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Seek musicians for Extravaganza. Announce senior play tryouts. Registrar notes raise in scholarship here. Stanford to hear Dr. Baxter. Dr. von KieinSmid praises vitaphone. Sorority net tourney in full swing.
Southern
California
Trojan
The Spirit of Troy
“S. C. students refused to coqperate with the Trojan Knights on this traffic proposition, and now if we get thoroughly sat upon by the police it is nobody’s fault but our own.”
—Modern Delphi.
VOL. XVIII.
Los Angeles, California, Friday, November 5, 1926
NUMBER 37
EXPECT OXFORD TO DRAW MANY FORENSIC FANS
William Henley Predicts Repetition of Last English Debate Crowd.
A capacity house is the prediction of William Henley, debate manager, for the Southern California-Oxford j debate on prohibition which is to be held in Bovard Auditorium November 23 at 8 o’clock.
Tickets will go on sale Monday , for this international event, and may | be obtained at the Students’ Store, j Main floor tickets will sell for fiftv | cents. All seats are reserved and should be bought at once, according i to those in charge of the sale.
The Oxford debate team represents j the cream of forensic talent of that ; university and consists of Gyles Isham. Patrick Monkhouse, and Michael Franklin.
Against them soutnern California will present three of her foremost debaters, Leland Tallman, William Berger, and Arthur Syvertson.
I^ast year Oxford and Southern Cali -fornia debated on the same question before an audience which filled every seat and every available inch of standing room in Bovard Auditorium. The audience decision was in favor of S. C., represented by Ned Lewis, Bernard Brennan and William Barber.
Tallman, Berger, and Syvertson, who will represent S. C. this year, have distinguished themselves in previous forensic contests, and are among the outstanding debaters of the Pacific Coast
PRACTISE SONGS AT RALLY TODAY
Committee Hopes To Revive
Tunes Which Have Not Been Used Recently.
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That the rally this morning will be the occasion of many old song revivals. is the announcement of Sam Gates, member of the rally committee.
“During the past year. Southern California has emphasized two or three songs. At rallies, football games, track meets, and on any occasion where songs are required, these songs have been sung repeatedly, to the exclusion of all others,” stated Gates yesterday.
“There are many other recognized university songs, and good ones too, that have been hitherto ignored, ana it is the effort of the rally committee to revive these songs, and put them on a firm footing in the annals of Southern California.” continued Gates.
The songs will first be played over on the organ, in order to give the students a chance to learn the tunes Words will be distributed at the rally, and it is the expectation of the rally committee that every’ Trojan will learn them, and keep them in mind until such time as they are called for.
KNOPF TO SPEAK SUNDAY MORNING
STANFORD TO HEAR DR. BRUCE BAXTER
Trojan Representative Will Address Cardinals At Sunday Chapel.
Answering the invitation from the administration of Stanford University, Dr. Bruce Baxter leaves the Trojan campus this morning to speak before the Cardinals at the Stanford Memorial Chapel Sunday morning.
The Stanford trip is part of the movement to establish a better relationship between the local and the northern universities. In co-operation with this movement, an invitation was sent to Dr. Baxter from the office of the Stanford president.
It is the custom of the students and faculty of the northern institution to meet in the Memorial Chapel for church service on Sunday morning. Occasionally outside speakers are invited to conduct the service and to speak, as had been done at Southern California in previous years. Dr. Baxter will speak on the suh-ject, “Following Christ.”
This will be the first time Dr. Baxter has spoken at Stanford, although he has been at Pomona and Whittier. It is believed by the speaker that this practice of speaking at other universities is a profitable one in helping to foster a better relationship between the universities.
While on the way, Dr. and Mrs. Baxter will stop at Santa Clara to witness the Stanford-Santa Clara grid combat, w’hich will take place Saturday afternoon. Dr. Baxter will not be here to take charge of Monday’s regular chapel, but President R. B. von KieinSmid will be present to conduct services.	* - * I The Leland Stanford Memorial t Chapel is known as the most beau- j tiful chapel building in America. It was erected in memory of Leland Stanford, for whom the university is named.
WOMAN DOCTOR MADE ADVISOR
Dr. Mabel Durbin Comes To Supervise Health of Campus Women.
To insure the closer supervision of student health, that is the aim of the department or pnysical culture, Dr. Mabel M. Durbin has been recently appoinnted medical advisor to the women students of the University.
Dr. Durbin has until recently been Dean of the Neinon Medical College for women. Her duties here will consist in checking the health and general condition of those women students who are below par physically, as indicated by the medical examination.
While no provisions have been made for actual medical aid, Dr. Durbin and her assistants will offer accurate medical advice.
This work is a departure from the course of the health department in the past, in an effort to bring the efficiency of the students to the highest point by constant supervision.
The headquarters of Dr. Durbin have been established at 3609 University avenue, between the “Y” and the Student Store. A rest room will be maintained for the women students and will be under the direct supervision of Dr. Durbin.
A similar project for the care ol men students is being worked for, at the Rresent time.
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GLEE CLUB PLANS FIRST APPEARANCE
ANNOUNCE TRYOUTS FOR SENIOR PLAY
‘In the Next Room” Will Be Produced By Upperclassmen in December.
Repertoire Has Been Chosen; Will Wear New Uniforms At Concert.
Dr. Carl S. Knopf will speak on the subject “The First Thousand Years” at the church service in Bovard Auditorium. Sunday morning. Miss Grace Gladys Hill, of New York City, will be the soloist.
In commenting on the subject Dr. Knopf said that the first thousand years "are not always the hardest.'’ Miss Hill, the daughter of Dr. Hill of the University faculty, has received high recognition in the east for her vocal ability. She is a graduate of Southern California. Dr. Hill and Dr. Rufus B von KieinSmid will assist in the service.
G. Bromley Oxman, who has been in Russian during the past summer, will be the speaker at the evening service at the University Church He has recently accepted a position on the faculty of Boston University.
The Young People’s Group, composed of many college students, will be in charge of the music and the evening service.
“Combining business with pleasure, the Southern California Glee Club is j getting under way,” according to Wally Zamecnik, manager of the j campus organization.
Accepting an invitation to be present as guests, the entire Glee Club attended the Ellis Club concert at the Philharmonic Auditorium, Wednesday evening.
lTnder the direction of J. Arthur Lewis, well known director of Hollywood musical groups, and also of the S. C. Women’s Glee Club and Mixed Chorus, the Men’s Glee Club practices Tuesday and Thursday in Hoose Hall 305 at 4:15. Tryouts for soloists within the ilub are to be held Thursday evening, November 11.
Plans are being made for a new type of uniform which will appear at the first concert, to be held in about six weeks, according to the manager.
Though the repertory Is not completely chosen, some selections have been made which include “To Arms.” by Maunder; “In the Heart of the Hills,” by Dorothy Lee; “The Volga Boatman,” by Harvey B. Gaul; “A Little Close Harmony,” by Geoffrey O'Hara; “Morning,” by Oley Speaks; “Lighthouse Bell is a Wedding Bell.” by Lamb; “The Builder,” by Cadmon;
I “Seagulls,” by Protheroe; and “Lamp in the West,” by Parker.
“In the Next Room,” a highly spiced comedy, will be produced by the seniors the second week of December, according to the announcement of John Atwill, play production manager.
Mr. Atwill is enthusiastic over the selection of the play, and cites an excerpt from a former critical review of the production, which “In the Next Room” compares with “The Bat” as a thriller from the combined pen of Robson and Eleanor Ford, is the recommendation.
Tryouts will be held again this afternoon at 2:00 o’clock in Bovard Auditorium, according to Eleanor Veale, head of the play committee. There are twelve parts, eight of which are male. The roles are all of equal merit.
The exact date of the production and several details will be decided at a special meeting of the seniors today at noon, according to Al Behrendt, president.
Students Are Invited To Festival of Nations
Because of the University of Southern California’s claim to a shafe of the credit of the “Festival of Nations” the Committee on Extra Campus Opportunities calls attention to the two remaining performances lo be held at the Polytechnic High School Auditorium, Friday evening and Saturday afternoon at 2:30.
One point of interest is that President R. B. von KieinSmid is also president of the Council on International Relations.
Ethelean Tyson Gaw. wife of Dr. Allison Gaw, head of the English department. is author of the story and lyrics used for the festival. Students and faculty are represented in several of the episodes.
LIBRARIANS MEET TO DISCUSS WORK
College and University Librarians’ Conference of Southern California will meet at the University of Southern California on Saturday, November 6, at 10:30 A. M., according to Miss Charlotte Brown, president of the conference.
“The conference consists of all college and university librarians in Southern California, meeting for the purpose of discussing problems connected with college and university libraries, and meets three times a year. The last meeting was held in May at the University of Redlands.”
“President Rufus von KieinSmid will welcome the delegates at the morning session, after which there will be an informal round table discussion of library problems, followed by a luncheon at the Women’s Residence Hall. Mr. Willis H. Kerr, librarian of Pomona College, will tell about his visit to the American Librarians’ Association meeting, held in Jersey City last month.”
Miss Brown, president of the conference, helped to organize it in 1922. This is the conference’s ninth meeting.
“Special Libraries Association of Los Angeles will be guests of the Conference. Librarians of Junior colleges will also be present.”
Two interesting things happened yesterday in the class of the department head who gave us the expression, “diabolical curve.” For one thing he sprang a quiz which we all missed. For the other he .unleashed an idea which struck us as having unusual merit. The question of high school fraternities was brought up for class discussion.
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We, personally, have always opposed high school fraternities because we feel that the younger fellows can see only the externals of college fraternities, which externals are of course of a light nature. The copying of the hazing and “rah rah” part does give a good basis to the criticisms leveled at high school fraternities by the country's educators. Not only that, but we believe that in many cases good college fraternity men have been spoiled by previous prep school conceptions of “what it is all about.” We have opposed high school fraternities in the past and wished that we might aid in stamping them out as they exist today.
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But now our professor suggests that these prep school “frats” are only the natural result of the instinctive (Psychologists may have to be lenient with us here), tendency of the boys to group themselves into cliques. Why not, he says, organize these cliques as we do in college and so control them, eliminating the snobbish, undesirable features instead of spreading the malady by enforcing secrecy among the boys?
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There is certainly a great deal to be said for the idea. We believe in college fraternities. We believe that through them a control can be exercised and worthwhile challenges thrown out that would otherwise be impossible. We believe sincerely in the lessons of fraternal brotherhood and it is not absurd to suggest that it is wrong to deprive the high school boys of this kind of friendship. We know that these fellows are capable of strong attachments that might be worked upon for good. b * * *
Here, then, is the proposition. Would it not be worthwhile to foster high school groups, call them what we will, fraternities, clubs, or so forth. Bring them out into the light and help them to get the deeper significance of fraternal brotherhood. Prepare the boys for the real privileges and responsibilities of college fra-ternalism. Probably most college men would object to calling the groups fraternities and giving them Greek letter names. That is a detail. We are not enthused over the idea ourselves. But call them what we will, it looks like j common sense, when we see that I a practice cannot be stopped or broken through because of its clandestine nature, to bring it into the open and try and work up the constructive end of it to the gradual and complete submersion of the destructive.
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If the college men object to the name “fraternity” for these groups it would riot be hard to stop the use. If the leading colleges and universities on the Pacific Coast, for example, were ! to band together to sponsor these i groups and then to see that the I men in them conformed to certain regulations, namely the use of names and so forth, they could have a controlling and worthwhile influence on them. The most desirable high school boys would think a long time before committing themselves to an or-I (Continued on Page Three)
SPEECH RALLY IS HELD TODAY
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Entire Student Body Is Invited To Attend	In Athena Hall. \ i ^ ^
That the first Speech Rally of the year which is to be held at 9:00 o’clock this morning in Athena Hall, Old College 334, will be open to the entire student body, was the announcement made yesterday by Carroll Greene, who is in charge of the program.
Entertainment will be offered by a number of well known campus gloom chasers. Kenneth Crawford will be at the piano, and Josephine Campbell will sing. Hazel Hale, a new student, will dance, and Charlotte Sultan will play the ukelele.
To give the proper dramatic touch to the affair, “The Shooting of Dan McGrew” will be burlesqued by Alice Stanford, Virginia Roediger, Mabel Todd, Doris Johnson, and Ethel Frances Bickford. Elizabeth Alexander will supply the necessary atmosphere by reading the poem.
“We hope to have a good turnout.” said Miss Greene, “and we assure an excellent program. The entertainers are practically all known to the campus, althougn we have some new talent that is promising.”
SCHOLARSHIP RISE NOTED BY OFFICE
Average Higher Than Ever Before. Low Enrollment Has No Effect, States Registrar.
That the scholarship average at the University of Southern California has increased greatly in proportion to the number of students registered is the report sent out by the registrar’s office yesterday.
From the first semester of 1924 and 1925 to the second semester the enrollment increased from 2603 to 2769, wrhile the number of students having A and B averages increased from 9 percent to 10 per cent, and in the freshman class the average Increased from 1 per cent to 2 per cent.
As for the next year, from the first semester of 1925 and 1926 to the sec. ond semester, although the enrollment decreased from 2871 to 2858, the number of students having A and B averages increased from 9.4 per cent to 9.7 per cent, while in the freshman class the average increased from 2.501 per cent to 3.7 per cent.
Another noticeable fact was that the entering freshmen in 1925 had double the scholarship average of those entering in 1924, while the increase in the total number of students was only slight.
NATION FESTIVAL GIVEN THIS WEEK
Mrs. Allison Gaw Writes Stirring Drama Featuring Establishment of Understanding Among Nations.
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aving for its theme the prevention of war in the future through the understanding which can be established between nations, “The Festival of Nations,” written by Mrs. Allison Gaw, is being presented this week at the auditorium of Polytechnic High School under the direction of Chalmers Fithian, dean of American Pageantry.
The story includes the characters of Torch of Understanding, or Wisdom, played by Claire McDowell, The Past, played by Charles Mailes Hill; Youth, by Lambert Baker; and Wom-onhood, played by Carlyle Tupper. War ls depicted as a scourging, flaying creature which destroys everything in its path, and delights only in sacrificial blood to slake its thirst. Youth, who, through understanding the nations, and evaluating their contributions to the Past, se^ks to destroy War, which is itself destruction, turns to Wisdom for guidance in his quest and enlists in his aid Womanhood of the World.
To represent this tneme, nations bordering on the Pacific Ocean are represented by talented and noted artists of each country. Four main scenes, each depicting one of these nations in which that which best typifies the contributions of the country to the progress of the world is symbolized, form the main theme of the pageant.
Mrs. Gaw, in thus presenting a theme so universal and timely in its appeal, has herself made no little contribution to the efforts to make of war a method of the past in settling differences between nations.
CAPABLE CAST WILL PRESENT COMEDY-SATIRE
‘The Torch Bearers,” Under Class Play, Concerns Farcical Aspects Of Little Theater.
ARCHITECTS HOLD PRIZE EXHIBITION
Medals Are Awarded To Students Receiving First and Second Places.
Notices
All notiee« must be brought to the Trojan offfee nt 71« Went Jeffernon St. or phoned to HUmbolt 4522. Noticed muMt be limited to 35 word a.
MANAGERS
Meeting of Inter-college and interclass basketball managers at 12:15 today in Bill Hunter’s office.
CAST MEETING
A special meeting of the cast of “Ropes” will be held in Touchstone today at 12:15.
GYM TEAM
All men who wish to try out Tor the gym team should be at the gym at 3:00 on Thursday, November 11.
SWIMMERS
Both frosh and varsity swimming aspirants are asked to see Fred Cady at the Los Angeles Athletic Club, 7th and Olive, at 4:00 on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday.
Frank Baden, a senior in the School of Architecture, was the winner of the medal for the senior problem, “A Persian Garden,” in the recent architectural exhibition. Other second medals in order, were awarded to Peter Mordigan, Fred Hageman, Oscar Werner, and Shimoyama.
The junior competition on “A Dormitory Group” was won by Leland Thorne, who received a medal. Paul Heady took second place.
First mention in the sophomore problem, “A Doorway to a School of Architecture” was given to Gerson Cohen. Don Sharp was awarded second place.
The exhibition was preceded by a banquet, served in the open patio of the architecture building. The students were served by freshmen who were garbed in the conventional green smocks. A Bohemian atmosphere was further enhanced by the use of candles stuck in old beer bottles, for lighting purposes, and rugged grey paper for table-cloths.
Visiting architests, who are prominent in the city were Mr. Jess Stanton, Mr. Carlton M. Winslow, and Mr. Pierpont Davis. These men were very favorably impressed by the exhibitions of the students, and expressed themselves as being satisfied by the results of the problems presented.
ARCHERY	*
Men who are interested in archery will meet at 12:00 Tuesday, November 9, to discuss the formation of an archery club.
SENIOR PLAY TRYOUTS
At 2:30 this afternoon in Bovard Auditorium tryouts are to be held for the second annual senior play. Al Behrendt asks all seniors who ever acted to be in Bovard at 2:30 sharp.
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Y. W. MAKES PLANS FOR NOON DANCES
At a meeting of the social Committee of the Y. W. C. A. held Wednesday at the lodge, made plans for a series of noon dances, the first of which will be given Wednesday, November 10, at their house on 36th St. Highlights of this occasion will be a cardinal and gold luncheon ^nd music furnished by a three-piece orchestra.
At a meeting a definite program for the rest of the semester was outlined, and the question of featuring cardinal and gold corsages at the Notre Dame game in place of the usual chrysanthemums was discussed.
Miss Rosita Hopps, chairman of the social committee, invites all girls on the campus to make use of the Y W C. A. house at any time for study or recreation.
“With a cast of experienced actors, the underclass play “The Torch Bearers,” by George Kelly, is rounding out its third week of rehearsal, and remains but to be polished for the performance,” said John Atwill, manager of student publications.
Tom de Graffenreid, who takes the part of Mr. Ritter, is from Manual Arts High School, where he was president of the dramatic club. When a senior he played the lead in the class play there.
Aileen Powers, who was selected for the part of Mrs. Ritter, is a transfer student from the University of Minnesota, where she took an active part in dramatics, as a member of the Masquer’s Club.
The third major part, that of Mr. Spindler, is played by John McIntyre, who was a member of the Santa Monica High School dramatic ciub. He played the lead in “The Law.” that was produced at that school in his senior year.
The play, by the author of “Craig’s Wife,” which won the Pulitzer prize for 1925, is said to be one of keen observation and artistic finish. The story is a satire on the Little Theatre, and deals with the trials, tribulations, and farcical situations that accompany amateur productions. The plot concerns a demure wife who “was told she could act, and believed it,” much to the dismay of her husband.
The cast includes:, Mrs. Ritter, Aileen Powers; Mr. Ritter, Tom de Graffenreid; Mrs. Nelly Fell, Lorraine Lewis; Mrs. Pompenelli, Lucille Taylor; Mr. Spindler, John McIntyre; Mr. Hossefrasse, Roy Winborn; Mr. Twiller, George Lawrence; Teddy Spearing, Paul Kiepe; Stage Manager, Lafayette Taylor; Miss McCrickett, Elizabeth Alexander; Jenny, Virginia Roediger; Mrs. Shepphard, Cecile Vigne. ,
COMMERCE DRIVE WILL CLOSE TODAY
Collectors Are Unable To Reach All; Students Asked To Hunt Up Collectors.
Today marks the close of the annual Commerce dues campaign. According to report from Wallace Hicks, treasurer, individual responses to requests for dues have been most encouraging.
Owing to the inability of the various collectors to approach each student of the College of Commerce personally, it has become necessary for those in charge of the campaign to request those who have not paid their dues during the first three days of the drive to make it their business to see some member of the committee today.
“Every student in the College or Commerce is a member of the Commerce Club,” said Don Edwin in commenting on the results of the drive. “As such, it is his duty to support the organization financially. Although the College of Commerce is potentially one of the strongest student body organizations of the University, it cannot hope to function as it should until it is placed upon a firm financial basis.” He further emphasized the need of co-operation by the various sororities and fraternities of Commerce.
The following students are assisting Wallace Hicks, treasurer, in collecting the dues: Jessie Grant, Frances Wihlon, Henry Rohr, Don Edwin, Gordon Crain, William Jackson, and Bruce Browne. If none of these can be reached, Miss Muriel Pease and Miss Katherine Jones will receive dues'payments in the Commerce office any time today.
STRAY GREEKS
Tonight at the Delta Sigma Delta house Stray Greeks of the camp'13 will hold an informal dance. Ixmise Parrot, vice-president, will be in charge of arrangements.