Vol XII
Los Angeles, California, Wednesday, July 5, 1933
No. 5
SPECIAL TRIP TO MT. LOWE IS ARRANGED
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C. Journey To Resort In Special Train Starts Saturday
T a k i n g advantage of the special concessions made for
TEACHERS’ TEST RESULTS GIVEN
the annual Summer Session excursion to Mt. Lowe Saturday, scores of students have made reservations for the trip to the mile-high southern California resort, it was announced last night.
The Trojan excursion party "w ill make the Journey to Mt. Lowe in special cars leaving the Pacific Electric 6th and Main street station at 9 a.m. Saturday. Arrangements have been made to allow students to return ou any of the regularly scheduled trains, so that those who wish to stop over at the Mt. Lowe Tavern may do so, according to Kenneth K. Stonier, who is in charge of the excursion.
Spccial Trains The Mt. Lowe excursion is one of the most popular of the tra ditional Summer Session entertainment features. '•'he trip in eludes a journey to iwbio canyon in special trains; a short but thrilling ride on the famous Inclined Railway to Echo mountain, and a final climb up the mountain on the winding, twisting track which clings to the slope for three and one-half miles.
The Inclined Railway climbs 1245 feet in a journpy of lielf-a-mile, offering a delightful view of the valley, with a panorama which changes with every minute.
Unique Trip The Mt. Lowe railway from Echo Mountain to the tavern provides a sensation which in itself it worth the trip. Bridging 18 deep canyons, winding in and out among forests and deep ravines and circling huge cliffs, Uie track has 127 curves in a stretch of three and one-lialf miles. The longest straight stretch is only 225 feet.
At the end of the two-hour journey the excursionists will reach Mt. Lowe Tavern. There every type of entertainment desired will be found; hiking, dancing, horseback riding, trips to nearby points of interest.
Vast Panorama From Inspiration Point near the tavern, hikers can obtain a view of more than 2000 square miles of southern California territory. Parts of four counties are visible by day. At night from the same point a marvelous vista of millions of lights can be seen. Pipe telescopes have been placed at the point to aid sightseers in picking (Continued on page two)
Opera Star Sings In Concert Friday At Hillside Bowl
Richard Bonelli, Metropolitan Opera star, will appear ln concert Friday eveniug at 8:30 o’clock at the Hillside Theater, Occidental College. The famous baritone will share honors at the concert with Arthur Alexauder’s symphony orchestra.
The Bonelli concert will be one of the outstanding musical events of tho season, aud u large crowd is expected to throng the Greek theater at Kagle Rock and York boulevards.
Student rates are 50 cents and H .00, it wa* announced, and tickets will be placed ou sale at the cashier’s desk in the University Bookstore. Members of the Occidental College faculty extend an invitatiuu to all S. O. Summer Session students u> attend the affair.
Results of the preliminary examinations for student teachers have been posted on the School of Education bulletin board on the third floor of the Administration building, according to word from the education office.
Students who took the preliminary examination are requested by the oflice to ascertain their grades from the bulletin hoard at once. Those who failed to make passing grades in the examination will find In their direction sheet the courses which they must take to make up for the failures.
All who did not take the examination are asked by the education office to get in touch at once with the education staff. Grades will be withheld from those students who do not make satisfactory arrangements with the office, the report stated.
Full information regarding the examinations and requirements may be obtained from the education office, room 357 Administration building.
Tucker Speaks On Literature
Dr. W. .T. Tucker, visiting professor of English from the University of Arizona, tomorrow will continue the series of special lectures sponsored by the departments of English and Comparative Literature on Tuesday and Thursday of each week.
I>r. Tucker’s third lecture, to be delivered at 4:15 p.m. in Bowne Hall, Mudd Memorial Hall of Philosophy, will be entitled “Tendencies of Present Day Literature.”
Bogardus Leaves To Visit Mexico
Planning a month’s trip to historical spots and archeological points of interest in Old Mexico, Dr. and Mrs. Emory S. Bogardus and their daughter, Miss Ruth Bogardus of 1651 Virginia road left Los Angeles on July 4. Dr. Bogardus is director of the school of Social Welfare and his daughter is a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority at S. C.
Guadalajara, Cuernavaca and Mexico City will be visited by the Bogardus family during their vacation trip. Whil8 in those cities Dr. Bogardus will make a study of cultural relations between the United States and Mexico. He will also devote some time to a study of Aztec and Toltec civilizations aud the trio will view the pyramids of Cholulu and San Juan Tectihuacan.
Writers Criticized
In a recent interview Dr. Tucker announced his intention of “tearing into’’ those writers of today who have shared the widespread tendency to forget the beauties of the English language, and have lapsed into styles which are at best uninspiring, at the worst, ugly.
Poetry, fiction, biography, and drama will all be treated in the lecture tomorrow, with moderns as far apart in style and subject matter as G. K. Chesterton, James Joyce, Masefield and George Ber nard Shaw coming in for their share of praise and blame.
Dr. Tucker’s two lectures last week drew large audiences. The Arizona professor discussed ‘‘Lit erature and Life" in his opening address, and in the second ad dress described “Shakespeare’s Gallery of Immortals.”
Dr. Edwin Mims will be the next speaker on the English department series, opening a series of three lectures on “The Artis tic Interpretation of Life.” Alter nating with Dr. Mims will be Dr V. L. O. Chittick, who will deliver three lectures on aspects of American humor. All lectures are scheduled for 4:15 p.m. in Bowne hall.
DEADLINE FOR THESES LISTED
Attention of all candidates for the master’s degree in the Summer Session of 1933, is called to the following dates, with reference to completion of the master’s thesis.
FIRST SESSION '33 July 7, final day for July candidate to present “preliminary approval of thesis,” signed by committee chairman, to Dean of the Graduate school.
July 17, final day for July candidate to present final draft of thesis to committee chairman.
July 26, final day for July candidate to present final draft of thesis to dean of the Graduate school.
SECOND SESSION ’33 July 31, final day for September candidate to present preliminary draft of thesis to committee chairman.
August 9, final day for September candidate to present preliminary approval” of thesis, signed by com mi tee chairman, to dean of the Graduate school.
August 19, final day for September candidate to present final draft of thesis to committee chairman.
August 20, final day for September candidate to present final draft of thesis to dean of the Graduate school.
(Signed)
Rockwell D. Hunt, Dean.
Meeting Called By Speech Professor
Professor Alta B. Mills announced last night that an important meeting will be held today at 1:30 p.m. in the office of the School of Speech, and that the following students must be present in her oflice;
Honera Childera, Dorothea Kuepper, Paul Cook, Stuart Hunter, Leslie Gordon, Elsie Fran-sen, Alice Weyler, Janet Dispen-sa, Mark Martiu, Joan Edwards, Hazel Velman, and Gwendolyn Mills.
Miss Mills stated tliat all stu. dents must attend promptly.
Chorus Meeting
Date Announced
Members of the Hollywood Bowl Chorus will hold their second rehearsal of the Summer Session Friday, July 7, at the Hollywood high school memorial auditorium, under the direction of Father Finn.
Registration of new members of the chorus will continue Friday, and there are positions in the group still open to interested students.
The chorus will sing Verdi's “Requiem” in the Hollywood Bowl July 22, with distinguished soloists cast ln the principal roles.
BALLENGER LEAGUE
Summer Session students are invited to the regular meeting of the Ballenger League, Sunday at 7:20 p.m. in the parlors of the University Methodm church.
Tablets Explain Jewish History
New discoveries shedding light ou parts of the Ol Testament have been uncovered by Dr. Carl S Knopf, professor of biblical litera ture at the University of Southern California, while translating portion of the Welch collection of Babylonian tablets on exhlbi tion at S. C., it was revealed Sat urday following the publication of the latest bulletin of the South ern California Academy of Sci ences.
Two of the tablets translated by Dr. Knopf give possible evidence of one of the Jewish exile colonies in Babylon, while another con cerns Belshazzar and his father and throws some light upon the Book of Daniel. These ancient clay tablets date back to approximate ly 550 B.C.
Another aged document, by means of Its cuneiform inscrip tion goes back through the cen turies to reveal bits of Persian history during the reigu of Darius and refers to two of the Old Testament prophets, Ilaggai and Zachariah.
MIMS TO BE HEARDTODAY IN ASSEMBLY
Vanderbilt Professor Is Speaker on Program In Auditorium
Education Dean To Speak Today
Dr. William Carl Reudlger, dean of the school of education of the George Washington university and visiting member of the sum mer session faculty is to address members of the School Aministra tor’s club this noon at their weekly meeting to be held in the Women’s Residence hall it was announced by Harold W. Smith, president.
"Some Aspects of European Secondary Education,” is to be the subject of Dr. Reudiger’s talk. Approximately 135 members of the organization are expected to attend.
Dr. Frauk C. Touton, and Dr. Clyde Milton Hill have been secured as speakers for coming meetings it was announced today by Arthur Corey, program chairman. One meeting before the close of the session will be a “State” meeting, Corey declared, wth each state represented beng allotted a 5-mnute part on the program.
Dr. Edwin Mims, professor of English at Vanderbilt University, will speak at 10:30 this morning at the second general assembly of thc Summer Session, taking as his topic, ‘Fundamentals in Education.” Dr. Mims was originally scheduled to speak July 11, but agreed to change the date of his address when President R. B. von KleinSmid, expected to speak today, left on a tour of Europe.
In addition to his work as professor of English at Vanderbilt, Dr. Mims has gained a world wide reputalon as a writer und thinker. His address today will be tho first of four to be delivered this summer, the three remaining talks being scheduled for Ihe late afternoon lecture periods sponsor-ed by the English department.
Musical Prigram
The assembly this moruing will open with community singing of “America,” led by Prof. Alexander Stewart, with Dean Emeritus W.
F.	Skeele of the School ow Music at the organ.
The first movement of Gold* mark’s “Trio in E Minor” will be played by a trio composed of Prof. Max Van Lewen Swarthout, pianist, Davol Sanders, violinist, Axen Simonsen, cellist. The members of the trio are all professors iu the S. C. School of Music.
Executives Travel To Y.W. School
Classes To Meet Saturday On Full Schedule
Full time class schedules will be in operation Saturday, July 8, it was announced Monday by Dean Lester B. Rogers. All Summer Session classes will meet Saturday iu order to make up class work missed when the university waa closed for the celebration of Inde-peudence day.
Mrs. Pearle Aikin-Smith, associate dean of women at the University of Southern California, and Miss Beth Tibbot, executive secretary of the campus Y. W. C. A. will leave for New York this week for a visit of sevoral weeks.
After stopping at Chicago for the World’s Fair, they will continue to New York where Dean Smith will visit with Miss Theodora Irvine and study dramatics at her Studio for the Theater. I>ean Smith, who is also profes sor in the School of Speech, has achieved prominence in the dramatic field as woll as in literary circles.
MLss Tibbott wil study social work at the Union Theological Seminary aud will take a secretarial course at the national headquarters of the Y. W. C. A. iu New York before her return to the Trojan campus in Sep t ember.
STUDENT FILE
Students who have not tilled out cards for the Student File In the University Bookstore jue ■i»<]nested to do so todav.
Regular Schedule
Regular assembly day class schedules will be in force, with each class shortened five minutes. The program, therefore, will begin at the close of the regular
10	o’clock class hour.
University offices, as usual, will be closed during the assembly period, and the office of the Sum mer Session requests that no students attempt to receive service from the university departments during the chapel period.
The next regular assembly program, Tuesday, July 11, will be announced later. Dr. Mims was scheduled to speak at that time, and other arrangements will be made by Dean Lester B. Rogers.
Other programs to be heard iu the near future include an address ou “The View of Life iu the Middle Ages” by Dr. Lawrence M.
I.arson, professor of history at the University of Illinois, and “How Wealth Ought to be Distributed.” by Dr. Thomas Nixon Carver, famous Harvard economist.
New Educational Textbook Display Opens In Library
Opeuing today in the Doheny Memorial library, the annual Publishers' exhibit of text boohs will be throwu open to all Summer
Session students. Of especial interest to school admiuistrators, teachers and education students, the exhibit contains thousands of textbooks, study helps, and new educational equipment.
The Publishers’ exhibit is housed in the Congressional Document room of the library, .special music exhibits will be malniaiued in the School of Music, now located on Ihe campus, aud books covering business education will be found in Old College 2‘ii).
Experienced demonstrators un i clerks will be on hand to explain Ithe use oi items iu the exhibit* lil was announced.