PCC Courier, December 19, 1962

Royal Ball Honors Rose Queen , Court PCC CotVtieSi VOL. 17, NO. 15 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA DECEMBER 19, 1962 Christine Humble Receives Award PCC’s first recipient of the Ju¬ lia Ann Cannon scholarship is Christine Humble. The award was presented yes¬ terday by Dr. Catherine Robbins, president of PCC, and Katharyn McVey. The fund was set up this year by Mrs. McVey in the mem¬ ory of her mother, Julia Ann Cannon. Each year the scholarship will be given to a deserving woman on campus. Miss Humble, a den¬ tal assistant student, was selected to receive the first award for her outstanding leadership and prom¬ ise in her chosen career. The Julia Ann Cannon scholar¬ ship is a grant-in-aid award. It is a $50 scholarship to be used to further the girl’s education. Mrs. McVey has set up this award to honor outstanding girls. Her mother, born in 1846 in Lin¬ coln, Mo., was the daughter of a distinguished pioneer family. Speaking of her mother, Mrs. McVey noted that, “She had a wonderful philosophy of life, of living, its meaning, and its pur¬ pose." This is her way of honor¬ ing her mother and is helping to building outstanding girls of the future, stated Vance Burch, chair¬ man of the Scholarship Fund As¬ sociation. Vacation Time Christmas vacation for botli stu¬ dents and teachers will be De¬ cember 20 through January 2. College classes will resume on January 3. College offices will open January 2. Sophs Entertain Retired Teachers The Sophomore Class Council will entertain at the Southern California Retired Teachers Home tomorrow. Under the chairmanship of Sue Berdahl, the council has developed a Christmas skit, and will sing Christmas carols. The council also will serve refreshments, which it has provided. “We just hope the retired teach¬ ers will be as happy to see us as we will be to entertain them,” said Miss Berdahl. PRESS CONFERENCE THIS ONE'S MINE — Tournament of Roses Queen Nancy Davis gives Jim Kingsley a dance for the Royal Ball tonight. Dress has been set as dressy and bids may be obtained at the College Bank. Festivities begin at 9 p.m. Hew Campus Center Site of Pre-Christmas Dance Today The patio adjacent to the cafe¬ teria in the Campus Center will be the scene of a pre-Christmas vacation dance held today at noon. The dance, sponsored by the ASB, will serve as a kickoff to the Christmas vacation. A five piece student band, the Kanaka-Tones, under the leadership of Mel Ca- bang, will provide the musical en¬ Academic Ranking Begins in Spring John Christopher, president of the Pasadena City College Faculty Association, announced at a recent press conference with Courier reporters that faculty members have been notified of their proposed academic rankings. The social science instructor related that the 1962 spring faculty approved this innovation. It has since been endorsed by College Pres¬ ident Catherine Robbins and Superintendent of Schools Robert Jenkins. The rankings, which were assigned on the basis of teaching expe¬ rience and degrees, will, go into effect next semester. Christopher’s press conference will be broadcast over radio sta¬ tion KPCS (89.3 FM) at 7:45 p.m. on January 3, due to the Christmas holidays. The association president also explained the function and opera¬ tion of the Faculty Association. He said the group was “made up of professional people, representing the faculty and administration. “Last year they established a Faculty Council representing each department. It is the legislative arm of the association.” He went on to point out that the organization is not only recog¬ nized by the administration, but has voting power on the administra¬ tive staff. Christopher noted that the role of junior college faculties has increased since the incorporation into the structure of higher educa¬ tion. The Faculty Association is presently working on increasing fac¬ ulty facilities, the PCC district, and salaries for summer school and extended day instructors. Dance Tonight Set in Civic Auditorium The annual Royal Ball honoring the Rose Queen and Court will take place tonight at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium front 9 to 12. Dress for the occasion will be dark suits for men and dressy dresses for women. The theme, “Rose Fan¬ tasy,” was the guiding line by tertainment. They will offer all types of dance music. The dance, which will end about 1 p.m., is open to all students. “It is hoped that everyone will come out and have fun,” said Dave Sla¬ ter, chairman of the dance com¬ mittee. Slater went on to say that the pre-Christmas dance would serve as a warm-up to the annual Royal Ball, which will be held tonight from 9 to 12 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Lancer Debaters Capture 2nd Place in Fresno Tourney Lancer debaters received a sec¬ ond place team trophy from the Fresno State College Forensic Tournament over the weekend. Sophomore President Eric John¬ son and his partner, Raymond “Bud” Zeuschner, won a maxi¬ mum possible five rounds in the debate, while Dennis Denning re¬ ceived first place ratings in three rounds of oratory. Johnson, Zeuschner, Denning and Ronelle Dickson received Cer¬ tificates of Excellence for their participation in all three events. The tournament placed PCC as the second junior college forensic squad in the state. Competing schools were allowed to send six, 12 or 18 team members to the tourney. Points were accumulated by each school on the basis of the col¬ lective efforts of all team mem¬ bers. Each squad of six entered three events: Oral Interpretation, Oratory and Debate. The six members representing PCC were students on the speech team who had successfully com¬ peted at the LA State College tournament the previous week¬ end. At the LA State tournament, Duke Dobbs and Denning earned Certificates of Excellence in de¬ bate. Others taking awards at the LA tourney were Kathi Rourke, who won a second place trophy in in¬ terpretation, and Denning, who won a fourth place trophy in ora- tion. Judith Thiery and Johnson both i-eceived Certificates of Excellence in oratoi-y, and Cai-olyn Goi'man i-eceived a Superior Certificate in extempoi'aneous speaking. Win¬ ning Certificates of Excellence in interpretation were Miss Thiery, Dan Igl, Kevin Fishburn, Johnson and Zeuschner. THE WILDER BROTHERS will appear at PCC during the OMD tap¬ ping assembly at noon on January 3. Their appearance is spon¬ sored by the associated students and will be open only to ASB book holders. Vocalist Maureen Arthur will also perform. was which the Social Affaii's Commis¬ sion decorated Exhibition Hall at the Civic. The an'angement and type of decor have been kept a surprise for the estimated 3000 students who will attend. Nancy Davis, 1963 Tournament of Roses Queen, will formally be px-esented along with her six at¬ tendants, Pat Bunch, Vicki Mann, Diane Meyer, Diane Naismith, Susan Sheai'er, and Marianna Wood. Don Ricai'do and his 16-piece orchestra will pi'ovide entertain¬ ment for the evening. The orches¬ tra, which has pei-foi-med at past coronation balls, plays all types of music. Ricardo’s daughter will sing several numbers as an added attraction. ASB members will be admitted free of charge; all others wishing to attend may pui-chase tickets at the College Bank for $3.50. Stan Chambei-s, KTLA news commentator, will pi'eside as mas¬ ter of ceremonies. Refreshments will be served. The Social Affaii's Commission, headed by Paul Ehni, has coordin- ated the evening's program. Duo Piano, Violin Performance to be Given January 3 The Music Hour will px-esent Elizabeth and Harlow Mills in a duo piano and violin performance January 3 at 11:00 a.m. in 102K. The pi'ogram will include the Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major, Op. 78 by Brahms, which will include Vivace ma non trop- po, Adagio, and Allegro molto moderato. Comprising the second part of the program will be Entrada, In modo rustico, and Quasi una Ca¬ denza . . . Capriccio from Paul Kadosa’s Partita for Violin and Piano, Op. 14. Elizabeth Mills, violin artist of the National Federation of Music Clubs’ Young Artist Contest and was soloist several times with the Pasadena Symphony under Rich¬ ard Lert. Pianist Harlow Mills, after teaching composition sevei-al years at Whittier College, is now manager of the Coleman Chamber Music Association which, in its 54th season, is one of the oldest chamber music societies in the United States. The fii'st Brahms Sonata, Op. 78, has been named the “Rain” Sonata because of the repeated note figure which permeates the last movement. The first move¬ ment has a springlike freshness, and the second a deeply seai'ching melody. Pai-tita for Violin and Piano, Op. 14 combines the elements of the cosmopolitan modei'n idiom with a strong feeling for Hungar¬ ian rhythms and folk-like melo¬ dies. Library Hours The library will be open during Christmas vacation from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow, and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday and Thurs¬ day, Dec. 26 and 27, and Wednes¬ day, Jan. 2. It will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, and Friday, Dec. 28. It will be closed all other days of the va¬ cation period.