SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
DAI LY)1?'TROJAN
•	EMI CENTENNIAL YIAR
VOL. XXI.
Los Angeles, California, Wednesday, February 19, 1930.
No. 85
POPULARITY OF COOLIDGES IS APPARENT
Great Ovation Given Visitors In L.A.; Extensive Entertainment Planned.
Although Southern California yesterday Rave former President and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge a temperature of near 80. in agreeable contrast to the near zero weather of their Massachusetts home, lx>s Angeles was prepared to tickle.... He former executive's fancy with real New England buckwheat cakes and Vermont maple syrup.
Tina Chousay, flapjack expert, was appointed to use her skill in preparation of the Coolidges' breakfast dishes.
Throngs acclaimed Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge everywhere they appeared in Los Angeles yesterday.
Tremenduous popularity of the former President and former First I.atly of the Land, was markedly apparent everywhere.
Only in their apartment on the top of the Biltmore hotel could the former White House residents find seclusion from admiring crowds.
Their day was filled with activity, but tonight they planned a quiet dinner in their apartment with Mr. and Mrs. William Wrigley, Jr., as the only guests.
Tomorrow, Mr, and Mrs. CoolidRe will visit the film studio of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks.
Thursday, the Coolidges plan to Tisit Catalina Island as guests of the Wrigleys.
Today was “insurance day” for Mr. Coolidge. He visited west coast offices of the New York Life Insurance company of which he is a di-
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‘WISECRACKS’
WILL FEATURE FRIDAY RALLY
Trojan Editor Directs Burlesque Given By Squire Organization For U. C. L. A. Affair.
A satirical burlesque of the coming Saturday U. C. L. A.-S. C. basketball game, presented in the form of an original comedy skit, full of "subtle” and "not-so-subtle” collegiate "wisecracks," is to be featured at the Friday morning basketball rally at chapel hour, in addition to other forms of entertainment.
The burlesque, whose cast Is entirely composed of S. C. Squires taking both masculine and feminine parts, is a clever piece of work on the part of Ralph Flynn, Trojan editor, who will direct the skit himself. The theme is a take-ofT on the coming game, all the actual participants being impersonated in an exaggerated manner. Both S. C. and U. C. L. A. will be plentifully represented, both in the game and the bleachers, and referee Dempsey will come in for his share ot ‘'glory.”
The costuming is to be particularly intriguing and appropriate and should aid In expressing the general attitudes of the players.
An additional novelty ou the program is to be a sort of community "sing” idea led by \V. W. Altlg, an S. C. student who has liad several years of such experience, both in high school and at the University of Iowa at Des Moines. S. C. college songs will be used and the plan as he presents it is expected to be quite entertaining.
If it is possible to extend the period of the rally, an outside popular orchestra is to be secured, and announcement will be made later in the Trojan.
ARCHITECTS PLAN FLORADORA FROLIC’
All-University Dance To Be Held March 1 On Hollywood Storage Building Roof.
“Floradora Frolic” is the name given tho all-Unlversity dance, to be held March 1 by the School of Architecture. The decorations and entertainment will be carried out in the style of the “Gay 90’s”
The big features of the evening will be the presentation of “Dirty Work at the Crossroads.” This gripping melodrama was written by James Ashborough. A cast has been working hard at rehearsals for several weeks in preparation for this Frolic.
Another feature of the dance will be the Floradora sextet. The sextet is a male chorus of dancing beauties and has some surprises in store for the guests.
Bob Boile, chairman of the committee, announced that the bids will go on sale today in the Student Union. They will be priced at $1.50. The dance will be held on the Roof Gar* den of the Hollywood Storage company building.
ERICKSON TO TALK AT FACULTY MEET
Health Work Of League To Be
Discussed By Professor For Faculty Club.
“Health Work of the League of Nations” is the subject of an address which Dr. Erick M. Erickson will deliver at the February meeting of the Men's Faeulty club, Thursday evening. Dr. Erickson, professor of history at S. C., will place special emphasis on the United States’ cooperation with the League in its health enterprises. An informal discussion will follow the lecture.
The program of this meeting is in charge of Dr. Gilbert G. Benjamin of the history department. A committee headed by Professor C. Raimond Johnson of the School of Architecture is formulating plans for a reception honoring members of the School of Philosophy faculty. It will probably be held sometime during the next week in the club lounge .according to Dr. Louis Wann, president of the organization.
Le Cercle Francais Entertains Tonight At Home Of Member
Members of Le Cercle Francais, S. C. French club, will be entertained tonight at the home of Cornelius Murphy at 1132 Fourth avenue. Members of the club are asked to bring guosts. A list has been placed on the bulletin hoard in the French office to be signed all those who are planning to at tend.
A short program has been planned ^ Murphy. A burlesque skit of a clairvoyant and his followers, in which several members will form the cast, ''ill be the main feature of the even-n8- After the program there will be dancing and refreshments.
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DISCUSSION GROUP BY ARGONAUT CLUB
In accordance with a new plan of additional student meetings arranged by the Argonaut philosophy club, Prof. Carl Farman will conduct an afternoon discussion group on tomorrow, at 2:15, in the Argonaut Room of Mudd Memorial hall. The talk will be based on an article, “Is Society a Person?” by R. W. Perry in the Journal of Philosophy, vol. 21, page 85.
These afternoon student meetings will be held regularly on the flrst and and third Thursdays of each month in addition to the two regular evening meetings on the second and fourth Thursdays. Definite programs have been scheduled for each meeting.
The following were elected at the flrst meting of the Argonauts this semester to serve as ofllcers for the rest of the year: Louis Brown, president; Ruth Marcus, vice-president; Margaret Kraus, secretary; Joseph Sikes, treasurer.
COMMERCE GROUP IN TRADE PROGRAM
S. C. Students Will Submit Essays For Prizes In National Contest.
Judging from the extensive program being planned by the National Foreign Trade committee and the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, foreign trade week, which terminates Feb. 22, will be promoted this year both nationally and locally to the greatest extent it has ever experienced.
Members of the Chamber of Commerce .numbering 1000, will hold a joint session at noon today in the main chamber dining room at the special invitation of President John C. Austin for the primary purpose of entering a discussion of foreign trade week and its relations to the industrial development of this area. Secretary-Manager, Arnoll, will give the main address. Following introductory announcements by Clarence H. Matson, foreign trade department manager, the remainder of the program will consist of five-minute talks on important commodities exported through the local harbor. President Austin will preside at the session.
To stimulate interest of college students in promotong foreign trade, the National Foreign Trade committee is again offering prize awards to students submitting the best essays on the topic: “Why a National Foreign Trade Convention?” An entry of twenty-eight students will represent S. C. in this year’s contest. J. N. Wong, Trojan student, was awarded second place last year.
HOURS CHANGED FOR SEEING DEAN
Changes in rules for sorority rushing which have been formulated by the Pan-Hellenic association were yesterday announced by Erma Willis, president of the association of social sororities on tlie campus.
A notice will be placed in the mail box in room 234 Student Union building, containing instructions for each girl bid by a sorority. These notices must be called for from 8:30 to 11 a.m. this Saturday but no later since tbis office will be closed after that time.
A list of the sororities will be given to each rushee receiving a notice at the ofllce of the Dean of Women during those same hours, since this offlce will also be closed because of the holiday .Dean Mary Sinclair Crawford will explain the system of bidding and its significance to the rushee, who will then write her preferences in order. A bid of the first preference shall be sent to her providing there is one from that sorority: if not, then that next in order, and so on.
SOCIOLOGICAL WORK DISCUSSED IN MEET
NEW OFFICERS TO BE CHOSEN
Executives I n Commerce And In Liberal Arts To Be Elected Friday.
Election of class officers for the second semester in the College of Commerce and Letters, Arts and Sciences will be held this Friday, according to Sam Jonas, election commissioner. The polls will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Hyrum White and Glenn Jones have been appointed election supervisors and will be in charge of the balloting in Liberal Arts, and Commerce respectively. The poll for the College of Commerce will be located in the lobby of the south wing of Old College, and the Letters, Arts and Science polls will be placed on the front steps of the Administration building.
“It is imperative that all students wishing to vote must bring their student activity card,” stated Jonas. “This rule will be vigorously enforced.”
KINGHT GUARD
Trojan Knights will be on hand to see that no electioneering is carried on around the polls. All persons not voting must keep fifty feet away from the ballot box.
Members of the College of Commerce will vote for presidents the various classes only. Candidates for office are: in the freshman class foi- president, Maurice Hindin, Sam Levine, Clarence Stringer. Other presidential nominees are ,for the sophomore class, Robert Hall and Robert Mendelson, for the junior class, Lewis Gough, and for the senior class, Wesley Wilson.
Nominees for the College of Letters, Arts and Science are in the freshman class, president. Merle Staub, Frank Waterman.
Vice-president: Pat Vaine, Marian Hellet, Myra Jane McClung, Pe nelope Jackson, Billy Rogers.
Secretary: Adele Stanley, Lydia Barreney, Betty Bilner, Mildred Welch.
Treasurer: Margaret Dudley, Evelyn Chase.
Executice committee: Evelyn Wells, Sara Rahls, Jimmy Kirk, Mary Walton, Jackie Clisbee, Barbara Bush.
SOPHOMORE CLASS
In the sophomore class they are:
President: Otto Broesmale, Gene Roberts.
Vice-president: Helen Johnson, Dorothy Kavanaugh, Ted Maess, Winifred Wentz.
Secretary: Marjorie Edick, Kathryn Hackey, Mary Hunt, Jauet Pel-phrey.
Executive committee: Rosemary Beeman, Marybelle Robertson, David Hoffman, Bob Jensen, Juanita Oudermeulen, Hazel Redfield, Jeanette Tyner, Frank Wykoff.
Junior class nominees are, for president: Ray Zeman, Pat Humphreys; for Vice-president, Elinor Wilhoit and Continued on Page Four ******* ****** ** ******* *** *
ALEXANDER P. MOORE GIVEN SIMPLE BURIAL
Close Friends Attend Last Services For Distinguished Diplomat.
Simple funeral rites were neld today for Alexander P. Moore, distinguished statesman, diplomat, and newspaper publisher, who died yesterday.
Almost a hundred friends and relatives of the dead ambassador-designate from the United States to Poland gathered to hear Dr. Hugh K. Walker, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of I^os Angeles, conduct ritualistic services.
Some women, relatives of the dead man, wept as a prayer and the benediction ended the services, made brief, because tonight the body goes east to Pittsbughh, Mr. Moore’s old home, for more elaborate rites.
There services will be held under the Masonic auspices. The body will be placed in a beautiful mausolem which Mr. Moore built in 1921 In the Allegheny cemetery when his wife, Lillian Russell, stage beauty, died. J. Emge, who was associated with Moore In the publication of the Pittsburgh Leader, will accompany the body.
Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States when Mr. Moore was in a high position in the nation’s diplomatic corps, sent regrets that engagements would not permit him and Mrs. Coolidge to attend.
FOUR MEN KILLED WHEN NAPTHA GAS BECOMES IGNITED
GOODNOW RETURNS AFTER FIELD TRIP
Standard Oil Explosion Caused By Leaking Naptha; 64 Workers Injured.
Elizabeth, N. J., Feb. 18-(INS)— Escaped Naptha gas enveloping a building under construction at the Bayway Refinery of the Standard oli Company of New Jersey at Linden, a suburb, late today became ignited at an open forge and exploded, killing four men and probably fatally injuring ten others. Three men are dead in local hospitals and one at the refinery. Sixty-four workers were injured in all.
Flame seared bricklayers, carpenters and boilermakers employed in a building under construction adjoining the alcohol experimentation building of the Bayway plant of the Standard oil company at Linden, near here, tonight told the story of the blast.
A naptha gas line, under pressure, which ran near the building under construction, burst. The fumes spread over a wide area surrounding practically every man at work on the building before they reached an open forge used by the workers. Then the blast occurred.
"It did not look like a flame,” one worker said. “It was like a sheet of blue smoke that swept clear across the building, about 12 or 15 feet high.
"Everything in its path was seared. It was like a destructive wave. We realized what was happening but had just a flash of warning."
Journalism Instructor Makes Contacts With Merchants and Publishers in Northern Tour.
CLUB PICTURE lO ot TAKEN
A picture of Cosmopolitan olub members will be taken at International House, located next to the Women’s Residence Hall, today at noon. All members are urged by the ofilcers of the club to be there at 12:20 p.m. Nomination and election of ofllcers for the new semester will take place afc a luncheon immediately following the taking of the picture.
Featuring addresses by members of the organization who are engaged in practical sociological work, Alpha Kappa Delta, honorary sociological society, held its February meeting last Friday evening in the All Nations Foundation.
The first speaker on the program v.as Miss Florence Mason who spoke on “The Work of the Vice-principal.” Miss Mason outlined the vice-princi-pal’s work as that of arranging curriculum, supervising credits, organizing clubs and playgrounds, and making surveys. Emphasizing duties of a vice-principal in a junior high school, she stated that since there are no department heads in that type of institution, the work falls on the vice-principal. Meeting the public, parents of the students and various community organizations also constitutes the work of the vice-principal.
HISTORY GIVEN
Mrs. Mary K. Hornaday gave a brief history of child welfare centers in her speech on “Welfare Centers of the Board of Eudcation.” Such centers were originated by Judge E. J Licklcy, a memher of Alpha Kappa Delta, as places where boys problems could be solved and where cases could be adjusted. In 1925, the first room for girls was founded and there are now three rooms where cases of unadjusted girls may be studied. Mental problems rather than discipline are stressed in child welfare centers.
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To The Editor
Rushville, Cal., Feb. 18-(To the Editor of the Daily Trojan) It’s in the air—springtime— * Greek time—rush time. To take the rush out of rushing, Pan-Hellenic has adopted certain rush rules .Only ten minute conversations are allowed between fraternity members and rushees. At the end of that time, each is supposed to be Coolidge. Everyone joining in this Greek carnival should be required to wear alarm clock necklaces set to ring at ten minute intervals.
Another rule provides that rushing should be confined to university grounds. By university grounds is probably meant that acreage bounded on the north by the Golden Gate ,on the south by Tia Juana, on the east by Reno, and on the west by Catalina.
Competition is so keen that a certain house has chartered the Goodyear blimp for a rushing cruise. While bllmping higher ana higher, e*cu rushe© will be told about the wonders of the promised land and then given two sealed envelopes— one containing a bandana parachute; the other a pledge pin.
Yours for non-removable pledge pins,
MORIUE CHAIN
Covering 2600 miles of territory in two week’s time, Marc N. Goodnow', field instructor in the department of journalism, recently traveled as far north as Eugene, Oregon, establishing contacts with merchants and publishers along the coast which should prove valuable in furthering Southern California’s journalistic field work.
Several stops were made enroute to and from Eugene, special meetings being held by the business men and publishers in Lindsay, Selma, Lompoc, and Carpenteria, California, for the purpose of hearing talks by and coufering with Mr. Goodnow.
"Keeping Business at Home” was the subject of an address given before the Lindsay Kiwanis club. Ford Chatters .editor of the Lindsay Gazette and president of the California Newspaper Publishers Association, was present at this meeting .
GOES TO OREGON
John B. Long, secretary of the same association, accompanied Mr. Goodnow to the annual press conference of Oregon publishers which was conducted oin the campus of the University of Oregon, under the auspices of the journalism department there.
RELIGIOUS LEADER TO GIVE ADDRESS
Dean Ernest Holmes of the Institute of Religious Science and Philosophy will speak at the Y. M. C. A. council meeting tonight on “The New Order.”
Adoption of a treasure chest for Philippine children was made at last week’s council dinner, and the organization is making plans for filling lt with gifts. This is the third campaign sponsored by an American committee to promote good feeling between American children and their for eign neighbors. In previous years, gifts were sent to Japanese and Mexican children.
Tops, crayons, pens, halr-rlbbons, and other small novelties are to fill the box which will be sent along with hundreds of others to the island children. Other organizations on the campus who may want the treasure chests may find details about them from the Y. M. C. A.
STAFF OF TROJAN PLANS BREAKFAST
The first Trojan staff breakfast of the year will be held at 7 a. m. tomorrow on the third floor of the Student Union building. Ralph Flynn, editor, has announced that it is compulsory for all members of the staff, including the new appointees whose names appear in today’s Trojan, to attend.
A business meeting will follow the breakfast at which the new assignments of days, hours, and beats will be announced. There will be three more staff meetings this semester. The third and last will be the annual Trojan staff banquet.
Educational Degree Candidates Announced
The first three students to announce their candidacy tor the doctor of education degree were passed by the faculty of the School of Education at a recent meeting. The candidates are Norman Whytock, Verne Ross, and George Mclntire.
These men have completed their preliminary work in the School of EducaUon and have only to complete their theslses before they are awarded the Ed. D. degree.
FROSH DEBATORS TO HOLD MEETING
meeting of the freshman debate squad is to be held at 4 o’clock this afternoon in the squad room to make arrangements for the flrst debate of the season which will be held February 25 with Pasadena junior college. All freshmen students interested are invited to attend the meeting.
The question to be discussed by the flrst year debators w’ill be: Resolved, that the modern emphasis on chain stores is detrimental to society.
Because he was carrying too much extra-curricular work, Glenn Jones has had to resign from his position as freshman debate manager. His place will be filled by Kandall Swanberg.
SOCIAL GROUP TO AFFILIATE WITH NATIONAL
Rho Alpha Sigma To Become Alpha Theta Chapter Of Beta Kappa March 6.
ltho Alpha Sigma, local fraternity on the S.C. campus for the past three years, will become Alpha Theta chapter of Beta Kappa, national social fraternity at a formal Initiation of the national group on March 7 and 8.
The coming of Beta Kappa to the S. C. campus follows 18 months of petitioning by Rho Alpha Sigma, which has been on the campus since 1926.
Beta Kappa was founded at Ham-line College, St. Paul, Minn., in 1901. and has thirty-four active chapters distributed throughout the country. Six chapters of Beta Kappa are located on the Pacific Coast at the University of Washington, Oregon State College, University of California, University of Nevada, University of Arizona, and Southern California.
The Interest of Beta Kappa in Rho Alpha Sigma were first drawn in 1928 by Milton Dickens, now debate coach at Syracuse University. After six months of Inspection by the alumni and offlcerB of Beta Kappa, the local chapter sent in its petition which has now been favorably received.
FRATEnNliY FOUNDED IN 1926
Rho Alpha Sigma was founded in October 1926, by eleven students and was then called the Rope and Spur club. In the fall of 1927, the group moved into a house, and changed the name into the Greek Letters. The petition for recognition was granted by the Interfraternlty board of control ln September, 1928. The membership roll has been steadily Increasing until now members number twenty-eight actives, two pledges and four alumni.
Members of Rho Alpha Sigma take part ln many activities, It being a rule of that organization that all men pledged must enter Into Bome activity in three months time.
J. Randall Swanberg, ls the treasurer of Liberal Arts, a varstty debater and manager of tbe Freshman Debate Squad, Wampus staff, Qnlll club and Flying Squadron.
Preston D. Briggs was a member of the Trojan band, Trojan Saxa-phone Sextet, and the Varsity Baseball team.
Carllngton C. Cain, ls one of the Varsity Track team, Trojan Band, and the Y.M.C.A. Physical Education Society.
Milo HarrlBon Is on the rifle team and took first place in the National Meet, Circle "SC” club , Swlmlng Team, and Alchemists club.
Eugene H. Duckwell Is in the Ad club, and ls Promotional Manager of the Dally Trojan.
Fred D. Goss is on tbe Wampus staff. El Rodeo staff, Dally Trojan staff, and Quill club Tryout Committee.
INSTALLATION SET FOR MAR. 7
The installation of Rho Alpha Sigma will be held the 7 and 8 of March. The installation ceremony will be conducted by the regular installation team of Beta Kappa, and wlll be held at the Rho Alpha Sigma lodge at 2633 South Hoover BtreeL A formal dinner dance will terminate the end of the ceremony .
Beta Kappa will be the sixteenth Continued on Page Four
Cosmopolitan Club
To Meet Tomorrow
AU members ot the Cosmopolitan club are requested to attend a luncheon meeting of the organization to be held tomorrow noon at 12:15 the International house.
Regular election of ofllcers for the new semester will be held. All inem bers of the club are requested to be present if they expect to retain their active membership in the club
STONIER TALKS OVER RADIO
Broadcasting from K. F. I. Wednesday night from 6 to 6:30 over a National hook up, Harold J. Stonier, former executive vice-president of Southern California, will talk on the Bulwarks of American Banking. Stonier is speaking for Halsay Stuart and Company. He now holds the position of vice-president of the American Bankers Institute of New York city.
Luncheon Discussion Will Replace Class In Current Events
A luncheon club for the discussion of current events is being formed by Prof. J. Harry Tregoe to take the place of his class in current events which has been discontinued. The club will meet every Thursday noon beginning tomorrow In room 324, Student Union.
A 50 cent charge will be made for the luncheon at each meeting. Students who attend must sign their names on the list in the College of Commerce ofllce on the Wednesday preceding each of the Thursday luncheons.
Dr. Tregoe .whose interest and understanding of current problems have attracted numerous students to his non-credit classes ln previous semesters, will review items of current interest in business as well as those of national and international importance.