Hello Day’ Set for This Friday
PCC Coufiiefa
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VOL. 5, NO. 1 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA SEPTEMBER 12, 1956
College Enrollment
Readies High of 6500
“Registration for the fall semester at PCC in the combined
regular and extended day classes should reach the 6500 mark,”
was the recent information from the office of John B. Weldon,
registrar. Registration for regular day students was com-
Many ASB Offices
Still Available for
Fall Applicants
Interested in student govern¬
ment? Your student body needs
your help in organizing and run¬
ning the business in which you
are the chief stockholder. Fall
elections are coming on Septem¬
ber 27-28, and the time to make
application is short. All students
owning Associated Student Body
Books are eligible to apply and
no previous experience is neces¬
sary.
All applications for student
body offices are available in 111C,
the office of Dr. Robert Haugh,
dean of student activities. Cur¬
rently four elective and 16 ap¬
pointive offices are open to both
thirteenth and fourteenth year
students.
Three of the elective offices,
those of representatives at large,
are" open to both classes. The
fourth elective office, Freshman
Class president, is naturally open
only to thirteenth year students.
Appointive offices open to all
students include: athletics, com¬
missioner of departmental activi¬
ties, health and safety, Huddle
editor, Prairie editor, secretary
of athletic publicity, secretary of
drama, secretary of forensics, sec¬
retary of radio, commissioner of
social affairs, corresponding sec¬
retary of the ASB Board, and
clerk of the Cabinet.
Applications for positions on
the various boards, cabinets and
commissions may also be obtained
in the activities office. Freshman
and Sophomore Councils, Pep
Commission, Associated Men and
Associated Women Student
Boards need new members.
Come to the Student Activi¬
ties Office, 111C, or the Student
Body Office, 17C, and talk to the
officers about what office you
would like to run for, or what
board or commission would be
benefited by your membership.
^Veterans
All veterans who have not re¬
ported to the Veterans Affairs
Office, 14C, should do so imme¬
diately. It is imperative that
all veterans who wish to collect
subsistence on their GI Bill con¬
tact this office without delay.
The office is open Monday
through Friday from 8 a.m. to
^4:30 p.m.
Pasadena Schools
Welcome 133 New
Staff Members
Orientation and welcoming of
133 new teachers to Pasadena City
Schools took place in the form
of speeches, meetings and a lunch¬
eon last Wednesday.
Dr. Stuart F. McComb, super¬
intendent of schools, started the
day by introducing the key staff
members. The newcomers were
welcomed to the school system
and urged to help maintain and
improve the district’s high repu¬
tation.
The luncheon honoring the new¬
comers was given by the Pasa¬
dena Education Association, the
major professional organization
of public school teachers and ad¬
ministrators.
Pasadena City College claims
two of the newcomers. In the
field of engineering find technolo¬
gy is Lorenzo L. Pett. Miss Mil¬
dred N. Poole will be in the De¬
partment of Nursing Education.
pleted Friday, Sept. 7, with a
definite total of 3700 regular day
school students enrolled and a
possible 400 more late registrants
expected to swell that amount
when the complete count is an¬
nounced. Approximately 2000
students are enrolled in extended
day credit classes with a possi¬
ble 1000 to 1500 more expected.
PCC instituted a new form of
registration this year on a trial
basis. All students having pro¬
grammed on or before August 17
received registration cards
through the mail after payment
of their student body fee. Upon
completion of the cards they were
returned to PCC and the study
list and credentials were sent to
the student. Close to one third of
the students completed their reg¬
istration by mail.
Registration confusion was
eased considerably by this meth¬
od. It also aided students who
have difficulty in getting to Pasa¬
dena to register. Next year this
form will be emphasized, in the
hope that the majority of regis¬
trations can be handled in this
way.
Heads Offer
ASB President
Asks Participation
To the many new students of
Pasadena City College I wish to
extend a very sincere welcome.
And to those who are returning
may I say with equal sincerity,
“Welcome back!”
We of junior college standing
are in a particular and peculiar
stage of development. Many of
us have not yet fully decided
what specifically we wish to do,
and we are casting about trying
to discover the things we consider
important enough to pursue.
These two years are a spring¬
board from which we will leap
in our chosen direction.
Extracurricular activities have
been created to help us find where
our interests and our talents lie.
For those who have already chos¬
en their fields of study, extracur¬
ricular activities will develop
those interests and talents.
There is an activity here suited
to every student. You may choose
between student government,
service clubs, technical clubs, and
recreation clubs.
Those of us already associated
with these organizations have
learned to appreciate the value of
our membership in them.
The fact that you are now en¬
rolled in PCC is either by your
choice or by circumstance. In
either case, it is now your school
and the interest you take in its
activities reflects your pride in
yourself and the college you at¬
tend.
I have extended my welcome
secure in the knowledge that just
as Pasadena City College has
something for you, you in turn
have much to contribute to it.
We of student government
would like to know you personal¬
ly, and if we can be of any assist¬
ance to. you, please drop in the
Student Body Office, 17C, at any
time.
Ed Brower
ASB President
HANDSHAKE AND A SMILE . . . between Dr. William B.
Langsdorf, president of Pasadena City College, and Ed Brower,
Associated Student Body president, as they seal arrangements for
welcoming new students. Hello Day September 14 will highlight
the special activities planned to acquaint new students with all
phases of life revolving around the PCC campus.
HELLO-HELLO-HELLO . . . Barry Williams, head rep-at-
large, standing at the top of the ladder, is being deluged with
questions about Hello Day. New and old students will go to
Brookside Park this Friday from 3-5 p.m. to meet the Lancer
Band and student body officers, and to crown the Hello Day
Queen.
New Students Meet
at Brookside Park
Hello’s the word for Friday!
Have you heard about the Hello Day festivities slated
for Friday, Sept. 14, which will begin on the campus and end
in Brookside Park? Well, lend an ear. The big word for the
week, as well as for Friday the
fourteenth, is “Hello” and should
Challenge
Langsdorf Urges
Loyal Cooperation
It is indeed a pleasure once
again to welcome all students to
another year of challenge and op¬
portunity in Pasadena City Col¬
lege. During the coming year we
will continue to share this cam¬
pus with the students of the Pasa¬
dena High School. However, the
Board of Education of Pasadena
has made the determination to_
proceed with the building of a
new high school, and as soon as
that plant is completed this cam¬
pus will revert completely to ju¬
nior college use, at least for the
years immediately ahead.
I am sure that all of the stu¬
dents have noticed that we have
not yet completed our million dol¬
lar new building program. It now
appears that the new music-
classroom building which we had
hoped to use with the opening of
school will not be ready for at
least two months, and the locker-
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IRC Plans Panel
to Discuss Suez
A student panel to discuss the
problems arising from the seizure
of the Suez Canal is being plan¬
ned by the International1 Relations
Club, announces Hanna Tarazi,
president.
All students, particularly for¬
eign students from the Middle
East, are invited to join the panel,
which is tentatively set 'for Sep¬
tember 27 at 200C. Applications
are available immediately in the
Social Science Office, 213C.
The deadline for submission of
applications is September 19. In¬
terviews for those interested in
becoming members of the panel
will be held on September 19-20.
The club will hold its first reg¬
ular business meeting this com¬
ing Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the
home of Chrystal Watson. All
old members are urged to attend.
be used as often as possible. Not
only will it profit you as far as
making new friendships is con¬
cerned, but you may win one of
the Ivy League shirts (donated
by Woodruff’s of Alhambra)
which are now on display in the
glass case in the main hall. All
you need to do is be the first to
say “Hi!” to the mystery boy or
girl during the mystery hour on
Friday.
From 2:30 p.m. on that day
cars will be on the Prairie to
provide transportation to
Brookside Park for students
who have no other means of
getting there. Students plan¬
ning to drive to the park should
go east on Colorado to Orange
Grove Ave., turn right on
Orange Grove to Prospect, turn
left on Prospect and follow the
signs to the park.
Festivities in the park are
slated to begin at 3 o’clock and
end at approximately 5 p.m. Soft-
ball, volleyball, three-legged races,
and a tug of war between classes
are just a few of the items on the
agenda for the afternoon, with
free soft drinks being provided
for all.
On hand to welcome you of¬
ficially to PCC will be the stu¬
dent officers for the coming
year, the song girls, cheerlead¬
ers, and majorettes. The Lancer
Band will also be present to
provide music for the occasion.
Come up and say “Hi!” They
want to meet you and extend
their personal welcome to PCC.
Freshman girls will be inter¬
ested to know that a queen for
Hello Day will be chosen from
among their ranks. Candidates
for the title wil appear at the
Dave Pell assembly Thursday.
The girl chosen as queen will be
presented to the students at
Brookside Park between 3 and 5
p.m. on Hello Day. She will be
chosen by informal judging some¬
time before Frid'ay afternoon.
Special permission to wear in¬
formal attire on the campus on
Hello Day has been granted stu¬
dents. Therefore, the order of the
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