Twelfth Week Drop Date Plan Cancelled
College Council Awaits Results of 'Probation'
B\ Joseph Kiser
City I :«litoi
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proposal to change the date at which a
student is able to drop a class without a
penalty was overruled by a unanimous vote
of the College Council at Wednesday's
meeting
The council made the motion on the
premise that the college should try out the
new program of "progress probation" lor a
period of two years before making any
further moves to decrease the number of
students withdrawing from classes.
"Progress probation" places a student on
probation at any time in which the number of
mitshc has w ithdraw n from at PCC exceeds
ihe number of units he has completed. The
irobation would mean that he would be
.uspended from school if. while on probation.
he dropped more units during one semester
than he completed
The proposal, which was never formally
made to the council due to differences of
opinion by members of the Student Per¬
sonnel Committee (SPC) at its Tuesday
meeting, would have changed the date from
the present time of Friday of the sixteenth
week to Friday of the twelfth week.
Students who had not withdrawn from
class by that Friday would have been forced
to either complete the course or be dropped
by the teacher with a failing grade.
SPC members, w hile able to agree that the
date should be changed to the twelfth week,
were unable to reach a consensus of opinion
regarding the grade which a student should
receive if he were dropped by a teacher after
that date.
The committee also decided to withhold
making a suggestion after it was suggested
by F.arnest Neumann, dean of counseling
services, that they await the results of a
student poll, scheduled for Monday.
The student poll, being organized by Brad
Baldwin, ASB finance commissioner, was
designed to gain the student voice in the
issue.
Karlier in the week, members of the
faculty voiced their opinion through a 143 to
til vote in favor of the change.
College Council made the move to strike
down any further action on the change based
on the assumption that students would prefer
the sixteenth week. "If Pm reading the
students correctly, they would say to stay
with the present policy.” said Dr. E. Howard
Floyd, superintendent-president.
Mildred Wardlow, vice-president of ad¬
ministrative services, re-emphasized the
opinion of the council. It's just an awful lot
of changes in such a short time."
Bill Bogan, representative for the Faculty
Senate at the SPC meeting, was among those
who favored the change to 12 weeks. "I think
we must take the responsibility of educating
our children. If you challenge them, they'll
hate you, but they'll appreciate it in the long
run." Bogan felt that students would
naturally prefer the 16th week because it
would be easier on them, not necessarily
because it was in their best interest.
Dr. Bewis, chairman of the SPC, in ex¬
plaining the indecision of that committee,
stated that in his own opinion, "progress
probation" should be given a trial period. It
was on this opinion that the College Council
acted.
VOL. 42, NO. 15
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
DECEMBER 10, 1976
Dental Assistants Offered
New One-Year Program
AND ALL THAT JAZZ— Eddie Harris on electric
saxophone and Bob Ramey on the rhythm synthe¬
sizer performed for the noon lunch crowd Thursday
on the Campus Center steps. Harris and Ramey are
well-known in the world of modern improvisational
jazz. To announce the event, students teepeed
several buildings around campus.
—Courier Photo by Tom Ritchie
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'Compulsion' Explores
1 924 Juvenile Murder
Musicians, Singers Set to Perform
Melodies Reflect Holiday Season
Three Christmas music per¬
formances arc scheduled for
December, said Jean Ilartt. program
coordinator for the Music Department
"Jazz for Christmas." a joint con
cert presented by the Jazz Combo
under the direction of Bobbie Bradford
and the Jazz Hock Ensemble directed
by Gary Foster is set for Saturday.
Dec. 11 at 8:15 p.m. in Harbeson Hall.
The Jazz Combo -consists of ten
musicians, many who are members in
local bands, while the Ensemble draws
mainly upon music majors currently
on campus
Christmas selections popular during
the Big Band era of the 30's and 40s.
will lead off the performance, which
sill conclude with favorite con¬
temporary jazz pieces.
A combination concert featuring the
Sandpipers, Chamber Singers and the
Concert Choir, will take place Friday,
Dec. 17 at 8:15 p.m. in Sexson
Auditorium.
More than a hundred voices will
combine to perform (he traditional as
well as classical Christmas favorites.
Under Kichard Kelley's direction,
the Pasadena Chorale presents Bach's
"Christmas Oratorio" Sunday, Dec. 19
at 2:30 p.m. in Sexson Auditorium.
Soloists for the Bach work are
Shirley Close, alto: Jonathan Mack,
tenor: Virginia Welsman. soprano and
Myron Myers, bass.
"A! Christmas concerts are free,"
added Mrs. Ilartt. For further in¬
formation. call 578-7208.
By Todd Axtcll
Staff Writer
Prospective dental assistants will
have the option of participating in a
one-year dental assisting program
instead of the present two years,
starting in the fall.
Due to a revision in the State Dental
Practice Act, the guidelines for PCC's
program, the new option is designed
for students to get through the
program and into the job market
faster, according to Dr. Stanley E.
By Vivian Parker
' Staff Writer
"Nothing never ends" from the first
line of "Compulsion" by Meyer Bevin,
will be the musical theme during
scenes in "Compulsion" which opens
tonight in the Bittle Theater, C130.
The stage crew using abtract and
intense colors - w ill create a mood for
the audience. Having read the play,
the crew researched the period of 1924
to discover the style of dress and en¬
vironment conditions. "There are 15
different scene locations in the play.
\\ e are using bits and pieces of scenery
to suggest the locations." says Bob
Wilson, stage director. "The costumes
are authentic 1920 clothing."
Cosmetology department students
nided the actors with free hair styles
that would give them the 1924 look.
The story of "Compulsion" is related
Gunstream. vice-president in charge
of instruction.
Completion of the program will earn
students a Certificate of Achievement,
and prepare them for the Registrant
Dental Assistance Examination. The
exam must be passed for students to
become registered dental assistants,
thereby qualifying them for em¬
ployment.
"We have found that fewer and
fewer of our students are coming
straight from high school." said Miss
Pauline Anderson, department chair-
to defense attorney Clarence
Darrow-'s, introduction of Freudian
theory for the first time in court, which
spurred a change in the juvenile court
system. During Ihe 20s juveniles were
tried, and if convicted, hanged as
adults.
In Meyer Bevins play. "Com¬
pulsion." Judd Steiner and Artie
Strauss feel an urgency to commit a
crime without a motive, that would
make them become "supermen."
Judges from the American Festival
will view one performance and select
regional winners— within one week— to
perform in the Kennedy Center in
Washington D.C.
Performances are slated for
December 10. 11, 12. 17 and 18. Curtain
time for Friday and Saturday per¬
formances will be at 8 p.m. Sunday
performances will start at 5 p.m.
person for Applied Health. She added
that the one-year program is designed
to benefit those students who have
already completed many general
education classes.
Both Miss Anderson and Dr. Gun-
stream emphasized that the new
program was not meant to deter
students from getting their Associate
in Arts degree. Gunstream said the
college encourages the value of con¬
tinuing education to produce more
productive students.
The one-year program will include
the same curriculum that is presently
taught in the course. Courses in dental
anatomy, terminology, chairside
techniques will be taught, with the
emphasis on expanded lab time for
students.
Three classes have been dropped
from requirements to recommended
courses: Physiology and Anatomy
i Physiology 120), Bookkeeping Ac¬
counting (Accounting 101), and Special
Studies in Dental Assisting (Dental
Assisting 128).
In the summer of 1978. a six-week
class will be offered' on an elective
basis, to help students prepare for the
Registrant Dental Assistance Exam,
explained Miss Anderson.
It is hoped that with a faster turn¬
over of students with the one-year
program, the list of students waiting to
enroll in the program will decrease.
It is a highly competitive program,
said Miss Anderson. There are strict
requirements to qualify for entrance
into the course.
The selection process includes a
qualifying test given in spring, proof of
good physical health, and personal
interviews. Student inquiries are made
shortly after the beginning of the
spring semester, with the selections
made in late April.
A STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS-KPCS reporter Walt Danhizer
talked to Ralph Riddle, director of security and parking services, after
an anonymous caller reported that a bomb was set to blow up the
security office on Tuesday afternoon. The coffee shop as well as the
upstairs offices of the Campus Center were evacuated until 5:30. The
incident marked the second time in two weeks that meetings in the
offices were disturbed. On the previous Thursday a foul-smelling
Odor filled the ventilation System. -Courier Photo by Blake Sell
Possible Answer to Old Problem
Parking Permit Forms
Available By Mail
Students who want day parking in
the PCC parking lots during the 1977
spring semester must request an
application form by mail not earlier
than January 10. and not later than
January 16.
The request should consist of a self-
addressed. stamped envelope, mailed
to: Pasadena City College. Security
Department. 1570 E. Colorado
Boulevard. Pasadena. California,
91106.
The 2200 whose applications are
received first will be mailed an ap¬
plication entitling them to purchase
one 320 day parking permit, good for
Ihe upcoming semester.
Students receiving applications
should bring the completed from and
fee to the Security Office (CC108-A)
from 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. until
February 28 to pick up the parking
sticker.
Requests 2201 through 2700 will be
placed on a waiting list and will be
notified as parking spaces become
available.
Pharmacy School Entry
Topic of Today's Seminar
B\ Scott Comstock
Staff Writer
A Health Sciences Seminar on ad¬
missions into pharmaceutical in¬
stitutes will be held in U213 today.
Dr. John M. Bulgin. director of
admissions at ihe CSC School of
Pharmacy will he the guest speaker.
Ihe seminar is another in a series
which is held each Friday afternoon at
l p.m under the direction of Dr.
Norman J. Juster. professor of
chemistry. The classes are for medical
students who receive one unit of
transfer credit through the
cooperative education program
Air System Modified in U Building
By Blake Sell
Managing Editor
Acting upon suggestions made by an
independent examiner earlier this
year the department of maintanence
and operations is making moves to
correct air pressure problems in the I '
Building. Work is being done to alter
the air flow pattern through
modification of air moving equipment
on the fourth floor
Raymond Baird, a consulting
engineer from Santa Monica con¬
ducted a study earlier this year and
reported that there were air pressure
fluctuations in the third and fourth
floors of the building. Students and
faculty members working there, have
experienced dizziness and nausea ever
since the building's opening, lour
years ago. Baird said that the fluc¬
tuations might be the cause and
suggested ways to remedy the
situation.
A temporary plywood air duct was
placed in the air flow equipment. The
plvwood shaft bypasses the original
duct allowing more air to reach a large
fan. the central part ol (he system. The
work was done November
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and 11.
Baird returned and studied the air
flow on Nov ember 16. He found that the
air turbulence in the building
decreased ns the result of the
modification
A representative of the architectural
firm that designed the building and a
sheet .metal constructor are scheduled
to examine the temporary
modification today and make plans for
the construction of a permanent air
duct addition. The work will involve
the shutdown of heating and air-
conditioning in the building and w ill be
done over Christmas vacation so that
classes will not be interrupted.
The classes offer more than just
guest speakers. Dr Juster also holds
his own sessions. Such sessions deal
with how to complete job applications,
resumes and what steps to take il a
student is not accepted at the medical
institution he desires
The class is working out very
well." Dr Juster said "We started it
about a year and a half ago with two
people, now we have a lew dozen If
anyone wants to sign-up for next
semester, we'd enjov having them.
Students who need the extra credit
should look into this class, we don't
give any tests or homework.”
For inlormation contact Dr Juster
in U304E.
PROUD OWNER— Manuel Romero, a PCC student, is shown in the
modified dune buggy that he purchased after being one of the crew
that helped put it together in the PCC auto shop. Romero won the
buggy by placing the highest bid for the class project.
Student Offers High Bid
for Modified Dune Buggy
Manuel Romero of Pasadena had the
winning bid for the modified dune
buggy, the Department of Engineering
and Technology announced Wed¬
nesday. Dec. I
Four bids were submitted for the
buggy. Romero's bid of $375 was the
highest. "1 helped rebuild the engine
on the buggy, and it feels great to own
it. I'm going to have a lot of fun with it
this summer." said Romero, a PCC
sophomore and auto shop student aide.
The dune buggy was built through
the combined efforts of assistant
professor lorn McEntire's auto shop
classes, and Vincent Uhl s welding
classes. "The buggy took one year to
complete, and is worth much more
than the required minimum bid of
$350." said Me Entire.
The materials used for completion of
the buggy were donated from a
number of different sources. Barret
Enterprises in Azusa, donated the
buggy frame kit. Tom Thayer, a
student, donated a Volkswagen rear
suspension. S.N. Ward & Son. a garage
and towing service in Pasadena,
donated the VW engine. Fiberglass
seats were donated by Mandella Boats
of Pasadena. "The profits made from
the bidding weili go to the Technical
and Engineering Project Scholar¬
ship." added McEntire.