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SEMI-CENTENNIAL YEAR
VOL. XXI.
Los Angeles, California, Wednesday, January 15, 1930.
No. 68
essay CONTEST is ANNOUNCED by honorary;?
English Department Gives Rules For Eighth Annual Phi Beta Kappa Contest.
Announcement ot tho eighth annual PM Deta KapI’a prize essay contest was made today by the Southern California English oilice. seniors, juniors, and sophomores of S C. who are in residence on March 31, may compete in the contest. The length of the composition ranges (rom 2,000 to 3,000 words.
Essays should be submitted to Dr. John D. Cook in 315 Bridge hall before March 31. Only one composition may be submitted by a contest-
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rules of contest
The rules of the contest are as follows:
1.	The contest is open to all students of any standard college or university in Southern California who are in residence on March 31, and who are regularly enrolled as sophomores, juniors, or seniors at that time.
2.	Only those essays will be considered which are more than 2,000 words and less than 3,000 words in length.
3.	Only one essay may be submitted by any one contestant.
4.	No essay may be submitted which has previously been published or which has received an award in any competition other than one conducted as a preliminary to this one.
5.	The selection of subject and manner of treatment are left to the individual candidate save as lie may be guided by the following extracts from the instructions to the judges:
(a)	You are asked, so far as matter is concerned, to give preference to those essays which show the personal thinking of the contestant over those which seem to derive largely from the Ideas of others as expressed orally or in writing.
(b)	You are asked, so far as manner is concerned, to give preference to those essays whose expression is adequate and attractive, over those whose expression is devoid of distinction. Bad English should ordinary disqualify the contestant concerned. Typing errors uncorrected Shalt be considered as errors of the contestant in weighing the relative merits of the papers.
6.	In each institution the direction
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Football Men Hold Election
Varsity Club Honors Team With Banquet at Biltmore Thursday Evening.
Election of tho football captain for 1930 will be the crowning event of the evening when the Trojan varsity, the Spartans, the freshman squad, and a host of former athletes gather at the Biltmore hotel Thursday evening for a banquet given by the Varsity club.
Honored guests will speak, com-mem°rating the past successful football season, and a program featuring Hollywood movie colony talent will be provided. Waldo Throop, president of the Varsity club, is endeavoring to ar* range for some prominent movie star to act as master of ceremonies.
Following is the program for the banquet:
1-	Opening of the meeting by Mr. HukIi C. Willett. ItemarkB by Mr. Willett.
2-	Introduction of the toastmaster, Col. Warren Bovard, by Mr. Willett.
3.	Response by the toastmaster, Col. Warren Bovard.
4* Introduction of special guests.
5. Introduction of Willis O. Hunter. 6- Response by Mr. Hunter.
Announcement of the election of the football captain for 1930.
Introduction ot Coach Howard Jones.
9-	Response by Coach Jones.
10-	Introduction of Dr. IS. D. von
KlelnSmid.
!!• Response by Dr. von KlelnSmid. W. Col. Bovard will turn the rneet-over to Waldo Throop, president 01 ‘he Southern California Varsity club.
■3. Remark* by Mr. Throop.
Introduction of numbers on the enlOTalnment program by Mr. Throop.
International night, schedul 5 ed to be held this evening, in J Bovard Auditorium, has been +
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TRAGEDY BY IBSEN
Famous Norwegians Dramatist’s Much-Discussed Play, 'Ghosts,' Will Be Produced January 24.
Student activity books may be used to secure admission to the National Collegiate Players’ annual play, which is to be presented in Ilovard auditorium Friday, January 24, according to William Miller, manager of university play productions.
Henrik Ibsen’s tragic drama, “Ghosts,” is the play which will be produced by the honorary dramatic fraternity. “Ghosts" is probably the most discussed of the famous Norwegian dramatist’s works, and not only did it arouse a storm of protest when it flrst appeared, but even now is the subject for much talk, both pro and con.
The drama is a problem play, dealing with the idea that the sins of the fathers are visited upon the children. So Oswald Alving, played by William Miller, becomes the victim of his father’s youthful indiscretions and so Oswald’s mother, enacted by Marjorie Temple, learns that her lifelong sacrifice to keep her son from knowing what kind of a man his father was, has been in vain.
The ending of the play leaves the audience in doubt as to Oswald’s final fate. Ibsen wrote the drama, as he himself said, to move some boundary posts. He felt that the time had come when the world should know the truth about certain matters, and he felt that he was better qualified to write about them than any of the younger authors.
George Lawrence, president of National Collegiate Players, will play the role of Pastor Manders, the narrow-minded, hypocritical minister, who drove Mrs. Alving to open rebellion, and who also forced her to go back to her husband.
Paul Kiepe will be Jacob Eng-strand, the old crippled man whom Regina, played by Betty Fennimore, thinks is her father. Itegina is the maid in the Alving household aud it is she who furnishes the reason for the* title of the play.
The production is being directed by W. Kay MacDonald, university play director.
Friday’s Rally Will Feature Biltmore Trio
WORLD NEWS
Captain Johnny
Five Southern California men were yesterday arrested and fined for steal-j ing red lanterns from the corner of Lehners Santa Barbara and Denker streets in Will Represent Basketball the ,ocal MunjcjPal court. The men
Team	[confessed to their offense and stated
they wanted to decorate their fraternity house.
The five offenders were Ralph Thax-ton, Charles E. Gibler, Charles K. Zlek-ray, Raymond K. Barnum, Warren B. Patterson.
Captain Johnny Lehners will represent the Southern California basketball team before the student body at the rally Friday morning at 9:55 in Bovard auditorium. This rally prefaces the flrst home game of the season, and will be the first of this semester. Sam Newman, chairman of the rally committee, will introduce the new Trojan coaching staff for basketball.
“We expect every S. C. student to be present Friday to honor our new coaching staff and team,” states Newman. "In addition the rally committee has secured the Biltmore trio for tho program."
Coach Sam Barry, director of athletics at the University of Iowa for the last seven years, will be formally presented to the campus at this time. Forrest Twogood, another new addition to the Trojan athletic coaching machine, will be introduced. Twogood gained national recognition as all-American forward during his captaincy of the Iowa basketball team two years ago. In addition to his duties at S. C. he is now intercollegiate coach of the L. A. A. C.
Since the Trojans’ action against California last week-end, Captain Lehners will be able to tell the student body much of the possibilities, line-up, and attitude of the team. The basketball head and each of the newT coaches will make short talks.
Earl Burnett’s Biltmore trio will present popular songs as extra-collegiate entertainment for the rally. In addition, there will be songs and yells led by Gordon Pace. Inasmuch as the planned program is longer than usual, 9:55 is set as the opening time, flve minutes earlier than the doors are usually opened. It will extend a few minutes over the regular chapel period but will not interfere with 10:2
London, Jan. 14.—(INS)—All uncertainty that the Reiclisbank would participate in the bank for international settlements vanished at the Hague today when Dr. Hjalmar Scliacht, president of the Reichsbank, announced it would subscribe to the capital of the world bank.
"The Reichsbank wlll subscribe to tho capital of the international bank immediately,” an exchange telegraph dispatch from the Hague quoted the German financial wizard as saying.
Washington, Jan. 14—(INS)—The machinery of congress was set in motion today to carry out the recommendations of President Hoover and his law enforcement commission to tighten up prohibition law enforcement when Representative Williamson (R) of South Dakota, formally introduced a bill transferring the prohibition unit from the treasury to the department of justice.
Acting on the joint request of both departments, Williamson announced that the house committee on expenditures in executive departments will begin hearings on the bill this week.
Honorary Fraternity Plans Big Reunion Of Alumni Journalists
Final plans for an alumni reunion of Pi Delta Epsilon, men's national honorary journalistic fraternity, will be made at a meeting of the organization to be held iu the Trojan office at 0:50 Monday morning. The alumni members of the chapter will be the guests of the active members at this get-together which will take place on Friday, February 14.
The members will also discuss the matter of sending a delegate to the fraternity's convention at Penn State this spring.
Purses Accidentally
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Two purses were taken from the School of Architecture yesterday either by accident or otherwise. One belonged to Miss Amy Woller, a member of the faculty, and the otliei to a student in the School of Architecture; valuable papers, membership cards, keys, and personal memorandums were contained in the pocketbooks. One was tan and the other, smaller, was gray.
ACTOR WILL GIVE INTERPRETATION
Eric Mayne, actor and scholar, will give a dramatic interpretation of “Macbeth” at Touchstone theatre today at 11:25. Admission is free, and the public is invited.
Epsilon Phi, honorary English society, is sponsoring this program. Mayno has had many years of experience as a Shakespearean and motion picture actor.
In London, Mayne was engaged as an actor at the Drury Lane and Lyceum theatres. He has served under the management of Sir II. Martin Harvey, Sir Charles II. Hawtrey, Mrs. Langtry, and other prominent actors.
Mary Plckford, Rudolph Valentino, Gloria Swanson, Mabel Normand, Harold Lloyd, and many others have worked in the motion pictures with Mayne.
Mayne has played in nearly all the Shakespearean plays, "Julius Caesar," "The Merchant of Venice,” "Romeo and Juliet,” and "Hamlet" were among them.
He is at present giving dramatic readings and courses in comparative dramatic art. In his comparative study of stage and screen acting he hopes to help those who intend to enter the dramatic field, and to bring about a more sympathetic attitude ou the part of the public toward tho problems of the motion picture art.
New York, Jan. 14—(INS)—Sales of stock on the New York Stock Exchange totaled 1,883,400 shares here today. Bond sales amounted to
$9,285,000.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 14 — (INS) Richmond’s city ordinance barring negroes from establishing homes in certain residential areas was declaretT unconstitutional today by the United States Court of Appeals.
Today’s action will have far-reaching effect as it grants negro families to move and live in any so-called “white neighborhood" if they can obtain rentals or deeds to the property.
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Rush Group Will Decide On Affairs
Fraternity on S. C. Campus on Pledging Rules, Consider New Plans.
Just what the wishes of the fraternities on the Southern California campus are concerning rushing rules will be made known soon when the Rushing Rules committee of the Interfraternity Council, headed by Mulvey White, makes a thorough inquiry by means of questionnaires sent to each house. As many houses have expressed dissatisfaction with the present ruling, the committee plans to obtain copies of the rushing rules of leading universities throughout the country to study their good points.
STUDENT OPINION
Opinions upon the present system were expressed by several house presidents when interviewed:
Mulvey White, Sigma Chi—“We’ll have to abide by the present rules next semester, as there will be only one more meeting of the Interfraternity council. The present rules are not exactly satisfactory, as they are too complicated and not all houses are abiding. I believe that they should be fewer and simpler and that they should be better enforced."
Lewis Gough, Theta Psi — "I feel that as long as U. C. L. A. has no rushing rules we must do away with them in order to meet their competition.” (Gough referred to the practice at other schools of pledging men while they are still in high school). "This is a problem with which we will have to cope in the future and we may as well take cognizance of it now.”
Glenn Johnson, Delta Phi Delta— "The rules involve complications which at present cannot be avoided. Men living in houses before pledging should be given more freedom during the non-communication period. A true adherence to a gentleman's agreement between fraternities would avoid many rush-rule problems."
Bill Hirsh, Zeta Beta Tau — “I think we should have rushing the flrst week of school. Thero will be less kicks all around. As it is we lose too many good men who would go here but go to other schools instead because they are pledged earlier."
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Beverly Chilis, Jan. 14.—(To	{
the Editor of the Daily Trojan):	★
All Indications this week point	*
to a bull market on collateral	J
notes. Anyone selling short on	J
ponies, term papers, and collat-	★
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J connected with "hotshots" and	J
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♦	will turn on the heat. Simple,	J 4- eh what?	J J When in doubt, use a hot	-* J water bottle.	J
♦	Yours for the honor system;	J
♦	MORRIE CHAIN.	★
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APPOINTMENT BRINGS HONOR TO PRESIDENT
Dr. von KleinSmid Selected For Hoover Law Enforce^ ment Commission.
HENDRICKS SINGS
Calvin Hendricks ,pupil of Lillian Backstrand Wilson of the College of Music, and recent second prize winner among the men in the Atwater Kent radio contest in New York, sang for tlie Women’s Press club at the Friday Morning club, Tuesday, January 7. His selection was "O Cessuie" from Anthology of Italian Songs.
On Sunday evening, January 19, he will sing at the First Baptist church, two solos and also "Old Folks at Home” with the choir, under the direction of Alexander Stewart, humming the accompaniment.
On Monday, January 27, he will give a half hour program over KEJK from 4:30 to 5:00, under the auspices of the College of Music.
BITE OF DRAMA SHOP LI
NOTED LECTURER TO SPEAK HERE
Because of the inability to secure a place large enough to accomodate all the students desiring to attend, it has been found necessary to change the date of the drama shop luncheon meeting to January 21 instead of January 22.
The meeting will be in honor of the Yale Puppeteers, who will all be present as guests, bringing with them some of their puppets. A demonstration of the workings of the dolls will be a feature of the luncheon. Reservations may still be secured from Gertrude Tyson or Jerome Ehrlich.
Under tho auspices of Touchstone Drama Shop, the Puppeteers will
Cornelius H. Buford, advertising counsellor of Chicago, sponsored under the joint auspices of tlie university of Southern California and the Advertising club of Los Angeles, will give 12 evening lectures on creating business through successful advertising, from January 20 to February 5 in Bovard auditorium.
From wide experience in advertising and sales promotional efforts, Mr. Buford has evolved a course based on scientific principles which covers such phases as compelling attention, convincing the prospect, effective use of colors, advertising headlines, selection of material, and effective writing.
This course by Mr. Buford constitutes one of a series of lecture sessions given in advertising, salesmanship, corporation finance, business or-
Theron Clark, Registrar, Stresses Importance Of Summaries To Students In Checking Work.
To impress upon the mind of the Trojan student the importance of credit summaries, Theron Clark, registrar, today issued the following statement:
"The credit summary is a condensed report of the student’s work for the preceding semester. It is given at each half year period. It should be compared with preceding reports from semester to semester, and should be reviewed during the semester when the student is free from the rush of registration. Any necessary adjustments may then be made at tlie registrar’s ofllce.”
At some universities credit summaries are not given. The student Is forced to keep his own record of work done ,and often a considerable amount of grief ensues from his not having kept it accurately.
“A great deal of work is entailed in making out the report for each student each semester,” said Clark, "but we feel' that we are well repaid by the service it performs for the student in keeping an acurate account of his college record.”
Intended for the aid and assistance of teacher, advisor, and student, it is primarily destined fo ruse by the student. Realizing his responsibility, he will use it and study it to’ make out his program wisely.
The registrar believes in the educational value of each student working out his own course, choosing the subjects he believes will give him the greatest service in later life.
Besides the required subjects, he should investigate before choosing, and endeavor to select the subjects which will best attain liis objective. Over-specialization should be guarded against. Subjects furnishing a general background of knowledge, as well as studies specialized in the kind of work the student is planning to do, should be chosen.
Each summary is marked ‘‘tentative,” The printed summary is subject to correction by oflicial records at any time. The mimeographed report does not contain this latter statement, but is a move absolute compilation of the student’s record.
present a complete evening program ganization and management, and on Thursday, January 30 at 8:30 in J analysis of financial statements by tlie the little theatre of Old College. university of Southern California and They will offer a Chinese play the advertising club of Los Angeles, written especially for them by mem- , The lectures are for the purpose of bers of the 47 Workshop. The pro- instructing the public into highest efli-grain will also include *'1 lie Haydn I(lency in these subjects, and enroll-Trlo,” "The Siamese Dancer" and a ment cards can be secured by calling surprise number. Tickets may be Hlchmond 4111, station i78. secured from members of Drama | Because Mr. Buford, who holds two
Shop or from Mrs. Sprague in the School of Speech office.
Meeting Announced For Commerce Legislative Council
A very important meeting of the legislative council of tho College of Commerce will bo held today at 9:55 in room 117 of Old College. Walter L. Benedict, president of the College of Commerce, asks tlifet all members make a special effort to be present on time, because of the great amount of important business which must be transacted at this meeting.
graduate degrees from Columbia university, Is a noted organizer of numerous chambers of commerce throughout the United States for the American city bureau of New York City, his lectures will undoubtedly cover Interesting material.
NOTICE
Will the following people be In the El Rodeo oilice today at two o’clock. Conrad Owen, Catherine Cutter, Maurice Hindin.
This meeting Is of the utmost importance and must be attended.
All students w ho expect to do read ing second semester must make ap plication for those positions in the otflce of Dean Lester B. Rogers School of Education, Stowell 357 These notices must be filed before Januar" 18.
Dr. n. n. von KlelnSmid yesterday received and accepted an appointment to President Hoover’s new organization, the National Commission on Law Enforcement. The appointment was made by George W. Wickersham, president of the commission. Doctor von KlelnSmid will serve In the capacity of a member of the advisory committee for the new group.
The purpose of the National Law Enforcement commission is the consideration and formulation of a program for the study of law observance and enforcement.. President Hoover organized the group in response to the direct need for such information and statistics In records of the executive offices.
The members upon tlie commission are mostly men who have had careers as professors, criminologists, and in
social research. Some of the more notable men who are to serve along with Dr. von KlelnSmid Include: Hasting Hart of the Russel Sage foundation; Judge C. W. HofTman of Cincinnati; Louis M. Robinson of Swarth-more, Pa.; Herman J. Adler of the Illinois state criminology department; and Joseph Proskauer, justice of the New York supreme court.
The need for an advisory committee was felt at the flrst meeting of\ the commission on January 6, and the creation of the committee comes in response to that demand, was inferred by Chairman Wickersham, In his appointment letter to Dr. von KlelnSmid.
Santa Monica Bay T r o j a n Alumnae Will Hold Meeting
Bay Cities Trojan Women's club will hold it3 monthly meeting for January with a luncheon at Ye Pond Willon Tea House, 1121 West Twenty-fourth street, Santa Monica. The date Is Saturday, January 25.
The Bay Cities club is composed of Trojan women alumni who live in the Hay district. The main aim of the members is that of keeping up their college friendships. Another part of their purpose is to interest high school girls in college and to raise scholarship money for girls who cannot afford to go to college without aid.
Officers of the Bay Cities club include Marion Beckwith lions, president; Lois Burton Moon, secretary; Ilildegarde Wilkinson .treasurer; and Yvonne McFadden Michel, publicity manager. The following program for the next six months has just been released by the president: Wednesday, January 25 — Luncheon at Ye Pond Willow Tea House.
Wednesday, February 19 — Evening musicale.
Club Presents Russian Songs
Russian - American Trojan Club Presented Noted Composer at Meeting.
Presenting Anna M. Kluchansky, noted composer of many Russian ballads and songs, the Russian-Amer-ican Trojan club held Its final meeting of the semester last night at 8 o’clock in the Y. M. C. A. Hut.
The muscial program of the evening featured tho compositions of Madam Kluchansky some of which have been displayed in the case of the Administration building arcade. Miss Margaret Alice Head, well-known pianist interpreted one of Klucliansky’s numbers, Russian Jazz. Aufschwung (Soaring) by Schumann was the other number played by MIhs Head, who Is tho winner of the $2000 prize in the 1929 Philharmonic piano contest.
"Oriental Nights,” Kremlin, and "How Can I Forget Thee, Russia’’ were other works of Kluchansky which were presented on the program. “Oriental Nights," a baritone solo, was sung by Robert Ullman, a German artist who has recently come to tills country. Miss Delia Ramona Cohn, soprano, sang the two other numbers.
The speaker of the evening was Dr. Gilbert Glddings Benjamin, professor of history, who spoke on the subject, "My Experiences in the Settlement Movement on the Lower East Side.”
Other features of the program were a character reading from Shakespeare by Douglas Robson, author of many successful plays and prominent actor, nnd a group of clarinet and saxophone numbers played by Miss Mary Legensky, prominent Russian artist.
The ltussian-American Trojan club was founded at the beginning of the semester for the purpose of making a study of Russian culture and establishing a bond of friendship and understanding between Russian and American students. It holds monthly meetings which consist of programs and entertainments.
Officers of thc organization are: Dr. Boris Morkovin, chairman of tlie department of Slavic studies, president; Miss Riia JofTe, vice-president; Mrs. Edna T. Hawley, secretary-treasurer; S. E. Mehrenbach, chairman of thc entertainment committee; Walter E. Sykes, chairman of the publicity committee; and Miss Helen Anderson, chairman of the hostess committee.