Pasadena Chronicle, April 16, 1943

Panic Prevention To Be Explained Today Dr. N. Wilson , Dr. deLaubenfels Newsnames this week will address both campuses at final defense assemblies Techniques of self-control, and prevention of mass panic during influential war neurosis will be the substance of today’s lecture on Panic. Delivered by Dr. Nathan Wilson and Dr. Max deLaubenfels, the two campuses will be addressed simultaneously. Dr. deLaubenfels will speak at West Campus, Dr. Wilson at East. Third and last of the current series of Pasadena War Council’s attempts at orienting and informing PJC to war conditions, the assembly will be more important because of the dependence of panic upon smoothness by which home de¬ fence is run. Panic prevention will be the major subject dealt with, will instruct on how to control and what to do with panic-ites. Using a more informative sci¬ entific approach, the lecture will explain physiological and psy¬ chological effects on normal peo¬ ple during war neurosis. Prac- ticallities, however, will be more accentuated, will give dope on how to control would-be war psy¬ chopaths, more important, what to do exercise self-control and prevention. Due to the importance of the ascsembly to home defense, it will be compulsory, and last week’s schedule will again be followed on East Campus. West Campus will follow regu¬ lar Friday schedule. Made possible by Dr. Harbeson and other officials, close elabo¬ ration has been exercised in pre¬ senting these compulsory home defense assemblies. PAGE 1. History of Americas’ class celebrates nine-year friendship bond as girls don Latin version of “pig tails” and peasant skirts during Pan-American celebration, Thursday. (Col. 4). Wilson and deLaubenfels soothe war-conscious students at “panic” assembly, today. (Col. 1). PAGE 2. — Columnist calls celebrated Madame Chiang names like “China Girl.” (Col. 1). Blackmail and fanmail necessitote a return of Falstaff. (Col. 2). PAGE 3. Teachers turn homemakers, as English Department mixes over-fresh cookies for baked Blythe. (Col. 2). PAGE 4.— SC Junior Varsity dumps JC netters, 6-0. (Col. 4). Vol. 34 Pasadena Junior College, April 16, 1943 No. 25 JOE HARBISON publicity pole vaulter BOB HARBISON . . brother oversees New plans are swung into effect by cabinet To stimulate interest in appointive offices a new plan is now ar¬ ranged by PJC Cabinet members. Mimeographed sheets of paper listing all offices and how each operates will be posted on bulletin boards two or three weeks before June elections. By this means stu¬ dents will be able to learn which office they might prefer. As West Campus now has such a list, East Campus hopes to revise the roll, use it to perfection. Why East Campus Cabinet members cannot participate more eagerly and be present at all meetings was another problem re¬ cently discussed. Bob Harbison, ASB vice-president, stated that West Campus shows up almost 100 per cent at meetings while many East Campus officers never appear at all. Plans were also discussed pertinent to a Public Relations col¬ umn in the Pasadena paper on school activities. The column will resemble the student activities forum and enable the populace to learn more about school life. Turning point of the meeting came when each officer arose and reported on what he had been doing to fullfiil his duties as a cabinet member. This experiment proved many slackers were not on the Job. Any student interested in a cabinet office should turn in an ap¬ plication. If application is accepted the student must report before a civil service commission. An examination is given plus interviews to determine whether applicant is qualified for his office. Lucky students are then appointed by the board. Cabinet members take part in the Student Activities Forum every Tuesday in Miss Catlierin Robbins’ office. The various sec¬ retaries assemble to tell of the work going on in their depart¬ ments. Joe Harbison was recently appointed Secretary of Athletic Publicity. OA/1D queen to sell stamps “Give me fifty cents worth of stamps and add five points to Jane Doe for queen.” Thus will the OMD’s stamp and bond sale get under way April 26, the biggest drive to hit JC. Sale of stamps will mount steadily through student contri¬ butions until the crowning of the OMD Queen-of-the-May on May 14. Each ten cents bought from JC’s booth will add one point to the score of the five princesses previously chosen from the stu¬ dent body. Prettiness and points will decide Carnival’s ruler. Students returning from Easter vacations will be confronted with a large, gaily-colored booth stock¬ ed with stamps and open for busi¬ ness. More work, less play is Easter theme Plans for a vacation to be spent in special volunteer war work in¬ stead of usual beach vacation during Easter were made Mon¬ day at a special WRICC meeting. Calling all members of sparse Women’s Restrictive Clubs to¬ gether, Club Council vice-prexy Janet Bird officially made the transition from play to work. Houses, food, and transpor¬ tation shortages have changed original plans, have made mem¬ bers aware of importance of doing as much volunteer work as possible. Stressing the fact that girls should stay home this vacation, Janet explained that the Inter-Club Council’s arrangements have already been made to have three clubs assist the AWVS, two at Red Cross Center, two the hospital, and two at Pasadena Hospitality House. Work during vacation will have an interlude Wednesday night, when a dance for soldiers from Camp Santa Anita and Hunting- ton Hotel will be held at Civic Auditorium, open only to soldiers and WRICCs. Ah, vacation . it’s the dog paddle Essayists begin sharpening pencils for annual contest The first round of the annual Phi Beta Kappa essay contest has come to a close. Faculty members chose three student written essays to represent PJC in the final round. Out of ten essays submitted these three will be sent to Occidental College where the final winner from all colleges will be announced, May 15. A fifty dollar war bond will be the grand prize, with two twenty-five dollar bonds being given to runner-ups. This year’s essay topic, “The Colleges in Wartime,” was to be discussed in a minimum of 2000 words. Each applicant submitted his work under a ficticious name to a committee of local faculty mem¬ bers. The committee was composed of Dr. James Linley, chairman; Edna Goodhew, and Harriet McClay. The winning essays were chosen on the basis of subject matter and form and maimer of pre¬ sentation. Collier climaxes Public School Week Pasadena’s twenty-fourth annual Public Schools Week will be topped off tonight by Superior Judge Frank Collier’s surprise de¬ liverance of “Some Startling Facts About Juvenile Delinquency.” Judge Collier’s discussion, heralded for two weeks from Pasadena pulpits, will be the high spot of a program presented at 8:00 in Sexson Auditorium as the culmination point in the week-long series of activities which has included open house in various schools and Thursday night’s Faraday lecture. Also on the program will be A. I. Stewart, Chairman of the Pasadena Board of City Directors, who will talk on “Schools and City Planning,” and Edgar Westdorp, Master Counselor of the Pasa¬ dena De Molay, on “Youth of Today.” Musical selections by the Euterpeans and the A Cappella Choir will round out the evening. Realizing the timeliness of Judge Collier’s talk, Publicity Chairman Audre L. Stong last week sent a letter to every Pasa¬ dena minister asking him to urge his parishioners to attend to¬ night’s discussion. Of interest to parents “whether or not they have delinquent children,” the talk will survey the role of parents in the juvenile problem picture and how they can best fit in. Public Schools Week is designed to give Pasadena parents a chance to express their appreciations to teachers and lend encourage¬ ment to students. In common with other Pasadena schools, regular class sessions at both junior college campuses have been attended by parents and visiting educators. Senoritas to charm the senors; will dance and sing at the Pan American Day Program, Thursday, April 15. Gay coeds left to right are: Evelyn Stevenson, Elizabeth Ortiz, Mary Cogswell, Dorothy Alley. Pan-American neighbors feted in international commemoration Friendship among 21 republics of the Americas was represented by observance of wide¬ ly-celebrated Pan-American Day Thursday evening by PJC History of Americas class. Pre¬ senting a main theme about reunion of college students, their discussions about traveling and studying in Latin America, program was prepared, written and presented by class. Presented at Pasadena Shakespeare Clubrooms, the production has yearly been well attended, caused much interest. Presented a day later this year, the observance was the ninth such program by PJC, and was directed by Elizabeth Wheeler, instructor of History of Americas Class. 525 JC men are now in active service in all corners of world Daily growing in number, the ranks of PJC students who leave school for armed services have reached figures hard to realize as possible. For several months daily averages of students leav¬ ing school have been greatly fluxuating, have been in rapidly increasing numbers. At present 525 ex-PJC men have been placed into armed forces; 293 in the Army, 195 in the Navy, 26 in the Marines, and 11 in the Coast Guard. The rapidly depleating reservists have been omitted from above statistics, but they also num¬ ber several hundred. The faculty has contributed their share and more to the armed forces, and have been from coaching staff mostly. George Ennis and Cecil Stewart former counselors are in the Navy and Army respectively. Most difficult and demanding of production was the script, labor- ously written by students who presented it. Information for the script was acquired by class room lectures and individual study, was basis for all conversations and discussion presented in program. Significant of Pan-American Day program is fact that endea¬ vor is on exchange program basis, with South American stu¬ dents likewise presenting pro¬ grams of similar nature in ob¬ servance of the occasion. Responses which followed stu¬ dent productions were held dur¬ ing hour of refreshments, were conducted by eminent South American Dr. Jose A. Vaquero and Mrs. Edward Simpson.