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Buron Fitts to head Homecoming committee. Basketball practice begins tonight.
Syvertson elected Sigma Sigma president. Stonier addresses press club meeting. Three-year advertising course announced. Prominent professors to tour world.
Southern
California
Trojan
The Spirit of Troy
“The opinion on the Liberal Arts campus has been and still is that the Dents have evidenced a fine spirit of cooperation, despite the fact that they are exceptionally busy with their own
interests.
-V. M
VOL. XVIII.
Los Angeles, California, Monday, November 8, 1926
NUMBER 33
TICKETS FOR AU “U” DANCE GO ON SALE TODAY
Zeke, Pi Phi and Dee Gee House To Be Used For All “IT Progressive Dance Friday.
Tickets for the All-U. progressive dance to be held next Friday, November 12, will be placed on sale at the student store for the first time today. These tickets, which may be purchased any time during the week, will admit tht holder into any of the four houses where the dances are to be held
The four houses, Zip, Zeke, Pi Phi, and Delta Gamma are all situated on 28th Street and are within a radius of one block, thus necessitating only a short walk between houses.
Orchestras for the affairs have been obtained through the Music Box, and are said to be among the best on the campus.
"As dances of this nature are held In an attempt to form acquaintances bet wen the students of the University, dates are discouraged at Friday evening's affair,” said Gladys Lee. “We feel that friendships are formed more readily if there are no dates.”
S. C. Campus Sheiks Swagger in New Soph Sweaters
Announcement has been made by Silverwoods, who are filling the order for sophomore sw»*f«rs, thai enough yarn has Deen dyed for thirty-five more sweaters and that orders placed at the Students’ Store for this additional number can be filled almost immediately.
The first shipment of sweaters has arrived, according to Dave Bryant, president of the sophomore class, and a number have already appeared on the campus. They are of new blended shades of brown and orange and are proving very popular, according to reports.
Sweaters that have been delivered and are the wrong size may be exchanged through the courtesy of Silverwoods. The price of the sweaters is four dollars. At least twenty additional orders, to the thirty-five already mentioned, must be filed before more sweaters will be made up, as this is a special order.
ART SYVERTSON NEW PRESIDENT OF SIGMA SIGMA
Junior Men’s Honorary Holds Election Friday Noon. Conti and La Mont Also Elected.
MOTION PICTURES . SHOWN AT MEETING
Southern California Chapter A.S.C.E. Shown Film From
DuPont Company.
The making and using of dynamite were shown to the engineers through the medium of moving pictures at a meeUng of the American Society of Civil Engineers last Wednesday. The pictures were loaned to the society by the DuPont Explosives company
The first film was a tour through the DuPont plant. The first stage Is that of changing sodium nitrate to nitric acid. These acid fumes are treated with sulphuric acid and refined glycerine to make nitroglycerine. As this is a very high explosive the housing of the apparatus to make It is rather far removed from the rest of the plant. The nitroglycerine Is weighed off into proper amounts and is then put in rubber lined tanKs which are transported to the factory | on carts which have pneumatic tires. In the factory the nitroglycerine is j mixed with a dry substance so that It can be made into sticks. These* sticks are made by filling paper cylinders with the above mentioned mixture and are then dipped into par-afine so that they will be waterproof.
The othef1 film, entitled “Dynamite the Ditoh Digger” showed one of the important uses of dynamite. Prof. Ludlow talked between films. He said that dynamite was part of the equipment of the modern engineer and that he should learn how to handle it as he could only make a mistake once in his life.
K.F.I. TO BROADCAST S. C.-0. A. C. GAME ON THURSDAY
Art Syvertson. newly elected president of Sigma Sigma, received the gavel from Revelle Harrison, outgoing chief of the Junior Men’s Hon-orary Fraternity, Friday, November 5.
| Election of officers was held Friday noon in the office of the student body president. Syvertson won the office of president by unanimous vote. Lee Conti was chosen as vice-president and Grant LaMont will act as secre-tary-treasurer.
Sigma Sigma is one of the most prominent of the honorary groups on the S. C. campus. Election of mem bers takes place at the end of each year when junior men, most active in collegiate affairs, are chosen. Membership is conceded to be a very high mark of distinction.
Annually, pledges of the fraternity print a razz edition, the Yellow Dog in which the highlights of campus scandal are revealed.
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GEORGE C. JORDAN
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Bullock's Store For Men Is Collaborating With Western Union Company For Program.
Collaborating with Bullock’s Store for Men, radio KFI will broadcast the Oregon Aggie-Southern California football game from the Philharmonic Auditorium Thursday afternoon, according to a statement issued by Hal Williamson.
The reports of the fame will be issued by the Western Union Telegraph Company to the Auditorium. The game will be given play by play, and will be flashed on the Grld-o-Graph.
The yell leaders will be present to lead in yells, and the band will furnish music during intervals of play. All the elements of the big game will
be there, states Williamson.
The purpose of selling tickets is to raise money so that Southern California will be enabled to purchase its own Grid-o-Graph to be used in future games.
Tickets will go on sale Monday at the Associated Students’ Store.
EXPECT SELLOUT FOR N01HE DAME
P. N. Marshall Bases Claims For Sellout On Rate of Advance Sale.
With the Notre Dame-Trojan game still almost a month away there are already indicaUons that the “standing room only” sign will be displayed at the Coliseum December fourth. According to Mr. P. N. Marshall, who is in charge, the pasteboards are selling just as fast as they did for the Southern California-Stanford classic.
Student tickets will go on sale Monday, November 15, and will remain on sale for four days. Instead of having the holders of certain numbers report to certain windows for their tickets, as was done for the Card game, the students will be asked to report on specific days. Those who, because of their having purchased student books rather late, will have to report last, will receive just as good seats as those wrho get the tickets first.
FACULTY MEMBERS OFFER SERVICE AID
Faculty members are lecturing this fall, through the Department of Community Service of the University, to women’s clubs and other groups here ln the city.
Mrs. Laurabelle Dietrick and Dr. Mildred Struble of the English de-par teht, Mrs. Lena L. Fisher of the School of Religion, and Miss Bess Daniels, member of the Metropolitan music staff, are all members of the Women’s Service faculty.
Graceful Skaters Will Compete At Ice Arena
An ice skating condtest for graceful couples is being staged at the Palais de Glace, ice arena at Melrose and Vermont, with a $500 life membership in the Sea Breeze Beach club as first prize ,a silver cup to be known as the Palais de Glace Graceful Skating trophy as second prize, and a season pass to the Palais de Glace as the third prize.
The contest is open to all amateurs, Henry Siemer, in charge, announced, and public skating will be held as usual on the two nights of the contest, Tuesday and Thursday, November 9 and 11.
“Miss California” of 1927, who is Miss Aloha Porter of Venice; “Miss Los Angeles” and other celebrities will appear at the Palais de Glace during the contest, Siemer stated.
Adding to those expressed by others his good wishes for the success of the Community Chest appeal which
opened Tuesday In Los Angeles, to
continue until November 23, Herbert Hoover recently wired his wholehearted endorsement of the Chest.
STUDENT MISTAKES ARE STUDIED
DR. OWEN COY GIVES TALK OVER RADIO
Jazz Is Featured During Musical Part of Program. One-Act Play Is Presented.
Speaking on “Jedidiah Strong Smith,” the first overland traveler to California, Dr. Owen Coy of the Southern California history department, gave a very interesting address over radio KFI last Thursday evening.
The musical program for the evening consisted of solos by Howard Coy, tenor; Jerry Hills, ukulele and whistling; Don Parker, pianist who played several original numbers; and banjo duets by Bill Woods and Nelson Hall.
A play, “Danger,” was also presented over radio. This play is one written by Richard Hughes, an English author. The cast which presented this melodrama included Virginia Robinson, who took the part of Mary; Paul Kiepe, who portrayed the role of Jack, and Roy Winborn, who enacted the part of Mr. Backs.
The play, which was directed by Alice Hill, was presented under the supervision of Miss Tacie May Hanna.
A study in the errors made by college students in the reading tests reveals interesting facts, a^ shown in the Tabular Summary oi the subject matter to be used by Mrs. Floy Horning in her thesis for Master’s degree in education. This work is being done under the direction of Dr. Frank C. Touton, of the Education Department.
The test itself is made up of paragraphs typical of history and sociology reading that the students may be expected to meet in general college work. It includes questions concerning the reading content, and several answers for each one, of which the person taking the test is required to select the best
Inability to separate the different el-j ements of an involved statement, Was the most frequent error discovered, the number being almost thirty per cent of the whole. The inability to grasp the full meaning of the question as it was stated, came next with about twenty-two per cent. Of those j examined, seventeen per cent were j unable to select the best answer from ! sveral possible ones.
Some of the other errors were the failure to follow^ a thought through a maze of detail, to grasp explanations, and to relate elements. Careless, irrational, or impossible answers amounted to one and a half per cent of those who expected to 1 enter college.
Architects Attend Annual Smock Dance
Gayly treading the steps fantastic to the taunting melodies of a subtle band of syncopators at the Wills Studio in Hollywood, some four score and ten architects vindicated their Jerisian and Bohemian traditions at their annual Smock Dance last Friday night, in company with a scintillating array of petite dames.
Bizarre smocks of all orders, shapes and sizes were in evidence throughout the evening, enhancing the prevailing spirit of mirth and excitement. Dean Weatherhead was not the least inconspicuous by his presence, and Professor Boldwin did his share towards making everyone do as the Bohemians do.
We hope that the readers of the
"Trojan’ are following the work of some of the writers on the feature page. We are particularly
hopeful for some valuable stuff from the column “Why Troy?” We know it to be a fact that there are many students who are sincerely loyal to Southern California and who would back this institution to the limit in any way that they could. Never-the-less, when they get into conversation with students from elsewhere thfey are sometimes unable to put their loyalty in the form of reasons and so we are running this column to show some of the fields in which Southern California is distinctly a leader.
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One of the unique activities which is carried on here is the radio program under Hal Williamson. We do not set this forth in the same way in which we would remark on our sociology library or something of that sort, but we feel that it shows the diversity of activity on this campus. We can hardly conceive of a university that has more to offer in the way of extra-curriculum opportunities than we have here at Southern California. No matter what your talent, you may find expression for it here, be it musical, dramatic, forensic, literary, journalistic, artistic, or athletic.
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There is much to be said for the university which places the emphasis entirely upon scholarship, so much that we hesitate to make an amateur comment on the subject. But we do believe that to a certain extent campus activities are very worthwhile. There is a place for the academic man and a place for the so-called “man of action.” For the latter, it would seem that the campus that offers opportunity to put future professional interest into practice is the better.
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This is particularly true of Liberal Arts. Some of the professional colleges, we know, do not go in for much campus activity and the men are of the rather just opinion that when they leave Liberal Arts and their under graduate days they have left this program behind. All of which is good. When we get into special preparation for a profession, modem competition demands that we go at that preparation hard and get out of it everything there is to be had in it. But for the student who is taking a course in Liberal Arts we honestly feel that it is valuable that he take some training in practical human nature with it in the form of meeting with other students in the realm of campus activity.
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This calls to mind some of Harold Stonier’s remarks to the Southern California and U.C.L.A. press clubs the other night. Beginning with praise for the courage of the newspaper man, who must put his thoughts down in black at)d white and let them stand for all eternity to read, (which beginning put us on our guard) he worked into a rather thorough-going criticism of the modem newspaper. His chief objection to it was that the editorial end of the paper of today had not kept pace with the mechanical development. With this, he said, goes a stressing of the lurid and sensational in the day’s news all out of proportion to what it is worth to the reader.
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If we are to accept the criticism as sincere we ought to be entitled to the bouquet, too. Therefore, we accept that. That is something. But to one going into (Contluued on Page Three)
PROMINENT S. C. PROFESSORS
EMBARK ON WORLD TOUR SOON
When the steamship President Polk The first stop will be in Honolulu, leaves San Pedro at high noon on No-j where Dr. Hill has already four re-vember 16 it will number among its quests to speak. After staying there passengers two of Southern Califor- j a week, Dr. Hill and Dean Hunt will nia’s most popular instructors, Dean journey extensively through Japan.. _ .
Rockfard Hunt and Dr. John Hill, i The trip includes a month’s stay in Committee Meets To Start PIat«*
BURON FITTS TO HAVE CHARGE OF HOME-COMING
who will start on a tour of the world which will include many important places of interest and extend over a period of six months.
India, three weeks ln Palestine after having visited Egypt and Turkey, and then to Europe. In Europe every country will be visited and studied,
For Annual Reunion; Will Be Week of Notre Dame Gamo.
The purpose of the trip, according and the travelers do not intend to
to Dean Hunt, is to travel and study abroad, wrhile acting as official representatives for the University of Southern California. During the course of the trip much material will be garnered regarding the political, social and religiouB life of the countries visited.
Dr. Hill and Dean Hunt will carry literally hundreds of letters of introduction to foremost personages throughout the world.
“One of the particular incidents on the trip which we await with great pleasure,” says Dean Hunt, “will be the meeting of many of our former students and Trojan alumni, both American and Oriental, who now hold positions of great prominence in the Orient."
reach home until February of next
year.
Already, according to Dr. Hill, two motion picture companies have requested the men to take pictures for them. Whether they will enter a contract with a film company is not known at present. However, Dean Hunt states a moving picture camera will accompany them on the tour and moving life in all countries will be filmed.
While Dean Hunt and Dr. Hill are absent from the campus, Professor Emory Bogardus will have temporary charge of the graduate school, while
Dr. Hill’s work will be distributed between Prof. Knopf, Bruce Baxter, and Dean Waugh.
ADVERTISING COURSE IS NOW OFFERED TO S. C. STUDENTS
New Three-Year Program In Advertising Will Be Conducted by Dr. W. D. Moriarty.
Announcing a three year program of education in advertising, Harold J. Stonier, president of the Los Angeles Ad Club, and executive secretary of the University of Southern California, stateg that for the first time in history an advertising club is definitely formed correlating education in advertising with university courses.
Dr. W. D. Moriarity, who is to head the new program, came to Los Angeles this fall from the University of Washington. He has been placed in charge of the Department of Advertising, Marketing, and Merchandising at the College of Commerce.
The first class will meet in Room 1320 Transportation Building. Los Angeles, on Tuesday night, November 16, at 7 o’clock. Dr. Moriarity will
OLD SONG REVIVAL IS FEATURE OF FRIDAY RALLY
Tallman Speaks On Friendly Relations With Stanford Furthered By Good Spirit At Game.
Revivals of university songs that have been neglected for the past year featured Friday’s rally.
“Several of our best songs are numbered among those that we do not
sing,” stated Burdette Henney, head yell king. “It 1s my hope that we may. have these songs in readiness for future rallies and games.”
Leland Tallman, president of the Associated Students, spoke of the friendly spirit that now exists between Stanford and Southern California universities.
“Stanley Weigel, president of the Associated Students of Stanford Uni-
Members of the Home-Cominaf Committee met at the L. A. A. 0. Friday noor. to formulate plan* for the program this year. Th< chairmen of the various committees to handle the numerous acii-vities which will take place wet* appointed, and general plans the entire week were decided upon. *
Ruron Fitts newly elected lieutenant governor of California, an alumr. i of S. C-, and general chairman of Homecoming Week, spoke on the spirit and purpose of Homecomi*-< from the standpoint of the alumni. Harold J. Stonier, executive seem tary of S. C gave a short talk. T*V) chairman of the student committe*, Lee Conti, gave a short speech c » the students spirit in Homecoming.
Homecoming ls the big event of tM year for a reunion of the alumni ar.-l students. This year the celebratfcJ will take place during the week the inter-sectional game of the son with Notre Dame. The gftDv* with Iowa featured last year’s Homecoming.
Dancing, parades ln which es*$2i sorority and fraternity enter floal*, attendance at the football game, tn ceptlons, meetings and ban qv^i make up the program which brtngd together for a short time alumni aid students for the annual reunion
STONIER ADDRESSES S.C.-U.C1B. MEETING
Press Clubs Exchange Views and Get Acquainted At Combined Meet Thursday.
Entertaining with a program which featured talks by prominent S. C. people, the Trojan Press Club of S. C. was host to the Daily Bruin Pres* Club of University of California, fjm versity, was much impressed with the Angeles, Thursdav evening at the Trojan spirit. He said that in all Alpha Delta Pi hous.\ of his college years he has never seen
such wonderful spirit as was exhibited at the Stanford-S. C. football
lecture until 8:30, when a discussion ! game,” said Tallman and consultation period is to follow. J
Ending February 15, 1927, this course 1 are on very frien(jiy terms now,” con will be followed immediately by an tlnued Tallman, “and I hope that evening course in Economics for Ex-j^ese conditions will always last. 1 ecutives, starting March 1 and lasting until May 17.
“Buymanship for the Buyer of Advertising,” “Buymanship for the Consumer of Advertising,” “The Place of Advertising in the Business Structure of Today,” and “The Methods and Functions of Analysis in Advertising” are courses scheduled for the balance of 1927 and 1928, sponsored by the Los Angeles Advertising Club and the University of Southern California at Metropolitan College in the Transportation Building.
Harold J Stonier, executive secretary, was main speaker of The evening, and 'hose for hid subject “The Courage If Takes to Ru > a Stanford and Southern ( alifornia Newspaper.” Harol I Silbert, president of the S. C Press Club, gave the address of welcome to the Bruin Press Club. Pot' Kerr, representing was very proud of the way our stu-! ^e g g v.	Club, answered
dent body acted at the game. I am Silbert. ta nking him for the hos-sure that no other school would have pitality of rh- Hub “D^e” Talftnan been able to excell us in true sports-! an(j George Jordan	short, talks
manship.”
Notices
All notice* moat be brought to the Trojan office at 716 Went Jefferson St. or phoned to HUmbolt 4522. Notices mast be limited to 35 words.
There will be a meeting of the daily editors of the Trojan Tuesday noon at 12:20 in the Trojan office. Daily editors must be there and desk editors if possible.
PHI KAPPA PHI MEETING
Members of Phi Kappa Phi who have entered S. C. from other institutions are invited to attend a meeting Tuesday at 3:15 in the President’s suite. Names may be handed to Miss Julia McCorkle, acting secretary, in Stowell 253.
Johnston and Farrell Furnish Entertainment
to the members In his speecL Mr Stonier brought out the fac that the modern city daily newspaper emphasizes the sensational news all out of proportion to the value of the news contained in that story, ;l relation to the really worth while <ind essential news which should be given the place of importance. Tha* th* most important item in newspaper publication today ia that of speec rather than accuracy, was anothe: observation which .he made. He extended a welcome to the members of the S. B. U. C- Press Club and encouraged all of thotw present to continue their newspaper
SOCCER
All men in the Junior class interested in soccer see their manager as soon as possible as the intramural will start soon.
SENIOR CLASS TRYOUT
Senior Class Play Tryouts 4:15 P.M., 333 Old College.
Syracuse University has captured three of the last four cross-country championships and holds high hopes
That both the orchestras and the entertainers at the* last law rally and the recent inter-fraternity pledge smoker were furnished through the courtesy of Johnston and Farrell’s “Music Box” located at 3564 University Avenue, was learned on the campus yesterday.
Gene Johnston and Jack Farrell are both former students of S. C. and are now conducting thi3 college music shop. Not only do they handle all ^-oriK
kinds of musical supplies, but make a	___
specialty of booking orchestras and lQ Qrder t0 mak0 ^ Universlt7 entertainers. On their lists they have |
every orchestra and entertainer on the California freshman crew, a man campus and can make arrangements must weigh 170 pounds and measure with any off campus band.	6 feet 1 inch in height.
SOCIOLOGY SOCIETY WILL INITIATE
Sixteen new members, including	Babson, vice-principal of Jefferson
seven prominent alumni, will be ini-	High School; Alice B. Struthers, vl»_e-
tiated Into Alpha Kappa Delta, hon-	principal of McKinley Junior High
orary sociological society, at a ban-	School; Sarah Bundy, h^ad of lhe
quet to be held in the Windsor Tea	Social Science Department of JefTer-
Rooms Friday evening at 6:30.	son High School; Florence McCarthy,
The semi-annual academic address	vocational counselor at Le Cflnt-i
will be given by Dr. Emory S. Bo-	Junior High; and John Abbott, vl^e-
gardus and his subject will be “Schol-	principal of Central Junior High
arship and Sociology.” In addition	School.
the program will include the singing	Graduate initiates will be Robert
of the A. K. D. hymn, the presenta-	perryt Bessie McClenahan, Katherine
tion of the initiates by their spon-	gtever^s, and Professor George M.
sors, and the charge to the initiates	Day( professor of sociology at Deei-
by Dr. C. E. Case.	dental College.
Alumni members who will be ini-	^ fQUr undergra(Iuate3 who wiU
tiated are G. Bromley Oxman, pastor	„ ,
of the Church of All Nations; Mrs.	Initiated are Royal Reisn.r, U«r
Nellie Porter, principal of James	fruda Runeka, Mrs. ..Marie s. Clark,
of repeating again this year. Over forty freshmen are out for the sport. Foshay Junior High School; Helen and David Shulman.