Pasadena Chronicle, February 16, 1940

.More than 6,700 registra¬ tion cards have been called for to date. However the records office is still hold¬ ing several hundred cards. Jack Burtt, former Chron¬ icle editor, is now managing editor of the Stanford Daily. Harry Sheldon, also a PJC grad, was editor last year. Vol 31. Pasadena Junior College, February 16, 1940 No. 20 Fiery Battle Rages As PJ.C. Constitution Revised Ben Pollack To Play For AMS-AWS Patriotic Hop Ben Pollack, the man who gave Benny Goodman his start, will bring his world famous orchestra into the Civic Auditorium to play for Pasadena Junior College’s annual Washington Birthday dance on Wednesday, February 21 at eight o’clock. Band to Play In Junior-Senior Assembly Today “HailPasadena,” new PJC song written by Fred Waring, will hold the limelight in the assem¬ bly Friday when the Bulldog Band presents its musical pro¬ gram. For two weeks the bandsmen have been rehearsing the new number and are now ready to initiate the song at PJC’s own. There are two separate sets of lyrics; one for the Rose Parade and the other for the Bulldogs, both of which will be sung by the band. Harlan Erickson, newly elected junior class president, will have charge of the assembly. He will introduce the new junior and senior class officers followed by the band which will take over the rest of the program. The assembly, sponsored by the junior and sophomore classes is open to the student body. At the time of publication it was not known whether there will be any senior and freshmen class meetings. No tickets will be required for the assembly. Regu¬ lar Friday schedules will be fol¬ lowed. No Dime a Dancers At PJC, So Sorry Gigolo-aspiring male students who rushed the social dancing class upon appearance of an er¬ roneous story in last week’s Chronicle, were sadly disap¬ pointed to discover that their shifty feet would be unable to dance to the tune of NYA pay- checks. It appears tha the class has practically as many men students as women, and that the one stu¬ dent whose employment doubtless inspired the misstatement is serv¬ ing as an assistant to the instruc¬ tor, and is receiving service points, not NYA money. The Chronicle apologizes to all concerned . . . and for the many frustrated applicants . . . there’s still Paris! Pollack will present to dan¬ cers two of the tasters rising instrumentalists in swing circles today. One of them, Bob Clark, ace trumpet player, is a gra¬ duate of PJC. The other, Billy Wood, is hailed as the “coming Benny Goodman” for his excel- lenecy on the clarinet. This patriotic dance is spon¬ sored by the combined forces of the Associated Men and Women Students under the direction of Louise McCastline and Bill Webb, president. Washington’s Birthday, theme of the dance, will be carried out in clever decorations under the direction of Barbara Place and Bill O’Donnell, associate AWS and AMA presidents. All escorts will be presented with lapel size American flags, and a score of red, white, and blue ballons will be released into the dancing crowd. Favors are in charge of Annette Kelsey and Mercedes Gutaire. Tickets to the dance may be procured at the bank or box of¬ fice window for 50c per couple, according to Dale Fleming and Virginia Spahr, ticket managers. PJC Enters LACC Speech Contest Final tryouts for the Pasadena junior college representatives at the tenth invitational Los An¬ geles City college speech tourna¬ ment, will be held all day Tues¬ day, February 20, in speech classes, according to Mrs Irene S. Peters, oratory director. Each school may enter an unlimited number in the six divisions of the tourney. Four classes are for upper divi¬ sion students, while the high school entrants have six divisions to choose from. Competition in oratory, oratorical declamation, impromptu speaking and debate are open to both classes, while the prepsters have humorous dec¬ lamation and dramatic declama¬ tion also. LACC is host to the three-day event, which runs February 29, March 1 and March 2. Cups will be presented winners in all divi¬ sions, while a perpetual cup will be awarded the school with the greatest number of points. Williams Evans, debate coach, announced that several debate teams will be entered by Pasa¬ dena, open to any regularly en¬ rolled student interested in speech. Time's A-Wasting Too many roses are wasting their sweetness on the honorary fraternities here at PJC. What we mean is that after a group of exceptionally talented students with like interests are admitted into one of the five honorary or¬ ganizations on the campus, the ordinary procedure is to let the fraternity rest until time to initi¬ ate a new set. And yet, in these societies, is the best material in the school. Because these students are especi¬ ally gifted in art, journalism, for¬ ensics, radio, or acting, and be¬ cause they are grouped according to their enjoyment of these sub¬ jects, great opportunity for serv¬ ice and extensive social activities is offered. These groups could further the social life and prestige of their societies by holding joint meet¬ ings, and single or collaborated activities in the many fields open to them. Together they could or¬ ganize an affair comparable in service to the Mast and Dagger carnival. Perhaps if these organizations were to step out and do some¬ thing aside from their semesterly formal initiations, they would be recognized in the student board allotments and be given a regular place in student activities. Sure¬ ly they would be successful be¬ cause of the outstanding qualifi¬ cations of their members. And the honored students in the clubs would have greater op¬ portunities for social and student activities. — С. B. Police Recordings This week, four PJC youths were caught and made to answer to gambling charges as a result of a raid on a dice game held in a parking lot across from the east campus. These four boys, two of whom weer not more than 18, were the losers of the game. Perhaps they were not even participants in the game, only spectators. Does that help any? No! Emphatically no! Every boy in this school is old enough and intelligent enough to realize that gambling is strictly forbidden by state and city laws. Why then do they participate in such activities? Apparently they do not realize the serious¬ ness of their illegitimate deeds and the consequences which inay result. Some boys even re¬ tain the adolescent idea that it is quite manly to be seen gamb¬ ling. Unfortunately, they discover their mistake too late usually about the time they are standing before the judge. The saddest part is the dark smudge the inci¬ dent leaves on a boy’s record. Regardless of what you do or where you go, your record fol¬ lows you. A police record pro¬ hibits you from obtaining a civil service job, from joining any branch of the service — army, navy or marines. Some business men frown upon police records. Wouldn’t it be a little more sensible to stay away from all law-breaking activities? Remem¬ ber you have your entire life be¬ fore you and its record will be what you make it. Don’t dirty its slate with accounts of your visits to the police department. T. H. 'Little Symphony' Group Started Students of east campus who have been chosen from the sym¬ phony orchestra to form the “lit¬ tle symphony” orchestra have a very good right to be proud. The group, directed by Milton C. Mohs, is restricted to 45 mem¬ bers, chosen for ability and thor¬ ough understanding of orchestra routine. The period of training for each student was not con¬ sidered, as several members of the group chosen have had only a few years of music. The “little symphony,” Mr. Mohs explained, will not be lim¬ ited as to musical repertoire. Se¬ lections will be taken from both popular and classical listings. Although the place of perfor¬ mance has not been selected, Mr. Mohs has decided to direct the little orchestra in two night con¬ certs during the semester. • FLAO TO VISIT FIELD The Flao club will visit March field, February 22. Members will meet in front of the school at 8 and leave by bus on an all day excursion. over 3,000 students hours by stage • ROOM AND BOARD Students wishing board and room near the west campus may see Mrs. Grayson in Miss Kelso’s office, the associate dean of women has announced. to the Civic is 25 cents per person. 'Behind The Scene' Workers Get Experience But Little Glory By W. ELLIS TEAS If a stagehand is nothing to you but an overalled little fellow ca¬ vorting about back-sage with props under his arms, if your con¬ ception of him as an individual does not go beyond the screw¬ driver or pliers or strange slang language he invariably employs, then you need a glance behind the scenes of Fred F. Latshaw’s stage technology department. At present, you would discover bout 50 white-clad proteges of the hidden theatre. You would find that beside acquiring a good basic familiarity with electricity and stage carpentry, they pursue such deep and varied channels of their field as illumination, radio and sound recording, motion picture projection, set layout and con¬ struction, and light and color in stage-lighting. They would tell you, if you caught them in a rare idle mo¬ ment, that behind the meager span of a single production per¬ formance lay hours of designing, planning, lighting, effect-creat¬ ing, general construction and re¬ hearsal. “Sing Noel,” last sea¬ son’s Christmas play, entailed crew alone. The average actual service time per semester by one of these students is from 500 to 1,000 hours. And the recently innovated re¬ cording servicve keeps them busy betwen theatrics. Over 750 re¬ cordings have been made on stu¬ dent-coated acetate discs, and al¬ most every phase of education on the Junior College curriculum has bee served by this experi¬ mental project. “Air checks,” or recordings taken directly from the airlanes are also made, as well as the recordings for the KPPC KIIJ Thursday afternoon Science broadcast series. Another type of project some¬ times indulged in by the group is the manufacture of apparatus. • ALVINO REY IN TWO Alvino Rey, his orchestra and steel guitar play tonight and to¬ morrow for the Pasadena Com¬ munity dance in the Civic audi¬ torium ballroom. Rey has gained much popular¬ ity with collegians at several PJC dances last semester. Admission For Union 'Liberals' In Clash With Delegation by DAVE ORSWELL With tempestuous fury, a delegation bearing the title “Liberal Democratic Group,” representing the 12 o’clock Public Problems class, burned deep scars with aciduous re¬ marks into the feelings of the 2 o’clock class of the same sub¬ ject Monday regarding the new constitution. The battle started when the “Liberals” learned that the 2 o’clock class had been specially commissioned by the stu¬ dent board of representatives as the official body to draft the new PJC organ. Delegate Mel Pepping, Lancer presi¬ dent, doubted the veracity of the documentary bill by saying, “I could have typed it myself and signed Kitty Eastman’s DR. M. W. deLAUBENFELS 'Dr. De' To Speak On 'Union Now' Invited by leaders of various colleges in Southern California and numerous civic organizations to speak to them on the proposal known as “Union Now,” Dr. Max W. De Laubenfels, PJC biology professor, is booked for several weeks speaking engagements on behalf of the plan. Wednesday Dr. de Lauben¬ fels addressed an assembly at Occidental College, with the re¬ sult that a group has been formed there to carry forward campus plans for action. Pre viously he spoke at Redlands Chapman collegese to enthusi¬ astic audiences. The plan, as set forth in “Union Now” by Clarence Streit, who studied the League of Nations for years as correspondent for Amer¬ ican newspapers, and applied to problem the scholarship gained as a Rhodes scholar, proposes that the people of the world’s democ¬ racies, particularly the US, Brit¬ ain, France, Holland, Belgium, Norway Sweden Denmark, Fin¬ land, Australia and Canada should unite under one federal govern¬ ment, similar to the organization of American states under the US constitution. Dr. Sexson Opens Leadership Series Addressing a class of aspiring so¬ cial service workers and students interested in group leadership, Dr. John A. Sexson, superintendent of Pasadena city schools, pre sented a lecture on “Leadership for Democracy” last Monday eve ning in room 202E, east campus. This was the first in a series of five consecutive Monday night lectures sponsored as part of the leadership training course being offered by the Council of Social Agencies and Pasadena junior college. Inasmuch as the course is open to adult education as well as day student enrollment, about 125 in terested persons registered at the first session. Students and facul¬ ty members are welcome to join Next Monday, February 19, at acteristics of Growing Youth.” Water Color Shown In Art Gallery An exhibit of 18 watercoior paintings by Phil Dike is on dis¬ play in the Art Gallery of the east campus for an indefinite time. The paintings depict nearby local scenes that will be recog¬ nized by Southern Californians. Mr. Dike is one of the few young artists to have a one-man exhibit in the Palace of the Le¬ gion of Honor in San Francisco, the Los Angeles museum, the Stendahl galleries of Los Angeles, Carmelita Gardens of Pasadena and the Ferargil galleries of New York. His work, exhibited in most major shows in the United States and abroad, has amassed him a list of more than 20 awards in watercoior and oil paintings. (board clerk) name to it. the hearing are censored. The “Liberals” defined their po¬ sition by saying, “We don’t care who writes the constitution as long as it is good,” but turned around and recommended a com¬ mittee of “student leaders” who “represent as many phases of student activity as possible” to be the drafting group. Delegate Jim Cassity said he “could not see where either class was quali¬ fied to write the constitution; past or present student body officers should be the committee.” Pep¬ ping interjected amidst much dis- sention, “This class (meaning the 2 pm) is trying to put something over on us with all these cliques here.” Just who is “us” has not been defined; whether it is the “Liberals” or the 12 o’clock class, no one is sure. By cliques, he meant the Erickson brothers, both of whom hold offices. Sarcastic remarks were strewn over the argument which, at the close of the hour, did not help to smooth out ruffled tempers of both classes. The class hour that had originally been given over to the delegation to reach a com¬ promising agreement was sadly wasted as far as the agreement was concerned, but Keith Peters, in whose hands the fate of both classes lies, said at the close of the hours, “No opposition — no true democracy. PJC is striving for a democratic student govern¬ ment.” A “centralization” committee, organized to assembly all ideas and viewpoints from the differ¬ ent “pipelines” is meeting each Thursday to compile facts and start investigations into the dif¬ ferent phases of student activity the new constitution will touch Both the 12 and the 2 o’clock class have agreed with the central committee on one point, as have other interested parties (faculty, administration, students, etc.) to the effect that the new constitu¬ tion should be parallel with the Federal constitution. Guarantee¬ ing equal rights to all parties, Ad¬ viser Peters said he “will be glad to council and meet with all in¬ terested groups.” Remarks that then engulfed Photo Schedule For PJC Clubs Here’s yearbook club picture schedule for Wednesday, Feb- ruary 21. 8:00 Rifle Team 8:15 ROTC Company 8:30 Attica 8:45 Thesus 9:00 Student Legal Society 9:15 Chemie 9:30 Argonauts 9:45 Lancers 10:00 Schneefleigers 10:15 De Molay 10:30 Armulite 10:45 Tri Arts 11:00 Debate 11:15 Oratory 11:30 Verse Speaking Choir 11:45 Players Guild 1:00 Doorstep Players 1:15 Public Relations 1:30 Publicity Old Newspapers To Pay for Clubs' New Social Hall West campus clubs, organiza¬ tions and students will soon have a new social hall which will be decorated by the proceeds from an AMS-AWS paper drive start¬ ing. “With the drive beginning to¬ day, it should be in full swing by Monday,” director Jean Whet- stine announced. “Every student must cooperate to the extent of 25 pounds or more. The social hall will be complete¬ ly redecorated and furnished by the paint shop students under the direction of Fred Green and vari¬ ous west campus organizations. The room will be equipped with Venetian blinds, new carpets, dishes, stove and lounge furni¬ ture. “Since there is no other place at present, this social hall will fill a great need on the west cam¬ pus,” Associate Dean Olive Kelso said. “It will be completed by March 4 and ready for use by all students.” Sulfanilamide New KPPC Radio Drama Pasadena junior college’s sev¬ enth March of Science broadcast, scheduled for Thursday, February 22, over KHJ and the Don Lee network, will dramatize how dye became a modern miracle and the finding of sulfanilamide. The broadcast will originate in the Pasadena KPPC studios from 1:15 to 1:30 pm and will be pre¬ sented by PJC students under the direction of producer Raymond Swartz. “Going Up,” the story of the invention of the elevator, was aired yesterday by PJC as an¬ other feature of the Don Lee school of the air. Yesterday’s cast included Nor¬ man Wooley, Barclay Hodgkin, Don Fuller, Edward Burke III, Lamont Johnson, Irving Zelinka, Frank Johnson, Ray Everhard, Richard Deming and Ed Clowes. Dark Room Haunters Plan New Program If you hang your prints in in¬ ternational salons or haunt the neighborhood drugstore for your snapshots, the east campus pho¬ tography club wants you as an active member. According to club president W. Ellis Teas, programs to be ar¬ ranged for the forthcoming se¬ mester will include discussions by professional photographers and salon exhibitors, field excursions to scenic locales and print compe¬ titions. Bull Sessions To Serve Food Inaugurating: a new series of weekly “bull sessions,” William Evans announced that as an “experiment” during the first triad, refreshments will be served at all discussions from now on. The first session of this se¬ mester was held Wednesday at 3 o’clock, 208D, Social Hall, with students debating the question, “Is Hitler’s War a ‘Just’ War?” Mr. Evans an¬ nounced that in the future, some time will be given over to discussion of the forming of the new constitution. The main purpose of the bull session is to promote friendly debates and comments on sub¬ jects of major interests among students of PJC. Everyone is invited to attend these sessions and take part in the activity. The “bullyers” will meet ev¬ ery Wednesday in the Social hall at 3:00; this late hour en¬ abling afternoon students to appear. Mr. Evans also asked stu¬ dents to send in questions they would like to have discussed.