Coeds Urged:
7Grab a Guy
For Tonight7
Don’t be backward gals! Play
the role of Sadie Hawkins and
rope your man for the Backward
Dance. After you’ve hooked your
fella, drag him over to the Civic
tonight at 9 o’clock.
Yer guy can be tall, short, thin
or fat; it makes no difference.
But can you remember way back
in 1950 when the shorties were
popular? The gals were paying
for the ticket at the rate of a
penny-an-inch for the height of
the escort they invited. Six foot¬
ers cost the girl 72 cents, while
if they were satisfied to do their
Charlestoning with a five footer
they could get by for 60 cents.
That year the semi-annual af¬
fair was held in Library Hall
with Dick Forsberg’s orchestra
furnishing the music, while this
year’s will be held at the Civic.
The AMS and AWS boards are
keeping the name of the band a
secret.
If your man is the Li’l Abner
type be sure to tell him that the
dress is dressy sport. The price
for the two of ye is one buck.
If’n you’re a little bashful it’ll
cost you $1.75 to go stag. So
happy huntin’ gals!
Actors to Perform
In Tragedy Scenes
Actor’s Digest will present a
trio of tragedies in the Little
Theater on March 31, from 2 to
3:30. The plays featured are all
famous works, and as an entire
production would be too big an
undertaking; therefore, a scene
will be taken from each. These
will be: the death scene from
“Romeo and Juliet,” the balcony
scene from “Cyrano de Bergerac”
and the garden scene from “Pal-
leas and Melisande.”
Sponsored by the play produc¬
tion class at three, anyone with
outside talent is eligible for au¬
dition. Rehearsals are held after
school in the Little Theater. All
the work of the production is be¬
ing done by individual efforts of
the students participating, with
Betty Ladd directing.
The Digest is an instigator to
the reading of good literature
and provides some practical dra¬
matic experience for the actors
as well as an enjoyable afternoon
of free entertainment to. the pub¬
lic.
mONICLE
Vol. 49, No. 4
Pasadena, California
February 21, 1951
POLISH HIM GOOD
. say Nancy O’Dell (left), president of the Associated Women Students,
and Marcia Lytle (right), ,a typical coed. What they’re aiming towards is to get Tom Wilson, AMS
executive, in ship-shape for tonight’s Backwards Dance at the Civic Auditorium. The best “polisher"
gets to take Tom to the dance. (Lucky girl!)
Defense Headquarters Set Up Here
For Emergency In Case of Atomic War
Cabinet Enlarged
By Appointments
Names of six students added to
the cabinet as a result of last
week's board meeting were re¬
vealed by Joanne Stanley, com¬
missioner of civil service.
They include Doreen Abbott,
secretary of the Women’s Ath¬
letic Association; Lois Boyd, sec¬
retary of radio; Joanne Climes,
secretary of drama; Marguerite
Hougasian, secretary of music;
Jim Michaelson, secretary of pho¬
tography; and Mike Schon, bar
commissioner.
At a .recent Faculty Disaster Committee meeting, Pasa¬
dena City College was set up as headquarters for civil defense
of the Pasadena City Schools. According to Claude W. Hipp¬
ier, director of child welfare, “The college will be used as a
Applicants Sought for Post
Of Pep Commissioner
Major post of pep commissioner is still open, according
to Joanne Stanley, commissioner of civil service. Interested
collegians should obtain eligibility cards in 17C and return
them to Miss Stanley’s box by next Monday. The office of
pep commissioner is a year job
Prexies to Receive
Construction Data
extending from now until the end
of the fall semester. The com¬
missioner's responsibilities are
not very heavy in the spring but
increase with the approach of
football season in September.
Duties of the pep official vary.
He coordinates all pep activities
for the upper division, super¬
vises card stunts at football
games and publicizes all athletic
events.
Working under the commis¬
sioner is a pep commission con¬
sisting of collegians interested in
promoting pep. These students
help paint banners and posters
and plan card stunts.
Those interested in applying
for pep commissioner, or who
have questions about the job
may get in touch with Miss Stan¬
ley by leaving their name and
telephone number in the civil
service commissioner’s box.
Presidents and representatives
of over 100 clubs on the Pasa¬
dena City College campus will
meet next Wednesday in room
200C. to secure information on
the Order of Mast and Dagger
carnival.
“Every club must have a rep¬
resentative at the meeting,” an¬
nounced Jeanne Moore, commis¬
sioner of organizations. Infor¬
mation revealed will be very nec¬
essary to any campus group hop¬
ing to participate in the spring
carnival.
Members of OMD will be pres¬
ent to give special assistance to
club leaders on booths, construc¬
tion and other phases of the car¬
nival.
hospital and the Red Cross will
move in in case of emergency.”
It was revealed at the meeting
that 50 per cent of the emer¬
gency cases would probably be
due to hysteria. For this reason
jobs are being provided for as
many people as possible. Author¬
ities at the meeting stated that
when people have responsibilities
to fulfill, they are less likely to
be victims of hysteria.
Six emergency centers will be ■
set up on campus. One of these
will be in the Health Office and
the other five located at various
points throughout the campus.
Centers will be staffed by teach¬
ers and students with a knowl¬
edge of first aid.
Various problems were discuss¬
ed including difficulties of keep¬
ing students under control. Stat¬
ed Mr. Hippier, “We need disci¬
pline and training. Students
should be familiar enough with
the drills so that they will know
where to go at any hour of the
day. Everyone should also know
how to take care of HIMSELF if
he is hurt.”
CORE to Sponsor
Open Party Here
PCC’s chapter of the Congress
on Racial Equality will hold an
all-member spring party Friday
evening at 8 o’clock in the Wom¬
en’s Gym.
Open to the general public, the
party will feature dancing and
card games. Admission is 60
cents.
CORE is an organization de¬
signed to combat racial and re¬
ligious discrimination. The local
group plans concerted action on
a number of business establish¬
ments in the Los Angeles area
in the near future.
Counselor Provides
Answers on Draft
Headquarters for answering all
questions regarding draft, en¬
listment, deferment and related
matters have been set up under
the direction of Robert Haugh,
assistant to the director of stu¬
dent personnel, in room 138C.
At the present time, there is
available in Mr. Haugh’s office,
a mimeographed list of questions
directed to officials in the Armed
Services and Selective Service,
with their replies.
Persons subject to draft are:
single men, 19 through 25, who
can be inducted into the Armed
Forces for 21 months unless they
are veterans or in organized re¬
serve units, and high school stu¬
dents, who will not be inducted
until graduating, leaving school,
or reaching their twentieth birth¬
day, depending on whichever
comes first.
Southern Cal
Speakers to
Hold Debate
Pasadena City College will play
host to 75 colleges at the annual
speech tournament of Pi Kappa
Delta to be held on March 15,
16 and 17 on the local campus.
Pi Kappa Delta is the honorary
speech fraternity for colleges
throughout the nation. Paul W.
Smith, local speech instructor,
has served as president of the
national organization in the past.
Two other hosts along with
PCC are Pasadena College and
the California Institute of Tech¬
nology. Events will include de¬
bate, extemporaneous speaking,
impromptu, discussion and origi¬
nal oratory.
Speaking will be done in a
number of cases in front of social
science classes in order to ac¬
quaint city collegians with the
wide scope of speech activities
here on campus.
PCC Officers
Visit Confab
Pasadena City College was
among schools represented at
yesterday’s planning conference
held in the local area to prepare
for a student government con¬
ference for Southern California
jaycees at San Diego on March
2.
On that day, representatives
from junior colleges throughout
the southern section of the state
will meet to decide on topics
which should be taken up at the
state-wide convention coming up
April 26, 27 and 28 at Long
Beach.
Among subjects to be discuss¬
ed are school spirit, sale of stu¬
dent body cards and publicity.
PCC acts as state treasurer at
each of these get-togethers, which
means that Andy Castellano, fin¬
ance commissioner, will handle
that angle of this year’s confab.
Each semester junior colleges
hold these conferences. Last sem¬
ester the state meeting was held
at Sacramento where officers
were able to visit a number of
state buildings.
Language Council
Chooses Chairmen
During the Language Council’s
recent meeting the election of
section chairmen was the main
business. These newly elected
chairmen are Roger Marcellin,
French chairman; Valerie Wis-
mar, Latin chairman ; Perle Swed-
low, Spanish chairman; and Nan¬
cy Granewich, German chairman.
The Council is sponsoring a
free movie “Dona Barbara” on
March 12, which will contain
complete English sub-titles. The
performances will begin prompt¬
ly at 3:45 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
since the complete showing of
the pictures takes 137 minutes.
Later in the semester the Coun¬
cil will sponsor a free French
movie.
Plans Laid by Mast and Dagger for
Annual Spring Carnival Festivities
Basic plans have been laid for this year’s Order of Mast and
Dagger carnival to be held in the first part of May, according to
Bill Jones, OMD president.
The Mast and Dagger spring carnival is a regular tradition at
Pasadena City College. The festivities staged in the mirror pool
area feature all kinds of booths sponsored by campus clubs, a car¬
nival queen contest, and a whiskerino contest.
Booths usually sell candied apples, pop and ice cream as well
as many ■ new carnival concoctions consumed each year. Trophies
are awarded to organizations with the most outstanding booths.
In conjunction with the carnival, the Associated Men Students
sponsors the Whiskerino. This is a contest in which prizes are award¬
ed to the best “beard-growers.”
Climax of the evening is the coronation of the queen. For a
number of days preceding the carnival, a contest is held in the main
hall. Students vote by dropping in a penny for their choice for queen
out of the six or seven princesses. Collegians may vote as many
times as they wish and the recipient of the greatest number of
pennies rules over the festivities.
