PCC Chronicle, September 29, 1948

м inor Class Elections To Be Held Friday Vol. 44, No. 3 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California September 29, 1948 AWS Plans New Look Co-ed Show “Alice in Fashion-land” Radio Department Begins Work on Fall Programs Members of PCC’s radio department have started this semester with no shortage of activities to keep them busy. They already have several programs planned, and one regu¬ lar broadcast. will be the theme of the AWS “The radio department is enthusiastically working5 on coed party planned for Fri- programs which we are sure will please not only our own day, October 1, during assem¬ bly period. This semi-annual event, open to all women stu¬ dents, will be held in Sexson Auditorium. Throughout the performance campus representatives will mod¬ el clothes for forthcoming social activities which include rushing events, AMS-AWS Backwards Dance, Turkey Tussle, a day at school, and the Royal Ball. Alice Anderson, ASB vice-president, will be featured in the show and Sue Eagon will narrate. “I would like to stress the im¬ portance of the party to Associ¬ ated Women Students, and urge all of you to attend,” stated Shir¬ ley Barnes, AWS president. “It is one of the first affairs sponsor¬ ed by AWS this semester, so let’s ail be there and make it a suc¬ cess.” Arlette Barnes, Jeanne Colyar, Anne Curtiss and Eve Liddle will be models. Musical accompani¬ ment will be provided by the organ. Committee in charge of the fashion show is Patsy Lu Lynn, chairman; Shirley BarneS, Bar¬ bara Lafot, Loa Shoemaker, Mar¬ garet Johnson and Patty Moore. Science Council Sponsors Movie “Unconquered,” an historical film, staring Paulette Goddard and Gary Cooper will be present¬ ed by the Social Science Council on Monday, October 4, at four and seven p. m. in the Sexson Auditorium. Tickets for the Cecil B. DeMille epic may be purchased for 25 cents from Social Science Council members or representatives of the Council who will visit classes. Tickets can also be obtained at the Triton Booth. A story of early colonial his¬ tory, “Unconquered” tells of a bonded servant sold on a ship bound for the American colonies. Filmed in Technicolor, the movie offers many thrills when white men sell firearms and metal tom¬ ahawks to the Indians. “We plan to make awards for high scholastic ability in the field of social science,” stated Dr. Leo R. Facto, Social Science Council adviser. Other uses for the fund may include the purchase of a club membership at the Riverside conference this December. Previewing the AWS Coed Party, “Alice in Fashionland,” Jeanne Colyar and Ann Curtiss model two of the outfits to be featured in the fashion parade, October 1, while Alice Anderson, “Alice” of the show, gazes admiringly upon the girls. student body, but the community as well,” Lowell Barker, radio instructor, said. “I also have two beginning classes of 25 students each,” con¬ tinued Mr. Barker. “These pupils are learning the fundamentals of radio broadcasts.” Also well under way is a radio speech class, instructed by Virginia Barrus, the class is learning general improvements of speech, which help its mem¬ bers to prepare for radio an¬ nouncing work. News Preview One of the programs which is already being aired is broadcast every Saturday morning at 11 over KWKW by Jim French, Lee Day and Jerry Shup. This pro¬ gram gives a preview of events at PCC for the following week. Kenneth Waterbury and a group of students, in co-operation with the SCA, are planning a ser¬ ies of broadcasts of general edu¬ cational value. These broadcasts feature music and talks in keep¬ ing with the ideals of the SCA. Women’s Series Barbara Carden, Lena Goroni, Ruth Woodrum and Patti Craw¬ ley, all students of the radio pro¬ duction class, are working on pro¬ grams which are designed to bring to the school and communi¬ ty the women’s point of view con¬ cerning school activities. Under the leadership of Bob Butner, several students plan to inaugurate a series of programs saluting the high schools in the Pasadena area. The programs will feature talent and top per¬ sonalities from these schools. Disc Show At present, Morrie Wakefield is' preparing h show on which he will present record tunes that are most popular on the campus. Radio students this semester feel particularly fortunate in hav¬ ing Wade Holcomb, new PCC in¬ structor, teaching a class in radio controls. He will assist his class in the production of programs from a' technical standpoint. Mr. Holcomb’s class toured through CBS studios last Thurs¬ day. The group was privileged to be in control booths during sev¬ eral regular broadcasts and re¬ hearsals. Red Cross Seeks New Memberships Beginning its semester activi¬ ties with the planning of an in¬ troductory meeting, the college Red Cross Unit will ask all stu¬ dents interested in the organiza¬ tion to attend an open discussion to be held the early part of Oc¬ tober. At present, the officers of the Red Cross Unit are: president, Elinor Anderson; vice-president, Pat Clark; secretary, Carol Bell; treasurer, Lois Banks. Chairmen of the various divi¬ sions are: Eddie Le Grand, camp and hospital; Harry Montgomery, disaster; Sophie Velasquez, motor corps; Barbara Carden, public in¬ formation; Gloria Gonzales, in¬ With October 1 just around the corner for the minor class election primaries, Bob Engen, commissioner of elections, and Ardith Roberts post a reminder to all student body members to get out and vote. Commissioner Bob Engen Stresses Balloting Value Minor class and Associated Women Students primary and final elections are scheduled for October 1 and 8 respectively. “I’d like all of you to get out and vote because if you don’t you’re throwing away a privilege,” stated Bob Engen, commissioner of elections. “It’s very important that all stu¬ dents take part in school activities.” Election booths will be placed in front of C and E buildings, one at Nicotine Gulch and two in front of the Student Store. Candidates for minor offices are: Juniors — vice-president: Neil Sherwood; treasurer: Richard Warren; AWS representative: Jackie Ingram and Mary Carter. Sophomores — vice-president: Jerry Vawter, Harold Hamm, Roberta Boren and Frank Rich¬ ards; secretary: Nancy Noll; treasurer: Donadd Eidemiller; AWS representative: Joanne Lin- damood, Kay Tompkins and Phyl¬ lis Maninger. Freshman — vice-president: Murl Moore, Robert Anderson and Bill Krueger; secretary: Billie Price and Martin Sherre; treasurer: Donald Lewis; AWS representative : George Lowe, Dorothy Cort, Dorothy Herrmann and Janice Elledge. Drama Fraternity Selects First Play “Heaven Can Wait,” an unusu¬ al and completely different type of play has been selected to be given by Delta Psi Omega for its annual presentation to be given in November. Dealing chiefly with relations between this and the other world, the play is outstanding in that it became a smash hit on Broad¬ way and later was made into the movie, “Here Comes Mr. Jordan.” Donald Liercke, Delta Psi Omega faculty adviser, will direct the play. Tryouts for the production will be held early in October. Dick Allen, president, said: “As yet, all parts are open and we urge anyone interested to attend the tryouts, the date of which will be announced at a later time.” ternational; Ardith Roberts, safe¬ ty services; Jimmy Anderson, blood bank, and Jim Nicholson heads the new committee, vets’ hobbies, formed to provide enter¬ tainment for veterans at McCor- nack Hospital. NEWS BRIEFS BULLETIN “No Parking” signs are post¬ ed in the driveway behind the auditorium and in the areas to the east and west of the audito¬ rium from Sierra Bonita to the west end of the Technology building. Beginning tomorrow, law enforcement officers will .arrest all violators of this reg¬ ulation, it was learned by the Chronicle at press time. * * * Parents of all new PCC stu¬ dents will meet with faculty members tomorrow evening at 7:30 in Sexson Auditorium. Discussions will center around familiarization of the parents with the courses of study offered to new students. A social get- together with refreshments will follow the meeting at which time the parents will meet the stu¬ dents’ advisers. During the eve¬ ning, the parents also will be shown new additions to the cam¬ pus. The main purpose of this meet¬ ing is to provide an informal in¬ troduction of freshman advisers and their parents. Freshman stu¬ dents are invited to attend with their parents and will be hosts and hostesses during the evening. * * * “Strength to lead and faith to follow” will be the theme carried out by approximately 100 SCA members attending a retreat at Idyllwild this weekend. Formert Student Christian As¬ sociation President, Leon Marion, who has recently returned from a stay in Germany, will address the group Friday night on the topic of “Orientation,” and again on Saturday night, telling of his experiences in Europe. The Reverend Glenn Smiley will give the Sunday morning ser¬ mon and closing thought to the campers who will return home that afternoon. Transportation is arranged by cars to leave Saturday afternoon at 3 and return the next day.