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Southern California student drowns. Exposition Park Plunge Fate in Balance. Editor Declines British Columbia Invitation. Trojan Varsity Still in Conference Running. Award Tickets for Best “Trojan" Stories. Suggest Name for S. C. Dramatic Work Shop.
Southern
California
Trojan
The Spirit of Troy
“That the team lost we regret, but as long as they give the best they have we are back of them. Southern California spirit does not have to feed on victories.”
—The Old Trojan.
VOL. XVIII.
Los Angeles, California, Tuesday, November 2, 1926
NUMBER 34
DUES CAMPAIGN BEGINS TODAY FOR COMMERCE
Don Edwin Stresses Need of Money To Carry On Activity Schedule.
Beginning today and continuing during the remainder of the week, the College of Commerce is conducting its annual dues campaign. The . success of the activity schedule as out^ned for the coming year by Don Edwin, Commerce president, is said to depend upon the successful results of this drive.
“Previous plans for our social activities have been upset on a number of occasions already during the semester because of our poor financial condition,” commented Don Edwin in emphasizing the importance of the drive. “Any activity in the College of Commerce depends upon the financial condition of our organization, and consequently Commerce can hope to attain a true professional college spirit only if every Commerce student puts his enthusiasm and support behind the campaign.”
Wallace Hicks, treasurer of Commerce, and manager of the dues cam-paien, further urged Commerce stu dents to assure the success of the campaign by responding to the call for funds early in the week. Continuing. he said.
Dues have been set at fifty cents per student, and are being collected by the following students assisting the treasurer: Jessie Grant, Frances Wihlon, Henry Rohr, Gordon Crain. Bruce Browne, and Don Edwin. Miss Muriel Pease and Miss Katherine Jones in the Commerce office are also commissioned to accept dues payments.
LIBRARY MEMORIAL PLANS ANNOUNCED
1400 Volumes Already Secured; Committee To Procure Photos and Other Research Materials.
LIST OF SENIORS’ NAMES TO APPEAR
That a “Clarence E. Rainwater Li brary Sociology” is being equipped here by alumni and students, as a memorial to the late Dr. Rainwater who was instructor at Southern California for four years, was the statement of Dr. Emory S. Bogardus, head of the Sociology department.
About 1400 volumes have been secured since the inception of the plan for the memorial this fall. Books, documents, and papers in foreign languages will aid it in serving as a research library for graduate students, though it will be open to all enrolled in the university. The library is also to serve as a seminar work room.
A committee of alumni is in charge of the memorial and is securing adequate photos and other appropriate mementoes for the library, which is in a room adjoining the Sociology office.
In the four years that Dr. Rainwater was connected with the university he had more than 1000 students, many of whom have taken active part in establishing the monument to his memory.
MANY ATTEND CARD CONTEST
Field Manager Estimates Actual Number of Paid Admissions At About 78,000.
“The actual number of paid admissions to the Stanford game last Saturday has not been computed and w’ill not be made known for a w’eek. I should estimate the number to be about 78.000,” was Paul N. Marshall’s reply to a question regarding the attendance.
For the first time in history, according to Mr. Marshall, no tickets were on sale at the Coliseum booths, all tickets having been sold before 11:30 Saturday morning.
When the general admission sale opened at the B. H. Dyas store, a line was formed three deep and extending from Olive to Hill on Seventh street. In the first fifteen minutes of the sale, 900 tickets wrere sold. The Dyas booth was sold out by 11:30.
“I should estimate the number of people who wranted to see the game but could not purchase tickets as nearly 10,000,” said Marshall.
The plans for the Notre Dame game are to have more reserved and fewer rush seats.
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GEORGE C. JORDAN
EXPOSITION PARK PLUNGE WILL BENEFIT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Proposition No. 20 On Ballot Today Provides For Large Pool Close to Campus; University Events Would Be Held There.
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Elaborate plans are now under way lor a mammoth swimming and laeilities to be erected in Exposition Park southwest of tlie t oliseum, according to lhe Los Angeles Park department.
hxecution of the plans depends upon the results of the bond election. Nov. 2. I-unds for the construction are included in thc SI..■'00.000 appropriation named in Proposition Number 22. The
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TICKETS AWARDED
That November tenth is the last day for seniors to have their El Rodeo pictures taken was the announcement emphasized by Ralph Holly. Office hours are from 9 to 4:30, and an alphabetical list of seniors’ names : to be held here in 1932. The proximity appears in the Trojan every day. / of the proposed site to the Coliseum Junior and senior members of the where all the track events will take following fraternities and sororities place makes the proposition highly
twenty local playgrounds as well. The erection of this plunge at Exposition Park will be of inestimable value to the Southern California student body.
“It is hoped that the tank will be available for use in the Olympic meet
FOR TROJAN STORY
Irene Schmitz, a reporter on the staff of the Daily Trojan, was awarded two tickets for the Morosco by writing the best news story in the Trojan during the past week Miss Schmitz, although only a sophomore, won the contest on the story of the postponement of the yell contest which ap-
are to have individual pictures taken: j desirable,” stated Charles Wilson of; P^ared in Wednesdays paper.
Kappa Zeta. Skull and Dagger, Sigma the Park Commissioner.
^igma. Beta Gamma Zeta, Delta Sig-i Dimensions for the proposed tank ma Epsilon, Alpha Phi Epsilon. N^- ; are 90 feet by 328 feet with the depth tional Collegiate Players, Delta Phi j ranging from 3 feet, 6 inches to 12 Kappa, Pi Delta Epsilon, Quill Club f^t. Water for the plunge will be Chi hpsilon, Torch and Tassel, heated. Grandstand accommodations. Spooks and Spokes, Phi Phi, Alpha for 3.500 are planned. The present Chi Alpha, Epsilon Kappa Nu, Gamma bleachers which were formerly used
I^ambda Epsilon. Zeta Phi Eta. Sigma Delta Pi. Pi Delta Phi.
Elect Officers
At First Meeting
for the old race track in the park location will be turned into dressing rooms, according to the plans. This is expected to decrease the expenses as the material and location of the s j bleachers makes it easily adaptable to Cercle Francais held its first j dressing room structures.
meeting Thursday. The following officers were elected for the year: President. Louise Schrynemakers; vice president. Walter Varnum; treasurer. Marion France; secretary. Cornelius Murphy. Professor Belle dominated the meeting by his witty talk and fascinating personality.
Although not definitely specified or planned as yet, it is to be expected that the proposed tank would be available for the use of the gym classes and water events staged by teams of the University of Southern California.
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Miss Schmitz will see “The Family Upstairs,” the current attraction at the Morosco. This play is one of the funniest ever written on American family life, and is scoring a big hit in Los Angeles.
Through the courtesy of the Morosco Theatre, the S. C. Press Club donates two tickets for the best story in the Trojan every week. These contests have been valuable to have given the young journalists an incentive towards better waiting. This is especially true of the new staff members. Last week’s winner was Muriel Heeb.
ROSS WELCH SPEAKS TO MORSE'S CLASS
PLAN DRAMA SHOP PLA Y
Deciding the best name for the little Theatre Movement, and the production of five plays, three of which will be produced on November IT, are the present matters of in terest before the dramatists of S. C.
Numerous suggestions have been submitted to the committee in charge of selecting a name* for the movement, the best of which is “The Touchstone Drama Shop.” Since Touchstone Theater of the campus has been so intimately connected with play production in the past, it is desired that the word Touchstone be included in any name suggested for this Little Theatre organization, according to Marcus Beeks, president.
There are at present five plays under production, three of which will be chosen by process of elimination at the dress rehearsal to be produced November 17 at Touchstone Theatre. The production end of these plays is taken care of by Ray Pinker and his corps of men. who are designing and constructing the scenery
under the direction of the stage-craft class of which Ray McDonald is the professor.
Every play produced will be put on a competitive basis from the standpoint of direction. The director of the play judged to be the best example of play-directing will be given as a reward the direction of a longer play of a larger and more complex! nature. This will have a special pro- j duction in Touchstone Theatre.
Admission to membership in the organization will be on the basis ot ability and willingness to work in the various fields of activity connected with theatre work. Every type ! of activity is credited with a certain number of points, under rules identical to those of the Xational Collegiate Players, the national honorary ,
dramatic society. Every participant will have a chance to roll up a number of points toward the end of eligibility to membership to this na-, tional society.
Ross Welch, prominent member of the educational division of the Los Angeles Ad Club and advertising manager of Robinson’s Department Store, spoke Friday to Dr. Morse’s 10 o'clock class in Merchandising. Mr. Welch discussed problems of department store advertising and suggested the preparation necessary for entrance into the advertising field.
Miss Maurine L Richmond, advertising manager for the southern section of the Owl Drug Company, discussed similar problems for the 8 o’clock section on Monday.
Wampus Deadline Is Set Ahead For Rah Rah Issue
Homecoming Week will be the time set for the next Wampus sale, according to Milton H. Booth, the editor. This makes it possible to change the deadline for cop}*, and contributors will have until November tenth to bring their humorous masterpieces to the cat’s lair.
“More and funnier copy, please," j begged the editor. “There is plenty of room for more contributors. Everyone who is interested in this sort of w-ork will be welcomed to the Wampus family.”
Had the Trojan varsity won the game Saturday, we would have had nothing to add in this column to the paeans of praise of the sport writers. As it is we have very little to say. The team played the same clean, hard brand of football that they played against Cal. That is the important thing. That they lost we regret, but as long as they give the best they have we are back of them. Southern California spirit does not have to feed on victories.
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We take ott our hats to the University of Nevada people for hosts. They certainly understand the meaning of the word hospitality. From the moment we arrived there until the train left Thursday night w?e enjoyed a well worked out and generous program. Every delegate there appreciated the Nevada spirit and liked the Nevada folk. We only hope we may have a reasonable chance to return the honors sometime soon.
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As for the convention itself there is not much to be said. A few good ideas were exchanged, especially in the meeting of the managers, and it was interesting to connect faces and personalities with the writers of the various columns which we read in our exchanges. But in looking back on the business sessions, our recollections are clouded by the position we were forced to take at the closing banquet with regard to the holding of the next convention.
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In stating to the conference that if the invitation from the University of British Columbia were accepted Southern California would not be represented, we took a position which we do not believe was understood by most of the delegates. Because so many of the editors had been drunk during the trip, because so many of them were drinking at the banquet, and because of an unfortunate personal difference with one of the delegates, our objection was taken to mean an attempt to reform the conference. Probably there was reason to think this inasmuch as the stress of the moment kept us from giving a clear and detailed explanation for our stand. But here is the thing: we were not objecting to the personal privileges of the delegates of doing what they pleased outside of the sessions. That is a matter for every man to decide for himself. But since the invitation to British Columbia was not extended as an invitation to a convention, but was a bid to come to a place where good whiskey could be obtained cheaply we felt that we could not, in the name of the University, accept such an invitation. Even had we been personally inclined to drink, we would have misused our delegated authority to accept such an invitation. At least that is the way we feel about it and the fact that we were alone in that feeling does not alter our opinion in the least. Southern California is still in the Pacific Inter-collegiate Press Association, but Southern California will not be at Vancouver next year to celebrate with the boys.
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We have no hard feelings toward the delegates who voted to go to British Columbia. Of course we cannot have much respect for the blear-eyed editor of one of the coast’s leading University dailies, who rose to sneer at us and we expected some of the others to take the remarks personally to themselves because of the condition they were in at the table. Nevertheless, we know (Continued on f&ge Four)
WOMEN START DEBATE CLUB
Several Debates Scheduled With Southern Universities; Independent of Men’s Club.
Feeling that this year there is good material and an active interest in a women’s debating squad, an invitation has been extended to all Southern California women interested in the forensic art to meet at 12:30 next Monday in the debate office, according to Bill Henley, debate manager.
Never before in the history of this institution has there been material or even demand for such an organization, stated Henley, but this year there is hope of organizing a women’s debate squad which will be able to uphold honors in the conference. The feminine squad will be entirely independent of the men’s and will be working on their own schedule.
Several debates have already been scheduled with different universities in the South and the future of the organization will be decided at the meeting on Monday.
Student Drowns in Harbor When
New Skiff Capsizes
William Cutler, student at Southern California, was drowned Sunday evening when the skiff in which he and a boy chum. Clair Le Black, were sailing in the Los Angeles Harbor, capsized Cutler was a freshman in the course of Chemical Engineering.
The two young men, who had been chums throughout high school, purchased the skiff, Patsy, last week. Ac
cording to Black, the first trip was made Sunday afternoon. They were within the breakwater, states Black, when the keel of the skiff became loosened. The young men started swimming to shore, but Cutler was seized by cramps. His friend aided him until the spasm had passed, and they resumed their struggle toward safety. In a short time, however. Black missed his friend, but was unable to go back, as he was in an exhausted condition.
The sympathy of the university is extended to the bereaved parents, who reside at 654 North Oxford street.
GOOD FEELING TO BE OBJECT OF JOINT MEET
Southern Branch Press Club Will Be Entertained Thursday B y Southern
California.
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JORDAN RETURNS FROM ANNUAL PRESS CONVENTION AT NEVADA
Editor of Trojan Brings Glowing Reports of Hospitality; British Columbia Is Chosen For Next Pacific Intercollegiate Press Association Convention.
With glowing accounts of the hospitality of the University of Nevada and his visits on the Berkeley and Stanford campuses, George Jordan, editor of the Daily Trojan, returned Saturday morning from the annual Pacific Intercollegiate Press Association convention held Wednesday and Thursday at Reno. Nevada.
“The University of Nevada was a perfect host.’’ said Jordan. -31-T	* “There was nothing that they could
Y. M. WILL HONOR FATHERS AT DINNER
Final arrangements for the first meeting of the Press Clubs of the Southern Branch and S. C. were made yesterday at a special meeting. The get-together is to be held Thursday, at the Alpha Delta Pi sorority house on West 30th Street. Refreshments are to be served at the meeting and Hal Silbert, president of the S. C. Press Club, is to speak. Dee Tallman and Harold Stonier from S. C.. the president of the Branch Press Club, the editors of the dailies of the two schools are likewise to address the meeting.
The purpose of this meeting is to promote good feeling and understanding between the two leading Los Angeles universities, and according to Hal Silbert, who made possible this get-together, he hopes that other organizations on the two campuses of the two schools will likewise arrange to hold similar meetings.
This is to be the first time in the history of either organization that such a meeting has ever been attempted and some seventy journalists are expected to be present to listen to the speakers and to enjoy the social part of the program.
Being a departure in University activities, the Southern California Y. M. C. A. will sponsor a father and son banquet, to be held at the “Y” hut on Wednesday evening, November 10th. Elaborate plans are Iteing made for the event under the direction of Stanley Hopper and Glen Turner.
President Rufus B. von KieinSmid will be the main speaker of the evening. The toastmaster has not as yet been selected. Tom de Graffenried will play a group of violin solos. The event will be similar in some respects to the annual Mother and Son banquet which is held every May at the “Y” hut. .
Invitations have been printed for the father and son banquet and may be addressed at the "Y” hut. The Y. M C. A. will mail the invitations to the fathers. % Tickets for the banquet may now be secured at the desk in the ^ hut. The price is seventy-five cents per plate. Reservations should be made at once in order that proper arrangements may be made.
Notices
Seniors whose names begin with I, J, K, and L are asked to report for their El Rodeo pictures today. Those whose names begin with M, N. O. P, please report Wednesday.
Juniors are asked to report any time.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The executive committee w’ill meet at 7 o’clock tonight at the Tr} Delt house to consider the new constitution.
HOMECOMING COMMITTEE
The Homecoming Committee will meet Thursday noon in the Red Room of the Los Angeles Athletic . Club. Those on the committee wrho should be present are Lee Conti, Tom Bryant, Ruth Burns, Eleanor Mix, Grant LaMont, Paul Fritz, Leo Guichard, Dan Smith, Ravelle Harrison, Leland Tallman, and Martha Wiggett.
BASKETBALL MEN
All men who intend to go out for basketball are asked by Coach Les Turner to report to the gym Thursday at 7:20.
WOMEN DEBATERS
There will be a meeting of women debaters today at 12:45 at the debate office.
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do to make our stay pleasant that was not done. From the time we arrived until we left there was a completely planned and well organized program.”
Twelve universities and colleges were represented by their editors and managers or both. They were: the U. of Nevada. Stanford, British Columbia, Whitman College, Idaho University, U.C.L.A., Southern California, the U. of California, Willamette College. O.A.C., the U. of Oregon, and Washington State College.
Sessions were held on the Nevada I campus all day Wednesday and Thursday morning. High lights in the entertainment were a dinner dance at the Twentieth Century Club on Wednesday evening and an auto tour through Carson City, Virginia City, and Minden. On the trip the delegates were taken down 1750 feet into the famous Comstock silver mine, were shown through the state penitentiary at Carson City, and saw the only lethal death chamber used in this country The tour ended with a banquet and closing session at the Minden Inn.
It was at this banquet that the question of the place for the next conven-tended by tfie University of California in Los Angeles and the University of British Columbia. The Southern California delegate took exception to the latter, feeling that it was not couched in language worthy of the dignity of the institutions represented, and declared that if it were accepted. Southern California would not be rep resented next year. Nevertheless the invitation was accepted by the rest of the convention. An attempt to force Southern Californra to help pay the expenses of the delegates who do go was made but was left to the Board of Directors of the various Association members.
Before attending the convention Jordan spent Sunday and Monday visiting on the campuses at Berkeley and Palo Alto.
UNDERCLASS PLAY CAST ANNOUNCED
“An unparalleled cast.’’ That's the verdict of Miss Tacie Mae Hanna, director. regarding the students chosen to play in “The Torch Bearers.’’ a three-act farce comedy, which wilt be presented in Bovard Auditorium November 19th. “As there were so many excellent players trying out for parts, it is hard to select the best except by a thorough examirwition,’’ stated Miss Hanna.
Aileen Powers and Tom de Graffen reid were chosen to enact the roles of Mrs. and Mrs. Ritter, the leading parts. Lucille Taylor also has an important role as Mrs. Pampenelli. All of these players have had much ex perience in student dramatics and are very capable of handling the leads.
Lorraine Lewis has another major role as Mrs. Nelly Fell. Roy Winborn as Mr. Hossefrasse, George Lawerence as Mr. Twiller, and Paul Kiepe as Teddy Spearing, should be excellent, judging from rehearsals.
Elizabeth Alexander as Miss Mc-Crickett, and Bud Taylor as a Stage Manager, Virginia Rodiger as Jenny, and Cecile Vigne as Mrs. Sheppard, complete all the cast that has been selected as yet. Miss Hanna has not selected all the players, but will do so as soon as rehearsals commence on Acts II and III.
Credits Class To Have Talk By Authorities
H. W. Reynolds of the Haas Baruch & Company, and L J. Neeson, attorney in the Collection Department of the Broadway Department Store, will address the class in Credits and Collections at Metropolitan College tonight.
Mr. Reynolds will talk on “The Personal Interview from the Wholesale Point of View,” while Mr. Neeson will deal with the same subject from the retail standpoint. They will discuss “Human Nature at First Hand,” “Attitude of the Interviewer,” and “Information To Be Sought.”
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DONA TE GOOD EXHIBIT
A South American exhibit, which is to be found in the reference library is the contribution of Miss Katherine Forrester and Dr. W. F. Rice of the Spanish department, according to Miss Charlotte Brown, University librarian.	/
“The exhibit consists of ordinary trinkets from Mexico and South America, which Dr. Rice and Miss Forrester have collected in their travels. Dr. Rice spent a number of
years in South America before coming to Southern California, and while there gathered a very novel collection,” said Miss Brown, “while Miss Forrester is a frequent visitor to Mexico.”
“The collection which is loaned to the school is very valuable to Spanish students and those expecting to travel ia Mexico and South America, because the trinkets inspire an interest for the land where Spanish is spoken.”