Vol. 35
Pasadena Junior College, February 18, 1944
No. 17
JC Polls Votes for Class Dr. Anderson
And AWS Officers Today Speaks Today
Today’s primary election to determine a number of class
and A. W. S. officers offers the student body its third oppor¬
tunity in recent weeks to express itself at the polls. Although
enthusiasm is not expected to reach the heights attained in
the recent presidential contest, newly-appointed Elections
Commissioner Ruth Risser anticipates a moderate turnout.
Posts to be filled include those of vice-president, secretary,
and treasurer of all four classes,
Frosh president and A. W. S. .
secretary, treasurer, and repre- Mlinpnf
sentatives. The ever-enthusiastic wlUUCiM \~\JU I I
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dates for class offices.
This semester’s Student Court
began its sessions with a packed
blotter last Wednesday, Febru¬
ary 16, in room 200C. Presiding
over Minor Court was Judge
Arnold Swanson, who meted out
stern justice, -a warning to future
offenders.
Charged with elections viola¬
tions was James Anderson, who
pled not guilty and was conse¬
quently arraigned for the Super¬
ior Court next Wednesday.
Two students were up on the
charge of smoking on campus, a
primary offense. Locke Barrett,
who plead guilty to a gambling
charge last semester, was fined
$2 and two hours work. Norman
Marchment also pled guilty to a
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Community to Aid
Building Cruiser
The first spring meeting of the
administrative staff and the As¬
sociated student officers was held
last Thursday evening at the
home of Vice-Principal Rufus
Mead. These meetings take the
form of informal dinners after
which timely college problems
are discussed.
Special problem under con¬
sideration last Thursday was
the $500 fund to be raised for
the cruiser “Pasadena.” The
community has pledged to raise
$9,000 toward this cause, and
PJC offered their support to
the extent of $500. All students
and faculty members are asked
to give their full support to this
drive.
RUTH RISSER
... all set to tally
FROSH
President
Dale Harrison, Dick Smith, Du¬
ane (Corky) Champlain, Bob
Granger, Charles Mitchell, Bettie
Ball.
Vice-President
Joan Weigl, Charles Harding,
Marilyn Welbourn, Duane Prince,
Victor Asadourian.
Secretary
Marilyn Earl, Polly Smith, Mar¬
jorie Brill, Lucille Holmes.
Treasurer
Cliff Anderson, Barbara Ruth¬
erford, Rowena Baker, Lois
Jackson.
SOPHOMORES
Vice-President
Eleanor Josten, Ralph Clemons.
Secretary
Shirley Thorne.
Treasurer
Charlotte Lester, Hans Mor-
kisch.
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Blythe Base Band
Breaks Bond Jinx
With the “adopted” Blythe Air
Base Band, and speaker Lt.
George Walker of the Marines,
a very impressive assembly was
brought to order last Friday by
Ruth Champlain, chairman of
the War Council.
The Blythe Band, in the ap¬
proved military manner, played
several marches, and received
the whole hearted applause of
the student body for their GI
version of Black and Tan, So¬
phisticated Lady, and Mood In¬
digo.
“The Sophisticate, ” hottest
swing-combo this side of a fox¬
hole, jived through the 12:00 and
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Dr. Elam J. Anderson, Presi¬
dent of the University of Red¬
lands, will speak today in the
fourth of a series of Convocations
planned for the school year 43-
44. Dr. Anderson has an exten¬
sive and varied background which
has lead him from Cornell to
Shanghai in teaching and admin¬
istrative positions. His deep in¬
sight into Far Eastern affairs and
excellent speaking ability has
made him a lecturer much in de¬
mand in Southern California.
Although Dr. Anderson’s
topic has not been announced,
this promises to be one of the
outstanding Convocations of the
year. In as much as convoca¬
tion is a part of the educational
program, students and faculty
are expected to attend.
Lost and Found
Auction Cancelled
Auction of lost and found
articles, an annual affair in past
years, will be dispensed with this
year due to lack of student help
and the near-impossibility of
chosing a period for the sale
which would be convenient for
the largest number of students.
Instead of the sale, the
articles will be kept thirty days,
then disposed of. Coats, sweat¬
ers and other wearing apparel
are to be turned over to the Sal¬
vation Army and other charit¬
able organizations. Inexpensive
fountain pens are given to Mr.
Holder for re-conditioning and
sale while valuable pens, and
jewelry, are kept in the Dean
of Men’s office until claimed.
Much of the costume jewelry
will be given to the Armed
Forces to used as material for
barter in the South Pacific.
Lower division textbooks are
taken to the text book room
where they may be claimed by
the losers. Articles lost by up¬
per division students which can
be identified are returned to
their owners.
Students who have lost articles,
should ask for them in the Dean
of Men’s office.
ВАСШШ,
DAf CE
Start
swinging
a line,
lassie
So you
can swing
a date.
Levis and Plaid Shirts To
Be Feature of Semester Hop
Levis and the brightest plaid shirts that modern haber¬
dashery has yet created will be the fashion for this semester’s
edition of the Backwards Dance next Monday in the Women’s
Gym. At the door the gaily-clad couples will be compelled to
remove their shoes, so darn those socks! It is also rumored
that a prize will be given to the two bugs that do the best job
of jittering. Since hunting licenses have been issued to the
femmes fatale of jaysee, a pack¬
ed brawl is expected. Warning:
Any jill who has not yet taken
advantage of her “Sadie Haw¬
kins” opportunity, should trap
her man immediately.
Eddy Miller, his sax and his
castaways, will provide the syn¬
copation. Atmospheric decorations
have been planned by Social Af¬
fairs Committee Supervisor Mona
Marie Willey and her aides, Bar¬
bara Stone, Victor Asadourian,
EDDIE MILLER & SAX
. . . ashore with cast-aways
Howard Lange, Malcolmn Agnew,
George Campbell, Alice Price and
Bob Blodgett.
Knockdown: 75 cents per
couple. Time: 9:00 p. m. or 2100
Army-Navy time.
Negro's Work Honored
Every year a week is set aside
for the purpose of honoring and
acknowledging the accomplish¬
ments of Negro’s, both living and
dead. The week’s celebrations go
under the name of Negro History
Week and the activities are being
handled by Phi Rho Sigma, na¬
tional negro club at PJC, where
these celebrations have become a
custom. The chief activities that
took place were displays of Ne¬
gro art and literature in the li¬
brary.
SC A to Hold
Youth Feed
The SCA’s first city-wide Youth
Brotherhood banquet will be held
tonight at the First Baptist
Church to climax Inter-Racial
month. A change in plans will
bring, in place of a panel by
UCLA, a trylogue consisting of
representatives of the Catholic,
Jewish, and Protestant faiths,
who will discuss various aspects
of their religions.
The singing of Yvette Snedden,
popular soprano, accompanied by
Marcia Hannah, and a group of
Spanish dances will provide the
well rounded program.
Induction of new members and
the receiving of pins is scheduled
for 6:00, dinner commencing at
6:30. The members of the Pasa¬
dena Folk Dancing Society will
give instructions from 9 to 11.
Chairman Lucy Goodale heads
the planning committee. Elaine
Wood is in charge of the pro¬
gram, and Barbara Durham has
planned the decorations to repre¬
sent the countries of the world.
Science Search
Awards Learned
Joan d’Arcy Learned, grand¬
daughter of Rev. Leslie E. Learn¬
ed, rector-emeritus of All Saints
Episcopal Church of Pasadena,
has been awarded “honorable
mention” in the Third Annual
Talent Search, conducted jointly
by Science Service and Westing-
house Corporation. She is one of
three hundred high school seniors
chosen from fifteen thousand
contestants representing every
state in the union. Every one of
the honored group in considered
by the judges to have unusual
potential scientific ability.
At PJC Joan is not only out¬
standing scholastically but is a
feature writer for the Chron and
Secretary of Oral Arts.-
Records Fall As Students, Faculty
Purchase $40,000 In War Bonds
Ed Note: Last minute bond results just before press time credit
drive with $50,588.55. With another day to go, sales are expected
to mount much higher.
Catching up on a slow start in the Fourth War Loan Bond
Drive, PJC students and faculty brought the total up to the
$40,000 mark last Tuesday. Approximately half of this
sum represents the investments of the faculty. It is expected
that the students’ total alone will easily reach the $25,000
goal set for PJC. By the completion of the drive, a good
$50,000 will have been collected. Coming from a lowly $135
the first day, the sum jumped to
$3,460 for Friday only. This can
be contributed to the arousing of
the students interest by the
splendid bond rally one week ago.
Red Cross Calls
For Stitch in Time
The Blythe Army Air Base band
plus the help of George Walker,
former PJC student and returned
marine hero, really gave indif¬
ferent students a clear idea of
our situation. During a special
assembly that same day, $80 was
collected from students as they
listened to the music of a swing
band also composed of Army Air
Force men from the Blythe base.
Kay Wardell, Red Cross chair¬
man, announces that girls are
needed in room 102D Tuesdays
and Thursdays, from 1 to 3
p. m., to assist in making of
sewed articles for our service¬
men. A knowledge of sewing
is not necessary as there is a
variety of work to be done,
such as clipping, cutting, and
stitching.