'Cornier
President Johnson
Addresses '67 Grads
Vol. 26, No. 16
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
June 7, 1967
To The Graduating Class
Pasadena City College, 1967
It is a pleasure lor me to extend
my best wishes as you complete
your college education.
You are graduating into a so¬
ciety in which you will be warmly
welcomed. Our country has never
had so great a need for highly
educated men and women. Never
have young Americans moved
from the college campus into a
world offering so broad a range
of opportunities for individual ful¬
fillment and contribution to the
welfare of humanity.
Your generation of students has
been distinguished by its fresh and
vigorous concern for the quality
of American life and its commit¬
ment to American democracy.
Perhaps the greatest opportunity
awaiting you is the challenge to
make this a life-long commitment.
Today, Americans from every
walk of life are striving together
to shape a society that can offer
a meaningful and rewarding life
to all its members. Never have
so many of our countrymen been
so deeply dedicated to eradicating
the old evils of ignorance, poverty,
and bigotry from every comer of
the land.
Through your years of study,
you have prepared yourselves for
positions of leadership in this
this quest for a better America.
I congratulate you, and urge
you to take full advantage of that
opportunity.
Sincerely,
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kelley, Barnes, Wolf
Discuss 'Uncle Tom'
Dr. Davis' Final Exam Seminar
Reveals Helpful Test Methods
By Bob Dailey
Creative individual application
to studies was the theme of the
student seminars on “Preparation
for Final Examinations” conduct¬
ed by Dr. Elton Davis last Thurs¬
day and Friday.
Dr. Davis divided the prepara¬
tion into four categories. Three
dealt with pre-exam preparation.
These included a method for
learning, a method for remember¬
ing, and a method for motivation.
Paper Elects
New Editor
John Maffei is the new Courier
editor for the fall semester. Maf¬
fei was elected by the paper staff
over the other candidates Esther
Burston, Bob Daily, and William
Gallagher.
The new editor is a journalism
major and plans to go to either
San Jose State College or North¬
western University when he is
finished at Pasadena City College
Maffei attended La Salle High
School where he was on the news¬
paper for three years and was the
sports editor for both semesters
of his senior year. At PCC he
has served as managing editor the
first semester and assistant editor
for this semester.
“I would like to see a few mi¬
nor changes made,” Maffei said.
"I would like to have more dis¬
tribution boxes for the paper. The
gym, Robbins Building, and both
science buildings need boxes. Also
I would like to see everyone on
the staff have a press card so
they can more easily gain admit¬
tance to closed meetings and
events.
“We will also have a photo edi¬
tor next semester. He will be a
person majoring in photography.
This will assure us of faster pho¬
to service, I hope. The paper will
also submit issues to more criti¬
cal services for analysis next se¬
mester. I believe these services
are very helpful in pointing out
mistakes that need to be cor¬
rected and strong points that can
be strengthened even more.”
The fourth category dealt with
taking the exam.
WHEN taking the exam, stu¬
dents should benefit if they
(1) analyze each question; (2)
simplify or reword each question
into his or her own terms; (3)
know the teacher's point of view;
(4) pace themselves properly; and
(5) use reason in answering the
question. Dr. Davis pointed out
that some exams are based as
much as 50 per cent on a student’s
IQ and reasoning power.
As an effective method of study,
Dr. Davis suggested the SQ3R
method. Research indicates that
students using this method score
an average of 10 points higher
than students who don’t use it.
THE SYMBOLS stand for Sur¬
vey, Question, Read, Recite, and
Review. In general, the method
suggests that a student begin an
assignment by surveying, noting
the general titles covering each
section. Then the student should
form questions, similar to what
might be asked by his teacher,
about the titles.
Next, the student should read
the selection for answers to the
questions. After the answers are
obtained, the student should re¬
cite, by writing down the ques¬
tions and answers, the knowledge
gained. Finally, the student should
mentally review what has been
covered.
For an essay test, long periods
of study with deep concentration
are advised. For objective tests,
many short periods of study are
suggested. Regardless of how the
student applies the SQ3R method
or any other method, Dr. Davis
pointed out that the key to aca¬
demic success lies in the ap¬
proach to the subject. For best
results, the student should try to
become personally involved with
the assignment by realizing how
the subject can affect him. It was
noted that laziness is the result of
a student’s attempts to force him¬
self to learn facts that don’t seem
to affect him.
RETENTION is caused by the
subject’s meaningfulness to the
student and by the student’s abil¬
ity to organize a group of facts
into a unified and related pattern.
The seminar ended with Dr.
Davis stressing the importance of
understanding the whole picture
presented by the assignment
of trying new approaches and
techniques if study habits are not
yielding desired results.
By Babs Pless
“Uncle Tom Exhumed” was the
topic of discussion at the last of
a series of English colloquiums
for the semester, last Wednesday
at 2 p.m. in Harbeson Hall. Mod¬
erator for the panel discussion
was John Madden of the Social
Sciences Department. Discussing
different aspects of the historical
novel, "Uncle Tom’s Cabin,”
were Helen Barnes, Arthur Kel¬
ley, and Dr. Jerome Wolf.
Helen Barnes gave a brief syn¬
opsis of the book, beginning with
the opening scene which takes
place on a plantation. The own¬
er, Mr. Shelby, had to sell his
slaves who were well treated.
One of the slaves, Eliza, escaped
with her child. Another slave,
Uncle Tom, also escaped, but was
less fortunate. He has two mas¬
ters, Augustine St. Claire, the
father of “the noble little Eva."
Upon his death, Uncle Tom is
sold to Simon Legree, who treats
him badly until he dies.
“We have a great deal of in¬
sight from this book,” said Mrs.
Barnes. Harriet Beecher Stowe
lived in Cincinnati and had little
first-hand experience with the
South. She had a brother in the
South who probably reported
things to her concerning the
cruelties of slavery. The cabin
New Veteran Form
Applied This Month
A new “one time only” form
called a revised Certificate of
Attendance (VA Form 21-6553)
has been sent to students attend¬
ing schools and colleges under the
new GI bill.
Baccalaureate Services
Sunday for Graduates
Baccalaureate service, to be
held Sunday, June 11 in Sexson
Auditorium will feature Dr. R. T.
Williams, chairman of the Adult
Learning Division of Pasadena
Nazarene College speaking on
“Fads, Fakes, Freaks, Frauds,
and Fools.”
Opening the ceremony will be
Rabbi Camillus Angel of Temple
Beth David who will give the
invocation and the benediction.
Grahame Jones, Sophomore
Class president, will also take
part in the ceremonies by reading
from James 4: 14-17.
Baccalaureate services will also
include performances by the
Pasadena City College— Commun¬
ity Symphony Orchestra and the
Pasadena Chamber Choir.
The Symphony Orchestra, un¬
der the direction of Frank Van
Der Maten, will present “Hym-
nus” by Fielitz, “March of the
Priests” by Mendelssohn, and
“Pomp and Circumstance” by El¬
gar.
The Chamber Choir, under the
direction of Robert Heckman and
accompanied by Karl Lindauer,
will present “Never Weather-
Beaten Sail.”
Baccalaureate services are open
to the public. All graduates are
urged to attend.
This form is called “one time
only” because after its initial
completion, no further report will
be required from the students un¬
til the end of each full period of
enrollment. This could be at the
end of the summer period or at
the end of next year's full enroll¬
ment period.
Students with scheduled ter¬
mination date in June, 1967,
should complete the new certifi¬
cate of attendance and return it
immediately to the VA for pro¬
cessing.
When the VA receives this re¬
vised form at its regional office,
1380 E. Sepulveda Blvd., Los
Angeles, the May VA checks will
be released to students. The par¬
tial check for June will be sent by
the VA shortly after the end of
the spring term without any fur¬
ther student reporting.
To insure prompt delivery of
the June payment veterans should
leave their forwarding addresses
with the local post office.
This automatic release of
checks on a monthly basis will
continue for the duration of the
student’s period of enrollment
and, except for one report re¬
quired near the end of each pe¬
riod, no further reporting will be
necessary.
1967 TV
The first football game of the
season will be televised this
year over KCOP-TV, channel 13.
The Lancers will meet the Ful¬
lerton Hornets in Fullerton. The
Hornets, always tough, were
ranked high in the state last
season.
of Uncle Tom is the structure of
the story. It is an almost perfect
example of the family unit.
“Structurally, the book is very
well put together.”
MADDEN asked if the people
(in the book) were very literary
people. Kelley answered with, “It
was exciting. I think the book
was teachable . . .” Many of the
characters come alive. Most of
the action takes place inside vari¬
ous cabins. The book was about
human motives, as well as slav¬
ery. The structure was in terms
of cabins and also in terms of
people brought together in a very
natural way, discussing slavery,
the various aspects of it, and what
can be done about it.
Harriet Beecher Stowe was
from a family of ministers. The
book was written in anger, but
she was able to create characters
that came to life.
Kelley added that Mrs. Stowe
is “very fair, but sometimes I
think she weights it on the side
of the Negro. She allows actions
to often speak for themselves.”
She rounds out her actions by
showing various reactions, even
among the slaves. The book has
religious overtones. Kelley also
commented, “This is real enough
if you are willing to accept the
fault of a first novel.”
DR. WOLFE, who has lectured
on the book for 20 years, began
by saying “There is so much to
read. You’ve got to read it more
than once.” He gave some back¬
ground on the period during which
the book was written. “It’s a lousy
novel,” he said. “The character¬
izations are incredibly bad.”
She was involved in hiding es¬
caping negroes. “The incredible
thing is not that the book is bad,
it’s that it’s not worse!” She
made many errors in the book.
“Eva is an incredible character.
She is so good she makes Christ
look like a sinner!”
Dr. Wolfe spoke of Uncle Tom
and Eva. He said he cried during
the death scenes because “they
were so terrible.” He spoke of fhe
anti-slavery content of the book,
and added that, “as a literary
work, the book is incredibly dated.
The main fault of the book is the
weakness of her (Mrs. Stowe’s)
characterization of the Negro . . .
Every character in the book is a
white man or is a white Negro.”
GEORGE, Eliza’s husband,
“was like Stokely Carmichael.”
“The average Negro in slavery
was just not this way.’ ’The char¬
acter of Uncle Tom still wasn’t
Uncle Tom as we use the word
today. From the contemporary
point of view, Uncle Tom was a
Christian. “He represented the
Negro that Christianity helps en¬
slave.”
“In a positive vein, Harriet
Beecher Stowe was a child of her
times.” Finally, Dr. Wolfe pointed
out that this book flows out of
the tremendous reform sentiment
of the 1850’s. “The northerner
loves the Negro as a race, but
hates the Negro as an individual.
The southerner hates the Negro
as a race, but will accept the
Negro as an individual.”
The opinions voiced, the dis¬
cussion was then open to ques¬
tions from the floor.