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Volume XVI
Los Angeles, California, Thursday, February 12, 1925
MARDI GRAS DANCE IS PLANNED NEXT MONTH
Costume Ball and Carnival Given in Pavilion As Year’s First All-University Event
By MARJORIE HULL
Number 48
With gay, colorful costumes, en-ranclng music and elaborate decora-ions, with festoons of serpentine, and howers of confetti, U. S. C.’s bask-itball pavilion will rival the original dardi Gras, on the night of March 6. In trying to stage a dance that
professional and campus talent will perform.
This is the first All-University dance that has been given for several months. We do hope that the students will support this dance” says Miss Smith. “We have long tried to get
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BE ON SALE TUESDAY
Midwinter Number of the Quill Club s Literary Magazine Goes On Sale
HAS MANY FEATURES
Percy Marks and Elinor Glyn Will Be Outdone By Local Writers
rould be unique on the campus the so-' away from the ordinary, stereotyped bial committee, under the supervision kind of a university dance and now of Martha Smith, has decided to give, that we have done so we can only con-an entertainment in the manner of tinue if the whole student body will the big carnival staged with such sue-, give us their support. There will be cess in New Orleans. No details will no admission charged, and that in it-be lacking to make this dance the self should prove a great drawing most elaborate and fanciful of any yeti card.”
given on the campus.	There are many other attractions
Of course everyone will come in cos- however. The Packard Six orchestra tume. There will be prizes for both i will furnish music for the event, and men and women for the best looking there will be favors for everybody, costume and also for the most clover Besides the costume awards, two danc-outfits. The pavilion will be elabor- ing prizes will be given, ately decorated. One feature will be! Patrons and patronesses of the a number of cubistic drawings that will dance include: Dean and Mrs. Karl T. be prominently displayed. A program Waugh, Prof. and Mrs. Oliver Marston, has been provided for at which both and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Bovard.
[PRESIDENT GIVES MID-YEAR ADDRESS
|One Hundred and Four Candidates Assemble For Commencement
Congratulating the graduating stu-lents on their serious viewpoint and the purpose to which they have dedicated themselves, President Rufus B. von KleinSmid gave the first mid-winter commencement address of the Uni versity of Southern California, Tuesday, February 10, in Bovard Auditorium to the 104 candidates for degrees and the many assembled guests and students.
President von KleinSmid’s address dealt with the responsibility of the students now leaving this institution to enter the world and the new ideals of success operating everywhere today.
“The early universities,” President von KleinSmid said, “were founded to teach the concepts of religion to men training for the ministry. The Irst state universities had as their purpose the creation of good citizens. Then there came the time when the ideal spread that monetary success was the ultimate aim of education.
Sigma Sigma Will
Meet Tomorrow
An important meeting of Sigma Sigma is to be held tomorrow noon, 12:45, in the Wampus office. At that time the organization is to ballot for members. The following active members are urged to be present: Norman Anderson, John Hawkins, Bernard Brennan, Boyd Welin, Bert Olsen, Ernest Judson, George Orme, Ned Lewis, Henry McCann, John Woods, William Barber and Chet Dolley. Any other members of the fraternity who are interested should be present tomorrow.
In addition to the balloting several other matters of importance are to be discussed. The date for the annual pledging, the sale and production of the fraternity’s paper, the Yellow Dog, the date for the initiation, and the time of the annual banquet are also to be decided tomorrow noon.
ESSAY CONTEST IS TO CLOSE IN APRIL
“That era has passed however. Men no longer enter professions because they pay most. They enter them because they are interested. Men everywhere have a new valuation of things today.
LOOK TO COLLEGES
“Nor does culture exist for culture’s sake. That a preening of feathers after a wallow in the dust. The world today is looking to two institutions for aid in spreading these new ideals, the church with a worldly responsibility and the educational institutions who teach students to solve world problems.”
And then President von KleinSmid congratulated the students before him on their serious purpose to undertake the task before them and evaluate seriously.
Commencement was much like all other commencements in the matter of details. Dean W. F. Skeele played Mendelssohn’s “War March of the | which he is to use in the purchase of Priests,” as the prelude of the day. j books for his private library.
The procession included the Marshals j Rosters, listing instructions for the of the Commencement Exercises, the contest, have been placed outside the candidates for degrees, the faculties of; English office.
the University, the University trust- '	-
ees, and the University president and i rof eSSOr Mears president-emeritus. W'hen the proces-j	Soenh* t ^ C
sion had filed into the auditorium the |	^
faculties took their place on the rost
The third annual Phi Beta Kappa essay contest is now under way. Dr. Louis Wann of the English department is in charge of the local commit-1 tee, which will have charge of all de-
Prancing forth to exhibit his paces before the student body, that noble steed, the Wooden Horse, will make his appearance on the campus Tuesday morning when the annual midwinter number of Quill Club’s literary magazine goes on sale. The copies will go on sale immediately after the Chapel service. The midwinter number will be the first out this year but may be followed by another in a few months.
Contributors to the first issue include Leslie E. Baird, William Scot-ten, Charles Casley, Marjorie Hull, Margaret Brown, Philip Pizza, Ercil Adams, Al Tachet, Bernard Breene, Consuelo Tachet, Charles La Mont and Carey McWilliams. The work in the magazine will include stories, poems, a one-act play, articles, sketches, reviews, burlesques, and the usual miscellany.
“Circe on the Campus,” a story to appear in the midwinter number was written by Leslie E. Baird, former editor of the University of Kansas “Oread,” and at present editor of the University of Chicsago “Phoenix.” The verse contributions are from the pens of William Scotten, Phil Pizza, Ercil Adams, Marjorie Hull and Bernard Breene. “The Unanswered Call” is a one-act play by Consuelo Tachet, Margaret Brown has written a miniature novel called “Anna Hume.” Charles Casley and Charles La Mont have contributed a number of burlesques, chiefly literary. Carey McWilliams, having disposed of an interesting literary ghost, Ambrose Bierce, in last year’s Wooden Horse, turns his attention from matters moribund and writes of H. L. Mencken. Al Tachet has a number of book reviews in this issue.
“What the local ‘literatti’ are going to do next has always been one of the manifold worriles of the faculty, and this year the many scarlet rumors that have been running rampant as to the kind of ‘Horse’ this one is to be have the dons in a f«rore,” said Carey yesterday. “The Comstocks on the campus, if there are any, are all agog with expectancy over the new-born product of our Theodore Driesers and Scott Fitzgeralds, and who knows, our Percy Marks and Elinor Glyns. Life i would not be what it is today were it not for our ’intellentzia,” so on with
Points Deducted
For Inattention
Grade points will be removed for inattention in chapel according to the report of the cnapei committee. The names of those who study, read magazines, talk, or sleep during chapel period will be recorded and points deducted on the same standard as absences.
Ned Lewis in a short address in up-perclass chapel Wednesday, stressed the fact that each student is personally representative of the student body, and inattention shows disrespect not only to the speaker and chairman but to the university as a whole.
IN FljJEEK RAGE
Year Book Price To Remain At $4.50 During Last Week
PRIZES ON DISPLAY
Work On Annual Progressing Toward Completion of Large Publication
FRIDAY ASSEMBLY MADE COMPULSORY
Executive Committee Will Require Attendance at Student Hour Rallies
Student assemblies in Fridays will be compulsory this semester was the new ruling passed at a meeting of the A. S. U .S. C. Executive Committee at the Alpha Gamma Delta house Tuesday night. According to the new system there will be fifteen Friday programs, and of that number any ten will be required. Checking attendance will be entirely in the hands of the students. Don Cameron, chairman of the rally committee, will be in charge of the programs.
Martha Smith, chairman of the social committee, reported that a Mardi Gras Ball would be held in the pavilion, March 6. It will be a costume af-
Final sales of subscriptions • for El Rodeo will be carried on during the week starting February 23, according to Mvrl Ott, Manager of the publica-j tion, in a one week sales contest that j will decide the winners of the prizes j | offered last semester.
During this final sale, El Rodeo will sell at $4.50. Three teams will be or-! ganized for the week. Burdette Ives,
| Sales Manager; Nea! Harvey, Circulation Manager; and Jimmie Robertson, Organization Manager, will captain and direct tne squads. Anyone wishing to enter the contest who has not taken part in the past, can sign up with either Mr. Ives or Mr. Ott at the El Rodeo office.
The prizes offered have been on display for the last month in the window
of the Associated Students Store and place claims a tuxedo, second
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DEBATES WITH BRANCH
Rav Brennan, Sam Gates, Adna Leonard and William Moore To Represent Troy Against Southern Branch Tonight
^	i oith which won the 1924 Championship, wa3
Ray Brennan, Sam Gates, and eit^	^ ^ ^	^
er Adna Leonard or "VN illiam ot jf0rnia team is out for revenge and Is are the members of the debating squad | determined to turn in a victory over
"the Branch" tonightr.
Coach Alan Nichols says that this year’s squad is the strongest ever to
who have been chosen to represent the University of Southern California in the first debate of the Southern Cali-
fornia Conference. The contest is to I , >, „____, „ .
,	uphold the Cardinal and Gold and ex-
be held tonight in the Touchstone |	vroia ana ex
Theatre, Old College.
These men are to uphold the negative side of the question, “Resolved: That the Immigration Law of 1924 should be so amended as to admit Japanese upon the same basis as Europeans,” against an affirmative te;yn from U.C. S- B-
On Friday, the Trojan affirmative team, which has not yet been announced, will debate at Redlands against the strong University of Redlands squad. Last year the “Branch” team defeated the Trojans but Redlands.
pects to enter a team in the Conference that will be a real championship contender.
Tuesday night a successful practice season was concluded with a double victory over La Verne College with a 3-0 decision. Other schools with whom debates have been held include Pasadena College and Loyola.
It is expected that a large crowd will fill the Touchstone Theatre tonight. The spirit of rivalry will assure a very interesting and spirited debate. Admission is free and the debate will begin promptly at eight.
first
place a rain slicker, and third a hat. All the prizes were donated by Desmond’s.
Tables will be placed at various points on the campus during the open week and subscriptions will be taken fair. Plans were also discussed foriat these P|aces- Students can also
holding a dance each month tor the jslsn up tor tbeir book at the El Rodeo
„ , . .	______office or at the Associated Studests
remainder of the college year.	!
Reporting for Bud Welin, president \ ^ore-of the Trojan Knights, Fred McAllis- { ^or *he benefit of those students ter explained the new system of Just entering Southern California this choosing knights which will be adopt- | semester, El Rodeo is the annual or ed next year. A complete reorganize {year book published by Southern Cali-tion of the group will be made with a j fornia each spring. Due to the fact system of pledging and weeding out of ; Tbat the printers must be informed on
the latest Chapt-1 fuel.’
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MEET WITH SENIORS
tails and will select such essays from those submitted as they consider fit for final submission.
The contest is open to any student of either Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing. He may select his own subject, which may be creative or critical. The essay must be between 2000 i
and 3000 words, and in typewritten	#	-
form. It should be handed in bearing Meeting Held February 12, At 9 a ficticious name, with the author’s	A M., Room 34, Old
true name in an accompanying envel- J	College
ope’	Seniors interested in employment
The subject of the essay may be on with the Southern California Tele-any topic of interest to the entrant, phone Company will have an oppor-
the alumni of Phi Beta Kappa, who tuni tQ ta,k with representatives of are sponsoring the contest, wishing to the company on Thursday, Feb. 12. make the affair of a broader nature There wiU be a general meeting of than has been the custom heretofore. I thoge jested at 9 oclock in Room April 25 is the closing date for the 34 Q c when M H O’Brien, reprecontest. First class colleges through- ; sentative of the company, will explain out Southern California are planning the company.s pr0position for college to compete. It is expected that there , will be a large list of entrants. The j winner will receive a prize of $100, I
undesireables. The Trojan Knights, according to the report, will discontinue the system of electing one man from each fraternity on the campus.
Barton Hutchins, editor of the El Rodeo, asked the Executive Committee to determine the person to whom the publication will be dedicated.
Don Watson, chairman of the election committee, reported on the class elections held at the close of last semester.
A cash prize of $100 was offered by Allen T. Archer, a member of the alumni association, for the best yell submitted to a special committee of judges, the committee to consist of three members composed of representatives from the faculty ni, and the students.
the number of books to be ordered, it it necessary to run the sales of the book off as soon as possible. This year a good start has been made in El Rodeo sales, but if the “Law of proportion” holds good many students will be without a book unless they sign up during this last week. All subscriptions will have to be paid for before the books are distributed.
Work on El Rodeo is progressing rapidly, according to Bart Hutchins, Editor, and he declares that this year’s book will surpass any that have ever come off the press in past years. He j says that the price that the book is selling for does not defray the ex- 1
Metropolitan To
Hear President
President R. B. von KleinSmid is to speak to the Metropolitan College Commerce Club at the meeting of that organization today. Prof. Emery Olsen, director of the Metropolitan College, will preside and faculty members will be in attendance.
The president spoke at the Metropolitan College last quarter. At this time he amplified the opportunity of small classes and specialized training which Metropolitan College affords. He also stated that Metropoliatn College students should consider themselves a part of the university.
EL RODEO PHOTOS TO BE MADE AT Y
Witzel Studio To Be Open For Tardy El Rodeo Pictures
FULLERTON PAPER EDITED BY U. S. C.
Nine members of the Trojan staff will take complete charge of publication of the Fullerton Tribune next Saturday, according to an announcement made yesterday by Marc N. Goodnow, journalism instructor.
The entire staff of the Tribune will be given a holiday, their places to be filled by the Southern California journalists.
Arrangements for this trip have just been completed by Professor Goodnow
penses of printing, but that the adver- , the alum-jtising makes possible the printing of j ^’Houing a number of phonn calls to i the edition.	i M* L’ Haas’ mana«inS editor of the
Tribune. Those making the trip are
are
The Executive Committee went on j “We want to warn everyone that , tQ be Qn hand in the Tribune office at record as recommending that the Tro- j this will be the last chance to obtain j jan be made a daily publication this , El Rodeo, and we hope that Southern j semester.	California students will realize this i
A telegram was read from Mary and act accordingly. It is impossible resignation to continue sales any longer,” said Myrl Ott yesterday.
Langan announcing her from the Committee.
j men. Following this meeting there will be personal interviews with seniors interested. Those partciularly invited to the meeting are electrical, mechanical and civil engineers and seniors in Commerce.
SPEECH GRADUATE
Commerce Journnl For
February Now On Sale
By GRACE WALKER
Jones tried to borrow $500<^ February issue of the JOURNAL, new
School of Speech graduates held a senior recital last night at 8:30 in the Touchstone Theatre. Three students are being granted degrees.
Sam
from a bank, and was turned down. But after Mr. Brown, the banker, explained to him just why his financial statement did not warrant their lending him any money, he—But just read the February issue of COMMERCE JOURNAL and you will find out about the three C’s of Credit—Character, Capital, and Capacity, as dialogued by George R. Kingdon, Assistant Cashier of the First National Bank of Los Angeles, and P. R. Williams, Cashier of the Commercial National Bank of Los Angeles.
One of the feature articles in the
Dr. Eliot G. Mears, prominent mem-rum the assemblage rose and sang the! her of the Leland Stanford Faculty, j Tuesday night a recital was held fea-alma mater.	I wil1 address the Society for Social turing Rachael Hicks. Last night Miss
Professor Mruce Baxter gave the Research on the subject "The Japan-! Wenel and S. D. Seamons presented prayer. The President gave the ad- ese and lhe California Land Question." j the program.
_ * .,	-i . ononmnun The meeting will be held in Room H. .	-
dress, e Girls ee	'1204. at 2:15 on Monday, February 16, University of North Carolina.—The
iet by u 1 .psion rio a j and ig Qpen tQ Facuity members and (University of North Carolina has re-sical program, ant t .tn e auan *, advanced students who are interested, j cently adopted the Oxford plan of de-
of honors.	Professor Mears ha3 been gathering j bating and will put it in practice in
Especial honors of cum laude were ,jafa jQr jas^. months concern- ] its debate with S. C. State.
ing the relation of the Japanese to agricultural situations in California.
granted to Louis McKenzie Laurie, Jr.. of the School of Commerce and Busi-,
ness Administration, and Helen Fran	_
ces Bushow, Alice May Carlquist Uniersity of Minnesota.—The Uni-Willard A. Schurr of the College of versity of Minnesota
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Liberal Arts and magna cum laude to' was recently opened. It seats 55,000 j is the editor of The Silver and Gold, Frances Thilo also of Liberal Arts, j persons.	j tjje university paper.
University of Colorado.—Only one man is invited to attend the annual vaudeville performance of the women’s s new stadium | league. The man selected as a guest
SANTA CLARA TICKETS
According to an announcement from Arnold Eddy, assistant Gener-Manager, Student ticket number 10 when presented with 25c at the Associated Students Store may be exchanged for a $1.00 ticket good for admission to the coming Santa Clara-U. S. C. basketball game on Friday evening at the pavilion. This exchange must be completed before Friday if the student wishes to take advantage of this rate. Ticket number 11 may be exchanged under the same conditions for the Saturday night game, if presented on or before Friday the 13th.
available at the Students Store, is a comprehensive discussion of Modern Stores Control resulting from a research investigation of railroad store-keeping at the Southern Pacific Company, undertaken by J. L. Denneen and Karl F. Brown, members of the class in Industrial Management 195 under Professor Ross.
The Real Estate Subdivider's Status, in which he is disclosed as a community builder, was written by Mason Case, a prominent realtor in this section, and Buying Real Estate “Right”, covering suggestions for laymen in in-
a. m. and those listed below asked to make arrangements with Ralph Holley for transportation.
Ralph Holley will be managing editor of the Tribune on Saturday, and will be assisted by George Jordan, Grady Setzler, Dorothy Crowley, Freeman Hall, Helen Faulkner, Kay Potter, Bill Stewart and Jack Olds.
According to Professor Goodnow, the practical experience received by the Trojan staff members on trips of this kind are extremely valuable to those planning on journalism as life work, and it is hoped that all of the staff, from the editor-in-chief to the lowly j cub reporter will be given an oppor- 1 tunity of serving on one of the five | papers to be visited during the com- I ing semester.
Other papers which are to be edit- I ed during th« next few weeks by Tro- j jan staff members include the Alhambra Post Advocate, the San Pedro Pi-
Witzel Studio will open a set at tho Y Hut during the week starting Monday, February 23, to give Southern California students a last chance to have their pictures taken for publication in the El Rodeo.
This is the announcement made from the El Rodeo office yesterday by Myrl Ott, manager of the publication. Mr. Ott states that during this week every student who intends to have hia photo appear in the year book must appear for a sitting. At present there are many members of organizations who have the right to have their pictures in the book who have either failed to turn in their proofs or have neglected having pictures taken.
Students who have not turned in their proofs yet are running the risk of not having their photos printed. Mr. Ott states that the proofs must be turned in during the week that tho Witzel photographers are on the campus. Appointments can be made at the Witzel downtown office for pictures to be taken between now and the time the set is established here. The price for El Rodeo pictures is 11.00.
| A 33 1-3 per cent discount is being made to students on orders p’aced | with El Rodeo proofs. This discount holds good on any type of photo desired.
Arrangements for photographing groups can be made at any time with Mr. Ward, campus photographer, at the Photorium in the Old College building. Mr. Ott advises all organizations to have pictures taken as a group as soon as possible. Every Junior ana senior is entitled to have his picture appear in the El Rodeo, regardless of whether he is a member of any campus organization or not.
FRESHMEN WOMEN WEAR ARM BANDS
Freshmen women registered at the University of Southern California for the first time this semester are requested to buy the customary frosh arm bands before the end of the week, lot, Pomona Progress, and a Whittier I according to Gertrude Street, presi-daily. These, just as the Fullerton dent of the Trojan Amazons. The Tribune, will be published exclusively green bands are now on sale at the by Southern California journalism Associated Students Store. When the students, the entire responsibility fall- I purchase is made each woman should vesting in residential property, busi-[ing on their shoulders.	j sign her name at the counter, as the
ness property, income property, and Not only will the editorial phase of ! Amazons will start checking up on industrial property, especially in Sou- the Tribune be handled by Trojans, 'the negligent and forgetful the first of thern California, is the work of George but a number from the advertising the week.
W. Zent, formerly manager of the, class will write, sell, and arrange dis-! Those who are not provided with Taft Realty Company, and now a mem- Play advertising, giving U. S. C. com- I the necessary emblem by next week ber of the partnership of Zent & plete charge of everything about the (will be tried before the Amazon Greve.	j PaPer except the actual printing and Court and their namse published in
Business Partnerships themselves, ,lelivering-	j the Trojan as violators of University
with special attention given to the c. . ~	~ ‘ . tradition.
Rights and Liabilities of Partners, is f” d"T“him	‘h TT!’,"	“In order that all arm bands may be
iefcu ability or undesirability of! worn in a uniform way they should be
treated in this issue nf the Journal by H	__________
Clair S. Tappaan, professor of Law at , °n° U. U aS 3 Free Port a11 offer in- pinned just above the left elbow,” said University of Southern California. orma ive and interesting reading in I Gertrude Street.
‘this initial 1925 number of COM-i__
MERCE JOURNAL.	TORCH AND TASSEL
Shall We Broadcast our Sales Let-' Tflere will be an important meeting
The unique position of the city of1 Long Beach as an Oil Producer giving,
the effect of this condition on the tax ters? captions an article gi. the {of all members of Torch and Tassel rate of that city; the possibilities of pr03 an<] cons of (he c|rcular ]e(t in Y. W. C. A. rooms at 12:00 Friday
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— j further trade with Costa Rica, Our
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noon.