Students Vie for
Offices at Final
Election Today
Red Cross Opens
First Unit Drive
Next Wednesday
Vol. 35
Pasadena Junior College, February 25, 1944
No. 18
Vote Polled For Offices In Final Election
Bulgey Urges Pledges
In Today’s Assembly
The assembly this morning, sponsored by the Red Cross
and under the direction of Barbara Bulgey, will introduce the
Red Cross War Drive on the Campus. Hugo Vindall, who has
been supervisor of Red Cross clubs and hotels in England,
will tell what is done with the money contributed. The latest
war films of the Red Cross activities on the battle fronts are
also to be shown. This is the first drive that has been con¬
ducted by a Red Cross college
unit. It will begin on March 1,
lasting two weeks, and will be
conducted by personal contacts of
the workers with JC students.
Pledges can be made, but they
must be paid by June 1.
It is important that every stu¬
dent on the campus cooperate
fully in order to insure the suc¬
cess of the drive. It is hoped by
Barbara Bulgey that the success
of the drive will meet with the
approval of the Pasadena, Los
Angeles, and Washington officials
who are awaiting its outcome.
Barbara also states that the Red
Cross unit still needs volunteers
for sewing, knitting, the making
of surgical dressings, and blood
donations.
Library Noise Is
Board Headache
The most important problem
facing the board last Thursday
was the controlling of the traffic
and noise in the library. Final
solution was the returning of
tables and chairs to the west side
of the campus and the use of a
loud speaker system in the li¬
brary.
It was suggested by one of the
board members that a great deal
of the confusion was caused by
students who went to the library
not to pursue studies but to
have a convenient place to sit
and talk.
Army Men To Be Reassigned
April 1; West Campus Fades
The shortage of personnel, from which the Army is now suf¬
fering, has led the War Department to drastic decisions during the
past week. Because of the inability of the Selective Service to de¬
liver personnel according to schedule, the Army is now short 200,-
000 men who should have been in uniform before the end of 1943.
The increased tempo of offensive operations, together with the mount¬
ing casualties demanding immediate replacements in the field, have
created a situation which has necessitated a decision to reduce the
soldiers in college taking the Army Specialized Training from 145,000
to 35,000. This measure has been rendered necessary by the impera¬
tive requirement at this time for these men who have already had
their basic training and a certain amount of specialized training
for which their services are now urgently needed.
The 35,000 remaining in the program will be primarily those
trainees taking advanced courses in medicine and dentistry, or
engineering, and include 5,000 pre-induction students. The stu¬
dents withdrawn will be those already basically trained and on
active duty. Seventeen-year-olds in ASTP Reserve will not be
affected, nor will this Reserve phase of the program be curtailed.
Reassignment from ASTP to other duty April 1st will be made,
so far as military necessity permits, at the completion of a particu¬
lar training course or a term in that course.
Around 80,000 of the men to be transferred from ASTP will
be assigned to the Army Ground Forces where the skills and
capacity for leadership are now most needed. Most of the re¬
mainder will be assigned to other units destined for overseas
service. The policy will be to make certain that the skills and
the qualities of leadership which these thousands of student
soldiers possess are used on assignments where they can func¬
tion most effectively.
Four Orators
Win Honors
Hitting the news for the week
are four of PJC’s ortatory stu¬
dents who won fame in speech
contests of the past week.
Thirty turn-outs displayed great
enthusiasm over the Lyons’
Club Contest on February 15.
The winners, David Albee,
Gloria Heisley, and Elaine Lud-
lum, will speak at the monthly
meeting and luncheon of that
club on March 3 taking as their
theme, “Postwar Manpower.”
Wayne Untereiner, popular
JC student leader, has again
displayed his oratorical talents
in winning the American Le¬
gion Constitution Contest which
took place on February 27. On
March 10 he will tryout ,at the
district contest in Monrovia.
CSF Pins Presented
Twenty-nine new members re¬
ceived their pins at yesterday’s
meeting of the California Scholar¬
ship Society in the Social Hall.
Wilbert Dalzell, president, took
charge of the program which had
a patriotic theme. War songs
were sung, and a short history
of one or two songs from every
war was given.
Candidates Total Slim Margin ;
Frosh Rates High Percentage
Clinched in today’s final elections will be seven class and two A. W. S. offiices, run-offs
necessitated by close votes in last Friday’s balloting. Bettie Ball and Charles Mitchell vie for
the Frosh prexyship, while the finals will determine vice-presidency for the Soph and Senior
classes. Close contests brought several of the candidates totals differing by as little as one
vote. As usual, Frosh support was responsible for upping the average percentage of voters,
this time to 16.59 per cent of the student body, a substantial increase over last year’s corres¬
ponding election. Seniors trailed with a none too impressive 11.83 per cent. Elected by
generous margins were Lucille
Men’s Riccy pledges are taking the usual beating traditionally
“provided” for the lucky boys. Although the war has taken
many JC fellows into the service, there are enough left to bare¬
ly hold the men’s restrictive clubs together. Armsfull of books,
shoe polish kits, and ample supplies of gum for members are
the keynote of the pledge season. Pledging has been reduced to
a minimum. Club members are concentrating their efforts toward
war-time aid to PJC.
AGS Elects
New Officers
Initiation of new members,
election of officers and distribu¬
tion of pins constituted the main
portion of the AGS meeting, held
on February 17. The meeting, pre¬
sided over by Mary Faith Martin,
featured talks by various stu¬
dents on foreign languages. Speak¬
ing on Chinese was Hunter Go-
lay; Russian, Pat Ring; and Japa¬
nese, Frederick Warner. Stanton
Hill, representative from the fac¬
ulty, spoke on behalf of the Schol¬
arship Committee.
Elected as officers of Alpha
Gamma Sigma for the coming
semester were Mary Faith Mar¬
tin, president; Joanne Hunnicutt,
vice-president; Mona Marie Wil¬
ley, secretary; and Betty Kline,
treasurer.
Legal Group Cracks Down
On Campus Offenders
Before a noisy, almost unman¬
ageable crowd of over 75 under¬
classmen, Minor Court Justice
Arnold Swanson held court last
Wednesday afternoon, levied fines
with little hesitation.
James Elwell pled guilty to
smoking and was fined $3.00
and one hour of labor.
Betty Lou Sparks pled guilty
to the same charge and was fined
$2.00.
Barbara Lauderdale, guilty on
a smoking charge was fined $4.00.
Janies Anderson up in Super -
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were
Holmes, Freshman Secretary, Na¬
omi Riordan, A. W. S. Secretary,
and Mary Faith Martin, A. W. S.
Treasurer. Narrower leeways
elected Junior Secretary Helen
Erb, Frosh A. W. S. Representa¬
tive Alice Theal, and Soph A. W.
S. Representative Barbara Bliven.
In office after unopposed ballot
positions are Soph Secretary
Shirley Thorne, Junior Vice-Pres¬
ident Nadine Ostlund, Senior Sec¬
retary Connie Johnston and
Treasurer Grace Atkinson. Junior
and Senior Class A. W. S. Repre¬
sentatives are Helen Hatfield,
Ruth Risser, Hope Schlinger, and
Elaine Wood.
To be determined by today’s
run-offs:
FROSH—
President
Bettie Ball vs. Charles Mitchell.
Vice-President
Joan Weigl vs. Marilyn Wel-
bourn.
Treasurer
Rowena Baker vs. Lois Jack-
son.
A. W. S. Representative
Jean Elliott vs. Nadine Knauss.
SOPHOMORES —
Vice-President
Doris Becker vs. Ralph Clem¬
ons.
Secretary
Charlotte Lester vs. Hans Mor-
kisch.
A. W. S. Representative
Elaine Fehd vs. Grace Ellen
Jones.
JUNIORS—
Treasurer
Malcolm Agnew vs. Robert M.
Shaw.
SENIORS—
Vice-President
Patsy Marcy vs. Kay Ward-
well.
Oliver Popenoe to
Pull Purse Strings
Appointed last week as new
Secretary of Finance was Oliver
Popenoe, Argonaut president.
Secretary Popenoe replaced Hilly
Stong, ' who resigned to go into
the Navy V-12 program. As his
last official act, Secretary Stong
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SCA'ers to Attend Asilomar ;
Will Argue Christianity in Action
Representing- the SCA at the Annual Asilomar Intercalle-
giate Student Faculty Conference this year are eight mem¬
bers of PJC. The meeting, February 26-March 3, will stress
student Christian leadership on the campus. The students
include: Ed Smith, Morris Buchanan, Lucille Goodale, Pris¬
cilla Hannah, Sara Crosbie, Nadine Otslund, Clella Mae Swin-
ney, and Walt Raitt, advisor. These were chosen for their
interest and past service in SCA
work.
The camp is situated on Mont¬
erey Bay near Pacific Grove. First
started 35 years ago. Asilomar at¬
tempts to help college students
meet their every day problems in
the Christian way. Group discus¬
sions and sports headline the days
activities, while students gain
perspective and inner stability.
On the planning committee was
Betty Kline, SCA prexy. Because
of the man-power shortage stu¬
dents will divide KP work. Feat¬
ured speakers at Asilomar will
be: Dr. Robert Fitch, Dr. Ran-
dolf Miller, Dr. Frank Tooth-
aker, Dr. Evelyn Gentry Cald¬
well, and Dr. Buell Gallagher.
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Adults Asked to Join
Afternoon Sewing Class
The Adult Sewing-Class, a war¬
time clothes conservation project,
is drawing capacity crowds in
room 216 D Mondays, Tuesdays,
Wednesdays, and Thursdays of
each week.
Mothers are remodeling the
clothes of their sons in service
into smart, up-to-date attire for
the rest of the family. Young
brides are learning to sew, and
interested parents of jayseeites
are also attending, afternoons
from 1:00 to 4:00 p. m.