Vol. 43, No. 6
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
March 31, 1948
Construction On Five Hundred
Seat Library And Technology
Buildings to Begin in June
Plans are now underway for the expenditure of $600,000
in the construction of new library and technology buildings,
with work scheduled to begin the early part of June.
Both the structures are to be of reinforced concrete, the
library having a seating capacity of 500, more than double
the present seating arrangements. The library will be erected
west of the D building in the
area now occupied by the faculty
parking lot; the technology build¬
ing will be built south of the
swimming pool.
Although not originally author¬
ized by the Board of Education,
a lecture hall with a seating cap¬
acity of 400 will be the outstand¬
ing architectural feature of the
new PCC library.
Vernon Brydolf, president of
the Board, and other members
questioned the advisability of in¬
cluding the lecture hall but were
convinced of its need after state¬
ments by Dr. John Harbeson,
principal; Dr. William Langsdorf,
assistant principal, and Herman
Smith, head librarian.
In explaining preliminary plans
and sketches of the two buildings,
Robert Bennett, architect, stated
that the library will have a total
area of 29,000 square feet and will
cost $300,000; the technology
building will be 39,000 square
feet and will cost $250,000. Also
included in the specifications are
stacks for 95,000 books and spec¬
ial heating units costing an addi¬
tional $50,000
Fifty-five Schools
Meet in Pasadena
With fifty-five ^California juni¬
or colleges scheduled to attend,
the semi-annual California Junior
College Student Government
Conference, jointly sponsored by
PCC and Muir College, will be
held April 16, 17 and 18 at the
Green Hotel.
Handling conference arrange¬
ments for PCC is Dick Maitland.
TUESDAY EVENING FORUM
Alonzo L. Baker, political econ¬
omist and authority on interna¬
tional relations will speak at the
Tuesday Evening Forum, April 6.
His topic will be What’s Ahead in
National Politics.
Beachcomber’s Ball
Slated Saturday
Here’s your chance to show off
that beautiful suntan acquired so
painstakingly during Easter
Week!
The Beachcomber’s Ball, slated
for Saturday night, April 3, will
feature the selection of a Sun
Tan Queen. The dance is set
for the National Guard Armory
and will be from 9 to 12 p. m.
Music will be provided by La-
Verne Boyer and his orchestra,
with Larry Streight, vocalist.
Boyer just completed an engage¬
ment at the Civic Auditorium.
Judges for the dance will be
Alex Cooper and Jim Hawthorne,
disc jockeys, who will present an
orchid to the girl chosen from
the dancers as the Sun Tan
Queen.
Contest To Climax
Shakespeare Fete
Climaxing t Ire Shakespeare
Festival scheduled for April 22,
the Frederick , Arthur Smith Me¬
morial Contest on April 8, and
the Ruth Doolittle Memorial
Contest on April 13, will be held
to select the twelve finalists.
Frieda Smith will sponsor the
Frederick Arthur Smith prelim¬
inary contest in the interpreta¬
tion of Shakespeare’s plays, in
honor of her son, a young drama
major who died while he was
still in school. The contest is
open to 13th and 14th year stu¬
dents and will be at 3:30 p. m. in
the Little Theater.
In the memory of Ruth Doo¬
little, also a drama major who
died while in school, Mr. and Mrs.
H. L. Doolittle are sponsoring
the Ruth Doolittle Memorial Con¬
test. It is open to' 11th and 12th
year students and will be at 3:30
in the Little Theater.
Principal John W. Harbeson demonstrates “bull-dozing”
technique at Memorial Court ground-breaking ceremonies which
won him “Doctoros Fabricationis” degree.
Donna and Diane Norris don western outfits in anticipation
of the forthcoming OMD carnival which has is a theme “In Old
California.”
Goldpans and Miningcamps Take
Precedence For OMD Spring
Carnival 7ln Old California7
“In Old California” will be the official theme of this
year’s OMD spring carnival slated for May 14, according to
word received from Charlie Greenstreet, president of the
• organization.
Greenstreet stated “that in view of the fact that the
State of California is observing the centennial of the dis-
tHarbeson Receives
‘Bulldozing’ Degree
Following the recent ground¬
breaking ceremonies for the
War Memorial Court, this mes¬
sage was received by Principal
John W. Harbeson from the of¬
fice of the student body presi¬
dent.
DOCTROS FABRICATIONIS
In recognition of your great
and proven skills and demon¬
strated proficiency in engineering
a spirit of sportsmanship, fellow¬
ship, scholarship, leadership and
your ability to operate a bull¬
dozer, the students of Pasadena
City College wish to bestow upon
you an unprecedented honor.
Therefore, by virtue of the
power vested in me by the As¬
sociated Student Body Board of
Pasadena City College, I hereby
confer upon you, John Wesley
Harbeson, Principal of Pasadena
City College, the degree of DOC¬
TOROS FABRICATIONIS (Doc¬
tor of Engineering) and vest in
you all the rights and privileges
appertaining thereto.
, Dick Gray
President,
Associated Student Body
Pasadena City College
covery of gold, the members of
OMD selected a theme that
would be in keeping with the
state-wide celebration.” The 1948
spring carnival will mark the
twentieth anniversary of the
yearly OMD presentation. In
March, 1928, the first carnival
called the “Leap Year Frolic” was
held, and since that date, with
the exception of the war years,
the annual event has been looked
upon both by the student body of
PCC and the general public of
Pasadena as top entertainment
feature.
Profit Slated for War Memorial
Members of the Order of Mast
and Dagger voted unanimously
in favor of granting all profits
derived from the occasion to the
War Memorial Fund, which is to
be used to build a large recrea¬
tional court for the use of all stu¬
dents. To provide a maximum of
entertainment for all groups, sev¬
eral surprise features have been
added to the already numerous
attractions. Chief among these
is a “Strobosonic Fountain”
which has been under construc¬
tion for over three months. Ac¬
cording to Fred Latshaw, stage
technology instructor in charge of
the construction, it will be the
first time that such an attraction
has been offered to the residents
of Southern California. At press
time, details of the fountain had
not been released.
College-cade
Set Friday
By AMS
“So You Want to Lead a
Band,” will be the theme of
the AMS College-cade assem¬
bly slated for this coming
Friday.
Leon Shiells, AMS prexy, has
disclosed that the program will
feature the Bulldog Band, and
that the contestants appearing on
the show will be selected from
the student audience. Dr. John
W. Harbeson, PCC principal, has
been extended the guest band
leader spot.
Contestants Choose Music
Contestants will choose the
type of music they desire to lead
from a choice of marches,
waltzes, boogie-woogie, fox trots
and symphonies.
First and second place winners
will receive an engraved trophy,
while the third place award will
include an album of records.
Winning contestants will be
judged by the audience applause.
Name Emcees
Charlie Greenstreet, one of the
stars of the Carr-Greenstreet
comedy show and Tom Wirick,
will act as co-masters of cere¬
monies.
Mark Miller, PCC alumnus and
noted baritone of Up in Central
Park, will sing for the students,
Song of the Open Road.
This is the second AMS project
this semester. The Whiskerino is
slated for the latter part of April
and the co-sponsored AMS-AWS
Beach Party is tentatively set for
June.
Mrs. Ina Sample,
PCC Instructor ,
Called by Death
Mrs. Ina Sample, instructor in
classes for the handicapped, and
long time adviser for the Inter¬
national Club for foreign stu¬
dents at City College for the past
ten years, died recently in her
home.
Born and reared in Virginia
City, Nevada, Mrs. Sample re¬
ceived her BA at the University
of Nevada. After teaching in
Reno for two years, she received
her master’s degree at UC, Ber¬
keley campus.
Mrs. Sample trained at Teach¬
er’s College, San Francisco, for
her special work with handicap¬
ped persons, a labor of love for
which she had a rare gift.
Although failing in health for
the past year, Mrs. Sample car¬
ried on both her professional and
club work until a few weeks be¬
fore her death.
“In the passing of Mrs. Ina P.
Sample we have lost a highly es¬
teemed colleague and a great
teacher. Mrs. Sample gave to the
young people of Pasadena all
that she had up to almost the
last day in her life. Her high
native ability, comprehensive
training, and, above all, her gen¬
uine love for people made her a
valued member of our staff and
won the respect and love of both
faculty and students.”
John W. Harbeson
Principal
