PCC CouSueb
Vol. 15, No. 8
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
November 1, 1961
— Courier photo by Pete Sal I strom
BEAUTY LINEUP — Remaining contestants in the 1962 Tournament of Roses
queen contest go through the paces of judging and eliminations last week at the
Huntington-Sheraton Hotel. Further narrowing of the group will continue tomorrow
at the Wrigley Gardens in Pasadena.
Judges continue to thin field
for 1962 Rose Court honors
|5pecf*<rf flag raising
seen doubtful here
It presently appears “doubtful” that PCC will initiate a
special flag raising ceremony each morning as a patriotic ges¬
ture, revealed college president Catherine Robbins, after con¬
sideration of the idea with student body leaders. The pro-
PC C rooters
plan bus trip
to Phoenix
“Five buses now leaving tor
Phoenix.” Theses words will echo
from the PCC parking lot Novem¬
ber 11 at 6 a.m. as Lancer buses
loaded with grid enthusiasts head
for Phoenix, Arizona.
ASB members may take the
trip for the cost of $10. Those
who are not members of the ASB
must pay $12. Tickets may be
purchased at the College Bank
through November 6.
The five air-conditioned buses
have been ordered by the pep
commission from the Embree Bus
Lines.
“STUDENTS should bring a
lunch on the bus,” Bill Arens, pep
commissioner, cautions, “since the
group will not arrive in Phoenix
until 4 in the afternoon. There
will be rest stops along the way.”
After arriving in Phoenix
rooters will attend a pep rally and
and barbecue at a park three
blocks from the stadium, similar
to Pasadena’s Brookside.
BEGINNING at 8 o'clock, the
game is expected to end around
10:30. However, since the bus
drivers must rest eight hours
before making the trip back,
Lancers will have time to eat
before returning to the buses at
midnight for the home trip.
The buses should arrive back
in Pasadena around 7 a.m. Sunday
morning.
Not only is the football team
flying to Phoenix, but the Pasa¬
dena Lancer Club is considering
chartering a plane.
Radio station KPCS plans to
broadcast the game for those who
cannot attend.
Opera ‘Nubucco’
attracts musicians
One hundred and thirty Lancer
musicians will attend the San
Francisco Opera performance of
“Nabucco” by Verdi in the Phil¬
harmonic November 10.
The music department is pre¬
senting a lecture in Harbeson Hall
on November 9 to explain the mu¬
sic and background of the opera,
which had received little atten¬
tion in the United States before
last year.
The San Francisco Opera Co.
made five dollar seats available
for only $2.50 to students of Pasa¬
dena City College.
STARTING NEXT FALL
Fifty will be the magic number
November 9 when the announce¬
ment of this quota of candidates
for the Tournament of Roses
court will become official.
Formerly there were 100 PCC
women in contention for the court
of seven.
The judging took place at
the official tournament house at
Wrigley Gardens, 391 S. Orange
Grove Blvd.
A group of businessmen, fac¬
ulty advisers, student representa¬
tives, and past rose princesses
narrowed the field.
The girls, wearing school
clothes and heels, were known
by number only.
The group will be narrowed
to 25 on November 9, at which
time the girls will be identified by
name for the first time.
The announcement of the 25
will be made November 14.
The court of seven will be
chosen November 16. After a
week of intensive judging, tele¬
vision appearances and inter¬
views, the - Rose Queen will then
be selected from the seven girls
on November 28.
All judging will take place at
the Wrigley Gardens.
Her majesty, when chosen, will
become official hostess of the 1962
Tournament of Roses, sponsored
by the Tournament of Roses As¬
sociation.
She and her court will adorn
the queen’s float in the Rose Pa¬
rade New Year’s Day, will pre¬
side at all tournament functions,
and be guests at civic activities,
the Coronation Ball, and the
famed Rose Bowl game.
The original elimination sched¬
ule, which called for judging to¬
morrow and November 9 was
changed due to mid-term examin¬
ations at the college this week and
next, according to tournament of¬
ficials.
posal to have students, at a desig¬
nated time each morning, stop
their activity at all parts of the
campus and turn towards the flag
while it was being raised, came up
before the student body board
last week.
“I think it is more important
that we keep such activity on a
highly dignified level,” Dr. Rob¬
bins stated. “This can be done
effectively only when the entire
student body is gathered togeth¬
er — such as in an assembly.
“HAVING a ceremony each
morning, say at 7:45, where stu¬
dents would be expected to stop
everything and be quiet, would
probably result only in confu¬
sion,” she noted. She pointed out
that students are usually running
to classes, opening lockers, or get¬
ting off buses at this time.
Presently, PCC’s flag is raised
every morning at 7 by college cus¬
todians.
“I THINK it’s very important
that PCC has a great deal of pa¬
triotism,” stated Dr. Robbins, who
attributes the recent emphasis on
this to the space race which the
country is in. “However,” she
continued, “I prefer to see the
flag saluted at every college as¬
sembly or official gathering, as is
presently done.
“The college also places a stress
on patriotism and American heri¬
tage through the social science
classes,” she maintained.
Dr. Robert Jenkins, superin¬
tendent of the city schools, recent¬
ly put an emphasis on patriotic
activity in Pasadena, having all
junior and senior high school stu¬
dents salute the flag during their
first period classes.
“I just don’t think something
like this is possible at the col¬
lege,” stated Dr. Robbins. “When
Dr. Jenkins brought up the mat¬
ter, however, I immediately con¬
sidered the proposal for our col¬
lege, and have discussed it with
the ASB leaders.”
Dr. Robbins calls
discussion meet
PCC’s College Council, an inte¬
gral part of communications be¬
tween the faculty and the admin¬
istration, is scheduled to hold its
next meeting November 8 at 2
p.m. in Dr. Catherine Robbins’
office.
The assemblage of educators
will discuss the day to day im¬
provements upcoming at PCC
and, if possible, will feature a
guest speaker who will talk on
leadership and work unity on the
campus.
The main purpose of the Col¬
lege Council is to act as a co¬
ordinating branch between PCC’s
instructional programs and to dis¬
cuss and develop the many and
varied phases of junior college
life, Dr. Robbins stated.
Included in these duties are de¬
cisions on such topics as school
construction and parking facili¬
ties.
Those assembling with the col¬
lege president for each session of
the College Council are the facul¬
ty officers, the business managers,
the department chairmen, and the
college deans.
Williams named
to edit yearbook
Editorial positions for the year¬
book staff have been announced
by Pageant adviser Marv Jacob¬
son.
Gail Williams will take on the
duties of executive editor, head¬
ing an editorial staff of seven.
Miss Williams, 18, is a graduate
of John Muir High School where
she served as senior section
editor last year of Muir’s year¬
book, “Hoofbeats.”
Jacobson noted that she is one
of the first students to become
Pageant editor as a first-semester
freshman in PCC history.
Assisting her will be Dick Ryon,
managing editor; Sue Phinney,
copy editor; Mark Sonday, art
editor; Bob Kingsbury, photogra¬
phy editor; and Gene Hrynkie-
wicz, business manager.
Editing the various sections of
the 1962 yearbook will be Penny
Rich, activities; Marjorie Garri¬
son, academics ; Barry Greenstein,
leadership; and Tina Smith, class¬
es.
Tuesday forum spotlight falls
on Asian traveler ; new film
Thomas Schmidt will narrate his new film, “Hong Kong,”
at next week’s Tuesday Evening Forum in Sexson Auditorium
at 8 p.m. The public is invited ; however, seating is available
without season tickets only after 8 p.m. A graduate in cinema¬
tography at USC and a former
airlines navigator, Schmidt has
JC transfer code tightened
Starting next fall students who are ineligible
for direct admission to the University of California
from high school will not be able to transfer there
from junior college until they complete 56 units
with a C-plus grade average, according to a UCLA
spokesman.
At present, all junior college students may
transfer to the university upon completion of 30
units with a C-plus average.
Purpose of the change is to limit lower division
enrollment at the seven campuses in accordance
with the state master plan for higher education.
THIS PLAN calls for the universities to con¬
centrate on upper division and graduate studies.
The UCLA spokesman said other changes in
admission policy are contemplated in order to limit
eligibility to the top 12.5 per cent of the high school
graduating class each year.
Those changes will depend on the results of an
eligibility study now underway to determine exactly
what percentage of high school graduates qualify at
present.
University officials estimate the figure now is
15 per cent.
Commenting on the new code, PCC president
Catherine Robbins stated that there is a definite
trend in the state school system to put a greater
emphasis on the junior college.
“THE STUDENTS falling under this new ruling
will also find the transition to a four year college
much easier,” Dr. Robbins noted. “Building a strong
two-year foundation at a junior college is now high¬
ly recommended. This, of course, makes it neces¬
sary for the junior colleges to offer a more diversi¬
fied curriculum, and possibly a stronger one.”
Dr. Robbins also stated that the increased en¬
rollment in the four-year state universities was mak¬
ing it necessary for the colleges to tighten their
admission requirements.
“Gradually, the four-year universities are turn¬
ing their emphasis to upper-division courses,” Dr.
Robbins maintained. “For this reason, too, the
junior college is playing a greater part in the state
education.”
spent much of his life in Asia
and South America.
His film depicts Hong Kong as
a point of contact between Com¬
munist China and the Free World.
It focuses upon the innumerable
refugees from Communist China
who are still living in Hong Kong.
He describes on film the work
of the British government in the
job of rehabilitating this city from
Red China.
Schmidt will also discuss the
small state of Macao, which lies
along the red border. His film
illustrates the way in which the
various industries and trades in
Hong Kong have both accommo¬
dated and taken advantage of
the skills of the Chinese refu¬
gees from this tiny country.
It shows the shipyards, the jade
carving and the clothing indus¬
tries, as well as illustrating the
native customs.
The film has been approved by
the Information Service of Hong
Kong government as being both
accurate and perceptive, forum of¬
ficials stated.
Engineer transfer exams
scheduled on campus
Engineering exams for entrance
into the University of California
at Berkeley will be given in the
east and west rooms of the li¬
brary November 4 at 8 a.m.
Application blanks are avail¬
able in the Engineering and Tech¬
nology Office, 168C. These appli¬
cations must be completed and
mailed to the Berkeley office by
Friday.
There is a $5 fee, payable on
the day of the exam.
Post-game dance
A post-game dance in Harbeson
Hall will be held Friday follow¬
ing the PCC-Pierce game in the
Rose Bowl. Sponsored by the
sophomore class the dance is
scheduled from 10:45 to 1 a.m.
ASB members will be admitted
free. Others may purchase
tickets for 25 cents.