PCC Courier, September 28, 1960

PC C CoutiieSv Vol. 13, No. 2 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California September 28, 1960 Frosh elect officers this week Ten vie for ASB offices Tension is beginning to mount for a small group of ten people on our campus. These ten are anxiously await¬ ing to see which four of them will attain the coveted student body offices for which they are run¬ ning. Two of the ten, Larry Silver- man and Bill Arens, are contest¬ ing for the office of freshman president. The remaining eight are vying to fill the three vacant rep at large posts on the ASB Board. ‘‘We’re expecting more voters to turn out this year than at any previous time.” Thus spoke Ray Horn, the man in charge of freshman elections this year. Ray anticipates a greater num¬ ber of votes this time because of a rise in school spirit and pride. As evidence of this confidence, the Elections Commission has print¬ ed 1000 ballots this year as com¬ pared to 750 last year. The election will be held on September 29 and 30. Students will need their ASB books in or¬ der to vote at any of the election booths which will be situated at convenient places all over the campus. If there are any students who would like to work in the booths, they can apply to Ray Horn in the Student Activities Office. The candidates’ pictures and platforms appear on Page Three. Remember that only freshman are allowed to vote for the fresh¬ man president. Freshmen will not have all of the decisions to make during this election. Sophomores are remind¬ ed that the Sophomore Class Con¬ stitution will also be on the ballot. The upper classmen should see that it is ratified and goes into effect as soon as possible. The constitution, which was drawn up by Sophomore Class President Bud Green, clearly defines the aims and purposes of the Sopho¬ more Class. It is up to each member of the class to give his veto or support to the constitu¬ tion in order to have the class governed as he wishes. Ted Buckner stars in ASB assembly Trumpeter Teddy Buckner and his Dixieland band will once again take the spotlight at tomorrow’s ASB assembly in Sexson Auditorium. Buckner and company have been PCC favorites for several years now, and his concerts have never failed to draw capacity crowds. _ TEDDY SWINGS OUT Teddy Buckner, perennial PCC favorite, tunes up for his appearance in tomorrow’s ASB assembly. He and his group will perform many of the num¬ bers which have made him famous. The election candidates will be introduced at the start of the assembly. Judging from previous per¬ formances, most students consider this one of the year’s top assem¬ blies. A convert to the New Orleans school of music, the famed trum¬ peter favors original jazz compo¬ sitions and Dixieland beats. His style is similar to that of his longtime friend Louis Armstrong, who obviously had an influence on him. In 1950, it was Armstrong who suggested that Buckner join Kid Ory’s band, at that time one of the biggest Dixieland groups in New Orleans. After playing four years beside the “Kid,” Teddy Buckner form¬ ed his own jazz band, a dream of his since he took up the trumpet at the age of nine. Since that time the classy mu¬ sician and his six colleagues have made several movies with Fats Waller, cut three LP albums, and appeared in numerous night clubs in the Los Angeles and San Fran¬ cisco areas. After a show at the Shrine Auditorium before 6000 jazz dev- •Activities meet Faculty and student represen¬ tatives of each department should plan to attend the Im¬ portant Interdepartmental Ac¬ tivities meeting. The meeting will take place on Monday, Oct. 3, from 3-5 p.m. in IF. •Library service Mrs. Mabel Kennedy of the Li¬ brary ..Department has an¬ nounced a new system whereby students serving as library as¬ sistants receive service points. All regularly enrolled PCC stu¬ dents are eligible. Work in school service opens doors for lancers Lancers interested in serving school or community will find an opportunty to do so at PCC. Service is the main theme for Adelphians, Circle K, College 100, and Spartans. Adel- phians is open to women interested in service who are ASB members. Club participants aid First forum offers lecture on African culture and customs WILL PERFORM HERE Pictured are the famous recording and night club duo Bud and Travis. The boys will put on their program of folk songs in a special show to be staged for Circle K. The show will be given Oc¬ tober 8 at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are at the bookstore. Opening the Tuesday Evening Forum season, October 4, will be Robert Auburn showing a film entitled “The Arabic Kingdoms of North Africa” in Sexson Audi¬ torium at 8 p.m. Daily activities of the Arabic people, industrial developments, and ancient ruins are some of the scenes included in the film. The producer, Mr. Auburn, con¬ trasts camel caravans with jet transportation, wandering nomad¬ ic groups with modern college students, and present-day medi¬ cine with primitive medical be¬ liefs in an effort to show the conflicts and challenges facing these people of an older culture. Auburn is a graduate of Occi¬ dental College and Stanford Uni¬ versity and has spent 15 years in various Arabic countries of the Middle East and in South Ameri¬ ca. His interest in photography prompted him to earn an ad¬ vanced degree in cinematography for the University of Southern California. The speaker has since produced films concerning the Venezuelan government and tensions in Ara¬ bic Kingdoms. Anyone interested is invited to attend. Some season tickets for reserved seats are still available. Information concerning tickets is available at the Forum Office, 164C. teachers and ASB organizations. They also fake an active part in community problems, such as working with orphans or helping the needy. College 100 members will be selected from their 9 o'clock class¬ es some time before the first group meeting, October 3. As the representatives of the student body, College 100 acts as an ad¬ visory council to the ASB Cabinet. As a result of recommendations last year, a special area has been established for small cars, pro¬ viding 31 additional parking spaces. Spartans and Circle К recog¬ nize women and men respectively who have shown past outstand¬ ing service. New members will be accepted into both organiza¬ tions at the end of the semester. Known for their annual fund¬ raising “sucker sale,” Spartan members are active in both school and community service. ■ The group serves as ushers dur¬ ing assemblies or school func¬ tions, promotes participation in school events, and upholds regu¬ lations and traditions. They have worked with local orphans and the needy. The Spartans meet as often as a project necessitates. Their ad¬ viser is Miss Pauline Brown. As an affiliate of the Kiwanis Club, Circle К serves students, the college, and the community. They can be seen ushering and helping wherever needed. otees (their first “big-time” per¬ formance), critics immediately claimed Buckner to have “one of the finest jazz and Dixieland bands in the business.” Besides Buckner, the group’s instrumentalists include Joe Dor- ensbourg on the clarinet and so¬ prano sax; “Streamline" Ewing, trombone; Harvey Brooks, piano; Jesse Sailes, drums; and Art Ed¬ wards, bass. Preceding Buckner in the as¬ sembly will be the candidate’s speeches for tomorrow’s fresh¬ man election. Positions in con¬ tention are freshman president and three representatives at large. Aid grants offered to worthy students Financial assistance for a limit¬ ed number of worthy students is now available under PCC’s Grants-in-Aid program. Up to $50 a semester may be awarded to a student, who, in re¬ turn, is expected to render some kind of service to the college. Types of work usually perform¬ ed are student body activities, tutoring, or working in the li¬ brary, an administrative office, or for a teacher. Specific requirements for eligi¬ bility are carrying a scholastic schedule of 15 or more units, at¬ tending PCC for at least one se¬ mester, a scholarship record of C or better, and a substantial citi¬ zenship and attendance record. Application forms may be ob¬ tained in 101B from 10:30-11 a.m. and from 12:30-1 p.m. daily from Robert Taylor, head of the Busi¬ ness Education Department. ACE exam looms in freshman future More than 5000 freshmen will meet in Sexson Auditorium Octo¬ ber 4, 5, and 6 for the American Council on Education Examina¬ tions, which are given twice a year at PCC. Under the direction of Dr. Paul W. Smith, the ACE tests are man¬ datory for all first year college students, and will be given three times to accommodate the large’ Freshman Class. The two-hour exams will be administered from 8-10, 10-12, and 1-3. Students will receive slips in their basic communication class¬ es, indicating the hours at which they are to take the tests. ACE tests are administered to measure the student’s general in¬ telligence in terms of a standard scholastic aptitude. The results are given in two kinds of sqpres, the Quantitative and the Lin¬ guistic. The Quantitative score mea¬ sures the student’s ability in the fields of mathematics, science, and technology, while the Lin¬ guistic score reveals the person’s command of the English lan¬ guage. The results of the ACE tests have no effect in the student's col¬ lege work, but serve to give an over-all picture of his general ability in comparison with col¬ lege students all over the coun¬ try.