Southern
By THE EDITOR
TN DEFENSE of Ellsworth Ross and Cecil Carle co-authors of the “Broken Bachelor” the Lookout takes exception to a statement made by Dean Mary Sinclair Crawford to the effect that “the fact that both authors and actors had the advantages of a college education was not evident in the production.”
Both these men have stood high scholastically and are without doubt of the higher type of college students. The two men have been active in dramatics and play-writing for some time and have had considerable experience in this type of work.
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The fact that they had a college education should not enter into the success or failure of the play. What kind of a play should a college graduate student produce? The “Broken Bachelor” was sparkling with humor typical of the modern college student. Like the stereotyped, long haired, shell rimmed glassed student has gone, so has the old-fashioned play. The actors are not professionals and it also must be considered that they perfect their “lines” while carrying from 15 to 18 units work.
We especially don't think the criticism fair to Cecil Carle, who spent four years at Southern California, only to learn that his work docs not show evidence of a college education.
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ARTHUR SYVERSTON. President of the Junior class has invited the members of the Trojan varsity to the Annual Junior Prom Saturday. The courtesy being extended to the varsity by the Junior class President is heartily appreciated by the coaches and members of the squad.
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With the members of the squad attending as guests and with Captain Hobbs Adams, President Don Cameron and Senior class President Ronald Stever as guests of honor, the Junior Promenade should be the biggest social event on this year’s school calendar.
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The move was a good one Art, hcre’s wishing that your dance will be a success.
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TOMORROW MORNING the final rally for the 1925 football season will be held in Bovard Auditorium. On several occassions this year the rooters have broken out with “The wram-bling wreck from Georgia Tech” song. We hardly believe that type of song to be one that should be sung at Southern California rallies.
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THE SINGING OF OTHER UNIVERSITY SONGS DOES NOT IN ANY WAY AID IN THE MOLDING TOGETHER OF A TROJAN SPIRIT. IF WE ARE NOT BIG ENOUGH TO HAVE OUR OWN SONGS IT WOULD BE BEST FOR US TO STOP SING-' ING.
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VIJ HILE we're on the subject of school songs we might bring up the request that has been going the rounds for the revival of the original Alma Mater. Let’s bring back to the campus that Alm-a Mater known to our Alumni.
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YX/E HAVE IT on good authority that the Alumni Association of the University of Southern California i* ready to stand behind the students in any move that they make towards bringing on the campus a Student Union.
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Now there you have it. Everything is ready to go, but the student spirit behind it is needed. Let's appoint a committee and start the move for the buildings. A live wire organization of students should be appointed to start the ball a~r oiling.
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O OUTHERN California’s football players who have been displaying their wares in the Coliseum since September have become quite popular to sporting fans all over Southern California with a result that some eight Trojan men have been boosted by sport fans in a popularity contest being conducted by a local afternoon newspaper.
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If It is the wish of the students and fans that a U. S. C. athlete win the pnze It would be a good Idea if they would concentrate their balloting on one or two men.
A scattered vote will not bring the title of most popular., athlete., to any one of the eight Trojans who !>ave received votes.
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IOWA STATE WANTS GAME
AMES, Iowa, Dec. 9.—T. N. Metcalf, director of athletics of Iowa State College, said yesterday that negotiations were under way for a football game next Thanksgiving with the University of Southern California at Los Angeles. He added that the game is dependent on the ability of the California school to make arrangements for the use of the Los Angeles Coliseum on that day.
VOL. XVJI
Los Angeles, California, Thursday, December 10, 1925
Number 59
Dean Waugh Presents Committee Recommendations to University Cabinet.
GRADUATE THREE YEARS
Grand Promenade and Ticket Sale Puzzle Social Elect
Final Decision of Change Rests With President von KieinSmid
That a modifitd quarter system is favored by the majority of the faculty and should be adopted at the University of Southern California was the report delivered to the Administrative Cabinet at its meeting Monday night, November 30, by Dean Karl T. Waugh. Waugh.
The system recommended by Dean Waugh and his committee composed of Dr. Claude C. Douglas, Dean R. K. Im-mel, Dean R. D. Hunt, Dean L. B. Rogers, and Harold J Stonier, provides for the division of the regular nine months’ school year into three terms, the first to end at the beginning of the Christmas vacation, the second at the Easter recess, and the third in June, at the same time that school closes now, the fourth quarter to be the summer session.
The three quarter system, as used at the University of Chicago and other eastern schools, provides for four quarters of exactly the same length, but would be impractical at Southern California, according to Dean Waugh, because it would require too large a faculty, and would involve unnecessary repetition of the same courses.
The modified system recommended by the committee is favored because it would establish a uniform system at all the colleges of the university, since Law and Metropolitan already have the quarter system. It would also enable students to work during an entire quarter without losing any school credit, or to graduate in three years by attending school during all four terms.
The summer session under the quarter system would still include special courses, and might be divided into two parts of either six weeks each or four and eight weeks, the courses to be given for either full or half credit.
The chief objection to the quarter system is that it does not correspond to the high school schedule, and would consequently, mean a certain loss of itme for high school students graduating in February and planning to enter college immediately. The present schedule of studies at the university also presents an obstacle, and the arrange courses offered for one semester with three units of credit so that they would fit in with the short-(Continued on page four)
Two questions of importance in connection with the Junior Promenade on Saturday night have been puzzling those of the campus 400 who are anticipating attendance at the big formal after the St. Mary’s Game.
Who is to lead the grand march, and if so what is it, is one of the questions. The other, by far the most important, of the two in the consideration of mony, is how to secure a bid.
On Wednesday night, after only four days of sale, the 205th bid had been eagerly grabbed up. Only 70 bids are as yet remaining to be sold. When the last bid is sold the ticket sale will be closed, says the committee. There will be no means of duplication of tickets.
Leading the grand march which will start promptly at nine o’clock, will be Don Cameron. Following in line will be guests of honor, Hobbs Adams, Marjory Rice, Ronald Stever and the members of the Prom committees. Favors will be given to the Prom girls during the course of the grand march, and to receive one of the beautiful gifts it will be necessary to participate.
Members of the Trojan Varsity, who complete their long football schedule with the Saturday gridiron struggle, together with their opponents of the day, the St. Mary’s Varsity, will be honored at the junior formal at the Ambassador.
ATHLETES
DILLEY’S PUPPETS IN; I TOUCHSTONE TODAY
Show Brought to Campur Through Courtesy of School oi Speech.
Today is the day that Perry Dilly Puppets perform in Touchstone Theatre.
They give two shows, one at 12 o’clock, the other at 3 o’clock. Mr. Dilly has recently come south from Berke-ey where he gave a series of performances for the students of the University of California.
The Perry Puppets are the type known as guignols and are operated by the hands from below the stage.
There will be two plays presented, translated from the French. “A Barrel of Trouble” and “Adventures of a Chimney Sweep.” The afternoon program will include “Red Riding Hood and the Wolf.”
These programs are being brought to the campus by the School of Speech at a considerable expense. Admission is twenty-five cents.
LATE NEWS
STUDENTS ARE TO' DECIDE
SEATTLE, Dec. 9.—A special meeting of the student board of control of the University of Washington was called for late today to decide on acceptance of the Tournament of Roses game invitation at Pasadena New Year’s day for the Huskies to meet the University of Alabama eleven.
It was learned today that a secret meeting of the Washington team was held last night, but the business that transpired could not be disclosed until after the student gathering this afternoon.
S,T. MARY’S COLLEGE MAY MOVE
In a telegram sent today to authorities of St. Mary’s College, Oakland, James B. Duffy, general passenger agent of the Santa Fe Railway at Los Angeles, offered to provide, a site and underwrite $3,000,000 for a building program to remove St. Mary’s from Oakland to this city.
Duffy stated to a reporter that $1,300,000 of the $3,000,000 already has been subscribed.
ALABAMA CHARTERS TRAIN
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. Dec. 9.—A special train probably will be chartered to carry the Alabama football team and scores of admirers across the continent to Pasadena for the annual Tournament of Roses game there New Year’s day.
The squad will leave Saturday, Dec. 19, going by way of St. Louis, Kansas City and the Grand Canyon to Los Angeles, arriving there Christmas eve.
NAME SATURDAY’S OFFICIALS
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9.—J. R. Klawans, secretary of the Pacific Coast Football A.ssociatoin, announced today that George Vamell (Chicago) has been named as referee of the St. Mary’s-University of Southern California game at Los Angeles next Saturday. Other officials will be J. C. McCord (Illinois), umpire; Bob Evans (Millikin), field judge; Jack Griffith (Iowa), head linesman.
Interviews pertaining to the fraternity and sorority question, and involving the proposed student union project, were made and bring to light much sentiment from Dean Mary Sinclair Crawford, newly appointed dean of women, and representatives of fraternities and soroities. According to the folowing statements Dean Crawford is doubtful rather than definitely against fraternities.
The Dean of Women is quoted as saying “Fraternities and sororities are the great producers of problems for the college deans. Both fraternities and a student union cannot flourish on any campus. Leaders are developed by the fraternity system but instead of being an asset to the university, most of their ability is consumed by the demands of their organizations. If fraternities continue to exist upon the campus of S.C. improvement must be made.”
Continuing, the dean said, “The primary interest of the majority of fraternity members is social rather than intellectual. This must not be, for university standards of scholarship must be raised.”
Virginia Robinson, president of Pan Hellenic, on being questioned made the following statement, “While many
improvements can and will be made in our fraternity system, I firmly believe that by doing away with greek letter organizations and replacing them by a student union, cliques would immediately form and not being organized would thus not value, but rather the university woold lose from such a change.”
Ronald Snavely, president of the inter-fraternity council, said, “Fraternities and a student union can both, in my opinion, flourish on a campus. I believe that there is a keen need for a student union, but I notice that fraternities and sororities are the organizations that are called upon to “put over” a large enterprise such as the Homecoming program. Fraternities, in my opinion, are a decided asset to any university.”
Dean Crawford recommended that all persons interested in fraternities watch for the results of the Pan Hell enic Conference which is meeting at the present time in Dallas, Texas.
Questionnaires have been sent to all college and universitiy deans asking about each individual fraternity prob lem. The conference is considering the development of fraternity life on t>e campus, and all questions pertaining to greek letter organizations.
Withdrawal Talk But a Rumor; Promoters of S. C. Contenders Urge Students to Clip Ballots.
“VIC” ORSATTI THIRD
‘Ruddy” Reamer, U.S.S.Melville San Diego is Present Leader; ‘Hank’ Lefebvre Ranks Fourth
MINSTREL SHOW HAS WHITEJflCE ACTORS
Odonto Club of Dental to Present Entertainment December 17.
“A Study in Black and White” is the description given to the Odono Club’s 20th Century Minstrel by a critic who reviewed a recent rehearsal of the show.
It is promised that this 20th Century Edition of the old fashioned Eddie Leonard minstrel show will disprove the statement that ‘‘a minstrel show isn’t real without blackface,” for the end men alone will be in black face. The remainder of the cast will bo in regular makeup. The whole ensemble will dispence an unusual brand of minstrell show humor.
The show, it is stated, has had no precedent in the history of California’s dramatics. Maurice L. Kaisell, technical director of the show, has incorporated into it many of the features that he has developed as technical director of Harry Carroll’s “Pickings.”
Several members of the Odonto Club who featured in the “Pickings” last year will present skits in the show. Prominent among these men is Norman Rathert of “Fascinating Rythm” fame.
EL RODEO PROOFS MUST BE IN FRIDAY
All members of organizations that have had their pictures taken for the El Rodeo must have their proofs into the El Rodeo office by this Friday, according to an announcement issued yesterday by Ed Murray, El Rodeo Editor. Many organizations that were photographed in October still have nearly half of their proofs as yet unreturned. If the chosen proof is not in by this Friday, the photographer will choose the print that will appear in the El Rodeo.
A list of the members of all organizations that will appear in the Annual whether the pictures have been taken or not, must be in the mail by tomorrow. This list should include the class of the student, whether frosh, junior, etc. The information concerning the organization should include their address, when it went national, when founded and the house colors. This letter to the editor must have the name of the person who will check the page of their organization before it goes to press.
FRENCH CLUB MEETS
The French Ciub will meet Tuesday evening, December 15, at the home of the president, CorneMus Murphy, 1132 South Fourth avenue. There will be music by two members of the College of Music and a short talk on Christmas by a member of the French faculty.
FRIDAY RALLY WILL BE LASTONE OF YEAR
Committee Makes Extensive Plans “I Did It,” Comedy, to be Presented,	,
Tomorrow’s Rally is to be the final Friday assembly of the year according to the Rally Committee. Its occasion is the last football game of the sea son, the St. Mary’s contest.
The committee in charge ha3 been successful in lining up a program which it expects will meet with greater approval from the student body than any previous assembly of its kind. At the ten o’clock hour tomorrow, a series of presentations are t appear on the stage at Bovard Auditorium which will vary in character all the way from a one-act play to an exhibit of the art of Charlestoning.
As one of the big features of the program for tommorow, the skit written by Ed Blaine and Bart Hutchins entitled “I Did It,” will be presented.
The music for tbe rally tomorrow is to be furnished by the Varsity Orchestra. This orchestra, which is made up of five pieces and whose members represent four different fraternities on the Southern California campus, has been organized for *wo years. They play regularly on Saturday nights at the American Legion Hall in South Pasadena and entertain radia fans frequently over station K F I. The five members of the orchestra are Tony Harpst, Walt Chopine, Bill Stewart, George Byrne and Babe Morrison.
In addition to this, “Gogo” Belanger will present a series of songs and dances. A lively exhibition of the Charleston will be put on at this rally by two Southern California students.
That tbe withdrawal of Trojan athletes from the Popularity contest te determine the most popular athlete in Southern California was but a rumor was announced yesterday by Harold J. Stonier, executive secretary of the university.
The rumor which circulated was to the effect that a certain college in Los Angeies was prirting ballots in their student publication, enabling their students to easily obtain ballots for the contending athlete from that university. According to the Chamber of Commerce committee which is in charge of the contest, this university upon learning that they were the only institution printing ballots in their own publication immediately dla-contnued ballot printnig. The committee chairman al«K» stated that the ballots printed in this sudent publication and turned in as votes will be subtracted from the total of their athlete contending.
Promoters of the Contest entrants from this campus are urging that Southern California students clip and hand in ballots for their favorite Trojan athlete.
“Guy” Reamer, U.S.S. Melville, San Diego is leading the contest with “Cy** Walton, UC.S.B. second. “Vic” Orsatti and “Hank” Lefebvre rank third and fourth, respectively.
SCHOLARSHIP CUPS GIVEN TO STUDENTS FOR GRADE MERITS
Francis Wihlon and Robert Enstein were awarded scholarship cups for commerce merits at a recent rally of the College of Comemrce.
The two scholarship cups were presented by Dean W. M. Cunningham of the College of Commerce at last Frir day’s Commerce Pep Rally on behalf of Gamma Epsilon Gamma and Alpha Kappa Psi.
Alpha Zeta chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi, national commerce professional fraternity ,in order to stimulate interest in scholarship, annually donates a scholarship cup to be awarded to the nan making the highest average grade in the Freshman class in Commerce. This year’s cup was presented to Robert E. Einstein, a sophomore in the College of Commerce.
Similarly, Kappa chapter of Gamma Epsilon Pi, honorary commerce sorority, each year awards a cup to the Junior girl in Commerce having the highest average for her freshman and sophomore years. The distinction waa won this fall by Frances Wihlon.
BAXTER TO ADDRESS MASONS THURSDAY
COMMERCE WOMEN MEET AT LUNCHEON
Women in the College of Commerce are to hold their second regular luncheon meeting tomorrow noon at the Women’s Residence Hall. Miss Florence E. Banks has been secured as the speaker.
Miss Banks is said to be an interesting and entertaining speaker and is well-known among the Commerce Women, having spoken to the group at its initial meeting. The speaker, who is now connected with the credit department of the Los Angeles Soap Comp- fied to talk on the subject because of any, last summer attended the Nation.- .his many visits in foreign lodges both
in Asia and Europe. As Dr. Baxter will tell not only of his experiences in these lodges, but also of some of the peculiarities of the foreign work, the neeting will be open only to members >f the Club and Master Masons of the Jniversity. The meeting will be open'd by a short but important business ession, followed by Or. Baxter’s talk, fter which the usual social hour will e held stimulated by plenty of smokes and a satisfying lunch.
Bruce Baxter i3 to be the speaker of the evening at the regular meeting of the Masonic Club, which will be held tonight at the Trowel fraternity house, on Exhibition blvd., behind the 7reshman-Sophomorp Dental Building.
Dr. Baxter, who will speak on “Masonry Around the World,” is well quali-
al Retail Credit Men’s Association cou-vention at Washington, D. C., from which she derived <*^nsiderable information which she is expected to dis cuss in her talk on “Women in Busi ness.”
NO TENNIS CLASSES
Women’s Tennis classes will no* meet to-morrow according to an an nouncement from the Womens Physi cal Education department.