PCC Courier, March 14, 1962

Shakespearean comedy opens at PCC PCC CouXleSi VOL. 16, NO. 7 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA MARCH 14, 1962 AWS sponsors program to show latest spring fads “Skis, Shamrocks and Surf¬ board” was announced by the As¬ sociated Women Students Board as the theme for the spring fash¬ ion show to be held at two in the afternoon next Tuesday. Harbeson Hall is the site for this event and clothes from three leading Pasadena stores will be modeled by members of the PCC student body. Although the show will be nar¬ rated and MC’ed by AWS presi¬ dent Cathy Shelburne, AWS board member Linda Hutchison will act in the capacity of chair¬ man and will be in charge of planning the entertainment and coordinating the fashions. Admission charge is 20 cents and the proceeds will go towards the AMS-AWS dance to be held April 27. Among the entertainers sched¬ uled to perform are a band and a group entitled “The Freeway- men.” The spring fashion show will also be the setting for the climac¬ tic ending of the Big Man on Cam¬ pus contest held from March 12 to 16, when the winner will be announced. Cathy Shelburne expressed great expectations for a success¬ ful turnout at this annual show and extended a personal invita¬ tion to the Lancer student body. Science seminar scheduled locally Dr. Rodney Gale of the Pasa¬ dena City College physical sci¬ ence department will speak on “The Relation Between Mammals and Reptiles and the Origin of Warm-bloodedness” in one in a series of science seminars today on the Lancer campus. The lecture, which will be pre¬ sented in 115E at 4 p.m. is one of six given during the year by the combined efforts of the physical science and life science depart¬ ments. Three seminars on science are given from each of the two de¬ partments. Dr. Gale, an expert on marine fossils, has made numerous speeches on geology and paleon¬ tology, the study of fossils. “Dr. Gale is a very popular speaker on both of these subjects,” said Lynn Austin, physical science instruc¬ tor. The next in this year’s series of science seminars, “Birds of the San Gabriel Valley,” will be pre¬ sented April 11. DR. ROBBINS: Flag salute provides meaningful expression Dr. Catherine Robbins, president of Pasadena City College, stated at a press conference with Courier reporters Friday that she sup¬ ported the recent ruling passed by the State Board of Education re¬ quiring that junior college students salute the flag. She exDressed the feeling that the 8 o’clock flag salutes are a meaningful way in which to express patriotism. A broadcast of hei statements on the issue will be played tomorrow night on station KPCS at 8:30. . Other comments which President Robbins made include the following: , . ^ . ... Mirror Pools: “As soon as the second coat of paint is applied, they will be available for use.” Bicycle Racks: “There is no hope of obtaining them before the fall semester of 1962. It will take this long because the request for this equipment must be processed through the Board of Education. Parking Lots: “The rain has held up construction. Also, in approx¬ imately 10 to 15 years there may be some classrooms buildings con¬ structed in that area.” . New Football Coach Don Hunt: “Mr. Hunt will be introduced to the faculty this April. This might also be a good time for the students to meet him. I am sure he will have a fine season next semester. Starting off the year with a winning team might help school spirit.” ■ am ■i BUD DASHIELL AND KINSMEN— Appeari ng at PCC tomorrow are the Kinsmen and Bud Dashiell. The group will sing in Sexson Auditorium at 12 noon. Students may be admitted only if they are ASB book holders. Bud Dashiell and Kinsmen appear in Lancer assembly Bud Dashiell and the Kinsmen, popular folk-singing trio, will ap¬ pear in Sexson Auditorium tomor¬ row at noon for an ASB assembly. Dashiell, formerly of the Bud and Travis duo, joins voices and guitars with Bernie Armstrong, Jr., and C. Carson Parks to pre¬ sent a session of light jazz and authentic folk music. The group has been in exis¬ tence over a year, playing in col¬ lege concerts and making the night club circuit. Dashiell explains that the for¬ mation of the group was no ac¬ cident. “We believed that most musical groups had fallen into in¬ dividual stylized ruts,” he stated. “We decided to do something about it. In brief, we sought a presentation which would appeal to all lovers of good music, rath¬ er than be restricted to certain age groups, folk fans or way-out jazz buffs.” To reach this goal, the group ■ says it entailed months of “me¬ ticulous practice, arrangement and re-arrangement, hours of crit¬ ical listening to our own tapes, plus the writing and composition of special lyrics and music.” Critics have acclaimed the trio as having “carved a musical niche that is all their own — a fas¬ cinating style that lifts them above comparison with any mu¬ sical group on the scene today.” Dashiell prides himself on the fact that the group sticks to au¬ thenticity in its folk renditions. “When the day comes that I have to trade quality for commercial¬ ism, I’ll hang up my suit.” ASB books will be required to attend the hour-long assembly. Rice, Shippy ploy leads in 'Taming of Shrew’ By Harlow Church PCC’s student production of Shakespeare’s classic com¬ edy, “The Taming of the Shrew,” is being presented in Sexson Auditorium tomorrow, Friday and Saturday. Tomorrow’s performance is set for 2:30 p.m., while the latter two will be staged at 8:15 p.m. Admission is free to ASB book holders and $1 for others. Play proceeds are to be used for the speech depart¬ ment scholarship awards pro¬ gram. Playing the lead roles are Rich¬ ard Rice as Petruchio and Sue Shippy as the shrewish Katha- rina. Portraying Bianca, Lucen- tio and Tranio are Barbara Har- rent, Dan Tosney and Larry Mil¬ ler. OTHER MEMBERS of the cast include George “Buck” Flower, who is also student director, Eliz¬ abeth Stutz, Dave Gruwell, Wil¬ liam Howey, Bob Pittman, Joe Clement, Carlton McCaslin, Lee Collins, Ron Keister and Anita Richard Rice Robitaille. , . . Petruchio James Taylor, Victor Ahrends, William Drake, Kurt Ranslem, Emmet Cash, Danny Marquez, Al¬ berto Isaac, Helen Castle, Judi Garland, Isabelle Speer, Priscilla Cummins and Leslie Meredith play other roles. Faculty adviser for the produc¬ tion is Don Liercke. REHEARSALS have been go¬ ing on three to six hours a day, five days a week, since the be¬ ginning of the semester. Much rehearsal time has been spent on interpretation of lines. Liercke emphasized that in Shakespeare, “It is vital that the actors un¬ derstand the full meaning of each line so that they can convey the story to the audience.” A play by Shakespeare was chosen, not only because one had not been presented at PCC in the past several years, but also be¬ cause it offers an excellent oppor¬ tunity for acting experience. ACCORDING TO Liercke, “Peo¬ ple will learn more in 30 lines of Shakespeare than in the whole of Bishop Pike discusses topic of 'Church, State, Society’ Reverend James A. Pike, bishop of California of the Epis¬ copal Church, will discuss “Church, State and Society” as part of the Tuesday Evening Forum series in Sexson Auditorium next Tuesday at 8 p.m. In discussing this topic, Bishop Pike will take a critical look at com¬ munism and its present influences on political and religious life in the US. At the same time, he will have a critical look at our¬ selves as we react to these influ¬ ences. Bishop Pike has long had an abiding interest in the United States foreign policy and inter¬ national relations especially as these policies affect religious or¬ ganizations in this country. HE IS AUTHOR of several books in this field including “The Church, Politics and Society.” He has become a well known tele¬ vision personality as he discuss¬ es topics of religious interest on a leading network. Bishop Pike is associated with the worldwide movement to uni¬ fy several of the Protestant churches. HE GRADUATED in law from the University of Southern Cali¬ fornia, was admitted to the Cali¬ fornia bar, received the doctor of law degree from Yale University, and served for four years as at¬ torney for the United States Se- James A. Pike . . . "Church, State, Society" curities and Exchange Commis¬ sion. Bishop Pike was ordained into the ministry in 1944, served as chaplain at Vassar College and as head of the Department of Relig¬ ion at Columbia University. He became Bishop of the Dio¬ cese of California in the Episcopal Church in 1958. Sue Shippy . . . Katherine an ordinary play.” Due to an almost complete lack of stage directions, a player is forced to be creative. To some extent, therefore, interpretation, stage action, and choice of dic¬ tion is left up to the actor. Liercke feared that the awe¬ someness of a Shakespearean play would scare away many talented people. But he now feels that since Shakespeare is so challeng¬ ing, his cast has shown more promise and improvement since the beginning of rehearsals than any other he has ever handled. He mentioned that he has had less problems than in other more modern plays. Music major duo performs here Two Pasadena City College mu¬ sic majors, Kathleen Henderson, pianist of South Pasadena, and Malcolm McNab, trumpet player of South San Gabriel, will be fea¬ tured in tomorrow’s Music Hour in 102K. Miss Henderson studies piano with Gladys Howsen. She is a member of both the PCC Choir and the Madrigal singers. Her Music Hour presentation will in¬ clude “Prelude and Fugue in G Minor,” J. S. Bach; “Intermezzo,” Op. 116, No. 6, Brahms; and “Ru¬ manian Folk Dances,” Bartok. McNab is first trumpet player with the Pasadena Symphony Or¬ chestra. He will play the following numbers of the program: “Adagio and Allegro from Sonata in E,” G. F. Handel; “Trumpet Volun¬ tary,” H. Purcell; “Allemande and Gigue from Sonata VIII,” A. Cor- ell; “The Tender Sonia,” Ivan K. Semenoff; “Allegro from Trum¬ pet and Piano,” A. Vivaldi; and “Aria-Bist due bei mir,” J. S. Bach.