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Los Angeles, California, Thursday, December 16, 1920
No. 44
TROJANS LEARN HOW TO DRESS TOMORROWATY
Colored Lights and Dreamy Music Feature of Sensible Dress Review on Campus Friday.
Sensible dress for men and women is to be the key-note of the entertainment at the ‘Y’ hut tomorrow under the nuspices of the Advertising Department of the university, assisted by various faculty memberB, student committees, and Robinson’s department store.
Models for the dress review have been chosen from the various club* and societies on the campus so that the affair will be in every way a representative function.
In addition to the dress parade, the committee has arranged for the D. B. T. orchestra to furnish some pep-pro-ducing music, Billy Heinze will give a reading, and the Alpha Chi Omega girls will put on a stunt.
The entire program has been carefully planned and is expected to please the most fastidious. Robinson’s have furnished interior decorators and materials to transform the ‘Y’ hut interior so that only the most careful observer will be able to recognize it as a sanctum for young men. Colored lights will play upon the models as they pirouette in the center of a stage luxuriously curtained and draped. And last, but not least, dreamy music will lull the spectator with its charm.
It is rumored that there are some magnificient gowns to be displayed, and that the styles are all far in advance of those being shown down town. So girl's, here’s youi chance. The men are not to be neglected, as perfect models will display the correct way to wear a collar, and the exact shade and color of tie which looks best with a given color and shade of suit.
Every one wants to know how to dress well. Mrs. Kingsbury says that the well-dressed man or woman is always inconspicuous. It is therefore expected by the committee in charge that a large crowd will turn out tomorrow at 11:40 in order to learn what to do, and what not to do.
The educational side of the sens -ble dress parade is being particularly stressed by the committee and Robinsons’. Because of this feature of the entertainment it has the hearty endorsement of President Bovard and the faculty, as well as all the student organizations.
MATHEMATICS CLUB TO RETURN TO CHILDHOOD
A return to childhood will be staged tonight by the staid members of the "Math” Club, when they celebrate with a Christmas party at the home of Jessie Williams, 1140 West Twenty seventh street.
A tiny Christmas tree will be the center of attraction, together with a grab bag, in which Santa has left gifts for all the members of the club.
Christmas games will be played, and Christmas spirit will pervade the whole affair.
, EXAMI
GIFTS TAKE UP SPACE
By Tony Macaroni
Dis is de one-a good-a time of-a de year. Every-bod’ is-a happy because-a he tink he gone-a get-a some ting for-a Christmas. To make-a de sure one-a sweet-a-lady-girl; she send-a me some ting all-a-ready. Vot you tink about-a day, eh?
Dis UniverB’, vot you all-a de co-ed no got-a de, vat you call-a de sense of-a de crazy bone; yes, dat is-a right, dey no got-a de sense of-a de humor. You Rot-a be much-a de careful vot you talk so you no-a hurt-a de feel. Dot is a de truth.
I make-a de much-a discover. Everybody give-a me de Exam. When I wan-a me conscious to-a be white as-a de snow. I tell-a you, me make-a de big discover. If-a all-a de good people go-a to de bad place we no-a have-a <“d bad-a place. If all-a de children flunk in-a de exam we no-a have-a de had grade. You kngw-a vat I mean ?
In-a de Christmas time-a every ting is suppose to-a be much-a de glad an-a everybod’ gone-a feel hap' to get-a de Present. When I gone-a cry I make-a de laugh, All-a my present come-a early. Me get-a all a me, vat you call-a de bills, before-a de Christmas.
Some-a bod’ come-a up-a-to-a me an-a te!-a me, “Tony, vat makes-a you-a so Rad vat is-a de trouble?” I tell-a him me no got-a de troub’. He make-a de big mistake. “Vhy you look-a de so-a sad?” he say. Excus’-a me, me tell-a him. I forget-a to change-a me map.
Vey back in-a me Italie much-a de sweet a lady-glrl walt-a for-a me. Every-bod' happy because-a he go back-a to much a de sweet lady girl, but-a poor little Tony make a de bes’ of It-a in-a dis countri.
Me see much-a de excite. All-a de young-a man In-a one-a big circle, an-a ™u,h~a de interes’ ln-a de some ting. Vat is a dat?” somebod' ask-a me, an-a bet a wit-him one-a-silver-dollar; dat some one-a little lady girl Is-a in a de 'enter of-a dat excite. Me win-a de "®t. De officers of-a de freshman tlass-a isa de converse wit de vice-president, Dot Russel, about-a some Import' blzness.
Dis here-a de Professor Gaw make a 6 much-a mistake. He say dat-a de ollege of-a Oritory “performa much-a in £°0d a ‘Mister Antonio.’ ’’ He nrf	mistake. Everybod’
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OUT AFTER DELAY
The flrst edition of this year’s Sociology Notes, the official publication of the Southern California Sociological Society, came out yesterday, after several days' delay, due to printing difficulties.
The purpose of this little four-page pamphlet, which is issued monthly by the graduate students in Sociology, is to link the students who have graduated as majors in the department and are now contributing to the world’s work, with those who are still studying ln the university.
Interesting Items
There are several interesting Items in the leaflet, as well as articles telling of the present activities of the department.
Especially prominent in this month’s welfare work is that being done in the Mexican quarter of the city. Two sociology students, one of whom has a working knowledge of Spanish, are assigned a family for a year. A card of introduction, printed in Spanish, is presented at the flrst visit. The workers aim to establish a footing of real friendship and help throughout the year.
Book Reviews
Condensed book reviews of some of the more serious of the 1920 novels are given in the notes, and furnish an interesting survey of some of the modern authors.
The membership campaign is being pushed in this issue, and on the back page is a membership blank, which students interested in sociology, are invited to sign and send with the year’s due to the secretary of the Sociology Society, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. There are at present one hundred and seventy-five members enrolled in the society.
PALETTE AND BRUSH SALE ENDS THURSDAY
Thursday noon will se the abandonment of the Palette and Brush stand at the entrance of the Liberal Arts building. Judging from Wednesday’s sales, the remaining articles will disappear a day and a half before the originally planned all-week sale terminates.
Over $125 was taken in during the flrst two days of the sale. The promoters of the Palette and Brush bazaar are much pleased with the success of their enterprise.
Home Economics will sell candy and fancy holiday articles made by the students of the department during the next two days. The economics stand is located near the Palette and Brush counter.
ELI ARRANGES MANY SWIMMING EVENTS
NE WHAVEN, Conn., Dec. 15.—The swimming schedule for the Yale varsity mermen for the 1921 season was announced here today as follows: Varsity Swimming Schedule—Jan. 14, Columbia at New Haven; 15, C. C. N. Y. at New York; 21, Princeton at New Haven; Feb. 8, Wesleyan at New Haven; 11, Springfield College at New Haven; 19, Columbia at New York; 25, University of Pennsylvania at New Haven; 26, Harvard at Cambridge; March 4, Brown university at New Haven; 5, University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia and Massachusetts In stitute of Technology at New Haven; 11, College of the City of New York at New Haven; 12, Princeton at Princeton; 19, intercollegiateB at Columbia University pool, New York City.
Notice to Federal Board Students:
The Los Angeles office of the Federal Board for Vocational Education requests that each Federal Board student leave a memorandum of his address at the office of the Treasurer and Comptroller in order that checks due December 20 (during Christmas vacation) may be mailed directly to the students.
In order to be sure of receiv ing pay checks promptly, students muBt leave their addresses before Thursday, December 16, without fall.
Wampus Brings Spanish Will Be ‘Christmas Vamp’ Predominating Note To The Campus At La Tertulia Party
Boy! Boy! Page the Purity Squad. Did you see the Wampus, which made Its second debut on the campus for this year, yesterday. Wampus, this Issue, takes a back seat to no comic published in the world for pure unadulterated wit, humor and class.
The cover is a three-color creation of Marion Vale’s, depicting a gent with bandolined hair about to implant an occulatlon upon the rouge spot resting directly ’neath the ear of a startllngly decorated co-ed. Above her head hangs the conventipnal mistletoe.
The book Is termed the Vac. No.—, which is presumed to mean anything from Vacation to Vaccination. There is some stuff in the book that might be misconstrued to be pretty risque.
The mother of one of the Kat’s is said to have remarked that back in the prehistoric times, when she was a college girl, that she would have hesitated to have gone out with the man that wrote some of the stuff. She can’t be blamed.
Helen Huff wins the page across from Al Wesson’s flrst page article, dealing with football and women— mostly the latter. Miss Huff depicted a dainty co-ed, in knee length skirt, beneath our old friend mistletoe. She is called “A Christmas Vamp.”
The book abounds in jokes and pictures and ads and exchanges. It is considered the best Wamp that ever clawed on to the campus.
Editor Pee Vee Gee says the next number is the Mystery Number; even he does not know what it will contain.
Christmas decorations in Spanish and Mexican style will predominate at the party to be given by La Tertulia, at the home of Mrs. Lowher, at her historic Spanish home, In San Gabriel, on Friday afternoon, at 6:30 o'clock. Miss Lowther will be hostess of the occasion, and guests of honor will be Mrs. Stein, wife of the Spanish professor; Mrs. Raines, wife of the Mexican professor, and member of the Spanish club of the Southern Branch of the University of California; also Miss Eleanor Hague, expert in Span ish folk songs.
Program Under Miss 8tlllwell
An entertaining program, under the direction of Miss Stillwell, will be given.
Spanish games will be played during the evening, under the supervision of Miss Hunniwell. Pinatas will be broken and gifts distributed to the
guests.
Spanish Refreshments
Refreshments will also be Spanish, served in true Spanish style, and will consist of tamales, breadstlcks and the royal cup, a drink of Madrid.
SCHOOL LADS EAT
GOLD FISH ON WAGER
FOND DU LAC, Wls., Dec. 16 — When William Schuessler and John Collins, seniors ln the high school, were dared to swallow live goldfish, they offered to wager that they could do it.
A crowd of students had made up a collection of between $5 and $6 and offered it as a side bet against the two boys. Schuessler and Collins took turns in Ashing ln a bowl for the live goldfish, and while the startled group stared in amazement, each boy flicked a wriggling flsh down his throat.
To “top off” the delicacy the boys ate several dishes of Ice cream. They declared the flsh were entirely palatable and offered to repeat the stunt if any one wanted to make a wager.
DEBATERS AT LAW
Aspirants for debate will meet in the assembly of the College of Law to begin work today at 6:00 p. m. The schedule has been decided upon and at this meeting the men will be divided into squads.
Students Aid Is Requested
For Three Charity Causes
To the Associated Student Body: We stand back of the plea of Professor Hedley In his movement to help three good charities, the children in Europe, those suffering from famine in China and the Armenian Relief.
At this time we think it is not wise to make a drive on the student body but we hope that the Christmas spirit will carry this drive over.
Because there is to be no drive does not mean that the responsibility of the student body is lessened.
(Signed)—Gwynn Wilson,
President of A. S. B.
Free will offering of funds to help in three relief measures will start this morning. StudentB who have the least
bit of Christmas spirit In their hearts will contribute to this fund lt Is thought by those in charge. The affair is ln no way like a drive but Is merely a Christmas gift offering to the suffering of the world.
“I could not sit down to my Christmas dinner without choking if I had not done my share to help the famine stricken persons of the world," said Professor John Hedley yesterday.
Any student who feels so Inclined will give his donation to the professor of his major class this morning. The professors will turn the money over to the proper authorities for the right disposal.
The student body Is expected to back the movement according to Gwynn Wilson, president of the student body. “They have always complained of drives, now they have a chance to do some real good without a drive,” he said yesterday.
SOLUTION IS OFFERED FOR CLOTHES PROBLEM
By A. Koa-Edd
Fellow students, we have a very serious problem in our midst. Allow us to introduce to you today’s campus topic, namely, “How should the stu-dent dress on the campus?” (Personally, we should prefer that the student dress at home).
Shall the noble Adonises of our aggregation go to their classes arrayed in year before last’s cast off pants (pardon us, we mean trousahs) and sweaters of the vintage of 1901? Shall the damsels unearth the gingham aprons of grammar school days, or yet the high school middies of more recent memories? Or, on the other hand, shall tbe male of the species seek out the most expensive of our local (or long distance) tailors and order the likewise most expensive suit, while sister calls up the modiste aud tells her that "That little hundred end fifty dollar model will do beautifully to wear to school, and please send it out P. D, Q."
How to Get ’Em
No, children, we must follow neither of these lines of attack. We muet take from our slender hoard (our bank account Is the only thing that doebn’t need reducing) a reasonable number of pence and set out on our quest for clothes. We must approach the vendor of said clothes ln a haughty manner and fix him with a baleful glance. We must state that we have on us just exactly umpty ump Iron men and that we propose (this being leap year) to spend on covering for >ur (ahein) inner man just exactly that amount minus carfare home. Then v.e shall pick out something "simple but elegant” and have it wrapped up and take it home with ub. Now what could be sweeter? We ask you, how could we better solve tbis problem to which we have just been introduced ? Everybody satisfied? We thauk you.
FOOTBALL MEN MEET
All football men will meet today at 11:40 in Coach Henderson's office, for the purpose of electing a captain for next year’s team. They will also set a date for the annual University football banquet.
LIBRARY IS TO HAVE PRE£CE SERVICE
The University Library has Just subscribed for the Prentice Hall Business Information Service. The business man of today Is said to use all tbe time-saving devices which come to hls attention.
Five hundred publications, it Is said, are read every month by the editorial staff of this service. These magazines include current publications, business magazines, trade journals, house organs, pamphlets, publications of boards of trade and commercial bodies, business books, national and state government publications and from any other printed source.
Best Ideas Saved
The best, newest and most serviceable Ideas and Information are culled out, and thousands of pages of non-essential and useless matter thrown away. The wheat Is separated from the chaff. The most Important articles are comprehensively, though briefly, digested, so that the reader gets the business ideas in a few sentences. The field covered tn the service now includes: Accounting, Advertising and Selling, Banking, Exchange and Public Finance, Credits and Collections, Employment, Financing, Foreign Trade, Industrial and Commercial Relations, Management, Office Management, Personal HJfflclency, Purchasing and Stores, and Transportation.
May Be Found in Collateral
These two volumes, ln book form, may be found In the collateral room of the library, on the business shelves. All commerce students may find lt desirable to read these regularly. New material comes in every two or three days by first class mail from New York City »nd Is added to that already accumulated. 'T’he service is outlined with s tb-hei dings, under each of the thtrteei k hm>* mentioned above.
Oir,CUi ,-NSIBLE 8HOES
Sensible 8i)>>e3 are still causing discussion at thr fomen’s gym. A clipping h'»s been exhibited wherein Ihe city physical director of Cincinnati, O., Ruth McCoy, claims that unless a girl can pick up a pencil with tier toes, she cannot hope to wolk with each and grace, and should begin wearing sensl ble sboeB at once.
PEACE UNION BOOKLET SENT TO DR. DIXON
Prof. James Main Dixon of the Oriental department has recently received a pamphlet published by the English Speaking Union, tho American Headquarters of which are located at 150 Nassau street, New York.
The purpose of the organization, which had its inception July 4, 1918, is to promote a good understanding among the English Bpeaklng peoples of tbe world. Its practical objects are to make the English speaking peoples better known to each other by the Interchange of representative speakers—lectures, unlveralty professors, and preachers; correspondence; the printed word; international scholarship funds; recteptlon, enter talnment, and assistance of travelers properly accredited; and the establish ment of real centers in English speaking countries with the view of promoting locally every movement that makes for the greater friendship of the peoples of these countries.
At present Wm. H. Taft of the United States and A. J. Balfour of England are presidents of the unions ln their respective countries The dues are $5.00 per annum which amount also brings to the member the “Landmark,” the monthly publication of the Union. Any person who Ib a citizen of the United States .or a British subject and who Is In sym pathy with the objects for which the corporation Is formed is entitled to membership.
U.S.C. WILL BE REPRESENTED AT ASILOMAR MEET
Delegates Will Meet, Elat; To Listen to Roy Johnson at Dinner at Hills Today.
THEATRICAL ABILITY
Four one-act plays, preferably comedies, will be produced by members ot the freshman class and given before
the entire student body, sometime before the opening of the second semester.
The play will be selected and directed by Albert Greenstreet, who so successfully took care of the production, “The School for Scandal,” given at the freshman party.
Plans were made for the play at a freshman meeting, held at 12:30 yesterday, in the chapel.
Other features of the meeting were a song by George Spring and plans for reviewing the freshman jazz band.
“Let’s have a real sized crowd at the next meeting,” urged President lx>well Troutman.
O. A. C. GIVEN SIGMA DELTA CHI CHAPTER
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Dec. 15 (Pacific Intercollegiate News Service).—Installation of Sigma Delta Chi, honorary journalistic fraternity, took place at the college, Friday afternoon. Professor Frank Thayer of Washington State college was the Installing officer, while the Sigma Delta Chi chapter of the University of Oregon accepted an Invitation to assist In the ceremonies. The chapter at the University of Washington was also Invited to take part. Those who were taken Into the national organization, consisting of some of the leading students of the college, put out the Friday issue of the O. A. C. Barometer, which was made as different an possible from the regular paper.
COMMERCE A88EMBLY
Thursday, December 16, at 11:40, In the chapel, the College of Commerce and Business Administration will hold a special Assembly in recognition of "The New Day in Mexico.” A large and representative delegation of Los Angeles citizens, under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce, recently attended the Inauguration ceremonies of President Obregon In Mexico City. Several men who have Just returned from this excursion will speak at Thursday's Assembly.
All Commerce students are expected to be present; others are cordially invited.
R. D. HUNT,
Thirty delegates who have signed up to represent TT. S. C. at the Asilomar Mid Winter Conference, to be held near the Del Monte Hotel, on Monterey Day, from December 27 to January 4, 1921, as well as all those who are considering attending and all the student council members, are requested to meet ln Hill’s Confectionery, at 5:30 this afternoon, as final arrangements will then be made.
Roy Johnson, U. S. C. student leader of this organization, has a few Interesting instructions for all who wish to make this trip. He also desires to clear up whatever misunderstanding there may be about the Asilomar, and wishes to consider any suggestions offered.
U. 8. C. Represented
Out of 86 representatives from the universities of the Southland, U. 8. C. will have 30, the largest delegation this Institution has ever sent to the Asilo-mar Conference. Pomona ranks next in number to U. S. C., having 20 delegates; the Southern Branch of the University of California will have 12 representatives; the Redlands University have promised 10; Occidental will have eight deleagtes, and the California School of Technology, Calteck, will send six representatives.
J. W. McGinnis, secretary of the university “Y,” has been endeavoring to help our representatives meet their financial obligations more easily. During the past week he has collected $215 to help defray the expenses, but this sum Is only tentative, as some people expressly named a definite student to whom their- contribution should go, and a few of these students are listed aa “doubtfuls."
John Robinson and Roy Johnson have been signing up all the prospective delegates. The following men have definitely decided to attend the Asilomar: Lawrence Toothaker, Howard Butterfield, Merle McGinnis, Walter Ralph, Clarence Butterfield, Roy Johnson, John Robinson, Jackson, Albert Butterfield, Gwynn Wilson, the A. S. B. president; Oscar Jemenez, Bert Snow, Archie Thornton, Dr. J. G.
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ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL SPEAKER FOR CHAPEL
Many members of the faculty and over two hundred members of the student body, the largest gathering ln several weeks at chapel service, heard Rev. William MacCormack, dean of St. Paui’B Pro-Cathedral, speak on “The Greatest Question of Today.”
Before beginning hlB address Dean MacCormack stated that he had never heard “Hark, Hark, My Soul,” sung us beautifully as by the Choral club, under the direction of Professor Horatio Cogswell.
“The Greatest Question of Today" Is the same as asked by Pilate. “What Then Shall I do with Jesus?" The master would probably have us take him as our model. It was Important that we have a good man for the president of the United States, but It Is still more Important that we have the best man for our personal leader.
“At present there are, ln the United States, between fifty and sixty million people who have no connection with any organized Christian organization. They are dodging the question."
Before Dean McCormack began his address Professor John Hedley made a stirring appeal for fundB to feed the starving children or Europe and Asia He said, “Bring your contribution to the member of the faculty that you love best, because by so doing, you will bring more.”
COLLEGE TEACHING SCORED BY WOMAN PRESIDENT OF MILLS
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Dec. 16.— Lines between the college campus and the outside world must be done away with, declared Dr. Aurelia Henry Reinhart, president of Mills College, ln a speech here. Colleges must start teaching practical subjects, udded Dr. Reinhart.
“At present colleges are educating
young people for Idleness;” she said. “Many people look upon college as a place to spend a few happy years. There Is no room iu our schools for the people who do not use the knowledge they get there.
“We must get closer to the present needs of the day In our colleges aud participate as full citizens,” said the doctor.