PCC Courier, February 18, 1959

PCC CouXiefc Vol. 10, No. 3 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California February 18, 1959 Circle К sponsors blood Freedoms award honors PCC entry Once again the name of Pasadena City College shines before the people of the United States and reveals to them the place of prominence this college holds in the ranks of junior colleges. The college has just been notified that it has won one of two top nation-wide $1000 Freedom Foundation Awards of the college-university class in the tenth annual National and Schools Awards program. This organization is one of the nation’s largest awards founda¬ tions. The top 1958 leadership awards have gone to the Right Honorable Sir Winston Churchill and to Chancellor Konrad Aden¬ auer. PCC’S AWARD was in recog¬ nition of an outstanding job done on a newspaper -sized 90 page en¬ try covering the 1957-58 communi¬ ty wide “Scholars and Dollars” financial aids drive to raise funds for needy academically talented students. Over 65 photographs of PCC students who received monetary awards in the 1958 spring semes¬ ter are included in the entry as well as a documented story of the goals, procedures, groups in¬ volved and outcomes of the “Scholars and Dollars” drive. All of these are representative of facets of the American way of life of the Freedom Foundation credo. MISS BESS TYE, English in¬ structor and 1958-59 PCC Faculty Association scholarship chairman, has been responsible for compil¬ ing and editing three such Pasa¬ dena prize winning entries, along with a committee of administrat¬ ors, faculty and students. The other two prize winning entries received second place awards. The first was a Muir College entry on “Build Muir Day” and a 1956 PCC entry based on the PCC foreign students pro¬ gram and its relation to the American way of life. OTHER MEMBERS of the 1957- 58 PCC Freedom Foundation Entry Committee serving in a general advisory capacity were Dr. William B. Langsdorf, PCC president; Miss Florence Bru¬ baker, dean of student personnel; Dr. Dorothy Dixon, former chair¬ man of the PCC English Depart¬ ment; Mrs. Helen Reid, chairman of the PCC Art Department; Cleon Butz, Vance Burch, Pete Baker, Russ Whitaker and George McCauley, instructors. WORK OF ALL award winners is judged on the basis of the foun¬ dation’s credo — a statement of in¬ dividual rights grounded in Amer¬ ica’s Constitutional government and based on a belief in God. This contest serves many pur¬ poses but possibly the best of all of these purposes is to remind Americans of their rights and re¬ sponsibilities and to help the world understand this country’s structure and aspirations. IT DOESN’T HURT You can give a might not survive lege has been set present time not to reach this goal, pint of blood to someone who without it. The goal for the col- at 180 pints this year, but at the enough people have signed up Thespians announce leads for ’Winterset’ production Rehearsals for PCC’s next major play production, Max¬ well Anderson’s “Wmterset,” will now take on an added note of activity in preparation for its presentation March 12 and 13 due to the naming of the play’s cast. Considered a chal¬ lenge to college thespians, the _ _ play, under the direction of Miss Annabel Anderson, will star Lloyd Steele as Mio and Susan Shoe¬ maker as Miriam. Also starring in the cast are Bob Bruce as — Courier Photo Dr. William Langsdorf, PCC president, and Elaine A Chase examine the scrapbook which received the PRIZE Freedom Foundation Award. PCC received the WINNER award for having the best entry in the college- university class. Trock; William Boyle as Shadow; Paul Stevens as Garth; and Rob¬ ert Morris as Judge Gaunt. Other stars include Salvatore La Magra as Esdras; Jack Bux- baum as Carr; Jerry Overland as the policeman; Robert Fluhr as the sergeant; Richard Barmakian as Lucia; Joan Ouzounian as Piny; Leslie Perry as the radi¬ cal; Thomas. Forbes as the sail¬ or; Judy Witcher as Shirley; and Ichiro Koshihari as the hobo. OTHER STUDENTS, although not as members of the cast, will also have a hand in the presenta¬ tion of “Winterset.” Stage set¬ tings, always an important part of a play, are designed by William Bockus and Don Keck. Costuming will be under the supervision of Mrs. Margaret Plantico and Gene Bullard while make-up will be under the direc¬ tion of Mrs. Dorothy Colwell. The story of “Winterset” itself concerns a young man, Mio, who is trying to clear the name of his father who had been executed 14 years earlier. His movements in this line are complicated by a girl, Miriamne, with whom he falls in love. TO CLEAR his father would mean to expose Miriamne’s broth¬ er, Garth, as a member of the gang which actually committed the crime for which Mio’s father was executed. If Mio follows this action, Mir¬ iamne will naturally be hurt, and he may lose her love. Therefore, he must decide whether the clear- ’ing of his dead father’s name is more important than the love of his girl. In reaching this touchy deci¬ sion, Mio and the rest of the “Win¬ terset” cast, treat the audience to ‘Noticed it? In case you haven’t noticed, the Courier has changed its style this week. In an effort to make this newspaper more readable, we have made certain variations in format. Of even greater im- portance is the fact that we wish to keep abreast of the latest trends in modern collegi¬ ate newspaper make-up. Know¬ ing the number of readers the Courier has at PCC, it is doubt¬ ful that many of you caught the change. At any rate, we wish you to know that the change has been made with you, the reader in mind. Red Cross readies mobile equipment for student donors Pasadena City College’s chapter of Circle К is currently in the last frenzied stages before its an¬ nual blood drive gets underway tomorrow. This year marks the eighth in the series of annual blood drives. Circle К has set as a goal this year the mark of 180 pints of blood. Stu Rubin, who is in charge of the campaign for blood, feels confidence that Pasadena City Col¬ lege can meet this quota. STUDENTS MUST be over 18 years of age to give blood and if they are under the age of 21 they must have the written ap¬ proval of their parents. These cards of consent are available in the Student Activities Office, 111C. All blood donated will be credit¬ ed to PCC so that the members of the family of any students who give blood 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 and organizations on the PCC campus, with awards going to the clubs having the greatest number of pints donated. OTHER PRIZES have been set up with the idea in mind to give the smaller clubs and organiza¬ tions a chance to win a trophy. Off campus organizations are welcome to compete in the con¬ test. Special awards await the group with the best record in giving blood here, too. Tomorrow will see whether or not PCC can beat last year’s mark of 140 pints. In past years the goal has been set as high as 200 pints and met. A goal of 180 pints should not be too difficult to achieve. The Red Cross attendance and the Bloodmobile will be ready to serve donors in the Band Room, 100K, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Thursday. Donors should re¬ port there. ACE examinations appear before City College freshmen During the fourth week of this semester, a group of approximately 300 new PCC students, small as compared to the fall’s group of 1800, will take the American Council on Education psychological examination. ACE tests are standard¬ ized scholastic aptitude examina- Adelphians plan for pot luck chow Delicious foods from many parts of the world will bring the Adelphians together on Tuesday, Feb. 24, for a pot luck dinner. The main purpose for the dinner, ac¬ cording to Jan White, president, will be to discuss a project for a hospital or some children’s home. The Adelphians is an organi¬ zation which contributes to the school and the community by ush¬ ering at plays, serving at PTA functions and helping teachers. They also contribute to the Heart Fund and to the Red Cross. Students who are interested in joining the Adelphian Club are welcome to attend the pot luck dinner, which will be held in 208D from 4-6 p.m. Applications are available in 111C. a story whose unusual finale cul¬ minates an entertaining play which deserves the attention of all who can attend. tions designed to show the indi¬ vidual and the school wherein his abilities lie. Scores from the two parts of the test, linguistic (L-score) and quantitive (Q-score), will be' valu¬ able to the student in helping him Choose the most profitable course of studies in preparation for the career which suits him best. PCC’s psychometrist, Miss Eliz¬ abeth Murphy, will conduct the test in two sessions in Sexson Au¬ ditorium, February 24, with the assistance of the Guidance De¬ partment. The sessions will last for approximately half an hour and are scheduled for 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Most students at Pasadena City College are required to take these tests. If a student misses the ex¬ amination to which he was origin¬ ally assigned, he will be given an opportunity to make it up later in • the semester. Results of the tests will be available through the counselors' at a later date to be announced in all basic communication classes.