PCC Faculty to ‘Fling’ for PTA
PCC Chronicle
Teachers’ Talents
Shine in Show Soon
Students will be able to see their teachers for the new
semester on the lighter side tomorrow in the first annual fac¬
ulty variety show, “City College Capers,” being held in con¬
junction with the PTA sponsored All-school Barbecue. The
show, with a cast composed en-
Vol. 52, No. 3
Pasadena, California
October 1, 1952
Library Club
Sets Meet
First meeting of the Pasadena
City College Library Council is
scheduled to be held on October
3 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting is
to be a pot luck supper.
At the meeting there will be a
discussion of the proposed ac¬
tivities for the semester. The
gathering will also serve as a
chance for council fellowship and
for introduction of new mem¬
bers. Some of the most immi¬
nent affairs on the Library Coun¬
cil’s list are the meeting of the
California Library Association in
October, and the second annual
“Bookworm” or personal library
contest. The Council will serve
as ushers at the Library Associ¬
ation meeting, and is the spon¬
sor of the coming contest.
Officers for this semester in¬
clude Margaret Farrow, who
wields the gavel as president,
Richard Lewis who acts in the
vice-prexy spot, and Lois Kurrle
who handles the joint duties of
secretary and treasurer. Member¬
ship in the council is open to all
PCC library assistants.
No Landlubbers Get
Into Sailing Club
If you are interested in sail¬
ing why not join the PCC sailing
club? The first meeting of this
year was held on Wednesday,
Sept. 24, during which Jim Blixt
was elected commodore. That the
club is open to anyone who likes
to sail or wants to learn was
stated by Russell Journigan, ad¬
viser to the club.
Meetings are held once a month
and the club members are plan¬
ning to start work right away on
their sailboat in order to get in
shape for the season. Frequent
sailing trips and competitive re¬
gattas are held at Los Alamitos
Bay, Newport and also at the
San Francisco Bay.
Club members are taught to
sail, and the best students enter
the regattas or races in which
various junior colleges and col¬
leges compete. Winners of the
annual inter-collegiate regatta
will win a trip to Ohio sometime
during the year to compete in a
race there. Last year PCC’s team
won the Pacific Championship
for Junior Colleges.
tirely of teachers and other facul¬
ty members, will feature several
of PCC’s .most popular- faculty
men as “chorus girls,” and variety
acts by many other, teachers with
entertainment talents hitherto un¬
known to their students. It will
be presented in two performances
in Sexson Auditorium, a matinee
at 4 p.m. preceding the barbecue,
and an evening staging at 8, im¬
mediately after the closing of the
dinner. According to PTA Presi¬
dent Mrs. Rodda, the aim of the
“Capers” is to break down the
barriers between teachers and
students early in the school year,
enabling them to better work to¬
gether throughout the remainder
of the two semesters.
The Parent-S t u d e n t-Teacher
Barbecue, already an annual af¬
fair, will again be held on War
Memorial Court, and is to be run
by two of Pasadena’s foremost
restaurant owners, Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd O. Gwinn, proprietors of
Gwinn’s Restaurant in East Pasa¬
dena. Already well acquainted
with the tastes of City Collegians
through their drive-in, they have
volunteered the complete use of
their facilities and their own ser¬
vices to help the barbecue suc¬
ceed.
Tickets for both the show and
the barbecue can be obtained any
time this week at the Student
Bank or at the Triton Booth in
the main hall of “C” building, or
by contacting Mrs. Rodda at SY.
7-1694.
ASB Board Repeals
PCC Code of Laws
At its regular meeting last
Thursday morning, the ASB
Board repealed the PCC Code of
Laws, regulations governing stu¬
dent activities and actions.
The action was taken at the
recommendation of Attorney Gen¬
eral Everett Harrison, head of a
Board sub-committee working on
the establishment of a new cam¬
pus judicial system.
The repeal followed a resolu¬
tion passed the week before which
cut off funds previously alloted
to the student court, and moving
the court from its offices in room
17C.
PLOTTING OUT FINAL DETAILS for tomorrow’s “Collegiate Capers” production are Mrs.
George Rodda (center), PCC PTA president, and some faculty members of the show.
WAA Board Fills
Chairman Spots
At a recent meeting of the
Women’s Athletic Association
board they swelled their board
roster to its full size by appoint¬
ing a number of WAA coeds to
fill vacant positions.
Approved for service were the
following: Carolyn Shaw, scrap¬
book chairman; Rita Keller, kit¬
chen chairman; Diane Lewis,
clubroom chairman; Carol Black-
inton, junior representative; Dor-
ene Kellett, editor; Lea Ann Bes-
sonette and Beth Frank, fresh¬
man representatives; and Judie
Newcombe, Anatolian representa¬
tive.
Board members also discussed
plans for future activities. WAA
plans numerous sports and social
affairs yearly, so their agenda is
usually full of work for the board
and committees.
UN Association to
Give Letture Series
Beginning October 6, a series ‘ of lectures sponsored by
the United Nations Association will be offered to PCC stu¬
dents, parents and any members of the community who are
interested. The purpose of the talks will be to acquaint people
_ . _ _ with the various features of the
Coeds Will Star
Good Samaritans Will
Get Reward in Points
Are you interested in helping
your school, as well as yourself?
There are a number of small jobs
on campus with which you could
help. These jobs include every¬
thing from office work to tutor¬
ing.
The list of services you can
perform during your free periods
is being revised and will soon
be posted in Dr. Catherine Rob¬
bins’ office. Meanwhile, informa¬
tion can be obtained from Dr.
Robbins’ secretary.
HOSPITALITY OFFER IS MADE BY AREA
CITIZENRY TO HOMELESS PCC STUDENTS
PCC’s Placement Bureau reports that many opportunities
are available for students to room and board in nearby homes.
Numerous positions are open for both boys and girls and
free room and board is offered in exchange for light duties.
Positions for girls consist of light household duties or child
care and boys’ jobs include gardening or acting as houseboy.
Foreign students are especially
in demand for the latter posi¬
tion.
Besides free room and board, a
student may- earn- up to $50 a
month, depending upon how much
time and how many duties are
involved.
In most cases the students are
given days or weekends off and
have their own private room and
bath.
Anyone interested in obtaining
a live-in position may contact
the Placement Bureau between
9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. A note of
permission from a parent or
guardian must be presented by
students under 18 years of age.
A printed form containing fur¬
ther information may be secured
from the Placement Bureau.
On KXLA Series
Girls who are interested in any
phase of radio work are urged
to try out for a part in “Home¬
work” a popular PCC radio show
which goes on the air over local
station KXLA. Auditions are be¬
ing held Thursday, Oct. 2 at 3
in 6C.
Each show includes a section
on home decoration and improve¬
ment, and also aids to the home¬
maker in cooking, plus tips on
current fads in the fashion
world. Each girl on the program
gains valuable experience in writ¬
ing a radio script, as well as gain¬
ing talent and confidence in
speaking over the air-waves.
Any and all PCC girls are in¬
vited to try out for the show
parts. It is not necessary to be
enrolled in any of the radio class¬
es on the local campus, and ex¬
perience is not required.
United Nations. These lectures
will be free of charge and are to
be held in Harbeson Hall at 8
p.m. '
Starting the series on Monday,
Wendell L. Miller will speak on
“Yugoslavia” its place in the
world of democracy and its im¬
portance to the United Nations.
“India and Point Four” is the
subject of the next talk in the
series which will be discussed
by A. A. Westervelt on the first
of December.
Miller will discourse again on
February 2, 1953, with the sub¬
ject of this talk the hotly dis¬
puted country of Germany. On
March 2, Dr. Anton de Haas will
discuss “United Nations’ Answer
to Communism.” The lecture of
April 6 will bring out Italy’s im¬
portance in \the UN setup, and
“Greece” will be the topic of an¬
other lecture by Mr. Miller. May
4 Hubert Herring will conclude
the series by speaking under the
title “Mexico — Making of a Na¬
tion.”
Service points are your “re¬
ward for services rendered.” One
service point is given for every
three hours work. These not on¬
ly help your eligibility for the
California Scholarship Society,
but often are used as recommen¬
dations to employers. The expe¬
rience you receive while earning
your service points is invaluable.
Why not give some of your
extra time and help yourself,
while helping your school?
Aquatic Activity is to
Be AWS 'Icq Breaker’
Watery greetings and splashing sport will greet any coed who
attends the annual AWS Coed Party one week from today in the
campus pool, starting at 3:30 in the afternoon.
The pool will act as Waikiki Beach for the afternoon festivities,
as the theme of this year’s affair is “Hawaiian Luau.” Impersona¬
tion of a Hawwaiian resort will be carried out as far as possible by
exotic colors and style in the pool decorations.
In charge of the gala swim will be Eleanor Johnson, who is
head mermaid and president of this year’s AWS Board. Swim-suited
girls will swim, dive or wade for two hours, and then will be served
refreshments. The strum of guitars and the waving of grass skirts
will feature a period of Hawaiian entertainment.