PCC Courier, September 21, 1966

LSD Experience Depends on Personulity I Cornier Dr. William Jl/ltClothlin Presents Drug Theory Vol. 25, No. 2 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California September 21, 1966 Щ. FIVE CHEERS FOR PCC — Lancer song girls led the cheers at last Thursday's pep assembly in Sexson Auditorium. Accompanied by the Lancer Band, the girls stirred up school spirit for the first foot- — Courier photo by Bob Jacobs ball game of the PCC season, which will be played against Southwestern on Friday. The 1966 football team was introduced at the as¬ sembly by Coach Don Hunt. Total Radio KPCS Highlights Fall Season with Folk '66 By Wayne Heikkila Total radio KPCS, 89.3 FM, re¬ turns to the air October 1 with a record staff of 20 announcers and 50 engineers, according to Dr. John Gregory, station manager. Preparations for the broadcast of the East Los Angeles football game are now being made. Sports director Tim Price is being assist- 'Sergeant' Premieres October 21 Ira Levin’s comedy on Army life, “No Time for Sergeants,” will open Pasadena City College’s drama season on October 21 in Sexson Auditorium. Director Donald Liercke held open readings all last week for the roles in the predominantly male cast. Rehearsals are now underway. The play revolves around one innocent recruit from the hill country who manages to produce havoc in the traditionally organ¬ ized Army. Any student who would be interested in working “behind the lights” should see stage manager Judy Castagno or her assistant, Frank Way. Help is needed in set building and painting, props, cos¬ tumes, lights and special effects. Bruce Bell is head electrician with Dean Yeager as his assistant. Greg Hicks is in charge of special effects; publiciay is handled by Randy Beale. Mrs. Margo Graham is heading the makeup crew. “No Time for Sergeants” will run October 21 and 22 and Octo¬ ber 27 and 28. ed by David Brock, Steve Berdrow and Roger Starks in the play-by- play. In addition to this first home game, KPCS will broadcast live all other home games and two away games that will be taped for future broadcasts. “Because of the large number of announcers, we have extended our newscasts,” says Richard Moore, traffic director. The sta¬ tion will be giving 20 minutes a day of local and national news, Monday through Thursday, with 10 minutes on Friday. Highlighting the first week of broadcasting will be the return of the popular Folk 66 Show, Friday, Oct. 7. An interview with Pasa¬ dena City College alumnus, Tim Morgon, direct from the Glendale Ice House, has been set. Morgon has an all-new show that he will bring to the campus for one of the first ASB assemblies of the fall semester. Other popular Ice House favor¬ ites, such as The Association, The Pair Extraordinaire, and the Deep Six, will also make an appearance on the show while they are per¬ forming in the area. Staff members of KPCS include John E. Twomey, general mana¬ ger; Gregory, station manager; A Kenneth Johnson, chief engi¬ neer; and Winnifred Burke, secre¬ tary and record librarian. On the student staff are: Moore, traffic director; Willard Morrow, Newspaper Week The week of October 9-15 lias been designated National News¬ paper Week. Special emphasis is being placed on October 15, which will be National News¬ paper Day. Many papers are planning big promotional cam¬ paigns in honor of the occasion. By Dawn Baker Recent experiments with LSD, the controversial hallucinogenic drug, have shown that the effect of LSD is “quite minimal when compared with the effects report¬ ed by the present-day LSD enthu¬ siasts.” The experiments, conducted by Dr. William McGlothlin at USC, attempted to determine whether or not the drug has a significant lasting impact on an individual’s personality. Apparently, the drug does not among “unmotivated normals.” Natural hypnotic experiences, such as a greater appreciation of music and art are shown under the drug experience. To some ex¬ tent, various personality and atti¬ tude changes were also revealed. A decreased defensiveness and a less materialistic point of view as well as greater introspection were among the attitude changes reported. The heightened effects of the drug claimed by LSD enthusiasts are partially due to the psycho¬ logical effect of set and setting. “Expectation of having the experi- Cheerleaders Greet Team Enthusiastic anticipation for a “better than ever” football season was audibly expressed at the first pep assembly in Sexson Aud¬ itorium last Thursday. The assem¬ bly was sponsored by the Pep Commission and PCC Lancer Band. The 1966 Lancer football play¬ ers were introduced by Coach Don Hunt, who reminded the stu¬ dents that school spirit and sup¬ port are essential factors in the making of a successful season. Also on hand for the introductions were the members of the cross country team and Coach Ted Banks. Six new cheerleaders introduced themselves and led the students in traditional PCC yells. The Lan¬ cer Band gave a preview of what’s to come with cheers led by their new song girls. Linda Folker, one of the top 10 award-winning majorettes in California, will also be featured with the band. Purpose of the assembly, ac¬ cording to Rich Wheeler, pep commissioner, was to promote campus spirit and to introduce athletes and pep leaders to the student body. Information about rooter buses for next week’s game at South¬ western was given. All students are urged to purchase their bus tickets at the College Bank. Homecoming Queen Deadline Tomorrow Associated Men Students Board, that traditionally conducts a program of service and social activities for the men of PCC also organizes Homecoming activities, scholarships to individuals who have contributed to PCC, and co-sponsors AMS-AWS activities. AMS is sponsoring the Homecoming Queen contest this week. Glen Miyazaki, chairman of the committee, urges all girls interested in being selected as candidates to register this week in 111C. Appli¬ cations are also being distributed on campus by members of AMS, Circle K, and Junior Executives. Tomorrow is the last day to apply. To be eligible, girls should be single, be carrying at least 12 units, hold a 2.0 grade average, and have an ASB card. They should return their applications and be present at the interview selection tomorrow in the ASB board room between 2:30 and 4 p.m. The court will consist of seven girls, to be judged on personality, appearance, poise, and character. Judges include S. Luke Curtis, dean of student activities; Mrs. Lillian C. Castagna, his secretary; and members of the AMS, AWS, and the football team. The Homecoming Queen will be crowned through a general ballot election officiated by the elections commission and results will be revealed Friday, Oct. 7. For this vote students need only an ID card. There will not be a Freshman Queen contest this year because the Homecoming Queen contest follows too closely to allow proper organization for both events. chief engineer; Fred Reister, news director; Price, sports director; James Mason, director of special events; Ellen Thomas, station liai¬ son; Wayne Hekkila, public rela¬ tions; Julian Bender, secretary of radio. Tennis Club Have an interest in tennis? All interested students who would like to see the Tennis Club re¬ organized this year should check in the Student Activities Office, 111C, as soon as possible. The club includes both men and women in its membersliip. Jay Burchett is the adviser. ence heightens the reaction to the drug,” stated Dr. McGlothlin. The intensity of the LSD expe¬ rience is related to personality variables, according to Dr. Mc¬ Glothlin. “As would be expected, practical people who place a strong emphasis on control gen¬ erally tend to respond minimally to the drug. Those who respond intensely are more inward turn¬ ing and introspective types who prefer an unstructured, spon¬ taneous life.” Unlike earlier experiments with LSD which used subjects under medical treatment for tests, Dr. McGlothlin’s experiment used nor¬ mals. All subjects in the tests were male graduate students between the ages of 21 and 35. The experi¬ mental group was made up of 24 subjects and two control groups of 24 each. All subjects had vol¬ unteered for a “paid experiment” with no knowledge of its nature. The experimental group sub¬ jects were given 200 micrograms of LSD on each of three separate occasions. The subject in one con¬ trol group received 25 micro¬ grams of the drug each time. Twenty milligrams of ampheta¬ mine (a drug which stimulates an abnormal feeling of buoyant vigor and health) were given the third group at each meeting. Under the observation of a physician and clinical psycholo¬ gist, the tests were given. All sub¬ jects in each group were given exhaustive batteries of psycho¬ logical tests prior to the actual drug sessions, and twice after¬ wards — at periods of two and six months. AWS Slates Fall Activities PCC’s Associated Women Stu¬ dents went into full swing this week with a number of activities highlighting their activities cal¬ endar. An assembly and guest speaker is set for Friday at 12 noon in Harbeson Hall. The coffee hour yesterday kicked off the AWS activities for all early risers. Freshmen women mixed informally with student leaders and faculty at the get- acquainted affair. At Friday’s assembly, Mike Vance, director of the organiza¬ tional division of the Walt Disney Studios, will address Lancer coeds. Vance spoke at the ASB Banquet last spring. The assembly is the first in a series of programs to be spon¬ sored by the AWS. On October 5, the Tournament of Roses queen and court committee will ac¬ quaint women students with the selection of the 1967 Tournament of Roses court. The “Roses and Royalty” assembly will be held at 12 noon that day in Sexson Auditorium. Rounding up the September ac¬ tivities will be a Bar-B-Que lunch for the fall AWS Board on Sep¬ tember at the home of Anastasia Doovas, AWS president. IRC Introduces Briefing Session Tomorrow’s International Rela¬ tions Club briefing session, ac¬ cording to club president Ed Johnson, “is designed to give interested students some idea of what we will be doing this semes¬ ter.” A member of the Association of International Relations Clubs, which was founded in 1914, the IRC promotes a greater under¬ standing of foreign affairs and international relations on the PCC campus. Officers are Kathy Lamb, vice- president; and Brenda Sherman, secretary-treasurer. John Madden is the adviser.