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Attend the special Thanksgiving Assembly
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SEMI CENTENNIAL YEAR
VOL. XXI.
Los Angeles, California, Wednesday, November 27, 1929.
NUMBER 50
COMMITTEE COMPLETES PLANS FOR HOMECOMING DECORATIONS
Campus Fraternities and Sororities Will Display House Decorations From December 9-14; Cups Will Be Awarded to Winners; Rules Listed.
Aiming at 100 percent participation among the fraternities and sororities of the campus, and planning to make Homecoming week a gala affair, tlie Homecoming decorations committee completed its nlans at a meeting held yesterday at chapel period in Student Union 203. According to Tom Oudermeulen and Dorothy- Hollingsworth,
Chairmen of the committee, house*-—---
decorations are to be displayed during
the entire Homecoming week, from Monday, December 9, to Saturday, December 14. It is imperative that decorations be up on Monday, December 7, in order to put forth a good appearance and to make students and alumni conscious of the tact that tho fraternities and sororities of the
Bob Beardsley
campus aro behind the Home-comingn movement.
LIST OF RULES
The following is a '1st of rules, compiled by the committee, which should be consulted by organizations in planning their house decorations:
1.	The decorations shall be displayed from December 7 to December 14.
2.	There shall be no limit placed on the amount any organization may spend on decorations.
3.	The decorations shall be judgeit for beauty and originality.
4.	Prizes shall be awarded on the basis stated in rule 3.
AWARD CUPS
Several beautiful cups have been secured as prizes. These cups will be awarded at the rally for tho Carnegie Tech football game; the rally is scheduled for Friday, December 13. This is being done iu order to give tlie winners an opportunity to display their cups to alumni on Saturday, tin day of thc game.
A committee is being selected to act in judging decorations, and it hoped to get several members who are connected with tho School of Art.
DR. BRUCE BAXTER ARRANGES PROGRAM FOR CHAPEL TODAY
Dr. Carl S. Patton Will Deliver
Thanksgiving Address at
Assembly.
In keeping with the tradition of holding an annual Thanksgiving assembly at this time of year, Dr. Bruce Baxter has arranged a program of song and speech to be given for the entire university* today during chapel hour.
Dr. Carl S. Patten, pastor of the First Congregational church of Los Angeles, will deliver the Thanksgiving address, which will be on a topic of his own selection. Dr. Patten has had a great deal of experience in speaking to young people, having just returned to his church here after a two years’ leave of absence during which he occupied the chair of Homiletics in the Chicago Theological Seminary.
Musical numbers which have been associated with Thanksgiving for several generations will be sung by Mrs. Maud D. Weaver, noted concert artist. She is well known throughout Los Angeles for her performances as soloist at both the Immanuel Presbyterian church and at one of the leading Christian Science churches of this city.
Dr. Baxter will officiate at the chapel service.
All 10:25 classes will meet at the end of the chapel hour which will take up the first part, of the period There will be no rally for the game this coming week-end, as the Thanksgiving assembly will take the place i of a meeting of that kind.
DISMISS ALL S. C. CLASSES FORHOLIDAY
That all classes will be dismissed on Thursday and Friday, is the official announcement from President von Klein-Smid’s offlce of the Thanksgiving holidays. Wednesday afternoon to next Monday morning is the extent of the vacation period .
The next issue of the Daily Trojan will appear on Tuesday, December 3. Beginning today the Trojan appears in its six-page form. This will be the regulation size paper In the future, excepting Mondays.
THIRD DIG OF YEAR TO BEJ§D DEC, 2
Bob Labriola’s “Footwarmers” to Furnish Music; Singing Trio to Give Selections.
The trend of fashion in campus cords and co-ed sport clothes will be disclosed at the third dig of the year, to be held Monday, December 2, in the Social Hall of the Student Union. An air of strict Informality will prevail at the dance.
Dob I.abriol.V-K "Footwarmers” will furnish the music for the dig. They will have a singing trio which will play several selections during the evening.
Stag lines will surround the entire room, as usual, and Trojan Knights will be present to keep the crowd off the floor. All Knights are requested to wear their organization sweaters, according to the announcement by Sam Newman, president.
For the men, the usual charge of 25 cents is effective, and the co-eds are admitted free of charge. A11 students must show their identification cards before being allowed to enter, according to Dorothie Smith, vice-president of the student body. This regulation will be strictly enforced.
As this is the next to last dig of tho first semester, a large crowd is expected to attend. Cutting in by everyone so inclined is not only permitted but is the thing to do, say those iu charge of the affair. .
CHEST FIGURES TOP 1928 SUM
Students Give Total Of $974.44 to Charity Organization in Campus Drive.
Final statistics compiled by the Communit Chest committee show an increase of almost 100 per cent over the amount of money raised in last year’s campaign. This fact was made known yesterday by Glenn Johnson, Community Chest chairman.
A total of $974.4-1 was raised by the students, which is $il8 over the amount raised in 1928. Last year’s quota of $1,500 was not changed, but at that time both the student and faculty contributions were included under one quota; this year the amounts raised among these groups are subject to separate quotas. “Therefore,” ppints out Johnson, “although the $1,500 quota was not reached by the students this year, still, if the contributions of both faculty and students were counted together, as last year,we would exceed that quota by a full $500.’’ This statement is based on the claim of Walter Sykes, faculty chairman, that the faculty quota of $1,000 has been oversubscribed.
More students were contacted this year than ever before, due to the fact that only 50 cents was required from each student, whereas $1.00 was required last year. A decree passed down by the legislative council of the University of Southern California was also responsible for the wide reach of the recent campaign. This decree stated that the presidents of the var-Continued on Page Three
ADAMS CALLS SENIOR CLASS vICER MEET
A meeting of the senior class presidents of all colleges on the Southern California campus has been called by Leo Adams, president of the Associated Students for 9:50 this morning in Adams’ ofllce, 203 Student Union.
The election of the president of an All-University senior class president will be held within the group meeting. '
It is imperative that all senior presidents be present at the meeting.
STUDENTS NEEDED FOR KOUDAY WORK
May Secure Positions Through Employment Bureau; Preference Shown.
DR. METFESSEL TO HEAD CLINIC
Preference will be shown this year to those students who have previously received Christmas work through the University employment bureau, but there will be a limited number of positions left for those who have not worked before. Applications for work must be filed in the employment oflice before an applicant will be considered for a position.
There are a number of openings at the downtown department stores, especially for girls who worked last Christmas vacation or before. The Broadway has sent in an application Tor girls who worked there last year. This store will have positions open Saturdays from now until Christmas and every day after school closes until the day before Christmas. Bullocks and the May Company will also take those women "ho were employed by these stores respect! vely last year. A special date for interviewing Southern California women has been set at botli stores, a few positions have been Ne,T at the 13. H. Dyas company and there may be a few more open ater. Dyas company will also re-Quire extra sales people Saturdays.
Four hundred more post olllce posies have been filled by students io have done Christmas work at \v i?°8t °®co be*ore this year. All . at the post olllce is for men. lQUmber of cal,s for baggage and 'cry work and package checking warehouses have been reemployment ofllce. utre are also a few calls for men * department stores, tions !,tUdems "ho aPPly for posi-pres lr°ugh the ^University must a car(* from the employment Wnitioi 'Vhe“ they ro®°rt for tlle
be j|'L applications for work must lore a ttt tho ('D1I>loyment offlce be-for , appllc“nt will be considered r a Position.
Dr. Milton Metfessel, professor of psychology, will be in charge of the new psychological clinic which will open in January, 1H30, under the direction of the University of Southern California. Speech defects of all kinds will be diagnosed here.
“Recently-perfected devices for photographing nerve currents will be utilized in the new psychological clinic,” states Professor Metfessel, who has been engaged for the past two years in speech research. “Approximately thirty psychological tests will >*e used to determine what kind of stuttering is affecting the speech of the individual.”
Doctor Metfessel will also superintend two evening college courses beginning January (i at University college, and dealing with “Experimental Phonetics and Speech Pathology” and “Psychology of Speech and Voice.” Two of Doctor Metfessel's books now in press are “The Vibrato,” a monograph, and a popular presentation of the same subject entitled "Celebrated Voices.” He is also collaborating with Stephen Jones, phonetician, on a new book called “Experimental Phonetics," and with Mrs. Alda Hall of the School of Speech on another book entitled “Course in Speech."
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Club Cancels Meeting Until After Holidays
Tinlih Lewis Li, president of the Cosmopolitan club, yesterday announced that there will be no meeting of the club this noon since so many members will be absent for the holidays. The next meeting ot' the club will be a Roumanian luncheon at the Ir ternational house on Wednesday noon, December 4. Two Roumanian students who have just come to the campus, Petra Comar-nescu and Yahn Bazil Costin, will give short talks on the characteristics of the Roumanian people.
According to Li, the cabinet of the club is planning a social evening for the following week. The entertain-
Forensic Fraternity Will Hold Semi-finals In Speech Contest
The semi-finals of the speech contest sponsored by Phi Delta Gamma, national professional forensic fraternity, will be held on Wednesday, December 4. The contestants are selected from the various 5a and 5b speech classes in the School of Speech. Five speakers will be chosen from tho semi-final contest for the final. A large silver cup will be awnrded to the winner Phi Delta Gamma.
Considerable interest in the contest has been shown by the speech class, according to George Peterson who is iu charge of the arrangements of the contest. Peterson states that the success of the contest has been clue largely to the co-operation of the School of Speech headed by Dean Immel.
In- sponsoring this contest. Phi Delia Gamma desires to awaken and stimulate interest in forensic activity on this campus. It sponsors some such contest every year.
ENJOYS LIVELY SALE
Three Hundred Students Buy “Date Books” On First Day in Student Store.
Photographic Copy Donated
Valuable Book Added To Collection In Rainwater Library.
One of the limited numbers ot' photographic copies of the so-called “Jefferson Ilible” has recently been added to the Rainwater sociology library. The volume was donated by Mrs. Rainwater E. Smith through Alpha Kappa Delta, honorary sociology society.
The original Jefferson Bible, a volume on the “Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, Extracted Textually from the Gospel * in Greek, Latin. French, and English by Thomas Jefferson,” is now the property of the United States National Museum at Washington. D. C.
In compiling this work, Thomas Jefferson had in mind the publishing of a book of gospels for the Indians. Because of this, the volume contains only the most simple and most easily understood passages.
In time. Jefferson abandoned his purpose of •diting his book for the Indians, but kept it up for his own use. Texts were cut out of printed copies of the Gospels and pasted into a book of blank pages.
When the government purchased the book, it provided for a certain number of nhotographic copies of the volume to be made for the use of members of congress. Three thousand copies were made for the use of the senate, and 6,000 for the use of representatives.
More than three hundred copies of the Trojan Directory were sold in a lively turnover at the student store yesterday. The “date book” was sought by co-eds and men alike, contrary to the forecast of the publicity director, who claimed that men only would want the publication.
Inasmuch as only 500 copies were run off the press, all students who have not yet purchased theirs are urged to do so immediately. Ray Zeman, editor, asks all administration offices that expect copies to purchase them this morning, since a sell-out is expected soon.
The directory contains the name, address, telephone, home town address, class numerals, college enrolled in, and fraternity or sorority affiliation of every student enrolled in any college or school of the university. It contains the name, title, address, and telephone number of every faculty member, administration officer, clerk, ofllce assistant, or secretary in the university as well.
Novel features of the Trojan Directory are the publication of a complete list of campus organizations, with president and secretary of each, and a list of addresses and telephone numbers of all fraternities and sororities maintaining houses.
SOPHOMORE TROJAN DEBATORS WIN OVER CARDINAL SPEAKERS
S. C. Men Show Keen Speaking Ability and Gain 183 to 118 Decision Against Stanford; No Decision Given in Northern Contests.
JOURNALISTS PLAN REUNION TO TAKE PLACE SATURDAY
Reservations For Dinner and Dance Due Wednesday; To Be Held in Student Union.
W. S. C. Coach, Team Will Be Features of New Pigskin Review
With a distinctive cover featuring Babe Hollingberry, coach of the Washington State football team, the Pigskin Review will be issued on Saturday, November 30, at the Washington State-Southern California football game.
Jack McFaden has written an article about the Cougars and the Trojans: Norman Cowan has •/ritten “The Conference Race*,” and Joe Mlcciche has penned a feature concerning the football players who are graduating this year.
A novel, layout has been prepared of the “Singing Band” for tills issue of the publication. There will be several pages of pictures of both the visiting and home teams. The Pigskin will also contain the usual line-ups and histories of the players who participate.
By DICK MILLER
Southern California debaters won the contcst held in Bovard auditorium last night as part of thc 1929 triangular forensic classic. S. C. was represented on the platform by Hyrum White and Ames Crawford against Pardee Lowe and John McClintock. The score was ♦decided by a split-of-opinlon vote which resulted In a 183 to 118 count for the Troians.
At a late hour last night no word had been received from officials at California eoncerning the contest between the S. C. negative team and the California affirmative team. Word was received last night ahowing that no decision was given in the contest between Stanford and California on the California campuB.
Leo Adams, student body president ot Southern California, acted as chairman of the contest last night and introduced thc flrst speaker of the evening at 8:15 p. m. The triangular contests were debated upon tlie following question: "Resolved, that modern science tends to destroy theistlc faith.”
White stated that a sizable portion of existing faith has its basis in the Bible. He reviewed in great detail the history of the Christian church during all tho centuries. He clearly pointed out how many denominations now existing ln the world only exist by drawing various lnterpretaUons from the Bible.
Chairman Adams next introduced Pardee Lowe, the Chinese speaker of the northern team. ixjwe accepted the welcome extended by White and presented the contentions of the negative team. He pointed out that there is no difference between science and the religion as stated in the question, and that there is no argument between the two.
The third speaker of the evonlng was Ames Crawford. Ho conUnued tbe arguments of his team and refuted some of tlte statements made by Lowe. Crawford maintained throughout his constructive speech that modern science is tending to destroy that belief tn the Bible, from which we must draw the only rational conclusion that modern science tends to destroy theistlc faith.
Thc rebuttal speeches were characterized by quick thinking and impromptu statements by all speakers.
\I1 reservations tor the flrst annual journalism reunion, planned to include a dinner and dance, to be held Saturday evening at B:30 ln the Social hall >f the Student Union, must be made at the jouralism office today. The dinner s priced at $1.25 per plate.
All students who are enrolled In tho journalism department this year, or any students working on the staff of he Daily Trojan are Invited. Invitations have also been sent to alumni who worked on the Trojan or who were in the journalism department while they were on the campus. Several early editors of the S .C. paper will attend.
“We expect to have about forty oft-ampus people attending the dinner besides 60 students now enrolled at Southern California,” stated Marc N. Joodnow, journalism instructor, who has made arrangements for the reunion.
A short program lias been planned to take place after the dinner. Telford Work, publisher of the “Pacific Palisadian,” newspaper at Pacific Palisades, will talk on the early Trojan days. Prof. Ralph La Ponte, first editor of the “Courier,” also will talk.
Clifford nurr, ex-bustness manager of the Trojan, will tell of the change of the name of the paper from the S. C. Dally to the Dally Trojan. "Editing the S. C. Daily.” will be discussed by Miss Julia N. McCorkle, of the English department, an ex-editor of the paper.
As a feature of the dinner, a system >f self-introduction will be worked out. A. dance program wil follow the dinner.
There will be a meeting of the High School Relations committee at 12:15 today in the Alumni oflice. Student Union 405.
I LATE NEWS §
Washington, Nov. 26.—The United States and every civilized nation this afternoon paid respect to Senator Francis E. Warren of Wyoming at a state funeral in the senate chamber where he had served a half century.
President Hoover headed a distinguished gathering that joined with the family around tin* casket placed before the rostrum.
Washington, Nov. 26.—The last of President Hoover’s business conferences will be held here tomorrow when 33 leaders of the public utilities field meet with the chief executive at 10:30 a. m., the White House announced. Five of the conferees will represent the street car field, five the electric power field and five
New York, Nov. 26.—The bears
ment will include dancing and bridge, j jumped into the market today and
hammered the price of copper, steel, utility and specialty stocks down from 1 to 11 points.
It was tho smallest full session of the exchange since last summer and less than 3,000,000 shares changed hands in the full five-hour period.
San Francisco, Nov. 26.—Pascual Ortiz Rubio, president-elect of Mexico, is planning a visit to Los An-goJes and San Francisco next month, according to word received by the Mexican consulate hero today. Rubio Intends to visit California and then proceed to Wa&iuugtoii to meet President lloover.
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 2fi.—Taking a hint from automobile thieves, a masked bandit and an accomplice held up a watchman at the Kansas City airport shortly before daylight today, bound and gagged him, and
Hew away in a plane they remove from a hangar.
New York, Nov. 26.—A $500,000 necklace of 47 large diamonds set in gold and silver, which Napoleon I presented to tho Empress Maria Louisa on the birth of their only child, the duke of Reichstadt, was resting in the ?;afe deposit vaults of a Fifth avenue bank here today.
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Los Angeles may yet have its union passenger terminal.
Plans of Mayor John C. Porter to reopen the matter immediately, were revealed yesterday when he asked the city council for approval of appointment of a committee to represent the city of Los Angeles at a series of proposed conferences with railway executives.
N. C. P. MEMBERS POSTPONE PLAY
Tile National Collegiate Players' annual play, which was to have been presented in Bovaitl auditorium on December 6, has been postponed until January, owing to the illness of the director, W. Ray MacDonald.
William Miller .manager of univer-) sity play productions, announced the change and said tliat a definite date for the play can not be stated as yet, because of a conflict in schedule. It is expected that the production will be presented about the middle of January.
The dramatic organization has selected Ibsen's “Ghosts" for presentation tliis year, and the cast which was chosen by Director MacDonald is composed of students who have had considerable dramatic experience, so that the play should prove of unusual interest.
William Miller will play the leading role of Oswald Alving. while lletty Kennemore, a transfer from Arizona, will take the part of Regina. The only other feminine part, that of Oswald’s mother, is to be played by Marjorie Temple. The remaining roles will be interpreted by George Lawrence as Pastor Man-ders and Paul Kiepe as Jacob Eng-strand, Regina’s father.
Journalism Fraternity Initiates Today
Initiation of ten Tl Delta Epsilon pledges will be this afternoon at 3 o’clock in the Gamma Epsilon lodge, Ralph Flynn, treasurer of the fraternity, announced. The president will be in charge of the ceremony.
Those who will be initiated are: Ray Zeman, Bud Fetterly, Les Hatch. Les Marks, Sam Kline, Dick Miller. Joe Clark, Laurea Dahl, Lewis Gough, and Stuart Josephs.
DATES CHOSEN FOR ANNUAL INSTITUTE
International Relations Session Announced For Riverside For
December 8 to 12 Inclusive.
Dates of the fifth session of the annual Institute of International Relations have been set by Dr. R. B. von KleinSmid, Chancellor, as December 8 to 13 inclusive, with the University of Southern California designated as the executive office of the institute until the actual session opens, when the program will be held at Mission inn at Riverside, California.
Doctor von KleinSraid states the purpose of the Institute of International Relations as follows: “To provide for the people of tho Pacific coast opportunities for instruction and discussion as are provided for the people of the Atlantic coast through the Institute of Politics at Williamstown, Mass.,” and further, 'to promote serious study of problems involved in international relations in the belief that an understanding of such problems will lead to universal goodwill and w'orld peace.”
The 1921) International Institute program will be presented in (1) evening lectures open to the public as well as to delegates and members, with national and international figures as speakers, (2) afternoon conferences, and (3) morning round table discussions.
Doctor von KleinSmid, chancellor, will lecture on “What Constitutes Goodwill in International Relations;** Prof. Emory S. Rogardus, director of the School of Social Welfare, is lo discuss “Resident Immigrant Problems;’’ Dr. John E. Ilarley, professor of political science will assist Prof. Frank E. Hinckley of the Uni-\eisity of California, on his round table discussion of international law; and Dr. <). W. E. Cook, professor of political science, will discuss “Latin-American Relations.”
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