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Vol. XI	Los Angeles, California, Wedday, October 22, 1919	No. 7
HAS LITTLE HOPE
FOR BETTER SPEECH
Mental Laziness Cited as Cause for Prevalence of Slang in United States
is WORSE SINCE THE WAR
Committee Also Considers Plans for Big Football Rally Coming Friday •
Faith, but not tacts, warrants hope for restoration of a proper use of the English language in America, declared George B. Churchill, a member of the Massachusetts Senate and professor of English literature at Amherst College, recently.
Senator Churchill had emphatically said that “the use of the English language is most decidedly degenerating; the writing, and especially the talk of today is far below the standard of 20 years ago.”
When asked, “Is the outlook absolutely one of pessimism; is there not a single glimmer of optimism?” he replied, “Not if I base what I say upon the facts as I have everywhere found them. No, and emphatically no! It is only when I ignore the facts and speak simply from my faith, that I can see the least particle of hope.
‘‘My faith whispers that perhaps when living again becomes normal, people will once more give due valuation to higher things—language, literature, art, and so on. We have been compelled to face severe political and economic struggles. There has been a material strife for existence. The nobler and purer things have been neglected.”
Slang More Prevalent
In describing the present downward tendency, Senator-Professor Churchill said;
“Slang has become more and more Prevalent, the larger part of which is used with the intention to avoid careful and right thought—mental laziness.
“To the ordinary man slang is also a kin.'} of pleasure. He seems to take Nttle interest in giving exact expression. When lie first uses a slang Phrase, it is like play to him, for it is aPt to be picturesque, and he likes the Picturesque.
“He refers to the ‘wing’ of the baseball thrower. But soon, in current use, the metaphor in a slang phrase is forgotten. The phrase, however, has fastened itself upon him; it is constantly uPon his tongue and used in a multi-; tude of inappropriate places in his speech where more accurate and finer words should be employed.
“If you will listen to the talk of men. both in private and public, you will find it to be profuse in poor giammar,
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GRADUATE STUDENTS ELECT YEAR’S OFFICERS
The following officers were recently elected by the graduate class:
President, Ralph F. Burnight, IT. S. C., *16; vice-president, Olive Kirsch-ner, Boston University; secretary, Ruth Irwin, U. C.; treasurer, Russell Guthridge, U. S. C.
INITIATION
Pi Beta Phi Fraternity announces the initiation of Katherine Hardin, Dorothy Rogers and Meldon Sheu.
ENGINEERS TOSTAGeI HIKE THIS WEEK END
An excursion of interest to engineering and chemistry students will be conducted by Prof. Cook, on Friday and Saturday, when the class in materials of construction will make a trip to Riverside to go through the cement plant. The party will leave from the engineering building at 1:15 p. m. on Friday, in machines, and will be back in time for the game on Saturday.
The first stop will be made at Declez, where there is a good granite quarry. On Saturday morning the party will visit the cement plant at Crest-more, and in the afternoon the Pacific Rock and Gravel Company’s rock crushers and grades at Azusa.
The cost f the trip will not exceed $4.00. Professor Cook, of the engineering department, urges all upper class engineering students to avail themselves of the opportunities presented by this excursion.
Prof. Cook has arranged the itinerary so that it will be possible for everyone to be at Bovard Field by 2:00 p. m., in time for the battle with the Sage Hens.
HENDERSON'S CODRSE SHOULD BE POPULAR
To develop the science of football coaching, biweekly classes are being held under the direction of Coach Henderson.
The two months’ course not only will create coaches for the future, but also presents to the members of the teams taking the work the actual problems that their coach faces, giving an added incentive for co-operation.
It is desired that 100% of the pigskin artists join the class, only a minor number having so far turned out.
The following is Graduate Manager Bruce’s announcement:
, “Coach Henderson will conduct a class in football coaching Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:40, Room 14, Main Building. All Varsity and Freshmen football men are urged to attend this class. One unit credit will be given for the two months’ work by the Registrar’s office of the University.”
DR.FLEWELLING WILL LECTURE TO FRENCH CLUB
“My Impressions of France” is the subject of a lecture to be given Friday morning before Le Cercle Francais by Dr. R. T. Flewelling.
The meeting will be held in the art lecture room in the Annex.
Le Cercle Francais will hold a business meeting next Tuesday at 11:40.
Officers of the club this year are: president, Oliven Thomas; vice-president, Irene St. Pierre; treasurer, Gertrude Gilmor.
JUNEAN SHINN EDITS IDAHO PUBLICATION
Former S. C. Newspaper Man Has Bright Future in His Chosen Profession
Juneaux H. Shinn, of the class of ’20, and a Delta Beta Tau, has joined the ranks of former Trojan staff members, who are now in the newspaper business. Shinn is now editor of the Filer (Idaho) Record.
Shinn was at IJ. S. C. in 1916-17 and returned to the institution last year, after serving with the Naval Reserve. He was editor of “The Yellow Dog,” a publication issued last April by the pledges of Sphinx and Snakes, junior men’s honorary society.
The Twin Falls (Idaho) Chronicle, in a recent issue, printed the following item:
Juneau H. Shinn is the new editor and Henry E. Lammers, the publisher of the Filer Record, which property they have taken over.
Interest in the splendid little newspaper is widespread, and because of the spasm of radicalism which has been sweeping many men from their moorings, there is satisfaction in this from the announcement made by the new owners:
“Politically, the Record is independent. It has no bias, it is an organ of no group. It covets nothing more than conservatism, sanity, open-mindedness, fairness, loyalty an dan earnest desire to render a real service to the community by coo-peration.”
Filer is the field of the Record, says its owner. Filer is a good field. There is no better ctiy of its size in the universe. It lies in the heart of a magnificent agricultural zone.
The new editor of the Record is a young man of unusual promise, clear of vision, sound in reasoning and free from the taint of radicalism. He has an abiding faith in American institutions, and his efforts have been for the upholding of the hands of those in authority. The good will of the entire county is his. And predictions for his future in the newspaper field al lare for rapid growth and development.
ROBINSON TESCHKE. WILCOX, NAMED AS STUDENT OFFICERS
Executive Committee Picks New Men to Fill Vacancies Now Existing
ALL MEN ARE WELL KNOWN
Education of Taste for Higher Things Is Believed Remedy for the Situation
At a meeting of the executive committee yesterday, the vacant offices of Debating Manager and Executive Committeeman were filled, John Robinson ’22, being elected Debating Manager, and Paul Wilcox, Executive Committeeman.
“Johnnie” Robinson has been prominent in school affairs since his entry last year, having been president of his Freshman Class.
Wilcox, called from his college work two years ago to join the Service, has recently returned from France full of pep and enthusiasm. He should be a good addition to the committee.
Fred Teschke, ’15, who is assisting Coach Henderson with the varsity football squad, was elected to the executive ecommittee. Teschke will take the place left vacant by Miss Isabel Work, ’19.
Before adjournment, plans for the Student Rally to be held next Friday, were discussed, the matter being left in the hands of the A. S. B. President and Athletic Manager.
Reviving an old tradition which was in danger of dying out, the Sophomore Class will hold a welcoming reception for the freshmen on Friday evening in the “Y” hut.
The following sophomore committee heads are working very earnestly toward the success of the event:
Publicity ......... ...........Marion Vale
Decorations ................Miriam Irwin
Refreshments..........Gladys Neuffer
Finance ............................Foyd Tarr
The latest thing in jazz music also the first “quaker jazz,” is promised to lovers of this ‘sport’ by Miss Arkley, of the entertainment committee, while Miss Stoneham of the games committee has planned original and enjoyable games, among them a real football game between different teams. Come out and see who is the champion of California!
PLEDGES
Phi Alpha announce the following
pledgee:
William H. Mead, Philip A. Reynolds, Alvin C. Whitcomb, Forrest F. Blalock, Stanley W. Sutton, Albert L. Lindley.