Pasadena Chronicle, May 21, 1947

Hawes Tells Theme for Graduation The Senior and Sophomore classes have chosen for their graduation theme “Tomorrow is Ours” dedicated to the import¬ ance of education in world peace and the strengthening of Ameri¬ can ideals. This year the graduates have invited a new school, John Muir, to participate in the traditionally gala Rose Bowl ceremonies. Ida E. Hawes, dean of guidance at PJC, is the chairman of the event. Her assistants include Elizabeth Jensen of PJC, and Irma Gra¬ ham of Muir, who will organize and supervise the marching. Musical Motifs Lula C. Parmley of the PJC music department, will direct the musical portions of the exercises. Miss Parmley has stated that sev¬ eral fine musical compositions will be included on the program. Irene S. Peters is supervising the student speeches. According to Miss Hawes, Dr. Harold C. Case, pastor of the First Methodist Church, is slated to deliver the invocation. Mem¬ bers of the commencement com¬ mittee include William F. Cowan, Eliot; David Townley, Marshall; Gerald Turner, McKinley; Bob Knoske, Washington; Roll in Woodworth, Wilson; Ralph Cook and Jack Youngstrom, Muir; Dud¬ ley Kenworthy and Dick Van An- da, Pasadena Junior College; and Shirley Olloman who represents the student nurses at Hunting- ton Memorial Hospital. Betty Bowles and friends par¬ take of the merrymaking at the recent OMD Carnival. ASB Presidential Candidates Reveal Campaign Pledges Five prominet PJC students an¬ nounced their candidacy for the ASB Presidency last week, and vigorous campaigning is already underway. Grant Canfield, who has tem¬ porarily relinquished his post as editor of the Chronicle, re¬ quested that his campaign plat¬ form be withheld from the pa¬ per to allay any suspicion that he had used a student publi¬ cation to promote his electioir. “I do not want it said that I exerted my influence over the Chronicle for campaign pur¬ poses,” Canfield said. “I feel it would be fairer to the students if I severed all connections with their paper until after election.” The other candidates filed their platforms with the Chronicle last week, however. They follow in verbatim. Pies Griffin “Pies Griffin first entered Pasa- dent Junior College in February of 1944. It took him a semester (continued on page three) Huge Artillery Show Planned for Memorial Day Fete PJC’s Memorial Day program next Thursday, May 29, is ear¬ marked for the biggest event of its kind in the school’s history, Antoinette Skelton, X-ANM’s pub¬ licity manager declared today, with a gala assembly and two artillery shows directed by the US Marines. The Marines will set up a com¬ plete artillery, Miss Skelton said, and two shows are scheduled dur¬ ing the day. Starting off the as¬ sembly promptly at 8:50 a. m. will be a musical number by the PJC A Cappella Choir. The mo¬ tion picture The Fleet That Came to Stay, a story of the Navy ,will then be shown. Guest speaker during Memor¬ ial Day service will be Dr. Max Morrison of the Westminster Presbyterian Church. Dr. Charles Sydnor, PJC psychology instruc¬ tor, will act as master of cere¬ monies for the show. Miss Skelton is chairman of the event which, since the war, has been staged by the X-ANM club. She stressed the importance of everyone coming to the assembly on time due to the length of the program. Two officers and three enlisted men will explain the workings of the guns. Plans are now being formulated to have the Camp Pendleton band precede the how¬ itzer battalion exhibition, Miss Skelton said. The public, too, has been invited to the program, and a large crowd is expected to at¬ tend the assembly and witness the artillery show. Included among the guns will be a 105mm howitzer, a 1% ton weapons-car- rier, machine, guns, and various small arms. Some Japanese equipment will also be displayed. SUBSISTENCE Vets Must Fill Out New Forms for DougFi Robert S. Haugh of the Pasa¬ dena Junior College Veteran’s Ad¬ ministration office released the following information of import¬ ance to all PL 346 veterans today. In order that subsistence al¬ lowances may continue and fu¬ ture plans may be definitely known by the school and the Vet¬ erans Administration, all PL 346 veterans must fill out VA form SF 216 and return it to the Vet¬ erans Training Office, 119C, by Friday, May 23. Veterans who are interrupting at the close of the present sem¬ ester, June 20, and are not re¬ questing a supplemental certifi¬ cate of eligibility to be used at another school will not be requir¬ ed to fill out this form, but in¬ stead will be required to fill out a VA form 1908 which may be obtained in 119C. Request Veterans Wear Uniforms Memorial Day All veterans and reservists are asked by the school administra¬ tion to wear their uniforms to school May 29 in observance of Memorial Day, Antoinette Skel¬ ton, X-ANM Memorial Day Com¬ mittee Chairman, announced to¬ day. An armed honor guard will be posted continuously from 8:30 a. m. to 3:30 p. m. in the main hall entrance of the C building. The guard will consist of two men or two women veterans and all vets wishing to participate in the program may sign up for posts in the veteran’s training office. Women on guard will carry night sticks and the men will be armed with forty-fives. Vol. 41, No. 12 Pasadena Junior College, Pasadena, California May 21, 1947 ASB Election Primaries Set For Friday Election machinery will swing into high gear this Friday when, according to commissioner of el¬ ections Keith Cutting, some 32 odd candidates will seek election to 11 elective offices. Cutting stated that due to the apparent lack of interest through¬ out the student body in filing for office, he does not expect a large turnout at the polls. Elective offices that are on the ballots range from ASB president through representatives at large and court positions. By Chroni¬ cle deadline time five eligibility cards had been filed for the of¬ fice of the chief executive. The candidates include Grant Canfield, Chronicle editor; Pies Griffin, president of Lancers; Tom Kel¬ ley, AMS president; Bob Kratz, member of the student court sys¬ tem; Jack O’Keefe, vice-president of the junior class. Seekers after class offices to¬ taled seven students. They are: Senior Class president, Richard Gray and Jack Sailer; Junior Class president, Kathlyn Kratka (unopposed). Sophomore Class, Ardith Roberts, Ted Todd and David Weinfeld; Frosh President, Don Montgomery (unopposed). Lila Baker and Dick Maitland comprise the contestants for ASB vice-president. Hollywood beauty Cheryl Walker crowns singing star Dick Haymes “Father of the Year” while 12 year old radio actor Tommy Bernard looks on. The first annual Pasadena Alumni Scholarship Benefit Show is slated to get under way tonight at 8:30 in John Sexson Auditorium. First Annual Alumni Show Tonight ; Haymes, Walker, McCuneStarred Pictured above are four aspirant ASB Prexy candidates. Left to right they are Grant Canfield, Pies Griffin, Bob Kratz and Tom Kelley. Candidate Bob Carrillo was not present at the time the picture was taken. According to Warren Dorn, president of the Alumni Association, top-notch stars of the radio and entertainment world will be on hand to aid the program. Among those REP- AT -LARGE Candidates Announce Various Platforms Respective campaign platforms for the office of representative at large were announced by the can¬ didates this week as follows: “Corky” Champlain “As representative at large, my job will be to represent you. If I am elected by you students, I will try to do the utmost .to present your voice in any school problems that arise. This past semester student activities and participation have increased con¬ siderably. I want to see more of this so I will fight to obtain this goal. I am a member of the (continued on page three) scheduled to appear are Dick Haymes, radio and motion pic¬ ture star, and Hank McCune, start of a popular CBS network radio program. Hollywood Beauty The famous Hollywood beauty, Cheryl Walker, has been named Homecoming Queen by the Al¬ umni Committee. Miss Walker will crown Dick Haymes “Father of the Year” with the assistance of Tommy Bernard, 12 year old radio star. Master of ceremonies for the program will be Hank McCune. Overall production and direc¬ tion of the show is being han¬ dled by Jimmy Arnold and J. C. Clark. Arnold informed the Chronicle that over 95 entertain¬ ers have been included in the cast for the event. Increased Scholarships Lamp Says He Won't Run Incumbent ASB President Jack Lamp withdrew his name as a candidate for re-election Monday and announced to the Chronicle that he would not run for a sec¬ ond term. Lamp’s withdrawal came as a blow to school political factions in that his campaign was already getting underway. The stocky gridster’s decision was rendered over the weekend when he de¬ cided that his stiff academic pro¬ gram would not justify his run¬ ning for re-election. This leaves five candidates still in the run¬ ning — Grant Canfield, Pies Grif¬ fin, Tom Kelley, Bob Kratz and Bob Carrillo. Lamp bows out of the PJC pol¬ itical limelight with an impres¬ sive record behind him, haying for 2nd Term led the school in the junior col¬ lege conferences and furthered PJC’s aims throughout the south¬ land. His stint in office is regard¬ ed by those who have worked with him as one of the smoothest running terms in several years. Lamp also was one of the staunchest adversaries of the no¬ torious Tenney Bill. All funds derived from the show will be used in financing scholarships for PJC students the Alumni Association considers as outstanding graduates of the school, Dorn said. In the past the judging committee has selected one student each semester, but scholarships have not been very large due to a lack of funds with¬ in the association. Dorn expressed the hope that an annual affair such as the scheduled show would bring in enough revenue to handle the grant of four year scholarships.