Vol. XII
LoeAngelee, California, Wednesday, January 5, 1921
No.47
SOUTHWEST COLLEGES HONOR U. S. C.
MINOR ATHLETICS RECEIVE ATTENTION— BASKETBALL, WRESTLING, HANDBALL and
BOXING SLATED—GYM to be ENLARGED
By L. K. 8.
Freshman basketball practice was resumed Monday, eleven men having reported on the courts. This is rather i weak showing considering the fact that twenty-six have signified their Intention of trying out for the team. It bas been thought by Mr. II. R. Lee, the coach, that 6:00 p. m. is an inopportune time to meet for practice, so this time may be changed to Buit a majority of the aspirants after this week. However, practice will be held every afternoon at the previously appointed hour. A game is scheduled for next Friday, with Venice high school, so it Is imperative that every member of the squad appear for practice every night this week.
Need for Men
Material for forwards has been rather plentiful, and the prospects look the hlghtest here. However, guards and the center position are going wanting for strong material. Guards, particularly, are needed.
In the few practice skirmishes that the first year team have had with the varsity, they have shown up surprisingly strong, according to the coach. Mr. Lee earnestly urges all members of the freshman class to support their basketball team, saying: “Here Is a good chance for the newcomers to
show true college spirit and support all activities, especially those of their own class.”
To Enlarge Gym
"In the Middle West basketball has a greater following than football, and there is no reason why lt should not have a large following here,” said Mr. La Porte, Bpeaklng on the subject of basketball, yesterday. That the present facilities for accommodating rooters in the gymnasium is far from adequate, is a foregone conclusion. Therefore, with this fact in view, Mr. Lee anft Mr. La Porte have gotten their heads together and have planned for an expanding of one of the sides, where bleachers may be built to accommodate the crowds.
As a new gymnasium Is already planned for next year, the enlargement is to be temporary and not too costly. This plan of expansion is principally for the benefit of the freshmen, and therefore their united support is not only desired but needed. "Talk this up among the members of your class and see how they feel about it,” added Mr. La Porte, speaking to the first year class. The destiny rests in the hands of the first year class, so bere is an opportunity for the “frosh” to show what they are made of.’
Handball January 7
In order that the proposed winter handball tournament may start promptly, January 7, lt Is necessary that all men wishing to enter, sign up at once In the gym office. Many have shown the desire of competing In such an event, but it has l>een felt that more men will take advantage of the extend ed time. As soon as the list is com plete, a schedule wil] be drawn up, so activities can start on January 7. Reg istratlon for this closes January 6.
Wrestling An elaborate schedule has been planned for the wrestlers In the uni versity. A tournament. In which all men interested in wrestling ln the university may enter, is slated to begin on or about Jan. 16. In order that Mr Lee can get a line on the material, the men should sign up now. It Ib the desire and plan of the physical dlrec tors to make this tournament the be ginning of a series of such activities in the gymnasium.
Classes Represented Gacli class should appoint represent atives of each weight In both wrestling and boxing.0 The ultimate goal is to make these class affairs stimulate more intense college and campus spirit. The same rules and plans per taining to wrestling will be applied to {boxing.
Ml OF ALLEGIANCE PLANS FOR NEW STADIUM
.NIED OF THOSE WHO WISH TO TEACH
Twenty graduates will take the oath of allegiance to the United States when they are awarded their high school teachers’ certificates at the end of this semester, according to Miss Bowen, of the registrar’s office.
The taking of the oSth is a comparl-tlvely new requirement for granting of a teaching certificate, having been instituted since the war, due to the trouble during war-time, in regard to unpatriotic teachers In the school system. The oath Is in the form of a printed deposition on the last of the certificate, which must be signed and sealed before a notary by the candidate for certification. Though the average teacher has no thought of being untrue to his country, the administration of the oath is meant to serve as an emphasis of the fact that allegiance to the country comes above everything else, says Miss Bowen.
ACCEPTED BV COMMITTEE
Plans for the new stadium were accepted at the last meeting of the committee, although no definite arrangement was made for financing the project. Bids were received, but the contract was not awarded. The loweS|t bid will call for an expenditure of nearly $150,000.
The main difficulty confronting the university is the erection of a new gymnasium and chemistry building before the work on the stadium can proceed. Plans are being made to build them through endowment.
Another problem to be met is financing the stadium. Various plans were suggested, but none were adopted. According to Mr. Warren Bovard, business manager of U. S. C., ahares of stock in the enterprise will be sold to alumni, the minimum being 100 shares at $1 a share.' With this purchase, the member is given an option on two seats for a period of ten years.
This plan was adopted by Ohio State, Oregon, and others, and is said to have proven very successful. However it may take several months to formulate an adequate plan, according
to Mr. Bovard.
Will Be Huge Horseshoe
Drawings by the university architect call for the erection of a cement-pias ter structure, the outside walls of which will be fifty feet in height, sur mounted by flagpoles. The stadium will be In the shape of a horseshoe and will cover the territory occupied at the present time by the football field, the gymnasium, and the chemls try building. These buildings must first be removed.
The stadium will seat 22,000 accord ing to the present plans, although there wus some discussion of enlarg ing the capacity to 30,000. The seats will be built with heavy wooden frame work, bolted up, and will have backs They will be painted to harmonize with the cement construction, giving the whole a solid appearance.
Continual progress is being made, Mr. Bovard said, and though it may be some month or a year before the structure can be undertaken, the work is being advanced as rapidly as possible.
SET NEW PRECEDENT
RACQUET WIELDERS ARE
READY FOR SEASON
"All Senior Night,” discussed as a probability during senior class meetings before Christmas will become an actual fact and may set a precedent for future classes, according to Edward F, Fisher, president of the Liberal Arts seniors.
The affair is scheduled to take place ••the Ebell Club, January 20 and will « both exclusive and inclusive; exclusive in the sense that only seniors *111 be invited, and inclusive In the tense that every senior in the university from each one of the colleges, Liberal Arts, Law, Dental and Pharmacy will he expected to be present.
Each of the colleges will have a part “I the evening during which to present ■t* part of the program. Plans for the Program have not been definitely announced but several surprises have been promised.
0	By L. K. S.
Now that the best tennis material in the university has been chosen from the recent tournament, regular winter practice will start immediately, preparatory to a lively season, beginning next April. The tennis club has arranged for a play-ofT tournament, to be held by its members, the purpose being to get an official ranking of each and every member In the club.
Williamson, who is in charge of the event, states that lt should be completed in at least two weeks, so ihe examinations will not interfere. The four or six men rating the highest in this tournament will form the team representing the university. Practice matches are to be arranged to take
SOPHOMORE IS INJURED IN HUNTING ACCIDENT
Bport was transformed into minor j agedy during the Christmas vacation p Hn Robert Harker, a sophomore at : , ®- C., blew off several toes while j anting at his father’s ranch at San 1 fnando. The accident occurred whtn Robert was out bunting game, eo the gun unexpectedly went off. •hooting h|ra the foot
H- *ports irom his home have it that th» k *8 rec°vering steadily from t_ anock and will be back in school
SENIOR MEETING
k® “i> Important meeting at i* .	seniors ln room 14
»»ke th todl4y Come promptly and the meeting short aud snappy.
EDWARD FISHER.
President.
CALENDAR
January 4 12:30 A. W. S. Executive Committee Meeting I" A. W. S. Office.
A. S. B. Executive Committee Meeting Postponed to January 11. Return of Delegates from Asilomar.
January 5 11:40 Chapel. Dr. Stormzand will Speak.
12:35 Senior Class Meeting in Room 14.
January 6 11:40 Meeting of Spooks and Spokes in Room 221.
11:40 Third Program of Spanish Club Series. ,Miss Hague, Folk-lorist, will present Spanish American Folk Songs.
place early in the next semester.
Good Material
Although Paul V. Oreene is the only letter man back this year, prospects look bright for a successful season. “Reggie” Olds, who was on a team representing U. S. C., at Ojai, a coupla of years ago, is back in school, devoting all of his spare time for the promot Ing of tennis in the university. He Is practicing regularly, and before the season starts, should be playing flrst class tennis "Bing” Welsh, who swept all before him in the last tournament, hails from the east, and brings a good 'reputation with him. He has the ‘‘ear marks" of a champion, and will be watched closely. Harold Williamson, second to Welsh in the last tournament, is a flrst year man, which gives promise for a worthy "frosh" team. Turner, a member of the tennis club from last year, should account for himself on the courts again this year. With these men as a nucleus, there Is I every reason to believe that a brilliant team will be put In the field bv U. 8. C Men Wanted
No doubt there are many men in the university with tennis ability that should be out fighting for a place on the varsity. It behooves such individuals to make their appearance on the courts occasionally and prove their worth when membership in the tennis club is procured One Ib then eligible to challenge other aspirants for the varsity.
j If the U. S. C. team Is sufflclootlv successful bere in the South during the I < oming season, a two man team will be sent Ngtli to Ojai, to participate in the big"nnual tournament, whare the best men from all the colleges in | the State will compete This is a goal ! worth working for, and deserving of support from the university.
On to OJAI!
FOLK SONGS AT GEORGE DON ASHBAUGH SPANISH SERIES	PRESIDENT OF S. I. P. A.
THIRD PROGRAM
The Spanish department has a rich treat in store for those who attend the third entertainment of the Spanish series to be given at the “Y” hut on Thursday, ln the offering of Spanish-American folk songs, by Miss Eleanor Hague, nationally known folk-lorlst and singer. These songs will be very charming and will be sure to delight all who hear them, according to MIbb Forrester, of the Spanish department.
Miss Hague is a resident of Pasadena, and Is one of the most interesting members of the musical coterie there. Last summer she traveled extensively, and had many unusual experiences.
One of the most picturesque of her experiences was that at the Indian mesa town of Aconia, New Mexico, where she went In search of material for her collection of folk songs. To reach the village, Miss Hague waB obliged to climb up a 350-foot cone of sand lying against a precipice.
At Acoma, Miss Hague witnessed the big festival of the year, the corn dance. This native dance was preceded by a ceremonial which takes placa in Acoma once in seven years. During the performance of the ceremonial, an Indian from the lower land, dressed in symbolic costume, and bearing the cognomen of “The Saint,” came up from the valley to dance on the square of the mesa village. In order to witness this festival and ceremonial, and to collect the folk stories and songs of this tribe of the Pueblo Indians, Miss Hague remained in the village two or three weeks, putting up with a most primitive mode of living.
Miss Hague is a recognized authority on American folk songs, and has published two volumes of SpaniBh-American folg music, in addition to contributing to the publications of the American Folk Lore Society.
Miss Hague’s voice is of a lyric quality, well suited for the interpretation of folk songs, and she accompanies herself either on the piano or guitar.
The Btudents of U. S. C. are fortu nate to be given the opportunity of hearing Miss Hague.
By “Win" Varner
Increased facilities for procuring existing members, be affiliated with
news of other colleges has been made possible by the recent formation of a new press association composed of representatives of the papers of the University of Southern California, Pomona. Redlands, University of Arizona, University of Nevada, Davis, Whittier, California School of Technology and Southern Branch of the University of California. George Don Ashbaugh. managing editor of the Trojan was elected president.
The object of the organization to be known as the Southwest Intercollegiate Press Association, is as stated In the constitution "the conscientious dissemination of intercolleglato news activities." It had Its inception at the Asilomar convention of editors held during the Christmas holidays.
Any college paper desiring admls sion to membership, may If Its standing is up to tho requirements held by
this organization upon proper application.
An annual convention of this organization will be held in conjunction with tho Y. M. C. A. student conference at Asilomar and each paper shall haVe one or more representatives present
News will be sent out by mail correspondence and telegraph.
Thc officers elected for tho year of 1921 are: George Don Ashbaugh, president; W. B. Worden, editor of Pomona Colloge Student Life, vice-president; and Stanley Bailey, of the University of Nevada Sagebrush, secretary and treasurer.
Charter members of S. I. P. H. are the preceding named, officers and J. W. Taylor, Jr., on the Kedlands Campus; Cecil J. Marks. Arizona Wildcat; VV. A. Leonard, Davis Farm Agricola; L. II. Stewart, Whittier Campus; Loren Blakeley, California Tech.; and Vie Evans, Cub California.
BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR WINNING TRACK TEAM
WHAT THEY DID AND WHERE THEY MI OVER THE HOLIDAYS
Plans of mice and men are hardly liable to tho traditional upset when there are as Indefinite as those most of the students made for Christmas
Gwynn Wilson went to Asilomar and bad a wonderful time, enjoyed the associations thereby permitted and got a limited extent of spiritual uplift. He has not studied, but requests that the professors skip this sentence.
A very uneventful vacation,” Marion Curtiss pronounced it. “I just did every thing everybody else did" ~ witness the porch swing.
"Nothing,'’ says Pivigl, "nothing, nothing, nothing." Evidently there is some foundation for U-NO-Me’s recent estimate.
Lowel Troutman, sweet boy president of the infant Trojans, had a most enjoyable time with her, and will not soon forget.
Al Tacket says he Just "worked and bummed.” His most thrilling experience was his New Year's eve at the Jniverslty Club—toasting almonds.
Chauncey Alcott wrote a story It is a very good story. No one can deny that because the story ia hand written and no one can read It.
It took the flrst week of the holidays to get ready for Christmas.” says Esther Brown, “and the week after to get over the effects."
Charles William Paddock worked on the Pasadena Star News during tho vacation, predicted the game right, thereby increasing his financial assets went to a lot of parties, caught a cold and came back to school to get tested
up.
Study, but not exactly tbe kiud pre scribed by the powers that be, have occupied the attentions of Gtosb Alex ander during the holidays. He wenl to the beach- and has spent many hours trying to invent some kind of milk with a kick ln it.
Confronted to a certain extent with a problem which has been tbe most difficult riddle, S. C. track coacheB have had to solve ln years past, tbe University seems nearer this year to turning out a winning track team and overcoming the obstacles in its path than has been the case ln many seasons. Dhe all-important demand for second and third place men—the lack of which cost the Cardinal and Gold Its meets with ('alifornia and Stanford last year—bids fair to be supplied in a more complete way this year than ever before. The greatest source of material ln this connection will come from last year's Frosh squad which, under the able coaching of Dean Cromwell, was an exceptionally strong outfit last spring. John Boyle, discus, tosser and sho^t putter; Al Wright, sprinter; Tommy LowIb, hurdler and high Jumper; Delphey, broad Jumper, and a number of others who earned a '23 on the cinder path last year will be on hand to try their luck at grabbing a Cardinal and Gold monogram before the last rose of summer has even appeared on tha scene.
Cromwell to Be Back The need for a good coach and a group of Btars to outclass the best the opposition cart offer will be well supplied. Dean Cromwell, mentor of the field and track athletes of Southern California for many years, will appear on Bovard Field some time between the 15th and 20th of this month, and from this time on the men are assured of as good a trainer as any squad on the Coast. Given enough men of fair quality, Cromwell can do more toward turning out a winning team than any coach the University ever had on its pay roll. Last year with only a few men out for track, U. S. C. was able to give strong competition to both the Bears and the Cards, and with a larger squad due to ramble out and limber up this season, the prospects are distinctly brighter.
8tara on Hand Again Ir< the way of high class material, U. S. C. ranks among the best colleges In the country. Three men who represented America at Antwerp last summer will be on deck to uphold tho
By Carl Farman
honor of the Cardinal and Gold this spring, and of this trio Charley Paddock, the world’s greatest sprinter, will probably be the geratest drawing card and most valuable asset in the way of point snagging A world's champion Is not expected to do more than one thing well, but Paddlck Is the exception. He can travel 100 yards a little fuster than any living inhabitant of this earth who ever climbed into a track suit, and after he has rested up a little he can come forth and come flrst ln the 220, arriving at the tape simultaneously with the world’s record In this event. He will probably reel off ten points in every meet this season.
George Schiller, thlB year’s track captain, will be traveling 440 yards ln about 48 secondB If everything goes well and he doesn't overwork In the meantime. This should be good for a first against Hendrickson of California, and no other man on the coast can defeat thiB Bear with the exception of Schiller, and possibly Cap. Wilson, who led the S. C. track team last spring. Wilson and Schiller both trotted ln ahead of the Californian on Bovard Field a year ago, but tills season It Ib somewhat uncertain that the former will run the 440. Cap. Is considering taking on the 880 and mile against all comeru, leaving the shorter ruu to Schiller, due to the dearth of long distance men on the squad.
Weight Men Ready
In the Held event, "Swede” Evans will handle the shot put and discus, ln which events he was good for ten points In most of last season's meets. Tills season Boyle, who threw the discus 145 feet last year, will bo out for the varsity, and from previous showings should set a new coast record In this classic.
With a group of experts to take a number of flrst places, the need for second-rate material is very great. Every loyal Trojan who ever ran the mile In less than six minutes, or Jumped higher than three feet, or threw a shot beyond his shadow at noouday Is counted on to give his services to U. S. C.’s track team this year. Under such conditions u winning team Is almost a certainty.
U.S.C. GRADUATES
VARSITY MEETS
Members of the Varsity Club will meet in Coach Henderson's office at 11:40 today. Sweaters, date of banquet and time of the Initiation of new letter men will be discussed.
Channy Follette, '17, and William 8. Baird, ’10, both graduates of the college of law of the University of Southern California, have been appointed by tbe supervisors as Justices of peace, to succeed Justice Palmer, resigned, and Justice SUmmerfleld, elected su perlor court Judge. They will serve the unexpired term of these two Justices until the next general elction.
Formr Instructor at Law Mr. Follette was an instructor at the college of law, as well as coach of ora tory and debating at U. S. C. Mr. Follette was also a graduate of North western University.
U. S. C. Graduate Mr. Baird, formerly justice of the peace, had been appointed by the supervisors In 1911 to succeed Justice Ling, deceased. Prior to that time he | was clerk of Justice Ling’s court Be j sides a graduate of U. 8. C., Mr Baird J Is a graduate of the University of Ulus | gow, Scotland
NOTICE
Members of the Tennis Club will meet today at 11:40, in room 114.
OLGA STEEB WILL BE HERE NEXT SEMESTER
Olga Steeb, world renowned concert pianist, will return from her eastern tour during January and will resume her work at the college of music, beginning with the second semester, January 31st. Miss Steeb conducted Interpretation classes at the college last summer.
In addition to private Instruction, Miss Steeb will conduct repertoire and interpretative classes, which will be open to professional pianists, teachers, and advanced students Classes will meet on Tuesday and Friday afternoons from 3 to 6 o'clock, commencing Tuesday, February 1st, and continuing for a term of ten weeks.
The enrollment for each class will be limited to eight active members aud a number of auditors. Each active member will be given frequent opportunity for playing aud receiving criticism
Miss Steeb, although most widely known as a concert pianist, has been accredited an excellent teacher as well. Years ago Ignace Paderewski said to her: "Go to Europe for observation and experience and you can teach us all how to play.” Pince then Miss Steeb has been to Europe, where she was crowned with success.