OMD Begins Honors for Unselfish Service in 1927
1927 was a big year for Pasadena “Junior” College
students. They came home with honors in nearly every
competitive phase of campus life, including athletics,
drama, music, and scholarship in general. It seemed too
good to be true.
Realizing that without the- superior and unselfish
service of a few individuals, no college could ever rise to
such heights, seven students and a faculty member or¬
ganized the Order of Mast and Dagger to recognize out¬
standing service rendered by loyal students and faculty.
It is the highest honorary organization on campus.
Years have passed and the order has maintained the
same tradition established in 1927 — of recognition and
honor for service.
When PCC merged with John Muir College and
became a two-year junior college in 1954, the name of the
order was changed to Omicron Mu Delta, and it has con¬
tinued the deeply rooted tradition of recognizing unselfish
service of those students and faculty who have placed
the welfare of their college so high.
Omicron Mu Delta encompasses an ideal — that un¬
selfish service can be successfully recognized and that
college students are mature enough to shoulder the re¬
sponsibility of being singled out as leaders and achievers.
At the end of each semester, the official tapping
takes place. In the past, students and honoraries were
tapped at the assembly with the entire student body in
attendance. Now, because of greatly increased enrollment,
new members are tapped during the morning of the as¬
sembly. Following this tapping in thir classrooms, they
are taken to the office of the dean of student activities.
Traditionally, membership in OMD is kept secret
until the official tapping ceremony. Upon being tapped,
each new member receives a letter of congratulation, a
gold pin, and the rights and privileges of active member¬
ship, which include the right to hold office in the or-
ganization.
OMD has the only active alumni association on the
PCC campus. Each semester, news of current activities
is mailed to members of the OMD alumni. All graduates
are invited to every activity.
OMD is a tradition that continues to grow because
of the devotion, sincerity, and enthusiasm of its members.
For as long as these qualities remain, so will the tradition
of OMD.
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VOL. 23, NO. 16
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
JANUARY 13, 1966
TERRY WEIR
Terry Weir’s service is centered
largely in the foreign student pro¬
gram, where her friendly welcome
and the almost countless hours
she spends helping them, have
contributed greatly to their suc¬
cess as students. Her knowledge
of the program has materially as¬
sisted PCC. Miss Weir has also
served on Model United Nations
delegations, and is a member of
Alpha Gamma Sigma.
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DARLE MOULTON
PATRICK PRICE
Traditional Tapping
Adds Eleven to OMD
Harbeson Scholarship Award
Goes to Active Freshmen
CARL NEUSTRAND
FREDA ZOLLINGER
As treasurer of the Student
Nurses Association of Pasadena,
Freda Zollinger has reorganized
the financial records and book¬
keeping. She has voluntarily
spent many hours bringing rec¬
ords of past years up to date.
JON OLESEN
Entertainment for the assembly
was provided by Capitol Records’
“The Three D’s.”
Honored by OMD membership
today were:
CHERYLE CALE
Cheryle Cale’s activities include
serving as corresponding secre¬
tary, Inter-Club Council; corres¬
ponding secretary and historian,
Spartans; secretary, Area A, Cali¬
fornia Junior College Student
Government Associa t i
о
n ; and
member, Future Secretaries of
America, College-Community Or¬
chestra, and Alpha Gamma Sig¬
ma.
PAUL GONZALES
As president, Paul Gonzales has
been one of the Foreign Language
Council’s most active and dedicat¬
ed members. There he has de¬
voted many hours instituting
changes to the benefit of the
council and the Foreign Language
Department.
JAMES MASON
James Mason has served as
chief engineer and special events
director, KPCS-FM; president and
treasurer, Theta Rho Pi; commis¬
sioner of speech arts; 1965 winner
of the OMD Harbeson scholarship
award; 1965 master of ceremonies
for homecoming activities; win¬
ner, first AMS “man of the
month” award; and Senate, Pep
Commission, and Sophomore
Class Council member.
DARLE W. MOULTON
Darle Moulton, as president of
the Student Nurses Association of
Pasadena (SNAP), has taken on
all possible responsibilities for the
club, reorganizing many of its ac¬
tivities and carrying projects to
successful conclusions by com¬
plete dedication to the job at hand.
She also served as freshman pres¬
ident of SNAP.
CARL NEUSTRAND
Carl Neustrand, an outstanding
PCC photographer, has devoted
many hours to covering with the
camera athletic events and other
student activities for the Courier,
the Pageant, and the Press Bur¬
eau; he also prepares visual aids
for instructional use.
JON OLESEN
As president of Lambda Alpha
Epsilon, Jon Olesen has brought
substantial improvement of stu¬
dent conduct in the Campus Cen¬
ter, the cafeteria, and on the cam¬
pus in general; his dedication to
the college and the community,
and his sense of responsibility,
have been outstanding.
PATRICK E. PRICE
Patrick Price’s service is in his
excellent work as supervisor of
model home 17, which has
brought him and his college ex¬
tended recognition from business¬
men and other citizens of the
area.
Pasadena City College’s highest
honorary organization, Omicron
Mu Delta, tapped nine students
and two faculty members into its
ranks this morning, and honored
them before the student body at
the traditional OMD assembly at
noon today.
Merrilee Harter, president of
OMD, explained that those select¬
ed are “students and faculty mem¬
bers who have unselfishly given
superior leadership and service
while maintaining good scholar¬
ship.”
CHERYLE CALE
The Harbeson scholarship
award, inaugurated in the spring
semester of 1950 by the active
membership of the Order of Mast
and Dagger, was established to
honor Dr. John W. Harbeson, first
honorary president of the order
and then principal of Pasadena
City College. .
The award honors the late ad¬
ministrator for his significant con¬
tributions to the junior college
movement, and for his deep inter¬
est in students and their activities.
Recipients of the scholarship
are a second semester freshman
man and women who, in their
first year have given outstanding
service to Pasadena City College,
and who have plans to return the
next fall. They receive their
scholarship, which varies from $25
to $100, at the annual carnival.
Scholarship funds come from
the proceeds of the annual carni¬
val.
JAMES MASON
Annual Banquet
Salutes Tappees
OMD tappees will be further
recognized and honored at the
semi-annual banquet, Saturday
evening at the Antique Inn, Pasa¬
dena.
As guests of OMD, the new
members will be presented to
OMD alumni members and ac¬
tives.
Following introduction of tap¬
pees, the “old” members introduce
themselves and their guests and
tell when they were tapped.
PAUL GONZALES
TERRY WEIR
FREDA ZOLLINGER
DR. ROBERT FLEURY
Dr. Robert Fleury, now chair¬
man of the Music Department,
who joined the staff as director of
the PCC Lancer Band and built it
up to the high standards it now
enjoys, now devotedly works to
build up his department. His own
professional reputation has been
instrumental in bring recognition
and honors to PCC.
MRS. DOROTHY REYNOLDS
Mrs. Dorothy Reynolds is ad¬
viser to Chi Sigma, home econom¬
ics club. She has given almost
countless hours to serving as a
hostess for faculty and student
body activities, such as confer¬
ences, receptions, and other large
gatherings.
DR. ROBERT FLEURY
MRS. DOROTHY REYNOLDS
