Read It in The Trojan
Proctorial System Explained.
Dean Speaks On Honor System.
Dr. Galvez Will Speak in Bovard. Student Tour of Europe Is Planned. Extravaganza Plans Are Announced. Deputations Cast To Be Chosen.
Southern
California
The Spirit of Troy
“Was Cobb guilty of ‘throwing’ ball games? That is the burning question of the hour; it is the most interesting thing in the mind of the people since Prometheus brought fire from heaven.”
—Outside the Walls.
VOL. XVIII.
Los Angeles, California, Monday., January 10, 1927
NUMBER 67
CONVENTION AT CHICAGO MOST INTERESTING AND INSTRUCTIVE DECLARES S.C. REPRESENTIVE
Progress Predominating Keynote of Eleventh Convention, States Dean Ray K. Immel.
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Honor System A Great Goal Declares Dean
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Dr. Crawford Approves Of Proctorial System As Protection To Honorable Students.
“Progress” was the predominating kaynote of the eleventh convention | of the National Association of Teach-: ers of Speech as expressed by Ray j K. Immel, Dean of the School of i Speech, who represented Southern! California at the meet in Chicago i December 28 to 30.
The Dean summed it up as being i "the most interesting and probably the greatest convention the association has had in its twelve years of existence. The program included all phases of speech work and instruction, composed for the benefit of a delegation including teachers of high school courses, college, university and specialized speech schools.
"Perhaps the most obvious thins
AMAZONS NEED GIRLS TO BE BIG SISTERS
Girls May Leave Names With Amazon in Administration Bldg. Any Time Wednesday.
The Trojan Amazons, in an effort to have an active body of Big Sisters who will be interested in putting about the convention is that speech over the Big and Little Sister move-is now being taught by academically j ment this coming semester, are ask-prepared teachers and has taken ing for girls to volunteer who plan to
place with other academic subjects,” Dean Immel stated. An item of prog-
return to school in February and w’ho would like to serve in this type of
ress especially noticed by the Dean 1 work.
was that eight or ten years ago the i Those who arc interested may leave convention was dominated by elocu- their names with the Amazon who will tionists, which the now conspicuous be stationed in the main hall of the for their absence. Instead the pro Administration building all day Wed-pram features graduate study and re- nesday.
search work, a new aspect of study in speech.
Advanced degrees are now very common among the delegates, Deau Immel observed. ‘‘Research work of unbelievable quality is being carried out,” he continued. Especially noticeable ^was the recent spread of the study of speech psychology and anatomy in speech courses rather than in medical schools.
Dean Immel addressed the convention on “A Definition of Abnormal Speech,” a subject which involved a (Continued on fage Four)
WAMP TO CONTAIN DOPE FOR FINALS
Unconventional Number Out
Thursday; Cover By Julia Suski To Be Featured.
Girls who volunteer for work of this nature should, if possible, plan to attend the W.S.G.A. reception for freshmen which is planned for the afternoon of January 24. At this time they will be assigned the Little Sisters with whom they are to work for the semester.
The Big and Little Sister movement is one of the most important movements sponsored by the Amazon organization throughout the year. The idea is to appoint some capable girl who has become oriented to the campus of Southern California to help incoming freshmen girls become acquainted and acclimated. All Amazons will, this semester as in the past, act as Big Sisters. Catherine Colwell will act as the Big and Little Sister sponsor.
"An honor system is the culmination of the finist of the fine spirit of honor. It is the goal toward which we are now working.” This is the opinion of Dr. Mary Sinclair Crawford, dean of women at Southern California.
"It is my opinion *hat the honor system is not working successfully in other colleges,” stated Dr. CrawT-ford, “and until we can be assured that it can be worked successfully, we should not risk the undertaking.”
Dr. Crawford considers a strict proctorial system to be of advantage to the student. “For,” she said, “it protects honorable students from being robbed of their work by the dishonorable ones. Cheating in an examination is a most serious offense, and should a lax proctorial system make it easy, the good name of the university would suffer.
“A proctorial system should be strict, but should not be suspicious,” continued Dr. Crawford.
“I consider it most disappointing that the consideration of the honor system by the students at the poTls recently aroused such little interest. But u in no way reflected upon the innate honor of the students,” declared Dr. Crawford.'
WILL BE CHOSEN FOR DEPUTATION
More Students and Less Wor^ f Is Policy Of This Year's Committee.
In order to dispense with the usual pre-final gloom, the Unconventional number of the Wampus will appear on the campus next Thursday. Milton Booth, editor, states that no student can possibly get through finals without reading the Wampus, since it contains all the latest dope on the professors and the newest and easiest ways of passing exams.
The cover, said to be the most beautiful of the year, was drawn by Julia Suski. There will be two pages of cartoon by Bob Crosby, and other art work by Bob Alexander, John Post, former art editor of the Wampus, John Coulthard, Don Mike, and Bryant Hale.
A most unconventional contribution will be a story, “Take Your Pick,” by Elvalee Powell. There will also be some clever little skits by Joe Duchowny, Ralph Huston. JessFca Heber, and others of Wampas fame. Leon Z. Wolpe has a most unusual column in this issue.
"The whole number has been prepared with the purpose of getting students in the right mental attitude for finals,” Mr. Booth has stated,
"and they will be in great demand by S. C. students.”
MORIARTY ATTAINS ADVERTISING HONOR
Southern California Department Head Leaves For Harvard University Shortly.
As one of the five men selected to form the committee of the “Harvard Prize Awards” to choose the best advertisements of 1926, Dr. Mor-
iarty, head of Southern California’s
Advertising Department and Educational Director of the Los Angeles Advertising Club, will leave for Harvard University shortly.
His selection comes not only as a signa lhonor to Dr. Moriaty, but also speaks well for the efficiency ot Southern California’s commerce department. It is the greater honoi-since this marks the first time that a man has been chosen from west of the Mississippi.
Under the plan of^ the “Harvard Prize Awards,” prizes of $2000 each are awarded for the advertisement with the best text, for the one making the best use of the illustration, the one best coupling text and illustration, and the one using typography award of $2000 for the best research on reducing waste in advertising.
Through the choice of several casts numerous S. C. students will have an opportunity to appear in the Deputations musical sketch, tryouts for which will be held Monday and Tues-! day from 3 to 5 in Bovard Auditorium, according to an announcement made by Sam Gates Friday. The sketch will be presented at various high schools in the city.
“We don’t want the work to become a drudge by overworking any group of students,” said Gates, “and at the same time we want as many students as possible to take part, so we are going to choose more than one cast to present the sketch.” Ralph Holly and Grant La Mont, prominent in dramatic, literary and musical work on the campus, wrote this year's sketch, which is said to give a fair and truthful idea of
what university life really is. Singers, dancers, comedians, musicians, actors, and speakers are needed for the sketch, ar.d anyone in any department or college of the university is eligible to try out. The sketch is classed as a campus activity, and participation in it gives points toward membership in honorary dramatic organizations.
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Summer European Trip Is Planned For S.C. Students
Deans Crawford and Weatherhead To Conduct Special Voyage For Study Of Higher Arts. Motor Trips a Feature.
Pan-Hellenic Formal At Encine Country Club Is Termed a Success
BY BILL
Perhaps the most unique idea in combining travel and education that has yet been launched is embodied in the plan of Dean Arthur C. Weatherhead of the School of Architecture of the University of Southern California to direct a traveling course in Fine Arts this summer, with Dr. Mary Sinclair Crawford, Dean of Women at Southern California and Professor of French. acting as Travel Director and chaperone of the group
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of voyageur students.
With an itenary-curriculum covering continental motor expeditions to famous architectural monuments, great museums, galleries, and the inexhaustible storehouses of artistic interest, in France, Italy. England, and | Switzerland, the class will sail from New York about June 11 and return j to Los Angeles about the middle of j September. Because of the academic (Continued on Page Four)
Members of the Pan-Hellenic Asso- j ciation entertained with their annual formal dance at the Encino Country j Club, Friday night, the arrangements for the dance being in the hands of a 1 committee composed of representa- ;
I tives of Phi Mu, Delta Gamma, and Iota Sigma Theta. The success of the j affair speaks well for the efficiency of the committee.
Pan-Hellenic Association is made up of two representatives of each social sorority on the campus, its purpose ! being to create friendly relations between the organizations. The organi-1 zation also supervises rushing rules and inter-sorority sports.
With Ruth Burns, Kappa Alpha Theta, as president, Pan-Hellenic is planning many affairs for the near fu- j ture, the next being the annual semi-formal dance, the date of which has not been decided as yet
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‘‘It’s the students’ move now.”
So says Warren Bovard regarding the possibility of a student union. Certainly he is right. That the trustees are acting in faith and were acting in faith with the students when they turned down the student plan last year is proved by this offer of the book store corner. It ought not to take a tremendous sum from the students, and none at all after a short time, if the football money and the student stofe profits can be turned to this work. We are told that some $75,000 might be forthcoming annually from these. At that rate it shouldn’t take long to pay off on a $200,000 building. Yes, it is the students’ move. Do we want it? Do we mean what we said when we declared there must not be another Homecoming without a student union? Do we intend to continue to let Cal and Stanford lead us in this matter?
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Southern California’s delegates to the Milwaukee conference report the following vote on the
subject of war and pacifism: 1575 votes cast; 390 taking a stand against all war; 740 agreeing to contribute to any war in which the United States may enter; 350 refusing to commit themselves. With the arrival of the Ne\V Year and the time for resolutions, we
are ready to take our stand with
the 390 who say that there should
be no war under any circumstances. We are ready to say that we believe that one third of those people were projecting their vision out into the time when men will realize the absolute futility of war.
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As a man said to us the other day, when we fight we don’t fight governments and tyrannies, we fight other men like ourselves.
We don't kill autocracies, we kill women and children. We believe he was right. What we need is to see our real target; to KNOW what we are really shooting at. If it is a matter of sending our gunboats to some South American country to protect the interests of our big business there it is cowardly; if it is a matter of coming to death grips with a nation that is our equal, it is futile. At anv event. WAR IS HELL and
should be sent there and kept
there!
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The other day we spoke of the pampering of athletes with all the scholarships and complimentary tickets, honors, an<jf gratuities that they have come to expect. Without dodging the issue, we believe that this is not an undergraduate problem at Southern California, although we are willing to be shown differently on any stand we may take on any question in this column. It is the alumni who fuTnish this money. Whether we like it or not, Southern California is not in a position now, at least so we are told, to lead out in the abolition of the athletic scholarship. And yet we believe as a principle, it is wrong. The man (Continued on Page Four)
Extravaganza Script To Be Professional
Annual Presentation To Be Presented March 18 and 19; Music To Be Selected
Soon.
A professional script will be procured by the manuscript committee for the Extravaganza in view of the fact that only three scripts were submitted during the recent tryouts.
“Good ideas wTere submitted but they were not developed well enough or sufficiently polished to make a musical comedy which would be up to the standard set by previous musical comedies,” John Atwill, production manager, reported.
A new, snappy comedy is now being sought by the committee which includes Ray McDonald, Grant La Mont, Dr. Allison Gaw, and John Atwill. The selection will be made by January 15, and tryouts are scheduled for February 1. The cast will be composed of about 20 players beside twro choruses, the beauty chorus and the pony chorus. There will be four leads, two juvenile and two heavy.
Music for the production will be composed by the musical director, who is yet to be chosen by Hal Roberts, Ray McDonald, and Grant La Mont. The comedy will be presented two nights, March 18 and 19.
Grant La Mont, who has had a varied scope of experience in musical comedy direction, will again direct the Extravaganza.
BAND SCHEDULES MANY CONCERTS FOR NEAR FUTURE
Trojan Musicians Will Play At Basketball Games; Glendale High School Program Planned.
Not allowing the close of the football season to put an end to Its activities, the Trojan band, under the direction of Bert Teazle, held its first rehearsal of the new year Wednesday night.
The success achieved by the musicians during the past football season has warranted the institution of an entirely new practice. In the future, the Trojan band will be heard at the principal baseketball games, beginning with the Stanford-Southern California game on January 21. The band will also play for the California-Southern California hoop contests on February 10th and 11th.
On February 8 the band, in conjunction with the Men’s and Women’s Glee Clubs of the University, will present a concert program at Glendale High School.
Band men are asked to take note of the fact that in future, rehearsals will be held in Room 325 of the Old College building, every Wednesday night at 8:00 p. m.
Notices
All notice* must be hronght to the Trojan office at 716 West Jefterion St. or phoned to H 17 m bo It 452'1. Notices in us t be limited to 35 vrortl*.
DEBATE SQUAD
There will be an important meeting of the Women's Debate Squad this afternoon at five o’clock in Hoose 206
PRESS CLUB PICTURE
Press Club ftiembers will have their El Rodeo pictures taken Tuesday noon, January 11, on the front steps of Old College. All members please attend.
PRESS CLUB
The Press Club will meet in the Trojan office, Tuesday noon, after the
taking of the El Rodeo pictures, and discuss the electign of new members.
INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTORS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR NEW SYSTEM STATES COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
Proctorial System To Promote Fairness Among Students, Asserts Dr. K. M. Bissel.
Essay Contest Is Announced By Phi Beta Kappa
In order to stimulate a deeper and more wide-spread interest in scholarship, the Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Association of Southern California, has just announced its fifth annual prize essay contest. This con test, which is open to any students regularly enrolled in any college or university in Southern California with the exception of freshmen, will have as a first prize the sum of one hundred dollars; a second prize of thirty-five dollars, and to any contestant receiving a first place but not one of the major prizes the- sum of twenty dollars. Three copies of each essay to be sent in must be in the hands of the local faculty representative on or before April 1, 1927. Essays composed of original material will be given preference.
GALVEZ TO SPEAK IN CHAPE PERIOD
Diplomat To Speak At Los Angeles City Club Thursday; Is Southern California Graduate.
Dr. Jose Galvez has consented to speak before the Southern California student body again Tuesday at the regular chapel period in Bovard Auditorium. His subject will be “The World Language Problem.”
At 12:15 next Thursday Dr. Galvez will speak at the Los Angeles City Club ,to a joint meeting of that club and the Council of International Relations on the subject, “The Two Americans.” Student and faculty are cordially invited to hear both lectures.
Dr. Galvez is an authority on the subject ol languages, speaking no less than four tongues fluently. He studied the language problem while on a tour of the world which took four and one-half ^rears. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California, and is the holder of a Ph.D. degree from the University of Berlin. He comes to California with a diplomatic passport from the Chilean government and also a recommendation by the commissioner of education of the United States, Mr. John Jay Tigert.
Dr. Allison Gaw of S. C. English Department Is ... Injured In Bad Fall
As a result of a fall from the curb at Seventh and Figueroa streets, in front of the Pine Arts building. Dr. Allison Gaw, head of tlfe English department, has been confined to his home ?ince Thursday According to Mrs. Gaw, the injury i£ painful but not serious, as no bones were broken, although the flesh around the ankle has been badly bruised. Dr. Gaw expects to be able to return to the campus within the next few days. He can be reached at his residence at 1915 Cordova street.
In answer to the student criticism which has been aimed at the Southern California faculty over the proposed manner of handling their classes during the coming examinations, Dr. K. M. Bissel, chairman of the Examination Committee stated in an interview that all recommendations came from the examination committee and that the individual instructor was not responsible for the proctorial system.
According to Dr. Bissel, the examinations committee passed regulations intended to promote fairness to all students. He stated that these regulations would not have been necessary had the students taken the responsibility on their own shoulders by passing the honor system in the recent elections.
RECOMMENDATIONS Three main recommendations were made to the faculty members by tb*» examination committee: that the students should occupy alternate seats) that when a large number of students are in the room two or more proctors should be present; and that instructors should compare carefully the handwriting on each examination paper.
These are merely suggestions, said Dr. Bissel, and the individual professor may use his own discretion in applying these regulations to his class. He concluded by saying thaV, under present conditions an honor system would not be advisable for the Southern California campus, but that a different spirit among the student body would perhaps make the system a success in the future.
PHI DELTA GAMMA SPONSORS CONTEST
Alaska To Be Discussed In Extemporaneous Talks By Literary Society Representatives.
Finals in the extemporaneous contest being sponsored by the Southern California chapter of Phi Delta Gamma, forensics fraternity, will be held Tuesday evening at 7:30 o’clock in H-305. Four speakers, representing the four literary societies, will compete for the cup which is offered to the winner by the fraternity.
The general topic for the talks is the Alaskan situation. A specific phase of this topic will be selected and given to the speakers at six* o’clock leaving them an hour anti a half to prepare the talks. Eight minutes will be allowed each speaker.
During the past few weeks each society has conducted a series of elimination contests, selecting the speaker who will represent them in the finals Tuesday. This is the second contest to be conducted on the campus by Phi Delta Gamma. All students interested are invited to be present and hear the discuss'on.
The representatives who have been selected to speak Tuesday evening are: Ruth Harding for Clionian, Gwendolyn Patton for Athena, Lincoln Laws for Comitia and Vroman Dohr-man for Aristo.
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CIVIL SERVICE
The student employment office announces that County Civil Service Examinations will be open ter any students who wish to apply for employment with .the county. Any further information can be had by inquiring at the employment office in Old College.
Midnight Oil Burns Brightly As Exams Loom On Horizon
Cramming Now In Order For Mid-Years; Humanity In Professors Appreciated.
By A. TWIRP
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And so the students took multitudes of exams—yea, verily, and great were the flunks thereof.
With brilliant Seniors and lowly Frosh on common ground at last, the slaughter will be great—and who other than a prof can gage the outcome? There have been great battles this year, but how could one picture the pathos of a mighty football hero struggling to tear open the pages of a book that hasn’t been “cracked” for a semester without shedding at least) one little tear?
There is one professor, however, that gets the students’ angle better than the rest. It is he who assigns exams at definite periods throughout the semester and gives no final. Need it be said that he is one of the moat popular instructors in the university?
Cramming Is in order, and the midnight oil will burn steadily until the fatal day that inaugurates chaos and disaster on an otherwise comparatively peaceful campus. But— Courage, comrades, vacation is coming!