PCC Homecoming
Rated 'A Winner'
Vol. 25, No. 5 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California October 12, 1966
—Courier Photo by Russell Whitaker
QUEEN DONNA — Donna Edwards (right) is Queen. Miss Edwards, a freshman, is majoring
shown moments after her announcement as in physical education. With her in the car is
Pasadena City College's 1966 Homecoming princess Jan Buck.
Cinderella Prize Waits
for Rose Parade Queen
By A1 Merino
Homecoming 1966 is the frantic
week that was.
A week-long staccato rhythm of
labor under the direction of
Homecoming Chairman Emily
Vezerian saw the Pasadena cam¬
pus exude an old-fashioned rah!
rah! atmosphere.
THE AIR was fragrant with the
aroma of P-embossed mums and
writhing with the excitement of
the Ragtime Reception or the
band on the march after Thurs¬
day’s pep rally.
Friday was the biggest day of
the biggest week. Jack Barry
spoke at a packed-to-capacity
Homecoming Banquet. He chal-
Tues. Forum
Probes LSD
One of the most controversial
issues of our time will be discuss¬
ed next Tuesday evening when Dr.
Sidney Cohen probes the question
of LSD in the third Tuesday eve¬
ning Forum of the year.
Author of more than 75 scien¬
tific papers, Dr. Cohen is one of
the foremost leaders in the study
of this new controversial drug.
IN 1964, he published the book
“Beyond the Within: The LSD
Story,” in which he explored the
drug which alters consciousness
and induces visions.
His latest magazine contribu¬
tion, “LSD and the Anguish of
Dying,” appeared in the Septem¬
ber, 1965 issue of Harpers Maga¬
zine.
Dr. Cohen received his MD at
Harvard Medical School in 1937.
At one time he was the director
of the Department of Microbiolo¬
gy at Michael Reese Hospital. He
has been a professor of medicine
at both the Chicago Medical
School and at Harvard.
Ever since the drug LSD be¬
came known, Dr. Cohen has de¬
voted a great deal of study to its
use and effects. He has made ex¬
haustive studies of the reactions
of people under the influence of
the mysterious hallucinogen in
order to gain a keener insight into
the useful possibilities and hidden
pitfalls of the drug.
WITH ALL of the controversy
raging around the topic, Dr. Co¬
hen is one of the leaders in the
attempt to gain a full knowledge
of it.
Much is in conjecture about
LSD, and scientists are still not
sure if LSD is a major break¬
through in man’s search for
knowledge of his own mind or a
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PCC offers its facilities to col¬
lege-bound high school and junior
college students taking the Ameri¬
can College Tests Friday. The
exams are required by more than
1300 colleges and universities in
the US.
The ACT examination is offered
five times a year at various test¬
ing centers around the country.
Students who miss Friday’s test
may take it in December, Febru¬
ary, May, or August.
The test is designed to give col¬
leges an accurate measure of a
student’s ability in English, math,
social studies, natural sciences,
and a composite overall score.
Unique with the test is the stu¬
dent profile, where participants
fill in information about their ac¬
tivities, aspirations, and other
personal items that give the col¬
lege officials information about
the individual as well as about
his intellect.
Counselor Donald G. DePledge,
coordinator of the PCC ACT prog¬
ram, warns students to investi¬
gate the college of their choice to
see if the ACT examination is re¬
quired for entrance. “Even stu¬
dents who took the Scholastic
Aptitude Tests (SAT) should be
prepared to take the ACT because
of changes in requirements,” De-
Pledge said.
lenged the assertion that televis¬
ion has achieved a new low this
year. Instead of the dearth in
television, he spoke on a new life
as evidenced in the showing of
“Death of a Salesman.”
Television reached a new high
at PCC later in the evening when
KCOP televised the Homecoming
Game against LA Harbor.
AFTER the first half, everyone
found out the answer to the most
vital question of campus informa¬
tion of the past week, “Who is it
going to be?” as Donna Edwards
was announced as the winner of
the Homecoming Queen voting.
As soon as the results were
known, the Lancer football team
stopped scoring for the night.
Miss Edwards was presented
with a bouquet of roses by Home¬
coming guest and former major
leaguer Irv Noren, a PCC alum¬
nus.
Miss Edwards, a freshman
physical education major, who
plans to attend the University of
California, is carrying the maxi¬
mum load of 18% units. She is
also active in the WAA, the Asso-
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Service Clubs
Meet Oct. 19
Closer communication between
Pasadena City College service
clubs will be the purpose of the
All-Service Club Breakfast Octo¬
ber 19 in the faculty dining room.
The breakfast will provide an
opportunity for members of such
service organizations as Spartans,
Adelphians, Circle K, and Junior
Executives, among others, to meet
each other, and get acquainted
with their various activities and
projects planned for the fall se¬
mester.
Featured speaker will be John
L. Reagen, manager of the Pasa¬
dena Chamber of Commerce since
February of 1965. His talk is
based on the belief that there is
an abundance of civic leadership
in Pasadena, and that it will prove
to be a dynamic force in the fu¬
ture.
Club members will have to rise
early to come to the 7 a.m. event.
There will be a charge of $1.50.
Last Day to Drop
Friday, Oc. 21 is the last day to
drop a class without an “F”
penalty. Students who intend to
drop one or more classes from
their fall semester programs
should see their counselors im¬
mediately.
Students wishing further infor¬
mation should contact their coun¬
selors or the colleges of their
choice.
By Dawn Baker
A Cinderella dream awaits sev¬
en young women as the Tourna¬
ment of Roses begins the selec¬
tion of the 1967 Tournament of
Roses Royal Court Friday.
This first judging is set for 3
p.m. in the pool area of the Hunt-
ington-Sheraton Hotel in Pasa¬
dena. At this time participants
will be registered and given a
judging number. Each partici¬
pant will be known by number
only from this time on.
There will be four judging ses¬
sions to select the Royal Court.
TO BE eligible for this coveted
honor, a participant must be a
full time student attending one
of the 10 public and private
schools in Pasadena. She must
also have at least a “C” average
for the previous year.
She must not be married nor
have been married, and must
agree not to marry until after
New Year’s Day. All girls must be
at least 17 years old and must not
reach their twenty-second birth¬
days until after January 1, 1967.
The Tournament is seeking
seven all-American girls to repre¬
sent the City of Pasadena to the
nation and to the world. Their
lives, from the moment of their
selection until New Year’s Day,
are those of excitement, glamour,
and — at all times — of dignity.
The Tournament prefers coeds
who have not had professional
model training. Suits and street
dresses should be worn to the
judging sessions.
FOLLOWING each judging ses¬
sion, contestants will be notified
by mail to return for further
judging. Later judging dates are
Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 3 p.m. at
the Huntington-Sheraton pool
area; and Wednesday, Oct. 26 at
3 p.m. at the Huntington-Shera¬
ton.
Final judging will be held at
the Tournament of Roses House
Scholastic Honor Society
Membership applications for Al¬
pha Gamma Sigma, the state¬
wide junior college honor soci¬
ety, are now being accepted.
Eligibility is based on last se¬
mester’s grades. If a “B” aver¬
age has been earned for 16 units
or more, or a slightly higher
average for less than 16 imits,
you may be eligible. Applica¬
tion forms are available from
faculty advisers to AGS and
from S. Luke Curtis, in 111C.
on November 1 at 3 p.m. in the
Rose Garden.
The 25 finalists will be invited
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Nurse Corps
Gains Caps
Eighty-seven freshmen student
nurses last night received their
school caps signifying the begin¬
ning of the 23-month student nurs¬
ing course at PCC. The capping
ceremony took place at the First
Congregational Church of Pasa¬
dena.
This ceremony is the first of
a student career, culminating with
the pinning ceremony in two
years. Mrs. Evelyn C. Lowe, coun¬
selor, explained the responsibili¬
ties of their profession to the
students and pointed out that they
are now in a pre-professional sta¬
tus. Each sophomore then capped
her “Little Sister” and the new
student nurses moved out in a
candlelight procession.
During the freshman year, the
course of study is general, with
the emphasis on the academics.
In the sophomore year, training
becomes more intensified, and the
emphasis is on clinical work.
Freshmen have most of their
clinical training at the Huntington
Hospital, while second year stu¬
dents train not only at the Hunt¬
ington, but also at St. Luke’s,
Children’s Hospital and the psych¬
iatric ward of Veteran’s Hospital.
Clinical work for sophomores
averages about 24 hours a week.
Second year nurses graduate
in June with other PCC class¬
mates, but are not officially
pinned until August, when their
course of study ends. At the end
of August, the nurses pass the
state board examinations and then
are officially registered nurses.
HOMECOMING BANQUET — Pasadena City College president, Dr.
\rmen Sarafian, addresses the Homecoming Banquet last Friday
ust prior to the Harbor-PCC football game. Seated to his left
is Tim Price, master of ceremonies.
Amerkan College Tests
Ottered at PCC Otl. IS