June 11, 1958
PCC CoutileSi
Vol. 8, No. 16
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
Music Department
lauds Outstanding
Student Leadership
The fourth annual - Music
Awards Banquet was held June 7
at the La Canada Youth House.
Awards for outstanding service
by individual students in the Mu¬
sic Department were presented at
this time. The students’ service
was based upon the extra-curricu¬
lar activities done for the depart¬
ment and the students’ attend¬
ance.
For their outstanding work on
the piano and as PCC’s good will
ambassador, Florence McCully
and Pat Shaffer, respectively,
were awarded honors extraordin¬
ary. Leadership and service
awards went to Caryl Iwan and
Elaine Perry.
Five students won awards for
superior achievement. In music
history and appreciation, Mar¬
garet Genthe and Ned Hopkins
received awards for their out¬
standing achievements. Mary
Martin received an award for
her achievements in vocal mu¬
sic; Sidney Bobb for his
achievement on the piano, and
Mike Bozsa for his outstanding
work in music for classroom
teachers.
Nine students received awards
for their outstanding service to
the Music Department. They
were Sue Cady, Maurene Latas,
Joyce DeGregory, Louis Perry,
Mary Ragland, Wilma Ramish,
Anadell Root, Marlene Thomas,
and Alan Walker.
Four outstanding awards
were won by students from the
Music Department. The Jerry
Shup Memorial Award was won
by Keith LaMotte. Dennis De-
pert won the Pasadena Scottish
Bite Cathedral Award, Peggy
Jones won first, Bobert Bandall
won second, and Graham Kelley
won honorable mention in the
J. Herbert Hall Awards. The
C. O. Arnold Award was won
by Larry Hobson.
Entertainment for the banquet
was provided by Sally Hazzard,
an alumnae of PCC, Sydney Robb
on the piano and a bass ensemble
band.
— Courier Photo by Don Moore
STAIBWAY TO THE STABS . . . pertains not only to this year’s
prom theme, but also to the fact that this year the formal-post¬
graduation dance will be held under the stars at the Poolside Ter¬
race Boom in the Huntington-Sheraton Hotel. Tuxedos and white
dinner jackets will reign for the men that night, while the women
will regally display ballerina and floor length frothy formals.
Pasadena City College’s traditional graduation prom will
climax the 1957-58 school year following the commencement
exercises in the Pasadena Rose Bowl on Thursday, June 19.
Students attending the event will dance under the stars to
Circle
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Initiates ,
Newest Members
PCC’s Circle
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club will initiate
ten new members at its semi¬
annual initiation party to be held
this Friday. Planned for the new
members and their dates, the eve¬
ning will consist of initiation of
members, election of officers,
swimming and dancing.
New members to be initiated
are Doug Dutton, Doug Perry,
Bob Beauchemin, Byron Lewis,
Paul Vorwerk, Wayne Gertmen-
ian, Stu Rubin, Jim Gilbert, Duke
Milner, and Grant Bachtold.
A committee composed of
Owen Patotzka, Pete Troxell, Bob
Grant, Wayne Whitehall, Paul
Strobel, Pete Caputo, Larry Hob¬
son, and Herb James selected the
new members.
This semester’s Circle
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offic¬
ers are Pete Caputo, president;
Dick Tichy, vice:president ; Ernest
Johnson, secretary; Larry Hob¬
son, treasurer.
the music of Keith Williams and
his orchestra at the Poolside Ter¬
race Room of the Huntington-
Hotel.
Arrangements for the annual
event were made by the PCC So¬
cial Affairs Commission, under
the direction of Sue Thistlewhite.
The Freshman and Sophomore
Councils aided in the plans for
the decorations, refreshments and
cleanup departments.
Dress for the prom will be semi-
formal. The men will wear dark
suits or white dinner jackets and
the women will wear formals.
ASB book holders may redeem
their coupon for prom admission.
Students without ASB books may
purchase . tickets for $3. Tickets
may be purchased at the PCC Stu¬
dent Store any time before the
dance.
The Huntington-Sheraton, tradi¬
tional scene of the PGC gradua¬
tion prom, was first chosen in
1950. Previous to the choosing of
this site, the prom was held at
The Rev. Elmer M. Gifford
Wis. He later was pastor of a
church in Oakland, Calif., and
came to the Pasadena church
eight years ago.
In his address Rev. Gifford will
explain how, while graduation is
one type of ending, the graduate’s
future is in reality lying before
him.
other places such as the Hotel
Maryland, Vista del Arroyo, and
the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.
The high point of each year’s
prom has been the theme and
those who have done the work on
this year’s prom are sure that
everyone who attends will find the
1958 edition the finest yet held.
Graduates Prepare for
Rose Bowl Ceremonies
“Toward the Stars” is the theme chosen by the presidents
of the graduating classes which will hold commencement
exercises in the Pasadena Rose Bowl on Thursday, June 19 at
6:45 p.m. The 69th annual graduation ceremonies will include
2600 students.
Climaxes Sthool Year
Scholarship Group
Installs Sophs
Alpha Gamma Sigma, the state¬
wide coed scholastic fraternity,
will install permanent members
next Tuesday in Harbeson Hall
during a solemn ceremony. This
membership is awarded to four¬
teenth year students who have at¬
tained temporary membership
during three out of four semes¬
ters at PCC.
To qualify, a student must have
earned at least 60 quantity units
and 140 quality units with a grade
ratio of 3.3 or above, or have a
grade point ratio of 3.5 or above
regardless of the number of se¬
mesters of temporary member¬
ship; and have been elected on the
basis of character, service and
leadership by a faculty commit¬
tee.
The number chosen for perma¬
nent membership in any year is
limited to ten percent of the num¬
ber of those graduating.
E. Erdley Beauchamp, assisted
by Lionel Jacobs will conduct the
installation and Dr. W. B. Langs-
dorf will present the certificates.
Gold pins will be awarded to those
who have membership in the stu¬
dent body. At a reception follow¬
ing, the new members will have
a chance to meet the members of
the advisory.
Student officers this past semes¬
ter were Owen Patotzka, presi¬
dent; Choong Baick, vice-presi¬
dent; Sally Hoocker, secretary;
and Kathryn Kirkman, treasurer.
Newly elected officers for this
coming fall semester are John
McCartney, president; Deanna
Hardman, vice-president; Donna
Langrud, secretary; and Frank
Calaprice, treasurer.
Candidates for graduation will
be from Pasadena City College,
including nursing graduates from
Huntington Memorial Hospital,
John Muir High School, and Pasa¬
dena High School.
The graduation theme, “Toward
the Stars,” will be carried out in
speeches by the class presidents,
valedictorians, and the superin¬
tendent of schools, Dr. Robert E.
Jenkins. Steve Salisian, president
of the Board of Education, will
award the degrees and present
the diplomas.
Graduates will be awarded their
diplomas in a coordinated plan
of marching and distribution. Mu¬
sic for the program will be direct¬
ed by Dr. H. Leland Green, while
Leonard Perry will serve as the
1958 script adviser.
The academic procession, tradi¬
tional at the Rose Bowl ceremon¬
ies, will include graduating nurs¬
es in uniform, high school gradu¬
ates in white caps and gowns,
junior college graduates in blue
— Courier Photo by Jack Koch
IT TAKES ALL KINDS ... to make up a graduating class
from Pasadena City College, and it takes ail sizes to fill up the
traditional caps and gowns to be worn by honored graduates on
June 20 in the Bose Bowl Commencement Exercises.
caps and gowns, and school of¬
ficials robed in black academic
costumes.
Following the commencement
exercises the graduation proms
of the participating schools will
be held at locations selected »by
each school. School system of¬
ficials will meet at the Hotel
Green for the traditional com¬
mencement supper.
Rose Bowl Commencement Ex¬
ercises are open to the public
free of charge. Tickets, which
may be secured at the PCC Stu¬
dent Bank, the high school offices
and the Board, of Education, are
used for convenience in seating
the audience but are not required.
Associate chairmen of the 1958
commencement committee are
Mrs. Lorrayne E. Calkins, Arthur
G. Dittberner, and Dr. Catherine
J. Robbins.
®Phofographers
Students who were not able to
fit
й
photography course int6
their schedule this year can en¬
roll in the six-week summer
'session course for three units.
The class meets daily from
10:30 to 1:30. Students will
learn to take and develop nega¬
tives and make contact prints
and enlargements. The appli¬
cation of art principles to pro¬
duce pictures of merit is con¬
stantly stressed. All necessary
photographic equipment is
available in the lab’s amply-
stocked storeroom. PCC has
one of the finest photography
labs in Southern California.
The lab is located in the east
basement of the C Building,
33C.
Annual College Prom
Pastor Speaks to
Graduating Class
The Rev. Elmer M. Gifford, pas¬
tor of the Church of Religious
Science, has been chosen by the
1958 Pasadena City College grad¬
uating class as its baccalaureate
speaker. His topic for the service
will be ‘The End of All Things.”
A native of Ellis, Kan., Rev.
Gifford attended the University of
Missouri where he majored in
literature. After college he be¬
came a professional musician,
playing for the Kansas City Sym¬
phony.
Through his experiences with
Christian Science and other faiths
Rev. Gifford decided to enter the
the ministry and after his ordin¬
ation took a church in Milwaukee,
