ANITA ELLIS — Songbird of stage
and radio fame will head a cast of
star performers scheduled to appear
on an assembly sponsored by the
senior class. Miss Ellis is currently
singing with the Red Skelton show
and may be heard on wax with Merc¬
ury records.
ROY SHAW — A switch In ASB
offices last week placed him in Roger
Steward's place as student prosecutor.
Shaw's place as president of Lancers
was taken by Pies Griffin,
DICK VAN ANDA (Right) &
FRIENDS — The man getting the
bird is Joe Regan, holder of the lucky
ticket which entitled him to the door
prize given at last Wednesday's Tur¬
key Tromp. The dance was sponsored
by the junior and senior classes. Ac¬
cording to Die Hawkins, Senior Class
prexy, over 450 couples attended this
event, The financial results have not
been announced,
LULA PARMLEY — The chairman
of the music department, today an¬
nounced plans for the forthcoming
annual music festival scheduled for
the Christmas season. The music de¬
partment has for twenty-three years
been producing some type of musical
program for the celebration of Christ¬
mas.
NAMES
In the News
Music Chairman Announces Plans
For Annual Yule Musical Festival
Switch in ASB Offices
Told as Shaw Quits Post
Roy Shaw resigned as presi¬
dent of Lancers last wek to take
over Roger Stewart's job as stu¬
dent body prosecutor.
Stewart served notice of his
resignation from the prosecutor’s
post several weeks ago because
of ill health but the notice was
not acted upon until a suitable
successor to the position could
be found. Shaw’s successor to
the Lancer presidency has not
yet been officially named, al¬
though Pies Griffin, vice presi¬
dent will take over the duties of
Lancer president for the remaind¬
er of the semester.
By his own request, Stewart
has taken over a less active job
as minor court justice, the posi¬
tion formerly held by Roy Shaw.
The appointments were an¬
nounced at last week’s meeting
of the ASB board. The shift
in positions does not constitute
any major change in the court
setup, although the technique of
prosecution wil be handled dif¬
ferently, Shaw declared.
The student prosecutor’s task
consists mainly of bringing to
trial numerous minor violations
of school rules. With the propos¬
ed new smoking regulations, it
is expected that the number of
court cases will decrease consid¬
erably, since over half the cases
brought before the minor court
so far this year have been for
violations of smoking rulings.
Don Boyer, who has resigned
from the new law firm on cam¬
pus, will assist Shaw in hjs work
as prosecutor it was learned to¬
day, while Leonard Nasatir will
continue to be chief deputy prose¬
cutor,
Roger Stewart
Lula C. Parmley, music depart¬
ment chairman, today announced
plans for the annual Christmas
Music Festival, Adeste Fidelis,
to be presented on December 13.
Three-hundred students will
participate in the traditional pro¬
gram which depicts Christmas
Eve in a cathedral. Procession¬
als, composed of choirs from dif¬
ferent vocal organizations on
campus, will enter simultaneous¬
ly from all doors of the auditor¬
ium singing Adeste Fidelis.
Vocal groups taking part in the
program are Euterpean Singers,
Nysaean Sings, Girls’ Glee Club
and A Cappella Choir. Orchestral
music will be provided by the
Concert Orchestra, Melody Maids,
and the Flute Ensemble. These
music students will be assisted by
the drama department. Miss Par¬
mley said.
The choirs, seated in church
pews, will be robed in red, purple,
white and black. Adding even
more to the colorful display will
be stained glass windows of red,
amber, blue, gold and purple.
Opening the program, the
choirs wil sing I Heard the Bells
on Christmas Day. Accompanied
by the orchestra, the combined
vocal groups will sing Break
Forth
О
Beauteous Heavenly
Light by Bach and Glory of the
Lord from Handel’s Messiah. The
audience will then be invited to
join the performers in singing
Christmas carols.
Two performances are sched¬
uled, the first being the Christ¬
mas assembly, Friday, December
13, from 9 until 11 a. m. On the
same evening, doors of the Sex-
son Auditorium will open at 7:15
p. m. for the 8:00 p. m. public
performance. There is no admis¬
sion charge, Miss Parmley said,
and no seats wil be reserved.
Lifting of Smoking Ban Urged
Debate Team Returns from San Jose
Meet With First Place Trophy
Keeping their alma mater on
the map as far as intercollegiate
competition Is concerned, PJC’s
Varsity Debaters returned home
from San Jose last week with a
fistfull of sheepskins and a first
place trophy.
Bob Royster copped his first in
interpretive acting, winning over
men and women in four divisions
and he brought home a trophy
for his efforts. Sam Prichard and
John Cole knocked off second
place in senior men's debate in
competition with teams from
thirty-five colleges and univer¬
sities from the eleven western
states.
Showing up well for PJC, all
but one of the squad went into
the finals of at least one event,
a record not equalled by some of
the larger universities. Compli¬
ments were showered on the win¬
ners, but one particularly inter¬
esting, came from Dr. Nichols
of USC. He registered surprise
that a junior college have even
won one debate, let along nab
a second place in the whole tour¬
ney. This is the second time USC
has just edged PJC out of the top
position, but the third time may
tell a different story.
Seniors to Present All-Star Assembly
Anita Ellis, Artie Wayne and
the Velvetones, Frankie Lane, and
the Jimmy Nolan Trio with Mitzl
Triola, will all appear on this
Friday’s assembly program, Die
Hawkins, Senior Class president
announced today.
The assembly is being spon¬
sored by the senior class coun¬
cil and will open in the Sexson
Auditorium at 3:00 p. m. this
Friday, Hawkins said.
Miss Ellis is the vocalist on
the Red Skelton radio program
and was the star of the Tommy
Riggs-Betty Lou show this sum¬
mer. She has also appeared in
New York with Andy Russell and
has spent a season with NBC’s
Charlie McCarthy show.
Frankie Lane just finished an
engagement at Billy Berg’s in
Hollywood and recently opened
at the Club Morocco. His I May
Be Wrong, made for Mercury re¬
cordings, has been a hit sensa¬
tion.
Artie Wayne and the Velvet¬
ones were formerly with Freddie
Martin’s orchestra and are now
recording exclusively with the
Hucksters Co. They have appear¬
ed as guest artists on numerous
radio shows,
The Jimmy Nolan Trio with
Mitzi Triola are currently ap¬
pearing at the Tabu Club in
Hollywood. They have picked up
time at the Club Morocco, Pea¬
cock Lane and the Maryland
Room in San Diego. Their first
recordings are soon to be re¬
leased.
Arrangements for the appear¬
ance of these performers were
made by Dot Herse.
The Senior class council, sponsors of the coming all-star assembly.
ASB board members last week
took steps to lift the smoking
ban by passing a law which, if
approved by the administration,
will permit smoking in restricted
areas of the PJC campus.
The motion was introduced by
Tom Kelley, and passed by an
overwhelming majority. The ad¬
ministrative staff of the school
will convene sometime next week,
it was learned today, to decide
whether or not the bill is to be
written into the campus code.
Smoking areas designated by
the motion were the- student park¬
ing lots and “nicotine gulch” 15
feet from the walk of C building.
The board urged that the ban be
lifted in reply to an expressed
desire of over three-fourths of
the entire student body. If the
bill becomes law, it will leave on¬
ly four junior colleges in the
State of California which do not
permit smoking on their campus¬
es.
$825 Appropriated
Also on the order of business
for the board was the appropria¬
tion from the ASB treasury for
the construction of a marquee
board at the corner of Hill and
Colorado Streets. Four hundred-
sixty-nine dollars of the necessary
funds were left by the graduating
class of ’42 and the rest of the
money will be raised by the com¬
munity night program scheduled
for January 10.
Psychologist Gives Views
On Soaring Divorce Rate
That sharp increases in the
divorce rate is due to the mis¬
conception of human relations
“thrust down the throats of
Americans by the radios, maga¬
zines and newspapers” was de¬
clared by psychologist Dr. Mason
Rose during last Wednesday’s as¬
sembly when he emphasized the
need for a deeper understanding
of marriage problems.
For young couples intending to
marry in the near future, Dr.
Rose sugested that the real rea¬
son for marriage is for the two¬
fold purpose of having children
and promoting 'a stable and se¬
cure family life.
