HRONICLE
Vol. 48, No. 8
Pasadena, California
November 1, 1950
AFFIRMING CONSTITUTIONAL LOYALTY ... to Dr.
William B. Langsdorf, PCC principal, extreme left, are, left
to rig-ht, Mrs. Joy Bauer, secretary; Robert van der Veen,
printer; Chalmer Shaver, physical science instructor; and Joe
B. Cox, business teacher. The oath, which is required of all
public employees, was .administered to all campus personnel
last Wednesday in the Social Hall.
PCC Employees Take Allegiance
Oath to Comply With State Law
Loyalty oaths required by the State of California for all school district employees were
administered last Wednesday to approximately 535 PCC certificated and non-certificated
personnel, by Dr. William B. Langsdorf, principal. The oath of allegiance, set forth in Chap¬
ter 8, Division 4, Title 1 of the California government Code, provides that the signee “will
Readers Decline on
Individual Grounds
Lost and Found
Thirty days from this date,
the Lost and Found will dis¬
pose of all articles left from
last semester. Items such as
books, coats and jewelry are
still waiting- to be claimed.
Horrell Field To Be Illumined
At Evening Dedication Rites
Floodlights on Horrell Field will be dedicated at 7:30 Friday night during ceremonies
presided over by William K. Dunn, Men’s Physical Education Department chairman. The
dedication will precede a championship gridiron bout between the Bullpups and Alhambra
High School, both undefeated,
delayed chiefly by transportation
difficulties, Bob Jones, pup com¬
missioner, explained.
Eight comely coeds represent¬
ing various departments of the
school, will each flip one of the
initial switches, bathing the long
dark athletic field in light.
Present for the occasion will
be Don McMillan, Pasadena city
manager; A. Ray Benedict,
mayor; and members of the Pas¬
adena Board of Education, which
financed the $40,000 venture.
At 12:50 Friday, a Bullpup pep
rally will be held in Sexson Audi¬
torium. Eugene Sullivan will be
at the organ, and a portion of
the Bulldog Band, directed by
Audre L. Stong, will entertain.
Draft Deferments
Men students desiring defer¬
ments for Selective Service
must secure them from the Stu¬
dent Personnel Office before
taking their pre-induction phys¬
ical examinations, deferments
will only be temporary.
Ordered more than a year ago, installation of the lights was
Council Trio Plans to ' Tap
Roots' of Student Pockets
“Tap Roots,” starring Susan Hayward and Van Heflin
will be shown in Sexson Auditorium on November 6, through
the joint sponsorship of the Music Department, English Coun¬
cil, Language Council and the Library Council. This is a
Civil War story about a small
Debaters Launch Season
Four Pasadena City College
debating teams coached by Paul
W. Smith, traveled to Los An¬
geles City College last weekend
for -a practice tournament with
representatives from several
other Southern California junior
colleges and universities.
Emerging from the tourney
with a perfect score, Mike Schon
and Dick Norwood were present¬
ed with fountain pens for their
efforts. Ruth Squire and Jan
Johnson took three out of four
contests.
Lower Division Orators Offered Chance
To Expound on Value of US Education
“What My Education in America Means to Me” has been chosen
as the subject of the annual lower division speech contest sponsored
by Phi Rho Pi, and scheduled for November 1 at 4 p.m. in room 12C.
Speeches shoul be given in conversational style and should last
five minutes. Judges for the contest will be upper division Phi Rho
Pi members.
Interested lower division students should consult Paul Smith,
debate coach and speech teacher.
a
valley which refuses to secede
from the Union and is besieged
by the Confederate army.
Lebanon Valley is a produc¬
tion plantation after several dec¬
ades of effort upon its inhabi¬
tants. The plot is complicated
by the daughters, particularly
Morna (Miss Hayward), who de¬
cides to marry a captain. Missi¬
ssippi secedes, the captain fights
for the South, and Morna falls
in love with Keith Alexander
(Heflin).
Proceeds from the movie will
be used for scholarships and
other council activities. Tickets
will be on sale at the Triton
Booth and the Student Bank on
the day of the movie, and may
also be purchased from any coun¬
cil member.
The performances will be pre¬
sented, one at 4 p.m. and the
other at 7:30 p.m. Price of tickets
will be 25 cents in the afternoon
and 30 cents in the evening.
The general public is invited,
as well as are students and their
friends.
support and defend the Constitu¬
tion of the United States’ and the
State of California against all
enemies, foreign and domestic.”
Employees are further required
to affirm that they are not now,
have not been during the preced¬
ing five years, and do not intend
to become members “of any party
or organization, political or other¬
wise, that now advocates the
overthrow of the Government of
the United States or of the State
of California by force or violence
or any other unlawful means.”
The law was enacted at the
last session of the California
State legislature, and went into
effect on October 3.
Members of the Board of Edu¬
cation were given the oath by
municipal Judge Joseph Sprankle.
Dr. Langsdorf affirmed his allegi¬
ance to Willard E. Goslin, super¬
intendent of schools. The PCC
principal was the only person on
the local campus authorized to
witness the signatures of the af¬
firmants.
Rowins Ask for Support
Of Loyalty Requirement
In explanation of the loyalty
oath requirement at Pasadena
City College, Dr. Edward H. Row-’
ins, day administration vice-prin¬
cipal, issued the following state¬
ment Monday:
“By recent action of the Cali¬
fornia State legislature, all em¬
ployees of the state and of all
political subdivisions thereof are
required to take an oath of loy¬
alty in support of the constitu¬
tional government of the United
States and of the State of Cali¬
fornia.
“We sincerely hope that all
citizens called upon will under¬
stand the importance of this
measure and demonstrate their
faith in the American way by a
prompt and wholehearted com¬
pliance with the new regulation.
In times as critical as these, with
clear evidence of how far sub¬
versive elements are willing to
go to undermine the very struc¬
ture that has made America
free, the law enacted by the legis¬
lature is entirely worthy of in¬
telligent support.”
Three part-time readers in the
campus English Department re¬
fused to sign the loyalty oath
last Wednesday, on the grounds
that it violates individual princi¬
ples. In defense of their stand,
the Mesdames Jean Gerard,
Catherine Langston and Jean
Taylor issued the following state¬
ment:
“We feel that we must reject
the loyalty oath because it con¬
flicts with the moral principles
we hold both as individuals and
as members of the religious So¬
ciety of Friends.
“We reject all oaths because
they do not foster the growth of
democracy. They imply that a
man must swear in order to be
trusted. The very foundation of
democratic society is faith in the
integrity of one’s neighbors. But
the oath destroys this faith.
“Furthermore, we feel this oath
contradicts the American heri¬
tage beause it inevitably leads
toward the suppression of min¬
ority opinion. Such measures are
often the subtle precursors of
dictatorships as both Germany
and Russia have demonstrated.
“We do not condone the law
which authorizes the ‘loyalty’
oath because it demands that
signers of the oath, as civil de¬
fense workers, in effect issue a
blank check on all their future
rights and activities. This may
easily lead to many evil practices
including a dictated curriculum
throughout public education.”
Special Rate Given
For Kirsten Opera
“Madame Butterfly,” the opera
written by Giacomo Puccini, will
be presented for students of the
Pasadena area Wednesday, Nov.
8.
The opera will be given at the
Philharmonic Auditorium, and a
bus will be provided for trans¬
portation. Bus fare will be 75
cents per person for a round
trip. Excursion tickets will be
distributed to students attending
this performance.
Vocational Guidance Day Spotlights Student Career Possibilities;
Key Clubbers, Faculty Join in Sponsoring Departmental Speakers
Speakers from fields represent¬
ing 14 City College departments
will be featured Friday during
the Vocational Guidance period
beginning at 9:48 a.m.
Sponsored jointly this semes¬
ter by the Key Club, the division
of student personnel and the de¬
partment chairmen, vocational
guidance day offers a varied ros¬
ter of speakers to help students
to acquaint themselves more
thoroughly with their chosen pro¬
fessions or trades.
Successful Ceramics
Miss Laura Anderson, speak¬
ing for the Art Department, will
expand the “Possibilities of Cer¬
amics as a Vocation” in 301C,
while in 216C a representative
of Marion Originals will outline
“Success in the Custom Trade
Business.”
For the Business Department,
a certified public accountant will
talk on “CPA as a Career,” in
108B. “Merchandising as a Ca¬
reer” will be discussed by An¬
drew Wyper, of the Broadway-
Pasadena, in 106B, while Russell
J. Cooney, personel manager
for the City of Pasadena, reveals
“Opportunities for Secretaries in
City Work” in 103B, and “The
Search for Security” is explained
by Stuart Russel, of the Equi¬
table Life Assurance Society, in
102B.
Architect Talks
“The Field of Architecture”
will be pictured in 201T by R. E.
Bennett, of Bennett and Bennett,
in cooperation with the Engineer¬
ing and Technology Department.
In 100T, N. V. Parsons, KNX
master control engineer, will pre¬
sent “Opportunities in Broadcast¬
ing” and John H. Mutchler, gen¬
eral contractor, spotlights “Op¬
portunities in Building Construc¬
tion” in 205T. A special tour of
the Kaiser Steel Corporation has
been scheduled by several tech¬
nology classes.
Two Photogs Share
Sharing speaking honors on
“Photography in Journalism”
will be D. Fitzgerald, Pasadena
Independent photographer, and
Don Downey, Star-News camera¬
man, in 156C. Also under the
auspices of the English Depart¬
ment, George Falcon, of KECA,
pictures “New Ideas in Televi¬
sion” in 4C.
“Your Job — How You Shouldn’t
Choose It” will be explained by
Robert J. Forbes, Western Per¬
sonnel Institute staff consultant,
for the Guidance Department in
158C.
Travelers Answer rWhy’
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Yeaton,
formerly with the United Nations
in Europe, will disclose “Why
You Need Another Language” in
200C, as joint representatives of
the Language Department.
“Special Fields in Librarian-
ship” will be treated by Miss
Jean Wilcox, of the Huntington
Library staff, in the office of
Head Librarian Herman Smith.
Informality Prevails
Informal discussion on several
phases of life science will be fea¬
tured by the Life Science De¬
partment: 101D, Bacteriology,
Miss Rofena Lewis; 2D, Cosme¬
tology, Mrs. Marguerite Robin¬
son; 15D, Dentistry-Medicine,
Richard O’Neill; 14D, Field Biol¬
ogy, Robert Hays ; 117D, Prac¬
tical Nursing, Miss Jessie Kohr;
216D, Professional Nursing, Miss
Lillian Vosloh; 201D, Osteopa¬
thy, Miss Ellen Denning; 215D,
Physiotherapy, Miss Eva Brooks;
110D, Plant Science, Miss Mar¬
garet Stason and Nicholas Ven-
eziano; 104D, Teaching Biological
Science, Arthur Schecter; and
202D, Vocations in Foods, Mrs.
Mary Elizabeth Conner.
‘Footlights to Church’
“Music as a Profession — From
Comedy Footlights to the Church
Chancel” is the subject of a talk
by Allen Lannon, formerly on
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