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Sororities Announce Pledges.
Fraternity Rushing Rules are Adopted. Professional Fraternities Lead in Scholorship. Pan-Hellenic Rushing Rules Committee Meets. Announce Date for Senior Pictures for El Rodeo. Trojans To Take Up Archery.
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“Southern California fraternity men have recognized the need for rushing regulations. The details may be worked out. All that is needed now is a spirit of honor among the men to live up to the rules.”
The Old Trojan.
VOL. XVIII.
Los Angeles, California, Thursday. October 7, 1926
NUMBER 17
WILL ORGANIZE | MEN’S INTERESTS
Dean Waugh and President von KieinSmid Plan to Adopt English System.
A system of organization of men's j interests on the Southern California ■ campus is now under consideration i by Dean Karl T. Waugh and Presi- j dent von KieinSmid. “Our men here j do not have enough of the campus , life,” said Dean Waugh, ‘‘and it Is j lor this reason that we are attemp'-ing to unite the interests of the men.”
The ideas, which are still in tentative foim, will be based upon the system of the old colleges of England. In the olden days the English colleges, principally Oxford, were nothing more than living houses. A number of students would get together and rent a house. A tutor would be hired to coach them in their studios. As the houses grew in size, the number of tutors increased. Later, endowments were received which resulted in large buildings which came to be known as colleges. Oxford is made up of twelve such colleges with the same stndies going ou in each of the twelve.*
Although it will not be possible to procure buildings immediately for the purpose. Dean Waugh hopes that there might be built a series ot houses on some street adjacent tc the campus. These houses will house a group of men under the supervision ot some instructor. The houses could even be rented to fraternities, Dean Waugh intimated.
The Student Union idea, which was furthered by Dean Waugh in an article to the student body in a past issue of the Trojan, is not dead and Dr. Waugh hopes to see the project carried through in the near future. The Union building is planned to De the center of university activity for the women as well as the men.
Organization of Daily Trojan Greatly Improved
Routine comparable to that of a great metropolitan newspaper will be the order of the day in conducting this year’s Trojan, according to George Jordan, editor. “I was pleased with the staff meeting the other day,” said Jordan. “The reporters are getting pepped up and settling down to a system.”
According to a staff member who has recently transferred from the Southern Branch, there is less news on the Trojan campus than on the Grizzly, but there is much better organization on the paper itself... * This defect,” says Jordan, “will be overcome as our reporters develop their ‘nose for news.’ The news is here and we’re going to get it.”
In moving the editorial office to its new location at 714 Jefferson Ave., a greater facility between copy and printing press has been reached as the print shop is in the rear uf the editorial offices.
Reporters receive their assignments early every morning. These must be handed in at the news desk by 2:30 p. m. of the same day in order to appear in the next morning’s paper.
PROFESSIONALS HAVE HIGH RANK
Professional Fraternities Have High Standing; Delta Zeta Leads.
PRESS aUB HOLDS MONTHLY BANQUET
John Houston, Juvenile Actor, Is Principal Speaker At Affair; Plans Announced For Cup Award.
COMMERCE MEN ARE GUESTS OF BANKERS
Invitations to Fifty-Second Bankers' Convention Are Extended To Prominent Professors.
Tlie Windsor Tea Rooms in the Brack Shops was the scene of the monthly Press Club banquet last night. John Houston, famous juvenile actor, was the guest of honor.
Mr. Houston has taken leading parts in such New York successes as “Desire Under the Elms,” “Tho Easy Mark,” and “Congo.” He chose as his topic “CreaUve WriUng.” Professor Marc Goodnow was also called upon. Six years ago, when tne Press Club was formed, Profesio* Goodnow was an honorary mtuiber. Miss Julia X. McCorkle, former Trojan editor, and present instructor in journalism, was also a guest.
Thq, musical program consisted of orchestra numbers, and banjo an.! violin solos.
Initiation was held for Ralph Flynn and Elliot Levine. The two men read humorous articles to the members before their initiation was complete. Announcement was made of the trophy to be presented by the Press Club to the Trojan staff member, or Press Club member, wr’ting the best straight news article, and feature ar-Ucle, written this semester.
Southern California’s College of Commerce has been honored by having special invitations extended to some of its professors, to the fifty-second annual convention of the American Bankers Association, which is being held at the Biltmore this week.
Those receiving the invitations were Dean Wallace M. Cunningham, Prof. Oliver J .Marston. Dr. Florence M. Morse, Dr. Elmer D. Fagan, and Dr. W. D. Moriarty. They were in the form of check books, each check admitting the holder to the different meetings and social functions.
This convention represents banking institutions from all parts of the country and of some of the leading experts in particular fields. One of the main features of the convention .aside from the regular business to be taken up by the executive and nominating committees, is the presenting of the problems by different bankers in the handling of their business, and the relation of these to the field as a whole. These discussions will be carried on by men who have had the advantage of firsthand experience with the problems under question.
Scholastically, the professional fraternities on the S. C. campus are rated higher than the social fraternities, and the sororities are rated higher than the social fraternities, according to a report from the registrar’s office.
The rating of the three mghest professional fraternities is .75 above that of the three highest social fraterni ties. The top three in the professional group are as follows: Theta Sigma Pi, 2.50; Mu Theta Epsilon, 2.44; Beta Gamma Epsilon, 2.29. The lowest in the professional group is 1.05, and the lowest in the social is .54.
Delta Zeta, the highest sorority, has a rating of 1.75, while Theta Sigma Nu, which tops the fraternity list, has a rating of 1.41. The avex-age is obtained by dividing the total number of grade points by the total number of units.
The women’s fraternities, in order of their scholastic rating are: Delta Zeta, 1.75; Iota Sigma Theta, 1.54; Kappa Alpha Theta, 1.53; Phi Mu, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alpha Chi Omega, Theta Omicron, Alpha Delta Pi, Zeta Tau Alpha, Kappa Delta, Delta Delta Delta, Pi Beta Phi, Alpha Epsilon Phi, Delta Gamma.
The men’s fraternities run: Theta j Sigma Nu, 1.41; Alpha Phi Alpha/ 1.22; Phi Eta Delta, 1.13; Delta Sigma Phi, Delta Mu Phi, Delta Phi Delta, Theta Psi, Sigma Chi, Kappa Sigma, Kappa Alpha (Southern), Phi Alpha Mu, Zeta Beta Tau, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Delta Chi, Gamma Epsilon, Sigma Tau.
No reports were handed in by Zeta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Kappa Tau, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Sigma Delta, and Kappa Psi.
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GEORGE C. JORDAN
We are glad to see that the Inter-Fraternity Council has passed a set of rushing rules to govern the fraternity rushing in the future. We are glad, too, that they are in the brief form that they are. We do not need a series of complicated regulations and technical definitions if the fraternities really mean to keep the spirit of the rules they have. And we believe they do. In spite of the talk that one naturally hears from the skeptical, who are always with us, we believe that the fraternities will live up to these rules. Certainly we refuse to believe, much less speak, otherwise before they have ever been given a chance to live up to them.
LAW LIBRARY ADDS MANY NEW BOOKS
Graduate School Receives Several Volumes On Foreign Laws and Codes.
OPERA POPULAR AMONG TROJAN MUSIC STUDENTS
That students of the College of Music have shown keen interest in the series of operas which is being conducted by the Los Angeles Grand Opera Association, in the Shrine Auditorium, is the statement of the professor of that college.
A supply of student tickets was obtained by the Music College, and according to latest reports, the demand has far exceeded the supply, as the tickets are now completely sold out.
The Los Angeles Grand Opera Association is presenting in this series the operas “Samson and Delilah,” “La I Tosca,” “Martha,” “Rigoletto,” “II
Graduates To Appear Trovatore,” “Traviata,” “Barber of In Speech Assemblies j Seville,” “Madame Butterfly,” “Aida,”
‘Fhust,” and “Die Walkure.”
During the last year approximately 1800 volumes have been added to the library of the S. C. Law School. These include Law Digests, collateral reports of the state court decisions, and official state reports.
To date the librarian, Glenn Whitney, has been able to obtain the complete official reports of eleven states. The library also has all the state reports up to the beginning of the national reporters’ system. This is a collateral publication of the decisions from all the appelate tribunals of the United States.
The graduate department of the Law School has also recently received some books to be used in the graduate work. Among these are: “Codes of Argentine, Brazil, France, Germany, and Japan.” Colquhouin’s “Roman Civil Code,” McKenzie’s “Roman Civil Law.” Cooper’s “Institutes of Justinian Latin and English,” Cumin's “Manual of Civil Law.” Cowell's “Hindu Law of India,” Kell-han’s famous “Doomsday Book,” Muirhead’s “Institutes of Gaius,” and Wharton’s “Law Lexicon.”
The only possible objection we would have to the rules is that the period of suspension of bidding is not long enough. We are not at all sure that a Freshman Week and six days is a long enough time to get the frosh really accustomed to the campus. However, in this day of large city high schools it is true that the percentage of ignorant freshmen who come to college with hayseeds in their hair and who need a year or two to wear out their high school clothes is sinking. Many of them have a pretty fair idea of what fraternities mean, and often of what some of the particular ones mean. Nevertheless it would uo no harm to give them a little more time. But we are not “kicking.” These rules are certainly good as far as they go, and if found to fall short after a try next year, can be extended or modified.
It is a credit to the men who are on the council this year and who were on it last year that they stayed with the proposition and did not give it up after the first failure. We believe that the important step has been taken. Southern California fraternity men have recognized the need for rushing regulations. The details may be worked out. All that is needed now is a spirit of honor among the men to live up to the rules. We are not hiding our eyes to the problem that still remains. It will be necessary for the Inter-Fraternity Council to show its teeth a few times until the rules are established. But the council has the teeth and with any reasonable support from the fraternity men on the campus, the days of “sandbagging” should be over.
Plans are under way to have graduate speech students occasionally produce programs on the regular Fri day moraing recitals at 9:25 on the third floor of Old College, according to Dean Ray C. Immel of the School of Speech.
“These programs will have a double purpose,” stated Immel. “They will keep the alumni in touch with the school, its new methods and ideas, and they will acquaint the undergraduate? with the work of the alumni.”
Definite plans for interesting alum ni programs will be completed soon, according to Dean Immel.
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The operas will be conducted by the well-known director, Richard Hageman. with the able assistance of two guest-conductors, Gaetano Mer-ola and Pietro Cimini.
SAFE INSTALLED
IN TICKET OFFICE
From Berkeley comes news of the installation of a burglar-proof safe in tte stadium ticket office. This was done to protect the large sums of money that are taken In during the football season.
The safe stands six feet high and weighs 2400 pounds.
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Defective Speech Class Successfully Continues Corrective Program
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The corrective speech clais which was organized two years ago by Leon Z. Wolpe has been pronounced a huge success by all connected with it. In the two years since iti organization, the class has had an average of twelve pupils each semester. Out of seven known people who entered this class each semester, five have been cured of their defects. The only requirement for admission to this class, which meets from 4:30 until 5:30 in room 333 in the Old College, is a promise that each one will do all in his power to help others whose speech may be defective. There are seventy-six sfmil&r speech organizations in other colleges
In this connection we have just a word about the part played by the executive committee in this business. It has come to us that a few of the fraternity men have a chip on their shoulders and feel that the executive committee should have remained silent and that the action taken by that body was “intrusive.” Not at all. The executive committee owes it to its constituency to be interested in everything that pertains to student welfare. There can be no doubt as to the tremendous importance to the students of fraternity rushing. Had the Council laid down a set of rules for the Council to adopt it might have been accused of going too far. But in pointing out a glaring problem to the Council and recommending that some action be taken by the Council at the LAT-TER’S discretion the executive committee was simply working with the other body toward an end mutually beneficial. It is likely that the executive committee will have nothing more to say about the problem, at least not until the new rules have been tried, and probably not then if the fraternity men seem disposed to correct any glaring faults that may appear. Inis business must not be interpreted as a battle for power between two of the most (Continued on Page Tlu-ee)
FRATERNITY RUSHING RULES ARE PASSED AT MEETING OF COUNCIL
Date Is Announced To Begin Taking Senior Pictures
October 18 has been definitely decided upon as the date for the taking of the senior class pictures, according to Ralph Holly, El Rodeo editor. The pictures will be taken by Witzel’s, one of Los Angeles’ foremost photographers. Herschel Bonham will shortly announce the time and place for the various group pictures, which will be taken by J. M. Ward. Mr. Ward has also been getting a number of football action pictures which will be included in El Rodeo.
In an interview with a Trojan reporter, Editor Holly made the following statement: “One of the most trying factors in editing a year book is the failure of some seniors to hand in their college records. It is impossible for me to secure a complete list of the achievemnts of every student, and if El Rodeo does not include these records, an important part is lacking. Therefore it is very important that every senior hand in his record.”
REGULATIONS SAY NO PLEDGING TILL SIX DAYS AFTER CLASSES
Rushing During Freshman Week To Be Barred, Says Inter-Fraternity Body; Saturdays and Sundays Not To Be “School Days.”
That fraternity rushing is to be* the first meeting of that body, held
prohibited durrnp fYeshman Week, and that it shall be unlawful for any fraternity to extend bids before the sixth day of classes at the beginning of a semester were the amendments to the by-laws of the Constitution of the Interfraternity Council passed at
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Warnings Issued To Student Motorists; Summons Will Be Given Out Soon.
The Trojan Knights are rigid enforcers of the laws in the opinion of many student motorists since the active campaign against promiscuous law-breaking began last week. The knights, acting in their capacities as Southern California traffic cops, have already dealt out a large number of warnings, both first and second. As yet, however, no student has been given a summons by a knight for breaking traffic laws.
Besides assuming the duties of student police officers, the knights have been carrying out their policy of meeting each visiting football team and entertaining them. The transportation committee of the knights has been busy perfecting plans whereby the greatest work can be done with the most efficiency.
Under the plans that have been followed with Santa Clara’s and Whittier’s teams, the knights meet the visiting players at the railroad station, and escort them in cars to their stopping place. Then certain of the knights drive each member of the team to and from the Coliseum, both for the game and for practice. It is also the aim of the knights to provide diversion for the other teams and to show them the Southern California campus.
RUSHING SYSTEM MAY BE REVISED
Pan-Hellenic Revision Committee Holds Meeting; Plans New Sorority Rules.
That an entirely new rushing system for the Southern California Pan-Hellenic would probably prove the only real solution for present diffi culties seemed to be the general opinion of the revision committee which met yesterday at noon.
Informal discussion and suggestions characterized this first meeting, attended by the following delegates: Pi Beta Phi, Phi Mu. Theta Omicron, and Zeta Tau Alpha. The Delta Delta Delta representative was the only member absent. Ruth Burns, Kappa Altha Theta, presided.
“Although revision of present rushing rules would doubtless be an easy course,” said Ruth Bums, “it is at least advisable that systems used successfully at other universities be carefully considered.” Among those suggested were the rules used by the University of Illinois, and those by the University of California in Los Angeles.
Actual work on the new rushing rules will begin next Tuesday afternoon, when the committee will meet at the Pi Phi house.
GLEE CLUB MAKES PLANS FOR YEAR
Seventy-Three Men Were Present At Tryouts; J. Arthur Lewis Will Direct Organization.
Notices
All sororities planring to present skits for the G. :1s Hi-Jinks are asked to meet at the Y. M. C. A. Hut Thursday between four and five, and those girls on the Committee be there at 3:45.
BIOLOGY SOCIETY OFFICERS
The following newly elected officers of the Biology Hcnor Society are asked to meet this morning at 9 o’clock in room 251 of the Old College. They are Miss Helfand, Miss Shaw, Miss Mason, and Dr. Harrison.
FROSH ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE
Members of freshman entertainment committee, including Dorothy Klinge, Woodie Lou Hunsaker, Le-Roy Winbo’.n, and Jean Ellers, must meet at 12:30 Thursday noon in front of entrance to Administration building for a few minutes’ discussion of freshman get-together.
- SENIOR NOTICE
Friday at 12:15, there will be a meeting of senior men in H. 206 to discuss senior hats.
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“An exceptionally prosperous year is ahead of the T-ojan Glee Club,” claims “Wally” Zamecnik, manager. “With the spirit manifested at the tryouts Tuesday, we feel that we are justified in this statement.”
Seventy-three men were present at the tryouts in Hoose 305, Tuesday, at 7:30. Forty applicants were chosen for the main Trojan Glee Club and a Choral Club is to be formed from the best material in the remaining group.
The meeting opened with an introductory talk by Harold Roberts who explained the plan of uniting the various musical organizations, the band, men’s glee club, women’s glee club, and the university orchestra, under one department.
J. Arthur Lewis, the new director, was introduced and his splendid leadership in group songs greatly impressed the men, according to Mr. Zamecnik. Mr. Lewis then conducted
Tuesday night at the Theta Sigma Nu house.
Following are the amendments as
passed:
“Rushing. There shall be no rushing off the campus of any man by a fraternity during the period designated as ‘Freshman Week,’ or any other period designated for freshman registration.
“a. Campus, as spoken o? above, shall be understood to be the area bounded on the north by Jefferson Street, on the south by Exposition Boulevard, on the east by Figuerea Street, and on the west by Hoover Street. Any fraternity property within this area, shall be considered as on the campus.
“b. The term ‘no rushing,’ as spoken of above, shall be understood to mean no communication off the campus whatsoever, between a prospective rushee and a fraternity.
“Bidding: There shall be no bids extended to anyone by a fraternity until the sixth day after classes have started.
“a. Saturdays and Sundays shall not be included in terms ‘school days,’ as spoken of above.
“Penalty: The penalty for the violation of these rules shall be affixed by the Inter-Fraternity Council.”
The vote for the new rules was 14 against 6 votes in opposition. According to Paul Fritz, president of the council, there will be further discussion of the rules at the next meeting of the council, at which time possible modifications or alterations may be discussed. All fraternities wishing to get suggestions or changes before the council may leave them with Mr. Stonier’s secretary, according to Fritz, and a committee wiii be appointed to work these over and consider the feasibility of meeting them.
“It was necessary to get something tangible done about this matter,” stated Fritz yesterday. “Accordingly we passed these rules. I believe that they will stand without serious change, but there may have to be some additions or explanations to make them clearer.’
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LITTLE THEATER p \ SPONSORS HOLD p FIRST ELECTIONS
As one of the final steps in organizing the little theater movement on the S. C. campus, officers will be elected at the meeting this noon in Touchstone Theater. In addition to the election of officers, definite production plans will be formulated, and charter members will be taken in for the last time.
The Women’s Residence Hall will present a group of three plays, under the supervision of Lib Alexander, as one of the first programs sponsored by the little theater movement. “Suppressed Desires,” by Susan Klaspell,
will be directed by Nadine Richards, the individual tryouts of three min- The characters are: Henrietta, Lib utes each. He announced rehearsals Alexander; Stephen,
from 4:30 to 5:30 on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. The Choral Ciub is to practice Friday afternoon.
Space is to be reserved in the rooting section at football games this year Woman, Miriam Alpert; for the Trojan Glee Club, as well as the band.
STUDENT CLUB WILL MEET ON TUESDAYS
At the second meeting of the Student Fellowship society it was decided to hold meetings every Tuesday noon, at the Y hut. Moody Kilgore, newly elected president, led the devotional. The devotional will be led by Alice Hughes Tuesday.
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Walter Outler; Mabel, Lucille Hamilton. Amanda Chambers will direct “Will O’ the Wisp.” the characters of which are: The Lady, Doy Wehle; the Countiy
the Maid, Lucille Black; Will O’ the Wisp, Charlotte Fralich. A third play is under consideration.
"We want to show that the giils from the dormitory are interested in the little theater movement,” stated Miss Alexander, “and we want to do our part.”
At Union College women are al-lower only two weeks-end dates a month and no girl is allowed to walk across the campus in the presence of a man.