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Vol. X
Los Angeles, California, Monday, February 24, 1919
No. 2
“Frosh” Hold Secret Meeting
Bishop Leonard Inaugurates New Era Lectureship Here
To Lecture Every Day This Week on “Evangelism in the Remaking of the World.”
Bishop Adna W. Leonard began his series of lectures on “Evangelism in the Remaking of the World” yesterday morning in the Y. M. C. A. hut. He discussed at length the problem of social service and evangelism in the church, and the specific topic of the Preacher and his Problems.
“The preacher’s first problem,” said Bishop Leonard, “is to bring men and women to a personal knowledge of Christ. The great demand is that the preacher himself may be spared from becoming a professional minister, that organization may not occupy the place of supreme importance in his ministry. The difficulties of a preacher’s position make it hard for him to emphasize the evangelistic program. Finances occupy largely the attention of the Official Board.
The future preacher must be a man
among men. He must do his part in the solving of social problems, but must not neglect the spiritual appeal of his people. The pastor must have an evangelistic program at whatever cost. Organization and newspaper advertising cannot accomplish the purpose. Some of the hindrances to evangelism are the critical temperament of the people, a definite social unrest, and a materialistic spirit which includes commercialism and a dominating love of pleasure.
Christ’s message to the world was neither political nor economic, but spiritual. The outstanding message of the church today is found in the familiar quotation from John’s Gospel, ‘For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son that whosover be-lievth on Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.’ ”
CUPS TO BE AWARDED SOON TO DEBATERS
Six Men Who Rank Highest in Tryouts Will be Recipients
The preliminary tryout for debaters of the University of Southern California was held Thursday afternoon in Aristo Hall. Fourteen men appeared before the judges in spirited and enthusiastic contest for the Bowen Foundation prizes, which are awarded yearly to the six men who rank highest in the tryout. Said prizes consist of six beautiful silver cups, fitting reward for the strenuous grind and toil which are the portion of a ’varsity debater.
The contest Thursday afternoon was very close and Judges Palmer, Ijoyd and Inmg spent some time in rendering a decision satisfactory to themselves. However, when the smoke of battle had cleared away, the names of Claud Reeves, Le Roy Reames, Lambert Baker, S. Dow Hoffman, Louis F. l>’Elia and Charles Paddock were at the top of the list. The presentation of the cups will take place in the near M im
Watch the Trojan for further announcement concerning the rally in
the chapel. We have splendid material from which to select our teams and our coach, Billy Palmer, is a winner. Our teams can, and will, bring home the bacon again this year, as they did last, if they have proper support from the Student Body. Let’s have it strong!
SKULL AND DAGGER BANQUET POSTPONED
Skull and Dagger banquet has been postponed until some time in April, after more of the men will have returned from military service.
A meeting was held January 16 and the following officers were elected: Emory Olson, president; Voltaire Perkins, vice-president; Henry Bruce, secretary.
LIEUTENANT WILBUR LONG RETURNS TO CALIFORNIA
Lieutenant Wilbur Long, ’16, who has just returned from Georgia, where he was stationed with the signal corps, is leaving this week for Globe, Arizona, and will take charge of the recreation work in the schools there.
JUNIOR TRYOUTS
The Junior Play Committee wishes to announce that the tryouts for the play will be held in about a week. Any Junior in any of the colleges of the University may try out for a place. The tryouts will be held under the auspices of the College of Oratory.
The committee refuses to divulge (he name of the play, but rumor has it that “All of a Sudden Peggy" may be the one. It is a very clever, very modern play.
BASKET BALL MEN
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Just now the prospect of the basketball team is not unusually bright, but this is not the fault of the men out for practice. It is a hard job for a coach to whip a team into shape when there is only one letter man back, and this happens to be the unlucky case of the Trojan five this season. Captain R. McCormick is the only letter man. Playing with him are men fresh from the high schools with plent" ^f fight and pep, but lacking experience.
The Freshman class may be proud of its showing. Morgan Cox of Hollywood High, Heron Willis from Colton, Ralph Bell from Des Moines, Walter Tolleson from Phoenix, Ariz., and Fred Axe from Franklin High, all sport the red and green cap. Two Los Angeles High School men who are showing up well are Grant Kuhns, out for a guard position, and Iwin Snavely, trying to land a forward berth.
As we are not in the Conference League, we will not meet Occidental, Pomona, Redlands or Whittier. Just what colleges we will meet in the A. A. U. is uncertain. However, it is a certainty that if the school will come out and back the team when the season begins, the team will make a better showing than it did in the practice game last Friday night when Throop galloped away with a 31-16 score.
FROSH UNIQUE MOTTO IS “FIGHT” —WHO? WHY, UPPERCLASSMEN, OF COURSE!
“Hey! Frosh!” is the Freshman password. “Fight!” is the motto.
At a meeting of the Freshman class Monday, tlie Freshman boys decided to wage a bloody war upon the upperclassmen. particularly the tradition committee. Each morning the “wearers of the green” will meet at the corner of University and Jefferson streets and come to school in a body. As an absolute and positive fact the Freshies are planning to sit on Senior Bench for a certain period each day!
During class hours, whenever men of 1922 hear the clarion call of “Hey! Frosh ” they are supposed to immediately leave the class in a body.
The object of all of this wild rebellion is to “sit on the tradition committee," but perhaps the “sitting” will not be as comfortable as is planned.
The upper classmen can take heed and whenever they hear the password “Hey! Frosh!" they may know that it is time to sit on some Freshman.
MOCK TRIAL IS ONE OF BIG FEATURES AT EBELJJAUDEVILLE
Buy Your Tickets Early and Avoid the Last Minute Rush
Work is progressing famously in regard to the program of Vaudeville De Luxe, which is to come off March 7 at the Ebell Club.
Law School will stage a mock trial. The cast of characters is: Clifford Fitzgerald, Florence McCartney, Ida May Adams, Clay Robbins, Dorothy Vanderburg, George Rose and Maurice Sparling.
Miss Pauline Matthews, a local vocalist, will present some of her clever character songs. Miss Margaret McKee, well-known whistler, will offer a whistling act.
Harold Brewster, Clark Marshall and Arthur Ziegler will give a one-act playlet, “A Tabloid.”
The Y. M. C. A. has consented to put on a slapstick comedy fencing act. The participants will be F. L. Cooper and Charles Cathcart.
Lance and Lute will stage a one-act drama with a cast including Helen Hargis, Zemula Pope and Henry Mahan.
Roy Johnson is chairman of the committee on entertainment. After the program he is planning some new games and stunts.
Tickets are now on sale for 60 cents or two for one dollar.
TO BE HELD WEDNESDAY
An Exceptional Program and Social Hour Has Been Arranged
Every U. S. C. Btudent 1b invited to the annual Student Volunteer reception to be held in East Hall Wednesday, Feb. 26, at seven-thirty. It is customary for the Student Volunteers to give an annual reception to the Student Body. An exceptional program and social hour are being arranged. Refreshments will be served.
Dillon Bronsen from Boston and Dr. McCombs will be the guests of honor. Everybody come.