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By THE EDITOR
UDENT activity books will I be on sale at the Student r store and also at special Is to be provided during the ration days rush. Approxi- | Iy 2500 of these books were ast September, when the included the price of all of xnball games on the S. C. , ule with the exception of the 3rd and Iowa contests.
students have been wondering ; *at the $5 activity book will con- j As near as we can ascertain j ok will be the biggest five dol-rtb that the students have ever | ffered.
California
Trojan
LIBERAL ARTS WINS
Scoring a 3 to 1 victory over the Dental College squad the Liberal Arts tearti won the second game and the series of a three-game series, on the S. C. soccer field yesterday. Drury and Ivanoff starred for the winners with Maier and Brennan shinning for the losers.
VOL. XVII
Los Angeles, California, Thursday, January 21, 1926
Number 76
FOUR FRATERNITY HOUSES ARE RANSACKED
retofore it has been the cus-to charge $5 fo the El Rodeo e. This year the book will de one ticket for an El Rodeo, this alone it must be remem-d is worth $5, and will cost hether the student wishes to an El Rodeo alone or with regular student book, t here comes the big offer, le from including the full price he El Rodeo, the activity book entitle the owner, to a season to all athletic events remain-on the Trojan sport calendar, t think that because the foot-season has come to a close sports will be extinct from university calendar, on the irary; there are five first class ketball games remaining on [Trojan schedule. The general ission to these games is $1, ich would mean a total of $5. se games will be played in the pic Auditorium, two with nford and Arizona and one with ifornia.
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t that is not all, for later in the )n the books aill admit to four and field meets among which ncludcd the California and iford races. To top this off 'tirity books zrill be honored to 2 Trojan baseball games which number about 10, including a >s of games zvith the Golden [s, Stanford and the St. Marys is. Several extra tickets zvill \ieluded in the book which may Iscd for any additions that may ade to the Trojan sport calen-
WRITERS RAZZ FRAILTIES OF S.C. NOTABLES
Press Club Initiates Submit Manuscripts For Admittance To Press Club.
TWENTY ELECTED
President George Jordan Presides At Banquet At Phi Tau Fraternity House.
Preview of Skit Given in Touchstone Tomorrow at 9
Novel and highly satirical literary compositions of the init.ates to South- j ern California Press Club denounced ! the failings of campus celebrities at! the banquet at the Phi Kappa Tau ' lodge, 2809 South Hoover Street, last! Tuesday evening.
Each initiate, by a rule of the club, was required to bring an original play, story, satire or sonnet dealing with a number of S. C. campus celebrities, j Notables of the campus shuddered to ; become acquainted with the parts they j played in the efforts submitted by the ' journalistic Shaws, Kiplings, Bris- , banes, Miltons and Dantes. Much ol | the satirical invective is expected to I find its way into the Wampus or Yel-} low Dog. Then will the famous charac- J ters ol the S. C. campus see them-selves stripped of all appendages, all protective coloring and view themselves, their strengths and weaknesses in all nakedness unadorned by the soft phrases of flattery.
One writer told the story of how the 6taiues on the Administration Build-i ing were sent to the laundry for a ' thorough cleaning, and how the Daily j Trojan staff was given the job of J cboosing the eight Southern California men to take the places left vacant.
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Lincoln; Hal Roberts taking the place left open by Theodore Roosevelt; Lee Conti and Freeman Hall holding down the corners of ihe two eminent Methodists, Simpson and Wesley, the ar-
A chance to see the skit prepared by the Deputations Committee for presentation in Southern California high schools will be given to the students on the S. C. campus when a preview is held in Touchstone Theater tomorrow morning at 9:00 o’clock. This skit has been under way for some time and tomorrow will be the first time that it will r be given on the stage.
The skit was written for the deputations committee by Dot Davis, Eddie Blaine and Art Syvertson. The scene is laid in a fraternity house and deals with college and fraternity life. It contains many clever lines, an undertone of some serious thoughts for the high school students and several musical and dance numbers.
The producers are very anxious that as many as possible see the play, especially those interested fn acting, for three casts of the play will be necessary in order to reach all the high schools planned. The present cast includes Wes Woodford, Webster Haynes, Bob Raede, Charles Wright, Eddie Blaine, Pete Burness, Carrol Greene and Harriet Pearson.
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Breakfast To Be Given For Incoming Freshmen Girls Satur-
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DEAN CRAWFORD SPEAKS
attend any five of these athletic ests will cost $5 alone, and it is hat reason that the Trojan is tak-an active part in aiding the prolion of the Student Activity Book
uuu , !\Vith Ralph Holly posing as Abr It will insure every purchaser . t ;_____ ^ t x
(e1 Rodeo and admission to all con- j
Tickets to the athletic contests j
not be sold separate from the ac- :
iy books containing the El Rodeo
(*1on	ray was only half complete. And that
xcuses for exemption from purchas- j
-Ys last fall included that was not all. George Jordan, noted for working Saturday
PLAY MALE LEAD
Choice Between Elbert McGouel and Roscoe Burns Made Today.
Amazons Are To Be in Charge of the Entertainment.
Incoming Freshman women of the second semester will be welcomed at a breakfast to be given under the auspices of the Women’s Self-Government Association in the Women’s Residence Hall at 10 o’clock on Saturday.
Tnis breakfast is to become a traditionary event. The aiiair was planned for the Freshman women ot last semester, but the plan was not carried out on account of the Women’s Hall being unfinished.
Jannie Lee Moore, the Big Sistei chairman of the Apiazons, will be in charge of the breakfast. At each table will be twro hostesses, an Amazon and a member of the W. S. G. cabinet. There will be three pledges from every sorority to serve.
The speakers will be Dean Mary Sinclair Crawford, Ethel Oliver, president of the W. S. G., and Evelyn Ross, the Amazon president.
The invitations are in charge of Helen Campbell and will be sent to every woman who is enrolled as a first semester Frosh for next semester. The favors and the menu are in charge of Eleanor Mix. The favors will be small U. S. C. pennants.
Strict Ruling To Make Bowen Debate Extemporaneous
Finalists in the Bowen Cup contest are to meet at the debate office in the Healy Building at 36th and Hoover at five minutes to nine 3n Friday morning, January 22, according to an announcement issued by Bill Henley, assistant debate manager. At that time they will be assigned the subject for the debate and the side that they will uphold in the contest starting at ten o’clock in Bovard during the Friday Rally.
According to Henley, the contest is going to be conducted this year in such fashion that it will be a real extemporaneous speaking contest. The participants will be allowed only one hour preparation on the specific resolution, they cannot change sides, but must debate the one assigned them, also the question chosen from the general topic of aviation will be such that a prepared speech will not suffice but force the contestants to be conversant with all phases and both sides of the question.
ROBBERS LOOT FRATERNITIES; LOSS IS SSOO
Kappa Sigma, Phi Alpha Mu, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Siy-ma Taus Fall Prey.
THIEF UNIDENTIFIED
Robber Makes Haul at Four Houses Shortly After Midnight Tuesday.
the books last fall included that	HHHMMI . I
, L, working Saturday after- «*»>' o» "The Love o£ Turkish
and therefore would be unable | Women," was picked to take the place
Attend the football games. This exwill be null and void this semester certainly no one will claim mption from purchasing the book the reason that he cannot read El Rodeo. The fact that basket-games are played at night will eliminate the claims of many of day workers.
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(SI EPIDEMIC of robberies in the fraternity houses of Southern Cal-ia has come to the front during past few days. Someone well in the inner workings of a frat- j rej se has made the rounds of ternities at an opportune oceeded to take the wealth
of Brooks, while Leland Tallman, the popular composer of “Who Spanked Sally?” was given the position left vacant by Bowne. Ray Brennan and Sam Gates, who beeause of their iug personality.”
Who is to be the leading man in the 1926 Extravaganza?
This question of questions, which has been causing a mild furor on the campus, will be answered today when Elbert McGriel of Delta Chi and Roscoe Burns of Sigma Tau submit themselves to the final tests that will decide who shall play the role opposite Miss Josephine Campbell, leading lady. By a process of elimination these two have been selected as the most promising of the twelve aspirants who ; answered the call for “a handsome man with a good voice and a pleas-The final choice wiii
speaking ability and close resemblance
person or persons may &n open field and a ctically every house holds an “open door” making it easy to enter.
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lit is certain that whoever robbed le first house robbed the remain-r, for they were all robbed with-a few hours, just the time to iake the “rounds'’ of a house and roceed to the next one.
Struggling college students have hard enough time to assure emselves of a good square meal ch day without having some insider deprive him of his monthly Howances and also his clothing.
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'here arc enough huskies in the ternities of the campus to easily Zr of any such visitors. Who-this “midnight zisitor” wav be \can be expected to come back for * * *
0*CH DEAN CROMWELL has received several invitations from k« Ur’versity to enter the 1926 iSrtn tr^ck and field meet, in the an-I relay carnival to be held at Drake ,pr.r»?. It is indeed an honor to ive an invitation to such an ath-(Continued «n Paga 4)
I to Cicero and Plato were chosen to i fill those places of honor, j One author went so far as to picture Freeman Hall in Hades trying to get a date with Cleopatra.
George Jordan, the chairman of the evening, showed his perceptive and astute abilities when he appointed Ter-De Lapp as the official Hand-Clapper of the evening.
The following persons were initiated ; into the Southern California Press Club: Mynette Ritche, Bob Kranz, | Harold Silbert, Howard Edgerton, j Charles Wright, Bill Foote, Fred Kendal, Jeffery Smith, Mary Mayne, Wil-! lard Brown, Sam Friedman, Susan ; Cables, Francis Howard, Betty Budd, Frank Wyckoff, Johnny Scott, John Hunt, John Kelly, Bernice Palmer and | Vivian Murphy.
be announced tomorrow.
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Dr. Charles F. Aked To Have English Class Next Semester.
Dr. Charles F. Aked, prominent author, preacher, and lecturer, will give a lecture course at the University of Southern California, starting with the opening of the second semester on February 1.
The subject of Dr. Aked’s lecture is to be “Spiritual Interpretation of Great Pieces of Literature.” According to Dr. Allison Gaw, head of the English Department, this course w’ill deal with the spiritual philosophy upon which are based the writings of novelists, poets, and dramatists of the last half century. Especial emphasis is to be placed upon the works of Browning, Tennyson, Wordsworth, Ibsen and Brieux. The course has been scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at 2:15.
Although Dr. Aked was born in England and received his early edu-upon i cation in that country, he received his D.D. degree from Temple University
BISHOP BURKS 6IVES
Bishop Charles Wesley Burns ad dressed the Wednesday morning chap el, speaking upon the need of praisal of Values.”
**There is no more discredited phase of life than the commercial,” said the bishop in passing.
“The leadership of tomorrow
With this development comes also the news that the elimination for chorus positions have almost been completed. Only a few minor changes are needed before the final choices are made, sometime today. According to Grant La Mont, director, this chorus will represent the creme a la creme of sorority houses, the selection being made by rigorous tests from a group ot seventy-five.
An important announcement from La Mont is to the effect that rehearsals will be discontinued during the period of finals and resume on February
1, the first day of the new' semester.
The selection of the leading male role today will complete the cast of characters; many names well-known in former campus productions appear on the list, including Josephine Campbell leading woman ; Gabrielle Belanger, juvenile lead; Leon Martin, Wes Woodford, Heloise Le Claire, Frank Cox, John Fox, and Pauline and Helen Klene.
Consisting of twelve elaborate scenes, held together by a slight love plot, this 1926 Extravaganza promises ‘Re-ap-; much of professional finish in presen-! tation, with sets amounting to $2,000 in cost. Gene Johnson, remembered for his work on last year’s Extrava-j ganza, is working now on a tuneful musical score; the theme number is
Four members of the Trojan debate squad will stage a debate at the Los Angeles Open Forum, located in Symphony Hall on Hill Street, on Sunday evening, January 24, according to Ray Brennan, who is arranging the affair.
This debate is held annually at the Open Forum by S. C. debators, the college men discussing both sides of some public question, generally , one which the squad is working.
This year the question will be, Re- j and his LL D degree from Brown Unisolved: “That War Should Be De- versity in the United States. In 1907 clared by a Direct Vote of the People j he became the pastor of the Fifth Ave-Except in Cases of Invasion or Re- j nue Baptist church in New York City, j bellion.” Captain Ray Brennan and Later he was placed-at the head of contents of e poc e s of co eg T______i Trrii,	noo,. i . . . ' „____r_____^ tt..... in the upper rooms. A large amoua*
BY FREEMAN HALL
Four fraternity houses, namely. Phi Alpha Mu, located at 351G South Flow er Street; Sigma Tau, 355 West 27t# Street; Kappa Sigma, 928 West 28t# Street, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 817 West 30th Street, were ransacked an unidentified thief at consecutive intervals sometime after midnight Tue* day morning. The total amount losi by the members of the organization* has been estimated at approximately $000.
Entering through the open front door, the thief thoroughly pilfered pocketbooks, pants and coat pickets, and dresser tops of their contents^ which were left by the sleeping me* in the study rooms of the upper f’oori. Accounts of the members of the various fraternities which were visited by the thief indicated that this was the general mode - of the thieving procedure.
At the Phi Alpha Mu house, where the loss was $35 in cash and a gold watch valued at $60, the thief gained access to the upper floor by entering through the open front door and climl> ing the stairs to the second floor. Art Callens and Henry Segretti, both of whom had cash stolen, were the la3| to retire at 1:30 yesterday morning The watch which was lost belonged t# Homer Merchant.
The Sigma Tau fraternity reports ft loss of approximately $400 worth ol clothes belonging to Charles Duttoa and Beale Harvey. No mention wag made by the members of the fraternity ot any cash loss. The thief, as in th# case of the other thieveries, entered the fraternity lodge through an unlocks ed front door. All the men living ia the Kappa Sig’s sleep on a large slee^ ing porch in the rear of the building.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon had a total los# ot $20 cash. The thief entered th# house through the front door and stol#
Adna Leonard will sneak for the nega- j churches in San Francisco and Kansas tive and Leland Tallman and Bill Hen- city.
ley will take care of the affirmative. pr Aked has made annual tours of These men are all experienced and 1 the United States as a lecturer. In should give the Forum enthusiasts a i9i5> while engaged in a peace mis-forensic treat.	1 sion, he traveled to Norw’ay, Sweden,
The question that is being debated Denmark, Holland, and Germany.
Sunday evening is one that wrill be the bone of contention for many wordy battles during the coming season, in-
That the lecturer is well qualified to analyze the works of other authors is shown by his own success in the
eluding the Southern Conference de- ■ field of writing. He has written num-bates. This debate will provide the j erous books, pamphlets, and articles squad with some good practice and a 0n a variety of subjects. His liter-chance to air their opinions in public ary productions include “Changing and get the reactions to their pet argu- i Creeds and Social Struggles,” “The ments and theories. The meeting at Courage of the Coward,” "Old Events the Open Forum will start at eight and Modern Meanings,” “A Ministry o’clock and is open to any who wish of Reconciliation,” and “The Divine
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of cash was overlook* d in the room* In an effort to locate the thief, thft University police are urging thos# men v,’ho lost watches to immediately turn in a description to the University i police station of the stolen article.
This robbery is the third of a grotf* of robberies which have victimized fraternity house occupants during th# past college year.
to attend. The entire evening’s program will be In charge of S. C., including the musical numbers as well as the debate.
RIFLE CLUB HOLDS MEETING TONIGHT
Drama of Job.’
10 WELCOME STUDENTS
GIEE CLUB SINGS Al
For the purpose of interesting th# incoming Freshmen women in Y. W. C. A. activities, and to aid the ne* girls in becoming acquainted on th# campus, a banquet will be held in tSi Womens Residence Hall, Friday, Ja» uary 29th at six o’clock.
According to Miss Catherine Curti%
not come from any class or political | “Kiss Me, Then Say Good-Night, group, but from men and women of | Grant La Mont, as well as being dibrains whose leadership is religiously rector, has collaborated in the wr.ting
guided and controlled. After all, education should mean a capacity for service," he assured the assembly. Further entertainment was furnish-
of several of the scenes.
With the cast almost entirely sel-! ected, work on the production is ex-: pected to progress rapidly for its pre- urged to get in touch
ed by Dean Skeel of the College of ■ aentation in Bovard Auditorium Music, who rendered two organ solos, j March IS and 19.
The Trojan Glee Club of the univer- wjj0 jg charge of the event, all girls
■ity presented a program in the Al-1 whether they are Freshmen or uppe* hambra High School auditorium a». c]assmen are urged to attend in order 10 a. m. on Wednesday morning, Jai-	women -vvill become better a#^
uary 20, according to Horace Judson,; quainte(j
manager of the U. S. C. carolers.	jn ^e capacity of toastmistres%
This group of 50 selected voices from ^ijSg Margaret Burke wiy introduc# the College of Music and vocal talent Mi3S Marjorie Rice, vice president oi on the campus of the University ot the Student Body, Miss Ethel Oliver Southern California is much in de- J president of the Associated Wome* to work on the new rifle range that i mand for platform programs, and are students, and Miss Helen Diilon ol i3 being built on the west side of Bo- booked up for an extensive schedule ^e Y. W. Cabinet, who will each giv# vard Field. All men who would Lke j m churches, schools, clubs and the- a short me3. age to the guests. A> to work for a few days, especially men : aters of Lo3 Angeles and towns in the ; rangements are also being made for with experience in carprnter work, are1 Pacific-Souchwest, and In addition a e an outside speaker.
ith ^7olp3 or * jlnted to malce a eeven-day tour el j The Mu Phi Epsilon Trio of the CoV on j with Ray Brockman at nn?e, or to ap.* • >; ;t ,*rn Cali Comic, tl'irin^' the month ;Iege of Music will present the musical ! pear at noon today at the range. j of March.	'entertainment of the evening.
According to announcement by Leon Wolpe, president of the Rifle Club, the club will hold an important business session in the men’s gym tonight at seven-fifteen. All men are urged to be present, as the matters to come up are of great interest, accord ing to Wolpe.
There is a chance for several men