Easter Vacation Is Assured
Rumors Of Annulled Spring Holidays
Denied As Board Takes No Action
LAST MINUTE BULLETIN
“The Staff will not recommend the abolition of the Easter Vacation unless such a request comes from the student
body,” Dr. John W. Harbeson announced today.
By DAVID DAVIS
Two weeks ago the Pasadena Board of Education met and discussed a letter written by Dean of Men Audre L.
Stong to Dr. John W. Harbeson, in which he cited his reasons for recommending the postponement of Easter Vacation.
This week, however, solution of the question seemed to be near as Dr. John A. Sexson, superintendent of schools,
expressed his approval of the continuance of the Easter week vacation this year, and declared that he would not
- : - recommend its discontinuance
to the Board unless Doctor
Harbeson decided that it was de¬
sirable to do so.
Original reason for Mr.
Stong’s letter was that he saw
no other way of solving the
problem of a mass male migra¬
tion to forestry and factory jobs
during the last week of school
than to cancel Easter vacation
now and close school a week
earlier . But Doctor Sexson
pointed out that should the need
for leaving early become press¬
ing, some other solution might
be' found.
Though not of a violent na¬
ture, popular student sentiment
was that morale would be ma¬
terially dampened by such a
cancelation, and that during
the time when a vacation would
ordinarily exist, student interest
in schoolwork, and attendance
would drop considerably. . The
spring vacation comes at a psy¬
chologically effective time, and
even though a national emer¬
gency exists, such a vacation
would aid rather than lessen
general morale.
Associated Student Body
President E. Ray Davis, though
recognizing that final and de¬
cisive action now rests with Dr.
Harbeson, had this to say after
a conference with Dr. Sexson,
“I’m sticking my neck way out
. . . but I’ll predict ‘vacation as
usual.’ ”
Vol. 33
Pasadena Junior College, March 6, 1942
No. 24
Stodent Spectator Satire
By NORBERT VERBECK
Friday’s assembly brought a
tumult of disapproval from the
student body when students
were forced to get tickets for
admission to the auditorium.
This practice had been followed
in the past when a large crowd
was anticipated but although
Duke Rinaldi and his band
proved very entertaining, the
Duke lacks the attraction of
Skinnay Ennis, who would pack
any Junior College gathering.
The result was that it took a
good fifteen minutes to seat
those people bearing tickets.
When this was accomplished
there was still half the audi¬
torium to be filled. Lancers
seized upon the idea of letting
anyone in to fill the assembly.
Even after letting in all the
people milling around in the
halls, the John A. Sexson audi¬
torium was not by any means
packed.
As M. C. of the assembly
Student Body President Ray
Davis, explained that the
change was made to keep out
all students who refuse to pay
the six dollar fee.
It seems that out of a school
of 6,000, only 150 persons fail
to pay their fee. This brings up
the questions enumerated be¬
low:
1. Does a percentage of 9 per¬
cent of the students mean that
91 per cent have to be incon¬
venienced as to get a ticket for
every assembly in the school
year?
2. How many people will be
discouraged from attending the
assemblies?
3. If a student does not think
enough of the1' school to find
some way (there are many
ways) to pay the fee, isn’t it
possible to surmise that he will
not be interested in attending
any student body functions?
4. The assemblies are diffi¬
cult enough to fill now, why
make them more difficult?
Pot Boilers, Tawing Three
In Todays Assembly
Strains of the latest jazz will entertain students for a full
twenty minutes when “Milt Santa’s Swing Three” gives out in
assembly this morning. The trio will expound their skills on
the bull-fiddle, piano, and drums, with special piano-playing by
the maestro. They are one of a group of JC’s music makers.
Additional entertainment is to be a one-act play, “The Pot
Boiler” presented by the Players’ Guild. It is a satire on drama
people. The Guild’s masterpiece is centered around the proverbial
producer-director-writer who does everything except run the asbes¬
tos up and down during rehearsals. This genius decides to start
rehearsal of his play before the last act has been conceived. After
practising the play, the plot becomes highly confused. It becomes
so much so that rewriting of the whole thing becomes necessary.
The actors go through efforts to learn one part after another. The
play is completed with a surprise climax.
Candidates on today’s ballot are:
President of class of ’46: Bob Fletcher and George Pappas;
vice-president, Art Frederick and Jack Reitzell; secretary, Roberta
Johnson and Helen Reed; and treasurer, Bob Haskett and Winifred
Wortman. Vive-president for class of ’45, Ted Snyder and Jack Wei-
gand; secretary, Barbara King and Evelyn Moore; treasurer, Jim
Herndon and Kenneth Hiestand. Running for class of ’44, vice-
president Dave Kilmer and Eva Rossback; secretary, Marjorie Col¬
well and Don Henny; treasurer, Albert Chapman and Frank Price.
Elected as vice-president of class of ’43 is Ted Steell; secretary,
Beverly Lynn; and treasurer, Roger Wood. Elected as vice-presi¬
dent for class of ’42 is Jack Simison; secretary Peggy Maclagan,
and treasurer, Cloyde Howard.
Don Barry was .elected as Superior Court Justice; Jim Mc¬
Caffrey as AMS vice-president; Jim Robinson, secretary-treasurer.
Results from West Campus are: Bob Ford elected vice-
president of AMS and Don Barry, Superior Court Justice. Can¬
didates for president of class of ’46 are Bob Fletcher and
George Pappas. Newly elected vice-president is Betty Morris;
secretary, Daunne Woffenden; treasurer, Beatrice Tyler. Class
of ’45; Peggy Pizzo, vice-president; and Lorraine Hougen, sec¬
retary. Vice-president of class of ’44 is Jack Hughston; secre¬
tary Ruth Ison. Vice-president of class of ’43 is Tom Horn and
Blair Haskett is vice-president of class of ’42.
ASB President Ray Davis
“predicts vacation as usual”
Boxi
i nq
Election Finals In Spotlight Today ,
As Primary Vote Hits 35 Percent
As the primary election results are a thing of the past, the JC political spotlight now
swings to the final election held today on both campuses. Voting spirit ran high last
week in the class elections, as the voting percentage jumped to 35 per cent of the student
body, a 5 per cent increase.
’Timber' Topic
Of Convocation
One of four famed horsemen,
Fire, Pestilence, War, and
Death, rides again in assembly,
March 9. Honoring Conserva¬
tion Week, the Los Angeles
County Forestry Department
will present a movie, Monday,
entitled “The First Horseman
Rides,” instigated as a regular
phase of its immediate fire pre¬
vention program.
Now more than ever, accord¬
ing to Mr. Kohener of the PJC
Forestry Department, the im¬
portance of timber in the pres¬
ent national emergency should
be stressed during the forth¬
coming week.
Golden Gloves-
Stort Tuesday
In Men’s Gym
Four action-crammed even¬
ings of boxing will be offered
in the Men’s Gym next Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, and Fri¬
day. The occasion is the annual
Golden Gloves Tournament to
determine Bulldog ring cham¬
pions in eight weight divisions.
Only ones ineligible to com¬
pete are those who have won a
golden glove at this school in
any class. This ruling makes
for wide-open competition in
each of the divisions. It also
makes it impossible to pick out
any favorites. A boy is not con¬
sidered entered until he weighs
in Tuesday afternoon between
12 and 2. All contestants must
have a doctor’s examination be¬
fore weighing in, however.
All contestants should report
to William K. Dunn’s office
some time today or Monday to
sign up. They will be given
definite information about the
physical examinations at that
time. The weight classes are
U2, 118, 126, 137, 145, 160, 170,
and heavyweight. A golden
glove will be presented to the
winner of each division and a
silver glove to the outstanding
runnerup of the entire tourney.
In previous years Coach Le-
land C. McAuley has handled
the affair and it has been due
to his untiring efforts that the
boxing tournament has become
famous throughout the South¬
land. This year “Mac” is at
Baker with the CAA group so
three men have split up his
duties. Athletic Director Wil¬
liam K. Dunn will be in charge
of the business details, Frank
Arnold will get the fighters
ready, and Nor Jaqua will
handle the refereeing chores.
Admission to the fights
this year will be 20 cents on
the preliminary nights and 30
cents for the finals.
