PCC Courier, January 31, 1962

Vincent Price to stage ASB assembly PCC CoubieSi OL. 16, NO. 1 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA JANUARY 31, 1962 Geary to speak about communism in Tuesday Forum Philip Geary, fellow of the Roy- 1 Geographic Society in England, id expert bn the Far East, will scuss “The Communist Plun- r of Tibet,” at the Tuesday Eve- ng Forum in Sexson Auditori- n at 8 p.m. February 6. Geary has spent considerable me among primative peoples in ле Orient, as well as in the South Pacific. He has served as an ad¬ ministrator of the leper colony mn the island of Molokai, and ived five years in a primative In- ian village for the purpose of tudying the religious and racial- ensions which grew up among the Hindu, Mohammedan and iantal peoples who live there. During this time he supervised government schools, learned the rntive language and made his irst trek to the source of the Ganges River in the Himalaya Mountains and over the Zogi La Pass into Tibet. His report of these excursions earned for him a fellowship in the Royal Geo¬ graphic Society of England. Geary continues to return each year to the countries surrounding the Himilaya Mountains and has been especially interested in dis¬ covering the conditions of the communist take-over in Tibet. He is manager of the education services for a major international airline, and Geary travels throughout the world continually and is in great demand as a speaker at forums and universi¬ ties. The public is invited to this ad¬ dress and free seating is available at 8 p.m. Actor plans readings from American works Vincent Price, known for his authority as critic, con¬ noisseur, collector of fine art, and frequent appearances in motion pictures and on TV, will appear at noon tomorrow in Sexson Auditorium. Price will present three great American Selections from Walt - VINCENT PRICE — well-known to motion picture and stage audi¬ ences as a distinguished actor who can play both romantic and sinister roles with equal facility — will perform tomorrow at PCC. The actor will present a group of readings, "The Three Voices of America." Minuteman bookstore owner to lecture Young Republicans Philip Geary . Far East expert “Reflections on Capitalism” will be the topic of Commander Day- ton Seiler’s address to be pre¬ sented before the Young Repub¬ licans Club at noon next Tues¬ day in 12C. Seiler, who spoke here recent¬ ly, states that “Students should know the how’s and why’s that make this the great country that it is, and that capitalism is the foundation on which our free so¬ ciety rests.” The Young Republicans, led by Skip Watts, grandson of Con¬ gressman Edgar Heistand, plan to have such speakers as Richard Nixon and Walter Judd in the near future. Next week the group will be¬ gin a membership drive. Regis¬ tration forms are available in 219C at the desk of social science instructor John Madden. Other future plans include con¬ ducting polls to discover how Lan¬ cers regard pertinent issues such as campus elections and activities, state happenings, and national legislation. voices. Whitman’s monumental book, “Leaves of Grass,” will head the program. Secondly, he will read excerpts from James A. McNeill Whistler’s provocative essay, “The Gentle Art of Making Enemies.” “THE LAST of My Gold Watch¬ es,” a character gem written by Tennessee Williams, will also be portrayed by Price in his own one-man version. Price says that “These excerpts provide a rich and varied dra¬ matic entertainment from the works of three great American artists — a poet, a painter, and a playwright — whose unique artis¬ tic visions electrified the world.” VINCENT Price has many ac¬ complishments in the field of act¬ ing. Theater-goers know him for his performances in such plays as “Victoria Regina” and “Angel Street.” He has also performed in many popular movie thrillers such as “Fall of the House of Usher” and the “Pit and the Pendulum.” He has also recorded many LP rec¬ ords of his favorite verse and drama and is presently writing a new book. Price has traveled extensively as a platform personality. Last fall season has had 50 bookings in 60 days. COLLEGES and organizations all over the nation have lauded his performances. “Never had a larger attendance nor a more captured audience,” Annual blood drive backed by local honor organization The Red Cross, under the sponsorship of Circle K, will set up a blood bank next Tuesday in 100K from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This annual event is open to the public and all students over 18 years of age. Persons wishing to donate must make an appointment at booths located - m front of Sexson Auditorium and on the Prairie. Single persons between 18 and 21 years of age will be required to have a signed parent release Spring commissioners appointed With the election of the new ASB officers for the spring semester occurred the appointment of the numerous commissions and other ASB posi¬ tions. To date, 12 of these positions have been as¬ signed by ASB vice-president Fritz Hoelscher. According to fall semester ASB vice-president, Steve White, the following are the various commis¬ sions, their new administrators, and a brief sum¬ mary of the particular duties and plans of the commissioners. DWIGHT DOOR, assemblies commissioner, will seek more than ever to plan a year of outstanding talents for our assemblies. “I plan to have closer interest, more participa¬ tion, better attendance at sports events, more recog¬ nition for the athletes and more athlete participa¬ tion in student government,” said Steve Bos, new commissioner of athletics. The clerk of the cabinet, Sharon Booth, finds her duties in keeping an accurate record of all pro¬ ceedings in the ASB cabinet. Paul Ehni, elections commissioner, plans to attempt to stimulate greater interest in elections through improved procedures and better balloting systems. As inter-club council head, Barry Greenstein’s duties will consist of coordinating and unifying the clubs represented on campus in united activities. ORGANIZING various departmental projects initiated in the spring term will be the particular job of Barbara Broadnax, inter-departmental activi¬ ties commissioner. Nancy Tooker serves a second semester as in¬ ternational student activities commissioner while working with foreign students in an effort to orient them and make them more active individuals at PCC. Under Bob Toothman the music organization hopes to establish a closer relationship with the members of the cabinet and board. Emphasis will be placed on the production of all publicity for the organizations represented by the board and cabinet under the advice of newly appointed head of publicity, Mike Ruiz. Pep will be promoted for the spring schedule of sports at PCC by commissioner Mike Fisher. “IT IS MY particular hope to organize a very successful and effective Journalism Day for the high school students which will be held at PCC sometime in the near future,” related the new commissioner of publications, Elizabeth Patterson. The commissioners appointed so far conclude with speech arts head, Priscilla Cummins, who plans to further publicize activities carried out by the speech department during the spring. Commissionerships still remain open for fi¬ nance, religious activities and social activities; sec¬ retaries of drama, forensics, radio, awards, secre¬ tary of the board and corresponding secretary of the board; and editor of the press bureau. Fritz Hoelscher urges interested students to apply for the above listed commissioner positions which are still open. before making their appointment. Release forms will be available at the appointment booths next week. A prelude to the event will be the showing of the Red Cross film “Prescription for Life” in 200C. The film is in color and lasts 15 minutes. It is a story of a young mother who was involved in an accident and needs plasma. A Red Cross representative will be on hand to answer questions as to procedure in donating blood. Admission is free. The film will be shown eight times during the week. Circle К is sponsoring two tro¬ phies for the department giving the most blood and for the club with the highest percentage of members donating. In case of a tie, all organizations concerned will have their names engraved on the trophy. Another attraction offered is all-day parking on the Prairie while the blood bank is on cam¬ pus. Forty stickers will be passed out under a system of chance. The donor will receive one de¬ pending on the choice of his ap¬ pointment. Eight stickers will be passed out each day starting Jan¬ uary 30 to February 5. The campaign is headed under the slogan: “Give ’til it helps.” wrote students of San Diego State College. The paper of Brigham Young University relates, “Ten thousand students thrilled to his masterful performance.” Price, who received his formal education in art at Yale Universi¬ ty and the University of London, has traveled through many parts of the world, studying the works of the old masters and the mod¬ erns first hand in order to gather information concerning art. Local government hosts open house An opportunity for the student body at large to get to know the new ASB officers will be offered in the form of an ASB open house tomorrow at 2 p.m. in 19C-1. ASB officers and commission¬ ers from the fall semester also will be present. Students who are interested in knowing more about school gov¬ ernment were urged to come and ask questions. The meeting will be an oppor¬ tunity for students who are inter¬ ested in holding offices next year to find out what the different jobs entail. ASB open house is open to all the associated student body and members of the faculty. Refresh¬ ments will be served. President Robbins invited to capitol Dr. Catherine Robbins, presi¬ dent of Pasadena City College, has been invited to attend a meet¬ ing of the American Council on Education in Washington D.C. February 8. Eight representatives from dif¬ ferent aspects of US business and education will attend the one-day gatherine. Dr. Robbins repre¬ sents the junior colleges of the nation ih the meeting which is called the “Committee for the Conference on the Continuing Ed¬ ucation of Women.” Other notable participants in the conference are the president of Winthrop College, Charles C. Davis; educator Oliver C. Car¬ michael; author Margaret Ban¬ ning; Dean Grace M. Henderson of Penn State; and Lois D. Irish, assistant director of the College Scholarship Service. “It is always a pleasure of at¬ tend conferences such as these,” Dr. Robbins stated. “I am sure that I can bring some valuable ideas back home.” •Salter recital Loren Salter, Pasadena City College music major from Mon¬ rovia, will present a recital this Friday at 8:15 p.m. in Harbe- son Hall. Salter, a tenor, will present a group of songs in English, French and German. He will also sing arias from French and Italian opera. •Sophomore class Sophomore class council appli¬ cations are now available in 111C and should be filled out and returned to the same office by February 7. A committee headed by President Don Ciliax will select members soon.