Universal Suffrage?
BOARD SAYS NO!
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Ci!fOittCt€ Amendment Beaten
Rain of Pennies Starts •How They Voted
Reign of OMD Queen
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Risser (v.p.), Jahnke (AWS),
Oates (rep.).
By an 8-3 majority vote last Thursday, the Associated Student
Body Board of Representatives refused to give members of the Stu¬
dent Body a voice in the intramural suffrage question by refusing
to place an amendment phrased by Vice-president Kay Risser on
the next constitutional election ballot.
According to the amendment, no student regularly enrolled at
I^psadena City College would be denied the right to vote for his
class president, the president of the Associated Men Students or the
president of the Associated Women Students, the four Representa-
tives-at-large, the student body vice-president, and the student body
president, for any reason. Under the present ruling, only active
members (those holding student body books) of the Associated Stu¬
dent Body may vote in the student elections.
Those members of the Board that enacted the defeat defended
their actions with arguments that with all of the students voting
for their leaders, the school would become too “high schoolish”; that
the matter was merely a small problem, and the board should concen¬
trate on the “more important” matters; that the students not pur¬
chasing ASB books should not have a say in how the money derived
from such sales, as well as other funds provided for student govern¬
ment use, should be used; and that once the right to vote was given
to all students it could never be taken away from them.
Perhaps the boldest statement against the amendment came
from Representative-at-large Terry Smith, who stated that he would
not vote for the measure even if the students that elected him to his
office wanted him to, because the general student is “not close enough
to the facts.”
The three board members that supported the measure did so
because they felt an increased vote would produce an increased in¬
terest in student activities and student government. It was pointed
out by them that student interest in the activities sponsored by the
college is at a new low; and the fact that student officials elected
only by ASB members now have authority over the entire student
body, with non-ASB bookholders not having a voice in their election.
HAIL THE QUEEN ... of the annual Music Festival. Two
masked singers salute the regal beauty of Sharon Kelley who
was selected to reign over this year’s spring production themed
Mardi Gras.
V ear's Highlight Nears
for College Songsters
“Music In the Air” will resound in Sexson Auditorium
Friday night at the annual PCC Spring Music Festival Con¬
cert at 8 p.m. Opening with a
saean Singers, the first half of
of the vocal organizations indi¬
vidually. The Euterpean Singers
and the A Cappella Choir will
present special selections, follow¬
ed by the Madrigals, singing a
group of early English part
songs.
Next on the program will be
a group of two-piano numbers
played by Alice Arzemanian, Wil¬
liam Barrett, Wyatt Kondris and
Clark Spangler. Concluding the
first part of the concert will be
a solo, “The Wren,” sung by
Mary Ann Ridout, who will be
accompanied by Patty Duemler.
“Mardi Gras Moods” has been
selected as the theme for the sec¬
ond half of the program. Gaiety
and the romantic Mardi Gras at¬
mosphere will prevail in this
scene. Joan Lundberg and Carol
Scrutchfield, harpists, will pre¬
sent several duo-numbers, follow¬
ed by baritone Roger Francke
and the male chorus, who will
salute the queen, Sharon Kelley,
with “Girl of the Moment.” Helen
Avila will then offer her interpre¬
tation of a modern Afro-Cuban
dance, accompanied by Stanley
Hollingsworth on Bongo drums.
As the finale, Fred Waring’s
“Holiday” will be rendered by the
entire choral group.
Featured . as guest artists will
be Stanley Plummer, PCC’s well-
group of numbers by the Ny-
the program will feature each
•Principal Honored
Recently Dr. William B. Langs-
dorf, PCC principal, was named
a member of the Advisory Com¬
mittee to Los Angeles State
College and of the General Ad¬
visory Committee to Long
Beach State College. The ad¬
visory committees were form¬
ed to work with the curriculum
and other planning which is
being carried on by these in¬
stitutions, two of California’s
newest state colleges.
known concert violinist, and Hor¬
ace Martinez, pianist.
Some 200 students will take
part in the production, which is
under the .general direction of
Miss Isobel Smith, while Mrs.
Kathryn Barnard is in charge of
the Nysaean Singers, and Dr. Wil¬
liam Graham directs the Euter-
peans.
The stage pictures have been
designed by David Metzgar and
David Schnabel. The stage tech¬
nology classes’ work is under the
direction of Donovan Ballard.
During the Friday morning as¬
sembly hour, a condensed version
of the program will be given for
the student body. The evening
performance is open to the pub¬
lic, free of charge.
Vol. 53, No. 11 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, Calif. April 29, 1953
Haiti Chief
Play Slated
Witchcraft and voodoo charms
will come alive for PCC audi¬
ences next Wednesday, May 6,
when the Eugene O’Neill classic
study of superstition, “The Em¬
peror Jones,” arrives for a one-
night roadshow performance in
Sexson Auditorium.
The Artists’ Alliance produc¬
tion is sponsored at the college
by SCA, and stars Morris Bu¬
chanan as “Brutus Jones.” Bu¬
chanan has directed several stage
plays at PCC and has more re¬
cently been seen in the movies
and TV.
“The Emperor Jones” is the
factual tale of Henri Christophe,
tyrant of Haiti. His accumula¬
tion of power and attempt to
plunder Haiti of its riches are
pictured along with the story of
his glamorous and despotic reign.
Recently announced candidates for the title of Queen
of the OMD Circus Carnival are Patsy Woodbridge, Juanita
Mendoza, Chisato Imai, Sue Doehring and Roxanne Boyd. The
Queen will be chosen from among these five competitors by
the election of fellow students who will pay a penny to cast
each vote.
Patsy Woodbridge is sponsored
by the English and Language
Councils. She is 17 years old,
weighs 120 pounds, and stands
5’6”. Extremely active in school
functions, Patsy also enjoys sew¬
ing and music.
The Art Department’s entry is
Juanita Mendoza who is 20 and
who has the following statistics:
119 pounds, 5’4”. Juanita likes to
paint and swim.
A whole string of organiza¬
tions back Chisato Imai who is
24 years of age. Her weight is
110 and she is 5T” tall. She en¬
joys music and ballet and is sup¬
ported by the Social Science De¬
partment, SCA, International
Club, and International Commis¬
sion.
From WAA comes candidate
Sue Doehring. Susie is 16, weighs
125 and stands 5’5”. Her hobby is
diving, and she is active in both
AWS, WAA and on the Chroni¬
cle.
Music’s entry is Roxanne Boyd,
17 years. Roxanne tips the scales
at 115 and measures 5’2”. She
spends her spare time singing
and ice-skating and participates
in many musical affairs.
NO
Smith (AMS), Patterson (se¬
nior), Blixt (junior), Linder-
smith (soph — by proxy), Sani-
uelson (frosh), Johnson (rep.),
Lindsay (rep.).
WAA Meeting to
Take Place During
Assembly Period
During the assembly period,
Friday, May 8, members of the
Women’s Athletic Association will
greet any coeds interested in
learning about or joining the or¬
ganization.
In a meeting to be held in
room 213 in the Women’s Gym,
Donna Irwin, president, hopes to
answer any questions concerning
the club.
HOPEFUL QUEEN CANDIDATES . . . show the merits on
which they were chosen to vie for the title of OMD Circus Queen.
From left to right they are Chisato Imai, Roxanne Boyd, Patsy
Woodbridge and Juanita Mendoza. The queen will be elected by
votes at a penny apiece.