PCC CaVti&v
Vol. 11, No. 9
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
November 25, 1959
Seven contend for Rose Queen
Detision to tome
on December 3
Seven pert and pretty Pasadena City College coeds were
selected as Rose Princesses late last Wednesday afternoon as
the annual beauty search conducted by the Tournament of
Roses Association neared its climax. A week from Thursday,
December 3 to be exact, the final -
That’s a question that will be answered on Decem¬
ber 3 when the Tournament of Hoses Association
WHO’LL will nominate one of the seven beauties pictured
BECOME above to reign over the New Year’s festivities.
QUEEN? The seven finalists ajre (back row, left to right)
Carolee Ream, Margarethe Bertelson, Marian Ker-
by and Sherri Goodner. Up front is Virginia
Evans, Virginia Uebbing, and Barbara Thomas.
Ibsen drama opens five-day
run in campus Little Theater
■ By Bud Green
“A Doll’s House,” one of the best-known works ever to
come from the pen of Henrik Ibsen, will make its Pasadena
City College theatrical debut Tuesday, Dec. 8, and will continue
its run through Saturday, Dec. 12. All performances will be
staged in the campus Little Thea- -
ter at 8:15 p.m.
Kathy Eastman will be seen
as the female lead, Nora Helmer,
the over-protected young wife who
commits forgery in order to ob¬
tain money for her ailing hus¬
band.
AS A RESULT of her crime,
Nora realizes that the world out¬
side of her “doll’s house” is far
different than the one in which
she has been led to believe and
she ultimately leaves her husband
to explore it.
The reason for her thievery,
Torvald Helmer, will be . played
by Jerry Von Aspe, who has ap¬
peared locally in such plays as
“Holiday for Lovers,” “Country
Girl” and “Time Out for Ginger.”
GEORGE FLOWER will por¬
tray Nils Krogstad, the villain in
Former college
dean succumbs
Bailey William Howard, a for¬
mer dean of curriculum at PCC,
and a man who was associated
with the college from 1921 to 1958,
passed away at a local hospital
last Thursday after a brief ill¬
ness.
Howard was a native of Iowa
but had spent the past 53 years
residing in this area. He served
as head of PCC’s Physical Science
Department for 29 years before
taking over the job as curriculum
director in 1954.
PCC president Dr. Catherine
Robbins stated, “Mr. Howard was
without a doubt, one of the most
highly regarded people in the
school system and in the com¬
munity.”
the play about women’s social po¬
sition. Lloyd Steele, fresh from
stealing the dream scenes» of
PCC’s last theatrical production,
“Dream Girl,” will be seen in the
major supporting role of Dr.
Rank, a new type of character
portrayal for Steele.
An old play, “A Doll’s House”
created quite a sensation when it
was first presented in 1879 since
it was one of the first theatrical
treatises which dealt with wom¬
en’s place in society.
THE SECOND Theater Arts As¬
sociation offering will be directed
by the Drama Department’s Don
Liercke while Jack Scottsdale will
act as the student director of the
venerable stage production.
Others who are associated with
the behind the scenes activity in¬
clude Dennis Henslee, stage man¬
ager; Carol Finne and Sandra
Gorman, costumes.
PCC acts as host
for College Board
examination series
Over 400 industrious students
from neighboring high schools
and a sprinkling of junior college
talent will undergo the first of
this season’s College Board Tests,
Saturday, Dec. 5. Six different
locations will be set up around
the campus to accommodate the
student influx.
Most important of the tests is
the Scholastic Aptitude Test de¬
signed by the College Entrance
Examination Board. This is a
general ability test and its pri¬
mary function is to show how
students compare with one anoth¬
er. It is much along the lines of
the ACE tests.
STUDENTS WILL occupy
themselves for three hours or so
with this SAT in the morning and
then in the afternoon will be con¬
fronted by the various area tests
which the individual student has
signed up for. ,
The importance of these tests is
pointed up in the fact that USC
will require this test of all enter¬
ing students, including JC trans¬
fers, beginning in February 1960.
PCC COUNSELOR Cleon Butz
will administer the tests. He will
be aided by six associate super¬
visors and a dozen proctors.
Other college board dates are
January 9, February 6, March 12,
May 21, and August 10, 1960.
pinnacle will be attained by one
of the lovely seven. At that time
the 1960 Tournament of Roses
Queen will be announced with the
other six girls acting as her court.
Attaining regal status last Wed¬
nesday were Virginia Evans, Vir¬
ginia Uebbing, Barbara Thomas,
Carolee Ream, Margarethe Bertel¬
son, Marian Kerby, and Sherri
Career Day
offers look
at life jobs
Over 30 speakers from various
occupational fields will be on hand
for Pasadena City College’s 1959
Career Day which will be held
during the assembly hour on
Thursday, Dec. 3.
They have been invited to come
to the college to speak on their
chosen fields of occupation to the
members of the basic communica¬
tion classes and any other Lan¬
cers who wish to make use of the
opportunity of hearing the talks.
ALL MEMBERS of BC classes
will be required to participate in
the annual Circle
К
sponsored
project. They should make their
assignments and pick up their
cards in class; however, in case of
absence, the assignment cards
may be received through the dean
of student activities office, 111C.
The Career Day program is
designed to give students a
glimpse into the various fields
which compose the business and
professional world. By choosing
the topic which deals most direct¬
ly with the vocation of their
choice, these students may see
what opportunities await them
upon the completion of their col¬
lege education.
SUCH PCC personnel as Place¬
ment Bureau head Milton C.
Mohs, geology professor H. Rod¬
ney Gale, and librarian William
Grainger will join speakers from
outside the college for the pro¬
gram.
These guests include LA Times
reporter Jim Hubbart who will
speak on journalism, Mrs. Audrey
O’Hara, director of admissions at
the Pasadena Playhouse, and
James M. Ewart, director of per¬
sonnel at the California Institute
of Technology.
Goodner. Of the select seven,
three are residents of Pasadena,
two hail from La Canada, while
Arcadia and Alhambra have one
representative apiece.
THESE GIRLS survived a
crowded field of over 2000 that
was on hand when the judging
began more than a month ago.
Now comes a month of hectic ac¬
tivity, including TV appearances
that will culminate with a flourish
on January 1, 1960.
Here is a quick rundown on
how the girls shape up. Virginia
Evans, 17, is from Arcadia, is the
possessor of natural blonde locks
and blue eyes and stands 5’5”.
Virginia Uebbing lives in La
Canada, is 18 years of age, stands
5’5Vz’’ and has blue eyes and
brown hair.
BARBARA THOMAS comes
from Pasadena, is 19 years old
and stands 5’5” with green eyes
and light brown hair.
Carolee Ream is also from Pas¬
adena, is 17 years old with blue
eyes and brown hair and is 5’4”
tall.
Margarethe Bertelson is the
third member of the Pasadena
trio although she was born in
Minneapolis. She is 18, stands
5’8” and has both brown eyes
and brown hair.
Marian Kerby hails from Al¬
hambra. Marian is 19, is 5’9” tall
and has blue eyes with light
brown hair.
Sherri Goodner is a 17 year old
blonde from La Canada. A mem¬
ber of the ASB Board, Sherri is
5’7” tall.
Spartans open
fall membership
To many students at PCC, the
Spartans are known only as door
watchers in red sweaters who ap¬
pear at assemblies. However,
door watching is but one activity
in a long list of projects under¬
taken by this group.
Spartans is the PCC women’s
honorary service organization and
has upheld its tradition of un¬
selfish and devoted work for the
college and the community;
Spartans have many activities
planned for the coming months
and the opportunity will soon be
available for all women inter¬
ested in supporting their college
to join this organization. Appli¬
cations for new members may be
obtained in 111C from November
23 through December 4.
Hazing problem gets attention
Jerry Von Aspe
. . . male lead
Hazing, a topic that received
front page attention across the
nation last month due to the
death of an SC student, is still
very much in the news. The
reason is the obvious failure of
some campus organizations to
comply with new regulations re¬
cently imposed by state authori¬
ties.
Last week in the assembly hall
of the State Building approximate¬
ly 150 delegates representing
state colleges, junior colleges and
universities attended a meeting
called at the request of State At¬
torney General Stanley Mosk.
PCC president, Dr. Catherine Rob¬
bins, headed, a team of five local
delegates.
Others in attendance represent¬
ing Pasadena City College were
S. L. Curtis, dean of student ac¬
tivities; John E. Twomey, admin¬
istrative dean; Archie M. Turrell,
director of Child Welfare and Pub¬
lications for the Pasadena City
Schools; and Spencer Koliani,
president of the off-campus clubs
at PCC.
Purpose of the meeting was to
help school officials to better in¬
terpret the new hazing laws and
to advise that these new laws
will be strictly enforced. Presid¬
ing at the get-together were Mosk
and Edwin J. Regan, chairman of
the state judiciary committee and
author of the new laws on haz¬
ing.
Attorney General Mosk made
an appeal for all concerned to ex¬
ercise their talents and energies
in promoting constructive activi¬
ties. Mr. Mosk also stated that
he will be obliged to take action
against organizations, individuals
or institutions which permit haz¬
ing.
Dr. Robbins added, “We have
a responsibility as citizens as well
as school officials to report inci¬
dents of violation.”
The best bit of advice to come
out of the meeting and directed
at campus organizations states —
if in doubt about whether an ac¬
tivity is legal or not, don’t do it.