THESPIANS UNAWARE
VOL. 8, NO. 9
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
APRIL 23, 1958
PCC CoufiieSi
Public Schools Week
Prompts Open Houses
Pasadena City College’s observation of National Public
Schools Week is scheduled for April 21-25. During this week,
many of the departments and classes of Pasadena City College
will be open to the public, showing what they hope to accom¬
plish in the education of the Stu- _
dents.
Highlighting the Public Schools
Week observances is the Physic¬
al Science Open House, to be held
this Friday evening from 7 to 10.
Participation in the open house
has previously been limited to the
Physical Science and Engineering
and Technology Departments, but
this year the Life Science and
Nursing Departments are partici¬
pating as well.
The Life Science Department
will feature exhibits by the Los
Angeles County Arboretum,
which will show some rare
plants found in Southern Cali¬
fornia. The Southern California
Flower Association will display
cutaways of containers used for
air shipment of fresh flowers.
Class demonstrations will in¬
clude the use of films in teaching;
demonstrated by the biology class¬
es, and diss6ction, demonstrated
by the zoology classes.
The Engineering and Tech¬
nology Department will be ex¬
hibiting a model of the “Ex¬
plorer,” America’s first space
satellite. Other departmental
exhibitions will include placing
of closed-circuit television cam¬
eras at various locations on
campus, with receivers in the
electronics laboratory. Visitors
will be able to remain in the
laboratory and see what is hap¬
pening around the campus.
All the shops and laboratories
of the department will be open.
W6BAB, PCC’s ham radio station,
will be in operation as will PCC’s
FM station, KPCS.
Visitors to the Nursing De¬
partment will see what the jobs
of a nurse are and how she
prepares for her career. Stu¬
dents will denrfonstrate how
blood pressure is measured and
how a stethoscope is used. Dis¬
plays on proper health mea¬
sures will be shown as will
films on the field of nursing.
The Physical Science Depart¬
ment has obtained a number of
exhibits on rockets, missiles and
satellites for examination by the
public. “X Minus 80 Days,” the
film depicting the preparations
for launching America’s first sat¬
ellite, will be shown.
Highlighting the class demon¬
strations will be new develop¬
ments in the fighting of. forest
fires, shown by the forestry
classes and a chemistry and
physics show. The geology class¬
es will show some of the speci¬
mens of rocks and' minerals which
were collected on the Easter vaca¬
tion field trip.
Public Schools Week was start¬
ed by the Masonic order in San
Francisco in 1919, in an effort to
increase understanding between
the school and the community.
The Masons are still lending their
support to the annual event. A
member of the order will be pres¬
ent at each school in this area
during the activities of the week.
Completed Model Home
Opens for Examination
The Pasadena City College model home opens today. For
the ninth consecutive year the people of the community will
have the opportunity to visit the home and to see a practical
application of the training given to PCC students. The project
will be open every day from 10
a.m. to 9 p.m. for the next five
weeks. Dean Reinhold, director
of the model home project, esti¬
mates that 12,000 people will visit
the building before it is moved
from its location on campus.
While the home is on display
bids for its purchase are being
received at the Board of Educa¬
tion. The bids will be opened at
the Board of Education on Tues¬
day, June 3. The person who is
awarded the home will then move
the structure from campus to his
own lot, thus leaving room for
the construction of next year’s
home.
As in past years, this home has
received considerable publicity
from both local and national pub¬
lications. The Los Angeles Times
recently sent a team of photogra¬
phers to the campus to photo¬
graph the model for an article in
the Home section of the paper.
This year’s project is the larg¬
est yet built at PCC, being 1232
square feet in area. It consists
of a living room, den, dinette,
kitchen, two bedrooms and one
and a half baths. This year’s fur¬
nishings are teakwood Danish
style.
Information for those interest¬
ed in purchasing the home is
available at the Division of Busi¬
ness Service in the Administration
Building of the Board of Educa¬
tion, 351 S. Hudson Ave., Pasa¬
dena, or in the Engineering and
Technology Department here at
school. Many of this project’s
past achievements are now in evi¬
dence in Pasadena and surround¬
ing territory.
Lancerettes Win
in Badminton Play
More laurels were added to the
fame of Pasadena City College
and particularly its Women’s Ath¬
letic Association last week when
eight top ranked women com¬
peted against women from sur¬
rounding junior colleges in the
annual all-Southern California Ju¬
nior College Badminton Tourna¬
ment, held at Fullerton.
Sara Crisler, PCC’s first singles
player, took the A Flight cham¬
pionship in a Anal match against
the defending champion from Mt.
SAC, and Lily Roum, playing in
the second singles position, won
the Consolation Flight champion¬
ship in a final match against Viv¬
ian Hurd, also representing this
school.
Competing in a large doubles
entry, Donna Brush and Ruth
Hemming were defeated in a
semi-final match by the Mt. SAC
team which won the A Flight
doubles championship. Phyllis
and Janice Jones lost out in the
final match of the
В
Flight
doubles.
Council Sponsors
Free Spanish Film*
On Monday, April 28, . the Lan¬
guage Council on campus is spon¬
soring two showings of a Spanish
film, “Dona Barbara.” The film
will be shown at 3:15 and again
at 7:30 in Sexson Auditorium, ad¬
mission free.
The film was adopted from the
book of the same name written
by Romulo Gallegos, former pres¬
ident of Venezuela and one of
Latin America’s four greatest
writers. It relates the story of
Venezuela’s struggle between
feudal barbarism and civilization,
and faithfully depicts life and
customs on the Venezuelan plains.
Maria Felix and Julia Soler,
two of Spain’s most promising
performers, star in the film, which
concerns a young lawyer and his
struggle to reconstruct a run¬
down ranch which he has inherit¬
ed. His efforts are hindered by
the efforts of his beautiful neigh¬
bor, Dona Barbara, who uses
bribery, witchcraft, and even mur¬
der to gain her goal.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the free showing.
— Courier Photo by Ralph Sanchez
THE CURTAIN WILL RISE . . . and Pasadena City College
thespians will enact the play production “Candida.” Actors star¬
ring in the fourth theater arts presentation of the year are, from
left to right, Don Maddox, Ronald Glendon, Barbara McKinnon,
and Gail Frampton.
'Candida’ Ends Season;
Opens Tuesday Might
“Candida” opens Tuesday in the Little Theater with the
coveted role of the lovely lady whose name is the title being
created by Gail Frampton. Miss Frampton and five other
PCC student performers will have a four-day run on the cozy
stage in George Bernard Shaw’s . -
classic play. Show time is 8:15
nightly.
This Shavian domestic come¬
dy will conclude the year’s dra¬
matic season here. It is under
the direction of Miss Annabel
Anderson, who shares play di¬
rectorship throughout the year
with Donald Liercke. The four
dramatic presentations during
a PCC Theater Arts Associa¬
tion season alternate between
presentation in Sexson Audito¬
rium and the Little Theater.
“Candida” has its setting in the
gay nineties of smug London
middle class society, and in a
model Victorian household. It is
— Courier Photo by Don Moore
COME INTO MY DEN . . . said building construction instructor Dean Reinliold to the public.
Already enjoying the comforts of home are Eddie Green, Mary Martin, and Ron Halbe, who are taking
advantage of the opening day of the model home project located behind the
К
Building.
aimed to poke fun at the hypoc¬
risy in human nature — this time
at the clergy.
Gail Frampton, as the wariA-
hearted Candida, provides an
almost “perfect” ideal of wom¬
anhood. Candida’s robust hus¬
band, the Rev. James Morell,
will be done by Ronald Glendon.
Dean Stewart portrays Eugene
Marchbanks, the slightly-built,
shy and sensitive poet who falls
in love with Candida.
The other female role, Prossy,
who is secretary to the Rev Mor¬
el! and is secretly in love with
him, is portrayed by Barbara Mc¬
Kinnon. Don Marrox, as the Rev.
Lexy Mill, assistant to Morell,
and Jerry Overland, as Candida’s
father, Mr. Burgess, complete the
cast of six.
Under the direction of Miss
Anderson, assisted by Student
Director John Stees, the play is
in the finishing touches stage.
Admission is free with ASB
books and other tickets are $1.
Season tickets are also usable.
Tickets and ASB books may be
exchanged for tickets for a cer¬
tain performance at the School
Bank.
Pepsters Promote
‘ Pathways to Pep’
Pep leaders and enthusiasts
from surrounding secondary cam¬
puses will convene at PCC this
Saturday to attend this year’s pep
convention, “Pathways to Pep.”
Under the leadership of Stuart
Rubin, a tentative program has
been planned highlighted by the
yell king of Southern California.
Panel discussions will be held in
various workshops according to
the pepsters’ interests.
Approximately 200 students are
expected to participate in the con¬
vention. General orientation will
be held in Harbeson Hall Satur¬
day morning, and an informal get-
together will be held following the
workshops, if time permits.
The purpose of the convention
is to stress the importance of pep
among the future song leaders
and yell leaders. It will also be
an opportunity for any graduat¬
ing seniors to become acquainted
with PCC.