Junior-Senior Dinner At Oakmont C.C. Friday
Southern
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Trojan
Joint Glee Club Give Concert Thursday Night
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Los Angeles, California, Monday, May 25. 1925
Number 112
LEE CONTI EECTED TROJAN EDITOR BY MARGIN
Neces6ary to Count Second Votes In .Closely Contested Race For Trojan
COUNTING RUNS LATE
Metropolitan College Lost Vote Through Turning Ballots In Too Late
Feverish counting by the students and faculty in charge of the recording of tie choices of the students at Thursday’s election enabled the announcement of all successful candidates except Trojan editorship to be given to the audience of the Senior Road Show. The result on the Trojan pilot was so close that it was necessary to count second choices to find the successful aspirant, and it was nearly midnight before the last ballot was folded and placed in the pile of the candidate whom its marker favored-
Don Cameron was selected to head the student body for next year by receiving 1161 votes to 5S3 for Ixmg and 578 for Green. Vice-presidency was delegated to Miss Marjorie Rice, as her column totaled 1427 votes to 911 for Miss Evalyne Ross.
Secretaryship of the student body ■was hotly contested between Miss Gladys Ix*e and Miss Dorothy Davis. Not until the last college had been counted was it certain who would receive the position. Totals after Liberal Arts votes had been disposed of gave Miss Davis 57G to 530 for Miss l^ee and the difference between the two candidates never exceeded fifty votes at any time until the Dent votes were taken. These enabled Miss Lee to pile up a substantial majority and assured her of the office.
Ed Murray will produce next year’s El Rodeo, as he compiled 1210 crosses to 960 for Ed Hallman. Rooting sections of next year will be delegated to Burdette Henney's supervision, as he led Ray Elgquist 1318 Jo 880.
Trojan editor for the ensuing year will be Ivee Conti. This was the hardest fought for of all the places on the ballot and it was necessary to count second choices for Chet Mackie in order to give the two leading candidates, Ralph Holly and I>-e Conti, a clear majority. Second choices added to first choices made it certain
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a RODEO PHOTOS ARE FOR SALE NOW
All Fraternity and Sorority Pictures May be Obtained For Five Cents
“An opportunity to get your secret sorrow’s photo. And for only a nickel!" Such is the plan of the editorial 6taff of El Rodeo. All individual pictures used in fraternity and society pages will be on sale in the El Rodeo office, Tuesday from one o’clock until the pictures are sold out.
Along with the student pictures will be snaps, faculty pictures and athletic action snaps. This will give everyone a chance to buy his (or her! own picture to keep it from circulating in fraternity or sorc^rity huoses.
On the other hand, first come, first served, and any picture will be sold, regardless of whether the picture looks like the buyer or not.
The pictures will give a wonderful opportunity to cover up holes in wall paper, at the same time swelling the HI Rodeo larder.
The idea of selling the pictures is not a new one, it having been practiced in several of the large universities throughout the country, with marked success.
THANKS WORKERS
The Road Show committee wishes to thank the following people for their help in the successful production of this year’s entertainment: Ray MacDonald. stage manager; Harry Hall, assistant stage manager; Pete Dimon. electrician; Bob Davies, assistant spots; Al Chase. Ray Pinker and Sam Yoakum of the property crew; Ellsworth Ross, production manager; Ray Hatfield’s orchestra, which played free of charge, and the Lake Arrowhead orchestra, which made a special trip to Lhe campus, as it is playing at he Metropolitan Theater.
WOMEN'S GLEE CLUB TO APPEAR IN CONCERT
For the first time in the history of the two organizations, both men and women s Glee Clubs ot Southern California, will appear in the annual home concert in Bovard Auditorium, 1 hursday night. May 28. Tickets on sale at stmkin store. The Men’s Glee Club has appeared with success th'.s season throughout the Southland. The Women’s Club has filled professional engagements here.
“RED” HAYNES ELECTED PRESIDENT COMMERCE
LeRov “Red-’ Haynes, junior at the School of Commerce, was formally elected president of the Commerce Club, which embraces all students enrolled in Commerce. Miss Campbell was elected to the secretaryship by the small majority of six votes, while Paul Webster carried away the honors of treasurer.
The lower division students will be in charge of vice-president W. D. Davis. The office of vice-president of the Women’s group has fallen upon the shoulders of Margaret Libby. Bill Hansen will fill the position of second vice-president, and the Commerce Executive Committee representative was chosen to be filled by Alden Ross.
She new officers for the coming year will be inaugurated at the Commerce banquet, this Wednesday evening, at Paulais, 741 South Broadway. Tickets are on sale by commerce officers at $1.25 a plate.
JUNIOR-SENIOR DINNER FRIDAY
Price of Oakmont Club Tickets Cut to Minimum For Best Entertainment
NON FRATERNITY MEN WIN IN DENTAL ELECTIONS
Fraternities vs. Non-Fraternities Give Dental Unusual Election Spectacle
Running on a non-fraternity ticket, Elvon Snow, junior at the College of Dentistry, was elected president for the year 1925-26. On the same ticket were Verden L. Thomas, vice-presi-dent, and H. R. Potter, secretary-treasurer. who received a large majority of the votes cast. The final count gave the fololwing results:
President—
Lloyd McGee ........................168
Elvon Snow ............................240
Emerson Spicer....................126
Vice-president—
*Homer W. Church ............151
Truman E. Partridge..........172
Verden L. Thomas ............265
Secretary-treasurer—
H.	R. Potter ..........................481
To adopt the new constitutional Amendment—
Yes ........................................435
No .......................................... 24
The election was run off in the record time ot forty-five minutes. The dentists were literally driven to the polls last Thursday morning from 9:45 to 10.30. where they all voted at the same time. In the balloting room established in Social Hall, every student voted for his choice, thus having each student votet, and assuring the committee in charge of the election that no student had voted twice.
UNUSUAL CONTEST The contest was the most unusual ever staged upon the campus of the professional school. The anti-fraternity men were mutually strongly united to defeat whatever political candidate running for office from fraternity rankes. The new condition was not only contrary to custom, but the results were a great surprise to both parties concerned. Approximately thirty-five percent of the student body at Dental are affiliated to one of the three professional fraternities, which would traditionally submit their candidate for the various offices, and by combined strength alw’ays elect their man.
This year it was different, however, the non-fraternal men feeling that somehow they did not enjoy as much of the social life and friendship as their brother students, the fraters. were enjoying. At any rate, they decided to nominate a capable "barbarian" for the office of president, choosing Elvon Snow as the logical man for the office, because of his pleasing personality .his scholarly record. *wid his popularity at the clinic. The qualifi-(CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)
DR. BROWN IS TO SPEAK AT U. Y. COUNCIL DINNER
Wesley Beans, a student in the LTni-! versity of Southern California, and a 1 popular singer over K.N.X. and K.F.S. | ladio stations, is to furnish the spe-I cial musical numbers at the Wednesday night dinner of the U. Y. Council this week. Dr. William A. Brown, pas-Jor of the University Methodist church is to be the guest and speaker of the evening. Mrs. Elthea Turner is to accompany Mr. Beans.
Dr. Brown is a graduate of Baker University, where he took an active part in student affairs. Dr. Brown is known as a man who speaks authori-i tatively on subjects of world wide im-j poi tance, basing his opinions on his experiences as a pastor in Pomponga and as a former secretary of the International Sunday School Union. These positions- have carried him to the farthest corners of the earth.
The dinner is to be held from five-thirty until seven o’clock, when it will adjourn to enable those men who wish to attend a meeting to be held by Dr. Bruce Baxter.
SENIOR ROAD SHOW HAD APPROVAL OF AUDIENCE
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Said to be Best Variety Show Presented by Any Senior Class
SUMMER SESSION TO HAVE TROJAN
Carl Farman, former editor of the Trojan and graduate student on the campus, has been appointed editor of the Summer Session Trojan for 1925, according to a recent departmental announcement. The paper is to come out during the regular six weeks' session, from the beginning of July to the middle of August, and will probably appear twice weekly as in past summer sessions. Definite final arrangement in this respect have not been made as yet.
Donald Pierce, formerly with the Daily Nebraskan of Nebraska University7, and now on the Trojan staff, will act as managing editor, according to Farman. while special effort will be made to secure a strong staff in other departments as well. Kenneth Stonier, manager of student publications, will handle the business end of the paper.
“General lack of student activities combined with a more mature student body make the intellectual side of college life more important during the summer session." said Farman. “and this atmosphere is generally reflected in the university paper. The Trojan will try to measure up in this respect as w^ell as in the matter of geting the news. Faculty articles and reviews have been arranged for, and news will be printed from other summer sessions throughout the country.’’
The summer session Trojan originated in 1922, when Josephine Clancy and Marquis Busby, present Trojan editor, put out the paper.
BY RALPH HOLLY
The Seniors have perhaps presented I their last contribution to the enter-j tainment of the students of the University of Southern California in the production of the Road Show Thursday night. They shall be remembered by it, for it was the best variety show that any class has ever assembled.
A show of the type given by the seniors can be the most boring and trying thing in the world. Act and act may come and go and the audience wearies and wearies. But the Senior Road Show of 1925 did not bore or try, which speaks of its efficient management, its expert arrangement and its good presentation
There was enough of one kind of act to make it stimulating, not too many of one type to make it tiresome. For one thing I was very thankful that the management felt it wise to eliminate those institutions of the vaudeville stage that shoot forth a barrage of perverted humor even to the point of boredom. 1 am referring to the teams of Irishmen. Germans, Hebrews and Negroes that occupy the apron of our vaudeville stages until a following and more appreciative act is prepared.
On the bill Thursday night music was in predominance, which is as it should be, for the college student is full of music and youth. Ray Hatfield's Southlanders made a good, invigorating opening number. This band was followed by an act of much collegiate atmosphere. A College Girls' Quartette, composed of Joe Campbell. Drusy Bell Gordon, Juanita Benoist, Ruth Bishop, and accompanied by Mildred Morrison, gave several numbers of much merit.
DANCE ACT GOOD
Numbers E and F were the best of the evening. The former was most artistically' presented by Harry Hall, Gien Cook, Rosalind Williamson and Franklin Murrell. Hall and Cook are responsibe for a greaf deal of the success of the performance, for it was their soft shoe dancing to the times of “Katrina” and “March of the Wooden Soldiers.” Miss Williamson, remembered for her previous performances, gave much finese to the whole bill.
Act number F was the wrork of Grant La Mont and Don Gillum, assisted by an able assemblage of girls and chorus boys. And the assemblage was bright and mild, but satisfying. The most revealing part of the act was Don Gil-
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All the excitement is not yet over for the college year, nor are the best college functions a thing of the past. The Junior-Senior banquet to be held at the Oakmont Country Club on May 29 is traditionally one of the largest events on the calendar and a few tickets still remain on sale for it at the Associated Student Book Store.
Although last year the Junior-Senior banquet was not held, it has long been a tradition for the two upper classes to meet and dine together in a farewell feast of good fellowship. This year, due to the well laid plans of the committee of the Junior class in charge, it has been decided to cut the expense to the minimum and have the best of food and entertainment. A dinner dance at w'hich members of the Junior and Senior classes may attend and bring a friend, not necessarily from either class, will fill the bill this year. The charge is trifling when considered with the cost of dining and dancing at any of the city's well known cafes or country clubs.
Since the space available at the Oakmont Club is limited, the tickets are of necessity limited also, and the>T are selling rapidly at the Associated Students Book Store for the price of five dollars apiece, it being understood of course that one ticket admits one couple.
At the Junior class meeting it was announced yesterday that, the Seniors had already bought most of their share of the tickets and the Junior men expressed themselves very frankly about maidens who refused dates for the Junior-Senior banquet , and class sentiment seemed very much in favor of a large attendance at the last affair of the year.
The programs which have been purchased by Miss Marjorie Rice are declared to be as clever as the Junior Prom favors that received so much praise and commendation. The best and newest fad in orchestras, the Bill Hatch Radio Orchestra, has been obtained to provide incentive to dancing.
The patrons and patronesses for the occasion include Coach and Mrs. Jones, who act in the capacity of patron and patroness on this occasion for the first time at this L’niversity, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stonier and Dean and Mrs. Karl Waugh.
CLASS NOMINATIONS CAUSE GREAT EXCITEMENT
ELECT OFFICERS
Pan Xenia International Foreign Trade Fraternity, at its regular meeting, elected the following officers for the coming year: Henry La Franchi, president; George Plumb, vice-president; Clifford Wride, secretary; William A. Collins, treasurer.
PRESENTS PLAY
,“The Old Lady Shows Her Medals,” by Sir James Barrie, will be presented by the class in Educational Dramatics in Touchstone Theater at 2:15 today. All studebts interested may attend. There will be no admissior charge.
GIRLS’ BASEBALL
May 25—Juniors vs. Freshmen. May 27—Sophomores vs. Seniors. May 29—Winners I vs. II.
Nominations Indicate That Elections Will Be Spirited
MANY CANDIDATES
Ellsworth Ross and Ronald Stever, Senior Presidential Candidates
The great political machine n the University of Southern California again swung into action Friday morning with the opening ot nominations for the various offices in the three upper classes of next yt**u\ and present ‘ dope'' indicates a spirited campaign among the several office-seekers.
The present junior class nomina'.ed Ellsworth Ross and Ronald Stever as presidential candidates tor next. year. Both Mr. Ross and Mr. Stever are said to be well qualified. Ellsworth has been active in campus work during his three years on the campus, and during the year now drawing to a close has managed some of the best dramatic productions ever presented in Troy. Ronald Stever has distinguished himselt on the track and in various campus activities. Burdette Ives was nominated from the School of Engineering, but declined the nomination.
Kay Potter and Clare Kaufer were nominated for vice-president of next year's graduating class, while Dorothy Davis and Adele Hertel were selected as candidates for secretary. Momen Baber was the sole nominee for treasurer.
BUSINESS MEETING
During a short business meeting preceding the nominations, it was voted to award sweaters to the present junior baseball team members
Heated nominations took place in the sophomore meeting. Bill Friend. Bob Lee and Art Syverston were chosen as possibilities for the next junior president. Both Friend and Lee have distinguished themselves on the athletic field, while Syverston i.s prominent in debating. Rosalind Williamson and Eloene Truitt were named as nominees for vice-president, while Dixie Wheatley was unanimous choice for secretary. Dick Olsen, Jack Turnbull and Bernard were nominated for treasurer.
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BOGARDUS WRITES SOCIAL DOCUMENT
“Making of Social Science Studies,” Eighth Book by Department Head
Dr. Emory S. Bogardus has recently written his eighth book on the “'Making of Social Science Studies.” The book is designed for the use of undergraduate students desiring to acquire skill in making social science studies. Among the subjects treated are: the scientific attitude, reviewing social science books, making bibliographies, gathering data, analyzing data, making facts graphic, and so on. Three methods are presented: the statistical, the ecological and the personal interview. These are to be taken together as a composite approach to tbe study of any social problem. Nine charts, three maps, tables, sample question-aires, and bibliographies are interspersed throughout the discussion for purposes of illustration. Dr. Bogardus has acquired much fame throughout the United States for the writing of his instructive books on sociology.
The California Conference of Social Work will hold its seventeenth annual meeting in Sacramento between 'May 25 and2S. They have selected Dr. Hogan! us and Dr. E. F. Young as their principal speakers during the conference. Dr. Young will speak on Tuesday on the subject, "Interplay of Personality and Community Forces.” while Dr. Bogardus will speak on the following Thursday on “American Attitudes Toward Immigration.”
RELIGIOUS WORK GROWS
Within the past seven years the School of Religious Education of Boston University has increased in enrollment from 105 to 474 students. Thirty-eight sta.tes, twelve foreign countries and eighteen religious denominations are represented by the student body.