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Los Angeles, California, Tuesday, May 5, 193.
No. 136
ENIORS, JUNIORS CLASH IN DITCH DAY BATTLE
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oADDRESS jHONORARIES
Beta Kappa And Phi phi To Initiate
Members Today.
| clir|, s. Northup. president lie luxitrd chapter* of Phi , Kappa, vill adflr^s South-Cllfornla aludents tills af-tn Brown lecture hall of Memorial ball as part of initiation ceremony of Phi
, Kappi *nd phl Kappa Fh’’ Northup’* lecture, "The lh of the Indies," will be i a to all students and faculty :*bers.
nrM. highest honor organlza-. on the campus, Phi Kappa phi Bela Kappa, and the *r of the Coif, are entertain.
Dr. Northup today with a ■dil program beginning with lMtheon at noon.
Dr. Northup will give an in-.ml talk at the lunchcon to given for active and faculty -tors and Initiates of Phi Beta ipin. The luncheon will be held 11:15 in 422 Student Union. lniMation into Phi Beta Kappa a be held at 2 p. m. in the l of Nations in the president’* This will be followed by bo^iness meeting and will be i to members only.
All sludents are invited to hear Jr. Northup in hi* lecture at which will h1' 'based on the :ying of sages: "If you wouuld ..oi tuck ihe wealth of the In-1, you must, take with you the teilih of the Indies." Following if iddreits students will be glv-• the opportunity of meeting Dr. "up.
| PH Kappa Phi will hold initial ceremonies al 5:30 in the ictal ball of the Student Union i be followed by a banquet at
pffl be tbe guest of honor and principal speaker.
Arrangements for the spccial 7 ire being made under the “lection of the president* of the organizations on the cam Dr. Louis Wann is head of local Phi Beta Kappa, Dr bur Nye, of Phi Kappa Phi Dean William G. Hale, of Order of the Coif.
DIM REBELS SEIZE RICH CITY
TSXJICKJAL.PA, Honduras, May —(CP)—The prosperous north-Jeitem city of Santa Rosa fell to ,*W forces during a battle which (Willed in a smashing defeat for l»* lovernment troops in the gar-0 there, it *ns admitted to-
Tbere were but l»o men ln the jrnon aagjgn,.,! to the defense •he city. They died either in ion or were ruthlessly slain af-•urrendri ing, the advices ?hing here said.
11 official giving out word of - baltle, described it aa "pure itcbery. ■
Jfce rebel force* wure led by Gregorio Perrera, supreme ^■Binder of the revolutionary “**. He aitacked swiftly, mov-.1° ,orced marches acrosB the - country, burning boats and « behind him.
Freshman Club Member Draws Up Constitution
Fresnman club women adopted a constitution, drawn up by Betty Maas and recently passed by the V. W. C. A. executive council, at a meeting held yeaterday noon ln 332 Student Union. This 1* the first year that a written plan of organisation has been planned for the group.
Other business included at the meeting was a discussion of a sophorome organization to take the place of the Freshmen club among second year women. Action will be taken toward this end.
Piano selections by Keitha Wicks, and potery selections by Dorothy Gorman completed the meeting yesterday.
WOMEN DEBATERS TO MEET BRUINS ON FREE TRADE
Two Decision Contests Will Occur at Same Time on Thursday Evening
"Annual forensic rivalry between women debaters of S. C. and IT. C. L A. will be revived on Thursday evening when two decision debates will take place simultaneously between the two insti-tutlqrH*,” Bates Booth, debate coach announced, yesterday.
The question to be discussed will be, "Resolved, that the nation* should adopt a policy of free trade.*' One debate will occur in Bovard and the other will take place in Royce hall, on the U. C. L. A. campus. Both verbal contests will begin at 8 p.m. and all students and Interested persons are welcome to attend, Booth said.
Debating on the S. C. affirmative team, in Bovard audoltrlum,
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Caldwell. Miss Snider has had, in addition to debating experience, dramatic work and a part in the recent Extravaganza. Miss Cald well, a junior, was a member of ihe sothern California champion ship women’s debating team of Compton Junior college.
ln Royce hall Southern California will be represented by Mary Cianfoni and Betty Hennln ger, who will defend the negative side of the free trade question. Miss Cianfoni hss had besides de hate experience, considerable work in dramatics, having taken the lead in the sophomore play last fall and now being assigned to the leading feminine role, that of Portia, in the Shakespearean play, “The Merchant of Venice.” This play will be staged by the School of Speech in June.
Betty Henninger is the captain of the women's debate team, has had two years of varsity competition, and has never been defeated in a varsity debate. Women's debate teams at S. C. have won every decision debte this year.
Marriages consumated after college courtships have more than eight times the chances of happiness that other marriages have, was the conclusion reached by Rita Halle in an investigation of college marriages in co-educational institutions.
SPANISH IDEA TO FEATURE T BANQUET
Sons To Act As Hosts To Mothers At Dinner Tomorrow Evening.
With an entirely Spanish program to be presented against a background of festive early California decorations, the eighth annual Y. M. C. A. Mothers and Sons’ banquet will be held tomorrow evening at 6 in the organization's building.
Los Trovadores for the evening will be Jesus Pere, Qabrlel Levin, Israel Arlans, and Evelyn Getler. Frank Pursell will sing "BI Capitan" by Lummins-Far-well to open the Spanish atmosphere of the program—and will close the toast to the mothers with "Mother O' Mine” by Tours.
Two Spanish dances will be interpreted by Sue Wilson and Wilma Brandt doing the Jota and Ruth Garcia and Ignacio Aragon the Jarabe. Ruth Seits will accompany them at the piano. Halstead McCormac will play for Frank Pursell’s solos.
Presenting the Monro Marionettes as characters of early California, Miss Monro Augur, Luis Romero, and Paul Walton will show their puppet play. Dr. Owen C. Coy will talk on the Flags of California
Jose Crespo, thc Spanish John Gilbert, has consented to come from the M.-G.-M. studios to read Remember" by Christina Ro-setti. Glenn Jones, recent Pacific coast oratorical champion, is to give the toast on the mothers with a response from Mrs. S. M. Bernard. Mrs. Elizabeth Jones is to make the toast to the sons Ith a response from Worth Bernard. freshman debate manager. Tickets selling for 75 cents are
Asilomar Fashion Tea To Increase Convention Fund By Benefit In Social Hall
Men as well as women are invited to attend Ihe Y.W.C.A. benefit fashion show and tea to bo hpld tomorrow afternoon In the social hall from 3 to S for the purpose of Increasing the Asilomar convention fund.	i cord, Audrey Knapp, Kay White.
noon today. Men not able come with their mothers are in vlted to bring a professor or come alone.
Japanese Flyer Completes Second Stage of Flight
NEMURO, Japan, May 5.— (UP)—Good flying weather favored SelJI Yoshlhara. young Japanese aviator, today luid he arrived here from Numasaki at 11:50 a. m.. completing the second stage of his proposed flight from Tokio to the United States by way of the Aleutian Island*.
Yoshlhara'* small all-metal plane averaged nearly 100 miles an hour on the flight. He left Numahakt, 297 miles south of here, at 8:47 a. m.
He hopes to reach Tokotan, on Urupp Island, 269 miles from here, on the next lap of his flight. He will follow the chain of Kuril Islands.
BLACKSTONIAN SOCIETY
Members of the Blackstonian so ciety will meet tomorrow at noon on the third floor of the Student union. One faculty member and a student will be initiated.
Political candidates are to be introduced to the guests during the course of the tea and women candidate* are to be included in the group of models.
Spring sport, afternoon, and evening dresses will be shown through the courtesy of Jackie'* Gown Shop—by prominent women on the campus. Helen Johnson, "Buddy” Robinson, Marjoria Kdlck, Betty McDougall, Gertrude Ross, Grace Davis. Coruth Me-
SCIENTISTS PLAN FACULTY PICNIC IN BANNING PARK
Faculty Club to Meet May 9 in Wilmington for Annual Affair
Featuring sport events and a tour of points of interest as an after-dinner recreation, the Faculty Science club will hold it* annual Spring picnic, Saturday, May 9, al Banning Park In Wilmington.
An Inspection tour of thc Union Oil company refinery is called for 10:30, while luncheon will be held in the park at 12:30. Res-ervatfons have been made at the adjacent play grounds for volley ball, pitching horse, shoes, crou-quet, tennis and baseball. Those desiring to play tennis must bring their own rackets and shoes.
Each year a picnic Is held near points of scientific Interest. Instructors and assistants in science department and their families are included in the announcement from T. T. Eyre, president of the club.
Last year the picnic was held at the Los Angeles Couniy playground- Snow sports were the main diversions of the hundred who were present at the Hlg Pines affair.
Prof. A. C. La Touche of the College of Dentistry will take moving pictures of the interesting events of the picnic and will show them to the group at one of its regular monthly meetings
r*m,er Of France May Be Overthrown
!*Rlf, M»y «—(UP)- a new , f* °®enaive aimed at the
trill'T. °f P,t‘m’er Pierre Lav-
-v	"hen parliament re-
„ 8 lo®«rrow after the Eas recesg,
*j* national democratic faction -ouis Marin was expected »o attack on Aristide Bri-'Kn minister, also men* Prominently
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' P‘«*bident in the elec> thit month
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COLLEGE OF MUSIC FORMAL PLANS NEAR COMPLETION
"Students planning to attend the College of Music formal dance should gel tbelr bids either at the Students' atore or Irom members of the ticket committee as soon as possible," said Alberta Dudley, general chairman.
Saturday evening is the dale of | Perry. Dean Mary Sinclair Craw
the dance and not May 2 as was announced in the Trojan yesterday. Glen Edmond'* slx-plece orchestra will play for Ihe formal which is to be held at the Vista Del Arroyo hotel in Pasadena.
Patrons and patronesses will be Dean and Mr*. Walter F Skeele, Professor and Mrs. Arthur T.
lord, Miss Pearle Macloskey. and Dean Francis Bacon. Committee j members who have planned the j dance include Gladys Scott, specialty .numbers; Melba Dutcher porgrams; and Adelaide Stewart, Helen Parrett, Melba Dutcher, Bernice Todd, and Maynard Mead er. tickets.
ENGLAND MAY TAX LANDS OF NOBILITY
LONDON, May 4.—(UP)—A direct challenge to the private ownership of land was given the rich nobility and other landed proprietors today by Philip Snowden. Chancellor of Exchequer In the labor government.
Snowden's challenge came during his presentation of a resolution in the House of Commons designed to make the capital land tax proposed in his budget effective and payable at the endn of the fiscal year closing March 31, 1934.
Snowden made It clear that the government did not contemplate nationalization of land. The plan Is merely to levy a tax of 1-penny (about 2 cents United States currency) in the pound sterling, a levy of less than V4 1 Per cent.
BUCHAREST, Rumania, May 4. _(UP)—Princess lleana of Rumania is engaged to the Archduke Anton Vou Hapsburg, It was officially announced tonight.
Men attending the tap dancing class Iasi spring and thoae hav ing had any previous experience in tap or buck dancing, may con tinue their work at tbe University of Kansas this spring
snd Ethel Ware.
Donations of flower* will bo gratefully received, Harriette Louise Touton states. Tickets are selling loi 35 cents each and can be purchased from any of the sorority houses or Ixmise Farmer. They will also be sold at the door.
Edtth Schiller is in charge of decorations and Margaret Giles, refreshments.
PAN-HEL DECIDES TO USE HAWAIIAN MOTIF FOR DANCE
Annual Affair to be Held in Social Hall, Friday Evening, May 8
With a Hawaiian motif carried oul in decorations, favors, and bids, Pan-hellenic will hold its annual spring dance in the So cial hall of the Student Union Friday evening, May 8.
Officers of the organization and special committee chairmen are working on plans for the affair As vice-president, Hetty llowe* Iola Sigma Thrta, i* general chairman of all committee*. Tick ets are being handled by lota Sigmj. Theta. Delta Gamma is in charge of the decorations. An orchestra was selected by Zeta Tau Alpha. Programs and punch are being taken care of by Delta Zeta and Alpha Epsilon Phi.
Miriam Brownstetter. l’anhelen Ic president, and Christy Welch secretary, with Miss llowes are to be mainly responsible for the acair. Bob Labrlola* orchestra is to furnish the music.
As the dance Is to be a sport affair informal clothes will be worn.
POLLS NAMED FORELECTION ON THURSDAY
Student Voters Must Secure Identification cards | Judge tieorgla Hullook, prominent Before Voting.
Georgia Bullock Speaks Before Pi Kappa Sigma
, Members of PI Kappa Sigma, hon orary educational sorority, will be hostess tomorrow evening tn the ! Y.W.C.A. room of the Student Union in a meeting at which
woman laywer In the city and member of Pi Kappa Sigiua, will be guest speaker.
Critic teacher* of the School of Education of S. C. and membera of the U. C. L. A chapter nf the sorority will also be present at the meeting, ( over which Florence Baachs, .as president of the sorority will preside.
PHILOSOPHY FORUM SCHEDULED TODAY
Thi* afternoon at 4:30. In Mudd Memorial hall, Dr. Edwin Dirrel Sarbuck, professor of philosophy at S. C., will speak on "The In tegratlon of the Work of Art,” Tor the Philosophy forum.
Protessor Starbuck is noted aa the most famous authority on the psychology of religion. He wrote "The Psychology of Religion,” which I* the first written book on lhat subject.
He 1* also noted for his unique work ln the field of character education. At present, with tbe aid of hla siaff, he 1* preparing four editions on this subject. The third edition is now on the press and deals with exhaustive survey of every blbiography available In the U. S. that is suitable for character training. The fourth adl-tion will deal with poetry.
Admiaslon is free to students and public, by ticket. These may be obtained at tbe office of the School of Philosophy.
Presidents of the various colleges having elections Thursday are asked by Ray Geiler. commissioner, to take charge of having the ballots for their own elections printed.
Polls for the voting will be placed as follows: College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences In front of administration; College of Commerce, at Ihe south door of Old College; College of Architecture, in the patio of the Architecture building; College of Pharmacy, in Science hall; College of Engineering, in Bridge; School of Law, In the law building; Dentistry, In j
the Junior and Senior dentistry j Botany Department Has Lee building.
Other colleges and schools will use the polls in front of Ad
TAYLOR TO GIVE LECTURE AB0U1 RUBBER GROWTH
REDFIELD IS MADE‘QUEEN’ OF FESTIVAL
ministration building for voting These are the School of International Relations, School of Speech, and the School of Kdu cation. Polls will he open from 8:30 a. m, to 3 Thursday afternoon.
Students who have not Idcn 11deation cards are asked by Geiler lo be *ure that they se cure them before Thursday af none will be given out. from tlie business ofllce on the day of elec tion.
University City in Madrid Supported By New Republic
MADRID, May 4.—(UP)—A decree was signed by the government loday reorganising con itrucllon of the Hoard of University City. The pet project of Alfonso Xlli. Part of University City has already been laid out. It Is intended as a palace where visiting students may II'.e while in Madrid alteudlng the Spanish schools.
Under the reorganization Alcala Zamora, head of the republican government, succeeds Alfonso as president of the board; Marcell-no Domingo Is the new vice president; Juan Negrin, the new secretary, and Augustin Pelaez, treasurer under the monarchy. Is retained.
Arizona Dean Feted By Music Fraternity
As a result of the visit of Dean Charles Rogers of the Univeralty of Arizona School of Music, and governor ot the Western province of Phi Mu Alpha, national professional music fraternity, an alumni chapter may be formed here.
Ijist Monday evening. Dean Hog er* was entertained w ith a dinner and musical al the liil Mu Alpha ; hou»<-. The Sinlouian quartei. Sum ner Prlndle and Robert Broedwell, pianists, and Howard Coy, tenor, presented a program. Bishop W. Hull am Sievens and Di Arnold Wagnei were also guest*
Arizona May Confer Degree on Siam King
PHOENIX, Ariz., May 4 (UP) —Governor George W. P. Hunt of Arizona, former United Slates Minister to Slam, announced today the University of Arizona wished to confer an honorary doctor ol laws degree on King Prajadhipok of Siam now visiting in the United State*.
Major General Prince Amoradat Ridakara, Siamese Minister to the (lulled States, was advised of the acllon by the governor, Th«-King was asked to come to Ari zona for the ceremonies eched-uled for commencement day at the university at Tucson, June* 3
■ ture of Rubber Producer oil Program
Sponsored by the department of botany, a lecture on "Grow ing Rubber for Ihe United States In California,” is lo be given ln Science hall on Friday evening. May 15. at 8 p. m., with the stu dent body Invited.
F. W. Taylor of Ihe American Rubber Producer*, Inc., Salinas, Callfornl*. will be the speaker, and he will show two reels of motion picture flluis illustrating “California* most unique Indus-t rial enterprise—the commeroial extraction of rubber from the cultivated guayule shrub grown In California."
The lalk will deal with the poaslble establishment of another permanent agricultural activity lu thc slate of California, "which may conceivably be of epoch making Imporance in relation to Ihe question of national security in time of war. by way of even tually making lhe United State* Independent of foreign sources of rubber in emergencies”
According to recent studies lu Salinas Valley "The rubber taken trom the guayule shrub In the same pure caoutchouc that 1* produced by the tapping of the rubber tree of the tropics excepting that the former conaln* in addition some distinctive resins that may or may not be elft in, depending on the use to which the rubber 1* lo be put. But the rubber trees of the roplcs yield a milUy Juice which must b« co-aglated and go through other processes before it lakes Ihe form of crude rubber, while lu the guay-uie shrub the rubber occur* In an already coagulated form.'
Mexico Independence Day To Be Observed
MEXICO CITY, May 4.—(UP) —Clnco de Mayo (May 5th), the (late of the Mexican RcpubHc'* victory over the Invading troops ot Napoleon 111, will be celebrated tomorrow principally her* and at Puebla, near which the battle waa fought. Puebla al the same time will celebrate Its 4O0th anniversary as a city.
I^rge m.mbers of troops have been concentrating at Puebla to participate in a reproduction of the battle. Prenldenl Ortl* Rubio will v ltue»s the pageaut at Puebla.
SIGMA BETA CHI WILL HOLD ANNUAL HARBOR EXCURSION
Extending an Invitation to all Interested university sludeuts to attend, Sigma Heta Chi, national commerce fraternity will hold its annual Loa Angeles harbor boat excursion tomorrow afternoon. The boat leaves the Flrat street pier lauding al 2 p.m.. and will make a complete tour of boih the Ixis Angeles and Long Beach harbors.
Members ol Ihe lx>* Angelea to attend ahould sign up on the harbor commission are to act as bulletin board In Old College, guides tor the trip, outlining the commercial aspects of the ship !
ping facilities ot the district. The geographical and historical sig nlfic.ance ol the harbors will also be considered.
All atudeul* who are planning
They shoulud also Indicate wheth ei lhey desire transportation 10 the dock. Anyone who 1» going and who ha- afternoon commerce classes will be excused ib order lhat they might make the trip.
Midnight Prowling Precedes Annual Beach Celebration of Seniors.
Beginning early yesterday continuing alt hurt night fhe annual senior ditch day battle raffed with the seniors determined to enjoy their outtng with entertainment by a few Juniors and the Juniors determined that tbe class of 'Sl was going to remain on the campus.
It was expected that the Juniors would bring their prisoners to Ihe campns securely handcuffed, while the seniors were to keep the Junior leadws Med irp at the beach. If last year can be taken ae any criterion a battle royal will take place on ths campun before the morning ia over with senior* invading th* Junior stronghold determined ta got their hostages. It was also anticipated that a troupe of Junior* would Invade the Miramar hotel at Santa Monica to get tholr fellow classmen who had been held prisoners there all night.
There was also a rumor that Hazel Redfleld wa* to be kidnaped and taken down to the hotel where ahe waa to rule *• the queen of the Ditch Day.
Beginning senior ditch day excitement with the capture of the two presidential candidates, Ames Crawford and Frances Bushard, and several other Junior celebrl-ties lale yesterday, tbe Junior* were completely foiled by the seniors for the flrst time In tbe history of the university.
Ray Zeman who arrived bark from the East Just in time to head a gang of seniors, abducted Morton Morehouse, Jack Green, Bob Gorton. Norman Cowan, and Tom Patterson. Gene Roberts and Orv Mohler were cammed for a while by GregBon Bautser and Dut/.'h Wilcox, but It ia rumored that Gene Roberts was seen chasing seniors late In tite eventa*.
But although the juniors wara caught napping by the seniors M didn’t take long for them to waka up. About midnight a group cf 100 men of the class of ’St descended on the secluded beach home of John llorfuer ait San Pedro and rescued Bushard and Crawford. They also captured Dor. fner, Callow, Dyer at th* beach. A little earlier Patterson and few other juniors who had been imprisoned by the seniors escaped and aided in the capture of nearly twenty-five ’81 men. Tha prisoners were kept tied securely to bed posts and in fraternity house attics all night.
Later on a parly of juniors beaded by Gene Roberts, Cliff Capps, Koysl Marks, Jack Morrison, and Ewing Haas captured some of Lhe prominent seniors Including, Al Hlatz, Doug Dyer, Harris Robinson, and Les Fay.
From dusk 'til dawn 2Mh street looked like No Man's lend with small parile* continually being sent out to ''gel their men.'* Al 3 o'clock this morning tha trend of the battle was in doubt, but It appeared as If the juniors were nol far behind tiie seniors in number of prisoners. It wa* expected that the major engagement this morning would settle lhe issue, but seniors were hoping that an armistice would be signed before breakfast.
Ditch day itself will begin lo? the seniors at 10 o'clock this morning when a large part of th* class "HI congregate at the Miramar hotel for breakfast and * day at the beach.
The hotel may be reached by driving straight out Wilshire t4 Santa Monica.
Afler breakfast the day will b« sp nt playing games such as base b: II and volley ball, aud sack rr res w ill be run off. Dancing aud swimming wets also aa thi day's program.