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No. 76
SORORITIES START FORMAL RUSHING ON FEBRUARY 17
Bids Will Be Sent Out Saturday Of Week According To Pan-Hellenic Schedule.
Formal rushing by sororities will start February 17, and must be confined to the university grounds, according to the rules of the local Panhellenic association. Bids will be sent out on Saturday of the same week.
No freshmen girls may be pledged unless they are taking a minimum of twelve hours of work, six of which must be in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. No special students may be pledged, and graduate students are ineligible to be bid as active members of any sorority.
Specific rules for rushing are the same as they were last year. They are as follows:
1.	Date cards are to be sent to rushees between registration and the beginning of formal rushing.
2.	There is to be no telephoning, nor other communication off the campus. Sisters are an exception to this rule.
3.	The campus includes the west side of university avenue from Old College building to Pharmacy, with the exception of the Student Union (which is off campus). The campus also includes the Law building, Bridge hall, and the side streets to the depth of the buildings facing the street.
4.	There are to be no dates nor talking off the campus, during informal rushing or truce. Informal rushing extends from the first day of registration until formal rushing. Truce extends from the termination of the formal dinner date until the hour ef pledging.
5.	Formal rushing starts the second Monday after registration.
6.	Dates, other than those checked on the date cards may be made on the campus the day ef or the day before the specified date, except the date for the formal dinner.
7.	The formal dinner must be arranged for by telephone between ten and twelve Thursday night. The rushee may not accept the invitation then but must
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************************** * To The Editor £
[ Greenland, Feb. 6. (To the J
[ Editor of the Dally Trojan):— ★
i Now that we have a bumper ★ t it i crop of “dinkheads” heaped ★
I	about the campus the question	*
I	pops up whether it’s best to	J
£	enforce traditions or perforce	J
J	go to horse with traditions.	J
f	By tradition, is meant a cus-	★
f	tom that, has had a past. En-	J
J	forcement of traditions among	J
J	freshmen is regarded by many
J	to be as out of date as last	J
*	year’s calendar. All Trojans	★ *■	-k f	who hold the same opinion	*
J must have been listening to J
J too many cracked phonograph
*	records.
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*	What love is to a song ★ £ jvriter, what a business offlce * J is to S.C., what safety pins J J are to baby’s three cornered *
*	pants—that’s what traditions * ¥ mean to the spirit of S. C.!
J Welcome "dinkheads,” welcome ★ J to old S. C. Obey the traditions *
*	and maybe a Trojan Knight J J you may be. Remember, little J
*	violets can do lt so why can’t ★
*	you?
J Yours for wearing of the J J green.	*
MORRIE CHAIN t
*	^ Tryouts For
Music Clubs To Continue
Freshmen Urged To Attend Trials During This Week and Next.
HORTON IS NEW 'ASSASSINMAKB iCLASS NOMINEES
ATTEMPT ON LIFE
SQUIRE LEADER
Harris Is Elected Vice-President Of Organization; Capps, Hull Win.
Bill Horton, former vice-president of the Trojan Squires, was unanimously elected to the presidency of the sophomore organization Tuesday night at the semi-annual Squire banquet at the Mon-|Q tremarte cafe.
- I Horton will replace Bud Medbery, who has held the office during the past semester.
Irving Harris was elected as vice-president of the o r g a n I z a-tion; Cliff Capps treasurer and Forrest Hull was chosen for the offlce of secretary.. Capps and Hull were elected unanimously.
Along with being vice-president of the Squires, Horton served on stunts committee of the student rooting section. Harris was chairman of formal dance committee, ■which served during the Squire formal affair. Capps served on the Trojan club rooting section during the past term, while Hull was in charge of goal post decorations at football games.
Tbe new officers were installed at the banquet by Fred Pierson, chairman of the Student Organizations committee, who also presented a Squire
Fifty Members Attend Dinner
Professor Tregoe Delivers Informal Address O n “Character.”
More than fifty members of the Y.M.C.A. observed the first council dinner of the semester by atending the evening performance of “Sun Up." at the Vine Street, last night after their meeting at the hut.
Routine business was dispensed with to allow ample time for Professor J. H. Tregoe’s speech on “Character, the Chief Asset of Business.” Combining satirical comment with ad-'ice gained from experience, the speaker followed out the theme of his topic with a discussion on the close relationship between a man's moral aspect and economic success.
Accepting the personal invitation °f Lucille LaVerne, who is playing the feminine lead in ‘‘Sun Up,” the entire group was given an opportun-ty to interview the actress.
Freshmen were invited to attend the dinner and theatre party as a egining to their college activity. The council dinners are weekly affairs scheduled for each Wednesday it 5:30 p.m.
Tryouts for the musical organizations are continuing this week and on Monday of next week. Those who wish to join any one of the four musical groups of the university will be given a chance to become a member if they attend the tryout scheduled for that organization. There are vacancies to be filled and students are urged by the department to come and tryout .
Men’s Glee Club tryouts will be today, from 3 to 4 p.m. and also on Tuesday, February 11, from 3 to 4 p.m. Regular rehearsals will begin this afternoon at 4:15 p.m.
Women’s Glee Club will hold the second tryout on Monday from 3 to 4 p.m., although regular practice for them started yesterday.
Orchestra tryouts will be given on Monday February 10, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Regular rehearsals will begin that afternoon at 2:30 p.m. , Tryouts so far have been very successful, is the report from the musical organizations building, and some new members have been selected. Incoming freshmen are particularly urged to attend by the managers.
BUD MEDBERY
Six Revolver Shots Are Fired at Presidential Party Following Inauguration.
Mexico City, Feb. 5—(INS)—Communists were responsible for the plot against the life of Pascual Ortiz Rubio, newly inaugurated President of Mexico, which came so near to fruition, pofice charged tonight.
The police also revealed that they were searching for a group of alleged young communists who were said to have been seen standing near the entrance to the grounds of the National Palace just before the Presidential car drove out.
They declare that the youthful assailant, concerning whom all other information was withheld, is a communist, and they believe that his act was abbetted by others.
The police charge assumes serious proportions because of the recent rupture of diplomatic relations between Mexico and Soviet Russia over communist activities in Mexico, Central and South American countries. In the not severing relations Emilio Portes Gil, then President of Mexico, bluntly asserted that Soviet Russia could not disclaim all responsibility for the actions of communists in these countries.
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S.C. REGISTRATION SHOWS INCREASE
With an increase of nearly a thousand students over the same period last year, the University of Southern California during the se-constitution. In a short talk, Pierson niester just ended has established a
explained the new- constitution, which Included an oath of offlce for each executive position.
Pierson’s talk was followed by the presentation of the Squire gavel to Horton. The gavel was presented by Medbery, w'ho began a new Squire tradition. In a short address he said: ‘‘All success which the Squires have obtained the past semester has been due to the splendid spirit of co-operation and friendship which has existed in the organization.”
Horton then arose and, after accepting the gavel, introduced Sam New-man, who presented plaques to each of Continued on Page Six
Experts Lecture At
University College
Collection and Collection Pro* tenure " »q0
given by Miss F. E. Banks, of the °s Angeles Soap Company and Mr.
•	Pringer of the May Company be-°re the class in Credits and Col-actions at University College, Uni-*r«ty of Southern California "Tuesday evening, February 5,
•	Transportation building, alter Sykes Is Instructor of the
college course which is given cooperation with the Los Angeles Mea's Association.
FRATERNITY MAN ADVISES RUSHEES
The following open letter, written by Don McLarnan, president of the Inter-fraternity council, explains some of the problems confronting the entering freshmen in regard to fraternity rushing.
"The attenUon of the freshmen is called to the present rushing rules made in their behalf. The statement of these rules and how they were made may be briefly summarized as follows: Each fraternity elects one man to represent it on the Inter-fraternity council. These men working
in committees, and sub-committees, ! should be signed with a pen name.
Writers’ Club Plans Tryouts
Quill Will Meet Tonight At 7:30 In Men’s Lounge in Student Union.
Plans for tryouts will be made at a regular meeting of Quill club, national professional writer’s organization, which will be held at 7:30 this evening in the men’s lounge of the Student Union.
According to an announcement made yesterday afternoon by Eleanor Titus, chancellor, the committee in charge of tryouts includes Dr. Allison Gaw and Dr. Lewis Wann of the faculty, and Louise Van de Verg, Karl Tunberg, and Fred Goss.
To try out any student may submit au original manuscript representative of his work to any member of the committee or he may leave it in the English oflice. Each manuscript should have the name of the author attached in a sealed envelope, and
present the solutions of the various fraternity questions to the council. The council has the power of adopting, rejecting, or revising and adopting these recommendaUons.
"The present rushing rules were adopted after a great deal of work and careful consideration. The pur* pose was to assist the freshman to get into the fraternity which could and would bring out the best qualities in that particular man. Fraternities of today realize that a man that they admit to membership owes to them certain qualities of loyalty, regard to his studies, etc.. and tbat they in turn owe the man the freedom of self-ex-pression.
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Architecture Photos
Placed On Exhibit
An exhibit of photographs of the School of Architecture "vagabond tour,” taken last summer by some forty members of the Architecture School and sponsored by it, is being held this week in the School of Architecture building. They were taken, enlarged and mounted by one of the "vagabonds" Lester S. Ford.
Under the leadership of Dean A. C. Weatberhead and Prof. C. M. Baldwin, tbe group visited England, Germany. Belgium. France, Spain, and Italy. Six units credit was given for the trip to members who passed the examination given at its conclusion. According to Prof. Baldwin, the trip will be taken again next summer.
new high registration record. According to tabulations of Registrar Theron Clark a net total of 8,708 students were enrolled in the twenty schools and colleges of the university as against 7,764 for the first semester last year. Of this year s total 5,592 were in attendance at the campus colleges at University park and 3,339 at University College and the School of Citizenship and Public Administration, both located downtown. Duplications between these divisions totalled 223.
This total, it was explained represents only those students who are enrolled in classroom work, and does not include those who are reached by the Correspondence, or Radio Divisions, nor the extension classes held in outlying cities.
Analysis of the increased enrollment reveals the fact that while the total of freshmen and sophomores remained virtually stationary, the number of upperclassmen and graduate students sharply increased. This increase was particularly notable in the graduate schools of the univer* sity, Which last year had a registration of 832 and this year an enrollment of 1,061.
“It was expected that with the increase of junior college facilities throughout southern California our lower divisions would be somewhat affected," Dr. Frank C. Touton. vice president of the university in charge of the educational program, said in discussing the situation. "In spite of the creation in Los Angeles ot the largest junior college in the United States and the establishment of a junior college in Santa Monica, the number of freshmen and sophomores at the university has shown no reduction this year. This ample evidence of the continued appeal of the university to young people who are entering on their college work. The marked increase of upperclassmen indicates a steadily increasing migration from the junior colleges to the university where the opportunities for academic and professional training are continually increasing and improving. At the same time, the unprecedented increase in gradu-ate students is another indication of the need of providing at the University of Southern California full facilities for graduate work in all departments."
WILL BE CHOSEN
Chapel Period Tomorrow Is Time Planned For All College Nominations.
Nominations for class officers in the various colleges of the unlverstiy will be held tomorrow morning at the regular chapel period. The different classes of each college will hold their nominations in separate meeting places, and for this reason, it is imperative that the student body presidents of all colleges turn in a schedule of the nomination places of each class of their college. Schedules should be turned in to the editorial office of the Daily Trojan before 2 p.m. today, states Sam Newman, chairman of the rally comittee.
Don Petty, president of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, has announced the places of meetings of students in Liberal Arts. Freshmen will meet in Bovard Auditorium on tlie main floor, and sophomores will meet in the gallery. Juniors will hold their meeting in Hoose 206, and seniors in Hoose 305. Announcement of the rooms for meeting of the various classes of other colleges will be run in tomorrow’s paper.
The nominations tomorrow* are be ing made in lieu of a rally for the Stanford — S.C. basketball game Rallies for the U.C.L.A. games make it impossible to hold the class nom inations on any other Friday for several weeks, and it is deemed inadvisable to delay proceedings leading up to the election of class officers. The actual election of the candidates nominated tomorrow' will probably be held sometime during the latter part of next week. Eligibility requirements for officers are that each student have a “C” average, and that they have to their credit an average of 15 units work for each semester
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Trip Planned By President
Dr. von KleinSmid Will Leave For Minneapolis Next Week for Short Stay.
President von KleinSmid will leave next week for Minneapolis where he is to speak at a meeting of the American College of Physicians on February 14. He intends to remain only one day, and will return to Southern California immediately after delivering his speech on ‘‘The Physician and Wrorld Unity.”
The American College of Physic-ans bears the same relation to internal medicine that the American College of Surgeons occupies to surgery. The membership of the college includes outstanding men in this specialty and a number of allied branches, such as pedriatics, and those men in roentgenology and dermatology who are interested in the broader aspect of their work as they relate to general medicine. The program is intended to be of interest to the practicing internist, and it is expected that Dr. von KlelnSmid will address an audience of about 1500.
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* . i I Committee Meeting *
*	Called For	;
I Fraternity Formal * ¥ _ ★
J All sub-chairmen of commit- * J tees for the Semi-Centennial J
*	inter fraternity formal dance are ★ J asked to meet Lewis Gough, gen- ★ J eral chairman, at 12:15 p. m. to- } J morrow ln 203 Student Union. J
*	General plans for the formal * J will be outlined at this time. A J J tentative date of March 21 has J
*	been set for the affair. It is be- *
*	lieved that with chairmen picked * { this early, plans for the dance * J can be made more easily and J
*	more completely.	* J Students who should attend } J the meeting, and the commit- * J tees of which they have charge, J
*	are as follows: Paul Zander, * J ticket sales; Curtis Dungan, *
*	decorations; Walter Benedict, J J favors; Ray Zeman, publicity; J J Willis Hlrsch, orchestra; CharleB ★ J Nielson, refreshments; Mulvey J J White, bids and programs; Shel- J
*	don Wells, location; John Dorf- ★ J ner, entertainment, and Bob * J Beardsley, finance.	J
*	★ *++*++++++++++++++++++++++ Trojan Daily
Paper Holds Tryouts Now
Positions On Staff Open To Enterprising Reporters; Trials Continue to Feb. 13
Tryouts for new reporters on the Trojan editorial staff are being held during the remainder of this week and until Friday, February 13. Appointment of new reporters will be under the direct supervision of Ralph Flynn, editor, with the assistance of Ray Zoman and Sam Kline, managing and assistant editors, respectively.
Rules for the contest have been posted by Ray Zeman on the bulletin board outside of the Trojan editorial office, Student Union 225. Op portunity Is open for all students w’hether or not they have had previous journalistic experience. Stories will be assigned by the daily edi-
TROJAN PRESIDENT TO MAKE ADDRESS TO NEW STUDENTS
Dr. von KleinSmid Will Speak At First All-University Assembly Of Semester.
Dr. R. B. von KleinSmid, president of the university will be the chief speaker at the first all-university assembly of the semester this morning at 10 o’clock. In Bovard auditorium, when he will present the traditional address of welcome to new and returning' students.
Organ music will start in the auditorium at 9:50, and the regular program will commence promptly at 10 o’clock, by which time it is expected that the student body will have been seated. The 10:25 bank of classes will be resumed on schedule immediately after the asembly.
Following the address by President von KlelnSmid, several vocal selections will be presented by Erik Bye, the eminent Norwegian baritone. Bye has had wide experience both In the United States and in Europe in opera and also as a recitalist. He will be accompanied by Prof. Max L. Sw-art-out, chairman of the piano department of the S. C. College of Music.
The entire program will be broadcast over radio station K.E.J.K,
SIGMA MEETING
Sigma, professional honorary journalism sorority, will hold its first meeting of the semester today at noon in the Cottage Tea Koom, according to Grace Wright, president.
Plans for the initiation of the nine pledges will be made as well as the program for the semester outlined.
All actives and pledges are required j Stein and Catherine Colwell are in to be present.	J charge of the affair.
Journalists To Hold Meeting And Banquet
Alpha Chi Alpha, national journalism sorority will hold initiation for Mary Alice Parent, and pledging for five women prominent in journalism this afternoon. The ceremony will be held at the Delta Delta Delta bouse and will be conducted by Elinor Wilhoit, president of the organization, and Ruth Stein, vice-president.
Following the initiation and pledging services, a banquet will be given at the Chateau in honor of the new initiate and pledges. Miss Parent ha. fees writing a!’- publicity for the sociology department and the School of Social Welfare, and membership in Alpha Chi Alpha is being conferred upon her in recognition of her work.
Plans are being formulated with the alumna, chapter to hold the annual buffet supper next month, ltuth
Wampus Staff Due For Jolt
Humor Publication Tryouts Scheduled Until February 10, States Editor.
Wampus, the campus liumor magazine is undergoing complete reorgani-zation, and a large number of new positions are now open for those wishinng to work on the publication* The tryout period will continue until February 10, the last day for all material to be submitted for the February issue of the magazine.
No definite motif has been chosen for February’s Wampus, making It possible for varied types of materi^
tor in charge of the paper, and will to be used. Beside staff positions, be turned over to the editor for there are several other positions
judging.
Particular request has been made for tryouts by those students who have shown promise in work on other publications, whether amateur or professional.
LINDBERGH MAY TRY FOR RECORD
Lindbergh Camp, Cal., Feb. 5. (INS) —After Col. Charles A. Lindbergh had completed his third successful glider flight today, it was indicated he may make an attempt to break the World’s endurance record.
Original plans called for Hawley Bowlus, San Diego, American glider ch'ampion, to make the flight, but Lindbergh’s keen interest in the event following the test today, led some observers to believe that he himself would assault the World’3 record.
Lindbergh flew a glider five miles over Antelope valley in the Liebre mountains 90 miles north of Los Angeles. He soared 1500 feet between the Mountain peak take-off and a valley landing place. He was in the air ten minutes.
The “Flying Colonel” enthusiastic over the test today, said that “we are going to keep on hunting until we find the ideal spot for an attempt on the record.”
When he said "we" observers interpreted it to mean Lindbergh himself is anxious to establish records on motorless wings.
EL RODEO PHOTOS
Students who have uot yet paid for photographs taken by Austin Studios for El Rodeo must do so immediately, or the pictures wlll be omitted from the yearbook, according to Morton Morehouse. Students who have ordered extra photos, but have not returned proofs must do so before tomorrow at 4:00 p.m., Morehouse stated.
open to those interested in technical w’ork on the publication. These Include proof readers and secretarial workers. There are also several assistant positions open beside those of associate editors, who will be appointed after tryouts.
Contributors who are trying out for the staff will limit their work to humor unless they see the editor, Bud Fetterly, and find out the type of articles that he wants in the next issue. Office hours when he may be found in the office are 11:25 to 12 noon, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
A staff meeting of all old members from last semester is scheduled for 9:50 o’clock in the Wampus offlce for the purpose of presenting the award to the winner of the short story contest, and to discuss the theme for the March Issue.
Trojan Masonic Club Arranges Gathering
Plans for a smoker for all Masons on the Trojan campus were outlined at a meeting of the S. C. Masonic club yesterday noon. A speaker will be secured in the near future for the event, w hich is scheduled for Thursday, February 27. and other entertainment is to be in charge of Myron Smith.
All Masons on the campus are invited to attend the affair, which will be held in the social hall of the Student Union, beginning at 6 p. m. At yesterday’s meeting the new officers of the Masonic club, w ho were elected January 22, were announced. Leslie B. Riggins, Jr., is the new president; Schuyler C. Joyner is vice-president; aud Kalpti fcJ. wime is secretary-Liecia* urer. Club meetings are held biweekly.
EPSILON PHI
There will be an important meeting of the members of Epsilon Phi today at 12:25 in room 309 Bridge Hall. All members are urged to attend.
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