Pasadena Chronicle, September 17, 1937

-■ PASADENA CHRONICLE The Watch- Word Is Progress Vol. XXIX Pasadena Junior College, Sept. 17, 1937 No. 3 Positions To Be Filled By Election Several Major Positions Still Open for Polling Four major offices, those of freshman, junior and senior class presidents, and presidents of the Asociated Men Students, are yet to be filled before the Jaysee Stu¬ dent Body Board reaches its full membership, according to a state¬ ment issued today by Bob Staple- ton, student body president. “Applications for these offices should be in the student body of¬ fices by this afternoon at 4 p. m.,” said President Stapleton, “in order that we may be able to hold the board elections during the second week of the school term.” The regular board meetings are held every Tuesday from seven o’clock until eight o’clock, but none will be called until election, as there are not enough members at the present time to form a quorum to pass on any student legislation that may arise. The board is made up of the four class presidents, the president of the A.M.S. and the A.W.S., and is presided over by the student body president. Other offices left vacant this se¬ mester are those of vice-president, secretary, and treasurer of all four classes. Rachel Williams will lead the A.W.S., while Bob Braden will head the sophomore class. “We want the student of PJC to feel that they are being properly represented in their student gov¬ ernment,” explained President Sta- Continued on Page Three _ Initial Conclave Held By Triton Holding their first meeting of the new semester, Triton, the honorary women’s council, met Wednesday afternoon to discuss their group, which is organized for the purpose of advancing friendship to new and old students alike. The council is anxious to have girls join their ranks who are in¬ terested in serving the school as well as being friendly to lonely students. Triton requests that those girls who are interested in doing _ this work please hand their names in to Miss C. J. Robbins in her office and on the slip of paper also state that it is for membership in Triton council. The members of the group take pleasure in going to lunch and as¬ semblies with new and old students who feel that they are not well ac¬ quainted. Students who wish this companionship are asked to leave their name and telephone number with Miss Robbins. Triton hopes that these people will not feel bash¬ ful in doing this as they are only too happy to do this service since this is the purpose for which they are organized. Supper Meeting To Be Held By Faculty And Student Officers Here Faculty members and student body officers have arranged a sup¬ per-meeting, with Miss Catherine J. Robins, dean of women, super¬ vising, for Thursday, September 23, at 5:30 p. m. The place will be decided upon later. Several new teachers are to be present as well as the regular ad¬ visers. At this time, discussions of student affairs and problems of faculty and student body officers will be led by Dr. John W. Harbe- son, principal. “Aproximately 25 instructors and 25 student officers are expected to be present that evening to discuss student body policies and affairs, and to take up any existing student body problems for this coming semester,” Miss Catherine J. Rob¬ bins, dean of women, announced. SERVICE POINT JOBS OFFERED BY DEANS Issued each year for distinctive extra-curricular work at the insti¬ tution, the service points are used in determining citizenship stand¬ ings and evaluating extra contribu¬ tions to the school. Students are at this time offered a limited chance to sign up for work by which they may earn serv¬ ice points. Positions are available in the offices of the Deans, the li¬ brary and the textbook room, and students may sign up in the dean of women’s office. Since there is only a limited number of jobs to be had, it will be a matter of awarding the work to the ones applying first for the positions. A.M.S., A.W.S. To Meet Monday Compulsory meetings of the Associated Women’s Students and Associated Men’s Students, will be held Monday morning, September 20, at 9:50. The Wo¬ men Students will meet in the men’s gym, while the Men Stu¬ dents will congregate in the auditorium. A varied and interesting pro¬ gram has been planned with Dr. John W. Harbeson, principal, speaking at the beginning of each of the meetings. Several officers of activities will also speak before each assembly. In charge of the separate meets are Catherine J. Robbins, dean of women, and Audre L. Stong, dean of men. PJC Registration Hits New High For All Time A total of 4,168 upper and lower class students had enrolled by Mon¬ day, September 13, in contrast to last year’s 3,917. This represents an increase of 241 students, ac¬ cording to John A. Anderson, dean of records. Many of these students are from out of state, and are mostly upper division students. The number of lower division students is approxi¬ mately the same as always. There has also been an influx of students into several department such as forestry, aviation and nursing. In spite of this overflow of stu¬ dents, however, counselors and reg¬ istrars were able efficiently to care for those present in record time, because of the many facilities available this year. “Since enrollment deadline is set for Monday, September 27, at 4 p. m., there is still time for the total enrollment to reach at least 4,400, Mr. Anderson stated. While figures are high for the regular day school enrollments, the extension school totaled 435 stu¬ dents at the close of registration, Monday evening, September 13, and contrary to common belief, this number includes as many adults as younger students, according to Da¬ vid M. Reidy, Director of the Ex¬ tension Program. First Vo-Mag To Be Distributed During Dedication Week With its Dedication issue well under way, Vo-Mag’s plan for new and different magazines in the same smooth style is going into action. Copy is going to press and the issue will circulate during dedi¬ cation week as a souvenir of better accomplishments on the campus, and as a reminder of Vo-Mag’s place in the students’ guidance pro¬ gram. The second issue will be unusual in its scope, containing ma¬ terial devoted to all subjects con¬ cerned with water and its various uses, with the possibility of an ex¬ citing article on the Treasure Is¬ land being formed by hydraulic en¬ gineering just off San Francisco. The third and final issue of the year, appearing in April is a sur¬ prise issue, and destined, according to the editors, to be out of the ordinary. BANNER YEAR IS IN STORE FOR R.O.T.C. A banner year is in store for the PJC unit of the R.O.T.C., ac¬ cording to a statement issued to¬ day by Major F. E. Bertholet, com¬ mander, when interviewed in his new quarters in the Bleeker house on the southwest comer of the campus. The largest enrollment sine» 1920 has been recorded by the of¬ ficers of the campus unit. “We have over 240 enrolled, and expect many more,” ' said Major Bertholet. “With our new quar¬ ters, we will be able to accomo¬ date a much larger group,” he ex¬ plained. The entire ground floor of the Bleeker house has been given over to the R.O.T.C. this year, with two classrooms, a well-furnished ca¬ det’s lounge and library, cadet of¬ ficer’s quarters, and spacious of¬ fices for the major and his im¬ mediate staff. FOOD SERVICE HERE For the convenience of students in obtaining their lunches on the campus, two attractive eating places are offered. The cafeteria, which is situated beside the swimming plunge, is open from 8:30 in the morning to 3 in the afternoon. Fountain serv¬ ice may be had at the west end of the counter in the cafeteria from 8 a. m. to 3 p. m. Yell KingsTo Lead Games Cheer Leaders Head Rooting Section At Football Games Leading Pasadena Junior Colle¬ gians in yells and songs tonight for the initial football game with Santa Ana J. C. are Vernon Lief, Owen Sloan, Stuart Russell, Vir¬ ginia Phillips, Virginia Wagner, Helen Parker, Helen Vaughn, and Lillian Wallis. Because of the increased num¬ ber of students this year, plans have been made for a special root¬ ing section, situated at the east side of the Rose Bowl, this section to be fenced off and rooters tickets are to be given out at assembly, permitting holders of tickets only to enter. A rooting section loud speaker system will be set up here for all home games by the Associ¬ ated Oil Company. Special posters to be made by the art activities class will be posted in the halls before every football combat. To all students, Jack Page, pep commissioner, says, “With the new school buildings and new enthusi¬ asm, I sincerely hope the students will continue the good spirit we have had at all the games in pre¬ vious years, and the spirit we had last year at the “Ventura Special.” I think with the advantage we have and the new plans for the rooting section, we will develop a real col¬ lege rooting section. So let’s turn out this Friday, and go to Santa Ana with our Bulldogs, also turn out September 24 here in the Rose Bowl. From now on, let’s ‘watch the Bulldogs go!’” Organ Class Will Be New Addition Announcement of a new class at this institution for pupils desiring to- learn to play the organ was made this week by Miss Lula C. Parmley, chairman of the music department, according to Murray Huss, secretary of music. This class is open to all advanced piano students and beginners on the organ. The class will be held at 11 a. m. on Tuesday and Thurs¬ day. According to Huss, the new Ham¬ mond Organ in the auditorium will be used for instruction by the new¬ ly-formed class. This instrument is one of the many important addi¬ tions to the new auditorium, and is the one used by the city schools at the graduation exercises of Pas¬ adena Junior College, Muir Tech and five Junior high schools last June in the Rose Bowl. No Meetings Possible For Representatives Because of the fact that such a large number of the student body governing board members have left school, 'it has been impossible at this time to hold a meeting at which a quorum is present, accord¬ ing to Bob Stapleton, Associated Student Body president. As announced elsewhere in the Chronicle, the elections to fill these positions will be held next Friday, and ollowing this the regular week¬ ly board meeting will be held to discuss student activities and ap- proiate the student body fund to the various organizations about the campus. These meetings are attended by the four class presidents, the A.M.S. president, the A.W.S. pres¬ ident, and are presided over by Stapleton. The discussions are held in the office of Miss Catherine J. Robbins, adviser to the group as a whole. According to Stapleton, shortly after the special election, a. joint meeting of the advisers of the dif¬ ferent organizations represented on the board will be called with the student officers to plan the semes¬ ter’s activities and discuss prob¬ lems relative to their work ahead of -them this year at school. PJC BULLETIN TO BE ISSUED EACH MONDAY Issued each week on Monday morning, the Pasadena Junior Col¬ lege bulletin carries the list of dates for school activities for each respective week, important notices, and special information of impor¬ tance to students. Club presidents, officers, and other students in authority may enter notices in the bulletin, which also contains lost and found notes and dance dates. Deadline for copy submitted for publication in the bulletin is each Thursday at 2 p. m. Notices should be left with Dr. Harbeson’s secre¬ tary, Miss Novak, in the principal’s office. Repairs On Pool? News To Dunn “Mr. Dunn?” “Dunn speaking.” “Yes, I see that you are — er, — that is, could you tell me about the new improvements that have been made on the swimming pool?” “What improvements?” “Oh, haven’t you heard? They have pr a c t i c a 1 1 у rebuilt the thing.” “The only improvements that I’ve seen in the past ten years is the new water that is poured in occasionally. You reporters have some good ideas, anyway — you might just sav that I’d LIKE to see it fixed up — and then you can come around and I’ll be glad to tell you about it, when and if it is done. Good¬ bye.” And that is the story that the Chronicle reporter gathered on the Improvements That Were Not Made on the Swimming Pool at Pasadena Junior Col¬ lege. Movies, Dancing Feature Hi- Jinks Featuring moving pictures, danc¬ ing, entertainment and refresh¬ ments, the annual “Y” Hi-Jinks takes -the social spotlight with a Housewarming at the Women’s Gym, Saturday, Septemer 8, at 8 p. m. Comedies and short features will make up the screen program to open the evening’s fun. Follow¬ ing this a series of games and mixers to help students get ac¬ quainted, will break the already thin ice. As the ice gives way a program, including songs and yells under the direction of Jack Page, yell-commissioner; exhibition danc¬ ing by Miss Virginia Gollatz, local dancing instructor just returned from South America, and popular piano music by Albert Carr of PJC will be presented. Rrefreshments, free to all, will be served during the evening. The program, which annually at¬ tracts most of the student body will be followed by dancing until 11:45 p. m. The Y.M.C.A. and the Y.W.C.A. are joint sponsors of the affair with Lois Little in charge, assisted by the following: Jessie Koyama- and Margie Maiers, decorations; Elmer Preston and Mary Alice Whieldon, publicity; Marion Dorland, Jerry Sutterly, refreshments; Betty Jo Wakefield, music; Wendell Thomp¬ son and Billy Davis, entertainment; and Peggy Twining and Betty Wakefield, invitations. The Hi-Jinks is an annual affair, which is sponsored each year by the two “Y” organizations. LAST PLACEMENT EXAMS TONIGHT Required of all students entering the upper division, the final place¬ ment examinations will be held on Friday, September 17, at 6:30 p. m., in room 200C. There will be no examination on Saturday, Septem¬ ber 18, which was announced as the original date. All students who are taking the examination must report to the bank in the student union between 5:30 and 6:00 p. m. to pay the usual fee of $1.50. Blue books, nec¬ essary in the examination, may be purchased in the student union. Immediately after reporting to the bank students should report to the examination room. Students arriv¬ ing even five minutes late will not be allowed to take the test, accord¬ ing to С. C. Stewart, counselor in charge of the examination. The passing of the placement examination is necessary for en¬ trance to Composition 51A and Business English 51A, and the score is used as a basis for entrance to certain other classes. Also1 given at the time of the placement examination is the Thur- stone test, a general psychology test, which is used to assist the counselors in helping the student. From the score, the counselor can obtain: information relative to var¬ ious phases of the student’s ability and knowledge, according to Mr. Stewart. This test corresponds to the entrance examination in any college. To date, approximately 900 stu¬ dents have taken the examination, and the final test is being given for students who have not yet had the opportunity to take it. The exami¬ nation date was changed from Sat¬ urday morning to Friday night for the benefit of students who work during the day. Dedication Week Program To Commemorate Modern Facilities At P. J. C. Buildings, Grounds, Equipment Will Be Honored by Entire Pasadena School System, September 11 to 15 Presenting one of the greatest and most significant dedications ever to be held in Pasadena, the students, faculty, and alumni of Pasadena Junior College will offer to the citizens of Pasadena a dedi¬ cation program to be held at the junior college October 11 to 15 inclusive. With the purpose of acquainting the entire community with _ -♦-the new and modem facilities at У I _« . , junior college, the Dedication Week Л -a r C riref КИ wil include daily tours of the cam- «£<31 Э I 11Ы lYIccl pus and buildings, exhibits to typi- U. . cal examples of student work, and I m A _ I : J _ nighlty entertainments in the beau- ill /\UQItOriUnri: tiful auditorium of the Horace ' Mann building. T..,_ A _ LI* Monday evening has been en- i wo /"vssemoiies titled Alumni Night in the dedica¬ tion exercises. John A. Anderson, An assembly for the purpose of d,eaF of recordf?> has been appointed introducting- the student officers chairman and in collaboration with and members of the faculty will be Dr‘ еСог&е Coates, president of the presented by the Order Mast and Я' alumm association, will plan Dagger and presiding officer at this Мо0п<1аУ evening’s entertainment, first assembly of the semester Dr btudent activities will form the John W. Harbeson will introduce nucleus of the program scheduled the faculty to the student body at ”>r T,uesday night. Miss Lula C. large and Bob Stapleton, A S В Earmley, head of the music depart- CONSTITUTION FILMS Two films in connection with Constitution Week are to be shown at 7:30 oclock Friday evening in the Pasadena Public Library lec¬ ture hall. The showing of these films is made possible through the courtesy of the Pasadena Visual Education Department and the Los Angeles Board of Education. large and Bob Stapleton, A. S. B. president, will present student of¬ ficers. “A prominent surprise speaker will be on hand to speak to us,’ said Benton. Although it was not definite at Chronicle dead¬ line, Don Novis is expected to ap¬ pear. Today’s programs will be com¬ bined to form two assemblies, with the first assembly of this semester scheduled to be given in the new auditorium. The first meeting will be divided into two groups so that everyone may have the opportunity to see and enjoy the new auditori¬ um in use. Because of the large number of members in the school student body, the auditorium is unable to seat everyone at once, therefore the meeting will be di¬ vided into two divisions. The first section, meeting at 9:50, will be composed of students who have third period classes outside of the new main building. Others who have their third period in this building will be in their classrooms.- When this assembly is over, and the auditorium is cleared, the other students will convene for their meeting. The program of both divisions of this assembly which is being sponsored by the Order of Mast and Dagger, will be the same and it contains introductions of the faculty to the students by Dr. John W. Harbeson; and introductions of the student officers by Bob Staple- ton, A.S.B. president. Also on the program, according to John Benton, president of O. M.D., will be a popular speaker and featured entertainment, al¬ though at Chronicle deadline it was not definite. Besides introducing the faculty to the students at the gathering, Dr. Harbeson will make several remarks appropriate to the occasion. Benton is scheduled to give a talk on and explain the history and traditions of Mast and Dagger, which organization is particularly Continued on Page Three ment, is chairman of the evening, urprise William K. Dunn, Miss Elizabeth I to япряР Jensen, Miss Katharine Kester, Milton C. Mohs, all members of the J. C. faculty, and Henry Swafford, secretary of activities, are also on the committee. Dancing, vocal and instrumental music, dramatics, and a brief address by a representative of the student body, will comprise the entertainment. Members of the Citizens’ Advis¬ ory Comittee, of which David J. O’Leary and Audre L. Stong, of the junior college administrative staff, are asisting on the committee. Dedication Night, highlight of the preceding educational program, will be held Thursday evening. Dr. Continued on Page Three W.A.A Fash ion Show Held In Women’s Gym Yesterday Afternoon Fall fashions for the co-ed were presented Thursday by the women’s athletic association in a super dis¬ play held at a prominent downtown department store. Styles covered appropriate dress for every occa¬ sion from daily college clothing to the formal for the extra special evening, including that which is to be “chic” at football games. Tea was served in the outside floor of the girls’ gym after the fashion show. The exhibit was presented along novel fines. Virginia Kallshian, portraying the average jaysee co¬ ed, read a letter supposed to have been written to an out-of-town girl friend describing the clothing seen at the various school functions dur¬ ing the first week of school. Miss “co-ed” told of the registration day, a movie she saw, a date she had, and the ports she participated in at school, a rush tea, football game and formal dance she attended. While she was reading the letter the models enacted appropriate scenes in pantomime. The models were chosen by Kay Veale, of the store’s advertising de¬ partment, and the W.A.A. Execu¬ tive Board, from students here at Jaysee. The students who acted as models were as follows: Yvonne Bonser, Dot Brown, Rose Anne Crotty, Ruth Nelson, Mary Ann Moss, Phyllis Wilson, Marjorie Bunting, Marilyn Cox, Phyllis Cas- parry, Betty Mitchell, Astel Hart, Betsy Roher. Styles modeled by these girls were the latest for school, street, afternoon, football game, date, and formal clothes. ‘ Argonauts Handle School Business Organized mainly for the purpose of selling, distributing, and collec¬ ting tickets to various student af¬ fairs held ,by the school, the Ar¬ gonauts, men’s service group, is again this semester planning to handle the ticket problem at the school’s night games in the Rose Bowl, according to Jim Mathews, past secretary. This group also handles the tick¬ ets to most of the school dances, assisting in both the selling and collecting ends, and assumes re¬ sponsibility for the proper dis¬ bursement of this work. The Argonauts are recognized by their fight blue sleeveless sweaters, carrying white emblems. Member¬ ship in this service club is open to -anyone with a better than average citizenship and scholarship stand¬ ing, and to those who can offer names of teachers and reliable bus¬ iness men and students as endor¬ sees. Application blanks may be ob¬ tained from and returned to Mr. Wilcox of the accounting depart¬ ment in the bank in the student union building. Y.W.C.A. TO DINE AND MAKE YEAR'S PLANS Holding its first dinner of the year at the downtown “Y’ on Wed¬ nesday, September 22, at 5:30, the Y.W.C.A. announces plans for many activities during the coming semester. This dinner is the first of a series held every semester and sponsored by the Y.W.C.A. The dinners, formally pot-luck, will this year be served at the “Y” at a small fee. Choosing each year a theme in accordance with the Y.W. program for the series, this year the theme will be “The Y.W.C.A., and its re¬ lation to campus fife.” Margie Maiers and Mary Alice Whieldon wifi be in charge of this event and they urge all women stu¬ dents interested in the “Y” and its functions to visit the “Y” room in the Women’s Gym to make reser¬ vations for the dinner. New stu¬ dents are especially invited to visit the “Y” rooms. SOCIAL ACTIVITIES HALL IN PREPARATION Room 208 in the Life Science building has been re-vamped into a social hall, to be used for social gatherings of importance. The room is a student project; the built- in furnishings being designed by students in architectural engineer¬ ing courses. All additional fur¬ nishings are expected to be ac¬ quired from student body funds, and it has been suggested that art department students paint appro¬ priate murals on one or two of the walls.