Pasadena Chronicle, November 25, 1936

PATTERSON IS WINNER OF CONTEST Vol. XXVIII Chronicle Pasadena, California, November 25, 1936 Hop Music Due To Be Broadcast Hal Howard's Orchestra To Go On Radio Over KNX At 10:15 ‘SHOWBOAT’ THEME Junior-Senior Prom Will Be Held Tonight At Civic JUNIOR-SENIOR DANCE IS TONIGHT No. 12 Band Leader | Traffic Is Topic Of Tourney For the first time in the history of the Semi-annual dances given by the Junior and Senior classes, a half hour of the “Showboat” dance program will be broadcast over sta¬ tion KNX from the exhibition hall of the Pasadena Civic auditorium this evening at 10:15 p. m., accord¬ ing to Jack Stocking, senior class president. Arrangements have been made for Hal Howard’s orchestra to play for the dance and radio program. “Showboat” will be the theme carried out for the dance. The bandstand will be occupied by Hal Howard and his melody orchestra will be decorated to represent the proverbial showboat, and the theme will also be embodied in the hall decorations. Members of the regu¬ lar art classes who make up the decorations committee for the eve¬ ning have said that the decorations will carry out the idea of the typi¬ cal old Southern Showboat which plied up and down the Mississipp river during the nineteenth cen¬ tury. Patrons for the occasion will be members of the Pasadena Board of Education and Pasadena junior col¬ lege faculty. They include Mrs. Louise B. Hoblit, president of the board of education; Carl Z. Jack- son, vice-president of the board; Courtenay Monsen, secretary; Dr. John A. Sexson, superintendent oi public schools; George H. Merideth and Drummond J. McCunn, deputy superintendents of Pasadena schools; and Jackson C. Thompson and Dr. J. T. Parker Jr., members of the board of education. Members of the junior college faculty who will attend the dance as patrons will be the senior and junior class advisers. Senior ad¬ visers are E. D. Cornelison, R. P. Hays, Ruth Denning, Eleanor Ho¬ mer and Miss Ruth L. Conrad. A. P. Hay, Everett Niday and Miss Gladys Lee are the advisers for the juniors. Patron arrangements were in charge of Eloise Jones, secretary of the senior class. Students may obtain bids for the dance today at the student body offices in the Student Union build¬ ing, upon presentation of identifi¬ cation cards. Tickets are free to all Pasadena junior college stu¬ dents when proper identification is presented to officials, and the tick¬ ets may also be obtained at the door tonight at 8:15. Leading the orchestra for the Jun¬ ior and Senior prom tonight will be Hal Howard, here pictured. His orchestra has played in many southland night spots, ac¬ cording to the orchestra com¬ mittee of the dance, and he has a really good dance band. Group Hears Astronomer In Meeting Dr. F. G. Pease Speaks To Sci-Math In First Of Lecture Series Deadline For Election Set — * — . — . Wednesday, December 9 has been announced as the deadline for ap¬ plication cards for student body elective offices for next semester according to Harry Rothrock, asso¬ ciate justice. Twenty-four grade points are necessary for eligibility for elec¬ tive positions and signed cards with second triad grades should be turned in before four o’clock a week from next Wednesday. Pri¬ mary elections will be held on Monday, December 14. Final elections are scheduled for Friday, December 18 at which time the offices of student body presi¬ dent, senior, junior and sophomore presidents, A. W. S. and A. M. S. presidents, and a chief justice will be chosen. LITERARYGROUP EXTENDS DEADLINE Manuscripts Judged As Application For Membership In Club Dr. F. G. Pease, speaking on the subject, “Pouring and Annealing the 200-inch Disk,” was the main attraction at the Sci-Math astron¬ omy lecture, according to David M. Spaulding, member of the bio¬ logical science department here, and president of the club. The meeting was held in room 202E, the Physical Science building, at 8:00 last night. Plans were discussed concerning a proposed Sci-Math trip to see the processes of grinding which are now under way On the mirror for the 200-inch telescope, to be in¬ stalled at Palomar mountain in the future. Mrs. Dorothy B. Fretter, chair¬ man of the astronomical section of Sci-Math, said about Dr. Pease, “He is an astronomer of repute, and has been long connected with Mount Wilson. He aided in the en- i gineering work on the 100-inch telescope which is now at Mount Wilson. His talk was interesting and he is a very fine speaker.” The next lecture sponsored by Sci-Math is to be December 8, at the same time and place as last night’s gathering. The biological science section is sponsoring this lecture, and it is to be delivered by Dr. H. G. Wilm, associate civil culturist at San Dimas canyon. His lecture will be on the subject “Care of the National Forests.” Furniture To Be Exhibited Franklin Patterson First In Annual C. O. Arnold Speech Contest VALENTINE SECOND "My Responsibilities” Is Title of Winning Talk Thursday Night Franklin Patterson, last Thurs¬ day night, won the annual Arnold Extemporaneous Speech contest with his speech, “My Responsibil¬ ities.” The contest was held fol¬ lowing a dinner at the Altadena Pines. Other contestants and their speeches on the general topic, “Traffic Safety,” were Raymond Simpson, with “Road Hogs;” Helen Vaughn, “Carelessn ess;” Ruth Gwinn, “Accidents of Common Oc¬ curence;” and Jean Valentine, “Fa¬ cing the Facts on Traffic Acci¬ dents.” Valentine won second place. Patterson was awarded a gold medal set with one diamond which is given by C. 0. Arnold, each year. The contest was started in 1928. The speeches were judged by the audience which consisted of the faculty administration, former winners, student body officers, speech and drama teachers, Eng¬ lish teachers, members of Delta Psi Omega, drama fraternity, and officers of the drama clubs on the campus. Former winners present, who were guests of honor, were Joe Phelps, 1933; James Williams, 1932; Jack Layng, 1930; and the first winner, Geraldine Anderson, 1928. Those unable to be present were Marjory Leach, 1929; Ted Lewis, 1931; Carl Deisenroth, 1934; and Lloyd Howard, 1935. Six contestants were chosen at the preliminary tryouts held on November 10 by the faculty judg¬ ing committee composed of Miss Jessie Paxton, Mrs. Helen Stone and Miss Nelle Remsberg, English instructors, and Leon F. Yakeley, social science instructor. Edith Mc- Fee was also scheduled to speak but was unable to do so at the last minute. Muriel Rash, secretary of oral arts, presided at the banquet, and Clarabel Dugan, chairman of ora¬ tory, was in charge of the contest. Mrs. Irene S. Peters, public speak¬ ing instructor, is the faculty chair¬ man for the contest each year. Schedule For Second Triad Tests Is Told Tests for the second triad will begin the Tuesday after Thanks¬ giving, according to John A. Anderson, dean of records. Any changes will be announced in the classes which are affected. Tuesday, December 1: busi¬ ness education 12th year daily and upper division TTh classes; mathematics daily and TTh classes; technology TTh classes; language TTh classes; music daily and TTh classes; home economics daily and TTh classes; orientation ; physiography. Wednesday, December 2: lan¬ guage MWF classes; business education 11th year daily and upper division MWF classes; art daily and MWF classes. Thursday, December 3: Eng¬ lish TTh classes, social science daily and TTh classes; science TTh classes; art TTh classes; physical education TTh classes; technology daily classes. Friday, December 4: technol¬ ogy classes; business education upper division daily; biological science daily and MWF classes; physical education daily and MWF classes; psychology; mu¬ sic MWF classes; business Eng¬ lish 1A; language daily classes; physical science survey Monday, December 7 : social science MWF classes; mathe¬ matics MWF classes; home economics MWF classes; philo¬ sophy; business education 12th year MWF classes; English MWF classes; humanities sur¬ vey. Pasadena Is Host To Annual Meeting Of Teachers’ Association Three Day Meeting To Include Debate, Choral, Extemporaneous Work; Verse Speaking Choir Will Perform November 27 Starting tomorrow morning, Pasadena will be host to the annual convention of the Western Association of Teachers of Speech, with Mrs. Irene S. Peters, junior college speech teacher, acting as hostess, to a special program which follows directly on the heels of the annual speech tournament, finishing today. The convention, which is composed of speech teachers from the - ■*" eight states west of the Rockies, _ Л will continue for three days. One ОЮПЦ °f the features of the program will “ be the junior college verse speak- ■ 9 inn* Ал!» 1 - ' 1 tor service By Post 13 American Legion Honors Bandsman’s Service To School Four Elected Members Of Honor Club Beta Phi Gamma Informal Initiation Planned Next Week A further extension of the dead¬ line of the Nom de Plume, honor¬ ary writer’s organization, has been granted, and all aspirants to the club will have until Thanksgiving to submit their work for criticism. The manuscripts are offered as ap¬ plication for membership in the club. “The deadline has been ex¬ tended,” said Prouse, “to offer the students who have not yet found the time to write their manuscripts the time to do so.” Prouse again urged students who are interested to submit manu¬ scripts, and cited several benefits that in his opinion mav be obtained through the club Modern furniture, designed by ■the Art Structure Class 62A, is the subject of the third art exhibition in the library and administration buildings sponsored by Zeta Gam¬ ma Phi, honorary art fraternity. This exhibition, which will be on display November 30, represents the first three problems done in that class. According to Miss Helen B. Hunt, instructor, it is for the pur¬ pose of showing the practical value of an art structure class. The de¬ signs use such textures and materi- ials as strips of wood or metal. Students who have work repre¬ sented in the exhibition are Betty Backus, Carolyn Boschke, Betty Burton, Phyllis Caspary, Rachael Colvin, Rose Karsh, Frieda Klas- sen, Thomas Laursen, Jeanne Ma¬ ther, Robert Reece, Lee Ruggles, Walter Scott, Art Shipman, Julia M. Slucky and Castleman Wilson. NRICC TO GATHER During class meetings today, a meeting of the non-restrictive in¬ ter-club council will be held in 100T. “All presidents, unable to attend, should see that their club is represented,” urged Bill Weil secretary of organizations. Fencing Club To Organize — * — — . Not included in the list of jun¬ ior college extra curricular activi¬ ties since 1933, a fencing club is now in process of formation, ac¬ cording to Bob Broaddus, a fencer and junior college student. A meeting to discuss plans for the projected club will be held in room 100T, at 10:00 a.m. today. All students both men and women, are invited to attend the meeting, according to Broaddus. John McKee, president of the California Guardsmen, will speak if he can be secured by the stu¬ dents in charge of the program. Arrangements were still uncertain last Monday, however. “It is hoped, if enough interest is shown,” said Broaddus, “that a fencing club can be established on the campus. We hope, also, to eventually have a fencing team, and maybe a regular class in the sport. Mr. McKee is a possibility as an instructor, and we can ob¬ tain equipment through the Guardsmen at a reduced rate. Four new members were elected to membership in Beta Phi Gam¬ ma; honorary journalistic frater¬ nity at a meeting held last Satur¬ day night. Those chosen were Eli¬ zabeth Anne McGill, James Haw¬ kins, Marjorie Thompson and Don¬ ald Robert Hopkins. Officers elected for this semester are Ruth Battelle, president; Harry Sheldon, first vice-presi¬ dent; Jack Burtt, second vice-pre¬ sident; Helena deWaard, secre¬ tary-treasurer; and Carter Cord- ner, pledge master. Informal initiation will be held on Saturday night, December 5. The formal ceremony will be held at a dinner meeting the week fol¬ lowing. Officers for last year were Harry Sheldon, president; Ed Lebaker, vice-president; and Harriette Hills, secretary-trea¬ surer. Next spring a convention will be held for Pasadena junior high schools as has been done in the past. The purpose of the conven¬ tion is to acquaint future journa¬ lists of the facilities at Pasadena junior college. In conjunction with the convention, a contest is held at which the outstanding jun¬ ior high school paper is chozen by Beta Phi Gamma members. President Ruth Batelle has ap¬ pointed Cordner to take charge of arrangements for the informal ini¬ tiation next week. It will be held at the president’s home and alum¬ ni of the group will be invited to attend. Pasadena Post 13, of the Ameri¬ can Legion, last week cited four Pasadenans to civic honors, and four more to honors earned by risk¬ ing their lives to save others. Au- dre L. Stong, director of the Bull¬ dog band, and chairman of the jun¬ ior college public relations com¬ mittee, was recipient of one of the civic awards. The following is a copy of the award: “Pasadena Post Number 13, American Legion, rec о g n i z e s with this citation your outstand¬ ing services toward making the citizens of Pasadena ardent sup¬ porters of Pasadena junior col¬ lege, and its many activities. “As chairman of the Pasadena junior college public relations committee you have contributed greatly to a closer liaison between Pasadenans and their junior col¬ lege, and as director of the Bull¬ dog band, you have built up one of the outstanding musical or¬ ganizations in the United States. We highly commend you for these services.” Mr. Stong, as director of the band, has provided the entertain¬ ment at all but one of the football games played this year. With his band, novelty numbers and fire¬ works in his between-the-halves stunts, he has contributed much to student and civic enjoyment of the recent successful Bulldog football season. Besides his work on the band, Mr. Stong, as sponsor of the Pas- dena Patron, a news organ which is distributed to parents of every student in the junior college, has brought to the citizens of Pasadena a means of finding out just what type of work is carried on at this school. Harry Sheldon is the edi¬ tor of the paper. Week’s News Programm ing In Order For Next Monday — # - Programming for next semes¬ ter will begin Monday morning after vacation, according to Miss Ida E. Hawes, dean of guidance. Appointments will be made on the platform in the administra¬ tion building as formerly. “Students are urged to see their counselors as soon as pos¬ sible in order to avoid the last minute rush,” - said Cecil C. Stewart, counselor. “To be sure that each student may have plenty of time to discuss his plans with his counselor and parents, it is very important that an appointment be made immediately,” he continued. Air School Awards Told Offering as first prize the Boe¬ ing airline and air transport engin¬ eering courses, with a tuition value of $6040, announcement of the eighth annual Boeing scholarships was posted recently on the bulletin board in the office of John A. An¬ derson, dean of records. Second, third and fourth prizes in this contest, which offers a total of $11,000 altogether, in schol¬ arships, are an amateur pilot fly¬ ing course with a value of four hundred dollars and choice of one of the following courses: air trans¬ port engineering, practical aeron¬ autical engineering, airline techni¬ cian, dispatching and meteorology, airline operations and airline me¬ chanic. “The Boeing scholarship awards, which are some of the best in the country, were won by Gilbert Sper¬ ry, a Pasadena alumnus, in 1934,” said Mr. Anderson. Full eligibility requ irements, along with the method of judging for the awards, and full details of all the courses that are offered, can be obtained in the records office. NEWS Western Speech Teachers’ associ¬ ation meets for three day conven¬ tion in Pasadena. Local faculty members have charge of meeting. Page 1. % ★ Junior and Senior prom to be held at the Civic tonight, with Hal Howard and his orchestra furnish¬ ing the music. Admission is free. Page 1. •k <k fr Franklin Patterson wins first in annual C. O. Arnold contest, speak¬ ing on “My Responsibilities,” a subdivision of the theme “Traffic Safety.” Page 1. * * ★ AWS will honor two football teams at annual football banquet, to be held in Altadena soon. Page „ - vcisc ing choir, under the direction of Miss Elizabeth E. Keppie, giving a demonstration which will accom¬ pany a speech on “Verse Speaking” to be given by the conductor. This event will take place on Friday afternoon, November 27, in the Little Theater of the Huntington hotel, at one-thirty in the after¬ noon. Ten Daily Events Approximately ten events to be held each day are open to the pub¬ lic and all those interested in speech, either debate, extemporan¬ eous or choral, are invited to at¬ tend, according to Mrs. Peters. The committee of local arrange¬ ments, which includes as general chairman, Mrs. Peters, convention hostess, Minne Mae Lewis, and the local executive committee made up of Miss Peters, Dr. John W. Harbeson, junior college principal, Murray G. Hill, head of the Eng¬ lish department here, Charles F. Prickett and Minna Mae Lewis, have planned for two conducted trips for the convention. Tours Taken The first, a tour of the new Pasadena Community playhouse and School of the Theater, will take place as a regular part of the convention program on Friday afternoon. The second, a tour of the Huntington library, will take place on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. “In addition to the preceding tours,” said Mrs. Peters, “the com¬ mittee is recommending that all delegates should attend the Pasa¬ dena Community playhouse produc¬ tion of “Paths of Glory.” Tournament Held The annual speech tournament, which started Monday, November 23, and has a field including over 100 debate teams, concludes this evening with the finals in the de¬ bate at 8:00 o’clock, and the finals in oratory at 9:00 o’clock. Pasadena Speakers Pasadena speakers and debaters under the direction of Earl D. Da¬ vis, Pasadena debating coach, in¬ clude as girl’s oratory, Helen Vaughn; girl’s extemporaneous, Edith McFee and Ruth Guinn; men’s oratory, Jean Valentine, Ray¬ mond Simpson, Charles Singerman, and William Magginnetti; and men’s extemporaneous, Franklin Patterson, Robert Hansen and Gil¬ bert Lee. The program for today in the speech tournament is as follows: at 8:30, general assembly; at 9:00, round 5 debate and at 10:30, round 6 debate. For the afternoon’s pro¬ gram at 1:30, round 7 debate, 3:30 semi-finals, 3:30, drawing for ex¬ temporaneous, and at 4:30, the ex¬ temporaneous finals. The evening’s program will consist of the finals in the debate and the finals in ora¬ tory, at 8:00 and 9:00 respectively. Tournament headquarters for the speech contests is the Hotel Green, where over 70 judges officiate for the debaters. Fashion show and orchestra to entertain in assembly today, which will be a curtain raiser for the Junior and Senior prom tonight. Page 3. ★ ★ ★ Resumes of speeches given in Vo¬ cational conferences given. Page 3. FEATURE “Customer Stopped by No Suit’ Dilemma,” as feature scribe enters haberdashery. Page 2. SPORTS Pasadena Bulldogs lasso Glendale Vaqueros 19 to 0 to in final game of undefeated season for the lo¬ cals. Page 4. Hr * * Basketball season definitely un¬ der way, as “king” football hiber¬ nates for another year on Pasa¬ dena campus. Page 4, ARGONAUTS ELECT TEN ASSOCIATES - « - Service Club Constitution Changed To Accomodate Extra Members Ten new associate members were elected to membership in Argon¬ auts, school service organization, in a meeting held November 12, ac¬ cording to Bill Weil, Argonaut president. New associate members are Sherman Abajian, Julius Hoffman, Jim Haines, Hollis Goddard, Eu¬ gene Moreland, Max Chaplain, Bob Whitemore, John Winn, Tom Niel¬ son and Harold Shafer. The club now numbers fifteen active and twenty associate members. “In order to have ticket sales that the Argonauts are in charge of, more efficient, the constitution of the club has been changed to ac¬ commodate 50 associate members,” said Weil. GIVES LECTURE Speaking on “Forest Conserva¬ tion,” H. E. Hedger, assistant chief engineer for the Los Angeles coun¬ ty flood control, gave a lecture Monday night, November 23, for the Forestry club.