Vol. 35 Pasadena Junior College, March 31, 1944 No. 22
SC A To Sponsor Easter Movie
Crucifiction of Christ as shown in movie, “Journey into Faith”
Today Is Nickel Day Climaxing
Successful March Red Cross Drive
The Red Cross Drive deemed successful by Red Cross
chairman, Barbara Bulgey, who at Chronicle press time, re¬
leased the total figure as $1,147.91. Leading in the month
long drive, is hard working Captain Roberta Colaw, who
stands in line for the $5.00 prize. The final chapter of the
campaign will be the Red Cross Nickel Day to be held today.
Students are asked by the war council to back this cause
Show To Feature
JC Vocalettes
The Vocalettes, well known
Choral group of Pasadena, and a
religious film entitled, “Journey
Into Faith,” will be featured in
today’s SCA sponsored assembly.
The Vocalettes, an all negro girl’s
choir, organized three years ago
under the direction of Rose
Brown, has gained recognition
through local appearances and
extended tours throughout Cali¬
fornia Army Camps. A group of
Easter selections will highlight
their share of the program.
The presentation of “Journey
into Faith,” a motion picture
produced by Cathedral Films,
will follow the Vocalettes. The
story centers around the strug¬
gles and hardships of two men
from Eminaus and their at¬
tempts to overthrow the rule of
the Romans. The accompanying
paganism reaches a poignant
turning point when they unsuc¬
cessfully attempt to warn Jesus
of the danger he faces in the
city. On their journey home
they come face to face with
the risen Christ, in the movie’s
dramatic climax.
Minstrel Show
Entertains Court
Bob Stanley was acquitted of
disorderly conduct charges in
Superior Court last Wednesday,
while Shaler Hanisch, arrested
for the same offense, was grant¬
ed another trial when a
half hour of deliberation resulted
in a hung jury. The act of con¬
duct in question was a radio¬
vaudeville routine such as used
in the familiar “Tell me, Mr.
Bones,” minstrel performances.
Representing both defend¬
ants, attorney Loren Barre first
attempted to have the case dis¬
missed on a technicality; later,
startled spectators in the pack¬
ed courtroom saw Hanisch and
Stanley re-enact the “crime”
as it had occurred in the Chron
office. Emotions approached
storm proportions as Barre,
Prosecutor Cedric Cowing, and
Justice Rosemary Soghomonian
argued concerning the validity
of certain testimony offered by
the prosecution, the point be-
settled after Jackie Scarlett
was called as a last-minute wit¬
ness.
Chief witnesses for the prose¬
cution were Kathryn Howett,
Frank McCormack, and arresting
officer Arnold Swanson. Although
McCormack testified by affidavit,
Judge Soghomonian ruled that a
telephone-dictated statement by
Barbara Wickham could not be
considered legal evidence.
In Minor Court Session at 3:00
Wednesday, Wallace Kellogg and
Russ “Unlighted Weed” Palmer
pled guilty to smoking charges,
were fined $3 and $1.50 suspended
and $2 respectively. Not present,
Kenny Mills, Bill James, Sam
Biedeman, and Jerry Scott were
held in contempt of court.
with the contribution of at least
one nickel to be used for Red
Cross work.
Heading the list of captains
in the recent drive, Marjorie
Nutt, with the total of $136.26,
was named the outstanding in¬
dividual worker.
Betty Rossback surgical dress¬
ings chairman reports that many
more girls are needed as workers.
Red Cross service points and
physical education make-up are
given to girls who serve in the
surgical dressings room, 2D,
which is open every Tuesday
and Thursday between the hours
of 11:00 a. m. and 3:00 p. m.
Red Cross Holds
Magazine Drive
Ambitious and hard working
Mary Burkholder, Red Cross
camp and hospital chairman, re¬
ports that the Magazine Drive
went over successfully. Students
barely catching their breath from
other drives, buckled down and
put their shoulders to the wheel.
The magazines will go to Aus¬
tralia where Mrs. Valentine, for¬
mer teacher at Pasadena JC, sent
an appeal to the school asking
for magazines for the servicemen.
Appeal was made through the
English Department and maga¬
zines can be left there today.
AGS and CSF Hold First
Meeting For New Frosh
To acquaint new Freshmen
with the JC chapters of Alpha
Gamma Sigma and the California
Scholarship Federation, members
of the two organizations held a
meeting last Wednesday, under
the direction of Tom Bund, presi¬
dent of CSF, and Peggy Bell. -
JO Faculty Man
Bosses Research
Within the walls of the Life
Science Department, experiments
to discover new anti-malarial,
work as tedious and yet as fasci¬
nating as that of radium research
are being carried on by Dr. Wil¬
liam D. Leech, Ph D. and grad¬
uate of Cal Tech. This work is
of vital importance now because
of the shortage of quinine bark
which has been the greatest
enemy of the dread malarial
disease. The fact that Japan
controls 90 per cent of the cin¬
chona tree, from which it comes,
has left us with only a small
storage of quinine for military
use and virtually none for civilian
use.
Sidelighting these investiga¬
tions in the fight against ma¬
laria is Dr. Leech’s interest in
vitamins. Both of these inter¬
ests were undoubtedly further¬
ed in the years 1933 to 1938 in
which he went on a scientific
expedition in the South Seas.
The purpose of the hunt was to
find vitamin products of nat¬
ural plants that were yet un¬
discovered in Australia, Samoa,
North and South New Zealand,
the Fiji Islands, and other is¬
lands of the present war zone.
Dr. Leech has two daughters
following in his scientific foot¬
steps, one as a senior in medicine,
the other as a bio-chemist for a
pharmaceutical concern. Dr.
Leech has stated that his musical
interests are the symphonies of
Brahms, the New World Sym¬
phony by Antoine Dvorak, and
in sports the games of baseball
and football, and many scientific
papers to which he subscribes.
Dr. Leech is also the author of
many scientific papers which
have been published here in the
United States and in Europe.
SCA Formulates Plans For
Easter Sunrise Service
The third annual SCA Sunrise Service will be held on
Easter Sunday in the Gold Shell, which has been used in past
years for this purpose. Services are to begin at 6:30 a. m.,
and both parents and students are invited to attend. The
program will feature the Dawn Trumpeters, and especially
arranged Easter music by the SCA A Cappella octet headed
by Nadine Ostlund. Reverend George Hill, co-pastor of the
Junior Women
Plan Barbecue
To assist in getting new Junior
Women acquainted, the Junior
Women’s Club is planning a bar-
beque to be held soon after
Easter Vacation at the home of
the sponsor, Mrs. Ina Sample.
Although a fairly new club on
campus, the Junior Women have
been taking a responsible part in
school affairs. They are helping
in Red Cross activities, and are
also working in the Dean of
Men’s office.
On the first of March they held
a transfer breakfast for new ju¬
nior men and women in the
school. The club is open to any
junior girl who is willing to ac¬
cept its responsibilities as well
as its privileges.
Theta Rho Pi Tunes
In On New Staff
Theta Rho Pi, campus honorary
radio club held its formal inni-
tiation and election of officers
last Sunday at the home of
alumnus Tom Baxter. Adding 8
new members to its roster, Theta
plans many activities for the rest
of the semester, which include a
series of radio shows to be broad¬
cast every other week over KPPC.
Officers elected for the semes¬
ter are: Nancy Whitney, presi¬
dent; Frank McCormack, vice-
president; Jean Reaney, corres¬
ponding secretary; Faye Rosen,
recording secretary, and Barbara
Wickham, treasurer.
First Baptist Church, will be the
speaker.
The sunrise service is being
sponsored by the executive com¬
mittee of the Inter-Church Youth
Council, composed of youth rep¬
resentatives from thirty churches
of Pasadena and vicinity.
Members of the committee
from JC are: Barbara Boggs,
chairman; Frieda Stoehr, pro¬
gram chairman; Kenneth Biery,
in charge of ushers; Barbara
Durham, chairman of decora¬
tions; and Ray Verce, in charge
of breakfast. Walt Raitt is fac¬
ulty advisor.
A breakfast following the
Easter Services will be held at
the Central Christian Church at
8:00, Reservations must be in by
April 7, and may be made by
phoning SY. 2-1592.
Men’s Clubs
To Aid War
At the council meeting last
Wednesday a momentous step
was taken when the status of the
men’s restrictive clubs was dras¬
tically changed. By popular vote,
all PJC restrictive clubs are now
to become one large war service
organization thus forfeiting many
of their social motives. Since so
many restrictive club alumni are
overseas giving so much to the
war effort the present Riccy
members deemed it necessary to
make this step.
Under the new plan every club
with a large enough membership
to remain active will amend its
constitution to include as primary
interest some college war serv¬
ice. These new activities are: to
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JC Students Plan Celebration For
National Pan American Day
On April 14, PJC classes studying the History of the
Americas and Pan American Relations, will present a musical
fantasy commemorating Pan American Day at the Shake¬
speare Clubhouse at eight o’clock in the evening. Student re¬
search and the writing and directing of the fantasy has been
under the advisorship of Miss Elizabeth May Wheeler, who
has directed the presentations
gram for the last nine consecu¬
tive years.
The custom of celebrating
Pan American Day began in
1930, to commemorate the cre¬
ation of the Pan American
Union. Every year on April 14,
elaborate preparations are made
in each nation belonging to the
Union, to present appropriate
programs for the day. Especi¬
ally famous on this date, is the
traditional music which is
broadcast throughout the
Americas. In Washington, D. C.
all representatives of the na¬
tions of the Americas gather
together to mark the passing
of another great milestone in
the friendly relations of the
North and South , American
countries.
Student chairman for the day
of celebration at PJC will be Ruth
McIntosh, with Jo Ann O’Hara
directing the fantasy. The art and
musical effects are in charge
of Mona Marie Willey. The
object of this fantasy is to show
the progress towards the unity
of the western hemisphere. In¬
vitations have been sent out and
special effort has been made to
include those who are students
of Latin American and Inter-
American relationships.
of the Pan American Day pro-
Nursing Students
To Hear Stillman
The Fabiola Club extends an
invitation to all pre-nursing stu¬
dents and those interested in the
medical profession, to hear Lt.
Col. James S. Stillman of the
Pasadena Area Station Hospital,
who will speak to club members
April 14, during assembly Friday
morning in room 200C. His topic
will be a timely and interesting
one, as it will deal with the vital
work being done by the modern
nurse on the scattered warfronts
of today.
At the last meeting new officers
were elected for the semester and
many new members joined- the
club. The officers are: President,
Betty Fetten; vice-president, Pat
Stone; secretary, Nancy Garner;
treasurer, Lois Downs ; social
chairman, Eleanor McKay; pro¬
gram chairman, Virginia Dean;
and publicity chairman, Florence
Park.
