PJC To Receive
Five Buildings
After War
Irish Hold
Sway At
Frosh Dance
Vol. 37
Pasadena Junior College, March 16, 1945
No. 7
Frosh
У
Clubs Sponsor Dance
Guild Makes
Camp Tours
Climaxing their second
year of service, the members
of the Red Cross sponsored
show, “Shoot the- Works,” un¬
der the auspices of the Pro¬
duction Guild, have completed
900 hours of work during the
the month of February. Under
the direction of Jo-Anne O’Hara,
who is producer, the show’s cast
has provided entertainment at
various Southern California army
camps and hospitals including
Fort McArthur, Camp Haan and
the Hollywood USO.
Last Saturday, the troup jour¬
neyed to Camp Haan where they
entertained in the hospital wards
during the day and at the camp
that evening. During the past
month, selected members have
done recruiting work for the
Coast Guard, also appearing in
the “Time for Action” window at
Bullock’s in Los Angeles. Mem¬
bers have also broadcasted over
station KMTR.
A request has been made by the
Coast Guard for the group to per¬
form on one of the Naval LST
landing barges for men newly re¬
turned from Iwo Jima.
Students Honor St. Patrick;
Feature/WearingtheGreen/
Tomorrow evening, the “Wearing of the Green,” a dance
honoring Saint Patrick’s Day, will be held in the Odd Fellows
Hall at 175 North Los Robles in Pasadena. Sponsoring this
dance, at which the entire student body is invited, are the
men’s and women’s Frosh Y clubs of PJC. The dance begins
at 8 :00 p. m. and lasts until 12
PJC Alumni
In Guild Play
In the role of an unpleasant,
dyspeptic and selfish invalid,
whose malevolent desires disrupt
a hither-to peaceful house, Fran¬
ces MacLachlan, PJC alumni,
starred in the Pasadena Theatre
Guild production of “Guest in the
House” by Hager Wilde and Dale
Eunsom, last Friday, Saturday
and Sunday evenings. The sup¬
porting cast of Miss MacLachlan
included Anne Diamond and Rob¬
ert Main, who are also alumni.
This production, directed by
Charles H. Wilhelm, was dedica¬
ted to Elmer Baldus, one of the
original members of the Guild,
who died recently in Italy while
touring with a USO Camp Show
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The “Wearing of the Green”
will feature “the best bands of
all at Odd Fellows Hall” through
the medium of popular record¬
ing. Mr. Richard Hall, who is
known for his large collection of
popular dance recordings will fur¬
nish the equipment and is to be
in charge of the music. He has
made arrangements whereby ev¬
eryone may have opportunity to
request numbers during the ev¬
ening.
A surprise program for the in¬
termission has been planned by
Mark Miller and Charlene Bur¬
ner. High-light of the evening will
be the presentation of a record
album to the person guessing
highest in a contest to name per¬
sonalities of the records played.
Those students working on
committees are: Mark Miller,
Nina Williams, refreshments ;
Duke Cox, publicity; Joyce Old¬
ham, tickets; Mark Miller, enter¬
tainment; and Duke Cox, music.
Featured acts of “Shoot the
Works” include “The Stardusters”
who have been with the show
since its beginning; Bill Wright,
dancer; the Diet Sisters, tap dan¬
cers; Charlene Burner, comed¬
ienne; David Albee and Larry
Lawrence, comedy act; Adrienne
Osborn and Stan Gollergy, piano;
Mark Miller, singer; and Jo-Ann
O’Hara, singer and dancer. Last
year the show was known as
“Here Goes Nothing.”
Miss MacLachlan at the pre¬
sent time is associate society edit¬
or of the Pasadena Star News
and is the writer of the Chron¬
icle’s weekly Alumni News Col¬
umn.
“Guest in the House” was a re¬
cent New York success and play¬
ed on Broadway during the 1941-
42 season for six months. The
Theatre Guild production enjoy¬
ed full houses at each of its
three presentations.
Dr. Henley Speaks
At Convocation
This morning’s convocation
speaker will be Dr. W. Ballentine
Henley, president of the Osteo¬
pathic Physician and Surgeon’s
Hospital of Los Angeles. He has
traveled extensively as a lectur¬
er and doctor. Probably best
known for his oration upon
“Looking Towards Tomorrow,”
he has spoken upon many other
subjects, such as leadership, phil¬
osophy, religion, government, ed¬
ucation, business, industry and
law.
PJC's Post War P rogram To
Include New Building Expansion
While the haze of war clouds still hang heavily on the horizon,
postwar plans for the expansion of Pasadena Junior College have
been submitted by Architects Cyril and Robert Bennett to receive
the unanimous approval of the Board of Education in its regular
session Tuesday. This postwar program includes five new buildings
and an open-air bowl which have been estimated to cost approximat¬
ely $750,000.
The projects planned in the order of their importance are:
A Trade and Technology Building to be located southeast of
the rear of the Main Administration Building.
Dr. Henley is known for his
accomplishments in the world of
science and osteopathic work. His
name may be found in Who’s-
Who In America; Who’s- Who in
American Education; and in the
International Who’s-Who.
Election Results
The construction of a new men’s gymnasium including an en¬
larged swimming pool and a relocated and enlarged women’s gym
with an additional, but smaller plunge for the women. These are
all to be located in the approximate center of the campus.
A new Business Administration Building which will be located
on Hill Avenue, facing Green Street.
The construction of a Library, Political Science, English and
Lecture Building to be erected at the corner of Hill Avehue and
Colorado Street, west of the proposed Student Union Building.
Are Announced
Minor Class Elections, held
March 2, resulted in a tie vote
for the office of senior class vice-
president, and precipitated a
board decision favouring an as¬
sociate vice-president for the
senior class, thus eliminating the
necessity for a run-off election.
— Photo by Dean McMahon
Pictured above are Helen Erb, Ray Vorce, Petrena Smith and
Hank Haynes, Frosh leaders, as they perfect final plans for the
St. Patrick’s Dance to be held Saturday, March 17, at the Odd
Fellows Hall.
Lads and Lassies To View
Omega Scottish Comedy
“Bunty Pulls the Strings,” a Scottish comedy of super¬
ficial piety, will be presented by Delta Psi Omega next Wed¬
nesday at 3:15 p. m. in the Sexson Auditorium. Admission for
students will be number ten ticket in the student body book;
while adults and other people will be charged fifty cents for
each of the play performances,
Mere— Filles
Hold Banquet
Sponsored by the AWS for the
purpose of promoting closer re¬
lationships between mothers and
women students of PJC, the
Mother-Daughter Banquet was
held last evening at the Pasa¬
dena Presbyterian Church from
6:30 p. m. to 9:00 p. m. with a
St. Patrick’s Day theme.
Rowena Baker and Jane Wes¬
ley were in charge of the pro¬
gram of entertainment, which in¬
cluded acts, readings and music¬
al selections by Mark Miller, Mar¬
garet Ellington, Nadine Knauss,
Barbara Hovey and Grace Mc-
Niee. Leon Shiells acted as mas¬
ter of ceremonies. A melodrama
directed by Charlene Burner, was
given. In an effort to increase
Pasadena enlistment, a member
of the Wac spoke to the group.
The theme and decorations of the
affair were planned and executed
by Betty Widney.
Tickets for the banquet were
sold in competition by all Wo¬
men’s clubs on campus.
This first production of the sem¬
ester by the national drama fra¬
ternity is a comedy by Graham
Moffet. It deals with conditions
in a section of Scotland where
the people are devoted to a strict
form of Calvinistic worship, and
it describes the amusing situa¬
tions created by the uncovering
of the past history of the leader
of the church.
Leading characters are portray¬
ed by Arline Schulz, Dean Mc¬
Mahon, Kathleen Hayes and Fran¬
cis Evans. The supporting cast
includes Warren Simonds, Robert
Kratz, Nancy McNaught, Beverly
Overholt, Bernice Reeder and
Doris Leadbetter. Music will be
provided by the orchestra under
the direction of Mr. Leland Green.
Tickets for the evening perfor¬
mance may be obtained at the
Triton Booth in the Main Hall.
Miss Keppie, faculty director
of the play, has announced that
this will be the last play she will
produce at PJC. Some produc¬
tions of other years have been
“Brief Music,” “Mr. Pirn Passes
By,” “Outward Bound,” “Lilies of
the Field” and many others.
Ten girls of the art department
gave up their Washington’s Bir¬
thday Holiday to paint the scen¬
ery for the forthcoming produc¬
tion.
