Lancer Parking Facilities to Expand
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VOL. 17, NO. 2 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA SEPTEMBER 19, 1962
Board of Ed. Approves
Addition of 226 Spaces
Preliminary plans for 226 spaces to be added to the new
parking lot east of the campus were approved last week by
the Pasadena Board of Education. Upon completion of this
lot, located below Winship Street between Bonnie and Sierra
Bonita Avenues, Lancer students
will have a total of 1326 parking
spaces.
Dr. Robert E. Jenkins, super¬
intendent of schools, reported
that the school district now owffis
all but eight parcels of property
in the 12 acre area east of the
school.
— Courier photos by Norm Shapiro
PRESENT, FUTURE — Parking spaces continue to increase as
plans have been approved to begin work on a new lot east of
the campus. The lot will be located between Bonnie and Sierra
Bonita, south of Winship. The block just north of this area was
ready for use last June.
If the parcels cannot be pur¬
chased, he noted, the new spaces
will be built, around the remaining
homes. However, he said, three
of the lots owned by the district
were not included in the razing
and paving plans because they
are shut off by homes the district
does not yet own.
The area proposed for the park¬
ing lot expansion covers about
3.5 acres. To date, no estimate
of the cost has been made. In or¬
der to obtain the additional prop¬
erty, which several owners have
refused to sell, disputes may have
to be settled in court.
According to Campus Officer
Sam Adams, students are given
a space in the new parking lot
on a “first come, first serve”
basis. Parking stickers are not
required for students. Faculty
members are required to obtain
stickers.
Parking lots on Hill Avenue
are now solely for the use of stu¬
dents.
PCC Foreign Language Dept.
Plans Expanded Program
Dr. Claude Buss
Lectures Students
on Asian Affairs
Dr. Claude A. Buss, an authori¬
ty on American foreign policy,
lectures students tomorrow at
noon in Sexson Auditorium, re¬
peating yesterday's oration.
Superintendent of Schools Dr.
Robert Jenkins will introduce this
first general assembly, which is
required of all basic communica¬
tion students. Balcony seating, ac¬
cording to Speech Department
Chairman Paul VV. Smith, is avail¬
able for others wishing to attend.
DR. BUSS spoke at PCC in 1961
when he discussed and interpret¬
ed Asian current affairs. The
popular college lecturer selected
the same subject for this week’s
assemblies.
By intense study, teaching, and
travel in the Far East for more
than 20 years, Dr. Buss has at¬
tempted to uncover methods for
the United States to better its dip¬
lomatic position in Asia.
Two years ago he was in the
Far East on assignment for the
State Department.
WITH THE outbreak of World
War II, the doctor acted as exec¬
utive assistant to the United
States High Commissioner sta¬
tioned in the Philippine Islands
and was handling American in¬
terests in Manila when the Japan¬
ese captured that city. Following
two years internment in Manila
and Tokyo, Dr. Buss was repatri¬
ated on the Gripsholm, an ex¬
change ship.
Today Dr. Buss is chairman of
the Committee on Pacific and
East Asian Studies at Stanford
University. A writer of many ar¬
ticles for professional and popu¬
lar American and foreign maga¬
zines, he also is author of "The
Far East,” and "War and Diplo¬
macy in Eastern Asia.”
He has contributed material to
Lennox Mills’ “The New World of
Southeast Asia,” Philip Thayer’s
“Southeast Asia in the Coming
World,” and “Shirley Jenkins’,
“American Economic Policy
Toward the Philippines.”
Elections Commission
An important meeting of the
Elections Commission will be
held tomorrow at 3 p.m. in
200C. AH students who filled
out applications are required to
be at this meeting. Special in¬
structions will be given con¬
cerning the handling of the
freshman election.
ASB Book Sales
Continue to Climb
Sales of student body activity
books are running slightly higher
than last year, according to Col¬
lege Bank officials, who are in
charge of the transactions.
As of Monday night, 1843 ASB
books had been sold. The in¬
crease is expected to continue at
about the same rate, the bank of-
cials stated.
The $12 activity books contain
tickets to campus dances, assem¬
blies. athletic events, drama pro¬
ductions, election voting tickets,
and other college events.
Students may purchase their
ASB books in the College Bank
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
Rose Bowl Out
for PCC Grids
The Rose Bowl is out this sea¬
son for all Lancer gridiron games
and Horrell Field is back in again.
“It’s just economics,” John C.
Thurman, director of men’s ath¬
letics, stated. “The Rose Bowl is
just costing us too much money.”
“Big John,” as Thurman is
known to many Lancers, related
that he had asked the city direc¬
tors for a reduction on the rental
fee by possibly cutting down on
the police protection.
Thurman went on to say that
the Horrell Field facilities could
comfortably hold the crowds that
attend the PCC games. He also
pointed out that the lighting in
the Rose Bowl end zones is poor.
“I feel if they gave us a break
on the rental fees and fixed the
lighting we would probably go
back to the Rose Bowl,” Thurman
said.
Eight and ten-year sequences of
foreign language study will soon
become common in the public
schools, according to Leslie Kol-
tai, new foreign language depart¬
ment chairman.
The foreign language depart¬
ment is preparing for this current
upsurge in language learning by
adding new equipment, expanding
the curriculum, and developing
new teaching techniques.
Through a recent National De¬
fense Education Act grant of ap¬
proximately $40,000, PCC is es¬
tablishing a second language lab¬
oratory featuring the latest in
materials and equipment for (he
new audio-lingual approach to
foreign language teaching.
The major curriculum develop¬
ment is the offering of a full line
of daytime Russian courses from
elementary to advanced Russian,
and, for the first time, an evening
four-unit Russian credit course
that will prepare students for
travel, scientific studies, and
translations. Another curriculum
offering is beginning Latin as a
first step to a complete Latin pro¬
gram.
Teaching techniques to be
stressed are those which present
language as a living thing and
not a dead subject. According to
Koltai, an objective of the year
is total communication which in¬
cludes listening comprehension,
speaking, reading, and writing in
that order of acquisition.
Also, a new addition to the de¬
partment is a full-time foreign
language laboratory director, Ed¬
ward Itrich, formerly with the
Pasadena Education Center
Audio-visual Department. This ap¬
pointment will assure the highest
professional use of both labora¬
tories, accoi'ding to Koltai.
Pageant Adviser
Faces New Duties
Taking over as adviser to the
Pageant this year is William Butt-
ler.
A student at PCC from 1938 to
1940, Buttler continued his edu¬
cation at Redlands where he car¬
ried an English major, and a
minor in journalism. Buttler re¬
turned to PCC in 1947 to take
over the Press Bui’eau. The Ath¬
letics Press Bui’eau was establish¬
ed in 1953 under his direction. He
has also supervised the publish¬
ing of the Huddle, the college
football program.
Plans are in the beginning
stages for the 1963 Pageant, the
college yeai'book, and all positions
are open, stated Buttler. The edi¬
torship has not as yet been filled,
and interested people ai'e wel¬
come to come in to 31C for an
interview, continued the new ad¬
viser.
“This is an entii’ely new job
for me,” declai-ed Buttler, “and
no definite plans have been de¬
cided.” However, work will be¬
gin on the Pageant immediately
after a staff has been selected.
Pepsters Set Out
on San Mateo Trip
Lancers will board buses bound
for San Mateo at 6 a.m. Satui'day
to see the first game of the gi'id-
iron season.
Students can get into the spirit
of the game Fi'iday moi-ning at
7:30 during the weekly pep x-ally
on the Pi-airie. At this time the
band, song girls, flag girls, and
cheerleaders will perform. Also
planned is an appearance by new
head coach Don Hunt.
Pep Commissioner Cheryl Whit¬
more urges all Lancei’s taking
the trip to San Mateo to bring a
sack lunch since there will be a
stop at a park for the noon meal.
Scheduled arrival time for the
buses is 4 p.m. with stops every
two hours.
Accompanying the team will be
song girls, flag girls, cheer lead¬
ers, and part of the Lancer Band.
Upon arrival at San Mateo
there will be a dinner, a pre-game
rally and, if time permits, a tour
of the city. After the game stu¬
dents will return home with ex¬
pected arrival time set at 8 a.in.
Sunday.
According to Miss Whitmoi’e,
the trip offeis students both the
opportunity to suppoi’t their team
and the chance to see part of the
state.
Queen Selection
Begins Tomorrow
Freshman women interested in
competing for Rally Queen are
urged to attend preliminary try¬
outs tomorrow in 200C at 3 p.m.
Contestants must possess an ASB
book.
School clothes and heels are to
be worn, and Sophomore Presi¬
dent Eric Johnson suggests that
each contestant put on her best
smile.
Judges will include Dean S.
Luke Curtis, Mrs. Lillian Cas-
tagna, Barney Whitesell, Pat
Gleason, and Johnson. The num¬
ber of women will be reduced
to five at this meeting.
The queen will then be chosen
by a penny-a-vote contest in which
the entire student body is en¬
couraged to participate.
During halftime at the PCC-
East Los Angeles football game,
the queen and her four princesses
will be presented. The game will
be played on Horrell Field.
Election of Freshman Prexy
Slated; Applications Available
Applications are now available in the Student Activities Office,
111C, to Lancers interested in running for Freshman Class president.
Petitioners for elections must possess an ASB book and have
a minimum 2.0 grade point average in their last semester of school
work. In addition, all candidates must be of freshman standing, hav¬
ing completed no more than 29 units of work at any college.
Applications must be returned to 111C Friday complete with all
information and signatures. Final deadline has been set at 3 p.m.
Next Tuesday those running for office will hold an informal
discussion on the library steps at noon. At this time students may
question applicants on their platforms.
A rally and special election assembly is scheduled for September
27. Polls will open after the assembly held at noon in Sexson Audi¬
torium, and remain open until 3 p.m. They will also be open Septem¬
ber 28 from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Polls will be located on the Prairie, library steps, and in front of
Sexson Auditorium and
К
building.
In order to vote, Lancers must be of freshman standing, possess
an ASB book and present their ID card at the polls.
Upon election of the freshman president, applications will be
available for the Freshman Class Council in 11 1C.