SCHOOL OF SPEECH DANCE
Tickets for the School of Speech costume dance may be secured from Mrs. Poetker at the cashier’s window in the Students’ Store, states Doris C. Johnson, president. The dance is to be held at the Lakeside Country Club and is open to any student on the campus who desires to purchase a bid. They are limited in number and are going fast, states Miss Johnson, so those who still want one had better purchase it immediately.
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ENGINEERS’ MEETING
A meeting of all the engineering student body will be held in H. 206 on Tuesday, April 10 at noon. The purpose of the meeting is for the nomination of officers for next year. The election will be held the following Thursday, April 12, according to Gene Saylor. Every engineer should be present at this meeting to have voice in the plans for next year.
VOL. XIX.
Los Angeles, California, Friday, March 30, 1928
NUMBER 108
COAST FORENSIC LEAGUE OPENS CONFERENCE WORK
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Commerce Dance Will Be Offered Tonight In Union
SOUVENIRS FOR AFFAIR ARE UNIQUE
Extravaganza Stars To Provide Entertainment For Commerce Dance Tonight
By JACK PAYNE
With stars of the Extravaganza for entertainment, with a professional orchestra to furnish the music, and with unique souvenir programs as features of the evening, the commerce dance in the student union social hall tonight promises to be an outstanding event on the calendar of the university, judging by the plans announced by Wally Hicks, student prexy.
The dance this evening is the annual commerce social event.. Though it is given by the students of the commerce student body, an invitation is extended to all those on the campus who wish to attend.
Dean and Mrs. R. L. McClung will be guests of honor. Dean McClung is the new head of the commerce college.
LIMIT BIDS
Bids for the affair may be secured either at the cashier’s window in the students store or at the commerce office in Old College. A limited supply only is available. The number being restricted to 150.
Gwendolyn Rickard, the blues singer who, as “Sabra Webster”, made her debut on this campus in “Min danao Moon” in “Novelties”, will sing popular numbers in her own unusual manner on the program tonight.
CLEVER DANCES
Jean Maschio, danseuse of the Extravaganza and director of the chorus and specialty numbers of that production, will offer a divertisement to the students tonight. Bob Cook, the perennial student of the same musical production, will entertain this evening with songs. Souvenir programs which are unique in design and composition have been designed especially for this evening by Mildred Martz.
Phil Farrel’s orchestra will furnish the music for the evening. This group has played at the Montmartre, at the Elks club and in a special arrangement with “Sunny.” Refreshments will be served during the entire evening under the direction of Nora Hoffman, vice-president of the commerce student body.
CHURCH HEARS ORCHESTRA IN FINE CONCERT
The symphony orchestra of the 'ollege of Music, under the direc-ion of Alexander Stewart, presented a concert in the First Baptist church Wednesday night.
The featured number on the program was ‘Fantasie Triomphle,” by Dubois. According to the reports at hand it is the second time hat the complete number has been played on this coast. It was played in Oakland under the same Jirection as Wednesday's performance.
William Hartshorn's playing of Ihe organ was the basis of the performance. The orchestra was ar-anged in accompaniment. Two vocal solos assisted in the program.
Tenant Elected President of Y.W. For Coining Year
Y. W. C. A. elections held yesterday from 9 to 2 in the Student Union
patio resulted in the following choices: Doris Tenant, president; Annabelle Wright, vice-president; Margaret Lytle, secretary; and Rosita Hopps, undergraduate representative.
All of these newly elected officers have been especially active in Y affairs, serving on committees, taking charge of special days, and various benefits and dinners. The new president who had a formidable opponent in Clare Mae Parsons, held the position of chairman of the social service last year. She will be a junior in her term of office, similar to her predecessor, Rosita Hopps who is now the new representative. Annabelle Wright was membership chairman and Margaret Lytle was publicity chairman and also, in her freshman year, president of the freshman club.
RULES FOR SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED
Constitution Orators Will Clash For National Honors on April 15.
Final announcements of the Fourth National Inter-collegiate oratorical contest has been received by Charles Wright, debate manager. The purpose of the contest is to increase the interest in and respect for the Constitution of the United States. The contests are financed and conducted by the Better American Federation of California as a contribution Joward better and more intelligent citizen-shp.
Southern California will select her representative on April 20, which is the date set by the committee in charge, when each college or university must designate its individual representative. Among the contest finalists of 1927 was A. L. Syvertson of S. C. who took second place. He was defeated by H. J. Oberholzer from the North Carolina State Agricultural college, who won the championship and $1500. The prizes will be seven in number and will be paid ln cash at the grand final meeting in Los Angeles, on June 21, 1928.
The orations must be original, must not require more than 10 minutes for delivery, and must be on any one of the following subjects:
The Constitution; Washington and the Constitution; Hamilton and the Constitution; Jefferson and the Constitution; Marshall and the Constitution; Franklin and the Constitution; Madison and the Constitution: Webster and the Constitution and Lincoln and the Constitution.
Any bona fide undergraduate student on this campus is eligible to enter and compete for the prizes. A national finalist, even though otherwise eligible, cannot become a contestant for a second time.
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DON NEWCOMER ELECTED PREXY OVER V. DORMAN
At the elections of the Y. M. C. A. which were held Wednesday, Don Newcomer was elected president for the coming year. The other officers elected were as follows: Vice-president, Vroman Dorman; secretary-treasurer, Walter Braun; chairman of religious service commission, Leland Jacobson; chairman of building service commission, William Leech; chairman af campus service commission, Fred Pierson; chairman of community service commission, Clifford Wiemer, and Glen Turner as executive secretary of the commission.
The new officers will meet in conjunction with the old cabinet for the first few weeks of April, deciding the policy for the coming term and choosing committee chairmen, etc.
This also is a splendid opportunity for the initiation of the new cabinet into the routine of the organization.
Saturday is to be the date of the annual periodical rummage sale which is to be held on Central avenue, which has proven particularly Band and Glee Clubs Take
MUSICIANS TO PERFORM
adaptable to such means of raising
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Trip To Ventura Combined Concert.
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DEBATING SQUAD HAS ENVIABLE
RECORD IN FORENSIC ENCOUNTERS
have, in the six years under his tutelage, brought to the halls of Troy practically every trophy offered in forensic contests they have entered The debate teams particularly, have strongly entrenched themselves as leaders in collegiate debating.
MAKE HISTORY
In 1922 Roland Maxwell, Bill Barber, Al Griewe, Bernard Brennan, and Ned Lewis made debate history at S. C. Since that time, each suad has won honors with a consistency not found in other activities.
Three years ago the Trojan debaters won every debate during the season, duplicated this feat the following year, and ran their string of consecutive victories to 25 last year before being defeated. The squad men who made this record are: William Berger, Leland Tallman, Art Syvertson. Adna Leanord, Stan Hopper, Ray Brennan and Bill Henley.
Paralleling Southern California’s record of achievements in athletic activities, Trojan debaters and orators have, in recent years, has established an equally good record in forensics.
The charges of Alan Nichols, coach* The debaters, during this time, engaged in five interna.toinal debates, including contests with Oxford, Cambridge, and British Columbia. Two of the greatest victories Troy’s representatives have scored are audience decision over both Stanford and California in their own auditoriums. GOOD SYSTEM Much of the success of debating at S. C. can be attributed to the squad system which Coach Nichols uses. This system is being used as a model for various teams throughout the country. Under it, new and unheard of men have been developed into polished speakers of note. After a system has been established, and a spirit of cooperation developed among the squad men, Nichols spends hours with each individual correcting his faults.
In the past six years, 93 men have been trained and coached in debat-(Continued on Page Two)
The Trojan band, together with the men’s and women’s glee clubs leave this afternoon for Ventura where they will present a combined concert. A program featuring combined and solo numbers by members of the organizations will be given.
Following the concert the women’s glee club will return to Los Angeles while the band and men’s glee club continue on their annual trip through northern California.
Programs will be given in Oakland, San Francisco, Fresno, Bakersfield. Napa and other cities. Concerts will feature numbers by the Trojan band, selections by the Trojan men’s glee club, under the direction of J. Arthur Lewis, and solo numbers by Stillman Wells, student director of the band, and trumpet soloist, William Ellfeldt, pianist and accompanist for the glee club; Berwyn Riske, baritone soloist, and xylophone solos.
Last year, the band and glee club were received enthusiastically by the various organizations to whom they presented programs. Return engagements will be given to a great many clubs and churches.
The trip will consume nine days, the men presenting 11 concerts dur ing this time.
Junior Honorary Pledges To Hold Traditional Sale
Spooks and Spokes Women Will Sell Candy on Campus.
Following the customary tradition of the organization, pledges to Spooks and Spokes, honorary organization for junior women, will hold a candy sale today. The nine prospective members who were recently pledged publicly in chapel will parade the campus clad in costumes of black and orange, the sorority’s colors, offering their wares. The costumes which were decided upon at a recent pledge meeting will consist of black dresses with orange ruffle trimming, and orange aprons with black ruffles.
The candy which is to be homemade by each indiviudal will be sold at ten cents a bag, each girl supplying an amount to fill fifty bags apiece. Inasmuch as this custom is similar in purpose to the selling of the “Yellow Dog” by Sigma Sigma pledges, the campus is expected to support the sale wholeheartedly.
The pledges will begin the sale at 7:30 in the morning, during classes and chapel, until the last bag is sold. The candy may be purchased from the individual trays or the main desk which will be in front of the administration building.
Initiation will be held the Tuesday following the opening of school, at 6 o’clock to be followed by a formal banquet. Those pledged are: Mrs. Aiken Smith, honorary member, Alice Colwell, Phyllis Crowley, Percy Frazer, Jessica Heber, Rosita Hopps, Bernice Palmer, Gwendolyn Patton, Erie Shepard, and Lorraine Young.
HONORARY TO INITIATE SEVENTEEN
Sigma Sigma To Hold Ceremony This Afternoon At 2 o’clock.
Fifteen student and two faculty pledges of Sigma Sigma, honorary junior men’s fraternity, will be initiated this afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Sigma Chi house. Eddie Oudermuelen, president of the active chapter, is in charge of the initiation.
Bob Behlow, junior class president of Liberal Arts; Dave Bryant, editor of the El Rodeo; Elwood Harmon, last semester junior president; Ralph Huston, editor of the Trojan; Keith Thompson, junior president of Dental; Ralph Pace, student body president of Dental; Paul Fritz, junior president of Law; Shields Maxwell, chairman of the rally committee; Jesse Hibbs, football captain-elect; Lloyd Thomas, basketball captain-elect; Fred Pierson, chairman of the elections committee; Herschel Bonham, business manager of the El Rodeo; Charley Borah, track star, Charley Wright, debate manager; and Walter Peck, endowment drive publicity director; are the student pledg es. Howard Jones, head football coach and Carl Knopf, of the School of Religion are the faculty initiates.
The pledges received their informal initiaton yesterday when they sold the “Yellow Dog” annual “razz sheet” published and edited by the Sigma Sigma pledges. A formal dinner-dance tomorrow night at the Palomar Tennis club will be given in their honor by the active chapter.
OFFICE ISSUES LIST OF DATES FOR SEMESTER
Important dates for the remainder of the semester have been issued by the president's office, and will be observed as follows:
Friday, March 30, beginning of spring recess.
Monday, April 30, closing date for presenting by June candidates of General Thesis Approval.
Wednesday, May 23, closing date for submission of master’s theses.
Wednesday, May 30, Memorial Day.
Sunday, June 3, Baccalaureate services.
Friday, June 8, summer vacation
Saturday, June 9. graduation.
CO-ED DEBATERS TO MEET UTAH
The Trojan women debate team will meet the team representing the University of Utah this afternoon at 3 p.m. in Touchstone Theatre on the question: “Resolved that the American investor and his investment in foreign lands should be protected only by the government in which the investment is made.”
The local debate team will uphold the negative side of the question in today’s debate and will be represented by Elizabeth Henninger and Eleanor Veale. Miss Henninger, the first speaker, is a freshman and a graduate of the Santa Monica high school. She is a promising debater and since her arrival at S. C. has taken an active part in forensics. Miss Veale is scheduled as the second speaker for Southern California, and is a member of last year’s debate squad. She is also the debate manager for this year.
DEBATERS LEAVE SOON
Hopper and Henley To Take Fifteen-Day Debate Trip; Leave April 3.
Captain Stanley Hopper and William B. Henley, of the S. C. debate team, will leave Los Angeles April 3, on a fifteen day debate trip to several of the principal universities in the western part of the country.
The Trojan orators will take the affirmative of the question, “Resolved that American investors and their investments in foreign countries should be protected only by the government of the nation in which the investment is made.
The debater’s itinerary includes the University of Denver, Denver, Colo., where Hopper and Henley will engage in a split debate on the question, Resolved: That the results of the great war have tended toward the peace of the world.
Other debates to take place during the trip are the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N. M.,; Utah Agricultural college, Logan, Utah; Brigham Young university, Provo, Utah; and the University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
Carnival Spirit Will Prevail At Costume Dance
School of Speech Party To Be Held at the Lakeside Country Club.
Carnival atmosphere will prevail at the School of Speech costume dance to be held this evening at the Lakeside Country club, states Doris Crook Johnson, president. Tickets for the affair are almost all sold but there are still a few which may be secured at the office in the Student Union.
William Hanley, star of “Excess Baggage,” now playing at the Figueroa theatre, will be guest of honor, arriving after the evening performance of the play. He will judge costumes and a prize will be awarded for the best representation of a character of the stage or screen. Competition should be very keen as many of the students are renting the identical costumes worn by stars in current productions.
Although this dance is sponsored by students of the School of Speech an invitation has been extended to all students on the Liberal Arts campus to attend, the only requisite being the price of a ducat. Miss Johnson announces that this is a Leap Year costume dance but she failed to state exactly what this implies, saying that students would have to attend to find out.
COMMERCE COMMITTEE
Members of the Commerce dance committee are requested to turn in all money and tickets to the Commerce office between 12:15 and 1 o’clock today.
FRATERNITY MANAGERS
There will be a meeting of all fraternity athletic managers at 3:00 o’clock in the training quarters at Bovard field, Leo Calland, intra-mural director announced yesterday.
DELEGATES MEET FOR DISCUSSION
Debating and Forensic Department To Act As Hosts Today and Tomorrow.
BY HENRY HODGES
Delegates from nine of the most prominent colleges and universities on the west coast are guests of this university while in attendance at the fifth annual conference of the Pacific Forensic league.
The debating and forensic department, under the direction of Coach Alan Nichols, is acting as the hosts for the delegates. Stan Hopper, captain, and Charles Wright, manager of the debate squad are the student hosts.
FIFTEEN STUDENTS
There are fifteen students from the other schools hear to carry on the conference and convention and to participate in the forensic contests that are included in the program of the meeting.
Last night the contestants vied for the flrst honors in the oratorical field. The speeches were delivered in Bridges hall on the Pomona college campus. The contestants were: Harry Rothrock, Whitman college, speaking on “The Valley of Forgotten Men”; Henry Gray, subject unannounced, of Pomona; Philip Cava-Iero, Stanford, “France and World Peace”; Albert Fox, W. S. C.; Herbert Wunderlich, Idaho, “Science and Religion”; R. G. Witley, Williamette, “Foot Prints of Death”; Lawrence E. Ross, Arizona, “The Law’s Crime”; Stanley Hopper, S. C., “The Man Who Could Not Fail.”
The high lights of the conference ^hich is being continued through today and tomorrow are the extempore speaking contest tonight in Bovard auditorium. The subject will be given to the speakers just prior to their appearance. There are seven members of the convention who are entered in this event. They are: Clarence Bitts, Oregon State; Philip Cav-alero, Stanford; S. H. Franklin, Arizona; C. R. Winger, Washington State; Herbert Wunderlich, Itiaho; Charles Ridding, Williamette, and Bill Henley, S. C.
The loose ends that usually accumulate during such a conference will be picked up in the final adjournment session which is scheduled for Saturday morning. After the adjournment the delegates are to be the guests of the committee to see the track meet with Stanford.
SHAKESPEAREAN PLAY WILL BE
PRESENTED BY SCHOOL OF SPEECH
TO GIVE THREE ONE-ACT PLAYS
The playwriting section of the dramatic league of Pasadena will produce three original one-act plays tonight at Troop Memorial auditorium in Pasadean at 8:15 o’clock.
The three plays, a comedy, a tragedy and a farce will be under the direction of Laurabelle Deitrick of the Southern California English department. Admission will be fifty cents.
“Much Ado About Nothing” has been chosen as the fourth annual Shakespeare play to be put on by the School of Speech, according to Miss Florence Hubbard, N. C. P., director. As usual, this production will be a feature of commencement week.
Last year the play chosen was “As-¥the sixteenth century and which, for
You Like It,” and it was played in modern dress. This was so successful that it has been decided to use modern dress again this year, states Miss Hubbard.
A surprising amount of interest is shown in these productions. There was no announcement made to anyone but the speech classes, yet so much talent appeared that it was a case of trying to decide who to leave out, rather than who to put in. Seventeen girls tried out for the part of Beatrice alone,” she continued.
Dr. Gaw and Miss Hubbard have characterized “Much Ado About Nothing”, a3 a story of human relationships which exist today as well as in
that reason will be just as interesting to the modem audience as it was to the audience of Shakespeare’s time. Critics also state that this play contains the highest comedy lines that the author ever wrote.
Elora Sorenson and Melvin Cytron have been chosen for the leading roles of Hero and Claudio. Both are well known to campus audiences, Mr. Cytron having appeared recently as the lover in the junior play, “The Doctor in Spite of Himself.” Marjorie Temple and Fred Phleger will portray Beatrice and Benedick, the two fiery lovers who draw verbal swords every time they see each oth-I er.