New Woman's Page
To Be Feature
Of Next Chronicle
Santa Ana To
Meet Bulldogs
On Home Ground
Vol. 32
Pasadena Junior College, October 4, 1940
No. 4
1940-41 Student Budget Passed
War Poll
Student Opinion
Tested Next Monday
Public opinion is the most powerful single factor in shap¬
ing the destiny of any nation. Throughout the crises of the
past year, results of public opinion polls have swayed legis¬
lation in governing bodies all over the world. Frequently
Congress quoted Gallup Poll findings on such controversial
issues as conscription, defense appropriations, and U. S. posi¬
tion in World War II.
Last October 6, 4259 PJC students took part in a nation¬
wide poll of college students on five important issues facing
the world, showing that they were anxious to keep the U. S.
out of World War II. Monday
more than 5000 PJC students will
vote on five weighty issues of to¬
day. Questions are:
1. Should the U. S. enter the
World War II as an active
fighting agent?
2. If Germany is defeated do
you think it will prevent the
spread of the totalitarian form
of government?
3. Do you favor national con¬
scription?
4. Do you favor increased
armaments?
5. Do you think the U. S.
should go to war if:
(a) The U. S. were attacked?
(b) Any U. S. territory were
attacked?
(c) U. S. Maritime rights
were violated?
(d) Germany wins the Bat¬
tle of Britain and carries the
attack to British colonial pos¬
sessions?
(f) Japan attacks the Dutch
East Indies?
HERE’S THE BACKGROUND
In order to give PJC students
an opportunity to think over
these ponderous questions, the
Chronicle presents a review of
the events which have taken
place since last October 6.
On October 6, 1939, Chancel¬
lor Adolf Hitler reporting to the
Reichstag on the conquest of Po¬
land, which he called “this pet
lapdog of Western democracies,”
said, .“it has crumbled to pieces
from’ German blows and is now
swept from the earth.”
November 30 at 8 a. m. Rus¬
sian Army Units crossed the Fin¬
nish frontier because of “border
sniping of Red Army troops
along the Karelian Isthmus.”
After three and one-half months
of bitter sub-zero fighting, Rus¬
sian bombing of open Finnish
cities forced the doughty Finns
to sign a peace pact in Moscow
on March 13.
NORWAY NABBED
Nazi “fifth column” paralyzes
Norway as German troops oc¬
cupy Denmark and invade Nor¬
way on April 9. Six days later
English troops land in Narvik,
retreat on May 2 as Stuka dive
bombers break up Allied attacks.
Powerful mechanized German
right wing swings through Bel¬
gium, Holland and Netherlands
on May 10 in 1939 version of the
famous “Schliffen Plan” of 1914.
Winston Churchill takes over di¬
rection of the war for Britain.
Four days later Netherlands ca¬
pitulates, Queen Wilhelmina flees
to London. Gen. Maxine Wey-
gand replaces Gen. Maurice
Gamelin as French army leader.
BELGIUM BEATEN
As May 28 dawned King Leo¬
pold surrendered more than 300,-
000 Belgium troops leaving a half
million Allied troops in “Fland¬
ers trap.” On June 2 British War
Ministry announced that “jaws
of Nazi steel trap missed
4/5
of
the B.E.F.”
June 5, first day of the Ger¬
man Somme offensive, saw Nazi
pincers closing in toward Paris.
Five days later stocky Benito
Mussolini “plunged the dagger
in the back” declaring war on
France. Only a month after in¬
vading the lowlands German
troops entered Paris for the sec-
and time in a century on June 14.
Aged Henri Phiiippe Petain
succeeds Raynaud as Premier of
France as shattered French
troops fall back rapidly before
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Here’s Your $5
Harlan Erickson, gavel poised, leads Student Board.
Reckless?
New Safety Club
To Protect Life
Special Campus activity, this year, will be newly insti¬
tuted Safety Club composed of the large percentage of the
PJC student body who drive cars. Purpose of the organization
is to lower the steadily increasing toll of deaths through auto
accidents by sharpening the students’ observation of safety.
QUESTIONNAIRES
First step in the snappy cam¬
paign to clean up careless driv¬
ing will be release of a hun¬
dred pertinent questions on safe¬
ty for the answering of the en¬
tire student body. From these
questions will be taken the
rules of the new club.
“We’re not making it compul¬
sory to join,” says Lancer presi¬
dent Wayne Fowlie, “but we ex¬
pect that every student motorist
will be interested.”
CLUB EMBLEM
Extra plug for the new associa¬
tion is its emblem to be attached
to the license plates of member
cars, imprinted with the driver’s
own registered number. An art
department contest is to be held
for the designing of this emblem.
Already backed by such faculty
members as Dean of Men Audre
Stong, it is expected that the
campaign will receive full coop¬
eration of the Pasadena Police
department and Board of Educa¬
tion.
WAYNE PREACHES SAFETY
“The necessity for such a
Campus campaign has long
been evident,” Lancer Fowlie
says.
inner s Uinner
Weekly Bulletin
Sought By
Student Leaders
Underlying the success of stu¬
dent government is cheerful,
whole - hearted cooperation of
PJC’s able administration. Most
cooperation is achieved by semi¬
semester dinners given by the ad¬
ministration for student leaders.
At these informal dinners stu¬
dents bring up problems, receive
suggestions, pledges of help from
administration members.
To the home of Librarian Wini¬
fred Skinner last night came 40
student leaders, 10 administra¬
tors. After dinner students un¬
veiled problems of student gov¬
ernment for 1940-41. Discussion
was swift and spontaneous on
the following points:
1. Daily bulletin posted in
classrooms are not being' read,
will be supplanted by weekly
bulletins for each student.
(Weekly bulletins in effect last
year.)
2. Student government talks
in orientation classes were re¬
ported as “most successful ven¬
ture ... in many years.” Sug¬
gestions for moives and still
pictures to augment the talks
drew favorable comment.
3. Many questions still hinge
on PJC’s “castle-in-air” student
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Girls Get Break
Women’s Page New Feature
Inaugurated In Tuesday’s Chronicle
Something- different, something new! For the first time since the recognition of wom¬
en’s rights will a whole, complete, entire page of the Chronicle be written just for girls!
‘The new Woman’s Page will come out in every Tuesday edition, and will be edited by
Mary Bacon. If this innovation proves successful, it may become a permanent, semi-weekly
feature of the paper, as Editor Charles Allen hopes.
A prominent feature will be the weekly biography-in-brief of some outstanding campus
co-ed, the articles to be written by present Campix editor and popular sophomore rushee,
Delores Casey.
Articles on fashion and charm will be done by
Sydnej Haynes, a transfer from Chicago, and Mary
Bacon, Sorelle Restrictive Club president, while fash¬
ion art originates with Charlotte Smith, talented West
Campus costume design student.
In addition to the usual activities of girl’s organiza¬
tions, non-restrictive and service, a special column will
cover the restrictive club angle. Girls’ sports will be
covered by Lois McNab, and extra-curricular events
by Mary Lou Alton.
Chronicle’s '‘Critic at Large,” Monroe Baker, will
continue to author his Harry Evans’ style criticisms,
in a column of motion-picture and book reviews.
It is hoped that anyone with talent and original
ideas will contribute to this page in the matter of spe¬
cial feminine features and column news. This will
prove an excellent opportunity for experience among
amateur writers who hope to make a hobby into an
avocation.
T cannot stress the importance of this woman’s
page too much, says Editor Charlie Allen, “it will provide a weekly news outlet for all the
things in which girls are interested — social functions will be news while still interesting.”
Board Approves
$95,146.50 Budget
Toughest job facing Student Board of Representatives
every year is budgeting student funds. More ticklish this year
than ever before because of student union debt ($10,000 was
retired for student’s
1/3
payment on proposed $120’000 stu¬
dent union), the 1940-41 budget was finally approved in
Tuesday’s board meeting.
Months of hard work went into budgeting $95,146.50 so
that each activity would get “a square deal.” Last June first
draft of the proposed budget was submitted to the board by
Finance Secretary Pete Paulson. All summer Paulson and his
successor, lanky Jim Eley have been whipping the budget into
final shape. After much skimping and cutting (a last minute
general 7 per cent cut finally made new budget balance),
Paulson and Eley had their budget approved by Student
Board. Here is the itemized budget for the next school year:
(Next week the Chronicle will present the first of a series
of articles showing how PJC organizations spend their bud¬
get allotments) .
1940 1941 BUDGET FOR PJS ASB
Student Body Government
1. Cash needed on hand as revolving fund
/
3,000.00
2. Student Reserve Fund . 5,Q00.00
3. Student Union Fund (Due 7-1-40) . 10,000.00
4. Student Union Fund (Due 7-1-41) . 10,000.00
5. Associated Student Body General . 3,630.00
6. Football Gate Expense . 11,800.00
7. Grandstand Expense . 3^500.00
S. Extended Day (at $500 per Sem.) . 1,000.00
9. Bank Expense . 5,000.00
10. Administration . 3,000.00
11. Refunds on ASB Fees . L300.00
12. Football Lunches . 325.00
13. Activities . 279.00
14. Game Activities . 251.00
15. Law Enforcement Commission . 14.00
16. Notifications . § . 56.00
17. Athletic Publicity . 1,860.00
18. Huddle . . ’sOO.OO
19. Public Relations . 186.00
20. Records Committee . 47.00
21. Organizations . 56.00
22. Social Affairs (at $697.50 per Sem.) . 1,395.00
Athletic Department:
1. Athletic Transportation . 818.00
2. Basketball . 911.00
4. Symphony Orchestra . 186.00
5. Vocal Organizations . 418.00
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Mary Bacon, Woman’s Page editor.
Players Guild
Dramatics Group
To Initiate
New Thespian s
Players Guild announced the
18 new prospective members
Thursday, October 2. Chosen by
the judges from a list of over
45 candidates, the following play¬
ers were informed the good
news:
Winifred Swanson, Ward
Wood, Tom Baxter, Joe Bou-
cak, Jack Miller, Bob Wollcot,
Bill McDonough, George Hawes,
Jack Hasliner, Tom Sylvestre,
Geraldine Domberg, Frances
McLaughlan, Gloria Curly,
Grace Nord, Laurette Lovell,
Joyce Miller and Marjorie Gil-
lis.
Miss Elizabeth Flint, Katherine
Kester, advisors, and Mickey
Rogers, Paul Carroll, Cloyde
Howard and Sylvester Demming
were the judges. Pledging began
immediately.
Tryout For Gloria
Set For Oct. 8
•
Sixth annual production of
“Gloria” is under way.
Miss Katherine Kester and
Miss Parmley arc holding try¬
outs October 8 in the music build¬
ing between 3 and 5:30 p. m.
Final castings are to be revealed
officially on Friday 11.
Tradition has it that the leads
hold their parts as long as they
attend JC. The show will run for
six performances and music will
be presented by PJC choral or¬
ganizations, which consist of
some 200 to 300 people.
Cooperation Plea
Hundreds of cars pour int<
PJC’s parking lots every day
present major traffic problen
for students to handle. Inaugu
rated to control swelling traffic
are Shieldmen who must direc
streams of cars to parkin;
places, insure safety of pedes
trians walking across parkin;
lot. Cooperation with Shield
men is essential if campus safe
ty is to be maintained — follov
Shieldmen’s directions at al
times.
Roving Sports reporter inter¬
views giant tackle Dick Pater¬
son. — P. 3.
Board of Representatives
cuts budget and appoints jus¬
tices. P. 2.
Mr. Mohs, music teacher,
thinks popular music “is okeh.”
Page 4.
Wayne Fowlie and new Safe¬
ty Club for reckless drivers.
Page 2.
Preview of tonight’s game
vs. Santa Ana. — P. 3.
Campus Parader finds War¬
ren Glass eating homemade
donuts. — P. 4.
A bit on the ROTC’s rank
and file. — P. 2.
Editor Allen plugs democ¬
racy. — P. 4.
A couple of graphic letters
to the ed in Public Pulse col¬
umn. — P. 4.
CHRON ADS TUESDAY
Due to the delay in securing
rate cards, The Chronicle will
not carry advertising until the
Tuesday issue.