Korean Veteran Wins Balloting
PCC Chronicle
Vol. 54, No. 14 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California January 20, 1954
IT’S A HARD LIFE . . . moans Lois Johnson as she surveys her job of painting the back¬
drop for the OMD show to be presented January 29 in Sexson Auditorium.
Bauman Elected ASB Proxy,
Intensive Campaigning Pays
Veteran Phil Bauman was elected to the presidency of the Associated Student Body
Friday by a narrow margin of 44 votes, defeating Jim Blixt, 391-347, in the ASB primary
election which drew approximately 950 balloters to the polls. Bauman, who staged an inten¬
sive campaign prior to the voting, attended Pasadena City College before serving a stint in
Bauman,
Blixt Tell
Vote Views
Upon his election to the post
of Associated Student Body pres¬
ident Friday, Phil Bauman made
the following statement to The
Chronicle:
“I gratefully accept the’ honor
bestowed on me by the Student
Body, and will carry out the
dfities of my office to the very
best of my ability. I am sure
that with the help and support of
all the new board members in
particular and the whole student
body in general, we can accomp-
list much toward making our
school a little better and further¬
ing its already nationwide repu¬
tation. I would like to thank my
campaign manager and all of the
Phil Bauman
wonderful people without whose
help it would have been impossi¬
ble for me to be elected.”
Defeated by a vote of 391-347
was Jim Blixt, who had this
statement to make:
“Best of luck to Phil next se¬
mester. I am sure he will do a
fine job as our new ASB presi¬
dent. I would like to thank all
those who voted for me. I hope
they will give Phil their help
next semester. We should all get
behind our student leaders and
help them make next semester’s
activities successful. I would al¬
so like to urge all the students
to take an interest in Student
Body government. It is your
government and the success of
it depends upon your interest.”
College to Host
Student Officials
Pasadena City College has been
named as the host school for the
spring convention of the South¬
ern California Student Govern¬
ment Association, according to
John FitzRandolph, ASB presi¬
dent who also holds the top of¬
fice in the larger organization.
In attendance at the conven¬
tion, which will be held at the
Hotel Huntington in Pasadena,
will be student government lead¬
ers from leading Southern Cali¬
fornia junior colleges. March 2
has been set as a tentative date
for the affair.
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MARCH OF DIMES
January 2 to 31
the armed forces.
Bauman campaigned on such
issues as compulsory Associated
Student Body membership, great¬
er publicizing of the organiza¬
tion’s affairs, and a satisfactory
changeover in student govern¬
ment when the new 6-3-3-2 educa-
ASB Will
Install New
Offitiaries
Thursday, Jan. 28, has been set
as the date for the Associated
Student Body Installation. The
Pasadena Athletic Ballroom has
been designated as the site for
the event, with 5:30 p.m. slated
as the beginning of the activities.
Invitations have been set to
the outgoing and incoming ASB
officers, new and past members
of the board and cabinet, mem¬
bers of the men’s and women’s
councils, advisers to student body
activities and members of the ad¬
ministration.
Dr. William B. Langsdorf, Pas¬
adena City College principal, will
install the new officers. John
FitzRandolph, as outgoing presi¬
dent, will make a farewell ad¬
dress, and Phil Bauman, newly
elected ASB president, will give
his inaugural address. Awards
for outgoing officers will be pre¬
sented also. Patsy Woodbridge,
ASB vice-president, will act as
mistress of ceremonies.
tion program is integrated into
the Pasadena City School system.
Sylvia Pauloo, who has served
the campus as, Associated Women
Students president during the
current semester, copped the ASB
vice-presidency from Tom Little¬
field by a 385-357 margin. Miss
Pauloo has served the school as
Pup Commissioner, a member of
the Art Council and as a Spar¬
tan. She hopes to promote bet¬
ter cooperation between the gen¬
eral student body and the ASB
Board of Representatives, offici¬
al law making organ of the col¬
lege.
Sue Doehring walked off with
the presidency of the Associated
Women Students by totaling up
371 tallies against a sum of 189
ballots marked for Nancy Wich-
man. Miss Doehring hopes to see
greater participation in AWS ac¬
tivities by more campus coeds.
The presidency of the Associ¬
ated Men Students went to George
Jenkins, who tallied up 306 mark¬
ers defeating Ed Linberg, who
came in for 78 ballots. Jenkins,
a Bullpup letterman in both foot¬
ball and track, hopes to initiate
an intramural sports program on
the campus and to sponsor a
sports luncheon in the spring
similar to Red and White Day.
Class presidents elected were
Chris Tambe, senior; Toy Blixt,
junior; and Scott FitzRandolph,
freshman. The presidency of the
Sophomore Class will be decided
in a runoff between Curt Tam-
kin, who scored 109 votes, and
Jack Willson, who came in for
100 taffies.
Five rep-at-large posts will al¬
so be filled in the runoff election,
with Art Dyson, Del Elliot, Ann
McBride, Anne Beller, Meliss Ar-
mitage and Barbara Allan on
the ballot.
City College
Musicites
Plan Show
For the last Campus Artist
Series program of the semester
an outstanding show has been
arranged. “Students, faculty and
friends are invited” by the Mu¬
sic Department to come in and
enjoy a combination vocal and
instrumental program. It will
feature Alice Arzoumanian and
Barbara Tripp at the twin pianos
playing “Danse Negra” by Cyril
Scott; Marilyn Jones and Wayne
Gallener performing a duo of Ed¬
win Schultz’s “Roudino”; and
Joan Olson and Virginia Starr
doubling up on “Malaguena” by
Ernest Lecuona.
Adding to the vocal part of the
entertainment will be William
Benulis’ Nysaeans. This group
of women’s voices will sing “Let
All My Life be Mine” by Spross,
“Goodnight Sweetheart” by No¬
ble, “Praise Ye the Lord” by
Saint-Saens, and “Adoramus
Те”
by Roselli.
Pasadena to
Offer New
Music Study
Three new music courses will
be offered by the Pasadena City
College Music Department next
semester, according to Mrs. Caro¬
lyn Weersing, chairman.
A course in practical instru¬
mental and vocal conducting will
be taught by Robert Fleury, di¬
rector of the Bulldog Band. The
unti will give the basic funda¬
mentals of conducting, such as ,
are needed in leading group sing¬
ing and instrumental groups. Or¬
gan will be taught also, utilizing
the electric console in Sexson Au¬
ditorium. As a prerequisite for
this course, students must have
had at least one year of piano.
The school instrument will not
be available for practice, and time
must be rented on off-campus or¬
gans. The third course is a wom¬
an’s glee club, designed for the
purpose of enjoyment for the par¬
ticipants. Few outside rehearsals
and concerts will be given by this
group, which is open to all wom¬
en who like to sing.
Further information may be ob¬
tained about these new music
courses from the counselors or by
inquiring at the office in the
Music Building.
Economist to Speak
on America, World
Dr. Harry D. Gideonse and his
talk on “America and World
Economy” will be the drawing
cards for the next Tuesday Eve¬
ning Forum, which is to be held
in Sexson Auditorium, February
2, at 8 p.m.
Professorships of economics at
Rutgers, University of Chicago,
Columbia University, a diploma
from University of Geneva plus
experience as a speaker on Chi¬
cago University’s Round Table,
form only a small part of Dr.
Gideonse’s wide background. Ob¬
viously, Dr. Gideonse, author, ed¬
ucator, and one of the nation’s
outstanding economists, is well
equipped to analyze today’s eco¬
nomic conditions in the United
States.
President of Brooklyn College,
largest four-year liberal arts col¬
lege in the United States, Dr.
Gideonse will point to the causes
of interdependence of nations and
suggest an economic policy for
the United States.
Author of three books, Dr. Gid¬
eonse sheds light on the field of
economics in print as well as
orally.
Persons without tickets will be
admitted at 8 p.m.
Omicron Schedules
Wind Up ’Potluck'
A potluck supper will wind up
this semester’s activities for Omi¬
cron Alpha it was announced last
Thursday, Jan. 14.
The dinner will be held at the
home of Vice-president Jean
Goodman this evening. The club,
which boasts 17 members, is made
up of girls who work in PCC of¬
fices.
Events for the evening will fea¬
ture election of officers for next
semester, a report on their re¬
cent candy sale, and entertain¬
ment.
