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By THE EDITOR
[HE WAMPUS. The poor old cat has taken a little more h old shoes and alarm clocks ing the past week; not only but he has been severely rimanded, slapped and kicked the face, all because little i.mpus is alleged to have tread >ome delicate toes.
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Being a student, The Lookout not supposed to be able to hold intelligent discourse on the lestion of good or bad policy in ^ard to college humor publica-|ons and will therefore refuse to iscuss in this column the purity impurfty of some of the jokes the publication in question.
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Southern
Dally
California
Trojan
PRICE LOGICAL MAN
BERKELEY, Cal., Feb. 1.—If the expected action is taken Wednesday night by the executive committee of the associated students, Clarence (“Nibs ) Price will be successor to the late Andy Smith as University of California football coach.
VOL. XVII
Los Angeles, California, Tuesday, February 2, 1926
Number 79
WAMPUS LATEST COLLEGE COMIC TO BE SPANKED
Editor of Torrence Herald Causes Trouble for Staff of Wampus.
EDITORS RESIGN
a reader of the Wampus, The Student Welfare Committee
" 'L' publication Starts Investigation Which
killed tj Grads Settler (now re- Leads to Student Problem, bed) has been as excellent a pub-
Ltion of college humor as can be
|nd in the modern college. That the
papers, magazines and other pub-
ItnoTi- throughout tht> country * * •
financially the periodical has also len on a new life under the editor-ii of Setzler, having increased con-hrably in circulation during the past fr.
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The outcome of the controversy simply this: the heads of the ampus have been allowed to reg-ter for the com mg semester, for hich the faculty committee ould be thanked. The Wampus II be no longer issued under the esent organization, but will re-lire the shakeup of the entire aff prior to its next publication, hat does this mean? Simply riat the four leaders, Grady Setz-|er. Ralph Holly, Maude Miller and lohn Post will be extinct from the staff of the Wampus—they the >nes who put the publication in its )resent standing.
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I or amotker student to take over [publication would be practically f ief \ i Hg feat. I nliJ the un-graduate wind and the faculty \d decide upon certain definite
That “the moral standards or modern youth are disquietingly revealed id qualities of tli<> magazine have j by jokes in the current issue of the been overlooked is shown by the U. S. C. ‘funny’ magazine” is the [ that the Wampus has been quoted [charge made in the Torrance Herald
January 21 by the editor, W. Harold Kingsley. The editorial led to the recent investigation of the Wampus, which was directed against Grady Setzler. editor-in-chiei, and his three associate editors, Maud Miller, Ralph Holly and John Post, and wrhich resulted in a statement by the university administration, accepting their resignations and announcing a proposed re-, organization of the Wampus staff and closer supervision of its policies.
Kingsley, the editor of the Torrance Herald, who made the charges which prompted the investigation, wras one of the speakers at *ibe fourth annual Newspaper Day of the University of Southern California January 14. He, as well as the high school delegates, were giv^n copies of the Wampus. On Kingsley’s return to Torrance, he devoted his editorial column of January 21, called “Observations,” and printed on the first page, to a denunciation of the Wampus brand of humor, quoting copiously from the magazine, and stating that it was “full of sex appeal that no newspaper or self-respecting magazine of general distribution would dare publish.”
The editorial charged that the Wampus “must tend to tear down standards that the properly-governed home has, through patient training, built up,” and advocated a more stringent censorship of university papers by university authorities.
•Contrary to reports of downtown papers, the other members of the Wampus staff were not concerned in the investigation. It was directed primarily against the editor-in-chief and his associate editors, who were asked not to register for the new semester until the investigation should be concluded.
The petition was not presented to the administration, as the reinstatement of the four students made it unnecessary, and action on the staff resolution is still pending.
Grady Setzler, Ralph Holly, Maud Miller and John Poet, the four subjects of the investigation, have resigned from the Wampus staff, but have registered for the new semester. According to the administration, their standing as students is in no way aT-fected.
President’s Office Publishes
New Wampus Policy
The president's office gave out the following communication Saturday with regard to the Wampus staff and organization:
“1. After the joint investigation of the Committee on Student Welfare and the Committee on Student Publications, the resignations of the Warn-pus editor, associate editor, assistant editor and art editor were accepted.
“2. The resumption of the publication of the Wampus be conditioned on a complete reorganization of the editorial staff which shall be required to work within certain well-defined policies.
"3. That a commission be appointed by the Welfare and Student Publications Committees to investigate student attitudes, student standards and student sources of material, in connection with the Wampus and other student publications. “Contrary to rumors in downtown papers, the editorial staff was not dismissed from the University. This action does not contemplate a change in their status as students.”
JUNIOR CLASS GIVES ANSWER TO MODERN PROBLEM
Eleanor Veale and Eddie Blaine Lead Cast of “Goose Hangs High.”
humor, editors of publications as the 14 ampus can always be ired of a continuous trip to the Uknown carpet.
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It HAT started this spark off?
Well, lad's and lassies, a cer-i alleged metropolitan weekly from iriving neighborhood with a grudge' inst university students, presidents life in general, and in order to aps establish a more perfect union certain influential heads of the metropolis of 3000 people, wrote pry entertaining article on the |thern California Wampus.
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;rhaps in order to boost circuia-and add life to a somewhat un-Iced publication the editor of said |kly rt i>rintt d M veral joice bits of
Wampus without a reprint person from th^ editor Grady Setzler. * • •
~o add injury to insult, the edi-h m/as mailed liberally with the u$ that considerable dust z^as \ed where a perfect calm existed. * + *
HIS sad state of affairs has not only occured at Southern California, a like case has come up at the yersity of California, Southern hch. John Cohee editor of the iy Grizzlie was unceremoniously [ed from the editorship of the pub-ion following the issue of “Hell’s [’ a razzberry edition. It was the ir’s privilege to meet Mr. Cohee ie recent Pacific Intercollegiate Association meeting held at Eu-Oregon, and he impressed as be-thorough gentleman..
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is paper has been one in which character was reflected, a real an, honest collegiate journal, the razzberry edition which is marily a humorous edition and In which the editors should e the privelege to revert to a re undignified and informal pol-was, micccnstrued by many i the result that% Cohee has n firmly ousted from office.
a RODEO WORK IS IN ADVANCE
Many New Features are Included in Latest Edition of College Annual.
his all brings us to the question |allege humor, and as we said re we refuse to discuss it or to take an active part in it, for \criter holds high hopes of some \recei~'ing a degree and would I to remain until then a member (ii.c or anv other university.
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E are in receipt of a letter trom Russ Andrews. ’28, who takes a deal of exception to the student rity books. In his letter Mr. An-(Continued on Page Two)
Selling close to 1100 year books thus far ,the sales force of the El Rodeo staff, headed by Les Heilman, have been progressing mo«t rapidly, according to Burdette Ives, business manager. The work on the El Rodeo at this time is one month ahead of where it wras last year.
Ires stated that numerous features never before attempted in the year book are being included in the 1926 El Rodeo. One of the many features is the cover w’hich will be an oil painting, dye-sunk in such a manner that it will not come off. The theme of the entire book is of maritime things, boats, ships, canoes and whatnots.
Instead of having a beauty section, such as has always been included in former years, there will be a section iQvoted to the bright-lights of the campus. Some smart critics have said that it seems strange that the beauty section should be supplanted by a section for campus leaders, there being such a contrast between them.
The El Rodeo business staff also wishes to announce that all organizations which have not paid for their space in the book must do so before February 12, or they will lose their space. This money should be paid immediately and February 12 is the absolute deadline.
Is there any solution of this con-! flict between children and their par-I ents, between the younger generation 'and the older?
An excellent student cast wTill present the public with the answer to.this question in Bovard Auditorium, at eight, the evening of February 22, for “The Goose Hangs High,” this year’s junior play, deals with the conflict between youth and age.
As a professional production and in the movies “The Goose Hangs High” has been very popular. Because of the theme with which it deals, the play should prove of special interest to college students. In the opinion of Ellsworth Ross, production manager, this play will be one of the most popular campus dramatic efforts of the year. Lewis Beach is the author of the play.
It wras only by special arrangement and the payment of a high royalty that the managers were able to secure this play for student production. Ross states that it has not yet been printed in pamphlet form. It has been but two years since the play was first produeed in New York. Securing, for amateur production, a Broadway success of such recent date is very unusual.
The cast is headed by Eleanor Veale and Eddie Blaine, two of the most popular of campus actors. The tryouts unearthed much talent. The cast follows:
Dagmar ..............................Eleanor Veale
Bradley lngals ....................Eddie Blaine
Bernard lngals....................Ed Crawford
Lois lngals ............................Ruth Burns
Aunt Julia ..........................Marie Privett
Hugh lngals ......................Scott Crowley
Ronald Murdock ........:.....Alvin Baranov
Leo Day................................Archie Lewis
Kimberly ..................................Jack Cohn
The Cook..........................Mariella Brook
Mrs. Bradley..........................Julia Miller
Eunice lngals........Eugenia McQuarters
ALUMNI JURISTS PARTICIPATE IN LAW DEDICATION
Dr. von KieinSmid is Principal Speaker in Dedication of Newest Campus College.
Glenn E. Whitney, the secretary of the Law School of the University of Southern California, has just sent out the last of the numerous invitations which will bring to S. C. hundreds of old graduates and members of the legal profession, who will participate with Dr. Rufus B. von KieinSmid and nationally known jurists in the dedication of the Law School Building. The dedication will start next Thursday at 12:15 p. m.
The first event on the program will be an alumni luncheon that will be held at the Cark Hotel. From 8:30 p. m. to 11:30 p. m. President Rufus B. von KieinSmid will give a reception to the delegates, members of the Bar Association, faculties of the University and alumni of the School of Law.
On Friday, at 9:30 a. m., .will occur the registration of the delegates at the Law School Building; the academic procession will take place at 10 a. m. The law assembly will take place in Bovard Auditorium at 10:30 a. m. At 12:15 p. m. there wllT be a luncheon to the delegates and guests in the president's suite in the Administration Building. The ceremonies of the dedication of the Law School Building will be at 2:30 p. m. This event will be featured by the dedicatory address which will be delivered by the Hon. Janies Brown Scott.
The dedication of the Law School Building will mark the year’s most important achievement toward making Southern California a consolidated university. Dean Porte,, and the faculty of the Law' School, have expressed themselves as being very much elated at the event that will mark the transition that has taken the Uw School students from the old quarters in the Tajo Building, in the heart of Los Angeles ,to the modern brick building facing University Avenue that will in the future be their true Alma Mater.
Wampus Editor Gives Reasons For Recent Resignation
Contrary to the impression created bv local newspapers, I did not resign the editorship of the Wampus because of the so-called investigation’ of the said magazine and editorial board. I had resigned previous to my conference with the publications and faculty wt-hare committee, tor the following reasons:
“1. Having entered my second semester as a senior, my academic duties force me to drop all student activities.
“2. February 1 marks the third semester of my tenure of office. Not favoring monopoly of office, I resign in favor ol other candidates.
“This resignation is complete when accepted by the student executive committee;, and only then, as the Wampus is directly responsible to the executive committee for all appointments, resignations and other matters of student relations. I shall go before the student executive committee tonight with my resignation, and at that time shall present the candidate of the Wampus staff fox next semester’s J editor, which follows the ruling of the student body constitution.
“My resignation wras accepted as far as his office was concerned by the manager of student publications, K. K. 'Stonier, previous to the meeting wrherein I was call^ as ex-editor to advise and co-operate with the facult} committees concerning the future Wampus.
OHIO WESLEYAN DEBATORS MEET S. C. MEN HERE
Large Crowd Expected to Witness Most Interesting Argument.
IN BOVARD
“ 1 hat Present Policy of Governmental Restriction of Individual Liberty Should be Condemned, is Question.
Southern California debaters will clash with the debate team of Ohio Wesleyan University this evening at 8:00 o'clock in Bovard Auditorium. This is the first debate of the year and will officially open the 1926 season.
The question to be debated is Resolved: “That the present policy of Governmental restriction of personal liberty should be condemned.” This question promises an argument that will be very interesting and novel as everything from the regulation of thirst to the mode of dancing will be considered and, come in for its share of caustic comment and wit.
In the debate this evening Ohio Wesleyan will uphold the affirmative side of the question. The team that made the trip to California is composed of Coach J. T. Marshman, Hearst Anderson, a senior living at Delaware, Ohio, John Pyke, a junior from Cleveland, Ohio; and Arthur Flemming, also a
I junior in the University and a native I sincerely i egret the unforunate 0f Kingston, New York; All the de affair of the extremely unjust outside editorial comment as directed against
the good name of the Wampus, but I have no doubt about how' this injustice is regarded by unanimous opinion.
“Needless to say, I again solemnly affirm that the Wampus has and shall rank on a par in cleanliness and refinement with any college magazine in America.
bators are experienced and are members of Delta Sigma Rho, honorary debating fraternity. Although three men are making the trip only two of th^m will debate tonight. The itinerary of the Ohio Wesleyan's includes debates with Redlands, and Occidental college.
Upholding the negaUve for Southern California will be *rt Syvertson and
Sam Gates, both being experienced ‘i co-operate for a better Wampus and capable men and members of Del
than ever in all respects and shall contribute in my spare time to this end.
“Thanking the student body for your whole-hearted support,
‘‘Sincerely..
“GRADY SETZLER.”
President Speaks At First Council Dinner
President R. B. von KieinSmid will be present and speak at the regular Y Council dinner held Wednesday evening in the Y Hut at 5:30, at wiiich time the incoming freshmen of the LTniversity will be the guests of honor.
This wull be the first Council dinner of the semester and Y. M. officials are extremely desirous that as many of the new freshmen as possible will attend. According to Glen Turner, this does not mean that ^ther students are excluded from the dinner, because every Southern California student is extended a most cordial invitation.
DEPUTATION COMMITTEE
A special meeting of the Deputation Committee will be beld in Bruce Baxter’s office at the “Y” Hut promptly at noon today.
PI DELTA EPSILON EDITS RAZZ SHEET
“Truth is the Motto of Editors for Annual Outburst of Yellow Sheet.
'Pi Delta Epsilon, national men's honorary journalism fraternity, will flourish its annual outburst of scandal, the Pi Delt Razz, under the respective noses of the student body next Thursday, February 11. Copies of the yellow sheet will be sold on the campus for 15 cents.
The announcement of the revival of the Razz will undoubtedly be thankfully received by a large portion of the student body. Since the affair involving the Wampus, and the trouble experienced at a neighboring institution over a particular "razz” sheet, interest in the Razz has been given a decided boost. Members of Pi Delta Epsilon who are editing the sheet ,howrever, promise with bowed heads and bended knees that the campus of Southern California will find nothing in the Razz of a questionable nature. To quote one member, “We will make it humorous enough, without the aid of questionable jokes and shady allusions, to wrarrant its publication as a scandal sheet. It will contain only the truth.”
Prominent members of the student body will find many interesting things concerning themselves, as will the members of the faculty of the University of Southern California. True, the mud that will be slung will be sticky and slimy, and the kind that doesn’t wrash off, yet it will only find its mark where such mark is deserved. Pet peeves, boudoir secrets and financial hobbies will be aired—and then painted black with the oozy mud of gossip. What the student body doesn’t know about its heroes and instructors will find its way into fbe yellow sheet: idols will be wrested from their precarious strongholds «jid crushed beneath the millstone of scandal.
To prevent any misunderstanding when the Razz does appear, the editors wish to stress the fact now that the Truth and only the Truth will be printed.
ta Sigma Rho. They, with Coach Alan Nichols, George Lawrence, and James Corbett, the second team, have been working hard in preparation for tonight and will be ready with plenty of verbal fireworks.
Ohio Wesleyan has the reputation of being one of the strongest debating schools in the country and when they clash with the foresnic talent of Southern California a sparkling, bitterly fought and interesting evening is assured. Assistant debate manager, Bill Henley, is very anxious that an enthusiastic crowd turns out tonight as he wrants to show the visitors from The Oakmont Country Club will be the east that S. C. deserves the repu-the scene of the annual dance of the station stye holds as being the leading
LAW SCHOOL DANCE EVENT OF FRIDAY
Pre-Legals Will Attend Dance Staged By Junior Class of Law.
junior class of Uw School next Friday evening, February 5th. All Law and Pre-Law students at the University are urged to attend. The feature of the entertainment will be the Junior
Class Quartet, presenting songs as t
well as a skit or two. Bill Hatch’s Radio Orchestra has been engaged for the evening. Music will start at 8:30.
The dance will come as a climax to the ceremonies of the formal dedication of the Law’ School. It is reported that several of the prominent figures to be at the dedication will be present at the dance. The General Law Sehoel student body and all Pre-Law students are urged to attend this second annual dance of the present junior class.
Bill Haughton, Bart Ruggles, Bob Ames and Ray Cowley are the quartet of juniors who will compete with Bill Hatch’s band in affording the evening’s musical program. The committee in charge of the dance is the following: Don Smith chairman; Jim
debate school of the entire west. Admission to the debate is 25c or a student activity book.
REGISTRATION PLAN AVOIDS CONFUSION
New System Conceived and Directed by Dean Cunningham
Proves Successful.
In co-operation with Theron Clark. Registrar, the Southern California College of Commerce last Friday and Saturday conducted registration of all Commerce students according to regulations laid down by the Commerce administration. The new plan was conceived by Dean Wallace M. Cunningham and was carried out under his direction.
Speaking of the results made pos-
CLIONIAN SOCIETY HOLDS CEREMONY
sible by the inauguration of the new Carter, Elmer Bailey, Joe Ball, Jean j system, Dean Cunningham is quoted as Wilbur, Sylvan Bay, Cliff Argue and saying: “In spite of the fact that the Sid Chernis.	! examinations were being given at the
--j same time, thus taking a good part of
I our force, we were able to complete the registration of about seventy-five per cent of our Commerce students on the first day. We think that with proper preparation and freedom from examinations, the entire College of Commerce registration could be completed in one day, without requiring students to stand in line, without confusion, and without irregularities in the students’ rosters.”
Clionian Literary Society held installation of office**1* last Saturday night at 12 midnight. A firelight cere-money w as held in the mountain cabin of Dr. Hill of the School of Religion. Preceding the installation, the entire party hiked to the Little Grey Inn at Carter s Camp. Dr. and Mrs. Hill chaperoned the part'* and Miss Clara Miller, secretary of the Y. W. C. A., was the honor guept.
The officers installed were: President, Helen Dillon; vice president, Harriet Fullen; secretary, Lora Mur-nan, and treasurer Ruth Parsons. Eighteen were members in the party.
NOTICE
“Skull and Dagger” is to have a meeting in the office of Don Cameron, president, at 12 o’clock Wednesday, February 10. Plans for campus activities during the neaw year will be discussed, and a rushing committee will be appointed.