Read It in The Trojan
Notre Dame On Way1 West.
Shrine Temple Scene of Rally Friday Night. All-U. Dance Tickets Now On Sale.
Senior Play Cast Announced.
Great Homecoming Program Is Arranged. Oxford Debators vs. Southern California.
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Bright Spots in Homecoming Program
Men's Stag Smoker at the Los Angeles Athletic Club Tonight.
Men’s Football Dinner Tomorrow Night. Women’s Football Dinner Tomorrow Night. Rally Tonight in Shrine Auditorium, 8:15. Homecoming Parade Saturday Morning Before . Game.
All-University Ball After the Game.
VOL. XVIII.
Los Angeles California, Thursday, December 2, 1926
NUMBER 53
SHRINE TEMPLE SCENE OF RALLY FRIDAY NIGHT
Frosh To Declare Independence From Soph Rule In Impressive Ceremony.
Under the charge of Betty von KieinSmid and arranged through Jack Farrell of the Music Box. the program to be presented at the combined Homecoming rally, Notre Dame rally and frosh pajamarino, tomorrow evening in the Shrine auditorium, will feature an aggregation of talent. In strumental music, song, dance,, acrobatics and the Southern California spirit, are to reign supreme in the auditorium from 8:15 until 10:15, at which time the entire assemblage will adjourn to the Shrine ballroom for a free all-University dance.
First on the program is a specialty •ct, over which a comedian will preside who will present the various artists of the evening. A dance by “Gogo” Belanger and Wes Woodford, a vocal duet by Joe Campbell and Clara McIntyre, a banjo duet by Witty and Wood, a solo by Roy Winbum and an Irish jig by Connelly, are the features scheduled for tbe specialty act.
Three gymnastic champions of the United States have been obtained Who are to perform their most breathtaking stunts.
The Dental College Rally committee, under the chairmanship of Ross LeLansky, is planning a spicy act for the program. It is to include a special stunt by Burgess and Moss, a Hawaiian quartet, and a novelty violin solo by Mr. West. Last on the Dental act is an Irish quartett which is to do a stunt for Notre Dame’s special benefit.
For the first time in the history of the university, the frosh pajamarino will be presented on the stage. The curtain will be rung up upon a stage empty save for a gigantic smouldering cauldron. Papama-clad figures, which are to be held behind scenes until the appointed hour, will serpentine down the isles amid the jeers of an unsympathetic audience, climb upon the stage, and. with wild yells of mingled joy and terror, cast their distinguished headgear into the boiling vapors.
Following this great gesture of frosh emancipation, a couple of short, snappy talk*; will be made by special sneakers. The program will close with a storm of Trojan spirit to be turned loose under the direction of the famous vell-king, Burdette Henney.
The all-University dance, which is to follow the rally, will be held in the ballroom of the Shrine auditorium.
Committee Fails to Agree On Fines and S.C. Stickers
Difficult Devision Rendered Forcing Faculty Committee Members To Pay Fines For Absences. Stickers Not Yet Agreed Upon.
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Highly colored comments on the proposed new official S. C.stickers, the fining of faculty members of the committee for absences, and a warm exchange of information between the president of the Dental student body and the editor of the Trojan featured the regular Executive Committee meeting held Tuesday evening at the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority house. Gladys I^ee, vice-president of the student body, presided over the meeting in the absence of Leland Tallman, president, who is attending a convention in the East.
Art Syvertson opened the new business by displaying to the committee two designs for stickers which were selected by the Rally Committee from a number submitted by Architecture students. One of them was similar to the old rectangular sticker with the U. S. C. changed to S. C. The
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other was entirely novel in design, being a semi-profile drawing of a Trojan head flanked by letters S. C. upon a square background. This head was of bold, vigorous outline with the mouth partly open.
The committee verged sharply upon these two stickers, the men almost unanimously standing for the new creation while the co-eds held out for the more conservative rectangular sticker.
“From a distance it might be a ‘Tower of Babel’ over a yawnifig volcano,” was the expression used by Paul Cunningham in attempting to describe the square sticker.
Dorothy Dee Stevens offered the information that “It looks like he is going to sneeze.”
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DELEGATION TO GO TO Y CONFERENCE
Southern California To Be Represented By Large Number; Discussion Groups To Feature Program.
Plans for sending a record Southern California Y. M. C. A. delegation to the Asilomar Student Conference are rapidly being formulated. The conference takes place during the Christmas vacation, beginning December 26th and ending January 2nd, 1927.
Universities and colleges of the Pacific Southwest wiU send delegates. In previous years, Southern California has sent about fifty men. Those interested in making the trip this year should arrange with the campus “Y.” now, as the quota is rapidly being
LITERARY SOCIETIES INITIATE; DEBATE
Clionian and Aristo Take New Members; Athena and Comitia Hold Debates.
Clionian and Aristo initiated new members, while Athena and Comitia held debates at their respective meetings Tuesday evening.
The Clionian initiation was held at the home of Thelma Rear. In addition to the formal initiation ceremony, Inez Stanley and Clare Mae Parsons sang “My Task,” and Thelma Rear gave a talk on “Words.” Those initiated were Alice Colwell, Lois Eby, Edith Hughes, Clare Mae Parsons, Karmi Wyckoff, Ruth Hardy, Clarice Thompson, and Charlotte Gordon.
Aristo held their informal initia-
Welcome, grads!
Perhaps it would be better form to say “welcome alumni,” but formality is about the last thing we are interested in now. We are just glad that you are back and we hope that you will feel at home on your own campus. It gives us a real thrill to welcome you back to join with us in meeting the guest-rivals from Notre Dame.
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We have already commented on the habit the various fraternity pledges have of taking souvenirs. Now Wayne Harrison comes with the complaint that one of the big junior prom posters, representing several hours’ work by an unselfish campus artist, has been taken. We do not like to criticize when we can be constructive, therefore we offer this suggestion. If the pledges who took that poster will return it, we will arrange to have that same poster hung in a conspicuous campus spot the morning before the prom. We shall invite all the campus pledges to come in a body and at a given signal, take that poster home if they can get it away from the other pledges.
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The idea seems obviously fair. The way the thing has been taken now it is a pretty poor trophy as far as being a mark of valour is concerned. Some one simply i walked off with it when no one was looking. A hardy undertaking, no doubt, but still not in a
Prom Tickets Are Now Being Sold At Reasonable Price
With tickets on sale at all hours of the day at a table in front of the Administration building and obtainable at all times from Hank Rohr, bids for the 1926 Junior Prom to be held at Elk’s Club on December 11, are proving popular among the upper classmen of the university.
Besides being obtainable at the stated places, tickets for the dance may also be purchased at the Students Store. The price of the bid"; is $5.00 per couple, and are a rare bargain according to Morley Drury, president of the class of ’28.
filled.
Among the topics which will be dis- j tion, and the censor reports that the	. , .
cussed at the conference are, “College i pledges were thoroughly intimidated	£ as® witn *aklnf when some and Society,” ‘ Campus Moral Issues,” j before the evening was over. NuBo-i un°£®d other pledgees are after
“A Christian Industrial Order,” j erous contests were held between	1 n_“ w°uld be a REAL
“Achieving World Brotherhood,” and pledges and members, the latter	trophy. There is the continual
‘Vital Personal Religion." Many of the! claiming to have been victorious in	complaint on this campus that assemblies will be open discussion
groups, only a few addresses being on the program.
Among the men who will take part in the program are, Dr. Graham of
Oberlin; Egbert Hayes, recently of China; Fr*d Hansen, the past secretary at Iowa State University, as well as Stitt Wilson, Allen Hunter, George Gleason, and probably Sherwood Eddy.
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all of them. The formal initiation there is a lack of traditions. We game, was held later in room 206 Hoose , believe that an annual rush for the \ Cups are
BURLESQUES ON IRISHMEN TO BE SEEN IN FLOATS
Sororities And Fraternities To Take Part In Big Homecoming Parade Saturday.
“Most of the ideas submitted for floats for the parade before the Notre Dame-S. C. game are burlesquing the Irish, their pugnacity and other characteristics,” was the statement made by Grant LaMont, chairman of the parade committee. The best floats will be awarded cups.
The parade will ta&e place at one o’clock in the Coliseum, and the floats will be judged before and during the procession. Dean Waugh of Liberal Arts, Dean Ford of Dental, Dean Immel of Speech, and Dr. Baxter of Religion, will act as judges. The best all around float, the most comical and original, and the best idea representing Homecoming will qualify for prizes.
Rules governing parade entrants are as follows:
All floats must carry organization name.
Floats must be in line at 12:00 Saturday.
Numbers and position will be assigned according to size and motif.
A police escort will precede tlie parade.
Floats must enter via Figueroa.
All participants will be given ample
time after the parade to return for
DRAMA PROJECT PRESENTS PLAYS AT TOUCHSTONE
Hall.
Athena's subject for debate was, “Resolved, that California should be divided into two separate states.” and the affirmative, upheld by Margaret Webster and Edna Leitzell, won over the negative, upheld by Margaret Hilmer and Helen Beech. TE£ audi-nce decision method of judging was used.
WITZEL TO LEAVE CAMPUS FRIDAY
Dental Colleges To Have Advantage Of Campus Studio Before Holidays: Law Students To Have Individual Pictures.
That Witzel's campus studio will leave on Friday, Dec. 3, is the announcement made by the office of El Rodeo. Friday will be the last day that juniors and seniors and members of honorary fraternities can have their pictures taken. The photographer will take pictures of Dentitl students next week at their respective schools.
All liberal Arts juniors and seniors who have not had their pictures taken are asked to come to the El Rodeo office either tooa> or tomorrow and have their sittings. All Law students are to have individual pictures and must make their appointments for sittings immediately.
Members of honorary fraternities are asked to have their pictures taken in the next two days. All class presidents and vice-presidents are requested to co-operate and appear for their sittings now.
“If students fail to come either today or Friday for their picture sittings they will suffer the inconvenience of going to the downtown studio.” said Ralph Holly, editor of El Rodeo, today. “Here they will not have an opportunity for reduced rates in pictures.”
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SENIOR THRILLER TO STARTLE AUDIENCE WITH MYSTERY PLOT
Murders, Intrigue, Romance, Mystery, and Excitement All Combine In Upper-Class Production To Make Debut December 10.
“In the Next Room/* bv Eleanor Robson and Harriet Ford, promises to be the most novel senior play ever presented on the campus.
An experienced cast under the direction of Mr. \\ . Ray MacDonald,, is rapidly attaining a perfection of interpretation which will go tar to make thc December 10 production semi-professional in tone.
M,urders! A shifty-eyed butler! Romance! The Disappearing Frenchman ! “I he mystery element in the play is such, states John
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Atwill. dramatic manager, that it will rivet you to your seats with fa?lufe Ri?ht now the class* of horror and make you ache with laughter through three entire acts.
George Jean Nathan, the foremost ♦ living critic of the American stage,
junior prom poster might well develop into a tradition that would have some of the elements of sportsmanship in it. We know of no other way to get this back than to appeal to the sportsmanship of the house that harbors it. We do not write this to call anybody “yellow.” We simply feel that somebody failed to realize what they were doing. If the poster is returned there will be nothing more said about it, and we will stage a battle that will be worth something. Otherwise, one fraternity house on this campus will continue to shelter the bravely won poster.
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While we are on the subject of traditions, we come to the condition of the present senior class. The senior year is supposed to be the crowning year of university life for every class. It is then that ^omV>reros, cans and gowns, senior plays, and iunior-senior dinner dances come into their own. So fa** this vear the senior class has been dead. Everv attempt to call a class meeting has resulted in
being given by Mullen and Bluett, Myers, Allen, and the
University Book Store.
COMPLETE PROGRAM PLANNED TO CELEBRATE HOMECOMING ENDING WITH VICTORY DANCE
Smoker, Rally At The Shrine Temple, Homecoming Parade, Men‘s and Women's Football Dinners and Fraternity Entertainment Are Features Of Homecoming.
With plans nearly completed for a galaxy of fun and excitement. starting today, and reaching a climax with thc Victory dance at the Ambassador‘Hotel Saturday, the Southern California alur. ni are assured of a royal welcome when they return to their Alma Mater, according to Lee Conti, chairman in charge of Homecoming
^Week.
A smoker, to be held tonight at the Elks’ Temple, will be preceded by
entertainments of various sorts furnished by tne sororities and fraternities of the campus.
Preceding the rally Friday evening, a football banquet will be held at the Shrine Auditorium. Famous coaches from all over the United States will be present. At the same time a banquet will be held for the women in the President’s parlor*
The Shrine Temple will 'U' rhe scene of the immense rally which will act as a fore-runner to the greatest grid battle of the season. Stunts will be enacted by a score or more of famous personages, who have contributed their services ln order that the program should bd more than usually entertaining.
Preceding the Notre Dame-Southern California fracas Saturday afternoon in the Coliseum, the sororities and fraternities will present their annual Homecoming parade. In this, each organization furnishes a float, each vieing with the other in originality and cleverness of execution. A much coveted prize, in the form of a silver loving cup, will be presented to the winner.
The Victory dance that will follow the game, Saturday night, is to be in carnival form. With a campus orchestra furnishing the music, and hats, horns and balloons further enhancing the atmosphere of festivity it is hoped that this dance will he most successful, according to Gladys Lee. university social chairman.
Settings Will Be Futuristic And Modern: “Ropes’ And “Will O’ the Wisp” To Be Given.
Under the supervision and immediate direction of S. C. students, the Touchstone Drama Shop, which is the campus little theater organization, will present a program of one-act plays in Touchstone Theater tonight at 8 o’clock. The admission will be 25 cents.
Settings will be of the futuristic, symbolic variety, which is in vogue on the New York stage, hut is comparatively new to the coast. “Ropes,” said to be one of the most gripping dramas ever written by Wilbur Daniel Steele, will have an especially elaborate and effective setting, according to designs which have been worked out by Ray Pinker, production manager of the Drama Shop, and his stage crew.
All of the numerous departments of production are controlled and operated by students. “The campus has seen its students act many times.” stated Josephine Campbell, vice-president. “Now is the opportunity to see what college students can do as play directors, managers and producers.”
In addition to “Ropes,” by Wilbur Danuel Steele, “Will o’ the Wisp,” by Doris F. Halman wil be presented. It is of the fantastic type, entirely different from “Ropes.”
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LEADING GRIDIRON MENTORS TO BE AT MEN’S FOOTBALL DINNER
RAH RAH WAMPUS APPEARS TUESDAY
Latest Issue of Humor Magazine Will Feature Art Contributions; Cover Drawn By Bryant
Hale.
| While the Rah Rah Number of I Wampus, whirh is to appear on the j campus Tuesday, may not make the I publishers of Ufe. Judge, et al join
Tad Jones, Knute Rockne, “Pop” Warner, Howard Jones, in frantic competition for th** serv-Among Outstanding Coaches Invited; 300 Tickets To res of he "amp kitten*’ the prl-Be Shared With Undergraduates For First Time.
They’ll all be there!
At least most of them will. Meaning the leading football coaches of the country at ihe big men’s football banquet which is to be held tomorrow night a,s one of the big events of the 1926 Homecoming program. Tad Jones, Knute Rockne, “Pop” Warner. Coach Zuppke, and Howard Jones are among the grid celebrities who have been invited to this rousing alumni welcome at the Shrine Temple.
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Notices
All notice* must be brought to tbe Trojan office at 716 Went Jefferson St. or phoned to HUmbolt 4522. Notice* muMt be limited to 35 words.
accords it first place among the mystery plays produced in America. It is easily on a par with “The Bat,” the two plays being regarded as the finest thrillers ever conceived.
Miss Amanda Chambers and Mr. Marcus Beeks will assume the leading roles in the cast, which is made up of some of the best histrionic talent on the campus. The assignment of parts is as follows:
Philip Vantine—Bill Stewart.
Lorna Webster—Amanda Chambers.
James Godfrey—Marcus Beeks.
Rogers—Wesley Grisinger.
Parks—Ralph Holly.
Felix Armand—Stanley Ewens.
Inspector Grady—Grant LaMont.
Simmonds—Milton Narwitz.
Madame de Charriere — Kathryn Privett.
Julia—Marv Ella Brooks.
Announce 5 Rules For Decoration Contest Among Fraternities
The following rules have been announced by Chairman Broomfield to
cover the decoration contest:
1.	The decorations must be different and somewhat original.
2.	The houses may be decorated by a decorating company at a maximum expense of $10.
3.	Houses must be decorated for Thursday and Friday.
4.	The judges will be members of the faculty.
5.	The prizes awarded will be two firsts and two seconds.
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’27 is faced with the responsibility of determining whether or not it will be a class or a failure. Next Tuesdav noon Al Behrendt is going to call a class meeting to put the tickets for the annual senior play on sale and give the men and women of ’27 the first chance at them. That meeting is going to be a test meeting. It will decide two things: first, the success of the senior nlav, to be given December 10: second, whether or not ’27 is worthy of the ink on its diplomas. We invite the rest of the camnus to eather outside the halls of the Administration and count the seniors who po to that meeting.
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PROGRAM SALESMEN
All Pigskin Review salesmen are to be at the big tunnel at 10 o’clock Saturday morning.
LECTURE
Prof. Boris V. Morkovin will give an illustrated lecture at 1:15 today in Pharmacy 306, on “The Spiritual Development of a Genius,” dealing with the life and character of Leo Tolstoy. This will be a regular class meeting, but all who are interested are invited to attend.
RIFLE CLUB
There will be an important meeting of the Rible Club at the Range on Bovard Field at 12:30 P. M. Thursday, instead of in the evening, as previously scheduled. It is imperative that all members bepresent. Selections will be made for members of team for Loyola match.
been r served for undergraduates for the mt i’s and women’s football banquets. According to Dan Smith, chairman of the banquet committee, this is the first time that any places have i been reserved for members of the student body at such occasions. The three hundred tickets are to be divided among the men and women and include all who may attend either dinner.
The dinners precede the big rally which is to be held in the evening and Art Syvertson, chairman of the
thusiasm with which the editors discourse on the coming number indicates that there is a possibility.
Some forty of the best possible Illustrations will be featured, including a full page by Crosby, a double page spread by Marvin Connell, tfte world’s most original cover by Bryant Hale, and the art work in the “Merry Monthly of the Great Southwest.” Helen Wheeler, Earl Raf?-ery, Don Mike, John Coultharif. and other favorites of previous Wampus will be joined by Ruth Cameron. Gertrude Zipser, Norbert Baumgarten, Mabel Van den Akker and other newcomers, making in all the largest number of art contributors the old cat has ever had.
Work has already commenced on the “Unconventional Number,” and copy for this issue should reach the editor by December 15th. Everyon** is urged to try out, for, according to Milton H. Booth, editor, there are still numerous vacancies on the regular staff and these will be filled
rally committee, Has arranged to have
the programs both closed in time to j the individuals who contribute reg-permit the diners to get over to the I uiariy.
Temple in plenty of time for the I__
pajamerino and rally.	I *L	a	i D
The tickets are on sale today in,1--1?rary Augmented t>y the Associated Students' Store for $1.75. The women’s football dinner is to be held in the President’s parlors of the Administration building.
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DRAMA NOTICE
Those interested in directing plays are to post the name of their chosen play on the Old Cdllege bulletin board today. They will be chosen
Portrait of Rainwater
A life-size portrait of Dr. Clarence E. Rainwater has been presented to the Rainwater Memorial Library of Sociology by Mrs. Rainwater.
The portrait has been hung above the books which belonged to Dr. Rainwater, and which were presented to the university after his death. Numerous additions have been made tc»
this afternoon, casting wil take place the library, and at the end of the Monday afternoon, and the plays pro- first six months of its existence it j duced after Christmas .vacation.	contained more than 1500 volumes.
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