Southern
California
Trojan
FORMING “PRO” LEAGUE
DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 8.—As the national professional football league convention adjourned here last night, representatives of eight cities met with Harold ‘Red Grange and discussed plans for a wholly new circuit.
Grange is applying for a franchise to play in New York.
ORE than forty students have entered in the tryouts
positions on the staff of the aily Trojan. This is without a oubt the largest number of stu-ents to have entered the race for sitions on the staff in the his-ory of the Daily. There are bout six positions open, thus iking the competition among :e 40 or more candidates excep-'onally keen.
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Old members of the staff may take a little warning from the number of writers trying out. Out of this number undoubtedly there will be some fine material for future staffs. The older members of the Daily need not feel assured of positions, for it does not take long to discover possibilities in some of the new staff members. This warning to the older members of the Trojan staff applies merely to the ones who have been delinquent fn handling their respective departments.
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Staff members that have been rompt and efficient need not worry bout what competition the tryoutees iy offer. Too many of the present portorial staff have begun to think at tbeir positions have been a inch.*’ Remember, tbe Trojan has aached a point that it cannot carry ny dead weights, and only those fl.ll-the bill will be retained on the
VOL. XVII
Los Angeles, California, Tuesday, February 9, 1926
Number 84
Incidentally, it may be well to in-rm the campus sororities that unless efr respective pledges have any Itoriar ability to kindly refrain rom shipping them to the Trojan of-in an effort to get them into seme ivity. Unless the said freshmen e any possibilities as writers, kind-nter them into some other activity.
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HE TRYOUTS WILL LAST! OUT ONE WEEK AND MAY THE ST ONES WIN.
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EVERAL members of the former Wampus staff have signified thefr entions of carrying on their work d have joined the staff of the Daily jan. Tom Aguillar and Don Mike, ists, have both jofned the Trojan ff. In the editorial field, Joe Ducb- | ny will be a Trojan contributor. Ex-itors Grady Setzler and Ralph Hoi-! have signified intentions to return the Trojan editorial staff.
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HAT'S to become of the game •f basketball with such a calibre referees as exhibited at the recent knee? One could easily shut bis [es and imagine being caught In a afBc. jam, this on account of the trietiing going on.
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Too maoy called fouls spoiled the up Thursday and Saturday nights en Southern California met Stan-Both teams were continually lied for foul play by the referee, who peared to be having quite a playful ening with the whistle. They should ke the toy away from the lad before blows his head off.
Basketball is a gentlemen’s game, d gentlemen sometimes may get a tie rough. Fouls should be called, t referees should use a little more icretion in calling them. “Booing” i not add to the clean sportsman-exhibited at intercollegiate games, poor officiating will not eliminate ♦ ♦ ♦
L WESSON, former editor of the Trojan and one of the nders of the li'ampus, pens us ote pleading for the continuance he "fuzzy cat" publication. Well ?s, the IVamp shall not die, ac-ding to the new resolutions )ptcd by the executive commit-W ess on says— •
“Knowing that undergraduate
udents rightfully resent any in-6ion on the part of the alumni jto their conduct of student af-irs, I have nothing to say in re-rd to recent events surrounding transfer of the cat to other r«pers. I only wish to state that e who started the publication e anxious to have it continued nd done so in such a way as to a credit tc the university.”
1 says about the Trojan:
The makeup is good, the articles [ written and apparently all of the s is covered. I enjoy your column Lb« few copies 1 see and I wish ■e were more opinions stated in the er. We alumni are not so much rested in what you do at U. S. C., •we like to read about what you k”
Extravaganza . Promises Big Beauty Choirs
Work on Fourth Annual Production Progresses Speedily With Competent Cast.
Arrangements have been completed for the fourth annual Musical Extravaganza, and work on the production is progressing at utmost speed, according to Ellsworth Ross, manager of play productions. The cast has been chosen and is rehearsing daily together with the chorus. Most of the songs have been written, while a few have yet to be titled.
One of the principal features of this year’s affair will be the beauty chorus of seventy-five co-eds. This chorus , will open the showr and is to be dressed i in a most sensational manner. Great pains have been taken in selecting this chorus, according to Gene Johnson, musical director of the production, who further states that some wonderful talent has been discovered among the seventy-five players.
The scrip calls for twelve scenes, each to be characterized by its individuality and beauty. Many novel costumes will be used, while an abundance of beautiful girls will add the necessary color to the play. The furniture and curtains for the various scenes will be supplied by a well-known theatrical concern and are to be of the finest grade.
Gene Johnson, musical director, has written the songs for the affair. Among those to be featured are “Ship of My Dreams” am* “Kiss Me and Then Say Goodnight.” Beside these two, Mr. Johnson has composed the chorus numbers and ballads.
Frosh Class Meets This Noon in Touchstone Theater
Kenny Becker, Freshman class president, takes this opportunity to call the first meeting of the Freshman class for the second semester. The class will meet this noon (12 o’clock sharp) in Touchstone Theater. In as much as this is the first meeting of the semester and is the first meeting to be called for some time, there will be a vast amount of business of importance to consider. There will be a delegation of upper classmen with a message of importance for all freshmen, new and old.
It is expected that there will be a lively discussion of regulations governing the freshman’s deportment on the campus as well as an outlining of the program for the balance of the semester. New members are especially expected to attend this eeting as the business of the meeting will pertain to them to a large extent.
DOUBLE DEBATE HELD THURSDAY
S. C. Affirmative Team to Meet Occidental and Negative to Meet Cal.-Tech. in Pasadena.
ALL UNIVERSITY DANCE FIRST COLLEGE AFFAIR PLANNED FOR NEW AL MALA1KAH BALL ROOM
Marjorie Rice Announces Second All-University Affair of Year for March Fifth; Big Ballroom Will Accommodate Large Number.
Red Flag No Joke; Hoose Hall To Have New Hat
POSITIONS OPEN ON WAMPUS STAFF
An Unlimited Number of Staff Positions are Open, According To Chet Mackie.
That the positions in the staff of the Wampus left vacant by the protesting members are still open was revealed by Chet Mackie, new Wampus editor, when he was interviewed today. So far no new members have indicated their intentions to fill tbe vacancies. There are but few of the old members who are to continue their present offices .
Tryouts are being held and an invitation for staff membership has been extended to all the university students by Mr. Mackie. Response to this Wampus call is ardently desired as the first issue of the reborn magazine has been scheduled for February 17. The size of the staff is unlimited.
There is much need for materials and the students are urged to make j contributions, both literary and art work. All the materials are to be given to Mr. Mackie or handed in at the Wampus box office in Mr. Huse’s office.
The covers of the coming issue are being drawn by Julius Suski, Wampus artist of the old staff. It is promised that the art w’ork of Miss Suski wTill arrest the admiration and appreciation of beauty lovers. Al Wesson, a former editor of the Wampus and who is now a city editor of the Glendale Press, is expected to contribute also.
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Led by Captain Ray Brennan, the S. C. varsity debators will meet Occidental and Cal-Tech Thursday, in the first Southern California Conference debate of the year. The argument with Occidental will be held on -this campus and the one with Cal-Tech in Pasadena.
Resolved: “That war should be declared by a vote of the people except in cases of rebellion or invasion,” will be the question for argument. This question is a much discussed one and will form the basis for many forensic struggles this year. Coach Alan Nichols has had a group of about fourteen debators working on this subject for two months.
Bill Henley and Leland Tallman, upholding the affirmative, will tangle with the Occidental College debators in Touchstone Theatre on this campus. The negative team, composed of Captain Ray Brennan and Adna Leonard, will travel out to the California Institute of Technology, in Pasadena.
According to Sam Gates, debate manager, these Southern Conference debates are all of the highest quality, as these smaller colleges specialize quite extensively in forensic activities. This year a new policy will be tried out in the Southern Conference of hav-ng no decision by the judges, and possibly an open forum by the audience after the debators finish their speeches w’ill be substituted.
STUDENTS REVOLT FROM GLEE CLUB
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Feb. 8.—(P.I.P.)—Plans are now being made for the forming of a new Glee Club to take the place of the old one which has resigned. None of the members of the old club will be included, as at the time of their resignation they took pledges not to join any new mu sical club on the campus.
The resignation of the members of the old club came about through criticisms of “Brick” Morse, who had been director for thirty years, by the the authorities of the university. The authorities, charging that the programs of the club included too many jazz se
HONOR CLUB GIVES NEW MEMBERSHIPS
Judge Neeley Will Address History and Political Science Honorary Society’s Banquet.
At the business meeting of the History and Political Science Honorary Society yesterday noon in the Political Science office a motion was made to the effect that recommendation for new memberships of the Honor Society shall be submitted for approval by the heads of the two departments at the annual banquet of the society to be held at the Twin Cedars Inn, 4069 South Figueroa. Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock.
Judge Charles G. Neeley, a noted authority on diplomacy and international law, w’ill be the guest of honor and the principal speaker of the evening. It is anticipated that the judge will give some interesting accounts from his experience on the bench. Judge Neeley’s name will be among the most worthy of those considered for membership nes \ Wednesday evening.
Following is the list of names of last semester’s students who are eligible to membership in the society, all of whom are invited to attend the banquet next Wednesday night, at which time the formal process of voting them in will occur: V. Phillips, W. Young,
TROJAN TRYOUTS ARE SUCCESSFUL
More Than Forty Students Turn Out For Positions the First Day of Contest.
The largest number of tryouts in the history’ of the Daily Trojan lor positions on the staff is reported by Freeman Hall, managing editor, and George Jordan, assistant editor, who are* in charge of the assignments for the tryout reporters. More than forty students reported yesterday, the first day of the tryout, and many of them wrote stories which will appear in today’s Trojan.
The tryouts are to continue for about ten days, until everyone has had a fair chance to show his ability.
Stories will be assigned almost entirely to the new people, giving the regular staff a short respite. Those trying out are warned that a poor story or failure to hand in stories after they have checked their assignments without rendering a satisfactory excuse will automatically drop them from the list. The stories are to be graded A,
B or C, according to their worth, no work below C to be considered.
According to George Jordan, it is hoped that sororities will not insist on their pledges trying out for the Trojan staff unless they are really qualified newspaper people.
Those trying out are: George Chais,
Walter Steyer, Albert Isenstein,
Charles Namsen, Irene Ingalls, Ural Gerecht, Louis Page, C. Graves, Laura Granger, M. Wisdom, Laura Sorenson,
Leo Bartholomew, Inez Stanley, Kathryn Cayer, Seymour Steinberg, George Beyermail, Brooks Thompson. Bob Webster, Alice Chapman, Marion George, Ruth Robeen, Dorothy Kendall, Robert Stewart, Mab Dolan,
Helen Campbell, Betty Bruce, Jane New Editor Welcomes Old Staff Word, Ruth Galbraith, Karmi W’yck- For “Professional Number” of off, Virginia Child, Elliot Irvine, Wal- j Much-criticised Magazine.
ter Miller, M. A. Abaya, R. H. Flynn, j	-
Vila Herman. Bernice Bowman. Myra February 17th, Wednesday, has been Waterman, Marjorie Douglas, Dante set as the date on which the next edi-La Franchi, John Negus, Gwendolen j tion of Wampus, the Professional
Number, will make its debut on the campus.
According to Chet Mackie, editor of Wampus, all of the old staff are welcome to work on the edition and various rumors of the last few days will have no effect on the policy of Wampus. Anybody on the campus is eligible and is invited to contribute to the forthcoming issue. All copy should be gotten in early as Wampus can use prose, poetry, or drawings to good advantage.
One feature of the Professional Number of the WTampus will be articles and cartoons by some of the most famous luminaries of the art and literary circles of Los Angeles. Ted Cook of the Examiner and Bob Day of the Times have promised to do their stuff and there should be several others by the time the magazine goes to press.
All material for Wampus may be eft in the Wampus box in Mr. Huse’s jffice in the Administration building.
No, no one is trying to horse the freshmen. Danger means danger at the north end of Hoose hall, just as the little red fiag across the sidewalk says. Of course there aren’t any wild bulls running around, (all the bull on the campus is to be found in a different place), nor it is likely that the sidewalk has been weakened, for there has been no Charlestoning or -St. Louis-ing around there that we know of, but there is danger. The tiles on the roof of Hoose Hall are being redecorated — refurnished — renovated — cleaned — changed, and there is great danger of flying chips and tiles. So, unless helmets are worn, it may be wise to believe in signs and take the red flag seriously. At least that’s what the workmen say, and they seem to know.
REVISED WAMPUS TO BE OUT SOON
An all-university dance will be held in the ball room of the Al Malaikah Shrine temple, March 5. This was the announcement yesterday of Miss Marjorie Rice, vice-president of the Associated Student Body. Miss Rice urged all campus organizations to take this date into account when making out their schedule for social functions.
Preliminary plans for the affair have already been completed, although no orchestra has as yet been selected. Tickets are to go on sale in about two weeks, at a price of two dollars. Final arrangements, including publicity, an orchestra, patrons, and general entertainment, are to be made soon
This dance, the second all-university function of the year and the first of this semester, will be in the nature of a dedication of the new Shrine tem pie for university use. Miss Rice states that Southern California has outgrown all of the ball rooms previously used, such as the basketball pavilion, or the Ambassador and Bilt-: more Hotels, and that it was found necessary to secure a larger place. For this reason, it is planned to hold future all-university functions in Shrine temple. Approximately 6500 were accommodated in this ball rooor at the Wampas Ball, held there recently.
The first dance of this sort held this year was staged at the Ambassador after the Stanford game. Last year, several all-university dances were held, most of them being either in one of the local hotels or in the basketball pavilion.
Patton. G. Shamel, Roy Hopkins, Florence Middleton, Asenath Shaw and Mary Jean Rogers.
lections, cancelled the organization’s European trip. The members of the r w. Abel, P. Wallace, S. Hopper, H.
club resigned as a consequence of this action and formed a new off-campus organization called “Brick Morse’s Col-legiates.”
Copeland, H. Boddard, P. Birt, L. W. Kilgore, T. W. Wafd, W. Hayne, M. F. Burrill, E. F. Frafnke, Bernbaum,
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BANQUET ENDS LAW EXERCISES
George I. Cochran Host to Party of Lawyers and Business Men at Biltmore Hotel.
As a final event for the law dedication ceremonies, George I. Cochran, member o fthe Board of Trustees and financial adviser to the university, entertained four hundred lawyers, business men and educators of the city at a formal banquet at the Biltmore Hotel Friday night. Among the prominent guests present was Mrs. Mabel WTalker Willebrandt, an alumnus of U. S. C. and assistant attorney general of the United States.
The banquet was followed by a reception held for Mrs. Willebrandt in the music room of tbe Biltmore by the Phi Delta Delta, legal sorority. A number of prominent society matrons were in the receiving line.
President R. B. vou KieinSmid was introduced by Mr. Cochran, the host. The president acted as toastmaster and introduced the prominent guests seated at the speaker’s table. The two important speakers of the evening were Judge Gavin Craig, who represented the alumni association, and Charles F. Stern, president of the Pacific Southwest Bank, who spoke of the university’s service to the commonwealth.
Mr. Stern lauded the professional school of this state and pointed out examples where the business of the state was being accomplished by the graduates of the law, commerce and education schools of the great universities in the state. He remarked that the great bureaus of the state government. such as the Bureau of Fisheries and the County Fam Bureaus, require college men apd they were giving a great service to the state.
Judge Craig, secretary of the U. S. C. Law SchdoV Alumni, spoke of the responsibility of the body that he represented. The jurist is one of the most famous of the law school graduates and he emphasized the point of loyalty to one’s institution.
The University Glee Club entertained with three selections. Al (Continued on page four)
COLLEGE STUDENTS DISCUSS PROBLEMS
S. C. and U. C. S. B. Students Hear Dr. Brooks, Dr. Oxman and Prof. Wohlner.
ENGINEERS HEAR TELEPHONE EXPERT
M. B. Long Talks To Upper Classmen On Research Work in Bell Laboratories.
Research work, as carried on in the Bell Telephone laboratories, was the subject for a short talk to the upper class electricals by M. B. I^ong. educational director of the company.
Slides were used to illustrate his treatise, and emphasized particularly the big problems that confront the research forces of the large telephone
Although somewhat disappointed as to the number of students who attended the conference, Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. officials stated that the All-Campus Students’ Conference held last Friday and Saturday on the S. C. cam-pus was a success as far as getting the students started toward thinking a little of the more serious problems of life.
Approximately 60 students of the University of Southern California and of the University of California Southern Branch attended the dinner Friday evening, but 20 stayed over for the discussions Saturday morning.
Dr. Ralmond Brooks of Pomona gave the talk on Friday evening and G. Bromley Oxnam of New York gave a talk Saturday morning. Both speakers gave very interesting discussions on the relation between the college student and the industrial world.
One of the interesting talks of the conference, from the viewpoint of the student, was given by Professor Wohlner of the University of California Southern Branch in which he gave a “balance of time” diagram for the ool-lege student. According to Mr. Wohlner, the average student spends the largest percentage of his or her time at school in some form of recreation.
W'e leave our homes in the morning, spend most of the day in school, come home for our dinner some of the tim^* and then enjoy some form of outside recreation in the evening. It is true
companies. One of the results of this work is the gradual transformation of ! that all of these have their place in the by-products from waste material ! a student’s day, but should be divided into marketable substance.	according to the value received from
Mr. Long gave a 'engthy discourse j each. Professor Wohlner believes that.
on the educational possibilities of the large laboratories, which t.hp larger concerns possess. His study of the question has led him to employ college men, because they seldom wander from the habit of study. This is particularly true among the electricals as the field Is large and expanding, making experimental work a necessity.
“I predict a brilliant future for the energetic electrical engineer,” relates Long, "because of the vastness of his
a student should make an intelligent division of his time between home, school, church, recreation and their other various activities, and not lay so much stress upon the educational and recreational pursuits.
REGISTRAR NOTICE
All students are notified that they must secure the signatures of instructors on the permanent enrollment field, which apparently has been de- cards and file the signed cards at the
veloped rather thoroughly, yet actually is almost untouched. Every new phase that is opened up adds more mysteries to the sum total.”
Registrar’s Office within seven days from the date of payment A fee of $1 is reouired if the card is not filed on time.