Pasadena Chronicle, September 24, 1937

Chronicle Keynote Is Service PASADENA CHRONICLE The Watch- Word Is Progress Vol. XXIX Pasadena Junior College, Sept. 24, 1937 No. 4 Dedication Week Due Oct. 11-15 Students, faculty and alumni of the Pasadena Junior College will offer to the citizens of the com¬ munity during the week of October 11 to 15, one of the most signifi¬ cant dedication programs ever to be held in the history of Pasadena. Present as the main speaker on the program will be James M. Woods, president' of Stephens college at Columbia, Missouri, and one of the leading junior college administra¬ tors in America. As the theme of his address, Mr. Woods has chosen the service of junior college to the community. With experience at Stephens, which is one of the oldest junior colleges in the country, Mr. Woods is known for his writing on junior colleges and is an outstanding educator in his field, according to Dr. John W. Harbeson, principal. With the purpose of acquainting the community with the new setup on the campus at the junior college, the Dedication Week will include daily tours of the campus and buildings, exhibits of examples of student work in the various de¬ partments, and nightly entertain¬ ments in the auditorium of the new Horace Mann building. Planning Monday evening in the dedication exercises as Almuni Night, an entertainment has been arranged by members of the alum¬ ni association. John A. Anderson, dean of records has charge of the entertainment in collaboration with Dr. George B, Coates, president of the alumni association. The program scheduled for Tues¬ day night will center around stu¬ dent activities. Chairman of the evening’s program is Miss Lula C. Parmley, head of the music depart¬ ment. William K. Dunn, Miss Eliz¬ abeth Jensen, Miss Katharine Kes- ter, Milton C. Mohs, all members of the J. C. faculty and Henry Swafford, secretary of activities, are also on the committee. Making Continued on Page Three FENCING WILL BE OFFERED Starting soon after the first of October, an extra-curricular course in fencing will be offered to the members of the PJC student body, under the direction of James Mof¬ fat and Richard Predder, and su¬ pervised by. Major F. E. Bertholet, commandant of the PJC unit of the R.O.T.C. The class will meet in the Bleek- er house on the southwest corner of the campus at the close of the two o’clock period on days to be desig¬ nated by Mr. Boffat, who, with Mr. Fredder, has given several fencing exhibitions before the student body. A set of six foils and masks has been ordered, and will be used in training fencing students. A new rifle range, sufficiently large to permit a six-man rifle team to fire with ease, has also been constructed in the basement of the men’s gym. This will allow for inter-school matches to be fired here, according to Major Frank E. Bertholet, and will increase oppor¬ tunities for instruction in marks¬ manship. Additional quarters for class¬ rooms, an office, a cadet officers’ assembly room, and a locker room have been provided for the mem¬ bers. Munior, Don‘t Suck On Your Thumb!7 Making little Johnny wash behind his ears, and stopping baby sister from sucking her thumb, are only a few of the many problems discussed in the child training classes which are being continued this semester as a lecture course. Child train¬ ing is not only practical, but interesting as well, according to Miss Esther Tenionn, head of the home economics department. The home economics depart¬ ment expects to have a com¬ plete pre-school nursery next year. Special construction of this laboratory would provide opportunity for the enrolled students to observe the actions of the children, and at the same time remain unobserved them¬ selves. Miss Kathryn Clemons, who was the instructor in charge of the pre-school nursery at the Muir Technical high school, has come to Pasadena Junior Col¬ lege this year to continue her work. Pep Commission List Is Released Commenting on the result of last week’s game with Santa Ana, Jack Page, pep commissioner, expressed all Pasadena opinion in the phrase “win or lose, we’re still behind you, Bulldogs,” which mirrors the typi¬ cal Crown city sentiment toward ■the football team. Other members of the pep com¬ mission, which has much to do in the supporting of the football team, include Dexter Abbott, Claudia Bean, Roger Armstrong, Mildred Schmertz, Bill Holmes, Jimmy Klemper and Johnny Walker. Only a few more will be picked for the year’s roster. The rooting section at the east end of the Rose Bowl is to be en¬ closed by a wire fence, four feet high on the sides and two feet at the top. It will cover the section below tunnels 3 and 6. Only at these tunnels can junior college students enter the rooting section. As students enter the section they must show their student body game I book to the usher there. Students are requested to fill up the front seats before the yell leaders’ plat¬ form, in order that the late comers will not cause confusion in getting to a seat. Page urged all junior college stu¬ dents to show a college spirit as well as sportsmanship at the games. He also expressed the sentiment that appreciation for the work of an injured man should be shown by students’ standing as they applaud the man. Students who wish to show their loyalty should remain at the termination of the games to sing “Sturdy at the Mountains.” In tonight’s thriller the Bulldogs tackle San Bernardino in the Rose Bowl. Football Squad Is To Be Introduced Today At A.M.S. Assembly The players on this year’s var¬ sity football team are to be intro¬ duced to the Associated Men Stu¬ dents this morning during the regular A. M. S. assembly. Sports editor of the Pasadena Post, Rube Samuelson, will he on hand to act as master of ceremonies and will interview Coach Tom Mallory, new football coach here at jaysee, as to what his plans and prospects are for the coming grid season. According to Audre L. Stong, dean of men, “This is an impor¬ tant assembly. I, for one, want to know the names and positions of the football players, and this AMS meeting will be an excellent place to get acquainted with them.” The new Associated Men Stu¬ dent’s president, elected in the spec¬ ial election, will pres’de over the meeting. Faculty Meet Postponed Postponed until Thursday, Sep¬ tember 30, the meeting of the offi¬ cers of the Associated Student Body and members of the admin¬ istrative staff will be held at the home of Miss Winifred Skinner, school librarian, with John W. Harbeson, principal, presiding. Fac¬ ulty members will meet with the students to discuss present J.C. problems and solutions. Last Opportunity For Placements Offered An extra and final placement ex¬ amination is being held on Satur¬ day, September 26, at 8:30 a. m. for the benefit of those students who have not yet had the opportunity to take the placement examinations and who are required to do so be¬ fore they can go on with upper division composition and business English courses. As in the previous examinations, students are asked to report first to the bank in the student union building to pay the $2.50 fee, -and to purchase two bluebooks neces¬ sary in the examination. All stu¬ dents must be in the examination room, to which they will be directed at the bank, promptly at 8:30. Any students arriving even five minutes late will not be allowed to take the examination. Also given at the time of the placement examination is the Thur- stone test, a general psychology quiz, which is used to assist the counselors in Helping the student. This test corresponds to the en¬ trance examination in any college. The score in the placement ex¬ amination will be used by the coun¬ selor in placing the student in the proper composition class, according to С. C. Stewart, counselor in charge of the examinations. Miss Print; Galley Gal Can you imagine a young, dark haired girl bursting into the Chron¬ icle Office, dressed up in two copies of the “Alhambra Moor,” and de¬ manding a job on the staff ? “The Headline Gal,” “Perambu¬ lating Sports Page,” or what have you, has a real technique at dress making. You should see where she made the editorials come out. If you see this walking advertisment for Alhambra High, which you un¬ doubtedly will, don’t try to tear her dress — it’s cloth. Musical Is Го Be G iven By Louise Klopf Beginning a weekly series of re¬ corded programs held in the Little Theater, room 30 of the Horace Mann building, Wednesday, Sep¬ tember 22, was a program study of the late George Gershwin’s com¬ positions. Some of the more noted were “Bess, You Is My Woman Now,” taken from “Porgy and Bess;” “Summer Time,” from “Porgy and Bess;” “Concerto in F,” from the “First Movement;” and “Rhapsody in Blue’” “Many students attended this program and more are expected at the future meetings,” according to Mrs. Winifred Weersing, of the musical department. These programs are to be held every Wednesday in the Little Theater, starting promptly at 12 :20 and ending promptly at 12:50, en¬ abling students to get to their 1:00 o’clock classes. If students are not at the Little Theater on time, they can occasionally come in late by ar¬ ranging to come in between the changing of the records. To make the programs more in¬ teresting, a varied outline has been made, covering operas, semi-classi¬ cal, vocal, instrumental, and popu¬ lar music. All-request programs have been planned, and any student may re¬ quest a number by giving the writ¬ ten name of the selection to one of the ushers. The Triton Council, Pasadena Junior College women’s service club, will act as ushers at all Little Theatre Campus Musical Hour programs. Programs will be announced ahead by bulletins, the Chronicle, and by a mimeographed program sheet, which is given to the stu¬ dents by the ushers at the end of each program. These sheets, if saved, could be made into a pamph¬ let or musical notebook, according to the musical department. The idea of the musical hour is to try to bring the students and music more closely together, and to teach them to appreciate good music. The next program, which will be Wednesday, September 29, will fea¬ ture Spanish music. “These programs are sponsored by the music department, and should all be very interesting, so watch the Chronicle, and the bulle¬ tins, and go to the Little Theatre evry Wednesday at noon,” urges Mrs. Weersing. Electi Plans For Future Are Discussed At PJ.C. Council Meetings Numerous school problems, rules and aims of the Pasadena Junior College were discussed by repre¬ sentatives of all the restrictive clubs; Miss Catherine L. Robbins, dean of women; and Audre L. Stong, dean of men, at a recent meeting on the campus of the Re¬ strictive Inter-Club Council. Early registration by the clubs of their officers and members was urged, while student activities was another main topic of discussion. In connection with this, the clubs were urged to enter floats in the History of California Pageant, which is to precede the San Fran¬ cisco football game. Also, the clubs were urged to give alumni suppers preceding that game, and were asked to support the plans for ushers at the football games. Matters of citizenship were dis¬ cussed, and the clubs were asked to be influential in discouraging students congregating and sitting on the front steps. Club, coopera¬ tion. was requested in keeping the campus clean, and in maintaining order in assemblies, the library, and the student union. Obeying campus regulations across the street as well as on the campus was urged, together with a request registered to discourage dances be¬ ing put on by the alumni, instead of the active members. Signing Of Constitution Remembered As New Flag Presented To PJC Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution, a Constitution Day assembly was held last Friday morning in front of the new buildings at P. J. C. The ex¬ alted ruler of Pasadena Elks, Dr. Clifford M. Winchell, formally pre¬ sented the Pasadena Junior College with a new flag which was cere¬ moniously. raised by members of the school R. О. T. C., as the Bull¬ dog Band under the direction of Audre L. Stong, played “The Star Spangled Banner,” and several thousand students and visitors stood at attention. Joseph Scott, attorney and civic leader, who gave the main address, said: “Be mindful of those men and women who gave you and me what we have today.” He also said in referring to the fact that the audi¬ ence stood about the campus in the hot sun to take part in the assem¬ bly ceremonies, “It was a hot day 150 years ago, too, when a Repub¬ lic was born.” Urging the young people to give time and energy to work for their country, Mr. Scott stated, “You owe it!” He continued, “And don’t forget, my friends, there is only Continued on Page Three Games Are Broadcast “Associated presents the an¬ nouncing system with Earl S. Ricker.” This statement will, for the third successive year, greet the thou¬ sands of football fans who will gather in the Rose Bowl to witness the initial performance of the 1937 edition of the Bulldog varsity. - Earl Ricker, P. J. C. alumnus ’29, began announcing football games in 1927 when he broadcast two games for the old Pasadena high school via the public address system. Since then he has an¬ nounced almost all of the games played in the Rose Bowl including the past seven New Year’s games. Bill Dunn, director of athletics, expressed enthusiasm over the arrangements just completed with D. D. Durr, advertising manager for Associated, in that the Junior College was allocated more games than any other school on the 193*7 public address broadcast sched¬ uled bv Associated. RADIO CLUB SEES BIG YEAR IN 1937 Theta Rho Phi, honorary radio club, starts its 1937-38 season with Stanley MacDonald as president and N. Vincent Parsons as adviser. Present plans of the club point to an outstanding season, with calls for many programs for use both on the air and before outside groups. Members expect to sponsor one of the assemblies near the end of the first semester. “The object of the organization,” stated Mr. Parsons, “is to promote the development of the broadcast¬ ing art, which includes acting, an¬ nouncing, script writing, technical work, music, sound effects, and pro¬ duction.” In the radio room of station KPPC, Pasadena, the twenty-five members will hold their monthly meetings. Throughout the coming season, the club will continue the policy of inviting outside speakers to speak at the meetings. Included in the 1937-38 cabinet are Anne Sussman, vice-president; Miriam Rosen, secretary; and Allen De Land, treasurer. Guests Of Honor Guests of honor at a tea and re¬ ception, held at the home of Leland M. Pryor, head of the business edu¬ cation department, were the three new business education instructors, Miss Calkins, Mr. Gibson, and Miss Juett; Mrs. Noble, wife of the as¬ sistant city attorney of Pasadena formerly Miss Reed; and Miss Enches, recently returned from a year’s stay in London. Miss En- cl.es told of her experiences in Lon¬ don and of the war scares. Faculty Men Speak At Initial AMS Meet; Candidates Introduced “Life should be lived according to the theory that is yours and not according to a set of rules and regulations.” This was the statement made by Dr. John W. Harbeson, principal of Pasadena junior college before the initial meeting of the men stu¬ dents, Monday morning in the new auditorium. Four of the leading faculty men spoke at the conclave, including Head Coach William K. Dunn, Dean of Men Audre L. Stong, and Vice- Principal J. P. O’Mara. In addition to the scheduled pro¬ gram, Chief Justice Bob Coates in¬ troduced the various candidates who contested Wednesday’s pri¬ maries and who will contest today's final elections. All men candidates took their bow just before the fac¬ ulty speeches, while the women candidates paraded after speeches had been concluded. Coach Dunn’s talk was confined almost exclusively to the athletic side of school life while the new dean of men limited his disclosure to the fact that his palatial offices, including magazines and radio, are welcome to the men students and their troubles. ina ion Is D ue Today R.O.T.C. unit of Pasadena Junior College shown hoisting the new flag presented to the junior college by the Benevolent and Pro¬ tective Order of Elks. The flag was raised during the Constitution Day assembly held last Friday to commemorate the signing of the Constitution of the United States by its makers. Winners in the primary elec¬ tions, and candidates for the final elections being held today from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. were decided by approximately 40 per cent of the student body at the polls last Wed¬ nesday. Betty Moshisky took the office of Associated Women Students vice- president by storm and Don Ack¬ erman was elected junior class president, while the presidency of the A.M.S. is still up in the air and will be decided between Dick Bag- nard and Herbert McDonald today. John Benton and Earl Schroeder are neck in neck in the race for senior class president as are Bill Reeder and Thuel Schuhart for president of the frosh class. Bob Allen and Dick Shannon moved into the finals of the sophomore class election for vice-president. Other officers of the senior class to be voted on today are: for vice- president, Bette Miller and Bob Bugbee; for secretary, Elizabeth Moody, Lila Renner, and Ray Jones. A mistake in the printing of the ballots ran Bob Bugbee as a candi¬ date for president of the senior class, he should have been on the ballot for vice-president. Donald C. Neill was elected vice- president of the junior class while Jane Lewis was elected secretary and Phyllis Richmond, treasurer. ' Sophomore secretary is Pat Lew¬ is, and the treasureship is to be decided at the finals today between Nadine Gunderson and Bob Mc- Continued on Page Three SB Heads-F acuity Meet Postponed Because of the still unfilled stu¬ dent body offices, the supper-meet¬ ing of the administration and the student body officers has been post¬ poned from the original date of Thursday, September 23, to Thurs¬ day, September' 30. The place for the meeting has not yet been de¬ cided upon. The discussion of student af¬ fairs and problems of the fac¬ ulty and student body officers are still scheduled to be led by Dr. John W. Harbeson, principal, as was for¬ merly planned. Miss Catherine J. Robbins, dean of women, and Audre L. Stong, dean of men, have charge of the plans for the supper. Detailed discussions of the fac¬ ulty-student administration activi¬ ties and problems are scheduled to be held between the newly elected student officers and the advisers. At this meet will also be several new faculty members who will be introduced into this circle. “The plans for the meeting have been unchanged and will proceed as were formerly given out except for the necessary change in date,” stated Miss Pauline Novak, secre¬ tary to Dr. Harbeson. HARBESON SPEAKS AT A.W.S. ASSEMBLY Principal John W. Harbeson was introduced as the first speaker on the program of the A.W.S. compul¬ sory meeting in the men’s gym at 10 a. m. Monday, September 20. Dr. Harbeson spoke on school reg¬ ulations, and the importance of a civic spirit in PJC life. Patrick O’Mara, new vice-prin¬ cipal, followed with a short talk on citizenship, and emphasized the ne¬ cessity of following regulations. Bob Coates, chief justice of the school court, introduced the candi¬ dates for those student body offices which are still vacant. Lila Renner, president of the Spartans, women’s service organi¬ zation, told students the purpose of this group and also gave informa¬ tion concerning the manner in which girls are elected to the asso¬ ciation. Other speakers were Becky Brad¬ ford Representing the W.A.A, Ro¬ salie Meub, secretary of organiza¬ tions, Frances Bailey, president of the Y.W.C.A. and Miss Catherine J. Robbins, dean of women. PJC в usiness Faculty Enlarged By Three Three new teachers have been added to the staff, because of the large increase of enrollment in the business education classes, accord¬ ing to Leland M. Pryor, head of the department. The new teachers are Miss Calkins, a former Pasa¬ dena Junior College student and graduate of U.C.L.A., Mr. Gibson from Montana, and Mr. Juett from Occidental College. A new class offered this semes¬ ter, is a business education survey class which is proving to be very popular among the students. It is required of all lower division busi¬ ness education majors and is a prerequisite for many upper divis¬ ion courses offered in this field. This new course is a survey of the dif¬ ferent business fields and instruc¬ tion is given in business transac¬ tions. LOST, FOUND MOVED The lost and found department is now lcated in the new main build¬ ing- in the textbook room in the basement. Under the direction of Miss White, head of the textbook room and attendanec office, the lost and found enables students to re¬ cover lost books and other valuable articles. Located in the textbook room in the women’s gym last year, the lost and found was moved to the new building at the end of last semester when the basement rooms were completed for occupation. Students finding lost articles are asked by Miss White to take them immedi¬ ately to the lost and found for the benefit of students reporting to re¬ cover them.