PCC CouSii&v
Vol. 11, No. 5
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
October 21, 1959
PEACE MACHINERY
Public Observance
marks UN Week
Translating man’s quest for peace into practical efforts,
the United Nations is the machinery now being used by the
nations of the world for inching toward the goals of inter¬
national peace, social justice, economic bettermen, and an
extension of human rights.
College speakers
cop new glories
in tourney debut
Members of Pasadena City Col¬
lege’s forensics squad have start¬
ed the semester off in their usu¬
al championship style by captur¬
ing 11 speaking awards at the
opening tournament of the year,
the Individual Events Speech
Tourney at San Diego State Col¬
lege, October 16 and 17.
Helen Dorsey (impromptu
speaking), Richard Mikesell and
Lane Aldrich (original oratory)
each brought home a certificate of
excellence in their respective cate¬
gories. Excellent awards were
earned by Alpha Butts, Robert
Palmer, Aldrich, and Miss Dorsey
in oral interpretation.
Additional excellent certificates
were presented to Mikesell for his
achievements in extemporaneous
speaking, Williamson Fuller for
impromptu speaking and Palmer
and Miss Butts for their contri¬
butions in original oratory.
Over 20 colleges and universi¬
ties attended the meet.
— Pasadena Star News Photo
Ray G. Woods, chairman of the Board of Directors
of Pasadena, and Joseph Sheldon, head of UN Week
FLAGS program of the American Association for the United
FOR Nations, display two of the 83 flags representing
FREEDOM countries in the UN to Mike Kavanaugh, Will Ful¬
ler, Suzie Fox, and Dick Kusserow of the Interna¬
tional Relations Club
As machinery it will succeed
only to the extent that the peo¬
ples of the world want it to suc¬
ceed. The United States has de¬
signated one week of each year
to encourage the ideals which the
UN embodies, to acquaint the pub¬
lic with its structure and function¬
ing, and to draw to attention its
accomplishments and future plans
for constructive criticism.
UN WEEK, October 18-24, cul¬
minates with UN Day on the
twenty-fourth. This is the na¬
tional period which attempts to
stimulate an enlightened public
opinion and awareness of the
United Nations.
In officially announcing UN
Week in 1956, President Eisen¬
hower stated, ". . . I, Dwight D.
Eisenhower, President of the
United States of America, do here¬
by urge the citizens of the Nation
to observe Wednesday, Oct. 24,
1956, as United Nation’s Day by
means of community programs
that will demonstrate their faith
in and support of the United Na¬
tions and will contribute to a bet-
Returning artists
display own work
Three of last year’s most out¬
standing art graduates will re¬
turn to the scene of their tri¬
umphs today at 12 o’clock in 211C.
Sharon Towle, Bob Mackey, and
Bob Montgomery will preview
some of their works in respec¬
tive portfolios for the benefit of
40 new art council members and,
of course, any and all guests. The
program will last about one hour.
Mackey and Montgomery are
currently attending the Chouinard
Art School on scholarships earned
here at PCC. Their displays will
include pieces done both at Choui¬
nard and PCC. Sharon is working
at the present but hopes to con¬
tinue along the educational trail
next year.
Art Council president Dennis
McManus is in charge of the pro¬
gram.
Ten Lanter politicians
eye student convention
Ten members of PCC’s Associated Student Body Board led
by President Wayne Whitehill and accompanied by Dean of
Student Activities Sydney Curtis and Dr. Paul Smith, head of
the Speech Arts Department, will journey to East Los Angeles
Junior College Saturday.
ter understanding of its aims,
problems, and accomplishments.”
PCC WILL TAKE its part in
the national celebration of UN
Week under the guidance of the
International Relations Club in
cooperation with the American
Association for the United Na¬
tions.
Today and tomorrow, an infor¬
mation booth manned by mem¬
bers of the International Rela¬
tions Club and foreign students
can be found at the entrance to
Sexson Auditorium. Students will
have an opportunity to ask ques¬
tions about the United Nations.
Of course, the answers won’t
becoming from experts on the
UN, but they will be from people
who have spent many hours in
study of the basic facts concern¬
ing the United Nations. Displays
and posters decorate the campus
in reminder of the ideals and ac¬
complishments of the United Na¬
tions.
ON THURSDAY at 12 noon, an
interesting and instructive film
will be presented in 200C. Suzie
Fox and Mike Kavanaugh who
represented PCC at last year’s
meeting of the Collegiate Coun¬
cil for the United Nations will re¬
port on their week of study at
the UN.
UN Week gives everyone the
opportunity to begin an active
support of the UN by focusing at¬
tention upon activities emphasiz¬
ing full Uunited States participa¬
tion in the United Nations. It is
the UN?
President Dwight D. Eisenhower has proclaimed Satur¬
day, October 24, as United Nations Day.
It Was back on July 28, 1945, that the United States Sen¬
ate, by an overwhelming majority of 89-2, approved the char¬
ter of the UN, at the same time making our country one of the
charter members of this organization. October 24 is known as
United Nations Day because on that day in 1945 the UN char¬
ter came into existence.
Today the UN stands out as a symbol of peaceful co¬
existence. If the UN had never been formed the course of
history followed over the past decade would assuredly have
been different. It is highly possible that the chief difference is
that today we are fighting a cold war instead of one replete
with bloodshed, wholesale destruction, martial law, and world
wide suffering.
It should be the duty of every American to acquaint him-%
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self with the United Nations so' that he may cultivate more
than a passing interest in this wonderful organization. More¬
over, every American should want to familiarize himself with
the workings of the UN. It is easy to follow a precedent but it
is another matter to set one.
Schools throughout the nation do their utmost to get their
students interested in the UN. And well they should. The
United States, besides being the site of the UN, is one of its
most powerful members. It is a bulwark in the battle for peace.
It is only fitting that the students of this country be aware of
the UN, its purpose, its functions, its problems, its responsibili¬
ties, and the role it plays in trying to provide a bright future in
a world filled with apprehension.
This Saturday pause for a moment and consider the UN.
You owe it to its members . . . and to yourself. — D.M.
The occasion will be the annual
Southern California Junior Col¬
lege Student Government Associa¬
tion convention, for obvious rea¬
sons often referred to as the
SCJCSGA.
A total of 32 schools or those
institutions which are located
from Bakersfield south and which
represent the southern part of the
state, will send delegates to the
conference. Each school is limited
to ten delegates, excluding ad¬
visers, and PCC will be in atten¬
dance with full manpower.
Besides President Whitehill oth¬
er members of the ASB who will
be making the jaunt are Tom
Nunley, Sophomore Class presi¬
dent; Dave Smith, finance com¬
missioner; Roy Baughman, AMS
president; Nancy Stith, ‘AWS
president; A1 Gaul, ASB vice-
president; Charlotte Fedde, Fresh¬
man president; and three reps at
large, Serri Goodner, Nan Bur¬
nett and Bill Watts.
Each of the delegates will be
PCC’s representative at special
workshops. This year the confer¬
ence is placing mox'e emphasis on
these workshops and cutting down
the time of two general assem¬
blies which are held during the
course of the convention.
Whitehill and Nunley will at¬
tend the workshop on student
Rose Queen contestants
face judgement today
Why lias the entrance to 111C become a meccq for every
female student at PCC and what magnetic attraction is
created by those mysterious lists of serial numbers posted
outside of Dean Curtis’ office yesterday and today? The air
is filled with anticipation because - -
er delegates and their assigned
workshops are as follows: finance,
Dave Smith; intramural sports
(on campus), Bill Watts; inter-col¬
legiate athletics, Roy Baughman;
new student orientation, Nan
Burnett; publicity and public re¬
lations, A1 Gaul; campus organi¬
zations, Charlotte Fedde; assem¬
blies, rallies and forums, Nancy
Stith; social activities, Sherri
Goodner.
There will be no Lancer repre¬
sentation at the fraternity and
sorority problem workshop.
While all this is going on both
Dr. Smith and Dean Curtis will
attend a special advisers meeting.
one of those serial numbers comes
from the identification card of the
future queen of the Tournament
of Roses.
Identification card numbers
flanking the door to 111C were
obtained from the preliminary
step down the long road to the
selection of the Rose Queen and
her court. The Rose Tournament
judges made this first narrowing
in the field of the 1141 women
enrolled in PE classes on Monday
and Tuesday.
THIS ACCOUNTS for the add¬
ed popularity of the Student Ac¬
tivities Office this morning. Girls
who are fortunate enough to hold
the lucky numbers will take part
in the second judging which will
be held in Harbeson Hall this aft¬
ernoon from 3-5.
Those selected for the second
AGS staff hits
tutor panic button
The Student Scholastic Service
of PCC’s honorary scholarship
fraternity, Alpha Gamma Sigma,
needs volunteers to tutor college
students who are having difficul¬
ty with their studies.
Anyone who is interested in do¬
nating his time to this assistance
project is requested to go to the
conference room of the new Mu¬
sic Building, 303K, or to contact
AGS advisers Dr. Zell Rust or
George Josten for further infor¬
mation.
tryout today should wear street
clothes, suits, simple date dresses,
or spectator sport clothes. This
does not necessitate a mad scram¬
ble to the local stores to purchase
the latest in haut couture because
it is the opinion of the previous
judges that contestants will feel
more at ease in familiar clothes.
ALSO, BEFORE rushing off to
change their clothes, those who
were selected by the first tryout
must consider their eligibility,
since the rules of qualification
are strictly enforced. Post gradu¬
ates and married students are not
qualified to participate in the sec¬
ond tryouts.
Today the field will be narrowed
down to approximately 125 to 175
candidates and the judging will
move off campus. After this sec¬
ond tryout PCC will no longer be
represented in the judging by a
member of the faculty, the AMS,
and AWS. Members of the Tour¬
nament of Roses committee will
continue the tryouts in the beauti¬
ful Wrigley estate on South
Orange Grove Avenue.
ON THURSDAY, Oct. 27, the
third judging will take place at
the Wrigley estate from 1:30-5.
At this time the committee hopes
to eliminate all but 50 girls in the
race for the coveted crown.
Those who survived the rigors
of the third tryout are required
to go on to a fourth, more gruel¬
ing competition at the Hunting-
ton-Sheraton on October 25 from
1:30-3.