Southern
California
Trojan
WAMPUS — EXTRAVAGANZA
The ‘Burlesque edition of the Wampus will make its appearance on the campus this morning. It will be the first issue under the editorship of Barton Hutchins.
Tonight the “Troubles of 1926 will be presented in Bovard Auditorium. Seats may still be bought.
OBSTACLES of every nature seem to be placed in front of the El Rodeo this year. Early last semester came the wrangle over the “cap and gown” pictures, then followed the lack of organisation support, the failure of individuals to have their pictures taken, etc. The crowining point to break down the patience of the litor occurred yesterday after-oon.
• • •
Ed Murray, editor, placed a list of the graduating seniors on the bulletin near the Registrar’s office. The list was placed there for the June graduates to inspect and make whatever corrections they desired in the appearance of their names in the year book. It was the only list available for that purpose. Yesterday afternoon when Editor Murray went to the bulletin board the list was missing. The two thumbtacks that had held it in place were still on the board.
• • •
The 'taking" of the list simply eans that the El Rodeo staff will .ave to do much unnecessary work the possibility is that a good lany of the seniors’ names in the El deo may be effected, unless the per-jn taking the list returns it imme-|ia.tely.
• • •
The El Rodeo is due on the campus in May. Everyone is eager to see the big year book, yet few take into consideration the work required in editing it. There is a good deal of detail work and cooperation of every organization is needed. Settlement must be made by all fraternities, sororities, clubs and organizations at once. The last opportunity to purchase the book is offered this week. Such an expenditure is required in the printing that no extra copies will be issued.
• • •
The orders for the gold engrav-g of individual names on the rver of the annual may still be 'aced. This offer closese prior to I aster vacation and uill not be ex-■ndcd.
♦ ♦ ♦
RED C. HAGEMAN, of the School of Architecture was awarded a gh honor in his chosen field Tues-y night at the banquet of the School Architecture. Hageman took the ize for the first mention plate, first the Herald Lloyd Estate contest, je competition was sponsored for the rpose of selecting the best set of awmgs for the Harold Lloyd estate, e judges of the contest were Reg-ld Johnson, Kenneth Carpenter, and hur Hutchinson, prominent in ar-itecture.
♦ ♦ ♦
WO events are on today’s schedule in the Spring Homecoming eek festivities. The Wampus ap--ears this morning under the editor-hip of Barton Hutchins. Bart gave o Southern California perhaps its best El Rodeo last season and one that gained national prestige. He should do the same with the Wampus.
• • •
The 1926 Extravaganza will be presented tonight. There are a number of good seats left for the initial performance. The chorus, leads, directors, producers, and in fact everyone connected with the production have spent a good deal f time in an effort to give to the itudent body a worth while show, heir work should be rewarded ith a word of appreciation.
• • •
f you like their show let them 7c it and if you enjoy the mpus let the editor know it, and not take them both as a matter *ourse.
♦ ♦ ♦
HERE are a good many events coming off on the Trojan calen-this week and it will be difficult the Daily Trojan to devote any t amount of space to all cf them, advertising department has been ding the paper somewhat and 'it therefore be impossible to do jus-to the many smaller happenings he campus.
• • •
morrow’s edition ol the paper will iven over to the Spring Homecoro-festival and will bf> a sport edi-of the Trojan. The Yell Leaders’ •ention and the Extravaganza will ip only non sport events that will their way on the front page of ©nrt edition.
VOL. XVII
Los Angeles, California, Thursday, March 18, 1926
Number 110
HIGH SCHOOL CHEER KINGS CONVENEHERE
Youthful Yell Leaders To Be Guests of Burdette Henney and Assistants.
TO ATTEND MEET
Meeting of Visiting Prep School Officials is Feature of Homecoming.
Coming as one of the feature Homecoming events, yell leaders from practically every high school in Southern California will attend the yell eaders’ convention to be held tomorrow under the direction of Burdette Henney, Southern California yell king.
An all-day entertainment has been arranged by Henney and he states that it is his desire to help foster a higher type of rooting section etiquette among the high schools and to show the representatives of the various schools an unsurpassed good time while they are on the campus.
Friday morning the yell leaders of the various schools wrill register, and at 10 o’clock they will attend the track rally in Bovard Auditorium. At 11 o’clock an inspection of the campus will be made and the visitors w’ill be entertained by a luncheon at 12, at which Harold Stonier and Dean Cromwell will speak. During the afternoon Don Cameron, Burke Long, Lee Conti and Sam Gates w-ill speak before the convention and Burdette Henney will lead discussions concerning the art of yell leading.
After attending the California-Southern California baseball game at 3 o’clock, the members of the convention will be entertained at the various fraternity houses at dinner. Attendance at the annual Extravaganza in the evening and the Bear-Trojan track meet on Saturday will complete the convention program.
Exchange Luncheons To Be Held By Sororities Today
The following sororities will exchange delegates today for the second Pan-Hellenic luncheon: Alpha Chi Omega with Zeta Tau Alpha, Alpha Delta Pi with Alpha Gamma Alpha, Alpha Epsilon Phi with Delta Gamma, Delta Delta Delta with Delta Zeta, Kappa Alpha Theta with Iota Sigma Theta, Pi Beta Phi with Kappa Delta and Phi Mu with Theta Omicron.
Miss Eloene Truitt, president of Pan-Hellenic, states that the intersorority exchange luncheon plan is proving to be of great help toward fostering inter-sorority friendship.
C. PADDOCK WILL SPEAK
Famous Sprinter To Be Here for Tomorrow’s Rally; Varsity Sweaters To Be Awarded.
WAMPUS ISSUED BY NEW EDITOR
Burlesque Number Goes On Sale Today 5 Many New Features Contributed.-
Featured by a motive of jazz and spirit, the burlesque number of the Wampus will go on sale on the campus today. This is the first issue under the new editor. Barton Hutchins.
“The staff has done their best, and I think the students will take to the magazine.” said Hutchins yesterday. A total number of forty-two contributors is represented by the present number. This includes both literary and art contributors.
Among some of the features is the cover by Juan de Soto, a new artist. The center spread is given over to the sororities writh a Russian atmosphere. Another feature is an editorial on the students’ attitude to* wards the humorous college magazine.
A contest nation-wide in scope will be announced in full particulars in the burlesque number, involving the skill of humorists.
More than 500 extra copies have been printed to be disposed of on the campus. As planned, the off-campus college sales will be handled by women.
Charley Paddock, fastest human be ing on earth and a Trojan alumnus, is to speak before the student bodj during the rally tomorrow morning. The pledging of Skull and Dagger and the awarding of varsity sweaters will also take place at this time.
Twenty-two men will be pledged to Skull and Dagger, all-university men’s honor organization. Each year the organization selects from the university a certain number of men who have distinguished themselves in some special line of activity or who have shown meritorious general activity. Don Cameron, president of the organization, will present the pledge ribbons to the pledges, who are Leroy Haynes. Eldon Snow, Lee Conti, Bill Teetzel, Ed Murray, Burdette Ives, Hobbs Adams, Jeff Cravath, Manuel Laraneta, Leighton Dye, Kenneth Grumbles, Ronald Stever. Henry Segretti, Dick Snyder, Sam Gates, Leland Tallman, Stanley McKee, Mike Elwood. Horace Judson, Roswell Allison, Harold Roberts and Howard Jones.
Varsity sweaters will be awarded to both the football and the basketball athletes. Coach Bill Hunter will present the football sweaters and Coach Les Turner the basketball aw’ards. The Freshmen football and basketball teams will also receive their sweaters, which will be given by Aubrey Devine. The track men will be presented on the stage before the student body.
The rest of the period will be turned over to Burdette Henney, who will conduct a big rally. The yell leader expects an exceptional interest in this rally, as it is the last one before the S. C.-California track meet.
QUIET REIGNS Al TUESDAY MEETING OF EX-COMMITTEE
Reports of Standing Committees are Taken Up; No Decision on Election of Editors.
Unusual calm featured the last meeting of the student body executive committee, held Thursday evening at the Alpha Delta Pi house. Whereas business of intense interest has been transacted at most of the sessions this year, reports of standing committees consumed most of the time Tuesday night. Lack of copy of the amendments that were to have been voted on was responsible for the quiet.
It was expected that the matter of changing the form of electing the editors of the various campus publications would be brought up for settlement, but it was found that both of the official copies of the amendments had been misplaced after the last meeting; so the matter was tabled and the secretary was instructed to send mimeographed copies to the members of the committee for their perusal before the next gathering. There may be a special meeting held before the Easter vacation to decide this question.
One report concerned the expected erection of temporary bleachers for the baseball diamond. Complaint was made that a good crowd had turned out to the Occidental game Tuesday afternoon and had had no accommodations whatsoever to make them want to come again. Mike Elwood stated that lumber for temporary bleachers was already en route and that they would soon be erected.
A motion was passed censuring the recently-installed De Molay Club for trying to form a Greek letter fraternity. It was felt that this was a violation of the privileges recently granted the club. There was little discussion on this motion.
FULL DRESS REHEARSAL REVEALS BOTH BEAUTY, UNUSUAL TALENT_ IN CAST FOR “TROUBLES OF 1926”
Gorgeous Costumes, Dreamy Syncopation, Elaborate Scenery, and Well-trained Beauty Chorus are Some of Promises of Annual Extravaganza Producers.
BY DON PIERCE
Principals and chorus of the ‘ Troubles of 1926,” the Extravaganza to be presented for a two day run in Bovard Auditorium beginning tonight, stepped smoothly through a full dress rehearsal last evening, to the melodies of the Southlanders and the Lake Arrowhead ocrestras.
Ellsworth Ross, production manager, announced that only a few
CITY SCHOOLS SEE DEPUTATIONS SKIT
Play Given at Manual Arts and Other Schools are to be Visited Later.
more seats are available for either performance, although a few choice seals may be secured at the Students’ Store by taking up those reserved by others who have not called for them. Unreserved seats will be provided on the nights of the play by throwing open the second balcony at an admission price of fifty cents. Indications point to a sell-out for each performance.
Beautiful costumes, designed especially for the musical comedy “Patsy,” which is now playing at the Mason Theater, have been secured from the Rose Rene Costume Company for the chorus. Elaborate scenery procured from the Flagg Studios contributes a colorful background for the co-eds, who are pronounced by campus critics to have attained a degree of perfection that would do credit to any professional troupe.
Gabrielle “Gogo” Belanger stars in her juvenile role as she sings and dances through her various scenes
with perfect naturalness.
Miss Josephine Campbell, who takes the lead, interprets her part cleverly, and, according to those directing the play, is especially attractive in her solo numbers. Miss Campbell possesses the ability to project her personality over the footlights in a professional manner.
Albert McGreil is impressive when he sings “Kiss Me, Then Say Goodnight,” and he so caught the fancy of one fair observer that she remarked on the “touch of spring romance” that lies in his voice.
Minor roles, although limited by their importance, are executed equally as well as the leads, since each player has thoroughly mastered his or her part.
There will be no hitch between the scenes, as something is doing all of the time and a minimum schedule for shifting scenery has been worked out by the producers and directors.
Pennant Stolen! Newest Among Series of Robberies
Green Gloves Adopted Officially by Frosh
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, March 17, (P. I. P.).—Green gloves were selected as the official pai’b of the Freshman class at its meeting Wednesday. The Frosh decided to make truth out of fiction by answering the question of “Who’s the guy with the green gloves?’’ Green ! caps will be donned again by the first1 year students on March 17, and will be worn in addition to the gloves until moving-up day. The wearing of green caps by Freshmen boys is compulsory, but wearing of the gloves will be optional.
BALL BLEACHERS WILL SEAT 250
To Be Completed for California-S. C. Game Saturday; Collapsible Type.
That bleachers will be erected for the Cal.-S. C. baseball game Saturday was announced by Gwynn Wilson. These bleachers will accommodate 250 and extra seats will be provided it necessary, he promises.
Due to the limited field space, Mr. Wilson explained, it is necessary to have bleachers that can be removed when the field is used for football practice. For this reason the bleachers w’ill be of the collapsible type.
“The increasing interest in baseball among the student body has made it necessary to erect the bleachers,” Mr. Wilson stated. ‘‘The interest in baseball has grown until it is greater than ever before on the campus. This added enthusiasm should be reflected in the team. If baseball is supported, men who would not otherwise go out for the sport will turn out for it and will work harder to increase the standard of the team.”
In its first performance at a city high school, the Deputations Committee put on two successive shows with full houses each time at Manual Arts yesterday. Other city schools will t)e visited in the immediate future.
The skit, which has been changed since its presentation at chapel some time ago, is, according to Eddie Blaine, “much funnier” than before, and the cast is working more in unison, thus making the production more finished.
Many letters have been received from students and faculty of the various high schools which have been visited and many of the principals expressed their approval in speeches to the assembly. The principal of Whittier High School said that he felt the hour had been a very profitable one and that the production was entirely worthwhile. Another local high school principal said that many high school students found it extremely hard to get into the spirit of college life and that such a presentation expressing, as it did, the typical collegiate spirit, was of great benefit to them.
HOT PIPE CAUSES CANCER
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, March 17, (P. I. P.).—Smoking of a hot pipe which constantly
A five-foot S. C. pennant was stolen from the stage Wednesday when the Deputations Committee one-act play was presented to the University High School students. A large silver loving cup loaned to the Deputations Committee by “Ron” Snavely was also stolen on January 25, when the skit was presented to the School of Speech students.
A wave of vandalism and petty thievery is sweeping the campus ar this time, according to several victims Football blankets and twenty-three varsity sweaters were missed by the athletic, department. The Wampus office was visited by thieves during the early part of the semester and two kodaks valued at $40.00 and $24.00 each were taken.
It is the desire of the university officials to catch the culprits and to punish them to the fullest extent of university authority.
DR. AKED SPEAKS ON SHAKESPEARE
Tragedy of Macbeth” Explained and Interpreted in Wednesday Chapel Address.
“The Spiritual Interpretation of Macbeth” was the theme of an ad dress given by Dr. C. F. Aked of the S. C. faculty in Wednesday morning chapel. Mrs. Beulah Ellis, soloist of the First Baptist Church, sang three numbers.
Dr. Aked said that Shakespeare was a good business manager, as he gave the people what they wanted, then watched the money roll into the box office. Dr. Aked claims that Macbeth was written for the Scotchmen who
EL RODEO NOTICE
The list of Seniors pocted by Ed Murray, editor of the El Rodeo, on the bulletin board near the Registrar’s office has been taken. Will the per* son who took the list kindly return it, as it is important?
The University of Illinois, which
this semester required an 82-page 1	--
booklet for the announcement, had but > Johns Hopkins is importing 20 per-eighteen courses when it was or- sons from the Himalya mountains to ganized in 1SG8.	be used in the study of evolution.
irritates the lip is a common cause of ^ London, and for King James I of cancer of the lip, Dr. W. S. Griswold,
Seattle physician, stated in one of the series of scientific lectures being given weekly in the university.
Score Predictions
Deadline Set
For Tomorrow; 6 p.m.
Tomorrow will see the close o? the Daily Trojan’s contest to determine the best possible predictions for Saturday’s track meet with California. Many kinds of answers have already been received, but a great many more are expected. It was announced by the Trojan office that the deadline was Friday and no predictions received after that would be considered.
England, who was a “terrific believer in witches.” Shakespeare was not above subtle flattery.
Dr. Aked made Macbeth an example for modern times when he said that no one is carried along by a stream of influences to do a crime, but that he first has the desire for wrong, then someone takes advantage of it.
A plea was made by Dr. Aked for the modern world to change its ideas on war, prohibition and immorality, the same as it has changed its belief in witches.
MANY EVENTS FOR THIS WEEK
Extravaganza, Wampus and Athletic Events Enliven First Spring Homecoming.
Starting last night with the Inter-fraternity Smoker, the many events of the first annual Spring Homecoming Week are being ushered in. Today Tomny Wampus will make his first appearance under its new editor, Barton Hutchins, and “Troubles of 1926” will be presented to the student body in Bovard Auditorium for the first time.
Arrangements are being completed for the Southern California High School Yell Leaders Convention, which is to meet tomorrow in the auditorium under the leadership of Burdette Hen-ney. This convention will bring together the cheer leaders from all the prominent high schools of the 3outh.
Tomorrow will also see the finish of three athletic events with the University of California, while on Saturday. Southern California will meet the Golden Bears in two more sports. Because of the swimming and water polo events to be held tomorrow night, most of the students are planning to see the Extravaganza Thursday evening. It is expected that the musical review will play to an off campus audience on their farewell performance.
Many prominent members of the alumni have announced their intention of returning to the university for the events of Homecoming Week, and a large number is expected to back the track team in the Coliseum Saturday. A great number of seat3 to the Extravaganza have already been sold to the alumni, according to the management of the play.
PROGRAM SALESMEN
A program is to be sold at the California-S. C. track meet Saturday. Men desiring to sell them are asked to see Kenneth Stonier in tbe publication office.
Ask Many Courses At Metropolitan College
In spite of the fact that the cur riculum of Metropolitan College has been enlarged to include 100 separate courses, the requests for other courses have been numerous and varied in kind, according to Dr. T. W. McQuar rie.
The schedule for the spring quarter includes specialized evening classes in Costume Designing. Home Nursing. Reinforced Concrete, Millinery and Music Appreciation.
Nine new members have been add^d to the faculty in order to take care of the expanded curriculum.
Registrations for the sprincr quarter will be taken all this week as a!F classes have their first session during the week of March 22.