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VOL. XVII	Los Angeles, California, Wednesday, September 16, 1925	Number 1
12,000 STUDENTS REGISTER FOR FALL SEMESTER
WELCOME ADDRESS OPENS FALL TERM AT CHAPE TODAY
FRESHMAN WEEK WELL RECEIVED
New Faculty Members are Introduced To Student Body
BY HELEN SCHEUER
With the introduction of twenty four new faculty members and the coming of the 12,000 students by President Rufus B. von KlienSmid at ten o’clock chapel today, the University of Southern California wiil swing into actual operation for the year.
President von KlienSmid will give an address of welcome for new and old students and the faculty. He will briefly outline the plans of the university for the year and tell the aims of the institution. The new members of the factulty will formally be presented to the student body.
The entire student body is to be present at this chapel program as there will be no sectional division on this occasion.
The additional members to the various dapartments include eight professors, two associate professors, five assistant professors, six instructors, seven fellows, assistant librarian and two library assistants.
The professors are: H. Wilden Carr, George H. Mount, Franklin L Riley, Wilfred W. Scott, Harry Thomas Coy, Homer A. Watt, J. Harold Powers and Mary Sinclair Crawr-ford. Dean of Women.
The associate professors are: Bruce Magill Harrison, and Owney C. Coy. Assistant professors are: Antonie Heras, J. Wyman Ludlow, Prank A. Nagley, Nina Streeter and Margy G. Ingersoll. The instructors are James Mussatti, Peona Piner, Frank Richardson, C. P. Tanguary, Mabel Wood-worth and Walter M. Rudolph. The fellows are: Edwin F. Bamford, Stanley Cairncross, Louise Colton, Doras Jeppson, Lillian B. Reynolds, G. A. Wreakley, Harold Williamson and Paul Hunt.
Frank C. Colridge has been appointed organizer of Extention Courses Miss Lillian Dickson is assistant Librarian and Miss Ethel Manning assistant cataloguer. Miss Rosemond Bell is the hostess for the Women's Building. Aubrey Devine has been appointed assistant to Coach Howard Jones. Several of the new faculty members are receni graduates of U. S. C. They are Stanley Cairncross, Harold W’illiamson and James Mussatti.
DRAMATiSimAN MANY PRODUCTIONS
Senior Class To Lead Off Class Play Next Month
Arrangements for dates for this year’s dramatic productions have been made, according to Ellsworth Ross, production manager, and a big season is being planned. The first play, to be staged next month, wTill be presented by the seniors. This is the.first year that the senior class has presented a play.
The next productions to be presented about a month apart, will be given in the following order: The underclassmen play, junior play, Lance and Lute, Extravaganza, Road Show, and School of Speech play. Dates for all of these have been scheduled.
Ross is planning to establish a production staff this year and asks that students interested in stage production make an appointment for an interview with him. His new office is located on the second floor «of the journalism building.
Class of ’29 Are Given Send-off in Three-Day Program
Acting as a completely new method af introducing freshmen to the Uni-! versity of Southern California, Fresh-i man Week, a period during which a I varied array of features were provided for the entertainment and instruction of new students, was held on the campus from Thursday to Saturday of last I week.
The three-day program served to aid j the new students in getting started in ! their college careers by introducing i them to Southern California’s activ-j ities and traditions, by getting them acquainted quickly with their class-i mates and by starting them off early on their registration.
The events of the first day of Fresh-I man Week, Thursday, were headed by a general assembly for all freshmen in Bovard Auditorium. President von KieinSmid delivered an address of wrelcome in wrhich he urged all freshmen to make the most of their college careers. Introductions and brief acknowledgements were made by Don Cameron, student body president, and these were followed by speeches to the assembly by Dean Waugh and representatives of the Trojan Knights, the Amazons, the Y. M. C. A, and the Y. Wr. C. A., and the Associated Women Students. Professor H. C. Willett spoke on the question of w?ays and means of wise registration. The first day’s program was closed w’ith box luncheons at the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. buildings in the afternoon and receptions at the same places in the evening.
Friday’s events were started off with registration of all freshmen, commencing at 10:00 o’clock. After their ardorous labors of standing in numerous and assorted lines, the new students w'ere refreshed by a luncheon given for them on the Old College lawn by the Trojan Knights and Amazons. Following this, nominations for freshman class officers were held, and these resulted in a number of candidates for each office. In the evening, a reception for new students and their parents was held in the university parlors with President von KieinSmid and the faculty of the university acting as the hosts.
The program for Saturday included a -second assembly in Bovard Auditorium. at which Harold Stonier, executive secretary, Dean Rockwell Hunt of the Graduate School, and Professor Bruce Baxter spoke on subjects of interest to the freshmen. The elections for the first-year class officers scheduled for this day were postponed. The rest cf the day was spent in registering.
STUDENT BOOKS ARE COMPULSORY THIS SEMESTER
Pres. von KieinSmid Welcomes Frosh To Troy
Changes in Original Plan Make Campus Chest Drive
Necessary
SMOKER - SPREE OPEN TO FROSH OF ALL SCHOOLS
Commerce Women
Hold Luncheon
The College of Commerce girls, not to be outdone by their industrious brothers, are serving a commerce luncheon at twelve o'clock on Thursday, to girl commerce students, especially the freshmen.
Miss Helen Campbell, vice president of the girls’ group, will announce the place where the luncheon will be held.
An old time smoker and stag spree —and the freshman get in on it! Posters to this effect are conspicious on the campus, announcing the opening social affair of the college of commerce at the - Phi Kappa Tau House, 2809 Hoover street, Wednesday night at 7:30 o’clock. All commerce freshmen must be there, while anyone on the campus, who wants to get in on a good social time, is invited. This stag spree is the opening gun being fired by the Commerce Collge to make this the best Commerce year in their history.
Red Haynes, president of the school of Commerce, has planned an interesting time “with lots of smokes and eats”. Special beds are being provided for freshmen who may not have as yet inhaled the deadly weed, and find the experience uncomfortable.
A large number of Commerce Alum- j ni are planning to be at the smoker, among them will be former presidents of the Commerce College.
As well as the getting acquainted , feature, a few snappy speeches have j been arranged for. Dean Cunningham, of the College of Commerce, is to j head the speakers.
Compulsory action in regard to the selling of Students Activities Books which was voted through by a large majority last semester will not take effect as was originally intended according to Don Cameron, president of the Associated Students.
The original plan was to charge $10 for the year which would entitle the student to an El Rodeo, admission to all athletic contests and would include all Campus Chest donations. The administration however had advised against this action according to Cameron, the reasons being that the office does not wish to handle the financial end of it feeling that the students should take care of this situation themselves. This would afford the students training and also relieve the administration of the worry.
Under the present plan which has been adopted it w'ill not be possible to include all the items which w’ere in the original plan. The administration has applied to the Community Chest of Los Angeles for a budget and it is very possible that U. S. C. will be included which will result in a concentrated drive sometime during the year by Community Chest workers and will include both the Los Angeles community chest and the S. C. campus chest, taking care of both in one drive.
All students will be required however to report to the Student Clerk and hand in a card with his name and address. Students will be expected to buy a student activities book unless a valid and sufficient excuse is given. All athletes will be exempt and other students who have good excuses will not be required to purchase these books. The price of the book for the first semester will be five dollars. This book will include admission to all home football games except the Stanford and Iowa games where it will be good for a dollar and a half on a student ticket. The book also includes admission to all home basketball games during the first semester.
The second semester book will include one El Rodeo, all home athletic contests and activities. The price of this book will be merely the price of an El Rodeo, that is about four dollars.
The purpose of the student report is that a student roster is desired and check on the buying of these books can be had. According to the administration it is felt that this plan is more satisfactory than the one pursued last semester in that the students will have full responsibility resting on their shoulders for the success of the activities of the college year at hand. Cameron urges that full cooperation be given to this plan by the student body at large. With the greatest athletic year S. C. has ever been confronted with it is necessarv that all loyal Troans buy these books, attend the contests and make the greatest potential year the most successful one in the history of the school.
TO THE TROJAN STUDENT BODY
Again let me extend to you as the Student Body of the University of Southern California, the heartiest welcome. Some of you are returning to the Halls of Troy for the last time. Some are standing at the threshold of college life. Both groups have much to learn and much to enjoy.
Those of you who come for the first time, we welcome and offer you great opportunities and a multitude of privileges. We ask in return your unswerving loyalty and devotion, and an honest endeavor in the activities of the classroom and campus. Those of you who are renewing acquaintances and contacts, the University offers greater opportunities and richer rewards for work well done than it has neen our privilege to offer heretofore. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA is unique among western educational institutions. Situated as it is in the heart of a great city, opportunity is offered during the undergraduate period for students to make business and professional contacts which will aid them in the years to come.
During your sojourn with us, tfactors will enter into your collegiate life w’hich will give you valuable experiences. In the realm of extra-curricular activities, however, we must not lose sight of the fact that of all the good things that may come to us, the greatest of all will come from our classrooms and laboratories.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA has a spirit all its own. It is the Trojan Spirit. To be a good Trojan, one must have strength and character and loyalty. We all expect to be loyal to the demands of your classrooms. No amount of activity in any other field can make up for shortcomings in scholarship.
Cordially yours,
B. R. von KlienSmid, President.
TROJAN SQUIRES ASSIST KNIGHTS WITH FRESHMEN
Squires Are in Charge of Hazing on College Campus
All
Rally Begins
Student Year
Featured by a talk by President Rufus B. von KlienSmid, yells, and the appearance of a Southern California orchestra that has been playing at Hotel Lebec during the summer, the first Southern California rally is scheduled to take place on Friday at the regular chapel hour, according to Sam Gates, Chairman of the Rally Committee.
Southern California’s first rally each year has always been the official start of Southern Califronia’s campus activities, and this year’s meeting has been planned to live up lo past standards.
It is not known what the subject of President von KleinSmid’s talk will be, but it will probably be along the lines of welcome.
WOMEN’S BUILDING OPEN TO STUDENTS
Baggage, and girls have been pouring into the Women's Building, since its opening September 10. The building, a three story brick structure, represents an investment of $170,000, is said to be one of the finest campus dormitories in the wrest. Its opening this semester will solve the housing problem for women on* the Southern California campus.
The formal opening exercises and dedication will take place on September 23, when a reception will be held from three to five o’clock. Mrs. R. B. von KlienSmid, Miss Myra Hershey, Mrs. Albert Sherman Hoyt, Mrs. Felix Howes, Mrs. Mathilde Murdock, Mrs. Leafie Sloan-Orcutt, Mrs. Judson Rives, Mrs. William Lee W'oolett, Mrs. Martin V. Bieger, and Mrs. George I. Cochran will be in the receiving line.
Dr. Mary S. Crawford the new dean of women, will live in the dormitory, and will be its official head. Dr. Crawford holds a master and a doctor of philosophy degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and has won dis-1 tinction in research work in old French texts.
Assisting Dr. Craw'ford will be Miss ' Rosemund Bell, hostess, and Mrs. Alice G. McLean, dietitian, each of w'hom will have her staff of assistants.
At a general assembly, Monday evening, it was decided that the present campus rules for women will prevail in the dormitory. Plans for the election of a house president and social chairman were made; also tentative plans for a Hallow’een party were discussed.
Freshman, Obey Traditions!! Green placards and stickers made their appearance on the campus this morning as a warning to the class of ’29. This year a strict enforcement of all traditions will be maintained by the Trojan Squires with the aid of the upperclassmen and no one will violate any rules without being fittingly punished.
For the past few years, traditions on the campus were very leniently enforced. This duty was left in the hands of the Trojan Knights and as they had numerous other duties to do, the obeying of traditions were slighted. Last semester ,an organiation, the Trojan Squires, created expressly for this purpose was formed under the supervision of the Trojan Knights. These men, with Carl Plate as president, have received permission from the university authorities to enforce all traditions, and to punish any infringements.
At present, the Trojan Knights are doing the Squires’ work as there has been a delay in receiving the Squires sweaters. The Squires’ sweaters are similar to the Kinghts except that the Squires are black in color with a w'hite emblem, and the Kinghts are cardinal and gold colored. The Squires are composed of twenty of the members of the Sophomore class and are selected by the Knights.
At a meeting held in the President’s office, the Trojan Squires wrere given instructions and rules governing the hazing of freshman. Paddling is positively forbidden.
Second semester as well as entering freshmen will be required to obey traditions. A check is now' being made to ascertain what men have not purchased or are not wearing the Fresh hats.
There can be no hazing on the campus unless it is under the supervision of the! Trojan Squires. The Squires are responsible to the Trojan Knights for their actions. A Squire must always be present in any group of upperclassmen that are punishing any Fresh. It will be his duty to direct the affair and to see that no improper methods are used in the hazing. The upperclassmen are also to report any breaking of traditions to the Squires.
Although a good portion of the Trojan Knights work is being carried by the Trojan Squires, the Knights are busy planning to welcome the visiting teams that will soon arrive to do battle with the Trojan gridironers.
The Trojan Knights are all upperclassmen. In previous years each fraternity was allowed one member in this body, but during the last semester, a ruling was past that Trojan Knights be selected from the campus at large, basing the selections on the previous record of the men.
Another iasK tnat the Trojan Knights are now working is the Trojan Knights-Amazon dance to be given immediately after the Stanford game. The Knights have arranged some elaborate plans for this affair and it promises to be one of the best hops ever staged at S. C.
VACATION BRINGS S. C. ENROLLMENT CHANGES TO TROY RECORDS BROKEN
SAYS STONIER
Law
and Dormitory Buildings Greet Returning Students
The first A. A. E. meeting of the year will be held in the Engineering barn Wednesday. Everyone interested in the engineering activities plan to be there Wednesday at 12:00 sharp to discuss problems of the new school year.
Amazons Prepare
For Busy Year
All members of the Amazons, honorary women’s society, are requested to be present at a meeting to be held today at noon in the Education Seminar.
Important business is to be brought up concerning the wearing of Freshman girl’s armbands and providing punishment for violators of this and other traditions.
REGISTRATION NOTICE
The growth and development of the University of Southern California during the past year has been nothing short of phenomenal. During the past summer, many changes have been made on the campus of the university. Returning students have been surprised to note the remarkable improvements around the campus and on University Avenue in general.
The Law School oi the University of Southern California will move its headquarters on to the campus as soon as the new building is completed. Men are‘forking day and night on it and according to present plans, the building will be ready for occupancy early in November. At present, the Uw School has been house in the Tajo Bulidnig at First and Broadway.
Another building that was commenced during the last semester, and has just been completed is the Women’s dormitory. This building will house all girls on the campus that do not live in sorority houses or at private homes.
The oldest landmark on the campus of Southern California, the present Architecture Building, is being moved and will be completely renovated for the use of the University High School. In this building, the University of Southern California saw its beginning back in 1880. At various times it has been moved and remodeled. Its last location was at the center of the old Campus. The new rocation will be at the southwTest corner of the old campus. The University High School is expected to hold classes in the building around September 28.
An Architectural Building is being erected at 657 W'est 35th Street. The new building will be a handsome one story structure and will be ideal for the School of Architecture.
The old chemistry building was torn down this summer. Science classes will be held in the new Science building which was completed last year.
MEN’S TRYOUTS FOR GLEE CLUB HELD AT ONCE
Men’s glee club tryouts for the incoming Freshman and upper division students as well, have been scheduled for the near future, according to Leo Cameron, president.
Mr. Cameron comes from the East with a report that the Southern California singers are actually better known around Chicago than they are in local circles. He says that the club on its former Eastern tour “went over” and will receive a great welcome if it returns.
All fraternities are urged to send pledges for a tryout in the club. Blanks may be obtained at the box office in the Arcade, according to Mr. Cameron. He also urges upper division students who have not tried out, to come to the trials. The purpose is too discover new materials for the club.
The object of the Glee Club this year is to sing for Southern California students ,and to give them the songs they want. The professional showr programs are to be cut down in order to give the club a chance to appear locally more often.
If present plans are put into operation, the same type of sweater that has been a feature of the Glee Club formerly, will be worn this year. All new members of tbe club are entitled to these sweaters, according to Mr.
Frosh Registration Passes One Thousand Mark This Year
Enrollment at Southern California this semester will shatter all previous records according to the reports from the registrar’s office yesterday noon. Present indications point to a student body of around 12,000 students as ! compared to 10,000 last year. This amount includes men from all campus, professional and metropolitan colleges. The largest class in the history of the school was enrolled during freshmen week.
According to H. J. Stonier, executive j secretary of the University the freshmen class will number 1000 and 110®
| as compared to last year’s class of j 850.
This year Southern California is rated as one of the largest colleges on the Pacific coast. Up to noon yesterday a count at U. C. L A. showed that 1742 freshmen had registered, and 2804 upper classmen, or a total of 4546. The enrollment of freshmen started Saturday, with the old students beginning their enrollment yesterday. Registration will continue during the week and the recorder’s office said that by the end of that period 6000 students are expected at the Southern Branch.
In a recent report from the University of California at Berkely, 11,703 students are said to be in attendance. This breaks all records of last yeai.
Redlands, Pomona, Whittier, Occidental, and other conference schools are confronted with the great problem of taking care of their new students. They have set a limit to the number of students that may enroll for the fall term.
Among the many changes that have been instituted in the University for the coming year, perhaps the most important one, and the one which affects the student most materially is that concerning the payment of tuition, The change consists in paying $140.00 for the first semester and $100.00 for the second semester.	R
Many students have inquired as to the reason for this change and it has been explained quite fully by Mr. Harold Stonier, executive secretary to the President.
The plan works both ways as the student is much more able to pay $140.00 after working during the summer and the college needs th extrm money to complete its budget. The student can then let up a little on his outside work during the winter and still be able to pay $100.00 for the second semester.
Many eastern colleges have adopted this method of tuition payment. Among the most prominent are Cornell, Syracuse, and Boston Tech. University authorities are looking upon this new system with favor, and have said that it is bound to succeed.
DEBATE CAPTAINS ARE ENTHUSIASTIC
Graduation Leaves Vacancies To Be Filled By Frosh
That this year’s debating season will be one of the best held at the University of Southern California was fhe statement inaJe >e»ieraay by William Henley, assistant debate manager. Ray Brennan, debate captain, and Sam Getes, debate manager, are lining up their men and are enthusiastic over the year’s prospects.
The Bowen Cup contest, at which time six cups will be awarded, will be held in the near future and debaters are now getting ready for the event. Several places are open on the debate squad, Ned Lewis, Bill Barber and Al Grieve having graduated.
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The attention of all students is called to the fact that classes for the semester will begin at 8:00 A. M.
W’ednesday, September 16th. All re- j appointment will be made by the Uni- debates for his high school, and who gistrations should be completed be- j versity Committee, according to Van was student body president there last fore that time.	j Johnson, acting-manager of the club year; Olson from Moorpark, and
THERON CLARK, REGISTAR. last year.	Pimklev from San Bernardino.
According to Henley, an unusual Glee Club Manager has not been group of Frosh debaters have entered selected, but it is expected that this the University. From Alhambra comes place will be filled within a week. The Elwood Harmon, who has won many-