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Vol. 12, No. 11 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California April 27, 1960
OMD’ers head for
— Courier Photo by Jerry Skuse
How do you get people to attend a convention?
GUIDA’S Well, the first thing is to invite them and this is
ANSWERING exactly what Pep Commissioner Harry Guida is
SERVICE doing as he prepares for the May 7 Pep Convention
at PCC.
Pep Commission sets May
convention in Harbeson Hall
“To help the high schools better organize their pep ac¬
tivities, to stimulate more school pep in general, and to also
get people interested in Pasadena City College.” These are
the objectives for the May 7 Pep Convention at PCC, as out¬
lined by the college’s pep com¬
missioner, Harry Guida.
outer space
Honor order sets
theme for carnival
Forget the black cats and evil omens associated with
Friday, May 13. The OMD Carnival theme will replace these
symbols with rocket ships, little green Martians and model
sputniks. “Inside Outer Space” has been selected for this
The entire pep program, which
is scheduled to last from 9:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., will be devoted to
the matter of building better spir¬
it in the various high schools in
this area as well as in our own
college.
According to Guida, over 200
guests from 28 high schools in the
surrounding Pasadena area are
expected to take part in the pro¬
gram. It will be highlighted by
special guest speaker Daniel Hie-
stand, Pasadena High School Mu¬
sic Department Chairman.
Numerous seminars will occu¬
py the greater part of the after¬
noon session. They will cover such
topics as techniques for song
girls, yell leaders, the band, how
to run a pep commission, and
ways of organizing a successful
card stunt section.
After a general session in Har¬
beson Hall to review the work
done in seminars, the pep leaders
will finish the day with a swim in
the new PCC pools.
PCC departments
slate open house
As their part in Public Schools
Week, the Departments of Engin¬
eering and Technology, Physical
Science, Life Science, and Nurs¬
ing will hold their annual open
house from 7-10 Friday evening
at Pasadena City College.
One of the major highlights of
the program will be a closed cir¬
cuit TV satire of the Jack Parr
Show, including humorous drama¬
tizations of well-known commer¬
cials.
TV sets will be located in the
Technology Building and in 4C.
A limited number may view the
performance from the radio con¬
trol room in 4C.
The Physical Science Depart¬
ment will present a comprehen¬
sive array of scientific equipment
used in astronomy, physics, and
chemistry as part of their open
house program.
Legion to award
new scholarship
The Conservation Committee of
Pasadena Post 13 of the American
Legion will award a new two-year
scholarship in the amount of $250
annually to a graduating Pasa¬
dena City College student.
Applicants must be planning to
major in some phase of conserva¬
tion of natural resources, and pos¬
sess an overall 2.5 grade point av¬
erage, in addition to other quali¬
fications.
The scholarship was named in
honor of William G. Kohner, a
longtime member of the PCC fac¬
ulty, who has devoted much of his
time to the conservation of the
nation’s natural resources.
the Circle K’ers, but tomorrow
the tables will be turned and the
120 gentlemen from Kiwanis will
be the guests of honor.
At the luncheon the newly-
inaugurated Robert D. Haugh Cir¬
cle
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Scholarship Award will be
presented to a graduating mem¬
ber of the college’s highest honor¬
ary men’s service organization.
The $25 award, named in hon¬
or of the former dean of student
activities who was largely respon¬
sible for the club’s formation, will
be presented to the Circle K’er
who has devoted the most un¬
selfish service to the club and to
the school.
Kiwanis President Gordon An-
Librarian confirms
success of test
Pasadena City College’s recent
test to determine the advisability
of keeping the library open dur¬
ing vacation periods proved mod¬
erately successful, according to
library chairman, William K.
Grainger.
During Easter vacation, each
person who used the library was
asked to sign in as he entered,
giving his name, semester in col¬
lege, and reason for coming, in
addition to the time of entrance
and exit.
On the average, over 100 peo¬
ple used the library each day.
Various reasons were given for
coming to the library. The most
general reason was to either
check out or in books and mate¬
rials.
“Most of the materials used
during the holiday period,”
Grainger reported, “could have
been checked out prior to vaca¬
tion for use at home.
“However, the large circula¬
tion, the number of people want¬
ing a quiet place to study, and the
non-circulating materials that
were used indicate that we were
meeting a need that may justify
our staying open during other
holidays.”
from scout troops and similar or¬
ganizations.
In the past, the conference has
made accomplishments of which
the community can be justly
proud. Among its more well-
known accomplishments was the
organizing of the successful fight
to outlaw switch-blade knives.
IN ADDITION, two people
connected with the Youth Coun¬
cil, Armen Sarafian, PCC admin¬
istrative dean, and Bob Hutchins,
current AMS president, were in
the main responsible for the pub¬
lication of the booklet “Guides for
Youth — Countdown to Maturity.”
The main purpose of the book¬
let is to provide a basis for guides
which other youth groups in oth¬
er areas may publish for their
part of the country.
THIS YEAR’S program will be¬
gin with an assembly at which
gus will open the affair, after
which Bob Grant, a Circle
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mem¬
ber and a member of the PCC
choir, will lead the group in the
singing of “America.”
Other parts of the luncheon
program will include a few wel¬
coming remarks by PCC Presi¬
dent Catherine J. Robbins,, and a
performance by the A Cappella
Choir.
In addition, members of the
Theater Arts Association of PCC
will present the third act of
“Squarin’g the Circle.”
Wayne Whitehill and Stu Rubin
are heading the Circle
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lunch¬
eon committee.
Faculty committee
sponsors drama
The Pasadena City College Fac¬
ulty Association Scholarship Com¬
mittee has announced that its
1960 “Dollars for Scholars” fund¬
raising project will be the spon¬
sorship of the PCC spring Thea¬
ters Arts Association drama, “The
Lark.”
Written by the eminent French
playwright, Jean Anouilh, and ad¬
apted by Miss Lillian Heilman,
it will be presented under the di¬
rection of Don Liercke, faculty
drama coach, on Thursday and
Friday, May 19 and 20, at 8:30
p.m. in Sexson Auditorium.
Major roles of “The Lark” cast
include Edith DeSantis, as Joan;
and Lloyd Steele, Alan Davies,
Francis Dane, Greg Andrade,
Floyd Johnson, and Hugo Leckey.
Charlotte Fedde, PCC representa¬
tive to the White House Confer¬
ence, and William B. McKesson,
district attorney of Los Angeles
County, will speak on the con¬
ference theme “Youth Plans To¬
day for Tomorrow.”
After this assembly, the dele¬
gates will adjourn to one of the
30 discussion groups which will
discuss topics related to the
theme.
The day’s program will close
with another assembly during
which the recommendations of
the groups will be presented.
year’s theme of the carnival,
slated for 7 p.m., May 13. At
that time, PCC will undergo a
transformation from college cam¬
pus, Earth, to Space Station X,
Outer Space.
The carnival has a long and
successful history beginning in
1928 when the first carnival was
built around a “Leap Year Frol¬
ics” theme. Since then, the car¬
nival has been a tradition at PCC.
WITH A LONG history of fun
and success behind them, the
members of the Order of Distin¬
guished Service have presented
this year’s theme with the hope
that it will prove to be the best
one in the annals of OMD.
“Inside Outer Space” offers an
infinite number of ideas which the
various clubs, councils, and com¬
missions can develop. Imaginary
planets, cities of the future and
creatures from Bettelguese V will
all probably appear on May 13.
THE ORGANIZATION of the
carnival has been placed in the
hands of Wayne Whitehill and
Doug Perry. The important fi¬
nancial aspect and the distribu¬
tion of script is being handled
by Dave Smith and Tom Nunley.
Jan White is in charge of booth
relations.
Kathy Primm and Sharon Bry¬
ant form the business committee
which will be assisted by tech¬
nical committee members Larry
Dominguez and Bob Grant. Pub¬
licity is under the direction of
Suzie Fox and Deanna August.
One of the highlights of the
carnival, the OMD queen contest,
is being organized by Tom Nunley
and Carolyn Stirling. The queen
will be selected from one of the
departments by the penny vote
method.
During the carnival the win¬
ners of the annual Harbeson
awards will be announced.
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—Courier Photo by Mike Russell
This scene will be repeated many times over at
tomorrow’s Circle K-Kiwanis luncheon, with one al-
TAKING teration, that is. Instead of such expert personnel
A FEW as Mrs. Mauriel Kinley, shown here with Kiwanis
LESSONS President Gordon Angus and Circle
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head Tom
Nunley, members of the men’s service organization
will do the serving.
Circle K’ers to host
local Kiwanis club
Members of Pasadena City College’s Circle
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Club will
play host to their Pasadena Kiwanis sponsors at a special
luncheon given in honor of the Kiwanians tomorrow in Harbe-
so Hall at 12 noon. Generally, the Kiwanians act as hosts to
PCC delegates attend
area youth conference
Seven hundred students, including 20 from Pasadena City
College, will descend on John Muir High School Saturday for
the Pasadena Area Youth Council Conference. These delegates
will be sent from virtually all of the area’s schools as well as
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