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Hugh Walpole To Give Lecture. Fraternities Live Up To Rules. Women To Talk On Choice of Men. Tryouts For Trojans Begin.
Sorority Rush Week Ends. Engineering Seniors Honored.
Southern
California
Trojan
The Spirit of Troy
“Tryouts for the Trojan staff are to begin today. For the fair weather friend who wants a snap job with plenty of glory in it this is a warning. Stay away. We don’t want you.”
The Old Trojan.
VOL. XVIII.
Los Angeles, California, Monday, February 7, 1927
NUMBER 76
HUGH WALPOLE WILL SPEAK ON NOTED WRITERS
Noted Novelist To Lecture in Bovard Auditorium, February 15.
CAMBRIDGE MAN
Descendant of Horace Walpole To Tell of Contacts With Eminent Authors.
Hugh Walpole, English novelist and literary authority, will lecture in Bovard Auditorium Tuesday evening, February 15, choosing as his subject, "Life and the Creative Spirit.” He will tell of personal contacts with such eminent writers as Joseph Conrad, Arnold Bennett, H. G. Wells, John Galsworthy, and Thomas Hardy.
This is Mr. Walpole’s third visit to America. As a boy he spent some time in New York, when his father, afterwards Bishop of Edinburgh, was Professor of Theology at the Union Theological Seminary. He is a descendant of Sir Robert Wal-1 pole, the famous prime minister of the early eighteenth century, and of Horace Walpole, the literateur and wit of the later Georgian period.
Walpole graduated from Cambridge with high honors and started his literary career as a journalist. He is the author of eleven novels, including “Portrait of a Man With Red Hair,” “The Cathedral.” “The Dark For est.” “Three Old Ladies,” “The Wooden Horse,” and others of note. He calls himself an optimist of writers ,and has great faith in the struggle of the race toward aesthetic ideals and philosophically sound religion.
Other writers say of him:
"He has a soundness not of conventions, but of convictions. He is essentially a man of his time.”— Joseph Conrad.
“In him there is splendidly joined the consciousness of both the inner and outer worlds.”—Joseph Herge-gheimer.
Reach Climax of Rush Week With Dinners
Sororities Culminate Many Beautiful Affairs With Friday Night Banquets.
Reaching its climax in the form of preference dinners, sorority rushing by all houses on the campus came to an end Friday evening, at which time each sorority entertained its most hopeful rushees with a formal dinner.
This dinner culminated a series of social affairs given during a week of most intensive rushing by each sorority of Southern Califprnia. During this week each house vied with each other in the giving of numerous unusual functions such a Chinese luncheons and Spanish teas.
The two days following the week of rushing, Saturday and Sunday, were truce, during which time no sorority girl was allowed to communicate on or off campus with rushees. On Monday morning rushees are to report to the Y. W. C. A.,
where all fortunate girls will receive a note informing them of their further procedure. The girls will then report to the Dean of Women and state their choices preferentially.
All bids will be sent out from the sorority houses on Monday night and pledging •will take place Tuesday evening.
PROFESSOR HONORED BY INVITATION OF COLLEGE
‘After Many Days Club of Scotland Invites Dr. Dixon To Become Member.
An invitation has been issued by Dr. James Main Dixon, professor of comparative liteiature ,to become a member of the “After Many Days Cllub” of St. Andrews’ University in Scotland.
Membership in the club is confined to those people who have attended the university and matriculated over twenty-five years ago. It is affiliated with the Alumni Association.
Dr. Dixon was born in Scotland, and, after serving as professor in English universities, went to Japan. There he taught at the Imperial College of Engineering at Tokyo, at the Imperial University of Japan, and was decorated by the Japanese Emperor for his service to the country. He is now professor of comparative literature at S. C.
ADVERTISING CLUB HOLDS GATHERING
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The Advertising Club of the University of Southern California, composed of Trojan students in the S. C. Coliege of Commerce majoring in advertising, is to hold a dinner-gathering on Wednesday evening, February 9, at Twin Cedars Inn. Dr. W. T. Moriarty, educational director of the Ix)s Angeles Advertising Club and professor of economics at Southern California, will be honor guest and speaker.
Dr. Moriarty will discuss the dynamic art of advertising, as illustrated by 5,000 exhibits judged by the jury of the Harvard Advertising Awards, of which he was a member, being the first man west of the Mississippi to be appointed to the deciding group since the founding of the award by Edward Bok (in 1923).
Professor Moriarty has just returned from his eastern trip to Boston. during which he visited the advertising clubs of New Orleans, Richmond, New York, Chicago, Detroit ,and St Louis. He will display, during his address on Wednesday evening, a dozen pictorial advertisements from a national magazine, and comment on the features used as standards by the Harvard Jury and the process of elimination in selecting the award winners from the 5.000 entries.
APACHE DANCE HAS REAL ATMOSPHERE
Genuine Bar With Brass Foot Rail Is Important Fart of Costume Day.
After much effort, a genuine, unadulterated bar has been obtained to lend atmosphere to the Apache costume dance to be given by the School of Speech and the Touchstone Drama Shop at the Abbot School of Dancing, 1244 Innes avenue, Hollywood, on February 11.
The bar, it is stated, has an old-fashioned brass foot rail, and shows such sign of wear as would be visible in a Parisian water front cafe. Colorful paintings and futuristic designs will cover the walls, according to Mary Ella Brooks, president of the School of Speech, and light will be furnished by candles stuck in bottles of various sizes and shapes.
^he music and entertainment will be of the authentic Parisian art-cen-tre variety, according to the committee. Roy Winborn will sing several numbers, and a burlesque dance entitled “Collegiate Apache”# will be given by Elora Sornsen and Dick Van Vliet.
Although given under the auspices of the School of Speech and the Touchstone Drama Shop, the dance is open to all S. C. students. Tickets mav be secured from Walter Outler.
Dr. Moriarty
Speaks To Club
Dr. W. T. Moriarty, professor of economics of S. C. and Educational Director of the Los Angeles Advertising Club, will be the speaker at a dinner-meeting of the Purchasing Agents Association to be held February 10, at the Elks Club.
“Certificates of Competence” will be Dr. Moriarty’s topic, according to announcement of W. W. Storey, president of the association. N. E. Russell, chairman of the Educational Committee, will preside.
EECT DR. COOK WHEN HONORARY SOCIETY MEETS
Six New Members Initiated Into Alpha Phi Epsilon At Banquet
Thursday Evening.
At the semi-annual banquet of Alpha Phi Epsilon, honorary literary and forensics fraterniiy, held Thursday evening at the Mona Lisa Cafe, Dr. John B. Cook of the English department became an honorary member of the organization. Florence Galentine, Cora Henderson, Margaret Hilmer, Helen Beech, and Edwin L. Talmage were also initiated into the chapter.
Dr. Cook, during the past semester, was located at Harvard University, being on a leave of absence from Southern California." Dr. Allison Gaw, a charter-honorary member of Alpha Phi Epsilon, gave a brief address and presented the key to Dr. Cook. Dean Ray K. Immel of the School of Speech, also a member of the chapter, was present at the banquet.
The program of the banquet was featured by several short toasts based upon different phases of the building of a temple. Paul Cunningham, Stanley Hopper, Corene Embree, Margaret Hilmer, and Raymond Brennan were the other speakers on the program. Robert G. Webster, president of the chapter, presided and acted as toastmaster.
Trojan Advertisers Save You Money.
Professor Fox Proves Too Foxy for Embryo Lawyers
Executive Committee of Drama Shop Makes Office Appointments
Filling the vacancies that occurred during the last semester, the executive committee of Touchstone Drama Shop have made appointments completing the list of officers as follows: president, Marcus Beeks; vice-president. Josephine Campbell; treasurer, Walter Outler; recording secretary, Charles Wright; corresponding secretary, Virginia Roedi-ger.
Department heads have been selected as follows: directing, Lib Alexander; play writing, Dorothy Davis; acting, Julia Miller; production, Ray Pinker; publicity, Elora Scrnsen.
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VON KLEINSMID TO SPEAK AT WASHINGTON
—And because of the great food, the Trojans nearly escaped.
All of which is commemorating the sad fact that Professor Fox finally got to his Law class just as the members had decided that he was drowned.
Friday morning, when it rained sheets and even blankets and comforts, Professor Fox was stranded in the midst of the roaring* torrent on West Adams—stranded, and a class waiting without (a prof). About 10 o’clock he reached the mighty
portals of the Law building.
The Blundering Herd met their illustrious prof at the door, and great was the razzberry thereof. But he was too Foxy for them, and ordered a right-about-lace. In fact, he advised and even went so far as to recommend one, and after a short session of the court, the decision was granted.
The retreat was accomplished to the stirring music of “Boo-oo-oo-oo!” After all. justice is blind, for roll wasn’t called.
Lecture On Spain Is Open To All Students
An illustrated lecture on Spain will be given by Kathleen Loly, head of the Romance Language, Department of Pasadena High School, in room 206, Hoose Hall, Thursday afternoon at 3:15.
The lecture will be given in English, and is open to every one. There will also be Spanish music and songs, as a part of the program.
Miss Loly is a graduate of S. C. and is giving this lecture in behalf of the extra-curricular committee. She spent last summer in Spain as the leader of a group of teachers and students who studied in Madrid at the “Centro,” which is an institution founded for the advance of Spanish culture and scholarship.
Trojan Advertisers Save You Money.
Tryouts for the Trojan staff are to begin today. For the freshman who is willing to throw himself into an activity that will enable him to render as all-around service to his Alma Mater as anything available this is an opportunity. For the fair-weather friend who wants a snap job with plenty of glory it is a warning. Stay away. We don’t want you. There is room at the beginning of this semester for freshmen, but that doesn’t mean that any freshman man can get on who asks for a place.
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Experience is proving this year that a small staff of workers is better than a larger group which is shot through with individuals who c*re likely to fall down at the critical time. It was hard to get today’s paper out. There wasn’t much in it but wet feet and grief. But there was a solid satisfaction in it for the loyal staff member* who stayed with it and covered their assignments, as per usual. Incidentally, the proportion of these was large. When we came back from Reno we were proud of the way the Trojan writers compared with those on the other Pacific coast dailies. When we saw these people swimming in Friday to do their part the old thrill came over us. We invite the campus to look over the paper and see if the local news is not about equal to the usual amount. (By local, we mean stories that have been brought in from this campus rather than clipped from other dailies, ef cetera.)
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One of the grossest fallacies circulating on this and other campuses is that which essays to lay the blame for student honor on the professor who doesn’t trust his class. How about the class in which, we are told, the students were left alone by the professor to take the recent final examination “on their honor”? We are told that some bright boy got up and wrote the questions on the board, together with the answers,—and got away with it. Another student came to us telling of a class made up largely of women in which cheating was prevalent.
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The latter, however, can be matched by an experience of our own. We took an examination in a class composed of some six or eight men and about seventy-five women. We saw only one person' whom we were sure was cheating. This girl, a prominent sorority member who sat across the room from us near the wall, rather surprised us. She was one of the last ones we had expected to see taking her work from her neighbor. As Kipling might put it, “ytou never can tell till you’ve tried them, and then you are apt to be wrong.”
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No, honor does not lie in the
professor, nor in this system or
that. It lies in the heart and
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“Lincoln and the Twentieth Century'’ To Be Subject of Address February 12.
President Rufus B. von KleinSmid leaves Wednesday for Seattle, Washington, where he has been invited to speak before the Young Men’s Republican Club of Seattle, February 12, Lincoln’s birthday, on the subject: “Lincoln and the Twentieth Century.”
President von KleinSmid will then entrain for San Francisco where he is scheduled to speak before the Electrical Development League of that city Monday noon, February 14, on the subject: “Education in Flux.” Monday evening he will speak to the Trojan Club of San Francisco on: “The University of Southern California and World Problems.” President von KleinSmid is greatly in demand as a speaker. He delivered the Commencement Address to the winter graduating class of the Long Beach High School last Thursday evening, February 3. His calendar is well filled for the coming month and he will be busy spreading the spirit of Southern California to the civic leaders up and down the Pacific coast.
CHANGE IN Y. W.
Tryouts for Daily Trojan Begin Today
All Students Allowed to Try Out For Staff Positions; Many Requirements.
Tryouts for positions on the Daily Trojan begin today, and according to Marjorie Hull, assistant editor, who is in charge of tryouts, only the best matterial will be selected from that which is turned in.
There will be a complete revision of the present staff, states Miss Hull. Reporters who have been lax in * the handing in of their assignments ,as well as those whose work has proven to be unsatisfactory, will be dropped to make room for more ambitious workers. Underclass men especially are encouraged to try out, since according to the new constitution. it is necessary that a person work on the Trojan for two years before being permitted to run for the position of editor.
“In the past,” states Miss Hull, “there has been no dearth in material submitted. Students have shown themselves to be more than willing to be members of the Trojan staff, and the proposed issuance of grade points to Trojan workers is expected to provide extra inducement for new reporters.”
Regular assignments will be given to those trying out and copy will be graded for material, form, punctuality, and neatness.
F. COLSTON DROPS FROM SIGHT HERE
Prominent S. C. Debater Missing-; Is Sought By Father.
SEMESTER PLANS
New Head Appointed As Margaret Burke Resigns From
Cabinet Presidency.
Several changes in the personnel of the Y. W. C. A. cabinet have been followed by alterations in the plans and activities of the organization.
With an expression of regret, the cabinet recently accepted the resignation of Margaret Burke as president and appointed Rosita Hopps to fill the position. Miss Burke was forced to drop the work because of heavy duties in the Sociology office. Ruth Whitney has left school and Florence Nickols has been named as undergraduate representative. Alma Allen is to take charge of Bible Study.
The principal change in program is that meetings are to be held weekly instead of monthly. Afternoon and supper neetings will be alternate. The purpose of the suppers is to create a friendly spirit, according to the new president. Special groups, which have as their object the furtherance of particular talents and interests of the members, are to set their own meeting dates.
A novel program, which is expected to attract a large crowd, has been arranged for the meeting Wednesday at 4:30. Father Lucy, representing the Catholic Church; Rabbi Trattner, the Jewish faith; and Reverend R. P. Rieland, the Protestants, will each give his reasons for adherence to a particular set. Following the talks a supper will be served.
“Bess thinks bachelors should be taxed fifty per cent of their incomes.”
“Yes—and she’s the girl who can do it.’1
Notices
All notice* moat be brought to the Trojan office at 716 Went Jefferaon St. or phoned to HUmbolt 4522. Notices muBt be limited to 35 word*.
There will be a joint meeting of the Touchstone Drama Shop and School of Speech at 12:30 today. Extremely important.
SIGMA
A Sigma meeting will be held in the University Editor’s office, Healy building, at 12:15 today (Monday).
Rehearsal of Dreamy Kid 3:20 Monday in Touchstone Theater. All actors must be present or forfeit parts.
PI DELTA PLEDGES
All Pi Delta Epsilon pledges will meet today at 9 o’clock in the El Rodeo office. Every pledge is requested to be present.
STUDENTS HONORED BY APPOINTMENTS
Four S. C. Engineers Chosen For Student Course By General Electric Company.
Four Southern California electrical engineering students were chosen for appointments to the student coarse offered by the General Electric Co. at their laboratories at Schenectady, New York. These men, all seniors, are Elwood Smith. Karl Raife, James Hendry ,and Theodore Blakeslee.
The allotment of Southern California is only two, and the choosing of four Trojans to this honor is an indication of the high esteem with which Southern California i$ held. Last year the General Electric Co. took six senior men: Paul Churchill, William Hogue, Burdette Ives, Chester Little, Walter Scott, and James Shideler. Mr. Boring, who interviewed these men as a representative of the General Electric Co., stated that those taken last year are making wonderful records with the company.
The General Electric Company is the largest manufacturer of electrical machinery and apparatus in the world and each year draws from one hundred and ten electrical and mechanical schools in the country, men who are to be trained in the company's manufacturing plants for responsible positions within the com pany or with other industries.
The Westinghouse Company follows the same procedure but have not chosen men as yet.
Frank Colston, prominent debater and student at Liberal Arts, disappeared early in the week and had not been loeated at a late hour Friday evening. Members of the debate team and his fraternity brothers have been trying to locate him since Monday. This became known when his father ap»peared at the offices of the university Friday with a detective from a downtown agency in an attempt to find him.
THINK LAST SEEN TUESDAY
It is not known just when he disappeared or where he might have gone. He was at his home last week but returned to work on a debate with EI*ood Harman Thursday, but his speech was not turned in. He was reported to have been at the Kappa Sigma fraternity house where he lives, Monday evening but has not been seen since, although one student thought he saw him on the campus Tuesday morning without a hat and with a book under his arm.
Last week Colston is said to have told Chet Barrett, a friend of his from Moorpark, that he was already registered for this semester, but the registrar has no record of his resignation or any attempt to register.
His father arrived from Moorpark Friday after being notified of his son’s disappearance and was quite agitated over the affair. He was unable, to offer any explanation for Frank’s disappearance. His actions had givea no indication that he might leave and all of his clothes were left at the fraternity house, according to his fraternity brothers. He did not take even a hat or an overcoat with him.
INTEREST SHOWN IN CLUB MAGAZINE
That interest has been aroused in creative writing of Southern California students represented in the last number of the Parchment, national publication of the Quill Club, is shown by the fact that local members of the Quill have received many inquiries about the nature of tbe magazine.
The primary purpose of the Parchment is to serve as a medium for the publication of literary efforts of the members of the writers’ organization, but contributions from outsiders have been accepted. Dr. Louis Wann, editor-in-chief, urges any students on the Southern California campus who are interested in creative work to contribute.
The Parchment is issued quarterly, the next number coming out in March. February 20 has been set as the deadline for copy. Any member of Quill Club will receive subscriptions from those interested.
Women to Vote on Type of Men Preferred for Mates
How about the men?
Thus chirp the women, as question-aires come floating out on the campus as to the type of women gentlemen prefer for wives. And to appease the feminine portion of the campus a similar vote is being taken to determine the type of men the
weaker sex desire for better or for worse.
The questionalre below is to be filled out by campus women, and dropped into the box to be found in the arcade. Results will be published in the Daily Jrojan the latter part of this week.
When I get ready to marry I shall choose a:
Home lover .—....................................Fat or lean.........................
Club man ...........................................Blonde or brunette...........
Athletic type.........................................Is money essential?.........
Cave man ..............................................Fraternity or non-frat?.
Intellectual ............................................
Remarks .............................................................................................