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Official Organ of the Associated Students, University of Southern California
Vol. VIII
Los Angeles, California, Tuesday, May 8, 1917
No. 108
Graduate Manager Rebutts
BY WARREN BOVARD Taking advantage of the usual |ebuttal privilege allowed the first Ipeaker, I will make a few closing remarks.
If the idea of the constitution lonnnittee is a constitution of the Itudents, by the students, and for the [tudents, merely make it consistent throughout with that idea.
[ The document as it now appears is ny the student committee for the Itudents, faculty, and alumni and of jhe student committee for the faculty, llutnni, and students.
[ It is vaccinated by the committee burgeons with a small drop of triple (control; recognizing said control with-but putting it into efficient working lorm. Unnecessary expense is in-tolved and duties of prescribed Officials conflict.
I I am for student activities first last end all the time. I consider them a lery important part of an American I'niversity education. If this student fcody really wants a student constitution exclusively by students exclusively for students then ask your rommittee to cut from its document Klauses including faculty committeemen and the collection of student lunds by the Treasurer of the University Corporation. If, on the other liand, you want a real working constitution which will help you to pssume your share of control of all [activities; if you want the University (Corporation to continue to collect funds—then refer the proposed constitution to the President of the Uni-ersity with the request that he appoint a committee of faculty and alumni to make such revision as their experience may suggest. Later have an arbitration committee composed of all three elements offer a compromise constitution.
Th e argument in my first article was mostly destructive so I have taken advantage of rebuttal privilege to offer a few constructive remarks.
They tell me that the average [husband instructs his wife as follows: "N’ow, my dear, I have told you what to do, go ahead and do as you please.” I have tried to give you something roni my experience—ideas molded |by long association with Trustees, alumni, faculty and students.
Do as you please and may your •'fforu promote better activities in a Greater University.
On more direct word in reply to % “Constitution Committee’s” article ln Friday’s Trojan. I am sorry anybody misconstrued my previous argu-I did not insinuate that the committee was trying to “get” any-one- I am not familiar with the so jailed “radical change*” which have j’ten made in the original draft. I do ‘now. however what changes Presi-l“‘nt Bovard suggested to the committee He had the courtesy to refer t*1* ciinstitution, as it came from the Cl,nini ttee, to the Graduate Manager.
He told the committee later that "rtain changes would have to be made !° avi id his veto. If such changes '•ave Keen made the constitution is Mniosi as good as tbe one we are now ry*»g to work under.
CONSTITUTION VOTE TO OE TAKEN SOON
Balloting to Take Place Thursday at Twelve-thirty o’Clock in Chapel
Ratification Postponed Two Days on Account of Opposition to New Document
‘FROSH-SOPH DAY’ TO BE ABANDONED
The new constitution will be voted upon in the chapel next Thursday noon at 12:30 o’clock, according to an announcement made yesterday by Manfred Evans, president of the Associated Students. The constitution ratification meeting had originally been planned for today, but owing to insinuations made by certain parties that the constitution committee was planning a “railroad,” the meeting was postponed until Thursday.
“We want it understood that this election is going to be fair and above board,” said the student president, “and in order to silence the insinuations of those who are opposing it we are going to postpone the ratification of the new constitution for two days.”
In the meantime President Evans advises all students interested to peruse the copies of the new constitution which are posted on the University bulletin boards in the main hall.
Walter Watson, chairman of the constitution committee, when interviewed yesterday, stated that in his opinion the constitution would go through with little opposition.
Little opposition among the students seems to have developed toward the new document, according to other members of the constitution committee.
Nominations for student officers are to be held next Monday evening in the University chapel. Among the officers who are to be elected at the coming election, if the new constitution goes through, will be a president, a vice-president, a secretary, a treasurer, a manager of athletics, an editor of the “Trojan,” a manager of the “Trojan,” and five members of the executive committee.
Freshman-sophomore day is to be an unknown quantity this year, according to the decision of the executive boards of the two classes.
“This is by no means a cessation of class rivalry,” said Sam Stagg, sophomore president, “but the men are all so busy drilling and gardening that we feel it would be better to abolish this tradition.”
This interclass day lias always been a big affair in the college year and it was only after careful consideration that it was decided to sacrifice it.
CONSUL SPEAKS 10 PHILIPPINE CLASS
Diplomatic Positions Are Open in the Orient for College Students
FRED KELLY TAKES CHARGE OF RANCH
Fred Kelly, former U. S .C. student and champion high hurdler of the world, left Los Angeles last week to take charge of a ranch in the Coachella Valley.
Kelly applied for a position in the Federal aerial corps before leaving Los Angeles, and wrote to the San Diego authorities that lie would take the examination for that department if it was thought his services would be of more value there than on the ranch.
ARTHUR TORRANCE GIVEN
COMMISSION IN NAVY
Arthur Torrance, a graduate of U. S. C. and for two years captain of the cross-country track squad, visited the campus Friday. Torrance received his commission in the Navy recently from Secretary Daniels. He has been a sailor for two years. It was he who donated the Torrance cup, now held bv Martin Miller.
James M. Sheridan, who for seven years represented this government in an administrative capacity in the Philippines with William H. Taft, will speak on the opportunities afforded young men in consular positions in the Orient, before Dr. James M. Dixon’s Philippine class, at 1:30 tomorrow. The meeting will be open for everyone.
Dr. Sheridan is consul in Los Angeles for four South American republics: Panama, Venezuela, Colombia and Argentina. He is an intimate friend of Dr. Dixon, and is vice-president of the local Celtic club, of which Dr. Dixon and Dean E. A. Healy are former presidents.
During the administration of President Taft, Mr. Sheridan was located in this city as one of the eleven district attorney generals of the United States.
“America has great responsibilities in China and the Orient, and it remains for our university men to prepare themselves to represent this government in all branches of the foreign service,” said Dr. Dixon yesterday. “It is to stimulate this interest that we are bringing such noted men before tbe students. 1 cannot emphasize enough the benefit that will accrue from hearing this authority.”
The Philippine department under Dr. Dixon is said to equal any in the country. Arthur Torrance, the U. S. C. two-mile champion, who’ is visiting on the campus this week, took his M.A. in the Philippine department here a year ago. He reports that he was granted bis doctorate from the University of the City of New York without having to wait the usual period.
HUMOR BROUGHT TO LIGHT IN ROMAN HISTORY CLASS
An interesting discussion was taking place in Prof. Tully Knoles’ Roman history class Monday afternoon. A careful comparison was being made of improvements of those days and in our own times.
Professor Knoles asked, “Is there any improvement in modern times which the Romans did not have?”
Clark: “Invisible government.”
l: SECRETARY OF WAR URGES U. STUDENTS
Doctor Bovard Sends Dispatch of Results of Conference With President
College Men Advised to Make Every Effort for Efficiency in Case of Call
“The Secretary of War urges students to remain in college and to make every effort for greatest efficiency in case of call.”
This statement was made in a dispatch received yesterday from President Bovard, who is in Washington. The wire was sent at the conclusion of tbe conference of university presidents, called by tbe council of national defense to consider problems presented by the war. This conference took place Saturday.
According to Warren Bovard, who bases his judgment on additional information as well as this telegram, the sentence may be taken as implying that the college man will lie exempted from conscription, at any rate in the earlier drafts.
This exemption, however, will be made in consideration of tbe college man’s agreement to keep himself physically fit and ready to obey the call when it comes.
“The likelihood is that the Secretary of War will instruct the department officials not to draft college men who are 'making every effort for greatest efficiency,” said Warren Bovard. “Presumably this means that drill, or some equivalent form of exercise, must be undergone by all who desire the exemption, as well as the regular college course.
“It may be that certain forms of exercise will be definitely decided upon as the equivalent of drill. What these will be I am unable to say. It is possible that the plan may include a favorable outlook for athletics.”
President Bovard expected to leave Washington yesterday and to reach the campus by Saturday.
The telegram stated that President Bovard will serve with Dr. Norman Bridge of this city and Superintendent Housh of the high school, as a committee to examine students who apply for admittance to Annapolis.
If present plans are carried out, members of the IJ. S. C. battalion will go into encampment at the Los Angeles city camp at Seeley flats, iu the San Bernardino mountains. The flats are located iu the vicinity of Little Bear valley.
It is planned to have the students spend one week at intensive military training All sorts of camp and field drill will be carried on. Instruction and practice will be given in trench diguing, map making and signalling.
The date for holding the encampment, which will be exclusively for University students, lias been tentatively set for tbe week of May 26 to June 2.
No definite arrangements have as yet been made for the securing of guns and uniforms, but it is expected that an announcement regarding them
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