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Vol. 32
Pasadena Junior College, October 1, 1940
AWS Throws its
Annual Co-ed Party
On October 9th
No. 3
HALL DANCES
SCHUHART GAPES
Save Democracy
PJC Playing Large
Role In Defense
Just Waiting
Board Airs
Offices,
Allotments
Vince Morin, 20, (right) former PJC graduate (lower division
in Feb. ’38) grinds metal shaft on lathe. Vince has had Forestry
courses, hopes to work into aircraft shops as metal worker.
ROT C Gains In Size
PJC has become national defense minded. At least it ap¬
pears to be when the all-time high of 520 men enrolled in the
East Campus ROTC unit. “One reason for this large enroll¬
ment,” said recently promoted Lt. Colonel Frank E. Bertholet,
ROTC instructor, “is because young men are becoming aware
of our national defense program.”
No conscription or draft bill forced PJC’s men to join
“the army,” but forethought on the benefits of good physical
and mental training sent them in perience, as they will have al-
droves to the men’s gym base¬
ment supply room to draw the
familiar olive-drab uniforms. Uni¬
forms were not promiscuously
given out but fitted to the “Nth”
degree, making both rookies and
majors smartly attired.
TEMPORARY OFFICERS
Temporary officers have been
appointed so that training may
begin this wee);. Veteran Cadet
Major Henry Downey is acting
regimental commander with Ca¬
det Major Rosario Chavez as ex¬
ecutive officer. Three battalions
will compose the unit as ip the
past, and soon the field south of
the Bleeker house will reverber¬
ate with officers’ commands and
the sound of marching columns.
ROTC men old enough to be
drafted will be a good pace ahead
of other men who have not the
benefit of military training ex¬
ready received preliminary train¬
ing and may become “non-coms”
(non-commissioned officers’ re¬
ceiving better pay.
NEW LOCATION
With limited space for drill,
class rooms and dressing lockers,
West Campus may be the loca¬
tion for another ROTC. In a na¬
tional defense meeting recently,
Dr. John A. Sexson spoke on the
benefits of establishing a unit
on the hill. Enrollment there
would probably bring the total
to seven or eight hundred.
Weekly dress reviews and pa¬
rades are not scheduled to begin
for another week, but once be¬
gun, they will provide a thrilling
spectacle for both students and
citizens alike, with music, march¬
ing and colorful uniforms in a
never before seen array.
FROSH FROLIC AT HI-JINKS
The hypothetical student
union, which is rapidly taking
on appartitions of a castle-
in-the-air, had its airing be¬
fore the Student Board Sun¬
day, but all boils down to the
earlier arrived at fact, that
it is now up to the federal
government to make its dole.
BOARD SET ON HEELS
Lanky Jim Eley, secretary of
finance, set the board members
back on their heels with a reve¬
lation that the budget falls no
less than $5000 ahead of actual
cash intake possibilities. Ac¬
cordingly he cut one-fifth from
all activity allotments (except
Chronicle, Campus and Sports)
and finds that the budget is still
stretched several hundred dol¬
lars. A big question mark.
Athletic Gerry Adams, asso¬
ciate A.S.B. President, brought
forth a number of names to fill
three West Campus government
vacancies. They were, secretary
of notifications, clerk of the cabi¬
net and secretary of women’s
athletics.
GLIB, LEGAL BUG
Right then and there indecision
arose as to whether immediate
appointments should be made in
accord with Adams’ suggestions
(none of which had successfully
weathered the civil service exam)
or to announce the openings,
hence giving opportunity for as¬
pirants to apply. The immedi¬
ate necessity for the posts was
aired, pro and con, and glib At¬
torney-General Warren Allen,
constitution in hand, brought in
the document’s legalities. Finally
blond President Harlan Erickson
brought his gavel down on the
blue desk blotter and stipulated
that “Peanuts” A1 Page should
be temporarily appointed notifi¬
cations secretary until that, and
the two other posts be definitely
filled at a later date.
The board next proceeded to
fill the remaining two supreme
court positions. Dark-haired,
honor student Slick Fallis was
bestowed one. “. . . an enterpris¬
ing, energetic and resourceful
fellow, bent on getting a govern¬
ment post,” put in likeable Was¬
son Burns senior class president.
KENDALL NOT WISHY-WA
Dick Kendall, of past grand
jury experience, received the
other appointment. “ . . . not
wishy washy,” said knitting Bar¬
bara Fitch, representative at
large. A revision of the Lancer-
Spartan-Shieldman ticket books,
as executed by Ed Davis, Warren
Allen and Francis Stevenson,
was okehed. Next session for the
industrious Board was scheduled
for 7 a.m. this morning.
George Evans, 23, former Monrovia High School student and
Ed Schaetzel, 58 who worked for the Naval Machine Shop in Den¬
ver during the last war operating two milling machines (see
above) these machines can rut grooves in steel
1/1000
wide,, one-
fourth as thick as a piece of paper.
Heavy Fine For
SB Ticket Transfer
Every b’riday afternoon hundreds of PJC students swap
ticket books and student body cards so that those who haven’t
paid their student body fee can see the football games in the
Rose Bowl. Disturbed at the alarming regularity of this
criminal code violation, Student Prosecutor Francis Steven¬
son announced that :
“Any transfer or lending of identification cards or stu¬
dent body books constitutes a
felony, and the prosecutor’s of¬
fice will do its best to catch and
punish those who violate this
law.”
Punishment is apt to be se¬
vere since the criminal code pro¬
vides for a $2 fine, or 4 to 8 hours
of labor, or both. In order to stop
the flood of transferred books it
is expected that the first cases
to be tried will be dealt with se¬
verely.
“Books will be confiscated un¬
til the time of trial,” announced
Stevenson. “Don’t forget that
both the lender and the borrow¬
er are equally guilty.”
It appeared likely that out¬
right swapping of ticket books
would have to be done off cam¬
pus, since the severe penalty at¬
tached to those caught would
make it safer for them to buy
ticket books for $5.
Chronicle's Week of ’Firsts'
This is a week of “firsts”
for PJC’s Chronicle. Today’s
paper is the first Tuesday edi¬
tion in the school’s history.
Friday’s paper will be the first
Pasadena school-sponsored pa¬
per to carry paid advertising.
The semi-weekly Chronicle
is made possible by the Board
of Education decision last week
to permit ads to the extent of
paying for an extra issue each
week.
Although it was planned to
make today’s Chronicle the
first ad-carrying paper, the stu¬
dent staff concluded that an¬
other few days of preparation
would be necessary to complete
organization of its advertising
department.
Sexson To Talk
At Convocation
Part of the regular educational
program of PJC are its monthly
Convocation programs, the first
of whjch will be held on Friday,
October 4, this year.
Excused to attend will be all
9:00 classes in Art, English,
Humanities, Language, Military
and Life Sciences, Physical Edu¬
cation, Study halls, and Tech-
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g y. Superintendent of
Schools John A Sexson will be
the speaker.
It is required that all those stu¬
dents not programmed for 9:00
classes report to the Library for
study and that no student should
be excused to attend other meet¬
ings during the Convocation pe¬
riod. Closed campus will be ob¬
served.
DR. HARBESON EXPLAINS
“From the beginning seven
years ago, the policy of holding
convocations has proved to be
popular both among students
and faculty. As a result of the
practise our students have had
the opportunity of hearing ad¬
dresses by some of the foremost
thinkers of the country as well
as those who have figured promi¬
nently in the public of our own
community and of Southern
California.
Bulldogs’ Jake Leicht leads
overwhelming victory of Po¬
mona. Page 3.
Players announces first of
season’s plays, “Dnlcy. Page 2.
Evan Smith, footballer. P. 3.
PLAN OF THE SCHOOL
Why have National Defense
in PJC? The Eductional Policies
Commission says, “In the defense
of American democracy our sys¬
tem of education must play a
central role. A true product of
that democracy, from the kinder¬
garten to the university and from
the smallest rural district to the
United States Office of Educa-
ion, it stands ready to throw its
resources into the balance. It can
share in laying the physical and
mental groundwork for effective
military service. It can take a
large part in providing the voca¬
tional and technical training
which the conduct of modern
war requires. It can help to
achieve national unity by clari¬
fying national goals and by in¬
culcating loyalties to the values
basic to a society of free men.
It can aid adult citizens to reach
sound conclusions on the urgent
questions of national policy.”
DEFENSE COMMITTEE
The General Defense Commit¬
tee of Pasadena, composed of
well-known citizens and educa¬
tors, is a part of this commis¬
sion whose object is to prepare
this and the coming generations
for the defense of their beliefs
through education. This local
committee is directing the na¬
tional defense program for the
city school district.
As one part of its organiza¬
tion, a Speakers Bureau will be
formed to present the story of na¬
tional defense to any organiza¬
tion, meeting, etc., interested.
Competent speakers will present
specialized fields of the defense
program or a smattering of the
entire work. The Bureau will
have some students serving but
the majority of speakers will be
adults of the central committee
or persons acquainted with some
special phase. For the ROTC’s
importance as a vital rivet of the
defense framework, see story this
page.
(More Defense Program
Information on Page 4)
LEGAL BUGS TO MEET
The Student Legal Society of
the Pasadena Junior College, will
hold a meeting Tuesday, Oct. 1,
at 3:00 p.m. in room 200C. This
meeting will be open to all, and
students interested in student
government and all legal proced¬
ure are urged to attend.
National Defense is really under way in Pasadena Junior
College. Men sweat and work from 3 p.m. until 11 o’clock or
midnight. The Technology building glows with lights using
thousands of kilowatts of power. Lathers spin, Hot drills grind
out steaming metal, power saws slice through large beams
as if they were paper; these and eountiess more operations
compose the night national defense classes.
Schniefliegers, membership
large, plans active winter. P. 2.
Student dramatist, Paul Car-
roll, partial to unusual women.
Page 2.
Six of 'Hits' Are
PJC Products
“Six Hits and a Miss,” one of
the better known vocal en¬
sembles, have a third of their
number invested in Pasadena
Junior College. Jerry Preshaw,
pride of the Areops, and How¬
ard Hudson, who is at present
attending JC, are both mem¬
bers of the group now singing
for Bob Hope’s Pepsodent
show.