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PJC VS. POMONA
SEPTEMBER 26
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REGISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 22
Vol. 33
Pasadena Junior l
Janur-
No. 1
Defense Training centers
Working Students Get
Educational Opportunities
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Today, more than ever be¬
fore, should the importance of
a complete education be
stressed.
Our national industries, gear¬
ed to a full time production
peak, are employing men and
students by the thousands.
This employment may last for
several years.
But after the national emer¬
gency is dealt with, those same
men and students stand an ex¬
cellent chance of losing their
jobs. Simply, there won’t ne
enough work for them to do.
then, the men that have been
educated will have a better
chance of keeping or gaining
steady employment.
The prospect of ready cash is
a tempting one, but a long
range viewpoint as far as edu¬
cation is concerned will prove
most satisfactory.
For those persons who are employed during the day or
otherwise occupied, Pasadena Junior College offers the ex¬
tended day classes, given in the late afternoon and evening.
This program is primarily for those whose formal education
has been interrupted and offers an opportunity to earn
credit toward high school or college graduation.
All rules governing the ad¬
mission and graduation at Junior
College are the same, whether
the student attends the regular
day sessions, the late afternoon
classes, or the evening classes.
Late afternoon and evening stu¬
dents will be accorded the same
privileges that are given to regu¬
lar day-time students, which in¬
cludes student body activities,
football tickets, etc.
Help !
Guidance
Self-Direction
LELAND M. PRYOR
Defense Workers
Urged To Finish
Education
Last Fall the big broom of
Uncle Sam’s defense program
was taken out of the peace
closeet, shaken well, promptly
put to work sweeping U.S. youth
into Army Camps. U.S. youth,
some money-shy, most gun shy,
scuttled the other way, became
“the man behind the man behind
the gun.”
This month as secondary
school officials all over the
U.S. started to open their doors,
dust off their books and count
noses, they found Uncle Sam
had swept well, succeeded in
putting a serious percentage of
their noses behind guns and
|planes. Liking little to face a
sea of empty seats, liking less
Ihe budget whacks which ac¬
companied them, school marms
let up a howl, busily thought
If drawing cards for their lit¬
tle red buildings.
One of the best of these last
veek emerged from genial West
tampus School of Business head
Iceland M. Pryor. Planned pri¬
marily for students working on
graveyard shifts, the new pro¬
gram crams work into two hours
veek courses -lasting from six
to) nine weeks.
Designed to cover such basic
(Continued on Page 2)
Intelligent self-direction is the
keynote of guidance at the ju¬
nior college. From the day of en¬
trance to the day of graduation,
the student is considered a re¬
sponsible citizen of the college
community, and, as such, is pro¬
vided opportunities to avail him¬
self of group and individual
guidance services.
Since every unit in the Pasa¬
dena school system recognizes
its responsibilities in develop¬
ing children who will be re¬
sponsible, self-appraising, self¬
directing individuals, the guid¬
ance services at the junior col¬
lege are building upon the
training previously provided,
Every item of information that
might be pertinent to the coun¬
selor is sent to the junior col¬
lege at the time of the individ¬
uals entrance.
As the student approaches
junior high school graduation,
his attention is called to the
junior college offerings and ad¬
vantages, to prepare him to
take his place in the college
community more quickly and
easily. Junior College counse¬
lors visit the junior high
schools for preliminary pro¬
gramming of their incoming
counselees.
During the summer, the coun-
selee and his parents are urged
to take part in an interview at
the junior college at which a
longtime view is taken of the
individual’s program. While the
immediate purpose of the inter¬
view is to arrange a satisfactory
program of studies for the en¬
suing semester, the counselor is
more concerned with carefully
planning a tentative program
for each semester the student is
to be at the junior college. This
takes into account desires of the
parents as to the length and na¬
ture of the future educational
cereer, the vocational interest,
the studies pursued in previous
schools which might be indicative
of future scholastic success, and
the test scores. At the same time
the counselor tries to orient the
student to his first day at the
junior college.
Since the college community
will be composed of many in¬
dividuals with varying quali¬
ties and interests, counselors
recognize that the members
will behave differently and will
accept responsibility in varying
degrees. To take care of this,
group guidance is offered. It
is primarily a basis for intelli¬
gent decision and self-direction.
From this overview of the col¬
lege as a community and this
study of himself, the student is
expected to emerge a more self-
reliant, self-directive individual,
ready to take a full part in the
community activities — curricular,
social, political, athletic, or any
other phase. With the help of
the counselors, which remains
throughout the junior college
career much the same as on the
first day, though the students
are more able to direct them¬
selves as they advance in college,
students efficiently plan their
educational courses.
Courses are offered for the
freshman (graduates of the 10th
grade), sophomore, junior, and
senior. All courses numbered 1-19
are primarily for freshmen; 20-
29, open to all students of sopho¬
more standing, or above; 40-49,
open to all juniors and seniors;
and SO, and over, open only to
fully qualified students. These
courses are the same as those
listed in the Pasadena Junior
College Bulletin and counselors
are present at the school to clear
up any difficulties which may
come up in regard to an extended
day stuhciit's program.
WIDE CHOICE
Although the program for
extended day is more limited
than that offered to the regu¬
lar day student, practically all
the divisions at Junior College
are well represented. Under
the Division of Humanities, the
Art Department, English De¬
partment, Language Depart¬
ment, and Music Department,
have classes offered at both
East and West Campus... The
Life Science Department offers
classes at both campuses, as do
the Physical Science Depart¬
ment and Mathematics Depart¬
ment. Finally, the Division of
Social Studies, under which
heading come the School of
Business and the Social Science
Department, presents a wide
selection of classes.
Registration for these classes
begins September 15th from 6:00
to 9:30 p.m. The classes them¬
selves start on September 22,
as does the entire Junior College
schedule.
APPLICANTS PLACED
Offering students a chance at
positions in which they have been
trained the business education de¬
partment of Pasadena Junior Col¬
lege has recently started a Job
Placement Bureau for the con¬
venience of both students and em-
employers of Pasadena.
JOHN W. HARBESON
Principal Extends
Greetings
It is a pleasure to extend cor¬
dial greetings and a hearty wel¬
come to old and new students of
Pasadena Junior College. We are
at the beginning of a most sig¬
nificant year in the history of
our country. Every student
should recognize the significance
of the times and start the new
year with a firm resolution to
make the most of his educational
opportunities. They will consti¬
tute the best possible prepara¬
tion for the crucial years that
lie ahead.
Several things should be bept
in mind by a student seriously
pursuing his college course.
First, he should recognize that
the primary reason for going
to college is the making of a
good academic record, for schol¬
arship is the big word in col¬
lege. No amount of social or
athletic participation or any
other extra-curricular activities
can offset a failure to achieve
scholarship. Secondly, along
with the making of a good
scholarship record should go a
reasonable amount of partici¬
pation in the extra-curricular
activities of the college.
What I have said in the preced¬
ing paragraph does not mean
that a student should be a grind
and spend his entire time with
books and papers. Everyone
should find time for some par¬
ticipation in out-of-class activi¬
ties. Some students will be in¬
terested in athletics; others in
positions in the student govern¬
ment; still others in music, dra¬
ma, debating, etc. Among these
activities every student will find
at least one of absorbing interest.
As a final suggestion, may I
urge on the part of every stu¬
dent the importance of regular
(Continued on Page 2)
How To Register
For new students the school year 1941-42 will officially
begin with assemblies in the auditorium on both campuses.
On Monday, September 22, new students whose study lists
have been made previously will report to special rally-assem¬
blies at 8:00 a.m. (E.C.), 8:15 a.m. (W.C.), while all other
new students will report at the Auditoriums at 9:00 a.m.
(E.C.), 9:15 a.m. (W.C.)
Prospective Pasadena Junior College students in regular
day sessions should be sure that a complete transcript of all
their work, beginning with the ninth grade, is on file in the
Records Office before they arrive there to make application
and arrange for an appointment with a counselor to help
them make out their study lists.
It is expected that hundreds of old students will be on
band Monday to greet the new ones, help them register, show
them around, and in general to make them welcome to the
campuses. Old students will find this a convenient day to at¬
tend to any unfinished school business, hold group meetings,
and to meet old and new friends.
Students who work during the daytime, and wish to
register, should report in the evening to Room 118 on the
East Campus.
Government Backs
Important Program;
Industries Cooperate
Due to the necessity for a wider program of national de¬
fense training, all work in the technology department has
been utilized for that purpose and is being carried on in con¬
junction with national industries operating in this area.
The department has remained open during the summer
and students interested in automotive mechanics, aviation
technology, machine shop prac¬
tice, and welding were able to
continue their studies uninter¬
rupted. Most of the equipment
used is government-purchased
and is being run, for the most
part, twenty-four hours a day.
Here, courses are taught, not
only to teach young men to fly,
but these same young men are
also given the opportunity to
learn the construction of the air¬
planes which they may later be
piloting.
At present, these summer
classes are working on an all-
metal, low-wing monoplane of
the military type and by the end
of the summer this plane should
be ready for flight.
COURSES OFFERED
Many of the classes now of¬
fered in the Technology divi¬
sion are run in close connec¬
tion with the Lockheed and
Fletcher Aircraft Corpora¬
tions, these classes including;
blueprint reading, jig> building,
lofting, machine shop, welding,
woodworking, tool design, and
tool planning. These classes
begin in September and, to be
available for aircraft corpora¬
tion employees, are held in the
evening at East Campus, the
Garfield shop, and the CCC
shop.
Foundry practice is also of im¬
portance to the government in
the work of national defense.
Recently Uncle Sam purchased
a new laboratory and provided
that a new course in foundry
practice be offered at Junior
College beginning with the fall
semester. The latest type of
equipment, basically a twenty-
four inch cupola, capable of hold¬
ing 5,000 pounds of cast iron has
been provided and this will be lo¬
cated at the Garfield shop.
Another course proving of
great value to the technology
student is the course in automo¬
tive mechanics. The latest type
of wheel aligning has just ar¬
rived and JC now hiis the best
auto shop in the Los Angeles
area and one of tne j'oest equip¬
ped laboratories on [ the west
coast. This department deals
with the repair, servicing, and
maintenance of automobiles and
automobile parts.
Under the Smith-Hughes voca¬
tional law, classes in technology
are limited to a maximum aver¬
age daily attendance of twenty
students. A minimum of thirty
hours per week for class time
is provided.
PILOTS TRAINING
Also found in the Technol¬
ogy division is the Civilian
Pilots Training course spon¬
sored by the United States gov¬
ernment. With the great need
for planes, and as a result, for
trained, competent young men
to fly these planes, in the fall
of 1939 Uncle Sam began his
program of Civilian Pilots
Training at Pasadena Junior
College. This program is car¬
ried on entirely at govern¬
ment expense, for the further¬
ing of the national defense pro¬
gram. There are four basic
courses given, although a pi¬
lots license can be obtained
when the first course is suc¬
cessfully completed. The pri¬
mary course, the secondary
course, the cross - country
course, and the apprentice in¬
structors course make up the
curriculum for the training of
civilian pilots.
The primary course entails
seventy-two hours of ground
school work, learning the rudi¬
ments of flying and the funda-
( Continued on Page 2)
MAJOR E. C. HOLBECK
ROTC Headed
By Major Holbeck,
Former Principal
With the strength of the United
States Army being estimated in
terms of five years from now,
college ROTC’s throughout the
nation are receiving greater at¬
tention from foresighted War
Department officials. Not over¬
looked by any means has been
PJC’s unit, a majority of whose
cadet officers will be active re¬
serve officers five years hence.
Most important change in the
local corps has been the ad¬
ministration addition, antici¬
pated since the untimely death
last May of Captain Sam D.
Carter. Colonel Herman Kobbe,
of this city, has been appointed
Professor of Military Science
and Tactics. Colonel Kobbe is
also in command of the 11 Los
Angeles ROTC’s composing one
unit. PJC will form a second
unit and follow a separate
training program.
Working directly under Colonel
(Continued on Page 2)
Junior colleges in California
top the nation both in number
and quality of classes offered
at public expense.
This fact was pointed out to
a special summer conference
on junior colleges by Kenneth
H. Lanouette, research con¬
sultant at Los Angeles City.
College. The meeting was held
at the University of California
at Los Angeles.
Mr. Lanouette went on to
say that “most eastern repre¬
sentatives at the conference
agreed that California is far in
advance of other states in edu¬
cational methods and theories
in junior college and terminal
education.”
“Another interesting point,’
he said, “is that there are prac¬
tically no junior colleges in the
East. Students must pay — and
are glad to pay — tuition run¬
ning into hundreds of dollars
for the same type of course
that California is developing
as a part of its public instruc¬
tion.”