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COURIER
VOL. 65, NO. 1 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA JULY 9, 1987
Awards Given for Service Rendered
By Angel Rooker
Staff Writer
Two men were honored during
the recent commencement cere¬
monies for their “outstanding
achievements and contributions’’
to PCC and the community. Dr.Irv
Lewis, former Vice President of
Student Personnel Services and
Ray Bartlett honorary chair for
Dr. Ervin Lewis
the 1986-87 Annual Fund Drive
were presented the Presidental
Award. The occasion marked the
first time ever for this award.
Calling both men “tremendous
people to work with,” PCC Super-
intendant- President, Dr. John
Casey presented the awards.
Bartlett attended PCC back in
the “golden era” of sports. A
contemporary of Jackie Robinson,
both were inducted into the Junior
College Hall of Fame for athletes,
making PCC the first Junior Col¬
lege in the State to have more than
one student win such recognition.
Bartlett has contributed a great
deal of time to the Pasadena Area
and PCC in particular. While
chairing the Annual Fund Drive
this year exceeded the $300,000
goal by $190,000.
Acting Dean of Instituitional Ad¬
vancement William Goldman said
Bartlett should be proud of his
work with the youth of America.
“I’ve received so much from
PCC and the surrounding area that
I feel privileged to be in a position
to give something back,” said
Bartlett. “Being a black man, it is
even more of an honor to be
recognized as one of the first to
receive this award.”
The Bartlett family was one of
the first black families in the
Pasadena area, and he can still
recall the extreme prejudice that
existed at that time.
“The Brookside Pool was only
open to blacks one day out of the
week,” said Bartlett. “It was the
day before cleaning.”
Despite growing up in such
harsh conditions, Bartlett feels “it
is important to work within the
system.” He has dedicated his life
to just such a goal.
Dr. Lewis, distinguished himself
as an administrator and faculty
member over a 34-year period.
According to Lewis his greatest
accomplishment on campus was
his appointment as head of student
personnel services, an area that
includes counseling.
Being involved with personnel
services allowed Dr. Lewis the
opportunity to study problems that
students were encountering most.
His observations gave birth to such
ideas for on-line computer regis¬
tration and the personal counseling
team.
Lewis started in teaching during
the depression while he was still
attending York College in Ne¬
braska. An English major, the job
was just a means of support at the
time, but he grew to love teaching.
Recently, Lewis underwent ma¬
jor surgery and is now recovering.
He hopes to continue his associa¬
tion with PCC and the Pasadena
community sometime in the fall.
Ray Bartlett
Pools Reflect
New Look
Pep Squad Issue Resolved
By David Collins
Staff Writer
The contoversial upset over the
pepsquad tryouts during spring
semester has been resolved. Nine
new squad members were chosen,
making the total number 20 for the
1987-88 school year.
The latest tryouts came in re¬
sponse to charges by the Black
Student Union, BSU, that the intial
tryouts were unfair and that there
were “judging irregularities.”
To avoid any further disputes, a
new judging panel was formed
consisting of members from BSU,
the new Board of Trustees and the
Equal Opportunity Program. On
the original panel, no blacks were
involved in the judging.
The newer members from the
second tryouts consist of three
Blacks, three Caucasians, and
three Hispanics.
For next year’s tryouts, a new
system of judging will be adopted.
The system has yet to be for¬
mulated, however, Connie
Hurston, student activities ad¬
viser, has suggested that a panel of
faculty members judge the
preliminary tryouts. Then students
who choose to attend the tryouts
will do the voting.
As a result of the second tryout,
the squad is larger than usual.
According to Hurston, this will
provide a sizeable squad even
when some members have con¬
flicts.
The lip, according to the Pasa¬
dena Historical Society is the only
feature of the pools with any his¬
torical value. At the time the pools
were constucted,such hand molded
features were fashionable. Due to
the specialized labor involved in
their formation, they were an
added cost to the original bid.
A new sprinkler system for the
surrounding, not to excede $10,000,
will also be added during renova¬
tion to the pools.
Such add-on items as a tile
bottom, and decorative walks
could still be added, if additional
funding is found.
Upoun examination of the trees
it was learned that nine of them
suffered from dry rot, and posed a
potential health hazard.
Due to the dry rot found in many
of the trees and the sudden drop of
a large limb off one of the trees
during the commencement
ceromonies, all the trees are
slated for removal.
According to Earnie Church,
acting director of facilities serv¬
ices while James Menath is on
vacation, “it made more sense to
uproot all the trees.” It will look
better to have all new trees that
are uniform in size.
Mirror Pool renovations are now under way. Completion is expected before the fall term begins.
Courier Photo by Jennifer Landis
By Charlene Tabet
Staff Writer
The ongoing controversy con¬
cerning the fate of the mirror
pools has finally been laid to rest.
The Board of Trustees, agreed 7-1
to renovate the pools. Ending half-
a-decade of controversy.
Contactor Stephan Schultz and
Associates’ bid of $298,000 was
deemed acceptable. Included in
the work will be a new concrete
bottom, using the existing pool
structure as a base.
In addition to making the pools
leakproof, $11,000 was awarded for
restoration of the existing decora¬
tive lip that forms the seating
edge.
The problem with the pools
began over five years ago. It has
been theorized that the major
problems with leakeage have been
due to the root systems of the
surrounding Carob trees. Such
trees are known for their disrup¬
tive rooting systems.
Originally the inner row of nine
trees was to be removed and re¬
placed with Carrot Wood trees.
The pools would be protected from
further root damage by placing the
trees in concrete barriers.
The outer row of trees was to be
left intact until the new trees had a
chance to grow in order to retain
the aesthetic beauty of the cam¬
pus.