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Trojan Debaters Meets Calteck on Japanese Question Here Tonight
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California
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A. W. 5. and Y. W. Joint Tea For New Women Today
lume XVI
Los Angeles, California, Thursday, February 26, 1925
Number 57
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BE CHANGED BY EXECUTIVES
,ike Elwood Elected To Fill the Vacancy On Executive Committee
SIXTEEN INITIATES
Press Club Neophytes Tell Of Unsuspected Scandal In Sonnets
kt the Executive meeting, held last ■ht, the following two resolutions iessitating changes m ihe condition ;-e accepted to he voted on at the meeting:
o the Executive Commtitee A. S. C.
:e Publications committee recom-1s the following changes to be in the interest of the student cations. That the present office itudent Manager of Publications anged to Graduate Manager of cations for the purpose of cen-3ing supervision and responsibil-This office to be nominated by ublications Committee and elect-the Executive Committee. Fur-aore we recommend that the of-f Business Manager for the Tro-created to take the place of the ,ger of Publications. Tlys office filled in the same method as proin the constitution for the se-n of the student publication of-
Publications Committee recom-K. K. Stonier for the office of ate Manager of Student Pub-t>ns.
Ned Lewis, Chairman (pro tem) Warren Bovard, Harold Stonier, Gwynn Wilson, r. President and members of U. S .C. Executive Committee: With is a copy of the proposed dments to the student body con-ion as drawn up by the commit-jjpointed by you to investigate the and offer a proposed amend-
Pjend Section 10, article 3 to read:
. The El Rodeo editor shall have fpleted two years of collegiate work he University of Southern Califor-or its equivalent and shall have nded this University for one year ceding his installation. He shall Elected by the student body at large the regular elections held in May 1 the recommendation of a com-:ee composed of the General Man-?, the Comptroller, the Professor ournalism, chairman of the Pub-tions Committee, Executive Secre-r, president of A. S. U. S. C., and El Rodeo editor of the year pre-Ing the candidate’s installation's committee shall make its rec-jnendation to the executive commit-not later than the day preceding day upon which the executive com-iee meets to pass on the regular itions presented to it for recogni-at he regular May election.
,t this meeting Mike Elwood was ?ted to the Executive Committee to le Mary Langen’s place. Another CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR1
TALENTS OFFERED UP
Three Former Editors of Campus Publications Grace Affair With Presence
Turkey served with razzberry sauce was the featured dish of the Press Club dinner and initiation held at the Vanity Fair Tea Room. Figueroa and Wilshire, February 24, when the ancient and honorable tradition that the pledges offer up their talents in the form of feature stories or sonnets which must be passed upon before they can be received into the club furnished the entertainment of the evening.
Enough unsuspected scandal in the lives of certain members of tbe Trojan staff to till a dozen issues of the Yellow Dog was disinterred, as tbe hitherto humble pledges became bold. Among those present were three former editors of campus publications, lx>well Jessen and "Teet” Carle of the Trojan and ‘Okey" King of the Wampus, who contributed their experiences in the great world ot journalism to the program.
The sixteen initiates were Oliver Howland. Terrel DeLapp, Jack Burman, Bill Stewart, Newton McGillis, Frank Orme, Hargrove Smith, Kathleen Bender, Alice Young, Mildred Shearer. Bonnie Higgins, Eileen Brown. Polly Black. Dorothy Davis, Martha Wigget and Paul Churchill.
NORARY ACCOUNTING FRATERNITY INSTALLED
ota Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, hon-;ry accounting fraternity, was in-illed at the University of Southern ilifornia Saturday night at a formal nquet held at the Hotel Clark. Seventeen members, including Dean Walter Morton and Professor Clyde ). Belford, were initiated into the U.
C. chapter. The other initiates at iis time were James Mainland, Hilbert Smith. Howard White, Maury itker, Doras Jeppson. Harry How-|l, Morton Petty, Herbert Crawford, iiarles Sherrod. Elmer Marshrey, lul Mattoon, Rolland Barnes, and ^ul Webster.
Beta Alpha Psi was founded at the niversity of Illinois, February 12, )19. The purpose of the fraternity expressed in its constitution is “to ncourage and foster the idea of ser-sce as the basis of the accounting Jrofession, to promote the study of iccounting with a view towards "fee-uring the highest ethical ideals, to tct as a medium between professional :en. instructors, students hnd others rho are interested in the development f the study of the profession of ac-iounting to develop high moral, professional and scholastic sandards in is ipembers; and to encourage cor-lial intercourse among its members nd the members of the profession of ccounting.”
BRITISH STUDENTS TO VISIT AMERICA
Scholarships Arranged To Promote International Good Will and Fellowship
Twenty Annual Fellowships for British students at American universities have been established by the Commonwealth Fund of New York in the belief that international understanding can be encouraged through international educational opportunities. The fellowships are similar to the Rhodes scholarships for American students, and are valid for two years, with a possibility of a third year being granted to a limited number «of candidates.
British graduate students at any of the twenty-six universities in the United States which were on January 1. 1925, members of the Association of American Universities, will be elegible for these fellowships. The exact amount of the fellowships has not been announced but it will be approximately Jo.000 according to President Edward H. Harkness of the Commonwealth Fund.
The Prince of Wales is Honorary Chairman of the British Committee of Awards which includes: Chairman, Sir Walter Robert Buehanan-Ridell. Principal of the Hertford College, Oxford Committe; Sir Hugh Kerr Anderson. Master of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge; Sir James Colqhoun Irvine, Principal, University of St Andrews; Sir Theodore Marison, Vice Chancellor, University of Durham and Principal of Armstrong College; T. Percy Nunn. Principal of the London Day Training College and Professor of Education.
PLAY CAST WORKING STEADILY FOR ‘SILVER BOX’
Miss Hubbard Pleased With the Rehearsals For Galsworthy’s Social Comedy
“The Silver Box,” John Galsworthy’s great social comedy is well under way, according to Miss Florence Hubbard, director. At the close of yesterday’s rehearsal Miss Hubbard expressed the opinion that every member of the cast is in the^iest form, and that the work will surpass that of any former production of the National Collegiate Players (Lance and Lute).
Jack, played by Harry Hall, by careless pranks not only involves the plot of the play but eventually drags himself into court. S. D. Seamans in the role of Jack’s father, is expected to present the outstanding male character part of the play. The heaviest dramatic role of the play, that of a laboring man, will be played by Mont McMillen.
Helenita Lieberg will play the feminine lead. Vesta Owen, of ‘‘Smilin’ Thru” fame, as the Unknown Lady, should give a character portrayal which will establish her versatility as an actress.
Other important parts are played by Genevieve Mulligan of the recent “Seven Keys to Baldpate” cast, Helen Humiston of “The Romantic Age,” and Ray Cowley.
Ellsworth Ross, production manager stated that plans are being made for a lavish production, and that “The Silver Box” will contain something of interest and appeal for every Trojan.
10Mil PEDRO
San Pedro Pilot Next Newspaper On Trojan Staff List
LIVE DAILY PAPER
MARDI-GRAS CARNIVAL TO BE FEATURE OF MONTH’S EVENTS
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Basketball Pavilion To Be Redecorated in Bohemian Motif; Prizes To Be Given For Best Costume
San Pedro Editor and Staff Will Take Vacation This Saturday
Planning to outdo the good work of a few weeks back at Fullerton, fourteen members of the Trojan Staff are to repeat the yearly trip to the harbor, where they will take over the reins of the San Pedro Pilot, on Saturday, Feb. 28. The journalists will leave the campus early Saturday morning in order to arrive at 7:30 in the morning ready for business.
Last year, the owner who is also the editor of the Pilot, was pleased with the work of the staff, especially
with the fact that they “unearthed”	-
many new novelties for the paper. The Pastor Says People^Are Too Sat-
manv features which the staff wrote
By CATHERINE POTTER
Ri\aling the Mardi-^iras of Newn This Mardi Gras will be the first all Orleans and the students annual car- University function for several monthg nival in quarters of Paris in gay Bo- and it is absolutely free, there are just hemian atmosphere, the Mardi Gras ot two requirements for entrance. The
the University of Southern California to be held Friday, March <5, in the Basketball Pavilion promises to be the most unique and original dance ever held by the University.
A SUCCESSFUL LIFE
TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY OFFERS STUDY COURSE
In accordance with the custom of previous years the University of Toulouse is organizing another Vacation Course, to be held at Bagneres-de-Bigorre, in the heart of the Pyrenees.
The course of study includes literature, grammar, phonetics, composition and several excursions to places of interest. French history of the nineteenth century is also studied, as are courses in French geography and a commercial course. Regular examinations will be held, for successful completion of which the student will be given a certificate from the University of Toulouse. For detailed information consult Dr. J. J. Champenois, Office Nationale des Universites et Ecoles Francaises, 1819 Broadway, Room 902, New York City.
ARGONAUTS MEET
The regular meeting of the Argonauts will be held on Thursday evening, February 26, at 7:30, in the Philosophy Seminar, H. 300. After a short business meeting, the Reverend A. W. Grieve will present a paper on “The Dualism of Plato and the Aristotelian Solution.” An opportunity for discussion will be given. Faculty and students are cordially invited.
YW Discussion Group Meets Soon To Make Plans For Conference
A pep meeting for the Pacific Palisades Conference is to be the feature of the Discussion Group which meets tonight at the Y. W. Lodge from five until seven.
The Conference, which is scheduled for March 6. 7 and 8, is an annual affair of the Y. W. and is attended by delegates from all the colleges of Southern California. This year. Miss Clara Miller, Y. W. secretary at this university, has been appointed chairman. Among the speakers chosen to address the Conference are Doctor Raymond C. Brooks of Pomona College and Miss Alice Hoyt, divisional secre-tarv of the Y. W.
Girls interested in attending the Conference are cordially invited to Discussion Group tonight.
were used throughout the week after the regular staff had returned.
Marquis Busby, who will be the managing editor for the day, will leave Friday evening to make final arrangements. Ralph Holly is to assist him. Jack Olds will act in the capacity of Sporting Editor. The Pilot has a neat little sporting section, and Jack will have a job on his hands. An arrangement will also be made to have one of the staff members interview one of the rear-admirals pf the Pacific fleet. Others who will enjoy practical newspaper experiences for the day are Dorothy Crowley, Helen Faulkner, Maude Miller, Oliver Howland. Grady Setzler, Marguerite Matson, George Jordan, Hargrove Smith, John Scott, Harriet Pearson, and Bill Stewart. It is planned to have the “toughest” reporter sent down to the police court aud snoop around for news.
SECOND TRIP MADE
This will be the second of the five trips to be undertaken by the S. C. Daily Trojan staff this year. Other trips will result in the publishing of papers at Alhambra, Whittier and Pomona. They are being arranged under the auspices of the Department of Journalism by Professor Marc N. Goodnow. The advantage lies not only in giving the regular staff of these newspapers a day’s rest, but the opportunity and experience gained by the amateur journalists are manifold.
Speaking of the San Pedro Pilot. Marc Goodnow declares, “in publishing the paper for the day, the students will gain a novel and practical experience in writing for a clean, observing and popular newspaper. San Pedro, in newspaper parley, is a “real newspaper town.” This is'true because of the many hapenings which take place there, such as the harbor newt, and the navy affairs.
SIGMA SIGMA MEETING
isfied With Present Conditions
URGES FUTURE INTEREST
Doing One Thing
Weil Should Be the Aim of Every Student
Five points to follow for a success-rul life were stressed by Herbert Booth Smith, pastor of Immanuel Presbyterian church, in his talk to the upper division students at chapel hour Wednesday. The points were: The value of holy discontent, the ability to forget the past, looking to the future, a unified aim, and pressing towards the prize.
Smith declared that people are too * satisfied with their lives—that they are too willing to be left alone. People are all ready for Heaven, according to the speaker, and do not strive to make themselves better. ‘‘Don’t be satisfied with what you are, but strive for higher things — cultivate that far away look to the distant hills.”
“Church officers, students, poets, grocers, real estate men, and men of every occupation never see things until they are past” the speaker declared. He said that this outlook is wrong for man should look to the future and forget what has happened. There should be no question where the man comes from, but where he is going is the important thing. “Jesus saw the future while the old priests sawT only the past.
LIFE IS STRUGGLE
Pledges of Sigma Sigma are requested to meet in the Wampus office today at noon. Important business is to be transacted.
Whitman defeated the University of Washington 34 to 25 in the first game of the Washington trip.
This Is Week of Agony
And Strife For Pledges
By JOHN SCOTT
Mid the blare of trumpets and the roll of drums the annual open season on aspiring neophytes was opened the first of the wreek. Furtive glances and shuffling steps are in vogue now for the pledge who, if the brothers see fit. will soon be poudlv displaying on his bosom the emblem of his particular fraternity.
Police have been responding the last few evenings to hurry calls from sorority houses in a vain effort to apprehend the intruders who in justice to them are nobly trying to make off with the door plate or porch furniture.
Walking down the street one would think that the old and honorable house of David was again in existence. Beards are in order this week, droopy eyes from long distance hikes and frequent shiftings of men from the street to a tree seem to have taken the campus by storm. Can it mean that the so called “What Sherman said war war” week is here? If one would know all one has to do is mention the
fact to one of the neophytes and then w-atch out, that is if one inquirer is not of the fraternity of which the man is a pledge.
The house goat is being brushed off and groomed for the final test by the brothers this week. House parties and week end trips to the beach and mountains are being eagerly looked forward to by member and pledge alike, the latter to get it over with as soon as possible.
The campus was entertained yesterday by a parade of six or seven men who were trying at all appearances to blow the heads of their instruments and break their drums in a thousand pieces. The University band still has room for a few select men and tryouts will be held publicly or privately as desired.
• Twenty thousand others are doing practically the same stunts as the U. S. C. neophytes over the United States. Soon will he strut forth with ths jeweled emblem of his order before the ladies’ admiring glances, MAYBE.
“Life isn’t worth much unless it is a struggle,” the speaker said in reference to the third point. He brought out that people don’t get anywhere unless they struggle and fight. Christianity puts forth a goal that is only attainable by the greatest efforts. “As long as the soul is not ahead of the brain we are pulling aur soul into the mud.” Smith said.
He stressed the importance of having a definite aim—of knowing one thing well rather than having a smattering of many trades. He thinks that the man who has a thorough knowledge of one thing will succeed better than the man who is a jack of all trades.
The runner should press always towards the goal and should not be detracted from his purpose by any incidents that may obstruct him, Smith declared. The runner should not be satisfied with the present tense but should always try to better himself— he should go on forgetting things behind—looking towards his goal—while keeping in mind his one purpose which is to make his goal.
first is that one member of the couple must be a U. S. C. student and present an identification ticket, and the second is that both members of tho couples must be in costume, for who ever heard of a Mardi Gras where the participants were unmasked?
Martha Smith, student body vice-president said in a recent interview that special decorations were being made for the Pavilion for the occasion of the Mardi Gras. These will be cubist drawings mostly and everything will tend to.create the Bohemian note.
The music for the spring carnival will be furnished by the Packard Six Orchestra. Favors as clever as the idea of the dance itself have been purchased for all.
Patrons and patronesses include Dean and Mrs. Karl T. Waugh, Professor and Mrs. Oliver Marston and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Bovard.
The most clever costume will be rewarded and likewise the best dressed individual. Just what are the natures of the prizes cannot be disclosed ac present but they are both worth while and original.
With the return of spring what tan be more appropriate than a carnival! a Mardi Gras! Romance lurks beneath the mask and cares are forgoten in the face of mirth, romance and music.
“Something different is what the students clamor for,” said Martha Smith,” and something different is what we are attempting to give them. In the history of the University a masked spring carnival has never before been held. Whether this attempt is a success or not depends on the student body and the way they respond. Every effort has been to provide something different. A program of professional and campus talent has been provided in connection with ihe rest to make this dance a long remembered success.
P. E. Majors Meet To Plan Program; Pictures to be Taken
EL RODEO NOTICE
No more El Rodeos may be purchased except from either Myrl Ott or Burdette Ives personally.
No more pictures will be made by Witzel’s except at 1011 W. 7th street up till Saturday night—absolutely none after Saturday night except for Skull and Dagger and simiar organizations.
Witzel's pr*of must be returned to 1011 W. 7th street this week.
If sufficient cuts were not ordered at time of sitting, an additional 25c will be charged for each extra. Order them before Saturady at 1011 W. 7th street.
The University of Washington has passed up an invitation to play two football games in Honolulu New Years and Christmas of this year. The reason for the refusal was that the varsity eleven had several long trips already lined up for the 1925 season.
TROJAN DEBATERS GO AGAINST OCCIDENTAL
For the purpose of arranging some social program to take place soon the majors in the department of physical education are asked to meet at 1:00 p. m. Friday in the girls gym. Such was the announcement made yesterday by Henry LeFevre, president of the Physical Education Club.
At this time it has been arranged to have the pictures for the El Rodeo taken. The society is to have a group photograph. Communications that have been received during recent weeks from W. R. LaPorte, head of the department, will be read. Prof. LaPorte is on leave of absence and is studying in the east at the present time. He will return to U. S. C. for the summer session.
“Resolved that Immigration Law of 1924 should be so Amended as to Admit Japanese on the same Basis as Europeans,” was the subject of the debate between Southern California and Occidental held at Occidental Wednesday night. Don Tyler who won the national Oratorical Contest during 1924 and Stevenson represented the Tigers against Ray Brennan. Ana Leonard and Sam Gates of U. S. C. The Trojan team upheld the negative side of the argument.
Tonight in Touchstone Theater the aftirmative team from this institution will debate Caltek on the same subject at eight o’clock. Last year Caltek was defeated by the U. S. C. squad. The affirmative team is composed of Arthur Syvertson, Leland Tallmaa, and Lloyd Griffith. There will be no admission charge. All students are urged to be present by Ray Brennan.
manager of debate.