Frosh
Hi-Jinks
Tonight
Jane Eyre
Stars
Today
Vol. 39
Pasadena Junior College, February 1, 1946
No. 2
Traditional Club Activities Double Doors Expose Stunts
Climax Initial Frosh Week For stupidity Of Sorry Quizees
The YWCA’s doors win swing Today marks the end of “Frosh
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wide this evening, welcoming all
freshmen to the semi-annual Hi-
Jinks, from 8 to 12 p .m. Tickets
may be secured at the door with¬
out cost for the new 11-1’s, for
25 cents for the “old” frosh.
First on the night’s program,
Horace Taylor will call folk
dances, and add an air of infor¬
mality with “mixer” games from
8 to 9, followed by an hour of
social dancing and skating. From
10 to 11, old time movies, includ¬
ing the ever-corny melodrama,
and the silent westerns, are to
be shown. A Hill-billy Quartet
and boogie-woogie music are
scheduled to provide intermission
entertainment.
Raw hot dogs, also free to the
newcomers, will be distributed
and roasting facilities provided at
an open barbecue pit. A coke
bar, manned by Frosh Y mem¬
bers, will supply the drinks.
The various chairmen of the
committees are headed by Frosh
Y Commissioner, Virginia Smith;
SCA Secretary Walt Raitt; SC A
Secretary, Beth Lamb
Cabinet Division
Set By Officers
As one of his first official acts
of this semester, student body
president Don Logan called a
joint Board and Cabinet meeting
last Tuesday evening, at 8 p. m.
in 158C.
At the Board meeting, Jane
Arthur was appointed Elections
Commissioner, and Ralph Sim¬
mons, returned veteran, as Minor
Court Justice. The Board also
discussed the advisability of es¬
tablishing the cabinet position of
Veteran’s Affairs Commissioner,
but decided to leave the matter to
the X-ANM club’s approval.
A revised division of Cabinet
offices was presented to the Cab¬
inet for discussion and approval;
the new plan is being used this
semester to experiment for bet¬
ter working efficiency in ASB of¬
fices. Also, the time for Cabinet
meetings was set at 3 p. m. on
Wednesdays, as the time when
most of the members could at¬
tend.
As the Attorney General, Leon
Shiells, leaves shortly for the
service, the office must be filled,
however all eligible persons are
now holding the legal number of
offices. This position, as well as
that of Clerk of the Court, are
to be filled at the next Board
meeting with the Supreme Court
Justice’s recommendation.
Advance Notice
On Easter morning, Sunrise
Services will be held in the
Rose Bowl for Pasadenans, as
a memorial to the men and
boys who died in World War
II and as a dedication to the
first Easter of Peace.
The Easter program is co¬
sponsored by the Student
Christian Association and the
Student Board of PJC, and
backed by the city of Pasa¬
dena. Narrated by Spencer
Tracy, the service will feature
music by the combined youth
choirs of all the city’s
churches.
Week,” a time during which the
befuddled newcomers to Pasa¬
dena JC were directed and in¬
structed in the ways and layout
of the campus. Many of the or¬
ganizations on campus are mak¬
ing special efforts to draw the
frosh into activities, and among
the most active is the Frosh Y
club of the SCA.
The newly organized plan is to
merge the present three clubs in¬
to one, which will tentatively
meet at 2 and 3 on Thursday af¬
ternoons. The second semester
freshmen will become members
of a Frosh Coed Program which
sponsors semi-monthly “Date
Nights” at the YWCA, with
games, sports, dinner, speakers
and fellowship activities. Regis¬
tration for the new groups will
be at any time in the SCA office,
25C, or at the Frosh Hi-Jinks
tonight.
Also planning a freshman get-
together is the Women’s Athletic
Association, whose members will
meet prospective WAAer’s at the
gym this afternoon at 3 p. m. to
conduct them on a tour of the
buildings and sports facilities.
Afterwards, refreshments are to
be served in the WAA Clubroom,
and the older girls will explain
the traditions of women’s sports,
high awards and the require¬
ments for the honorary Women’s
Letter Club. Plans for the after¬
noon were made by Evelyn Musa-
cchia, Women’s Athletics Com¬
missioner.
Student leaders and officers are
anxious to have the freshmen
work on student government com¬
mittees and projects so that in
time there will be experienced
and interested workers to take
over the important jobs of Junior
College self-government.
Veterans Boost Enrollment
To New Post-War Heights
According to statistics released this week from the Dean of
Records office, PJC’s current enrollment has reached 5,007, and more
students are applying for entrance each day. 900 veterans of World
War II have entered, but with the increase of 20 to 30 each day,
about 1200 ex-servicemen are expected to be on campus by the dead¬
line time for enrollment, February 11. ■
These new registration num-
Hi-Liters Plan
Trip to Hospital
At a recent charter members
meeting of the Hi-Litcrs, enter¬
tainment service club on campus,
officers for the coming semester
were elected and a full schedule
of activities for the coming
months was outlined.
According to members of this
group, under the new president,
Die Hawkins, the Hi-Liters will
continue to be an active organiza¬
tion in this second semester of
its existence, traveling to hospital
wards .to present their musical
and comedy program. The next
hospital excursion will be Long
Beach Naval Hospital.
As an official emblem of the
club, a pin has been designed by
member Jane Bates, which will
soon be ready to wear.
The new officers are: President,
Die Hawkins; Vice-president,
Frances Ring; Secretary, Jean
Thorns; Treasurer, Eva Jane
Conry; Photographer, Hans
Teichman.
Student officers and other popular school leaders appeared in a new light this morning at assembly
as they became the victims in a PJC version of the “Truth or Consequences” show. Co-MC’s Jack
Allen, Charlene Burner and Oliver Duffy, led them through a series of antics far removed from the
usual dignity of their offices, and left them to recover as they could.
The theme of the assembly was based upon the presence on stage of two doors, each labeled with
a question mark, and the secrets were uncovered as each contestant bravely answered his or her ques¬
tion. Those who were lucky
enough to answer correctly,
claimed their prizes, found be¬
hind one of the closed doors, how¬
ever those whose mental agility
was impaired by the excitement
of the moment, entertained the
audience with whatever was
found behind the second door.
Romeo and Juliet, pie-eaters,
chair snatchers, egg smashers,
were among the roles in which
the leaders fell prey to the Ac¬
tivities Committee’s whims.
The presentation of such an as¬
sembly as the first of the semes¬
ter has almost become a tradi¬
tion at PJC because it serves the
double purpose of starting the
year with an entertaining pro¬
gram, and of introducing the
new student body leaders to the
public.
The secret plans for the assem¬
bly were made by members of
the Activities Committee, with
Rowena Baker, Activities Com¬
missioner and Mr. John Ehlen,
faculty adviser, in charge.
The old title of “Whatever Hap¬
pens, You Lose” has been aban¬
doned this time, as have some of
the oft?repeated stunts, . in the
Committee’s hope to bring some
new life into the assemblies.
Elections Chief
Seeks Nominees
Election of Minor Class officers
is taking the spotlight of student
activities for the next few weeks.
Offices open are vice-president,
secretary, treasurer of the four
classes, and two AWS represen¬
tatives from each class. Both new
and old students are urged to run
for an office.
The procedure of running in¬
cludes obtaining an eligibility
card from the student body office,
29C, to be signed by class instruc¬
tors. The deadline for returning
the cards is 4:00 p. m. Friday,
February 8. Primaries are held
the following Friday, February 15.
For further information concern¬
ing the offices available and the
responsibilities and purposes of
each, contact Jane Arthur, Elec-
tons Commissioner, in 29C.
— Photo by Bob Reed
Bill Hesson, Lena Levine and David Albee in “Jane Eyre.”
Collegiate Jane Eyre Holds
Sway In Little Theatre
Charlotte Bronte’s “Jane Eyre” will be presented this afternoon
and evening at 4 and 8 p. m. in PJC’s Little Theatre, 30C. Sponsored
by the Players’ Guild, and advised by Katharine Kester, this play is
the project of student Paula Athens, to fill Drama Workshop require¬
ments.
With the Scene set in a room in gloomy Thornfield Hall in 1846,
this psychological drama builds
bers mark another high point on
the upward trend of PJC’s en¬
rollment, which reached its lowest
point during the 43-44 school year,
3,673 in September, and 3,467 in
February. Tjfe very highest num¬
ber of students was in 1939 when
7,268 were attending classes on
the two campuses.
PJC’s classrooms and facilities
have been packed to accommo¬
date this high enrollment; even
the observatory has been changed
to a regular classroom.
to a climax from the very first
scene with the entrance of Jane
Eyre as governess to Mr. Roches¬
ter’s child. During the lonely
nights after her arrival, Jane
hears strange laughter echoing
through the halls, and becomes
involved with the mysterious mad
woman locked behind iron doors.
Starred in the production are
Bill Hesson and Lena Levine, both
of whom are active in speech ac¬
tivities. David Albee, Florence
McNabb and Bruce Ellis act in
supporting roles.
Tickets for this project are now
on sale for thirty-five cents, and
may be purchased at the door.
Three-Day Tryouts Will
Decide Comedy Players
PJC Bids Farewell
After 20 years of service to
PJC, Roy G. Barnes, Junior
Head Custodian, retires today
because of his health. Mr.
Barnes has been untiring in
his outstanding efforts in help¬
ing those connected with stage¬
craft. In appreciation of this
service, Mr. Barnes was tapped
as an honorary member 'of
OMD in 1942. His kindness,
his thoughtfulness and help¬
fulness in all phases of his
work have made him a friend
of both faculty and students.
Launching into its spring pro¬
gram, the Drama Department, an¬
nounces tryouts for the Delta
Psi Omega play to be given on
the main stage March 28 and 29.
The drama fraternity will hold
open tryouts to everyone on cam¬
pus since parts will not be limited
to members.
The name of the play, which is
being withheld until a later date,
is well-known to theatre-goers.
According to Delta Psi President,
Nancy MacNaught, this comedy
of the first order sparkles with
the humor of its colorful dia¬
logue, and comedy lovers will
find themselves well pleased with
the choice of the club.
Miss Elizabeth Flint, adviser
to Delta Psi Omega, has extended
the tryouts over a period of three
days in order that all who wish
to try out will have ample time
to do so. Tryouts will be held in
room 156C, February 6-8, from
three to five. '
A committee composed of club
members and Miss Flint will
judge the tryouts and cast the
play. Rehearsals will begin Wed¬
nesday, February 13. Everyone
interested in securing a role in
the play is invited to attend the
tryouts and read for a part. Fur¬
ther information concerning try¬
outs may be obtained from Miss
Flint or Nancy MacNaught.