DENTAL FIELD DAY
The faculty and student body of the College of Dentistry extend to all Pre-dental students of Siouthern California an invitation to attend the Annual Dental Field Day, October 6, at Brookside Park. Meals aryd transportation will be provided. All Pre-dental students desiring to attend should register their acceptance with Miss Woods before tomorrow at 10 o’clock.
Southern
California
Trojan
VOLUME XIX.
Los Angeles, California, Tuesday, October 4, 1927
SECRETARY DAVIS HERE
Secretary of Labor J. J. Davis arrived here yesterday to address the opening session of the American Federation of Labor convention. Four hundred representatives of all the labor and trade unions in the country are here for their annual convention, representing more than 5,000,000 American workmen. The aims of organized labor were made known when the meeting opened.
NUMBER 12
BRYANT HALE FIRES ENTIRE STAFF OF WAMPUS
COMMITTEE
LINEUP IS GIVEN OUT
Twenty-seven Members are Named by Senior Class President.
5 GROUPS CHOSEN
Oudermeulen, Bums, Faulkner, von KieinSmid, and Martz are Chairmen.
The new senior class committees which have been appointed to take charge of the various duties of the senior class, by Harold Kispert, president, include the following.
Social—Mildred Martz, chairman, Martha Wiggett, Ruth Carr, Craig Smith, Betty Bryson, Betty Farmer, Howard Elliott.
Traditions—Betty von KieinSmid. chairman, Sally Goodrich, Ruth Carr, Charles Sauers, Bus Blanchard.
Finances—Kenneth Faulkner, Al Webb, Tommy Lewis, Paul Cunningham, Cliff Reynolds, Alma Mills, Peggie Partington.
Intra-Mural Sports—Chase Burns Chairman, Spencer Bolter, James Moser, James Smith, Ward Young.
Hats—Eddie Oudermuelen, Chairman, George Morgan, Scott Creager.
Dents Will Stage Annual Field Day At Pasadena; Sport Events On Program
Swimming and Tennis Contests, Golf Approaches and Putting To Be Features of the Day; Silver Cups Will Be Presented To Winners.
The Dental College of the University of Southern California will hold its annual field day at Brookside Park, Pasadena, all day Thursday. According to Ross LeLanskv, president of the Dental student body, all pre-Dental students are invited.
Everyone attending the field day* will meet at 8:45 Thursday morning
ACTRESS TO BE AT S.C. BANQUET
Lucille La Verne Will Speak Before School of Speech,,
at the Science and Technic Building, at Figueroa and Exposition Boulevard, and embark in special busses for Brookside Park. Both transportation and luncheon are free.
Numerous events and contests are scheduled for the day, including four swimming races with silver cups for first and second prizes, singles and doubles in tennis with awards of silver cups, and an approach and putting contest in golf with medals for first and second place. The four classes will engage in a baseball elimination series, in which the winner will receive a silver cup.
Among the contests of the day, the seniors will play the faculty in a basketball game, and the freshmen will struggle with the sophomores for supremacy in three events, the shot put, a relay race, and a tug-of-war.
The concluding event of the day, and probably the most important, will be the football game in the Rose Bowl between the oCllege of Dentistry and Pasadena Junior College. This will be the first game for the Dental College football team, but since they have trained hard and have some good men, the game promises to be good, with the result a toss-up.
CO-EDS SURVIVE DEADLY RUSHING OF HECTIC WEEK
Once upon a time all the little Freshmen co-eds took a great interest in the Y. W. C. A. mail boxes. It was no longer ago than yesterday. And there were tears —and smiles.
But this was not all. Notice of bids were found. But .there still remained the big question. From who? The right one? Or, maybe otherwise! So the co-eds marched over to Dean Mary Sinclair’s offices at once to state their preferences.
Then pop in his pajomas and mom in her curl-papers answered the door bell last night to find a special delivery letter for daughter. Poor daughter! Sleeping her ™uch needed beauty sleep after a week of hectic teas. Or, laying awake, dreaming of THE sorority.
But, now it is all over, for better or worse! Pledging is held tonight at 7:30 when the sisters will be joined for no man to put asunder.
Sighs of relief.
October 28th.
A
Appearing at the School of Speech Banquet, which will be held October 2Sth at the Chamber of Commerce Building, Miss Lucille LaVerne, featured actress of Eagan’s Little Theatre, will speak to the members of the Speech Department. The affair vas previously scheduled to take place at seven o’clock but the hour has been changed to five thirty in order to accommodate Miss LaVerne.
According to Doris Crook Johnson, President of the School of Speech, the purpose of this banquet is to acquaint the students with every phase of the curriculum of this department. E. Neal Ames, who gives a cup each year to that member of the Freshman Class that displays the greatest forensic ability, will be present at the dinner as well as representatives of the Touchstone Drama Shop and the Men aud Women’s debate squad. Dr. and Mrs. R. B. von KieinSmid and the faculty of the School of Speech will be the honored guests.
The executive committee of this department, members of which are: Doris Crook Johnson, president Ethel Bickford, vice president and Avalon Daggett, secretary and treasurer, are working busily to make this affair an outstanding success.
TROJAN BUSINESS STAFF WILL MEET
Reorganization To Take Place Today; Positions Still Remain Open.
The Trojan business staff is to be reorganized today at one o’clock in the business office of the Trojan, located in the A. S. U. S. C. office building at 8?.2 West 37th Street.
All those on the business staff are urged to attend as the meeting is of great importance. Important business is to be discussed and plans for the coming year made.
All other students interested in trying out for the Trojan business staff are requested to meet at the same time and place. Those interested have this chance to get acquainted and learn something of the work done by the business staff. There are still several positions open for men interested in celling advertisements.
Dorm Women Plan Affairs
Aeneas Hall Residents Entertained at Informal Dance and Bridge Party.
Affairs planned for the first semester at the Woman’s Residence Hall, started last Thursday with an informal dance and bridge party given for the men of Aeneas Hall.
Sometime during October an informal sport dance will be held at the Hall, while the third affair will be a formal Christmas dance in December.
The last Tuesday of each month is guest night and the girls are permitted to invite guests to dinner on these nights.
Once a month on a Tuesday, girls having birthdays in that month have dinner at a specially arranged table, decorated with candles and flowers and a birthday cake cut by the youngest
One of the most important dates this month is the dinner to be given the eleventh for Dr. and Mrs. von KieinSmid and their daughter Elizabeth at the hall.
OFFICERS ELECTED BY SPANISH CLUB
At the first meeting of La Tertulia Southern California’s Spanish Club, election of officers for the coming year was the principal business.
The officers elected were: Catherine Francis, president, E. C. David, secretary and treasurer, and Paul Prietto, vice-president.
La Tertulia has as its purpose the stimulating of interest in Spanish conversation and also to familiarrize students with Spanish customs and traditions.
Already many interesting programs have been planned for the regular bimonthly meetings, the first of which will be held tomorrow at 8 o’clock at the Alpha Nu Delta house at 1125 W. 30th street. It will be an open meeting and all Spanish students are Invited.
S.C. ENGINEERS ATTEND A.I.E.E.
Engineering Growth Shown by Representative at Convention.
A signal indication of the growth of the Department of Electrical Engineering at Southern California is its splendid representation at the Pacific Coast Convention of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, held last week at Del Monte.
The A. I. E. E. has recently established the practice of devoting the first day of the convention to papers prepared by students, and to the affairs of various university branches. This year, S. C. was represented by James E. Hendry, who read a paper entitled. “Tests of a 9,375 kilometer Water Wheel Generator,” and Turner White and A. E. Sayler, who reported on a “Study of a New Type of Constant Current Regulator.” Others attending the convention frcm this university were Osborne Hatch, George MacArthur and Wm. G. Angermann, of the faculty.
papers were also presented by students from Stanford, California Institute of Technology, Washington, State and Utah. It is a fact worthy of note ,that, the only two schools which presented more papers than S. C- were Stanford, and “Cal-Tech,” both of which emphasize graduate work. That is, tile Department of Electrical Engineering at Southern California, had a higher representation of papers than any other purely undergraduate school of engineering.
FROSH WILL MEET ALONE TOMORROW
Upper Classmen Will Be Excluded by Force if Found Necessary.
A strictly Freshman meeting for Freshman only has been called for tomorrow at 12:12 in Bovard Auditor ium. Paul Elmquist, yell king, will be the only upper classman present, directing the meeting as master of ceremonies, and the rally committee has given the yearlings permission to throw out any and all other students.
As the Frosh class elections are scheduled for tomorrow morning it is expected that the results will be announced at the meeting, along with other important business. The Frosh are expected to take definite action in regards to challenging the Sophomores to a return battle of some sort, to make up for their recent defeat in the annual tie-up on Bovard Field.
This is the first, and probably the last time, that the yearlings will be allowed to sit on the lower floor of Bovard Auditorium, and as a result, a number are expected to take advantage of the situation. Elmquist will be in charge of the meeting, and will introduce the successful candidates.
Elections will take place from 8:30 o’clock in the Arcade of the Administration Building, until noon. All freshmen must show their identificatoin card before they will be allowed to cast their ballot.
Those freshmen whose sur-name begins with the letters A to L inclusive will cast their ballot in the hall south of Bovard Auditorium while the remaining ones will vote in the north end.
No electioneering within fifty feet of the poles will be allowed, stated Fred Pierson .chairman. The Amazons and Trojans Knights will assist him in enforcing the law.
The candidates for the presidency of the class are: Roger Reynolds, Frederick Chapman, Lyman Beardsley ,and Lloyd Dewart, and those for the position of vice-president are: Betty Lou Miller, Ruth Wencl and Cleo Maher. Beth Tibbot and Esther Burns were the nominees for the secretaryship of the class. The candidates for treasurer are: Ed Clark, Albert Abrams and Gerald Thornton. The nominees for intra-mural manager, from which one person will be chosen are: Robert Simpson and Richard Davis. Those who are nominated for the executive committee, from which four will be selected, are: Charles Crawford, Marvin Moss, Ruth Ogden, Lewis Gough, Stewart Philip, Fred Phleger, William Jenkins, Laur en Dahl and Harry Kufus.
Spelling Class Starts Thursday Noon, H.206
The spelling class will begin next Thursday at 12:20 under the direction of Miss McCorkle. The class will meetin Hoose 206. This is for all students who have an incomplete in the spelling requirements in this subject Graduation, and the reception of a degree is dependent upon a passing grade in spelling, according to the registrar’s ruling, and these classes are to aid those defficient in this respect
Y.M.C.A. SECRETARY WILL SPEAK HERE
David Porter, national student secretary of the Young Men’s Christian Association, will be the principal speaker at tomorrow evening’s supper at the “Yu” hut. This will be an unusual opportunity for those interested in the Y. M. C. A. because Porter is one of the outstanding men connected with the organization in the United States. It is considered an honor by the campus Y. M. C. A. leaders to have him present at the University because he is a very busy man and is in great demand on other campuses. Porter probably will speak, about some phase of the Association and its work.
Another feature of the program will he a book report by H. Jeffery Smith.
The supper will be served promptly at 5:30 and the meeting will close at 7:00 p.m., in order that students attending will be able to complete their studying.
Final Plans For Revision Of Constitution Discussed When Committee Meets
Final Approval To Be Given Constitution Before Presentation, With the Recommendation of the Constitutional Adjustment Committee To Ex-Committee.
Tinal plans for the revised student body constitution will be discussed tonight when the committee meets for its final approval before presenting >he document to the executive committee next
*Tuesdav night.
PRESS BANQUET Under the direction of Morgan Cox
rr/~\ or nr A A/JV/rn chairman, the committee has met and ^ oZi a L,AliiVmLU provided for all problems which have
AT NOON TODAY [ come up with regard to the constitution of last year and has used foresight in planning for problems which might come up in the future.
This revised constitution, it is felt, will lay down an outline for government of student bodies of all colleges as well as an adequate supervision by an associated student body.
The committee has been working practically all summer under the direction of James Mussatti with the guidance of Morgan Cox. Representatives from each indi-pendent college have been on the committee and the desires of each, when possible, have been incorporated into the document It is rumored, however, that some questions are still unsettled, and that hot discussions are to be held over the respective points. It is hoped that a compromise, suitable to each suggestion made, will be reached at this last meeting.
After this last committee meeting the constitution will be presented, with the recommendation of the constitutional adjustment committee, to the executive committee next Tuesday night in its regular fortnightly meeting. After, and if, the new document passes their committee, it will be presented to the student bodies of the different colleges for ratification. A majority vote will carry the constitution.
The first Press Club meeting of the year has been called for 12:15 today, by Howard Edgerton, president of the organization. All members are expected to be present, as plans for the semester will be outlined at the time.
The Press Club is an honorary organization of members of the Trojan staff, who, in one semester’s active work, have displayed marked ability, and an interest in journalistic work.
Edgerton has a number of important affairs planned, according to his announcement, including the annual Trojan Press club banquet, the date of which will be decided upon at today’s meeting.
YELL LEADERS TO HEAD RALLY
Hopeful Assistants Given Chance; Will Perform in Stanford Rally.
During the next few days the four men who tried out for assistant yell leader will be practicing under the direction of Yell King Elmquist Friday morning at the rally two of them will be chosen to help out Elmquist with the many tasks that are connected with the cheer job.
The chief duty of the assistants will be to conduct the morning and evening rallies prior to the Stanford game. Elmquist will leave for Palo Alto on Thursday in order to prepare the rooting sections for the game. At these ralies the sub yell kings will have plenty of chance to prove their ability. Their future success depends upon the way they handle these rallies and whether or not they are a success. At the other games of the season they will assist Elmquist in preparing the bleacher stunts and with the other duties.
Elmquist wishes to state that if the women of the University want a section of their own at the games it will be up to them entirely. If they come to games attired in white or light colored dresses it will be possible for them to put on several new stunts that he has planned. These stunts are expected to prove as much of a surprise to the fans as did the Trojan card stunts when they were first executed several years ago. All that is necessary to put the stunts across is the co-operation of the Trojan women.
Drama Shop Meeting T o Be T omorrow Noon
Everyone interested in dramatics is invited to attend the first meeting of Touchstone Drama Shop tomorrow at 12:15 in the Little Theatre according to Elizabeth Raede, president of the organization, anyone is eligible for membership, all that is necessary being the payment of the dues which are fifty cents a semester.
Tw o programs of three one-act plajs each will be presented by the Drama Shop before Thanksgiving, the first to be given Oct. 27. Tryouts for this program will be held Friday at 3:15 in the Little Theatre. Only those having membership cards will be eligible to try out,, so those interested should attend the meeting tomorrow and watch the bulletin board in Old College for furher announcements.
Debate Men Call Confab
Phi Delta Gamma Offers Cup To Winner of New Literary Contest.
Phi Delta Gamma, professional forensic and literary fraternity, will meet for the first time this year at the Twin Cedars Inn this evening at 6 p.m., where the dinner will be followed by a short business meeting.
In the hopes of encouraging forensics to an even greater extent this year than before, this organization is sponsoring several events. They will shortly put on an extemporaneous speaking contest which has become an annual event to be participated in by all of the literary societies on the campus. The winner of this contest is awarded a silver trophy cup.
Phi Delta Gamma also sponsors the annual debate tournament, in which the four literary societies compete. Elimination debates are held each year, the successful team having the name of the society it represent inscribed on the huge silver cup. Any team succeeding in getting three Inscriptions on the cup will be allowed to retain the cup as a permanent trophy.
Officers in charge of the activities of the organization this year are: Truman Kuehn, presidento Wallace Trisbey, vice-president; Dick Kirt-land, secertary; and Edwin Talmadge treasurer.
SENIOR DIPLOMA CARDS
Seniors who expect to graduate in February or June should fill out diploma cards in the Registrar’s Office on or before October 15 if they have not already done so.
THERON CLARK.
Registrar.
ALL STAFF POSITIONS RE-OPENED
Wampus Will Appear on Campus Regardless of Change.
anyoneTeligible
Business and Editorial Staffs Effected by Ultimatum of the Editor.
BY KARMI WYCKOFF
"You’re fired!” were the words which, issued by Bryant Hale, editor, greeted every member of the Wampus staff yesterday morning. Only Ihe editor and the manager, Paul Slater, are left on the staff. Kditor, contributors, artists, business staff—all are out of a Wampus job.
But the Wampus will walk the campus just the same.
POSITIONS OPEN All posiUons on the staff are now open as a result of this statement by the editor. Anyone on the campus who considers that he or she has the requisite talent is eligible to try out.
The reason for this ultimatum, according to the editor, is that, while the contributions were clever, of good quality, and up to standard, the copy was a month late. The deadline set last June before the close of the semester was August 25. The staff, though, collectively and Individually, was a month behind time in presenting the copy. Hence the Ire of the editor, the last maga-tzine, and the loss of staff posU. tions by some twenty-five students.
The Cat will parade, though, regardless of the fact that its sponsors and guardians are separated from the children of their respective braina.
"Wonderful,” "clever,” “of good quality,” were only a few of the phrases descriptive of the work accepted with which the editor characterized the contributions which will be contained in this issue.
CLEVER COVER The cover, drawn by Gertrude Zip-ser, will adorn the room of every man on the campus—and perhaps some off—according to the editor, both “eds” and students alike.
In view of the fact that the Wampus will be sold at football games, will be sent to many eastern and western universities, and will be sold on down-town news stands of Loa Angeles, staff positions should be the height toward which the humorous-minded literati of the campus should aspire, is the opinion of tho editor.
Vivfan Murphy,, prominent co -ed holds the distinction of being the only member of the staff to resign before this devasting an-(Continued on Page Four)
PRESS CLUB
The first Press Club meeting of the year will be held today at noon in the Trojan office.
QUILL EECD0NS HELD TOMORROW
Initiation of Pledges at Meeting of Literary Organization Tomorrow Night.
Quill Club, campus literary organization, will hold its first meeting of the year tomorrow night at 7:30 in the English office.
Officers for the ensuing year will be elected at that time, according to Morgan Cox, Chancellor of the organization. Initiation of last semester’s pledges will take place during the meeting.
Os Rune, the local chapter of the national club, occupies a unique position on the campus. The club Is not honorary in any yay. Membership is given entirely through creative writing ability. Tryouts will be announced shortly, according to Cox, at which time prospective candidates will hand In verse, short stories, playettes. essays or any other type of creative writing. The best of these will be selected, and the authors admitted to membership.