Pasadena Chronicle, November 08, 1935

NEIGHBORING SCHOOLS GIVEN BIDS aticna (fhvonidc LOCAL THEME FOR COLLEGE MAGAZINE VOL. XXVII Pasadena, California, November 8, 1935 No. 8 Pasadena Theme Of 4V o-Mag’ Clifford McBride, Creator Of Napoleon; Nelson Eddy Featured OUT WEDNESDAY Seniors And Sophomores End Subscription Battle Today - Ф - Centering; around the subject, “Pasadena,” the first of this year’s issues of Vo-Mag, the vocational guidance magazine published three times yearly by the guidance de¬ partment, is to appear November 13, Dow Parkes, editor, an¬ nounced. Included in the table of contents for this issue are articles by Dr. William Huse, Jr., of Cal-Tech; Dr. John A. Sexson, superintend¬ ent of Pasadena city schools; Clif¬ ford McBride, creator of “Napol¬ eon and Uncle Elby”; and Nel¬ son Eddy, Hollywood baritone. Many articles pertaining to ar-. and science will also be included. There is also to be a short story and a humorous essay. During the past two years, Vo- Mag has twice won “All-Ameri¬ can” honor rating in competition with other college publications from all over the country. The rat¬ ing was won on the standpoint ol Don Mansfield, student body presi- the unusual make-up and the qual- dent Harry Myers, graduate from lty of the articles and lllustra- pasaciena high school in 1891 and tl05s' , , , . , , . . J reported originator of the Red and Dow stated that, ‘This. issue of white schoo, colors witnessed the Contestants Vie In Annual Extemporaneous Talk Fest Fourteen Aspirants Petition Trial For Contest; Topics Scheduled Were Subdivisions of Subject “A Code For Our Generation” Tryouts for the annual Arnold extemporaneous contest, under direction of Mrs. Irene Peters, were held yesterday in 2C, with Miss Jessie Paxton, Leon Yakeley, Mrs. Nell Marie Remsberg and Mrs. Helen Stone as members of the judging committee. Those contesting were William Beasley, Eugenia Sanders, Law- - * rcnce Kelly, Jack Draper, Bob Ellery, Helen Buob, Franklin Pat¬ terson, Mary Grace MacLean, Jean Valentine, Frank Murphy, Don Speer, Paul Abrecht, Maria Toml- cich and Bob Shuler. Drawing topics, which were divisions of “A Code for Our Generation,” at 1 o’clock or after, they were given one hour in which to prepare their three or four minute speeches. Winner's of the tryout contest, whose names will be announced later, will compete for final honors at an invitational dinner on No¬ vember 14 at the Flower Pot res¬ taurant, which will be attended by the faculty and student represent¬ atives. The final victor, picked by an audience decision, will receive a gold and diamond medal. The contest was first established in 1928 by C. O. Arnold, Pasadena jeweler, in order to further inter¬ est in public speaking at Pasa¬ dena junior college. Victors since then have been Geraldine Ander¬ son, Marjorie Leach, Jack Layng, Gerald (Ted) Lewis, James Will¬ iams, Joe Phelps and Carl Deisen- roth. Morton Wins Rally Beard Competition Winner Chosen By Smile Queen At Annual Pep Rally Rewarded with a Bulldog victory over the Viking challengers, Lan¬ cers headed by Pat Paddock and the Pep Commission under Bud Paulson staged the annual Pre- Long Beach Pep Rally a week ago. Elmer Morton emerged victor¬ ious from behind a stubby beard to win the annual Lancer Whiskerino contest. A close second was Bill Ruediger who won two years ago. Judges of the competition were El- oise Jones, Carolyn Munn and Hel¬ en Patterson, smile queens. A sidelight of the Long Beach junior college game is revealed by Vo-Mag will be no exception from past issues. The editors believe that the issue of November 13 will be fully as fine as, if not better than, the previous issues which won such high honors.” As the magazine goes to press, battle. “As a result of Pasadena's vic¬ tory, Mr. Myers graciously invited the entire Pasadena rooting sec¬ tion to the Majestic ballroom of which he is the proprietor,” said in the Rose Bowl next Friday night. Card tricks will again be tried in a specially roped off rooting section. McGroarty To Address Club the ever-present feud between the Mansneicl. seniors and sophomores is being 1 Estimates reveal that well over enhanced bv a subscription contest 1500 P. J. C. collegians attended between the two classes. The the Beach city event which were classes are covering territory far more than were expected by the both inside and outside of the pep commission. Present plans school. The contest closes today* show the Ventura game will be held and excitement is running high to see which shall be victor when the final results are tabulated. Of timely interest to chemistry students will be an article on du- terium oxide. This new discovery in the field of chemistry, which promises to make radical changes in the old conception of atomic and molecular weights, is dis¬ cussed in detail in the article on “Heavy Water.” Other current topics in the fields of geology and astronomy are to be included in the magazine. The magazine will be on sale from Wednesday, November 13, to Friday, November 15. Copies will be available on and about the campus during the sale and stu¬ dents of the salesmanship classes will cover the campus at the same time. The cost of a single copy of the magazine is 25 ceYts. A subscrip¬ tion for the three issues of the school year can be obtained for 60 cents. Science students, in the thirteenth and fourteenth grades, may charge the price of a sub¬ scription to their laboratory de¬ posit. Eleventh and twelfth grade science students may charge single copies to their lab fee. Women Hear Charm Talk “How to be Popular” was the topic of a short talk given Tuesday by Miss Marie Fontayne of the Fontayne Charm institute before representatives of tjie women’s so¬ cial clubs. “Contrary to opinion, popularity can in a large measure be acquired by the efforts of the individual,” said Miss Fontayne as she ex¬ plained that the chief key to pop¬ ularity was in liking and being interested in the activities of other people. A discussion on what or what not to do on a date followed the meeting which was presided over by Helen Sperry, secretary of the Restrictive Inter-Club council. The speaker at that time stressed the importance at all times of “being yourself.” Miss Fontayne was one of the speakers at the A. W. S. convention held recently at Santa Monica junior college. ENGINEERS MEET Members of the Engineering club will Ire addressed by W. W. Michael, instructor of civil tech¬ nology at the California Institute of Technology, at the meeting to be held this morning in 100-T. Mr. Michael will discuss “Education in Engineering,” telling of the progress that students make in a period of years after their gradua¬ tion. Congressman John Steven Mc¬ Groarty will address the monthly breakfast meeting of the Newman club at St. Andrew’s church on Sunday, November 17. Members of the faculty will be guests at the breakfast. Students desiring to at¬ tend should make reservations at the Newman club office or by call¬ ing WAkefield 6666. A fee of 25 cents will be charged for the* breakfast. Following the breakfast, Mr. McGroarty will speak in the church auditorium. Frank Mur¬ phy, president, extends an open invitation to all students and their parents to attend. Members of the Newman club will also attend thS mass at 7:30. With Paul Pfeiffer’s Newport Yacht club orchestra furnishing the melodies, the fifth annual semi-formal dance of the Newman club will be held at the Odd Fel¬ lows’ Temple, Saturday evening, November 23. Bids may be ob¬ tained from any Newmanite at 75 cents a couple. MEN CONFER ON TECH PROBLEMS Availing themselves of the op¬ portunity to study and obtain ad¬ vice on the problems of engineer¬ ing and technology departments, six faculty members made a hur¬ ried trip to U. C. L. A. Friday noon to confer with Professor Ray¬ mond E. Davis, chairman of the junior college committee of the University of California. At the present time, no college engineering credit is given work done in the technology department other than that required for jun¬ ior college diploma, principally be¬ cause tech students do not contem¬ plate further college work. Making the Westwood trip were Dr. John W. Harbeson, Edward Cornelison, Peter W. Stoner, George H. Menck, Archie M. Turrell and Arthur G. Gehrig. GIVE PARTY A surprise birthday party in hon¬ or of Dr. John A. Sexson was given Wednesday evening by the mem¬ bers of the Phi Delta Kappa. In proper style the traditional cake was enjoyed. The group was entertained by Dr. John W. Harbeson, who spoke to them on his reactions to the educational conference at the Uni¬ versity of Minnesota which he at¬ tended last September. Building Will Begin Today Addams Reconstruction To Follow Agassiz Next Week Today rebuilding of the former Louis Agassiz building will start, according to Samuel A. Cook, head of the building and grounds de¬ partment of Pasadena city schools. Reconstruction of the former Jane Addams structure is expect¬ ed by Mr. Cook to begin next week. Demolition of both of the former wings is now completed. In preparation for the recon¬ struction of the Horace Mann building, the Board of City Direc¬ tors recently authorized the city attorney, Harold IIuls, to prepare an amendment to the building code. The amendment is being- formulated in order to change construction of the roof of tne Mann structure and of the audi¬ torium. Under the present ordinance it would be compulsory to install a cement slab roof. The amendment would permit the construction of the roofs using fireproofed wood sheathing, steel trusses and beams, a metal lath and plaster ceiling and a gravel covered roof. Modern Art To Be Shown In order to demonstrate how ex¬ amples of modern art work can be used as a part of the decorative scheme of the home of today, the display cases in the hall of the technology building will be given over to that work during the com¬ ing week, announced John H. Eh- len, art instructor. Correct framing of pictures and sketches to coordinate them with the color scheme and general at¬ mosphere will be the main objective of the display which will include such subjects as are now in style. Included in this group will be a Japanese print, water-color still life, and a fruit or flower composi¬ tion. The work is being shown by the art department as an addition to die classes in home economics and interior decoration. Vocations Discussed On Friday Every School Department Will Have Speaker, Vocational Day To help the students select their life work, Vocational Day, under the general direction of the guid¬ ance department, will be held on Friday, November 15. Raymond Kahn, associate justice, is to' be in charge of the affair. Representing every department in the school, speakers in the various professions represented by the departments, will give lec¬ tures in meetings to be held in various places on the campus. The list of speakers, their subjects and place of their talk, can be found on the third page of this issue of the Chronicle. All the talks are to take place during the regular assembly period.' , Concerning the occasion. Miss Ida E. Hawes, dean of guidance, said, "The affair has been most successful in past years. It is en¬ joyed by students as much as any¬ thing else we offer.” It is not compulsory and the students go entirely voluntarily. This year, however, tickets will be issued to students especially inter¬ ested in any of the talks. The stu¬ dents holding these tickets will be given preference in attending over students who do not have tickets. It is expected that this precaution against crowding will not be need¬ ed, though. The student body will probably divide itself among the many meets. As a preliminary to the event, a survey was taken two weeks ago, by the guidance department, to determine what major subjects the students are choosing. It was found that one-third of the stu¬ dents contemplated a career in business or secretarial work. One- quarter of the students preferred the humanities field, while, biologi¬ cal science, physical science and mathematics followed closely in the degree of popularity. Vocational Speakers Art George Miller of Harmon-Ising Inc., of Hollywood: “Animated Car¬ tooning Exhibit.” Lectures’ by Mr. McAlpine and Mr. Blackbourn. Biological Science Dr. Wilton L. Halverson, direc¬ tor of Pasadena Board of Health, for pre-medical students: “Future of Health and Medicine.” T-21. ( Continued on Page Three) Photo Dates Start Today Beginning today, Friday, ap¬ pointments for graduation pictures will be taken in the Student Union at the Campus desk during both lunch periods. “All seniors and sophomores expecting to graduate either in February or June should take advantage of this early op¬ portunity to obtain their pictures, not only for Christmas presents, but also to avoid the inevitable last minute class-photo deadline,” said Inez Endicott, editor. This year the Howlett Studios, official photographer for the 1936 annual, grant students sittings from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. every day including Saturdays. Students will jbe given six poses for fifty cents this year; the sitting price is being lowered in the hope that every graduate will be able to have his picture in the annual. The Howdett Studios are located at 343 East Green street, across the' street from the Civic auditorium. Chronicle Will Put Out Post Armistice Day Invited by William L. Blair, managing editor of the Pasa- lena Post, the staff of the Chronicle is taking over the No¬ vember 12 edition of that paper. Betty Lewis will be acting editor of the Post for that day. Working Armistice Day and night, all of the regular edi¬ torial and reportorial positions will be filled by junior college journalism students. Harry Sheldon will be telegraph editor while Harriet te Hills will take over the city desk. Sports news will be handled by Ed LeBaker and the editorial page by Don Downie. Ruth Batelle has been appointed rewrite editor, while Bob Henderson is copy editor. To Stage F unction At Civic Domino Dance, All School Hop, Scheduled For Armistice Night KIMBROUGH PLAYS Radio, Screen Stars Will Entertain During Intermission Dave O’Leary To Speak At Annual Meet MRS. WALLACE TO CONCLUDE SERIES FACULTY STUDIES SURVEY COURSES Dr. John \V. Harbeson, principal was in charge of the faculty meet- ng which was held at 3:15 in the ibrary last Wednesday afternoon. Topics of discussion on the pro¬ gram were the survey courses, which are new to the school this year. Combining the arts and his- ;ory into a humanities survey course and the physical sciences nto a science survey, the courses were planned last year With the dea of giving the students a better knowledge of the tie between the various subjects. The meeting was compulsory and was attended by all the faculty members. Mrs. James Wallace, young peo¬ ple’s adviser, lecturer and consult¬ ant, concluded a series of four talks Thursday afternoon when she spoke to a joint meeting of men and women in St. Philip’s auditor¬ ium. “Vocational and Home Adjust¬ ments. She. talked on Adven¬ turous Living” on which all of her ectures were based. Her previous talks were on per¬ sonal development and personal and social adjustment in relation to the college student. The first lecture was delivered to the gen¬ eral student body at assembly. All the talks were sponsored by the Y.W.C.A. and the Y.M.C.A. GROUPS ENTERTAIN Nysaeans, Euterpeans, and the P. J. C. quartet entertained with a musical program at the Masonic Temple, Tuesday evening, in South Pasadena. Miss Carrie Sharp di¬ rected the Euterpeans, and Miss Lula C. Parmley directed the Ny¬ saeans. Maybelle Ginn was accom¬ panist. Armistice Assembly Has Deputy Attorney As Speaker Pausing for a moment to pay tribute to those who laid down their lives during the last world cata¬ clysm , the assembly this morning is dedicated to Armistice day. Dave O’Leary, deputy district at¬ torney, past commander of the American legion and president of the Kiwanis club, is to speak on his own topic. Mr. O’Leary served in the navy during the war. Remembering also the needy, the A. W. S. cabinet officers, assisted by the Spartans, will collect con¬ tributions to be used to fill Thanks¬ giving baskets for the homes of needy junior college students. Introduction of a new Pasadena anthem will take place, writ¬ ten by Stanley Meacham, it is to signify a “spirit of prayers.” The Euterpians are to sing it and plans call for its use at vesper services and other appropriate meetings. This Armistice day assembly will be in charge of Alta Paquette, sec¬ retary of activities. One Petition In For Job “While at the moment this po¬ sition is only a chairmanship, it is in line to become one of the most important cabinet offices. The organization chairman will hold the key to the creation of greater school spirit,” stated Don Mansfield, student body president, in encouraging students to run for the new student office, that of chairman of organizations. As yet, the only applicant for the position is Maria Tomicich, and as the board of representa¬ tives will meet on Thursday, No¬ vember 14, to vote on petitioners, all students desiring to run for the office are requested to hand in applications to the office of Miss Catherine J. Robbins, dean of women. Cards may be secured from Carl Deisenroth, chief jus¬ tice, in the student union building. The purpose of the new office is to supervise all organizations, to form a non-restrictive inter-club council, and to establish a more friendly relationship among all clubs. It will also formulate a complete filing system of all clubs and their members. Invitations to the Armistice Day “Domino” dance, all-school affair to be held at the Civic audi¬ torium on Monday evening, will be sent to the student officers of eight different colleges. Compton, Santa Ana, Santa Monica, Long | Beach, Los Angeles, Fullerton, | Glendale and San Bernardino jun¬ ior colleges are to be guests of Pasadena on this occasion. Bob Kimbrough and his eleven- piece orchestra will furnish the melody. Anna Katherine Jones, secretary of social affairs, an¬ nounces the following stars of the stage and screen who will enter¬ tain: Betty Grable, RKO starlet; June Kilgorn, from Universal stu¬ dios; the Three Silhouettes, from RKO studios; and Andy Andrews, vocalist. The theme of the dance will be carried out with black and white decorations, and black and white domino masks will be furnished to each guest. Bids will be in the form of black and white dominoes, with a page for each dance number. “With the unique theme that has been chosen for this event, and the entertainment and orchestra se- - lected, we expect to have a large number of the student body pres¬ ent on this occasion,” stated Anna Katherine Jones, chairman of the affair. Assisting Miss Jones are Patty Burr, Dorothy Stout, Dorothy Brower, Philip Cartwright, and Frances Broekhaus, members of the social affairs committee. Jim Mathews is also helping with dec¬ orations. Patrons for the evening are Dr. and Mrs. John W. Harbeson, Miss Catherine J. Robbins, Miss Ida E. Hawes, Mr. and Mrs. John A. An¬ derson, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. O’Mara, Miss Ruth Conrad, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Baldwin, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Mansfield, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Bettannier, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bra¬ den, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Staple- ton, and Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Cart¬ wright. Admission is 25 cents per cou¬ ple, and the dance is open to all members of the Associated Stu¬ dent Body. SERVICE GROUPS HOLD POT-LUCK Following a tradition that has been carried on for years, the Spartans and Lancers, honorary men’s and women’s service clubs, held a pot-luck supper, Tuesday- evening, at the home of Marjorie Bettannier. Olive Pupis, Spartan president, presided over the meeting, at which various school problems were discussed. According to Miss Pupis, other service clubs will convene with the Spartans, in the near future, and form plans for helping with the problem of keeping the library quiet. SHIELD AND EAGLE WILL GO TO SNOW Lake Arrowhead, Big Bear or Big Pines will be the scene of Shield and Eagle’s winter weekend party sometime in December when the club and friends will journey snoward to the tall trees, according to Robert E. Sloan, prexy. Pant-and-puffers squirmed and contorted for the Shield and Eagle Saturday, October 26 at the Olym¬ pic auditorium. Asilomar Site Of Meeting To all students and faculty members of the colleges in the Pa¬ cific Southwest, the first call to gather at Asilomar is out. Sponsored by the Y. M.-Y. W. C. A., a student-faculty con- ence at Asilomar is announced to be held during the’ Christmas re¬ cess, December 26 to January 2. Palmer Anderson, who was up there last year, recommends that it is a fine way to spend the mid¬ winter holidays. Several represent¬ atives from the college Y. W. C. A. were also present. “The well planned recreational program combined with the ex¬ change of thoughts among the folk gathered there and the inter¬ esting talks by authorities who speak understandingly of college problems, make this conference very much worth while,” says Anderson. PRE-MEDS HEAR DOCTOR SIMMERS Dr. M. T. Simmers, instructor at the Los Angeles Orthopedic col¬ lege will speak to the members of the Aesculapian club on Friday evening, November 8, at 8 p. m. in iQ. With “Body Mechanics and Func¬ tions of the Autonomic Nervous System” as his subject, Dr. Sim¬ mers will present material, ex¬ pected by Wynn Pearson, president of Aesculapian, to prove of infinite value to tlie pre-medical students. The meeting is open to any stu¬ dent who is interested in medicine. At this meeting, plans will also be made for the next informal af¬ fair of the club, which will proba¬ bly be a horseback ride. Harold Hoblit will be in charge of this part of the evening.