Pasadena Chronicle, May 25, 1934

Eleanor CARNIVAL IS ON FESTIVITY BOARD AS YEAR’S EVENT Northrop Is Coming Student President JDasaDcna (gljtcmidc MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION IN MEN’S GYM VoL XXV Pasadena, California, May 25, 1934 No. 29 SCHOOL OFFICE FILLED Present Junior Leader Automatically Next Year’s Leader OTHERS ADVANCED Pre-Election Crisis Will Effect Coming May 28 Election Eleanor Northrup, present junior leader, has automatically become president of the assiciated student body for next semester due to lack of candidates in a pre-election crisis of the balloting to be held next Monday, May 28. Several other offices have been filled before the voting due to the lack of candidates. Don Starr will assume the post of junior repres¬ entative while Pauline Stevens becomes president of the associated women students. In the A.M.S. we find John McDonough standing alone for vice-president, Leroy Tyson for secretary, and Edward Barker for treasurer. Senior representative has the largest number of candidates in the field including Bob Barker, Howard Paine, and Joe Phillips. John Benton and James Couch- man are vying for the sophomore presidency. Candidates for the post of chief justice are Walter Vincenti and Albert Einstein. Offices in the A.W.S. yet to be filled are topped by the first vice¬ presidency for which Anona Al¬ exander and Lila Renner are com¬ peting. Ruth Jones and Kay West are candidates for the secretary¬ ship while Margaret Davis and Mary Marsh are seeking the pos¬ ition of treasurer. Today candidates were intro¬ duced during a special election assembly in the bleachers during the regular assembly period. Paul Jones, chairman of the election board, will preside over the meet¬ ing sponsored by the A.W.S. and A.M.S. Pol's will be placed on the west side of the garden upon the walk skirting the women’s gymnasium field. Members of the election board will preside over the booths all day. Len Emery will be chairman of the first group composed of Fred Good, Maxine Thompson, Bud Paulson, Foster Markolf, Margaret Wold, Aaron Ehmke, Fred Green, Lois Grubbs and Reed Quesnell. The second group, captained by Mary Lewis, includes Harry Sheldon, J. D. Cason, Kay Veale, Lillian Wallis, Bob Archibald, Doris Green, Sydnor Johnson, and Bob Thomas. The third group will feat¬ ure James Herbold as head over Jan Hazenbush, Bob Masoner, Dick Lusk, Phil Monroe, Norman Ricker, Eleanor Roobian, Anna Katherine Jones, and Adrian Perry. James D. Williams will advise Marjorie Sower, Vivian Scott, Eloise Jones, Marjorie Betts, Stan Blush, Newton Cox, Horace Halde- raan and Jeannette Morgensen. Patricia Nelson, Sam Olmstead, David Patrick, Kathleen Cart¬ wright, Lavonne Garber, Crossan Hayes, Olive Pupis, and Walter White will be headed by Be Baldwin. Subject A Exam Required, June 2 All students entering the upper division next semester, and those now in the upper division but who have not taken the English “A” Placement examination, are requir¬ ed to do so next Saturday, June 2. According to Murray G. Hill, English department chairman, the students are to report at the stud¬ ent body office by eight o’clock, with the graduation certificate pro¬ cured from the Records Office, win¬ dow one before 4 p. m. Friday, and the fifty cents fee. Eleanor Northrup, junior class | prexy, who will be skipper of the I “junior regatta” to be held at the | Civic auditorium May 29, Memor- ! ial Day Eve. She will also be at j the helm of the student body next semester, Established Pal System Is Changed Sponsors Inaugurated To Aid Pal Activities Several changes will be made in the long established pal system which functions semi-annually in the capacity of welcoming incom¬ ing freshmen to the campus. ; Positions of sponsors who will head pal committees are to be cre¬ ated in order to better organize the campus hosts and hostesses. The duties of these chairmen will be to supervise pals, hold meetings, ! and create a co-operative atmos¬ phere among the pals. * Pal duties are those of assisting new students in orienting themsel¬ ves at J. C., as well as acting as friend and adviser to the stran¬ gers. Tentative plans include the tra¬ ditional tour of the campus, Ves¬ per service, and tea the first Sun¬ day, and the accompanying of frosh to the various activities of the first week, among them are the Y. W. home-coming dance and a meeting with student body officers to present the student body setup. Loretta Melton, secretary of so¬ cial affairs, who is working on pals plans says, “We are striving to make the student sponsorship an institution at P.J.C. in order to create a more friendly atmosphere for incomers. One of the chief criticisms of the student system in the past has been the pal system.” JUNIORS j PRESENT REGATTA I Memorial Day Eve Date Is Set For Junior Class Dance YACHTING’ THEME 1 - . Civic Auditorium Is Scene j Of Semi-Annual Hop Tuesday Night Including many diversified dance arrangements, decorations and bid designs that represent long weeks of discussion and planning by coun¬ cil members, officers and advisers, the junior class will present its “junior regatta” with Harry Rob¬ inson and his orchestra at the j helm next Tuesday night on the i uoor of the exhibition hall of the Pasadena Civic auditorium. To be featured at the bi-annual event is a “yachting” theme dis¬ playing student adeptness in audi¬ torium, bid, .and current poster ad¬ vertising of the class affair. The naming of the individual dances, such as “yacht,” “cruiser,” “schooner,” and the like, is a dis¬ tinct contribution to the profuse preparedness plans long under way and will be completed, and is di- , rectly traceable to the class presi- j dent, Eleanor Northrup. Being a sport dance that will ! start at 8:30 under the influence I of the already popularized “re- j gatta” idea, Maestro Harry Rob¬ inson and his merry crew of mel¬ ody mixers will appropriately carry out the theme of the eve¬ ning in the names and type of melodies played. Class officers who are working on the dance include Vice-President Bob Scott, Secretary Betty Lewis (Continued on page two) Guild Tryouts Will Be May 31 Students desiring to try out for membership in the Players’ Guild, upper division dramatic club, may present 20 to 30 lines memorized from any play, old or new, imper¬ sonating at least two characters. These tryouts will be held between 2 and 4 o’clock in the social hall, May 31. Participants must be 13-1 or 13-2 students who expect to return next year. Those who .are accepted now will be eligible for participa¬ tion in the Guild annual play, which will be presented next fall. Present officers of the Players’ Guild and adviser, Miss Elizabeth E. Keppie, will judge the tryouts. Duckie? Strange as it may seem, this is not a picture of the winner of the corn-husking contest. It’s merely Vince Fite, premier amour of many local co-eds, who heads the “Mast and Dagger” group. Musicians Preparing Programs Mrs. Miller’s Advanced Classes Offer Recital Beginning a series of music de¬ partment recitals, the advanced piano students of Mrs. Amy Grau Miller will appear next Monday evening in the music hall at 8 o’clock. Mrs. Kathryn Barnard’s voice recital will follow on Tues¬ day evening in the same hall. Those who are to have part in J the first musical are Elizabeth Hassler, Francis Jensen, Francis Fradeick, Sscarpi Eckhanian, Harriet Summerville, Isabel Munn, Betty Laird, Mary Trau- tirein, Frank Vane, George Brown, Lucille Fahrney, Betty Over and Margaret Crozier. The following composers are repre¬ sented: Bach, Beethoven, Schu¬ mann, Brahms, Debussy, Lee Sims, Arensky, Chopin and John Alden Carpenter. The next in the series to which the public is cordially invited will be given on June 1, when Miss Carrie Sharpe will present a group of her students in a program of two piano compositions. They will be assisted by Harlow John Mills accompanied by Elizabeth Mor- gridge, violinist, who will play his original “Sonata in G Major,” which won a $1200 scholarship a few weeks ago. Others on this pro¬ gram will be Betty Albertson, Margaret Bell, Betty M.acKay, May Camp, Sophie Tajima, Mildred and Dot Juston. Clouds of Confetti , Laughter , Barkers Lend Realism To Mardi Gras Celebration Multi-colored clouds of confetti drift gayly past laughing faces and tossing heads, serpentines buzz through the air like streaks of col¬ ored lightning above a happy holi¬ day crowd. Music, wild, vivid, pul¬ sating, mixes with the shouts of the carnivaleers. Persuasive barkers bawl out the wonders of the sideshow’s curious freaks, the amazing mysteries of the magician’s tricks, the lure of the exotic dancer, “Egyptian Ella,” one of the few who can dance with¬ out moving her feet. Ice cream and refreshment vendors bustle by with high-pitched shrill. Vivid strains of Mexican songs float out from a gaily-decorated booth of piquant foods and sweets; shouting youths throw darts and balls at elusive targets. The aroma of flowers fades in¬ to the odors of burnt gunpowder from the shooting gallery, where the skilled and unskilled attempt to draw the bead on a fleeting line of ducks and ducklets. The drone of roller skates forms a sound background for the sharp tak-tak of rifle shots, the click of dancing heels, the barkers’ cries, the boisterous laughter of r, gay multitude. Suddenly a shout breaks forth from a far corner. Shots resound. Irate voices call. Confusion. Po¬ licemen shove into view, dragging three tough-looking “mugs” with them. “Caught them trying to sneak in here free,” explains one. “I’ve got it! I’ll bet they’re Os¬ car’s kidnappers!” shouts another. The milling crowd takes up the shout, clamoring for news of Os¬ car, the downy carnival duck, kid¬ napped early this week and held for twenty tickets ransom. Later the sum was reduced to ten tickets, but Mast and Dagger, conducting an extensive search, was not forth¬ coming with the demanded ducats. “All right. You’ve got us. We confess!” calls one of ducky’s ab¬ ductors. “We couldn’t get the ran¬ som, but we couldn’t stay away from the carnival, either; so we tried to crash the gates.” “Whero’s Oscar?” shouts the mob. “If you spare us, we’ll — •” “Where’s Oscar?” the crowd demands. “He’s in the main boiler-room tunnel.” “Where’s the Indian?” they clamor again. “The same place,” answers the trio. Surging forward, a group of out¬ raged carnivaleers dashes out to the tunnel. In a few moments they return, bearing on high the long- disappeared downy ducklet and marching triumphantly with the stolid Indian. “Heres Oscar!” the cry goes up. MARDI GRAS NIGHT INSTILLS CARNIVAL SPIRIT ON CAMPUS Many Sideshows And Eating Concessions Feature Fifth Annual Mast and Dagger Carnival; Gala Parade Opens Festivities Despite the loss of Oscar, the pet duck, the fifth annual Mast and Dagger gala carnival arrives on the campus today at 3 and re¬ mains until 1 1 o’clock. The center of gaiety can be found in the men’s gym for the small fee of ten cents, a tenth of a dollar, or one thin dime. In addition to the many sideshows and eating concessions, Mardi j Gras participants will have an opportunity of winning a midget radio during the evening session and afternoon customers may appease their dancing feet free of charge. Dancing and musical novelties will continue throughout the second performance with rhythm supplied Parade Is Inspiration To Carnival Entries Arouse Interest By Gaily Decorated Circus Floats Another bit of student body his¬ tory is concluded: the traditional annual carnival parade is past. Tire 19 entries were preceded by two sedan automobiles carrying Mast and Dagger members and a fire-engine bearing the Bulldog bandsters. Entries were judged by Archi¬ bald Wedemeyer, art department chairman; Bud Paulson, editor ol' the Chronicle; and James Scott, past student body president and member of Mast and Dagger. The judges based their decisions on amount of effort used, artistic value, and cleverness. No advertis¬ ing was permitted on the entries. Officials considered whether the en¬ try showed a Large amount of work or was outstanding because of its cleverness. Attention was also paid to the appropriateness of the cos¬ tumes of those people riding on the float. Loving cups were awarded to winners. Restrictive clubs included in the entries were: Gunaike, win¬ ner for the past two years, Abrac¬ adabra, Aeolian, Albibetes, Alpho- meta, Areopagites, A.W.S., Bacca- laureats, D.S.R., Filogian, One Club, Phenix, Phrenocosmia, Ros¬ trum, Sanskrit, Sequoia and The Club. Drama Group Stages Party Two Plays Are Staged For Avocation Day At Assembly Climaxing a semester of busy activities, Bauble and Bells, lower division dramatics club, held its semi-annual party last Saturday night at the home of Clara Mans¬ field, president. Ruth Meverden, Barbara Mc¬ Cullough, Bud Paulson and Fred Parkes won a scavenger hunt which started at 9:30 p. m. After the hunt, dancing and refresh¬ ments were enjoyed, according to Lenore Cavell, party chairman. Gwen Gaze, Marybeth Sachse, Clara Mansfield and Adelein La- Voie assisted with the party plans. Friday morning the club pre¬ sented “The Immortal Lover” and “The Little Prison,” during as¬ sembly period in the church. Tom Stevens, Barbara Cluff, Adelaine LaVoie and Newell Barrett were cast in “The Immortal Lover,” and Mary Beth Sachse was the student director. Suzanne Whitcomb, Mar¬ tha Bertonneau, Annalee Cliff, Al¬ thea Croxson and Clara Mansfield had roles in “The Little Prison.” Gwen Gaze directed. Tom Stevens also gave an imitation of Joe Twerp, radio entertainer, Miss Katherine Kester is faculty adviser of the club. у the Amphion club. As a climax of the celebration, an unannounced celebrity will present loving cups to the or¬ ganizations winning the parade, booth decoration, and booth sales competition. The door prize will alsc be awarded at this time. Ballyhoo under the big top will be supplied by Art Ryon, chief barker, assisted by Steve Seaton and Norman Ricker.. Official opening of the Mardi Gras season was performed yester¬ day afternoon when brilliantly dec¬ orated floats and rickety crates paraded along Colorado street led by a fanfare of music and Mast and Dagger officials. Those who valued the relative merits of the entries were Archibald Wedemeyer, art department head, James Scott, former student body president and an alumnus of the Mast and Dagg¬ er, and Bud Paulson, editor of the (Continued on page three) Reveal Plans For 'Grads’ Two Additional Meetings To Be Compulsory For Scholars Commencement plans were dis¬ cussed at the graduate meetings held last Monday during convoca¬ tion period. There are to be two additional compulsory meetings, June 12 and June 14. “It is very necessary that all graduating students attend the first meeting, unless excused and a substitute provided,” said Miss Ida E. Hawes, dean of guidance. The costume decided upon for the seniors is a cap and gown. Women are warned not to wear dresses longer than the gown, and men are requested to wear dark trousers. Measurements for cap and gown should be taken imme¬ diately at the book store. Twelfth year girl graduates are to wear simple, late-afternoon dresses in pastel or white — no hat or gloves. Boys will come in dark suits and dark shoes. Songs were practiced, “Praise Ye the Father,” “Response” and “America the Beautiful.” Ticket distribution will begin about June 1; each graduate will be given 25 tickets. Commencement will begin at 5:30, to be preceded by a Bulldog band concert from 5 to 5:30 o’clock. Annual Is Out June 13 The 1934 Campus has gone to press! Mirroring throughout the book, student life as it is and emphasiz¬ ing the belief that truth is the es¬ sence of all records, the last sec¬ tion of the 1934 Campus, student yearbook, went to press at the Star-News last week. It will make its appearance June 13. The theme has been carried out in write-ups, make-up and student art work. A new type of cover is being made for the annual. A meeting of the Campus staff members will be held May 28 in 203-D.