Pasadena Chronicle, October 03, 1930

© VIEWS OF THE NEWS - - by - Douglas McMann RETURNS Democratic in form and efficient in practice, student body govern¬ ment at this institution challenges colleges and high schools through¬ out the country. Continually re¬ vised and “revamped” it functions at the present time complete in every detail. The present system of uniting the offices of class repre¬ sentative and president is proving ultimately successful and is meeting the long felt need of coordinating the classes with the student body as a whole. Formerly, there was no connecting “link” between these organizations, the change being brought about at the close of school last year. A student body and a set of officers should not function separately but coordinate- ly closing the gap by supporting each other, both bodies progress¬ ing and expanding more readily. It has been, in the past, common for students to remain uninteres¬ ted in student activities and prob¬ lems with only a few to carry on active participation. Assume the duty that is yours, students and engage in the enterprising work of investigating your own student body government. See how it functions, and how it decides the many problems which confront its officers. Investigation removes doubts and adds new ideas. Hear the call and investigate! ■ — • — Keyed up to the point of direct contact, Football and “School Spir¬ it” are ready to be unharnessed and freed from the “grain-box! Meaning, more or less, that this season of the year comes but once, when institutions of learning move their classrooms onto the gridiron, and take up “grand stand” sitting as a popular pastime. We won¬ der how much luck and how many victories will be dished out to Pas¬ adena junior college this season. Campus gossip after football losses is usually well “oiled”. Teams and coaches are rated as knowing little or nothing of the pig-skin classic by the “lookers- on.” The suggestion is made for more student body encouragement and much more support, with in¬ creased attendance at the games and less talk of how to play foot¬ ball on the part of those who are not on the field. This column will appear, each week and will endeaver to bring decisive issues before the student body. ' It is based on constructive criticism and not -caustic com¬ ment. Appreciation would be felt on the part of the writer if sug¬ gestions on various problems would be submitted. In this way, both the student body and the col¬ umn are sure to prosper. Howard H. Pattee Arnold Contest Coming Oct 15 — ♦ — Arnold Extemporaneous Contest finals, which are held every fall, will be given in Pasadena under the guidance of the Phi Rho Pi fraternity. Two years ago, C. O. Arnold of the Arnold Jewelry Co. Pasadena, showed his appreciation to the Pasadena City Schools, by donat¬ ing a diamond medal, valued at sixty dollars, to the winner of an extemporaneous speech contest. Later the Oral Arts Committee continued these contests. The first year, 1928, winner of the contest was Geraldine Ander¬ son, and in 1929, Marjory Leach won the medal. Although many boys have taken part in the con¬ tests, only girls have been the win¬ ners thus rar. All upper division students who wish to try out for the contest, must see Elva Emerson, secretary of the Oral Arts Committee on or before October 15. The five winners of the prelim- Music Series Again Coming for Schools Pattee Recovers; Now Back at School Post After four weeks of illness, Howard H. Pattee, dean of person¬ nel, has returned to school, Mr. Pattee had his plans ready for en¬ rollment and his organization was so complete that Lynn W. Hatters- ! inaries will contest in the finals, ley, who took his place, was able club period, October 22, in the au¬ to carry on his work with short , ditorium. notice. On October 24, all the winners “I certainly am glad to be back, of the surrounding junior colleges I regret very much that I was not will meet in Pasadena for the con- on hand to greet the new stu- ference finals, which will be given dents personally, but the work of my ‘pinch hitter’ is to be highly commended,” Mr. Pattee said. at a banquet in the local student social hall or one of the Pasadena hotels. Sponsored by the Junior League of Pasadena, nine hundred season tickets have been taken by patron¬ esses for the annual artists’ series. This leaves twelve hundred to be apportionately assigned to the school students of Pasadena. Sea¬ son tickets for the five concerts will be sold at $1 each; teachers will also have special rates. The first three concerts will be given by the Los Angeles Philhar¬ monic orchestra. The next will present the famous Mexican Tipica orchestra which, according to Miss Lulu C. Parmley, will give an un¬ usual and fascinating program featuring Mexican music and in¬ struments and Spanish dances. The last performance of the sea¬ son will be by selected members of the school orchestras and of the Philharmonic orchestra combined. ‘Seven Chances’ Cast Given by Bauble and Bells Judges; Members in Fourteen Roles - + - - The difficulties of a young man who must be married to inherit a large sum of money are told in the annual Bauble and Bells play, “Seven Chances,” which is to be produced in the junior college auditorium on the evening of November 7. This announcement was made last week by Miss Katherine Kester, adviser of Bauble and Bells, and director of the com¬ ing play. “The play, which is by Roi Cooper Magrue, is a hilarious comedy and should be appreciated by our local student body and audi- J. C. Astronomy Building to Have One of World’s Best Telescopes Pasadena Post Praises Schools Coming in for more than their share of praise, the Pasa¬ dena City School system and particularly the junior college received a write-up in the Pasa¬ dena Post special edition which was out last Tuesday. The ar¬ ticle praised the spirit of the citizens of Pasadena in support¬ ing with bond issues the magni¬ ficent physical plants. of which local schools boast. The write-up said in part, “The junior college is equipped ivith all the facilities that are enjoyed by the larger universi¬ ties. Hence, the students who attend the local institution re¬ ceive the same training they would have received had they attended the first two years of a standard college.” The edition was put out for the purpose of stimulating in¬ terest in raising the population to 100,000. It contained many views of Pasadena, and extra copies are available for mailing. “One of the four best telescopes in the world will be installed in our astronomy building,” says Peter Stoner, head of the mathe¬ matics department. “Our largest telescope hais a twenty-inch reflec¬ tor and is being built on the same plan as the sixty-inch one on Mt. Wilson. It has a pyrex mirror which enables the student to study the sun in the daytime and stellar objects at night. It is as large as many used in research work.” Mr. Stoner is rather doubtful as to the housing of the nine-inch telescope which is already in J. C.’s possession. The bids for the dome and transit room have not yet been received, but will probably be in by next week. The Amateur Telescope Makers of Southern Cali¬ fornia, have asked to be allowed to use the telescope at least once a month. The building is to contain a dark room for photographing, transit rooms, a store room, an office, laboratories, and a classroom on the roof; there will be piers on the roof for smaller instruments. Drama Is Topic Of Faculty Meeting Talk - ♦ Oriental drama in all its phases was the subject of a talk given by Miss Elizabeth E. Keppie at a meeting of the teachers held on Wednesday afternoon. Miss Kep¬ pie discussed the many countries Y.M.C.A. Field Council Meeting Held Sept. 27 The Pacific Southwest Confer¬ ence of the Field Council of Jun¬ ior College Y. M. C. A.’s, held at Camp Bethel in San Dimas Can¬ yon, Sept. 27-28, was attended by approximately 50 representatives from Chaffee, Citrus, Ful 1 e r t о n, Compton, San Bernardino, Santa Ana, Pasadena, Los Angeles, San¬ ta Monica, and Long Beach junior colleges. Lectures, d i sc u s s i о n groups, inspirational services, bus¬ iness session, and recreation feat¬ ured the meeting of the leaders. The theme of the conference was “A Challenge to Creative Leader¬ ship ;” each speaker took up one of its phases. Dr. Walter F. Dexter of Whittier spoke on “Survival, Revaluation, and Correlation in Leadership.” Other speakers were Dr. Charles W. Jackson of Long Beach; Dean McKee Fisk of Santa Ana; Dr. W. A. Bell of L. A. J. C.; and Mr. A. W. Mueller of Long Beach. Pasadena representatives were Bernard Hulka and Albert Ellis, new Chairman of the Field Coun¬ cil of J. C. Y. M. C. A.’s of the Pacific Southwest. ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE MEMBERS APPOINTED —f— Assemblies for the school year 1930-31 are to be under the juris¬ diction of the following assembly committee, according to John W. Harbeson, principal, and Miss Ida E. Hawes, dean of women: Faculty members — Muriel D. Emerson, chairman; Lura A. Mer¬ cer, Elizabeth Flint, and Col. G. H. White. Student members — Secretary of Activities Charles Weale, Donald Trumbull, and Jeannette Tinn. While no definite policies or plan of program have been formed as yet by the new committee, it is hoped to obtain entertainment both from talent within the school and from without, says Miss Emerson. Besides programs of straight en¬ tertainment, there will also be vari¬ ous rallies, routine assemblies, etc. - 1 - - ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT — f — • Miss Mary Novis, P. J. C. grad¬ uate, has announced her recent en¬ gagement to Ralph White, former president of the student body. They will be married during the Christ¬ mas season. Miss Kester ence,” said Miss Kester. The play will be the first major production Elizabeth E. Keppie where drama was found. She also mentioned the privilege she enjoyed while viewing the Oberammergau Passion play. She also saw plays and dramatic festivals in Austria, Switzerland, England, France and Delphi in Greece. Her experience in Japan and China were particularly interest¬ ing. She spoke briefly of to Bunrakoo-za or Japanese puppet plays. The Japanese audiences, plays, actors, stage settings, and playhouses were described. In China, Miss Keppie was forced to hire a group of five men to present a puppet play as these presentations are no longer pub- lically given. One man served tea to the other four, who were busily supplying music and managing tlie puppets. UPPER CLASSMEN TAKE THORNDIKE QUIZZES Attendance at the Tho r n d i к e Examination, which was held in the auditorium, Wednesday, Oct¬ ober 1, was so great that many were turned away. Those who were unable to take the examination will be given another opportunity, it was announced by John W. Har¬ beson, principal. The date will be announced in the Daily Bulletin and the Chronicle. The examination began soon after 8 o’clock and lasted until after 12. The returns will not be available for sometime as the tests will be sent away to be checked. 75 Women, 35 Men Glee Club Nucleus “With 75 members in the ad¬ vanced glee clubs for girls and about 35 boys with previous train¬ ing, we have high hopes for u splendid assembly in October which will be given by the music depart¬ ment,” says Miss Lula C. Parm¬ ley, head of the music department. According to Miss Carrie Sharp, instructor of the men’s division, there are two classes which are open to students without previous voice training. The two clubs of the music de¬ partment, the Nysean and the Eu- terpian, which are devoted to glee club work, have planned many so¬ cial events for this semester. Four Classes Hold Monday Meetings ? Plan for Activities SENIOR CLASS Cello solos, played by Vivian Berg, accompanied at the piano by Hazel Berg; vocal selections, sung by Alice Ashley accompanied by Hazel Berg, with a violin obligato by Dorothy Dibble; and readings, by Helen McMasters, composed the entertainment program of the sen¬ ior meeting, Monday, Sept. 29. Arnold Huss, class president, in¬ troduced the class faculty commit¬ tee, Mrs. Helen M. Stone, Miss Gladys M. Lee, Miss Elizabeth T. Richards, Clinton O. Bay, and Mar¬ tin L. Pearson. Principal John W. Harbeson in¬ stalled the class officers, Arnold Huss, president, Erma Gartz, vice- president, Jack Plotkin secretary, and Byron Hogar, treasurer. SOPHOMORE CLASS Elections of class officers fea¬ tured the meeting of the sophomore class held in the auditorium, Mon¬ day, Sept. 29. Myrta Olmstead, class president, presided and announced the nominations as follows: for vice-president; Remington Olm¬ stead, and Virginia Petriquin; for secretary, Virginia Fling, Eric Emery, Mary Healy, Rollin Ben- net, and Dorothy Rossback; for treasurer, Charles Cotton, Peter Allen, and Sydney Edwards. The returns showed the election of Rem Olmstead as vice-president, Charles Cotton, as treasurer and Dorothy Rossback as secretary. JUNIOR CLASS Election of officers for the com¬ ing year was the order of business at the Junior class meeting, held during club period, Monday, Sept. 29, in the Calvary Baptist church. Joyce Dunkerly, newly appointed president of the class, presided and announced the officers nominated. The election resulted as follows: vice-presidept, Bill Dunkerly; sec¬ retary, Katherine Summers; and treasurer, Bob Little. It was an¬ nounced by the adviser, Miss Eliz¬ abeth Wheeler, that the afternoon of October 17 would1 be a free af¬ ternoon for the juniors, and a com¬ mittee is working on plans for a program to be given. of the year and, hence, is of un¬ usual interest. Tryouts for the parts were held in room 1-B on Monday, September 29. Judges were Clinton O. Bay, Elizabeth E. Flint, and Miss Kes¬ ter. Every member of the club was present to try out, and the talent shown promises well for the play and future club activities, accord¬ ing to Miss Kester. Bob Coop, president of the club, and one of the most active mem¬ bers, was chosen as the lead. He takes the part that Buster Keaton played to such good effect in the movie version of the play. Bob took the part of .the gangster, Bland, in last year’s production of “Seven Keys to Baldpate,” and had a small part in “Bishop’s Candlesticks,” the play that was entered in the Pasadena Community Playhouse contest. Margaret Gardner, who is new to junior college dramatics, will play opposite him as Anne Wind¬ sor. Although this will be her first appearance on the Jaysee stage, Margaret was prominent in junior high dramatics, having taken a leading part in the senior class play of the John Marshall junior high a year ago. The complete cast follows: Henry Garrison . Paul Arvin Mrs. Garrison . Mary Williams Georgy Barrison . Louise Bonds Earl Boddard . Hylton Sanders George . Edmund Dudley Joe Spense . Russell Workman Irene Trevor . Jean McCrae Lilly Trevor . Catherine Allen PeggY Wood . Eleanor Levins Billy Meekin . Gilbert Somner Ralph Denby . Austin Hurley Betty Wellingby . . Marguerite Constanchion Bob Coop announced that all members will be connected with the play in some way. Those who failed to receive parts will be in¬ cluded in the lists of committees to be announced soon. “The talent shown at the try¬ outs was unusually fine in view of the fact that many of those par¬ ticipating are new members. The student body should be particularly interested in the coming play be¬ cause of the large number of new faces to be seen,” said Miss Kester in speaking of the tryouts and the cast. FRESHMAN CLASS Jimmie Scott, president of the Associated Students, presided at the first freshman meeting of the year, held Monday, September 29, in the auditorium. Miss Eleanor N. Corcoran of the commerce de¬ partment was introduced as the new class adviser. Dan McNamara urged the class to support the pro¬ gram given by the Sierra Madre American Legion on October 2. Election of officers resulted in the selection of Margaret Johnson for president; Bill Burkhardt, vice president; Madeline Curry, secre¬ tary; and Clifford Grove, treasur¬ er. LATIN CLASSES HONOR POET ■ — +— In common with thousands of secondary schools throughout the country, the Latin Department of P. J. C. is planning a celebration to honor the bimillenial birth of the great Roman poet Virgil. There will be special music and speakers at the assembly on October 15th in the auditorium. 600 POMPONS TO GO ON SALE NEXT WEEK — ♦ — Six hundred pompons will go on sale next week for the next game. Marjorie Strohm, second vice- president of the A. W. S. and in charge of girls’ athletics, appointed Lila Suiter as chairman of a com¬ mittee in charge. Every girl is invited to attend the A. W. S. girls’ rally on Octo¬ ber 15, in the auditorium. No Chaperons For Game Trip — ♦— “Absolutely no responsibility will be assumed by the admini¬ stration of Pasadena junior col¬ lege for students going to San Diego to attend the class A foot¬ ball game to be played next Friday, October 11, declares John W. Harbeson, principal. “In previous years, the team has gone down by automobile, while rooters went by boat, train, or in cars. Each year groups of faculty members have acted as chaperones except wheit parents accompanied the students.” “This year NO INSTRUCTOR WILL ACT AS CHAPERON for students making the trip. Those wishing to go must take their chaperones with them. We wish to make this quite clear to both students and parents,” Mr. Harbeson continued. “Faculty members attending the game will travel as independently of the student body as any Pasa¬ dena citizen.”