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—Courier Photo by Rosemary Weiner
TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS— Bill Griffen is assisted into his car
by Ed Haines. Handicapped students such as Griffen are presently
forced to find their own transportation to and from school. If the
proposal for a varl were approved, Griffen would be one of those
students benefiting from the new program.
By Bernie Horner
Editor-in-Chief
The Board of Trustees for the second
time debated the purchase of a van to
help the severely handicapped
students get to school. A vote of 4 to 3
postponed the decision to the next
meeting, scheduled for March 7.
“The money is there and budgeted,”
said Francisca Baldwin, teacher-
coordinator of the program for the
handicapped on campus in her report
to the board. “It comes exclusively out
of the VEA funds that are to be used for
handicapped students. If not spent by
June 30, the funds have to be returned
to the state.”
Board member J. Ray Risser stated,
“All of us are in favor of the program,
but the questions raised still need to be
answered.”
These questions concern the money
to be spent. The van alone costs
$10,394.
The Van Debated
Basically a Chevrolet step van with a
12-foot bed, the proposed vehicle would
be equipped to transport four students
in wheelchairs and four who are barely
ambulatory, unable to use public
transportation.
The van would have an electric
wheelchir lift, facilitating the moving
of the heavy chairs some of the
students need to get around. Incapable
of moving their arms, the students are
forced to use big batteries to power
their wheelchairs, which brings the
weight up to 300 pounds.
Inside the van, the chairs would be
fastened into place with bolted down
bars to prevent movement. Four
bucket-type seats would accommodate
the ambulatory students.
. Suggestion: School Bus
One objection to the purchase of the
van was raised by the president of the
board, Roger Gertmenian, who felt the
size of the proposed van might be too
limiting. “Maybe we should think
about getting a larger vehicle. School
buses should be pretty cheap soon.”
According to Mrs. Baldwin, Chaffey
College made an attempt to convert a
school bus for this kind of use. Not only
did the bus keep breaking down
because of too much strain on the
engine, but also the modifications
proved to be expensive. The con¬
version of the doors to accommodate
wheelchairs alone costs $1500 to $2000,
the necessary air conditioning $1200.
The lack of insulation in these buses
would put so much strain on the air
conditioning and the motor, that
continuous repairs would have to be
expected.
Mrs. Baldwin’s information came
from Roger Stark of Motorette Corp.,
Tarzana. The company specializes in
modifying vans for wheelchair use and
has just recently received orders from
Santa Ana College, San Diego State
University and San Diego City College,
for such vehicles.
Number of Users
Charles F. Eckels said during the
meeting, “We need to also consider the
PCC CouKi&V
fact that there is a big area to be
covered.”
The Pasadena Area Community
College District reaches from La
Canada to Arcadia, from Altadena to
Temple City.
Mrs. Baldwin, however, does not see
a mounting demand for the use of the
van as a realistic prediction for the
future. “I do not expect a big influx of
handicapped students. Like others,
they will come to get their education
and leave when they graduate.
“Right now I have six students that
would benefit from the use of the van,
two each from Pasadena and
Altadena, one from Rosemead and one
from Glendale, eight miles away.”
PCC’s Program Excellent
One handicapped student, a 1968
graduate now attending Cal State
Dominguez Hills, pointed out to the
board that "This college has more
facilities than others for the handi¬
capped; elevators, ramps make it
easier tor us to get around on campus,
once we’re here.
“However, the students who would
be using the van in order to get to
school are those so severely disabled
that there is no other way. If you, the
trustees, don’t provide us with the
opportunity to get a higher education,
we won’t be able to be trained for
jobs.”
“I am asking your permission to add
one more component to our program
for the handicapped, the van,” said
Mrs. Baldwin. “The strain on the
families of these young people is un¬
believable; the mother of one of our
students is walking on crutches right
now because she has pushed her
daughter’s 300-pound wheelchair in
and out of a van six times a week for
two years.
“Most of these students could be
attending classes five days a week,
just like other students, if they only
had a reliable way to get to school.
Because of transportation problems,
they now can carry only partial loads
and it takes them on the average of
three years to complete a two-year
program.”
Pros and Cons
“I am very impressed,” stated
Robert J. Considine, “and I have a
strong feeling that handicapped
students who are given the opportunity
to proceed and achieve will ultimately
succeed. An average amount of $416
per student per semester, excluding
the amortization of the vehicle, seems
to me to be money well spent;
especially when compared to the
dropout from school that we are
willing to give $500 per month to.”
Dr. Richard H. Green added, “Even
if amortized over the first year, it is a
worthwhile program. Eventually these
people will be working, doing favors to
the taxpayers.”
All handicapped students who would
be involved in the program are
presently receiving aid for the totally
disabled. Their checks from the state
range in amount from $165 to $283.
“We need to be sure that the
program is the best it can possibly be,”
was Gertmenian’s comment when
voting for a postponement on the
decision.
Melvin Burt added that he was not
against the program, but had not been
provided with an exact breakdown of
the cost involved. “Also, all alternate
methods, such as renting or leasing,
should be looked into.”
Risser remarked that he felt a fine
job was being done with the handi¬
capped students at PCC, “but we do
have to consider our responsibilities to
the taxpayers.”
VOL. 37, NO. 2
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
MARCH 1, 1974
Senate
Limits Board
Nominations
Spending;
Ratified
Forensics Students Win;
New Tournuments in Sight
By Toni Stuart
Staff Writer
Following heated debate, the
Student Senate this week defeated a
proposal to limit ASB Board spending
to $150 without Senate approval and
thereby gave ASB President Stuart
Silver a vote of confidence.
The student representatives also
voted upon two resignations, 11
nominations, a paper drive and a
change of meeting place. In addition
Senate President Andre Latreille
issued a “call to duty” for students to
serve on the Curriculum Committee
and for instructors to encourage the
selection of senators from their nine
a.m. classes.
The ASB Board voted to limit the
funds it could commit without Senate
approval to $200 or less when it revised
the financial code. But when the
revision came to the Senate for ratifi¬
cation, resigning Senate President
Latreille called for a ,$50 spending
limit, since otherwise “the ASB could
$200. you to death.”
By approving the ASB-revised
financial code the Senate also ratified
without discussion a revision which
added the faculty adviser to the
commission that drafts the student
body budget at the beginning of each
semester, along with the com¬
missioner of finance and the ASB
president.
Outgoing and Incoming
Latreille and Senate First Vice
President Elizabeth Phyler both
resigned from their posts “for per¬
sonal reasons.” Scott Petersen was
nominated and ratified as first vice
president so that he could succeed
Latreille.
The Senate also ratified the
nominations of Bill Kup'ferer to the
Grievance Committee, Terry Collier
and Robert Champion to the Food
Service Commission, Larry O’Brien
and Kathy Manley to the Curriculum
Committee.
Donald Hartshron and Peter van der
Pas were ratified as members of the
Parking Committee. The new
president of AWS is Debbie Penman.
Tania Horton was ratified as
Sophomore Class president and Betsy
Woodford as president of the Inter-
Club Council.
Documentary To Feature Wild Alaska:
Stresses Contrast With Civilization
By Sergio Caponi
News Editor
Scientist and explorer Dr. Theodore
Walker will present the film, “Wild
and Tamed Alaska,” at the Tuesday
Evening Forum March 5 at 7:30 in
Sexson Auditorium.
Taking nearly a year to film, “Wild
and Tamed Alaska” is a two-part
documentary stressing the contrast
Councils Plan
New Activities
for Springtime
A beach picnic and a renaissance
fair are proposed as class activities for
the spring semester by the PCC Fresh¬
man and Sophomore Class Councils.
Joe Fisbeck, Freshman Class
president, and his council have begun
to plan the picnic for all PCC students
for Saturday, May 11 at Huntington
Beach. The Freshman Class will
provide the firewood and soft drinks.
Picnickers are expected to bring their
own food.
The Freshman Class officially
challenged the sophomores to com¬
petitive sporting events on the beach —
probably football and volleyball.
Sophomore Class President Tania
Horton accepted the challenge for her
The Sophomore Class also plans a
renaissance fair on the campus mall
April 20, Ms. Horton announced. She
hopes the entire fine arts department
will participate. Sophomores who are
interested in helping with the fair and
serving on the class council should fill
out applications with Dorothy Byles in
the Campus Center. As president, Ms.
Horton was only ratified this week:
she has not set a time yet for the
meeting of the class council.
Meetings of the Freshman Class
Council are set for the first Thursday
of the month at noon in the Campus
Center. All freshmen are welcome.
between the civilized and uncivilized
parts of that region.
The first part features the different
populated areas, primarily in the
southeast portion of the state. Dr.
Walker shows a glimpse of the people
living there, their activities, their
industries and their relationship with
the wilderness surrounding them.
Ecological Cycle
The wild Alaska portion of the film,
which was nominated for an Academy
Award, documents Dr. Walker’s
seven-month isolation, around Lake
Eva, as he studied the total cycle of life
in, on and around the lake.
Critics called it “an engrossing story
of how each element in the environ¬
ment is interdependent on others and
how they fit into the overall ecological
well-being of the area.” They also
considered it “an inspiring story of a
modern man, accostomed to the
comforts of an affluent society, coping
and adjusting to a totally different way
of life, and, in the process, gaining a
deeper appreciation and respect for
nature.”
After becoming well acquainted with
the variety of animals and the vegeta¬
tion in the lake area, Dr. Walker
reached the conclusion that “humans
must reasonably conserve the wilder¬
ness if they are to survive in the tamed
portions.”
Oceans and Lakes
A native of Montana, Dr. Walker has
an M.A. in biology from the University
of Oklahoma. After serving in the
Navy during World War II, he decided
to specialize in oceanography. At¬
tending the University of Wisconsin, he
received his Ph.D. in limnology (the
study of lakes) in 1948.
He spent the next 21 years with
USC’s Scripps Institution of Oceanog¬
raphy as a research marine biologist
specializing in sensory orientations in
fish and the study of the California
gray whale.
Planned Action
Rubin Flores, president of the
Ecology Club, reported that his club
was donating the use of the Ecology
Center to the Student Senate for a
special two-week paper drive to begin
Monday, March 4. Funds raised will be
contributed to the Dean Eikenbery
fund to help pay the medical bills for
his daughter’s stroke.
The Student Curriculum Committee,
if members can be found to serve on it,
will prepare recommendations for
curriculum changes to be presented to
the administration’s Curriculum
Committee by student representatives
O’Brien and Ms. Manley. Students
interested in serving should see
Dorothy Byles in the Campus Center.
The ASB Board changed its meeting
place back again to the board room in
the Campus Center. The meeting was
to have been held in the Board of
Trustees chambers in the C Building.
The ASB will continue to meet in the
Campus Center.
A series of recent awards received
by PCC’s varsity forensics team
makes its members look ahead to the
annual Santa Rosa Tournament and a
debate competition at Fullerton with
anticipation and confidence.
Participants scheduled to go to
Santa Rosa Junior College March 2
through 10 are Margaret Duncan, Kim
Thomas and Millie Crisp. All will take
part in the oral interpretation division,
and Ms. Thomas will also participate
in the readers’ theater division. The
team will compete with 30 California
colleges for the various awards.
Jim Sayer and Matthew Brand-
stetter are representing the college at
the Fullerton Tournament this
weekend.
Superior ratings in extemporaneous
speaking and oral interpretation were
awarded to two PCC students during a
recent weekend trip to Riverside.
Sayer received superior ratings in
the final competition in extemporane¬
ous speaking, while novice Ms.
Thomas ranked third and received a
superior rating for her efforts in oral
interpretation.
The invitational speech tournament
took place at Riverside City College,
and the varsity forensics team com¬
peted with students from other
colleges in persuasive speaking, oral
interpretation, debate, impromptu and
extemporaneous speaking.
Miss Duncan, Barbara Mitchell and
Brandstetter also participated in the
Riverside competition.
Recently at the Northridge Tourna¬
ment, Brandstetter and Sayers
competed in oxford debate. They won a
trophy for second place in the finals
after six rounds of preliminaries.
Individually Brandstetter won first
and Sayers third for speaker awards.
They were among 50 other contestants.
Miss Thomas received a first place
award in the rounds of novice division
for oral interpretation. Once a con¬
testant wins an award in the novice
division he is no longer eligible to
compete in that special class.
Tom Carter placed first in humerous
interpretation and was a finalist in oral
interpretation. Last year he partici¬
pated in national tournaments with
two other PCC students, and rated
third in readers’ theater.
‘I AM I, DON QUIXOTE ...”
Tickets for “Man of La Mancha” are
now for sale at the College Bank. The
production will run in Sexson
Auditorium March 29, 30; April 5,6 at
8:15 p.m. Tickets cost $2.50 and all
seats are reserved.
From Micronesia to PCC
Visiting Students Take Printing Class;
Learn New Technology in 18 Weeks
New Course Offers Variety
in Communication Skills
Advanced Manual Communication,
Speech 101, is a new class offered by
the Communication Department,
giving deaf students and their in¬
terpreters a chance to learn different
types of manual communication such
as "Ameslan” and “English Version.”
Ameslan is the most extensively
used American sign language and uses
gestures for words rather than in¬
dividual letters.
English Version, also called “Signed
English” or “Siglish” translates
speech into an alphabet formed with
the hands.
Many of the nine interpreters for the
deaf students on campus already were
familiar with sign language before
they came to PCC, through family or
friends. They take turns ac¬
companying each of 19 deaf students to
various classes sometimes just to
translate, sometimes enrolled
themselves as well.
While the manual communication
classes are designed to train in¬
terpreters, many deaf students are
also enrolled, so they can learn a more
exact way of communication than lip-
reading.
“The advanced students help as
interpreters for the beginners and the
deaf in their classes,” said Lucy
Miller, coordinator of the Hearing
Impaired Program.
Persons interested in learning the
basic manual communication for the
deaf may enroll in a non-credit class
meeting Tuesdays and Thursdays in
A112 from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
By Dianne Dixon
Fine Arts Editor
Culture shock. That is what iwo
PCC students may be going through
right now according to Walter
Bennett, assistant professor of
Engineering and printing
technology. He is partially
responsible for Manuel Silander
and Danny Camacho being here
from Micronesia to take an 18-week
course in printing techniques and
management. It is Silander’s first
trip to the U.S. and Camacho’s
second.
Both work in printing in their
homeland. Camacho is assistant
superintendent of printing in Saipan,
and Silander is the supervisor of a
printing plant on the island of Truck.
According to Bennett, their home¬
land lifestyle is vastly different from
that in the United States. The main
island is 28 miles long and eight
miles wide and there is little urban
development.
The homes have broad, sweeping
roofs with air spaces around the
sides but no glass windows. Food,
• other than a limited number of
vegetables, chicken and pork, is all
flown in from America.
Much of the land is still jungle.
People find their entertainment
mostly in parties and social
gatherings.
“Micronesia is a beautiful place
and the people are beautiful as
well,” says Bennett, who spent eight
weeks of his sabbatical leave there.
He taught printing techniques and
became interested in the land and its
people. When the eight-week course
ended, Bennett was awarded an
honorary doctorate degree from the
House of Representatives of
Jicronesia.
It was because of Bennett's course
that the program now in effect at
PCC was instituted. Two students
per. semester will be enrolled here.
During the summer session, jour¬
nalists, designers and artists are
included.
This exchange program is unique
to PCC and is funded by the federal
government. It covers current
trends and techniques in printing
technology and carries 17 units of
credit.
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—Courier Photo by Luaine Scheliga
MICRONESIAN IMPORTS— Manuel Silander and Danny
Camacho, here for 18 weeks of printing instruction, appear to
be enjoying their stay. Walter Bennett, assistant professor of
Engineering and Technology, is responsible for bringing them
to PCC. The program is funded by the federal government.
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