ngineers Attention!
Big Rodeo At S. C. Pavilion Tomorrow
Southern
California
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Y. W. C. A. Elections Will Be Held Today In Women s Building
me XVI
Los Angeles, California, Thursday, April 2, 1925
Number 81
GINEERS PREPARE FOR ROUND-UP AT PAVILION
air Will Mark Step Toward Developing Traditional Event
re-Easter Services Held to Commemorate Passion Week Events
Pre-Easter services being held at the T. W. C. A. lodge in commemoration f the events of Passion Week are be-ng quite well attended by the stu-ents. Any student on the campus is eligible to attend these meetings and *t is hoped that many men and women tudents will take advantage of this bpportunity to catch the spirit of Easier.
Meetings are held every morning from 7:20 to 7:50 A. M. to avoid conflict with eight o’clock classes and pome student organization is in charge )f each day’s meeting. Wednesday lorning the subject of the day was (“The Crucifixion," and The Student Volunteers sponsored the program, |diss Vera Wolfe was the leader of the meeting.
During the remained of the week, lhe mornings will be devoted to Thursday, April 2. the Y. W. C. A. will take ip The Risen Christ: and Friday, ^pril 3. the Y. M. C. A. will bring the reek to a close by a program on the t'he Living Christ.
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tarting a tradition that will prob-1 be carried on at Southern Cali-ia annually, the Engineers have pleted plans for their Engineer ,nd-Up which is scheduled to take ce tomorrow night at 7:30 o’clock the basketball pavilion.
’omorrow night’s event will mark of the first steps taken by the En-leers in developing traditional :nts. Due to the efforts of A. B. lins, President of the Engineers, Burdette Ives, worker in all Entering activiUes ,an attractive pro-m has been arranged "r. Collins wishes to contradict the tements that have been made re-rding refreshments being served at Round-Up. He says that the enty-five cents being charged for mission to the event will not permit se in charge to arrange for refresh-nts. The price has been kept down order that attendance to the Round-wili be within the financial reach anyone interested, it is said, eaturing the athletic program, the gineer’s basketball team w^ll take a five from Law School. Mr. Col-s states that these two teams have en waiting to get together on the urt, and that from advance “dope” e game should be about an even eak. Several good fights have been eduled. The boxers names are now the hands of H. W. Anderson, box-and wrestling instructor. Mr. An-srson states that he has also fixed some matches between several uthern California wrestlers.
One of the events that will probably ove to be an innovation to many, ill come in the form of a Ju-jitsu de-onstration between two Southern lifornia Japanese students. These en are Yoshida and Nishimura, both om the Gakusei-Kwai Japanese club. The Round-Up will be a stag affair, x. Collins states that not only are the Engineers urged to come, but that any an either in the University or who an outsider, is welcome to attend, e is predicting a large attendance.
Y. M. RETREAT TO BE AT SW1TZER’S_CAMP RESORT
Another of the Y. M. C. A.’s semiannual retreats is scheduled for the coming week-end. Switzer’s Camp near Mount Lowe is to be the scene of the meeting which will begin Friday evening and come to an end Sunday morning.
Any student on the campus who desires to accompany the crowd and is planning to take the trip may arrange to do so by calling at the “Y” Hut before Friday. Those who are going will leave the campus early Friday afternoon and will return to Los Angeles early Sunday afternoon so that there will be no interference with the vacation plans of any of the students.
While the Retreat is in the nature of an outing, time will be taken to discuss plans for the Y. M. C. A. program for the rest of the current school year. The new officers will be in charge and all of the details for the new semester will be threshed out. Conference sessions will be held Friday night, Saturday morning, Saturday night, and Sunday morning.
University of Nebraska.—Questionnaires are being circulated in all the Classes, the answers to which will furbish information about the student |body and about the school. Statistics [will be available, after the compilation. on the average amount of money spent by students during the school year, comparative living evpenses of men and women, the average number of hours carried by students, the percentage of students who are totally or partially self-supporting, the manner in which students earn the money they expend on their education, and other data of similar nature.
MANUSCRIPTS DUE FOR ORATORICALS
Constitution Contest Speeches to Be Turned in By Friday
Southern California contestants intending to try out for the Pacific Coast Inter-Collegiate oratorical contest on “The Constitution,” should be reminded that all manuscripts must be turned in to Professor Anthony F. Blanks not later than Friday of this week, and failure to do this means that the late parties will not be considered as a possibility for Southern California’s representative. This is final, according to Professor Blanks, and those who plan plan to take part in the contest must have their written speeches in on time.
The finals of the Pacific Coast division of the National contest are to be held in May at Stanford university, while the national finals will be staged In Bovard Auditorium in June just before school closes. Cash prizes ranging from $2,000 down to $300 are to be awarded.
Practically every large college and university in the United States is entering a contestant in this great oratorical event, and the West is to be well represented with Southern California, Stanford, California, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Nevada, Occidental, Southern Branch .Whittier, Caltech,
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Texas.—In an effort to secure data for a botany thesis, B. C. Tharp, candidate for a Ph.D. degree, has traveled 15,000 miles over East Texas in a Ford. In time, he hopes.to cover the entire state in his work of scientific research.
GRADUATE DIGNITY MISSING AT PICNIC
Forty Students Gather At Santa Monica Canyon For Frolic
Graduate decorum was forgotten by the forty students who attended the graduate picnic Saturday at the entrance to Santa Monica canyon. At least, this is the testimony of those who were present and who claim to be nursing sore muscles as a result of the strenuous exercise in which they participated.
The crowd disported itself in various activities, such as baseball games and boxing matches. The rock-skipping contest which was scheduled as the feature of the picnic failed to materialize because the first prize, a bottle of Sloan’s linimnt, was accidentally left at home. However, a rock throwing contest between Dean Hunt and Dean Waugh, which ended in a draw, is said to have conciliated the rock-skipping fans.
Hal Williamson, president of the graduate students, was especially enthusiastic over the ‘ eats.” “They ■were abundant and consumed with relish.” he said. ’’Phil Wernette was chief chef, and the baked beans, potato salad, hot dogs .buns ,pie, pickles and olives that he supplied tasted mighty good.”
After the appetites had been sufficiently appeased, songs ranging from “Sweet Adeline” to “Alrrta Mater” were j sung around a blazing bonfire.
The committee on transportation j was headed by William French, and Hilbert Smith looked after announce-! ment s.
Since this picnic was such a success, i another is being planned for next I month, according to Mr Williamson.
Collateral Spoils Coeds’
Taste For Classics Claim
What is the young
By CHESTER MACKIE
coed readingOty and Cosmopolitan both rank well
these days? Whiz Bang or the.Atlantic Monthly, Reading, a survey of the Southern California campus shows is not the most popular indoor sport of the majority of the campus women. There are too many other things to do, they claim.
“After I’ve waded through three or four hundred pages of collateral in a week I can’t imagine myself picking something from the classics for a jolly week end,” one flippant young lady stated. “If I am doomed to a dateless week-end and reading is the only thing left to do, then I’ll probably spend a nickel and buy a Post.”
Inquiry- reveals that the more staid publicaUons are more popular with the university women than the more sophisticated magazines. Such old standbys as the Saturday Evening Post, Liberty, Good Housekeeping and the Cosmopolitan are accorded the greatest popularity by University student purchasers. The Post, originated by Benjamin Franklin 148 years ago, proves to be the most popular magazine. Local newstands report that Good Housekeeping is unusually popular among University women. Which disproves the acrid comments in the reports of reformers, ministers, and newspapers concerning the jazzy, careless college co-ed of today.
The newsdealers report that Liber-
above the the lighter and more humorous magazines, while the movie magazines are looked over, commented upon, and laid neatly back on the shelf. Do College women read the gushy sob stories such as appear in the true story and confessions type of magazine? Few would admit it and these claimed they read such stuff only to acquaint themselves with all types of literature, from the worst to the best. It was not to learn life, they insisted. Local newsdealers report that the cheaper magazines have no sale among the better type of college students; such students who have a desire for true life confessions purchase the magazines off of the campus where they are unknown.
The Literary Digest, one young woman on the faculty said, should be read by every college student. “College students won’t read the newspapers, especially the editorials. How are they ever to know what is going on in this country? How can they be good citizens?” The faculty member explained in detail the many advantages of her favorite weekly.
Reading among the campus women, the survey showed, is varied and dependent on the taste and whims of the individual. Reading for amusement rather than for deep knowledge appears to be more popular among the average co-ed.
CUSSES VALUABLE GIFT
Stereoptican Machine Given To Department By Last Year’s Freshmen
STUDENTS WILL BENEFIT
Machine Can Be Used For Projection of Maps and Opaque Screening
COMPOSER HEARD III ASSEMBLMESTERDAY
Geoffrey O’Hara Says Knowledge of Harmony Not Essential
CITES FOLK SONGS
Repetition Said To Be Basis Of All Composition, Popular And Classical
As a permanent gift to ti*e department of Chemistry, is the first class steroptican machine which was bought by the class of ’27 and the summer class in chemistry last year. The money raised to cover the cost of the balopticon which amounted to over two hundred and sixty dollars, was brought about by the organization of the Freshman class of last year, for the purpose of leaving this useful gift to the department
The instrument is used for projection work in lecture rooms. It can be employed in direct projection as in slides ,and also for screening opaque objects, such as charts, pictures, or printed pages. This latter feature is especially useful in projecting pages right out of a book. The machine has been used by Professor J. Frank Smith in the lecture room, and more recently used by Dr. Riethmueller of the College of Dentistry in his demonstration before the Math and Science Association.
SMALLER CLASSES NEED
It is planned next year to arrange the large Freshman chemistry class into groups of about forty or fifty. Each group will be benefitted by having each lecture outlined upon a screen immediately upon entrance. The notes will be studied while the Professor is taking the roll. During the course of the lecture, the outline will be filled in, also showing any other charts or pictures of direct importance to the topic under discussion. Further plans call for the equipment of a dark room wheer the slides will be prepared.
The present Frosh chemistry class which consists of about one hundred members will also be benefitted by the use of the stereoptican in the near future when the study of the metals will be taken up.
Little by little, tne chemistry department is enlarging itself with the addition of new and modern equipment which prove of real practical value to the department and facilitates experiments and lecture teaching.
PROF. LAWRENCE DIES
Professor C. W. Law-rence of the Department of Engineering died at his home in Fourth Avenue, yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock Funeral arrangements will be announced in the Daily Trojan tomorrow.
Asserting that a knowledge of harmony is not essential to music composition, Geoffrey O’Hara, composer and writer cited as proof the mocking birds and other music producers of the featured family who at least have not had courses in harmony. The folk songs of all races, especially the negro songs of the south are also excellent examples of the truth of this assertion.
Repetition is the basis of all composition, classical and popular songs alike, according to Mr. O’Hara who illustrated this statement by playing “Pilgrim’s Chorus” from Wagner’s Opera, Thanhauser, and “Celeste” from Verdi’s “Aada,” and the well-known ‘iSwanee River.”
Mr. O’Hara is the composer of “There is no Death,” “K-K-K-Katy,” and “Give A Man A Horse He Can Ride,” and many other well-known successes. His first success was in 1913 when Caruso selected one of his songs, for concert, other artists soon following suit.
The students are indebted to the George J .Birkel Music Company with whom Mr. O’Hara is affiliated for the delightful and instructive program of yesterday’s chapel. The Birkel Music Company furnished the Duo-Art piano used for the program.
Pharmacists Take Day Off as April Fool Joke Played on Professors
Pulling an “April Fooler,” on all their profs, and instructors, the Soph-mores of the College of Pharmacy just accidentally forgot to attend lectures yesterday. It was the traditional “ditch day” in which all graduating Phar-micists take advantage over their teachers and decide to fun and frolic at some remote place from the campus.
The class which consists of eighty students who will graduate this June from the regular two-year course left early Wednesday morning for the vicinity of Venice where they had a “picnic” of a good time. Swimming, and games were the features of the day.
The most wonderful part of it all was the great secrecy with which the date of this annual affair was kept from everyone, especitally the professors. And to think, it was all decided upon last Monday. Professor Margaret Airston, acting Dean in the absence of
MARTHA SMITH BECOMES “FIRST CAMPUS LADY”
Woman will reign supreme on the campus when Miss Martha Smith, vice president of the student body, takes over the position of president in the absence of Ned Lewis.
Lewis leaves today with William Barber on an Eastern debate tour, and during his absence of three weeks, Miss Smith will fill the chief administrative office of the student body. She will preside at assemblies, serve on committees, and attend to all the usual duties of the president. Mr. Lewis empasizes the fact that all who have student body business to transact should see Miss Smith and arrange details with her. She will also continue in her duties as vice-president.
This is not the first time that a co-ed has taken over the reins of government at Southern California. I,ast year’s vice president, iMiss Evelyn Smith, rose to the occasion in the absence of Harry Silke from the university.
ROAD SHOW STEPS INTO LIMELIGHT
Tryouts For Campus Talent Will Be Held After Easter Vacation
Now that the N“Silver Box” is an event of history the Senior Road show-wili take its place in the limelight The date of the production is set for May 21, and tryouts will be held immediately after spring vacation.
The fact that this show is not merely for seniors as all students are eligible to try out, was emphasized by Ellsworth Ross, production manager. The Senior Road Show is the only vaudeville to be produced on the U. S. C. campus; it is an annual production with all university talent, and is managed by the senior class. It is a road show in name alone, as the acts do not leave the campus. The show has always been popular with the student body and for that reason has been well supported. The best campus talent is represented in lines of comedy, music, dancing, jazz, repartee, etc., according to past accounts.
S. D. Seamons who is directing the production said that tryouts are open to the entire university. Eight or nine acts will be selected but none will be billed before tbe tryouts. He declared that the best acts will be selected by talent only for there will be no preference. It is urged that anyone who has any ideas of making the Road Show “bigger and better” should work the mout during vacation in preparation for the tryouts.
PHI DELTA GAMMA SPONSORS DEBATE
Five Literary Societies Will Debate Honor System This ,
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Fallowing the unprecedented successes of the Trojan debate squad an already lively interest in collegiate inter-mural forensics has been stimulated to further activity.
The local chapter of Phi Delta Gamma, a national professional forensic fraternity, in pursuance of it’s major purpose of promoting inter-mural forensics has initiated an Annual Inter-Literary Society Debate Contest. The following five societies will compete; Aristotelian, Comitia, Athena, Clionian and Philean. A cup will be presented to the winner of the debate contest. Permanent possession of the cup goes to the society winning the contest two years in succession.
The subject of debate this semester will be: Resolved; That an Honor System should be adopted by Southern California. Each society will have an affirmative and a negative team. The contest will start on the first Tuesday following the close of the spring vacation. The schedule of the contest is not complete at present, but the debates will be held in the regular meeting nights of the societies. One team will compete at home while the other is visiting. All university students are invited to attend these debates.
S. C. DEBATERS LEAVE FOR LONG TRIP THIS EVENING
Ned Lewis and Bill Barber To Debate Against Ten Institutions
Ned Lewis and Bill Bari>er, stellar Southern California debaters, are leaving the campus this eveniiig for Tucson* Arizona, where they meet the Wildcat forensic representatives in the first of a series of debates that will take them throughout most of the wSstern states. The first debate will be held on April 3.
While away Barber and Lewis will meet the teams from Washburn College at Topeka, Kansas; the University of Kansas, at Lawrence, on the 8th; the University of Missouri, at Columbia, Missouri, on the 10th; Westminister College, at Kansas City. Missouri, on the 13th; William and Jewell College, at Liberty, Missouri, on the 15th; Cottner College, at Cott-ner, Nebraska, on the 17th; Nebraska Wesleyan, at Wesleyan, Nebraska, on the 18th; the University of Wyoming, at Laramie, Wyoming on the 20th; and the University of Utah, at Salt Lake, on the 24th of the month.
Two questions will be debated during the trip. The first is one concerning the Japanese immigraUon problem and is stated, “Resolved, that the lm migration law of 1924 should be so amended as to admit Japanese into this country on the same basis ae Europeans.” The other one is the Supreme Court question and is stated, “Resolved, that Congress should have power by a two-thirds vote to re-enact laws declared unconstituUonal by the Supreme Court” The Trojans will debate the negative side of both questions.
DEBATES AT HOME
While Lewis and Barber are seeing the country west of the Mississippi, other members of Coach Allan Nich-ol’s squad will be busy at home. Next Monday evening Ray Brennan and Adna Leonard, Jr., will meet a team from the Utah Aggies on the Japanese question. They will defend the negative. On the following Thursday, April 9, Leland Tallman and Arthur Syvertson will take the affirmative of the same question against the Kansas Aggies. Both of these debates are to be held in the Touchstone Theater.
The western trip is an annual event and one which every debater who makes the squad looks forward to. It has been arranged by Ray Brennan, manager of debate. Ray feels that this is one of the best methods of advertising Southern California. “We are sending two of our best veteran speakers,” said Ray, "and if they ‘bring home the bacon’ it will mean a lof to the University. We have had splendid success with these trips in the past and have a record which we do not want to break.”
Dean Laird J. Stabler was not a little surprised to walk in on a large empty lecture room at. 8:00 yesterday morning which is usually filled with bright “shiny” faces.
President of Y.W.C.A. Is Only One Chosen At Today’s Election
Election for President of the Y. W. C. A. for the coming year will be held in the Women’s Hall, today, from nine to four. All women on the Trojan campus are eligible to vote ,and are especially urged to do so by Miss Clara Miller, Y. W .Secretary.
Candidates for this office are Frances Schultz and Mabel Cunningham. The other officers who were unanimously elected are: Helen Dillon, vice president, Beth Baker .secretary, and Margaret Farlow, treasurer. Appointments to the cabinet, which is composed of approximately sixteen members are to be made by the new officers at a later date. The duties of a cabinet office consist in acting as head of one of the several committees engaged in carrying on the active work of the organization.
The new officers will enter upon their duties immediately after election and will devote much of their time during the remainder of this school year toward getting their work lined up for next year.
Kansas.—An exhibition of representative architectural drawings will be shown this week at the University of Kansas. The drawings, which will bf done in pencil, water color, charcoal, oil. and pen, are to be submitted from six universities and institutes.