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Syvertson Wins First in Oratory Contest. All-University Dance Held Tonight. Commerce Banquet Plans Completed. Seniors Ditch Classes on Thursday. Apolliad Program is Announced. Journalism Department Has New Plans.
Southern
California
Trojan
The Spirit of Troy
“It will be a long time before members of the Senior class have another opportunity to frolic together. For many of them it is graduation— and then, goodbye. We hope they enjoyed the day.”
Visions in Troy.
VOL. XVIII.
___,. i-_ Los Angeles, California, Friday, May 6, 1927
S. C. WILL GIVE APOLLIAD PROGRAM TO INCLUDE
ALL-U DANCE AT TEMPLE
All-U. Spring Dance at Elks’ Temple Tonight To Be Sport Affair.
Tonight’s All-University Spring Dance, to be held at the Elks’ Temple, is going to be a memorable occasion for all those who attend, according to Gladys Lee, vice-president and social chairman of the student body, if the realization equals the expectation of the committee in charge of arrangements. Spring decorations and the sport motif will characterize the dance throughout.
Only 300 tickets will be sold to avoid congestion and crowding on the floor. These tickets are being sold at the Associated Students Store and only a few will be on sale at the door. The price is a dollar and a half per couple.
The programs will carry out tn*? informal sport Idea, having a picture of a boy on one side and a girl on the other in sport costume. The Pacific Coast Club orchestra will furnish the music and enter* tainment between the dances.
Dr. and Mrs. R. B. von KleinSmlc, Dean and Mrs. Karl T. Waugh. Dean Mary Sinclair Crawford, Mr. ana Mrs. Harold Stonier, Mr. and Mrs. Warren G. Bovard, and Mr. and Mrs. Linton Smith will be the patrons and patronesses for the evening.
Committees in charge of arrange ments for the dance are as follows. Posters, Ruth Carr; hall and puncii. Art Freston; music, Everett Miller; programs. Eleanor Mix; printing anQ ticket sale, Bill Stewart; chaperones. Eloise Parke; and decorations, Mar cus Beeks.
NUMBERS OF VARIED INTEREST
Many Original Musical and Literary Compositions To Be Given Tonight in Touchstone.
STUDENT PRODUCTION
Composers and Critics of Note Will Attend Program and Make Comment To Students.
Scenes in the torpedo room of a U. S. submarine, romantic episodes of a honeymoon couple, and a fairy-like fantasy mark three one-act plays which will be combined with original musical compositions, poems, and short stories in the Third Annual Apolliad to be given in Touchstone Theatre tonight at 8:15.
--♦ Robert Cooke, who wrote “Pres-
sure,” one of the plays ,has had actual experience on the sea. The time of the drama is 1917, and the stage setting is under the direction of Stanley Ewens, student in the S. C. stagecraft class.
JUNIORS PERSUADE SEVERAL SENIORS TO REMAIN HOME
Seniors Hold Annual “Ditch Day” at Balboa Beach; Commerce, Dental Also Skip Out.
Yesterday at 7 o’clock the Senior class fared forth to Balboa to celebrate its annual “Ditch Day.” minus ■bout twenty-five of its number who re “persuaded” by the Juniars to ce the campus with their presence*^
In of^er to insure their stay, the Juniors under the leadership of Eddie Oudeurmuelen resorted to the use or ropes, cellars, garages and even handcuffs. Due to the size of his Senior bodyguard, Boots Oudermuelen frustrated the Junior conspiracy to deprive him of his day’s trip, but otn ers were not so fortt,nate.
Several of the Seniors of fraternity houses were found chained or tied to their beds, while others were captured and tied to lamp posts in front of the Ad building and exhibit?.* as rare specimens.
The major portion of the class celebrated the day at Balboa swimming and dancing. The Rendezvous was rented for the day and a special or. chastra was taken from the campus to provide music. Lunch was fur nished by the members of the class.
Annual “Ditch Day” for the College of Commerce and Dental College was also celebrated at Balboa in conjunction with the Seniors.
POPULAR SPEAKERS ARE OBTAINED FOR BANQUET
Monday Last Day For Making
Reservations For Women’s Commerce Banquet.
Three speakers, prominent business women of Los Angeles, have been arranged for in preparation for the second annual Business Women’s Ban-quet for co-eds of the College of Commerce and Business Administra' tion. The banquet is to be on May 12 at 6:30, at Paulais, 714 South Broadway.
Miss Kentz, president of the Woman’s Traffic club, *an organization made up of women engaged in transportation and traffic problems, wil: be the speaker of the evening. Miss Kentz is secretary to the general freight agent of the Union Pacific, Mr. Lincoln.
Miss Florence Banks, credit manager for the Los Angeles Soap com pany, and Mrs. C'. B. Whitnell, educational director of Walker’s storo, will be two of the speakers on th* program.
Jessie Grant, vice-president of the College student body, and chairman of the woman’s groups, has complete charge of the occasion. Mary Nelson is chairman of the committee planning the events of the evening.
Reservations by women studenio wishing to attend the banquet should be made by Monday, May 9, accora-ing to Miss Grant. Miss Jones, In the office of the College of Com merce, is handling all reservations. Reservations app.ied for after -'nav date will be unavailable.
A lonely cabin on a lonely beach is the setting for “Honeymoon House,” written by Elizabeth Alexander Raede. Time, two hours after the ceremony. The settings for this mystery play were designed by Ethel Bickford.
Two old English gardens, divided by “The Wall,” serve as the setting for Dorothy Davis’s fantasy by that name. Virginia Roediger executed the settings, and Calvin Hendricks of the College of Music wrote the words and music for the songs used with this play.
Two other accepted plays, not included in the program because of the time limit, are “Get Up and Bar the Door,” by Louise Van der Verg, and “Lilacs,” by Chet Mackie.
“The Tryst,” a short story by Fay Keysers; poems by Antoinette Larson, Esther Brown, and Dorothy Davis; Music by Clara Spelman, Gilman Bowers, and Earl Stone complete the program.
Composers of note and critics in art, music, literary, and dramatic circles of Los Angeles are to attend the program, making subsequent comment on composition and interpretation direct to the student originators.
Y. W. TO CELEBRATE ANNUAL MAY FETE
Sponsoring the May Fete, which is being held in order to meet its pledge for the International Student Friend ship Fund, the Y. W. C. A. will present its program Wednesday at 3:30 o’clock on the Old College Inn.
International friendship among college students, with dances representing the different nations, will be the theme of the fete. Dances typifying the various countries, Russia. France. Holland, England, China, Italy, Spain, and South America will be given.
The Phi Mu Epsilon Trio, from the College of Music, and the Women’s Glee Club, of this university will en tertain also.
Dr. Sonia Pushkeroff, a Russion, will personify the spirit of friendship. By means of this fund, which is sponsored by the Council of Christian Association in America, she was able to escape from Russ a to seek refuge in the United States. Dr. Pushkeroff is now writing scenarios for the motion pictures.
JUNIORS UPSET SENIOR DIGNITY
IN GREAT DITCH DAY ROUND-UP
Because they did not sneak out on Senior Ditch Day. two dignified seniors were tied to the lamp posts in front of the Administration Building by a gang of tough, revengeful juniors, led by Eddy Oudermeulen, president-elect of the Trojan Knights.
While one of the victims was going to chapel, the gang, suspicious of his classification, stopped him and demanded his indentification card. Identifying him as their superior ,the assailants surrounded him and tied him to one of the posts with a piece of strong cord.
The juniors, with a heavy rope hanging on their necks .proceeded to the collateral library in search of more seniors. But in spite of the great noise they made, they caught
no seniors, although many were there.
When they returned to the Administration Building, they saw that their first victim had escaped, for a tenderhearted and sympathetic frosh had loosened the ineffectual cord. Seeing that they were fooled, the juniors
chained to the post another senior whom they fortunately encountered on the way.
Still incensed at the escape of their first victim, the juniors threatened to burn their prisoner at stake. They gathered combustible materials and placed them around the post. But when the flames were beginning to scorch the senior’s cords, the gang leader turned dove-hearted and extin guished the fire.
Conference To Be Held At Whittier
Southern California Cosmopolitan Clubs Meet at Whittier College.
Delegates from the University or Southern California Cosmopolitan club will attend the annual confer* ence of the federation of Cosmopolitan Clubs of Southern California, which is to be held at Whittier College today and tomorrow.
Under the direction of the chairman of the program committee, Harold Reed of S. C., the delegates *rili be entertained as the guests of Whit* tier College. The program to be followed Friday is to include registration and reception of delegates in the morning and the banquet and serial program in the evening, closing with an address by Professor Con stantine Panunzio, of Whittier.
Saturday morning will be occupioa with round table discussions until noon, when luncheon is to be served In the women’s dining room. After luncheon an open forum on campna problems, brief addresses by the special guests, and an afternoon tea ana social hour are planned for the delegates.
Closing the conference Saturday night, a joint meeting of representatives and residents of Whittier will be held in the Whittier College aua. itorium to discuss the present crisis in China and a comparison of Gandhi and Mussolini.
yisiom
in TROY
By HOWARD EDGERTON
Kappa Zeta Dance For Pre-Medical Students is Planned For Saturday
In honor of the pre-medical students, Kappa Zeta, national honorary pre-medic fraternity, is giving aspoir dance Saturday at 8:30 in the Alpha Sigma Delta House, 2633 South Hoo ver street.
This is the final social event ot the year for the two organizations, and will serve to bring together socially the members of the honorary fraternity and the pre-medical cr-ganization.
Due to the fact that the Trojan editor went “ditching” yesterday with the rest of the Seniors, we have been obliged to fill his Old
Trojan’s Column with a few remarks of our own. We sincerely hope that the last year men and women enjoyed their little romp down at Balboa. The same holds true for the College of Commerce and Dental College, whom we understand made a similar excursion.
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It was expected that the Junior class would stop a great many of the Seniors from accompanying the rest of the class on the trip, but it was decided that inasmuch as the Seniors did not try to keep the “ditch” day a secret, there would be no glory in merely parking out in front of some of their houses and keeping them from enjoying one day away from the confusion of the campus. It will be a long time before the same group of men and women will have another opportunity to frolic together. For many of them it is graduation—and then goodbye.
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There is a possibility that petition for student body offices will be thrown open again on Monday, according to “Dee” Tallmon, who stated that there has not been enough petitions received for some of the offices. A few of the candidates will no doubt be declared ineligible, which will also necessitate the reopening for the candidates. Monday’s Trojan will carry the final decision.
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Tonight the last All-University dance of the year is being given at the Elks’ Temple, and there is not a Trojan on the campus who should fail to attend this final affair. Each year ..we elect various student body officers, some of whose duties it is to put on the University social affairs, and great is our criticism of them if they fail. This year the social committee has worked hard and especially on this last dance have they taken a great deal of trouble to put it over in real fashion. The least we can do is to take advantage of it.
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Congratulating Arthur Syvertson is getting to be the most popular of indoor sports, but if ever there was a Southern California student who deserves the praise of fellow Trojans for carrying the Cardinal and Gold to victory in any endeavor, it is our redoubtable debate captain. We can only wish you luck, Art, in the finals on June 28.
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In making plans for the big convention of high school newspaper men and women to be held at Southern California each year, our journalism department has taken a really progressive step. In the past we have had our newspaper day, for wrhich we send invitations to three or four students in each high school. Under the new plans, however, journalism students and teachers from practically every high school in Southern California will attend the convention en masse under the auspices of their own Association. The size of our journalism department is certainly no criterion of its value to Southern California. * * *
And speaking of values, our (Continued on Page Three)
ARTHUR SYVERTSON WINS FIRST IN BIG CONSTITUTIONAL CONTEST
S. C. Debate Captain Wins Pacific Coast Oratorical Contest Semi-Finals at Corvallis, Oregon.
FINALS HELD IN LOS ANGELES
Marks One of the Most Successful Careers Experienced By Any Southern California Debater.
BY VIRGIL PINKLEY
Arthur Syvertson carried the colors of the University of Southern California into national note in oratorical circles Wednesday night when he won the Pacific Coast division of the National Constitutional Oratorical contest, held at Corvallis, Oregon.
GOOD DELIVERY	*-
Syvertson, through sheer mastery in
AFFAIR WILL BE DINNER DANCE
delivery and rare logic on the Cor* stitution, defeated representatives from the University of California, Oregon, Augustana College of South Dakota, and College of Puget Sound in Washington.
The contest which was held at Cor vallis was the last one between Syvertson and a chance to compete in the national finals which will b? held in Los Angeles on June 23. The coming contest, as well as the preliminary ones ,is sponsored by the Better American Federation. The grand finals will bring the winners from the other six districts to Los Angeles who will compete for prizes ranging from $350 to $1,500.
LARGE PRIZES
The prizes for those who enter tin' finals total $5,000, which Is divided up into seven prizes with the first place winner receiving $1,500 and seventh place speaker winning $350.
Speaking in a clear, forceful man ner, Syvertson won the praise ot both the audience and the judges. His manner on the stage is reported to have been superior to any of the other orators en'~ied in the contest. The judges for the Pacific Coast finals are all members of the faculty of Oregon Agricultural College ana are members either in the publ’c speaking or political science departments. Those whfi judged the content (Continued on Page Three)
NOTICES
All notice" munt be brought to the Trojan office at 71« Went JetTerwon St. or phoned to HUmbolt 4522. Notices mutt be limited to 35 wor«l«.
There will be an important luncheon meeting of the Physical Education association at the Women’s Res idence hall at 12:20, Friday. Prof. Ralph La Parte will speak. Members are asked to be on time.
Wanted—Husky athletes for specialty acts in Senior Road show. Report in Bovard Auditorium between 2 and 4 p. m. today.
GRANT LAMONT.
Upper Classmen To Celebrate at Hotel Maryland in Pasadena
Soon.
Checking Up On Petitions' Begins Today
Large Numbers of Candidates Appear After Week of Petitioning.
With nominating petitions all turned in, the work of checking up on them and determining the eligibility of the candidates is now under way. An unusually large number of petitions were taken out this time ana the last minute rush revealed several “dark horse” candidates.
The petitions for each candidate must bear the signature or at leasi fifty students. In addition to checK-ing upon this the scholarship recora of each candidate must be looked ur* to see if he has a “1.5” average. An er this information is all assembled the petitions will be brought up in executive committee meeting and the candidates of all who have met the requirements will be legalized.
Those who are going out for man agerships will learn of their fates in a short time for, according to Le-. land Tallman, student body president, the election of managers will be helo at the executive committee meeting on Tuesday evening.
Nominations for all elective officer will be held Thursday, May 12, In the Shrine auditorium, and the election will be held one week later.
LOST—Small black leather notebook.
If found call Beatrice MacRae, EM-pire 8255. Reward.
Concluding the joint affairs on the social calendar of the upper classmen this year comes the annual Junior-Senior dinner dance at the Hotel Maryland in Pasadena, May 14 at 7:30 o’clock.
With the end of school near, this will be practically the last opportunity for the upper classmen to enjoy the social side of school this year. The dinner dance was arranged at this time so that all upper class-ment might take advantage of this last opportunity to get together.
According to those in charge, everything has been done to make the at fair as brilliant as the last big event should be. The committees in charge are: Ruth Carr, vice-president, gen eral; Howard Edgerton, budget ana tickets; Gordon Crain and Jim Moser, place; Betty Farmer, menu; Wayne Harrison, publicity; and Pus Blanchard and Mildred Marts, programs.
Tickets may be obtained from any member of the junior ex. committee or at the Student store.
CO-EDS TO APPEAR ON PARK PROGRAM
Co-ed members of the Story Telling class of the University of Southern California School of Speech will assist in relating fables and fairy tales to hundreds yf children of Los Angeles at the Hans Anderson festival ,to be held In Elysian Park on May 14, under the auspices of th(v Public Library of Los Angeles.
More than one hundred story hours have been conducted during the s»? mester by Trojan co-eds who ar? studying story telling in the School of Speech. Members of the class are relating the best in juvenile literature to children in hospitals, branch libranies, schools and playgrounds, as well as special Easter parties.
Included in the group which has entertained with tales of the Thre*1 Bears and Jack the Giant Killer are Louise von KieinSmid, Mary Ander son, Elizabeth Alexander, Raede Ethel Bickford, Anna Braun, Kathleen Campbell, Eunice Colcord, Elizabeth Crawley, Helen Earnest, Frances Ev ans, Ruth Pettitt, Harriett Robert son, Ruth Smith, Elerta Somers, Mar jorie Stearns, Ethel Sylvanus, Esa. bella Turton, Viola Vollmer, Fay Kayzers, Portia Broyles, Juanita Ells worth, Gladys Lee, Rowena Muckle-noy, Ethel Moore, Eunice Riley, Clara Spellman, Ercel Sutton, Alma Thomas, Marguerita Young and Mar guerite Price.
Miss Tacie Mae Hanna Is the instructor in the S. C. School o» Speech who is in charge of this work.
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FOR COMMERCE BANQUET
Students May Invite Business Men as Guests; Prominent Men To Speak.
Plans for the College of Commerce all-student banquet, to be held May 18 in the Chamber of Commerce Building, are nearing completion, according to the committees working on the various details, under the direction of Don Edwin, Commerce student body president.
Two hundred and fifty announcement*, with details for reservations, given to students of the college, let ters sent to alumni extending an in. vitation to the event, and names ot prominent business executives of Los Angeles listed, to whom invitations will be sent, compose the present work of these committees.
In an attempt to reach every student enrolled in the college witn information regarding reservations and invitations, announcements were made before members of the morn ing classes two days this week. If anyone did not receive a statement and wishes to procure one he may obtain it in the office of the college. Reservations must be made by May 13, according to the student body president; any applied for after that date will not be available.
An interesting plan, from the stand* point of students who are planning to attend, is that of allowing each, student who wishes to do so to turn in the name of a business executive of this city that he desires to invite. Miss Jones in the Commerce office will receive any names turner* in and attend to the mailing of the invitations.
A program representative of botn pleasure and business has been ar-ranged .according to Don Edwin Harry C. Culver, the founder of Cui ver City, and J. J. Brill, the general manager of the May company, will be among the speakers on the program. S. C. musical organizations will offo> some numbers as part of the enter* tainment.	•
CLUBS TO PRESENT MUSICAL PROGRAM AT WHITTIER HIGH
Musical Organizations Will Present Numbers Given in Assembly Yesterday at High School.
Southern California musical organizations under the direction of Hal Roberts will give a concert tonight at the Whittier High school, using practically the same program as that given in Bovard Auditorium Thursday morning.
There will be several addition!*, however, among which will include the Trojan Little Symphony, the man. dolin club, the Allen Sisters ,and tho trio composed of Edith Lingerfelt, Zariur Elmassian and Lillian Smith. Berywin Riske, Kenny Crawford and Stilman Wells will entertain in the evening’s program with numoroua solos.
The Trojan Men’s and Women’s glee clubs, under the direction of J. Arthur Lewis, will sing several additional numbers beside those given on the program yesterday, among which will be those to be used oh th* spring tour. The Trojan band will play "The Charge of the Light Artillery,” and several of Sousa’s sc-lections.
FACULTY ADVISES ONE ANNUAL
HIGH SCHOOL EDITORS’ MEETING
BY VIVIAN MURPHY
Closer affiliation between the Press Association of Southern California, composed of high school journalists of this part of the state, and the Trojan annual Newspaper Day is expected as a result of a vote of the faculty advisers, who met in conjunction with the student delegates at Santa Monica High School last week. Believing that a closer connection between these two groups would be beneficial, the faculty members in attendance decided to advice the discontinuance of the semi-annual meeting of the high school editors, with the recommenda-
tion that all members attend the annual S. C. Newspaper Day. This suggestion is expected to be ratified at the fall meeting of the student members.
In the past, the high schools have held a spring meeting and a fall meeting, in addition to attending the annual affair given by the journalism department and associate groups of Southern California. This event has been sponsored by Marc N. Goodnow, of the journalism department, for the past five years, in conjunction with (Continued on Page Three)