PCC's Homecoming '66— Greatest Ever
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Annual Event Features
Banquet, Harbor Clash
Vol. 25, No. 4
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
October 5, 1966
$2.1 Million Building Option
Taken bv Board of Education
Board of Education members
faced the problem of rising con¬
struction costs when they con¬
sidered contractors' bids for Pasa¬
dena City College’s five-story
Robbins Building addition.
The lowest construction bid was
$2.16 million— $340,000 over the
budgeted estimate. The low bidder
was the Pinner Construction Com-
Forum Series
Visits Africa
Pasadena City College continues
its Tuesday Evening Forum series
next Tuesday when it will present
Jean Pierre Hallet, a noted au¬
thority on the people and prob¬
lems of modern Africa.
Educated at the Sorbonne and
the University of Brussels, Hallet
has spent most of his life in the
Congo. He was an official of the
Belgian Congo Government,
where he lived among the Bam-
buti pygmy tribe, teaching them
methods of soil cultivation, sani¬
tation, and the basic skills of
reading and writing.
During his stay in the Congo,
he saw levels of culture which
few visitors to the Dark Conti¬
nent ever see. In his lecture Tues¬
day night, Hallet will explain the
customs and cultures of the primi¬
tive Africans.
According to Dr. Ralph J. Hall¬
man, director of the Tuesday Eve¬
ning Forum series, Hallet’s pre¬
sentation is one of many out¬
standing features of this fall and
spring series. In weeks to come,
the forum will present such out¬
standing speakers as Gore Vidal,
the celebrated author, playwright
and politician; Sir Alec- Douglas
Home, the former British prime
minister; and Sir Bernard Lovell,
the noted British astronomer, who
is director of the famous Jodrell
Bank Observatory in England.
The Tuesday Evening Forum is
held every Tuesday night at 8
o’clock in Sexson Auditorium. Do¬
nation for the season is $2. Any¬
one who is interested in the
chance to see and hear world-
renowned authorities on some of
the most important topics of our
time will find this series worth¬
while.
Holder Promotes
Students' Wishes
John Holder, Associated Stu¬
dent Body president, stressed
that ASB government wants to
promote endeavors the students’
desire. The only way to realize
this ideal, he pointed out in an
interview, is to improve communi¬
cation between students and offi¬
cers.
Holder stressed the importance
of student participation, mention¬
ing that there are numerous ways
in which students can voice their
opinions.
This can be done through the
Senate, through ASB officers, or
through Freshman and Sopho¬
more Councils. The suggestion
box in C Building adjacent to the
trophy case is there for this pur¬
pose also.
pany, which offered to hold its
offer open until December 15.
THE BOARD decided to take
the option, reserving the right to
accept the bid on December 15,
to seek new ones at that time, or
to delete some portions of the con¬
struction and to then put the re¬
vised projects up for bidding
again.
Purpose of taking up the option
and delaying decision, Board
President James Stivers pointed
out, is to have the advice of the
new district’s board.
The seven trustees for the re¬
organized Pasadena Junior Col¬
lege District will be elected No¬
vember 8, and take over govern¬
ing duties for the district July 1,
1967.
REASON for the over-estimate,
says George Allison of Allison,
Rible, Robinson and Ziegler, Los
MARTY DONAHUE
, . freshman president
Jr. Execs
Need Queen
Applicants
The Junior Executives’ Queen
Contest is well underway. All PCC
women may pick up applications
in 111C, said Dave Boyd, JE pub¬
licity director.
The contest, which started last
week, is open to all women stu¬
dents at PCC. The queen will
represent the JE’s at various ac¬
tivities, the first of which will
be her coronation on October 15.
Meanwhile, the Miss Jr. Rose
Bowl contest is now totally in the
hands of the Pasadena Junior
Chamber of Commerce, which
sponsors the Junior Executives. It
was the JE job to help recruit
women for this contest: all the
entries are in and the interviews
have started.
Junior Executives also partici¬
pated in the Inter-Club Council’s
Club Day. The main purpose of
the JE booth was to publicize the
organization and hand out in¬
formation sheets on club mem¬
bership and both queen contests.
Displayed also was the club’s
scrapbook.
JE is a campus and community
service organization designed to
develop student leadership. Col¬
lege and community pride is
stressed through activities, includ¬
ing the Toys for Tots drive.
Angeles architects for the PCC
project, is that since the contract
runs for two years, “The general
uncertainty in future trends in
labor and material costs have
caused some apprehension in
building contractors.”
Ray Ziegler, of the same firm,
explained to the board that
$360,983 could be cut from the
cost by withholding and changing
five segments of the project.
The changes were eliminating
the mall improvements, the art
gallery and ceramics sculpture
building, and converting the data
processing area and computer fa¬
cility on the third and fourth
floors to classrooms.
DR. ARMEN Sarafian, PCC
president, advocated accepting the
option offer, pointing out that
funds from students outside the
present district would be availa¬
ble in December. He also question¬
ed that the construction market
would be the same three months
from now if the board should de¬
cide to seek new bids.
"We need the building,” said
Dr. Sarafian. “We are short of
space.”
However, trustee Steve Salisian
said he opposed paying $340,000
more for the building and would
feel the same way in December.
Homecoming ’66 is almost
here. PCC is in the midst of week-
long festivities to stir up spirit
and enthusiasm for the annual
event.
Yesterday AWS held a Ragtime
Reception in the Campus Center
patio. Homecoming Queen candi¬
dates were introduced to PCC
students and were then enter¬
tained by a dixieland band.
Mums will be on sale today
through Friday; voting for the
queen candidates will end tomor¬
row. A pep rally is also sched¬
uled for tomorrow at noon in
the Campus Center patio.
The week will be climaxed by
Homecoming Day on Friday. The
day’s events will start with a
banquet (prime rib or lobster)
which will honor PCC alum and
New York Yankee great, Irv
Noren, and the guest speaker
will be TV star Jack Barry. It
will be held from 5:30 to 7:15 p.m.
in the student dining room. Tick¬
ets will cost $3 per person.
Following the banquet will be
the Inter-Club Council Parade
'Roses' Assembly
Held in Harbeson
The 78th Annual Tournament
of Roses will hold an assembly
today at noon in Harbeson Hall
for all girls interested in running
for the Tournament of Roses
Queen and court.
Attending the assembly are
Henry Kearnes, president of the
association; Peter Davis, chair¬
man of queen and court selection;
John Cabot and Richard Cordano,
members of the executive com¬
mittee. Dawn Baker, 1965 Rose
Queen, will also speak to the
women.
The first tryout will be held
October 14 at 3 p.m. in the pool
area of the Huntington-Sheraton
Hotel.
Single girls who are between
17 and 22 and who attend one of
the Pasadena schools are eligible.
Donahue Betted Frosh
Prexy in Retord Vote
It’s all over but the shouting, and this is not a description
of the National League pennant race. Marty Donahue has been
elected the new Freshman Class president, and, suprisingly
enough, the number of students who voted was over double
last year’s count.
Last year 80 freshmen students
cast a ballot, while this year 194
voted. Although the number is
still small, it represents a move
in the right direction.
Following his campaign promis¬
es, Donahue will begin working
on increasing communications be¬
tween the students and the stu¬
dent leaders.
The freshman activities will
then be organized in cooperation
with the Sophomore Class, with
the idea that the quality will in¬
crease.
These ideas will, he hopes, be
arranged so that they will appeal
to a large percentage of the stu¬
dents.
Now, the new prexy said, is the
time for the traditional call for
all freshman students to unite be¬
hind the leadership of their new
president, in the hopes that a suc¬
cessful year is forthcoming.
False Alarm
Workmen accidentally pushed
the fire bell button at approxi¬
mately 1:40 on Friday after¬
noon. Faculty and students
within hearing distance re¬
sponded correctly by leaving
their buildings, making this a
legal emergency drill. There¬
fore, it seemed inappropriate to
hold the planned drill scheduled
for 2:10 p.m. and to disrupt the
classes again during the after¬
noon, John E. Twomey, admini¬
strative dean, reported.
featuring the Homecoming Court,
dignitaries, the Lancer Band, and
an interesting collection of an¬
tique and modern cars decorated
by campus clubs and organiza¬
tions.
The highlight of the evening
will be the football game held on
Horrell Field at 8 p.m. The game
will match the Lancers, seeking
the conference crown and a Jun¬
ior Rose Bowl bid, against highly-
rated Los Angeles Harbor Col¬
lege.
A band show and the corona¬
tion of the Homecoming Queen
will be held at halftime. After
the game, everyone is invited to
the Homecoming Dance in the
Campus Center.
Jack Barry
Will Speak
at Banquet
Guest speaker at the Homecom¬
ing Banquet Friday will be tele¬
vision star Jack Barry.
He received his degree from the
University of Pennsylvania and
did graduate work in radio and
television at Northwestern Uni¬
versity.
He went to work for Mutual
Broadcasting Company in 1944,
but quit three years later to form
his own production company. Dur¬
ing that time he produced, created
and was host of the following TV
programs: “Juvenile Jury,” “The
Joe DiMaggio Show,” “Life Be¬
gins at Eighty,” “Concentration,”
and “Tic Tac Toe.”
He later helped form the Faith
Baldwin Theater, and has recently
been the star of “The Jack Barry
Show” on KTLA.
Barry has also made guest ap¬
pearances on such shows as
“Batman” and “The Addams Fam¬
ily.” Currently, he is taping two
shows for Screen Gems.
At the Homecoming Banquet,
he will draw on this wealth of
experience to speak on his days
in the industry.
Reservations for the banquet
may be made at the College Bank
for $3 per person. (Telephone
793-4528.) The dinner will be held
in the student dining room from
5:30 to 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
— Couier photo by Ken Steuck
PROCLAMATION SIGNED — Pasadena Mayor Boyd Welin signs
his proclamation announcing October 3 to 7 as PCC Homecoming
Week throughout the city as Homecoming Chairman Emily Veze-
rian and ASB President John Holder look on. Highlights of the
week will include a pep rally, a banquet, and the PCC-Harbor
football game.
