Vol. XII
Lot Angetes, California, Friday, November 5, 1920
No. 24
faculty not pleased
AT SEEING FROSH MEN
BATH IN TRADITION TANK
WORKERS OF Y.W.C.A.
Women Interested ln social service work, particularly work with girls, are Invited by the Y. W. C. A. to attend a session to be held Saturday morning 9t 9 o’clock at the “Y” Blue Triangle room in the Brack Shopa at Seventh and Grand.
The program for the day is as fol lows:
Talk on Girl Reserves—Sutherland Griffith, Girl Reserves Field Secretary 9:30 Girl Psycholoby — Helen Bab son.
Club Plans for Boys — Miss Goldwaite. a—Boy Scouts, b—Y. M. C. A. c—Woodcjaft League.
Other Club Plans for Girls—A, Baird, Junior High School Secretary.
Use of Music in Clubs—Della Paris, High School Secretary, What the Girl Reserves Department Is Doing in Los Angeles—Talks by departmental secretaries.
Luncheon.
10:00
10:30
11:00
11:30
12:15
U.S.C. Has Largest Knight of the Bath
By Merrett Barton, '24
To be, or not to be? That was the question. Whether It was best to run and be caught or to surrender and be peacefully led to the clouded pool, clouded with the mud of others.
Robed in snowy white was I. Led forth in my spotless unmentionables, it was the first day that I had worn them too, I made an impressive sight upor the multitude.
Mud, glorious mud, Mother Earth bathed in tears. Mud filled with herbs, devil grass herbs, the kind that sticks in your hair.
At last I am to receive that which seems to befit a poor little (?) Love, Honor, and Obeying Frosh.
Raised gently into the air by many kind, loving and tender hands, my body was most gracefully catapulted Into the clear, cool, crystal depths of the pool. Yes, clear as mud. The very depths of the sea seemed to enrobe me as it were. I was at the mercy of a blood-thirsty race.
It was certainly a shock to bathe on Wednesday. I fear that the soft, sweet gurgle of the bath will fail to gurg this Saturday night.
At last I am a full fledged knight of the bath, knighted ln water as black as night. Perhaps I may be able to concentrate now and get 40 instead of 23 on my exams. I was late for my French class, too. Anyway, Hurrah for Harding!
CONTESTANTS FOR THE BOWEN CUPS MEET TODAY AT 11:40
Persons intending to contest for Bowen cups are asked by Merle McGinnis, debating manager, to meot today at 11:40 in J. B. 4, Professor Blank’s office, for discussion of the •luestion to be put ln the contest.
Mr. McGinnis also urges that freHh-men enter the contest, as the candidates for the freshman debating team *re to be choBen at the preliminaries.
A freshman debating schedule is being arranged with the frosh of other Southland colleges.
INTER-CLASS SWIMMING
CONTESTS FOR WOMEN
That the faculty was not entirely in sympathy with the little swimming party that the husky sophomores gave the bashful frosh was the chief news on the campus yesterday.
'Twould seem that the learned profs objected to the pitiful sight of seeing dejected freshmen trailing over the campus, water dripping at every step Yesterday’s meeting of the Execu tive Board was shrouded in deep, dark secrecy. Reporters were shunned like a smallpox plague. However, rumor will out, and it was hinted that the board was not entirely on the faculty side of the question.
Additional rumor has It that four upper classmen had highly interest ing sessions with the faculty concern ing the big party.
When interviewed concerning the Executive Board meeting, Gwynn Wil son had little to say. ‘‘The meeting was private,” he said, “and I have no authority to tell what happened. The less said about the whole matter much the better.”
SPANISH SERIES S POSTPONED
The Spanish series has been post poned until November 18, on account of November 11, the date originally set, being a holiday. The series will then be given an alternate Thursdays in the chapel at 11:40, as previously planned, in the following order: November 18—Rambles in Spain December 9—Folksongs of the Americas.
January 6—Legendary Mexico. January 20—Across the Andes.
The last of the series, “Spanish Vaudeville,” has not yet been assigned a definite date.
These entertainments will in why conflict with the talks being given in the chapel by the Commerce Department on Thursday, as they come in alternate weeks.
Senor and Senora Zorraquinos, the Spanish dancers from the Mission Play, will assist Mrs. Lowther in the entertainment on the 18th. Mrs. Low ther will wear a Spanish gown with a beautifully embroidered silk shawl which she purchased in Seville.
Tickets will be put on sale in the near future.
A. A. E.
IS
Thursday, at 4 p.m., the girls’ swimming tryouts for class teamB were held at Wilkinson’s. The (nterclass contest will be scheduled ln a few weeks. Any girls who are interested are invited to report at Wilkinson’s, 16th j and Flower streets, next Thursday,
The A. A. E. initiation which was scheduled for today has been postponed because of a conflict with the two class picnics that are scheduled for this afternoon. The new date will be Wednesday, November 11, at the C. E. building, where a program will l>e presented by the new men. '1 he A. E. collars, also scheduled for Friday, will not appear until the Wednesday of the program.
At the same time there comes a no-tice from President Alberts urging all engineers to be at tiie C. E. building next Monday at 12:35 p.m., where Mr Robert L. Etnrick will give a very in teresting talk on the engineering possibilities of our Mexican neighbor. After the lecture, the new men will have a little time in which to perfect their stunts and do a little coordina tion on their own account.
DR. FLEWELLING TO
LECTURE MONDAY AT
ARGONAUT MEETING
Dr. Ralph F. Flewelling will lecture on “Psycho-Analysis” at the Initial meeting of the Argonauts at 4:15 p. m. Monday, in the philosophy office, Engineering building.
Officers will be elected and plans for the coming year will be discussed.
STUDENT VOLUTEERS TAKE
CHARGE OF SUNDAY SERVICE
Student volunteers will have charge of the Epworth League service at University Church 8unday, November 7, at 6:16. An unusually good program showing the work of the Student Volunteers Is promised.
Faculty Science Club will be held in	iCAnt8 FOR LOANS
Biology Lecture Room, Liberal I	WANTED AT OFFICE
Will student* who applied for loan* from th. M. E. Bo.rd of Education plea** call •« the office of the Tr*a* urcrf
FACULTY SCIENCE CLUB
The regular monthly meeting of the
Arts, Thirty fifth and University Avenue, Tuesday evening, November 9, 8
o clock.
The address will be given by Dr. A. *»• Sutherland, director of the Department of Psychology and Educational Research of the city school*.
P*E8S CLUB HOLD8 FIRST
BIG DINNER TONIGHT
The U. S. C. Press Club will hold IU «rst big dinner tonight at 6 o’clock win*18 8Pan,gh Inn at 4th and Hill. ,111am 8mythe, copy chief of the Angele* Herald, will speak to the
udent Journalists.
JUNIOR8 MEET
At the Junior meeting on Thursday, Miss Ruth Inman entertained with two short rfiadlngB.
Final plans for tbe Junior Plcn‘c be held Friday afternoon at Brookside Park were discussed
A large sale of tickets 1* already reported.
PARTY TO FROSH ON NEXT TUESDAY EVE
U. S. C. freshmen, having been given a needed bath and having been scrubbed carefully by the upper classmen around the neck and behind the ears, are now invited to a party to be given to them by the Sophs next Tuesday night at the “Y” hut. The affair is to be a big frosh-soph party, with the entertaining and expenses handled by the sophomores. All freshman men and women are cordially invited to be among those present.
Vice-President Evelyn Griffin of the sophomore class is in charge of the party and promises a lively time and an evening full of fun for both classes. There will be music, stunts, refreshments and everything else that goes to make up a good party, and more, too, according to Miss Griffin. Committees under the vice-president have been at work for some time and report that everything Is ready for an evening of making merry.
The main purpose of the party Is to get the two classes better acquainted with each other and to show the sophs and frosh a good time.
FROSH TACKLE CALIFORNIA CUB ELEVEN
SOPH EXODUS TO BE IN RUBBERNECK■ WAGONS
DR. BOGARDUS ELECTED ONE OF INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF SOCIOLOGY
Dr. Bogardus, head of the Sociology Department, has had the distinction of being elected a member of the International Society of Sociology, acf-.rd-ing to the current number of the Revue Internationale de Sociologie, the organization’s publication, published in Paris.
Honory membership is based on the number and quality of books published by the candidate. Only four other Americans were mentioned in the magazine. Among these being E. H. Cooley of Michigan, author yf several text books in sociology.
By Carl Farman
Tomorrow afternoon, on Bovard Field, beginning at 2:30, the Western Intercollegiate freshman football championship will be decided. At that time the U. S. C. Frosh meet with the peagreeners from the University of California, and since the cubs from the north have won ail their games overwhelmingly and Herd’s men have performed in like manner, the championship will clearly rest with one or the other eleven when the final play has been made.
Good Southern Schedule
Southern California haB been fav ored with a football schedule which compares favorably with the playing season of any section in the country High class prep games, intercollegiate championships and various upsets in the regular order of things, have conspired to make the year 1920 memor able in our football annals.
High in the list of important teams comes the U. S. C. Frosh squad which has attained, through native ability and the coaching genius of Cliff Herd, a place where it stands at least a flfty-flfty chance for the freshman championship of the west. The outcome is highly uncertain.
Herd Give* Opinion
Coach Herd iB apparently neither overconfident nor very fearful of the outcome. He said concerning the game:
"We’ll fight them to a standstill, all right, but it’s hard to say whether we can offset the great weight advantage they have. Our line averages 161 pounds, while California’s averages 185, and they have a mighty strong team. Nevertheless, we’ll give them
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Plans and details of the picnic to take place today In the Santa Monte canyon were given out yesterday at a meeting of the sophomore class. The clasB was urged by President Al W son to make the picnic a success by turning out in large numbers. Big trucks, sometimes known as "rubber neck wagons,” will be employed as a medium of transporting tho class to and from the scene of merriment. The busses are to leave the campus at 12:30. Ample provision has been made for those deciding the last minute to Join the party, so everyone will be well taken care of. Among the fea tores of the day will be Bwlmmlng, games and a picnic supper on the beach in the evening.
Notice was also given of thc fresh man-sophomore party to be held next Tuesday at the ”Y” hut. The committees are now at work arranging the program and other details. All sophomore men having a few free hours early Tuesday afternoon are asked to help with the decorations.
A rumor was spread In regard to a party the class will hold at Kramer's, In the city, In the near future. Definite announcement of this will be given out soon.
A general feeling of approval waB expressed on the way the freshman swimming party was conducted.
U.S.C. ALUMNUS WILL SPEAK AT T
j
HUT EQUIPMENT CAUSE OF
Al Wesson, U.S.C. Mystery Man, Subject of Rumors
By
Yeh, that’s what I heard—Al Wesson got the can for that tank stuff yesterday! Bill here says he left for Arizona on the nine-fifteen train tills morning, but I don’t believe it. He isn’t that kind of a guy.”
Well, anybody who would bring out that tank to tub poor, innocent frosh who wore their caps is liable to do anything. I hope he got the bounce.” Dame rumor was a busy lady yesterday morning, owing to the fact that the faculty semed to object to the cleaning of the freshmen, which took place the day previous. And poor Al was the core of tbe gossip. Everybody knows that Al is soph president—and officially has charge of the subjugation of unruly frosh. Al knows it, too, so when Wednesday happened, Al thought the weather fit for the administration of the ‘‘peace medicine” prescribed for frosh each year. AI rubbed his magic lamp, and lo and behold! the tank
O. Henry”
graced the" 30-yard line on Bovard
field But the faculty had other plans for Al, and he was obliged to remove his gigantic kitchen sink. Then, as soon as said faculty members had disappeared, the lamp was rubbed again, and the wholesale renovating took place.
Al wasn’t at school yesterday morning, and rumors spread like holes in a moth-eaten overcoat. The faculty and students’ executive committee bad a Joint meeting, but no one seemed to know what results were obtained. And Al wasn’t around to be questioned. He finally appeared, went In conference with a member of the executive committee, and exchanged his serious look for a smile.
The truth is that AI had nothing to do with the second appearance of the tank, and when the faculty tried to locate tlie one responsible, the executive committee shouldered all the blame, leaving Al out.
WAMPUS STAFF MEETS
MONDAY AT 11:40
Wampus stafT members will have a meeting Monday at 11:40 in the stu dent body offices on the second floor of the journalism building. All law Btudents and dental studentB who ure on the staff are especially urged to be present, as well as Liberal Arts members.
ALCHEMISTS HOLD
BUSINESS SESSION
The Alchemists at a meeting yesterday discussed plans for the coming year and new members were "made fectly at home.”
President Harold Slosson presided. Business was taken up and designs for new pin were submitted. After the fact that the old one closely resembled home brew outfit, wa* brought out , “knowing" member, the eligibility of freBhmen to become active members in the organization was discussed. After tbe business was disposed of the social was held for new members and games and refreshments were enjoyed by all. No casualties.
**Y” DEVOTIONAL HOUR
Sin of Worry1' was the topic on which Dr. C. V. Gilliland, head of the history department, spoke at the devotional hour held at the MY” hut last night.
Johnnie Robinson, leader, provided very good musical program.
ARCHITECTURE CLU3 PLANNED
All students majoring, or Interested, in architecture will meet next Tuesday at 3 p m in Room 110 of the annex. The object ln view is to form an architecture club.
EATS TO BE PLENTY
SAYS GLADYS CRAIL
Juniors will have the time of their lives, getting acquainted and everything, at the Junior Bat, the biggest Jollification of the year, according to Miriam Irwin, who is in charge of arrangements of the blowout set for Friday, November 4, at Brookside Park.
Eats of superior quality and enough to satisfy the most capacious appetite, according to Gladys Crail, will Include rolls, apples, doughnuts und coffee.
Besides the eats there will be a big bonfire to warm everybody’s hearts and Inspire the ukelele artists und songsters of the class. Gladys ('rail says there will be some awfully clever stunts and games everybody can play
Albert Butterfield is to be master of ceremonies, which ought to be enough to insure every Junior a good time. Professor aud Mrs. La Porte have been secured as rtiaperones. Floyd Tarr, junior president, says that the known good nature and Jollity of these two make their presence an added attraction to discriminating Juniors.
Juniors may get their tickets from Dwigbt Reay, and should do so at once.
FROSH PLAN PARTY
Plans for the freshman party, on November 18, >vere the feature of the frosh meeting at 12:30 yesterday. It is planned that a meeting will be held every week.
Two plays, Hawaiian music and number* by a Jazz band are pome of the things planned for the party. The committee In charge, including Lillian Peters, Mildred Twitchel, Norma Whiteside, Elgo McClunsky, Albert Oreenstreet, and Ed Gordon.
All freshman students are asked to watch the bulletin board for Important announcements,” urge* Dott Russell, freshman vice-president.
Neil Locke, an alumnus of U. S. C., formerly University "Y’% secretary, and now the secretary of the Los Angeles County Y. M. C. A., will speak at the Y. M. C. A. weekly meetings on Monduy at 11:40. H1b general subject will be the "Building of Person ality.”
Locke was very popular at U. S. C. Immediately after being graduated he became prominent in Y. M. C. A. work throughout the state. For a while he served as the state secretary but resigned ln order to continue his county work here. He is well known and like by the older students.
Dr. Carl S. Knopf, principal of the College of the Pacific, and Judge Thomas, from the Dlqjrict Court of Appeals, have spoken at the “Y” meetings this year. Students enjoyed both meetings; all agree that they were entertaining and instructive,
UNIQUE SERMON AT
UNIVERSITY CHURCH
Beginning next Sunday night, Dr. Betts will commence an unusual series of sermons. The first will be, “My Conception of an IdeaJ Young Man.” Dr. Betts has asked for and received a number of letters from the young ladies on this BUbJect. TheBe letterB will be read and discussed Sunduy night. According to Dr. Betts, all University men are invited to this service that they may get wise to themselves. The ladles are Invited to defend their rights.
The following Sunday the subject will be. “My Ideal Young Lady.” All the University men are invited to contribute a letter on the subject.
The University Epworth League service meets at 6:15. All students are Invited.
DENTAL MUSICANS WILL BE AT GAME
Spectator* at next Saturday’s game will witness a band, the like of which has never before and probably will never again appear on Bovard field or any other football field for that matter.
The group of musicians (T), assembled and led by A. Besslrl, performing on unique instruments, which were also conceived by the agile brain of Besslrl, without doubt knows no equal.
Tbe assemblage made its Initial appearance at the freshman-sophomore fracas of last week, where they created a decided furore.
Next Saturday tbe “band" will be in costume and will mark tbe center of the dental rooting section.
Let all loyal dents rally around the band and give tbe Trojan babes their support!
Movl* Thriller
The morale of the Dental College was appreciably weakened yesterday by the appearance of • movie company Just outside tbe windows on Exposition Blvd.
Tom Mix had ten wicked looking ■peed buggie* inorting up and down the boulevard in the filming of *oine race scenes.
Roscoe Sarles, Louie Chevrolet, and a number of who's-wbo’* were on deck, making It difficult for the tooth carpenter* to keep their miuds on molar* and bicuspids.
Discussion of the plans for the enlargement of the "Y" Hut equipment took a sudden turn yesterday when Mr. Huso, superintendent of the buildings and grounds suggested that the University owned house next to the but be utilised for the social functions by the Y. M. C. A.
It was the Intention of the Y. M. C. A. to conduct a campus campaign to raise money with which to purchase equipment for the hut, making it possible for the hut to stage stag doa, small banquets and other social events necessitating kitchen supplies and dining room equipment.
Tbe need for such equipment has long been felt, and ihe "Y” has been often seriously handicapped In serving refreshments at its meetings. In the past “Y” speakers have been obliged to quench their thirst with luke-warm water. Ice water not being obtainable owing to the lack of an Ice cheBt or Ice box. Thirsty orators have often raced from the “Y” Hut to the nearby drug store after meetings in order to sooth their parched tonguoB.
Acordlng to Mr. Huse, the Y. M. C. A. does not have to purchase new equipment. The University owns the bouse next to the hut. The house is supplied with sink, stove, a large table and other equipment which the Y. M. C. A. pluns to buy. “The ‘Y’ could use the house whenever needed,” said Mr. Huse. “The plan, to my mind, Is one which the “Y” cannot afford not to take advantage of.”
Opinion, however. Ib diverse. Officers of the “Y,” Including Johnny Robinson, Howard Butterfield and LeRoy Wolfe, are strongly for the original plan. They are by Lawrence Toth- * aker, chairman of the mission committee, who said yesterday:
"1 believe that the Y. M. C. A. ought to buy its own equipment. Tbe hut is small, but the "Y” should own by Itself equipment to handle large parties."
The plan ofTered by Mr. Huse Is confronted by un obstacle. The house is now occupied by the father of Professor La Porte, head of the physical training department. According to Mr. Huse, Mr. La Porto has been given verbal notice that the University desired the house, but to date La Porte has not acted upon the suggestion.
Meeting Featured By Spanish Play
“La Tertulia" met Tuesday evening, October 3. A play, ‘ Las Aceitunas,” by Lope de Rueda, was presented by Gwendolyn Abrahams, Feliciana Stein, Samuel Blacker and Oscar Jimenez, wearing the costumes of the sixteenth century. The rest of the program was musical; a new Mexican folk song, “El Viejo,” by Ignacio I*esqueiro; a whistling solo, and two Spanish songs by Mima Smith.
Spanish games, and refreshments featuring the Spanish cake, inojicon, with chocolate and favor* of tamale* containing red caps with yellow tassels completed tbe evening.
TRYOUTS FOR WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAMS TO START THIS WEEK
All girls interested in basketball are urged to report at the gymnasium on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 5 p m. to try out for duss teams. A series of Interclass games will be started and the best players on each team will be given a chance to try out for the girls' varsity team, which i* scheduled to play other college teams.
Notice to All Organizations
Organizations will confer a great favor on the Trojan if they will give their new* to regular assigned reporters of the Trojan staff. Every meeting will be covered by a Trojan reporter, if this office is notified, and the story will be handled in proper newspaper style. With a person assigned from each organization or group to write materials this office is being besieged with a flock of poorly constructed, overdone, and totally impossible stories considered from a news standpoint. Hereafter, unless stories are given to a regular member of the staff they will not be printed.
■ NOTIFY THIS OFFICE OF ALL MEETINGS.
WOMEN BASKET-BALLERS
Women basket-ball enthusiasts will hold practice Wednesday at 4 p.m.