The Southern California
TROJAN
__Official Organ of the Associated Student*, University of Southern California
Vol. VIII
Los Angeles, California, Friday, April 13, 1917
No. 95
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S.C BAND LEAVES FOR NAVY YARD TO JOIN NAVEL MILITIA
Girls Urged to Become Members— Training Class in Red Cross Work Is Being Formed Here by Miss Gertrude Comstock.
Nil cty new members were added to tlu- Red Cross Society and $90 to its funds through the campaign carried on at U. S. C. yesterday.
In chapel Mrs. M. M. McCann made an appeal to students to join the Red Cross organization. “We need members, we need interest, we need Americanism,” was her statement.
"In proportion to its size, the city of Los Angeles has thc smallest Red Cross chapter of any city in the coun-trv,” continued the speaker. “Sierra Madre has the largest proportionately, we the smallest.”
Mrs. McCann gave the history of the Red Cross movement and of the first aid organizations which preceded it.. She said that the first organization of this nature was in existence way back in the time of the Crusades. Similar associations existed in the time of Queen Isabella of Spain and during the period of the Napoleonic wars. Florence Nightingale engineered the work of mercy during the Crimean war.
Clara Barton, however, was responsible for the existing Red Cross organization. It was she who started it and who got it officially recognized by tlie United States government.
"The Red Cross is neutral. It cares lor the injured of all armies and all nations, for friend and for foe alike.” The speaker emphasized the fact that the Red Cross was not essentially a military organization, though it did fall under the jurisdiction of the war department.
in closing her address, Mrs. McCann described the various types of membership, urged the girls to enter training classes, and declared that by so doing they would be rendering Rreat service to the country.
Miss Gertrude Comstock, who presided at the Red Cross meeting, told Ihe girls not to worry about the gruesomeness of the work of the Red Cross member.
“Being a member of the Red Cross does not necessarily mean that you will have to go to the front or spend y'>ur time picking up the injured 011 the field ()f battle,” she declared.
At the noon meeting of girls inter ested in the movement, held in the cafeteria, a permanent organization with Mildred Mackie as chairman, was instituted, and plans were laid for go Wk 011 with the Red Cross work in the university.
MRS. 1 j. KLINGBERG WRITES I'OR METHODIST REVIEW
The . Review am, 1,
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The band, ten strong, leaves for the north today at 12:30.
Those who will make the trip are Director J. Paul Elliot, Peterson, Griffin, Clarence Perkins, Leslie Stevens, Reginald Olds, Phil Stewart, Paul Goen and one or two others who have not yet turned in their names. The application of one member for enlistment was refused on the grounds that the applicant was too young.
For a few weeks the university musicians will be stationed at the navy yard with the second battalion of naval militia which left Los Angeles yesterday. Then they will be transferred on board battleship, and until the end of the war will spend their time playing non-German music. They will travel under thc command of A. H. Woodbine, commander of tbe southern division of naval militia.
A.A.U. MEET WILL BE HELO TOMORROW
One Hundred Athletes Are Registered —Pomona Is Srong Contender for First Honors
pects o The ical tr effect ,
and th caused
\pril number of the Methodist Quarterly (South) contains an by Mrs. F. J. Klingberg, wife ■•ssor Klingberg of the History nt, entitled “Neglected As-
1	the War in the South.” article is principally an analyt-tment of the psychological
ii	the Civil War on the people ' disproportion in the sexes ' y the ravages of the war.
Despite all the war talk the A. A. U. track and field meet will be held as planned on Rovard field, Saturday at
2	o’clock. It will be the last big athletic affair of the year.
Every college and university in the south will send its team, and the majority of high schools will have representatives. Medals will be given to the first three men finishing in an event. The winning team will receive a handsome loving cup.
To date over a hundred athletes have registered. Pomona college with her several big league athletes appears a strong contender for first honors Strehle, the Hun best bet, will not compete, as he is with the glee club in the east.
The University of Southern California has registered twenty-five ath letes. Dean Cromwell is out for blood, and hopes to down the up-country men. Whittier and Oxy have each entered eight men.
The high school events deserve watching. In the All-Southern Interscholastic of March 31, held at Long Beach, Polytechnic high of this city defeated Manual Arts in an exciting relay. Manual students are backing their team to win.
Pasadena, southern prep champion, hopes to win the trophv offered for the winning prep team. Paddock, "the boy wonder," will try again to win the dashes against the speedy Woods of Manual.
The heats of tbe dashes will be run off early.
U. W. DEBATERS
The team from the University of Wisconsin which will debate the team from the College of Law next Wednesday evening at Trinity auditorium will arrive in Los Angeles Saturday evening.
S.C. Military Training Begins Under Leadership of La Porte
4Don't Enlist as Privates' is Advice Given
President Bovard announced in chapel yesterday that he had received word from President Scherer of Throop Institute of Technology, who is head of the military training movement for Southern California colleges, that the United States government wishes all college men to refrain from enlisting at present. It is desired that instead of enlisting as privates they wait until later, when they will be granted officers’ commissions.
Dll 10 BE HE1D ON OOVARD FIE1D
Every Male Student in University Requested to Take Part in Mammoth Affair
Every male student of the University is requested to be at Bovard field Monday afternoon at four o’clock.
A mammoth military drill, comprising every man in college, will take place at that time. The whole student body will be organized and divided into companies under student officers. Professor La Porte will be in command.
President Bovard expressly requests that every student respond to this call.
The military organization of the whole University is undertaken at the president’s orders.
The women students are requested to be present in the bleachers.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES TO BE CONTINUED
Student Body President Manfred Evans has made the announcement that despite present war conditions all student body activities will be carried
011	as scheduled.
Furthermore, the new student constitution has been completed, and will be presented to President Bovard in a few days. Student body elections will probably be held during the first two weeks of May.
Director of Men’s Gymnasium Takes
Charge of Organized Students—Dr.
W. D. Gill in Charge at Dentistry
“Bill” Dallas Aiding.
Military training began at U. S. C. yesterday. Prof. Ralph La Porte, director of the men’s gymnasium, has instituted semi-military training at the College of Liberal Arts; Dr. W. D. ('.ill has organized each of the three classes at the College of Dentistry into companies, and active drill is being given for the present in the street in front of the dentistry building. Prof. A. B. 1 ;rey announces that his class in first aid, is open for the rest of the semester to any who wish to join; and Dean B. Cromwell is keeping his men in physical trim for any emergency that might arise.
At the gymnasium, William Dallas, ex-corporal in the second regiment, who saw service on the Mexican border last summer is training the men in rudimentary drills and maneuvers. Prof. Ralph La Porte, who is a graduate of a military academy, and prominent locally in boy scout work, is giving the benefits of his experience in the training work. Professor La Porte has made arrangements whereby all men who wish to take this work may enroll in the classes at once. The hours open are 3:05, Monday and Wednesday; 2:10 and 3:05, Tuesday and Thursday; and 8:55, Wednesday and Friday. Students are being urged to j^iin one of these classes at once; No university credit will be given, however.
The military training at the College of Dentistry was started several days ago, Dr. W. D. Gill is in charge of the squads. Each class is being organized into a separate company, and are receiving daily drill in citizen clothes. Doctor Gill says that the men will drill in the street until a better place is found.
In Doctor Ulrey’s first aid class there are at present 45 students enrolled. This class meets at 1:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Doctor Ulrey announces that the class is open for the rest of the semester. The practical work, such as bandaging and treatment to the injured has just started in the class.
“We are waiting for advice from the government,” said Dean Cromwell yesterday. “F'very day seems like a week. All 1 can do at present is to keep my men in physical trim. There is no better training than football for military men. We have assurances that the government will forward us instructions immediately. Meanwhile Bovard field is open for training purposes.”
ISSUE OF EL RODEO IS
SET FOR MAY 18 BY WARE
Johnny Ware, business manager of “I'.l Rodeo," wishes to announce that every possible effort is being made to put out the book by the middle of May.
Owing to the shortening of school a week, and the excess attention given to the war situation, this promises to be a bard task, but we are assured that tbe book will positively be out by May 18.
A NEW YELL
Rip-snort set ’em up again, Splazni, jasm, rasm, clazm. Smear ’em, steer ’em, we won’t fear ’em.
Woof—woof woof—
Snoof—snoof snoof—
We’re the best what am, Clankety, rankity, blankity, blank,
That's us, Harris & Frank.
Sung to the tune of Aw G’wan.