“CRISSCROSS” ... is the object at which these four City
Collegians are peering. The radio broadcast includes: Bob Guen¬
ther, left, co-director; Len Smith, male lead; Eileen Gates, female
lead; and, Dick Holtz, director. Holtz directs the sleepy-eyed
Eileen and alert Dick in a scene “spot” on the show script.
Radio Presents Crisscross, Suspense
Drama, In Sexson Assembly Broadcast
“Crisscross,” a radio drama will be presented
during the assembly hour, January 20, in Sexson
Auditorium as an actual radio broadcast by Theta
Rho Pi, honorary radio fraternity of Pasadena City
College.
“This show which is filled with suspense and
torrid action will give the students a chance to see
how an actual radio broadcast is conducted. As
this is the first time the radio department has ever
handled such a show, it is hoped that the students
will find as much enjoyment in seeing it as we do
in presenting it,” said Dick Holst, director of the
show.
Bird in Gilded Cage
“Crisscross” deals with the life of an ex-con¬
vict, Steve, who, in the attempt to “pull off a
heist” is double-crossed by his gangster friends.
Anna, the wife of the gang’s leader, Slim, strings
Steve along with the idea in mind that Steve will
be killed when Slim robs the payroll truck. How¬
ever, Steve survives, and somehow makes it back to
the beach-house where Anna is staying. Slim ar¬
rives just a little after Steve and there are a few
exciting moments as the drama draws to a close.
“Crisscross” was obtained through the courtesy
of the Universal International Studios and the
National Broadcasting Company. It will feature
Len Smith and Eileen Gates in the leading roles,
and will co-star Tom Wade, Sid Gottlieb, Bill Hodg¬
son, Bob Guenther, Bob Wilson and Pat Soule.
Gene Sullivan will arrange the music with
Lowell Barker as faculty adviser. Student pro¬
duction staff includes Dick Holst, director; Bob
Guenther, co-director; Joe Meeker, announcer; Jim
Brown and George Irwin, engineers, and Bill Grant
sound. i
Fred Jahnke Tri
Sparks Suggests Student Contestants
'Come In for a Consultation'
“Prospective entrants in Pasadena City College’s second annual
literary contest should consult with me before submitting their
material," Don W. Sparks, local humanities counselor, suggested
last week.
“It is important that students who wish to compete for the book
prizes offered acquaint themselves thoroughly with the rules of the
contest,” he continued.
According to Sparks, rules for the competition, which is open
to all City Collegians, from eleventh graders through post graduates
are:
1. Deadline for depositing entries is Friday, February 17. No
extension of time will be granted.
2. All manuscripts should be left in Sparks’ office, room 118C.
3. Material must not have appeared in print elsewhere at any',
time, nor may it have been accepted for publication anywhere off-
campus.
4. Winning selections will appear, complete or abridged, in “Pipes
of Pan,” PCC anthology of student works.
5. Entries fall into three categories, poetry of any type, shorter
prose and longer prose. A contestant may submit material in any
or all of the three fields.
6. Each manuscript should bear the title and pen name only of
the author, and should be placed in a large manila envelope. It
should be accompanied by a small sealed envelope on the outside of
which is printed the title of the work and the pen name, and on the
inside of which is a card containing the title, the pen name and con¬
tributor’s real name, and his address and telephone number.
Judges for the contest have already been selected, and their
names will be released sometime after the winners are announced.
Student Election Campaign Platforms
Heard at Recent Compulsory Assembly
Candidates for election were introduced to the student'
body by Ron Yielding, commissioner of elections, at an assem¬
bly last Friday. This was the first time that an election as¬
sembly had been made compulsory. It was also the first time
for a double assembly program.
In addition to this assembly,
stunts increased publicity, helped
to promote student interest in
- elections. Both the administra¬
tion and election commission are
in favor of lessening restrictions
formerly imposed upon candi¬
dates.
In order to put his plan into
effect, Yielding pointed out to the
administration the advantages of
a special election assembly. A
capacity crowd attending the as¬
sembly would help both the audi¬
ence and the candidate to realize
the importance and significance
of student body government.
Relations Council Meets
To Discuss Future Plans
Members of the City College
International Relations Commis¬
sion met last Thursday to discuss
plans for next semester’s activi¬
ties. “We are always trying to
devise new means of integrating
foreign students into campus life
as quickly as possible,” Commis¬
sioner Joan Williams explained.
First on the agenda of new ac¬
tivities was an open house held
last Friday in the social hall.
Approximately 60 students of
every nationality attended. Light
refreshments were served. The
commission plans to hold simi¬
lar affairs semi-weekly during the
spring semester.
umphs Over Bill Manly
Woolley Edges Johanneson
In Close Vice Prexy Contest
Fred Jahnke was elected Associated Student Body president when he defeated Bill
Manly by a 419 vote margin. June Woolley defeated Kris Johanneson with 733 tallies to
her opponent’s 583 to become new ASB vice-president. Hank Weber automatically became
president of the AMS. Dallas Peterman copped the office of AWS president with 257 votes
OMD to Stage Crafty Hall Production
Spotlighting Larsen, Eby, Egenes
Order of Mast and Dagger, City College’s highest honor¬
ary organization, will present its annual fall semester pro¬
duction of “Crafty Hall” in assembly Friday morning, Feb¬
ruary 3, on the Sexson Auditorium stage. Jean Judy, club
Barrus Reveals Winners
In Davis-Hall Contest
Winners in the annual Davis-
Hall speech contest which held
its finals at the Women’s City
Club, January 16, were announced
by Miss Virginia Barrus, City
College speech instructor.
Dana Morring emerged victori¬
ous in the upper division, while
Patricia Mann won the lower di¬
vision finals. Other semi-final¬
ists were Mary Jo Downs and
Roy Lane, upper division ; and
Mary Ellen Jones and Dot Herr-
man, lower division.
The Davis-Hall contest was or¬
iginated in 1907 by M. W. Davis,
a member of the Pasadena school
board, and Herbert Hall, a Pasa¬
dena jeweler, with the idea of
stimulating an active interest in
up-to-date problems and speech
presentation. However, Mr. Davis
died in 1932, but his wife decided
to continue the contest in his
memory. The contest is now spon¬
sored by Mrs. Fannie Davis and
her daughter, Miss Mary E.
Davis.
“The contestants talked on ev¬
erything from Memphis to St, Jo
just so long as it had a direct
bearing on the over-all theme,
“Our American Heritage,” said
Miss Barrus.
publicity director, recently releas¬
ed the cast and production staff
names to the Chronicle. “This
year,” she stated, “we are pre¬
senting a type of variety show
that will include the continuity of
a regular stage play.” Director
Joe LaGue and Art Huston, as¬
sistant director, have written the
script and rehearsals are now
well under way Miss Judy dis¬
closed further.
“I Know a Story” will be the
title of this year’s Crafty Hall.
Karen Larsen, well-known vocal¬
ist on the local campus, will play
the lead. Eleanor Eby and Mari¬
lyn Egenes share the spotlight
with Miss Larsen in major sup¬
porting roles. Others in the cast
are Deirdre O’Rourke, Doris Hall,
Jerry Shup and Art Huston. Sid
Gottleib will act as narrator.
Music for the production is un¬
der the supervision of Bill Wad-
dleton. Art direction is managed
by Wally Saferian and Joe Held
is property manager.
Waddleton has arranged for a
small group of music students to
act as a band. Also included in
the entertainment program are
Sam Stevens, Dave Bass and Phil
Bauman as the three clowns, and
Linda Worsley, Georgette Haver
and Pat Worsley as a vocal trio.
Officers of OMD are Ted Todd,
president; Peggy Gilbert, vice-
president; Pat Clark, secretary;
and Stillman Chubbuck, treasur¬
er. Edwin Van Amringe, geology
instructor, is the faculty adviser
to the 23-year-old organization.
to Elinor Anderson’s 221.
The constitution with the court
system issued victorious in a race
with the council system, by a
185 vote margin. In today’s fin¬
als, the revised constitution with
the court system will run against
the old constitution.
Close Race!
Victorious minor AWS candi¬
dates are Janet Fenner, first vice-
president; Mary Anthony, second
vice-president; Carol McGlasson,
third vice-president; Betsi Josi,
secretary; and Billie MacAutem,
treasurer.
Eddie LeGrand and John Kim-
bro will vie for the Senior presi¬
dency in today’s finals. Bill Cook
who had 82 votes to Miss Le-
Grand’s 181 and Kimbro’s 119,
was eliminated in the primaries.
Milt Freeman Eliminated
In the race for Junior presi¬
dent, Sharon Matheny received
116 votes, Don Lewis, 106, and
Milt Freeman, 91. Lewis and
Matheny will run off today.
Mac Small and Bill Krueger
became final candidates for Soph¬
omore president when they de¬
feated John Thie who had 80 tal¬
lies with 122 and 88 votes respec¬
tively.
We Made It!
Joan Rydman and Andy Castel¬
lano are candidates for the Fresh¬
man presidency. They received
94 and 69 votes respectively to
Bud Lindsey’s 46 and Nancy O’¬
Dell’s 40.
Six candidates for rep at large
with the most votes are Janet
Hodgkinson, Bob Jones, Laura
Gasper, Steven Schofield, Phil
Bauman and Joan Williams. Stu¬
dents will vote for four of these
today.
According to Ronald Yielding,
election commissioner, “A record
number of voters turned out in
comparison to recent elections.”
Approximately 1400 votes were
cast in the primaries, as compar¬
ed to 630 last semester.