PCC Courier, April 05, 1974

TO DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM-Charging off on the road to glory this Friday and Saturday evenings in Sexson Auditorium are Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. Riding over the hill into the final sunset are the entire cast and crew of “Man of La —Courier Photo by Rosemary Q. Weiner Mancha,” which closes with the final performance Saturday at 8:15 p.m. Tickets to see Don Quixote yearn for his Dulcinea are on sale in the College Bank for $2.50. With this comes the guarantee of a reserved seat. PCC Prepares for April Career Fair The second annual Educational Advisory Committee Breakfast is scheduled to start the Career Fair activities this year on Thursday, April 25. The breakfast is set for 7:30 a.m. with the fair running from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Campus Quad. The fair is designed to promote community interest and better under¬ standing of the numerous academic and occupational activities offered by the different departments at PCC. Booths with representatives from each of the participating departments will be placed around campus, to clarify any possible question that visitors may have about the curriculum and the facilities. Departments expected to participate in the fair are Art, Business, Com¬ munication, Engineering and Tech¬ nology, and Life Sciences. According to Larry Johannsen, chairman of the Engineering and Technology Department and co¬ ordinator of the Career Fair, a busing service will enable students from high schools throughout the district to at¬ tend. The students are to be escorted and given information about what the college has to offer them. If visitors need information about any activity they will find assistance at a main booth now being developed by Virgil T. James, assistant professor of Engineering and Technology. After completing the projected model, James is now starting the actual construction of the booth. “The date of the fair may still seem far away, but there really isn’t that much time left,” James said. Leaders in business and industry throughout the community are scheduled to attend the Advisory Committee Breakfast which will precede the fair, according to Vernon Spaulding, superintendent of Oc¬ cupational Education at PCC, and co¬ ordinator of the breakfast. He said about 400 invitations were sent to members of approximately 45 educational advisory committees throughout the area. About 250 persons are expected to actually attend the breakfast. Pasadena vice mayor Mortimer Matthews will be the guest speaker for the event. PCC President Dr. Armen Sarafian pointed out the importance of this meeting and the position it occupies in the relationship between PCC and its outside advisers. “The purpose of this event is to enable us, in a small way, to show our appreciation for the dedicated professional advice and guidance of all advisers to our college curricula and other activities,” Sarafian stated. He also believes the meeting will serve to increase mutual understanding between the business¬ men of the community and the PCC staff. PCC CouXi&v Asst. Surgeon General Dedicates New Building VOL. 37, NO. 7 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA APRIL 5, 1974 ASB, Senators Approve Expenses Asked bv Assemblies Commission Planned expenses dominated discussion at both the ASB Board and Student Senate meetings this week, with a proposal by Assemblies Com¬ missioner Mike Hughes topping the list. Both student government bodies approved Hughes’ request for $600 to buy an “entertainment package” of six bands for noon entertainment in the Free Speech area. “The Roto-Rooter Good Time Christmas Band,” the first of the package, played at noon Thursday. “Evening Stage” is set to play April 18. Bands and performers scheduled for the last four Thursdays at noon in May are “Ivory,” “Doctor Zakary,” “Tom Barger” and “Hobo Grin.” “I first worked to get free entertain¬ ment,” said Commissioner Hughes. “We held auditions, but no one showed up, so we couldn’t go that route. ‘ T feel it is necessary to provide good quality entertainment for the student body,” Hughes said, explaining why he contacted professional promoters. The package includes a variety of enter¬ tainment. There is everything from blue grass to the story-type of ballad singer. “We do have a few free bands,” says Hughes. Several dates are open for the traditional Thursday noon concerts. Free bands can be used to fill in on those dates, Hughes suggested. Also on Financial matters, the ASB Board voted to allot $85 to the Fresh¬ man Class for publicity expenses, fire¬ wood and soda for the beach party May 11. Possibilities for obtaining free or low-priced firewood and soda were discussed. Freshman Class President Joe Fisbeck agreed to investigate Awards To Be Given to Writers All students enrolled at PCC are eligible to submit short stories, poetry and essays for the campus “Literary Contest.” The entry deadline is April 19. Charles F. Richter, professor emeritus at Caltech, and Jean Burden, a poet, are judges for the contest. Richter is well known for his seismological work and Miss Burden is a widely published poet and author of “Naked at the Glass” and “Journey Toward Poetry.” She has been poetry editor of “Yankee” magazine and is currently editing an anthology. Richter will evaluate the essay entries and Miss Burden will judge the poetry. A judge for the short stories has not been selected. The Literary Contest is sponsored by the English Council and local book¬ stores. Three first prize winners will receive $25 gift certificates from the Pasadena City College Bookstore, Vroman’s and Pasadena Book Co. Three second prize winners will be awarded $10 each. All interested in entering the contest may pick up a copy of the rules in the English Department office, C217, or contact Jerene Cline in C229. VACATION TIME During Easter Vacation, the Library hours will be as follows: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The Library will not be open evenings nor on Friday, April 12. Regular hours will resume Monday, April 15, which are 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:45 Friday, and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. possible sources and to return unused funds to the ASB. In other action, the Student Senate Tuesday voted to sponsor and support a film festival to raise money for the Foothill Free Clinic. Karen Williams announced that without more funds, the clinic would go out of business within two months. Senate President Scott Peterson spoke of the “impact the Free Clinic had on the community,” and said that “Many people had benefited from it.” The Senate will provide posters and campus publicity for the series of films which will be shown at Baxter Hall on the Caltech campus. The film festival begins Saturday, April 6, at 8 p.m. with ‘Key PCC Teacher Selected for Exchange Program An art teacher at PCC and a British art professor are scheduled to change jobs for the 1974-75 school year as part of the Fullbright Scholars program. Suzanne A. Bravender, who teaches Fine Arts, will exchange teaching positions with David Evan Turner from the College of Technology and Art in England. Turner will teach sculpture and third dimension design at PCC. Ms. Bravender said that this ex¬ change is a great opportunity. “I am interested in cultural exchange,” she said. “When I stayed in Spain for one year I had two art exhibits which made me deeply interested in art between countries. For this reason I always encourage students to travel or try International Universities,” she said. “Now I want to compare the teaching between the U.S. and Britain. I want to research in Contemporary Art,” she said. “Since England is considered to have the finest education in Europe, I want to compare its system or stan¬ dard education with ours. The U.S. has a democratic educational system which gives anyone the opportunity to go to school. Most other countries don’t have this. —Courier Photo by Rosemary Q. Weiner FOREIGN EXCHANGE TEACHER— PCC art instructor Suzanne Bra¬ vender adds finishing touches to a painting. Next year she will ex¬ change her teaching position with David Evan Turner from the College of Technology and Art in England. She plans to compare the British educational system with the American, and intends to inform her students about it once she returns. wall “When I come back I want to inform the students as much as possible about my findings. I have one major philosophical idea about life including education,” she said, “It’s the prin¬ cipal of growth, I believe that a teacher is not effective for the students if he or she does not continue growing at the same rate as the students. For this reason I am glad that I can take advantage of this opportunity,” she said. “PCC, in conjunction with Bob Depew, the representative and presi¬ dent of the Southern California Over¬ seas Teachers and Fullbright Scholars at PCC, was extremely cooperative in assisting me with this grant,” she said. “Depew also hopes to make the British exchange teacher’s stay here as significant as possible.” The Fullbright Scholars program works through the U.S. Health, Education and Welfare Department. Its primary purpose is to encourage intercultural communications. The program selects the applicants and places them in the different countries according to their language abilities. “The Maltese Falcon” and Largo.” Tickets are $1.50. A proposal for a campus painting project sparked more discussion at the Senate meeting Tuesday. “If you want people to meet one another, get them to be creative,” said Nancy Painter. “More people will show up for an activity if there is something for them to do.” Ms. Painter suggested that the Senate look into the possibility of painting some of the blank wall space on the Campus Center as a student project. The murals on the stair well and near the print shop also entered the discussion. Several senators indicated that they enjoyed looking at the paintings and preferred them to blank walls. Senators plan to ask their 9 a.m. classes if they would support a project of creative wall painting. Chicano Affairs To Aid Ex-Cons Edward Hernandez, Jr., educational specialist for Chicano Affairs at PCC, is organizing a program that will assist students who are ex-offenders. “The student parolee needs a place here on campus where he can go to discuss the various problems con¬ fronting him,” Hernandez said. “Some of the outstanding problems of the student parolee are housing, em¬ ployment and education.” The program will be open to anyone regardless of ethnic background. Federal funding is available if the interest shown is sufficient. In the past, Ralph Gutierrez, coordinator of Cooperative Education and Placement, provided his services to the ex-offenders on campus. Several local penal institutions have been contacted by the Office of Chicano Affairs to get the inmates who are about to be paroled to come to PCC to get an education. Those students who are interested in participating in the program should contact Manuel Olague at the Office of Chicano Affairs. By Sergio Caponi A dedication address delivered by Assistant Surgeon General Jessie M. Scott and the acceptance of the building by the president of the Board of Trustees, Roger Gertmenian, high¬ lighted the dedication ceremony of the Paramedical-Sciences Building Tuesday. As expected, the new construction was dedicated to the memory of Lillian Vosloh, former chairman of the Nursing Department at PCC. Miss Scott called the event “a tangible evidence of the support the Nursing Department has received in Pasadena, and a new enlightenment in the local practice of nursing.” She attributed such achievement to the successful partnership of federal and community forces and pointed out how such cooperation is giving en¬ couraging results in other nursing departments throughout the nation. “These new facilities put the two- year nursing program at PCC among the top ones in the country,” com¬ mented Miss Scott. Gertmenian opened his acceptance speech with words of praise for Assemblyman Frank Lanterman, who attended the dedication. “He has done more for our new facilities and our program than anybody else in the state legislature,” said Gertmenian. He noted how these new facilities enable PCC to better meet the needs of the community. He thanked all those who worked on the project and the taxpayers for their support. PCC President Dr. Armen Sarafian concluded the ceremony by presenting awards on behalf of the PCC Faculty Senate to Miss Scott and to Assembly- man Lanterman for their services and contributions to the college and to the Nursing Scholarship Fund. _ —Courier Photo by Richard Anderson GUEST SPEAKER— Assistant Surgeon General Jessie M. Scott chats with second year nursing student Arlene Caliva. Miss Scott was the guest speaker at the dedication of the Paramedical Sciences Building Tuesday, where she praised combined community-federal efforts. Bike Way Gets Verbal Assurance; Funds Reserved for Development The Pasadena City Board of Directors has authorized the director of public works to file a claim reser¬ ving $19,964 for the development of bike ways within the city. “I think it’s wonderful,” said Vin¬ cent Hughes, assistant professor in the administration of justice section. “It’s gratifying to learn that PCC students and faculty who have worked on the bike way project are going to see it begin to come to fruition.” Hughes Courier Gets All American Rating from Associated Collegiate Press The PCC Courier has been awarded an “All American” rating from the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP). The evaluation was based on nine issues published during the fall semester, 1973. It was the first time in 15 years that the PCC paper received the ACP’s top honor. The Courier was analyzed and rated by professionals in the field. It was compared with publications produced in schools of approximately the same enrollment as PCC, and to papers with similar printing methods and with the same frequency of issues. The rating shows how the Courier compares with other newspapers in its classification throughout the nation. i According to the ACP, an “All American” is given to publications which achieve, among other things, creative and technically superior content and presentation. To qualify, the competing newspapers must also receive four out of a possible five “Marks of Distinction” for “unusually high quality and especially creative or . distinctively lively, appealing work.” The Courier earned “Marks of Distinction” in the categories of cover¬ age and content, editorial leadership, physical appearance and photography. One judge commented, “Excellent coverage of student government as well as campus and community ac¬ tivities gives readers a comprehensive view of PCC. The pages are well planned, the use of photos makes the pages attractive and inviting to the reader. A good job.” Agnes Leung was editor-in-chief of the Courier during the fall 1973 semester. originated a bike way committee at PCC in 1969 and has often appeared before the city board on behalf of bike ways. The funds, which may be used for planning, acquiring property or construction of pedestrian and bike way facilities, come from gasoline sales taxes as legislated by the Tr- nasportation Development Act of 1971. Under a recent revision of the act, up to two per cent of that money in Southern California can be used for bicycle and pedestrian facilities if the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) so determines. SCAG has found that facilities for bicycles and walkers have high priority and has apportioned the funds to the L. A. County cities on the basis of population. In order to qualify for its allocation, each city must submit a plan for a bike route network to be reviewed by SCAG. Dave Barnhart, traffic engineer, says the city of Pasadena has received verbal assurance from SCAG that the bicycle route study now underway will be consistent with SCAG require¬ ments. “This is a significant amount for bicycle development,” said Barnhart. “It will be a good start on funding bicycle facilities on what we hope will be a continuing basis.”