ashomon
Delightful,
Successful
By Lois Wickstrom
The thesis of “Rashomon” is
that “every man tells what he
wants the world to believe,” but
in reality people are as small as
Walter Mitty and as helpless as
Henry in the “Red Badge of
Courage.”
Spiced with social comment like
“Blood is ugly for you polite
people who kill with power and
money,” and “Stop waiting for
some holy hocus pocus.” Rash¬
omon” is a fast-moving, skillfully
written play.
ALTHOUGH set 1000 years ago,
the action could only be perform¬
ed in a modern state. There is
a semiconvincing rape and four
versions of a “murder.”
The plot can perhaps be sum¬
marized by saying that a Samurai
is found in a forest run through
with a now absent sword. A ban¬
dit, the Samurai’s wife, and the
Samurai, himself, through a me¬
dium, all claim the dubious honor
of having caused his death.
What “really” happened ac¬
cording to a woodcutter who sold
the sword to feed his family is
that the Samurai and bandit got
into a fight which the Samurai
almost won.
The Samurai, however, tried to
savor his victory by conceitedly
lecturing the bandit, who mean¬
while got up and began dueling
again. Whereupon the Samurai
fell offstage onto his sword.
PARTICULARLY enjoyable
performances by Douglas Broyles
and the woman-charming care¬
free bandit who wasn’t “locked
up in a bamboo box in the city,”
and James Cogan as the skeptical
wigmaker who stole from the
dead, augmented an all-around
competent production.
Special mention goes to “Anita”
the nude on the stage set. She,
like the rest of the scenery was
beautifully constructed.
The cast, directed by Donald
A. Liercke, included Robert Al¬
manza, Kenn Gatewood, Richard
Dougherty, Stuart Byles, Susan
Nicoletti, Norma Andrews and
Lynne Nelson.
Since the sensuous oriental
music, including running water
was integral to the play, James
Hoffmann, sound technician, also
rates as a commendable member
of the performance.
■ — Courier Photo by Tom Wilmshurst
TAKE THAT — Doug Broyles (attacker) and Stuart Byles duel over
the honor of a girl in a scene from “Rashomon" which played in
the PCC Little Theater over the weekend.
Junior Executives
Sponsor Cur Check
PCC’s Junior Executive Club is
sponsoring a free car safety check
here Friday from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m.
“We are proud that we can
serve the community with our
free car safety check. We feel our
project is a constructive step
which will help eliminate the dan¬
ger of unsuspecting drivers get¬
ting into accidents because their
safety equipment unexpectedly
fails to work,” said Ted Long,
president.
Dave Cates and Jim Stockett,
co-chairmen of the project, listed
the equipment that will be
checked: fan belts, batteries,
horns, windshield wipers, licence
plates, tires, high and low beams,
turning indicators, and brake
lights.
Still others, Cates and Stockett
said, are the outside and rear
view mirrors, tires, high-beam in¬
dicators, back-up lights, gas caps,
antennas, hub caps, and seat
belts.
“Each year we manage to find
a variety of worn-out mechanical
devices that could become major
problems if left unattended,” said
Alex Duncan, vice-president.
“We list the problems we find
on each car, and give the driver
a complete run-down on his car’s
condition.”
The Junior Executives are one
of the more active clubs on cam¬
pus. They have sponsored the
car check for many years. Be¬
side the car check they sponsor
dances, act as ushers, and raise
money for various organizations.
The JE’s have 35 members. The
club is sponsored by the Pasa¬
dena Junior Chamber of Com¬
merce. It was organized to serve,
and so young men could gain ex¬
perience in leadership.
Club advisers are Joe Muha and
James Curry.
AMS Carnival
Space Offered
PCC’s Associated Men Stu¬
dents are accepting applications
for booth reservations for their
carnival to be held during the
week of Washington’s birthday.
The booths can be rented from
AMS for $50. The price includes
all equipment necessary. Of the
35 booths available, 15 have al¬
ready been reserved.
A list of booths that are still
available is in the AMS office.
Clubs and organizations may
also devise their own booths.
Profits from the carnival will
be used by AMS to help improve
athletic facilities.
For information see Terry
Smith, vice-president, or Oscar
Palmer, in the AMS office.
'Satellites' Set
at Planetarium
“Satellites — Real or Artificial?”
is the topic of William W. Olsen’s
planetarium lecture set for PCC’s
plantetarium tomorrow at 7:30
p.m.
Some questions to be discussed
will be those on the number of
satellites, when and how the first
one was discovered, which satel¬
lite was predicted by Jonathan
Swift in “Gulliver’s Travels,”
which planet has satellites that
may be nothing but clouds of
dust and ashes, how many satel¬
lites there are besides the moon,
and for which satellites there is
doubt as to whether they are real
Vol. 27, No. 14 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California December 13, 1967
Orchesis Dance Group Begins
Semester Workshop Sessions
Petitions Waived
in ASB Contests
All students interested in run¬
ning for ASB offices are remind¬
ed that the last day to turn in an
application is Friday.
Petitions are no longer needed
to run for office. Any student
with an ASB card and a 2.2 grade
point average is eligible to run.
Open offices are ASB president
and vice-president, Senate presi¬
dent, Freshman Class president,
Sophomore Class president, and
AMS and AWS presidents.
Applications are available in
111C. Candidates must turn them
in to Janet Hooper, elections com¬
missioner, at 12:30 Friday after¬
noon in 200C.
or artificial.
Artificial satellites and uniden¬
tified flying objects will also be
discussed.
The lecture will be the sixth
and last of the series given this
semester by Olsen, chairman of
the Mathematics and Astronomy
Department. A similar series will
be given next semester by Clyde
B. Eaton of the department.
In its third year, the series has
had a steadily mounting interest
of the public and has provided
stimulating topics.
Those interested in the series
are requested to reserve their
seats in advance, as the doors
close promptly at 7:30 p.m., and
all remaining seats are given to
those without tickets.
Admission is free to the public.
Tickets can be obtained in 113C.
Four Coeds Will Vie in
Annual Speeth Contest
Hope Fitz, Sally Ray, Gertie
Patterson, and LaWanda Green
are semi-finalists in the annual
Davis-Hall public speaking con¬
test. They will give their final
speeches in the Little Theater,
30C, January 11.
Rules for talks were:
Candy Cane Sale
PCC’s English Council contin¬
ues the sale of candy canes this
week. Profits from the 10 cents
sales price will go toward schol¬
arships and other worthwhile
projects of the council.
1. They must be from five to
six minutes long.
2. The speech must be extempo¬
raneous, in the style of good con¬
versation.
3. The speech is to be judged
on organization, originality, and
presentation. Speakers may use
notes in the preliminary contests.
4. Contestants must choose
from these general topics: human
right; municipal problems (smog,
traffic, schools); morale in col¬
leges and universities; ethics in
business, schools; lessons from
the lives of people; security (in
world — personal or national) ;
and problems of the young adult,
18 to 22.
All men and women students in¬
terested in modern dance work¬
shops or modern dance produc-
Yule Offerings
Are Scheduled
PCC’s Art and Communication
departments are offering special
Christmas programs for students
and faculty this week and next.
“Christmas in Prose and Po¬
etry,” a special Communication
Department forum, is offered to¬
morrow at noon in the Little The¬
ater, 30C.
Students of Mrs. Elizabeth
Herrell’s interpretive reading
class will interpret their own
favorites of the holiday season.
“Christmas Through the Ages,”
a program of the Art Department
for “the true feeling of Christ¬
mas,” is set for Monday at 8, 10,
and 11 a.m., and Tuesday at 8 and
9 a.m.
International
Club Dance
PCC’s International Club is
sponsoring a Christmas Dance,
Friday, 8 to 12 p.m. in the Cam¬
pus Center.
Applications are still being ac¬
cepted for the club queen, who
will be announced at the dance.
Admission is 50 cents for mem¬
bers and $1 for others.
Forms are available for queen
contestants and scholarship seek¬
ers in the International Club of¬
fice, 14C.
tion are urged to note the follow¬
ing announcements.
Orchesis Dance Club will begin
regular workship meetings Feb¬
ruary 14 and continue every Mon¬
day and Wednesday at noon until
the production in Sexson Auditor¬
ium May 2 and 3.
Visiting professional dance
teachers from the Los Angeles
area will volunteer their time to
lead the dance club during these
work sessions.
Any man or woman PCC stu-
Christmas Chorus
Tickets Available
The Music Center box office is
open for tickets to the annual
Christmas Concert of the Los
Angeles Master Chorale with
Roger Wagner conducting.
Sponsored by the Southern Cal¬
ifornia Choral Music Association,
the annual event will be held at
the Pavilion of the Music Center
Friday, December 22.
The famed chorus will have 100
voices interpreting a 400-year
span of Christmas music, aug¬
mented by the Sinfonia Brass
Ensemble and organ.
Tickets are also available for
this and the other four concerts
of the 1967-68 season at mutual
agencies and by mail. For infor¬
mation phone 626-1071.
Library Open for Finals
PCC’s library will be open the
two Saturdays before finals.
Dates are January 6 and 13
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., says Wil¬
liam Weitzel, librarian.
dent may join the group at the be¬
ginning. They should plan their
spring semester schedule to have
12 MWF free. On their own time
they may join others and com¬
pose dances together. Tryouts for
the production will be March 20.
If students desire to join the
Modern Dance Production group
for credit they should register for
PE 10C, 11 MWF, one-half unit,
and PE 10, 12 MWF, 1 unit. Men
and women are invited to regis¬
ter, especially those interested in
theater.
Anyone interested in volunteer¬
ing his stage talent for the pro¬
duction, (i.e. music composers,
stage designers, artists, sculp¬
tors, costume designers), should
see Mrs. Adele Tingey at 202W.
Others who enjoy dancing but
do not wish to perform in public
may wish to join the folk dance
group. The club meets every
Thrusday at 12 in 201W. New
members are invited.
Seasonal Fetes
Set for Faculty
PCC’s faculty, classified per¬
sonnel, and administrators are
being feted tomorrow and next
Tuesday at special Christmas ob¬
servances.
The PCC Patrons Association
annual Christmas Tea for the col¬
lege trustees, administration,
staff, and faculty, will be held to¬
morrow in Harbeson Hall from
2 to 4 p.m.
The faculty and classified staff
have been invited to the annual
PCC administration’s Christmas
Reception, Tuesday, from 9:30 to
11 a.m. in the administrative of¬
fices, 101C to 107C.