Pasadena Chronicle, October 16, 1939

Here are PJC’s five song leaders, goin’ to town on a recent Friday nigh& Left to right: HELEN SAVOY, JERRY COCHINS, HERB McDONALD, the Pep commission’s technical adviser, RANDOLYN VOSS, MERVA WILSON and LOIS WOHLWEND. They will help lead the new organized PJC rooting sec¬ tion that swings into action Friday at the Compton game. Pep plans herald university type rooting section for PJC Coeds will wave pompoms and fellows will wear rooters’ caps at all football games starting on October 20 when PJC plays Compton in the Rose Bowl. Like at universities, the rooters will be separated ; the men on one side and the women on the other. Special privileges will be, extended to the rooters. Admission will be by pom¬ pom or rooter’s caps. “This is the first step toward using card tricks,” said Elbert “Red” South, pep commissioner. POMPOM PARTY The AWS is sponsoring a pompom making party to give women students an opportunity to make their own pompoms. This will be conducted in room 200C at 3 o’clock on Thursday. The cost will not be more than 15 cents. Fellows will be able to buy rooter’s caps in the bookstores on both campuses. These caps are red and white and may be changed to make different combinations. PEP ASSEMBLY Part of the assembly on Friday will be a pep rally at which the Bulldog band will play. Yell leaders will lead the assembly in yells and the song leaders will lead in the singing of school songs. It is hoped by South that the student body will show greater school spirit in the future, and that it will co-operate in making the PJC rooting section a part of the football games. Sacramento special train applications Photo by Everett Kelley Homecoming football pageant planned for San Mateo game November 3 draws near. On that date, when the Bulldogs will sink their teeth into the team from San Mateo, “PJC will witness the most stupendous, the most beautiful, and the most enter¬ taining football pageant in the history of the school,” says George Ennis, fac¬ ulty adviser of the pageant committee. Besides featuring the Bulldog band and ten junior high school bands, Ennis promises “several high-class professional vaudeville acts.” THEME STILL SECRET The theme of the pageant, kept secret until now, will be made known to the pageant committee today. “The success of the pageant depends entirely upon the co-operation of all the classes, organizations and clubs. All classes and clubs on the campus are invited to enter a float,” Mr. Ennis added. According to John Kellner, the sen¬ ior class has already entered their float, the largest in the history of the class. Pasadena Chronicle Vol. 31 Pasadena junior college, October 16, 1939 No. 6 Dale Hiestand frosh prexy in final minor elections Dale Hiestand was elected freshman class president in Friday’s minor election finals. He was chosen by a majority of some 100 votes over his opponent, Katherine Hubbard. Along with his class duties, Hiestand becomes frosh representative on the ASB board. The board’s now completed membership reads : ASB President Howard Clapp, Associate ASB President Peter Ducker, AWS President Mable Prouty, Associate AWS President Barbara Place, AMS President Johnny Walker, Associate OUR ERA A few members of the Chronicle staff, after working many hours on the regular Friday edition of the Chron, took a postman's holi¬ day last Friday night to put out today’s special number. We have published this extra be¬ cause most of the spot news has broken just in time for this edition. Stories in today’s paper would have been, for the most part, stale and com¬ mon knowledge by the time, Chron comes out Friday; while complete information could not be obtained until after the paper was distributed last Friday — the election story, the names of new pledges, some of the sport news and many others are instances of this. Situations like this arise not only once in a while, but every week. In a student body as large and progressive as this, there is no reason why the school newspaper should be unable to print news when it is news. The obvious solution to this prob¬ lem — a Chronicle twice each week. The only possibility for a semi¬ weekly newspaper lies in increased appropriations to the Chron. Only an increase of funds from the student body will allow this larger allotment. The answer, again — increased student body fee C.B. Harold Clapp seriously burned by pressure cooker Harold Clapp, 19-year-old twin bro¬ ther of Howard Clapp, student body president at PJC, received serious burns on his chest, left side and left arm when he was scalded by steam from a pressure cooker Friday in a downtown business building. Clapp and Fred Fitzgerald, a fellow worker, also injured, were taken to the East Pasadena Hospital. AMS President Bill O’Donnell, Senior DALE HIESTAND Representative Vincent Erickson, Jun¬ ior Representative Thuel Schuhart, Sophomore Representative Norman Bennett, and Hiestand. Other officers chosen in this election: Frosh Vice-President Betty Devine over Annette Kelsey, by 47 votes; Frosh Secretary Lucille Nutt, over Susanne Saunders, by 25 votes; Frosh Treasurer Bob Eastman, over Alice Chisholm; Senior AWS Representa¬ tives Dorothy Riggs and Ann San¬ born by two and three votes respec¬ tively, over Marianne Starbuck; east campus Frosh AWS Representatives Virginia Rooke and Gene Wilfong by 22 and two votes, respecitvely, over Jean Colton; and west campus Frosh AWS Representatives Dorothy Lusk and Mary Pizzo, by 10 and 24 votes, respectively, over Mary Jane Ewing. Senior class council application deadline extended to October 25 on west campus deadline next Friday, Red South says “The special train to Sacramento offers an excellent opportunity for a good time. Last year those who went on a similar one to San Francisco had a mar¬ velous time, and this year will be no exception,” Red South, pep commissioner in charge of arrangements for the train, announced. “The more who go, the cheaper the rate, and I am urging everybody inter¬ ested to see me at once. We must know by Friday of this week.” ALL-PULLMAN TRAIN The special train, all pullman sleepers, will leave Pasadena Thursday night, October 26, returning Saturday night. Two nights will be spent on the sleepers, and all day Friday the students will sightsee California’s capital. The total price for the trip is $14.25. APPLICATION BLANKS Application blanks may be had from any Lancer, or the dean of men or women on either campus. Although there are two women to be signed up yet, there will be four chap¬ erones, including so far, Dr. W. B. Langsdorf and David W. Reidy. Horn de Plume to judge mss. of prospective members Students interested in joining Nom de Plume, creative writing society, should leave a manuscript (short story, essay, poem or play) in adviser W. L. Hodges’ mail box, teachers mail room. Mr. Hodges expect to have secured from the various applicants enough manuscripts to make up the club’s limited membership for this year. The manuscript judging will take place at the next meeting, October 24. Senior Class President Vincent Erickson has declared an extension of time for west campus seniors to apply for seats in the senior council. The new dead¬ line, Tuesday, October 25, was set because of lack of applications from that cam¬ pus to date. At its first meeting, the council confirmed the following appointments sug¬ gested by President Erickson: Ann Sanborn, east campus vice-president; Denis Gibbs, west campus vice-president; John Kellner, treasurer. These offices be¬ came appointive automatically when no applications had been received for them by election time. The council considered a preliminary budget submitted by Erickson, and studied plans for participation in the junior-senior dance. It was decided that the theme would be decided by the two classes themselves. A prize will be awarded for the best theme name suggested. Ann McGill was appointed chairman in charge of the affair. Other business concerned the homecoming pageant to be held in the Rose bowl in conjunction with the San Mateo game, November 3. John Kellner was named chairman for the pageant. Eight moves in two weeks almost too much for traveling mechanical drawing class Talent search at La Conga offers Pasadena students chance at Hollywood fame and fortune, or at least a good dinner * Have you been waiting for a chance to show your talents to a big-time studio scout? A most moving scene was enacted last month by the members of Murray W. Haws’ 9 o’clock mechanical drawing class. This strange group of men with faces now strained and haggard from hav¬ ing to move their class eight times in two weeks had been moving from one end of the campus to the other and were faced with the grim prospect of never set¬ tling down to the routine of regular class metings. Their flight began from 202T and took them to 205 of the same building. Two days elapsed here when they were sent to 238C. The next day the number of that room was changed, but by that time, the class was meeting in 216-18-20-C. This room was well equipped to meet the needs of a draftsman, but their peace was short lived, when they came to class one day soon after to find that they were moved to 213C. Now, if you notice this group of men with strained faces, somewhat haggard, moving from one end of the campus to the other like ghosts without a grave, you will realize the horror these last weeks have held for them, and will sympathize with their shattered nerves and aching feet. Pasadena Chronicle Vol 31 ■ October 16, 1939 No. 6 SPECIAL EDITION STAFF Dale Clayton, Carol Bortin, Bob Allison, Margot Cuppett, Dick Thurber, Dick Hamilton, Frank Clement, Fred Warwell, Tom Burdick, Wilson Hole, Paul Foruaciari. Published weekly during the school year by the Associated Students of Pasa¬ dena junior college. Subscription price, $1 per year. Offices: 37C east campus, 207 west campus. East campus phone SY 3-2082. Entered as second class matter in the postoffice at Pasadena, California, under Act of 1897. The Tab, off-campus publication, announces that an audition will be held at 4:15 pm tomorrow, at La Conga on Vine street in Hollywood. The audition will be for a college talent show to be presented Sunday, October 22. Motion picture stars and talent scouts will be present to judge merits of the show. If any PJC student is selected to appear in the production Sunday, that student will be treated by La Conga to a free dinner for himself and partner, and one other couple. “This is an excellent opportunity for the hundreds of talented students at our college to actually test their mer¬ its, and of course there’s the possibility that such an audition will lead to a studio or stage contract,” commented Forrest Duke, editor of The Tab. Air Coec/s, Pan-Avia to discuss plans at Patrons' association launches annual drive enlisting teachers and students' parents The Patrons association, formerly the Parent-Teachers association, has launched a membership drive to enlist a larger number of teachers and students’ parents. Membership information may be obtained from Miss Pauline Novak in Dr. John W. Harbeson’s office on the east campus or from Mrs. Clarence Place, membership chairman, at SY 6-4046. “The Patrons try to back the college in everything it does; they contribute to the student aid fund, sponsor the Tuesday Evening Forum lectures and other important college events,” Mrs. Place stated. joint meet Thursday All men and women students inter¬ ested in any phase of aviation are in¬ vited to attend a joint meeting of Air- Coeds and Pan-Avia in room 200C at 3 o’clock next Thursday. Activities for the year will be discussed and plans for the near future will be made. Patrons’ association meetings are held the fourth Monday of every month in the east campus social hall. At these meetings discussions of topics related to the school are held. Subject for discussion during this semester’s meetings is student organizations and student government. In addition, the Patrons hold card parties, skating parties and other social affairs to raise money for the student aid fund. They backed junior college ticket sales for the football circus on October 3, raising $125.