GRADUATING seniors Seniors should Inspect
neW announcements at the
Students Store soon and place their orders.
SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
DAI LYP TROJAN
Organizations making awards at the annual May banquet of the W. 8. Q. A. are asked to notify Bonnie Jean Lockwood in the W. S. G. A. office between 11:25 and 12:25 today.
SEMI CENTENNIAL YEAR
VOL. NO. XXI
Los Angeles, California, Tuesday, April 29, 1930.
No. 127
ALL-UNIVERSITY DECLAMATION CONTEST PLANNED FOR CAMPUS
Contestants Urged To Submit Names and Speech Manuscripts To Ran Ritchey, Debate Manager; Loving Cups And Medals Selected As Awards.
all-university doclamat ion ♦universities -will be tried this year
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^test, consisting of two dlvi ,lons. one for the women and one lor the men, will be held at Southern California during this Bonth under the auspices of the Trojan debate department. Letters and information concerning the event have been mailed out by Ran Ritchey, debate manager, to He various social and professional groups and organizations on the campus.
Certain students whose oratorical ability is recognized on the campus will be prohibited from participating in tho contest, stated Ritchey, because the aim of the contest ls to encourage those Btudents who have not won honors on the debate platform. The win ning speakers will receive a loving cup for the house for organ-liation and the individual winners will be given medals. A gold and a silver medal will be award' ed to the winner of first and second place respectively. These awards will be permanent possessions of the winners.
A declamation contest, according to the committee in charge, is a contest in which set speeches are given by contestants in formal oratorical manner.
FINALS MAY 22
The preliminaries of the contest will be held at 8 p. m., on May 21 with the finals on the following evening at the same time. All contestants who enter will be required to deliver their speeches which cannot be over five minutes in length. This ls the time set for both the preliminaries and the finals.
No special topic for the speechOB Is required. Any selection or part ol a selection that was originally written with the Idea that it was to be given orally is eligible material for the contest. This includes any recorded speech oration or any part of such that has ever been given. The one spe clal rule to be followed, stated Ritchey, is that the declamations must be committed to memory and given without notes.
TURN IN NAMES
All groups are requested to pick their representative as soon as possible and submit his or her name to Ritchey. Non-organized students who desire to enter, may do so by informing Ritchey of their intentions. By May 7 all contestants must have a copy of their manuscripts in the debate manager’s office. These manuscripts will be reviewed and returned to the contestants by May 0.
The contest which has proved popular and interesting at many
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at S. C. and hearty cooperation of all groups and students is urged by the committee in charge of the contest. .
Y.M. To Hold Installation
Oil Executives Will Outline Particular Requirements of Office.
SENIOR CARDS Eighth Annual Dental MASCHIO CALLS READY MAY 1 Beach Da*Aet For Ma? 1 CAST MEETING
Installation of newly elected Y. M. C. A. ofllcers Is to be the feature of the organization’s Wednesday night council dinner, which will be held at 5:30 ln the "Y” hut.
Defining the duties of his ofllce, each old executive is to outline the particular requirements of that position and is to surrender the responsibilities of his olllce to the new leaders. Leland Jacobson is to pass on the gavel to Harris Robinson; George Peterson, vice-president, is to charge Glenn Jones with the duties of the oflice, and Harris Kobinson is to deliver the secretary’s records to Malcolm Alexander.
New committee chairmen have been selected and include Aubrey Fraser, building service; Ralph Bowers, campus service; Herschel Hedgpeth, service; and Stanley 1 Ruggles, conference. Old chairmen were: Carl Burk, Paul Seiter, Melvin Harter, and Walter Braun.
Before the final installation of the new executives Dr. E. S. Bogardus, chairman of the faculty board for the past year, is to introduce the new members of the board which includes: President von KlelnSmid, O. W. E. Cook, Dr. O. C. Coy, Dr. R. T. Flewelling. Robert M. Fox, Harry F. Henderson, Dr. J. G. Hill, F. Curtis Huse, Dr. Carl S. Knopf, and Dr. George H. Mount.
Official Graduation Announcements On Display In Students’ Store.
Senior announcements for the forty-seventh annual commencement exercises are on display in the Students’ Store this week and all graduating seniors are requested by Wesley Wilson, all-university senior class president, to see them. On or alter May 1, according to Wilson, these announcements can be purchased by students direct from the Students’ store.
“The announcements on display at the present time,” Wilson stated yesterday, “are the only ofllcial cards for this year’s graduating class. For this reason it is imperative that all seniors purchase their cards direct from the Students’ store on or after May 1.” A four-page folder is included in the announcement envelope bearing information concerning the commencement exercises and other data about the semi-centennial celebration which takes place during the first week ol' June in conjunction with the graduation ceremonies. in the upper left-hand corner of this folder, a small sketch drawing of the entrance of the Students’ Union building is printed, which makes this part of the announcement very attractive, stated Wilson.
The regular sized, white card is used for the announcement itself which bears in gold lettering, the seal of the University and also the invitation to attend the forty-seventh annual commencement exercises and the semi-centennial celebration of the university.
Wilson who is in charge of the announcements has ordered a sufficient quantity of these announcement cards for all graduating seniors. It will be necessary for seniors to order the cards this year as has been the case in former years. This is thought will eliminate the possibility of any mistakes that have been made in former years.
Varied Program Of Water Sports Planned; Medals
Will Go To Winners Of Various Sports; Dental Extravaganza in Final Re-
School Dismissed For Affair.
With
By JANET McCOY
varied program of water*who make a practice of turning out
sports planned, the eighth annual dental beach day will get under way at Balboa at 10 o’clock on May A special train will provide transportation for the students and faculty, and will leave the Science and Technic building at 7:30 a. m.
Medals will be given to the winners of the various sports. The program of races to be held before the noon luncheon will include canoe races, rowboat races, canoe tilting, and a shell race between teams representing the two buildings, the Clinic and the Science and Technic.
LUNCHEON PLANNED At noon, a luncheon will take place which the chairman of the committee on refreshments promises to be “a stupendous repast, the last word in eats.”
After luncheon, another program of sports will take place on the beach. A women’s novelty race, interclass competition in indoor baseball, and possibly a relay race will be the features of the afternoon.
As a traditional affair, ranking with the annual field day in importance, beach day is attended by
en masse for the day’s events. Classes are dismissed by the administration so that everyone may feel free to enjoy himself.
SOCIAL EVENT “It is one of the two social get-togethers of the year,’’ said Dean Lewis E. Ford yesterday. “It gives the students and the faculty an opportunity to meet on a little different basis than in the class room.
“Dentistry is a hard profession. Those who are students today will be practicing next to each other tomorrow, and If they haven’t reached a common understanding with each other, they may misinterpret the other’s actions, and hard feelings may result.”
The groups invited to Beach day include all dental students and faculty. Dental hygienists, and technicians, their guests. Especial invitation is extended to pre-Dent students of the university and the members of the Legislative council.
Because of the number attend ing the Beach day, special rates have been secured on bathing suits, outboard motor boats, row boats, and canoes. This will enable everyone to take an active
both students and faculty alike, participation in the day’s events.
hearsals; Ticket Sales Mount Rapidly.
The following students must see Jean Maschio in Bovard auditorium at 3:15 this afternoon to routine their specialty numbers for the extravaganza: Betty C .Uins, Herb Nerbovig, Laverna Dugas Bill Sundermann, Gretchen Mayor, Gladys Scott, Dorothy Raner, nnd Wayne Barlow.
The first scenic rehearsal for “Footsteps’’ wlll be held tonight, and tomorrow and Wednesday nights will be devoted to dress and scenic rehearsals. The production is scheduled to start promptly at 8:15 Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening of this week.
Tickets are selling rapidly, according to William Miller, who advises those who have not yet bought their ducats to do so at
PLANS ARE COMPLETED FOR S. C. INTERNATIONAL NIGHT
Fete To Be Held Tomorrow At 8 P. M. In Student Union Social Hall; Native Costumes To Be Feature Of Evening.
Plans for International night to^Smltli, chairman of the commlt-
be held in the Student Union social hall tomorrow night at 8 o'clock have been pracUcally completed, according to Dorothie
Organizations Petitions Due
Trojan Knights and Squires Announce Petition Deadline.
Tha petitions for membership In Trojan Knights and Squires, upperclass and sophomore honorary service organizations respectively, must be handed In by Friday, May 2, is the announcement made by Sam Newman, president
ELLEN BEACH YAW SINGSJLBANQUET
JUNIOR COLLEGIANS GET S.C/S SANCTION
AWARDS PLANNED BY PUBLICATIONS
Staff Workers To Be Given
Keys Will Be Selected
Today.
Eligible candidates for publications awards will be chosen today *hen the board of publications Meets at 3:00 in the El Rodeo of-•ce. The editors of the three campus publications, Ralph Flynn, Bud fetterly, and Matt Barr, editors of the Trojan, Wampus, and El Itodeo, respectively, will submit the names °f prospective nominees to the board for consideration.
The awards are in the form of keys and are given to students who have completed three years exceptional work on a publication.
Another matter for consideration st the meeting is the present meth-°d of awarding the keys. In the past the keys for the three publications have been the same but now a plan is under way to have an individual key for each publication.
POLICE 100 YEARS LATE
Hanley, England, April 28— HNS)—The police spent two weeks trying to find a cruel father described In a newspaper and •hen learned the story was reprinted from an issue ln 1826.
Motion pictures of Mexico and South America, depicting the life and customs of the Latin inhabitants, are to be shown to members of La Tertulia, local Spanish club, tomorrow night at 7:30, in room 214, Bridge hall.
The films were taken by Mrs. Irma Leamon, S. C. student, while traveling recently through the southern countries. Among the scenes obtained by Mrs. Leamon is an episode of a bull-fight.
Non-members who are interested will be welcome, according to Dorothy Campbell, secretary of the club. Preceding the entertainment, the regular business meeting will be held.
Formal Pledging For Five Students
PARKER FACES FIGHT
Washington, April 28—With an intensity rivalling the recent controversy over confirmation of Charles Evans Hughes, the senate this afternoon began consideration of the nomination of Judge John j. Parker as an associate supreme court justice, with all indications pointing to his rejection.
The formal pledging of Sigma, professional-honorary journa 11 s m sorority, will be held today at 4 o’clock at the Kappa Delta house. The five women to be pledged a'e Juanita Mills, Phyllis Doran, Frances Schulte, Dorothy Weis-inger, and Virginia Monosmith. The ceremony will be conducted under the direction of Grace Wright, president, assisted by the vice-president, Winifred Biegler. The dinner, in honor of the new pledges, will be held at the Mona Lisa following the ceremony.
Sigma is an organization for women in the journalism department who have had at least one year's experience on the staff of campus publications, and who have definite intentions of entering some phase of journalism after graduation.
At some time during the afternoon, a short business meeting will be held for the purpose of discussing the rummage sale to be held May 10. The new pledges will be incharge of the sale.
YOUTHS HOLD CIVIC SOCIAL
OFFICES DURING BOYS’ WEEK
Ii is easy enough to s'^rt an*(.rops, has mapped out a seven
“Lark Ellen” Beach Yaw, Internationally famous soprano, has consented to sing "The Lark Song" at the Mothers and Sons’ banquet, Wednesday, May 7, and is to be the feature entertainer of the evening.
Honored in European courts and by the 400 of America, Madame Yaw is to be remembered because of her unequaled achivement of singing one octave above the ordinary height of high C. She remains the only prima donna who has ever attained this pitch, and although past the prime of her career, still sings with her original tone clarity and beauty.
The concert singer is particularly famous for her bird songs, since her unusual power allows her to attempt high pitched compositions with marked success. She gained such distinction with "The Lark Song” that she became known as "Lark Ellen” and under that title endeared herself to music lovers throughout the entire world. She is now living in retirement at Covina and only on special occasions does she sing at large affairs such as the campus Mothers and Sons’ banquet. She is to bring her accompanist and is to present a series of songs included in her famous repertoire of several years ago.
Mothers who remember the fame of "Lark Ellen” are extended special invitations on behalf of the university V. M. to attend the banquet, and men are reminded to urge their mothers to set the day aside for a visit to the campus with an evening climax of dinner at the Y. M. C. A. banquet hall. Tickets are being sold at the present time and all reservations must be placed before the end of the week. Dinner is to be served at 75 cents a ticket.
Junior college students who transfer to the university do a quality of work approximately equivalent to that of native students, but transfers show less Improvement during the final year than do native students, according to an article on “Relative Scholastic Achievement of Native Students and Junior College Transfers,” by Dr. Frank C. Touton, S. C. vice-president, and R. R. G. Watt, assistant in educational research. The article appeared the April issue of the “California Quarterly of Secondary Education.” “The effect of the large number of advanced transfers to the Uni-1 versity of Southern California from all sources has resulted in a re adjustment within the institution itself which renders conditions favorable to transfers while they become oriented,” the article continues. “The fact that the transfers fail to maintain average scholarship ratings equal to native students during the final year probably indicates that the curriculum of the lower division of the university is slightly superior to the junior college in preparing students for upper division work.
"Probably the most significant conclusions to be arrived at,” state the authors of the study, "is that
once, as the best seats are near-!of the KnlghU. The petiUons may ly all gone. Tickets may be purchased either from Miller ln his office. Student Union 220, or from the cashier in the Students store.
The setting for "Footsteps" !s in a sorority house. The scenery will be very modernistic In type, and the ball room scene ln tho second act promises to be most effective, with the house all decorated for the big event.
The choruses will be garbed in various types of costumc3, to fit In with the songs to which they dance. Fanchon and Marco com pany and the United Costumers of Hollywood are furnishing the costumes for the choruses and specialties, as well as the masquerade outfits worn by the capt in the second act.
Those in the cast aro Betty Lou Henderson, "Freddy” Hamilton, Fred Phleger, William Miller, Ituth Wilson, Margaret Thomas, Ruth Ann Byerley, Frances Hite. Marie Parenteau, Frenchy Flynn, Sparky Vamvas, Marion Leonard, Randolph Richards, and Don Embree. The cast is being directed by Max Mellinger, while Jan Maschio is in charge of all the dancing choruses, and W. Ray MacDonald is supervising the entire production
argument anytime as to whether an annual program will be of a greater caliber than the preceding one, but from present indications as expressed by Joseph Scott and his huge committee, it appears as if this year’s annual Boy’s week vill be the greatest yet.
Getting off to a good start, the week’s festivity was open.'1, last Sunday with boys’ day In the churches, and yesterday with boys’ day in industry. The Boys’ week committee, composed of many eminent civic and social leaders of Los Angeles, realizing that the burden of civilization will, in a very short day, be shifted to tho boys of today, and that the boy crop Is among our most profitable
day program providing an opportunity for boys to reign in every jhase of civic life. In this manner the attention of grown men will be focused upon the boy and his modern day problems.
BOYS ON RADIO This evening has been designated as boys' night on the radio. Among	™«™n= which w.!l
tee.
All Southern California foreign students who are on the campus are asked to attend in naUve costume. It is expected that there will be over fifty countries represented. Almost every country on the campus has handed ln its Intention of Its part ln the program though if there are any others that wish to be represented and have any skit, musical program or any sort of entertainment to contribute to the program, they are asked to see Dorothie Smith ln room 201 of the Student TJnlon building at 9:50 today so that they may be placed on the program.
This program ls to be held under the sponsorship of Y. W. C. A., Y. M. C. A., and the associated students social committee, all of whom will attend the affair dressed formally and will act as hosts and hostesses of the evening.
Everyone on the cajnpus who Is interested In attending the program ls cordially Invited to do so, and judging by the International nights which have been held in the past the evening will be one of great entertainment.
After the program, refreshments will be served and the hosts and hostesses wlll introduce the guests bo that they may become better acquainted as the whole purpose of the affair is to further a feeling of good will among the various groups on the campus. This is a great opportunity for students to become better acquainted with
be secured from Marie Poetker at the cashier’s window in the Student Union store any day this week. They must be returned to the same place by Friday afternoon at the very latest, stated Newman.
Those who are considered eligible to petition Trojan Knights are those students who are at present completing either their sophomore or junior year at the university.
Inasmuch as the organization is for upperclassmen, candidates, are elected this month, but do not assume membership until next fall, when they will be either Juniors or seniors.
Trojan Squires is an organization for second-year men, therefore only those students who are completing their freshman year the traditions and customs of the are considered eligible to petition, other nationalities represented1 on
"It is already understood," stat- our campus, ed Newman, "that each fraternity or organization will not be allow-
ed more than two Knights or Squires apiece.”
Although It is considered an honor by any upperclassman or sophomore to belong to either of these organizations, they are primarily service organizations in tlieir function in university affairs. An impartial selection of men on the basis of what they have done and will do for the nuiversity is adhered to, as well as an attempt to choose those men who are outstanding in campus activities.
Russian-American Trojan Club Plans Program Tonight
The Russian-American Trojan club is presenting a program to- /-»» .	a e» j
night in the y. m. c. a. hut at \Charters_Are Ready
8 p. m., consisting of music, dances, and short plays.
Miss Edna von Breymann will
For Organizations
"Charters of recognition for the dance two numbers. Russian phan-, f0,10win* organizations are avaii-tasy and Russian mazurka. Miss !able ln the business oilice of the Harriet Griffith, lyric soprano, wlll Associated Students, in room 209 sing a group of numbers from l*>e Student l’nlon. If these or-Rimpsky Korsakoff and Rachman- Kanizations do not call for their inoff, and Wilbur Evans, who with : charters by May 10, they will be Miss Griffith are pupils of Mark ! declared unrecognized," states there is comparatively small dif- j Markoff, will also sing. The pro- I Fred Pierson, chairman of the or-ference between the average of the ’ Kram will include a talk by Prof. ganziations committee, grade-point ratios of the two groups Melvin J. Vincent of the sociology ■ Alpha Delta Sigma, Alpha Omega,
of students during any semester. We may conclude that there is no outstanding difference in levels of (Continued on Page Four)
Social Science Class Will Hear Child Guide
Dr. F. N. Anderson, director ol the Los Angeles child guidance clinic, will speak to the sociology class in field work under Dr. Bessie A. McClenahan this morning at 9 o’clock on “The Psychiatric Approach to Case Work."
Dr. Anderson addressed the class at its last Thursday meeting and has given niembprs of the class
be broadcast by every station, will ' valuable advice and information be a concert by the Los Angeles J on the subject, according to Dr. high school band over the Colum- j McClenahan.
tia network at 6 o’clock, the Roo- j	-
sevelt high school band, Holly-j BERLIN PUTS ON AIRS wood high band and the Fairfax j Berlin, April 28—(INS)—Berlin band. Also, today, all federal, now has regular aerial taxis. Lines state, county, and city offices iu of them will be parked at special Los Angeles will be occupied by | spaces. They will take you any-(Continued on Page Four) where for 26 cents a kilomenter.
department, monologues by Miss j Delta Sigma Delta, Lambda Sigma Marian Goldina and a one act Nu, Physical Education Associa-play, tlie “Last Day of an Actor,” j tion, Xi Psi Phi, Skull and Dagger, adapted from Chekhoff and play- j Trojan Knights, By-Liners Club.
ed by Nahum Zemach and Lee j	-.
Freeson.	50 YEARS IN APARTMENT
This promises to be one of the ! Berlin, April 28—(INS)—Frau most interesting and delightful j Berta Mehlis, 73 years old, has evenings which the Russian-Ameri- j lived for 50 years In the same can Trojan club has given. 'apartment in southeast Berlin.
SKULL AND DAGGER TO HONOR
PROMINENT S. C. MEN SOON
L. A. CITY CLUB WILL HONOR S. C.
It is to be "University of South ern California Day” at the Lon Angeles City club tomorrow, when a special luncheon ls to be held at 833 south Spring street ln honor of the 50th anniversary of the Trojan institution, which, founded in 1880, ls celebrating its semicentennial in 1930 with a series of significant events.
Deans and directors, as well as department heads of the twenty school and colleges ot S. C. will be honor guests at the City Club function.
President R, B. von KlelnSmid, and Dr. Rockwell D. Hunt, the latter dean of the graduate school and general chairman of thc semicentennial celebration, will be guest-speaker.
The Trojan glee club will sing, and a program emphasizing the contribution of the University of Southern California to the city and community will be held, with Jesse Stephens, president of the Los Angeles City club, presiding. I various fields organized the so-
Skull and Dagger, senior men’s^ciety on the Trojan campus May
honorary fraternity, which elects to membership the most prominent junior and senior men, will soon announce, in accordance with its traditions, the names of those students who have been chosen for membership. The first official announcement will be made when the Skull and Dagger and the plate bearing the names of the new members will be enclosed in a glass case, and placed on the main walk at the front entrance of Bovard auditorium. Excitement and discussion runs high throughout the campus as to whom wlll be chosen. This year’s pledgeB will be fewer ln number than any during the past ten years.
Many now prominent men ln
13. 1914, for the purpose of recognizing service to the university in all fields of activity. Since then the organization has developed with the university. Today, in comparison with all other socleUes of Its kind, Skull and Dagger ranks among the highest in the United States.
Membership to Skull and Dagger is considered as the highest honor that a man ln this university may receive, while the alumni recognize membership in this society as the greatest honor that the associated students confer. Alumni who havs distinguished themselves by manifest loyalty to their Alma Mater and who are prominent ciUzens of their com-(Contlnued on Page Four)
WAMPUS APPEARS AT S. C. TOMORROW
Humor Keynote Of April Issue of Feline Publication.
Appearing on the campus tomorrow, the next to the last Issue of the Wampus will be characterized by the large amount of humor which it will contain. The literary section of the book has been minimized in making preparation for the May number of the publication.
Aggie Zilch, the Trojan mystery, has written another of usual stories in this issue. He has turned political and the latest "dirt” on the situatlor is revealed. Just who this Mr. Zilch 1b, will be divulged tomorrow when he comes from behind his mask and makes himself known. The campus is due for a surprise, is the editor’s statement.
"WhimB,” written by Winifred Biegler, ls a story of the whims and moods which people fall into. It is illustrated by Adrienne Rosso.
Another of Louise Van de Verg's stories will appear, illustrated by Kirk Martin. The indiscretions ot a certain college professor - continued ln another episode. Elinor Wilhoit gives some dramatic highlights in "The Cat ln the Theater.” Just how the extravaganza ls progressing and the kind ot entertainment which the campus may expect, is told by Mies Wilhoit.
The cover of this month’s number ls drawn by Wing, Hollywood studio artist. It Is Individualistic in character and depicts a certain episode on Ihe S. C. campus.
CLOSE SPEAKEASIE8
Princeton, N. J., April 28—(INS) Opening a drive on speakeasies, stills and other Illegal establishments in the vicinity of Princeton college authorities are working rapidly.
BILLS AID EMPLOYMENT
Washington, April 28—(INS)— While the administration was assailed for "lack of sympathy” with the unemployment problem, the senate this afternoon passed two unemployment bills authorizing the gathering ot labor staUstlcs and creation ot a $160,000,000 construction fund for use ln future unemployment emergencies.