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

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REUEL LESLIE OLSON Editor-in-Chief JOHN ALLEN WARE Business Manager Ctiitorial When we, as members of the class of 1918, now publishing our issue of the University annual, entered the University as Freshmen in the fall of 1914, there came a message across the Atlantic that Europe was at war. To the American people it was as a bolt of lightning coming from a clear sky, but nevertheless it was true, and from that September morning of 1914, entire armies have withered before the flaming line of steel along the battle fronts. College halls have been deserted, nations have been torn asunder, and the life ' s blood of the best young manhood has clotted on the battlefield. Today, we ourselves are a part of the movement against monarchical and autocratic government. The significance of our participation is unknown, for no one can say what measures must be taken before the nations of the earth will have established true democracy. We can only believe that it is in the making. To university men and women this state of affairs presents a peculiar and particular challenge. If we fail to meet our problems and tasks of university life, we cannot hope to meet the larger problems thrust upon us by our responsibilities to society at large. Loyalty and service to our University should be our constant aim, the criterion by which we measure the success of every effort. With this in mind, we must have a high regard for duty, both in our class work and in student activities. Our junior year has been particularly well adapted to our training in devotion to duty, and has served to bring us into closer relation with each of the colleges of the University. We have had the privilege, upon many occasions, of doing our share to foster a Greater University spirit. As is true of our other tasks, the editing and publication of El Rodeo ' 18 has brought its problems and difficulties. But the pleasure of achievement is ours. We offer no excuses, but trust that this volume may prove to be a round-up worthy of the name. LIBERAL ARTS Page 24

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Jf or tf)c (greater ?initjer5itp As its name implies, El Rodeo is a round-up of the year ' s activities. It represents the combined efforts of the students of the nine colleges of the University in gleaning facts from the records of every organization, as wrell as summarizing the various events of the college year. During the past few years, progress has been made in making each edition better than the one preceding, but yet there is room for great improvement. Before El Rodeo is a real University book, in the largest and best sense, we believe that the third year classes of each of the nine colleges must combine in the election of men to edit and manage the publication of our University annual. Those who assume the responsibility of an undertaking of this magnitude, involving the expenditure of thousands of dollars and unestimated hours of time, must realize that they are the representatives of every person who contributes directly to the publication of the book. Joint action of all the third year students of every college of the University would secure this result. The eliminating of advertising in this year ' s edition has thrown an unusual burden upon the management, but, at the same time, the quality of our annual has been im- proved. We believe that, as the years go by. El Rodeo will continue to be published in accordance with the Greater University spirit, and that more efficient organization of student management and faculty supervision will be made from year to year. LIBERAL ARTS Page 23

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GREATER UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCEMENT Declaring that the University of Southern California has purchased, and now owns, almost the entire frontage on University Avenue between Ex- position Park and the present campus, with a depth of 130 to 195 feet. Presi- dent Bovard, at a mass meeting of students, alumni, faculty members, trustees and friends of the University, on the bleachers of Bovard field, March 30, 1917, announced that the permanent location of the University will be where it now is. This decision has been reached after long and careful deliberation by the Board of Trustees, and when everything had been considered, it was thought best to keep the University of Southern California a city university, continued Dr. Bovard. Following this announcement a huge drawing of the new campus as it will appear when the Greater University plans are more nearly realized, was uncovered. It showed the location of each of the new buildings included in the University ' s proposed forward movement. Congratulatory remarks were made by Mayor Frank T. Woodman; Mrs. Susan M. Dorsey, assistant su- perintendent of schools; and Dr. Jesse F. Millspaugh of the Normal School. Dean Ezra A. Healy of the Maclay College of Theology, former president of the Board of Trustees, in a ringing speech told what the prospect of beautiful and adequate buildings meant to the University and to its faculty PLANS FOR THE GREATER UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCED. LIBERAL ARTS Page 25