EL RODEO PICTURES
Students whose names appear in the classification from A to J should come to the temporary studio in the basement of the men’s dormitory this week for El Rodeo pictures. Students whose names are not in this classification may also have their pictures taken this week as this alphabetical classification is only intended as a deadline for the group announced.
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RALLY COMMITTEE
The rally committee will meet this noon in the office of the president of the student body for a special meeting. Plans for tomorrow’s rally will be definitely planned and decisions on the program will be made. Every member is expected to be there, according to Shields Maxwell, chairman. A rally of a special nature is planned for tomorrow and it is imperative that the chairman of each committee be there.
VOLUME XIX.
Los Angeles, California, Thursday, November 3, 1927
NUMBER 34
FORENSIC CONVENTION IS LANDED BY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAY CHANGE CREEK ROW BY PROIEST
Residents of 28th Street Ask For New Zoning Law To Eliminate Organizations.
Nine fraternities and sororiUes of the University of Southern California may be compelled to move their houBes, if the irate neighbors in the West Adams district carry out their threats to have the zoning ordinance enforced.
The organizations affected are:
Phi Delta Chi, Kappa Sigma, Kappa Alpha, Alpha Gamma, Xi Psi Phi, Delta Gamma, Phi Kappa Psi Gamma Phi Beta Pi Beta Phi, Kappa Alpha Theta, Theta Sigma Nu, and Pi Kappa Alpha. These Greek Letter groups have their houses located in what is known as Zone A under the City Zoning Ordinance, which limits buildings in this section to one family residences.
Attorney Ernest C. Carman, representing the aggrieved property-owners states that his clients objects to the fraternity houses on the grounds that they are noisy, that they cause disturbances, that they have social affairs that last very late, and that they are in reality clubs and boarding houses. Because of these objections, it is possible that an attempt may 7>e made to enforce the zoning ordinance and to evict the fraternities and sororities; thus breaking up the fraternity row irreparably as it thus exists. This may aid the plan of the University Administration to form a fraternity row near the academic buildings in the proposed “triangle.'’
President von KieinSmid issued a statement in response, saying, “The faculty recently purcha&cd the president's house on West Twenty-eighth street, where there are many fraternity and sorority houses. For two years we lived next door to a sorority and we have always found them excellent neighbors. Few social functions are given at these houses because they are too small, as a general rule.”
The district affected is that adjoining West Adams between Figueroa and Hoover, including West Twenty-eighth between University avenue and Hoover. The property owners are residents of Severance and Portland, between West Adams and West Twenty-eighth streets.
GRAD STUDENTS HOLD LUNCHEON AT MEN’S DORM
Beginning today, the Graduate School is planning: a series of weekly luncheons in the Men’s Dormitory (Aeneas Hall), at 12:15. The luncheon is only 35 cents, and according to Eleanor Veale, vice-president of the organization, about two hundred will be present for the meeting and interesting program.
The program this week will be arranged for under the auspices of the graduate department of the School of Education. Each week, a different graduate school or department will arrange the program The toastmaster today will be Ijouis Kilgore.
All who intend to be at the luncheon, should sign up immediately in the Graduate Bulletin Board in the Arcade of the Administration Bldg. All graduate students and faculty members are invited to be present.
HOPES REMAIN FOR BAND’S GOING EAST
President von KieinSmid May Allow Trojan Band To Attend Notre Dame Game.
Although President Rufus von KleinSmid has refused to sanction the proposal to send the University of Southern California band back to the Notre Dame game on the Soldiers’ Field in Chicago, backers of the scheme still have hopes that the decision will "B? reversed. A plan has been worked out whereby the members of the band would be kept out of their classes but a single day. This has beeu made possible because the Thanksgiving holidays come in the near vicinity of the date of the game. This plan is now under consideration by Dr. von KleinSmid.
The forces who are leading the movement to send the band back to the Notre Dame affair are led by prominent University of Southern California alumni and the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The latter organization realizes that to parade the magnificent 175 piece Trojan band before eastern eport followers would be of tremendous value to Southern California in the way of advertisement. It is rumored that the Junior Chamber has ofTered to pay the expenses of the Trojan band back to the game.
Y. W. C. A. HI-JINKS WILL BE STAGED AT WOMEN’S GYM
Tryouts To Be Held This Week: Organizations Having Best Skit Will Receive Cup.
Freshman nightmares, queening, collegiate joy rides, the Trojan war horse and the Amazons will be among the various features embodied in the skits to be given by the different women’s organizations on the campus at the Women’s Annual Hi-Jinks, sponsored by the Y. W. C. A., which will be held at 7:30, Tuesday, Nov. 8, in Touchstone Theatre, followed by a dance in the Women’s Gymnasium.
Tryouts of skits are being held this week under the direction of Dorothy Smith. Although all the organizations have not yet submitted their skits for judgment, those accepted to date are: Beta Sigma Omicron. Delta Gamma, Alpha Delta Gamma, Pi Beta Phi and Alpha Delta Pi.
A sivler cup is to be awarded for the best skit, which contrary to yesterday’s Trojans, will be a permanent gift
Seats will be reserved for the skit members so that the participants in each production will be able to sit together.
The food to be served in the gvm after the program in Touchstone will be very novel. Its nature is a secret closely guarded by committee members.
Roberta MePherrin requests that each organization who plans to show a skit, telephone her immediately about the property for its production. She can be reached in the evening after G:30 by telephoning number 590-481.
EDITOR GIVES INFORMATION FOR PHOTOS
El Rodeo Clears Up Misunderstanding About Junior Pictures.
In an attempt to clarify the minds of the students concerning photos Xor the 1928 El Rodeo, the staff is making one more general announcement which should be preserved by every member of the student body.
This year there will be no individual section for the juniors. This custom originated when the El Rodeo was a Junior publication, but since the book is now a product of the campus at large there seems to be no more reason for running individual pictures of the juniors than of any of the other undergraduate classes in the university. This old established custom has prevailed in many of our larger universities until the book was taken out from under the regime of the junior class, but since then it has been dropped by nearly every one of them.
It is also felt that nearly every student whose picture appears in the junior section also appears at some other place in the book, and consequently no one is left out of the book who would otherwise appear. A good many of the prominent juniors on the campus have been approached on this matter and they have expressed their general approval. Any criticism or objection to this plan should be directed to the editor in the near future.
As announced previously, now is the time for every student on the campus who will have a picture in any section of the El Rodeo to appear at the temporary studio in the basement of the Men's dormitory. The alphabetical classification that has been announced does not prevent students whose names do not appear in the group for this week from appearing for their sittings. The classification wras only intended for a dead line To speed up the work of photography, and will still be enforced.
All social groups will have individual pictures in street dress; this does not apply to members alone, but pledges as well. Professional groups will also have individual pictures Tn informal attire. Honoraries will be the only clasification on the campus which will have individual pictures Th formal dres.
Seniors will have individual pictures in cap, gown and hood. The hoods for each college are as follows: Liberal Arts, white; Commerce, grey; Education, blue; Engineering, orange; Architecture, brown; Music, pink; Law, (Continued on Page Four)
ENFORCEMENT LEAGUE HOLDS NOON MEETING
The.. Law Enforcement.. League will hold a special meeting this noon according to Gwendolyn Patton, chairman. It is for the special benefit of upperclass women who have not as yet attended a meeting. The business will consist of the election of two officers, the secretary, and the vice chairman and also the chairman of two committees.
The purpose of the League is to keep college women in touch with the current topics of the day. It is a junior group of the Law Enforcement League for adults and is similar in character to that organization. It is also connected with the women’s association of Southern California.
TICKETS GO OFF SALE SATURDAY FOR HUSKY TILT
Dents To Buy Washington Ducats From Martell; Others at Student Store.
Southern California students have only the remainder of this week to make reservations for the Washington game, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Dental students may get their tickets from J. Martell or M. Lelansky all others will get theirs as usual at the Students Store.
Students may apply for two tickets at three dollars on either North or South side and one rooter’s tickel at one dollar. “The tickets are selling fast so that it is necessary for everyone to get in early applications,” remarked Arnold Eddy.
Those making reservations for tickets for this game will get good seats since Washington has only asked for a thousand whereas California took 15,000 and wanted more. Nevertheless anyone not satisfied with their tickets may exchange them or get a refund.
All Coliseum worekrs should apply for their seats this week. A complete list of names of those eligible is on file in the Students Store. Trojan Knights and Squires may secure their ducats from Eddie Oudermuelen, although reservations must be filed within the next three days.
CLUB TO STAGE PROGRAM
DRAMA SHOP TO GIVE THREE PLAYS DEC. 8
The second Drama Shop program will be given Dec. 8, according to Elizabeth Raede, president. Three plays have been selected by the play-selecting committee and try outs wTIT be held today and tomorrow at 2:15 in Athena Hall, Old College. The directors for this program are Melvin Cytron, Fay Keyzers and Avalon Daggett Everyone interested in either acting or working on the production staff is urged to be present
The first program of this year consisting of three one-act plays will be presented tonight at 8:15 in Touchstone theatre. Admission is 25 cents. Those students who have not yet secured their membership cards may purchase them after the production. A well balanced presentation is assured since the plays are of a varied character.
“Aria da Capo”, directed by Rose May Borum is a fantasy which purposes to show the near relation of tragedy and comedy. Both new and old talent are represented in the cast. Avalon Daggett will play Columbine with Janet Bargeman as Pierrot, while Marquita Young and Rheta Godschalk will portray shepherds. Cathurhus.
the mask cf tragedy, •will be typified by Betty Ferris.
“Mansions”, directed by Arthur Strock, is a tragedy presenting the problems of a young brother and sister who are dominated by a prim old aunt. The girl will be played by Dorothy Capps. Carl Schraeder will play Joe, her brother; while Fay Keyzers will take the role of Aunt Harriet.
“Travellers”, directed by Betty Wilkinson, is a comedy centering around an American family marooned in ari old Italian Inn on a dark and stormy night. Some very humorous situations arise. Again new and old talent meet giving the audience a chance to become acquainted with many newcomers. Gloria Gottschalk will take the role of Mrs. Roberts with Walt Outler playing opposite her as her husband. Jessie, their daughter will be played by Charlotte Scheulke. Mrs. Slidell, the frightened lady will be taken by Elora Sorenson. Her son, Fredcue, will be played by Fred Phleger. Jimmy Bird will take the role of courffer and the dual role of chauffeur and serving man will be taken by Jerome Rupp. The part of the maid will be played by Claire Aderer.
FIRST PRESS CLUB DINNER IS TONIGHT
Faculty Members Are To Be Guests of Honor at Initial Meeting.
The first Press club dinner of the year will be held at the Phi Kappa Tau house at 7 o’clock this evening, according to an announcement by Howard Edgerton, president of the club.
Professor Roy L. French and Marc X. Goodnow, of the journalism department, and Miss Julia N. McCorkle, of the English department, will be the guests of honor. Each of the guests will be asked to speak. Vivian Murphy. vice-presdient of the club, states that her social committee, consisting of Karmi Wyckoff and Ruth Sharon, ha s completed its arrangements for entertainment for the dinner tonight.
The first business meeting of the year will also be held this evening. Prospective members will be discussed and plans will be made for a dance and banquet to be held in the near future and to which representatives of all the college newspapers in Southern California will be invited. The inter-collegiate relations committee, consisting of Bernice Palmer, Mabel Russell and Walter Peck, chairman, will be called upon to make a report concerning the progress in its plans. Mabel Russell, secretary, and Bill Ruymann, treasurer of the club, will also be on hand.
The president urges all members to be present whether they have made their reservations or not.
FRATERNITY MEN TO GIVE BIG SMOKER
All Pledge Captains To Meet Tonight at Delta Chi House.
The annual Fraternity Pledge Smoker will be held November 15, at 7:30 o’clock in Touchstone Theatre. There will be a meeting of the pledge captains at the Delta Chi house tonight at 7:30, for the purpose of outlining the skits which will be used in the smoker.
Definite plans have been formulated for the occasion. Pledges from the different fraternity houses working under the direction of their pledge captain will present original skits.
The Neison-Hall orchestra from the Farrell Music Box has been engaged to furnish the musical entertainment for the evening.
Jack Hartfield has been appointed as chairman of the committee and those comprising the committee are Tom McMahon and Steve Underwood.
The smoker Is held for the purpose of acquainting the pledges of one organization with those of another; therefore it has been made an annual affair. Last year the smoker was held in the Men’s Gymnasium, but the building was found to be inadequate.
Being the only affair of this kind held during the year, there will be much interest and enthusiasm shown by the pledges in making it a huge success.
State Freshmen Meet Columbia U. Saturday
Oregon State College, Corvallis, Nov. 2—Coach Dick Newman is whipping his Oregon State College freshmen into shape for the Columbia University game at Portland, Nov. 5. The game scheduled with Albany college for this week end has been called off by Albany due to injuries among the players.
The State freshmen scrimmaged with the varsity last night and made a creditable showing. Although the yearling backs were unable to gain much yardage through the varsity line they showed plenty of fight and an aptitude for following the ball. A recovered punt and a pass gathered out of the ozone by Hughes, rook fullback, netted a touchdown for the first year men. The varsity gained yardage on the freshmen through superior line play.
DEBATING CONFERENCE CONVENES MARCH 29 AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Eleven Leading Institutions To Be Represented in the Pacific Extemporaneous Contest; Professor Mitchell, of O. A. C., Formulates Plans For Convention.
The annual meeting of the Pacific Forensic Conference, comprising eleven of the leading colleges and universities of the west, will be held at the University of Southern California, March 29, 30, and 31, according to Charles Wright, Manager of Debate and Ora-
INTER-SORORITY WAMP CONTEST BEGINS TUESDAY
Organizations To Compete For Prize By Selling Wampus.
Te circulation department of the Wampus is starting a contest with the coming issue of tbe magazine, next Tuesday, and will be called the Wampus inter-sorority sales contest. The prize for the sorority selling the most Wampuses during the school year is $100 in gold. A special prize will be given to the girl selling the highest number of any one issue.
One girl from each house who enters the contest is chosen as sales director of that house. She will also hold a position on the circulation staff of the Wampus. She will probably have two or three assistants from the same house. The sororities will sell only on the day the Wampus is published. The total sales for each eTIT-tion will be announced in the Trojan.
The following houses have thus far signified their intentions of entering the contest: Phi Mu, Delta Gamma, Delta Zeta, Zeta Tau Alpha, Alpha Chi Omega, and Pi Beta Phi. House sales managers will be announced within a few days.
An important meeting of all sales directors will be held today at 1 o’clock in the Wampus office on the second floor of the A. S. U. S. C. building located at 812 West Thirty-seventh street. The sorority sales managers are asked to attend by Louis Roberts, Wampus sales director.
tory.
Prominent among tbe activities of the Conference is the Pacific Extemporaneous Speaking Contest, participated in by debate representatives of the various educational institutions that have membership in the Pacific Forensic Conference. Two years ago, Leland Tallman, S. C. debater, won first place in this event. Professor C.
B.	Mitchell of Oregon Agricultural College, president of the body, is engaged in working out details of this year’s competition and will forward to the i University of Southern California full instructions on the session to be held at this University, it is stated.
Plans for entertaining the delegates from other colleges and universities consist of taking the representatives to the Trojan-Stan-ford track meet, conducting them on a tour of the motion picture studios, and holding at least one session at a local beach club.
The following are members of the Pacific Forensic Conference: Leland Stanford Jr. University, Oregon State Agricultural College, University of Oregon, Willamette University, Washington State College, Whitman College, University of Nevada, University of Idaho, and the University of Southern California.
The Los Angeles Railway is installing new feeder panels in the Garvanza substation. The new panels have a high speed circuit breaker control which will protect the station equipment to a greater extent than the former equipment from trolley breaks and. other power trouble on the lines.
STUDENT DIRECTS PLAY
UNDERCLASS PLAY TO BE STAGED NOV. 18
Josephine Campbell, senior in fEe School of Speech, is to be the director of the underclass play, “To the Ladies”, which will be presented Nov. lo, Friday evening, in Bovard Auditorium. This is the announcement made today by Ray MacDonald, university play director.
This marks the first time that a student has directed a university play iD a professional manner, including all the details of the directorship. Whether the new step will be continued next year depends upon many factors which will evolve out of the trial given the arrangement this year.
“This experiment comes as a trial solution of a problem which has faced the faculty of the speech department for some time,” stated Ray MacDonald, university play director, yesterday In commenting upon the change. “Heretofore, when students, after graduation from the university, have undertaken to direct high school productions or plays presented by clubs they have found themselves lacking in directorial experience though they have had valuable and extensive histrionic experience.
“Faced with this situation, they have realized that they were unable to cope with it due to a lack of adequate training,” he continued. “The speech department, understanding this prob-
lem of its graduate students, has sought for a solution which would be satisfactory to everyone. This plan which we are working out this year., that of Miss Campbell directing “To the Ladies” is the solution, we hope.”
Dean Ray K. Immell, head of the school, stated that, in addition to being an answer to this situation, the awarding of the directorship should go, it was felt, to that student in the school who has shown an active interest in the dramatic work, has had considerable experience in university productions and who is contemplating continuing the work after graduation.
“Due to her outstanding work we felt that she was the only logical student for the position,” he stated.
Substantiating his reasons for thi3 recommendation, he mentioned the achievement of Miss Campbell as “Ronnie” in Barry’s “You and I,” the National Collegiate Players presentation of last year, and in the “Troubles of 1926”, the Extravaganza of that year, from among her extensive experience in campus productions.
The selection of Miss Campbell, therefore, comes as a solution of an academic problem faced by the faculty and at the same time as a meritorious recognition of the interest which she has taken in dramatic activities on the campus.
HOUSES ON CAMPUS TO SUPPORT CHEST
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Organizations Asked To Contribute To Community Chest; Ratings To Be Published.
The members of all fraternity and
I	sorority houses on the S. C. campus will be asked to contribute 100 per cent to the Community Chest before the end of the week, according to an announcement from the campus headquarters of the Chest.
The Women’s Residence Hall and Men’s Dormitory will also be canvassed for 100 per cent contributions. Bill Ruymann, chairman of the Community Chest committee, states that the reason for making a canvass of this nature, is the fact that the students are failing to contribute under the present plan of campaign. Many times the amount of money received to date must be secured to enable the University to meet its quota and make its honor gift to the Chest this year The ratings of the different houses in contributing to the Chest will be published at the close of the drive in the Trojan. In addition to the publication of percentage ratings on the basis of a dollar from each member of each house, the aggregate suras of money contributed by the various houses will also be published. Those people who have already contributed will be able to prove that fact by the buttons which they have, while the exact amount of each contribution ha3 been kept on a check list maintained at the headquarters of the Community Chest committee.
The seven teams made up of S. C. students which are working in the off-campus drive under the direction of Dorothy Smith, are rapidly canvassing their districts and are turning in their money and subscription pledges to the campaign treasurer each night at the “Y” Hut It is expected that each team will raise at least as much money from the district assigned to it as was raised last year. At the close of the drive, a complete repcrt of the amount of money collected by each team will be published in the Trojan and posted on the bulletin boards at headquarters and Liberal Arts.