Read It in The Trojan
Players are selected for Little Theater productions. Debaters to return to decision method. Yell contest is disappointing to Henney. Oregon Aggies most feared eleven in conference. Golfers to hold meeting.
Southern
California
Trojan
The Spirit of Troy
“We would like to see it become the custom here, not by legislation, but by force of precedent, that the various fraternity houses be thrown open more to the student body. We have a feeling that Southern California graduates might become known for their hospitality.” —The Old Trojan.
VOL. XVIII.
Los Angeles, California, Wednesday, October 13, 1926
NUMBER 21
PLAY TRYOUTS TO START SOON
Little Theatre Movement Sponsors Tryouts For Three Plays Thursday.
Under the auspices of Marcus Beeks, newly elected president of the “Little Theater Movement,” a series of dramatic tryouts will be held for the purpose of casting people in the Southern California Players series of play, “The Dreamy “Ropes,” and “The lx>st Silk The competition for the various roles will be held in Touchstone theatre, Thursday, at 3 p. m.
Commenting upon the tryouts, President Beeks said: “The Little Theatre movement is primarily a student movement, embracing as it does student selection of plays, student direction of plays, and student production of plays. I urge all persons interested in dramatics to come | and partake in the open competition which will decide who will play the leading and minor parts in the or-
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Misunderstanding Cause of Delayed Opening of Polls.
Due to a misunderstanding in the recent law elections on October 4, Henry Rohr, chairman of the Board
of Elections, issued the following statement yesterday on behalf of the i election committee:
“In the elections held at Law School on October 4, the polls were not open between 6:30 and 8 p.m. As the election committee was in charge, it seemed as if the committee was negligent. This was due to a misunderstanding that was unavoidable. The result was not only a delayed opening of the polls, but a delayed posting of results of the elections.
“The committee does not want the lawyers to feel that it was not cooperating with them. On the contrary, it is the desire of the election committee to foster goodwill between the colleges of Liberal Arts and Law.
“It is to be hoped that in the future such mistakes may be avoided.”
S. C. GLEE CLUB IN FIRST PRACTICE
OF SEASON
Many New Men Voted In By Glee Club Attend First Rehearsal.
ganization's first triology of plays.” The aspirants competing for a place on the cast of
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JUDGE DUNHAM IS Y.M.C. A. SPEAKER
Judge of Criminal Court Is S. C. Alumnus and Graduate of Law
School.
Judge Frank C. Dunham of Pasadena will be the speaker at the usual Y. M. C. A. Council dinner this evening at the “Y” Hut. He will speak concerning his many years’ work as judge of the criminal court in Southern California.
Judge Dunham is an alumnus of , money but rather to Southern California, having gradu-
high standard of artistic ^ lrom the Sch°o1 of LaW’ Dunn,® able to the work done his collegiate days he was well .. college and university known as an orator and debater He similar nature throughout *s an outstanding figure in the ega
field and is very popular among his townsmen in Pasadena.
Special music will precede the speaker on the program being arranged by Stanley Hopper. The president of the Y, Don Bailey, will make several important announcements concerning the work.
All men of the University are invited to attend the regular Wednesday evening dinners. The meal is served promptly at 5:30, the program being concluded by 7:00 o’clock. Advance reservation is not necessary.
iither “The Deamy >r “The Lost Silk win De judged by the cast-^ommittee, a body in whose judg-t the merit of acting, inierpreta-and stage presence shall be determined. Previous reputation, fraternal standing, or “pull” is to have no place as a basis of selection, the committee reports.
Once the personnel for the casts are selected, it is planned to immediately embark upon a program of the production of Little Theatre plays at stated intervals. The objective of these productions will not be to make achieve a
merit by di group
the United States and Canada.
Not only will the program embrace (Continued on Page Three)
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SPEAK TO KIWANIS
San Bernardino Club To Hear Talk on “A Sense of Humor," by Speech Professor.
Dean Ray K. Immel of the School of Speech of the University of Southern California will address members of the San Bernardino Kiwanis Club at a luncheon this noon on the topic, “A Sense of Humor.” Dr. C. W. Adams of San Bernardino is to preside over the gathering.
Dr. Immel L* well known through-
In the first rehearsal of the year, the forty men who were selected to make up the Men’s Glee Club met yesterday afternoon and under the direc tion of Mr. J. Arthur Lewis, the director, practiced several numbers which are to compose their program this season.
The forty men were selected from about ninety who tried out last Tuesday evening. Many fine voices have been found among the new men; there are several men returning to the club who had experience last year in the Southern California organization.
The Men’s Glee Club is one of the musical organizations under the supervision of Harold Roberts. Offices have been established in the old Divinity Hall, 801 West Thirty-fourth street, where information may be secured.
The men who have been selected to make up the Men’s Glee Club of this year are:
First Tenor: Alfred Solomon, j Homer Ganes, Howard Kerr, Abraham Eisner, Dean White, Robert Renden-baugh, Francis Flynn.
Second Tenor: Edgar. LaFetra, I Irving Moulton, Slonaker Judson, j Sedgwick Fraser, C. D. Gillespie, Wil- J liam Worthington, Don McGarrv, De-morest Wemple, Carroll Sandholdt, : Louis Gordon.
Baritone: Robert G. Webster, Ber- j wyn Riske, W. D. Ralams, Joe Campbell, Walter Hewitt, George Hanson. William Swain, Gordon Orme, Nathan Barranger.
Bass: Everett Leighton, Virgil Springer, Merrill Campbell. Phillip Hohman, Charles Nelson, A. Merri-fleld, William Deans, Clarence Smith, Victor Rees, Walter J. Zamecnik.
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OS RUNE OF QUILL TO MEET TONIGHT
All Meetings To Be Held in English Office this Semester, Is Announcement.
Earl Fischer Elected President of Argonauts
Holding a short noon meeting Tuesday, the Argonauts elected Earl Fischer president and Jeffery Smith
, , vice-president. Harriet Fullen was out Southern California, not only as	SeCretary< and Henry Mug-
the Dean of the School of Speech at S. C. but as an author and lecturer. T>uring the year 1925 he acted as president of the Xational Association of Teachers of Speech. Dean Immel is noted for his technical and semi-technical lectures on all phases of public speaking and speech science.
Combining both university and professional work, the School of Speech of the University of Southern California, with Dean Immel at its head.
ridge was elected treasurer.
Dr. Flewelling. head of the department of Philosophy and just returned
from a year’s visit in Europe, was elected honorary president of the organization. Dr. Flewelling’s wide acquaintance with philosophical thought pro'nises to suggest fertile fields for discussion.
The meetings of the Argonauts are combined with the Tuesday and the Thursday evening meetings of Dr.
offers many advantages to the stu- schilier's course on Plato’s Repub-dent. The courses include training ]ip lt was decided that the first for the lawyer, the business man. meeting in December should be the and the platform lecturer in various | first sorfai meeting of the year.
phases of oral English. Studies in	--
literature and drama serve to stimulate creative imagination.
A large working library, in addition to the University Library, is to be found in connection with the School j trial of Speech. The collection includes j Herl
ROSS WILL RETURN FROM CONFERENCE
Meeting for the second time this semester, the literati of Troy will gather this evening at eight in Stowell 253 for a meeting of Os Rune, American College Quill club. A short business session will be followed by the reading and critcism of original manuscripts.
As all manuscripts submitted will be considered for publication in the Parchment, a national collegiate literary magazine published by the Quill club, the Rune officers look for an exceptionally large turnout at this meeting, and hope to discover a good number of worth while manuscripts.
The tryouts for Quill membership are now being held, and original manuscripts will be accer^d during the remainder of the week. They should be sent to the Quill Club, Box 167, University of Southern California. The writers of those manuscripts meeting the high standards of the club are invited to join. In past years about one-fourth of the ambitious tryoutees have been successful.
Concluding a conference on “Indus-Management,” with Secretary ■rt Hoover in Washington, D. C., modern works on vocal and dramatic Thurston H. Ross of the College of technique, and about S00 manuscript Commerce, will arrive in Los Angeles readings. October 25, according to a statement --I from the Commerce office.
Education Societies	Pn»f«~r Ross, who w.s granted
a month s leave of absence for this meeting, is in charge of “Industrial Management Week” in Los Angeles, which begins October 25.
SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS
Red & Hank Announce Sale of Standard Gas
To Support Festival
Educational organizations throughout Southern California, as well as civic, social and political societies, are unanimously supporting the magnificent “Festival of Nations” to be presented in Los Angeles during the first week in November by the Coun- i That Red Crown Gasoline is to be ell on International Relations, of dispensed at Red and Hank’s Service which Dr. Rufus B. von KieinSmid | Station, in addition to the other kinds ls the head.	that have been sold in the past, is
Several members of the student ] the announcement of the two pro-body and the faculty of the Univer- i prietors of the gasoline emporium, sity of Southern California are lend- The business, which has flourished Ing their active aid to the production, in the past, is expected to have a which will be staged at Polytechnic great increase because of this latest Auditorium, November 1 to 6.	commoditv.
All summer students desiring to take special courses in which they received a grade of “Incomplete” or “Condition” during the year 1925-20, should apply at the registrar’s office for the necessary authorization on or before Friday, October 22. Applications must show clearly the department, course number, section, present grade and instructor.
Students who fail to apply on or before that date will have NO FURTHER OPPORTUNITY for taking these examinations until the regular period of special examinations in the secrnd semester.
The schedule of special examinations to be held this semester will be posted on the bulletin board as soon as possible after the applications are received.
THERON CLARK, Registrar.
R. B. VON KLEINSMID, President.
October 9, 1926.
GEORGE C. JORDAN
Yesterday was a slack day for vital issues and we had some time to run over an idea that has been bothering us more or less for several years. Without having made a deep study of the question we hazard the opinion that mis understanding is one of the chief causes of warfare and trouble between groups and individuals. Might it not be that a little more understanding between persons of different fraternal connections here would work a world of good o:i this campus? Not that we are at war with each other, but there is no use denying the fact that there has been the fnction here which is detrimental to the best University spirit. The fact that ether prominent coast institutions have their troubles along this line, perhaps of a more serious nature than our own, is not justification for letting our own needs be winked at.
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We call to mind the reports we have heard from eastern campuses to the effect that students coming here from there notice the more formal relations between fraternities. We do not know how trve this is.” The West is supposed to be known for its democratic hospitality and we have at hand a letter from a well-known mid-eastern University asking for our solution of the rushing problem. But the idea has merit. Why not a definite attempt on this campus to break down the last barriers to complete fraternal understanding and harmony?
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We would like to see it become the custom here, not by legislation, but by force of precedent that the various fraternity houses be throwif open more to the student body. For example, if Alpha Alpha is giving a house dance and a member of Beta Beta is passing by on his way to another affair, would it not be indicative of a worthwhile bond of fellowship between the various houses if he were to drop in for a dance at the Alpha Alpha house and be welcome? Maybe this is a wild idea. But we have been told that the above thing “is done” on several campuses and whether it is or not, we have a feeling that right along, with the culture that should characterize college men,; Southern California graduates might come to be known for their hospitality.
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We have considered this proposition for sometime and as yet we can see very little against it. Leaving out such silly arguments as the possible claim that no one house could afford to entertain the student body, or that there would not be room.for unexpected guests, etc., is there anything to be said against such a custom? We believe that there isn’t and more, that nothing will be said against it. The only rub is—to start it. Here it becomes a matter of the individual houses takr ing the initiative and suggesting their willingness to follow out the idea. We throw this out for what it is worth. As a personal matter, i we would like to see it tried, not in a spectacular way, but we should like to feel that Trojans were considered Trojans everywhere and, within reason, welcome at Troian functions.
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Just how this would work out 1 for the sororities is doubtful. It is a little different proposition there, but still there should he some worth in the suggestion. The exchange lunches which have been held in the past are a step in this direction and as far as they have gone we are glad for them. Certainly they are worthwhile. But what we are trying to “get across” here is the overcoming of some of the formality that covers (Continued on Page Three)
S. C. STUDENTS SEND IN FEW YELLS FOR CONTEST
Competition For Loving Cup Will Close Friday Despite Small Number of Entries.
Few yells have been submitted for the yell contest of this week, although the closing date remains on Friday, with a prize of a silver loving cup offered for the winning yell. “The response to the contest is very unsatisfactory to date,” was the statement of Burdette Henney, yell king, when he was interviewed yesterday.
“Yells which do not spell out Trojan or Southern California are preferred,” said Henney. “S. C. has a number of that type at present. What we want is something snappy, something that will keep up the reputation that the “Trojan War Horse” established last year for the rooting section.”
The fourteen-inch silver loving cup which is on display in the window of the Students Store is offered for the winning yell. A similar loving cup will be given for any yell which runs a close second to the winning one. With this as a prize, that a larger number of yells will probably be submitted before the week ends is the expectation of the committee in charge.
LITTLE THEATER WILL JUDGES WILL NOT BE JPIUEO decide VICTOR
Rumor Totally Unfounded, Ac- I	_
cording to Dramatic Manager. No-Decision Debates Ban-
Rumors that the little theater	ned By S. C. Forcnsic As-
movement has broken up are false,	sociation
according to a statement made yes-	1_
terday by Walter Outler, dramatic	The Southern California Forensic
publicity manager.	Conference has decided that all de-
The rumor is totally unfounded,”	bates held within its jurisdiction this
stated Ray McDonald, play director. "We have the sanction of the admin-
year shall be decided by decisions of judges, thus nullifying the system of
istration as a whole and of President no'decision forensic contests which
von KieinSmid personally.”
“The rumor evidently started when a girl connected with the movement made some statement concerning the little theater’s future standing as a
has prevailed in the past. The Conference met. under the chairmanship of Professor Scott, in Pomona College, last Friday.
In addition to arranging schedules
campus organization,” stated Outler. ^01 vari°us insttiutions compris-
“This remark was magnified and distorted until the rumor that the movement had broken up was started. We are, however, in good standing, and there is nothing to the rumor.”
HI JINX TO OFFER
j ing the league, the Conference de-cided upon the following resolution as the official recommendation for | the year: “Resolved, that the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States be repealed.” There was some dissension by those present as to whether this was the best proposition available, but it passed a majority of the conferees.
----j Another very important bit of busi-
Sam Gates Appointed Temporary ness was accomplished by the body Chairman of Committee By when the date for the Southern Cali-Dean Hunt.	fornia Extemporaneous Speaking Con-
In order to plan for an election of 'es^ was set as November 18. Subofficers, the members of the Asso- matter of this competition is to ciated Students of the Graduate be upon some phase of the Mexican School held their initial meeting this situation, the exact topics not to be semester in room 206 Hoose Hall, announced until the contest is held
for the finalists in Occidental Col-
GRADUATE SCHOOL HAS NOMINATIONS
yesterday noon.
Sam Gates, who was appointed; tv * wil 17 11 temporary chairman by Dean Hunt, The first round of the Southern Dancing Will follow named a committee to nominate can- California Forensic Conference sched-
didates for officers of the school. ule will match a Southern California
Thirteen Sororities To Try For Prizes.
Stunts.
lege.
The
Thirteen sororities will offer keen	This committee, which is composed negative team against a squad of
competition for the prizes to be	Gf Dorothy Calkins, chairman, Fran- Southern Branch men. the contest to
given at the girls’ annual Hi Jinx to-	cis Cooke, and Dorothy Gerow, will 1)13 held in Bovard Auditorium. While
morrow night, according to Louise	present the names that they select j negative team is debating the U.
Parritt, general chairman of the com-	at another meeting Monday at 12:15, [ ( L A * an S. C. affirmative team
mittee. The event will take place
at the Y. M. C. A. hut as in former years.
The stunts
will be followed by
at which time the election will be travel to Redlands and debate
that institution upon, “Resolved, that the Eighteenth Amendment to the (Continued on rage Three)
held.
Harriet Fullen was appointed temporary social chairman in order that I
Notices
Knopf Offers Evening Lectures To Students
GROUPS TO MEET
Tryouts for Membership Now Being Held By Literary Od-ganizations.
dancing, the music being provided piang may ^ made for some social J"i i Mrif in I fHifn 1 TIU by Edith Lingerfelt’s orchestra. Helen event in the near future. Permanent j	II I	j\ f
Hawkins will be in charge of the re-. chairmen of the various committees , freshments, and she promises satis- wju be named after the election is faction to all comers as far as food over.
is concerned.	|	-
“We hope to have fewer and more original stunts this year,” stated Miss Parritt, “with everyone in costume.
The costume prize will be well worth while, and we believe that there will be many clever offerings.”
The sororities that will present skits will be: Delta Delta Delta, Pi Beta Phi, Phi Mu, Alpha Epsilon Phi,
Alpha Delta Pi, Kappa Alpha Theta,
Kappa Delta, Alpha Chi Omega, Zeta Tau Alpha, Theta Omicron, r.nd two honorary sororities, Zeta Phi Eta, and Delta Psi Kappa. The Women’s Residence Hall will also offer a stunt.
Professor Knopf of the School of Literary societies of the campus, Religion yesterday announced a ser- j Athena, Aristo, Clionian and Comitia ies of Wednesday evening talks on ! held their weekly meetings last night, “What the Other Fellow Knows,” to the program consisting of both literary
KNIGHT-AMAZON MEETING
A joint meeting of the Trojan Amazons will be held this evening at 7 o’clock at the Tri-Delt house instead of at the Zeta Tau Alpha house as previously planned.
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RALLY COMMITTEE
Members of the Rally Committee will meet at 12:30 today in the Student Body President’s office.
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KN (GHT-AM AZON MEETING *
There will be a Trojan Knight-Amazon meeting at 7:30 this evening at the Delta Delta Delta sorority house.
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Iattle Theatre executive committee members are requested to meet in room 207 Hoose Hall, today at 12:00 m. The need for the meeting is very important, and President Marcus Beeks wishes all persons making up the group to be present promptly.
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ENGINEER’S NOTICE
There will be an important meeting of the American Society of Civil Engineers at the “Barn” at twelve-thirty today. Many important top.es will be up for discussion. Refreshments will be served, so bring your box lunch.
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NOTICES
Mail addressed to coeds in care of the university is being delivered at the Y. W. C. A. GirLs will please call for their mail there.
be held for students and the community at the University Church on Jefferson and McClintock.
The one hour Wednesday evening meeting will be conducted along such lines as will give every person who attends something that he will like and will be of use to him. Professor Knopf will point out those helpful things we can learn from our negh-bors.
Tonight Professor Knopf will give ness sessi0n.
a 20-minute talk on “My Catholic j speeches after
and forensic discussions. All four groups had guests, the meetings being open to all those interested.
Athena held a short literary program followed by a series of try-out speeches by prospective members. A business meeting followed the program.
The program for Aristo was made up of a short debate, and several short talks, followed by the customary busi-Clionian held tryout a short business ses-
Brother, and next week he will talk sjon whjie Comita had a diversified on the “Jewish Neighbor.”
Paul Whiteman to Play At El Patio Ballroom
program consisting of a review of Service’s "Rhymes of a Red Cross Man,” Parliamentary Proceedure, and several short talks.
____Several social events are planned
Every dance lover of Los Angeles for the aear future by the several will be afforded an opportunity Wed- groups. Plans are being formulated nesday evening at the El Patio Ball- for joint parties, as well as other room to dance to the music of Paul events.
Whiteman, Monarch of Jazz, and his--
marvelous band. The last to dance. Bachelor* Will Dine to the strains of the Jazz King’s tantalizing music was the “Prince j of Wales” and every place where Whiteman has been heard there have been thousands of requests for the opportunity to dance to the music.
At Sigma Tau House
HARMONIOUS COLORS GIVE RESTFULNESS
Harmonious color combinations will
Twenty-five members of the Bachelor’s Club have placed their reservations for the dinner which the club ls having at the Sigma Tau fraternity house, 2719 Ellendale place, at 8:30 o’clock this evening. Professor Hal Williamson of the College of Commerce will be the principal speaker of the evening and will dis-help increase peace and restfulness. CUFS a topjc Qf intense interest to all believes Eugene Neuhaus, associate I the pachelors
professor of the art department of the | Plan3 for the Trpasure Hunt will t niversity of^ California.	j discussed at the meeting following
Professor Neuhaus pointed out that j dinner, and definite retails for there are two types of color, those that | thl3 annual affair of the club will be are receding and those that come for- decided upon. The Treasure Hunt is ward to one’s eye. The former are j scheduled for Saturday. The Bach-more restful, and consequently, more gjors, dressed xin baby clothes, will suitable. Neuhaus himself favors a 1 meet at Red and Hank’s service sta-discreet blue-green modified by white, tion where they will be given direc-“Certain colors are out of the ques- tions for the hunt. The trail will tion, not only because of their r.ggres- eventually lead them to a place, now siveness but also on account of the unknown, where they will finish their things that they suggest,” he ex- evening at dancing. All members of plained. “Red, for example, is the the club are urged to attend the din-color of blood, while violet connotes ner and contribute their ideas for sadness.”	the Treasure Hunt.