Pasadena Chronicle, September 13, 1933

DON’T MISS: “Our Era” on a New Phase of N. R. A. Page 2. Stories About Jaysee Football Teams. Page 4. “Villa” and “Anthony” — Book Re¬ views. Page 2. Reading Gripping Western Story. Page 2. jtoaticim (£l]voniclc Mouthpiece of 4000 Junior J^llege Students NEWS HINTS Friday Night’s Frosh Hi-Jinks. Page 1. Sketch of New Student Officers. Page 1. Latest Auditorium Developments. Dr. Bird’s Vespers Sermon. Page 3. Page X. Vol. XXV Pasadena, California, September 13, 1933. No. 1 Assembly Hall Will Be Closed Smiling Student Governors Sidewalls Will Be Braced To Ward Off Threat Of Earthquake Dark and uninhabited, the junior college auditorium will this year stand alone as a sacrifice to the threat of the earthquake shock. No gatherings of any kind, ex¬ cepting stage rehearsals, will be held in the hall until possibly the latter part of the spring term. Sometime during this period, the sidewalls will at least be braced against danger of collapse, and. the entire building may be remodeled. Although lack of an auditorium will entail some confusion and in¬ convenience, the activities pro¬ gram of the school will in no way be reduced, according to Dr. John W. Harbeson, principal. Convoca¬ tions and minor meetings will take place in the church across the street, rallies and similiar presen¬ tations will be held before the the annual Christmas fiesta will appear in the Civic Auditorium, and the various productions of the Players’ Guild and Bauble and Bells will be staged in different junior high school locales. Law Responsible The forced vacancy of the as¬ sembly hall and its planned im¬ provement is based upon the law passed by the state legislature this summer making boards of educa¬ tion criminally liable for injury in case of school-building earthquake damage. All such structures must comply with the regulations of the new state building code. Popular demand of parents for more safety for their children is another reason for the emergency ruling. In the event that the city-wide bond election planned for October polls a favorable vote, the audi¬ torium walls would be torn down and rebuilt; the balcony would be extended on the sides as far as the stage; the present chairs would be replaced with more modern and comfortable seats. Extensive Alterations Other parts of the Horace Mann building would also see changes The basement would be remodeled, with many improvements on the cafeteria; tile walls and partitions would be torn out; and other changes made. School buildings in other parts of the city would also benefit under the bond vote. Less extensive improvements will be in order in case the bond issue is not approved, tire funds to be drawn from the general taxes of the city. Braces would be applied to the sidewalls and any other weak points strengthened, but the more elaborate work plan¬ ned under the bond finances would be dropped. Minor changes Minor transformations in equip¬ ment have been made during the summer vacation period.. 1G07 wide-arm chairs have replaced the old-type permanent desks which still remained; 113C has been made into a consultation room for stu¬ dents and teachers, nine separate partitions being provided for use; library and. cafeteria tables and chairs have been refinished; some of the rooms remodeled; athletic equipment renewed, and the school will soon sport a' brand new front lawn. The policy of the city school fathers in their precautionary and restoration plans was explained by Courtenay Monsen, secretary of the local educational committee. “The Board of Education,” he said, “is desirous of making every build¬ ing in the community school sys¬ tem as safe as is humanly possi¬ ble.” Collegi tans Will Meet On Friday Mast and Dagger Sponsors Opening Assembly at Horrell Field From left to right, second row: Vincent Fite, A. M. S. head; Dean James P. O'Mara; Foster Markolf, Sophomore Representative. Front row: Eleanor Northrup, Junior President; Lambert West- ling, Student Body Chief; and Loretta Melton, A. W. S. Leader. Picture of Bob Simpson, Senior Representative, appears with story below. New Faces Appear in Each Jaysee Student Body Office Leaders Have Varied Previous Experience in Jobs Of Responsibility; Westling Is Chief Of School Government For Term Contrary to the trend of an older order, when a political “career” at the junior college generally extended over a num¬ ber of semesters, there exists this year the unique situation - of a new face for every adminis- Jaysee Has Ample Fund Going Up! * * * * Enrollment High All-time record in P. J. C. for first-day enrollment was reached Monday when 3763 students reg¬ istered before noon. Approxi¬ mately 50 more signed up before closing time. A total attendance of more than 4000 students im¬ probable if this year's increase equals that of last year, when the 3600 registered the first day swelled to a maximum of 3907 in February, 1933, an increase of 9.4% over the previous term. Of the total, 2032 were men and 1875 were women. Of the men, 821 were in the lower divi¬ sion, and 1211 in the upper. Cor¬ responding figures for the wom¬ en were 861 and 1024, making a total of 1672 students in the lower section and 2238 in the upper. Appropriations to Allow Full Calendar, Says Dr. Harbeson Regardless of the large cut in junior college appropriations or¬ dered by the state legislature, Pas¬ adena junior college upper divi¬ sion will have ample finances to carry on a full “book” of activi¬ ties, Principal John W. Harbeson told the Chronicle this week. Lower division funds have been unaffected, Dr. Harbeson said. Contrary to belief, the reduction in the city tax rate from $2.20 to $1.49 per $100 assessed valuation is not responsible for the decrease. Through operation of the Riley- Stewart tax system, much of the burden which formerly fell on the taxpayer is now borne by the state, aside from the fact that gen¬ eral conditions have made neces¬ sary the reduction in junior col¬ lege funds. In line with the economy pro¬ gram, which is in effect for two years, there will be larger and fewer classes, .and a smaller num¬ ber of elective offerings. Y.W. Entertains New Collegians With attendance at this year’s vespers tea far exceeding that of former times, 600 students partook of refreshments furnished by the Y. W. C. A. in the social hall fol¬ lowing the vesper services Sunday. Entertainment was offered by Moreland Kortkamp, who present¬ ed semi-classical piano selections. Mary Leslie Header was in gener¬ al charge, Helen Peterson and Ma¬ ry Mapp planned the refreshments and Alta Paquette headed the hos¬ tesses. Guests of honor included Miss Catherine J. Robbins, dean of wom¬ en; James P. O’Mara, dean of men; Mrs. J. P. O’Mara, and John A. Sexson, superintendent of schools. PUPIS ELECTED As a result of the Spartan election Monday evening, Olive Pupis was chosen for the presi¬ dency of the women’s service or¬ ganization. Other officers are Lorraine Palmer, vice-president; Jeanette Mogensen, secretary; and Marjorie Ellis, treasurer. Bob Simp-son trative office. Lambert Westling, student body president, vacated the office of A. M. S. prexy to take over his new duties. In the latter post he has been succeed¬ ed by Vincent Fite, who in turn had been West- ling’s successor as secretary of ath¬ letics. Westling was lower divisi- sion football eapt- tain in 1931 and won the Kiwanis award for all-a¬ round merit in 1932. He is a Lancer and a member of Mast and Dagger as is Fite. Bob Simpson, senior representa¬ tive, is new to the duties of being a class president, but has alwavs been active in student affairs, be¬ ing a Lancer and an election com¬ mitteeman. His office carries with it the vice-presidency of the stu¬ dent body. Junior ‘Rep’ Junior class representative El¬ eanor Northrup gained her execu¬ tive experience as first vice-presi¬ dent and secretary of the A. W. S. She is a Spartan and a member of important junior college organiza¬ tions. Loretta Melton served as a vice-president of the A. W. S. be fore taking over the presidency. Foster Markolf, sophomore repre¬ sentative, has been a class council¬ man. Office of the secretary of acti¬ vities is filled by James’ Williams, who was formerly secretary of oral arts. He is an oratory contest prize-winner and has appeared in dramatic productions. Pauline Stevens, new oral arts secretary, has been leading lady in several plays. Records Secretary Harriett Tilden, who as secre¬ tary of social affairs for two sem¬ esters was in charge of several leading jaysee activities, has step¬ ped into the office of secretary of records, being replaced in the so¬ cial affairs job by Mary Linek, who has directed publicity bureau work and has headed numerous com¬ mittees. Both are Spartans and wearers of the Mast and Dagger emblem. Behind Margaret Johnson, secre¬ tary of publications, is a three-year record of service unsurpassed in the junior college. She was presi¬ dent of the freshman and sopho¬ more classes during both semesters of each year, secretary of A. W. S., Pasadena’s entire student body will meet for the first time this year on Friday morning at 10 o’clock on Horrell field, in the tra¬ ditional opening assembly spon¬ sored by the Order of Mast and Dagger. Thirty members of the famed Bulldog band will present a diversi¬ fied arrangement of popular musi¬ cal selections and a quartet will sing a specialty number. Harbeson to Talk One ofythe chief aims of the assembly is to acquaint new stu¬ dents with the work of Mast and Dagger, which is the chief service organization of the junior col¬ lege. Principal John W. Harbeson will speak on this subject. Margaret Johnson, president of the group and secretary of publi¬ cations, heads the arrangement committee for the gathering. Working with her are Madelaine Currie, secretary, and Leland Houghton, treasurer. Meet Thursday All members of the society are requester to attend an important meeting in the office of Dean O’Mara, Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. General, honorary, and service clubs also will meet Friday during the same period. There will be no Wednesday club periods this year but groups will be classified and will meet on Fridays. Further no¬ tices concerning assemblies and club meetings will appear in the bulletin. Women To Have Party Open house, by-word of hospi- taliity, will also mean spicy enter¬ tainment Friday at 3 p. m., when the Woman’s Athletic association holds its open house party in the women’s gym. Games of deck tennis, shuffle- board, cards, dancing and refresh¬ ments will be a few of the fea¬ tures of the afternoon. Frances McNearny, W. A. A. president, urges old and new girls to attend this “once in a semester” frolic planned by the board con¬ sisting of Joanna Pupis, vice-presi¬ dent; Mary Cornett, corresponding secretary; Roberta Vail, treasurer; Sophie Tajima, parliamentarian; basketball manager, Nancie Kel¬ logg; archery and hockey man¬ agers, Jo Paulson and Kay Bowers, respectively. Collegians to Get Plaeards Like to Visit at Fair? Go See Frosh Hi-Jinks Friday in Girl’s Gym 'Magic Carpet’ Will Bring Hall of Science and Ripley Snake to Traditional Affair Sponsored Semi- Annually by Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. The Century of Progress exposition will be veritably transferred to the campus when incoming freshmen are en¬ tertained by the Y. W. C. A. and Y. M. C. A. at their semi¬ annual frosh hi-jinks in the women’s gym this Friday eve¬ ning at 7 :30. In the outdoor gym, frosh guests will find themselves - visiting the Hal) of Science and __ A other spots of interest at the VulTH II A1 C World’s Fair while they partici- Effected On J. C. Faculty Teachers Are Transfered, On Leave, and Released Teaching staff changes released to the Chronicle this week show that four new instructors and a similar number who have returned from leaves of absence will replace eight who have transferred to new locations or are on leave and three who have left. New members of the faculty are Elmer A. Cropp, from Muir Tech, teacher of Smith-Hughes machine shop work; Fannie M. Kerns, di¬ rector of art in Pasadena City schools, who wil instruct several classes in this department; John Henry Lyons, city schools music head, who wil have classes under him; and Francis McGough jr., from Muir Tech, Smith-Hughes electricity teacher. Returning Instructors Returning instructors are Earl D. Davis, who was studying at Columbia university, New York; Dr. Glenn L. Lembke, who earned his doctor’s degree in philosophy at New York university; Mrs. Margaret McCaughna (formerly Miss Margaret Baker), librarian; and Mrs. Ruby P. Purviance, home economics teacher. Transfers include; Miss Alexan¬ dra Bagley, part-time librarian, to Muir Tech; William L. Holmes, electrical technology teacher, to Ventura J. €.; Walter W. Martin, woodwork instructor, to Eliot jun¬ ior high; A. P. Meub, commerce teacher, and Hubert H. Parker, music teacher, to Wilson junior high; and Stanley R. Stanbery, in¬ structor in aviation, to Capistrano high school. On Leave Miss Elizabeth Keppie, drama¬ tics instructor and coach, is in Ha¬ waii on a one-semester leave. Wil¬ liam D. Leech wil spend a year in Australia to make researches on behalf of the government of that country. Those not returning are Miss Gladys Buchholz, Miss Hazel G. Long, and Mrs. Esther L. Tenison. Identification cards will be is¬ sued to every student as soon as registration is completed and signed program cards are returned to window 4 in the records office, according to John A. Anderson, dean of records. The placard will be required by the library for the borrowing of books, and will be used for other school purposes. “This card will serve to identify students in the community as well as in the junior college and will help in establishing a feeling of personal responsibility in dealing with school and business offices,” stated Mr. Anderson. Delivery of ducats begins today and Friday is expected to be the closing day of issuance. No pro vision has been made for replacing lost cards. Army Unit Candidates Must Submit Names SCHOLARS WILL APPLY Students eligible for C. S. F. or Alpha who did not ynake out appli¬ cations last semester may obtain and return application blanks at window one by September 22. pate in a series of games directed by Coach Jack Niday* One of Ripley's “Believe It or Not” wonder snakes will wend its way through the room and wil, finally separate into hundreds of pieces when “World’s Fair” visi¬ tors serpentine into the indoor gym to be transformed into the audience of the Hi-jinx program. Steve Salisian, well known former student, will assume the tasks of master of ceremonies, while Ray Kendall will put spice into the group singing. Various restrictive clubs will apply their talents to the entertainment in the form of short skits. Fair Movies The highlight of the evening will be reached when authentic moving pictures of the Century of Prog¬ ress will flash on the screen. Vari¬ ous familiar P. J. C. faces will appear throughout these pictures that were taken by a group of junior college science teachers at the fair. C. F. Eckels is in charge of the premier showing on the campus. Other features of this three- hour Hi-jinx will be the presenta¬ tion of a valuable prize to the holder of the registration card with the lucky number, a grand march, a pair of ghosts with haunting voices, and quartet numbers by the Arnold sisters. Planning Groups Committees active in planning the affair consisted of the follow¬ ing members: entertainment, Dick¬ ie Holmes, Gerrv Mountjoy, and Miss Charlotte McHose, Y. W. C. A. adviser; decorations, Leonard Marshall, Edison Montgomery, and Kit Cartwright; publicity, Olive Pupis and Jean arshall; refresh¬ ments, Kay Veale and Morton Hil¬ bert. Hostesses for the occasion will be Lee Joyner, Caryl Moon, Paul¬ ine Stevens, Dickie Holmes, Patty Dewar, Dorothy Sayers, Alison Gilmour, Dot Marsh, Charlotte Bakkela, and Kit Cartwright. A. S.B. Offices Remain Open Student body appointments as yet unfilled by the board of repre¬ sentatives include the secretary of athletics, clerks of the oard and court, the assembly committee, the editor in chief of the Chronicle, and the Chronicle business manag¬ er. Application blanks for these offices may be obtained at the student body office and should be filled out and returned by September 15. Welcome to All Newcomers * * * * * * * * - From Principal and Student Prexy Names of all candidates for members, hi]) in the Red Crowns, re¬ cently formed unit, should be turn¬ ed in this week at the office of Captain Geoffrey Galwey, comman¬ dant. The company, whose roster is made up of Jaysee men of out¬ standing achievement and service, now has places for several new members- due to graduation. secretary of records, secretary of Mast and Dagger, and treasurer of the Spartans. Now she is presi¬ dent of Mast and Dagger. Paul Jones, chiefly known for his excellent scholastic record, has been elected chief justice of the student court. He is a debater and was a member of last semester’s championship upper division team. By Lambert Westling, Student Body President To new students of Pasadena junior college: On behalf of the student body, I desire to extend a most sin- cere wel¬ come on your becom¬ ing members of our stu¬ dent body. We hope you will look upon the junior col¬ lege as your school, and in it find many en¬ joyable and profita b l e ex periences. You will find the regulations necessary to an or¬ ganization like ours few and just. We urge you, by your support of and co-operation in all stu¬ dent activities, to make the famous Bulldog spirit a living thing, and to help in making this year the best in our history. By John W. Harbeson, Principal A hearty welcome to all stu¬ dents, new and old, at Pasadena Junior College. The year 1933- 34 is bristling with the greatest opportunities for personal growth and development that any gen¬ eration of college students has thus far experienced. To make the most of these op¬ portunities you must begin right. Let there be no delays in the final adjustment of your program of studies or the completion of your process of enrollment. Get into class the first day and at¬ tend regularly. Many failures in college are due to delays in get¬ ting under way. Others are to be explained by irregular attend¬ ance, still others by getting be¬ hind in class assignments. Beware of these pitfalls. En¬ gage in a reasonable number of college activities, but do not per¬ mit them to encroach on your studies. You are here primarily for scholarship. Social popular¬ ity or leadership in activities will be of little consolation in case of failure at the end. Let us meet the challenge of the year 1933-34 with a stout heart and a resolute purpose.