NOTICE TO GATEMEN
All regular gatemen hand in the names of two men who want to work at the Washington game Saturday to Clif Reynolds or “Benny” Bienveinue by Thursday noon. Either of these men can be reached on Bovard Field any time during Wednesday afternoon or on the campus Thursday morning... Also all regular gatemen and their applicants be at Bovard Field at nine o’clock sharp. Saturday morning.
Southern
California
Trojan
MAJORS ATTENTION!
Morgan Cox states that all majors on the student
committee must turn in the names of their captains to Miss Wickham in the President's office by tomorrow noon. Complete lists, insofar as possible, legibly written, are wanted. Do not fail to turn in your list of names.
VOL. XIX.
Los Angeles, California, Wednesday, November 30, 1927
NUMBER 48
PHOTOS FOR EL RODEO DUEJOON
All Group and Individual Pictures Must Be Sent in At Once, Says Editor.
It is necessary that all group and individual pictures for the El Rodeo should be made and sent in as soon as possible. Dave Bryant, El Rod^o editor, says that Witzel’s have one of their very best photographers on the oampus and the senior pictures taken here are even better than those made in the city.
Photography and art work will be more heavily featured in this year’s annual than in that of any preceding number. There will be eight full pages of snap-shots of important University happenings, part of one of the newly formed departments, a pictorial review of the college year showing the course of important events in the university life.
The staff is busily engaged in mak ing up that part of the volume devoi ed to group pictures, so it is necessary for groups expecting recognition in the annual to see Herschell Bonham immediately in regard to having the varsity Photorium take their photographs.
Special emphasis is being place on art work. Richly illustrated wiUi color, crayon and pencil drawings; the book promises to be one of the most beautiful ever produced at the school.
As soon as the football season is over, the editorial staff will be ready to start work in earnest. The amount of labor before it is enormous, but the men are capable and the new El Rodeo promises to be a worthy successor to its predecessors.
COLLEGIATE PLAYERS SELECT CAST FOR “CHINESE LANTERN”; ALUMNI WILL BE HIGH LIGHTS
Ralph Holly and Altabelle Ross, both alumni of Southern California, are cast for the character leads in “The Chinese Lantern,’ to be given next week by the National Collegiate Players in Bovard Auditorium.
The -character leads are the parts awarded to these two who, before their graduation, were outstanding in dramatic effairs of the campus. In addition to these leads, there are, of course, the major leads and the comedy relief for which students now on the campus
-* are cast.
*-i	Both Hollv and Miss Ross have had,
Clever features To Compose Big Comic Magazine
Homecoming Issue To Be Out Friday If Cat Recovers From Vacation.
Debate Men Start Work
Schedules For S. C. Debates and Frosh Tryout Results Announced By Manager.
Ten debates will comprise the S. C-schedule for next year, beginning with a dual with Stanford on January 12. Seven of the debates will be for decisions, while three will be non-decision affairs.
Varsity and freshman squads met yesterday in Hoose 206 to go through an analysis of the foreign investment question, which is the question selected by the Pacific Forensic League this year. Its wording is: Resolved, That American investors and their invest ments in foreign nations should depend for protection only on the government of the nation in which the investment is made.
The Stanford debate, tentatively set for January 12, will probably be competed by two teams, one debating il? each university, on the question: Resolved that the results of the G.eat War have tended toward the peace of the world.
Successful debaters in the frosh tryouts are: Gregson Bautzer, Jack Woodward, Ray Zeman, Burton Mc-Riunell, Gerald O. Moore Francis Brush, Lowell Dryden, Otis Kelley, Sam Jonas Harris O. Robinson, Garrett Seeley and Gerald Thornton. Leo ▲dams in charge of frosh debate, has a number of debates already scheduled for the pea-greeners. Debates lined up for the varsity after the Stanford dual, are as follows:
Feb. 7—Affirmative in a non-decision debate, S- C. vs Pomona at Claremont.
Feb. 10—Negative in a non-decision debate, S. C. vs Occidental at Eagle Hock.
Feb. 14—Affirmative in a non-decision debate. S. C. vs Fresno State.
Feb. 16—Afternoon, affirmative in a decision debate, S. C. vs O. A. C. in Lae Angeles. Evening, nagative in a decision debate, S. C. vs Whittier in Las Angeles.
Feb. IT—^Affirmative in a decision debate, 6. C. vs Caltech at Pasadena.
Feb. 18—Affirmative in a decision dAate, S. C. vs Loyola in Los Angeles.
Feb. 23—Affirmative in a decision debate, S. 0. vs U. C. L. A. in Los An-
Tommp Wamp will probably prowl forth in his new Homecoming suit on Friday. “The Cat is feeling fine,” said Bryant Hale, “and should be out this week, although I cannot promise it.”
Tommy ought to leel great after a Thanksgiving meal of extra-special jokes and cartoons. He really should sport a Cheshire smile after such a feast. A look at the menu will show the reason. First of all, there is a short story by Gardner Butler, depict ing a romance in the Homecoming setting.
Jemima Ralston is particularly featured because of the clever cartoons by Marcus Messinger that illustrate it.
A full page cartoon by Crosby and a highly artistic page drawing by Marvin Connell vie w*ith smaller very clever drawings for novelty of idea and artistic ability shown. Among these other works of note is the picture. “On the Receiving End" by Connell.
Among the clever reading matter are the articles, a high spot on the menu. There is “Troy in the Dim Ages", an article on the growth of Troy from the past to the present, written by Lorraine Young. There is “Mummy Dust”, by Carl S. Knopt, and a sport article by Deke Houlgate that tells of past athletes of Troy fame.
“Hitting the Stride” by Clifford Lees tells of the growth of the buildings at S. C. It is illustrated by a two page layout, showing reproductions of buildings recently buiit and drawings of those to be added in the near future
“Old Sam", a character sketch by Robert Brown will be a new type o: thing in the Wampus.
Not least, however, is the new Homecoming suit of Tommy’s of which he is so justly proud.
F«b. 24—Affirmative in a decision drtiativ S. C. vs University of Redlands In Les Angeles.
Offices To Move In January Into New Student Union
Featuring separate lounging rooms for both men and women and a huge social hall, besides housing all of the student activity offices, the new Student Union building will be ready for occupancy during the Christmas holidays. The finishing touches being added this week and next, the offices on 37th street, the University Book store, and the Trojan office will be moved during the holiday season. The other offices, including the Trojan print shop, will follow shortly after the beginning of the new year. This information came as an official announcement yesterday by J- W. Ludlow, University engineer.
The plan of the new building, according to Mr. Ludlow, is built around a patio and fountain in the center with the offices occupying the second and third floors. The social hall takes in two floors in height, and the lounging rooms, which include separate rooms for student men and women, and for faculty men and women, are located on the third floor.
Such offices as the Publicity Bureau, the Ticket Sales room, Gwynn Wilsons office, and the Photography office, will be located in the new building.
while they were students on the campus, considerable experience in dramatic roles, Mr. Holly being especially known for his portrayals during the last two years.
Holly is cast as “Olangtsi,” the director of an art school, w’ho attempts to lecture his students on the principles of art. Altabelle Ross is taking the part of his wife, “Mrs. Olangtsi,” the domineering type of wrife who predominates over the home and of Olangtsi and over his school as well.
In being members of the cast of this play, the two alumni are carrying out a part of the new policy adopted by National Collegiate Players— that of having alumnus return to the campus, if they so desire, to take part in the plays produced by this honorary organization. Both Mr. Holly and Miss Ross bring to the interpretation of their parts valuable experience and should prove the innate worth of this new policy.
After seing Ralph Holly act as the butler innumerable times on the campus, his part as the character lead in a Chinese play will at once give his followers an insight to his versatility and at the same time give him an opportunity to demonstrate his talent in other roles.
AXA TO PLEDGE CELEBRITY SOON
Mrs. Mary Holland Kincaid Accepts Invitation of Campus
Journalism Sorority.
Alpha Chi Alpha, national journal ism sorority, held their regular month
ly luncheon at the Cottage Tearoom last Wednesday at which time they discussed plans for the pledging of Mrs. Mary Holland Kincaid, one of the foremost newspaper women in the country.
Mrs. Kincaid has accepted the invitation of the Alpha Chi Alpha sorority to honorary membership. Although a definite date has not been set. the ceremony will bp held soon.
Besides being the first r5man city editor in the United States. Mrs. Kincaid has long been in journalistic work. She was with William Jennings Bryan on his presidential campaigns. At present she is associate editor of tne Los Angeles Saturday Night.
“When Mrs, Kincaid first began in the newspaper work she was not allowed in the office, but was obliged to give her copy to the office boy. Now. she is recognized as being among the foremost journalists of the country,” said Rita Padway, president of Alpha Chi Alpha.
Y. TO TAKE IN NEW INITIATES
New members into the Y. M. C. A. council will be initiated at the council dinner and meeting tomorrow night in the “Y" hut. By reason of this service students who this year have been accepted into the “Y” will formally become members of the organization.
The dinner will begin at 5:^0 o’clock and the services will begin at six. Because of length and importance of the meeting, no other business will be taken up and no speakers will be on the program.
While the lists have been partially completed fo r the initiation any student who desires to become a member of the local “Y” and enjoy the privileges of the organization may present his application at the desk of the hut any time today for action. Notifica-tion of acceptance will^be made be-, fore tomorrow night.
RULES FOR
ESSAYISTS ANNOUNCED
December* 13 Set as Final Day For the Contest Papers.
What would you, as an S. C. sti 'ieni interested in the development of your alma mater, like to see accorunlish-'1 by the university’ within the next veai or two? What do you think are the needs of the university, in the way of scholastic, athletic or social stand ing? What physical equipment is needed to enable Southern California to attain the end w-hich you have chosen as most necessary of attain ment?
The answers to these and other questions of a similar nature are being sought by the editor of the Daily Trojan in conducting the “Needs of the University” essay contest announced in yesterday’s paper. Many stu dents are known to have good ideat on the subject, and it is thought that the establishment of three prizes of $35, $25 and $15, to be awrarded to the winners of the contest, will constitute sufficient inducement to bring forth a good response to the appeal for contri butions. The contest is essentially a contest for ideas; and the literary merit of the contributions, if they are at all readable, is a matter of lesser importance.
The rules of the contest are simple. All contributions must be in to the judges by five o’clock on Tuesday, Dec. 13, the last day b^pre the opening of Christmas vacation. They need not be typewritten, although, wherever it is possible to have them typewrit ten, it is preferable to do so. In case the essay is written in long-hand, it must be done in ink double-spaced and on one side ol' the paper, which will preferably be of large note-book or standard typewriter size. The name of the contestant should not be on th.> essay, but should be enclosed in a (Continued on Page Four) «
Weird Wants Made Know
Employment Bureau Fills Many Requests for Services; Usual and Unusual.
Wanted, young man to escort lady’s daughter to formal dance Saturday night. Mother act as chaperone.
Wanted, co-ed to teach middle-aged business men to dance. Afternoon
practice.
These are but two of the more un usual types of employment requests that come to the Campus Employmen' bureau. They were not filled late yesterday morning.
“All men and women students who wish positions as clerks in departmeni stores during Christmas vacatiou should file applications at this office immediately,” states Al Behrendl head of the employment bureau. Ho further states that anyone wishing any type of vacation work should an nounce their intentions and abilities to this office as soon as posible. Thi3 semester, this office is located in the Healy house, at the corner of 36th and Hoover streets.
Since 225 positions at the postoffice have been filled, there is no need for further help, at least not at the pres ent. The Campus Employment Bureau ranks as perhaps the most efficient of any in American colleges. The nearest competitor is found in Northwestern University where between 4000 and 6000 applications were received in the past year. According to the latest report our bureau will receive over 5000 applications this year, which makes the monthly average about 500. Judging from the past, of this number nearly all of them will be placed either in temporary or permanent positions. This accomplishment is accentuated by the fact that
our bureau is but newly organized.
Behrendt places the reason for this efficiency in the use of the Findex and the Cardex filing systems. The former file is used when a call comes in for help wanted and the latter file is used for an easy file of positions on hand } to be filled.
HOMECOMING DANCE TICKETS ARE NOW SELLING AT STORE FOR ANNUAL ALUMNI REUNION
Informality will be the keynote of the All-U. Homecoming dance that will be held Saturday night, Dec. 3, at the Elks’ Club, honoring the varsity football teams of Southern California and Washington. Tickets for the dance, which are $2.00, are still on sale at the Associated Students’ Store, although reports from there say that they will not last long. There were originally 300 of them, but many have already fceen sold.
The informal character of the dance-*-—--
will be enhanced by the decorations
The hall will be a profusion of cardinal and gold trimmings, arranged by a professional decorator obtained by the Elks’ Club.
The lights, flraped with the colors of S. C., will illumine a large dance floor already found by tbe students at former university dances to be ideal for smoth syncopation. Added to this is the other important, factor of a dance, the music. The orchestra obtained for the occasion is well known in the city, being John de Groen’s Hotel Alexandria orchestra. Good music alone assures the success of a dance, so according to Craig Smith, in charge of the music, the success of this dance is already a fact.
Programs and punch of unusual quality add the finishing touches. Besides the students in attendance at the university, alumni are cordially invited by the A.S.U.S.C. social committee, who have charge of the dance, as the All-U. Homecoming dance will be the ideal place to climax a week of renewing university associations. The varsity teams will be the guests of honor on this first night when football training rules can be disregarded.
SECOND PROGRAM FEATURES DRAMAS
Three Plays Will Be Given By Drama Shop in Touchstone Thursday Night.
Touchstone Drama Shop will present the second program of the year in Touchstone Theater on Thursday, December 1, at 8:15. The three plays to be given are “Columbine,” “What They Think,” and “Travellers.”
“WThat They Think" is a modern play dealing with the problem of the modern youth. Melvin Cytron is directing as well as playing in the play. There are only four characters—the mother, Ethel Bickford; father, Andy Metcalf; Josie, Norma Larson; and
Gigantic Smoker Will Be Held In New Elks Lodge
Smoker To Formally Open Homecoming Week Thursday At Elks’ Club.
Not a dull moment for anyone from the time Hugo Kirchofer leads the opening songs until everyone joins in the singing of All Hail, is the promise of Hank Rohr, in charge of the Homecoming Smoker, Thursday evening, Dec. 3, at nine o’clock in the ballroom of the Elks’ Club.
The smoker takes place on the first day of Homecoming, as part of the plan to provide closer acquaintanceship between the present students and the alumni. Everything is free, and all students and alumni are requested to renew their allegiance to th^r alma mater by being present at the Homecoming Stag Smoker.
Hank Rohr, ably asisted by John Bailey, are in charge of the affair, and individually and collectively they have promised a sprightly program. Hugo Kerchofer, w'ell-known sonz leader, and Paul Elmquist, Trojan Yell King, have been secured in tho capacity of directors of collegiate, community singing at the smoker.
Dolly McDonald, popular singer over KFI has arranged to entertain the ? sembled multitude, and Harold Gray son’s famous Trojan Jazz Band, consisting of fourteen pieces, wiil endeavor to express the latest in music befitting the occasion. A complete program of song, dance, stunt performances, and other events of similar nature have been secured from the best of the professional talent to entertain alumni and students, as is seldom the case, according to Hank Rohr.
An added feature of the evening will Bod, Melv in Cytron.	i	favors which will be distribut-
“Columbine,” directed by Avalon e(j <jurjng course of the evening Daggett, is a fantasy. The two charac-	exact nature cannot be revealed
ters, a very sweet girl and a worldly as ye^ rumor says, they will be a wise one, are taken by Sybil Tyler and jjigtlnet surprise, as well as constituting a peculiar revelation. Pretzels baked especially for the occasion, beer by the barrel and plenty of smokes will be supplied free at the smoker.
It will be more or les unusual at th* University of Southern California to hold the Homecoming Smoker in a ballroom, but such will be the case this year. According to the committee, thc Elks’ Club ballroom was selected on account of its large capacity, location and suitability for the smoker.
The hall will be decorated for the occasion with pennants, blankets and banners, that were loaned for the smoker by the Students Store and Mr Larson of Silverwoods.
FOOTBALL MEN GI VEN BIG_CHEER
Jones and Drury are Shown Student Loyalty in Impromptu Rally Tuesday.
Indicating that despite the decision of the game with Notre Dame the Trojan student body backs the varsity, the coaches, and the managers to the last, a huge welcome home assembly was staged in Bovard auditorium yesterday morning during the regular chapel peroid. Great enthusiasm was shown by the students who gathered to see the returned team and orations were given both to the coach and to the captain of the team, who were the only representatives who appeared.
Due to the absence of the president of the student body who is now attending a Student Body Presidents’ convention, Catherine Colwell, vice-president of the Associated Students, opened the rally by turning it over to the chairman of the rally committee, Shields Maxwell. Harold Stonier, vice-president of the University, in the absence of Dr. von KMnSmid. gave a short pep talk saying, “in the same spirit as we have accepted our defeat, we will give a spirited welcome to the Huskies and the University of Washington representatives next Saturday. With power and attack the P C te -m has developed two All-Ame*. year. The most crucial test oi e season is the coming game.”
Coach Howard Jones was presented to the students, introduced by Yell King Paul Elmquist, who also returned on the Santa Fe train yesterday morning with the team. Coach Jones stated his and the teams disappointment in coming out on the small end of the score. He said, “Southern California boys played good football. We’ll do everything we can to put ourselves at the top of the Pacific Coast conference Saturday.”
Captain Morley Drury was impressed to the wonderful enthusiasm shown by the students. According to Drury the team is anxious to fight out on the field Saturday, and he expressed his belief in the support which the student body has given 1hus far and will give to the team in the final con flict with the Huskies.
The rally terminated with the appearance of the Trojan band on ihe. (Continued ou	Four,*
Marjorie Temple. The wise girl tries to disillusion the innocent one, but fails in doing so, and the innocent one conutinues to keep her own ideals.
“Travellers," a comedy by Booth Tarkington, deals with an American family travelling in Italy. The scene is laid in a country inn on a dark, stormy night. Betty Wilkinson is director. The cast includes Gloria Gotts-chal aks Mrs. Roberts; Walt Outler portrays Mr. Roberts; Eleanor Maronde a3 Jessie the daughter; Elora Sorenson takes the part of the frightened lady, Mrs. Slidell; Fred Phleger is the son, Freddie Slidell; Jerry Thornton as the courie; Claire Aderer as the maid; and Jerome Rupp as chauffeur and pallid-man.
This program promises to be even a better one than the first There is some new talent displayed both in the directing and acting, and this, coupled with the old material, holds forth an invitation for a delightful evening.
PIGSKIN SALESMEN
Salesmen for the Pigskin Review are requested to see Kenneth Stonier in his office some Ume today. The matter is very important and it is necessary that they see him today if they expect to sell the Pigskins.
PRE-LEGALS
The postponed meeting of the Pre-Legal Society will be held tonight in Hoose 305. All members are urged to be present at 7:30 p.m.
NEWMAN CLUB
Newman Club meeting will be held at Loyola College 8:00 p.m. Thursday. All Catholic students urged to attend.
Varsity Club To Hold Second Annual Banquet Tomorrow
Second Annual Varsity Club banquet will be held Thursday night in the French Room at the Ambassador Hotel. This is to be strictly a stag affair for letter men only. Warren Bovard. toastmaster, will introduce the coaches and players, who will give short speeches.
Fifteen acts of vaudeville from Fanchon and Marco and West Coast theatres will furnish the entertainment, which is promised to be the best obtainable. The tickets for the evening’s entertainment and eats are only $1.25. as the balance has ben subscribed and paid for by the University and alumni.
Waldo Throop, chairman, urges every member of the Varsity Club to be present at this reunion during Homecoming Week.
Recess Date is Revealed
Christmas Vacation Will Begin Dec. 14 and Terminate Jan. 3, 1928.
Dean Karl T. Waugh, head of the College of Liberal Arts, verified a report through the President’s office that the Christmas recess will begin on C o’clock Wednesday, Dec. 14, continuing until Tuesday morning, Jan. Z.
The catalogue states that th“ vacation is to end Jan. 2, but an extra day has been added to the recess for it is believed that the second will be h legal holiday since Jan. 1 falls on Sunday.
The added day allows the students practically a two week vacation. Looking forward to that period, some are anticipating a long needed rest, other are planning a last cramming before finals, while a great number intend to work.
For that purpose, the Alumni Em ployment Bureau has already placed 300 men in the Los Angeles postoffice. Calls are coming in daily for men to do department store work, make deliveries for such agents as the American Express and to do manifold du ties.
Mrs. Jean Geisinger, head ot the Bureau, alao states that there Is a great demand for women to work during the vacation, the largest amount of calls coming through the downtown department stores. Though over 700 men are registered with the bureau, few college women have applied there for employment, and Mrs. Geissinger particularly asks that more do so for the Christmas work. No charge fs placed on S. C. students who obtain work thereby.