Pasadena Chronicle, May 19, 1944

Polls Open As Students Vie For ASB Offices Today, polls will open for primary elections at PJC. Des¬ pite the large number of elective offices open, relatively few candidates are in the running. Feature of the election is the competition between Loren Barre, Art Lubic, Allan McCleod, and Sam Soghomonian for ASB presidency. Other offices and candidates are, respectively: For vice-president, Patty Jack; campus representative at large, Jack Davis, Doris Tucker, Elaine 'Fehd, Nancy King, and Ruth Risser; AWS President, Lucille Coviello, Betty Lund, and Peggy Trayer; AWS Vice-Presi¬ dent is the office sought by Ro- wena Baker, while second Vice- President candidates are Eleanor Josten and Mary Lee Jones. Third Vice-President candidate is Grace Ellen Jones; while aspiring for AWS Secretary is Alice Theal; Ruth Harper is running for AWS Treasurer. Contesting for Senior Class President are Hope Schlinger and Gail Reeves; Junior Class Presi¬ dent, Jean Bay and Dorothy Dickinson. The presidential post for Sophomore Class is sought by Gus Trefzger, Bob Granger, and Tom Iiams. For Frosh President, Dorothy Thomas runs unopposed. Rivals for the duties of AMS president are Jack, Macy, Fred Bolander, and Lloyd Pratt. RUTH RISSER . . . will veto ballot-stuffing Sealbearers Will Sponsor Picnic PJC Sealbearers’ scholarship group are sponsoring a picnic to be held on May 30, from 4 to 8 p. m. at „Tournament Park. Mr. Josten, advisor, announces that members of the Physical and Life Science faculty, students and friends are cordially invited Several tables have been re¬ served on the south-east part of the park, where coffee and milk will be served. Lunches are to be provided by each individual. Mr. Josten urges all students and faculty to take advantage of this opportunity to become better ac¬ quainted with each other. Lund , Untereiner Place Second Wayne Untereiner and Betty Lund have brought honor to Pasadena Junior College when both placed second in the Sey¬ mour Memorial contest held re¬ cently and thus winning honor¬ able mention. This award is pre¬ sented to the outstanding boy and the outstanding girl in the state each year. Winners must be mem¬ bers of "Sealbearers and must pos¬ sess an outstanding high school record as to scholarship and lead¬ ership. This award, established by Charles F. Seymour, founder of C. S. F., consists of a $50.00 cash award which is presented to each winner. Sealbearers from every school in California compete for this honor. immediate Action Demanded -- Last Friday morning, the Sophomore class presented a program entitled, “Subtleties of ’44,” which has caused a great deal of unfavorable comment among students of JC. The jokes were tawdry, the action was cheap, the atmosphere was low. Respected members of the Sophomore class lowered themselves in the eyes of the student body, by producing a show that con¬ stituted, in our opinion, a verbal insult to Pasadena Junior College. The liquor bottles in evidence on the stage Friday morn¬ ing, broke every faculty rule the student body has concerning the mention of alcoholic drink on the campus, in any school publication or production. Why a group of supposedly intelligent individuals both¬ ered to spend time gathering such a collection of unadulter¬ ated tripe, is beyond most of us. If campus humor has to sink so low, then maybe we would be better off to have no humor in our assemblies at all. Are we wrong? Maybe Pasa¬ dena Junior College students want this type of so-called humor to permeate the atmosphere of their .assemblies. We think not. The art of deceiving is by no means dead. The script for the show that the faculty OKed was evidently confiscated just before curtain time, and the original script brought from its murky hiding place so that the naughty little boys and girls could show the big bad world that they could tell a few them¬ selves. They succeeded only in demonstrating their extreme immaturity. And why all this? Because we advocate that something be done. Undoubtedly the chief perpetrators of this exhibition, Ced¬ ric Cowing, and Robert E. Phelan, considered themselves very much men of the world. ESene Pappen, listed on the program as director, evidently knew of all the soiled spots in the rou¬ tines, but neglected to inform the Dean of Women of them; and Doris Tucker, who reportedly attended every rehearsal, also kept the faculty advisors in the dark. It is the opinion of the Chronicle staff, that court action be taken against the offenders, as provided for in the con¬ stitution. The Chronicle staff hereby prefers charges against the instigators, and recommends that the court system issue complaints against them immediately. THE EDITORS. Vol. 35 Pasadena Junior College, May 19, 1944 No. 27 Bulldog Band Will Be Presented In Concert At Friday’s Assembly Carrying out a time-honored PJC tradition, the Bulldog Band will present its fifteenth annual homecoming concert at next Friday’s essembly program. Alumni band members will be at PJC and will meet present members of the band at this time, and compare notes about previous homecoming concerts. Starting off the assembly in a melodic mood will be the band’s first number, a waltz, danced by Edith Goodman, Ruth Engle, and Beverly Best. A contrasting change from this tempo will be Nadine Knausse’s impression of Beatrice Kay’s recording of -“Heaven Will Protect 'The Working Girl.” Taking over from there, Edith Barbara Turner displays shapely limb as Sanborn leads romantic tango for Bulldog Band Assembly OMD Taps Spencer fracy At Special. Assembly Friday: Preview Al so Shown In place of the usual OMD spring carnival, OMD members put their heads together, came up with what could be termed an “event-extra-special.” Student body was honored by the personal appearance of well-liked Spencer Tracy, laughed and cried their way through a pre-showing of Metro’s “White Cliffs of Dover,” starring Irene Dunne and Alan Marshall. Tracy spoke to the packed-in audience, not as a moving picture celebrity but as the father of a PJC student. Climax of his in¬ formal address came after roam¬ ing Bill Sanborn tapped him into OMD. “This could never have happened,” he stated, “if I hadn’t been John Tracy’s father.” Added joy of OMDers is the fact that a grand total of $7,919.90 was sold in their four day war bond and stamp drive. Pomona Students Visit PJC's Courts For Ideas Seven student members of the Dean’s Cabinet at Pomona Jun¬ ior College and their advisor visit¬ ed Thursday’s session of minor and superior court in order to gain some ideas for the organiza¬ tion of a court system at their school. Seven Vie In Speech Finals Seven finalists in the Phi Rho Pi speech contest vied yesterday afternoon in the social hall for the fifteen dollar prize offered by the organization for the best dis- ertation on the subject, “What Can We Do To Improve Pasadena Junior College?” The Chronicle was unable to secure the name of the winner before going to press, but it will be announced in next week’s paper, along with the publication of the winning speech. Those competing yesterday were: Marshall Ketchum, Don Lusk, Pearl McAfee, Mary Jean Owen, Carl Palmberg, Rosemary Soghomonian, and Ramona Smith. Goodman will give imitations of swooner crooner “Frankie” Si¬ natra, mellow-toned Bing Crosby, and collegiate minded Kay Kyser. Stepping in to beat the drums with professional rhythm will be Lee Krikorian and Harold Evans, who with the Bulldog band will furnish the music of Haiti and Cuba for the dancing- feet of Barbara Durham and Lorraine Cuoton. This number will give an impression of the history of rhythm with a mod¬ ernistic accent. Revel’s well known “Bolero,” with its haunting melody will come next accompanied by “Dark- town Strutters Ball,” and a South American rhumba. An accordian duet follows with Patty Lou Mc- Corpas and Beverly Best per¬ forming. Concluding the assembly, the band will give out with several novelty numbers featuring the swing quintet. Appointive Cards Now! “Interest and enthusiasm are the chief prerequisites for candi¬ dates for appointive offices,” such was the statement of Wayne Un¬ tereiner, Commissioner of Civil Service. The Civil Service Com¬ mission consisting of Janet Frayne, Misi Wales, Morgan Washburn, Betty Kline, and Wayne Untereiner go into action next week. • Appointive offices are open to all members of the student body. Only requirements being- satisfactory grades (C average and a sufficient number of units). Experience is essential only for certain offices. The following are open: Secre¬ tary of Activities (assemblies), Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Social Affairs (dances and so¬ cial activities), Attorney General (legal advisor to the student board), Secretary of Notifications (publicity), Secretary of Oral Arts (speech work and drama), Secretary of Records (school rec¬ ords and service points), Secre¬ tary of Music, Chronicle Editor, Campus Editor, Pep Commission¬ er (creates school spirit), Elec¬ tions Commissioner, Civil Service Commissioner and members of the Civil Service Commission. Questions regarding offices open will be answered by mem¬ bers of the Civil Service Com¬ mission any day next week from 3:30 to 4:30. Eligibility and application cards as well as faculty reference blanks and other pertinent reference ma¬ terial may be obtained in room 29C or the Records office.