No Trojan Next Friday Washington’s B’thday
The Southern California.
TROJAN
Official Organ of the Associated Students. University of Southern California
A.A.U. Track Meet at Bovard Field,Saturday
Vol. IX
Los Angeles, California, Tuesday, February 19, 1918
No. 28
STARE DECISIS’ TO TAKE PLACE OF ‘EL RODEO’
This Year’s Book Will Represent All Departments of the University
MUCH SPEED REQUIRED
Harold W. Tucker Chosen to Edit Liberal Arts Section —Baker Is Manager
“The only difference between this year’s ‘Stare Decisis’ and last year’s ‘El Rodeo' lies in the name,” said Newton J. Kendall, editor of the “Stare Decisis,” Friday. “Because Liberal Arts was not in a position to put ou ta book, Law undertook to finance an annual which would include all college organizations and accounts of school activities as ‘El Rodeo’ did last year.”
“The “Stare Decisis’ is not a Law publication,” said Kendall with emphasis. “Law is financing the book instead of Liberal Arts; that is the only difference between this book and last year’s.”
Kendall was optimistic regarding the success of the new book. Organizations are rapidly subscribing for space. All of the fraternities and sororities have signified their intentions of taking space in the publication. Each of the men’s literary societies has promised to take two pages. The members of the senior class are behind the new year book, and will have their pictures included in it.
Students whose pictures will be printed in the “Stare Decisis” must have their photographs taken as soon as possible after the organizations of which they are members have made arrangements with Ben Baker, who will continue to manage the Liberal Arts end of the book. All pictures must be taken by March 1 fit the latest. This allows students approximately three weeks in which to go to the photographer’s studio. Seniors must pay their assessments before their pictures can be engraved. Hartsook has been chosen as the official photographer.
It was decided to have a year book only the minute before the last, and speed will be necessary in order to place the book before the students before the close of the school year.
At the meeting of the staff held last Friday, Ben Baker was retained as manager of “El Rodeo” section of the book, and Harold W. Tucker was elected editor to fill the vacancy left by Hay Haight, who has not registered at school this semester.
Blind Newsboy Is U\ S. C. Law Student
Joe Robbins, the blind newsboy who sells his wares at Sixth and Broadway, has the ambitions of one situated in a far more favorable position.
He is in his third year in the University of Southern California law school.
From 7:45 till 10 he attends classes, and after his store of papers is disposed of, he returns to his home at 126 North Hill street and prepares his lessons for the following day. How does he study with the great handicap of blindness?
Blindness is not an insurmountable obstacle according to the opinion of cupid, and every night Joe returns from his work he finds his wife awaiting him. She is the means by which he learns his lessons, as she reads the textbook to him and listens to his recitation of the various points which are difficult.
When asked his object in all this preparation, Joe replied: “Henry, my 18-year-old brother, and I expect to become law partners as soon as we are prepared. While
I	am studying at school he is working in a lawyer’s office and getting the experience in this way. Someday I expect to show the world that even a blind man has a chance if he will try hard enough for it."
He was then asked how he was able to know what the papers he sold contained. “Easy,” he answered. “The drivers of the delivery trucks always find time to read me the headlines and also to tell me what the papers contain. Besides,” he added, “when one is blind, time does not make so much difference.”
G.
CITY CLAY-COURT
BY JESSIE GRIEVE
Ralph Sindorf, of S. C. Law, and Partner Work Way into Semi-finals
Jessie Grieve, our U. S. C. tennis shark, yesterday won the city clay court championship in ladies singles. Miss Grieve met Mrs. Walter Ellis in the finals of the tournament on the Hotel Leighton courts and defeated her opponent by the score of 6-3, 6-1. The hard serving and fast drives of the U. S. C. player overcame the consistent playing of Mrs. Ellis, a former University student.
This victory gives Miss Grieve the city title and awards her the Leighton trophy. The state intercollegiate championship, won at Ojai last summer, also belongs to her.
One of the city papers credited Mrs. Ellis with the winning of the match, but we are happy to state that Jessie Grieve was in reality the winner.
Ralph Sindorf, a student at the College of Law, and his partner, Ray Greenberg, of San Francisco, worked their way into the semi-finals in the men’s doubles, defeating Harvey Snodgrass and Frank Winne in three hard-fought sets, 3-6, 6-4, 10-8. Sindorf and Greenberg will meet Hornidge and Adams in the finals next Sunday.
Miss Grieve, when pressed, told of the time when she first took up a racket.
“Eleven years of honest-to-goodness hard work has done it,” said Miss Grieve. “At first I played just for the sport of it; the very first tournament
I	entered was just on a bet. Luck seemed to be with me. This was but a small victory, but it meant lots to me. After that I took a greater interest in tennis playing and the science of the game. During my high school career I played every day and took part in most of the tournaments.”
Miss Grieve is now a post-graduate at U. S. C. She is the undisputed woman champion of the college. For three years s'ie has held the city championship. Not only is she interested in tennis, but in all kinds of athletic activities.
WOMEN ATHLETES TO TRAIN FOR MEET
Mrs. Sam Stagg, who is woman athletic manager, has drawn up a set of rules adapted from the U. C. athletic regulations, for the girls who wish to compete in the track meet Girls are asked to sign up for training in Tuesday and Thursday gymnasium classes.
The following training rules shall be observed by all girls during the three weeks preceding track meet:
It is required that all members of teams (a) be in bed at or before 10 o’clock every night except Friday night or Saturday night. The night before the meet be in bed at 9:30. (b) Take a cold or tepid bath, sponge or plunge every morning, (c Eat nothing between meals except fresh fruit, (d) Refrain absolutely from candy and drinking tea or coffee. Avoid pastries, hot bread and fried foods, (e) Eat three regular meals a day, at morning, noon and night. The girls are on their honor not to break training.
INTERCLASS IKK TROPHY GIVEN U.H.S.
De Segrais Presents Perpetual Trophy—Preps Have Good Track Material
MR. J. S. KNOX TO GIVE COURSE IN EFFICIENCY
Two Hours’ Credit will Be Given in Journalism for This Course
STUDENT RATE GIVEN
Los Angeles Business Men and School Department Sanction Mr. Knox’s Work
Would Have Been Wicked for U. S. to Have Kept From War
“A terrible crime would have been committed against our civilization, if we had stayed out of this great fight for liberty," said Dr. Hugh Walker, of the First Presbyterian Church of Los Angeles, in an address to the assembly yesterday morning.
“A rebirth of patriotism was absolutely necessary,” be said, “that our nation might not be ruined by the wasteful pace the people of the United States were going before the declaration of war by our own country."
Ur. Walker concluded by congratulating the Methodist Church for what It has given to the country in its time of need, and particularly for the 600 roen that have gone from the University up to this time.
TO SPEAK AT Y. M.
G.	Bromley Oxnam, a professor of religious education at U. S. C., and pastor of the Newman Institutional church of the East Side, will ta the main speaker at a regular meeting of the Y. M. C. A. in East hall, Wednesday, at 11:40 o’clock.
Mr. Oxnam is a graduate of Oxford University and Boston Tech. hi the East, while in the West he holds graduation honors at U. S. C. He is known as a “crackerjack” speaker by all who have heard him, and has always been a live wire in working with the Y. M. C. A.
The subject of Mr. Oxnam’s speech for Wednesday will be: “Should I Raise My Boy to Be a Minister?” Every one is cordially invited to attend. ,
HOW MUCH CAN WE BELIEVE? IS TOPIC
A.	W. S. LOAN FUND OPEN TO
JUNIOR AND SENIOR GIRLS
The Associated Women Students’ Loan Fund Is open to any junior or senior girl who has taken her undergraduate work at U. S. C. Anyone desiring to know more about this fund should see Ruth Hubbard.
Professor Ernest J. Hopkins, head of journalism, is to be the speaker this afternoon before the monthly open meeting of the Women’s Club of the University of Southern California. He will speak on the general theme of thp newspaper and the war, the specific topic being “How Much of It Can We Believe?"
Mrs. Paul Arnold will render Spanish piano solos. The department of physical education will contribute a flag drill. A reception to the alumnae department of the University will follow. The Women’s Club, of which Mrs. Thomas B. Stowell is president, and Mrs. George F. Bovard executive chairman, cordially invites students to attend its open meetings.
MERCURY MEN MANGLE MEN OF U. S. C. IN ONE-SIDED GAME
The U. S. C. basket-ball quintet was hauded a defeat at the hands of the L. A. A. C. squad last Friday. The score was 61-17 in favor of the Mer-curyites. Swan and Wilson starred for the winners. Cliff Henderson, U. S. C. forward, sustained a severe charley-horBe in the encounter.
Much interest in interclass track athletics Is being shown at the University high school following the presentation to the school by Phillipe de Segrais, of the class of ’18, of a beautiful silver loving cup on which the names and class numerals of the three highest point (winners in the annual ln-terclass meets are to be inscribed. Arrangements have also been made for the presentation, each year, of a pennant to the victorious class in the annual meet.
De Segrais was mi.ch interested in all forms of athletics while in attendance at the local prep school, being a member of the football team of 1916. He was anxious to Bee the preps organize a track squad that year, but there was not material enough in the school to make this attempt successful. This year the high school lads are reported to have an unusual number of good track men enrolled, and de Segrais, though not in school now, decided that a stimulus to interclass athletics in the shape of a cup would aid the formation of a regular team.
The cup which he has presented will be kept in the case in the south hall of the administration building with the trophies won by the varsity teams until the high school athletes can collect a sufficient amount of silverware to warrant a case being built especially for its keeping.
The University high school will probable enter a track team this year in the interscholastlc athletic league of which it is a member.
RALPH DAVIS ARMY CHAPLAIN;
LEAVES SATURDAY FOR VA.
Mr. Ralph E. Davis, former student of U. S. C. and active in Y. M. C. A. work, returned from American I^ake yesterday morning. Mr. Davis has been appointed chaplain in the United States army and will leave for Fortress Monroe, Va., next Saturday.
PHI ALPHA
Phi Alpha spent the week-end at Bal boa, the affair being an initiation party, Twenty members made the trip.
Mr. J. S. Knox, president of the Knox School of Salesmanship and Buslnesn Efficiency, whose address before the Friday assembly, proved him to be one of the most inspiring and remarkable speakers ever heard at the University, is shortly to organize and direct a U. S. C. extension course in salesmanship and business methods.
The course will be given under the auspices of the department of journalism. It will mark a new departure for the University.
Two classes will be held, one to meet in the late afternoon at Liberal Arts, the other to assemble in the evening downtown, probably in the Tajo building. The days are not yet assigned, but each class will meet weekly. The full course will occupy sixteen weeks.
The work will closely follow the lines of the well known Knox School, which has conducted classes in salesmanship in all the largest cities of the United States, and has borne the highest reputation In the business world for many years.
Ordinarily the Knox courses are given wholly by men other than the president of the school, but owing to the temporary residence of Mr. Knox In Southern California the University is able to announce that he himself will give many of the lectures before both classes. He also will give salesmanship demonstrations, together with Mr. Earl S. Parker, who is to conduct the remainder of the course. Mr. Parker is an expert accountant, efficiency director and salesmanship expert of many years’ experience, and at present is devoting much of his time to lecturing upon business themes. He has reorganized many large stores and business establishments, devised efficiency methods and conducted classes In advertising and selling methods.
Mr. Knox is to deliver a public lecture Thursday evening at 8 o’clock in Blanchard Hall, under University auspices, as an inaugural step ln the course.
For students interested in this lecture, which will give an Insight Into the work, complimentary tickets may be obtained from the treasurer’s office or from Professor Ernest J. Hopkins, head of the department of journalism.
Business men of Los Angeles are showing their Interest in the coming courses by urging their employees to attend, and many of the largest establishments in the city are going to the length of paying half of their employees' tuitions.
The Los Angeles school department Is also co-operatinfc, and many school teachers have signified their Intention of taking the late-afternoon class. In connection with tha course, Mr. Parker is Inaugurating a booking bureau for school teachers and University Btudents who wish to find summer employment in some commercial line, not necessarily for high salary hut mainly for the sake of adding experience to theory.
For students wishing to take the Knox course, the regular tuition will be greatly reduced. Two units ln journalism will be granted.