Pasadena Chronicle, April 24, 1931

Vol. XXII PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, APRIL 24, 1931 No. 25 A. W. S. WILL FETE QUEEN IN MAY FESTIVAL — ♦ — Songs, Dances, Harp Music, Short Play To Pre¬ cede Coronation NAMES HELD SECRET — t — Helen Rook General Chair¬ man; Futuristic Favors Designed While still concealing the identity of their queen, mem¬ bers of the May Day fete com¬ mittee are planning the pro¬ gram for the annual spring festival to be given next Wednesday, April 29. Songs, dances, harp music, and a clever play, presented in the auditorium, will pre¬ cede the coronation ceremon¬ ies, which are to be held on the front lawn. All women students and their mothers have been invited . to the affair. Homage to tlhe May Queen is an annual A. W. S. event. There is always a program, followed by re¬ freshments, after which the queen receives her crown. Mary Morris won the royal honor last year, and Marjorie Hubbard, Alice Frye, Awilda Shaw, and Florence De- Clerq served as her maids-in-wait- ing. Twelve attendants have been chosen for this year’s queen, al¬ though their names have not been announced. Futuristic animal fav¬ ors have been designed which the girls may purchase for keepsakes. Helen Rook heads the committees while the other chairmen are : Helen Sorenson, program; Dorothy Lee, favors; Marcia Smith, re¬ freshments; and Hallie Mae Mor¬ gan. invitations. PROF “FREAKS” GET HUGE HAND Faculty Show Goes Over As Barker Introduces Monstrosities “Ladies and gentlemen! On my left you see Mr. Long, the world’s tallest human. He’s on¬ ly 19 years old, folks, and yet he has reached the astounding height of nine feet seven inches. Beside him is the grandson of Hercules, the strongest man on earth. But., let me assure you ladies and gentlemen, these are not half the freaks and mon¬ strosities you will see inside.” Such were the inducements of¬ fered by the sideshow barker in the faculty assembly last Friday. Standing on his right and left were P. J. C. instructors, disguised be¬ yond recognition as side show characters. Below him cavorted the “Cherman Band,” also composed of disguised teachers. Not wishing to keep the students in further suspense as to the iden¬ tity of characters in this unusual assembly, the Chronicle herewith publishes a complete list of those taking part. Members of the band were: John A. Anderson, Allison R. Bald¬ win, Clinton O. Bay, O. Gaylon Dressier, Murray W. Haws, Lel- and M. Pryor, Charles E. Sydnor, Archie M. Turrel, Leon Yakely, and Audre L. Stong. Side show characters included Linn W. Hattersly, Claude W. Hippier, Bailey W. Howard, Glenn L. Lembke, Hazel G. Long, Leland C. McAuley, James P. O’Mara, John C. Thurman, and Archibald M. Wedemeyer. Singers in the quartet which fol¬ lowed the side show performances were: Howard H. Pattee, Kathryn W. Barnard, Carolyn R. Powell and a dance by Loreta Henrichs. - «. - Programming to Begin Next Week — ♦ — The new blueprint of courses for next year was completed this week. Further details of programming, which is to begin next week, will be announced later. Tivel Chairman at Shakespeare Meet Tomorrow Winner of last year’s high school Shakespeare contest Carl Tivel, P. J. C. oral arts student, has been chosen as host of the annual Shake¬ speare festival at the Univer¬ sity of Southern California to¬ morrow. Four other students will attend the convention as contestants. DELEGATES AT D. S. C. FESTIVAL Four J. C. Students Take Part In Annual Shakespeare Contest Tomorrow Louse Lee, William Grose, Mil¬ dred Hanniff, and Graydon Spald¬ ing are P. J. C. delegates to the annual Shakespeare Festival and contest to be presented in the Touchstone Theatre at U. S. C. to¬ morrow at 9:30 a. m. Louise and William represent the lower divi¬ sion while Graydon and Mildred, the upper division, making this the on¬ ly schol sending four representa- ( tives. SHAKESPEARE SKITS GIVEN BY P.J.C. STUDENTS Players’ Guild Feature Pro¬ duced In Assembly Today — ♦ — WILLARD IS CHAIRMAN — ♦ — Prizes Will Be Presented In Class Day Assembly In June + ■ Concluding the junior college’s celebration of Shakespeare week, the upper division Shakespeare con¬ test was held in assembly this morning. This is sponsored by the Players’ Guild and corresponds to the Doolittle contest in the lower division. Selections were given from the following Shakespearean dramas : “Julius Caesar,” “Romeo and Juli¬ et,” “Merchant of Venice,” “As You Like It,” “Othello,” “Hamlet,” “Henry VIII,” and “Twelfth Night.” Contest entrants are: Philip Car¬ ter, Marion Larson, George Borth- wick, Carl Tivel, Elizabeth Porter, Kenneth Patterson, Mildred Han¬ niff, and John Krumm. Prizes will be presented to the two winners by the Players’ Guild at the annual Class Day assembly in June. The rest of the program follows: solo, “Under the Greenwood Tree” (Busch), by Florence Oberle, ac¬ companied by Vivian Burg; trio, Dorothy Shaw, Florence Oberle and Violet Cavell, song “Who Is Syl¬ via?” (Schubert) ; Lloyd Staples, soloist, presented “I Attempt from Love’s Sickness to Fly” (Purcell), and “Hark, Hark, the Lark!” (Schubert) ; the verse speaking choir presented “The Seven Ages of Man,” “Blow, Blow, Thou Win¬ ter Wind!” “Spring, the Sweet Spring,” and “When Icicles Hang by the Wall.” Heyward Willard was master of ceremonies. Judges for the contest were Miss Anne M. Morse, of the Shakespeare club, Pasadena; Miss Ida E. Hawes, dean of women; and Morris Ankrum, of the Community Playhouse in Pasadena. Carl Tivel, upper division, win¬ ner of the high school section of last year’s contest, will be host at the festival luncheon. The contest is given under the direction of the Speech Arts Asso¬ ciation of Southern California by students of senior high school and junior colleges of that region. Contestants, who will present 30-line selections from Shakespeare will be judged upon the intelligence and sincerity they manifest on the platform. A framed copy of the shield of Shakespeare will be in the poss¬ ession, from one Festival to the next, of the senior high school hav¬ ing the largest representation at U. S. C. The afternoon program starts promptly at 2:00. Admission is free, but will be by ticket only. These may be secured from Miss Katherine Kester, 125-c, or Miss Elizabeth Keppie, 19-C. Tickets are not needed for the morning program. “Dickey’s Dude” Is Successful “Dickey’s Dude,” a brilliant com¬ edy written by Gwen Dodge, was successfully offered as the A. W. S. Fashion Show on April 16. An Arizona dude ranch formed the artistic setting for the action of the play. The original drama was brought to a conclusion by a startling climax which was the fea¬ ture of the production. Jeanne Thompson and Dwiglht Crandall played the leads, Sally Hazenbush, diminutive professional child actress, and Frank Bogart, cowboy and expert whip-cracker, adding interest to the show. The Miss M. A. Howarter Sport Goods and Millinery Shop provided the costumes used in the first act. ( Continued on -Page 3 ) COOKEXPOUNDS WORLDJDEALS Professor Of International Relations Speaks At Vesper Service i I)r. Orwin W. E. Cook, Depart- j ment of International Relations, j U. S. C., spoke on “Christian In¬ ternationalism” at the vesper serv- I ice given in the junior college audi- ; torium, April 19. i Helen Ward, president of the ■ junior college Y. W. C. A., presid- ; ed. The program follows : trio — j Daphne Alley, violin; Many Mag- Auson, ’cello; Forest Mathers, pi- lano; playing Elegy (Massenet), Melody in F (Rubinstein). Invocation, Dr. E. A. Thompson, pastor, First Congregational church; boys’ choir, singing Gloria Piatria (Palestrina), My Heart Ever Faithful (Bach), Li’l Boy_ (Hazlett), The Palms (Faure) ; John Henry Lyons, director; Roy Bramwell Lund, accompanist. I Lois Wiingard spoke on “Student Friendship Fund”; trio, playing Minuet in G (Beethoven), Andante Cantabile (Tschaikowsky) ; intro¬ duction of tlhe speaker, George H. Merideth, assistant superintendent 1 of schools; hymn; “In Christ There j Is No East Nor West”; benediction, Dr. E. A. Thompson. - ♦ - Local Instructors Receive Position . Three instructors were chosen chairmen of the following commit¬ tees in the recent Pasadena Teach¬ ers’ association election: J. P. O’Mara, dean of men, legislative; Linn W. Hattersley, counselor, pub¬ lic relations; and Leland Pryor, of the commerce department, profes¬ sional ethics. James W. Foley Guest Speaker at P. J. C. Tonight PROGRAM IN AUDITORIUM WILL CLIMAX SCHOOL WEEK TONIGHT - * — - - James W. Foley, John A. Sexson To Speak; AH Pasadena Schools To Be Represented In Demonstrations By Various Departments - L Climaxing observance of Public Schools Week in Pasadena, James NELSON WINNER ENTERS FINALS — 4— Cathenine Allen Triumphs Here And Prepares To Talk At Redlands “Pasadena’s Poet,” James W. Foley is to be the featured speaker and guest of honor at the school week program which is to be held in the P. J. C. auditorium this evening. John A. Sexson, superintend¬ ent of schools is also to speak. J.C. ORATOR TO SPEAK TONIGHT Catherine Allen In Finals Of National Orator- ial Contest Competing against speakers of eight high schools chosen by elimi¬ nation from 60 Southern California schools, Catherine Allen, lower di¬ vision orator of Pasadena junior college, will speak at Glendale to¬ night in the quarter finals of the contest to choose a representative for the Pacific coast in the National Oratorical contest on the Consti¬ tution. Schools which will be represent¬ ed at Glendale tonight are San Diego Army and Navy academy, North Hollywood high school, Ful¬ lerton, Glendale, Whittier, Carpen¬ taria, and Moor Park high schools. The winner of this group will advance to the semi-finals, which will be held under the sponsorship of the Los Angeles Times in Los Angeles on May 7. Five orators from California, one from Nevada, and one from Arizona will be en¬ tered. Winner of the National contest will speak at Washington, D. C., in competition with the best orators from France, Germany, Canada, Great Britain, Merico, Cuba, and South America. The one who is judged best in this international contest will be proclaimed the world’s champion hgih school ora¬ tor. “It is urged that a large group of students go to Glendale tonight,” states Mrs. Irene Sage Peters, for¬ ensics coach. “The contest starts at 8 o’clock and will be over by 10 o’clock. Catherine Allen, brilliant P. J. C. orator, added another victory to | her list last Wednesday, when she won the Nelson Declamation con¬ test. As a result of her triumph she will represent P. J. C. at Red¬ lands university on May 9 in the Redlands Declamation contest. Other orators competing in the finals were: Jean McCrae, who took second place, and William Grose, third place winner. In, re¬ ward for her victory Miss Allen re¬ ceived1 $30. Second and third prizes were $20 and $10, respectively. Each contestant delivered a 10- minute standard oration, and, con¬ sequently, were only judged on de¬ livery. The winning oration was, “Pitfalls of Peace,” by William Purdew. Grose presented “The Deathbed of Benedict Arnold,” by j George Leppard, while Miss Mr- | Crae’s oration was entitled1 “The ! Appeal to Arms,” by Patrick | Henry. Judges of the contest were: James P. O’Mara, dean of men; Miss Louise Gibson, Y. W. C. A. secretary to P. J. C.; and Miss Helen Taylor, librarian in the Pas¬ adena junior college library. John, W. Harbeson, principal, presented the prizes. Arlene Ringle, lower division debate manager, pre¬ sided. W. Foley, poet-philosopher, and John A. Sexson, superintendent of public schools, will sipeak at a pro¬ gram to be given tonight at 7:30 in the auditorium. Pasadena public schools will be well represented in the program, which will include numbers by various music, art, and I physical education departments. With tihe theme of “Education for Democracy,” tonight’s program will include: music by a combined junior high school orchestra; Eng¬ lish folk dancing by McKinley ele¬ mentary pupils; music by the Rhythm Band of Jefferson elemen¬ tary; elementary hoys’ drum and bugle corps. Athletic dances by Washington junior high girls; waltz tap danc¬ ing by McKinley girls; tumbling, pyramids, and apparatus work by junior high school and junior col¬ lege boys; athletic pantomime by Pasadena junior college girls; Eng¬ lish stick dance by Washington junior high girls; interpretative dance studies by John Muir Tech high, Wilson junior high, and Pas¬ adena junior college girls; music by the Junior College Men’s Glee club; and music by the Junior Col- THORNDIKE TEST NEXT MONDAY — 4-j- Exam To Be Given To U. D. Students Who Have Not Yet Taken It Talkers Argue Divorce Laws Franklin high debaters will be the opponents of three local lower division talkers when they travel to Los Angeles this afternoon to argue against a uniform divorce law. The Pasadena team will be com¬ posed of Catherine Moon, Dorothy Rossbaeh, and Persiis Kreinbring. Each debater will deliver an eight- minute address, and two of the team members will give five-minute rebuttals. ■ Two teams will be taken to San Diego in the near future for sev¬ eral debates, according to С. C. Stewart, lower division debate coach. The personnel of the party will not be known until May 1. “Thorndike exam information is used primarily by counselors as a basis for evaluating the student’s ability and in giving him an indi¬ cation of probable success in the field of work in which he is inter¬ ested,” says Howard H. Pattee, dean of personnel, in regard to the Thorndike college aptitude test which is to be given next Monday, April 27, at 8 a. m., in tlhe P. J. C. auditorium. The examination is for the bene¬ fit of upper division students who have not yet taken it, and all par¬ ticipating will be excused from the first four periods on Monday. The test is standard with most colleges and universities, according to Mr. Pattee. Results do not in any way affect the student’s grade. Recorded scores are available for the -participant’s inspection at any time. The fee charged here is only one dollar, as compared with five dol¬ lars in other places, and tickets may be secured in the ball imme¬ diately preceding the test. Stu¬ dents are urged to be prepared with a full fountain pen or two well-sharpened pencils. (Continued on Page 3) ATTENDPRESS CONVENTION Chronicle Journalists Take Part In Convention At San Diego Delegates to the Southern Cali¬ fornia High School Press associa¬ tion convention tomorrow at San Diego, according to Miss Hazel G. Long, “Chronicle” adviser, are Elizabeth Spencer, Betty Anne Hazlehurst, Eleanor Levins, Anona Alexander, and Emil Slhwetzer. Three local entries have been sent to the contest sponsored1 by the association. The Einstein ob¬ servatory dedication story by Rich¬ ard Penny was entered in the news writing contest, while editorial and feature articles were written by Harold Keltz and Marion Starr, re¬ spectively. Humor, front page and sport page make-up contests were not entered, because students other than those of eleventh and twelfth grades handle these in the “Chron¬ icle.” In a similar contest last fall at Redondo Beach, Bob Coop won in news writing and Pat Wing in fea¬ ture work. These were the only contests entered. ms Educators Visit Schools, Factory Frank Wiggins trade school, Roosevelt high school, and the fac¬ tory of the Zukin silk dress factory were visited Tuesday morning by ja. group of Pasadena educators | which included Rufus Mead, prin¬ cipal of Muir Technical high I school ; Miss Olive Kelso, vice¬ principal of the same institution; John W. Harbeson ; Superintendent J. A. Sexson; Mrs. Louise B. Hob- lit, Board of Education member; and Miss Ada Kennedy, head of the dietetics and household arts de¬ partment of the Pasadena city schools. Students W ill Give Carnival All the color and frivolity of which the student body is capable will feature the annual carnival to be held May 8, states Jack Plot- kin, secretary of activities, in charge of the affair, which has be¬ come a yearly college event. Plans are under way to engage a popular movie star as master of ceremonies, while the dance, booths and entertainments which are gloom-chasing features of the local affair, promise to be above the usual standard as regards enter¬ tainment value. Gwen Dodge and i Larry Smith are in charge of the I entertainment ; Myrna. Wilson has [charge of the booths. The dance | will be held as last year in the boys’ outside gym. Proceeds of the carnival will go to the Scholarship Fund. The previous affair, which turned out such a success, was opposed by the administration -on the grounds that the school year at that time was too full of student activities. The success of the former entertain¬ ment and the possibility of obtain¬ ing a prominent Hollywood actor as guest of honor for the present carnival have made it possible for the student body to conduct the affair again this year.