Phase A of Construction Nears End
Vol. 17, No. 1 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California September 12, 1962
Student Union, Gym
Boast Modern Facilities
Two new buildings, a women’s physical education site
and a school maintenance structure, were partially ready for
occupancy yesterday when the 1962-63 school term opened.
The buildings will be fully completed by October 1. A third
building, a large student union,
will also be ready for use by the
first of October, according to
school administrators.
Located at the west side of the
campus, the new PE building con¬
tains a large gymnasium, locker
rooms and shower facilities, a
Job Shifts, Promotions Place
New Personnel in Top Spots
The Pasadena Board of Education announced promotions
and job shifts effective at Pasadena City College with the be¬
ginning of the fall semester. Filling one of the top spots is
Leslie Koltai, a former language instructor and Hungarian
Freedom Fighter. Koltai, relative¬
ly new to the Pasadena district,
has been named new Language
Department chairman.
He replaced Arthur Wiley, long¬
time PCC official who retired.
Koltai, a graduate of the Uni¬
versity of Budapest, is an expert
in Russian and has also served
with the Voice of America. He
started as a teacher of Russian
at PCC in 1960.
TAKING over as chairman of
the Life Science Department will
be Dr. Bruce E. Conklin, a spe¬
cialist in marriage counseling.
Dr. Conklin fills the position
vacated by Miss Margaret Stason
upon her retirement.
The new chairman first started
teaching in Pasadena in the Life
Science Department at John Muir
College in 1946. He received his
PhD in psychology from USC
and has been a faculty mem¬
ber at PCC since 1956.
IRVIN LEWIS, speech teacher
here since 1947, and former coun¬
selor and assistant dean, will take
over as dean of guidance and
counseling. He replaces retired
Dean Florence Brubaker.
John Weldon will move from
dean of student personnel to ad¬
ministrative dean. He also held
a dean's position at the former
John Muir College and became an
Enrollment
Enrollment is running slightly
higher than last year with a
total of 10,067 registered as of
September 7. Of those regis¬
tered, 6595 are day students and
3472 (are night students. By the
end of the week the total enroll¬
ment is expected to increase by
1200, according to John Wel¬
don, dean of admissions and
records. An additional 1000 are
expected in night classes, while
day classes will increase by at
least 200.
assistant dean at Pasadena City
College.
Mrs. Jessie S. Chittenden has
moved up from counselor on the
Lancer campus to assistant dean,
placement office. She replaces MH-
ton C. Mohs, also retired.
MRS. CHITTENDEN started in
Pasadena in 1930 as an art teach¬
er. In 1950 she became a coun¬
selor and in 1954 assistant prin¬
cipal at Pasadena High School,
and from there to PCC counselor.
Also moved to assistant dean
at PCC from counselor was E.
Erdley Beauchamp. He replaces
Glen Cline as assistant dean of
the PCC extended day school.
Cline becomes an assistant dean
of admissions and records.
Two new additions to the coun¬
seling staff are Mildred Wardlow
of Muir High School and E. R.
Neumann from PHS.
Bank Now Selling
San Mateo Tickets
Tickets are now on sale at the
College Bank for bus transporta¬
tion to the first game of the grid
season at San Mateo on Septem¬
ber 22.
Cost for a seat on the bus has
been set at $9.50 for members of
the Associated Student Body and
$11.50 for non-ASB. members.
The bus will leave the PCC
parking lot at 6:45 a.m. on Sep¬
tember 22. However, students are
advised to be in the parking lots
at 6 a.m. to avoid last minute con¬
fusion. Stops will be made every
two hours, with an additional stop
for lunch. A sack lunch is rec¬
ommended, according to Pep
Commissioner Cheryl Whitmore.
Upon arrival in San Mateo at
approximately 4 p.m., Lancers
will have dinner, attend a rally,
tour the own, and then proceed
to the game at 8 p.m.
ADDITIONAL FUNDS— Catherine J. Robbins,
president of Pasadena City College, accepts a
$1000 check from G. A. Stinstrom, district plant
manager of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
and former president of the Kiwanis Club of
Temple City. Also pictured are Kyle Stevens,
Kiwanis president, and Walter Shatford II, right,
former president. The $1000 will go into the
PCC scholarship fund. At the right, Dr. Robbins
welcomes the student body.
Dr. Robbins Greets
1962-63 Student Body
Greetings to all Pasadena City
College students and staff mem¬
bers.
Pasadena City College looks
forward to a fine year of academ¬
ic achievement and successful
student activities. Our college en¬
joys a great reputation as a well
organized, top grade collegiate
institution.
All of us during this college
year will be challenged to do our
best in everything we attempt.
Excellence in scholarship, compe¬
tence in campus activities, and
good relations with our communi¬
ty will guide us in the year’s
work.
The instructional program,
guidance and counseling, and stu¬
dent activities of Pasadena City
College are organized to meet
the needs of individuals and to
serve the college community.
—Dr. Catherine Robbins
— Courier photo by Norm Shapiro
NEAR COMPLETION — Workers put the finishing touches on the
Women's Physical Education building which will open October 1,
as they pour cement for the steps. Upon completion of this build¬
ing, and the maintenance and Student Union buildings, Phase A
of PCC's construction project will be finished.
Election of Frosh Prexy
Freshmen will go to the polls
September 27 and 28 to select a
class president. Applications for
the only open Associated Student
Body office will be available next
week to qualified Lancers in 111C.
Candidates must possess an
ASB book and have a minimum
2.0 GPA in their last semester of
school work. In addition, all ap¬
plicants must be of freshman
standing.
ON SEPTEMBER 25 those run¬
ning for office will hold an infor¬
mal discussion hour on the li¬
brary steps at noon. At this time
students may question candidates
on their platforms.
A rally and special election as¬
sembly is scheduled for Septem¬
ber 27. Polls will open after the
assembly held at noon in Sexson
Auditorium, and will remain open
until 3 p.m. They will also be
open in the twenty-eighth from
8 a.m. until 3 p.m.
POLLS WILL be situated on
the Prairie, library steps, in front
of Sexson Auditorium and
К
building. Other booths may be lo¬
cated in the East Prairie and by
the stadium.
In order to vote, Lancers must
of freshman standing, possess an
ASB book, and present their ID
card at the polls.
Upon election of the freshman
president, the ASB Board will be
complete and student government
may move into action.
Also pending in the area of
freshman representation is the
selection of a Freshman Council.
Applications for the council will
be available after the election.
Set to Fill ASB Seat
body building room, two classes,
two dance floors, and an outside
area for women’s sports and stu¬
dent activities.
The building - replaces the old
women's gym which had been
condemned. The framework of
the old gym was completely de¬
stroyed during a fire in the early
part of the summer.
THE NEW one-story service
building has been attached to the
boiler house at the south end of
the campus. The structure will
be used by school maintenance
workers, and will house supplies,
tools, vehicles, and heavy equip¬
ment.
These buildings, as well as a
recent campus rewiring and light¬
ing project, expanded parking
lots on the east side of PCC, and
new tennis courts, are the com¬
ponents of Phase A in the $5
million Increment 1 of PCC’s
long range building program.
The largest part of Phase A
will be the student union, a clean-
lined, White, two story building
located directly west of the li¬
brary. Construction on the proj¬
ect has been underway since early
in 1961.
ON THE ground floor of the
student union will be a coffee
shop and student and faculty cafe¬
terias. The upper floor will
house student government offices
and a large student lounge for
meetings, dances, and general so¬
cial events.
Phase
В
of the $5 million proj¬
ect will consist of a new book¬
store, a new technology building,
and a large multi-story classroom
building.
The one level bookstore will be
constructed between the student
union and the women’s gym.
THE SIGN ARTS building and
the old swimming pool will be re-
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Leaders Welcome
Freshmen Friday
A welcome to all new students
will be extended this Friday night
at 7 in Sexson Auditorium.
Dean Curtis, dean of student
activities; Barney Whitesell, ASB
president; Jeff Hess, ASB vice-
president; Drew Rodgers, Repre¬
sentative Council president; Lar¬
ry Gilmour and Sue Abraham,
AMS and AWS presidents, respec¬
tively, will greet all incoming stu¬
dents, and explain the functions
of PCC.
Entertainment will be inter¬
spersed throughout the assembly
with the pep squads doing sev¬
eral of their new routines.
The welcome will serve as a
get-acquainted gathering and will
be of interest to all who are new
to the college, stressed Whitesell.
At 8 the assembly will be dis¬
missed, and there will be an in¬
formal dance held on the Prairie.
PCC Food Service
A limited food service of snacks
on paper plates, cups, and nap¬
kins and packaged food will be
available on campus. This mod¬
ified food service, the result of
preparations for the move into
the new cafeteria and coffee
shop, will be available in the
old student dining room, coffee
shop, canteen, and faculty din¬
ing room for a limited time un¬
til the opening of the Campus
Center. The hours will be; Cof¬
fee Shop, 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.;
Student Dining Room, 11:30
a.m. to 1 p.m.; Canteen, 7:30
a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Faculty Din¬
ing Room, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.