PCC Courier, April 12, 1967

Vol. 26, No. 8 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California April 12, 1967 CONTROVERSIAL PANEL— Moderator Ed Guer¬ rero is at the speaker's stand, while, from left, Levi Kingston, Bettina Aptheker Kurzweil, and — Courier photo by Tom Wilmshurst David Larry collect their thoughts. The panel last Thursday was sponsored by the Afro-Ameri¬ can Student Union. OMD Harbeson Awards To Be Given at Carnival Communist Speaks to Few Pasadenans by Dusty Greene Bettina Aptheker Kurzweil took part in a panel discussion last Thursday in Harbeson Hall, thus becoming the first Communist to speak (by invitation) on the PCC campus. Entitled “The Social Consequen¬ ces of United States Political In¬ volvement in Vietnam,” the dis¬ cussion was sponsored by the Afro-American Student Union. Other speakers were David Larry, draft counselor for the western regional office of the American Friends Service Committee, and Levi Kingston, member of SDS and organizer of the Freedom Draft Movement. The AASU had previously sub¬ mitted Miss Aptheker’s name for approval as a speaker at the college as “B. Kurzweil, student.” She and the other speakers were approved and it was only later that the PCC Courier received the JAJC Meets in San Diego More than 450 students, faculty, and their guests will attend the annual convention of the Journal¬ ism Association of Junior Colleges in San Diego, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Some 50 California junior col¬ leges, members of the organiza¬ tion, will attend the convention. Deanna Deeley, editor of PCC’s yearbook, and Mrs. Dorothy Kolts adviser to the yearbook, will at¬ tend the convention from PCC. Friday and Saturday students will vie in on-the-spot contests. Student president of JAJC, Neil Good of Grossmont College, will convene panels and section meet¬ ings of student delegates. Former Pentagon press chief, Arthur Sylvester, well known for his role in controversial news management and secrecy-security national controversies, will speak. Also speaking will be the Los Angeles Times Pulitzer Prize win¬ ners Jack Jones and Dick Turpin, known for their teamwork in covering the Watts riots. information from AASU president Buddy Rose that this was B. Kurzweil, communist student. MANY STUDENTS, teachers and citizens were dismayed to dis¬ cover this and a motion was pre¬ sented to the Pasadena Junior College Board of Trustees to dis¬ approve of “the meeting by the Afro-American Student Union with Bettina Aptheker as speak¬ er.” The motion was defeated 3-2. This turned out to be a wise move on the part of the board, since it greatly minimized the contro¬ versy which was beginning to form around her arrival. The panel, presented to an amazingly small group of stu¬ dents, proved to be somewhat of a disappointment. Kingston had trouble forming a complete, lit¬ erate sentence and could never directly answer any question asked him, and Larry, while ob¬ viously in command of a wealth of knowledge on the Vietnam sit¬ uation, was not much of a speaker. Miss Aptheker was a different case entirely, however. She pre¬ sented a very compact, well-pre¬ pared discussion of her views on Vietnam and discussed all ques¬ tions put to her in a direct and forthright manner. SHE TERMED the U.S. role in Southeast Asia as one of aggres¬ sion and racism. She said that more Negroes are killed in Viet¬ nam than whites and that a major consequence of the war has been the movement against it. A few of the questions asked of her concerned communism itself and she said while answering one of these that the Communists plan to eliminate anti-communism and racism in the U.S. when they take over. She also added that socialism will come to the U.S., but only because the people want it. “You can’t force socialism on anyone,” she said. The discussion lasted from 7:30 to 10 p.m., and was efficiently moderated by Edward Guerrero, vice-president of the AASU. 'Wheel of Life' Spins for June IS Prom By Babs Pless A lucky but deserving fresh¬ man woman and a freshman man are presented with the Harbeson OMD Carnival 40 Years Old By Barbara Beckley Viva La Fiesta! That is the theme of this year’s OMD Carnival. The annual event is an old, old tradition here. OMD has spon¬ sored it for 40 years. Omicron Mu Delta was created in 1927, as an organization to honor outstanding students. Stu¬ dents and faculty recommend stu¬ dents for membership, and twice a year OMD taps new members. Membership is for life. One of OMD’s first activities was this carnival. It started small, being held in the Women’s Gym, and was more like a vaude¬ ville show. It had rewarding re¬ sults, and has grown through the years. Today it has become one of PCC’s greatest events. It is now a real carnival, held on the foot¬ ball field with booths and enter¬ tainment. The carnival is enjoyed not only by PCC students, but also by many members of the com¬ munity. Last year over 2000 at¬ tended. Each year, as May approaches, a certain fever permeates the air as all the clubs on campus com¬ pete with each other for the most original booth in the hopes of winning a trophy. The OMD queen and carnival court have added to the growing popularity of these festivities. Candidates are nominated by the college departments and queen se¬ lection is by penny-a-vote ballot¬ ing. Award each year by OMD, high¬ est honorary organization here, at the annual carnival. To be eligible for this honor, one must be a second semester freshman, and must have given much of outstanding and unself¬ ish service to the college, plus have at least a 3.0 grade point av¬ erage. OMD was founded in 1927 by students and one faculty mem¬ ber, Dr. John W. Harbeson. The Harbeson Award has been estab¬ lished in his memory. Recipient of last year’s award was Diane Sisco, who, at the time was Flying Club secretary, ICC corresponding secretary, and a member of Alpha Gamma Sigma and the Future Secretaries Club. Her reaction to being chosen: “I was kind of surprised. I hadn’t even heard anything about it.” John Holder, the male winner, was notified of his award by tele¬ gram as he was in Odessa, Texas, participating in a debate. He had been active as AMS vice-president, historian of Circle K, and a mem¬ ber of the forensics squad, besides keeping a high grade point aver¬ age. John said he was “very sur¬ prised” and “of course, I was very honored” at receiving the award. Miller Wins State Post Gary Miller, president of PCC’s Young Republicans, was elect¬ ed to the fifth highest post in the state organization, sergeant- at-arms. He is the first PCC member to win a statewide col¬ lege YR office, and he was the only one elected last weekend to win unanimously on the first ballot. OMD is now looking for candi¬ dates for the 1967 awards to be presented at the OMD Carnival, May 12. Faculty and OMD mem¬ bers are encouraged to recom¬ mend students. Bank Helps Many Ways By Rich Brock PCC’s College Bank will not take student money for individual savings, nor will it open a check¬ ing account. In fact the bank of¬ fers very few of the services that are given by privately owned banks. Why is this so? And why do the students allow such a seem¬ ingly useless organization to stay in effect? The answers to these questions lie in the fact that the bank of¬ fers many services to the students besides banking and checking ac¬ counts. For example, Whom do you sup¬ pose takes care of all cash col¬ lections on campus, scholarship funds, and registration fees for students? Who writes all checks for the ASB and cashes personal checks for students and faculty? The answer, of course, is the Col¬ lege Bank. The amount of cash handled by the bank is astonishing. Mrs. Lois Ramey, who has handled finances at PCC for 20 years and who is currently in charge of the bank, explains that over $500,000 is han¬ dled by the bank each year. The student-operated bank of¬ fers an additional long list of serv¬ ices, such as handling yearbook finance, budget information, ASB accident claims and premiums, and printshop finance. Business hours for the bank are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. PCC’s graduation prom, with the theme “The Wheel of Life,” is set for June 15 at the Los Ange¬ les Ambassador Hotel, as a cos¬ tume ball. Two bands will alternate in pro¬ viding music. They are Shelley Manne and His Men, playing jazz and danceable ballads, and Kalei¬ doscope, playing rock and featur¬ ing a light show. Planners have arranged an op¬ tion for those who cannot rent or make their own costumes. Men may wear dark suits and masks, and women may wear formals (long or short) and masks. The Sunset and Ambassador Rooms of the Ambassador are the sites of the prom, from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Admission is free to ASB card holders, $2.50 per person to those without. Members of the planning com- AMS Concert Set Tomorrow Frank Wright, vocalist, and a new folksinging group, The Trop¬ ic of Capricorn, will offer a con¬ cert in the Little Theater, 30C, tomorrow at noon, sponsored by the AMS Board. Admission is free. Traditional folk songs and other tunes popular today will be fea¬ tured, including “Misty,” “Mi¬ chelle,” “Something Stupid,” and “Georgy Girl.” Included in the group are Jack Dysart and Dan Comstock, guitar; Terry Goodnight, bass; Randy Fowler, piano; and Sam Walker, Rose Cocon, and Wright. mittee urge students to watch the Courier and the Crier for more details. Bids will go on sale in the near future, and a limited number will be sold. Stop Action? PCC Has It By Tom Leonhardt After a rough week of practice, Lancer football and basketball squads can sit down at television and see what they have been do¬ ing right and wrong. Video tapes of practice sessions and games are re-played over closed circuit television available to certain areas of PCC. Students and instructors in the Communication Department have made this service available to the drama department for taping re¬ hearsals, too. In keeping with the times, the PCC football coaches are aided by instant replays so familiar to any¬ one who has been watching sports events on the major television net¬ works. The PCC television studio is not really complete yet, so the closed circuit network is getting only limited use. However, there are cables to the language labora¬ tories, and some biology lectures via television are coming soon. Though the studio is not as com¬ plete as it will be one day, an As¬ sociate in Arts degree in televi¬ sion is available here. The people involved in this program are al¬ ready complemeting the educa¬ tional process at PCC.