PCC Courier, February 11, 1959

PC C CoiPiieSv Vol. 10, No. 2 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California February 11, 1959 Lancer Band Again Acts as Host for Annual Military Ball Clad in their full dress uni¬ forms, bandsmen from high schools all over the San Gabriel Valley will meet next Saturday evening for the annual Military Ball at Pasadena City College. ( For the past five years, the tra¬ ditional event, which is sponsored by the Lancer Band, has started with a receiving line where all of the visiting musicians meet the leaders of the PCC unit. Following the signing of the guest book, there will be dancing to the music of the Collegians in the band room and refreshments served in the Music Office. Films of the SC and UCLA marching bands and the Tournament of Roses will be shown. Serving as official hosts and hostesses for the evening will be the parents of the band members. Chairman of the ball is Gary Fry who, together with his commit¬ tee chairmen, selected a Valen¬ tine theme of “Hearts and Flow¬ ers.” “Each year,” says Lancer, Band director Robert Fleury, “the de¬ mand for tickets is greater.” Be¬ tween 130 and 150 invitations were sent out to the 11 top bands in this area. This will be the first important event on the band calendar for the spring semester. Last semes¬ ter the group was kept busy play¬ ing for PCC athletic events as well as parades and special pro¬ grams. Last month the group served as official Tournament of Roses band playing for all tourna¬ ment functions. _____ - — - How About You? This week we will once again observe Brotherhood Week. Or at least some people will observe it. Others will practice it and still others will ignore it. This week will provide an excellent opportunity to begin practicing what we have been preaching. Here at Pasadena City1 College we may have the feeling that there is no problem at PCC involving brotherhood. Al¬ though we may not have the problems that exist in other parts of our country, we still have room for improvement. Brotherhood is not limited to racial or religious tolerance. Brotherhood involves every living man, woman and child in the world. True, problems exist between the peoples of different races and religions, but also a tremendous social wound can be uncovered in our every day life. This wound has been caused by intolerance of many of our peoples, possibly even our neigh¬ bors. In fact, the accusing finger may even be pointing at you. Have you ever found yourself forming an opinion of a person even before you met him? The most common way to accomplish this feat occurs when you know his name but have never met him. Or even after meeting him you might wonder because of his name what his family history might be. To some people wondering is as far as they go, but others allow their imaginations to build a wall between them and the person in question. Thus, as a result of prejudice, this person never receives an opportunity to display his abilities. This problem is even more evident when races and relig¬ ions are involved. It is more evident that some people are of a different race or religion and for this reason alone people form an opinion of the whole group at the expense of the individual. Each man is an individual and should be treated as such. Our nation only suffers as a result of prejudices that do exist. We must realize that the prejudices do exist and work from there. It is the duty of every American to do everything in his power to stamp out biases, but the best way is for each person to stamp out his own. Let’s not start next week on this project, let’s start now. There is a time to talk and a time to act. Our country has seen much talk but little action. This is the time to show the people of the world that we are willing to prove that our country is the leader in the fight for democracy. You don’t have to go looking for someone to practice this feeling of brotherhood with. You’ll find that all you have to do is to treat your friends and your classmates with respect and feeling at all times and you will be accomplishing a great deal. Treat each person you meet as an individual and you will be surprised how much better you are treated in return. Courier Editor Interviews Governor at Conference Last week a delegation of student and faculty journalism representatives went to San Francisco for the purpose of attending the seventy-first annual meeting of the California Newspaper Publisher’s Convention. The purpose of this trip was to introduce the students to _ — Courier Photo by Janie Young ANOTHER PROSPECTIVE YOUNG VOTER . . . received the firm handshake of the Honorable Edmund G. (Pat) Brown, gover¬ nor of California, when the two met in San Francisco at a session of the seventy-first meeting of the CNPA convention. Allan Gaul, editor of the Courier, pictured with Governor Brown, was attend¬ ing the conference as a journalism representative of Pasadena City College. The governor’s appearance was rare in that this was his first press conference before students since he assumed the position of governor. LATE FLASH1 PCC Entry Wins Foundation Award Officials at Pasadena City Col¬ lege were notified yesterday that PCC’s entry in the Thomas Jeffer¬ son section of the Freedom Foun¬ dation Awards has received one of the two $1000 first prize awards. In order to win the prize, PCC had to compile a book on a sub¬ ject that could be tied up with the foundation’s credo. This credo condensed emerges as “The Amer¬ ican Way of Life.’ Pasadena City College tied their subject in by combining the need for scholar¬ ships with this American way of life. The work was done under the direction of Miss Bess Tye and her committee who donated the time necessary to, do the work. the new ideas being brought into professional journalism. The students who made the trip were Janie Young, commissioner of publications and public rela¬ tions and also president of Beta Phi Gamma, honorary journalism fraternity; Walter Varnes, execu¬ tive editor of the PCC Courier last semester; and Allan Gaul, present executive editor of the Courier. Members of the faculty making the trip were Mrs. Elaine Mor¬ gan, adviser to the Pageant, cam¬ pus yearbook; and Bill Buttler, Press Bureau adviser. Bob van der Veen, production manager of the Pasadena City College Press, Pep Commission Sets First Meeting Pasadena City College’s spring Pep Commission will hold its first meeting of the new semester, Monday, Feb. 16, at 3 o’clock in HMD, according to Dick Vallone, head of the commission. Any and all interested parties are encouraged to attend this first meeting which will discuss pep plans for the coming semester. The commission is open to any student who is willing to work on the organization of pep on the Lancer campus. At the meeting, plans for a pro¬ posed Pep Commission Conven¬ tion and the stimulation of better spirit at home and away athletic events will headline the discus¬ sion. If students interested in trying out for next year’s cheerleader, song and flag girls positions, or any other pep job, are unable to attend the meeting, they are ask¬ ed to contact Pep Commissioner Vallone in 17C for information pertaining to the above post. accompanied the group as the sixth representative from PCC. The majority of the sessions were round table discussion groups. Some of the groups that were found to be profitable to PCC representatives were “News¬ paper Make-up,” by Edmund G. Arnold, director of trade relations, Merganthaler Linotype Co., New York; “The Newspaper of 1970,” by Ed Murray, managing editor, Los Angeles Mirror-News; and “Photo-Journalism,” by Edgar Or- loff, news and picture editor of the San Francisco News. The highlight of the trip for the students was the opportunity to hear and meet the new Gover¬ nor of California, the Honorable Edmund G. (Pat) Brown. Gover¬ nor Brown was well received by the entire group and at one point in his talk he indicated what his position would be at the 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles in regard to the Presidency. “I would consider it an honor to run for the Presidency as a favorite son candidate in 1960,” he said. “However, at the present time I am more concerned with the problems that exist in Califor¬ nia.” Governor Brown was queried about his stand on the proposed 30 year mandatory prison sen¬ tence for the possession of nar¬ cotics. He stated firmly that he was opposed to any sentence that would interfere with' the jurisdic¬ tion of the court. Later he was overheard in the hall replying to an individual who asked him if two million sig¬ natures on a petition would alter his stand. His answer was, “Two million or 15 million signatures would not alter my stand on this. Principles are involved and I will not change my mind.” Oh! That’s something grown-ups need! CfYc/e К Club Members Plan New Blood Drive Pasadena City College’s chapter of Circle К is presently completing plans for their annual blood drive, scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 19. This year is the eighth such drive spon¬ sored by Circle К on the PCC campus. A goal of 180 pints of blood has been announced by Stu Rubin who is in charge of the drive. Last year’s goal of 140 pints was met and club members are confident that the increased goal will also be achieved. Beginning next Monday morn¬ ing, Circle К will have a table set up in the main hall where students interested in giving blood may sign up. Students must be over 18 years of age to give blood and if under 21 they must have cards of con¬ sent from their parents. These cards are available in the student activities office, 111C. All blood donated will be cred¬ ited to Pasadena City College so that the members of the family of any students who give blood to the drive will be able to get blood from the Red Cross in case of emergency. Again this year Circle К is sponsoring a contest among the various clubs on* the Pasadena City College campus, with awards going to the clubs having the greatest number of pints of blood donated. The smaller clubs on campus will also have a chance for awards as there is a trophy for the run¬ ner-up club. Off campus organizations are also invited to take part in this competition, with awards for these groups.