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Vol. 32
Pasadena Junior College, October 25, 191)0
No Chronicle
Next Week;
Triads Instead
No. 10
'Crafty Hair Takes Stage Today
Punchy Wunchies
Famed Variety Show
I Is Today 7s Assembly
I Favorite assembly for most of PJC’s big student body is
I variety show “Crafty Hall.” Already a ticket office success is
I ’40 “Crafty Hall” which will be staged at 8 :55 a.m. today in
I Sexson auditorium and at 10 :39 a.m. on the West Campus.
Entirely a student enterprise, “Crafty Hall” presents a
I cast of 50 directed by quick-witted Dick McMoyler who star-
II red in last year’s production.
J. C. England, Ellen Harmon, Bob Gallagher and Bill Guness
rehearsing the script for today’s performance of Crafty Hall
Triads, Old Pasadena Custom,
Begin Next Week
PJC’s triad system of examination is often looked upon by
students as some diabolical plan on the part of faculty and
school heads to give students periodic scholastic jitters.
In the first few years at Pasadena High School, when
the quarterly system of examination was in vogue, students
were quizzed at the end of a nine week period or in the mid¬
dle of the semester. The faculty soon found that the nine
Hit-Run
Court Machinery
T ests Board Action
Students get their first chance to witness PJC’s court
machinery in action on a “big” case this afternoon at 3 p.m.
Room 200 C on the East Campus. But todays “hit anci
run” trial will only whet students’ appetites for the big con¬
stitutional case of Jim Eley versus the Student Board next
Monday.
Today’s trial pits Roland Vasquez against Spencer Cril-
ly, both accusing each other of reckless driving (hit and run).
No one knows which one of the
accused hit the other first but
since Crilly was the first to book
charges he will receive the first
hearing today before Hon. Judge
Warren Glass.
Biggest court trial of the
year, however, is scheduled
Monday when Finance Secre¬
tary Jim Eley brings charges
of “unconstitutionality” against
the Student Board for their de¬
cisions permitting President
Harlan Erickson and Associate
President Jerry Adams to sign
requisitions from the general
fund. .
TEST
Attorney General Warren Al¬
len will defend the Board, while
Warren Glass will be Eley’s
counsel. Most significant fact of
the trial is its test of PJC’s new
flexible constitution adopted by
students late last semester.
New PJC Course
Will Train
Advanced Pilots
In connection with the Civil
Aeronautics training at Pasadena
Junior College is being offered
an advanced course, open to
those who have gone only
through the primary course either
at Pasadena Junior College
or at some other college. Grad¬
uates of this Advanced Course
will be eligible to enter basic air
training in the Army Air Corps
without first going through the
primary stages.
The course is open to those
who have completed two years
of college work and can pass a
rigid physical examination. The
course consists of 144 hours of
ground school work which is be¬
ing given daily at Pasadena Ju¬
nior College, from 1 to 3 o’clock
each afternoon, and flight in¬
struction which is being given
in military type aeroplanes at
Vail Field, by the United Flying
Schools of America.
Monday, October 28: First
Triad Exams.
Friday, November 1: Foot¬
ball game. PJC vs. Modesto
JC in Bose Bowl, 8:00 p. m.
Saturday, November 2: Soph¬
omore Class Dance.
Tuesday, November 5: In¬
formal Dance. East Campus at
3:15 p. m.
Thursday, November 7: Pa¬
geant. Rose Bowl. 8:00 p. m.
Monday, November 11: Ar¬
mistice Day Holiday. Back¬
wards dance, Civic Auditorium,
8:00 p. m. Football game, PJC
vs. San Francisco, there, at
8:00 p. m.
Thursday November 14:
Doorstep Players. West Cam¬
pus Auditorium at 3:00 p. m.
Lancers Follow Lead
Of Trojan Knights;
Uphold Traditions
“He must have high moral
character, pleasing personal ap¬
pearance, ability and initiative
in constructive measures, school
loyalty, popularity among the
general Student Body, satisfac¬
tory scholarship, two semesters
of extra curriculum activity, and
promise of future service.” These
aren’t the qualifications of a Ju¬
nior Superman. Just Section I
of Article III of the Lancer Con¬
stitution.
UPHOLD TRADITIONS
Founded some 12 or 14 years
ago by students and administra¬
tors along parallel lines with
Trojan Knights of the Univer¬
sity of Southern California, Lanc¬
ers propose “to further and fos¬
ter school spirit, establish and
uphold traditions of the college,
promote the reputation of the
college on and off the campus,
and to stand ready to give assis¬
tance to the Student Body.”
SHIELDMEN ADDED
Into this orbit recently came
the Shieldmen service club. Fol¬
lowing the example of the
Knights, who affiliated with an¬
other service club, the Squires,
for the same problem, solution
of membership, Shieldmen were
incorporated by unanimous vote
as a training ground for Lanc¬
ers. Majority of Lancer candi¬
dates, having qualified, must go
through a period of apprentice¬
ship in the Shieldmen before
“graduating” into the more ad¬
vanced group.
In the future the Lancers will
perform more as assistants to
the Dean of Men and leave the
“policing” to the Shieldmen.
Debate Tilts
To Start Soon
All students interesed in de¬
bate are to be given the chance
to exhibit their oratorical powers
in a series of fourteen inter¬
school debates to be held this
year, starting in November.
The debate coach, Will Evans,
Mort Brandler, and Ernie Blum-
berg represented PJC at the re¬
cent conference of the Western
Association of Speech last Sat¬
urday October 19, at Cal Tech.
The subject of debates was
brought up, and met with unani¬
mous approval from all Junior
Colleges present, who pledged
their support to the plan.
“Symposiums and panel discus¬
sions will be included in the pro¬
gram with the debates, stated
Ernie Blumberg. He added that
they will be held in room 200C
and will be open to the public,
both as participants and as spec¬
tators. A petition is being circu¬
lated among Social Science teach¬
ers whereby topics may be found
which will be of vital interest to
everyone. These teachers will
give extra credit to pupils who
attend and take notes or partici¬
pate.
Blumberg Makes
Pasadena Pageant
Conscious
“The whole idea is to get a
new student union.” With these
familiar words, Ernie Blumberg,
AMS president opened a break¬
fast board meeting last Tuesday.
Speaking of the forthcoming
event to be held in the Rose
Bowl, the night of Nov. 7, Blum¬
berg outlined the plans for mak¬
ing “Pasadena Pageant Con¬
scious.”
In an attempt to raise approxi¬
mately $6000, deemed necessary
to swell funds for a long awaited,
“dream,” student union, commit¬
tees are being formed in order to
secure public support. Commit¬
tees of five students each will
individually visit local element¬
ary and junior high schools in
an attempt to sell tickets and to
recruit enthusiasm among fu¬
ture JC students. Likewise,
teams within the school will be
organized for the same purpose.
To the student selling the most
tickets will be presented a com¬
plimentary ticket to the Rose
Bowl New Year’s Day.
Rip Van Winkle
weeks elapsing between the be¬
ginning of school and the first
examinations was too long; too
many students, if not making
recommended grades could not
find other courses to occupy their
time. Consequently, a method of
monthly quizzes was inauguart-
ed. This, too, proved unsatisfac¬
tory by placing hardships upon
the teachers. Making up the
‘long book,’ containing lists of
students names with their month¬
ly grades, lost many a professor
his full night’s sleep.
TRIAD IDEA ..
Six years ago the faculty met
and appointed committees to in¬
vestigate methods used in other
halls of learning and to find a
satisfactory solution to the ex¬
amination problem. After months
spent studying and weighing the
merits of various systems, the
committees submitted their sug¬
gestions. The triad idea met with
enthusiasm, for it embodied all
the advantages of the outmoded
quarterly system and none of its
disadvantages.
Dean of Records, John A. An¬
derson, likens PJC’s present triad
method to that of Stanford Uni¬
versity’s. There, students are
tested and graded at six week pe¬
riods, there, as at PJC the stu¬
dent can know exactly where he
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sandwiched between popular
Joe Hobson New
Business Manager
For Publications
Blue eyed, dark haired Joe
Hobson stepped this week into
the big job of handling Pasa¬
dena Junior College Chronicle
business affairs, replacing Ed
Davis, business manager retired.
Four weeks ago when he enrolled
at PJC, Hobson knew little of
newspaper business, did not
dream of becoming Chronicle’s
business manager. Now he is top
man in his department, bosses a
staff of ten.
Not limited to educational in¬
terests, business and advertising,
Hobson is an ardent flying fan,
enjoys putting his private li¬
cense into use by flying about
in rented planes when he can af¬
ford it, hopes some day to have
a plane of his own.
Aggressive Mr. Hobson plans
a rigid economy program for the
Chronicle, says wastefulness is
cause of too-high overhead, seeks
to impress this fact on careless
Chronicle reporters. He hates
the hubub reporters create in the
office.
A member of Alhambra High
School’s ’38 summer graduating
class, Hobson is now a third year
student at PJC, was an import¬
ant member of Los Alcaldes,
powerful AHS service organiza¬
tion.
swing and classical music spe¬
cialties will go to make up the
“meat” of the program.
GAG ARTISTS
Featured gag artists will be J.
C. England, Miriam Purdon,
Marilyn Walker, Bob Gallagher
and Bob Wilcott. Handling sound
effects will be John Newton. Two
hist from PJC’s swing seven,
“Six Hits and a Miss,” are Jerry
Preshaw and Howard Hudson
who have teamed with Gloria
Darling and Jeanne Ventien to
sing a special arrangement of
“Isle of May.”
Headlining singing stars are
Tom Lockhart, whose selection
will be “O’ Evening Star,” and
new discovery Alan Hamran who
will croon popular song hits.
Under the baton of Gabriel Bar-
told 25 classic-swing instrumen¬
talists make up the largest band
ever to play for a “Crafty Hall”
show.
PUNCHY-WUNCHY
Direct take-off of Bing Cros¬
by’s KMH radio program, this
year’s “Crafty Hall” is mythic¬
ally sponsored by Punchy Wun-
chy breakfast cereal, actual fi¬
nancial backing comes from
PJC’s associated student body.
Production boss Dick McMoy¬
ler says the background equip¬
ment, lighting and sound effects,
are “really weird,” believes the
talent on his show is by far the
best of any of ’40 “Crafty Hall’s”
three annual predecessors. Essen¬
tial assistants to McMoyler are
Bill Burke, gag-man, and Randy
Voss, script-girl.
Beards Grow Longer
As Whiskerino Ends Tonight
No, it’s not Rip Van Winkle, nor a Russian baron. And
by no means is it Santa Claus. It’s probably Ernie Blumberg,
popular AMS prexy, or maybe Dave Orswell, drum-spanker
in the Bulldog Band, or some other fellow who has entered
the Annual Whiskerino Contest.
Don’t be alarmed when masculine student body members,
with spiky, weedy chins lope down the halls “dragging their
beards behind them,” because facial fungus is in style at PJC.
This earnest struggle for bearded superiority is nothing new
at Bulldogtown.
Pep Commissioner and sponsor of the “beard-test” Ed
“Ape” Vath, who is also a participant, announces that Whis¬
kerino is held to promote more and better school spirit and
fun. Last year’s winner was Dale Clayton, former editor of
the Chronicle.
This year the climax of the annual whiskering campaign
will take place at tonight’s PJC-Ventura game. The winner
will get 50 cents, the price of a shave, and a huge prize of a
hitherto undisclosed nature. The judging will take place on
the gridiron at half time.
Noteworthy “celebs” entered in the contest are
Harlan Erickson, President of the Student Body; Francis
Stevenson, prosecuting attorney; Warren D. Allen, attorney
general; Calvin Swallows, circulation manager of the Cam-
pix, and Ray Contino, accordianist.
Rose Queen Tryouts Again
Today, Tomorrow.
Smooth co-eds fortunate enough to withstand the severe scrutiny
of the local Tournament of Roses Queen judging committee will hear
from that august group in a few days. And they will hear good news,
for beauties picked from the preliminaries of last week will tryout
again today and tomorrow at the West Campus Auditorium.
At these semi-finals, the official committee from the Tournament
of Roses Association will be more than stern judges, making the
girls undergo a series of more complicated tests.
Semi-final contests eliminate all but a few still more beautiful
collegiennes ; and from this group will remain only the Queen and
Princesses of the nationally-famous Tournament of Roses.
Fate alone knows who the seven gorgeous ones will be.
Phenomenonian
Meeting Monday
Excursions to the desert, scien¬
tific lectures from faculty mem¬
bers, and student talks and “bull
sessions” on physical or life sci¬
ence are all a part of the pro¬
gram for the Phenomenonian
Club, men’s honorary science or¬
ganization.
First of Phenomenonian feat¬
ures for the year is a discussion
of chemical time reactions, to be
given by Max Barsh in room
207 E, Monday 3:00 p.m. At that
time future programs for the se¬
mester will be decided.
Men students interested in sci¬
ence are invited to attend Phe¬
nomenonian meetings, usually
held Friday during the assembly
period. Especially welcomed are
former members of Sci-Math, a
science club no longer in exist¬
ence.
Joe Hobson takes over duties
of business managership of the
Chronicle. — Page 1.
William O. Payne writes on
stage technique and the thea¬
tre. — Page 4.
The “White Army” increases
technical knowledge at Pasa¬
dena Community Playhouse.
— Page 2.
Student asks for reason of
Locker Room blockade. — P. 4.
Supreme Court finds diffi¬
culty in settling student squab¬
ble — Page 1.
WAA holds gigantic confer¬
ence at famous Vista del Ar¬
royo Hotel. — Page 2.