HROMCLE
Vol. 48, No. 15
Pasadena, California
January 17, 1951
OMD Alumni Spotlight
'Auld Lang Syne' at Show
Peter Pan Philosophy Proves Pointless
Within a week, unidentified Pasadena City Collegians have
cost the Crown City several hundred dollars to investigate antics
which are usually associated with grammar school inhabitants.
Why can’t we grow up?
Two fire alarms, from the Life and Physical Science Build¬
ings, respectively, brought fire trucks converging upon the
scene of a possible holocaust on two separate days last week,
only to prove the mischievous work of an insignificant thousandth
of the student body. These few false alarmists have nonetheless
invoked criticism directed at the entire student body.
Seemingly harmless incidents of this type, in ordinary times,
would possibly be viewed with tongue-in-cheek as merely a child¬
ish outlet. However, during a period of grave danger to the
world, when the citizenry momentarily awaits all-out mobiliza¬
tion and regimentation designed to lessen the threat of atomic
attack, the same incidents take on grave implications.
If a reasonably intelligent group of students cannot comply
with routine rules and regulations, how can it be expected to
conduct itself under the possible stress of total warfare? Peter
Pan may have been able to flee to Never-Never-Never Land, but
we can’t, so what do you say we simply grow up — NOW?
Climax of the semester will be Mast and Dagger’s pro¬
duction entitled “Crafty Hall” to be presented in Sexson
Auditorium on Friday, Jan. 26,
at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan.
Anne Guthrie
Itinerant YW Consultant
Named Forum Speaker
Anne Guthrie, consultant for
the World’s YWCA on the Econ¬
omic and Social Council and of¬
ficial UN observer for the Na¬
tional YWCA, will speak before
a Pasadena audience at the week¬
ly Tuesday Evening Forum on
January 23 in Sexson Auditori¬
um.
“Outposts for Peace” will be
Miss Guthrie’s subject for the
Forum. She will speak from the
vantage point of long experience
as a YWCA worker in all parts
of the world. During World War
II, with the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel, she organized welfare
work for women of the British
Army.
A former Californian, Miss
Guthrie has served the YWCA in
South America, the Philippine
Islands, and China. She has5
traveled in Australia, Japan and
many of the Pacific Islands. Her
work has taken her through
South Africa and Europe, and to
Korea. She has made recent trips
to Spain and Scandinavia.
at regular assembly time and
25. This semester’s show is
built on the same setup as old
Crafty Halls were when a simple
variety show with fast moving
talent and amusing remarks and
jokes in between the acts was the
old standby.
On Friday morning Mast and
Dagger will present its regular
Crafty Hall assembly. Perform¬
ance will be preceded by tradi¬
tional tapping rites when stu¬
dents and teachers who have con--
tributed outstanding service to
the school will be initiated in an
impressive ceremony.
According to co-alumni pro¬
ducers Dick Allen and Charlie
Greenstreet, “This year’s night
show will have an added feature.
OMD alums whose outstanding
acts are still remembered will
return to participate in the night
production.”
Among alums coming back for
the pre-show is Bill Penny, solo¬
ist. He and other fellow alums
have prepared a special alumni
skit for the evening show.
Admission for the pre-show of
Crafty is 60 cents. Tickets will
go on sale in the bank and in
the Triton Booth and may also
be purchased from any OMD
member.
Future Graduates
To Study First Aid
All candidates for graduation
next week will be required to at¬
tend one of a series of lectures
on first aid and life saving before
the end of the semester.
A two-hour film and lecture
presentation on the subject of
emergency first aid will be shown
on three days next week. At 2
p.m. on January 23, 24 and 25,
the lecture will be presented in
room 104D. Every graduating
student, both upper and lower
division, must attend one of the
sessions. Roll will be taken on
each day.
Only two groups of students
are exempt from the new regu¬
lation. They are students who
have credit at PCC for the two-
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“WHO, ME?” . . . exclaims Perle Swedlow, a brand new
Spartan (arrow), as a circle of red sweater-clad collegiennes
converges upon her. Elva Orlow leaps high into the air to fling
her sweater about the newcomer’s shoulders at center. (Story
on Spartan inductees on page three.)
“FORECAST, RAIN!” . . . the Crafty Hall umbrella quintet announces cheerfully. The gals,
from left to right, Boots LaGue, Jean Newham, Kris Johannesen, Sylvia Ishkanian and Shirley Mor¬
gan, are more prepared for the precipitation than a surface glance would show, as the assembly
audience will discover!
Weber Triumphs ; Civil Service Appoints
Hank Weber became next PCC student body president when he defeated Bill Jones by
a 17 vote margin in recent major ASB final elections. Names of other post-fillers for next
semester on the cabinet were recently revealed by Jim Anderson, civil service commissioner.
Heading social affairs is Ann Johnson succeeding Marguerite Russell. Eleanor Johnson, now
frosh prexy, will be in charge of
assemblies. Perle Swedlow is
new scholarship commissioner,
Jackie bail will handle notifica¬
tions, and AMS President Mac
Small takes over athletics.
Jim Bald will supervise elec¬
tions next semester. Andy Cas¬
tellano will fill the two-semester
office of finance commissioner.
Lanie Revuelto becomes health
commissioner, Jerry Kaplan
heads lower division pep activi¬
ties and Joanne Stanley takes
over the job of civil service com¬
missioner. Jeanne Moore will co¬
ordinate campus clubs as com¬
missioner of organizations.
Working under Gerry Glawe,
next semester’s publications com¬
missioner, will be Miriam Mur-
stein, Chronicle editor; Pat Mc¬
Kinney, commissioner of public
relations; and Laura Topalian,
Handbook editor.
Kathy McKinney continues as
clerk of the Board, and Dorothea
Anderson becomes clerk of the
Cabinet. Secretaries for next
semester are: Dot Herrmann,
forensics; Beverly Locken, social
science; Barbara Mundorff, art;
Norm Mullison, intramural, and
Bruce Hesslup, awards.
“JAZZ ’EM UP” . . . suggest Mac Small and Janet Fenner,
AMS and AWS presidents respectively, and Mel Ax, assembly
commissioner, to Red Nichols, left, who presented a show ‘strict¬
ly from Dixie’ at the assembly last Friday. With the backing of
his ‘five pennies,’ which includes popular Rosy McHargue on clar¬
inet, Red ‘gave out’ with some smooth dance arrangements. Shouts
of approval were heard as the aggregation ‘did up' Panama in
true Dixieland style. The one hour jazz session ended with Red’s
popular two-sided recording of “Glory Hallelujah.”
Talented Authors Issued Contest Rules
Manuscripts are now being ac¬
cepted for judging in the annual
PCC Literary Contest. Entries
should be left in the faculty mail
room box of J. Robert Trevor,
English teacher in charge of the
contest.
Three divisions of the contest
will be considered by local liter¬
ary figures. The first two divi¬
sions will consist of short prose,
including short stories, essays,
and sketches, and long prose,
novels and novelettes. Poetry of
all types will be surveyed togeth¬
er in the third division.
Prizes for the winning entries
in each division will be books
from leading Pasadena book
stores and from the PCC Stu¬
dent Union. Entries will be ac¬
cepted any time before April 15.
Each manuscript must be type¬
written and put in an envelope
bearing the author’s name. No
name should appear on the man¬
uscript, as each one is given a
number for the judging. Accord¬
ing to Mr. Trevor, if the author
plans to submit the same work to
the contest and to the Pipes of
Pan, PCC student anthology, he
should type a second manuscript
for the anthology, in order to
avoid confusion.