Pasadena Chronicle, February 14, 1936

MEN, WOMEN TO HOLD MEETINGS Jteaticna (flironidc VARSITY TEAM TO CLOSE SEASON Vol. XXVII Pasadena, California, February 14, 1936 No. 17 Patterson And Kaler Win Trials Finalists Will Speak At Rotary Luncheon On February 19 YOUTH’ IS TOPIC Absence Postpones Trials As Two Out Of Ten Report - ♦- - The prevalent flu epidemic near¬ ly proved to be too much for the Davis-Hall oratorical contest when only two out of ten lower division contestants were able to be pres¬ ent last Tuesday at the tryouts. Franklin Patterson and Millard Kaler were chosen from 12 upper division contestants who spoke on the subject “Youth Faces a Chang¬ ing World.” Any phase of this elastic topic could be selected by the aspiring orators. Tryouts for the lower division orators were held at a specially- called meeting on Thursday by Miss Irene S. Peters, speech in¬ structor. Judges for the contest were Miss Jessie Paxton, Miss Nell Marie Remsberg and Mrs. Helen Stone. Finalists in the oratorical tour¬ nament will speak on February 19 before the Rotary club in Pasadena. Following a tradition set in 1907 by J. Herbert Hall and M. W. Da¬ vis, the orators will be guests of honors at a dinner given for them by the Rotarians at which final awards will be made, pending de¬ cision of the judges. In 1932 the contest was divided into two groups for the upper and lower division students. Winners since that time have been William Dunkerly, William Jenkins, 1932; Louis Lagrave, Frederic Warriner, 1933; Dow Parkes, Katherine West, 1934; and Carl Deisenroth and Jesse Harvey, 1935. Уо Will Appear Soon Featuring printing and books, Vo-Mag, vocational guidance maga¬ zine will be issued on March 4, according to Dow Parkes, editor. This theme will be carried out in both style and printing composi¬ tion, he said. A vocational article, by Ward Ritchie, distinguished printer, wfll be featured, as well as a portrait of Robinson Jeffers, poet, by his biographer, Dr. Clarke Powell. Other articles will be written by prominent student authors, many of whose works have appeared in the magazine in other issues. Among these Millard Kaler, Char- maine Bliss, Jack Burtt and Carter Cordner, are the best known. “This issue of Vo-Mag promises to be one of the most informative, and at the same time entertaining, issues ever published within its field. It presents authoritative ar¬ ticles, but also provides a wide variety of subject material which will be interesting to anyone,” said Parkes, in commenting on the forthcoming issue. Students who wish to sell Vo- Mag are asked to report to Miss Ida E. Hawes, adviser of the pub¬ lication, according to the editor. Students in charge of sales . and business include Kit Cartwright, business manager; Palmer Ander¬ son, subscriptions; and Eugene Kaler, sales manager. Other members of the staff are William Hull, associate editor; Jane Hazenbush, art; Charmaine Bliss, feature; Millard Kaler, copy; How¬ ell Breece, literary ; Beverly Strube, secretary; N. F. Stirling, produc¬ tion; and Dean of Guidance Ida E. Hawes, sponsor. DRAMA CLASSES ENTER CONTEST “Wurtzel-Flummery,” by A. A. Milne, has been chosen for entrance by Pasadena junior college in the annual one-act play tournament in March, sponsored by the Pasadena Community playhouse, according to Miss Katherine Kester, drama¬ tics instructor. Experienced actors from the play production class are being cast in the drama. A tentative list of characters include the following: Viola Crawshaw, played by Vir¬ ginia D. Miller; Robert Crawshaw, to be decided among Ray Frey, Harold Landon and Stuart Russell; Margaret Crawshaw, Lois Bank¬ er d ; Richard M e r i t о n, Peter Prouse; Denis Clifton, Donald Starr. Muriel Rash will be the stu¬ dent director. 3,803 Is Total Registration To Now , S ays Dean On last Wednesday, February 12, the total registration figure for this semester was 3803, ac¬ cording to Dean J. A. Anderson. This number is exactly 30 less than the total on a correspond¬ ing day last year. However, the figures for this year snow that 40 more freshmen have en¬ rolled than were enrolled at the same time last year. Several factors are respon¬ sible for the late registration, and John A. Anderson, dean of records, believes that possibly this year’s total will equal that of last year by the time enroll¬ ment closes, next Monday, Feb¬ ruary 17. Prevalent colds and excesive rain are undoubtedly responsible in some part for the late registration. Furthermore, the new semester at this school began early, and students trans¬ ferring from other schools had to register later than they or¬ dinarily would have. Senate Will Talk Before Class Meets Class Representatives To Give Speeches On Next Friday “An Adventure of American Government” will be the topic on which the members of the “Stu¬ dent Senate” will talk in class meetings next Friday during as¬ sembly period. The “Senate” was chosen in the student elections last semester and five were picked to represent each class. The winners of the speeches Friday will compete against each other later at the Civic auditorium. The winners of the preliminaries will he chosen by class vote and the sponsors, the Pasadena Junior Chamber of Commerce, will judge the essays on”^the same subject which each candidate wil write. Those who will speak before the senior class will be Bud Paulson, Bill Caldwell, Ray Kahn, Carl Deisenroth and Dexter Paddock. The junior class will choose from Tom Sommerville, Anna Katherine Jones, Phil Hawgood, Elsie Jones and Bob Thomas. The representatives from the sophomore class include Chuck Braden, Phil Cartwright, Barbara Milliken, Stuart Russell and Col¬ ine Upshaw. Freshmen candidates are Bruce Jessup, Betty Wilcox, Dick Balch, Andy Nelson yid Hen¬ ry Swafford. The contest is an experimental idea and if it is successful in its first trial at Pasadena junior col¬ lege, it will become a national af¬ fair. Its purpose is to promote in¬ terest in the present American form of government. Trip To San Gabriel Canyon Ends In Hike Through Muck, Slush Industrial Organization Class Excursion Comes To Halt Because Of Cloudbursts And Landslides; Five Automobiles Left At Camp Though it started much as any other excursion, the trip to the San Gabriel dam and the Monrovia tunnel of the Metropolitan water district, taken by the industrial organization class, last Tuesday, under the leadership of Edward D. Cornelison, of the technology department here, ended with an evening of hiking in the mud caused by the recent cloudbursts. - - The class takes an excursion once every two weeks to gain a practical knowledge of the way large industries are administered. On this trip, the class saw the tun¬ nel and the dam, but as they were looking the dam over, they were warned that the canyon would be impassible in a short time, due to probable landslides caused by rain. Beating a hasty retreat the first three cars of the party got out safely, but a slide, slicing down the mountainside in the 200 feet dis¬ tance between the third and fourth cars, stopped further progress. The cars were driven back to the con¬ struction camp, abandoned and the long hike to civilization was begun. Both the new and the old roads were covered with mud and stones, and the walking in the canyon off the road was very muddy. So, by the time the house of two of the men was reached, in Azusa, the party was pretty muddy and cold. At the house a roaring fire was built, dry clothes put on, and a large meal consumed. Said Mr. Cornelison, “The meal was well worth a several-mile walk in the rain, and all thanks are due to its sponsor, Mrs. Chamblin, the mother of the two fellows.” A call was put through 'to Pasa¬ dena for transportation home. Sev¬ eral cars were sent out and the excursion wound up in this city only six hours late. Five of the automobiles were left in the canyon and it is im¬ possible to say how long it will be before they can be gotten out. As the party was leaving the canyon, a nice, shiny new car, belonging to a construction engineer, was caught by the landslide and slowly engulfed. The driver escaped, how¬ ever. HOLD SUPPER Beginning its activities for this spring semester, the Westminster club held a pot-luck supper meet¬ ing at the Kirk house of the Pasa¬ dena Presbyterian church, Wed¬ nesday night. Drama Club Has Tryouts Candidates will compete for membership in Bauble and Bells, dramatics club, at the tryouts to be held Tuesday, February 18, at three o’clock in 100T, according to Miss Katherine Kester, adviser. Thespians will be asked to pre¬ sent a scene from any play, and one or more students may work to¬ gether. According to Miss Kester, if any candidate prefers to read a scene at sight on the day of the tryouts, he will be furnished a scene to be read with other candi¬ dates. For further information stu¬ dents may see Miss Kester in 2C. Although the Bauble and Bells club is a dramatic club, social acti¬ vities are held during the semester. At monthly business meetings one- act plays are presented, and one of the major projects of the semes¬ ter will be the presentation of a full-length comedy. Officers for the new term are: Rosalie Meub, presi¬ dent; Mary Ona Tarner, vice-presi¬ dent; Anna Sussman, secretary and Stuart Russell, treasurer. “It is one of the honors of this school to belong to this organiza¬ tion,” said Miss Kester, “and may I urge all 11-1, 11-2 and 12-1 stu¬ dents in any way interested in dramatics, to demonstrate their ability in this field.” - ♦ - - MAGAZINE GIVEN The Hobbies Magazine will be received by the school library for the next year, following the pre¬ sentation of a subscription by the Philatelic club, campus organiza¬ tion for stamp collectors. George H. Merideth Gives Talk At First Convocation George H. Merideth, deputy superintendent of the Pasadena city schools, gave an address last Monday o,n "Social Democracy in the School," before an audience of 1500 P. J. C. students and teachers The occasion was the restrictive^ convocation of the morning of Feb¬ ruary 10, in the men’a gym. Following an introduction by Dr. Harbeson, principal, Mr. Meri¬ deth began, “The school democracy compares favorably with democra¬ cy in the world at large, combining the best features of the latter in it student government.” He pointed out that the schools of today are far more advanced in social demo¬ cracy than those of a quarter of a century ago, but deplored the fact that for the most part, students do not take as much advantage of the present situation as they might. Citing the school organizations as examples, he declared, “Only about 10 per cent of the students of the student body of this college participates actively in. the oppor¬ tunities offered. The other 90 per cent allows opportunities to pass by, thus not getting all that they should from their college life.” He advised that more members of the student body look after their outside interests, such as clubs, restrictive and non-restric- tive; music departments, including the Bulldog band, the orchestra and vocal groups; and literary activities such as Vo-Mag and other publica¬ tions. Thus each student would be¬ come alive in his activities and the general student body would im¬ prove its character and reputation to no little degree. “Character,” said Mr. Merideth, “is what you are, while reputation is what people think you are.” He went on to say that while 10 per cent of the student body kept the reputation of P. J. C. high, there was still room for improvement in the other 90 per cent. “If P. J. C. students would help in making good scholastic organizations,” Mr. Mer¬ ideth said, “I believe that the true character of the college would be raised as well as its reputation.” In closing, the speaker recom¬ mended that the modern college student should cultivate a good scholastic standing, physical fitness in health and bearing, more and better friendships with teachers as well as students, and one or more cultural pursuits. The latter would include the arts, music or any other field in which he could take a per¬ manent interest during and after his college life. Deans Visit Pomona Fete Through its principal, Dr. John W. Harbeson, and John A. Ander¬ son) dean of records, Pasadena jun¬ ior college was represented at the tenth aniversary celebration of Claremont college in Pomona on Friday, February 7, 1936. Former President Herbert Hoo¬ ver and President Robert G. Sproul of the University of Cali¬ fornia were present during the col¬ lege’s birthday. Dr. Sproul gave the principal address. Mr. Hoover spoke to the gathering during the luncheon at the Refectory dining room on the Claremont campus. Among the highlights of the celebration was the granting of an honorary degree of Doctor of Lit¬ erature to George Honnold, a mem¬ ber of Claremont’s Board of Con¬ trol, also a member of the Metro¬ politan Water District. Special honors were paid to Dr. J. A. Blaisdell, who is now round¬ ing out a quarter of a century of service at the Pomona institution. Present at Claremont’s tenth an¬ niversary were representatives of 60 western educational institutions and many of California’s distin¬ guished sons. FRENCH CLASSES HEAR LECTURE Parking Chief Appointed By Raymond Kahn Frank Van Gilluwe was ap¬ pointed this week by Ray Kahn, chief justice, to be in charge of the parking commission. This position is closely affiliated with the student court and checks on all violations of school laws and traditions in the parking lot. Previously handled as a part of the duties of the associate justice, a student not connected with the court was this semes¬ ter delegated to that office be¬ cause of the heavy work en¬ tailed. To take the place of the Lan¬ cers and Spartans who last year patrolled the parking lot to maintain order, a parking com¬ mission will be apponited im¬ mediately by the new chairman and Ray Kahn. Any violations of regulations which occur in this field will be taken before the student court which meets every Friday dur¬ ing assembly period in Miss Robbins’ office. AMS, AWS To Install At Meets Women Plan Party For All A.W.S. Members February 19 POSTPONE STAG’ Men To Feature Music Of One Of Student Orchestras Cash Prizes Offered For Best Poetry First Of March Told As Deadline Of Contest For Writers French classes, during convoca¬ tion period last Monday, attended a lecture given by Mrs. A. O. Boyle, French instructor at Polytechnic Elementary school. Andre Maurois, internationally famous French author, was the topic of Mrs. Boyle’s talk. Speaking entirely in French, she told some of the interesting facts of the author’s life, his native city and gave a brief comprehensive outline of some of his most outstanding works. COSMOPOLITAN HOLDS MEETING To get foreign students together on this campus, the Cosmopolitan club is holding a tea at the home of its adviser, Miss Florence D. Diment, at No. 5 Sierra Bonita Place, across the street to the east from the cafeteria-canteen today, beginning iat three o’clock. Cay Cauble, club president, ex¬ tends the invitation also to those who have remained within the con¬ fines of the U. S. A., but are in¬ terested in folks from other re¬ gions of this earth. She asks col¬ legians to feel free to come around today between three and five o’clock. ‘Y* CHAPTER TELLS ELECTED OFFICERS Combining the semester elections with an educational program, “The Cid,” a chapter of the college Y. M. C. A., met last Thursday night. Bill Newbold, president, took charge of the elections in which 26 members participated. The new¬ ly elected officers of “The Cid” are Henry Brannon, president; Milton Valois, vice-president; La Vem Swanson, secretary-treasurer, and Robert Dickinson, chaplain. A prize of $15 has been offered for the best original poem on any subject, which is typed and left in the office of Murray G. Hill, head of the English department, in the Technology building. Addition¬ al prizes of $5 are being awarded the runners-up. Any poem is eligible for the prize, regardless of subject matter, although there are several special class prizes for the best! attempts in separate fields. These are listed as nature poems, free verses, son¬ nets, California history, and war and peace. The judges are to be Robin Lampson, poet and critic; Profes¬ sor E. O. James, head of the Eng¬ lish department of Mills college; Mrs. Eugenia T. Finn, author and state president of the League of Western Writers; Louis De Jean, poet and director of the Williams Institute of Authorship; and Pro¬ fessor Yvor Winters of the Eng¬ lish department of Leland Stanford Junior university. Several years ago some people became interested in furthering po¬ etry writing by junior college and college students, and a small book of verse was written for this pur¬ pose. Each vear a colleee or junior this book, “First the Blade,” which college is the publishing school for is to be published by Santa Rosa junior college this year. Week’s News Associated men and women stu¬ dents to hold meetings this morn¬ ing, with plans for annual parties on ticket. — Page 1. * * * Millard Kaler and Franklin Pat¬ terson are chosen finalists in the annual Davis-Hall speech contest, as absences postpone lower division preliminaries. — Page 1. * * * 22 engineers are stuck in Metro¬ politan water district tunnel, as excursion party sends for aid when floods drench district. — Page 1. * * * Student Senate members to speak in class meetings on “An Advantage of American Govern¬ ment.” — Page 1. * * * Officers of Mast and Dagger, honorary society, are chosen at banquet for new members. — Page a * * * Players’ Guild, upper division dramatics society, present “Skid¬ ding” at Marshall auditorium. “Good job,” say critic. — Page 3. * * * Eligibility cards for minor class offices and Freshman class presi¬ dent, due February 21. — Page 3. * * * “Where to go and what .to do” is highlight of feature material. — Page 2. * * * Varsity basketball team closes season in tilts with Santa Monica and Ventura junior colleges. — Page 4. * * * Trackmen to meet Caltech -con¬ tingent in initial meet tomorrow. — Page 4. For the purpose of installing their new officers, the A. M. S. and A. W. S. are to hold a joint meeting today during assembly period. No definite program has been detailed as yet, but president¬ elect Johnny McDonough of the A. M. S. expects to feature the music of one of the student orchestras. The incoming officers of the As¬ sociated Women Students organiza¬ tion, to be installed by Miss Cath¬ erine J. Robbins, dean of women, are Marjorie Betts, president; El¬ len Lombard, first vice-president; Alberta Anderson, second vice- president; Charlotte Bakkela, secre¬ tary; and Barbara Milliken, treas¬ urer. The new Associated Men Stu¬ dents’ officers wil be sworn into office by Mr. O’Mara, dean of men. They are Johnny McDonough, pres¬ ident; Bob Campbell, vice-presi¬ dent; Jack Anderson, secretary; and Herbert Gammell, treasurer. Officers of both groups were elec¬ ted at the general school election of last semester. The A. W. S. will hold a party open to all women students next Wednesday, February 19, in the men’s gym, featuring Washington’s birthday as a theme. Ellen Lom¬ bard, first vice-president of the A. W. S., is in general charge of the affair, with the members of the board and cabinet serving as re¬ ception committee. Games, danc¬ ing, a fashion show, and refresh¬ ments will provide the entertain¬ ment. Johnny McDonough, A. M. S. president, announced Tuesday that the men’s stag party, originally planned for the evening of Febru¬ ary 19, is indefinitely postponed. No further plans have been made to date. Course For Adults Told A lecture and discussion course for Pasadena Evening high school has been arranged by the Califor¬ nia association for Adult Educa¬ tion. The first program was held last week and subsequent programs will be held on each Wednesday night in the lecture room of the Pasadena library at 7:30 p. m. The program and speaker for February 19, will be Dr. Clarence Case, sociology professor of the University of Southern California, who will talk on “Insuring the Es¬ sentials.” On February 26, Oliver Carlson, author and journalist will speak on “Problems of Industrialized Agriculture.” Following this talk, Dr. Towne Milander, director of the Regional Labor Board, will speak on “Government and Labor” followed by Mr. Carlson speaking again on “The Government and the Farmer,” on March 11. Mr. Carlson will also talk on March 18, on “The Plight of the Farmer: An Appraisal of the A. A. A.” “Trade Barriers: The Ec¬ onomic Foreign Policy of the Un¬ ited States” will be the topic on which Dr. Arthur G. Coons, pro¬ fessor of economics at Occidental college, will speak on April 1. HOME ECONOMICS CLUBS COMBINE - • - The combining of the Catering club and the Epicomega club has resulted in the formation of a new non-restrictive club in the home economic division, hereafter to be known as the Aemrican Home club. This new organization will be divided into three sections, com¬ posed of a foods section, a clothing section and a home section. All meetings will be held during club period with the exception of a monthly social meeting to be held for small groups in the homes. New officers and a new constitution will be formed immediately. February 19, during club period, there will be an open meeting at which Miss Claire Cronowett of Gold Hill Studio, Monrovia, will demonstrate flower arrangements. All girls interested in this subject are invited to attend.