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Annual Boxing Tournament March 24-25. Stanford-S. C. To Debate On Mussolini. Ex-Committee Rejects “Tic Toe.”
Magazine Gives Rooting Section Publicity. Pomona To Give Program Here Tomorrow. Trojan Writer Takes in Criminal Trial.
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The Spirit of Troy
“Two new proposals have come to the attention of the student body which suggest courses of action. They are the matter of tolerating lifeless organizations and the abolition of the preferential system of voting at student elections.”
The Old Trojan.
VOL. XVIII.
Los Angeles, California, Thursday, March 3, 1927
NUMBER 93
. C. ORATORS TO DEBATE ON ITALY
erits of Mussolini To Be Argued Against Stanford MEET IN BOVARD
enley and Syvertson Will Uphold Affirmative.
Tuxedos and not Fascist! black ihirts will be the mode when Stanford’s orators clash with outhern California’s debaters on he merits and demerits of Benito iussolini dictatorship. The conest will be held in Bovard Auditorium, this evening at 8:15.
"In meeting Stanford University,” lid Toach Alan Nichols, “we are lifting an institution which has pro-uced. over a period of years, the fin-~t competition on the Pacific Coast, he Palo Alto debaters are exper-'Dced. clever at repartee, and keenly igical. I expect a very hard fought antest.”
The formal wording of the question be argued is: “Resolved. That Muslim is a benefactor to Italy.” Card-al speakers, Theodore F. Baer and harles C. Scott, are to expound the egative side of the contention. Bill lenley, local debate manager, and rthur Syvertson, Trojan forensic cap-in, wil! team together in taking the Irmative.
Interest in this evening’s competi-fon will center around the possibility the local squad’s attempt to equal record for winning debates by debating Stanford. If Troy humbles the Cardinal in this contest, Southern alifornia will have tied the western ^cord for the number of consecutive abates won. At the present time, jie University of Wyoming holds that jiviable position in collegiate circles.
5. C. Rooting Section Gains Publicity in Book, ‘Just Yells’
Burdette Henney has just received a book of yells put out by an eastern company in which the best yells and songs of every important college and university in the country are given. A feature of the book is six illustrations of model rooting sections—all taken of the Trojan sections!
The book, called “Just Yells," is put out by Willis Bugbee Co., and has been sent all over the country as an advertising feature. Two Southern California yells are in the book as well as the pic tures, the “Big T” and the “Trojan War Horse.”
SAS PROFESSOR m TEACH HERE
Blackmar. Famous Sociologist. To Come To S. C. For Summer Session.
hat Dr. Frank W. Blackmar. head he department of sociology at the jl versity of Kansas, has been se-
?d as an instructor for the post jmer session was the statement en out by Dr. E. S. Bogardus yes-'ay. He will teach courses in denies, and in the evolution of hu-jn progress.
SIX STAFF MEMBERS LEAVESATURDAY' TO EDIT PAPE
Professor Marc Goodnow To Supervise Student Publication of Corona Independent.
Six members of the Trojan staff will go to Corona. Saturday, to edit that day's issue of the Corona Independent, according to Marc Goodnow, professor of journalism, under whose supervision the trip is to be made, thereby inaugurating a series of trips to be made by journalism students this semester.
In accordance with the policy of the Journalism Department, whereby students are given as much actual experience in newspaper work as possible, Marc Goodnow, professor of journalism, has arranged for students in the department to completely write and edit one edition of each of three or four Southern California newspapers this semester.
Howard Edgerton, associate editor of the Trojan, is to be managing editor of the Independent; John Hunt, daily editor of the Trojan, will act a? city editor; and Vivian Murphy. feature editor of the Trojan, as associate editor. Beth Baker, former feature editor of the Trojan, and Muriel Heeb and Walter Peck, special reporters, will act as assistants.
COLLEGE LIFE IS THEME USED FOR SKIT
Cast Will Give Two Performances At Long Beach Today.
MAKE THIRD TRIP
Skit Aims To Show Lighter Side of College Life.
“What Is College?” the Deputations Skit, will be presented twice at Long Beach Polytechnic High School today, in the third of the scheduled engagements.
The aim of the skit is to present to high school students the lighter and more enjoyable side of college life with the purpose of encouraging them to attend a university. With this aim in view, music, humor, and vocal solos feature the skit, which presents a very entertaining number.
Written, directed, managed, produced, and scheduled by students of this university, it is representative of the talent and endeavor of the campus.
SPECIAL MEALS WILL BE SERVED DURING INSTITUTE
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College of the Pacific, has been arded an honorary degree of Doctor Laws by S. C.. and is well known faculty members and to some of students here. He is internation-known as a sociologist. The de-tment of sociology at the Univer-of Kansas was founded by him the first department of the kind the United States. In addition to ng head of his department. Dr. ckmar is also Dean of the Grad-;e School at Kansas University. Outlines of Sociology.” written by Blackmar is one of the most ex-sively used textbooks in the United tes. according to Dr. Bogardus. An-er book, “A History of Human So-.ty.” was also written by him.
rojan Knights Begin Police Duties By Tagging Autoists
Trojan Knights will begin their lice duties today, having been uthorized by the Administration take over the duty of enforcing raffc rules. Particular attention ill be paid to student motorists ho continue to double park, or be-ome careless in regard to r^d and ellow zone rules.
Red Dales, president of the nights, urges all students to co-perate with the organization in very way, so that the warning tags ill not have to be followed by ose tickets that call for suspen-ion from classes. He also stated at the yellow zone in front of the dministration Building is restrict-and any student parking there ill be tagged.
During the Bible Study Institute to be founded on the ^campus by Dr. Bruce Curry. Saturday and Sunday, special meals will be served at the Women’s Building for those who are attending the sessions. On Saturday, both noon luncheon and evening dinner will be served to the delegates.
Sessions of the Institute will be held on Saturday in the morning, afternoon, and evening and twice on Sunday. The University Y. W. C. A and Y. M. C. A. are making all arrangements for the appearance of Dr. Curry and announce that a large number of registrations have already been made.
Similar Bible Institutes are to be conducted by Dr. Curry later in the month, once at the College of the Pacific and again at Whittier College. March 5 and 6 will be his only appearances at Southern California this year.
Dr. Curry attended and spoke at Asilomar two years ago and at that time several S. C. men became well acquainted with him.
CERTAIN BOOK IN CLASS: DISMISSED
Washington Man Loses Jobs By Allowing Religious Controversy in Classroom.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Mar. 1, 1927—Permitting the classroom use of “What I Believe,” by Bertrand Russell, has placed H. J. Chambers, instructor in the English department, on probation following parental objection to religious discussion in freshman sections. Chambers will not be reappointed at the end of this quarter, it was announced.
According to reports, conflict began when the instructor read the first chapter of Russell’s book, launching a discussion on religious affairs that had an aftermath when parents of students protested to the administration. Certain students maintained that their beliefs were being assailed.
Chambers declared his only aim in using the volume was to “aid the students in thinking for themselves rather than accepting dogma.”
Word has been received from the headquarters of the Pacific Inter-Collegiate Press Association stating that a radio service to the members of the association may be started, providing there are enough papers with means of receiving the news. If there are any students on this Campus who would be interested in receiving j Pomona.
POMONA TO GIVE COMEDY SKIT IN CHAPEL
Classes Excused Tomorrow To Give Time For Exchange Assembly.
COMEDY~AND MUSIC
Southern California To Return Program At Pomona Soon.
Pomona College will present a varied entertainment of oomedy and music in Bovard Auditorium from 9:00 to 9:40 a. m. tomorrow. Classes will be excused during that time.
This mutual exchange of entertainment programs is a traditional custom of Pomona and Southern California. S. C. will offer its program on the Pomona campus sometime next week, the date to be set by
PRE-MEDICS CALL SPECIAL MEETING TO HEAR LECTURE
Will Review Current Plays of Los Angeles and N. Y. Theaters
At a special meeting of the Pre-Medical Society, Dr. J. Walter Reeves, prominent in medical circles in Los Angeles, spoke on the subject of “Immunities.”
The Pre-Medical Society met in the Science building in 306 last night at 7:30, the main part of the evening being given over to Dr. Reeves, who addressed the students on a subject that was of great interest to the medical society, according to Mr. Leech,^ secretary of the society. Students of medicine, and students in the classes taking science attended the meeting.
After the address, the members held a business meeting before adjourning	.	.
for the evening. The Pre-Medical So- j vv‘iat ,s wronK and how to right it. ciety plan to have similar talks in
ihe future by expert phvsieains in the We have been waiting all year c5,y-	for a chance to express the ap-
i preciation which the campus feels for the work Burdette Hennev has
such news for the Trojan we should be very glad to get in touch with them. It would be an interesting and worthwhile service to render the Trojan and the University.
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Two proposals have* come to the attention of the student body which seem suggest action. One is the matter of whether or not we shall continue to tolerate organizations which have not life enough left in their exhausted memberships to handle their allotted space in the El Rodeo. The other has to do with abolishing the preferential system of voting at student elections.'
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Attention has already been given in this column to the first. It was expected that Les Heilman would be at the executive committee meeting Tuesday evening to push the idea, but he was unable to be there and the plan is hanging fire. But it isn’t going to be dropped and it looks as though there might be some of our very finest organizations about to go by the board for simple lack of interest in what is going on.
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The second tentative policy, that of changing the form of voting here, has not been undertaken in earnest, as yet. But Prof. Mussatti usually knows whereof he speaks on questions of parliamentary and political procedure and if he is as disgusted with our system as he seems to be, it will undoubtedly bear some looking into. However, the matter will have to ride until Prof. Mussatti has had more to say on the subject. The writer doesn’t know enough about the technicalities of the thing to make intelligent criticisms. But this column is at Mussatti’s disposal when he is ready to tell the student bodv
Gerwain Nehr, president of the Pomona student body, will give a short address. The program will be made up entirely of entertainment presented for the purpose of strengthening the feeling of mutual respect and friendship which has so long existed between the two institutions.
S. C. TO PRESENT VARIED PROGRAM OVER RADIO K.F.I.
Songs By Glee Club, a Speech By Dr. Knopf, and Two Plays To Be Included.
Featuring the Trojan Men’s Glee Club, the University of Southern California will present a program over K.F.I. that will include a talk by Professor Karl Knopf and two plays by students of the Speech department, in the weekly broadcast tonight, according to Hal Williamson, radio manager.
The Glee Club program, to be on the air from 7 to 8 includes “To Arms,” by Maunder; “A Little Close Harmony,” by O'Hara; “In the Heart of the Hills,” by Lee; and “The Song of the Voigt Boatman.’
In addition to the songs by the club, Kenneth Crawford, concert pianist, will play several special numbers. Berwyn Riske, baritone soloist, and Carroll Sandholt, tenor soloist, will present favorite songs.
Mr. Knopf will speak on archeological aspects of some religious subjects during the radiotorial period, from 6:15 to 6:30.
“Oft on a Stilly Night,’ by Marion Spencer Smith, and “Sham,’’ by Frank Tompkins, are the plays that will be presented during the Drama hour, from 8 to 9, under the direction of Miss Tacie Mae Hanna. Those taking part in the plays are: Henrietta Saul-que, Ruth Smith, W. M. Hamilton, and Walter Outler.
“Perhaps the most important thing about our radio programs is the fact that K.F.I. gives us the air without cost to the University,” Hal Williams said. “This is something that is probably not generally understood by the students.”
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Miss Florence B. Hubbard will review the theatrical plays running this season in New York and Los Angeles next Wednesday at 3:15 in Touchstone Theater. All drama members and those interested in any form of drama work are eligible to attend.
The committees, which are composed of faculty members from the School of Speech, College of Music, and the English Department, are selecting the best and most appropriate plays to be used in the Apolliad. A report will be given as to the decision made by the judges within the next few days.
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Carl Knopf is Leader At Group Conference of Y.W.C.A. Workers
Dr. Carl S. Knopf was a leader at a Y. W\ C. A. leaders’ conference held at San Diego during the past week-end. There were several discussion groups and addresses centering around the general subject of “The Meaning of Life.”
About 200 were in attendance at the conference, all of whom are Y. W. C. A. leaders in the southern part of California. The conference was designed to better prepare the leaders to present solutions for life’s problems. Among the delegations were several graduates of Southern California, who have gone into Y. W. work.
Stanford Debaters Experienced By FoSrensic Meets
The two members of the Stanford debate team who will debate here tonight have distinguished themselves in more ways than one in the field of forensics.
Theodore Baer, debate manager, is a member of Delta Sigma Rho, honorary debating and oratorical fraternity, as well as being active in the Stanford student body.
Charles C. Scott, a seasoned debater of two years’ expreince, is, like Baer, a member of Delta Sigma Rho. Both men debated against Utah, Southern California, and Wesleyan last year.
MACDONALD SELECTS CAST FOR PLAY “YOU AND I”
Josephine Campbell and Thomas de Graffenreid To Potray Leads in Production.
Notices
All oottrm mum be brought to tbr 'ITojan office at 71* Went J<*ff#nnD jit, or phonfd to HTTmbolt 4R22. Bio* tlcea moxt be limited to 35 words.
DEPUTATIONS CAST
Deputations ^cast will meet in front of Bovard Auditorium at 9:00 this
Ray MacDonald, director of the play “You and I,” announced the members of the cast yesterday afternoon. Every member of the cast has had some experience in dramatic work, according to MacDonald.
“Josephine Campbell will take the part of Veronica Duane. Miss Campbell’s experience on the Southern California campus is well known. She took the lead in last year’s ‘Extravaganza’ and the ‘Taming of the Shrew.’
“Tom DeGraffenreid will play the part of Roderick W’hite. Though Tom is only a freshman, he was in a number of plays last semester. He took the lead in the underclass play, and he has been in several Y. M. C. A. skits, besides having been in radio plays.
“KaUe Privett, who plays the part of Nancy W’hite, took the lead in the senior play, ‘In the Next Room.’ Miss Privett came to Southern California with a reputation for excellent dramatic presentation. She came from the Cumnock School of Expression, where she played many successful leads while she was attending that institution.
“Stan Ewens, who played the male lead in last year’s senior play, is playing the part of Maitland White, while Dockie Taft, who played the lead in the ‘Enchanted Cottage,’ plays the part of Etta in ‘You and 1.’
“Homer Merchant, prominent in campus productions, plays the pa^t of G. T. WTarren. and Ralph Holly, who has been on the campus playing leading parts in campus productions for the last four ^ears, plays Geoffrey Nichols.”
EASTERN GUESTS OF BAXTER TAKE PART IN CHAPEL
done with the Trojan rooting sec
tion. The opportunity has come j morning to go to lx>ng Beaf h with the receipt of a book put out by an eastern company in which are the best yells of all the important campuses of the country. The book is profusely illustrated with pictures of leading yell kings of the country. In the book are six pictures of model rooting sections—all Burdette’s!
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more than any other man. with
the possible exception of Harold
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Colonel Leroy Smith, from Washington. D. C., and Dr. L. A. Akers, president of Asbury College. Kentucky, were the guests of Dr. Baxter in chapel yesterday morning.
Dr. Akers, who gave the chapel address, touched upon a new viewpoint in the solving of present problems. He made the following statement: "The question of control is the great question of life today. Control of youth is the question or the present. What we need today is the linking up of youth to the source of power that is so manifest in our life, and to divert it into the proper channels. That is the problem of life.”
Colonel Smith led the responsive readings.
TIC TOC CLUB RECOGNITION IS DENIED
Executive Committee Accepts Rep ort Favoring Denial.
UNION PLANS SHOWN
Tuesday Evening Meeting Devoted Largely to Discussion.
LA TERTULIA
La Tertulia will have a social meeting tonight at 7:30 at 201 South Oxford Avenue. All Spanish students are invited.
MATH CLUB
There will be a social meeting of the Math Club this evening, at 7:?0, at 2300 La Salle Avenue.
TROJAN KNIGHTS
Special meeting of Trojan Knights today, 12:15, at Student Body President’s office.
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Dean Mary Crawford Hurt While Attending Convention of Deans
Mary Sinclair Crawford, Dean of Women, has just returned from the convention of the Deans of Women of American Colleges, held in Dallas, Texas, with a dislocated right elbow. While attending a luncheon the second day of the convention she slipped and fell, hurting her arm so badly that she spent the remainder of the time in the hospital. Dean Ederle of Oregon brought her to her residence at Holton Arms ,on West Adams, where she is now under a nurse’s care.
Rejection of recognition of Fie Toe, an inter-sorority group desiring to organize on this campus, a review of the unfinished student union plans, and general discussion of committee reports with few other important transactions taking place is a fair report of the executive committee meeting which was held Tuesday evening at the Tri-Delt sorority house.
COMMITTEE OPPOSED
“Boots” Oudermeulen, chairman of the organizations committee, reported to the executive committee that the denial of recognition of a group wishing to be known as Tic Toe had been recommended. He gave as his reasons the belief that the group as outlined in its proposed constitution would prove too exclusive and that its purpose was inadequate to merit recognition.
Tic Toe, as explained 'In the proposed constitution, is to be composed of representatives from different sororities. with a maximum limit of four and a minimum of two from each one invited in, fixed. The pur-pose is said to be the development of better feeling between the organization women of this campus and those of U. C. L. A. A charity motive was also expressed in the original request for recognition.
FOUNDED AT U. C. L. A.
The organization was founded at the Bruin institution und five S. C sororities are involved in its installation here. Mary Main and Sar-ih Goodrich appeared before the committee on behalf of Tic Toe. They are Zeta Tau Alpha, Tri Delt, Pi Beta Phi, Delta Gamma, and Kappa Alpha Theta. The girls explained that the club proposed to meet a need not met by the S. C. Pan-Hellenic and denied that it would be too exclusive. But they were unable to convince the executive committee members and the report of Mr. Oudermeulen was accepted.
In his report Mr. Oudermeulen also recommended that Sigma, local honorary journalism sorority, be allowed to petition Theta Sigma Phi. After a question by George Jordan, member of the organizations committee, who said that he had not been consulted about the proposal, the recommendation was accepted.
Mike Elwood, chairman of the student union committee, was present Tuesday evening with two tentative plans for the proposed new student upion. The drawings were spread out on the floor and the committee gathered around to have them explained, but no definite criticisms were made other than a wish on the part of the Trojan representatives that the manager and editor of that
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Council Will Meet For Discussion of Plans For Dance
The Inter-Fraternity Council will meet tonight at 7:30 at the Pi Kappa Alpha house, according to Paul Fritz, president of the Council.
Plans will be made for the final Inter-Fraternity dance, to be heiU April 1. Further evidence in connection with alleged violations of the Inter-Fraternity rushing rules will be taken at this meeting of the Council, and punishment for those fraternities found guilty of infractions will be decided: upon. One of the most important matters scheduled to come up before the Council is a re-presentation by Dean Waugh of his plan whereby the fraternities are to own their houses.