Vol. 43, No, 1
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
February 4, 1948
Cast Named
For Comedy
Production
Casting has been completed and
rehearsals have begun for the
staging of George S. Kaufman’s
riotous comedy, George Washing¬
ton Slept Here, which will be pre¬
sented by the junior college dra¬
matists March 4 and 5 of this
year.
The story concerns the misad¬
ventures of two city-bred but
transplanted farmers whose pur¬
chase of a ramshackle Connecti¬
cut farmhouse leads to one amus¬
ing situation after another. Wells
run dry, horses invade the kitch¬
en and the roof leaks intermit¬
tently throughout the play be¬
fore a happy conclusion is reach¬
ed. Liz Warner has been selected
to play the part of the cynically
practical wife with Dick Carr co-
starring as the hopeful, nearly
helpless husband.
Other members of the cast in¬
clude Charlie Greenstreet, Doris
Hall, Patti Parnham, Tom Wi-
rick, Eleanor Eby, Stuart Bas-
quin, Russell Priore, Patti Craw¬
ley, Marjorie Hawkins, Joanne
Fitz, Joy Lombard, Martin Stor-
nie, John Kimbro and John Hail.
Joe Pyle is the student director
of the production with Katha¬
rine Kester acting as faculty di¬
rector.
Freedom Train
To be Viewed
By Students
Representatives of Pasadena
schools including 12 PCC stu¬
dents will be in the party pre¬
viewing the Freedom Train which
stops in Pasadena, February 27.
The train contains over 100 docu¬
ments loaned by many great li¬
braries as well as flags of his¬
toric interest.
Approximately 9000 people may
pass through the train in a day.
Because the train will be here
one day only 200 school children
will be shown through it. Of
this group 100 will be from Pas¬
adena and the remainder from
nearby communities. The train
will be previewed from 9 to 10
a. m. by the group which also
includes city directors, the com¬
mittee on arrangements, the
press, and other officials.
In preparation for the arrival
of the Freedom Train, there wili
be a community observation at
the Civic Auditorium Monday
night by the Pasadena Playhouse
and the Council of Women’s
Clubs assisted by music groups
from the junior colleges. The
celebration will be open to the
public, and free tickets will be
available from the various or¬
ganizations.
Press Bureau Will
Operate NewOffice
Releasing college news to local
newspapers, the reorganized
Press Bureau, under the direc¬
tion of William P. Buttler, is now
operating with new offices in 31C.
According to the new adviser,
publicity will be distinguished
from public relations, and only
those stories which deal with
PCC’s activities — both student
and faculty — will be released.
Buttler, whose classes will
work in cooperation with Lowell
Dr. John W. Harbeson
PCC Principal
Harbeson Greets
Student Body
We have just completed one of
the most successful semesters in
the history of Pasadena City
College. I feel that all activities
of college life have reached a
new high during this period.
While our football schedule start¬
ed out rather humbly in the be¬
ginning, our boys finished in a
blaze of glory and completed the
season with conspicuous success.
In like manner our music, our
journalism, our speech arts, our
dramatics, our student govern¬
ment and many other significant
activities of our student body
have achieved glory for them¬
selves and for their Alma Mater.
I feel that we face the future
with unusually bright prospects.
It is my hope that in view of
this situation every student en¬
rolled in Pasadena City College
will throw himself into the life
and the spirit of the institution.
First of all, of course, every stu¬
dent has the responsibility of
making an academic success of
his college program. It is high¬
ly important, however, that along
with this he identify himself with
the life of the college through
participation in one or two ac¬
tivities in which he can achieve
his maximum success. The stu¬
dent government cannot be con¬
fined to the work of your elected
and appointed officers. Every
member of the student body faces
the obligation of interest and par¬
ticipation in the organized life
of the college. We have a group
of activities which provide op¬
portunities for training in leader¬
ship for every student. I trust
that you will take advantage of
the means for growth and devel¬
opment which are offered by one
of the greatest junior colleges of
America.
I extend to you all the best
wishes for success and happiness
in the semester that lies ahead.
— John W. Harbeson,
Principal
F. Barker’s pictorial journalism
class, was former assistant to the
director of public'relations at the
University of Redlands.
Faculty adviser for last semes¬
ter’s publicity bureau was Mil¬
dred M. Poorman, with Grant
Canfield as student director. The
student director for this semes¬
ter has not been chosen.
Glamour Girl Kraemer Newest Queen
Queen Chosen From
6 Campus Finalists
Banquet Honors
OMD Tappees;
Name Officers
Charlie Greenstreet, popular
star of many student stage pro¬
ductions, was elected to the pres¬
idency of the Order of Mast and
Dagger, succeeding Pies Griffin,
at the semi-annual OMD Alumni
Banquet held last Friday at
Brookside Park.
The dinner was held in honor
of the tapping of 18 new mem¬
bers to the highest honor society
at PCC and was attended by
many former OMD members who
have graduated over a period
since the junior college began.
Election of new officers was held
prior to the banquet and several
guests were heard at the conclu¬
sion of the meal.
Officers elected in addition to
Greenstreet were Phil Miller.
Vice-president; Barbara Bree, sec¬
retary and Bill Coursen, treasur¬
er.
Assembly Features
Brotherhood Week
National Brotherhood Week
will be commemorated at PCC
by the presentation of Norman
С о
r w i n’s prize-winning play,
Psalm for a Dark Year, during
assembly period Friday, Febru¬
ary 13.
Featured on the program will
be the A Cappella Choir, mem¬
bers of the radio broadcasting
class, and the original musical
score under the direction of Karl
Bonawitz from Hollywood. Uni¬
que silhouette lighting effects
will blend in with the perform¬
ance.
Officers of the religious coun
cil are: Shirley Mintz, president;
Dick Ozenghar, vice-president;
Marian Selin, secretary; Charles
Hall, treasurer; Peter Stoner, fac¬
ulty adviser and Walt A. Raitt,
coordinator.
Dick Gray
Student Body President
Gray We/comes
New Students
On behalf of the student body
of Pasadena City College it is
my pleasure to extend to each
and every student a very cordial
welcome.
Just as many of you are start¬
ing on a new career here, so
will Pasadena City College start
on a new path of successful ac¬
complishments. In the coming
semester we have a wonderful
opportunity to achieve fame and
glory for our college and, in the
light of ' that, for ourselves as
well. But only through enthusi¬
asm and interest on the part of
all can we make our college more
outstanding.
With a united student body,
Pasadena will accomplish great
feats in scholastic standards, so¬
cial activities and athletic enter¬
prises. A new semester, a new
year and a new start!
To all of you, I extend best
wishes for a successful college
year. We have a school here that
is tops nationally — let’s keep up
the good work! — Dick Gray
AMS Plans
New Spring
Calendar
High up on the AMS and
AWS calendars for this sem¬
ester are the AMS luncheon
on February 20 honoring the
teams playing in the alumni
baseball game and the AWS
semi-annual Coed Party on
February 25.
Among guests who will be
present at the luncheon will be
Jackie Robinson, first baseman
for the Brooklyn Dodgers, and
Johnny Lindell, left fielder for
the New York Yankees. A limit¬
ed number of tickets will be sold
to men students.
Details of the Coed Party will
be given soon, AWS President
Alice Anderson announced today.
Other future plans of AMS in¬
clude the setting up of a bulle¬
tin board in the west main hall
which will feature activities of a
different men’s club each week,
a “whiskerino” contest and an
assembly on April 2 titled Col¬
lege-cade. Both the men’s and
women’s organizations will spon¬
sor the annual beach party.
Members of the AMS board are
Leon Shiells, president; John
Weingartner, secretary; Jack
Thurber, Lancers; Charlie Green¬
street, OMD; Ted Todd, Letter-
men; Bob Kern, Block P; Jim
Blake, Chronicle; Don McClana-
han, ROTC; Sam Rowland, band;
Fred Jahnke, Sophomore Class;
Bud Lorbeer, Junior Class; Henry
Florence, Senior Class; Ronald
Horowitz, publicity; George Don-
ner, debate; Leonard Nasatir,
Bar Association; Mason Rothen-
berg, pep commission; Gene Bei-
dibach, Ricey; John Koschwanez,
Argonauts; and Bob Curry and
Bob Bradley, reps at large.
On the AWS board are Alice
• Continued on Page Four
After weeks of intense search
and careful scrutiny of Pasadena
City College coeds, a picked
board of ASB representatives
(and 1500 unofficial observers)
last week selected Trudy Kraem¬
er as Campus Glamour Queen
for the first semester of the col¬
lege year.
The beautiful sophomore queen
was selected from a field of six
finalists who were chosen during
the^ third triad session of last
semester. The other live contest¬
ants were Gloria Murphy, Hadi
Tripps, June Wooley, Carolyn
Cox and Joan Lambert.
Photography work for the con¬
test was donated by Jim Weiss
of
К
Studios, official Campus An¬
nual photographer.
SEEK SENIORS FOR COUNCIL
Bill Gibson, Senior Class
president, has issued a call for
seniors to serve on the Senior
Class Council during the com¬
ing semester. All seniors in¬
terested can see Gibson in 21C
or leave their names on his
desk there. Other class coun¬
cils also need representatives.
