Sacramento City College - Pioneer Yearbook (Sacramento, CA)

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The String Trio The String Trio, in the absence of a regular music department, is keep¬ ing up the musical activities of the College. Its motto is, “Say It With Music.” The members of the trio are Alice Warren, Lois Pepper, Geneive Twogood, violinists, and Alice Whalen, pianist. Much appreciation is due to the assistance of Miss Ellen Hughes, music supervisor of the Sacramento High School, through whose efforts the musical work in the College has been made a success. Among those who have added their talent to that of the organization are Ethel McNeil, Charles Gimblett and Norman Walters. Miss McNeil is a dramatic soprano, possessing a sympathetic quality in her tone which wins her audiences. Mr. Gimblett possesses a rich baritone voice. His phrasing and enunciation are especially commendable. Mr. Walters, an able violinist, has always been willing to aid when an extra violin is needed. The regular rehearsals are held in the old High School building every Wednesday evening. Great care is taken with shading and signs of expres¬ sion. Strings or fingers must not stop in execution of measures, for the term “Music” must not be allowed to cover a multitude of dins. The String Trio has appeared before the “Lions Club,” Chamber of Commerce, Young Men’s Christian Association, Ad Club, Reciprocity Dinner, Sacramento High School, Naturalization of Foreigners, Armistice Day Pro¬ gram, the Book Club of Women’s Alliance, at various High Schools in neighboring communities and at many Parent Teachers’ Associations. The Trio has performed for the dramatic affairs of the College and for the Faculty Reception. It has also given several concerts over the radio, and has done much advertising for the Junior College, made many friends, and made a name for itself.

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The most impressive criterion of the progress made by the Junior College during the last school year is in all probability its bi-weekly publi¬ cation, “The Blotter ' a much improved and wholly unrecognizable continua¬ tion of “Jottings, the paper which was published by the J. C. during 1922. From the small mimeographed sheet that was regarded as the school’s regu¬ lar paper, it has grown into a comparatively large, well-organized publication which any school would be proud to call its own, and which is recognized throughout the state as one of the best Junior College or high school papers issued. The sensational development of “The Blotter is due to the work of the two editors, Margaret Hamilton, who had charge of the paper during the fall semester of last year, and Lloyd Chorley, who conducted the paper during the spring of 1924. To Miss Hamilton fell the task of making a real newspaper out of “Jottings, a task which she carried out in a highly commendable and entirely satisfactory manner. It was during her term of office that it was decided that the paper was to be printed and that the name was to be changed. With these steps the paper began its steady improvement and growth in all departments, not the least of which was that of advertising, for the business men of Sacramento began to recognize “The Blotter and to regard its advertisements as profitable investments. At this time also the student body as a whole began to take an active interest in the publication and to consider it as “the mouthpiece of the school.’ It became a strong inducement to the purchasing of student body cards, resulting in a much stronger financial condition for the paper itself. Also, more students became interested in writing for the paper and therefore more news came in and the standard of writing was raised. The spring semester saw the “Blotter under the editorship of Mr. Chorley, who has ably carried on the good work of his predecessor in main¬ taining the high standards of writing in the paper. He introduced several new features, which added to the interest of the publication and increased the pep, not only of the paper itself, but of the whole school. One of these was the “Student Opinion column, which from its first appearance attracted the attention of the subscribers. It was in this column that the “bobbed hair controversy was begun. The excitement that this argument created caused the entire school to take sides on the question, and, incidentally, resulted in the appearance of many more bobbed heads on the campus. All this exhibition of pep was made possible by the public column of “The Blot¬ ter, which, by the way, achieved fame when accounts of the bobbed hair war were published in local and San Francisco dailies. Another innovation of Mr. Chorley’s was the “Lemon Drop. The news for this issue was gathered, written and edited by women students, with Margaret Hamilton as editor. The circulation of “The Blotter has grown amazingly during the last school year. From a few interested students the number of readers has grown to more than a thousand, extending throughout the whole state. As a result of this growth, the paper has become a strong ad for Sacramento Junior College, and should attract students from the entire northern part of the state. 25

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Engineering Club This year the Junior College was able to realize what some of its students have been hoping and working for since the school first came into existence, an engineering society of some sort, a society that would live through the coming years of the school’s growth, a group of fellows that would not disappear at the first sign of work or approaching hardship. We believe that the college has at last got this kind of society in her midst, at least present conditions signify as much. An engineering society first made its appearance in 1922,. soon after college had been resumed after the World War reprieve. This society was evidently doomed for a short life, for when school was commenced after the summer vacation period all traces of the former society seemed to be “nihil.” Now, due to the efforts of a few of the students who were members of the club in 1922 and who remained loyal to its ideals, Mr. Thorpe, our present engineering instructor and enthusiastic backer for the club, and also Mr. Lillard, our ever helpful president, we have a strong foundation for an A-l organization. In February of this year (1924) the aforementioned group of organizers sought the advice and aid of the Sacramento chapter of the American Asso¬ ciation of Engineers, which society immediately took us under their wing and helped us to get going. A number of meetings were arranged for and held under the auspices of this group to arouse an interest in the movement among the Junior College engineering students. The idea of going to the National Association for aid was one of the wisest and best things that could have been done. We are organized as a student branch of the senior association, and have nearly as many privileges as the seniors. They invite us to all of their meetings and their social affairs. After the business part of the program has been finished, then comes the entertainment part of the meeting. It is at these meetings that we get a view of the possibilities of the future. We also have our own meetings, presided over by our own officers, and, although we do not have any set form for them, we try to have them as near like the meetings of senior society as is convenient. As might be expected, our meetings are a little lighter and more for entertainment than those of the senior society. As soon as our organization grows a little more homogeneous we intend giving some active forms of entertainment for the school. When the engineering society was first organized it was understood that the society would be composed of only civil engineering students, but it was not long until a number of the students from the chemistry department were expressing a desire for admission. We did not have the heart to refuse them, so, as a result, we embrace almost every branch of common engineering known. There should be no danger of this society evaporating because of a lack of variety. We have amongst us fellows interested in mechanical, mining, electrical, hydraulic, chemical and civil engineering . The Sacramento Junior College Engineering Society promises to be an added feature of the school and one of its strongest organizations. At present we are a 100% organization.