Read It in The Trojan
Work Starts on New Men’s Dorm. .
Mother’s Day To Be Observed Today.
Juniors, Seniors Prepare For Dinner Dance. Seniors To Play Faculty in Ball Game Today. Annual Commerce Dinner Postponed to May 18. Seniors To Escape From Campus Today.
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The Spirit of Troy
“In the name of Southern California, individually and collectively, the Trojan calls a brief •respite in the busy campus program to pay to these honor guests the tribute of love and respect that is theirs.”
The Old Trojan’s Column.
VOL. XVIII.
Los Angeles, California, Wednesday, May 4, 1927
NUMBER 130
CLASSES TO HOLD DANCE AND DINNER
Juniors and Seniors Plan To End Functions of the Year With Dinner-Dance.
ADMISSION NOMINAL
Price of $5.00 Per Couple Declared To Be Low For Quality of the Affair.
In their final social function of the year, upper classmen will give the annual junior-senior formal dinner dance at the Maryland Hotel in Pasadena on May 14 at 7:30 o’clock.
With only four remaining weeks of school there will be very little opportunity for the upper classmen and women to take advantage of the university social life, and according to the presidents of the two classes, anyone missing the last dinner dance will have an empty space in their social calendar for their entire collegiate career.
A great deal of time and effort was spent by the junior class executive committee in choosing a suitable place for the important function, and according to Eddie Oudermeulen, junior prexy, they feel assured that the Maryland Hotel is an ideal location for a dance of this type.
Tickets for the dance will be in charge of Howard Edgerton and may be obtained from the Students’ Store, members of the class executive committee and fraternity representatives. The price will be five dollars per couple, “most reasonable," stated one of the members, “when we realize that a private party at the Grove or the Biltmore would cost more than that without the programs or service we will have at the Maryland.”
Many of the upper classmen were loud in their denunciation of those individuals who pay exhorbitant prices all during the year for private parties, and then complain of the price which must be charged for a formal dinner dance given by their class or university.
SPECIALLY ARRANGED CHAPEL PROGRAM WILL HONOR MOTHERS
Special Program by Combined Glee Clubs and Band Scheduled For 11:00 Today in Bovard Auditorium.
CARNATIONS TO BE GIVEN OUT IN ARCADE
Luncheons at the Greek Houses, Tour of the Campus and Mother and Daughter Banquet Will End the Day’s Festivities.
Honoring the mothers of S. C. students, the campus today is setting aside the time from 11:00 A. M. to 5:30 P. M. as the Fourth Annual Mother’s Day, under the auspices of the Y. W. and Y. M.
♦ C. A.
Opening the celebration, carnations
All-U Dance To Be Sport
Sport Idea Wil Be Carried Out in Decorations and Program at Informal.
Programs for the All-U Spring in formal sport Friday evening at thsi Elk’s Temple will be in the form o! cut-out figures in sport costume ao cording to Eleanor Mix, who is in charge of this phase of dance. One side is a pen drawing of a gir\ in sport dress with an S. C. mono gram on her sweater, while on the other side Is a boy in knickers, also with the monogram. Agold cord an* tassel with ivory tppe.l red pench completes the program.
These unique programs are only one of the special features plannel by Gladys Lee, vice president and social chairman of the student body, ard her committee for this last university function of the year.
Other members o fthe committee are:
Posters, Ruth Can; Hall ani Punch, Art Freston; Music, Evert Miller; programs, Fleancr Mir:; printing and ticket sal*. Bill Stewart.; chaperones, Eloise Parke; decorations, Marquis Beeks.
COMMENCEMENT PLANS Will BE DISCUSSED TODAY
Senior Class Meeting Called For Today To Transact Important Business Concerning Dues.
Nomination of a peimanent class president, discussion of special plans for commencement and the adding of alumni dues to the dip?oma fee will be the main features of the senior meeting today at 12:15 in Bovard Auditorium.
Acocrding to custom, the president elected will represent the senior class at all future alumni meetings insteao of the present senior afflcir. Plans fcr commencement are to te decided upon definitely at this time also.
If the 02.50 alumni dues are added to the regular diploma fee, the graduates will automatically beecme members o fthe alumni asoclation, thus making the membership compulsory rather optional, as it has been her« tofore.
The next senior event is to be the fourth senio- snap, to be held Thurs day at the place where Ditch Day wiil be celebrated.
will be givem out in the arcade. At 11:00 a special chapel program, put on by the combined Glee Clubs and the Trojan Band, and including an address by Stanley Hopper will be held. Sororities and fraternities will serve luncheon during the noor hour in honor of the guests.
Immediately after touring the campus, the Women’s Club of the University will entertain in the Recreation Room of the Women’s Residence Hall. Ellen Beach Yaw will give a recital in the president’s suite sponsored by the extra campus opportunities committee immediately afterward.
A Mother and Daughter Banquet, for which 125 reservations have been made, and a Mother and Son Banquet, for which 200 reservations have been made, will be held as the closing number on the all-day program, in the Women’s Residence Hall and the Y. M. C. A. Florence Galentine will be toastmistress for the one, George Jordan toastmaster for the other.
Hopper To Represent S. C. in Peace Contest
Stanley Hopper will go to Redlands today to represent the University of Southern California in the Oratorical Peace Contest of Southern California, sponsored by the American Peace Association. in which speakers will advocate solutions to the problems of war.
Speaking on the general subject of Peace. Hopper won from Manuel Ruiz and Don Newcomer at a local contest held here Friday. James Mussatti and Miss Smith acted as judges.
Remember All-U Dance Friday.
COMMERCE WOMEN TO HOLD BANQUET
Prominent Business Women To Attend; Varied Entertainment To Feature Program.
Commerce women have chosen Paulais, May 12 at 6:30, for their second annual Business Women’s banquet The event is under the direction of Jessie Grant, vice-president of the College of Commerce and chairman of the women’s group.
Eight or ten prominent business women of Los Angeles, representative of various business activities, have been extended an invitation. Speakers have not been definitely chosen, but several well-known business women are being considered.
Witty readings, musical numbers and short toasts from the representative busines women will feature the program for the evening. Students attending will have the opportunity of talking to these women on subjects in whcih they are interested.
Women students ia Economics and Commerce are invited to attend. Between fifty and sixtj’’ are expected to attend, making an increase of twenty over the attendance of last year.
Honor the Mothers Today. When Does Steam Shovel Make Music?
These are “Senior” Days. “Ditch Day” No Secret, Anyway.
A Political Campaign is Upon Us.
LAST WAMPUS IS PRAISED BY CRITIC
BY JESSICA HEBER
With a cover that is the most artistic Wampus has had this year and with art and literary work that sup pases that of the other isues of the magazine, the Cat has come forth once again, well worthy of the appreciation of it that is everywhere being expressed.
The weird cover of the Confidential Number, drawn by Wink K. Tse, speaks for itself. Two other pieces of Oriental art work by this gifted artist are also worth noting.
The literary work of this Wampus is exceptionally original. Besides many good short jokes, there is a delightful little poem “On Youth,” by Ralph Huston and an amusing bit of verse by Lincoln Laws called “Friendship.” “Blighted Love,” by John Coulthard is good, but “The Rooster’s Camb,” by Bill Wisdom contains too Comb,” by Bill Wisdom contains too
Elvalee Powell i3 as successful as ever, her work being further enhanced by the fascinating illustrations of Don Mike.
The artistic work of Marcus Mes-singer, and one drawing each of Bob Alexander and Kay Conway are pleasing.
TODAY’S CHAPEL TALK
Abraham Lincoln. First figure facing north.
“The preserver of the Nation.”
Today is the day when all Southern California pays homage to Trojan motherhood. Programs are being sponsored by both the Y. M. and the Y. W., but Mother’s Day on this campus is a bigger thing than either of these organizations. It embraces every organization and every member of the student body. In the name of Southern California, individually and collectively, the Trojan calls a brief respite in the busy campus program to pay to these honor guests the tribute of love and respect that is theirs.
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The noise that a steam shovel makes is not ordinarily the most pleasant thing in the world, but it can take on an almost musical ring when the shovel is employed in excavating for a building as badly as a men’s dormitory. With the opening of the new semester in September Southern California will have an edifice to match the present Women’s Hall. Knowing that helps to compensate for the annoyance of trying to hear lectures above the din, doesn’t it? It ought to.
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These are the days when the senior class ought to come into its own. A good many lines of this column were taken up last semester in trying to prod the near-graduates to life, but in vain. If ’27 is ever going to get together this is the time to do’it. This afternoon will come the first of the traditional pre-Commence-ment events, the faculty-senior ball game. Tomorrow the class will “ditch” to Balboa. Soon there will be the junior-senior dinner dance. Class spirit is a hard thing to raise at Southern California. Now is the time for seniors to make the most of what is possible.
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It may seem odd to some that the seniors should come out openly and announce the date of “Ditch Day”. But one of two things must happen. Either the day must be announced or a few will enjoy the vacation that is intended for all. As for the juniors, they have known about the date for some time, so why keep the matter a secret? Perhaps some of the faculty members will be a little more lenient with absent seniors, knowing the cause of their crime.
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And now that the little groups have begun to gather on the campus and the annual avalenche of petitions is upon us, let us make up our minds that the election season is here, that it is open season for voters, a political cam-continued on Page Three)
CHALLENGED BY FACULTY, ’27 ACCEPTS
Faculty Meets Seniors Today in Baseball Game and Friday in Voley Ball.
With Buster Keaton umpiring and Alice Day, film star, tossing the first ball to Eloise Parke, the annual Senior-Faculty baseball game will begin this afternoon at 2:30 on Bovard Field.
Skull and Dagger Is sponsoring the affair this year, the proceeds to be used in paying the deficit of the senior class. Skull and Dagger pledges, in costumes especially designed for the occasion will give a special military drill during the afternoon.
Miniature newspapers, containing the line-ups, and other data of the game, will be sold by the pledges this morning. These papers will serve as admission tickets to the game in tbe afternoon.
After accepting the challenge of the seniors for this afternoon, the faculty further challenged the Class of ’27 to a volley ball game in the men’s gym Friday noon.
KNIGHTS VOTE ON APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP
More Than One Hundred Petitions Considered in Meeting Last Night.
Thirty eight final petitions for memberships were to have been voted on at last night’s meeting of the Trojan Knights. There were only nineteen positions open, which insured keen competitio.n Ihe majority of petitions were representatives of the present sopho. more class, which is not unusuai both sophs and juniors are eligible to knight membership but it seems to be the rule that if a man doesn’t petition a sophomore he invariably forgets it by the time his third year comes along. As has been the cas^ in past years, squire membership is one of the many stepping stones to membership in the knights ana the one which receives the most consideration.
The names of the lucky candidates have not been announced yet but will be given to the campus shortly.
Other business to have been tak=h up at last night’s meeting was the appointment of a committee to pass of the Trojan Squire petitions and the election of next year’s officers. At this time all candidates will be a«)red to appear before the committee and give reasons for wishing to become a squire.
NOTICES
All notice* muni: be brought to the Trojan office at 716 Went JefTernon St. or phoned to HUmbolt 4522. Notice* must be limited to 35 words.
SKULL AND DAGGER
Formal initiation for Skull and Dagger pledges will be held Friday afternoon at the Si.?ma Chi fraternity lodge.
JUNIOR CLASS EX-COMMITTEE
Junior Class Executive Committee meeting with committee chairmen tonight, 7:30, Zeta Tau Alpha house.
PRE-LEGAL SOCIETY
Mrs. Wellman, prominent woman lawyer, will be the featured speaker at a meeting of the Pre-Legal Society tonight in Hoose 206, at 7:30 o’clock.
PROFESSIONAL PAN-HELLENIC
There will be fi meeting of Professional Pan-Hellenic tomorrow at 4:00 o’clock at the Law School.
ATHLETIC MANAGERS
All class athletic managers meet In Bill Hunter’s office today at 12:30 to arrange inter-class baseball schedule.
EXCAVATIONS STARTED FOR MEN’S DORMITORIES OUTLAY NEAR $200,000
Beautiful New Three Story Brick Building Will Rise on Site West of Y. Hut.
ARCHITECTURE TO FOLLOW WOMEN’S HALL
Building Which Will Be Completed By Next September, Will Accommodate 100 Men.
BY BEN COOPER
Excavation has started on a new dormitory building for Southern California students on a site located just west of the Y. M. C. A. Hut on Thirty-sixth Place. The building will be a dormitory for men and will be known as the Men’s Residence Hall. The construction will be in the hands of the firm of Ayres and Meade.
Juniors Watch Out! Seniors Will Make Clean Getaway
-..Tomorrow Is the day! With the break of dawn tomorrow morning the class of 1927 will hold its sneak day while the juniors will attempt to repress the efforts on the part of this year’s graduating class to carry out the annual affair.
The place, the ti'rne of meeting, and the program which will take place have been kept secret and only members of the class are aware of the details. This noon immediately after the Mother’s Day program, which will be held in Bovard Auditorium, the seniors will hold a class meeting to discuss ditch day. The committee who is in charge of the affair include the names of “Red'’ Dales. Fred Nason, and Eloise Parks. “Boots” Oudermeulen, president of the senior class, is well pleased with the strict air of mystery which has surrounded the day and is highly optimistic as to the outcome of ditch day.
HUMOR MAGAZINE PUBLISHES MANY WAMPUS REPRINTS
Contributions of Nine Staff Members Appear in College Humor.
On the same day that Wampus came forth with new material for reprint in college humor magazines, Tuesday, May 3, College Humor was issued with reprints from past numbers of Wampus.
This June number of College Humor contains fourteen reprints from Wampus, making a total of thirty-two inches, and including the work o> nine staff members.
Those who had their work reprinted include Milton Booth, with five re prints, Ralph Huston, with two, Bry ant Hale, Julia Suski, Bob Alexander, Marjorie Hull, and Gwendolyn Patton.
Two reprints, of whom the authors are unknown, also appeared.
Despite the growing fame of theae present members of tbe Wampus staff, there is still roo’n fcr new talent, according to Milton Booth, the editor. He urges all who are intei-ested to hand in material as soon as possible for the Finale number, as the deadline is set for May 10.
The structure will be three stories in height, with a basement also called for In the pans. The architecture is to be the same general type as that of the Women’s Residence Hall. The building is to be constructed at a cost of approximately two hundred thousand dollars. Construction work will eommence as soon as the excavations are completed. According to the present plans the building is to be completed by September, in time for the opening of the new semester.
Accommodations for one hundred men will be built into the new dormitory. With the completion of this building, a need long felt on the campus will be filled. Men who do not live in fraternity houses, or bouse clubs, will be provided in this way with a real campus home. These men will thus be brought into a closer contact with the Southern California campus than would otherwise be possible.
Donald Ayres, of the firm of Ayres and Meade, ls an alumnus of Southern California.
MATH CLUB NOTICE
There will be a Math Club beach party Thursday, May 5, at Castle Rock. Sign up in the Math office if you are going.
PI DELTA EPSILON PLEDGES
All Pi Delta Epsilon pledges will meet in the El Rodeo office this morning at 9:00 o’clock.
NOTED MUSICIANS WILL ENTERTAIN
Program Under Auspices of Special Committee Features Miss Ellen Beach Yaw, Vocalist
The third afternoon program given under the auspices of the Committee on Extra Campus Activities will be held this afternoon at 3:45 in the president’s parlors.
Miss Ellen B. Yaw, famous California musician who is noted as the “California Lark Ellen,” will sing. This will be Miss Yaw’s first appearance since her European tour. She will be introduced by Mrs. von KleinSmid who will act as mistress of ceremonies. Miss Georgle Ella Laj will be her accompanist.
Members of the Womens’ Residence Hall will act as hostesses. The affair is to be entirely complimentary with no charge for the program.
Annual Dinner Date Changed
Many Noted Speakers Will Attend Annual Commerce and Business Administration Banquet.
The annual dinner of the College of Commerce and Business Adminlstrar tion of S. C. has been changed from May 12 to May 18, according to an announcement by Don Edwin, student body president Reservations have been made for the Chamber of Commerce building, where a reception at 5:45 and a dinner at 6:00 will be held.
Harry Culver, famous for the building of Culver City, and J. J. Buell, general manager of the May Company, will be speakers of the evening. Numbers by S. C. musical organizations have been planned for the evening’s program.
Business executives, business men interested in commerce students, special speakers, commerce faculty members, students of the College of Commerce and Metropolitan College, and faculty and students of high schooT commercial departments will be present at the banquet
Dr. R. B. von KieinSmid Will Address Meeting
President von KieinSmid will address a meeting of the Southern California Academy of Criminology to be held at the University of California in Los Angeles at ft:30 this evening. He will speak on Habit and Crime.
This is the regular monthly meeting of the academy held at U. C. L. A.. where all those interested in Criminology meet to discuss recent developments in this field. Former Chip? of Police Heath is presiding.
MEXICAN SITUATION DISCUSSED AT “Y”
Miss Cora Hendricks wil! discuss Mexican conditions at the Student Fellowship meeting today at 12:25 in the *r hut.
Miss Henancas was for five y?ars a missionary in Mexico, and ls now at S. C. taking up some special wo- k. She is thoroughly familiar with ihe Mexican situation ,and will be glal to answer and questions that the st.i dents may care to ask. Anyone interested may attend.