Pasadena Chronicle, April 08, 1938

} Now.. Mg Ш PASADENA CHRONICLE Vol. XXIX Pasadena Junior College, April 8, 1938 No. 26 Lecturer . by Merilyn Nutt, Editor The administration announces, "Pasadena Junior College will not assume any chaperonage or other responsibility for house parties of students over week-ends or dur¬ ing vacations.” According to the official report "this matter has been discussed very seriously by : faculty, student and community or- ' ganizations; but no group has , found a satisfactory solution to the I problem." The Administration further states, "although some of the groups have formulated regu¬ lations for the control of their members, they have not found it possible to control the entire situ¬ ation inasmuch as other groups as well as individuals are concerned." This annual statement is not a warning but a precaution; it is not meant as a threat but as a protect ion. Unfortunately there are still those in the com- munity who expect the schools to keep track of their bewilder¬ ing offspring during vacation as well as during school hours. And that takes care of that. ★ * ★ Mailing Chronicles home and distributing them to faculty boxes is under the immediate su¬ pervision of the Public Relations Department. The paper is writ¬ ten and edited by the Chronicle staff, composed and printed in the printshop, mailed home, and placed in the faculty boxes by the public relations people, and distributed TO THE STU¬ DENTS on the campus by the Chronicle Exchange Editor. Last spring the idea of mailing Chronicles home was introduced as a method of acquainting the community with the activities and progress at Pasadena Junior Col¬ lege. The success of this effort is now becoming very noticeable. There is an increasing interest on the part of the townspeople in the athletic events, dramatic and mu¬ sical produetions, debate and ora¬ tory contests, art and various other exhibits, at PJC. As the citi¬ zens continue to attend these pro¬ grams, they are formulating a defi¬ nite impression in their minds con¬ cerning the Pasadena Junior Col¬ lege. It is the responsibility of the public relations department to see that the community has a favorable opinion of PJC. * * * Peace Day approaches. An¬ nually the students of the United States show their intelligent pa¬ triotism by devoting a day to discussing the practical methods of obtaining and maintaining peace. Who better to appreciate such a problem. Who better to assume such a responsibility? * * * Matinee dances, a favorite form of collegiate entertainment, are a cherished tradition at PJC. There have been several already this se¬ mester and the AMS and AWS are jointly sponsoring another a week from Monday. A good idea. ★ ★ ★ Assembly periods cut into the classroom schedule last Friday, Monday, Tuesday and Wed¬ nesday. The advantages of the splendid programs offered dur¬ ing these assemblies cannot be disputed. A horse of a differ¬ ent color appears on the hori¬ zon, however, when students, in addition to missing class instruc¬ tion, are required to continue with the regular assignments. During four days of short per¬ iods and missing periods, work accumulates! Universities present the op¬ portunities of hearing lectures, seeing various productions, and entering into activities as valu¬ able as the ones offered at Pas¬ adena Junior Colege, more often than PJC does. Yet, colleges rarely cut into academic time for these presentations. ★ * * To Those Who Didn’t Like It: The editorial appearing under the head of "Chinese Assembly” in the March 4 issue of the Chronicle won special recognition at the An¬ nual Southern California Junior College Press Convention. See page three for further details. G. A. LAING G. A. Laii Will Spea At Forum Economics Professor Scheduled for Tuesday Graham Allan Laing, professor of economics at Caltech, will ad¬ dress the Tuesday Evening Forum on “Literature and Life” April 12. His lecture, the second dealing with April’s topic, “Enjoying the Finer Life,” will be given in the John A. Sexson auditorium. Laing is a lecturer and instruc¬ tor on the University of California extension division and speaks chief¬ ly on the historical and economic angle oif life and literature. At the University of Liverpool, Laing’s scholarship won him the Gladstone prize in history and the Rathbone prize in economics. After leaving the university, he became secretary for the depart¬ ment of education in the govern¬ ment of British Columbia, and tech¬ nical education director for Van¬ couver, В. C. In 1917 he came to the United States, where he served on the U. S. shipping board and taught -at the Universities of Cali¬ fornia and Arizona, before joining the Caltech staff in 1921. The lecture, sponsored by the Patron’s association of Pasa- Continued on Page Three "S of schools, will then addrqss the audience on the subject of “Plan¬ 1 i ning for the Future of Our Chil¬ dren,” f; к Purposes Listed Some of the more important pur- LIBRARY TELLS NEW RULING To eliminate the 3 o’clock rush for reserve books, the library staff has adopted a new system which will allow the students to register for books in advance. Under this new plan, students may sign up for reserve books as much as a week ahead of time. They may have the book after 3 o’clock on the day designated in advance reservations. They may not, however, reserve the same biook for more than two hours a day or for more than one night a week. PLAY CONTESTS ANNOUNCED June 1 is the closing date of the one-act play writing contest spon¬ sored by Samuel French in cooper¬ ation with the Western Association of Teachers of Speech. All manu¬ scripts must be in the hands of the state chairman by that time if they are to be considered eligible. All material incorporated in the plays must be original in plot, theme and development. Complete rules and instructions to contestant may be found on the bulletin board outside the Little Theater. Today is the closing date of the Players’ Guild one-act play writing contest, but if any student wishes for an extension of time, plays will be accepted Monday, April 18, the first day of school after vacation. Plays may be submitted to Jo¬ sephine Merrill, president of the Guild, Fred Hoffman, English de¬ partment instructor, and Miss Eliz¬ abeth Flint, Guild adviser. SCHOOL WEEK DUE SOON Pasadena Schools To Observe Annual Nation-Wide Event Pasadena City Schools will observe the nineteenth Public Schools Week beginning April 25, with many open-house events, a concert and a pag¬ eant. Culminating the efforts of the individual schools during the week will be the. traditional civic cooper¬ ative event, a popular program of music, pageantry and speeches on April 29. The PJC Symphony or¬ chestra will present a half-hour concert beginning at 7:80 p. m. Dr. John A. Sexson, superintendent poses which will be served by Pub¬ lic Schools Week are indicated briefly in the following list: To disseminate information concerning the California program of public education; to stimulate interest in the schools and create in citizens a desire to keep informed on school matters; to explain important characteristics of modern educa¬ tional methods and school pro¬ grams; to establish and maintain public confidence in education based on an appreciation of its function Continued on Page Three AMS Will Present ;Wake Up and Live7 At Next Stag “Wake Up And Live,” starring Alyce Faye and Ben Bernie, will be featured at the Associated Men Students’- Stag Wednesday evening, April 20. In addition to the main feature, excellent short subjects, probably including a Pete Smith specialty and a Disney cartoon, have been chosen to round out the evening’s entertainment. The program, scheduled to begin promptly at 7:30, was selected by the AMS board of representatives at their meeting last Tuesday. Herb McDonald, president of the men’s organization, furnished a list of available films to the board, to¬ gether with some popular short subjects. The associate women students of for April 18, according to PJC are planning an informal dance President Betty Moshisky. The af¬ fair is to start at 3:15 p. m., and is to last until 5 o’clock. The women’s gym will be the scene of the dance, with music by La Verne Boyer’s orchestra. This is the first dance this se¬ mester which is to be sponsored by the AWS alone. Admission is by student body card only, and a rec¬ ord crowd is expected. The last in¬ formal afternoon dance, held under the banner of the AMS, broke all attendance records for this type of dance. Miss Moshisky extends a cordial invitation to all members of the student body, and promises an entertaining afternoon. McCastline Wins Toastmasters Contest Louise McCastline of PJC, and Mary Sanford of Muir Tech won first and second places in the Pas¬ adena Toastmaster’s contest finals Tuesday. Other speakers in the contest were Beatrice Merer, Charlotte Vinten, Robert Rocke, Robert Mclean and Robert Morgan. The speeches followed a banquet given by the Pasadena Men’s Toastmas¬ ter’s club for the contestants. The banquet was held in the downtown YMCA. Judges in the contest were members of the club. The contest, held annually, is open to Junior college lower divis¬ ion students and all other Pasadena high school students. The Eternal Struggle mm '*’.•'<**%?*** 31 »r” mm xrr-"-'— ..NY FuTURF FOREIGN WAR _ i? о aenc- Fifth Annual Peace Day Scheduled Here April 22 Dr. E. G. Knopf Slated for Assembly Talk; Students Meet in Classes for Discussion Presenting a practical application of how the United States, can help to preserve world peace, the Fifth Annual Peace Day will be held on the campus Friday, April 22. Students will adjourn from the auditorium following a speech on world peace by Dr. E. G. Knopf, dean of the school of religion at U.S.C., to classroom - discussions on various phases of ^ /ViAKES ASSIGNMENTS FOR CARNIVAL POSTS tire problem. Students have been selected from each classroom to take charge of the meeting in their 10 o’clock classes, wnich have been devoted to Peace Day. Students will arrange their own class programs, using the .time for debate, discussion, or an outside speaker. Charles Braden, Mast and Dagger president, has charge of assignment of speakers and suggestions for discussion. “Economic Cooperation as a Basis for Peace” and relative sub¬ jects will be the topic of Dr. Knopf’s address in the assembly at 9:50. The related topics are International Trade, War Propo- ganda, Economic Boycotts, and The Neutrality Policy of the United States. Gay Ekdom, chairman of the Peace Day committee, will be as¬ sisted by Miss Ruth Donnelly, adviser of YWCA; Frances Bailey, president of the YWCA; and an executive committee com¬ posed of 15 students. Joseph Landisman will be assisted by Earl D. Davis, debate adviser, in the selection of topics. George McClure has charge of all publi¬ city pertaining to the observance of peace day, Annette Zwart will take charge of the decoration of the auditorium, and Caroline Glas- cow did secretarial work for both committees. Miss Katherine Ken- aga, of the social science faculty, is acting as adviser for the pro¬ gram. For the past five years, junior college students have observed peace day in a similar way, with made entirely by the students. Thirty Organizations Meet During Club Period Wednesday Over 80 restrictive and non-restrictive clubs met Wednesday mor¬ ning on the campus during club period. Phyllis Richmond, secretary of organizations, had complete charge oif arrangements, editing the club bulletin and selecting suitable rooms for club meetings. Since today will be devoted entirely to the Physical Education Convention here, the club period, usually held on Friday morning, was scheduled Wednes¬ day. in addition to the numerous club meetings, a Campus Music hour was held in the auditorium featur¬ ing an all-Gershwin program. The hour was open to all students who did not attend a club meeting. Se¬ lections included were: “The Man I Love,” “Summertime,” “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” “Bess, You Is My Woman Now,” “I Got ‘Plenty of Nuttin, ” and “Rhapsody in Blue.” Programming to Begin After Easter Vacation Programming for the fall se¬ mester will begin immediately after the spring vacation, Miss Ida E. Hawes announced this week. Students who are planning to graduate in February, 1939, either from the 12th or 14th year, will be programmed first; then those who are planning to gradate in June, 1939. After these programs are made, an opportunity will be given to the other students in the school to make appointments with the counselors and enroll in classes for next September. Miss Hawes suggests that the students should bring a tentative list of subjects and schedule of classes to their counselor at the time of their appe^ tment. She also said that appointments should be kept, or cancelled at the win¬ dow in the guirance office if it is impossible to keep them. CAMPUS MUSIC HOUR Selections from Wagner’s “Ring of the Nibelungs.” 1. Entrance of the Gods to Val¬ halla 2. Ho Yo to Ho 3. Forest Murmurs 4. Song to Spring 5. Siegfried’s Rhine Journey 6. Ride of the Valkyries Booth assignments for the Mast and Dagger carnival, scheduled for May 13, will be handed out shortly following spring vacation, accord¬ ing to Charles Braden, president of the Order. , Applications from the clubs for booths were collected in the Stu¬ dent Union building yesterday morning. “South Seas” is the theme of the carnival this year, and several committees have been appointed to carry out the idea in decorations and music. A “sweet” orchestra is promised for the “Coconut Grove” by the dance committee. The men’s gym will be decorated to resemble the actual Coconut Grove in Los An¬ geles, and dancing will be continu¬ ous throughout the evening. A “White Goddess” will he crowned Queen of the Carnival dur¬ ing the course of the evening, if present plans of the queen com¬ mittee are carried out. The name of the queen will be held secret until the ceremony. The carnival will be held from 3 in the afternoon, Friday, May 13. until midnight, on the men’s tennis courts and in the men’s gym. Walter R. Steyer Talks To Engineering Students Walter R. Steyer, direct engineer for the H. H. Robertson company, addressed upper division engineers at a meeting Wednesday in room 200C at 9:50 a. m. Mr. Steyer spoke on the insula¬ tion and ventilation of buildings. The lecture was demonstrated in several places by use of charts and the blackboard. ANNUAL FIELD TRIP STARTS 140 Geologists* Leave Today on Excursion In Three States Students, faculty and chap¬ erones, 140 strong, leave to¬ day on the annual spring va¬ cation field trip of the Minera- logical Society of Southern California. Edwin V. Van Amringe, PJC geology in¬ structor, is leading the nine- day trip through Arizona, Ne¬ vada and Eastern California. Besides PJC students and faculty, faculty members from El Monte and Monrovia high schools and students from USC and Caltech are included in the party. Most of the excursionists are PJC stu¬ dents, however. Revised Itinerary A revised itinerary, released Tuesday, finds the party camping near Earp, California on the Colo¬ rado river, tonight. Tomorrow, after an inspection -of Parker dam, the group drives to Oatman, Ariz¬ ona. At Oatman the excursionists will visit the Tom Reed and Goaldroad mines, camping tomor¬ row night near Oatman. Sunday will find the geologists driving onto Boulder Dam with inspection of Tennessee mine at Chloride and the unusual Mineral park turquoise mine, planned en- route. Camp that night will be made at Boulder dam. Long Boat Trip A 210 mile boat trip on Monday will be one of the high spots of the trip. Three boat loads, of ex¬ cursionists leavb in the morning for a trip on Lake Mead and through the Lower Granite gorge of the Grand canyon. After in¬ spection of Boulder dam that evening, camp will again be made at the dam. Tuesday the geologists visit the Valley of Fire state park, north¬ east of Las Vegas, the Lost City museum at Overton and the Cathed¬ ral Gorge state park. Camp that night will be at the Prince con¬ solidated mine at Pioche. The group will spend Wednesday in the Pioche district with Paul Gem-mill, manager of the Bristol silver mine, as their guide, camp¬ ing again at the Prince mine. On Thursday the party will visit the Ruth copper pit at Ely, Nevada. Continued on Page Three FRESHMAN DANCE WILL BE HAWilAN “Soft lights and Hawaiian mu¬ sic” will be featured at the frosh dance, the Friday after spring va¬ cation. Phil Kingman and his or¬ chestra will play for the dancers at the Altadema Country Club from 9 until 12. Kingman played at the junior-freshman class meeting dur¬ ing assembly period, March 25. The theme of the dance being Hawaii, decorations will be planned to carry out that effect. The dance is Informal, and bids may be se¬ cured free by freshmen on presen¬ tation of their identification card at the school bank or at the door on the eve of the dance. Members of other classes may buy bids for 35 cents. “Through use of several unusual features we hope to have a good attendance at the dance,” said Frosh Calss President Shorty Gran- nis. “These features will be an¬ nounced in the next Chronicle.” Aiding Gnannis in formulating dance plans are Barbara Graham, co-chairman of the committee, Lu- ada Ferris, Dolly Rees, George Prouse, Harry Walker, Mary Bron- sen and Phoebe Kepler. Martin Talks on *Mob Psychology* At Monday^ Convocation Meeting Dr. Everett Dean Martin, social psychologist, spoke to students in convocation last Monday, held in th eauditorium. Dr. Martin pointed out that society is ever-changing, using as illustrations the rise and fall of' temporary fads, such as Mah Jong, miniature gelf, the Three Little-* - - — - _ Pigs, Charlie McCarthy and Snow | His talk at the time was “Philoso- ,-c. phy — Reason Versus Crowd Will as the Basis of Freedom.” Dr. Martin was born 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, to do something to draw attention Dr. Martn has gained a reputation White. “This is called ‘episodic mania’ — we put on civilization as we put on clothes, but underneath our outside appearance we still have the animal, the child, and the savage in us,” he said. A strong characteristic of mob psychology, he added, was an underlying desire to oneself. 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, hav¬ ing spoken before at the Tuesday Evening Forum during February. 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.”