Read It in The Trojan
New social fraternity is granted recognition. The faculty plays the seniors in baseball today. Art Syvertson wins in oratorical contest. Petitions for student body offices are out. Spring All-U. dance is planned for Friday. Bachelors pledge twenty-five “woman haters”.
Southern
California
Trojan
The Spirit of Troy
“ ‘Dee’ will fund that every loyal Trojan is back of him in demanding an explanation for the Stanford articles attacking the good name of Southern California.”
The Old Trojan’s Column.
VOL. XVIII.
Los Angeles, California, Tuesday, May 3, 1927
NUMBER 129
GRANT RECOGNITION TO BETA PHI EPSILON WHEN BOARD MEETS FRIDAY
Fraternity Organized on Thanksgiving Day Now Has Sixteen Active and Two Faculty Members.
LODGE ALREADY OBTAINED
Organization of Beta Phi Epsilon Brings To Southern California Campus Its Twenty-first Social Fraternity.
The recognition of Beta Phi Epsilon, last Friday, by the Inter-Fraternity Board of Control, brought to the S. C. campus its twenty-first social fraternity.
Organized on Thanksgiving Day, 1926, the fraternity now has sixteen active and two faculty members. Dean Frank M. Porter of the Law School, who gave valuable assistance in the organization of Beta Phi Epsilon, and Dr. George R. Johnstone, professor of botany, are faculty members. A lodge, at 3516 South Flower street, has already been obtained, although^ nembers of the fraternity will not
formally open house until next year.
A petition for resognition as a campus social fraternity was presented at tbe President’s office before the spring vacation, but, owing to the press of work at that time; it was not brought up for considera tion until last week. When a meeting: of the Inter-Fraternity Board of Control was called on Friaay, the petition was granted, and Beta Phi Epsilon was unanimously voted recognition as a social fraternity on the P. C. campus. The Inter Fraternity Board of Control consists of President Rufus B. von KieinSmid, chairman; Prof. Eugene Harley, Pror. Clayton D. Cams, and two student representatives of the Southern California Inter-Fraternity Council.
Officer* of Beta Phf Epsilon are: dill Ruymann, president; Richard Kirttand, vice-president; Lincoln Laws, secretary; and Wallace Fris-bey .treasurer Other active members are as follows:
Don Flaherty, William Deans, Get* old Moon, Carl Fetterly, Ralph Ma-tner, Wilflam Froehlich, Gordon Smith, Homer Gane, Clifford Chris-tenson, Edwin Franke Frank Carson ,and Walter Peck
SENIORS TO EDIT MAY NUMBER OF S. (.PUBLICATION
The May issue of the Southern lifomia Alumni Review, linown as enior Edition, will be published SO, under the direction of Le«* onti kad a staff made up of members of th^senior class. Free copies will be gtven to all graduating seniors.
Those seniors who are helping with the edition are: Rita Pad way, Beth Baker, Grant Flint, George Jor dan, Ralph Holly, Sam Friedman, p.nd Jeffery Smith. “Teete” Carle, former Trojan editor, is also contribu.-
ing.
This issue is planned to interest ^lie seniors in their transition period >m undergraduates to alumni and :o form a connecting link between e new grads and the old.
Traditional Button Lost as Name Is Found Missing
Someone won the Dog-on-Bu* ton. Someone proudly wore it away. But who? Lee Conti, guardian of the traditional piece of jewelry*, gave the button out, but the name of the person receiving it was lost. Mr. Conti asks that the person now in possession of the button please report to him at once so that a record may be kept and the button passed on to the next lucky senior who makes a professor laugh.
The Dog-on-Button, for many years one of the most interesting traditions of the senior class, makes its appearance each year during the last few weeks of school, and during that time is ger.erally worn by fifteen or twenty wits of the class.
Just at present the question is, “Who has the button?”
WOMAN HATERS WILL INITIATE TWENTY FIVE
Bachelors To Take Recent Pledges Into Ranks; Organization is “Thumbs Down” on Fair Sex.
We’re off of women for life, tra la—
So say the twenty-five new bachelors that are to be taken into the ornery ranks of women haters at 7:30 tomorrow night at the Sigma Chi house.
Now the question before tne meeting is—just how long will it be until another bachelor will have to give a dinner to the fraters for having absent-mindedly misplaced his pin? But Bunny Leckie, high official female freeze-out, has something to say about it.
“I hope the men that are now coming into the chapter will carry on the “thumb down" traditions of the group as well as the present members are doing.” Shades of Paul Swanson!
And why do the bachelors always choose the “nicest men”? Ah, girls— look over this list:
Morley Drury, Hank Rohr, Charlie Boren, Ray Hatfiield, Cliff Reynolds, Bus Blanchard, Pat O’Malley, Marcus Beeks, Terrel DeLapp, Charlie Sauers, Chase Burns, Howard Elliot, Hap Allen, Gene Fay, Nickle, Max Thomas, Paul Elmquest, Tommy Bryant, Burdette Henney, Earl Culp, Friend Combs, Al Scheving, Cochran, Jack Sipes, Dick Walker.
The real purpose of the organization, says Leckie, is an attempt to keep the felows on the campus for their senior year. “Hello and Smile” week is the most prominent campus promotion of the organization and has as its purpose the furtherance of good fellowship among the students.
Time for an Understanding. “Dirty” Coaching Charges Never Admitted.
Student Body Back of Prexys Letter.
Washington Fraternities Have Fair Complaint.
Student Union Contract Let.
Remember All-U Dance Friday.
Remember All-U Dance Friday.
ANNUAL TOUR OF CLUB IS PLANNED
Men’s and Women’s Glee Clubs Are To Make Tour During Week of May 7.
With the musical comedy, “Aye, Aye, Sir,” which was presented at the Playhouse Theatre, a thing of the past ,the members of the Trojan Glss Clubs are bending all their elr forts in preparation for tbe annua! spring concert tour which will take place from May 7th to the 11th, according to Walter Zamecnik, manager.
Final arrangements for the trip are being made by Harold Roberts, manager of the Music Department, anJ tbe exact route which the organizations will follow will He announced as soon as the plans are definitelv formed. However, both clubs will rehearse every day until their departure, under the direction of J. Arthur Lewis.
BERKELEY MEETING HELD TO RAISE STANDARDS
Remember All-U Dance Friday.
CKETS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR ALL-U SPRING INFORMAL
Iks' Temple Will Be Scene of Second Semester Dance To Be Held Friday Evening ;Ticket Sale is Limited.
The All-U. Spring Informal, the one big University function of he second semester, will be held in the ballroom of the Elks’ Temple Friday evening. Tickets are now on sale at the Students’ Store for $1.50.
‘Spring and Sport” are the watchwords of the occasion. Sport costumes will be the order of the evening, spring flowers will form 1he decorations while tho programs
Professor Ralph La Porte Attends Conference; Preliminary Study Plans are Made.
As a representative of the University of Southern California F'rofessor La Porte attended the Physical Education conference at Berkeley, Friday and Saturday. This meeting of physical education authorities was called by the State Board of Education for the purpose of making preliminary plans for raising credential requirements and standardizing the course of study in the professional teachers’ school.
Professor La Porte was appointed chairman on the committe® on stand-aidization of professional teachers’ school, and also to membership on the committee on credential require ments. According to Professor La Porte, the credentials granted to graduates of the professional schools hr.ve been almost as high as those who had graduated from a regular college and put in four years of hard work, thus working a hardship on the better-trained physical education teacher. For this reason, he ad vocates raising the standards.
will be in keeping with the sport idea.
The Elk*’ Ballroom, overlooking Westlake, was the scene of the Junior Prom this year... The reasons for choosing it again for this dance, according to Gladys Lee. vice-presi dent and social chairman of the Student Body, were fts central location which makes it easily accessible to everyone ,and the floor, which provides ample dancing space for a large crowd.
“This is the last a’l-uni versity social function of the year ” says Miss Lee, “and for that reason more than unusually important. The committee have provided programs of an original design and. special entertainment in their effort to give everyone a better time than usual."
Tickets have been limited to injure against overcrowding the floor. They are available to students and any school or college in the Univers
ity.
SENIORS WILL MEET TO DISCUSS PLANS
Seniors will meet for a short buv very important meeting Wednesday at 12:15 in Bovard Auditorium, im mediately after the Mother*’ Day pio-gram, to discuss plans for Commencement Week.
Nominations for a permanent class president will be discussed, as well as the proposed $2.50 fee to be paid with the diploma fee, for the payment of alumni dues. This assessment, if decided upon, would pay the stu dent’s dues in the Trojan Club and entitle him to the Southern California Alumni Review for one year.
TODAY'S CHAPEL TALK
Matthew Simpson. Second figure facing east.
“The Man of Eloquence.'’
Remember All-U Dance Friday.
It is about time that Southern California was coming to an understanding with Stanford. For five consecutive days articles, to the number of six, have been appearing in the “Daily Palo Alto,” all derogatory to the good names of both this institution and her coaches and students. Last night Dee” Tallman was to have written to Stanley Weigle, president of the Card student body, for an explanation. We are frankly concerned over the answer he will get.
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The articles were started by an editorial in the Stanford paper decrying the alleged unsportsman-ship of Jim Hussey in the recent track meet and asking that athletic relations be broken off with Southern California. Before this appeared, our officials had admitted the legality of Hussey being disqualified for running out of his lane in the meet. We said the same thing in the Trojan. But we never for an instant admitted that he was COACHED to run a “dirty” race, nor even that he himself is habitually unsportmanlike.
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For these reasons the Stanford opinions, which have gradually grown to include almost everyone on the Trojan campus, especially those who are in the athletic department, have been quite offensive. “Dee” will find that every loyal Trojan is back of him in demanding an explanation.
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The fraternities at the University of Washington have refused to accept the “blanket” assessment which wras levied against them to send the crew east. In doing so they stated that they would gladly contribute to a fund to send the crew back, but they objected to what they considered an arbitrary assessment. They were absolutely right. It is true that the fraternity men, being better organized than the rest and enjoying more privileges than some of the other men, ought to meet their obligations accordingly. But that does not justify assessments. There is a difference between asking fraternity co-operation and fixing co-operation by quota.
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Today the campus greets a new fraternity, Beta Phi Epsilon. It is early to say flattering things about the group; all fraternities start out with high aims. But it is in place to wish them success and to express the hope that they will be a positive force in working for increasing good spirit among the Southern California (Continued on Page JThree)
MOTHERS DAY WILL BE HELD ON S.C. CAMPUS
Special Programs Will Welcome Mothers to the Campus Tomorrow; Y. M. and Y. W. in Charge.
Tomorrow the fourth annual Mothers’ Day will be observed by the students on this campus, under the auspices of the Y. W» C. A. and the Y. M. C. A. The day will be devoted to the entertainment and to the honoring of the mothers. In the Arcade of the Administration building both organizations will distribute the customary red and white carnations.
The day will open with a special arranged all-university Assembly at 11 o’clock in Bovard Auditorium which will feature the combined Glee Clubs, the Trojan Band and an address by Stanley Hopper, president of the Y. M. C. A. Following the program the sororities and fraternities will serve lunch to the guests at the various houses. At 1 o’clock the visitors will be given an opportunity to tour the campus. From 3 to 4 the Women’s Club of the University will entertain the mothers in the Recreation Room of the Residence Hall after which time Ellen Beach Yaw will give a recital in the president’s parlors, under the auspices of the committee on extra campus opportunities.
The crowning events of the day are to be the Motner and Daughter Banquet for the Y. W. C. A. at the Residence Hall, honoring the mothers and Dean Mary Sinclair Crawford, and the Mother and Son Banquet held in the Y. M. C. A. Hut. The toastmistress for the Y. W. will be Florence Galentine and the toastmaster for the Y. M. George Jordan.
FACULTY GRABS CHANCE TO DOWN ‘INSIGNIFICANT’ SENIORS IN BALL GAME
Buster Keaton To Umpire Senior-Faculty Game Scheduled for Two-thirty Today in Bovard Field; Banquet To Follow Game.
SKULL AND DAGGER TO OFFICIATE
WAMP TO APPEAR IN NEW GUISE OF CONFESSION
Art Work and Literary Contributions Very Commendable, Says Booth; Cover by Wing K. Tse.
Tommy Wamp stalks abroad today disguised as a true confession. Hi* ertswhile somble tone has been magnified to resplendent colors, and, ac-cciding to the editor; Milton Booth, the literary efforts are unsurpassed in originality and brilliance.
The cover, by Wing K. Tse, is in two colors, black and gray, and pictures the sordid confession of a husband to his better half.
A series of true confession stories are found within the covers of the confidential Wamp. “Blighted Love,” written and ilustrated by John Cout-thard, occupies a prominent place. Then there is “A Moment of Weakness,” by Elvalee Powell, illustrated by Don Mike; and “The Rooster’* Comb,” a vivid picturization by Bill Wisdom, illustrated by Marvin Connell.
Included in the artistic contributions are three drawings by Hale, sis by Julia Suski, fivo by Don Mike .three by Marcus Messinger and a full-page by Crosby.
The literary work, states Booth, is unusually good, find includes sketches by Ralph Houston, Marjorie Hull, Don Flaherty, Bud Fetterly, and Ken Hamill.
Papers Giving Line-up Will Be Sold on Campus by Skull and Dagger; Will Serve as Ticket To Game.
BY MARJORIE HULL
Insignificant Seniors:
We do hereby accept your challenge to a game of real American baseball. ARNOLD EDDY, Manager Faculty Baseball. Thus reads the answer to the challenge issued yesterday by the seniors to the faculty through the columns of the Trojan sport pages. And once more, the annual Senior-Faculty baseball game is scheduled this year for tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 on Bovard Field.
Buster Keaton in person, not in movies ,will be the umpire of the game, while Alice Day, movie star, will toss the first ball. The attendance of these two stars, the military drill to be given by the Skull and Dagger pfcdges, in uniform, and the game itself will insure an afternoon full of interest and excitemenL PLEDGES TO APPEAR At 7:30 tomorrow morning the pledges will appear in costume, selling miniature newspapers at 25 cents. Ttese papers give full informaUon concerning tbe line-up and personnel of the players and officials, and la the afternoon will serve as an admission Ucket to the game. The uniform of the new Skull and Dagger men consists of white knickers .swallow tail coat, black derby, red tie, cardinal and gold socks and sash, long white kid gloves and a parasol. These will also be worn in the drill, planned this year in place of the traditional Skull and Dagger trial of pievioug years.
Proceeds of the ball game will be used to help pay off the deficits of the senior class and Skull and Dagger. A banquet will also be given fcr the faculty and senior players, after the game.
Though the line-up of the two groups has not yet been announced, many prominent seniors and dignified PH. D.’s among the faculty, including several Deans, are expected to take
Seniors Challenged By Faculty To Volley Ball Game
The faculty accepts with the keenest pleasure, the high brow challenge of the seniors to participate in their “dying gasp” efforts to “come back” and make good for once, in a game of baseball on Bovard Field on Wednesday afternoon, May 4.
The faculty, however, feel so sympathetic toward the seniors in the knowledge that said seniors are doomed to inevitable defeat, that they offer them a second chance to participate in a game of volley ball at the men’s gymnasium on Friday, May 6, at 12:30 o’clock.
Will the senior representatives call at 222 in the Old College to complete arrangements for the dual battle.
Stgned:
THE FACULTY.
POLITICIANS SEE OFFICE PETITIONS
NOTICES
All notlcen must be brongrHt to tke Trojan office at 716 Went Jrffernoa St. or phoned to HUmbolt 4522. Noticed munt be limited to 35 word*.
Nominating petitions for offices in the coming student body elections are now available in Miss Flock’s office, and are being circulated about the campus. All prospective candidates must have them signed and returped by Friday if they want to run, according to Leland Tallman, student body president.
As provided for in the constitution, candidates for president of the association, vice-president, secretary, Trojan editor, El Rodeo editor, Warn pus editor, executive committee, publication business manager? and managers of all student activities other than athletic must have a petition signed by fifty members of the student body.
The signing of petitions is the opening flourish of one of the most exciting and colorful periods of the university year. The campus during the next few weeks until the day of voting, May 19, is expected to fairly beam with the warm and friendly smile of would-be officers. After May 19 only a certain number of them will beam.
ANNUAL APOLLIAD TO BE HELD MAY 6
Presentation of the third annual Apolliad will be held Friday evening, May 6, in Touchstone Theatre. This pioduction is a movement to stimulate creative arts at the University of Southern California. The program will consist of four musical selec-t'ons, several poems, one short story, and three one-act plays.
Invitations have been extended to those who have contributed to the fioduction whether the work was selected or not, to the friends of these who are appearing on the program as interpreters of the material, and to the faculty members. All those who have not received invitJi-tions are asked to call at the office of the School of Speech for them.
NEWMAN CLUB
The Newman Club will hold a meeting at Loyola College Thursday evening at 8 o’clock. An informal dance will follow.
BIOLOGY SOCIETY
The Biology Honor Society wili hold a beach party May 30 at the beach home of Dr. A. Ulrey in Manhattan Beach.
QUILL CLUB
The members of Os Rune, Ameii-can College Quill Clubs, will hold their regular meeting in the English office Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock. All members should bring manuscripts.
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SYVERTSON WINS FIRST PLACE IN CALIFORNIA CONTEST FINALS
Becomes Southern California District Representative To Pacific Coast Semi-finals To Be Held at Corvallis, Oregon, Wednesday, May 4.
Competing in the first University group of Constitutional oratorical contests, Arthur Syvertson won first place in the contest held at the University of California at Los Angeles, Friday night. He left yesterday for Corvallis, Oregon, to be the representative of the southern California district in the Pacific Coast finals to be
held there, Wednesday, May 4.
..Leslie T. Goddard of U. C. L. A was awarded second place and Clifton Winn of Pomona College, third.
Syvertson was the winner of the first Constitutional oratorical contest for high schools when a senior at Pasadena High school and since that time has been active in forensic work at the University of Southern California, where he has won recognition for his ability.
His oration in the recent contest I? said, by those who have heard him to be of a most unusual type. He has succeeded in drawing word pictures of the subject, thus making it more interesting than the ordinary oration delivered in the Constitutional contests.
Col. Perry W. Weidner presided over the contest, which was judged by J. F. Ness, Harold Aubry Miller, and Dr. George H. Rice.