PCC Courier, January 12, 1973

OMD TAPPEES — Fourteen students and three faculty members were tapped into OMD (Omicron Mu Delta), PCC’s highest honorary society. They have given service to the college far beyond the amount required for their service group, office or activity. They have been highly recommended by faculty or other persons with whom they work. ij AWS PRESIDENT— Joanie Pitts, candidate for the presidency of the Associated Women Students (AWS), believes she can represent the older women on campus as well as the younger. Ms. Pitts is 26. Elections for PCC student body offices is being held today. All students holding PCC identification cards are eligible to vote. The voting booth is located in front of the Campus Center. Here are two last minute candidates. + + + “Yes, I’m running,” says Joanie Pitts, a 26-year-old student who is working full time at PCC while carrying 20 units and maintaining a 3.7 grade point average. Ms. Pitts is now seeking the presidency of the Associated Women Students. Ms. Pitts, who completed her high school education last August, says that she believes she can represent the older women on campus as well as the younger — “41.4 per cent of the student body is over 21, with the reminder being in the age bracket of 18 to 20. I have four children ranging from ages 11 to 2 and I can appreciate the problems a working adult has getting an education. “I don’t propose to offer an over -all solution to the problems AWS is dealing with. However, I feel my life experiences as well as my educational experiences give me an insight into solving such problems as the child care center, the participation of women, blacks and browns, Indians and other groups into campus life.” Mrs. Pitts is not a novice in group activities or community organization. She has participated in volunteer work at the YWCA, the Malcolm X Center and the Frederick Douglas Youth Center. In addition she has coor¬ dinated social, civic and cultural activities for the Washington West Youth Organization. Upon completing her studies, Ms. Pitts plans to go into elementary education. “My interests lie in urban affairs and urban careers and I believe the ultimate solution to some of the urban crises are to be found in elementary education. “I plan to introduce practical and productive legislation aimed at helping all the students here at PCC,” said Lee Heins, candidate for Sophomore Class president. A business administration and pre¬ law major, Heins is the president of Circle К and OMD. He is also active in the Student Senate. Based on the experience he has gained in serving in these various offices, he is certain that he can do a good job as Sophomore Class president. “I plan to fulfill the administrative duties of planning the commencement exercises in June,” he concluded. To Enroll in New History Course who Susan B. Anthony was even though we have a day in California designated as Susan B. Anthony Day; that led me to work on a new course: The History of the Women in the United States.” Mrs. Dabelow continued to express her beliefs on the necessity of men participating in the course. “Many of us have the concept that women’s movement has been perpetuated solely by women; yet it’s a little known fact that John Stuart Mill, the outstanding political economist of the 19th Century and a prolific writer, published an essay titled ‘On the Subjection of Women’,” she said. “In that essay he proffered the theory that women were equal to men and as a consequence was a target of scathing ridicule.” Mrs. Dabelow explained that she believed that this reaction of ridicule may be a deterrent to male students wishing to enroll in the course. “This natural fear of ridicule is the other side of sexism,” said Mrs. Dabelow. “There is great pressure among the men to be strong, un¬ flinching Marlboro men which leaves little room for a sensitive man to ex¬ press himself without indicating his sexuality as it’s defined in our society.” The course (History 25B) will be offered Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 9 a.m. and at 12 noon. A third section is also open for enrollment on Wednesday evenings from 7 to 10 p.m. Further information on enrollment may be obtained from the Admissions Office, 795-6961, ext. 391. Air Force ROTC Enrollment for the two-year Air Force ROTC program at UCLA is now in progress. Any student who will be transferring to UCLA in the fall of 1973 and is interested in apply¬ ing for the Air Force program should call 825-1742 or visit the Department of Aerospace Studies, room 251 of the Social Welfare Building on the UCLA campus. Deadline for application is March 15, 1973. Window Panes Broken During Tournament About 30 panes of window glass in the C, D and E buildings were broken during the Tournament of Roses parade on New Year’s Day, according to Leonard C. Knapp, director of build¬ ing services. “This is in addition to the standard damage like trash all over the campus, fire buckets, and other cleanup jobs we have to do every year,” Knapp said. “The cost of the damage cannot be estimated yet as repair work has not been completed, but this is not a large thing considering what might hap¬ pen.” Students are advised not to go bare¬ foot on the front lawn because of the number of broken bottles strewn over the area during the parade. Forum Features Piersall 'Problems of Mental Health' Jimmy Piersall, former major league baseball player and author of the book, “Fear Strikes Out,” is set to speak on “Problems of Mental Health” at the Jan. 16 Tuesday Evening Forum at PCC. Piersall, who described his own successful battle for mental health in his book and the motion picture based on it, played ball for 20 years with the Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Angels and other major league teams and was named outstanding center fielder in the American League for four years. With six hits in six turns at bat, he also tied the major league batting record for a nine-inning game. Father of nine children, Piersall has lectured on mental health and other topics, including drinking, drugs and humorous baseball experiences, at many colleges, universities, mental health conventions, sports clubs sport¬ ing events and teachers’ conventions. He has appeared on the Tonight Show, Today Show, Hollywood Palace, Merv Griffin Show and Joey Bishop Show, and had his own sports show on KTLA, Channel 5, in Los Angeles. The Tuesday Evening Forum, pre¬ sented at 7:30 p.m. at the college, brings the public free of charge lec¬ tures on politics, literature, travel, science and many other topics by experts in their fields. Parking is available for 50 cents at nearby lots on Sierra Bonita Ave. ' BROKEN WINDOWS— About 30 panes of window glass in C, D and E buildings were broken during the Tournament of Roses parade on New Year’s Day besides the usual damage of trash and bottles strewn all over the campus. Next semester’s officers voted in by active members only are Lee Heins, president; Kathy Raffee, vice president; Rosemary Weiner, record¬ ing secretary; Lorraine Lopez, corres¬ ponding secretary; and Bob Held, treasurer. Over 100 guests, most of them OMD members, filled the banquet room at the Pepper Mill Steak House where the ceremony took place, and were en¬ tertained by the famous “Ink Spots” singing group. Harold Jackson, the group’s leader, and the only original Ink Spot, is the husband of Dean Phyllis Jackson. OMD (Omicron Mu Delta) is PCC’s highest honorary society, established in 1927. Its tradition is to express recognition and honor for service. To become a member of this organization, persons nominated must be highly recommended by faculty or other persons with whom they work. In addition to service, they must be superior in both character and scholarship. The average grade point average of the 14 students who were selected this semester is 3.0. Advisers for OMD are Mrs. Lillian Castagna, secretary to Dean John Eikenbery; Prof. Dorothy Kolts, and Virgil T. James, acting assistant chairman of the Engineering and Technology Department. Men Invited Women-in-U.S. “I would like to have a good representation of male students, for without their contributions the class will be conducted in a vacuum, which is essentially what has happened to history courses in relationship to women.” Mrs. Kay Dabelow, assistant professor of history, was commenting on a new course “History of the Woman in the United States” which is to be offered in the spring semester. Mrs. Dabelow, a graduate of PCC and the University of California at Santa Barbara, has developed the course curriculum under the auspices of the office of Dr. Stanley Gunstream, dean of instruction. “I don’t identify myself as a woman’s libber,” explained Mrs. Dabelow, “so I can’t say that I was prompted to develop the course on that premise. “However, it was with the idea that women of the past have become lost women. My classes didn’t even know Art Gallery Presenting Advertising Illustrations Not all advertising is as unappealing as seen on late-night television. The design display currently in the PCC Art Gallery proves that contrary to popular belief, creativity is alive and well in the United States. Two of the country’s finest advertis¬ ing agencies are featured in the Gallery display which began Monday, Jan. 8, and will run through Jan. 26. Doyle Dane Bernbach, originators of the Volkswagen commercials, has pre¬ sented a retrospective selection of their ads, and Group West Incorpora¬ ted also displays a variety of adver¬ tising designs. Many of the selections are large bill- board-sized posters, covering the walls with colorful and attractive messages. As you walk in the front door of the Gallery, you are confronted with a gigantic hamburger. Many of the nation’s largest franchises, such as Jack-in-the Box, are represented in the show. It includes the cream of Ameri¬ ca’s advertising, and even offers step- by-step examples of how some com¬ mercials are made. Two illustrated covers of Time Magazine were done by Group West Inc., along with some detailed paper sculpture. This agency was formed by a number of independent artists who joined forces for economic reasons only, still retaining their individuality. Each of them is a highly accredited artist in his own right. When looking for an agency to do his campaign publicity, President Ken¬ nedy specifically requested “the company that does the Volkswagen commercials.” Doyle Dane Bernbach went to work, and obviously was quite successful. This agency has many popular advertising accomplishments behind its name, including the tele¬ vision commercials for United California Bank that made Sandy Duncan a star. The soft use of subtlety in advertis¬ ing has led Doyle Dane Bernbach to the top place among America’s design agencies. Two rabbits sitting side by side with the simple words “Volks¬ wagen sold two cars in 1959” convey their message effectively without aggravating the already over¬ pressured consumer. Although the assistant gallery director, David Logan, says that the purpose of the show is to give students an idea of how an ad is produced, everyone can benefit from seeing it. The Gallery is open from 10 to 3 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday; and from 12 to 3 on Tuesday and Thursday at no charge to the public. In addition a 20-minute film will be shown daily from 12 to 1 p.m. New OMD Officers Installed New OMD officers were chosen during the banquet held in honor of the 14 students, two instructors and one board of trustee member tapped last week. i СоиШъ Vol. 35, No. 14 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California January 12, 1973 ASB Elections Today: Vote Drama Students Receive Theatre Festival Award PCC drama students have received a runner-up award in the American College Theater Festival for their performance of the play, “Look Home¬ ward, Angel.” Ann Pomante and Chris DeVore, who played the two leads in the play, are now in competition for “Best Actor” and “Best Actress” awards. They will take part in individual contests on Jan. 28 at California State University at Long Beach. Over 30 colleges and universities from four states in the Pacific South¬ west took part in the contest, and four of the schools were chosen as finalists. Only two junior colleges were select¬ ed out of the 30 schools because of the high competition with four -year uni- New Staff Announced at KPCS The appointment of a new student staff at radio station KPCS-FM for spring 1973 has been announced by sta¬ tion manager John F. Gregory. Students operating the PCC radio station will be Rick Lawrence, pro¬ gram director; Mike Cudlin, traffic di¬ rector; Mike Simpson, assistant traffic director; Leonard Leon, music direc¬ tor; Ed Krol, assistant music director; Larry Shirk, sports director; Roger Kotulla, chief engineer and John Livingston, publicity director. KPCS-FM broadcasts with 3800 watts erp and covers the San Gabriel Valley and Los Angeles on a frequency of 89.3 mHz. Board Voted Funds for Choir's Trip to Kansas City The PCC Board of Trustees, at its last meeting, voted to provide the $1650 needed to send the Chamber Choir to Kansas City, Mo. next March. Selected from nationwide competi¬ tion, PCC’s choir was asked to perform at the national convention of the American Choral Directors Associa¬ tion. \ An estimated $6400 was needed to make the trip. The Chamber Choir Booster Club raised money through a pumpkin sale, a candy sale, a rum¬ mage sale and other fund-raising activities. The Chamber Choir consists of 18 women and 18 men who meet three hours a week for rehearsals. They spend most of their time entertaining at local functions. versities and colleges devoted entirely to the performing arts. Judging for the American College Theater Festival was done by profes¬ sional actors and directors who were present at every performance of each college’s competing plays. The four fi¬ nalists will present their shows at Cal State Long Beach on Jan. 24 through 27. An awards banquet will be held on Sunday evening, Jan. 28, aboard the Queen Mary to honor the winners. The four finalists included Los Angeles City College for their per¬ formance of Shakespeare’s “Comedy of Errors,” Arizona State University for “The Me Nobody Knows,” Pomona for “Kabuki,” and U.S. International for “The Rainmaker.” Occidental College’s performance of “St. Joan” won an alternate position with PCC. Winning this award is an especially great honor for PCC because all of the other finalists had previously partici¬ pated in the festival, and all were winners before. This is the first year that PCC has even been invited to take part in the contest, and to come back with an award is something to be proud of. Tax Preparation Institute Slated To Start Soon PCC has been chosen as the site for the Basic Tax Institute, a course in preparing tax returns and tax plans, sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service. The institute is a 12-hour course covering elementary income tax return preparation. There will be two meetings of the class, one on Saturday, Jan. 20 and another on Saturday, Jan. 27. The classes will be supervised by Prof. Harry Sarkisian of the PCC Business Department. Lectures will be given by personnel of the Internal Revenue Service. Topics to be covered are; casualty and theft loss, retirement income credit, employee business expense, rental income and expenses, depreciation methods, moving expenses and sale of residence. The institute is intended for the para- professional and part-time income preparers. CPAs and tax attorneys interested in reviewing the basics of tax return preparation will also find the class worthwhile. Although the Institute is intended for the professional tax preparer, it is open to anyone interested in learning more about his or her rights under existing tax laws. The cost of the classes is $12 with lunch included.