Read It in The Trojan
Nominations To Be Held in Shrine Auditorium. No Candidates For Trojan Editor. Inter-fratemity Council Abolishes Rules. Road Show Promises Talent. To Open Arcade Ticket Booth.
Women Will Edit Tomorrow’s Trojan.
Southern
California
Trojan
The Spirit of Troy
“It is a disappointment that the council did not have vision enough to go a step further and give the frosh a little more time to get acquainted with the organizations they are joining.’,
Old Trojan’s Column.
VOL. XVIII.
Los Angeles, California, Thursday, May 12, 1927
NUMBER 136
CANDIDATES LEAVE RACE
Nominations For Trojan Editor To Be Made From Floor Today.
Last minute reports in regard to eligibility have revealed the fact that there is no eligible candidate in the field for Trojan editor. In order to meet this unprecedented condition, the administration has suspended that portion of the Constitution which requires petition for Trojan editor and will allow nominations to be from the floor in the rally today.
It is important, however, according to Leland Tallman, that anyone who plans to be nominated see him first in time to^ determine his eligibility. Tallman will open the nomination for editor today., and will recognize the nominators and allow the candidates a chance to make their replies. The leading possibilities for this office have already been looked up and accepted as far as eligibility is concen-ed.
All the confusion over Ineligibilities for student body officers has come as a result of the requirement in the new A. S. U. S. C. constitution requiring a 1.5 scholarship average and the decision of Dr von KieinSmid to adhere strictly to this ruling. Campus opinion has verged sharply upon this matter but the executive committee has stood by the president in declaring that while this stand may work a few hardships, that constitutional run it morality demands that no change be made now.
ART EXHIBIT NOW DISPLAYED AT S. C.
Pictures By Virginia Mae Osgood Have Won Eisteddfod and Otis Art Recognition.
Featuring paintings that have been on display at the Arizona State fair in 1926, and some oil canvasses that have won the Eisteddfod Prize and earned honorable mention at the Otis Art Institute, Miss Virginia Mae Osgood, ’27 is arranging an exhibit of her work at the Exhibition Hall of the School of Architecture.
Miss Osgood is a senior in Fine Arts and will graduate this June, with laurels already won in her line of endeavour. In particular, the Eisteddfod prize, awarded yearly by the California Eisteddfod Society along the same principles of a similar organization in Wales, has given her considerable recognition.
The exhibit will be given daily throughout this week until next Thursday, and is offered for the benefit of the university at large.
Fraternities Reserve Seats • For Senior Road Show
Left to right: Woodie Lou Hunsaker, Cecile Vigne, Margaret Allen, Roberta Swaffield, Anne Tarver, lone Cowan.
One important addition to the faculty was made this year, this being the coming of T. T. Eyre, as Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Professor Eyre has had wide experience, both in practical work and as a teacher. He came from New Mexico, where he was dean of engineering. His coming has given much incentive to mechanical engineering, with the result that a degree course will be offered beginning with next year.
Due to the resignation of Mr. Guse, instructor in E. E., a successor had to be found. William G. Angermann, an E. E. graduate of 1924, who went to Cornell University as an instructor, was called to this position.
WOMEN’S EDITION OF DAILY TROJAN OUT FRIDAY
Men To Have Holiday as the Women Take Full Charge of Special Paper.
Without the assistance of a single man the women of the staff will take complete charge of putting out Friday’s edition of the Daily Trojan. Reporting, editing and proof-reading of the entire paper will be in the hands of the co-eds Those acting in the capacity of editors will be Rita Padway, edi-tor-in-chief for the day, Eunice Martin, managing editor, and Karmi Wyckoff, sport editor. Vivian Murphy, now editor of the feature page will continue as editor. She will be assisted in the work by Betty Baker, Bernice Palmer, Muriel Heeb, and Lorraine Young. Sue Gables, Ruth Sharon and Irene Schmitz will act as headline writers, while Frances Howard will act as rewrite “man.”
High Class Vode-vil Bill With Eight Specialty Acts is Promised Campus For Tomorrow Evening.
Several hundred tickets have been reserved by Southern California fraternal organizations in anticipation of the Senior Road Show which wil! be presented in Bovard Auditorium, Friday evening, at 8 o’clock, according to Ray Pinkert, production manager.
i In preparation for the road show Grant La Mont .director-general of the theatrical, has caller a dress rehearsal of the cast of 100 this afternoon. All elfeht acts comprising the production will be given final revision and polishing.
George Northman, supervisor of the stage crew, faces an unusually arduous Friday, since the great diversity of sets and stage changes will keep hie crew working overtime. Changes are to be made for eight different specialties, but with an efficient personnel they are expected to move along with facility.
According . to Katherine Privett. chairman of the Road Show committee, the following acts are to be the ones presented tomorrow evening.
"Wolves of the Montmarte,” featuring the “Apache Dance of Death,” will be headlined by Elora Sornsen and Manual Ruiz, both accomplished in classic and eccentric dancing.
“Trills and Ivory Tickles,” presents Al Behrendt and Don Parker in a musical novelty number; while John McIntyre’s “The Sideshow” is to be a delineation of a yokel circus, comedy being its dominant quality.
Florence Butler and Nate Wilson are the pair who present “Giving Kisses Away”; and The National Collegiate Players will follow with Freeman Lusk’s latest melodrama. The Maniac.”
“The Three Bad Boys” will be Bud Overbeck, Warren Peterson, and Sherril Cohen, a trio which is reputed to carry very catchy tunes and much hilarious comedy in their repertoire.
Walter Norton’s jazz chorus of 25 S. C. co-ede has brought to the Road Show an offering called “The Blackbottom Stampers,” a review that boasts plenty of pulchritude and some fancy steps.
As a climax to the program will come “The Slivers of Spring” chorus, an unusual group of artists composed of prominent local athletes whom Grant La Mont has recently converted to the art of aesthetic dancing. It is understood that the soubrette of this farce is well over six feet tall and skinny.
‘How Can Scholastic Averages Be Fixed?”
Fair Question Deserves Answer.
Scholastic Requirement marks Not Complete.
Re-
1.5 Grade Undoubtedly Looks Better.
But Does Not Indicate Maturity of Judgment.
Rushing Rules Not Ideal But Will Work.
ALL RUSH RULES TO HOLD NOMINATIONS
"How in the world can one who
lacked scholastic rating of 1.5 o;i Friday last ‘fix his eligibility’ at or above that point by the following Tuesday? Thanking you for any information on this subject, as I have been foolish enough to work for my grades instead of ‘fixing them/ I am
Very sincerely yours,
ARE ABOLISHED BY COUNCIL
Foote Elected Inter-Fraternity President; New Fraternity Admitted.
Abolishing all rushing rules, and electing Ray Foote, Theta Psi, president of the Council for the coming year, the Inter-Fraternity Council met Tuesday evening at the Theta Psi house.
Beta Phi Epsilon, the new fraternity recently organized by the membership in the council, with administration, was admitted in the council, with Bill Ruyman as representative.
Other officers, besides Foote, who were elected to carry on the work during next season are; Pat 0,-Malley, Sigma Tau, vice-president; Carrol Sager, Phi Kappa Psi, secretary; Bernie Weinberger, Zeta Beta Tau, treasurer.
In regard to the trouble over rushing rules this year, the Council decided that since all rules have proved stumbling blocks rather than helps in simplifying fraternity rushing, all rules will be abolished and only enough supervision kept to see that rushing does not Interefere with university functions and rules. Pledging will take place the first day of classes each semester.
AT SHRINE AUDITORIUM
All-University Assembly To Be Held at 11 O’clock; To Terminate 10:25 Classes at 10:50, and Will Omit 11:25 Classes.
VON KLEINSMID TO MAKE SPEECH
Practically Entire Assembly Hour To Be Devoted To Nominating Speeches; Tallman To Preside; Rally To Begin Promptly and End At Noon.
BY WALTER PECK
An all-University assembly, called for the purpose of nominating candidates for next year under the A. S. U. S. C. constitution, will be held today in the Shrine Auditorium at 11 o’clock, 10:25 classes terminating at 10:50 and 11:25 classes being omitted.
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PLAN COMMERCE STUDENT DINNER FOR NEXT WEEK
Over a hundred and fifty students of the College of Commerce have made reservations, and more than a score of business men who will he executive counsellors at the Commerce Conference Dinner, to be held May 18, in the Chamber of Commerce Building, have accepted their invitations, which promises a large attendance at the banquet.
These reservations, to which will be added those of representatives from various high schools, students from Metropolitan College, faculty members of both the College of Commerce and Metropolitan College and commerce alumni, will total nearly four hundred.
OVER THREE HUNDRED COURSES
TO BE GIVEN DURING SUMMER
More than three hundred courses are to be offered in the 1927 Summer Session of the University of Southern alifornia, according to Dr. L. B. Rogers, Dean of the 22nd annual Trojan Summer School.
Business Law, Money, Credit and Banking. Accounting, Foreign Trade, Salesmanship, and Business Organization and Management, are among the commercial courses included in the warm-weather curriculum. which is open to adult6.
A record enrollment is anticipated as last year 4004 students from 38 states, 5 foreign countires and 165 California cities attended the summer courses at the local university.
“America as a World Power,” will be discussed by John Halloday Latare of Johns Hopkins University; lectures on Public Address will be given by Louis M. Eich of the University cf Michigan; “Political Theory” will be covered by Edmund Curtis Mower of the University; “Europe from 1815 to 1914” will be the subject of lectures by Dr. Gilbert Giddings Benjamin; “The Mexican Immigrant” will be discussed by Charles A. Thomson of the National University of Mexico; and “World Problems and Geography” will be headed by Thomas Talbot Waterman of Fresno State Teachers College.
Jobs For Los Angeles Rodeo Open to Students
Stadents who served as section chiefs, gatemen, guards, and ticket sellers during the 1926 football season are to be given an opportunity to work at the Loe Angeles Rodeo, to be held at the Coliseum, May 20, 21, and 22, according to announcement made by Arnold Eddy, Assistant General Manager.
Gatemen and guards are asked to sign up with Ray Brockman or Frark Martinetti in the training quarters today or tomorrow afternoon. Ticket sellers and section chiefs should report immediately to Webster Hopkins in Arnold Eddy’fc office.
Thus writes a co-ed to the editor. It is a fair question, and deserves an answer. By “fixing” it is not meant that grades can be "taken care of” in the same wray that traffic violations are “fixed,” that is, by personal acquaintanceship with someone at court. These office-seekers who get their averages straightened out generally do it either by working off “Con ditions” or by doing extra work to satisfy a doubt in the mind of the professor as to whether a grade should be a “B” or a “C”. In no case does this “fixing” involve getting something for nothing.
If this answer satisfies, well enough. If not, it is the reader’s privilege to criticize the practice as he pleases. We shall not argue the point.
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Some have taken yesterday’s remarks about reducing the scholastic requirement for office to a “C” from the present “C plus” as being solely a retreat, without any compensating factors. As a faculty member pointed out, it is probably true that much is required of practical preparation for office-holding but since this 'was not mentioned in the article, the general public would see only a reduction of the average grade essential to candidacy.
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Without doubt it looks better to require a 1.5 grade than a 1 grade. If those who aspire to fill the campus political positions will set their goal at 1.5 and reach it the ruling may prove beneficial in the long run. But in the past it has too frequently been the case that scholastic excellence and executive ability have not always been combined. That is to say, while those who have carried the brunt of the student body work have often been good or exceptional students, it has also happened very frequently that an average grade above a “C” has not been held by many of the most capable officers.
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S. C. RADIO PROGRAM TO BE FEATURED BY PLAYLET
National Collegiate Players To Present “Yucca” Over KFI Tonight; Musical Numbers Also
Comprising the weekly radio program over KFI tonight, sponsored by S. C. will be musical numbers presented by the faculty from the College of Music, and a play, presented by the National Collegiate Players, entitled “Yucca.”
“Yucca,” written by Dorothy Marie Davis, a student enrolled in the School of Speech, will be given by ahterine Prevett, Josephine Campbell, Homer Muchan, and Stanley Ewens. This part of the program will be on the air from 8 to 9 o’clock. From 7 to 8 o’clock the musical program will be featured by Axel Simionsen, cellist, Dorothea Struther, accompanist and Florence Austin, pianist.
Piano solos will be offered including: “Hark! Hark! The Lark,” “The Juggleress,” Dance of the Gnomes,” “Romance,” “Maiden with the Flaxen Hair,” and “Ballad in A-Flat Major.” Cello solos to be presented are: “Adagio,” “Sapphic Ode,” “Bouro,” “Gavotte,” “Tambourine,” “Scatrzo,” “Intermezzo,” and “Anduluza.”
TO OPEN BOOTH FOR TICKET SALE IN S. C. ARCADE
Invitation Extended to Professional Schools To Attend Junior-Senior Dinner Dance.
That a booth will be placed in front of the Administration Building as an added convenience for those who wish to purchase tickets to the junior-senior dance, which will be held Saturday evening at the Hotel Maryland, is the announcement of Eddie Oudermeulen, president of the junior class.
Juniors and seniors from the professional schools are cordially invited to the dance, as well as from Liberal Arts, states Oudermeulen. In this way, the upperclass students of all the schools may be able to get better acquainted before graduation.
The dinner dance, which will be the culmination of university social affairs for the seniors, and which will give the juniors an opportunity of acting as hosts to their erstwhile, will be strictly formal. Spring flowers will be used profusely as decorations, each table having individual decorations.
NOTICES
All notleea munt be brought to the Trojan office at 716 Went Jefferaon St. or phoned to HUmbolt 4522. No-tlcea must be limited to 35 word*.
PRE-LEGALS
The Pre-legal Society Banquet to have been given to-night at Emil’s Chateau Cafe has been unavoidably deferred until the next week. The exact date will be announced soon.
ESSAY CONTEST Phi Beta Kappa Essay contestants, who did not qualify from this University, may receive their manuscripts back by calling for them at Dr. Bissel’s office.
Remember Senior Road Show Friday Night.
RIFLE TEAM
All members of team must report tonight at 7:00 for match with Minnesota.
Remember Senior Road Show Friday Night.
SPEECH NOMINATIONS
School of Speech nomination* will be held this Friday, at 9:li> sharp in Room 335 Old College. Ali members will be introduced to the school at that time.
Remember Senior Road Show Friday Night.
FROSH DEBATERS MEET POLY HICH IN LAST DEBATE
Concluding the schedule for the term, the Frosh Debate Squad met the Polytechnic Night Law School Squad yesterday afternoon in the sixteenth debate of the year under the managership of “Red” Garrison, according to Bill Henley, general debate manager.
The Frosh Squad was organized for the primary purpose of preparing freshmen for work in higher competition, that is, to give them some experience in varsity debating. Under the previous arrangements, the younger debators generally took at least a year of enforced inaativity due to the recognized place . of the older ones.
The experiment has been a great success, according to Henley, who gives much of the credit for it ..o Garrison, a sophomore on the varsity squad, in that eight crack debators have been found and trained to take active part in the varsity debating of next year.
Leo Adams served as captain and the seven others of the team are: Cliff Weimer, Sam Newman, Don Stoner, Merlin Lower, Loren Matheson, Marvin Pilcher and Robert Moffltt
President to Give Address
President R. B. von KelinSmid will spen the assembly with a short address... Leland “Dee" Tal^-man, student-body president is to preside. Due to the large number of candidates to be nominated, practically the entfre assembly-hour will be devoted to the speeches of the nominators and ..nominees. Tallman announced yesterday that all candidates must be on the platform at 10:45, and that the nominators will be given the floor as they ask for it, in the order In which nominations for the various offiices are opened. The alphabetical order adopted last year for giving the floor to the nominators, will not be followed in the nominating assembly this year.
Time Limit On Speeches
In accordance with the usual custom, the student-body administration has placed a time-limit on the speeches of the nominators aad nominees. Speeches of nomination for the offices of president, vice-president and secretary of the Associated Students, Trojan editor, El Rodeo editor and yell king, are to be limited to three minutes each. Speeches of acceptance for all the above-mentioned offices, except that of student-body president are limited to two minutes each. Candidates for the office of president are allowed four minutes for their speeches of acceptance. E x e c u t i ve Committee candidates will be introduced. Nominations will be opened at 11 o’clock sharp, according to the announcement of Leland “Dee” Tallman, president of the Associated Students.
Students of. the School of Law are to nominate their officers at a special assembly today at 10:30 in the Law Auditorium. Following this meeting, the lawyers will adjourn to the All-University assembly in the Shrine ATiditorium at 11 o’cloek.
Following are the names of the candidates for nomination, as ap-praved by the Executive Committee:
President, Bill Henley, Paul Cunningham; Vice-president, Catherine Colwell, Betty von KieinSmid; Secretary, Bernice Palmer, El Rodeo editor, Dave Bryant; Yell king, Paul Elmquist; Liberal Arts Executive Committee, Gordon Smith, Fred Felton, Muriel Heeb, Meldrim Burrill, Harold Kispert, Ruth Carr, Leo Harris, Morgan Cox, Archie Saylor, Don Newcomer, Bob Behlow.
All students who are running for student body offices at the election next week, If they wish to advertise in the Trojan must have their advertisements in not later than Friday at two o’clock. Ads handed in my later not be accepted.
UNIVERSITY TRAVEL ASSOCIATION
TO GIVE VALUABLE SCHOLARSHIP
Directors of the University Travel Association, Inc., are offering a $2500 scholarship for study on the Second College Cruise of the World, the Ryndam University Afloat. The scholarship is to be awarded in a national essay contest open to men, college undergraduates.
Candidates for the scholarship will write a 2000-word essay on one of the following subjects: “The International Point of View in Education, "The Influence of the West In the East,” or “Contrasts In Eastern and Western Civilization.”
A committee of seven distinguished American educators and public men has been selected to judge the essays
The winners will have all expenses paid, which includes tuition, passage and living expenses.
The date of the closing of the contest wil be June 1. The cruise will start in September, 1927, and will end in May, 1928.
This is the second cruise sponsored by the University Travel Association. The first cruise will end this month. Twenty-five countries have been visited, with an extended tour into the tropics.
For more detailed information anyone interested may call at Dean Wovgh’s office in the Administration Building.