PCC Courier, April 15, 1964

Committee Proposes Vol. 20, No. 9 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California April 15, 1964 — Courier photo by John Bedke STRATEGISTS — Delegates to the MUN Conference are (front row) Gail Watson, Judy Wright, and David Laidig; (second row) David Robinson and Kerry Johnson. Here they discuss plans for the session being held at Whitworth College in Spokane, Wash. MUN Delegates Travel to Spokane A delegation of 11 students headed by Ken Keller and accom¬ panied by Faculty Adviser Harold Hansen are now attending the Fourteenth Model United Nations at Whitworth College in Spokane, Wash. THE MODEL United Nations attempts to give participating stu¬ dents a sample of what the real United Nations is like. Commit¬ tees meet during the day and dis¬ cuss resolutions that will be sent to the general assembly that night. At the end of the four-day ses¬ sion, each delegation may evalu¬ ate itself on how faithfully it has followed the national policy of the country it represents. The delegation from PCC has some idea of what to expect since it participated in the regional con¬ ference at Claremont, March 14. The Far West Conference is ex¬ pected to be much bigger than that of the regional with over 1000 delegates representing 105 colleges and universities. PCC is representing Portugal in the conference, April 15-18. Members of the delegation and their committee assignments are Kerry Johnson and David Robin¬ son, special political; Kathleen Kavanagh and David Laidig, so¬ cial, humanitarian, and cultural; Nigal Stevenson, administration and budgeting; Gail Watson and Jane Van Brunt, economics and finance; Judy Wright, political se¬ curity; Nellie Costales, trustee¬ ship; Brian Black, press attache. Model Home Emits ' Oriental Echo' “Oriental Echo” has been select¬ ed as the official name of the Pas¬ adena City College model home of 1964. Delio Anorbes, a second year pre-law student from Panama, suggested the title in a campus contest to name the model home. Nearly 1000 choices were offered the judges by other Pasadena City College students. ANORBES was awarded a $25 savings bond from co-sponsors of the model home — the Pasadena- San Marino chapter of the Build¬ ing Contractors Association and the Southern California Gas Co. BCA President John Lloyd and A. “Bud” Clausen, sales manager for the gas utility in Pasadena, made the presentation. The Japanese-modern residence was started last fall as the 15th annual project of PCC’s Depart¬ ment of Engineering and Technol¬ ogy. Completely equipped with gas air conditioning and balanced power kitchen, the 1350 square foot home is being constructed by students of Instructor Lome Johnson’s building classes. Following completion of the project late next month, the home will be furnished and opened for public inspection. At the end of the public showing the home will be sold to the highest bidder and moved from the campus by the buyer. 'Miracle Worker' in Rehearsal; Sheri Emond Cast as Helen Keller “The Miracle Worker,” an ac¬ count of Helen Keller — blind, deaf, and mute from the age of 18 months — will be presented by Parisian Setting Dominates Dance “Paris at Night” is the theme of this semester’s AMS-AWS spon¬ sored dance and a French atmo¬ sphere will prevail over the eve¬ ning with props and decorations this Friday evening. Red-checkered tableclothes, ta¬ bles with candles, and the sooth¬ ing music of Keith Williams’ band and French vocalists will add to the occasion. The dance will be held in the Campus Center lounge, from 8:30 to 12 p.m. The dress is dressy- cocktail style. The price for ad¬ mission will be $2 per couple with ASB books or $2.50 per couple without student body books. Marvin Fibus is the chairman for AMS in charge of the dance band and publicity. Judy Gordon, representing AWS, is in charge of the refreshments. Pasadena City College drama stu¬ dents in Sexson Auditorium, May 1 and 2. Reherasals for the play already have begun. “It’s hard,” said In¬ structor Donald Liercke. “Much more depends on actual acting in this play than just on the lines.” CAST IN the role of Helen Kel¬ ler is Sheri Emond. “She has worked a year or more on the part learning sign language and attempting to try not to see,” Liercke said. Anne Sullivan, the teacher of Helen Keller, came from the Per¬ kins Institution for the Blind in Boston to help Miss Keller. She became a life-long companion and within a month had given her the Debater Wins Lancer Kevin Fishburn placed second in men’s oratory at the weekend Phi Rho Pi National Speech Tournament in Wiibur- ton, Okla. Three other PCC students also competed in the tournament. gift of language. Playing the part of Miss Sullivan is Collette Burre. “That is the same role Ann Bancroft had in the movie,” Liercke stated. Scenes in “The Miracle Work¬ er” take place at the time Miss Keller first became ill up through her struggle to say her first word. STRESS IN the play will not be put on realistic looking sets. “It is a suggestive framework and the show depends on lights and sound effects for s t a g i n g,” Liercke said. Playing the roles of Captain and Mrs. Keller are Kevin Fish- burn and Billie Jenkins. Other cast members are Marsha Duncan as Aunt Ev, Lucille Ri- beiro as the Negro servant Vian- ey, and Craig Holden as Dr. Aga- nos, Miss Sullivan’s teacher. James Keller, half brother of Miss Keller, will be played by John Britt. Dave MacPherson will portray “The Doctor.” Minor roles will be played by Sue Haeger, Leslie Perry, Sharon Wallace, several children from the community, and a large dog. B.C. Revisions Senators Suggest 'Practical' Course The ASB Senate committee on basic communication has prepar¬ ed a preliminary report which proposes sweeping revisions of the basic communication curric¬ ula. The report was formulated by Senators Dennis Thompson, chair¬ man; Kathy Cline, and Brian Wardlaw. When drawn up into final form, it will be submitted to the Senate, Speech Department, and Student Curriculum Commis¬ sion for study. WORKING from the results of a recent Senate poll of the stu¬ dent body, the committee added its own ideas for ways of im¬ proving the BC course. “Survey results indicated that the class should be dropped,” said Thompson, “but the committee feels that students said this only because they are dissatisfied with the present BC format.” The committee’s preliminary re¬ port proposed that BC classes make more “practical use” of what is now taught, by using an informal, seminar approach. THOMPSON cited the present method of teaching lecture note¬ taking as an example. “We pro¬ pose that students actually turn in the lecture notes that they take at assigned lectures, instead of filling in a form in the BC hand¬ book from their notes,” he said. “In this way the instructor could see what is wrong with the notes. Group discussion of the notes al¬ so would be helpful.” The committee also suggests that class discussion be devoted to exchanging ideas on study meth¬ ods, and that the orientation sec¬ tion of BC be expanded. PCC to Feature Exhibits,. Displays for Schools Week “The Public School: America’s Future” is the theme for 1964’s Public Schools Week in Califor¬ nia, April 20-24. Promoted by the Grand Masonic Lodge of California, Public Schools Week has been observed for 45 years. Drama Students Present Assembly Delta Psi Omega, Pasadena City College drama fraternity, will present “The End of the Begin¬ ning” for the student body in Sex- son Auditorium tomorrow at noon. Although Student Director An¬ tonia Coviello will not divulge the plot, she did state that it was the age-old situation of man versus wife. This one-act comedy will fea¬ ture Craig Holden as Darry Ber- rill; Thayer Kidder as Barry Der- rill; and Annette Culver as Lizzie Berrill. Miss Coviello’s production crew includes Miss Culver, stage man¬ ager; Bob Clark, lights; Jim Hoff¬ man, sound; and Jerry Laing, props. ASB books will not be required. Fellowship Invites The Lancer Christian Fellow¬ ship invites students to an inter¬ collegiate conference on the “Relevancy of Christianity,” April 17-19 at Camp Cedar Crest. Further information will be available at the LCF meet¬ ing at Calvary Baptist Church tomorrow. PASADENA’S “Teacher of the Year” will be honored at the an¬ nual dinner and convocation, April 19. Exhibits and demonstrations will highlight PCC’s Open House Night, April 24, from 7 to 10 p.m. DEPARTMENTS of Engineer¬ ing and Technology, Life Science, Physical Science, and Mathemat¬ ics will participate in this year’s open house, while students will be displaying, experimenting, and carrying out normal classroom ac¬ tivities. The program at PCC is under the direction of faculty members William Olsen, Robert Moses, Ralph Barmore, and Bruce Conk¬ lin. PCC Bookstore Offers Seminar Texts for Sale The bookstore is now selling “Symbol, Status, and Personality,” by Dr. S. I. Hayakawa. The book will be discussed in the English Council’s Great Books Seminar April 23. Faculty members purchasing the book will be entitled to a ten per cent discount, according to A1 DePonte, manager of the book de¬ partment. — Courier photo by Brian Black TWO? — AMS President Mike Rache has decided to take two love¬ lies, Karen Kuntz and Caroline Bredenberg to the "Paris at Night" dance this Friday evening. The AMS-AWS dance will have a French setting and music by Keith Williams' Band. Costumes cour¬ tesy of Western Costume Co., Hollywood.