PCC Chronicle, January 14, 1953

Spring Officers Elected Today JMV» /* L м м Д* I* S,udei,,s v®fe to rtv liirOiiiCfC Climax Campaign Vol. 52, No. 13 Kay Risser Pat Fitzpatrick Pasadena, California January 14, 1953 Polls open at eight o’clock this morning for the primary election of PCC’s student body officers for next semester. With one of the largest slates of candidates in several years com¬ peting for the major ASB government posts, the campaign recent weeks has reached Everett Harrison John FitzRandolph [Шшшшяшшшшшшшл Joan Jahnke Prexy Hopefuls to Stand on Platforms Running on the presidential ballot are two students, John Fitz¬ Randolph and Everett Harrison. FitzRandolph is in 12-1 and has served three semesters on the Board as Frosh prexy, rep at large and AMS president. Harrison is a 14-1 and has held the offices of attorney general, A'GS president, Pipes of Pan editor, and legal ad¬ viser to the court system. The platforms of the candidates are given below. Tom Smith Harrison’s Platform My candidacy is based upon a desire to accomplish the follow¬ ing objectives: 1. Every РОС student should be allowed to vote in order to effect a more representative stu¬ dent democracy. 2. A President’s Advisory Coun¬ cil of leaders from all depart¬ ments should be created to make government reflective of student thought. 3. An Alumni Association should be organized to aid plays, athletics and other activities. 4. The Council System should be encouraged in every way pos¬ sible as a solution to this school’s law enforcement problem. 5. Student government should be revitalized through wise ap¬ pointments. 6. The important task of draw¬ ing up next year’s budget should be concluded after long delibera¬ tion and careful study. All worth¬ while student groups should be given enough funds to maintain active programs. 7. An attempt should be made to represent all students instead of a small clique, because the highest motive is the public good. Veto Kills Motion for Council Sophs A stinging message from ASB President Andy Castellano last week vetoed a resolution passed by the Board of Representatievs to allow PCC sophomores to serve on the Men’s and Women’s Coun¬ cils now being set up under the provisions of the Constitutional amendments passed by students in last month’s special election. The resolution, introduced last Thursday by AMS President John FitzRandolph, was passed by the Board with only two dissenting votes. Castellano’s veto came the next day, after conferences “with the Student Body adviser and the coordinator of the Councils.” The Codes of Men’s and Wom¬ en’s Councils, as they stood when students voted on the amend¬ ments, called for the Councils to consist of four seniors and three juniors, appointed by the presi¬ dent with the Board’s approval. FitzRandoIph’s Platform My candidacy for the office of president will be based upon cer¬ tain principles which have be¬ come functioning parts of our student government. This pro¬ gram I present can only be effec¬ tive if it has the whole-hearted support of everyone. The princi¬ ple on which student government is formulated is to give real rep¬ resentation to every student and student group. It has been my privilege to serve on the student board for three semesters. I have progres¬ sively gained a better insight into the kind of government you, the students, want. The following points are a few which I con¬ sider important in my platform: 1. Periodic articles in the Chronicle to inform everyone of student government progress. 2. Talk informally with ALL school organizations in order to give them as much support as I can. 3. Increase Bullpup enthusi¬ asm through their Bullpup Let- terman’s Club and Pup Commis sion. Our Student Body is not for the triumphs of any one student or group, but for the triumph of ideas — your ideas! in heights of heat and aggressive¬ ness not seen on the campus for many semesters. The fierceness of the contest has roused students’ interest to a point which promises a near¬ record turnout of voters for to¬ day’s primary and next Friday’s final elections. Electioneering began in earnest even before the Christmas vaca¬ tion as candidates announced their intentions of running and circulated nominating petitions. Even at that early date, com¬ petition became bitter, charges, denials and counter-charges flew, and one presidential candidate re¬ tired from the race, alleging that a number of signed nominating petitions had been mysteriously destroyed. Following the vacation, new candidates entered the fray, fil¬ ing petitions to run for the of¬ fices of president, vice-president and other offices on the ASB Board which had been previously uncontested. As the deadline for filing peti¬ tions fell, the elections battlefield was filled with two candidates for president, two for the post of vice-president, and two each for the senior, junior and AWS exec¬ utive posts, while three contested the freshman class presidency, and 10 candidates sought the four representative at large posts on the Board. Only two candidates are running on white ballots, for sophomore and AMS presidencies. Politicos Plot Some Assembly Strategy Many a promise and bellow will ring through Sexson Audi¬ torium today at the ASB elec¬ tions assembly. All these prom¬ ises, formed into stunts, speeches and throw-outs by candidates, are given in the hopes of winning the votes of the students at PCC. The major office candidates will be the speakers while all other candidates will be formal¬ ly introduced by Jeanne Nickell elections commissioner. Beside the usual run of elec tioneering, the Hi-liters will pro¬ vide students with more of their fine entertaining. The “big hits’1 of this semester’s Hi-liter show will return to entertain students and candidates at the end of the assembly. This assembly may well prove to be one of the most interesting and laughable of the year, in the opinion of Miss Nickell, mistress of ceremonies. AWS Post Contested, AMS Runs Unopposed Student voters will elect new presidents to head both the Associated Women Students and Associated Men Stu¬ dents when the ballots are marked in the general election this week. Joan Jahnke and Pat Fitzpatrick are electioneer¬ ing for the leadership of the AWS, while Tom Smith is the unopposed candidate for the of¬ fice of AMS president. Pat Fitzpatrick, a graduate of Mayfield High School in Pasa¬ dena, is a 14-2 physical education major. During her two years at PCC she has been active in many student activities, and expresses a desire to see better coordina¬ tion between the various wom¬ en’s organizations on the campus. If elected, she promises to use her past experience to bring about more harmony in this field. Running against Pat for the office of AWS president is Joan Jahnke, an elementary education major. Since coming to PCC from Marshall Junior High, she has been active in the AWS, Spar¬ tans, and has served as Sopho¬ more Class president. Joan re¬ alizes the importance connected with the AWS presidency, and, if elected, promises to accept the responsibility with interest and enthusiasm. The lone candidate for the top • Continued on Page Four Veep* Viers Voice Views With their PCC caps tossed into the vice-presidential hoop for today’s election are Ron Gister and Kay Risser. The veep elect will not only be an important member of the Board, but also will act as head of the Cabinet. Ron Gister is now in the four¬ teenth grade, and came to PCC three years ago from Eliot Junior High School. During those years here he has been president of the Key Club, secretary and honored member of Lancers, secretary of music on the Cabinet, active on some of the school councils and other campus organizations, and he is at the present time presi¬ dent of the Senior Class. Ron decided to run because he felt that not enough students re¬ alized the important part the stu¬ dent cabinet plays as the main representative body of student government. If elected he pro¬ poses to set either weekly or bi¬ weekly cabinet meetings which¬ ever proves necessary. Ron also promises to find out what the departmental councils are doing, and how he may help them, and to aid the president in many more important ways. Also entering PCC three years ago was Kay Risser, who came here from Wilson Junior High. Opposing Gister for the vice- presidential spot, she has built up to her candidacy by working on the AWS cabinet, Freshman Camp, Spartan treasurer, com¬ missioner of scholarships on the student cabinet, and by work on many of the PCC councils and clubs. Because she felt that no major office should be unopposed on the ballot, Kay was an eleventh hour petitioner for the spot. If given the nod by voters today she hopes to make it possible for everyone on campus to be able to vote, whether he owns an ASB book or not. She also will hold more cabinet meetings and make a more careful consideration of the bud¬ get. Kay feels there should be more maturity in student gov¬ ernment, and feels that it should be a useful social science lab, instead of a personal glory type of achievement. OMD Plans Crafty Hall Climaxing a semester of excel¬ lent assemblies is the highlight of the season, “Crafty Hall of 1953,” presented by the Order of Mast and Dagger. Wednesday, Jan. 28 has been announced as the day of the show, which will include both PCC and outside talent. Two per¬ formances will be given on that day: one during the assembly period and another beginning at 8 p.m. in Sexson Auditorium. Art Huston, past OMD alum¬ nus, and Bill Graham, of the City College Music Department, are acting as co-directors of the pro¬ gram, with publicity being han¬ dled by Jim Bald. Rene Goedhart is in charge of costuming the per¬ formers, while Danny Lewis is the show’s business manager. Order of Mast and Dagger, the highest honorary organization on campus, is headed this semester by Kathy McKinney.