Steve Rada New Freshmen President
PCC CoutiieSv
VOL. 17, NO. 4
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
OCTOBER 3, 1962
Clubs Open Doors
to All Tomorrow
All Pasadena City College clubs
and activities will open their
doors during club hour at noon
tomorrow.
“Any student interested in one
of the organizations,” said Peter
Grillo, inter-club council commis¬
sioner, “is invited to attend and
participate in the program.”
These meetings are aimed at
basic communication students to
acquaint them with the activity
program offered at PCC.
Basic communication students
will be required to give a three
minute speech on the club they
have chosen to other members of
their class. Short descriptions of
each group can be found in the
Student Handbook.
Students who desire to start a
new club in their field of interest
can contact Grillo in 111C.
Schedules of the meeting
rooms will be posted around cam¬
pus and are also available in a
special edition of the Campus
Crier.
Singer Cora Lauridsen
Performs at Music Hour
Cora Lauridsen, contralto folk-
singer, will be featured in tomor¬
row’s Music Hour at 11 a.m. in
Harbeson Hall.
Miss Laudisen, a member of the
music faculty at Occidental Col¬
lege, has received critical acclaim
for her skillful interpretations.
The Music Hour, open to the
public, is the fourth in a series
of weekly presentations featuring
different types of musical talent
from professional to amateur and
instrumental to vocal.
Insurance Agent
on PCC Campus
The hospital, surgical, medical
insurance plan offered to PCC
students through Fergus and As¬
sociates has been renewed this
year.
An agent from the insurance
company will be on campus this
Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in
the main hall in front of Sexson
Auditorium.
The agent will be available to
explain the voluntary accident
and sickness plan which provides
students with protection against
hospital, surgical, medical bills,
24 hours a day throughout the
entire year at very nominal rates.
PRESS CONFERENCE SUMMARY
A №
Only 392 Votes Polled
in ’Very Tight’ Balloting
Steve Itada was elected to the office of freshman presi¬
dent last Friday, by a plurality of 125 votes in one of the
tightest races in several years. Running second to Rada was
Don Wilson with 97 votes. Other runnersup were Mel Schenck
with 68 votes; Terry Worsdell, -
NEW FROSH PREXY — Steve Rada, congratulated by S. Luke Curtis,
dean of student activities, took over as Freshman Class president
on Friday afternoon. Rada won over four other candidates by a
margin of 28 votes, while a total of only 392 votes were cast.
64 votes; and Matt Schafnitz tak¬
ing 38 votes.
Rada, after the announcement
that he had become the new pres¬
ident, stated, “I would like to
thank Dean Curtis for encourag¬
ing me to participate in student
government and also would like
to thank the many students who
gave their time in helping me
with this campaign."
He then added, “This freshman
class shows the potential and am¬
bition necessary for a year of suc¬
cessful activities.”
S. Luke Curtis, dean of student
activities, said that this semes¬
ter’s campaign was unusual in
that five candidates entered the
race and that the turnout of vot¬
ers was slightly higher than aver¬
age.
Sock Hop Planned
for Friday Night
A post-game dance will be held
Friday night in the men’s gym,
with the theme set as “Sock Hop.”
The dance follows the Glendale-
Pasadena grid match which will
be played on Horrell Field.
Dress has been set as casual
and no Lancers will be admitted
with shoes, according to Barney
Whitesell, ASB president.
A special feature of the evening
will be twisting and stomping in¬
structions by Whitesell with the
assistance of other student lead¬
ers.
There is no charge for admis¬
sion, nor are ASB books needed.
However, student identification
cards must be presented, as only
PCC students will be admitted,
Dean S. Luke Curtis stressed.
A live band will provide the mu¬
sical entertainment and plans
have been made for an exciting
evening full of activities, Dean
Curtis revealed.
The night will end at 11:30.
Golding’s 'Lord of the Flies’
Selected as Seminar Topic
Academic Rankings Due
Soon on PCC Campus
Armen Sarafian, administrative
dean of instruction at Pasadena
City College, stated in a press
conference which will be broad¬
cast over KPCS (89.3 on the FM
dial) at 7:45 p.m. tomorrow, “The
proposal concerning academic
rankings for teachers was passed
last year by the Faculty Associa¬
tion.”
He went on to say, “Since then
this has been approved by the
Board of Education. Rankings
will be assigned upon recommen¬
dation of a newly formed faculty
council. It will be several months
before the titles are announced.
One of our problems has been
establishing criteria.”
Dean Sarafian made the follow¬
ing statements concerning other
happenings on the Lancer cam¬
pus:
Construction: "Concerning the
building of a student union before
academic buildings, many years
ago the college promised students
these facilities.”
He added, "Due to several bond
issues and other commitments,
we were unable to fulfill this
promise until just recently. Also,
the union is not just a place for
student government to meet, but
it also provides cafeteria and
dining facilities which are very
much in need.”
Student Curriculum Commit¬
tee: “The group consists of one
representative from each depart¬
ment, also including journalism
and student government. The
committee has been quite efficient
in introducing new courses . . .
Pre-dental techniques, the adop¬
tion of soccer in the men’s PE
classes, and gymnastics for wom¬
en are only three innovations
they introduced . . .”
Loyalty Oaths: “. . . There is
certainly an inconsistency when
students are required to take one
to receive a National Defense
Loan, but farmers are not when
receiving aid.”
William Golding’s “Lord of
Flies” has been selected as the
first book to be discussed at the
Seminar of Significant Books.
The discussion will be held No¬
vember 13 from 2:30 to 4 p.m.
in 200C.
The seminar, sponsored by the
English department, will have
teachers Robert Levis, H. Wood-
row Ohlsen, and Robert Trevor
and student Dodge Crockett as
panel moderators. A brief sum¬
mary of the book will be given,
and each person will give his
NAACP Worker
Franklin Williams
Speaks at Forum
Inter-race relations worker
Franklin Williams will speak on
“The Individual and World Un¬
derstanding” in Sexson Auditori¬
um next Tuesday at 8 p.m. as
part of the Tuesday Evening For¬
um series.
Williams will also address basic
communication classes next week
in the educational program plan¬
ned for freshmen.
Williams is a noted speaker for
the furthering of international
race relations. He served as spe¬
cial assistant to the director of
the US Peace Corps during his
world-wide tour.
During this tour, conferences
were held with the heads of gov¬
ernment of more than ten coun¬
tries relating to the mounting of
Peace Corps projects in their re¬
spective countries.
His services include delegate to
the 32nd session of Economic and
Social Council of the United Na¬
tions held in Geneva in July, 1961,
and adviser to the Americal dele¬
gation to the UN General Assem¬
bly meeting in New York City,
1961.
Williams is a graduate of the
Fordham University School of
Law. Immediately after gradua¬
tion from law school he was ap¬
pointed as assistant special coun¬
sel in the national office of the
National Association for the Ad¬
vancement of Colored People.
views on it. The discussion will
then be open to the audience and
it is hoped that all members will
participate, said Ohlsen, depart¬
ment chairman.
“Lord of Flies” is the story of
80 English schools boys who are
stranded alone on an island dur¬
ing World War III. The book tells
of the boys’ life, and their expe¬
riences while growing up on this
island. Ohlsen called the work a
“suspenseful, interesting book of
profound significance.”
Golding, an English author,
wrote the book in the 1950's. His
most recent book is “The Inherit-
ers,” which also won wide ac¬
claim.
PCC’s bookstore will have
“Lord of the Flies” on sale in
about a week. The book is a pa¬
perback, and sells for $1.25. -
The purpose of the seminars
is two fold, Ohlsen said. “It is
hoped they will encourage an ex¬
change of ideas between students
and faculty outside the classroom,
and give college students some¬
thing in common to talk about.”
Rada’s background of experi¬
ence includes being a member of
his high school Rep Council, pres¬
ident of Hi-Y, a member of Ju¬
nior Achievement, and presently
a member of AMS. .Concerning
his future plans, Rada noted, “I
would like to promote the idea of
a Christmas toy drive as one of
my main activities. In addition,
I want to carry on the tradition¬
al frosh activities such as the
mum sale and freshman dance,
and I want to work with the
Sophomore Class Council in plan¬
ning after-game dances.”
In attempting to further his
goal of closer student representa¬
tion, Rada indicated that he would
be willing to talk to any student
at any time concerning student
activities.
Curtis, at the announcement of
the freshman president, noted
that applications for the Fresh¬
man Council are presently avail¬
able in the Student Activities Of¬
fice, 111C, and also in the basic
communication classes. The ten¬
tative meeting days for the coun¬
cil have been set for noon on Mon¬
days or Wednesdays.
Common Market
Discussed at IRC
“The European Economic Com¬
munity,” better known as the
Common Market, will be the sub¬
ject of a lecture by John Mad¬
den of the social science depart¬
ment tomorrow at 12:15 p.m. in
239C.
The lecture follows a meeting
for basic communication students.
Madden, adviser for the social sci¬
ence council, teaches economics.
The lecture is one in a series of
Tuesday and Thursday afternoon
programs to be sponsored by the
International Relations Club.
Newly elected IRC officers are
President Oral Pyle, Vice-presi¬
dent Willie Reyes, Treasurer Lor¬
en Cole, Secretary Anne Felton.
Alhambra Considers Proposals
for JC District Realignment
The Alhambra Unified School District will have to enter a junior
college district before February 1, 1963. At present three proposals
are under consideration.
Alhambra received an invitation Monday from the Los Angeles
City Board of Education to enter into their junior college district.
The Pasadena Board of Education will meet with the Alhambra
Board October 16 to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of
Alhambra coming into the Pasadena Junior College District. Alham¬
bra also has about half of its students attending Pasadena City
College.
A third possibility is also receiving the attention of Alhambra’s
board members. The El Monte School District has expressed an
interest in forming a new junior college district. This proposal,
however, would be much more expensive to Alhambra and El Monte.
El Monte must also find a junior college district before the February
deadline.
William H. Clarke, president of Alhambra's Board of Education,
said all three proposals are being given much consideration. The
decision will rest on which proposal will be most beneficial, education¬
ally and financially, for Alhambra.
This action has come about because of a new state law which
says that by February 1, 1963, areas which have no junior college
district of their own must move to form one or join an existing
district. This law will effect all surrounding communities, such as
Arcadia, Monrovia, and Duarte, as well as Alhambra. These school
districts have placed requests with the Pasadena Board of Education
to consider the effects of their joining with Pasadena. However, no
decision has been reached on any of these districts.
