Pasadena Chronicle, January 16, 1935

SUPPORT PASADENA’S CAGE TEAMS Vol. XXVI Jteaticmi (Hitomdc L. A. J. C., LONG BEACH HERE THIS WEEK Pasadena, California, January 16, 1935 No. 15 Sexson’s Proposal Approved Board Passes Suggestion To Publish Report On Schools Superintendent of City Schools John A. Sexson’s suggestion that an “annual report on the schools’ conditions,” such as was prepared for a number of years, was app¬ roved by the Board of Education at its last weekly meeting. The last report of this nature was pub¬ lished two years ago, outlining spe¬ cific school conditions during the depression. “We are just about to complete an extensive program of rehabili¬ tation of our public school build¬ ings,” stated Dr. Sexson. “This project should be written up in de¬ tail and should be preserved as one of the records of the district for future reference.” According to the superintendent, the renort should be ready for the press in the fall of the school year 1936-36, and should include the years which have elapsed since the last report and the present year. He advises that public relations be taken up in a section covering the voting of the bonds, and the program of finances which has per¬ mitted the schools to operate, and that the second part of the report should deal with “ personnel. ” This would make a critical evalua¬ tion of what has happened to the personnel under the single salary schedule. The third part of the program could deal with the revi¬ sion of the curriculum in the light of the progressive viewpoint. Two other parts of the program could deal with “outcomes of the present program,” appraising them at all levels, and the rehabilitation program including technical de¬ scriptions of what has happened to the buildings, believes Dr. Sex- son. Superintendent Sexson said that the final chapter could deal with the statistical data which has been kept for many years, and which ought to be brought up to date at this time. YMCA Prexy Will Report Adviser To Install New Officers At Meeting At “Bulldogger” To give to the other members of this campus ‘Y’ a brief insight into the activities at Asilomar, during the recently held student conference together with the Y. W. C. A., Vernon Lief, newly elected prexy of the local organization, is to present a report of the time spent there, at this month’s “Bull- dogger,” tomorrow evening, at the downtown *Y.’ 0. G. Dressier, adviser, is to in¬ stall the newly elected olficers, of which, besides Lief, are Miiton Valois, vice-president, and two field council representatives, Don Spear and Milton Davis, of the up¬ per and lower divisions, respec¬ tively. Guests of the evening are to be graduating officers of the five junior high schools in Pasa¬ dena. The retiring president, Ed Montgomery, will explain the op¬ portunities and traditions of jun¬ ior college. Mr. Dressier, Vernon Lief and Paul Somers represented the or¬ ganization at the Southern Califor¬ nia junior college “Y” conference of advisers, secretaries and student presidents, which met at the Long Beach headquarters of the Y. M. C. A. Potlatchers • © ® • • • Bridge Lures Men Potlatchers, otherwise known as the men of the junior college fac¬ ulty, are holding their next meet¬ ing for Thursday, January 24, ac¬ cording to “Chief” Cecil C. Stewart. Something new in the nature of the meetings is being introduced with this conclave, the members mingling over card tables for their social diversion. Dr. Henry I. Weitzel has invited the men to his home for an evening of informal frivolity, the most serious of which will be to discover whether the de¬ votees of Culbertson are superior to those of Lenz, Work, et al. Members of the faculty are re¬ quested to notify Mr. Stewart by n~::t Tuesday if they intend to be present. Offers Thanks Accept my hearty thanks for the grand cooperation and en¬ thusiasm you have given your officers this semester! Despite our trials and tribulations this term, our “tent-city campus” has continued to sparkle with many activities. It was hard at first to become adjusted to rigid econ¬ omy, but we soon realized that we could put on assemblies, par¬ ties and dances just as worth while and entertaining with much less expense than we had been accustomed to previously. I hope that every one of you can say that you have enjoyed ail the events of this school term as much as your officers have en¬ joyed planning them for you. Let us remember as we end this semester and start a new one that “nothing worth while is ever attained without enthusi¬ asm,” and let’s make this year an outstanding and very pleas¬ ant year to remember always! ELEANOR NORTHRUP. Mystery Of January 25 Henderson’s Band Is To Play At All-School Dance At Civic Have you been wondering what the posters advising you, and you, and you to get dates for the eve¬ ning of January 25 were all about? If you haven’t already guessed, there is going to be an all-school dance at the Civic auditorium on January 25. The newly formed Campus Collegiate committee is co¬ operating with the junior college Patrons’ association to sponsor this affair. Gordon Henderson and his 19- piece recording orchestra will pro¬ vide the melody for the collegiate dance while tickets may be pur¬ chased for 25 cents per person at the Y. M. C. A. information booth and service bureau starting today. Sales will continue until the night of the dance. John Whieldon has been appoint¬ ed in general charge of the affair, while Kenneth Cartzdafner, Norris Roberts and Donald Packard are handling ticket sales. Publicity is being managed by Milton Valois, Robert Dickinson and George Mat¬ thews, and John Hardy, Jack Keen¬ an and Donald Mansfield are in charge of all business details. Authority To Talk To Class Edgar Wileman, head consultant decorator of Barker Brothers in Los Angeles, is to speak to all homemaking, decoration and home management classes on “Color and Room Arrangement,” tomorrow at 9 o’clock. Mr. Wileman will illus¬ trate his two-hour lecture by dem¬ onstration. “Present Trends in Style,” illus¬ trated by garments, were discussed by Mrs. E. Case, of Bullocks, be¬ fore the homemaking classes Tues¬ day, January 8. Mrs. Case discussed what would be worn in the spring, several new colors and fabrics, and new features and trends in sport garments. Dr. P. S. Doane To Speak To Medics Dr. Philip S. Doane, president of the Pasadena Hospital association, will speak to the Aesculapian club on the subject of “Abdominal Surg¬ ery,” Friday, at Bleeker house. Bridge, dancing and refresh¬ ments were enjoyed by the organi¬ zation during a recent meeting held at the home of Miss Ruth L. Conrad, adviser, in honor of alumni. Gardner, McCullough Top Rivals In Finals Of Student Body Vote Chief Justice, Junior Rep. Offices Are Filled In A.S.B. Election Friday As Over 700 Votes Are Cast; Pass 3 Constitutional Amendments Reversing precedents set by former balloting, final elec¬ tions came as an anti-climax to the primary voting last Fri¬ day as Stuart McCullough received the junior presidency and Trevor Gardner won the position of chief justice for the coming semester. Three amendments to the constitution School Law Enforced In Parking Lot Terminating the sixth week of an intensive drive to eliminate cer¬ tain disturbances in and around the parking lot, the Lancers, men’s service organization, report that the objectionable practices have been much reduced. According to “Scotty” MacDonald, head of the parking lot law enforcement de¬ tail, smoking on the campus has been almost totally discontinued, while a proportionate decrease in other offenses such as playing of radios, profanity, gambling, neck¬ ing and reckless driving has been secured. The only offense which has shown little decrease is incorrect parking. “Scotty” and his assist¬ ants, Joe Kievit and James Wright, plan a concerted campaign to re¬ duce the number of violations of this law. On the whole, the students have shown a desire to cooperate with parking lot police, but a few viola¬ tors have shown a consistent dis¬ regard for the several simple rules. It is the policy of those in charge of policing the lot to warn an of¬ fender once, and if the warning is not heeded, to give tickets. A stu¬ dent receiving one of these tickets must then report to the student court the following Friday morn¬ ing during club period for sen¬ tence. Violators who are brought before this court are liable to a cash fine, or in severe cases, to suspension from school. Has Scholar Advantage? II. of C. Challenges High School Students to Enter Contest “Has the Educated Person a Better Chance?” is the title of four essays, in the annual contest, open to all high school students, con- ■ ducted by the deputations commit- i tee of the University of Califor¬ nia. First prize will be $10, while the school which wins the first prize, a trophy engraved with the names of the winners and school, the greatest number of times in the decade ending 1939, will be given the plaque as a permanent trophy. Second prize is a life-time fountain pen, and third prize a year’s subscription to the Reader’s Digest. English teachers will select the three best papers in the school and send them to Berkeley. Three uni¬ versity faculty judges will select the best three on a basis _ of con¬ tents, style and organization. The rules are that contestants must be regularly enrolled in ac¬ credited high schools. Essays are to be more than 500 words long and less than 1000 words, and the contest closes February 1, and an¬ nouncement of winners will be ap¬ proximately on March 1. Any further information may be obtained from Murray G. Hill, head of the English department. 'You, Year Is TopicOf Talk “You and the Next Year” is to be the challenge given by Walter Griffith, formerly of the University of Washington, to the group gath¬ ered for Friday morning meeting of the Student Peace union, in tent 39, during club period, Eleanor Thompson will give a report of the collegians’ conference held at Asilomar during the Christ¬ mas holidays. Her report is to especially stress the theme of “What the Student Suggests in the Efforts of Peace.” proposed by the present board of representatives were passed by an overwhelming majority. In the race for president of the junior class, Eloise Jones and McCullough received en¬ dorsement in the primaries. 124 votes and 99 votes were received by the winner and runner-up, re¬ spectively. In precinct 1, A-C, Jones gar¬ nered 34 and McCullough 24. 31 ballots apiece were cast in precinct 2, D-J, while McCullough took the lead in the third section, K-R, with 42 to 26 votes. The fourth poll, S-Z, again found the winner in the lead with 20 to 15 votes. Chief justice balloting was more decided as Gardner received 415 student approval slips to Alfred Einstein’s 273. Gardner led in all precincts. Poll 1, A-C, found him leading with 88 to 51, while in Pre¬ cinct 2, D-J, a bigger lead was piled up with 131 to 76 votes being cast in favor of Gardner. Precinct 3, K-R, shows decisive victory as 130 votes for Gardner and 81 for Einstein were cast. In Poll 4, S-Z, the next chief justice led by only one ballot as results show 66 to 65 votes were polled. The board of representatives asked the student body to approve amendments to Article VIII and Article IX of the associated stu¬ dent body constitution. Article VIII provides for the cabinet to consist of the secretaries of activi¬ ties, athletics, finance, oral arts, publications, records and social af¬ fairs. The amendments provide that a secretary of public relations and a secretary of publicity be add¬ ed to the cabinet. Article IX in the unamended constitution provided for the duties and responsibilities of each cabi¬ net position. Amendments show that the department of public re¬ lations shall be composed of the secretary of public relations and his assistants. It shall foster the public’s understanding of and good will towards the associated stu¬ dents. The chairmanship of publicity created last year has become a sec¬ retaryship also. “The department of publicity shall be composed of the secretary of publicity and his assistants. It shall be responsible for all publicity of the associated students which shall appear on the campus with exception of that gov¬ erned by Article IX, Section 5,” reads the amendment. Section 5 states that the depart¬ ment of publications shall be com¬ posed of the secretary of publica¬ tions and his assistants. It shall be responsible for the newspaper, the annual and all other associated students’ publications. It shall be responsible for all publicity appear¬ ing in these publications. This de¬ partment was formerly in charge of all publicity. Bill Lawson, chief justice, warns students wishing to run for both appointive and class offices that activity cards are not available at the present time. Grades will have to be turned in as usual, but they will be accepted on ordinary paper. See Lawson in the student body office for further details. Drama Stars Are Honored Formal initiation into Delta Psi Omega, upper division honorary dramatic fraternity, will be held on the evening of January 18 at the home of Miss Elizabeth Flint, honorary member of Players’ Guild, upper division drama group. Mary Lou Perry, Kay West, Nancie Allen, Helene Neubrand, Don Neeley and Don Mansfield will be initiated because of outstanding work in dramatics they have shown this semester in the Guild play, “The Passing of the Third Floor Back.” Miss Elizabeth E. ICepple, ad¬ viser of Delta Psi Omega and Players’ Guild, will officiate, aided by Hadley Eliker, president, and Andrew Carnahan, secretary-treas¬ urer. According to Miss Keppie all alumni of Delta Psi are invited to attend the ceremonies. Norbert Bundschuh, Nancie Allan and Hadley Eliker, members of the group, are at present working on a play for future radio presen¬ tation. New Chief I desire to thank the individu¬ als who made the attainment of this office a reality and wish each and every one of you suc¬ cess in the coming semester. The attempts of this office along with your cooperation, will be bent toward making P. J. C. a more friendly institution for gaining knowledge as well as one for social expressions. 1 should like you to feel that the office of president of this system is something more than an inactive sanctum with a fig¬ urehead sitting at the desk. It is created for the betterment of conditions among students and about the campus. The only way I can see that such objectives can be accomplished is by your taking an active interest in the student body and offering your comments or criticisms freely. I have only praise for the effi¬ cient and friendly manner in which Eleanor has conducted the business affairs of the student body and offer my sincere wishes to her in any undertaking in which she might participate at some future date. DAVE PATRICK. Debaters Win Second Place Harold Berg, Dow Parkes To Receive Medals; E. Davis, Coach Winning eight out of ten debates, Harold Berg and Dow Parkes took second place in the Southern Cali¬ fornia debate tournament held at Pasadena college on January 11 and 12. Fifty-three teams, repre¬ senting Compton, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Riverside and Glen¬ dale junior colleges as well as U. S. C., the University of Redlands, and Pasadena college, were entered in the tournament. Berg and Parkes went through the first five rounds of competition undefeated. In the filial round they lost the decision to Glendale by a two-to-one vote. The question for debate was, “Resolved: That the nations should agree to prevent the international shipment of arms and munitions.” The Pasadena team, coached by Earl D. Davis, will receive medals. Held in lieu of the annual win¬ ter L. A. J. C. debate tournament, the competition officially opened the 1935 debate season. The de¬ bate squad of the junior college is looking forward to competing in the Redlands. Stockton, Phi Rho Pi, and Pi Kappa Delta tourna¬ ments next semester. Junior college teams entered in the tournament were: Harold Berg and Dow Parkes; Joe Phillips and Trevor Gardner; Chester Rad¬ ford and Hugh Nelson; Jason Lee and Jack Keenan; and Joe Spran- kle and Alfred Einstein. Punch, Games Are Attractions Open house will again be held by the Associated Women students next Monday from 2 to 4 o’clock in the Hunter house. Men as well as women are invited to attend. Punch will be served and Jan-Ken- Po is to be played by those inter¬ ested in the new game. “We hope that everyone will find time to drop in and enjoy our A. W. S. hospitality,” urges Pauline Stevens, president of the organi¬ zation. Margaret Davis and An¬ nette LaRue, cabinet members, are in charge. PHI RHO PI Phi Rho Pi, honorary forensics fraternity, recently pledged Hugh Nelson. Trevor Gardner, Jason Lee and Jack Keenan, into the or¬ ganization. These members were present at an alumni meeting held during Christmas vacation at the home of Louis Lagrave. AMS-AWS Hold Joint Gathering Capacity Crowd Receives Dual Attraction Bill On Rainy Day With old Jupiter Pluvius once again showering his wrath on the Friday assembly programs, the A. M. S. and A. W. S. meetings last week were of necessity brought under “one big roof” in the men’s gym. A capacity crowd turned out for the program, with each group putting a scheduled 45 minutes of entertainment in half of that time. Cutting short its scheduled program, the A. W. S. presented George Besselo, who sang “One Night of Love.” A trio composed of Treva Scott, Beth Lamb and Ruth Hawgood, gave three vocal selections. As a part of their business meet¬ ing an amendment stating that class representatives to the A. W. S. cabinet should be elected at the beginning of each semester instead of once a year as has been the custom, was voted upon and car¬ ried. The A. M. S. meeting, which followed the A. W. S. affair, fea¬ tured short talks by Ted Brod- head, graduate manager of ath¬ letics at Occidental, and Eugene Nixon, football coach of Pomona college. After briefly outlining the work of a graduate manager, Brodhead, for the benefit of Mr. Nixon, took up the Pomona-Occidental football rivalry of some 40 years’ standing, explaining thoroughly the humilia¬ tion of the Sagehens last fall by the Eagle Rock eleven. Coach Nixon brought attention to the recent trend in collegiate football, deploring the psychology that “every game must be won at all costs” as the breeder of de¬ grading proselyting activities. An added feature of the program was the appearance of the Bulldog band, under the direction of Audre L. Stong, which offered a medley of popular numbers. Term Affairs Nearing Close Meeting, Supper, Plans To Finish Activities Of Y. W. C. A. With a World Friendship club meeting, a joint board and cabinet potluck supper and plans for serv¬ ing at the Y. W. C. A. dinner, this semester’s activities are coming to a close at the Y. W. C. A., accord¬ ing to Miss Mary Smyer, secre¬ tary. Plans for the new semester and suggestions from Asilomar will be discussed at the joint board and cabinet meeting, January 16. The supner will be held at 5 p. m. at Mrs. Shattuck’s, 1968 Woodland road. Under the. student direction of Alice Archer, the World Friendship group will meet to discuss their International banquet, held Decem¬ ber 14, at the First Presbyterian church. Members will vote as to whether or not they wish to make the dinner an annual affair. This meeting will be held January 17 at 3:15 p. m. in the “Y” room. The Baptist church will be the scene of the annual Y. W. C. A. association banquet, January 25, at which the Pasadena branch has been asked to serve. Dr. Theodore Soares, pastor of the Neighbor¬ hood church and guest speaker, has chosen as his topic, “Interest in Humanity.” Election , Band Are To Feature Senior Meeting The appearance of the Bulldog band ensemble and election of subsidiary officers for the com¬ ing semester will feature the final senior class meeting of the semester on Friday, January 25. All seniors running for office must turn in their eligibility cards to Bill Lawson, chief justice, by this coming Tuesday, according to Bob Baker, recently re-elected senior president. Incumbent officers for this se¬ mester are Dean Griggs, vice- president; Mary Helen Johnson, secretary ; and Gordon Eby, treas¬ urer. Miss Mary E. Davis is the class adviser.