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VOLUME VI.
Los Angeles, California, Tuesday, July 19, 1927
NUMBER 7
EAST MEETS WEST ON CAMPUS OF SOUTHERN CALIF.
Many Students From Foreign Lands Take Up Academic Courses at S. C.
BY H. JEFFERY SMITH
In the past few years there has
been a very definite attempt on the part of the administration and the studt nt body to make the University of Southern California a university in the fullest meaning of the term. There is something broad and sweeping, something really fundamental, in this movement. For, after all, a university is more than a mere group of colleges affiliated under a. single name; it is a great ideal, the great ideal, of education; for essentially a university is an institution which, like a telescope or microscope, brings the world into the range of the ordinary student, in order that he may see his own life in its true perspective.
In these days of rapid transit, the international aspect of this movement has not been overlooked. Situated in the heart of Los Angeles, whose future as a center of international art, commerce, and life in general can no longer be questioned, the University of Southern California has done much to break down the notorious provinciality of our nation. For not only 4o our students come from every state in the Union, but from nearly fifty nations, scattered throughout the world.
“It is only as the intellectuals above the passions and prejudices of the politician come together in mutual sympathy that we can hope for international good will,” said Dr. H. Wildon Carr, in an address not long ago. In keeping with hie words, the University of Southern California can well be proud of the fact that it has drawn nearly five hundred students to its halls from foreign lands with^ in the last four years. Nearly five hundred personal ambassadors to the United States enrolled in Southern California at the present time! Surely we have a league of nations in our very midst
It must not be supposed, however, that our cosmopolitanism is to be found in the student body only. For Dr. R. B. von KieinSmid, known far and near as a leading internationalist, and chosen to head the coming School of International Relations, has instituted a definite policy of exchange professorship with foreign lands. From many countries he has brought men, not only as instructors in their languages, but in their literature and philosophy, their arts and customs, their institutions and their culture. And while we are studying these subjects under them, we are coming in contact with their concrete personalities. They are our friends and our companions. England means more than a mere institution to one who has studied under Schiller of Oxford University, or Carr of the University of London; Czecho-Slovakia seems nearer home to one who has met Mor-(Continued on Page Two)
Class in Immigration Will Have Special Lectures
The class studying the “Mexican Immigrant,” Sociology 103 M, which meets in S. 251, at 8:00 A. M. will have as visiting lecturers the following during this week:
Tuesday, July 19—“The Health of the Mexican.” Dr. J. L. Pomeroy, Health Officer, Los Angeles County.
Wednesday, July 20—“The Mexican—and Crime and Delinquency.” Mr. Samuel Bowman, Teacher, Los Angeles County Jail.
Thursday, July 21—“The Mexican Child in School.” Miss Flora Smith, Director, Americanization Department, Los Angeles City Schools.
Friday, July 22—“New Tendencies in Adult Education for Mexicans.” Miss Ethel Richardson, Assistant Supt. Public Instruction, State of California.
These lectures are open to the public. They wifi be followed by
a discussion and question period.
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By VIRGIL PINKLEY
SHAVITCH COUPLE APPEAR AT BOWL
Third Week’s Concert Brings Noted Couple To Hollywood Bowl.
Rushing Athletes
Athletics On The Level
Callow and Cromwell Inspire
Those Who Won’t Listen
Houser,
Borah
Cravath, Barnes,
JUNE ISSUE OF PARCHMENT HAS SIX ARTICLES BY S.C. STUDENTS
Dr. Louis Wann, Professor Thompson Are Editors of National Publication of Quill Club.
BY RALPH HUSTON
With a record of six accepted articles from Southern California students, the June issue of The Parchment, the official national publication of the American College Quill Club, presents a somewhat all-1 rojan atmosphere, in addition to the six student contributors, Dr. Louis Wann, editor-in-chief, and Prof Roy Thompson, associate editor, are both members of the S. C. Faculty.
♦ The student contributors are Antoinette Larsen, Morgan B. Cox, Vern Parten, Homer Gane, Dorothea Wehle
A California romance of two world-famous musicians comes to li^ht with the engagement of Vladimir Shavitch and Tina Lerner as conductor and soloist, respectively, at the Hollywood Bowl during the third week of this summer’s concert seasmon.
Shavitch was directing an orchestra in San Francisco back in 1915, when Tina Lerner, whom he had met in Berlin, appeared as soloist with the San Francisco Symphony orchestra under Alfred Hertz’ directing. Miss Lerner, a pianistic genius, who at that early age had already conquered musical Europe and America, at once played her way into the heart of Shaveitch at that San Francisco concert.
After a brief courtship, they were* married and Mrs. Shaveitch retired from the concert stage.
Quite recently, however, she returned to concert work with as much success as in former days. Their Bowl engagement creates unusual interest, for it is the first time that man and wife have appeared on the same Bowl program.
Shavitch, who at present is director of the Syracuse Symphony orchestra, and recently returned from brilliant successes in Paris, London and Madrid, will direct a symphony program on Thursday evening, July 21, and a “popular” symphony program on the following Saturday evening, sharing honors with his gifted wife on Friday evening, July 22, the regular soloist night.
San Diego, Missions, and Mexico Tour for Summer Session, Saturday, July 23rd. Make reservations now.
Movie Studio, Mt. Lowe Trip, Saturday or Sunday.
PILGRIMAGE PLAY SETS JULY 26
AS SECOND SPECIAL S. C. NIGHT
That Tuesday, July 26, has been decided upon as the second S. C. Pilgrimage Play night is the announcement of Dean L. B. Rogers. This second student rate performance is being given owing to the fact that the first one which took place last Friday was such a complete success, states Dean Rogers.
“A student rate in prices has been made, the two dollar seats selling for a dollar and twenty-five cents, and no one should miss this opportunity of enjoying the great presentation.
"Nowhere else in all the world can anything like this be seen. The Pilgrimage Play Is incorporated on a non-sectarian basis. It is non-commercial, and its success is built on the loyal support and enthusiasm of all
Californians,” he continued.
According to Dean Rogers the actual dramatic production of the life of the Christ from the prophecy of His birth to His ascension belongs to the Pilgrimage Play, although there have been allegorical plays'* and various pageants based on different incidents that abound in the Scriptures.
A little canyon in the hills has been transformed into an oper-air theatre dedicated to the Pilgrimage Play, and here, for a limited number of weeks each summer the drama is unfolded.
A company of one hundred and twenty-five players enacts the characters while a choir of forty mixed voices supplies a musical program that accompanies many of the scenes.
It won’t be long now before the various universities throughout the country will announce in public print that they have captured the greatest group of athletes in the history of any institution. Right now the various alumni associations are out “hitting the ball” and rushing men with a vim. Their object is to bring men of the finest type to their respective institutions. But they probably figure like the young chap who wouldn’t hold it against the girl he loves, because she is beautiful and has money, in that they don’t hesitate in bringing men wrho can pass a pigskin fifty yards or run the high hurdles in fifteen seconds or better.
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Athletics conducted in the right way, with men in charge of them who think and act as men, can do a great deal. Athletics in university circles are here to stay— at least for a while. Great stadiums in all sections of the country have been built, and expensive equipment installed in them. The coaching and training staffs receive huge sums of money for their labors. Such plants and coaching staffs are justified when the men who run athletics are gentlemen, and when collegiate sports are run strictly "on the level.” Men of the type of Fielding Yost of Michigan, Rusty Callow of Washington, Bob Zuppke of Illinois, Knute Rockne of Notre Dame, Dick Glendenning of Columbia, and Howard Jones and Dean Cromwell of Southern California are a credit to any university, and have done much to develop character and sportsmanship.
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Rusty Callow of Washington has turned out various championship crews and has also developed men who are now teaching rowing at other institutions. His men are inspired by his personality and lofty ideals of what a winner should carry across the line with him. His outstanding thought is to win fairly and to hold an opponent in the highest esteem.
At our own institution, Dean Cromwell, known as the maker of champions, holds a spot in the hearts of every track fan who knows him. His teams run to win not for themselves the personal ^lory which goes with a winner, but rather to win for Cromwell and Troy. His fight talks have become famous through the seventeen years that
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EMINENT SOCIAL
WORKER TO SPEAK
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Secretary of International Police-wdmen Will Deliver Series of Talks.
Dr. Lester B. Rogers, Dean of the University of Southern California Summer Session, announces a series of four lectures to be given by Miss Helen D. Pidgeon, executive secretary of the International Association of Policewomen, to be given at four o’clock in Room 206 Hoose Hall ©1 the Administration Building, 35th and University Avenue, beginning Friday, July 22.
“The Service of Policewomen in the United States” is to be the topic of her series of talks, with various addresses to be made as follows: Friday, July 22—“History and Development of the Policewomen’s movement; its social significance.”
Monday, July 25—“Organization and Personnel of Policewomen.” Wednesday, July 27—“The Duties and Personel of Policewomen.”
Friday, July 29—“Constructive and Preventive Service by Policewomen.” These lectures are open to the public without charge and will constitute the only L<os Angeles lectures by this eminent social worker who is making a tour of the United States to arouse the interest in the association’s work which is endeavoring to raise the standards of women seeking to serve in the protective departments.
C. Burns Denies
Vacation Rumors
Chase Burns, the be-moustached perpetual undergraduate who for seven years has tried unsuccessfully to write sports, yesterday indignantly denied reports that he would take a vacation this summer.
“Nothing to it,” vociferated Mr. Burns, biting off a corner of Star Twist. “I find Summer School much more t < the liking of my temperament and characteristics, and there is no earthly reason for the ugly rumor afloat that I will quit and take a vacation. I find I enjoy Summer School immensely. Classes are held five days a week, instead of the usual three, and consequently I am enabled to cut five times instead of three, as I do in regular session.”
and Marjorie Hull, whose efforts are two essays, two poems, a sketch, and a “passing review of college”.
“In China,” by Antoinette Larsen, who is interested in dramatics, as well as writing, is a sad, poignant fragment of beautiful poetry. Miss Larsen handles a difficult verse form with
remarkable ability. The other poem, “Time,” by Homer Gane, one ot the recent additions to Os Rune, the local chapter of Quill, is cleverly written in free verse.
Two essays, “Let It Rain—Let It Pour” by Morgan B. Cox, and “Batik” by Verne Parten, are products of Dr. Wann’s class in the English Essay. Both bits of writing were turned in to Dr. Wann as part of regular course assignments, but proved so excellent that they subsequently were produced in The Parchment.
Marjorie Hull has an extremely clever syetch—or it might be classed as the “shortest short story”—in which an extraordinary amount of real
ability is crowded into two pages of excellent writing. It is called “Indian Pete.”
Miss Dorothea Wehle is the sixth contributer, and her “Sketches: A Passing Review of College,” enables college students to see themselves as others see them.
In addition to these original contributions, a regular feature of The Parchment, “The College World,” is conducted by Prof. Thompson. It is editorial in character, considering*var-ious problems dealing with writing, throughout the college world.
The Parchment is issued quarterly, and, according to Dr. Wann, the edi-tor-in-chief, the coming September issue will be the annual anthology of the best creative writing produced by undergraduate students in American colleges during the academic year 1926-1927. The editors, during the summer months, will read all manuscripts and college literary publications received, and will select from this material, the outstanding contributions for publication in the September issue.
RUSSIAN MODERN ART
Dr. Boris Morkovin will give an address this afternoon in H-206, on Modern Russian Art. The lecture today is another one in the series which is given by Dr. Morkovin of the English department of Southern California.
MODERN CRITICISM IS SUBJECT
OF LECTURE BY JUDGE MOWER
By BILL RUYMANN
After traversing over three thousand miles of American States, Judge Edumun Mower of the University ot Vermont in the capacity of visiting professor of Political Science at the University of Southern California, gave an address in Hoose Hall, 206 last week on the subject, “What is WTrong with Modern Criticism.”
After pleading petty larcency in stealing his subject from Darwin P. Kingsley, president of the New York Life, Judge Mower waxed enthusiastic in a constructive criticism of modem democracy. As a rule criticisms are not pleasing, but the crowded room in Hoose Hall listened very attentively to the address given by a man who had spent
most of his life studying and teach ing in the field of political science.
While considering the intellectual side of the question, Judge Mower, put it thus, “What ground have wo for believing that the vast majority of our modern electorates—average men and women, are capable of acquiring the capacity to deal wtih the complex problems of modern government, and what basis have we for the belief that self government is equal to the tests imposed upon it?
“That our founding fathers were hardly democrats in the modern sense is brought by history, and the fathers were frankly skeptical about the political capacity of their fellow (Continued On Page Four)
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