Pasadena Chronicle, September 17, 1930

Vol. ХХЩ PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, SEPTEMBER 17, 1930 No. 1 PALS TO AID NEWCOMERS 14 New Members Join Faculty Administration Welcomes New Students Now Entering P. J. C A cordial welcome to the Pasadena junior college for the year 1930-31! We have the largest student body since the organization of our college as a four-year institution. We have a high standard of school citizenship which has been set up and maintained by you and those who have been here before you. To our old students, I extend the chal¬ lenge of carrying on our idealism and col¬ lege standards to an increasingly higher goal. To the new, I extend not only a cor¬ dial welcome, but an invitation to mingle in our activities and become thoroughly imbued with the “Pasadena Spirit.” May we all, new and old, both fac¬ ulty and students, unite our efforts in a determined resolution to make the year 1930-31 the best in our history, one filled with enthusiastic participation in school activities, one characterized by lofty at¬ tainments in character and school citizenship and one marked by steady and certain progress in sound scholarship. Sincere good wishes to you all for the coming year. Very sincerely yours, JOHN W. HARBESON, Principal. Greetings and welcome to the new students of Pasadena junior college! We are happy to have you with us. Our institution will be enriched by your coming because you will bring to us many new ideas that will build a bigger and better Pasadena junior college. We, too, have much to offer you. Pasadena junior college provides not only the usual splendid classroom training, but also opportunities for service, for co-operation, for character building — in a word, opportunities for the development of the highest ideals of citizenship. Here you will form new friendships that will last throughout life. Choose your friends wisely. We hope that you will quickly find your place and opportunity here and that you will catch the spirit of industry, of co-operation, and idealism that permeates Pasadena junior college. Again we bid you a most hearty welcome. JAMES P. O’MAUA, Dean of Men. Greetings from the sick-room. Influences beyond my control have laid me flat on my back and will make it impossible for me to be at my post to do my share in the greeting of students’, new and old, at the opening of school. My greetings to you are none the less enthusi¬ astic and sincere. All students will be expected to attend every session on Wednes¬ day according to their present programs. Programs may be changed only during free periods or before and after school. H. H. PATTEE, Dean of Personnel. A hearty welcome to every student who is entering Pasadena jun¬ ior college for the first time! We are glad you are with us, proud that our junior college is drawing its finest from so many schools, and eager to build into our college the best that you can bring us. Never has enthusiasm and fine college spirit run higher than right now! A wonderful year is ahead of us. Let each of us, whether new student or old, resolve that our contribution of service, loyalty, and enthusiasm shall be one which will enrich the life of the Pasadena junior college and help to make it the friendliest, the happiest and the most worthwhile school on earth! Yours for a successful year. IDA E. HAWES, Dean of Women and Student Body Adviser. Closed Campus Vigilance Committee To Enforce Council’s Regulations Sponsors Welcome Pupils To Campus and Activities During Introduction Week Late Registration Raises Student Enrollment to Near 2800 Mark To quickly acquaint new students with the Pasadena traditions, campus, activities, administration, and students is the purpose of Freshman week and its attendant enter¬ tainments. Sunday, September 14, newcomers to P. J. C. were met by old students and shown around the campus be¬ fore being taken to the first vesper service of this school year. STAFF ADDS ADDITIONAL TEACHERS — » — Increase Is Twice That Re¬ ceived in Year of 1929-1930 5 RETURN FROM LEAVE — f— Nearly All Departments Swell Teaching Personnel — f— Opening of school this year finds twice as many additions to the faculty as a year ago: fourteen in all. Five of these return from leaves of absence. Three instructors have been granted leave of absence for the coming semester, while four have taken permanent leave. Allison C. Baldwin is an addi¬ tion to the commerce department; George Breese to the social sci¬ ence, in which he will teach psy¬ chology. Miss Gladys S. Buchholz in¬ structs in home-making this year. Mrs. Abigail Stoddard Butler re¬ turns from a year’s absence, dur¬ ing which she became Mrs. Butler, having left as Miss Stoddard, to teach chemistry. Miss Lorena Craig and Miss Mil¬ dred Newton have been added to the staff of nurses at Pasadena Hospital who will instruct in the five-year nurses’ course carried on in conjunction with the Junior Col¬ lege. Lincoln C. Damsgaard is a new mathematics teacher specializing in solid geometry and astronomy. Miss Louise Gatch and Mrs. Mar¬ garet Hatfield are back to resume their Spanish instruction. Mrs. Hatfield was ill during last semes¬ ter. George W. Joston, a newcomer, teaches chemistry. Miss Elizabeth Keppie, after her trip around the world last semester, will again teach dramatics. Miss Harriet Mc- Clay has been transferred from the English department of McKinley to that of P. J. C. Miss Elizabeth Turner, who graduated from P. J. C. with the class of ’26, is returning in the ca¬ pacity of physical education in¬ structor. She will take the place left vacant by Miss Edith Gillette, who has been granted a leave of absence of one year. Miss Mildred Wellborn, following absence of one semester, during which she went around the world, is to resume her duties in the social science depart¬ ment. Miss Hazel G. Long has come from South Pasadena High to re¬ place Rex Truman as journalism instructor and Chronicle adviser. Mr. Truman will teach English at McKinley junior high this year. Other faculty members who will not be here this year are Miss Elinor Ross and Miss Rofena Lew¬ is, both on leave, Mrs. Gertrude (Continued on Page 3) CALENDAR — • — Sept. 16, 1930 — Registra¬ tion for first semester. Nov. 11, 1930 — Armistice Day. Nov. 27-28, 1930 — Thanks¬ giving holidays. Dec. 15-28, 1930— Christ¬ mas holidays. Jan. 1-2, 1931 — New Year holiday. Feb. 6, 1931— Close of first semester. Feb. 9, 1931 — Opening of second semester. March 29-April 5, 1931 — Easter holidays. June 19, 1931 — Close of second semester. Regulations regarding closed campus will be enforced again this semester by the vigilance commit¬ tee of the school, according to statements made this week by members of the administration staff. Students who are caught off the campus during school hours, with the exception of the noon period, more than three times by a mem¬ ber of the vigilance committee, will be expelled from school. The committee has been made up vol¬ untarily of students who are mem¬ bers of the class councils. John W. Harbeson, principal, de¬ clared: “The necessity for closing the campus has been forced upon the students and faculty by condi¬ tions existing across the street during the school day, and the ad¬ ministration wishes to assure ihe students of the different councils support in backing this very nec¬ essary regulation.” J. Patrick O’Mara, dean of men, stated: “Students who do not stay on the campus second, third, and fifth period, may also stay off the campus first, fourth, sixth, - and seventh periods.” In urging sincere student co¬ operation with the regulation, Mr. O’Mara continued: “Let us see if there is not something you can do to establish a tradition here to live up to your better self so that criticisms will not be brought on this institution, and so that this institution will be the greatest in America!” Attendance Rules to Be Rigid This Year — f— No student will be granted a di¬ ploma of graduation unless he has as many grade points as units. Grade points are earned by grades: A gives three points per unit, В two, C one, D none, and E and P minus one. A student carrying a sixteen- unit program and making C in all subjects would make sixteen grade points. If he were not absent, his record would be clear and, as far as this semester is concerned, in line for later graduation. But if he were absent ten times, he loses three grade points, leaving thir¬ teen. Since to be graduated he must have as many grade points as units, he must make a В in some three unit subject to make up. for this loss. No student is allowed any “cuts.” Three cases of tardiness will be counted as one absence. Unavoidable absence may be ex¬ cused after formal petition for ex¬ cuse has been made at the Regis¬ trar’s office on the form provided, but such petition must be made within seven days of the student’s return to classes. Business or doc¬ tor’s appointments will not ordi¬ narily be excused. Such appoint¬ ments should be made outside of school hours. No notes from home are asked for or desired. ■ Withdrawal procedure is as fol¬ lows: 1. Obtain withdrawal blank at records office. 2. Secure signature of your Counselor and Dean of Men or Dean of Women. 3. Secure clearance from library, bank, textbook room, and physical education instructor. 4. Leave signed blank at Rec¬ order’s office and receive dismissal card. Failure to follow this procedure will prevent subsequent registra¬ tion and transcript of credits. - + - College Actors in Community Plays Summer was no vacation to col¬ lege dramatists, according to re¬ ports from students and alumni who are interested in the thespi- an art. Pasadena Community Playhouse claimed many. Virginia Phyllis, class of 1927, had her own play “Rhodora” produced in the workshop on Aug. 30 and Sept. 6. Beth Porter, remembered for her work in “Crichton,” “Seven Keys to Baldpate,” “New Brooms,” and many other college productions, had the feminine lead in the same play. Both leading lady and au¬ thoress received much favorable comment from the critics, and the play was ranked by many as one of the best of the summer season. “Marco Millions” and “Merton of the Movies” had in their casts Virginia Bunch, John Krumm, Ha¬ zel Kaiser, Paul Arvin, Clifford Coffin, and Brooks Morris. Fred Moore had prominent parts in “The Queen’s Husband,” “The Man Saul,” and “Dracula.” In the latter play he had a comedy part that was outstanding, according to the Star-News Critic. Graydon Spaul¬ ding had parts in “Farewell to a Finish,” and “South of the Te- hachapi,” and John Krumm had a part in “Success.” These three were workshop productions. Miss Elizabeth E. Keppie, advi¬ ser of Player’s Guild, has returned from Europe and the Guild is look¬ ing forward to a very successful year. Intricacies of Library Rules Are Explained For those unfamiliar with the library the observance of the fol¬ lowing suggestions will help both the librarians and the students: The library will be open for study and borrowing books from 7:30 a. m. until 5:00 p. m. It will not be reopened at night or on Sat¬ urday mornings. To draw books, the borrower’s full name, the date, and the pe¬ riod is written on the book check which is to be left in the library basket, by the door. Books may be taken out for one period only dur¬ ing the morning (periods I to III inclusive). The books may be re¬ newed for another period at the desk if no one is waiting for the book. Books for over night or week end use may be borrowed after III period if the letter “N” is written in the period column on the book check. Special permission from the librarian is necessary to take reserve books out of the library and to keep reserve books over night. Special permission may be obtained to keep some books a week. The letter “W” should then be written on the book check. - - + - J. C. Students Win Scholarship Walter E. Anderson and David Michener, two alumni of Pasadena junior college, were awarded schol¬ arships to California Institute of Technology at a meeting of the Cal Tech Alumni association, held September 3. The scholarship was awarded on the following basis : 60 per cent for scholarship, 20 per cent school activity while in high school, and 20 per cent on the five-minute talk given by each candidate at tlhe September 3 meeting of the asso¬ ciation. It consisted of money for one-half the tuition for the fresh¬ man year. - 1 - New Music Groups Will Be Organized —4— Although definite plans for the music department have not yet been announced, a full program, with the usual snap of the music department entertainments, is ex¬ pected; the Euterpeans and Nysce- ans will function as usual, accord¬ ing to Miss Parmley. A new ca- pella choir is to be organized this semester under her direction. There will be four glee clubs this year. The advanced glee clubs, men and women, will require a grade of A or В in previous choral work, or ability to pass a voice test by Miss Parmley. If this prerequisite can not be met, the student will have to take prep glee club which meets first period two days a week. Miss Parmley and Miss Carrie M. Sharp will direct the girls. There are approximately 1200 students entering P. J. C. from outside schools. They are assigned to pals, with whom they are to attend all activities of the week; students without pals 'should get someone they know to take them around, or report to the dean of women or the dean of men. Interest in the vesper services in increasing — if attendance is a gauge. The entire ground floor of the auditorium was packed Sunday when Dr. von KleanSmid, president of the University of Southern Cali¬ fornia, addressed the students on the general subject of college atti¬ tudes and manners. There are two equally hypocritical poses fre¬ quently assumed by college stu¬ dents, according to Dr. von Klein- Smid. The first is that of appear¬ ing to be more learned and finer than the student really is ; the sec¬ ond, much more in style, is attempt¬ ing to hide all fineness, all will¬ ingness to help, all refinement and knowledge of the right thing to do under a surface of crudeness and apparent ignorance. To grow in every way, as fast as possible, Dr. von KleinSmid urged students to do what they knew to be the help¬ ful, courteous thing at all times, and not to be afraid to use the knowledge of which they were sure. Freshman week really got under way with the informal reception held Monday evening in the audi¬ torium and the men’s and women’s gyms. A program entitled “Mem¬ ories and Anticipations,” consist¬ ing of ten-minute sketches from stage presentations of last year, preceded dancing and games in the two gymnasiums. Leighton Noble’s orchestra furnished music as a part of the auditorium program and for the dancers. Registration, payment of fees, and final adjustments of programs kept new and old students busy all day Tuesday. Today the formal opening of school with attendance at classes and A. W. S. and A. M. S. meetings during club period starts the year of 1930-31. Thursday the cafeteria is open¬ ing with the annual new students luncheon, both periods. Freshmen (Continued on Page 3) SERVICE POINTS — •— New students should take special note of the Service Point System and its use, according to Miss Edna F. Goodhew, chairman of the Service Point Committee. Service points are awarded for service rendered to the school, and are transmitted to the college or university to which the student goes after graduation. They also count for membership in the Scholarship society, and are taken into considera¬ tion when a student is rec¬ ommended for a business position. The list of school activities for which the , points are granted is found on page 159 of the Bulletin. The application for these points should be made the second Friday before the end of the semester to the secretary of records, Mary Burger. Frosh Cafeteria Lunch Thursday