PCC Chronicle, December 14, 1949

At Christmastime , 'All Men Are Brothers' Kimbro Does It Again By Penning 'A Christmas Play' for Production “A Christmas Play,” a fantasy by City College’s versatile Com¬ missioner of Activities John Kimbro, will be presented by the Drama Department in assembly this Friday morning. Starred in the major roles are Bill Vasse, Mimi Borroel, Jack Beasley and Joy Lombard. Barbara Lubin will vocalize the role of the Christmas fairy. The Music Department’s Euterpean singers, men’s vocal chorus group, will provide the background music. Mimi Borroel as the little girl shares the spotlight with well- known Bill Vasse as the mysterious Mr. Dumas. Jack Beasley takes the part of Mimi’s brother and Miss Lombard interprets the role of the children’s mother. BiU Vasse is well-remembered by local collegians for his many Sexson Auditorium stage appearances. Joy Lombard recently ful¬ filled a role in "Kind Lady” here. This is the second time that Mimi and Jack have appeared as brother and sister. Last semester they were cast in the same relation¬ ship in the memorable “I Remember Mama.” Both have also complet¬ ed numerous radio projects on this campus. Special stage effects are in charge of the Stage Technology crew, under the supervision of Phil Garcia, student stage director. HRONICLE Vol. 46, No. 11 Pasadena, California December 14, 1949 Bob Hope Show To Be 'Aired7 From Local Stage In Fortnight East Pasadena Kiwanis to Present ‘America’s Favorite Comedian’ And Company, Including Doris Day and Les Brown Orchestra America’s famed radio and screen personality, Bob Hope, the man with, the memory, will broadcast his regular Tuesday evening NBC show from the Pasadena City College cam¬ pus on December 27 *in Sexson Auditorium, it was announced here recently by Dr. Arthur L. Howells, Social Science Department instructor. East Pasadena Kiwanis Club, of which Dr. Howells is president-elect, is Major Election Nominees Revealed By Commissioner Rose Court To Be Feted At Royal Ball Monday Eve Names of candidates running in the primary major elections on Friday, January 13, were revealed by Ronald Yielding, election commission. Ralph Smith, Fred Jahnke, Bill Manley and Jack Fenner will vie for the office of ASB president. June Woolley and Kris Johannesen will compete for the vice-presidency. Hank Weber is the white ballot candidate for AMS president. Dallas Peterman and Elinor An¬ derson will run for AWS presi¬ dent. Another Fenner! Other contenders for posts on the AWS board are: Janet Fen¬ ner and Carol Fitch, first vice- president; Wanda Woock and Mary Anthony, second vice-presi¬ dent; Norma Hancock and Carol McGlasson, third vice-president; Caroline Johnson and Betsy Josi, secretary; and Charlotte Storz and Billie MacAutem, treasurer. 3 for Senior, Junior Vieing for Senior president are John Kimbro, Bill Cook and Eddie LeGrand. Sharon Matheny, Don Lewis and Milton Freeman are Junior presidential candi¬ dates. Soplis and Frosh Run John Thie, Bill Krueger and Francis Small will run for Sopho¬ more president. John Lindsey, Joan Rydman, Andy Castellano and Nancy O’Dell are candidates for Freshman president. Four representatives at large will be chosen from the follow¬ ing: Joan Williams, John Dor- anee, Bob Jones, John Corey, Bob Buwalda, Phil Bauman, Jacquie Davis, Phyllis Maninger, Laura Gasper, Ron Woodford, Mary Cantrlee, Charlotte Johnson, Mary Massabni, Janet Hodgkin- son and Steven Schofield. PCC Counselor Gets High Post Dr. Stewart Marsee, City Col¬ lege veteran’s guidance counse¬ lor, was approved last week by the Pasadena Board of Education to succeed Dr. Drummond J. Mc- Cunn as assistant superintendent of schools, in charge of business administration. Dr. Marsee will assume his new duties on the City Schools admin¬ istration staff next Monday. Dr. McCunn vacated his post to ac¬ cept a position as Superintendent of Schools for Contra Costa Coun¬ ty in Northern California. Before coming to City College in his recent capacity as coun¬ selor in the fall of 19-16, Dr. Mar¬ see was, in succession, a high school teacher in Waldport and Astoria, Oregon. Then he served a year in the US Navy and receiv¬ ed his discharge in 1943. From 1943 until 1945 he was a senior draftsman for the Wil- lamett Iron and Steel' Co. in his northern home state. In 1944 he was appointed recreation director for the city of Portland. Seniors Planning Backwards Dance After Vacation A “Sadie Hawkins” backwards dance will be presented by the Senior Class on Friday, January 6, in the Women’s Gym from 9 to 12 p.m. Charlie Price and his orchestra will provide music for the oc¬ casion. Prizes are to be awarded to students with the best cos¬ tumes. “A special singer has been se¬ cured for the affair,” stated Eddie LeGrand, Senior Class president. “A contest to guess the guest’s name will start today and last until Friday.” The singer who will entertain at the dance is five feet, one and three-fourths inches tall and weighs 105 pounds. She was born in Corpus Cristi, Texas, and is a graduate of Fairfax High School. A blue-eyed blonde, she is the mother of two children. She has sung with Benny Goodman’s band and made trips to the South Pacific and to Eur¬ ope during the war. A prize will be awarded to the correct guesser of the contest. Contestants should leave their en¬ tries with their name and tele¬ phone number in Eddie Le- Grand’s box in 21C by Friday. Bids for the dance are priced at $1 with ASB book and $2 without. Featuring the theme, “Royalty and Flowers,” and the music of Carroll Wax and his orchestra, the annual Royal Ball will be held from 9 to 12 p.m. Monday at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. The seven Rose Princesses chosen from coeds at Muir and City College Female Gabsters Win Speech Fest Competing with representatives from 40 four-year western col¬ leges, Barbara Carden and Ruth Squire, Pasadena City Collegi- ennes, took first place in the women’s speech finals of the Western Speech Association Tour¬ nament held recently at Sanford University. Other students participating in the competition, attended by over 459, were Mike Schon, who re¬ ceived a Congress certificate, Jan-< et Durham, runner-up in the wo¬ men’s impromptu division, and Shirley Barnes, Marv Malin, Charles Russell, June Woolley and Herb Seal. Following six preliminary rounds of junior women’s debate and one final round, PCC faced the University of Utah for the deciding point. The opposing fac¬ tions debated the question, “Re¬ solved: The US Should Establish a Marshall Plan in the Orient.” Miss Squire and Miss Carden pre¬ sented the affirmative arguments. Contending that conditions in the Orient at the present time were conducive to such a plan, they then explained their own pro¬ grams based on Marshall Plan principles. Next semester’s national debat¬ ing subject deals with the advis¬ ability of socializing United States’ basic industries. PCC Principal, ASB President Extend Christmas Season Greetings to All Cordial holiday greetings and sincere wishes to every student in Pasadena City College for the Merriest Christmas and the Hap¬ piest New Year he has ever had. I hope you will all get some good recreation during the holi¬ days. May old Santa remember you well. Be sure to see the world famous Rose Tournament Parade, and if you don’t feel that you can afford a ticket to the game or can’t get one, don’t for¬ get to listen in with me over the radio. John W. I-Iarbeson Principal We are now enjoying the Christmas spirit. This spirit of warmth, friendliness and cheer, which we feel at Christmas time is not always fully appreciated. If we were to fully realize the value 5f such spirit, I am sure we would perpetuate it all the year around. For two weeks the entire Christian world is united in a bond of worship and friend¬ ship. Merry Christmases are be¬ ing exchanged between all classes and creeds. This is a democratic time of the year, a friendly time of the year, when all are going out of their way to make another happy. The result of this spirit is a warm community spirit among all peoples. May we of Pasadena City Col¬ lege dedicate oureslves to the perpetuation of the Christmas spirit. Let our alma mater be known as the college with the Christmas spirit all year around. A Merry Christmas to you; may Santa be good to you all. Harry Montgomery ASB President will be presented for the first time to the public at Monday night’s dance. CC, Muir Work Together This year’s ball has been plan¬ ned by Shirley Clark of PCC and Joan Macy of John Muir College. PCC is handling decorations, bids and publicity, while Muir has charge of the presentation and throne. PCC Committee Are: Assisting Miss Clark are Jim Corbett, art; Sharon Hutchinson, decorations; Nancy Mahoney and Lorna Grover, ticket sales; and Marlene Clark, Phil Bauman and Janet Robinson. Only 11 Years Old The tradition of holding a Royal Ball was established in De¬ cember of 1938 by ASB President Bill Coats and has continued ever since as an annual affair for Pasadena’s two junior colleges. Shirley Clark Says — Shirley Clark, social affairs commissioner at PCC said, “A great deal of time and effort has been used to prepare this gala event of the year. Special plans include having each princess rep¬ resented as a flower and present¬ ed as such in the script.” Harry Montgomery, PCC stu¬ dent body president, will extend a welcome to guests at the ball and Jim Ewart, Muir prexy, will introduce the master of cere¬ monies. Bids for the semi-formal dance are priced at $1.50 with student body book and $2.50 without. Tic¬ kets are on sale at the Student Union and will also» be sold at the Civic Auditorium Monday evening. Career Day Last Friday Featured Caltech Prof Career day last Friday was pre¬ sented by the Mathematics and Women’s Physical Education De¬ partments. Peter W. Stoner, chairman of the Mathematics Department, presented this program. Dr. Rob¬ ert B. Dilworth from the Califor¬ nia Institute of Technology gave a talk on occupational opportuni¬ ties in mathematics, for students in upper division classes. For students in lower division classes, a discussion on the occu¬ pational value of mathematics courses was led by Mr. Stoner, William Olsen and Guy Arman- trout. On the same day, Miss Eliza¬ beth Jensen, chairman of the jointly sponsoring the half-hour radio program with the Pasadena Junior Chamber of Commerce. A two-hour show on the local stage will follow the broadcast. Aired over К FI Hope and company will be aired over Los Angeles station К FI on their standard six o’clock national time hook-up. Doris Day, Columbia recording star and a recent hit in the movies in her own right, will fill in her regu¬ lar vocal and comedy assign¬ ments with the nation’s favorite wit. Les Brown and his band of renown do the background music for the show and complete the program by backing Miss Day as they did when she was the band’s name attraction several years ago. Another member of the cast will be Miss Ryan, the weekly intruder to Hope’s comedy rou¬ tines. Hy Everbach, announcer, completes the name cast for the local show. Tickets on Sale Now Student tickets are on sale this week only in the Student Bank for $1.50 and $1.80. Tickets for the general public will go on sale Friday and range in price from $1.90 to ten dollars. Proceeds from the ticketsale will go to help complete an East Pasadena Youth Center, a project of the EP Ki¬ wanis group. Plans for the entire show are in the hands of Dr. Howells and his associates in the Kiwanis or¬ ganization. “We hope,” said the president-elect recently, “that this show will receive the community subscription as it should. We are grateful to Mr. Hope for his par¬ ticipation in supporting this very worthwhile project of ours: the Youth Center. It is not often that the city gets such an opportunity to be so entertained and to sup¬ port a worthy cause too." Art Group Holds Decorations Sale Decorations for Christmas are being sold in the Student Union Tuesday and Wednesday by mem¬ bers of the City College Art Council. Greta Lopez, secretary of the Art Council, is in charge of the project. According to Council representatives, the assortment of decorations is very large, and prices are quite reasonable. Pro¬ ceeds from the sale will go toward an Art Council student fund. Women's Physical Education De¬ partment, presented a speaker in this field. Dr. Aileene Lockhart, professor of physical education at the University of Southern Cal¬ ifornia, talked on opportunities in recreation, health and physical therapy. Next career conferences will be held on January 13. These will be presented by the Business and Life Science Departments.