Pasadena Chronicle, September 15, 1931

staff Will Get Credit For Next Paper On J. C. Newsstands Sept. 25 JP aoatictm (П]шпс1с Many Former Pasadenans Make Good; How Did They Get That Way? VoL XXIII PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, SEPT. 15, 1931 No. 1 TWELVE NEW TEACHERS ON J. C. ROSTER Miss Robbins Is Women’s Dean; Miss Hawes Now Guidance Dean Many Departments Gain Personnel by Addition Of Instructors in Miss Catherine Jennie Robbins, instructor in the commerce depart¬ ment of junior college since 1923 and active in extra-curricular mat¬ ters, is the new acting dean of women for this college, succeeding Miss Ida E Hawes, who has been — 4 — j made dean of guidance. EHLEN WILL TEACH ART ! “Miss Robbbs is one of the most _ | popular of the younger teachers Five Teachers to Take Over and has made an enviable record live l eacners to lake Uvei in her work„ Dr John w Harbe- Positions in New Manual j SOIl) principal, stated. “Particularly Arts Building will her ability be utilized this year — t— ' in the social side of the college life, Many new teachers will grace j which will be given more stress. P. J. C.’s classrooms the coming j Mss Robbins’ experience on the in¬ year, according to statistics re- ! ter-club council of the college will ceived from department heads. ^ esPec'aRy valuable. j “A graduate of Stanford uni- The physical science department | vergity with botb bachelor ,and is gaining Miss Ruth Conrad, back i master of arts degrees, Miss Rob- after an absence of two years’ in- j bins has an educational back- tensive study; W. P. Childs, of j ground and a record of experience South Pasadena high school, who | that justifies her promotion, add- will teach mechanical engineering; Charles F. Eckels, a graduate of U. S. C., who has taught science at j Compton junior college; Mason K. J Read, who taught in the Umver- 1 sity of Illinois, experienced in oil j geology in the field ; and Stanley K. Stanbery, captain in the Re¬ serve Flying Corps of the United States Army, with years of flying experience. New Art Teacher In the art department is one new teacher, John S. Ehlen, who grad¬ uated last year from U. C. L. A., and who received his degree Bachelor of Education there. ed Dr. Harbeson. TRYOUTS FOR GUILD PLAYS COMING SOON Candidates’ Acting Ability To Be Given Test by Various Plays To Examine 6-4-4 Plan MANUAL ARTS RENOVATED - ^ - Seven New Departments Will Contain Latest Types of Shop Equipment Entirely remodeled, the new Manual Arts building contains some of the finest equipment in the of I United States, according to W. P. | Childs, head of the mechanical en- Carl Metten, P. H. S. ’24, Ore- j gjneering department, gon State college ’28, comes to P. \ . J. C. from McKinley junior high1 Seven new departments m this school to take the place of Claude i building are: the electrical engi- W. Hippier' in the physical educa- i neering department, headed by W. tion department. jM. Holmes; architectural engineer- The library regains Cosette An- ! in® department, with P. W. Stone derson, who has been to U. C. L. A., Berkeley, and Columbia univer¬ sity since going to P. J. C. Three in Commerce Three new people are in the commerce department, Roland W. j engineering department Giinstead, geography and business , over by p Childs; mathematics, who comes to Pasa- as head; the engineering depart¬ ment, led by A. A. Wilcox; the woodworking- department, with W. W. Martin as its mentor; the civil engineering department, A. G. Gehrig, instructor; the mechanical Ano- 8 атуя rtmwit, presided and the Miss Catherine J. Robbins Manual Aids New Students About P.J.C. No longer will the poor be¬ wildered freshman have to ask questions of everyone he meets to acquaint himself with location of rooms, names of teachers, school traditions, and like subjects. The new student manual will re¬ move all such obstacles by setting forth, clearly and briefly, every¬ thing that could possibly be of use to new students, and also much that will be helpful to sophomores, juniors, or seniors all through the year. The handbook will contain stu¬ dent directory, organization of the school, songs, yells, rules pertain¬ ing to cutting, campus rules, and organization laws. | TIVEL TO HELP NOVICES! _ . _ ! Every Member Co-operates To Give Barrie Play Late in October Tryouts for Players’ Guild will I be held on September 21, in room 200-C. Only upper division stu- j dents who will be in the school for the whole year, are eligible for tryouts. The tryout will consist of a cut¬ ting which will show- the candi¬ date’s ability to act. This cutting must be from a play, and should contain both body and voice work. In addition to this, the candidate will be given a chance to show his ability to interpret an assigned bit from the play, “Dear Brutus,” to be produced in October. Memorize Cutting The cutting is to be memorized; the assigned bit can be given with- Dr. John W. Harbeson MUCH TALENT ON PROGRAM — i — Band, Tap-Dancers, Tumblers Make Merry at Home- Coming Ceremony “Thank You, Doctor,” a play dir¬ ected by Mis Katherine Kester, was an attraction of an attractoin of out the book. For this latter, the 1 last night’s home-coming program candidate is advised to see the ad- ; in the auditorium. The Bauble and viser of the club, Miss Elizabeth j Bells members who played the var- E. Keppie, and the director of theiious parts were Jean MeCrea, Haz- play for suggestions as to cuttings, el Kaiser, John Krumm, Edmund Carl Tivel, president of the club, will also be in Miss Keppie’s room, No. 13C, to assist and instruct can¬ didates for the tryouts. Second Barrie Play A play by Sir James M. Barrie will be presented by the Players Guild October 23 in the junior col¬ lege auditorium. Miss Elizabeth E Gray, and Norman Wright. Numbers by the Bulldog Band, Audre L. Stong, director; girl tap- dancers; tumbling; and later in the the evening, a dance in the girls’ gym with music by Leighton j I Noble’s orchestra finished the even¬ ing’s entertainment. Tomorrow the Associated Men Tr . , , . . . , .„I Students will meet in the auditor- Keppie, dramatics instructor, will ; . with ' : aviation engineering section dena from Washington junior high ! Mr. gtanbery as chairman, school; Georgia Johnson, instruc- ! Air Draw Furnace tor of typing, from the University! of Oregon; and Grace Wickham,! Thousands of dollars’ worth of secretary to Dean Rogers at trie ! equipmeaib is being installed in the graduate school of U. S. C„ who!various such as a Chambers- will teach business English. The roster of new teachers is completed by Eugene C. Lueders, from the University of California, to teach German, and Arthur S. Wiley, French instructor from Oc¬ cidental. ium at 10 a. m., while the Associ¬ ated Women Students will -meet at 10:35 a. m. Thursday there will be a cafe¬ teria luncheon, first and second P.J.C. Classes Rank Fourth — -♦ — Ranking fourth in the size of classes, Pasadena junior college compares favorably with other junior colleges of the state. Average size of classes at P. J. C. is 25.67 pupils per teacher; Sac¬ ramento, 30.72; Los Angeles, 30:30; Santa Ana, 27.69; Long Beach, 24.61; Ontario, 22.20; Fresno, 21.67; San Mateo, 21.50: and Riverside,- 16.75. Cut System Is in Effect burg steam hammer1, General Elec¬ tric air-draw furnace, and various types of forges and furnaces in the metallurgical laboratory, a wind funnel with a 10-horsepower motor in the aviation department, and many other valuable pieces of ma¬ chinery. The equipment is such that the electrical laboratory is judged to be the equal of any in the United States, and the heat-treating lab¬ oratory to be the best west of Chi¬ cago. Steel Tables There are four new drafting rooms with linoleum-topped steel tables and all other equipment nec¬ essary in that line. A new engine testing department is to be built behind the girls’ gym¬ nasium, and will provide means for testing all kinds and powers of en¬ gines. , To go into effect with the opening of classes -tomorrow, a new system of absence excuses, whereby 11-1 students will be required to report to their counselor for an excuse after each absence, has been estab¬ lished by the administration. Other members of the student body will report to Mrs. White, as in the past, as long as there is no cutting. Upon the second “cut,” students will report to their counselors after each ab¬ sence. All upper division and lower division men and women over 18 continuing to cult will be re¬ quested to withdraw, while low¬ er division students under the age limit will be transferred to the continuation class, meeting eight hours a day under one teacher. Jaysee Inaugurates Manager System Following in the footsteps of several four year colleges, Pasa¬ dena junior college will this year inaugurate a manager’s association under the leadership of a senior manager. Three times a week under the direction of Coach Dunn, all sports managers will meet in the men’s gym, in order that each days work may be outlined. It is believed that within the next few years, a truly collegiate managers’ sys¬ tem will be in vogue. Douglas Mclvlann, editor, and | direct. Dale Roe, assistant -editor, are the ; This will be the seventh annual ! staff. Miss Gladys L, Snyder is production 0f the Guild and second ! adviser. This handbook was voted [ Barrie piay to be presented. The1 upon favorably by the school board j first play by the fam0us English j j h iod for the new students last June, and the staff has been ; p]aywr;ght was “Quality Street,” : and their “pals ” working upon it almost constantly j given in 1927, with an excellent! Fri(Jay ^ conc]ude the week since then. cast and sets specially prepared by | with a Y M_ c A> and Y w. c A The printing is being done by | Archibald Wedemeyer’s stagecraft , reception in the girls’ gymnasium John K. Leberman and his staff n> [ design class. This play proved a 1 a(. 7-30 p m great dramatic success. I _ + _ n 1 « D° ETything f 5. C. President Only five weeks remain for re- j hearsal and production of this- ^CtWCS /j ddrCSS drama. Every member of the Guild j _ ^ _ will be a participant in some ca-j Dr. Rufus B. von Klein Smid, pacity since business, -house, stage \ president of the University of the Pasadena junior college print- shop. T-ht first edition will include 4100 copies, which will be distri¬ buted to the student body early in the semester, possbily in the first week, according to the editor. T-he book will be bound with a novel green cover, and is destined to become the students’ bi-ble. and assistant directorship are han- j Southern California, presented the died by the club. I main address at the Vesper service. P.J.C. Band Leads Parades Signal honors have been award¬ ed to the famed junior college Bull¬ dog band under the direction of Audre L. Stong. The band led three different parades in the re¬ cent celebration, La Fiesta de Los Angeles. A 100-piece group led both the spectacular movie parade and the brilliant electrical page¬ ant, while a selected 35-piece band marched with the Loo Angeles county representation in the Ad¬ mission Day parade last Wednes¬ day. In the electrical parade the band provoked salvos of applause when I they appeared led by Audre L. Stong and five drum majors, all cacrrying lighted -batons. Director Stong has planned a big season for the band, and wants all students who wish to be in this organization to come to tryouits which will be held Tuesday night at 7:30 in the band room. NAVY MAN VISITS J. C. While on a 28 day leave from the United States Naval Academy, James L. Kemper, midshipman, first class, visited old friends at J. C. yesterday afternoon. Kemp¬ er graduated from here in 1928, and is of the class of 1932 at An¬ napolis. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Kemper, Elmonte. Students Can Get Supplies at Store Pins, emblems, watch fobs, books and pens are but a few of the stu¬ dent supplies which may be pur¬ chased for a reasonable price at the book store. All types of school supplies in¬ cluding a complete new line of en¬ gineering materials may -be con¬ veniently obtained here on the campus. Used books, which will be bought from students for cash this year, may be obtained at a reduc¬ tion. Previous plays presented by the upper division dramatists are: “The Prince Chap,” “The Royal Family,” “Taming of the Shrew” (modern dress) , “Pierre Patelin and the Harlequinade,” “Quality Street,” and “Candida.” - - Class in Reading Will Be Continued Miss Katherine Kester, dramatic teacher1 and adviser of Bauble and Bells, will offer a class in interpre¬ tive reading, course ЗА, this se¬ mester, for lower division students. The interpretive reading class will be held during fifth and sixth periods and will cost three dollars. No prerequisites in dramatics are required. “Last year was the first year of this class and it proved to be very- successful and interesting,” stated Miss Kester'. - ♦ - - Verse Book to Be Edited by P. J. C. “First the Blade,” California an¬ thology of .college verse, to be pub¬ lished at Pasadena junior college in 1932, will be edited by* the Prac¬ tical Bookmaking class, or “Cam¬ pus” staff. Glenn L. Lembke is in¬ structor. Last year the poetry anthology was published by San Bernardino J. C. “Christmas Comes in Cali¬ fornia,” by Velda Johnston, 1931 upper division graduate, was the only poem by a junior college stu¬ dent to win a prize in the anthol¬ ogy contest. Sunday afternoon in the college auditorium. Robert J. Rockwood, president of the Associated Stu¬ dents, was in charge. The remainder of the program grhde.” included: a trio composed of Daphne Alley, Mary Virginia Mag- nuson, and Forest Mathews, play¬ ing “Celeste Aida” (Verdi) and “Une Yarne” (Moussorgsky) ; the singing of “America, the Beauti¬ ful” (Bates) ; invocation by Dr. Robert Freeman, pastor of Pasa¬ dena Presbyterian church ; a greet¬ ing from the old students to the new, Robert Rockwood, president; vocal solo by Ruth Riordan, with Miss Lula C. Parmley, accompan¬ ist; a greeting from -the faculty, by Dr. John W. Harbeson, princi¬ pal. During the offertory, the trio played “Andante Cantabile” by (Tschaikowsky). John A. Sexson, superintendent of schools, intro¬ duced the speaker. FIVE YEAR PLAN HELPS J. C PUPILS Counselors Now Ready to Aid Students in Charting Future Courses — f— 6-4-4 PLAN IN QUESTION Noted Men on Committee to Study Opposing Types Of Year Systems “What will you be doing five years from now?” “That depends upon what you want to do — what you are work¬ ing for.” Through details already worked out in an ambitious five-year plan, Pasadena junior college determines to fathom vocational interests anil future plans of students, and whether or not the 6-4-4 plan is the best educational process to preparq^them for' life work, accord¬ ing to Dr. John W. Harbeson, prin¬ cipal. To Compile Charts Charts will be compiled, Dr. Harbeson explained, classifying students from academic records to current accomplishments, vocation¬ al interests, and on through future plans. Counselors are now ready to devote full time personally to help students with this available' data. “I believe the 6 4-4 plan will hold students longer,” was Dr. Harbe- son’s comment as he went on to ex¬ plain that percentage pyramids will be built up showing how many students leave school a-t certain ages and classes in the 6-4-4 sys¬ tem . Follow-up data concerning graduates of the four-year junior college will also be recorded. Committee Organized A five-year plan committee has been organized consisting of the following educators: Prof. Ray¬ mond Davis, University of Califor¬ nia, chairman; Dr. Merton E. Hill, University of California; Dr. Nich¬ olas Rieciardi, director of second¬ ary schools, State of California: Superintendent John A. Sexson, Pasadena City Schools; and Dr1. Harbeson. This group will make a thor¬ ough and detailed study of the 6-4-4 plan. A meeting will be held September 25, and monthly there¬ after. An organization pamphlet will be issued in May. “We recognize the experimental nature of the 6-4-4 plan although it is based upon enough good, solid, educational fundamentals," Dr. Harbeson concluded. “And yet no injury can possibly result be¬ cause graduates get high school diplomas at the end of the twelfth Photos Should Be Taken This Month Photographs of all first-semester students for the “Campus,” junior college yearbook, must be taken this -month, according to Glenn L. Lembke, adviser. Students are urged to watch schedules for the taking of pictures. Archibald Wedemeyer, head of the fine arts department, a.nd Miss Mary Sullivan, also of that depart¬ ment, will work with Mr. Lembke for a more efficient selection of student art for the yearbook, a policy instituted when Miss Gladys L. Snyder was adviser. Student art will be used to as great an ex¬ carrying lighted batons. Article to Appear Dr. Harbeson’s article, “Pasa¬ dena Junior College — Organization and Administration,” will appear in the October issue of the Junior College Journal. SECRETARIES APPOINTED Evelyn Bowen and Jack Griffith were appointed associate secretar¬ ies of activities at -a meeting of the Board of Representatives on Friday morning. Paddock I W ill Speak to Men Charley Paddock, former fast¬ est human and Pasadena Star- News columnist, will be pep speaker in the Associated Men Students’ “Championship As¬ sembly” to be held to morrow at 10 o’clock in the auditorium. The purpose of this assembly is to get as many men of P. J. C. to turn out for football as possible in an effort to win three football championships for the school during the com¬ ing season. Steve Salisian and Bert East- erbrook of last year’s yell team will lead a spirited rally, with the Bulldog band directed by Audre L. Stong, playing school songs. Bill Thomas, president, will have charge of the meet¬ ing.