ursing Reps Launch
Continuing Ed Plan
By Shirley McCormick
Staff Writer
The PCC Nursing Department
began the first stage in the
development of a new program for
continuing education of nurses
Tuesday.
Mrs. Joan Davidson, department
chairman, explained that the
meeting in her office was scheduled
after PCC was chosen to form the
nucleus of a program for practicing
vocational and registered nurses
that would service the entire San
Gabriel Valley. Cal State
University at L.A. will also be in¬
volved in developing a pattern for
articulating continuing education
offerings between the State
University and the Community
College.
Unique Program
What will make this program
unique, according to Mrs. David¬
son, is that it will take “the course
to the student in or near the agency
in which he is employed.”
Seven representatives from nurs¬
ing-related programs and a con¬
sultant from the Health, Education
and Welfare Department in San
Francisco met in Mrs. Davidson’s
office Tuesday, to discuss the scope
of the program and its im¬
plementation.
Attending were Miss Marylou
Video Tapes
Tailored to
McAthie, regional nursing program
consultant, H.E.W.; Mrs. Cassie
Brown, director of nursing, La Vina
Hospital, and president of San
Gabriel Valley Council on Nursing
Education; Cesar Mascaremas,
treasurer and publicity chairman of
San Gabriel Council; Dr. Ruth Wu,'
dean, School of Nursing, California
State University; Mrs. Joan
Davidson, chairman, PCC Nursing
Department; Mrs. Shirley Wrasse,
administrative assistant to
chairman; Dr. Stanley Gunstream,
vice-president for instruction and
continuing education, PCC; and
Mrs. Patricia Ball, secretary, San
Gabriel Valley Council.
Pilot Planned
On Wednesday morning, Mrs.
Davidson announced that plans had
been formulated at the Tuesday
meeting for PCC to draft a pilot
program for continuing education
of nurses, which will be sent to
H.E.W. for funding consideration.
Courses will be planned and offered
by PCC and Cal State, L.A. based
upon direct input from Council
membership representing both
LVN’s and RN’s.
The development of such a
program was given impetus five
weeks ago, with the repeal in the
state legislature of the Roberti bill.
This action made it. mandatory for
nurses in California to continue
their education in order to be re¬
licensed for nursing practice.
Early in January, anticipating
that this situation might arise, the
San Gabriel Valley Council on
Nursing Education was es¬
tablished. The groups studied the
aims and needs of nursing
education.
Following the January meeting,
questionnaires were sent to 44
agencies, with a list of 15 possible
continuing education courses.
Responses to the questionnaires
totaled 8857.
Mrs.. Davidson reported the
returns to the steering committee of
the council at a luncheon meeting
on June 4. She stressed the com¬
munity benefits arising from a
coordinated effort between Cal
State L.A., PCC and the Council,
noting that the modular format of
projected courses would permit in-
hospital scheduling of classes on a
24-hour basis.
—Courier Photo by Pat Morris
GEOLOGICAL FINDS— PCG Assistant Professor Harry
Lawrence teaches his students that mountains never stop
building. His example was the San Gabriel Mountains on a
recent geology trip for his class called Geology 1F. The class
takes four trips during the semester to examine geological
phenomenon on the earth’s surface.
PCC CousU&v
VOL. 2, NO. 2
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
JULY 22, 1975
Teachers Needs
Responding to suggestions made
by Board of Trustee members
during an April 24 Dedication Day
TV show, Communication
Department members are
developing innovative videotapes
tailored to the individual teacher’s
needs.
Dr. Harold Salisbury, as head of
the department, has been working
this summer as academic producer
of instructional videotapes in math
and life sciences.
Salisbury said he works with the
teachers appearing on the tapes to
help them to design proper methods
so that a quality outcome is
reached.
Joe Keane, a Communication
Department instructor, believes
Dr. Salisbury is “eminently
qualified.” However, he added, “It
is a most difficult task.”
Keane says that many educators
are not willing to compromise their
standards of English for the sake of
communicating with their pupils.
Dr. Salisbury thinks a compro¬
mise can be reached. He adds that
he will be working to insure that the
tapes have high educational value,
but are still interesting to students.
FOR THE RECORD— A story
in the first summer issue of
the Courier recognized Dr.
Bruce Conklin, dean of in¬
stitutional research for PCC,
as an award winner. The
description of the award was
accidentally cut from the
story. Conklin was named
“Businessman of the
Quarter,” pnd featured in the
Spring 75 issue of “Pasadena
Now,”
Concert, Workshop Introduce
Young Oriental Piano Protege
A brilliant, 13-year-old Japanese
pianist, Seizo Azuma, who has
made four previous tours in the
United States, will play Mozart,
Schubert and Liszt pieces in Har-
beson Hall on Friday, Aug. 1 at 8
p.m. A jointly held workshop is
scheduled for Friday and Saturday
to introduce the Suzuki piano
method.
This is Azuma ’s second ap¬
pearance before Pasadena
audiences. He was only six years
old when he first came to America
as a soloist with the Suzuki Strings,
performing for the Coleman Youth
Concert held at the Pasadena Civic
Auditorium in 1968.
Azuma is known as a pianist of
outstanding sensitivity and
technical brilliance. “He is an in¬
telligent and alert boy. He is also
hard-working and reads English
very well,” said Harlow Mills,
director of the Suzuki Piano Studio
in Altadena. Mills is responsible for
bringing Azuma to Pasadena.
“Dr. Shinichi Suzuki is world-
famous for his educational prin¬
ciples,” said Mills. Mills pointed out
that Suzuki believes all children
have a talent for music just as they
have a talent for language. '
“Our responsibility as teachers is
to make the development of talent a
joyous experience,” said Mills.
“The most unique thing about the
method is that children start ap¬
proaching music in their very early
days.
“Children develop their music
senses by listening to records
repeatedly as well as by listening to
their own music and the music of
others. It is just like studying a new
language,” said Mills. “I went to
Japan twice to watch the teaching
method,” he added.
Mills, a former PCC student, has
been teaching children piano for
about 40 years. He started “The
Suzuki Approach” after his visit to
Japan. His wife Elizabeth, who has
been a violin teacher for 300
children, adopted “The Suzuki
Approach” for violin far before her
husband did for piano.
A leading Suzuki piano teacher,
Haruko Kataoka, is coming from
Japan for the workshop. Other
instructors are Doris Koppelman,
San Diego; Andrea Senderov,
children’s specialist of USC; Carol
Speech Prof. Perry Retires;
Leaves PCG After 15 Years
By Ernie Aldrich
Editor-in-Chief
In a surprise move on June 16,
Leonard C. Perry, associate
professor of Communications,
announced his retirement. He
taught in the Pasadena School
System for 27 years and came to
PCC in the fall of 1960.
Perry began his retirement by
moving to his ranch in Loveland,
Colo., with his wife, Madelyn. His
daughter raises Morgan horses
there and he has owned property in
the area for 26 years.
He is a man that is dedicated to
teaching and those around him
remarked about this freely.
Harold Salisbury, head of the
Communication Department, said,
“He was one of the most valuable
teachers we have had here. He
always gave of himself 100 per,
cent.” Salisbury continued, “The
thing that can be said to be most
characteristic of Leonard is that he
always had the students’ best in¬
terest at heart.”
Instructor Anthony Georgilas,
who shared an office with Perry,
said, “This is a great loss to the,
field of education. Leonard was
probably one of the foremost
educators in California. He will be
sorely missed by both students and .
faculty — his encouragement led
both to perform to the highest level
of their capabilities.”
Perry will not retire completely.
There are several schools in the
Loveland area and he plans to
substitute whenever he can.
He is proud to be a teacher. “I
take real pride in what I’ve done.
Education is a serious business and
teachers must constantly be aware
of what is going on in life.”
Teaching has been a rewarding
job for Perry. “The real pay in
teaching is when former students
come back and make you feel as
though you were a positive force in
their lives.”
His dedication to education is not
limited to teaching alone. He has
been president and vice-president
of the Faculty Men’s Club,
president and first vice-president of
the Faculty Senate, and president
of the Faculty Association. This
past year he served as secretary to
Continued on Page Three
LEONARD C. PERRY
. . . retiring
Hendrixson, Claremont Community
Music School ; and Harlow Mills as
a director.
Seventy-five students, 50 teachers
and 100 observers are expected to
participate in the workshop.
Teaching methods will be
demonstrated. The schedule in¬
cludes a piano ensemble — two
rooms with 20 pianos each— games
in the form of relays, unison
playing, canons and echos, etc.
Building blocks of music —
melodies, chords, rhythms,
dynamics and how they are used-
are also programmed. Eurhyth¬
mies, body movements to music,
music reading games and
videotape replay of demonstration
lessons are scheduled.
Videotapes of recent In¬
ternational Suzuki Institute in
Hawaii and also of lessons and
concerts will help the participants
understand all aspects of the Suzuki
piano method.
Tickets for both the Azuma
recital and the workshop are
available at 2293 Country Club Dr.,
Altadena. Prices are $2.50 for
adults, $1 for students.
Old Broadcasts
A ir on KPCS
Summer has brought a new show
to KPCS.
Twice daily the station airs “The
Golden Days of Radio,” which
features excerpts from oldtime
radio shows. Each of the five
minute segments is played at 8:10
a.m. during the “Percolating Pop”
show and is repeated at 6:10 p.m.
during “Big Bands.”
The show is hosted by Frank
Bresee and produced by the Golden
Days of Radio, Inc. .
KPCS began airing the show on
July 1 and will continue until the
first of the year, broadcasting a
total of 150 shows. Past segments
have included Red Skelton, Bob
Hope and the Best Mystery Shows.
Except for “The Golden Days of
Radio,” KPCS will be brocasting its
regularly scheduled programs
during the summer.