OMD honors 13 at assembly
PCC CoufUeb
Vol. 14, No. 14
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
June 1, 1961
Tapping ceremonies recognize
Lancers for unselfish service
OMD, the highest honorary
service organization at Pasadena
City College, ended all the guess¬
ing about who would be its spring
tappees by admitting nine stu¬
dents and four honoraries into
the club in Sexson Auditorium to¬
day.
Charlotte Fedde, OMD preside-
dent, presided over the tapping
while college president Dr. Cath¬
erine Robbins presented the new
members with their pins and let¬
ters of congratulation. The ac¬
tive members of OMD escorted
the tappees.
Tapped into OMD today were:
MEL COHEN — Manager, vice-
president of the Lancer Band,
commissioner of music organiza¬
tions, Circle K, band laboratory
assistant, Pep Commission, win¬
ner of the Herbert Hall award,
numerous hours of outside serv¬
ice to the band and to the col¬
lege.
CONTINUED SERVICE
JANET DAUBLE— Pep Com¬
mission secretary, Social Affairs
Commission, AWS, Baccalaureate
chairman, has given freely of her
time to student activities, un¬
counted hours of service in the
office of the dean of student ac¬
tivities, assisting commissions
and any other organizations that
need help.
BETTY EMERSON — Music
Council, head flag girl for two
years, corresponding secretary of
the band, Women’s Athletic As¬
sociation treasurer, Women’s Let¬
ter Club, English Council, Spar¬
tan treasurer and president, ac¬
tive in Music Department.
STEVE FITCH— Circle
К
pres¬
ident, Physical Science Council
president, Beta Iota Delta ser-
geant-at-arms and president, De¬
partmental Activities Commis¬
sion, Inter-club Council Com¬
mission, Circle
К
scholarship win¬
ner.
DANNY GANGUIN — Courier
sports editor, member of Athlet¬
ics Press Bureau staff, Publica¬
tions and Public Relations Com¬
mission, Beta Phi Gamma, sports
editor of the Pageant, outstand¬
ing in the field of journalism.
JUDY LA GUE — Spartan, Pag¬
eant staff, Newman Club, Publi¬
cations and Public Relations Com¬
mission, many unselfish hours of
service to the English Depart¬
ment, in the journalism area and
in other areas of college service.
TERRY LIERCKE— AMS, Cir¬
cle K, Sophomore Class presi¬
dent, representative at large, Stu¬
dent Curriculum Committee,
Youth Day coordinator, Harbeson
award winner.
JIM WHELAN— Pep Commis¬
sion, Sophomore Council, helped
organize pep convention, has de¬
voted his time and energies un¬
selfishly to the promotion of spirit
on the campus, countless hours
of service to the school through
the Pep Commission.
DOTTIE WHEELER— Courier
news and executive editor, Beta
Phi Gamma secretary, Publica¬
tions and Public Relations Com¬
mission, Spartans, Sophomore
Council, AWS, English Council,
A Cappella Choir.
S. LUKE CURTIS— Adviser to
Circle K, AMS, Men’s Council, and
numerous other organizations; as
dean of student activities, has
given up willingly his own time
to help students; has helped stu¬
dents in numerous ways above
the regular demands of his col¬
lege position.
MRS. MAURECE DUNN— Re
ligious Acivities Commission ad¬
viser, Social Affairs Commission
adviser, has spent many hours of
her own time in helping students
with the Royal Ball and Gradua¬
tion Prom,
ARTHLfR SCHECHTER — Ad
viser to the Pep Commission, has
rendered outstanding service to
the students of PCC by helping
to promote better spirit and bet¬
ter pep activities on the campus.
WALLY TURNER— One of the
star performs of the “Many Splen-
dored Stompers” who traditional¬
ly play at the OMD tapping as¬
sembly; has postponed private in¬
terests in order to assist as an
entertainer at the assembly with¬
out expecting anything in return.
After the assembly, the new
tappees were escorted to a gath¬
ering of OMD alumni, actives, and
honoraries in Dean Armen Saraf-
ian’s office where refreshments
were served.
Tonight the tappees will attend
a banquet in their honor at the
El Dorado restaurant at 6:30.
Previous tappees serve
PCC as adult leaders
When today’s new OMD members were tapped during the
traditional assembly, a certain group of faculty, employees,
and administrators probably viewed the ceremonies with nos¬
talgia. These persons, now serving PCC as adults leaders, were
Strong traditions
keep OMD alive
Thirty-four years ago the Or¬
der of Mast and Dagger made its
appearance on the PCC campus,
as an organization recognizing
outstanding students of the col¬
lege.
Today, after more than a quar¬
ter century, the group still shines
bright at PCC. Its basic traditions
remain the same and its vitality
has not faltered. Being tapped in¬
to OMD (now Omicron Mu Delta,
Order of Distinguished Service)
is still the highest honor to be
bestowed on Lancer students.
Back in June, 1927, the first
OMD tapping ceremony was held
at the traditional senior break¬
fast, under the advisership of
Miss Caroline Strouse. Nobu
Kawaii, as president, started the
group off on a rough road.
The first OMD carnival was
created in 1928, and has thrived
ever since, just as the charitable
aims of the organization have in
the form of innumerable drives
and scholarships.
Through the years OMD has
increased its strength and pres-
once, themselves, tapped into the
honorary organization.
Of the administration in this
select company are Dr. Catherine
Robbins, Dr. Irvin Lewis, John
Twomey, and Earl Holder. PCC
counselors Florence Brubaker,
Jessie Chittenden, and Elizabeth
Horton have also been made hon¬
orary members.
Past tappees now in a teach¬
ing capacity are Doreen Abbott,
Francis Baker, William Buttler,
Dorothy Colwell, John Ehlen, Jo¬
seph Hall, Ralph Hallman, Frank
Hammond, Fred Hammond, Har¬
old Hansen, George Josten, and
Don Liercke.
Other OMD teachers are Milton
Mohs, Ernest Neumann, Mildred
Poorman, Helen Reid, Dean Rein¬
hold, Bea Rodenburg, Paul Smith,
Jeanette Strawn, Gene Sullivan,
Robert Trevor, Lillian Vosloh,
Russ Whitaker, and Arthur Wiley.
Serving as college employees
are OMDers Lillian Castagna,
Don Keck, William LeGrand, Bill
Lindquist, Lois Ramey, and Bob
van der Veen.
tige. As long as PCC stands, un¬
doubtedly the deep-rooted tradi¬
tions of Omicron Mu Delta will
survive with it.
Steve Fitch
Judy LaGue
Terry Liercke
Dottie Wheeler
Jim Whelan
Mel Cohen
Janet Dauble
Betty Emerson
Arthur Schechter
Wally Turner
Danny Gangnm
Mrs. Maurece Dunn
S. Luke Curtis
