Primary Elections Held Friday
Vol. 43, No. 12 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California May 19, 1948
Receive Honors
ASB president candidates Billy Bruner, Jim Emerson and Leon
Shiells.
Contesting for the title of rep at large are, front row, left to right: Roberta Fifer, Kris Johan-
esen, Jackie Fey, Carolyn Lynch, Eddie LeGrand, Sharon Anderson. Back row: Harry Montgom¬
ery, Hunter Hackney, Carl Reidarson, Eve Liddle, Jack Edmonds. Absent from the picture is
Ward Deems.
Lectures This Month
Two prominent business men
of Southern California are sched¬
uled to give informal talks this
month to PCC’s School of Busi¬
ness classes, it was learned today.
This afternoon at 1 o’clock,
Walter Payne, manager of Pru¬
dential Life Insurance Company
in Los Angeles, will speak to the
marketing class on “Insurable
Risks of Businesses in the Dis¬
tributive Field.”
Also included on the list of
guest speakers will be Robert
Hays, executive secretary for the
Marine Association of Commerce
at Wilmington, California. Hays
will speak to the marketing class
on Wednesday, May 26; his sub¬
ject will be, “The Effect of Pres¬
sure Groups on the Distributive
Businesses.”
AMS President
Ted Todd
“I plan to base my administra¬
tion on athletics, activities and
representation. More sports in¬
terest, successful projects, and in¬
telligent representation are my
goal.”
AWS President
Shirley Barnes
“While serving as AWS 1st
vice-president and 2nd vice-presi¬
dent, I have gained a thorough
understanding of its activities.
I will sincerely try to make AWS
better and more active.”
Barbara Lafot
“To serve and work for AWS
with all my efforts is the only
plank in my platform. I will
sincerely try to stimulate interest
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Aspirants for presidents of the four classes are, left to right,
Rounse Schaun, sophomore; Deb Brennan, senior; Bill Jones,
freshman; Joan Buchholz, sophomore. Absent from the picture
are Margaret Henze and Fred Jahnke, juniors; Sonia Riha,
sophomore; and Martin Stornie, senior.
Uncover RICCY Plot Forms
Restrictive Club Bloc
In This Year's Elections
As Related to Jim Blake
Despite a school regulation banning secret meetings of
any kind between on-campus organizations at PCC, the Chron¬
icle learned this week that a joint meeting of the two Restric¬
tive Interclub Councils was held in secret last Thursday night
at an Altadena address, for the alleged purpose of
forming a bloc vote in order to capture a majority of seats
on the Student Body Board.
According to reliable sources,
the movement has been in prog¬
ress for several months and
Thursday’s meeting was the cul¬
mination of the covert drive to
select club candidates for each
major office. It is alleged that
the various clubs forming the
men’s and women’s RICCY have
pledged their votes, en masse, to
the candidates selected by their
representatives.
Stern opposition to any such
undercover attempt to load the
student government with stu¬
dents who are pledged to serve
a small minority of the students
in PCC was voiced by members
of the administration. The inter¬
vention of the organized Restric¬
tive clubs in suggesting points
for their candidates’ platforms,
instead of making the election a
test of the individual abilities of
• Continued on Page Four
Music Students
To Be Honored
“PCC’s music department an¬
nounces that several of its stu¬
dents are represented in promin¬
ent Southland musical events,”
Lula Parmley, music director,
stated this week.
Karen Larsen, 18-year old PCC
soprano will be heard over NBC-
KFI tonight at 7:00 on the Holly¬
wood Bowl Auditions program.
The young music major is affiliat¬
ed with the A Cappella Choir,
Kathryn Barnard’s advanced
voice class and Pamphile restric¬
tive club.
PCC graduate mezzo-soprano
Barbara Morein, will participate
In the Atwater Kent semi-finals
• Continued on Page Four
Class Presidents
Beb Brennan
“If elected, better class organi¬
zation, more inter-class activities,
and the re-establishment of the
custom of the Senior Class gift,
shall be my aims.”
Joan Buchholz,
“It’s my desire to do my ut¬
most in keeping down expenses,
but still have a full semester of
activities.”
Six Contestants
By Phi Rho Pi
Six finalists were chosen out
of the forty contestants who en¬
tered the lower division Phi Rho
Pi speech competition debate last
Thursday.
The three winners in the 11th
grade division were, Bob Wilken-
son, first; Larry Reeder, second;
and Finley McDermid, third. Wil-
kerson’s winning topic was “The
Palestine Problem.”
In the 12th grade division, June
Woolley capped first prize with
her topic “Is This America, To¬
morrow Under Communism?”.
Merlin Call placed second, with
Sue Burch, third. Judging was
by Phi Rho Pi students, Bob
Kratz officiating.
A tea was held after the con¬
test in the Social Hall; Cora Lee
Pool, national president of Phi
Rho Pi, presented awards to win¬
ning contestants.
PCC To Establish
Federalist Chapter
Students and faculty have been
extended an invitation to attend
the organization of a World Fed¬
eralist chapter at PCC on May
25, in room 200C, 7:30 p. m.
Mabel Ashley, faculty adviser,
disclosed that the purpose of the
group is “for world government
with limited powers to maintain
peace.”
Sonia Riha .
“Better representation in your
student government, through the
development of ‘Soph Soap’.”
Rouse Schaum
“More student activities for
the Sophomore Class.”
Bill Jones
“I wish to stress co-operation
between student officers and the
members of the class.”
Student Body Candidates
Feature Election Assembly
Candidates for major student offices in the elections of
Trying for the office of ASB vice-president are, left to right,
Kaky Kratka, Bob Kern, and Alice Anderson.
Business Men to Give
May 21 and 28 will be presented to the student body at an as¬
sembly tomorrow.
Aspirants for ASB president will be allowed two minutes
for campaign speeches. Representatives at large will merely
be introduced. Other candidates will have one minute each.
At a pre-campaign meeting of
all candidates, several Chronicle
reporters were able to question
the prospective officers as to their
views on certain matters of vital
interest. The following is a re¬
sume of their answers:
ABB President
Billy Bruner
“I should like to further the
upper and lower division in their
athletic programs, also bring stu¬
dent body government closer to
the students.”
Jim Emerson
“Your choice for the office of
ASB prexy should be based upon
a satisfactory answer to the fol¬
lowing question: 1. Will he al¬
ways act with the best interests
of all students in mind? and, 2.
Will he be a credit to his school?
I request your consideration of
these points.”
Leon Shiells, (write in)
“The AMS events this year
have been successful. Success is
indicative of leadership. I will not
be pressurized by any group, my
stand is for equal opportunities,
an extensive athletic program,
and less petty politics.”
ASB Vice-president
Bob Kern
“My platform is that I am not
backed by any one organization.
I believe that lower division
should have as much opportunity
in activities as upper division.”
Alice Anderson
“My aim is for the betterment
and co-ordination of the forty of¬
fices which constitute the ASB
cabinet. A is for the Associated
Students; S, for both Spirit and
Service; B, for the betterment
of activities.”
Kaky Kratka,
“I wish to use my experience
in student body government to
build and strengthen the student
body cabinet with the main pur¬
pose of total student cooperation.”