PCC Courier, October 25, 1967

PCC Coufii&v VOL. 27, NO. 7 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA OCTOBER 25, 1967 — Courier Photo by Marshall Armistoad FIRST DRAMA — Pasadena City College Theater Arts Association presents its first production, "Filumena Marturano" (Marriage Italian Style) in Sexson Auditorium, October 27 and 28 at 8:15 p.m. Gordon Ballinger as Domenico argues with Filumena, played by Charlene Way. Courier Protests Censuring on Bill of Attainder Charge By Helene Berndes jury — accusing and censuring the The ASB Board meeting got off Courier without allowing any de- to an all-time start Thursday with fense. 'Filumena Marturano ' Begins New PCC Drama tit Season By Helene Berndes A new season of drama begins at PCC October 27 and 28 as the Theater Arts Association presents Eudardo di Filippo’s award¬ winning comedy “Filumena Mar¬ turano.” Under the direction of Dr. Don¬ ald Ewing, who completed his doctoral dissertation on Italian drama, the cast will enact the amusing and dramatic story of an Italian mistress who strives to protect her three sons from the truth of life, and finally marries the man she has lived with for 25 years. The play was made into the widely-acclaimed “Divorce Italian Style.” THE VIBRANT Mistress Filu¬ mena will be portrayed by Mrs. Charlene Way, a telecommunica¬ tions major. Charlene is a 5’7” blue-eyed blonde, and wife of Frank Way, a PCC stage technician. Mrs. Way has as her acting cre¬ dits at PCC: “Arsenic and Old Lace,” the female leads in “Night of January Sixteenth," “You Can’t Take It With You,” and "The Young and Fair” with an all fe¬ male cast. She describes her new role as Filumena as “challenging” and “new,” and appreciates “the op¬ portunity to work with a great di¬ rector," Dr. Ewing. Gordon Ballinger, a drama ma¬ jor, will play opposite Mrs. Way as Domenico, “the epitome of a Mediterranean male” the reluc¬ tant husband who after 25 years finally makes an honest woman of Filumena. linger says, “It is running well. You can feel the tension between the characters." The supporting east is also well represented with talent. FILUMENA’S three sons will be portrayed by Douglas Broyles as Ricardo, Kenn Gatewood as Mi¬ chele, and Robert Muelhausen as Umberto. Other members of the cast are Gregg Condon as the attorney No- cella; Warren Chadwick as Dom¬ enico’s friend, Alfredo; Cathy El- 1 i о 1 1 as Filumena's friend, Ro¬ salia; Shari Friedland as the maid, Lucia; Candy St. Clair as the nurse, Diana; Anthony Can- geni as the waiter, Carlo; Greg Cook as another waiter; and Nor¬ ma Andrews as Teresina. Dr. Ewing promises the audi¬ ence that “Filumena Marturano” is “charmingly written to give us oil, vinegar, and spice.” The curtain rises at 8:15 p.m. Admission is free to ASB card¬ holders, $1.50 to non-ASB mem¬ bers. The public is invited to en¬ joy the racous and ribald evening. — Courier Photo by Davo Alvaranza GLUBB PASHA, honorary king of Jordan, who lived 47 years in the flag salute — minus the flag. Prior to the official opening of the Board meeting, ASB Presi¬ dent, Scott Ousdahl, made a pub¬ lic apology stating that he was sorry for any misconceptions that have been formed about some of his statements. He clarified the situation by say ing that whenever he used “I" in a statement it referred only to his own feelings and thoughts, but when “we” is used it pertains to the thoughts and feelings of the entire ASB Board. THAT problem resolved, the Board settled down to the busi- ness-of-the-day. Tom Coston reporter on the pro¬ posed ASB Newsletter stating that if the Courier would not allow space for the “Newsletter,” the ASB would have to finance it. Coston also announced that the administration is planning t о erect three more portable class rooms in the “pit” area and that the entire area would be cleared for a passageway. The ASB Board still hopes to replace the benches. The question of the right of the ASB Board to censure the Courier without the right to defense was brought before the Board by Jim McCaulsand, a Courier staff member. McCausland reminded the Board of the “Bill of Attainder” clause in the U.S. Constitution which entitles the accused to de¬ fense before sentencing or cen¬ suring. ARTICLE 1, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution states, “No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.” This clause ap¬ plies to any form of government in the United States. Coston replied that since the ASB Board is not a court of law the Courier had “no rights of de¬ fense.” The Board merely makes and passes motions. McCausland claims that the Board IS acting as a judge and McCausland was directed to file suit if he wished at the next Supreme Council meeting, where all matters of legality are handled After the meeting he asked when the next Supreme Council meeting would be held, and discovered that none were scheduled, but that if he wished to submit a suit, the Council would meet. COSTON then moved that a committee be appointed to invest¬ igate the Courier and to see what changes could be made for its improvement. Three Board members were ap¬ pointed to investigate lone Cour¬ ier editor, John Maffei. William Buttler, Coux-ier adviser, and Dean Curtis, ASB adviser, were appointed referees for the com¬ mittee. The State Confei-ence to be held November 30 was discussed. Orig¬ inally any five membei-s of the ASB could attend, but it was sug¬ gested at this meeting that only members of the Boai-d and Cabi¬ net should have pi-iority. The Boai’d then went into closed session to discuss “personnel” matters and adjourned, reporting that the Board finally and unani¬ mously legally elected Axel Richter Senate President. A WIDE variety of roles make up Ballinger’s credits. He has done summer stock in New York for two years and also at Kansas State Teachers College. For the past two years he has worked in all the plays PCC has presen¬ ted: Mi-. Frank in “Diai-y of Anne Fx-ank,” Irvin in “No Time for Sergeants,” stage manager for “Royal Gambit,” leading male (Florindo) and stage manager for “Servant of Two Masters,” and director of “Ruzzante Returns from the Wars” for the New Face Repetoi-y Company. On “Filumena Martui-ano,” Bal- the Middle East as a British military leader, spoke on "Arab- Israeli Crisis: What Next?" He blamed the Russians for the recent flare-up. Glubb Blames U.S.S.R. for Arab-lsraeli Outbreak Sir John Bagot Glubb Pasha, honox-ary king of Jordan, who spent 47 years leading military groups in Arab countries for Eng¬ land, told the first session on the “Arab-lsraeli Crisis: What Next?” Homecoming '67 Salutes '25 Grads' Ragtime Style “Homecoming 1967 Salutes the Class of 1925” is this year’s theme for homecoming. The week of November 13 to 18 pi-omises to be bubbling with ac¬ tivity. Monday begins the penny-vote selection of the homecoming queen. There will be a ragtime re¬ ception in the Campus Center at noon, also. Tuesday and Wednesday are Dixieland Band days. Dances will Traffic and Noise Problem Under Senate Investigation Tom Coston announced at the first Senate meeting that in keep¬ ing with the “Roaring 20’s” theme for homecoming, all students are encouraged to wear appropriate clothing (girls: flapper outfits; guys: striped jackets, vest) dui'- ing the week November 13 to 18. As a result of a student com¬ plaint about noise from motor¬ bikes, a traffic and noise com¬ mittee was created. It will soon hold a meeting with motoi'bike riders and other interested per¬ sons to gain suggestions. Axel Richter, Senate pi'esident, made a plea to the entire student body for secretaries, as they are needed desperately. The next Senate meeting is Oc¬ tober 26. All meetings are open, and anyone may offer sugges¬ tions or improvements for con¬ sideration. be held at the Campus Center at noon each day. Friday sees the return of the Dixieland Band. On Saturday, November 18, all club members and student gov¬ ernment members are invited to participate in the float decora¬ tion activities, to be held in the Sierra Bonita parking lot at noon. At 7:20 p.m., Horrell Field will be transformed into “Colorado Boulevard — 1925” as the parade of cars begins the night’s festivi¬ ties. The PCC - Compton football game then begins. At halftime, the homecoming queen will be crowned, the hon¬ ored guests introduced (pioneer class of 1925), and awards pre¬ sented for the best car entries. Gi-and Marshall for the evening is Ralph White, the first ASB presi¬ dent of PCC. Following the game, a dance will be held in the Campus Center from 10:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. The theme is "Dixieland Festival.” Music will be provided by the Patch of Blues and by the Dixie¬ land Band. Dress is casual, or Roaring Twenties attire. symposium that the R u s s i a n s were behind the recent flare up and made ti-emendous political gains through it. First Glubb Pasha explained that 800 years have been left out of histox-y books. These are the years of the “dax-k ages” and of the Arab Empire that lasted 250 years. It was broken by Vasco de Gamma’s discovery of the Cape of Good Hope as a means to the Indian Ocean, hence trade, for the first time since the Roman and Persian Empires. He then noted that all great empires except the Spanish have held Egypt, and that Napolean at- ti-ibuted his defeat to his failure to capture this area and thereby control the trade route to goods from China and sea power over all Europe. Next Glubb Pasha stated said Russians have been trying to get foothold in this important area for the past two centuries. He feels that the Russians lured the Ax-abs to defeat by promise of • Continued on Page Four King Solomon’s Mines The Inter-Departmental Acti¬ vities Commission is presenting the movie “King Solomon’s Mines” October 30 at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. in Sexson Auditorium. All money received from this semi-annual movie will go towards departmental scholar¬ ships. Tickets are available at 50 cents at the College Bank and at the door.