WELCOME CHUM . . . says ASB President Hank Weber
(left) to Gunrtar ElLam, DP student, who just arrived last Thurs¬
day from Estonia to attend school at
РОС.
Oles Smoliansky
of Russia (not in picture) arrived a few days after Gunnar and
both will become bonafide City Collegians. The DP project of
bringing the two youths here has been underway for more than
a year under the guidance of the Student Christian Association
and the International Relations Commission.
HRONICLE
Vol. 49, No. 3
Pasadena, California
February 14, 1951
Varsity, Alumni Nines Meet
At Horrell Field Friday at 2:30
If a glance is sufficient to tell the story, it appears that Pasadena City College’s long
famine in the annual Alumni-Varsity baseball game is due to continue. The glance, directed
at Alumni Manager John Cabot’s roster, reveals enough starts to make the Alumni nine
favored to take their seventh game of the eight game series. This year’s tilt will be played
Death Claims Miss Helen Wallace,
Former English Department Instructor
Miss Helen Wallace, a popular teacher of the English Depart¬
ment, passed away Monday at St. Luke’s Hospital in Pasadena, after
a long illness.
The former English instructor received her education at Stan¬
ford University, also taking courses at the University of California at
Los Angeles and at the University of Southern California.
Previous to coming to the Pasadena ^ School System in 1927,
she taught at Dinuba and at Huntington Park. Before teaching at
PCC, she was an instructor at John Marshall and Charles Eliot
Junior High Schools and at John Muir College.
Commenting on Miss Wallace’s death, Dr. William B. Langsdorf,
local principal, stated:
“Miss Helen Wallace was an instructor in the English Depart¬
ment at Pasadena City College for 13 years. She was sincerely
devoted to teaching and to young people. The thousands of students
who passed through her classes loved her for her kindness, her
cheerfulness and for her real interest in them.
“Miss Wallace’s students and colleagues will sincerely miss her.”
this coming Friday, and ASB
Prexy Hank Weber has an¬
nounced that there will be no as¬
sembly, thus enabling students to
leave school 40 minutes earlier
than they usually would on a
Friday. Everyone, of course, is
then expected to direct his or her
footsteps down to Horrell Field.
Tom Kipp and Clem Tomerlin,
both of whom had a hand in last
year’s 11-4 Alumni victory, will
definitely be on hand for the
game. Tomerlin was the winning
pitcher last year and is now on
the coaching staff at Rosemead
High School. Kipp was the West¬
ern International League’s num-
• Continued on Page Four
Appeal Voiced for
Blood Contribution
Victors7 Names in Recent
Election Race Announced
Minor class officers were recently elected at council meet¬
ings held by the seniors and juniors according to Marguerite
Russell, fourteenth grade prexy, and John Thie, head of
the Junior Class. Elected in the Senior Class were John
Medical Students
Sponsor Lecture
Dr. William Mayer, assistant
professor of zoology at the Uni¬
versity of Southern California,
will speak to the Pfe-med Club
today in room 104D at 3 p.m. on
“Your Future in Biology.”
This lecture forms the first of
a series of events sponsored by
the Pre-med Club. The group
was reorganized this semester to
bring together all collegians in¬
terested in medicine, dentistry
and related fields.
Future itineraries include trips
to a hospital, clinic, medical
school and lectures.
Officers are Elva Orlow, presi¬
dent, and Don- Nicholas, vice-
president, Nina Swanson, secre¬
tary, and Jerry Turner, treas¬
urer.
More Tickets Go
On Sale for Opera
Announcement was made late
yesterday of a repeat perform¬
ance of “Hansel and Gretel” at
Pasadena’s Civic Auditorium,
slated for February 26. Student
tickets will again be available at
a greatly reduced rate, and may
be procured in the Music Build¬
ing until noon Wednesday.
Curtain time for this special
matinee is slated for 3 p.m.
Nicholson, vice-president; Karen
Lindamood, secretary; Ann John¬
son, treasurer; and Lucinda Pow¬
ell, AWS rep. Juniors chose Dick
Maize as class veep; Joanne Rus-
nak as secretary; and Nancy
Glick, treasurer.
Results of elections for the
Freshman and Sophomore Class¬
es will be revealed at a later date
as runoffs had not been held at
press-time.
A constitutianal election has
been scheduled for Friday,
March 9. At that time students
will accept or reject the newly
written constitution.
Two Prominent Human Relations Experts
Featured as Next Week’s Forum Guests
Two of America’s most distinguished leaders in the field of human relations: Harry
Allen Overstreet and Bonaro Wilkinson Overstreet, will speak before the Tuesday Evening
Forum, February 20, in Sexson Auditorium. The Overstreets will discuss, by means of a
colloquy, “What Should We Expect from Education.” The colloquy is a means of presentation
COOPERATION’S THE SECRET . . . reveal Bonaro Wilkin¬
son Overstreet (left) and Harry Allen Overstreet (right) who
will speak at the next Tuesday Evening Forum. Mrs. Overstreet
is known for helping parents and teachers to understand children
and Mr. Overstreet is a pioneer in the field of adult education.
by which the speakers discuss
their topic together, and the audi¬
ence hears the discussion as if it
were a private conversation.
In recent years the Overstreets
have worked with the Depart¬
ment of Public Instruction of the
Territory of Hawaii, the Exten¬
sion Division of the University of
California, the Extension Divi¬
sion of the University of Virgin¬
ia, the University of Michigan,
various other colleges and uni¬
versities, • and many parent and
community groups. They have
also given team-lectures on such
platforms as Ford Hall, Boston;
Cooper Union, New York; and
the Brooklyn Institute of Arts
and Sciences.
The Overstreets have written
several books separately and to¬
gether. As co-authors they have
published “Town Meeting Comes
to Town,” “Leaders for Adult Ed¬
ucation,” and “Where Children
Come First.”
Yearbook 'Shoots' Group
Pictures for '51 Campus
Club pictures for the 1951
Campus will be taken beginning
February 19. Girls are request¬
ed to wear white sweaters or
blouses, and boys, white shirts.
Wear the club sweater if there
is one. Further information- may
be obtained in 31C anytime aft¬
er 1 p.m.
Students are urged by the lo¬
cal Red Cross Council to assist
in the war cause by donating
blood to the American Red Cross
in a drive starting today.
Registration of donors for ap¬
pointments will be taken at the
desk in the main hall until next
Wednesday at 4 p.m. The drive
is being handled by Gene Burd,
member of PCC’s Red Cross
Council.
FIGURES, FIGURES, FIGURES . . . moans Andy Castellano,
new commissioner of finance as Ron Yielding, ASB veep, (left)
.and Dorothea Anderson, clerk of the cabinet (right) look on.
The cabinet, under Yielding’s direction met for the first time this
semester last Thursday. Members have outlined a complete new
policy of procedure. Among other things, they will assist the
board in drafting next year’s budget.
Blood Donated by
‘ Key ’ Campus Men
Members of the local Key Club
recently broke all club traditions
by going down on the City Col¬
lege records as being the first
campus group to collectively do¬
nate blood to the Red Cross.
Headed by President Glenn
Moore, the group decided to
make this its major philan¬
thropic project for the semester.
Key Club has also sponsored
numerous other activities such as
the “bench a month” plan where¬
by the organization places a
bench somewhere on campus
every four weeks.
Club Seeks. Talent
For Future Shows
Talented collegians are urged
to display their abilities in forth¬
coming Hi-liter tryouts set for
Monday from' 3 to 6 p.m. in Li¬
brary Hall.
Hi-liters is seeking all kinds of
talent but the club would es¬
pecially like a magician act, ac¬
companists, dancers and instru¬
mentalists. Members play an ac¬
tive part in the war picture by
entertaining at hospitals. Hi-
liters perform throughout the
state as well as on campus.
Members take *part in assem¬
blies here at school throughout
the year. Hi-liters have presented
shows at various high schools
in and around Pasadena.
