Pasadena Chronicle, December 06, 1929

1 .1 1 Volume XXI rti&iuena, Uaiifonua, Friday, December 6, 1929. No. 11 PRINCIPALIS BACK FROM TRIP EAST J.C.’s Must "Meet Students’ Needs leather Than Prepare Them for iJmversity HARBESON GiVES PAPER Junior Colleges Should Be Grouped With Secondary School system John W. Harbeson, principal of the junior college, who returned last week from a convention of the American Association of Junior Colleges held in Atlantic City, an¬ nounced that the convention voted approval of the 6-4-4 plan, pio¬ neered by the Pasadena schools. Pasadena was further recognized by having Mr. Harbeson placed on the committee of standards along with Prof. J. J. Oppenneimer or Stephens college and Professor Monsmger of the Virginia inter- mont college. “mere was a general recogni¬ tion on the part of all speakers that the junior college has as its chief problem meeting the needs of the s aments of junior college years lor tne maximum growth and de¬ velopment irrespective of the ad¬ mission requirements of the four- year colleges," said Mr. Harbeson. “in other words,” he said, “the junior college must recognize itself as a distinct being and must meet the needs of its students rather than serve primarily as a prepara tory senool for higher institutions. Willie at the convention, Mr. Harbeson presented a paper on “Prevention of Overlapping of the High acnool and J unior College.” in his paper he showed where the 6-4-4 system is more advan¬ tageous to the student and pointed out tnat the junior college year are, in reality, secondary in char¬ acter anu snould be grouped with- the rest of the secondary schooi system rather than with tne stand¬ ard colleges and universities. Mr. Harbeson visited the Sarah Lawrence junior college of Bronx- viiie, N. Y., and the Isaac Delgado trade school of New Orleans on his return trip. Junior colleges from all over the country, with approximately fif¬ teen junior colleges from Califor¬ nia, were represented. Y.W. Girls Give Christmas Party A Christmas party was given by the Y. W. in the library of the downtown “Y,” December 5. Ger¬ aldine Anderson, assisted by Blanche Hubbard and Mary Lark ins, was in charge of the program, which featured “The Boy on the Meadow,” an old German folk le¬ gend, dramatized by Von Leer. Members of the cast were Pauline Heinrich, Mable New, Mary Alice Reinhart, Katherine Ford, and Ha zel Kaiser. The costumes were in charge of Vivian Stansberry, and the music was furnished by Dor¬ othy Dibble and Lois Greenley. Christmas carols and a cheery fire in the huge fireplace added to the Christmas spirit expressed in the decorations. Place cards at the sup¬ per were designed by Blanche Hub bard. The members present each brought some toy which will he the Christmas present of a child in the Mexican settlement. The party took the place of the regular monthly meeting of the Y. W. Miss Louise Gibson, the student secretary, is the adviser of the club. Pasadena Music and Art Ass’n to Give Concerts Student season tickets for the Pasadena Music and Art associa¬ tion concerts may be purchased at Vroman’s branch book store, First Trust building. The $7 tickets may be had for $3.50. The following artists will appear in the 1929-30 series: Amelita Gal- li-Curci, December 4; Vladimir Harowitz, December 17 ; La Argen¬ tina, January 3; Lawrence Tibbet, January 31; Sigrid Onegin, Febru¬ ary 25; Felix Salmond, February 28; Giovanni Martinelli, March 20. J.C. Rifle Team Competes Soon Nineteen men are at present shooting for places on the Pasa¬ dena junior college R. О. T. C. rifle team, according to Sergeant William B. Morgan, in charge of the team selection. The team at present plans entrance into two matches: the Hearst National Tro¬ phy contest, and the Ninth Corps Area shoot. Two teams of five men each will be entered in the Hearst match, and one team of fifteen members in the Ninth Corps meet. “Pasadena has not paid a great deal of attention to rifle team work the past two years,” said Sergeant Morgan, “and I do not expect to develop a championship team this year. However, with many of the men returning, prospects for next year are bright.” Only two lettermen from last year are present this semester: Major Ned Stirling and Lieutenant Desmond Stovall. The students now trying for the team are: Louis Bodenhauser, William Brocksieper, Edward Campbell, Ford Foster, Jack Gallup, Charles Hewins, Fred Hoocker, William Hibbard, Wilbur Hoffman, Scott Linn, John Millar, Ross Moore, James Peterson, Jesse Roberts, Richard Rust, Ned Stir¬ ling, Desmond Stovall, Ted Smith, and Robert Webber. Both the Hearst Trophy and Ninth Corps matches will be held in the spring. First place prize for the former includes a trip to Washington, D. C., for team and coach. Arnold Contest Held January 10 The first extemporaneous public speaking contest for this semester is to be given January 10 at 8 p. m. The subject for the discussion is “Inter-School and Intercollegiate Athletics.” One representative is allowed from each college and all entry fees must be paid by January 3, 1930. The fee is $5. The contestants will meet at 7 o’clock and will be allowed to draw topics. The contestants are then given one hour for preparation. At 8 p. m. they will reassemble and draw for order of speech on the program. The speeches are limited to 10 minutes and no notes may be used by the speakers. Judges for the contest have not been chosen as yet but will be announced at a later date. Besides the winner there will be gold, silver and bronze medals to be given to second and third place winners. Three prizes will be fur¬ nished by C. O. Arnold, jeweler in Pasadena. Prominent Educators Speak at Teachers Institute Dec. 16-18 The Teachers’ Institute for the year 1929 promises to hold features of interest and practical value to local teachers. Many noted speak¬ ers from colleges and universities are on the program. The Institute will start on Mon¬ day, December 16, and end on the following Wednesday. Dr. John C. Almack, professor of education at Stanford university, will deliver the closing address. His topic will be, “Improving Teaching by Ana¬ lyzing the Process.” The program is as follows: Monday, December 16, 1929 9:30 A. M. J. A. Sexson, Presiding Opening Remarks — Miss Beulah Coward. Art Selections. Address — “The Teacher’is Larger Responsibilities,” Dr. Jesse A. Newlon, Teachers’ College, Co¬ lumbia University, New York. Monday, December 16, 1929 1:30 P. M. C. F. Martin, Presiding Music. Address — “Adapting Education to Health Objectives,” Dr. Fred¬ erick Rand Rogers, Department of Education, State of New York. Tuesday, December 17, 1929 9:30 A. M. M. G. Hill, Presiding Music. Spring Election Dat , Approved by Board — i — ■ Dates for the spring student body elections were approved by the Board of Representatives at their Tuesday morning meeting. Petitions must be in by January 15, and acceptance speeches will be made January 17. Primaries come on January 20, and final elections will be held on January 22. Miss Hawes announced that $160 was collected by the W. A. A. in the rally assembly and used for Thanksgiving baskets for the poor. Mr. Harbeson told the board of his Eastern trip to the junior college convention at Atlantic City. The board approved the sending of a Pasadena pennant to Alham¬ bra high school, in compliance with a request from the Moor student body officers. The date of the as¬ sembly in which lower division let¬ ters will be presented was set for January 17. Discussion of a change in awards to athletic man¬ agers from watch fobs to pins was discussed, but no action taken. Honor Students Learn to , “Trip Light Fantastic ” To teach the Alpha and C. S. F. members the ancient art of dancing in preparation for the Jinx Whoo¬ pee, Friday 13, a preliminary round was held Wednesday eve¬ ning, in the music hall. Mary Jenkins, president of the Alpha society, presided. An im¬ promptu four-piece orchestra fur¬ nished the music. It was unani¬ mously voted to have a second dance practice before the Jinx on Wednesday, December 4. The date has been changed, however, to Sat¬ urday evening, December 7. All honor students are urged by the officers to come. Address — “The Need of Cultural Education,’ Dr. Tully C. Knoles, President, College of the Pacific, Stockton, California. Tuesday, December 17, 1929 1:30 P. M. G. H. Merideth, Presiding Music and Art. Address — “Trends in Present Day Life Calling for Educational Readjustment at Various Levels,” Dr. John W. Withers, Dean, School of Education, New York University, New York City. Tuesday, December 17, 1929 7:30 P. M. Leland M. Pryor, Presiding Art Selections. Address — “The Human Side of Business,” Dr. Paul F. Cadman, Investment Councillor, Leib-Key- stone Company, Los Angeles. Wednesday, December 18, 1929 9:30 A. M. (P. J. C. Auditorium) Nancy Gertrude Milligan, Presiding Music. Address — “The Meaning of Crea¬ tive Education,” Dr. Lois Coffey Mossman, Assistant Professor of Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York. (McKinley Auditorium) F. F. Borncamp, PresidiAg Music. Address — “How Teachers and Par¬ ents Irritate Their Children,” Dr. L. A. Pechstein, Dean, Col¬ lege of Education, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. Wednesday, December 18, 1929 2:00 P. M. (Room 200 P. J. C.) C. A. Pugsley, Presiding Address — “The Use of a Cumula¬ tive Record Card,” Dr. Charles K. Taylor, Educational Records Bureau, New York City. (Auditorium, P. J. C.) H. F. Wandling, Presiding Address — “Improving Teaching by Analyzing the Process,” Dr. John C. Almack, Professor of Education, Stanford university. Biltmore Trio to Head Big Surprise Program At last it’s here! The Biltmore Trio in a varied program with tap dancers from the Collenette School of Dancing, and the Vaudeville club with a surprise act. It’s the Frosh-Junior Jinx to be held in the auditorium at 3:30 p. m., December 12. An hour and a half program for 25 cents. The Biltmore Trio is part of Earl Burtnett’s orchestra. Proceeds from the program will be used by the junior class officers next semester in giving social func¬ tions. There is to be a joint meeting of the freshman and junior classes club period, December 11, to discuss further plans for the program. A committee of five has been chosen to nominate next semester officers. There will be two nomina¬ tions for each office and the junior class members are asked to hand in , names for any offices to nominat¬ ing committee. Class elections will ne held January 15, 1930, accord¬ ing to Hugh Anderson, president of the junior class. Advertising Club Contest Winners Announced Two winners were selected in the finals of the Advertising club contest which was held at the Maryland hotel, November 25. Katherine Summers and Arline Ringle shared the honors. The finals were preceded by a banquet at the Maryland. Cauldron Club Gives Old English Program • — ♦ — - Assisted by the English singers of London, the Cauldron club of Pasadena, presented a program in the Junior. College, December 3. The program was featured by a number of old English ballads and carols. The personnel of the Eng¬ lish singers included: Flora Mann and Nellie Carson, sopranos; Lil- lia Berger, alto; Norman Stone, tenor; Norman Notely, baritone; and Cuthbert Kelley, bass. The Cauldron club under the direction of Roy V. Rhodes, gave a series of religious songs to open the pro¬ gram. The next concert will be given on January 10. Junior High Honor Students In Program Music and reading's by honor graduates from the junior high schools were presented at the monthly C. S. F. meeting, Wednes¬ day, in 200-C. The program featured: Vemice Theison, from Washington junior high school, who played a piano solo; Margaret Dill worth gave a violin solo, accompanied by Kath¬ leen Dolley. Wilson junior high graduates, Jean Cromley and Irma O’Brien, gave readings, and Mar¬ garet Head played a violin solo, accompanied by Jean Antisdale. McKinley was represented by Her- old Coles, who sang, and John Dav¬ ison, who played the violin. Blanch Garber from Marshall gave a piano solo. The plans for the Hoodoo Whoo¬ pee were announced by Ernest Howard. A big turnout is expected for the affair. Riverside Forfeited First Debate to Pasadena J.C. Won! ..Without a struggle— - even without a faint protest. The first league debate of the season, to have been held with Riverside, today, has been for¬ feited by the Riverside affir¬ mative debating team The subject was to have been, Resolved: That buying on the installment plan is detrimental to society,”.. Delbert Brown and Elva Emerson were to have carried the negative side of the question for Pasadena. The affirmative side of the same question is to be taken by P.J. C. in the debate with Glendale December 12. S. C. Coach to Speak on KFI Coach Howard Jones of U. S. C. will discuss physical education as a vocation, Monday, December 9. The talk will be relayed over sta¬ tions K. F. I and К. P. O. from 2:30 to 3 p. m. This will complete the series of radio vocational speeches for 1929, which have been given to help the orientation students choose occupa¬ tions. Beginning January 13, the fol¬ lowing speeches will be given : Building — Alfred B. Swinerton, vice-president, Lindgren & Swiner¬ ton. Dairying — Samuel H. Greene, secretary - manager, California Dairy council. Government — Governor С. C. Young. Home Making — Kathleen Norris. Insurance — A. H. Mowbray, pro¬ fessor of insurance, U. C. Law — Hon. Wm. H. Waste, chief justice, California Supreme Court. Motion Picture — William De Mille. Paper Manufacturing — Roland C. Ayres, advertising manager, Crown-Zellerbach company. Public Utilities — Samuel Kahn, president, Market Street Railways company. Radio — M. H. Aylesworth. Transportation — Paul Shoup, president, Southern Pacific rail¬ road. Women in Business — Mrs. Edw. Dixton Knight, Bank of Italy. X-Ray — Dr. W. Edward Cham¬ berlain, Stanford university hos¬ pital. - - - + - - Dickens5 Play to Be Given December 23 “Cricket on the Hearth,” a three act play by Charles Dickens, will be given by the Junior Dickens Fellowship in the Shakespeare club house December 23, under the di¬ rection of Herbert Rooksby, who is associated with the Pasadena Com¬ munity Playhouse. The play is to be given before the Dickens Fellow¬ ship of Pasadena, which is a branch of the World Fellowship of London, England. The cast is as follows: Dot Perry Bingle.. Gloria Casperson John Perry Bingle, her husband . Sewell Knapp Mr. Tackleton, a. toy maker . . Francis Cooper Kaled Plummer, his man . . . . Herbert Rooksby The part of the old gentleman.... . .y,. . Ralph Zanchi Bertha, the blind girl . . Velda Johnston Mrs. Fielding . Carmoine Carlton 200 VOICES UNITED IN XMAS EVENT Stanford Test Returns Ready in Near Future Results of Stanford tests have arrived, but are not ready to be submitted to students, according to Miss Dixon, counselor. They will be revised in the near future and the interpretation as they affect the students will be printed in the Chronicle. “Why the Chimes Rang” to Be Given as Annual Christmas Play PROGRAM "GIVEN TWICE Glee Clubs and Orchestra Add Color to Pasadena’s Holiday Event — f — With a cast of over two hundred and fifty students, the annual Christmas musical program will be presented in the auditorium on Fri¬ day, December 13, during club period. It will also be given on Sunday, December 15, and will be open to the general public. According to Miss Lula C. Parmley, head of the music de¬ partment, this annual program promises to be one of the outstand¬ ing events of the holiday season in Pasadena. Miss Katherine Kester, director of lower division dramatics, is in charge of the play, “Why the Chimes Rang,” which is to be part of the program. The students in the cast, many of whom were in the same production last year, are working hard to make this affair an outstanding success, according to Miss Kester. Representing the church choir in the cathedral scene in the play, the combined glee clubs and the Euter- pean Singers will sing a group of three sacred numbers, “Beautiful Savior,” by Christiansen, “Festival Те Deum,” by Dudley Buck, and a chorus from the famous “Messiah,” by Handel. The prologue which has been ar¬ ranged by the music department is entitled “God’s Gift to Man,” and tells the story of the birth of Christ. Geraldine Anderson will be the narrator, while the theme will be interpi-eted by tableaux staged by selected singers from the elev¬ enth year chorus. A selected orchestra under the baton of Audre L. Stong will ac¬ company the singers. A silver offering will be taken on Sunday to defray the heavy ex¬ penses which are incurred by pre¬ senting a program of this type. Opera Co. Gives 4 Carmen ’ Jan. 6-7 “Carmen” the brilliant opera of Bizet, will be presented in the ju¬ nior college auditorium by the Co¬ lombia Grand Opera Company, Jan¬ uary 7 and 8. John Henry Lyons superintendent of music in Pasa¬ dena, and Miss Lula C. Parmley, head of the music department chose the opera, because of its familiar airs and brilliant setting. Louise Caselatti will sing Carmen. January 8 has been called stu¬ dent night, and a brilliant presen¬ tation of “Carmen” is promised. Special rates will be offered to all students who are patrons of the Philharmonic' orchestra series con¬ certs. All holders of season tickets may secure tickets to “Carmen” at tne price of 50 cents. The entire balcony will be reserved for junior college students. People purchas¬ ing a single ticket for the next ■symphony concert may also obtain tickets at the same rate. These symphony tickets may be pur¬ chased for 25 cents. For further information about “Carmen” de¬ tails see any teacher in the music department, or Miss Childs in the main office. Howard Jones of U.S.C. Speaks at Pep Assembly Coach Howard Jones of U. S. C. was a surprise feature of the as¬ sembly on Wednesday, speaking on football. Les Adams, president of the Southern California student body, also spoke. Coach Frank Baker spoke, as did Mr. J. P. O’Mara, who gave a short farewell address to the players leaving for Hawaii. Football letters were presented to upper division football men by Eric Strutt. On behalf of the team Captain Jack Rhine presented Coach Baker with a token for his work during the past season.