PCC Chronicle
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
September 30, 1953
Tuesday’s
Forum to
Assembly
to Feature
Open Soon
Paul G. Hoffman, speaking on
"World Affairs Are Our Affairs,”
will inaugurate the 1953-54 Tues¬
day Evening Forum series on
October 6.
Opening at 8 o'clock in Sexson
Auditorium, Hoffman’s lecture
will present his insight into world
affairs gained from his adminis¬
tration of the Marshall Plan and
the Ford Foundation.
Hoffman is a director of the
Federal Reserve Bank, the New
York Life Insurance Co., United
Air Lines, Encyclopedia Britan-
nica, Inc.*, and Automotive Manu¬
facturers Association. He has
served as president of the Stu-
debaker Corporation, changing ft
from an almost defunct agency
to one of the nation’s top three
automobile firms. His direction
of ECA followed a successful in¬
terval served with the Commit¬
tee on Economic Development.
Holding an LID from the Uni¬
versity of Chicago, and honorary
degrees from New York Univer¬
sity and the University, of South¬
ern California, Mr. Hoffman is
a native of Pasadena and is do¬
nating his services to the forum.
Students will be admitted to
the lecture after 8 p.m. free of
charge.
•Gloria Tryouts
Tryouts for vocal and dramat¬
ic roles in PCC’s Christmas
production, Gloria, will be held
on October 6 at 3, and on Oc¬
tober %?. and 13 at 2:30 in room
3F. Miss Isobel Smith is in
charge of the vocal tryouts
and Harry Davidson «ill hear
the dramatic readings.
DASHING ROYAL GUARDS . . . will entertain assembly audience next Friday when they
return to Sexson Auditorium to repeat their popular program of last year. Their swashbuckling
music will include selections for everyone’s taste, organized and arranged by Ben Yost, manager
and member of the group.
'Jalopies’ to Get Rejuvenated
As Key Clubbers Wash Cars
If the old jalopy looks beaten up and run down these days, you’d better do something
about it quickly. And the best thing that can be done right now is to let the Key Club
take the wheel and give it a good going over in their annual car wash to be staged on Tues¬
day, Oct. 6. Members of the campus service organization will scrub your car on the outside
and vacuum it on the inside, and
Ben Yost
They’re here again!
Last year’s most popular as¬
sembly program will be dupli¬
cated in full swing Friday when
Ben Yost and his dashing Royal
Guards are scheduled to furnish
entertainment that will tempt the
musical whims of everyone.
The program will combine the
brilliance of lighter selections,
taken from top Broadway pro¬
ductions and operettas, with the
grandeur of the classics. Ameri¬
can ballads, Irish tunes and col¬
lege songs will also set the tem¬
po, with brilliant costumes effect¬
ing the excellent showmanship of
the performers.
Along with the top vocals in¬
cluded in his troupe, the mag¬
nificent baritone voice of the or¬
ganizer-producer Ben Yost will
highlight the program.
The Ben Yost Royal Guards
have an enviable history on the
American music scene. They have
appeared in leading theaters
throughout the United States,
Europe and South America.
Along with filling the guest
star spotlight on several top ra¬
dio and television shows, they
have played in many outstanding
night clubs and theaters, includ¬
ing the Waldorf-Astoria, Bilt-
more Bowl, Latin Quarter, Roxy
Theater and Radio City Music
Hall.
Friday’s regular assembly pro¬
gram will see the troupe on the
stage of Sexson Auditorium, and
an Associated Student Body
membership book will be requir¬
ed for admission. Students who
do not own ASB books may pur¬
chase them at the Student Bank.
Educators Select Theme
of College Conference
“Importance of Vocational and Technical Training in
the Junior College” will be the theme of the fall conference
of the Southern California Junior College Association, ac¬
cording to Dr. Catherine J. Robbins, chairman of local ar¬
rangements.
The conference, to be held on
the Pasadena City College cam¬
pus on October 17, will feature
John Peart as its principal speak¬
er. About 1500 junior college ed¬
ucators are expected to attend.
Miss Marjorie McGlothlin is
chairman of the committee which
will serve at the coffee hour, that
will open the session at 8:30 a.m.
in Harbeson Hall. At 9:15 a.m.,
there will be approximately 26
sectional meetings in different
areas of the campus. Each area
will be in charge of a host and
members of a committee headed
by Tom Fell and Jesse Moses. El¬
even o’clock will find the dele¬
gates attending a general session.
A musical program by the Pasa¬
dena City College Department of
Music will be under the direc¬
tion of Department Chairman
Mrs. Carolyn Weersing.
At the general session, Dr.
William B. Langsdorf, Pasadena
City College principal, will intro¬
duce Dr. Stuart F. McComb, su¬
perintendent of the Pasadena City
Schools, who will welcome the
delegates.
Following the speech by Mr.
Peart, tours of various PCC de¬
partments will be offered. They
will include Engineering and
Technology, Business, the Lan¬
guage Laboratory, Library and
Radio Studio.
Stanley Pearson is on the
board of directors of the associ¬
ation.
Frosh Can Apply
for Class Offices
Any freshman student who is
interested in class elective of¬
fices is urged to fill out special
application blanks which can be
obtained in room 17C, offices of
the Associated Student Body, or
contact Curt Tamkin, representa-
tive-at-large.
Offices open for the current se¬
mester are class president, vice-
president, secretary and treasur¬
er. All posts will be filled at a
special freshman election to be
held at a future date.
all for the price of just $1.
Key Clubbers will be on the
job all day in this attempt to
secure funds with which to car¬
ry on their many worthwhile
projects.
According to Ron Fox, chair¬
man of the Car Wash, students
desiring to take advantage of the
offer should enter the Hill Ave¬
nue parking lot, where the club
members will take over. The ac¬
tual washing will be done on .the
women’s tennis courts, adjacent
to the lot.
The wash is open to all campus
automobiles including those own¬
ed by faculty members as well
as students.
Lancers Inaugurate
Membership Drive
In order to render better ser¬
vice to PCC, the Lancers, service
organization for male students,
have inaugurated a membership
drive, according to President Jim
Blixt.
Although the organization has
attained its membership of 20
men as required by its constitu¬
tion, additional members are
needed to make the club’s work
effective. Students who are will¬
ing to work to enforce school
laws and otherwise be of service
are urged to join.
Routine activities of the Lan¬
cers include ushering at assem¬
blies, enforcing student body
• Continued on Page Three
Profs Reveal Coming
of City College Capers
Pasadena City College students will have a chance to
enjoy themselves at the expense of their instructors on
Thursday, Oct. 8, when the second edition of “City College
Capers” takes the stage in Sexson Auditorium at 8 p.m.
Under the sponsorship of the
Rose Bowl Chosen
for PTA Circus
Pasadena’s famed Rose Bowl
will again be the site of the an¬
nual PTA-sponsored Football
Circus, which will be held on
October 10.
This year’s event marks the
nineteenth annual grid event un¬
der the sponsorship of the Par¬
ent-Teacher Association.
Proceeds from this year’s cir¬
cus, as usual, will be used in aid¬
ing youth and welfare activities
in the city schools by providing
scholarships and conducting oth¬
er welfare work. Money from
the PCC sales will be contribut¬
ed by the PTA to campus schol¬
arship funds.
Tickets are on sale now, and
can be purchased at the Attend¬
ance Office or from representa¬
tives of the various campus clubs.
Parent-Teacher Association, the
all-faculty show will be a bur¬
lesque of school life, and will in¬
clude such sequences as a “chor¬
us line” and a formal prom.
About 75 teachers will shove text¬
books aside and don grease paint
for the event, which will be di¬
rected by John Stewart.
Immediately preceding the
show will be the annual All¬
school barbecue on Memorial
Court, also under the sponsor¬
ship of the PTA. The Parent-
Student-Teacher event will be un¬
der the management of Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd O. Gwinn, proprie¬
tors of Gwinn’s Restaurant in
East Pasadena. The Gwinns have
offered complete use of their i ex¬
cellent facilities and staff, as
they did at last year’s successful
barbecue. Typical barbecue food
will top the menu, which will be
served beginning at 5 o’clock in
the evening.
Mrs. George Rodda, president
of the PTA, has announced that
tickets to both events are now
on sale at the Student Bank.
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Guards to Duplicate Smash Assembly
