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All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including fax, photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system by anyone except the purchaser for his or her own use.  \n10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1  \nISBN 0 9726684 0 3  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \n1570 East Colorado Blvd.  \nPasadena, California 91106 Phone (626) 585 7123  \nTHE PCC HISTORY PROJECT  \nProject Coordinator and Author: Mark Morrall Dodge  \nSports History Contributor: Robert Lewis  \nPasadena History Contributor: Elizabeth Pomeroy  \nArt Director: Christina Rose  \nPhoto Editor: Oscar Chavez  \nWeb Site Editor: Robert Bowman  \nContributors: Kay Dabelow, Elton Davis, Susie Ling  \nPCC ORAL HISTORY PROJECT  \nProject Coordinator: Mark Morrall Dodge  \nProject Historian: Mark Dollinger  \nResource Coordinator: Jackie Dodds  \nInterviewers: Monique Barron, Pauline Crabb, Elton & Lisa Davis, Mark Morrall Dodge, Bill Goldmann, Harry Kawahara, Tony Haynes, Christina Rose  \nCONTENTS  \nForeword ......................................................................... 5  \nPreface ............................................................................. 7  \nGenesis: The 1920s ............................................ 9  \nThe Depression Years...................................... 29  \nWorld War II ................................................... 49  \nThe Post War Boom ....................................... 63  \nThe Turbulent Years........................................ 85  \nTowards the New Millennium ..................... 103  \nA Note on Sources ..................................................... 128  \nIndex ........................................................................... 129  \nFOREWORD   \nWhat a privilege it was to be president of Pasadena City  \nCollege as it celebrated its seventy fifth year of service  \nto the community! PCC is one of the most respected community colleges in the nation, and it has acquired a unique place of affection in our community, especially among the some one million individuals who have taken classes at PCC. Those alumni are genuinely proud of Pasadena City College.  \nPCC could not have become an outstanding institution without some extraordinary leadership over those seventy five years. It all began with William Ewing, who first proposed the plan that led to the creation of Pasadena Junior College in 1924. Ewing, who served as the first president (principal) of the college, was succeeded by John Harbeson. Harbeson was the longest serving president, guiding the college through the Depression, the 1933 earthquake, and World War II. Many people in our community remember firsthand the “tent city”after the earthquake and the return of the GIs to PCC after the war. It was also during Harbeson’s tenure that the college band became the official band of the Tournament of Roses Parade. In addition toreconstructing the quake damaged buildings, Harbeson directed the building of the college’s Observatory, which was dedicated by Albert Einstein.  \nIn 1950, William Langsdorf became the first PCC alumnus to serve as college president. He had taught in the Social Sciences Department and was the college vice president for eleven years before assuming the presidency. During Langsdorf’s nine years at the helm, the Technology Building was constructed, PJC and Muir College were joined, and the college teams became known as the Lancers. 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