Pasadena Chronicle, January 08, 1937

JAN GARBER TO PERFORM IN ASSEMBLY (Tljvonidc SPARTANS AND LANCERS WILL GIVE DANCE Davis-Hall Tryout Is Scheduled - 4 - . Annual Speech Contest Is Entering Thirtieth Anniversary JANUARY 20 IS DATE "Peace” Will Be Topic Of Talks To Be Given Wednesday Marking the thirtieth year of the affair, tryouts for the annual Davis-Hall Oratorical contest are scheduled for Wednesday after¬ noon, at 2:00 p. m., January 20, in 206Q. Tryouts are open to both upper and lower division students, and winners in the preliminaries will compete in the contest finals for the Davis and Hall medals. The finals have been set for February 8, in room 104D, during the regular convocation period. Topic of the speeches is to be “Peace,” and the orators will be expected to talk for six minutes on the subject. The talks need not be entirely memorized, but may be given from notes, according to Mrs. Irene S. Peters, speech teacher here. The addresses will be judged by a committee of faculty members, and points considered will be con¬ tent and delivery. Mrs. Helen M. Stone, Miss Jessie Paxton and Miss Nell Eemsberg, faculty members from the English department of this school, will be the committee which will judge the speakers in the finals on February 8. Concerning the contest, Mrs. Pe¬ ters said, “Every one is welcome to try out for the contest ,next Janu¬ ary 20. It is hoped that a large number of the students who are interested in public speaking will enter and avail themselves of this opportunity to improve their abil¬ ity.” The Davis and Hall medals, pro¬ vided by M. W. Davis, father of Miss Elizabeth Davis, Spanish teacher here, and J. Herbert Hall, local business man, are the awards which the contestants will vie for. They will be presented at the con¬ clusion of the finals contest. Nineteen thirty-seven marks the 30th year of the Davis-Hall con¬ test, which makes it one of the old¬ est oratorical contests which Pasa¬ dena students take part in, accord¬ ing to Mrs. Peters. Because of an interest in oratory, Mr. Davis, then a member of the board of education, and Mr. Hall founded this competition, offering the med¬ als as rewards for the winners. Class Gives Radio Play Programming Going Ahead Very Rapidly - • — i With only three weeks of school remaining in this semes¬ ter, the guidance department is again requesting students to make out their programs for next semester as soon as pos¬ sible, according to Miss Ida E. Hawes, dean of guidance. Appointments are necessary for interviews with counselors and they may be made on the stage in the records office be¬ tween 7:30 and 8:30 and during both lunch periods each day. The sooner programs are made out the better chance stu¬ dents have of getting the clas¬ ses they want since classes are being closed rapidly, according to Miss Hawes. D.J. McCunn To Speak In Convocation Bob Martin’s Orchestra To Play For ’Bluebook ’ Dance - ♦ - Spartans And Lancers Combine To Plan For Coming Affair; Will Be Held Nexf Friday At Local Hotel; Bids Sell At One Dolar - ♦ - - With Bob Martin's orchestra furnishing the music, the Spartans and Lancers will combine to sponsor a dance next Friday night in the Vista del Arroyo hotel at 8:30 p. m. Bids, which cost one dollar apiece, are on sale by all members of the two groups. Finals and grades will be the theme of the dance, and Jane Ha- zenbush is in charge of the bid-* - design. She was assisted by Ra- ^сЬокгэЫрй Are Offered J.C. Students Mills College, University Of California Are On Lists "Business Opportunities In The Public Schools” Is Talk Topic Drummond J. McCunn, assistant superintendent of schools, will address the entire student body of Pasadena junior college next Mon¬ day on “Business Opportunities in the Public Schools,” at the first convocation of 1937, held on the bleachers. According to Bob Stapleton, sec¬ retary of activities, the entire stu¬ dent body will attend the convoca¬ tion because it is the first of the new year and the talk is applicable to all students. To cover the op¬ portunities for actual profit rath¬ er than the technical business phases, the talk will show modern advantages of the up-to-date school system. Although attendance at the con¬ vocation is required of all students, special permits will be issued to groups who wish to meet during convocation period. Representa¬ tives of these groups who wish can make out applications to be ex¬ cused, and have their meeting au¬ thorized by the office. Applications for special meetings should be handed in to Miss Pauline Novak, secretary to the principal at her office in the administration build¬ ing. Faculty advisers must pass on all meetings before applications are made. The mass convocation will be held in the bleachers instead of the gym, in order to take care of the crowd expected to attend the meeting Monday. Members of the Silver Screen club will manage dent technicians will handle the details of the assembly. Stapleton will have charge of the convocation, and the newly elected student body officers will be pres¬ ent, including Ellen Lombard, AWS president; and Vernon Leif, AMS president. Student officials also ar¬ ranged for music to be featured on the program. chel Williams. Patrons and patronesses of the affair will be Dr. and Mrs. John W. Harbeson, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. James P. O’Mara, Miss Ida E. Hawes, Miss Catherine J. Robbins, Mr. and Mrs . A. T. Hay, Mr. and Mrs. Ed¬ ward ‘D. Cornelison, Mr. and Mrs. Audre L. Stong, Mr. and Mrs. Ali¬ son Baldwin, Dr. and Mrs. Glenn L. Lembke, Mr. and Mrs. Max B. Harlow, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Ni- day, Major and Mrs. F. E. Bertha- let and Dr. and Mrs. Victor M. Trask. Blue books will be featured in the decorations, and bids are in the form of blue books also. Eloise Jones and Jimmy Couchman, presi¬ dents of Spartans and Lancers, re¬ spectively, are in general charge of the dance. Publicity is in charge of Alberta Anderson, who is assisted on that committee by Carolyn Munn and Harriette Hills. “Since this is the first time the two groups have combined for a dance of this kind we hope it will be well suported by the student body,” said Miss Jones. “With the fine orchestra we have obtained, everyone attending will be assured of a fine time.” Questionnaire Results Told Dean Reports Answers To Survey Paul Brinegar, Gordon Foster. Anna Sussman, Jack Pettingall and Ray Schwartz members of the ra¬ dio production club, Theta Rho Pi, presented “News A. W. 0. L.,” dur¬ ing the Christmas recess, Decem¬ ber 30, at 8:45 to 9:15, over sta¬ tion KPPC. The play, written by Grace Mc- Auliffe and Katherine Miller, stu¬ dents of Miss Maude L. Oliver’s creative writing class, was based upon strictly disciplined army life during the war. Last Thursday evening, the same production was given at the Pearl Street Clubhouse, for members of the Washington Heights Women’s club, and was dedicated to Pasa¬ dena junior college. “We arranged this production in order that members of the wo¬ men’s club would have the opor- tunity to see how actual plays are produced over the radio,” Ruth Gwin, program director, said. BIBLE CLUBS MEET AT JACKSON LAKE Annual Convention Sponsored By University Bible Group Reports of the proceedings of the annual University Bible Club con¬ vention, held December 28 to 31 at Jackson Lake, Big Pines, were giv¬ en at the regular meeting of the Pasadena Junior College Bible club last. Monday. Representing the Bible club from this school at the conclave were Virginia Sackett, president; Vir¬ ginia Chamberlain, vice-president; Betty Heaton, Schuyler Aijian, Mildred Tinkham and Ruth Swain. The junior college group is affili¬ ated with the University Bible club which sponsored the convention. Club To Hold Skate Party - 4 Open to all Pasadena junior col¬ lege students, the Roger Williams club, Baptist organization of the school, is holding a skating party at 7 :30 this evening, at the First Bantist church. There will be an admission charge of 25c, which will include the price of skates and refresh¬ ments. All junior college students especially those affiliated with the Baptist church are invited, accord¬ ing to Nelson Price, president of the club. Advisers for the club, who will participate in the affair, ar.e V. Stanley Silke, minister of religious education at the First Baptist Church, and Lynn W. Hatterslev, philosophy instructor at this school. Concerning the club party, open for the entire school, Nelson Price stated, “As this is the first time such an undertaking has been started, it is hoped that it will prove a success.” ARGONAUTS TO HANDLE TICKETS Tickets for the University of California vs. Pasadena basketball game will be exchanged at the school bank today and Monday for the game Monday night in the men’s gym. Argonauts, service club on the campus, are in charge of exchanging tickets. They will also collect tickets Monday as they have done at pre¬ vious games. Plenty of good seats are available for the game, accord¬ ing to Bill Weil, president of the club. Results of a questionnaire dis¬ tributed to the members of various women’s clubs at the general club assembly, December 18, revealed many fine sug-gestions for discus¬ sion at club meetings, according to Miss Catherine J. Robbins, dean of women. To promote better feeling among the clubs, the suggestions stressed the importance of president’s meet¬ ings, particularly during rush per¬ iods; limiting the time for pledging periods: more honesty and fairness in rushing; the sponsorship of so¬ cial affairs, open to the entire stu¬ dent body, such as afternoon hops, held last year; more discussions of school activities; more lectures on courtesy; the securing of larger restrictive, non-restrictive and Y. W. C. A. club membership, active interest in the Associated Women Students; joint meetings of re¬ strictive clubs and non-restrictive clubs; and development of faculty- student friendship discussion meet¬ ings. “For these, as well as manv other excellent suggestions, T wish to express my wholehearted thanks, and to the individual girls who turned in these fine reports, my most sincere anreciation.” an¬ nounced Mis Catherine J. Robins, dean of women. Several colleges and universities are offering scholarships to high school and junior college gradu¬ ates, according to the announce¬ ments now posted on the bulletin board in the entrance to the ad¬ ministration building. Among the scholarships offered are. several freshman awards of from $200 to $500, and several junior college graduate competitive scholarships of from $200 to $400, to Mills college. Application for any of these amounts must be made to the Mills college dean of undergraduate students, not later than March 3, of this year. The University of California of¬ fers many scholarships, among them several freshman awards of from $100 to $250. Application blanks for these awards may be obtained by writing to the dean of undergraduates, 200 California hall, Berkeley, California. Applications must go back to the University by February 15, 1937. Notices of scholarships from many other universities are also kept posted on the bulletin board, and the administration urges stu¬ dents who are interested in attend¬ ing a higher institution after grad¬ uation from this school to watch the bulletin board for further no¬ tices. Dean of Records John A. Ander¬ son said, “We are lining up a sched ule for representatives for a large number of major colleges to visit our school in the near future and interview prospective university students.” Notice of the dates of the visits of these deans will appear in an early isue of the Chronicle, and in the bulletin. Service Point Cards Due At Office Soon Students who, because of ex¬ tra-curricular activities in which they have taken part this semes¬ ter, are eligible for service points, are urged by Miss Myrtle Tinkham, of the records office, to turn in official cards listing them at the earliest possible time. Cards for service points may be obtained at the student body office in the Student Union buil¬ ding. While deadline for turn- ning the record of points in has not yet been announced, it will probably occur during the last week of school. Students are asked to watch the Chronicle and the Bulletin for official an¬ nouncement of this deadline. The amount of points given for each activity may be found in a list in the Student Hand¬ book. The card is to be filled out completely, signed by the instructor in charge of the ac¬ tivity, and handed in to the stu¬ dent body office. AMS To Hold Dinner Meet Students, Administration , To Be Honored Discussion of problems and diffi¬ culties facing the Associated Men Students will be the purpose of 1 • -u - 1 - -1- T-„J „1 - ] LECTURES TO BE GIVEN IN SPRING Tvo lectures are scheduled dur ing the spring semester for the members of the Pasadena Teachers’ association. The talks will be given at 4:00 o’clock in the afternoon, at the McKinley junior high school auditorium. Will Durant, American philoso¬ pher, will speak to the teachers on February 25, at the above mention¬ ed time and place. The lecture is required of all members of the group. Beatrice Edmonds will give “A Reading of the Outstanding Drama of the Current New York Season,” on April 18: Hef lecture is not re¬ quired. DR. CRAIG* SPEAKS TO AESCULAPIANS Dr. Lyle G. Craig, Pasadena urol¬ ogist and professor of surgery at the University of Southern Cali¬ fornia, spoke to the members of the Aesculapian club, Friday, Decem¬ ber 18. Dr. Craig showed the members the latest instruments used by the urologist in making diagnoses and in treating ailments. He spoke on the science of urology and on some of the social diseases. When the lecture was terminated, he an¬ swered many of the students’ ques¬ tions. On Friday, January 15, the Aes- culapians are planning another meeting. banquet which is being planned by the AMS, to be held at the Pasa¬ dena Athletic club next Thursday evening, Paul Douglas, AMS pres¬ ident, anounced. The banquet is to be a closed affair, with only a small number of student officials and administra¬ tive leaders invited to take part in the discussion. Representatives of the various sections of the school who will be guests of honor are Dr. John W. Harbeson, principal; James P. O’Mara, dean of men: William K. Dunn, head of the athletic depart¬ ment; James Couchman, Lancer president; Bill McElroy: past AMS presidents who are still attending school, Sam Schwartz and Johnny McDonough; and Howard Steinwin- ter, Chronicle representative. “We hope that during this ban¬ quet and discussion, we will be able to strengthen our plans for the fu¬ ture and make of the AMS a gov¬ erning body which will be more than ever capable of helping the men students at this institution,” revealed Douglas. Hughes And Hattersley Go To Meet Two Instructors Attend Convention At Mills College Dr. W. Hardin Hughes and Linn W. Hattersley, both of whom are instructors in philosophy at Pasa¬ dena, attended the annual meeting of the American Philosophical as¬ sociation (Pacific division), during the week ending January 2, at Mills college. During the sessions of the con¬ clave, Mr. Hattersley and Dr. Hughes appeared on programs. Mr. Hattersley’s talk was on the sub¬ ject of the content and method of philosophy for semi-profesional students in junior college, while Dr. Hughes spoke on the introduction of philosophy to junior college stu¬ dents who are planning to transfer to a university. A new. organization, to be know as the Pacific Conference on the Teaching of Philosophy, was in¬ stituted during the convention. The conference, which is to be composed of instructors of philosophy at uni¬ versities and junior colleges, will have as its purpose the closer co¬ operation of- teachers of philoso¬ phy at the various college levels, and the general improvement of content and teaching method in the courses given. Dr. Hughes was elected to the vice-presidency of the new organi¬ zation, which is to meet annually. The conferences of the American Philosophical association are held each year during the holidays. Next winter representatives from the philosophy departments of col¬ leges and universities throughout the Pacific states are expected to attend the meeting when it is held at Scripps college, Claremont. TO HOLD INITIATION Brvddofeth and Avvilagh clubs will hold their informal initiation tonight at the home of the adviser. Miss Ma° Walmsley. A meeting of Bryddofeth will be held this morning during assembly period in Tent 8. All members should attend as it is important, according to Miss Walmsley. Garber To Appear In Assembly "Idol Of The Airways” Is Slated To Appear This Morning WILL BRING ARTISTS Secretary To Interview Entertainer During Program 'Genial Jan Garber — the idol of the air lanes," will make a per¬ sonal appearance with several of his entertainers to feature this morning's assembly. Although it was not possible to obtain the entire personnel of Mr. Garber’s orchestra, the famous leader will bring with him several of his entertainers and will present them to the assembled audience. Mr. Garber will be interviewed by Bob Stapleton, secretary of acti¬ vities. Stapleton, who obtained Mr. Garber for an appearance, is quo¬ ted as saying, “A great day for P. J. C. Let’s all turn out and enjoy the privilege of being entertained by such a great personality.” The assembly will be held on the bleachers, unless it rains. Besides the interview with Mr. Garber, the entertainers whom he brings with him will probably present a floor show to feature the completion of the assembly. Mr. Garber, who has just com¬ pleted an extensive four month’s engagement at the Cocoanut Grove of the Ambassador hotel in Los Angelesj will be met at the train upon his arrival in Pasadena this morning by Stapleton and his fath¬ er, Russeli Stapleton. Known by millions of people for his own special type of orchestra¬ tion and his smooth, danceable mu¬ sic, Mr. Garber provides the music for patrons of the dance casino on | Catalina Island annually during each summer season. Following his engagement at the Pasadena Civic auditorium tonight and tomorrow night. Mr. Garber is going east and will return again next summer for his engagement at Catalina. His orchestra is not only rated as one of the top ten orchestras in popularity in the United States, but is one of the jhighest paid. MISS MacCLINTOCK TALKS TO GROUP At a recent meeting of the Cos¬ mopolitan club, organization for students of all nationalities atten¬ ding this school, Miss Ruth Mac- Clintock spoke on a tour she made through Scandinavia last year. She described the life and cus¬ toms of the people of Iceland, Nor¬ way, Sweden, Esthonia and Den¬ mark. One of her comments was that in Norway it is daylight for a period of 11 days during the mid¬ dle of summer. Miss Florence D. Diment instruc¬ tor in the social science department here, is the adviser of the club. Week’s News NEWS Jan Garber, “Idol of the Air¬ ways,” to appear in assembly this morning, along with a group of his entertainers. Page 1. * * * Thirtieth annual Davis-Hall or¬ atorical contest to go into pre¬ liminaries January 20. Page 1. * * * Drummond J. McCunn slated to appear in convocation next Mon¬ day. The meeting is required of all students. Page 1. * * * Final club period of this semes¬ ter to be held next Friday. Page 2. * * * Vo-Mag goes into second issue, as unexpected delays move publi¬ cation date to February 10. Page 2. * * * Kenneth Collins elected chief jus¬ tice as record small vote cast in final pollings, Friday, December 18. Page 2. * * * FEATURES Snow and cold enjoyed by feature writer in nearby alps above Pasa¬ dena. Page 2. * * * SPORTS Basketball team invades San Francisco, San Mateo and Modes¬ to junior colleges on successive nights. Page 4. Volunteers To Be Pals Students who desire to serve as ‘Pals” on the Sunday before the start of the next semester are re¬ quested to gather in 100T, next Tuesday at 3:00 p. m., in order to receive instructions, according to Dean of Men J. P. O’Mara. Speakers will be Mr. O’Mara, Sam Schwartz, student body pres¬ ident, and Ellen Lombard, presi¬ dent of the A. W. S., and present secretary of social affairs. “Pal Day” is held on the first Sunday before the start of the new semester. The purpose of the institution is to provide new stu¬ dents with a tour of the campus, at which time they may learn some¬ thing of the layout of the school, said Mr. O’Mara. The duty of the Pals is to conduct a small group of these new students about the campus. Last year’s Pals were chosen on the merit of previous service to the school, but this semester’s pals will all be volunteers, according to of¬ ficials. Students wishing to serve as Pals on Sunday, January 31, are asked to sign up in the student body of¬ fice, or in the office of the dean of women in the administration build¬ ing. _ _ PLAYERS’ GUILD HAS READING TRYOUTS Group Will Participate In Annual Playhouse Drama Contest To select a cast for the play, “Hunger,” by Eugene Pillet, which is to be presented by Pasadena jun¬ ior college for the Comunity Play¬ house contest to be held sometime in March, the Players’ Guild held reading tryouts yesterday from two to three in the afternoon, in room 206Q. According to Miss Elizabeth E. Keppie, dramatics instructor, the selected members of the cast will be announced at the business meet¬ ing of the Players’ Guild to be held during club period in 206Q, January 15. TEACHER* MARRIES Miss Juliet Gifford, art teacher here, became the bride of Donald John Clansonthue during the recent Christmas holidays.