‘ Elizabeth
’
Highlighted for Assembly
PCC CotVueSy
Vol. 4, No. 5 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California March 7, 1956
Scenes from 'Elizabeth’
Staged by Department
Scenes from “Elizabeth the Queen,” under the capable
direction of Donald Liercke, will be staged tomorrow during
the assembly period in Sexson Auditorium. The full play will
be footlighted March 9 and 10. Extensive research has been
TAKE FIVE . . . Leads in the cast of “Elizabeth the Queen” take time out to discuss the finer
points of the script as they prepare for the coming assembly and evening performances. Left to
right are James Stewart, Ray Stamat, Eioise Taylor and Maurice Perreiah who play the leading
roles in the PCC production of Maxwell Anderson’s drama.
Famed Traveler Speaks
on Indonesia Tuesday
An educational motion picture, “Indonesia Today, Which
Way Tomorrow?” will be discussed on the PCC Tuesday
Evening Forum, March 13 at 8 p.m. by Dr. Lester F. Beck,
motion picture producer and student of social psychology.
Foreign Students
Win Cash Award
From Foundation
Pasadena City College entered
a scrapbook on the activities of
the PCC foreign students and re¬
cently won one of the Freedom
Foundation awards.
This college and community
project was compiled by Miss
Bess Tye and her assistant,
Verona Maxson. Acknowledg¬
ment is given to the art design
students, the photography stu¬
dents, foreign students, Pasadena
Rotary Club, Pasadena Knights
of the Round Table, PCC’s admin¬
istrative secretary, the volunteer
tutors, and other citizen volun¬
teers.
The Freedom Foundation at
Valley Forge provides awards
to individuals, organizations,
and schools for their work in
bringing about a better under¬
standing of the American way
of life. Each nomination for
award was judged on the basis
of its application to the Ameri¬
can credo, which is concerned
with political and economic
rights which protect the dignity
and freedom of the individual.
First prize of $1000 was award¬
ed to West Point Military Acad¬
emy. A prize of $200 and the
George Washington Honor Medal
was awarded to PCC and 19 other
colleges and universities. Award
recipients were announced at Val¬
ley Forge on George Washing¬
ton’s Birthday, February 22, by
Dr. Raymond B. Allen.
carried on by Neil Hereford and
his committee plus members of
other committees to make the
play as historically authentic as
possible.
The emblems of Elizabeth and
Essex, the manner of saluting
them, and the correct pronunci¬
ation of words have been delved
into. Costumes which were begun
in the costume design class have
been made under the supervision
of Freida Dringenberg and Cindy
Marko to resemble as closely as
possible the clothing worn in the
Elizabethan era.
Properties are being made
and borrowed by members of
Fran Elam’s property crew and
the stage crew. Swords have
been borrowed, halberds and
large playing cards have been
made for the production. A
throne will be rented from a
cinema props agency.
Two faculty members, Mrs.
Dorothy Colwell and Don Keck,
have been of invaluable assistance
behind the scenes of “Elizabeth.”
Mrs. Colwell, aided by 20 mem¬
bers of her cosmetology classes,
has carefully analyzed the stu¬
dents and the characters they are
to portray in order to make them
up as effectively as possible.
Don Keck, a former stage
manager and professional light¬
ing expert, is “adept at making
something out of nothing.” His
ideas are incorporated in props
and the set design for the play.
Tickets fpr the Theater Arts
presentation are on sale in front
of the trophy case in the main
hall, on the Prairie and in the Stu¬
dent Bank. Prices are 35 cents
with ASB book and 70 cents with¬
out.
•Class Dropping
Notice has been sent from the
office of Miss Florence L. Bru¬
baker that Friday, March 9, is
the last day students may drop
classes without penalty. Any
classes dropped after this date
will appear on the student’s rec¬
ord. If you intend to drop a
class, see your counselor now
for the necessary information.
Dr. Beck has traveled exten¬
sively in Europe and Asia and has
been associated with the U.S.
State Department since 1948. In
1953 he visited Indonesia as a
guest of the government to advise
on problems of mass communica¬
tion and to observe parent-child
relationships.
Youth Day Planned
for Next Month
Youth Day has been scheduled
for Tuesday, May 15, and a pro-
Ten Model UN Delegates
Chosen for Conference
The Freedom Foundation, es¬
tablished in 1949, is non-profit,
non-sectarian, and non-political.
The honorary members of the
Foundation are President
Dwight D. Eisenhower and
Herbert Hoover, past President
of the United States.
Under its charter, Freedom
Foundation exists “To create and
build an understanding of the
spirit and philosophy of the Con¬
stitution and Bill of Rights, and
to inspire love of freedom and to
support the spiritual unity born
of the belief that man is a dig¬
nified human being, created in
the image of his Maker, and by
that fact, possessor of certain in¬
alienable rights.”
Into the scrapbook that was en¬
tered in the contest went the opin¬
ions and impressions of the for¬
eign students about America and
PCC, campus and community pic¬
tures, remarks of Pasadena citi¬
zens, and a variety of other ele¬
ments.
In the scrapbook, Anita Matt-
sson of Sweden states: “My
first impression of PCC was
that it was too big. Of course,
I still think it is big, but now
I have begun to feel more at
home.”
Nobuko Kuramoto, of Japan,
explains that for 20 years she
dreamed of coming to America to
• Continued on Page Three
Pasadena City College will send nine delegates to the
Model UN Conference which will be held at Oregon State
College in Corvallis, April 3 , through 7. Beryl Case, heading
the group committee representing Norway, will have nine
Commissioner Says
New Charters Top
List of ICC Plans
New charters was the top item
on the list of things to be done
by the ICC. Along with the is¬
suing of new charters, the ICC
will attempt to get the publicity
department underway.
John Christie, commissioner, is
assisted by Tom Bauer, assistant
commissioner. The other positions
are filled by Carol Tyrell, secre¬
tary; and Arnett Fredericksen,
treasurer.
The variety of clubs are broken
down into seven areas: art and
music, athletic and recreation,
business and industry, honorary
and service, humanitarian, social
science, and science and math.
The ICC will meet as often as
the commission feels it is neces¬
sary to maintain coordination be¬
tween the clubs.
students working with her.
Special phases of the discussion
will be headed by the following:
Marvin Jackson, political and se¬
curity; Priscilla Rockwell, econ¬
omic and social; Gunnar Engen,
economic and finance; Kathy
Strohm and Sharon Watson, so¬
cial, cultural and humanitarian;
Charles Haugen, Ad Hoc politi¬
cal committee; Sue Sauter, econ¬
omic and social; Richard Rogers,
trusteeship; and Raymond Ya-
gami, coordinator and secretary
of the group.
Woodrow Ohlsen, adviser to the
group, will accompany them on
their trip. Students were chosen'
as representatives by Dr. Harold
Hansen, Woodrow Ohlsen, and
Beryl Case.
The Consul-General of Norway
will speak to the group in the
near future. In addition, the Sons
of Norway, a local group, will
show pictures on Norway to dele¬
gates. More than 60 western col¬
leges will be in attendance for the
convention.
Dr. Beck received his PhD de¬
gree from Brown University in
1933 and was associate professor
of psychology at the University
of Oregon from 1943 to 1950. He
Dr. Lester F. Beck
was also head of the cinema de¬
partment at the University of
Southern California from 1950 to
July 1, 1955. During the 1955-56
year he is professor of cinema at
USC on special leave, doing re¬
search work.
Dr. Beck is chairman of the
Film and Television Committee
gram has been planned that will
include visits to Pasadena busi¬
nesses. This program is designed
to introduce the students to job
possibilities and business oppor¬
tunities offered here.
The Youth Day planning com¬
mission needs the following infor¬
mation from each student who is-
interested in this program. Please
fill out the following form and
place the information in either of
the questionnaire boxes in the
main hall, 111C, or 17C.
Name .
Type of business I am interested
in and would like to visit .
Name of company I would like
to visit . .
(This is not an application for
Youth Day)
of the American Psychological
Association and also a member of
the National Education Associa¬
tion for the Advancement of Sci¬
ence. He serves as consultant to
the National Institute of Mental
Health at Washington, D.C. In
addition, he is a member of the
Academy Award Committee on
Documentary Films.