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EASTER HOP
IS MONDAY
AFTERNOON
JtelUlClUl
Chronicle
FINALS OF
TOURNEY
ARE SLATED
Vol. XXVIII
Pasadena, California, March 12, 1937
No. 25
Bulldog Organization Heads North For Concerts
Easter Is
Dollar Shower Provides Funds For Trip
Convocation, Davis-Hall
Theme Of
Class Hop
Senior, Sophomore Classes
Sponsor Annual Matinee
Dance At Civic
BIDS AT *25 CENTS
Merle Carlson’s Orchestra
Slated To Play For
Informal Affair
With Easter as their theme, the
senior and sophomore classes will
sponsor their annual Spring dance
in the Gold Room of the Civic
auditorium on Monday, March 15.
Traditionally a matinee dance, the
affair will be held from 3:30 o’clock
until 5:30. The dance will be infor¬
mal, and, in keeping- with the sea¬
son, the title chosen for the affair
by the councils of the two classes
is “Easter Parade.” Merle Carlson
and his orchestra will provide the
music for dancing.
Jack Stocking, president of the
senior class, and Henry Swafford,
sophomore class president, who
have charge of the general ar¬
rangements, plan to make this fete
a gala occasion. Members of the
sophomore and senior classes are
entitled to attend the dance, accord¬
ing to Swafford, and may purchase
their bids for the affair from mem¬
bers of the senior and sophomore
councils. Bids, which may be pur¬
chased for 25 cents a couple, are
also on sale in the Student Union
building.
Dividing the various duties con¬
nected with the dance, the seniors
took charge of the bids, refresh¬
ments and orchestra, and the soph¬
omores took charge of the decora¬
tions and publicity for the affair.
At the first council meetings of the
semester, the two classes elected
their own heads to take charge of
the various committees. For the
senior class, the committees and
their heads are bids, Jack Stock¬
ing; orchestra, Bob Stapleton; and
refreshments, Eloise Jones. The
committees coming under the direc¬
tion of the sophomore class are
Barbara Lombard and Barbara
Burtt, posters; Stellanne Lotz and
Merilyn Nutt, Chronicle; and Phyl¬
lis Wilson and Muriel Purdon, dec¬
orations.
“Following a week of triad ex¬
aminations, we know that every
senior and sophomore student will
welcome this chance for a bit of
afternoon relaxation,” said Stock¬
ing and Sw'afford in a joint state¬
ment.
Vo-Mag Sales
Contest Told
Winning by a 23-sales majority
over the sophomore class in the
recent Vo-Mag sales contest the
senior class will now challenge the
juniors — winners of the contest
which the freshmen held the first
semester— to the final tourney, ac¬
cording to Jack Stocking, senior
class president. This_ will decide
the class championship, the win¬
ners to receive a trophy in honor
of their success.
Modem Arts is to he the theme
of the next and final issue of Vo-
Mag this year, and the magazine
will be published April 21, accord¬
ing to Carter Cordner, editor. Ar¬
ticles for this issue have not yet
been assembled, but plans include
material on automotive and air¬
plane design, textile manufacturing,
interior decoration, architecture,
sculpture, painting and etching. “It
is to be an issue dealing with art
and its use in every field of pres¬
ent day endeavor,” said Cordner.
Persons interested in working
on the Vo-Mag staff should get in
•touch with Carter Cordner by the
end of this week as staff positions
are now being assigned.
DELTA PSI OMEGA
INVITES PLEDGES
Clad in traditional caps and
gowns, officers of Delta Psi Omega,
honorary drama group, formally
initiated six new pledges at a meet¬
ing held last Saturday evening at
the -home of Severine Callahan,
club historian.
As part of the initiation, cuttings
from various plays were given by
the pledges. Alumni who attended
were Bernard Melekian, Lita Hus¬
ton and Vivian Andre.
Combined Symphonic Band Will Play For
San Francisco Music Conference In Tour
By Howard Steinwinter
Pasadena junior college’s combined symphonic band, with approximately eighty-five to ninety-one
members, will leave the Crown city early Friday morning, the 19th of March, on a prolonged journey
during which seven programs will be given in as many different California cities. The climax and prin-
Conventions
Attended By
V
ciple purpose of the trip, accord¬
ing to Audre L. Stong, band lead¬
er, will be the engagement at the
opening of the California Western
Music conference in San Francis¬
co, where the band will play at the
Fairmont hotel.
‘Balboa’ Will
Be Theme of
Dr. Harbeson
Pasadena Schools Praised
By Rainey, Education
Survey Director
Representing Pasadena junior
college, Dr. John W. Harbeson,
principal, attended a convention of
the National Educational associa¬
tion, held in New Orleans during
the week of February 19, and a
two-day conference of the Ameri-
canAssoci ation of Junior Colleges,
can Association of Junior Colleges,
to 27, at Dallas.
At the National Educational con¬
vention Dr. John A. Sexson, super¬
intendent of the Pasadena schools,
presented a life membership in the
association to John Dewey, Ameri¬
can philosopher.
At Dallas, the main speaker was
Dr. Homer P. Rainey, director of
the National Survey of Youth of
the American Council on Education,
who announced that the age of em¬
ployability is gradually receding,
and because of this, a great re¬
sponsibility is thrown upon the jun¬
ior colleges who must meet this
need.
Dr. Rainey continued that, m
meeting this need, the best form of
organization is that of the Pasa¬
dena school system, the 6-4-4 plan.
Department
Fights Colds
As a precautionary measure
•guarding the health of students in
the school, the health department
here is asking that all people who
have been absent from school for
one day or more call for their ab¬
sence petitions at the attendance
office immediately upon re-entering
school. In this way, all students
who may have been out with pos¬
sibly contagious diseases can be
sent to the health office at once for
examination to determine whether
or not they can return to their
classes without endangering the
health of other students, according
to Miss Ethel A. Fisher, school
nurse. ...
“Few students realize that a
great many contagious diseases
start with the common cold,” said
Miss Fisher. “For this reason,
every student with a cold should
be particularly careful and should
see the doctor or nurse before re¬
turning to classes.” _
Returning by way of San Jose
and Santa Barbara, the band will
arrive in Pasadena on Thursday,
March 25, at the completion of the
greatest trip the organization has
taken in four years.
All mothers and fathers of Pasa¬
dena junior college students, as !
well as all citizens who take per- 1
sonal pride in the band are urged !
to contribute a dollar to the fund
being raised to help pay the neces¬
sarily large expenses incurred in
such a trip. This “dollar shower”
fund is being sponsored by the
Junior Chamber of Commerce, and
although it will be possible for the
band to make the journey anyhow
— the necessary five hundred dol¬
lars coming from the student body
fund — such contributions will help
greatly to promote the general wel¬
fare of the trip. All persons wish¬
ing to contribute may send or mail
their money to the San Francisco
fund, care of the student bank.
A special train will be chartered
for the trip, and besides the stu¬
dents in the band, will be able to
accomodate at least twenty-five or
more friends and parents who wish
to make the trip. For those wish¬
ing to do so, the sum of nineteen
dollars will be charged, exclusive
of meals. The money includes all
transportation and sleeping accom¬
odations. Those planning to make
the trip are urged to submit their
applications as early as possible to
Mr. Stong.
As previously mentioned, the
trip will be the first of such a
length for the band in four years.
It is formally titled a Spring Con¬
cert tour and will not cancel the
usual shorter trips the organiza¬
tion makes annually.
Leaving Friday morning, the
band will play its first engagement
Friday evening at Bakersfield high,
in Bakersfield. Following, on Sat¬
urday night the band will play at
Fresno, from where they will move
to play at the Municipal auditorium
in San Francisco, Sunday after¬
noon, March 21. The afternoon en¬
gagement does not conclude the
schedule for Sunday, however, for
the same evening the band will be
heard in the Municipal auditorium
in Oakland.
The next day, Monday, March 22,
comes the high spot of the trip as
the organization responds to an
invitation to play at the opening
of the California Western Music
conference. Afterwards, on the
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POTLUCK SUPPER
■ GIVEN BY CLUB
MRICC Dance
Council To Sponsor Hop
At University Club
Next Saturday
Presenting a “Balboa” theme,
the Men’s Restrictive Inter-Club
council will sponsor their annual
dance at the University club, 175
North Oakland, next Saturday
night, at 8:30 o’clock. The affair
will be semi-formal, according to
Jack Anderson, secretary of the
council and chairman for the eve¬
ning. Advisers of all men’s restric¬
tive clubs will be honored guests
as well as Dean of Women Cath¬
erine J. Robbins, and J. P. O’Mara,
dean of men.
__ Are In Charge
Milton Wopschall is in charge of
the bids which carry out the “Bal¬
boa” motif and which are on sale
at the Student Union building or
which may be obtained from re¬
strictive club members. The dance
will be open only to restrictive club
members. Glen Peters’ orchestra
will provide the music for the
dance, and entertainment will be
furnished by professional talent.
Elwood Martin is in charge of
these features. Decorations are al¬
so being handled by student com¬
mittees.
According to Bill Phelps, presi¬
dent of the M.R.I.C.C. council,
“This dance is annually sponsored
by the council and we hope to make
the affair a great success.”
A.M.S. Council
Has Meeting
Members of the Associated Men
Students’ council held a meeting
last night at the home of Dean of
Men J. P. O’Mara for the purpose
of discussing intra-mural sports
and the coming stag, according to
Vernon Leif, A. M. S. president.
“Basketball, the now featured
intra-mural sport, held an impor¬
tant part in the discussion, while
plans for the stag, which will be
held after Easter, were also gone
into thoroughily,” said Leif.
Definite arrangements have been
made to feature professional base¬
ball players at the stag, and also
on the program will be a wrestling
match between Pat Pattison, of
Pasadena junior college, and an
unknown grappler.
MOTHER DAUGHTER
DINNER SCHEDULED
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Under the direction of Shirley
Smith the annual A. W. S. Mother
and Daughter banquet will be held
at the Shakespeare club, Thursday,
April 8, at 6 p. m. In keeping with
the spring season the theme of the
banquet will be Japanese and will
be carried out by Jessica Koyama,
decoration chairman, with cherry
blossoms. .
Entertainment will be furnished
by Bauble and Bells, presenting a
short play under the direction of
Miss Katherine Kester. Tickets for
the affair will be 50 cents apiece.
Jane Hazenbush and Margaret
Arnold are in charge of publicity
for the banquet.
Held in conjunction with the
Westminster club of L.A.J.C., the
Pasadena chapter participated in a
snow party at Mount Baldy Febru¬
ary 27. The regular monthly meet¬
ing of the Westminster club was
held at a potluck supper in the tea
room of the Pasadena Presbyterian
church March 3, where Stanley F.
George spoke on “The Measure of
a Man.”
At a joint meeting of the Pasa¬
dena J. C. and L. A. J. C. clubs
an excursion was held, Saturday,
March 6, in which the members
visited the “Goodwill” 'and the “All
Nations,” charitable institutions in
Los Angeles.
A pot luck supper was held at
the Kirk-House tea room on Wed¬
nesday, March 10, by the P.J.C.
and L.A.J.C. clubs.
PLAYERS GUILD TO
ATTEND PLAYHOUS
Following a pot-luck dinner,
members of the Players’ Guild will
attend a performance of “Lost
Horizons” at the Community Play¬
house next Friday evening. The
dinner will be' held at the home of
Peter Prouse, 935 Poppy street,
Altadena, at 6:30.
Formal initiation of new mem¬
bers was held during assembly
period last week, followed by a tea
at which one act of the play, “Be¬
linda,” by A. A. Milne, was pre¬
sented. Those initiated were
James Laird, Joseph Landisman,
Edwin Morgan, Henry Smith, Kay
Snyder, Josephine Merrill, Natalie
Graveson and Harlan Swan.
Oratorical Contest W ill
Be On Monday Morning
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Same Time Calls For Two Meetings, As Speaker^
Contest In Thirtieth Annual Competition For
Upper And Lower Division Honors
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Completing the thirtieth year of annual competition at the Pasa¬
dena junior college, the finals of this year’s Davis-Hall Oratorical
contest will be held next Monday, March 15, during convocation per¬
iod, in the women's gym, according to Mrs. Irene Sage Peters, speech
School Will Not
Sponsor Balboa
Trips Says Dean
Chaperonage or other respon¬
sibility for student house par-
lies for week-ends or vacations
will not be assumed by Pasa¬
dena junior college, it was an¬
nounced last Monday by the
Pasadena junior college admin¬
istration.
According to Miss Catherine
J. Robbins-, dean of women,
some organizations have in¬
stalled regulations for the con¬
trol of their own members, but
as other groups or individuals
are often involved, it is not pos¬
sible to control the whole situ¬
ation.
“This matter has been dis¬
cussed seriously by faculty, stu¬
dent and community organiza¬
tions,” said Miss Robbins, “but
no satisfactory solution has
been found.” Letters will not
be mailed to parents of club
members this year.
School Gives
Scholarships
Twelve $300 Awards To
Be Included in Honors
For the purpose of determining
the winners of 24 scholarships
which are being offered by the
University of Chicago, a competi¬
tive examination will be held here
on Saturday, April 24, under the
direction of John A. Anderson,
dean of records. The examination
will last about three hours, accord¬
ing to Mr. Anderson. Twelve
awards of $300 each and 12 of $150
each will be made on the basis of
competitive examination, and 13
awards of $300 each and 13 $150
scholarships will be awarded on the
basis of the student’s academic
record and the recommendation of
the junior college from which the
student has graduated.
Eight awards are being offered
by Stanford and will be chosen by
competition. Six of these are for
students entering as freshmen, the
other two for juniors. Each of
these awards amounts to $300.
On the basis of scholastic record
and personality, one award for
$1000 will be made to a student en¬
tering Yale as a freshman. The
awTard allows the student $250 a
year for four years.
Six awards which will cover the
expenses of the freshman year are
being given by Harvard on the
basis of past school record and a
competitive examination.
Week’s News
NEWS
Symphonic band plans trip to
northern cities to play seven con¬
certs, music convention in San
Francisco is last stop. Page lv
Finals in Davis-Hall oratorical
contest are slated for next Mon¬
day morning during convocation
period. Page 1.
Annual Easter matinee dance
slated for Monday afternoon, with
Merle Carlson’s orchestra furnish¬
ing music. Page 1.
Terminal courses importance told
by administration. Page 3.
Fifth annual Toastmasters’ con¬
test, Redlands debate tourney, to
be entered by Pasadena speech stu¬
dents. Page 3.
FEATURES
Spring fashion parade reviewed
by Carol Chic. Newest in perfumes
told. Page 2.
SPORTS
Bulldog tracksters plan competi¬
tion with Santa Barbara, Loyola,
Chapman college on Horrel! field
tomorrow.
teacher m charge of the tourna¬
ment.
With three students from the
lower division and three from the
up-per division entered in the finals,
this year’s contest is considered
by authorities as a very represen¬
tative result of the general in¬
terest in public speaking now pres¬
ent in the student body, since over
30 other candidates have been elim¬
inated by the six finalists. “This
interest in the contest is very grat¬
ifying to us, because one of the
original purposes in founding the
tournament was to create an inter¬
est in public speaking among the
members of the student body,”
said Mrs. Peters, concerning the
tourney.
Peace Is Topic
With the general topic of the
speeches as “Peace,” the three low¬
er division contestants, with their
specific subject titles, are as fol¬
lows: Bruce Jessup, “Economic
Peace;” Virginia Kallshian, “The
Returns of War;” and Wendall
Thompson, “Peace and Patriot¬
ism.” Upper division entrants and
their topics are, Manuelo Gambito,
“Victories of Peace;” Joseph Lan¬
disman, “America’s Obligation;”
and Helen Vaughn, “From Mars to
the Master.”
Although the list of judges was
not available this week, Miss Kath¬
erine Kenaga, social science teach¬
er, will be among those on the fac¬
ulty committee to judge the final¬
ists.
Donate Medals
One upper division member and
one from the lower division will
be chosen from among the six
competing finalists to receive med¬
als which are donated annually by
the late M. W. Davis and J. Her¬
bert Hall, who started the contest
as a means of arousing more in¬
terest in public speaking at this
school. This tournament has been
sponsored by the pair since 1907.
The finals of the contest, to be
held Monday, were moved up to
( Continued on Page Three)
‘YWTVHold
Irish Dinner
Open to all men students at Pas¬
adena junior college, a St. Patrick’s
dinner will be given on Wednesday,
March 17, at the downtown “Y”
and will be sponsored by the jun¬
ior college division of the Young
Men’s Christian association.
According to Bill Davis^ chair¬
man of the banquet, “the dinner
will not be a benefit affair, and
every person attending will receive
his 35 cents worth of food, besides
an excellent program. An interest¬
ing discussion will follow.”
J. P. O’Mara, dean of men, has
promised to be on hand to give a
St. Patrick’s speech appropriate to
the occasion.
“The professional entertainment
will feature a team of Irish jig¬
gers,” said Davis. “In case possible
1 banquet members do not know
what an Irish jig is, it is remotely
related to the Highland fling.”
According to Jim Morgan, presi¬
dent of the Y. M. C. A. club, the
following 11 boys were formally
initiated at a business meeting
held Wednesday, March 3. They
are Elmer Preston, Edwin Pickett,
Dick Mott, Peter Paulson, Glenn
j McWilliams, Wendall Thompson,
John Cole, Henry Webber, Bob
Powell, Gordon Smith and Jim
McAfee.
Tickets for the banquet are now
available from any Y. M. C. A.
member.
SPARTANS INVITE
FACULTY TO DINE
Holding their annual faculty din¬
ner, the Spartans will meet at the
home of Rachel Williams, treasurer
of the organization, on Thursday,
April 1, at 6:00 o’clocq in the eve¬
ning. The faculty dinner is held
once each year by the honorary
girls’ organization, and a member
of the faculty is invited by each