PCC Chronicle, March 30, 1949

'SCA's Dijode' Students Asked For Opines On Publications To Be Presented Friday Recording Artists Added To Galaxy Of Stars To Perform In SC A Benefit Show Approximately 700 students in 23 9 o’clock classes of eight different departments were surveyed in the recent Pub¬ lications Opinion Survey conducted by Pasadena City College’s publications commission. Results of the survey have been announced by Karen Byl, commissioner of publications. The questionnaire gave a cross section of the student body an op- Featuring Capitol recording artists Clark Dennis, Betsy Gay and Andy Parker and the Plainsmen, “DIJODE,” SCA’s benefit show, will be staged in Sexson Auditorium on Friday evening at 8:15 p.m. Clark Dennis, who gained popularity for his “Peg O’ My Heart” record¬ ing, may now be heard with Jo Stafford and Paul Weston on the Revere Camera Show. Betsy Gay, the “dead-eye warbler,” and Andy Parker and the Plainsmen, instrumental ensemble, have recently wTon acclaim for their platter “I Didn’t Know the Gun Was Loaded.” The HRONICLE Vol. 45, No. 7 Pasadena City College March 30, 1949 MIDDLE MAN „ . . Art Huston is shown above protecting Peggy Jeffs from the monster on the right. This Chronicle pic¬ ture shows only part of what students can expect from SCA’s “Dijode” this Friday evening in Sexson Auditorium. - City College To Enter Festival Next Week With Two One-Acts Pasadena City College students will enter two one-act plays in the Pasadena Playhouse Festival scheduled for Mon¬ day, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. On April 4 and 5 lower division students will present “Nine Days’ Queen” in the high school play competition while the following day members of PCC’s upper division will enter the junior college competition with the play “Mr. Twemlow Ih not Himself.” portunity to express its opinions concerning the four major publi¬ cations: the Chronicle, the Cam¬ pus, the Handbook and the Hud¬ dle. Chronicle Results Given Of the 700 questioned, 315 said they read the front page of the Chronicle first while 280 read the sports page first. Next in popu¬ larity is page two and last is page three. Over half of the students par¬ ticipating in the survey do not read the editorials though some read them occasionally. A ma¬ jority of students want more col¬ umns in the newspaper and sug¬ gest a record column, a class col¬ umn and several others. Campus Survey Completed Most popular section of the Campus is the campus life divi¬ sion which 168 students said they read first. Second on the list is the graduate section, tLird ath¬ letics, organizations, student lead¬ ers, administration and faculty. The last two are the least read according to the questionnaire. More than 500 students want a larger campus life section, the division containing snap shots of campus activities. Over half of those surveyed do not read the Campus dedication or foreword. Favored color combination for the yearbook cover is red and white. Handbook Found Helpful Five hundred surveyed about the Handbook find it helpful most of the time. Five hundred and twenty-two consider the notebook size of the guide book satisfac¬ tory while the remaining number feel a smaller one is more con¬ venient. A large number of those surveyed think the Handbook is in need of a more colorful lay¬ out and almost all want more in¬ formation about PCC’s club pro¬ gram included in the book. Pics Favored in the Huddle As for the Huddle, most of the students favor the action shots in the publication and want more of these same kind. One of the main dislikes is the lack of variety and also the high price. Two hundred and three students stated that they would be more apt to buy the Huddle on the morning be¬ fore the game, 200 said they would rather buy it at the game and many suggested that it be sold at both times. Each of the four editors has received a tabulation and report on the survey. According to Karen Byl, it is now their respon¬ sibility to act upon the sugges¬ tions. Freshmen Join Muirites For Dance on Saturday A dance featuring Gil Linsey and his orchestra, sponsored jointly by the Freshman Classes of Muir and City College will be held Saturday evening at the Altadena Town and Country Club from 8:00 to 12:00 p.m. According to Dick Streeper, lo¬ cal freshman president, officers and council of the class have been planning the affair for a number of weeks. Special committees have been appointed to handle publicity and decorations. Kenny Pierce, Muir’s freshman class president, has attended several of the council meetings. Muir’s of¬ ficers and council have also been working on plans for the event. Of each couple attending the dance, one must be a member of the Freshman Class from either college. Bids for the dance may be purchased at the student bank for one dollar with an ASB book. A words Offered By Panhellenic To Graduates Applications for the Panhellen¬ ic Scholarship may be secured in the dean of women’s office by any graduating fourteenth grade stu¬ dent who is interested, it was an¬ nounced by Miss Catherine Rob¬ bins, dean of women. Panhellenic organization first sponsored the scholarship in the Pasadena area in 1942. Each year since then, five scholarships con¬ sisting of one hundred dollars each have been awarded yearly: one to each of the five high schools and junior colleges in this area. Panhellenic scholarships are awarded on the basis of scholar¬ ship, character and leadership. Applicants are not given a per¬ sonal interview. The scholarship is awarded on merit from infor¬ mation and recommendations ap¬ pearing on the applications. Applications must be returned to the dean of women’s office by Friday, April 22. The awards will be announced by May 10. Win¬ ners will be honored at the an¬ nual Panhellic Mother and Daughter Tea on Saturday, June 4, at the Shakespeare Club in Pasadena. Eileen Gates will star in “Nine Days’ Queen.” Other members of the cast are Christine Harding, Ellen; Joseph Neeker, Godfrey; William Hodgson, Sir Thomas Brydges, and Robert Baily, Rich¬ ard McCarthy and Ronald Fitz- patric, guards. Cast of “Mr. Twemlow Is not Himself,” a story of two women dissatisfied with their husbands, are William Vasse, Samuel Twem¬ low; Howard Swartz, Joe Barby; Alicia Roberts, Alice Twemlow; Phyllis Weidmann, Hattie Twem¬ low; Ladner Neprud, Martha Brady and Annette Principato, Mabel. These two plays are under the direction of Mr. Donald Liercke, PCC dramatics instructor. Junior Class Officers Plan Rummage Sale In order to raise money for the installation of lights on City College’s marquee board at the intersection of Colorado and Hill Avenue, the Junior Class will sponsor a rummage sale April 6 and 7 at 40 South Fair Oaks. Contributions of clothing, dish¬ es and similar items should be left in the student body offices, room 21C, according to Loa Shoe¬ maker, class president. The sale will take place between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Board Members To Attend JC Conference Eight members of Pasadena City College’s Associated Student Body Board as well as the past and present finance commission¬ ers and two faculty advisers will attend the semi-annual California Junior College Student Govern¬ ment Conference at Santa Rosa Junior College from March 31 through April 2. First held in the spring of 1945, the conventions were organized by Mr. Earl Holder, financial ad¬ viser for Pasadena City College’s student leaders, and Mr. J. Ray Risser, social science instructor. These conferences are entirely student governed. At the Santa Rosa Convention, the attitude toward athletic pro- selying and the standardization of athletic awards throughout the state will be discussed. Members of Pasadena City Col¬ lege’s ASB Board attending are Ted Todd, ASB president; Shirley Barnes, ASB vice-president; Fred Jahnke, AMS president; Barbara Lafot,. AWS president; Morrie Wakefield, senior class president; Loa Shoemaker, junior class pres¬ ident; Wally Calvert, sophomore class president; Pat Clark, clerk of the board; Jim Sullivan, fin¬ ance commissioner; Bob Farina, last year’s commissioner of fin¬ ance; Mr. Carl A. Metten, stu¬ dent body government adviser, and Mr. Earl Holder will also ac¬ company the Board members. Pasadena City College’s com¬ missioner of finance, Jim Sulli¬ van will act as treasurer for the gathering, a position automatical¬ ly granted to this commissioner. Local Red Cross Goal Unattained in Drive Here Four hundred and sixteen dol¬ lars were contributed by Pasa¬ dena City College students and faculty in the Red Cross College Unit Fund Drive which took place on campus recently. “Although our goal was $500, this year’s outcome was really excellent compared to last year’s sum of $292,” stated Eleanor An¬ derson, chairman of PCC’s col¬ lege unit. “We of the Red Cross want to thank all of the faculty and students for their co-opera¬ tion during the drive.” Fifty-seven per cent of the funds raised will remand on cam¬ pus to further the work of the Red Cross chapter while the re¬ maining amount will go to the National Red Cross. Collections were made during 10 o’clock periods by members of one of the college’s speech classes. Students in charge of the drive were Gloria Shaffer, fund chair¬ man; Eleanor Anderson; Barbara Carden, publicity chairman; and Mr. Joseph Cox, business instruc¬ tor, adviser. latter group, although they usual¬ ly specialize in western music, try a completely new technique on this disc. Disc Jockey Derby Disc jockies Alex Cooper, Steve Allen and Chap Rollins, who will provide part of the evening’s stel¬ lar entertainment, will be instru¬ mental in the development of the show’s theme, “Disc Jockey Der¬ by.” Under the direction of Art Hus¬ ton, the performance also in¬ cludes campus talent, Tom Wi- rick, Norman Bolognesi and Mar¬ tin Stornie. The latter three make up part of the show’s production staff. Sam Rowland and Dick Al¬ len have written the script for “Dijode.” For Retreat Mr. Ernest A. Becker, execu¬ tive secretary of SCA, is faculty adviser for the production group while Peggy Jeffs is student co¬ ordinator from SCA. According to Mr. Becker, proceeds from Fri¬ day’s performance will supple¬ ment the group’s building and scholarship funds. A large per¬ centage of the money raised will be used to build a mountain re¬ treat for the use of all campus clubs. Suggested plans for this retreat have been drawn by Mr. Eugene Pleger’s architecture class. Tickets are being sold by SCA members at a student price of 50 cents and general admission of $1. They may also be purchased at the table in the main hall and on the evening of the perform¬ ance. Beta Pledges Twenty New Members Here Seventeen students and three honorary members were inducted into Alpha chapter of Beta Phi Gamma, Pasadena City College’s national honorary journalism fra¬ ternity, last night at a formal in¬ itiation banquet held at the Hill- crest Restaurant. Members of Beta Phi Gamma are chosen for two semesters of outstanding service in the -’jour¬ nalism department. According to Lena Goroni, president of the group, students are selected for membership from all recognized divisions of journalism. New members are Bob Judd, Jim Nicholson and Howard Sears from the Chronicle staff; Gloria Slutten, Dave Grinsfelder, Janet Hodgkinson, Joe Pyle and Jim Hawkins from Campus; Joan Saunders, Guilio de Petra, Betty Sue Paris and Lillian Hurley from Press Bureau; Sidney Art from PCC’s pictorial journalism class; Bill Gosset, Kenneth Roed, Merlin Call and Fermo Cambi- anca from Athletic Press Bureau. Honoraries initiated include Miss Jessie Paxton, Pipes of Pan adviser; Mr. Irvin Lewis, director of Athletic Press Bureau; and Mr. Don Sparks, Sigma Tau Delta adviser. Officers for this semester are Lena Goroni, president; Carolyn Gerke, vice-president; Kent Col¬ well, secretary; and Don Werter, treasurer. Miss Mildred Poorman is the adviser.