Pasadena Chronicle, April 17, 1936

BASEBALL TEAM OPENS SEASON WITH GLENDALE jtaoaticna (gljtcmide DEBATERS WIN HONORS AT KANSAS MEET Vol. XXVII Pasadena, California, April 17, 1936 No. 25 Speaker First In T ourney Deisenroth Takes Honors In National Speech Contest HELD IN KANSAS Topics Chosen From 28 Magazines; Mr. Davis Accompanies Returning with honors, Carl Deisenroth, Franklin Patterson and Earl D. Davis, debate coach, recently attended the Eighth Na¬ tional Phi Rho Pi convention and debate tournament, held at Hutch¬ inson, Kansas, during the Easter recess. Competing against several speak¬ ers from various sections of the United States, Deisenroth won first place in the contest, in men’s ex¬ temporaneous speaking, with a talk entitled “Capitalism Has Failed.” Topics were chosen from 28 lead¬ ing magazines, and each contestant was allowed one topic out of four drawn, with 30 minutes for prepa¬ ration in which no help from texts was allowed. Patterson Good Mr. Davis said, “Patterson did outstanding work in debate while teamed with Deisenroth, in Hutch¬ inson, and his oratory was good, though he won no prizes.” The gold trophy which was brought home by the winner is to be placed in Pasadena’s trophy room. Deisenroth was the first Pasadenan to receive a national public speaking award. His pre¬ liminary speech topic was “An Evaluation of Oath Taking as a Means of Encouraging Patriotism.” Future Plans In discussing future plans for his two sections of debaters, Mr. Davis divulged the fact that his newly formed lower division speak¬ ers are to be entered in the South¬ ern California High School Annual Debate tournament, to be held at Redlands, April 17 and 18. George Hatch, Tom Stevens, Phillip Cart¬ wright, Charles Braden, Winthrop Thompson, John Trowbridge and Kenyon Howard are the debaters from the lower division. Earlier Honors Previous to the national Phi Rho Pi tournament, Deisenroth and Dil¬ lon Glendinning won first and sec¬ ond places in the Phi Rho Pi Pacific Southwest division tournament, held at U. S. C. March 27 and 28. The Pasadena debate and speech teams took several other honors in this tournament, including Bob Shuler, third in men’s oratory; Patterson, fourth in men’s oratory; Roy Littlejohn and Patterson, reaching the semi-finals in the de¬ bate; and Deisenroth and Glendin¬ ning, reaching the finals. Mr. Davis, as chairman of the Pacific South¬ west division, presided over the meeting. - - - - * - Amateurs To Get Chance Youth Leader | Brinegar, Clary Win In Tryout Two Entering Occidental Shakespeare Fete Next Saturday VERSE CHOIR SEEN “Comedy of Errors" by Guild Marks Local Drama Festival W. ROY BREG With the spectre of Major Bowes lurking in the background, local amateurs will be given their big opportunity at the amateur show to be held next Friday, April 24, during assembly period, in the men’s gym, according to Charles Braden, secretary of activities. Every student in school is eligi¬ ble. Those desiring entry blanks may obtain them by applying at the student body office, but all en¬ tries must be filed by April 21. Acts must not exceed three min¬ utes in length and must be suit¬ able for radio presentation as plans are being laid to present the win¬ ners over KNX. In addition there will be two five dollar prizes awarded to the two clubs whose members or pledges present the best act in the opinions of the judges. Judging will be left in the hands of a representative commit¬ tee of students and faculty mem¬ bers. Only one act may be spon¬ sored by any club. LEMBKE IS NEW JOURNAL EDITOR Dr. Glenn L. Lembke, of the counseling staff, was pressed into service as acting editor of the Cali¬ fornia Journal of Secondary Edu¬ cation, last Friday, with the death of Horace M. Rebok, editor of the magazine, at Santa Monica. Mr. Rebok died with materials for the next issue only half assem¬ bled, and Dr. Lembke is now mak¬ ing daily treks to Santa Monica to complete the work on the publi¬ cation. Allied Youth Is Subject Of Breg Speech Originator of Group Also Speaks To Meeting Held in Library - ♦ - W. Roy Breg, national secretary of the Allied Youth movement, spoke to a selected group of junior college and Muir Tech students, last Wednesday night at the Pasa¬ dena central library, on the prog¬ ress of the posts of that movement throughout the United States. The purpose of the youth group is to allow youths to discover for themselves the harmful effects of beverage alcohol, he said, while the object of the movement is to allow the young people to lead themselves, with but the leadership of a single adult adviser. Included in the plan for the vari¬ ous posts throughout the country is the idea of having speakers on various subjects address the single unit and to have the posts furnish assemblies following the ideals of the organization, he said. Makes Report Charles Ferry, a representative from the South Pasadena high school, reported on the post of that school and suggested that a similar group be formed in the Pasadena school system. He also 1 said that a resolution to the effect that “They would attempt to have all scenes that had to do with drinking in motion pictures be left out, unless they seriously would change the plot of the story,” had been passed by the chapter of which he is a member. Dr. Ira Landreth, the founder of the movement, who also spoke, said that the members of Allied Youth posts at the present time were the ones who would help carry out the program throughout the schools of Southern California. Plans are reaching culmination for a local post to establish a group on this campus, which will sponsor a series of lectures for the representatives of various posts by leaders in adjacent cities. Entries Due For Carnival “A Border-Town Night in Dead- wood Diggin’s” has been announced as the theme of the annual Mast and Dagger carnival to be held on May 22. According to Bud Poulsen, president of the organization, all clubs who wish to participate in the carnival this year must turn in applications for their booth or concession next week. To avoid duplication in the booth assignments, Mast and Dagger members will be in the student union building on Wednesday and Thursday of the coming week to accept applications. Letters offer¬ ing suggestions to campus organ¬ izations for the carnival will be issued today, so that the entries will suit an early frontier mining and cow town in the days of the ’90’s. BAUBLE AND BELLS PARTY IS PLANNED To discuss plans, for their theater party on Saturday, April 18, when members of the Bauble and Bells’ club will see “Queen Victoria,” current attraction at the Pasadena Community playhouse, a club meet¬ ing was held on the campus last Wednesday afternoon. Officers of the Bauble and Bells’ club are Rosalie Meub, president; Mary Ona Tarner, vice-president; Anna Sussman, secretary; and Stu¬ art Russell, treasurer. Miss Kath¬ arine Kester is the adviser Selected of five finalists chosen several weeks ago, Paul Brinegar and Jane Clary were again chosen by the oral arts judging committee as representatives from this col¬ lege to enter the annual Shake¬ speare festival to be held at Occi¬ dental next Saturday, May 25. Final tryouts were held Wednesday with Miss Elizabeth E. Kepple, Miss Nell Remsberg, Miss Jessie Paxton and Mrs. Helen Stone as judges. The contest calls for the inter¬ pretation of 30 lines from the dra¬ matist’s work representing two or more characters. Miss Clary pre¬ sented a cutting from “As You Like It,” while Brinegar played a scene from “Twelfth Night.” ‘Comedy of Errors' Preliminary to the Occidental festival, Players’ Guild, upper di¬ vision . drama organization, will sponsor an entertainment Friday afternoon with the version of “A Comedy of Errors” used by Thomas Wood Stevens and his Globe thea¬ ter company at the San Diego ex¬ position. Miss Keppie will direct the play, which will be presented in front of the Bleeker house. There will be no admission, and refreshments will be served. Guild Members Cast Members of the Guild cast in the cutting include Jack Swan, Anti- pholus of Syracuse; Bob Main, An- tipholus of Ephesus; Albert Spehr, Dromio of Syracuse; Paul Brine¬ gar, Dromio of Ephesus; Newell Barrett, Angelo; Ronald Trout, Duke of Ephesus; Bob Hansen, Aegon; Roy Burr, Dr. Pinch; Ray- linn Pattison, an officer; Patsy Burr, Luciana; Marylou Follett, AEmelia, the abbess; Lillian Black- bum, the Courtesan; and Char- maine Bliss, Adriana. Patsy Burr is the student direc¬ tor and the Silver Screen club, headed by Bill Payne, will con¬ struct a replica of the famous Elizabethan stage in front of the Bleeker house. The “Comedy of Errors” group will trek to Occidental the next day, along with Brinegar and Miss (Continued on Page Two) - ♦ - Newmanites Meet In L.A. 2 Winners Of League Contest Are Announced Phillip Cartwright and Sarah Meyers were awarded the local prizes in the League of Nations contest held on Friday, accord¬ ing to Miss Katherine Kenaga, 1 chairman. The Pasadena peace council oratorical cup was awarded to Cartwright, while Miss Meyers received the schol¬ arship to the Whittier Institute of International Relations given by the Women’s International League for Justice and Free¬ dom. Results of the national con¬ test, to which the papers- of the local winners were sent, will be heard some time in May. Others who entered the contest were Milton Wopschall, Sally Glass, Maxine Jester, Anne Bogert, Bennie Hawk and Phyllis Rowe. Judges for the contest were Miss Sybil Moore, Mrs. R. L. Dalager and Mrs. Lydia Miche- ner, representatives of the local groups. Miss Kenaga was the faculty member in charge of the contest. Writer Talks On Scenarios Before Meet Composed of U. S. C., U. C. L. A., Los Angeles junior college and Pasadena junior college, the South¬ west Province of Federation of Col¬ lege Catholic clubs will hold the annual three-day convention in Los Angeles, starting tonight. The Pasadena junior college Newman club, which is a member of the federation, will be represented by a number of members. The first event of the convention is a semi-formal dance tonight at the Hollywood country club. Talks and round table discussions will take place tomorrow at the New¬ man hall at Los Angeles junior college. The important business of the conference, such as the election of officers and annual reports, will also be taken care of tomorrow. A mass and communion, followed by a breakfast at the Los Angeles Athletic club will conclude the conclave, Sunday morning. SPECIAL SESSION CALLED BY HEAD Bates Elliot, president of the T-Square club, has called a meet¬ ing of this organization for 10 o’clock today in 202-T. The purpose of this meeting will be to discuss plans for a dinner dance to be held at the Balboa Yacht club. The date for this so¬ cial occasion has tentatively been set for May 9. A new secretary- treasurer will also be elected at this meeting, as Mary-Jayne Sny¬ der, the present secretary, has left school. PICTURES NEEDED Pictures for the life section of the campus can be turned in any time up to next Friday afternoon, according to Inez Endicott, editor of the publication. Photos of vaca¬ tion trips or any suitable subject can be used. Movies Depend On Youth Says Cosmo Morgan Of Hollywood - Ф - “It’s the youth of today which will put the motion picture indus¬ try on the rocks or on the top of the ladder of success,” Cosmo Mor¬ gan, head of the fiction department of the Writers’ club, in Hollywood, said in his talk at the convocation, Monday, April 13. Outlines Problems He outlined the problems which a scenario writer of Hollywood has to meet in his battle to make mov¬ ies worth while. Stressing often the importance of the opinions of the modern youth, and its effects on the industry, Mr. Morgan sketched the progress of a scenario, condensing it under five points, for a successful story, which are the dominator, dominant traits, desire, opposition and obstacle. One domi¬ nant theme or moral is carried through every story, and is often checked. Lists Factors He listed the factors, other than the story, which play an important part in a picture, such as the scen¬ ery, electricity, directors and stars. How a writer must make his story accommodate all these elements was also told by him. Cost, how¬ ever, plays a minor factor, and sometimes thousands of dollars are spent on a film which is shelved. The actor or actress is paid such a fabulous salary to be on the set at the time and place, for upon them, the whole work de¬ pends. ■ - - ♦ - Pan-America Affair Related Junior-Frosh Period Will Close As Contest Slated For Assembly Annual Junior Prom To Be At Maryland Hotel With Martin Orchestra, Says Sommerville; Frosh Dance Is Scheduled For May 1 Climaxing activities during the past week, members of both classes will close Junior-Freshman Week during assembly today, when a “greased pole’’ contest and other events will be presented, according to Tom Sommerville, junior president, and Bob Dickinson, frosh prexy. A Vo-Mag sales contest was sponsored by the class some - - - - — - - •■weeks ago, and numerous other II „« „ events were included in the week, _LJeT)Cllimenjl& the idea of yhich was begun last L _ fall when seniors and sophomores clashed in similar activities. хотите Л. ОГ i President Sommerville listed i Harrison McDonald, Don Blush, Anminl cla-ss treasurer, Harry Campbell, S±llllULll Л. CsltZ Jimmy Couchman, Johnny Van Etten and Phil Hawgood as mem¬ bers of the assembly contest com¬ mittee. The freshmen did not an¬ nounce a committee. The two teams will be equal in numbers, it was stated, but members taking part in the tangle had not been announced at the time the paper went to press. Junior Prom Tonight “The Junior Prom, an annual af¬ fair, will be held at the Maryland hotel tonight, with Bob Martin’s orchestra providing the music. Martin is well known -to Pasadena collegians, having appeared at As it constitutes the usual spring many dances recently,” Sommerville j production, and due to the fact1 '■ — ’ ■••• - - May Fete Will Be Given By Three Groups In Auditorium Under the auspices of -the music I organizations, concert orchestra ] and the women’s physical educa¬ tion department, the Pasadena junior college May fete, in which 600 students will participate, will be presented without charge to the public Tuesday evening, May 5, at the Civic auditorium. that this is the season when the music department usually presents its light opera, the vocal organiza¬ tions of 300 voices will give in concert form, popular selections from famous grand operas, light | said. Bids, still available in the student body office, are 25 cents, and the dance is open to all mem¬ bers of the student body. “The bid sale has been going very well,” the prexy commented, “and the junior class strongly urges other class operas and musical comedy produc- j members to accept our invitation tions, according to Miss Lula C. Parmley, head of the music depart¬ ment. 200 To Participate More than two hundred girls, chosen from dancing classes of the physical education department, will do character, clog and national dances, as well as sport forms. The costumes were designed by the art classes, and are being made in the costume rooms of the recre¬ ation department. Miss Lula C. Parmley, Miss Car¬ rie Sharp, M. C. Mohs and Dr. John Henry Lyons are the music direc¬ tors. The physical education dance fantasy is under the general direc¬ tion of Miss Elizabeth Jensen, with dance instruction by Miss Loreta Henrichs, Miss Jean Young and Miss Irma Graham. Miss Mil¬ dred Margadant and Miss Mar¬ garet Turner have charge of the costumes, and Archie Wedemeyer and Bill Paine are in charge of the lighting effects. DANCE CLASS ASKS FOR MORE WOMEN to join us.” The theme of the affair is to be ] Oriental, and bids and decorations are in keeping with this motif. Committees Listed Committees for the dance are Cuuj.auuu исщипан, wiil decoration, Jane Hare, chairman, 17 numbers, including a e > ! Evelyn Hansen, Jane Hazenbush, Jo Tryon and Wilma Watt; place, Harrison McDonald, chairman; bids, Jane Hazenbush, chairman, Jane Hare, Josephine Scoville and Patty McCune. Orchestra, Jimmy Couchman, chairman, Josephine Tryon, Ray Kuhn, Phil Hawgood, Don Blush, (Continued on Page 2) Alphas Will Hold Dance Students of the History of the Americas classes in celebration of Pan-American Day, annual obser¬ vance throughout northern, central and southern Americas, enter¬ tained advanced Spanish and inter¬ national relations classes in cele¬ bration of the occasion at the Al- tadena Recreation center the eve¬ ning of April 15. Marion and Lewis Melzer, Span¬ ish dancers, performed a tango, a Spanish “jota,” and a Mexican waltz interpreted the temperament of the Spanish peoples. Solo num¬ bers were sung by Constance Oroz¬ co and Oliver Bowen. “Air-Minded Latin America” was the topic on which Stanley Logan spoke, while Pauline Green ex¬ plained the progress and difficul¬ ties of the Pan-American highway. Following an informal talk by George Eagen on “Pan-American Progress as Expressed in Confer¬ ences,” Mary Hendrickson pre¬ sented “Fascinating Glimpses of Latin- American Customs.” Virgin¬ ia Beaumont' acted as program chairman. Under the direction of Miss Jo¬ sephine Ford, professional instruc¬ tor, the third meeting of the ball¬ room dancing class was held on Thursday, April 15, in the men’s j gym. The class has gained rapid¬ ly in attendance, but more girls are still needed. Miss Catherine J. Robbins, dean of women, said that “another danc¬ ing class will be opened on Fri¬ day afternoon for the convenience of the students having- laboratory classes during the week. That is, if there are enough students interes¬ ted.” The charge for eight lessons is one dollar. PRESS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES MEET Attracting delegates from uni¬ versities, colleges and unior col¬ leges of the state, the Southern California Collegiate press associa¬ tion will hold its annual spring convention at Occidental college on Friday, April 17. Week’s News NEWS Freshman-Junior class week closes with joint dance and athletic events between classes. Page 1. * * * Carl Deisenroth, Franklin Pat¬ terson win honors in National Phi Rho Pi speech and debate tourna¬ ment. Page 1. * * * Final Pasadena entrants picked for annual Shakespeare contest, to be held May 25 at Occidental col¬ lege. Page 1. * * * Peace program, to be sponsored by P. J. C. organizations, will take place next Friday at nationally allotted time. Page 2. * * * Final results of attendance con¬ test published, Clio, local historical group, is first. Page 2. FEATURES Girl student tries flying; finds it easier than she expected. Page 4. SPORTS Varsity baseball team opens sea¬ son with tilt with Glendale junior college. Page 3. Under the direction of Philip Cartwright, arrangements are be¬ ing made for the annual Alpha Gamma Sigma spring dance which will be held on Friday, April 24. Invitations for the affair will be sent to active and associate mem¬ bers only. Priscilla Moerdyke and Bethany Todd are assisting the chairman with plans for the hop which will have a piscatorial theme. Two delegates from the junior college’s C.S.F. chapter are to be selected by scholarship advisers to attend the spring conference of the Southern Region of the Cali¬ fornia Scholarship Federation. The convention will take place at the Belmont high school in Los An¬ geles on April 25. SCHOOL TO OFFER TUITION AWARDS With either full or half tuition awards as the prizes, the Univer¬ sity of Chicago scholarships ex¬ aminations will be given on Satur¬ day, April 25, from 8 in the morn¬ ing until 3 p. m. The list of upper division gradu¬ ating students who will compete in the examination has been mailed to the university from the office of John A. Anderson, dean of records. Mr. Anderson also announced that Prof. H. C. Willett, chairman of the committee on admissions of the University of Southern Cali¬ fornia, will interview prospective students in the records office, Tuesday afternoon, April 21. On April 23, Mrs. Marjorie Walker, registrar of Whittier col¬ lege, will be at the records office to see students who are interested in entering Whittier college, he said. Dr. J. P. Mitchell, registrar at Stanford, will also be on the cam¬ pus on Tuesday, April 28, from 10 to 12 o’clock. - 4 - EXTEND INVITATION Extending an open invitation to outside students and instructors, students of Cal Tech are holding their annual open house and ex- j hibit today and tomorrow from i 9 :00 a. m. to 12:00 a. m. and from 1:00 p. m. to 4:00 p. m.