Support Service Campaign
Vol. xn
Los Angeles, California, Wednesday, March 16, 1921
No. 65
SERVICE CAMPAIGN GETS FLYING START
Ralph Burnight Tells of World Leaders His Experiences in China payor Mission$
Seeing China through the eyes of Ralph Burnight haa been the intensely interesting experience of friends who h»ve been receiving letters from this valiant Trojan whom the student body has sent to Peking. Although Ralph modestlv avoids writing about himself »nd the great work which he is doing whenever possible, from between the closely typewritten lines of his letters the reader catches many bright rlimpses of China, odd . experiences, and quaint customs of the people.
Learns Chinese
Upon his arrival at Peking University last year, the first task which confronted our foreign representative was the learning of Chinese. He writes as follows:
“There are about twenty of us in the class, and the flrst morning we all cathered in the room assigned to us wondering what would happen. Soon a Chinese teacher came in and started to talk to us in Chinese. At flrst he talked very slowly and acted out what he was saying. He pointed to himself and said, ‘Wa,’ then at us and said ‘Ni,’ and then at another Chinese in the room and sail ‘ta.’ He kept repeating the motions and the words until it finally filtered through our craniums that those were the personal pronouns. When we showed signs of intelligence he gave us the plural and then the possessive pronouns. Next he gave us a few nouns, and then some verbs, and that is where our trouble began. Another trouble is that practically all the words have several meanings, not at all related. The written characters are different but they ure pronounced the same.”
It was only a short time before Mr. Burnight was requested to take a class.
He says:
“I had not expected to begin teaching until the second semester, but yesterday I received a note from Professor Porter, the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, asking if I would the willing to teach -'k class in Business English and Pronunciation for the students in the commercial course.
1	began that the following Monday,
and I am helping teach a class at the Government Higher ^Normal School, which is about a mile from here.” Experiences Earthquake
The recent earthquakes in China have caused considerable comment throughout the world. On December 16th, in the Province of Kansu enormous damage was done, two thousand lives being lost in the city of Ping-Liang. The tremor, which was one of the largest on record, completely circuited the earth, but it was not until ten days had elapsed that the place or origin of the shock was known. Ralph describes how it felt in Peking.
"Did you folks have an earthquake there on December 16th? I suppose we just got the tail end of it here, but it was exciting. It was the queerest earthquake I have ever experienced. We had a dinner that night in the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium and had just finished the nfiup when suddenly each person thought that he was getting Bick. I got dizzy, but thought my eyes were playing a trick on me like they do sometimes. Everything in front of me sefemed to be swimming. There was absolutely no jferk or cud-den movement or rumble like there usually is in an earthquake. It started so gradually that no one knew when it began. When I felt dizzy I put my hand on the table to steady myself and thought it would pass off in a second, but when it did not stop I looked around to see if anyone was noticing me, and I saw that they were all acting the same as I felt. Then I saw a rope swinging violently from the rafters and decided it must be
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■an ot TANGLE WITH CARDINALS
Now that the 1921 California meet is history, we may turn our attention to new fields. Stanford’s track men will arrive Friday, March 18, in the angel city, in preparation for a met with U. S. C., the following day.
A hearty bunch of athetles will come down from the “Farm” in a final effort this year to take back from U. S. C. what was lost in the early part of the year on the gridiron.
Kirksey Is Noit to Come South According to reports from Palo Alto, P. S. C. should predominate in the sprints. Morris Kirksey, the only man in the United States that can give Paddock genuine competition, w’ill not come south I or the meet. He has accepted an invitation to perform in Honolulu. Wells, of Stanford, star hurdler and sprinter, will contend with Blalock for second place in the hundred, and should bring out the best iu l^wis for first place in the hurdle events. Wells has made some fast time in both stick affairs. Last year be made 23.4 in the low hurdles, the best time on the coast.
In the quarter, Schiller looks good lor five points, and Wilson three, if he funs. Stanford is weak in the dis-taanceti this year, according to those who know at the ‘‘Farm.”
In the half-mile, mile and two-mile It •oop’d be an amateur battle.
1 rom the material on hand, at both
II	S C. and Stanford "dope” can hardly be predicted.
Field Events Even
Johnny Boyle is the outstanding star
III	the discus. His throw of 134.5 feet **t Monday, if repeated, is sure of five Points. Evans should be a good match
r Hanner in the ch-»t put.
Hanner, who unofficially equaled the i ®erit an Intercollegiate record in the iV.i ’ aiul should show the boys how 10 throw the big spear.
. ^ Meet to Be Close thi	*las a	chance to win
V. 8 if more men enter than did "nflay last. At any rate, it will be .a,1(l wiH give a chance for the horses” to show up.
Expenses of the SERVICE CAMPAIGN
cami,0,!'8 Alexander, manager of the in„ ?‘fn' llas Just issued the follow-
? statement:
ienta*7y BiKn that I8 seen by the stu-terw 8 silent testimony of the in-Prfuirt or men as Geo. I. Cochran, Harrv'pMnf p»clllc Mutual, atid fcoadw	Keneral manager of the
Worthy '.V 1’eP»rtment Store, ln this
Sphinx and Snakes’ banquet held last night at the Hotel Maryland in Pasadena proved to be one of the biggest successes of its kind t^is year. Everything went off in perfect order.
The teble was elaborately spread with every delicacy that money could buy. Soft lights and softer music fairly charmed the stout hearts of the junior celebrities, who were being initiated into the mysteries of that famous and honored fraternity, Sigma Sigma (Sphinx and Snakes)^ junior honor fraternity. The affair was formal.
John Markey, president of the organization, was the official toastmaster
The banquet was given in honor of the Initiates of the fraternity, who had distinguished themselves in some kind of leadership in the University.
The initiates for this year who wete present at the banquet were: Coach Henderson, honorary; Mr. Amstutz, Junior Pres’dent Law; Albert Butterfield, Junior President second semester; Willard Cook, manager Trojan; Charlie Dean, football captain; Roy Evans, football captain 1920; Dutch Hinrichs, basketball captain; Ernest Henderson, war veteran, recipiant of rare bravery and eight valor citations, Harold Mulholland, manager El Rodeo; Merle McGinnis, manager debate and “Y” secretary; Chas. W. Paddock, editor Trojan; Dwight Reay, treasurer junior class; “Spec” Schiller, track captain; Floyd Tarr. junior president, first semester; Mr. Washburn, Jupior president dental.
The regular members who were present were Gwynn Wilson, Carl Seiter, Claud# R°'-ves, Roy Johnson, James Woodward, Earle Hazelton, Mr. Ferrie, Irwin Snavely, Elmer Wahren-brock, Reuel Olsen, John Markey.
The pledges were initiated yesterday afternoon at the S. A. E. house, after successfully peddling all of their (yellow) papers'.
“CHARLIE* PADDOCK
DECLINES INVITATION “ClWrlie” Paddock Declines Foreign Field Invitation
Because of loyalty to his team and his university, Charles W. Paddock has declined an invitation tendered him by the Athletic Club of Honolulu to run in games to be held there during the coming week. In cognizance of the fact that Paddock, the Olympic hero, Is the greatest sprinter In the world at the present time, he wr« asked to perform In the Philippines to further the Interests of the islanders in the track and field sports. Though this Is a wonderful opportunity, “Charlie" considers his university first, and we of U. S.
C„ held him in high esteem for it.
Men Like Ex-President Wilson and “Teddy” Roosevelt Support Outposts of Civilization
Ex-President William H. Taft—“I believe in foreign missions, because th^y are the outposts of civilization. No contributions are made that more surely extend the influence, of Christian civilization than those made to foreign missions.”
Ex-f»resldent Woodrow Wilson—"Let no man believe that progress can be divorced from religion, or that there is any platform written for the ministers of reform save that written in the teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ.’'
“I am glad to note the resolution to maintain all the benevolent, moral and missionary work, both at home and abroad.”
Admiral Sir David Beatty, Commander of the British Fleet: “If half of the zeal and passion, half of the outpouring of life and treasure, of organization and efficiency, that the state has put into this war could be thrown into the cause of the Kingdom and of the eternal verities, the world would soon be won.” •
Theodore Roosevelt—“Dhe Mediter-annean era died with the discovery of America. The Atlantic era has reached the height of its development. The Pacifl cera, destined to be the greatest, is just at the dawn.”
W. H. Seward, Secretary of State under Lincoln—“The Pacific Ocean, its shores, its islands and the vast regions beyond, will become the chief theatre of events in the world’s great hereafter.”
Editor, New York Times, May, 1920 —‘‘Seward foresaw and declared that Americans would front a new future on the Pacific Coast. China is the present example.”
John Dewey, Columbia University— ‘‘The real problem of the Pafciflc is the problem of the transformation of the mind of China, of the capacity of the oldest and most complicated civilization of the globe, to remake itself Into the new form required by the impact of immense alien forces.”
Hon. Paul S. Reinach, U. S. Embassador to China, speaking of the University of Peking—“Altogether there appears to me to be no opportunity in educational life today of quite such scope and possibility' as that of a Christian University cultivating liberal and scientific studies at the capital of China, where the ideas and me'thods and institutions that will prevail In this vast country are being discussed and formed.”
John R. Mott, World Student Leader —“There should be at Peking one of the strongest Christian Universities, not only in China, but in Asia.”
Julean Arnold, American Commercial Attache at Peking—“The leaders of the new China must be men and women of strong Christian character, if China is to be a blessing to modern civilization. One could not conceive of a better opportunity for training suclj leaders than a first-class university of national importance, situated at the capital and under Christian auspices.” Napoleon BonapSfHe, at St. Helena— “When China is moved it will change the face of the globe."
BABYfATHLETES TO
What ho! Today is Frosh Day! Thirty-one baby athletes will receive numerals today in chapel, .before a conglomerated .assembly of everybody who wishes to get a view of U. S. C.’s future stars in the twT) puffffed ball sporta— football and basketball. Twenty pigskin chasers will be on hand, while eleven "ace-ln-the-hole” men will also be rewarded.
Red Kennedy will compete with the Frosh Jazz orchestra in amusing (?) the several thousand who will try to obtain the de luxe seats in chapel
No war tax nor admission will he charged to see the heroes, while their blushes will be distributed free gratis und for nothing, when the cardinal and gold '24--along with a flattering comment—is presented, to them.
Frosh President Al Greenstreet will be chief high mucky-muck.
SCHEDULE TRYOUTS FOR FROSH DEBATES
Tryouts for the freshman debate, which has been scheduled for April 2*. with Santa Ana Junior College, will he held Friday, at 2:30, in Professor Blank’s office, room 4, of the Journalism building.
The question of the debate is to m “Cabinet Government." Those wls'1 ing to enter the tryouts are requested to prepare a five-minute talk for eitn«
I the negative or the affirmative. Three men are to he chosen to represent ' S. C.’s freshmen.
SERVICE CAMPAIGN
Leaders of University Life Heartily Endorse the Service Campaign; Urge Support by All
That the Service Campaign to be launched today by the students of U. S. C., with Gross Alexander at the helm, is one of the biggest and best ways in which the university can express itself, is the opinion of many prominent members of the faculty at U. Si C. That the students will carry campaign through to an absolute success is the wish of theBe professors. Burnight Worthy Representative “I most heartily approve of the campaign to raise funds for the maintenance of Ralph Burnight at Peking university,” stated Dr. George F. Bovard, president of U. S. C. “He Ib a worthy representative of the University of Southern California, and will give good account of himself. He ought to have the support of the university.”
“The Service Campaign serves as a channel of co-operation with the vital civilizing influence of foreign educational work,” stated Professor Montgomery. “The university should be proud to have so able a representative
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Oh Thou Sordid Yellow Dog
Like disseminators of a yellow peril, a motley mob of circus clowns made Tuesday a day of misery. They forced upon our reluctant notice tile presence of the latest fraudulent imitator of the Police Gazette, that classic sheet so dear to those few of U. S. C. students who can produce the nickles for a shine. Adopting ae its color, not the dainty rose pink of the before mentioned periodical, but a horrid, sight-destroying bourgeois shade of yellow Not a lovely pastel lemon yellow, such as might delight the eye of the aesthetic nor a golden yellow merging lusciously onto orange. Just a plain mongTel yellow— and combined with red! Ye long-suffering gods! Ye shades of illustrious Mexicans! How can such an atrocity be endured?
Enough for Appearances If that were all, well enough. But the clothes bespeak the man in this instance. Outside we have a yellow skin and Inside yellow heart and nature. Vulgar yellow journalism is here exhibited in its most flagrant form. Just listen to this one, lineal descendant of the one Father Adam sprang on his friend, the Serpent, “Angry because 1 asked to kiss you?” "Yes, because you asked.”
Oh, Sylvester Spec—tacular, tell me —Oh, Fell me, you’re not responsible for that one!
Such <in excruciable collection of chestnuts perpetrated on hardened U. S. C-ites, well toughened by constant resistance to the attacks of P. V. G. ana U-No-Me-Al!
As a defiling piece of salacious literature, we find that the Yellow Mongrel has absolutlvely no parallel, unless perhaps it be the Ladles’ Home Journal. Those mind perturbing Sunset Sweeties—why, in the name of all that’s charitable, didn't the perpetrators of this fiendish piece of journalism, wait until the day before spring vacation? Then the visions of fulr forms which now render application to my studies untenable, would have been a welcome diversion from the usual sordid sights of life around U. S. C.
Resort to Poetry The only fraction of pure material which appears ln this publication is placed in the center of the front page —doubtless to deceive our innorient minds into thinking that piece of poetry a criterlor for the remainder. But my spirit grows weak. Words are utterly inadequate to express the futility of this yellow attempt to burst into print. Suffice it to say that now that our junior celebrities have ridden their syBtem, the torpid atmosphere of our beloved school will be decidedly clarified.
Service Chapel Monday
Gives Campaign Boost
With a trio of noted performers as a drawing card, fhe second annual Service Campaign got a flying start at the student mass meeting held in the Chapel Monday noon.
Leon Rice, noted tenor; Dr. Anthony Blanks, U. S. C. elocutionist, and Dr. George Taubman, pastor of the First Christian church of Long Beach, held the interest of all who could crowd into the assembly.
He needs no introduction,” started off the program. It was the remark of Claude Reeves uopn presenting Gwynn Wilson to his subjects. With the same words, Wilson yielded the platform to Gross Alexander, chairman of the University Service Campaign, who took charge of the rest of the program.
Famous Tenor Entertains , Leon Rice, famous concert tenor, did not disappoint the large crowd which had turned out to hear him. “The Americans Come,” his flrst selection, was popular beyond bounds. The aong is a dialogue between a blind Frenchman and his son when they hear the tread of strange soldiers marching up the street.
Howard Butterfield, minute man of the campaign, next addressed .‘he assemblage. Hie spoke logically land concluded. “Let us not be behind ln this greatest opportunity—the greatest ever offered U. S. C. We muBt not fail.”
Blanks Thrills Students Professor Anthony IllankB gave a reading which well suited the occasion. He took upon himself the part of Maximus, the Roman centurian under Pontius Pilot, judge of the Christ. This A^aximus was so deeply stirred by the events at Calvary that he fled to Rome to confide to his sweetheart, Claudia, what he had seen and heard.
“Ninety and Nine.”
Following thuskreading, Loon Rice favored his audience with a Jovial Scotch song, “Tim Rooney 's at the Fightin',” Continued applause demanded a third selection. Mr. Rice Bung “The Ninety and Nine.” His dramatic powers made a deep impression upon those who heard him sing the famous composition.
Dr. George Taubuman, who has ihe distinction of being the teacher of the largest men's Bible class in the world, delivered the final address. “The Call and Appeal of China" was his topic.
Plight of China After a short, humorous introduction he proceeded difectly and clearly to outline the situation. He said: “More people died from the results of the war this winter than in all the years of strife. There are 27,000,000 people now dying of atarvation in Northern China.”
As to the remedy, Dr. Taubuman apoke pointedly: “The world’s condition will be Changed only whon we enlist ln Christian service. When science, law, and education are tied with Christian service, then these will save humanity.”
Sacrifice was the keynote of his address. He spoke of Creat Britain's sacrifices in the recent struggle and pleaded for the students of U. S. C. to at least make some small sacrifices to keep their representative in China.
“You are a coward and a slacker,” cried Dr. Taubuman, “If you nay, ‘I will give nq part of my lot. I will I make no sacrifices that others may be saved.’ Give of your money; give of your life. It is the call of the world and the call of Christ.”
"Do not give your bit, but*gtve your best," was the concluding remark of Gross Alexander.
Commerce Student Wins
-Service Campaign Prize
Marion Joalin, of the College of Commerce, is the winner of the prize offered for the best essay on “Why Should the Students of the University of Southern California Support Ralph Burnight?” or “The Relationship of the University of Southern California to the University of Peking.” Miss Joslin wrote her essay on the first named subject and is therefore the winner of the $5 prize offered.
James Mussattl, who wrote on tbe second topic, is winner of the second prize of $3.
If these students will see Lew Wyes In the Trojan office, he will give them further information as to tbe prize.
The winning essays are published below:
Wty Should the Students of the
University of Southern California Support Ralph Burnight?
Years ago there lived ln Jerusalem a man who gave bis all to 8SRVICE. He gave his life that we poor, foolish, weak mortals might live.
And now, in turn, are given our chance for service, our opportunity to satisfy ln a very small way the great obligation that can never be fully paid.
Ralph Burnight, at the University of Peking, Is giving himself in the payment of this great debt; and to the University of Southern California and to each of us individually comes the privilege of assisting him In this wonderful wouk.
We university students should realize the excellence of this undertaking t»efore anyone else. Most of us are at the University because WE want KNOWLEDGE. We’ can, then, in a measure, realize what It means for the Chinese to want knowledge. It Is in our power to see that they get what we ourselves are striving for.
The SERVICE CAMPAIGN, under
CABLEGRAM FROM
RALPH BURNIGHT
The following eablegrart from Peking to the University of Southern California is a brief but strong appeal to the students from their Trojan representative In the Orient:
P. U. largest Chinese Christian University. Leads all ln famine reli<*f. china's future being determined by success or failure of Christian unl-ersities. Need your support.
BURNIGHT.
the leadership of Gross Alexander, Is for this purpose. Each student at U. S. C. should feel lt his personal duty to give all that ho possibly can to this undertaking. There is not ONE student in this University but can sacrifice something for this great cause. WILL YOU DO IT?
MARION E. JOSLItf! Relationship of the University of Southern California to the* University of Peking.
It Is seldom ln the history of civilization that group of individuals are given the opportunity to co-operate in real service to the world. Tho students of U. S. C. are given that chance. “Service” constitute* U. S. C.’s great ideal.
The maintenance of a professorship by U. 8. C. at Peking Is of vital Importance. In this day and age of growing materialism, no one can afford to lose sight M the words, “Service to humanity.” In these words are to be found the relationship of U. S. C. to Peking University, and In these wordu are to be found tbe realization of the greatest Ideal of education. By sustaining a professorship at Peking, U. S. C. takes a foremost pluce In tho field of “service."
1.	U. S. C. becomes a party to the firm establishment ot American IdealB ln the Orient.
2.	U. 8. C. becomes a party to the spreading of liberalizing Influences.
3.	U. S. C. becomes a helping hand to tbe struggling race ot China.
4.	U. 8. C. becomes a party to the propagation of Christianity.
Humanity expects the Trojans to do their duty.
U. 8. C. cannot fall to do Its duty manfully.
STANFORD SENDS BOXERS FOR BOUTS ON SATURDAY
Not only Is Stanford sending a strong track team south for a meet on Saturday, but the Cardinal is also hriuglng a boxing team under the renowned tutelage of Joe Murphy. It will be remembered that this little 135-pounder inude Dumb Bell Smith look like a bashful debutante last year.
A great hall has been secured for the contest against U. 8. C., to be held Saturday night after the meet, and an exhibition better thau ever appeared at Vernon in tbe balmiest days of Gene Doyle Is proniised tho Trojans Special bouts will be staged for the benefit of the feminine rooting section. See Friday’s Trojan.
PRE88 CLUB MEETS
An important meeting of the Press I Club will be held Friday at 11:40.
It was unnouneed lu tbe current supplement of the Victor record catalog that Miss Murgaret McKee, noted whistler and former U. S. C. student, assisted ln making "Honolulu Eyes," the latest record played by Paul Whiteman’s Ambassador Orchestra.
Miss McKee attended U. S. C. College of Liberal Arts in 1917-18 und was a member of Pi lleta Phi sororlety. She was a member of the womeu’s giee club and whistled for mauy student body rallies aud entertainments. Miss McKee baa appeared in I/os Angeles ou both the Orpheum Circuit and at Graumau’s theater.
She marriud Sam Glasgow, a member of the local chapter ot Sigma Chi.