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Vol. 10, No. 1
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
February 4, 1959
ASB Assembly Features Red Nichols
Old and new members of the
Associated Student Body Board
and Cabinet met Monday evening
to do honor to the individuals who
have served their school well dur¬
ing the past semester. In addi¬
tion, new members were sworn
in and then saluted for their will¬
ingness to serve Pasadena City
College.
The evening started with the
invocation by Kay Dooly. After
dinner, Larry Stump, master of
ceremonies, greeted all of the
guests in attendance and served
as a warm-up act for that great
statesman — C ounselor Ernest
Becker.
Time passed without anyone
realizing it when Mr. Becker
spoke. Only the roar of occa¬
sional laughter interrupted his
talk. Possibly the loudest roar
came when he commented that
new Associated Student Body
Vice-president Wayne Gertmen-
ian had taken a German class
last semester entitled “Der bal¬
lot box und how it cun be
stuffed.”
Alas, to the regret of all in at¬
tendance, time rushed on and it
was time to get back to the busi¬
ness at hand. At that time, out¬
going ASB President Pete Ca-
puto awarded certificates to out¬
going officers.
In a move that was really no
surprise, the ASB Board and
Cabinet presented Dr. William
B. Langsdorf, president of Pasa¬
dena City College, with a large
plaque praising him for the out¬
standing work he has done for
the college.
Pete Caputo was presented with
a gavel in honor of the work he
has done for PCC and he was then
presented a life-time pass to PCC
activities. This is only the forty-
sixth such pass in this school’s
history.
After Dr. Langsdorf performed
the swearing in ceremony of the
OUR NEW LEADER
RED NICHOLS APPEARS TOMORROW . . . with his famous
Five Pennies at the first assembly of the new semester sponsored
by the Associated Student Body. The life of Red Nichols is well
known to most Dixieland fans since he was featured on “This
Is Your Life” and a movie has just been completed about him.
This will be the eighth consecutive year that the grand man of
music has appeared before PCC students.
new members of the Cabinet, Stu
Brown spoke to his new cabinet
and the other people at the din¬
ner. He asked for their help in
furthering the reputation of the
school and said that he felt con¬
fident that this semester would
prove successful.
Stu's only complaint was that
“my doggone stapler just will not
work!” On this comical note, the
meeting was adjourned.
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Club Honors
New Members at Fete
Circle K, men’s honorary service organization, started the
second semester in a progressive way by holding a breakfast
this morning at which new members were presented and new
officers were elected. The new members include Stu Brown,
Associated Student Body presi-
ASB President Brown
Greets Every Lancer
*Twirl That Flag
All women who are interested
in tryouts for next year’s ma¬
jorette or flag teams are asked
to leave their names in the of¬
fice of the Band Room, 100K,
by February 6.
To start the new semester off right, the Associated Stu¬
dent Body will present Red Nichols and his Five Pennies for
the first assembly of the new term, tomorrow, in Sexson
outstanding aggregation have
School Bank Sells
ASB Books How
for Reduced Price
Anyone who did not purchase
an Associated Student Body Book
during the first semester is urged
to do his part toward supporting
his college by buying one now.
ASB books are on sale at the
School Bank at the reduced price
of $7.
With the book the purchaser
is entitled to one copy of the
Pageant, the Pasadena City Col¬
lege annual. This alone is nor¬
mally priced at $6. Other bene¬
fits include free admission to
athletic events, assemblies such
as the Red Nichols show tomor¬
row, Freshman-S ophomore
Prom, dramatic productions, a
cut rate on school dances and
other valuable advantages.
But possibly the best reason for
buying an ASB book is the right
to vote that is included in the pur¬
chase. Those students who did
not get to vote during the first
semester because they did not be¬
long to the Associated Student
Body have only themselves to
blame.
Buying an ASB book now will
not remedy the fact that one did
not vote in earlier elections, but
it will permit the purchaser to
vote in the May 28-29 election.
Students who have not pur¬
chased an ASB book because of
financial difficulties will be hap¬
py to learn that the book may
be bought on a time plan basis.
This places the book within the
reach of each and every Lancer
student.
Every student needs to feel that
he is contributing to the good of
his college. To many, extra cur¬
ricular activities must take a back
seat to work or studies. But ev¬
eryone can afford the small
amount of money involved in pur¬
chasing an ASB book!
Auditorium. Nichols and his
become almost an institution as
the first headline act to appear ev¬
ery spring for the last seven
years. Because Red comes to PCC
every year he reigns as one of the
all-time Pasadena favorites.
Nichols has been in the music
business for more years than
most people care to remember.
He can boast of having had some
of the all time greats in music
history get a start with his com¬
bo. Great names such as Glen
Miller, Benny Goodman, Tommy
and Jimmy Dorsey, Russ Morgan
and many, many more were giv¬
en a hand up by Red Nichols.
Two years ago Red’s life was
featured on the TV show “This Is
Your Life.” On this program
most of the big names in music,
whom Red helped begin the long
climb up the ladder of success,
gathered to do him honor.
Recently Hollywood finished the
life story of Red Nichols with
Danny Kaye in the lead role. Live¬
ly, sparkling Danny Kaye should
be excellent in this role.
Red, though foremost in the
music field, has not been in it
continuously all his life. It has
been just in recent years that his
group has returned to Dixieland
lovers throughout the country.
dent; Tom Nunley and Dick Whit-
tinghill, representatives at large;
Walt Varnes and Allan Gaul, past
and present executives editors of
the Pasadena City College Cour¬
ier; John McCartney, president of
Alpha Gamma Sigma; Don Rog¬
ers, member of AMS and the Pep
Commission; and Bill Smith, pres¬
ident of Caduceus.
New Term Begins
on Dixieland Note
Installation Dinner
Kicks-off Semester
for ASB Officers
Fellow Students:
First of all, let me welcome all of you students, both new and
returning, to Pasadena City College. I sincerely hope that at the close
of the semester you will be able to say that you have gained new
friends and experiences that will better equip you for life. I am sure
that I speak for everyone active in student government in asking you
to help us make this year a success.
To begin with, there are numerous newly formed commissions
that are looking for members now. Information on all these commis¬
sions can be obtained in the dean of student activities office, 111C. I
personally welcome your attendance at all our ASB Board meetings
every Tuesday at 11 o’clock in the Student Lounge, 17C.
We, in student government, have a great many plans for this
semester, including dances, plays, assemblies and athletics, but to
name just a few. Your support of these activities will serve a two¬
fold purpose. It will both make the event successful and provide you
with a widened field of activities. I cannot stress enough our need for
your cooperation. Our sole purpose is to serve and to provide you
with activities that will make your stay at Pasadena a memorable one.
There may be a time during this semester when you may have
some suggestions pertaining to student, government. The student
body offices in 17C are always open and you are always welcome.
Along with student government, all our clubs are having mem¬
bership drives. Let me urge you to investigate these clubs and to
become active in the ones that follow your field of interest. February
18, there will be a club meeting at which time you will have an oppor¬
tunity to visit any of Pasadena’s clubs in active session. Plan now
to attend! Information, as to these clubs and for that matter all
student activities, is to be found in our newspaper, The Courier, and
our weekly bulletin, The Campus Crier.
We, in student government, hope very much that we can make
this semester a wonderful one for you. Help make it a wonderful
one for yourselves by becoming active.
Very sincerely yours,
Stu Brown
ASB President
AMS Board Asks
for Hard Workers
Applications are now available
for the AMS, Associated Men Stu¬
dents Board, it was announced by
AMS President Doug Perry.
All men students interested in
working with student government
and helping to further the aims of
the Associated Men Students are
urged to pick up an application
blank in the office of the dean of
student activities, 111C, 17C, or
the Men’s Gym.
Through work with organiza¬
tions such as this, one may find
his way into student government,
and thus earn service points, and
pave the way for future activities.
For further information students
should contact Doug Perry in 17C
or Dean Robert Haugh in 111C.
Applications must be turned in
by 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6. Inter¬
views will be held next week on
Monday and Tuesday.
Some of the Associated Men
Student Board’s activities this
year include the annual whisker-
ino contest in which students vie
for the prize awarded to the Lan¬
cer sporting the best whiskers on
campus, the AMS assembly, two
sports nights and the AMS-AWS
dance.
Circle
К
is sponsored by the
Kiwanis Club and specializes in
doing service for Pasadena City
College and the surrounding com¬
munity. Many needy families in
this area have been helped
through the work of Circle
К
members.
Circle
К
is planning a Red
Cross Blood Drive in February
and a campaign will soon be
launched to try to get as many
Lancer blood donors as possible.
New Officers Meet
PCC Student Body
Tomorrow afternoon between
the hours of 2-3:30, the newly-
elected student government offic¬
ers and the newly-appointed com¬
missioners will be on hand in the
Student Lounge to meet members
of the student body. Anyone wish¬
ing to meet the people who will
be their leaders for the next se¬
mester is encouraged to drop in.
If you are curious as to how
you too may become active in
student government, feel free to
ask these people questions about
how to go about applying. If you
have no questions, merely come
to greet your friends and enjoy
some of the refreshments that
will be served.
Beta Phi Gamma Selects
New Officers at Ceremony
Jane Young, head of the Pasa¬
dena City College Press Bureau,
was elected last week as the new
president of Beta Phi Gamma, the
honorary journalism fraternity
on campus.
Jane, who was last semester’s
vice-president, heads the execu¬
tive board which consists of
Nancy Edwards, vice-president;
Walter Varnes, secretary; Grant
Bachtold, treasurer; and Jackie
Minassian, historian.
The election of officers followed
the candlelight initiation of the
six new members. The initiates
were Allan Gaul, Lynda Brang-
ham and Don Merry of the Cour¬
ier; Stu Brown of the Prairie;
Jim Manweiler of the Pageant;
and Larry Sammons of photogra¬
phy.
Beta Phi Gamma, which is
celebrating its 25th anniversary
this year, recognize outstand¬
ing achievement in the field of
journalism and seeks to interest
others in the profession.
Again this semester the frater¬
nity will sell special memo pals
priced at one for $1 or two for
$1.50. Pads may be ordered
through either the Pageant or
Courier offices.
