Pasadena Chronicle, March 25, 1938

Time To Think e © • EDITORIAL By Harold Shafer, Managing Ed. This week the perfection of the Pasadena school system’s gold tooth, our Junior College, is being challenged as the student body board, court and cabinet have be¬ come as a dentist, poking more de¬ terminedly for flaws in its compo¬ sition. Tuesday morning, at the sug¬ gestion of the chief justice, the members of the three branches of student body government met in the social hall at their first monthly meeting to discuss each others’ problems, exchange sug¬ gestions and clean up arising difficulties, which rear their head if not nipped in the bud. This is good. We have finally arrived at the age in school life where we no longer are forced, because of poor conditions, to in¬ stall the ambulance at the base of the cliff, but rather have we grown to the extent that we can take time to work more closely to¬ gether and also to put our strength into preventing, to a greater ex¬ tent, these difficulties. :}c * * However, here is one situation for which a pound of cure is needed — noise, selfishness, and rank inconsideration in the li¬ brary. Our representatives know about it ... it has continued into the second semester . . . we as students have done nothing about it . . . has the library been dropped by the students already as is a new toy by a child after its novelty has worn off? It has. And therefore our government is forced to act. The students" legislative body has a necessary ruling against disturb¬ ance in the library, and now the law enforcing agency has to step in to discipline 6,000 students, nearly all of whom at one time or another seem to have abused their privileges in the library, and yet they like to point with pride at THEIR Junior College. Are we, who are well on the way to be¬ coming young men and women, going to be caught up on as child¬ ish and yet as serious a point as this? No. we aren’t, we already have been! The officers are placing signs in the library and in the halls requesting less library disturb¬ ance. If this is not heeded, an arrest will folow. Lancers and Spartans are to be watching over the "youngsters” with an eagle eye every period of the day, and claim they will show no partiality in distributing tic¬ kets. The chief justice firmly de¬ clares no leniency from the court can be expected. And there you are. * * * The Spartans are “potlucking” it at two meetings to discuss their part in handling the problem. Are the Lancers to become strict po¬ licemen once again? Chief Justice Prouse requests a drive to "crack down" on all offenses, and to dc this the answer to the question is an emphatic yes. Another point brought up at the meeting was sliding on ban¬ nisters. This comes under the offenses mentioned above, as does the increasing carelessness of student smokers walking sev¬ eral feet onto the campus with a cigarette before tossing it away, or lying on the grass while smoking, as has been ob¬ served. In the case of all of these offenses, if we have the law we might as well obey it whether we are for or against it. If the majority thinks against one’s opinion, the only thing to do is to respect the decision. A good example of the need for Lancer policing is the fact that Jessie Koyama, secretary of pub- lcity, reported at the meeting that some of the bulletin boards have been slashed by knives. This is an extreme case, but only serves to accentuate the need. * * * The Chronicle came in for its share of constructive criticism at the confab. The biggest issue aroused was the question of why the Chronicle doesn’t print news Of the activities of restrictive clubs. The answer is that in the past, experience has proven that one column is all that can be de¬ voted to this small part of the student body, and in order to Continued on Page Three PASADENA CHRONICLE Vol. XXIX Pasadena Junior College, March 25, 1938 No. 24 WRITER MARION PARKS UCLA Physicist Speaks at A G S Convention Here Dr. Joseph Kaplan, associate pro¬ fessor of physics at the University of California at Los Angeles, spoke to delegates at the convention of Alpha Gamma Sigma, honorary scholarship society, at the Pasa¬ dena Junior College last Saturday morning. “Good character, knowledge and judgment, symbolized by the words Alpha Gamma Sigma, are the traits most needed by a student after col¬ lege. Invariably the student who attains a high scholarship has done so by asking the right questions and thereby increasing his store of knowledge, which he can carry out into life,” Dr. Kaplan said. The delegates were welcomed by Dr. John W. Harbeson, principal of the junior college. After Dr. Kap¬ lan’s speech, the meeting was ad¬ journed to the Caltech Atheneum for luncheon and a lecture by Dr. Robert A. Millikan. Later, the group made a tour of the Hunting- ton Library. Delegates from the following junior colleges attended: San Fran¬ cisco, Glendale, Fullerton, Chaffey-, Santa Rosa, Citrus, Long Beach, Santa Ana, Santa Maria, Pomona, Bakersfield, Taft, Compton, Ocean- side, Placerville, Reedley, Brawley and El Centro. Radio Students Enact Play Over Station К P P C “Masquerader,” a radio play written, by Pasadena Junior College student William Maddison, was presented over radio station KPPC, Wednesday evening, March 23, by students of the PJC radio produc¬ tion class. Ray Swartz directed the follow¬ ing cast: Katherine Barrett, Jane Clary; Julius James, Luther New¬ by; Stranger, or Death, Herbert Brubbs; Betty, (Katherine’s little sister), Fern Warner; Mrs. Barrett, Josephine Merrill; supported by Bertrell Brightwell and Bob Cavin. Sound effects were handled by Vi¬ ola Fredericks and Ray Hentgen. Authoress Lectures at Seri CALIFORNIAN orum les АН-Уеаг Club Field Representative To Talk The first woman to aid Mme. Caroline Severance of Boston in establishing women's clubs in Cal¬ ifornia was Jeanne C. Carr of Carmelita Park, Marion Parks, authoress, revealed in her talk Tuesday evening at the Pasadena Evening Forum Lecture series in the new PJC auditorium. Miss Parks was speaking on "Women in California History,” the third in a series of four lectures on the general subject "California.” Names Perez Important Miss Parks named Eulalia Perez as probably the most important wo¬ man in the Mexican days of this state. She owned the Rancho San Pasqual as grantee and is alleged to have died at the age of 145. However, Miss Parks declared it was more likely 115. Miss Parks related some of the terrible hardships endured by the women who were the first to enter California overland from Sonora, Mexico, under the leadership of Juan Bautista deAnza in 1776. She also told the amusing story of Jo- sefa Carrillo, who eloped with Hen¬ ry Fitch, accompanied by a chaper¬ one with 10 children. Horrworth Will Speak On the coming Tuesday evening, Charles Horrworth, director of pub¬ lic relations of the All-Year Club of Southern California, will con¬ clude this series of lecture on Cali¬ fornia with his talk on “The Future of California.” During the last ten years, Mr. Horrworth has traveled more than 300,000 miles, advising metropoli¬ tan and rural communities in plan¬ ning programs for their develop¬ ment. He has served as manager of the Bureau of Community Serv¬ ice at the University of Southern California. It was because of this field ex¬ perience and intimate knowledge of the development of every resort Continued on Page Three Senior-Soph Groups Select Balboa as Theme With Balboa only two weeks off, seniors and sophomores have se¬ lected it as the theme for their annual matinee sport dance to be held in the Civic Auditorium, April 4, from 8 to 6 p. m. At a meeting last week, the coun¬ cils decided to use as the slogan for the dance “Be on Deck.” Posters placed about the halls, and other publicity means will attempt to carry out this idea of the sea. Bids also related to the theme have been designed by student artists. Renny Haines and his swing orchestra have been selected to furnish the music for the dance. Max Caplan, senior class presi¬ dent, and Dick Shannon, sophomore class president, have been placed in charge of the committees to work out details for the affair. CHARLES HORRWORTH Organizations Secretary Announces Semi-Annual Attendance Contest If you feel a case of spring fever coming on you had better forget it because the attendance contest among all PJC organizations begins next Monday, March 28. At the end of two months, three prizes of 5 dollars each will be awarded to the three clubs having the most perfect attendance rating in their division. The three divis¬ ions will be the restrictive clubs, the non-restrictive clubs and a combination of the honorary amd service clubs. The, ten organiza¬ tions having the lowest attendance rating in their division will forfeit 50 cents for their divisional prize. The restrictive inter-club council has passed all plans concerning the contest and have pledged their full cooperation. “It is hoped that this forfeiting of money will give an added incen¬ tive to the contest which is being carried out in a new and different manner through the use of publi¬ city, and a theme as a means of financing it,” Phyllis Richmond, secretary of organizations, stated. Dramatic Records Of Easter Pageant Actors Listed Dress rehearsal for “Alleluia,” Easter pageant, is on the after¬ noon and evening of Wednesday, March 30. The performance will be on Friday afternoon and Saturday- evening, April 2 and 3. Free tick¬ ets may now be obtained at the school bank, the music department office and F. C. Nash and Company ticket agency in downtown Pasa- dena. Most of the students taking leads in “Alleluia,” Easter choral play, have participated in other dramatic activities. Among them are: Nor¬ man Durask, Priest of Today, who has been in many recitals and con¬ certs this year, was the lead in PJC’s light opera, “The Student Prince” last semester; Josephine Merrill, Mary, Mother of Jesus, who has been in plays on the ra¬ dio and was student-director of “The Student Prince;” Betty Grey, Mary Magdalena, who has been on the radio, in “The Student Prince,” “Gloria,” and “Tavern.” Murray Huss, a soldier, was in “Dover Road,” “Hunger,” “Death Takes a Holiday” and “The Student Prince,” is secretary of music and a member of Delta Psi Omega; Warner Watson, Priest of Sanhed¬ rin, won a dramatic scholarship at Northwestern University, and the lead in “The Night of the Burning Pistol,” directed in the Phoenix Little Theater, has been on the ra¬ dio, in a stock company, in “Dover Road,” at the San Marino Play¬ house, and is a member of Delta Psi Omega; Joe Pyle, Beggar, has played at the Community Play¬ house, been in “Hunger,” “Dover Road,” worked at the San Marino Playhouse and was in the Shakes¬ peare contest at Occidental and in the Allied Arts Festival. Edwina Waterbury, Heavenly Messenger, has played at the Com¬ munity Playhouse, Gilmor Brown’s Play Box and the Shakespeare Fes¬ tival at Occidental ; Frederick Smith, Soldier, has been on the radio — in Ed Lynn’s “Catherine the Great,” in Shakespeare contest at Occidental; Robert Willey, Judah, has been in 18 plays at the Play¬ house, representative at Shakes¬ peare festival and winner of Doo¬ little contest; Peter Prouse, Sara- din, has been in “Dover Road,” wrote “Krafty Hall,” is past presi¬ dent of Delta Psi Omega. “Allelulia” is sponsored by the music and dramatics departments under the, direction of Miss Lula C. Parmley and Miss Katharine R. Kester. Federal Music Project To Present Opera Here “Hansel and Gretel,” a grand opera by Humperdinck, will be pre¬ sented by the Los Angeles Federal Music Project in' the auditorium on Saturday, March 26, at 8 p. m. Members of the cast include: Maxine Carlo as Gretel, the girl who is nearly baked into ginger¬ bread by the ugly witch, and Car¬ men Conger, who takes the part of her brother, Hansel. Assisting the cast will be a 90-piece orchestra, conducted by Gastone Usigli. PREFERENCES IN PERSONAL TRAITS OF JOB APPLICANTS LISTED Chief among objections of employers concerning the personal habits of job applicants are the effects of late hours and dissipation, lack of neatness, lack of frequency of baths, and bad breath or body odor. These were among facts gleaned from a questionnaire mailed by Counselor С. C. Stewart to Pasadena business men regarding their reactions to PJC graduates. Other characteristics, ranged in the order of their disfavor, are the following: flippancy, ~ evasiveness in giving information, flashy dressing (man), too much make-up (woman), bluntness and lack of diplomacy and slouching in chairs during interview. Other characteristics, tolerated but not regarded favorably, are listed in the same order. They are: bragging, grammatical errors, use of mascara, not- looking directly at interviewer, use of brilliant nail polish, too much talk of extraneous things, use of slang, too little talk — information has to be dragged out, wearing of earrings for business, lack of poise, possession of unpleasant voice, nervousness, lack of winning smile, and poor penmanship. Of the four methods of business training, 13 found high school training most satisfactory, 29 preferred junior college training, 19 university and 37 business college. The most favored combination was junior college and business college. In the last issue of the Chronicle, several errors were made in a story on this questionnaire. Concerning characteristics not involving personality, the following statements are now correct: references are considered necessary, but employers don’t object to lack of experi¬ ence. The average applicant does not lay too much stress on begin¬ ning salary, nor does he apply for jobs too advanced for him. Prefer¬ ence is given to students who have worked their way through school, taken part in extra-curricular activities and maintained a high scholar¬ ship record. Sophomores Join Seniors In Musical Assembly Bulldog Band, Nysaean, Euterpean Singers Promise Program of Novelty Numbers; Juniors and Freshmen Meet in Gym Combined entertainment of the Bulldog Band, the Nysaean sing¬ ers, and the Euterpean male chorus headline the all-musical assembly to be presented in the auditorium today. The senior class is sponsor¬ ing the assembly, together with the sophomore class. — * “Old King Cole,” a. musical nov¬ elty number, will be the first of the 'ALL REQUEST' DANCE PLANS MADE ВУ AMS For the second time this semes¬ ter the women’s gym will be the scene of am open dance when the Associated Men Students of Pasa¬ dena Junior College will present their informal dance next Wednes¬ day afternoon, March 30, at 3 o’clock. The theme for the dance is “All Request” and students are urged to make their musical wants known to LaVerne Boyer, whose orchestra will provide the music. Admission to the dance is by student identifi¬ cation card. Bill Dinjian and Kenny Gordon are in charge of the publicity for the affair, and the chaperones will be Mrs. Ruth N. Chase, Miss L. E. Calkins, Miss E. G. Hegglund and Miss C. J. Robbins, dean of women. Herb McDonald, AMS prexy, feels that this type of dance fills a long felt want among the students at PJC. “If this dance is a success, it is our plan to continue with bigger and better informal afternoon dances for the student body,” he said. _ “The last informal dance, held in the women’s gym, showed a surprisingly good turnout. Over 500 students attended,” he concluded. Students Interviewed For College Entrance Professor H. C. Willett, director of admissions of the University of Southern California, met prospec¬ tive students from PJC in the rec¬ ords office last Wednesday. J. A. Anderson, dean of records, also announced that the University of Redlands will award a full tui¬ tion scholarship for the third year in the College of Literal Arts to one of the five highest ranking graduates of Pasadena Junior Col¬ lege during the academic year, 1937-38. Mr. Anderson said that the vari¬ ous registrars from Southern Cali¬ fornia colleges have not yet an¬ nounced the dates when they will interview future students, but he believed that the dates would be released next week. Students should see the representative from their proposed college to plan studies and review the entrance re¬ quirements. Dr. Lembke Will Speak At High School Meet Dr. Glenn L. Lembke, secondary curriculum coordinator, will con¬ duct the discussion meeting of the cooperative high schools at Frank¬ lin High in Los Angeles. “Possible ways of evaluating ex¬ perimental courses in progressive high schools in Southern Califor¬ nia will be the topic for discussion at the meeting which is a continu¬ ation of the meeting of Feb. 18. Called by Arthur Gould, assistant superintendent of schools in Los Angeles. Representatives from all over Southern California will attend the meeting. offerings by the Nysaeans, followed by Ray Noble’s familiar “Good Night Sweetheart.” Miss Lula C. Parmley, music department chair¬ man, will accompany -the group on the piano. _ Under the direction of Miss Car¬ rie M. Sharp, the Euterpean male singers will present two numbers. Bill Ewing will sing a solo part against a choral background in “Davy Crockett,” a descriptive number, and the “Musical Trust,” a novelty including 16 “folk-songs” will follow. David Vasquez will ac¬ company the men on the piano in both numbers, aided by Phillip Pe¬ terson on the second. The highlight of the program will be a musical “History of Swing” played by the Bulldog Band, under the direction of Audre L. Stong. It will begin with the old-fashioned minuet, and will go through the barn dance, Wabash Blues, up to the ‘Big Apple.’ Sev¬ eral couples will dance on the stage to the strains of the “Dipsy Doo¬ dle.” The band program will close with “On the Trail” from Ferde Grofe’s “Grand Canyon Suite.” Max Caplan, senior class presi¬ dent, and Dick Shannon, soph presi¬ dent, have made arrangements for the program. Juniors and Frosh The junior and freshman classes will meet in the men’s gym to enjoy a program of music by Phil King- man and his orchestra, and a dem¬ onstration of fancy roller-skating by Billy Yates, professional skater, and his partner. After the formal introduction of class officers, the dance orchestra, will take over the program. Billy Yates, who is appearing through the courtesy of the Pasadena “Big Top” skating rink, has spent many years on the stage perfecting his act. He is the former California amateur roller skating champion. PATRONS DISCUSS LIFE SCIENCES Dr. Glenn L. Lembke, secondary curriculum coordinator, will present a. summary of the life science de¬ partment at the monthly meeting of the Patrons organization, Mon¬ day at 3 o’clock in the Little Thea¬ ter. Mrs. H. A. Mansfield will pre¬ side at the meeting with Mrs. S. C. Clark as program chairman. Special attention will be given to the biol¬ ogy required course and the Ameri¬ can family survey course. Ques¬ tions of the Patrons will be an¬ swered by the faculty. This is the fifth meeting in this school year. Others have been on the general studies by Dr. Harbe¬ son, the humanities and physical science departments discussed by Dr. Lembke. The last meeting was directed by J. P. O’Mara; assistant principal. The next meeting, to be held in April, will concern terminal education — technology, busimess and semi-professional education. Pryor Elected President Of Investment Corporation Leland M. Pryor, department chairman of the Pasadena Junior College business education staff, has been elected to the presidency of the Investors Mutual Building and Loan Association this month. PJC Men Enter Oratory Contest At Redlands University Today Six men are representing PJC at the Redlands University Oratory Contest today and tomorrow at Redlands. Dave Laird, Vincent Erickson, Dick Moore, Joe Landisman, Jean Valentine and Ray - ♦ Simpson will compete in oratory, debate and extemporaneous speech against other junior colleges and colleges of Southern California. Simpson and Moore will repre¬ sent PJC in debate, while Laird and Valentine will compete in ex¬ temporaneous speech as well as in oratory. In oratory Simpson will speak on “Old Man River,” Erick¬ son will warn youth in his speech “Pied Piper” and Laird will give an indictment of conditions on U. S. highways in his “America, Declare War!” Youth is the subject, too, of Lan- disman’s oration titled “Northwest Passage.” Moore’s “Idiot’s De¬ light” is a condemnation of war, while Valentine will repeat his “My Oration,” which won him sec¬ ond place in the Pacific Coast con¬ test. Radio Students To Present 'David Passes By7 on KPPC Next Wednesday evening, March 30, on radio station KPPC at 8:45, PJC radio students will present “David Passes By,” one of the Barnstormer's series, formerly pro¬ duced over KFI. With Ray Swartz directing, and Lois Erwin as narrator, the cast is as follows: David, Robert South- worth; Hank, Bob Caveny; Ma, Denise Fildew; Biddle, Ray Hent¬ gen; Laura, Bertrell Brightwell; Mr. French, John Leberman, and Mrs. French, Virginia Lee Bobo. The script was loaned through the courtesy of Forrest Barnes, the author.