Hallowe'en
Dance
Thrown
Vol. 38
Pasadena Junior College, October 26, 1945
Guild
Presents
Comedy
No. 6
Army Specifies Benefits of
New Reenlistment Setup
Veterans who now re-enlist for the Regular Army can
collect sums up to one thousand dollars each, it was revealed,
as announcement was made of the newly-passed “Voluntary
Recruitment Act of 1945.”
Under the terms of the new law, men who enroll for ser¬
vice in the peacetime army are paid a variety of cash bene¬
fits. These include mustering-out
“Charley’s Aunt“ Production
To Have Matinee, Night Dates
Climaxing a six week rehearsal period, the Players’ Guild will present the well-known
comedy-farce “Charley’s Aunt,” in Sexson Auditorium, Thursday, November 1, at 3:15,
and Saturday, November 3, at 8:00 p. m.
This cleverly-written play by Brandon Thomas has delighted audiences since its first
production and has become a favorite in the comedy theater. The action takes place in the
common room of a men’s college in England. The time is 1905.
Hospital Christmas Plans
Made By Junior Council
“Christmas comes but once a year,” and the members of
the Junior Class Council are making plans to increase the
amount of December gaiety and fun for servicemen stationed
in outlying hospitals.
Under the leadership of Rowena Baker and Phil Miller,
the council is to form a show composed of PJC talent for the
pay, which is $200 for men who
have at least three months pre¬
vious service, and $300 for men
with overseas duty.
Bonus For Service
Other payments now made to
men who re-enlist include bonus¬
es of $50 for each year of pre¬
vious service, and travel pay of
five cents per mile for each mile
of travel from the place of re¬
enlistment to the soldier’s home
and return.
Men now volunteering are per¬
mitted to select their own branch
of service as well as the area
in which they will serve. Volun¬
teers may enroll for periods of
one year, 18 months, two years
and three years, and the bene¬
fits of the GI Bill of Rights are
granted to all men now signing
up for the Regular Army. Men
who re-enlist within 20 days after
their discharge are also re-enlist¬
ed in their former army rank.
It is expected that these new
regulations will attract large
numbers of ex-soldiers back in¬
to the ranks of the peacetime
army.
Local Recruiting office is lo¬
cated at the American Legion
Buildifig, 131 N. Marengo Ave.,
Pasadena, California.
Try-Outs Begin
By 1946 Crafty
“Crafty with Television in
1946,” the OMD production to
be presented as the final assembly
of the semester, will hold tryouts
for participants on Monday, Oc¬
tober 29 at 3:00 in room 200C.
Any kind of talent is desired:
comedy, singing, dancing, etc. and
every member of the student body
is eligible to try. Singers and
dancers must bring their music
and there will be pianists to
accompany them.
Rose Parade
Assembly Topic
The tradition of the annual
Rose Parade, discontinued dur¬
ing the war, foill be resumed this
year with the Queen and her
Princesses again reigning over
the procession, it was officially
stated in this morning’s assem¬
bly. Leaders of the Tournament
of Roses Committee were present
to discuss the selection of the
PJC coeds who will become the
Queen and her Court; Mary Rut-
te, last year’s Queen, related
some of the experiences encount¬
ered during her reign. Mr. J. S.
Nichols, in charge of the commit¬
tee for selection, opened the pro¬
gram and Mr. Ray Strutt, Presi¬
dent of the Tournament of Ros¬
es committee spoke.
Following the business of the
assembly, Bill Stanley, PJC stu¬
dent, presented a program of ex¬
cerpts from the Greig A Minor
Concerto. The selections includ¬
ed the opening theme of this
work, to which the words have
been added and is now popularly
known as “I Look At Heaven.”
Additional entertainment in¬
cluded Fid Gordon, presenting a
comedy routine with a violin, and
Phil and Dottie Phelps, acrobatic
team, who demonstrated some of
the more dangerous uses for lad¬
ders.
The assembly was sponsored
by the councils of the four class¬
es under the direction of Mary
Rutte of the Senior Class, Ro¬
wena Baker, Junior Class, Skip
White, Sophomore, and Laura
Jane Cox, Freshman.
entertainment of these wounded
men.
Dick Weils, master of ceremon¬
ies, will present the “Hi-Liters”
directed and produced by himself.
A group from ten to twenty girls
under the chairmanship of Jean
Thorns, will serve do-nuts and
coffee in the wards and will con¬
duct group singing.
Gifts to Ire Given
Christmas gifts will also be
given to the men. Mabel Mann-
schreek is in charge of these gifts
for distribution. Final plans for
the collection have not yet been
made.
A meeting of the committee
was held last Sunday, and definite
plans were made as to what type
of acts the show should be com¬
posed of.
Shieldman Back
Under Bolander
Under the direction of Fred
Bolander, Student Body President,
the Shieldmen, a law enforcement
group which was disbanded dur¬
ing the war, is returning to the
campus. The duties of the or¬
ganization will be the same as
in former years ; keeping the cam¬
pus orderly and aiding the Lan-
cer-Spartans and the court bod¬
ies.
To date, ten members have
been enrolled in the club, with
the total enrollment not to ex¬
ceed fifteen. Candidates will be
selected for membership. Officers
lander; vice-president, Fred Bo¬
lander; vic-president, Fred Gled-
hue; and secretary. Lowell Gates.
Seniors of PJC have been in¬
vited to compete in the annual
scholarship examinations to be
held at Occidental College, Sat¬
urday, December 1, for a series
of honor scholarships and achieve¬
ment awards. The entry list
closes Saturday, November 24.
The scholarship program for
1946-47 includes freshman high
school honor scholarships and
junior college honor scholarships
to be awarded to men and women
on the basis of scholastic stand¬
ing, competitive examinations,
and geographical distribution.
Honor scholarships are valued at
$150 to $350.
Scouts To Take
Over Half-Time
One of the highlights of the
PJC-Long Beach JC game to be
played in the Rose Bowl on Oc¬
tober 26, will be the demonstra¬
tions put on by the San Gabriel
Valley Boy Scout Council. Over
2,000 cubs, scouts and senior
scouts, led by the Bulldog band,
will parade into the Rose Bowl
and display the colors of the Star
Spangled Banner before the
game.
At half time, 15 minutes of
demonstrations will be presented
by several troops of scouts. Don
Gillies, chairman of camping and
other activities for the Boy
Scout chairman of camping and
other activities for the Boy
Scout Council, has coordinated
these various activities.
Cub Scout Pack 2 of El Monte
will demonstrate cub craft and
Indian lore. They will be led
by their cubmaster. H. H. Cawer.
Bridge building, as done by the
soldiers in the South Pacific, will
be demonstrated by Troop 16 of
Alhambra, whose leader is Ar¬
thur W. Gray.
Physical training will be shown
by the tumbling acts of Hawey
M. Johnson, leader of Troop 1,
Portrerro Heights. Explorer
Post 100, led by S. D. Horning,
will use US Forestry equipment
to show control of fire.
The Sea Scouts’ Ship, the SSS
Aurora, skippered by James D.
Tracy, will be the center of a
traditional drill, “Hoisting the
Scuttlebutt,” illustrating rigging
gear to hoist heavy weights on
shipboard.
Achievement awards, vauled
from $100 to $250, are for fresh¬
men high school and junior col¬
lege students, and made on the
basis of merit in scholarship, stu¬
dent activities, competitive exam¬
ination, and geographical distri¬
bution.
Students not able to reach the
campus may make arrangements
to take the examinations at then-
home schools. Full information,
together with application forms
for the examination, may be ob¬
tained from Benjamin H. Culley,
Secretary of the Committee on
Scholarships, Occidental College
Los Angeles 41, California.
It is the story of two college
boys, Jack and Charley, who per¬
suade a friend to dress as Char¬
ley’s aunt and act as a chaper¬
one while they propose to their
girl friends, Kitty and Amy. The
resulting confusion and the side¬
splitting situations which devel¬
op are certain to bring tears of
laughter throughout the hree hil¬
arious acts.
Heading the large cast is Jack
Larson, who will scramble in
and out of many embarrassing
moments while he is "Charlev’s
Aunt”. Tom Wirick and Bob
Kratz, as the college boys, and
Nancy MacNaught and Mary
Dietz, as their sweethearts, fur¬
nish the romantic interest as well
as causing “Charley’s Aunt” a
great deal of trouble.
Mark Miller and David Albee,
as two elderly lovers, vie for the
hand of the supposed aunt,
while the real aunt, played by
Lillian Kovar, turns up to add
to the merriment.
Supporting Roles
The supporting roles are plav-
ed by Patricia Penny, Don Hall.
Florence McNabb and Elaine
Fehd.
The play is directed by Miss
Katherine Kester, faculty advis¬
er to Players’ Guild. The student
director is Frances Evans. Set
designing was handled by Juan¬
ita Ough and Lynn Stevens of
the Art Department. The stage
technology students are engaged
in constructing sets under the
supervision of their new adviser,
Mr. Fred Latshaw.
Student Admission Free
All students will be admitted
free upon presentation of their
student body books. General ad¬
mission is 35c and tickets will be
sold in the Triton Booth and at
the door of the performances.
Board Acts On
Huddle Debate
The major discussion at the
Student Board meeting yester¬
day was the problem of the Hud¬
dle. By the original plan, the
program was to be self-sustain¬
ing from advertising and sales;
but so far, this has not been ac¬
complished. It was necessary for
the Board to underwrite $275
for the issue this week, unless
it should prove self-supporting,
because of the problems of rais¬
ed printing costs and deadline er¬
rors, a closed board meeting was
set for an interview with the
Huddle adviser and editor.
The constitution for the recog¬
nized Shieldmen group was read
and unanimously approved by the
Board. The conditions of mem¬
bership, duties, officers, organiz¬
ation, pins and meetings were
stated.
The Chronicle requested per¬
mission to omit the issue of the
Wednesday preceding the Thanks¬
giving holiday and devote the
money to a six or eight jage
Christmas issue. The request was
granted.
Ill Memoriain
By DR. JOHN W. HARBESON
On Sunday, October 21, Dr.William F. Dexter, Superintendent
of Public Instruction for the State of California passed away as the
result of a heart attack. In his passing, California and the nation
have suffered the loss of a great educational leader.
Although still in the prime of his life, Doctor Dexter had al¬
ready achieved a brilliant career. After graduation from Penn
College he served as professor at Earlham College and subsequently
for many years as President at Whittier College. In 1937 he was
appointed State Superintendent of Public Instruction and gave to
the public schools of California the masterly leadership so essential
during the critical war years and fateful period immediately pre-
ceeding.
A personal acquaintanceship over a period of twenty-three
years has impressed upon me some of the well-springs of his
greatness.
Probably his most outstanding characteristic was his devotion
to a high idealism deeply rooted in uncompromising convictions.
Doctor Dexter has some basic convictions which were never sac¬
rificed for personal gain or temporary expediency. This basic
quality of character won for him the confidence of us all.
Secondly, he was a man of courage. He defended his convic¬
tions in the face of the bitterest opposition. No political advantage
could entice him away from a courageous stand for what he
believed to be right.
And coupled with these guiding principles of his life was the
element of human sympathy. Doctor Dexter knew how to be
friendly and his entire life was developed in an atmosphere of
good will.
It was this happy combination of personal strength and
human understanding that made him the great leader that he was.
Occidental College Announces
Examination For Scholarships
