The Daily Southern Californian
VOL. IV.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1914
NO. 8
TROJANS	Varsity Men Go In
VS. TIGERS For Aquatic Sports
Track Meet to be Pulled Off if Rain Harry Van Fleet Proves Himself a is not Falling at Noon Hour Hero; Ada Parrish Calls a Taxicab of Saturday	-
The rain came and then continued to come some more until navigation became the only possible escape for those unfortunates who assembled to meet their classes on Wednesday. By two o’clock so much rain had descended from “Heaven’s reservoir” that the University was in reality an island, escape from which was possible only by good swimmers. The outlook was not pleasant for those confined in the
TRACK MEET OR BOAT RACE
Trojan Forces are Slated for an Easy Victory and Unless Dope is Spilled Will Run Up Large Score
The Southern California Intercollegiate track and field season of 1914 will be opened on Saturday afternoon when U. S. C. and Occidental clash on I University buildings and several of Bovard field. Neither team in the 1 the girls were becoming frantic and
best of shape, but the meet should serve as a good starter and will no doubt reveal some high class competition between thc star performers of the rival schools. The hundred and furlong races are conceded by all dopesters to Howard Drew, the Trojan star, but the competition for the rest of the points will in all probability witness a close finish between Foster and Kirkpatrick of Occidental, and Bradley and Courtney of U. S. C. Tn the quarter mile Cook of Occidental, a two years’ veteran, will meet the year
has been a dark horse during the entire season. The half mile should wit
appealed to several of the would be heroes to swim with them across the raving rivulets. Then with the fair damsels held safely aloft the young men floundered about and finally succeeded in placing the thankful maidens on the opposite shore of the swiftly flowing aqueduct.
Chief among the strong and fearless heroes appears the gross form of The Right Reverend Harry Van Fleet, who succeeded in spanning three of the worst results of the downpour with
Racket Among
Racquet Wielders
Prospects for Both Teams Have Shown Much Excellent Work
With the second semester in full swing the tennis devotees are turning their attention in earnest to the court game. So far as veteran racquet wielders prospects could hardly be better. Huntington ’15 and Warren 16 at Liberal Arts are ready for business, while at Law School there ar»> Newell, a veteran of three years’ service on thc varsity, Dixon, who has been a member of the tennis team for the last year, and Morrow, captain of last year’s squad that defeated Stanford and won the Southern California Intercollegiate championship. The tryout tournament for membership in
EL RODEO CHIEF URGES HASTE
Special Instructions to all Who Expect Photographs or Write-ups in Junior Annual is Contained
ORGANIZATIONS TAKE ICE
NOT-
Year Book to be Lifted from Time-Worn Rut by the Elimination of All Catalogue and Almanac Effects
Many new and original ideas have been incorporated into the make-up of the 1915 El Rodeo which will tend to get the book out of the Catalogue and Medical Almanac class into which it has retrograded, according to thc statement made by the members of
the Men’s Tennis Club held during El Rodeo staff.
the fall brought out new material ot promise in Brown, formerly of Monrovia High, and "Art" Alber, veteran of the Hollywood High School team. 1 lie schedule for the season has not yet been finally decided upon. Mr. Eugene Warren, the manager for the
Hailani H. Anderson, the Editor-in-Chief, whin interviewed, gave the following statement: “Few people realize that the great increase in tne size of this University has made the task of publishing the Junior Annual almost Herculean in size. The
season, is at the present time carry- difficulties in rounding up the neces-itig on negotiations for a series of sary photographs and write-ups tournaments with the southern col- fi'om the eight or nine different eoi-
fair Miss Parrish in his strong and U. S. C. performers, Laird, of one stea(jy arnis< an(i finally succeeded in [leges, it being the desire to hold these leges are many and unpleasant, •’s experience, and Franklin, who piacing her safely by the side of Uk j tourneys before the northern trip to | As is usual with other uni\
welcome fireplace in the Entre Nous
House where she nged have no more ness a hard race between the Tiger, | feaf of the faging torrents>
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Professor Clark
Thrills Audience
Several of the members of the Zeta | Tan Alpha and Alpha Chi Sororities could be seen hanging around the halls waiting to gain possession of
university
meet Stanford and Berkeley.	j activities, the attitude of the student
Of the ladies’ team that met Stan- body is one either of indifference or ford last year, Miss Lily Kingcade i opposition. People look upon the ’14, Maida Wellborn ’15 and Mabel manager as a professional leech and Newell ’15 will in all probability be i upon the Editor as a great nuisance, on the team this year, while it seems This is not the proper spirit, as they probable that Miss Jessie Grieres 1 are working for the good of tlu
some
of the heroic individuals v, ho |former champion of Westlake School university. Money and copy are nec*
____! reside at the El Cierro. Sigma Chi.
Wonderful Interpretation of Victor | and Phi Nu Houses and then to entice
Hugo’s Famous Masterpiece	them to carry their wee bodies across
j the	stream which was happily wend-
It is not often that such a rare	.
„ , ^ . . , . (	iner	its way down Figueroa street,
treat is offered to the students of oui ; K
University as the opportunity of hear* j
ing a man like Dr. Clarke, who is one VARSITY MEN
of the greatest literary scholars of	TAKE OFFENCE
the present day. The students showed	_
.heir appreciation of this opportunity Indiscreet Aaions of Freshm„, Ath-by crowding the chapel to its limit.
Dr. Clarke’s splendid interpretation	letes Cause Much Comment
of "Les Miserables” more than ful	-
filled the anticipations of those who | Varsity men have taken just offense have been so eagerly looking forward at tJie indiscretion of several freshmen
will be the other member of the lad- essary to carry on the work.
ies’ team.
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Burnt Cork Tryout at Chapel Hour Today
Reorganization to be Discussed Candidates to be Chosen
to it. The charm	cl“rke's I who recently appeared in public, wear-
wonderful interpretation of V ictor t
Hugo’s masterpiece lies in his simplic- ,\arsitj sweaters, ity and sincerity. He did not resort to the inferior art of impersonation.
Due to the fact that most of members of last year’s Burnt Cork Comedy Club were lost by graduation, the* club has not yet resumed active I operation this year, but an opportunity will be given today, February
but in the mere suggestion of the character he puts so much of his own ^oul and mind that his hearers can not fail to see them as real living men. Dr. Clarke vividly portrayed Hugo’s 'olution of the eternal social problem »f the under dog by the text "Unto seventy times seven”—pleading for alvation through love, not scourges, following Christ’s example of loving mankind up from the depths of sin to (Continued on Page 4)
On one occasion four I niversity freshmen who have not won college
20 at 9:50 in the Chapel for those interested in the work of the organization to decide whether or not they think it worth while to reorganize.
Should there be a sufficient num-letters auucired wearing monogiam ,	.	,	.
1 1	. | ber interested in such work to war-
sweaters, one of which was a tour fant	reorganization, a fair try-
point emblem.	i out will *be held and those best fitted
The varsity men are up in arms at for the “chicken stealing art" will be this open breaking of college tradi-1 selected. In former years there has tions and suggest that the proper pen
alty be inflicted upon the freshmen. This is the first occurrence of the kind this year and is especially resented by varsity men because of the number of
been quite a lot of wire-pulling and partiality shown in choosing the members of the Comedy Club, but all candidates are assured that a fair try-out will be given and each one chosen on individual merit alone.
“This is not intended to be a knock, but merely a lead to the following important facts. Each organization that expects to have either a cut or a write-up in the 1915 FI Rodeo should send representative to the El Rodeo office in West Hall for the purpose of finding out if all members have had their photographs I taken. Any photographs, with the tlie exception of Sorority photographs, must have been taken by next Friday evening or they WILL NOl appear in the book.
“They should also inquire as to whether their write-up is in good style or not. This should not be a matter for the Editor and Manager to worry about but for each individual society to attend to. Should the book appear and certain write-ups be poor or entirely missing or certain photographs absent, when it is too late to remedy the matter the worrying or dissatisfaction will begin.
“Sororities, immediately upon thc pledging of the new girls, should send them down to Witzel’s at once, if it is desired that their photographs appear. Last year, no second semester initiates appeared in the book and as
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