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PCC Courier, February 14, 1975
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Vets Administrator
Assisting Students
By David Gero
Assistant Fine Arts Editor
Loans have been established for
veterans attending college under the
Veterans Assistance Act of 1974. An
individual can receive a maximum of
$600 in one academic year through the
new program.
Loan application forms are
available in the campus represen¬
tative office in C247.
The new measure provides that
applicants must have exhausted all
efforts to obtain student loans ad¬
ministered by the Department of
Health, Education and Welfare.
Clifford King, PCC’s VA counselor,
emphasized that each student must
first have sought aid under the
Guaranteed Student Loan Program
(GSLP), and must have had their
request denied, before applying for the
new services. Copies of a denial
statement from at least two lenders
participating in the GSLP must ac¬
company the VA application.
Although the effective date for the
program was January 1, the VA says
that all eligible veterans, wives,
widows and children will be considered
for the initial loans based upon the full
amount of their tuition and all other
costs of attendance anticipated for the
entire 1974-75 academic year.
To be eligible, a veteran must be in
attendance at an educational in¬
stitution on at least a half-time basis,
and must be enrolled in a course
leading to a standard college degree.
No loan may be approved for
enrollment periods of less than 10
weeks.
The new law requires that those
persons granted loans must sign
promissory notes agreeing to
repayment of principal plus eight per
cent interest.
Installment payments must start
nine months after the student ceases at
least half-time enrollment, with full
payment within 10 years and nine
months after that date. Part or all of
the loan may be prepaid without
penalty.
All financial resources must be
reported by the student, including
other educational loans, grants,
scholarships, VA educational
assistance and cash assets. The year in
which the loan application is submitted
will be the base year for reporting
income.
The VA also said that the school
must certify the student’s course of
study, tuition and fees and any room
and board changes.
Writer, Movie Maker
To Show Brazilian Film
Freelance writer and movie
producer William Stockdale provides
Tuesday Evening Forum patrons with
an in-depth look at Brazil through his
film ‘‘Fascinating and Spectacular
Brazil,” the series presentation for
Feb. 18.
A full-length, color motion picture,
the film goes behind the scenes in
examining the world’s fifth largest
nation.
The action moves from Brazil’s
three impressive cities, Brasilia, the
made-to-order capital; Sao Paulo, the
world’s fastest growing city; and the
incomparable vacation spot, Rio de
Janeiro; to the jungles of the Amazon
River.
Highlights include visits to Ignazu
Falls, a jungle hospital where open-
heart surgery is performed, a floating
church operated by missionaries 1000
PCC CoubieSi
VOL. 39, NO. 1
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
FEBRUARY 14, 1975
Spring Semester Brings New Classes On And
Off Campus to Help Career-Minded Students
The new semester is a week old, but
students still have time to enroll in a
number of classes which they may
have missed while programming for
the spring.
A new course in oil painting and
three new classes in purchasing and
contracting are offered.
The non-credit oil painting class, Art
2020, will begin Wednesday, Feb. 19.
Taught by Sigrid Heep, it will run 18
weeks. There are two sections of the
class with the first meeting from 9
a.m. to noon and the second from 12:30
to 3:30 p.m. at Saint James Episcopal
Church, 1325 Monterey Rd., South
Pasadena.
At the first sessions Rulon Hacking,
a freelance artist of portrait, land¬
scape and still life, will lecture and
present a demonstration.
During the first afternoon session,
Mrs. Heep will present two films, line
drawing and perspective.
The $5 registration fee may be paid
during the first class meeting.
The PCC Business Department is
offering three purchasing courses.
Started Feb. 10, each class is taught by
an experienced person in the pur¬
chasing and contracting field.
Purchasing Principles, Purchasing
168, three units, is offered for the first
time to day students from 7:30 to 9:30
a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, in C124.
Tuesday evenings from 7 to 10 p.m.
in SI 12, students may participate in the
Contract Negotiations course, Pur¬
chasing 174. The class deals with true-
to-life situations which involve
students in a series of negotiations
centered around sales, purchases, and
contract talks.
Proposal and Contract Writing class,
Purchasing 175, three units, is
designed to acquaint secretaries,
clerks, expediters, engineers and
purchasing-contracting personnel with
the detail needed to properly respond
to commercial and governmental
request for proposals and quotations.
It meets from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursdays in
C342.
The purchasing courses may be
applied toward a certificate in Pur¬
chasing and Contracting.
Information on the Purchasing and
Contracting classes may be obtained
by calling the PCC Business Depart¬
ment at 578-7341. Information on the
COOP ED ENROLLMENT
Cooperative Education enrollment
will continue through February 28.
Students who have on-campus jobs,
off-campus jobs, work as volunteers
for a non-profit organization or are
CWS students, can get credit for
working. Apply in C246.
Oil Painting class can be obtained by
calling the Office of Continuing
Education at 578-7261.
Piloting, Medical, Model Design
The PCC aviation ground program
offers private, commercial and in¬
strument pilot classes, all approved by
the Federal Aviation Administration.
Beginning private pilot courses are
held from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and 1 to
3 p.m. Thursdays, or 7 to 10 p.m.
Tuesdays and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays.
Persons currently employed in
medical offices can enroll in Medical
Office Practice (MA 130), a two-unit
class designed to help develop and
improve routine clinical laboratory
procedures.
Directed by Billy T. Miner, the
course includes studies on blood cell
counts, sedimentation rate, and
routine clinical chemistry. The class
meets Mondays from 6 to 10 p.m. in
U418.
A study of the history and current
industry use of design models for
engineering sales and design decision
is what Piping Model Design (Drafting
233) is all about.
Held from 7 to 10 p.m. Mondays and
Wednesdays in V205, the class
provides practical work in model
construction and laboratory ex¬
perience. The course also includes
materials and components selection
and procurement, solvent, s safety,
hand tools and table machinery.
Agency Operations and English
Travel Agency Operations is offered
Tuesdays, from 7 to 10 p.m. in C401.
The three-unit class is designed to
instruct persons on such topics as
management responsibilities, licen¬
sing, finances, office procedures,
airline relations, government
regulations, and planning and pricing
of tours. The course is taught by Horst
Engel.
Gaining word power and language
ability for successful business
speaking and writing is the objective of
Business English, an eight-week
course offered by the PCC Office of
Continuing Education. The class meets
every Thursday at 7 p.m. in Room 83 of
San Marino High School, 2701 Hun¬
tington Drive.
Students enrolled in the class will be
able to take command of verbal '
situations, to learn conversational
techniques, to handle interview
situations, to improve pronunciation,
to master good grammar and to turn
ideas and facts into concise, clear
sentences.
Registration takes place in class the
first day of attendance.
Food, Printing, Intro to
Travel, Literature
The Office of Continuing Education
also offers a Nutrition and Consumer
Education class from 1 : 30 to 3:30 p.m.
on alternate Fridays, at the Senior
Center, 85 E. Holly St., Pasadena.
The class is to cover discussions on
menu planning for one or two people at
minimal cost, food storage techniques
in small apartments, shopping tricks,
and value of health foods.
Those employed in the printing field
have a chance to earn 10 units and
improve their skills by attending
Printing Production Management.
The course covers estimating,
pricing, job layout, production control,
advertising layout and sales, and
others.
The class is held daily from 1 to 5
p.m.
Those considering future em-'
ployment in the travel business can
take advantage of the Introduction to
the Travel Industry course, offered
Mondays, from 7 to 10 p.m. in C301.
The class provides an overview of
major components of travel
economics, human factors in travel,
destination planning and travel
geography. The course is taught by
Pasadena travel agent John
Schulthess.
An adult education course in
literature and contemporary fiction is
offered in two area locations.
Wednesday classes meet from 7 to 9
p.m. at the Altadena Public Library,
600 Mariposa St. Monday classes are
held from 2 to 4 p.m., at the South
Pasadena Public Library, 1115 El
Centro St.
The class is designed to acquaint
readers with contemporary novels,
with special emphasis on novels
written by and about women.
miles up the Amazon, and exploration
by small plane into the Amazon jungle.
One of America’s foremost travelers
and lecturers, Stockdale devotes all of
his time to writing and lecturing—
when he’s not journeying the globe.
He has written for many newspapers
and prominent national magazines and
his articles frequently appear in the
travel pages of the New York Times.
Stockdale ’s photographs and motion
pictures have also appeared in many
magazines and on television.
Stockdale, who attended Yale
University majoring in English and
journalism, first gained national at¬
tention in 1949 when he walked, ac¬
companied by his wife and dog, across
the United States.
The seven-month, 3525-mile journey
not only fulfilled a promise he had
made to his wife, that they would take
a cross-country trip after they were
married, but also served as source
material for a series of newspaper
articles.
A year later, in 1950, Stockdale
began producing motion pictures pro¬
fessionally. He specializes in filming
unusual aspects of popular travel
subjects.
WOMAN’S DAY— PCC held a special day devoted just to women.
PAULINE Anderson, chairman of the Allied Health Department,
spoke to women about opportunities available in the health field
today. Other speakers included women from the campus and the
community. The event was held Feb. 5.
Medical Science Club
Announces Activities
WILLIAM STOCKDALE
. . . forum speaker
POET TO SPEAK
Poet Kenneth Koch will be at PCC to
read his works and run a workshop
for students. Koch has written
several collections including “Thank
You and Other Poems,” and
“Pleasures of Peace.” He will be
speaking Thursday, Feb. 20 from 11
a. ni. to noon in the Forum. The
workshop will be held from noon to 1
p.m. for creative students only.
Contact Jerene Cline or the English
office for information.
Premedical, predental and science
students are welcome to join the PCC
Medical Science Club, according to
club president Tina Akamp.
The Medical Science Club, an
organization in its second year on
campus, sponsors on campus
Radio Station
KPCS Airs
New Programs
Listeners to PCC’s KPCS can now
hear ‘‘Voices in the Wind.”
One of four recent program ad¬
ditions, “Voices in the Wind” takes a
look at the nation's involvement with
the performing arts. The show, hosted
by Oscar Brand, follows a magazine
format and features relaxed inter¬
views with artists and performers. The
program is produced by National
Public Radio (NPR) and airs on
Mondays from 8 to 9 p.m.
‘ Another programming addition,
“Options,” follows the radio magazine
approach. This NPR series, designed
to help listeners understand today’s
complexities, airs 9 to 10 p.m. Sun¬
days.
The new “Hellenic-American
Cultural Hour” supplies Pasadena’s
Greek community with news from
Greece, news of the Southern
California Hellenic community,
cultural information and Greek music.
The show is produced by KPCS in
cooperation with the International
Society of Hellenic Scientists. The
program is broadcast Saturday at 9
a.m. with a repeat broadcast at 7 p.m.
Sundays.
Rounding out the new programming
is “The Radio Reader.” For a half
hour (9 to 9:30 p.m. Monday through
Saturday), host Dick Estell presents
the nation’s best sellers over the air.
ASB Prexy Martinez Seeks Ways
To Communicate With Student Body
Stressing “the importance of com¬
munication," new student body presi¬
dent Nick Martinez is looking forward
to the spring semester.
The 28-year-old Chicano says his
experience in student government
should help him in this new position.
Previously sitting with committees on
the curriculum, he has also been a rep¬
resentative to the Student Senate.
“I learned by listening,” says
Martinez. “My experiences in govern¬
ment and what I learned from two
classes in parliamentary procedure
triggered my involvement with the
ASB.”
School Students May
Earn College Credit Here
Area high school students have the
opportunity to take PCC classes which
are not offered at their school and also
earn college credit.
A number of academic and
vocational classes are offered at PCC
to students who are cleared with their
high school counselors and who
maintain the four-hour minimum-day
requirement at their school.
PCC counselor Ed Simpson acts as a
liaison between PCC and local high
schools. Simpson feels the response
from students and their counselors has
been good, with 300 to 400 participating
each semester.
A student can earn sophomore
standing at PCC by the time he
graduates from high school. To do this,
he must take six units of college work
per semester throughout his junior and
senior years in high school as well as
six units during the summer. This
work will earn him 30 units, or
sophomore standing.
“Sometimes you get students that
aren’t doing well in school for one
reason or another,” remarked Simp¬
son. “By coming here they get the
chance to pursue an interest that
might not be available to them
elsewhere.
“I’ve seen many get ‘turned on’
because of an auto repair or drafting
class,” Simpson said.
Further information concerning this
program may be obtained by calling
578-7251.
LAST MINUTE CHANGES— During the first days of school, students
crowd into C21 6 to make changes in their program, either dropping or
adding classes. Clerks in the office greet record numbers with the
new semester.
PCC’s newest prexy believes student
government serves a much needed
function for participants, allowing
them opportunities to learn decision¬
making and to develop self-confidence
in dealing with others.
When asked about campus apathy
and how it may affect the new govern¬
ment's success, he replied that PCC
has a large and highly diversified
student body, thus the students’ needs
are ever changing. Part of this
problem can be resolved, he said, by
better communication and the in¬
stallation of new programs to care for ,
unmet concerns.
Though perhaps too early for
definite plans, Martinez does have
some ideas for the coming months.
Still going through an orientation
process, he wants to initiate every¬
thing possible to benefit the student
body. Outgoing president Stuart Silver
left some unfinished plans that his
successor intends to implement.
Improved child care services for
student parents and a proposed intra¬
mural athletic program are at the top
of his list. On-campus sports would
expand to include formation of junior
varsity teams, plus intramurals and
coed teams in baseball and basketball.
Proposed courses in government
essentials also interest Martinez,
because knowledge from the classes
would help those interested in govern¬
ment do a more efficient job.
' As the semester progresses, Mar¬
tinez believes that commitment and
responsibility of student leaders will
do most to further ASB government
and greatly benefit both students and
faculty.
speakers, provides information about
financial aids for medical students,
and offers students an opportunity to
take the Medical College Admissions
Test (MCAT) for practice purposes
(with results and scores going only to
the student who took the test, not to
any schools).
Tomorrow, club members are at¬
tending the Southland Pre-Med Con¬
ference at UCLA. There they will have
a chance to take the MCAT for prac¬
tice, meet with admissions officers
from four prominent medical schools,
take a two-hour tour of the UCLA
medical school and hospital complex,
and attend workshops in cardiology,
emergency medicine, pediatrics and
medical legislation.
However, the club is not limited in its
scope to test scores and financial aids.
Recruiting members is for the purpose
of sharing and solving problems, not
just boasting of membership. Social
happenings are included in the scope of
the club's activities. “If someone
comes up with an activity, that’s
great,” says Miss Akamp. “We’re
trying to get more people. When we
know what the students in our club
want, then we can do it.”
Meetings of the Medical Science
Club are announced in the Campus
Crier, and interested students are
welcome at all meetings.
National Press
Wants Poems
The National Poetry Press is ac¬
cepting poetry from college students
for publication in the college student’s
anthology.
Material must be typed or printed.
Each poem on a separate sheet of
paper must have the student’s name,
home address, college address and
name of the student’s English teacher.
Shorter works are preferred because
of space limitations.
Manuscripts should be sent to the
Office of the Press. National Poetry
Press, 3210 Selby Ave., Los Angeles,
CA 90034.
The closing date for all submissions
is April 10.
OETG Grant
Deadline Set
An Occupational Education and
Training Grant is being offered this
semester. The deadline for the OETG
is Feb. 28. The scholarship pays $2000
for tuition and fees, and $500 for books.
Students who have the will and
desire to work in man power occupa¬
tions. technical careers, and have the
need for financial aid may meet all the
requirements.
Applications for the OETG may be
obtained in the Financial Aids Office,
C236.
Spring Enrollment
Shows New Rise;
Now Totals 18,377
PCC enrollment for the opening of
the 1975 spring semester is higher than
last year at the same time in both day
and night enrollment.
11,317 students have registered for
day classes in the spring semester, an
increase of 960 over the 1974 spring
totals. For night classes, 7060 students
are enrolled, a 963 student increase.
Dean of Admissions Del Heyne said
the increased enrollment may par¬
tially be attributed to the country’s
economic situation. He speculated that
some of the enrolled students may be
changing careers and taking classes
here to improve their skills.