Pasadena Chronicle, April 02, 1937

A.W.S., A.M.S. ASSEMBLIES SET FOR TODAY jXioiaticna (fI]ronidc CARL ANDERSON TO SPEAK AT AUDITORIUM Vol. XXVIII Pasadena, California, April 2, 1937 No. 27 Art Work Hatch And Patterson Win Coast Is Shown At Y osemite In National Debate Finals - ♦ - Seven Out Of Fifteen P. J. C. Entries Are Chosen To Compete With Other High School Winners 20 Pasadena Students Exhibit Efforts In Park Showing 14 STATES ENTER Paintings, Charcoals, Pen Sketches Now Seen In Library By Elizabeth Arthur Representing the work from the majority of students in the Pasa¬ dena junior college art department, a portfolio of art, which was sent to be exhibited at the annual meet¬ ing of the Pacific Arts association at Yosemite park during the week of Spring vacation, is now on dis¬ play in the junior college library. The convention is composed of teachers and people interested in art education, and representatives from junior highs, high schools and junior colleges from 14 states and Hawaii were present. Send Package Since the work is viewed and discussed in an informal manner at at tea, the junior college art depart¬ ment sent their festive looking work in a package done up in cel¬ lophane and ribbon, and adorned with a cover designed in colors suggestive of spring. Freida Klas- sen designed the cover, and Charles Lesher lettered the index. Three out of the 20 students whose work was sent to the meet¬ ing had two products of their ar¬ tistic skill on display. They were designs of street clothes, from the costume and design class, and a water color of fruit by Laura Mor- en; layout coloring and lettering and a figure in pencil, by Charles Lesher; a design, showing space divisions and relation of dark to light, and an abstract pattern in colored chalk by Walter Scott. Contributions Told Cither contributions were a brush drawing of a dog, by Freida Klas- sen; a portrait, by Nancy Robb; a flower composition in opaque paint, by Mary Moshisky; a figure water color drawing, by Thomas Lauren- son; Lee Tuggle’s chalk and char¬ coal drawing, a marine-scape by Strother MacMinn, and water col¬ ors by Virginia Sackett and Betty Burton. James Hawkins made a lithograph drawing of Bill Skow for his presentation. A water col¬ or painting, done in four minutes, ( Continued on Page Three) Club Period Is Scheduled With deadlines for reservations by clubs set for next Tuesday, April 6, plans for the third club period of the present semester are nearing completion, said Bill Weil, secretary of organizations and di¬ rector of the monthly organizations periods. Clubs signed up for meet¬ ings number around twenty, he stated. A general assembly will be held in the men’s gym featuring a play entitled “The Critic,” by Val Clark, and presented by Bauble and Bells, lower division dramatics society. Sponsored by the organization com¬ mittee for students who are not affiliated with any clubs or inter¬ ested in any of the open meetings, the general meeting takes the place of a club meeting for anyone who so desires. The cast of the play follows: Eric, Eddie Callahan; Eric No. 2, Eddie Long; Dorothy, Mary Ellen Sheeky; Dorothy No. 2, Fern War¬ ner; Author, Evelyn Bolz; Nation (the Critic), Peter Prouse; Aspir¬ ing Young Actress, Mabel Prouty; Smyth, Harold Wolfe; Mother, Betty Ellen Evans ; Sheriff Forrest, Jim Donnelly; and Harrington, Wendell Thompson. Miss Katherine Kester, adviser, is the director. SERVICE CLUB HAS POTLUCK SUPPER Holding their annual faculty din¬ ner, the Spartans met at the home of Rachel Williams, secretary, on Thursday, April 1, at 6 o’clock, for potluck supper. Each girl invited a faculty mem¬ ber as her guest, and campus prob¬ lems were discussed. Eloise Jones, Spartan president, led the discus¬ sion, with both the girls and teach¬ ers participating. “These get-to¬ gethers bring about harmony be¬ tween teachers and students both in the classrooms and outside of school, and help them to co-ope¬ rate with each other,” said Miss Catherine J. Robbins, dean of women. By Harold Shafer Adding another spectacular victory to their long string of laurels, George Hatch and Franklin Patterson, star debaters of Pasadena junior college and Pacific Coast champions, won the National Phi Rho Pi debate contest at Long Beach last Thursday, March 25. The Pas¬ adena pair, who have swept all opposition before them in State meets this year, defeated 32 teams rep-" resenting schools from all parts of the United, States, during the three days of strenuous competition. The subject of the debates was: “Re¬ solved: That Congress shall be em¬ powered to fix minimum wages and maximum hours for industry.” Meet Muskogee The contests ran through Tues¬ day, Wednesday and Thursday of last week, with the winners meet¬ ing numerous opponents each day, alternately taking the affirmative and negative of the question. The Muskogee (Okla.) junior college A WS Gathers For Confab With Groups Women Club Presidents team met the Pasadena pair in the finals. Besides the 32 men’s teams, 15 women’s teams participated in de¬ bates. Extemporaneous and im¬ promptu speaking and oratorical contests also were held in. connec¬ tion with the three-day affair. Another team, composed of Royi Huggins and Phil Cartwright, in the same contest went through four debates only to be downed in two others, losing their chance to enter the regular tourney with Hatch and Patterson. Attend Banquet Phi Rho Pi is a national forensic society for junior colleges. The contestants were given a banquet at the Villa Riviera in Long Beach Wednesday night, at which 150 were seated at the tables. Earl D. Davis, debate instructor here, was in charge of the Pasa¬ dena group taking part in the con¬ test. Davis Defends Debate Invited To Discuss Problems At Tea Sponsored by the Associated Women students, under the direc¬ tion of Ellen Lombard, president, a tea was held Tuesday, March 30, at the Flower Pot tearoom, from 3:15 to 4:30. The presidents of all women’s clubs, restrictive and non- restrictive, and the A. W. S. board and cabinet, were invited. According to Miss Lombard, the purpose of this meeting was to create a friendly spirit between clubs and all women students in general. They discussed problems which arise in club work and solu¬ tions which are practical. ‘Meetings Make Friends' “Meetings like this broaden the outlook on campus life and take girls out of their own club and en¬ vironment, having them meet others, thus giving them a variety of friends and acquaintances,” said Miss Lombard. The major part of the program was taken up with a discussion, led by Miss Lombard, in which the group participated. Miss Catherine J. Robbins, dean of women, gave a short talk to all of the women stressing friendly club spirit and the elimination of snobbishness. Carnival Discussed Shirley Smith brought up the subject of the forthcoming Mother and Daughter banquet, the Mast and Dagger carnival was discussed by Eloise Jones, Betty Wilcox told of her plans for an A. W. S. scrap¬ book, and the Frosh club was put under discussion by Rachel Will¬ iams. The club presidents who attend¬ ed were Dorothy Bonner, Catherine Blake, Gretchen Gatchet, Betty Junker, Asemal Kinnear, Betty Martens, Patty McCune, Catherine Petit, Frances Pfeiffer, Virginia Phillips, Mildred Schmertz and Shirley Smith. Pan- A merican Day Planned Commemorating Pan-American day, the class in History of the Americas, under the leadership of Miss Elizabeth M. Wheeler, is planning to present a program il¬ lustrating Pan-American progress at the Altadena Recreation Center, April 14. The program will begin at 8 p. m. “Musical and dancing numbers will vary a program of short speeches by members of the class,” said Miss Wheeler. There will be guests of note from various Latin-American countries, according to Miss Wheeler. Also, as guests will come leaders in various civic organizations. “For the promotion of friendship between the northern and southern Americas, this affair is being held,” she continued. “It is an annual part of the work of the class in history. Relations between our southern neighbors and ourselves are very important, and we feel that this program will do its part toward promoting friendly ones.” Following the program, refresh¬ ments will be served. _ MAKEUP WORK DUE Monday, April 5, 3:00 p. m., is deadline for all make-up work for students having received “E’s” or otherwise incomplete grades for last semester’s work in the English department, according to M. G. Hill, chairman of the department. The team of Hatch and Patterson have won many other contests this year, among them being the Pacific coast championships at Stockton this month. “I feel that debate and the other speaking arts are just as important as football and other such competitive tourna¬ ments, and that these boys should be given all credit due for helping to bring fame to Pasadena junior college in this way,” said Mr. Davis. Horace Mann Equipment Is Improvement Records Office, Counselors Especially Aided By New System Bv Donald R. Hopkins That administration inter-office communication will be speeded up in the nearly completed Horace Mann building by the installation, now 24 per cent complete, of a pneumatic tube system, was re¬ vealed recently by Courtenay Mon¬ sen, secretary of the Board of Edu¬ cation. Commenting on the possibilities of the new system, Principal John W. Harbeson remarked that office efficiency would be increased as notes, transcripts and other rec¬ ords could be transmitted from one office to another without entailing the use of a messenger. The sys¬ tem is especially capable of facili¬ tating the work of the councilors and the records office. Is 73 Per Cent Finished In regard to the building itself, Mr. Monsen said that the Mann structure is approximately 73 per cent completed and that the entire building program, which includes the two wing buildings now lacking only some cabinet work and science equipment, and the landscaping program, besides the work of re¬ constructing the main building, is now approximately 85 per cent completed. SPRING ALUMNUS IS PUBLISHED Published four times a year for the 3500 alumni of P. J. C. and the Pasadena high school living in and about Pasadena, the spring issue of the Alumnus, edited by Ned F. Stirling, head of the publications department here, was issued Wed¬ nesday, March 31. Important in this issue is the an¬ nouncement of plans for the annual homecoming banquet, to be held May 27, with Charles Paddock act¬ ing as master of ceremonies. Articles of interest include a de¬ scription of the Pasadena high school in the year 1900 by Ethel Hartley Smith, a graduate of that year, and in contrast to- that, a de¬ scription of the first years of P. J. C'., by Nobu Kawai. B. W. HOWARD SPEAKS Bailey W. Howard, chairman of the Pasadena Chamber of Com¬ merce and also chairman of the physical science department, ad¬ dressed the members of the Junior College Young Men’s Christian as¬ sociation, at a meeting last Wed¬ nesday, held at the downtown “Y.” He spoke on the subject, “The Meaning of Co-operation.” Toured By Bulldogs Symphonic Band Featured As Seven Coastal Cities Played 100 GO ON TOUR San Francisco Is Scene Of Calif ornia-W estem Conference Rendering as its grand climax a performance at the opening of the California Western Music confer¬ ence at the Fairmont hotel, in San Francisco, Pasadena junior col¬ lege’s combined symphonic band completed a six-day spring concert tour last Thursday, March 25, with stops at seven cities extended throughout the state. Leaving early the previous Fri¬ day morning, the band, 100 strong, made the trip in busses, and played its first engagement that night at Bakersfield high school, in Bakers¬ field. The next evening the band played at Fresno, moving from there to play at the Municipal audi¬ torium in San Francisco on Sunday afternoon. The evening of the same day the organization was heard in the Municipal auditorium across the bay in Oakland. Play At Conference The next day marked the high spot of the tour when the band played at the opening of the Cali¬ fornia Western Music Conference. On the return trip the band stopped at the new civic auditorium in San Jose on Tuesday night, and at the Warner Brothers’ theatre in Santa Barbara, Wednesday night. The journey was the largest and one of the most successful trips in recent years which has been made by the organization, according to Audre L. Stong, band conductor. The money with which the trip was sponsored was provided by several sources interested in the welfare of the school and the furthering of band enterprises. Appreciation has been expressed by Audre L. Stong to the mothers, fathers and friends of junior college students as well as civic minded persons who sent in their contributions during the “dollar shower” fund, sponsored re¬ cently by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The trip was the first of such length which the organization has made in four years, but it will not cancel the usual shorter trips which the band makes annually. (Continued on Page Three) A. M. S. Stag Scheduled Dean Cromwell, a conglomerate group of the University of South¬ ern California athletes who took part in the Olympic Games, a wres¬ tling match between Pat Patterson and a mysterious Mr. X, Mack Rob¬ inson, and last but not least, Coach Otto Anderson, will furnish the en¬ tertainment at the Associated Men Students’ stag, to be held Wednes¬ day evening, April 7, in the men’s gym. Due to the unexpected departure of the professional baseball players on April 1, Cromwell, track coach at U. S. C., the U. S. C. athletes, Mack Robinson, and Anderson are hastily recruited substitutes and are all scheduled to talk about the Olympic Games. In addition to the foregoing en¬ tertainment, the stag will feature a wrestling match, a type of amusement which is steadily grow¬ ing more popular among the men students, according to Vernon Leif, A. M. S. president. Following the entertainment, free root beer and doughnuts will be served to all. SPEECH CLASS IS PLANNING PROGRAM Selections representative of vari¬ ous types of poetry were given by the second period choral speech class of Miss Elizabeth E. Keppie, last Wednesday afternoon, at a meeting of the Stanford Women’s club at the home of Mrs. Ellen Me Duffy. Directed by Miss Keppie, the choir presented refrain, lyric, dia¬ logue, dramatic, individual, se¬ quence and unison poetry. In com¬ memoration of the anniversary of William Shakespeare, selections by the great dramatist were also given. On, April 21, the verse choir will give a Shakespearean program over KPPC. A short sketch from the “Taming of the Shrew” will be featured by members of the choir. Reorganization Of Credit Point System Is Given Effecting a change for the purpose of creating a more sat¬ isfactory service point system, the administration last week posted bulletins in all class¬ rooms showing the reorganiza¬ tion of service point distribu¬ tion. Linder the new system, assistant credit points are given for a variety of services on a basis of three for each semester hour. A semester hour is equiv¬ alent to one hour a week throughout the semester. The bulletin lists the possible number of points obtainable for various extra-curricular activi¬ ties coming under the general headings of “Student Body Offi¬ cers and Assistants,” “Club and Class Officers,” “Musical and Oral Arts,” “Publications” and “Athletics.” A few other activi¬ ties are listed under “Miscel¬ laneous.” Students wishing to obtain service points for activities in which they have participated during the semester must apply for them by filling out a card to be signed by their advisers and to be turned in before the close of each semester, accord¬ ing to official notice by the ad¬ ministration. McCunn Will Speak For Convocation Administrator To Address Entire Student Body On Public Work Speaking at the second convoca¬ tion of the semester, Drummond J. McCunn, of the Board of Educa¬ tion, will address nearly 3500 Pas¬ adena junior college students next Monday. To be held during the regular assembly period, convoca¬ tion will start at 10 a. m., follow¬ ing second period. Mr. McCunn will speak on the subject of business opportunities in the public service department of the local and United States gov¬ ernments. He will talk on the phases of public service opportun¬ ity as applied to Pasadena junior college students and secondary schools. Classes To Attend Humanities, social studies, physi¬ cal sciences, mathematics and life science classes will all attend the convocation. Attendance in these classes is compulsory, and convo¬ cation slips are required at third period classrooms following the convocation. These convocation slips may be obtained at the bleach¬ ers, and will be passed out to every student in attendance. Mr. McGunn has spoken to Pas¬ adena junior college students sev¬ eral times in the past, both at con¬ vocations and at smaller meetings. Assistant superintendent of Pasa¬ dena city schools, he has addressed student assemblies on both civic and academic problems. The purpose of convocations is to acquaint students with prob¬ lems which they are likely to meet once out of schools. Topics are dis¬ cussed which are immediately rela¬ tive to junior college graduates, and speakers are Southern Califor¬ nia educators and civic leaders. The convocations are held the first Mon¬ day of each month in the Horrell field bleachers. Week’s News NEWS A. W. S., A. M. S. plan assem¬ blies for this morning. Drama slated for women, “The Ideal Male” slated for the men. Page 1. Art students exhibit work at Yo¬ semite valley during Easter week. Exhibition now hangs in the junior college library. Page 1. One hundred bandsmen return from trek to north, as concerts in San Francisco, Bakersfield and other cities are played. Page 1. Miss Lula C. Parmley plans en¬ try of a, Capella choir in Southern California Festival of the Allied Arts. Page 3. Tenth annual Faraday lecture slated as Dr. Carl Anderson signed for speaker’s position. Page 3. FEATURES * * * Diary of tenderfoot geologist in 1600-mile trip to Arizona disclosed. Page 2. SPORTS * California, frosh beaten by Bull¬ dogs, but Modesto wins as week- long trip of baseballers ends in vic¬ tory and defeat both. Page 4. AWS, AMS Plan For Assembly “BelinJ^,” By A. A, Milne Will Be Played For Meet By Guild CLUB PERIOD NEXT Players’ Group Presents Drama Under Keppie’s Supervision With meetings sponsored this morning by the A. W. S. and A. M. S„ assembly period will fea¬ ture talks by women students on “The Ideal Man” and a one-act play from “Belinda,” by A. A. Milne. The men’s assembly will be held on the bleachers to “hear what they should be,” while women stu¬ dents will gather in the men’s gym to see the play, produced by the Players’ Guild. Rachel Williams, Eloise Jones and Caroline Munn, with possibly another woman student speaker, will air their opinions as to their respective ideal men. To speak under the sponsorship of the As¬ sociated Men Students, headed by Vernon Leif, they will attempt to show what they believe to be most important in male popularity. According to Leif, the demand for such an assembly, following one of the same type for women students, was so great that today’s meeting for men promises to be one of the most popular of the se¬ mester. Besides the featured entertain¬ ment, Earl Roulac, Stewart Russell and Tom Stevens are scheduled to perform in a Ritz brother act. In addition to this, Stevens will pre¬ sent some imitations. Several other short skits are also on the pro¬ gram. Jeannette Eastman, first vice- president of A. W. S., is in charge of the program for the women stu¬ dents. Ellen Lombard, president, will preside over the meeting, in¬ troducing the student actors in the play and announcing the program. The Players’ Guild will present the one-act performance for the first time at Pasadena junior col¬ lege. Members of the cast of “Be¬ linda” include Murray Huss, as Mr. Devenish; Barbara Barnett, Betty; Virginia Miller, Delia; Patsy Burr, Belinda; Bob Hanson, Mr. Baxter; and Gordon Foster, Mr. Robinson. Miss Elizabeth E. Keppie is fac¬ ulty adviser for the guild. Under the student direction of Bob Stapleton, secretary of activi¬ ties, a jointly sponsored assembly period is held every year, arrange¬ ments being scheduled by the AMS and AWS cabinets. Presented each year, the joint meeting is held by the men and women of the school as a regular part of the assemblies program for the ye'ar. Nine Become BPG Members In a meeting attended by six members and the adviser, Beta Phi Gamma, honorary journalistic fra¬ ternity, picked nine new members to membership, last Tuesday after¬ noon in tent 14. Those elected, and the work they have done are as follows: Eleanor Spranger, Chronicle copy editor; Elizabeth Arthur, associate editor of the Chronicle; A1 Gutz- mer, news editor of the Chronicle; Harold Shafer and Howard Stein- winter, assistant copy editors; Dor¬ othy LeBaker and Merilyn Nutt, Chronicle reporters; Arthur Schlen- dering, staff manager of the Cam¬ pus; and Gilbert Schlendering, Campus. Ruth Battelle, incumbent presi¬ dent, presided over the meeting, at which dates for informal and for¬ mal initiation were set. Informal will be held at the home of Eliza¬ beth Ann McGill, on April 8, while formal has tentatively been set for the Altadena Pines, April 16. Miss McGill is in charge of ar¬ rangements. Plans for four or five delegates to attend a meeting of the organi¬ zation, which has national affilia¬ tions, at Colton next Monday eve¬ ning, were made. Miss Gladys L. Snyder, adviser, will attend. A writer’s contest during May will also be attended by Beta Phi Gamma delegates if present plans go through. ATTEND CONVENTION Ten members of the Chronicle editorial board and reportorial staff attended the fifteenth annual press convention at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles last Saturday, representing Pasa¬ dena junior college at both morn¬ ing meetings and at the luncheon and afternoon conferences.