EXTRAVAGANZA TICKETS
Tickets for the “Nautical Novelties of 1928,” to be presented in Bovard Auditorium on the evenings of March 22, 23, and 24 may be secured from Mrs. Poetker in the Student Store. According to reports, seats are selling very rapidly, and students should obtain their early in order to avoid the possibility of not being able to secure any. Sororities should call for reserved blocks of seats immediately.
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BASKETBALL MEN
The members of the 1928 basketball squad are requested by the rally committee to report back stage in Bovard Auditorium at ten o’clock this morning. It is asked that all men make it a point to be present and on time so that the program can follow immediately. A program has been arranged in conjunction and is necessary for everyone to be ready for the curtain.
VOL. XIX.
Los Angeles, California, Friday, March 16, 1928
NUMBER 100
BASKETBALL TEAM TO APPEAR AT RALLY IN BOVARD TODAY
INTER-FRATERNITY DANCE POSTPONED INDEFINITELY
Confusion Over Changes Forces Last-Minute Cancellation of Hard Times Affair; Council Meeting Called For Monday.
The annual inter-fraternity dance, scheduled to be held in the social hall of the Student Union building tomorrow night, has been indefinitely postponed, Ray Foote, president of the organization announced late last night.
This decision was reached following a meeting of the officers of the council, und Gwynn Wilson .graduate manager of the University.
The reason for the postponement was given as the confusion which ha6 arisen over the dance, which has been changed several times. The affair originally was scheduled to be formal, but later, on vote of the council, it was decided to convert the dance into a hard-time celebration, and the price was reduced from $3.00 to $2.00.
Several fraterniUes objected to the change, Foote said, although their representatives had been present at the meeUng when the switch was made. Consequently it was decided necessary to postpone the dance indefinitely until some official action is taken.
Foote has called a special meeting of the council members for Tuesday night at 7 o’clock at the Sigma Chi house. “It is necessary that every fraternity president be present at this meeting, so that there will be no objections to any action taken. Some houses have been in the habit of sending temporary representatives, freshmen members or anything handy. Every president, and the regularly elected representative must be present Tuesday night. Definite plans regarding the dance will be made at that time.”
The favors, which had been bought for tomorrow »-ight, will be held over, and given out at the dance, whenever the date is decided upon, Foote announced.
SPANISH PROGRAM WILL BE SHOWN IN OLD COLLEGE
Invitations Necessary For Entrance; Wampus Ball Dancers To Feature Entertainment.
ISSUE RULES FOR MASTER’S THESES
The attention of the Graduate students is called to the rules governing the presentation of the master’s thesis so that the work of the candidates as well as the faculty may be facilitated.
The council on graduate students research has laid down rules that the final date for presenting the thesis for general approval is April 30. Final submission must be made by May 23 at 5:30 p.m. It will be to the advantage of all concerned if the candidates find it possible to present their thesis as early as convenient to insure more thorough reading and critism as well as ample opportunity for any needed adjustments.
Tonight at 8:00 o’clock Touchstone theatre will be the scene of a Spanish Fiesta, to be given under the auspices of the Spanish department.
Only those who have invitations will be able to witness the program, according to Dr. Rice, and it is expected that Touchstone ■will be filled to capacity. Already nearly the entire consular corps of the Spanish speaking countries has expressed a desire to be present, and a great many of the students who listen in over KPLA to Dr. Rice’s Spanish lessons have either called personally or sent special messages asking the privilege of attendance.
Among the features on the program will be the Spanish dances to be given by Senorita Florita Agusti and Senor Bduardo Diaz, feature dancers at the Wampus Ball. A short talk by Dr. Luis M. Mora, of the Spanish Academy, on student life at the University at Bogota, and some folk songs by Mrs. Mary Belle Chapman will constitute other numbers on the program.
“The Spanish department is deeply indebted to Professor Niese, who besides being a professor in the department, is also the Argentine Consul in Los Angeles. It is through his many interesting contacts with distinguished people of the Spanishspeaking colony in Los Angeles, that we were able to secure most of the talent appearing on the program this evening,” stated Dr. Rice.
DANCE committee
All-commerce dance committee will meet this morning at 10:00 in the commerce office. Chairmen are requested to be there to present final plans, according to ArUe Neeley, social chairman.
WOMEN HAVE
EXCHANGE DINNER
Stanford University, March 12— P.I.P.—'Five hundred women dined in the various living groups one night this week in an exchange dinner given by the A. W. S. The lower division women met at Holle hall, women’s dormitory, while the two upper classes met at the houses on the Row. Reunions of the classes as they were in their freshman year were made possible.
S.C. Hoop Squad Has Successful Conference Year
Season Ends With Trojans Pacific Coast Champions; Greatest Team in History.
With the closing of the assembly this morning given in honor of the Trojan basketball squad the 1928 champions of the Pacific Coast conference, the Trojan cagers will officially exit until next season, when Captain-elect Lloyd Thomas calls the initial practice for the 1929 title race.
GREATEST TEAM
This season has witnessed the greatest team in the history of the Trojan court with a grand total of 23 victories to only 4 defeats as the sum of the seasons battles. Not only did Capt. Jack Bruner lead his team to the southern division championship, but he successfully guided them to a victory over the highly touted Washington squad which met the local team with an impressive season record behind them. Through the whole series the invaders were favorites but the Trojans playing (Continued on Page Three)
BENSON TO JOIN JOURNALISM DEPT. SOON
IVAN BENSON
JAPAN TRIP
There are several places left for men who are interested in making the trip to Japan with the baseball team. Everything will be arranged for the men desiring to make the trip, including passports, and cabin reservation.
CO-EDS TO PAY AT BARN DANCE
Engineers Will Give Farewell Dance Tonight, Before Razing of Building.
Aiding in the general celebration of Leap Week, the student body of the engineering school has decided that its farewell dance in the ancient barn tonight will be pay-as-you-enter for the co-eds. This came about after Gene Saylor, president of the student body, discovered that a number of the co-eds had been making inquiries about costs, tickets, etc, in preparation to escorting some flushing campus “ed” to the dance.
As a result, the dance promises to be more popular than ever, according to Saylor. The Daffy club, in hearty co-operation, has decided to increase the number of points awarded to contestants in the pop ularity contest, for every man who is “took” to the annual Engineering “brawl.”
The dance marks the passing of the aged barn, which has so long housed the struggling engineers. With the completion of Bridge hall, the engineers have been able to move out of the old building, to pre pare it for complete dismantling, and the work on a new unit of the Science building, which will be erected there.
The dance will be strictly informal. Cords, overalls, suits, and tuxedos will be acceptable. The entire university has been invited to be present, and watch the passing of the ancient shack.
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Ivan Benson, newspaper man and teacher, wil come here to serve as assistant professor in the newly formed journalism department, from University of Kansas, where he holds one of the assistant professorships.
Benson has had a valuable experience in the newspaper game and has taught in various schools since 1921. He left the job of reporter on the Spokane Chronicle to teach in the English and journalism departments of North Central high school in Spokane.
WIDE EXPERIENCE
tBenson's teaching and newspaper experience is backed up with an academic training of not little significance. He had three years at the University of Mninesota. He was there during the years of 1915-17 and 1918-19. He attended Colgate university in the intervening year. Benson received his bachelor of arts degree at Stanford in 1920.
Since his graduation from Stanford he has taught in several high school journalism departments. He taught in the department at the Spokane school and went from there to the Minneapolis Central high school. In 1923 he went to the University of Kansas in the journalism department. He has been there since that time.
Kansas granted him his master’s degree. He completed the necessary work for the degree while on the faculty. At the same time he was constantly rising in the department.
Professor Roy L. French, director stated that the new journalism department is very fortunate in getting a man of Benson’s calibre on its
faculty.
ORCHESTRA TO PRESENT CONCERT TUESDAY EVE.
The orchestra of the University of Southern California College of Music. Alexander Stewart, director, will give a concert at the First Baptist Church of Los Angeles, Tuesday evening, March 27th, under the auspices of the College Young People’s Group of that
church.	^larly once a week for serious study
The program will feature several compositions for organ and orchestra, including the “Fantasie Triomphale,” by Theodore Dobois, the famous French organist and composer. This number was written especially for the dedication of the Chicago auditorium and played upon that occasion by Clarence Eddy and the Theodore Thomas orchestra.
The College of Music orchestra is a regular department of the College and includes in its membership advanced students of orchestral instruments in the music department. It meets regu-
of symphonies and other standard orchestral works. Students of the orchestral conducting class at the college under Mr. Stewart’s direction are given the privilege of conducting the orchestra at various times as a part of their training.
Tickets of admission to the concert may be obtained without any charge upon application at the College of Music, 2601 South Grand Avenue j the Associated Students’ Book Store at the University; and the office of the First Baptist Church, 728 Westmoreland.
AD-PRESS CLUBS HOLD JOINT MEET
The annual meeting of the Ad club and Press club took place in the Student Union building last Wednesday night, with the members of the Press club as guests.
The meeting was called to order by Carl Plate, Ad club president. He introduced Billie Walker of the School of Speech who gave a humorous reading. Following this the various club promotions were announced by Plate.
M. B. Ehersole, formerly with the American Radiator Co., in the capacity of vice-president and advertising manager, was then introduced. Eb-ersole, who is now connected with the Dan B. Minor Advertising Agency of this city, gave a very interesting talk on “Advertising Copy” both past and present.
Junior Honorary Selects Fifteen Men As Pledges
Howard Jones and Carl Knopf Also Honored by Sigma Sigma.
Fifteen junior men, representing Liberal Arts, Dentistry and Law, yesterday were selected as pledges to Sigma Sigma, national honrary junior men’s fraternity. In addition, two members of the S. C. faculty were voted honorary memberships.
The fifteen men as Jess Hibbs, Charley Borah, Charles Wright, Boib Behlow, Dave Bryant, Shields Maxwell, Ralph Huston, Elwod Harmon, Lloyd Thomas, Fred Pierson, Walter Peck, Herschell Bonham, Paul Fritz, Ralph Pace and Keith Thompson. The two faculty men are Coach Howard Jones and Dr. Carl Knopf.
PUBLIC PLEDGING Tentative plans call for public pledging in Chapel one week from today, William Henley, president of the organization, announced yesterday. The "Yellow Dog”, annual razz (Continued on Page Two.)
WILLIAM PICKENS ADDRESSES CLASS
“Race Problems” was the topic on which Dr. William Pickens addressed some of the sociology classes last week, as one of the series of lectures being conducted by C. R. John son, member of the sociology department.
“To every individual difference between races, there are ten likenesses,” statd Dr. Picken, “and 90 per cent of the likenesses are more fundamental than the differences. But, unfortunately, the differences are the underlying factors of race problems and misunderstandings.”
This, the trend of his talk, was for the purpose of explaining some of the causes of racial strife between the negroes and the white people. Dr. Pickens, who is considered one of the greatest negro orators in America, has a good inside knowledge of the problems and is in position to present the case effectively-
“That the negroes, as a race, know more aibout the white man than the Caucassion race knows about the negroes,” was one of the points stressed by the speaker, showed tbal it is true that any minority group must have a knowledge of the majority group in order to survive.
S. C. MAY GAIN ADDED COLLEGE
Department of Physical Education To Be Organized as Separate School.
That the department of Physical Education is well on its way toward being organized as a separate school was the information given out today by Prof. Ralph LaPorte, head of the department. The College of Physical Education, when it is organized, will be divided into seven departments, according to LaPorte, including departments of professional training, health service, intra-mural sports and health education.
With the teaching and examining staff of 35 and a total enrollment bettering 2000 the Physical Education department at the present time is in marked contrast to that of 14 years ago, at which time there was but one theory course presented by the department.
Starting with this semester, there are several new courses being offered under men. who according to Professor LaPorte, are leaders in their profession Dr. Charles Row-man, chief of staff of the Los Angeles Orthopedic hospital is giving instruction in kinesiology. Courses in community recreation are being given by George Hjelte, superintend ent of the Los Angeles playground department. Dr. Morrison, chief sanitation expert for the Los Angeles School health department, is offering a course in health supervision.
‘By the present arrangement we are able to receive the full benefit o; the experience gained by these men who have specialized in their individual branches of the department,*’ stated LaPorte.
NATIONAL SOCIETY WIU GIVE RECITAL
PI Kappa I^amibda, national music honor society, is to hold its first annual recital on Tuesday evening, March 20, in Touchstone theatre.
Participants in the musical program will include Zefer Algots Sparrow, Aileen Rohrer, Florence Austin, Dorothy Bishop, Annie Mot tram Craig Batten, Alice Frazier, Mabel Culver Adsit, Ivy Goade, Elizabeth Mottern, and Beatrice Loucks Stone. Misses Margaret Crist, Dacotch* Miz-en, Maxine Russell and Marie Er-hart, are to act as ushers.
Known as the Phi Beta Kappa of the musical world, Pi Kappa Lambda established Eta chapter at the University of Southern California in 1924, under the direction of the College of Music and membership in the organization is based on high scholarship and unusual musical ability.
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS TO BE GUESTS OF HONOR
Students are Urged To Be On Time For Twenty-five Minute Assembly This Morning; Mussatti Will Give Short Address.
BY HENRY HODGES
The only chance that the students will have to greet the entire basketball team will be this morning in the rally that has been planned by Shields Maxwell and his committee. Only twenty-five minutes’ time has been allotted to the assembly, which makes it imperative that all the students be on time to hear the brief and snappy
program.
W. S. G. A. HEADS TO BE ELECTED BY CO-EDS TODAY
Polls Will Be Open From 9:00 A. M. Until 2:00 P. M. in Student Union Patio.
All women on the campus are expected to vote at the Women’s Self-Government association elections, which will be held in the patio of the Student Union building today, according to Betty Farmer, president. The polls will be open from nine this morning until 2:00 p.m.
In order to vote for the candidates who were nominated last Thursday, women must present their identification cards. According to the rules of the election committee, electioneering must not be done within fifty feet of the polls.
Due to the fact that some of the candidates did not have the necessary average in scholastic work, several names have been dropped from the list of nominees. The women whose names will appear on the ballot today are as follows:
President, Alice Colwell and Gwendolyn Patton; vice-president, Frances Holmes and Erie Shepard: recording secretary, Isabel Loftus and Grace Wright; corresponding secretary, Jean McGovney; treasurer, Margaret French and Mildred Rode-bush; social chairman, Mary Joyce, Helen Sauber and Zeta Taylor; clerk of the W. S. G. A. court, Laura Mattison and Betty Lou Miller; sophomore representative, Winifred Biegler and Lucille Huebner; junior representative, Dorothie Smith and Edwina Thomas; senior representative, Eleanor Clark and Lalla Roohk Selbie.
The Women) Self Government association is an organization which includes all university women. Its purpose is to further a feeling of friendship and co-operation among the women on the campus. Teas and banquets for all university women, the W. S. G. A. court, and the Law Enforcement committee are under the jurisdiction of the association.
SOPH EXECUTIVES
'An important meeting of the executive committee of the sophomore class will ibe held at 10 o’clock today in room 225 of the Student Union building.
This is the flrst time this year that an entire team has appeared oa the stage ia Bovard. The letters will not be given oat at this time, but this is the last and only opportunity for the students to greet the championship team. Several of the men finish this June. This will be their “adieu” to the students.
MUSSATTI TO SPEAK
Ex-professor James Mussatti will give the short speech of homage to the team. He will be introduced by William Henley. Musatti’s subject is. “What the Pacific Coast Basketball Championship Means to Southern California.” Mussatti has proven the most popular rally speaker of the past year. He ls an alumnus of this school and consequently has the S. C. idea in his heart. He puts his sentiment for his school into inspiring words that would move anyone to be a genuine Trojan booster.
Coach J^o Calland and Manager Dave Evans will give short talks. Calland will give a resume of the prospects for the coming year. All of the retiring members of the team will be introduced to the assembly for their farewell talks.
This is Calland’s flrst year on this campus and he has turned out a championship team this season. He came here from Whittier college. He is an alumnus from S. C. His record at the Quaker institution brought the attention of the entire coast and his advent here is another step up the proverbial ladder of success in his chosen field. He is one of the outstanding examples that a man in sports can make good grades and make a success of the sport at the same time.
DR. A. M. BRODIE TALKS ON PEACE
“World peace lies with the univer-sity students of today for they, by the promotion of international friendships and contacts, are 'best able to encourage friendly relations between nations,” was the statement of Dr. A. M. Brodie at the weekly Y. W. C. A. meeting held Wednesday night at the Y rooms in the Student Union.
Dr. Brodie, who is visiting here from Washington, D. C., spoke on the universities of the Near East and their part in the furtherance of peaceful international relations.
Miss Helen Price, national Y. W. C. A. worker, also spoke on Worki Friendships.
WILL ROGERS TALKS TO S.C. STUDENTS FOR WAMP
Will Rogers, rope twister, politician, diplomat "extrawdinary,” et al, has been interviewed for the March issue of the Wampus by Ralph Hynn. The globe trottin’ journalist was nailed by Flynn while in the somewhat humble act of polishing his car, and Flynn’s experiences in extracting an interview were akin to a dentist’s experiences in extracting the w. k. tooth.
Trojan students will no doubt be nived to have the famed humorist dis-
surprised to learn that Rogers not only keeps pace with the activities in Washington, D. C., and other political centers, but also is right “up” on all the latest dirt pertaining to S. C. elections and inter-fraternity happenings.
Rogers has potential solutions for all campus problems, ranging from the proper approach for a girl to make to a boy on “Leap Week” to the perplexing problem of whether Saturday’s dance shall be a formal, hard times, informal, or a brawl. Flynn also con-
cuss the coming of the new Ford. Rogers knows the new four-wheelers from top to tread and talked at length on the merits and shortcomings of the new model.
Tommy Wamp has been hibernating of late, but latest word from the printers indicates that he will emerge Irom seclusion again next Thursday. It was thought for a time that the Wamp would appear as early as next Tuesday, but last minute difficulties bave made it necessary to postpone tbe date until Thursday.