ANNUAL STAG “DO” TONIGHT
The annual Y. M. C. A. Stag “Do” will take place at the Men's Gym this evening starting at 7:30. Coach C. P. L. Nichols is in charge of the games and sports in which all will take part. Refreshments will be served at the “Y” Hut. All men of the University, especially freshmen, are invited.
Southern
California
Trojan
YELL-KING TRYOUTS
Will all men trying out for assistant yell-king see Burdette Henney immediately. He may be reached at school or at the K. A. House, 700 W, 28th St.
VOL. XVIII.
Los Angeles, California, Wednesday, September 22, 1926
NUMBER 6
TOMMY WAMP WILL MANY RESPOND TO HONOR TROJAN TROJAN BAND CALL
FRESHMEN
“Nursery Number’’ to Come Out In Green Cover For Initial Appearance Thursday.
STAFF WORKING HARD
Milton Booth and Helpers Provide Latest in Cartoons and Campus Humor for Magazine.
All bedecked in a garb of verdant green, Tommy Wamp will make his initial appearance on the campus for the year next Wednesday in a number dedicated to the freshmen, entitled “The Nursery Number.”
Freshmen seem to be holding the limelight now and, not to be behind the times, Milton Booth, editor of the Wrampus, has decided that the fresh-
E DAILY EDITORS FOR TROJAN STAFF
Further Appointments Will Be Announced in Trojan. After Tryouts Are Completed.
Pending the working out of office A huge turnout was the answer to hours with class schedules no defi-the call of Band Director Harold Rob- nite announcement may be made regarding positions on the Tropan staff, according to the editor, but a number of people have been assured of positions on the paper.
Following the system started last who came for the tryouts. Roberts year by Lee Conti, there will be five
Director Harold Roberts Meets Hundred Men to Renew Famous S. C. Musical Organization.
erts and Manager Bill Ward for the first rehearsal of the year last night at the “Y” Hut. Between 80 and 100 students were present at the gathering, many of these being new men
was pleased with the material
Announcements were made by Bill Ward concerning the WTiittier game this Saturday. At the same time tryouts were held for those new students who wished places in the band. Many of them qualified for membership in the band.
Although the weekly meetings in
man class must bear the brunt of the	future will be held on Wrednes-
monthly outburst of wit and humor.	days, it was decided that the “Y”
Booth and his entire staff have la	Hut was the right place for the open-
bored hard and long to make the forth	ing nignt.
coming issue the best ever edited any-	The tentative uniform—the one in
where. The latest in cartoons and	which the band will pYobably appear
spicy humor wrill appear next Wednesday under a cleverly designed and truly harmonious cover by John Post.
New departments have been added and many new writers are contributing their masterpieces in the field of literature and art. The services of |Mr. Coulthard, a professional cartoonist, have been secured. Mr. Coulthard, draws for some ten or twelve maga zines but ail his work is first sent to the W’ampus and the part which is rejected is sent to other magazines. The work of Auguilar, Connell, Don Mike, Julia Susky, Bob Crosby, Bryant Hale, Elvalie Powell, and others too numerous to mention, adds scintillating bits -f merriment to the hottest W’ampus ?ver off the press.
A hot story of the desert by Elvalie owell carries with it a love scene rhich tells how love is made on the esert. This story should prove intersting as should the new literary page f book reviews with Halph Holly and organ B. Cox as chief contributors, frosh primer and intelligence test *e included for the exclusive use of ;e frosh and those of frosh intelli-?nce.
iTo those uninitiated to the campus editions, let it be here said that the ampus is the official monthly organ which those competitors of Mark rain and Irving Cobb are allowed to [ieve themselves of their pent-up hius The publication will be on on the campus next Wednesday rning.
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LAW SCHOOL HAS FIRST ASSEMBLY
Lawyers Hear Addresses By Dr. von KieinSmid, Professor Tappan and Dean Porter.
ENTS ATTEND ,-U. CONFERENCE
M. C. A. Convention Will old Banquet and Spend Veek-end at Catalina
[ailed by Arthur Syvertson as e biggest inspirational and social nt of the school year,” the an-1 all-University Y. M. C. A. con-nce will embark Friday on the mship Avalon, which will convey group to Catalina island for a covering Friday, Saturday, and day. The conferees plan to leave 0 a. m. Friday, and they expect Return to San Pedro Sunday even-
me 60 people have announced intention of participating in the rational, social, and athletic adages offered by the conference, rding to the committee in charge rogram arrangements. Dr. Rufus >n KieinSmid will be the only ier outside of Southern Califor--tudents.
airman Syvertson says that a did banquet has been arranged Saturday night, and that with representative men as “Dee” an. Bill Henley, Ray Bren-Don Bailey, Hal Reed, and £ord Peek, in attendance, a successful convention is an-gted. Syvertson urges ail S. Students who are interested in jng the all-University Y. M. C. A. srence to get in touch with him procure an option on the few rv a tions that remain.
Law' School’s first assembly at 9:05 Tuesday morning, among other things, was featured by the evidencing of much school spirit. . This assembly was tiie first of the monthly assemblies at which leading men of the California and American Bar Associations will speak.
President von KleinSmid’s address was enthusiastically received. The president held that the matriculation of students in and return to the law school denotes faith in the profession, in the school, .and in themselves. In South American countries, he said, members of the legal profession were called Doctor, and regard ed as mental and intellectual aristocrats. The profession is considered as the highest and most important of the professions.
The ultimate duty of law students, the president believed, is to restore to the nation a respect for the profession whenever it should lose this faith.
Professor Clair Tappan, the welcome of wThom was the main purpose of the assembly, received an ovation. “Tap” stated that although this was an open season for returning travelers, due to European unpleasantries, that he could not qualify in the class of Baron Munchausen, no matter how hard he should try to do so. While in England, Professor Tappan said, he had an opportunity to work with the English legal system. W’ith another American lawyer he helped with the extradition from England of a California bank robber. His account of the prompt handling of police cases and the expedient manner in which important criminal cases were handled was interesting. He expressed pleasure at his return to Southern California, to the University and especially to the Law School.
Dean Porter introduced the new members of the faculty to the student body. He welcomed the freshmen and outlined the policy of the administration for tl^ year.
daily editors, each one being responsible for the getting in of the news for one paper a week. Four of these have been appointed ta date. They are Sam Friedman, Bill Jeffery, John Hunt, and Terrel De Lapp. No definite days for these people have been announced and there is yet one position as a daily editor to be filled.
Assisting each daily editor and working at least two days a week will be a number of desk editors, whose work it is to write the headlines called for by the daily editors. They are also called upon to rewrite stories, make grammatical corrections, and to check on the assignments to see that all of the news is in. The following names have I been placed on the list of tlesk editors: Rita Padway, Susan Cables, Frank W’yckoff, Bob Kranz, and Leo Harris. More announcements are to be made in a day or so naming the rest of the desk editors.
A new and responsible position has been created this year in that of exchange editor. Upon the shoulders ©f Charles Wright, who is to fill this position, rests the burden of “early copy.” The value of this position is two fold, according to the editor, since it makes valuable news for the paper and also makes it possible to enforce the “deadline”. It is only by maintaining a rigid deadline that the expenses of the Trojan can be kept down. When the time is announced it will mean that everything must be turned in at the hour named to receive consideration by the editors.
Announcements concerning the business staff and the new feature page have already been made. Assisting Betty Baker on the latter will be those who submit the best material over a period of tryouts. Catherine Colwell, assisted by Betty Budd, Helen Henderson, and Mabel Russell will handle the society column.	.
At the first possible moment the names of the special reporters will be made public and the results of the tryouts among the freshmen for positions on the first rung of the Daily Trojan ladder. Two assistants (Continued on Page Three)
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Y. W. C. A. TO MEET AT UNIV. PARLOR
NOTICE
1 regular veteran gatemen of last are asked to meet Ray Brock -today. Wednesday, at 12 o’clock d Field.
The first regular meeting of the Y. W’. C. A. wil be held Wednesday afternoon in Parlor C of the administration building instead of the Women’s Residence Hall, as formerly announced, at 4:30. There will be a short business meeting followed by a service of worship led by Helen Hawkins, chairman of meetings.
At 5:30 supper will be served in the Y. W’. C. A. The supper will be followed by an informal social hour. Big and little sisters are expected to meet and go together.
The object of this meeting is to endeavor to explain to the new students the real place and dignity o the Y on the college campus. All students, both old and new are cordially invited to attend.
S. C. DAILY MOVES TO NEW OFFICES
Trojan Will Be Located in Print Shop At Jefferson and University Avenues.
That the Trojan office will move from its old “domicile” to the new Moneta Printing Co., 7l6 West Jefferson street, wras announced yesterday by George Jordan, editor of the Daily Trojan.
Facing the street, tbe new office will be directly in front of the press room. Through the generosity of Dixon Bell, manager of the shop, the Trojan office will take the better half of the newly constructed room without rent. The other half will be used by Mr. Bell.
According to Jordan, the office 'will have two compartments: the one exclusively for the chief editor and the other for the sport, feature, and page editors.
In accordance with the policy of other print shops, only the chief editor and a reporter chosen by him will be allowed to enter the press room. However, opportunity will be so given that all the reporters will be given a chance to see how their stories are printed.
The change is greatly advantageous to the publication. Owing to the closeness of the office to the press room, important stories written in the nick of time will have the possibility of being printed.
The El Rodeo, moving from its old office in the Healey building, will use the old Trojan office, which, probably, will also be used by the Trojan band.
By
GEORGE C. JORDAN
It will only be a few days now until Tommy Wamp is with us. All the returning students have their eyes on Milton Booth, for his is probably the most trying position on the campus right now. It is hard enough to try to satisfy everyone on the campus with a newspaper but to make them all laugh! We were sorry last year that the plan to make the Wampus a bigger and better book by enlarging its scope and including literary, art, and photographic section, fell through. The argument was advanced that it would conflict with the alumni magazine. Be that as it may, we still believe that there is room on the campus for a good all-round undergraduate magazine. However, that doesn’t help Milton any, so we will have to wish him the best of luck with Tommy Wamp as a humor publication and give him our heartiest endorsement and best wishes for a very funny year.
The other day while walking through our new offices-to-be on Jefferson street, we were surprised to find a most life-like statue placed near the front of the room. It was so different from our preconceived ideas of the atmosphere of a print shop that we stood and stared for several minutes. Just as we had about come out of the trance and had accepted the verdict of our eyes the statue moved and we iscovered it to be the carpenter rushing the work on the new “plant.” However, we will soon be in and straightened around, ready to serve the campus with the best paper at our command.
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Our attention has been called to the proposed activities of the Trojan Band by reason of the fact that that organization this day pushed us out of our inner sanctum and set up temporary shop in the El Rodeo office. Notwithstanding the intrusion we are certainly back of these boys and wish them the most successful season they have ever had, and that is wishing them something. Outside of the varsity itself there is probably no one Southern California activity that has so blazed the name of this University across the mind of the public in this part of the state as has the band. We are glad that Hal Roberts received a real response to his call for men but we knew he would. There are too many high school men who have come here on account of the Trojan Band to ever expect anything else.
Dr. Knopf Explains Advantages
of Merging Oldest School Into University Graduate School.
That the University of Southern California has taken a step forward in religious educational work by offering a standardized Master’s degree in theology is the gist of the arrangement concerning the School of Divinity which was announced in the Trojan yesterday, according to a statement made by Dr. Carl Knopf of the School of Religion faculty yesterday afternoon. Some confusion resulted from the story which was run by reason of the fact that the School of Religion was mentioned instead of the School of Divinity,
The School of Divinity, since its foundation in 1885, has been technically a separate graduate school. It was this graduate school which was absorbed into the Graduate School of the University. The purpose of this absorption was to strengthen the degree given to students who take graduate work in religion by bringing to It the support of the University, rather than merely that of a School of Dinivity.
For the University to give a standardized Master’s degree in Theology, as it will do under this new arrangement, .is a bold step forward, according to Prof. Knopf. The step which has been taken here will be presented to the University Senate to be held in the east this year by Dr. von KieinSmid. The advance means that it will now be possible for graduate students to get their M.Th. degree after one year’s work in the Graduate School, instead of a baccalaureate degree after three years of less exacting work.
“That the degree will be a recognized one given only to men who can bear the dignity of the degree,” said Prof. Knopf, “is shown by the requirements which have been set for students who desire to work for it. It is now necessary for candidates for the new degree to have taken ground work in Biblical Literature, religious education, theology, the history of the church, church administration, other religions, sociology, philosophy and logical thinking, public speaking, and the preparing of a sermon.”
BOOK SALE GOING HIGHER, IS REPORT
2500 Student Activity Books Sold And Drive Open Till Friday, Is Marshall Announcement.
With 2500 student activity books sold thus far and sales to be continued until Friday, Southern California may look forward to the greatest rooting section it has ever known, according to Mr. Marshall, who is in charge of the sales.
Books are being sold at Senior Dental Clinic until Friday. Those for Junior Dental and Law are on sale at the Students Store. The women are holding their own with 600 in their rooting section while the men's section will approximate 1900.
The Book Store is introducing a new idea this year in seling reservations for downtown theatres. There will be no brokerage charge for this service to the students. Thus far only tickets for the Orpheum and Playhouse are available, but many more will be on sale soon, Mr. Marshall stated.
STUDENTS’ RALLY TO BE HELD FRIDAY IN BOVARD
Yells and Songs Will Feature the First Rally of 1926-27.
TO BE A WEEKLY EVENT
Additional Features Planned By Art Syvertson, Rally Committee Chairman. *
PLAN NEW SPORTS FOR S. C. CO-EDS
Lillian Copeland Heads W. A .A.; Association Plans Elaborate Year; Awards To Be Given Workers.
TROJAN TRYOUTS NOW IN PROGRESS
Entrants To Be Given Temporary Positions On Staff of DaTly Next Week.
As a general thing we prefer to leave sports comment to our sports editor, who is right on the ground and who lives and breathes for that purpose. But we must say just a word about the “Spartans.” That is the •
name given to those men who are out for football who are playing on a third squad, recently created. They are the ones wrho must learn the plays expected of rival teams and bear the brunt of the practice of the “varsity” with small hopes of thainselves getting onto the field much in actual game3. If you ask us they are as deserving of the name “Trojans” as anyone, but since they must have some distinguishing name there is none better than “Spartans.” WThen we are shouting for this star and that in the weeks to come, WE MUST NOT FORGET THE “SPARTANS.”
A few days ago we ran a story and comment concerning the dropping of wrestling from the University sports calendar. At that time we ware sincerely led to believe that there was a genuine demand on the part of many students for the continuance of wrestling here as a recognized sporL What is more, we were ready to speak out and see that its case got a hearing before the student body. But we have as yet to see the petitions which we thought were going to be circulated and we are naturally wondering if the school really does want IL We are frank to say that it will not likely be obtained unless there is more enthusi asm shown than there has been dur ing the past week.
The tryouts for positions on the Trojan staff will continue the remainder of this week and the first of next. Next Wednesday those who have proved themselves to be the best reporters will be given temporary positions. At the end of a month the final selection from the temporary reporters will be made for the permanent positions. There will be no limit to the number taken in.
According to Marjory Hull, assistant editor, dependability and accuracy will be the main factors in making the selections. The stories that are handed in on time will be more highly considered’ than those which are written in perfect style. Miss Hull also stated that “there will be no time for those who fake their stories.”
To date there have been thirty students who have presented themselves for tryouts. The majority of this number have been girls. More men are urged to try out as there are plenty of positions open for them. It has also been noticeable that a number of old students’ names were on the tryout list.
The assignments for the following day’s edition will be posted on the bulletin board in the Trojan office every morning between 9:00 and 9:25. All new reporters are requested to watch the bulletin board for new directions.
With Lillian Copeland, Southern California’s famous coed athlete, as president of the Women’s Athletic Association, a more active year for all girl athletes is planned for 1926-1927. Bovard field is now in condition for hockey and a new rifle range has been erected back of the women’s gymnasium. The addition of tennis, riflery, and archery as minor sports, and practice swimming at the L. A. A. C., are the new features which have been added . to strengthen the women’s sports department.
The year begin# with the basketball season from October 1 to November 18. A schedule of interclass basketball has not yet been worked out but it will be the first of the season in order that girls who wish to play on sorority teams and tryout for the Pan-Hellenic cup later in the season will have a chance for practice. Hockey season is from November 20 to December 16, and from January 3 to March 3. Following hockey comes track and field, the season being March 14 to April 15, after which baseball will be on schedule from April 18 to May 26. Hiking. tennis, swimming, archery and riflery are yearly sports.
For the new girls and those who are interested in participating in these event, the W. A. A. handbook in the office of the Dean of Women contains some valuable information concerning the point system by which girls may win jerseys, pins, sweaters and a specially designed U. S. C.—Wr. A. A.ring. These points may be amassed only by participation on the teams. The exact number of points for riflery, archery and tennis has not been decided as yet, but will be announced soon.
The first student rally of the year will be held Friday morning from nine to nine twenty-five o’clock in Bovard Auditorium, according to a statement made yesterday by Art Syvertson, chairman of the Rally Committee.
The students will have their first opportunity of the year to make themselves familiar with the school songs and yells, for which purpose the rally is being held. The approaching game with W’hittier, this Saturday, makes it imperative that every student attends the rally and make it a success, according to Art Syvertson.
There will also be a special feature of the rally that, as yet, has not been decided upon. This feature will be arranged for at a meeting of the rally committee which is to be held today.
“There is a possibility that a Rally will be held every week,” said Art Syvertson, when interviewed on the approaching rally. “It is up to the students to put it over the best they can.”
It is through the kindness and cooperation of Dr. von KieinSmid that this Rally is being made possible, according to Art Syvertson
This Rally will probably be the first of a series of weekly rallies, which will be held as in the past, to promote enthusiasm for the football games.
RALLY COMMITTEE MEETING
the Student Office, 12:40
Today noon, in Body President’# o’clock.
Every member is urged to be present, as plans for the year will be formed.
LITERARY CLUBS HOLD RECEPTION
To welcome new students, a reception was held by the combined Athena and Aristotelian literary societies last night in the Social Hall of the Women’s Building at eight o’clock.
The first open meetings of all the literary societies will be held Tuesday evening, September 28, at which time all interested students are invited to be present. The groups meet for one hour at seven o’clock. Meeting places are as follows: Athena— Divinity Hall; Clionian—Y. W. C. A. Lodge; Aristotelian — Room H-206; Comitta—Y. M. C. A„ Lodge.
SCHOOL OF SPEECH HOLDS LUNCHEON
As the first School of Speech social event of the year, a Get-Acquainted luncheon will be held today noon on the third floor of Old College.
The luncheon is to be held primarily as a get-together affair for students and all who are interested in speech or in any way connected with the School of Speech. Freshmen and new students are especially invited.
Y. W. WILL DISCUSS “IDEAL GIRL” SOON
Campus Women to Attend Annual Retreat At Pacific Palisades Over Coming Week-End.
WTith “The Ideal Girl” as the theme of the entire conference, the annual fall retreat of the Y. W. C. A., to be held this week end, September 24. 25, and 26, at the Pacific Palisades promises to be the best held in several years, according to Ruth Whitney, chairman of student conferences.
Enrollment may be made for the retreat at any time at the Y. W. C. A. Lodge. Every woman on the campus is invited to attend. Cars will leave the Lodge at lour o’clock Friday evening, and transportation will be provided for the return to the Whittier gaee Saturday afternoon in order that the women’s rooting section may be assisted. Anyone having a car available for use is being asked to report at once at the Lodge, since transportation arrangements are being completed.	f
The conference will open Friday evening with a supper followed by a bonfire program. In addition to the big “Sing,” Margaret Burke, presflJent of the Y. W. C. A. will talk on “The Why of the Conference.” Saturday morning will be largely filled with talks by student women on the topics of the ideal girl. The intellectual, the financial, the social, and the personality girl. Following the return from the Whittier game, a beefsteak fry will be held after which Dr. Kennedy, woman leader at the Y. W. summer conference at Asilomar, will give an address on “The Ideal Moral Girl.” Clara Miller will speak on "The Girl.”
“Very splendid music has been arranged for the sunrise service on Sunday morning,” says Miss Whitney. The climax of the retreat will be the out-of-doors church service on Sunday morning at which Allen Hunter, widely known student leader and a recent traveler of the Orient and Europe, will speak upon the subject of "Spiritual Youth Around the World.” Violin and cello music will be presented at this service also.
Forest fire prevention is to be made one of the foremast activities of each of the American Legion posts in forest regions of California, according to an announcement from State Adjutant James K. Fisk of the legion headquarters here. A plan will be worked oat to put at the disposal of the federal and state organizations the men of the various posts of the legion in cases where forest fire becomes dangerous.