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SEMICENTENNIAL YEAR
VOL. XXI.
Los Angeles, California, Tuesday, December 10, 1929.
Number 56
STAG SMOKER SCHEDULED AT ATHLETIC CLUB
Athletic Events, Yells, and Theatrical Comedy Make Up Program Tomorrow.
The annual stag smoker of the Trojan Homecoming week, which this year is scheduled for tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock, has gained the reputation of being not oolj the most interesting and enter-tsining. but also the best-attended ,ug affair of the university calendar. The 1929 smoker, which wlll be held at the Lob Angelea Athletic club under the direction of Fred Smith, student chairman, and Dr. Alex J. Linck, alumni chairman, promises to maintain this reputation. The gathering has been a Homecoming feature for tlx years, and is free to all students, alumni, and friends.
Entertainment in the form of athletic events, and refreshments, including beer and pretzels, will feature the get-together Three wrestling matches between L. A. A. C. men will head the athletic exhibitions, and several other events are being arranged for.
Gordon Pace, Trojan jrell-king, wlll be on hand to lead a few yells, and Hal Roberts and hla Trojan band wlll offer several selections.
Sam Wood, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer director of the recent picture, "So This Is College," will be present, and will supervise the showing of a comedy. It is hoped to secure the services of Joan Crawford and Lina Basquette for a specialty number.
Charles Keppen of the Athletic club, will act as master of ceremonies at the affair, and will Introduce the representatives of the Trojan and Carnegie Tech alumni. Judge Joseph Sproul of the superior court, general chairman of the Homecoming committee, will speak a few words for the Southern California alumni, and tbe president of the Carnegie Tcch alumni association at Los Angeles will represent the Tartans.
Homecoming Rally Plans Are Finished
Trojan War Flag Will Be Raised For Last Time of Year.
Rally plans for the Friday morning houi demonstration preceding the Carnegie Tech-S. (J. game are complete, with the exception of the Mortis Chain skit which is In the process of composition at present, was the announcement made at the rally comraitlne meeting Monday noon.
inasmuch as it. Is to be the last opportunity for a real football rally thia year, the New Year's day game con ing during vacation, every effort is bring put forth to make it the largest and most spectacular of all demonstrations.
Some of the best professional and amateur campus talent will provide entertainment, featuring the entire S.C. band in uniform, the glee club, fight talks, yells, songs and a rollicking farce. There is also the possibility of a surprise number but It Is being kept under cover until it is made certain of appearance.
H.	P. McGinnis, principal of Huntington Park high school and former S. C. student and student body president, has promised to appear and give "a good old fight talk" which wlll appeal to both present students aud the Homecoming grads who might be present. Coach Howard Jones will also appear and speak to the assembly, on the team's attitude and just what ls expected.
The raising of the War flag for the last official time this year will precede the rally within the auditorium. Trumpets will announce the unfurling of the flag and will call the students to the assembly.
FRATERNITIES RECEIVE BIDS FOR AFFAIR
Bids for the Homecoming formal dance to be held in the Social hall of the Student Union building on Saturday evening. December 14. have been circulated among the fraternities of the campus. All unsold bids, and the money for those bids which have been sold must be turned in to George Froley in room 203 of the Student L'nlon at chapel period tomorrow.
This applies only to bids distributed through the Interfraternlty Council. It is imperative that either the bids or the money be returned.
TROJAN STAFF PLANS PARTY FORJOIMROIIII
Hal Grayson’s Orchestra Will Play; Gifts For Each Member of Staff.
PLACES ON ANNUAL STAFF ARE CHOSEN
Aspirants Are Asked to Report in El Rodeo Offices Tomorrow for Conferences.
Aspirants for El Kodeo staff positions will report to thc El Rodeo offices between the hours of 9 a. m. and 3:15 p. m., Wednesday, for conferences, the result of which will form tbe basis of decision for staff membership. An editorial assistant will be in charge throughout the day.
Members of social fraternities are reminded that today is the last day to have pictures taken for El Rodeo. There are many appointme * open, and prompt co-operation is requested.
Only 372 of the graduating seniors have been photographed to date. All Pictures must be completed by the Christmas holidays in order to receive space as the senior and social fraternity sections will be made up before the newr year.
Following is a list of the fraternities whose members must complete photographs by the end of the week: Alpha Kappa Psi, Alpha Rho Chi. Alpha Chi Alpha, Delta Phi Epsilon, DeIla Sigma Pi, Beta Alpha Psi, Chi Epsilon, American Institute of Electrical Engineers. Alpha Phi Epsilon.
Delta Epsilon, Delta Psi Kappa,
igma Phi Delta, Eta Kappa Nu, ™PPa Psi. Honorary Music Club, aud B>'liners.
SALES manager ADDRESSES GROUP
•N*r- Larry Lewin, general sales managt>r of Brown6tein-Lewis Com-Pan5, manufacturers of mens’ ready-ber ^ai a*>*)are^ sPoke to the mem-nhv^he ta*k covered the Pr°fessional Commerce-Law m Qed, Monday evening, Decem-- 1929. The talkk covered the li«h UCal 6id,s ot conducting an estab-lllat emPl°ys six hundred ej aD(* Mr. Lewin discussed the Pres ^ ^	*nt0 practice
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UNIVERSITY GROUP HAS ENROLLMENT GAIN FOR QUARTER
Attendance In Afternoon and Eening Divisions of Unier-sity College Reaches 3,336.
During the quarter that ended Saturday, December 7, 1929, there were 3336 students in attendance at University college, the afternoon and evening division ot the University of Southern California.
That the college has had au increasing appeal for those who wish to continue a university education while employed in the day time is evidenced by the increases that, have been made in enrollment. In 1924, wheu the college was established as Metropolitan College the fall quarter enrollment was 1837. in 1927 it became University college and there were 2502 students in attendance. This years enrollment for the fall quarter shows almost double the number of students that attended in 1924. In commenting on its present enrollment Dean Ernest W. Tiegs stated that "University college is the largest division of the University of Southern California.”
Two full floors in the Transportation building at Seventh and Los Angeles streets are required for University college with additional class rooms throughout the whole buildiug.
The courses that require laboratories are held on the campus at University Park. One class of 125 students in interior decoration meets at Barker Brothers. The community Continued on Page Six
Plans for the informal Christmas party of the members of the Trojan staff have practically been completed according to Ralph Flynn, originator of the idea, and the party will be held on Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock in the Students Union Building. This is the flrst party of its kind to be given by this organization and success will insure its reoccurrence.
One of the features of this party will be an exchange of gifts between each of the staff writers. But this should not cause anyone to miss the party as the presents are not to exceed fifteen cents in value. In order to put this across each member of the staff is requested to draw a name from the box on the editor’s desk in i the Trojan editorial room.
Hal Grayson’s ever popular campus orchestra will furnish music for dancing and later refreshments will be served.
About 70 members of this daily publication are expected to attend the party, and any alumni who have been members of the staff of the Daily Trojan are cordially invited.
This is the flrst party of its kind that has ever been planned by the members of the student publications, and those in charge of the affair expect a big turnout. This party will be an annual affair from now on, and will be given each year on the Wednesday afternoon preceding the first day of Christmas vacation.
MUSIC COLLEGE HAS INFORMAL AFFAIR TODAY
Dinner to be Given at Hotel Darby for Alumni and Students.
Japanese Trojan Club Plans Social Thursday
The Japanese Trojan Student club is planning a social and indoor sport tournament to be held this Thursday evening at 7 o'clock In the V. W.
C.	A. room on the fourth floor of the Student Union.
Tbe first part of the evening will be gi, tii over to a «h«rt program which will be both Japanese and American in nature, and will be under the charge of S. Kato. Miss Yaeko Kusayanagi, assisted by Miss Ruth Komuro, will have charge of the social.
Indoor sports will consist of ping-pong, cards, checkers, and "karuta." Every Japanese student on lhe S. C campus is urged to come as there will be something in which he can take part.
Refreshments will be served.
The College of Music is holding an informal banquet at the Hotel Darby. West Adams and Grand, at 6 o'clock this evening for all alumni and students of the College. In the receiving line will be Dean Walter Fisher Skeele, Elizabeth Champion, president of the College of Music alumni, and Pauline Mather, Ena McNeil, Iola Stephens, Edith Lingerfelt, Emily Korstad, Gladys Avakian, and Lucille Bessello, representing the musical sororities. Phi Beta, Mu Phi Epsilon, and Sigma Alpha Iota.
Over forty people have made reservations for the banquet. Dean Skeele and Miss Champion are the speakers scheduled on the program.
Following the banquet, a musicale will be held at. 8 o’clock in the recital hall of the College of Music. All students of the university are Invited.
The program to be presented includes. "Opus 33,” the first movement (Goldmark), played by the Detzing Trio, composed of Helena Detzing. violinist; Beatrict Berger, ’cellist, and Lucille McCaffrey-Timmons, pianist; "Stornello'' (Cimara), "My Lover is a Fisherman” (Strickland), "A Southern Song" (Ronald), vocal numbers by Isobel Smith; "Rondo des Lutins" (Bazzini), "Variations on a Theme of Corelli” (Tartlni-Krelsler), violin solos by Wendell Waterman, accompanied by John Garth; "Let All My Life Be Music" (Spross), and “At Twilight" (Friml), by a vocal trio composed of Eloise Jones. Eunice Erikson, and Peggy Binkley, accompanied by Glen-na Gould; vocal numbers by John Ferguson; "Concerta in G Minor” two movements (Mendelssohn), piano duet by Dacotah Mizener and Elisa Jamgo-chian Ignatius.
Blf S.CJPROFESSORS
Behaviorism To Be Discussed At Meeting of Argonaut Philosophy Club.
Three different departments of the university will take part in a symposium on Behaviorism to be given at the public meeting of the Argonaut philosophy club Thursday evening, December 12. at 7:30 In Hoose 305.
The three symposium leaders are: Dr. T. L. Scholtz from the education department, Dr. Wilbur H. Long from philosophy, and Dr. John W. Todd from psychology. Following the speeches there will be a general dis cussion which will include the whole assembly.
Behaviorism is a Doctrine held generally by a curreut school of psychology whose main leader is John Watson. The theory In brief rules out the self-conscious as a factor in the development of the individual. The subject ls of special interest because of its present popularity.
Three points of view will be discussed at the meeting. Doctor Scholtz. a new member of the faculty. ls interested iu euUCatiSSai psychology; Doctor Long, associate professor in the philosophy department, will give the philosophical viewpoint of the question; and Doc tor Todd, formerly head of the Psy etiology department, will present the Behavioristic standpoint.
Since this is a public meeting, all students of ihe university interested and any outsiders are cordially invited to attend. There i6 no admission charge.
Ad Club Sets Monthly Meet
Advertising Manager of B. H. Dyas Will Address Group Tomorrow.
As the closing event of this year, the Advertising club of tbo university will hold its mouthly meeting on Wednesday evening. Dec. 11, at 6:00 p. m. in the Student Union grill. Dinner will be served, after which an interesting program will be presented. The Christmas spirit will pervade, the music and entertainment carrying out thc theme.
The feature of the evening will be a speech by Mrs. Eckels, advertising manager of the B. H. Dyas stores. Mrs. Eckels lias had wide experience ln this capacity aud will have some worth-while pointers for advertising students.
Former members of, the Ad club who are on thc campus this week for homecoming are especially invited to attend this meeting and see how the club is figuring this year in university activities.
Reservations for the meeting maybe made al 258 Administration building.
DECORATIONS TO BE JUDGED DURING WEEK
It has been planned to judge the fraternity and sorority house decorations some day during this -week. However, a number of the houses are featuring decorations which depend on night illumination and flood lighting for their effects, and it is to accommodate these houses that arrangements are being made to judge some of the decorations after dark.
All houses wishing their decorations judged after dark should notify Tom Oudermeulen. chairman of the house decorations committee, not later than Thursday, December 12. Unless this is done, decorations will be judged at the usual time in the afternoon.
SCHEDULED TONIGHT
S. C. Graduate Will Be Master of Ceremonies; Is Annual Affair.
The second annual banquet for the alumni of the College of Commerce tonight will be a feature of Homecoming week. The dinner will be held in the Student Union grill at 6:30 p. m. All reservations must be made today in the office of the College of Commerce, Old College.
Kennedy Ellsworth, S.C. graduate and Los Angeles business man, will act as master of ceremonies, and is providing outside entertainment for the occasion. Speakers for the evening are Dean R. L. McClung. of the College of Commerce, and James Mussatti. S.C. alumnus and former professor on this campus, who Is now editor of the Taxpayers Digest.
That attendance is not limited to only those students in the College of Commerce and those alumni, but Is urged from representatives and alumni of all those colleges and school of the university, is the announcement from Dean McClung’s oflice this morning. Approximately fifty commerce graduates have made reservations for the banquet. Reservations are $1.25 a person, and no limit has been made as to the number available.
The dinner for alumni was instituted last year to be an annual affair. In 1928 it was not held during Homecoming week, but Dean McClung states that it is appropriate that the banquet should be given at this time, since hundreds of graduates will be here for the week’s events previous to the Carnegie Tech. game.
Wampus Kat Will Appear Wednesday
“Meows” Will Be Replaced By New Column, “About the Contribs.”
Wampus “cat” will climb over the walls of Troy tonight and be ready to "meow” for all of the students tomorrow morning, according to the editor, Bud Fetterly, wrho also made the assertion that this issue of the magazine will be the last one to contain a section entitled “Meows.” Inasmuch as this ls the last issue that will contain this column, it will be a good one for much of the scandal gathered for the Pi Delt Razz sheet that was not printed on account of being sensored is to be printed here. To replace this section will be one by the editor in future issues called “About the Contribs”.
“If I W’ere Married” w*ritten by Muriel Phelps and illustrated by Kirk Martin is a feature in which a campus co-ed makes suppositions about married life and gives her theories of how, what, and why. “Passing of William” by Louise Van de Berg is illustrated by Kirk Martin and is a more serious story than some of tne others.
“Poet and Pickpocket” a one act play by Fred Arendt is a play upon the humorous innocence of some women and the feigned innocence of others at some times. Men who have had experience with women who have pulled this line on them and women who have pulled it will all be interested in seeing how' this fellow' student puts his characters on the stage and how he puts phrases into their mouths.
A full page of Christmas poems in Milt Gross style are being used Continued on Page Six
HOMECOMING IS PIGSKIN REVIEW TOPIC FOR DAY
Special Edition for Rose Bowl Game Will Be Published.
Not only will the Pigskin Review come out in all glory in the usual final issue for tlie Southern California-Carnegie Tech game Saturday, but, announces Ralph Huston, Pigskin editor, there will be a special edition for the Tournament of Roses game on New Year’s day. In this edition Huston Intends to use as little type as possible, filling most of the magazine with pictures.
In the Homecoming Day Issue the Pigskin will present a futuristic cover gay as the appearance the campus presents lately. There wlll be a history of past Homecoming days for the last five years. It will be illustrated with pictures of the day’s various committees, and photographs of houses and floats will be Included.
Two full page cartoons will be presented, one of which ls by the internationally known Gluyas Williams.
Other sports than football have received recognition in the four pages given over to the intra-mural department, whose photos are accompanied by an article written by Don Braverman. Sixteen pages are covered with pictures of the coaches and the two teams. There will be the usual rosters and lineups.
PROFESSORS SEE STUDENT WISDOM
Realizing that copies of final examinations in freshman English exist in most sorority aud fraternity houses and are available to some, the Euglish department of the University of Minnesota has had copies of final examinations of the last live years bound and iileu and put on reserve in the library.
“As long as a lew could use this method of study it is only fair that all should have this opportunity.” Dean J. M. Thomas of the English department, said. “It is a very good way to study. If a person knows the answers to all the questions in the examinations on flle, he knows what he should know for an examination at the end ol a Quarter."
POSTERS CHOSEN AS APOLUAi WINNERS
Novel Design For Annual Contest Are Picked By Committee.
Posters on which are placed the winning designs for tbe Apolliad contest in creative arts are being conspicuously displayed on the campus this week. They will remain posted until the close of the contest, February 17, 1930.
Art students from two sections iu beginning design competed for the honor of having their work appear on the posters. Of 42 contestants, five were selected by the classes. Faculty members in the art department then choose the two best. Evangeline Mohnacke’s and Paul Shattuck’s sketches were picked because they were most representative of the fine arts.
Miss Amy R. Woller of the art department said. “Judging was based mainly on the artistic value of the f'nmposition and the interest shown in its portrayal. E\en after the winners were chosen, classes co-operated in drawing the designs on the posters.”
The Apolliad is au aU uni\ ersity tryout for any student at S. C. Us aim is to further self-expression and stimulate creative ability in all branches of the fine arts. Rules for the contest may be secured in the office of the School of speech.
APPLICATIONS FOR COFFIN FOUNDATION NOW BEING MADE
Student Fellowship in Science Fields Given Annually Amounting to $5,000.
The Charles A. Coffin Foundation, established some years ago by the General Electric company, has announced that applications are now being made for the Charles A. Coffin Fellowships for 1930 and 1931.
The terms of the Charles A. Coffin Foundation made provision for the award of $5000 annually for fellowships to graduates of the universities, colleges, and technical schools throughout the United States, who have shown, by the character of their work, that they could, with advantage, undertake or continue research work In educational institutions either in this country or abroad.
The fields in which these fellowships are to be awarded are Electricity, Physics and Physical Chemistry The committee, composed of Gai o Dunn, representing the National Academy of Sciences; R. I. Rees, representing the Society for Promotion of Engineering Education, and Harold
B.	Smith, representing the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, desires to make the awards to men who. without financial assistance, would be unable to devote themselves to research work. The fellowships will carry a minimum allowance of $500. This allowance may be increased to meet the special ueeds of applicants to whom the committee decides to award the Fellowships.
Caudidates for the Charles A. Coffin Fellowships should file applications ou forms provided for that purpose, and obtainable from the Secretary. Applications will be welcomed from seniors desiring to do Continued on Page Six
Expected Trojan Owl Will Be Issued Soon
Twice a month the Trojan Owl iuakcs its appears"** in ilie halls of Unhersity college. Tills four page paper, though small lu size, has grown rapidly in importance at the evening division of the University of Southern California. It devotes itself to matters of especial Interest to the students of University college and Is edited by John Holt, assisted by Ralph Cutllp and a staff of eight. The next edition is due soon after tbe beginning of the winter quarter.
RE-UNION SCHEDULED FOR Y.M.C. A. DINNER
Emery Olson to Act as Chairman of Homecoming Dinner Wednesday Evening.
Emery Olson, head of the co-ordination office, is to act as chairman of the V. M. C. A. Homecoming dinner to bo held at 6:30 Wednesday night in the “Y” hut. The dinner ls being held In conjunction with Homecoming week and is to be a reunion of alumni with the present members of the organization.
Tully Knowles, oldest living quarterback of S. C. and acting president of the Colllege of the Pacific, ls to be the principal speaker and short talks will be given by Leland Jacobson and one of the alumni not yet chosen.
A classical program ts to be presented by three musical groups. A student orchestra uuder thc direction of Ralph Bowers ls to play at Inter* vals throughout the banquet while the Betzlng trio composed of Helena Betzlng, violin, Beatrict Berger, cello, and Lucille McAffrey, piano, are to play the first movement from "Opus Number U3.” by Goldmark, and 'Londonderry Air." Tom de GrafTenrled, violin soloist, is to play ‘‘Obertass’’ by Wleniawski, and "Russian Lullaby” by Grander-Brown.
The dinner is the first Homecoming affair ever staged by tho “Y,” and is supplanting their customary Christmas parly. President Emeritus Bovard and White are to attend tho banquet as honor guests of Ihe occasion.
Although plans are being made for 200, reservations can be still made at the hut with any of the ofllcers there. The dinner is to coat 76 cents a |UU,
ENGINEERS GIVE INFORMAL DANCE
The informal dance of the College of Engineering held Saturday night in the social hall of the S. U. inau* gerated Homecoming events. Homecoming engineers were welcomed by a six-foot Zepplin model moored to a cardinal aud gold tower above the fiierlace, labeled “Homecomers”.
The Social Hall softly lighted with colored soft lights around the danc-lug door. Programs were representative of Christmas, Homecoming, and Engineering They were cardinal and irold with emblems of departments of geology, civil, electrical, chemical, and mechanical phases of the College of Engineering. Thes« emblems were sketched into the boughs of an out* lined Christmas tree.
Dob Cutts’ “Trojan Foot w armers” furnished music for the evening. A large group of alumni were present, am; averred it tlie moEt successful dance evor given by the College of EugiLeering.