Pasadena Chronicle, February 05, 1937

VO-MAG IS OUT WEDNESDAY jjoGiuicna (fljicmidc STUDENT SENATE TO BE CHOSEN Vol. XXVIII Pasadena, California, February 5, 1937 No. 20 Annual Senate Speaks Junior Chamber Sponsors Student Group For Second Time COMMITTEE MEETS Speakers Will Be Chosen By Popular Vote In Next Elections Sponsored by the Pasadena Junior Chamber of Commerce, and held as a project to create interest in the Junior Chamber and in government, the Student Senate,, composed of students of this school, met this week and last to start the plans for this semes¬ ter’s Senate speech competition. Harry Kerns, chairman of the Junior Chamber, and originator of the idea last year, is in charge of the arrangements which are be¬ ing made by a committee of six students. These students are Sam Schwartz, Clarabel Dougan, Muriei Rash, Paul Douglas, Dick Balch and Jack Burtt. The Senate, which was inaugu¬ rated for the first time last year, is composed of 20 students who will be chosen from a group of 40 students in the minor class office elections next February 19. This group of 40 will have pre¬ viously been chosen by, the officers of each of the four classes in the school out of a larger group which will be composed of the names of all students of the junior college who wish to enter. Nominating petitions will be available at the Student Body office in the Student Union today. They are to be filled out and returned to the office not later than Friday, February 12. From this group will be chosen the 40 nominees who will appear on a ballot in the elections. The 20 students will meet and decide on a subject, pertaining to government, and each student will then write a paper of about 1000 words, and from it prepare a speech of about five minutes length. The papers will be judged by a com¬ mittee of Pasadena citizens, and the 10 best will be selected. The authors of these 10 will speak to the Student Body at a future as¬ sembly, and four will be chosen, one from each class in school. These four will speak over the radio at a still later date, and the winner will be announced. The Senate trophy will be presented to him, and each of the three runners- up will get a medal. Paul Douglas, a member of the Senate committee, will speak over radio station KNX some time dur¬ ing the week of February 12 to 22. He is to give his address under the auspices of the National Junior Chamber of Commerce in connec¬ tion with their Americanism week. Bauble, Bells Has Election Chosing Ray Schwartz as presi¬ dent, Bauble and Bells, lower divi¬ sion drama organization, held their election of officers at a meeting the last week of the past semester. The other officers, who were elected are Lorraine Gilb, vice-president; Druscilla Roach, secretary; and Roger Tierney, treasurer. At the same meeting it was an¬ nounced that Miss Nell Marie Remsberg would assist Miss Kath¬ arine Kester in the advisorship of the club. Tryouts for membership in the Bauble and Bells will be held Tues¬ day, February 23, according to Miss Kester. Any eleventh grade stu¬ dents is eligible. Each candidate will be asked to present a short memorized reading or to take part in a scene from a day with other applicants. For further information regarding this, see any member of Bauble and Bells, or the advisers, Miss Kester or Miss Remsberg. to hear Vienna BOYS’ CHOIR TODAY Nine Students Tapped At Assembly For Honor Group - f - New Honor Members Elected To Mast And Dagger For Outstanding Service To Junior College - 4 - Nine students of Pasadena junior college were honored at last Friday's assembly when they were tapped to membership in the Order of the Mast and Dagger, highest honorary organization on the cam¬ pus. Membership to this group is awarded to students who have ren¬ dered distinctive and outstanding service to the college over a period - ' *"of three semesters. Hi-Jinks To New members are Carter Cord Be In Men’s Gym Tonight YM-YW To Honor New Students With Dance, Entertainment Featuring a musical program, re¬ freshments and dancing, the tradi¬ tional Hi-Jinks will be held this evening in the inside men’s gym immediately following the varsity basketball game between Phoenix and Pasadena junior colleges, which starts at 7:30. Jointly sponsored by the Pasa¬ dena junior college YMCA and YWCA, the semi-annual Hi-Jinks is held primarily to introduce new students to each other and old stu¬ dents, all though all junior college students are welcome, according to G. W. Josten, YMCA adviser and physical science instructor. The program is under the direc¬ tion of Jack Biren, with commit¬ tees composed of YM and YW members who will aid in arrange¬ ment, invitations to faculty spon¬ sors, contacts for dance music rec¬ ords and decoration. Music for dancing will be fur¬ nished by the school electrical loud¬ speaking system, operated by mem¬ bers of the Silver Screen club, ser¬ vice organization which provides for operation of the stage, projec¬ tion room and allied equipment. Recordings of the latest swing hits will be played, according to Biren. Admission to the party is free, although old students must present ticket 84 in their student body books for entrance to the bas¬ ketball game. New students should present registration card number 8. Tickets for outsiders are 40 and 50 cents. This afternoon, the Vienna Boys’ choir will appear at the Civic audi¬ torium as the third in the series of symphony concerts sponsored an¬ nually by the Junior League of Pasadena. Season tickets at 50 cents may still be purchased from the music offices in Bleeker house, according to Miss Lula C. Parmley, music de¬ partment head. Plans Made By Air Coeds Air Coeds, women’s aviation club, held a meeting yesterday afternoon in 117-T. Both old and new mem¬ bers were invited. Plans for the coming semester were discussed, and a trip to the Grand Central airport in Glendale was set for a Saturday in the near future. Under the advisorship of A. T. Hay, aeronautics instructor, who is also adviser of Aero Tech, the group is looking forward to a year of “keeping pace with every day aviation,” according to Ruth Ba’ttelle, last semester’s president. “Although time and circum¬ stances have thus far kept the club from doing any actual flying as a group, we hope to take at least one ‘hop’ in the near future,” said Miss Battelle. At a meeting held during club period recently, Miss Corinthia Shields, sportswoman pilot, ad¬ dressed the club, informally. She related her own experiences in fly¬ ing between here and South Amer¬ ica, where her home is. She also told of her first 3000 mile flight which she made sitting on top of a box of spark plugs in a tri-motored ship, which was loaded heavily with supplies for the nearly inaccessible country. Concluding her talk with a boost for modern commercial and private flying, Miss Shields declared that “the safest way in the world to travel is by air.” FEBRUARY 16 SET AS CAMERA’ DAY ner, for work on the Chronicle, Campus and Vo-Mag; Jane Hazen- bush, work in art, class councils, student government and Spartans; Harriette Hills, Chronicle, Cam¬ pus and Spartans; Carolyn Munn, student government, class councils and Spartans; Sam Schwartz, stu¬ dent body president, sports and Lancers; Bill Weil, Argonauts, stu¬ dent government and class coun¬ cils; Tnelma Westling, Big “P,” WAA, student government, class councils and Spartans; Norman Williams, Silver Screen, Argon¬ auts, class council, school bank and parking commission; Eloise Jones, student government, Spar¬ tans and councils. New members will be presented at the semi-annual banquet being held tonight at La C'asita del Ar¬ royo to the alumni members of the organization. New officers for this semester will be chosen at this ban¬ quet to succeed those going out of office. Dr. John W. Harbeson, honorary president of the order, gave a short talk on the purposes of the Order of the Mast and Dagger, and Pat Paddock, student body president, conducted the ceremonies. An in¬ teresting feature of the tapping- occurred when Pat Paddock, new¬ ly elected student body president, tapped Sam Schwartz, retiring stu¬ dent body president, for member¬ ship. All names of the new mem¬ bers w7ere kept secret until after they were tapped last Friday. For the first time in the histor- of the group the honorary mem¬ bers took an active part in the cere¬ monies, assisting the four active members. They are Dr. John W. Harbeson, principal; Catherine J. Robbins, James P. O’Mara, Audre L. Stong and Walter E. Wilcox. The active members of the order who participated in the tapping are Anna Katherine Jones, Harry Shel¬ don and Jim Mathews. Minor Offices Will Be Filled February * 19 With election of minor class officers just two weeks away, Kenneth Collins, chief justice, has issued a statement urging all students interested in hold¬ ing an elective office to turn in their application cards at the Student Body office. Offices for which the election is being held are freshman class president, all class secretaries, vice-presidents and treasurers. Deadline for turning in the application cards is Friday, Feb¬ ruary 12. At this date, all cards must be filled out properly and be in the hands of the election board. The elections will be held in class meetings during the assem¬ bly period on, the morning of Friday, February 19. Big F Will Initiate Ten Presiding over the traditional candlelight ceremony of Big “P,” women’s honorary athletic organi¬ zation, Mary Alice Whieldon, pres¬ ident, will formally initiate ten new members at the home of Beckie Bradford, 1168 N. Holliston avenue.. The president will be assisted in the initiation service by the other members of the board; Patty Mc- Gough, vice-president; Mary Gartz, secretary; Becky Bradford, treas¬ urer. As yet a definite date for the affair has not been set. Alumnae of Big “P” and mem¬ bers of the women’s physical edu¬ cation department will be honored guests. Refreshments will be served at the close of the ceremony. Those to be initiated are Eleano*- Gehrig, Lucille Henry, Ruth Leon¬ ard, Irene Leveille, Mary Ann Miss, Frances Pfeiffer, Anna Walsh, Phyllis Wilson, Miriam Brooks, Ar- line Hutchison. With the addition of these new girls, the membership of Big “P” will number 26. Places Open To Students Offering an opportunity for stu¬ dents to have reproductions of their campus snapshots in print, Cam¬ pus, the school yearbook, is spon¬ soring a Camera day on February 16, according to Anne McGill, edi- tor-in-ehief. Any snapshot of cam¬ pus views or scenes is welcome, and the best will be printed in the June annual. All students are urged to bring cameras to school on Camera day and take casula “shots” of their friends, buildings, unusual scenes, poses or anything else suitable for the life section of the yearbook. All pictures should be handed in to the Campus office in 203T, where they will be judged by members of the Campus staff. During the past semester, an average of at least two calls a week have come to the business educa¬ tion department here asking for students to fill full-time positions in various establishments, according to Leland M. Pryor, head of the department. Within four days last week, four calls came in for people to fill full¬ time jobs. Three of the calls were for women students and came from a printing company, a real estate company and a scientific laboratory. One -call, for a young man, was from a local bank. “Since the termination of the holidays, more and more calls have been coming in and will raise the former average of two a week,” said Mr. Pryor. “Another trend which I have noticed recently is the rising salary which the em¬ ployer is willing to pay the begin¬ ner.” Although the department cannot guarantee to find positions for all applicants, students who wish to be placed should have their names on file in Mr. Pryor’s office. . Newman ites Elect Wager As New Head Catholic Club Hears New Chaplain, Discusses Skating Party With the election of Bob Wager as their new president, members of the Newman club of Pasadena junior college held their last Com¬ munion breakfast of the semester at St. Philip’s church last Sunday. After receiving Holy Communion in a body, the 90 members had breakfast in the school hall. Dean of Men James' P. O’Mara of the election committee, acted as chairman. Other officers elected were Ronald Dube, vice-president; Kitty Halstead, recording secre¬ tary; Virginia Hoeval, social sec¬ retary, and Howard Weakley, treas¬ urer. Rev. William O’Shea, new New¬ man chaplain succeeding Rev. John Clarke, gave a short address, In¬ suring his cooperation throughout the semester. Paul Cuilhe, Jimmy Arnold and Elizabeth MacLaugh- lin furnished the entertainment. It was announced that a skating party, sponsored by the Newman club, will be held next Friday eve¬ ning at the Lincoln Rollerdrome. Tickets, costing 35 cents, may be secured from any of the officers The party is open to all members of the Newman club and their friends. “All Catholic students interested, whether new or old, are extended a cordial invitation to join the New¬ man club and get acquainted with their fellow members,” said Wager. A drive for new members will be launched during the semester by the club. Guests of honor who attended the breakfast, included Mr. and Mrs. James P. O’Mara, Mr. and Mrs. Nor Jaqua, and Miss Lois Glidden. Mr. Jaqua and Miss Glidden are Newman club faculty advisers. Zeta Gamma Elects Head Jim Hawkins, art editor of Vo- Mag, was re-elected president of Zeta Gamma Phi, honorary art fraternity, at a business and social meeting held at the home of Phoebe Howell recently. Other officers elected were Frieda Klassen, vice-president Jane Hare, recording secretary; and Castleman Wilson, treasurer. Following the elections, there was a discussion of future art exhibits. The club is the sponsor of frequent exhibitions of student art which are placed in var¬ ious spots about the campus peri¬ odically. The organization is constitution¬ ally restricted to a membership of 15, end students whose art work has been outstanding are those con¬ sidered for membership by the members of the group. Meetings are held monthly. TEACHER LEAVES FOR CONVOCATION Miss Elizabeth T. Richards, French instructor, will sail for Europe in March, having been gran¬ ted a semester’s leave of absence by thd board of education. Her plans include a stop in England in order to see the coronation of George VI, after which she plans to go on to Paris, France, making her headquarters there for a sum¬ mer’s study. On her last day at school, Miss Richards was presented with a small traveling kit by her 51-A French class, as a token of their appreciation, and with their best wishes for her trip. New Vo-Mag Features Modern Theatre: Date _ /) ■ Set For February 10 Vo-Mag Theme Of “Theatre Arts” Features Color Portrait Of Katherine Cornell, Sketches By Jane Hazenbush Featuring a complete review of the modern theatre, Vo-Mag, tri-annual vocational magazine published by the guidance department, will appear in its second issue of the school year next Wednesday, February 10, according to Carter B. Cordner, editor. Following the general theme of the ‘‘Theatre Arts,” illustrations. ' ♦sketches and all articles have been O ,,.* rl t'/krl , adapted to trace this through all £/£# l/l/UI l L phases of the modern stage, from f the recent Federal Theatre pro- P £J I / 1 ’„/* jects to the movie theatre of Hol- LUeai fjriri lywood, the legitimate theatre of New York, and the mechanical as- ГГ1 rh • pects that are necessary to make i o ne driven each a success. As the leader of the legitimate theatre, the magazine pays tribute to Katharine Cornell, producer and dramatist, with a portrait as she appeared in one of her late pro¬ ductions and an intensive review of her life and stage success, in an article entitled “First Lady . . .,” by Jack Burtt, junior college stu¬ dent. Considered the popular favorites of Hollywood movie stars, Vo-Mag has included full page photographs of Robert Taylor and Joan Craw¬ ford, taken exclusively for the magazine by Hurrell of Hollywood, internationally famous photog¬ rapher. As a literary feature with direct bearing on the drama and its var¬ ious ramifications, the editors have chosen an article by Bernard De Voto, editor of the Saturday Review of Literature, “Minority Report.” This article is essentially a protest of the recent award of the Nobel Prize to Eugene O’Neill, eminent playwright, and voices Mr. De Vo¬ te's criticism of O’Neill and his plays. The design of the magazine, in¬ cluding lay-outs, page make-up and varied illustrative drawings has been under the direction of James Hawkins, student art editor. A portfolio of original sketches by Jane P. Hazenbush, junior college student, has also been included. This series is called “Kids,” and illustrates the fundamental dramat¬ ic ability unconsciously displayed by children in their various acti¬ vities, according to Hawkins. “To catch the color of the the¬ atre, we have tried, through the use of color, pictures and articles to show what the modem stage and drama really are through the eyes of persons who hold positions of authority in connection with it,” said Cordner, in commenting on the magazine. Zoe Akins, authoress of “The Old Maid,” winner of the Pulitzer prize, and local writer, has also contrib¬ uted to the magazine. In her ar¬ ticle, she has listed the qualities that are essential to writing and offers comments on writing as a vocational field. As a general review of contem¬ porary drama, Mary Virginia In- loes, chairman of the play selec¬ tion committee of the Pasadena Community Playhouse, has con-> tributed an article, “Return to Vi¬ tality.” Miss Inloes has recently ( Continued on Page Three ) Men Student Leaders Cite Personal Viewpoints Of Situation “My Ideal Girl” is the subject of the discussion which will be held next Friday, February 12, at the semi-annual Associated Women Students’ assembly where four of the outstanding men of the stu¬ dent body, as chosen by the AWS board, will give their views on the topic. These four are Sam Schwartz, student body president for the past year; Pat Paddock, present stu¬ dent body president; Jack Stocking, senior class president this year; and Paul Douglas, past AMS presi¬ dent. Each speaker will state what he likes in a woman student and what he dislikes, besides giving a de¬ scription of his “ideal girl.” Ellen Lombard, newly-installed AWS president, will preside over the meeting, which was planned by Jeannette Eastman, first vice-pres¬ ident. “As proved a few years ago, when we had the same type of discussion,” said Miss' Catherine J. bobbins, dean of women, “the as¬ sembly is sure to be a popular one.” Installation of the AWS board will be conducted bv Miss Lombard at the assembly. These officers are Jeannette Eastman, first vice-pres¬ ident; Shirley Smith, second vice- president; Betty Wilcox, secretary; and Dorothy Bonner, treasurer. The “Melody Maids,” a string ensemble, and Ruth Haworth and Lucille Fahrney, marimba duo, will constitute the rest of the program. SILVERSCREEN HOLDS ELECTION Jim Mathews was elected presi¬ dent of Silver Screen club, stage and projection organization, at a meeting held last Thursday eve¬ ning at the residence of Gilbert Powers, past president. Other officers elected were Ray Jones, vice-president; and Carl Harper, secretary. The retiring of¬ ficers who have served during the past semester are Gilbert Powers, president; Carl Harper, vice-presi¬ dent; Andy Longbotham, secretary: Jim Mathews, stage manager; and Robert Henry, projection manager, Men to fill the positions of stage and projection managers will be decided this week by the members of the executive council, according to Mathews. Week’s News NEWS Second issue of Vo-Mag goes on sale next Wednesday, as theatre is theme of guidance department publication. Page 1. * * * Finals of Davis-Hall oratorical contest slated to be Monday, Feb¬ ruary 8, with six participating. Page 1. ' * * * Nine students tapped for mem¬ bership in Mast and Dagger in final assembly of old semester. Page 1. * * * Registration for spring, 1937, ex¬ pected to reach new high as late entries begin to show up. Page 3. * * * Vesper services start new semes¬ ter last Sunday, as Pals conduct incoming students on tours of the campus. Page 3. FEATURES j С. В. C. starts new column in j Chronicle for the first time since I 1935. Page 4. * * * SPORTS Phoenix junior college “glory team” will meet Bulldog quintet tonight in tight battle. Page 4. * * * Portanova, Nelson, Worrill gone, as tracksters turn out for opening practice of 1937 track season. Page 4. Science Club Will Convene Dr. G. E. Ostrom, chairman c the department of chemistry ; Whittier college, will be gue speaker at a meeting of the Sc Math club at 8 p. m. on Februai 9, in 202E. The subject of his ta' will be “Hormones,” of special i: terest to physical science facuk and students, according to Dav M. Spaulding, president. This_ will be a chemistry meetin the third to be held this year o' of a series of eight lectures spo: sored by the club every two year Astronomy, biology, chemistry ai engineering, which comprise half the series, are subjects of th year’s lectures, while geolog mathematics, physics and medicin the other half, will come next yea The Faraday lecture, which is special lecture sponsored annual by townspeople as well as S< Math club members, will be he on April 1, at the Muir Tech auc torium. Although nothing definite known on the subject as yet, tho in charge of this meeting hope have Dr. Carl Anderson, Caltei professor and recent winner of t Nobel prize, as speaker. Georj Josten will be in charge of th meeting. On May 11, the engineers w sponsor the final meeting of t year.