Phoenix College - Sandprints Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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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

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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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Page 26 BEAR TRACKS-PHOENIX JUNIOR COLLEGE Eighty-Three Pairs 'mi S A' L4 At Halloween Dance - F i Aa I. , Featured event of the Halloween A iff' ' I j dance held last saturday night in the gym was an elimination dance whose winners were Don Oliver, student at North High and Elisabeth McGuire, student at the University of Arizona. Master of ceremonies was Bob Eisen- stein. Eighty'three couples danced to the music of Wesley Dodson amid Halloween decorations of orange streamers, skele- tons, and black cats. The decoration committee headed by Arlene Mathew was composed of Tim Mitchell, Jeanne Lusby, Bill Berry, Aird Stewart, Bob Camp- bell, Mary Steadman, Albert Zeitlin, and Ruth Baum. ..1...o. Bond and Stamp Sale Reaches High Total Volunteer stamp salesmen on the campus have sold 553.15 in war stamps in the l3 days between October lO and Ccfober 27. Miss Hooper, who is in charge of the stamp sales, reported that the average daily amount sold was 54.10. Miss Miller stated that the bond sales are adding up, 5800 in bonds having been boug t on and off the campus since the inauguration of the stamp and bond campaign. She remarked that many students and faculty members have bought bonds off the campus which have not been reported to her, 8000 es: 7000 ' ' sooo . :ANU sooo Hoao 3000 ' I . ' ' ' Zona -X rf- : 1 1 it 06 : Z S loco I U s, f l .VI xg t ,W fs , xg -0- 'TE - '- Boy on the left: Gee, look how many bonds and stamps we have sold. Boy H-on the right: Yes, but look how many we have to sell. The crowd gathered around the band stand as a Luke Field cadet took over the drurns at the Halloween dance last Saturday night. About the Movies Time finds International Picture's first production Casanova Brown , the most propitious independent debut since David O. Selznick's while the New Yorker says that Casanova Brown is above the average cinema. Both -reviews commend Nunnally John- son's script which, according to Time, establishes him more solidly than ever' as one of Hollywood's surest humorists . The half-witted comedy is well pre- sented by capable and appealing Gary Cooper, masculine star of the picture, according to both critics. How,ever, Time reports that Teresa Wright has little op- portunity to develop her performancel John Lardner of the New Yorker rates her characterization with Mr. Cooper's, The supporting cast of Frank Morgan, Patricia Collinge, and Edmond Breon, are classed as comical assets to thelperform- ance in both reviews. The New Yorker calls them pleasant creations . Casanova Brown is now being,shown at a local theatre. Mills official Visits Phoenix Mrs. Hilary Jones, director of admis- sion to Mills College, held consultations with prospective Mill students from Phoe- nix Junior College, North Phoenix High School, and Phoenix Union High School this week. A scholarship valued at S475 is given each year to an outstanding woman grad- uate of P..l.C. Last year's winner of the award was Peggy Anne Kelsay. Bears Playoff For League Standing The Bears basketball team will enter the playoff for the classification in the Phoenix Metropolitan League on Novem- ber l3. The League, which was estab- lished last year, -is an organization of basketball teams of Phoenix and vicinity, with Coach Hoy acting as chairman and the City Park and Recreation depart- ment is sponsoring this League. As yet only four teams have been classi- fied as A teams. They are Luke Field, Williams Field, O. l3.,Marston Supply Company tall winners of the tournament last yeary,and Thunderbird l. The play- off ending before December 3, will de- termine the other two A and B teams. Dutch says, lt is quite likely that we will- classify as an A team pro- viding the other teams have not improved too much. The members of the Bear team are: Don Allstrom, Joe Castellano, Tom Gann, Bill Gray, Robert 'Henderson, William Henderson, Jerry Howell, Les- Metzger, George Prince, Melvin Redden, Clayton Niles, Ernest Pafford, Dario Dale Travini, Foster Turner, and Max Ward. All basketball games will be played at the Phoenix Union High School Gym- nasium. THIS WEEK'S EDITORIAL BOARD Editormg ,.,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,........... . ,........ Elizabeth Land Editorial Staff ..,...., Pat Haire, Rosemany Annon, Ruth Condrey, Gertrude Mack. Reporters .....,...... Mary Fitzgerald, Billie Axline, Dora Kline, Ellen Rex, Leone Walters, Lulu McCausland. Phofograpehr and Cartoonist ..,. ............ V ic Pulis Faculty Adviser ,,,,AA,,.......,,.., James I. Stewart