PCC Administration, ASB Clash
PCC CouftieSv
VOL. 3. NO. 6 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA OCTOBER 19, 1955
DELAHOOKE VOICES OPINION ... In meetings such as this are carried on the discussion of
the assembly schedule which have brought about a split between the different factions on campus.
Assembly Schedule
Ends in Deadlock
‘Cheers’ to Cheer
at ASB Assembly
“The Cheers,” Capitol Records’
star recording group, will be the
guests of PCC for tomorrow’s as-
An Editorial
The time has come for us to give more than a casual line
to the “unfortunate” assembly schedule. You hear it from all
sides ; “build school spirit, go to school functions, support your
school.” This comes from the ASB, the Courier, the Crier,
the faculty, and all concerned.
Now as a result of the new “schedule” imposed upon us
by the administration, we are unable to have a pep rally, as¬
sembly, or club meeting where all the students may be pres¬
ent. As a further result, some students must choose between
eating, and attending an assembly.
Blame has fallen on tjie members of the ASB Board
who were encouraging students to buy ASB books at the
beginning of the semester. They, at that time, were
lauding the advantages of being a member of the ASB.
The change in assembly schedule wasn’t passed on until
just before the beginning of school, and the ASB Board
was under the impression, still, that nearly all students
would be able to attend the assemblies.
We are now told that the assembly schedule is “regret¬
table, unfortunate,” etc., but, “nothing can be done about it
until next spring.” At that time we are told that “a bare
minimum of classes will be scheduled at 12 o’clock.”
This will be a momentous effort we are sure but we will
still be faced with the problem of eating, a habit we are
loathe to give up. All of this meets with the same answer:
“unfortunate, regrettable,” etc.
The ASB Board has now done all within its power to
have the old assembly schedule put back into use. They
met and unanimously agreed that this was the only solu¬
tion that could be seen. The answer from Dr. William
Langsdorf stated that next spring would be the earliest
that anything could be be done.
If we could use the old schedule for years before, how
long would it take to adopt it again? How long do we have
to continue with this present “schedule” to prove its worth?
An Open Letter to the Students of
PCC from Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
To All PCC Students:
The United Nations is the greatest single center for
harmonizing the actions of nations. It is a place where we
Americans can set forth our own ideals and where we can
expose communist fallacies. _
It is a most valuable center basis for true and enduring
for learning about others. peace.
It is a place where nations can AU this has resulted in the
A deadlock seems to have been reached between the
Administrative Staff and the Associated Student Body Board
on the problem of the assembly schedule. The situation arose
when it was discovered that somewhere between two and three
thousand students are unable to
attend the activities put on dur¬
ing the assembly hour. This fig¬
ure is comprised of approximate¬
ly 1000 who are in the 30 sched¬
uled classes at this time arid
one to two thousand ' who have
12 o’clock as their only free peri¬
od and therefore either go with¬
out lunch, or go to the assem¬
blies.
The following is a reprint from
the last paragraph of a letter
sent to the administration by the
ASB Board:
"In studying this problem we
have investigated various alter¬
natives. The ASB Board unani¬
mously recommends that we use
last year’s assembly class sched¬
ule on Thursday. Your immedi¬
ate consideration of this recom¬
mendation will greatly encourage
activity participation by mem¬
bers of the ASB.”
In reply the Administrative
Staff, in a letter from Dr. Wil¬
liam Langsdorf admitted the con¬
flicts which arose from the new
schedule and proposed that next
semester a “bare minimum” of
classes would be scheduled dur¬
ing the assembly hour.
They did, however, refuse to
change to the old schedule for
this year. .“It would be impos¬
sible for us, at this moment, to
change to last year’s schedule for
the following reasons:
1. This would conflict with the
program of the Pasadena High
School, and we have agreed with
them to follow the schedule pres¬
ently in effect.
2. Many students have after¬
noon jobs which are dependent
upon completing their classwork
at a given time, and this time
would be changed and moved lat¬
er by the adoption of last year’s
schedule.”
Counselors and administrators
hold that the advantages of the
present schedule far outweigh
the disadvantages. The ASB
board and student leaders hold
that for the good of the school
as a whole, it would be better to
use the old schedule.
ASB president, Tom Delahooke,
says: “There are facts both good
and bad to be said about both
last year’s and this years’ assem¬
bly schedule. But I am inclined
to believe, as is the ASB Board,
that last year’s schedule is more
desirable. If you, the members
of the Student Body, will let your
feelings be known to us and the
administration we will be able to
work together providing a sched¬
ule that will be of utmost satis¬
faction.”
This is undoubtedly the biggest
single issue to face the Adminis-
• Continued on Page Three
Radio Club Takes
High Trip for Air
Eighteen members of QSO, a
campus radio club, together with
three advisers made their first
field, trip of the semester to Run¬
ning Springs in the San Bernar¬
dino Mountains on the weekend
of October 7.
Using home made gear, includ¬
ing a Johnson Viking transmitter,
and a 75A-3 receiver, QSO mem¬
bers were able to contact 28
states and six foreign countries.
Power for the operations was ob¬
tained from a three kilowatt mo¬
tor generator.
sembly.
Burt Convoy, Sally Bremer and
Bunny Botkin make up “The
Cheers” who are the group with
the top recording of “Black Den¬
im Trousers” which is high on the
list of top selling records in the
nation.
cooperate on projects for the
common benefit.
It is the most potent single en¬
gine in the world for influencing
public opinion. It is a loudspeak¬
er which we can use to work
toward a common worldwide
sense of justice which is the only
Our best hope for PEACE
United Nations making a notable
record in preventing limited
clashes from spreading into
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
World Wars, notably, of course,
and with heroic use of armed
forces, in Korea.
The United Nations was recent¬
ly especially effective in mobiliz¬
ing world opinion so as to obtain
the liberation of our prisoners
who were illegally detained by
the Chinese Communists — some¬
thing even a powerful nation
could probably not have achieved
for itself.
The United Nations seeks a
cure for war. It is making pro¬
gress. This is obviously a goal
of great importance to the secur¬
ity of the United States (and of
the world) and makes member¬
ship in the United Nations mutu¬
ally advantageous.
With thanks for this expres¬
sion of the interest of the stu¬
dents of Pasadena City College
in the United Nations, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.