3800 Students Exported to Register
PCC CouAieSi
Vol. 4, No. 1
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
February 1, 1956
Registration Speeded
with IBM Effkiency
According' to the office of the registrar, John B. Weldon,
the registration figures should be slightly under last semester’s
total of over 4100 students. This is considered normal as the
usual drop is from the fall to the spring semester. There will
be an estimated 300 new students
ASB President
Wishes Students
a Successful Term
To those of you who are new at
Pasadena City College, as well as
those returning, it is my pleasure
on behalf of every member of the
Associated Student Body Board to
welcome you to the spring semes¬
ter.
It is important for everyone
to realize that it is difficult for
a college education to be com¬
plete without it including the
fun, enjoyment, friends and
worthwhile experiences that
can be obtained by actively par¬
ticipating in student activities.
Pasadena City College has had
an outstanding student activity
program that includes well or¬
ganized clubs for every student.
Many of the clubs on our cam¬
pus are designed to benefit in¬
dividuals that are majoring in
a particular field and in all,
there are approximately 48 var¬
ied clubs on campus.
There are many activities avail¬
able to you for the coming semes¬
ter and PCC is very fortunate in
having excellent assemblies. Our
assemblies have always been of
top quality, bringing the best to
that will enroll here from the
high schools, which will be more
than the 270 students that were
graduated in February.
Registration here at City Col¬
lege has risen steadily in the past
years and only last year did it
begin to level off. With the com¬
ing decisions of the future place¬
ment of the high school or col¬
lege a definite trend will again be
seen.
The use of the IBM system has
definitely aided in the registration
of new as well as old students.
Last week saw fewer students
waiting in line to be registered
and fewer delays in clearing pro¬
grams. Instead of the former
time of between 45 minutes and
an hour, the time has been cut
by more than half.
COMPARATIVELY A VACANT SCENE ... The usual view at time of registration is a long
line of tired and waiting students. This year the use of the IBM card system has taken a large
amount of the work of registering off the students and faculty, simplifying the system and elim¬
inating wasted time and paper.
Ken Fager
PCC. Our college’s fine basket¬
ball, track and baseball teams will
also provide many a thrilling mo¬
ment for all you sports enthusi¬
asts.
Your student body board for
this semester is composed of a
hard working group of individ¬
uals that all have as their goal
the primary purpose of serving
the student body. Get to know
your student officers and, when
possible, make suggestions to
them for the improvement of
our college.
You are always welcome in the
dean of student activities office in
111C or in my office in 17C. Come
in and say hello. If we can be of
help to you or if you have any
suggestions for your student body
board we will be glad to welcome
you.
Just remember, hard work in
the classroom makes our time for
fun more enjoyable, and in turn,
time out for fun makes your
classwork easier. Best wishes for
a happy and successful semester.
Sincerely,
Ken Fager
ASB President
Dr. Durant Interprets
Self as 'Man Thinking’
One of the most popular speakers ever to speak at
Pasadena City College, Dr. Will Durant, returns next Tuesday
to speak on “The Lessons of History.” Dr. Durant holds the
further distinction of being interesting to listeners of all ages ;
students as well as their parents
understand and enjoy his lectures.
Dr. Durant thinks of himself
as an interpreter of the past with
the present and as an historian of
“Man Thinking.” He is now at
work on a multiple-volumed his¬
tory of civilization: Our Oriental
Heritage, Life of Greece, Caesar
and Christ, The Age of Faith, The
Renaissance, and two volumes on
The Reformation.
“The projects,” says the New
York Times, “is grandiose enough
to stagger the imagination. With
prodigious learning, with Olympi¬
an detachment, with such rhetori¬
cal skill, Dr. Durant has taken
everything human for his prov¬
ince, and has written history
which is lively as well as learned,
stimulating as well as exhaust¬
ing.”
Dr. Durant’s book, “The Story
of Philosophy,” was a phenomen¬
al best seller and served to popu¬
larize a neglected subject and
further motivated many people
to pursue further the study of
logic and thinking. The book has
also been translated into 12 lan¬
guages.
Holder of degrees from St.
Peters College, Columbia, and
Syracuse, Dr. Durant is author of
Philosophy and the Social Prob¬
lem, Transition, Mansion of Phil¬
osophy, The Case for India, Ad¬
ventures in Genius, A Program
for America, On the Meaning of
Life, and The Tragedy of Russia.
Because Dr. Durant is one of
our best known speakers, it will
be necessary for students who do
not have a season ticket to be in
attendance promptly at 8 p.m.
next Tuesday to fill any vacant
seats.
PCC President Sees
Progress and Problems
Once again it is my privilege to welcome back for another
semester the students and faculty of Pasadena City College.
I am sure that this will continue to be a year of fine progress
and achievement, both for the students of the college and for
the institution itself. -
Dr. Will Durant
Dana Club to Hear
Travels of Mexico'
High on the list of activities of
Dana, the geology club, are the
February elections of officers for
the semester, as well as a .num¬
ber of interesting meetings.
Among the subjects of the meet¬
ings planned for the next semes¬
ter are talks on ore dressing and
on Alaskan glaciers. During the
semester several club members
will recount their experiences of
a trip to Mexico which they made
over Christmas vacation.
A booth at the OMD carnival
later in the spring and the pre¬
sentation of the annual gift to
the school geology museum are
also in the club’s future plans.
Two of the most significant de¬
velopments of this coming semes¬
ter will be in the area of physical
facilities. As you doubtless are
aware, the Board of Education of
the Pasadena City Junior College
District recently awarded a con¬
tract for something over a mil¬
lion dollars to the Peter Kiewit
Construction Co. for the erection
of buildings on this campus. A
three and a half story music
building is to be erected on Sierra
Bonita just east of the new Tech¬
nology Building. This will, at
long last, provide us with really
adequate junior college music fa¬
cilities. At the west side of Hor-
rell Field, a new locker, shower,
and grandstand building is to be
erected, partially underground,
which will provide locker space
for some 2000 men and seating
capacity for nearly 4000. This is
a replacement of the old building
condemned and demolished two
years ago. However, it will have
many improvements and modern
features.
The third major development is
to be the construction of a double
Mount Wilson Tops
on E and A List
Presiding over the Engineers
and Architects meeting January
9 was President Vic Shaubar.
Attention was focused on
movies pertaining to the manufac¬
turing of cement and concrete
structures. The possibility of
field trips was discussed with
Mount Wilson and television be¬
ing the most prominent objec¬
tives. Social activities and the
idea of home meetings were also
touched upon.
Highlight of the next meeting
will be the election of officers.
swiming-diving pool just east of
the main boiler building. This
will be a splendid addition to our
college facilities, and will replace
the present swimming pool. It is
hoped that these major develop¬
ments will be completed by the
opening of school in September.
During this coming semester their
construction will create problems
of noise, limited use of existing
space, and, of course, will further
complicate our parking situation.
The second problem, that of pro¬
viding adequate parking space
can be solved only by the cooper¬
ation of all as outlined in last
week’s Courier. We hope that the
parking permit system will be of
real benefit to those students who
need parking privileges the most.
While these and other problems
may sometimes create serious
difficulties for all of us, I am sure
that we will all cooperate in the
best interests of a splendid col¬
lege.
W. B. Langsdorf
President
Pasadena City College