PCC Chronicle, March 29, 1950

ASB Survey Reveals Lack of Student Interest, Few Concrete Suggestions Results of a school survey directed by the Junior Class at City College to find out how much -students know about student govern¬ ment were recently disclosed by Sharon Matheny, class president. One of the main suggestions received in the survey was to pub¬ licize student body activities more than they are at the present time. Some Suggest Hot Competition Others suggested that competition for offices in student govern¬ ment be encouraged by informing the students about the duties and responsibilities of school leaders. Methods suggested through which this might be accomplished were assemblies and posters. Others Say ‘No Soap!’ Many students filling out questionnaires voiced their opinions by saying that students will never become interested in school gov¬ ernment. HRONICLE Vol. 47, No. 6 Pasadena, California March 29. 1950 Vocational Opportunities Offered at Annual Meeting Miss Matheny stated, “Although the suggestions themselves in many of the questionnaires which we received were not too help¬ ful, we were made sure of the fact that generally speaking, most students at Pasadena City College know very little about student government and activities.” City College Career Day during Friday’s assembly period will feature 18 speakers from 14 departments of the school to inform students concerning the various opportunities open to them in their chosen vocational fields. Under the overall supervision of Dr. Ward W. Leis, local Extended Day counselor, minute arrangements for the affair have been made Noted Explorer Dr. John Furbay Will Be Speaker Today In Library City College’s Language De¬ partment is presenting Dr. John Harvey Furbay, noted explorer, scientist, educator and author, as guest speaker today at 7:30 p.m. in the Library Hall. Dr. Furbay is one of the most sought after lecturers in the country. A Doctor of Philosophy from Yale University and Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society of London, he has lived with peo¬ ple of many countries. The speaker has spent much time in research and air travel. "This has enabled him to keep his finger on the pulse of the world and to bring to audiences a wealth of information and in¬ terest,” stated Miss Kathleen D. Loly, Language Department chairman. Tonight’s program will also in¬ clude musical selections by PCC students. Marguerite Hougasian will sing “Musette’s Waltz Song” from La Boheme by Puccini, and Verdi’s "Sempre Libera” from La Traviata. Violinist Rosemary Mc- Namee will play Bartok’s “Hun¬ garian Dances” accompanied by Mary Jane Lothras. IZZAT SO? . . . smile City College students Wally Seferian, Greta Lopez and Walter Zetlmaier as they try to give Dr. Ward Leis, Mrs. Helen Reid and Mr. M. J. Poore an idea of what they would like to hear about vocational opportunities in the annual Career Day meeting. Scholarships Made Available for City College AGS Honor Members Names and locations of junior year scholarships now available to City Collegians who are members of Alpha Gamma Sigma, local upper division scholarship organization, have been disclosed by Don W. Sparks, humanities counselor. A $300 tuitional scholarship is being offered by the College of the Pacific in Stockton, Califor- Operation Metropolis SCA Students to Investigate Problems, Conditions In Los Angeles This year’s junior college Easter vacation project has been entitled “Operation Metropolis.” Purpose of the project is to investigate various problems concerning the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Students will try to find out more about how people work and live in a ASB Board Reconvenes for Discussion of Business In Pasadena City College Student Body Future nia, for 33 units of work. Appli¬ cation deadline is June 1. Two students may obtain four semesters of work tuition free at La Verne College, a Christian denominational institution. Dead¬ line for applying is June 1. The University of Southern California is offering a scholar¬ ship valued at $512 for a quali¬ fied person desiring to enter the school’s College of Arts and Sci¬ ences. A June 1 deadline is also maintained by USC. One man and one woman may procure a $400 tuition for four semesters of work at Whittier College, Whittier, California. Ap¬ plications must be made by April 15. Any PCC student who wishes further information should con¬ tact Mr. Sparks as soon as possi¬ ble. Since 1940, 11 Pasadenans have won scholarships from the aforementioned colleges and uni¬ versities. IVCF Attend Confab At California Camp Members of IVCF at PCC at¬ tended the Southern California Inter -Varsity Christion Fellow¬ ship conference on March 24, at Camp Seeley. The conference lasted from Friday evening at 5:30 to noon on Sunday, March 26. Members of the ASB Cabinet assembled in 21C march 21 for a regular meeting. „ After the reading of the min¬ utes, Bob Graf, public relations commissioner, gave a report on Tag Day. Tag Day was planned in order to help raise money for the depleted general ASB fund. This would be a special day when tags would be on sale and the money turned over to the stu¬ dent body funds. It was disclosed that although there is still a considerable amount of money, the sum is lower than other years at this time because of a lower sales on student body books and higher prices. Finance Commissioner Bill Jones made a request to the Cab¬ inet to establish three regular of¬ fices on the finance commission. Each of these would be called a secretary of finance and be a non¬ voting member of the commis¬ sion. At the present time, only those on the Board may vote on finance. However, the Cabinet submitted its disapproval of the forming of these offices. Retta Maninger, president of the California Scholarship Feder¬ ation chapter at PCC, asked that the scholarship groups on cam¬ pus be given a representative on the Cabinet. After a considerable amount of debating, commissioners approv¬ ed the plan. If such an office is established, the main duties of the scholarship rep will be to co¬ ordinate the tutoring project of CSF and AGS. Miss Maninger stated, “There will be no cost for the service as tutors will receive service points. However, if contributions are made, the funds will be used to provide scholarships for prospec¬ tive PCC students.” AGS , CSF Meet , Elect Officers California Scholarship Federa¬ tion recently held club elections for the semester. Retta Maninger again became president, for the new semester. Additional officers include Bar¬ bara Stunden, vice-president; Pauline Gui, secretary; and Gerry Glawe, treasurer. “Members of CSF wish to init¬ iate a system whereby the schol¬ arship groups have a representa- big city. Included in the five day program are tours of factories with a chance to talk to repre¬ sentatives of management and labor, observation of slum areas as well as other residential areas, and tours of private and public housing developments. Big Trip! Participants in the project have been invited to attend CIO coun¬ cil meetings, Merchants and Man¬ ufacturers Association headquar¬ ters, and a big name radio broad¬ cast in Hollywood. Every Third Day One third of each day has been reserved for. recreation and bull sessions. Outstanding men in the fields of housing and industry have been contacted in order that a greater amount of value might be derived from “Operation Met¬ ropolis.” Students interested in partici¬ pating in the project should ask for information in the religious offices, 23C. tive on the Cabinet,” disclosed Miss Maninger. “We also hope to tutor any City College students who need help in their studies. This will be done jointly with Alpha Gamma Sigma.” by Miss Ida E. Hawes, dean of guidance, and department chair¬ men the Misses Dorothy Dix¬ on, English; Kathleen Loly, Lan¬ guage; Emma Bee Mundy, Life Science; Lula Parmley, Music; and Elizabeth Jenson, Women’s Physical Education. Other chairmen working on Ca¬ reer Day include Mrs. Helen Reid, Art., and the Messrs. Leland M. Pryor, Business; Robert Moses, Engineering and Technology; Her¬ man Smith, Library; Peter Ston¬ er, Mathematics; William Dunn, Men’s Physical Education; Bailey Howard, Physical Science; and Linn Hattersley, Social Science. Costumes to be Exposed “Costume Design as a Career” will be discussed by Grace Busch- er and Jean Putz from Woodbury College. Dale Owens from the Chouinard Art Institute will ex¬ plain “Preparation for an Art Career,” to round out the Art Department’s schedule. Representing the City of Pasa¬ dena, Controller O. A. Dietrich will speak for the Business De¬ partment on “Opportunities in Municipal Accounting.” Author Will Talk “Writing for Publication” is the topic of Mrs. Helen Hinckley Jones’ scheduled address under the sponsorship of the English Department. An instructor in creative writing, Mrs. Jones is the author of the novel “The Mountains Are Mine.” Jack Can- nicott, school division manager for the Los Angeles Engraving Company, will handle the jour¬ nalism and printing class chores, speaking on “Opportunities in the Field of Graphic Arts,” while Bob Heistand, television produc- er.-director for KFI-TV, will elab¬ orate on “Television as a Career” for radio and drama students. ‘Se Hablo Espanol!’ Miss Jan Gay, director of pub¬ lic relations of the Latin Ameri¬ can Institutes in New York, Chi¬ cago and LA, will be the featured speaker in the Language Depart¬ ment program. “Broadening Horizons in Li- brarianship” is the subject of Dr. Lewis F. Steig’s talk. Dr. Steig is librarian of the Doheny Memorial Library at USC. Math Represented Dr. Jesse L. Greenstein, pro¬ fessor of astrophysics at Caltech, will present a talk on “Research 9 Continued on Page Two OMD tryouts for the annual June talent show will be held April 11 and 12 in the Library Hall from 3 to 5 p.m. Singing, dancing and acting talent is being sought for the performance. Additional try¬ outs for acting only will take place in 22C on April 13 and 14 from 3 to 5 p.m. Hi-liters Start Season Right at Alhambra Hi-liters, PCC talent organiza¬ tion, started off the new semester with a show at Alhambra High School, Monday morning, March 20. Featured in the show were Charlotte Johnson, singer; Jerry Shup, comedian; Dick and Joanne Owens, dance team; Phil Bau¬ man, master of ceremonies; and Bill Peters, impersonator.