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ERB TO COACH IDAHO
MOSCOW, Idaho, May 12.—Charlie Erb, famous quarterback on the University of California’s wonder teams in 1920, 1921 and 1922, was today selected as Idaho’s new football coach, succeeding R. L. Mathews, resigned.
TP ODAY S thanks go to Paul K.
Churchill, Sports Editor par excellence of the Daily Trojan. Churchill, who is to graduate from the School of Engineering, has been acting as Sports Editor of the Daily for the past year, but will have to give up his office for the remainder of this semester in Order to insure his graduation.
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For three years Churchill has been active in the sports department of the Daily and to receive the Sports Editorship was one of his goals. The work requires considerable time and since Churchill •xpects to graduate he has been forced to give up the office.
Dave b red, who has been serving for the past two years as an assistant editor, will take over the post und act as the head of the Sports Department for the remainder of the year. Fred is a capable worker mnd one who has had a good deal of experience in the sport writing field.
Congratulations, Fred, and thanks for the top notch work, Churchill.
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FOR the firat time in about ten years the Trojan track team and field team will not be represented in the annual A. A. U. track meet to be held in the Coliseum Saturday. The Trojan team will be in Palo Alto competing against the picked athletes of the Pacific Coast conference in an effort to take the P. C. chaAipionship.
The Trojans have copped the meet for about ten times and it will be a break ih the Trojans’ record not to take it Saturday. However, the Cardinal and Gold of Southern California will be borne on the field by a group of worthy men. The novice track team, under Coach Tommy Davis, the unsung heroes, will uphold the prestige of the Trojans and endeavor to take the honors.
The novice men have been working a* hard as the varsity runners. They have often made it possible for the varsity men to succeed and are deserving of any well wishes, support or what have you that may be given them.
VOL. XVII.
Los Angeles, California, Thursday, May 13, 1926
Number 143
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION FORMED BY SENIOR CLASS
LAW SCHOOL ELECTIONS ARE STAGED
J he Trojan Frosh will also be out there to score their share of points and we ?vould not be surprised should this crop of youngsters press the L. A. A. C. and Hollywood Club teams for the top honors. With men like Charlie Borah entered in the io&and 220, Gloege, the sensational half-miler, Chet Unruh, miler, Jack Williams, interscholastic vault champion, and Bowen, high jumper enteredthe | Frosh can be considered one of the j most dangerous squads in the tournament.
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^ OURTEEN men were yesterday initiated into the Trojan Knights
organization. The fourteen were chosen for the sincere efforts during their past two and three years on the campus in keeping the treasured traditions of the University of Southern California.
Each one of the men are representative Trojans and will be the men that will be assigned the task of carrying on the traditions of the University next year. The Knights will be assisted by the sophomore committee, the Squires.
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During the past two seasons the 'rojan Knights have become more and bor^ prominent in their work about |he University. Their efficient handing of the visiting athletic squads and »f the crowds at the football games Is also to be commended.
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The fourteen men who were extended thc honor of Trojan Knigkt
Ire. Robert BeggS, Chase tyurns. Irchie Eckdale, Frank Green, Or-
wni'id Grirr, Harold Kixfiert, Ber-rr.rd J.eckie. ^fontie JAndmoe, F.d uudermeulen, Trcd A ason, Henr\ Wrrrrfti. Harold Silbert. Percv Wallace and Charles Rood.
Freshmen and Juniors To Cast Ballots Today; Seniors Voted Yesterday.
Characterized by Glenn E. Whitney, secretary of the Law School faculty, a6 “one of the most hotly contested elections ever held at the Law School,” presidential candidates William Barber, Ernest Roll, and the “dark horse,” Robert M. Bradley, battled to obtain a majority of the votes cast by the senior class members at the polls yesterday.
Just how tne senior class voted will not be known until the ballots cast by that class are counted, with the ballots cast by the other classes, be-ior the elecUon committee late this evening.
Polls for the remaining classes will be thrown open today from 8:30 to 12 and from 5:30 to 8:30 p. m. at Law. Only those students who have been registered in the Law School will be permitted to vote in the election.
Rivaling the presidential race in enthusiasm and interest is the race for the vice-presidency. Aspirants for this office are Helen Perelli and Matilda Bartenstein, both of whom have been prominent in school activities.
There has been but one man nominated for the office of secretary; he is Sidney Chernis. The candidate for the position of sergeant-at-arms is Joseph Weingarten. Running for the editorship of “Stare Decisis’' is Leo Anderson; while the choice for the job of manager of that publication is Everett Smith.
Chet Dolley, present president of the Law College, has, in co-ordination with the executive committee, under his supervision the final counting of the ballots cast by the 322 students of the college. The election committee began counting the ballots last evening, immediately after the closing of the polling places ,at 8:30 p. m.
Precluding the possibility of electioneering and picketing, the Trojan Knights assumed responsibility for the strict enforcement of election rules around the Law College.
Trojan Knights Hold Initiation For New Members
New Officers are Installed For Next Year; Banquet Follows Initiation.
Fourteen new members were initiated into the Trojan Knights organization at a meeting held at 4 yesterday afternoon at the Delta Mu Phi house. After the initiation, a banquet was given at the Bull Pen Inn, which was attended by both the new and old members, about fifty in all.
The new officers were installed at the banquet. They are: “Red” Dales, succeeding Burke Long as president; Russ Nealy, succeeding “Red” Haynes as vice-president; Garth Lacy, succeeding Ray Elmquist as treasurer, and Marshall Hodgson, taking the office of secretary. An innovation goes into effect this year in that the offices of secretary and treasurer are separated, one man having held the combined offices in the past.
A cup was presented to the Knight who was deemed to have done the most constructive work for the school in the past year. The man who received this honor has not been announced, howeveiw
The new members are as follows: Bob Beggs, Chase Burns, Archie Eckdale, Frank Greene, Ormond Grier, Harold Kispert, Bernard Leckie, Monty Lindmoe, Ed Oudermeulen. Fred Nason, Henry Sigretti, Harold Silbert, Percy Wallace and Charlie Rood.
TO HOLD APOLLIAD PROGRAM TONIGHT
Program Will Consist of Original Numbers; Attendance is Invitational.
FROSH DEBATERS ARE AT WORK ON AMES CUP TALKS
Preliminary tryouts for the Ames’ cup will be held on Thursday afternoon. May 20, at 2:30, according to Leland Tallman, president of Delta Sigma Rho. The debate subject will be, “Resolved, that co-educational institutions are detrimental.”
This is the annual Freshman speaking contest sponsored by Delta Sigma Rho. honorary debating fraternity, for the cup donated by Neal Ames. Entrants may choose either side oi the question and prepare a regular debate with six-minute constructive speeches and three-minute rebuttals. Four speakers will be chosen to compete in the final debate for the cup on Tuesday. May 24.
In choosing those to speak in the finals, the decision will be made reupheld and with the merits of the speech itself as the sole criterion. Sides will then be assigned for the finals. The award is a large silver cuf> that is well worth any effort that gardless of the side of the question might be expended in the winning. It is expected that a large number of ambitious Freshmen will turn out to make this year's contest one that will amply satisfy Mr. Ames in his desire to further sincere and effective speaking among the students of Southern California.
Consisting of original contributions of S. C. students interpreted by students, the second annual Apolliad program will take place this evening at 8:15 in Touchstone Theater.
While every number is an original contribution, the Apolliad committee feels that those who are acting as interpreters are doing creative work in bringing this material to life for the first time,” stated Miss Tacie Mae Hanna. “The success of the productions is passed from the original creator to the interpreter.”
Ray MacDonald’s stage-craft class has designed and made settings for “The Princess In A Tower,” while Dorothy Davis has done work not only in writing, but in. costuming the fantasy according to her own conception of types. Exhibits of original work from Architecture will be on the walls, and an opportunity will be given for the audience to view this work.
As the attendance will be primarily invitational, those who hold invitations will be given the choice seats.
SELECT 30 TRADITION ENFORCERS
Squiros Chosen by Knights; AU Colleges Will Be Represented.
From 125 applicants, thirty men were selected from the Freshman class Monday afternoon to form the Trojan Squires. Three more men are yet to be chosen from Dental College.
The committee of five Knights, composed of “Red” Dales, Garth Lacey, Solly Levinson, Bill Stewart and Don Davis, interviewed personally approximately a hundred men Tuesday from ,3 to 5 o’clock in room 206. The other applications were either handed in previous to that time or later in the evening. The committee deliberated until 6:30 before a decision could be reached as to the men to be selected.
Liberal Arts and Commerce are represented by ten men each, Pharmacy by five, Architects by thfee and Dental by five. Of the quintet allowed Dental, however, only two have been selected, the hours not being suitable to the Dental Frosh schedule, which calls for late afternoon classes for the majority of the Peagreeners. A conference for Dental aspirants will be called sometime within the next week for the choice of the remaining three representatives.
A-meeting of the new Squires will be calwled in the near future for the election of a vice-president from each college group. A president will be selected by the Knights. The president and the five vice-presidents will form an executive committee.
Liberal Arts is represented by: Elbert Donahue, Hart Miller, Kenny Becker, Frederick Pierson, Kenneth Lichty, Howard Wood, Charles Jeffery, Jack Stumph, Jack Hartfield and "Scot-ty Lavelle.
Commerce is represented by Eldred McGreal, Herschel Bonham, Frank Phenney, David Bryant, Louis Farris, Theron Wilson, John Sprague, Francis Hardy, Ned Cole and Elliot Levine.
Carl Weiner, Bert Latham, George Guild, Maurice Burk and Louis Lippe will represent Pharmacy.
Those chosen from Architecture are Carl McElroy, Carl Denny and Stanley Stone.
Dental will be represented by Cliff Resell and Larry Furstman, together with the three men yet to be selected.
Besides the thirty-three given first honors, alternates were selected to take the places of any men who fail to return to school in the fall or who do not meet the exacting requirements of the organization.
It is the duty of the Trojan Squires to enforce traditions among the incoming Freshmen, as well as assisting at football games and rallies.
Spring Banquet Will Be Held By Commerce Majors
Dinner Will Be Staged at Chancellor Hotel; Professor Wernette Will Speak.
‘Comments on the Preparation for Activity in > Business” is the topic chosen by Professor Phil Wernette for his short informal talk at the Commerce spring banquet to be held tonight at the Chancellor Hotel, 3191 West Seventh street, at 6:30 p. m.
All talks will be short and plans have been made that the program will move smoothly and without any lags from the time that the specially arranged six-course dinner is served until the end of the principal talk, which is to be given by Professor Wernette.
Entertainment during the meal is to be furnished by Barton Witty and Johnny Woods, banjoists, and Leroy Haynes, retiring president of Commerce, is to act as toastmaster.
Dean Wallace M. Cunningham of the College of Commerce is to open the program with a short greeting, after wrhich next year’s officers will be formally installed. Other short responses are to be given by Don Edwin, president-elect, and Dorothy Hayward, present chairman of the Commerce Women’s Group.
A limited number of reservations are still available and may be secured from any one of the following. Leroy Haynes, Dorothy Hayward, Edward Nelson, Jens Rasmussen, Justin Dees. Don Edwin, Paul K. Webster, Wallace Hicks, Gordon Crain, Leslie Harding, or Miss Pease in the Commerce office.
Salesmanship Topic of University Club Talk
Dr. Ivy of the Metropolitan College delivered the first two of a series of lectures on “Salesmanship” before the University Club of Pasadena last r, rht. The lectures are to be given J each week. All succeeding lectures j wi i ?tart at 7 o’clock sharp.
CLUBS ENTERTAIN AT WEEKLY MEET
Literary societies of the campus held their weekly meetings Tuesday night. The Athena Literary Society gave its annual home-coming reception in the old Athena Hall in the third story of the Old College. Quite a number of the alumnae werfe present and Assinitint Dean Emily Brown gave a short address, acting as a representative of the graduated members.
Several declamatory speeches were given by the. active members Who were attired in old-fashioned costumes for the occasion. Emily Korstad and Margaret French presented the musical part of the program. After the program, refreshments were served.
Clionian held its meeting in the Y. M. C. A. and it took the form of an originality program. Each girl presented an original poem, dance, essay, story or something in the musical line. The refreshments were presented as an original part of one of the stunts. During their business meeting the Athena-CIionian picnic w-as discussed. It was also decided to have the annual home-coming banquet at the Mary Louise tea room on Saturday, May 16.
DR. HUNT ATTENDS OX Y IN ST ALLA TION
Being the only representative of the University of Southern California at the installation exercises of the Phi Beta Kappa chapter at Alumni Hall, Occidental College, was the distinction of Dr. Rockwell D. Hunt, dean of the Graduate School, yesterday afternoon.
Dean Hunt represented the foundation members and gave a short address extending greetings. At the occasion educators and prominent scholars from all over Southern California gathered. Only educators Invited to attend witnessed the initiation services tind the supper at the Commons in the evening. Presentation of the charter, however, was a public event. Seven college presidents are among the twenty-two foundation members who gathered.
The Phi Beta Kappa chapter was awarded to Occidental by thc Triennial council of the national fraternity after the standing, purposes and aims of the institution had been approved by the eight western colleges holding chapters and also by the governing body of the organization.
DONALD STEWART WILL ENTERTAIN
Noted Humorist To Feature Friday Rally; New Student Body Officers To Be Installed.
Donald Ogden Stewart, noted English humorist and novelist, will occupy most of the time during rally hour tomorrow. Sam Gates, chairman of the rally committee, procises one of the most interesting programs to ever be offered in an assembly period. Officers will be installed and pledging to Delta Sigma Rho will also take place at this meeting.
Donald Cameron will install the newly elected president of the student body, Leland Tallman, who in turn will present the other officers. Gladys Lee will be installed as vice-president and Pauline Klene as secretary.
Members of the executive committee who were elected last Friday will also be introduced at this time. Those from Liberal Arts are: Lee Conti, Dorothy Baker, Beth Baker, “Boots” Oudermeulen, Paul Cunningham and Manuel Ruiz.
William Berger and William Henley will be pledged to Delta Sigma Rho, national honorary debating fraternity.
Architecture Students [-fold Annual Ditch Day
Celebrating their annual “Ditch Day,” the entire personnel of the
School of Architecture, including stu dents and professors, went to Hermosa Beach on Tuesday, where the worries of the classroom were forgot ten.
The party, consisting of approximately eighty people, left the Architecture Building at 10 a. m. and re turned home at 5 p. m. Refreshments consisted of hot dogs, potato chip‘-and apples and were furnished by the Freshmen. A ball game between the "Reds” and “Dutchmen” was-played to a tie score, the final result being S-8. Swimming was in order for everybody as Tuesday was one of thc first hot days of spring.
“Ditch Day” is an annual affair with the School of Architecture, and comes off about this time every year. Facuty members join in the celebra tion, co-operating with the students in the preparation of their plans.
WILL ELECT PERMANENT PRESIDENT
Plan To Be Modeled After That At Yale; Other New Plans Made.
Three hundred graduating Seniors voted to form a permanent class organization and elect a permanent president at a meeting held during chapel hour Wednesday. The class also voted to eliminate the regular commencement speaker, substituting a “class orator,” and to join the alumni association as a body.
The plan of the permanent organization is to be molded after that whioh has been followed at Yale University for a number of years. The permanent president to be elected is to be chosen for a life term just before the class graduates. Inasmuch as this class president will be responsible for the organization and contacts of the class as long as he lives, it is thought that this office will be the most important which can be bestowed in the university.
A committee has been appointed by Bart Hutchins, president of the Senior class, to nominate names for this office. Leland Tallman was appointed chairman of this committee. He reports that the election will be held sometime next week.
“The office of permanent class president, to my mind, is the biggest honor that can be bestowed upon a student,” said Harold J. Stonier, executive secretary, during the course of the class meeting. Mr. Stonier also spoke on general alumni organization.
“The main purposes of this form of organization are to form a tangible group that can work Into the general alumni organization; to form a means by which a check can be kept on all class members for life; to act as a connecting link between the Alumnf Review and the members of the clasa, and to foster co-relation of Interests for a greater Southern California” said Barfr Hutchins, president of the class.
A second matter that the Senior class passed upon was the doing away with a commencement speaker and placing in his stead a “class orator.** This was done in order to save time at commencement and at the same time tie the class closer to commencement exercises. Jannie Lee Moore, secretary of the class, said, “The clasa orator for this year will be chosen In the very near future.’*
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Hold Bachelor Club Initiation; Banquet Follows Ceremonies
Holding their formal initiation and banquet at the Sigma Chi house Tuesday evening, the Bachelor Club initiated the following men: Carl Carter, Wes Woodford. Lee Conti, Ralph Holly. Russell Neely, Ed Kendall. Paul fr ritz, Al Miller, Field Thompson, Dave Culver, Bernard l^eckie, Frank Cox. Frank Ferguson, Percy Wallace. Ken Newarf, Art Syvertson, Ray Foote. Paul Svvanaon, EuUie Blaine, Jeff Cra-vui.li, John i U»t, Joe Woodward and Ed Ai array.
At the banquet it was announce! that the club, which is composed of the women hates of the campus, wiH hold a stag week-end party at Balboa Beach Saturday and Sunday. The arrangements were completed by “Honey” Ear.e. well known “ex Don Juan.”
It was also announced that the new officers of the organization would be elected at a luncheon to be held Wed nesday. The officers this year are Ormond Greer, president; Bud Welin. vice-president, and Walter Hodgson, secretary.
The Bachelor Club is a group of m^n prominently active in campus life who have made themselves known by th^ir antagonism toward the weaker sex. Some of the most ell knon men of the campus are members of this organization.	• *