PCC Courier, May 20, 1959

PCC CouHi&v Vol. 10, No. 14 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California May 20, 1959 Board names Dr. Robbins PCC President PCC Language Department presents annual awards On Monday, May 25, at 3 p.m., the Language Department will hold the annual spring Awards Tea in honor of students who have rendered service to the Language Department and who made outstanding achievements in a foreign language. Prizes will be awarded to the - Outstanding service earns top post for local educator high school winners of the For¬ eign Language Speaking Contest, sponsored by the Alpha Iota chapter of Alpha Mu Gamma. First prizes were captured by Muir High School in German 2 and 3 and Spanish 3 by Robin Rhinderknecht, Wenche Jensen and Susan McPherson, in that or¬ der. Elizabeth Basketville receiv¬ ed honorable mention in German 2. OMD announces Harbeson winners Jan White and David Smith found themselves richer by $100 this weekend as they were named Pasadena City College’s outstand¬ ing freshman girl and boy by OMD at last Friday’s carnival. An all “A” student, Jan re¬ ceived many of her service points while presiding over the Adelphi- ans, the women’s service organi¬ zation on the PCC campus. She further added to her credits by- acting as the head student librari¬ an. IN ADDITION to the hours she has spent in the library and with the Adelphians, she has also de¬ voted part of her busy schedule to serving as a member of the Freshman Council. Jan’s first semester of service to the college was highlighted, however, by the Spartans, PCC’s honorary women’s service club, who awarded membership to the pert coed, making her the first freshman ever admitted to the or¬ ganization. DAVID SMITH’S service and scholastic record is also an out¬ standing example of industrious work. After taking part in the graduation exercises of his high school, PHS, as valedictorian, Smith enrolled in PCt and was accorded honors at entrance. He has lived up to his past record by maintaining an “A” average. Smith has served PCC as a member of the Library Council, as the school’s finance commis¬ sioner and as departmental activi¬ ties commissioner, in addition to other services. A member of PCC’s scholarship society, Alpha Gamma Sigma, Smith has also contributed his time and efforts to the Southern California Junior College Student Government Association by acting as treasurer. Awarded annually by the mem¬ bers of Omicron Mu Delta, the prizes were raised this year from $50 to the present amount of $100 each because of increased reve¬ nue in the OMD treasury. The proceeds are mainly derived from the OMD Carnival. DIANNE GOULD of PHS took first place in Spanish 4 while sec¬ ond place awards were given to Inara Karlsbergs, Benjamin Mol- nar and Samantha Elliott in French 3, German 2 and Spanish 4, respectively. Certificates will be presented to six Alpha Mu Gamma initiates who were accepted into the Alpha Iota chapter of the National For¬ eign Language Honor Society at a special ceremony at the home of Arthur Wiley. New members of Alpha Mu Gamma are Diet- mar Podleschny, German section; Suzie Fox and Hernan Gonzales, French section; Lowell Berry, Elke Boettcher and Mary Alice Quinn. FACULTY HONORS and book awards will recognize outstandinfi accomplishments in foreign lan¬ guages. The French and German Consulates will present special medals and prizes and endowed awards will also be given. Grad¬ uating students who are mem¬ bers of the Language Council Will receive certificates in recognition of their services to the Language Department. After the awards have been pre¬ sented, a program planned by the Language Council will feature in¬ ternational songs and dances. Enid Wolfe is chairman of the refreshment committee and Bill Welsh will direct the clean-up committee. 'Music lovers Pasadena City College’s Kan- tela Club cordially invites all music students to attend a spe¬ cial meeting in 101K tomorrow at 12 noon during the club pe¬ riod. At this meeting there will be an important announce¬ ment of future musical activi¬ ties. A music program will be presented featuring PCC music students. Refreshments will be served. Dr. Robert E. Jenkins, superin¬ tendent of the Pasadena City Schools, announced yesterday that the Board of Education has unan¬ imously approved the superinten¬ dent’s recommendation that Dr. Catherine J. Robbins, acting pres¬ ident, be appointed president of Pasadena City College, effective May 19, 1959. Of the appointment Dr. Jenkins stated, “This appointment has the unanimous support of the Super¬ intendent’s Advisory Screening Committee which I have personal¬ ly chaired during the past sever¬ Dr. Catherine Robbins Pasadenan travels to Oregon meeting Harry B. Woods of Pasadena City College is one of 50 college chemistry teachers from 19 states and Puerto Rico selected to attend a chemistry teachers training institute at Oregon State College this summer. The six-week institute will be sponsored under a special _ . $49,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The dates are June 29 to August 7. Dr. Max B. Williams, professor of chemistry, will be institute director. The institute, part of a vast Janet White David Smith Music Department honors gifted Lancers at banquet Scores of Pasadena City College music students, their friends and parents gathered last night in Arcadia for the fifth annual Music Awards Banquet sponsored by the PCC Music Council and Music Department, under the chairmanship of Robert Fleury. Featured speaker of the eve¬ ning was Dr. Miklos Rosza, noted composer-arranger, who spoke on the wide and varied opportunities in the field of music. Highlight of the evening for the Pasadena students, however, was the presentation of the annu¬ al music awards by their donors. Top of the list of presenta¬ tions were the Jerry Shup Memo¬ rial Award and the C. O. Arnold Award, which were presented to Jerry Wendt and Richard Milius, respectively. The highest instrumental pre¬ sentations were the J. Herbert Hall Awards which went to Fran- cene Chapman and Mary Wilcox of the orchestra and Phillip Pru¬ itt, Zoe Olson and Sharron Kerr of the band. Each year the Pasadena Scot¬ tish Rite Cathedral sponsors a spe¬ cial award which was made this year to Hilario Dominquez. The A Cappella Choir Award was pre¬ sented to choir accompanist Bev¬ erly Martin while David Backhaus received the Music Council Award. Miss Bess Tye, publicity di¬ rector for the Music Department, was recipient of the Honorary Drum Major Award which makes her an honorary member of Lan¬ cer Band. summer training program sup¬ ported by NSF, is designed to help teachers gain wider knowledge of their subject and to bring them up-to-date on recent advances in the various fields of chemistry. Teachers from smaller colleges and from junior colleges were given preference in selection of institute participants. Each of the 50 teachers will re¬ ceive a $75 a week grant, plus some dependent and travel allow¬ ances, Dr. Williams reported. Teachers must ‘have had at least three years teaching experience to apply. Four special courses, each in a major field of chemistry, have been organized especially for the institute. A seminar on problems, techniques and procedures in teaching chemistry will also be presented as a part of the insti¬ tute program. al months. With a number of fine candidates for this important position, the decision has been most difficult. “However, Dr. Robbins has had a most enviable record. She has been respected throughout the State of California as a junior college leader, and her appoint¬ ment will be enthusiastically en¬ dorsed by junior college leaders as well as by our own staff and community.” Dr. Jenkins continued, “We know that the junior college staff and the entire community will be proud to have a person with Dr. Robbins’ distinguished record serving as president of the sec¬ ond largest junior college in the state and one of the outstanding junior colleges in the nation.” Dr. Robbins received her AB and MA degrees from Stanford University and was awarded her PhD from the same institution in 1945. She came directly to Pasadena after completing her master’s at Stanford in 1923 and was assigned as a teacher in the commerce department in the Pas¬ adena High School. In 1924 she became a charter faculty member of the new Pasa¬ dena City College, which was or¬ ganized as a part of the high school district. From 1931 to 1950 she served as dean of women at Pasadena City College. In 1950 she was appointed dean of cur¬ riculum and served in that capaci¬ ty until her appointment as acting president last March. Pep Commission picks new leaders Chairman Tom Nunley of the pep tryouts committee has an¬ nounced that the spring tryouts for all prospective cheerleaders and song girls will be held Fri¬ day, May 29, at 6:30 p.m, in Harbeson Hall. Students currently enrolled at PCC and who expect to be here next semester, as well as high school graduates planning to en¬ roll at PCC in time for next se¬ mester are eligible for the try¬ outs. Appointment to the various pep squads will be made on the basis of technical ability, appearance, poise, personality, willingness to work and acceptance of the pro¬ visions of the pep code. All those interested in acquiring a pep position are urged to regis¬ ter at Harbeson Hall at 4 p.m. on the day of tryouts. Each song girl aspirant must come equipped with her own uni¬ form and must have a planned routine ready. She must also in¬ form the Pep Commission if she is going to provide her own rec¬ ord or not. The Pep Commission hopes to see a goodly turnout of pep en¬ thusiasts for the tryouts. Besides serving the student body of the school it also affords an oppor¬ tunity to meet people and find out about campus life at PCC. College calls for graduation ushers Thirteenth grade students are invited to serve as ushers for the upcoming Commencement Exer¬ cises in the Rose Bowl on Thurs¬ day, June 18. Students serving will be award¬ ed three service points. Interest¬ ed persons can obtain further in¬ formation in the Administrative Dean’s office, 102C.