Abolishment of HUAC debated at PCC
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VOL. 16, NO. 6
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
MARCH 7, 1962
Douglas shows film, discusses Fulton Lewis III defends comm/ffee
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Neil Douglas
explorer and lecturer
'Iron Curtain— Inside and Out’
Neil Douglas, well-known explorer and lecturer, will
narrate his new documentary film, “The Iron Curtain — Inside
and Out” as part of the Tuesday Evening Forum series next
Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Sexson Auditorium. The public is invited,
and ample seating is available
after 8 o’clock without charge.
The film depicts in detail the
story of both East and West Ber¬
lin immediately before and after
the wall was erected to separate
the two areas.
IN ADDITION, it takes the
viewer along the German and
Czech borders which separate the
Iron Curtain countries from the
free world.
With respect to East Berlin,
the film reveals the historic points
of interest as well as the rebuilt
areas such as the prefabricated
housing developments, the re¬
stored Reichstag and various war
memorials. The film also pene¬
trates into Czechoslovakia and
even into Russia in order to show
the contrasting situations with
those in West Berlin and Ger¬
many.
DOUGLAS HAS won the repu¬
tation of being one of America’s
top producers of documentary
films. Trained as a civil engin¬
eer at Lafayette College in Eas¬
ton, Pa., he has worked profes¬
sionally as an industrialist and
engineering executive.
His engineering activities have
taken him to many remote areas
of the earth’s surface and he has
gradually become interested in
exploration and photography. He
is one of the expert glacialists in
the country.
He is a fellow of the American
Geographical Society, the British
Glacialogical Society, and the
American Geophysical Union. He
has written articles on glaciers
for the Encyclopedia Americana
and has contributed to interna¬
tional geographic publications.
Season tickets are now on sale
for the Tuesday Evening Forum
1962-63 season. At the present
time only forum members may
renew or change seats. Beginning
March 20 anyone may buy season
tickets.
“Resolved: That the House Un-
American Activities Committee
be Abolished,” will be the topic
of a debate between Fulton Lewis
III and Dr. Stephen B. Reichert,
PCC political science instructor,
in Harbeson Hall next Monday
from 8 to 10 p.m.
Lewis, son of newsman Fulton
Lewis, Jr., and the narrator and
editor of the recent controversial
film on the HUAC riots in San
Francisco, “Operation Abolition,”
will take the negative side of the
debate while Reichert assumes
the positive side.
SPONSORED by the PCC
Young Republicans Club, the
HUAC debate hopes to pinpoint
the problems involved in the
present national issue and to pass
this information on to the general
public.
ASB board gives approval
to Young Democrats Club
With the approval of a newly drafted constitution, the
Young Democrats Club of PCC will hold its first official meet¬
ing noon tomorrow. Under formation for a lengthy time,
the Young Democrats have finally gained the members, ad¬
visers and constitution necessary _
to become an established organi¬
zation on the PCC campus.
The primary objectives of this
club will be to discuss and study
state and national politics and to
Funds for 'Scholars, Dollars' drive
to be raised through film showing
Funds for the annual Pasadena City College Faculty As¬
sociation “Scholars and Dollars” 1962 drive will be raised by a
ticket selling campaign for a new color film lecture on “Africa
Awakens in Modern Nigeria” to be presented March 23 at
Debate hour
Suggestions are now being ac¬
cepted for the topic for the next
debate hour to be held this
spring on the library lawn. Sug¬
gestions may be submitted in
the student activities office.
Among those suggestions al¬
ready made is “Should the
House Un-American Activities
Committee be Abolished?”
Activities planned
by political club
The Young Republicans Club of
Pasadena City College recently
elected new officers for the spring
semester.
New officers include Norman
Watts, Jr., president; Steve Hou¬
ston, first vice-president; Barbara
Beardsley, second vice-president;
Bobbi Schlendering, secretary;
John Anderson, treasurer; and
Chuch Brammer, sergeant at
arms.
The political club plans an ac¬
tive semester. Tomorrow John
Madden, adviser, will address the
group on the Federal Reserve
System in 12C. The purpose of
this lecture is to inform mem¬
bers of the historical need for
the system, the internal structure
and the effect of its policies.
The meeting is open to all in¬
terested students and faculty
members.
The group is also sponsoring
the debate “Should the House Un-
American Activities Committee be
Abolished?”
Administration causes death
of Columbia’s student rule
By University Press Service
The 70-year-old history of student government at Columbia Uni¬
versity came to an end recently as a proposed charter for a student
assembly to replace the board of student representatives was defeated
by a vote of 690 to 371.
The university administration was credited with the death of the
student board, since it rarely listened to the board’s demands, making
it the ineffective body it was.
The agitation to abolish student government began last April
when two seniors and a sophomore drafted a petition, “Abolish the
Board.” Over 700 Columbians eventually signed it.
For weeks before the petition was circulated, student board was
rocked with personal and senior society conflicts. Some underclass¬
men voted for abolition, and to put a time limit on the old consti¬
tution to bring pressure on the board to improve.
Representative student government has been voted out of exist-
ance at Columbia, but its defeat was not just at the hands of the
hundreds of students who flocked to the polls, but the administrations’.
When informed of the results of the balloting, Dean John G.
Palfrey said, “There is room for students to discover the role of
student government, by doing without it.” He commended the stu¬
dent leaders who attempted to define that role when they drafted
the proposed student assembly constitution.
8 p.m. in Sexson Auditorium.
The film will be presented by
Dr. J. Michael Hagopian, who has
recently returned from Nigeria,
one of Africa’s most populous and
important countries.
The film deals with the Niger¬
ian people, their customs and the
beauty of their country. Such
questions as “Will the African
states be able to govern them¬
selves?”, “Will they go commun¬
ist?”, “Who are the great leaders
behind the scenes in Africa?” and
“What are the economic and so¬
cial forces molding Africa?” will
be answered.
Tickets for the event may be
purchased from students in 31xC.
Famous climber
to present movie
PCC’s mountaineering club, the
Highlanders, will present a pro¬
gram for the entire school at
noon, March 20, in Harbeson Hall.
Featured will be mountaineer
John Graham of Santa Barbara.
Graham will show pictures and
narrate the ascent of Alaska’s
20,300 foot Mt. McKinley by his
expedition in May, 1961.
Mt. McKinley is the highest
mountain in North America, and
nine months of preparation and
training preceded the attempt.
During the climb, Graham froze
fingers on both his hands. This
required the spending of . consid¬
erable time in hospitals for i"e-
covery.
The pictures shown are among
the best of high altitude moun¬
taineering ever made. Because
temperatures ranged as low as
-50 degrees, F., elaborate precau¬
tions had to be made to allow
film and cameras to function
properly.
Graham is a member of the
American Alpine Club, and an ex¬
cellent skier. He has climbed
most of the highest peaks in the
western United States, as well as
leading expeditions to Mexico
and Africa.
inform interested students about
the workings of the Democratic
Party.
THROUGH the cooperation of
PCC students Bob Eisenburger,
Paul Clark, Peter Cooper,
Joyce Krom, Larry Pon and
Jeff Hess, the Young Democrats
group has built itself into the
present unit of approximately 30
members, and plans are underway
for a membership drive in the
near future.
Now that both political parties
are represented by official or¬
ganizations at PCC, students for
the first time will have the oppor¬
tunity to attend and participate in
the political faction of their
choice.
ACCORDING to student core¬
lator Jeff Hess, “The Young Re¬
publicans are invited to debate
with the Young Democrats as
soon as we are formally situated.”
Dues for membership in the
Young Democrats amount to $2
per semester and future plans
not only include an all out drive
for membership, but preparation
for the maintenance of a booth
in the OMD carnival.
Advisers for the Young Demo¬
crats include Mrs. Helen Barnes
and Marv Jacobson of the Eng¬
lish department; Joseph Muha,
business department; and John
Snyder of the social science de¬
partment.
Distant colleges offer
summer tour trip forms
Applications for summer tours
to the Universities of Hawaii and
Mexico are now available by
writing to the respective schools.
The summer tour to the Uni¬
versity of Mexico, Mexico City,
convenes June 25 through August
10. Students and teachers are of¬
fered seven weeks of foreign trav¬
el, study and interesting living
for the minimum price of $451.
This price includes round-trip
jet air travel, living accommoda¬
tions and the full schedule of ac¬
tivities.
Special rates for students and
teachers for the six week summer
session tour for the University of
Hawaii begin as low as $555.
This includes round trip jet
• air travel from the West Coast,
accommodations in deluxe Wai¬
kiki Beach hotels and a full sched¬
ule of 22 planned activities in¬
cluding island sightseeing, trips
and tours, cruises, dinner dances,
beach parties and free bus trans¬
portation.
The debate will allow an hour
for the speakers to voice their
comments, with an hour follow¬
ing for a question and answer ses¬
sion with the audience.
EACH SPEAKER is allowed a
statement of attack and a state¬
ment of rebuttal.
Lewis, who has been discussing
this issue on a speaking tour
around the country, is to be in
Southern California for several
weeks, making appearances at a
number of colleges.
In taking his defending view of
the HUAC, Lewis is helping to
prepare Los Angeles for the
forthcoming hearings to be held
here within the next two months.
Admission to the HUAC debate
is free of charge.
Ex
о
to address
Christian Scientists
on Bible teachings
How to apply Bible teachings in
solving everyday problems will be
the general topic of a free public
lecture on Christian Science to
be delivered at the YWCA on
March 15 at 8 p.m. by Arnold H.
Exo.
A member of the Christian Sci¬
ence Board of Lectureship, Exo
will deal with “How Christian
Science Can Help You.” His ap¬
pearance is sponsored by the
Christian Science Organization at
Pasadena City College.
Exo is currently on a nation¬
wide lecture tour. A native of
Iowa, he had a successful career
in the sales and advertising field
prior to leaving the business
world to devote his full time to
the practice of Christian Science.
He served as a Christian Sci¬
ence wartime minister during
World War II. He has been an
authorized teacher of Christian
Science since 1949 and has served
as the first reader of the Mother
Church, the First Church of
Christ in Boston, Mass.
Dr. Arnold Exo
. . . Christian Science lecturer
OMD announces
carnival meeting
All clubs and honor organiza¬
tions interested in participating
in the annual OMD carnival on
May 11 on Horrell Field are re¬
quested to attend one of two meet¬
ings to be held tomorrow.
The meetings will be held in
12C at 12 noon and 3 p.m. Their
purpose is to explain the neces¬
sary contracts, booth regulations
and other pertinent details.
All interested clubs Should have
a representative present.
The funds raised through the
carnival will be used to present
the John Harbeson scholarship
award.
