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Results of Class Elections Announced. Millikan To Address All-U. Assembly. Plans For Fraternity Land Purchases Named. Sigma Sigma Pledges Thirteen Men. S. C. Debate Squad in Two Debates.
Southern
California
Trojan
The Spirit of Troy
“Since the re-election yesterday the Knights, the elections committee, and the Executive Committee have all risen in the respect of the campus. From now on Southern California is going to be noted for its on-the-level elections.” The Old Trojan’s Column.
VOL. XVIII.
Los Angeles, California, Wednesday, March 16, 1927
NUMBER 102
DR. MILLIKAN TO SPEAK DEAN L. FISK BEFORE ALL D. ASSEMBLY elected prexy
Prexy of Cal-Tech Will Address Special Student Gathering At Ten O'clock.
EVOLUTION TO BE THEME
Chapel Period and 10:25 Classes Cancelled; 9:25 Classes To Meet At 9:00 O'Clock.
Dr. Robert A. Millikan, president of the California Institute of Technology and scientist of international reputation, will speak this morning on “Involution—in Science and Religion/' at a special alluni versitv assembly called for ten o’clock. The chapel period and 10:25 classes will be omitted, 9:25 classes meeting at 9:00 o'clock.
Dr. Millikan will have as his theme ♦—-—-
the lack of any fundamental different^® between science and religion in regard to the theory of evolution. In eimilftr addresses delivered throughout the country, he has attempted to I Bhow that the theory of evolution, accept**! by men of science the world over, does not in any sense conflict with the Biblical account of creation, when the latter is properly interpreted. Dr. Millikan is known as a speaker wbo is thoroughly successful in presenting scientific facts in a popular manner. His addresses are always productive of much valuable thought and discussion, whether delivered be-lore scientific bodies or popular audiences.
NOBEL PRIZE WINNER
The Nobel Prize in Physics for 1923 was awarded to Dr. Millikan, in recognition of his great contribution to science in isolating and measuring the ultimate electrical unit, the electron. More recently, a.s director of the Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics, he has gained international recognition for his work in detecting and measuring energy in the invisible spectrum in the region of ultra-violet, down to X-rays and Gamma rays.
Dr. Millikan is at present chairman of the board of directors of the California Institute of Technology, vice-chairman of the National Research Council, and American member of the Committee on Intellectual Co-opera-tion of the League of Nations. During the late war, he served as chief of the Science and Research Division of the
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BRIGHT COLORS FEATURE OF THE NEW WAMP ISSUE
Manager of Student Store Elected President of Collegiate bookstore Assn. MEETS ANNUALLY
Funnier and louder covers is the plan of Wampus if the Travel Number cover which will appear on the campus on Thursday may be taken as a criterion.
Though the cover is the brightest thing about the Travel Wampus, there is plenty of good comedy to keep it company. The cat has travelled far and wide to secure local color for Thursday’s issue, and every subject from the home life of the Hawaiian aristocracy of the grass skirt to the allegedly wild life of the Paris boulevards is covered.
The popular departments of Wampus are back in all their glory. The Copy Cat has been gaining an ever increasing popularity and in this issue will be funnier than ever. The Cat at the Theatre and The Cat in the Library are unusually clever reviews. “Serenades from the Back Fence” provide Tommp Wamp with an opportunity to discuss campus affairs.
S. C. PLAYERS TO PRESENT SKIT AT HIGH SCHOOLS
Deputations Skit Will Go To Riverside and Redlands Thursday.
Members of the second cast of the J Deputations Skit will go Thursday to Riverside and Redlands High Schools to present the famous production.
| Lucille Taylor, as Sadie Sewell. I secretary to the Dean: Jack Risboro, C. Co-eds Will Nominate as Menelaus Kins. a student janitor; W. S. G. A. Officers For Tom de Gra,fenrel<1' as the Dcan; 1927-28 From Floor.
W.S.6.A. OFFICERS 10 FIE NOMINATED III BOVARD ON THURSDAY
College Bookstores on Coast Organize Subsidiary Association.
President of the Western States District of the Collegiate Bookstore Association and representative of that division to the annual national convention at New York City on May
9, are the honors that have been bestowed upon Dean L. Fisk, manager of the Associated Students’ Store.
Mr. Fisk returned Monday from San Francisco, where the delegates of the various college bookstores on the coast organized into the first subsidiary organizations of the Collegiate Bookstore Association. At present the institutions represented in
the Western District are: University of Washington by J. E. MacRae, University of Oregon by M. P. McClain, University of California by W. R. Morton, Stanford University by R.
M. Stager, University of Southern California by Dean L. Fisk, University of California at Los Angeles by Joseph Juneman Jr., and Washington State by Oscar Willman. The next
annual meeting of the district will be held next year in Seattle.
Mr. Fisk is enthusiastic over the action that has been taken by the coast universities and hopes that the organization will effect a much better feeling of co-operation among student stores. In an interview Mr. Fisk stated: “The purpose of the organization is to bring about better business relations with book publishers and publishers’ representatives, and to provide for better business relationships between the members by providing for the exchange of ideas of the management of college bookstores.”
The organization provides a vehicle for the exchange of merchandise used by student stores, and for the standardization of various lines, with possible advantages to be gained by the greater purchasing power of the group as a whole.
Women’s Self-Government Association officers for 1927-28 will be nominated Thursday morning on the main floor of Bovard Auditorium at 8:55, (according to Eleanor Mix, president.
Offices to be filled are president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, social chairman, the member of the judiciary committee, representative of the sophomore, junior, and senior classes.
"Because of the little time to be used, every co-ed who expects to run and every woman interested in the affairs of W. S. G. A. should bt there promptly,” said Miss Mix. ‘Every woman on the campus is automatically a member of this organization, and it is to their interest to be present," she continued.
Elections will take place March
24.	a week later. The Amazons will supervise the elections, prohibiting any infractions of election rules.
Tom de Grarfenreid, as Malcolm Chambers, as Mr. Blackburn, the line on the football team: Grace Symmes, as Helen of Troy; Ruth Burns, as Elaine Knight; Sherrill Cohen, as Edmund Burke, a dry debator .and Virginia Roedeger, as Kat Kord, compose the members of the cast.
Musical numbers of the program will be ballads sung by Sherrill Cohen. vocal solos by Grace Symmes, and some instrumental music. Ray Hatfield will be at the piano.
Final Date Set For Senior Announcements
SIGMA SIGMA CHOOSES MEN
Junior Men’s Honorary Fraternity Elects Thirteen Pledges At Meeting. NAMES KEPT SECRET
Troy Welcomes Dr. Millikan.
Dean Fisk Deserves Honor.
Elections Over, No One Hurt.
Knights, Election Committee Commended.
Greetings, Frederick Warde!
The final date for the ordering of senior announcements has been extended to Friday, March IS. All seniors send out announcements of their graduation, but very few have responded and ordered. Orders will be closed Friday night and telegraphed to the Elliot Company of Philadelphia, and no further orders will be taken.
WARD WILL ADDRESS Y COUNCIL
Prominent Shakespearean Actor To Be the Evening s Speaker At Council Dinner.
Frederick Warde, the eminent Shakespearean actor, will be the speaker at the regular T. M. C. A. Council dinner to be held this evening at 5:30 at the Hut. Reservations must be made by noon today at the "Y” Hut by those who expect to attend.
Mr. Warde was for years the leading Shakespearean actor in America. He is well known throughout the nation for his interpretation of the various roles. Although a: present he is retired from the stage, he fre-
quently lectures on subjects allied to that of his life work.
For several years Mr. Warde was seen in the part of Father .Tunipero Serra in the Mission Play at San Gabriel, l^ast June he received an honorary degree from the University.
Much interest has been shown in the appeai'ance this evening of Mr. Warde, and it is anticipated that a record number of men will be present. All men of the University are welcome to attend, providing they make the necessary reservations.
STUDENT BODY IS WELCOME AT SHOW
Engineers Welcome Students To Show and Exhibition; Boulder Dam Project To Be Explained.
On Friday evening, from 7 to 11, the engineers will Welcome any of the students of the university at a show which will be held in the basement of the Old College. There will be interesting chemical experiments, including the making of nitric acid from air and water, the frying of an egg without the aid of fire, and others. The civil engineers will hold a booth where the entire Boulder Dam project will be explained so that the public may understand it. There will be steam tests, horsepower tests, and various others; and mentioned last, 1 hough not least, there will be movies and refreshments, the kind that the engineers are noted for.
SKATING PARTY TO FOLLOW TALK
Featurnig the regular weekly supper meeting of the Y. W. C. A., to be held in the “Y” Lodge this evening at 5:30. Dr. Sonis Pushkeroff. member of the Artist’s Club and eminent scenario writer of Hollywood, will give a talk on “Student Fellowship.”
Dr. Pushkeroff was in Russia at the time of the Revolution and is to give a brief talk of her adventures and escape to America by the aid of the Student Friendship Fund.
During the supper, to be served by members of “Y. W.”, group discussion on “The Value of Student Friendship” will be led by Miss Helen Price, field secretary of the Y. W. C. A. Student Department, who is making a tour of the Asilomar Division.
Immediately following the supper meeting, a joint Y. W. C. A.-Y. M. C. A. ice skating party will be held at the Glacier Ice Palace under the chaper-; onage of Miss Clara Miller and Glen Turner, secretaries of the “Y’s”.
Southern California greets Dr. Millikan today.
Dr. Miilikan’s name is a life-saver to the public speakers and writers of the country who wish to show that science and religion can be bedfellows. America respects hi in, the West is proud of him, and this institution is honored by his visit. For what he has done and is doing in the field of science we honor him ; for the character that he has built mire him.
You are welcome. Dr. Millikan! * . * *
The friends of Dean Fisk, manager of the student book store, will be glad to hear of the honor that came to him in San Fran-cisco last week-end, which is sending him to New York to represent Southern California and the Pacific Coast in the national convention of student store managers. Whether or not we have a student union building here at Southern Cal is a question that cannot be well answered without calling on Dean Fisk. For it will be the student store profits, together with the football monies very largely, that will pay for the much needed structure.
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As far as we can see the elections yesterday did no serious damage to anyone. It may be that there were some changes—the returns were given us too late in the afternoon to allow a check on all the re-elected candidates. Rut the only sentiment on the campus that has been discernible has come from people who were personally concerned and who could therefore be expected to “kick”. To the candidates themselves and the other parties concerned, it ought to be said that no one’s integrity has been questioned and that the affair is safely over and should be forgotten by everyone.
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The thing that should not be forgotten is the fact that there i* a genuine sentimeYit on the .campus in favor of elections that are not only “square” but regular. It was really a good thing to see the Knights patrolling the booths all day long yesterday. That is the way it should be in every election. And as was said before, the Knights the elections committee, and the Executive Committee, have all risen in the respect of the campus. It really wasn’t as bad an experience as we expected when we voted for it in the meeting the other night. Let’s hope the lesson has really been learned. From now on Southern California is going to be noted for its on-the-level elections.
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Men Chosen Will Not Be Notified Until Next Week, During All-U. Rally.
Thirteen junior men who hare shown unusual ability in their participation in class and university activities during ther three years at Southern California were elected to Sigma Sigma, junior men’s honorary fraternity, at an important meeting of its members in Dee Tallman’s office yesterday noon.
“It is an absolute secret until they are formally pledged before the whole student body,” stated Artie Syvertson, president of that organization of distinguished campus men, when asked for the names of the new pledges. “These men will not be notified of their well-earned honor until the All-U rally next week, at which i time they will be formally pledged and presented to the student body.”
To be or not to be is the unsettled question regarding the appearance of the “Yellow Dog,” famous razz journal published annually by the fraternity. It had been planned to have the new pledges parade the campus in foolish costumes selling copies of the publication. This issue of the razz sheet, however, was to be brought up for approval in last night’s meeting of the Executive Committee before its publication would be formally decided upon.
Sigma Sigma’s annual dinner-dance, one of the biggest events of the year, is to be given April 23. Grant La Mont, who is in charge of the affair, has made unique plans that are expected to surprise all tnose who are eligible to attend tins rormai.
UNDER-CLASS ELECTIONS ARE RUN OFF SMOOTHLY
Re-elections Hold Few Upsets As Lower Classes Vote Under Watchful Eyes of Trojan Knights and Squires. As Ordered by Ex-Committee.
EXECUTIVES ARE SATISFIED
Wright, Heeb, Palmer, and Behlow Are Still Sophomore Leaders; Freshmen Return Newman, Zeigler, Abbott, and Kaser To Office.
Characterized* by few upsets, and*day, as ordered by the executive com
carried on in an orderly fashion under the watchful eyes of the vigilant Trojan Knights and Squires, the sophomores and freshmen re-elected their second semester officers yester-
TROJAN KNIGHTS POLICE HALLWAY DURING ELECTION
DRAMA SHOP GIVES PLAY AT PASADENA
“Maker of Dreams” Presented At Arroyo Seco Club Monday Evenfng.
Presenting the play. “Maker of Dreams,” Touchstone Drama Shop entertainefl the Arroyo Seco Club of Pasadena last night in that city.
The same cast that presented the play recently upon the campus put it on in this instance. The characters were. Pierrot, Roy Winborn; Pierrette, Elora Sornsen; and the Manufacturer, Arthur Brearley.
“Maker of Dreams,” written by Dorothy Davis and one of last year's Appoliad prizes, was decided upon at tbe request of the Arroyo Seco Club for a production from this university.
Red Dales and his Trojan Knights, assigned to police and arcade during the election proceedings yesterday, reported a day of quiet and order.
Although no trouble had been expected, preparation was made to care for any irregularity in the voting.
“Things have been going entirely to my satisfaction,” said Dales. “As far as we know, there was no attempt at electioneering in the arcade.”
G.	C. Mikesell, chairman of the committee investigating tbe recent election and observer of yesterday’s re-election, had a similar report. He added, however, that the system was wrong.
“The election was as fair as possible under present circumstances, but In order to have a true election, booths wil have to be installed. We hope to have them next year. As it is now,’’ he said, pointing to a crowded box office window where the voting was taking place, “two and three people have to vote at the same time with their ballots in full view of a score of persons.”
The Squires assisted the Trojan Knights in keeping order in the arcade during the balloting.
Notices
AH uotlrft taunt be brought to the 'iToJun office at 714 Wrat .loffenou St. or phoned to HUmbolt -1522. N«»-tltft muflt be limited to 35 word*.
SECOND DEPUTATIONS SKIT
Members of the second Deputations Skit cast meet in front of Bovard Auditorium Thursday morning at 7 o’clock to go to Riverside and Redlands.
BIOLOGY HONOR SOCIETY
An important meeting of the Biology Honor Society will be held Wednesday, March 16, in Old College
250 at 12:30 p. m.
VOCAL FACULTY
Thursday evening, March 17, the various members of the Vocal faculty are presenting a student recital at S o'clock. Any members of the student body or their friends are cordially invited. The recital will be held in the Recital Hall of the College of Music.
SQUIRES
Trojan Squires wiil meet this morning at 9 o’clock in the Student Body President’s office, by order of “Red” Dales, Trojan Knight president.
JUNIOR SOCCER
All members of the junior soccer team report at the Dental soccer field at 4 o’clock for the All University soccer championship. Members must report.
PRESS CLUB TO HAVE CELEBRITIES AS DINNER GUESTS
Gene Tunney and Famous Journalists To Be Present At Banquet.
It is rumored that Gene Tunney, world’s champion heavyweight, will be a guest of honor at the Press Club annual banquet, according to officers who have charge of the affair. Final word had not been received at a late hour yesterday, but members of the committee in charge hope that he will be present.
The banquet is to be held at the University Club .women’s annex, 617 South Hope Street, at 6:30 tonight.
Don Ryan, feature writer of the Ix>s Angeles Herald, will be present. Among past editors of the Trojan who will be there are Julia McCorkle, lxjwell Jessen, and Ralph LaPorte.
Unique place cards, unusual programs, past editors of the Trojan as speakers of the evening, and alumni members of the club as guests of honor promise to make a most interesting evening’s social hour.
This is the annual homecoming of the Press Club and forms the official reunion for all alumni editors of the Trojan as well as alumni members of the Press Club.
mittee because of the overstepping of bounds in electioneering at the regular election held the first part of February.,
Sophomore class officers as decided by the votes yesterday are: president, Charles Wright; vice-president, Muriel Heeb; secretary, Bernice Palmer; treasurer. Bob Behlow; executive committee, Gene Beattie, David Bryant, Jesse Hibbs, Lealie Lavelle, Virgil Pinkley, Aileen Powers, Helen Sauber, and Cecil Vigne.
Re-elected officers of the freshman class are: president, Sara Newman: vice-president, Lorene Zeigler; secretary, Mariop Abbott; treasurer, Albert Kaser; executive committee, Herbert Cooke, Howard Ralston, Edward Fraser, Rocky Kemp, Dick Melvin, Gordon Maxwell, Lowell Good, and Brick Hancock.
With the exception of a little trouble in the morning, the elections wem carried on in an unusually fine manner, with little of the cut-thrcat competition usually present, according to both Hank Rohr, chairman of the election committee, and Dee Tallman, student body president.
Careful watch was kept all day, and all students voting were obliged to have their student body card punched when they signed the ro«ter. Each student received a ballot bearing the same number as that opposite his name, so that any irregularities could easily be checked up.
Will COMPETE WITH S C. DEBATE SQUAD
Debaters From Willamette and Brigham Young Will Come To S. C.
Two inter-collegiate debates are on the schedule of the S. C. forensic squad for this week. Brigham Young University will put up the opposition on Thursday evening, while a team from Willamette will be here for a verbal battle Saturday evening. Both contests will be held in Bovard.
S.	C., represented on the platform by Stanley R. Hooper and Samuel E. Gates, will uphold the negative of tbe question, “Resolved, That Mussolini is a benefactor to Italy,” against the affirmative team from Brigham Young. The combination of Hopper’s subtle humor and telling logic, coupled with the forceful arguing and' clever repartee of Gates, has yet to receive an adverse decision in competition. Coach Alan Nichols is expecting an ear-warming and a mind stimulating combat on Thursday.
Two sophomores will have to try and preserve the undefeated record to the debate squad in the debate Saturday night against Willamette on the question, “Resolved, That foreign governmental control should be removed from China.” The Trojan debaters who will uphold the affirmative have not yet been chosen, but will be either George Lawrence or Virgil Pinkley for second speaker.
UNIVERSITY TO AID FRATERNITIES
Land Purchases By Campus Plan Proposed By Dean
Groups Are Subject of New Waugh.
Dean Waugh's proposed plan to make it possible for the fraternities and sororities to own their own homes was discussed at the last meeting of the interfraternity council. held last night. This plan is designed to make it possible for the organizations to own their homes without real estate tax.
The plan has three main objects, which are: 1. To improve the campus by building attractive houses near tbe university. 2. To remove
from the immediate vicinity of the university such small shops as now mar the scenery of the campus. 2. To bring the fraternities and sororities in closer contact with the university for the mutual benefit of both.
According to Dean Waugh, the plan is not developed perfectly as yet. but is being discussed among all those interested before it is finally submitted to the interfraternity council for ratification.
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