PCC Courier, January 10, 1962

Election fever reaches peak tomorrow VOL. 15, NO. 15 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA JANUARY 10, 1962 Jazz concert due by Shelley Manne Shelley Manne, internationally known jazz drummer, will pre¬ sent a concert on the Sexson stage January 18 at 12 noon. Manne, who has been a consis¬ tent winner of jazz polls, will share the assembly spotlight with the presentation of new OMD members, who will have been tap¬ ped earlier that morning. During the pre-World War II years, Shelley Manne played with a number of top rate bands, among them Bob Astor, Raymond Scott, Will Bradley, and Les Brown. FOLLOWING his discharge, from the Coast Guard, Manne joined Stan Kenton’s band for a long association. The Kenton band broke up three times, but each time it reformed, Shelley re¬ joined. Between times he played with Charlie Ventura and Woody Herman. In 1952 Shelley joined Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All-Stars in Hermosa Beach, and in 1953 he signed an exclusive recording contract with Contemporary Rec¬ ords. Shortly after his contract was signed, he left the Lighthouse to form his own group. SHELLEY Manne and His Men have made several highly success¬ ful Eastern tours, worked steadi¬ ly in the Los Angeles area, and •Play tryouts Tryouts will be held for the coming dramatic production of “Taming of the Shrew” dur¬ ing the week of January 15. All tryouts will be on the main stage in Sexson Auditorium ex¬ cept Wednesday when they will be held in Harbeson Hall. Try¬ out time is 3 o’clock. All aliens required to register soon The federal government re¬ quires every person who is not a citizen of the United States to report his address to the govern¬ ment each January. The U.S. Immigration Service has printed forms 1-53, Aliens Address Report Cards, on which to file this information. The cards are available at post offices, school foreign student offices, and immi¬ gration service offices during the month of January. Citizens of the United States are urged to assist their alien friends and relatives by remind¬ ing them of this requirement of the immigration law. The law requires that these cards be filled out and submitted before January 31 of each year. 8 o'clock classes begin daily pledge to flag Students in all 8 a.m. classes are now reciting the pledge of al¬ legiance to the Flag of the United States in accordance with a recent state ruling. Section 73.5, Tile 5, of the Cali¬ fornia Administrative Code has called for such action in each pub¬ lic school. Previous to this date the col¬ lege had held formal salutes in all assemblies and prior to some meetings. played innumerable concerts and TV programs. The Peter Gunn television show and the motion pictures “Guys and Dolls,” “The Man With the Golden Arm,” “I Want to Live,” and “Five Pennies” have been among his successful appear¬ ances. The OMD portion of the assem¬ bly will feature introductions of newly-tapped members into the college’s highest organization. Shelley Manne popular jazz drummer Monetary grant awarded PCC for construction Pasadena City College will re¬ ceive $302,113 from the state of California for construction pur¬ poses, it was announced recently. Roy E. Simpson, state superin¬ tendent of public instruction, said the apportionment is from a five million dollar fund voted by the 1961 legislature to bolster junior college building programs. Pasadena’s $302,113 is the larg¬ est amount granted to a single junior college. The Los Angeles City District received $918,000 for all its junior colleges. Dr. Robert E. Jenkins, superin¬ tendent of the Pasadena City Schools, said the school district has been anticipating the state grant and already has plans for its use. It will be used principally, he said, to reduce the Pasadena Ju¬ nior College District’s bonded in¬ debtedness. However, since the money will be going into the pool the junior college has on hand to complete its expansion program, it will bring the program nearer to com¬ pletion. A new student union and wom¬ en’s gym are currently being con¬ structed on campus. Work will begin soon on a new parking lot and plans are underway for multi-story classrooms. First ' Debate Hour’ tenters around Red China problem “Recognition of Red China” will be the topic of the first debate hour January 16 at noon on the library lawn. This is the first time such an open forum, which allows students to openly debate a controversial subject, has been attempted at PCC. ASB offices sought by new political faces After four days of feverish preparation, the ASB elections cam¬ paign will reach its apex at tomorrow’s assembly in Sexson Auditori¬ um. The actual elections take place tomorrow afternoon and Friday. Heated competition for the key positions in next semester’s stu¬ dent government is expected since six of the seven offices to be filled have more than one candidate running. As early as 7 o’clock Monday morning some of the most eager candidates were up placing their campaign posters at conspicuous locations on campus. DURING THE assembly at noon tomorrow, all of the contestants will have the opportunity to address the student body directly, making their final efforts to win supporters for their platforms. The political battle foreseen with most suspense is that between the two candidates for ASB president, Scott Hutchinson and Steve White. Present Rep Council vice-president Hutchinson stresses the im¬ portance of better and stronger representation in student government and more publicity of its activities. Among other projects he is backing are bike racks, vending and cigarette machines, Rep Council debates, and a statue of Larry the Lancer. WHITE, CURRENTLY holding office as ASB vice-president, has chosen “The Key to a Better ASB” as his theme. He proposes to in¬ crease the value of ASB books, introducing Such ideas as giving parking stickers to ASB book-holders only, more publicity before school events, and a “Big Teacher on Campus” contest. Bill Billotti and Fritz Hoelscher are onovlved in the race for the vice-presidency. Another close struggle is expected between the three candidates for the position of sophomore class president, William Arens, Donald Ciliax, and William Watts. Two students are rivaling for the office of freshman class presi¬ dent: Richard Bond and John Schwenoha. Signed up as candidates for AMS president are Bob Browning and Phillip Cook. The only women on the ballot are Cathleen Shelburne and Vic¬ toria Stephenson, vying for the office of AWS president. Robert Pittman and Barney Whitesell are running for Rep Coun¬ cil president. Elections commissioner Robert Browning emphasized how im¬ portant it is that all Lancers with ASB books take part in the elec¬ tions. The first opportunity to vote will be immediately after the assembly, the deadline being Friday at 3 p.m. POLLING BOOTHS will be put up at strategic places all over campus, at least one will be located in the main hall. Approximately 700 voters are expected to turn in their ballots, according to Browning, but more is hoped for. The results of the elections will be announced officially at the freshman dance Satur¬ day at the La Canada Youth House. The new ASB officers will be installed at a banquet to be held January 16 at the Westward Ho Restaurant in Pasadena. All out¬ going officers have been invited along with the incoming members, and commission advisers. Dr. Catherine Robbins is in charge of presiding over the banquet and installing the new officers. Also installed at this time will be commissioners of the appointive offices. Other students may attend the installation for the price of $2. The format of the debate hour, as set up by the Rep Council, will allow for both sides of the ques¬ tion to be fully discussed. THE SESSION will be opened and presided over by a student moderator who will introduce the topic. Two students will each give one side of the question in a three minute talk. Then the session will open to the audience and recognized speakers may talk for three minutes. Since Red China was rejected for admittance by the United Na¬ tions recently, the Rep Council committee considered changing the scheduled topic. HOWEVER, it was decided that the controversy over the com¬ munist country will continue and would be worthy of intelligent de¬ bate, according to Rep Council prexy Joe Sanfillippo. Sanfillippo has expressed his hope that the student body will give this first debate hour enthu¬ siastic support. “Here’s a chance to come out, sit casually with your friends on the lawn, and discuss a current world problem in an intelligent manner,” he said. “It will be a true outlet for college opinion.” •Hi-liter assembly The Hi-liters, student entertain¬ ers, will provide musical fare at the assembly tomorrow at 12 noon in Sexson Auditorium. ASB books will be required for admission to the assembly which will feature many types of musical beats. BACKWARDS ALL THE WAY Frosh council goes TWIRP T.W.I.R.P. — The Woman Is Re¬ quested to Pay — will be the order of the night January 13 when the freshman class council holds its project of the semester, a back¬ wards dance. The affair, in which women are requested to invite — and pay for — their dates, will be held at the La Canada Youth House from 8:30 to 12:30. Special feature of the evening will be the announcement of ASB elections results, which will have taken place at the college on cam¬ pus the day before the dance. College entrance exams Saturday College entrance examinations will be given this Saturday at Pasadena City College for stu¬ dents needing the tests for trans¬ fer to four year schools. All branches of the University of California require the test re¬ sults for admittance. The exam is divided into morn¬ ing and afternoon sessions (8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 5:45 p.m.). The morning exam deals with scholastic aptitude in verbal and mathematical areas. The afternoon test, not required by all colleges, is an achievement test in specific fields. A book offered in the college bookstore, “How to Pass High on College Entrance Tests,” by Turner and Peters, may be of some help to potential testees. The book gives sample tests and general information on the exam. A bargain price of 49 cents *■] will be offered to non-ASB book- ' holders, with ASB book owners being admitted free, according to frosh prexy Pat Gleason. Music for the backwards event will be by the “Harmonaires.” I Gleason added that an unusual door prize will be given to some lucky couple attending the affair. Between dance entertainment will be provided by sophomore Donna Washburn and other PCC student groups. 3Sn0H VUfiOA YQVNV3 VV — Courier photo by Pete Sallstrom WHICH WAY OUT? — Frosh prexy Pat Gleason seems in a state of distress over the situation after Meg Chen takes a good grip and heads for the freshman class dance. The "backwards" affair will be such that the woman will pay for expenses.