Pasadena Chronicle, March 08, 1940

YEARBOOK GRAD PHOTOS MUST BE TAKEN BY MARCH 15 ALL FRESHMEN VOTE IN FINAL ELECTIONS TODAY Pasadena Chronicle Vol. 31 Pasadena, California, Friday, March 8 1940 No. 23 Three dashing: young- RO boys hurdle a log in recent maneuvers PJC's 'Army' Goes Streamlined In New Open-Extended Drill By Paul Fornaciari “Advance as skirmishers.'” “Corporal, take your squad to R.P. 440— observe on possible flank positions of enemy.” “Range 550 yards — wind 3 miles — 3 o’clock.” “Commence firing.” If your ears should hear something like this it is not FINAL ELECTIONS FOR FRESHMAN, SENIOR OFFICERS, REPRESENTATIVES TO AWS COUNCIL, TO BE HELD TODAY Bob Eastman, Johnny O'Grady Survive Primary In Race For Frosh Presidency; Three Women To Battle For Women Students' Representative Signalling the end of many weeks of vigorous cam¬ paigning for office, final elections of officers for Freshman and Sophomore officers and AWS representatives will be held on both campuses today. The candiates who are running on today’s ballot are the survivors of the primary election, held last Friday. On that vote Bob Eastman and Johnny O’Grady received suffi- Unsigned Letters The Chronicle docs not print unsigned letters. We extend this explanation not for those lacking the courage to sign their bellyaches but for the members of the student body who may in the future wish to help out the paper or the school by writing letters to the editor. Recently we received an anonymous letter, well-written, bearing on a timely subject, and interesting. The author said in closing, “I will realize if you do not print this letter that fac¬ ulty censorship prevails in the paper ... I remain, for obvious reasons, anonymous.” He felt he couldn’t risk any of his per¬ sonal prestige to stand up for his expressions, and yet he ex¬ pected the Chronicle to uphold these same beliefs The school paper of PJC is censored, yes — but only by the members of the editorial board, made up entirely of students holding editorial positions on the paper. We have always made every attempt to print all letters that come to us request¬ ing audience. Our one requisite is that they be signed. How can we be expected to be courageous over someone else’s fiery brainchildren when the parent himself didn’t feel them worthy of the risk? C. B. In Memoriam Last Monday night’s Star- News brought a report that shocked the whole city of Pasa¬ dena. Charles H. Prisk, publish¬ er of the Pasadena Star-News, was dead. It isn’t very often that such a loss is felt so keenly by such a great number of people. We of the Chron feel particularly this loss. He was a fellow jour¬ nalist even though we were at the extreme ends of the ladder. And it was through his sanc¬ tion that the Chron staff was permitted to put out the Post every semester. When a fine man like Mr. Prisk goes, we think we are among the first to feel the tragedy. But then, a great personage never dies. Washington, Lin¬ coln, Thoreau, Whittier, Schu- man-Heink are just as real to us as they were to their contem¬ poraries. Because they left behind them something that never dies. They left loyalty, humanitarianism, good deeds, beautiful works. These are immortal and those are the make-up of the man himself. Mr. Prisk was composed of those immortal qualities, or he would would never have risen to the esteemed position he held here in Pasadena. That is why we should look at the real quali¬ ties of the man before we mourn the apparent loss. Then we see he has never really gone. The results of his life will live always. - J. L. SCA To Attend Balboa Asilomar Conference March 15 16, 17 will find sev¬ eral Student Christian associa¬ tion members attending the Fourth Annual Foothills Con¬ ference at Mar Casa, the Pasa¬ dena Presbyterian Church’s house at Balboa. This is the first year that the junior colleges in the Southern California area have been in¬ vited to join the colleges in this region in a small “Asilomar” conference. The theme is to be “The Meaning of Vital Chris¬ tian Living.” Further informa¬ tion may be obtained in room 226, east campus SCA office, or the west campus SCA office in the student union. DOTTIE LUSK IS PREXY New officers for the present semester were chosen at the first meeting of the Frosh club on the west campus. They are: Dottie Lusk, president; Bessie Liljenwill, vice-president; Doro¬ thy Huddleston, secretary; Nor¬ ma Solem and Anita Runzy, publicity chairmen. Miss Lusk expects to have many girls attend the meetings and social affairs this semester. VOCALISTS GIVE SPRING CONCERT, MUSICAL REVIEW Symphony Orchestra To Play, Soloists, Guest Artist Will Offer Songs PJC’s massed Spring con¬ cert will be given tonight in the east campus auditorium by various musical groups presenting the vocal and in¬ strumental organizations of their department. Divided into two parts, the concert will open with the fol¬ lowing vocal organizations of both campuses: men’s and women’s glee clubs under the di¬ rection respectively of Isobel Smith and Kathryn W. Barnard ; the Nysaean singers, under the direction of Lula Claire Parm- ley; the Euterpean singers, un¬ der the direction of Carrie M. Sharp; and the A Cappella choir under the direction of Mable M. Oakes. Genevieve Wiley, mezzo so¬ prano, who ranks high among the outstanding young artists of the country will make her ap¬ pearance as guest artist. Fran¬ ces Elliott Smith will be her ac¬ companist. The Symphony Orchestra un¬ der the leadership of Milton C. Mohs will start the second half of the program. Featured as soloist, Dorothea Behm, PJC student, will play “Symphonic Cariations” (Cesar Franck) with orchestral accpmpaniment. The massed ensemble of the orchestra and the choral groups in presenting “Finlandia” ’(Si¬ belius) will bring the concert to a close. Admission is entirely free. Theta Rho Pi Accepts Eight Eight new members were pledged to Theta Rho Pi, hon¬ orary radio society, this week. They will be informally initiated tonight at the home of Charles Harris, in Alhambra. The new members: Ed Clowes, Berniece Mortenson, Dick McMoyer, Nan Wallace, Art Weatherby, Helen Burman, Virginia Ruel and Jack Dryer. Formal initiation will be held next Friday night at the Old Virginia, in South Pasadena. Several radio shows will be produced in the Little theatre soon after Easter vacation. These audience shows will con¬ dition the club for further ef¬ forts “on the air.” Inter-Faith Session Is Set For Sunday At Y An SCA Inter-faith breakfast at 7:15, Sunday, March 10, will be sponsored by the Newman, Westminster, Wesley, Stevans, Cal Tech У, Armulite, Trilpe J, and various other religious clubs. This event will be held at the downtown Y. As a speaker for this program the SCA has secured William J. Donohue, who has been a favo¬ rite of the Pasadena students. The SCA urges students to make reservations as soon as possible in the SCA room for 25 cents. Bob Burns, associate student body president, will be chair¬ man of the affair. CAA Fliers Organize Les Ailes For Birdlings Les Ailes, a flying club, was recently organized by the stu¬ dent members of the junior col¬ lege’s CAA flight training pro¬ gram. In contrast with other avia¬ tion clubs on the campus, mem¬ bership is restricted to those taking the government’s private pilot training course. Members must be actually learning to fly, not merely interested in avia¬ tion. Officers elected are Bob An¬ derson, president; Louis Irwin, vice-president; and Emma Jean Krohne, secretary. Orson Welle’s invading Mar¬ tians or Hitler’s shock troops, but merely Pasadena junior col¬ lege’s own ROTC boys prepar¬ ing for their annual war games and federal inspection. Extended Order In their second semester of training in the United State’s army’s new simplified drill, the RO is now studying extended order drill. The first semester’s work in the new drill, that of close order which is used in formal parades and reviews, has proven very satisfactory with the cadets, showing that the drill can be mastered in a much shorter time than the old, more complicated type. The essence of the new' drill is that there are only three basic movements used in drilling troops. Column movements, flank movements and individual facings, whereas the old type drill consisted of (continued on page three) Art Club Plans Mexican Dinner The new art club recently formed, is giving a dinner Fri¬ day, March 15 at 7 pm, in the art-crafts room. A Mexican theme will be car¬ ried out with a true Mexican menu served. Tacos, enchilla- das, chocolate and dozens of different kinds of Mexican can¬ dies are a few of the items on the menu. A Mexican woodcutter will talk on the art of woodcutting and will illustrate his lecture by carving animals and figures. These animals will be given away afterwards. Admission is 30 cents and is open to everyone. Rinaldi Orchestra Plays For Odion-Tioga Hop Featuring the music of Duke Rinaldi of the recent hit show, “The Greeks Had a Bird for It,” Odion and Tioga restrictive clubs are presenting a joint dance at the Midwick country club tomoiTow night. Odion, men’s restrictive club, was formed only a few months ago and this is their first open dance. President Bill Wyland stated; “As this is the first dance we have ever attempted, we are putting everything into it.” Marjorie Garland, who sang in “The Greeks” is vocalist in Ri¬ naldi’s orchestra. Sport clothes will be worn, and bids may be purchased for $1.10 at the student bank or from any member of Odion or Tioga. The dance will start at 8:30 pm and last until 12 mid¬ night. MORE CRIMINAL COURT Pat McGrath pleaded guilty to a smoking charge and was sen¬ tenced to learning the new criminal code. John George was fined $1 after pleading guilty to a charge of selling a Tab in the main building of the east campus. Robert Overstreet was de¬ fense attorney for all the cases. ’U.S.-Mexico' Next Forum Lecture Graham Stuart, famous politi¬ cal scientist, author and Stan¬ ford professor, will speak to the Tuesday Evening Forum, March 12 on the subject with which he was concerned in his latest book, “U.S.-Mexico.” The title of his recently pub¬ lished study of our relations with countries south of the bor¬ der is “Latin America and the U.S.” Mr. Stuart has been at Stan¬ ford since 1924, though he has taught at the Universities of Chicago and Washington during some terms. He also wrote “American Diplomatic and Con¬ stitutional Practice” and special¬ ized treatises on branches of political science. Last year he spent in research for the U.S. Department of State. His is the second of the cur¬ rent series under the general title “International Affairs,” Dr. Yu Shan-Han last leek discussed the Japanese-Chinese conflict. This week’s speaker is known for his mastery of the subject and style of presentation. He has led political science insti¬ tutes at the University of Chi¬ cago and at Riverside for a number of years. Pepping Spring Dances At Lancer Party A dinner, accompanied by some impromptu entertainment, was staged by the Lancers and their dates last Wednesday after the Patriotic ball in the private dining room of Francois’ in Pas¬ adena. Among the various members of the club who participated in the entertainment was Lancer President Mel Pepping, who gave a spring dance. Muriel Stevens and Jim Cassity were vocalists, accompanied by Har¬ lan Erickson at the piano. Dean of Men Stong directed the meet¬ ing. Students Speak Before Pasadena Clubs Ernie Blumberg, of the PJC Speakers Bureau, spoke at the Shakespeare club recently on the subject of “Safety” for the Pasadena District Safety coun¬ cil. Last week end Representa¬ tive Ed Davis was a dinner guest at the 33 Club, where he spoke on the same subject. EAST CAMPUS MUSIC HOUR 200C Wednesday 11:20 and 12:20, Thursday 11:20 and 12:20 “The Music of Tschaikowsky” 1. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy 2. None but the Lonely Heart 3. Song Without Words 4. Andante Cantabile 5. 1812 Overture Assembly Features Drummer, Vocalist Boyer's Band A last minute change in the music for today’s assembly re¬ placed PJC’s symphony orches¬ tra with music by La Verne Boyer and his dance band. The symphony group will appear at a later date, probably May 10, Activities Commissioner “Red” South announced. With Boyer’s band three stu¬ dent musical stars will appear as guests. Join? Ritterath, hit of “The Greeks Had a Bird for It,” wherein he beat the trap drums until they yelled for mer¬ cy, does it again. Jack Duarte and Yolanda Cicarelli will ap¬ pear as vocalists. A possibility that Gary Breck- ner, man-in-the-street interview¬ er at Catalina Island for CBS will interview campus personal¬ ities was announced by South, though he said arrangements were not complete. Likewise uncertain was the likelihood of awards, planned as special recognition for students who have not been officially honored otherwise. The board has voted to make the awards but has not definitely set the date. Host Idea Spreads To Other Schools In reporting the attendance at Host club parties two weeks ago the Chronicle erred by 100, giv¬ ing 65 as the figure. 165 stu¬ dents attended parties then. Last Saturday night at 14 par¬ ties the attendance was 252. While the club here was shift¬ ing into high gear with some 200 new members assisting with the work, similar clubs are be¬ ing organized in other Southern California colleges. At Santa Barbara State a “Host” club is now in operation ,and one will be organized at UCLA this Sep¬ tember. A group interested in the work on this campus recently visited Dr. M. W. de Laubenfels, faculty adviser, on behalf of stu¬ dents at Occidental college. Club leaders also report that requests for information have been received from places as far away as the east coast. CAA Fliers Grounded To Make Way For Movie PJC’s CAA flight students are grounded this week on the order at Alhambra Airport to ground all planes because of the leasing of the field by Warner Brothers’ studios. Scenes for the picture “Flight Number Eight,” starring Wayne Morris, Virginia Bruce and Ralph Bel¬ lamy, are being shot. CAA flight training will be resumed as usual next week. NEW HEADQUARTERS The Forestry club has settled in new headquarters, located in the basement of the east campus lath house. The rooms in the basement have been cleaned out and whitewashed by the stu¬ dents. One room is for equip¬ ment, one for specimens and li¬ brary. The largest one, which houses lockers, will in the fu¬ ture contain a forestry museum and be the scene of forestry so¬ cial functions. The ground on either side of the path to the door is being planted with nat¬ ural shrubbery. cient votes to appear on today’s ballot for president of the fresh¬ man class. Eastman received 219 votes while O’Grady drew 227. Hot Contest For vice-president of the same class Dale Fleming and Bqb Blacker led a hotly contested race. Dale received 282 while Blacker followed with 117. Both will be on the ballot today. Phyl¬ lis Anderson and Barbara Hea ther are running for the office of secretary. In the primary Anderson led with 292, Heather had 171. The office of treasurer remains a close race as Bob McCormack had 115 votes in the primary, closely followed by Don Engen with 89. For AWS representative three girls are in the running; Suzanne Chute with a primary vote of 84, Betty Schneimer, 78, and Jerry Ward, with 55. In the primary Bill Hum¬ phrey was elected vice-president of the sophomore class. For the same class Mary Leighton Tay¬ lor was elected secretary, while Dorothy Converse was chosen treasurer by the twelfth grad¬ ers. On the ballot today, Betty Devine, Mary Sommerville and Pat Lee will run for AWS rep¬ resentative. Dixie Wins Dixie Stromeyer, popular coed and ex-princess of the Rose tournament, was elected vice- president of the junior class. Dee Dee Cope was elected vice- president of the senior class, leading George Peet by a major¬ ity vote. Voting will take place from 8 am to 3 pm, on both campuses with voting booths stationed on convenient corners of the cam¬ pus. Students must show their identification cards and sign their names at the ballot table. ;But 27% of the student body voted in the election which set¬ tled the disputed vote of last semester. Thuel Schuhart was confirmed as chief justice by a scant margin due to a heavy vote in his favor on the west campus. Bullocks Presents Spring Style Show The Pasadena junior college clothing classes, instructed by Miss Gertrude McDonald, will present a fashion review today at all periods with the exception of the 8 and 1 o’clock periods in 216D. Mrs. Inez Case, from Bul¬ lock’s department store, will dis¬ play everything in latest Spring fashion to please the most new¬ ly informed Southern California collegienne. The ensemble may be exam¬ ined closer by those interested, and Mrs. Case will be glad to answer any questions with re¬ gard to correct accessories, pop¬ ular and becoming shades for the individual and fashion trends. All students interested are urged to attend. _ _ , • Chron Staff Goes On Beach Holiday Fourteen members of the Chron staff are much happier at their work this week because of a day spent basking in the sun at Corona del Mar. The day was spent dashing in and out of the icy water, eating, eating, riding on roller coasters, fixing a flat tire, making side trips to several nearby beaches and, of course eating. TO DISCUSS TRANSPORTING David M. Reidy, director of the extended day on the east campus, will preside at a lunch¬ eon March 11 at which the citi¬ zens of Pasadena will discuss new transportation for students living in all parts of the city.