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GOLDEN BEARS ON WA Y
BERKELEY, Calif.. Feb. 10 (P. I. P.)—Coach ‘Nibs* Price, newly appointed gridiron coach, will take a squad of twelve basketball players to Los Angeles tonight, where they will meet the Trojan quintet Friday and the Southern Branch squad Saturday.
T WILL be a little less than a week before the famous Tom-ly Wamp will make its initial ippearance behind a lily white ront. To Chester Mackie, the lew editor, fell a Herculean task, it of filling the bill and require-ients set down. Plus this the ist staff has decided, and justly, Lat they do not wish to participate in the issuing of the new pub-ication, all of which, as we said >efore, puts the editor in one of lose famous creeks with an evi-lent absence of a paddle.
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Because we published the resignation of the past Wampus staff and because we took occasion to criticise the executive committee on the manner they conducted the election, we have been criticised as having a personal “grudge” against Mackie. To the contrary, we admire the man for his bravery in accepting the position in front of all the odds that are facing him. We have contested against Mackie and have found' him to be a sporting rival and hold no personal “grudge.”
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If we upheld someone else in the [lection it wa.- purely a matter of our MB opinion tad BOt on* of rivalry. It 'e criticised th<- manner in which the llfction wa^ conducted, it was lo crit-bis< ihe conduct of the executive com-littee and not Mackie. If Mackie’s staff resigned we treated the story as news article, /which it was.
This is to set right a certain “minority” who have taken much objectein [o the publicity given the recent executive committee meeting. The T ro-|ar shall continue to criticise that |pdy until they are able to conduct Mr affairs in a perfect and legitimate inner.
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N interesting article appearing in the Daily Californian’s columns Ithat referring to the naming of their |udent Union building. The building lich was finished in 1922, and worth fprcximately $300,000. was namocf the tephen’s Union in honor of Dean »nry Morse Stephens, who had taken active interest in student affairs, tephens had made several plans in ^gard to the building and as a re* fard for his deep interest the center student life on the California cam-is today bears His name.
The dream of Dean Henry Morse tephens has come true. The Dally Californian says:
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‘Today, four years after it* completion, it ia the center of student life, it is the adminiatration building of student government. It is the center from which all student publications and activitiea operate. Such a memorial is peculiarly appropriate to one who ‘studied the student problems, and whose chief interest was placed in student self government' ”
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T SEEMS that the Skull and Dagger fraternity of the senior men’s hon-rary society is planning certain define steps toward starting a fund for le Student Union. With this organ-tion undertaking steps in that direc-i, the executive committee having [ub-committee working toward the i it appears to be a certainty that ithern California will boast of a lpus beautiful within a few years.
I Sigma Sigma, and the Amazons, |om by the way have no particular on the campus, join with the Lups now taking an active part to-(rds promoting this much needed Ifice. the day of its completion will 1 several days or years earlier.
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PEAKING of a beautiful campus. Sometime ago we t)ke about the magnificent edifice :ing the university campus, bet-knouw as “The Si eat Market. \e building is still standing and [ip pears that it trill remain there til the last nail in it zcill “rot th ace.
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Several other improvements could made on the Trojan campus, one rhich would be the removal of tele-jne wires around the campus, ^he ing is crude, especially with the Iwork leading from the various lldings. How much better this would [with an underground wiring system the elimination of the telephone
Another item which adds little >eauty to the Southern California :ampus is the well known “dinky” >r “puddle jumper” which has a ray of waking students in the sight o’clock classes. That car (Continued on Page Four)
VOL. XVII
Los Angeles, California, Thursday, February 11, 1926
Number 86
SENIOR ROAD SHOW DATE IS APRIL 16
Class of 26 Will Hold Regular Senior Snaps’ According To Ancient Tradition.
Flans for this year’s Senior Road Show were put forward and the decision to hold the traditional Senior lortnightly dances was announced at a recent meeting ot the offices of the Senior class, held at the Pi Phi house. The date lor the Road Show was set on Friday, April 16, and Bovard Auditorium was named as the place Oi presentation.
According to Ellsworth Ross, man ager of student productions, the annual Senior presentation should prove the big thing of the spring semestei. Seven or eight snappy vaudeville acts i will be included in the 1926 Road Show. Competition between various ; campus organizations to see who will | be represented in these acts is ex-1 pected to be unusually keen this year.
As an innovation in the production of the Road Show, a prize is being offered this year for the best skit given i during the show, the winner to be I picked by the audience. Bob Greene,
| general manager of the show commit-j tee, and his assistants, Claire Kauffer and Dick Stith, have commenced work ] on the production already, togethei I with the other members of the com-i mittee.
In announcing their plans to hold ! fortnightly dances on Friday eve:.ing< Sat the various sorority and fraternity ; houses, the Seniors will follow out a tradition of fifteen years’ standing o ; the campus. Evalyne Ross, who is chairman of the committee in charge 'of these “Senior Snaps.” has stated that the rule requiring at least one member of each couple who attends these dances to be a Senior will be j strictly enforced this year.
The custom of holding these affairs from 7 to 9 in the evening and of having only a slight nominal charge for admission will be observed this spring, as in the past, according to the committee.
HONORARY CLUB SUPPORTS UNION
Members of “Skull :md Dagger” Pledge Aid in Movement For Student Union Bldg. at S. C.
Recognizing the importance and necessity lor a Student Union Building in the campus, the members of the “Skull and Dagger” pledged a wholehearted support to co-operate with the alumni and the student body of the university ip the movement for a Student Union Building at their meeting which was held at noon yesterday.
The movement w’hich has received much approval from those interested in the affairs of the university was launched last semester. Much interest has been shown by prominent members of the faculty and alumni besides the enthusiasm of the student body.
With such intense interest manifest-«*d by a body of able supporters, the “Skull and Dagger” has acted to push on the movement. It is its intention to keep up its whole-hearted support till the plan is realized.
Plans for the possibility of new members for the coming year were also discussed in the meeting. This organization accepts membership only from those who have been given special university honors.
The next meeting of the “Skull and Dagger” is to be held at the Sigma I Chi house Tuesday, February 16, 7:30 p. m.
650 Students Seek 1 o Earn Way Through University
OUTSIDERS ATTEND
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DE MOLAY TO FORM NATIONAL GROUP
S. C. Club Leads Movement For National Collegiate De Molay Club.
That the De Molay Club of Southern California would lead a movement to form a National College De Molay Club, was recently decided at a meeting of the local campus De Molay Club.
"This movement is not by any means a newr one,” says Carl Plate, president of the local club, “but in the past there has been lacking a group with the initiative to put across a definite plan.”
The University of California, both Berkeley and Los Angeles; Occidental; Pomona; Redlands; University of Washington; and the University of ! Arizona are just a fewT of the colleges having a De Molay Club on their cam-j pus. At the University of California, Berkeley, the De Molay Club main-! tains a large dormitory which is occupied solely by the members of the Club. Pomona College, a non-fraternity college, has in its De Molay Club one of the strongest organizations on its campus.
According to Carl Plate, communication has been entered into with these colleges on the Pecific Coast having De Molay Clubs, and favorable replies are expected from them. It is intention of the local De Molay Club to also communicate with the larger Eastern colleges having De Molay Clubs, with the intention of interesting : them in the movement
Clionian Met at the Y. W. C. A. Lodge, W'hile Athena Held Its Meeting at Divinity Hall.
Open meetings were held in all the literary societies at their respective meeting places last night. Various programs were presented, which gave the visitors an idea of the activities of such societies.
Clionian, meeting at the Y. W. C. A. lodge, first held a brief business meeting for the members only. The remainder of the program was open to the guests, and was directed by Miss Jean Williams. A brief review and criticism of the opera, “Madame Butterfly” was given by Miss Doris Chaplain, of the College of Music. Miss Chaplain also sang “By the Waters of Minnetonka,” and was accompanied on the violin by Miss Lorine Hurley. “The Value of Reading Fairy Tales” was the subject presented by Miss Lois King, and “Why Join a Literary Society” was discussed by Miss Helen Dillon. After a criticism of open and closed sessions, given by Mis Edith King, the meeting was closed by a short social hour.
Athena met at Divinity Hall, and the program wras opened by a talk by Miss Margaret Hilmer on the topic, “The Literary Societies and Their Activities.” A poem, “The Set of the Sail,” was recited by Miss Mildred Smith, and a violin solo was given by Miss Emily Corstadt. “Resolved that members of Athena who write for ‘Hoot’ should not enter into debating” was the subject of a mock debate in wThich the participants were Miss Hazel Rogers, Miss Susan Gables, Miss Frances Howard and Miss Betty Curl.
The meeting was closed with a short business session, from which the visitors were excluded.
Over 650 students have signed up for work this year, according to report of Miss Edith Weir, appointment secretary. Since September first 453 men and 200 women have signified a desire to earn enough money to either put them through college altogether or help with their finances. Of these, 100 men and 75 women have been permanently placed and their names taken off the list. The rest take occasional iwork before, after, or between classes. Since January first there have been 70 additional names on the list for work during second semester. The total number registered for outside work is a large increase over last year’s registration, though the exact figures have not yet been compiled.
More men want to drive cars than anything else, says Miss Weir, but more calls come in for salesmen, manual laborers and gardening work than anything else, while for the women Continues on Page Fo^j)
Alpha Kappa Psi Secretary Visits Campus Chapter
Jens Rasmussen Will Accompany Dwight Bedell To Berkeley To Attend District Convention.
Visiting the Southern California campus yesterday on his way to Berkeley to attend the district convention to be held at the University of Cali fornia February 12 and 13, Dwight Bedeil, Grand Secretary-Treasurer of Alpha Kappa Psi, national Comerce fraternity, was guest and speaker at a luncheon meeting of the local Alpha Zeta chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi.
Mr. Bedell, speaking of the modern trend in Colleges of Commerce, stated: “In my visits to over forty leading universities, I have noticed an increasing tendency on the part of two-year schools to become four-year colleges. Generally speaking, the most successful schools are of the four-year type, (Continued on Page Two)
S.C. BROADCASTS S-C. TO MEET RADIO PROGRAM CALTECK AND
OCCIDENTAL
Southern Conference Meet For Southern California.
K. F. I. Program Will Be Presented By University From 7 to 8 O’clock Tonight.
The radio program presented by the University of Southern California over j Double Debate Will Open First K. F. I. tonight from 7:00 to 8:00 will present semi-classical music almost exclusively, according to Hal William son. who arranged the program. Artists of city and state-wide fame have been secured and this promises to be a distinctly enjoyable presentation, according to critics who have seen the program for the entertainment.
The presentation will be headed by the Mu Phi Epsilon, professional musical sorority, trio. This trio has presented programs at the Biltmore and at several of the city theatres and has gained a reputation for the quality of its music.
Wesley Beans and Dorothy Cameron will present several semi-classical duets, among which will be“ Oh. That We Two Were Maying,” by Nevin, “Lassie of Mine,” by Walt, and “The Night Wind,” by Ball. The duet will be accompanied by Miss Mildred Morrison.
Miss Marjorie Cornelius will play several piano solos, concluding the entertainment.
Williamson also states that the request program will be arranged in the near future, and that students who wish certain artists and numbers should get their requests in as soon as possible, in order that the program may be arranged in time.
PHI BETE KAPPA ESSAY CONTEST TO INTEREST MANY
S. C. Must Compete With Other Southern California Colleges For Prizes in Contest.
Positions On Trojan Business Staff Open
A number of positions on the business staff of the Trojan are open to Freshmen and Sophomore men. The work is on the advertising end of the paper and presents a chance to make money. Those interested are asked to see Bill Teetzel, business manager of the Trojan, Friday morning at 10 o’clock. Teetzel can be found in the business office at the front of the editorial room.
NEW IDEAS GIVEN TRIAL ON CAMPUS
Something new in salesmanship has been carried on at U. S. C. during the last week bv*a special. college representative of Harris and Frank. The campus salesman opened a shop in the building across from Bovard for the purpose of displaying the latest in spring styles. Four trips a year are i made to the campus one at the end i of April, one in the early fall, one at Christmas and one in February. This method has been used by large eastern firms for the benefit of eastern college students.
The primary idea back of the movement is to show advance collegiate styles. Stable lines of clothing, ties, sweaters and accessories are offered at reasonable and high prices. A mailing list is established and the patron of the store is certain that he w ill be taken care of in the best possible manner.
SPEECH CLUB WILL START WORK AGAIN
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Course in Speech Correction is Offered Both To Students and
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Promising to continue his good work in aiding stutterers and those suffering from other speech defects, Leon Z. Wolpe announced yesterday that the Speech Club he has been conducting will meet daily again this semester. Registration will take place in Old College 333 from 4:30 to 5 Monday, February 15, and prompt registration is necessary for admission.
The course will be open both to students and outsiders. Each member, on entering the class must take a pledge to form a similar class after he is cured. There is no charge for the course.
This is the third semester this course has been offered on the S. C. campus. When Wolpe came from the College of the City of New York, he at once organized a class to aid stutterers. This class was very successful and attracted wide attention. During the semester just closed, Wolpe again conducted his speech classes with good results .
Wol^>e, through tb\s promise of his pupils to continue the work, has been instrumental in forming and is now head of fifty speech clubs in universities and high schools throughout the country.
The Speech Club has been endorsed by the School of Speech. Dean Immei has investigated the work and has found it satisfactory. No credit is given for the Speech Club work.
The class forming Monday will be open to both college students and outsiders. The enrollment is limited to twelve. With the work of the club becoming better known, it is thought that a large group of outsiders will wish to take the course. For this reason Wolpe urges students of the university who could profit by this course to register Monday without foil. Registration will be open but a few days and if possible classes will start Tuesday.
If Southern California expects to furnish the prize winner for the prize essay contest being conducted by Phi Beta Kappa, national honorary fraternity, students of this university will have to get busy and submit some quality essays, according to K. M. Bis-sell of the French department, chairman of the local essay committee, who was interviewed yesterday on the subject. The contest is to close on March 31, the first prize is $100 and the subject is optional.
In 1918 the alumni of Phi Beta Kappa organized for the purpose of ‘‘advancing the ideals and aims of Phi Beta Kappa in Southern California, particularly among the students of the colleges.” Numerous plans were suggested for the carrying on of this work and in 1922 an essay contest, open to the three upper classes, was agreed upon. The first year 10 essays were submitted. The next year only four essays if a much inferior type were submitted. To correct this fault ,the alumni raised the first prize from $50 to $100. This brought the number of essays up to 32 and the first prize went to the University of California at Los Angeles.
Last year 12 essays were submitted by the University of California, six were submitted by Occidental and none were received from Southern
In the first Southern Conference debate of the year for the S .C. debate squad, the Trojan varsity debaters will meet Caltek and Occidental College. The affirmative of the question, "Resolved, that war, except in cases of invasion or internal rebellion, should be declared by the direct vote of the people,” will be upheld by Bill Henley and Leland Tallman, varsity debaters, against the team from Occidental College at Touchstone Theater tonight at 8 p. m. Another squad composed of R. Brennan, captain ot the debate team, and Adna Leonard will clash with Caltek at Caltek at the same time, taking the negative of the same question.
A debate on this subject is expected to draw a large audience, since the U. S. has just emerged from a great World War, which many say was entered into without the consent of the people. This question has been of great interest to the voters in the past.
There will be no decisions at |hese debates, however, according to Sam Gates, debate manager, “These debates should prove very interesting, as they are to be held in open forum.”
The Southern Conference is composed of Wiiittier, Caltek, Occidental, University of California at Los Angeles and Southern California. Debates be-j tween the Southern California squad and those of each one of these institutions will be held in the near future, according to present plans.
There will be no admission charge for the debate tonight. This fact, coupled with the amount of interest, which has been shown in the past in a debate on this subject, is expected to draw a capacity crowd to Touchstone Theater tonight.
PRE-MEDS
The Pre-Medic students’ meeting scheduled for this noon has been postponed until next Thursday at the same hour.
DR. W.J. SHERMAN DELIVERS SPEECH
Morgan Jones Sang Several Baritone Solos, Accompanied by Prof. Swartout at the Piano.
That “warring a good warfare” constituted the best advice to the young man today iwas the statement of Dr. Walter John Sherman, pastor of the
Central Methodist Church of San Francisco and aluhinus of the University of Southern California, in his speech in Wednesday chapel.
Dr. Sherman was introduced by
President Rufus B. von KieinSmid and began his speech by applying St Paul’s text, “My son war a good warfare,’* to the modern age. Life consisted in the fighting within one’s self, with the heart and the soul. In fighting one had to wrestle and not to content him-
self with one point to the oor, but with California. Occidental has won tw’o f°ur points. Applying the speech
first places, U. C. L. A. has won one first place and S. C. has not won any.
SCHULTZ RESIGNS FACULTY POSITION I summed up the theme of his talk
to university life, he declared, “Victories, that are to be won out yonder, are the victories ojxe wins here. In the school lessons are the embryo jobs.” In conclusion, Dr. Sherman
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different words, “Play up, play up, and Aftei* acting as a member of the Play the game."
University of Southern California fac- Morgan Jones, baritone, sang “In-ulty for twenty years, Professor R. E. victus,” Henley's poetry set to music Schultz, former head of the Spanish by Hume, and “Soul of- Mine,” by Department, has resigned. To take Barnes. He was accompanied at the his place as chairman of that depart- piano by Professor Max Swartout of ment for the present semester is Miss fjje College of Music. Professor Bruce Edith J. Johnson.	, Baxfe • r^ad the scriptures.
For the next few months, Professor	„___
Schultz will siiend his time recuper- J	err*
ating his health preparatory to a trip Bureau Ot UniVersity to Spain, which he plans, to make next j
summer. He is the organizer of the California group of tourists, which falls under the direction of th^ Insti-tuto de las Espanas. Though they will visit other points *of Europe as well, to travel and study in Spain i3 their main purpose.
Upon returning to the United States, Professor Schultz wil! devote
y^ars at Columbia University to work on his doctor’s degree.
Travel Panning Tours
Roughing it on student tours extend ing from London to Naples for the exceedingly small cost of either $500 or $730 from New York and back is the remarkable opportunity now offered college men and women in the Student Tours which the Bureau of University Travel has planned in conjunction with seven other divisions for next summer.