Pasadena Chronicle, October 02, 1934

FIELD DAY IS THIS FRIDAY *4 r-citJetm (flivoniclc PARTICIPATE IN CLASS ACTIVITY Vol. XXVI Pasadena, California, October 2, 1934 No. 3 Bulldogs Observe Ninth Annual Gridiron Dish, Host to Junior Highs Band and New Song, Yell Leaders Will Entertain Between P. J. C. vs. Muir, Cathedral Games; Complete Bleacher Sellout Expected Observing the field day celebration for the ninth time, Pasadena jaysee will be the host to Cathedral high school varsity and the Muir Tech lightweights, next Friday after¬ noon, when this annual savory football dish is served to the Pasadena public. Education Aims Told By Sexson Appreciation, Good Taste, Character Stressed At Convocation “If America is to be a place where people are to be happy, we will need more than academic stud¬ ies. We will have to have people who can live together under decent terms and decent conditions,” pre¬ dicted Dr. John A. Sexson, superin¬ tendent of the Pasadena city schools, at the first convocation of the semester, held in the men’s gymnasium last Monday. After a brief explanation by Dr. Harbeson, principal of the junior college, upon the purpose of convo¬ cations, Dr. Sexson was informally presented to the student body. The superintendent gave a brief introduction in which he linked his speech with one that he had given several years previous, when our nation was at the height of sucess and, as he stated, students were not taking a thoughtful attitude toward education. His speech was based on the three fundamentals that he be¬ lieved are essential for a useful education: mainly, character, good taste, and an appreciation of worth while things. “Unless you obtain something useful out of your education you are as bad off as the man who has bought a radio which is without tubes or the man with an automo¬ bile without an engine,” declared Dr. Sexson. He continued, “Education is something which is useful in homes, in business, in friendships and in every walk of life. By education I am referring to professional, vo- catioial, general, cultural and tech¬ nical education, all of which have the same basic fundamentals.’" “The first fundamental is char¬ acter,” said the speaker, as he quoted from a recent speech made by Mrs. Herbert Hoover, wife of the former president. “Learn the meaning of the words truth, honor and integrity and you will be well on the way of developing a well- rounded character.” The second fundamental is the application of good taste and, lastly, as the future of our Ameri¬ can nation is dependent largely on what is done in leisure hours, the application of good taste plays a large part in education. Dr. Sexson closed, saying: “Out of your college education you are exnecte-d to be the kind of people we would like to be with continu¬ ously. If you do this you will be truly educated.” The convocations for the re¬ mainder of this semester are to be held on the first Monday of each month and the speakers will be an¬ nounced in advance of each meet¬ ing. _ Hallowe’en Is Party Theme Mingling with pumpkins, witches and ghosts, the women students on the campus will enjoy a Hallow¬ e’en party, sponsored by the A. W. S. in the men’s gym, October 10. In addition to the round of card playing, jig-saw puzzles and danc¬ ing, the guests will preview a par¬ ade of new fall styles. Models for the fashion show will be jaysee co¬ eds. Other inducements offered those attending the gathering are a dance contest with prizes for the winners, and refreshments. General chairman for the affair is Anona Alexander, A. W. S. first vice-president, assisted by Joanna Pupis, cards; Olive Pupis, refresh¬ ments; and Betty Berry, decora¬ tions. Regulars and Inexperienced Vie in Tryouts Inexperienced, as well as ex¬ perienced, students have a chance to try out for the P. J. C. pep commission this afternoon at 3:15 in the band building, ac¬ cording to Dick Gorby, secretary of athletics, in charge of tryouts. The tryouts were to have been held in the assembly on October 12, but were changed to this date. Five girls for song leaders and five boys for yell leaders will be chosen at this time. The pep commission plans for bleacher stunts and organized rooting sections, which will be used during the coming games. The winners of the tryouts will be announced at the first league game with Fullerton. Play Director Miss Elizabeth E. Keppie, adviser of Players’ Guild, who announces plans for the coming year for the dramatists, and new mem¬ bers to be taken into the organi¬ zation. Players Guild AdmitsTwenty New Members Casting for Annual Three- Act Play Begins; To Be at Marshall A special tryout for membership in the Players’ Guild will be given if three more male dramatists are interested, according to Miss Eliza¬ beth E. Keppie, club adviser. The main tryouts were held last week in room 1C, with about thirty- five students trying out, by giving their characterization of two or more persons from a play. Twenty people were admitted this semester. The officers of Players’ Guild, the president of Delta Psi Omega, national honor¬ ary dramatic society, and Miss Keppie, as tryout judges, have definitely accepted the following as new members: Doris Clark, Kath¬ erine West, Dorothy Sturgis, Eli¬ nor Brown, Harold Cleveland, Pa¬ tricia Denslow, Newell Barrett, Nancie Jean Allen, Elaine Hea- eock, Don.ald Mansfield, George Bessolo, Lenore Brown, Lenore Cavell, Bill McGowan, Treva Scott, Esther Shafer, Martin Silvola and Roy Burr. The number of new members is unlimited, providing the entire club does not exceed forty mem¬ bers, and the number of men and women are balanced. The present officers of Players’ Guild are: Nor- bert Bundsehuh, president; Con¬ stance Johnston, vice-president: Patricia Skinner, secretary: and Fred Warriner, treasurer. Hadley Eliker is the president of Delta Psi Omega. Casting for the annual three-act play, the club’s major event, and as yet unrevealed to outsiders, which is now proceeding, will be presented in the John Marshall auditorium on November 9. Stu¬ dents will be admitted free on the play ticket from their student ac¬ tivities book. Very different from last year’s noisy, rollicking, mystery melo¬ drama, “The Black Flamingo,” this ( Continued on Page Three) Drama Club Holds Trials Membership try-outs for Bauble and Bells, lower division dramatics club, will be held next Thursday at 3:30 p. m. in room 116T. Stating that membership in the club is looked upon as an honor, and that social as well as dramatic activities are being planned for the semester, Miss Katherine R. Kes- ter, adviser, urges all 11-2’s, 12-1’s, and 12-2’s to try out. Ten girls and six boys will be accepted for membership. Applicants are asked to give either a pantomine or some short memorized selection that will show their ability to portray character roles. No stage properties will be used in the try-outs. Miss Harriet L. McClay, English teacher, and Linn W. Hattersley, social science instructor, will act as judges. Officers of the club for this se¬ mester are: president, Jack Lonzo; vice-president, Barney Hayes; sec¬ retary, Barbara McCullough; and treasurer, Kenneth Cartzdafner. Plans for Debaters Are Made Hopes Optimistic, Though Squad Suffers Loss In Graduation After suffering a serious loss through the graduation of several debate team members, plans for the coming year for the squad are now being formulated, with opti¬ mistic hopes, according to Earl D. Davis, debate coach. The first of a series of approxi¬ mately 100 engagements will be a practice debate, for returning members of last term’s squad, dur¬ ing class time on, “Resolved: That the California state sales tax should be retained.” Additional early arguments will be held this fall for Pasadena service organiza¬ tions. Returning team members in¬ clude Harold Burgh, Dow Parkes, Chester Radford, Joe Phillips and Jason Lee, while those who grad¬ uated and have gone to higher uni¬ versities, pursuing their oral inter¬ ests there, include Paul Jones and Marlin Lovelady, Pacific coast champions of Pi Kappa Delta, na¬ tional debate organization; James Williams, Virginia Hudson, Charles Havens, Louis LaGrave, Joe Phelps, Bob Trumbull and Bud Desenberg. “Although we don’t have many left over from last semester and most of the material for the team will be new, things look interest¬ ing, but we’ll have to begin at the bottom and work up. In spite of the fact that a great deal of prac¬ tice is necessary, we will partici¬ pate in fully as many tournaments as we did last year,” said Mr. Davis. The general program will start with the first major tournament at Redlands university, annually sponsored by that institution, with participants invited from colleges and lower divisions of junior col¬ leges of Southern California. The Los Angeles junior college winter debate is next, with a Phi Rho Pi tourney following. About April or early May comes the Pi Kappa Delta, national fra¬ ternity, debate, with practice and individual arguments interspersed among the main events. “All students who are interested should see me in Tent 34 some time during the coming week, after fifth or sixth periods on Monday, Wednesday or Friday,” concluded the faculty debate head. Lancers Elect Committees Another Meeting to Be Held Today in Room 100T The appointment of permanent chairmen of three committees fea¬ tured the first regular meeting of Lancers, men’s honorary service organization, last Tuesday after¬ noon. Jack Atkinson was appointed head of the football gate commit¬ tee, which polices Horrell field at all home games. He will be assist¬ ed by all Lancers not on the squads. Those men who are out for foot¬ ball will work on the “closed cam¬ pus” committee, under the direc¬ tion of John Heckler. Fred Childs was appointed to head preparations for the annual Long Beach football rally and the “whiskerino” contest. It was decided to construct a Lancer bulletin board on the cam¬ pus to keep members better in¬ formed on their duties. Measure¬ ments were also taken for sweat¬ ers for new members. Another meeting of the organi¬ zation has been called for this aft¬ ernoon at 3 o’clock in 100T, at which time details of the commit¬ tees’ work will be arranged. Philatelic Club In First Meeting Under the supervision of Edwin Van Amringe, the Stamp club held its first meeting of the semester last Saturday evening. An intelligence test for stamp collectors featured the evening, with a prize going to the winner. Mr. Van Amringe provided accor¬ dion music and the officers for this semester were elected. The meet¬ ing closed with refreshments. Brain Trust John Thurman, left, and Carl Met- ten, right, Pasadena’s board of gridiron strategy, who will send their proteges into action Friday afternoon on Horrell field as a part of the annual Field Day program. First Place Again Taken By Albibetes For the second straight semester Albibetes finished on top in the inter-restrictive club scholarship race, according to the grade point ratio chart made public this week by Carl Diesenroth, secretary of records. With a ratio of 1.873 the win¬ ners nosed out Aeolians, another women’s organization, for premier honors. Zyro, in third place, led the men’s organizations. The complete list of ratings is as follows: Albibetes, 1.873; Aeolian, 1.859; Zyro, 1.846; Tioga, 1.707; O. S. F., 1.650; Areopagites, 1.578; Philothian, 1.551; Filogian, 1.550; Abracadabra, 1.538; Phrenocosmia, 1.508; Sorelle, 1.469; Sequoia, 1.466; Pamphile, 1.457; Amphion, 1.417; D. S. R., 1.350; Alphometa, 1.2701; M. O. S., 1.2700; Gunaike, 1.265; Phatan, 1.248; Adelphotes, 1.244; Sanskrit, 1.177; “The” Club, 1.175; Rostrum, 1.171; “One” Club, 1.167; XXVI, 1.058; Phenix, 1.027; Zama, 1.009; and Baccalaureates, 0.720. The Baccalaureates, with a list¬ ing below the 1.000 ratio, are in¬ eligible to take part in any activi¬ ties other than regular meetings and rush affairs. Semester Is Inaugurated By Students Inaugurating a new semester of activities, associated riien and women students heir their first gathering of the year, last Friday morning, during club period. Vezie Speaks Manfield Vizie, assistant coach of Loyola college and former foot¬ ball end for the University of Notre Dame, under Knute Rockne, was the featured speaker at last Friday’s A. M. S. assembly held on the men’s bleachers. Introduced by Dean of Men James P. O’Mara, who told of the speaker’s experience as both play¬ er and coach, Mr. Vizie then ad¬ dressed the men students and re¬ lated various bits of humor that he experienced as a player, and the need for large turnouts at the com¬ ing games of the junior college teams. He also stressed the fact that many opportunities are opened to those who participate in school athletics and suggested that three extra-fine teams might be obtained from the imposing presentation of 2100 men students that he ad¬ dressed, He closed by wishing luck to both teams and coaches in the games that they are to undertake this coming semester. Officers Installed Installation of the new officers of the associated women students was performed at the women’s as¬ sembly, last Friday. Marion Howell, past president, presided and intro¬ duced Miss Ida E. Hawes, dean of guidance, who requested that the gathering give a standing vote of confidence to the leaders. Follow¬ ing the unanimous vote, Pauline Stevens, president; Anona Alexan¬ der, first vice-president; Alta Pac- quette, second vice-president; Ruth Jones, secretary; and Mary Marsh, treasurer, took the oath of office. Popular musical entertainment was provided by Moreland Kort- camn at the piano and vocal num¬ bers by Nancy Kellogg. Classes Will Con yene for First Meets Meeting for the first time this semester, the four classes will con¬ vene to designated places Friday, during assembly period, to elect class officers and, in some cases, to witness short programs as ar¬ ranged by class presidents. SENIORS CONVENE IN MEN’S GYM The senior class meeting, to be held in the men’s gym, will fea¬ ture varied musical selections by members of the Bulldog band and a short piano recital by George Brown, talented negro pianist. Elections of a vice-president, secretary, and treasurer of the class, to work under Bob Baker, elected president at the spring elections, will likewise be held. Pe¬ titions, which must contain 50 sig¬ natures, must be turned in to Miss Robbins, dean of women, or to Miss Davis, adviser of the class of ’35, in tent 33, before 3 o’clock to¬ morrow afternoon. Petitions for circulation may be obtained in the student body desk opposite Miss Robbins’ office. JUNIORS WILL CONVENE FOR ELECTION “Juniors will convene during class meetings next Friday on the north end of the bleachers to elect officers. We expect to have an in¬ teresting program of speakers to complement the election,” says Don Starr, junior representative. Petitions necessary for candi¬ dacy may be procured from Elea¬ nor Northrup, student body presi¬ dent, at the student body desk in the administration building; Miss Catherine J. Robbins, dean of wom¬ en; or Don Starr. They must be signed and returned to one of the sources by tomorrow. Activity cards are not necessary as records will be checked through the records office. SOPHOMORES MEET ON BLEACHERS The sophomore class will meet on the south end of the bleachers, according to John Benton, class president. With the purpose of the meeting to elect class officers for the forthcoming semester, Benton has announced that tomorrow, not later than 3 p. m., will be the dead¬ line for petitions and signed eligi¬ bility cards to be returned to him or Miss Catherine J. Robbins, stu¬ dent body adviser. These are a requisite to candidacy in the .elec¬ tion, he said. Early next week, the executive committee will meet for appoint¬ ment of the class council, which, in turn, will meet Thursday, Oc¬ tober 11, at 3 p. m. in room IS to formulate plans for the com¬ ing semester. Their chief problem will be to make plans for the class major so¬ cial event, the Thanksgiving eve dance to be held in conjunction with the junior class. Did You Know? That Pasadena junior college students consume 1080 eggs a week in the cafeteria ? That all the butter used in one week’s time, if placed one pound on top of the other, would tower 20 feet into the air? That we pour down our throats 100 gallons of soup and 35 gallons of orange juice each week ? That the sugar if moulded in half-inch cubes and placed end on end would extend 7500 inches? That all the cold sandwiches if placed end on end would cover a distance of one-seventh of a mile ? That the milk bottles that con¬ tain the milk we use in one day if placed one on top of the other would form a glass tower 1375 inches into the air? That in one day’s time 192 heads of lettuce and 72 bunches of car¬ rots are used? That there are 50 pies and eight cakes used daily? The lower division meets the Cathedral Purple Phantoms on Horrell field following the tilt, which starts at 1 p. m., between the Bullpups and the Terriers. Classes will be shortened dur¬ ing the day to allow collegians to attend the event, while junior high schools of the city will also be allowed to see the annual event. Admission has been placed at 25 cents and no other pass, such as identification cards, will be hon¬ ored. Student body books will be handed out a short time after this athletic presentation. Famed because of its unusual between - the - halves stunts, the Bulldog band, under the direction of Audre L. Stong, will entertain the aggregation between the two encounters. The wide repertoire of fight songs, stunts and entertain¬ ment will be demonstrated by the musicians. Lead Cheers According to Dick Gorby, secre¬ tary of athletics, cheer kings and song leaders will be chosen by that time to lead the locals in a series of yells and songs. “By doing this we hope to help the Bulldogs and add spirit and color to the after¬ noon.” Field day has grown to be one of the major traditions of the junior college, ranking with the annual pre-Long Beach game bonfire and rally. Last year P. J. C. also met the Cathedral lites defeating them by a score of 20-9. The lower division light¬ weights also meet well-known foes when they tangle with the Muir Tech squad. Last year they were soundly defeated by the in¬ vading horde of terriermen. Last year a complete sell-out of the 4400 seats available in the jun¬ ior college bleachers made it im¬ possible for many to witness the classic. With the advent of five junior high school enthusiasts, the Muir Tech rooters and the Cathe¬ dral guests, another sell-out is an¬ ticipated by the administration. Office Workers Are Requested Students are still needed for of¬ fice assistance in the administra¬ tion offices, textbook room, library and offices of the department chair¬ men. Service points are awarded for this work. These points are valuable not only for their worth in the rec¬ ords, but they also serve as recom¬ mendation for honors, college scholarships and aids to securing business positions. Valuable train¬ ing for junior college positions and opportunities for getting acquaint¬ ed are also offered through these contacts. Information and applications for this work can be secured from Miss Catherine J. Robbins, dean of women, J. P. O’Mara, dean of men, and Mrs. Mabel White in the textbook room. Student Books Ready Monday At School Bank Containing the tickets of ad¬ mission to P. J. C. athletic and dramatic events, the student body book will be given out Mon¬ day, October 8, at the school bank. These books will be issued upon the showing of the stu¬ dent’s receipt and identification card. There will be tickets for every regular football game played by each team. Twin tickets are pro¬ vided for the games scheduled with league basketball oppon¬ ents. Additional event tickets are included in the book for admis¬ sion to the plays presented by the Players’ Guild and Bauble and Bells. For all other events, the green cover of the book will serve as a pass.