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VOL. 5, NO. 3
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 26, 1956
IRC Panel to Discuss
Suez Canal Problem
An airing of the problems created by the Egyptian seiz¬
ure of the Suez Canal will be handled by a group of PCC
students during a panel discussion which will be held tomor¬
row, September 27, at 3:15
Opes
p.m. m 200C. This panel is.
sponsored by the International
Relations Club under the direc¬
tion of Dr. Harold Hansen, ad¬
viser.
Students have been chosen to
represent the views of the sev¬
eral major countries interested
in the canal. Presenting the
Egyptian viewpoint will be
Hanna Tarazi, president of IRC,
who is a native of Gaza, a coun¬
try currently under Egyptian
rule. Tarazi fought in the
Arab-Israeli War on the side
of the Arabs and later worked
for the United Nations.
Shafik Karadsheh, a PCC stu¬
dent who is a native of Jordan,
will represent the opinion of
neighboring Arab countries.
A resume of the interests of
France and Britain will be giv¬
en by Dorothy Weston. Russia’s
objectives will be pointed out
by Raymond Yagami, and the
United States’ position will be
presented by Olen Maxwell.
Marvin Jackson will recount a
short history of Egypt and the
Suez Canal. Priscilla Rockwell
will act as moderator.
The public is invited to attend,
as well as all faculty and stu¬
dents.
Caltech President
ms First Forum
Tuesday Evening
A discussion of “Science as a
Guide to the Future” will be the
subject of Dr. Lee A. DuBridge at
the first Tuesday Evening Forum
scheduled for October 2 at 8 p.m.
in Sexson Auditorium.
Since 1952 Dr. DuBridge has
been chairman of the Science
Advisory Committee of the Of¬
fice of Defense Mobilization.
He was a member of the Gen¬
eral Advisory Committee of the
Atomic Energy Commission,
and the National Science Foun¬
dation Board. Since 1951 he
has been on the board of trust¬
ees of the Carnegie Endowment
of International Peace, and
since 1948 he has been on the
Rand Corporation board of
trustees.
Dr. DuBridge has received
many high honors in recogni¬
tion of his numerous contribu¬
tions. These include the King’s
Medal for service in the cause of
freedom, in 1946; the Research
Corporation Award, 1947 ; and the
U.S. Government Medal for Mer¬
it, 1948.
President of Caltech since
1946, Dr. DuBridge received the
AB degree from Cornell Col¬
lege, Mt. Vernon, Iowa, in 1922;
the PhD degree from the Uni¬
versity of Wisconsin in 1926;
and a number of honorary de¬
grees. He belongs to the Ameri¬
can Academy of Arts and Sci¬
ences, the American Philosophi¬
cal Society, the National Aca¬
demy of Sciences, and many
. other professional societies.
Dr. DuBridge is author of “Pho¬
toelectric Phenomena, New Theo¬
ries of the Photoelectric Effect,”
and numerous articles which
have appeared in various scien¬
tific journals.
Coed Chosen Bowl Queen
Recently chosen by the Pasadena Junior Chamber of
Commerce to serve as Miss Junior Rose Bowl of 1956 was
Pat Bell, brown-eyed, brunette PCC coed. The principal func¬
tion of the new queen will be to reign over the eleventh annual
Junior Rose Bowl football game
on December 8, and to partici¬
pate in the events preceding it.
Currently an elementary edu¬
cation major, Pat comes from
Barstow, where she was a former
“Miss Barstow.” She won from
among stiff competition, the cov¬
eted John Robert Powers scholar¬
ship upon the completion of a
semester in modeling class at
PCC.
Pat attended a Powers school
during the past summer. An
agency handling her for the
school entered her name in the
Junior Rose Bowl Queen compe-
tion from which she emerged the
victor.
After her selection, Queen Pat
was presented with the tradition¬
al Miss Junior Rose Bowl sweat¬
er by Barbara Wilson, last year’s
queen.
Pat will appear at various func¬
tions to publicize the Junior Rose
WHO’S NEXT IN LINE? . . . Kay Donelson is vacating one
of the polling booths to make room for another voter while John
Perone is on his way in to mark his ballot for the election of the
Frosh president and three reps at large. Polls will be open at
noon tomorrow. Voting Friday will begin at 7:30 a.m. and
continue till 3 p.m.
Fall Classes Bulge as
PCC Enrollment Swells
Final enrollment figures issued Monday from the office
of John B. Weldon, registrar, state that 7099 students are
enrolled in Pasadena' City College for the fall semester of
1956. Of these 7099 students, 4341 are attending regular day
credit classes and 2758 are taking
•Manners, Conduct
The Manners and Conduct Com¬
mittee will meet today in Dean
Catherine Robbins’ office at 3
p.m. This group takes the lead
in working with the Campus
100 in the cleanup campaign.
Pat Bell
Bowl Game and will encourage
Pasadena fans to come to the
Rose Bowl in December.
the extended day credit courses
which are offered for the conveni¬
ence of college as well as other
students in the late afternoon and
evening.
The current enrollment figure
is an increase of approximately
250 students over the amount en¬
rolled in day school credit classes
for the same time last year. Ex¬
tended day credit classes, on the
other hand, show a slight de¬
crease under last year’s total.
Due to the large number of stu¬
dents wishing to attend PCC, at
registration’s end Friday, Sept.
14, many classes were bulging,
having been filled to capacity 4
Registration by mail, a new
method begun this fall to ease the
confusion for new students which
surrounds enrollment days each
year, was successful as far as it
went. Approximately one-third of
the student body availed them¬
selves of the opportunity- to regis¬
ter by this convenient method.
Each student was sent a card
which when returned with the
student body book fee enabled
him to register for the fall term.
Registration cards, credentials
and a receipt for a student body
book were then sent him through
the mail. By completing his reg¬
istration in this manner, the stu¬
dent did not have to Appear at
PCC until the first meeting of his
first class.
It is hoped that next year well
over half of the students will be
able to use the new method of en¬
rollment, thus enabling the Regis¬
tration Office to handle the rest
with greater facility.
A hot rac*e between the 23 candidates who are competing
for the four elective positions open in the fall semester was
begun last Monday when the first of the campaign posters
and gimmicks showed up on the campus. The posts of Fresh¬
man Class president, open only to
thirteenth graders, and three rep¬
resentatives at large, open to both
grades, have attracted this large
number of students aspiring to
enter student government.
Voting will begin tomorrow and
will conclude Friday when the
votes will be counted. The polls
will open at 12 noon Thursday
and will close at 3 p.m. On Friday
voting will begin at 7:30 a.m. and
will close at 3 p.m.
Several voting booths will be
set up in various parts of the
Prairie. Others will be located
near the Sierra Bonita entrance
to the C Building, near the
front steps of C Building, and
near the Men’s Gym. Still an¬
other will be placed near the
Library steps.
All candidates to be eligible to
run for office were required to
prove that they were ASB book
holders, carrying at least 12 units
of wprk, and maintaining a “C”
average or better. All voters also
must show their ASB book and
identification number in order to
vote.
Though there are only four
elective offices open, there »re
still a good number of appoint¬
ive offices which have not yet
been filled. The jobs of com¬
missioners of athletics, depart¬
mental activities, health and
safety, religious activities,
speech arts, and social affairs
are open.
Student government also needs
a corresponding secretary of the
Board, and a clerk of the Cabinet.
In addition, most of the commis¬
sioners need assistants, particu¬
larly the commissioner of finance,
and many officers also need typ¬
ists.
Associated Men Students and
Associated Women Students are
also asking for new members as
well as the Sophomore and
Freshman Councils. Applications
for all these positions are avail¬
able in 111C. Notification of ap¬
pointment to offices wili be made
on September 28.
Elections this year are being
handled by Irene Vigus, commis¬
sioner, under the faculty direc¬
tion of Dr. Irvin Lewis.
•Club Day
Club Day will be held tomor¬
row during the 12 o’clock hour.
Classes will be on regular sched¬
ule, not the assembly schedule.
Basic communications students
who have not received a copy
of club room assignments may
obtain them in 111C or from
their basic communications
teachers. All students are in¬
vited to visit the clubs of their
choice during this hour.
Insurance, Discounts
Add Value to ASB Books
Two spectacular additions to the already astronomical list of
values available to students with the purchase of the $12 Associated
Student Body activities book have just been made. Now the fortunate
holder possesses an accident insurance policy good for 12 months,
and he is able to attend any of the Fox-West Coast theaters at
junior rates.
Just voted upon at the first Board meeting of the semester, the
insurance policy is an extension of the one which is usually bought
for the protection of the football players, and which, at an extra
cost to the student body of approximately $600, includes all ASB
book owners.
This policy is a medical reimbursement plan which covers any
accident up to the cost of $2500 sustained by a student while travel¬
ing to and from school during the hour preceding the start of his
regular classes and the hour after his dismissal from them.
A student is protected while attending school itself, and he is
further covered traveling to and from any school-sponsored event
whether the activity is held on the PCC campus or not. Field trips
for science, classes are also protected by insurance against accident.
Payment for accidents includes all medical expenses and dental
expenses for natural teeth. Medical expenses have been defined
as costs of hospital and operating rooms, X-ray, doctor and lab
fees, and medications, as well as many others. There is no limit as
to the number of accidents covered.
Another new feature in the ASB Book is the inclusion of a page
which, along with 50 cents paid at the school bank, entitles the
owner to a special discount card for admission to any ’Fox- West
Coast theater in California or Arizona at junior rates. Pasadena
theaters which admit students at reduced rates are the Crown, the
United Artists, the Colorado, and the Uptown.
Another group of recreational facilities which are now being
solicited will be published as soon as arrangements have been made.