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By Merilyn Nutt, Editor
Library etiquette is apparently
an unknown quantity. The ac¬
cepted axiom in regard to libraries
has somehow managed to convey
the impression of quiet and soli¬
tary study.
It is difficult to understand how
this highly erroneous idea got
around. After an hour of concen¬
trated confusion in the Pasadena
Junior College Library, it is obvi¬
ous that library behavior may be
catalogued into the simple rules
which follow:
1. Swing open the door and
run into the library in order to
avoid slowing up the mob which
is on its way out. Drag at least
six of your friends after you.
2. Bid your friends a lusty
"whoever gets a seat first yell,
and then skip merrily up and
down the aisles looking for a
place to sit, whistling to keep up
your courage.
3. Upon grabbing a place,
slam your books down on the
table and execute a noisy rendi¬
tion of your tong’s particular
Tarzan yell.
4. When your friends have
breathlessly arrived, thrown
their books at the table, and
fallen into their chairs, ask them
if they have made a point of
knocking down three students
and one librarian. (Editor’s
note: during certain surveys,
students have been observed
knocking down two or more li¬
brarians. This however, is defi¬
nitely offending society. It is
advisable to knock down only
one librarian while en route to
your seat.)
5. From here on the procedure
may vary according to the
weather, the happenings of the
proceeding and approaching
week-ends, the blonde at the
next table, the food at Van de
Kamps, and what time Mazie
got home last night. Whatever
the topic, never, under any cir¬
cumstances, abate the debate
and discussion to a point short
of the desired degree of heat,
which, incidentally, is terrifically
intense. Be sure and stick out
your tongue at the Spartan who
asks you to be quiet.
6. It is important during your
sojourn in the library to assume
at all times an air of sophisti¬
cated oblivion toward the stacks
of books which for some strange
reason are standing about. Fur¬
thermore it is imperative that
you do not open your own note¬
book which you so carelessly
brought with you.
7. When the passing bell
rings ,make no move to vacate
your table. At your leisure,
gracefully arise from your seat
and saunter toward the steady
influx of humanity which is
struggling through the door.
8. As soon as you have made
your exit, about face and shove
your way back into the library.
Spend a minimum of three hours
each day, including the hour you
wait for a ride home, in the li¬
brary.
* * ★
Seriously ... it is too bad, isn t
it.
* ★ ★
Most encouraging to find that
the "Daily Cal” also has a Foo
Board. The Chron "foo board is
a corner of the bulletin board
which is devoted to the intellectual
(?) inspirations of staff members.
Rhymes, rhythms and witticisms
are heterogeneously collected on
the Foo Board . . . much more
entertaining than a comic strip,
really.
Convention highlights . . . sunny
southern Calilornia weather, Com¬
mentator John B. Hughes as lunch¬
eon speaker, the Crail and White-
cotton Hotels (?), "Daily Cal
Editor John Burd — a swell guy,
the Campanile, San Francisco —
bridges — Chinatown, etc.
Serm fern, er kerd?
PASADENA CHRONICLE
Vol. XXIX
Pasadena Junior College, April I, 1938
No. 25
First Performance of Choral Play Tomorrow
M usic Hour
In the Little Theater, Wednes¬
day, April 6, at 11 :20, and Thurs¬
day, April 7, at 12:20.
Musk of the Ballet
Dance of the Hours . Ponchielli
Pizzicati from “Sylvia Ballett”....
. Delibis
Valse Tento from “Sylvia Ballei”
. Delibis*
Faust Ballet . Gounod
EVERETT D. MARTIN
Dr. E. D. Martin
To Talk Monday
At Convocation
Dr. Everett Dean Martin, sociol¬
ogist, will speak on the “Psycholo¬
gy of the Crowd” at the Monday
convocation held in the John A.
Sexson auditorium at 9:50 a. m.
All nine o’clock classes in art,
business English, physical science
survey, technology, home econom¬
ics, and the study halls will attend
the lecture.
Dr. Martin is at present dean of
education and acting president of
Pomona College. He is also acting
professor of sociology at Claremont
Colleges. This is his second recent
lecture at the junior college, having
spoken before at the Tuesday Eve¬
ning Forum during February. His
talk at that time was “Philosophy
— Reason Versus Crowd Will as
the Basis of Freedom.”
Dr. Martin was bom in Jackson¬
ville, Illinois, July 5, 1880. He
graduated from the McCormick
Theological Seminary in 1907 and
was ordained into the Congrega¬
tional ministry in the same year.
Dr. Martin has gained a reputation
as a speaker and lecturer on social
psychology. At the present time he
is director of Cooper Union forum,
largest center for free discussion of
political and educational subjects
in America. As an author Dr. Mar¬
tin has written several books, one
of them on the same topic as his
lecture, “The Behavior of Crowds.”
Mills College Educator
Visits Pasadena JC
Miss Rosalind Cassady, head of
the Mills College women’s physi¬
cal education department, spent
yesterday at PJC interviewing
various school officials.
Miss Cassady, who is president
of the western division of the
Directors of Physical Education for
College Women, is making a sur¬
vey of all secondary school phy¬
sical educational departments. Dur¬
ing her one-day visit, she visited
Miss C. J. Robbins, dean of women;
Dr. J. W. Harbeson, principal; Ce¬
cil F. Martin, director, physical ed¬
ucation and recreation departments
of Pasadena city schools, Miss Ida
E. Hawes, dean of guidance, and
Miss Elizabeth Jensen of the PJC
women’s physical education depart¬
ment.
W.D. LEECH
AT FARADAY
LECTURE
Founder Will Talk on
'Vim, Vigor, Vitamins7
Presenting the eleventh annual
Faraday lecture, William D.
Leech, founder of the series, is re¬
turning for a home-coming talk in
the auditorium next Thursday,
April 7.
Mr. Leech, founder of the Fara¬
day lectures and note-taking con¬
test, will speak on the subject
“Vim, Vigor and Vitamins.’ Until
1934 a teacher in the science de¬
partment here at PJC, Mr. Leech
has recently been conducting exper¬
iments with vitamins in Australia,
and is now engaged in research
work in the laboratories of the Cal¬
ifornia Institute of Technology.
Gets Idea
He evolved the idea for the lec¬
tures from a story of the childhood
of Charles Faraday, famed physi¬
cist of the nineteenth century. Far¬
aday went, as a boy, to all the lec¬
tures of Sir Humphrey Davy, emi¬
nent chemist of his time. Later in
life, Faraday compiled the notes he
had taken on Davy’s lectures and
presented them to Davy, who was
so pleased that he offered Faraday
a position in his laboratory. It is
his work in Davy’s laboratory that
gave Faraday his start in the field
of electrical research.
In honor of Faraday, Mr. Leech
conceived the plan of inviting lead¬
ers in the various fields of science
to talk to students of the Pasadena
schools. The note-taking contest in
conjunction with the lectures gives
students in the Pasadena Junior
College a chance to evidence their
ability in this line.
Lecture Free
Last year’s lecture marked a
high spot in the series, being the
tenth anniversary of the founding
of the lectures by Mr. Leech.
The lecture is free to all who
wish to attend, but a special center
section of the auditorium is re¬
served for the contestants. An offi-
Continued on Page Three
Rehearse for Choral Pageant
PJC Enters Four Men
In National Speech
Tournament
Four speakers leave next week
for Norman, Oklahoma, to repre¬
sent Pasadena Junior College in 'the
annual Phi Rho Pi national debate
tournament on April 11, 12 and 13.
The speakers will be Phil Cart¬
wright, Jean Valentine, Ray Simp¬
son and Dick Moore. Possible en¬
trant in addition to the others will
be Joe Landisman, winner of the
oratory division of two western
speech tournaments this year.
In the Norman meet, Cartwright
and Valentine, Simpson and Moore
will pair up for debate. Cartwright
and Valentine will enter into ex¬
temporaneous speaking on the gen¬
eral subpject of the Federal Hous¬
ing Act. Simpson and Moore will
enter into oratory, their subjects
being as yet undecided. The men
will be accompanied by Debate
Coach Earl D. Davis.
Last year, Franklin Patterson
and George Hatch won debate for
PJC in this tournament, which was
then held at Long Beach. “We hope
this year to live up to the stand¬
ards set by our predecessors and
bring home an award for Pasadena
Junior College in some division of
the contest,” Simpson said.
Three of the principal actors in the pageant are shown here,
rehearsing. They are, left to right: Peter Prouse as Saradin, Rosalie
Meub as Elizabeth and Bob Willey as Judah.
LANDISMAN WINS ORATORY
AT REDLANDS CONTEST
Pasadena Junior College, represented by Joseph Landisman, won
first place in the oratory contest held at Redlands University last
Friday and Saturday. Landisman gave his “Northwest Passage” ora¬
tion. Eugene Erickson reached the finals with his oration, “Pied Pi-
Physical Education Convention
Will Be Held Here Next Week
The annual conference of the California Association of Health,
Physical Education and Recreation will be held here at Pasadena Junior
College next week-end, April 7, 8, and 9.
William K. Dunn, head of the PJC department of physical education,
and Claire Colestock, assistant
director of the physical education
department of the Pasadena city
schools, have arranged a program
for the conference, including enter¬
tainment, demonstrations, lunch¬
eons, speakers, discussions and
banquets.
The conference committee has
secured Dr. Eduard C. Lindeman,
director of the division of educa¬
tion and recreation, Works Prog¬
ress Administration, Washington,
D. C., and Dr. Walter Dexter, su¬
perintendent of public instruction
and California state director of
education, as the speakers at the
general session. Further, Dr. John
A. Sexson, sup erintendent of
schools, Pasadena, member of Pol¬
icies Commission of the National
Education Association, president of
the California Teachers association,
will be the speaker for the annual
banquet.
On actual count there will he 100
speakers, authors and leaders in
health, physical education and rec¬
reation participating in the con¬
ference program as arranged by
Miss Colestock and Mr. Dunn.
Among the features of the con¬
ference will be a special student-
teacher conference arranged by W.
R. Roberts, professor of physical
education at the University of
Southern California. This section
is primarily a student conference
with all student speakers. Repre¬
sentative students are appointed
from various teacher educational
institutions to serve as a discussion
panel. Panel speakers will be ex¬
pected to take not over five minutes
each, the remainder of the time to
he devoted to a general discussion
from the floor. Students and fac¬
ulty members from all teacher edu¬
cational institutions are cordially
invited to attend and participate.
The theme chosen for discussion is:
“The Students Looks -at Coeduca¬
tional Physical Education.”
per.
Pasadena had a three-way tie for
third place in debating, with Jean
Valentine and Phil Cartwright on
one team; Bancroft Nelson, George’
Grassmueck, second team; and Ray
Simpson and Dick Moore on the
third team. The topic was “Re¬
solved: That the National Labor
Relations Board is to be empowered
to enforce arbitration of all indus¬
trial disputes.” Pasadena was the
only school having more than one
team, in the finals.
Jean Valentine finished in second
place in the extemporaneous speech
contest, talking on “Sectional In¬
terests in the United States as a
Threat to Democracy.” Dick Moore
reached the semi-finals.
Twenty schools from all over
California, Arizona, Utah and Ore¬
gon were represented at the meet.
Fifty-four debate teams were pres¬
ent, the largest number to compete
on the Pacific Coast this year. Four
of the Pasadena debaters, Ray
Simpson, Dick Moore, Jean Valen¬
tine and Phil Cartwright, will com¬
pete in the national speech contest
to be held later in the year at Nor¬
man, Oklahoma. Pasadena won
first honors in the nationals last
year.
Separate AMS, AWS
Assemblies Today
Pauline Stevens, PJC and Stan¬
ford graduate and on the staff of
the dean of women at Stanford,
will speak to women students at
the AWS assembly this morning in
the men’s gym on the “What to
Expect of College.”
Miss Stevens is adviser to stu¬
dents on social, health and aca¬
demic work at Stanford and was
former AWS president here. The
subject will be of interest to all
women students, according to Ro¬
berta Oglesby, secretary of the
AWS. Betty Moshisky, AWS pres¬
ident, will preside at the meeting.
Jean Ford is in charge of the pro¬
gram.
“A Battle of Bands” will he the
feature of the AMS assembly to
be held in the auditorium this mor¬
ning. Playing swing and sweet
music, a well-known band will he
stationed on either side of the
stage, according to Herb McDon¬
ald, AMS president.
Renny Haines will lead his orch¬
estra against that of a leader who
had not been determined at dead¬
line, hut it is expected to be that
of LaVerne Boyer. Boyer’s orches¬
tra offers several good features,
including Vernie Harrison, ace
trombonist, and Bob Clark on the
takeoff trumpet.
Guest artists from the Biltmore
Bowl are expected, with the possi¬
bility that Frankie Trumbar will
bring his band to oppose Haines.
Trumbar is known as one of the
greatest swing saxophonists.
Geologists Plan
Annual Spring Trip
During Vacation
The Mineralogical Society of
Southern California, headed by Ed¬
win V. Van Am ringe, is conducting
its annual field trip, taken during
the Spring vacation. This year the
society is inviting its members and
friends, especially school and col¬
lege faculty, and students of geol¬
ogy, on a nine-day trip to Arizona,
Nevada and Death Valley, begin¬
ning April 8 and ending April 16.
The official schedule for the trip
includes these points of special in¬
terest: Friday, Parker Dam; Sat¬
urday and Sunday, mining districts
in northwestern Arizona; Monday,
Boulder Dam and Lake Mead;
Tuesday, Valley of Fire, Cathedral
Gorge and Pioche; Wednesday, Ely
and Ruth Copper Pits, Diana’s
Punchbowl, and Northumberland
Caverns; Thursday, Tonopah and
Goldfield; Friday, Lost Valley, the
Ubehebe Craters, and Scotty’s Cas¬
tle; Saturday, south end of Death
Valley — then back to Pasadena.
A high spot in the trip is to he
the stay at Boulder Dam, where
camp will be made Sunday night.
Monday the entire party will make
a 210-mile boat trip on Lake Mead
from the dam to the Granite Gorge
of the Grand Canyon.
“This year’s trip promises to be
an especially fine one for mineral
collecting,, as well as for scenery
and a general good time,” said Mr.
Van Amringe.
STUDENTS
WILL GIVE
'ALLELUIA'
Miss Katherine Kester's
Easter Pageant
Scheduled Twice
"Alleluia,” the Easter choral
play, written by Miss Katharine
R. Kester, dramatic teacher here
and authoress of the Christmas
musical pageant, "Gloria,” opens
tomorrow evening at 8:15 in the
Sexson auditorium. Tomorrow
night's presentation will be fol¬
lowed by a performance of the
play Sunday afternoon at 3 p. m.
Crucifixion Story
Dealing with the story of Christ’s
crucifixion and resurrection, the
play is a continuation, 30 years la¬
ter,. of “Gloria.” The setting takes
place on a small, rough road near
Jerusalem leading to Golgotha, the
Mount of the Holy Crjss, scene of
Christ’s crucifixion.
Miss Lula C. Parmley, chairman
of the music department and or¬
ganist, has selected several musical
numbers to he given by student
musical groups, including Martha
Mayfield, harpist and the Three
Melody Maids; the a Cappella
Choir; and the men’s and girls’
glee clubs, during the play.
Dramatic, Moving
“ ‘Alleluia’ is intensely dramatic
and moves its listeners to a keener
insight into the significance and
beauty of the Easter message,”
said Miss Parmley. “Colorful cos¬
tumes and striking light effects
will bring the scenes of the hill¬
sides into sharp relief and will en¬
hance the spell cast by the dramat¬
ic effect and the moving power of
the lines and music.”
Miss Parmley will play a. musi¬
cal accompaniment on the organ
throughout the play. At the conclu¬
sion of the pageant, the a Cappella
choir, accompanied by the two glee
clubs will participate in a triumph¬
ant processional march which will
include “Christ the Lord Is Risen,”
followed by Gounod’s “Unfold Ye
Portals Everlasting” and the “Ben-
edictus” from “St. Cecelia’s Mass.”
Admission Free
Admission to this musical page¬
ant will be free. However, tickets
will be used to regulate attendance
at the performances. These may
be obtained at the school bank, the
offices of the musical department
and the F. C. Nash and Company
ticket agency in downtown Pasa-
Continued on Page Three
SIX FINALISTS
IN SPEECH TILT
Louise McCastline, Beatrice Mey¬
er, Charlotte Vinten, Robert Mc¬
Lean, Robert Morgan and Robert
Rocke were chosen from 13 who
tried out in the preliminaries of
the Toastmaster’s Contest, Thurs¬
day, March 24. They will represent
PJC' in the city finals. Duane
Price and Ray Murphy were elected
as alternatives in case any of the
first six are incapable of attending.
The winners, together with con¬
testants from Muir Technical High
School, will be guests of the Pasa¬
dena Men’s Toastmaster’s club at
a banquet at the downtown YMCA,
April 5. Following the dinner, two
speakers will be selected to repre¬
sent Pasadena in future competi¬
tion.
Contestants were allowed to
speak on any subject for five min¬
utes and were judged by Miss N.
M. Remsberg, chairman, assisted
by Mrs. I. S. Peters, Mrs. H. M.
Stone and Miss E. G. Prince.
Biology Students Study Birds, Plants,
Animals, Flood Damage On Trip
By Jack Clark
Obtaining actual field experience with birds, plants and animals
which they have been studying for the past two months, some 60 field
biology students of Pasadena Junior College went to Ojai Valley and
E. J. Doheny’s Ferndale ranch last Saturday for an all-day excursion.
Under the direction of instructor
Robert P. Hayes and Naturalist
Arthur G. Barr, ambitious students
travelled through the chaparral,
climbed over rocky bills, and
crossed streams still running high
and muddy from the recent rains.
On every side was evidence of the
storm’s power, uprooted trees and
tumbled boulders bearing mute
testimony to the destructive force
of the downpour.
At Ferndale ranch, the science
students walked up a canyon in
which there was once a road, but
which had become a channel of
mud and debris. It was here that
the only casualty of the trip oc¬
curred. Student Charlotte Black-
stone, notebook in hand, attempting
to cross the flood-swollen stream,
stepped on a loose rock and sat
down with alacrity in the water.
Total damage: one pair of very
wet slacks and the loss of Miss
Blackstone’s composure.
About noon the group proceeded
to Steckel park, on the outskirts of
Santa Paula. After lunch they set
out for Ojai, arriving there about
1:45 ih the afternoon. Finding
Wheeler gorge, the canyon they in¬
tended to explore, completely
washed out, the students took a
drive around the valley and then
separated for the trip home. Most
of the cars returned by the same
inland route over which they had
come in the morning, but two re¬
turned to Pasadena by the coast
route, via Ventura.