The Southern California
Juniors Meet Room 40, 11:40
Pushball
Wednesday
Official Organ of the Associated Students, University of Southern California
Vol. VIII
Los Angeles, California, Tuesday, September 19, 1916
No. 1
PAN-HELLENIC REGULATES RULES FOR SORORITY BATTTES
ONLY SIX WEEKS OF RUSHING
Athletic Coaches Prepare Many
Stars for Big Football Season
No Pins or Rushing on Campus Until Fourth Week After Registration— Bidding Day Deferred Until Mid-Semester Grades Are Distributed
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES MANY AND VARIED MARK
“Three weeks” has given place in the | minds of University of Southern Cali- j fornia girls to “Four weeks.” Until the fourth week after registration, by j order of the sororities, girls may not wear sorority pins, or carry on any j “rushing” on the campus.
Each sorority is then to be allowed six weeks in which to defeat the j enemy and win over the neutrals. | Two evening engagements and three noon conflicts are to be allowed each sorority. Then a truce will be de- j clared. which will last until the mid^ j semester reports are sent to head-! quarters.
I.	Non-Rushing
A. Rushing shall not begin until j the fourth week after registration.
1.	Members of sororities shall not wear their pins on the campus during this period.
2.	Sorority tables shall be abolished.
3.	No personal rushing shall be carried on.
II.	Rushing
A. There shall be a period of six weeks’ rushing, to begin the fourth I Monday after registration.
1.	Each sorority is allowed five social affairs, to consist of: a. Three noon dates.
1). Two evening dates.
III.	Truce
A. This period will consist of an j absolute non-rushing policy, and will extend until the mid-semester standings have been turned in at the office.
IV.	Bidding
A.	Preference system,
1.	Prevailing one.
B.	Date.
1.	First Monday after Thanksgiving.
C.	Pledging.
1.	Left to the choice of the individual sororities, and any time after bidding day.
V.	Initiations.
A. No initiation ceremonies are to he performed until the second semester, at which time the required number of hours shall have been completed.
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DEAN PORTER SPENDS
VACATION AT BALDY
“Herb” Jones
Football is again a topic foremost in the minds of the students of the University of Southern California. A large schedule of big games lias been arranged by Warren Bovard, graduate manager of athletics. Coach Dean Cromwell, with the help of his assistants, Don Wallace, a Harvard man ;Fred Teschke, freshman coach, and Harold D. Huyck, star Syracuse half-back, now a student of law, is I working overtime in order to put on the field a varsity i which will be able to hold its own.
Although the last year’s team is sadly weakened by the non-appearance of several good men, Coach Cromwell is very optimistic.
Captain Herb Jones, Gerald Craig, Phillips Murray, T. W. Marks, Frank j Mallette, Vivian Rapp and R. Fox are the only men of last year’s varsity who will wear Trojan colors.
“Scow” Carry, last year’s star tackle for Southern California, will not be | able to join the Trojan ranks this year. Ed. Marxen, an important member | of last year’s squad, is now busy acting as Lieutenant of Company C, seventh regiment, at Nogales, Arizona. Marshall Dalin and a fewr of the other boys are as yet not accounted for, and Cromwell is patiently awaiting their return.
Coach Cromwell urges all sizable men who know what a football looks like to join the pigskin warriors in their practice every afternoon from three till five.
Fred Teschke, who is coaching the “babies,” a fine lot of Herculean men, is running around school with a grin stretching from one ear to the other. There has been about thirty-five freshmen out to practice every afternoon and Fred is planning to have two regular teams.
A regular schedule has been arranged for the freshmen and it includes a trip to San Diego and one to Berkeley.
“We will play any bunch of freshmen in the state who dispute our claim to the championship,” said Teschke.
E. G. Muller, last year’s captain of Hollywood; Bob Chestnut, of Redlands; E. R. Whitcomb, of Monrovia;
D. A. McMillan, all-star center for Manual Arts last year;
L. L. Carner, of North Western College; C. E. Joslin, of Poly; Paul B. Wilcox, of Long Beach; George Bertley, of Santa Ana; J. W. Packen, last year’s Poly captain; Herb Smith, of Manual Arts; Albert Zimmerman, of Riverside, and Lloyd D. Leeper of Prescott, are some of the recruits. Coach Cromwell
I'can Porter’s present rugged health is due to his vacation trip to Mount lialdy recently, where he spent the time in laying down the law to the lit-tle fishes, bears, deer, etc. With him wa- Pat Millikan, who, shorn of his ..olden locks, enjoyed the next-to-na-ture outing.
Dean Porter is well known locally as a sportsman. His Remington sel-tu nii>ses, so many ducks and wild geese say.
Senior President Enrolls and Brings Frontier News of Professor McKnight and Marxen
With a stylish pink sunburn and the rank of corporal, “Bill” Dallas, president of the senior class and campus comedian, is back from the wars again. He made his appearance at the Arts building Friday morning and enrolled as a regular senior.
When the National Guard was called out in June, Dallas went with Company B, Seventh California Infantry, in which Prof. James McKnight of the Law College, is first lieutenant. He secured his honorable discharge in order to resume his work at the University.
“Eddie Marxen is the best lieutenant in the Guard,” Dallas said yesterday. "Being an officer, he will not apply for a discharge, even with the baseball captaincy waiting for him at U. S. C.
“Me? Well, I was only a corporal there, while here I am a senior,” smiled Dallas.
“SOPHS” EXPECT TO
Under Classmen to Stage Annual Pushball Contest Wednesday Afternoon
“Owing to a lack of competition we will no doubt run up a large score,” said Mr. John Sigler, captain of the sophomore forces, who will batter the freshman in a pushball contest Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 on Bovard Field.
No rules have been affixed to the conflict; the object of the game is to push the ball across the goal line. Any methods will be suffered with the exception of biting.
The “Sophs” have challenged the : “Frosh” in this scramble, and the number of competitors is unlimited, although it is expected that the sides will lie about equal.
John Sigler is captain of the sophomore team; the freshmen, so far as is know'll, are minus a captain.
PRESENT ENROLLMENT
EXCEEDS LAST YEAR’S
An increase of 80 over last year’s enrollment at this time is reported by the office. Up to date, 937 have registered, 231 of these being enrolled in the freshman class. The college of oratory and the high school also report an increase.
MEN’S STAG DO A SUCCESS
Women’s Serenade, Joint Y. M. and Y. W. Receptions, Shirt Waist Reception, and Stag Do Combine to Make Registration Week Epochal
Four hundred men gathered at the gymnasium on Thursday night in response to the invitation of the Y. M. C. A. to all men students and faculty to attend the annual “Stag Do.”
The affair started at eight, after all had been admitted through dark passageways charged with static electricity. Herschel Griffen was in charge of the entertainment. The amusements started off with a ball-rolling contest and a toug-of-war between the Sophs and Frosh.
The L. A. A. C. sent down a number of athletes who staged 'ome clever workouts which included a fine exhibition of Japanese fencing; a bout between Jimmie Hooth and Allen Gleaaon. champion ring tumbler of the world. Also boxing contests between Jack Cuyer and Monte Sted-man, and another between Ad Guyer and J. Woodworth.
There were newspaper swatting contests, a cabinet cabaret and addresses by Winifred Evans, Ben Oert-ley, and Cliunck Hill, national secretary of the Y. M. C. A. Tamales and coffee were served, after which came college songs ami yells. The Frosh were lead on a merry chase, under the disguise of serenading prexy j and the seniorites.
Y. M. and Y. W. Reception The annual Y. M. and Y. M. reception was held Friday night in North Hall.
The hall was decorated in yellow daisies, palms and pennants. Features of the program were vocal solos by Zemula Pope and Aileen Rennison, j readyings by Virginia Hubbard and ! Harold Brewster, the Bisseri trio— piano, violin and flute. A particularly j enjoyable number was furnished by Mr. Velvin S. Wood on the Hawaiian steel guitar. President Bovard concluded the program with a welcome address. Punch and wafers were served in West Hall to about five hundred guests. Alice Brown and Herschel Griffin were in charge of the reception.
The Serenade
Meeting at the University last Wednesday night, an unusually large number of old and new women students started on their annual serenade.
The girls divided themselves into three groups, headed by Nellita Schlotte, Joyce Langston, and Lois Burton. They sang under all the campus windows and it is proof enough of their popularity that their number was greatly increased when they remet at Mrs. Needham’s for ice cream cones.
Helenita Lieberg was in charge of the serenade.
Among the most enjoyable events (Continued on Page 4)
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