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ANNOUNCEMENTS The Students store ha* I on sale the only official | senior class announce-: ments which are also necessary for admittance to I commencement exercises.
SEMI CENTENNIAL YEAR
VOL- NO. XXI.
Los Angeles, California, Wednesday, May 7, 1930.
No. 133
NSTRUCTIONS GIVEN VOrERS Annual Law W.S.G.A. Spring Banquet Earthquake
FOR ALL STUDENT ELECTIONS Bam,net Set
For May 18
Skull and Dagger Pledges Must Go To Noon Meet
"All pledges and actives of Skull and Dagger must be present at a meeting to be held in room 203 Student Union at 12:15 today,” declared Art Neelley, president of the organization. "Pinal plans for the initiation banquet to be held at the Lakeside golf club Saturday, May 10, will be discussed. Pledges especially must attend this meeting as lt is very important.”
5 Identification Cards With Name, Class Numerals and College In Ink Necessary To Voters; Knights, Squires To Guard Polls.
In anticipation of a large poll in thc student hotly elections l,c held Friday, instructions for student voters were given out by Art Langton, election commissioner. According to the constitution of thc Associated Students, the polls for the elcc-ion will remain open from 8:30 a. in. to 3:00 p. m., and will he inder thc direction of members of the election commission.
Polls for the colleges will be sit ^ ited in the College or Engineer-jjg, College of Pharmacy. College qjl Commerce, College of Archltec-jre, College of Music. College of Dentistry, and the College nf I-etui Arts, and Sciences. Booths tli|»ill be placed in the buildings of he various colleges and on the nalk In front of the Administration building.
MUST USE POLLS Students must use the polls of lie college in which they are enrolled, with the exception of stu-ients in the School of Speech,
School of Social Welfare, School j( Education and School of Religion, who will use the Liberal Arts polls. For the first time, the Col-of Commerce will hold their [lections sepapately from the Col-lege of lietters. Arts, and Sciences.
Students in the Graduate School ill be allowed to vote this year.
The pltvc of their polls will be announced later.
No students will be allowed to rote unless he presents an identification card at tho time he receives his ballot. Each identifi-eatlon card must contain, in ink, lhe name of the student, the college in which he is enrolled, and his class numeral. Special care will be taken by those handling the polls to see that the identification cards are in correct order.
"X" TO MARK BALLOTS Voters are cautioned that the proper way to mark a ballot is with an ‘‘X." Ballots marked with any other sort of symbol wlll be thrown out, states the election commissioner. When writing in names on ballot, Btudents should take care to put an “X” after this name in the proper column.
Voters will not be allowed to jcongregate around the polls. As olficials liave been instructed no! to hand out ballots to more than live people at a time, it will be for large groups to stand 'around where voting Is taking place.
To prevent electioneering within fifty feet of the polls. Trojan Knights and Squires will hand throughout the day for the purpose of guarding the polls.
Dean Justin Miller Will Be Honored By Student Lawyers.
Honoring Dean Justin Miller, the annual law school banquet has been scheduled for Saturday, May 18. Due to the fact that Dean Miller is leaving the university, it was thought fitting at this time to give him something to help remember his days at Southern California.
PROMINENT FIRM MAKES SENIOR BIDS
Warner Eilers Company Get nouncements For Students.
Prominent jurists and civic leaders have announced their intentions of attending the banquet, among them Judge Tappaan.
Entertainment is to be taken care of by Ray Hatfield. Plans as yet as to where the event is tobe staged, are indefinite, but lt is thought that it will take place at the Ambassador.
The two mam social events of the year at the law school are the Freshman dance, which is given at the middle of the first semester, and the banquet which is given at the end of the spring semester. If the dance given by the Freshman class last semester is to be any criteria for the banquet, success is more than assured. The main purpose of the banquet is to get all the law students together before the end of the year.
Ent' ravins; ! Marty Malone, president of the Out An- 1 frcshman class, and in charge of
Scheduled For Wednesday Demolishes
Citylnlndia
Student Union To Be Scene Of Affair; Motif To Feature Model Of Trojan Shrine To Be Unveiled During Semi-Centennial Week.
Plans are being made to ac-*ried out in the decorations which
commodate 500 women at the annual spring banquet of the Women’s Self-Government association. The banquet, which ls a formal affair, will be held at 7 o'clock Wednesday evening, May 14, ln the social hall of the Student Union.
All women of the university are invited to attend and bring their mothers. As has been done in the past, all girls not able to bring their mothers may invite women of the faculty. The Mothers and Daughters banquet and the W. S. G. A. spring banquet have been combined this year into a large semi-centennial affair.
SHRINE TO BE THEME
The theme of the banquet, "The Trojan Shrine," will typify the celebration and the toasts will explain the meaning of the statue and the insignia at its base. There will also be a toast to the mothers which will be answered by one of them.
The motif will be further car-
1,000 Lives Lost As Fire Adds To Disaster In Town Near Rangoon.
London. May 6—(INS)—Approximately 100 lives were lost when A profusion of spring flow- j an earthquake and tidal wave, fol-
wlll be centered around a model of the Trojan Shrine which will be unveiled during semi-centennial week, ers and used.
many candles wlll be j lowed by fire, struck the town | of Pegu, near Rangoon, Burma,
BIDS ON SALE
Bids are selling for $1.50 a person and may be secured from representatives of the various organizations or in the W. S. G. A. office from Virginia Monosmith or Grace Wright between the hours of 10 and 12 o’clock. Miss Monosmith is in charge of the sale of tickets and requests that all the money be turned ln to her in the W. S. G. A. office Friday between 11:25 and 2:15 o'clock. Activity points will be given to all girls selling tickets.
Girls wishing to help make posters to advertise the banquet are requested to go to the W. S. G. A. office to receive instructions. Activity points will also be given to those helping in this way.
□tickets on sale
FOR SPRING DANCE
Non-Sorority Women May Get Bids From Head Of Pan-Hellenic
Tickets for the annual Pan-Helenic spring informal are reported to be going fast. The dance is being held this Friday OTenlng in the social hall of the Student Union.
Stray Greeks and non-sorority women are especially urged to attend this year, as it is the first
The engraving done for the senior announcements, now on sale In the Student Store, has the distinction of being done by Warner Eilers Engraving company, which recently won the Max Wiecszorek prize for the best copper plate engraving. This prize was awarded to the Los Angeles company in the sixth annual international showing held at the Los Angeles central library.
Exhibits by the leading engravers of thc world were shown at the recent contest, including companies from the United States, Great Britian, Fiance, Canada, Persia, Australia and many other countries.
Now is the time to sent out the senior announcements, states Wesley Wilson, in charge of the announcements. The invitations at the Student Store are the only official announcements that are being sold on the campus for the graduation of this year’s class.
The invitations are in keeping with the Semi-Centennial year and Wilson urges that all seniors purchase their bids direct from tlio store and mail them as soon as possible. Less than a month remains before the fiftieth year celebration and the commencement exercises are conducted and the announcements should be sent out within the next week or ten days, states Wilson.
a smoker to be held In the honor of Dean Miller, was forced to abandon the idea because it came too close to the banquet.
GANDH! MOVEMENT FACULTY, SENIORS JOINED BY WOMEN PLAY ANNUAL GAME
Arrest Of Revolt Leader Caus- j Skull and Dagger To Sponsor es Uprising Of Feminist Battle; Dr. Mount Will Demonstrators.	1 Star.
Bombay, May 6—(INS)—-Indus-1 Major league scouts with con-try in India was practically para-1 tracts in hand will be present
according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Rangoon today.
Hundreds of houses were shaken down by the quake, the message added, the debris being reduced ashes by the conflagration which followed.
Rangoon also suffered heavily in the earthquake. Seventy persons are known to have been killed.
Disrupted communication facilities prevented a complete check of the loss of life and damage from the earthquake, which was reported to have shaken a large section of Burma province, India.
Early reports that 600 had lost their lives at Pegu were not verified In later dispatches from the stricken district.
Crumpling hundreds of houses in Rangoon and Pegu, about 50 miles north of that city, the quake was regarded by superstitious Indians as a supernatural demonstration over the arrest of Mahatma Gandhi, Nationalist leader now languishing in jail near Poona for his campaign of civil disobedience against British rule.
CAMPUS TO HONOR TROJAN MOTHERS TODAY WITH EVENTS
Chapel Services, Lunches, and Annual Mother and Son Banquet Of Y. M. C. A. Included In Program Planned For Today.
In honor of more than 14,000 Trojan Mothers, S. C. is celebrating today its seventh annual Mothers’ Day with special events scheduled which with thc chapel service at 10 a. m. and end with thc banquet at 6 tonight in thc Y. M. C. A. rooms.
Carnations arc to be distributed to all men on thc campus from thc arcade of the administration building, thc Student . Unlou, and tlie Y. M. C. A. Dr. ♦ Baxter is to give a special Mothers' day address In chapel serr-
Contest Copy Is Due Friday
Manuscripts for ‘‘The Abundant Life” To Be In To Louis Wann.
“To me the most striking feature of this contest is the opportunity of thinking through and giving expression to one’s philosophy of life,” Dr. Wilbur Long, professor of philosophy, said in connection with "The Abundant Life” contest.
Members of the English and philosophy departments will act as judges of the essay competition sponsored by an unnamed donor who desires to know what modern collegians think about life. That he expects to keep a copy of the winning manuscripts indicates his high expectations of university students.
All contributions must bear fictitious names and be accompanied by sealed envelopes containing the true name of the writer and his standing as either graduate or undergraduate. Three copies of each essay must be addressed to Dr. Louis Wann, chairman of the English department, and must be in the university mail on or before Friday, May 9.
lyzed tonight as thousands of native workmen joined the ranks of strikers in protest of the arrest of Mahatma M. K. Gandhi.
While the Independence leader directed the continuance of his civil disobedience campaign from his jail cell at Poona, devoting idle moments to his spinning wheel and to deep meditation, violent clashes in many centers culminated in the deaths of two demonstrators and score of wounded.
The country was practically under martial law today, with every populated city under heavy military guard.
The chief casualties resulted at Delhi, where police were forced to fire into a throng of Gandhi supporters, killing two and wounding about thirty. The massed crowds has refused to disperse, whereupon Indian cavalry, reinforced by British soldiers and police charged the throng.
Fifteen nationalists were wounded in a street battle ln Calcutta and minor clashes occurred in virtually all ciUes of northern India.
at Bovard field Wednesday afternoon, May 14, at 3:30, when the faculty and the seniors tangle in the annual nine-inning, no-decision baseball game. A large crowd is expected to turn out to witness this mammoth display of athletic skill and prowess, according to Fred Pierson, in charge of arrangements.
The game this year ls being sponsored by Skull and Dagger, all-university honor organization, and tickets will be on sale Friday by Skull and Dagger pledges at 25 cents each.
Great secrecy surrounds the senior camp. Information concerning the lineup is at a premium but It ls known that the graduat-
Squires Plan Dinner Dance
Dance To Be Held As Last Social Function Of Year.
Fraternity Council To Hold Last Confab Today
The last regular meeUng of the Inter-Fraternity Council which was to have been held Wednesday night, May 7, will be postponed until Wednesday, May 14. At that time the final decision on the quesUon of fraternity probation will be announced, as well as the announcement of the nominating oom-mlttee, and the other committees of the council. Donald McLarnan, will at that time read hiB report of the work of the council and give his recommendations for the officers of next year’s council.
SKULL AND DAGGER MEN ON PARADE
LA TERTULIA TO HOLD DINNER
IN A TRULY MEXICAN SETTING
In a setting truly reminiscent*realistlc setting,
time non-sorority women have of the days when the Mexican
heen asked. All of the “non-org” women may secure their tickets from Erma Willis, president of Pan-Hellenic, who will be in the women's organizations office, room 234, in the Student Union at 10 o’clock. Those women wishing tickets may get Uiem at that time. The tariff on the tickets this year has been placed at $1.50 * couple.
Instead of forming committees
flag flew over Los Angeles, mem bers of La Tertulla, S. C. Spanish club, will have a Mexican dinner tonight at 7 o’clock in La Golondrina cafe, 35 Olivera street.
Renamed El Paseo de Los Angeles, this street has been restored to its original appearance of 100 years ago by the El Paseo de Los Angeles association. It was opened to the public last
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for the dance including represen- j lcateci it to Felipe De Neve, foun-tatives from all the houses, it j (jer Qf loS Angeles. Situated north w&s decided, that this year a o( the Plaza, and cutting the old whole sorority would have charge j gquare jn half, the Paseo, it is uue thing. Della Zeta is i hoped by the reetoratlou group, a charge of the selection of the wm become one of the city’s most 'rogram. Beta Sigma Omicron fiimous Bights. secure the punch and Sigma >lt& Tau has charge of the ticket j ATMOSPHERE MEXICAN among the houses on cam- j The atmosphere is typically is.	j Mexican. Red flag stones, an old
Alpha Gamma Delta decided on Spanish fountain, Mexican mar-Japanese Springtime” as thu lcets and curio shops, vendois iu heme of the decorations. Cherry Mexican costume crying out their soms will have a large part wares in Spanish, musicians sttum-n creating the Japanese atmos- ming their guitars beneath gay 'here, in the hall Friday night, awnings, all aid in recalling the (Continued on Page Four) * days of the dons. To further the
automobiles are prohibited from the street.
Enclosed in this restored area of Old Los Angeles are many of the city’s first residences. Among them is the Casa Avila, 111 year-old adobe home.
MEXICAN CAFE USED La Golondrina cafe will also carry out the Mexican atmosphere for the students in music, food, and decorations. Aside from the Spanish numbers to be played by the orchestra, special entertainment by Mexican artists will be provided. This Includes songs and dances by Senorita Carmellta Ver-duzo, a tango by Senorita Julia Carranza and Senor Perez, numbers by the Sherwood Singing academy, songs and dances by the Gabi trio, and songs by Sherwood Amparo Rodriquez.
"The affair will be educational as well as recreational,” stated Dorothy Campbell, secretary of La Tertulla, “and students wishing to attend should make reservations immediately with Louis Brauer, president of the organization, or with Prof. Herberto Lacayo in the Spanish office.”
Unusual Program Planned For KMPC By Trojan Group
Today over radio station KMPC. the University of Southern California will broadcast in addition to the usual chapel hour quite a varied program beginning with a si lection by Helen Birdsall, “Our Helen in Magic Story Land,” from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. From 3:30 to 4 o’clock a feature, “Story Telling in Libraries and Hospitals in Los Angeles,” is scheduled. This will be presented by the School of Speech.
At 4 o’clock, Dr. John G. Hill will offer "Findings in the Land of Ur,” a slory of archaelogical ex cavatlon visits. Continuing the S C. Semi-Centennial lecture series on contemporary civilization, Professor Amy R. Woller will speak ou "What Is. Modern Art?" This will be on the air from 4:30 to 5:00 p.m. From !i to 9:30 will b« the real feature of the day, the Review of 1930, from the Extravaganza. This will include buck and wing clog dances and varlet-
As their last social function of the year the Trojan Squires will hold a dinner dance at Ray West’s cafe on Friday evening, May 16. The entire organization will turn out on this evening for the last time this semester.
The dance will serve to celebrate the completion of a sue-ing class bas so much promising ' cessful year of work done by the material that the selection re-1 sophomore honorary group under quire deep consideration. Perhaps ^ the direction of Bill Horton and they are holding secret practice. | Bud Medberry, presidents of the Contrary to the senior attitude, ] Squires for the two semesters, the faculty is wide open in an- ' The Trojans will be furnished nouncing its players, who have jan elaborate program of enter-been chosen for their ability after ' tainment by Ray West and his being asked whether or not they j orchestra, who will give specialty could play baseball. Those that I answered In the negaUve were j given the honor of representing j "omen, being an alumnus of Troy, the faculty. Dr. George Mount, I Patrons and patronesses for the
numbers between dances. West is well known to S. C. men and
of hypnotic fame, was given permission to play after he had prom-
dinner dance will be Dean Mary I Sinclair Crawford and Dr. Francis
Ised to refrain from hypnotizing ! Bacon.
the seniors while they were at bat.
The faculty lineup includes: Howard Jones, lb; Arnold Eddy, 2b; Hugh Willet, 3b; Bill Hunter, ss; Ralph LaPorte, If; Dr. Ruben-heimer, cf; Dr. Mount, rf; Gwynn W'ilson, c; and Coach Sam Barry, P-
The faculty will be well represented with substitutes of exceptional ability. Professors Natlier, Wann, Van Dyke, Cooke, Malcom, and Bacon will warm the bench, while Professor Tregoe will act as mascot and all around good luck brlnger.
While the cafe will be taken over by the Squires for the evening, thc rest of the students are invited to attend the affair if they desire.
Pledges Of All-U Honorary Will Sell Tickets To Senior-Faculty Game.
Attired in the traditional derbies, frock coats, white linen hnickers with socks and ties of divers colors, pledges of Skull and Dag ger, all-university honor organiza tion, will appear Friday to announce to tlie camps the honor which has been bestowed upon them. To add to the incongruity each man will carry a red lantern and is required to sell tickets to the annual senior-faculty baseball game to be played some time next week.
Formal initiation will be given the pledges at the Lakeside Golf club on Saturday, May 10 at G: 30 o’clock. Art Neelley, president of the organization, announced that this year’s initiation banquet will be the largest ever held, inasmuch as the Semi-Centennial year is to be celebrated by inviting alumni of Skull and Dagger. Such prominent men as Warren Bovard, Coach Howard Jones, Gwynn Wilson. Willis Hunter and Arnold Eddy will be present.
"A program is being arranged,” stated Neelley, “in which several short talks will be given by prominent men. Dr. Julio Endelman. of the College of Dentistry, and one of the outstanding dentists in the country will be the feature speaker of the evening.
ice. Luncheon is to be served at noon in lhe various fraternity houses with a reception by Presi dent von KleinSmid in the President’s suite at 3:30.
BANQUET SCHEDULED
Climaxing the day’s events, the Trojan Mother and Son banquet will take place at 6 o’clock. A diversified program with Bllen Beach Yaw as guest artist bas been planned for the evening. Madame Yaw is to sing her famous “Lark Song” as a part of her re* pertoire of classical lyrics. An octette from the Trojan Glee club is to present Verdi’s “Oh Hail ITU. Ye Free” and “Music of the Sea.”
Speaking on behalf of Trojan sons, Georg#* Peterson is to extend the toast to the mothers with a response by William Leech. President von KlelnSmid will welcome the guests on behalf of the university. Del Howlzers is to act as toast master of the evening.
A rainbow idea carried out in many colors against a background of silver gray is to be the theme of the decorations. Bright colored flowers set off by green fern und leaves are to be used for \able centerpieces while green glassware and gay candles are to complete the table trimmings.
CHAIRMEN NAMED
Committee chairmen in charge of the banquet include Herschel Hedgepath, arrangements; Aubrey Fraser, dinner; Stanley Ruggles, program; and Ralph Dowers, decorations. Through the courtesy of the Birkel Music company, a •Steinway grand is to be furnished. Neelands Department stores has been instrumental in arranging for the special table service.
A small reservation of 25 tickets will be on sale until noon today and can be purchased from the “Y” desk at 75 cents each.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CLUB TO HOLD TERM’S LAST MEETING
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DEBATE CAPTAIN
ail Swanberg, at present frosh manager of debate, was last night elected varsity debate captain for next year. This year he was active in forcnsics along with being a member ofthevarsitydebate squad.
VOTE ON SUNDAY MOVIES
Paxton. 111., May ti.-lINS)—Citizens here will vote on the Sunday movie proposition at a special election Saturday.
Debate With U.C.L.A. Will Be Held Tonight
That two freshman debate teams will meet U. C. L. A. this evening was announced yesterday by Randolph Swanberg, manager. This is the most important debate of the year for the freshmen, and will be on the question, Resolved: That Mexican Immigration Should Furthet be Restricted.
Ed Lee and Dick Tilton will form an affirmative team that will meet at U. C. L. A., while Art Livingston and Sid Levine will make up a negative team that will debate on the same question at S. C. Both are to be decision affairs. No admission will be charged, and the public is invited, Swanberg stated. The contest at S. C. will take place ln room 206. Hoose hall.
The International Relations club*point.” Mennetta Mendenhall who of the University of Southern Cal- | will speak on “The Health Work ifornia will hold the final meeting , of the League of Nations," Otis of the semester on Wednesday j Kelley, undergraduate student who evening, May 14, 5:30 p. m., at j will discuss "The United States Twin Cedars inn located at Figue- of Europe,” and Professor Hum-roa and Santa Barbara streets. A mel, a fellow In the department dinner commencing at 5:30 p. m., [ of history at S. C. who will talk sharp will precede the program of j on "Reminiscences of China.” the evening. A special invitation ■ Professor Hummel has only rets extended to all members of cently returned from China where the International Relations club . he taught for 18 years In the and others interested to attend1 University of Pekin, this last meeting.	j The talks of these Btudents will
The program to be presented i be limited from 10 to 20 minutes will bo the first all-student pro- j at the conclusion of which an gram given by the club this year. ' open forum will follow. These The program is in charge of Hy- subjects are very interesting and mie Smith, president of the club, J recent, and from all indications, and Carl Reynolds, chairman of should prove most beneficial to the program committee Coonerat- those attending the meeting, ing with them are several prom- LAST MEETING OF YEAR Inent students ln the various de- The International Relations club partment of the university.	Is bringing to a close Us most
STUDENTS IN PROGRAM successful year since its incep-The students participating in tion on the S. C. campus. It has the program are Adam Mercado, a fostered programs ln which such Mexican student at S. C. who w ill J prominent speakers as Dr. Boris present a talk on "Mexico looks V. Morkovin, Dr. Emory S. Boat the United States," Joy Frie- gardus, Dr. Hans Nordewin Baron
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GERMAN EVENING PLANNED BY CLUB
Deutsche Verein Will Stage Program Thursday In Y. M.
Hut.
An evening of all-German entertainment is set for Thursday, May 8, at 8 o'clock when the Deutsche Verein will stage a program at tbe Y. M. C. A. hut to which all Us friends and those interested | ln German are cordially tnvlted.
I The feature of the evening will I be the dramatic version of Theodor Strom's "Immensee" to be presented entirely by S. C. students of tbe language and dirested by Mrs. Ruth Baker Day ot the department ef German.
The roll of Reinhard, the story's hero, ls to bo played alternately by Samuel. Chain, Robert Brewer, Beth, the heroine, by Sylvia Chain, and Arthue Huey; tbat of Bllaa-Schmidt represents "der Alto,” Itosu Moyer, the alther girl, Rudolph Schwandt, the successful suitor, and William Dublin, tho singing shepherd boy. Harriet Gates, Orace Mackenzie, Ixjanord Burns, Orme van Herring, Ned Naess, Rex Thomas, and Leanord Asher—all representing Btudents— complete the oast.
Properties nnd stage settings are In the hands of Marion Beatty, James Conland, and John Fra-lelgb. Music between scenes wlll be given by the Kenmorent trio and will consist ot selections from Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, and Schubert.
To complete what promises to be a delightful evening for friends of the German club and admirers of Storm, the members ot Miss Margaret Borthwlck’s class will
and
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den, a graduate student of S. C. Von Koerber, Herr Von Dewell, who will deliver a talk on “Teach- foreign editor of the Frankfort j present dramatic readings of some ing with an International View-j (Continued on Page Four] | of that writer’s poems.