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Vol. XI
Loa Angeles, California, Friday, April 23, 1920
No. 87
U S. C. HIT BY OVERALL WAVE
\nnual Senior Road Sh ow Tonight Big Affair
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111 COLLEGES TO BE REPRESENTED AT
With the presentation of the all Uivers.'ty senior road show tonight at the Manual Arts auditorium, the best program of the year will be given, ac cording: to Clark Marshall, manager, ia exceptionally interesting program has been prepared for the occasion.
The show will begin promptly at 8:15 with an overture played by the senior road show orchestra of twenty pieces. This will be followed by the first number, a sparring exhibit on staged by the physical education department under the direction of Jimmy Woodward.
Present Imitations Miss Loretta Roberts, of the College ol Oratory, will present, as the second number, a series of imitations of fa-nous stage characters. Impersonations of Bert Williams, George Cohen, Grace La Rue, Sarah Padden and possibly Vachel Lindsay will make up her jrogram.
The College of Music will give the iird number with Ries’ Suite, second wement played by Miss Madeline tupock, violinist. Margaret Dick
*	Louise Fisk will present in costae a song cycle entitled, “On Jhelum plrer.”
“Fourteen” Lively
As the fourth number, Lance and will present Alice Gerstenberg’s tout one act comedy entitled, “Four-ta." This deals with the difficulties t! giving a dinner party and is very tay. The cast of three consists of torgaret Strause, Betty Hughes and |0ark Marshall.
The College of Law will contribute musical number. The lawyers will ent Charles Olerich, pianist, in a 'gram of classical and popular num and Sooren Elmassian in a series character songs with Jeannette ghorst at the piano.
Dents Give Minstrel An hour minstrel representing the 'Hege of Dentistry will be the closing *unber. The minstrel program is ■elected from the recent minstrel show fyen hy Dentistry at the Gamut club Ner the direction of It. Robert Rus-Seyeral professional people who Ww th h show have praised it highly said that it was distinctly provisional.
Seats Left
.There are still plenty of good seats and these may be obtained at the Exchange or at the Manual Arts [Mttorium before tha performance. ™ seats are reserved and are only 50 apiece.
The senior road show was an annual t,en> before the war, but was discon for a time. It was revived last ?ar 'I’liis, however, is the first all diversity show that has been put on.
METHODIST CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS DANCING, CARDS
SAN FRANCISCO, April 22.—Eight hundred delegates from all parts of the United States, to the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church wil’ meet in Des Moines, Iowa, next month to battle over the question whether the church ban on dancing, card-playing and theater-going shall be lifted, according to word issued from the Centenary Conservation committee today.
It is expected that these three items of “worldly” amusement will precipitate the liveliest discussion ever heard at such a gathering. Many other matters, such as the election of bishops, editors of Methodist papers, etc., will also be taken uj) during the 30-day conference.
The Northern and Southern California conferences, it is estimated, will have one of the largest delegations of preachers and laymen in attendance at this conference of all sections of the country represented.
According to a dispatch from Boston, the New England conference of the Methodist Episcopal church went on record recently as being in favor of lifting the ban on amusements and substituting for the specific words “dancing,” “card-playing" and “theater-going” in the Methodist discipline, a phrase generally worded as follows:
“Practices that result in the loss of moral and spiritual character.”
FACULTY TAKES WALLOP AT
H.C.L., STUDENTS LIVE UP
A.S.B. NOMINATIONS DECLARED WORKABLE' TO BE HELD APR. 30
LAW STUDENTS TURN OUT IN POPULAR GARB
Reeves Says Constitution Is Well-Fitted for University’s Needs
°aeh Cromwell's contract termin-(8 this month. When he leaves here "'il make his way to Salem, col fami,y un<l hasten back to the ?**Uand, where he will live ^fuce stated that Cromwell’s name I eetl recommended as the west coach for the Olympic men. f	men from U. S. C qualify
he Olympic games Cromwell wil) law	lo Harvard with them,
f *hem through their pact.a.
A. S. B. President Claude Reeves expressed himself as well pleased with the fact that the constitution was adopted by a five to one vote by the University ,last Wednesday. He said in part:
“I feel that it was the only thing the Student Body could do, for we had no constitution, and a workable one was proposed. The constitution is entirely practicable.
“Nothing was incorporated which did not fit in with the actual needs of this institution, as shown by its workings in the past college year. We know, therefore, that we have a constitution which is fitted for the particular needs of this University.”
Medics Are Opposed The results of the student body vote which showed such an overwhelming majority in favor of the document, J clearly expressed the fact that the need of a constitution has been felt | by the majority of the students. Of the larger colleges, Liberal Arts led the way with an 80 to 1 vote in favor of the new plan. The 28 votes cast at the College of Music were solidly for the new measure, while the Medics i were equally opposed to it, every one j of the 79 votes being against its adoption. If the Johnson Hoover debate in j chapel tomorrow shows half the spirit manifested by these two units of the | University in the reecnt election, it i promises to be a hot affair.
Law and Denal Favor Of 229 votes cast at Law', 206 were i in favor and only 2 3against adoption, j while at Dentistry, 94 out of 153 favored the constitution. Just why the j Medics should sit on the measure so j hard after the 12-unit clause was barred, is more or less of a mystery, j thoygh, of course, with tlie temporary
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Rules Governing Nomination and Election of Officers Announced by S. B. President
President Reeves announces that nominations for student body officers will be held Friday, April .30, at 11:40 In the chapel.
Nomination blanks will be given out today by Helen Shaffer, secretary of the student body. All students seeking office should see Miss Shaffer today, says the president.
All nomination blanks must be filled out and handed to the secretary on the morning of the day of the nominations.
Positively no names will be printed on the ballot unless the candidates have handed in petitions.
Elections will be held on Tuesday, May 11.
H. Hoover vs. ‘H’ Johnson
Hoover and Johnson supporters will gather in full force ln the chapel Friday at 11:40 to hear the merits of their respective presidential candidate upheld in a debate Claude Reeves and Merle McGinnis will speak for Hoover and the Johnson men will be represented by Roscoe White and Charles Casey. The debate should prove very interesting ami no doubt will be a source of information to those who have not decided for which candidate they will vote in the primary election on May 4
The Johnson club has become more active in the past few days, and is actively distributing literature throughout the university. The Hoover supporters announce that their members are steadily increasing and that they no wrepresent a large proportion of the student body
By PHIL FARMAN, ’22.
In our own midst the “Overall Club” has appeared. The latest movement sweeping the country to dispose of Old Hi Cost has struck the U. S. C. Law College with a bang.
Tuesday morning between the eight and nine o'clock periods the attention of everyone was turned to a notice on the bulletin boards: “Follow Judge Taft’s example and cut down on the
H.	C. L. by wearing overalls” was the stirring appeal. Below was space to sign up for membership in the Overall Club.
A struggling mob surged back and forth in front of the list clamoring for a chance to sign it. And sign they did. By the end of the next period over sixty men had expressed their intention of renouncing the dictates of Parisian designers and going back to the old jeans which they had cast off when they left the farm and started for U. S. C. Law to gather in a higher education. Thursday night close to a hundred had signed up.
The first appearance of the overall army is scheduled for this morning, Friday, the twenty-third. Twenty-three being fixed as an appropriate | date for the passing of the old regime.
If the names now on the list and j the opinions exprysed by prominent I students and faculty members are any j indication there is no doubt but that | the movement is in general favor there is no doubt.
Not far from the head of the list is the signature of Instructor Claire S. Tappen. Charles Millikan, assistant to the Dean, declared himself greatly in favor of it. “I am surely glad to see it go thru,” he said, “it’s a great movement to get started here at our school ”
Mr Von Etterl was enthusiastic. “Someone promised to get me an outfit if I put my name on the list,” he said. “I hope they come thru. I figure it’s a good thing to sign up if I can get a pair of overalls out of it.”
Frank Lockett, president of the fresh man class, said, “I came down here Monday morning with some such idea in mind and I like the looks of that notice with all the names under it.” Jimmy Smith, prominent Trojan grid star, and now at Law, declared himself out and out in favor of it. “Put my name down, and I’ll be right there Friday with the old outfit.” Eugene Blalock, manager of debating, stated it was “good stuff I hope the fellows will keep it up 'til the prices •come down.”
Louis Irving, prominent Senior, had only one regret. "I just got a new suit,” complained Louis, ‘‘and hate to give up wearing it."-“But think of how much longer it will last,” we reminded him.” “That’s right, too,” be said, "me for tbe jeans on Friday."
Librarian Eddie Market! stated, “It’s just what I’ve been waiting for. I’m going to come up here, starting Friday, in my old corduroys and an O. I), shirt which I’ve been itching to get into, and enjoy some real comfr t.”
The co-eds were asked wha. they thought about it. “Clever, clever,” they cried. "We wish they’d start something for us girls ” Their wish seems to have been granted, for another list has appeared by the side
MORE THAN 300 GET TOGETHER AT MEETING
By Winifred Varner, ’22
Up with denim, down with broadcloth; forward gingham, retire silk! This is the slogan of the new movement to combat the high cost of clothing, which is spreading rapidly over the whole United States.
More than 300 members of the faculty of the University of Southern California, aitlred in overalls or approximation thereof, met last night at the City club at a banquet, given in support of this new economy. The consistency of a banquet to usher in a lower price for clothing may be somewhat vague, but nevertheless, the favorable sentiment of the University’s educators is unmistable.
Don Them Now, Says Professor ‘•Everybody everywhere is donning overalls,” said a number of the faculty, “why shouldn’t we adopt them this week instead of waiting until next, when the idea will be old?”
Toasts touching upon the subject were given last night at the banquet by Dr. Healy, Dr. Hunt, Dr. Malcolm, Professor Blanks and Dr. Bovard, president of U. S. C. Dr. Flewelling was toastmaster. With one or two exceptions, the entire faculty heartily endorse the adoption of the new movement, Professor Blssel announced yesterday.
Students Will Follow Suit Nor do the faculty advocate something which does not promise to meet co-operation among the college students. Yesterday a petition, advocating that all university men wear waist overalls and old coats to school, beginning Monday, appeared on the local campus, where it was met with enthusiastic welcome and eagerness. The list of names signed grew with gratifying rapidity.
The general attitude seems to be well embodied in the statement of Claude Reeves, student body president, who said yesterday:
“Personally, I should be very glatf to see the new movement accepted. It would save me considerable embarrassment!”
Two of the affiliated colleges have al-ready adopted the new standard. At the College of Law, the freBhmen have donned overalls and at the dental college 300 men are learning the myste* ries of molar extraction clad ln humble denim.
L. A. Business Men Wear ’Em Many of the city officials and business men of Los Angeles are going about their business dressed in overalls or old clothes, while in Venice numerous clubs have been organized, agreeing to wear denim and khaki until the price of clothing declines.
In Middleton, Conn., the university fraternities and sororities have passed resolutions to duck in the gymnasium pool any member who ventures to appear on the campus in ether than old clothes.
The supreme court of South Carolina has suspended tlie ruling requiring lawyers to appear in black coats until October 1. at the request of the niern-
of the former, calling for the co-eds	Q( the bar, so that they may ap
to pledge themselves to the use of , pear Jn ovtjntnH.
calicos and ginghams	According to general report and
The studious barrister going up to j 0pjDj0n> h. C. will be among the diK Torts or Water Bights will don j progreBI,ive organization, to fail in ~ (Continued on i’aga 3)	Hue next Monday, so be prepared