The Southern California
Orchestra Concert, 11:40
Official Orjan of the Anociated Student*, Univer»ity of Southern California
Frosh Debate 8 P. M.
Vol. VII.
Los Angeles, California, Wednesday, April 12, 1916
No. 98
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OF EXTENSIVE WORK
SPRUNGER TELLS E BY Y. M. C. A. EAN PRI!
Declares That Europe Needs Bethlehem Peace Message and Not Bethlehem Steel Message—Millions of Prisoners in Urgent Need of Aid.
Waves American Flag Before Hundreds of Russian, French, British Prisoners and Is Cheered to the Echo by Enthusiastic Throng.
"What Europe needs is the Bethlehem peace message, and not the Bethlehem Steel message,” declared J. C. Sprunger, general secretary of the State Y. M. C. A., in relating his experiences in the prison camps of Europe before a joint meeting of the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A. yesterday morning.
“There are between three and four million prisoners in the prison camps of Europe. These men represent the strongest life of their respective nations. What greater opportunity is there for the Y. M. C. A. than to bring the Christian message to these men, who will be the rebuilders of their nations?
“Every door of the prison camps of Europe is open to the Y. M. C. A. I was given absolute liberty in the prison camps. The. prisoners are glad to welcome a friend, and this is what they need more than anything else at present. In one military camp where there were Germans, Englishmen, Russians and Frenchmen, I pulled an American flag from my pocket, and they cheered it to the echo.
“The Y. M. C. A. is sending out leaders to the prison camps who are instructing others, so that the prisoners’ time may be improved. Russian prisoners are learning to read anil write the Russian language in German prison camps.
The Y. M. C. A. is creating a spirit of good will and brotherhood which will triumph when this great war is
ended.”
FRESHMEN TEAM READY DEBATE WITH SAN DIEGO
UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA TO RENDER HOME
First Year Class to Be Represented	Pleasing and Familiar Musical Selec-
by Henderson and Hoffman in Ar-	tions to Be Given—Miss Elene
gument With San Diego Junior	O’Haver to Whistle, and Mr. Elmer
College Over Philippine Situation.	Kendricks to Play a Violin Solo.
After months of hard work, the freshmen debating team is anxiously awaiting the appearance of the San ! Diego Junior College team, whom they are scheduled to meet in the university chapel tonight at 8 o’clock.
“Resolved. That the U. S. should, within two to four years, grant independence to the Philippines,” is the question to be argued. Cliff Henderson, who lias represented Manual Arts in many debates, and E. D. Hoffman, orator and debater from the University high school, will uphold the negative for the freshmen. Both men are experienced in the art, and after months of hard training under Coach Ruel Olson, are expected to make good showing for the university. H. B. Flourney and Edward Hadley, both experienced debaters, will arrive here Wednesday noon and will argue the affirmative.
This is the first of a series of debates for the freshmen class. The admission will be ten cents. A clever skit will be staged before the debate. Tickets can be secured from members of the freshman class.
TENNIS STARS SENT II. Si TO 01*
Warren and McCormick, Jessie Grieve and Frances Beveridge Compete Officially for University
In chapel today at 11:40, the University Orchestra will give a concert. The program is composed of a varied and well-chosen number of orchestra selections, impersonations, and solos.
The orchestra program will be as follows:
Ballet Egyptienne No. 2.
The Whistler and His Dog.
Blue Danube W’altz.
Save Your Kisses Till the Boys Come Home.
Selections from Martha.
Other musical features will be a whistling solo, "The Nightingale,” by Miss Elene O’Haver, whose talent and charm is well-known to every University student. Mr. Elmer Kendricks will play the “Gypsy Dance” as a violin solo.
The Hicksville Rubes, Cliff Henderson, Alfred Epstein, Elmer Kendrick and Paul Elliott, will furnish most of the merriment and intend to give many new and surprising stunts. As a Yiddish impersonator, Mr. Cliff Henderson will perform and amuse the audience from his versatile and original repertoire.
Tickets for the affair will be oil sale for fifteen cents at the Book Ex-|change.
SOPH DEBATERS TO TRYOUT ON MONDAY
KELLY AND T
CLASH IN BIG A. A. U. MEET NEXT SATURDAY
Beebe of U. S. C. and Adkinson of Pomona Will Compete in Quarter Mile—Bagnard Picked to Show Up Well in His Events, the Weights.
Occidental Claims the Relay—Johnson Down for First in the Hundred With All Kinds of Competition for the Second and Third Positions.
PROFESSOR OWEN TO
RETURN NEXT WEEK
Professor F. E. Owen is at present >n the mountains above Sierra Madre in I)r. J. G. Hill’s summer camp. Professor Owen recently had his tonsils removed and is now recuperating from the effects of the operation.
Professor Owen hopes to be able to meet his classes again by next Monday.
U, S. C. will he well represented at the Ojai tennis tournament, which is the greatest of all California tennis tournaments, and which takes place April 12-15th.
In the intercollegiate singles, and doubles events, which are limited to two players from each college, Eugene Warren and Edwin McCormick, Jessie Grieve and Frances Beveridge will bear the Trojan colors against the picked college stars of the State from Stanford, California, Pomona. Occidental, Throop, College of the Pacific, Eos Angeles Jr. College and Mills College.
The Trojans have drawn Stanford (Continued on Page 3)
Second Year Men Will Try Out for Class Team on Journalism Question
Kelly and Thomson will threaten the world r-	the high sticks
when they t gle in the A. A. U. meet Saturday on the campus track. Both men have equalled the record this season. Zest will be added by the fact that Kelly will wear Mercurian colors, while Thomson will run for the Trojans.
Another big race will come to pass when “Painless” Beebe runs the half against Ray Adkinson. The Pomona man is a quarter miler by birth and bringing up, but he has left his trade for the express purpose of beating Beebe. The flying dentist did his distance in 1:57 against the Bears during the spring trip. This, on the face of it, seems to bode ill for the Hun.
“Pete” Bagnard, the human Zeppelin of the athletic cluh, is booked to pull the Eddie stuff for the afternoon. He always makes a great hit with the crowd, and usually gets his name on the score card in connection with the weight events.
Occidental scribes have conceded themselves the relay, and there are none who will dispute them—at least not on paper.
The century will see Bradley, Johnson, Lupher, Webster and Given in one grand and glorious drive. Sages seem to agree on Johnson for first place. Second and third places give the fans something to bet on.
Tryouts for the sophomore two-man ! debating team to meet the freshmen on Freshman-Sophomore day at Exposition park. May 4, will be held in Aristotelian Hall next Monday afternoon, April 17, at four o’clock. Contestants will draw for side and place at the debating office, Y. M. C. A. Hall, earlier in the afternoon.
The question to be debated is: “Resolved, That journalists should be licensed by the State or federal government.
NORMAL GYM CLASS
WINS IN BASKETBALL
Considerable interest and enthusiasm has been aroused over the basketball tournament that has been going on between the various men’s gymnasium classes in the University gym.
The normal class defeated the 3:05 '1'. Thur. class by the score of 23-17 lat Thursday, thus winning the championship. A total of six games were played by the class before securing the title.