PCC Courier, February 26, 1958

Bob Richards to Address Assembly PCC CoufueSv VOL. 8, NO. 3 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA FEBRUARY 26, 1958 Enrollment Figures Illustrate Increase According to test figures from the office of the dean of admis¬ sions, there are 4315 students now enrolled in day school on this campus. John B. Weldon, newly- appointed dean of admissions and records, stated that this figure is in keeping with the steady in¬ crease prevalent for the last ten years. The population increase in the area and the recognition by both men and women of the need for a college education are mainly re¬ sponsible for the increase. En¬ rollment is expected to double by 1970. An increase is also present in extended day enrollment. There are 3296 students now enrolled there, as opposed to 2991 last year at this time. The number and variety of courses offered has been more than doubled during the last five years, from the 70 offered in 1953 to the 193 offer¬ ed presently. The nation’s new¬ found vital need for engineers is responsible for a recent upsurge in mathematics and science in both day school and extended day. Although the high school stu¬ dents now on campus will be re¬ moved by September of 1959, pre¬ dictions are that the gap left by them will be immediately filled by college enrollment. New building plans are being formu¬ lated, but are as yet indefinite. The total number of students to attend PCC last year was 17,627. ASB Assembly Honored with Olympic Champion The Reverend Bob Richards, internationally known ath¬ lete, will speak at tomorrow’s ASB assembly in Sexson Audi¬ torium. The Olympic record holder and highly respected, young minister, also in great demand as a speaker, will discuss topics of primary interest to the ^ college student. In ten years of competition as a pole vaulter, Richards has won 22 national championships. He has been a member of the United States Olympic team three times, has won two Olympic gold med¬ als, and holds the Olympic pole vault record of 14’11%”. In addi¬ tion, he is one of only two men in history to clear the 15 foot mark, comparable in pole vault¬ ing circles to the four minute mile. He has cleared this mark 103 times, and reached a high of 15’5”. Rev. Richards was chosen as one of the ten most outstanding young men in America in 1956 by the United States Junior Cham¬ ber of Commerce. He was also chosen by the State Department to tour Asia as a goodwill am¬ bassador for the United States. Presently serving as minister at large for the Church of the Brethren, Richards has previously been an instructor of sociology at the University of Illinois and as¬ sociate professor of philosophy at LaVerne College. While Reverend Richards has appeared often at schools in the surrounding area, tomorrow will mark his first appearance on this campus, which is being eagerly awaited by many who have heard him speak before. •Pageants on Sale Previous Pageants are on sale now in the Bookstore at great¬ ly reduced prices. The 1957 is¬ sue will now cost $3, while all previous years available will be $1.50, including tax. Now’s your chance to buy the annuals you missed. •Camera Happy? Now is the time for you to line up all the clubs you belong to on this campus, and be sure to get into the club pictures be¬ ing taken this week for the Pageant. See this week’s Crier for the schedule. WHEN TWO CHAMPIONS MEET . . . they shake hands, naturally. Pictured here are Olympic decathlon champion Bob Mathias, left, and pole vaulting champion Bob Richards, right. Richards will appear before the ASB assembly tomorrow at 11:40. Bond Issue Introduced to Help Building Needs Last September a committee was instigated by the Board of Education for the purpose of determining building needs. At a recent meeting, this Citizens Committee passed a recom¬ mendation for the appropriation of eight million dollars for the new high school and five mil- . _ Explorer Satellite Visits Engineering Department Last week, through the cooperation of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, PCC was honored by the visit of an Alpha 1958 Explorer, the exact duplicate of the Explorer launched by the United States and the exact duplicate of the Explorer now circling the globe. The Explorer, pictured at the right, was brought in for the benefit of the engineering stu¬ dents on campus, under Frank H. Ziol and Herbert R. Shep¬ pard, engineering and technolo¬ gy instructors here. The rocket, identical except for the absence of the rocket motors and transmitters to the space¬ going duplicate, is only 80 inches long when complete, and weighs just 30 pounds. It is actually made up of three sections — the nose cone, which was tested by the Army on their Jupiter C rocket; the fiber glass and steel casing housing all the instruments, which was made at the Jet Pro¬ pulsion Lab; and the rocket mo¬ tors themselves, with the power of five diesel locomotives. The casing contains two transmitters, one high power transmitter which has a life span of only two weeks, and is now out of operation in the Explorer, and a low power transmitter, designed to last ap¬ proximately two months. Only specially-designed equi pment can pick up the signals sent by the second transmitter. These instruments relay information on temperature, frequency of collisions with foreign bodies, and cosmic ray measurements. Following the explanation of the rocket, the film, “X Minus 80 Days,” telling the story behind the rocket’s firing, was shown. lion dollars for the junior college. At the last meeting the Board of Education voted in favor of having a bond issue for the build¬ ing funds in conjunction with the primary elections to be held June 3. The Citizens Committee recom¬ mended that five million dollars be added to other available funds for the junior college, which equal nearly three and a half million dollars, to be used to purchase the buildings on campus which ALPHA 1958 EXPLORER ROCKET ... the duplicate of the one now circling the globe, is shown here during its first visit to PCC. It was introduced to the engineering students in a recent lecture by instructor Frank H. Ziol. the high school now owns in ad¬ dition to constructing new build¬ ings. After purchasing the high school buildings, worth $4,580,000 PCC would still have approxi¬ mately four million dollars, in ad¬ dition to other income. By 1950, then, the school should be able to build everything needed. Buildings which are to be built if and when the bond issue is passed will include a new Mathe¬ matics and Physical Science Build¬ ing, a Business and Home Econ¬ omics Building, a new Women’s Gym, and a student union, plus various landscaping and repair work and an allotment sufficient to double the present parking area. New Post Created for Administration Two administrative posts have been merged into one to create a dean of admissions and records. Former Registrar John B. Wel¬ don has filled the new position made by the combination of dean of admissions and registrar. Dr. Irvin G. Lewis was appoint¬ ed assistant dean to Weldon, who filled the place left open this year upon the retirement of former Dean of Admissions Roland W. Grinstead. The new pair of deans will work closely together fulfilling their duties which include admit¬ ting each student and handling all his records until he is graduated. * The records division is the larg¬ est in the student personnel pro¬ gram. Coming under this cate¬ gory also are the attendance, ad¬ missions and veterans affairs of¬ fices, as well as the IBM room. Completing the personnel in the admissions office are Mrs. Geody Orr, secretary of Dr. Lew¬ is; Mrs. Alice Allen, Dean Wel¬ don’s secretary. Mrs. Orr was secretary to Grinstead previous to his retirement. PCC Organization Begins Student Scholastic Service The newly-formed Student Scholastic Service opens its doors today in its official office, 230C. The tutoring service is sponsored by Alpha Gamma Sigma, and Dr. Zell Rust, of the Foreign Lan¬ guage Department, has been ap¬ pointed by Dean Robert Haugh to serve as adviser to the SSS. Hours of operation will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. A tutoring service existed at PCC about four years ago, but became inactive due to lack of personnel to staff the office, tu¬ tors to instruct, and the adviser’s dearth of supervisory time to de¬ vote to the service. Miss Mildred Poorman, Courier adviser, recall1 ed all this, and wondered if the tutoring service might be revived. Consequently, Dr. George Josten, adviser of Alpha Gam¬ ma Sigma, its president, Owen Patotzka, student representa¬ tive Joanne Osman, and Courier reporter Virginia Means met with Dr. Haugh, dean of stu¬ dent activities, on February 13 in his office. At this meeting, Dr. Haugh, representing the administration, invited Dr. Rust to head the re¬ vived tutoring service, which makes its public bow today as the Student Scholastic Service. Letters of notification of Stu¬ dent Scholastic Service have been sent to all Pasadena City College instructors. These let¬ ters were accompanied by coaching sheets for students who feel competent to coach. Students were urged to make their ability available and to sign the student coaching sheet presented by their instructors. Students interested in receiv¬ ing coaching assistance may ap¬ ply in 230C, and they will be giv¬ en the name of the student coach¬ ing in their subject. The student seeking aid is responsible for con¬ tacting the student-instructor, and arranging the most suitable place to carry on the study. In order to take advantage of SSS students do not have to be failing a subject. The service may also be used to broaden the students’ view of a subject or satisfy his interest.