Blythe Band To Entertain At This Morning's Assembly
Champlain, Shaw Plan Patriotic Program;
Bond Rally Will Witness Presentation
Of PJC’s New 1,811 Service Star Flag
Headed by War Council Chairman Ruth Champlain, and Bob Shaw, newly appointed Sec¬
retary of Activities, a special committee is presenting as today’s assembly a war bond rally
featuring the Blythe Army Air Base Band. Highlighting the program of popular music and
entertainment by the band will be the presentation of PJC’s service flag, now numbering
1,733 service stars and 78 gold stars. The Blythe band created a sensation last spring with
its benefit show for the furnishing of recreation rooms at the air base. Included on the pro¬
gram were boxing matches, a variety show and later a gym dance. Today the band will lend
its musical talents to the sale of
Vol. 35 Pasadena Junior College, February 11, 1944 No. 16
Host Officers Selected ;
Pace Set for New Parties
Executive officers for the Host Club were elected at a meet¬
ing held at the home of the advisor, Professor de Laubenfels,
last Monday evening. Elected were Georgette Mason, execu¬
tive secretary; David de Laubenfels, men’s co-president; Con¬
nie Johnston, women’s co-president; Marilyn Earl, secretary
of locations ; Frank McCormack, secretary of publicity ; Peggy
Marshall, secretary of refreshments’; Harriet Gillin, secretary
of music; Virginia Dean, secre¬
tary of questionnaires; Wally
Branch, secretary of finance, and
Jackie Perottini, secretary of
records.
The Host wound up their ac¬
tivities for last semester with
five parties, four for service¬
men from the West Campus
and one for 25 lower division
students. On the aggenda for
this semester are many parties,
the first set of ten will be given
February 19. Since the social
interest cards were distributed
on registration day, instead of
through the English cLasses, the
club hopes to reach more stu¬
dents this semester.
Any student who is willing,
may become an assistant member
of the Host by merely applying.
After having helped on at least
three parties, he or she is eligible
to election to associate member¬
ship. These associates who show
the greatest ability for leadership
may be elected to the rank of
executive member.
Host parties are small parties,
so that everyone present comes
to know all the others. That is the
primary purpose of the Host club
— giving students a chance to
meet other students of their own
age and interests. Student mem¬
bers of the club invite each guest
on a person-to-person basis, there
are no general invitations. Most
of the inviting is done by tele¬
phone. The use of private resi¬
dences that are large enough are
sought by the club. The mem¬
bers take pride in having a repu¬
tation of always leaving the house
in as good conditions as found,
carefully replacing such rugs and
furniture as may have been
moved, leaving all clean and neat.
MARY REEVES
. . . wields gavel over screwballs
Three Admitted to
Beta Phi Gamma
Three PJC journalists will be
elevated from rather doubtful
“newshounds” standing to the
ranks of “wellfed” newspaper
women this afternoon. At a spe¬
cial meeting of the Alpha chap¬
ter of Beta Phi Gamma, national
journalistic society, Barbara
Wickham, Kathryn Howett and
Grace Atkinson will be duly in¬
structed in the intricacies of Beta
membership. These three have
been active for over a year on
the “Chron” weekly, were chosen
last June as logical members for
the group. Three honorary mem¬
bers will also be present at the
4:00 ceremony. Mr. Van Amringe,
publications advisor, John Barker,
and Roland Rockhoff, both of the
school printshop, were nominated
only last week for group mem¬
bership.
It was announced by Beta
prexy, Mary Reeves, that six stu¬
dent workers will also be initiated
in the near future. They are Sha-
ler Hanisch, Frank McCormack,
Peggy Page Pullen, Nadine Ost-
lund, Hubert Ives, and Bill Lind¬
quist.
Lou Sledge Will
Head Red Cross
Lou Sledge, Rose Princess this
year, has been appointed Chair¬
man of the College Unit Red
Cross War Fund Drive which will
begin March 1. Chairman Lou
has selected three students as
majors to assist in organization
of the drive; Naomi Riordan, Ro¬
berta Colaw, and Ted Liljenwall.
The majors will select twenty
captains to work with them.
The first meeting of workers
will be held on Thursday, Feb¬
ruary 17, at three o’clock in
room 202E. There will be a re¬
peat meeting at four o’clock
for those unable to come at
three.
City-Wide Banquet
Arranged By SCA
Climaxing Inner-Racial Month
the SCA is planning its first city¬
wide youth brotherhood banquet,
to be held on February 18 at the
First Baptist Church,
the SCA office by Wednesday,
February 16. The Religious Clubs
of PJC and Church Youth Groups
of Pasadena are invited.
Chances Slim
For Success
By CARL PALMBERG
Unmoved by the tragic death
of Correspondent Raymond Clap¬
per, by the sacrifices of the Fifth
Army at Cassino and the Anzio
bridgehead, by the freshly buried
corpses at Tarawa, and by the
heroism of the marines at Kw,a-
Jalein Atoll, PJC students
with their typically adolescent in¬
difference and lack of insight
have scoffed at buying War Bonds
and Stamps for the Fourth War
Loan.
Outstripping them have been
the even less mature but appar¬
ently more purposeful children
attending Pasadena Junior High
Schools.
Falling miserably short of the
$25,000 quota set for this week,
but extended three days, stu¬
dents had contributed a paltry
$861.55 by Chronicle deadline
Thursday noon. Staunchest sup¬
porters of the War Loan have
been the 4-4 Lockheed boys and
the custodians, but even their un¬
selfishness will hot begin to save
face for the student body as a
whole.
On the first day of the drive
a totally unimpressive $135 was
received. Can it be that students
are ignorant of the new service
flag which carries 78 gold stars
— stars which commemorate the
final sacrifice of PJC alumni
who gave their all?
Graduates Honored By
Sigma Zeta Psi
Graduating students from Pasa¬
dena Junior College who showed
outstanding ability along lines of
scholarship, service and creative
expression were honored by the
inclusion in their diplomas of a
parchment awarding them mem¬
bership in Sigma Zeta Psi honor
society.
Chosen among the recent grad¬
uates were the following (with
field of achievement as indicated) :
Boyce Ahlport, Math and Physical
Science; Doris Beck, business;
Jane Bruhn, public speaking;
John Burns, math; Joanne Carter,
business and music; Nicky Cur-
ren, business and student leader-
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war bonds, peddled around cam¬
pus this past week by patriotic
students. Cooperation by the fac¬
ulty and students has enabled
PJC’s late-starting Fourth War
Loan Drive to recover lost time.
Ruth Champlain and Dr. Har-
beson will speak briefly in con¬
junction with the flag presenta¬
tion; the Army’s portion of the
show will be handled by Lt.
Charles Davidson, special serv¬
ice officer at Blythe.
JUNE REW
. . . decides chicks’ social careers
New Prexy Tells
WRICCY Plans
Darkhaired June Rew, newly-
elected president of the Women’s
Restrictive Inter-Club Council
presided over an important
WRICCY meeting held in the
Social Hall, 4:00, Monday.
Women’s Restrictive clubs
were well represented as the
president told of new plans for
the semester. June urged the
girls to realize that each must
take a more active interest in
school affairs, such as the Val¬
entine’s Dance arranged for
West Campus GI’s, and Host¬
esses from the ranks of club
members were asked to sign up.
Climaxing two weeks of rush
teas and parties, anxious women
rushees are eyeing the Dean of
Women’? Office where thet issu¬
ing of restrictive club bids are
due this afternoon.
There are sixteen active
women’s clubs on campus this
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Give Now!
WHAT: Your blood to the Red
Cross Blood Bank.
WHO: See the staff assistant
on duty.
HOW : Obtain a parent ap¬
proval card if you are under
21. Have your parents sign
it and return it for checking.
Then, either an appointment
will be made for you or you
may call SY. 6-9141.
WHEN : The mobile Blood
Bank is in Pasadena every
Thursday.
WHY: This is part of the na¬
tional program in which the
blood is processed in to dry
plasma for the use of the
armed forces.
GUARANTEE: Won’t hurt a
bit.
Tyler Studies College
Curriculum for Booklet
Dr. Ralph Tyler, Dean of Stu¬
dent Education at the University
of Chicago, and his staff consist¬
ing of Dr. Ralph Organ, Dr.
Ralph Dunkel, Dr. Maurice Levi,
and Mr. Ralph Brouwer, spent
the better part of this week
studying the curriculum that
PJC has offered students the past
few years. A report on the 20
schools covered will be put in
the form of 4 volumes to be pub¬
lished nationally, each volume to
cover one of the following:
School Administration, Curricu¬
lum, Activities and Test.
West Campus Men Will Play Host
To JC Coeds at Valentine Party
West Campus fellows and officers are scheduled to play
hosts to 400 junior college coeds tomorrow night, Saturday,
February 12. The Administration of West Campus has plan¬
ned an evening, displaying the Valentine theme, for Bachelor-
ettes, Junior Hostesses and other girls. Girls are slated to
meet at YWCA at 7 :30. The Board of Education has arranged
for transportation to West Campus. Upon arrival the girls
will be shown to the mess hall
Miss Clemenger, YWCA leader, checks hostesses for GI jive test.
where the evening’s entertain¬
ment will take place. A 14 piece
orchestra, comprised of West
Campus fellows, will play for
dancing and listening pleasure.
Refreshments and singing
by the boys have been promised
by Captain Johnston, Special
Officer and Lieutenant Lurie,
Assistant Special Service Officer.
Dean Catherine Robbins and
the SCA office have aided great¬
ly in recruiting the needed
coeds. A speedy special training
class was supplied those who
signed up.
Last Saturday, February 5, the
Bachelorettes, climaxing weeks
of planning and forethought,
plunged into an evening of fun
and entertainment for West Cam¬
pus fellows. The YWCA gym
was revised to lend a cafe night¬
club atmosphere, with red and
white decorations, card tables
around the dance floor and wine-
bottle candles.
Entertainment included darts,
ping pong, and a coke bar plus
sandwiches in the popular USO
room. Dancing paused for an
hour in the gym while all en¬
joyed a floor show with Spencer
Crilly acting as Master of Cere¬
monies. Collegiate Varieties,
fast becoming a well-known
group, presented a record re¬
view. Gail Reeves played sev¬
eral selections on the violin.
Bob Fisher supplied a ventrilo¬
quist and magic act.
