Pasadena Chronicle, January 21, 1941

Unusual Court Trial Ends In Girls' Freedom Vol. 32 Appointive Office Applications Due On Friday Pasadena Junior College, January 21, 1941 No. 25 F ina I Elections Declared eg a Leaders Needed Appointive Office Bids Due Friday All appointive office applications must be in by Friday, January 24. No applications will be accepted later. The Student Body Cabinet is a group of students, ap¬ pointed by the ASB President and approved by the Board, in whom responsibility for their respective departments is in¬ vested. The only requirements demanded are an earnest de¬ sire and endeavor to become a student leader, plus an aca¬ demic standing oX good grades. All students are urged by Bill Burke, newly elected ASB Presi¬ dent, to get behind their govern¬ ment and “boost it further up the ladder of democracy” and this is but another way to have a truly representative student body government. All appointive offices are for a term of one semester with the exception of the Secretary of Fi¬ nance and the Attorney General, who serve for two semesters. Cabinet positions as provided by the student constitution are as (Continued on Page 3) Native 7Pic-Mal<ers7 Get The Real McCoy Camera marksmen flocked to the Social Hall on East Campus last Friday, January 17, to take shots of a quaintly clad Filipino girl against a bamboo screen background. Eighteen - year - old Nenita Dumo arrived in the United States when she was twelve years old. At this first meeting of the Photography Club she was again posing in her na¬ tive costume. Her slippers were of crimson and silver beads, and a top skirt of black with pink and yellow stripes matched the turban covering her dark braids. Most unusual was the skirt and kerchief which was handwoven from the fiber of century plants. This makes a very stiff net on which a floral design was placed. For the photographing she was carrying a basket of painted gourds. Other girls who posed beneath the glare of the flood lamps were Claudine Radeke, Rose Princess, as well as Frances Huggins, Eva Lois Tyrone, ana Mary White. Max Hole, former photog¬ rapher on the Chronicle, who now owns a store on Green Street, gave a talk about various types of cameras and brought several from his stock for dem¬ onstration. He also discussed the essential differences between dis¬ play and reproduction photo¬ graphing and those of zinc cuts and copper plates. LOO KINO Wednesday, January 22 — In¬ formal Dance, East Campus, 3:15 p. in. Thursday, January 23 — Door¬ step Players, West Campus Auditorium, 3:00 p.m. Monday, January 27 — Semes¬ ter Exams begin! Friday, January 31 — Pluto¬ crats’ Informal Dinner and Dance, 0:30 p. m. Saturday, February 1 — Place¬ ment Exams. Friday, February 7 — All- School Dramatic Production, Sexson Auditorium, 12:40 p.m. Sunday, February 9 — Vesper Monday, February 10 — Stu¬ dent Body Homecoming, Civic Auditorium, 8:30 p.m. _ Saturday, February 15— Fi¬ nal Placement Examinations. Caught! Prosecutor Nabbed For Bad Conduct Ed Van Kopp, chief deputy prosecutor, was himself prose¬ cuted last Thursday, January 18, when he was brought before the minor court on a charge of dis¬ orderly conduct. This charge was preferred against him when he was found by a Lancer to be dis¬ tributing handbills illegally in the Student Union. Although he was not able to appear himself, he directed his attorney, Bill Yates, to plead guilty for him. Mr. Yates, in pleading guilty, asked for leniency. Justice Speer, feeling very hu¬ morous, was lenient, and sent¬ enced Mr. Van Kopp to a mere four hours of hard labor at the discretion of Mr. Stong, Dean of Men. Two hours of this sentence were later suspended on condition that Mr. Van Kopp, within three trials, pass an examination to be given by Justice Speer, which covers the entire criminal code of PJC. This examination will include forty-three questions, dealing with every phase of the code. Mi-. Van Kopp will be re¬ quired to identify all of the vari¬ ous articles by number and con¬ tent. Should he fail the examina¬ tion, the suspended sentence will go into effect. No Seniors? Frosh Skate, Sophs Dance, Juniors Eat Although there is a usual slack at the end of each semester of social affairs, the various classes of PJC have been having at least one event during the past month. At the Winter Gardens last Saturday night, the Frosh class staged a skate. Featured were special prizes and a special ses¬ sion. Part of the success of the event was given to the fact that the Frosh had been given their choice of parties, voted by a large majority for ice skating. Another highlight in social ac¬ tivities was the Sophomore Barn Dance. Held January 10 at the well-known Aitadena Recreation Hall in Aitadena, it was managed by Class President Katherine Hubbard. The junior class had a dinner on Wednesday, January 15, at Olvera' Street, which honored the officers of the class, pre¬ sented President Bob Burns with a gavel block. Held at Cafe La Golondrina, a grand march was held later in the evening, was lead by Rose Queen Sally Stan¬ ton and Bob Burns. Battle Brewing Tom Kipp To Be Prosecuted In Superior Court Trial; Three Charges Preferred Destruction of property, disorderly conduct, and theft are the three charges which Tom Kipp, former Chronicle Sports Editor, must face at a superior court trial Thursday night, January 23, at 7:00 p. m. Having pleaded not guilty to the charges at a minor court hearing last week, Kipp will receive a trial by jury. After careful investigation of submitted evidence Kipp was in¬ dicted by the Grand Jury several weeks ago. The three charges arose out of two incidents in which Kipp allegedly destroyed several Chronicle sports stories already set up in type, and re¬ moved some sports photographs from the Chronicle office. The jury trial will be held und¬ er Judge Warren Glass in Room 200 C, East Campus, at 7 p. m. on Thursday. Prosecuting Kipp will be Student Prosecutor Fran¬ cis Stevenson and Attorney- Gen¬ eral Warren Allen. According to Kipp, Robert Overstreet will handle the defense. At the minor court session Kipp tried to bring in a professional attorney to handle his case, but as this is against PJC rules, which allow only student bar members to practice law on the campus, Kipp’s professional lawyer will act only in an advisory capacity. Lengthy NRICC Meets, Hears Thurber Suggestions Composed of 80 presidents of all the non-restrictive clubs at JP, the Noil-Restrictive Inter-Club Council represents one of the most influential groups on the campus. Only 30 of the presidents at¬ tended the meeting held last Wednesday, and Chairman Clar¬ ence Thurber, although unable to be present himself, outlined some suggestions in a letter, which Andrew Rolle read. These sug¬ gestions were helpful not only to the clubs concerned, but would benefit the entire school. First point was a new purpose for the NRICC. It should have a definite object in mind toward which to work, as otherwise, it would have no excuse for exist¬ ing, and would become lifeless, a defunct organization. PJC al¬ ready suffers from too many such groups, and it is doubtful if it could afford another, said Thurber’s note. For this reason, he continued, the council should have definite goals and objec¬ tives toward which to work. At the same time, the goal should have some constructive value, and should not be just some¬ thing to occupy spare time. NO SCHOOL SPIRIT Further, he said, the lack of school spirit at PJC must be evi¬ dent to all students. What causes this situation, no one really knows. Yet everyone agrees that something should be done about it. The lackadaisical attitude that many students exhibit toward the welfare of their own college is not to be admired. The NRICC being representative of one of the largest organized groups at PJC, could conceivably effect a great change in the attitude of the general student body. To do anything along this line, however, the council should begin at home. Before starting a crusade, the crusaders should be sure that they, themselves, are (Continued on Page 3) Foreign 'With A Smile', French Movie, Presented At JC Ticket returns on the French movie this year almost paid for the use of the film,” said Miss Kathleen Loly of the Language Department. The story was call¬ ed “Avec le Sourire” or “With a Smile.” Victor Larnois (Mau¬ rice Chevalier) had a philosophy which carried him from doorman at the Palace Theater to the di¬ rectorship of the opera. Larnois was an ingratiating scoundrel, but he had a smile and a song that bore him to the top. With him went Gisele, once a chorus girl for the Palace Theater. But he had the goodwill to teach others the art of smiling also. 1 The accompanying Columbia feature was "Islands of the West Indies.” This showed various European owned islands in the Gulf of Mexico with their people in the quaint clothes suitable for tropical lands. Historical land¬ marks, such as the pitch lake from which Sir Walter Raleigh calked the seams of his vessel, were shown. An unusually large number of students attended the matinee performance and, although all could not understand the French language, the plot was quite clear with various character por¬ trayals. Nearly as many came to the evening run. Science Books Are Displayed The Science Book Club held their meeting last Thursday at , Mr. E. Van Amringe’s house where they were shown part of his collection of rare old books dealing with science and western history. One of the strangest of his ten thousand books is called “The Art of Curing By Sympathy” which gives some good recipes for dying young. One treatment, for example, was to ignore the wounded person but reap all kinds of affection on the sword that pierced his innards. In this way a cure was obtained. The Science Book Club is com¬ posed of teachers of the physical sciences, life sciences, and math¬ ematics. The object of the club is to obtain all the latest scien¬ tific books as soon as they are published. These books are bought with the dues each mem¬ ber pays. Attorney General Throws Out Final Vote Stuffed ballots and other election irregularities uncov¬ ered at a special hearing of the Minor Court yesterday, caused Attorney-General Warren Allen to declare last Friday’s final election illegal and threw out the results. This leaves the de¬ cision for a re-election up to Elections Commissioner Wayne Fowlie. Student officers and Grand Jury members present at the special hearing were appalled at the outright violations of PJC’s elections code. One witness testi- Inappropridte Community7 Title Wanted For PJC By Dr. Harbeson When the letters depicting Pasadena Junior College were placed on the main building, January 11, Dr. J. W. Harbeson was looking forward to the day when another name would grace this institution. Many public edu¬ cators today believe that the name Junior College is inappro¬ priate. Dr. Harbeson has been among those who have advo¬ cated the title of "Community College.” “And why not?” he suggests, “We have a Commu¬ nity Playhouse, a Community Chest, Community Hospital and various other community proj¬ ects.” The junior college is no longer just the first two years of col¬ lege. It does a finished job. Stu¬ dents who leave at the end of the 14th year aren’t just “half- baked.” They’re ready to go out and get jobs. The cosmetology, technology, airplane, forestry, and business courses, as well as nursing, do a complete job of training. Graduates are then ready to hold positions in the working world. There is very lit¬ tle break between the 12th and 13th years, and many students go right on. The war crisis and defense preparations have stall¬ ed educational movements tem¬ porarily but some day we may know it as the Pasadena Com¬ munity College, even as we have at various times termed it the Pasadena High School, Horace Mann building, Pasadena Junior College, and the campus term for it “C” building. Grad Picture Appointments 7 Campus' Open All students certain of be¬ ing graduated this February or June, from either the 12th or 14th year, should make ap¬ pointments immediat ely in Chronicle offices, 37 C (East) or 207 A (West) if they wish their pictures to be included in the graduation issue of Cam¬ pus, PJC’s new semi-annual. Howlett Studios, 343 East Green Street, has been award¬ ed contract for graduation pic¬ tures. Students! See Your Counselors Now is the time to get programs made out. The way to do so is for each student to see his counselor. Appoint¬ ments to see counselors must be made between 1:30 and 3:30 at the Guidance office window, room 118 C. Students planning to trans¬ fer to the West Campus may make their appointments at the same time. fied that she had "stuffed” 15 illegal ballots for one of the can¬ didates. ATTORNEY RULES Attorney-General Allen stated that, “in the light of extensive investigations and testimonies by witnesses under oath today I feel compelled as Attorney-Gen¬ eral to proclaim the entire bal¬ loting on Friday, January 17, il¬ legally held and warranting a new final election. Testimonies by several witnesses brought forth the fact that one elections official on the West Campus stuffed fifteen or more ballots for the loser of the Junior Class elections race, without his know¬ ledge. These stuffed ballots in¬ cluded the names of candidates for AWS offices. Testimony was also brought out that counting of ballots on the West Campus was conducted illegally, and that electioneering was practiced at several polls by students and of¬ ficials alike.” Patriotic Tune Song Featured At Annual Meet “There’ll Always Be An Eng¬ land” was echoing from the peaks of the Canadian Rockies to the Atlantic and Pacific sea¬ boards when Miss Katherine Kester visited our great north¬ ern neighbor this summer. The sale of this song, written by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles, is only authorized in Canada and Newfoundland. Miss Kester brought back a copy for the desk of Miss Lula Claire Parmlee, head of the music de¬ partment. This song was featured at the annual meeting of the San Ga¬ briel Valley Scout Masters’ Ban¬ quet, January 16, by a combina¬ tion of several Jaysee singing orders. These included the Ny- seans, Euterpeans, and Male Quartet, accompanied by the Melody Maids and an ensemble of three organs. “Thank God I Am an American,” and PJC’s Alma Mater. "Sturdy As the Mountains” were also rendered. on THE Player’s Guild Thespians to present “The Revealing Mo¬ ment” tomorrow night — P. 2. Warren Glass Elected New Head of Student Legal Socie¬ ty-Page 2. Associate Argonauts Raised to Active Status — Page 2. LACC-PJC Basketball results — Page 3. Preview of Fullerton Bas¬ ketball Game. Come tomor¬ row night. — Page 3. Usual “Between You and Me” — Page 3. Two Girls Freed after Fiery Trial — Page 4. Cartoon by Bob Stevens — Page 4. Jane Wyman Interviewed. — Page 4. Joe Hansen in “Critic at Large. — Page 4.