Pasadena Chronicle, November 10, 1939

Student discussion invited by Chron panel With war imminent, with yourself likely to be one of the young: men sacrificed to greedy Mars, what is your opinion on the subject? How would you go about keeping America out of the war, or bringing permanent peace to the world? In the Chronicle editorial column is set forth the Chronicle’s idea on this question. In the Chronicle’s panel discussion this afternoon you may bring forth your own ideas. The panel will be held from 4 — 6 pm in room 104D. You owe it to your own future to be there, as only through a discussion of the problem and a decision on the neces¬ sary course of action can anything be done. The panel, led by Chronicle editor Dale Clayton, will include Dick Thurber, Bob Overstreet, Bob Gillette and Bay Cole. Isolationist 11 GEARALD P. NYE Senator Nye's talk Preparedness for Peace" at Forum Senator Gerald P. Nye (Rep., N.D.) direct from the special ses¬ sion of Congress recently called by President Roosevelt to alter the neutrality act, will speak on “Preparedness for Peace” Tues¬ day evening at eight o’clock on the Forum series in the east cam¬ pus auditorium. In his official position as chair¬ man of the Munitions Investiga¬ tion committee, Senator Nye has assumed the leadership in the movement to keep America out of war. He has one of the highest honors that can be bestowed on an American in the Cardinal Newman award which he was given at the University of Illinois in 1935 for distinguished Ameri¬ can service. PUBLISHER A son of a country newspaper editor and postmaster, he was virtually brought up in a print shop and in 1911 upon high school graduation, began his career as publisher of a small town news¬ paper in Wisconsin. Four years later he moved to Creston, Iowa, and finally purchased the Fry- burg (North Dakota) Pioneer, a weekly newspaper published in Billings county, made famous as the seat of Teddy Roosevelt’s ranching exploits. As editor he constantly at¬ tacked the wrongs done the farmers by the Minneapolis wheat gamblers. He berated banking interests and railroads, fought a powerful state machine bossed by millionaire Louis B. Hanna, and helped elect Lynn Frazieras the first governor backed by the Non-Partisan league. SENATE APPOINTMENT When Governor Sorlie, in 1925, appointed Nye to succeed Sena¬ tor Ladd to the United States Senate, he encountered unex¬ pected difficulties in getting into the Senate. No special election was called and Nye arrived in Washington to find the Senate door closed to him. From Decem¬ ber until May the Senate argued and then finally voted Nye a seat by a vote of 41 to 39. Later Nye was elected by the people of North Dakota to represent them. Music hour Wednesday 12:20, Thursday 11:20 and 12:20 1st, 2nd and 4th Movements of Symphony in E Minor, No. 5 by Tschaikowsky ( by request) REQUEST BLANKS 1 . . . 2 . 3 . Students are asked to write their requests for selections above and take them to the music building. Alice Marble tells women life rules at AWS meeting by CAROL BORTIN Alice Marble, youthful women’s tennis champion, speaking to delegates of the eleventh annual AWS-WAA convention at the Vis¬ ta del Arroyo hotel last Saturday, pointed out in a play-by-play comparison with tennis, the rules of life as a game and a job. In keeping with the theme of the convention, “The Responsibil¬ ity of College Women Today,” Dr. W. O. Mendenhall, president of Whittier college, said, “Woman’s job is to educate herself by learn¬ ing to understand and appreciate her life so she may give to com¬ ing civilization the best possible background.” LANCERS HELP The 365 conventioneers at the Vista were greeted by a recep¬ tion committee of Pasadena women, and were assisted by PJC Lancers acting as porters. Comp¬ ton junior college women, host¬ esses of the convention, took charge of the banquet, luncheon and entertainment programs. After Friday night’s activities, the banquet, a social gathering and private gab-fests in the Vista rooms, the women of the 18 jun¬ ior colleges met Saturday morn¬ ing for small group conferences, and in the round table discussions presented problems and their so¬ lutions as found in the various schools. PLAN OTHER MEETS Pasadena delegates Mable Prouty and Barbara McColm be¬ came so enthqsed that they have planned meetings in the near fu¬ ture with some of the neighbor¬ ing junior colleges to continue the discussion of student body government problems. Students will read in the Chron¬ icle about new policies in women’s athletics and student government which will be at¬ tempted in the near future as a result of the talks. Advisers and deans attending were Miss Catherine J. Robbins, Miss Olive Kelso, Miss Pauline Brown and Miss Elizabeth Caul- kins. ena ronicle Vol. 31 Pasadena junior college, November 10, 1939 No. 9 KHJ to broadcast MRA assembly today Battle for peace" honors JC world war PLAY LEADS IN 'BACHELOR BORN' ill PJC speakers bureau to give experience A speakers bureau, to provide student speakers for business men’s and other Pasadena clubs, is being set up by William Evans, debate coach. Academic departments and or¬ ganizations of the school have been requested to submit the names of two well-informed and able speakers each. Public speak¬ ing classes provide two apiece. Individual students may also ap¬ ply for positions on this list. When downtown organizations wish to hear talks on various sub¬ jects, they will be able to consult the list and obtain speakers on short notice. “The bureau will, in addition to giving good experience to partici¬ pating students and making valu¬ able contacts for them, prove a good public relations instrument,” Mr. Evans commented. MARILYN WALKER To Rosemary Farrington, the oldest of three sisters, befalls the fate of falling in love with Philip De Pourville, youngest professor in a school for boys! To Marilyn Walker, the chance to play this part is the ‘big chance of a lifetime!” Marilyn, pretty PJC junior, has planned to be a music teacher, but upon receiving the romantic lead in “Bachelor Born,” she has turned her life ambition to drama. Miss Walker is a Los Angeles girl, a native daughter. Her course at PJC includes a music major and a drama minor, though this play is the start of her career. Photos: Max Hole PAUL CARROLL After playing 10 consecutive roles as a doctor, Paul Carroll, dramatic lead in “Bachelor Born” has finally been “gradu¬ ated.” Charles Donkin, head master of a boys’ school in England, as interpreted by Mr. Carroll, is a serious, yet comic, role. Born in Yokohama, Paul has from the age of twelve, been closely associated with drama. His chosen vocation is creative playwriting however. He has written two three-act plays, which were produced in Alham¬ bra, “The Lady Walks,” and “The Long Time.” SCHOOLS' LIGHT SIDE IN PLAYERS GUILD COMEDY The Pacific coast’s premiere performance of “Bachelor Born,” a three-act comedy , by Ian Hay, will be presented by the Players guild of Pasadena junior college, on Saturday evening, November 18. The doors of PJC’s east campus auditorium will open at 8:30. “This play is a delightful comedy, distinctly a departure from the unpleasant side of school life and adolescence usually pictured, and promises an evening of fun and entertainment,” Miss Elizabeth Flint, adviser of Players guild and director of the play announced. Tickets may be obtained from the school bank beginning Tues¬ day, November 14. GIRLS INVADE BOYS’ DORM Students and their friends may receive tickets in exchange for ticket No. 26, or for 35 cents. Incidental music throughout the enter¬ tainment wifi be presented by the Pasadena junior college symphony orchestra, under the direction of Milton C. Mohs. Charles Donkin, master of the Red house at Marbledon school, believes that “humanity” is the keynote in handling the problems of 300 boys. Complications arise when his three young wards, the Farrington sisters, come to live with him in his bachelor retreat, part of which is a dormitory housing 54 of the boys! The part of the schoolmaster is taken by Paul Carroll. Dr. Oving- ton, the nearest thing to a villain, is played by Lamont Johnson. The three Farrington sisters, Rosemary, Chris and Button, disturbing elements in the life of the school, are played by Marilyn Walker, Maxine Rogers and Marian Sprott. KRAL HAS LEAD These characters are supported by the following cast: Bimbo Farrington is played by Ward Wood; Victor Beamish by Harold Wolff; Frank Hastings by William Burke; Ellen by Bernice Morten- son; Barbara Fane by Dorothea Streib; and the matron by Betty Litz. The male romantic lead Phillip De Pourville, is played by Grenes Krai; “Flossie” Nightingale, by J. C. England; Sir Berkeley Nightin¬ gale by Donald Bernstein; Travers, Harold Brittain; “Pop,” Jerry Jones; and “Old Crump,” William Harvey. dead in Armistice assembly today by DICK THURBER Pasadena junior college will speak to the world to day in a 15-minute broadcast over KHJ from the Armistice day as¬ sembly for Moral Re-Armament. With the memory of the 19 PJC students who died in the world war, the message of Moral Re-Armament is signifi¬ cantly timely. In the words of Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd on the eve of his recent departure for the Ant- artic, “I want to say that this way lies the hope for peace. Moral Re-Armament — the fight for a new world, strong, clean, united — should fire the hearts of all red- blooded Americans and spur their hearts to action.” SINGERS, BAND The Euterpean singers and a picked group from the Bulldog band will be featured on the pro¬ gram with student speakers on Moral Re-Armament. What is Moral Re- Armament? It is a new determination on the part of individuals for hate-free, fear -free, greed-free, living. MRA BIRTH Moral Re-Armament was born out of crisis in the mind of an American, Dr. Frank N. D. Buch- man. Within a matter of weeks after its inception, the fire had caught and was ablaze in more than 60 countries. King Leopold of Belgium joined with Queen Wilhelmina of Holland in calling the 100,000,000 people of Europe’s smaller nations to mobilize for MRA. Today’s assembly will be led by Barbara McColm, activities chair¬ man, and will include young speakers from Scotland, Scandi¬ navia, Canada and eastern United States, Dr. John W. Harbeson, principal, Granville Lee, Le- land Holland and Christine Hanks. Soph dance to be held Saturday The Sophomore dance, featur¬ ing the music of Wayne Richards’ orchestra will be held tomorrow night. Maestro Richards, popular on both the USC and UCLA cam¬ puses, will play for students at this event for the first time. Richards is best known from his engagements at Breezy Point, Minnesota, a resort of statewide reputation and a ravorite spot with Gopher dance fans. DECORATIONS No less outstanding than the orchestra are the decorations planned. The Masonic Temple, 35 South Euclid avenue, is to become Grand Central station for a night, complete with red caps, porters, turnstiles and RR tickets. Admission for the dance will be forty cents per person. Sopho¬ mores are being issued free bids; girls’ tickets are pink; boy’s blue- green. Sophomores on both cam¬ puses have been and are making a big demand for bids. Pink tickets will not admit upper class- men. CHAIRMAN Chairman in charge of arrange¬ ments for the dance is Dixie Stromeyer, whose work has re¬ ceived commendation by Sopho¬ more President Norm Bennett. Dancing will begin at 8:30, and will end at midnight as is cus¬ tomary. Valentine, Simpson to return for debate Jean Valentine and Ray Simp¬ son, former champion PJC de¬ baters now attending Pepperdine college, will return next Wednes¬ day with four of their teammates for a debate on isolation. P J C teams for the meet are not definitely chosen, but the prob¬ able lineup is Bob Gillette, Don Wierda, Vince Erickson, Harris Worcester, Edward Davis, Wil¬ liam Webb, Arthur Newcombe and Bill Thomas. Debate topic for this meet is the national Phi Rho Pi topic: Resolved: that the United States should follow a strict policy of isolation (economic and military) toward all nations outside the western hemisphere engaged in armed international or civil con¬ flict. Dr. Sexson to speak at second convocation With the usual closed campus rules prevailing, PJC students will hold their second convoca¬ tion Monday morning at 9 am. Dr. John A. Sexson, superin¬ tendent of schools, win speak to the assembly on a subject unan¬ nounced at the time the Chronicle went to press. All students in the following 9 am classes will attend: art, English, humanities survey; mathematics; military science; music; physical science; and technology. Students with no 9 o’clock classes are asked to re¬ port to the library for study. BACCY PLANS BARN DANCE Baccalaureate, men’s restrictive club, will stage a barn dance No¬ vember 24, the day after Thanks¬ giving, at the Rancho Pasadena, 64 N. Halstead in East Pasadena. Bids are $.75 per couple. Orches¬ tra is not yet selected. Beta Phi Gamma at national meet Dale Clayton, Carol Bortin, Forrest Duke, Shavenau Glick and Adviser Wayne Hodges are attending the fall meeting of Beta Phi Gamma, journalism fraternity, at Long Beach junior college today and tomorrow. They will compete in a writers’ contest and hear speakers. The Chronicle and Campus are entered in competition for college papers and yearbooks. Vocals float repeats as grand prize winner; frosh entry takes theme cup “Little Bo-Peep,” with white chrysanthemum sheep and a bevy of assistant shepherdesses in a pasture of flowers, entered by the vocal organizations, won the grand sweepstakes over fifty-six floats, for the fourth straight year, in the annual H omecoming pageant preceding the San Mateo-PJC game last Friday night before nearly 20,000 people in the Rose bowl. Pageant theme was “Nursery Tales,” theme prize going to the frosh class for their interpreta¬ tion of “Little Black Sambo,” who was hiding behind a palm tree from a paper mache tiger. Honorable mention was given to “Robinson Crusoe,” his man Friday and a live white goat, en¬ tered by the sophomore class; Student flown to Mayo clinic Forrest Johnson, junior at PJC and member of DSR, restric¬ tive club, was flown last Friday night to the Mayo clinic in Roches¬ ter, Minnesota, for an emergency operation of a tumor on his leg. “Little Miss Muffet” beside a sil¬ ver spider web complete with spider, entered by Gunaike club, and “The Old Woman in the Shoe,” (modern version), the shoe being a toeless, heeless, red satin slipper with a young, beautiful woman standing on the heel sur¬ rounded by her beauteous daugh¬ ters, entered by the Alphometa club. Music was furnished by bands from McKinley junior high, Eliot junior high, South Pasadena high and, of course the 150 piece Bull¬ dog band. Bill Walcott was in charge of the parade. Judges were Harlan G. Loud, Tourna¬ ment of Roses association presi¬ dent; Mrs. Lewis I. Pierce, presi¬ dent of Women’s Civic league; and Felton Taylor, chairman of the Tournament of Roses post¬ parade. Bevy of beauties parade before judges in Rose Queen's court preliminary tryout ‘Is my hair straight?’, ‘Do I look all right?’, ‘Gee, but I’m scared!’, these were but a few of the 'comments made as 4000 girls walked before judges at the preliminary tryouts for the Queen’s court of the Tournament of Roses during their regular gym periods this week. All day Monday and Tuesday at east campus and Wednesday and Thursday west campus, girls came before student and tourna¬ ment officials to be picked out for the semi-finals next week. All of them slightly nervous, they view with hopes of being one of those forty girls to be picked for the semi-finals. The preliminary tryouts were judged on the basis of the girls’ general appearance. If they are picked for next week’s contests they will be judged on poise, carriage, voice and ability to face a camera, microphone and an audience. The preliminaries were judged by members of the student body board, members of the faculty, Tournament of Roses official judges, and the girls of the court last year. For the semi-finals and the final picking, Tournament of Roses officials will judge. New Year parking job applications asked Applications are now being taken for students who wish to help park cars New Years day. Cars will be parked on school grounds throughout the city. Students will be paid from 40 to 60 cents an hour. Those wishing interviews for lot captaincy posts may obtain appointments by calling Don Wierda, SY. 2-9340. Campus bull session started - at PJC An official bull session will begin for all stu dents and faculty members who want to talk things over with Jayseeites holding common or opposite interests next Tuesday, November 14, from 1 to 4 in room 170C. Directed by Don Wierda and William Evans, d ebate coach, the campus bull session will discuss problems of local, social, political and internation al interest. Each meeting will see a different topic taken up. Chairman Wierda will open every ses sion with a ten minute discussion of the subject. Next Tuesday’s argument will be on the much discussed controversy, “Should the student body fee b raised to $10?” Any ideas held by the students or facculty members on bull session topics may be sent to the Public Pulse editor of the Chronicle, or to Don Wierda or Mr. E#ans.