PCC Courier, May 10, 1961

Working off and on for four years, Hallman utilized three di- tinct types of literature as sources for his book. The main element was a varied assortment of trag¬ edies from old Greek dramas on down to present day novels. These lanter Band members await tour of Yosemite — Courier photo Ralph Hallman, chairman of the Social Science De- ENTERS partment, recently combined his knowledge of NEW psychology and his writing ability to author and AREA publish an educational book, “Psychology of Liter¬ ature.” The popular instructor’s new book will be in local book stores soon. were analyzed for the purpose of illustrating the theory of tragedy as well as a type of expression in living. Ancient work incorporated by Mr. Hallman in his book included the “Book of Job” and “Hamlet,” in addition to numerous refer¬ ences to Greek mythology and other religious data. Works by the Russian author Ivan Dostoyevsky were used most extensively for the modern literature category. Other works studied include Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman,” T. S. Elliot’s “Cocktail Party,” and Er¬ nest Hemmingway’s “Farewell to Arms.” Psychology sources were relied upon for the psychoanalytic anal¬ ysis of the tragedy, while anthro¬ pologies offered an insight into the primitive ceremonies and re¬ ligious rituals of early man. Tomorrow night members of the Lancer Band will again pack up their horns and go on tour. Under the chaperoning of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fleury, the tour this year will take the band to Yosemite National Park. The concert tour is designed to spread the fame of the Tourna¬ ment of Roses and, at the same time, promote the name of PCC. Tomorrow at noon a pops concert will be given on the Prairie after which Embree buses will depart for Fresno. While there, Fresno State College students will be given the op¬ portunity to hear a junior college band demonstrate its ability. Later Friday the band will continue its tour further north to Yosemite National Park. There members will have the opportunity of seeing many of the natural beauties of the state and at the same time, to entertain tourists with musical arrangements. Arrangements for the tour were made possible through the hard work of the band students. Earlier in the semester an alumni con¬ cert was held for this purpose, and recently a pancake breakfast. All money made went into the tour fund. The band was divided into four teams and throughout the semes¬ ter each team worked on individual projects such as selling pens and having bake sales. Sunday will see the end of this concert tour with all buses heading back to PCC. Shortly after its return, the members will put on an¬ other pops concert on the Prairie. Carnival nets profit, _ 0 crowns lady Diane (РС/Г, Bigger and better than ever was the 1961 OMD Carnival Bigger which sported the title of “King Arthur’s Court.” The total amount of scrip sold amounted to $1064.73 gross, which is $250 more than last year. The money collected during the OMD queen contest was $684, _ _ VOL. 14, NO. 11 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA MAY 10, 1961 double the profit of 1960. Reign¬ ing as queen for the evening was Diane Mclntire who was sponsor¬ ed by the Business Department. Not much profit was made on the OMD hats which were ex¬ pensive for OMD but sold at a discount to students. But they were very popular and were sold out by the end of the week. Over 30 booths were sponsored by the active clubs and depart¬ ments on campus, and trophies were given for the most outstand¬ ing booths. The Freshman Coun¬ cil was awarded a trophy for the most novel booth called Maid Marian’s Knee.. The theme prize was given to AMS for their Dragon’s Inn which advertised dancing, refreshments, and a floor show. “Ye Old Print- shop” was the recipient of the sweepstakes award sponsored by the Typography Club. According to OMD president, Charlotte Fedde, the scrip booths had to be closed at 11:15 because Browning Society gives cash award to Linda Schaller For the past 25 years the Browning Society of Pasadena has presented $50 each year to the outstanding graduating stu¬ dent in the Department of Eng¬ lish at Pasadena City College. This year’s award winner, chosen by a committee of faculty members in the English Depart¬ ment, is Linda Schaller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Schaller of Pasadena. Linda’s qualifications are not limited to scholarship alone, al¬ though she has received straight “A’s” in her 32 units of English. Last year she received the Doro¬ thy Dixon Creative Writing Award for her literary talents. She also was associate editor of the Pipes of Pan in 1959 and is currently exeutive editor of this student anthology. Because of her outstanding service to the college she was tapped into OMD last spring. Yesterday Woodrow Ohlsen, chairman of the English Depart¬ ment, and Miss Schaller were guests at the Browning Society Spring Luncheon where the award was presented. Linda was also given the complete works of Robert Browning and in turn presented the society with the newest edition of the Pipes of Pan. they were all sold out. “The car¬ nival was a wonderful success and restored our faith in ye old college spirit,” stated Charlotte. PCC clinic offers students, faculty shots to fight polio Polio vaccinations will be ad¬ ministered to Lancer students and faculty Tuesday, May 16, from 7-9 p.m. in the PCC Health Cen¬ ter, 18C. Sponsored by the Los Angeles chapter of the National Polio Foundation, the clinic offers in¬ itial immunization and booster shots to those previously immun¬ ized. For complete protection from polio, four shots are neces¬ sary, spaced as follows: Four weeks between the first and sec¬ ond shots, seven months to a year between the second and third, a year between the third and fourth shots. SHOTS ARE $1 each to cover costs of the clinic. Free shots are available if special arrangements are made through the school nurse. All unmarried persons under the age of 21 must have written parent or guardian consent authorizing the vaccination. Authorities wish to remind the public that with the approach of the warm summer months the chance of contracting polio in¬ creases. People planning to have shots are reminded by the clinic that they should not be taken if one is suffering from a cold or fever. Serious consequences could re¬ sult. Talk on ‘Acid-base theory’ to complete science seminars Johnston set for final lecture today — Courier photo Physical science instructor Robert Johnston will be ALL the featured speaker today in the last of a series UNDER of Science Seminars. Mr. Johnston, shown here in CONTROL his familiar surroundings of the chemistry lab, will speak on the “Acid-Base Theory.” 'Psychology of Literature’ written by Ralph Hallman Ralph Hallman, chairman of the Social Science Depart¬ ment, has written and published a new book entitled the “Psy¬ chology of Literature,” a research work for scholars interested in the psychological aspects of the Literary field. The purpose of the book, as stated by Mr. Hall- - man, is to “attempt to show how tragedy is a literary art growing out of psychological materials.” Designed to present unique, non-Aristotelian theory of tragedy as it occurs in both life and lit¬ erature, Mr. Hallman’s book traces the roots of tragedy to their psychological origins and finds them to consist of certain alienating forces which endanger individual autonomy. “Psychology of Literature” of¬ fers a fresh, novel insight into classical literature and fiction. The main theme of the work ap¬ plies to the circumstances of life as well as to the conventions of literature. Local hairstylists compete Saturday PCC Cosmetology students will dream up their most original hair styles and put all their college training to work this Saturday when they enter the annual hair¬ styling contest, sponsored by the Associated Cosmetology Teachers of California. Beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Life Science Building the contest is open to any enrolled cosme¬ tology student. All styles will be judged on workmanship, suitability, trend, and originality. Four trophies will be awarded as prizes. The contest proceedings will be open to the public. Judges for the contest will be Miss Esther Canossi, president of the San Gabriel Valley unit of the National Hairdressers and Cosme¬ tologists Association, and John Payne, past-president of the San Gabriel unit. Today in 202D the last of six science seminars will be present¬ ed by Robert Johnston of the Physical Science Department. The subject of Mr. Johnston’s talk will be the “Acid-Base The¬ ory,” acids and bases being the two opposite and major com¬ pounds in water and other solu¬ tions. JOHNSTON WILL outline in his lecture the definition of both an acid and a base, and will show how they react when mixed to¬ gether, also how to determine the acid-base ratio. His talk is designed primarily for teachers of chemistry for it is a valuable summary of the acid-base theory. However, any student with more than a casual interest in chemistry would find this seminar valuable in the broadening of his education. PCC’S LIFE and Physical Sci¬ ence Departments originated the series of extracurricular seminars as a response to the growing in¬ terest in the United States today on broadening and strengthening our scientific programs. Lynn Austen, faculty repre¬ sentative of the Physical Science Department, explained, “The sem¬ inars, which we believe are of a high caliber, widen and supple¬ ment the scientific education Lan¬ cers regularly receive.” Norman Wakeman offered the first talk last November on the “World Between the Tides.” Since that time a variety of top¬ ics have been covered including "Origin of the Vertebae,” “Sen¬ sation and Perception,” and “Prin¬ ciples and Application of Ion Ex¬ change Experiments.” Admission to the approximately hour-long scientific lecture is free. •Pipes of Pan Students are reminded that the Pipes of Pan, the PCC student anthology, will go on sale this week for 50 cents. The “Pipes” consists of stories, essays, and other creative efforts written by talented students on our campus. It may be purchased at the college bookstore, at the English Office, or from mem¬ bers of the creative writing class.