Maj. Knox Manning
In Assembly Today
Everyone's Invited
Red Cross Night
Vol. 35
Pasadena Junior College, April 21, 1944
No. 23
Fun, Work Will Highlight Red Cross Night Tonight
Red Cross Urges Students
And Families To Aid Work
For the first time in the history of the Pasadena Junior
College a Red Cross NIGHT is being held this evening from
6 to 9 o’clock. Under the genral chairmanship of Janet Frayne,
its purpose is to afford an opportunity to those students, par¬
ents, and teachers who work during the day and are free to do
work of this nature at night. The activities include surgical
dressings, knitting, work in the
Major Knox Manning Here Students To
To Recruit Army Air Wacs Govern City
His foremost interest new, is
the recruiting of Air Wacs for
duty with the Army Air Forces.
After observing the excellent
work these young women are do¬
ing, Major Manning feels that a
more brilliant future could not
Major Knox Manning, familiar voice to millions of radio
listeners and a veteran of the Italian campaign, has returned
to Southern California and will be the guest of honor at todays
Avocational Conference Assembly. Major Manning, participat¬
ed in the American 5th Army landing near Salerno, taking pic¬
tures of the bloody campaign while under constant fire from
the Germans in the hills, and continuous long range bombing
from the Luftwaffe.
Red Cress And
A. W. S. Hold Tea
Means of acquiring needed Red
Cross workers was discussed at
a tea sponsored by the AWS and
Red Cross Unit, April 12 in the
Palm Room of Hotel Green. At¬
tending were forty-four persons,
among whom were many promi¬
nent students representing the
Associated Women Students’ of¬
ficers, chairmen and officers of
{he Red Cross College Unit, mem¬
bers of various women’s service
groups and members of the fac¬
ulty.
"Keep His America
Contest
MAJOR KNOX MANNING
. . . knocks on recruiting door
be found for intelligent, ambitious
girls.
Lt. Hagar, of the Air Wacs, and
Lt. Walter Prill will also speak
on the same subject.
Another section of the Avoca¬
tional Day Conference will be
held in the Library, with Miss
Frankie G. Castelleto, a student
at the USC School of Library
Science, presiding. Miss Castel¬
leto will speak to those students
interested in all phases of library
work.
This assembly is the first of its
kind this semester, with more
than one section offered.
Lancers Pick
Members
Eight new members were taken
into Lancers, outstanding men’s
service club on campus, last Fri¬
day. After the final votes were
counted and talied the following
new members were added to the
growing Lancer list: Bob Blod¬
gett, Fred Bolander, Morris Bu
chanan, Mort Franciscus, Pau!
Hamilton, Alan Nicol, Jack Wor-
dan, and Tom Menning.
According to Lancer presi¬
dent Ted Velasquez, the Lancers
have been unusually busy this
past semester in assisting the
war effort, which is the out¬
standing factor for determining
acceptance into Lancers. They
have also been lending a help¬
ing hand in various school de¬
partments and offices, taking
part in school sports and other
activities.
“Jen milliion Americans are
in our armed forces. They have
committed to us the destiny of
the civil affairs of our nation. It
is our solemn duty to insure that
the Ameiica to which they return
is the same kind of an America
that they left.”
The above topic will be the su¬
bject for a contest sponsored by
the U.S. clubs of Kiwanis Interna¬
tional for the best essay, editorial
or biographical sketch published
in this paper before the end of
May. Winners will read their pa¬
pers over the air, and the Chron
is eligible for a $50 award for
printing the best essay.
Student body leaders of JC
will take over the reins of city
government on Tuesday, May 2,
by assuming the role and respons¬
ibilities of municipal officials.
Every phase of civic enterprise
will be taken over on the official
Youth Day of Pasadena.
Joe Harbison, student body
president, is to be City Manager
for the day. Fellow conspirators
shall include: Loren Barre as
City Attorney, Charles Mitchell,
Chief of Police, with Don Wad¬
dell as the Police Court Judge.
Dorothea Emerson will repre¬
sent Lady Police. Barbara Bui-
gey will take over the Red
Cross, Allen McCleod, Fire
Chief; Esie Andrews, Supt. of
Carriers .and the Civic Audito¬
rium to be under the able Mona
Marie Willey. Assuming the
role of Dr. Harbeson is Wayne
Untereiner, with Dean Robbins
and Dean Stong represented by
Dot Wylie and Ted Velasquez.
The Chronicle staff will also
participate in Youth Day by tak¬
ing over the Star-News and the
Pasadena Independent.
Under the chairmanship of
Margie Nutt, plans are rapidly
nearing completion for this proj¬
ect which promises to be a se¬
mester highlight both to activity
and school spirit. Other mem¬
bers of the executive committee
are: Elene Pappan, Ginger An¬
derson, Wayne Untereiner, and
Don Lusk, Mr. Risser is the fac¬
ulty adviser.
Silver Screen Nets Profit
The Silver Screen's movie on
the Alcan Highway last Tuesday
evening netted $160, half of
which, the club is giving to the
War Council.
L'Amitie Has
Top Grades
The possibility of putting
WRICCY on a stronger war basis
has been suggested to the Wom¬
en’s Restrictive Clubs by Cather¬
ine Robbins, Dean of Women. At
the same time grade point ratios
for each club were released, based
on January, 1944, grades. Leader
of all clubs was L’Amitie with a
1.774 ratio.
The following are the grade
point ratios for each club:
L’Amitie, 1.774; Gunaike, 1.714;
Tanda, 1.711; One, 1.647; Alpho-
meta, 1.644; Veda, 1.626; Filogian,
1.560; Phenix, 1.530; Albibetes,
1.518; Philothian, 1.475; Aeolian,
1.468; V. S. O., 1.446; Pamphile,
1.327; Tioga. 1.303; Sorelle, 1.298;
and The, 1.201.
Rose Queen Movies
Monday, May 1
Privately owned movies of the
1939 and 1940 Tournament of
Roses parades will be shown
Monday noon, May 1, in the audi¬
torium by the Silver Screen club.
Also on the program are the mov¬
ies taken of the choosing of the
Rose Queen of 1944. All these pic
tures are in color, and the stu¬
dent body is invited to attend.
shops, life saving demonstrations,
crocheting, and letter writing to
the men in the various services.
It is hoped that those who are
experienced in surgical dressings
will devote their time tq this
need and that those who have
had no previous training along
this line will engage in one of the
other activities.
Junior College Is 'First' In Nation To
Give Navy ‘ Eddy Test' To 17 Year Olds
PJC was selected as the first school in the nation to give the Navy “Eddy Test” to young-
men in the 17 year old bracket. This constitutes the latest of many services rendered the
armed forces and national defense by Pasadena Junior College and the Pasadena School Sys¬
tem. The “Eddy Test” is given for the purpose of finding young men qualified for training
with the Navy’s Radio Technicians. It is an examination covering various subjects as elec¬
tricity, physics, shopwork, math,
and simple radio. These tests
were given here April 19. Any
man passing his test is rated Sea¬
man 1st Class, and, if he is to
graduate, placed on inactive duty
until June.
The course is usually completed
in ten months and then the candi¬
date is qualified as a Radio Tech¬
nician First Class.
This course will open many
new fields of work for young
men after the war.
On a recent visit to PJC, Lt.
Comdr. L. D. Blanchard, officer
in charge of Navy recruiting for
Southern California, compliment¬
ed this college for the high grade-
percentages of our boys who have
already taken the test.
He also stated that PJC had
been selected to serve as a “gui¬
nea pig” by having this test giv¬
en here rather than at the re¬
cruiting station. It is believed
that higher grade averages
Lt. Commander L. D. Blanchard watches as Dr. Harbeson gives smile should be made by giving the
of approval on Navy Test. Dr. A. Turrell, Dean Stong join discussion. tests in familiar surroundings.
JANET FRAYNE
. . . plans R. C. fun-nite
The Social Hall will be decor¬
ated in the likeness of an Over¬
seas Club, where refreshments
will be served and Collegiate
Varieties will entertain. V-mail
stationery will be provided for
those who wish to write mes¬
sages to the servicemen. A file
with the names and addresses
of all fellows who have attend¬
ed PJC and are now in the
service, will be provided for
those who need correct ad¬
dresses. A supply of Red Cross
scrapbooks will be on hand in
the Social Hall for helpers who
would prefer pasting to writing
Those who plan to do work on
the scrapbooks are requested to
bring magazines for this pur¬
pose.
The Red Cross extends a fer¬
vent plea to all those who can
come to be on hand tonight to
help do this important work.
War Stamps Offered
In Poster Contest
War savings stamps will be
the prizes offered when the
Health Committee of the Pasa¬
dena Chamber of Commerce
holds its annual Health Poster
Contest. With “Robust Health”
as the theme, the posters must
not be larger than 20 by 30
inches. Judging will be based
on originality, color and design,
interpretation, and skill shown
in handling the subject. The
contestant’s name, address, tele¬
phone number and grade should
be put on the back when the
entry is submitted to either the
Chamber of Commerce or in
the Library.