Pasadena Chronicle, March 06, 1936

ASSEMBLY TO FEATURE SYMPHONY (fljtcmidc VO-MAG ISSUE PLANNED MARCH 18 Vol. XXVII Pasadena, California, March 6, 1936 No. 20 Bids Received By 137 At Semi-Annual Distribution By 26 Restrictive Clubs New System Of Handling Bids Inaugurated By RICC Under Leadership Of Helen Sperry; Weeks Of Pledging To Begin For Future Members Pledges of campus restrictive clubs were announced last Friday, after the handing out of bids by the Restrictive Inter-Club Council during the afternoon. Helen Sperry, president of the council, was in charge, with a new system of handling of bids being inaugurated. Approximately 137 students were the recipients of bids from the Vocation Magazine To Issue Walpole, Schad, Jeffers, Woolcott, Stokowski Are Contributors APPEARS MARCH 18 - • - Books And Printing To Be Featured In Second Edition Soon - ♦ - The second issue of Vo-Mag, vocational guidance magazine, which will be circulated on the campus and elsewhere March 18, will include an exclusive article, by Hugh Walpole, on the late Rudyard Kipling. Others prominent in their field who have been inter¬ viewed by Vo-Mag reporters or have contributed articles are Alex¬ ander Woollcott, critic and writer; Eric Pedley, polo player; Ward Ritchee, distinguished printer; Robert Schad, curator of rare books at the Huntington library; Ace Bragunier, sky writer; Leopold Stowkowski, symphonic conductor; and Robinson Jeffers, poet. . The Encyclopedia Brittanica has made a color plate in five colors for the magazine of the Gutenberg bible, which is owned by the Hun¬ tington library. Dow Parkes, editor, estimated that Vo-Mag, if published by a pVofessional firm, would cost sev¬ eral thousand dollars, but because none of the articles are paid for and the printing and illustrating is done at the campus printshop, it is available to jaysee students at 25 cents per copy. Vo-Mag has, for the three years of its existence, won All-American honors in the International Scholastic Press as¬ sociation for the high quality of its literature, art and printing. A wire was recently received from Random House granting Vo- Mag permission to reprint a strik¬ ing sketch of Alexander Woollcott, to illustrate an article of the critic written by Carter Cordner. The staff for the magazine in¬ cludes Dow Parkes, editor; Jane Hazenbush, Charmaine Bliss, How¬ ell Breece, Millard Kaler, Thurman Wilkins, Beverly Strube, Kit Cart¬ wright, Eugene Kaynor and Bill Hull. Ned F. Stirling and Dean of Guidance Ida E. Hawes, are ad¬ visers. German Lore Is Featured Professor G. 0. Arlt, chairman of the department of German, U. C. L. A., spoke to German students of this campus on the subject of “German Folk Songs and Folk Lore.” The talk, partly in English and partly in German, was held in 100T, March 2, during convocation period. Stressing folk songs as indica¬ tors of the minds and culture of the people who develop them, Profes¬ sor Arlt said, “Just as the fairy story of mediaeval days is taken as an indication of the supersti¬ tious beliefs of the common people of that era, so will the modem pulp magazines be taken, in future years, as the indicator of the cul¬ ture of our age.” г Professor Arlt, who is making progress in his first year on the Westwood campus, received his B. A., M. A. and PhD. degrees at the University of Chicago, and has been professor of German at that University for a number of years, as well as teaching at the Univer¬ sity of Indiana. In addition to Professor Arlt’s address, those present, who in¬ cluded the upper division German classes, were entertained by folk¬ songs, sung by Mrs. Kathryn Bar¬ nard, a member of the faculty of the music department here. SEVEN INITIATED INTO CLIO GROUP Seven pledges were informally initiated into Clio club, last Sat¬ urday night, at the meeting held in Hunter house. Those initiated were Frederica Macafee, Howard Weakley, Jack Hinchman, Donald C. Campbell, Elaine Nehrich, Phyllis Newmyer and Joy DeLonge. The next meeting of the organi¬ zation will be held March 28, when Herbert Hoover, Jr., son of the former president of the United States, will be invited to attend and speak, say club officials. For¬ mal initiation will also take place at this meeting. To Lecture Professor John Bennett, theologi¬ an, who will speak in a series of lectures at Caltech, under the joint sponsorship of the Y. W. C. A. and the Y. M. C. A. Theologian To Review Value In’Y’ Lectures John Bennett Will Speak For Organizations In Talk Series John Bennett, systematic theolo¬ gian and Young people’s counselor, will speak under the sponsorship of the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A., on the afternoons of March 9, 10 and 11, in Dabney Hall, at Caltech, from 3:30 to 5:00 in the afternoon. Mr. Bennett’s talks will review the subject of “Ultimate Values in Personal Living.” The talks, ac¬ cording to Margaret Munn, Y. W. representative in charge of the se¬ ries of speeches, are for the bene¬ fit of any student on this campus, with a charge of 25c for the three lectures. Well Qualified Professor Bennett is well-quali¬ fied to deal with modern problems, say “Y” members, because of the forcefulness of both his spoken and written pieces. He is one of the youngest systematic theologians of this country, and his vigor of style marks him as one who will be a definite influence on the thoughts and lives of many students of this country. Holding graduate degrees from I Oxford university and Union The¬ ological Seminary, Mr. Bennett has taught at Union and is now an associate professor of Christian Theology at Auburn Theological Seminary. In his various activities, he has contributed to many maga¬ zines, and he recently was a con¬ tributor to the book, “The Younger | Churchmen Look at the Church.” Sell Tickets Tickets, which are 25 cents for the three talks can be obtained from either members of the Y. M. C. A. or the Y. W. C. A. “We hope to assure Professor Bennett of a full group during his talks, and wish that all students interested would be present, for we know he j has something of very definite val¬ ue to offer them,” said Miss Munn. Annual Talk To Be Given Dr. Arnold O. Beckman, assistant professor of chemistry at Caltech, will speak at the ninth annual Far¬ aday lecture, to be held March 2, in the Muir Tech auditorium, ac¬ cording to the announcement of plans last week. George W. Josten, chairman of the Faraday Committee, in announ¬ cing the plans, said that although the exact title of the lecture has not as yet been announced, Dr. Beckman’s field is in Ionization and Photochemistry, and that his talk will have a practical applica¬ tion. The talk will probably center around his organization of the “Beckman Acidimeter.” Preceding the talk, to be held in the Muir auditorium, there will be a dinner in the Tech cafeteria, with Dr. and Mrs. Beckman as guests of honor. Members of the lecture and dinner committee will attend the dinner. OPERA TO BE GIVEN The latest good news for music lovers . is the production of the “Barber of Seville,” will be pre¬ sented Sunday evening at 8:15 p. m., March 1, at the Community Playhouse. This same company gave a splen¬ did performance of “Aida” and many more like entertainments. twenty-six organizations, and the-*- same number accepted the pro- ( ferred invitation. Amphion was the only group that did not send bids to anyone. Acceptance dinners and pledging ceremonies have been held on the evenings immediately fol¬ lowing the bidding ceremony, and all but one club have a list of new pledges. Pledge Period For the next few weeks, new members of the fraternities and sororities will go through a period of pledging during which time pledges will not receive the bene¬ fits of full membership to their respective organizations. Last Friday’s procedure was the culmination of several weeks of in¬ tensive rushing of future members. Affairs during the four week per¬ iod, included all forms of parties and entertainment features. In carrying out the new system of bid distribution, the recipient of a call-slip to the Dean of Wom¬ en’s office, wrote on a form his or her three preferences, receiving only one bid in the order of prefer¬ ence. No fourth choice was allowed. In former semesters, the total number of bids that a student was to receive were given to him. This new system, however, was devised by the Club Council to abolish con¬ fusion under the old system. List New Members Pledges of the clubs, as an¬ nounced by the Restrictive Inter- Club Council, and checked by the Dean’s office, last Wednesday, are as follows: Abracadabra Kathleen Reid, Jean Melges, Margaret Thompson, Betsy Junker and Marjorie Bunting . Aeolian Rhoda Ann Williams, Eveleth (Continued on Page Two) Shakespeare Tilt Told Of To celebrate the birthday of Wil¬ liam Shakespeare on April 23, the Sixteenth Annual Shakespearian Festival between senior high schools and junior colleges will be held this year on Saturday, April 25, at Occidental college, under the direction of the Speech Arts Association of Southern California. All upper division students wish¬ ing to enter this contest from Pasa- dent junior college should choose thirty lines from any Shakesper- ian play interpreting two or more characters. Give your selection to Miss Elizabeth E. Keppie in 1C not later than March 11. Each school is allowed one boy and one girl representative. No person who has taken a winning place in the finals and any previous Festival may again enter the same section. Representatives will be assigned to sectional programs ac¬ cording to the classification and size of the schools from which they come. If necessary, additional di¬ visions may be made according to the type of selection presented. Suitable recognition will be given each representative appearing on these programs. One representative will be chosen from each section to appear on the afternoon pro¬ gram held at 2 o’clock in the after¬ noon. Y.M.C.A CHAPTER HOLDS MEETING Chapter Z, of the local chapter of the Y. M. C. A. sponsored a meeting at the downtown “Y” building last Thursday. The meet¬ ing was opened by President Wel- son Powers, and a short business meeting followed the discussion of a private boys’ school in which the local “Y” has a particular interest. As the evening progressed those present were entertained by piano selections by Paul Ciulhe. . Paul Somers, club adviser,, in¬ troduced the speaker of the eve¬ ning, Arthur Cone, world traveler and lecturer, around whom was centered the main part of the meet¬ ing. His address contained stories of his experiences inforeign coun¬ tries. Starting out alone with 30 dollars, Mr. Cone completely en¬ circled the globe and arrived in the United States with twenty-sev¬ en dollars and some cents left. Cotton And Cord’ Dance Is Scheduled New Students Invited To Attend Y.W.C.A., Y.M.C.A. Party Amid a rustic atmosphere, a “Cord and Cotton” barn dance will be staged in the men’s gym tonight, at 7:30, for the new students who enrolled in February. It is being sponsored by members of the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. Frank Vane and his orchestra, who have played at numerous dances and are best known for their engagement at the Masonic temple in Sierra Madre, will provide the music. Bids to the dance have been sent through the message office to the 644 students who have enrolled this year for the first time. Those who have not yet received their bids, which are free, may obtain them at either of the “Y” offices. Ad¬ mission is by bid only. President Welson Powers of the Y. M. C. A. said that the well- known radio team of Jack Culp and Lloyd Larson will entertain during intermissions with their hillbilly tunes, that, several old-time square dances will be held and that cider i and doughnuts will be served. The committees for the frolic are as follows: publicity, Peter Hil¬ ler; decorations, Betty Backus and Andrew Brown; refreshments, Mary Alyce Wright, Carol Getty and Frank Goble; program, Bill Newbold and Catherine O’Dell. I Guests of honor will include Dr. and Mrs. John W. Harbeson, Miss Catherine J. Robbins, Mr. and Mrs. Olie G. Dressier, and the ad¬ visers of the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. Officers request that those at¬ tending should wear cords and cot¬ ton and enter into the spirit. - > - Air Program Is Presented Sparks of genius glowed when students of the music and dramatic departments of Pasadena junior college broadcast a program or ori¬ ginal compositions and poems over station KPPC, Wednesday evening, February 26. Billy Handenschild played an ori¬ ginal piano composition, “The Dance of the Living Dead.” The mixed quartet, Eunice Throne, Ruth Haworth, Harold Cleveland and Stanley Taft, .sang a chorale for mixed voices, composed by Mary Trautwein. Maryjean Vose- ipka played three original piano numbers, the composition of which was inspired by the “Tempest.” For the literary portion of the program students read original poems, representing creative work of the English department. Ruth- anne Marble read “The Optimist,” by Marjorie Parker, “School Girl’s Romance,” by Charmaine Bliss, and “A Visit,” by Margaret Burkhold¬ er. Rosalie Meub read her contri¬ butions, “A Prayer,” and “Day- Dreams.” Clarence Black played the indis- pensible part of the announcer. This program was one of a se¬ ries, which has been presented over the radio by various schools. Pasa¬ dena junior college will take her part again, April 22 and May 27. NEW MEMBERS ARE INITIATED TO CLUB Initiation of new members oc- cured at the first meeting of the Triple S club, Pasadena junior col- , lege discussion group, held at the, home of Priscilla Moerdyke, 1025 S. Madison avenue, Friday, Feb¬ ruary 28. Seven new members were initiated. Four other new members were not able to attend this meet¬ ing. Robert Hansen was elected presi¬ dent of the club in the election which followed the initiation. Others elected were as follows: Dona Eifenbliss, vice-president; Thurston Sydner, secretary; and Bethany Todd, treasurer. Leads Group Milton C. Mohs, director of the symphony orchestra, who will wield the baton in assembly, this morning, in the Men’s Gymnasi¬ um. Instructor Lectures On Advertising Dr. Max de Laubenfels Says Advertising Is Largely Lies Dr. Max W. de Laubenfels, Pasa¬ dena junior college biology instruc¬ tor, gave an address last Monday on “How to Make a Sucker Out of Barnum.” The occasion was the re¬ strictive convocation of the morn¬ ing of March 2, in the men’s gym. Before an audience of 800 stu¬ dents and teachers, Dr. de Lauben¬ fels explained how a college edu¬ cation can “make a sucker out of the ‘Barnum’ who uses unethical methods in advertising.” He said, “A college education is of real value in determining the false from the true advertisments.” However, the biologist and for¬ mer Chicago advertising agent pre¬ sented the good as well as the bad aspects of advertising. Dr. de Laubenfels declared, “Advertising has done, and is doing considerable worthwhile work, in that it raises the high standards of living by introducing new and useful inven¬ tions and discoveries to the Ameri¬ can public. It also helps to main¬ tain a high standard of quality through keener competition, as well as lower the cost of production in providing ready markets for goods, thus cutting out “standing ex¬ penses” and “selling time.” In his discussion of some of the more unfavorable points of adver¬ tising, Dr. de Laubenfels spoke of the fact that when equal competi- (Continued on Page Two ) UNIVERSITY^ SHOWS ARCHITECT EXHIBIT Architectural drawings hanging in the halls of the technology building are examples of the work of students of the School of Ar¬ chitecture of U. S. C., under the sponsorship of T-Square, archi¬ tects’ organization. The pictures were put up Monday and will hang until this afternoon. The pictures, loaned through A. C. Weatherhead, dean of architec¬ ture at U. S. C., include work of former Pasadena junior college stu¬ dents. Boyd Georgi and Jack De- Long, former A. M.S. president, are the students. Week’s News NEWS Symphony orchestra to play in assembly in men’s gym this morn¬ ing. Page 1. * * * Restrictive Club bids and pledges are announced by Restrictive In¬ ter-Club council. Page 1. * * * Vo-Mag- out March 18, to feature books and printing. Page 1. ★ * * Amateur Program and Fashion Show to be features of future as¬ semblies. Page 2. ★ ★ ★ League of Nations contest still open to students. Page 2. ★ ★ ★ FEATURES Places of entertainment, recom¬ mended to student, listed by writer. Page 4. ★ ★ ★ SPORTS Varsity to send team to Long Beach relays tomorrow. Page 3. * * * Jaysee baseball teams open sea¬ son with double win. Page 3. Symphony Orchestra Will Play Group Will Perform At Today’s Assembly In Men’s Gym MEMBERSHIP IS 119 ‘Polovetsin Dances,’ ‘On The Trail,’ on Program Of Musicale Directed by Symphony Orches¬ tra Instructor Milton C. Mohs, the 119 members of the symphony or¬ chestra will be featured at the as¬ sembly this morning, at 10 a. m., in the men’s gym. The orchestra will interpret sev¬ eral selections among which will be “On the Trail,” by Ferde Grofe, which depicts a cowboy driving a team of mules over the mountain trails of Arizona; an arrangement of the favorite Rudolf Friml com¬ positions, also by Ferde Grofe; and the “Polovetsin Dances” by Boro¬ din. Quartet Plays The string quartet members will play at the Shakespeare club next Tuesday. The quartet is composed of Ruth Hewitt, first violin; Grace Eleanor Wood, second violin; Edna Hamm, viola and Mary Tweed, cel¬ lo. The quartet is coached by Mr. Mohs. Last Wednesday morning the symphony aggregation was well re¬ ceived at Muir Tech, where a con¬ cert was presented under the baton of Mr. Mohs. During the course of this concert the orchestra played the numbers that it will present today in assembly as well as sev¬ eral heavier works rehearsed for the concert that was presented re¬ cently at the Civic auditorium. The orchestra was organized in its present form over four years ago and has had a successful growth to its present size and achievements. Names Listed The members of the orchestra are as follows: David Allchin, John Ashcraft, Jane Baker, Bill Bayley, Honor Beecroft, Bert Boyer, Lawrence Bridgeman, Cherie Broadbent, Lindsey Broadbent, Miriam Brooks, Herbert Brown, June Brown, Ber¬ keley Bryant, Beth Bullard, Linnea Burman, Virginia Burnham, Joan Burrows, Gordon Cannon, Alex Cartwright. Margaret Chester, Jimmie Cod- ron, Fritz Daenitz, LaVeme Deign- ton, Paul Douglas, Marjorie Dri- (Continued on Page Two) Guild Tryouts Results Told The following have been pledged into Players’ Guild after the try¬ outs held February 26: Marjorie Twomey, Barbara McCullough, Mary Henry, Granville Trout, Al¬ bert Spehr, Charles Lesher, Ray- linn Pattison, William Burke, Rob¬ ert Hansen, Edward Crofut. Nineteen men and women tried out and surprisingly more men con¬ tested than women. According to Miss Elizabeth E. Keppie, adviser of Players’ Guild, this was the best try-out ever held, more talent was revealed, and the members were more satisfied with results. Informal initiation of the pledges will take place on Friday, March 13, at Jane Clary’s home, formal initiation, Friday, March 20. Plans are being made for the Spring for¬ mal dance to be sponsored by the Players’ Guild and an excursion to the Community Playhouse later in I the year. The officers for this semester are president, Raymond Frey; vice- president, Jane Clary; secretary, Clarky Sharp; treasurer, Don Nee¬ ly- Neophytes will be informally in¬ itiated at Friendship town on Fri¬ day, March 13 at seven o’clock in the evening. All members report to Jane Clary before Monday, March 9. ST. PATRICK’S HOP TICKETS ON SALE Bids in green and silver are now being sold by all Spartan members for 25 cents a couple for their dance to be held on Friday, March 20 in the men’s gym. The hop is under the direction of Marge Bet- tannier, Spartan president. An orchestra has not yet been selected, but the orchestra commit¬ tee, under Alta Paquette, chairman, is to choose one soon. Decorations which will carry out a St. Patrick’s day theme are under the direction of Helen Sperry.