PCC Chronicle, April 23, 1952

Planes, Trains Among Displays Transportation Fair PCC Chronicle SYcamore 3-4681 Pasadena City College Room 37 C Vol. 51, No. 9 Pasadena, California April 23, 1952 Special Edition CITY COLLEGE HOSTS TRANSPORTATION FAIR HORSELESS CARRIAGE SPEEDS TO FAIR HITTING TOP SPEED ... of 35 mph on the way to the Transportation Fair in a 1906 Max¬ well, owned by Warwick Eastwood, three РОС students get an early start to be sure they can see the whole show of the history of man’s efforts to avoid walking. Exhibits for the fair will cover the entire 40 acre campus, and will be open to the public next Friday evening and all day Saturday. Thousands Expected to View Big Two-day City Schools Show Pasadena City College will be the site of the 1952 Trans¬ portation Fair to take place from 6 to 10 p.m. this Friday and from 4 to 10 p.m. on Saturday. Exhibits will feature many types of transportation and educational projects by children from every grade level in the Pasadena school system. Sponsored by the school per¬ sonnel, Masonic Order and vari¬ ous commercial organizations, the fair is headed by Dr. H. P. Blome, principal of Lincoln Ele¬ mentary School in Pasadena. Blome is assisted by Frank R. Walkup, acting superintendent of schools, and hundreds of other persons in the community. Exhibits by elementary, junior high schools, and the two junior colleges of Pasadena will be fea¬ tured in classrooms throughout the campus. United, American, and Western Air Lines will all take part in the exhibits. Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, and model railroad club will also contribute. “Planes and trains” are only a few of the more spectacular fea¬ tures. Transporting Korea’s wounded will be the theme of a Navy film. The policemen’s contribution will be motor vehicles, first aidr driv¬ er education and safety. General Electric jet engine is typical of many of the technical features of the Transportation Fair. Open highway models, maps and bridge models will be found in one classroom. PCC’s bunga¬ low home will also be open as part of the education exhibits. City College drama students will present a one-act play, ac¬ cording to Rosemarie Hurlimann, secretary of drama. The stage crew and members of the English Department have worked on the production. Officers Attend Bay City Confab Under the leadership of Stu¬ dent Body President Dick Owens, a delegation consisting of sever¬ al PCC Student Board members left last week to attend an im¬ portant Student Government Con¬ ference, held in San Francisco. Two faculty members accomp¬ anied the group on their journey, namely, Robert Haugh, assistant director of student activities, and J. Ray Risser, student body ad¬ viser. Both regional and state con¬ ferences are attended by mem¬ bers of PCC’s ASB Board during the year. These confabs гиге tra¬ ditional affairs and held on the campuses of various schools throughout the state. PCC acted as host for one of last year’s con¬ ventions. Campus Life Pics Wanted Yearbook staffers will now ac¬ cept informal snapshots for the campus life section of the Cam¬ pus, announced Duane Allen, edi¬ tor. Students who took good clear pictures during spring vacation or at any other time may bring them to room 31C. Snapshots will be returned to the proper owners at the end of the semester.