May 4, 1960
Vol 12, No.
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13 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
Assembly screens
epic river voyage
— Courier Photo
Maybe Chris Valente just isn’t trying but Doug
HE’S Cox and Ted Maier simply can’t seem to find one
TOO YOUNG trace of a whisker. On the other hand, the two
FELLOWS bearded ones seem all set for the current AMS
Whiskerino contest.
Lancer men trade
blades for beards
Have the barbers in Pasadena gone on strike ? Have prices
on shaving cream and blades gone up? No, the chin whiskers
suddenly sprouting around the Pasadena City College campus
have not been because of these things. Neither has the college
decided to follow the “beat gen-
Spartans press
membership drive
eration” trend.
Most of the bearded ones are
merely entrants in this year’s
AMS Whiskerino contest, which
will run until the OMD Carnival,
Friday, May 13.
Contestants may choose from
any one of four categories. The
genuinely anti-razor men will
probably enter the full length
competition while the more am¬
bitious may prefer the Van Dyke
or goatee classification.
The more devil-may-care Lan¬
cer can grow a novelty beard
and show off his ingenuity. Even
a category for students who just
can’t seem to get their whiskers
growing has been provided. They
can enter the peach fuzz prize
class.
Lancers will be awarded prizes
including free car lubrication and
washes, tickets to various events
in the Pasadena area, and other
free services which will be con¬
tributed by local merchants.
All prizes will be awarded at
the OMD Carnival.
Spartans, the honorary wom¬
en’s service organization at Pasa¬
dena City College, began their
drive for new members last Mon¬
day and will continue to seek ap¬
plicants through Friday, May 13.
Application blanks can be ob¬
tained in the Student Activities
Office, 111C; the ASB Office, 17C;
the Women’s Gym, and the Mu¬
sic Building. Those women stu¬
dents who are interested in and
enjoy being of service to the col¬
lege are invited to join, the Spar¬
tans explained.
As a service organization, pro¬
motion of welfare projects within
both the school and the commun¬
ity is the main objective of the
club.
Some of their activities this
year have included a party for
orphans (in cooperation with Cir¬
cle K), Christmas caroling at a
rest home, participation with
AWS in the BMOC contest and
ushering at all of the assemblies.
Famed explorer John M. Goddard will present “Kayaks
Down the Nile,” the thrill-packed movie of his epic voyage ’
down 'the Nile River at tomorrow’s ASB assembly in Sexson
Auditorium at 11:35 a.m. The expedition of which the movie
tells the story was the first one to
ever navigate the entire length
of the Nile. Men have tried this
feat many times in the past but
have always failed.
The 4162 mile trip down the
river required ten months and
was made especially difficult by
the river’s 31 cataracts and by
fevers, intense heat, wild beasts,
and savage jungle bandits.
Campus coeds vie
for royal rights
at OMD Carnival
Nine pert, young college coeds
are competing for the title of
queen of the 1960 OMD Carnival.
Candidates for queen are selected
from the different departments
and councils on campus.
Representatives from the fol¬
lowing' departments are vying for
the honor: WAA, Carolyn Schultz;
Physical Science, Heide Billes;
Music, Carol Hansen; Engineering
and Technology, Judy Austin;
Art Council, Nikki Melieste; So¬
cial Science, Ginny Syers; Speech,
Pat Longworth; Alumni Associ¬
ation, Natalie Johnson; and Den¬
tal Assisting, Alice Tapia.
The queen will be selected by
the penny-a-vote procedure and
jars will be placed in the main
hall of the Administration Build¬
ing at the entrance to Sexson
Auditorium. Members of the de¬
partments represented in the con¬
test will also collect votes.
Proceeds will go to the OMD
Harbeson Award Fund which is
used in the presentation of schol¬
arships.
Crowning the queen will be one
of the highlights of the OMD
Carnival which will be held on
the Women’s Athletic Field, Fri¬
day, May 13, from 6-12 p.m.
Dr. Catherine Robbins, presi¬
dent of Pasadena City College,
will present the crown to the win¬
ning contestant. In keeping with
tradition, the queen will reign
over the 1960 carnival.
GODDARD made the voyage,
which has been compared with
the Kon-Tiki expedition and the
conquest of Mt. Everest, in the
company of two French explor¬
ers.
The better part of Mr. God¬
dard’s life has been spent as an
explorer. As a youth, he explor¬
ed Okefinokee Swamp in Georgia
and the lower Everglades of Flor¬
ida with his father.
His exploring was interrupted
by World War II in which he
served as a pilot. Following the
war he spent two years as a Mor¬
mon missionary in Canada and
the North Central States.
HE HAS EXPLORED profes¬
sionally for 11 years. During this
time, he has traveled through
and explored some 55 countries.
His travels total over 350,000
miles, a distance roughly equiva¬
lent to 14 times around the world.
Besides the journey down the
Nile, he has made two other voy¬
ages of epic proportions. One was
a voyage of the whole length of
the Colorado River including the
shooting of 400 rapids. The oth¬
er was an expedition down the
Congo River.
The latter trip was marred by
tragedy. Mr. Goddard’s compan¬
ion was accidentally killed leaving
him to complete the dangerous
voyage alorte.
Nunley wins first Circle
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scholarship grant at luncheon
Commission members forge program
to stimulate participation in elections
Plans to make this semester’s election one of the most active
in the history of the college are currently being laid by the Elections
Commission, headed by Charlotte Fedde.
They have scheduled the first candidate meeting for next Wednes¬
day in 200C at 3 p.m. to acquaint hopeful student politicians with the
duties of the various offices.
Material pertaining to the election (questionnaires, petitions, pic¬
tures, etc.) will be handed out and explained in detail as will the
elections assembly.
Because of the commission’s recently approved disqualification
powers, part of the meeting will be devoted to an explanation °fthe
reasons for which a person may be barred from running for office.
A second candidate meeting will be held a week following Wednes¬
day’s gathering. There, all petitions must be turned in to the com¬
missioner and all other pre-campaign business must be completed.
Newest catalog
to benefit students
Newly enrolled students at
Pasadena City College will find
new benefits in the 1960-61 cata¬
log which may be obtained at the
information window of the Ad¬
missions Office, 108C.
This new catalog contains many
new features which will aid stu¬
dents in planning their program
at PCC and any other colleges
they wish to attend after they
complete their course of study at
the junior college.
In section 111, which contains
the suggested curricula for ma¬
jors, many students will appreci¬
ate the new addition of the title
of the department under which
different courses are classified.
Other new developments in the
catalog are the statements on
study load regulations, page 27,
and the scholarship grading sys¬
tem on pages 29-30. Students are
urged to note these added and
revised contents.
The 1960-61 catalog was revised Tom Nunley, who recently took over as president of
SarafianiandrtheVStSieant Cureic Circle K’ was awarded the organization’s first scholarship at
Ulum Committee headed by Dave last Thursday’s luncheon, held in Harbeson Hall in honor of the
Smith. service organization’s Kiwanis sponsors. The newly-inaugu¬
rated $25 award, named in hon-
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or of Dr' Robert D- Haugh, for-
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was. presented to Nunle^in rec-
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J ed on various commissions. In ad-
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prexy works
& j| full time in order to support a
Entertainment at the luncheon
was provided by the college’s A
Cappella Choir, under the direc¬
tion of David Thorsen and by
members of the Theater Arts
Association.
Because of illness, the drama
students were not able to put on
the third scene of “Squaring the
Circle,” as planned but did come
through in the old “show must go
on” tradition.
Bill Denman, the play’s direc¬
tor presented a comical reading
on the hazards of air travel while
Miss Sandy Gregus, one of the
comedy’s stars, demonstrated her
ventriloquist ability with the help
of her pal, Nancy.
The Kiwanians and the Circle
K’ers also provided some of their
own “entertainment” through a
fine session conducted to raise
money for the continuance of
the scholarship. In all, $149.83
was collected.
CAUGHT
BY
SURPRISE
— Courier photo by Celtil Touchon
Tom Nunley was caught seemingly unawares as
former PCC dean of student activities and now
president of Glendale College Robert D. Haugh
read off the Circle
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president’s name as the first
recipient of the organization’s scholarship award.