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IMPORTANT
BULLETIN
PAGE TWO
(Chronicle
PIGSKIN
SEASON OPENS
TODAY
Vol. XXVI
Pasadena, California, September 25, 1934
No. 2
Student Union Building to Open in November
Miss Alice Hastings,
J.C. History Adviser,
Succumbs Suddenly
Popular Social Science Instructor Suddenly Passes
Away After Short Illness; Member of P. J. C.
Faculty for Eleven and One-Half Years
Funeral services for Miss M. Alice Hastings, popular
junior college social science instructor, who passed away at
11 o’clock last Thursday morning, were held Friday after¬
noon. Following the services the body was taken to Illinois
for burial. - ~ —
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be improving when the end came
suddenly. Her malady was diag¬
nosed as leukemia, a rare disease
of the blood resulting from a too
rapid multiplication of the white
corpuscles.
During the eleven and a half
years that Miss Hastings was a
member of the junior college fac¬
ulty she endeared herself in the
hearts of students and faculty
alike. Her sympathy and frankness
in dealing with students’ person¬
al problems won hundreds of
friends on the campus. A teacher
of medieval and modern history,
she was one of the outstanding in¬
structors on the local faculty.
A sister, Mrs. Lela Reed, of New
York City, and a brother, 0. B.
Hastings of Illinois, arrived here
early last week. Miss Hastings had
been living with another sister,
Mrs. Maude Hanson, in Pasadena.
In paying tribute to the popular
instructor, Dr. John W. Harbeson,
principal of the junior college,
said :
“Miss Hastings was one of the
outstanding members of the junior
college faculty. Her thoroughgoing
preparation and profound scholar¬
ship made her courses especially
popular with her students. Her
untimely passing has come to us,
associated with her at the junior
college, as a distinct shock. She
exercised a wholesome influence in
the lives of her students— among
the faculty she was always a cour¬
ageous and sympathetic leader.
Her loss will be felt by faculty
and students alike.”
Roscoe L. Ashley, chairman of
the department of social science
and for years associated with Miss
Hastings in her professional work,
honored the departed in the fol¬
lowing statement:
“The Pasadena junior college
has suffered a great loss in the
passing last Thursday of Miss
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W.A A. Holds
First Event
The Women’s Athletic associa¬
tion held its first social function of
the year last Friday, in the per¬
gola south of the cafeteria. New
girls and those interested in wom¬
en’s sports were invited to attend.
Bridge games were enjoyed while
swimming furnished a very cool
and refreshing entertainment, and
punch and cookies were served by
a committee of W. A. A. board
members, Mary Marsh, chairman,
Thelma Westling and Kathleen
Weight. Elizabeth Willmarth had
charge of the tables, Marjorie Bet-
tannier of publicity, and Joanna
Pupis, decorations.
“In spite of the handicaps this
year, space and equipment have
been arranged for all the sports
to continue as formerly, and
through the cooperation and good
sportsmanship of the girls we hope
to have a very successful term,”
declared Nancy Kellogg, president
of the association. Miss Mildred
Margadant is adviser this year.
English Teacher
Ends Long Term
Having taught the greater part
of her life in the Pasadena city
schools, Miss Isabel Frazee, Eng¬
lish teacher, has retired and plans
to stay at home. Last semester she
notified the Board of Education
and Dr. John W. Harbeson, prin¬
cipal, of her intentions to retire
on her pension.
In 1902 she joined the Pasadena
high school staff and later the
junior college faculty. Miss Fra¬
zee received her A. B. from the old
Los Angeles normal school.
‘Education as Preparation’
Is Educator’s Topic
At Convocation
“Education as Preparation of To¬
morrow” is the topic of the speech
to be given by Dr. John A. Sex-
son, superintendent of the Pasa¬
dena city schools, on October 1, at
the 'first convocation of the sem¬
ester.
“My speech is to be an extension
of one given several years ago
when everyone was riding high.
The general opinion being to give
everything the horselaugh and stu¬
dents were not taking their studies
seriously,” said Dr. Sexson.
“In spite of the present condi¬
tions of cur campus facilities,”
he continued, “things are still
worth as much as they ever
were, so it is my purpose to en¬
large upon the subject of what
students may obtain from school
in preparation for the adjust¬
ments which they will have to
make on conditions in the
world.”
Convocation meetings will be
held the first Monday of each
month for a forty minute period.
“These sessions are a part of
the educational program and are
not considered as extra-curricular
activities, therefore attendance is
compulsory,” said Dr. Harbeson,
junior college principal.
“Being a part of the scholastic
activity it is our aim to bring
leaders with real messages for the
students,” he stated.
All convocations will’ be held
in the Church across from the
campus on Colorado. The Church
cannot accomodate all the stu¬
dent body so the students will be
divided into group and sent at
different times to the convoca¬
tion.
As proof of the popularity of
such meetings, Dr. Harbeson stated
he had received many favorable
comments from students and fac¬
ulty members alike.
Council Will
Vote on Split
A mild “bombshell” was dropped
into the ranks of the inter-restric¬
tive club council at its meeting,
held last Friday, when the propo¬
sition to split the council into a
men’s and a women’s group was
favorably discussed and laid upon
the table, to be voted upon at the
next meeting.
An effort to repeal the rule for¬
bidding 11-2 rushing, passed at the
last meeting of the spring semes¬
ter, was also made, but voting on
the question was likewise deferred
until the next session.
Ed Raymond, Baccalaureate, was
in the chair as a result of the tech¬
nicality which forced Craig Mc¬
Laughlin, Areopagite, and regu¬
larly elected president of the coun¬
cil, to vacate his position. Mc¬
Laughlin was not officially enrolled
in school at the time of his elec¬
tion. The vacancy in the office of
secretary was filled by Virginia
Petrequin, Phenix, who was the
victor in a special election.
Players’ Guild to Hold
Tryouts for Initial Play
I)R. JOHN A. SEXSON,
Superintendent of Schools, who
will speak at first Convocation
next Monday.
Clubs Open
Hush Season
Formal, Informal Affairs
Give First Sign of
Club Rushing
For the benefit of perplexed
sophomores and juniors, restric¬
tive club rushing season is in full
sway and will remain so, for ap¬
proximately three or more weeks
or until bids are issued on October
12.
Under a new ruling of the re¬
strictive inter-club council, no 11-2’s
may be rushed and all prospec¬
tive club members must belong to
the sophomore, junior or senior
classes.
Lunch dates at school, formal
and informal affairs make up the
social calendar of the restrictive
clubs for the coming weeks until
Thursday evening, October 11,
when the traditional “hands off”
policy must be observed until two
o’clock the following day when
formal bids will be given out
through the office of Miss Cather¬
ine J. Robbins, dean of women and
inter-restrictive club council ad¬
viser.
To discuss club and school prob¬
lems which will provide for better
cooperation among the restrictive
groups, there will be a meeting this
afternoon of the presidents of the
women’s restrictive clubs.
The meeting has been called by
Miss Robbins, restrictive inter-club
council adviser, for three o’clock
in room 15 of the Hunter house.
Editor Will Call
Campus Meeting
With practically all offices open
and a large number of positions
to be filled, Ben Ludden, Campus
editor-appointee, announces that a
meeting will be held tomorrow aft¬
ernoon, in the Campus office, 202T,
on the second floor of the Technol¬
ogy building.
“Anyone interested in Campus
work, particularly those who have
taken courses in journalism or
book composition, are urged to at¬
tend the meeting,” said Ludden.
The annual Guild play will be
held on November 9 at John Mar¬
shall junior high, tryouts for
which will be held Thursday and
Friday of this week, and will be
of a different type from any play
presented in previous years.
Election
To Decide
J. C. Fate
October 26 Set as Date of
Special Bond Issue
Voting Time
The fate of the buildings of Pas¬
adena junior college depends upon
the bond issue vote to be held on
October 2(i. If the result is favor¬
able, students will be able to move
into modern, well-equipped build¬
ings by next year. The former
Jane Addams and Louis Agassiz
buildings will be completely re¬
built, while all but one wing of
the Horace Mann building will be
completed.
For a smaller amount than the
issue from last year, this year’s
bond is for $375,000, of which
amount $115,000 will be devoted
to the junior college plant alone.
The reason for the lessened
amount on the ballot is because
the reserve in the district is being
used.
If the projected plant becomes
a reality, a real college program
second to none will be offered to
the students of Pasadena junior
college, according to Dr. John W.
Harbeson, principal. Special uni¬
versity and professional training
will be available as well as a gen¬
eral education for those taking vo¬
cational work.
Technology courses including
electrical and mechanical classes,
and forestry and nursing groups
will be specifically offered in spe¬
cial vocational classes.
The Louis Agassiz building will
be called the Physical Science
building, while the biology depart¬
ment will move into the Life Sci¬
ence building, which is now the
Jane Addams building.
Will Choose
Pep Leaders
“Tryouts for this season’s cheer
and song leaders will be held be¬
fore a pep assembly on October 12,
according to present plans,” stated
Dick Gorby, secretary of athletics,
who is in charge of the affair.
Any P. J. C. student is eligible
to try out for positions on the pep
commission, and those wishing to
apply may submit their applica¬
tions to Eleanor Northrup, presi¬
dent of the student body, in the
administration building, according
to Gorby. They must be in be¬
fore 3:30 p. m., October 5. Five
cheer leaders and four song lead¬
ers will be selected.
Kay Butler, Dot Cordrey, Babe
Higbee and Kay West, last sea¬
son’s song leaders, are expected
to try out again this year.
Vernon Leif and Morgan West
are two yell leaders who will prob¬
ably applv for reinstatement at the
pep assembly. Bill Bougard, popu¬
lar yell leader from Muir Tech, is
also expected to apply.
Five judges, two representing
the administration and three rep¬
resenting the student body, are be¬
ing selected to elect the pep com¬
mission.
Pep commission plans for bleach¬
er stunts and organized rooting at
the athletic contests are rapidly
being completed. The final selec¬
tion of the yell-leaders and song
leaders will be announced at the
Fullerton game on Friday.
New Unit Is Reality
After Several Years
Intensive Planning
Structure Will House Bank, Fountain and Bookstore,
With Addition to Be Added for Student Body
Leaders, Chronicle and Campus Offices
Men, VVomeii
Groups Meet
A.W.S. Install Officers at
Assembly; Men Hear
Athlete Talk
Planned several years ago, the student union building
will become a reality when collegians make it their center of
activities after its opening in the near future.
November 15, 1S34 has been set as the date of the struc¬
ture’s completion which began in the first weeks just preced-
~ ing the start of the junior college
year on September 17. This date
is tentative, but administrators ex¬
pect the opening to be very near
the time set.
Center of Activities
At present it is planned for three
campus centers to be centralized
in the building. The bookstore that
now winds toward the men’s gym
in the rear of the former west wing
of the Horace Mann building will
be placed there along with the
bank which now reposes in the
somewhat scrambled administra¬
tion offices in the music hall and a
soda fountain now finding its sub¬
stitute in the east end of the “new”
cafeteria building.
“Later we hope to add many
other facilities to the collegiate
center which will make it a true
student union building bringing
together the greater part of stu¬
dent activities and social af¬
fairs,” explained James P.
O'Mara, dean of men.
Other facilities which will be
added as funds permit will include
the student body office which is
now non-existent and a social hall
formerly found in the Jane Addams
buildings, at present all social teas
and gatherings will be held on the
lawn of the Bleeker house.
Hall for Entertaining
“Dining halls for the entertain¬
ing of junior college guests will be
erected with funds from the stu¬
dent body reserve fund which is
financing the present construction
work, thereby placing no load on
the Board of Education,” contin¬
ued Mr. O'Mara.
Associated women and associated
men student offices will be located
there. Publications will be pro¬
vided for in the form of “Chron¬
icle” and “Campus” sanctums com¬
pleting the list of organizations
that will find refuge within its
earthquake-proof walls.
Magician , R.
О.
T. C. Drill
Are Features of Frosh Frolic;
Mystified by Mr. Hamlin, a magician who pulled the
traditional cards out of the thin air, freshmen were enter¬
tained on the first night of school at the Y. M. C. A. and
Y. VV. C. A. “farmers’ frolic.” Other features of the program
included an R.
О.
T. C. drill, several numbers by the Orange
Grove chapel quartet through cour¬
tesy of Reynolds and Eberle.
George Brown played the piano.
Nancy Kellogg and Gerry Mount-
joy were co-chairmen of the affair,
while Steve Salisian and “Dodo”
Ennis, as master of ceremonies ami
song leader, respectively, put a
little pep and jollity into the occa¬
sion. Coach Niday directed the
games, assisted by Helena de
Ward, Flora Allen, Kathleen
Weight and Nancy Kellogg.
Refreshments were arranged by
Helen Phillips, while Lenore Wil¬
cox, Betty Lewis and Edison Mont¬
gomery managed the publicity, and
the Spartans were the hostesses
for the evening.
Booklets Make
Initial Showing
Student handbooks, edited by
Bud Paulson, made their initial ap¬
pearance on the college campus last
Tuesday when students in the ori¬
entation classes were given the
booklets to facilitate rapid ac¬
quaintanceship with the junior col¬
lege procedure, policies, centers,
songs and yells, interesting person¬
alities, etiquette, service point sys¬
tem and the constitution.
Holding their meetings in the
bleachers and the men’s gym, re¬
spectively, the Associated Men
Students and the Associated Wom¬
en Students will have their first
gatherings during club period on
Friday.
Women's Plans
Perpetuating traditional activity,
the installation of officers will be
performed at the first associated
meeting. The ceremony will be read
by Miss Ida E. Hawes, dean of gui¬
dance, who will hear the oath of
Pauline Stevens, president; Anona
Alexander, first vice-president;
Alta Paquette, second rice-presi¬
dent; Ruth Jones, secretary; and
Mary Marsh, treasurer.
A popular note will be added by
Nancy Kellogg singing “I’m Count¬
ing on You,” “I Saw Stars” and
“Then I’ll Be Tired of You," with
piano numbers by Moreland Kort-
camp.
The program is under the direc¬
tion of Pauline Stevens and Anona
Alexander, assisted by Miss Cath¬
erine J. Robbins, dean of women.
Applications for A. W. S. cabi¬
net candidates are due next -Mon¬
day before 4 o'clock and should
be turned in at the office of Miss
Catherine J. Robbins, dean of
women, according to Pauline
Stevens, A. W. S. president. Any
woman enrolled in jaysee is eligi¬
ble for the positions and may se¬
cure the required card at the
same place. The election will
take place October 5, during
class meetings.
Members will be elected from
each of the four classes, each
group having two representatives,
who will take charge of various
activities such as open houses,
flowers, favors and charity work.
A. M. S. Program
The program for the men’s meet¬
ing, according to Jack DeLong,
A. M. S. president, will revolve on
a sports theme as yet not definitely
determined. Either Assistant Coach
Niess of the Loyola Lions or
Charley Paddock, local alumnus
and perhaps the most outstanding
figure the track and field world
has ever produced, will address
the gathering.
Tomorrow evening the annual
A. M. S. stag will be held in the
men’s gym, featuring Ellsworth
Vines as the speaker. A tumbling
act by Ray Nichols and Bert Eas-
terbrook is also on tap.
A. M. S. officers for the coming
semester include: president, Jack
DeLong; vice-president, John Mc¬
Donough; secretary, LeRoy Tyson;
and treasurer, Edward Barker.
600 Attend
Homecoming
Opening the junior college social
season, the annual home-coming
dance, with approximately 600 new
and old students attending, was a
successful culmination of first-
week activities.
To promote school spirit and en¬
thusiasm was the primary purpose
of the dance, according to Kay
West, secretary of social affairs.
Bob Newlin, with his baton and
11-piece orchestra, officiated for
the evening’s entertainment.
Dr. John W. Harbeson, princi¬
pal; John A. Anderson, dean of
records; Miss Ida E. Hawes, dean
of guidance; Miss Catherine J.
Robbins, dean of women; and
James P. O’Mara, dean of men,
attended as guests of honor, while
student body officials assisted as
hosts and hostesses.
Men to Hold
Gym
Stag
in
Tomorrow evening at 7 o’clock
all junior college men students are
invited to attend a stag party to
be held in their gymnasium. Fea¬
tured on the program will be a
sport talk by Ellsworth Vines, for¬
cer P. J. C. student and National
and English amateur singles ten¬
nis champion in 1931-32, who is
now playing professional tennis.
Also the Bulldog band will play
during the evening, a fencing
match will be staged, and Ray
Nichols and Elbert Esterbrook,
junior college alumnus, are to put
on a tumbling act.
John McDonough will take care
of refreshments, which will con¬
sist of cider and doughnuts. Other
committees are advertising, LeRoy
Tyson, and organization, Edward
Barker.
Dancing Class
Offered Again
Beginning on October 4, a new
series of dancing classes, under the
direction of Miss Virginia Gollatz,
dancing instructor and former stu¬
dent of Pasadena junior college,
will be offered to members of the
student body who wish to take les¬
sons in ballroom dancing.
These classes are primarily for
beginners, and the course will
start with teaching the waltz and
the foxtrot. There will be ten les¬
sons in the group which will be
after school, each Thursday after¬
noon, from October 4 to November
22.
Students desiring information
concerning the classes are asked
to call at Miss Robbins’ office. The
affairs committee under the leader¬
ship of Kay West, secretary.
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