PCC Courier, August 07, 1974

Experts To Lecture at Tuesday Forums Euell Gibbons, Dr. Richard Armour and Dr. RichardLeakeyare just three of the 16 speakers slated for the Tuesday Evening Forum programs beginning October 8, at PCC's Sexson Auditorium. Presented since 1937, the Tuesday Evening Forum has provided in¬ teresting and informative lectures from people in all walks of life. Season tickets are on sale at the Campus Bank for $2. Ticket holders will have preferred seating from 7 to 7:30p.m. After 7:30 the doors will be open to the general public at no cost. The lectures are scheduled to begin at 7:30. Special parking permits are also available at the bank for $2.50 which will allow the visitor to park anywhere on campus Tuesday nights, except the guest parking area. Speakers on the agenda include: Oct. 8— John Goddard, explorer and film narrator, will show a film, “Andes to Amazon”; Oct. 15 — Dick Reddy, writer, photographer, will traveler and present a film titled "Mark Twain in Italy”; Oct. 22— Roy Neal, NBC news correspondent, will talk on “Television News.” Oct. 29 — Well-known writer and lecturer, Dr. Richard Armour will discuss “A Night with Armour”; Nov. 5 — Dr. Emanual Cheraskin, professor and chairman of the Department of Oral Medicine at the University of Alabama, will discuss the topic “New Hope for Incurable Diseases.” Nov. 12 — Norman Wakeman, professor of biology at PCC, will show a film, “Pacific Shores,” utilizing his skill as a wildlife photographer. Also scheduled are: Nov. 19— Mariane Alireza, the first western girl to live in a harem, will tell of her experiences in a talk titled “At the Drop of a Veil in Saudi Arabia.” Nov. 26— Motion picture producer and explorer, Gene Wianko will Monrovia 'Medics' Refuse PCC Project By Martha Ginsberg Assistant Managing Editor A paramedic training program at PCC, designed to include par¬ ticipation from the cities of Ar¬ cadia, Pasadena and Monrovia, has been altered. The program, which provides on- the-job training for 15 paramedic trainees, has excluded Monrovia as a participant. According to Occupational Education Director John Toothaker, Monrovia paramedics are “concerned about the amount of work they can do and feel it is too much for them.” The contract no longer includes the Monrovia paramedics because “we didn't want any labor disputes,” said Toothaker. “-Why have someone turn you down on something you can’t win?” he added. Coordinationg instructor for the paramedics, Colly Bakeman, said Monrovia paramedics “did what they felt they had to do,” but added that “the program as conceived will not be changed.” “There are lots of other places for paramedics to get their training,” she said. A Monrovia paramedic said that the Monrovia Fire Department is “understaffed.” “We did not feel we could take on such a program. You can’t take on added respon¬ sibilities when you don’t have the manpower,” he added. Although Monrovia is no longer part of PCC’s paramedic training program, the Arcadia city council is participating and PCC is currently waiting for the Pasadena city council approval. Although Toothaker said Monrovia's decision not to par¬ ticipate has “set us back a bit,” he added, “we’re committed to train 15 people— and we’re going to train them.” PCC professor of communication Dr. John Gregory has been elected a member of the board of governors by the Hollywood chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Gregory, who will represent educational television, plans to be active in his new post. “I would like to revive a teaching committee,” said Gregory, “that was active a few years ago. Top people from each discipline, such as acting, directing and make-up, will conduct seminars for teachers engaged in institutional and educational television. “This is a tremendous way to improve educational and in¬ structional television,” said Gregory. “What better way to upgrade teaching techniques than by talking with the experts?” Gregory has been a member of the Academy since 1966. He will serve as a member of the board of governors for two years. present a film, “The People of Japan”; Jan. 14— Renee Taylor, world traveler and writer, will discuss “Hunza— The Himalayan Shangri-la” with a film; Jan. 21 — Euell Gibbons, wild-plant expert and television personality, will present the topic, “Living Off Nature’s Bounty.” Feb. 18 — William Stockdale, who once walked across the United States, will show a film, “Fascinating and Spectacular Brazil”; Feb. 25— Dr. H. Keith Beebe, expert biblical ar¬ chaeologist, will discuss “Explor¬ ing Ancient Caesarea— Largest City Built by Herod the Great.” Also March 4 — Dr. Richard Leakey, director of the national museums of Kenya, will speak on “Exciting New Early Man Discoveries in East Africa”; March 11— Leonard Gross, former senior editor of Look Magazine, will discuss “The Great Wall Street Scandal” which was the subject of his fourth book. March 18— Dr. Ignacio Bernal, director of Mexico’s National Museum of Anthropology, will talk about “Archaeology of Ancient Cities of Mexico”; and March 25- Commander Peter Cockburn, world traveler and film director, will end the series with his film, “Inside Britain." Tickets may be purchased by writing the College Bank at 1580 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena or phoning 578-7286. STUDENT MOLDS FUTURE — Mary Ichino, student attending a summer ceramics class at Pcc, learns to form an insignificant lump of clay into a creative work of art at one of the potter’s wheels in the ceramics room at PCC. Ceramics, one of the less heralded art forms, is taught at PCC during both the summer session and the regular semester. SUMMER EDITION PCC Coufiiesi Vol. 1, No. 3 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California August 7, 1974 Aviation Basics Gained in Class Gregory Selected for TV Advisory Chapter By Jeri McIntyre Fine Arts Editor So you think you want to learn to fly an airplane? If so, a course in the Engineering and Technology Department may help you decide to enroll in flying lessons. Or, if you are already taking lessons, it will help you prepare for the written examinations required by the Federal Aviation Administration for the private pilot’s license. The course, Aviation 110, is “Basic Ground School,” taught by John W. Hazlet, Jr., an FAA- approved instructor who has been at PCC since 1969. And it isn’t an easy class, because Hazlet believes in preparing pilots well for flying. “A lot of people think flying an airplane is as easy as opening a door,” he says, “and that isn't so. Flying doesn’t require superhuman intelligence or coordination, but there is a a considerable amount to be learned.” In addition to buying books, students must also purchase two essential pieces of equipment— a plotter for use with maps, and an DR. JOHN GREGORY Laborer’s Strike Halts Mall Work Work on the planned PCC mall has been interrupted because of the construction strike. The original completion date was set for Sept. 1, 1974, but it is now uncertain. The purpose of the mall is to tie the campus together, according to Leonard Knapp, director of building services. It begins at the east end of C building and extends to the west side of the paramedical building, with E building to the north and Y building in the middle. It will be 60 feet wide where it crosses the street. Originally, the Y buildind yvas to be removed, but because ■ d.c expense, this idea was dropped. Audio-equipped Lab Helps Students Improve Writing The English 401 student has the opportunity to use the new Writing Lab to improve his basic writing skills. The tape-supplemental booklet system was developed by Alan Lamson and Bill Shanks of the PCC English Department. In conjunction with his regular class meetings, the student spends several hours a week seated in the language lab listening to taped information. He follows each lesson section with a question series in the booklet. Then the tape goes over the answers permitting the student to correct himself. These sections are then discussed with the teacher. The advantage of this method, according to Lamson, is the “immediate feedback on the student’s work. If he uses the regular testing he may have to wait a week to find out what’s wrong or how he could have done better.” The project was instigated last year under the Creative Instruction Program aegis, which provided the funds for development of the lab. Thirty-six tapes are available to students now. but expansion plans include a whole floor in the E building where more teachers can avail themselves of the service. According to Polly Watchler, tutor for English 1A students, “The general preparation of high school students for English is poor. I would much rather tutor a 1A student who has taken 401 than one who has come directly from high school.” Lamson says his students have learned more using the tape system than they did merely with classroom time. aeronautical computer for calculating airspeed, distances, wind effects and fuel consumption. The purpose of instruction in the ground school, according to Hazlet, is not to help students memorize answers to the FAA exam. “I don't want students just to know the answers,” he says, “I want them to know how to arrive at the an¬ swers.” Although Hazlet allows students with no exposure to flying enroll “so they will know if they really want to go through with flying lessons,” which now cost about $1000, he prefers that students take the ground school course concurrently with flight instruction. He feels that flight instruction makes in¬ formation learned in the ground school much more meaningful and understandable. Other area schools offer courses similar to those in the flying program at PCC. Mt. San Antonio College, for example, has ground school classes and instruction in aviation maintenance, as does Glendale City College. Los Angeles Trade Tech and Northrop Institute of Technology offer training in aviation maintenance. It was PCC, however, which pioneered in local aviation in¬ struction. “PCC used to build planes before World War II,” said Hazlet. At that time, according to him, courses were taught in which students learned assembly- techniques in the manufacture of airplanes. When interest in that curriculum waned, says Hazlet, the courses were discontinued. The current resurgence of the flying program at PCC dates back “four or five years.” There are now three courses: Basic Ground School (Aviation 110), Commercial Pilot Ground School (Aviation 112), and Instrument Ground School (Aviation 114). The last two courses are advanced instruction for those interested in becoming commercial pilots. Hazlet's credentials include years of work as a pilot, yet his first career was in another field. He worked as disc jockey in high school, and while in the Marine Corps. After serving in the Marines, Hazlet returned to school, but dropped out to work as a pilot. He combines his teaching now with w'ork as a charter pilot at the El Monte airport, where he is senior air taxi pilot. Basic Ground School is a popular offering at PCC. According to Hazlet, the class is over-filled in the evenings during the school year, as it is in this summer’s course. He reports an “overwhelming in¬ terest" from adult students who want ground instruction for flying, but who work during the day. Students able to attend day classes might find more room, since those sections, Hazlet says, are not filled as quickly as are the evening sessions. Instruction in all sections, however, will probably be even more popular after this fall. Changes in FAA regulations go into effect after November 1 which will require completion of an FAA- approved ground school course for obtaining a private pilot’s license. The change is attributable in part to the growing popularity of private flying. According to U.S. News and World Report, “last year there were more than 720,000 active pilots in the United States, with the number expected to double in ten years. And in Southern California, according to Hazlet, “there is a greater concentration of aircraft than anywhere else in the world.” With more pilots taking to the air, it becomes even more important that they be well-trained. The result is the FAA's tightening of testing requirements, which includes the need for completion of ground school instruction. All of this can only portend greater growth in the PCC flying program. Hazlet has already cut back on his charter flying to meet his teaching responsibilities. At the same time, the college is reportedly considering purchasing a flight simulator to aid instruction. Sp, for those who really think they want to learn to fly, plan ahead for enrollment in ground school this fall. Information concerning the course may be obtained from the Engineering and Technology Department.