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Mother’s Day Featured by Assembly. Trojan Knights Elect Members. ExCommittee Fixes Election Requirements. All-University Informal To Be Given. Senior Class Elects Permanent President. President To Entertain For Apolliad Authors.
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Syvertson Wins First
Arther Syvertson will represent the Pacific Coast in the finals of the National Oratorical Contest on the Constitution. Syvertson won first place last night at Portland Oregon. The finals will be held in Los Angeles, June 28.
VOL. XVIII.
Los Angeles, California, Thursday, May 5, 1927
NUMBER 131
EX. COMMITTEE FIXES ELECTION REQUIREMENT
Scholarship Average of 1.5 or a “C” Plus Average Will Be Required of Those Wishing Elective Office or Appointive Managership.
NO INTERPRETATION NEEDED
Candidates Running in This Year’s Election Must Take Grades For the Two Preceeding Semesters; Average Determined on That Basis.
BY LEO HARRIS
That the scholarship requirement for student body officers as laid down in the new associated students constitution needs no interpretation or qualification was the decision reached by the executive committee at their meeting held Tuesday evening in S-357.
The constitution requires that al»» who would qualify for any elective of-
fice or appointive managership must have maintained a scholastic average of 1.5 or a C plus for the year im. mediately preceding ..the ..election. That the year referred to did not include the semester during which the election was held, was considered to be evident on the face of it.
NO RECOURSE
There had been some question aa to whether this requirement coulrt apply to the candidates in the com-ing election, inasmuch as one ol the semesters to be considered wa% completed when the constitution was adopted. However, it was agreed that the students are now operating under the present constiution an<> that therefore there is no other con stitution to fall back on. Even the committee so desired, they would be unable to rule otherwise without amendment.
This means that th« candidates who will run in this year’s elections must take their grades for la°t semester and the semester preceding that, and upon the basis of thor>* grades determine their average. All “A’s” are to be given three points per unit, “B’s” two per unit, “CV one per unit, and “D’s” zero, ano *‘F’s” minus one per unit. A1I in-completes are counted as failures until made up. These points are then added together and divided by th<* total numer of units. The resulting quotient is the average. If it is 1.5 or better the candidate is eligible; if less he cannot run.
RECOGNITION PINS
Following a discussion upon the question of giving seniors ^mall S. C. recognition pins to be worn on tho lapel, “Boots” Oudermuelen was ap->inted a committee of one to Invest! gate the feasibility of this plan. These pins''Will carry out the same idea all those* teoming from Michigan r.ai as the small “M” that ls worn bv those coming from Michigan university.
The nomination petitions that are now available must e signed and returned to Miss Flock’s office by 4 o’clock today. This will absolutely be the deadline.
ROAD SHOW HAS FOOTBALL STARS AS PERFORMERS
“Dairymaid Chorus” and “Slivers of Spring” To Have Dainty, Aesthetic Dances.
To those who have become accustomed to seeing Morley Drury anti Jesse Hibbs in football suits thel> appearance as aesthetic dancers tot the Senior Road Show will be something in the nature of a surprise, according to Grant La Mont, director-general of the theatrical.
Some twelve members of the Southern California football staff have been engaged to participate in “Th» Dairymaid Chorus” and "Slivers of Spring.” The management wishes to inform the student body that athletic prominents are really to appear as coy dairymaids, milk buckets, et al. Even more startling is the “Slivers of Spring” ensemble. In this number all cast members go through their complicated drills in bare feet, said feet in the course of the act becoming filled with slivers which are painfully extricated by the dancers.
According to Catherine Privett, road show chairman, the committee has expressed itself as being well pleased with the type of acts submitted, not only as to their humorous content, but as to their diversity.
Political Petitions Must Be In Today By 4 P. M.
All nominating petitions mus* be turned in to Miss Flock’s offict by 4 o’clock this afternoon. Those turned in later will not be accepted. The petitions must bear the signatures of at least fifty mem bers of the associated students and bear the name of the officc for whi'ch the Individual wishes to run.
Executive committee candidates must specify the college from which they are running.
Those who expect to try for the managerships of student activities such as manager of the glee club, Wampus business manager, and play productions manager, must also turn in a signed petition today. This is extremely important as the executive committee will meet Tuesday for the purpose of electing all managers. The choice will be made from those who turn in petitions.
LELAND TALLMAN.
TROJAN KNIGHTS PICK NINETEEN MEMBERS
Eddy Oudermeulen Elected President for Coming Year; Others Named
Nineteen men were elected to membership in the Trojan Knights at a meeting of that organization Tues day evening at the Pi Kappa Alpha House, according to the announcement of “Red” Dales, president. Officers for the coming year were elected a* the same meeting.
The newly elected officers are: Eddie Oudermuelen. president: Clark Rood, vice-president; Ralph Pace, secretary; and Harold Silbert, treasurer.
The names of the nineteen men elected to fill vacancies in the Tro jan Knights, which will occur at tht> end of this year, are as follows:
James Lane, Kenneth Lichty, Willis Jacobus. Malcolm Chambers, Jack Stumph, George Morgan, Carl Penny, Marcus Beeks, Burke Heistaid, F. W. Coombs, Arthur Callens, Lewii Farris. Maurice Burke, Bill Wood, Ev Miller, Jack Heartfield, Kerschc! Bonham, Herbert Spencer and Frank Wolfe.
The Trojan Knights is an organization limited to thirty members whose duties are those of enforcing traditions, assisting the yell-king, welcoming visiting teams ,and enforc ing orders of the University and student body administrations. Active membership is limited to two years
ELECT COCHRAN HEAD OF BOARD
University Trustees Hold Election at Special Meeting Held Yesterday.
George I. Cochran, president of the Pacific Mutual Insurance Company, and for the past thirty-five years treasurer of the Board of Trustees of the University of Southern ali-fornia, was elected president of tho board at a specoial meeting held yes. terday. according to announcement from the office oi President R. B. von KieinSmid of the Trojan university.
CONFERENCE OPPOSES IDEA OF HAZING
STOCKTON, Calif. — Deans from nine Pacific Coast coleges and universities who held their annual meeting here recently unanimously passed a resolution against the hazing of freshmen. It was brought out in the discussion preceding the passage of t.he resolution that hazing is rapidly di^ appearing in most institutions and that students are taking voluntary action to abolish it.
There was a marked disagreement among the deans on the question of pledging and rushing new students for the fraternities and sororities. Some of the colleges and deans are in favor of rushing the students as soon as the semester opens so that the rushing season will be over and not interfere with studies and other activities.
PRESIDENT TO ENTERTAIN FOR APOLLIAD AUTHORS AT DINNER
Prominent Critics of Los Angeles Will Be Guests and Pass Judgment on Apolliad Performance in Touchstone Following Dinner.
With President and Airs. Rufus B. von KieinSmid of the University of Southern California as hosts, a dinner will be given Friday evening, May 6, in the Residence Hall of the University honoring student authors and composers who have contributed original manuscripts and material to the Third Annual Apolliad of the University of Southern California, “a movement to stimulate creative art among college students.” ♦-
Pharmacy Faculty Is Entertained At Fraternity Luncheon
Guests of honor will include critics from musical, literary, dramatic, and art circles of the Southland and among those invited to pass judgment on the Apolliad performance in Touchstone Theatre immediately following the dinner include: Charles Wakefield Cadman, Olga Steeb, Miss Hildegarde Flanner, Carrie Jacobs Bond, Marion Craig Wenworth, Mrs. Ralph W. Trine, Anna S. Monroe, and Mrs. J. Welles Smith.
Sponsored by the School of Speech and the College of Music, the twelve schools and colleges of the University of Southern California will be represented by the students who comprise the “personnel oi’ the Apolliad” and who will be entertained by their president and his wife at the honorary dinner. Those taking part In Apolliad Include Antoinette Larson, Gilbert Bowers, Dorothy Marie Davis, Merle Stone, Calvin Hendricks, Elizabeth Alexander Raede, Robert Cooke, Fay Keyzers, Clara Spelman, Esther M. Brown, Louise Van de Verg, and Chester T. Mackie.
Lambda Kappa Sigma, Pharmacy sorority, and Kappa Psi, Pharmacy fraternity, entertained the Faculty oi the College of Pharmacy with a luncheon at the Kappa Psi Lodge, Thursday, April 28.
Two vocal selections were rendered by Berwyn Riske, accompanied by Miss Mather. Miss Mather latet played a piano selection.
Short talks were made by Dean Stabler, Professor Maas^ Isabell Frec-ricks, president of Lambda Kappa Sigma and Glenn Mikesell, president of Kappi Psi.
Remember All-U Dance Friday.
TODAY'S CHAPEL TALK
Theodore RoosevelL ure facing north.
“The Ideal American.”
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Honor Guests Enjoy Mother’s Day.
All-University Affairs Deserve Patronage.
Apolliad Dinner a Cultural High-Light.
‘Ditch Day” Seems to be Popular.
“Boots” Oudermeulen is '27 Life President.
Special Committees Get Action.
SENIOR MEETING DECIDES UPON PRESIDENT
Class of ’27 Unanimously Elects “Boots” Oudermeulen Permanent President.
The honor guests of the campus yesterday, the mothers, seemed to enjoy the entertainment that had been arranged for them. Certainly they should have. A great deal of credit is due the individuals and committees that worked quietly but efficiently to make the day a memorable one. Not so quiet were the musical treats of the morning and afternoon, but greatly appreciated. Mother’s day is a distinctive Southern California tradition and should be promoted accordingly.
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Tomorrow evening there will be an all-University dance. There will be some students who will prefer to go other places, which is all right and their own business, but it does not make for the best kind of campus unity.
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Another campus event of Friday evening will be the dinner at the Women’s Hall in honor of those students who have successfully contributed to the next Apolliad. This is one of the events which should stand out as being typical of the kind of thing that colleges and universities foster. It is well to give attention, and a great deal of it, to “practical” courses, but it will be too bod when our American institutions of higher learning come to omit the emphasis on cultural values.
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This is the day when the seniors are supposed to be off at Balboa. The funny part of it is that the College of Commerce has also decided to make this the Commerce Ditch Day. What is still funnier, the two decided upon the same dance pavilion for their headquarters. Here is hoping that they get together on the proposition and enjoy the day as a vacation and not as a bone of contention.
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“Boots” Oudermeulen has been elected the life-president of the senior class. That is something of an honor, considerable of a responsibility. It won’t be as pleasant to have the responsibility of calling the class together twenty years from now as it is now. But we congratulate “Boots” on having done so well with his position this year as to be the unanimous choice of the class for the future, and we hope that he takes the office realizing that he, and he alone, will be to blame or thank if ’27 does or does not stage the (Continued on Page Two)
Unanimously electing Boots Oudermeulen as permanent president of the class of ’27, the seniors held their class meeting yesterday noon in Bovard Auditorium.
Because of the services Boots has rendered to his university the senior class felt the honor of permanent class president should be given him. Boots has been president of his class twice and he is a member of Sigma I Sigma, honorary junior men’s fraternity.
| Discussion was held as to the amount of alumni dues to be paid, i The final decision was an assessment of $2.50 on every member of the senior class for the payment of one year’s dues to the Alumni Association. An additional $2.60, a contribution to the loyalty fund is to be optional, but will be collected at the same time as the payment of the diploma fee.
The original motion was the payment of a $5 assessment. This motion was amended to an assessment of $2.50 for alumni dues. The amendment carried because members of the class felt that the spirit of the loyalty fund had better be expressed by an optional donation.
MOTHER’S DAY FEATURED BY SPECIAL ASSEMBLY
Special Program of Music is Given By Trojan Band and Glee Clubs; Saxophone Quintet Presents Several Selections.
S. C. BAND AND GLEE CLUBS TO TAKE TRIP NORTH
The Trojan band and the Trojan Glee club will take then annual Spring tour to San Francisco together, May 7-11, inclusive.
On their way up they will give combined concerts at the Granada theater in Santa Barbara, at Stanford and California, the California theater in Berkeley, radio stations KPO and KGO, the Optimists cIud of San Francisco and the Oakland Advertising club of Oakland. The trip up to Frisco will be via the Coast route while the return will be via the Inland route. On the wa;. down the combined organizations will give programs for the Fresno Rotary club, Tulare Union High school, and the Knights of the Round Table.
The Trojan Glee club will take many men on the tour, while the Trojan band will take thirty-five. Mr. J. Arthur Lewis will direct th* Glee club and Harold William Roberts will direct the band.
Remember All-U Dance Friday.
Annual Ditch Day Is Celebrated Today By Seniors
Meeting at 7:15 this morning in front of the Coliseum, the seniors “snuck” to Balboa, where they are celebrating a day free from worries of term papers and finals.
After a morning spent in the va. rious beach sports, the seniors will partake of lunch which will be furnished by the class. At 3 o'clock the group will gather for dancing in the Rendezvous, which has been reserved exclusively for them. An orchestra accompanieo the class from here, and will furnish all the music.
LITERARY CLUBS - PRESENT DEBATE
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United States Interference in Nicaragua is Question Discu/ sed at Meeting Tuesday.
Debating on the subject, “Resolved, That United States Cease Interference in Nicaragua.” Clionian, Athena, Comitia and Aristo Literary societies held the first of a series of debates last Tuesday evening in an effort to win the annual Phi Delta Gamma contest.
Each society has a team for both sides of the question and each on j will meet the opposing teams of the other three societies within the next two weeks.
Clionian met Aristo, while Athena debated Comita. The decisions ren dered by the judges were: Clionian upholding the affirmative and Aristo the negative, 2 to 1 In favor of Ch-onian, the negative the decision was 0 to 3, again in favor of Clionian; with Athena’s affirmative team meeting the negative team of Comitia the decision was 0 to 3, Comitia defeating Athena; with the two societies upholding the reversed side Athena won over Comitia by a decision o> 2 to 1.
ALL-UNIVERSITY SPRING DANCE TO BE HELD AT ELK’S TEMPLE
Affair To Be Strictly Informal; Tickets May Be Bought at Students’ Store; Sport Motif Used in Decorations; Will Be Held Friday Evening.
1 hat decorations for the All-University spring informal dance which will be held at the Elks' Temple, Friday evening, will con sist of spring flowers, and that the programs will carry out the sport motif, is the announcement of Gladys Lee, vice-president and social chairman of the student body.
t “This dance is essentially infor mal,” stated Miss Lee. “We want
NOTICES
All notice* munt hr brought to the Trojan office at 716 Went Jefferaon St. or phoned to If Umbolt 4522. Xn-tlcew must be limited to 35 word a.
PRE-MEDICAL DANCE
All pre-med students are invited to a sport dance to be given at the Alpha Sigma Delta fraternity house. 2633 South Hoover street, by Kappa Zeta, the honorary pre-medical fraternity, Saturday evening. May 7.
There will be a meeting of interclass baseball managers today at 12:15 in Bill Hunter’s office. Ver> Important. If unable to attend, see Jack Hartfield.
RIFLE TEAM
Meeting this noon at Range to make final arrangements for Thursday and Friday matches. Freshman and varsity must be there.
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BANQUETS GIVEN BY Y. M. AND Y. W.
Fraternities and Sororities Hold Open House For Mothers; Tour of Campus and Reception at Women’s Residence Hall Complete Program.
Featuring a special chapel program of music by the Trojan Band and Glee Clubs, the Fourth Annual Mother’s Day was held yesterday at Southern California, terminating in two banquets, one for mothers and sons and the other for mothers and daughters.
♦ The celebration was opened with the giving out of carnations in the arcade to all campus men. At 11 o’clock, at a special All-University Assembly in Bovard Auditorium, tbe mothers were formally welcomed to the University by Stanley R. Hopper, president of the local chapter of the Y. M. C. A. In his address of welcome, Hopper paid tribute to Mother and emphasized the large place which she occupies in the hearts of her sons and daughters. Leland “Dee” Tallman, student body president, presided.
The major part of the assembly hour was turned over to Hal Roberts, director of S. C. musical organizations, for a special program of music by the combined Glee Clubs and Trojan Band. The firBt number on the program, played by the band, was the “8ong of the Field Artillery.” Under the direction of J. Arthur Lewis, the Women’s Glee Club sang a very beautiful selection by Cadman, “When the Moon Drops Low,” and an amusing little song by Gartlar, entitled “The Lilac Tree.” The house showed its keen appreciation when Hal Roberts called upon little Jack Langton, age 6, to conduct the band in the rendition of a march number, which he did with credit to himself and to the band. Jack acts as the regular RFlat drum major, his father having played in the Trojan Band of 1880.
Two numbers sung by the Men’s Glee Club were well received by the audience. A saxophone quintet, composed of Tom Ritchie, Ralph Turner, Fomby Dickson, Walter Hewitt, and Paul Farr, presented several pleasing selections. Kenneth Crawford, who accompanied the Men’s Glee Club and other artists, also played three or four solos on the piano. In combinations of voices, the women’s trio amt quartet, composed of Zartur Elmassian, Edith Lingerfelt, Lillian Smith and Pauline Mather, gave the most impressive evidence of an unusually careful selection of voices. Excellent tone and success in the most difficult tonguing, were shown by Stillman Wells in his rendition of “Russian Phantasia” in the cornet. Solos by Berwyn Riske, baritone, and Zariuh Elmassian, soprano, closed the program Zariuh Elmassian is under contract to take the part of Carmen in the Los Angeles Grand Opera next summer. After the two solos, the combined Glee Clubs and Trojan Band rendered a medley of Pacific Coast university songs .
Luncheons at the fraternity and sorority houses on tbe campus were given in honor of the visiting mothers. At 2 o’clock they were conducted on a tour of the campus, after which the University Women’s Club tendered the mothers a reception at the Women’s Residence Hall. Late in the afternoon, Ellen Beach Yaw gave a concert recital in the President’s Parlors, under the aasplces of the Extra Campus Opportunities Committee. In the evening, a Mother and Daughter Banquet, for which 125 reservations were made, and a Mother and Son Banquet, for which 200 reservations were made, were given in the Women’s Residence Hall and the Y. M. C. A. Florence Gallentlne acted as toastmistress for the one, and George Jordan as toastmaster for the other.
this last all-university affair to be a huge success, and feel that It wil* if everyone comes prepared to enjoy themselves."
Tickets for the dance may be s* cured at the Associated Students1 store. The price is one dollar and a half per couple.
Patrons and patrone?ses will be Dr and Mrs. von KieinSmid, Mr. anr’ Mrs. Harold Stonier, Dean and Mrs Waugh, Mr. and Mrs. Warren G. Bo vard, Mr. and Mrs. Linton Smith and Dean ary Sinclair Crawford.
Committees in charge of arrangements for the dance are as follows Posters, Ruth Carr; nail and punch Art Freston; music, Everett Miller; programs, Eleanor Mix; printing and ticket sale, Bill Stewart; chaperone?, Eloise Parke; and decorations, Marcus Beeks,
Remember All-U Dan»e Friday.
Honorary To Entertain Pre-Medical Students With Sport Dance Soon
The Alpha Sigma Delta house Is to be the scene of a pre-med. spc-t, dance Saturday, May 7, at 8:30 p.m The affair ls being given by Kappa Zeta, the national pre medical honorary fraternity in honor of the S. C. pre-medical students.
Remember All-U Dance I riday.