Southern
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Trojan
CUPID K. O.’S ERNIE
STANFORD (P. I. P.) Feb. 17.—Ernie Nevers, All-American fullback, left Stanford today with his bride, formerly Miss Elizabeth Haagerty, for a short honeymoon at Del Monte.
Nevers will then go to Florida, where he will join the training camp of the St. Louis Browns.
ONIGHT at eight o’clock, Southern California’s debat-rs will open the first debate of a triangular schedule with California and Stanford universities. The debate tonight will see the Trojan team arguing with the Cardinal duo.
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Coach Alan Nichols has established a reputation on the Pacic Coast with hits Southern Caiilornia debators. The j men have always ranked exceptionally high in their debates and have defeated some of the best squads in the country during the past few years. The most famous among the debate victories was the win over the Oxford University debators last year, when more than a thousand people were turned away from Bovard Auditorium.
This season, debate has not as yet taken a sound footing, as was shown t the recent debate with Occidental.
exceedingly small audience at-.ended the opening conlab of the sea-n.
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Tonight plans are being made to accommodate a large audience, this due to the fact that it will be the Cardinals' first appearance here this year also to the question which will be debated. With the recent Wampus agitation and all the criticism hurled at College students in the past few years, some excellent arguments should be hurled forth.
The question, “Resolved: That Young America’s freedom of assertion and thought and action is detrimental to society,” is of vital interest to every college atudenL Stanley Hopper and Bill Berger will uphold the affirmative side of the question for Southern California while Stanley Weigel and Fred M. Combellack argue for the Car-dinala
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At Stanford last night Sam Gates d Art Syvertson upheld the negative ide of the question.
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Alow this is to get more than a handful of students to attend the arguments. Coach Nichols and his staff of debators have done some work that should be appreciated by he more serious minded students >n the campus, and the best way to w this appreciation is to attend debate tonight.
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IT IS RUMORED THAT THE AMPUS, AND THE CONTRO-ER8Y OVER THE NOW FAMED ROKEN BACHELOR” WILL ALL ME IN FOR THEIR SHARE IN HE SPOTLIGHT OF TONIGHT’S ESTIVITIES. ACTIVITY BOOKS ILL BE HONORED.
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RY-OUTS for the staff of the Daily Trojan have been more spirited is year than ever before in the hls-ry of the publication. Not only has number of try-outees increased, the quality of their work has also n a noticeable step forward. The ber trying out has been cut from 28, thus making 28 eligible for e positions on the reportorial Some excellent material has taken from the 60 that tried for itions, while others who were mere-king a hand for social purposes e been dropped.
VOL. XVII
Los Angeles, California, Thursday, February 18, 1926
Number 91
STANFORD HERE FOR DEB A TE
TRYOUTS ADD MEMBERS TO DAILY STAFF
Class Meetings To Occupy Friday RaUy Hour
Class meetings will occupy the rally period tomorrow morning. Seniors will meet in Hoose 206, the Juniors in Hoose 305, the Sophomores in Touchstone- Theater and the Freshmen in Bovard Auditorium.
Chief among the matters of discus-
‘RAZZBERRY’ IS POSPONED ‘TIL ELECTION
Lost and Foundis Clearing House t or Stray Articles
Four Reporters and Two Special
Writers “Make the Grade” For : slou in lhe classes wU1 be lhe re-Trojtn Berths.
Containing everything from dance programs to hat pins, the Lost and Found office is the clearing house for stray articles. It has articles symbolic of the old-fashioned girl, and of the
__I modern flapper. There is a fan for
Pi Delta Epsilon Purple Sheet To grandma’s ideal, a cigarette case for
THREE JOBS OPEN
Editor Rejoices Over Fact That More Men Show Interest in Journalism.
Four more report*3 -s and two new special writers have been added to the staff of the Trojan. From the great number who are trying out, Cecil Graves, Bib Wehster, Mab Dolan
and Uriel Grecht have been picked as reporters and assigned beats.
There are still three positions open for reporters. The?e three will be picked next week from the twenty-two now trying out. If more beats are developed the extra reporters will be picked from the best of the remaining nineteen.
Lee Conti, Trojan editorin-chief, is very much elated over the tryouts this semester and last semester. He states that there is much more experience shown this time than ever before.
Another gratifying thing to him is the fact that there are more men turning out now than before. In the past the tryouts have been mostly by worn-
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DRAMA WEEK IS WELL OBSERVED
Two Programs Given By School of Speech in National Observance.
cent interclass track meet and the various social functions, which are being planned.
Barton Hutchvas, president of the Senior class, has announced that several newr committees will be appointed. The Juniors, according to “Boots’’ Oudermeulen, president of the class, will have a talk by Grant LaMonte on the coming Junior play, ‘The Goose Hangs High.' Robert Brooker will report on the recent interclass track meet, after which interclass basketball awards will be made. The president will appoint a baseball manager for the coming tournament.
The Sophomores will have an inter-, esting meeting consisting of reports and appointments, according to Paul Cunningham, president. Incoming new students will be welcomed at the Freshman meeting.
Give Way to Publication.
APPEARS IN MAY
Yellow Dog” grandma's horror, a complete schedule for a little freshman, and a Bible for an intelligent senior.
When viewing the last, strayed and
‘COLLEGIATE’
IS KEY-WORD FOR DEBATE
Characters of College Students Will Be Directed To Settle Question With Stanford.
S. C. HAS AFFIRMATIVE
DEPUTATIONS ARE RECEIVED GLADLY BY HIGH SCHOOLS
several old members of the staff re also removed because they have • ^.vjjch wn a lack of interest and have been ng the office for social purposes, contrast this some of the more nest workers were promoted, he Lookout wishes to acknowledge good work done by the following ters:
Observance of National Drama Week at Southern California will be through two programs presented in Touchstone Theater, one at 3 o’clock this afternoon, the second at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning, the usual assembly hour of the School of Speech.
The dramatic classes are presenting the program scheduled for this afternoon; the stage craft class is stag-j ing the plays, the first year students I are enacting the roles, while the di-1 rection of the plays is under the advanced students in dramatics. The j Work Shop, composed of students in-i terested in dramatic work, presents ' plays of Little Theater caliber, plays | which could not be presented on the . commercial stage, ai well as original plays. It also gives students who want to do something of this kind a j chance for self-expression who would not dare to do other dramatic work.
Included in the program Friday will be talks in keeping with the celebration of National Dramatic Week. Dean R. K. Immel of the School of Speech will review the confernce on drama was held in New York City last year at Christmas time, when he was president of the National Conference of Teachers of Speech. Three students will give talks on interesting subjects. “The Drama League of America,” by Marquita Young; “Syn-chronization of Color and Costume on
nank Wycoff, promoted from Desk | the stage,” by Mary Cavanaugh; “A
or to the Editorial Board, am Friedman from Feature writer lews Editor.
oily Black, Bill Jeffery and John nt from reporters to Desk editors, lynette Ritch, Bernice Palmer, Mil-Booth, Howard Edgerton and Leon Ipe from reporters to special \Airit-
gusta Morse,
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Pizer, Archie
Comparison of ‘Lady Windemere’s
Fan’ on Stage and Screen,” by Mary
Jane Rogers, rounds out a varied program. All students qre invited to attend.
Five plays have b*en tried out for this afternoon's program, three of which will be presented. “Fourteen.” by Alice Gurstenberg; “The Valiant,’' |by Holworthy Hall; “Poor Aubrey,” by George Kelley; “The Florist Shop,
Alhambra and Montebello are First Two Schools Visited By
Student Deputation.
That the Southern California deputations have received nuusual success with skits in the various high schools is the statement made by Leland Tallman, chairman of the Deputations Committee. Last Thursday the deputation put on the skit at Alhambra high school in the morning and Montebello high school in the afternoon.
A cordial invitation was extended to the Southern California deputation to visit the two schools again next year.
The program begins- with an orig* inal one-act play, written by two Southern California students, Eddie Blaine and Arthur Syvertson. An endeavor is herein made to depict in an
accurate and vivid manner, although in somewhat a humorous style, that lighter side of college life so fondly remembered by everyone who attends. The program continues with two direst four-minute talks, one by a prominent Southern California woman and one by a prominent Southern California man.
This week the deputation will proceed to Whittier high school on Friday morning and to El Monte high school on Friday afternoon. Former student body presidents of both schools will be taken along to introduce the skit. The two speakers on the program will be Miss Eleanor Veale and Adna Leonard.
The cast of characters for the skit includes; Wes Woodford and Ray Hatfield as Musical Collegians; Bob Raede as House Manager and Varsity Football Captain; Webster Haynes as Student of The House; Bart Hutchins as a Pledge and Football Halfback; Pete Burness as the Colored Cook; Eddie Blaine as the Minute Man (never has a date); Carroll Greene, Betty von KieinSmid. and Josephine Campbell as three college co-eds.
Sigma Sigma Pledges To Write Canine For March Issue.
With the announcement that Pi j Delta Epsilon pledges would save ; their “Razz” tor later publication in May, giving way for the publication of the “Yellow Dog’ of Sigma Sigma the first week in March, many fervent anticipations on the part of scandal greedy students were dashed to the ground.
The purple “Razzberry” promised for publication today, then postponed until Tuesday of next week, will not appear for many weeks, according to the decision reached at a joint meeting of Pi Delta Epsilon, national journalism fraternity, and Sigma Sigma yesterday.
The reason for the delay in the political scandal sheet as given out by the Pi Delts late yesterday afternoon was combined with the announcement that the “Razzberry” would appear immediately prior to May elections. At this time the sheet will give unexpurgated details concerning every campus notable in the race for political honors. Records will be laid bare. Campaigns will be endangered by the expose of truth concerning campus personalities.
According to the regular schedule of publications, the razz sheet should have been published early in the first semester. Its failure to appear has made necessary its postponement.
Second only to the ’’Razzberry” in its far-reaching truths is the “Yellow Dog.” Sigma Sigma, junior men’s honorary fraternity, will pledge the men who are to edit the canine a week before the publication appears. Scandal of all species is what the dog will carry to the campus in March.
Announcement that there will be no ‘‘Razzberry” is expected to cause much disappointment on the campus, only to be offset by the advance heralding of the notorious “Yellow Dog” to appear within the next few weeks.
forgotten articles, one is reminded of Berger and Hopper For Trojans
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pawn shop. High school pins, brilliant brooches, and brass rings adorn the drawers. A thriving business might be operated whereby a student could pawn his old pins, to be resold to freshmen. Or, if a student wished to win the favor of grandma he could buy her a hatpin or a fan.
Will Prove Detriment of Modern Actions.
HONOR COMES LATE FOR DR. BAILEY’S ACADEMIC SERVICE
Membership in International Academy of Letters and Science Offered S. C. Professor.
FRESHMAN GIRLS SIGN UP FOR HIKE
is, M. A. Abaya and Myrva Water- by Winnifred Hawkridge, and “Happi-
from try-outees to special writers. Middleton, C. Graves, B. Webster, Dolan and U. Grecht, the new-com-who have made the reportorial
ness,” by Christopher Morley, are the five from which the selection will be made.
he quality of work turned in by le of the try-outees who have been ;ed on the special writers’ staff been of a professional nature, thus inating the routine work of the, rtorial staff for them. The most (Continued on Page Four)
EL RODEO NOTICE
There will be a meeting in the El Rodeo office of the president and vice-president, or their proxies, of all schools and colleges in the University of Southern California, Thursday at 12;00. The object of the meeting is to decide who shall be placed on the ballot in the popularity contest.
Fourteen girls of the Freshman Y Commission have already signed up to go on a week-end trip this Saturday. The party will be headed by Miss Clara Miller, Y. W. C. A. Secretary. and Miss Dorothy Dee Stevens, Freshman Y Commissioner.
The party, which will go to Dr. Hill’s cabin at Sierra Madre, will leave from the Y W. Lodge at eight o’clock Saturday morning. Programs and hikes have been planned to take the time. Plans for the work of the Freshman Commission fo~ this sem ester will also be made.
PROPOSED CONTEST HELD SECRET FOR GOOSE HANGS HIGH
Full House is Expected For Junior Class Play; 300 Tickets Sold Yesterday.
Guarding the details of a proposed contest, unique and novel in the annals of Southern California history, the entire cast and management of the “Goose Hangs High” persistently refused to answer the staccato of questions that were fired at them by inquiring Trojan reporters, who were desirous of delving deeper into the mystery.
When asked the nature of the contest, Ellsworth Ross, manager of productions, turned to his assistant, John Atwill, and said, “You tell them about the contest, Johnny; I can’t.” At this command by his superior, Atwill’s eyes gleamed with the light of a great secret—the light that is sometimes found in the ey£s of the pro&pector who has just discovered a “bonanza.” The secret was there, but just what was it? Atwill tried to speak, but his face became ashen and his voice became tremulous with concealed emotion. His trap-like jaws were closed in time to keep the details of the contest from escaping the portals of his mouth.
“No.” said John Atwill. choking with the great passion that raged within his tormented soul, “No, I—I—I shall not disclose this mystery until Friday, at which time full particulars will be given.” With this, he turned his face toward the red brick wall of the Administration Building; and maintained his Sphynx-like silence.
Honors that came too late has been bestowed by the International Academy of Letters and Science upon Dr. Gilbert Ellis Bailey who for fifteen years previous to his death in 1925 served -S. C. as professor of Geology.
Mrs. Bailey has received a letter from His Excellency, Dr. Fritz Holm, G. C. G., G. C. O. M., Chamberlain to His Royal Highness the Count of Cas-erta, asking Dr. Bailey to accept the distinction of membership in the International Academy of Letters and Science at Naples in view of his widely appreciated academic service.
Woodrow Wilson formerly accepted honorary membership in the Academy, Thomas A. Edison, as well as Chancellor E. E. Brown of New York University, and President N. M. Butler of Columbia University are among the distinguished American members.
The letter from His Excellency, Dr. Fritz Holm, closed by expressing the hope that Dr. Bailey would lecture before the Academy when passing through Naples, and congratulating him upon "this well-merited distinction from abroad.”
Dr. Bailey has been honored, not alone by Italy but by England. Dr. Bailey was made overseas member of the Author’s Club of England, being sponsored into the organization by Sir Conan Doyle and Sir Gilbert Parker.
‘‘If you’re collegiate, hark to the cry of the persecuted tribes and rally round the cause,” says the Trojan debate squad. Just how much, if any, college waywardness is proving detrimental to the status of the nation is going to come to light when U. 3. C. meets Stanford tonight in Bovard Auditorium at 8.
The subject under discussion will be “Resolved; That Young America’s freedom of assertion snd thought and action is detrimental to society.”
Bill Berger and Stanley Hopper will hold up the affirmative side of the argument for S. C. against Stanley Weigle and Fred M. Combellack from Stanford. The affirmative has not been blinded by the fact that they represent the detrimental members to as great an extent as anyone, according to reports, and have compiled a wealth of material.
Modern students who do anything not quite in the run of pastimes indulged in many years ago will hear about themselves. Those kind who don’t and probably never will ought to be there and hear their praises sung ,is the announcement. There’ll be something for every student, if reports are true.
A constructive attempt will be made tonight to solve the ever-present problem of the fast-stepping generation of today. Activity Books will be honored.
S. C. ENTERTAINS
Request Program Drawing Interest; Student Body To Select Artists and Numbers.
Southern California’s weekly radio program to be broadcast from KFI tonight from 7 to 8 o’clock, will consist of “blues” and popular harmony, according to Hal Williamsou, in charge of the programs. The vsrsity orchestra and Charlotte Sultan and Winifred Winsboro, the Ukulele Coeds, will handle the hour’s entertainment.
The varsity orcbef\.ra, popular campus entertainers, who have appeared at numerous rallies and dances, will feature ‘‘Michigan Memories,” a scintillating bit of harmony from the campus of Michigan University. Waring’s Pennsylvanians will be remembered ! for their presentaton of ths number 1 here in Los Angeles.
Charlotte and Winifred perform commendable feats on their ukuleles, i accompanying a pair of "blues” voices Interest is being shown in the proposed request program to be broadcast over KFI in the near future by Southern California students. All numbers and artists will be selected by the student body. At present "Gogo” Bel-langer, “blues” singer, and Stanley "Rook” Atwood tenor, specializing on popular selections, are leading the list of requests, with the accompanying pieces showing the continued popularity of collegiate s' ngs with the Trojan student body.
PURE WAMPUS IS FINALLY OUT
Sales Are Poor; ‘Purer Than Ivory,” is Campus Comment.
BY MORRIS FOLADARE
With a ban on scurillious humor, the much downtrodden University of Southern California Wampus has made its much heralded entrance on the Trojan campus, to the delight of the souciante eds and debonair co-eds. No more will University of Southern California students have to use shaded
glasses to “get a kick” out of the hu morous pictures that have heretofore decorated the Wampus pages.
Many students along University Avenue remarked afc out the lack of cartoons displaying the feminine sex in yesterday’s issue. From the results of some of the humor, it looks as though the entire staff is composed of the stronger sex. Certain prominent students have also voiced their opinion on the editorial. ‘‘The Cat and the Kittens,” which was probably written for the benefit of the Daily Trojan. It is the honest opinion of leading students that the Daily Trojan has done more for the Wampus since its founding than the latter has <Tone for the Trojan.
The sales talk yesterday for the Wampus was that it was sterilized and ! floated in water which is the same as that add used by the famous Ivory Soap, 99(44 per cent pure, and, according to some, it even surpassed ivory in its own field by being 100 per cent pure, which is very commendable— even for Wampus.
According to those in charge of the sale of the much-noted magazine, buyers were few and far. For the first time in many months, the Wampus agazine has fallen behind in its sales, because the students as a whole are not satisfied with its contents. When the editorial stafT again writes comic which can be appreciated by all students, the Wampus wiH cnce more be welcomed back into the folds of ihe members of the University of Southern California.