Phoenix College - Sandprints Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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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

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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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BEAR TRACKS-PHOENIX JUNIOR COLLEGE Page 25 Dr. Kendall Replies To Editorial lContinued from Page 247 ried to a non'Catholic are difficult to blink aside. lt is very difficult for a Protestant girl to marry a Jewish boy and take an active part in a synagogue. Some Protestant sects which claim to be the only church present the same barriers. l'll grant the possibility of adjustment, but I have seen the tragedies which can come thru mixed marriages. . There- fore, l advise against any course where the odds are so obviously high against successful and completely happy marriage. Just as l believe a boy and girl should have as many things in common as possi- ble - enjoy same things, common in- terests, compatible standards, harmonious goals, and like to do things together-so l feel that those who have learned to pray together, stay together. No Easy Way To Successful Marriage There is no easy way to a fine, success- ful marriage. lt requires intelligent consistent democratic adjustment at all times. Therefore, it is unwise to place additional hazards in one's way. l have good friends who are Catholic, Jewish, Mormon, as well as the many other types and shades of religious groups. l'Il do everything in my power to help them worship and conduct their religious life as they please. ln the meamime, our inner family life is harmonious and our children are growing in faith. A life- time is too short to be spent in a religious battlefield, and too important to be wasted in religious neutrality . As for the bearing on Democracy and One World , tolerance in its most con- structive sense is the watchword of Demo- cracy, not the dilution and thinning out of religious convictions until they simply do not matter. CHARLES S. KENDALL Langua-ge Club Elects Officers A Spanish-American film will be shown for the Foreign-Language club Novem- ber 7, at 8:00. Refreshments will be served and songs will be sung. The Foreign-Language club elected Jean Landis as president, and Betty Fos- kett as secretary. Representatives from the Spanish classes are Dorothy Beach, Mardoquo Olivas, Paul Rogers, Betty Fos- kett, and Jane Richey. Allen Pejsa, Dorothy Fannin and Wilberta Bradshaw are :representatives from the French classes and from the German classes representa- tives are C. J. Smith and Jean Landis. THE DEAN'S OFFICE The bouquet of the week goes to Don Yeager and his committees for the Fine Halloween dance. This is the first of a number of all-school dances and promises well for the dances to come. While all students have perfect freedom in talking to their instructors at all times, students who receive grades other than A, B, and C on the six-weeks reports will have to confer with their instructors and make plans for improving their work. These are friendly conferences and should be arranged by the student. ln some instances where it might seem help- ful the student will be asked to con- fer with one of the deans. This matter should be handled promptly within a week after release of grades. A series of classes in graduate work will be heI'd shortly at the Arizona State Teachers' College in Tempe. lf students have any friends or older members of the family who might be interested they may call Mr. Monroe at the Registrar's office for full details. Smoking on the campus will be per' mitted only at the ramada and in the rectangular area in the small park of which it is a part. Smoking in the parking lot involves many fire hazards and therefore cannot be allowed. A number of students have asked about this matter, hence this word of ex- planation. Tentative Cast of Hay Fever Chosen Hay Fever , one of Noel Coward's sparkling comedies will be the first in a series ofplays presented by Masque and Dagger. The performance has' been set for Friday, December 8. Admission will be free. The play is the story of a Bohemian family and the trials and tribulations of their week-end guests. The tentative cast is as follows: Judith, a former actress, Mary Lou Lindstromj David, her husband and famous novelist, Larry Cantor, Simon, their artist son, Vic Pulis, Sorel, their young and beautiful daughter, Jayni Free- nyg Sandy, a young prize-fighter, George Prince: Myra, a dashing vamp, Rosemary Annong Richard, a suave and smooth diplomat, Dudley Miller: Jackie, a young and naive flapper, Pat Haireg and Clara, the maid, Virginia Harvey. 9 .0 L Q '. no -4 'vo ' .,D oOoo'a o00-29.' - ' j 9 Ou -BEAR 'ill'll'l HAPPY FRIDAY once again, and another pleasant week-end to look forward to. IZZ Everybody cheerful? Last week- end was a big success, as far as the Hal- loween dance went. Lots of people, lots of cider, lots of fun. Plenty of cadets turned up, so did Leon Black with a dazed look on his face about l0:30 with the comment, Hey, what's going on? BILL BERRY, SO WE HEAR, did noth- ing but sit by the wall. Maybe he's just scared of women, or maybe he was just admiring the decorations that the hard- working committee labored so hard to put up with Tim Mitchell's hindrance. Poor Herman worked energetically while Max Ward sat -on top a ladder and sur- veyed his surroundings. Seems we saw Arlene Mathew floating about, too, but can't say where. THE BAND FROM ALL'REPORTS was top-notch. Little Robbie Dean that play- ed such an excellent boogie last year in Woodson Club assembly was the pianist, and the drummer was sincerely worried about his drums for a while. Seems a Luke man took 'em over with' equal zest and force and for a while it was the survival of the fittest. ANYHOW, ALL CONCERNED ARE TO BE congratulated on its turning out as successfully as it did. Yours for more, bigger and better. Seems there was a picnic afterward, but it wasn't quite as successful. D - OUR BRAIN CHILD HAASU seems to have leaked out somewhere, more people know about it than we thought. But for you that don't, we'll promise you the big news next week: Meanwhile, we'd like to have all your suggestions as to just what HAASU does mean .... we'll print 'em if they're good enough. Mr. Smelser got as far as Heavy Ankles, but there he was stuck. Maybe you can do better . . . try it and see? AS A PARTING SHOT LET us remind you that the election will be held next Tuesday, and that dear old JC seems to be a precinct poll-lthat makes Bumstead a poller bearl. Good opportunity to canvass for your candidate. The ques- tion is: Dewey or don't we? HAASU i