Pasadena Chronicle, November 12, 1937

DOVER ROAD HITS LOCAL BOARDS TONIGHT PASADENA CHRONICLE CLUB PERIOD WILL REPLACE ASSEMBLY Vol. XXIX Pasadena Junior College, Nov. 12, 1937 No. 10 Club Period Scheduled This Morning Humanities Classes Plan Program For Assembly The second club period of the fall semester will take place today during assembly period at 9:50 a. m. Many Pasadena junior college organizations are holding open meetings to which all students are invited. Club period, an institution started at the junior college three semesters ago, gives students a chance to become acquainted with those clubs in which their interests lie, and which they would like to join. Most clubs try to obtain speakers or other types of inter¬ esting programs for the occasions. Clubs wishing to hold closed meet¬ ings at this time may do so. Place of meeting and type of program to be ofFered by the var¬ ious clubs will be announced in a special club period bulletin to be issued this morning, according to Rosalie Meub, secretary of organ¬ izations. “All students are urged to attend some meeting, as we are sure that they will pnwe interest¬ ing and educational. For students not wishing to attend any club meetings, we are ofFering a very interesting program in the auditor¬ ium,” stated Miss Meub. The applied humanities classes have arranged a program to be pre¬ sented in the auditorium for those not going to any ether club meet¬ ings. Good manners, ethics, person¬ al relationships and other subjects coming under the scope of the hu¬ manities classes will be given effec¬ tive treatments in a series of short playlets and enactments. A play by Miss Katharine Kester, dealing with good diction, is among those to be staged. Arrangement and direction of the program has been handled by Miss Amy Grau Miller and Miss Maude L. Oliver, members of the human¬ ities faculty, and Miss Meub. Also on the stage, the cast of “Dover Road” will sketch a pre¬ view of the play to be presented tonight in the auditorium, and “The Student Prince,” music de¬ partment operetta, will be reviewed in a short advance showing. APPLY NOW FOR NEW YEAR JOB Applications for jobs direct¬ ing parking on New Year’s Day will be accepted at the student body office window between 1 and 4 p. m. on November 15 and 16 by Max Caplan, student director of ■ New Year's park¬ ing. Approximately 100 jobs will be available. The helpers will be distributed on nine pub¬ lic school grounds near the route of the Tournament of Roses par¬ ade and on the Pasadena, jun¬ ior college campus. “This is a very good oppor¬ tunity for boys desiring employ¬ ment on New Year’s day, but applications must be made promptly at the scheduled time,” Caplan stated. Prices and other details of the parking are being planned now so that all will be completed early. Profits from the project will be used to finance the school float in the Tournament parade. FORENSIC TILT AT BAKERSFIELD NOVEMBER 11 Three debate teams., one orator and one extemporaneous speaker will represent Pasadena junior col¬ lege at the Bakersfield forensic tournament, November 11, 12 and 13. Leading schools of the Pacific and mountain states will be rep¬ resented in the contest, the win¬ ners of which will be considered Pacific coast champions. The de¬ bate topic will be the Phi Delta Kappa national question for this year, “Resolved: that the National Labor Relations Board shall be empowered to enforce arbitration in industrial disputes.” Two teams will represent Pasa¬ dena in the class “A” division and one in class “B.” The class “A” teams are Jean Valentine and Ray Simpson, and Dick Moore and Phil Cartwrigh t — class “B,” Helen Vaughn and William Magginetti. The extemporaneous speaker will be Jean Valentine, speaking on na¬ tional affairs taken from Time and News- Week magazines. The orator, Joseph Landisman, has selected as his subject, “The Northwest Pas¬ sage.” Student Leaders Hold Meet With Junior Chamber Discuss Plans For Local Speech, Essay Tournament Formulating plans for the annual student contest in essay writing and speech tournaments sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Com¬ merce, representative student body leaders met last Monday, Novem¬ ber 8, as guests of the Junior Chamber at the weekly luncheon in the Masonic Temple. * The discussion at the meeting was led by Dr. Robert F. Pfeiffer, of the All-Saints Church, and the group decided that the student con¬ test would this year be in the form of a speech contest on the subject of “International Affairs.” OPEN TO ALL The committee emphasized the fact that the contest will be open this year to all students in the school, and anyone wishing to par¬ ticipate may apply to Bob Staple- ton, chairman of the committee composed of student leaders. Topics of the speeches may vary from the main subject of “Inter¬ national Affairs,” taking up any phase of the subject desired. Entries in the contest are to be made as soon as possible to Staple- ton, who may be found at his desk in the student body offices in the student union building. Judges of the preliminaries and finals are to be selected from the oral arts de- Eartment by the committee 'and will e composed of teachers in this di¬ vision. VICTOR FETED February 15 is the date set for the finals and the winner will be honored by the Junior Chamber at a luncheon meeting at which the victor will have opportunity to pre¬ sent the winning speech to the group of civic men. Members of the committee who were present at Monday’s luncheon to formulate plans were Stapleton, chairman; Charles Braden, past Continued on Раке Three 'Dover Road/ A. A. Milne Play, Presented Tonight By Drama Club Extemporaneous Contest Finalists Chosen At Tryouts Held Last Tuesday, November 9 Eight finalists were chosen in the tryouts of the Arnold extem¬ poraneous speaking contest, held last Tuesday at 3 p. m. m room 104D. These finalists will compete for the grand prize next Tuesday, Novem¬ ber 16. A dinner to be held at the downtown YMCA will honor the contestants. _ _ _ The finalists were Whitfield Ga- bieleen, Jean Valentine, Ray Simp¬ son, Wilbur Antisdale, Joe Landis¬ man, Burma Cope, Lois Brown and Phil Cartwright. Approximately eighty people were present at the orations. Act¬ ing as judges, the audience deter¬ mined the winners in the contest. Each of the judges received a spe¬ cial invitation. Those invited were members of the administrative staff of Pasa¬ dena junior college, the student body officers, instructors in the speech department, members of the Board of Education, and guests of C. O. Arnold. This year, for the first time since the beginning of the Arnold Ora¬ torical Contest, each contestant was 'allowed to bring outsiders. One guest to each participant was per¬ missible. The general subject was Edu¬ cation and Its Influence.” Half- hour preparation was permitted on some sub-topic. Sub-topics could be drawn after 1:45 p. m. Tuesday. “The enthusiasm shown by the students was appreciated by all who were connected with the con¬ test,” said Mrs. Irene S. Peters “Though I was connected only indirectly with the contest,” said Earl Davis, debate coach, “I think this training and interest helps the students very much.” The contest was open to all up¬ per division students. RADIO CLASSES GIVE 'ROMANCE OF RADIUM; The Radio Production classes of PJC presented “The Romance of Radium” last Wednesday evening on the Theater of Youth program, over KPPC. Don Hanna and Mir¬ iam Rosen were featured on the broadcast as the romantic leads. Under the direction of N. Vin¬ cent Parsons, instructor of the Pas¬ adena junior college radio classes, the play was presented as a result of several weeks work by students, who helped with writing, directing and actual production. The broad¬ cast, on the air at 8:45 p. m., was one of a regular serise being pro¬ duced by the radio classes in the KPPC Theater of Youth. HOPEFUL SCRIBES SUBMIT ENTRIES The principal purpose of the Nom de Plume’s first meeting will be to read and judge manuscripts submitted for consideration for en¬ trance in the club by students on the campus. The meeting will be held November 17, at the home of Wayne Hodges, at 146 N. Hill ave¬ nue. Mr. Hodges is the new co¬ adviser for the club. Miss Martha May Walmsley, past advisor, and all Nom de Plume alumni are invited. Active mem¬ bers will do the judging, the results of which will be announced the fol¬ lowing day. Manuscripts will be judged on the literary promise they show and membership will not be restricted in number. As many will be taken in as can prove their worth, it was announced by Pete Prouse. «resident, and they will be¬ come members immediately with no initiation period. Division Of Humanities Holds Special Meeting With Dr. Glenn L. Lembke, Cur¬ riculum Coordinator, presiding, the first of the special faculty division meetings was held Wednesday, No¬ vember 3, in room 200C at 3:15. Teachers of English, foreign lan¬ guages, art and music classes at¬ tended. The problems of instruction, the nature of survey courses in rela¬ tion to the entire curriculum, and value of the college preparatory courses, were the chief topics of discussion. “Whether the final educational objective be college or terminal training, individuality is paramount after a broad educational founda¬ tion has been established during the first two years in the survey courses,” stated Dr. I/embke. The next “special,” concerning the social studies group, which in¬ cludes the teachers of social sci¬ ence, business education, and orien¬ tation classes, will be held Wed¬ nesday, December 1, in the Little Theater at 3:15 p. m. The calendar for the whole year is as follows: January 5, general faculty meeting; February 2, life science group (biology and home economics); March 2, physical sci¬ ences and mathematics; April 6, physical education, health, and ROTC; and May 11, general fac¬ ulty meeting. HARBESON ADDRESSES Dr. John W. Harbeson, principal of Pasadena junior college, acting as one of the members of ia panel, discussed “Evaluations” at a regu¬ lar Institute session of San Ber¬ nardino county teachers on Fri¬ day, November 5. The Institute met at the Sturges junior high school auditorium from eight in the morning until noon. PJC CAMPIX APPEARS The second issue of Campix, new PJC off-campus publication, ap¬ peared last Tuesday afternoon. Copies were sold at various points surrounding the school grounds. Next issue will be published some¬ time in December. OPEN FORUM TO HEAR EDITOR Manchester Boddy, editor of the Los Angeles Daily and Evening News, will address the Pasadena junior cAllege Open Forum on “Propaganda and Education,” at the regular meeting, slated for 8 o’clock next Thursday evening in room 202E. Mr. Boddy, who recently spoke at the PJC Armistice Day assem¬ bly, is a noted authority on the subject, and, according to Joseph Landisman, chairman of the dis¬ cussion group, will certainly give an interesting and valuable talk. Following the talk there will be a discussion on the topic by those in attendance. All students, facul¬ ty, and Pasadena citizens are in¬ vited. Plans for the following meet¬ ing, to take place two weeks after Mr. Boddy’s talk, will also be dis¬ cussed. Delta Psi Omegans shown rehearsing for “Dover Road.” Left to right, standing, Peter Prouse, Charles Ross, Joe Pyle and Barbara Barnett. Seated, Warner Watson, Murray Huss, Muriel Rash and Ruthanna Marble discussing the play with Miss Elizabeth E. Keppie, adviser, Mary Lou Henry, scripter, and Warren Ream. Phi Rho Pi Leads In Club Attendance Contest; Cosmopolitan Close Second Results of the first month of this year's attendance contest have been announced by Rosalie Meub, secretary of activities. It is an annual contest, with winners in four divisions receiving a prize of five dollars. The Grand Prize, a silver trophy, is presented the club which has the best attendance records in the group of 56 clubs which are to compete. Percentages are determined by dividing the number of periods students are due by the number of times they are absent. The club with the lowest average percentage is the winner. Honorary Club Phi Rho Pi, with a percentage of .28 leads from the records compiled at the end of September. All clubs and their percentages are listed below under appropriate division. HONORARY: Phi Rho Pi .28, Alpha Gamma Sigma 1.25, Theta Rho Pi 2.20, Mast and Dagger 3.5, Delta. Psi Omega, 3.8; Beta Phi Gamma, 3.91. SERVICE: Silver Screen, 1.00; Lancers, 2.00; Argonauts, 2.11; Spartans, 2.16; Triton Council, 3.84. RESTRICTIVE: Tioga, 1.25; MOS, 1.5; Abraca¬ dabra, l.S); Gunaike, 2.4; Philothian, 2.66; DSR, 2.75; Albibetes, 2.8; DAC, 3.00; Phenix, 3.43; Tristram, 3.5; OSF, 3.52; Sorrelle, 3.52; Pam- phile, 3.88; Phrenocosmia, 4.00; One, 4.45; Filogian, 4.64; Alpho- meta, 5.04; Sequoia, 5.56; Aeolian, 5.92. NON-RESTRICTIVE: Cosmopolitan, .38; Phrenocosmia, .65; Triple “S,” .75; Clio, .80; West¬ minster, .87; Magnatura, 1.06; American Home, 1.09; Frosh club, 1.21; “C” Club, 1.33; Attica, 1.43; Big P, 1.56; Bible, 1.58; Women’s Rifle, 1.89; WAA, 2.04; Out-of- State, 2.07; YWCA, 2.30; Nysaeans, 2^32; Order of Sentinels, 2.79; T- Square, 2.8; Christian Science, 2.86; Civil Tech, 3.00; Melody Maids, 3.16; Euterpean, 3.34; Play¬ er’s Guild, 3.67; Shield and Eagle, 3.73; Nom de Plume, 3.87. Miss Meub announced that large posters showing the progress and changes in the contest were to be erected soon. First Three-Act Play Staged In New Auditorium With full expectations for a large turnout. Delta Psi Omega, national dramatic fraternity, will present their first production, “The Dover Road,” Friday night, No¬ vember 12, in the Pasadena junior college auditorium. Heretofore an inactive group, this organization brings forth an English comedy as their first pro¬ duction, making them an active, as well as honorary club and estab¬ lishing more firmly their position as one of the leading dramatic or¬ ganizations of the school. The capable cast of seasoned ac¬ tors and actresses includes Peter Prouse, editor of Vo-Mag, as Mr. Latimer, an eccentric middle-aged man, sentimentally inclined, who is continually waylaying eloping cou¬ ples and frustrating their romances by making them appear to each other in the worst possible light; Ruthanna Marble as Ann, wife of Leonard, played by Joe Pyle, to¬ gether form a couple that is plan¬ ning to elope and have either the good luck, or the misfortune, of running into Mr. Latimer; Eustacia is played by Muriel Rash, past president of Delta Psi Omega; Nicolas is portrayed by Murray Huss, secretary of music on this campus; Dominic is cleverly shown by Warner Watson, a transfer stu¬ dent from out of state; the Maid is Barbara Barnett, a night school student; and Roy Winder, presi¬ dent of Players’ Guild, is portrayer of the butler. Guild To Attend Mary Lou Henry is acting as stu¬ dent director and Warren Ream is prop manager. Roy Winder is handling the business end of the production. Grace Dutton is in Continued on Page Three DEAN OF RECORDS ATTENDS CONVENTION John A. Anderson, dean of rec¬ ords, represented Pasadena junior college at the annual meeting of the American Association of Col¬ legiate Registrars held in Walla- Walla, Washington, November 7, 8 and 9. The convention, held at the Mar¬ cus Whitman hotel, was attended by representatives of all the col¬ leges and junior colleges on the West coast. Some private schools were also represented. Mr. Anderson served on the nom¬ inating committee to select officers for the coming year. During the two sessions, morning and after¬ noon, papers were read by out¬ standing registrars. The final meet¬ ing, held November 9, was climaxed by a formal dinner and speeches. ' Thursday, November 11, all the registrars who were interested, made a tour of Grand Coulee Dam. Mr. Anderson will return to Pasa¬ dena today. Music Hour Highlights of the Opera Season In the Little Theater, Monday, November 15, 12:20 p. m., Tues¬ day, November 16, 11:20 a. m., and Wednesday, November 17, 12:20 p. m. Aida . “Temple Scene” — Act I “Ritorna Vincitor” — ActI Lakme . “Bell Song” — Act II Tristan and Isolde. ...“Liebestod” Act III Tosca . “Recondita armonia” Act I “Те Deum”— Act I “Visi d’arte” — Act II BOARD STUDIES POSSIBILITY OF FINGERPRINTING STUDENTS By Bob Allison “Preserve your identity at your finger tips.” That is the advice of Bob Stapleton, student body president and organizer of the local movement to start civilian fingerprinting. He and other board members have been studying the possibility of establishing a fingerprinting bureau at PJC. Registration at such a bureau would be optional. Prints would be mailed to the Civilian Iden¬ tification Bureau in Washington for filing. Prints of the criminal de¬ partment are never compared with those of the civilian department. Such a bureau would aid the office in identifying students m case of accident, keeping a student’s records straight, and would also help the student in establishing his identity. There are 70 pairs of identical names here, and fingerprinting would help to clear up that problem. Almost as interesting and fascinating as the subject of finger-pnnt- ing is the incident which led to the use of it in the United States. Here s the ^/.'^па1з should hate Gilbert Thompson. Had it not been for his ingenious idea to foil Mexican counterfeiters, many criminals would be roaming the country today, free men. . Thompson, of the United States Geological Survey, was traveling through Mexico in 1892 when he found it necessary to dispatch some important commissary orders. He feared that once out of his hands, forged signatures might be taken from the documents. So he stuck his thumb in a bottle of ink and placed his imprint on the orders. This is the first authentic case of the use of fingerprints in America. FORUM SPEAKER IS POLYZOIDES Dr. A. Tft. Polyzoides, lecturer and world traveler, was the fea¬ tured speaker last Tuesday evening at the lecture series being con¬ ducted at Pasadena junior college. Dr. Polyzoides gave an address on the recent visit of Mussolini to Adolph Hitler, and the significance of the visit. The speech was the second on the November topic of the series, “International Affairs.” Only one of many scheduled for the year, the topic will be expounded by national leaders and authorities on the sub¬ ject. The December topic for the forum series will be “Government.” Dr. Polyzoides is a professor of international relations at the Uni¬ versity of Southern California, and a writer on world affairs for the Los Angeles Times. He is one of the recognized leaders in the field of international politics and affairs, with critics claiming him to be one of the best authorities in the United States on the subject. Pasadena J. C. Traditions Discussed Representatives of all except the Sophomore Class were present at the first meeting of the Traditions Committee. The informal session was conducted by Earl Schroeder, senior class president, last Tues¬ day in room 26C. The purpose of the committee, Schroeder explained, is to inaugu¬ rate new and different traditions at Pasadena junior college. The pro¬ posed traditions are to fit in with the new buildings, new landscap¬ ing, and new environment. It was pointed out that many of the tra¬ ditions of the old PJC were torn down with the buildings. Suggestions are to be submitted and discussed by the committee members, then presented to the faculty for approval. Among tenta¬ tive suggestions, not yet approved or discussed, were, constructing a circular bench around the large tree in front of the school for the exclusive use of Seniors, and inau¬ gurating an “old clothes” day. An attempt will be made to establish special “rivalry interest” around certain football games, as was the case during the past years in con¬ nection with the Pasadena J. C.- Long Beach J. C. annual game. MEN STUDENTS PLAN STAG MALE FOLLIES A male follies will probably he the featured attraction at the AMS Stag, scheduled for November 17 in the men’s gym. According to Dick Bagnard, president of the As¬ sociated Men Students, the follies will be held on the same lines as the famous Princeton male follies, with members of the student body playing the roles of the beefy beauties. Refreshments will follow the fol¬ lies. Handling the refreshments and decorations will be up to a committee from the AMS board if present plans go through. The se¬ lection of the cast and stars will be up to a committee headed by Bag¬ nard and other officers of the or¬ ganization. WEEK'S NEWS First major production of Del¬ ta Psi Omega, “Dover Road,” by A. A. Milne, will be presented tonight in auditorium. Page 1. Pasadena JC boys and gals swing it to the music of Hal Lomen at Armistice Day eve dance. Page 3. Student Body Board makes plans for fingerprinting entire student body. Page 1. Clubs plan open meetings for semester’s second club period. Page 1. Pasadena guns for debate and oratory titles at Bakersfield for¬ ensic contest this week-end. Page 1. Eight chosen in Arnold extem¬ poraneous contest tryouts. Page 1. Manchester Boddy, Los An¬ geles Evening and Daily News editor, speaks to PJC students at Armistice Day assembly. Page 3.