Pasadena Chronicle, November 28, 1934

Mel Ruick Band For Joint Hop Mel Ruick And Orchestra Will Play For Dance At Auditorium With Mel Ruick and his orches¬ tra, formerly at the Biltmore “Rendezvous,” and now staff enter¬ tainers at KHJ, supplying the mu¬ sic, sophomore and junior class members will dance tonight in the spacious dance hall of the Civic auditorium. The affair will climax a period of preparation that began last spring when the floor was en¬ gaged by the sophomore group. Coming upon Thanksgiving eve, the hop will be the first social event on the classes’ calendar. The bids, which have been distributed yesterday and today in the student union building, are free to class member’s. Committees Committees for the joint dance, to carry out all plans and to nego¬ tiate with the management of the auditorium have been appointed by the two class prexies, John Benton, sophomore head, and Don Starr, junior chief. Committees appointed by Benton are : orchestra, Harry Sheldon, chairman, Anna K. Jones, Morgan West; name, Evelyn Frederick, chairman, Marjorie Youngblood, Jack Burtt, Marybeth Sachse; decorations (now non-existent), Lloyd Breyer, chairman, Jack Goodell, Richard Burleigh; bid dis¬ tribution, Eloise Jones, chairman, Kenneth Collins, Billie Crain, Au¬ brey Davis; publicity, Carter Cord- ner, chairman, Henry McCune, Art McCurdy, Bob Cort; posters, Pat Nelson, chairman, Kay Veale, Jack Osborne, Irving Kornstein. Bids The sole committee appointed was that to take care of bids, and was filled by Kathleen Cartwright, junior class council member. Both Starr and Benton said that they expected the affair to be one of the finest held this year. “With the main floor of the auditorium,” explained Benton, ‘we will be able to accommodate a much larger crowd than if we had obtained a smaller floor.” Program By Choir Given Monrovia Site Of Musical Featuring Number By J, C. Student Choral groups of the music de¬ partment, under the direction of Miss Lula C. Parmley and Miss Carrie M. Sharp, were presented to the First Baptist church of Mon¬ rovia, last Sunday, by the choir of that organization. Miss Parmley directed the girls’ glee club, the Nysaean singers, the a Capella choir, and the a Capella mixed quartette. Miss Sharp acted as coach for the men’s glee club, the Euterpean singers and the P. J. C. male quartette. The last number offered by the a Capella choir was “Benedictus in E,” written by Stanley Meacham, one of the students on the campus. Stanley Taft took the solo part in the offering. The finale was accompanied by Miss Ivonne Brown at the organ. The church honored both Miss Sharp and Miss Parmley with a baskets of flowers, and at the close of the performance entertained the people who composed the groups that sang and their friends with refreshments. Everyday Life Obscures Ideal Of Thanksgiving “And be the future bright or dark, God grant we never may Forget the reverent spirit of That first Thanksgiving day.” The prospect of a two-day vaca¬ tion, a football game, and a big dinner has completely wiped out of the minds of most students the memory that somewhere back in junior high the teachers used to spend a lot of time talking about the Pilgrim Fathers. The Pilgrim Fathers started the whole idea, and it is to them, and partly to one George Washington, that we owe the holiday and dinner. The foot¬ ball game is a modern sidelight. But the week-end feasting and excitement should not make us for¬ get that 300 years ago, the little group of men and women gave humble thanks for their health, their corn, and their survival through the rigors of a terrible winter on the shores of stem and forbidding country. ;)tei.uicna (jjljromde Vol. XXVI Pasadena, California, November 28, 1934 DEADLINE FOR VENTURA TRAIN ONE O’CLOCK No, 11 Lauds Band “May I compliment and thank you at the same time for the wonderful band program you gave us last Saturday,” wrote W. F. Reyer, music department head of the San Diego Senior high school, to Dean J. P. O’Mara in a letter of apprecia¬ tion for the Bulldog band presen¬ tation that scored a decided hit at the southern institution. Audre L. Stong, band director, and each member of the musical group were congratulated on their unusually fine performance during the game and between the halves. Always outstanding in band stunts, the organization outdid itself cn the Hilltopper’s campus, continued Mr. Reyer. ^Romance Of Mexico’ Will Be Talk Title Courtenay Monsen Will Talk Of Travels At Convocation “Romance of Mexico,” is the ti¬ tle of the speech which Courtenay Monsen, secretary of the board of education, is scheduled to give at the third convocational assembly, to be held on December 10 in the men’s gymnasium. Mr. Monsen says he will give an informal address on the life and customs apparent in Mexico, as de¬ veloped from many trips which have extended over a period of many years. His speech will con¬ tain vivid descriptions as well as humorous anecdotes about the country and the people. Besides holding the position of secretary, the speaker is also secre¬ tary of the Pacific Geographic so¬ ciety, for which he conducted a good will tour last spring. On this tour he was accorded a representa¬ tive of the Mexican government to guide him throughout the interest¬ ing country. Not only has Mr. Monsen been lecturing on Mexico for the past 15 years and is looked upon as an authority in Pasadena, but he was also a close friend of the late Frieg Monson, who was himself an au¬ thority on Mexico and the Indians. Twenty-five years ago the speaker made his first visit to the country, and since then he has made peri¬ odic trips. With regards to the present con¬ ditions in Mexico, he will outline briefly some of the historical back¬ ground, telling of the villages which were built around the weal¬ thy churches, some of which were almost completely covered by gold. The general trend of his speech will center around the kind of country, how the people live, and will deal somewhat with the revolu¬ tions, in order to bring out a com¬ parison of the present status, which is at last, according to Mr. Monsen, comparatively quiet. Sexson Will Be СТА Head Superintendent President As Leader Hands In Resignation Due to the resignation of Will¬ ard Givens, of Oakland, Dr. John A. Sexson, superintendent of the Pasadena city schools, will take over the presidency of the Califor¬ nia Teachers’ association, Decem¬ ber 17. Leland M. Pryor, chairman of the business education department and constitutional revision com¬ mittee, of the southern council of the association, recently presented to the council a report recommend¬ ing' a readjustment of represent¬ atives, which was approved and will appear on the December 4 bal¬ lot. A report, suggesting modifica- ations to the present tenure law, was presented for consideration to the board of trustees by Dr. Sex¬ son, last Saturday, at a joint meeting of trustees and teachers. The results of this conference will be submitted to the state council, on December 8, to be held in Los Angeles. Twenty-Six Leaders In Vocational Fields Talk To Groups Of Students Semi-Annual Day Observed Under Direction Of Miss Ida E. Hawes, Student Council, As Estimated Attendance At Talks Set At Over 3000 Twenty-six of the leading educators and thinkers in their respective fields addressed as many student groups, during the Friday assembly period, as part of the semi-an¬ nual Vocational day program, staged under the direction of Miss Ida E. Hawes, dean of gui- 1 facturing represents an investment .1 _ _ a . .jL._j_._i. _ i.: _ i ff ллл dance, and the student vocational council. With an estimated attendance of over 3000 students, the program was described by Miss Hawes as probably the most successful ever attempted in that line. The speak¬ ers appeared to have more popular appeal than usual, although Voca¬ tional day has always proven a popular feature among the stu¬ dents. Cement Woes Told An illustrated lecture by J. B. Yager, Portland cement association representative, on the manufactur¬ ing and development of Portland cement constituted the program for engineering majors. Mr. Yager went into detail in discussing his topic, telling of the origin of cement from the island of Portland, Great Britain, im¬ provements made upon it, chemis¬ try applied in the various proces¬ ses, advantages of this particular type of cement for commercial uses, as compiled by the Portland cement association, and that the whole industry of cement manu- of over $40,000,000. Explains Art Plan “We ar.e fortunate to live in this, an era when limitations are being cast aside and we may express that which we feel is right, that which we want to do, and not be tied down by precedent and public opinion,” spoke Merle Armitage, impressario and prominent person in Southland art centers, in an in¬ formal talk to art students gather¬ ed in 201D. Mr. Armitage, district chairman for the Public Works of Art ven¬ ture, inaugurated throughout the country a year ago by the presi¬ dent, spoke of the opportunities of¬ fered by the plan, and explained the manner in which the artists were chosen. Out of some 800 ap¬ plicants, over 100 were chosen and paid a fairly high salary to paint as they desired. “There were but few limitations placed upon their work; that they depict the American scene was de¬ sired, but otherwise their work was to be entirely their own. Out of ( Continued on Page Three) Football Men To Be Guests Bulldog Band Will Perform Annual Awards Banquet To Be Held At Club December 8 Climaxing the football season, the annual football banquet will be held Saturday, December 8, at the Pasadena Athletic club, accord¬ ing to Alta Pacquette, in charge, and sponsored by the associated women students. The name of the toastmaster is to be kept secret until the banquet. Dr. John W. Harbeson, princi¬ pal, Dr. John A. Sexson, superin¬ tendent of schools, and W. L. Blair, member of the board of edu¬ cation, will be the speakers. Paul¬ ine Stevens, president of A. W. S., will preside, and Dick Gorby, sec¬ retary of athletics, will present the awards. The theme of the banquet will be the Tournament of Roses, and dec¬ orations, in charge of Betty Berry, will be carried out in this theme. The guests will be, besides the A. W. S. officers, Eleanor North- rup, student body president; Jack De Longe, A.M.S. president; Dave Patrick, secretary of athletics; Bob Rockwood, pep commissioner; and Kay Butler, Dot Cordray, Bertille Glanville and Kay West, song leaders; Jack Boaz, Bill Bogart, Bob Chambers, Vernon Lief and Morgan West, yell leaders. Girls who have been outstanding for their service during this se¬ mester have been asked to serve, and include Moreland Kortcamp, Nancy Kellogg, Billie Boynton, Kay West, Leora Luce, Ruth Campbell, Joanna Pupis, Mary Alice Gianetti, Maxine Thompson, Betty Berry, June Matthews, Betty Lewis, Kathleen Cartwright, Helen Morley and Jean Backus. Attica Initiates New Members Attica club members held a for¬ mal and informal initiation, last night, at the American Legion hall on North Marengo. Nine R. O. T. C. boys and six girls, interested in the R. О. T. C. were initiated. Attica is the social club of the R. О. T. C. and admits girls as well as boys. Officers for this year are: president, Bob Maddux; vice- president, Kay Butler; secretary, Fred Brown; and treasurer, Mar¬ garet Mulvaney. Local Men To Represent Huskies, Notre Dame In Coliseum The Olympic stadium .at Los An¬ geles will again be stamping grounds for Audre L. Stong’s Bull¬ dog band next Saturday when they will play between halves of the U. S. C. — Washington Huskies game, as requested by those universities. Notre Dame also asked to have the boys perform for their game with the Trojans the following week. This week the bandsmen have been practicing on Horrell field, according to Leader Stong. Their show will feature the three majorettes as usual, .and the group’s regular marching maneu¬ vers will be gone through. They will be attired in their own red and white uniforms. Complimentary passes for both games will be given to all participants. Two members, Bill Carnot and A1 Cook, of the marimba trio played for a Masonic meeting at the temple last night. Their pro¬ gram included “Canadian Capers,” “The Parade of the Wooden Sol¬ diers,” and “Song of the Islands.” Faculty Tour Sees Campus Approximately seventy members of the faculty attended the tour of the campus, held last Wednesday afternoon, in which various intra¬ mural activities were visited, ac¬ cording to Dave Patrick, secretary of activities and chairman of the affair. At 3 p. m., and every ten min¬ utes thereafter, groups of faculty members left the band room, under the direction of Bob Baker, senior class president; Joe Phillips, secre¬ tary of oral arts; Mary Alice Gia¬ netti, chairman of the public rela¬ tions committee; Bernice Kelly and Helen Lesh. Places the faculty group visited included Chronicle and Campus of¬ fices, football practice, women’s archery and the new student build¬ ing, where they were served re¬ freshments through the co-opera- tion of classes of Charles Sydnor and Earl Holder, manager of the bookstore. Vent lira-bound Jammed to the gunwales with fervent J. C. rooters, the South¬ ern Pacific’s big black “Bulldog Special” will pull out of her Green and Broadway station at 10 a. m. tomorrow morning, pointing her cowcatcher towards Ventura and the grand finale of the local grid season, the upper division — Buccaneer tangle, on the Poinsettia City’s greensward. At $1.25 a head for students and adults, reservations are be¬ ing accepted at the school bank until one o’clock today, by which time a guarantee of 200 tickets must have been met to insure the trip. The Bulldog Band will accom¬ pany the rooters and will hold a parade to the game from the sta¬ tion, accompanied by the rooters. The train will return to Pasa¬ dena at 6:30 p. m. School Plans Rose Parade Grandstand Leland Houghton Will Arrange Grandstand January First Leland Houghton, Mast and Dagger president, w.as recently named head of the Pasadena jun¬ ior college New Year’s day grand¬ stand committee by the board of representatives under the chair¬ manship of Eleanor Northrup, stu¬ dent body president. Complete arrangement of park¬ ing lot facilities, both at the jun¬ ior college and near the grand¬ stand will be undertaken by Bob Baker, president of the senior class, and his committee, which has not yet been announced. Financing of the venture will be under the direction of Bill Moir, secretary of finance, advised by W. E. Wilcox, junior college treasurer. In this department will be placed the responsibility of all monetary transactions. The public relations committee will supervise publicity and selling of grandstand reservations. Mary Alice Gianetti, committee chair¬ man, will head the selling group, which will include Ben Ludden Taylor Green, Helen Lesh and Helen Stone. Publicity will be planned by the other members of the committee, including Bud Paul¬ son, chairman, Maxine Thompson, Jessamy Longacre and Carter Cordner. Miss Catherine J. Robbins, dean of women and student body ad¬ viser, held a meeting in her office yesterday to discuss problems and ideas for the student body grand¬ stand venture. U.D. Team To Play In Last Game Even Matching of Clubs Promises Nip, Tuck Grid Battle By Jack Boaz Winding up their 1934 pigskin season, the Pasadena Bulldogs in¬ vade the Ventura jaysee Pirate camp, on Thanksgiving Day, in a drive to even up a 10 to 0 defeat handed the Mastiffs last year by the northern eleven. Ventura was cracked up to be the “little brother” of the league this season, however the Pirates have lost only two league games and tied three more. The teams who sank the Pirates were L.A.J.C., 13 to 6, and Compton, 40 to 0, while Santa Monica, Long Beach and Glendale played to ties with them. In pre-season encounters, Ventura boasts three victories, de¬ feating the С. С. C. Camp No. 985, 12 to 0, Santa Maria, 33 to 0, and Citrus J. C'., 12 to 0. One Veteran Coach Joe Buckmaster had but one first string veteran returning this year, Gerhard Neilson, a 204 pound center. Neilson saw action against Pasadena last year, and is the Pirate’s prospect for all-confer¬ ence honors. The other mainstays of the Pirate line are Smith and Swaner, tackles. On the wings Coach Buckmas¬ ter will probably start Frank Loubacher and Bob Woods, while Ray Grant and Sidney Gardner are slated to fill the guard berths. In the backfield the Pirates have a heady signal barker in the form of Palmer, a newcomer at this position. Four boys, Bob Jones, Bill Liddle, Marion Grant and Ray Faulk, are waging a stiff battle for the halfback jobs, with Jones and Grant enjoying slight edge. Arne Arneson, a big boy who can throw strikes with a football, will probably start at fullback. Back in the home camp there is a slightly improved record of league encounters, the Bulldogs having one league scalp in their belts, that of Santa Monica. Special attention should be given to the number of good punters in ( Continued on Page 4) Exam Sked Changed By Conjliction Turkey Won By Hoerger Maurice F. Hoerger, instructor in business education, was the win¬ ner of the turkey awarded as first prize in the first annual faculty men’s turkey shoot, according to George W. Josten, physical science instructor and chairman of the “turkey meat.” Results of the affair in depart¬ mental averages were as follows: technology, 92; business education, 82; physical science, 71; biology, 66; physical education, 59; counse¬ lors, 57; and music, 48. Averaging 47, the administration was the only department to have 100 percent of its men fire. Other prizes included a duck that went to Mr. Jacqua; a ham to Mr. O’Mar.a, a chicken to Mr. Mc- Auley, and each of the other contestants received as consolation prizes a chocolate turkey. The presentations were made by the supervising committee on Tuesday morning at the Student Union building. U.C.L.A. ACTS HOST Members of the Westminster club were guests at a joint meet¬ ing of all Westminster clubs of surrounding colleges at U. C. L. A. last night. An illustrated lecture, “A Trek Through Palestine,” will be the subject of Rev. Kenneth S. McLen¬ nan, associate in university work, of the Presbyterian church at the next regular meeting of the club. Due to conflicting dates of exam¬ inations, certain tests have been moved up a week in the schedule, according to word received from the office of the dean of records. The revised schedule, up-to-date, stands as follows: Nov. 26 or Dec. 10 — daily lan¬ guages Nov. 28 — psychology 45 and 51, political science 53 and 54 Dec. 3 — technology MWF classes, science MWF classes, physical education MWF and daily clas¬ ses, psychology and music MWF classes Dec. 4 — English TTh classes, social science daily and TTh classes, science TTh classes; art TTh classes, physical education TTh classes, technology daily classes Dec. 5 — social science MWF clas¬ ses, mathematics MWF classes, home economics MWF classes, philosophy, business education (12th year) MWF classes, Eng¬ lish MWF classes Dec. 6 — business education (12th year) daily and upper division TTh classes, mathematics daily and TTh classes, language TTh classes, music daily and TTh classes, technology TTh classes, home economics daily and TTh classes; orientation, physio¬ graphy Dec. 10 — language MWF classes, science daily classes, business education (11th year) daily and upper division MWF classes, art daily and MWF classes. Because of Thanksgiving vaca¬ tion and test week, there will be no Chronicle issued next Wednes¬ day.