PCC Courier, November 20, 1957

Campus Greets Lancer I Alumni Friday Graduates Pick Queen; Schedule Game, Dance VOL. 7, NO. 10 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA NOVEMBER 20, 1957 An alumni homecoming queen selected by the Alumni Board will reign over this week’s football game with Glendale Friday evening at 8 o’clock. The board is composed of A1 Coins Clink and Collett for AMS Queen Sextet The value of the penny has taken on new significance at PCC now that the annual AMS Red and Gold queen contest is being waged. The contest, which will be conducted through November 26, will climax in the election of a Red and Gold queen to be determined by the Journalists Attend Compton Confab Beta Phi Gamma, the junior college journalism fraternity, will congregate at Compton College this Saturday for a Western Sec¬ tional Convention. PCC Beta Phi members will attend the conven¬ tion which is being sponsored by the Chi chapter and adviser Jean Taylor of Compton. According to Beta national pres¬ ident William P. Buttler, Lancer instructor, national elections will be conducted at the meet. In ad¬ dition, new members will be initi¬ ated from several chapters, a new chapter will be inducted and a contest will be held. Journalists will travel from all over the western section to attend the morning session. Special guests for the conference will be the members of the Journalism Association of Junior Colleges. At the present time, PCC is na¬ tional headquarters for the junior college journalism fraternity with Buttler heading the organization, as president. East Los Angeles is the next possible location for na¬ tional headquarters. Representing PCC at the confab will be Beta President Herb James, Beta Secretary Mary Lou Johnson, Courier Editor Joanne Osman, and Beta members Ruth Hemming, Jo Greene and Ralph Sanchez. Advising the conference will be Press Bureau instructor William P. Buttler. number of penny votes collected in her name. Six campus coeds, representing six different campus organiza¬ tions, are vying for the position. It will include reigning over the annual Red and Gold sports ban¬ quet and the PCC-Compton foot¬ ball game, both of which will take place on November 27. Prior to the Red and Gold activities, the six girls will make an initial ap¬ pearance at the homecoming game. Chosen to compete in the con¬ test are Mitzi Lee Albertson, sponsored by the Engineering and Technology Department; Suzie Faulkner, sponsored by the Choir; Marcia Ford, sponsored by the pilot nurses and the Caduceus Club; Sue Ann Highnote, sponsor¬ ed by the Newman Club; Mary Lou Johnson, sponsored by publi¬ cations; and Dee Tomar, sponsor¬ ed by the Pep Commission. Penny votes will be collected by the sponsoring organizations and the money may also be con¬ tributed to the girls at a C Build¬ ing voting center, be attending a voting center. Next Wednesday the traditional Red-Gold Luncheon will be held in Harbeson Hall. The AMS is sponsoring the event for $1.25 per person. “Deacon” Dan Towler will speak at the luncheon. The Lancer football squad will be guests of the Red-Gold lunch¬ eon at noontime. Latest guests to be procured for the yearly event are Mike Henry and Willie Woods, SC varsity footballers, and Hillard Hill, former student of PCC now playing for SC. — Courier Photo by Glenn Kahl TAKE A SECOND LOOK ... at these lovely Lancer lassies who comprise the candidates for the AMS-sponsored Ked and Gold queen contest. The sextet, Sue Highnote, Mitzi Lee Albertson, Marcia Ford, Suzie Faulkner, Dee Tomar and Mary Lou Johnson, will make up the court for Friday evening’s alumni Homecoming Queen. Lancers’ Radio Station Hosts Own Open House The students and faculty of Pasadena City College are cordially invited to attend an open house today at PCC’s new FM radio station, KPCS. The open house will take place from 11 to 2 p.m. in 4C in the midst of broadcasting hours. Visitors will be able to observe the control - High-stepping Hi-liter Entertainers Perform Tomorrow in ASB Assembly Entertainment will be provided members of the student body when the Hi-liters host tomorrow’s ASB assembly to be leld in Sexson Auditorium at 11:35 a.m. Hi-liters are PCC’s musical entertainment club composed of an 18-member dance band and a talent pool. Tomor¬ row’s entertainers will be drawn from both of these groups. The dance band, which is led by Keith LaMotte, will render the “St. Louis Blues Mambo” and “Mr. Anthony’s Boogie” at the assembly. Several Hi-liter vocalists have been lined up to perform. They in¬ clude Bob Daniel, who will sing “Walking My Baby Back Home”; Betty Buchanan, who will sing “Tenderly”; and Rudy Torres, who will sing “Jailhouse Rock.” Accordionist Nancy Olson will perform the “Tiger Rag,” and solo dancers Zita Schwab and Siegrid Swanstrom will also entertain. The Hi-liters’ combo, which is composed of Bev Martin, pian¬ ist; Chester Pipkin, guitarist; Phil Singer, bass player; and Duke Blackburn, drummer, are also scheduled for the assembly. The Hi-liters, who traditionally entertain the PCC collegians sev¬ eral times during the school year, are headed by Pat Schaffer, pres¬ ident, and Robert Fleury, faculty adviser. The Hi-liters have appeared at Claremont High School recently and specialty numbers from the talent pool have made numerous public appearances. At the present time the group is looking forward to appearing at the San Marino Woman’s Club January 25. room operations as well as see various shows. The feature of the day will be the audience partici¬ pation “Play for Music” quiz show with Rick Knapp, Gary Williams, and Glenn Johnson, from 12 till 1, in which anyone may participate. The station broadcasts Monday through Friday and on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. The hours in the day are 11-2 and at night 7-9. KPCS is 89.3 megacy¬ cles on the FM dial. In addition to the regular disc jockey shows, KPCS has several programs a bit more unusual. Bill Dalgleish and Ed Crooks have established a show called “On the Spot,” which is quite popular among Lancers, in which they in¬ terview students around the cam¬ pus. For sports fans, sports- caster Stan Brown’s “Sports High¬ light Show” is aired each Thurs¬ day. KPCS also ' has a newly formed news show with Bill Dal¬ gleish and Ralph Thomas broad¬ casting daily. Along with his clas¬ sical DJ program, Rick Knapp is also responsible for making up the weekly time schedule. Carter, Chuck Phifer, Bobbe Noroian, Ron Yielding, Tom Smith, Adrienne Lamborn, and Charlotte Ewan. The queen will be selected from among the re¬ cent graduates of PCC. Letters of invitation are being sent to alumni to inform them of the coming activities. Various or¬ ganizations on campus, such as Spartans and OMD, are sending invitations to their former club members. Past sports figures, yell leaders, and song girls will also be honored at the game and the dance which will follow. Candidates Vie Candidates will also be present¬ ed as the Homecoming Queen’s court. The crowning is tentative¬ ly scheduled to occur during the halftime activities at the game. Majorette squads from San Ga¬ briel Valley high schools will also perform during halftime. They will perform as a group and then as individual schools. Hi-liters Play An after-the-game dance will be held in the Women’s Gym, if pos¬ sible, to offer better accommoda¬ tions to the large crowd antici¬ pated. The Hi-liters will provide the music, and entertainment will- be taken over by alumni. A pep rally will be held before the football tussle to which all Lancers are invited. Rose Princesses Picked Tomorrow Twenty-five Lancer coeds enter the final judging tomorrow for the selection of the 1958 Tourna¬ ment of Roses Court. The girls will appear before the Queen Se¬ lection Committee at 11 a.m. Eligibility cards showing each candidate’s midterm grades with teachers’ signatures must be turn¬ ed in to Dean Catherine Robbins’ office, 102C, by 3:30 p.m. today. These cards must be in before a candidate enters the final tryout. For the sake of uniformity, can¬ didates have been asked to wear skirts and sweaters, preferably in pastel colors. They will retain the same numbers. The seven members of the court will be announced in local papers on Friday. The name of the Rose Queen will be disclosed December 4, and she will make her bow the next morning at the annual Queen’s Breakfast. This final judging concludes several weeks of screening by the Tournament judges which began with over 1700 entrants. X-ray Mobile Operates from Hill Parking Lot PCC students are being urged to take advantage of the ТВ mobile which will be on campus next week to take x-rays for ТВ. The Health and Safety Commission is sponsoring the BLOWIN’ UP A STORM — Courier Photo by Jim McCrary are three members of the Hi- liter band as Zita Schwab, talented dancer, practices her number which will be given at tomorrow’s assembly. The program will feature the band and specialty acts from the Hi-liters. Larry Hobson, Keith LaMotte, and Alan Walker hit a note for the pretty performer. x-ray drive November 25, 26, physical education classes were requested to fill out forms for the health activity. These students will have their x-rays taken dur¬ ing their designated gym class. Any student not in a physical ed¬ ucation class may have his x-ray taken at any time during the three-day drive by filling out a card before entering the mobile unit. The x-ray mobile will be located on the east side of the Hill Ave¬ nue faculty parking lot. To help facilitate the people working in the mobile and to and 27. Recently, students in guarantee an opportunity of hav¬ ing an x-ray taken, a tentative program has been planned. Wom¬ en’s Monday, Wednesday, and Fri¬ day physical education classes will have their x-rays taken on No¬ vember 25. On November 26, both men’s and women’s Tuesday and Thursday classes will go. On November 27, the men’s Monday, Wednesday and Friday classes will have their x-rays taken. Health Commissioner Bill Loo¬ mis urges every student to take advantage of the mobile.