Pasadena Chronicle, May 19, 1927

VOCABULARY TESTS SHOW HIGH RATING Freshman Boys Know More Words Than Girls, But Use Them Less Often That the vocabulary of the stu¬ dents in the Pasadena junior col¬ lege meets the requirements of the national medium score is brought out by the very interesting results obtained from the Ingiis Test of English vocabulary. Through the efforts of Miss Margaret E. Bennett, this test has been given to 500 junior college students enrolled here this year. At this time she offers the follow¬ ing data: Junior College Freshmen D Group — 192 students: Women Range 49-134 words. Median Score: 88 words or 58.6%. Men Range 47-137 words. Med. Sc.: 93 words or 62%. Total Freshmen D’s Range 47-137 words. Med. Sc.: 91 words or 60.6%. College freshmen national norm — - 105 words or 70%. Total Freshmen I) students’ me¬ dian score is 14 words or 9.4% lower than national norm. Women’s median score is 17 words or 11.4% lower than na¬ tional norm. Men’s median score is 12 words or 8% lower than national norm. Junior College Sophomores D Group — 28 students: AVomen Range 52-123 words. Med. Sc.: 100 words or 66.6%. Men Range 17-123 words. Med. Sc.: 98 words or 65.3% Total Sophomores D Range 17-123 words. Med. Sc.: 99 words or 66%. No national norms for comparison. Junior College Freshmen C Group — 154 students: AVomen Range 43-131 words. Med. Sc.: 104 words or 69.3%. I Men Range 29-140 words Med. Sc.: 108 words or 72%. 1 Total Freshmen C Range 29-140 words. Med. Sc.: 105 words or 70%. College freshmen national nor — 105 words or 70%. Total freshmen C students’ me¬ dian score exactly equals college freshman national norm. Women’s median score is 1 word I or 7% lower than national norm. Men’s median score is 3 words or 2% higher than national norm. Junior College Sophomores C Group — 126 students: AVomen Range 71-138 words. Med. Sc.: 108 words or 72%. Men Range 47-137 words. Med. Sc.: 104 words or 69.3%. Total Sophomores C Range 47-138 words. Med. Sc.: 106 words or 70.7%. No national norm for comparison. Explanations One hundred fifty words consti¬ tute a perfect (100%) score. The freshman men, in each case, made higher scores than the wo¬ men in the group; while, with the sopomores, the women made the best scores. The name of the man and wo¬ man who made the highest score in each group is listed below: Freshmen D Lucille Phillips 134 words Warren Engstrand 137 words Frenshmen C Mary Bowerman 131 words J. Ruskin Lane 140 words Sophomores D Hazel Sewell 123 words Frank Lowry 123 words Sophomores C Virginia Larson 138 words Vincent Parsons 137 words Note By calling at 114-C you can find j out what your score is. In order to record the progress! made, a similar test will be given j during the first week in June. J. C. PLAYERS ENTER EISTEDFODD CONTEST For the past several weeks a group of the J. C. Players have been rehearsing nightly, under the direction of Margaret Morrow, in j preparation for the Eistedfodd Contest which will take place to¬ night at 7:30 in the Gamut club¬ house, which is located at 1044 S. Hope St., Los Angeles. Since each college and univer¬ sity of Southern California is eli- . ,, „ ,, _ ... *1. , , ... Winning the Southern California gible to enter, the local group will ! meet with strong competition. j Junior college debating conference “Ever Young,” by Alice Ger- championship for the third con- stenberg, is the play which the secutive time, the Pasadena orat- j Players will present. Those taking ors won over Riverside in the part are: Charlotte Macomber, , , , ... . Margaret Morrow, Margaret Cres- ^ debates of the season held saty, and Eleanor Brown. last Frlday> both at Pasadena and All J. C. students are urged to at Riverside. P. J. C. captured ■ be present and witness the win- j the conference pennant after hav- ning of another championship for ing won over El Centro, Citrus, P- J- C. Chaffey, and Riverside. In win- - ning the .championship, Pasadena ALPHA SOCIETY , Abaters led the conference junior TO HOLD MEETING I colleges by five Points, Riverside - I being the nearest opponent. The question of the debaters Was, “Resolved, That Mexico is justified in her present policy re- P. J. C. Debaters Win Third Championship SIXTY TEA-CUPS ARE GIVEN AT SHOWER Pirate Teams, Coached by Earl D. Davis, Outclass Tiger Orators After Defeating All Other Conference Contenders for Pennant According to Malcolm Renton, 1 president of the Alpha Society, there is a great treat in store for , j all those who are present at the «“«J"* f?reign. land holdings.” next Alpha meeting which will be Tne debate in Pasadena was ; held Tuesday, May 24, in room 122-C during first advisory. At that time plans will be dis¬ cussed for the grand finale ?hich will be held during the *tst pare of June. GUN AIK ES PRESENT “IT WON’T BE LONG NOW Do girls make good boys ? AVeli, we’ll say so, after having seen, “П Won’t Be Long Now,” pro- EdwaJ^ SWen and Shuyler’ Phii- The held in the lecture room of the Pasadena public library before a considerable crowd of J. C. sup¬ porters and interested citizens. The debate was presided by James Simsarian, manager of de¬ bating, and judged by Dean Thomas G. Burt, of Occidental, James Mussatte, U. S. C.., and Eugene Knox, Whittier. The de¬ baters were Floyd Talbot and Gwendolyn McMillan, Pasadena, who upheld the affirmative, sented by the Gunaikes in the as- lips, of Riverside, who argued for sembly Thursday I the negative. The play which was directed hy xho Mexican ,and ()uestion re. Charlotte Macomber, a member of solved itself into a debate of the the club, was one of the most screamingly funny, as well as one of the best, ever' put on in as¬ sembly. Ruth Watson and Doris Adele Pomeroy gave fine interpretations of boy roles. Margaret Cressaty and Alva Conway, as the “girl friends” also did fine. Freda Buckingham, as the preceptress, brought down the house. Officers of the Gunaike club are: international justification of the action of the Mexican government in confiscating the land holding of foreigners there. The affirmative claimed that Mexico is within its rights of sovereignty in its pres¬ ent laws regarding the oil lands there, while the negative based its issues on the unjustification of confiscation without compensation. The Pasadena debaters did justice to their coach Earl D. Davis, in¬ structor in economics in the high school and junior college. The judges’ decisions for this debate were 2 to 1 in favor of P. J. C. Win at Riverside Joyce Evans and John McElroy, composing the Pasaden negative team which debated at Riverside, were awarded a 3-0 decision over their opponents, Don Phillips and Patrick Maloy. W. L-. Hattersle.v, member of the social science de¬ partment, accompanied the local orators to' Riverside, and a small delegation of Pasadenans also at¬ tended the debate there. The affirmative team constructed their case upon the argunven ',s that “laws are the legitimate ex¬ pression of a sovereign power to govern her own affairs within the bounds of justice,” and that “Mexico is driven, through neces¬ sity for the future of her people, to pass the lawk.” These were refuted by the negative team, who based their contentions on the moral aspects of the case. As a means of starting to fur- ; nish the Bleeker house for the use I of the junior college students, the A. AV. S. gave a tea-cup shower on the lawn in front of the house, j Strips of yellow and white papers ' were used for decorations. The hostesses were: Alice Fay. ! Alma Casler, Jaque Bloodgood, Isabelle Greene, Mildred Morrison, Alva Conway, Eunice Erickson. The program consisted of recita- j tions by Marjorie Genieve Lowe, j piano solos by Isabelle Fox, dances by Geraldine Biller, and ukulele ! solos by June Shafer. Two dozen cups and J. C. ANNUAL READY FOR PRESS SOON “Pirate” Staff Announce Near Completion of Book; Several Novel Features AVith work on the art, class, fac¬ ulty, activity, literary, and organ¬ ization sections complete, members of the staff of the “Pirate,” un- ! der the direction of Miss Gladys saucers Snyder, adviser, are rapidly com- were given by the faculty. A doz- pleU the work on the fjrst Pas. en and a half lovely blue cups wer. I , . . the gifts of the Gunaikes. About adena Junior collegc annual- sixty sets were received. j W orb on the boys’ and girls’ ath- For the refreshments which cor ,etic sections will be finished with- sisted of punch and sandwiches the j in the next few days, and the col- new cups and saucers were use j lege life section, which is daily The favors were miniature pom- j finding new material which would poms of various colors. - be indispensable to that section, Several more teas have been ! will be complete this week, planned for the remaining weeks! AVith the engraving practically of this semester. ! finished and with practically all of tbe ]ast minute material writ- CONSTITUTION VOTE AT ten up, it is expected that the “Pi- SPECIAL ASSEMBLY j rate” wil1 go to press soon. The pirate motif is being fea- The new constitution of P. J. C. ' turf 1 throushout the book- Sev- will be read and put to a vote at eral novel features- calculated to a special assembly. Contrary to : soften the hearts of the local pi- previous notice, this assembly will j rates’ are beinff incorporated. ! take place on May 25, the first ad- j The staff is as follows: Elmore visory period. The new constitu- Shipman, editor; Jeanette Strawn, tion has already been unanimously associate editor; Alva Conway, 1 accepted by the cabinet and only ' art editor; Thelner Hoover, photo- i awaits favorable action by the stu- 1 grapher; Alma Gassier, faculty; dent body to become the governing J- Ruskin Lane, literary; Vaughan document of the college. ( Davies, boys’ athletics; Delphia - j Newing, girls’ athletics; James MAGIC FEATHERS j Simsarian, activities; Nobu Kawai, PROMISE MUCH ^anizations; and Vil'Sinia Kemp- *“ J Betty Newcomer, college CASUAL COMMENT | SCIENCE EQUIPMENT BEING INSTALLED CHASING Youth has been accused of “pleasure chasing” and “dollar chasing,” but in assembly last week we received the chance to prove that we chase the dollar _ . , as enthusiastically when it is for Octavie de Beaulieu, president; relief as fol. any other purpose. Lois Ewing, vice-president; Mar¬ garet Cressaty, secretary; Bernice! Norton, treasurer, and Sybil Hines, 1 sergeant-at-arms. Miss Margaret E. Bennett, is the adviser. REDLANDS TROPHY WON BY J. C. MEN A certain college professor says that though we have two eyes, most of us use but one. But we surely do see all that is good for us with that one! At the contest on University Day AVE DO Many Americans returning from at Redlands, the junior college world tours advise their fellows men’s glee club won a trophy. The , to see Araerica first. Those born select, ons they sang were “The hera have done just that thlng. Fisherboats,!’ by Bambridge-Zam- j ecnek, “Sylvia,” by Speaks, and BACKBONE “Hail Alma Mater.” People admire backbone, wheth- fu. „y™J, il°P„byuWaS "0П er found in athlete, reformer, or student. Think over your favorite novel. The character that you re¬ el- and life. Others on the staff are: Mildred Frank, Cosette Anderson, Faith Human, Frances Waskaski, June Shafer, Bernice Hoover, Rhoda i Clark, Jack Stewart, Fred Ander- by the women’s glee club. Only one organization a year ] can be entered by a college. If the , , .. „ „ , „ , , , , . , I member, be it “he” or “she,” had trophy js won three years it be- ., „ , . , .... , , , C , . .. it. Certainly it is true that back- comes the permanent possession of ! , , , the school winning it. b,°ne ha'\ made other men than On next Tuesday both clubs will cl'r°Plac ols amous.. appear in the high school assembly. [ <iHAMg,g BEST”~ Certain college students do not consider their education complete BRIAR ROSENKRAMPS i nowdays without a trip to Eu- ' - But why go to Europe to SANSKRITS PRESENT ! rope. Members of the J. C. student iearn to spend money, for many body were entertained in assembly dads can testify to the fact that on May 12 by the Sanskrit Liter- this »art» has been well-learned ary Society. The play given, "Bri- in the good old U. S. A. ar Rosencramps,” was written by everybody in the club and was coached by nobody worth mention¬ ing. “Briar Rosencramps” ■ which tl- cast called “the stupendous flop” | was played by a “colossal all-star | plaster cast,” the setting of which ! was at O’Reilly’s Quick and Dirty Lunch Counter, and the time was “What have you?” Flood was fur-j nished by the cast. The play was in three acts, the first scene being the same as tlv second, and the second the same as the first, the second scene bein- omitted because the Players did not think much of it. The third act was omitted by the request of the AV. С. T. U. Ladies were asked to please re- ( Continued ^ on Page Three) GENIUS Like Cyrano, one can live, love, and die with physical defects, but who but a Rostand could build around such a nose a fantasy at once so humorous, robust, and whimsical. AUTO SUGGESTION The local Lotharios bear witness to the popularity of one form of auto suggestion which is practiced when the girls suggest — oh, how adroitly— how much they enjoy automobile riding. A RUMOR There is a rumor that the li¬ brary is to be devoted to study. However, rumors are so very un¬ certain. Under A. E. Rae, instructor in electricity and physics, the work of installing electrical equipment is nearing completion. This work may be seen in the basement of the science building. A list of recently received equip¬ ment is the following: 1 Westing-house 3 К A' A Alter¬ nator, 110-220 volts, 1-3-6 phase. 1 General Electric 714 H. P., 220 volt, 3 phase Induction motor with magnetic switch and second¬ ary resistance for speed control. 1 General Electric 7’4 H. P., 115 volt Shunt- AVound D. C. Motor j witli four-point staring- box and field rheostat. 1 General Electric 5 KAV Rotary j Convertor, 125 volt Direct Current, I 87 volt alternating current; com¬ pound wound with starter, field: rheostat, and speed limiting device. The four above-listed machines ! are mounted on a common founda-' tion and anyone can be belt-driven by any adjacent one. The following- is additional equipment: 3 General Electric 3 KVA single phase transformers, 110-87-43 14 volts. 3 Westing-house 1% KVA, 440; -220-110 volt transformers. 2 General Electric 5 KVA auto transformers for use with rotary convertor. 2 General Electric Vi II. P. mo¬ tors, 115 volt, direct current. One of these motors is shunt wound and one is compound wound. Numerous ammeters and volt¬ meters have been received. A two-panel switch board is be- i ing built by the class in electricity for the control of the machinery. E. V. Van Amringe has reeently received the following equipment: A calorimeter for testing of the colors of lubricating oils. A balance for the determination ! of the specific gravity of minerals.! Collections for the study of crystallography and mineralogy. C. GLEE CLUBS ARE VERY ACTIVE To climax a wry auspicious year, the A. AAV S. is planning an affair to be given on the afternoon of June 2. The name of it is “Mag¬ ic Feathers.” The production has been written ^n, Ivan" Reed. Idell Pe'ce,* Helen by Hazel Sewell and Joyce Evans, King, Louise Brown, Mabel Ross, These two young ladies are quite Caroline Bloom, Alice Faye, Earl adept writers and have well proved Шскег, Barbara Putnam, and then- capability in this production. Haze, gewe|] The entire A. AA'. S. is sponsor- ' ’ ' _ _ ing the event; however, certain committees have been chosen by ' ’ Alva Conway to represent the girls in making “Magic Feathers” a - success. These committees are : ; |)0 you like good singing? If so, business manager, Katie Leffler; • . , ,, . . , ... b ’ ’ just wander by the west room of advertising- manager, Delphia New- , . , „ , . , ing; dramatics, Miss K. Kester; the mus,c hal1 any second penod dancing and choruses, Miss Loret- in thc week and У°и will be rc- ta Hendricks; costumes, Eunice warded by having some excellent Erickson, chairman, Hazel Hinds, chorus work done. The source of Henrietta Parker, and Doris Pom- the music is the j. c. lee cIubs. meroy; stage direction and decora- r,„ , tion, Itomenia Loxley, chairman, . ' b<-\ popularity ol the orgamza- Christine Blanding, Evelyn Kray- 1 tl0,,s 18 l>rovod by the numbcr of enbuhl, and Hazel Tweedie; assem-: enSa®ementa they filL Thc ,two most important engagements of re¬ cent date were those at the Elks on the 3rd of May and at KPSN on the 6th. AVith Alton Culver, Harold Thompson, June Etienne, and Marion AVorrell as soloists the clubs made a decided impression at - i the Elks, where as a token of ap- For the purpose of organizing predation they were given a beau- an alumni association of Pasadena : tiful picture of Palm Springs to Junior College, a banquet will be i hang- in the music hall. held on June 16. The pioneer , - - class of P. J. C. has thus far acted j FLOOD RELIEE as an alumni body, and under AVes- ley Jones, its president, plans are 1 being formulated for a reorgani- zation. The class of 1927 has | According to Ralph Snyder, sec- proffered its aid in bringing about >'dary of finance, the total amount a cooperative undertaking. received for the relief of the Mis- Rutli Hey man, secretary of the j lS_sip.Piflo_°f 8”^ei‘S ^a8 reacbed Pioneer class, is corresponding bling- props, Dot Hiatt, Freda Buckingham, Georgiana Stevenson, and Barbara Putnam. PIONEERS TO FORM ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFERING TAKEN the sum of $31.30. Part of the money was collected at a student body assembly, the rest was receiv¬ ed from various classes and indi¬ viduals. with other members of her class, so that the representation at the banquet will be large and enthu¬ siastic. Esther AVollam, Salome Gist, Wilfred AVatson, and Charles Sis¬ son have been appointed chairmen of various committees. j - In the first part of the meeting, | Everyone interested, and es- which will probably be held at a ! pecially Commercial students, are downtown hotel, the class will bid j invited to see the play, “Diogenes PAD AND PENCIL WILL PRESENT SHORT PLAY LANGUAGE TEACHERS TO HOLD EXCURSION of All the language teachers the Pasadena high school and | junior college will visit the Hunt- j ington library this Friday after¬ noon. The starting time is 2:30. j farewell to Mr. Ewing, and will welcome Mr. Harbeson and Mr. Newlin to their new offices. There are about fifty members the pioneer class, and as near- Looks for a Secretary,” which is to be given by the Pad and Pen¬ cil Club, June 1, during first ad¬ visory in the auditorium. The play, written by Charles ly sixty will be eligible for mem-: Lee Swan, is being directed by bership from the class of 1927,! Miss Elizebeth Flint, and promises great things may be forecasted for to be a roaring success. The pur- the future of the proposed alumni ; pose of the play is to show the association. ' spirit in a business office.