A COLD WAVE MEBBE . . . hit these three people during
the rehearsals for this morning’s OMD June Show, “Cum Laude,”
but to no avail. The show was warmly received anyway and well
pleased Dona Bond, left, Norm Bolognesi, center and Kris
Johannesen, right, who took raving plaudits from the audience
in their starring roles.
June Show Acclaimed As
'Hit' Of Spring Semester
“Cum laude,” annual June OMD Show, which took place
in Sexson Auditorium last night and again this morning,
following the traditional OMD tapping ceremony, was ac¬
claimed by all' as the most outstanding student production
of the spring semester. Before a capacity audience, twenty-
eight City College students depicted college life in music by
staging fourteen spectacular
Dr. Langsdorf
numbers featuring song hits of
the past 20 years. “Cum laude”
was opened with a full choral ver¬
sion of “Collegiate,” followed by
“Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue.”
‘Say Si’ Song Sung
Gloria Murphy, accompanied by
the chorus, was next on the pro¬
gram with a tap dance to “Oh,
Looka There Ain’t She Pretty.”
One of the highlights of the two
performances was June Woolley’s
rendition of “Say Si,” an original
tune Written by Dick Allen, as¬
sistant director.
Penny Featured
Co-stars of the show, Martin
Stornie and director Norman Bol¬
ognesi, enacted several musical
comedy routines including “Atsa
Greata Country America” and
“Maharaja Magador.” Bill Penny
was featured in “Vo Do De Oh”
and “Jamboree Jones.” Arlette
Barnes, Dona Bond, Patti Craw¬
ley, Kris Johannesen, Gloria Mur¬
phy and June Woolley, girls
chorus, accompanied him in both
numbers.
‘Moon’ Bopped Beautifully
Dick Milius’ rendition of
“Sweetheart of Sigma Chi” was
another high spot of the show, as
was Eddy Stewart’s
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ar¬
rangement of “How High the
Moon.” Bill Manley, Sam Parker
and Eugene Ferguson, with their
ukuleles, added originality to the
complete production.
Hammond’s ‘Big Foot’ Finale
Grand finale included “Big Foot
Murphey,” an original arrange¬
ment by Mr. Frank Hammond,
PCC English instructor; “Be A
Clown” with Bolognesi, Stornie
and Penny; and “Great Day,” fea¬
turing the entire cast. All three
numbers were outstanding.
Lighting and back stage ar¬
rangements of the show were
handled by Jim Moore, student
technical director, and Warren
Hill, chief electrician. They were
assisted by Phil Garcia, assistant
technical director; Raoul Proc¬
tor, board electrician; Don Col¬
lier, booth electrician; Robert
Hogan, floor electrician; Irving
Hest, chief carpenter; Robert
Meyers, assistant carpenter; Ro¬
land Guthery, chief rigger; Geb-
bert Flories, assistant rigger; and
Richard Davies, chief soundman.
Now Associate
Principal Here
Dr. William B. Langsdorf, as¬
sistant principal of City College,
was appointed associate principal
of the college, to become effec¬
tive July 1 of this year, by the
local Board of Education on June
7.
This was done with the definite
understanding that he will be
named to succeed Dr. John W.
Harbeson, principal, when the lat¬
ter retires at the end of next
year after 26 years of outstanding
Dr. Langsdorf
service to the school. According
to Mr. Willard E. Goslin, .superin¬
tendent of schools, this action
was taken in order to effect an
orderly transition in the leader¬
ship of the college.
Dr. Langsdorf is becoming prin¬
cipal of PCC twenty years after
his graduation from PJC in 1929
as highest in his senior class.
He was then 20 years old, having
been born in Denver, Colo., in
1909. Two years later he gradu¬
ated from Occidental as valedic¬
torian of his class and then con¬
tinued there to earn his MA.
While a student at Occidental he
was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
He received his PhD in history at
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HRONICLE
No. 15
Pasadena, California
June 16, 1949
20 Students Honored As OMD Enlarges
Its Membership In Tapping Ceremony
20 students and 2 faculty members, outstanding for their service and citizenship, received
the highest possible honor Pasadena City College can bestow in the traditional Order of Mast
and Dagger tapping ceremony, which opened the final assembly of the spring semester this
morning. Tapping began after a short talk by Dr. John W. Harbeson, honorary president of
the organization. Jacqueline Yelland, president of OMD, announced the names of the tappees
from the stage as they were escorted to the rear of the auditorium by OMD members. New
Outstanding Local Students Given
Awards Yesterday At Assembly
Sam Rowland, commissioner of awards, presided over the 39th
annual awards assembly yesterday in Sexson Auditorium when out¬
standing students of Pasadena City College were rewarded for their
efforts.
Jeanne Houle and Warren Johnson were given the Kiwanis
Award for outstanding scholarship, service and physical education.
Philip Goodrich and Barbara Moreno received the Rotary Award for
scholarship and leadership.
Roberta Fifer and Wendell Soetens were awarded the Rotary
Scholarship to Whittier College. Upper division students Jacqueline
Yelland and Merlin Call, and lower division graduates Barbara Stun-
den and Murl Moore, won American Legion citations for honor,
courage, leadership, service and scholarship..
The William E. Ewing Award was presented to Mr. Merrill J.
Poore, business instructor, as the most helpful and cooperative teach¬
er in the opinion of students and faculty of a certain department.
Karen Byl was given the Daughter of American Revolution Award
for outstanding work in the field of American History, and Peter
Kamb received the Mabel Pierson Award for achievement in biologi¬
cal sciences.
Several additional awards were made in other departments of
the college and for outstanding service in student body activities.
Call Named As
Valedictorian
Addresses by members of the
Board of Education and the seni¬
or valedictorians of Pasadena
City College and Muir will ac¬
cent the program this evening
when twelve hundred and seven¬
ty-five City College graduates re¬
ceive their diplomas during com¬
mencement exercises in the Rose
Bowl.
Theme of the program is “Our
Future Is Now.” To this end, Mr.
Willard E. Goslin, superintendent
of city schools, will speak on
“Challenge of the Hour.” Mr.
Vernon M. Brydolf, president of
the local Board of Education,
will deliver a speech on “A Hun¬
dred Years of Progress.” Sally
Seaser, Muir College valedictor¬
ian, will give a talk on “Youth
is Unafraid.” Following this,
Merlin Call, valedictorian, senior
class of PCC, will deliver an ad¬
dress entitled “We Stand Ready.”
Call Active Fella
Call, a graduate of Marshall
Junior High, came to PCC as an
eleventh year student. During
his six semesters’ attendance here
he has completed four years of
scholastic requirements. He has
also been active in extra-curricu¬
lar activities of the college. He
has been a member of Language
Council for four semesters, Eng¬
lish Council for one semester and
debate team, two semesters. He
has served as secretary of Phi
Rho Pi, speech fraternity; vice-
president of Alpha Gamma Sig¬
ma, scholarship society; and, in
addition, is a member of Beta
Phi Gamma, honorary journalism
group, and the California Scholar¬
ship Federation.
Last semester Call was a sports
reporter on the staff of the Chron
and athletics press bureau. Next
September he plans to enter
Stanford University where he will
major in law.
the University of California in
1936 and gained the distinction
of being elected to Phi Beta Kap¬
pa for the second time.
For five years he taught his¬
tory and government at Occident¬
al and then resigned an assist-
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Dr. Harbeson
Leads Progress
On Local Campus
This semester Dr. John W. Har¬
beson, principal of City College,
completes his twenty-fifth year
as an administrator of the college
and his twenty-second as chief
executive of the school This year
has been one( of outstanding
achievements in every line as has
been true of every year since
Pasadena High School became
PJC 25 years ago.
To Dr. Harbeson is due a great
deal of the credit for the develop¬
ment of a community college at¬
mosphere in which student activi¬
ties have thriven. During these
Dr. Harbeson
past 25 years an active and effici¬
ent student government system
which serves as a laboratory of
democracy has developed.
This past quarter of a century
has seen many improvements in
the school. Under Dr. Harbeson’s
leadership the four classes were
integrated into a unified student
body with activities for upper and
lower divisions alike. Through a
study of classification of junior
college students, he helped elimi¬
nate barriers between recom¬
mended and non-recommended
students.
Dr. Harbeson’s support of Par¬
ent Teacher Association projects
• Continued on Page Four
tappees were picked from the
five thousand college students,
for their unselfish service to the
school. Each one of them has had
at least three semesters of serv¬
ice in more than one field of en¬
deavor, excellent citizenship and
a cumulative grade average of at
least C. The list and qualifica¬
tions of the tappees follow:
MARGUERITE O’DELL: Spar¬
tan treasurer, Junior Class Coun¬
cil, Pal, Rep at large, Soph Soap
editor, Soph Council, WAA swim¬
ming, CSF vice-president, finance
committee, student government
conference, smoking committee,
brotherhood committee, Whip
cabinet, Frosh Council officer,
dance committee.
JOE LAGUE: Argonauts, Ex¬
hibition team commander, Euter-
pean president, A Cappella presi¬
dent, Latin Holiday, Gloria, sing¬
ing with band for New Year’s ac¬
tivities, music council, Euterpean
er.
vice-president, Euterpean manag-
ARLETTE BARNES: Junior
class Council secretary, Theta
broadcast, radio central staff,
Youth Day, Rockettes, Crafty
Hall, Collegiate Variety time,
Theta Rho Pi, script librarian,
English Council representative,
Candid Campus, Hi-Liters, AMS
show, Pal Day, Senior Class
Council, chairman prom commit¬
tee.
BOB FARINA: Argonauts, Jun¬
ior Class treasurer, commission¬
er of finance, Senior Class Coun¬
cil, California Junior College Stu¬
dent Government Conference rep¬
resentative, Conference at ELA-
CC, athletic board, AMS board.
KENT COLWELL: Freshman
Council, English Council, Lan¬
guage Council, CSF and AGS of¬
ficer, Pipes of Pan editor, Cam¬
pus business manager, Religious
Council president, Beta Phi Gam¬
ma.
ESTHER JESSUP: SCA co¬
president and receptionist, Religi¬
ous Council representative, Core
founder and president, WSSF, Hi-
Jinks, United World Federalists.
EUGENE WARE: Gloria, Eu-
terpeans, Theta Rho Pi shows,
Guards, exhibition squad, rifle
team, radio.
CARL REID ARSON: JV foot¬
ball, varsity football, 47, ’48, foot¬
ball captain, ’48, Shieldman pres¬
ident, law enforcement commis¬
sion.
ROBERTA FIFER: SCA recep¬
tionist, language assistant, ■ sec¬
retary of notifications, AGS sec¬
retary, Soph Council, commission¬
er of personnel and publicity, Ju¬
nior Class Council, Spartan, Cab¬
inet committee, Pal, Junior sec¬
retary, commissioner of depart¬
mental activities, Social Science
•Council, Senior Council, Interna¬
tional Relations secretary.
DON COLLIER: Stage Tech,
director of two assemblies, accom¬
panied Bulldog Band, finance
commissioner of stage class.
BUD LORBEER, Civil Service,
Junior Class president, Lancer,
AMS Board, attorney general.
RICHARD WARREN, Frosh
Council, AMS Board, Junior trea¬
surer, Soph Council, football, ath¬
letic commissioner.
BARBARA LAFOT: WSSF, Ju
nior Council, AWS 2nd vice-presi¬
dent, Spartan, Language Council,
Whip, CSF president and secre-
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