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

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GROUND-BREAKING tor the new campus . . . 1919. Progress Signifies Campus Growth Many changes keynote the steady progress of our campu s. For many years, Old College, which was on the site now occupied by Founders Hall, was the main college building. Then, in 1919, ground was broken to enlarge the school on newly-acquired acreage. In the early twenties, many branches of SC, such as law and dentistry, were scattered in down- town sections of Los Angeles. By 1932, with the addition of the major buildings on campus, SC took on a collegiate look. OUR CAMPUS as it looked in 1932.

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Heritage: A Key Word At Troy HERITAGE HALL, soon to be built as a tribute to SC ' s traditions, will house the offices of intercollegiate ath- lefics and will display the thousands of trophies won by Troy in the field of athletics. Tradition plays an important part in the life of every University. Its past glories, both in academic endeavor and on the athletic field, its spirited student and faculty members, and its unyielding cry to be heard in all cor- ners of the earth give a college its ov n type of culture. At Troy, the word tradition is synony- mous v ith growth, for our past has been re- flected by persons held in highest regard, not only by their fellow classmates and colleagues, but by persons every where. Our traditions, from the designing of the first card stunt in America to the first play- ing of Fight On, have demonstrated to all that we have been and always will be a col- lege of progress and vitality with an abun- dance of spirit. It all adds up to spell HERITAGE, a new section in this new interpretation of El Rodeo. The photos were selected from a col- lection of 50,000. BACK IN 1896, the University was recognized as a college with a future, but even then its enrollment was very slim. As a matter of fact, this is the entire college just before the turn of the century, including its six faculty members.

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A University Sfeeped in Tradition Traditions, or Troyditions as we like to call them, have been said to be the roots of our campus. But traditions, like the rest of our customs, either evolve into nev er traditions or disappear. No longer do we have annual Pajamorino or Yellov Dog celebrations at Home- coming nor do we plant Ivy and bury a mule each Spring. Our predecessors did participate in such rituals which add greatly to our heritage. In present years, we have substituted Tommy Trojan and his horse for the mule and Flapper Day and Trolios have taken over where Pajamorino and Yellow Dog left off. On the following pages, let us look at our University ' s traditions OS they were and see if some of them still remain with us. MUCH PREPARATION resulted in a successful 191 fire, shown here minutes before the actual blaze. bon- LONG BEFORE the Los Angeles Memorial Col- iseum was built, football games were being played on Bovard Field and, along with them went the rallies. While yell kings had been invented, card stunts had not and so the only duty for this crowd of 300, circa 1919, was to yell its lungs out for the mighty Tro- jans.