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Vol. XXII
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, FEBRUARY 13, 1931
No. 17
DEBATERS CONVENE AT P.J.C
VIEWS OF
THE NEWS
■by
Mast And Dagger Appointments Are Announced
James Sherman
LADDERS TO CLIMB
New students! bear in mind that
the president of the student body
was once a freshman; he was not
placed upon the top rung of the
ladder at first, just like that. No!
the way he arrived was by meeting
difficult situations squarely, With a
smile, by making the most of small
opportunities each of which led1 to
larger ones.
One of you will hold that office
some day! Who?
WELCOME, NEW STUDENTS
By this time the three hundred
new students will have become
somewhat accustomed to the un¬
accustomed nooks, crannies, and
faces of Pasadena junior college,
and will see familiar visages until
the oncoming flock appears, at
which time the present aggrega¬
tion will have -the satisfaction of
looking bored and sophisticated,
too.
Well, that’s life! We, who once
were new students, greet you now
as one of us.
JUST AWAY
“With a cheery smile, and, the
wave of a hand,
She has wandered into some
unknown land.”
June Payne was so young, so op¬
timistic and cheerful, that we like
to think of her as “just away.”
This familiar verse is adequate in
the -hopes that it will comfort those,
her friends:
“Think of her still as the same,
I say;
She is not dead; she is just
away.”
NEW TRADITION LOOMS
Gradually shaping itself into
tradition, the pal -system once more
proves succesesful. But, Pals, your
duty so well performed thus far
must not be abandoned, must not
end with this week, but should con¬
tinue throughout the seventeen
weeks to follow, an asset to those
who need it. Then, indeed, will it
be a genuine success.
THE TRUMPETS BLARE
“The trumpets blared and the
drums rolled out” as the Pasadena
Junior College Bulldog band made
its debut Monday night, a fitting
and proper opening for the new
semester.
Opportunity to play in this or¬
ganization is one worth having.
Join the band, broaden your ac¬
quaintanceship, receive valuable
musical training, and at the same
time be serving your school.
Remember, too, that this musical
group is only one of many activi¬
ties open to all for participation.
GEOLOGISTS ON
DESERTJUTING
Trekking from the foothills to
the -desert reaches of the South¬
west, a modern caravan of 17 auto¬
mobiles with 63 people left last
Friday morning from P. J. C. on a
scientific excursion of specimen col¬
lecting and field -study to the Yuha
Basin territory and the petrified
forests on the Mexican border. The
route was through Beaumont, Ban¬
ning, -Coachella Valley, and Coyote
Wells to the basin and forests, and
return through San Diego to Pas¬
adena.
Camping overnight at Coyote
Wells, after -being overtaken by
drenching floods of rain, -the party,
according to Edwin E. Van Am-
ringe, instructor in charge, pushed
on (actually) through the muddy
Yuha Basin, where in passing, fine
specimens of fossil Miocene oysters
approximately 10 million years old
were collected.
Assembly Under
Mast and Dagger
—A—
The Order of Mast and Dagger
was in charge of assembly this
morning with James Scott, former
student body president, presiding.
Emil Bri-ano, famous violinist and
student at the junior college,
played two selections and was ac¬
companied by Mrs. Amy Grau
Miller.
The Bulldog Band, under the di¬
rection of Audre L. Stong, lent
color to the affair, playing several
selections which had previously
been given at the concert on Mon¬
day evening in the auditorium.
J-ames Scott spoke briefly of the
aims and purposes of this honorary
organization. John W. Harbeson,
who is honorary president of the
Mast and Dagger, was present on
the -stage.
VESPERS HELD
LAST SUNDAY
— f—
In his speech of greeting to the
new students at the Vesper ser¬
vices Sunday, Dan McNamara,
president of -the associated student
body, said in part, “I wish to wel¬
come -all of you new students to
the Pasadena junior college. I hope
you will make an effort to uphold
the high scholarship standards, to
do all in your power to further the
development of our institution, and
that you will enter into all the
worthy activities sponsored by the
junior -college.
“We are depending on you new.
students to help in -the cooperation
of the student body with the stu¬
dent -government in the handling of
all the problems that may come up
durin-g the year.”
Dr. Raymond C. Brooks of Po¬
mona -college, -the speaker of the
day, was introduced by Mr. John
A. -Sexson, superintendent of Pas¬
adena City Schools. Dr. Brooks
presented an interesting talk on
“What Is Religioh?” and “What Is
Christianity?”
Invocation was given by Rev.
James L. Leishman, assistant pas¬
tor of the Presbyterian church of
Pasadena. Also, John W. Harb-e-
son, principal, gave a greeting
from the faculty.
The rest of the program included
music by the orchestra, under the
direction of Hubert H. Parker, di¬
rector; a trombone and trumpet
duet -by Eugene Rudder and George
Coates; and by the Nysaean and
Euterpean Singers several choral
numbers. A clarinet solo by Le-
Roy McBurney -concluded the mu¬
sical selections.
The program was closed with
benediction by Rev. Leishman with
the response by Nysaean Singers.
“The vesper service was the first
of a series of welcoming events to
the new students -and proved a
good way for them to become fa¬
miliar with the school and to get
more acquainted,” stated Dan Mc¬
Namara.
Books For New
Students Ready
“All students just entering
Pasadena junior college must
obtain their student body tick¬
et books from the bank,” said
Walter E. Wilcox, treasurer of
the school bank. “They will be
ready for distribution only for
the new students, and must be
obtained starting today,” stat¬
ed Mr. Wilcoy.
Mr. Wilcox also stated that
students who have completed
courses involving laboratory
fees are urged to get their re¬
funds starting next week.
EEVEN ARE RECOGNIZED BY
SGHOOL HONORARY SOCIETY
Mast and Dagger, upper division
service organization, announced
the selection of 11 new members
during assembly February 6. Prin¬
cipal John W. Harbeson, honorary
president, and Dan McNamara,
president, presented the honor em¬
blems to Inez Effinge r, Larry
Smith, Douglas McMann, Edward
Kilius, Fannie Arnold, Myrta Olm-
Btead- Barbara Turner, Leonard
McGee, Gwen Dodge, -Charleton
Schwartz, and Mary Burger. At
the Mast -and Dagger banquet Fri¬
day evening, Miss Ida E. Hawes,
dean of women and Mr. J. P.
O’Mara were installed as honorary
nembers.
Publications activities contribut¬
ed four members to the order. Inez
Effinger and Larry Smith were the
editors of the -Chronicle and An¬
nual respectively, while Douglas
McMann, as secretary of publica¬
tions, and Edward Kilius, as direc¬
tor of the publicity bureau, origin¬
ated and arranged publicity and
advertising for Pasadena junior
college activities.
Capable service shown as A. W,
3. president by Fannie Arnold and
.xecutive ability, proved during of¬
fice as sophomore class president,
iy Myrta Olmstead1, earned for
hem their Mast and Dagger mem¬
berships.
From the cabinet and Board
were elected -Charlton Schwartz,
ecretary of athletics; Mary Bur¬
ger, secretary of Records; Leonard
McGee, secretary of finance, and
Barbara Turner, clerk of the cab-
net and the court.
Exceptional ability in dramatics
added Gwen Dodge’s name to the
already distinguished roster of
Mast and- Dagger.
When Pasadena junior college
was organized in 1927, Alan McEl-
wai-n and No-bu Kawai proposed
the idea of an honorary service so¬
ciety. The awards of merits and
honors in the Pacific coast colleges
were studied, and the best points
n these systems were combined to
create the order of Mast and Dag¬
ger.
(Continued on Page 2)
New Officers
Are Sworn in
Vice-President Bob Little and
Treasurer Henry McGee of the
Associated Men Students were in¬
stalled February 11 in the audi¬
torium by John A. Anderson, dean
of records. A revote will have to
be taken for the position of secre¬
tary as Norman Ricker and Remy
Olmsted, who were both running
for this office, tied.
Dan McNamara, president of
the student body, made a short
welcoming speech to students, re¬
minding them of the changes in
welcoming procedure, from when
they were continually hazed to now
when they are given social func¬
tions.
Annual Poetry
Contest to End
With prizes totaling $66 offered
as rewards for various types of
poetry, the fourth annual contest
sponsored by “First the Blade,”
California anthology of verse by
college students, ends February
15. Any student of collegiate rank
-in any California college or junior
college is eligible, and all contribu¬
tions must be mailed to Miss Dor¬
othy Allen, San Bemadino Valley
Union Junior College, on or before
Saturday, February 14.
Among the distinguished liter¬
ary figures who art acting as judge
for the contest are Hildgarde Flan-
ner, poet and author of “Tree in
Bloom”; Ethelean Gaw, poet and
playwright; Lionel Stevenson, auth-
orof “Dust of the Stars”; and Hom¬
er Parsons, poet.
Welcome Extended Newcomers
By Student Body Court Judge
(This is the first of a series of articles by Harold Hoover,
Chief Justice of the Student Court, in which he will explain
for the benefit of newcomers the work, the aims, and organi¬
zation of the court.)
As Chief Justice of the Associated Student Body Court,
1 extend a cordial welcome to all students new to our institu¬
tion. We want you to feel at home here and catch that spirit
of friendship which is so characteristic of Pasadena Junior
College. It will be the earnest endeavor of the Court to assist
you in every way in getting the most out of your school life.
School discipline may be accomplished in three ways:
(1) by the action of the administration, (2) by the action of
the student body government, and (3) through the student
body itself. Of the three, the latter is by far the best and
most effective. It will not be the purpose of the Court during
this semester to punish those who violate the rules of our
campus. Instead, we will do our utmost to enable every stu¬
dent to observe those rules now existing. These suggestions
will be helpful :
1. Be courteous to your teachers and fellow-students.
2. .Use a designated space in the parking lot for your car.
3. Observe closed campus rules. You are permitted to
leave during lunch period only. The campus is other¬
wise closed between second and fifth periods.
4. Remember that the Student Body Office is for busi¬
ness only.
The Court and the Student Body Government as a whole
desire your cooperation in these matters. Let us all work to¬
gether for a better Pasadena Junior College.
Harold Hoover,
Chief Justice of the A. S.
В
. Court.
Local Teacher Is
Phi Rho Pi Chief
Glenn L. Lembke
National President of Phi Rho Pi
BAND CONCERT
RATED jUCCESS
Playing to a capacity house, the
J. C. Bulldog band, -under the dir
ection of Audre L. Stong, present¬
ed an all-classical program last
Monday evening as their first an¬
nual concert.
Miss Lulu C. Parmley, head of
the music department of Pasadena
junior college stated, “I was very
much pleased and delighted with
the performance. It showed that in
every way they have made great
advancement. I want to congratu¬
late both the band and Mr. Stong.”
Mr. Stong did not care to be
quoted as he thought the students
should be the center of p^ai-se and
attention.
Numbers played by the band fol¬
low: Finlandia, with vocal ex¬
cerpts by the Euterpian male sing¬
ers, who are directed by Miss Car¬
rie M. Sharp; four national char-
actistics, from “Silhouettes” Op.
77; Los Toros from “La Feria”
Suite Espagnole; Cossack Revels
rom Danse Suite; In a Chinese
Temple Garden, by Kettlefoy ; Phae-
ш
by Saint-Saens; Spiritual south
characteristics; Chant from Ban¬
dana Sketches; Levee song arrang-
jd for four trombones; ‘Lassus
Trombone;’ and Marche Slav. A
nedley of college victory songs was
.n interesting diversion played be¬
tween the scheduled numbers.
Elva Lois Kellog, soprano, sang
“My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice”
rom Samson and Delila; she was
iccompanied by Vivian Berg.
Albert Cook played on the mar-
mfoa on the Cola Bola Polka. Sol¬
is were played by Allan Foster on
he piccolo, and Thomas Tyson on
he Sousaphone, demonstrating the
largest and smallest instruments in
the band.
The clarinet quartette composed
of Donald Spahr, Oliver Dresser,
Lawrence Nowlin, and Harold
Stong presented an encore number.
PHI RHO PI IN
SOUTHWESTERN
MEETING HERE
— ♦ —
By Jack Layng
The Pacific - Southwestern
District of Phi Rho Pi, Na¬
tional Junior College Forensic
Society, will hold its second
annual convention in Pasa¬
dena today and tomorrow,
February 13 and 14. This is
the second convention of this
body after the coming of the
organization to the South¬
western District, and is being
held under the auspices of
California Alpha Chapter, Pasa¬
dena Junior College.
Beginning with the meeting of
the delegates at Pasadena junior
college at 2 p. m. Friday, the con¬
vention will be in session until the
close of the debate between Pasa¬
dena J. C. and Phoenix J. C. on
Saturday afternoon. After the
meeting of the delegates and the
official welcome of Donald Mcls-
aacs, president of California Alpha
Chapter, the first debate between
Pasadena J. C. and Phoenix J. C.
will take place in room 200-C, with
the delegates in attendance. Bill
Dunkerley, secretary of oral arts
of Pasadena junior college, will
preside, and S. M. Hayden, debate
coach at Santa Ana, will act as the
single expert judge. The -close of
the debate will terminte the activi¬
ties for a business session of the
convention.
The conference oratorical con¬
test will take place Saturday morn¬
ing at 10 a. m. in room 200-C, with
Mr. J. N. Smelser, Phoenix J. C.
•oach and district secretary, acting
is chairman. The general topic to
De used by the speakers is the
same as that of the extemporane¬
ous contest, and the judging will
De conducted upon the same basis.
The time limit will be 12 minutes.
The contesting speakers again will
Ibe representatives from the vari¬
ous Phi Rho Pi chapters partici¬
pating in the convention. At the
conclusion of the oratorical contest,
a short time will foe taken out for
unch, after which the delegates
again will meet in 200-C for the
final debate between Pasadena J. C.
and Phoenix J. C., the sides to be
reversed from that of Friday.
The chairman at this debate will
be Donald Mclsaacs, president of
Jalifomia Alpha -Chapter, and the
-single expert judge will be Prof.
Ray Untereiner, debate coach at
Cal-Tech. This debate will climax
he two-day convention.
Ticket Sale is
Taken by
a
Y”
The Y. W. C. A. has taken
over the sale of tickets for
“Fighting Caravans” at the Col¬
orado theatre Monday evening,
February 16.
The proceeds derived from
the sale will be used for the Y.
W. C. A. fund and the party is
to help the new students get
acquainted. “We hope to have
a big crowd and want the stu¬
dents to back to us," stated Miss
Louise Gibson, adviser .
TWO CONTESTS
COMING SOON
Oratorical contests scheduled for
the month of March are the lower
division constitutional contest and
the upper division conference ora¬
torical -contest to foe held next
month.
Eliminations for the Times Na¬
tional High School Constitution
Oratorical contest will begin on
March 3. Finals for the district,
in which Pasadena is the sole con¬
testant, follow in the auditorium
March 18.
Mrs. Irene Peters, oratory coach
and adviser, calls attention of low-
ei division students to bibliogra¬
phies and lists of suggested sub¬
jects relative to the Constitution,
which are posted upon the bulletin
board in room 1-B. It is that room,
also, in which the first try-outs will
take place.
Selection of the speaker to rep¬
resent Pasadena in the Southern
California Junior College confer¬
ence meet at Fullerton is to be
made in room 1-B at 3 o’clock
March 10. An alternate will be
chosen at the same time. Fullerton
finals have been set for Saturday,
March 21. Last ye-ar 12 junior
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