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Vol. 22, No. 3
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
February 24, 1 965
PRE-CONVOCATION THINKING— The English
department will conduct phase two in a series
of pre-convocation seminars tomorrow from 1 to
2:30 p.m. in 200C. At this time faculty and stu¬
dents will discuss Donald N. Michael's pamphlet,
— Courier Photo by Peggy Black
"Cybernation: The Silent Conquest," which is
available at the college bookstore. The faculty
panel pictured above includes Helen Barnes,
William Enking, Elton Davis, Margaret Wardlaw,
and Dr. Donald Proctor.
College Dedicates Planetarium ;
Babcock to Participate in Rites
Automation Seminar
Dr. Horace Babcock, director of
the Mt. Wilson and Palomar ob¬
servatories, will deliver the main
address at the formal dedication
ceremonies for PCC’s new Plan¬
etarium tomorrow.
President Catherine J. Robbins,
Superintendent of Schools Robert
E. Jenkins, LA County Supervisor
(and former PCC student) War¬
ren Dorn, Mayor Floyd Gwinn,
and a host of other dignitaries
are also scheduled to participate
Administrators to Host
High School Counselors
Fifty counselors representing 30
surrounding schools are expected
to attend the third annual High
School Counselors Day tomorrow
afternoon in the faculty dining
room.
PCC President Catherine J.
Robbins and ASB President Bob
Bordwell will greet the guest
counselors. Dr. Armen Sarafian,
dean of instruction, will describe
new curricula of the college, and
Dr. Irvin G. Lewis, dean of stu¬
dent personnel, will speak on ad¬
missions.
Following the introduction of
PCC counselors by Cleon L. Butz,
dean of counseling and guidance,
refreshments will be served and
the high school advisers will have
an opportunity to ask questions
and exchange information with
college counselors.
The visitors, from schools
which graduated most present
Lancer students, may tour this
campus after 3 p.m.
Pianist to Appear
for Music Group
Noted pianist Jack Crossan will
appear this Saturday in Harbeson
Hall at 8:15 p.m.
Acclaimed by critics as one
having the “digital facility of one
born to play the piano,” Cros-
san’s program will include selec¬
tions by Kohs, Schubert, Debus-
sey, and Franck.
This presentation is just one
among many sponsored by the
Faculty Recital Series set up by
Dr. Robert M. Fleury, head of the
Music Department. There will be
no admission charge and refresh¬
ments will be served.
in the ceremonies.
Attendance at the formal open¬
ing from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. is by
invitation only, but from 5:30 to
9 p.m. there will be hourly guided
tours for the public. Free tick¬
ets for these tours may be obtain¬
ed from Dr. Robbins’ secretary.
The observatory originally open¬
ed in 1931 with Dr. Albert Ein¬
stein participating at the cere¬
monies. The new planetarium
houses a projector which cost
about $90,000 and will eventually
present programs similar to those
at Griffith observatory. Future
plans include lectures and dem¬
onstrations relating to Mars, the
sun, and the galaxies.
William G. Norris, supervisor
of mathematics for the Pasadena
City School system, emphasizes
that the planetarium is “not just
for entertainment, but will pro¬
vide a carefully-coordinated and
'Cleo from 5 to 7'
Debuts at College
Cinema Limited will present
“Cleo from 5 to 7,” a European
award-winning movie, as the fea¬
tured film in Saturday night’s
(February 27) presentation in Sex-
son Auditorium at 8:15. Single
admission tickets will be sold for
$1.25.
“Cleo” is a product of French
writer-director Agnes Varda. The
movie, filmed in 1962, pays hom¬
age to the most valuable commod¬
ity in the world — time.
The movie evolves around a
two-hour span in the life of a pop¬
ular and beautiful young woman,
depicting how precious every sin¬
gle minute can be. The heroine,
who learns that her future will be
determined by a medical diagnos¬
is, suddenly discards her interest
in luxury and pleasure for the
real meaning of life. The world
around her assumes a new and im¬
portant significance.
“Automania 2000,” a parable
about the dangers of car produc¬
tion, will be the co-feature. It
was filmed in England in 1963.
Cinema Limited, a non-profit,
cultural organization, co-sponsor -
ed by the Pasadena Art Museum,
will regularly screen its interna¬
tional films on several Saturday
evenings in the upcoming months.
articulated program of space-sci¬
ence education for students, teach¬
ers, and interested community
groups.”
Entertainer Gary Philp will per¬
form at tomorrow’s ASB assem¬
bly at 12 noon in Harbeson Hall.
ASB activity books will be re¬
quired for admittance.
Philp, who is known for his
folk-singing and dramatic reading,
will perform the works of Ray
Bradbury, John Thurber, Dylan
Thomas, and others, as well as
considerable original material.
With the assistance of guitarist-
singer Mac Johnson, he uses imag¬
inative staging, dramatic narra¬
tive, pantomime, original music
and songs, and sometimes even
members of the audience to pre¬
sent his unique interpretations.
Philp has been on an extensive
tour of colleges, theaters, folk
clubs, and high schools. Audi¬
ences have encompassed groups
ranging from the Ashgrove to the
Association of English Teachers
of American; from the Trouba¬
dour to members of the San Fran¬
cisco Museum of Modern Art;
“Mr. Philp is quite literally a
PCC’s English Department will
conduct part two in its series of
student-faculty pre-convoca t i
о
n
discussions concerning “Automa¬
tion and the Humanities” tomor¬
row at 1 p.m. in 200C.
A panel of faculty members
from several departments will
lead the seminar which parallels
next month’s second annual col¬
lege convocation whose topic will
be “Automation: Its Impact on
Education.”
TOMORROW’S seminar will be
centered around Donald N. Mich¬
ael’s pamphlet, “Cybernation: The
Silent Conquest,” which is avail-
Waterman Speaks
at Campus Forum
Stanton A. Waterman, specialist
in underwater photography, will
narrate his color film, “Conquest
of the Underwater World,” at the
upcoming Tuesday Evening For¬
um in Sexson Auditorium at 8
p.m.
Waterman’s film concentrates
on the interesting world of trop¬
ical reefs and wrecks, and repre¬
sents four years of exploring,
hunting, and discovering.
Through the medium of the
camera lens, Waterman has cap¬
tured scenes portraying the infin¬
ite variety of sea life; a battle
with a giant moray eel; the rhyth¬
mic beauty of the submarine jun¬
gle; and the elevating of a can¬
non from the wreck of a Spanish
ship.
Waterman’s interest in diving
has taken him on expeditions to
the Mediterranean, Caribbean,
Canal Zone, Pacific, and other
places. The forum will be open
to the public without charge.
wizard with words . . . His audi¬
ence was spellbound,” said Wil¬
liam White, associate drama pro¬
fessor at USC, after a perform¬
ance there by the young enter¬
tainer.
GARY PHILP
. . . ASB Assembly
able to students in the bookstore
for 60 cents.
The purpose of the meeting is
to encourage Lancers to become
involved in some serious thinking
prior to the major college convo¬
cation by exploring the implica¬
tions of Michael’s “silent con¬
quest.”
Short, informal presentations
will be made by the faculty panel
members before the session is
opened to a question and answer
period involving the panel and stu¬
dents.
IT IS hoped that the seminar
will produce some challenging
questions concerned with the
place of the individual in an auto¬
mated society; how his worth will
be determined; and what values
of the past must be modified and
which preserved.
The faculty panel will consist of
Dr. Donald Proctor, Elton Davis,
William Enking, and Margaret
Wardlaw. Presiding over the
group will be Helen Barnes of the
English Department.
PCC students are extended a
cordial invitation to attend and
participate in this program.
Leaders to Hold
ASB Open House
ASB Open House will be held
next Monday in the Campus Cen¬
ter from 2 to 4 p.m.
The program, which is under
the direction of ASB Vice-presi¬
dent John Fowle, is intended to
bring the student body in closer
contact with its governmental of¬
ficers.
MEETING casually in an infor¬
mal but informative get-together,
ASB personnel will be eager to
answer any student questions.
Among the refreshments to be
served at the affair will be what
Fowle has termed “Goold’s Gold¬
en Gupe.” This provocative punch
is the specialty of fall ASB Vice-
president George Goold. Cookies,
provided by AWS, and coffee will
also be available.
The purpose of the program in
Fowle’s estimation “is to bring
about closer communication be¬
tween student leaders and the stu¬
dent body.” Fowle also feels that
“it will provide a good opportuni¬
ty for Lancers to meet with the
administration.”
AMONG the student govern¬
ment leaders to be present at the
get-acquainted program are sev¬
eral newly appointed officers.
Filling the ASB Board position
of Senate vice-president is Mike
Wrona. Cabinet appointments in¬
clude Commissioner of Pep Matt
Jefferson, Commissioner of Social
Affairs Mary Cademartori, Com¬
missioner of Religious Activities
Duane Crumb, Commissioner of
Departmental Act i v i t i e s Lynn
Melvin, and Secretary of Drama
Stephanie Boyce.
Bulletin Board
The Freshman Class Council
will meet for the first time this
semester tomorrow at 4 p.m. in
the ASB board room.
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Students are reminded that ASB
books will be on sale only until
March 1.
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Highlanders will journey this
Saturday to Stony Point from 8
a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Tuesday Evening Forum 1965-
66 season tickets are on sale
now for $2 in 164C.
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An introductory one-month sub¬
scription to the Christian Sci¬
ence Monitor is offered to stu¬
dents and teachers. Requests
should be sent to Mrs. Audrene
P. Gresham, 2803 E. Colorado
Blvd., Pasadena.
for All College Sportsnight
WAA’s all-college Sportsnight will be held this Friday in the
Women’s Gym from 7:30 to 10 p.m. The affair will feature ping pong,
various table games, volleyball, and other sports.
The Women’s Athletic Association is promoting the event and will
sell cokes during the evening at the gym. Students who are planning
to attend the festivities are encouraged to wear tennis shoes as they
will be required to remove their shoes before entering certain parts
of the gym if they have hard soles.
Just preceding the close of the sport activities (at 9 p.m.) there
will be a dance sponsored by the college’s Circle
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group in the
Campus Center.
According to the WAA adviser, Mrs. Forrest Poorman, last year’s
sportsnight was a success. The three volleyball courts were filled
continuously throughout the evening with a fluctuating crowd of
students. Ping pong and table games were equally popular, both
sprouting lines during the entire affair.
WAA and Circle
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enthusiastically encourage Lancers to attend
both the sportsnight and the dance following.
Cary Philp to Perform
Dramatics in Assembly