The Blazer 1931

SCHOLASTIC HONORS
TO 17 COLLEGIANS

John Post, Youthful Member of

Arctic Expedition, to Address

College Club Meeting

A new corner of the globe is to be
described at the next meeting of the
College Club. March 2, with a lecture
about the cold arctic north. Last month
the burning sun of India was brought
before us by the Hindu student, John
Arron, while this time the entertainer
will be John Post, a sophomore at the
University of Chicago. The talk will
he woven around the experiences of
this young man as lie traveled last
summer with one of the famous Mac-
Millan Research Expeditions. Although
the Arctic is a remote part of the
world, this lecture ought to be very
interesting.

Three years ago another young
friend of Mr. MacMillan begged to be
allowed to accompany the party on
its northward trip, but the hardy old
voyager was slow to give his consent.

The boy was only fifteen years of age
and still at High School. He agreed,
however, that if the lad proved to be
anything hut a nuisance by the time
they reached New Foundland, the last
stopping place, he would let him con-
tinue. The boy's pluck and industry
not only won for him permission to
continue, but it influenced Mr. Mac-
Millan to take other young lads with

Thus it was that last summer John
Post was one of the four boys chosen
to accompany the expedition of that
year. He is the son of the world-
known heart specialist, Dr. Wilbur
Post. Because of his youth, and the
fact that he is a student in the early
college years, as we are, he will with-
out a doubt be very interesting. His
lecture is to be illustrated with motion
pictures.

the

Girls Made Higher Averages
Than Boys in Class Room
Work Last Semester

t scholastic averages of the stu-

Bs of J.J.C. arc now computed with
result that seventeen, whose av-
igc grades are 90 or above, will be
the Honor Roll.- Of these,
are second year students,

The sophomore honor roll is repre-
sented by girls only, all enrolled in
the teachers' course. This bids well
for the teaching profession, hut it
should not interfere with the boys mak-
ing a name for themselves too.

Among the first year students, there
arc five boys on the Roll of Honor,
two of them being junior engineers. It
is not an easy matter to make these
■'V-I) grades, and, therefore, all who
earn lllcnl arc well-entitled to the high
esteem that goes with them. The
Joliet Junior College is widely known
for its ''stiff" courses and for that
reason, high grades are hard to attain.

J.J.C. hereby pays honor to these
people. They rank in the following
manner :

SECOND YEAR STUDENTS

.93.77
93.50
.92.66
.. 92.46
.92.16
.91.71
.91.46
.90.11

Bernice Perisho

Pauline Woodrow

Pauline Rancs

Kenneth Powell

A Man Sahler

Edwin H-jiderson

L JUNIOR ENGINEERS

®wrence Carter 90 76

P«ewis Gordon Ellis 90.35

COLLEGE FACULTY

ATTENDS CONVENTIONS

MANY NEW BOOKS ADDED STUDENTS’ PHOTOS TO BE
TO COLLEGE LIBRARY PLACED IN OFFICE FILES

FINAL LEAGUE TILT
TOMORROW NIGHT

Joliet Sharpshooters to Aim at
Concordia with Conference
Championship as Objective

One hundred and seventy-five new
books have been placed on the shelves
of the Junior College library within
the last three months. Most of the
additions have been acquired through
purchase; however, a few have been
acquired through gifts.

Mr. Maue, Superintendent of the
Public Schools of Will County, gave
the library several valuable books from
the Illinois State Historical library.
They are as follows : "Governor Ed-
ward Coles," edited by C. W. Alvord;
"Trade and Politics 1767-1769," edited
by C. W. Alvord ; "Laws of the North-
west Territory," edited by T. C. Pease;
"George Rodger Clark Papers," edited
by J- A. James; and "Diary of Orville
Hickman Browning," edited by T C.
Pease and J. G. Randall;

School Methods," by Kitter and
worth, and "Country
at Work," by F. W. L
gifts of Mr.

Six hundred Junior College students
and High School freshmen sat in front
of the camera last Monday as pictures
were taken by the Harrington Studio,
to be used in the high school and col-
lege files. This is the first time the
collegians have had pictures taken for
this purpose, although high school
students have been having theirs taken

According to Mr. R. R. Robinson,
personnel director, there are only
about three other high schools in the
state who use pictures in
ords, hut colleges

The J.J.C. basketball team, probably
the best that ever represented the
Purple and White, will go into action
tomorrow night against Concordia col-
lege in the final Northern Illinois Jun-
ior College conference game of the
season. The game is to be played on
the Joliet high school floor and every
student in the college is expected to
attend.

Undefeated in Conference

The Joliet collegians, with a perfect
record of 9 victories in the Is^r.c,
will attempt to cop Number 10 tomor-
row night, thus assuring themselves of
at least a tie for the conference cham-
pionship. Harvey is also undefeated,
hut its conference season will not be
terminated until next week. '•

Joliet will probably have to carr. its
tenth victory by hard work if it ex-
pects to win from Concordia tomorrow
evening, for altho the Concordia cagcrs
arc lagging far behind in the confer-
ence race, they always manage to put
up an aggressive battle, regardless of
the score. In the first meeting of the
Joliet won. 37 to 13. but it
thing in the ath-

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CHIT CHAT

By Do Kelly

^ i ( j)crson ( Intelli-

Slanley Sandell : Hurrah! I’m safe.

good

Mr. Burden: In the pioneer days a
'hot always had enough food.
Jackson : That’s nothing, a good
oday always lias lots of dough,

Esther Levin entertained at two tables
of bridge at a pajama party in her
home on February 14. Louise Schmck-
el, Evelyn Lamb, Lucille Rogers, and
Myrtle Kristal attended from J.J.C.
The f,rst prize was awar(]cd |Q Louise
Schmekel. * * *

Verna Grant attended a party given
in the Hamilton Park House, Chicago
last Saturday.

BLAZER STAFF

Managing Editor .. Herbert Trackman

Make-up Editor Dick Jones

Literary Editor .... Evelyn Anderson
Sports Editor (boys) .. Francis Cobb
Sports Editor (girls) .. Ruth Schultz
Exchange Editor .. Louise Schmekel

Social Editor Irene Howell

Business Manager . . . Car] Van Horn
Circulation Manager, Lcocreta Carroll

Faculty Sponsor Lois M. Hyde

Reporters : John Baumgartner, Jessie
Grecnshields, Myrtle Kristal, Verna
Grant. Hazel Last. Pauline Wood-
row, Elfricda Bochncrt.

Qjgrs P £ P c r-P Vir V ^ } M e m b e r

TWO NEEDED COURSES

The administration of The Joliet
Junior College may well be congratu-
lated on their program of expansion
of courses. Each semester new subjects

ricula. That the students appreciate
the new opportunities offered them is
easily shown by their rapid registra-
tion in the new courses offered. Still,
there are two courses which are not

fit the majority ot_ us. Wl

c ,ha> left you absolutely

Marge Neuman of Chicago was the
Monda^ RaChCl B'Sching at school

Juni

Car! Van Horn : Do ro &,j,
straight edge?

Harold Mad* : No, r«sotavak|
orn: Gee whiz, a real

valet

Harold Madtlis: Sara, , valat .
strop razor.

Isabel Harmening entertained thirty
couples February 14 at her home in
Frankfort in honor of her birthday
those attending from school were
Elbe! Johnson, Jessie Grecnshields.
Rachel Bisching, Catherine Gleason.
Eleanor Gleason, Lcocreta Carroll, Al
h-ola.i, Ray Brosell, and Irene Howell.

The Biaze'riTvtirV * /Ae P-°'icy of
Mb\uLm*W''Bi!‘erdn ^o^ary'em-

Jrom the student body at large.

Some people have complained quite
usti j concerning Miss Dillman's “hon-
or system” or "student control." We
grant that it is not in any sense of the
word either; but look, you who insist
on kicking, at yourselves. Recently we
happened to be seated in a class where
an examination was being held. We
notice one of the most ardent squeal-
ers "tmg behind the broad back of a
fellow student with her book open-
copymg.

rhich by the way,

the ho

infair

5 the t

icher

At a recent basketball game half
period. ’ ,la"

Evelyn Anderson (looking at the

Mr°c"dybrrd)~0h’ tWCmy-f,VC ,0

Ruth Jennings Twenty-five to eight
me eye, it s a quarter to ten.

Lucille Rogers and Evelyn Lamb at
tended a dance in Wilmington on Fri-
day, February 13.

^Mr. Burden Lawrence, describe the

ireakfnc*10" ^ '° SUppl>’ J^ur

Stewart Hutchinson, Cliff Stange
Barbara Broughton, Bob Hamlin, Bill
Shannon, and Faxon Henderson at-
hnn . ' "1 SUrprise part>' a"<l treasure
Uura s— —

Ruby McAllister and Benny Rau
worth both attended the Richards St.
Methodist party at the Log Cabin in
Acw Lenox last Saturday.

student, could

the rest of us would take the
of a Miss Barnes or a Mis
seriously. Cribbing is stealing-
forget that. Of course you ca
away with it and the teacher w
know the difference, but mi— (
can you ever face that teacher,

- re a cheat and have merely gai
e a lew extra unimportant, unearned,
points on an exam grade? If you must
be crooked do a real job of it, but get
away from the people who are trying
c ,0"est You are a contaminating
nfluencel Don’t forget that you have
o five with yourself the rest of your
' e And after all. the students and

on arla" awarc °f thc &ct that
ion are a cheat.

English History class sear
through text books.

John Baumgartner— What ;

looking for?

Evelyn Anderson — Bacon.

fary Fram

TWO NEEDED courses

(Continued from col. 1)

t school on Monday.

In the -

2 courses

Jr,™'™ Lillie Anderson,

.(twine Sykes, Bernice McCalh.m

xsee, Mable Snider, and Winifred
Kerr have formed a bridge club. The

of both of the-

™si *• <** -■> ; I L,

be individuals svho
would benefit I,., very liftle, as a whole
vo would all benefit in preparation for
“l,°°l »' »”»> =11 attend where
I be Great One keeps our score The
school c ’

SHORT SHOTS

By John Baumgartner

HERBY’S DERBIES

IT’S THE BOYS’ TURN

ALUMNI NEWS

One finds from answers submitted

And we guess LaGrangc won’t re-
cover from their 55-18 trimming at the

hands of J.J.C. for quite a while

That victory along with the one over
Morton leaves tilings so that only a
victory over River Forest is needed
to make some conference champions

in this vicinity Don't blame us for

the following; we heard someone else
say that the laugh Allen Sproat’s cul-
tivating sounds like a cross between
a cat and a pig And Dick Jones
says Abie Jackson got the dimple in
his chin through chinning himself on
the curbstone to get out of the gutter

Bob Perrin announces that a

radio-announcer announced the follow-
ing : "I want to be kissed followed by

the king’s horses" Gosh, we'd

want a little privacy Don’t men-

, tion lungs to members of Mr. Givens'
k Physiology class. They're a little
squeamish about fh?_«ubject since they
made hash out of several specimens

some of our co-eds broke their long si-
lence (paradoxically speaking of
course) and told us just what their
ideal was like. No doubt some of those
boys arc in the making in heaven right
now. so I don't think they’ll mind being
discussed a bit before their arrival.

Only one of the girls mentioned in-
dustriousness or perseverance as qual-
ities desired. The rest probably think
a fellow stands around looking hand-
some for a while and the money for
shows, eats, and silk stockings just ra-
diates from his handsome face.

The fact that none of the girls men-
tioned intelligence as one of their
qualifications shows how fair minded
they are. They didn't want the fellow
to have any unfair advantage.

Most of the girls said they wanted
a fellow to be able to hold up his end

of that portion of the anatomy of the conversation. That's easy, all

Doris Eib wants to know where the he has to do is to listen.

jail is in Lockport. We can't imagine

wlly Ycs> we informed Doris that To the girl who desired athletic and

it is not our place of residence muscular ability in her ideal we can

Must be terrible to be as popular with refer the fellow who has been break-

1 he noisy sex as AI Sahler. 'Twas quite
a waiting list that sprang up under his
request for dates. Hope we haven’t

been too rash in saying noisy sex

V Here's a student who’s found the
/ Honor System's silver lining; he says,
"At least we don’t get kicked out in
tne-nnusror an intercsrmg discussion

as we used to" Evelyn Anderson

claims France is a French country.
Yes. sir, she made that startling state-
ment in a history speech the other
day...... Ain't the R.O.T.C. grand?

We just love the diplomatic way most
of it asks for our passes. General
Butler's lack of tact doesn't seem to
be an isolated case at all; so far as
we have been able to ascertain, that
trait seems to be characteristic of the

Service Notice the increased grace

and facility of movement of Junior
College girls since they began their
"bang-bang" dancing below the libra-
ry? Neither have we The

racket occasioned by this dance is go-
ing to make it impossible to carry on
a conservation in the library if some-
thing isn’t done about it We were

looking for Miss Hyde the other day
but we couldn't find hide nor hair of

l>er ‘Mid of course you've noticed

r the -rrreased size of this issue of the
■•Blazer. If ^nu ' *c it. students, you
^^Aust do your part to maintain it. You
just got to make news. The stu-
^^Icnts of the U. of Michigan had the
right idea when they went and got
themselves arrested for having cer-
tain connections with certain bever-
ages in their fraternities. We don't
mean that you ought to get yourselves
arrested by having certain connections
->^with certain beverages but we do mean
th„- vou ought to do something to get
yourselves in the headlines. Even if
it is nothing more than catching an
auto in some portion of your anato-
mies, the Blazer staff will appreciate it.

— The Bay Window

ing off the locker handles.

All of the girls seem to ignore the
trait or whatever it is in a fellow that
makes him spend his money foolishly.
We wonder how long they think we'd
keep spending money on them if we all

Most of the girls wanting their ideal
to have a cheerful disposition at all
times proves one fact. They know he’d
have to have a cheerful disposition to
put up with some of the things they
do.

From the number of girls who want
their ideal to be a good dancer, we de-
duct that it's better to have your abil-
ity concentrated in your feet rather
than your head. Is that why good
dancers have big feet?

If there ever was a fellow with the
qualifications our co-eds want they'd
never get him anyway. Not that they
don't possess the necessary charms to
entice such a fellow, oh my no. But
he'd probably go to some museum.

A fellow is usually satisfied with a
girl just like his mother, but a girl

Understand we’re not criticising the
girls selections, for they sure know
what they want, and it was mighty
nice of them to let us know. The only
hope for some of us fellows now is to
have our faces lifted (and what a lift in
some cases) or go to Turkey where the
women are veiled and can’t sec what
they're getting.

Be it as it may, when better men are
built ; J. J. C. co-eds will design them.

— HERBY

to the question, "What qualities do
you admire in a girl?" that the boys
of J.J.C. are just as desirous of per-
fection in the disturbing sex as it is
of the same quality in boys.

Starting with a hardened old bach-
elor (that's Tom Camp's designation
of himself), we find that the girl who'd
probably make him mend his ways
would be modern, unassuming, un-
sophisticated, would have good poise
and not too many fellows on her
string. And it might be added, al-
though Tom doesn't express a prefer-
ence, that most gentlemen prefer
blondes.

Owen McBride sums up the quali-
ties he likes very briefly. He says, "I
like a girl who is good looking, pre-
ferably blonde, who can be true- to
one fellow." That last qualification is
the one which will doom Owen to
disappointment. He should have found
that out by now. But, girls, he's a
gentleman. Oh, yes, he's a gentleman;
he prefers blondes.

Ernie Cohenour presents another
Picture of an, as yet, undisillusioned
youth. "I admire a girl who has a
pleasing personality, charm, and good
habits. She should be attractive, neat
appearing, and good looking. Most of
all she should not be conceited," he
says. He, like McBride, tacks a pro-
vision to his answer that assures a
fruitless quest.

It would seem that Roger Palmerton
in a bit less hard to please for lie says,

"I admire the girl who is not the least
bit bashful and can talk a great deal.
She must be nice, but not angelic."....
The last trait is fairly .common and the
first tw6, as everyone knows, are the
prime characteristics of the sex. Pal-
merton adds a bitter addendum, "The
most undesirable trait a girl can have
is high headedness or snobbishness ;
the girls of J.C. are twice blessed with

"The most admirable characteristic
a girl can have is sincerity. If she is
sincere, and thus original, she will
stand out in any group. She should
live up to her ideals; she should know
the meaning of love; and she should
be beautiful so as to make one thrill
with the knowledge of her beauty.
Last, she should have read some few
good books." Thus Rae Shannon
speaks from the vast knowledge gain-
ed from long experience. One knows
he is experienced because of his inti-
mation that sincerity is originality.

Perhaps the few words of warning
herein contained may fall upon deaf
ears, but it is the earnest desire to
prepare these young men for disillu-
sionment, that prompted them.

FINAL LEAGUE TILT

TOMORROW NIGHT

(Continued from page 1, col. 4)

arc made this year, Joliet is certain
to be well represented, judging from
the imposing record established by
these men this season.

Probable starting line-ups:

Leo VValdvogel, '28, was about school
for a few minutes Monday. He is
pursuing a course in Commerce at
Loyola University now and will grad-

Bob Stock. '30, is taking a bit of
vacation after his recent illness and
paid J.J.C. a visit Monday and Tues-
day afternoons.

The Distinguished Students at Pur-
due who were former members of J.
J.C. now number three. The last ad-
dition was Ray Trcinclling, '30.

Miss Lena Dickinson motored to
Purdue, Sunday, to visit George Swit-
zer. Mrs. Spencer was there also to
visit her daughter, Carrie. Both stu-
dents are 1930 graduates of J. J. C.

ckets aren't emptied by holdup
— The Carthage Collegian.

JOLIET

Ellis

Jackson

Cohenour

R. F

CONCORDIA
R. Waldschmidt
V. Waldschmidt
Sudbrock
Seibcl
Srnidke

HER ANSWER

By Edwin Henderson

Ralph Garner was nineteen. He was
also tall and good looking in his blonde,
serious way. But he was inclined, if
anything, to take things too seriously,
himself included. His parents being
of the "comfortably fixed" middlc
class, he led the quite average com-
monplace life of middle class nineteen.
Just now, as he stood at the hair -Joor,
neat in blue topcoat and grey felt, ■a
furrowed brow and hot. resentful eyes
belied this placid existence. He slam-
med the front door behind him with
just the proper amount of bang, and
stepped off briskly in the direction of
her house. It surely would be a relief
to talk with someone who could un-
derstand and sympathize, after being
treated like a kid and bossed around
all day at home. Wouldn't even let
him have the car that one night out
of the week. The Joneses might come
over and they'd probably want to go
somewhere. Good night ! As if the

there was a bright side to even not
getting the car. Maybe he’d get a
chance to say that which had been
trembling on unpractised lips for near-
ly a month now. Of course .he. -had
kissed her once or twice during their
ten months of friendship, but he had
not vet received the truly passionate
confession of love he longed for.

It was well on toward eleven before
the opportunity presented itself. Con-
versation had run the gamut, from
weather to school gossip and back
again, when Lucy said suddenly, "You
will be going to work next fall, won't

"You bet I will," came the fervent
reply. “I'll have my own money, my
own car, and my own time. Gee. it'll
be great. If only—," and here his
voice took on a new note of huskiness,
"if only I could feel that you would
be waiting for me always and always.
Do you— do you love me enough for
that — dearest?”

For the briefest possible moment her
long sweeping lashes flicked her cheek.
And then, lifting her face to his, her
beautiful brown eyes so full of under-
standing and sympathy, she said sweet-
ly. "But, Ralph dear, we’re just kids."

THE BLAZER

SUMMARY OF J.J.C.

CAGE ACTIVITIES

On February 20, the Junior College
basketball team bung up its ninth con-
secutive conference victory by beating
Morton Junior College on the oppo-
nent's floor to the tune of 39-28. With
confidence gained from a six point lead
obtained at. the half, the Joliet team
proceeded to roll up a score for them-
selves. In a previous encounter this
season Joliet beat the Morton team
48-36. Hodge, Ellis, and Conroy led

i the

ing.

Fort Wayne, Indiana, fell victims
i Joliet's attack on February 21, in
non-conference game played at Ft.

BOOKS ADDED TO LIBRARY

(Continued from page 1, col. 2)

and City," Verne McGuffcy ; "Country
Life and the Country School," Mabel
Carney; and "Rural School Front
Within," M. G. Kirkpatrick.

New books in the Literature depart-
ment include the following ; "King Al-
fred's Version of Consolidations of Bo-
ethius," Boethius ; “An Introduction to
Shakespeare," Black and others; “The
Student's Chaucer," edited by W. W.
Skcat , "Beowulf" translated by D. H.
Crawford; "Contemporary Immortals,"
Archibald Henderson ; "Men, Names
and Personalities," A. R. Marble;
"Types of Farce-Comedy," "Types of

REHABILITATION

ACT EXPLAINED

Probably when most people see the
words "The Rehabilitation Act" they
have no idea as to what it means. In
the first place it is a law in the state
of Illinois. In the second place it is
a very beneficial law. It concerns the
welfare of a distinct class of people,
the crippled and disabled. This law
is one created to make it possible for
crippled and disabled people to go to
school and make something of them-
selves. It provides books, tuition, and
supplies for the disabled boy or girl
of age and

financially '

table l

GIRLS ANNOUNCE

CAGE SCHEDULE

The Junior College girl's basketball
sijuad has been divided into three
teams These teams meet various high
school teams in the Round Robin
Practice Tournament, which is being
played in the Jewish gym every night
after school from four to five o’clock.

The teams are composed of the fol-
lowing girls:

Team I — Dorothy Haslett, Captain ;
Rachel Bisching, Mary Wheeler, Doris
Eib, Clara Schumm. Irene Howell,
Catherine Ryan, Louise Steinbeck, and
Bernice Perisho.