SUB COMMITTEE
The general student committee of William Henley, student body president, working under the direction of Paul Elmquist and Morgan Cox, will meet at luncheon tomorrow in an important session, Cox announced yesterday. All members must be present, as final plans for the organization of the group will be given out at that time. The work of the committee will be outlined, and duties assigned the various members, and various appointments are to be made.
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JUNIOR PROM COMMITTEE
A meeting of the Junior prom committee will be held at 12:30 today in Bovard Auditorium. Helen Sauber and Bob Behlow, who are in charge of the affair, announce that it is necessary for all committee members to be pres-net. Final arrangements to handle the sale of bids, decorate the Blue Room, and other accessories will be completed at this time. The meeting will be short, permitting students to go to the 1:15 classes, Behlow said.
VOLUME XIX.
Los Angeles, California, Tuesday, November 15, 1927
NUMBER 40
Wamp Appears Under Cover of “Football Thinker
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TWENTIETH IS DEADLINE FOR PARADE
Set November Deadline For Submission of Ideas For Homecoming Parade.
That the deadline of November 20 for submission of entries and ideas for the Homecoming Parade by the various campus organizations will be strictly enforced is the dictum of Ray Broomfield, in charge of the affair.
Sororities may hand in their entries to Ruth Carr, and fraternities as wel as other organizations should hand in their entries to either Hay Broomfield or Herbert Spencer. The reason for setting such an early date, according to Ray Broomfield, is to prevent any duplication of ideas in the parade. Thus it is to everyone’s advantage that the ideas be submitted at the earliest possible time, since the organization
first submitting the idea will have the preference.
The parade is scheduled for December 3, Just before the game with the University of Washington. The procession will form along Twenty-eighth street, heading south, and will proceed down to the University, and thence into the Coliseum. The street will be blocked ofT at 12 o’clock, and
punctually at 12:45 the parade will be
started.
The main points to be kept in mind in designing the float are to Keep the expense below twenty-five dollars, the float must express the idea or spirit of Homecoming in some way, no obnoxious or irritating gases will be allowed, and the name of the organization must be omitted, since a number will be supplied just before the start.
All bona fide campus organizations are eligible to enter floats, and it is expected that most of the fraternities and sororities will compete for the awards, as well as the dorimtories and many other S. C. organizations. The awards are cups, which are now on display in the University Book Store. The affair is traditional In Trojan history and is one that has excited much interest.
NOTED SPEAKERS ARE SCHEDULED
OFFER STUDENTS PRIZES IN NEW ESSAY CONTEST
Three prizes are offered for the best essay of not more than 500 words in length submitted by a student of any college of the university.
The subject on which the essay will be written is the needs of the university from the standpoint of the student. The nature of the prizes, the rules, regulations and information about the material and subject matter will be explained later in detailed stories in the Trojan.
The contest closes Nov. 30, the winners to be announced not later than Dec. 6, according to the chairman of the committee. It is primarily a student enterprise, and prizes will absolutely be awarded.
Professor Max Farrand, Director of Research at the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, will deliver the main address of the annual reception of the Graduate School Friday in the President’s suite of the University.
Professor Farrand was formerly a member of the teaching staff of Stanford University, and recently was at Yale University.
President von KieinSmid and Dean Hunt of the Graduate School will be the hosts of the occasion.
The Administration plans to have several speakers of note at the reception along with Professor Farrand.
All students of the graduate school are invited to attend.
Community Chest Drive On Campus Nets Full Quota
Students Draw Praise of Committee; Ratings Not To Be Published.
S.	C. students and faculty members gave a total of fifteen hundred dollars to the Community Chest during the campus appeal from Oct. 31 to Nov. 10, it was learned yesterday from Bill Huyman, chairman of the Community
Chest committee.
The final check-up was made Thursday afternoon, and the money turned in immediately at the downtown headquarters of the Chest. G. H. Schellen-berger, campaign director, received the University’s gift on behalf of the hoard of directors of the Community Chest and expressed the board’s appreciation for the “splendid co-oper-ation given by the University in connection with the appeal this year. Special mention was made of the publicity stunts put on by the Trojan band and rooting section at the California game on Oct. 29. "The board of directors and executive committee of the Community Chest have asked me to extend their vote of thanks to the students and faculty members of the University of Southern California for the splendid co-operation given by the University in connection with the appeal this year,” said Schellen-berger.
Many students and professors gave to the Chest at home as well as on the campus, while the vast majority of those who were unable to make their contribution here, had already done so at their homes. It was decided not to print the ratings of the sororities, fraternities and dormitories in connection with their contributions to the Chest, inasmuch as so few of the houses had ratings anywhere near 100 percent.
Seven teams, one from each of seven fraternities and sororities, worked at canvassing organizations in the division in which the University is located, under the direction of Dorothy Smith, assisted by Ed Ware. The exact amount of money collected by the teams is not known, inasmuch as returns were made directly to headquarters,
POPULAR HIT TO BE GIVEN
Southern California collegians will have a chance to see a fast-hitting New York comedy success when “To the Ladies” is presented this week to the campus.
The comedy, the brain-child of George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly in collaboration, will be produced this Friday evening in Bovard Auditorium under the direction of Josephine Campbell.
Keen satire on American institutions, customs, traditions and observances is one of the features of “To the Ladies.”
Vulnerable spots in America’s public and domestic life are probed and displayed in all their palpitating ludicry by these comedy co-authors. Yet the humor of these collaborators is not devastating in its manner. It is humor which, edged with an understanding of human nature, cajoles rather than hurts and causes merriment rather than cynical laughter.	'
Lorain Neel, as Elsie Beebe, wife of Leonard Beebe, is the inspiration of the toast, “To the Ladies.” That it s a fitting tribute to her is a part of the plot of the story.
Tickets for this underclass production were put on sale yesterday morning at the students store under the care of Mrs. Marie Poetker. They are priced moderately and are for reserved seats, regardelss of the fact that the prices are reasonable.
“To the Ladies” s, in the opinion of the director, Josephine Campbell, a happy choice for a university production. Modern collegians are more or less at home in satirical comedy. An audience of the same type undestands it, too; readily enough not to retard the action of the play by holding their reaction at gag lines.
These two American collaborators—George S. Ksufman and Marc Connelly—have several New York successes to their credit, notably “Dulcy” and “The Beggar on Horseback,” both of which enjoyed !onk New York runs. In addition they were unqualified successes when they made a tour of the country.
“To the Ladies” opened in New York in February 1922 at the Liberty Theatre, and from then until its closing date months later was a popular hit on the Great White Way of Broadway.
WILL ANNOUNCE ASILOMAR PLANS AT “Y” COUNCIL DINNER TONIGHT
QUILL TO HAVE A BANQUET FOR FIVE INITIATES
Initiation for five pledges will be held at the Quill Club Banquet, which will be held tomorrow at 6:30 p.m., at the Artland Club.
The five pledges to be initated are: Virginia Child, Jessica Heber, Eunice Martin, Ruth Sharon and Gene Sherman.
These new members will bring manuscripts which will be read and discussed after the banquet. Morgan Cox, chancellor of Quill, states that he expects every member to be present.
S.C. SCHEDULES DUAL DEBATES
“World War Tended Toward World Peace” Subject For Stanford Debate.
Meldrim Burrill, Stanley Hopper, William Henley and Marion Garrison have been selected to represent S. C. in the dual debate with Stanford to be held January 12, 1928 according to Charles Wright, manager of the debate squad. Burrill and Hopper will go north to Palo Alto while Henley and Garrison will remain at S. C.
This is the first debate of the season and Wright states that it will probably be a non-decision affair on that account. The question is, “Resolved that the results of the World War have tended toward the peace of the world.”
Wright also states that interest in debating has increased as shown by the number who afe trying out for the squad. There are about thirty out this year, a marked increase over last year.
The next tryouts will be held Nov. 21 and Nov. 23 at 3:15 in Hoose Hall, room 206. The questoin for debate will be, “Resolved that American investors and investments should depend for protection only on the government of the nation in which the investment is made.” The contestants will have five minutes for constructive argument and three minutes for rebuttal. Coach Allan Nichols will then select the team, basing his choice on the results of these speeches.
A talk by Harry Henderson of the' downtown Y. M. C. A., and short talks by some of the men who are going to the Asilomar conference this year is in store for those who attend tomorrow night’s dinner meeting of the local Y. M. C. A. council at the “Y” hut.
Each year the men of the student branches of the Y. M. C. A. meet at Asilomar near Monterey, California, to hold meetings and discussions of the various student problems confronted in the universities throughout the country. The conference lasts about a week and 5s held during the
Christmas holidays. Last year a representative group of about fifteen men Including Morley Drury, Leland Tallman and Stanley Hopper, was the delegation from Southern California.
“Already this year a good number have signed up,” said Glen Turner, local “Y”. secretary,” and as the cost for the trip is extremely nominal, we expect a larger number this year than were present last year. Representatives from every college in the country will be there.”
The dinner will start as usual at 5:30 o’clock. This is to be the last meeting before the Thanksgiving holidays.
ORGANIZATION WILL PETITION
Scribblers Changed To By-Liners; To Petition Sigma Delta Chi.
The Scribblers’, local professional journalism fraternity, organized at Southern California last March, has re-organized and adopted a new title, the By-liners.
Qualification for membership in this group requires that one have the intention of pursuing journalism as his life work, and be now connected in some degree with this profession.
The fraternity is sponsored by Professor Roy L. French, teacher of joumalis mat S. C., and national president of Sigma Delta Chi, the only professional journalism fraternity. The By-liners already have formulated plans for immediate petitioning of this fraternity, and hope to bring a chapter to Southern California in the near future. Professor French 13 now at Lawrence, Kansas, attending Sigma Delta Chi’s national convention.
Charter members of the local far-ternity are Scott Creager, Ralph Huston, Carroll Houlgate, Milton Booth, Clifford Lees, Bill Harvey, James Grant Matt Barr, Bill Arnold, and Terrel De Lapp.
Alumni members include Lee Conti, Maxwell Stiles, Gerald Pidge, Grant Flint and Marquis Busby.
SELL-OUT EXPECTED FOR PROM
Bids To Social Event Fast Taken Up By Students, Says Chairman.
Due to the interest taken in the bids for the junior prom, indications are that there will be a complete sell-out by Wednesday of this week, is the statement of Bob Behlow, chairman of the ticket committee.
Bids may be purchased at the following places in addition to the students store, he states: the registrar’s office of the College of Music; from the junior class president of the sen-oir Dental school; the College of Pharmacy, at the registrar’s office and at the registrar’s office of the Law School.
COVER HOUSES
Every social fraternity on the campus will be covered by a junior member of that house who will have the bids for sale as the personal representative of the chairman.
Engineering students may obtain their tickets from Ralph Flynn while Commerce and Speech students may purchase theirs at the cage in the students store. Walter Zamenik will handle the tickets for the musical organizations.
Muriel Heeb, co-member of the committee with Bob Behlow, has charge of the booth Jn the arcade of the Administration Building. Students not obtaining their bids from the other available sources may do so from her.
Those representatives who are
working under Behlow selling the bids are asked by him to send 4n their reports to him regularly as he has outlined to them in his plans. On the regularity of following these rules depends the success of the prom, he states, and he wishes every bit of co-operation that can be given.
FARRELL TO PLAY With the music of Jack Farrell and his orchestra, the Fiesta Room of the Ambassador together with the clever favors for souvenirs and the punch to cool it all down, there is reason for the advance interest in the prom bids.
“BUSINESS AND BRAINS” TO BE RALLY SUBJECT
Commerce students will hold their second rally of this year Thursday morning at 10:00 o’clock under the direction of Wally Ricks, president of the student body, in Touchstone Theatre.
Snappy musical number will make up the entertainment features of the program, the exact nature to be announced later this week.
Dean R. L. McClung, the new dean of the College of Commerce and Business Administration, will give a brief pe-ppy talk on “Business and Brains” as a feature of the program. Inasmuch as this will be the first time that the new dean will address the students in an assembly, the interest shown should be unusual.
LEGAL SCHOOL TO OPEN COURT
Students To Try Five Cases Before Graduation; Civil, Divorce Pleas Included.
Practice court sessions in the S. C. Law School opened Wednesday night, according to Don Mayhew, clerk of the court. Mayhew announces that the first four departments will open the season tonight wth civil cases which will be tried before prominent Los Angeles judges and attorneys acting as judges.
Pleading promises to be spirited, and that spectators will hear some hard fought arguments is undoubt-able. The practice court work at S.
C.	is so conducted that all-preliminary pleading and like papers are filed with the clerk some time before the sessions, together with a brief for the judge to read, so that when the trial begins the action moves swiftly. A number of pre-legal students from U. C. L. A. are plannnig to attend tonight’s trials in a body, as are many other legal students.
Don Mayhew, clerk of the court, considers the S. C. system of practice court, or moot court, to be one of the best, if not the best, in the country. Every student pleads five cases before he graduates, and listens to many others. The five cases Include one divorce, two civil and two appeal cases. Students base their pleadings and briefs upon a definite statement of facts which is given to them by the clerks a long time in advance.. All legal work is done almost (Continued on Page Four)
ELMQUIST PLANS TELL KING DAY
Prep Cheer Leaders Will Be Guests of Trojans For Convention.
Although the University of California at Los Angeles already has staged the annual high school yell leader’s convention, according to Paul Elmquist, head Trojan cheer leader, the University of Southern California will be host to the high school yell leaders for one day.
The prep yell leaders were guests of the University of Southern California last year, and this year it was U. C. L A.’s turn. As both the high school yell leaders and the Trojan cheer kings are very busy during the present football season, a day will be set aside to entertani the preps some time after Christmas vacation. The regular convention last* two days, but Elmquist wishes to acquaint the varoius high school yell kings with the University, therefore, a one day convention will be held.
Greeks To Hold Inter-Fraternity Smoker Tonight
Touchstone To Be Scene of Affair Honoring Infant Greeks.
“When Greek pledge meets Greek pledge” will feature the annual Interfraternity Pledge Smoker this evening at 7:30 in Touchstone Theatre of the Old College buildng.
Floyd Taylor, last year’s boxing champion at 147 pounds weight will put on an exhibition bout with Bud Pentz at eight o’clock. At nine o’clock Paul Patek will be matched against Dale Fate, weights 155 pounds. According to Jack Hartfield. the pugilists have been training hard, and a good go is expected.
The committee, composed of Jack Hartfield, chairman, Tom McMahon, and Steve Underwood, promise a colorful evening to every pledge that attends as well as to what actives that may present themselves at the scene of novitiate jubiliation. According to the committee, more than 200 will tax the meeting place to its uttermost.
Chase Burns has been secured to officiate as master of ceremonies. The evening will be started on its way by a speech by Professor Fagan who is noted for his fiery orations. The Nelson Hall orchestra from Far-rel's Music Box will entertain with a number of late “hits”, and Coach Anderson has promised a number o bouts for the evening.
The featured event will be the skits to be presented by the pledges of the various Greek houses. Some eight or nine’ houses have had their pledges rehearsing intensively for tonight, when the secret will be out, to the edification of those present.
After the formal entertainment is concluded, beer will be served from immense barrels, and pretzels will be consumed to increase the thirst
STUDENT FELLOWSHIP
Bruce Baxter will speak before the Student Fellowship meeting to be held at the “Y” hut at 12:30 today. His topic has not been announced. All students are invited to attend the meeting. Bring your lunch.
girl reserves
The Girl Reserve Training Group meets at the “Y” Lodge at 12:15 today. Every girl in the group is urged to be sure and be there.
DANGEROUS KAT LOOSE ON CAMPUS
Ferocious Beast Released This Morning on Harmless Students. FIFTY PAGES OF FUN Contributions of Campus Writers Reveal Secrets in Lives of Celebrities.
By LEON SCHULMAN
Released this morning for the second time of the year, that ferocious beast, the Wampus Kit will
prowl forth over the campus as soon as doth rise the sun, and fearful will be the fate of the unwary student that happens to balk its wrath.
If the Wampus was fat with humor last month, it is more than filled to overflowing with fifty pages of artless and artful fun and frivolity. Bryant Hale, editor of this most renowned publication, says that now is the time for work-weary students to relax from scholastic cares a moment and revel in a abundance of spicy humor and really funny jokes unUl the most hardened risibilities are surfeited—a condition seldom heard of and almost never attained.
“Thinker” and football player, that is the unusual combination produced by Bryant Hale to be the design on the cover page. Campus scandals are revealed, and many a handsome campus hero feels his ears burn when “Dumb—Not Really,” by Jemina Ralston is read.
A feature of the last-named article is the photographs of actual campus notables that are reproduced. Sometime in the life of the average college student there comes a conflict of Victorianism and Modernism. Such a conflict is satirized and humorized in the story, “Eddy’s Nannie Complex.” by Eleanor Adams. Familiar and not familiar to students of English Literature is that play in one act, “Get Up and Bar the Door,” by Louise van de Berg, it is familiar because of the title and general scheme plot, but as in a famous slogan here paraphrased, “What a world of difference a few ideas can make.”
As the vaudeville artist goes "from the ridiculous to the suplime,” so does the Wampus rise from the frivolous depths of humor and carcasm to the sheer heights of serious literary contributions of merit. Among these latter, the article, “President von KleinSmid—Internationalist,” by Grace D. Walker is especially prominent.
Other literary contributions are “Largest in the World,” by Clifford Lees; “Four S. C. Co-eds Abroad,” by Mortha Reynolds; and “Up From the Ranks,” by Deke Houlgate. Morgan Cox in the role of poet has written “Spirit of Troy,” which truly lives up (Continued on Page Four)
BOMBAY INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS WAS HERE ENRONTE FROM GENEVA
On his return from the Educational Conference of the League of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Mr. K. G. Vakil, who is the Inspector of Schools of one of the provinces in the presidency of Bombay, was guest of the School of Education for a few days last week.
“Mr. Vakil was particularly impressed with the splendid emphasis laid on physical education in this institution,” says Professor Raubenheimer, of the School of Eduction, “and also by the variety of opportunities for educational development as contrasted with the narrow, rigid, curriculum in India.”
At a luncheon given in his honor by the faculty of the School of Education, he informally discussed the tremendous educational progress made in India. Perhaps the most significant Is the advance made in attempting to change from the old rigid, academic, course of study In secondary schools and colleges to a
more differentiated program in which students are prepared for vocations. Coming on Katherine Mayo’s book “Mother India,” he also pointed out the growth of interest in education for women in India, as approved in the American educational system.
Mr. Vakil explained the educational organization of India in an address to one of the classes, stating that while native Indians are controlling the local program, the general policy for provinces is determined by the British appointees of the government. He seems to recognize the advantages that have come to India through Brit Ish rule, but expressed the hope that the day may come when India will be a self-governing dominion under the British flag like Canada and the other dominions.
Making a totlr around the world before his return to India, Mr. Vakil is here frofn Columbia tJniversity, having visited several schools and colleges on his way.