Pasadena Chronicle, December 15, 1933

Christmas Symbolizes Spirit of Giving, Coming of Truth to Liberate Men Hurrying shoppers bustle through the streets, crowd around the counters, trample on one an¬ other’s feet. All is haste in the final rush on Christmas Eve for last-minute presents — a for¬ gotten purse, an initialed handkerchief, a toy, another Christmas card. In remembrance of the three kings from far- off Asia who humbly offered their gifts in adora¬ tion of the Christ-child, custom continues the giving of presents at the anniversary of His birth. But with the growth of a more complex social system, much of the spirit of true giving which should prevail has degenerated to little more than a formality. If to make someone happier is to share the true spirit of giving, the Christmas cus¬ tom might well be extended throughout the other days of the year. But a formality or not, the exchange of gifts is actually but a small part of Christmas. Christ¬ mas symbolizes the coming of truth to liberate men, the arrival of the fleshly manifestation of the Supreme Being. Under the iron rule of Rome about the year 4 B.C., the time of Jesus’ birth, the world was suffering under the dospotism of unsympathetic rulers who exacted high taxes, misgoverned, mis¬ treated their alien subjects, pillaged and enslaved. Rome was pagan. Spirituality in existing re¬ ligion was at low ebb, and priests and populace alike had grown materialistic, sensuous, and rit¬ ualistic to a great degree. Into this depressing state of relative darkness came a new light of joyous hope with the advent of a king and teacher to lead the way to har¬ mony, freedom, and spirituality. At the present time the world is again trying to emerge from an age of materialism, when the materialism itself has failed to find a way to bet¬ ter conditions and more enlightening thinking. The world is again looking for the way that will lead it aright. But the way of truth revealed two milleni- ums ago, has not disappeared; it still exists today, waiting only to be found and recognized. Perhaps we can find it in our own hearts. Perhaps we can have a new birth of the true spirit of Christ¬ mas, a Nativity in our consciousness of the truth which was revealed in ages past. Seniors to Be ‘Shot Without Caps, Gowns Senior graduates are being pho¬ tographed this year for the “Cam¬ pus” without caps and gowns, be¬ cause they make the pictures in¬ distinct, according to the editors of the book. jXiGiticna (Ojvotiiclc Mouthpiece of 4000 Junior College Students Play to Be Postponed In Case of Downpour In case of rain, “After the Bell Has Rung,” all-student production scheduled to be presented this morning, will be postponed until Friday, January 19, it was an¬ nounced yesterday. Vol. XXV Pasadena, California, December 15, 1933 No. 12 Villain To Be Foiled In Drama Helen Lockwood, George Bessolo Take Leads In Production A sneering villainous creditor with a mortgage on the old home¬ stead of the poor but honest debt¬ ors, will be foiled in a new and unique manner this morning, on Horrell field, when Frederick Jen- nison’s all-stud.ent melodrama will be presented. Willa Roberts is directing the production and James Williams, secretary of activities, is producing manager. Stage settings for the thrilling epic of the gay nineties have been prepared by the student director, with the assistance of the cast and Jane Maxey, student dance artist. “Ada” Is Heroine The heroine is Ada Witherspoon, champion dairy maid of Bemish county, as played by Helen Lock- wood. Egbert Simpson, the hero, is played by George Besselo, who barely misses falling prey to the dank holes of iniquity present in the great city of New York. Chief “worrier about that there mortgage” is Norbert Bundschuh, in the role of Uncle Ezra. Aunt Eulia Finchley, Mary Louise Perry, also dwells in the doomed farmhouse. The deep-dyed villain is none other than Squire Oswald Gasper- field, portraying by Dick Hanna. Virginia Daly plays the role of Minnie Gasperfield, high-hat mem¬ ber of the notorious Gasperfield family. Others in Cast Others in the cast are: Elmer Blurp II, John Love, and Lemuel Witherspoon, this character being taken by the student author, Fred¬ erick Jennison. Music for the “epic” has been furnished by Audre L. Stong, Bull¬ dog band director. Managers are: James Williams, business. Bill Payne, stage; Barbara McCullough, costumes; Willard Snell and John Clowes, microphones; and Jane Maxey, d.ance arrangements. Former Dean Jaysee Guest H. H. Pattee, director of admis¬ sions at Pomona, was a guest of Pasadena junior college December 14, to advise students on college ad¬ missions. Although he is from Po¬ mona college, Mr. Pattee offered information on admission to all col¬ leges. He also attended a counselor’s meeting in the afternoon, confering with counselors about their pro¬ blems. Two years ago, Mr. Pattee was dean of personnel here. He left to do research work at Stanford, from where he transferred to Po¬ mona to assume the position of director of admissions. Pasadena junior college annually invites representatives of higher institutions here to confer with students on college admissions. Among representatives invited this year were: Miss Florence Brady, di¬ rector of admissions at Occidental; Dr. J. P. Mitchell, director of ad¬ missions at Stanford; and Dr. H. C. Willett, admissions head at Un¬ iversity of Southern California. Hooray! Vacation Begins Monday Climaxing the first 13 weeks of school, Christmas vacation will begin next Monday and will continue ’til Tuesday, January 2, when studies will again be com¬ menced. Probably the first sev¬ eral days of the Yule season will be needed to recover from the shock of grade slips, but after- that, one may settle down to a much-needed rest. (So says gen¬ eral opinion.) Board To Supervise Elections Committee Is In Charge Of Polls With Paul Jones At Head Biblical Verse Portrays Sentiment of Play ' Gloria f Annual Christmas Drama JAMES WILLIAMS ! Secretary of activities in the stu¬ dent body cabinet, who is general production manager for “After the Bell Has Rung,” to be pre¬ sented in assembly this morning. Fifty Heads To Convene Student Body Presidents Are to Gather at Junior College Fifteen junior colleges will be represented at the Southern C'ali- ifornia student body presidents’ convention January 13, 1934, at Pasadena junior college, when ap¬ proximately 50 student leaders gather for the semi-annual con¬ clave. Chaffey, Citrus, Compton, Ful¬ lerton, Lancaster, Long Beach, Pasadena, Pomona, Riverside, Sah Diego Army and Navy Academy, San Bernardino, Santa Ana, Santa Monica, and Ventura junior col¬ leges will attend, according to Lambert Westling, local head. Serving in the post filled at the last gathering by Leroy Cibille of Chaffey, Westling will act as presi¬ dent. Plans are being formed to top off the day with a dinner dance at the athletic club or some local hotel. This is not final, however. If the dinner dance is not given, a luncheon will suffice in its place. Delegates are to discuss prob¬ lems of the secondary school with the view of immediate betterment at the business and. general meet¬ ings, and unite in the institution. Two representatives from each school are expected and will in¬ clude the president and some other official i!n the student administsia- tion accompanied by an adviser, continued Westling. Organization of a student board to control all junior college elec¬ tions of a general nature material- ! ized this week with the approval i by the board of representatives of 50 leaders of campus activity to [function as a board of elections, j With Chief Justice Paul I. Jones, originator of the board, as chair¬ man, the body will, beginning with 'the student body elections of Jan- I uary 17 and 19, hereafter handle : all matters connected with ballot¬ ing, such as conduct of campaigns, | and the setting of an expense limit for candidates. Fifty Members Fifty members were chosen in¬ stead of 40, as had been origi¬ nally planned, because it is un¬ derstood that a large number of students appointed to the board will be candidates at the forth¬ coming election, and their can¬ didacy invalidates temporarily membership on the board. To safeguard against the possibility of too few students being avail¬ able for service, the larger num¬ ber was chosen. For the second time, elections for student body president, class rep¬ resentatives and A. M. S. and A. W. S. will be held under the Aus¬ tralian secret ballot system, mem¬ bers of the election board acting as inspectors, judges and clerks. Board Named Members of the board are: Paul Jones, chairman; Rudy Andersen, Be Baldwin, Marjorie Betts, Stan J Blush, Kathleen Cartwright, Clif¬ ford Cave, James Couchman, New- | Writer Will Talk to Men At Meeting Braven Dyer To Speak At Last Session of Male Goup I ton Cox, Madielaine Currie, Patricia I sic,f Productions while at jaysee Fite, Elston, Len Emery, Vincent Dorris Green, Fred Green. Horace Halderman, Jim Herbold, Marian Howell, Crosan Hayes, Jane Hazenbush, Margaret John- I son, Sydno-r Johnson, Anna Kath- | erine Jones, Harold Keltz, Mary Lewis, Mary Linek, Norman Mc¬ Donnell, Foster Markolf, Bob Ma- soner, Loretta Melton', Jeannette j Mogensen, Phil Monroe. Patricia Nelson, Eleanor North- ;rup, Sam Olmstead, David Pat¬ rick, Adrian Perry, Reed Quesnell, Norman Ricker, Jack Shepherd,, Bob Simpson, Wayne Smith, Don¬ ald Starr, Pauline Stevens, Bob Thomas, Harriet Tilden, Katheryn Veale, Lambert Westling (honor¬ ary), Walter White, James Will¬ iams, and Margaret Wold. “And lo, the star, which they saw in the East, went be¬ fore them, until it came and stood over where the young child was.” This biblical verse portrays the sentiment of “Gloria,” a choral-drama, annual Christmas production of Pasadena junior college, to be presented tonight in the Civic auditorium. “Gloria” is a combination of drama, music and pageantry. The Christmas message will be pre¬ sented in an exquisite spiritual manner, through the medium of a prologue, portrayed by the pro- ! phecy, and one act showing the ful- ! fdlment. The play will be climaxed ■ by music and ethereal old world \ tableaux, augmented by a proces- j sion of 100 students in purple, ' and silver robes, according to Miss Lula C. Parmley, in charge of the I production. Scenery for the play is exe¬ cuted by the Los Angeles Scenic company, with sets designed by Scott McLean. The setting rep¬ resents a desert scene of palms and hills of Bethlehem in the foreground, while the Holy City appears in the distance. The clos¬ ing scene pictures the star which grows from a pin-point of light, to an overwhelming radiance il¬ luminating the entire tableaux. “I’ve always been enthusiastic about the great value and beauty of our Christmas productions,” said Miss Parmley, “but I feel that this year ‘Gloria’ will surpass anything that we have done in the past. Both Miss Katherine Kester and I wish that it might be possible for every student here to see this beautiful presentation of the Christmas mes¬ sage.” Twenty-five additional costumes for the production were mad.e by Mrs. Ruby Purviance’s class in cos¬ tuming. The P. J. C. symphony or¬ chestra will play before the curtain raising. This traditional Christmas play (Continued an Page 5) 'Pals’ Will Help New Freshmen Social Officers Committee Is Planning To Aid Incoming Frosh Braven Dyer, nationally known sports writer and commentator, is to be the speaker for the next A. M. S. meeting to be held after the Christmas recess, Monday, January 8, in the Calvary Baptist church. After being graduated from Po¬ mona college, where he partici¬ pated in athletics, he pursued a sports writing career and has be¬ come an authority in his line, and at present is on the staff of the Los Angeles Times. “We are very fortunate in be¬ ing able to obtain Braven Dyer as speaker for our next associ¬ ated men students get-together, and I am sure all of the men are acquainted with his ability,” said Vincent Fite, president of the A. M. S., announcing plans for the last men students’ meet of the semester. Bob Hendricks, well known for¬ mer Pasadena junior college stu¬ dent, who was very active in mu- Two Dances In One Week Rounding out its semester’s ac¬ tivities, the social affairs commit¬ tee, with Mary Linek chairman, sponsored two dancing events dur¬ ing the past week in the women’s gym. A student body matinee dance was presented Wednesday at 3 o’clock with a Bulldog band en¬ semble supplying the lyrics. Ad¬ mission was free on displaying the identification card. Dancing students were presented with an interesting climax to their semester of “learning” by the com¬ mittee. Buckner and Nessley of¬ fered varied entertainment at the affair, where refreshments were served. The dancing studio will also give the dancers a party Friday night at 71 West Colorado street. Roster Joins Punch Bowl CHESS MATCH Chess club members will play a match with the Exposition park club on Tuesday. Transportation will be furnished. Present stand¬ ing in the California Chess League tournament consists of two vic¬ tories and an equal number of de¬ feats. Bringing something new to the almost trite “punch bowl,” the first student body open house was fea¬ tured by the signing of a roster on leaving in the office last Monday. Five hundred attended the gath¬ ering in the two hours between 2 and 4. Refreshments were served throughout the period, consisting of punch and several varieties of cookies. Besides the students, may faculty members, including admin¬ istration heads, attended. New trophies and banners were displayed as collegians met and talked with the student body offi¬ cers officiating as hosts and host¬ esses. The theme was “getting ac¬ quainted,” and served as a gesture of interest and friendly hospitality to the entire jaysee student body. FIELD TRIP The recently completed Ridge Route cut-off, from Castaic to Gor¬ man, is the goal of an informal field trip to be made by geology students next Monday. E. V. Van Amringe, instructor, will be in charge of the trip. Many other classes and associations in¬ terested in geology have visited the area, due to the freshness of I cuts and strata, it was said. will offer several vocal selections to complete the program’s enter¬ tainment. Tom Mallory spoke to the men at the October 27 meeting in the church, where he related some of his experiences in university com¬ petition. Election of officers occu¬ pied the business of the first con¬ fab of the semester when Bob Wegge, Elmer Morton, and Stan Riordan were elected vice-presi¬ dent, secretary, and treasurer, re¬ spectively, to aid Vincent Fite, president. HARTWICK TO TALK BEFORE A.W.S. James T. Hartwick, traveling stu¬ dent secretary of the Y. M. C. A., will speak at the A. W. S. meet¬ ing, January 8. During the past two years he has specialized on group work, emphasizing personal and campus morality and intimate problems. He is a representative at the Asilomar conference. The Community Chest will give a campaign talk to be followed by a leading cosmetologist, demon¬ strating the correct make-up for college wear. Further announcement of the meeting will be given in the bulle¬ tin to be issued the week after va¬ cation. Local Corps to Elect Honorary Cadet Officers The R. О. T. C. will vote on the women honorary officers after the holidays, due to the fact that not all entrants have been able to get their pictures taken. The selections will be made on Jan¬ ary 2 or 3, and winners will be announced on the following Fri¬ day. The sponsors of the contest re¬ gret that selections were not made before the holidays, but the picture studio was in the throes of the usual holiday rush and was therefore unable to turn out portraits soon enough. Miss Robbins Women Will Give Formal Co-ed Organizations Will Sponsor Inter-Club Dance Soon Women’s restrictive clubs will present the annual formal dance of the restrictive inter-club council on January 5, 1934, at the Midwick Country club. Before this year, the council dances have been given by men’s and women’s clubs combined, however, a new ruling was recently passed by the council that men and women should alternate in giving the dances. Leighton Noble’s orchestra has been selected to play for the dance, and bids will be issued from the student body office, January 2 and 3, during lunch periods to 260 members of wom¬ en’s restrictive clubs. Florence Kennedy, vice-president of the inter-club council and acting chairman of the women, said that the presidents of the women’s clubs wish that the tradition of wearing no corsages at council dances be respected at the coming dance. Committees in charge of the dance are: floor, Florence Kennedy and Lois McLean; orchestra, Har¬ riett Tilden, Joe Collins and Eva- lyne Bean; and bids, Margaret Mul- vaney. Davis-Hall Talk Finalists Picked A keen appreciation .and interest in new jaysee collegians’ problems has incented the semi-annual “Pal” activity into lo- c a 1 prominence again as the so¬ cial affairs com¬ mittee, led by Mary Linek and advised by Miss Ca therine J. Robbins, dean of women, con¬ clude the first phase of the program by closing applica¬ tion lists today. Students may still sign up in Miss Robbins’ office today. No applications will be taken after Friday, however, as only 125 are needed due to the small coming-in freshman class. “No one should sign up unless he is ready and willing to be a ‘real pal’ and conduct his charges to all the events scheduled and as¬ sist his proteges in any new prob¬ lems met while entering the junior college,” said the dean of women. Freshman week will include sev¬ eral diversified presentations, be¬ ginning with the vesper service in the Calvary Baptist church Sunday, Febru¬ ary 4, 1934. Fol¬ lowing the ser¬ vice, new jaysee ites will be con¬ ducted on a tour of the campus in several groups with new student body officers as leaders. Closing the first day of the week, teas will be held in .the social hall and other avail¬ able spots on the campus. Registration is Monday, Febru¬ ary 5, on which days “Pals” are expected to assist the entrants throughout the day. Local “Y” chapters, both men and women, will offer a lii-jinx in the social hall on the ninth of the month. A semi-annual homecoming dance will be staged in the wom¬ en’s gym on Friday of the ob¬ servance to which new students and guides are invited. Assisting Mary Linek in plan¬ ning the program over the Christ¬ mas holidays are Margaret Mul- vaney, Henrietta Smith, Harrison Breyer, and Keith Cave. Mary Linek Speaking on “California,” Dow Parks and Paul McFarlane, upper division, Laura Lankford, and Kath¬ erine West, lower division, were chosen as finalists in the annua! Davis-Hall oratorical contest pre¬ liminaries, held last Tuesday and Wednesday. In the toastmaster’s contest Patricia Nelson and Dor¬ othy Sayers, lower classmen, were selected. Bee Lettermen Receive Awards At A. \\ . S. Feed Coach Leland C. McAuley’s lightweights, winners of the Southern California Bee football championship, received letters at the annual A. W. S. banquet, and sweaters and gold footballs were awarded 22 members of the vic¬ torious squad this week. Members of the Bullpup ma¬ chine receiving the awards are: Captain Newton Cox, Aram Re- jebian, Roswell1 Palmer, Howard Gwynn. Phil Pastre, Jimmy Avers, Morry Vanderhaar, “Doc” Wright, Fred Fitzpatrick, Wayne Boswell, Shigeo Takayama, Lewis Brown, John Busik, Yuji Tajima, Jack Long, Forest Nelson, Ber- ton Smallwood, George Mills, Norman Armstrong, and Bill Pappas. Managers are Don Bie- debach and Robert Rollings.