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S.	C. Recommended for Phi Beta Kappa Chapter. To Install New Officers in Rally This Morning. El Rodeo Ready For Distribution Tomorrow. Nominate College of Commerce Officers Today. W. S. G. A. to Honor Dean Crawford at Banquet.
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Trojan
The Spirit of Troy
“I will not tolerate unjust criticism of my Alma Mater. “I will endeavor to stimulate a spirit of honor among the students of the University.” From “The Creed of an Amazon.”
VOL. XVIII.
Los Angeles, California, Tuesday, May 24, 1927
NUMBER 144
PHI BETA KAPPA ALUMNI RECOMMEND S. C. FOR CHAPTER
ACTION OF ALUMNI IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IMPROVES OUTLOOK FOR FRATERNITY’S ENTRANCE
NEW OFFICERS TO TAKE OATH IN AUD TODAY
All-U. Rally is Called For 9:00 This Morning in Bovard Auditorium.
TALLMAN TO PRESIDE
New A. S. U. S. C. Officers and Ex-Committee Members To Be Present.
A. S. U. S. C. officers and executive committee members for the coming year will be installed at an all-University assembly this morning in Bovard from 9:00 to
9:15 o’clock.
The oath of office will be administered to all of the newly-elected officers by Leland “Dee” Tallman, this year’s student-body president. The gavel of the president of the Associated Students is to be presented to Bill Henley by Tallman with a wish for the success of the new administration. It is expected that, if time permits, Henley will make a brief address, accepting the gavel and the responsibility and honor which it betokens.
NEW OFFICERS
Those to whom the oath of office is to be administered at the assembly this morning are: Bill Henley, president;; Cahterine Colwell, vice-president; Bernice Palmer, secretary; Ralph Huston, Trojan Editor; David Bryant, El Rodeo editor; Paul Elmquist, yell king; and the following members of the Executive Committee: Ruth Carr, Stanley Hopper, Harold KiBpert, Morgan Cox and Bob Behlow.
Although the newly-eleeted officers will not assume any of their duties until the present Executive Commit tee completes its work in June, it was thought fitting that they should be inducted into office formally at this time.
Leland “Dee” Tallman, student-body president, desires that every member should be present at this assembly, which is the last all-Uni-versity assembly of the year and one of the most important.
ANNUAL BANQUET OF WAMPUS STAFF ML BE TONIGHT
“Final Number’' Will Appear On Campus Tomorrow; Art Work To Feature.
In celebration of a year's completed work, the Wampus staff will meet tonight at Chatham’s Cafe for a banquet. The last issue, “The Final Number,” will appear on the campus early tomorrow morning.
Wampus keys for two years of outstanding work on the humor publication will be awarded at the meeting tonight to those deemeil worthy of this, the highest honor that can be bestowed upon the college humorists. The names of the winners will appear in the Wampus tomorrow morning. About thirty people will attend the banquet as all of the staff are expected to be tlure.
The art work, from the fetching cover by Don Mike to the last drawing inside the magazine, is the best the Cat has ever had, because there was more material submitted from which to choose, according to the edi tor, Milton Booth. He also states that there is more than the Wampus has ever had before. Julia Suski is the originator of six of the drawings, while Marcus Messenger has contributed four, and Wing K. Tse, Gertrude ZIpser, Marvin Connell, and John Coulthard, three each. Some fourteen or fifteen other artists have each contributed one or two sketches.
Besides art work the “Final Number" contains many choice bits of humor that have been turned in by those who have become well known through their contributions in the past, acording to Booth, who also states that the censors have been especially big-hearted this time, and £nly deleted four things.
tt RODEO WILL APPEAR ON CAMPUS WEDNESDAY; ACTIVITY BOOKS NEEDED
Books To Be Distributed in Accordance With Principle of “First Come, First Served”; Law and Dental Will Receive Books Thursday.
That the 1927 El Rodeo will be ready for distribution tomorrow is the announcement of Ralph Holly, editor-in-chief.
According to Les Heilman, business manager, the student must have his A. S. U. S. C. ticket book in order to get the year book. Any student who has lost his ticket book should see Arnold Eddy
♦at once.
The El Rodeos will be distributed in
SPEECH CAST PLANS “AS YOU LIKE iT” FOR JUNE 2
School Will Modernize Shakespeare For Commencement Day Presentation.
Featuring the annual commencement play given by the School of Speech' .will be the presentation of “As You Like It” in a modernized version, June 2, at 8 o’clock in Bovard Auditorium.
In modernizing the Shakespearian play modern scenery, costumes, and interpretation will be used. Special lighting effects will be used instead of change of scenery.
There will be a wrestling match between Orlando, played by Malcolm Chamber and Charles, the Duke’s wrestler, impersonated by Bud Fess-ler, which will be carried on as it is done today. Touchstone, the tradiUonal court jester, will be played by Sherrill Cohn, who will be a modern wisecracker. Roy Winborn, taking the part of Amies, and William Miller as Jacques, are the singing lords who will use the Shakespearean melodies in their songs. Roseland and Celia will be played by Helen Fargelles and Avalon Daggett, respectively, and according to the director. Miss Florence B. Hubbard, are showing very good team work.
Many of the high schools have already reserved blocks of seats for the affair. Tickets will be 50 and 75 cents and will go on sale the latter part of the week . ~
OFFICERS WILL BE NOMINATED TODAY
Engineers To Discuss New Constitution At Meeting in H. 206.
Ratification or rejection of the newly drawn up constitution and nomination of officers for next year will be the main item confronting the Student Body of engineering college at its meeting this morning at 9 o’clock in Hoose 206.	:—
If the constitution is wholly rejected .election will not take place, and the work of organizing the engineers will be held over until next year. If the document is accepted, nominations will be held today, and elections will be held tomorrow. Booths will be placed in the Barn and in the electrical engineering department.
Plans for financing the enterprise will also be discussed .and a report by the committee on engineering indentification cards will be heard, and acted upon.
accordance with the principle of “First come, first served.” About half of the edition wil be distributed Wednesday at College of Liberal Arts and Its associated schools, and on Thursday the remainder will be given out. Law School and Dental College will not receive their books until Thursday.
To celebrate the advent of the annual, the El Rodeo staff will meet at Chatham’s Wednesday evening for a banquet. The editors from Law and Dental will be present, and the printer and engraver have been invited. At this time, Ralph Holly, the editor, will present El Rodeos to the leading sen ior members of the staff.
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Educators of Verdin, New Mexico To Attend S. C. Summer Session
That six of the teachers of the Verdin, New Mexico, Educational Association have indicated their intention of attending the Southern California Summer Session and that the superintendent will enroll for his Ph.D. degree here this summer is the announcement of Professor W. J. Klopf, instructor in education who is making a tour of New Mexico.
En route through the state, Professor Klopf will address the Adalgo County Teacher Association on “Problems Involved in the Measurement of Achievements”; Lordsbury Union High School on “Human Values”; and the Verdin, New Mexico, Educational Association on “Trends in Education.”
Dean Crawford and University Women Receiving Awards To Be Feted Tonight.
Tonight at 7 o’clock, the Friday Morning Club will be the scene of the formal dinner given by W. S. G. A. in honor of Dean Mary Sinclair Crawford and all university women who are to receive awards this term.
Elaborate plans have been made for the affair which is entirely orig inal on this campus. In addition to the formal recognition of Dean Crawford’s untiring efforts in behalf of the women of the university, those women who have earned awards will be honored. Awards will be presented by Ruth Burns for Pan Hellenic, by Lillian Copeland for W. A. A., and by Eleanor Mix for other awards. Miss Mix will also introduce the new W. S. G. A. cabinet, Y. W. C. A. president, Pan Hellenic president, W. A. A. president, and student body vice-president.
Mary Bowen Huff, who will preside as toastmistress, will be assisted by Ruth Brown who will give the alumna toast, Dr. Mildred Struble, for the faculty toast, and Betty Farmer, for the student toast. The remainder of the program will consist of classical musical numbers.
The affair is to be representative of all the women’s organizations on the campus .invitations having been extended to every organization, social, professional .literary, honorary, the various schools officers, class officers, faculty women, faculty wives the Trojan Club women, and the alumna organization.
Flowers and decorations will be handled by Betty Farmer and committee; invitations by Gwendolyn Patton; and program and music by Mary Jo Garland.
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To Show Pictures of Band and S.C. Rooting Section
Moving pictures of Southern California’s rooting section, pictures of the Trojan band in action, Russian dances and scenes of the Skull and Dagger initiation will be shown Wednesday evening in the Musical Organization building, according to J. Ward ,owner of the Varsity Photorium.
“These pictures are are actual scenes, taken during the 1926 football season, and will show one of the reasons why Henney’s rooting section and Robert’s band are famous the nation over," said Ward.
Everyone is invited to witness the presentation which is said to be something entirely different from anything hitherto shown on the campus.
Nominations in Touchstone Today J
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Amazon Creed Has Broad Application.
“I Will Not Tolerate Unjust Criticism of My Alma Mater.”
Pomona Meeting Not Final, But Gratifying.
Absences Ruling Applied Too Rigorously.
The Trojan Amazons have adopted a creed which all members of the organization are required to sign upon their initiation. As an ever-present reminder the creed is to be pasted in the front of a note book or in some other place conspicuous to the signee. Parts of the creed, which might apply to any members of the student body not in the co-ed organization, are worth passing on.
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Rrom “The Creed of an Amazon” :
“Be strong and of good courage/’
“I will not tolerate unjust criticism of my Alma Mater.”
“I will endeavor to stimulate a spirit of honor among the students of the University.”
“I will not tolerate smoking or drinking by University women on the campus or at University affairs.”
, “I will co-operate with the authorities and with the faculty in promoting the welfare of my Alma Mater.”
“I will at all times uphold the dignity and honor of the University of Southern California.”
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There is a great deal of value in some of the other points in the creed, although we have omitted them because they apply distinctly to members of the Amazon organization. But if wTe may reword them a little, they, too, -will be worth reading to everyone:
“I will be personally responsible for helping each freshman orient himself to the University campus”;
“I will at all times be ready to help and befriend all University students”;
“I will be loyal to each member of whatever organization I have considered worth joining”;
“I will co-operate to the fullest extent with the officers and members of the student body.”
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The meeting at Pomona does not mean that Southern California will have a Phi Beta Kappa chapter but it is gratifying to learn that wre have fine friends among the fraternity alumni, friends who appreciate the kind of work that is being done at this institution. A few more meetings like the one Saturday morning and wre will not have to be boosting our scholastic requirements for office holding in order to prove to the world
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WILL HOLD THEIR COMMENCEMENT
Graduating Seniors To Receive Diplomas At Annual Affair; Presidents Get Gavels.
Tonight at 7:30 o’clock Commencement Week will be opened by the annual graduation exercises for the senior members of Clionian, Athena, Comitia and Aristo Literary Societies in the President’s Parlors. The graduates will appear in caps and gowns.
A program consisting of member by each society will be presented. It will include an original peom by Homer Gane, from Aristo, a vocal solo by William Blackstone, from Comitia; the “Child Wife” from David Copperfield by Mary Jean Rogers, from Clionian; and a piano 6olo by Nina Moore, an artist pupil of Olga Steeb, from Athena. An address on the Value of Literary Societies will be given by Bernard Brennan, an alumnus of Atristo and of Alpha Phi Epsilon, now city pros ecutor of Glendale.
Following the program gavels will be presented to the presidents for the past year by the newly elected will receive
executives. Concluding the program the seniors will receive the diplomas of their respective societies, which will be presented by Robert Webster.
This affair is being sponsored by Alpha Phi Epsilon, national forensic and debating fraternity. Robert Webster, president of this organization will preside over the meeting. The arrangements have been made and completed by Kathryn Baker, Athena.
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NOTICES
All notice* must be brought to the Trojan office at 716 Went Jfffer«on St. or phoned to HUmbolt 4522. Notice* muat be limited to 35 word a.
DEBATE SQUADS
Meeting of Freshman and Varsity debate squads in 206 at 315 today. * * *
QUILL CLUB BANQUET Quill Club banquet will be held tomorrow evening at the Mona Lisa Cafe, 2534 W. 7th Street, at 6:30 P. M. $1.00 a plate. Make reservations with Morgan Cox or send them to Box 167, Mr. Huse’s office.
OFFICE MOVED
ThQ office of Dr. Durbin has been moved to 827 W. 36th Street.
ALPHA PHI EPSILON
Alpha Phi Epsilon will meet in the President’s Parlors this evening after the literary society meetings are over.
SENIOR CHAPEL COMMITTEE
The Senior Chapel Committee will meet in the student body president’s office at 12:00 today. Important.
New and Old Trojan Knights
There will be a Trojan Knight meeting tomorrow afternoon at 4 o’clock in the Sigma Chi house.
Southern California Alumni Association of Phi Beta Kappa Has Membership of 110p; Unanimously Favor S. C. For Chapter At Meeting Held Saturday.
OXY PROFESSOR PROPOSES MOTION
Hope To Bring Matter Before Senate and Council of the United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa For Vote in Fall of 1928; Many Other Recommendations Are Added.
BY AL ISENSTEIN
Preliminary steps w’hich may result in the location of a Phi Beta Kappa chapter at Southern California in the fall of 1928 were taken by the Southern California Alumni Association of Phi Beta Kappa in its annual meeting at Pomona College, Saturday morning, May 21.
The association, which has a membership of 1100 in Southern California, went on record as unanimously favoring the chartering of a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Southern California.
MOTION PROPOSED The motion was proposed by Prof. J. H. Sinclair of Occidental College and was seconded by Mrs. George P. Robinson, former dean of women at Northwestern University, Prof. John C. Schedd of Occidental and by Miss Gertrude Brainerd, a prominent Los Angeles business woman.
Impetus was given the motion by Dr. Frank C. Touton of the University of Southern California, who read a telegram from Prof. Franz Schneider, secretary of Alpha chapter of Phi Beta at the University of California, wherein it was stated that the University of Southern California had received as many votes as any other university in thi9 district applying for membership, although all the chapters have not voted.
This action of the Southern California Alumni Association of Phi Beta Kappa will be sent east to the national secretary. Mr. Oscar Vor-hees of New York, who will bring the matter to the attention of the Senate and Council of the United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa. A vote will be taken in the fall of 1928. MEETING SYMPATHETIC All members at Pomona Saturday were cordial, sympathetic and earnest, when Southern California was proposed, according to Dr. Touton. Ts<e enthusiasm was general and all were anxious to add their recom-mendaUons. Mrs. Geo. P. Robinson was present in Washington at the time the University of Southern California was granted recognition by the American Association of University Women. She emphasised the good name of Southern California in the east and stated it wa3 time for Phi Beta Kappa to give Southern California serious consideration. Mfss Gertrude Brainerd, who is a former S. C. student, and since that time has studied at other Universities, held that the quality of instruction given at Southern California, without considering other factors, merited a charter.
Members of the Alumni Association from Southern California who at-| tended the Pomona meeting were Bean Karl T. Waugh, Prof. K. M. Bissell, Dr. Louis Wann and Dr. Frank C. Touton.
Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest fraternity in the United States, organized at William and Mary College, Williamsburg Virginia, December 5, 1776. It has 107 active chapters and a total membership of 60,000. No charters are granted unless the students at the institution to be chartered are pursuing a course terminating in an A. B. degree or its equivalent.
WILL INITIATE TEN INTO HONORARY FRATERNITY
Pi Delta Epsilon To Have Homecoming Banquet At Elks’ Temple, May 27.
Pi Delta Epsilon, national honorary journalistic fraternity, will hold initiation for ten pledgee Thursday afternoon May 27th, and its annual Home Coming Banquet at the Elk's Temple in the evening.
The men who will be initiated at the Gamma Epsilon lodge Thursday afternoon at 4:30, must see Dave Fred before Wednesday. The new initiates are Bill Foote, Bryant Hale, Leo Harris, M. Foladare, Virgil Pinkly, Leigh Sargent, H. J. Smith, Cecil Graves, Ralph Huston, and Grant Flint.
The banquet will be held at six o’clock in the Elk’s Club at which time election of new officers will be held and the Pi Delt Epsilon keys will be presented to the new members. Among the special guests who will be present are Jack Olds of the Los Angeles “Evening Herald,” J. Marcus Busby, assistant drama editor of “Times”; T e e t Carl of the S. C. publications; Lowell Jessen, editor of the San Pedro Pilot; Stan Wheeler, San Pedro representative of the “Herald” and John S. Scott, Commerce Journal editor.
CONFERENCE TO BE SPONSORED BY Y.W.
College Students To Meet At Asilomar For Annual Gathering
From June 16 To 25.
The annual Asilomar Conference sponsored by the Y. W.“ C. A., will be held June 16 to 25. Students from the colleges and universities of California, Arizona, Utah and Nevada will attend.
The central theme of the Pacific Coast Student Conferences is to be “Life” in its various aspects. Prominent speakers from the different parts of the United States will discuss the phases of the theme, according to Miss Clara Miller, secretary.
Among those who will speak are: Professor Pneunzo of Whittier College, the author of the book entitled “The Soul of an Immigrant,,; Roy Chamberlain, from Dartmouth, Michigan; Oolook Burner, from the national Y. W. C. A. department; Dr. Kophe, a scienUst and teacher in U. C.; and Dr. Barrett a professor of philosophy in U. C. L. A.
Asilomar, meaning “Retreat By-the-Sea,” is located in Monterey County. A transit bus has been charted by S. C. and If C. L A. to take all girls desiring to attend the conference. Reservations can be made by seeing Miss Miller, Rosita Hopps, president, or Winnie Finch, chairman of the conference committee.
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R. O. T. C. Will Stage Sham Battle Saturday
University of Washington, Seattle, Wash., May 23—The men of the R. O. T. C. will stage a sham battle on their way to an all day encampment at Sand Point air base next Saturday. One company will defend a hill with machine guns and a smoke screen, while the other companies attack them. At the air base the men will enjoy an air carnival put on by expert aviators.