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Blood Drive Begins Today!
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VOL. 6, NO. 3 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA FEBRUARY 20, 1957
Cosmetologists to
Demonstrate Skills
The 1957 graduating cosmetolo¬
gy class will present “Mirror
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Fashions,” a 'fashion and hair
style show at 8:30 p.m., March 6,
in Harbeson Hall.
Fashions from the Vera Rose
and Ivy Bridal Shops will 6e pre¬
viewed. Rose Cahoe, a represen¬
tative from the latter establish¬
ment will narrate the various
fashions. Beauty salon operator
Betty Reeder will describe the
hair styles which will be modeled
by patrons of . the cosmetology
class.
An invitation to community res¬
idents and the students and fac¬
ulty of Pasadena City College has
been extended by the cosmetology
class. There is no admission to
the annual affair.
Shop owners will also be in¬
vited to watch Lancer beauty op¬
erators comb the hair. The gradu¬
ating cosmetology students will
create and complete all the hair
styles in the show.
One of the highlights of the
program will be the appearance
of Pamela Kenoss modeling a
bridal gown.
Fashions and hair styles will be
shown within a setting of mirrors,
thus carrying out the theme. The
mirrors will be placed so that the
models will be viewed from all
angles at once. A background of
soft music will complete the pic¬
ture.
— Courier photo by John Miller
NURSES CALM LANCER HERO . . . Jerry Van Meter as he
prepares to give his pint of blood to the Circfe
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Blood Drive on
February 26. Sign-up for the drive began today in the main hall
of C Building and will continue through Tuesday when all red
blooded Lancers will march on Harbeson Hall with their donations
of the precious fluid for the American Red Cross.
Have you added your name to the list of students who will
give blood to the Red Cross next Tuesday, Feb. 26, in Harbe¬
son Hall? If not, why not? Each year Circle
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sponsors an
on-campus drive to obtain blood from Pasadena City College
students for the Pasadena Red
Cross Blood Bank. Chairman of
this year’s effort is Chuck Ayres,
new Circle
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president.
Tables have been set up in the
main hall of C Building for the
convenience of students. Each
person who wishes to give a
pint of blood must obtain an
appointment slip from this table
and must appear at the time
designated on Tuesday.- Circle
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wants to make the donation
of blood as speedy and efficient
as possible, and will appreci¬
ate having students keep their
appointments.
Sign-up for the prospective
donors began today and will con¬
tinue through Tuesday. Clubs
are urged to get their members
out to do their part in this drive.
A trophy is awarded each year to
the club whose members donate
the most pints of blood.
Cards will be available at the
desk for students under 21 who
must obtain written consent be¬
fore giving their blood. These
cards must be signed by the stu¬
dent’s parent or guardian be¬
fore he is eligible to give his
pint.
Circle
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hopes again this year,
as they have hoped in the past,
that the students will give their
whole-hearted support to the proj¬
ect and help Circle
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go over
their quota with ease.
Sign your name on the list of
donors for the Circle
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Blood
Drive. Do it now!
Masquerade Party
Features Hypnotist
“Come As You Were” in your
last incarnation is the unique
theme of a masquerade party to
be sponsored by PCC’s skating
club, the Silver Blades, on the
evening of Saturday, Feb. 23, at
8 p.m.
To further the theme, the
group hopes to have a trained
hypnotist for the evening. He will
perform levitational tricks and
trances. Also he may send a few
people “back,” perhaps to And
out just how accurate was their
choice of costume.
The Silver Blades also has nu¬
merous other projects on their
agenda. Such activities as a pro¬
gressive dinner, beach and swim¬
ming parties, and regular meet¬
ings at the Pasadena Winter Gar¬
dens, local ice rink, will keep the
club busy this semester.
Newly-elected officers for this
semester are: president, Bob Wil¬
liams; vice-president, Rosie Rior-
dan; secretary, Carole Paul; and
treasurer, Bill Osman.
Students Go Hayseed
for Backwards Dance
Hi-liter Variety Heads
Tomorrow’s Assembly
When the curtain in Sexson Auditorium rises tomorrow to
the strains of the “Hi-liter Hop” it will usher in the 1957
version of the annual Hi-liter variety assembly. Hi-liters are
students who possess talent in the field of entertainment. Each
year the group puts on one as¬
sembly in which the band and
International Show
Honors All Nations
The International Club of PCC
will stage its most festive event
of the school year tomorrow in
Harbeson Hall at 8 p.m. when the
annua] reception and show is giv¬
en by international students. A
large percentage of the 290 for¬
eign students attending PCC will
have some part to play in the
show or reception which is under
the direction of Miss Josephine
Nissley
Dr. William B. Langsdorf, pres¬
ident of PCC, will be present at
the reception to give an introduc¬
tory welcoming speech. Exhibits
will be displayed at the reception,
representative of many of the
countries of the world. Among
these will be a display of Korean
dolls, native island shells, Philip¬
pine and Palan Island handmade
baskets, and products from sever¬
al Latin American countries.
Japanese Painting Exhibit
In keeping with the internation¬
al spirit of the event, two Japan¬
ese students will give a demon¬
stration of Sumi painting and
brush writing. These arts will
be explained to interested passers-
by by the two students.
Tarazi Will MC
Hanna Tarazi, past president of
the International Club, will act as
master of ceremonies for the sec¬
ond half of the festivities, the tal¬
ent show. Acts representing the
cultures of countries the world
over will be presented. Talented
PCC foreign students will give
dances according to Japanese,
several of the other members ex¬
hibit their talent. Hi-liters sing,
dance, play musical instruments,
and perform in many other
phases of show business.
On tap for PCC students to¬
morrow are the musical styl¬
ings of the band; piano music
by Don Venable; the baton ar¬
tistry of Pat Shaffer; two ma¬
gicians, Les Lagerquist and Bill
Meissner; and a Hawaiian maid¬
en portrayed by Gwen DeSilva.
Any interested PCC student
who has any kind of talent to of¬
fer can become a member of Hi-
liters according to Dick Kasten,
president. This outstanding or¬
ganization is open to all. Admis¬
sion to the group is made follow¬
ing an audition, which can be ar¬
ranged at any time during the
semester. Initiation of new mem¬
bers takes place twice each year.
Working with Kasten in the
guidance of the organization’s
activities are Ray Johnson, vice-
president; Gwen De Silva, re¬
cording secretary ; and Pat Shaf¬
fer, corresponding secretary.
Many of the arrangements for
the band are made by Darrel
Maize, who also wrote the theme
song, “Hi-liter Hop.”
Korean, Palan Island, Latin Amer¬
ica and Siamese traditions. Ger¬
man folk and Turkish songs will
be sung as well as Latin Ameri¬
can guitar instrumentals and Ni¬
gerian songs with native drums.
A special feature of the pro¬
gram will be the appearance of a
Syrian girl who will sing songs
in French and Armenian.
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A “Hayride Hop” will be taken by hayseed Lancers and
their guests at this year’s AMS-AWS sponsored Backwards
Dance, to be held at Farnsworth Park Friday evening, March
1. The Backwards Dance is so named because it is traditionally
#Coffee Break
The coffee shop is not closed !
Lancers in dire need of their
coffee must now travel a little
farther for it. Until the Cam¬
pus Coffee Shop can resume
regular operations, the Cafe¬
teria has opened its doors and
will handle Coffee Shop trade.
a girl-ask-boy affair with the girl
picking up the tab.
During the evening, the winner
of the “Boy with the Cutest Legs”
contest will be announced. The
contest is sponsored as a money¬
making project of the two student
organizations and is under the di¬
rection of Jo Ann Bode.
Larry Walker, AMS presi¬
dent, and AWS President Judy
Hannah, combined their cabi¬
nets for the organization of the
dance. Refreshments are under
the chairmanship of Eleanor
Salgado; tickets, Penny Hurd;
and decorations, Joanne Os¬
man. Ruth Hemming is handl¬
ing publicity and Cecil Ann
Rowe is in charge of entertain¬
ment.
Gingham and summer cottons
are the feminine dress for the
evening with boys sporting jeans
and cotton shirts. The Blue Notes,
well-known musical group who
played recently at the Islander
Dance, will perform musically
from the hours of 8:30 to 12 p.m.
Tickets will go on sale next
week and will also be available
at the door Friday evening.
Prices range from $1.50 a couple
with an ASB book to $2.25 with¬
out.
“Indications prove that the
dance will be one of the best ever
'held if the student body supports
it, which we certainly hope they
do,” stated Walker.
— Courier photo by John Miller
HER LOVELY HULA HANDS ... aid brunette Gwen DeSilva
in explaining her dance to the students who will assemble tomor¬
row in the auditorium for the annual Hi-liter variety show.
Featured with Gwen on the assembly bill are the Hi-liter band,
two magicians, a majorette, and a pianist.
Sailors Schedule
Costumed Social
The Sailing Club has scheduled
its first social event of the semes¬
ter for Saturday, March 2, at the
Yosemite Playground in Eagle
Rock.
The party will be a costume af¬
fair with members coming as the
character they’ve always wanted
to be. There will be a potluck
dinner followed by dancing from
7 to 11 p.m.
New members are reminded of
the chalk talk sailing lessons
scheduled for next Sunday.