PCC Courier, November 25, 1964

MISS BAKER (11) is a fair¬ skinned, 18-year-old freshman with light brown hair. She stands 5’4” and weighs 112. She is an English major planning on enter¬ ing a career in teaching and edu¬ cation administration, and lives in Monrovia. She is active in student government at PCC, and enjoys writing and playing the piano. Miss Boydstun (17) has dark brown hair and blue eyes, and an olive complexion. An 18-year-old freshman, she is 5’6” in height and weighs 122. Her interests in¬ clude ice skating, singing, danc¬ ing, and playing the piano. She is majoring in psychology and plans to become an elementary teacher and counselor. She is a resident of Alhambra. Nineteen-year-old Miss Cutler (44) is a sophomore majoring in vocational nursing. She stands 5’6”, weighs 112 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes. Her hobbies include modern dance, baking and singing. She lives in Altadena. ROYAL SEVEN— The 1965 Tournament of Roses Court smiles for photographers shortly after being named Rose Princesses at a luncheon last Thursday at Wrigley Gardens in Pasadena. The — Courier Photo by Dick Ammon seven are (front) Dawn Baker, Sharon Boydstun, Christine LeSage; (rear) Mary Cutler, Beverly Hawkins, Marian Johnson, and Jill Herrick. The Queen will be named next Tuesday. J.H. Griffin Explains Bleakness of Negro Conditions in America John Howard Griffin, interna¬ tionally-known novelist and civil rights worker, told an audience at Pasadena City College last week that, “Although things have never looked better in our white com¬ munities, things have never look¬ ed worse from the point of view of the Negro citizens in this land." Griffin told a near-capacity Tuesday Evening Forum assem¬ blage, "To be a Negro is to still be faced with the situation of hav¬ ing men look upon you as a pig¬ mented individual and allowing it to obscure your qualities as a human individual.” HE IS the author of the best¬ selling book, “Black Like Me," which tells of his experiences in the deep South. Griffin, a white Texan, had a physician darken his skin so that he could travel as a Negro throughout the South. “We are saying some great things in this country,” he said, “and yet a Negro may be threat¬ ened with death if he ventures to enter the wrong church." Griffin deplored the unbeliev¬ able events which have occurred in the United States in recent months. “Every law that sought to undo wounding discrimination has been defeated whenever put to the vote. Governor Wallace has caused hatred to rise to the sur¬ face in places like Wisconsin and Indiana with shocking support. To Negro citizens of this land, no matter what we say, there is over¬ whelming evidence that the white man is going to cheat right down to the very end. “I wish you could have heard, as I did, the great cry of anguish that went up from Negro com¬ munities all across the land when your Proposition 14 was passed this month. I was in Germany this October, and I did not give one lecture when I wasn’t asked about this extraordinary Califor¬ nia situation, wherein you were putting to the test, by a vote, man’s right to do wrong.” Griffin described several inci¬ dents in the South which illus¬ trate the tragic racial situation there. He said that he is person¬ ally aware of a dozen cases in the past two years in which a Negro, whose body was filled with bul¬ lets and left beside the road, was officially recorded by police "as being the victim of hit-and-run driving or a heart attack. There is not the slightest pretense of due process there. In the Ne¬ groes’ eyes, the state government does nothing and the federal gov¬ ernment is either unable or un¬ willing to do anything to preserve something as basic as the right to life itself.” The soft-spoken reporter re¬ counted several personal incidents he encountered in the South as a Negro. "There were many church¬ es where I had formerly lectured and been applauded as a white man; and yet, I stood in front of these same churches and because of the pigment of my skin, men stood out in front of the doors to prevent me from entering. “WE shouldn’t be puzzled as to the causes of the Black Muslim movement when we give the Ne¬ gro such great reason for con¬ tempt of the ‘white man’s God’ and ‘the white man’s Christ’.” He warned that the racial prob¬ lem is not isolated to the South. “The most unspeakable tragedy I see today is in the ghettos of Har¬ lem and Los Angeles. You see the Negro so completely dehumanized and destroyed and betrayed that he will never recover.” Griffin also discussed his bewil¬ derment toward the attitude of • Continued on Page Four Ski Tickets Tickets for the December 4 showing of “Around the World on Skis” are now being sold by all members of Circle К for $1.50. The movie will be screen¬ ed in Sexson Auditorium, spon¬ sored by the men’s honorary service organization. Circle К is also making plans for the De¬ cember 11 basketball game against the Varsity Club. MISS Hawkins (79) is the youngest member of the court at 17. She has a fair complexion, brown hair, blue eyes, stands 5’6” and weighs 125 pounds. She is a sophomore psychology major at PCC, planning to become a politi¬ cal psychologist. A resident of Pasadena, she enjoys badminton, swimming, cooking, and playing the piano. Sophomore Jill Herrick (88) is a 19-year-old sophomore pursuing a career as an executive secretary. She is 5’5” and weighs 125 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. A resident of Pasadena, her inter¬ ests include modern dance and singing. Miss Johnson stands 5’4”, weighs 107, and has an olive com¬ plexion. She has brown hair and dark brown eyes. As a 19-year-old sophomore, her future plans in¬ clude a career in physical thera¬ py. She resides in Altadena, and enjoys art, sewing, and water skiing. Freshman Christine LeSage (122) is 18, majoring in art and design. She is the tallest mem¬ ber of the court at 5’8”, and weighs 120 pounds. Her complex¬ ion is fair, with chestnut hair and brown eyes. She resides in Pasa¬ dena, and her hobbies include sew¬ ing, tennis, and piano. PCC Music instructor Performs Organ Recital Stennis Waldon, Pasadena City College music instructor, will per¬ form on the organ next Tuesday in a faculty recital at the Hollis- ton Avenue Methodist Church, 1505 E. Colorado, Pasadena. The recital, which will begin at 8:15 p.m., will present English organ selections, including com¬ positions by Purcell, Green, Stan¬ ley, Wesley, Vaughn-Williams, Herbert Howells, and Percy Whit¬ lock. The public is invited to at¬ tend. There will be no admission charge. Waldon may also be heard the same day at 11 a.m. in a preview at the same church. Student Leaders Attend Conference Six Pasadena City College ASB government leaders returned from a three-day conference Sat¬ urday after exchanging ideas and thoughts with officers from other colleges. ASB President Mike Gallagher, Senate President Dennis Thomp¬ son, Sophomore Class President Rosemary Cinke, AWS President Val Hughes, ISC President Javad Khalilzadeh, and Finance Com¬ missioner Dave Sautter represent¬ ed PCC at the California Junior College Student Government As¬ sociation in Santa Maria. Among the topics which the leaders discussed was the selec¬ tion of the Homecoming Queen. All schools that the PCC repre¬ sentatives contacted elected their queens in a general student body vote. PCC was the only college which selects its queen by the penny-a-vote method. The conference passed resolu¬ tions supporting the separation of junior colleges from secondary schools, mandatory ASB books, and academic freedom. The leaders also agreed that the problem of student apathy seemed universal among the big¬ ger colleges. Each has tried its own approach to alleviate the problem, but none seemed to have succeeded. International Dance The PCC International Club is sponsoring a Thanksgiving dance tonight front 8 to 12 midnight in the Campus Cen¬ ter lounge. Admission is free to members and 75 cents to non¬ members. Tournament Selects Court 'Coutiei Vol. 12, No. 11 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California November 25, 1964 Seven Coeds Reign as Rose Princesses Seven Pasadena City College coeds have been selected as members of the 76th annual Tournament of Roses Royal Court. The women are Dawn Baker, Sharon Boydstun, Mary Cutler, Beverly Hawkins, Jill S. Herrick, Marian Johnson, and Chris¬ tine LeSage. The court was announced last Thursday following a luncheon for the 26 finalists at the Tournament House in Pasadena. The women are the Tournament’s choice from over 3300 PCC coeds who competed for the coveted honor. Following the luncheon, the court was taken to one of Pasa¬ dena's leading stores where each member was outfitted with three complete wardrobes — formal, sports, and dress. The outfits will be worn by the women at all of their appearances in the upcom¬ ing weeks. One of the seven will reign as Rose Queen in the New Year's Day Parade and Game. Her name will be disclosed to the public next Tuesday.