PCC Chronicle
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
February 3, 1954
Van Nays
to Host
SC Parley
John FitzRandolph, president
of the Southern California Ju¬
nior College Student Government
Association and former chief ex¬
ecutive of the Pasadena City Col¬
lege Associated Student Body,
will attend a meeting of 35 ASB
prexies from southland junior
colleges Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Los
Angeles Valley Junior College in
I Van Nuys.
The purpose of the meet is to
plan the agenda for the spring
SCJCSGA convention' to be held
at Pasadena’s Huntington Hotel
on March 2, with
РОС
as the host
school.
At the Van Nuys meeting, the
student leaders will appoint work
shop chairmen to handle the var¬
ious phases of the Pasadena con¬
vention, which will highlight the
spring semester for the organi¬
zation, which is composed of
members from the leading junior
colleges in Southern California.
Chronicle Omits
Two OMD Tappees
In a last-minute surprise move,
John FitzRandolph, for two se¬
mesters president of the Associ¬
ated Student Body of PCC, was
tapped into OMD in their fall
semester assembly held on Jan-
[ uary 29.
Also tapped was Nancy Wich-
man, social affairs commissioner.
She had served on the AWS cab¬
inet, Spartans, the Frosh Camp
committee, and various other stu¬
dent government organizations.
IT’S A PLEASURE . . , to register now since the registration forms have been shortened. Mr.
Roland W. Grinstead, dean of admissions and records, along with his staff, will have enrolled ap¬
proximately 4600 new students by the end of the registration period.
Registration Ends With Many
Students Enrolled at Pasadena
Approximately 4600 upper and lower division students enrolled for regular spring se¬
mester classes at Pasadena City College during the four-day regular registration period. More
than 200 foreign students from all parts of the world will be attending school. Because the
registration forms have been reduced to a minimum, a short time is required for filling in the harmony is expressed by all.
Committee
Meets to
Plan Shift
Associated Student Body
Boards of Representatives from
Pasadena City College and John
Muir College met together Mon¬
day afternoon at the Board of
Education administration build¬
ing to set in motion plans for
the consolidation of the two in¬
stitutions next year.
Present at the meeting were
Dr. William B. Langsdorf, Pasa¬
dena City College principal, who
will head the new two-year ju¬
nior college, and Dr. Clyde E.
Pfeiffer, assistant principal at
John Muir, who will hold a sim¬
ilar position in the new adminis¬
tration.
Dr. Langsdorf pointed out to
the group that an entirely new
college will be formed, with new
activities, traditions, and a new
student government. Both PCC
and Muir as junior colleges- will
cease to exist, although the new
institution will no doubt utilize
the Colorado Street campus.
Such matters as the new school
colors, mascot, emblem, and oth¬
er traditions were brought up at
the meeting. The student leaders
from the two school^ decided to
appoint committees within each
board to work together on such
problems as finance.
Dr. Langsdorf’s ideas as ex¬
pressed to the group were a re¬
flection of a speech he made
Thursday night at the Associ¬
ated Student Body installation
banquet. He pointed out that al¬
though former PCC students will
outnumber those from Muir at
the new college, a strong school
spirit can only be achieved if
Rogues’ Rhythm to Rule
During First Assembly
Entertainment is the big word when The Rogues, an instrumental
trio, opens the new semester’s assembly schedule Friday, Feb. 5, at
9:54 a.m. in Sexson Auditorium. ASB books are required.
Now featured on the Abbott and Costello TV show, this three¬
some has Wally Turner on bass; Lee Krikorian plays drums; and
Johnny Mangano tickles the ivories. . Both Turner and Krikorian
attended PCC.
Among the places where the trio has played is the “South Seas”
in Honolulu. Other engagements have been met throughout the
nation. In this area The Rogues have entertained at the Chi Chi in
Palm Springs for four seasons, Balboa, the Palladium, and the
Sanbah Club in Hollywood. The Boiler in Laguna' Beach also has
featured the trio.
Friday’s program will have, in addition to The Rogues, a well-
known vocalist.
forms. “The use of the duplica¬
tion system, making eight stencil
copies, has made the recent regis¬
tration forms most legible,” stat¬
ed Roland W. Grinstead, dean of
admissions and records.
Grinstead also said that stu¬
dent cooperation has been excel¬
lent and that on the first day of
registration, seven or eight hun-
dren people were enrolled.
Along with the regular regis¬
tration staff, the wives of many
of the PCC faculty are participat¬
ing in spring enrollment.
Four thousand, four hundred
students have registered so far
according to Mr. Grinstead. As
the semester progresses it will
be more difficult for students to
change classes and to obtain clas¬
ses they want, so they are advis¬
ed to make any necessary arrang¬
ements as soon as possible.
Robert Friars to Tell
Fountain of Youth Saga
Spiced with sparkling humor and subtle wit, Robert Friars’ nar¬
ration of “The Land of Ponce de Leon” will entertain members of
the Tuesday Evening Forum next Tuesday night.
With a flair for the dramatic, Friars will narrate the feature
length production, called the most complete survey ever made on an
American state.
Voted the best speaker of the year 1952-53 by the Tuesday Eve¬
ning Forum audience, Friars is a well-known producer of educa¬
tional travel motion pictures.
Subject of the film is the state of Florida: its scenic wonders,
sports and pageants, agriculture and industry, and wildlife.
Seats are reserved for ticket holders only until 8 p.m., at which
time students are admitted without tickets. Scene of the lecture is
Sexson Auditorium.
Principal, ASB Prexy Extend Welcome
Greetings to all students attend¬
ing Pasadena City College for
the spring semester of 1954:
This coming semester will be
of great significance for junior
college education in Pasadena.
On July 1, 1954, both Pasadena
City College, founded in 1924 and
established as a four-year junior
college in 1928, and John Muir
College, founded in 1946, will
cease to exist. After that date
there will be only one junior col¬
lege in Pasadena; it will be
housed, at least for the immedi¬
ate future, here at PCC; it will
be a two-year institution includ¬
ing grades 13 and 14, and student
bodies- of both PCC and Muir.
There will be a two-year high
school at the site of the John
Muir College, and another two-
year high school will be housed
on this campus for at least two
years. Therefore, those of you
who return to school in the fall
will attend either a high school,
which includes grades 11 and 12,
or a junior college, which will in¬
clude grades 13 and 14.
All of us — faculty and students
— will face many problems dur¬
ing this transition period. We
will need to make plans coopera¬
tively under the leadership of the
administrative staffs appointed
for the high school and junior
college. Insofar as student gov¬
ernment is concerned, there will
have to be devised new consti¬
tutions for the high school and
for the junior college. In the
case of the junior college, present
Muir and Pasadena City College
student body officers will need to
work together to make tentative
plans which can be voted on in
September by the students of the
new junior college. In the fall it
will also be necessary to nomin¬
Dr. William B. Langsdorf
ate and elect student body offic¬
ers. While we cannot now make
commitments on the policies of
the new junior college, we can do
a great deal, cooperatively, to lay
the groundwork for a running
start in September, 1954.
Let’s all get together and work
cooperatively in the best interests
of future high school and junior
college education in Pasadena.
William B. Langsdorf
Principal.
* * *
To new - students and re-enter¬
ing students I would like to ex'-
tend the right hand of welcome,
and welcome back. I encourage
you all to take a new and active
interest, through actual partici¬
pation, in the varied activities of¬
fered by our school. The out¬
standing educational opportuni¬
ties that exist here at PCC exceed
by far, those offered by my other
similar institution.
During this spring semester,
our school will begin the involved
process of reorganization. We
must start preparations for the
merger of our two junior col¬
leges. These changes will defin¬
itely be to the advantage of our
whole school system. But in or¬
der that they be successfully car¬
ried out, the entire student body
must do its part by helping to
make the necessary adjustments.
Our school has traditionally
been the leader of junior col¬
leges and has enjoyed nationwide
reputation in many fields. This
has been due partly, of course, to
our outstanding faculty and ad¬
ministration, but remember this:
Each and every student is as in¬
tegral a part of our school as the
very concrete pillars that pro¬
vide her foundation.
Again let me say welcome, and
my sincere best wishes through¬
out the coming semester.
Phil Bauman
ASB President