Phoenix College - Sandprints Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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llllll vol.. l7 PHOENIX, ARIZONA, NOVEMBER 3, 1944 ' No. 6 Ray Busey New DR. KENDALL URGES CARE Boa rd Member ln a large fum-out last saturday quam- y H N M fied voters of the Phoenix Union High School and Junior College District elected Mr. Ray Busey, local businessman, a member of our board of trustees. Mr. Busey was born in Arkansas but has lived in the Southwest for the past 30 years and during that time has been very active in many civic groups. In a statement to the Phoenix Junior College students, Mr. Busey said, l be- lieve so thoroughly that the younger generation should be equipped to take over the reins of government and industry when the older ones pass on that they should have the very finest of education- al advantages that can be given them. Mr. Busey takes the pace of Mr. Arnos A. Betts, who recently resigned after 30 years of service. Mr. Betts was first elected to the board in l9l4. At that time the enrollment at the Phoenix Union High School was 648 students. Mr. Betts, during his many years of service, has seen the founding of the Phoenix Junior Col- lege, North Phoenix High School, Phoe- nix Technical School, and' Carver High School. Today the Phoenix Union High School system, including all the auxiliary services, has an enrollment of l5,000. Night School Rolls Still Open Enrollment in the evening classes offer- ed by P. J. C. now totals 65, and regis- tration has been continued this week. The classes now in operation are in the Spanish, Mathematics, Accounting, and Home Economic departments. Classes are held regularly on Tuesday and Thursday evenings in the lndustrial Arts or Gym buildings on the Phoenix Union High School campus or at the Red Cross Chapter House, 213 North First Avenue. Because the evening classes are not tax-supported as the regular courses are, fees are charged. Registration has been continued this week to determine defi- nitely whether there will be sufficient enrollment to continue other courses. A meeting of these classes will be held on November 7 to determine this. Mr. Ray.Busey, new board member Maxwell to Speak From Viewpoint of 2044 The most obvious to us will seem im- ponderable to those who live one hundred years from now, stated Mr. Walter Max- well, former student of Junior College and executive secretary of the Arizona Educa- tion Association, who will be the speaker on the topic of historical perspective in assembly next Tuesday. Mr. Maxwell's speech will be delivered as though he were talking one hundred years from the moment to a similar col- lege assembly. In discussing his topic Mr. Maxwell said that people in general cannot under- stand what goes on about them because they live so intensely for so short a time. Consequently, what went on before them and what is to follow them is beyond their limited perspective. As one of the imponderables to the future age, Mr. Maxwell mentioned this age's simultaneous advocacy of high tariffs and internationalism. There are worse things than not being married, and one of them is, being married to the wrong person, concluded Dr. Charles S. Kendall in his talk be- fore the assembly on Tuesday, October 24. Speaking on The four-letter- wc-rd-Love Dr. Kendall stated that the most important factors in a suc- cessful marriage are those of common ground, common tastes, common social and religious attitudes, rather than those of mere physical attraction. Mixed marriages don't work , he stated. ' Looks, glamour, and charm have been over emphasized. The movies and maga- zines have created the impression that the physical life is the whole thing. On the contrary, over 90'Kz of the divorces arise from the basis of looks or sex. ' Dr. Kendall went on to say that the man shortage need not be worried about. He maintained that those persons who are fitted for marriage will naturally be married. This is not a time for panicky thought, but a time for thinking sanely and soundly. The period of engagement, according to Dr. Kendall, should be of lenghty en- durance, preferably at least a year. lt is the time of actual acquaintance. The period of growing, learning, adjusting, giving, taking, and changing. He also asserted that sex experiences should take place only after the marriage. Auditorium To Be Polling Place All students who have not reached their twenty-first birthday must enter Tues- day's assembly by the side doors to the auditorium! Only those who have reach- ed man's estate are to be counted on that day. You see, Junior College is the pol- ling place for College District , and the foyer of the Auditorium will be occupied by the voting booths. The law provides that electioneering may not take place near the polling place.

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Page 22 ' BEAR TRACKS-PHOENIX JUNIOR COLLEGE u1T'CLUB HOLDS HAMBURGER FRY The I 3 Club, composed of outstand- ing Junior College boys chosen last spring, met last Friday for a hamburger fry at Encanto Park. Four of the thirteen mem- bers are in the service and one is at- tending another college. The following members and Dean Wy- man, sponsor of the group, were present: Herman Lipow, Bill Bridgewater, Byron Burgess, Foster' Turner, Al Zeitlin, Les Metzger, and John Rozboril. The party adjourned in time for the Associated Men Students' party in the evening. Student Stamp Sales Are Brisk The daily sale of stamps has been pretty brisk, states Miss Hooper. lf the students keep buying every day, the sales will add up. All students who bought bonds at the post office or bank during September are asked to list them with Mr. Newnam or Miss Miller so that the school can re- ceive credit for these purchases. The goal for last year's war bond sale was S6,000. Mr. Newnam expects this year's goal to be higher as there are more students on campus. The year's goal is established by the Woman's Division of the War Finance Committee. THIS WEEK'S EDITORIAL BOARD Editor .........,.......................... ...Rosemary Annon Editorial Staff ........ Pat Haire, Elizabeth Land, Ruth Condrey, Gertrude Mack. Reporters ........ ....Mary Fitzgerald, Billie Axline, Dora Kline, Ellen Rex, Leona Walters, Lulu McCausland. Photographer .,., ,, ..,,..,.....,,., Vic Pulis Faculty Adviser .... -. ....,.... -James I. Stewart I I I I I I I l I I I I I I I I I I I I i . . I I I Eta Chi Holds Rush Party Eta Chi Epsilon, home economic sorority, used Hallowefen as the theme of its rush party held last evening in the Blue and Gold Room. Guests of,honor were Dean Gib- son and Mrs. R. J. Fol- lett, president of the alumni society, Iwstesses included Dorothy Gregg, president, Barbara Lee Gavin, Jean Landis, Virginia Hultze, and Arlene Mathew. Rushees are Betty Foskett, Clarice Chris- tensen, Lyda Miller, Betty Sasser, Barbara wilson, Mary Ann Lic- Kesson, Louise L6WiS, Laura Gerner, Julia Farrell, Emma Jean Foord, Dorothy Wood, Jencie Watkins, Helen Stewart, Mary Milloy, Kathleen Riordan, Geral- dine Riordan, Virginia Hamilton, Hazel Tang, Carolyn Winnell, Lena Williams, Jean Keith, tary Carolyn Steadman, Emma Jean Lpurdeau, Ruth Blacklidge, Betty Hager- ty, Faith Niles, Mary Catherine 0'Conner, Colleen Tummins, De Laine Van Wey, Anetha Walker, and Betty Heflin. I' With Lyds Miller, it's patriotism before dessert. Colleen Tummins, one ot the many volunteers for stamp sales, thanks Lyda on behalf of Uncle Sam. The situation was well in hand Tues- day because of these two ex-Marines. Mr. Clifford Armstrong and Mr. George Warner presented an assem- bly of good music. Musicians Entertain In Assembly Mr. Clifford H. Armstrong, prominent vocalist, and George Warner, outstanding pianist, appeared on the .assembly pro- gram Iast Tuesday. Mr. Armstrong sang such popular ballads as Old Man River and On the Road to MandaIay . Having served with the Marines, Mr. Armstrong told of his seeing the boys coming back from overseas and how they look upon the way civilians are taking things. George Warner is by now well known at J. C.'s Tuesday assemblies. As he put it, I even chew gum without feeling guilty when I'm on the stage here, Mr. Warner held the atention of everyone with an impressionistic arrangement of l Can't Get Started With You . THE DEAN'S QFFICE Every student is entitled to at least one medical examination per year, and as many more as may seem useful. will send an ap- student through Dr. Howell Randolf pointment to each -the mail in the near future. The inci- the medical ex- emergency diag- dental fee supports amination and any nosis. This week's bouquet goes to the As- soeiated Women Students for the splendid idea of the Birthday Party and the success with which it was carried out.

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Page 24 BEAR TRACKS-PHOENIX JUNIOR COLLEGE BEAR TRACKS Published By the Students of Phoenix Junior College Member Associate Collegiate Press Editor's View of Kendall Address We wish to commend Dr. Kendall for his fine talk in assembly Tuesday, October 24. We admire his courage in talking on a subject which he knew would be the object of some controversy. Dr. Kendall stated that marriages should be founded on something more solid than a physical basis. Physical attraction does enter in, but it should not be the determining factor. As he said, people thinking of marriage should consider whether they have tastes and ideas in common. A We agree with him that the period of engagement should be long, that the one involved should know as much about the other and his family as is possible, and that wartime marriages should not be entered into without serious consideration. With the strain of war many people are rushing into marriage with persons they scarcely know. Girls meet men who are away from home and who are viewed in the best possible light. On the whole, uniforms tend to standard- ize men, and the standard is a good one. Thus many girls, carried away by the glamour of war and uniforms, marry men about whom they know nothing and with whom they have nothing in common. Questions About 'fMixed Marriages Statement However, we feel that there was one point in Dr. Kendall's talk which is open to question. He said, Mixed marriages don't work. He added that Catholics should marry Catholics, Protestants should marry Protestants, and Jews should marry Jews. We do not deny that there is a social problem involved when people of different relig- ious beliefs marry. However, shall we take the easy way and preserve sectarianism as it now stands, or shall we take the longer and harder way and mitigate these religious differences and strive for the One World which the late Wendell Willkie celebrated? Perhaps Dr. Kendall's suggestion would further divide the population of the world into groups. Religious differences are the inevitable and perhaps desirable result of freedom of conscience, but should these differences divide people with respect to the fundamentals of living? Should not Christian endeavor aim to unite humankind rather than to separate it? We are also bothered by certain other implications which we see in Dr, Kendall's statement. For example, does it follow that Republi- cans ushould marry Republicans and Democrats marry Democrats? Might not some peoole see an analogy lwhich Dr. Kendall will vigor- ously deny, of coursel between Dr. Kendall's Jews should marry Jews and the Nuremberg Decrees issued by the German government on September l5, l935, stipulatinci that Marriages between Jews and citizens of German or kindred blood are prohibited? Should Religious Differences Be Accentuated? Dr. Kendall is right in stating that there are difficulties in mixed marriages. However, we feel that by accentuating the differences among religious groups rather than the similarities we would be in- creasing intolerance rather than diminishing it. FUTURE EVENTS Alpha rush breakfast: November 11, Hotel Westward Ho, 10:30 a.m. Alpha Sigma Gamma rush dinner: November 10, Hotel Westward Ho, 7:30 p. m. Kappa Delta Nu rush party: Novem- ber 17, home of Nancy Newton, 7:00 p.m. Phi Lambda Zeta rush tea: Novem- ber 18, home of Mary Ann McKesson, 4 p.m. Purdue University has revived an old regulation calling for cash fines for pers- ons who walk on the campus grass. A. C. P. -1....0 Miss Herron reports that golf is one of the most popular sports among J. C. students. Forty-five students 'are en- rolled, and two instructors are required to take care of them. Dr. Kendall Replies To Editorial lBear Tracks, thinking that Dr. Kendall's assembly talk was among the best, invited him to elaborate his remarks and to reply to cer- tain questions which we ask in the editorial on this page. He has graciously taken the time to write the following reply-Ed.l l appreciate the opportunity and the courtesy extended me to amplify some of the points l attempted to make in speak' ing at J.C. . First, l'm sure all present will recognize the definite time limita- tions put upon the speaker. lt is prob- able l would have been wiser not to have attempted such a difficult subject in such a short time. However, l will try to answer the questions Miss Land has raised in her editorial. Defends Mixed Marriages Statement 'ln speaking of mixed'marriages , l gave a sincere warning which has grown out of considerable experience. l be- lieve l said, While there are some ex- ceptions, generally mixed marriages do not work , and went on to say Catholics should marry Catholics, 'etc, etc . ln passing, let me dismiss Miss Land's worry about possible Nazi connotation in the statement, Jews should marry Jews. I helped to establish a synagogue in Los Angeles, have spoken many times in a synagogue, and count several rabbis as close personal friends. The statement has exactly the same significance as the others connected with it regarding Mormons, Protestants, and Catholics. Religion and 'Politics Different. If religious differenceswere as casual as political' party alignments, then the adjustments might be easily made. ln fact, where one of the couple to be married is indifferent to religion, I gener- ally recommend that the indifferent one change to the other's religion. For example, a Protestant boy and a Catholic girl came to me to be married. The boy, in private conference, told me 'frankly his religious life was virtually non-existent but that his bride was very devout. l advised him to change and become a Catholic and he did. This couple has made satisfactory progress in marriage. On other occasions with reversed circum- stances, l have brought Catholics and Mormons and Jews into the Protestant church with satisfactory results. How- ever, the majority of people do not feel as casually about their religious life. Even if they did, their relatives have and express definite ideas. Questions raised by the Catholic church as to the validity of marriage outside the church or the legiti- macy of children born to a Catholic mar- lContinued on Page 257