The Southern California
Be a Football Bug
Official Organ of the Associated Students, University of Southern California
Vol. VIII
Los Angeles, California, Friday, October 20, 1916
No. 20
VOLTAIRE PERKINS,
ALVIN WENDT, AND WALTER WATSON WILL DEBATE STANFORD
Harry Griffin Chosen as Alternate at Debate Tryouts Held Tuesday Afternoon
FOURTEEN MEN TRY FOR TEAM; SENIORS ARE CHOSEN
Start Preparations at Once for Contest; Debate Topic to Be Compulsory Military Training
In response to the call for debaters to represent this University in its annual argument with Stanford, on the twenty-second of November, fourteen men presented themselves at the tryout. which was held on Tuesday afternoon. From this wealth of material, three were chosen.
Doctor Hill and Doctor Malcom acted as judges.
Voltaire Perkins, a well-known member of the Glee Club, and winner of second place in last year’s oratorical contest, was awarded first place. Perkins has had much experience in debating, having followed that line of work in high school before coming to this university.
Second place was taken by Alvin Wendt, this year's manager of debating, a member of the Delta Sigma Rho, honorary fraternity for distinguished university orator. He is also a very experienced man.
Walter Watson, who was given third honors, will be remembered as editor of F.1 Rodeo, ’17.
All these men are members of the class of ’17.
Harry Griffin, a junior, was selected as alternate.
This year the debate will be held at Palo Alto. The U. S. C. trio will uphold the affirmative of the question, “Resolved, That the United States should establish a system of compulsory military training similar to I that of Switzerland.”
U. S. C. beat Stanford last year. Manager Wendt has called a meeting of the debating squad at three o'clock next Tuesday.
LAW INAUGURATES
DEBATING SEASON
The oratorical committee met Tuesday night and chose Seymour Silverstone, senior member and president of the I.aw I.yceum, chairman, and George B. Ross, freshman member, secretary. Newton Kendall is the other member.
Debates with Princeton, Cornell,
) ale, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are in prospect, according to Debating Manager Silverstone. Eastern universities seem especially eager to meet the U. S. C. law men, after the unanimous victory over Columbia university last April.
Interest in the squad work is increasing weekly, according to Debating Coach Wells. More than sixty men are enrolled for the work. Enthusiastic debates are held every week.
HOLD CENTER OF STAGE TODAY
Section in Chapel Will Be Given Over to Class of ’18 at the 11:40 Rally—Juniors Will March In Together—Harold Brewster to Read.
JUNIOR WOMEN WILL WEAR WHITE WITH SLEEVE BANDS
Lunch Will Be Served in the Cafeteria Immediately After Chapel—Many Prominent Juniors Will Speak at
Interesting Program Arranged.
Today is Corduroy Day, that much talked of tradition originaed by the junior class.
The junior men will appear wearing i their corduroy trousers for the first i time, and all the junior girls will be dressed in white, with a band in class colors, cardinal and gray, around the left arm.
An opportunity will be given in chapel to all the other students of the university to view the juniors in their gala attire. At the rally, which will be held at 11:40 o’clock in chapel, a section will be reserved for the junior class. The juniors will form in line and march into the chapel in couples. After the rally, at which Harold Brewster, ’18, will read, the junior class will march to the cafeteria, where a special lunch will be served to them at a reserved table.
An interesting program has been arranged for the lunch hour. Readings will be given by various juniors and Telford Work, president of the class, will be among the speakers.
U.S.C. versus UTAH; BIG RALLY TO BE HELD IN CHAPEL TODAY
A big football rally will be held in chapel this morning at the 11:40 period to arouse “pep” among the students of the university over the U.S.C.-Utah game Saturday afternoon at Fiesta Park. Manfred Evans is busy securing speakers who will be able to arouse enthusiasm among the students. The juniors will all wear corduroys and march through the chapel.
Moth teams are now in condition for the fray and are anxiously awaiting the starting whistle so that they can mix in a scrap in which the whole south is interested. Although this is the first game for the Mormons, it is reported that they are well organized and are ready to put up a fight that will cause the spectators to rise in their seats and yell.
Cromwell Gets Herd of Zebras; They Took Nice
“Pomona has her sage-hens. Occidental has her tigers, but it remained for U. S. C. to produce a team of zebras,” declared a student yesterday, when he sAw the U. S. C. football team trpt out in new striped suits for the first time.
The stripes are wide and yellow, occurring, for the most part, on the arms and legs, with pronounced symptoms evident on the chest.
As the players don’t wear their suits at night as a general thing, it is not expected that the loud hues of the stripes will interfere with their sleep.
Coach Dean Cromwell is certain that the game will be full of individual sensational plays and good playing on the part of each team.
The Utah squad will be met at the depot by a committee from the Trojan school and will be shown around the city and entertained before the game.
The names, numbers, weights and former experience of each player of the two teams are as follows:
U. S. C.—
BROQKSIDF PARK IS SOPHS’ PICNIC PLACE
Swimming, Weeny-Roasting, Games Are Features of the Soph Outing
There were no sophomores in the I balls yesterday afternoon. Brookside Park was the scene of their activities.
Leaving the school at 1 :45 p. m. in two big trucks, eighty sophomores rode gallantly away from the school.
The boys furnished the trucks and the girls brought the eats. The sun came out especially for the occasion, much to the joy of the sophs.
Many of the members took a swim while at Brookside. The afternoon was passed, however, in the playing of games.
Lunch was served early in the evening and the joyful picnickers journeyed home about 9 p. m.
JUNIORS MUST HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN
John Ware Announces That Martel and Carruthers Will Be the Official Photographers
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“I want all the juniors ‘shot’ by the j eighth of November,” said El Rodeo Manager Johnny Ware yesterday.
There are so many cuts to be made of juniors that it would be a great help to El Rodeo management if every junior will go down and have his photograph taken inside of the next three weeks.
The official photographers for this year’s book are Martel and Carruthers. Their studio is located at 735
Name and			Ex. in
Position	No.	•Wgt.	years
Wilson, center ........	35	140	0
Sigler, left guard	43	167	0
Stuart, right guard..	30	168	0
Marks, right tackle..	37	168	1
Fox, left tackle	28	170	1
Simpson, left end ..	39	160	1
Jones, right end	44	167	2
Murray, quarterback	33	140	1
Clark, right half	26	154	0
Malette, left half	36	141	1
Kelly, fullback ........	42	185	2
University of Utah—			
C. King, center	12	162	2
Taylor, right guard .	11	168	1
M. Roche, left gd.	10	171	1
C. Douglas, rgt. tkl.	9	176	3
Goodwin, left tackle	8	182	1
Van Pelt, right end	1	178	3
H. Warner, left end	7	162	2
Porter, quarterback	6	143	1
Wilson, quarterback	5	146	1
Romney, right half	2	162	3
11. Kay, left half	3	11,4	1
Boharen, full back....	4	166	1
Thorum, full back..	13	176	1
Mathews, right half	14	153	1
Ferguson, left half	15	166	1
Whitney, q’t’rback .	16	137	1
Langford, right end	17	158	1
Haywood, left end .	18	159	1
McGill, right tackle	19	173	1
Coleman, right g’rd Karrick, left guard..	20	163	1
	21	M0	1
Reid, right guard ...	22	167	1
MISS BEULAH WRIGHT			
GUEST OF HONOR AT CLUB
Miss Beulah Wright, Dean of the College of Oratory, was a guest of
South Hill street. They will take pic- honor at the Professional Woman’s tures any time between nine and four Club of this city on Wednesday even-
After dinner Miss program of contem-
o’clock. The photographers have a ing. Oct. 16. list of juniors at their studio and will i Wright read a
check it off as the juniors appear Each class will be sent down at stated times, so that there will be no final rush.
There will be a list of all juniors posted on the junior bulletin board. 'Phis list will be checked off as fast
porary poetry, choosing largely from the work of women prominent in the literary profession of today. Special mention was made of the poetry of Ruth Comfort Mitchell, who is well known to Southern California, and who is, at present, in Los Angeles.