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.