PCC vs. Muir
Friday Night
Here
Vol. 45, No. 1
HRON/CLE
Pasadena, California
PCC vs. Muir
Friday Night
Here
February 9, 1949
' Sweetheart Swing' Set
For This Saturday Night
“Sweetheart Swing,” annual dance sponsored by Campus
Y groups, will be presented Saturday night, February 12,
from 8:30 p.m. to midnight in the Sierra Madre Women’s
Club.
Johnny LeGrand’s orchestra will be featured at the dance
whose theme is St. Valentine’s
Los Angeles ’Times'
Establishes Scholarship
The “Los Angeles Times” has
recently established a $1000, four-
year journalism scholarship to
the University of California at
Los Angeles in memory of the
late Tom Treanor, famed column¬
ist-correspondent for the Times.
Mr. Treanor was lost on a plane
flight early in the Pacific war.
He had long been a star colum¬
nist for the Times.
The purpose of the scholarship
is to give financial assistance to
a worthy journalism student
who is a resident of California
to complete his preparation for
a journalism career.
Day. Special dances in keep¬
ing with this theme are planned.
Tickets can be purchased at
the student bank, Triton booth
or from any Campus Y member
for $1.50.
Any remaining receipts from
the event after expenses have
been paid will go toward financ¬
ing various club projects.
“We had a wonderful time
planning this event,” stated Dor¬
othy Dale, YWCA teen-age pro¬
gram director, “and we hope that
everyone attending it will have
an equally enjoyable time.”
In charge of the affair are:
Marjorie Stollenwerck, general
chairman; Mary Dewey, refresh¬
ments chairman; LeAnn Pearson,
tickets; Joan Bushman, orches¬
tra; Ann Ford, decorations; and
Myrna Granger, publicity. Miss
Dale is adviser of Campus Y.
First Class of Practical Nurses
Graduated Here Last Wednesday
Eleven City College women, members of the first class
in practical nursing to graduate from PCC received their cer¬
tificates and pins last Wednesday evening at a ceremony in
the Social Hall.
Conducted in co-operation with Huntington Memorial
Hospital and approved by the
War Heroes' Children
To Receive State Help
Children of deceased veterans
of World War I or
Д
may apply
for educational assistance under
the California Veterans Depend¬
ents Educational Act.
This act provides aid for the
child if the veteran’s death oc¬
curred during war service or as
a result of a wartime service-
connected disability. The child
must have lived in California for
five years immediately preceding
his application. He may apply at
age sixteen and must apply prior
to his twenty-first birthday. As¬
sistance will be continued until
completion of his education or
until age 27, whichever occurs
first.
Interested students may obtain
additional information and the
necessary application forms at
the local County Veterans Serv¬
ice Office.
California League of Nursing
Education, the course trains
young women for practical nurs¬
ing careers. The students of this
class spent 18 weeks in intensive
study of basic subjects, followed
by seven and one-half months of
training at Huntington Hospital,
giving them 1200 hours of com¬
munity service.
Miss Emma Mundy, chairman
of the life science department,
announced the names of the 11
graduates. They are: Dolores
Echols, Elsie LeDoux, Ruth Ma¬
jor, Marian Pangburn, Vivian
Quinn, Margaret Skelly, Irene
Tiderman, Winona Verner, Ther¬
esa Fran Walling, Jeannette
Whitney and Grace Williams.
NEWS BRIEFS
Dr. Hugh Tiner, president of
George Pepperdine College in Los
Angeles, will speak at the con¬
vocation in Sexson Auditorium,
February 14, Dr. John W. Har-
beson announced recently.
TED TODD
Hiy.ah gang! I’d like to ex¬
tend to each and every one of
you new students a really cor¬
dial greeting. I hope all of you
will have a fine time here at
Pasadena City College. Get in¬
to activities, make friends,
keep your studies up and you
can’t miss!
—Ted Todd
ASB President
Commission
Sponsors Tea
Here Monday
• To welcome new foreign stu¬
dents to the PCC campus, a tea
will be given by the newly-organ¬
ized international relations com¬
mission next Monday in the So¬
cial Hall, 208D, at 4:00 p.m.
Jacqueline Yelland, commis¬
sioner of international relations,
announced that more than 150
guests are expected to attend the
tea. The purpose of this inform¬
al gathering will be not only to
welcome the students but also to
familiarize them with plans of
the commission.
First Event Sponsored
The international relations com¬
mission, with Mr. Ray Risser, so¬
cial science instructor as adviser,
has as its purpose the further¬
ance of interest in the present in¬
ternational situation. The tea is
the first major event sponsored
by the group.
Kantela Club to Present
Movie Next Wednesday
“Song of Scheherezade,” will
be shown by Kantela, Wednesday,
February 16, at 4:00 and 7:30
p.m., in the Sexson Auditorium.
In technicolor, the film tells the
story of the life of Rimsky-Kor-
sokov, famed 19th Century Rus¬
sian composer. A sailor in the
Russian Navy, he often found
himself in trouble when he com¬
posed such scores as “Hymn to
the Sun,” “Song of India,” and
“Song off Scheherezade” and
neglected his other duties.
Tickets now on sale for 35
cents may be purchased from
Kantela Club members.
A prominent leader in civic im¬
provement in California, Dr.
Tiner is recognized as one of the
top student body program speak¬
ers.
* * *
Pasadena City College students
and staff donated a total of
$489.40 to the March of Dimes
campaign, Charlotte Storz, com¬
missioner of health, announced.
The majority of the money was
collected in the ten o'clock class¬
es. Twenty-four groups contrib¬
uted more than $5 each. Miss
Katherine Meese’s class and Dr.
William Leech’s chemistry class
donated $14.65 and $14 respective¬
ly to secure the honor of having
the largest donations.
“Take an Active Part . . .”
“In an age in which, the critical
international situation directly
affects the life of each of us,
it is vital that we, as students,
recognize our responsibility to
take an interest in international
affairs and to contribute toward
bettering these relations,” stated
Jacqueline Yelland. “One way
we can make this contribution is
by taking an active part in such
projects as those planned by the
commission of international rela¬
tions.”
Some of this semester’s proj¬
ects for the group will be to spon¬
sor several DP students, to form
a chapter of the National Student
Association at PCC and to en¬
courage Correspondence with for¬
eign students in other countries.
Many Opportunities
Offered to Students
For New Semester
With the enrollment of Pasadena City College ever in¬
creasing, the need for more activities and organizations has
confronted the student body. To promote participation in
student body government and general activities of interest to
each individual, clubs and groups have been formed to elimin¬
ate this problem. Now, almost any student in school may
SCA to Host
Frosh at Hi-jinx
Student Christian Association
will serve as host to all Fresh¬
men and new students at the
semi-annual Hi-Jinx, Friday, Feb¬
ruary 11, beginning at 6:30 in
Sexson Auditorium.
The schedule for the evening
includes a stage show presented
by Crafty Hall, and the PCC-Muir
basketball game. Plans have been
made to present excerpts from
the Crafty Hall show for the stu¬
dents’ enjoyment. Immediately
following the show, they will re¬
tire to the basketball pavilion to
watch the PCC-Muir game. Al¬
though the guests must buy their
tickets, reservations for 100 seats
have been made to assure seating
for them. Refreshments will be
available to all students in “nico¬
tine gulch.”
Acquaints New Students
The purpose of the Hi-Jinx is
to give new students a chance
to get acquainted with their class
mates and to familiarize them
with the school and its acivities.
It is an opportunity to initiate
the Freshmen and new students
as a group into school spirit and
sports.
Varied Programs Given
SCA throughout the years has
presented interesting and differ¬
ent programs to welcome new
students to PCC. Hi- Jinx has
featured every kind of entertain¬
ment for the students including
name bands and outstanding
PCC entertainers.
Tickets will be made available
to all new students in orientation
classes during the first week of
school. Tickets may also be se¬
cured in the SCA office, room
25C.
join an organization which stim¬
ulates interest in a certain field.
Special consideration has been
given to the incoming freshmen
in order to give them a definite
feeling of belonging and a spirit
of interest and cooperation.
For those art enthusiasts the
Art Service Organization offers
a combination of social activity
and service work, supplying the
school with most of its poster
and publicity work. Interested
freshmen or new students may
sign up in 211C.
Be ‘Joiners’!
Frosh are especially urged to
participate in student body gov¬
ernment. Two eleventh grade
students are elected by fresh¬
men to represent their class on
the Associated Women Students
and Associated Men Students. Al¬
so for men and women respect¬
ively are the Campus YWCA and
YMCA, units of the Student
Christian Association freshman
program.
Many Opportunities
An organization open to all in¬
terested American and foreign
students is the International
Club, composed of those of every
race, faith and nationality joined
together in order to seek a bet¬
ter understanding among peoples.
For those frosh interested in mu¬
sic, PCC offers a variety of op¬
portunities. Band and orchestra
are admitted as extra-curricular,
while other classes may be ar¬
ranged with the individual coun¬
selors. Kantela Club is compos¬
ed of all those interested in mu¬
sic, and the Women's Glee Club
is offered for any singer. Public
speaking and drama, in class or
extra-curricular, are open to new
students interested in oral arts.
For those entertaining journalis¬
tic tendencies there are the
Chronicle and Campus staffs.
These are considered as classes
and students receive regular
credit.
WAA Executive Board Members
Installed By Retiring President
Recently the new Women’s Athletic Association executive
board members were installed by Jeanne Houle, retiring WAA
president.
_ Catharine Duker, president; Jeanne Houle, vice-president;
Lillian Babyan, corresponding secretary; Hilary Bennett,
recording secretary, Barbara Bye, treasurer, and Judith An¬
derson, parliamentarian, officially
accepted their duties as WAA
board members on January 21,
New President of SCA at an open meeting of WAA.
PCC Student Christian Associa¬
tion members elected their new
executive board on February 1.
Marion Wright defeated Betty
Graves to become president of
SCA. Harry Peterson was elect¬
ed vice-president when he se¬
cured more tallies than either
Bill Baily or Bob Pickrel, the
other two vice-presidential as¬
pirants.
New managers installed in¬
clude Catherine Cox, swimming;
Pat Olsen, hockey; Gwen Bailey,
archery; Marilyn Hamil, softball,
and Susie Havatter, tennis.
In recognition of her outstand¬
ing service as president Jeanne
Houle was presented with a ring.
Plans for future club activities
were also discussed at the meet¬
ing.
