Pasadena Chronicle, March 31, 1933

Weatherime The sky is clear, the night is dark We can’t sit in the auto park, fig-saw puzzles get me down I feel as if I’d nearly drown. Oh what to do, Oh what to do April has a sky of blue — Mouthpiece of 4000 Junior College Students Vacation Good old Easter is coming soon, Vacation sure will be a boon, Let's not study — althouhg its best Let's sit around and take a rest 1 see a nice green swimmin' pool, Boy, let’s get out of school. Vol. XXIV Pasadena, California, March 31, 1933 No. 22 School Bill Is Passed By Senate Legislative Body Votes to Repeal Present Teacher Tenure Law Four measures of great impor¬ tance to California school authori¬ ties were passed by the state Sen¬ ate this week and will become laws if passed by the Assembly. The bills are repeal of the teach¬ er-tenure law, the kindergarten bill, empowering the governing board of any elementary district to discontinue any or all kindergar¬ tens; a measure giving county su pervisors the right to amend school budgets; and a constitutional amendment readjusting the coun¬ ties’ share of taxation for elemen¬ tary and secondary public schools. Suggests Changes The budget bill provides that district school boards must file their budgets with the Superin¬ tendent of Schools, who shall indi¬ cate changes he thinks necessary and then return the budget for re¬ consideration. The budget is resub¬ mitted to the superintendent and a copy is filed with the supervisors. Supervisors review the budget and may decrease, but not increase, its total amount. The Superintend¬ ent of Schools, district board anti county supervisors would sit to¬ gether in reviewing and readjust¬ ing the budget, the superintendents having supervisory powers at such hearings. Lower Counties’ Share According to the proposed con¬ stitutional amendment the counties’ share of taxation for its elemen¬ tary public schools shall not be less than $15 nor more than $30 pe pupil, instead of the present $30 minimum, and not less than $30 nor more than $00 for secondary schools, instead of the $00 mini- muum. Under another provision of the proposed amendment the state may no longer limit to 00 per cent thi amount of its school moneys which may be expended for teachers’ sal¬ aries. P.TC Band Will Travel Will Speak Here With a clash of their cymbals the J. C. Bulldog band will be oil on another Easter vacation tour from April 8 to 10, visiting Pasa¬ dena’s sister cities. The famed musical organization that has won national acclaim un¬ der the direction of Audre L. Stong, will perform in Pasadena with 100 pieces before the McKin¬ ley student body, Friday noon, April 7, and the same evening they will entertain 100 Legionnaires at Patriotic hall in Los Angeles. Leaving P. J. C. Saturday morn¬ ing, the band boys are slated to appear at Riverside, San Diego, and Whittier, returning to Pasa¬ dena Monday afternoon. The program, which will be played at all performances, con¬ sists of the complete New Year’s numbers played in the Tournament of Roses parade, emphasizing the bell-lyres and marimbas; Fit as a Fiddle; Finlandia; Bell Suite, in¬ cluding Hell’s Bells, Jingle Bells, and the Jolly Coppersmith; and Pot Pourri No. 2 are some of the pieces. DEMAND LIZZIES Tin lizzies of any vintage am description are in demand, to con¬ vey the “Y” men out of the cit; tomorrow morning at 9 o’clock, th occasion being the “Y’s” all-day hike. During the course of their wanderings the new Pasadena dam will be visited. MRS. MYRON S. HUNT, Chairman of the Pasadena Block Aid committee and promi¬ nent in this city's civic life, will speak at the convocation Mon¬ day. Attendance is compulsory for all students except those with second period classes in business education, language, music, phys¬ ical science, and technology, who will remain in class during the convocation period. Also students majoring in Eng¬ lish and engineering will be ex¬ cused to attend meetings in 113C and 200C, respectively. Y. W. Offers Newer Angle Of the Crisis Wm. McCay, Civic Relief Member, Will Speak One Activities Depression and more depression — but here is a new angle. The Y. W. C. A. have secured William McCay of Pasadena Civic Relief organization, one of the most in¬ teresting self-help and co-operation projects that the unemployed have attempted, to speak to them on re¬ lief activities Wednesday, April 5, from 5 о 7, at the downtown Y. W. The food served will be similar to a soup supper at a penny cafe¬ teria. There will also be a pro¬ gram with appropriate music such as “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime” and “The Best Things in Life Are Free.” Everyone is invited to attend as the Y. W. C. A. feels that this meeting should be shared with everyone at P. J. C. Tickets art- on sale in the Y. W. room and at the table in the main hall for 15 cents. Another Bridge Orgy Due Today Due to the popularity of their previous benefit bridge parties, the P. T. A. will hold another this af¬ ternoon at the Shakespeare club¬ house at 2 o’clock. Tickets are 25 cents per person. A varied selec¬ tion of prizes will be offered, ac¬ cording to Mrs. Karl Buck, publi¬ city chairman. Mrs. Kenneth C. Jones, president, and Mrs. Marcus A. Hall, chairman of the ticket committee, are in charge of ar¬ rangements. At their regular meeting, plan¬ ned for Monday, John A. Sexson, superintendent of schools, for the third time will deliver his ad¬ dress “New Frontiers in Educa¬ tion,” previously presented at an Educational Query club meeting. Mebbe They Should Let the Lizards and Snakes Know Unsuspecting lizards and special breeds of reptiles, so often objects of J. C.’s science students' scrutiny, are only a part of the many- interesting fields of science that are covered, by the Life Science mag¬ azine, one of the series of student publications that goes on sale next Wednesday at 10 cents a copy. The multitude of positions for which biological training is neces¬ sary is answered along with spicy articles of the biological and pre¬ medical departments. Pictures revealing conscientious biology classes at work, glimpse-: of four-legged creatures and proud muscle men depict the depart¬ ment’s activities. Heading the editorial roster is William Borthwick, editor-in-chief, with Dee Rutledge, nursing editor; Harry Grace, forestry and land¬ scape; Allan Cameron, biological research : and pro medical depart¬ ment handled by Philander Powers. Selection Of Models Completed Judges Name Twenty for Fashion Show Prelims; Ten for Finals “There is still an opening for several girls who wish to take advantage of the biggest oppor¬ tunity of the semester to partici¬ pate in a school activity,” de¬ clared Virginia Keim, A. W. S. president, when commenting on the Fashion Show. Wheels began moving in earnest for the A. W. S. Fashion Show arrangements when 20 girls were chosen in preliminary try-outs for models Wednesday afternoon, with Mrs. Ruth Chase and Archie Wedemeyer of the art department acting as judges. Ten of these 20 girls will be selected at the finals this afternoon at 3 o’clock in the women’s gym. Get Gowns Gratis Those selected to model in the Fashion Show will also display- clothes at the junior college Y. W. C. A. garden party to be held at the Huntington hotel, April 21. All clothes worn by mannequins are to be supplied by local downtown stores. Following are the girls picked: Katherine Allen, Virginia Davis, Jane McCallum, Anne Mason, Jim- mee Coleman, Palymere Werring, Andrea Johnson, Elizabeth Runkle, Mary Ryan, Pat Stone, Catherine Dawes, Kay Butler, Ada Nichols, Eleanor Bacon, Virginia Currie, Dorothy Shute, Caryl Moon, Jo Randall, Virginia Bunch, Gay Hal¬ stead, Dorothy Holloway, Polly Conner, Florence Kennedy, Hope Kingsbury, Florence Stringfellow, Louise Sked, Laurabelle Stanley, Betty Klepper, and Jean Patterson. As yet, the script for the play has not been chosen, but announce¬ ment of it will be made Monday. Two-Timer John Krumm, prominent student in dramatic activities, and director and author of last year’s “Tropical Moon,” has been selected to direct. He has set Monday, April 3, at 3:30 o’clock, for cast try-outs. Students in charge of the pro¬ duction are Virginia Keim, man¬ ager; Loretta Melton, business manager; Margaret Johnson, sec¬ retary; Grace Anderson, model manager; Virginia Parker, finance; Mary Linek, art director; Leland Houghton, stage manager; and Anona Alexander and Jean Melfley, publicity managers. Men Provide Pep In connection with the manage¬ ment end of the show, Marjorie Bartmeller, Elayne Bretts, Mar¬ garet Clark, Jeanette Gilman, Mac, Agnes Andrews, and Virginia Per¬ kins are assisting. Lambert Westling with A. M. S. officers is providing enthusiasm and support in the finance committee, stage managing, and in the pub¬ licity. Contest Bound Looms Monday Since no Shakespeare festival will be held at U. S. C. this year because of the confusion caused by the earthquake, preliminaries of the upper division Shakespeare contest which will take place at Jaysee Monday in room 200-C are doubly important. Beginning at 3 o’clock, 12 con¬ testants will be selected by a fac¬ ulty judging committee headed by Miss Elizabeth E. Keppie, Players Guild adviser. The finals of this contest will be held April 21 in assembly, where the winners wil be decided upon and awards made Concerning the requirements for this event, some important climac¬ tic selection of not more than 3( lines in which two or more char¬ acters speak should be chosen. A short introduction explaining the setting and conflict must accom¬ pany the characterization. A.W.S. Members Too Wise For April FooVs Pranks A. W. S. members, determined not to get fooled on April Fool’s Day, prepared for the notorious mischief day when the attended an April Fool's tea in the Social Hall Thursday afternoon. Bridge, games, and other entertainment were used to get the guests better acquainted. Arrangements for the affair were planned by Mary Lewis, chairman, Virginia Keim, Grace Anderson, Loretta Melton, Margaret Johnson, Virginia Parker, Mary Magnuson, Jo Collins, Marion Howell, Bessie Moore, Mary Leslie Hemler, Patri¬ cia Elston, Katherine Veale, Vir¬ ginia Merrill, Betty Cooper, Betty Honsherger, and Phyllis Struthers. Avocation Day to Parallel Vocation Program; Miss Hawes Gives Suggestion Enthusiastically responding to Miss Ida E. Hawes’ suggestions for an Avocation Day, to parallel the vocation program that was re¬ ceived so well last semester, newly appointed committee members are forming plans for an all-day exhibition and open-house. A definite date for the event will be set soon after the Easter holidays. Student and faculty members who have accepted committee ap¬ pointments and begun preliminary arrangements were chosen by Miss Hawes and the student vocational council, headed by Truman Geddes, who was also in charge of the Feb¬ ruary program. Hobbies, unusual interests, odd colections and speakers in several fields will be present in various rooms on the campus, while special entertainments and displays will be scheduled for the club period. All exhibitions will be open to the public during the afternoon. The various types of non-restric- tive clubs and honor societies will be represented in groups, with one chairman from each unit acting on the executive committee. Edward Higgins will act for the religious organizations; Robert Seago, the music department; El¬ eanor Northrup, honorary clubs; Margaret Fenley, home economics; Miss Elizabeth McKinney, literary societies. Cosmopolitan groups of al kinds will be represented by Miss Fran¬ ces Webster, with O. G. Dressier In charge of the Y. M. and Y. W. C. era! may be provided. A. contributions. The Chess club and similar hobby organizations will send Russell B. Guthridge, while the foreign language depart¬ ment’s active committees will nave Mrs. Clara B. Giddings. When Avocation Day plans are enlarged further, committee mem¬ bers will be appointed. First suggestions for the affair were made at a meeting called, re¬ cently by Miss Hawes, and attend¬ ed by advisers and presidents of all non-restrictive clubs. Recom¬ mendations made at this gathering included fencing, boxing, and swim¬ ming exhibition - from the physical education classes, and hunting and fishing demonstrations from ap¬ propriate clubs. Stamp and coin collections, pup¬ pet shows, embroidery and craft displays, reviews and showings of recent books, pet contests, doll ex¬ hibits, and typical speakers were but a few of the many suggestions offered for the day. Arrangements will be made to collect valuable collections. For students who do not have a definite hobby to interest them, an authority on avocations in gen- Alpha and C.S.F. Will Join Orders of Less Brilliant Clifford Garned Leads One Round Table Discussion At Annual Scholarship Convention in Ontario For Four-year Colleges and Jaysees Joining for a few hours the ranks of the less mentally brilliant ir. one of the latter’s favorite pastimes, Alpha Gamma Sigma" and C. S. F. will jointly hold their annual spring dance this evening at 8 in the Besides Jean Duncan’s orchestra,' providing music for dancing, cards, jigsaw puzzles, and chess will be available for the less rhythmic- minded. Committees in charge are deco¬ rations, Carl Deisenroth and Mary Magnuson; refreshments, Ann Archer and Elizabeth Morgridge; social, Margaret Hull and William Kirjasoff ; and invitations, Mar¬ garet Bennett and Margaret Ceder- quist. Eleanor Northrup and Lu- bert Sanderhoff, presidents of the two honor societies, will be mas¬ ters of ceremonies. Officers of other honorary groups will be guests. With representatives of all four- year colleges and of twelve junior colleges present, among them the full quota from Long Beach and Compton, the annual state Alpha Gamma Sigma convention was held Saturday at Chaffee Jaysee in On¬ tario. PASADENA DELEGATES TAKE CHARGE Pasadena delegates, under the leadership of Clifford Garner, took charge of one of three round table discussions. Among the speakers were Jean McCrae, Ted Ross, Mar¬ garet Cederquist, Ann Shiels, Be Baldwin, Ruth Patterson, Walter Nichols. Margaret Hull, Ann Arch¬ er, and Victor Langford. Miss Kathleen D. Loly and Miss Mabel Perry accompanied the attending group. Dr. Walter F. Dexter of Whit¬ tier college, main afternoon speak¬ er, addressed the convention on “Education and Scholarship,” at the same time carrying out the general convocation theme of “Ser¬ vice.” Announcements of scholarships for 1933-34 were made, with the following values listed: LaVerne, $100; Occidental, two, $375; Po¬ mona, two, $300; U. S. C., $270; Scripps, $250; Redlands, $230; and Whittier, $125, making a total of $1650 in honor awards. Lordly Class Will Enjoy Hop Lordly upper classmen will gyrate madly about the floor of the Vista del Arroyo hotel next Friday, at the senior sport dance. Starting at 8:30, the affair will have Leighton Noble’s orchestra as tune-producers. Bids for the hop will he distributed at 8 o’clock Thursday morning in the student body office. ANNOUNCE TALK TEST Tryouts for the Redlands decla¬ mation contest will be held sixth period, April 27, in room ID. Par¬ ticulars for the event, which is an annual affair for lower division students, may be had from Miss Irene S. Peters. Kenneth Wilkes Will Take Place With Marksmen Cadet Major Kenneth Wilkes of the Pasadena junior college R. O. T. C., will take his place among the “President’s Hundred,” consis¬ ting of the finest marksmen of the country, chosen from the Army, Navy, and affiliated competitors. At the National Guard shooting meet, held from September 28 to October 2, in San Luis Obispo, Wilkes placed in five out of eight matches, gaining fifth in the Presi¬ dent’s match against 450 marks¬ men from all parts of the West. On the last day of the shoot, Ad¬ jutant-General Howard of the ninth national corps area of Cali¬ fornia congratulated Major Wilkes for his excellent showing against long-experienced veterans. Colleges Give Seven Awards Scholarships for seven of Cali fornia’s best colleges are being of¬ fered to students who are eligibk for life membership in the Califor¬ nia Scholarship Federation. The total value of these scholarships amounts to $1650. Each chapter of the C. S. F. is to submit, before May 10, the names of their candidates who wil! be chosen from among the three best students to send in applica tions. These students will be chosen by the chapter adviser, with the assistance of the scholarship com¬ mittee. In case of two contestant : closely vieing for he award, the candidate will be chosen by a vo- These entrants will be judged on character, service records, an studies. Colleges offering awards are: L Verne, value totaling $100; Occi dental college, allowing two en-- trants, one male and one female values $375; Pomona, also allow¬ ing two entrants, is valued at $300 U. S. C., $270; Scripps, $250; Red lands, $230; Whittier, $125. German Students Will Take Part in Contest Berning Is New Head Of Jaysees Western Division of Jaysee Presidents Chooses Local Head Ben Beming, representing Pasa¬ dena Jaysee, was chosen president of the western division of the Southern California junior college presidents’ association during a convention held at L. A. J. C. last Friday afternoon. Called to further the organiza¬ tion of the western branch of the society, Al Smith, student body president at Los Angeles and head of the association, presided as of¬ ficial host for the meeting. Next Convention Here Because of Berning’s election, P. J. C. will sponsor the next con¬ vention scheduled for this semes¬ ter. At this time a constitution for the local group will be drawn up, patterned after the Southern California association’s charter. The society has been instigated to stimulate good feelings between rival schools, to discuss typical junior college problems, and to gain new ideas for a more efficient type of student government. Near¬ by institutions with which Pasa¬ dena competes in athletics and other activities comprise the mem¬ bership, including Ventura, Santa Monica, Long Beach, Compton, Glendale, and Los Angeles. After touring the L. A. J. C. campus, and being entertained at a student body dance, given for the benefit of Compton junior college earthquake damage and to raise money for new band uniforms, the guest presidents held an open- forum meeting for general discus¬ sion. Political Campaigns One of the major points brought out at this time concerned the handling of student elections. Fol¬ lowing the practice which many of the other schools use to advantage, Berning surmises that in the fu¬ ture pre-polling days at P. J. C. will emphasize more political cam¬ paigns, with each candidate al¬ lowed a certain amount of money and advertising space. The convention closed, with a banquet attended by all delegates, the Los Angeles officers acting as hosts. April 8 was the tentative date set for the next Southern Califor¬ nia convention to be held at Chaf- fey junior college. Production Is In Rehearsal As an opportunity for ambitious German students to exhibit and utilize their ability, an essay con¬ test in either German or Eng¬ lish, under the auspices of the Ger- man-American league of Los An¬ geles, will be held until May 15. The contest is divided, into two parts, the English division open to high school and college students, and the German division open to all students. With snatches of haunting mel¬ ody being hummed about the cam¬ pus, “Rose Maiden,” annual music production, is under rehearsal for presentation May 10 and 12. Mary Novis White, Gene Bor- ger, Stanley Taft, and Virginia Vail, together with other princi¬ pals, smiled, pleasantly Wednesday as they were photographed for the annual, while Miss Lula C. Parm- ley, music head, and Miss Kath¬ erine Kester, dramatics adviser, are hunting a suitable woodland set for the fantasy. Dances in the production, direct¬ ed by Miss Loreta Henrichs, in¬ clude: moon maiden, fairy queen and attendants, rose of dawn, la¬ ment, elfin dance, and rose gar¬ land. Adapted from a German folk tale, music for the fantasy was written by Frederic Cowen. There will be a chorus of 200, taken from the music department, with the a cappella choir singing one number. Honor Group Gives Money Having had parking lot condi¬ tions brought to her attention. Miss Kathleen Loly, head of the foreign language department and chairman of the scholarship societies committee, donated $10 of the C.S.F. and Alpha fund to the Lancers for whatever im¬ provement they might see fit to make. The honorary group has estab¬ lished a custom of giving a cer¬ tain amount annually for some worthy cause at school. Improvements to be made, ac¬ cording to Steve Seaton, chair¬ man of the parking lot, are a sign at the bottom of the south entrance reading “Entrance Only,” which will be put up by the auto club of Southern Calif¬ ornia. and the completing of the planking at the north end.