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Vol. XII
Lo* Angeles, California, Wednesday, February 2, 1921
No. 55
SEVENTY-FIVE TURN OUT FOR TRACK MEETING
Biggest Crowd in History of U. S. C. Presages Successful Track Season for 1921
COACH TALKS ON TRAINING
Bovard Field Crowded With Entrants for Varsity and Frosh Cinder Path Squads
By Carl Farman
Presaging the best track season in the history of U. S. C., if advance notices count for much, seventy-five athletes of the would-be and are types gathered in the training quarters Fri day to signify their intention of going into training and to hear words of wis dom drop from Coach Cromwell’s vocal organs. Most of the men were frosh, but there was a considerable sprink ling of upper classmen, and a number of the regular varsity men were not present.
The only number on the program was the talk by Cromwell, in the course of which he discussed the methods to be employed in keeping in con dition. Plenty of sleep, whether between 10:00 at night and 7:00 in the morning or midnight and 9:00 a.m. was one of the chief items emphasized Plenty of food at regular hours, and all the candy in the world, IF—it isn’t too much, were mentioned by Cromwell, who laid stress on regularity, both in eating, sleeping, and training.
Sad Story Related
The sad story was related of the youth who stayed out late the night before a track meet, got up at noon, and ate a tamale and drank a cup of coffee before the meet. He ran one lap, said Cromwell, and after that got seasick and fed all the fish on Bovard Field. The moral was plain—use discretion.
Every man who should consistently go out for track would be absolutely certain of a letter by his last year, if not sooner, according to Cromwell, who said that training was practically the be-all and end-all of track success. The law and the profits, as it were.
Large Turnouts on Field
The meeting, however, was not the only place where track men have gathered. Bovard Field, whose track and turf have felt the tread of countless Trojans, is literally covered with pole-vaulting, shot-heaving, discuss-tossing, limb-limbering persons attired in the convention afternoon dress of a track athlete. Of the oldtlmers, Schiller, Paddock, Mickey, Isenhouer, Evans, Wiilits, Bushmeyer and Rogers have been putting in time regularly, while the younger set is much more numerous.
Following is a fairly complete list, with the events, of the men who have signified a desire to go out for the varsity. No freshmen are included. Sprints — Paddock, iBenhouer, Al Wright, Blalock, Thomas; 440-yard dash —Schiller, Leahy, Malone, Art Nichols; half mile—Mickey, Whitcomb, Del-Phej-, Rodney Wright: mile—Wilson, Ashbaugh, Bothwell, Mason, McKay, Waterman; high hurdles — Rogers, Lewis; low hurdles—Rogers, Stuart; Pole vault—1-Emmons, J. Leadingham, Parker; broad jump—Delphey, Rogers, Bushmeyer, Jimenez; high Jump— Schultz, Emmons, Bushmeyer, Al Nichols; shot-put — Evans, Boyle, Townsend, Farman; duscus—Evans, Boyle.
MRS. PRICE TO GIVE
SERIES OF TALKS IN Y. W.
A Great Woman” wag the subject on which Mrs. Rebecca Price spoke at mt Y 'V' C' A' meeting Monday. The “‘ble Btory of the woman who aided Misha in so many ways was told and a motisrn comparison was drawn to women who were truly great in their services for others.
,	music was given by Cheryl
Millar.
Mrs Price is from the Religious 'ducation department and will speak every fifth meeting. March 7 will be ® date for the next address and her “Ubject will be, "The Woman of amaria" April 11 the subject will Lord, Teach Us to Pray,” and
Oh! Why Should
There Be Exes?
—And there shall be weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth. The thunder will roar, and the lightning will flash. All of which is JUBt a gentle reminder that the dreaded finals are with us again. The first battle scene will be staged this morning.
Today the mathematical professors will delve into their massive brains and ask when an equilateral triangle is equal to the fourth dimension. Today the foreign language instructors will demand that the prodigies conju gate in all seventeen tenses the verb flunko-are, and on down the list.
Doom of Coeds Fair coeds who have learned nothing but how to roll their own. and pin their sorority pins to exactly nothing will be required to state what they think of the Volstead Act or Blasco Ibanez. Seats next to the class sharks will be as popular as front row seats at the Follies or the Peete trial.
No longer will the favorite vehicles be the Stutz roadsters and classy Pierces that line University avenue. Instead, the far-famed pony will be led gently to many a classroom.
Word from California and Stanford relates the sad story of the exodus of the flunked out. Just what stand U. S. C. will take toward the array of fallen students remains to be seen.
Burning o’ the Oil Students who haven’t disturbed the virgin whiteness of their textbooks have crammed into protesting cell brains everything from the table of contents to the appendix. Midnight oil has been used in study rooms instead of in the ancestral flivver.
Now the tap of doom has sounded, halls are vacated, and the libraries are playing to standing room only. The only ray of light in a sea of gloom is the thought that Washington had a birthday in February.
Selah!
Ludle Mitchell’s Reading Pleases Chapel Audience
be
*ler *a8t address, will be on >e Therefore Ready.”
»t one hundred girls were present al the meeting Monday.
EL rodeo discussed
AT PAULINE MEETING
By Marquis Busby
If an old-time newspaper reporter wished to express the very acme of success he wrote “a good time was had by all.” Such an expression very fittingly describes the very delightful reading of Rostand’s ‘‘Cyrano de Bergerac,” given by Lucile Mitchell, ln the chapel, Thursday evening.
Miss Mitchell enjoys the additional distinction of being the first student to graduate with an A. B. degree from the College of Oratory.
Bernhardt Created Role Cyrano de Bergerac” is rarely given as a reading, for the simple reason of its difficult character parts. Probably one play, excepting the Shakespearean works, has ever boosted such famous casts as this drama. Sarah Bernhardt i the flrst to bring the play to America. Maude Adams succeeded her in the role, and even the great Mansfield had a season as Cyrano.
Rostand's manuscript of the play calls for five acts, but Miss Mitchell cut the play, so that the reading consumed but little over an hour. An hour, by the way, that sped by without an Instant’s dragging.
Cyrano Is Brilliant
Most people are familiar with the doings of the eccentric Cyrano, who was exceedingly brilliant, but very repulsive in appearance. In time he tails madly in leve with the beautiful Roxane, Cyrano realizes that he can never win the maiden, so he coaches a handsome youth in the gentle art of being clever, so that the more fortunate suitor may win Roxane for his own.
Miss Mitchell was at her best as yrano. lt is unusual for a young woman to give such a finished perform ance in masculinity. Usually the male characters have the reader’s personality marked upon them. Not so with Miss Mitchell. Her Christian, the handsome suitor, was well given, all the narrowness of his character being portrayed.	i
Miss Mitchell made a delightful Roxane, the dainty excessively feminine heroine
IN THE DISTANCE
Gross Alexander to Guide Destiny of University Service Campaign Again
SLIGHT DEFICIT LAST YEAR
Committees to Be Appointed to Raise Money to Keep Burnight in China
There are probably a number of stu dents in the University this year who are not acquainted with the newest and most praiseworthy achievement of the student body of U. S. C.
The university service campaign Is the name of the enterprise inaugurated by the student administration last year in establishing a field of practical missionary endeavor. Mr. Ralph Burnight waB selected to represent the univer' sity, and is at the present time on the faculty of the University of Pekin. This foreign institution is said by Dr Paul S. Reinsch, who, for six years was minister of the United States to China, to be the supreme educational opportunity of the world at this hour.
It was stated in the California Christian Advocate, the largest religious journal west of the Rocky Mountains, that the action taken by the students in establishing a specific fraternal relationship with the University of Pekin was a most appropriate and excellent enterprise.
Prominent Men Approve In chapel, last semester, Dr. Bovard and Dr. J. Whitcomb Brougher, of this city, declared that the action taken by the students was a most fitting expression of the student activities of an institution of higher education.
This campaign was managed last year by Gross Alexander, and $2200 was actually raised. Having been appointed again this year as manager, Alexander is desirous that the organization raise his year’s quota as soon as possible.
Organizations to Help “It is my desire that the various organizations in the student body select from each group a delegate who will represent them on an executive committee of the campaign,” stated Mr. Alexander. “I should like to see Jn this committee are representative of every fraternity and sorority, in addition to representatives from the various other social organizations.”
That it will be necessary to enlist the interest and co-operation of every group and every individual In the university if tho sum of $2500 Is actually raised, is certain. This amount was stated by the Associated Student Body to be the minimum amount that should be raised this year to carry on the service program.
Deficit Last Year Last year the fund was not sufficient to pay Mr. Burnight’s transportation and one year’s salary, the deficit being made up by the Mission Board of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
It was stated by Mr. Alexander that this enterprise was in direct line with the appeal for service made in the great speech of Sherwood Eddy to the students, wherein Mr. Eddy said that the most effective service was giving peace, bread and God to the world.
CLUB MEETS TO FORM
CLOSER ORGANIZATION
SKULL AND DAGGER NAMES
THIRTEEN MEN AS PLEDGES
Thirteen of the University's most prominent men have been named as pledges for Skull and Dagger, the men’s honorary fraternity. The announcement was made by the society Monday.
The following men were elected to membership: Roy Evans, George Schiller, Howard Butterfield, I. V. Jennings, W. L. Schmitz, Jimmy Woodward, Fred Hinrichs, Willard Cooke, Merle McGinnis, Harold Mulhollen, Robert Honner, Dr. E. J. Lickley and Judge Clair S. Tappan
Roy "Swede" Evans, Sigma Chi, held dawn the posltloq of captain and left tackle on the undefeated U. S. C. football team of 1920. As a member of the
OREGON AGGIES TELL
TO WRITE LETTERS
(Hy Pacific Intercollegiate News Service)
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis, Feb. 1.—Criticizing the correspondence of a business expert is a risky business, but O. A. C. students do it—and get away with lt.
Students in a class ln business letter writing at the college recently criticised the sales letters for the Holmes & Edwards Silver company, of Bridgeport, Conn. Mr. Carl Naether, Instructor in English, who teacheB the class, sent the students' opinion to William R. Griffin, famous advertising expert, who wrote the letter. Griffin answered as follows:
“You have given us many valuable ideas and we are going to use them. Some of the suggestions you made are of value to us in putting additional letters Into the series of sales letter we use.”
Actual training in sales letter writing is given to students. Many firms write to the college for criticism and revision of the correspondence. All this work is done In class by the students under Mr. Naether, who has had considerable experience in criticizing systems of business corespondence.
Pins Pin
Pies in Place
Organizing more closely, the San Jbaquln Valley Club met Monday, 12:30, in room 240. Although the meeting was called to elect officers, other business took up the entire time.
A committee was appointed to attend to securing space for the club In the El Rodeo. A second committee was appointed to arrange for a party of some kind to be held early next semester.
Tho constitutions of the upstaters was amended in several ways. It was also found necessary to raise the dues.
The Valley Club picture will be taken at the beginning of next semester. All members have been requested to watch the bulletin board for the date.
VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE COURSE TO BE OFFERED
Instruction will be given In Vocational Guidance during the cominfe I semester, according to plans made by Professors C. V. Gilliland, R. I). Hunt, E. S. Bogardus and W. T. Gilliland. It will be a one-hour course. Special Tn‘interesting feature of tbe reading lecturers will present the different At a meeting of the Pauline Asso-jwas the absolute( abseacc* of' ■tay dl;	’
o. at 11:40 yesterday the number rections. I sualliy 111	lini„t out nursing o
®' Pages to be taken in the FI Rodeo I from her characterization to point out nursing, c * that society was decided uX directions. Miss Mltchel acted out	oth«
Butterfield, as El Rodeo representa- every movement never lea' 1 ng; h H.8' UaMd an ultimatum at the last I audience ln doubt as to tbe meaumt con, stating that all information portrayed.	.
,lle El Rodeo must be ini Unfortunately, he weather prevent tlwn today. Tbe discussion ed a capacity audience, but the “ Postponed yntil yesterday because was well filled 4 talk on “Hymuology" given by flowers sent up
florist shop in town was patronized
Last Monday at noon, a pin waB found in a piece of mince pie eaten by a young lady (who wishes her name withheld) in the College Cafeteria. She discovered the pin while cutting the pie with a fork. Not being able ot account for Its whereabouts, she stuck the pin through a card which read, “Whyfore this pin In my pie?" and sent it to the cooks in the kitchen of the cafeteria.
The explanation, which was verified by all the culinary artists, was as follows:
The cafeteria for some time past has been short of (lue, the kind that sticks tlie upper and lower crusts of a pie together, so it has been up to the head cook to discover Bome new way of sticking the two crusts together. She discovered pins!
Just before a pie is placed in the oven, pins are stuck through the crusts to hold them together while baking.
Monday morning, In the rush of getting lunch, the cooks forgot to remove the pins from the mince pie.
ALCHEMIST CLUB
ELECTS OFFICERS
Holding their semi-annual election on Wednesday, the test-tube wielders chose the executives who are to lead them ln the coming semester. Vote was by ballot, and a regular ballot box was used.
Following are the names of those elected: President, Anton Bierman; vice-president, Elizabeth Arnett; secretary, Hugh McClasky; treasurer, Rudolf Manaco.
Olympic team, Evans represented the United States ln the discus throw at Antwerp, Belgium, last summer.
George Schiller, who traveled the 440 ln 48% seconds and was also a member of the United States Olympic team, will lead the U. S. C. track men this spring. “Spec” is a Zeke.
Th*s "Y" president, Howard Rutter-fleld, is another man named by Skull and Dagger. Last year "Butter" was one of the stars on the basketball team. He Is a senior and a member of Phi Alpha.
I). V. Jennings, president of the student body at Dental, will also become a member of the society. Last year he had charge of putting over the Dent's minstrel show.
Another jaw artist is W. L. Schmitz, captain and star catcher on the baseball team. Schmitz Is a senior this year and belongs to Pal Omega fraternity.
Jimmy Woodward, Zeta Kappa Epsilon, was one of Henderson’s star back-fleld men during the past year. Last v^ar he promoted Intercollegiate box ing and represented U. S. C. as a lightweight. Woodward Is also a member of Sphinx and Snakes.
Fred Hinrichs Is captain nnd center on the basketball team. In addition to playing the cage game he held down the position of pitcher and first baseman on the baseball team last year. Hinrichs is a Zeke.
Willard Cooke is the man who has charge of the business end of the Trojan. He is a junior and a member of Delta Beta Tau.
Merle McGinnis is the debating manager and Is prominent In Y. M. C. A. work. He belongs to Gamma Epsilon fraternity.
Harold Mulhollen, junior and a D. B. T., Is managing the 1922 El Rodeo.
Robert Honner, Sigma Chi, Is assistant financial agent of the University.
Dr. E. J. Lickley Is head of the Board of Supervisors lor the I-os Angeles schools.
Judge Clair S. Tappan is a professor of contracts, partnerships, bills and notes, and damages at the College of Law.
GREATER ACTIVITY
f FORM NEW SOCIETY
Holding a joint meeting yesterday, the men and women of the university who travel under the sobriquet, “Stray Greeks,” perfected plans for a permanent organization of wandering Greek letter men and women.
A committee was appointed to draw up a plan of purposes for the new club. It is hoped to make the society a force in the social life of the university. Plans for the dance to be given by the Greeks were perfected, and the date was set for February 19 instead of February 18, as had been originally planned.
Those behind the “Stray Greek" movement, state that there are many men and women on the campus who are without fraternity and sorority homes who should be Interested In the permanent formation of a society of this kind.
EPISCOPAL CLUB PLANS
SERIES OF LECTURES
Five lectures are announced by the U. S. C. Episcopal Club for the lenten season. All students, and especially members of the club, are invited. The first of the lectures will be given by Rev. George Davidson, of St. John's Episcopal Church. His subject will be, "The Apostolic Church.” Room 246 has been secured for the course, and 4 p.m. has been set as the hour. Rev. Davidson, speaking Tuesday, February 15, will be followed by other prominent men of the Episcopal Church.
The program as announced follows:
Feb. 15- “The Apostolic Church."
Feb. 22 “The Church In England and America."
March 4 "The Church and Her Sacrsments.”
March 8—"Christianity and Americanization.”
March 15 “The Place of the Church In the Student’s Life."
IS
URGED BY BOWEN
Donor of Cup Sees Greater Opportunity for Forensic Artists in Near Future
MAY ORGANIZE COUNCIL
of I
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chapel
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and vocations, such ring, law, music, art, medicine, ommerce, the ministry, and many others. The course is open to men and women, and will meet in the chapel each Thursday at 9:50
Attendance at lectures, reading of collateral, notes, and examinations are necessary to obtain credit in the class Further information may be had from any of the above-named professors.
A, W. S Adopts Stringent Rules
Feeling the necessity for some definite action in regard to campus rules, the Executive Board of the Asoclated Women Students has recently adopted the following resolutions and suggestions. Will you not, as a University woman, lend us your support in maintaining them?
RE8OLUTION8
The women of the University of Southern California express a strong sentiment against cheating in examinations.
The women of the University of Southern California express a sentiment against showing disrespect to the University by leaving the bleachers or any University meeting Immediately before or during the signing of “Alma Mater.”
The woman of the University of Southern California deplore the tendency to prolong social functions after twelve o'clock P. M.
The women of the University of Southern California deplore the tendency to carry "queening” to the extreme in the machines In front of the University buildings.
The following suggestions are made for every college woman:
That there be definite quiet hours for study in every house where there are women students.
That there be a ten-thirty rule for callers.
That women going out in the evening leave definite word where they are going.
That there be a limit to the number of nights of recreation a week.
That organizations, so far as possible, do not entertain until the week-end.
Committee Appointed to Arrange
for a Banquet Scheduled for Early Next Semester
Planning for a more extensive debating program to be carried out next year by the university, members of Delta Sigma Rho last Thursday evening took definite steps to augment the ’21-'22 debating schedule. Mr. W. M. Bowen, member of the board of trustees and donor of the Bowen debating trophies annually presented to students who distinguish themselves ln debate, was present, and contributed valuable suggestions to the discussion. He stated that he would do everything In hls power to cooperate ln making debate a major sport at U. S. C.
“I’m intensely Interested In seeing debating developed at our university,” said Mr. Bowen, “for I realize tho benefits that will come to U. S. C. when we Bend mon as far east as the Atlantic seaboard as well as throughout the West, to represent us ln debate. 1 want to see the men who know the debating situation at the university, make some definite plans along these lines, and I’ll count lt a privilege to help put those plans into action when the proper time comes."
Among the things suggested at the meeting was the organization of a debating council to act as a governing body for forensic affairs of the university. This council might be composed of all men In any college of the university who have actually participated ln debate, and Include members of the faculty committees, and managers of debate. The necessity of having the coaching staff made up of men who can devote their whole time to directing the work of the debating squads was also pointed out. Should It be found Impossible to secure a man for full time work as debating coach, lt was suggested that a man who would be able to devote half time to debating activities, might be secured.
“I feel that next year, and the year* that follow, should mark the beginning of great things for U. S. C. In debate.” said Mr. Bowen. “The board of trustees of the university have already sot aside tho finest room In the tower of the new Administration building as a debaters' headquarters. This room Is one of the best ln the whole building. It's up to the debaters of the university to see that the best use Is made of It."
During the course of the evenings discussion Mr. Bowen told of some of his experiences during the time that he was getting his legal training. “There were two debating societies In Napa back ln 1895. They fairly set that town on fire, no trouble at all to fill the largest hall. But lt wasn’t nil smooth sailing. I’ll never forget the first time I tried to hold up my end In u debate. My knees shook; my teeth chattered. And what a trouncing they handed me. I started home that night resolved never to make another attempt to debate or speak in public. But I didn’t roach home before I looked at It In a different light. 'See here,’ I Bald to myself, ‘you’re a darned fool If you don't keep on until you're able to turn the tricks on those fellows.’ And I buckled ln and kept at It until they came to expect a good argument from me. And they got what they expected.
"Today the men of those debating societies which flourished In Napa years ago, are occupying important places and doing valuable work throughout California, Nevada, Arizona and most of the states of the West. Their training in public address was a large factor for the making or those men. And because there are those at the University of Southern California
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VALUE OF CHRISTIAN
SUBJECT OF TALK
Marshall Stimson, prominent Los Angeles lawyer, spoke at the "Y" hut Monday at 11:40. He told of the value
of being a Christian.
“If we ure going to have good government,” he said, "we must vote for a clean man with a religious conviction. The best man Is a Christian."
He spoke of the government of Athens, Sparta, and Rome, and the causes of their downfall.
HIGHER ACCOUNTANCY
COURSE MAY BE GIVEN
Provided enough students express their desire for a third semester course in accounting, such a course will be opened by the College of Commerce next semester, according to Einery Olsen Students are asked to sign up Immediately at the College of Commerce office aud not wait until registration week
A third semester accounting course lias not beeu offered heretofore.