Vol. 38 Pasadena Junior College, November 30, 1945 No. 10
Language Council Will Present
Annual Christmas Carnival
Highlighted by decorations, entertainment and refreshments typical of the Spanish,
French, German and Latin language studies the now annual Christmas Carnival is scheduled
for Thursday evening, December 13 at the Calvary Baptist Church directly across the street
from PJC.
A ticket lottery will be one of the main events with the winners eligible to strike at
the pinata, a ceremony which is connected with the Mexican Christmas celebration. The
pinata , which is to be decorated as the one in the moving picture “Three Caballeros” is a
large container filled with candies suspended from the ceiling.
Featuring a present for every party goer and a surprise ending, the program will be div¬
ided into the four sections with skits and music by student talent comprising the presenta¬
tions of the four languages. Classes are practicing now for a contest to determine which
Counselor Office Effects
Reorsanization of Courses
group will be able to sing the
loudest.
As registration for next semes¬
ter begins, the revival or reor¬
ganization of several courses has
been announced.
Far Eastern History
Heading the list is a three unit
upper division course in modern
Far Eastern history. After a
brief geographical background,
some time will be spent on the
races and social institutions to be
found in the Orient. A survey
will be made of the relations be¬
tween the East and the West, the
struggle for mastery, the rise of
Japan, World War II and the
yet unsolved problems of the
East.
Program planning and reg¬
istration for next semester will
begin this week as students
fill out counselor appointment
cards in their 9:00 o’clock
classes. Students having' no
9:00 o’clock class, may apply
at Window 122 in the Guidance
Office, 118C. Only during these
hours, 11:00 to 2:00, will ap¬
pointments be made. All stu¬
dents are urged to be prompt
in keeping their appointments.
This course is scheduled for
10 MWF and is called Far East¬
ern Relations, 59. Instructor is
to be Miss Florence Diment of
the Social Science Department.
Great Books
An upper division, one unit
literature course is being revived
in the English Department. It is
listed as Great Books, 61A, and
will meet on Tuesday at 11:00.
Class work will be the reading
and discussion of a representa¬
tive novel of Samuel Butler,
Thomas Hardy and George Mere¬
dith.
The American Scene
Another literature course, 41A,
is being reorganized and will be
called the American Scene. The
course will give students an op¬
portunity to read widely in the
field of modem American novel
and drama. It will also endeavor
to give an understanding of
forces responsible for the Am¬
erican ideals reflected in the writ¬
ings.
Instructor for both of these
classes is to be Miss Ruth Pink-
ham.
Characteristic of the food to be
offered by the linguists to every¬
one attending is the German pfef-
feinusee, which is a small cookie
sprinkled with powdered sugar.
Decorations will center around a
large Christmas tree, and will in¬
clude four pillars decorated as
candy canes.
The carnival is presented by
the Language Council, a selected
group of interested students, with
the help of the language class rep¬
resentatives, who are functioning
in their own organization. Donna
Thorpe is over-all chairman of
the affair, and is being assisted
by Jacquie Perottini, decorations
chairman; Anne O’Neil, mistress
of ceremonies; Emily Russell,
who will lead the singing-; and
the four language chairman, Jane
Arthur, Betty Rutte, Marjorie
Manninger and Marguerite Por¬
ter. Faculty advisers are headed
by Miss Katherine D. Loly, and
include Mr. Eugene Lueders, Mr.
Elmer Sauer, Mr. Henry Cordel-
ius and Mr. Arthur Wiley.
The Council is bringing its sem¬
ester’s activities to a conclusion
with this party, having present¬
ed a program connected with each
of the four languages during the
semester. A magazine is to be
compiled at the end of the sem¬
ester with songs, games and puz¬
zles written in the foreign lan¬
guages.
-Photo by Tom Horn
Shown above is one of the groups that met during the Junior College Conference held at
Pasadena Junior College. Representatives of various junior colleges visited the meetings. College
problems and procedure were discussed by the student body officers present.
Leaders Swap Ideas at
JC Student Conference
Playing host to numerous Southern California junior
colleges in the first of a quarterly program of confabs be¬
tween junior colleges, PJC now has in its files information on
future policies and plans derived from the meetings and ac¬
tivities of the day. Following is a summary of the results
of the several of the discussions.
Men’s Athletics
Under consideration in the men’s athletics groups was the
problem of sport publicity. The PJC use of automobile signs
was noted, and another school suggested the use of large
advertising banners to be hung over the main streets. It was
also decided that it was a better practice for students to map
Pasadena Debaters
Place In Tourney
Marian Moser and Marilyn
Robinson, PJC speech students,
have won two top places in a
debate tournament held last sem¬
ester in Denver, it was announced
here recently. Pasadena Junior
College was the only junior col¬
lege which was invited to attend
this tournament which is normal¬
ly open only to senior colleges
in the Rocky Mountain area.
The group debate in which Mar¬
ian and Marilyn participated was
recorded, and the speeches have
lately been reprinted in the
Phelps University Debator’s Man¬
ual. Subject was on compulsory
arbitration of labor disputes.
Marian won a superior degree,
and Marilyn an excellent one.
In the last three tournaments
which PJC has entered, Pasadena
speech students have placed first.
These were at Pasadena College,
Denver and Pepperdine.
Board Records
Student Opinion
At the Board meeting, Novem¬
ber 29, in 29C, Fred Bolander re¬
ported that a poll of opinion was
taken in the Social Science class¬
es concerning military conscrip¬
tion. It had been decided at the
Junior College Conference in the
ASB Presidents meeting that this
poll would be taken in all the
school represented at the confer¬
ence. The ballots contained four
types of conscription. If the stu¬
dent believed in it ,he was to
check the type that he preferred.
When all the ballots have been
tallied, the results will be sent
to our congressmen.
An account of 2,000 dollars was
set up for a grand stand. For
the football luncheon , fifty dol¬
lars was granted. It was decided
that a dinner should be held for
the Huddle sellers and ticket sell¬
ers and other workers at the
Rose Bowl football games.
out the yearly sports program
rather than the faculty. The add¬
ition of a homecoming football
game to the PJC schedule was
received favorably by our rep¬
resentatives.
AWS Discussion
The AWS meeting was con¬
cerned with the lack of voting in¬
terest among the student bodies
represented at the meeting. More
publicity was suggested as the
solution to the problem, such as
dances, displays, placards, pos¬
ters, publications and pep assem¬
blies. . Also on the AWS agenda
was discussion of the division
maintained between upper and
lower division clubs. It was felt
that this separation tended to
divide the school unwisely.
A group of representatives
concerned with campus publica¬
tions decided that the main causes
discouraging improvement of
their publications were the lack
of co-operation between the stu¬
dents and the editors, the short¬
age of proper printing equipment
and the shortage of funds to cov¬
er the costs of improved issues.
Military Conscription
The peace time conscription
question was discussed in two
meetings presided over by Dr.
Harbeson and Student Body Pres¬
ident Fred Bolander. Marguerite
Seaman, Don Logan and John
Cole led the pooling of opinions
in one meeting .while in the con¬
ference of the presidents a defin¬
ite step was taken. It was agreed
that polls will be taken in the
several junior colleges and the
results will be mailed to different
California congressmen.
The financial group suggested
the use of a reserve fund in case
of the exhaustion of a larger
Working fund. Setting aside of a
smaller fund was advised to cover
unforseen expenditures.
Clothing for war-stricken
countries will be collected at
PJC from December 5 to 12.
During this week, the Fresh¬
man Class will place recep¬
tacles in the halls in which
the garments may be placed.
At the completion of the drive,
the War Council, headed by
Esther Haines, will send the
clothing through the European
War Relief to such countries
as Holland and Yugoslavia.
Oral Arts Sponsors Davis
Hall Oratorical Contest
Tryouts for the annual Davis-
Hall. Oratorical contest are sched¬
uled for December 6, 2:30 to 4:00
p. m., in room 172C. Also to be
conducted at the same time with
the same theme are the tryouts
for the oratorical contest spon¬
sored by the Lions Club of Pas¬
adena. Theme for the speeches
is to be “My Responsibility as a
Young American to Lasting
World Peace.”
Finals in the Davis-Hall divis¬
ion are to be given on January
10, 1946, and are scheduled in
conjunction with an evening din¬
ner. During the last few years
war conditions made it impossible
to hold a dinner. The speech de¬
partment is happy to announce
a return to the traditional style
of this speech activity, accord¬
ing to Elaine Ludlum, Secretary
of Oral Arts. The winner is
awarded a gold medal.
The contest is under the dir¬
ection of Mrs. Irene Sage Peters,
faculty adviser for Oral Arts.
The student committee in
charge of plans includes Elaine
Ludlum and Lillian Kovar.
Scholarship Award
The three top speakers in the
tryouts for the Lions Club com¬
petition will appear before the
club, and one will be chosen as
the winner representing this
group. Further run-offs will name
the top speaker from this area,
after which there will be state¬
wide competition. The top speak¬
er will receive a $350 scholar¬
ship to a college of his choice.
Only lower division students are
eligible for this contest.
Last year’s winner of the Davis-
Hall contest was David MacCal-
lum. Lillian Kovar, president of
Phi Rho Pi, was winner of the
1944 contest.