The Dal'/ Trojan will ,ppear a. usual on Thursday. Tomorrow the Ye I- | low Dog appears.
SOUTHER
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DA ILYf^ TROJAN
Senior class presidents will meet at noon tomorrow in Student Union 203 with Leo Adams.
SEMICENTENNIAL YEAR
VOL. XXI.
Los Angeles, California, Tuesday, April 22, 1930.
No. 123
J4isfISONBRS BURNED TO DEATH in PENITENTIARY FIRE
REMAIN OPEN
Eight Men and Eight Women Wanted For Extravaganza Cast.
Several students are wanted for (he extravaganza cast, according to Max Mellinger, director of the jgiL There is room for eight Jmimen and eight men ln straight Killege types to furnish atmosphere. Anyone interested is asked to report In Bovard auditorium Wednesday and Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
■Dramatic experience is not necessary, but Is is exceedingly de- I sirable,” stated Mellinger, “a* there will be quite a bit of action and business which will have to be performed by these so-called extras."
Cast and choruses of "Footsteps” are now working together every afternoon and evening from now until the date of production, which is May 1, 2, and 3. The orchestra, under the direction of ltommy Tomkins, will be in the pit from Thursday on, and dress rehearsals will be held every evening next week.
Seats can now be reserved in room 220 In the Student Union building. William Miller, manager of play productions, is in charge of tbe ticket sale, and is in his office every day for reservations. Fraternities and sororities desiring blocks of seats are advised to make their reservations as soon as possible, as the choice seats are rapidly being reserved.
Speciality numbers will be worked into the show at various times during tho week. There are a number of novelties which have been planned to add to the entertainment. Musical numbers, dances, and singing specialities will all be featured.
AMAZONS TO PLEDGE TWENTY
PROMINENT WOMEN FRIDAY
Isobel Loftus Assisted by Winifred Biegler to Preside At Ceremony Held In Student Union 418, When Prospective Members Will Be Pledged
BY GRACE M. WRIGHT
Because of active participation tee. She also worked on tho staff in campus affairs, twenty out-^°f *he Freshman bible.
standing junior and sophomore coeds were elected into membership of the Trojan Amazons, all-univer-sity women’s honorary and service organization. Pledging will take place Friday at noon, according to an announcement made by the president, Bobbie Loftus.
Miss Winifred Biegler, vice-president of the Amazons, will assist Miss Loftus in ® the pledging ceremony. D u r 1 n g the next several weeks, she will act as pledge captain, gl v i n g each of the prospective members training In university traditions and helping them to learn the duties of an Ama-W. BIEGLER *on-
PLEDGES ANNOUNCED
The pledges will be: Emory Ardis, Dorothy Beech, Miriam Brownstetter, Alberta Dudley, Sally Ellis, Helen Johnson, Jane Lawson, Betty McDougall, Juanita Mills, ■Virginia Monosmith, Nancy O’-1 Brlen, Helen Pargellis, Helen Far-rett, Lenore Rathbun, Mary Reasoner, Hazel Redfield, Blanche Rabinson, Ruth Stein, Juanita Wagner, and Elinor Wilhoit.
The majority of the pledges have had diversified activity ln various fields of student government. Miss Ardis lias served as assistant chairman of W. S. G. A. Taxi Day, as secretary of the traditions committee, as chairman of the junior prom, a community chest, and a homecoming commit-
Miss Beech is active in "W. S. G. A. and Y. W. C. A., and has held offices in Athena and In the junior class. Miss Brownstetter is vice-president of Panhellenic, has served on the W. S. G. A, council, and has assisted ln many productions in the school of Bpeech.
Miss Dudley’s chief interest lies in the college of music, where she has served on various committees. She has held offices in Phi Beta, musical sorority and has been a member of, and librarian, of the Trojan Women’s glee club.
COLLEGES REPRESENTED
Miss Ellis is one of the prominent women students in the law school. Miss Johnson has served on various W. S. G. A. committees, as a member of the University Directory staff, and as vice-president of the sophomore class.
Miss Lawson Is secretary and vice-president-elect of the W. S. G. A. She has worked on numerous committees and on the El Ilodeo staff. Miss McDougall, who is secretary-elect of the W. S. G, A. has been on the Y. W. C. A. cabinet, in Drama Shop plays, and on various committees.
Work on the staffs of three
RAZZ SHEET TO APPEAR
“Yellow Dog” on Campus Tomorrow; Reveals Secrets of Notables.
DCTU TIRRftT TEN WOMEN ARE PLEDGED DLin 1IDDU1 T0 JUNIOR-SENIOR HONORARY
RE-ELECTED
Janet Mangold Is Chosen Vice-president Of Y.W. C. A.
campus publications, as a Pan-hellenic representative, and on a number of committees has been chosen by Miss Mills as fulfilling requirement* of becoming an Amazon. She has also been active In athletics on the campus.
During her one year here at the University of Southern California, Miss Monosmith has become active in various fields. She Is a dally editor on the Trojan staff and has handled publicity (Continued on Page T-wo)
Benefit Bids Put On Sale
|Louise Dresser and Robert Edeson to Star in Scholarship Fund Play.
Tickets went on sale today for jthe gigantic Zeta Phi Eta benefit show, featuring such famous |Btars as Louise Dresser and Robert Edeson, to be held in Bovard buditorium on May 30. The Bhow ■will be put on in a grand scale ■far exceeding any similar event Tever staged at the university. Besides Louise Dresser and Edeson ^he program -will include numbers my many others of Hollywood’s piost prominent players.
The elaborate benefit perforin-nce is being sponsored by Zeta '‘hi Eta, national professional hon-•rary dramatic sorority, to raise fund for a perpetual fund to >e used for scholarships for South-■n California high Btudents.
Being the second event in the ^Jniversity’s Semi-Centennial cele-ration, the benefit is expected to Iraw a capacity of students and dumni who will be here during he anniversary activities. Dean ^tockwell Hunt and his committee ^8 promised liis full support for he Bhow.
The main feature on the long fill of stellar acts will be the presentation of a one-act play, While Jack Sleeps” in which U>uise Dresser and Robert Ede-f°n will appear. Both of these 'layers have long records of successes on stage and screen to [heir credit and at present are acting featured roles in thetaJk-pictures.
Through the efforts of Jack ardner, casting director at the studios, and Mrs. Gardner •uise Dresser) many of the well own stars cf the present uukies ^ill make personal appearances take part in the entertainment. Besides those who appear on l^e stage Louise Dresser will I bring a largo number of celebrities as her personal guests.
Tickets are on sale today at 76, 50, and 35 cents in the bookstore and ait Mrs. Sprague’s office in tlie school of speech. They ^ay also be obtained from membra of Zeta Phi Eta.
S. C. GOVERNMENT CLASSES BEGIN
Fred Pierson Conducts Course In Trojan Constitution For Candidates.
Classes in student body govern ment for the prospective candidates for oflices of the student body, colleges, and legislative council representatives, are being conducted by Fred Pierson, in H 206. The flrst class was held yesterday morning, April 21, at 7 o’clock. Four other classes will be held, namely, at 5 p. m., Tuesday, April 22; Thursday. April 21; Monday, April 28; and at 7 a. m., Tuesday, April 29, the examination will be given.
The following rules and regulations have been drafted governing the attendance to class and the examination :
Those persons attending all live classes aud passing the examination shall be considered eligible.
Those persons attending all five classes and tailing the examination may petition for the privilege (Continued on Page Four)
Skull and Scales Holds Initiation For TenPledges
Initiation of ten new members and the election of officers for the coming year were features of the Skull and Scales alumni and active banquet on Thursday eve-ninng, April 10 in the Student Union.
Those men taken into the Law School honorary fraternity at time were Webster Haync, Dave Johnson. Marty Malone, Ellsworth Meyer, George Keefer, Gordon Shallenberger, Francis Tappaan. and Cliff Twombly, Herbert Freston and I’aul Vallee of the Los Angeles Bar Association were also initiated as honorary members.
According to Al Shonk, president, the recent banquet was tbe (Continued on Page Two)
“The Yellow Dog,” bane of the campus leaders, and "True Stories' ” only rival, appears tomorrow. Pledges of Sigma Sigma, junior men's honorary, will spend today writing the many in teresting, and hitherto unsuspected dark moments in the lives of many of our leading citizens which have been recently unearthed by the zealous neophytes.
“The 'Yellow Dog’ created something of a sensation last year, with its intimate disclosures, and this edition should be no exception," the editor declared yesterday. “I believe that my fcllow-pledges this year are the greatest collection of amateur Bleuths, black-mailers and scandalmongers ever gathered together under one roof. Already I have received enough material to cause no less tlian sixteen of our better known fellow students to flee from here, under clouds of ignominy. It is a case, not of 'the truth shall make ye free’, but of 'the truth shall make ye flee.’ ”
Special interest, it Is said, will center on various candidates for public office, who are to be nominated a week from Friday. Yellow Dog expects to be the first to announce that a real “dark horse,” (and he's dark In more ways than one) is to be put; through from the floor, following the noted Tallman episode of a few years back. It is the purpose of Yellow Dog’s editors to bare this scurrileous plot In all its details.
Pledges of the organization will meet today in room 220 of the Student Union at 10 o’clock, to receive their final instructions. All fourteen of them are expected to be present.
By WILMA GOODWIN
The greatest vote ever polled for a Trojan Y. W. C. A. election was cast the last Friday before vacation when Beth Tibbot was reelected to the position of president of the organization for the next year.
Complete election returns were as follows: President, Beth Tib bott; vice-president, Janet Mangold; treasurer, Marjorie G-rewell; corresponding secretary, Dorothy Beech; and recording secretary, Margaret Huse.
At present tlie president is attending a national convention of Y. W. C. A. which is held in the city of Detroit. At this convention it ls expected that many of the questions of internal organization and of future plans will be discussed. It is expected that Miss Tibbot will not return from the convention for at least three weeks.
Outstanding Ability In Student Activities And Scholarship Are Primary Requisites For Membership
New pledges of Spooks andflicatlons has served as the most
Charters Available For Organizations
Charters of recognition for the following listed organizations are now available at the business office of the Associated Students, room 201) of the Student Union. A $2.00 fee is charged which covers the expenses of drafting the charters.
The list includes: Skull and Dagger, Trojan Knights, By-Liners club, Alpha Chi Alpha, Alpha Tau Kpsilon, Delta I’ll! Epsilon, Ford-Palmer-Newkirk Dental Society, National Collegiate Players, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Sigma Society, Prospectors’ Club, Quill Club. Alpha Delta Sigma, Alpha Omega, Delta Sigma Delta, Lambda Gamma Phi, Lambda Sigma Nu, La Tertulia, Physical Education Association, and Xi Psi Phi.
Alpha Kappa Delta
Elects Officials
Annual election of officers of Alpha Kappa Delta, national honorary sociology association, took place at the April meeting of the organization which was held recently at the home of -Dr. and Mrs. George B. Mangold. Dr. M. iH. Neumeyer of the sociological faculty was elected president to succeed I>r. Bessie A. McClenahan, also of the sociology faculty. During the past year, Dr. Neumeyer served as secretary of the organization.
Other members of Alpha Kappa Delta who will take office at the end of this academic year are Frances Thilo, who was elected vice-president; Professor Carl Wells, secretary; and George Nickel, treasurer.
The newly elected committee members are as follows:
Social research committee: Dr. Melvin J. Vincent, Frances Thilo, David Ziskind, Gertrude Stephens David Henley, and Dr. Emory S. Bogardus.
Rainwater library committee: Newell Elliott, Mrs. Rainwater Smith, Professor John E. Nordskog, and John Itobinson.
Auditing committee: Willis Clark and Russell Neptune.
Alumni committee: Helen Green, Alfred Lewerenz, Sarah Horall.
Spokes, women's junior honorary, | who were presented to the campus in a rally on the Friday preceding vacation, are asked by Betty Ferris, president, to meet active members of the organization tomorrow noon in the debate office.
The ten co-eds chosen as prospective members of Spooks and Spokes are "Winifred Biegler, Elinor Wilhoit, Ruth Ann Byerley, Juanita Mills, Hazel Redfield, Betty McDougall, Virginia Aronld, Miriam Brow'nstetter, Alberta Dudley, and Leonore Rathbun.
Pledges are selected for their outstanding ability in student activities and for having maintained a 1.8 average throughout their collegiate career.
BIEGLER OUTSTANDING
Winifred niegler, in addition to serving on a number of student committees, is women’s editor the Trojan, vice-president of the Amazons, secretary of the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, vice-president of Sigma, women’ professional journalistic sorority, and a member of Alpha Chi Alpha and Press club, journalistic organizations.
Elinor Wilhoit is president of Alpha Chi Alpha, president of Press club, desk editor on the Trojan, a member of the El Rodeo and Wampus staffs, vice-president of tlie junior class, a member of the Y. W. C. A. cabinet, and a member of several campus committees.
Ruth Ann Byerley has served on the El Rodeo staff as both associate and assistant editor, has played in the Trojan orchestra, ls a member of the glee club, and has been on a number of committees.
Work on the three student pub-
HELPLESS MEN DIE IN CELLS
outstanding work of Juanita Mills who is senior and fraternity editor of El Rodeo, contributor to the Wampus, and desk assistant and feature writer for the Trojan. She has also done work in women's athletics and on committees, and is a member of the Pan-Hellenic council and of Press club.
Hazel Redfield has worked on the Trojan directory, served on the El Hodeo staff, has been a delegate to the Pan-Hellenic council, executive committee member and vice-president of the sophomore clasB, and a member of numerous committees.
President of Freshman club, secretary of Y. W. C. A., member of Drama Shop, participant in the Intersorority debate, secretary of W. S. G. A. and work on committees are the activities in which Betty McDougall Is active.
Y. W. OFFICER
Miriam Brownstetter has served on the cabinet of Y. W. C. A., W. A. A., and W. S. G. A., been vice-president of the Pan Hellenic council, and has worked on committees. Lenore Rathbun has also been active in the Y. W. C. A. and W. A. A. She has been on a number of women’s teams, managed archery, served on commitees, and is a representative on the Pan-Hellenic council.
Alberta Dudley is a member of Phi Beta, music organization, and has been active in the College of Music. Virginia Arnold is an Amazon and has done activity work in the School of Architecture
Trapped Convicts Have No Chance To Fight For Lives.
Columbus, Ohio, April 21—(INS) While trapped helpless ln their cells, 350 prisoners of the Ohio state penitentiary were burned to death tonight in what is probably the worst disaster of any kind in the United States since the world war. At 10 o'clock it was reported that 305 bodies have been recovered.
Returning from the veritable hell, doctors told tales of the dead and dying that brought Ohio prostrate to its feet.
The grounds at Ohio penitentiary is a virtual cemetery. Together they lie. Doctors, medical Btudents, nurses, national guardsmen and police are working with them—covering some with blankets, putting a hypodermic needle here and there, turning this body over, then, feeling this pulse, answering this moan, and giving a drink here and there.
AU was turmoil.
Men who had dared feared machine guns, who had looked death in the face with a fighter’s chance and men who had known pain at its worst, sat tonight end begged for liberation—liberation from a literal hell.
"A hell—that’s what we (eared,” declared Oliver Brown, Toledo, serving life. "We didn't have a chance. We felt the smoke first. It creeped up over us. Tben we appreciated what was up. It was fire! Fire and if man ever
GIVE SENIORS CUTS
Unlimited cuts for seniors with high scholastic standings are proposed by the faculty Investigating group by the student council of Pennsylvania state college.
To The Editor
Random, U. S. A., April 21: To the Editor of tlie Daily Trojan; A number of newspapers insist on splashing their front pages with good newrs stories of good times. This prosperity piffle should stop. Things are becoming so tough tliat even John D. Rockefeller, Sr., is now giving out shiny nickels instead of dimes as thrift souvenirs.
Figures published by the American Motorists association show tnat tlie enure population of the U. S. can now go automobile riding at once if it wants to. By the looks of the auto casualty totals, most of the populations goes for a ride whether lt wants to or not.
Yours for non-stop vacations,
MORKIE CHAIN
S. C. PRESIDENT TO GIVE TALK
To present to the city the aca- I demic phase of the university and to give publicity to the Semi-Ceu- | tennial celebration will be the twofold purpose of Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid when he speaks on “The City and the University,” before the City club Wednesday noon, April 30. It will be given before a group of leading business men of the city. The president wil) also introduce members of the administrative cabinet, composed of the deans of the schools and colleges.
“The purpose of this talk,** stated Dean Rockwell D. Hunt, chairman of the executive committee of the Semi-Centennial celebration “is to put before the prominent civic leaders of Los Angeles the importance of the university to the city and to present to them a different phase of college life than they ordiuarily receive through the medium of athletics. Dr. von KlelnSmid will show the academic side as represented by the heads of the various departments.
“He is also using this opportunity to publicize the Semi-Cen tennial celebration by addressing a civic organization of influential men.”
HONORARY NAMES FOURTEEN STUDENTS
Initiation of Sigma Sigma To Be Held Saturday at Westport Beach Club
Initiation of the fourteen pU*dges*vities.
of Sigma Sigma introduced to the student body in a rally on Friday, April 11, will be held at the Westport Beach Club Saturday evening when a formal dinner dance will be given in their honor.
The men pledged iu the assembly Friday are Kan Ritchey, Marsh Duffield, Lewis Gough, Gregson Bautzer, Glen Johnson Mulvey White, John Dorfner, Joe Ward, Ray Zeman, Paul Zander, Francis Coneley, Robert Schumen, Sam Baker, and Ward Foster.
Members of Sigma Slguia were
Glenn Johnson is on the Men’ Council, Is a Trojan Knight, and has done work on the Trojan. He has also served on student committees.
Gregson Bautzer is a member of the All-Californian debate team, on the varsity debate team, a member of the Legislative Council, and has worked on a number of committees.
Besides serving on committees, i Mulvey White is business manager | of the Trojan, Joe Ward is varsity baseball captain, ltay Zeman is pre-
Mardi Gras Plans To Give Prizes For Original Costumes
Prizes will be given for the most original, most humorous, and most beautiful costumes at the architects annual all-U costume ball, the Mardi Gras, to be held this Friday evening from nine o’clock until exhaustion at the Breakfast club, according to Al Kaser, chairman of the committee. An art director from one of the Hollywood picture studios has been secured as a member of the jury awarding the prizes.
Fanchon and Marco stage decorations for the skits have been definitely secured, Kaser also announced. A.s previously stated, the rest of the decorations are being designed and built by the students in tlle School of Architecture carrying out the .Arabian Mights theme, “A Night in Bagdad.”
Highlights of the evening’s entertainment wlll include Glen Edmond's ten-piece Hotel Alexandria orchestra, popular radio and vitaphone performers; a skit written by llorrle Chain entitled "Omar, the Bent Taker"; and the male chorus that added to the Architects' last dance, the “Floradora Frolic.” Bids are on sale at the Student Store for threo dollars.
fears anything It is fire. Itcreep-
Plans for initiation and a ban- I ed up on us. The floor became quet. in honor of the new members hot "We screamed. Other prison-wlll be made at the meeting to- , era screamed. It was in our cells.
Then there came along a fellow prisoner and he called: 'the pen is afire.’
"We heard him curse. Then be started beating at our door with a sledge hammer. Soon we were free. Such freedom. We were free from the heat, but then we faced the terrifying smoke.”
SKULL AND DAGGER PLANS NOMINEES
About Fifteen Students Will Be Selected; Membership Considered Honor.
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The new pledges for Skull and Dagger, senior men’s honorary organization, will be voted on today at a noon meeting in room 203 of the Studeut Union building. The selection of new members are to be chosen on a basis of scholarship and activities. Every man to be voted on must be recommended by the department head in the school in which he ls registered or by the department manager of the activity he represents. It is probable that the new pledges will Include members of alumni and faculty.
No bids will be sent out until after tlie public announcement which will take place within a week, when the Skull and Dagger, the symbol of the organization, will be placed in a glass case in front of the administration building along with a gold plaque on which the names of the new pledges are to be placed.
The social committee is working
l plans for the formal dinner-dance to honor the new initiates.
Freshmen^ln'j
DuaVDebate
S. C. Splits Contest With Redlands On April 16,
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chosen because of tlieir interest inlsident of the junior class and campus activities aud thelr high | managing editor of the Trojan and scholastic averages. Ran Ritchey j Paul Zander is on the Men’s Coun-has served ou the varsity debate i cil.
team and as its manager, is a mem- John Dorfner is active on the ber of Delta Sigma Kho and of the staffs of the campus publications Flying Squadron, and has done j including business manager of the committee work.	'Wampus. Francis Coneley is presi-
Lewis Clough is a Trojan Knight, dent of the College of Dentistry, is on the Men’s Council, has served | Robert Schuman is president of
as business manager of the Trojan, and has worked on a number of committees.
Marsh Duffield is a member of the varsity football team and has been active in other campus acti*
the sophomore class In Dentistry, Sam Baker is varsity football manager, und Ward Foster is vice-president of the liar association, and has served as president of the
SIGMA MEETING PLANNED TODAY
Sigma. professional journalism sorority, will have a meeting at noon today at the Cottage Tea room, according to an announcement made by Grace Wright, president. The purpose of the meet-inng Is to have final voting on new members to be pledged in the near future.
Requirements for membership in Sigma include, one year's work on the Trojan, and the intention of entiling ihe protessionnal journalism field after gr-aduation.
TROJAN WOMEN'S CLUB
Husbands and friends will be guests of the Los Angeles Trojan Women's club April 30 in the social hall of tlie Student Union, A business meeting will begin at 6 o’clock, with dinner at 6:30 followed by the program directed by Bean Ray K. Immel and other
junior class in the School of Law. , members of the Bchool of speech.
College Heads To Report At Trojan Office
Nominations of candidates for offices in the various colleges of the university will be held this Friday. April 25. Leo Adams, student body president, requests tliat the presidents of all colleges planning to hold nomination report to the office of the Dally Trojan the time and the location of the meeting place of the nominating assembly of their respective college. Included in the list of those reported to be planning nominations this Friday are the Colleges of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Commerce, Law, Pharmacy, Music, Engineering, and Archi-teceure.
During the spring vacation a dual debate was held between tbe freshman debaters of the University of Southern California and the freshman debaters of Redlands university. This contest was held on Wednesday and Thursday, April 16 and 17, on the question, "Resolved: that Mexican Immigration should be restricted.” The contest was split, each school winning one debate.
On Wednesday the negative team from S. C. composed of Arthur Livingston and Sidney Levine met the IUhI land's affirmative at the latter’a school. The judges decision was given ln favor of the affirmative, 2 to 1. On Uie following evening at this campus the S. C. affirmatives, Richard Tilden and Edward Lee, defeated the negative team from Redlands by the judges’ decision of 3 to 0.
Wampus Business
Staff Holds Meet
A Wampus staff meeting will be held this morning at 9:50 ln the editor’s office, is the announcement made by Bud Fetterly. Matters relating to the May issue of the Wamnus are to he decWert and all persons doing feature work or short stories must be there as the dead-Uno for .his type of work is passed, ls the statement of the editor.
The May issue ot the campus humor magazine is to be a special, large edition and there are positions open on the staff for any who wish to help ln the office routine work. Special assistants will be seleoted for next month’s number.