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MINOR CLASS
OFFICES
ARE FILLED
McNEISHMEN
OUT FOR
PRACTICE
Vol. XXVII
Pasadena, California, February 28, 1936
No. 19
Grayson’s
Band Will
Entertain
Orchestra To Appear For
Assembly To Feature
Hit Parade
ON HORRELL FIELD
Ten Songs Most Popular
With Collegians To
Be Played
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Hal Grayson and his orchestra
of smart music will play in as¬
sembly today with a "P. J. C. Hit
Parade.” Presented by the four
classes and the associated student
body, the orchestra will entertain
with the ten most popular songs
of Pasadena junior college.
The hit parade, arranged by
Bob Stapleton, writer of “Melody
Cruise,” will be featured in forty-
five minutes of style music.
Hal Grayson’s orchestra, similar
in style to that of Eddie Duchin,
is noted for its particular rhythm.
The piano is played by Grayson
himself. With appearances at the
Palomar and Catalina, Hal Gray¬
son and his orchestra have acquired
a name for their musical presen¬
tations.
At Usual Time
The assembly will be held at the
usual time on Friday. The orches¬
tra will appear on Horrell field if
the weather permits, otherwise in
the men’s gym.
A preview of future assemblies
as announced by Charles Braden,
secretary of activities, assures
worthwhile entertainment for the
coming semester. The Los Angeles
police rifle squiad has been ob¬
tained for one assembly. In March
a spring and summer fashion show
will be held. An exchange assem¬
bly with Glendale J. C. is also
scheduled. An all-request program
of the Symphony orchestra will
appear later ip the semester. Re¬
quests will be turned in to Milton
C. Mohs, director.
“The big assemblies,” states
Chuck Braden, “will be held now
instead of later when it is too hot.”
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Drama Club
To Initiate
Fourteen pledges, selected upon
their dramatic abilities demonstra¬
ted at the -try-outs held on Febru¬
ary 18, have been announced by
the Bauble and Bells club. Initia¬
tion week will be climaxed by a
formal initiation tonight at the
home of Virginia Throop, 1480
Casa Grande.
New Bauble and Bells members
are Jean Nordwall, Miriam Shoop,
Muriel Stevens, Clarence Black,
Robert Lownsberry, Clifford Pratt,
Ed de Long, James Stivers, Ray
Schwartz, Wendell Thompson, Har¬
old Wolff, Eddie Worth, Lloyd Wy¬
att and Robert Willey. Faculty
judges were Miss Katharine Kes-
ter, dramatics instructor and John
Ehlen, of the art department. Miss
Kester said that “there is unusually
good talent in the Bauble and Bells
clubs -this semester and it promises
to be a fine year.”
“Farewell, Cruel World,” a one-
act comedy, was presented by the
club at the Pasadena Home for the
Aged, on the evening of February
22. Students in the cast w-ere Paul
Brinegar, Lorraine Gilb, Florence
Jansen and Roger Tierney. Miss
Jean McCrae was the faculty direc¬
tor, and Mary Emery, student di¬
rector. The play “What the Well-
Dresed King Will Wear,” written
by Miss Kester, was given at the
Presbyterian church on February
21. v
MEN HOLD OPEN
EVENT AT YMCA
The local unit of the Y. M. C. A.
held an open house meeting at the
downtown “Y,” Thursday evening,
at which members of the Z chap¬
ter provided the entertainment.
Sleight of hand tricks and electri¬
cal demonstrations were the order
of the evening. Guest speaker was
Arthur Cone, noted traveler and
lecturer.
Newly elected members for this
semester are Wilson Powers, presi¬
dent; Cecil Robertson, vice-presi¬
dent; Frank Goule, treasurer; and
Bill Newbol-d, secretary.
An invitation to any man student
at this school to join the “Y” was
extended by the president, and
plans for an entry of a basketball
team in the intra-mural program
of the junior college were discussed.
Dance Is Huge
Success Avers
Social Official
Anna Katherine Jones, secre¬
tary of social affairs, and the
social affairs committee were in
charge of the first after-school
dance of the year, held last
Friday, at 3 p. m.
Jack Gordon’s orchestra, for¬
merly the orchestras of Jack
Talbot and Gordon Cannon,
played for the event. Punch
was served by the Spartans,
women’s service group, during
the intermission.
Miss Jones declared the dance
a huge success, stating, “We are
planning another dance as soon
as we are able, which will prob¬
ably be some time next month.
Credit should go to the com¬
mittee which ably assisted with
preparations for the hop.”
The dance was attended by
some eight or nine hundred jun¬
ior collegians, who expressed
approval of the orchestra, and
the dance in general.
McCoy Writes
Gratitude For
Chest Money
Funds Sent To Annual
Campaign Totals To
Over $39
Through the cooperation of the
campus organizations, more than
39 dollars was donated to the Pas¬
adena Community Chest by the Jun- !
|ior college students. Appreciation
[ for the gift and for the student
interest in the campaign this year
I was expressed in a letter from
Don C. McCoy, general campaign
chairman.
“Your gifts were particularly
gratifying because this is the first
time that students of the college
have taken an active interest in
the welfare appeal. It will not be
the last, I am sure. In fact I am
certain, that in years to come, the
interest by you young people in
the problems of the community will
increase. Through participation in
this civic undertaking, you have
already taken a step towards the
active leadership in community life
that is properly, yours.
“In behalf of the Community
Chest, its 32 agencies, and many
individuals who will benefit from
your gifts, I wish to thank all
who contributed.”
I As a part of their participation
in the general Community Chest
campaign, a special assembly was
-sponsored at the end of last sem¬
ester at which time Mr. McCoy
-explained the work of this welfare
project to the students. Betty
Lewis was chosen campus represen¬
tative on the Community Chpst
and served on the publicity com¬
mittee. Maria Tomicich as secre¬
tary of organizations was instru¬
mental in arranging for the dona¬
tion of money to the civic group.
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Finalists To
Give Review
Millard Kaler and Raymond
Simpson, winners in the Davis-Hall
contest, will give a review of the
final program of that oratorical
tournament, Sunday, March 1. They
will speak at the church of Rever¬
end Kaler, father of Millard Kaler,
in Alhambra, with Franklin Pat¬
terson and Winthrop Thompson,
the other two of the set of four
speakers who entered the final
competition.
The upper division winner, Mil¬
lard Kaler, and the lower division
winner, Raymond Simpson, will
speak on different phases of the
subject “Youth Faces a Changing
World.” Patterson and Thompson
will also speak on phases of this
elastic theme, as did all four of
the finalists at the Rotary club
dinner held on February 19, where
winning orators were chosen.
SHIELD AND EAGLE
ELECTS OFFICERS
The Shield and Eagle club, hon¬
orary organization of the R.
О.
T.
C. cadet officers, announces the
election of the following officers at
an election held recently; President,
David H. Allen, vice-president,
Andrew Carnahan, vice-president,
Marvine Telling; and secretary-
treasurer, Rush Blodgett. Cadet
Major Allen, President of the club,
states that the officers have
planned a military dinner to- be
held at Mrs. Gordon’s Kitchen
on Thursday, March 5. New mem¬
bers recently taken into the club
are Melvin Cundiff, John Reifsteck,
David Warwick and George Card.
Club Bids
Issued In
New Way
Bid Distribution Climaxes
Rush Season Of
25 Clubs
NO FOURTH CHOICE
One Invitation Given
Each Person Under
New Ruling
A new method «will be inaugu¬
rated this semester for the issuing
of restrictive club bids with the
semi-annual occasion today, ac¬
cording to Helen Sperry, restric¬
tive club council president.
The system calls for the writing
of the recipient’s three preferences
and receiving only one bid in the
order of preference. No fourth
choice will be allowed under this
system.
As the rushee hands in his call
slip he will be given a card on
which he will fill out his one, two,
and three choices. If the first choice
is there he receives it, if not he
gets either the second or third.
Bids will, as usual, be given out
from Miss Catherine J. Robbins’
office, but because of her absence
her secretary will be in charge.
Twenty-five clubs will distribute
their bids in this way and the
“hands-off” policy which started
Wednesday night will continue all
day today to give the rushees an
opportunity to make up their own
minds.
The issuing of bids comes as a
climax to four weeks of rushing
season by the clubs which ended
Wednesday night. Bids were due
in the dean of women’s office yes¬
terday morning at 8 o’clock.
In former years the bids that
a prospective member received
were all given him and from these
he afterwards made his choice.
Formal and informal affairs
have been held during the last four-
weeks including teas, dances, card
parties, smokers and bull sessions.
New officers of the R. I.
С.
C.
for this semester are Helen Sperry,
“The Club,” president; Pat Pad-
dock, D.S.R., vice-president; Alta
Paquette, Aeolian, secretary; and
Fred Wichman, Baccalaureate,
treasurer. Miss Robbins serves as
adviser for the group.
Zoologist To
Be Speaker
Dr. Max W. de Laubenfels, zool¬
ogy teacher, will be the feature
speaker as the convocation planned
for Monday, March 2, in the men’s
gym. As yet, Dr. de Laubenfels
has not announced the title or the
text of his speech; however, many
students expect an address treating
with a topic of normal basic in¬
terest to Pasadena junior college
students.
Only those students who have
second period classes in physical
education, the biological sciences,
and study, are to attend the con¬
vocation. All others are to remain
in their second period classrooms
until the end of the convocation.
A closed campus will be observed.
The number of students at the
March 2 lecture is to be kept low
in order that the entire convoca¬
tion may meet in the men’s gym
instead of the bleachers. The num¬
ber of students, at the assembly is
limited to approximately 800. This
provision was made because of de¬
ficiencies in the public address sys¬
tem, according to Miss Novak, sec¬
retary to Dr. Harbeson.
INSECTS TOPIC
FOR ZOOLOGIST I
Dr. Cockerell, professor of zoolo¬
gy at Denver university, and his
wife, will give a biological lecture
on insects in 113W Friday, March
6. He will also show motion pic¬
tures of the bees and insects. This
is a remarkable picture, since it
shows the insects in their daily
life, and was very difficult to film
owing to the intricate peculiarities
of these tiny insects.
Dr. Cockerell has also written
various books on the subject of
zoology, and is known as a fascin¬
ating speaker. All those who are
interested in biological science are
invited to attend.
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TO INITIATE
Triple “S” pledges are sched¬
uled to be initiated tonight during
the meeting at 1205 South Madi¬
son avenue at 8 p. m., and officers
for this semester will be elected,
according to Priscilla Moerdyke,
president. All new members will
receive notification.
New Frosh President,
Senate, Class Officers
Elected By Small Vote
Bob Dickinson New Lower Class Head; Desultory
Poll Returns Selection Of Other Leaders; Group
Councils Announced By Presidents.
The president of the freshman class, Senate members, A. W. S.
cabinet members and minor officers of each of the four classes were
elected last Friday during general elections held during assembly
period. The voting was slow and small results were tabulated early
in the afternoon. Ray Kahn, chief
Yale University
Representative
To Be Present
Pasadena junior college stu¬
dents who are interested in Yale
university will have the oppor¬
tunity Monday to interview
Ogden D. Miller, assistant chair¬
man of the board of admissions
of Yale university. Mr. Miller
will be in the office of John A.
Anderson, P. J. C. dean of rec-
! ords, on Monday, March 2, from
9 to 10 a. m., to see interested
jayseeites.
“This opportunity is one of
which students should take espe¬
cial advantage,” said Mr. An¬
derson in a statement Wednes¬
day. “The merits of Yale uni¬
versity need not be commented
upon, but an opportunity such
as this is not often presented
at P. J. C., and should not be
overlooked.”
In fact, this will be one of
only a few times that represent¬
atives of the larger eastern col¬
leges have been able to speak
at P. J. C., and as it is, only
for a little time.
P.J.C. Music
Department
Has Charge
Patrons Association Is
Under Charge Of
Music Classes
The music department had
charge of the program for the
meeting of the Patrons’ associa¬
tion Tuesday, February 24, and
presented the less publicized phases
of the department in Pasadena
junior College.
Mrs. Amy Grau Miller, after ex¬
plaining that the course in music
arranging consists of creative and
vocational work in making arrange¬
ments for small vocal groups, pre¬
sented Miss Carrie Sharp’s boys’
quartet singing Norbet Duarte’s
arrangement of “Blue Heaven” and
the junior college “Alma Mater.”
Illustrates Work
To illustrate the work of her
own advanced piano class, Mrs.
Miller presented Lucile Fahmey,
who played a Chopin prelude in
В
flat. Mrs. Wersing gave a brief
and illuminating discussion on the
humanity survey and music his¬
tory courses, and Mrs. Gertrude
Howard likewise described what
the music appreciation class offers
for the student.
Mrs. Kathryn Barnard presented
her beginning voice students, who
did exercises, illustrating the three
“R’s” of singing. Concluding the
program, Miss Parmley described
the junior college course in har¬
mony, which is advanced work,
necessary for would-be composers,
and the mixed quartet sang a chor¬
ale, written by Mary Trautwein.
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Drama Club
Pledges Told
Dorothy June Evans, Muriel
Rash, Lillian Blackburn, Jane
Louise Clary, Paul Brinegar, Ray
Frey and Jack Sw7an have been in¬
vited to try out for membership
in Delta Psi Omega, honorary dra¬
matics fraternity, according to
Nancie Jean Allan, secretary .
Bill Payne has been invited to
become an honorary member be¬
cause of his work on stage set de¬
signing and stage managing.
Officers of the club are Andy
Carnahan, president, and Nancie
Jean Allan, secretary-treasurer.
Miss Elizabeth E. Keppie is ad¬
viser for the group.
Following the completion of cer¬
tain activities necessary to attain¬
ing membership in the group, for¬
mal initiation will be held. Alumni
have been invited to attend the
meeting.
NEWSPAPER DAY
TO BE OBSERVED
The fourteenth annual Newspa¬
per day will be held on the U. S.
C. campus, Saturday, March 28,
according to Roy L. French, direc¬
tor of the school of journalism at
the Trojan "institution. The pro¬
gram will open at 9:30 a. m. and
will be followed by a complimen¬
tary luncheon and afternoon con¬
ferences.
To the best' all-around- newspa¬
pers submitted by junior colleges
and high schools, the Crombie Allen
and the two Daily Trojan trophies
will be awarded. One faculty mem¬
ber and four student representa¬
tives will represent each school on
Newspaper day.
Time Chart
For Yearbook
Photos Given
Arthur Schlendering Gets
Associate Editor’s
Appointment
Arthur Schlendering has been
appointed as the new Campus as¬
sociate editor to fill the vacancy
left by Bob Cort. Art has been
serving in the capacity of copy
editor up to this time. Some of
the organizations still have not
paid for their annual page. A
j black list of clubs in arrear will be
issued in next week’s Chronicle —
let this be a warning. Seniors and
sophomores are reminded that the
date that they may have pictures
taken for the graduation section
I in the annual wil be April 3. That
! deadline is just one month away,
and there will absolutely be no ex¬
tension to that date.
Group pictures will be taken on
time due to a full schedule. Or¬
ganizations having outstanding in¬
signia please wear such. Boys in
night groups please wear dark suits
and girls dark silk dresses.
Monday, March 2: 9:00, Engin¬
eering; 9:15, Sci-Math; 9:30, Cness;
9:45, Verse speaking choir; 10:00,
Aeros Aupa; 10:15, T-Square;
10:30, Silver Screen; 10:45, Bauble
and Bells; 11:15, Counselors;
Night: 7:15, Abracadabra; 7:30,
Amphion; 7:45, Albibetes; 8:00,
Aeolian; 8:15, M. O. S.; 8:30, Al-
phometa; 8:45, Tristram; 9:00,
Areops.
Tuesday, March 3: 9:00, Triple
‘J’; 9:15, Girls’ Trio; 9:30, Y. M.
C. A.; 9:45, Y. W. C. A.; 10:00,
Magnatura; 10rl5, Aero Tech;
10:30, Rifle Team; 10:45, Oratory
contest group; 11:00, Debate team».
Night: 7:00, Tioga; 7:15, Phenix;
7:30, Baccy; 7:45, SorrelLe; 8:00,
Rostrum; 8:15, Zama; 8:30, Filo-
gian; 8:45, Phrenocosmia; 9:00, D.
S. R.
Wednesday, March 4: 9:00, Big
‘P’; 9:15, W. A. A.; 9:30, Argon¬
auts; 9:45, Lancers; 10:00, Spar¬
tans; 10:15, Mast and Dagger;
10:30, Non-coms; 10:45, Red Crown
Platoon; 11:00, Shield and Eagle;
1:00, Vo-Mag> staff ; 1:15, A. W. S.;
1:30, A. M. S.; 1:45, Senior Coun¬
cil; 2:00, Sophomore council; 2:15,
Junior council; 2:30, Freshman
( Continued on Page Two )
Week’s News
NEWS
Election of minor class officers,
with subsequent appointment of
class councils announced by group
presidents. Page 1.
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Hal Grayson and orchestra to be
presented in assembly this morn¬
ing. Page 1.
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Restrictive clubs to give bids to
prospective members, as new sys¬
tem is announced by Restrictive
Inter-Club Council. Page 1.
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List of new Alpha-C. S. F. mem¬
bers is released after approval of
faculty committee. Page 2.
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Patrons’ association celebrates
25th birthday, as tribute paid to
former leader. Page 2.
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FEATURE
“Leap year gives co-eds break,”
says writer in article on feminine
proposals. Page 4.
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SPORTS
Coach Bob McNeish happy, as
rookies to report to football men¬
tor for spring practice on Horrell
field. Page 3.
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Frosh team triumphs in track
tilt with Jordan high, 70 to 34.
Page 3.
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Two Pasadena ruggers named to
play on All-Southern California
team. Page 3.
justice, headed the committee in
charge.
Most important office to be filed
was that of freshman president
and representative to the Board,
which was taken by Bob Dickinson
in a decisive vote over his oppon¬
ent Bob Payette. Wendall Thomp¬
son won the vice-presidency of the
same class; Jeanette Eastman, sec-
cetary; John Allan, treasurer; Bet¬
ty Wilcox and Mary Ann Moss, A.
W. S. cabinet; and Henry Swafford,
Senate. Dickinson succeeds Bob
Stapleton, who has wielded the
lower class gavel for the past sem¬
ester.
Group Named
The class council announced by
Dickinson and his associate offi¬
cers include Barbara Patten, Con¬
stance Lambert, Betty Fontaine,
Vivian Bakkela, Betty Wilcox, Jane
Leahy, Johnnie Walker, Phyllis
Wilson, George Clute, Florence
King, Minette Bleiman, Virgil Hin-
shaw, Charles Stimson, Charlotte
Tubman, Ramona Martin, Robert
Willey, Stellanne Lotz, Maxine
Benson, Eldon Osborne, Donald
Niell, Bill Heard, Claudine Bean,
Joe Howard, Leonard Arolett,
Barbara Burtt, Marylin Nutt, Bob
Payette and Lloyd Wyatt.
Sophs Selected
In the Sophomore elections, offi¬
cers selected! to assist President
Bill Feasley are Grenville Lans-
dell, vice-president; Paul Tubman,
secretary; Phil Cartwright, treasu¬
rer; Ann Wilkinson and Rae Wil¬
liams, A. W. S. Cabinet; and
Chuck Braden, Senate. Council
members for the sophomore divi¬
sion include Dick Balch, Bob Bon-
thius, David Bowman, Charles
Braden, Eleanor Cleland, Helen
Cochran, Billie Crain, Helena de
Waard, Bill Foster, Virginia
Greene, Bill Coy, Bruce Jessup,
Lindsey Luster, Betty Martens,
Margaret Miles, Barbara Millikan,
Dwight McC'allum, Elizabeth Moo¬
dy, Evelyn Munn, Jack Paschall,
Peggy Pierce, John Rathmell, Ray¬
mond Richter, Rosemary Snipes,
( Continued on Page Two )
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Club Elects
New Officers
Active members of Beta Phi
Gamma, national honorary schol¬
astic journalism fraternity, met in
tent 40, during last week’s club
period, for the purpose of electing
new members and officers. Betty
Lewis, outgoing president, presided.
New members elected were Hel¬
en Sperry, Ruth BattelLe, Helena
de Waard, Bob Henderson, Jack
Burtt, Johnny Carter and Bill
Stecker. Members are elected for
outstanding service to journalism.
Officers for the present semester
as elected are president, Harry
Sheldon; vice-president, Ed LeBa-
ker; secretary- treasurer, Harriette
Hills; and pledge-master, Bud
Paulson.
Plans are being laid for a junior
high press convention to be held
for the Pasadena junior highs and
may also include the papers of
neighboring high schools, such as
South Pasadena and Monrovia, ac¬
cording to Betty Lewis, chairman
of the convention committee.
Awards will be made to the con¬
testants and speakers will be pro¬
cured to be announced at a later
date. The idea of a local conven¬
tion was instituted by Gordon Eby,
last year’s president.
Informal initiation for pledges
will take place March 5 to be fol¬
lowed at a later date by a formal
initiation.
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HAYRIDE TO SNOW
In two bales of hay on a ninety-
horsepower truck, eighteen mem¬
bers of the T-Square club held a
hayride to Big Pines last Sunday,
February 23. The occasion was the
periodical social spree of the draft¬
ing and architectural club.
Tobogganing was the main fea¬
ture when once the hayriders
reached the snow at Big Pines. In
the words of one of the members,
“We tobogganed for a while, then
ate, then tobogganed, ate a little,
tobogganed, and finished up with
some tobogganing.”
The club expects to attend the
San Diego Fair some time in May,
but as yet, no definite plans have
been made.