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Official Organ of the Associated Students, University of Southern California
Vol. VIII
Los Angeles, California, Friday, September 22, 1916
No. 4
Women Need Pockets Says Su perintendent
Twenty fountain pens lost within a week is the report made to a Trojan reporter yesterday afternoon by Superintendent Muse, who conducts the lost and found department of the university.
Mr. Huse says that fifteen of the pens were lost by women, the other five by men.
Asked why so many women lost pens, Mr. Huse stated that it was because they didn't have pockets.
‘ Pockets are essential to the prolonged possession of fountain pens,” said the superintendent.
DRAMATIC CLUB HAS NOVEL PLANS AHEAD
Miss Dalzel Introduces Some Harvard Methods Into the Club Work
For the coming year, the Dramatic Club, which meets each Monday and Wednesday in Athena Hall, has great plans which Miss Cloyd Dalzel has mapped out.
At the last meeting elections were held and the following officers chosen: President, Miss I'aye Hughes; vice-president, Miss Helen Hargis; secretary and treasurer combined, Miss Ethel Rosin; wardrobe mistress, Miss Vesta Brown, and business manager. Miss Althea Hendrickson.
Membership in the club is open to | all students and the present enrollment is about forty. The dues are to he two dollars a semester, which will cover the necessary expenses.
Fast Wednesday Miss Dalzel assigned three plays for her students to read: “Play-goers,” by Pinera; “Pantaloon,” by Barrie, and “The Stepmother,” by Arnold Bennet.
Besides learning the art of acting land of interpretation, much practical I knowledge will be gained in the actual I staging of plays. Not only will the I production be given here, but it is I planned to cooperate with other I schools in these amateur presenta-I tions.
1 he students will be given the use l"f a small library of magazines on I play work, which idea Miss Dalzel I brought back with her from Harvard.
I he whole work will be exceedingly I interesting as well as beneficial, and I tin members are all enthusiastic and I have already started working 011 some I plays.
BATTLE WITH POMONA IS ASSURED FOR 25
Where Game Is to Be Played Has Not Yet Been Decided, but Probably at Fiesta Park—Schools Rivals —Pomona has Promising Material.
That the U. S. C. football team will play Pomona this year is a certainty, according to an announcement made today by Warren Bovard, graduate manager. The game will be played November 25.
Where the contest will be staged is not so certain. It may be at Fiesta Park or it may be on the Pomona gridiron at Claremont. Mr. Bovard will not know definitely until the last of October, at which time the place will be definitely decided upon.
U. S. C. did not play Pomona last year on account of the local university’s withdrawal from the conference of which she, along with Whittier, Occidental and the Claremont school, was a member. U. S. C. students hardly dared hope for a game with Pomona this year. Pomona and U. S. C. are old-time rivals. For over thirty years the two schools have competed on the gridiron. Twenty-five games have been played.
In 1911 the score was 6 to 6; in 1912,
0	to 0; in 1913, 9 to 9; and in 1915 Pomona beat U. S. C. 10 to 6.
If Pomona develops her usual good team this year an interesting conflict is promised when she and U. S. C. contest 011 November 25.
The game with Pomona was made possible by a clause in the Conference rules which permits each member of the Conference to stage one game with an outside team. Pomona accepted a challenge sent her bv the U. S. C. athletic authorities.
Patriotic had Rebuffed in No Nice Way
Paul Wilcox, well-known university athlete and fraternity man, has met the warlike pacifist. The fellow welcomed Wilcox with both arms and without warning. He impressed it upon Wilcox in black that he was perfectly willing to fight for his hatred of any patriotic display. After his violent reception, it was necessary to remove Wilcox to the receiving hospital.
At the hospital Wrilcox explained that he had risen to his feet when the orchestra in a local theater played “The Star-Spangled Banner,” and tapped the fellow before him to stand. The other waited for Wilcox at the end of the aisle, and when Wilcox was leaving the theater, stepped up and hit him twice without warning. Both of Wilcox’s eyes were blackened.
ALVIN WENDT APPEALS TO ALL INTERESTED DEBATERS
Alvin Wendt, manager of debating and oratory, urges all persons interested in debating to attend a meeting which will be held Monday, September 25, at 3 p. 111., in room 40.
Mr. Wendt is busily engaged in making up a debating schedule and contemplates organizing a freshman debating team.
COLLEGE OF MUSIC WILL GIVE HOUSE-WARMING
Several hundred students, alumni, faculty members, and friends are expected to be present at the College of Music’s "House-Warming” reception, Friday evening. Students will act as guides to show people through the new buildings and grounds. The grounds will be attractively decorated with big red Chinese lanterns.
MISS DALZEL WILL DIRECT PLAY EOR THE JUNIOR CLASS
All Juniors Are Urged to Try Out for One of the Various Parts
Miss Cloy de Dalzel, who is now a member o fthe College of Oratory, has just returned from New York where she spent the summer. Much of the time she was in Chautauqua and she also visited Prof Barker’s class at Harvard University and at the American Academy. Besides the studying of production technique and new plays, she was always watching for some plays which would be appropriate to be staged by this year’s junior class.
Before school closed last year the Junior Play Committee selected Miss Dalzel as coach and her enthusiasm has inspired them into a desire to read possible productions and also to begin work as soon as possible.
It is hoped by Miss Dalzel that there will be many to tryout for the various parts in the junior play and to help in every possible way. If this is done, nothing but success can result from Miss Dalzel’s direction and interest.
NO PHONE CALLS TO BE RECEIVED AT Y. W. C. A.
The Y. W. C. A. phone is private this year and 110 calls will be received over it. The Associated Student Body maintains both phones upstairs in the
Y. M. C. A. office.
MOTTS BLAIR TO COACH BASKETBALL SQUAD
Varsity, on Paper, Looks Like Strong Combination — Big Schedule Arranged, Including Trip to Northern Colleges—McCormick, Sigler Back
Stating that the outlook for a successful basketball season is the brightest that it has been for years, Clifford Henderson, manager and captain of this year’s team, asserted this morning that plans for the year’s schedule have been almost completed.
Two separate schedules have been arranged, one for the freshmen and the other for the varsity. The varsity team will play a number of northern colleges, according to Captain Henderson.
To coach the boys, the athletic authorities have engaged the services of Motts Blair, former four-star basketball man, who graduated from U. S. C. about 1912. A separate trainer will be engaged to coach the freshmen.
The games during the basketball season will be played on the Los Angeles Athletic Club court, according to Captain Henderson, whole the university orchestra will play at all contests.
Another interesting feature of the basketball season will be the interfraternity and interclass games, which will shortly be held.
Last year the athletic board voted to list basketball as a major sport, and this fall the university basketball enthusiasts are bending all efforts toward making the season a success.
Dean Cromwell, athletic director, is taking steps toward getting men among the professional colleges interested in the game. He hopes to put out a basketball team which will represent the whole university.
Ed McCormick, Cliff Henderson and John Sigler, members of last year’s varsity, are back this year. Harry Sowden, who broke his ankle two years ago, will be once more on the court, and Paul Hackney, former Riverside star, will be eligible to compete.
Captain Henderson urges all “bas-ketballers” to be on hand for early practice at the “gym” next Monday night. Practice will be held twice a week.
U. S. C. GIRLS TAKE PART IN TENNIS TOURNAMENT
At Exposition Park, the City Championship Tennis Tournament is being held this week, Saturday being the date set for the finals.
From the University, Miss Jessie Greene and Miss Lorraine Hassels have entered to compete for honors.