Pasadena Chronicle, October 14, 1926

ттш <D ГШШы> VOL. XVIII PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, OCTOBER 14, 1926 No. 2 A.S.W. DELEGATES MEET AT LOCAL J.C. CONFERENCE Casual Comment Discuss Problems Of The College Woman At The Annual Convention POOR LAMBS The pole-rush and the tug-of- war did seem like a slaughter of i the innocents, didn’t they sophs? When roll was called at the annual A. W. S. conference held at Pasadena Junior College last Saturday, representatives from six schools were present. They were Citrus Union, San Bernardino, Pomona, Fullerton, Chaffey, and Pasadena Junior Colleges. After a business .meeting and a short welcome by Wm. F. Ewing, principal at Pasadena, the ques¬ tion of the social life of junior college women was discussed. Delegates from Chaffey Union and Pasadena spoke on entertain¬ ment as a means of getting ac¬ quainted. Parties and Freshmen sisters are used extensively for this purpose in the colleges rep¬ resented at the conference. Each delegate obtained a fund of ideas for entertainment. How to teach etiquettd and give a cultural finish to the women of the schools was the next question brought up at the meeting. Citrus and Pasadena lead the discussion. It was found tthat indirect methods of securing the cooperation of all A. W. S. members in student body affairs were used. Lunchion was served at noon at the Crown hotel. Little blue and gold pom-poms served as the decorative motif. About forty people were served. The dele¬ gates were taken to dinner in special cars provided by the Pasa¬ dena A. W. S. Following the afternoon session the delegates attended the Pomona Frosh — P. J. C. football game. Next year the A. W. S. will meet at the same time as the Southern California junior college conference. The president for the next convention will be selected from the A. W. S. of that school. Alva. Conway, secretary of women at Pasadena, presided on Saturday. A committee on the constitution of the association will meet be¬ fore the next conference. Much of the success of the day was due to the work of the va¬ rious committee chairmen. Those in charge were; DorisBayard, de¬ corations; Margaret Cressaty, fa¬ vors; Lois Ewing, cards for dele¬ gates; Rhoda Clark, and Idell Pece, hospitality. NO ESCAPE We just can’t escape them. Al- ! ready there are enough posters ■ in the hall to feed a good-sized , fire for some time. I NEW INSTRUCTORS AND THOSE RETURNING FROM MORE THAN ONE YEAR’S ABSENCE FROM P. H. S. OR J. C. BURIED DEEP Just before exams many of us can appreciate the feelings of the miners trapped in the Michigan | cave-in, a feeling of being miles underneath and only the slimmest chance of ever being able to get out. s ASSEMBLY ATTENDANCE WILL BE CHECKED Because the students of P. J. C. have failed to attend assembly on Thursdays, a system of checking absences has been put into effect. Every student is assigned to a cer¬ tain seat in the hall, and must be there for all meetings. Student proctors are instructed to report any absence. Cutting assembly will be dealt with in the Supreme court. Student proctors were chosen for their past record of responsibility. Each one has a list of names of the students in the three rows in back of him. which he must check at each meetin. Dean Harbeson states that this system is in use in all the smaller colleges, and in those large ones that have big enough auditoriums. The Thursday assembly is the only meeting of the week when all J. C. students are together, and it is desirable that all students be there, according to the Dean’s an¬ nouncement. BOYS USE SKATES Oregon Agriculture Conege scu- den- have -'Stituted a new fad. It is now quite proper to go to class, „own, and even to dances on roller skates. RELAX AGAIN Freshmen and new students, can again be normal in action and speech. The season for rush¬ ing is about over for this semes¬ ter. The club quota is nearly filled. WELCOME BACK They can’t be or else they won’t stay away. We refer this time to those students who either received their certificates or for some other reason are not attend¬ ing P. J. C. this semester. We welcome them. NEW METHODS One thing we notice that is pe¬ culiar to school elections is the fact that the candidates and their campaign managers do not pass, out cigars to the voting public. LARGE ACQUAINTENCE Due in part to our many changes of program some of us have had the opportunity to meet quite a number of the new in¬ structors in this school. % Wm tV| ш mm V SOPHS VICTORS OVER FROSH IN CLASS CONTEST Upper Classmen Prove Then- Superiority At The Foot Of The Greased Pole Mr. Hattersley, Miss WrightMiss Butler, Mr. Miholin, Mr. Templeton, Mr. Forster, Mrs. Hardy, Miss Eckersle y, Miss Stason, Miss Richards, Miss Kester. Mrs. Giddings, Miss Sawyer, Miss Mitchell, Mrs. Miller, Miss Denning, Miss Johnson. Student Body Fees Not to be Refunded Changes in College Budget Practically Impossible This Semester THE LAST YARD We can say with all true sports- ' men that we would rather see a good little college football game : than the biggest “pro” game' on 1 the list. There are occassions in these games that shatter our soph- ■ istication and carry us back into , past ages. They bring to the sur¬ face all the unshackled passions of the primitive man. Anyone who saw eleven fighting Priates hold Oxy for four downs with a yard to go knows what that feeling is. Primitive man may have been ig¬ norant but he probably felt a lot. SOCIALIZED FROSH Perhaps the freshman wonders j why he is mildly annoyed at the [ annoyed at the beginning of his j college career. Some say it is to : uphold tradition. That is only part of the story. The real rea- j man enters college he enters a new best work he must start at the bottom with a full knowledge of his limitations. Despite rumors that certain re¬ funds were to be made by the student body treasury, Floyd Tal¬ bott, secretary of finance, announ- j ces that there is no possibility of | such a step this year. That the budget was already in the making, and that there was likely to be a shortage of funds, were the other points brought out by the secretary in a recent inter¬ view. Mr. Talbott expressed great surprise that any rumor as to re¬ funds should be circulating, and could give no information as to where it might have originated. It is understood that some stud¬ ents have complained about the ex- 1 cessive charges made for student body fees, but the cabinet would j like to call attention to the fact the fee in most colleges is ten dol¬ lars, and that the J.C. students are to be considered lucky in get¬ ting by with twenty-five percent less than accepted rate. AREOPAGITES PREPARE FOR INITIATION OF NEW MEMBERS With the opening up of the new year, 1926-1927, Areopagites be¬ gins its third year on the Pasadena junior college campus. Since its beginning, Areopagites has been one of the most prominent organ¬ izations in the junior college. It is exclusively a men’s society and one its chief purposes is to develop a real college atmosphere in the junior college. The coming year augurs much for Areopagites, especially in the wealth of good material .in the in the freshman class. Many college activities are already being plan¬ ned for the year. Areopagites announces the ini¬ tiation of Wendell Walker, Robert Ramsay, and Malcolm Renton to be held October 16, 1926. Take Two New Schools In Conference at- Meet Southern California Junior Colleges Hold Big Conven¬ tion in Pasadena NO MORE TARDY SLIPS FOR J. C STUDENTS FEW TRADITIONS Although the Junior College as j a whole has little freedom, the laxity of freshmen from traditions is remarkable. Only a few gener¬ al rules are imposed, and last year enforcement was lax. While plans are being made for stricter polic¬ ing of the Campus, the small num¬ ber of rules allows large freedom. At U. C., U. S. C., and Stanford many detailed traditions are en¬ forced rigidly, and violence impos¬ ed upon violators. The J. C. has allowed too much freedom; we must be more strict. FOOL TOURISTS American tourists in France have a new fad. The franc is not worth much so our worthy breth- ern enjoy passing fifty and one- hundred franc notes on their lug¬ gage. National currency is closely related to the national emblem. Imagine the feeling of a French¬ man when he sees a wealthy for- iegner uselessly destroying enough money to supply his family with a month’s food. He probably de¬ cides to keep the war debt mon¬ ey where it will do the most good. Much to the joy qf the junior college students, Miss Ida E. Hawes, director of attendance, announced at the first J. 0. assembly that no more tardy ex¬ cuses are necessary for late comers : to their classes. At the same time Miss Hawes stated that ab¬ sence excuses were absolutely necessary, and that they should be filled out and signed by the ‘ teacher. • j Miss Hawes said that although i there is no need for junior college ( students to obtain tardy slips an explanation of tardiness should be made to the teacher. However- since the appropriation of money by the state to the schools is bas¬ ed upon the average daily attend¬ ance, a thorough check on all leaving the campus during class periods is required to inform the attendance office before leaving. This is necessary to prevent a frantic search for pupils in case; of emergency calls. Eigbt/ College Women Attend Y. W. Supper The largest group that ever met at a college Y. W. C. A. supper meeting attended the program held at the down-town club rooms on October 6. Approximately eighty women were present. Following a get-acquainted game the women sat down to supper, where numerous song and short speeches were given. The table of sophomores made more noise than any other. At the session that followed all the members of the Y. W. cabinet were introduced by the president, Jacque Bloodgood. Madeline Shep¬ ard sang two numbers, and Gladys Faber gave a .reading, “The Wo¬ man at the Hairdressers.” Mar¬ garet Cressaty concluded the pro¬ gram with a poem on friedship. The next Y. W. supper will be held on November 3. NEW J. C. CAMPUS With the passing of a 485,000 bond issue, the San Bernardino junior college is assured a new campus and buildings, located mid¬ way between Colton and San Ber¬ nardino. NEW LIBRARY HOURS For the convenience of those junior college students who wish to use the school library during the evenings, arrangements have been made to keep the doors open until 9:00 o’clock on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs¬ day evenings, and on Saturday morning from 9:00 to 12:00 o’¬ clock. Many students are taking advantage of the new time sched¬ ule which started last week and are profiting by the decided quietness which is apparent in the evening's. According to Miss Margaret Baker, junior college librarian, a larger attendance is recorded each evening. More than ninety delegates met at Pasadena Junior College on . Saurday, September 25, to discuss some of the problems confronting junior college students and graduates. Brawley and San Bernadino were electetd into the Southern California Junior College confer¬ ence. The total number of schools nov in the organization is ten. Ninety-eight delegates from both junior colleges and big uni¬ versities of southern California college were asked to give their present enrollment. Pasadena led with 520 students, Riverside being next in size with 326 enrolled. Santa Ana has 280 students and Chaffey 250. Other reports are: Fullerton, 226; .San Bernadino, Pomona, 86; El Centro, 75; Citrus Union, 85; and Brawley, 23. It was definitely decided that student body cards of one school will admit holders to games at rival schools. At the meeting of the Forensics committee the date for the confer¬ ence oratorical contest was set for the last part of May. It will be held at Citrus Center Junior College No debate schedule was made, but the commissioner of Forensict will notify the coaches as. soon as def¬ inite dates are set. No conference debate teams will meet before December 3. In the afternoon Dean Chas. J. Booth of Chaffey gave a synopsis of the lower division requirements of various colleges. He found that the present courses outlined for junior college students correspond to these requirements and fills al¬ most all of them. Schools are judged by the college success of their former students, according to Professor Ralph S. Minor, university of California Examiner. If graduates of the prep schools have a high standing at U. C., applicants are more apt to be excepted than otherwise. Principal Wm. F. Ewing closed the session with a report of the Pasadena junior college. Lunch was served to one-hundred and fifty in the cafeteria. New officers elected for the coming year are; president, Chas. J. Booth, dean at Chaffey Junior College; vice-president, J. P. O’Mara, vice- principal at Pasa¬ dena Junior College, and Fighting grimly against odds the men of the class of ’26 held back the frosh stampede on Fri¬ day, October 26, and defended the sacred banner at the top of the greased pole. The ten minute bat¬ tle, refereed by coach McAuley, gave the men of both classes am¬ ple opportunity to settle any and all grievances they had against each other. The bruised and bat¬ tered remains of many a warrior bespoke numerous grievances for¬ ever settled. Thrice during the melee, frosh warriors almost reached their goal, only to be dragged back to earth minus trousers, skin, and disposi¬ tion and plus large quantities of sticky graphite. In the haze of dust and heat of battle, color be¬ came a matter of question. Fresh¬ men green mingled with grease and perspiration until a man was not safe from his own brother. Men of the same politics found themselves struggling with each other. A man’s identity was al¬ ways in doubt until he started up the pole. Then things took place. With the blowing of the final whistle, everyone was through and glad of it. Frosh Lose Again Between halves of the Pasadena vs. Manual Arts football game, J. C. class rivalry took the stage. Teams from both classes engaged in a bitter tug ’o war. For sev¬ eral minutes the result was doubt¬ ful and then the frosh, with the husky Schleimer as anchor man, gained slowly. Desperate sophs grunted, groaned and tugged, finally dragging the luckless babes over the line and winning a sec¬ ond victory. Sophomore success in the interclass contests came as a surprise to every one, especially the frosh who were certain of vic¬ tory. They had big men and lots of them. Last year the present sophomore class defeated the sec- cond year men and this second vic¬ tory caused great jubilation. JEOLIANS PLAN RUSH PARTY MONDAY EVENING The ASolians will hold a rush party on next Monday night to select new pledges. As there are only six of last year’s members left in school this semester, quite a number of women will probably be taken in. No bids wil be issued until the first of November, ac¬ cording to instructions of the inter¬ club council. COLLEGE CHRISTIAN ASSOCI ATIONS PLAN JOINT PARTY As a climax to the membership drive now being conducted, the junior college Y. W. C. A. is plan¬ ning a Halloween masquerade par¬ ty with the Y. M. to be held at the Mitchellinda club house on Oc¬ tober 29. Charlotte Macomber, social chairman of the Y. W., is in charge of the affair, which will be for members only. Games, for¬ tunes, madhouses, and thrilling ex¬ cursions are all on the evening’s program. Refreshments will alsc be an important item of entertain¬ ment. Transportation problems have been solved, for members of the Y. M. have offered to conduct a bus service to the party. secretary - treasurer, Miss Marion Helm of Fullerton Junior College. The new commissioners are: H. E. Wilson, Riverside, commis¬ sioner of Athletics; Miss Jennie B. Lasby, Santa Ana, commissioner of Girls’ Activities; and George H. Bell, Citrus Union, commissioner of Forensics.