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Vol. 36
Pasadena Junior College, September 18, 1944
No- 2
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First Nisei Student Back ;
Welcomed By Committee
War Council
Plans Year
The Women’s Council, among
the newest of campus - organiza¬
tions, held its initial fall meeting
Thursday in the Social Hall. The
Council was formed early last
semester with the idea of bring¬
ing together the women students
of all clubs and activities.
Under the general direction of
Lucille Coviello, Associated Wo¬
men Students’ president, the Wo-
by Carl Palmberg
First American student of Japanese ancestry to attend Pas¬
adena Junior College since the evacuation in 1942 is Esther
Takei, whose arival on campus last Tuesday aroused local
interest. Arriving on the train at the Santa Fe station in
Pasadena ,Miss Takei was given a rousing welcome by a com¬
mittee of a dozen Student Christian Association members.
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the PJC campus, where she waS . ... _..
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ganization know as “Friends of
the American Way”, and was ac¬
complished by permission of
Major-General Charles Bonesteel,
commanding general of the West¬
ern Defense Command. PJC ad¬
ministrators were quick to offer
their cooperation, and showed im¬
mediate interest in the new stu¬
dent.
Esther Takei is registering as
13-1, and attended Venice High
School prior to the evacuation of
Japanese and Japanese- Ameri¬
cans in 1942. Outstandingly ac¬
tive in journalism and other extra
curricular activities, Misss Takei
was given a farewell banquet
by fellow students before leaving
Venice High.
Unofficial statements from var¬
ious faculty members and stu¬
dents welcome Miss Takei’s ar¬
rival as an opportunity for PJC
to take the lead in an understand¬
ing of the problems of American
students of Japanese ancestry.
The type of welcome afforded the
first nisei student appears sig¬
nificant, in that it may determine
how well campus personnel and
Pasadenans in general are wiling
to apply American ideals of free¬
dom and equality to minority
groups.
Coed Party Led
By Farmerettes
A Country Fair will be the
theme of the Annual Co-Ed Wo¬
men’s Party to be held Wednesday
September 20, from 3:00 to 5:30.
Women will be clad in appro¬
priate cotton and gingham dress¬
es. (For the past ten years the
Co-Ed Party has been held in the
Sexson Auditorium, but the Stu¬
dent Union will be the location
this year. A.W.S. president,
Lucille Coviello, felt that a Coun¬
try Fair would draw more par¬
ticipants, thus acquainting the
old students with the new.)
Rowena Baker, general chairman
is assisting Alice Theal with the
entertainment. Ruth Harper is
in charge of selling the tickets;
Lucille Coviello will arange the
food and refreshments; Eleanor
Josten will decorate the building;
Grace Ellen Jones is in charge of
publicity; Miss Catherine Robbins
is faculty advisor.
Plans have been made for all
women’s clubs on the campus to
have booths which will provide
games and concessions for the
farmerettes. A side show will
add fun and entertainment. Hot
dogs will be included in the price
of admision.
The fair is being held in honor
of the new women but all old
students are invited to attend.
The admision price will be 10
cents.
The Pasadena Junior College
War Council met last Wednesday
under the leadership of Chair¬
man Frank McCormack, to lay
plans for various war drives and
the eventual conversion to the
task of helping PJC’s returning
servicemen adjust themselves
once more to the routine of civil¬
ian and school life. “Not only will
the Council seek to aid the ser¬
vicemen,” “but it will try to help
the faculty and administration
meet the problems of a rapidly
changing curriculum. Many of
the courses now taught will be¬
come obsolete as the needs of the
men and women students
change."
Plans were discussed for aiding
the Pasadena Junior Chamber of
Commerce with its drive for
Christmas gifts to be sent Pasa¬
dena servicemen stationed over¬
seas. Lucille Coviello, president
of the Women’s Council, offered
to take the whole problem before
that group. When she did, each
club volunteered to prepare at
least two packages for the drive.
Any other individuals or campus
organizations interested in this
worthy effort should contact the
Dean of Women, Frank McCor¬
mack, or Lucille Coviello as soon
as possible since the deadline is
October 9.
Those attending the meeting
were: Lucille Coviello, president
of Women’s Council and AWS;
Margaret DuShane, Red Cross;
Bob Aston, Financial Advisor;
Bill Sanborn, President of OMD;
and Rred Bolander, Ex-Service¬
men’s Club.
Chronicle Says
Sanborn Emcees Assembly,
Hurls Questions In Show
With a truth or consequences theme keynoting the first
assembly of the fall semester, Bill Sanborn, master of cere¬
monies, and Bill Penny, co-worker, introduced several student
officers to an audience consisting of both old PJC members
and new frosh. PJCassemblies, designed to afford student
bady members maximum entertainment, are planned under
the jurisdiction of the Secretary
Macy Chooses
Pep Leaders
New Pep Commissioner, Jack
Macy, announced this week that
tryouts for pom-pom girls and
cheer leaders will be held sep-
erately this year. Those for the
song leaders will take place Wed¬
nesday, September 20, in the Sex-
son Auditorium from two to five
p. m. Three girls will be chosen.
'So Sorry! '
men’s Council was at work even
during summer school. Two com¬
mittees, headed by Margie Nutt
and Virginia Avery, packed 75
household kits for Russian fam¬
ilies who have been bombed out
of their homes. These kits con¬
tained cookies, hard candies,
soup mix, evaporated milk, to¬
bacco, first-aid supplies, sewing
outfits, soap, towels, and gloves.
The complete package costs ap¬
proximately $3.00, and the money
for the project was raised from
summer classes.
All girls interested in packing
the kits are urged to place their
names on a list in the Dean of
Women’s office. The work is to
continue during the fall.
The Women’s Council will be
different from other organiza¬
tions at PJC, in that it will be
composed of representatives from
every club or activity, and also,
from every 10:00 o’clock class.
To further acquaint women stu¬
dents with the Council, an infor¬
mal tea it to be held early this
semester. At that time the var¬
ious member^ jyill have oppor¬
tunity .to discuss future plans for
the club.
Once more the Pasadena Chron¬
icle is in the position of having
to say “So sorry!”
Due to unavoidable circumstan¬
ces, chief of which was a tem¬
porary man-power shortage, the
Chronicle is appearing on Mon¬
day instead of last Friday.
According to Chronicle Editor
Carl Palmberg, the Chronicle will
be “on the street” Friday morn¬
ings from now on.
Jack especially hopes that those
girls who have had previous ex¬
perience as song leaders will try
out.
All boys interested in cheer
leader jobs should report to the
auditorium on Friday, September
22, during the same afternoon
hours. Again, it is hoped that
those with previous experience
will appear so that the two cho¬
sen will be representative of the
best.
Hi- Jinks Climaxes Frosh Day
By Jackie Scarlett
Last Friday was the day. Frolic-minded Freshmen had the
time of their lives, starting with the morning assembly in Sexson
Auditorium. Rollicking activities, under the sponsorship of the
SCA, filled the campus with laughter, fun, food, as the Frosh
class saluted the new school year.
In the afternoon, the AMS and the AWS started the ball
rolling with a full program of sports, designed to wear away
any registration cares and frowns. A pot-luck dinner, under the
watchful eye of Mr. Dressier, highlighted the activities for rave¬
nous studes and their doting parents.
And that wasn’t all!
At 7:30, glamour, talent, and music reigned supreme in the
auditorium. The Orson Welle’s and the Lucille Ball's of the
various Junior High Schools filled the night with top rate enter¬
tainment.
But it didn’t stop here!
The gym gave some very danceable music, shortly afterwards,
in case anyone was so inclined. And if they weren’t, moonlight
swims in the pool filled the bill. All this activity found every¬
one starving again, but the situation was saved with cokes and
doughnuts in the gym.
So ended a hilarious day.
of Activities, With reduced war¬
time budgets, tendency of late
has been to capitalize on campus
talents.
Sam Soghomonian, Associated
Student Body President, opened
Friday’s assembly with the flag
salute and a welcoming speech
to the students. He then turned
matters over to Allen McCloud,
the new Secretary of Activities,
who gave an outline on future
assemblies.
Next started the PJC version
of the ever-popular radio comedy
“Truth of Consequences”; Fri¬
day’s title was, however, “What-
' ever Happens You Lose.”
Main purpose of Friday’s pro
gram was to acquaint newcomers
and frosh with a few of the stu¬
dent leaders.
Scholars Open
New Program
Betty Kline and Peggy Bell,
officers in Alpha Gamma Sigma
and C. S. F respectively, are
making plans for the first meet¬
ings of the two scholarship soci¬
eties for this new college year.
Initiation of new members, pre¬
sentation of pins, and election
for A. G. S. will be accomplished
Thursday afternoon, ■ Sept. 28,
while activities of the California
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150 Jobs Open
To Students
At a special required assembly
for all twelfth, thirteenth, and
fourteenth year students, the
members of the school work pro¬
gram office, Mr. Paul Motzinger,
Mr. Milton Mohs, and Mrs. Gladys
Young, stressed the need for
Pasadena Junior College students
to take part-time jobs as an aid
to relieving the serious man¬
power shortage which now exists
in Pasadena.
There are more than 150 jobs
r.vailavle in the Student Work
Office. These jobs offer oppor¬
tunities not only to earn both
money and credits, but to aid in
the war effort. The greatest need
for help xists in “the home front”
stores and industries. Most of
the defense plants, according to
Mr. Mohs, need only highly
skilled, full-time workers.
PJC students will again use
the 4-4 plan, which consists of
four hours of school and four
hours of work each day. Credit
will be given for at least twenty
hours a week on the job. All
counselors are prepared to draw
up work programs for both morn¬
ing and afternoon workers.
Students wishing employment
can receive further information
between the hours of nine a. m.
and five p. m. in the School Work
Program Office which is now
located in the G Building.