University of Southern California - El Rodeo Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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Official Account of El Rodeo Manager These figures have been compiled and published by El Rodeo committee with the view of putting the soft pedal on the numerous rumors and prattlings of the Allied Army of Knockers and the Who Gets the Doe Club. (Passed by Trojan Board of Senselesship.) Expenditures. Antique mahogany office furniture $ 992.10 Contribution toward Hoose Hall fund 400.00 Refreshments for Staff 100.53 Auto for ladies of Staff 8,000.00 (Also one Ford for Josh Board) 490.00 Life Insurance for same Board .23 Standard Oil Co. (for midnight oil) 1,000.00 Two broken windows in El Rodeo office at 65c 1.30 Country Club for Staff 33,000.00 Hair Dye (also for Board members who required a few gray ones) . . 35.00 Manager ' s Campaign Expenses (London Life for Friends, Election Cards, For Sorority (3andy Sales, Salary for Campaign Manager) 28.95 Banquet at Huntington for Hughes 225.00 Embossed Stationery for Staff 150.00 Ice cream sodas and hot dogs for Watson 500.00 Lady Stenographer for Business Manager 125.00 Printing of El Rodeo 5.25 Engraving of El Rodeo 2.75 Binding of El Rodeo .35 Surplus, undivided salaries and profits 44,000.00 Total (adding machine broke.) Receipts. From Sale of Books $ 2,000.00 From Organizations 10.000.00 Irregular Advertising 30,000.00 From the Administration to assist in getting out a Great Book 23.02 From A. Cookman for 5 pages of A few things I have done 150.00 Subscriptions toward Book from Friends 1.93 Total ?!;: ? !? Deficit $76,543.21 THE LASSO Page 211

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The Alpha In the beginning were the heavens and the Freshmen created. And the Freshmen were without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the Freshmen. And the spirit of U. S. C. dawned upon the minds of the Freshmen. And Prexy said, Let there be Hght; and the Juniors appeared. And Prexy saw the Jimiors, and be- hold they were very good. And Prexy divided the Juniors from the Seniors. And Prexy called the Juniors Bril- liant and the Seniors he called Bone- heads. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And Prexy said, Let there be a bat- tle in the midst of the gridiron. And let it divide the Freshmen from the Sophomores. And Prexy called the battle and he divided the Freshmen who were many from the Sophomores who were mighty; and it was so. And Prexy called the fight a Push Ball contest. And the evening and the morning was an awful day. And Prexy said. Let the Freshmen be gathered together unto one place and let the Sophomores appear; and it was so. And Prexy called the Juniors to referee the contest and placed them as masters of the day for Prexy knew they were strong and mighty. And Prexy said, Let the Freshmen show some pep and the Sophomores show some jazz. And let the Fresh- men break their backs and the Sopho- mores break their necks. And let the battle bring forth blood and let every Freshman take after his kind and every Sophomore take after his kind; and it was so. And Prexy saw the battle and it was great. And there was wailing and gnashing of teeth for the evening and the morn- ing made the Freshmen victors. And Prexy saw great whales like Beasley and winged fowls like Maude Pedgrift. And he saw that they were very poor. And Prexy said. Let their heads be plunged in the duck pond and let the bubbles multiply around their necks, and it was so. Thus were the heavens and the Freshmen finished and all the hosts of them. And the next day we all rested and were content with what had been done. WELL KNOWN SAYINGS ILLUSTRATED BY US People who live in glass houses should pull dpwn the blinds. — Miss Bev- eridge. Faint heart never stole an ice wagon. — Harry Woods. Don ' t cross the bridge until you see the whites in their eyes. — Bill Dallas. Birds of a feather flock together. — Billie Gavins and Lyle Adams. Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Go to a senior picnic, and you go alone. —Fair Co-ed. A good son maketh a glad father. — B. O. Bliven. The seniors walk in uprightness and all wisdom shall die with them. — Hunter Clark. If at first you don ' t succeed, see us. Josh Board. THE LASSO Page 210

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MINNIE MANG MING %. SMing Enposure! Lasso Detective Unearths Ident- ity of Mysterious Miss Minnie Mang Ming Libelous Literature Discov- ered on the Culprit ' s Person The identity of the mysterious Miss Minnie Mang Ming, musician, authoress and comedian, has been revealed. After seven months of desperate and fruitless investigation. El Rodeo detec- tive has at last succeeded in unraveling the clew which has resulted in the discov- ery of this elusive female staff member of the Southern California Trojan. Good for him! The Ming woman was lassoed while boarding a University car, and her iden- tity ascertained by the signed article which was found tied with her car-fare in the corner of an embroidered handker- chief. The following article, which was taken from the so-called Minnie Ming, is printed herewrith for the first time in any publication. Shucks, it was easy. Dear Mr. El Rodeo: Do you remember Eddie? Anyway he ' s my friend (maby he ' ll be a rela- tive some day), well — you know he is a Sophomore. I ' m only a Freshman. Professor Bovard said Eddie was an apt pupil. I guess he meant apt to flunk. Good for him; because now I can catch up to his class. Eddie said they had lots of exams in his classes. So he just studies hard and then rents the seats around him. He charges highest for the nearest seat. When Eddie don ' t know the answers he puts see text, please, for answer. But you see, some teachers don ' t have text books. I guess that ' s why he is apt to flunk. I ' m glad the term is nearly over. You see, I live about three blocks away from school and I have to get up so early. So to be sure to get there on time I have two alarm clocks. One I set for five o ' clock; this wakes me up so that I can set the other for seven. Now I am never late to my classes. I like baseball better than sewing because I understand it better. All the boys on our team have wide stripes around their stockings. Eddie said they were for the same reason that THE LASSO Page 212