PCC Courier, September 26, 1956

Candidates Vie for Four Posts ^ # Election Fever Uses (r*\> Cs C/OtdfVCcSl/ « Voting Nears 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.