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Pasadena Chronicle, April 05, 1940
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TRISTRAM INFORMAL
SATURDAY NIGHT
AT MID WICK CLUB
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AMS STAG APRIL 10
SEXSON AUDITORIUM
FEATURES VODVIL
Though it would not be untrue
to ’say that there are more pres¬
sing matters for each of us
than the constitution now being
assembled for the future use of
student government here, it
would be a mistake, we feel,
not to give it at least a little
study.
Social science students partic¬
ularly should find the events
that are now taking place inter¬
esting. The big actions of na¬
tional governments are being re¬
produced here in a somewhat
subdued, narrower way. There
is less uncertainty as to the out¬
come, and less at stake.
But even as there is a part
of life at stake in every action,
the manner in which those in
charge handle the constitution
and the way in which the stu¬
dent body responds to it, reveals
the degree in which students are
politically aware of the world
and how serious they are so¬
cially.
The affairs of the student gov¬
ernment are of no mean impor¬
tance.
In other words, $40,000 should
not be kicked around.
We believe that here, as else¬
where, the more sensible and
sound the form of organization
is, the better chances there are
for substantial improvement in
the actual handling of affairs.
The Chronicle thinks that con¬
sideration by the student body
is in order, and invites comment.
YOUTH PROGRAM
BEFORE FORUM
TUESDAY NIGHT
Col. W. H. Evans, originator
of the plan for the Civilian Con¬
servation Corps, the only univer¬
sally acclaimed experiment of
the New Deal, will address the
Tuesday Evening Forum April
9 on “The American Govern¬
ment and Its Youth Program”
in the John A. Sexson auditori¬
um at 8 pm.
In addition to providing the
working plan for the CCC, Col.
Evans helped draft the legisla¬
tion resulting in the establish¬
ment of the HOLC and FHA.
His work in the fields of hous¬
ing and youth problems have
brought him international recog¬
nition. He recently was dele¬
gate to the International Con¬
gress for Housing and Town
Planning, held in Stockholm.
The first of four forum meet¬
ings on the subiect of “Govern¬
mental Policies” was addressed
last Tuesday night in the east
campus auditorium by John
Christianson, of the University
of Minnesota, on the subject,
“The Future of Agriculture.”
Mr. Christianson is superin¬
tendent of the School of Agri¬
culture at the midwestern uni¬
versity and is known as a top-
ranking interpreter of farm
problems, and has a vivid man¬
ner of presentation.
1500 HOLD EXHIBIT
OF PACIFIC ARTS
ON EAST CAMPUS
Four Day Display Takes
Over Two Rooms of C
Building
For four days the scene of all
types and presentations of art,
arranged to convey the theme of
Art in Education, will be pre¬
sented in two combined rooms
at east campus, Pasadena junior
college.
The Pacific Arts association,
members of which are art
teachers and professional artists
and by whose request the ex¬
hibit is being presented, will
view the handiwork of students
on Friday and Saturday. April 5
and 6, as a part of the Pacific
Southwest States convention
now being held. The exhibit will
be open to the public on Monday
and Tuesday, the 8th and 9th.
Fifteen hundred students in
the art department, working co¬
operatively with teachers and
students from other schools
have contributed by inspiration
and hard work to the creative
display.
Vacation Work
Many students worked all
Easter vacation and Saturdays
and Sundays in constructing the
background for the exhibit. Civ¬
ic groups assisted with much of
the material.
Approximately 7000 square
feet of wall space has been uti¬
lized to form a maze within the
two rooms.
Aside from eaual reDresenta-
tions of oil and water color
paintings, plastic lettering. pho¬
tographic studies, metallic art
and ceramics, costume design¬
ing and construction hold a ma¬
jor section. Through an inspira¬
tion of better posture for girls
the honorary art group has de¬
signed a textbook carrier.
Ultra Condensed
Students will give action to
the exhibit by creative work per¬
formed by them in recesses in
the walls of the maze.
The whole exhibit is so con¬
densed that the key to units rep¬
resenting displays is in the pro¬
gram. Units cover in systematic
organization: art in general edu¬
cation, design in intelligent or¬
ganization, design in action, de¬
sign in Pasadena junior college
and art programs of Pasadena
junior college.
MABEL OAKES INJURED
Miss Mabel M. Oakes suffered
undetermined injury when the
conductor’s platform at the
Shrine auditorium collapsed last
week.
It was during a rehearsal of
the Pasadena junior college A
Capella chorus for the Educa¬
tor’s Music conference that the
accident occured.
Miss Oakes is at the Metho¬
dist Hospital in Los Angeles.
NO SCHOOL FEES OR DEPOSITS LEGAL,
OLD LAW TO BE ENFORCED BY WARREN
WILL NOT AFFECT PJC SAYS SEXSON
Charges Now Made At PJC Exempt From Law
As Only Night School Fees Are Compulsory
By Tom Hall
In an opinion affecting educational districts in all parts
of the state, Attorney General Earl Warren last Moday held
that various types of fees and deposits assessed against ele¬
mentary, high school and junior college pupils are not prop¬
er charges.
The opinion stated that the school district could not
charge :
1. Registration fees.
2. Fee for catalogue and courses.
3. Fee for any text or photograph for use in a person-
PIERCE KNOX, BLIND XYLOPHONIST AT HIS INSTRUMENT
BLIND XYLOPHONIST IN ASSEMBLY
FEATURING SIGHTLESS PERFORMERS;
DR. STEINER SPEAKS IN ROOM 200C
Pierce Knox, a blind 19-year old high school student of Oak¬
land, and master of the xylophone, is to hold the spotlight in
today’s assembly on both campuses.
The program is directed by the National Transcribers Society
for the Blind, of Palo Alto, an organization which makes Braille
books for the blind. Part of the program is to be a demonstration
by a blind secretary on how the blind read and write. A unique
electrical device will be used in
AMS Stag Features
Large Vaudeville
Wednesday Eve
Associated Men Students hit
the deck Wednesday, April 10, i
at 8:30 when the semester men’s
stag takes place in the Sexson
auditorium. The AMS board,
under the direction of “Spider”
Webb and Bill O’Donnel. have
planned a great evening’s enter¬
tainment for the men students.
Entertainment at the event
will consist of snappy vaude¬
ville acts In addition to the
large turnout of JC men indi¬
cated by advance ticket sales,
there will be several hundred
graduates from surrounding
high schools attending the stag
as guests of the JC men. The
graduates, after looking over
the campuses and investigating
the departments of their major
interests, will gather in the audi¬
torium for the show.
STEVENS CLUB IS HOST
The Stevens club of Pasadena
junior college is to be host to
all Episcopal clubs of surround¬
ing colleges at their annual con¬
vention, Saturday, April 13.
this demonstration.
Greatest Musician
Pierce Knox is regarded in
many circles as the greatest
blind American musician for his
age. He plays one of the most
difficult of all instruments, the
Deagen xylophone, and often
uses four mallets at one time.
Knox plays such numbers as
“Flight of the Bumble Bee,”
one of the most difficult pieces
of music written for the instru¬
ment.
He won the national first prize
at Cleveland, Ohio, for Ameri¬
can high school xylophonists
three years ago. Last year
Pierce played at Ripley’s “Be¬
lieve It or Not” at the San
Francisco International exposi¬
tion on Treasure Island.
Dr. Steiner To Lecture
Dr. H. Steiner, political sci¬
ence professor at UCLA, will
give a lecture in 200C during
assembly this morning on the
“American Foreign Policy.”
Dr. Steiner is coming to give
the lecture in behalf of the So¬
cial science department. He has
just returned from a six month
stay in Asia. He took a trip
around the world three years
ago, and consequently is well
acquainted with modern world
conditions. He recently edited
a book on supreme court decis¬
ions. Last year he spoke here
at the Tuesday Evening forum.
' Lets Abolish The Proletariat!1 On Student Forum
NEW ASTRONOMY DOME
COSTS EIGHT HUNDRED
A new dome will appear on
top of the astronomy building
in the near future to house the
9-inch reflecting telescope that
is now idle, according to P
Stoner, mathematics department
head.
Its big sister, the 20-inch tele¬
scope, has had more than its
share of work, serving three as¬
tronomy classes. Addition of the
9-incher will double the facil¬
ities.
A synchronized motor will re¬
volve the telescope on a new,
all-metal mounting, recently
completed by Mr. Heald and his
production processes class.
The 9-inch ’scope, although
smaller, has the advantage of a
stationary eye-piece over the
larger star-gazer.
Hie sum of $849, and a three-
week maximum of construction
time are the provisions of the
accepted Taylor Sheet Metal
company’s bid.
VISIT INDUSTRIAL PLANT
The PJC Industrial Organiza¬
tion visited the United States
Spring and Bumper Co., situated
in Vernon, on April 2. The trip
was required of all students in
the Industrial organization.
“Let’s Abolish the Proletari¬
at!”
This solution for many of the
social ills now being studied by
junior college students will be
presented to the student forum
next Thursday evening in room
200C, east campus, by Dr. M. W.
deLaubenfels, famous biologist
and PJC zoology instructor.
Dr. “de,” currently speaking
to southern California audiences
on the proposal “Union Now,”
made by Journalist-scholar Clar¬
ence Streit to weld the world’s
remaining democracies into a
federal government, returns to
a favorite subject for next
week’s meeting of the forum.
Taking the point of view of
the biologist he gives an unusu¬
al analysis of the classes in so¬
ciety and suggest a plan to pre¬
serve the heritages of men in
the environment of today.
His approach will be in sharp
contrast to the one presented
March 28 by Everett Bergstrom
in a panel discussion with Lam¬
bert Schuyler, author of “Think
Fast America,” and Dr, Hoyt
Gale, PJC economics instructor
on the subject “If Not Capital¬
ism, What?”
“The twin specters of war and
unemployment which haunt
mankind today are the by-pro¬
ducts of a dying economic sys¬
tem, capitalism,” Bergstrom
told a large audience of stu¬
dents, teachers and townspeople,
“and there is but one way to
rid ourselves of them, social¬
ism.”
Previously Mr. Schuyler had
attacked socialism but had
pointed to “a wrong principle in
the present economic engine”
and offered his plan for the abo¬
lition of interest and the restora¬
tion of private property to its
original position as a correction.
Dr. Gale, who instructs PJS stu¬
dents in geology and paleontol¬
ogy as well as economics, re-
Dr. Max W. deLaubenfels
ferred to war as having taken
place in “the paleozoic age, some
time before capitalism.” He also
said that capitalism, democracy
and intellectual liberty are in¬
separable and the death of one
means the death of all three.
But Mr. Bergstrom drew the
most questions from his listen¬
ers after he had predicted fas¬
cism in America unless the com¬
petition for markets, which
leads to war and unemployment
is stopped. Fascism cannot be
regarded as an alien ‘ism,’ but
as the final effort of capitalism
to maintain itself.”
“Red” South, secretary of acti¬
vities, and former pep commis¬
sioner and candidate for student
body president, enlivened the
question period by asking, “I am
a member of the biggest sailor’s
union in the world, and up in
New York they have a whole
floor of offices, and people run
in and out all the time. It’s the
worst mess you ever saw. If
they can’t run the country any
better than that I’m against it.”
His question brought applause
and laughter.
If the attendance keeps in¬
creasing at the present rate, the
student forums will have to
share the auditorium with the
Tuesday Evening Forum, chair¬
man Bob Gillette said in an¬
nouncing that the first meeting
of this semester was the largest
ever held and attendance at the
second was 150, more than twice
as much.
Use Of Movies
For Instruction
To Be Illustrated
How motion pictures may be
used by PJC teachers will be
shown in public weekly pre¬
views of available films, com¬
mencing Tuesday, April 9th in
Room 200C, east campus.
The movies to be shown next
Tuesday at 3:30 to 4:30 pm are:
“Rome,” new Italy against
classic background, for art lan¬
guage and social science.
“Arts and Crafts of Mexico,”
contemporary Mexican crafts¬
men, for art and humanities.
“Marshland Mysteries,” in
color, showing life in swamps.
Made for biology but of general
interest and suitable for art,
photography and social science
use.
“How Motion Pictures Move
and Talk,” of general interest,
but especially for engineering,
art and humanities.
The films preview is intended
primarily to show teachers what
kind of movies are available for
them to use in instruction, but
William O. Payne, chairman of
the visual education committee,
says that a cordial invitation is
extended to anyone interested.
Not all of the films shown will
be used later, but they may be
seen at the preview by all stu¬
dents who wish to attend.
The Chronicle will announce
new subjects each week.
Cassity To Feature
'Boogie Woogie'
Once again Jim Cassity steps
into his familiar role of writer,
producer and director as he
takes up the work of managing
“Crafty Hall” to be presented
at both campuses on April 26
during assembly periods.
This annual assembly, a pro¬
gram in the style of a variety
radio show, has given PJC stu¬
dents the finest of entertainment
in the past. This year promises
to be no exception with the an¬
nouncement that Jack Duarte
will sing the proluogle of “Pag-
liaeci.” Another attraction is
Nate Benedict, one of the finer
“boogie woogie” piano players
in the southland, who has been
signed up as guest artist. Other
participants in the production
are yet to be selected.
SCIENCE MARCHES ON
OVER MUTUAL NETWORK
Vaccination — product of the
brilliant work of Edward Jen-
ner in 1796 — will be the theme
of the Pasadena junior college
March of Science broadcast, on
Thursday, April 11, over the Mu¬
tual-Don Lee network, 1:15 to
1:30 pm.
During the mediaeval period,
smallpox was as prevalent as
common colds are today. Today
it has disappeared. The scienti¬
fic world hastered this dreaded
disease by ceaseless work for
28 years, of Edward Jenner, who
discovered the process of vaccin¬
ation.
nel or guidance program,
4. Fee to evaluate credentials
from other institutions.
5. Fee for an examination in
any subject.
6. A late registration or pro¬
gram change fee.
Pay For Towels
7. Any charge for towels, etc.,
if necessary to follow any re¬
quired physical education
course, although the district
might require a student to fur¬
nish or pay the cost of such
incidentals if their need is oc¬
casioned by his use of the gym¬
nasium or other facility for
purely recreational or extra¬
curricular courses.
8. Fee for materials, supplies
for laboratory use if required
as part of the course taken.
9. Fee for the issuance of a
diploma or certificate.
10. A fee for any insignia
required to be worn in any com¬
pulsory ROTC training.
No Local Effect
Questioned about the effect of
the ruling locally, Dr. John A.
Sexson, superintendent of Pasa¬
dena city schools, stated there
was none, “as we don’t charge
compulsory fees anyway, with
the exception of some in night
classes for adults and they do
not come under this ruling.”
“Public schools,” said the At¬
torney General’s ruling, “are
supported by general state in¬
come. Pupils are compelled to
attend and under the Constitu¬
tion they are entitled to be edu¬
cated at the public expense.”
Fees and deposits held illegal
by Warren and which are
charged PJC students are: num¬
bers 3 and 8. In number 3, the
photograph is used for idetnifi-
cation of transcripts.
Number 8 concerns the fee for
materials required as part of a
course. In most laboratory
classes there is a fee or deposit
designated as a “breakage’ ’de¬
posit. Part of this fee is re¬
turned at the termination of the
course, according to the amount
of damage to equipment.
Illegal Charge
There is no doubt but that
PJC students are charged fees
which have been declared illegal
under Warren’s opinion. In fact
it is probable and even possible,
that the $5 annual student body
fee may have to be dropped as a
result of Warren’s opinion.
If the student fee were
dropped, the financial situation
would certainly become compli¬
cated. At the present time the
public or taxpayers bear the
brunt of the expense load of
education. The loss of income
from thq, annual $5 fee would
either increase the taxpayer’s
burden or drastically curtail the
activities and facilities of the
students.
Do Not Have To Pay
Students are not compelled to
pay the student body fee or any
other charge. Every year, many
students are unable to pay the
charges, but in no way are they
prohibited or excluded from at¬
tending classes or participating
extra-curricular activities.
FIESTA FADES TO FUTURE
Due to the early Easter and
a full schedule, the language de¬
partment has postponed the date
of the annual Spanish Fiesta.
Miss Kathryn D. Loly said that
the event, which was scheduled
for this Friday, will be held at
a date to be announced later.
Students are receiving a bar¬
gain for their money. Suppose
there was no student body book
and each student had to pay for
every event he attended. The
football games alone would total
close to $4; the yearbook would
cost from $1.50 to $2. The school
paper, towels and activities
would have to depend on aid
from outside school, larger al¬
lotment from the school funds,
or completely stop existing.
CLASSES HEAR TALK
Mrs. Henke’s American Home
classes recently viewed a motion
picture, ‘Care of a Six Month’s
Old Baby.” The child develop¬
ment classes joined the Ameri¬
can home classes in viewing the
film. The picture was presented
through the courtesy of the
health denartment.