Press Club Meets For El Rodo Pictures Before Assembly Today
Southern
California
Trojan
Sigma Sigma, Spooks and Spokes in Assembly This Morning
olume XVI
Los Angeles, California, Friday, February 27, 1925
Number 58
EE CLUB’S FRIENDS WILL BE GUESTS AT PASADENA
iends and Alumni of Organization To Be Present At Social Event
L‘This year's annual dinner-dance of Trojan Glee Club is to be the best given, an this is no exaggera-a,” says Horace Judson, manager he Glee Club. The festival will be jed in the Maryland Hotel, Pasa-ia, March 7. view of the fact that the execu-committee would not permit it an all-university function, just friends and alumni of the Glee are invited. But in spite of this ilicap, those in charge expect the (1 to be filled to capacity. The Club will give a full program to most appreciative and represent-> audiences that they have yet aped before.”
3race Judson further says, ‘‘that (ing from the successes of former this year’s program will be the unprecedented one thus far giv-l teh history of the Glee Club.” program will be as follows:
1.
)jan Marching Song”......Al Wesson
^ee Cheers for S. C.”......G. Ogborn
lit On”.................................M. Sweet
Trojan Glee Club
2.
of the Rose”..............Geo. Beban
Ray MacDonald
3.
ky Jim”..............................J. L. Hall
Trojan Glee Club
4.
ind-up Lullaby”..... Gertrude Ross Tenor Solo—Carl Spring
5.
re and More”..........................Seifert
m Tom the Piper’s Son” Smith Trojan Glee Club
6.
ills of St Mary**"
ojan Trio—Riske, Hohman, Becks 7.
Dad to Mandalay”
Sole Mio”
Louise Silva • 8.
ge Song”.....J................Arthur Foote
Trojan Glee Club
9.
ance of the Wooden Soldiers Trojan Glee Club
10.
Ieidleberg”..from ‘‘Prince of Pilsen” ypsy Love Song”
......................irom “Fortune Teller”
Trojan Glee Club 11.
Bandolero”...........................Stewart
Bnss Solo—Evert Leighton
12.
fhe Cavanaugh” ................... Bullard
Trojan Glee Club
After three full weeks of inactivity, Quill members will gather next Tuesday evening to again indulge their intellectual appetites. Alpha Gamma Delta has graciously consented to throw open her house to the harmless attack of the campus literati. The lodge is located at 90S West 35th PI.
Special attention is drawn to the announcement by Chet Mackie that no less than six of the most lamous literary lights of Quill Club have sworn to bring manuscripts. Their identity is being withheld as an added lure. Be* sides the enticement of this mystery, the threat of a twenty-five cent fine is to be imposed to bring the forgetful brothers and sisters to attendance.
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LATEST CAMPUS DIRT
Past and Future Greek History Will Be Exposed In Next Wampus
TO APPEAR~MARCH THIRD
Greek Number to Resemble Sunday Dressed Edition Of a Yellow Dog
By MAUD MILLER
Dirt, dirt, dirt, and yet again—dirt!
Some cats live on cream. Some live on Carnation—irom contented cans. Some live on. But the only cat whose pet diet, is dirt, so far an anybody knows it The Wampus Cat. And he spells his name T-o-m-m-y.
Have you read “The Plastic Age, (or what have you?) Did you ever send twenty-five cents to cover the cost of wrapping and mailing for a set of real photographs of Mack Sennet's flock of cuties? Are you a backslider when it comes to the Atlantic Monthly? T-o-m-m-y is waiting for you with his litle squirt-gun and pepper-filled chocolate drop. The precise target of his little joke on the occasion of his next appearance, March C, is the sad collection of Creatures That Once Were Men, but now are Pledges. That is to say—Greeks. Former, present, and future members of the Genus Hellenus will receive their rewards when the cat walks again.
The kind and loving word is what counts in all chastisement. Therefore Wamp will do his utmost to lead the young ideas into the proper path with a little kind and gentle razzing. There is, nothing this feline is not on to. He could tell you which of your teeth are imported and the reason your grandfather left home on the morning of October 12. 1S74, if he wanted to. But he is quite willing to listen to reason. That is why ye Greek orders will have only gentle correction to bear; for instance.
Tommy’s amiable ideas of the way
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ally Green Bawled Out By Rough, Grouchy Professor
therly Professor Gives Advice to Flunks in Hot and Snappy Lecture: Tells Class How To Get A In All Subjects
By BILL STEWART
And Now That we are in the sec-nd semester, and are awaiting the tatistics compiled by the faculi> oncerning and representing the show-ng made by the Student Body in its arious classes last semester, let’s look ourselves over, and put the pan on each other in an endeavor to find out just why we did not all make the grades which was our goal at the beginning of the semester.
‘‘Sally Green—Yes, you in the end seat—please rise and tell the class why you got the D in Economics lb-What’s that? You say that you didn’t have time to do your collateral? Goodness! My dear girl, don’t you know that there is no place up where they play harps for little girls that don’t hand in their collateral? Oh, you will do better? Now. now. don't cry about it. that’s all right. George Washington didn’t hand in his collateral either. That will do.
‘‘Harold Von Spuffenmetz. That's right, I mean you. so get to your feet, if you can stop talking long enough! What does this “flunk card” in Biblical Lit. mean? Louder, please, don't be afraid to speak up. Oh, I see, you handed in some one else’s notes, and were caught up on it! For shame, Harold, do you ever expect to go to Heaven if you do such things? M-M-M.
Now take this dunce cap and sit on the stool in the corner!
Ned Loose—Don't jump so, I won't hurt you! What on earth >do you mean by getting only an O in 'Mathematics 9,’ Don't you do your work either, What is this—you say that some one told you that it was a ‘pipe course?’ And you believed them?— Harold give that dunce cap to Ned, he merits it more than you. Yes you can take your seat.
“Now, children, let me give you a word or two of advice which may not be wTise to follow' during the next semester; remember that your professors expect you to keep up in your collateral, outlined chapters, etc., and then devote at least two hoars a day to your daily work. You are expected to go twice a week to compulsory chapel and do a little work on the side in the line of school activities. Now, children it is for your sake that this work is prescribed, so it. will only hurt yourselves if you let it slide. It does not hurt the professors if you don’t get your work in. it only hurts yourselves, as it is always best to do your work. Now that you have given me such good attention you will be excused thirty seconds early if you won’t disturb the class upstairs which might be fast asleep.”
TROJAN JOURNALISTS TO EDIT SAN PEDRO PILOT TOMORROW
Fourteen Members of Daily Troan Staff To Make Second Trip of Semester; To Have Complete Charge Of Editorial Staff
S. C. PRESS CLUB TO MEET TODAY
Arising at lour o colck tomorrow morning, fourteen members oi the Southern California Daily Trojan staff will journey to San Pedro to edit the Saturday edition ot the San Pedro Filot|. The U. S. C. newspaper writers will start work at 7:3o sharp, making the various beats and gathering up the beach city’s news. This will make the second of a series of trips being conducted this semester by the journalism department under the direction ot Marc N. Goodnow, head ot the journalism department.
Marquis Busby, editor ot the Trojan, is to be managing editor for the day and will leave for San Pedro this evening in order to get the work lined up. The U. S. C. students will take over the entire editorial department, gathering the news, writing and editing it. Several students of the Advertising department will go also and solocit ads for the Pilot. The entire editorial staff of the Pilot will be dismissed lor the day.
Assisting Marquis Busby will be Ralph Holly, and Jack Olds wiil L>e sporting editor, Grady Setzler, Dorothy Crowley, Helen Faulkner, Maude Miller, Oliver Howland, Harriet Pearson, and Bill Stewart will make the trip and get a taste ot what real newspaper work is.
Arriving at the newspaper office at 7:30 the Trojan journalists will start the typewriters clicking in order to start the linotypes at work. Af. eight
Cor eight-thirty, when the business of San Pedro begins, the majority of the journalists will be assigned stories and sent out to cover them. The police court will start at 10:00 o’clock and will, be covered by the toughest of the young journalists. Details of bootleggers .thefts, drunk cases, disorderly conduct will be joted down
“The San Pedro Pilot is a daily six- i teen page paper and has- all the departments of a large metropolitan daily, and the trip will give tee I S. C. journalists as much experience as a day's work on a Los Angeles paper,” said Marc N. Goodnow. Last year the Trojan staff edited the San Pedro Pilot aud were congratulated for the many novelties they put in the paper The trip tomorrow will be the second of the five trips which will be made' during the semester. Twc	a*:o
the Fullerton Tribune was successfully published by the Trojan staft and in^ the future the Alh&mjnra Post Advocate, the Whittier News, and the Pomona Progress will be visited. The trips were arranged by Man N. Goodnow of tne journalism department and are made to give the journalism stu dents here an intimate idea oi v.^at real newspaper work it According to Mr. Goodnow. the students will gain a novel and practical experience in writing for a clean popular and observing newspaper. San Pedro, Goodnow stated, is a rea] newt paper town and many happening place there.
Members of the University of Southern California Press Club will meet in front of the old College this morning at 9:n0 to have their picture taken for the El Rodeo. All members are asked to be at the old college promptly in order that the picture can be taken before assembly.
Another Press Club dinner is being planned for this inontfy. Alma Whittaker, w’ell-known feature writer on the Los Angeles Times .will be the speaker. The date and place of the next dinner will be announced next week.
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SILVER BOX" CJST IS REHEARSING DAILY
Bill Hogue, Selvyn Levinson and Gertrude Street Are Added To Cast
REHEARSE DAILY
Tickets For Lance and Lute Production Will Go On Sale Soon
Y. M. C. A. INITIATES NOVEL PUNS FOR THIRTY MEMBERS FIRST MARDI GRAS
Purpose and Ideals Of Associa- Prizes Will Be Awarded Tc the
tion Dwelt Upon At Meeting
More than thirty members were initiated into the Y. M. C. A. Wednesday evening, following the regular weekly dinner at five-thirty. A large turnout of more than sixty men was present at the ceremony, which was held according to the customary Y. M. C. A. ritual.
The function was conducted entirely by candle iight, each person present carrying a lighted candle. The new members were told of the ideals of the association, and the three-fold purpose, the development of the spirit, the mind and the body.
Glen Turner, executive secretary of the organization, said that many people spoke of the ceremony as being particularly beautiful and impressive. All the comments were strongly favorable.
Those who assisted Mr. Turner in carrying out the exercises were: Willard Schurr, president; Hobart Landen Dick Sorick, George Jordan, Giddings Slater, Douglas Ewan, Roy Rundell, and Leland Tallman.
COMMERCE CLUB STAGES FROLIC ON FRIDAY 13
A “Spring Fiesta” is to be the occasion of a frolic and dance to be given by members of Metropolitan Commerce Club at the Alvarado Apartments, 9th & Alvarado streets, on Friday, the thirteenth.
The dance committee, including Maxinie Talbot. Wallis Gallagher, and Edwin Fox. all of the class of '26, have decided to defy any jinx or hoodoo suggested by the triple-significance of Friday the thirteenth of March just preceding the fateful Ides, and are preparing some surprises hardly to be classed as misfortunes.
Brandstatter’s orchestra from Cril-lion Cafe is to contribute to the joy of syncopating by furnishing the music. and in addition to students of Metropolitan College, members of the Commerce Club of the School of Commerce, are to join in the soiree.
This is the first social affair of note to be given by the student body of Metropolitan College.
Cleverest and To Best Dressed Individual
Costumes of all descriptions will be on display Friday, March C when the first Mardi Gras ball in the history of the University of Southern California is held in the basketball pavilion. Prizes are to be awarded both to the cleverest costume and to the best dressed individual. The nature of the prizes has not yet been divulged.
Nothing lias been neglected which will make the affair novel and unique, according to Martha Smith, vice-president of the student body. Special decoratious are being made for the pavilion for the occasion, cubist drawings and everything else that will tend to create a Bohemian note having the ascendency.
The Packard Six Orchestra is to furnish the music for this spring carnival. and clever favors, the nature of which is not known, are to make an appearance at the proper time.
This Mardi Gras will be the first all-university affair that has been held for several months. No admission is to be charged, there being just two requirements for entrance to the scene of action. One member of each couple must be a U. S. C. student and must present his identification ticket. The other essential is that all those in attendance must be in costume
Work on “The Silver Box,” the social comedy by John Galsworthy, is well under way and is nearing presentation, according to Ellsworth Ross manager of student dramatics. The comedy, which has created a great deal of interest because of its sensational nature, will be presented by members of Lance and Lute in Bovard auditorium March 26. The play is slated to be one of the best plays staged at the university this year.
The plot of the play is comedy with a strong element of mystery running throughout and its human and social appeal is one of the greatest ever constructed in a play. “The Silver Box” is an English play with a strong sd-ciological theme. In the last act the play reaches a dramatic and gripping climax.
Miss Florence Hubbard of the School of Speech, who is directing the production, has added three more to the cast. William Hogue will play the part of the court magistrate, Selvyn Levinson will be seen as the detective, and Gertrude Street will portray one of the prominent feminine roles. Solly Seamons will play John Bartwish; Helen Humiston, Mrs. Bartwish; Harry Hall, Jack Bartwish ;Helenita Lieberg, Mrs. Jones, Stevens Fargo, Marton; Mont McMillan, Jones; Genevieve Mulligan, Mrs. Seddon; Vesta Owens, the Unknown Lady, and Ray Cowley, Levins.
“The Silver Box” makes the fourth university production that Lance and Lute, the Southern California chapter of the National Collegiate Players, have presented. According to Ellsworth Ross, the play will have a universal campus appeal and promises to be one of the biggest productions of the year. Members of the cast (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)
CAMPUS HONORARIES WILL PLEDGE AT ASSEMBLY
Herb Wiedoeft Unable To Appear Due to Bereavement;
Here Next Friday
Due to he death of Mrs. Herbert Wiedoft, the celebrated orchestra leader, Herb Wiedoft will be unable to be present at today's student assembly as was originally planned. However. Wiedoft has promised Don Cameroa president of tbe rally eommitee that he will have his entire orchestra here a week from today.
According to Mr. Cameron, today’s assembly will be in the form of a students’ honor program, and members ot Sigma Sigma, junior men’s honorary fraternity, and Spooks and Spokes, junior women’s sorority, will be admitted, the ceremonies taking place on the stage.
It is a peculiar honor of more thaa ordinary importance to be admitted to either of these organizations, and, as the membership is limited, it is only those who come up to the high standards of quality and service by w’hiclt members are considered that are admitted. In order to become a pledge to these organizations, a student, in the Junior class, must render some distinct service to the class or the university.
Following the installation of the new members into Signta Sigma and Spooks and .Spokes, the assembly will be turned over to Eddie Green, who will make the awards recently won the intra fraternity track meet. Zeta Kappa Epsilon, winners of the 1925 meet, will be presented with a valuable trophy, while the Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority will be given a placard, as it was their colors that, were worn by the Zekes in their victory.
The latter half of today’s assembly will be turned into a good, old-fashioned U. S. C. song-fest, lead by Harry Pryor, former yell leader of this institution. According to Don. Harry is bubblin’ over with pep, and will bring back the memories of the football season with all the Southern California songs.
“The compulsory plan,” said Don “for holding student assemblies although just started, it making rapid strides to success, and perfection is expected within one of two weeks. It is our aim to make these Friday gatherings as interesting as possible and the rally committee feels that eac* assembly will be as well attended as last Friday's. Be sure and get a card when you go in the door, sign your name ,and then leave it with the ushers as you go out. This is our only way of checking attendance, and absences "ill be marked against each student in a manner similar to that of the Tuesday and Wednesday chapels.”
Watch Your Kerchiefs For Flip May Result in Duel
If Men's Fencing Team Becomes Sufficiently Proficient Girls’ Team *	May Challenge It
By HELEN SCHEUER
The University of Santa Clara presents its annual spring vaudeville review on February 20 and 21.
ZOOLOGY FILM WILL BE RELEASED IN FEW WEEKS
Release of he Zoology film, which has been in the process of cutting, is to be made within a fewr weeks, Miss Josephine Clancey of the alumni office announced yesterday. Work on the picture was begun last semester and the final scenes completed a few weeks ago. The film, which will be one reel in length, was taken under the direction of Paul Greely of the Zoology department and Don Gillum was in charge of the photography.
The picture has been entitled “The Fish Opera” and gives an intimate study of the life of the lower invertebrates. The scenes were taken after considerable difficulty and during the Saturday trips which the Zoology department has been making during the past semester. According to Miss Clancey the film is unique as well as useful and is an original effort in the motion picture indistry.
“Guard. Advance! Charge!! Guard! Retreat!”
The clash of steel upon steel— squeaks, grunts, creaks, queer sounds to be comilng frm the Women’s Gym.
No—tbe girls arn't preparing for the next war, nor are they taking reducing exercises—they’ve taken up fencing, that's all-
Everv Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 3 o’clock—until they collapse, ten or fifteen girls are learning to master the intricacies of the gentleman’s sport. Brigandi, fencing master of the Los Angeles Athletic Club is instructing th** co-eds. Besides training several stars, he has doubled in several important dueling scenes.
When questioned as to their ambitions in the fencing field, most of the girls were vague or reticient, perhaps.
“Might get a chance to double in the movies’ one ambitious girl pxplain-ed. Another spoke of the value of fencing knowledge for defensive purposes. but she neglected to state whether she intended to keep her foil at her side constantly. Another mod-
estly mentioned a desire to become graceful.
The contestants, wearing padded jackets, gloves and heavy masks, look a cross between a baseball team and a squad of Twelfth Century knights One must be careful as to the use of his handkerchief—a careless flip of it into his enemy's face, may easily result in a duel.
It is rumored that if the men’s fencing team becomes sufficiently proficient- -the girls’ team may challenge it.
Fencing isn't “all it’s crackeu up to be” judging from the perspiring work of the practicers. The fencer, standing with knees bent, feet at right ancles. left hand above the head in a graceful curve, holding the foil in the right, he jabs viciously with complicated strokes at his opponent. Aside from keeping one’s mind on the angle of each foot, the crook of the knees, th*» turn of the body, the position of each wrist, the position of the foil, watching the plays of the opponent, besides keeping one's feet parallel to the cracks on the floor, there isn’t anything to it.
On w’ith the duel.
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