PCC CaVile/v
Vol. 10, No. 7
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
March 18, 1959
OMD selects carnival theme
Honor group piths
'Mipine Holiday9
Every year for the past 30 years students of the Pasa¬
dena City College have eagerly awaited the announcement
of the OMD Carnival theme. For with the notification of
the carnival theme, plans for individual booths can be initiated.
At long last this announcement
Seismology expert
speaks at annual
Faraday lecture
Dr. Charles F. Richter, profes¬
sor of seismology at Caltech, will
highlight the 32nd annual Fara¬
day lecture to be held tomorrow
evening at 8 o’clock in Sexson
Auditorium, with a talk entitled
“Measuring Earthquakes.”
The lecture, named in honor of
the English scientist, Michael
Faraday, is in reality a note-tak¬
ing contest open to high school
and junior high students in the
San Gabriel Valley. According
to Ralph A. Barmore, physical sci¬
ence instructor at PCC and head
of this year’s lecture committee,
more than 15 schools are expect¬
ed to send contestants.
PRIOR TO the lecture itself the
Faraday Dinner will be held at
6:15 p.m. on the same evening at
the Athenaeum, a faculty club on
the Caltech campus.
Dr. Richter, who has recently
published a map pinpointing prob¬
able locations of future earth¬
quakes, will talk for approximate¬
ly one hour after which students
will be invited to ask questions.
Prizes, consisting of slide rules
and science books will be award¬
ed to the winners.
BARMORE HAS stated emphat¬
ically that quality and not quan¬
tity will be the deciding factor as
far as prizes are concerned. All
papers will be judged by physical
science students at PCC. The of¬
ficial awards presentation will be
held at the Physical Science Open
House on May 1.
The originator of the Faraday
Lecture is Dr. William Leech, a
former PCC chemistry instructor,
now retired. Tickets to the event
can be purchased in the Physical
Science Office, located on the first
floor of the Physical Science
Building.
— Courier Photo by Dick Granit
Taking time out from making plans for the OMD
READY Carnival are club actives Wayne Gertmenian, Sue
FOR FUN Hallman and Paul Strobel. They are getting set
for a real “Alpine Holiday” on May 15.
•All pre-meds
Application blanks for any in¬
formation concerning the Bald¬
ing Scholarship may be obtain¬
ed from the Life Science Office,
113D. Deadline for filing is
April 15. Criteria for selection:
Medicine as a professional goal;
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average or better; Good citi¬
zenship; Financial need; and
intention of continuing in the
pre-medical curriculum at PCC.
Ex-Lancer student returns
to address language group
George Stuart, a former student of Pasadena City College,
will deliver a talk on “The Three Louis’ of France: This Is
How They Looked,” sponsored by the Language Council, at
4 p.m. today in 200C. While he was attending school, Mr.
Stuart showed exceptional inter -
Clubs begin plans
for OMD Carnival
“Now is a good time for the
clubs on campus to start plan¬
ning for their OMD Carnival ac¬
tivities,” suggested ICC Commis¬
sioner Ted Sandoval, in prepara¬
tion1 for tomorrow’s club day
which will be held during the 12
o’clock hour.
Meeting places for various clubs
can be found by checking the
announcement bulletins which
have been circulated around the
campus. As no classes are sched¬
uled for 12 o’clock, there is no
need to worry about the club pro¬
gram conflicting with classes.
Organizations are urged to de¬
cide what type of booth they want
as soon as possible as titles will
be granted on a first cotne, first
serve basis.
has been made this year and the
theme for the OMD Carnival of
1959 is “Alpine Holiday.”
From its origin in 1928 as a
small but entertaining project, to
the present carnival, which is be¬
ing planned as the largest and
best one yet, OMD Carnivals have
spelled fun for both participants
and spectators.
TO COMMEMORATE the tenth
aniversary of OMD, a two day
and two night carnival was held
on campus. Earliest carnivals
were held in the Men’s Gym and
on the athletic fields.
With the coming of the war,
OMD members kept in pace with
the times by eliminating the car¬
nival. In its place, a vaudeville
production entitled “Blackout
Carnival of 1942” was presented.
At the close of World War II,
the carnivals were once again re¬
sumed and were received with en¬
thusiasm by the PCC student
body. In 1946 “A Carnival of the
Seven Seas” was presented in
which nearly every club on cam¬
pus participated.
THE TWENTY-FIFTH anniver¬
sary of OMD was celebrated in
1952 with a “Silverado” carnival.
In keeping with the theme, spurs
and saddles were costume acces¬
sories as the old west came to
PCC. Such streets as Skid Row
and Cattle Drive were construct¬
ed along the booths around the
Mirror Pools.
Thus with 30 years of experi¬
ence behind them, this year’s
OMD members are working dili¬
gently to make this thirty-first
OMD Carnival the best of the en¬
tire list of past carnivals.
Believing in the old adage that
things improve with age and that
every OMD Carnival seems to get
a little better each year, the “Al¬
pine Holiday” of this year prom¬
ises to be an enjoyable experience
for all concerned.
Ticket sales boost
scholarship fund
Pasadena City College’s 1959
Faculty Association Fund Drive
was declared “an exciting, thrill¬
ing and interesting (as well as
profitable) venture” by scholar¬
ship chairman Miss Bess Tye.
As a result of the drive, which
incorporated profits received from
the Mildred Miller concert project
with individual donations, $1125.50
was raised for the fun. “This
sum,” affirmed Miss Tye, “is due
to the teamwork of PCC faculty,
administrators, classified employ¬
ees and public-spirited citizens.”
A breakdown of the total fig¬
ure showed that $444.50 was re¬
ceived in donations from faculty
and citizens in lieu of ticket pur¬
chases for the concert and that
$275 was received from unex¬
changed ticket sales.
Because the entire cost of the
Mildred Miller concert was taken
care of by Civic Auditorium im-
pressario Elmer Wilson, who re¬
ceived 60 per cent of the profits
from tickets turned in at the
door (40 per cent went to PCC),
the college sponsors were able to
add over a thousand dollars to the
scholarship fund.
est in the art, furniture and cos¬
tumes of different historical pe¬
riods. In his back yard he con¬
structed a scale model of the
enormous Versailles Palace. Not
only was the roof removable, but
also each separate worn could be
lifted out for closer inspection.
From post cards and reproduc¬
tions of portraits, Stuart was able
to build pieces of furniture for
' the various rooms. He also made
authentically costumed dolls with
portrait faces of important his¬
torical characters. These two
achievements required months of
tiring research and insatiable cur¬
iosity which compensated for his
impatience with the mechanics of
languages.
Stuart attended the University
of Santa Barbara and then served
as a consultant on furniture, cos¬
tumes and customs of different
periods in history, particularly
the pomp and ceremony of the
Renaissance and the eighteenth
century.
Since most of his lectures have
been given to women’s clubs and
private organizations, he will wel¬
come the opportunity to obtain
the students’ reactions at his Al¬
ma Mater, PCC.
All students are cordially in¬
vited to attend this interesting
lecture which will be of particular
value to students majoring in so¬
cial science, languages or art.
Famous explorer
speaks on Finland
For anyone interested in life across the Atlantic, the
famed explorer and woodsman Harry R. Reed will present a
film-lecture on Finland to the Tuesday Evening Forum on
March 31 in Sexson Auditorium at 8 p.m. Living with the Fin¬
nish people has enabled Mr. Reed
to film the skills, crafts, customs
and daily life of the Finns. In
addition, historical, industrial,
agricultural and architectural
features are included to provide
the audience with a thorough
knowledge of Finnish culture.
Among the many highlights in
the program will be a study of
the architectural masterpieces of
the great Finnish architects, in¬
cluding the beautiful Michael Ag¬
ricola Church in Helsinki and the
Resurrection Chapel in Turku.
A native of Arizona, Mr. Reed
has spent his entire life as an ex¬
plorer, woodsman, naturalist and
avid student of animal life in its
natural habitat. He is now in his
twenty-fourth year of profession¬
al motion picture photography,
exploration and lecturing. Harry F. Reed
Reed is a member of such or¬
ganizations as the Archeological studies of the Arctic regions, and
Survey Association, the Great Ba- his film “Alaskan Adventure” is
sin Archeological Association and acclaimed for its outstanding il-
the National Geographic Society, lustrations of Alaska’s inhabit-
He has also made extensive ants.
Pasadena theater
presents play by
William Saroyan
This FTiday Pasadenans will
have an opportunity to see the
Pulitzer Prize play “The Time of
Your Life” by William Saroyan
when it is presented at the Pasa¬
dena Playhouse. This play was
the first Broadway production to
leave even the most articulate
drama critics relatively speech¬
less because they did not know
what sort of play to call it.
William Saroyan’s famous
study of humanity and poignant
commentary of the relationship
of little people to a higher kind
of nobility, stumped the experts
when it premiered on Broadway
in 1939. The question reviewers
asked each other was “Is this
comedy? Is it tragedy? Who
are these characters?” The only
point critics would agree upon
was the fact that the play was
the smash of the season.
In 1939 “The Time of Your
Life” became the first play to
receive both the Pulitzer Prize
and the New York Drama Critics’
Award in the same year. Since
that time, constant revivals have
made the play, with Saroyan’s un¬
derlying message, “In the time of
your life — live!” an American
classic.
• Onslow Stevens stars and also
directs the play. Starting Friday,
March 20, there will be perform¬
ances nightly at 8:30 except Mon¬
day.
Noted dance group
stars at assembly
For the second time in four
years, Eugene Loring will present
his distinguished and unique
dance interpretations on the stage
of Pasadena City College’s Sexson
Auditorium.
The college audience will view
the performance tomorrow dur¬
ing the assembly period.
Choreographer for such mem¬
orable Hollywood productions as
“Funny Face,” “Sick Stockings,”
“Deep in My Heart” and others,
Loring will direct his dance
troupe through some intricate and
unusual dance impressions. They
are designed to show the many
different moods which can be cre¬
ated by the dance.
In their last appearance at PCC,
the company used large Turkish
towels as the only props and cos¬
tumes.
Owner of the American School
of the Dance in Hollywood, Lor¬
ing is also known for his chore¬
ographic efforts in the world of
television. “Omnibus” is just one
of the many programs he has
done.
This year, something just as
startling is expected to be used
by the troupe which is noted for
its use of such out of the ordin¬
ary creations.
“The program is a must,”
opined Mrs. Adelle Tingey who is
handling the publicity for tomor¬
row’s program. “It’s a real op-
porunity to see some good danc¬
ing, especially some good men’s
dancing which is actually more
difficult than women’s,” she con¬
tinued.
