PASADENA CHRONICLE
Vol. XXIX
Pasadena Junior College, May 13, (938
No. 30
Drawing by Joy de Long
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Theta Rho Pi
Presents
Rad io Drama
Today^ Assembly
Features Original Play
By Bill Maddison
The ominous atmosphere of Fri-
day the 13th will prevail even in
this morning's assembly program,
judging from the title of the radio
play being presented by Theta Rho
Pi, radio club of Pasadena Junior
College. “The Legend of Swamp
Ghost Hollow,” an original radio
drama written by Bill Maddison,
will carry out the theme of the
day.
Bill Maddison, a member of the
club, has woven his story around a
legendary ghost that lives in an
abandoned house in the middle of a
dismal swamp. In addition to these
familiar ghost-story trappings, the
play includes a boastful salesman,
a wily farmer of the swamp coun¬
try, and a ghost-fearing colored
boy, Rastus.
Cast
The part of Jackson, the sales¬
man, is played by Don Hanna, the
role of Jonathan Judson, the far¬
mer, by Don Fuller. Mary, the wife
of the salesman, is played by Ber-
trelle Brightwell, and Rastus by
Luther Newlee. The ghost is im¬
personated by Don Fuller, sup¬
ported by Ha.rley Pryor and Esther
Covert in the roles of the store¬
keeper and Olive, respectively. The
production is under the direction
of Ray Schwartz, club member.
Activities
This play is one of the varied-
activities which the fraternity
sponsors during the semester. The
purpose of the organization is to
develop good actors and material
for the radio stations of today, and
to promote a healthy public inter¬
est in the field of radio entertain¬
ment.
MUSIC HOUR
Wednesday 12:20 — Thursday 11:20,
in the little theatre.
Oriental Influence in Modern Music
1. Festival at Bagdad .
. Rimsky- Korsakov
2. Etenraku . Japanese Ceremonial
3. Tunis . Ibert
4. Dance of the Seven Veils .
. R. Strauss
5. Japanese Nocturne . Eicheim
6. Bacchanale . Saint Saens
7. Song of the Nightingale .
. Stravinsky
JR. HIGH STUDENTS
WILL- EDIT CHRON
Next week’s issue of the
Chronicle will be written and
edited by students from the Pasa¬
dena Junior High Schools.
Outstanding journalists from
Marshall, Eliot, McKinley, Wil¬
son and Washington will take
over the positions of regular staff
members, in the same manner
that Chronicle staff members
took over the editorial duties on
the Pasadena Post last week.
This is. the first time in PJC
journalistic circles that such an
experiment is being tried. The
project is sponsored by the Alpha
chapter of Beta Phi Gamma, na¬
tional journalistic fraternity, lo¬
cally headed by Jack Burtt.
LEADERS
IN CONTEST
ANNOUNCED
Results have been tabulated to
determine the attendance records
of all school clubs for the first
month of the two-month attendance
contest.
At the end of the two-month
period, three prizes of $5 each will
be awarded to the three clubs
standing highest in attendance rec¬
ords. The three divisions will be
the restrictive clubs, the non-re-
strictive clubs, and ia, combination
of honorary and service clubs. The
ten organizations having the lowest
attendance rating in their respec¬
tive division, including those who
have not registered their club with
the secretary of organizations, will
forfeit 50 cents for their divisional
prize.
Leading the restrictive club divi¬
sion with an average absence of
1.466 per member is Phatian, fol¬
lowed by Zama, with 2.142 and Are-
opagites, 3.040.
Trianon leads the non-restrictive
clubs with an average of 1.062,
Triple S being second with 1.161
and Deseret third with 1.416.
Honorary and service clubs are
lead by Silver Screen with 1.833,
Argonauts second with 1.937 and
Order of Mast and Dagger third
with 2.823.
The organizations
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composed of Phyllis Richmond, sec¬
retary of organizations, and Bette
Miller, Vesta Stone and Annette
Shigmonian, tabulated the results.
Phyllis Richmond was in charge of
posters for the contest.
Primary
Elections
Next Friday
Eligibility Cards
Due in Student Body
Offices Today
Candidates for offices in the
primary elections next Friday must
turn in fully signed eligibility cards
to the student body office by 4
o’clock today, Chief Justice Peter
Prouse recently announced.
The elections are held annually
to fill the posts of student body
president, AMS and AWS presi¬
dents, minor AMS and AWS offi¬
cers, chief justice and senior, jun¬
ior and sophomore class presidents.
“This year, due to the increase in
enrollment and interest in student
government, ■ we hope to set a new
record in number of votes oast and
percentage of student body voting,”
Justice Prouse stated.
Assembly
Polls will be open from 8 until 3
next Friday, and a special election
assembly featuring introduction of
candidates is planned. Prouse is in
charge of all arrangements for the
election.
Eligibility card requirements de¬
mand a total of at least 24 grade
points in the previous semester and
a “C” average during the current
semester, or vice versa.
Publicity
No printed publicity will be al¬
lowed this year. Painted posters,
however, may be posted. Candi¬
dates for ASB president, are al¬
lowed -ten posters each, chief jus¬
tice five each, class presidents three
each, AWS and AMS presidents
five each and AMS and AW S minor
officers one each.
Spanish Dancer Slated
For Program Monday
“Echoes of Spain,” a program of
Spanish dances by Manuel Perez
and his dancing partner, Italia de
Nubia, will be presented for Pasa¬
dena Junior College students Mon¬
day at 3:15 in the auditorium.
Senor Perez was born in Gran¬
ada, Spain, and spent early years
of his life in the shadow of the
Alhambra. Spending many years
in study, he has mastered the cycle
of dances, from the dignified court
dances of the 16th century to the
barbaric ritual dances of the gyp¬
sies.
FREDERICK SMITH
GUILD PLANS
SPRING PLAY
FOR
МАУ
27
by Forrest Duke
Death will take a holiday —
And his presence on the campuis
will provide drama loving Pasa¬
denans a chance to glimpse the
progress being made 'by -the PJC
Players’ Guild.
The Guild, with Miss Elizabeth
Flint as faculty adviser, will pre¬
sent a. three-act mystical comedy,
“Death Takes a Holiday,” Friday,
May 27.
Frederick Arthur Smith has the
coveted title role of “Death,” Prince
Sirki.
In the play, death comes to earth
in the form of a charming man of
the world — Prince Sirki. He takes
a holiday from his routine duty of
tapping mortals on their respective
shoulders. While in his recession
from the humdrum grim reaper
role, many startling things happen
— and no one dies. Sirki, or “Shad¬
ow,” as he is sometimes called,
learns to enjoy the same feelings
that humans regard a.s monotonous.
He even falls in love — a grim state¬
ment, but handled beautifully in the
play.
“Death Takes a Holiday,” was
written by the Italian Alberto Cas-
sella, re-written for the American
stage by Walter Ferris. It first re¬
ceived acclaim at the Ethel Barry¬
more theater in New York, and
later was made famous in the mo¬
tion picture which starred Frederic
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SIX PRINCESSES,
ONE QUEEN WILL
RULE FESTIVITIES
Over Forty Organizations Enter Booths;
Glenn Peters7 Orchestra, Jimmy LowelTs
Hawaiian Trio Play for Dancers
by Jack Burtt
Offering a wider variety of amusements and refresh¬
ments than half of Coney Island on a July Saturday, final
plans for the 12th Annual OMD Carnival have been drawn up
by the members of the order, and the festival, biggest spring
semester event at Pasadena Junior College save for gradua¬
tion, will be held this afternoon and evening, in the men’s
tennis courts and in the mei^s gym.
Over 40 organizations on the campus are sponsoring
amusement and refreshment booths, located on the tennis
courts and open for business from 3 until 12 p. m. In the
“Coconut Grove” in the men’s gym, -
Glenn Peter’s orchestra and the
Jimmy Lowell Hawaiian trio will
play for dancing from 9 until 12.
Coronation
At about 10 p. m., high spot of
the evening’s festivities will occur
when the queen and the princesses
of the carnival receive their crowns
and robes of office on a raised
stage on the tennis courts" in the
middle of the “Island Paradise,”- ac¬
cording to Rae Williams, head of
the queen committee.
Chosen from seven princesses,
the queen will remain secret until
the coronation ceremonies. Prin¬
cesses of -the carnival, chosen by
the members in an open contest,
are Peggy Ingham, Barbara Gra¬
ham, Dolly Reese, Eanily Hammon,
Pat Hops, Betty Grey and Helen
Vaughn.
Good T imes
According to Charles Braden,
president of the order and head of
this year’s carnival, “Mast and
Dagger has made every effort to
put this carnival across, and we
feel we can promise everyone a
good time tonight.”
Bob Stapleton, chairman of the
dance committee has secured the
services of Glenn Peters’ orchestra,
for dancing, and the Jimmy Lowell
Hawaiian trio, an island group, for
entertainment.
“Dancing from 9 until 12 in a
replica of the world famous Coco¬
nut Grove will be the pleasure of
those attending the Carnival to¬
night,” said Stapleton. “The Ha¬
waiian trio, a group of native
islanders, is really fine, and Jimmy
Lowell, who directs the trio, wrote
■the lyrics for Bing Crosby’s ‘Wai-
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ALUMNI
PLAN YEARLY
BANQUET
Alum’s from -the first graduating
class of old Pasadena High School
in 1891 to the latest class of Pasa¬
dena Junior College will have a
chance to get together and renew
old acquaintances at the Alumni
Association’s spring banquet and
dance, May 27.
Accomodations for more than 200
are being made at the banquet at
which Dr. John Harbeson will speak
briefly.
“There will be a minimum of
speaking,” promised Dr. George
Coates, Alumni Association presi¬
dent. “The real purpose of this af¬
fair is to give alumni a chance to
re-acquaint themselves with old
school friends and to make new
ones.”
The banquet will be served in
the cafeteria. Dancing will be in
the music hall, being decorated by
the Junior College art classes under
the direction of Youlden Howell, an
alumnus.
Secretary Earl Holder announces
that tickets for the banquet and
dance are 75 cents.
STUDENTS TO BROADCAST
“Ashes of Jade,” a mystery
drama, by Mary Ellen King, will
be broadcast by members of the
PJC radio class over KPPC next
Wednesday evening, May 25, at
