PCC Courier, April 16, 1958

New Superintendent Welcomed Jenkins Begins Work as iKin5 Begins пет МГЪ • * New Administrator (jr%y Dr. Robert E. Jenkins began working in his new capacity as twelfth superintendent of Pasadena’s schools, the first of this month. A series of receptions were held to help orientate him and acquaint him with his new ‘associates. Dr. Jenkins was the honored guest of the _ VOL. 8, NO. 8 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA APRIL 16, 1958 Chamber of Commerce and PTA at the Huntington-Sheraton last Thursday. Friday* evening, he was guest speaker in Sexson Au¬ ditorium with a reception follow¬ ing in Harbeson Hall attended by all school employees. Before appointment as new su¬ perintendent to succeed Dr. Stuart Marsee, who has been serving as acting superintendent during an interim period, Dr. Jenkins was superintendent of the Ridgewood, N.J., school and was assistant superintendent for instruction in San Diego. Dr. Jenkins holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Columbia College and mas¬ ter’s and doctor’s degrees in edu¬ cation from Columbia Teachers College. The Board of Education in a press statement mentioned that under Dr. Jenkins’ guidance, 85 per cent of Ridgewood’s high school graduates went on to col¬ lege, and the school now has twice as many honor students as any Journalism Section Hosts High Schools Future members of the fourth estate will assemble here next Tuesday when the PCC journal¬ ism section holds its annual open house for journalism students from surrounding high schools. The program will be held from 2-5 p.m. When the students arrive, they will immediately divide into work¬ shops led by PCC journalism stu¬ dents. There will be workshops on the yearbook with student leaders Bob Veylupek and Herb James; newspaper, Ruth Hem¬ ming and Mary Lou Johnson; sports, Stan Brown and Paul Stro- bel; photography, Don Moore and Ralph Sanchez; and printing, Jo Greene. William P. Buttler, Press Bur¬ eau adviser, will chairman an advisers’ confab at the same time the workshops meet. Butt¬ ler is working with Publications Commissioner Joanne Osman on the coordination and plan¬ ning of the event. A general assembly in Harbe¬ son Hall will follow the workshop sessions. At this time, awards will be presented to students who have submitted the best stories in several divisions of newspaper writing as determined by judges from the Star-News. Miss Osman will also give a short resume of the journalism facilities and courses offered at PCC, after which refreshments will be served in the photogra¬ phy lab. There will also be en¬ tertainment. To conclude the afternoon ses¬ sion for the future college jour¬ nalists, there will be tours of the publications offices and produc¬ tion shops. Women Participate in SCJC Badminton The eight top-rated badminton players in the Women’s Athletic Association on campus have been chosen to represent PCC in the annual All-Southern California Ju¬ nior College Badminton playday, to be held at Fullerton Junior Col¬ lege tomorrow. Representing PCC in singles play will be Sarah Crisler, Lily Roum, Vivian Hurd, and Nancy Hillmer, and in doubles play will be Donna Brush and Ruth Hem¬ ming as first doubles and Janice and Phyllis Jones as second doubles. The girls will compete against representatives from ju¬ nior colleges in the surrounding territory. other school in New Jersey. Fur¬ ther, a grading system instituted by Jenkins has received 98 per cent parents’ approval. Civic minded, Dr. Jenkins is immediate past president of the Ridgewood Rotary Club and serves on the boards of the Com- Science Instructors Oeleaates Go to Muir а.ы шм* , * Confereme Three PCC physical science in¬ structors are attending the semi¬ annual American Chemical Soci¬ ety Convention, which is being held in San Francisco this week. Attending the convention are Dr. Harper W. Frantz, hqpd of the Physical Science Department; Dr. Norman J. Juster, and Robert G. Bowlus. In conjunction with edu¬ cators from other schools in Cali¬ fornia, they have the opportunity to discuss better methods of teach¬ ing the subject of chemitsry. Representatives of chemical firms are discussing and showing new changes that have developed in their fields and how they will affect their industry. Educators will have the opportunity to ask questions that will aid them in their teaching of the subject. The convention is held twice a year but it hds been five years since there has been one on the Pacific Coast. It was held in Los Angeles then. Chemistry teach¬ ers Jrom all over the state will attend the convention. ^Scholarship A maximum of $800 is available through the PCC Scholarship Fund Association to graduates who qualify. Those interested may apply with Vance L. Burch in 230C by appointment. Attendance at any university is acceptable. Deadline for appli¬ cations is May 15. Plil Dr. Robert Jenkins munity Chest, Pease Memorial Library, American Red Cross, and Family Service. He is an elder in the Presbyterian Church. Dr. Jenkins is also a member of Phi Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi, and a number of educational com¬ mittees and associations. A native of New York, the 47- year-old educator is also a veter¬ an of World War II, and has worked as an instructor at the. Biarritz American University in France as well as an administrat¬ or in Oklahoma City, San Diego, Ridgewood, and at the Columbia Teachers College. Model United Nations Attracts PCC Delegates Ten PCC students who will think and act as Saudi Ara¬ bians will be a part of all the confusion, excitement, and strict procedure of a session fashioned precisely after the United Nations. These students will be delegates to the Model United Nations, which will" assemble at the University of Washington, April 23-26. The PCC delegation, represent¬ ing Saudi Arabia, will reach their destination by air, accompanied by Dr. Harold A. Hansen. The group includes Chairman Chrys- tal Watson, Peter Molnar and Mitchell Saadi, who were dele¬ gates last year. Remaining delegates are Gail Benkcp t, Charles Pfingston, Shigeo Kitano, Jane Hownliow- er, Susan Harris, Gay Lohr, and Penney Moline. The group lias been in preparation since early in February. They have made a thorough study of Saudi Arabia and her situation in the international picture. Eighty-two schools on the West Coast will send 700 delegates to represent 82 nations. Each school goes all out to conduct an accu¬ rate and effective representation. Important issues and real problems of the world today will fill the MUN agenda. Mitch- el Saadi will represent the Saudi Arabia position on the Gulf of Aquaba question in the World Court. Other timely is¬ sues will be discussed by sub¬ committees, which will include Saudi Arabia delegates, before being brought before the Gen¬ eral Assembly. A confusion of signs identify¬ ing the countries, native costumes of each country, continual caucus¬ ing, and efforts of the various countries to push a certain reso¬ lution, add reality and- drama to the huge General Assembly. Six discussion leaders and 13 delegates will represent PCC at the Youth Conference to be held at John Muir High School Saturday. The conference is sponsored by the Pasadena Youth Council. High school and junior high school students from the Pasadena area will participate Language Exhibits Created by Wiley The first joint meeting of the Northern and Southern California Foreign Language Teachers Asso¬ ciation will be held Saturday in Fresno. Arthur S. Wiley, chair¬ man of the PCC Foreign Lan¬ guage Department, will be chair¬ man of the exhibits to be display¬ ed at the convention. Language records with listen¬ ing facilities will be among the many exhibits that will be on dis¬ play. In one of his displays, Mr. Wiley has left the original “Song of Paris” sung in French, but has manipulated the song on the tape so as to give better understanding of the French language. The pre¬ sentation will be described in a coming issue of Modern Language Journal under the title “A French Song on Tape and Camera.” Another exhibit to appear at the teachers’ first joint meeting will be the four current issues of the PCC Linguist, publication of the Foreign Language Council. Several exhibits will also be sub¬ mitted from other schools throughout this area. The program will consist main¬ ly of presentations concerning foreign languages and the need for a better understanding of the different languages. The purpose of the convention is to compare the varied teaching methods of the foreign language teachers throughout the state. “The teach¬ ers attending this convention will enhance their knowledge of lan¬ guage, culture, and literature,” states Wiley. Lancer Bookstore Given Recognition The PCC Bookstore received honors from the National Associ¬ ation of Collgge Bookstore dele¬ gates who visited the campus last week. The Lancer bookstore was compared to those at USC, UCLA, and Occidental College. One reason for the honor is the “booketeria” system that was or¬ iginated at PCC in 1946. This is the system where the students serve themselves, thus making it possible to serve as many as 6000 students a day. The profits from the store are used in the ASB budget. This constitutes about one-third of the total budget, which is about $60,- 000. The money not appropriated is put in a reserve fund, which is now being used to pay for the portable bleachers on Horrell Field. Since the buying of books is one of the students’ biggest ex¬ penses, the cost of the books is kept at a minimum. The price paid for used books is 60 cents on the dollar, which is ten per cent higher than that paid by most schools. The s e 1 f-service system of PCC’s bookstore was originated by Earl Holder, PCC business as¬ sistant. Ernest Wood is manager of the bookstore. Mrs. Ruth Gard¬ ner is secretary. Other store workers are Donald Grieninger, Mrs. Jean Jordan and Mrs. Ther¬ esa Soeten. also. In its third year, the Youth Conference has as its theme, “Pathways to Creative Living.” The representatives will be di¬ vided into 30 discussion groups, each of which will select its own topic for discussion. The topic selected should deal with the theme. It will be left to the discretion of the, group to choose something of importance dealing with a pathway to a better life. Four hundred students and 200 adults are expected to attend. The day will open with registration at 8 a.m., followed by the opening assembly at 9. There will then be a discussion session until noon. After lunch is served in the cafe¬ teria, the groups will resume dis¬ cussion, elaborating on the most important item or items brought out in the morning discussion. Stevie Carpenter, student at Muir, is chairman of the Youth Conference. She will be the co¬ ordinator of the 30 discussion leaders. The PCC leaders are Gunnar Sedleniek, Bob Grant, Robert Hutchins, Joanne Os¬ man, Pete Troxell, and Mary Lou Johnson. Representing PCC are Jeanne Anderson, Linda Cade, Tom Ebaugli, Don Fork, Jim Gilbert, Ernie Johnson, Bill Loomis, Doug Perry, Elaine Perry, Doug Stone, Larry Stump, Byron Lewis, and Don Rogers. There will be 12 discussion lead¬ ers each from Muir and Pasadena High Schools. Recorders will be selected from the junior high groups. CARE TO TRAVEL, ANYONE? ... is the query of these students as they plan their trip to the Model United Nations at the University of Washington at Seattle. Globe-watchers from left to right are Shigeo Kitano, Mike Carron, Charles Pfingston, Ron Miller, Chrystal Watson, Penny Moline, and Pete Molnar. «