Women needed
for Pat Day
next year
Seniors dance
to music of
Alvino Rey
Vol. 34
Pasadena Junior College, June 17, 1943
No. 30
Huge Crowd Expected For Bowl Service
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Today's Assembly Honors Reserves
OMD closing ceremony slated
for late morning; SB prexy
hands gavel to Margie Evans
Expectantly, over 4000 students await this morning’s honor assembly slated to open at
10:45. The most popular assembly of any school year, the bi-annual OMD tapping cere¬
mony always packs Sexson Auditorium. A change from last semester’s procedure, additional
Bulldog, Kiwanis, Rotary, Panhellenic, and Administration honors will lengthen the usually
short assembly period. In lieu of graduates, today’s assembly strikes a patriotic motif, hon¬
ors departing Naval, Marine, and Army Reserves. Primarily, today’s will be a send-off as¬
sembly. As “Campus” laden students shuffle annuals, compare exam grades, Betty Mae
Rinehart will open assembly with
a salute to the flag. Following,
white-sweatered and dramatic
OMDers are scheduled to tap an
undisclosed number of students.
Already tapped at the last
women’s assembly was Betye
Monell, industrious JC journalist,
who left Wednesday for Stan¬
ford.
To students who have reneder-
ed outstanding school service,
but not honored otherwise, high¬
ly prized Bulldog pins of special
merit will be awarded. Winners
of the other awards, as well as
the Arnold Music Award, are to
be announced at this morning’s
assembly.
BETTE SMITH
. . . tops record
MILT BLAKEMAN
. . . wins honors
The installation of next se¬
mester’s ASB cabinet, com¬
prised chiefly of women stu¬
dents, and led by blonde Mar¬
gie Evans preceeds Dr. Har-
Bette Smith, Milt Blakeman
beson’s farewell to enlisted
fellows. At the time of installa¬
tion, the energetic Nickie Cur-
selected as recipients of
coveted Kiwanis award
Bronzed, petite Bette Jane Smith took honors in both sports and
service this school year. Announced recently as the annual winner of
the coveted Kiwanis Award, Bette merely added to her amazing
record with this final event. Among other school affairs she is active
in the “P” Club and OMD. Milton Blakeman, outstanding senior and
JC militarist, received the man’s Kiwanis at the annual luncheon.
Milt is also an OMD member, and in addition has been Cadet Colonel
of the ROTC.
Both winners are chosen on the basis of accumulative records,
devoted to a summation of service, scholastic, and citizenship stand¬
ing. To commemorate these two students, their names will be en¬
graved on the classic Kiwanis plaque in the Records office.
ren will swap her gavel for
Margie’s promise of devoted
service to school and students.
After suspense, students will
relax during a Rinehart prepared
variety show. Blythe journeys to
JC once more, this time in the
form of a swing orchestra to
contribute to the final assembly.
Professional acts by the John¬
son and Diehl duo, Larry Grey,
comedy magician, labeled the
“Dizzy Wizard,” and Romaine
and Babett, “Artistic Athletes,”
are slated for today’s show. Ac¬
companying will be Jack Aaran-
son.
Seniors line up by waterless mirror pool for Baccalaureate Service in Sexson Auditorium, Sunday
Students practise Tuesday at
private dress rehearsal (or
tonight’s annual performance
Grandstand seats in the traditional Rose Bowl setting will labor tonight under thousands
of Pasadenans at the 54th annual Commencement exercises. From front-page news of total
war to the graduates’ promise of total peace, these thousands will be transposed in the eve¬
ning’s space. Witness of the everlasting courage and faith of youth, the salutation address
by Gladys Jean Stewart will emphasize “promises, fulfilled only by deeds.” Throughout the
entire program, Pasadena graduates will pledge their promise of “freedom, peace, and
justice.” At a nine o’clock Tuesday morning rehearsal, graduates from five’ junior’ high
schools, the Huntington Me- 6
morial Hospital School of Nurs¬
ing and 12th and 14th year PJC
graduates, followed directions
and a series of chalked lines,
eventually reached their approx¬
imate seats in the reserved grand¬
stand area. Tonight, as per ex¬
pectation, exercises will proceed
with clock-like regularity, under
faculty direction of Elizabeth
Jenson, Elizabeth T. Horton, Lula
C. Parmley, Katherine Kester,
Dorothea Fry, and Irene S. Pet¬
ers. Total direction is under Miss
Ida E. Hawes, Dean of Guidance.
From the entrance of school
officials at 5:30 till the twilight
en masse singing of “The Star
Spangled Banner,” this year’s
program follows a more-or-less
traditional order. Following the
entrance of graduates, Gladys
Stewart, top 14th year scholar
will give a pertinent address.
An invocation by the Rev. Karl
E. Downs, pastor, Scott Metho¬
dist-Episcopal Church, unani¬
mous choice of the student
graduate committee, will com¬
plement the salutatory address.
A response, the annually-used
“Father, Hear the Prayer We
Offer” and the processional songs
preceed Principal John W. Har-
beson’s ovation. The recognition,
introduction, and conferment of
degrees preceed Robert Lorang-
er’s Valedictory speech.
ROBERT LORANGER
. . he’s right behind her
GLADYS STEWART
. . . straight A student
Grads trade diplomas for
dates ; dance to music of
Alvino Rey at Auditorium
Most impressive portion of the
entire program consists of a
specially prepared and interpret¬
ed poem by Stephen Vincent
Benet. A symbolic unit of the
Bulldog Band, under Dean Aud-
re Stong’s popular direction, will
musically interpret the words of
Benet’s poem, as given by class
representatives of Pasadena area.
Schneider and
Martin win high
Rotary awards
Recognition of the highest
type was paid this week to Betty
Jean Schneider and Wayland
Martin by the Pasadena Rotary
Club. The two “outstanding stu¬
dents” were present at yester¬
day’s luncheon and were given
$25.00 war bonds by the club.
Betty Jean Schneider was se¬
lected for this honor because
of her high scholastic record
and school activities, which in¬
clude president of OMD, Sec¬
retary of Finance, and instiga¬
tor of the success of the recent
stamp and bond drive.
Wayland Martin’s services to
the school have been along the
line of working in the language
offices and tutoring students.
He has an exceptional scholas¬
tic record.
Both of the winners will have
their names inscribed on the per¬
manent cup in Dr. John Harbe-
son’s office. Each department of
the school submitted recommen¬
dations for the Rotary Award,
from which members of the or¬
ganization and the Administra¬
tion staff chose the winners.
An after-graduation frolic at the very swank JC prom tops
all other “last date of the year” possibilities for tonight’s
graduates. With the final strains of “The Star Spangled Ban¬
ner” dying into sunset, diplomaed graduates will scurry in a
frantic last minute exchange of bids for the glorified dance,
mumble things about “peachy orchids” and soldiers home on
furlough. At nine o’clock Civic Auditorium doors will open
ALVINO REY
. . . he works graveyard
to the formally clad students. To
the music of Alvino Rey and his
orchestra, many ex-scholars will
dance at their last bonaflde school
day’s prom.
Announced recently by Cather¬
ine Robbins was news to the ef¬
fect that any non-graduating
student or alum, desirous of at¬
tending the prom may secure
bids through her office. To swell
the crowd and assure success
these special arrangements have
been made. All bids will be pre¬
sented to graduates, enclosed
within their diplomas and, nat¬
urally, are gratis.
Many faculty members and
Board of Education heads will
be present at tonight’s dance,
which has been arranged un¬
der the capable direction of
both Senior and Sophomore
graduating committees. Roger
Wood and Howard Jesson, pres-
IN MEMORIAM
The passing of Miss Sara A. Talbott will be keenly felt by
us who were privileged to w'ork with her for so many years
in Pasadena Junior College. She was one of those old classical
scholars who was trained in a genuine appreciation for human
values and possessed of an uncompromising zeal for high stan¬
dards, all too rarely seen in the world today.
Throughout the years to come she will continue to live in
the lives of the thousands of students who have been privileged
to sit under her instruction.
JOHN W. HARBESON.
