart, class president. has planned the best affair of the year. And all dame co-eds who beguile campus shieks into purchasing tickets for them will never regret having done 80.
Good punch will be abundant that the thirsty may not wrant. In all, we know ’twill be a fine affair and me-thinkks such of you who go will make a good bargain withal.
Holding its first election of the year Wednesday, Phi Kappa Phi, national honor scholarship society, admitted to membership thirty undergraduates. The remaining elections from this year's senior class are to be held at the second election in May.
The list of recently elected members follows: School of Engineering—C. Palmer Eustice, K. Fukuda; School of Religion—Henry I. Rasmus; School of Education—Corinne M. Wiley; School of Commerce—William Henry Ott; Albert Dippell, F. C. Weber, Paul Mat-toon; College of Liberal Arts—Amelia C. Johnson, Mabel H. Ridgen, Paul A. Reeder, Rose E. Schweitzer, John L. Jackson, Alive Ralph, Gretchen E. Koehler, Katherine Vonder Reith, Frances Thilo, Eva D. Aviles, Alice M. Carlquist; School of Law—Bernard C. Brennan, Leslie L Heap, Arthur W. Nordstrom, Arthur P. Lord; College of Dentistry—B. H. Downs, O. G. Sprauer W. W. Hendricks, A. J. Linck, H. L. Potter, J. L. lx)op, H. F. Hawkins, S. L. Mills.
The local chapter of Phi Kappa Phi was installed on the campus of the University of Southern California as the thirty-seventh chapter of this national honor society in June, 1924. At the present time, there are twenty-five faculty members in the chapter. This fraternity corresponds as an all-uni-i versity honor society to Phi Beta Kappa, which is a Liberal Arts Society. Its aim as characterized in its motto, “Democracy in scholarship,” is a united in a common bond of all the schools and colleges of tbe university, any student in these schools and colleges being eligible for membership.
Members to the fraternity are selected on the basis of their scholarship record while in the university, and are generally picked from the senior class. To be eligible, one must have achieved an honor record, that is, a record making him eligible to receive cum laude or magna cum laude honors at commencement.
Officers of the U. S. C. chapter of Phi Kappa Phi are as follows: Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid: vice president, Prof. Claire S. Tappaan of the School of Lawr; Secretary, Dr. Louis Wann of the College of Liberal Arts; Treasurer, Ruth* W. Brown, professor of Latin.
been gained by editing the two newspapers, and that with the additional experience, even better work will b.* done on the Post-Advocate.
Those who are to go to Alhambra are: Dorothy Crowley, Ralph Holly, Marguerite Matson. Terrel De I^app, Helen Scheur, Grady Setzler. and Chet Mackie .
Al Wesson, former writer on the Trojan, and editor of the Wampus in 1923, is at present a member of the staff of the Alhambra Post-Advocate.
BACHELORS TO EAT
Wampus Bachelors will meet for lunch tomorrow at the Cozy Den Cafe at twelve o’clock. All members are urged to he present as plans will be completed for the stag party to I^ake Arrowhead this week.
will journey to Whittier on the same evening.
Coach Nichols has cut the squad from seventeen men to nine, and now has a number which is more easily handled and which permits of more concentrated and individual attention. The squad consists of the following: Bill Barber. Ray Brennan. Sam Gates, Lloyd Griffith, Adna Leonard, Ned Lewis, Norman Newcomb, Manuel Ruiz, and Lelland Tallman.
In the second round U. S. C. last to Occidental, but turned in a victory over Caltech. Occidental is represented by one of the strongest teams ever put out by that institution.
Preparation is being made by Coach Nichols and his squad for a series of intersectional debates and an Eastern trip to be held the latter part of this month and during April.
Lightning Clothes Change
Features Almost Bigamy
By GRADY SETZLER
MAGAZINE SALE REPORT READ BYJALPH HOLLY
That the last sale of the Wooden Horse, the literary magazine of U. S. C., was very satisfactory was the report made by Ralph trolly at a meeting of Quill Club held Thursday evening it the Alpha Gamma Delta house. Chet Mackie, chancellor of the club, presided at the meeting.
At the meeting, several manuscripts were read and criticisms were offered. There were about fifteen members present.
Quill Club is the literary organization on the campus, and has for its aim the encouragement of creative writing and constructive criticism. Meetings are held every two weeks.
Heavily incrested with clever lines that grew in strength toward a climax, sprinkled, nay, flooded with ridiculously funny situations, steeped in somewhat realistic, and effective panto-mine, Ellsworth Ross’ “Almost Bigamy” was exposed for the first time, at chapel hour Friday, and was joyously received by a sometimes howling audience of two thousand.
This one act play, wrritten by an amateur, and produced Tor the first time upon the stage, show'ed remarkable finish, and is notable for its lack jf heavy, dragging lines, impossiblt scenes, or unnecessary dialogue. Possibly a large part of its success is due rather unconventional realistic touch of conspicious disrobing, which is something rather foreign to the Bovard rostrum. However, this natural bit of acting is done on the legitimate stage night after night.
On the whole ,the type of play was too refined for the introduction of the spitoon joke of uncertain vintage, which had no connection with the plot, and might have been disgusting to those who agree with Charles Dickens. Most of the expectorating markman-ship is now' confined to Pumpkin Holler.
We rub an old infection when we complain about the scenery, but for those sitting a little off center had to employ the old imagination as did those witnessing Shakespeare’s first nights.
Vesta Owen, as the lady in desperate need of a temporary husband began at too high a pitch, and consequently overplayed the part in some instances. Otherwise, she was completely at ease, and is to be commended for her professional knack of stage continuity.
Genevieve Mulligan, as the genuine and official wife of the harassed husband, was in natural character, as a sweet, demure, adorable feminine lead. A slight failure in memory was the only break in her presentation.
W illiam Hogue served efficiently as the hundred per cent, great middle class salt and pepper business man as
Ellsworth Ross as leading man, led the audience into gentle hysterics. The mannerisms of Mr. Ross spoilt the most perfectly planned funeral. We cannot efficiently describe these mirth irritaters any more than can we characterize Sid Chaplin. Our advice is i hat you go see both of them, and then get what the writer means. And don’t be surprised if the Sealpax, Athletic, or B. V. D. companies urge Ross for an advertising pose photo. His lightning change, and use of wide bottom trousers revealed the professional actor, as well as other things.
The chief criticism, of the entire cast is the utter disregard of the audience when laughs came in. All the lines, which wre suspect were clever were completely lost to our rooting section because the cast simply could not wait. Another appearance should wipe this out.
The end seemed rather flat, and disappointing. A remedy for a one act play of this type is to have the curtain to fall on some lively domestic scene which is in reality a climax. The end to a one act play of home life can never come on the stage, but must close on some event before the drag comes in. All considered, “Almost Bigamy” is the most successful arpa-tuer production of its type ever exposed on tue Trojan rostrum.
Bovard Will Address Regular Chapel Hours
Dr. William S. Bovard, brother of George Finley Bovard, president emeritus of the university, will address the chapel hours on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Dr. Bovard, who is closely connected with the Methodist Episcopal church is general-secretary of the board of education of the church.
Dr. Bovard arrived from his home in Chicago last Saturday. The subject of his address has not yet been announced.
DOWNTOWN GUILD TRIES OUT PLAYS
Among the five one-act plays being tried out by the Players Guild of Metropolitan College, with the idea of producing them in the near future is “Ethan Frome,” a dramatization of Edith Wharton’s novel by John Baxter Rogers, ’2(5, a member of the guild.
"Suppressed Desires" by George Cram Cook and Susan Glaspell; “Maker of Dreams,” by Oliphant Down, : and "Bedroom Suite” by Christopher Morley, constitute the other four one act, three character plays being re- \ hearsed by the guild.
‘‘So This is Paris Green” by Kenyon Nicholson, is to be presented on Thursday evening, March 2fi, before the Federal Reserve Bank Club, at the Forresters Hall, 9th and Olive streets Rehearsals are being held regularly at the Touchstone Theater, under the personal direction of Laurabelle Qie-trich, assistant professor of English.
OLD HELEN OF TROY RELEGATED TO BACKGROUND
Eight New Helens Launch Ships and Bum Towers Of New Illium
By FRANCIS WYCKOFF
The El Rodeo Beauty Contest has ended. Mack Sennett, celebrated connoisseur of feminine pulchritude, has made his choice of the fair contestants and has waxed eloquent in rapturous encomium of their infinite and iueff-able charms. On the lofty heights of Parnassus one may. if one listens with sufficient attention, hear the proverbial wailing and gnashing to teeth as the old Helen of Troy sees her pristine glories relegated to the background. For new beauties .eight of them, all told, are set to launch a rediculous number of ships and burn (figurative hyperbole of course) the more or less i topless towers of the new Illium.
Lest the anxious reader be kept waiting, the elected maidens ar«: Eileen Brown, Marjarie Smailes, Evelyn Ross, Adel Hertel. Genevieve Mul-1 ligan. Bobby Thombur and two others whose names are for the presenr, being withheld. They were chosen out of a field of sixty-four. No olacings were awarded .all eight rate evenly, and on the same footing.
The selections were made meticulously and impartially by Mack Sennett, acting in the capacity of disinterested judge. Neither pull nor politics carried any weight whatsoeved. The points considered were: nose, mouth, eyes, chin and general ensemble of features.
‘i assure you sirs,” burbled Mack Sennett, launching forth into a veritable panegyric in behalf of the sixty four contestants,” that such pulchritude is indubitably beyond the lamentably meagre powers of mundane expression. Such incomparable beauty —ah! Such infinite promise of charm ah, ah! U. S. C. is to be congratulated. The United States is to be congratulated. In fact one may as well dig into the cosmos and congratulate the whole business collectively.”
Pictures of tbe winners have been taken by Witzels to supplant those submitted for the contest, and these will be run on a special page dedicated for that purpose in the El Rodeo.
A certain downtown newspaper to the contrary, the affair was carried on solely by and for the El Rodeo for the purpose of selecting and representing the feminine beauty on the campus. It was carried out smoothly and successfully, and wrell merits the sincere thanks and congratulatoins of the entire student-body. ,
ORGANIZATION DIRECTORY
The presidents of all campus organ-did Selwyn Levinson, though he added izations are to see Miss Ada English,
the rather unusual characteristic of knightly courteousness more peculiar to the French drawing room than the matter of fact American. We deplore the fact that makeup often suffers the fate of scenery on Bovard stage, and that Mr. Hogue had to be content with messing up his hair with talcum.
secretary to President von KleinSmid, this week in her office. A directory is beins: compiled for the presidents’ reference.
“We have lost track of many organizations which have become recently inactive or have been reorganized,” Miss English explained.
PI PHI CASTLE IS LOCALE OF DANCE
First Senior Snap of Season Is Scheduled For March the 11th
The first "Senior Snap’- of this year will be at the Castle of Pi Beta Phi, on 28th street on Wednesday, March 11. Last year’s "Snaps” were so successful that the men at the head of these bits of dancing vacations are expecting much when the 1925 series is opened. The dancing will start at seven o’clock on the doi, and the floors will be swept at 9.
Bud King will lead his athletes to the stand where he has pledged himself to emit volumes of delightful ditties. For an able bodied, self-respecting man that sentence means much, but to the person who believes that college is primarily a place to study it will require some explanation. Mr.
Bud King is one of the most popular orchestra leaders on the campus, and lias been associated with the old Packard Six. which is now playing under the name of the Lake Arrowhead Orchestra. Now on with the dance.
The dance which is being put on under the direction of the Executive Committee of the Senior Class, has been very fortunate in securing the consent of Dr. and Mrs. Karl T.
Waugh, and Prof. and Mrs. Bissell to act as hosts and hostesses.
As this is only the first of a series of a number of monthly Snaps to be put on in various fraternity houses on the campus, those unfortunates who will be unable, whether by physical, mental, or more to the point, financial disability ,to be present to see the end-off of the 1925 Senior Snaps, may have many more chances to test their pow-ers with the ladies on the waxen floor. The pecuniary penalty for this choice bit of entertainment will be exactly 25c per head, (Bald ones half-1 price.)*
In between-time .and in the mean- .	--
time, Miss Rosalind Williamsoi^ will Friday, 13th, and Spring Combine
present her latest dance creations in	To Frighten Away
her own inimitable style.	Single Males
Fully aware of the fact that in the spring a young mans fancies turn to thoughts of love the seventeen members of the Wampus Bachelor Club are leaving Friday, the thirteenth for Lake Arrowhead, where they may be secure from all onsloughts of the fair sex and air their pent up feelings to their hearts content.
Friday the thirteenth is considered an unlucky day. Terrible castrophies have occurred on this fateful day such as sheiks losing their fraternity pins or hearts—sometimes both. Therefore the bachelors are taking no chances and will leave all evils behind them and enjoy nature in a more secure form among the beauties of the San Bernardino mountains. It is also rumored that the more sane bachelors fear for the safety of certain members who have a weakness for losing pins and hitting the hay about two a. m. Sunday mornings.
Far from the maddening throng of women the bachelors may relax with no thought of shaving or handing out lines. Among the many entertainments planned to while away the time is the rehearsal of the skit which the club will present at the Senior Road Show. The nature of the skit has not been discovered although it is believed that it will have strong sex appeal and which most likely will result in a general havoc of heart pangs among sorority circles.
WARY BACHELORS TO SEEK RETREAT
ENGINEER TO ADDRESS STUDENTS AT M CA
Describing one of the greatest engineering achievements yet accomplished, Walter Gardner Blossom, field superintendent of Education of the Southern California Edison Co., will speak on the “Romance of Electricity” Monday evening, March 9, at 7:30 p. M. The meeting will take place at the Y hut.
This interesting address will be accompanied with a movie on the Big Creek project. Under the auspices of the A. S. C. E. the services of Mr. Blossom has been obtained. A worth while and educational evening will be spent in attending this lecture. All students who are interested in tfie subject are welcome to attend.
DEBATERS MEET
The following men are asked to meet for debate practice on Monday afternoon, March 9, at four oclock in R. 206, Bill Barber, Ray Brennan. Sam Gates, Lloyd Griffith. Adna Leonard, Ned Lewis, Norman Newcomb. Manuel Ruiz, Lelland Tallman.
SIGMA SIGMA PLEDGES
Sigma Sigma pledges will hold a meeting in the Wampus office Tuesday, March 10, at noon.