STANFORD TICKETS r SOUTHERN
STILL ON SALE AT CO-OP
California
Trojan
TICKETS FOR SENIOR DANCE NOW ON SALE
VOL. XVII
Los Angeles, California, Thursday, October 8, 1925
Number 17
TICKETS READY FOR Z
Dance is Annual Affair; Coaches and Members of Stanford and Trojan Teams Are Guests.
ONLY 500 ADMITTED
Committee Announces That No Expense is To Be Spared To Make Affair a Success.
POPULAR SONGS TO BE FEATURED AT RALLY FRIDAY
The Lyric West” Makes First Appearance oi
HOUSER ELECTED Year AS PRESIDENT OF
Wes Woodford’s Dutch Orchestra To Provide Varied Jazz Program.
Trojan Knight-Amazon dance tickets will go on sale today, according Vo the committee in charge of this event. The change in date for the sale of these tickets was made because a special dye has been secured for the tickets in order to eliminate any chance of counterfeiting by outsiders.
According to Selwyn Levinson, chairm&n of the dance committee, | many inquiries have been made at the I ticket office for the desired admissions. Also, numerous inquiries have come I in about the number of tickets to be Isold. Mr. Levinson stated that there ■would be absolutely only 500 tickets Ion sale. Dancing is going to be comfortable this year in the large bail-Iroom of the Biltmore was the state-[ment made by the chairman.
In regard to preparations for the [dance, Mr. Levinson stated that the [most lavish plans ever attempted at IS. C. are being rapidly completed to
make this dance the best social function which Southern California has ever had.
This dance is now a tradition, according to announcement, and therefore no expense is being spared to I make it not only a much looked for [victory ball, but also one that will be llong remembered by students, both of [Stanford and Southern California.
| Stanford's football team and coaches Iwill be present and will help to make Ithis ball more successful than ever be-[fore, said Mr. Levinson. A further statement was that students who desire tickets must apply early because ao reservations are being taken, due to the* fact that there is a great de-nand from the professional schools for tickets.
The committees appointed for this lance include:
Decorations—C h a i r m a n, Pauline
[Klene, Betty Baker, Evelyn Ross, Mar-iorie Rice, Jannie Lee Moore and Elo-ne Truitt
Posters—Chairman, iMomon Baber, Red Dales, Evelyn Ross.
Tickets—Chairman, Ray Elmquist, Dick Stith, Clarence Hunt, Harry Hunt, John Griffin and Red Haynes.
Publicity written by John Scott.
Miscellaneous —Chairman, Sam IGates, Russ Neeley, Elton McCrilles and Garth Lacey.
Ballroom and Orchestra—Bill Stew-■art.
The chief features of Friday’s rally program will be a series of popular songs played by Wes Woodford’s Dutch orchestra, and John Lyons who Trill lead the student body in songs, according to reports received from Sam Gates.
Woodford’s orchestra will furnish a few minutes of good snappy entertainment while John Lyons will give some good advice on student singing. Mr. Lyons has been singing for the Los Angeles Rotary Club for some time and he is well nown both among the students and in the music circles of this city.
The final tryouts for assistant yell leaders will also be held, the four con-tentants being chosen tonight by the executive committee from last week’s aspirants. It is expected that Henney will be given some valuable assistance as the men all showed up well in last week’s tryouts.
The rest of the hour will be turned over to the associated woman students who will present a varied form of entertainment under the direction of Ethel Oliver.
The student body has been presented this fall with a series of interesting rallys and is responding in an enthusiastic manner. In fact, so great has been their approval that it has been necessary to come early in order to get a seat. Large numbers have been turned away in the past and it is thought that because of the fine program offered, tomorrow will be no exception.
As the big game is only a week off it is necessary for the students to put as much time as possible in preparing their yells and songs, and it is urged that they pay close attention to Mr. Lyons in order to make the best showing possible at the Stanford fray.
COMITIA SOCIETY PLANS BIG YEAR
The October number of ‘‘The Lyric* characterized by powerful descriptive
West,” the poetry magazine published at the University of Southern California, has appeared on the campus with contents measuring up to its usual high standard of quality. The publication, which was formerly edited by Professor Roy T. Thompson of the EDglish department, comes forth for the first time under its new editors, Dr. Allison Gaw, head of the English department, and Mrs. Ethelean Gaw.
The poetic contributions which appear in this issue come from authors all over the United States. As a consequence, material of the finest character has been published in this number.
“Ecco Homo,” by Beatrice Harmon, the selection which has first place in the contents, is an emotional poem of fine quality. It expresses a feeling of regret or reproach, and the melancholy of the lines is so delicately portrayed that the emotion is sensed rather than actually experienced.
“At San Juan Capistrano,” by Clinton Scollard, is a descriptive piece in which the atmosphere of the old mission is caught and held throughout
Harvey Sellers Dye’s contribution, “Romany,” is a narrative poem which tells of the uncontainable spirit of wandering and freedom which possesses the hearts of gypsies. The gypsy love of the outdoors pervades the lines throughout with its restless energy.
A descriptive poem that yet has a clearly felt vein of emotional quality ninning through it is “Old Houses,” by Mary Brent Whiteside. It deals with old houses in an imaginative w’ay that tells of the suggestions of the past which they arouse in the minds of their sympathetic observers.
“African Sunset,” by Helen von Kol nitz Hyer, is one of the outstanding shorter poems of the magazine. It is
effects and it has a swift movement which produces the rushing, sweeping effect, necessary to the full appreciation of the scene which the author so ably describes. Another poem by the same author, “Dragon Flies,” appears in this issue.
Don Gordon’s “Moon-Men” is a high-yl imaginative selection which is noteworthy for its fullness and richness of tone, as well as for its vigorousness of character.
“To Fo—Passe” is a poem of a reflective nature, rather sad in mood. It expresses the philosophical resigna tion of a self^analyst which reveals to the one who analyzes the fact that his youth is forever gone and his old age is not far in the ditsance.
Dr. Gaw has himself contributed to this issue a prose article, “The Artistry of the Stanza,” a discussion of the verse stanza. It is the first of a series of articles which will appear in future numbers of “The Lyric West,” and which will be devoted to the study of the various types of stanza forms.
In addition to these contributions, several others appear in the October number of this magazine. “Arachne,” by Edith Mirick; “The Artist Receives Notice of a Bequest,” by Patterson Greene; “The Pearl of a Summer’s Sea,” by Leslie E. Bafrd; “Pro-Cathedral,’ by Mary Brennan Clapp; “My City,” by Read Bain; “Night Ride,’ by Mildred Plew Merryman; “Perhaps,” by Charles Howard Marsh; “Miracles,” by Idella Purnell; “When Next You Come,” by Natalie Flohr; “Offering,” by Geraldine Seelemire; “Nude Sleeper” and “Resurrection,” both by Joseph Upper; “The Sculptor” and “A Lady’s Way,” both by Jane Morrill, and “The Interloper,” by Ruth Augh-iltree ,are all poems of merit and add greatly to the value of the magazine as a publication of fine lyrics.
DENTAL SENIORS
Champion Track Star Chosen To Lead Class By Small Majority.
RUSHING SYSTEM GOOD AT DENTAL
New Method of Pledging Freshmen is Big Success, According To Dean Ford.
ONS WARN FRESHMEN GIRLS
raditions Must Be Obeyed By Every First-year Female Member in Class.
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Warning is extended to all freshman girls who have not obeyed traditions, he Amazons will hold court the aft-rnoon of October 9.
Summons will be issued to all fresh-an women who have not adhered to strict laws laid down for them y the upperclass women.
The court will be conducted like a egular federal court its officers being irlg who are also officers in Ama-on. The penalty imposed will be in ccordance with and in proportion to e offense. This is the first meeting f the Amazon court for this season nd promises to be decisive.
Engineers Receive
World Series Scores
Something novel is planned for the students who attend the regular weekly meeting at the lunch hour to be held in the Electrical Engineering Laboratory today. The fact is that Mr. Smith ,one of the students, has loaned his fine radio set for this special occasion. Consequently, while everyone is enjoying their lunches, all announce-ients concerning the world’s series baseball games will be made.
The game yesterday was very well received and those present got all the Ithrili of attending the game.
Entertained by an interesting program consisting of music and speeches the Comitia Literary Society held an open meeting Tuesday evening at the “Y” Hut, with J. Elric Anderson, president of the society, m charge.
The evening was started with the singing of “Alma Mater.” Then followed a ukelele solo by Wallace Fris-by, which proved quite popular with the audience, according to the manner in which it was received.
Four speakers addressed the meeting during the evening. William Deans spoke on the subject, “The History and Purpose of Literary Societies on the Campus.” Jennings Hutchins followed with a talk on “The History of the Comitia Literary Society, in which he traced the society’s history from the early days of Rome down to the present day. William Wenz discussed the Mitchell case, giving a clear explanation of the criticism which Geneial Mitchell has directed against the army and navy of the United States. Simpson Singer told the gathering of the good he had gotten out of his association with the Comitia society.
Those who attended the meeting were Simpson Singer, William Manns, William Deans, Wallace Young, Kenneth Higgins, Leroy Gilgore, Myer Crumb, William Wenz, Jennings Hutchins, Albert Moorland, Joseph Thompson, J. Elric Anderson, Truman Kuehn, Paul Read and "Wallace Frisby.
PHI
DELTA GAMMA HOLDS FIRST MEETING
That the College of Dentistry has worked out a highly successful and systematic plan of rushing and pledging is the opinion of Dean L. E. Ford, head of that college. “Now that all rushing and pledging is over for the semester and the dental plan of rushing has been thoroughly tried, I can say that I am very well pleased with the way in which the new system functions,” was the dean’s statement.
Dental has taken the initiative and formulated a new plan for the securing of men for the various fraternities which takes the place of the antiquated system now in force at many of the liberal arts colleges. The new rules provide that rushing is to begin immediately after the opening exercises of the school and continue until two weeks of actual school have elapsed. No fraternity shall pledge a man mvtil after the third fraternity meeting after the opening of school.
Each fraternity has the privilege of two rushing functions during the open period, providing that these do not fall on Monday or Wednesday night or interfere w'ith any other fraternity’s affair. Any rushee who accepts a bid before the time set for the issuing of them is liable to suspension from fraternity activities for an indefinite period.
An intra-fraternity council is provided for which is composed of the dean of the college, the deputy supreme presidents of three national dental fraternities, the presidents of these organizations, and one member from each.
NOTED MUSICIAN ADDRESSES STUDES
Professor Victor Lichtenstein Talks About “Folk Music” at Chapel.
“Bud” Houser, Olympic champion of the shot-put and discus, was elected president of the senior class at Dental. It was a very close election, Houser beating Kennets Edgars by a vote of only 83 to 70.
The class was unanimously in favor of Wilfred Kamm^r for the office of vice-president. The fight for secretary-trasurer, however, was very uncertain, Herbert Shirley winning from Milton Cottam by a narrow margin.
The present seniors started in their freshman year under the guidance of Stewart McDonald, and in their sophomore year chose Sylvester Mueller as their president. Mueller proved ineligible as a candidate this year, as he holds another student body office at Dental.
Emerson Spicer, wiio led this class last year, will turn over the reins to Houser, and it is a foregone conclusion that he will handle the class fully as well as it has been in the past
Yesterday morning the sophomore class at Dental held its nominations for class officers, under the guidance of Lee Symington, last year's freshman class president The meeting was fairly spirited, accompanied by sincere consideration and thought in order to choose the men for those Important offices.
For the office of class president, George Hanna, R. S. Lelansky and Archie W'ilkins were nominated. The men proposed for vice-president were Howell and McKenna, while the privilege of the handling of the secretary’s pen lies between Craig and Ralph Smith. Craig held the secretarial position last year.
Final elections will be held on Friday, but before the men can be voted on their scholarship and character must be passed on by Dean J. E. Ford.
JUNIOR CLASS DRIVE
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Third-Year Students Will Attempt to Collect Yearly Assessments Next Week.
TO LAST 3 DAYS
Success of Junior Prom is Dependent On Outcome of Campaign.
“Folk Music” was the title of the address delivered by Victor Lichtenstein, music master of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, before Chapel yesterday morning.
Prof. Lichtenstein, who is giving a series of lectures at the Ambassador Hotel this week on “Operas,” is reputed to be one of the world’s foremost musicians. He is a resident of St Louis, but received his musical education in Liepzig, where, as a pupil of Hans Sitt, he became first violinst in the famous Gurondhaus Orchestra under Arthur Nikisch. While abroad, he also studied with Eugene Ysae.
On Wednesday, Prof. Lichtenstein said, “There is no language that is understood the world over, but by use of tone, the same emotions may be aroused. In this sense, music may be called the universal language.” “Folk music is the simple, expression of the naive soul of a people. Folk dances and songs express the finest and simplest aspirations of a group as they portray the sincerest and most accurate expressions of general mental characteristics.
“The folk songs of northern Europe are sad and heavy as contrasted with the light gaiety expressed in the music of the southern countries.”
Mr. Lichtenstein was assisted by Elizabeth Mattern, soloist, and Max Siventhout, pianist, who rendered the following selections:
1. “Willow, Willow,” Ophelia’s song from “Hamlet,” which was written at a time when England led the world in
TROJAN SQUIRES MAKE NEW PLANS
Detailed plans for an intensive campaign against offending freshmen were formulated at a meeting of the Tro-j jan Squires yesterday at noon, according to Carl Plate, president. Specific duties throughout the day were assigned to each squire in order to put their activities on a scientific working basis.
Several entirely new and different forms of punishment were also introduced with the purpose of adding variety to the antics of the lawless freshmen. The exact nature of these, however, remain a deep, dark secret, for, with the exception of Sam Gates, representative of the Trojan Knights, no outsider was admitted to the confab.
Besides the introduction of new plans the Squires’ fundamental policies were reemphasized. While determined to enforce traditions ridigly, they plan to do so with the best of feeling. Carl Plate emphasized the fact that personal friendships must not interfere with the punishment of tradition violators, and that all must be
The Junior Class Fund drive starts Monday, October 12, and will last three days, announces Willard Brown, junior class treasurer. Brown intends to get one dollar from every registered junior inside of this time limit. In order to do this he has appointed the following juniors as members of the Fund Drive committee: Jeffrey Smith, Robert Brooks, Norm McKen-sie, Ed Bernard, Ruth Branch, Gladys Lee, Don Mayhew, Eloise Parks, and ay few others who have not yet been appointed.
Inasmuch as the demands upon the junior class treasury will be exceptionally large this semester, due to the holding of the Prom this semester, the treasurer feels that it is vital that every junior should contribute his “mite.”
Willard Brown has perfected a system whereby he can check the payments of dues of every member of the class. It is his desire that all fraternities, sororities and other organizations should see to it that their junior class members come through one hundred per cent. From day to day the returns will he published and thus every house’s average will be made public.
The final results of the drive will be published and the unfaithful checked up on. Upon payment of dues the junior will receive a “loyalty tag” which will be of distinctive design and a prominent insignia of loyalty.
The success of the Junior Prom will depend, to a large extent, upon the success of this drive. Every Junior knows that this year’s Prom will bo of such pretentions as to require a heavy cash outlay. The treasurer also desires that the class treasury carry over a substantial balance into the senior year to help the class get started. Beginning Monday with a rush and extending through Wednesday the campaign will be carried on by the committee. During the iless publicity” will do its work.
FRESHMEN DECIDE NOV. 6 DANCE DATE
Dance Committee and Interested Frosh Select Date For First Dance.
November 6 was decided on as the date for the first Frashmjan dance of the year at the class meeting on Wednesday.
Lack of spirit characterized the meeting at which only fifty frosh were present to support “Scotty” LaVelle, president, in his plans for freshman activities during the coming semester. Urging members to take an interest in the affairs of the class, LaVelle expressed enthusiasm for the schedule oi events planned by the various committees.
A report of the dance date committee, composed of Beatrice Hammers-ley, David Lyons, Leonard Friedson
and Leigh Sargent, was accepted by be prepared to take what is coming) a vote the class. November 6 was to them in the spirit of fun. When* the date adopted for the first social a man’s name has appeared before the a®air-
The Southern California Chapter of
Phi Delta Gamma, national professional forensics fraternity, held its first meeting Tuesday evening, with dinner at the Cozy Den Cafe President Leland Tallman outlined plans for the year. A debate tournament between the literary societies of the several universities in Southern California may be sponsored by the organization. Debate and extemporaneous speaking contests are planned between individuals and the four literary societies.
Since the new policy has been so music.
successful, it is to become a traditional method of fraternity procedure at the College of Dentistry.
STUDENT FELLOWSHIP
Members of the Student Fellowship and their friends will meet at five o’clock this evening in Exposition Park for a social time. All who come are requested to bring a box lunch.
Immediately following the supper period Dr. Bruce Baxter will bring the message of the evening.
Any person that is interested in the organization is invited to attend.
2.	“Song to a Nightingale,’ of French origin, written during the twelfth century.
3.	“Hungarian Rhapsody,” which was shown to reflect the proud dignity of the Hungarians.
4.	“Spanish Dancing Song,” the mood of which came from the Orient.
5.	“Moorish Love Song,” having the rhythmic harmony characteristic of Moors.
6.	“The Last Rose of Summer,” proved most popular, having the power of swaying the emotions of the audience.
Squires three times, he is black listed, and automatically becomes ineligible to become either a Trojan Knight or Squire during his entire college course. It was also enthusiastically declared that with these new plans well under many impromptu programs between classes, put on by the freshmen who violate the cherished traditions of the halls of Troy.
CHORAL SOCIETY
The choral society will meet for the first time Monday al 4:30 P. M. in Room 305. At this time programs wili be worked out for chapel exercises.
AESTHETIC DANCING
Girls interested in aesthetic dancing are asked to report at the Women’s Gymnasium, Monday, Oct 12, at 11 A. M.
All class functions during the coming semester will be in charge of the newly appointed social committee. Dante LaFranche is chairman of this committee and under him LaVelle has appointed Margaret Frazee, Erma Lucas, Pete Bumess and Edith Linger-felt.
Gerald Kerr was appointed manager of the long distance track team. Much material in the class has given rise to expectations of a good turnout for freshmen athletic events.
The limited number of members present at the meeting made a discussion of the matter of dues impossible.
FROSH NOTICE
A special meeting of the Freshman class will be held in Bovard Auditorium at 12 o’clock tomorrow noon. It is imperative for all Freshmen to attend.