New Method Aids Registration
PCC Chronicle
Vol. 54, No. 1
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
September 16, 1953
Close to 4000 Pupils
Enrolled Last Week
GETTING THE MOST . . . out of Pasadena City College is Nancy Bangert, who is shown pur¬
chasing her Associated Student Body membership book from Janet Hudspeth (standing) and Melba
Elliott. Nancy is a graduate of St. Andrews High School.
Approximately 4000 upper and lower division students
enrolled for regular fall semester classes at Pasadena City
College during the four-day regular registration period end¬
ing Friday, Sept. 11. According to Dean of Admissions and
Records Roland W. Grinstead,
this figure is comparable to last
year’s enrollment for the first
four days of registration. The
total number of students signed
up for fall courses has not been
announced because the program
continued into this week.
Much of the clerical work in¬
volved in registering students in
previous years has been elimin¬
ated through the use of Interna¬
tional Business Machines. These
machines, leased by the district,
do not save money, but they en¬
able more work to be done easier
and quicker. By using IBM,
many hours of sorting have been
done away with, and each teach¬
er found the alphabetized class
admission tickets for the day’s
sessions in his or her box on
Monday morning.
Grinstead reported that gener¬
al cooperation from the students
registering was good, especially
among the upper division enroll-
ees.
Red Nichols'
Dixieland to Rock
Stage at Assembly
It’s true what they say about
Dixie! This will be proven by
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies
when they bring their one-beat
music to the stage of ■ Sexson
Auditorium for this semester’s
first assembly on Friday, Sept. 18.
Although Nichols has been
scheduled to bring his dixieland
jazz to PCC students in the true
New Orleans style, the noted mu¬
sician was born in Ogden, Utah.
He was playing a horn at the
age of three and was a big name
musician in New York before he
was 20.
Nichol’s five pennies comprise
five other renowned jazz musici¬
ans and the ensemble includes
saxophone, clarinet, trombone,
drums and piano along with the
Nichols horn.
Students will be required to
present their ASB books upon
entrance to next week’s assem¬
bly.
•Locker Keys
Locker keys will be issued, be¬
ginning Monday, Sept. .14, at
the Key Office, 14C, on presen¬
tation of ID cards. Two stu¬
dents will be assigned to each
locker and they will be requir¬
ed to come together in person
to get their keys. Boys may
not share lockers with girls.
Frosh, Sophomores
Offered Deferment
Eleventh and twelfth grade
students that enroll now in Pasa¬
dena City College’s Reserve Of¬
ficers’ Training Corps programs
will be deferred from the draft
until their twenty-first birthday,
according to Sgt. Hollis McCut-
cheon, military science instruc¬
tor.
There are openings for many
more new recruits in the local
corps, and a requisition has been
made for additional uniforms. A
total of about 160 officers and
enlisted men is expected to make
up the ranks this semester.
Principal, President
Welcome Students
The administration and faculty
at Pasadena City College are
happy to welcome back former
students, and to greet students
new to the college. We hope that
this year will be a most success¬
My heartiest congratulations
to you all as you enter PCC. We
think it is a pretty wonderful
school and know that you will
agree.
Your experience here is an im-
Music Enthusiasts Will
Enjoy Listening Hour
Music . lovers enrolled for the fall semester at Pasadena City
College will have an excellent opportunity to further their interest
through the Listening Hour series sponsored by the Music Depart¬
ment.
Room IV, directly opposite the college cafeteria, will be the
scene of the informal sessions, which include the playing of stan¬
dard recorded music with a minimum of preparation. The series
will be held at 11 Monday through Thursday and at 12 on Monday
and Wednesday. Students may enroll in the class for one unit of
credit or may drop in informally during their free time. Those
taking the course for credit will be checked on regular attendance,
and will be required to keep a notebook containing lists of records
heard. In addition, brief listening and reading reports will be as¬
signed at intervals during the semester. All students may bring
their lunches to eat during the sessions.
Dr. William B. Langsdorf
ful one, and that every student
will be able to take the fullest
advantage of the magnificent ed¬
ucational opportunities provided
at Pasadena City College, both in
the class offerings and in co-cur-
ricular activities.
We hope that during this com¬
ing year we will be able to take
steps toward further improving
our physical facilities in music,
in men’s physical education, and
in business, and that before the
year is out, a bond issue may be
held and carried by the people of
the district in order to provide
improved facilities.
One of the objectives which
• Continued on Page Four
John FitzRandolph
portant phase of your education
and you will get out of it exact¬
ly what you put into it: that is
if you lead a balanced school life,
including a good aoademic record
and participation in school activi¬
ties, you will have given some¬
thing to your school, and in re¬
turn will have received an in¬
valuable background for your¬
self.
From Frosh Camp to gradua¬
tion there is a full calendar of
events which we hope you will
enjoy. Sports, dances, clubs and
yearbook are all yours with an
Associated Student Body book.
John FitzRandolph
President, Associated
ASB Books
Still Can Be
Purchased
Membership books in the Pasa¬
dena City College Associated Stu¬
dents are still on sale to those
regularly-enrolled students that
failed to make this all-important
purchase during registration.
Included in the prieeof $12.50 is
admission to Ml athletic events
scheduled for the coming year,
plus reduced admission at sever¬
al away-from-home contests.
College social life also revolves
around the membership book, as
it includes bids to all important
student-sponsored dances on cam¬
pus, including the backwards
dance, the annual all-school
dance, and the Royal Ball, the
social highlight of the year that
honors the Tournament of Roses
Queen and Court.
Ownership of an Associated
Student Body Membership Book
also gives the right to vote for
elected officials in the campus
government at all regular and
special elections held during the
year. Student rates are also
given at all Fox-West Coast the¬
aters in Pasadena to ASB book
holders.
Another important feature of
the book is that it assures ASB
members of a copy of the Cam¬
pus, the PCC yearbook that is
distributed in the spring. Only
a limited number of extra copies
of the Campus are printed, and
they are sold at a regular pro¬
duction price.
It is not necessary to pay the
lump sum of $12.50 when pur¬
chasing an ASB membership
book. Reduced rates are avail¬
able for those desiring the use of
the book for one semester only,
and time payments can be ar¬
ranged with the Associated Stu¬
dent Body.
Though a few new students
may hesitate to spend ready cash
on the purchase, the vast ma¬
jority of returning enrollees re¬
alize the importance of holding
an Associated Student Body book.
New English
Instructors Feted
Faculty members of the De¬
partment of English, present
and past, will enjoy a potluck
supper on September 18, accord¬
ing to Dr. Dorothy Dixon, depart¬
ment chairman.
Honored guests will be the four
members of the English faculty
new to the college this fall. They
are Harold Davidson, Dr. Gilbert
McEwen, John Limb and Miss
Margaret O’Donnell. Harald Dyr-
enforth, who joined the faculty
in January, will also be honored.
No special program has been
planned for the evening, with an
informal atmosphere prevailing.
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