GRADUATION — Pasadena City College will hold its first separate graduation Friday, June 14 in front
of the Mirror Pools.
Theodore Roberts Sweeps Awards
at Annual Communications Banquet
PCC’s Communications Depart¬
ment held its annual awards ban¬
quet recently.
One hundred sixty-five persons
gathered to enjoy the evening.
Entertainment was provided by
five students, Theodore Roberts,
Douglas Broyles, James Cogan,
Lynne Nelson, and Stuart Byles.
Presentations included: Theo¬
dore Roberts (forensics) and
James Hancock (telecommunicat¬
ions), honors extraordinary.
Superior achievement award
went to Gordon Ballinger (dra¬
ma).
Peter Bergen (drama), Greg¬
ory Gordon (drama), John Del-
gatto (telecommunications), and
Melanie Lewis (drama and foren¬
sics), all for leadership and ser¬
vice.
Awards were Roberts and Davis,
PSCFA Spring Championship,
San Fernando State College,
sweepstakes. Roberts, Phi Rho Pi
District IV Tournament, Lubbock,
Tex, received the Outstanding
Speaker Award for that tourna¬
ment.
Awards for debate were pre¬
sented to Roberts and Broyles,
San Fernando Valley State, ex¬
cellent; Alfred Merino and Davis,
El Camino, excellent; Roberts and
Miss Lewis, Fall Championship,
Pierce, third and superior; Davis
and James Jennings, Fall Champ¬
ionship, Pierce, excellent; Roberts
and Davis, Spring Championship,
San Fernando Valley State, third;
California State JC Championship,
excellent; National Phi Rho Pi,
excellent.
les won first prize for persuasive
speech.
Awards for persuasive speak¬
ing were given to: Davis, San
Fernando Valley State, excellent;
Broyles, San Fernando Valley
State, excellent; and Miss Ray,
San Fernando Valley State, ex¬
cellent.
A new tradition commenced
with this banquet. Upon his re¬
tirement, PCC has chosen to hon¬
or Dr. Paul Smith, chairman of
the Communications Department,
by establishing the Paul W. Smith
Communication Award. The first
recipients of this award, which is
presented in three parts, were
Chadwick (drama), Roberts (for¬
ensics), and Kramer (telecom¬
munications.
Rumors of Assaults
Brought to Trustees
By Bryan Cuthill
In a recent trustee meeting,
Mrs. Frances Andrews brought to
light rumors that have been float¬
ing around the campus for some
time. She questioned the board on
the security situation on the cam¬
pus, and, in particular, the safety
of coeds on campus.
Rumors have spread over re¬
cently that girls have been attack¬
ed here. No girl has been assault¬
ed on this campus, according to
Gil Robertson, head of security.
There was an attempt by an in¬
dividual on one of the upper
floors of the Robbins Building.
Someone grabbed a girl as she
left an elevator, but she broke
away from him.
After that incident in the fall,
surveilance was placed on the
area. This included help of police
science students. Charles Chaplin,
a police science major observed
a non-student enter a woman’s
restroom on January 4. The in¬
dividual was arrested and taken
to court.
Through a technicality of the
law, he was not convicted. Ac¬
cording to Robertson, he was not
convicted because intent must be
proved.
Another individual also was
convicted for attempting to lure
two girls into his car in the park¬
ing lot.
There has also been a case of
a student exposing himself in the
parking lot.
Robertson said that with an
open campus, and with the num¬
ber of students on the campus,
some misfits are sure to be found.
He urges anyone with any com¬
plaints to come to his office or
call his office. A student may
also report any occurence to the
campus traffic control officers.
Janet Hooper
Cops Award
Janet Hooper, a member of
OMD, was awarded the first an¬
nual Katherine Kester Scholar¬
ship.
The award in honor of Miss
Kester, former drama instructer
at PCC, will be administered by
the Board of Trustees of PCC.
The income from the scholar¬
ship will be given annually to an
active member of OMD who has
demonstrated (1) a deep sense of
responsibility, (2) quiet leader¬
ship, (3) willing service to others,
and (4) maintenance of a satis¬
factory scholastic record.
Miss Hooper’s activities, in ad¬
dition to OMD, include member¬
ship in AWS, elections commis¬
sioner, Adelphian vice-president,
Spartan president, graduation
committee and many more.
PCC Graduation Set for Next Friday
Cornier
Vol. 29, No. 15
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
Mirror Pools, Site
of Commencement
June 5, 1968
PCC sophomores will graduate
this year for the first time on
campus. The graduation site is
the area around the Mirror Pools.
Ceremonies will begin at 6:30
p.m. on Friday, June 14. The band
and the Concert Choir will pro¬
vide music. Key speakers will be
Mrs. Elizabeth Sofra, valedictor¬
ian, and Dr. Lee A. DuBridge,
president of Caltech.
The stage will be set up at the
bottom of the steps of D Build¬
ing, with the graduates in front
of the stage. Guests will be seat¬
ed around the mirror pools, from
C Building on the south, to the E
Building on the east and Colorado
Boulevard, north.
Sexson Auditorium was origin¬
ally chosen as the graduation site
by the graduation committee, but
student members of the commit¬
tee felt that the mirror pools
would make a more appropriate
setting for PCC’s first on-campus
graduation.
Graduation ceremonies have
heretofore been held in the Rose
Bowl with the area high school
graduates. This year, however,
PCC is in a separate junior col¬
lege district and administrators,
faculty, and students felt that the
PCC campus would be a more ap¬
propriate site for the graduation
ceremony.
The quad in front of the R
Building (now under construction)
has been chosen as the location
for next year’s graduation.
It was previously announced
that only two guest tickets per
graduate would be given out by
the Bank. However, all gradu¬
ates are not picking up their al¬
lotted tickets, and Miss Dorothy
Long has announced that extra
tickets may be picked up at the
Bank until all tickets are gone.
Majorette Linda Folker Represents
Pasadena CC at Indianapolis 500
SUPERIOR service went to
Anne Grodzinski, Stephen Rea¬
gan, and Ellen Thomas.
Department Scholarship A-
wards were presented to Miss
Lewis (drama), Roberts (foren¬
sics), Hancock (telecommunicat¬
ions), and Kenneth Kramer
(Speech Arts Council).
Delta Psi Omega, the honorary
drama fraternity, selected Ball¬
inger to receive a trophy.
Hancock received both the Tele¬
communications Trophy and the
Theta Rho Pi Scholarship.
Awards winners for the Davis-
Hall Speech Contest were La Wan¬
da Green and Sally Ray (tie for
first), and Hope Fitz and Clara
Thie ,tie for second).
Phil Robinson Memorial Con¬
test winners were Rosa Lina
Ramos (first) and Alice Yancey
(second).
Speech Arts Council Certifi¬
cates of Merit were presented to:
Norma Andrews, Philip Anger-
hofer, C. Robert Berg, Richard
Blankenship, Broyles, Werren
Chadwick, Lee Collins, Dwight
Crumb, William Davis, Gerald
Dunham, and John Faust.
Also Gary Galvin, Kenneth
Gatewood, Martha Gerke, Willi¬
am Goodwin, Tamiyo Hirayanogi,
Cheryl Inouye, Patricia Jacobs,
Donald Johnson, Kenneth Killen,
Kenneth Kramer, James Kunz,
Marlene Marks, Marie Nicholas,
Christine Potter, Michael Reyn¬
olds, and Susan Runyon.
THE Inter-Collegiate Forensic
Awards were presented.
Winners for the School Honor
An award for expository speak¬
ing went to Roberts, Tyro Tourn¬
ament, Fresno State College,
third.
Winners for extemporaneous
speaking were: Patricia Jacobs,
El Camino, excellent; Roberts, El
Camino, superior; Fall Champion¬
ship, Pierce, excellent; California
State College, Long Beach super¬
ior; State JC Championship, su¬
perior; National Phi Rho Pi, ex¬
cellent; and Davis, State JC
Championship, excellent.
Awards for impromptu speak¬
ing went to Jennings, San Fern¬
ando Valley State, excellent; Miss
Green, Fall Championship, Pierce,
second and superior; Roberts,
Fresno State College, tie first;
California State JC Champion¬
ship, superior; National Phi Rho
Pi, superior and Davis, State JC
Championship, excellent; Nation¬
al Phi Rho Pi, excellent.
ORAL interpretation awards
were presented to Miss Green, El
Camino, excellent; Fall Champ¬
ionship, Pierce, superior; Chris-
tyne Torrens, El Camino, excell¬
ent, Miss Jacobs, El Camino, su¬
perior; Fall Championship, Pier¬
ce, excellent, Fresno State Col¬
lege, second, Donald Johnson, Fall
Championship, Pierce, first and
superior; State JC Championship,
excellent, Broyles, Fall Champ¬
ionship, Pierce, second and su¬
perior; State JC Championship,
excellent, and Miss Lewis, Fall
Championship, Pierce, excellent.
PCC competed with 20 junior
colleges for prizes in oratory at
the State JC Championship. Broy¬
By Linda Folker
The week of activities began
May 27 when my plane arrived in
Indianapolis.
On Tuesday the “Top Ten Maj¬
orettes” were guests of honor at
a luncheon of dignitaries and
Bryan Cuthill was tabbed in an
election by the Courier staff last
Friday to serve as editor next
fall.
Cuthill, who is just completing
his first semester in journalism,
will replace John Maffei, who
has held the position for two
semesters. Cuthill has written
over 140 column inches for the
Courier this semester.
THE NEW editor didn’t take
journalism at Temple City High
School, his alma mater, but play¬
ed three years of football and
served in student government.
When Cuthill started PCC last
fall, he already had eight units
of credits from attending summer
sessions, but he still was undecid¬
ed about what he was going to do.
After finishing what he consid-
band directors.
That night we participated in a
three-mile parade through the
town of Indianapolis. Each of the
10 majorettes led a division in the
nationally-televised parade.
On Wednesday night, May 29,
ers a “disastrous” first semester,
Cuthill decided that journalism
might be his “thing.”
IN PLANNING next year, Cut¬
hill hopes to use the beat system
in covering campus news. He
feels that a beat system will be
of a benefit to both the paper and
the reporter.
In response to the recent wave
of criticism of the Courier, Cut¬
hill said, “I’m willing to listen if
they will get down to specifics,
but before they seriously attempt
to start a journalistic revolution
on this campus they’d better
learn a little bit about good journ¬
alism and the purpose of the col¬
lege newspaper. The Courier can
use some change, but it’s not go¬
ing to be another Free Press.”
we attended the President’s Re¬
ception; we were escorted by stu¬
dents from Purdue University.
The Reception was also attended
by race car drivers, past “500”
winners, dignitaries, and several
movie stars.
Then, of course, on May 30, was
the “Indianapolis 500” parade and
race.
The highlight of the whole week
in Indianapolis was the Indy 500
race. We were fortunate enough
to view the race from front-row
seats on the third turn.
Other girls in the race activit¬
ies were from Tennessee, Texas,
Colorado, Pennsylvania, Georgia,
Ohio, and California.
The entire week was one of ex¬
citement and honor. I wouldn’t
have changed places with anyone
in the world. I have the PCC
Band to thank for helping me
financially.
I also have all of PCC to thank,
because I would not have gone if
I had not been the solo majorette
at PCC.
Pageant Goofed
The Pageant staff salutes Linda
Koerner, academics editor, for
her hard work and humility.
Unfortunately her name was
not included on the staff page.
Bryan Cuthill Elected
New Courier Editor