Mardi Gras
Such Nice Girls!
Vol. 47, No. 8
Masks, Costumes
Worn by Workers
Vanish for Queen
OMD members are making fin¬
al preparations for the annual
OMD carnival to be held on the
local grounds on Friday, May 12.
All students working in booths
will don black masks and cos- .
tumes during the evening. Masks
will be removed at the highlight
of the affair when the OMD
queen is crowned.
Most of the clubs on campus
are sponsoring a booth at the
carnival next week. These will
feature fortune telling, popcorn,
balloons, movies, candied apples,
shrimp and French fries, minia¬
ture golf course, ice cream and
cracker jack. As usual a marri¬
age booth will also be included.
Catherine Duker, OMD’er who
is in charge of booths, announced
that every worker “must wear a
black mask the night of the car¬
nival in order to carry out the
‘Mardi Gras’ theme.”
Sophs to Show
Paradise Not Lost
Featuring the theme of “Tropi¬
cal Paradise” the Sophomore
Class of Pasadena City College
will present a dance in the Hotel
Green this Friday from 9 to 12
p.m.
Bids are priced at $1.25 with
ASB book, two dollars without,
and may be purchased from the
Student Bank. Those attending
need not be Sophomores.
Students should dress in loud
sport style for the affair.
The dance was given the title
of “Tropical Paradise” when this
suggestion submitted by Mary
Anthony, local soph, was judged
the most appropriate in a theme
contest, held recently.
Students To Compete
In Phil Robinson Contest
A memorial to a former student of PCC, the Phil Robin¬
son Speech Contest will be held Monday, May 8, in Library
Hall from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Under the supervision of Miss
Virginia Barrus, the contest is sponsored by the parents of
Phil Robinson, honoring their son who was killed accidentally
in a practice football game.
HRONICLE
Pasadena, California
May 3, 1950
Subject which the contestants
will speak on is “Safety and Stu¬
dent Life.” There are no special
qualifications for those who wish
to enter. Preliminary and semi¬
final contests will be held to
choose those who will compete
in the finals. Those who are in¬
terested in entering the contests
should see Miss Barrus.
Separate contests are to be
held for lower and upper division
students. Speeches must 'be from
five to seven minutes in length.
Sixty dollars in prizes will be
awarded the winners.
A tea will follow the formal
part of the program. All Eng¬
lish classes held at 2 o’clock the
Monday of the contest will be in¬
vited to attend.
Bree, Fuller, Schmidt, Twiggs ,
Triumph In Shakespeare Festival
Marilyn Bree, Winifred Fuller, Dorothy Schmidt and Brady Twiggs were named winners
of the 1950 Frederick Arthur Smith and Ruth Doolittle memorial contests Thursday eve¬
ning at the annual Shakespeare Festival. The four rendered selections from “Coriolanus,”
“Henry VIII,” “King John” and “Richard III,” respectively. Required to deliver any
Shakespearean passages 25 to 30
lines in length without the aid of
stage properties, background mu¬
sic, costumes or scenery, 12 final¬
ists competed for the volumes of
the Bard’s works given as prizes.
Each entrant was permitted to
preface his dissertation with a
50-word introduction setting the
scene. Doolittle contestants rep¬
resented the lower division and
Smith contenders were upper di¬
vision drama students.
Five Helped
Miss Katharine Kester directed
the group, and social arrange¬
ments were under the supervision
of Mrs. Clara Williams, English
instructor. Graydon Spalding,
Huntington Library staff mem
ber, Miss Annabelle Anderson
drama director of John Muir Col
lege, and Joseph Hamilton, Pas
adena actor, comprised the judg¬
ing panel.
Selected at preliminary com¬
petitions early last month, Miss
Bree and Miss Fuller were Smith
victors, while Twiggs and Miss
Schmidt won under the Doolittle
banner. Both contests are still
sponsored by the parents of the
two deceased campus thespians
in whose memory they are held.
There Were More Yet
Additional finalists were Jo¬
anne Climes, “Richard IH”; Wil¬
liam Richards, “The Tempest”;
Meredith Clark, “Much Ado
About Nothing”; and Sherrill Oli¬
ver, “The Taming of the Shrew,”
from the lower division ranks.
William Linton, “Macbeth”; An¬
nette Principato, “A Midsummer
night’s Dream”; Erwin Fuller,
“As You Like It”; and William
Vasse, “The Merchant of Venice,”
are upper division class members.
Also on the program were the
Madrigal Singers, presenting
“Sing We Enchanted,” “April Is
In My Mistress’ Face” and “Sum¬
mer Is ’A Cornin’ In.” Soloist
Marilyn Egenes, accompanied by
Linda Worsley, sang “Bon Soir,”
“Dedication,” “None But the
Lonely Heart,” “Drink to Me On¬
ly With Thine Eyes,” “I Love
Thee” and the “Habanera.” Don¬
na Lowe, PCC secretary of dra¬
ma, officiated as mistress of cere¬
monies.
SHAKESPEARE CONTEST WINNERS . . . Marilyn Bree,
Brady Twiggs, Winifred Fuller and Dorothy Schmidt, smile
pretty for the birdie after having emerged victorious in the
Shakespeare Contest, Marilyn and Winifred representing the
upper division and Brady and Dorothy from the lower division.
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X-ray Unit —
Pasadena Tuberculosis Asso¬
ciation will have its X-ray unit
on the local campus today.
There is no fee attached but
those wishing may make a con¬
tribution. Films are read by
specialists and if the report is
negative the person is notified
by postcard. However, those
whose X-rays turn out positive
are notified by a sealed letter.
City Schools Festival Spotlights
Large Variety of Musical Talent
Next item on the Pasadena City Schools Music Festival program
is the all-city junior high and elementary school concert to be given
in Sexson Auditorium Friday evening at eight o’clock.
Ninth and tenth grade girls’ glee clubs will combine talents for
the night, presenting the cantata “The Lady of Shalott,” directed by
Dr. John Henry Lyons. Sally Hazzard of PCC will solo. Elementary
rhythm orchestras will also entertain.
John Muir College’s annual musicale will occupy the festival
spotlight on the 12th, when the scene changes to Mead Auditorium
on Lincoln Avenue. Curtain rises again at eight.
Sunday, May 14, will feature the yearly concert of the Pasadena
Boy Choir, composed of junior high school students. The event,
directed by Dr. Lyons, will be held in the Civic Auditorium at three
o’clock.
PCC’s Bulldog Band has scheduled its program for Friday eve¬
ning, May 19, at eight in the local auditorium. Instructor Audre
L. Stong will direct.
Two additional events, the all-city junior high school band con¬
cert and the City College piano and voice recital, will complete the
series.
Queen, Princesses
Disclosed by OMD
For Royal Court
Names of the five members of
the OMD royal court of 1950
were recently disclosed by the
Order of Mast and Dagger.
The following coeds will reign
at the carnival this year: Mimi
Borroel, representing the radio
and drama sections; Betsy Josi,
who is the entry for the ASB gov¬
ernment; Charlotte Musser from
the Art Department; Evie Dobes,
who is the Religious Council’s
bid, and Nancy Hunnicutt, of the
Women’s Athletic Association.
Winners will be chosen on the
basis of which group raises the
largest amount of pennies. Large
pictures of each candidate will be
placed in the hall and a graph
under each one to show each
coed’s progress in the royal race.
The winner will be crowned the
night of the carnival on the local
campus grounds.
Students’ Chance
To Run Pasadena!
PCC’s annual Youth Day has
been slated for Tuesday, May 16,
according to Wally Calvert, co-
chairman for the event. Local
students may apply for positions
in city government service or ad¬
ministration relating to their
major interests.
Posts available include those of
City Manager, Board of Educa¬
tion members, police officers and
executives, firemen and fire chief,
judges, clerks, court clerks and
reporters, attorneys and bailiffs.
Students will also assume the re¬
sponsibilities of doctors, nurses
and aides at the city Emergency
Hospital.
Pasadena radio station heads
will yield their duties to collegi¬
ans whose ambitions lean toward
the airways. Canine journalists
will trade jobs with Star-News
and Independent reporters for the
day. Calvert is being aided in
Youth Day arrangements by Kris
Johanneson.
Eligibility Cards Available
To Class Office Seekers
All students wishing to run for
a major class office may soon ob¬
tain eligibility cards and petition
sheets in 21C.
Offices open include ASB presi¬
dent, vice-president, senior, juni¬
or, sophomore and freshman
presidents, AMS president, AWS
president, four representatives at
large, three AWS vice-presidents,
one AWS secretary and one AWS
treasurer.
Eligibility card deadline is May
16 at 4 p.m. Cards should be left
in Laura Topalian’s box in 21C.
A compulsory meeting for can¬
didates will be held on Monday,
May 15 in room 200C. Each stu¬
dent intending to run should at¬
tend or send a representative for
instructions and registration.
Minor Elections Abandoned as
Standing Committee Policy Wins
City College Campus Clubs Unite
To Present Show for Harbeson
Newest project of the City Col¬
lege clubs is a variety show to
be held June 2 in Sexson Audi¬
torium to raise money for a
plaque dedicated to Dr. John W.
Harbeson, PCC principal.
This affair is under the direc¬
tion of Audre L. Stong and Ron
Yielding, organization commis¬
sioner. The show will consist of
selected acts by PCC club mem¬
bers. All students interested
should contact Yielding at once.
Clubs are especially seeking the
following acts: twelve eight-min¬
ute magician acts; acrobats, sing¬
ers and a fashion show.
Tickets priced at 50 cents each
will be issued to each campus or¬
ganization in blocks. Half of the
money will go to the clubs and
the other half to the int.er-club
council to purchase the bronze
plaque for Dr. Harbeson.
Commissioner Yielding stated,
"Participating in this variety
show from any angle is one
way in which any PCC student
will be enabled to show his grati¬
tude to a principal who has ren¬
dered 25 years of service to the
school.”
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE
HEADED BY SCHOEPPE
At last week’s ASB Board meet¬
ing, Bruce Schoeppe, notification
commissioner, was appointed
head of a committee to receive
recommendations and suggestions
as to the amount and type of pub¬
licity which may be posted in the
main and lower halls.
Ed Allen from the Civic Audi¬
torium attended the meeting and
proposed that PCC advertise the
Civic dances except when it
would conflict with school dances.
However, Board members decid¬
ed not to accept the proposal.
Minor class elections, presently
occuring four times each school
year, have been eliminated be¬
ginning next semester, Laura To-
palian, elections commissioner,
announced last week.
Found by the ASB Board to be
an unnecessarily costly fixture of
student government, the current
minor elections set-up will be re¬
placed by the selection of minor
class officers at regular class
council meetings not more than
three weeks after the commence¬
ment of each semester. Candi¬
dates will be required to file eli¬
gibility cards establishing schol¬
astic and citizenship ratings one
week before the election meet¬
ing. All bona fide ASB book¬
holding members of each class
will be permitted to attend the
session, and any duly qualified
person may seek minor office; no
nominations from the floor on
the day of the meeting are al¬
lowed.
Committees responsible for the
Board action are those of Mac
Small and Sharon Matheny.
Small, assisted by Joan Rydman
and Joan Williams, was appointed
by the Board to investigate the
advantages of retaining the pre¬
sent system, making a total of
eight elections held per school
year. Miss Matheny, aided by
Laura Gasper and Eddie Le-
Grand, was instructed to check on
the desirability of the new plan.
Class presidents will continue
to be chosen during major cam¬
paigns, and all AWS officers will
be added to major elections bal¬
lots. Prespective class vice-presi¬
dents, secretaries and treasurers
must be carrying li units of
work or more in order to be eli¬
gible to compete at council meet¬
ings.
