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Co-ed Meets Dr. Millikan. Bankers Day Will Be Held On Campus. Dr. Millikan Speaks On Science and Religion. Brigham Young Will Meet S. C. Final Touches Being Put On For Extravaganza.
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Trojan
The Spirit of Troy
“One thing stamps itself upon the brain of anyone who interviews a man like Millikan: the greater the man, the more gentleman he. The pompous actor is the little fellow who must make up in ‘front’ what he lacks in soul.” The Old Trojan’s Column.
rOL. XVIII.
Los Angeles, California, Thursday, March 17, 1927
NUMBER 103
i.C. DEBATERS TO MEET UTAH TEAM TONIGHT
lopper and Gates Represent Troy Against Brigham Young University.
Dictators in all of tlicir phase*
*	ill be riding in the limelight ;hen the debating teams of Brig-am Young University and outhern California trade verbs ind adjectives tonight at 8:0() in bovard in an attempt to find out f Mussolini is a benefactor to taly.
ACCOMPLISHED SPEAKERS The visitors from Salt Lake will pend their time on the platform inting out just why this “New aesar” of the Italian people de-erves to be called a benefactor. Herman Christensen and Leon vans, two of the most capable peakerc from Brigham Young, wil! ake up the affirmative team. Both ave done considerable debating and re noted throughout the Northwest or their clever work on the pl'at-orm. Christensen has won several ratorical contests and numerous rizes for his ability at making the English language sit up and talk. These two visitors have been coached by A. C. Lambert.
Opposing the speakers from Brigham Young will be two of Southern California’s most capable debaters, tanley Hopper and Sam Gates, who will point out just why Mussolini can ever be considered a benefactor.
HOPPER AND GATES Hopper, who wiH open for S. C., is junior and has already won a name or himself as an accomplished peaker. Earlier in the season he on first place in an extemporaneous ontest in competition with all the lieges of the South. And several eeks ago he helped to win an audi-ce decision from Stanford in a de-te held at Palo Alto.
[0-edsMinate CANDIDATES TODAY
|Officers for W. S. G. A. will be nom-ted at 8:55 this morning in Bovard pditorium. Offices to be filled are: ?pident, vice-president , secretary, iasurer, social chairman, the mem-|r of the judiciary committee, and iresentatives of the sophomore, jun-and senior classes, lat it is imperative that all candi-tes for the offices be in the Audi-ium promptly if they expect to be linated, was th? statement of El-lor Mix. president of the organiza-As all girls cf the campus are tomatically members of this organ-[tion. it is for their benefit tViat tliej^ present at the nominations, she
ited.
lElections vill take place m-xt Wed-jsday under the supervision of the |nazons. who will patrol the polls watch for infractions of election |le+=.
Auditorium Crowded As Dr. R. A. Millikan Speaks On Science And Religion
Millikan Welcome Reflects Credit on Students.
The Caltech Honor System.
Student Mass Meetings, are Wholesome.
Football Coming To Play Too Prominent a Part.
The Real Gentleman.
President von KieinSmid and Dr. Baxter of the University of Southern California are shown with Dr. Millikan on the front steps cf the Administration building, where they stopped on their way to the big assembly to give the photographer his due.	—Ward.
BY WALTER PECK
“Science has taught religion to walk humbly in the sight of God.” With this statement. Dr. Robert A. Millikan, world-famous scientist and director of the California Institute of Technology, summed up his address on "Evolution—in Science and Religion,” delivered at an all-Ur.iversity assembly, yesterday morning, in Bo-
vard Auditorium.	♦
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EVERY SEAT TAKEN With every seat taken on the mainj floor and in both balconies, and people standing even in the third bal j cony, Dr. Millikan was accorded the rising applause of the audience, upcn being introduced by Dr. von KleinSmid, while a storm of enthusiastic applause broke forth at the close of his address. A delightful musical program was provided by Franz Hoff-man, bass soloist of the Emmanuel Presbyterian Church and graduate oi the Amsterdam Conservatory of Music, who sang “Mandolay” and a number of Dutch folk-songs, accompanied by Professor Mak Swartout of the College of Music.
Dr. Millikan called attention to tbe unprecedented rate at which knowledge and comprehension of the world is increasing, and to the similarly rapid increase in the control ovp-r the physical world which science is giving to man. Twentieth century science was characterized by Dr. Millikan as having pushed on to a new range of phenomena, utilizing all the knowledge of the past, supplementing it, modifying it, and adding to it. “Science,” he said, “has entered the field of microscopic relationships with the advent of the twentieth century.”
RELIGION AND EVOLUTION “Religion today is the best illustration you can get of the evolutionary process.” said Dr. Millikan. “Simply read your Bible to learn of the (Continued on Pace Four)
DANCE CONTEST HELD AT GROVE
hterfraternity Councils of S. C. and U. C. L. A. Sponsor Inter-Collegiate Competition: Three Hundred Dollar Prize Offered; Will End in May.
[With the opening of an inter-fra-|rnity dancing contest at the Am-ssador Cocoanut Grove on every iday evening, competition between f>uthern California and U. C. L. A. extended to the ballroom floor.
[These contests have been running ice January 21 under the auspices the Inter-fraternity Councils of S. and the University of California, Angeles. Five hundred dollars cash prizes will be awarded when |e contest closes in May, and any iternity man finishing in the first couples on any Friday evening
11	secure one point towards the [and prize of $300. Finishing in the st two counts wins one and one-lf points, and winning the contest twTo points.
Judges and sponsors of the affair Paul Fritz, president of Inter* iternity Council, S. C.; Revelle rrison, Council representative, S.
John Adams, U. C. L. A. Council, basis.
and Gordon Holmquist, secretary 1' C. L A. Council.
Up to date the fraternities are about even in points. Southern California fraternities who have enter.:-1 the winning column are Kappa Sigma with 3 points. Phi Kappa Tau with
2	points, Theta Sigma Nu with 1 point. Pi Kappa Alpha with 1 point. U. C. L. A. have been represented by Alpha Delta Tau with 3 points, Zeta Psi with 3 points. Kappa Epsilon with 1 point, and Delta Rho Omega with 1 point.
According to Revelie Harrison, there is still plenty of opportunity for any fraternity not yet entered to quickly secure enough points to get into the lead. Any man scoring three times in the first six in tfce dancing contest will equal the score of the winntrs. All prizes will be awarded to the fraternities and not to the men, which puts the contest on something more than a personal
JAMES MUSSATTI EXPLAINS VOTING SYSTEM IN TALK
Preferential System Misunderstood, Says Professor; Razz Papers Discussed.
That Southern California has had the preferential system of voting specified in the constitution but has not voted in that way for several years, was the gist of a talk given by Prof. James Mussatti before the Executive Committee Tuesday evenin'; in Hoose 350 when he explained the correct preferential system.
“Your constitution calls for the preferential system, but a few years ago one of your student body officers got the thing twisted and you have been doing it wrong ever since,” said Mussatti.
He had prepared a chart on the blackboard and proceeded to follow his talk with an explanation of this chart, showing just how the voting system would work in a particular election. Mussatti personally favors the plurality vote for Southern California. Action was not taken at the last meeting, however.
The other matter of chief interest to come before the meeting was whether or not the campus razz papers and the Wampus should be al-
JAMES MUSSATI ............................
lowed to continue as at present. Action on the Wampus was postponed pending a talk which President Tallman said he wished to have with Harold Stonier, who has returned from a speaking tour. After discussion it was decided to appoint Art Syvertson chairman of a committee to be responsible for the coming Sigma Sigma “Yellow Dog” and to hold him responsible for its contents.
President Tallman spoke of an ir>-(Continued on Page Four)
Hold Court Trial For Ten; Strict Penalties For Rule Infringements
Court trial for ten Southern California co-eds was held Tuesday afternoon at 3:15 in the office of the Dean of Women. These girls were brought before the court on charges of returning late to residence houses.
Some of the cases were dismissed. Others were given the penalty of probation or “no dates for the next week-end.”
The court was presided over by Martha Wigget, judge, and had a jury of fifteen members, including a Representative from each sorority house, one from the residence hall, and one from the co-operative house.
\\ ith students sitting and standing in the aisles in the third balcony and considering the rising applause that was given Dr. Millikan yesterday, it doesn’t look as though those terrible college students were entirely without appreciation for the things that are worthwhile. The only trouble is that we don’t always recognize a good thing when we see it. But no one could miss an address like that yesterday morning.
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There is no comment to make on his chapel, address, because most of the student body who could get inside the doors heard it for themselves. But we were privileged to have a chat with him afterwards in which he said several things that might be of in-teresh to Troians. He was asked, for example, what he thought of the attitude of students toward religion, taking them the country over. His answer, which was a very fair one, will be given in the Trojan at a little later date, together with some complimentary material.
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Dr. Millikan also spoke of the Caltech honor system, but on question he seemed to refer as much to a “spirit” as to a “system”. A spirit of honor, says he, has “just grown up” over there and the students handle their own cases in their own way. Two students were recently expelled from the Institute by the student court. Tt was the firfct case of its kind in quite a while, he said, and he did not know the action was to be taken until it was all over. Dr. Millikan believes in student government and extra-curricular activities, if we may infer that from his very tolerant attitude toward Caltech’s student management.
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Referring to the two recent student conferences on international problems, the Chinese and Nicaraguan situation, he thought them very wholesome.
“Not only students, but everyone should take an interest in what the country is doing and what is going on out in the world,’’ he said. “Very few of us are fitted to critisize intelligently and I have no sympathy with ‘government by petition and mass meeting/ but I do believe thoroughly in such informative groups as that you have had.”
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His attitude toward the place of football in college life today was not quite so positive. If we got his point correctly, he thinks the game a splendid one but feels (Continued on Page Four)
Rumpus Cast Prepares for Annual Show
Grant La Mont Puts Finishing Touches on Annual Extravaganza Production.
With the “Rumpus of 1927” only nine days in the offing, Grant i>a Mont, director of the annual show, and his co-workers are putting the finishing touches on the extravaganza to be presented in Bovard auditorium on March 25 and 26.
Earl Baldwin, who wrote several of the skits used in the Music Box Revue in Hollywood, has written the book for the show. Gene Johnston, producer of many well known musical hits in the past, with the aid of Grant La Mont, has written the music to be featured. Hal Chasnoif of the School of Music has arranged the musical numbers of the extravaganza, which will be placed on sale after the performances.
The cast as it will appear on the stage is as follows:
“Pop” Callahan..........Carrol Sandholdt
Clarabell ,a physical education instructor ......................“Billie” Walker
Wilmot St. Clair, her husband........
........................................ John Mclntire
Eddie Stepper, a scalper....................
_________________________________ Wes Woodford
Patsy Callahan, his girl......................
...................................... Grace Symmes
Johnny Dean, the boy—Roy Winborn
June O’Dell, the girl............................
.......................... Josephine Campbell
Alice Adams, a subdeb....Wesla Gregg Mrs. El Roy Dean, Johnny’s aunt....
..................................... Lucille Taylor
Joe Moninger, an evil influence........
...................................... Stanley Ewens
La Mont condensed the chorus to sixteen boys and forty-eight girls, who will be the feature of the show.
Josephine Campbell and Roy Winborn will sing as their feature number, “The Stairway of Love,” which La Mont says will become just as famous a hit as “Tea for Two.”
S. C. GLEE CLUB WILL APPEAR AS PROGRAM GUEST
Harold Roberts’ Golden State Band To Present Concert At Philharmonic Auditorium.
STEPHEN I MILLER TO SPEAK IN SPECIALLY-CALLED, RALLY AT S.C. TOMORROW MORNING
Eleven O Clock Classes Will Be Dismissed To Hear National Educational Director; Evening Program To Be Held in Bovard.
TRAVEL WAMP APPEARS TODAY
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Has Many Art Contributions; “Lowbrow” Number Next Issue.
Wampus is travelling abroad today. Adna Leonard, with twenty collectors, has been distributing the Travel Number since early this morning.
Carrying more and better art work than usual, a largei number of clever •,hort skits and jokes, it is expected that the Travel Number will enjoy a large sale today. Any copies that are left over will be placed on sale in the Students’ Store.
John Coulthard, the Modesto professional artist whose work has been so popular in Wampus, has a great number of clever drawings in this issue. Bryant Hale has gathered together much excellent art work, Bob Crosby, Marcus Messinger, Ruth Cameron, Lucile Rbbinson, Mama Connell and many others being represented.
“With the appearance of the Travel Number the staff will at once turn its attention to the forthcoming Lowbrow Number. The deadline for this issue will be March 24, but material should be turned in as soon as possible. Every member of the Wampus staff should see me in the Wampus office this morning between 9 and 9:25, or between 10:15 and 12.”
Appearing in a guest ensemble with Harold Roberts’ Golden State Band, the Trojan Men’s Glee Club will give a program at the Philharmonic Auditorium Tuesday night.
The glee club will sing a group of selections, including “To Arms,” by Maunder; “A Little Close Harmony,” by O'Hara, and “The Anvil Chorus” from ‘il Trovatore,” by Verdi.
J. Arthur Lewis will direct the glee club in the singing of these numbers and the Golden State Band will play the accompaniment for “The Anvil Chorus.”
The musical organizations of this campus, under the management of Harold Roberts, also wish to announce that they will present the Stanford Men’s Glee Club to the student body at a special assembly on Friday, March 25, at 11:25. Arrangements for this event are being made by the music department.
Notices
All dotlw* «im*t b<> brought to thr irojnn office at 71« Wm< J.-ffer«oti •Jt. or phoned to lUTmbolt 4S22. >o-roast be Ilmltfd to 35 worrti.
Gene Johnston, of the Music Box, would like to see all students today who are interested in playing in the “Rumpus” orchestra. Two violin players, a tuba, trumpet, and drummer are wanted at once.
BY KARMI WYCKOFF
Stephen I. Miller, National Educational Director, American Institute of Banking, will be the speaker at a special eleven o’clock assembly Friday morning, which is a part of the program of Bankers Day, under the^ auspices of Southern California. Eleven o’clock
♦classes will not meet.
While this will be of special interest to the students of the College of Commerce it will be an Ai-University assembly. It will be called at eleven o’clock; 9:25 classes will meet at 9:00
a.	in., and 10:25 classes will meet at 10:00 o’clock, while eleven o’clock classes will be excused, according to a notice from the president’s office. STANFORD ALUMNUS Mr. Miller received his A. B. from Stanford University, and his LL.B. from Michigan University... He studied at Heidelberg University under Kind-ermann, Laser and Rathten, economists, and Kuno Fischer. Upon his return to America he was professor of economics at the University of Michigan. He came to California for his health, riding as a forest ranger until his health was regained.
After teaching in Los Angeles and Pasadena, he was called to Stanford University as assistant professor of economics and was called from there to the University of Washington as professor of transportation. Immediately after his arrival at the University of Washington he was made Dean of the College of Commerce, which position he held until 1923 when he was made National Educational Director of the American Institute of Banking.
The American Institute of Banking is an educational institution for instruction in banking to employees of banks. There are 34,000 students enrolled in this adult educational plan,
a larger enrollment than that of any other institution of education.
NEW TYPE OF CO-OPERATION “This Bankers’ Day typifies a new type of co-ordination between the university and business,” said Professor Moriarity, of the College of Commerce. “The close co-ordination between the University of Southern California and the Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Banking, composed largely of instructors from the Southern California faculty, is an outstanding illustration of how the progressive university aids in the program of adult education.” The Los Angeles chapter is the largest in the United States.
A luncheon, of which A. M. Chaffey, president of the California Bank, will be host, an educational conference at three o’clock over which Dale M. Tossing. president of the Los Angeles chapter will preside, and a six o’clock dinner in the Residence Hall for rep-
PROF. THOMPSON ON S. C. PROGRAM
Starting with Professor Ray T. Thompson’s discussion of a current best seller and finishing with a ten minute drama under the direction of Miss Tacie Mae Hanna of the School of Speech, Southern California’s radio program is to be broadcasted Thursday evening over KFI.
Professor Thompson has decided to speak on Ellen Glasgow’s “The Romantic Comedians.” Since this book is of a humorous nature, Professor Thompson’s talk will be especially interesting. Following this, the prin-
cipals of the “Rumpus of 1927” will broadcast some of the song hits and resentatives compose the morning and witticisms of that production.	afternoon program.
SHAW COMEDY TO BE READ HERE
“Pygmalion” Will Be Given By Bertha Baker on Tuesday Evening; Presentation Praised By Critics of Country; Tickets Are Now On Sale.
The fraternity system will be discussed under the leadership of Carl Knopf at the Student Forum to be held at the Y. W. C. A. today at 4:15.
RECITAL
The recital to be given by students of the vocal faculty of the College of Music will be presented March 21, at 8 p. m., instead of this evening, as previously announced.
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“Pygmalion,” an outstanding comedy success by George Bernard Shaw, will be read by Bertha Kunz Baker, well known Columbia University lecturer and Chautauqua reader, in Bovard Auditorium, Tuesday evening at 8:15.
Mrs. Baker has been reading this comedy at various universities of the South and West and will return to New York in April for her spring recital at Columbia University. Mrs Baker’s program is heralded by flattering advance notices, her convincing interpretations of many unique characters and her vivid personality having won extravagant praise in the universities where she has appeared.
Excerpts from personal and press comment characterizes Mrs. Baker as an artist of tremendous power. Judge E. B. Sherman, of the United States Circuit Court, Chicago, says of her dramatic work: “I have listened to Murdock, Scott-Siddons, and many others of the best artists, and in my judgment, Mrs. Kunz Baker Is the peer
of the greatest. Her masterful ease and constant charm combine to make her renditions a delight which can never be forgotten.”
Dr. Richard Burton of the University of Minnesota praises the educational value of the reader’s performance, saying, “I wish she were attached to the teaching force of every important college in the land, that students everywhere might be brought by her into viUil contact with ‘thoughts that breathe and words that burn’.”
The play “Pygmalion,” which is a gorgeous social satire,” according to John Anderson of the Post, has been one of the outstanding successes of the present season on Broadway. Tile performance has been arranged under the di|ection of the School of Speech and Dean Ray K. Immel will preside at the recital Tuesday evening.
Twenty-five cents has been set as the price of admission. Tickets are now on sale at the Associated Students’ Store and the School of Speech office.