PCC Chronicle, June 17, 1948

16 Students Tapped In OMD Assembly Vol. 43, No. 15 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California June 17, 1948 Awards To Grads Top Honor List Donna Richards, commissioner of awards, presided over the 38th annua] awards assembly held yes¬ terday in Sexson Auditorium. The following awards were pre¬ sented by numerous club and or¬ ganization representatives spon¬ soring the various scholarships and awards: Council of Social Agencies Award: Marie Martin. Trojan Women’s Award: Betty Jean Askew. Rotary Award: Mary Hirsh, William Gates. Outstanding in leadership and scholarship. Kiwanis Award: Audrey Duff, John McMurdie. Outstanding in physical education, scholarship and service. American Legion Citations : Barbara Sinamark, Marcia Hol¬ land, James Blake, Robert Wy- coff. Honor, courage, leadership, service and scholarship. American Association of Uni¬ versity Women, Pasadena Branch Award: Audrey Duff, Roberta Blough. Women with high schol¬ astic standing. Panhellenic Award : Elizabeth Sanders. Scholarship, leadership, and character. Pasadena Teachers Association Talent Scholarship Award: Don¬ ald Ludolph. Alpha Gamma Sigma State Scholarships: Marianne Otto, Donald Barr. AGS State Honor Roll: Mari¬ anne Otto. AGS Chapter Awards: Mari¬ anne Otto, Donald Ludolph. Rotary Scholarship to the Whit¬ tier Institute: Alfonso Espano. Harvard Book Award: Fred Moller. High scholarship in the eleventh grade. Harvard Scholarship : David Weinfeld. Daughters of the American Revolution Award: Carolyn Cum¬ mins. Excellence in American history. English Awards: Grant Can- field, John Chapman, John Mo- shisky, Shirley Sargent, Robert Sawyer. Outstanding work in the English department. Robert E. Browning Award: Kay Fraser. Made by the Pasa¬ dena Browning Society for dis¬ tinction in English literature. State of California Scholar¬ ships: Marianne Otto, Donald Barr. Social Science Award: Glenn Wills. Delta Kappa Gamma Award: Dorothy Stewart. Future teacher. Drama Award: Elizabeth War¬ ner. Graduating senior contribut¬ ing the most to campus drama activity. Spanish Award: Donald Lu¬ dolph, Patricia Powers, Greta Lo¬ pez. Outstanding students in Spanish. Latin Award: Sally Fuller, Carolyn Cummins. Outstanding students in Latin. German Award: Mary Hirsh, Merlin Call. Outstanding students in German. French Award: Marianne Otto, Marcia Thurston. Honorable Mention: Robert Day, Nancy Barnhart. Outstanding students in French. Special Language Award: Mar¬ ianne Otto; French, German, Spanish. • Continued on Page Four Ali Baba suffered tortures like this throughout the successful OMD production of “Notorious Thieves” last night and today. OMD Musical ' Notorious Thieves' Is Great Success Featuring original script and music, “Notorious Thieves,” the June OMD musical comedy was presented last night be¬ fore a capacity audience in the Sexson Auditorium. A second performance was given this morning in assembly following the annual OMD tapping ceremony. Written by PCC student, OMD Banquet Tomorrow Night Terminating a semester of suc¬ cessful OMD activities will be the semi-annual OMD Banquet, to be held tomorrow night at 7:00 p. m., at the Shakespeare Club in Pasadena. Charles Eckels, adviser to the highest honorary group at PCC, stated: “all is in readiness to wel¬ come the five hundred OMD mem¬ bers who are expected at this noble affair.” Each semester since 1929, two years after OMD was organized, active members have sponsored a banquet to which all tappees, honorary members and alumni are invited. Friday night’s din¬ ner is to be held in honor and recognition of the tapping of the new members and will be attend¬ ed by many former OMD mem¬ bers who have graduated over a period since the college began. Graduates' Prom At Civic Tonight Immediately following com¬ mencement exercises, the annual Graduates’ Prom will take place at the Civic Ballroom on June 17 from 9:00 to 12:00 p. m.’ About 2000 graduates from PCC and Muir are expected to attend. Ad¬ mission will be by bid only. Howie Mills, Senior Class presi¬ dent of Muir, has announced that the bids will be found inside the diplomas. They will be light green in color with dark green print. Bill Gibson, Senior Class presi¬ dent of PCC, arranged to have Hal Lomen and his orchestra. They will play in a style similar to Freddie Martin’s, featuring swing rather than jazz music. John Mayer, Sophomore Class president of PCC, reserved the John Kimbro, the story con¬ cerned the trials and tribulations of Ali Baba, portrayed by Dick Allen, to prove himself brave and fearless in the eyes of the towns¬ people of Bagdad. Love interest of the plot revolved around the winning of Princess Taja, played by Karen Larsen. Two rivals for her attentions, Sorocco (Stuart Basquin) and Cassim (Larry Fielder), battle it out to the hi¬ larious end. Original melodies written by John Kimbro, Fielder and Allen, included the title Song, “Notori¬ ous Thieves,” “You Should Know,” enacted by Larry Field¬ er; and “She’s the Girl with the One Track Mind” which was a duet by Dick Allen and Doris Hall, while the dance numbers were also directed by a student, Joe Pyle. A number of specialty acts were included, among them Tom Wirick’s rendition of “One Flow¬ er”; ‘ "The Market Place: The Thrifty Drugstore of the East,” presented by Sue Eagon; a street dance by Harry Taddeo, Jeanne Bowen and Joan Wood; and an impressionistic dance by Barbara Ritchey. Patti Penny and Florence Greenstreet were student direc¬ tors and the faculty adviser was Katharine Kester. Stage manag¬ er was Warren Hill, Tom Wirick was the scenery artist, Joan Daw¬ kins and Barbara Ritchey had charge of costuming, and Floy Palmer was responsible for make up. Civic for that night, and Nor¬ man Slaught, Sophomore Class president of Muir, is in charge of decorations. According to Slaught there will be no definite theme for the dance. Sponsored by the Senior and Sophomore Class Councils of PCC and Muir, the dance is tra¬ ditionally semi-formal with the senior girl graduates wearing the suits they wore under their gowns at Commencement. Honoring of Dr. Sexson Highlights Ceremony; Two Teachers Tapped Sixteen outstanding students of Pasadena City College, two teachers and retiring Superintendent of Schools John A. Sexson, were tapped this morning in the traditional Order of Mast and Dagger ceremonies prior to the OMD June Show assembly. The list and qualifications BOB ANDERSON Election commission, Student- dent Cabinet, Brush and Pal¬ ette, 3 semesters; art secretary, Zeta Gamma Phi, posters, Lan¬ cers, 4 semester; sets for Crafty Hall, Balguna Del Mar, and Carousel. JEAN BERG Orchestra, 8 semesters; orches¬ tra librarian, Symphonette, Flute Ensemble, 5 semesters; stockroom assistant, 2 semes¬ ters; Kantela treasurer, 2 sem¬ esters; Kantela President, Spar¬ tans, vice-president of Spartans. EDWIN BLAKE Beta Phi Gamma treasurer, Lancer, manager of two Bull- pup athletic teams, Silver Screen, Huddle manager, Tur¬ key Tussle committee, Chroni¬ cle business manager. DEB BRENNAN Business manager of Campus, one year; Senior Class Council, Junior Class Council, president of Religious Council, 2 semes¬ ters; Spartans, editor of 1948 Campus. ELLA MAE HARRELL Ostiarians, 8 semesters; presi¬ dent of Ostiarians, 2 semesters; Spartans, 3 semesters; Spartan treasurer, records commission, Chi Sigma. JIM HAWKINS Chronicle, 2 semesters; Public relations committee, Brush and Palette, art lab help, Theta Rho Pi, dance decoration commit¬ tee, War Memorial Court. MARY HIRSH A Cappella Choir, Nysaeans, Spartans, vice-president of Spartans, War Council, Lan¬ guage Council, Latin Chairman, elections commissioner, Chroni¬ cle, orchestra, secretary of rec¬ ords inter-departmental activi¬ ties. ART HUSTON Crafty Halls, Jr. Cduncil, Eu- terpeans, Hi-liters, A Cappella Choir president, activities com¬ mission, Theta Rho Pi, You Can’t Take it With You, Gloria, Uncle Harry, Tambourine. MARY KAY JENSEN I n t e r-departmental activities, clerk of cabinet, Campus staff, notifications committee, organi¬ zations committee, Frosh Y and Hi-Jinks, Spartans, 4 semes¬ ters; president of Spartans, Junior Women’s Club adviser. TOM KELLEY Representative at large, finance committee, dean of men’s re¬ ceptionist, Junior Class Coun¬ cil, Lancer, intra-mural sports manager, AMS president, offic¬ er in Lettermen’s Club. BOB KRATZ Student prosecutor, bar com¬ missioner, Supreme Court jus¬ tice, counsel for defense, 2 sem¬ esters ; president of Phi Rho Pi, debate team, 4 semesters; Charley’s Aunt, Gloria, chair¬ man of the 1948 Youth Day, Social Science Council. SHIRLEY SARGENT Kantela vice-president, editor of Kantela News, Chron reporter, 4 semesters; Campus staff, English Council. MATOI SATOMI SCA intercultural panel, 1946- 47, WSSF treasurer, 1947 ; Hi- Jinks, Argonauts, 2 years; SCA treasurer, 2 semesters; intra¬ mural sports, We Are One par¬ ties committee. SALLY SHAFFER President of Red Cross, 2 sem¬ esters; Spartans, Junior Class Council, Senior Class Council, cabinet, secretary of Junior Class. ANN TYLER Junior Class Council, Senior Class Council, Spartans, elec¬ tions board, Letter Club, WAA, 8 semesters; AWS cabinet member. of the new tappees follows: JACQUELINE YELLAND Spartans, Sophomore Class Council, Junior Class Council, WSSF drive, chairman of Lud- wigshafen clothing drive, de¬ bate team, president of Eng¬ lish Council, 2 semesters; Frosh Class Council, Phi Rho Pi. MABEL OAKES Tambourine, Fantasy in Won¬ derland, Memorial Day assem¬ blies, A Cappella Choir, Alum¬ ni Choir. GEORGE W. JOSTEN Chem team council, Sealbear- ers adviser, organizer of Chem¬ istry Clubs, Physical Science Council, chairman of Faraday Lecture series, AMS-AWS Back¬ wards Dance. DR. JOHN A. SEXSON President of the American As¬ sociation of School Adminis¬ trators, President of California Teachers Association, received the Nobel Award for the out¬ standing citizen of the com¬ munity, under his leadership, Pasadena City College has come to be known throughout the nation and is now one of the three outstanding junior colleges in the country. 1700 Receive Diplomas In Ceremony PCC will be represented by over 1700 of the approximate¬ ly 3700 graduates receiving diplomas in the Rose Bowl this evening at 7 :00. The Reverend Harold Case, Pastor of the First Methodist Church will give the invocation of¬ ficially opening this year’s commencement ceremonies. Grant W. Canfield, Jr., former Chronicle editor, will make his Grant W. Canfield, Jr. valedictorian address on the theme, “The Challenge of Free¬ dom.” Canfield is a member of OMD, Lancers, Phi Rho Pi speech fraternity, Delta Sigma account¬ ing fraternity, Beta Phi Gamma national journalism fraternity, and is the originator of the So¬ cial Science Council. Alberta Eng- vall of Muir will be salutatorian. Of the 1780 students gradu¬ ating from PCC, 321 are Febru¬ ary grads. Other graduates are 780 from John Muir College, 1190 from the five junior high schools and 25 nurses from the Hunting- ton Memorial Hospital School of Nursing.