Trojan Knights and goulres wlll meet today at 12-15 in the office of Leo Ad'a-ns. A.S.U.S.C. presi-dent. Plans for aiding in jeml-centennlal to be discussed
SOUTHERN
ALIFORNIA
DAI LYP TRO JAN
The newly organized student management club
will meet for It* final luncheon of the year tomorrow noon In room 323, Student Union.
SEMI-CENTENNIAL YEAR
VOL. NO. XXI.
dedication of trojan shrine
TO FOLLOW IVY DAY PROGRAM
Harold Stonier Will Give Dedicatory Address; Profession of Seniors and Representatives Planned As Part of Program.
By MILDRED RUSSELL
In keeping with thc Semi-Centennial program, and to ex-implifv thc fifty years of Trojan Faith, the "Trojan Shrine” will officially he dedicated next Friday, June 6, at 2:45 p. ni., directly after the Ivy Day ceremonies.
Thc dedicatory address is to be made by Harold J. Stonier, an alumnus of the university, who has consented to take thc time from his work in New York,*
Los Angeles, California, Wednesday, May 28, 1930.
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necessary to come for the Semicentennial celebration. Mr. Stonier is connected with the American BanlilnK Institute. lie will speak along the lines of the first conception of tlie Trojan nnd the present application of the synonym in relation to all features of university activities rather than just along the athletic line as it was first applied. It Is expected that Mr. Stonier will present further light upon the application of the keeping of the “Trojan Faith.” SENIORS TO ATTEND Seniors are to have a prominent place in the dedication ceremonies as a procession will be formed consisting of two repre-lentatives from all of the schools and colleges of the universities. Each organization is also asked I to send one representative, and a member of all the honor societies is expected to be present.
The procession wlll form in the presidents parlors and will then proceed to the site of the shrine in front of the Administration building. All participants will put on their respective academic garments. After the band plays an overture, trumpets will announce the arrival of the procession. Representatives are to bo seated in front of the shrine during tlie invocation ceremony. CONSTRUCTION EXPLAINED Presiding officer Mr. Herbert Freston will Introduce the sculptor, Mr. Roger Noble Burnham, who will tell something of his first conception of the statue and process in completing the work. Mr. Harry Lee Martin will present the Shrine to the university as a gift from the alumni.
Janet McCoy, new student body vice-president, will unveil the ehrlne for the first time in its accustomed place. The assemblage will houor the newcomer to Troy by singing "Fight On,” a challenge to the next 50 years. PRESIDENT TO SPEAK Dr. Rufus B. von KieinSmid will accept the Shrine in behalf of the university authorities. Leo Adams, president of tho student body for the yast year, will make 1 .s remarks in acceptance of the gift by the Btudents
Millers Wins Y.M. Contest
Trip to Catalina Island Given For Choice of Theme.
HAROLD J. STONIER
F. HADLOCK MADE ALUM VICE-PREXY
Frank L Hadlock, alumni secretary of S. C., was elected vice-president of the American Alumni association at tho annual meeting of that body May 3 at Amherst.
Mr. Hadlock was unable to attend the meeting at Amherst and was informed of liis election by a letter from Arthur C. Busch, secretary of the American Alumni council, which stated that Frank L. Hadlock was elected vice-president of class "A” membership for the coming three years.
Last year Hadlock was president of the district nine, which includes all ot the alumni associations of the Pacific Coast, and as president was host of the district conference held at S. C.
Board Picks New Staff For Trojan
Kline, Edick, Stein, Gorton, Bodenhamer, and Wilhoit Promoted.
Staff positions on the Daily Trojan for next year -were filled by the board of student publications at a meeting held yesterday. The board elected the new workers following recommendations made by Ralph Flynn, retiring editor, and Ray Zeman, Incoming editor.
Sam Kline will be the new* managing editor; Ruth Stein is the new assistant women’s editor; and Marjoria Edick is tlie now society editor. Daily editors elected were: Hob Gorton, Paul Bod-enhamer, and Elinor Wilhoit.
Election of an assistant editor was postponed until September. The assistant sport editor also will be chosen later next fall.
Students who will remain in their present positions are: Winifred Biegler, women’s editor; Norman Cowan, sport editor; and Virginia Monosmith and Leon Schul-man, dally editors.
Stuart Josephs, at present a daily editor, has resigned his position so that he may devote more time to his work as campus correspondent of the Los Angeles Examiner. Other students who will not be on the staff next year include Art Langton, graduating daily editor; Dorothy llanker, graduating assistant women’s editor; Ted Hawkins, graduating assistant sport editor; and Betty Henninger, society editor. Miss Henninger has completed a very successful year with the society staff and retires because it is not the policy of the board of publications to permit a student to serve in this capacity more than one year.
Art Langton will continue his
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Stars To Play In Bovard Friday At Sorority Show
With many of the most prom-*Drama Shop, who will act as
inent motion picture and stage stars in Los Angelos scheduled to appear, the Zetei Phi Eta scholarship benefit show to be held in Uovard auditorium this Friday evening at 8:15 will be one of the bost shows given on the Southern California cempus.
Headliners on this stellar bill of entertainment will be Louise Dresser, Robert Edeson, Fifi Dorsay, Lina Hasquette, Joseph Cau-thorne, Harold Murray, Yvonne Pelletier, and Marie Saron. Besides these stars, many other Hollywood players will make personal appearances and give acts at the benefit performance.
Charles Irwin lias been secured as master of ceremonies for the program.
A large group of stars will attend the perfornianc
pliment of I^ouise Dresser. Many of these will be in the party of Jack Gardner, casting director of the Fox Studios, and Mrs. Gardner, (Louise Dresser.)
The highlight of the evening will be the appearance of Louise Dresser and Robert Edeson in “While Jack Sleeps,” a one-act play written by Edeson. The two stars are now buisy in last minute rehearsals for the first production of this plav. The settings were also designed by Edeson and are being built under the supervision of Howard Miller, president of the
stage manager for the performance.
Another colorful and peppy number of the evening will be presented by Fifi Dorsay, vivacious French actress. She will sing some new talking picture songs in the niimitable manner which has won her fame on the screen.
Lina Basquette, former Wampas baby star, will present, a dancing act. Miss Basquette has won wide popularity for her dancing as well as her acting. As the daughter of Ernest Belcher sho has received excellent training in this art.
Charles Irwin is scheduled to "stop the show" with his clever monologues. Erwin has long been famous for his humorous character sketches on the Orpheum circuit. He will repeat some of the monologues which won him fame on th« e as a com-1 stage as well as doing some or
the new* sketches which he is doing for the talkies. Tommy Clifford, 11-year-old Irish player in “Song of my Heart,” will also appear.
The show is boing sponsored by Zeta Plii Eta, national honorary speech sorority, to build a permanent scholarship fund to give to worthy high school students each year.
Tickets for the performance are on sale at reasonable prices in the Student Store and in the office of the School of •Speech. Prices are 75, 50, and 35 cents.
Lockwood Miller was judged the inner in the contest held by the • M. C. A. to select a theme for the annual conference at Catalina Island the first week-end ot the fall term. His topic was "Evaluating Life” and the prize i3 a free trip to the island with all iccomodations while attending the conference.
The purpose of tho theme is to afford a basis for each day’s activities. Some topic or phase of ‘Evaluating Life” will be carried out each day. Melvin Hart won the competition last year with the lubject "Eyes that see; Ears that tear; and a Heart that is Willing."
‘Beach Day” Planned By College of Music
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,c student budy and faculty will lold a beach day on Monday, June I'auline Mather has charge of ht‘ Prepapations, F.dltll Ellfeldt,
sports, and Josephine Young
lf Publicity.
( ^ans have not been completed or day, but the committees irc *orklng on them. Either Bal °r the Miramar Beach club ** * bn the place. Pie-eating con ,l>. swimming, and various other Borta *l» take up the day.
CURTIS HITS TARIFF
Washington, May 27.-(INS)—The setback today when Vive-President administration’s billion-dollar tariff bill ran into au unexpected Curtis upheld a point of order which tossed the measure back into conference again between the house and senate. This action may spell death for the bill.
DEWEY’S AID DIES
Dubuque, Iowa, May 27.-ONS) •Admiral Godfrey S. Bloeklinger. retired, 82, died at his iiome here. He was appointed to the Naval academy during the Civil War and commanded a battle ship under Dewey in the Spanish-Amerl-can war.
Sociologists Foster Show
Russian Exhibit Planned As Event of Semi-Centennial Program.
In connection with the Semi-Centennial week, the Sociology de-partament of the university will sponsor a Itussian exhibit on the second floor of Hoose hall from June 2 to June 7.
Material for the exhibit was contributed by the Molokan colony in Hoyle Heights, a group of Quaker-like sectarians who came to this country from Russia 25 years ago. Pauline V. Young, who is working for her doctors degree at the university here collected the articles and arranged them.
Mrs. Young is the authoress of a book which is to come off the press within the year. This book, which is the result of a five year study of the personal histories of these peoples by Mrs. Young, is called "Russian Town." It will be published by the University of Chicago Press.
Approximately one half of tlie book was used by Mrs. Young for her doctor's dissertation.
SPEECH STUDENTS IN SENIOR RECITAL
Catherine Stone and William Kauffman, both majors in the School of Speech, will be heard in tho fourth senior recital of the year tonight at 8:30 in Touchstone theater.
Miss Stone, who ls president of Phi Beta, national honorary sorority of music aad dramatic art, will read “White Pride,” from Alice C. D. Riley’s new book, "Tango.” Kaiitfman will read a number of selections on Lincoln, including Markham'8 “the Man of the People,” Sandberg’s “Wliat the Moon Saw," "His New Suit” by Baeheller, "At the Front" by John Drink’water, and "Lincoln, Come Back” by Witter Bynner.
Following these readings, Miss Stone and Kauffman will present “Dolly Reforming Herself.” by Henry Arthur Jones. They will be assisted in this play by Fred Phleger.
Both Miss Stone and Kauffman, who are members of National Collegiate Players, will be remembered for their splendid work as the husband and wife in the annual senior class play, "Craig's Wife,” presented last semester.
Arlowyn Holm, formerly of the College of Music, who played the lead in the Extravaganza last year, will sing several musical numbers during the evening.
PERFUMES AND PERSONALITY
DISCUSSED IN INDIA LECTURE
Sponsored by the Pan-hellenicJ ■ council, a program presented by Captain Humphrey Read, creator of perfumes, and featuring Dr. Karl Tinsley Waugh, dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, with Ali-Kult Kahn, N. D., former Persian diplomatic representative at Washington, D. C., Nawabzada Rashid, nobleman from India, and Mahmud Uaslieer Zandra, Mystic of Islam, in the Chamber of Arts, West Adams and Hoover wlll be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 p.m.
“Your personal equation and how to find it” will be the subject of Dean Waugh’s complimentary lecture. Iu Ills address he will point the way to an analysis of personality, its adaptation to environment, and the possible aids to finding one’s greatest power through selective environment and mental control.
As chief psychological exxamin-
er for our army during the World War, Dean Waugh’s experiences have made him one of the great est authorities on the subpect in the country. His most recent work is the Introduction to the public of the Psychgalvanoscope, a dell cate scientific device for measur ing the emotional reactions of iu dividuals to their environment.
Captain Humphrey Read in his part of the program will speak oil Southern France and Its con tribution to perfumes. Mahmud Basheer andra, psycho-analyst, will show pictures of those countries about the Mediterranean which have inspired some of the "Five Queens” perfumes.
All Kull Kahn will talk on Omar Kliayam aud Nawabzada Rashid will give an Illustrated talk ou India. He will be assisted by Mit-zzie. who portrays Mumtaz, and Ruth Evelyn Stoughton, lyric dramatic soprano, in Oriental lyrics.
70 ARE KILLED IN NEW INDIA RIOTS
Neiv Mortar Board blead Is Selected
Helen Peterson Made President At Meeting Held Yesterday.
Selection of Helen Peterson, new initiate Into Mortar Board, national honorary for senior women, as president of the organization for next year, was made at a meeting held yesterday afternoon in the varsity debate squad rooms of the Student Union.
Upon the recommendations of the nominating committee, Helen Peterson was chosen president, Helen Pargellis, vice-president; Dorothy Beech, secretary; Alberta Dudley, treasurer; and Janet McCoy, historian.
The recommendations of the committee were accepted by the chapter and a single ballot was cast for all of the officers.
To represent the Trojan chapter of Mortar Board, Lucille Heuh-ner was elected to attend the national convention of the organization which will be held in Wisconsin on Lake Michigan during the latter part of June.
The meeting yesterday w-as the first one attended by the new members of Mortar Board who were initiated last Sunday morning at services held In the Towi House.
The final meeting when annual reports will be made to both new and old members is scheduled for next Friday, June 6, at noon. It is urgent that all members be j present, stated Jean Lockwood, retiring president.
London, May- 27.-ONS)— Outbreaks of violence continued in various parts of India today, taking a toll of dead In excess of seventy and hundreds injured.
More blood was spilled in Han goon, India, late today when police for a second time opened fire on a band of striking dock workers.
A serious Moslem riot broke out in Bombay and police were forced to fire on the llote-s before arder could be restored. Six Moslems were killed and 45 injured, while 12 policement were hurt in the battle.
Honorary Pre-Legal Elects Officers For Next School Year
At the final meeting of the Blackstonian honorary pre-legal fraternity Monday, the officers for the coming year were elected and installed. The new officers chosen are: Don Harwood, president; Kennard Vandergrlft, vice-president; George Sample, secretary; and Hyrum White, treasurer. These men are succeeding Carl Fetterly. Joe Dubin. Hyrum White, and Hymie Smith.
The report of the national inspection committee was heard and the U. C. L. A. petition was acted upon. The S. C. chapter which is the national headquarters has received and heard many petitions of organizations. It has so far acted on tho Westwood group.
The Blackstonian pre-legal so-r»iotv ta » national hor^°l',,ry ternity and has chapters throughout tlio country.
Alpha Eta Rho Meets For Final Luncheon
Alpha Eta Rho will hold its last luncheon meeting of the semester today at 12:15 in the Student Union. Joe Burcliam, president of the fraternity announced today that all members must attend the meeting or communicate with him in the office of the College of Commerce before noon.
Woodruff DeSilva, manager of the Municipal Airport, and Robert Pritchard, president of the National Aeronautical association and editor of Western Flying magazine. will be honored guests at tlie luncheon. Numerous associate members ia Southern California have promised to be present at this time.
GOUGH MADE VICE-PRESIDENT OF PACIFiC;C0AST ASSOCIATION
New and Old Heads of Student Rody Return From Presidential Convention Held fn Seattle From May 21 to 23.
By MARJORIA EDICK
Lewis K. Gough, president of the Associated Student Body next year, was choscn vicc-presidcnt of the Pacific Coast Presidents Association nt thc recent convention which was held May 21 to 23, at thc University of Washington in Seattle.
Gough and Leo Adams were thc delegates representing Southern California at the convention.
A tour of the campus occupied
Screveport, La., May 27.-IINS)— Approximately 7,500 persons were reported homeless today as turgid flood waters of the Red River and its tributaries raced through northwestern aud central Louisiaia. inundating thousands of acres of fertile farm lands and causing eur-ruous damage to property and crops.
“Bird Idea” Used at Literary Banquet
The Clionian Literary society held its annual alumni banquet at the Wilshire Mary Louise tea room Saturday evening, May 24. Three huge birds made of pink flowers and fernery, representing the Clionian colors, made center pieces for the table. The program represented the Clionian Aviary.
The program consisted of: Cock-o’-the Walk, Susanne Lamport; Cardinal, Louis King; Wise Owl, Mrs. Karl T. Waugh; Lark, Pauline Foster; Owlet, Bonnie MacDonald; the Fledgling, Helen Peterson; the Flock, Alma Mater; the Flight.
The banquet was In charge of Doris Hackmuth, assisted by Pauline Foster aud Dorothy Yode.
TROJAN JAPANESE
Honoring the graduating students, the Trojan Japanese Students’ club will hold a semi-formal dance Friday, June 6. The event is to be at Newman hall, Los Angeles Junior college.
Alumni are invited to attend the dance. Bids are $1.50 per couple.
Text Boohs Completed
Dr. C. C. Crawford Publishes “Studying the Major Subjects.”
The appearance of a new book written by Dr. C. C. Crawford, of the sclioolof education, in collaboration with his education classes, marks a new trend in teaching methods. The book. “Studying the Major Subjects,' is a hand book on methods of study and discusses several new aspects of the subject.
Doctor Crawford has compiled the book with tlie aid of his first semester classes; the copy was read by his second semester classes and it is now being published by his own company. It has primarily been written as a high school textbook. The subject of correct and incorrect methods of study has elicited a great deal of impetus from leading educators, and a dependable reference is being sought. Doctor Crawford is recognized as a leader in this branch of education and the appearance of Ills book is being aw'alted with interest.
Two other books from the pen of Doctor Crawford which are also in the process of being printed are “Learning a New Language” and “Technique of Research in Education." Crawford’s “Technique of Study” is used by several Southern California classes.
El Rodeo Ready For Students Saturday, May 31
No El Rodeos will be available for distribution until Saturday, May 31, it was announced by Les Hatch, business manager, last night. At that time they will be available only to those students who havo activity books in their possession or who wish to buy yearbooks. Activity book holders will receive precedence, those who wish to buy books will be second in order. Students who have lost their books may receive their annuals after these two groups have been taken care of.
The announcement that the book would appear on the ’campus today was erroneous as they are not ready for distribution. Members of the El Rodeo staff were given a preview of the book at their banquet Monday evening and the group voted it a complete success.
LEGISLATIVE GROUP COMPLETES DUTIES
Outgoing Officers Enjoy Dinner and Dance; Receive Gifts for Work.
To honor the outgoing members of the legislative council, the an nual banquet was held last night In the social hall of the Student Union. Dancing to Tom Ritchey’s orchestra was enjoyed for an hour after the dinner. Each councilor for this year was presented with a set of book ends engraved with the univrsity, by Ralph Flynn th chief spokesman of the legislative council.
A business meeting was held directly after the dancing at which time the newly elected members were formally presented. Leo Adams, outgoing president of the Associated Student body,, presided and gave his farewell speech.
Appointments which had been suggested by the Board of Publications were voted and acted upon. All college presidents and committee heads read their semester reports, officially closing all student body business for the year.
tho morning of thc first day. It waB followed by luncheon at tho
_ student "C o m-
mon s.” Organization of the e n t Ire conven-ventlon took up tho afternoon meeting. After this a banquet was given at t h e Wilsonian Hotel, and a dance at the Sandpolnt Golf club.
MEETINGS ATTENDED
Thursday was mootly devoted to meetings. “Student government and Faculty Cooperation” was brought to the delegates of the various schools and colleges in the morning, and "The Purpose of Discussing Publications," discussed at thc afternoon session.
A banquet was given at Blancs cafe followed by a theater party.
The members of the convention left Friday morning for Paradise Inn where a meeting was held at dinner. At this time elections of officers for next year took place.
OFFICERS CHOSEN
Mr. Verrick of the University of Washington, was chosen president; Lewis Gough ot Southern California, vice-president; Boyd Allen, of the University of Arizona, secretary and treasurer; and Bobby Burns, of the College of the Pacific, historian.
It was decided to hold tbe next convention at the University or Arizona the third week of May.
Gough and Adams left Washing ton aSturday,	rac* bv
boat, arriving on tbe campus late yesterday.
Washington, May 27.-ONS)—Another double-barreled assault the London naval treaty was made today by high-ranking officers of the navy, appearing before two senate committees.
Dramatists Give Play
Presentation of Plays Will Serve As Final Exam For Class.
NAMES OF STUDENTS WISHING
TO WORK IN S. C. MOVIE DUE
Those students who desire work* The School of Photoplay is con-
in the “all-Trojan” motion picture, which will be produced on the campus next fall, should hand in their names and addresses to Dean Karl T. Waugh’s office before the end of the school year. Since the picture wlll be entirely written, directed, photographed, and acted by S. C. students, many positions will be open along all lines of picture work Including players, assistant directors, technicians, script readers, camera men prop men ,and extras. Students are asked to specify tho type of work they prefer when handing their names.
The coming production will be sponsored by the School of Photoplay of the University of Southern California. Dean Karl T. Waugh, Dean of Letters, Arts, and Sciences and head of this school, will act as faculty advisor for the picture ,and George Frolay will hold the position of director.
nected with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a national organization, which has for its officers, Douglas Fairbanks, William C. De Mille, M. C. Levee, and Frank Woods. The committee of College Affairs of the Acaremy includes many names famous In ing Milton Sills, Irving Thalberg, Roy Pomeroy, and John W. Con-sidine.
W. ltay MacDonald, university plav director, and Arthur w Nye, professor of physics and expert on lights and photography, will act in an advisory capacity on the production.
George Froley, who will direct the picture and head the student activities in connection with lt, states. "Immediately upon the beginning of tii semester, the assistant directors and members of the production staff will be chosen. Following this, the Trojan l’roduc-(Contlnued on Page Four)
Four short plays are being prepared by the advanced dramatics class of Miss Hubbard to be presented in Touchstone theater, O. C., Thursday, May 29. They wlll serve as the final examination of tlie class.
Students are directing, acting, and producing tho plays. The purpose of the playB is to allow tbe members of the class to c—ply tho practical knowledge gained ln the semester’s work.
Max Mellinger. director of this year's Extravaganza will show that he can act as well as direct when he portrays the part of the old soak in “Poo" Old Jim." William Kaufman, leading man ln the senior class play, will be featured along with Arthur Wing Pln-ere in “Play Goers." The girl playing the lead ln tills year’s senior class play will be featured in "Flattering Word,” a ploy from the pen of George Kelly.
Engineering Group Plans Last Banquet
The S. C. student brancn of the American Society of Civil Engineers will hold Its last banquet of the year ln the Student Union grill on Thursday evening, May 28 at 6:30.
At this dinner tlie graduating seniors In civil engineering will be given their formal farewell and the new officers for next semester will be installed.
The graduating seniors are Max Bardfleld, Paul Belllveau, Howard Brown. Elmer Chapman, Loren East, Johu Gunn, Elwood Holland William Livingston, and Robert Mangold.