SIGMA SIGMA Election of officer* for i , year by SiB™ 3*0™ i ll take pl«e at a meet-in 203 Student Union ,t 10 today.
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SEMICENTENNIAL YEAR
VOL. NO. XXI.
Los Angeles, California, Friday, May 16, 1930
No. 139
TRACK TEAM ENTRAINS FOR PALO ALTO
NEW OFFICERS ASSUME OFFICE TODAY AT RALLY
Lewis Gough Will Take Over Gavel; Presents Will Be Presented
Lewis Gough. Janet McCoy, Winifred Biegler, and Fillmore Marvin, president, vice-president, secretary, and yell-king, respectively, of the A. 8. U. S. C., for 1930-31, will be installed at the all-untversity assembly this morning in Bovard. The gavel of offce wlll be presented to Gough, who will, in turn, present to the out-going officers, Leo Adams, Dorothie Smith, and Janet McCoy, gifts from tlie student body.
“That this rally ls important in that it will give the students an opportunity to see the officers who will serve next year, and also give these officers a chance to see from the attendance the cooperation they can expect next yearcmfwypml'w can expect to receive from the stu-dentsc, is evident,” Adams said yesterday. "I realize that such proceedings as planned are rather dry snd disliked by nearly all, but the students should be willing to attend at least this once ln a year for those officers they have elected.”
Adams and Gough will entrain tonight for Seattle, where they w represent Southern California at tie Pacific Coast conference of student body presidents. They will be gone for more than a week, returning on Tuesday, May 27.
Fill Marvin will asume the duties of Ms office today, leading the assembly in songs and yells.
British Open (MORTAR BOARD PLEDGES TEN
AT W.S.G.A. SPRING BANQUET
Pact Debate
Fight On Treaty Wages In Senate Committee Over Naval Policy.
LONDON, May 15 (INS),—Firing the opening gun in the debate on the London naval treaty in the house of commons, Prime Minister MacDonald today declared the pact had "laid the faun-dation for real security in international affairs.” Winston Churchill replied in opposition to the treaty, declaring it “compelled Britain to become a definitely inferior sea power before 1936.”
WASHINGTON, May 15 (INS). Differences long known to exist between Admiral William V. Pratt, commander-in-cliief of the United States fleet, and Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones, retired, concerning naval policy, were out in the open today under the spotlight of the senate's dual hearings on the London naval treaty.
Pratt and Jones were both advisors to the American delegations, and the latter returned home ostensibly because of ill-health before the treaty was drafted. Those on the inside said ill health was not the whole reason— that tlie grizzled veteran of prev-Inus ill-fated naval conferences had disagreed with Pratt and the delegation concerning naval policy wit hregard to eight-inch cruisers.
Jones, appearing before the senate foreign relations committee, gave confirmation to this belief w lien ho declared lie would prefer if all American cruisers mounted eight-inch guns, as the type best siuted to the country’s needs.
Announcement Of Prospective Members Comes As Surprise; Scholarship, Leadership, Service, Are Three Bases For Selection Of Women.
Radio Series To Continue
Lectures, Classes, Plays, To Be Presented Over KMPC.
RON SWEET MADE BACHELOR PREXY JUNIORS FAIL IN
HALTING SENIORS
Leininger, Harwood, and Ed Clark Also Elected By Honorary Group.
At a meeting in the Delta Chi house last night officers for the coming year of the Baclielrs were elected following a dinner given by the Delta Chi members.
Ronald Sweet, Sigma Tau, is the new president. Hugh “Bat” Ulninger will serve as vice-president and social secretary, and Don “Doc’’ Harwood is the incoming secretary-treasurer. Ed Clark was elected as the new alumni secretary. Leininger belongs to Plii Kappa Psi, Harwood is a member of Theta Psi, and Clark Is a Sig-nia Tau.
Larry Weddle, outgoing president, conducted the meeting and then turned his office over to Sweet. Th1 out-going vlce-presl-is Sam Newman, wliil Clifford “Brick” Hancock vacated as secretary-treasurer to Harwood. SteTe Underwood is the retiring alumni secretary.
A danee was planned by the dub which is to be held some time In the near future. A tenta ^Te date of the last day of school *as set.
Ed Clark, alumni secretary, is JMlous to have all alumni mem-rs of the Bachelor’s club turn ® the names of past members. ™*rk also stated last night tliat would appreciate members of e club turning In names of male Wents in the university, or for-“crly °f the school, who are ill •the hospital. One of the princes of the Bachelor's club is cheer those who are 111 in the Mpital.
Gough, Zeman, Zander, And Stevens Suffer at Hands of Fourth Year Men.
With the customary pledging services which include the placing of the mortar boards of seniors on the heads of pledges, ten prospective members of the Mortar Board, national honorary fraternity for senior women, were pledged at the semi-centennial banquet of the Women’s Self Government Association Wednesday evening.
As the names of prospective members are kept secret until the pledging, the selection came as a complete surprise to the honored women.
TEN PLEDGES CHOSEN Thc ten pledges are Lucille Huebner, Helen Peterson, Dorothy Beech, Miriam Brownstetter, Alberta Dudley, Helen Pargellis, Mary Reasoner, Virginia Mono-smith, and Winifred Biegler.
ln a short talk made before the introduction of pledges, Miss Bonnie Jean Lockwood, president, pointed out the three qualifications necessary for membership. Scholarship, leadership, and service are the three bases upon which women are chosen.
ACTIVITIES LISTED Miss Lucille Heubner ls a member of Phi Beta Kappa, national honorary scholastic fraternity, is president-elect of W. S. G. A., and vice-president of the women's organization tills year.
Janet McCoy is secretary of the Associated Students this year and is vice-president-elect of the student body for next year. She is also outstanding in journalistic activities.
Helen Peterson is women’s forensic manager for this year, has served on the women's varsity debating squad for two years, and is vice-president of the Y. AV. C. A.
Dorothy Beech ls secretary-elect of tlie Y. W. C. A., on the Y. W. C. A. cabinet this year, is secretary of the junior class, and vice-president of Pi Kappa Sigma, edu-
Miriam Brownstetter is president-elect of the School of Speech, vice-president of Pan-Hellenic council, president-elect of the Council, and has taken leading parts in a number of dramatic productions.
Alberta Dudley Is vice-presidentelect of the College of Music, has been vice-president and president of Phi Beta, music fraternity, and is chairman of the social committee of the College of Music.
Helen Pargellis is vice-president of the School of Speech, a mem-bei of the national collegiate players, of Zeta Phi Eta, and of Drama Shop. She has also taken the leading roles in a number of
Mary Reasoner has served on the W. C. A. cabinet this year, is vice-president-elect of the Y. W. C. A., and is vice-president elect of the School of Speech.
Virginia Monosmith is treasurer of the W. S. G. A., election supervisor of the W. S. G. A., secretary elect of Amazons, and a daily editor on the staff of the Daily Trojan.
Winifred Biegler is secretary-elect of the Associated Students, women's editor on the Daily Trojan, vice-president-elect of the Trojan Amazons, and a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
DO MINOR WORK
In addition to giving their services in the above activities, the pledges have also taken part minor phases of campus work.
The date of Mortar Board formal initiation has not yet been eeL It will be held along with the election of new officers, and will be attended by the honor members, Mrs. R. B. von KieinSmid, Dean Mary S. Crawford, and Dean Pearl Aitken Smith. Miss Julia McCorkle, alumnae and charter member of the local chapter and faculty advisor, will also be present.
Scuffles, fights, and near riots occurred yesterday as the juniors attempted to keep seniors from cation fraternity.
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taliated by kidnapping several jun-j	0 7 7	I * l
iors. Although no actual casual I QUmUl ISWl OCtlOiarSlllp ties were reported, Curtis Dungan,: ^ ^	^
senior, suffered a broken blood vessel in his left arm during the melee.
The climax of the day’s engagements was tlie set-to on the front lawn of Bovard, in which nearly a hundred juniors and seniors participated.
Juniors surprised Frank Smith,
Herb Pratt, and several of the
Next Monday, May 19, the University of Southern California, continuing its popular practice, ill broadcast over radio station KMPC another program of educational lectures, radio college classes, and varieties.
From 3 to 3:30 p. m. Dr. E. A. Raynor will speak on "Problems of Personality.” The College of Music will present a varied program until 4 o’clock under the direction of Prof. Horatio Cogswell. Continuing the S. C. semicentennial lecture series. William Ray MacDonald will offer a speech on “Motion Pictures,” from -1 to 4:30 o'clock.
Gordon Whitnall, director-mana-ger of the city planning commission, Los Angeles, will speak on "Public’s Business" for the following half-hour. At nine o'clock Mr. Roy A. Knox, from the bureau of budget and efficiency, Los Angeles county, will tell “What the Taxpayer Received for His Money.” Professor Wilfred W. Scott will lecture on chemistry from 9:30 to 10 o’clock, in another one of the semi-centennial lectures on contemporary civilization.
An even more interesting and diversified program will be broadcast over the same station on Wednesday, May 21. Beginning at three o’clock, Helen Birdsall will delight children with her interesting and characteristic stories. At 3:30 a play, music, and poetry will be offered by the School of Speech from the sixth annual University Apolliad.
From 4 to 4:30 will be some thing of especial interest to every modern person—Earl W. Hill, through the courtesy of Alpha Eta Rho, aviation fraternity, will lecture on “Aeronautical Development in the Universities."
"Conservation" will be the subject of Dr. B. A. Anthony until 5 o’clock. This will continue the S. C. semi-centennial lecture series on contemporary civilization.
ARE PRESENTED AT SPRING FETE
Seniors And Mothers Are Guests Of W. S. G. A. At Annual Banquet.
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PLAN RADIO EDUCATION don. May 15—(INS) A nro-»ai to extend the British educa-°nal system by reaching classes •aembled a" over the country y radio is now being considered 1 the ministry of education.
63-STORY TOWER
, * York, May 15—(INS)— °eLtrUCU011 begin at once on • 3-story tower to be erected la 6 financial district, Henry L. eny & c0 announced today. Project will cost 115,000,000.
Professor Stewart Will Conduct Summer Courses
Winners Are Announced
Santa Maria and North Hollywood Students Picked From Many Returns; Every Applicant Given Personal Interview; Will Enter In Fall.
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Margaret Lloyd of Santa Marla*by the Trojan alumni association.
and Robert Hosier of North Hoi lywood have been selected as the successful high school candidates for the two four-year tuition scholarships in journalism at the Southern California, sponsored annually
Conducting courses in the summer session of the University of Southern California this year will again be under the supervision of Alexander Stewart of tho faculty of the College of Music, and director of the choir of tho fclist Baptist church of Los Angeles.
These courses in orchestra conducting, advanced choral conducting and community music have proved very popular, both in the regular semester of the College of Music and the summer sessions.
Mr. Stewart will again repeat the course in advanced choral aud conducting which was given last summer to a ciasa of uiuitj than fifty school music teachers and choral conductors from all over the country. This class embraces the art of conducting higher forms of choral music and is especially for those who have had previous experience in conducting.
“A capella” choral singing Is especially stressed in the course and a repertoire of choral music of various periods is used for lllus-ti ation.
Stanford Daily Editorial Rouses Anger Of Faculty
Stanford University, Cal., May 15—(INS)—An editorial in the Stanford student daily, attacking Doan Theodore J. Hoover, brother of President Hoover, as a "militarist,” promised to stir considerable discussion this afternoon at a meeting of the university board of trustees iu San Francisco.
Acting President Robert E. Swain left the campus with the intention of bringing the matter to the attention of the trustees to determine what action, if any, should be taken about the publication and its editor, Robert Speers, 21-year-old senior.
While the student daily is not under faculty supervision or censorship, It is understood Dr. Swain felt that some steps should be taken to protect the faculty against what is considered "privileged utterances" in the classrooms.
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ANNOUNCE WINNERS
Prof. Roy L. French, head of the department of journalism at S. C., and chairman of the contest committee, announced tlie winners today from the list of 23 applicants. Eleven boys aud 12 girls, each representing a high school between Santa Maria and San Diego, competed for the honors.
High school graduates of either February or June classes, 1930, were eligible to enter the contest. Superior scholarship and a journalistic aim were tlie requirements. The winners were named after personal Interviews with all the applicants.
TO ENTER IN FALL
Miss Lloyd and Mr. Hosier will enter Southern California this fall, with their tuition paid for their four-year course, during which journalism will be their major interest. Both held high positions of responsibility and workmanship on tlie publications of their schools.
Judges of the contest- were Prof-Roy French, chairman; Frank Hadlock, secretary of the S. C. Alumni Association, and Elizabeth Hawkins, a selected member of the graduating class of the journalism department.
This is the second year of the journalism scholarship contest. Last year Vivian Crawford of Bakersfield and Quentin Reger of Metropolitan High School, Los Angeles, were the students chosen.
SQUIRES WILL GIVE FAREWELL DINNER
Banquet At Ray West's Cafe Will Be Attended By New Members.
New and old Trojan Squires will gather at tho last Squire social function of the year tonight when a dinner dance will be held at Ray West's cafe on West Seventh street. The affair will serve as a farewell to the outgoing members and as a welcome to the incoming men.
The decision to invite the new Squires to the dance was announced yesterday at the meeting to nominate officers for the fall semester. Present honorary service men urged the new members to attend the dance, in order to get acquainted with each other.
The guests (if honor for the evening will be Bill Horton, retiring president of tbe Squires, and Sam Newman, president of the" Knights. Patrons and patronesses for the dance will be Dean Mary Sinclair Crawford, Dr. Francis Bacon, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Silke.
While the dance is primarily for the Squires, members of the student body are invited to attend the
will start at 8:30 tonight, but guests may come any time they wish. Dinners and suppers will be served throughout the evening.
Raj’ West, proprietor of the cafe and former student of Southern California, is planning a special celebration in honor of the Squires. Extra entertainment features will be on the program to amuse the guests.
Awards to campus women for outstanding service, and the announcement of pledges to Mortar Board, national honorary sorority for senior women, were highlights of the annual all-University Women's spring banquet, held Wednesday, May 14, in the Social hall of the Student union.
Senior women and mothers of university women were the honored guests of the evening. More than five hundred guests were pi esent.
In accordance with the semicentennial celebration the theme of the banquet was the “Trojan Shrine” w'hich was carried out in tlle toasts, decorations, and programs. Doris Tennant, president of W. S. G. A., acted as toast-mistress and introduced the speakers of the evening and the guests ot honor.
The singing of the University Hymn opened the banquet. Taking as tlieir subjects the armor of the Trojan Warrior, Mrs. Lester Heilman (Betty Farmer), a former president of the organization; Doris Tennant, present president, and Lucille Huebner, presidentelect, spoke on the helmet, the shield, and the sword, respectively.
Fidelity, ambition, and courage, the traits of a true Trojan, were exemplified in the toast to "Our Mothers" given by Beth Tibbot, president of the Y. W. C. A.
Honor scrolls were presented by Dean Mary Sinclair Crawford to the ten most outstanding women of the graduating class. Doris Tennant, who has been president of the Y. W. C. A. and W. S. G. A. and who is also a member of Amazons, Mortar Board, Spooks and Spokes, and Phi Kappa Phi, was the first to receive a scroll of honor. Isabel Loftus, vice-president of the College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences, president of Amazons, editor of the Freshman Hand Book, a member of Sigma, Alpha Chi Alpha, and Mortar Board, was also presented with one. Bonnie Jean Lockwood, president of Mortar Board, a member of Delta Sigma Rho, Spooks and j Spokes, and Amazons, received I the due reward. Betty Ferris, a | prominent member In the School j of Speech, as well as being presi-j dent of Spooks and Spokes, and a member of Mortar Board and j Amazons, was the next to receive ail honor scroll. The College of Music claims a place of honor through Pauline Mather, w ho has served as vice-president of that college and who is a member of Amazons aud Mortar Board, and
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANS FAVORITES TO WIN MEET
California Expected To Cut Into S. C. Points; Card Weight Men Have Big Advantage; Dyer-Wykoff Duel To Be Thriller.
By ART GIERLICH
Two special cars of thc Southern Pacific lines carrying the Southern California delegation of athletes, coachcs, managers, and trainers to the California intercollegiates, to be staged at I’alo Alto tomorrow afternoon, will leave Los Angeles at 8 p. ni. today. Dean Cromwell and the thirty-two *men he picked earlier in the week are fllated to board the lArk this
Air Group Plans Fete Ending Year
Second Annual Banquet Will Be Attended By Noted Flyers.
The second annual aviation banquet of the University of Southern California will be held Tuesday niglit, May 20, in the social hall of the Student Union. The dinner is sponsored by Alpha Eta Rho, aviation fraternity, and outstanding figures of the aeronautical world who are working on committees for the university.
Art Goebel, Jack Maddux, Miss Bobbie Trout, MIsb Anona Hansen, Jack Frye, and many other Southern California men and women fliers and aviation executives will be guests at this aviation ban quet which has become a truly S. C. function.
The event will be all-university in nature. Y'esterday Richard Mogle, Alpha Eta Rho president, said: ' We not only invite but urge everyone on the campus Interested in aviation to attend the aviation dinner. The fraternity's work for the past two years has been to further areonautlcal education for the benefit of every student in the university. Professors and students are welcomed alike to be our guests May 20."
Engineers Choose Rodney Lewis A. 1. E. E. Head
evening and will be on their way north where they are expected to win the state track crown.
The Trojans are favored to down the other three entries, Stanford, California, and U. C. L. A., and from all pre-meet predictions should not disappoint their backers. As the local spikesters have already won from the Cards and the Bears in their respective dual meets, they are naturally the favorites. The boys from Westwood are not picked to bother the other three schools to| any great tent. However,|
Cal is able garner morel points froml Troy’s favored I events than! from Stanford's,I and for this rea l son some veryl optimistic CardDean Cromw.„ rooters have
had visions of the Palo Alto boys
scoring an upBet.
BEARS THREATEN
With Al Pogolotti in the hurdles, Mossman ln the distances, and Curtis and Churchill in the javelin, Christie’B stars will be able to take digits from the Card-lnal-and-gold band, while they are not so liable to bother tho Card forces. Yet, Cromwell’s stars will be able to grab off some points Id tho Redslilrts’ shot and discus contests, and thus stave off any close battle from the Stanford machine.
Without question, the rematch between Frank Wykoff and H*c Dyer In the sprints will feature tomorrow’s four-cornered fest. Ever since these two staged their much-talked of races in the dual meet on April 12, the cinder fans have been anxiously waiting for them to face each other ones more. Of course, lt is a known fact, that the Trojan ace lias outclassed Dyer's performances sine* their last meeting, climaxing his season last week with a 9 2-5 sec
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Preparations Made For ‘Y’ Conference In Monterey Region
Members of the Asilomar division of tbe Y. W. C. A., according to Margaret Lytle, chairman, hope to have at least thirty students from the local organization attend the student conference which is to be held on the Monterey peninsula from June 18-28.
Besides meetings which are to be held at Asilomar to discuss such problems as campus over-organizatlon, vocations, and a students' use of money, there are to be such sports as swimming, horseback riding, hiking, and in tercoiiegiate contests.
Many prominent leaders in youth movements are to attend this student conference. Among these are: Dr. Raymond C. Brooks, professor in the department of religion at Pomona college; Howard Thurman, a young negro theo-logue; Mary Page, Y. W. C. A. secretary in Japan for 18 years, and Mrs. mduk Kim, a leader of the youth movement in Korea.
ALPHA CHI ALPHA INITIATES MEMBER
Rodney Lewis is chairman-elect of the S. C. student branch of the National American institute or Electrical Engineers, Dean Philip S. Biegler, College of Engineering, announced today, and he will thereby represent the S. C. engineers at the annual Pacific CoaBt conference of the A. I. E. B. to be held next September in Portland, Oregon.
Other officers elected for the ensuing semester by the student members are: J. G. Ellis, secretary; G. C. Cook, vice-chairman;
Donald E. Hooker, treasurer, and Clifford Westmann and Lee Smith, representatives to the S. C. student engineering council. Prof.
William G. Angermann has been chosen by the students as faculty counselor.
‘ The student branch of the Na-1 Phyllis Doran, Frances Schulte, tional American Institute of Klee-1 Virginia Monosmith, and Juanita trical Engineers now has 25 Uni-1 Mills. The ceremony was conducted versity of Southern California stu-1 •>>' Elinor Wilhoit, president of the dents iu its membership, and has organization, and was followed by shown amazing growth," Dean j a banquet at the Mary Louise tea Biegler said. "The roll last year rooms in honor of the new initiates
Esther Shelhamer Made Member; Three Students Are Pledged.
Alpha Chi Alpha, national honorary journalism sorority, announces the initiation last nght of Esther Shelhamer, and the pledging of
totaled only half this enrollment. As the College of Engineering advises only those students ln the upper branches of engineering ; training to enter the national division of this organization, tho majority of thc 25 national student members are juniors and seniors. Lower division students are advised to enter the local branch of the honorary group.
“Approximately 80 per cent of A. I. E. E. are University of Southern California and Cal. Tech students,” Dean Biegler further declared.
and pledges.
Miss Shelhamer has been a reporter ou the Trojan, and Is now employed in the S. C. News Bureau. Miss Doran is a reporter and desk editor of the Trojan, while Miss Schulte has dlstlngushed herself by her book reviews. She Is at present editor of a sociology magazine. Miss Monosmith is a daily editor on thc Trojan and is also on the El Rodeo staff. Miss Mills lias worked for two years on both the Trojan and El Itodeo staffs.
Initiation of the new pledges will not be held until next semester.