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Vol. XXII
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, NOVEMBER 14, 1930.
No. 10
VIEWS OF
THE NEWS
by
Doug McMann
The Right Church,
But the Wrong Pew
When the Bulldogs and Terriers
met in the Rose Bowl during the
Armistice Day clash, ragged bits
of both student 'bodies were pres¬
ent. Old Man Sol was also on hand
to light up the atmosphere. Due to
the glare Pasadena rooters moved
to the Muir Tech pews across the
way, leaving the junior college yell
leaders without a rooting section.
Perhaps the Bulldogs would have
broken that scoreless tie, and put
a bow in it, if the collegians had
remained where they belonged.
On With the Dance
Our fellow sophomores break
ground tonight with a class dance
in the .girls’ gym. Past class dan, cels
have been paronized by more men
than women. It is suggested that
this “men-complex” should cease.
All will have a much 'better time
if the boys bring their “g i r 1-
friends.” Here’s a chance to give
the sophomore women a break.
Lest we forget, this dance is for
sophomores.
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Come On, Out With It
After weeks of mystery concern¬
ing concerning the title of their
forthcoming play, the PI ayers’
Guild inform us with shouts and
hurrahs that they will offer the
well known Peple comedy, “The
Prince Chap.” Many of us will re¬
member the last year success of
this organization and should re¬
joice at the chance to witness an¬
other. Save December 6, and do
your Christmas shopping early for
your tickets.
A Break for the Star Gazers
Before many moons have passed,
an up-torthe-minute ast
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о
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у
building will grace our landscape,
fully equipped to accomodate. The
letting of the contract showed the
confidence of the Board of Educa¬
tion in our echool plant here at the
junior college. This was the first
move for future buildings. It’s up
to us to continue the feeling of
good will. How about it?
The Bauble and Bells Rang Out
“Seven Chances” scored for the
lower division dramatic club. Their
production last week wals the finest
ever witnessed at the local school
This, in more ways than one,
should inform the upper division
that they will have to go some to
beat the lower classmen. The etu
dent body are to be “bouqueted”
on their attendance.
The Scholar and Clown Meet
In several days our new com¬
bined humor and literary maga¬
zine will be on sal on the junior
college news stands. From a squint
at the copy turned in and the many
cartoons, and first hand informa¬
tion on the Long Beach-Pasadena
game, we predict that every junior
collegian will find it necessary to
have one in his hands the day it
appears on the campus.
A Pressing Situation
As far as press conventions go,
Pasadena can shake hands with the
best of them. Last Saturday’s ses¬
sion of the California Junior Col¬
lege Press Association was suc¬
cessful in all respects, to say the
least. The junior college is indebt¬
ed to many of the faculty and stu¬
dent body who represented their
institution. After last Saturday,
the Chronicle should be read with
a new enthusiasm. .
Shall We Champion the Ship?
A glance at the sport page will
give you first hand information on
the upper division’s struggle with
Compton, a decisive battle which
will decide and give us a good hold
on the championship if we multiply
on the goals and on the touches.
If you’ve ever rooted, or yelled, do
it tomorrow and help put the Bull¬
dog spirit into the boys from
Compton.
Educators to
Meet in North
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Three members of the Pasadena
city school system will represent
Pasadena at the convention of the
American Association of Junior
Colleges, which is to be held at the
Claremont hotel in Berkeley, be¬
ginning next Monday and continu¬
ing for three days. John W. Har-
beson, John A. Sexson, and Miss
Winifred E. Skinner of the library
stag will be present, and Miss
Skinner will speak on the topic of
the junior college library.
Mr. Harbeson is a member of
the committee of standards which
will present a report that is sched¬
uled to be widely discussed. H. G.
Noif singer, president of the Vir-
gmia-Intermont college, is chair¬
man, and Dean Oppenheimer of
the College of Liberal Arts at the
University of Louisville,, Ken¬
tucky, is the third member of the
committee.
Junior College Participates
In Local Peace Observance
At Memorial Park Program
DEBATES ARE
PROGRAMMED
Glenn L. Lembke, upper division
debate coach, has scheduled the
following practice debates: Los
Angeles junior college, November
18; Long Beach junior college, No¬
vember 20; Citrus junior college,
November 22; Santa Ana junior
college, November 24; Compton
junior college, November 25; Santa
Monica junior college, November
26.
The teams for the first league
debates with Glendale and River¬
side will be chosen on the show¬
ing made by candidates in these
practice debates. They will be
chosen before the Thanksgiving-
holidays so that they may use that
time in which to prepare them¬
selves.
Milford Fish and Lubert Sander-
hoff of the lower division debating
team will defend' the negative
against the Pasadena college next
Monday. The subject is, Resolved:
That trial by jury should be abol¬
ished.
New P.J.C. Magazine
Named; Appears Soon
“Scholar and Clown” is the name
that has been selected for the new
P. J. C. magazine, which will make
its initial appearance just before
the “big game” with Long Beach
junior college and Woodrow Wil¬
son high.
Three sections will be included
in the first issue of -the new pub¬
lication. The football section, which
is to be printed on colored pages,
will tell all the available “dope”
stories from both Pasadena and
Long Beach angles. This includes
Pasadena upper and lower division
varsities, and1 Long Beach junior
college and Woodrow Wilson high
varsities as well as Pasadena 'and
Woodrow Wilson lightweights.
“The humor section will have ev¬
erything from a football story by
‘Larry’ to a questionnaire by the
players,” said Fortuna Otis, feat¬
ure editor of the magazine.
A third section will be literary.
According to Catherine Colgrove,
“Scholar and Clown” editor, work
of the best writers and poets in
Pasadena junior college is to be
included.
Art work is in charge of Frank
O’Connor, who is assisted by Har¬
low Parker and Jack Young. Mary
Jones handles financial problems of
the publication. Frank Ross is as¬
sistant business manager.
Pasadena junior college played
an important part in the city wide
observation of Armistice Day, ac¬
cording to Colonel George H.
White, commander of the local post
of the American Legion and a
teacher of military science at P.
J. C.
The Bulldog Band which was in
the first division of the par a d e,
which started from Memorial Park
at 10:45, made a splendid showing
as evinced by the applause that
greeted it from the spectators.
Miss Elizabeth E. Keppie of the
English department and Miss Mil¬
dred F. Roberts of the foreign lan¬
guage department marched in the
parade as members of the Wom¬
en’s Overseas League. They later
attended the lun eheon at the
Shakespeare Clubhouse and the
program in Memorial Park.
The local unit of the R.
О.
T. C.
also appeared in the line of march.
John A. Sexson, superintendent
of the city school system, spoke at
the Memorial Park program held
in tih,e afternoon. He said in part:
“Problems of peace now demand¬
ing solution call for the same high
type of idealism that actuated Am¬
erica during the World War. De¬
spite the many problems that be¬
set America today, such as dis¬
regard for law, financial depress¬
ion and the like, there is ample
reason for hope in the future out¬
look.
“The hope for America of this
and future generations lies in the
inculcation of the ideals and ideas
of justice, right, and courage in
the hearts of the young people of
America through the medium of
the public schools.
“Future goals,” said Mir. Sex-
son, “are the ‘building up a system
of health and safety, solution of
the problem of unemp 1
о у
m e n t,
shorter hours and working days,
greater appreciation for the home,
reduction of crime, equal educa¬
tional opportunities, and the great¬
er appreciation for the importance
of religion in daily life.
“The crime problem will be
greatly lessened by the education
of a progressive nature. The edu^
cational program Should attempt
to remove the economic pressure
that causes children to lead lives of
crime, and it should attempt to dir¬
ect them into the right lines. Those
that are subnormal should be given
corrective treatment before it is
too late,” said Mr. Sexson in con¬
clusion.
Sophs' Party
WidBe Held
The Sophomore class is holding
its semester prom tonight at the
Pasadena Golf club. According to
those in charge, the affair will be
one of the most outstanding of the
season and a large attendance is
assured.
Remington Olmstead, chairman
the entertainment committee,
states that a program has been
planned which Will appeal to ev¬
eryone. Leighton Noble’s orchestra
will offer the dance music, and
cards wil feature the remainder of
the program,
program. •
The refreshment committee con¬
sists of Lois Wingard and Roy
Strutt. Class members give credit
to Myrta Olmstead, president;
Remy Olmstead1, chairman of en-
entertainment committee for their
work in preparing the party.
Tickets may still be purchased
at the student body office or may
be obtained at the door.
The charge of tickets is made to
defray the expenses in renting the
club rooms,” states Remy Olmstead
vice president of the class.
Eighteen California J. C.’s Send
Newspapermen To Pasadena
Attended by over 130 delegates
from eighteen ' ju'nior colleges, the
California Junior College Press
Convention met at the Maryland
Hotel -Saturday, November 8 to
discuss problems of student journ¬
alism encountered during the past
semester.
Delegates were shown a United
Press film showing the develop
ment of modern methods of get¬
ting news from all parts of the
world.
Les Wagner, United Press man
and 'former member of Los Angel¬
es and Santa Barbara newspapers,
told the student journalists what
to expect in the field of world
journalism and news gathering as
he 'had learned in his experiences.
• Two -official delegates, each pay¬
ing a five dollar fee, are to be
sent to future conventions by each
junior college, it was decided. Un¬
official delegates were not limited
limited in number, but their fee
was set at three dollars. The con¬
vention also decided that Pasadena,
as host, should be secretary for the
spring meeting, and that for all
successive conventions, the host
school should act as secretary for
the following semester.
Outstanding speakers of the day
were: Crombie Allen, delegate and
official of the Press Congress of
the World, Berlin, 1929 and Prof-
department of joumalisr»4_Univer-
sity of Southern California.
Speakers at the group sessions
in the morning were: Miss Mary
de Witt of Long Beach junior col¬
lege; Professor Ivan Benson, and
Miss T,ed Hawkins, assistant in-
tion are: San Mateo, president;
Southern California; and Miss Ma¬
bel Stanford of Chaffey Union
junior college.
John A. Sexson, superintendent
of city schools; W. L. Blair, presi¬
dent of the Pasadena Board of Ed¬
ucation; John W. Harbeson, prin¬
cipal, Miss Ida E. Hawes, dean oif
women, and Patrick O’Mara, dean
of men, of Pasadena junior col¬
lege welcomed delegates during the
day.
Officers for the spring conven¬
tion are: San Mateo, president;
Santa Monica, vice-president; and
Pasadena, secretary.
Mills Scholarships Still Open;
Requirement Again Reviewed
No ^plications have been made
for Mills college scholarships, and
there is plenty of chance for any
girl interested.
The requirements for applica¬
tions for scholarships are: appli¬
cants must submit evidence of schol¬
arship rank with an upper fifth of
her class ; general promise as
Shown by character, and capacity
for improvement, and good health.
Applicants may communicate in¬
formally with the off i c e o f the
dean for further information at
any time prior to final formal fil¬
ing of request. Formal application
should be made on blanks to be
obtained from the principal of the
junior college or direct from the
office of the dean, Mills College,
Oakland, California.
Local Musician Gives
Her Opinions on Jazz
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“Jazz expresses the spirit of the
age, but I don’t like it,” stated
Edith C. Spencer, pianist and for¬
mer teacher, in a recent interview.
“Jazz does not satisfy. It is very
unrestful and carries one along on
an agitated current to an unfulfil¬
led close.
Mrs. Spencer was a pupil of
Harold Bauer and Rafael Jossefy
in piano, and Harry Rowe Shelley
in composition.
Film Shows Far-reaching News
Service of United Press Organization
A demonstration of the way in
which news services of the country
keep faith with the population was
given last Saturday when the Un¬
ited Press sent the film “Getting
the News” to the press convention
at the Maryland hotel.
The film arrived at the scene of
the convention with a few minutes
to spare before presentation, after
having come on the air mail special
from San Francisco.
In the words of George Beale,
head of the Los Angeles branch of
United Press, the entire town of
San Francisco was scoured in or¬
der to locate the educational strip.
Tlhe company was unable to find
the film until late Thursday. Hur¬
ried communication with the Los
Angeles and other Western bur¬
eaus disclosed the fact that the pic¬
ture was in San Francisco.
Les Wagner, bureau man who
substituted for Tom Curran at the
convention, came straight from all-
night duty at the United Press of¬
fice to lecture at the meeting.
George Beale, head of the Los
Angeles news bureau, managed the
entire process of the securing of
the film for tlhe managers of the
convention at Pasadena.
The visual education department
of the Board of Education furnish¬
ed the projector. Don Kinley, oper¬
ator from the Silver Screen club
ran the films.
FATHER, SON
DINNER SOON
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Inspiring talks, peppy music by
junior college students and four
interesting educational sound pic¬
ture reels comprise the menu of¬
fered at the animal Father and
Son banquet of the Men’s club of
the First Congregational church
this evening.
Music is to be furnished by the
Boys’ and Girls’ Glee clubs of the
junior college and the Euterpean
club of twenty male voices, under
the direction of Miss Lula Parm-
ley and Miss Carrie Sharp.
John W. Harbeson will be the
chairman of the evening. Bradley
Turrell will toast the boys, and
Bob Coop, P. J. C. student, will re¬
spond for the boys and toast the
men.
Freshman Hardtimes
Dance November 21
A frosh hard-times dance is
scheduled for Friday, November
21, according to Margaret Johnson,
president of the class and chair¬
man of the committee.
A snappy jazz orchestra has
been engaged to play and a num¬
ber of vaudeville acts are on the
program. There is no charge for
admission, but tickets, which may
be secured at the ticket office, must
be presented at the door.
C. W. Hippier, lightweight foot¬
ball coach, will be master of cere¬
monies. Chairman of program, re¬
freshments, decorations, and pub
licity committees are Clifford Cabe,
Madelaine Currie, Bill Burkhardt,
and Bud Desenberg, respectively.
As only a limited number of tick¬
ets have been printed, freshmen
are advised to get theirs early.
There will be dancing from 7 :30
until 11. -
TO PRESENT
PRINCE CHAP
CHRISTMAS
Annual Production Offered
by Players Guild with
Prominent Cast
E. PEPLE IS AUTHOR
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Craft Classes Will Design the
Decorations, Stage Set,
and Color Schemes
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For six weeks the Players’
Guild have kept the title of their
annual presentation a secret, and
now, with the statement that it is
a play that is entirely new and to¬
tally different, from anything ever
before presented at Pasadena jun¬
ior college, they announce the name
of the play, “The Prince Chap.” It
is to be given December 6 at 8:15.
Experienced Cast
The personnel of the cast for
this performance has been drafted
from the ranks of the most exper¬
ienced actors in school. Bud Will¬
ard, Gwen Dodge, Helen McMast-
ers, Graydon Spaulding, John
Krumm, and Beth Porter are all
actors to be remembered for ex¬
ceptional performances. Kenneth
Patterson, who has an interesting-
role, is a student from Alhambra.
In this play it is necessary for
two small girls to be enlisted for
the first act of the play, and for
the first time in 'the history of the
school professionals will be en¬
gaged for the parts
Previously Presented
The play was written by Edward
Peple, a prominent dramatist of
New York. It was produced several
yturs ago in New York with a tal¬
ented cast, and also in Los An¬
geles two years ago, with Marjory
Rambeau in the leading^ role of
Claudia, the adopted daugi?t$er of
“The cast has been carefully
chosen and each member is espec¬
ially fitted for the different pal
and we are certain of a perfo®
mance that will please and enter¬
tain everyone,” says Miss Keppie,
counselor for the Players’ Guild,
who is directing the play. Miss
Keppie also emphasizes the fact
the second act is a touching Christ¬
mas scene that makes it exceeding¬
ly appropriate for the Christmas
holidays.
The story concerns an American
artist in London who promises to
take care of a little tot of six years
and to “love 'her as his own.” Com¬
edy is furnished by the English
butler and little charmaid whose
cockney speech provieds continu¬
ous amusement.
This production is to be another
all-school performance in that Mr.
Wedemeyer and his -staff, compos¬
ed of the stagecraft class, are des-
signing the sets for the play which,
he says, “offers the finest in color
schemes and decorations.”
Larry Smith, president of the
Players’ Guild, says, “We have a
wonderful play, and with such a
splendid cast, it’s bound to be a,
success, however, on behalf of the
Players’ Guild, may I impress up¬
on everyone the necessity of at¬
tending this production for it will
be worth while, the student body
can not help but enjoy the perfor¬
mance.”
“Conduct in assemblies is be¬
coming very poor,” said James
Scott, president of the student
body, in an interview Wednesday.
In part he said, “At the begin¬
ning of the semester there was en¬
tirely too much
noise and confu¬
sion during the
assemblies, but it
was thought a t
the time by those
in charge that
the condition
would automati¬
cally right itself
as soon as the
rush of commenc¬
ing a new year was over. Howev¬
er, this situation has remained the
same and unless improvement is
noted soon, some action will have
to be taken.”
“Noise and commotion,” said
Scott in concluding, “is particu¬
larly prevalent under the balcony,
but other sections of the auditor¬
ium are not above reproach. Not
only is this discourteous to the vis¬
iting speakers or performers, but it
seriously hinders other students
from hearing. I hope that I may
have the cooperation of every stu¬
dent in this matter.”
Student seating in the auditor¬
ium is arranged as follows; Sen¬
iors in the center section; Sopho¬
mores 'behind them and under the
balcony; Juniors in the two side
sections; Freshmen in the balcony.
According to those in charge,
students are expected to sit with
their classes in their respective
sections.