Southern
California
FROSH BALL PLAYERS
Coach Aubrey Devine and Manager Grant Flint have issued the first call for freshman baseball players, today. All first year men desirous of entering the baseball workouts are asked to report at 3:30 P. M. to Bovard Field.
HAT a masterful piece of publicity has been installed |r the All-University dance to held in the Shrine Temple, Fri-»y. A beautiful (?) array of tgs and banners grace the uni-irsity campus in front of the Ad-jinistration building. They have specific significance, are easily | age old, poorly decorated ancf [together an inartistic display, ie campus to a stranger looks :e a sub-division. All that is xessary is a little coup for the ib-dividei and someone passing it pamphlets.
VOL. XVII
Los Angeles, California, Monday, March 1, 1926
Number 98
FIRE DESTROYS
Just when people are making lat tempts to beautify the Trojan campus some publicity agent springs such an idiotic stunt. The Southern California campus has enough natural disadvantages to overcome at present and cannot afford to be further handicapped with the brain childs of publicity (agents.
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fit C. TRACK MEN SHINE IN A. A. U.
Newspaper Decision gives Trojans 73 points in Southern Pacific Amateur Athletic Union Meet.
MANY STAR
There are enough students soil! \ inclined Txho know of ihe
Lee Barnes Breaks American Pole Vault Record with Leap of 13 feet 5 and 7-8 inches.
ice, or it havin, idea
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ill soon learn of it, with-to go to extremes to put
By DAVE FRED
Featured by Lee Barnes' jump
il m i of 13 feet 5 and 7-8 inches, which of the dance over to them. ....	. . ’ T>
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should be a column devoted in the P°|c vault> Coach Dean to publicity agents who do not know B. Cromwell s 1. C. A. A. A. A. ibllcity when they see it. Several championship track aggregation the appointed publicity committees jian wild and collected 73 points dances, plays, etc., have a peculiar j	A. A. U. Relay Carnival
iy of seeing naught but their j last Saturday afternoon.
Itunt.” They submit some of the
SECURE MUSIC FROM ORPHEUM
Committee For All-University Dance Expects To Secure Feature Orchestra.
Real Estate Flags
Fly at S. C
Not To Sell Campus
>st impossible of news articles, lich would do credit to a patent Heine advertisement, and then do ^t understand why they are not used. Ff course, they accuse th® editor of ‘ing an old crab and of trying to •queer” their party. The news is bad [enough, but some of the photographs ^at they want run are beyond the • possible stage. They are never sat-ied with space.
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|lf the editor five* th< m tfcft apace jy wish, th© students refuse to read paper and make remarks on the mderful advertising edition. If the ice is not given then the manager >tests to the higher ups. Well, it’s in a week’s work.
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The affair was the second meet of the year tor the Trojans and they had an easy time in winning The Los Angeles Athletic Club and Occidental College tied for second position with 21 points each. Cal Tech came next with a total of 20 points. Cromwell’s other two entries did not fair so w^ell. The S. C. second team ended with only 1 point, while the Frosh emerged with 12 digits to their credit.
Lee Barnes bettered the old American record of 13 feet 5 and 6-8 inches with his jump of 13 feet 5 and 7-8 inches. Barnes also made a try at the 14 i foot mark but his pole broke while he was in the air.
Johnny Parsons ran two great laps ! in the four-man 1-4 mile and the four-I man 1-2 mile relays. Without a doubt i he was the deciding factor in the win-
‘HE Delta Phi Delta fraternity was j nin* ot these tw0 events.
the second on the campus to suf. As U3Ml’ cal>tain Bud Houser rame
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a large loss throuBh Are this year. I through with his 10 points without
much exertion. He took the shot put event with a throw of 46 feet 9 inches, and the discus with a heave of 144 1-2
feet.
ln the opening event of the day, the L. A. A. C. four-man tour mile relay (Continued on Page Two)
Committees for the All-University Spring Prom, which will .be held at the Al Malailiah Temple March fifth, have been announced by Marjorie Rice, vice-president of the student body and general chairman ol the affair. The committee incharge of arrangements for the musical part of the dance, including Don Parker, Babe Morrison and Bob Stewart, is working on a plan now to secure an orchestra which will be featured on the Orpheum circuit in the near future. Walter Hodgeson, chairman of the ticket committee, has announced that tickets at $2 a couple are on sale in the Students’ Store.
Posters, planned by Kathleen Campbell, are distributed about conspicuous places around the campus for the benefit of those who desire further information concerning the annual event. Reva Hawkins, who is in charge of furnishing liquid refreshments for the dance, promises a really delicious thirst - quencher for the Charlestouers.
The list ol patrons and patronesses are Dr. and Mrs. Rufus B. von KleinSmid, Dean and Mrs. Karl T. Waugh, Colonel and Mrs. Warren Bovard, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stonier and Mr. and Mrs. Gwynn Wilson.
“The new Shrine Civic Auditorium is ideally located for an all-university dance of this kind, besides being amply large to accommodate 2000 dancers with ease. We are most fortunate to have secured the use of this marvelous new ballroom for our Spring Prom, at which all Trojans will meet, regardless of rank or college,” was the statement made by Kathleen Curtis, who, with Dixie Jamison, is assisting Hodgeson on the ticket committee.
“Buyers for land in subdivision A form line to the right.”
The absence of any sign as this is the only thing that keeps passers-by from stopping in front of the Administration Building to buy, unwittingly, part of the campus, as a result of the appearance of vari colored flags there Friday.
Some have claimed that the Boy Scouts are holding a semaphore troup meeting on the campus, and still others have suggested that the flags may
Deputations Committee Presents Play, and Honorary Organizations Hold Initiation.
Spookes and Spokes, Sigma Sigma and the Deputation Skit Committee all held the limelight for a portion of the period at the rally held Friday morning in the auditorium.
Spookes and Spokes, junior women’s honorary fraternity, wrere the first to take the stage. Miss Clare Kauffer represent the coming of an invading j and Miss Marjorie Rice then conduct-army. These are not Norway’s ban- ed the annual pledging, at which time
RALLY PROGRAM FIR F I ftSS
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INCLUDES SKIT, Qf $35 qqq
ESTIMATED
Delta Phi Delta House Bums
Friday in Second Fraternity Blaze in Six Weeks.
ALARM GIVEN AT 11:30
ners flaunting the sky, but only “Prom” banners after all, and this is merely one of the unique ideas of the advertising committee for getting students out for the all-U. dance.
:e Zeta Kappa Epsilon fire several ieks ago, started the series of smok-Both were alleged to have been tried by poor wiring.
Wouldn't it be a good idea if all the fraternities and sororities on the campus investigated the wiring conditions of their respective tomes. Fraternities and sororities are not so well off financially that they can afford to stage such house warming parties. Insur ince protects the house owner, but
I to the members the personal belongings are hard to replace.
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|Splendid spirit was shown in the >lta Phi Delta case, as in the Z. K. fire, when practically every frater-ty on the campus offered assistance Id is quartering members of the un-rtunate house. Paul Churchill, >rt Editor of the Trojan and a mem-fr of Delta Phi Delta, requests that word of thanks be extended the iy friends of the fraternity who kled in accommodating some of the ?n.
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This spirit of co-operation in m-e of a crisis overshadows all Aitical squabbles that arise among c fraternities throughout a school 'ar. It is in such a time as this At the true friends of a fraternity •ome out.”
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^ HE manager of the El Rodeo, Bur.
dette Wes, and Editor Ed Murray jve installed another feature in the ar book that will add tc the 1926 cairn. It is the plan of the two to large 50 cents for the engraving of name of the purchaser of each El
PRAISE GIVEN TO UNIVERSITY MEN BY TELEPHONE CO.
Representative of Southern California Telephone Co. Speaks To S. C. Students.
"We need men of outstanding character, training and reputation for the purpose of carrying on at the highest Griffith Represent S. C. Against 11>ossibie level our standards of busi-
NEW DEBATERS PLEASE COACH
Frcston, Lawrence, Burrill, and
Pomona and Whittier.
Pomona nd Whittier Colleges were the opponents of the Southern Cli-fornia debaters in the second round of the Southern Debate Conference, held last Thursday evening. The representatives from Whittier were engaged in Touchstone Theater, while tne S. C. men traveled out to Claremont to meet the Pomona team. Both or the debates were no-decision, in accordance with this year’s conference rulings.
Upholding the affirmative of the question, “Resolved: That war should be declared by a direct vote of the people except in cases of invasion or rebellion,” against the team from Whittier were George Lowrence and Art Freston. This was the first intercollegiate competition for both and they acquitted themselves in a manner that was very pleasing to the debate squad members present. The negative that composed them was composed of Outland and Bentke.
Meldrum Burrill and Lloyd Griffith traveled to Pomona College and de-
bated the negative side of the case fleo In the book. This will add to j against the representatives of that ini' beauty and individuality of the i stitution. Coach Nichols was present lual. According to Ives orders for ! at this debate and expressed himself is engraving must be placed in the as being well pleased with the work ok store.	j Qf the Southern California men. This
Editor Murray is still up in arms j was the first debate for Burrill. while alast all organizations on the cam- Griffith Ls a veteran of last year’s that have continually neglected to j team.
bmit a list of their members and all j The crowds that attended these de-
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c^s^ary data that they wish in th^ bates were rather small, but appre-ncal. Press work is due tx> start on ciative of the contests. During the annual shortly, and unless the or i open forum held after the debate in |n* rations come through immediately Touchstone the discussion waxed rather will b- left from tlie El Rodeo i er violent and provided one of the in-|d the book will also make a late teresting phases of tbe evening’s pro-fpMnuRcc*.	■ gram.
ness and for this reason we are looking to the universities of the country to furnish the needed material.” This was the emphatic declaration of W. H. Hitchcock, transmission engineer for the Southern California Telephone & Telegraph Company, who gave a talk before more than sixty men students gathered in the Physics lecture room Friday morning.
Personal interviews in regard to the possibilities of securing positions with Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company were given throughout the day by Mr. Hitchcock and three other representatives of the corporation.
In regard to the need for capable men, Mr. Hitchcock made the following remarks: ‘‘In the field of big business, competition is becoming increasingly severe, and in order to meet this condition it is necessary to secure men who can capably fulfill the executive positions which will in the future be open to them. We must look to men with university training to carry on, and make better the organization which has been built up. Each day that passes demands better-trained men to fulfill the positions of responsibility in the business and technical world, and I believe that such men will be found in universities such as Southern California.”
All of the most important universities and colleges of the country are being visited by the Bell Telephone representatives in an effort to secure men capable of carrying on the work of their organization. In the State of California, the universities of California. Stanford and Southern California, and the colleges of Cal. Tech. and Occidental are being visited by men from thia nation-wlda orporation.
Honor Societies Fledge Leaders Of Junior Class
Sigma Sigma and Spooks and Spokes Recognize Prominent Campus Men and Women.
Eighteen men and eleven women were formally pledged to Sigma Sigma and Spookes and Spokes, respectively, at an impressive ceremony held during the Friday morning rally. Sigma Sigma and Spookes and Spokes are the Junior class honorary organizations, and an invitation to join either society is considered one of the highest honors that may be accorded for service to the university.
Ravelle Harrison and Ralph Holly pledged the following men, who have been very prominent in their activities throughout their college careers:
Al Behrendt, football star; Eddie Blaine, prominent in dramatics and the leading actor in the skit, “I Did It”; Ray Brennan, captain of the debating team; Lee Conti, editor of the Daily Trojan; Jeff Cravath, captain of next year’s football team, and Freeman Hall, managing editor of the Daily Trojan.
Walter Heineman, president of the Junior Dents; George Jordan, assistant editor of the Daily Trojan; Manuel Laranetta, captain of next year’s basketball five; Grant La Mont, director of the Extravaganza; Ed Murray, editor of this year’s El Rodeo, and Russ Neeley, president of the Junior Pharmacy class.
“Boots” Oudermeulen, president ol the Junior class; Dan Smith, president of Junior Law students; Bill Stewart, president of last year’s Sophomore class ,and Arthur Syvertson. debater
Complete Destruction of House Furnishings and Personal Be^ longings is Reported.
Fire which broke out Friday noon in the Delta Phi Delta fraternity house then took charge of the rally and con- at 504 West Thirty-first Street deducted the pledging of Sigma Sigma, ! stroyed the top story, together with ! junior men’s honorary fraternity, personal belongings of men living in Eighteen men were pledged. Dr. j the house. The total loss is estimated Bruce Baxter and Professor Elmer D. at $35,000.
eleven women received the honor. Ravelle Harrison and Ralph Holly
Fagan were the faculty members honored.
The skit put on by the Deputation Committee was the next event on the program. The manner in which the skit depicted collegiate life drew many a laugh from the audience, some of the humor being apparent only to those thoroughly familiar with the inner workings of a fraternity.
The Deputations play, which has been presented successfully in a number of high schools in Southern California, was written by Art Syvertson and Eddie Blaine, and is an endeavor to depict accurately and vividly, in comedy style, the lighter side of college life.
A musical touch was added to the rally when the Trojan Glee Club sang three selected numbers. This was the first appearance of the Glee Club before the student body this year.
The blaze started on the top floor of the three story structure and, unknown to the members on the two floors below, gained a good headway before fire companies arrived. It was discovered at 11:30 by members of Sigma Chi fraternity, who warned those in the house and turned in an alarm. Firemen fought the flames for an hour and a half. Fraternity men nearby aided in carrying out a few valuable articles.
Five members of the fraternity living on the top floor, Tom Pyatt, Joe Liovvorn, Shamel, Red Kerr and Jack Dillon, lost all their personal belongings and water destroyed the property of twelve others on the second floor, Paul Churchill, John Kelly, Harold Mason, Fred Jenkins, Denny Leep-er, Frank Schultze, Ace Rietel, Elmer Payne, Jerry Woods, Al Miller. Fred Yielding and Ed Ramsey.
The house, owned by W. H. Otto, 211 Roosevelt Avenue, Long Beach, was valued at $30,000. This amount is covered by insurance. Water damaged the two lower floors beyond salvage. The furniture in the house, amounting to $2000. was owned by the fraternity and was not insured. The personal property loss brings the total to about $35,000.
Defective wiring was given as the
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TALK BY EXPERT FEATURES DINNER FOR ACCOUNTANTS
Russell Keetch, Business Authority, Speaks At Event in Canary Cottage.
Stressing the fact that the public accountant must always be alert to notice any possible deviation from charter rights on the part of corporations in respect to the sale and issu-1 ance of corporate stock, Russell Keetch gave the principal talk at the : third monthly dinner held by the ae- j counting majors of the College of	“ ~	_
Commerce at the Canary Cottage of Non-Fratem.ty Men Plan To Or
Hollywood Thursday night.
Mr. Keetch is an auditor in the office of the California corporation com- j Attendance of over 100 non-fr**ter mission, and is known as an authori- nity men marked the Dental Amokei ty on accounting, being a graduate of which was held in the
DENTAL HOLDS SMOKER AT T
gantze; Making For Dance.
Preparations
the LaSalle Extension University, and president of the Junior clas* of Saxophone and piano music by I^afay-
last semester.	iette Taylor and Bryant Hale accom-
Bruce Baxter and Elmer Fagan were panied the Southern baked ham din-the two faculty members who were j ner, w hich was served in the unique extended bids to honorary member-I main dining room of the Hollywood ship in Sigma Sigma.	tea room.
Marjorie Rice and Clare Kauffer The speaker distributed copies of events heretofore restricted to the 3^ presented ribbons to the girls that | the California Securities Act, and j per cent comprising the maximum have been most steadfast in their de-
Y” Hut Thurs day evening at 7:30.
The event, according to Walter Heineman, the sponsor of the affair, was in response to a growing demand by non-fraternity men in Dental College to organize themselves into a group that could enjoy the social
votion to scholarship and extra-curricular activities since the present Junior class entered Southern California. Those so honored were:
based his talk oa a critical review of j number of fraternity men allowed ir a number of particularly important j Dental. It was in response to the declauses of the act. Following this dis- | mands of the 64 per cent, which is the cussion, Mr. Keetch illustrated the j number ignored by the fraternity rul-
points he had emphasized through ; ing,
that the smoker was staged Margaret Burke, chairman of thi practical examples oi actual cases j the first ot a number of social acti\i Sociological Research committee; which had been investigated by the j ties.
Kathleen Campbell, secretary of th^ ! auditor’s department o: the Caiilornia i The program included music by the
Rally Committee; Reva Hawkins, vice- j corporation commission, president of the College of Music, and Commenting on the splendid Pauline Klene, secretary of the Junior class.
Gladys Lee, secretary of the student body; Julia Miller, president of the School of Speech; Eloise Parks, vice-president of the Junior class; Mabel Smith, president of the Women’s Athletic Association; Eloine Truitt, president of the Pan-Hellenic Council:
Eleanor Veale, a leader in dramatics and a Bowen Cup winner.
Mrs. Karl T. Waugh was made an honorary member in recognition of her interest in the university.'
SPOOKES AND SPOKE8 PLEDGES
The pledges of the Spookes and Spokes, junior women’s honorary fraternity, are requested to meet a: the Y. W. C. A. Tuesday, 3 p. jr..
! Belmont Melodians and clog dancing sup- ; and a round ot cider and doughnuts, port which the accounting majors ; Immediately following the cIobb of the have given these monthly dinner smoker proper, a business meeting meetings, Don Edwin, chairman of the was held for the purpose of planning group, made a brief statement con- j a dance.
cerning the plans for future meetings, j--^
announcing the next meeting, which is to be held March 24.
BEGIN SUMMER SESSION JUNE 14
1 NIESE SPEAKS ON LATIN REPUBLICS
Henry Niese, Argentine vice-consul
__and member of the Southern Califor-
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA. Reno, nia Spanish Department, will be the Feb. 28, (P. I. P.)—The fourteenth an-1 speaker at the next meeting of th? nual summer session of the university History and Political Science Honor will be^in Juae 14, it has been an- ! Society, which will be held March !•> nounced, and will continue through “Flashlights of Latin America’* wi l July 2". Its primary purpose will be be the subject of his talk. H * wi!! to offer training in education methods i touch on conditions in Mevlrn -he
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