Pasadena Chronicle, February 27, 1935

Progress Marked In Buildings, Athletics LONG BEACH RELAY TILTS SATURDAY Chronicle WATCH FOR YEARBOOK PHOTO DATES Vol. XXVI Athletic Organization United, Leaving Frosh And Varsity Divisions Drastic Revision Of System Makes 12th, 13th And 14th Year Students Eligible For Varsity Squad; Plan To Go Into Effect In September Instigating a complete revision of the junior college athletic system, the adoption of a sports organization con¬ sisting exclusively of varsity and freshman teams to repre¬ sent the school in athletic competition, was officially made public yesterday afternoon. The drastic alteration in pol¬ icy, as outlined by James P. O’Mara, dean of men, will go into effect with the opening of the fall semester in September. Parallels Progress Parallelling the path of progress which has seen this institution lead, the field in the adoption of the 6-4-4 plan of education, seven years ago, the new reformation in the field of athletics places Pasa¬ dena junior college at the head of the field of progressive public schools of higher education. No other devotee of the 6-4-4 plan has as yet adopted such a plan. With its primary aim the creat¬ ing of a more united student body with an accompanied reduction of maintenance expenses, the success of the new venture will be watched closely by junior colleges through¬ out the country. Although at pres¬ ent the lack of converts to the plan will exclude P. J. C. from member¬ ship in any regular athletic con¬ ference, it is predicted that within two years a conference of four- year junior colleges supporting only freshmen and varsity squads will be founded. All students in the 12th, 13th and 14th years will be eligible for competition on the varsity teams, while the frosh squads will be composed exclusively of 11th year men. Lower division seniors are thus given one year of eligibility on the junior college varsity, with the privilege of transferring to university with four years of eli¬ gibility yet ahead of them. Free-Lance Competition Following suit after many of the leading colleges and universities of the country, such as Notre Dame, St. Mary’s, and the entire eastern contingent, which are well-known for their athletic prowess, Pasa¬ dena will henceforth be able to gauge itself on the basis of an all- victorious campaign. The new arrangement leaves Pasadena in the position of a free¬ lance school, at liberty to draw up schedules free from conference regulations, although it is assured that she will maintain her rela¬ tions with members of the South¬ ern California Junior College Con¬ ference. The position of Pasadena in the conference is peculiar in that, although not officially a member of that body, her dean of j men, Mr. O’Mara, was Thursday re-elected to his position of com- ( Continued, on Page Four) Lancers Pick Six Members Six prominent leaders in student body activities were elected into Lancers, men’s honorary service or¬ ganization, at a meeting held Mon¬ day afternoon in Hunter house. Of the new members, Bob Baker, Johnnv Benton and Bud Paulson represent the student government group, while Sammy Schwartz, Leroy Tyson and Dick Lusk are of the athletic fraternity. Dave Pat¬ rick, student body president, and Trevor Gardner, chief justice, are automatically honorary members of the club for the coming semes¬ ter. New Lancers will receive their black sleeveless sweaters and em¬ blems within the next two weeks. Tell Of Changes In Library Rules Several changes in library rules which will take place immediately were announced recently by Miss Winifred E. Skinner, head librar¬ ian. The rule changes will mainly af¬ fect the circulation of reserve books. They may be borrowed for overnight use at 2 o’clock and do not have to be returned until 9 o’clock on the following morning under the new rules. A five-cent service fine will be added to the fine for overdue books under the new rules, if the fine is not paid at the time that the book is returned. March 12 Is Date Set For Next Vo-Mag - ♦ - New Issue Of Magazine To Include Outstanding Literary Efforts Vo-Mag, which is a contraction of vocational magazine, is the only publication on the campus contain¬ ing illustrated student interviews, stories, essays, poems and other literary endeavors. March 12 is the date when the newest issue of the popular magazine will appear. “Although the coming Vo-Mag has been planned definitely to ap¬ peal to science and technology maj¬ ors, cultural and artistic students will find a surprise for them in the next issue,” stated Editor Jean Backus. “The theme of the book, technical aviation, was carried out in our own shop by students in the erecting of a new airplane, and their efforts, plus other aviation articles have been recorded.” Other interesting features are opinions of Dr. Walter S. Adams, head of Mt. Wilson observatory, and of Dr. W. Leighton of Pomona college. For those who enjoy the unusual, be sure and read the in¬ terview with Jascha Heifetz. Per¬ haps the selection that will appeal most to the majority is “Gems of the California Desert,” written by Pasadena junior college’s own popular geologist, Edwin Van Am- ringe. The new magazine also con¬ tains a clever short story and an essay of merit, both written by prominent junior college students. Starting March 12 and for as long as the limited supply of cop¬ ies last, the Vo-Mag will be sold for 25 cents at special desks throughout the campus. Women Hold First Affair With approximately 350 women students in attendance, the first A. W. S. social affair of the cur¬ rent semester was launched with favorable success, according to Anona Alexander, president of the women students. Delores Gates entertained with a solo tap dance while Elsie Brock- sieper and Dorothy Bagnard were the successful contenders in the dance contest judged by Anona Alexander, Alta Paquette, secre¬ tary of social affairs, and Joanna Pupis, Spartan president. A white compact was presented to each winner. Women’s sport, beach and street clothes were displayed by Pauline Stevens, Mary Mapp, Sadie Sellers, Olive Pupis, Eloise Jones, Char¬ lotte Hall, Charlotte Blackstone and Virginia Green. The garments were furnished through the cour¬ tesy of F. C. Nash. Moreland Kortkamp and Billie Boynton furnished the piano ac¬ companiment for the dancing and fashion display. Committees were under the di¬ rection of Mary Marsh, first vice- president. Betty Berry, Cynthia Hall and Betty Coseboom had charge of decorations, while Mar¬ jorie Sorver and Helen Wadsworth took care of the refreshments. Sussman Re-elected Head Of Chess Club Sam Sussman was re-elected president of the Chess club at a meeting held during club assem¬ bly, Friday, February 22. Robert Engle was re-elected vice-presi¬ dent, and Howard Hitchcock was chosen secretary-treasurer. Plans are being formulated for an en¬ gagement with the Glendale junior college chess team. Meanwhile the inter-club tournament will con¬ tinue for the next few weeks. Pasadena, California, February 27, 1935. No. 19 Bi-Annual Dance Held At Civic As Affair Of Holiday With the commemoration ot Washington’s birthday as the theme, the annual second semes¬ ter student body dance was held at the Civic auditorium, last Thursday night. Whit Smith and his orchestra, who played for the mid-winter restrictive inter-club council) dance, was featured on the program, while an aggregate cost of 25 cents was charged per couple. Alta Paquette, secretary of so¬ cial affairs, was in general charge of the affair, whil each member of her newly-chosen committee was put in charge of various functions. The new members and their posts in connection with the hop are: Kathleen Cartwright, bids; Bud Paulson, publicity; Eloise Jones, general committees; Joe Phillips, finance; and Bob Dawson, check room manager. Patrons and patronesses in¬ cluded administration heads, par¬ ents of members of the social affairs committees, parents of class officers, and class advisers. Reconstruction Begins April 1 On Addarns and Agassiz Buildings To Modernize Junior College Plant Rename Addams Building, г*л > , . Life Science; Agassiz, 1 OUrnef XV in Physical Science PLAN REVAMPING Committees Are Chosen 1935 Mast And Dagger Frolic Dated For May 17 Eve Plans for the 1935 Mast and Dagger carnival to be held on Fri¬ day, May 17, are rapidly being for¬ mulated by the newly .elected offi¬ cers under the head of Eleanor Northrup, president of the organi¬ zation. Committees made up of members of the group were appointed and organized at a meeting of Mast and Dagger held in Mr. O’Mara’s office on February 13. These in¬ clude the parade committee under the chairmanship of Bud Paulson with Maxine Thompson and Dave Patrick assisting him. This group is in entire charge of the yearly parade which takes place on Colo¬ rado street the day preceding the carnival. Entries from many cam¬ pus organizations make up the line of march. Booths The group which will manage and arrange the location of booth applications is Pauline Stevens, chairman, and Eleanor Northrup. All clubs or organizations who wish to maintain a booth in the carnival grounds must apply to this committee. Bill Paine is chairman of the committee on arranging the loca¬ tion of the booths and is working with Bob Dawson. Bob Dawson, chairman, .and Bill Paine are also in charge of the financial end of the affair. Decorations Decorations and the dance held in conjunction with the carnival are in charge of Doris Green, chairman, while James Martin and Ben Ludden are assisting on the committee to help make the at¬ mosphere a gala one. Jean Backus forms a committee of one to han¬ dle the hospitality for the occa¬ sion and make everyone feel at home and enter into the spirit of the day. Publicity Anona Alexander was appointed chairman of the committee to han¬ dle publicity, and will be assisted by Fred Warriner and Dave Pat¬ rick. “We are working to make this carnival a bigger and better one than ever before,” said Eleanor Northrup. “We feel that the stu¬ dent body is ready for something that will unite them as an enter¬ tainment of this kind is sure to do.” Students Build Model Yachts With remarkable accuracy, huge chunks of wood are rapidly taking shape in the form of model yachts, under the careful hands of all the enrollees in the class of yacht model building sponsored by the Pasadena junior college in its tech¬ nical laboratories. In connection with the class, a very interesting exhibit of model yachts is being shown in the win¬ dows of Reed and Miller company at 404 East Colorado street. Sev¬ eral models are on display and range in size from about thirty inches in height to very small ones only a few inches in height. Commendation Of Work Of Dean Is Urged By College Head Complete reorganization of Pas- piarmed '^'inlor , c°Hege has been planned for the new plant, with Uon “«rf tl° r6aC^ l0Rical locaHza- -°f.,the .various sciences and and Aoab;e-W1,4^ buildings, Addams . j aAsslz’ when construction is started April 1, 1935. The renaming of the two struc- ma?itieWI ьЬе °Пе: °f the first for- mahties observed at the comple¬ tion of the rehabilitation program some time in October. The west I wing, named for the famous Chi- | cago social worker, Jane Addams, is to be called the Life Science , budding while the Louis Agassiz edifice dedicated to the revered I French scientist of the nineteenth century, will b,e known as the Physical Science building. ‘Finest Plant’ Pasadena junior college will be nbntt0- baaSt ?f one of the «nest Plants m America at the conclusion Ot our rebuilding- program. The very latest designs, materials and equipment will be used in the con¬ struction, said Dr. John W Har- beson, principal. Chemistry, physics, geology, mineralogy and physiography wdl be g-rouped together in the Physi- cal Science building. At the pres¬ ent time these courses are scattered over the disrupted campus with пя® ■г"41’3!1 teaching focus in the partitioned class rooms in th° mens gym Bailey W. Howard has headed this departmeht for many years. t.. hinder the leadership of Mrs Mabel B. Pierson, the biological sciences will be centralized in the r~® s.cl,ence laboratories including bacteriology, biology, botany, for- estry, landscape design, physi¬ ology and anatomy. At the present time these offerings are to be lound m the women’s gym, Bleek- er house and the agriculture build¬ ing. Home Courses Home economics directed by Mrs. Esther Tennison, including household art, house and home household science, costume design and commercial foods will be placed in the Life Science struc¬ ture along with the biological sci- fuCeni ,The Pahochial school and the bleeker house are the present site of this department’s activi- ties. Dr. Harbeson has urged special commendation of the work of James P. O’Mara, dean of men, for his emergency housing measures and for the planning of- the forth¬ coming junior college plant. Seniors Will Sponsor Jig А* seni°r council meeting held yesterday afternoon, Bob Baker, president of the class, an¬ nounced that in place of a night dance this semester, a matinee dance sponsored by the seniors and given for the sophomore class will be held on March 27. The locale of the afternoon affair is as yet undecided, but it will probably take place in the men’s gymnasium, with no admission charge aside from the presentation of identification cards. The orchestra will be chosen by a .lomt committee of seniors and sophomores headed by Bob Bake>- and John Benton, presidents of their respective groups. Eleanor Northrup was appointed chairman or a committee to arrange for the theme and the decorations and wi4 be aided by Emily Bettanier, Paul¬ ine Stevens, Dick Gorby and Bill Lawson. Objective Of Lebate Team Six Students Will Leave For Annual Pi Delta Kappa Debate With the winning of the annual Phi Delta Ivappa invitational tour First Of April Assumes Gigantic Importance To Collegians FINISH IN OCTOBER Bids Opened For Month; Earthquake Proof Is Emphasized April 1, 1935, has taken on pro¬ portions of gigantic importance to the administration, student body and faculty of the Pasadena jun¬ ior college as this date has been nament as their final goal, three | ®fA,as the day upon which actual teams of debaters will leave for Stockton to participate in this par¬ ticular part of forensics this week¬ end. Six students will leave for the northern tourney and include the teams of; Harold Berg and Dow Parkes, Carl Deisenroth and Jason | Lee, and Trevor Gardner and Joe I Phillips, and will be under the i ln training and supervision of Earl D. Davis, local debate mentor. These squads were chosen in an elimination by a group of judges who included Coach Davis,- Mrs. Helen Stone, Maurice Hoerger and Edward D. Cornelison. Confident “Although some of the best col¬ leges of the Pacific coast are en¬ tered in the tournament,” said Mr. Davis, “we feel that Pasadena will make a good showing against the rest of the schools. We have been training for the past few weeks for the contest, and although we can¬ not be absolutely sure of winning, we can still be very optimistic (Continued on Page Three) work on the reconstruction pro¬ gram of the Jane Addams and Louis Agassiz units of the second¬ ary school plant will start. Second only in importance to the first day in April is the tenta¬ tive date of completion. The cul¬ mination point cannot be definitely laid down, due to obvious variables the construction schedule, but AWARDS OFFERED An announcement from Pomona college states that all candidates for scholarships must file their eligibility with the committee on admissions at Pomona before March 1. Ten scholarships are now offered to junior college trans¬ fers, and any upper division grad¬ uate who wishes to take advantage of this opportunity should see Miss Mildred Wellborn in tent 35 for further information. Architecture Talk Tonight R. J. Neutra, Well Known Designer, Speaker At T-Square Richard J. Neutra, world-famous architect, speaking tonight in 100T, through the sponsorship of the T-Square club, is the most prominent leader of the modern school of architecture. He de¬ signs buildings for beauty as well as for function. His theory is that just as a fish is fitted in form and structure to move and turn through the water, or just as a storm-racked Monterey Pine on Point Lobos is fitted to withstand the stress of the elements, so a building should be designed to fit the function for which it is intend¬ ed. He believes that a house should be more than a mere pile of stone with hollows in which hu¬ mans live. Built of steel, concrete and glass, the famous architect’s home over¬ looking Silver Lake in Los Angeles, is a noted .example of the irreduci¬ ble minimum which is the ideal of the new functional architecture. Every tiny inch of floor space is utilized. Beneath what appears to be a roller-top desk there is a kitchen stove; under the kitchen table there is an electric washing machine. Walls that slide into three-paneled doors are a feature of the house, which is built to give the illusion of expansive space in¬ doors. Mr. Neutra has designed an ex¬ perimental school which allows students to attend classes out of doors and still be warm. The school, now being constructed, is composed of a series of glass stalls open at the top. Elect New Officers At Tome Club Meet Blanche Lunk was elected presi¬ dent of the Tome club for the en¬ suing semester, Monday, February 18, at a meeting held at the home of Miss Homer, club adviser. The new president succeeds Mildred Kime, whose resignation caused a general election of officers. Howel! Breece was elected vice-president; Helen Buob, secretary-treasurer; anl George Beck, news reporter. Upon presentation of satisfac¬ tory book reviews three new mem¬ bers were admitted to the literary group. M.eritt Hewitt discussed “Victory,” by Joseph Conrad; James Joyce, “Jonathan Edwards”; and Jean Wilson, “Life a la Hen- rie.” it is estimated that the two build ings will be finished some time in October, according to James P. O’Mara, dean of men. Bennett, Architect Cyril Bennett received the com¬ mission to execute the blue prints for the future housings of the life science and physical science de¬ partments. Mr. Bennett is well known in Pasadena for his origi¬ nations entered in the annual Tour¬ nament of Roses parade. He has also received recognition for his specifications for the Pasadena Civic auditorium. One hundred and seventy thou¬ sand dollars is the estimated cost for the completion of the two wing structures, including scientific lab¬ oratories, home economics equip¬ ment and class rooms. The amount will be taken from the sum of $375,000 voted by members of the Pasadena school district on Octo¬ ber 25, 1934, and from the moneys received by the sale of district and inter-district property. Bids Open Bids upon the contracting job were opened and advertised by the Board of Education, last Thursday, according to state regulations. The (Continued on Page Three) Dean Speaks At Banquet Dr. Coons Of Occidental To Talk At Banquet Of Honor Club Dr. Arthur G. Coons, dan of men at Occidental college, will be the guest speaker at the annual Alpha Gamma Sigma “pin” banquet on March 5. At this time, all stu¬ dents who have earned their awards in the upper division schol¬ arship society will he presented with their pins. Through the kindness of Judge Newell of this city, the organiza¬ tion will be granted the use of the banquet hall at the University club for members and their guests. Faculty members who were gradu¬ ated from Occidental will be in¬ cluded among the special guests in¬ vited to the affair. Dr. Coons, who has just returned from a year spent in China, is one of the most popular speakers at young people’s activities in the Southland, according to Miss Mil¬ dred Wellborn, adviser for the lo¬ cal chapter of Alpha Gamma Sigma. The speaker of the evening was arranged for by Miss Florence Bru¬ baker, counselor. Dr. Coons, who is now teaching at Occidental col¬ lege, was graduated from the Uni¬ versity of Pennsylvania, then re¬ ceived his doctor’s degree before the age of thirty, after which he began his work at the neighboring college. During his stay in the Orient, Dr. Coons studied econo¬ mic conditions which are his spe¬ cial field of work. CONCERT AT CIVIC Henry Svedrovslcy, assistant con¬ ductor of the Los Angeles Philhar¬ monic orchestra, will conduct the Young People’s concert at the Civic auditorium, Friday after¬ noon, March 1, at 2:15. Only students who hold season tickets will be eligible, and they can leave their fifth period early by showing their tickets.