Pasadena Chronicle, March 23, 1945

•V PJC Acquires Priorities For New Student Union Vol. 37 Pasadena Junior College, March 23, 1945 No. 8 Pictured above are Ariine Schulz as Bunty, Warren Simonds as Rab; Kathleen Iiayes as Aunt Susie and Dean McMahon as Tainmas, portraying a tense, and yet comical scene in the Delta Psi Omega production of "Bunty Pulls the Strings” which is to be presented tonight in Sexson Auditor¬ ium at 8:00 p. m. Students may gain admission by the presentation of number ten ticket in the student body book, while adults and those without books will be charged fifty cents. Directed by Miss Elizabeth E. Keppie, and Miss. Elisabeth Flint, the play is concerned with a Scottish merchant in the small village of Lintiehaugh, who is accused of spending an old maid’s money to help his reckless son out of his many difficulties. To complicate matters, an old flame, whom he jilted some thirty years previously, turns up with the gleam of matrimony in her eye. At this crucial moment, Bunty, who is Tammas's daughter, begins pulling strings in order to save her father. Delta Psi Presents Bunty Pulls the Strings This evening at 8:00 in Sexson Auditorium the Delta Psi Omega will present a production of the Scottish comedy by Graham Moffet entitled “Bunty Pulls the Strings.” Admission for students will be the number ten ticket in the student body book; adults and others without books will be charged fifty cents. The play is set in an area of Scotland where the people are de¬ voted to the Calvinistic form of worship in the church. The plot concerns a merchant in the small village of Lintiehaugh, Scotland, named Tammas Biggar who has two children — a daughter, Bunty, and a son, Rab. Tammas, who is accused of spending an old maid’s money to get his “ne’er- do-well” son out of trouble, gets into even more difficulty when an old flame whom he jilted thirty years before turns up with the gleam of matrimony in her eye. It is at this moment that Bunty must begin pulling the strings to save the plot and her father. The cast is as follows: Ariine Schulz as Bunty; Warren Sim¬ onds, Rab; Dean McMahon, Tam¬ mas; Kit Burnam, Weelum Sprunt; Kathleen Hayes, Aunt Susie; Frances Evans, Eelen Dun¬ lop; Bernice Reeder, Leenie; Rob- Kantelo Holds First Social With Saint Patrick’s Day as a theme, Kantela Club members held a party in the Social Hall, last Tuesday, March 20, from 5 to 8 p. m. After an hour of games, a chicken pie supper was served. Following the business meeting, new members honored the old ones with entertainment in the Music Building at the close of the evening. This was the first social affair for the newly initiated members into Kantela, campus musicians organization. ert Kratz, Jeems Gibbs; Bruce Lyon, Daniel Birrell; and Nan¬ cy McNaught, Maggie Mercer. Villagers are portrayed by Jean Bay, Beverly Overholt, Louise Corral, Doris Leadbetter, Cornel¬ ia Schulz, and Conrad Schulz. On the production are Sally Peckham and Louise Corral, prop¬ erties; Betty Bastien, costumes; Beverly Overholt, Doris Leadbet¬ ter and Sally Peckham, script girls. The play is under the direction of Miss Elizabeth E. Keppie, ad¬ viser for Delta Psi Omega, and Miss Elisabeth Hint, speech teacher at PJC and honorary member of the drama fraternity. Twenty-five members of the stage crew have worked two months to complete the sets nec¬ essary for the presentation of the play. Donahue Speaks On Father Serra The PJC Religious Council sponsored on Thursday, the sec¬ ond in a series of forums on "Great Personalities of Faith.” The speaker was Attorney Wil¬ liam Donahue of Pasadena, whose subject was “Junipero Serra, Ap¬ ostle of California.” The purpose of these sessions is to acquaint students with the great religious personalities of the various faiths which have representation on the PJC cam¬ pus. They are open to all inter¬ ested students and faculty mem¬ bers. Students Invited To Enter Contest Preliminaries for the annual Shdkespeare contests will be held in the Little Theatre on April 3 and 5 at 3:00 in the afternoon. Finals in this contest are to be held the following week. To enter the contest, students are requir¬ ed to memorize between eighteen and thirty lines from any of Shakespeare’s thirty-five plays. An introduction must precede the recitation. There are two divisions which may be entered: the Ruth Doolit¬ tle contest, open to any lower division students and the Fred¬ erick Arthur Smith contest open to anyone in the 12th, 13th, or 14th grade. These contests are sponsored by the Players’ Guild and Delta Psi Omega, campus dramatic or¬ ganizations. Both contests are named for alumni of Pasadena Junior College. Robert Bellaire Is Forum Speaker Last Tuesday Robert Bellaire, war correspondent and erstwhile prisoner of the Japanese in Tokyo spoke before the Evening Forum in Sexson Auditorium on “Our Unknown Allies.” At the begin¬ ning of the present war, Mr. Bell¬ aire was a United Press Bureau Chief in the Pacific Theater of Operations; later, he was captur¬ ed by the Japanese. With this comprehensive understanding of the war, and of the global and racial problems, he discussed the contributions by the little known races of the world toward the winning of the war and of their part in United Nations strategy. Speakers for next week will be Dr. Langdon White, professor of geography at Stanford University, whose theme will be economic and political geography as related to the present war. Local Campus To Improve With Six Other Structures Last Friday, March 16, priorities were granted to PJC for the construction of the $230,000 Student Union Building, the first project to be started in the post war campus plan. With the money available, the plans need only the approval of the Board of Education before beginning actual construction. This building will contain the student cafeteria, an assembly hall for student social gatherings, quarters for the Chronicle and other publications, a faculty din¬ ing room, and the student book store which will be taken from its present location and moved in¬ tact to a wing of the new build¬ ing. Robert Bennett, who along with Cyril Bennett submitted the, plans to the Board of Education stated that the position of the Stu U Building would be facing Colo¬ rado Street to the west and slight¬ ly to the north of the present Life Science Building. These plans came before tlje Board of Education meeting last Tuesday, March 20, and were on exhibition for the whole student body during Wednesday, Thurs¬ day and Friday of this week. Other buildings in the campus plan which will follow the Stu¬ dent Union Building in order of their importance and need are: the Trades and Technology Build¬ ing, the Men’s Gym, the reloca¬ tion and enlargement of the Wo¬ men’s Gym, an Administration Building, a Library, English, and Political Science Building, and an open air bowl and Music Build¬ ing. Bader Swears In New Deputies A meeting of the newly re¬ cruited PJC Court Deputies was held last Wednesday for the pur¬ pose of acquainting the new of¬ ficers with their duties and to make plans for the cooperation with the Spartans and Lancers in the “campus cleanup.” The officers are known as PJC Deputy Prosecutors and are un¬ der the supervision of Michael Bader, Student Prosecutor. They act in the same law enforcement capacity as the Lancers and Spar¬ tans and are also special investi¬ gators for the Court. Recently enrolled Deputies are Alan Cole, Jack Hogan, Dick Pea¬ cock, Jack Thurber, James Mag- ner, Angela Wit, Myra Leah Dav¬ idson, Margaret Ellington, June Bomhard, Florence Perman, Roy Shaw, Jack Lohr and Lillian Ko- var. Student Government This Week Court In Se ssion Minor Court was called to order last Tuesday with Justice Duke Cox presiding. Gordon Fry, ar¬ rested on a parking charge, plead¬ ed not guilty. Leslie Buggs and Bettye Owens pleaded guilty to the charge of disorderly conduct and were fined fifty cents each, which was suspended. Ray Sparks and Anne St. Marie, plead¬ ing guilty to charges of disorder¬ ly conduct, were fined fifty cents. The latter was also fined one dol¬ lar for not having an Identifica¬ tion Card. Richard Begin, who was fined four dollers on two smoking charges, was held in contempt of court, for which he received a fine of fifty cents. Howard David¬ son, also guilty of two smoking charges, paid a fine of five and a half dollars. Others pleading guilty to smok¬ ing and fined respectively includ¬ ed: Frank Hanly, one dollar; Louise Mann, two dollars. Thorn¬ ton Mann in addition was fined one dollar for reckless driving. The following were charged with contempt of court: Larry Klamroth, Ray Brummell, Don Daley, Dave Mitchell, Jerrold Burnnall. Superior court was presided over by Justice John Cole. The court tried the case of Mark Mil¬ ler, who was arrested for dis¬ orderly conduct. He was alleged to have been sliding down the banister. Leon Shiells, defense attorney, presented the defend- ent’s case and Michael Bader, Stu¬ dent Prosecutor, handled the pro¬ secution. After debating twenty minutes the jury could not reach a unanimous decision and there¬ fore a retrial will be held on April 4. Board In Session After a galaxy of financial mat¬ ters had been presented to yes¬ terday’s Student Body Board meeting by Thornton Mann, Sec¬ retary of Finance, a warm dis¬ cussion took place envolving board members and Norman Peek Associate Supreme Court Justice, concerning the three-point court system revision presented by Leon Shiells and supported by Loren Barre. The new plan would abolish the student jury, substituting a group of three, four or five trained judges, who have passed the bar examination and are familiar with court procedure. Other points provide for the doing away with the grand jury, since the afore¬ mentioned trained jury would al¬ leviate its necessity, and the ab¬ olishment of a number of unnec¬ essary court forms. The matter, being highly debatable, was tabled until the next meeting. Financial matters accomplished in board meeting included the granting of $150 to the Music Department to be used for the Spring Music Festival, the grant¬ ing of an amount not to exceed $35 to the chemistry team for pins, the favoring of a motion to give $400 to the Lower Division Athletic Fund, the transfering of $163 from the Football Account to the Basketball Account and the passing of $61.91 for Bond In¬ surance for those who handle Student Body finances. A committee was appointed to investigate the possibilities of dis¬ covering other sources to pro¬ vide $450 for the mailing of Chrons to servicemen. An auction to sell the glass tops of the student body tables is to be held Tuesday, April 3 in 29C at 3:00. Students may come in at that time to place bids.