PCC Chronicle, April 22, 1953

’Little Red Schoolhouse’ Spotlighted Aitivities Highlight Week Feting 3 1 Vs PCC Chronicle Taking the national spotlight during the week of April 27 will be one of our greatest American enterprises : the vast system of free public education that has always been a vital part of our way of living. Dr. Stuart F. McComb, superin¬ tendent of the Pasadena City Vol. 53, No. 10 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, Calif. April 22, 1953 PCC Hosts Cal Meet PCC will be host for the Fu¬ ture Business Leaders of Ameri¬ ca state convention at the Uni¬ versity of Southern California May 2. “We Build the Future” will be the general topic of the speaking delegations. One of the outstanding speakers for the con¬ vention will be John W. Yates, head of all the western branches for one of the largest national life insurance companies. Other excellent speakers will be heard in workshops where the students will have the opportunity of dis¬ cussion. Some of the colleges plan to bring their entire memberships and many will display exhibits. Students from all corners of California will journey to Los An¬ geles for this highly recommend¬ ed convention. The FBLA is one of the largest and most active groups at PCC, although it has been here only a short time. • Baritone, Pianists Perform on Series on Students from PCC’s Extended Day advanced piano classes and the baritone voice of Charles Da¬ vis will be featured at tomorrow’s Campus Artist Series. Selections by the pianists in¬ clude “Le Coucou” by Daquin, played by Betty Clark; “Nottur- no,” by Respighi, played by Anna Marie Frysinger; “Intermezzo” by Brahms, played by Mary Wal¬ thall; and “Etude for Left Hand Alone” by Scriabin, played by Mary Munn. The classes are un¬ der the direction of Miss Evelyn Hood. “May Night” by Brahms, “Re¬ quest” by Franz, and “Border Ballad” by Cowan, will be sung by Davis. A former PCC student he was active in Euterpeans and A Cappella Choir. Davis is a pu¬ pil of Miss Calista Rogers. School System has summed up the importance of the public schools in the following para¬ graph: “I believe that the Public Schools Week is a vitally im¬ portant week of the school year because during that time there is engendered renewed interest in public education on the part of the citizen. Since public ed¬ ucation is the bulwark of a free democracy it is imperative that the citizens believe in and sup¬ port public education. Through the observance of Public Schools Week, this faith and al¬ legiance is renewed and re¬ strengthened.” Several national organizations have commended the high level of public education offered in ev¬ ery part of the United States. The colleges and universities report that freshmen graduated from public high schools are shown to be superior to those coming from private institutions. Public Schools Week will be observed by many organizations on the Pasadena City College campus. The Music Department will present its annual Spring Concert in Sexson Auditorium on Friday, May 1 at 8 p.m. Fathers and daughters will convene on Tuesday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m. in Harbeson Hall for the Associated Women Students’ Father-Daugh¬ ter Banquet. A history of art ex¬ cursion to the Huntington Li¬ brary on Wednesday, April 29, and a showing of the model home constructed by the building trade classes on the Sierra Bonita side of the campus will also be held during the week. Production of the Campus, college year book, is in full swing, and the staff has invited interested persons to visit the Campus office on the lower floor of C Building. All of the Pasadena schools will hold informal open house during the week, and parents and friends are urged to visit the plants. TYPICAL OF GATHERINGS . . . taking place all over the nation to plan for Public Schools Week is this Pasadena meeting of (left to right) Dr. Stuart F. McComb, superintendent of Pasa¬ dena City Schools; Mrs. Charles Rodda, president of the Parent-Teacher Association; John Fitz- Randolph, president of the PCC Associated Student Body; and Dr. William B. Langsdorf, Pasadena City College principal. Marshall Wins National Impromptu at Ogden Norman Marshall captured a national debate champion¬ ship for PCC when he took the highest honors in impromptu at the National Debate Contests in Ogden, Utah, last week. Over 150 speechsters vied in this annual affair, and PCC’s Bards Try Eloquence at Shakespeare Festival Harbeson Hall will take on an Elizabethan atmosphere tomorrow night when 12 students, six lower division and a like number of upper division, vie for top honors in the twenty- fifth annual Shakespeare Contest. Lower division contestants chosen during the preliminary •Attention Frosh Because of a cut-back in the teaching staff on the PCC work study program, freshmen will no longer be permitted to en¬ roll in the occupational rela- - tions classes nor be allowed to work during the extra week before Christmas vacation. The decision to eliminate the school newcomers from the class en¬ rollments was announced this week by Milton Mohs of the Placement Bureau. elimination held on April 14, are Ursula Norstern, William Mon, sour, Gail Tepoorten, Benay Rad- in, James Galbraith and Sally Bergman. Upper division winners of the preliminary event that will con¬ test tomorrow night are Margy Nowell, Juanita Girest, Chris Tambe, Michael Wasser, Jack Conner, Shirley Smith, with Gil¬ lian Fine as an alternate. Judging the event will be Gray- don Spaulding, Joseph Hamilton and Miss Katherine Kester. The contest will be a dessert program, with Pat Inman as mistress of ceremonies, and entertainment furnished by the Madrigal Sing¬ ers. The vocalists will be cos¬ tumed according to the Shake¬ spearean style of dress, and will present several numbers from an Elizabethan stage setting. According to Mrs. Helen Berry- hill, contest chairman, two prizes will be awarded in each division. May Date Asked for Improved Youth Day New, different and improved plans are being made for this year’s Youth Day. PCC student, Rick Neumann, over-all chairman of Youth Day, is to ask the city for the date of May 12 or 19 as Pasadena City Youth Day. At a meeting held last April 14, it was decided to draft a letter to be sent to all local firms, both of industry and general business. This letter will ask the employer to criticize and offer suggestions. Through this it is hoped to make each new Youth Day even better than the last. Junior Chamber of Commerce Chairman Chuck Boniols is to support all student participation in Youth Day. Department head J. Ray Risser will aid the students in planning how they will be able to best fit into their positions on Youth Day. Each department will select students and place them in positions best suited for them. The Technology Department will handle the industrial positions, the Life Science all medical and related fields, the Business Department all office positions and related fields, etc. This year’s Youth Day should prove very practical both to the students and to the persons with whom they will work. In addition, it should make a fine impression on the people of the local com¬ munity. six-student squad made an excep¬ tional showing. Patricia Amon, of the Bulldog team, grabbed the next highest rating in impromptu when she took second place. Honorable mentions in this division were given to Red and White represen¬ tatives Betty Rodda and Kathy Gage. Marshall also joined with Andy Castellano to take a third place prize in debate, while Castellano alone received a second place in radio speaking. More recognition for Marshall was garnered by his second place rating in extemporaneous, and his schoolmate, Lillian Tomich, placed right behind him in third. Betty Rodda, Kathy Gage and Everett Harrison all were in the finals of oratory, and thus re¬ ceived honorable mentions. Chronicle Makeup Rated as Superior Pasadena City College’s Chron¬ icle was awarded a Certificate of Merit for outstanding makeup and news coverage at the Univer¬ sity of Redlands’ Newspaper Day held on April 20. Several issues of the Chronicle as well as newspapers from other Southern California high schools and junior colleges were entered in the contest, which was spon¬ sored by the school’s Journalism Department. Representatives from the Press Bureau, Campus and Chronicle were accompanied by William Buttler on the all day trip. Board Holds Open Forum Session at Thursday Meeting Tomorrow morning the ASB Board will hold an open discus¬ sion on the problem of giving all students the vote. Interested stu¬ dents are urged to attend the meeting to be held in 200C at the regular Board meeting time of 8 a.m. Passed by a majority vote of the governing group at the last gathering, the members of the body felt that this action would give all students a chance to hear the pros and cons of the suffrage argument. It would also give students a good chance to watch the central coordinating group in action. The proposal was entered by Roger Samuelson, Freshman Class president, and was put into motion by Kay Risser, ASB vice- president. Students Rescued; Instructor Injured Two swimming students who were in danger of drowning April 17 were rescued by the quick ac¬ tion of liftguard Helene Johnson. Mrs. Elizabeth Horton, instructor, was injured while attempting to aid in the rescue. The two coeds, enrolled in the 10 a.m. aquatic class, had ven¬ tured beyond a safe depth and were floundering and in fear of drowning. One students was able to swim, but could not manage to pull in her companion. While Helene pulled the non-swimmer in, Mrs. Horton, of the Women’s Physical Education Department, hurried around to the other side to assist the other student from the bank. She fell on the wet pavement and broke a bone in her right foot.