Welcome Extended to All Collegians
Dr. Robbins, Prexy
Proffer Greetings
PCC Chronicle
The PCC faculty extend a hearty welcome to new stu- - -
dents and sincere appreciation to all students for friendly Vol. 51, No. 1
and loyal _ cooperation in all that contributes to making Pasa- _
dent City' College the most wonderful of many fine community
colleges. Let us all work together
Pasadena, California
January 30, 1951
Dr. Catherine Robbins
Local Coeds
Plan Dance
Latest activity of the Associ¬
ated Women Students is the tra¬
ditional backwards dance slated
for Thursday, Feb. 22, according
to Joan Rydman, president of
the AWS. Further information
on the place, theme, and price
will be revealed soon.
Also sponsored by the AWS in
conjunction with the Associated
Men Students under President
Larry Harris, an open house for
all new students was held yester¬
day afternoon in the offices of
Dr. Catherine J. Robbins, direc¬
tor of student activities, and Rob¬
ert D. Haugh, assistant to the
director of student activities. Stu¬
dent leaders from various phases
of PCC life were present to ex¬
tend a welcome to the incoming
collegians. Representatives were
from student body government,
women’s athletics, vocational
fields and many other groups.
This semester, possibilities are
again in the making for a moth¬
er-daughter or father-daughter
banquet, open to all members
of the Associated Women Stu¬
dents. This activity is put on
by the AWS board and cab¬
inet. Membership applications for
the Cabinet are available this
week in room 104C.
Both the AMS and AWS have
many individual projects during
a school semester, aside from
which the two groups also pool
efforts for numerous activities.
SEVERAL ASB
POSTS OPENED
to maintain decent scholarship,
regular attendance and good cit¬
izenship on our PCC campus.
Student activities will enrich
your education provided you
keep a wise balance between
them and your classroom work.
Good scholarship is the most im¬
portant factor in making your
college life worthwhile.
- May each of you achieve real
success in your classes and at
the same time maintain a loyal
and active part in student life
and campus organizations.
Catherine J. Robbins
Acting Assistant
Principal
PREXY SAYS ‘HELLO’
No, this is not the Indian hand
wrestle, but the friendliest of
welcomes to all hew students on
campus. May your new school
prove to be an institution of
which you may well be proud.
I know it will if only given a
chance. We have a great stu¬
dent body, a beautiful campus,
many terrific instructors, and
varied extracurricular i activities
which all add up to the most
spirited JC in the country. Jump
into the swing of things; join one
or more clubs and see what it
means to work for your school.
Shortly your school will begin
to work for you, and it will pay
great dividends by winning you
more friends, by broadening
your outlook on life, and by re¬
alizing your accomplishments.
Let us not forget to maintain a
balance between our studies and
our extracurricular activities, for
without one the other would be
incomplete. Here’s wishing you
the most successful of semesters,
and hoping that your endeavors
will be the utmost in achieve¬
ment.
Remember, your school is only
what you make it.
Dick Owens
President, Associated
Student Body
Key Club Takes
Applications Here
Key Club applications are now
available in room 101C for all
men students interested in mem¬
bership in the honorary service
group.
Applicants will be notified of
an appointment for an interview
to be held during the 12 o’clock
hour on Friday.
Frosh to Hear Outstanding
Youth Welfare Speaker
One of the country’s leading youth welfare workers, Mrs. Dorothy Waldo Phillips, will
address Pasadena City College freshmen and their parents on Monday, Feb. 4. Assemblies
have been scheduled at 9 and 10 a.m. in Sexson Auditorium for 11-2 students while a special
parent meeting is slated for 8 p.m. in Harbeson Hall. Mrs.
Assembly Will Feature
Tyler-Pasadena Movie
Movies of the Little Rose Bowl game will be shown in this
Friday’s assembly according to fcindy Jensen, new commissioner of
“HI YA, EVERYBODY” ... are ASB Prexy Dick Owens’
words as he greets both returning collegians and new students
at Pasadena City College for the spring semester. Elected in
the recent ASB elections, the enthusiastic , student executive
will lead city collegians through the next five months.
eligibility Deadline for
Elections Announced
Eligibility cards should be filled out immediately by all
aspirants for minor class offices announced Bob Powers, elec¬
tions commissioner for the spring semester. Cards may be
picked up in 17C, the student body office, and must be re¬
turned by February 8 at 4 p.m.
Only requirements for eligibili¬
ty are: membership in the stu¬
dent body and an eligibility card
with the “OK” of each instruc¬
tor this semester.
Open offices are senior, junior,
sophomore and freshman vice-
president, secretary and treasur¬
Phillips has appeared before
hundreds of high school and col¬
lege groups with a message of
inspiration and help for the
youth of today. Miss Grace Sev-
ringhaus, president of the Wis¬
consin division of the American
Association of University Wom¬
en says, “Never have I known
before one person whose ap¬
proach was so skillful and whose
message so valid for such a wide
range of ages. From kindergar¬
ten through senior high; from
parents, teachers, school admin¬
istrators, and the community at
large, including the press, have
come countless expressions of
enthusiasm and appreciation.”
One of Mrs. Phillips’ ap¬
proaches to her audience is
through Sammy Spivens, the er¬
rant puppet, who provides many
laughs and much sound teach¬
ing. Known for her numerous
ways of putting a point over to
her listeners, Mrs. Phillips has
many clever means of keeping
students constantly alert at her
lectures.
Mrs. Phillips has visited Pasa¬
dena on two other occasions and
has made a significant contribu¬
tion to both parents and students
each time.
Assisting with the arrange¬
ments for Monday’s affair are the
freshman class officers and the
council.
Banquet to Honor
Radio Enthusiasts
Thirty of PCC’s most outstand¬
ing students of radio broadcast¬
ing and production will attend
the first semi-annual Radio
Awards Banquet at the Edge of
Town House on February 8.
Speaker at the first banquet,
which will initiate a traditional
event to climax each semester
for radio students, will be Loyal
K. King, manager of Pasadena
radio station KXLA.
With Bill Peters, last semes¬
ter’s studio manager, presiding,
those who attend the banquet
will witness the presentation of
an award to the most outstand¬
ing radio student of the past
term, as well as the installation
of the new studio manager, intro¬
duction of the new president of
Theta Rho Pi, national honorary
radio fraternity, and presentation
of new Theta members.
Eighteen Cabinet positions are
now open for application accord¬
ing to Jone Small, newly appoint¬
ed commissioner of civil service.
Open offices include commis¬
sioner of bar, commissioner of
law enforcement, organizations,
pep, pup, and scholarship. Other
offices to be filled are secretary
of art, band, drama, intramural,
photography, physical science,
radio, . Red Cross, religious activ-
ties, ROTC and social science.
Students with secretarial ability
are urged to apply for clerk of
the Cabinet.
Eligibility cards may be picked
up in 17C and should be returned
to the civil service commission¬
er’s box. Further information re¬
garding the individual positions
may be obtained from Miss
Small.
assemblies. Dick Owens, incoming Associated Student Body presi¬
dent will preside at the beginning of the assembly during the flag
salute and will make any necessary announcements.
Filmed during the climax of Pasadena City College’s football
season, the movie features numerous exciting plays of December’s
Tyler-Pasadena clash. .PCC’s varsity Bulldogs came out on top of
the Texan Apaches, 28-26.
According to Miss Jensen, assemblies official, a great variety of
programs is being planned for this semester. Tentative assemblies
include a Key Club talent show, June OMD show, Music Depart¬
ment production, Red Cross program, election assembly, and Bull¬
dog Band concert.
Assemblies usually start at 9:54 and last until 10.39 a.m. Classes
follow a special Friday schedule and assembly period precedes the
10 o’clock class.
All doors to Sexson Auditorium are closed at the start of the
period except for the one farthest to the right which remains open
a few minutes longer for the latecomers. The balcony is only opened
when the auditorium downstairs is filled to capacity.
er. Election of officers will take
place in individual class council
meetings at a later date.
Each class president is chair¬
man of his respective class elec¬
tions and eligibility cards should
be turned in to his box by the
deadline. The four prexies are
Pete Kathman, senior; Jeanne
Nickell, junior, Joan Jahnke,
sophomore; Burt Howells, fresh¬
man.
Membership on one of the four
class councils is open to any stu¬
dent on the local campus, provid¬
ed he is a member of the student
body and joins the council of his
class. Each of these four groups
meets weekly, at which time
members plan various projects
under the president’s leadership.
Crier to Continue
as School Bulletin
Campus Crier, the student bul¬
letin distributed each Monday
morning in the main hall in
front of Sexson Auditorium, will
continue to be published as us¬
ual this semester.
Containing announcements of
club meetings, deadlines for turn¬
ing in various types of cards
and applications, and notices of
numerous other student activi¬
ties, the bulletin helps keep city
collegians posted
од,
PCC func¬
tions.
Notices for the Crier should
be submitted in the office of the
activities director, room 104C
