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PCC Courier, April 19, 1974
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Campus Prepares for Career Fair
By Sergio Caponi
News Editor
Preparations are well underway for
the PCC Career Fair scheduled for
Thursday, April 25. The par¬
ticipating departments are completing
work on the 45 booths which represent
their fields of study at the fair.
The day’s activities are set to run
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Life Sciences Department is
represented by dental assisting, dental
hygiene, dental lab and medical
assisting personnel, according to Dr.
John Babel, Life Sciences chairman.
Teeth and Heart Checkup
The dental hygiene booth will
demonstrate two free tests for the
public. Visitors to the booth may have
a plaque light test to show areas of
teeth that need cleaning and a lingual
ascorbic test, to find if the individual
has sufficient vitamin C in his diet.
Dental assisting-staff members plan
to present material on preventive
dental care while medical assisting
students monitor pulse and cardiac
rates by giving electrocardiograph
tests to the public.
The Library's booth contains infor¬
mational material on the Library
Technical Assistants Program (LTA).
According to Sylvia Green, coor¬
dinator of the program. LTA trains
paraprofessionals to work in libraries,
in positions which do not require the
services of a librarian.
Mrs. Green said 25 to 30 students are
now enrolled in the program. This
includes a one-year or two-year
curriculum of night classes. Students
are supported by an advisory com¬
mittee composed of professionals in
the field who let them know of the
needs.
Mrs. Green indicated that employ¬
ment opportunities are particularly
good, and the number of graduates is
usually insufficient for the great
demand from the, field.
Newspaper and Radio
The journalism division and PCC’s
radio station KPCS are both expected
to participate as representatives of the
Communication Department.
Wilhelm Bleckmann, journalism-
photography adviser, explained how
the journalism booth is divided into
three main sections. The first one
deals primarily with the history of
journalism in general,’ and the back¬
ground of the journalism curriculum
at PCC.
The second section is devoted to the
several steps involved in putting out
the Courier and the Focus Magazine,
two campus publications. Slides will
show the new facilities available to
students, from the photo lab to the
printshop. The booth also includes a
sequence of pictures showing how an
event is reported from the moment it
happens to the final paste-up of the
story on the page, ready for
publication.
Material explaining the journalism
division of the future is available in the
third and final section of the booth.
KPCS will simulate an actual broad¬
cast situation, said Kenneth Johnson,
KPCS chief engineer. Visitors will
have a chance to see the basic func¬
tioning of a radio station. Radio
equipment will be on display and 45
RPM records are to be given away.'
Business and Art
The Business Department
will
feature displays of machinery used in
the business world, according to Jim
Clark and Bob Redman, who are in
charge of the booth. Students will
demonstrate the operation of
calculators, IBM machinery and other
instruments. Illustrating how these
items aid accountants, secretaries and
mathematicians is the purpose of this
display.
The Art Department booth is
composed of four main displays:
photography, apparel arts, interior
design and advertising. Richard
Cassady, head of the department, said
the booth is designed to illustrate the
kind of program PCC is offering in the
field and how the students can use the
skills they have learned, once they go
out on a job.
Students To Compete
in Electronic Music
CAREER FAIR COUNTDOWN— Gary Ettl (left) of
the Engineering and Technology Department works
toward the completion of a booth. Vernon G.
Spaulding, supervisor of occupational education at
PCC, confers with Pasadena Vice Mayor Mortimer
Matthews (right), who is scheduled to speak at the
Advisory Committee Breakfast preceding the fair
April 25.
Physical Education is also expected
to participate. A meeting is scheduled
for today, to work out a plan and
discuss the material to be used in the
fair.
Large Corporations
Several industrial and business
corporations have also decided to
attend the PCC Career Fair, according
to Virgil T. James, assistant professor
of the Engineering and Technology
Department.
The Pacific Telephone Company will
identify career opportunities in
several of its activities. These include
laser beam applications and the
communication link from coast to
coast. The booth is expected to feature
a laser beam demonstration, a model
of the new Pacific Telephone building
on Colorado Blvd. and a message of
welcome recorded on a tape.
The Edison .Company plans to
exhibit a model city to show how
electricity would be transmitted to
that community. Visitors can also find
material related to the energy shor¬
tage, on the generation of power,
fundamental sources of power and its
conservation.
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is to
present photographs and illustrations
of its latest unmanned space probes,
including Mariner 10, the spacecraft
which recently revealed the first close-
up pictures of Mercury.
Also participating is the California
Department of Public Works, Division
of Highways, which is directly in¬
volved with the PCC surveying
curriculum. A model of the Colorado
and Orange Grove interchange is to be
displayed.
The Career Fair is organized by the
PCC Engineering and Technology
Department.
The Music Department is accepting
original recorded works for entry in
the Second Annual Electronic Music
Contest, sponsored by PCC.
All entrants must be enrolled in or
have completed an electronic music
course at PCC.
Original works, the entries are to be
recorded in stereo, binaural or
monaural, or standard quarter track.
They must be turned in to the Music
Department secretary no later than
noon Friday, April 26.
Ail music and sounds must be
electronically produced. No other
musical instruments, including elec¬
tric instruments, or voice may be used.
Entries are judged on the basis of
originality, virtuosity and technical
excellence. The decision of the judges
is final.
A first and second place prize will be
given. First place wins a certificate
and a check for $25.
Adelphians
Show Film
in Sexson
The showing of the film “Butch
Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and a
canned food drive are the main items
on the Adelphian agenda this week.
The movie, starring Paul Newman
and Robert Redford, is scheduled for
tonight at 8 in Sexson Auditorium.
Admission is 75 cents per person.
The Adelphians, whose treasury is
almost zero, hope to raise funds from
the film, according to Anita Ullman.
publicity chairman of the club.
"Actually, the main purpose of the
show is to provide additional enter¬
tainment for students. If some money
is made out of it, however, it would be
nice," said Miss Ullman.
A canned food drive is also under¬
way at PCC, she said. Members of the
Adelphian Club have placed several
boxes around campus where students
may drop in canned goods if they wish
to contribute. The drive, designed to
help people on welfare, is expected to
last through next week and is followed
by a door-to-door canned food drive
throughout the PCC community.
According to Miss Ullman. residents
in the area have been notified already,
and should not be taken by surprise
when the club members knock on their
doors.
“The drive is one of our biggest
activities,” commented Miss Ullman.
She expects a successful turnout.
“With people's help, we hope to collect
as much as two tons of canned food.
That would really be great.”
Security Catches
Two Suspects
Two young men from off campus
were taken into custody by PCC
security personnel Wednesday,
following an attempted bicycle theft,
but one of them escaped, security
officers reported yesterday.
Glen Eric Smith, a bicycle guard,
said he became suspicious when he
saw two individuals working with tools
on the chain of a brand new bicycle in
the compound. He called security
officers, who apprehended the two
suspects.
While waiting for a Pasadena Police
unit to arrive, the two men were taken
to security's main office. According to
Gil Robinson, security chief, one of the
suspects asked to be accompanied to
the restroom. When he came out, he
ran behind the Campus Center
building, climbed a wall and disap¬
peared.
“Since we knew his identity, we did
not chase him,” Robinson said. “Our
main concern is not to get in any
physical hassles with students or non¬
students on campus.”
The matter now comes under the
jurisdiction of the Pasadena Police
Department.
Second place earns a certificate.
Two certificates for honorable mention
are to be given.
Winners will be notified on or about
May 10. Prizes and certificates will be
awarded during the PCC Music
Department Awards Assembly in
May.
Students may submit as many en- -
tries as they desire; however, each g
entrant is eligible for only one prize. u '
PCC CaufUeb
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
APRIL 19, 1974
ASB, Senate Approve
New Grants and Loans
OUR FRONT YARD— Palm trees and low clouds
combine for a pleasant view from the top of the E
Building after a cleansing spring shower. The clear
—Courier Photo by Jeremy Ketelsen
day reveals the surroundings of PCC in all their
beauty, but made-to-order weather will be but a
memory during coming smoggy months.
Mt. Wilson ROP Is Offering Career
Centered Curriculum During Summer
Students may learn about retail
sales while working in a department
store, or become familiar with the
skills necessary to run hotels and
motels by observing their actual
operation in the community by taking
a summer class at PCC.
These are just two of the 12 career-
oriented courses being offered by Mt.
Wilson Regional Occupational Pro¬
gram (ROP) this summer. Enrollment
is open.
The auto agency program allows
students to explore the jobs available
in that field such as distribution, sales,
parts and service. According to John
Young, director of ROP, this facet of
the program has been successful in the
past. It has been operating at Foothill
Datsun in La Crescenta and Colliau
Chevrolet in South Pasadena. This
class, and all other ROP programs
train students for entry level positions
in the field.
A two-phase merchandising and
retail sales program gives instruction
in the practical aspects of grocery and
department store operation. Sears
Pasadena is the scheduled site for the
department store section of the
program.
Another course scheduled is the key¬
punch-data processing training. The
class covers the preparation and
operation of standard keypunch
machines and other support equip¬
ment. Typing is not a necessary skill,
although it is recommended.
A variety of industrial skills classes
is also available. A refrigeration and
air conditioning course offers training
in the service, maintenance and design
of domestic, commercial and auto
cooling appliances. Based at PCC, this
class is taught by professionals in the
trade, as are all ROP programs.
Other industrial type courses
available are building maintenance,
covering the care and cleaning of
building exteriors, fixtures and fur¬
nishings; appliance technology,
emphasizing the electronic,
mechanical and piping requirements
for the repair of household appliances;
and electrical maintenance, which
deals with wiring, trouble shooting and
preventive care of electronic devices.
A nurse’s aide program prepares
students to perform duties pertinent to
the care of hospital patients. This
course is scheduled to take place on the
PCC campus.
Additional classes include training
for careers in television production
and banking.
By Toni Stuart
Staff Writer
Requests for loans and grants from a
variety of campus organizations were
approved by both the ASB Board and
the Student Senate.
MECHA, reducing its original
request from $1400 to $300, received the
grant from the ASB to pay for three
groups which will entertain during
Mexican Culture Week.
On Friday, May 3, at 10:30 a.m., a
mariachi group performs, followed by
“6 Actores,” a theater group, at 11:30
a.m. From 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., the
Savedra Dancers Ballet Folklorico
dance in the Free Speech Area.
A loan of $100 from the ASB is to pay
for the Friday, May 3 performance by
“Cold Sweat,” a rock band, that is to
play upstairs in the Campus Center at
1:30 p.m.
Loan To Be Repaid
Nick Martinez, MECHA representa¬
tive on the ASB Board, says the club
plans to repay the $100 loan from
proceeds from the Menudo Bowl
Basketball Classic. The benefit game
to be held in the PCC Men’s Gym at 7
p.m. Wednesday, May 1, matches the
PCC Chicano faculty ahd MECHA
members. Tickets are $1.50.
The Student Senate approved the
grant and loan to MECHA on the
condition that the money would come
back to the ASB if there was any
change in plans.
Renaissance Fair Publicity
Tania Horton, Sophomore Class
president, asked for and received $50
for publicity, decorations and per¬
formers for the Renaissance Fair
today.
Performers to be paid include a fire
eater and a magician. Ms. Horton
expects approximately 50 arts and
crafts people from outside PCC to rent
booths at $5 per person.
Adelphians, the women’s honorary
service organization, received a loan
of $100 from the ASB to use as seed
money for their fund-raising showing
of “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance
Kid" tonight in Sexson Auditorium.
Palmer To Attend Exposition
John Palmer, newly ratified ASB
vice president, was granted $27 by the
ASB to attend the Academic Resource
Exposition at UCLA today. Palmer, on
behalf of the ASB, is working on a
catalog of school and community
services available to students. The
money covers his registration,
gasoline and lunch.
The Student Senate discussed briefly
what should be done with the $2.40
raised by selling tickets to “Man of La
Mancha.” The senators decided to
deposit it in the Book Loan Fund.
New Appointments Ratified
The senators also ratified the ap¬
pointment of new members of the ASB
Board to replace those who have
recently resigned. Bill Kupferer was
ratified as Freshman Class president,
Laura Lyman as athletics president,
and John Palmer as ASB vice
president.
Positions remaining unfulfilled
include Palmer's former post as
president of Associated Men Students
and Student Senate secretary, which
was, until Tuesday, held by Valerie
Curtis.
SUMMER SCHOOL, ANYONE?
Priority numbers for summer
session registration will be available
Monday, April 22 and Tuesday, April
23 starting at 8 a.m. in Sexson
Auditorium.
Sullivan, Grainger Net Statewide
Accolades for Academic Feats
Two PCC faculty members recently
received statewide accolades.
William K. Grainger, head librarian
at PCC, was elected vice chairman of
the board of directors of the California
Community Colleges Library
Cooperative.
WILLIAM K. GRAINGER
The organization coordinates the
activities of 12 regional cooperatives
throughout the state.
Grainger is serving as president of
the local San Gabriel Community
Colleges Library Cooperative that
serves Chaffey, Citrus, Cypress,
Fullerton, Glendale. Mt. San Antonio,
Rio Hondo, and Pasadena community
colleges.
This cooperative loans periodicals,
films, cassettes and books to its
members.
Grainger also serves on the state¬
wide standard committee of the
Learning Resource Association of the
California Community College Library
Cooperative. That committee develops
standards for library facilities.
In addition to serving the PCC
Library for 15 years, Grainger teaches
Administration of Libraries in the
Graduate Library School at USC
during the summer session.
Police Science
John L. Sullivan, police science
coordinator in PCC's Department of
Engineering and Technology, is
receiving the '‘Outstanding Criminal
Justice Educator" award for 1974.
The California Association of Ad¬
ministration of Justice Educators will
make the award today at the annual
three-day conference in Anaheim.
Paul Howard, president of the
association, will make the presen¬
tation.
Sullivan, the unanimous choice of
the judges, was rated on his academic
and literary contributions, and his
performance in the field. Seven
educators were nominated for the
award.
Sullivan, who has been teaching at
PCC since January of 1963, is retiring
at the end of this semester. Prior to his
teaching career, he served with the
FBI for 20 years.
Author
He is the author of “Introduction to
Police Science,” a textbook used at
PCC and other colleges. “Sullivan has
been most instrumental in developing
the police science program at PCC,”
said Larry Johannsen, chairman of the
Engineering and Technology Depart¬
ment.
“He is responsible for initiating and
running the Police Academy we have
at the Civil Defense Center in
Altadena. It is there that we conduct
in-service training for the Los Angeles
Marshals, the Sheriff’s Department,
Railway Police and most of the local
police facilities. We handle reserve
officer training, new recruit training,
and upgrading services for all police
officers.”
JOHN L. SULLIVAN