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VOL. 19, NO. 11
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
NOVEMBER 27, 1963
WHICH ONE WILL WIN? — Smiling for photographers shortly
after being named Rose Princesses for the 75th annual pomp
are (left to right) Pamela Gibbs, 19, brown hair and brown eyes;
Susan Talcott, 19, blue eyes, brown hair; Carol Often, 18, blue-
green eyes, brown hair; Shan Williams, blue-eyed blonde; Suan-
-—Courier photo by Craig Collier
nah Carver, 18, blue-eyed blonde; Nancy Kneeland, 19, green
eyes and dark brown hair; and Diane DuVal, blue-eyed blonde.
The princesses were officially announced to the public last Thurs¬
day. The Tournament of Roses Association will pick one of these
seven as Rose Queen on December 4.
EDITORIAL
Will Kennedy’s Death Awaken People?
“Shocking, unbelievable, stunning, ignominious, impossi¬
ble, incredible, stupifying . . .” These words echoed on this
campus, throughout the city, across the nation, and around the
world last week.
But were the assassination of President John Fitzgerald
Kennedy, the death of officer J. D. Tippit, and the murder of
Lee Oswald so impossible? If Americans examine the events
and attitudes of the century, particularly the last decade, the
tragedy may not seem so impossible or incredible.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? Was it just Oswald — if he is
assigned the guilt? Was it the American public? Was it a
wave of extremist groups preaching hate, bigotry, and preju¬
dice? Was it those Americans who in apathy failed to fight
this hate wave and wash away the smallness of some men’s
minds ?
Events Postponed
After JFK's Death
Several college events were can¬
celed or postponed following the
assassination Friday of President
Kennedy.
Postponed until Monday is the
Language Department’s screening
of “The Bicycle Thief,” Vittorio
de Sica’s movie classic, in Sexson
Auditorium. The Italian film,
dealing with an individual’s moral
integrity versus the corruption of
society, will show at 3:15 and
7:30 p.m. Admission is free.
The annual AMS-AWS dance,
scheduled for Saturday night, has
been canceled. “The dance was
not rescheduled because its date
would be too close to that of the
Royal Ball,” the Student Activi¬
ties Office said.
The Freshman-Sophomore Coun¬
cil party was canceled.
Too many Americans have been politically illiterate, allow¬
ing rule by unreasoning emotions and disregarding the ideals
upon which this nation was founded and built.
THE MURDER of a Negro, hate bombings, racism, the
screaming of extremists, and similar tragedies in other nations
should have caused us to examine what is wrong in this na¬
tion and the world. Perhaps the shocking death of President
Kennedy will cause us to do that now.
The assassination of the President and the whole chain
of events was lawless. Yet even after the shooting of the
President, some angry Americans responded with the same
lawlessness they claim to deplore.
WHEN OSWALD was murdered by Jack Rubenstein, tele¬
vision correspondents and newsmen conducted “man in the
street” interviews. Many responded with remarks such as,
“Let Ruby go free; he did us all a favor.” What has happen¬
ed to the true American ideas and principles expressed in the
Bill of Rights? What has happened to the laws laid down by
the Constitution of the United States? What has happened
to the working idealism of a free people ?
What has become of due process of law and the propo¬
sition that one is “innocent until proven guilty”?
The time has come to stop idealizing the United States and
to make some of those ideals come to life. This does not mean
pulling out the flag and waving it. It means becoming political¬
ly, socially, and economically literate. It means seeking educa¬
tion to destroy ignorance. It means curing today’s social ills.
AND NONE of this will be easy; indeed, some of it may
be impossible, but the responsibility lies with all Americans,
particularly with today’s youth.
The late President said in his inaugural address when
speaking of peace for the world, “. . . this will not be finished
in the first 100 days. Nor will it be finished in the first 1000
days, nor in the life of this administration, nor even perhaps
in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin.”
And that same man said simply, “Let every nation know,
whether it wish us well or ill, that we shall pay any price ,bear
any burdens, meet any hardships, support any friend, or op¬
pose any foe, in order to assure the survival and success of
liberty.”
JOHN F. KENNEDY
1917-1963
T of R Picks
7 Princesses
Seven Lancer coeds were
named last Thursday to rep¬
resent the 75th annual Tour¬
nament of Roses, as members
of the Royal Court. One of
their number will wear the
Rose Queen’s crown.
Following a breakfast for the 25
finalists, Tournament President
Hilles M. Bedell read the follow¬
ing seven names, taken from seal¬
ed envelopes: Suannah Carve»-
Diana DuVal, Pamela Gibbs, Nan¬
cy Kneeland, Carol Otten, Susan
Talcott, and Shan Williams.
NOW THAT the field is nar¬
rowed and the girls are more
than just numbers, there is an
increasing interest in them as in¬
dividuals, with distinct and unique
identities.
Miss Carver (36) is a fair-skin¬
ned, blue-eyed blonde who stands
5’7” at 125 pounds, and is an 18-
year-old freshman. A social sci¬
ence major, she is studying for
a teaching career, but saves time
for her hobbies of youth group
work, dramatics, reading, cooking,
doll collecting, and several sports.
She lives in Pasadena at 2661
East Washington.
Miss DuVal (67), also a blue¬
eyed blonde, weighs 135 pounds
and is 5’714” in height. She is
19, a science major, and plans a
career as a physiology and physi¬
cal education teacher. She enjoys
ice skating, water and snow ski¬
ing, and her pet Siamese cats.
Miss DuVal resides at 1900 N.
Santa Anita Ave. in Sierra Madre.
MISS GIBBS (93) has brown
eyes, brown hair, and a fair com¬
plexion. A 19-year-old sophomore,
she stands 5’3” at 110 pounds.
Her interests include cooking, pi¬
ano, singing, tennis, and swim¬
ming. She plans to become a
high school teacher.
Nineteen-year-old Miss Knee¬
land (160) is a sophomore major¬
ing in business, and plans a ca¬
reer as a retail merchandising
buyer. She is 5’7”, weighs 125
pounds, and has green eyes and
dark brown hair. Her spare time
activities include antique silver
and china collecting, tennis, hunt¬
ing, sailing, and singing in her
church choir.
Miss Otten (230), an aqua-eyed
brownette, is 5’7” and weighs 118
pounds. A sophomore, she stud¬
ies art and plans a career as a
commercial artist or designer. Her
hobbies include, tennis, golf,
swimming, skiing, drawing, paint¬
ing, sewing, and crafts.
MISS TALCOTT (308) is 19, a
freshman and life science major,
and plans to become a dental as¬
sistant. She stands 5’3” with blue
eyes and brown hair and weighs
110 pounds. Her interests cover
several sports, from golf to water
skiing, and she is also a pianist.
Freshman Shan Williams (336)
is another blue-eyed blond. She is
5’6%” tall and weighs 125 pounds.
An art major, she wants to be a
dress designer. She enjoys bad¬
minton, baseball, swimming, pi¬
ano, and sewing, plus her work as
a song girl and choir singer.
Inside the Courier
See inside the Courier for fur¬
ther school news and editorials.
Page Two: AWS Fashion Show,
art program and sale, casting
for "My Three Angels,” plus edi¬
torials and other features.
Page Three: Freshman clean¬
up campaigns and “Miss Butt”
contest, Pipes of Pan feature, new
high school, mountain climbers,
etc.