Read It in The Trojan
U. C. L. A. Entertains at Rally.
Glee Clubs To Present Comedy.
Road Show Tryouts Begin.
Stonier Leaves For East.
To Hold Senior Snap Wednesday.
S. C. Wins Debate From N. M. U.
Southern
California
The Spirit ot Troy
“It is too bad that college men and women can offer nothing more distinctive to sing when out in groups, on the boat, in the train, or wherever it may be, than something about ‘Blazin’ Babies from Boston,’ ‘Boo, Boo Blues,’ et cetera, et cetera/’	The Old Trojan’s Column.
VOL. XVIII.
Los Angeles, California, Monday, April 25, 1927
NUMBER 124
MUSICAL COMEDY Tryouts For Annual Senior
TO BE GIVEN NEXT WEEK
“Aye, Aye, Sir” To Be Presented at Playhouse on April 29 and 30.
TICKETS NOW ON SALE
Orchestra and Cast Rehearsing Daily; Sets Made by Costume Company.
Tickets for “Aye, Aye, Sir,” the musical comedy which will be presented by the musical organizations, at the Playhouse, on April 29 and 30, are selling rapidly, according to Bob Ames, director.
Rehearsals are approaching a finished appearance, with cast and orchestra working every day, states Ames. The Trojan Little Symphony orchestra is under the direction of ~ert Teazle, who for many years has been well known in musical circtes ?iere.
Special sets are being erected by the Western Costume Company. There will be two sets used in the production, the first representing the deck ot the S.S. Sally Lou, and the second, the gardens of the Moana Hotel, Waikiki Beach. The leads are being taken by Berwyn Riske, Helen Sauber, Edith Lingerfelt, Phil Hohman, Everett Leighton, Jo Campbell and Dem Wemple.
All dances have been created and directed by Sally Alice Lomax. The men’s and women’s dancing chorus have been rehearsing for some weeks. Tickets for the production may be secured at the Students’ Store. All seats are reserved.
Road Show To Begin Today
Production To Contain Seven Acts of Vaudeville Entertainment; To Feature Co-ed Beauty Chorus; Will Be Presented in Bovard Auditorium on May 13.
Senior Road Show tryouts are to be held in Bovard Auditorium today, tomorrow, and Wednesday between 2:00 and 4:00 P. M. Formal presentation of the show will be May 13th.
With a provision made for including seven acts of vaudeville entertainment, the Senior Road Show committee is busying itself with the problem of selecting the already presented skits and combing the S. C. campus for new dramatic and musical talent. In reviewing the desires of the committee, Katherine Privett, the chairman, has said: "We are well aware that there exists at Southern California stage talent that has not as yet
been given a medium through which to express itself. The Road Show offers to such people a unique opportunity, inasmuch as original plays, panels, and songs are the things demanded.”
Grant La Mont, director-gcneral of the production, is still searching for a beauty chorus of men and women for the theatrical. Sixteen coeds are desired for the pony chorus. While not as large as the chorus ensemble in the recent Extravaganza, Director La Mont has conceived of some entirely new and difficult drills for presentation.
THIRD SENIOR SNAP SOPH CLASS DANCE
WILL BE HELD THIS WEEK
Tri-Delt House To Be Scene of Upperclass Dance; Only Seniors To Be Admitted.
S. C. WINS DEBATE FROM NEW MEXICO
Discussion on Light Wines and Beers Gives Henley and Syvertson 3-0 Decision,
Southern California’s veteran debaters. Bill Henley and Arthur Syvertson. gained a 3-0 judges’ decision over the University of New Mexico in a contest held in Touchstone Theatre, Thursday, at 3:30 p. m.
The subject of the competition was “Resolved. That the manufacture and sale of light wines and beers should be legalized.” The affirmative of this proposition was taken by Barney Burns and Max Merritt of New Mexico. In their first argument the visitors launched into an attack on prohibition as it exists, branding the present system as a “staggering farce” with its bootleggers, hijackers, and attendant crime.
Bill Henley and Arthur Syvertson contended that it was not only incumbent on the affirmative to show defects in the enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment, but how the legalization of light wines and beer would remedy those defects.
Mrs. Maude E. Knudson of Inglewood High School, and Messrs: Walter Haussler and W. W. Klossner were the judges who voted the unanimous decision in favor of S. C.
This Wednesday night will mark the date of the third Senior Snap of the semester. The affair is to be held at the Tri-Delt house and will take place between the hours of seven and nine.
This dance is to be held for the seniors only, as the main feature of the dance will be the deciding upon a place and the plans for the annual Senior Ditch Day which is to take place in the near future.
According to the present plans there will be two more Senior Snaps after the one that is to be held this week. The last one, which customarily is given during Senior Week at the end of the term, will have the new Sigma Chi lodge as its setting.
Eloise Parke, vice-president of the class has been in general charge of the affairs and Mabel Smith has been appointed chairman for next Wednesday’s event. The admission will be twenty-five cents.
School of Speech Play To Feature Radio Hour
Featuring a play by the School of Speech, the S. C. weekly program will be broadcast as usual over KFI mxt Thursday evening. The program will also include a speech by Ray McDonald, and musical numbers by the faculty of the College of Music. The pLay will be under the direction of Tacie May Hanna.
Letters from Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota and several other states expressing appreciation of the plays were received last week at the broad casting station. To date sixteen plays, in which more than fifty students have taken part, have been given before the microphone.
The special feature of the last program was tbe first complete rendition over radio of the song cycle, “In a Persian Garden,” from tho Rubaiyat of Omar Khayarn. This was sung by the Clarion Quartet un der the direction of G. O. Stocking.
IS TO BE HELD THIS MONTH
Hollywood Woman’s Club Will
Be Scene of Affair To Take Place on April 29.
That the approaching sophomore dance which is to be held at the Hollywood Women’s Club, on April 29, will be an unqualified success is the statement of Charles Wright, president. It will be an affair for the entire class. The attendance of nonfraternity men and women is especially desired for it is essentially a class social event.
To facilitate the success of Ihe dance, a sophomore Date Bureau has been formed which will take the names of those who would like to at teiid, and introduce them to* members of the opposite sex and without an escort. Greatest secrecy and efficiency will characterize this bureau. Caroline Ayres, Isabel Taliaferro, Jack Stumph, and Leigh Sargent will be in charge of the bureau.
The price is to be one dollar per couple. Due to the fact that the sophomore class has one hundred dollars to its account this low price is made possible.
Committees in charge of arrangements for the da»ce are headed by Catherine Joplin, refreshments; Irene Schmitz and Helen Henderson, programs; Bob Behlow, music and tickets; Maynard Taylor, decorations; Heler. Sauber, publicity chairman, assisted by Dorothy Brill and Ray McClure. The general directors of the dance are Bernice Palmer and Muriel Heeb.
Glad the Bruins Came Over.
Baseball Rising at Southern California.
Just Three Collegiate S. C.
Songs.
Leaders, Alumni Appreciate Need.
“Boo, Boo Blues” Means College.
Why Not the Old Alma Mater?
SQUIRE PETITIONS ARE AVAILABLE
The deadline for Trojan Knight crndidacy having passed, petitions for membership in the Trojan Squires will be available this morning at the Associated Students’ Store to ail sophomore men who desire them. They will be due Thursday at 5 p. m. at the ticket office m the Students’ Store.
A meeting of the Trojan Knights has been called for 7:30 Wednesday evening at the Theta Sigma Nu house, according to “Rtd” Dales president of the organization. The nomination of officers and election of new members for the coming year will take place at this time. About one hundred petitions for membership in the Knights were vurned in before the deadline last Frioay. From them, the nominations committee has selected a number equal to twice the number of members to be e’ected this year. Although not definitely known at this time, probably between fifteen and eighteen vacancies in the organization will be created by the
graduation of Knights who are members of the class of ’27. These vacancies will be filled by the election of new members from among those petitioners whose petitions are in the group selected by the nominations committee.
The organization Is limited to thirty junior and senior men. active membership being limited to two years. Preference is given to thos^ who have taken a prominent part in campus activities. The chief duties of th* Trojan Knights are to uphold S. C. traditions, to enforce orders of the University and student-body administrations, to aid the yell king and his assistants in the performance of theh duties, and to meet and entertain visiting teams.
The Trojan Squires is a sophomore organization, the members of which carry out the policies of the Trojan Knights. Members are chosen by the Knights on their records from tbe applications of the freshmen of the preceding year.
Architects Bid For Higher Standing As Judgment Results
That Southern California School of Architecture has an excellent opportunity for gaining Class A standing among the architectural, schools of the country, was the substance of an address given by Mr. Witmer. president of the Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architecture, at the local judgment jury banquet, Thursday night.
Mr. Witmer spoke of the evident advancement in the type of work dene here and is to report upon it to the annual meeting of the Institute at Washington, D. C-, in the near future.
Announcements of judgment for the seniors, which was on the problem of a thirty-five story office building, gave Doris Johnson first mention. The juniors’ problem on a specialty shop, awarded Keche Oye first place, which among the sophomores James Miller received first mention.
STONIER TO ATTEND CONFERENCES ON TRIP TO EAST
To Join in Conference With Other University Executives in Discussion of Problems.
Trojan Advertisers Save You Money.
To the Editor:
. Dear Sir: If the student who regularly makes himself comfortable in my motor car (Studebaker roadster) during morning sessions will please refrain from leaving papers, cigarette ashes, etc., in the car, I shall appreciate it
I am glad he finds my car so comfortable and merely ask that he leave it neat and clean—just as he found it.
CARL A. NAETHER.
Ned Marr's remarks about the program being a doubtful aid to the increasing of good spirit between “rival-' institutions was not quite clear. There are many who think that such exchanges are a help. But we are sure that he meant to express the need for understanding between such universities as our own and U. C. L. A. In any event, we are glad the Bruins came over and we appreciated their program.
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Baseball has certainly come up in the scale of things at Southern California. There was really a crowd at the St. Mary’s game Friday afternoon. What is more, the game itself was worthy of the crowd. Tt was a good fight and the score does not show the brand of ball played by the Trojans.
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The inclusion of the “Troj'an War Song” in the Inter-Collegiate Song Book that is just off the press brings to attention a deplorable situation at this institution. There are just three Southern California songs that have the real, collegiate ring to them. Other good songs we have, but not good collegiate songs. One of the three is “Fight On.” Another is the “Alma Mater.” The third is the “Old Alma Mater” and is almost never sung. Of the three the latter has by far the most melody.
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The campus leaders appreciate this need, as do the alumni. Ever since the present seniors have been in the University there have been recurring offers of substantial prizes for good Trojan songs. For the last two years the rally committee has tried everything in its power to get the student body to learn what songs we have. And yet we cannot compare with our northern rivals in the matter of singing.
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If the fraternities and sororities, literary societies, and clubs and organizations of all kinds would take this matter seriously we could develop some good music here. We can’t expect to have good songs written unless we take some interest in the ones we have. It is too bad that college men and women can offer nothing more distinctive to sing when out in groups, on the boat, in the train, or wherever it may be, than something about “Blazin’ Babies from Boston,” “Boo, Boo Blues,” et cetera, et cetera.
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Mr .Harold Stonier left Los Angeles at five o’clock Friday afternoon for a trip East, where he will attend numerous conferences of university and business executives. He is not planning to make any important addresses, but will attend for the purpose of learning the latest developments in administrative ideas.
The first of these conferences will take place at Chapel “Hill, North Carolina, where Mr. Stonier will meet with some university executives from various parts of the United States. University administrative questions will be discussed.
From Chapel Hill, Mr. Stonier expects to go to Harvard University to attend a conference-of the colleges of Business Administration. Representatives from some of the leading business colleges of the country are expected to be present.
After leaving Harvard, Mr. Stonier will go to New York for the purpose of attending a meeting of the officials of the Advertising Club. He expects to complete his business and return to the campus on May 10.
S. C. NIGHT HELD BY SAN DIEGO ALUMNI
Musical Program Given By S. C. Students; Dr. Baxter Gives Address.
Last Friday was University o£ Southern California night .it the University Club of San Diego, featuring a special program given by Don Par-kei and Al Behrend, prominent campus musicians.
Aside from the usual attendance a*. University Club functions, a large number of S. C. alumni living in the vicinity of San Diego came into the city for the special occasion. Dr. Bruce Baxter, professor of religious education, addressed the gathering.
Stanford University and the University of California have each given a program on special nights at the University Club.
Honorary To Entertain With Formal Function
U. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IS ENTERTAINED BY U.C.L.A.
AT EXCHANGE RALLY FRIDAY
Neighboring University Gives Program of Varied Entertainment in Bovard Auditorium; Songs and Skit are Features of the Hour.
PRESENTED DURING CHAPEL PERIOD
Rally Also Held For Track Team Preparatory To Meet With Stanford; Songs and Yells Revived.
As a part of the schedule of intercollegiate assemblies which has been recently instituted, U. C. L. A. gave their exchange program Friday morning during the chapel hour.
On the program were included two vocal solos by Virginia Watson entitled, “Falling in Love With You,” and “Put Your Arms Where They Belong.’’ Walter Johnson offered a banjo solo, the
♦ “Overture From William Tell.” The song hit from the Preis Club Vode. an entertainment corresponding to the S. C. Extravaganza, was presetted by Virginia Watson and Homer Caufield, and was called “Tell Me With a Melody.”
A skit entitled “Food” and written by William De Mille was given. The cast consisted of Gloria '"Jottsohalk, Clinton Bump, and Reul Yount. After this play, Burdette Henney led the student body In song^ and yells in honor of the track team which re cently left for Stanford.
A short time ago the SouthHin California program was given at the If. C. L A. Song hits from the “Rumpus of 1927” were presented oy Leroy Winburn and Jo Campbell. Woody Lee Hunsaker and Wes Woo ;-fird danced the “Blackbottom” and Leland Tallman, student body president, gave an address.
DEAN HUNT TELLS OF S. C. ALUMNI IN FAR EAST
Arrangements have been completed for the annual Sigma Sigma formal dinner dance on Saturday evening, April 30. This outstanding event o' the Southern California social season will be held at the Los Angeles Country Club. According to Grant La Mont, who is in charge of the func tion, every effort is being made to live up to the tradition that the Sigma Sigma dance is the greates. social affair on the campus.
Presentation of the pins to the newly elected pledges will take place during the evenings Toasts will be made for the pledges by Morley Dru ry iind Stanley Hopper. John Woods foimer president of the fraternity, will speak on the place of Sigma Sigma on the campus. At the present time Art Syvertson is president of the organization.
NOTICES
All notices munt be brought to the Trojnn offler at 71ft Went Jefferson St. or phoneil to HUmboIt 4522. Notices must be limited to 35 words.
CO-ED DEBATE SQUAD
The women’s debate squad will meet today in Hoose 206 at 4 o’clock.
Combined cabinet and social committees of the sophomore class will hold a meeting in Touchstone Theatre today at 12:15 p. m.
Unusual and interesting facts about S. C. alumni throughout the globe are revealed in a letter which has just been received by the Graduate School from Dean Rockwell D. Hunt, who is now on a tour around the world with the “floating university.”
Dr. Hunt graphically describes points of interest on the trip from Colombo to Port Said and tells of the way in which the Three H’s (Hill, Hoffman, and Hunt) are “sounding the praises of the Golden State on* all proper occasions; also that the name of OUR University is being heralded abroad as our modest proclivities permit!”
The week’s stay in Honolulu was made enjoyable, according to Deaa Hunt, by the kind attentions of scores of S. C. men and women living there. At Tokyo a Trojan reunion was held, attended by thirty alumni, who, under the leadership of Professor Hoashi, organized a Trojan Club —one of the largest outside of the United States.
In Korea the party was entertained with a feast at the home of Hugh Yin, formerly a student of Dr. Hunt and now a Y. M. C. A. worker in Seoul.
Of China, Dean Hunt says: “Please don’t expect me to say anything about Peking or China in general. If I should attempt it, this letter would scarcely have an ending. We found the Chinese quite friendly in their attitude toward Americans.” Mr. I. T. Chow, who is now teaching in Peking, and Prof. James Sakamoto of Shanghai helped to make the tiio’s stay in China more agreeable.
Exhibit of Architecture Will Be Shown at S. C.
Featuring an exhibit of their work in buildings recently completed, the architectural firm of Meyer and Holler will arrange a display for University students beginning Wednesday at the Exhibition Hall of the School of Architecture.
Preliminary sketches, working drawings, and perspectives as well as finished plans, and models, and photographs of the completed buildings will be shown. Among these will be the new Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
Meyer and Holler is one of the larger architectural firms of this city, and employs a large staff of draftsmen and designers. Among the prominent designers working for them is Norman Kennedy, a Grande Prix winner. Some of the local buildings they have constructed include Grauman’s Egyptian and the new Industrial Arts Building.
PLANS FOR SENIOR CHAPE ANNOUNCED
Date Set for May 26 in Bovard Auditorium; Senior History Being Written.
Senior chapel, the last annual formal meeting of the senior class with the student body, will occur May 26, at 10:00 o’clock, in Bovard Auditorium. “Boots” Oudermeulen, class president, will preside.
Marjorie Hull and Rita Padway are writing the senior history and tentative plans for the musical numbers of the program are under way. It is hoped that President von KieinSmid will give the farewell address but it is not known whether he will be in the city at that time.
The seniors will march into Bovard Auditorium in cap and gown, and will occupy designated seats. At the close of the program they will leave the auditorium and the juniors will take their places, symbolizing the exchange of places between the two classes.
Art Syvertson is chairman of the committee composed of Lloyd Hersch-berger, Eleanor Veale, Ruth Adams and Eunice Riley.
True Confessions” is Next Issue of Wampus
“True Confessions” will be the title of the May number of the Wampus, which is to appear on the campus April 28. It is rumored that th>» reasons why girls leave home wiil be told in this issue.
The Lowbrow Number was well received on the campus yesterday, the cartoons especially receiving favorable comment.
Burlesque “true confession” stories of not over five hundred words in length are much in demand for the next issue of Tommy Wamp, as well as any other material which might be appropriate for such a title.
RIFLE TEAM
Meeting will be held at 12:30 tomorrow to discuss matches for ween. All on varsity and freshman teams must be there.
AH active members and pledges of Sigma Sigma will meet today at 12:20 in the office of the Student Body President for very important business.
• SOCIAL COMMITTEE
There will be a meeting of tin A. S. U. S. C. Social Committee in th". office of the Student Body President toiBay at 12:20.
TROJAN WAR SONG IS PUBLISHED
Including the University of Southern California in its list of foremost American universities, the “Intercollegiate Song Book” has gone to press. One song has been selected for each university mentioned in the contents and that from S. C. is the “Trojan W’ar Song.”
In addition to the 265 pages of music printed on dull finished Oxford paper, there are sixteen pages of text matter and eight pages of illustrations (photographs of the largest and most important college football stadiums in America). The books are being bound
in olive »reen cloth with gold lettering.
Many of the songs printed in this volume are appearing for the first time and also include tne greatest college song hits on record. University of California and Stanford are the only other California universities mentioned.
All orders for the “Intercollegiate Song Book” should be placed with Thornton W. Allen, 113 W. 57th St, New York City. The special prise of the first edition is $3.75.