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VOL. 17, NO. 18
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
JANUARY 16, 1963
Final Examinations
Tomorrow
Begin
Final exams begin for PCC stu¬
dents tomorrow at 7:20 a.m.
All classes meeting more than
once a week have their final ex¬
aminations under a special class
schedule. Classes meeting only
once a week will have their final
on the last day of the class meet¬
ing. Evening classes will also have
their finals on the last day of the
class meeting, unless special ar¬
rangements have been made.
Instructors are required to give
final exams in every course. They
are also expected to utilize the full
two and one-half hours designated
for each class.
The times set up for final
exams have been arranged so that
no student is likely to have more
than two “solids” in one day.
However, in cases of undue hard¬
ship students may be referred to
E. Erdley Beauchamp, assistant
dean.
The Weekly Crier notice carries
the full schedule for final exam¬
ination week.
PRESS CONFERENCE
— Courier Photo by Norm Shapiro
ELECTION WINNERS — Eric Johnson, being congratulated by Dean
of Student Activities S. Luke Curtis ( left ) , will soon begin his duties
as ASB president. Assisting Johnson as the new ASB vice-president
will be Steve Rada, seen here with Barney Whitesell (right), out¬
going ASB president. The new officers were selected by the stu¬
dent body in last week's election.
Sotillo Captures First Place
in Annual Davis-Hall Tourney
Taking first place in the annual Davis-Hall speech con¬
test held last week was Albert Sotillo. Winners were an¬
nounced recently by Benjamin Marshall, speech department
instructor. The winning speech Sotillo gave was entitled “Our
Responsibility Toward the Aged.” — -
Capturing second place was Eva-
lyn Bean, who spoke on “The Eld¬
est Brother.” “Understanding the
Source of Unity” was the topic
of Carolyn Gorman’s speech,
which won third place.
Presiding over the yearly event
was Jan Perry, secretary of foren¬
sics and newly-elected AMS presi¬
dent. Perry introduced each of
the contestants.
Awards were presented to the
Chairman Juett Tells
Business Dept, Program
Any high school student wishing a two-year college educa¬
tion may attend Pasadena City College, Business Department
Chairman George C. Juett told Courier reporters at their
weekly press conference. Juett noted that this was why PCC
classes are not on a “selective” - - -
basis. It is also the reason the
college offers both terminal and
transfer courses.
The weekly press conference
can be heard tomorrow night at
7:45 over college radio station
KPCS (89.3 FM).
Of some 1400 PCC business ma¬
jors, Juett noted that about 50
per cent transfer to four year in¬
stitutions, and the others go di¬
rectly into the business world. He
stated that PCC has an excellent
curriculum for students wishing
to go into business after two
years of college. This is because
the college works very closely
with people in business to find
out what they want from their
employees.
The business department was
the first on campus to have an
honors course. This program be¬
gan four years ago. Juett re¬
vealed that, “This course is an
exciting program for 10 to 15 stu¬
dents.” Out of all business ma¬
jors, only the top people are care¬
fully screened for the program.
The students who are taken into
the course have a seminar type
of class.
One of the major projects of
the honors course is to work with
people directly in the business
field, and help them work out
some business problem. This proj¬
ect takes about 100 hours of re¬
search work. Juett noted that sev¬
eral of the reports have been pub¬
lished, or are still in use.
As to how PCC compares with
four-year institutions, Juett stated
that “any time you have a good
teacher you have a good class¬
room situation.” He feels that
PCC has outstanding teachers be¬
cause we are able to pay them
more.
At four year colleges the teach¬
ers conducting the lower division
work are usually working on a
degree and only upper division
students get the outstanding pro¬
fessors. This is not the case on
this campus, the business chair¬
man noted.
first and second place winners by
R. G. Fergoda. The awards were
gold plaques with the winners’
names and date of the contest in¬
scribed upon them.
The contest speeches may be
heard over PCC’s radio station,
KPCS (89.3 FM) tonight at 8.
Patterson Elected
to Head Courier
Business manager Elizabeth
Patterson will serve as Courier
executive editor for the spring se¬
mester.
Miss Patterson was elected Fri¬
day by the outgoing Courier staff.
She received confirmation by the
ASB Board yesterday.
Miss Patterson also has served
as Courier managing editor and
was publications commissioner
last semester. As publications
commissioner she planned and di¬
rected the annual Journalism Day.
Miss Patterson is a graduate of
Pasadena High School, where she
served as editor of the newspa¬
per, the Chronicle.
Plans Special Vote
to Alter Constitution
Winning by a two to one margin, Eric Johnson was select¬
ed as ASB president in last week’s election. In very light
balloting, Johnson polled 315 votes to opponent Bill Hoop’s 150.
Running unopposed, Steve Rada, former Freshman Class
president, claimed the position of ASB vice-president. Taking
over the job of Representative Council president was Dave
Pelligrin, winning by 228 votes. Opposing Pelligrin was Dan
Igl, who polled 121 votes to Pelligrin’s 249.
BOTH THE AMS and AWS presidential candidates were
unopposed. Taking over the duties of AWS president for the
spring semester will be Jayno Whelan. Jan Perry will assume
the position of AMS president.
The position of sophomore president was the only office
contested by three candidates. Art Hewitt, with a 36-vote
majority, will take over those duties. Opposing Hewitt were
Sue Abraham, former AWS president, with 50 votes, and
Bob Leveloff with 35 votes. All told, Hewitt collected 86
votes.
Selected as Freshman Class president was Bob Feder
with 163 votes. Opposing Feder was Terry Trousdale, with
133 votes.
A total of only 495 votes was cast in the election. Pam
Johnson, elections commissioner, noted that several ballots
were voids. “It was a very poor election turnout,” Miss John¬
son said.
NEWLY-ELECTED ASB President Johnson stated he has
“two big programs for the spring semester.” He plans to bring
the Constitution revisions to the voters in a special spring
balloting. These revisions were drawn up by the Rep Council
in the fall, but could not appear on last week’s ballot because
there was insufficient time to present them to the ASB Board.
Also on Johnson’s agenda for the semester is the plan¬
ning of an “entirely different freshman orientation.” He plans
to go to each of the high schools in the area and speak to the
seniors in a special assembly. He would also like to have a
College Day on campus, where seniors could come and see
what PCC has to offer.
It is Johnson’s hope that through these programs he can
“start incoming freshmen with a good attitude about the col¬
lege, and thus bring up the standards of the college.”
All newly elected officers were installed at a banquet held
in their honor last night. They begin their duties officially
with the opening of the spring semester January 28.
Science Discussion
Scheduled Tuesday
Carl F. Stover, senior political
scientist in the Economic Division
of Stanford Research Institute,
will discuss, “Science, Technology,
and Social Change” at the Tues¬
day Evening Forum next week in
Sexson Auditorium.
For the past two years, Stover
has been director of studies in
science and technology at the
Center for the Study of Demo¬
cratic Institutions in Santa Bar¬
bara.
At Stanford University, he is
concerned with public policy is-
Peace Corps Placement Test
Set Jan. 28 at Post Office
The Peace Corps placement test for the Pasadena area will be
given January 28 at 8:30 a.m. at the Pasadena Post Office building,
281 E. Colorado Blvd.
Volunteers for the Peace Corps must be American citizens at
least 18 years old. Married couple are eligible if both qualify and
they have no dependents under 18.
The test is not competitve, but is used to determine the assign¬
ment for which the applicant is best qualified. Anyone with a high
school diploma or its equivalent is eligible to take the test.
To qualify for the test, a questionnaire must be obtained from
either the Post Office or by writing to the Peace Corps, Washington
25, D.C.
Many nations throughout the world are requesting Peace Corps
teachers, farmers, carpenters, nurses, engineers, and Americans with
other skills.
The Peace Corps does not base choices on education, but rather
what the applicant can do for the nations asking for assistance.
sues arising from the rapid
growth of science and technology
and their impact on politics, econ¬
omics, international affairs, and
the general society. He also work¬
ed with the political science de¬
partment and the schools of busi¬
ness and education at Stanford
University on the development
and administration of public pro¬
grams.
From 1957 to 1960, Stover was
associate director of the executive
conference program and senior
staff member in governmental
studies at the Brookings Institu¬
tion in Washington, D.C.
Stover was educated in the
Pasadena schools and at Stanford.
The forum will begin at 8 p.m.
The public is invited without
charge and ample seating is avail¬
able.
Art Department Exhibits
Students' Floral Designs
A flower show summarizing the
work of the interior design-flower
arrangement class will be present¬
ed in 300C from noon, January 22,
through noon, January 24.
The art department sponsors
the showing of floral arrange¬
ments, which are the final exams
for students enrolled in the class.
The exhibit is open to the pub¬
lic.