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DAILY
ROJAN
Meeting of Daily Editors and Desk Editors in Trojan office before chapel today.
8KMI-CtNT«NNIAL YEAR
VOL- XXI.
Los Angeles, California, Thursday, April 10, 1930.
No. 121
S.c. STUDENT 10 BE CHOSEN FOR CONTEST
lected by Ran Ritchey.
Tryouts nt Southern California to .elect the Trojan representative in the sixth national inter-„1(,riato oratorical contest on the constitution will be held this afternoon at 4 p. m. in Hoose 305. nis Is the statement. Riven hy HU Ritchey. Trojan debate man-un who has complete charge of to selection of t he Southern California speaker.
To date a number of students have already turned in the manu-acriptis ol their speeches to Ritchey thus- signifying their intentions of competing in the tryouts. The Trojan orator selected tomorrow iftemoon will compete between April 24 and May 3, the date to be announced some time next week, in the regionals. The com-ulttee of the Better Federation of America, originators and conduct-on of the annual contest, has placed each competing university in a region of about eight universities each and the winning ipeaker of the regionals will participate in the zone finals or the national semi-finals.
POINTS CONSIDERED The management In selecting locations of the regional and zone meetings has taken Into consideration geographical locations, transportation facilities, and tlie number and size of tlie participating colleges.
The entire United States has been devided into seven major lones and the winner of each zone contest will become a national finalist aud will be eligible t« compete in the grand finals to bn held In Los Angelea on June 19.
A place In the national finals carries with It the assorance of one of the 3even cash awards, ranging from $-100 to $1500.
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‘EUJAH’ FEATURES PROMINENT SINGERS
Mme. Schumann-Heink and Alice Gentle To Have Leading Roles in Oratorio.
When S. C .celebrates its Semi-Centennial in June, an outstanding feature of the program will be the rendition of Mendelssohn’s oratorio, “Elijah,” on June 5 by national artists and a chorus of 400 Trojan alumni and students, accompanied by a 100-piece campus orchestra. Madame Ernestine Schumann-1 leink and Alice Gentle will render the contralto and soprano roles of the oratorio.
Mendelssohn’s “Elijah” may well be termed an epochal work in the development of the oratorio form. First performed In lS4ti, It has held Its place in popularity these more than 80 years with Handel’s "Messiah” and Haydon’s “Creation” as the most frequently performed works in the oratorio field.
“Elijah” lends itself well to festival performances by huge choruses and orchestras. Such a performance was given in Ixmdon some few years ago, in the great Crystal Palace ,in honor of Cherts Santley, the famous English basso. Upon this occasion, Henry Cowen conducted the hugh chorus and orchestra numbering in all, three thousand people.
> other choral work offers a baritone role equal In opportunity an dlnterest as the title part in Elijah.” Almost every phase of v°cal art Is called into play in this great dramatic role. Only Angers with the finest equipment °f voice and style can encompass the demands of the part with complete success.
t In l*le variety of choral interpre-l*l*on l0°. no other choral work ®QUals "Elijah.” From the dramatic intensity of the “Behold God the Lord*. and lhe flerce «Baal” * oruses to the calm and peace-ul poise of the cnoral, "Cast Thy urden on the Lord” and the love-y chorus “He Watching Over Is-rael. ' almost every gamut of em-^ion is touched. “Elijah” has well en called “a grand opera in oratorio form.”
Rooting Section Organized for Stanford Meet
There will be an organized rooting section for S. C. students at the Stanford—8. C. track meet to be hold at Occidental college this Saturday. The rooting section will be under the charge of Trojan Knights and Squires according to the announcement of Sam Newman, Knight president. Squires must report for rooting section duty at 12:30, and the Knights at one o’clock, or they wlll be charged admission, states Newman.
Petitions Due S.C. STUDENTS HOLD NOMINATIONS HELD 'No Parking’ HONORARY ORGANIZATIONS
STUDENTS TO HOLD UNIVERSITY DANCE
Spring Informal Affair Is Scheduled Tomorrow Night In Student Union.
Spring informal of the entire university is being held from 9 to 12 p.m. In the Student Union social hall tomorrow evening, under the direction of Dorothie Smith, vice-president of A. S. U. S. C .and chairman of the social committee.
Informality is being carried out in the entire field. Decorations are to consist of large baskets of spring flowers placed around the hall. Lights are to be low, in keeping with the Spring theme.
Paul Pendarvis’ orchestra which includes two men who will sing during the evening, will furnish the music. Punch will be served in the patio downstairs instead of in the hall upstairs. This will eliminate much of the confusion that Is made around the door of the hall.
Those oil the committee which organized plans for the dance, are: Dorothie Smith, in full charge; Ella May Reidy, punch and invitations; Wilmer Morby, tickets; Hazel Redfield, orchestra; and Wilma Goodwin, publicity.
Hlds are on sale at the Student Store and are being sold on the campus by a special ticket committee which has been organized fo rthls dance by Wilmer Morby. The members of tills committee sell the bids at the same price as they may be bought in the Student Store, $1.00 a couple, though they are more conveniently procurred from the members of the committee.
For Officers Late Friday
Petitions For Associated Student and College Offices Must Be In.
Deadline for handing In petitions for any student body office or for any of the positions to be filled by the Southern California colleges at the time of the regular student, body elections, haa been set. at four o’clock tomorrow in the office of committee chairman, Student Union, room 203, as no petitions will be accepted late, stated Arthur Langton, election commissioner, who will be in the office from 12:30 to 2 p. m., today and from noon to 4 o’clock tomorrow to receive petitions.
PETITIONS DUE PROMPTLY
Since petitions have been coming in slowly during the past week, and because statements of candidacy have not been received for all the offices to be filled in the election, Langton asks that all students desiring to run for office be sure that their petitions are in by the time of the deadline tomorrow. As it will be impossible to turn statements in late, students not announcing their candidacy will be required to forfeit their chance for a position.
“Although some students belive that petitions are required only by candidates for student body offices and the presidents of tlie colleges,” Langton said that statements of candidacy must be in for tlie offices of president, vice-president, secretary, student representatives from the various colleges on tlie legislative council; presidents, vice-presidents, secretaries, and treasurers of the various colleges.
REQUIREMENTS GIVEN Eligibility requirements for offices of the associated student, body are that the candidates must have maintained a C average and must not be on probation at tlie time of election.
The president must have completed at least ninety units of
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Five Hundred Guests Are Present At Conference Dinner In Student Union.
Five hundred men and women representative of Southern California’s business world and the university student body were in attendance* at the annual conference dinner of the College of Commerce and Business Administration last night in the Student Union.
Hung with steamship flags of every country on the globe, the banquet hall was bright with emblems of commerce of foreign lands.
Cardinal and Gold flowers decorated the nine long tables, while in front of the fireplace there was on exhibition the $1,000 model of “Blue Boy,” a fellowcraft replica of the well known 50 foot yacht. This model won the boat show model contest held at the Ambassador hotel recently.
“Selecting a Tall Ladder” was the subject of the principal address of the evening given by Harry Culver, prominent young business man of southern California. His talk was one of an inspirational nature to the young man and woman contemplating a life in the business world upon the completion of his or Tier collegiate training.
President Rufus Ti. von KlelnSmid addressed the assembled guests on "Dreams,” his dreams for the future of the College of Commerce and of the entire University of Southern California. On his topic, "Facts and Fancies,” (Continued on Page Four)
FOR Y.W. OFFICERS Is Edict Of
S.C. Council
Beth Tibbot and Helen Peterson In Race For Presidential Honors.
Dr. Allison Gaw To Address Group At Highland Park
Dr. Allison Gaw of the English department will speak before the Highland Park Ebell club on April 22 on "Lord Dunsany, Creator of his own World.’’ This is the seventh of a series of lectures which have been given once every month since October. The lecture will begin at 12:30 p. ni.
Because members of the club asked for it, “Pliaroh’s Daughter,” written by Dr. and Mrs. Gaw, will be read and discussed at tile concluding lecture on May 22.
"Evolution of the Theater from Shakespeare to O’Neill," will be given by Dr. Gaw on April 29 at 8 p. m. in Lhe Los Angeles public library. This is to be illustrated with slides showing Uie changes made iu stage settings during tlie evolution of the theater, and especially the new forms which came in wiUi the neformation. The present manner of quickly changing scenery by revolving floors and other mechanical devices compared with the older methods will be another feature of Uie lecture.
FACULTY CLUB MEETS TUESDAY
Dr. Osman Itandsom Hull, chairman of the program committee of the Men’s Faculty club announces that the next meeting of the club will be on Tuesday evening, April 22, at eight o’clock in the club room, 301 Student Union. The date Is Tuesday of the week following Easter vacation.
Professor Paul \V. Jones of the School of Lew will act as chairman an dwlllintrou dee Professor A. S. Raubenhaimer of tin* School
Helen Peterson and Beth Tibbot were nominated for president of the Y. W. C. A. at a general business meeting fo rail members yesterday afternoon in the Y. W. C. A. rooms on the fourth floor of the Student Union .
Helen Peterson is women's debate manager, vice-president of Alpha Phi Sigma, national forensic and literary sorority, a member of PI Kappa Sigma .national professional education sorority and was vice-president of the Y. \V. C. A. during the past year.
'Beth Tibbot was vice-president of the Y. W. C. A., member of the W. S. G. A. council, and Amazons, and was president of the Y. W. C. A. for the past year.
Candidates for the office of vice-president are Janet Mangold, and Mary Reasoner. Margaret Huse was nominated for recording secretary, and Dorothy Beech for corresponding secretary.
Annie Lou Junquist and Marjorie Grewell were nominated for treasurer.
Elections will be held Friday from 8 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. and polls will be placed in front of Bovard auditorium. All members of the Y. W. C. A. who have paid their $1.00 dues either at the time of the membership drive or later wlll be eligible to vote. It is imperative that everyone who is eligible to cast a ballot to select the new people who will represent the organization during the coining year.
Croivded House Expected
At Touchstone Benefit
A crowded house is expected at tonight's benefit performance of “The Hero,” sponsored by Drama Shop, National Collegiate Players, Phi Beta, and Zeta Phi Eta at the Hollywood Music Box. The proceeds will be used to purchase a new curtain and scenery for Touchstone theater.
All tickets now in the hands of the members of the four
co-operating organizations are to¥ ......
be turned over to Howard Miller, general chairman of the benefit, by noon today.
Praiise of practically every Los Angeles critic greeted "The Hero,” and particularly the performance of Grant Mitchell in the leading role, when the show opened at the Music Box March 31. The play was written by Gilbert Emory, and is a purely American drama, lightly psychological with touches of comedy, considered especially suitable to Mitchell’s talent.
The performance is Mitchell's
of Education, who. as speaker of first appearance in Los Angeles, the evening, will deliver the ad-1 He luis been taking leading roles dress "Recent controversies with | for the past fifteen years in Clii-respect to the nature of learning, cago and New York, liaving ap-a problem of special interest not reared in the original productions only to those engaged in phyclio-logical research but also to every member of the teaching staff.
An informal discussion will follow the address, after which refreshments will be serv The club members ar
QUAKE HITS TAHOE
Lake Tahue, Cal., April 9.- ('PC US)—Two earthquakes rocked buildings here this afternoon. The first at 1:57 p.m. was severe enough to crack walls In Tahoe tavern and cause plaster to fall from the walls. The^ second occurred at 2:15 p.m., but was very slight. No one was hurt.
It apparently centered in Lake Tahoe or in the Sierra Nevada mountains surrounding.
of “The Tailor-Made-Man," and other plays of wide appeal. He came to Los Angeles to work in the motion pictures, and signed a contract with the Civic Repertory theater, lessee and producer iviieg- n't tlie Hollywood Music Box, to to bring other faculty members “Pl>ear as guest artist.
Stanley Z. Ewens, president of the local chapter of National Collegiate Players, has assisted Miller in making arrangements for the benefit and in directing the sale of tickets.
of their department as guests to enjoy with them on evening of sociable discussion. Meetings are held as regularly as possible every two weeks, the programs for hlch are arranged by the program committee, composed of Dr. Osman R. Hull, chairman; Dr. Gilbert G- Benjamin, Dean Justin Miller, Theron Clark, and Prof. Lawrence M. Kiddle.
Automobiles Will Be Barred from Front of Administration Building.
“No parking in front of the administration building” is the latest edict of the legislative council. The action of the council grew out of a lengthy discussion yesterday of ways and means of averting accidents and recurrences of street assemblies.
MAY HAVE “COP”
That a letter be written by offi cials asking Chief of Police Steck-el to assign a policeman to patrol the campus and assist in the work of safety being carried on now by the Trokan Knights, was the substance of another motion which was seconded and carried at the meeting.
START CRUSADE
“We are crusading for a more beautiful campus,” said Ralph Flynn, who made the no-parklnng motion. “We seldom take the Initiative ourselves In the furthering of the work. We want the city officials to regulate traffic so that University park will be a true campus. We want traffic regulated so that the streets around the university will be safer for student and layman alike. To clear the street in front of Bovard of all cars will cause discomfiture of a two block walk to only 30 car owners. It will help thousands of students in the crusade for a more beautiful campus.”
The action of painting the curb red will be consumated during the Easter vacation, it was indicated, after a conference with the police department.
MEET WITH APPROVAL
The second action, that of having a jovial policeman assigned to the campus alone, met with instant approval from the members of the committee. The actions of this officer, if obtained, will not be to give tags for obscure offences, it is said, but to regulate traffic by cautioning the drivers who are violating regulations.
HOLD PLEDGING TOMORROW
Sigma Sigma and Spooks and Spokes, Junior Societies, Will Introduce Neophites To Student Body In
Bovard At 10 A. M.
Featuring the joint pledging of Sigma Sigma and Spooks and Spokes, honorary organizations for junior men and women, respectively, an all-university rally will be held in Bovard auditorium tomorrow morning at chapel period. Leo Adams, student body president, will preside at the assembly, and will introduce Frank Smith, Sigma Sigma president, and
-:---^Betty Ferris, head of Spooks and
Spokes.
MARIA CONESA IN RETURN VISIT \ AW ARDS DATE
IS ANNOUNCED
Point System
To Be Adopted
Willimette University, April 10.-(PlP)_Willamette women earning 1,000 points or more in intramural athletics will receive a white sweater and cardinal felt old English “W,” by a decision of the associated student budv recently. According to the, amendment which caused a great deal of discussion, particularly among the men, women participating in basketball, baseball, track, volleyball, swimming, archery, tenuis, hiking, or other interclass sports will receive this award. A cardinal stripe on the sleeve of the sweated will be added for each additional 500 points earned.
5. B. Candidates Must Attend Document Class
Candidates for A. S. U. S. C. student body offices, including those of legislative council and for yell leader, must attend the classes in constitutional government to be conducted in the debate office in the Student Union immediately after spring vacation
Under the direction of the chairman of the constitutional committee, classes will begin at seven o’clock Monday morning, April 21, and will continue during the same hour Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of the same week.
Maria Conest, idol of the Mexican stage, will entertain members of La Tertulla and their friends with selections from her outstanding successes this evening at S p.m. in Touchstone theater.
Because of the success of her appearance at the last meeting of La Tertulia on April 2, Miss Conesa has consented to give this return performance.
‘‘To see Miss Conesa dance is a rare opportunity which no one should miss,” stated Professor Herbert Lacayo, faculty sponsor.
Preceding the entertainment in Touchstone, a short business meeting, under the direction of Louis Brauer, president, will be held at 7:30 in room 214 of Bridge hall. Plans for the annual Fiesta, which is to be held next month, will be discussed.
The bi-monthly luncheon of La-Tertulia will be held today at noon in 322 Student Union. Dr Henry Xiese, professor of Spanish, will speak on Argentine. Other guests will include Gertrude Aviles and Miss Gwladys Williams, both members of the faculty in the Spanish department. The luncheon will be purely social because of the business meeting being held In the evening.
First Soviet College Opens In Leningrad
1 Leningrad, April 8—(INS)—The I first socialist university for chil-] dren between the ages of 12 and 16 has been opened here with an enrollment of 210 “pioneers" (members of the revolutionary childrens’ organization) and other socially active pupiis of the graded schools.
Three courses of study are open to the students. They are:
(1)	atheism and internationalism;
(2)	the new’ life; (3) collectivized farming and industrialization.
Tho courses will require three years of study. Upon graduation, the youngsters will become propagandists and social workers.
April 15 is the closing date of a contest for two journalism scholarships, to pay tuition for four years at S. C. to be awarded to one boy and one girl from southern California high schools, and to be effective in September, according to announcement of Roy L. French, head of the department of journalism.
To be eligible for the journalism scholarship contest, a secondary school student must:
1.	Be a member of a 1930 February or June graduating class, nave a professional journalistic career as a goal, have high scholarship standing all through high school, have contributed valuable services to high school paper, submit a 500- word statement of why the scholarship Is desired, and appear before contest judges for a personal conference when notified.
2.	The students who are awarded the scholarships must maintain a satisfactorily high average throughout college work or forfeit the scholarship at the end of any semester.
Judges will iuclude one member of the journalism faculty, one member of the Trojan alumni as sociation, ana one senior student majoring In journalism at the University of Southern California, with final award on approval of the faculty scholarship award committee.
Applications must be mailed to the department of pournalism at S. C. by April 15, accompanied by record of scholarship and other material.
WOMEN WILL MEET POETS IN DEBATE
Desirability Of College Sororities and Fraternities To Be Argued.
With the fifth major contest of the semester at hand, the women’s debate squad meets Whittier college tonight at 8 o’clock at Whittier to debate that ever-pending question: "Resolved: That social sororities nnd fraternities in American colleges are undesirable.’’
SouUiern California will be represented by Cecily Hilton as first speaker and Lucile Reed as second speaker of the affirmaUve tem. Miss Lucile Heed had a successful season of debaUng last year, winning all but one contest of tlie many colleges and universities she met. This year Miss Reed was elected captain of the women's debate squad, the highest honor a woman can achieve in this field of endeavor. Miss Cecily Hilton entered as a freshman last fall and consequently is beginning her first year of varsity debating.
"Every member of the squad lias parUcipated in one major debate,” according to Miss Heed. "The queBUon Resolved: Tliat social sororities and fraternities in American colleges are undesirable, has been one of the most debatable questions that the squad has ever debated,” she stated.
On Thursday, April 24, 1930, the women's debate squad will meet the University of California at Los Angeles in a dual-decision contest at Westwood and at Southern California. This debate is being looked forward to wlUimuch interest by the members of tlie squad.
INTRODUCE PLEDQE8
The two presidents will then introduce Uie pledges of their respective organizations. Spooks and Spokes will pledge ten students, while Sigma Sigma has fourteen candidates, as well as two members of the S. c. faculty who will be elected to honorary membership. Although bids for both organizations have been sent out, and prospective pledges have been notified, the mimes of those selected will not be made public until the time of the pledging ceremonies Friday morning.
The Yellow Dog, annual scandal sheet, is now in the process of formulation by the fourteen prospective Sigma Sigma pledges and will be sold on the campus by these pledges on Wednesday, April 23. The editor and board of censorship for the publication has not yet been selected. Saturday evening, April 2G, is the time set for the annual Sigma Sigma dinner dance.
PLANNED EARLIER
The original pledging ceremonies for Sigma Sigma were planned lor last Friday, and those of Spooks and Spokes for this Wednesday, but because of the entertainment engaged for last week's rally, a plan was advanced aad accepted for a joint pledging ceremony to be held at this Friday's rally.
Membership In either Spook* and Spokes or Sigma Sigma, is considered a great honor to all members of the junior class. High scholarship and a prominence ln campus affairs are important prerequisites for both organizations.
BREAKFAST AT T TO HONOR EASTER
Doctor Manchester Will Give Address On Frosh English
Dr. Frederick Manchester will speak on some phase of freshman English at Uie luncheon meeting today of the freshman English committee.
“It will be an informal discussion for the especial benefit of freshmen English teachers. However, we have invited other departmental professors to attend the luncheon at the Cottage Tea Hoom," stated Prof. Julia Norton McCorkle, chairman of freshman English.
Doctor Manchester is a visiting professor of English who formerly taught at the University of Wisconsin. He is co-author of one of the standard freshman English texts, "Composition for College Students,” published by the Macmillan company, and edited by Thomas, Manchester and Scott.
Dr. Walter Dexter Will Be Guest Speaker At Early
Service.
CHICAGO GETS NEW HONOR
Chicago, April 9 (INS)—The Ice cream-eating championship of the world was awarded to Chicago today. Representatives of various nildwestem associations of Ice cream manufacturers meeUng here took their pads and pencils and figured out that the prairie capital. in consuming 14,000,000 gallons of frozen sweets annually, leads the world in this respect. It amounts to a per capita con-sumpUon of five gallons.
Engineering Students Will Make Field Trip
Combining work with pleasure, students of the college of engineering will take a field trip to the mountains this coming weekend. They will inspect the hydroelectric plant of tlie Southern California Edison company in Mill Creek canyon Sunday afternoon and then spend the night at Forest Home.
Returning Monday morninir they will stop at Colton where they will inspect the cement plant of the California Portland cement company. Through the co-operation of the manager, Mr. E. E. Duque, an explanation lecture has been prepared by officers of Uie company and every phase of cement making will be covered, declared Dean Philip S. Biegler, of the college of engineering.
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Climaxing the week’s pre-Easter chapel services an Easter commemoration breakfast will be held at 6:30 tomorrow morning in tbe "Y" lint, with Dr. Walter Dexter as guest speaker of the service, inspirational music has been arranged to carry out the theme of the breakfast, and Easter llllles set off by green palms wlll be used ln decorating the hut. Reservations for the breakfast should be placed today in the Y. M. office.
The program follows:
Organ: “The Heavens Resound” by Beethoven. "Lonely Appear" by Oouuod. William Ellfeldt.
Clarinet: ''Londonderry Air,” a folk song. Ralph Bowers.
Quartet: ’Dear Lord and Father of Mankind,’’ by Maker. Jesse Bond, Walter Braun. Adelbert Harter. and Melvin Harter.
Organ: "1 Know That My Redeemer Uvith."
Clarinet: "Andante Cantablle,” by Tschaikowsky.
Baritone: "Wlhere E’re You Walk," by Handel. Calvin llen-d ricks.
Ilynm: "Allelulla”
Easter address: Dr .Walter Dexter. president of Whittier College.
Choral benediction.
Newman Club Plans For Social Events
Plans for the post-Lenten social events will he made at the rerii. lar monthly meeting of the Newman club Thursday, April 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the faculty room of (he Student Union.
Those members who intend to go on the riding party after Easter vacation should make their reservations this evening. The name of the riding academy to be selected will be settled at the meeting.