Read It in The Trojan
To Sell Big Game Tickets By Application. Debaters Make It Four Wins Straight.
L. A. High Students Winners. Trojanettes Manage Downtown Store. Seniors To Buy Union Corner Stone. Results of S. C.-Stanford Games.
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Trojan
The Spirit of Troy
“It is bad enough to have members of our own student body making money off of us, but we do not like it a bit when ‘professionals’ gather from the streets of the city to work their unreasonable game on the public at our expense.”
The Old Trojan’s Column.
VOL. XVIII.
Los Angeles, California, Wednesday, April 6, 1927
NUMBER 117
’27 TO BUY NEW UNION CORNERSTONE
Clas Decides To Pay For Gift By Road Show and Assessments.
That a corner stone for the new Student Union building will be the gift of the senior class to the University was the final definite decision of the gift committee at a meeting held yesterday.
Following the same ideas as that of a previous class, the stone and inscription upon it will be simiar to the one of the Administraion building, which was the gift of the class graduating at the time when the building wap. under the process of construction. According to an estimate made by Don Bailey, chairman of the gift committee, the value of the corner stone to be purchased for the Student Union will amount to approximately $200.
Various plans for paying for the gift have been discussed, but it is expected that the Senior Road Show will provide the main method of raising the money. If necessary, the, amount raised by the show will be augmented by a direct assessment of the members of the senior class.
Since all plans for presenting the gifts have, not yet been made, Mike Elwood has been appointed to complete the necessary arrangements with the Student Union planning committee.
Other matters which may arise concerning the senior gift will be discussed at the next class meeting.
TROJAN DEBATERS WIN FOURTH CONSECUIIVE CONIEST ON TRIP
Syvertson, Henley Will Compete With Oregon University Tonight; Three Utah Teams Before Returning Home.
SALEM, Oregon, April 5.—The debate team of the University of Southern California won its third consecutive victory of its northern tour when it defeated Washington State yesterday by a judges’ decision of two to one. William Henley and Art Syvertson represented S. C. in the contest.
CONQUER W1LLLAMETTE U. TEAM
BY CLOSE DECISION OF JUDGES
SALEM, Oregon, April 5.—Bill Henley and Art Syvertson, representing Southern California, defeated Willamette University by a judges’ decision of two to one in a debate held here tonight. The victory of the Trojan team is the fourth consecutive since leaving on their present trip.
Meet With Great Success in Northern Invasion Southern California's premiere debaters have been meeting with unqualified success on their northern invasion, as shown by telegrams received to date. By defeating Willamette yesterday, Bill Henley and Art Syvertson made it four straight wins and no defeats in this trip.
--♦ With only one defeat to mar an otherwise unexcelled record, and that by Willamette, which was beaten yesterday, the men of Troy have established themselves as the cream of western debating squads.
Until the time of the defeat by Willamette, the Trojans had won nineteen consecutive debates, tying the existing western record. With the four new scalps, Southern California has made it twenty-four out of twenty-five.
Tonight the two Trojans take on the University of Oregon. From Eugene they go to Oregon State at Corvallis, and from Corvallis to Utah for debates with three Utah colleges.
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T i c k e t Applications Idea Good.
Ought to Minimize Scalping.
Trojan Staff Proud of Students.
Some Unsung “Men in the Line.”
Miss Stiles Will Speak To Women
“Experiences of New Author” Will Be Subject of the Address.
CONSIDERATION OF PLEDGES IS MEETING OBJECT
Affair To Be Held At Twin Cedars Inn; Homecoming Plans To Be Discussed.
At the next meeting of Pi Epsilon which will be held Thursday at 6:00 P. M. at the Twin Cedars Inn, names of possible pledges wiil be considered. Discussion of plans for the Pi Delta Epsilon Homecoming will be the second item of business to be considered at this time.
Professor Marc N. Goodnow of the University of Southern Califprnia faculty will provide the entertaining and instructive feature of the meot-ing with a talk on some phase of journalism.
A number of alumni are expected the homecoming at the end of y. Among these are: Lowell ,n, editor of the San Pedro Stan Wheeler, of the San News; J. Marquis Busby, as-dramaUc editor of the Los s. Times; Al Wesson, editor of -lendale Press; Jack Olds, of raid, and John L. Scool. as-editor of the Journal of
"Experiences of a New Author” will be the subject of Miss Pauline Stiles, a novelist, who will speak this afternoon at 4 o’clock in the Social Room of the Women’s Residence Hall.
Throughout the talk she will cite several of her personal interviews with authors and nablishers during her recent trip to New York City.
Mis* Stiles is a very successful new author, and many of her short stories have appeared in The Ladies’ Home Journal, McCalls, and other well known magazines.
This program is under the auspices of the committee on Extra Cami-us Opportunities, and the members of the Quill Club will be the hostesses of the affair.
A series of entertainments have been arranged, although the dat-js for them have not as yet been announced. Ellen Beach Yaw, known Delta as “California’s Lark,” August Steed, an internationally known pianist, and Cecil Holland, “a man of a thousand faces,” have been engaged for this course.
STUDENTS MEET IN CONFERENCE OF UNIVERSITIES
present day 6chools it a generation of irre-because they forbid iOf theology along with been branded as falae G. BallanUne, former Oberlin College.
yertisers Save You Money.
Meeting at Occidental College, the annual Student Volunteer conference was held last Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Representatives from southern California colleges were present. Among them were Whittier, Pomona, Redlands, California Christian College, Pasadena Junior College, Bible Institute, U. C. L. A., and S. C.
The central theme of the program was “The Christ of the World Highway.” The discussions and meetings were led by men who are interested and active in foreign missionary work.
The Student Volunteer is a national organization, which also includes Canada, for college students who have a desire to become foreign missionaries. It is also a recruitng agent for the missionary boards oi the churches.
The members of this organization meet Tuesday noon a: the Y. M. C. A. Hut .
TROJAN CLUBS FLAN SEVEN MEETINGS FOR THIS APRIL
Dr. von KieinSmid To Address Alumni Club at San Pedro: Orange County To Meet First.
Seven meetings of Trojan Alumni clubs have been scheduled already for the month of April. The first one is to be held today when the Orange County Trojan Club meets at Anaheim.
On Thursday Dr. von KieinSmid will address a group of Southern California luinni at San Pedro, while on Friday the San Diego Trojan Club plans to hold a meeting.
On April 13 all Southern California graduates who are now teaching w:ii meet at Sacramento in connection with the State High School Principals’ convention.
No less than three meetings are scheduled for April 29. These are the San Bernardino Trojan Club meeting at San Bernardino, the lx>ng Beach meeting, and the San Joaquin Valley Club meeting at Fresno. The latter meeting is in honor of the Southern Calilornia track team which is running r.t Fresno on that day.
TEN S. C. GIRLS MANAGE STORE I
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To bring the theoretical and i practical side of business together, Walker's Store has co-operated with the University of Southern California and has offered a service known as Women's Month, of which ten S. C. girls have been put in charge.
These girls from th© School of Commerce act as sponsors or mascots of the various departments. They sell, bring in new ideas, keep enthusiasm up and obtain in return a course in instruction.
Each one of these ten students, selection of whom was made by Dr. W. D. Moriarty and Dr. May Morse of the University on standards of ability and interest in merchandise, is to have charge of the sales for the month of April at Walker’s in one of the ten sales divisions of tbe store.
Two thousands dollars in prizes will be given to the winners in the way of scholarships and cash for the furtherance of work in this field.
SPOOKS, SPOKES INITIATES WOMEN
Formal initiation of the new Spooks and Spokes members was held yesterday at 4:30 in the Y. V.. C. A. Hut. At 6:30 a banquet was given for the initiates at the Women s Athletic Club.
Eloise Parke, president of the organization, conducted the initiation ceremony of the women, who were Betty von KieinSmid, Mary Maine, Jeanne Summerfield, Vivian Murphy, Fern Kuhry, Catherine Colwell, Mildred Martz and Marian Robertson. Dean Crawford, honorary member, will be initiated when she returns from the East.
Mrs. R. B. von KieinSmid as one of the speakers on the program at the banquet talked on the purpose of Spooks and Spokes and the ideals that it upholds. Kathleen Campbell gave an address of welcome to the new members representing the actives. Eloise Parks acted as toast-mistress and introduced the speakers.
WAMPUS
Wampus staff pictures for the El Rodeo were postponed until Thursday at 9:00 o’clock. \11 students on the staff must be there as this is the last time an attempt will be made to take this picture.
This plan of selling all tickets, including those for the rooting section, by application ought to be a good one for three reasons. In the first place, it sounds fairer. There has always been dis-satiisfacton with the idea of selling seats to late comers for the same price that earlier buyers had to fight for. In the second place, it ought to be a good deal easier for everyone than the cumbersome old system of trying to guess how many people are coming and then having everyone standing in line for days and hours before they get satisfaction.
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The third reason ties right into the second; the new plan ought to hurt the scalping trade considerably, and that’s what most of us want to do. It is bad enough to have members of our own student body making money off of us, but we do not like it a bit when “professionals" gather from the streets of the city to work theiir unreasonable game on the publiic at our expense. If Arnold’s new plan wil minimize scalping it will be well worth the trouble he is putting into it.
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The Trojan staff cannot help but feel a little reasonable pride in the achievements of three of its members who are to be presented with a cup Friday morning for representing their high school alma mater so well in the realm of school activity. Incidentally, these folk are making good in several other ways besides getting grades, as their work on the paper shows.
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While Jessica Heber has not been long on the staff she is doing some good work and is proving her ability to carry on in several fields of interest at once. Bernice Palmer, besides beino a
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good student and assistant editor of the feature page, is known to her friends as a writer of coming attention. She is a member of Quill Club and has done a number of things for professional magazines. Dave Bryant not only won the Alpha Kappa Psi freshman scholarship cup, but is known to the campus for his work as president of the sophomore class last semester, president of the Trojan Squires at the same time, organizations editor of the El Rodeo, and commerce editor of the Trojan.
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And still the debaters continue to send back victory telegrams. Southern California is proud of the men at home whose practice competition made these successes possible.
L.A. HIGH WINS ANNUAL TROPHY
Cup Will Be Given By President During Assembly Friday.
S. C. AVERAGES HIGH
Three Trojan Students Make Grades Which Entitle L. A. High To Annual Cup.
The All-University assembly, announced for Friday, will be held at 10:25, all classes for that hour being dismissed. The chief business of tfie hour will be the presenting, by President R. B. von KieinSmid, of iis scholarship cup to Los Angeles High School, as this year’s winner of the annual contest to determine the hi»;h school whose students made the best record as freshmen at S. C.
The cup to be presented Friday is the one which was won for the two semesters of 1925 and 1926. The students who won the trophy for their high school are Bernice Palmer, Jessica Heber, and David Bryant, having as their average together 2.62. All three are members of the Trojan staff, and prominent in campus activities.
Each year this cup, donated by the President, is presented to the high school whose graduates have male the best average, prepared on the basis of the three students from each school making the highest college record during their freshman year.
NATIONAL HONORARY GROUP GRANTS S. C. PETITION
Pi Sigma Alpha, Scholastic Fraternity, Will Grant Southern California Lambda Chapter.
Pi Sigma Alpha, national honorary scholastic fraternity for political science majors, has just granted a chep-ter charter to S. C., to be known as I^ambda chapter, following the petition of Phi Sigma Alpha, as the organization was previously designated.
Eligibility depends entirely on scholastic standing, no student with less than a B rating being granted entrance. The Trojan group, comprising the Lambda chapter, includes Henry C. Johnson, president; Paul Cunningham, vice-president; Stanley Hopper, secretary-treasurer; John Bruner, E. T. Franke, James N. Corbett, LeRoy Kilgore, Richard C. Olson, Franklin Sewell, and Arthur Syvertson ,captain of the Trojan debate squad. All of the Trojan students comprising Lambda chapt-r are political science majors, pre-legal students, or law students.
Dr. T. Roy Malcolm, head of S. C.’s department of Political Science, and Dr. John Eugene Harley, professor of international relations, are the two faculty members incluuded in the chapter.
Notices
All nntlrn ninnt be hroogbt to the lrolun office at 71« West Jeller«oa i St. or phoned to HCmbolt 452S. Notices moot be limited to 35 word*.
There will be a meeting of the following members of the Traditions Committee of the senior class this noon at 12:30 in the Student Body President's office: Harold Lovejoy Helen Morgan, Elora Sorensen, and Rita Padway.
Stanley R. Hopper will be the leader of the pre-Easter meeting tomorrow morning from 7:20 until 7:50 A. M. on the subject of “Gethsem-ane.” Meeting is held at the “Y Hut.
NEWMAN CLUB
The Newman Club will hold a meeting at Loyola College, Thursday at 8 P. M.
RIFLE TEAM
Rifle team m€*ets today at 12:30 on the range.
Witt SELL “BIG GAME” TICKETS BY APPLICATION
Eddy Returns From California, Stanford To Work on New System For Handling Admission To Outstanding Grid Contests.
ROOTING SECTION TICKETS INCLUDED
Applications For Alumni Tickets To Be Mailed Out August 22; Alumni Association Membership Necessary To Benefit By New System.
All reserved seat tickets to the “big” Southern California games next year will be purchased by application, including those for the student rooting section. The decision is the result of the recent trip taken by Arnold Eddy, assistant general manager of the student body to Stanford and California, from which he has just returned after studying the way the northern universities handle their “big”
♦game ticket problem.
55 Junior College Students Pay S.C. Campus a Visit
Visiting the campus yesterday, 55 students of the Pasadena Junior College were entertained by Sam Gates with the assistance of the Knights and Amazons.
The students were accompanied by Principal Ewing, Dean Harbison, and Miss Clark, Dean of Women. The group had lunch at the Womens Residence Hall, after which they were conducted on a tour around the campus.
Co-Ed Caper Planned For Y. W_Affair
Carnival Under Auspices of Y. W. To Be Held Thursday at Y. W. House.
Leading up to the Carnival which will be held from 4:30 until 9:00 o’clock Thursday evening, open house will be observed by the Y. W .C. A. all day.	.
Skits to be presented by the different sororities, both social and professional, will begin about 7:00 P. M. and continue until 8:00 or thereabouts. The skits which will be the main feature of the evening is a competitive affair and the sororities will vie for first hon^ a.
Sideshows will display their war *s as soon as the skits are ovei*. Among the drawing cards will be the show of freaks and puppets planned by the Alpha Chi Omegas.
While the sideshows are in progress, the floor \yiil be cleared for dancing. Later in the evening the Y. W. will present a skit dealing with the Asilomar conference.
The committee in charge suggests that those attending come in costume, although it is not absolutely necessary. The 25-cent admission ticket includes the entertainment and also supper.
Y. W. C. A. Will Choose Officers Wednesday
Election of the Y. W. C. A. officers
HAVE “SELL-OUT” EXPERIENCE
The change means a complete reorganization of the ticket office and Mr. Eddy is working on this now. While away, Mr. Eddy talked with Jack McKinley and Ed Loder, assist-ane general managers at Berkeley and Palo Alto respectively, who ex. plained the solution of their institutions to the problem. Both universities have had the experience of “complete sell-outs” to their big games for five years, while Southern California has only met the situation once. McKinley has had five years' experience in the work and Loder three.
The change will mean a complete reorganization of the ticket office, and Mr. Eddy is working on this now. The student union will not lit completed in time and eo one or the other student store offices will be turned over to the work temporarily.
ALUMNI APPLICATIONS OUT EARLY
It is Eddy's plan to mail the a> plications out on August 22 for the big games next year, which will be those with California and Washington in the Coliseum, and with Stanford at Palo Alto. The Notre Dame game, being in the east, will not constitute a problem to the local ticket office. Eddy believes that 150,000 tickets will be handled by application next year, including some 18,0*>0 student tickets.
FAIRER TO STUDENTS
“This will be fairer to the students because it will mean that there will be no left over rooting section tickets to go on public sale/' said Eddy yesterday. “For the same reason this plan is intended to cut down the scalping.”
The usual season tickets to the public will also be put on sale sometime during the middle of August, when the applications for them will be receivable. AH alumni mint be members of the alumni association to receive the advantage of this new plan.
When questioned regarding the possibility of a post-season same, Mr. Eddy thought one unlikely because of the length of the regular season.
Sigma Will Petition Theta Sigma Phi Soon
Plans for rushing and discussion of petitioning Theta Sigma Phi, nation-
wili take place from 9:00 to 3:00, al journalistic sorority, featured the
Wednesday at the Y. W. C. A.
The candidates to be voted upon are: vice-president, Lois Huse, Lois King, and Nora Hoffman; secretary, Claire Mae Parsons, Betty Bruce, and Peggy Partington. Rosita Hopp3 has been unanimously elected president and Florence Nickel for undergraduate representative.
Trojan Advertisers Save You Money.
meeting of Sigma held in the publicity office at 3:00 o’clock Monday afternoon.
Si^ma has signified its intention of sending in a petition. An inspector will be sent to the campus, after which the petition will be sent in. U. C. L. A. was recently refused a chapter of Theta Sigma Phi, due to the fact that their journalism department is inadequate.
Y. TO OBSERVE ANNUAL AFFAIR
Der deutsche Verein will meet today at 3:30 at the Y.W.C.A. for a social gathering. Refreshments and entertainment.
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International night, an annual affair, will be observed at the regular Y. M. C. A. Council dinner tonight. The meal will be served at 5:45 P. M. and all men of the University are welcome to attend.
The program will be featured by presentations from the different student groups who are on the campus. The address of the evening will be given by Dr. Sonia Poschkeroff of Hollywood, author, actress, and practising dentist. Dr. Poschkeroff
was educated by the Student Friendship fund and is a native of Russia. She will speak on “Student Friendship.’’
Foreign students are particularly urged to be present tonight. The program will consist of a flute solo by Mr. Sung, a vocal solo by Sam Brown, a Japanese ukulele quartet, and a Filipino vocal trio.
Following the meeting and entertainment, the Y. M. C. A. election returns will be read before the assembly.
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