Computers Jammed
By Reprogrammers
By Arthur Wood
Staff Writer
PCC’s computerized registration
system was so overloaded by heavy
student reprogramming that the
registration department may invoke a
limit of one program change per
student, according to E. Erdley Beau¬
champ, dean of registration.
Beauchamp said that this may be the
only action which will thin the loijg
lines of students in the registration
building and ease the pressure on the
system. He says the system was all
‘‘jammed up” at the end of the first
week of the spring semester
The problem was severe enough that
the dean had to spend almost all
his time with it, leaving supervisory
assistants to oversee the operations of
other divisions under his charge, in¬
cluding veterans extended day
programs and student services.
The dean, who was in and out of his
office in a matter of minutes, pointed
out that these departments are,
however, functioning smoothly,
leaving him time to work on the
“bugs” in the system.
These “bugs” and the errors they
produce have contributed to the two-
year-old system’s inability to handle
the large volume of program changes
quickly. Errors in original
programming of the computers, for
instance, have resulted in class lists
that are often inaccurate.
This has caused a need to
revert once more to the old method of
using sign-up sheets to determine who
is enrolled in a particular class.
Correcting errors of this kind and
coping with the inevitable deluge of
program changes that occur
strained the system to its present
limits. It is also delaying the intro¬
duction of refinements to the system
intended to increase the capacity of the
computer terminals which send
programming information to the
computer and receive its answers. The
effect is that registration personnel
spent more time on the ter¬
minals and less at other functions.
Beauchamp stated that he hopes the
one-change rule will not be necessary
because of its restrictive nature. He
added that it will be avoided if
possible.
Professor Unscathed
After Fire and Floods
By Kathy Braidhill
Assistant News Editor
Cloudy skies mean joy to some, but
Stephen Reichert is looking toward
heaven’s precipitations with ap¬
prehension.
Mud-soaked homes, homes reduced
to rubble, downed telephone lines,
crippled trees and general uneasiness
seemed to characterize the aftermath
of the heavy flooding and damage at
Hidden Springs near Angeles Crest.
Dr. Stephen Reichert, professor of
political science at PCC, and Hidden
Springs resident, had the dubious
pleasure of witnessing a full-scale
flood, and watched “a fire engine, like
a toy, being swept away downstream.”
Reichert and his wife were standing
on the porch of their house, which is
built on pillars, when they saw the rush
of water madly swirling and uprooting
everything in its path.
“We knew there had been a disaster
somewhere, maybe one of the camps,”
Reichert said. “It turned out to be both
of them.”
The Reicherts later learned that a
fire, perhaps set off by a downed power
line, started at Hidden Springs Camp.
Another camp, run by a Glendale
church, was “70 per cent gone,” he
said, and the fire jumped to nearby
cabins, setting buildings and cabins
afire.
While the firemen were still fire¬
fighting, an immense wall of water
came down and swept it all away.
“The fire captain lost his life,”
Reichert said. “Twelve other people
were also lost, but they never found
their bodies. Everything runs into the
Tujunga Dam, but by that time
He shook his head.
“We saw cars, the big fire engine,
pickup trucks, all kinds of trailers,
debris from cabins,” he said.
It seemed that there was something
upstream that was keeping the water
backed up, then gave way and burst.
Reichert wanted to emphasize the
fatal combination of fire and flood. The
main cause was a brush fire which
eroded the hills, he said. When it
floods, it washes everything else away.
He pointed out that the highway
damage also gets blocked up and little
lakes and pools form ; it is dangerous
when they break away.
One man had Reichert and six or
seven other men to thank for saving
him from much discomfort. During the
flood, a cabin was uprooted and it fell
on the man. Reichert and a few others
got together and lifted the cabin off of
him. “We got him out alive,” Reichert
said.
Aside from the man trapped under
the cabin, Reichert knew “two or three
people who were injured only slightly.
You were either in it or out of it.”
Fortunately, the Reicherts were out
of it, but they may have been one of the
statistics if their home were not built
on pillars.
They built their own home in 1973
but, “before we could get a permit we
had to hire an engineer.” As a result,
the only damage to their property was
one of their toolsheds, once located
under thr house.
Despite the nearness of the fatalities
and threat of disaster, Reichert
seemed confident in the home he built
and is planning no preparation for the
onset of future rainy seasons.
It is a foundation he is secure enough
with to stake his life on.
Bikewcuj
Stalled at
City Hall
The proposed zone for bi¬
cycles that was planned to
encircle PCC is being delayed
somewhere in the city engineer’s
office.
The zone, which was sup¬
posed to open in January, is still
just a project at this time. There
is some indication that a bike
path exists on Del Mar Boulevard
because there are signs posted ;
however, there is no enforce¬
ment of the parking regulations.
The only real bikeway in
Pasadena is located on the
frontage roads next to the free¬
way. They are Corson and Maple
streets. They run east-west from
Marengo to Altadena Drive and
will be fully functional within 30
days.
—Courier Photos by S.K.
HIKE YOUR TRIKE— Bike lane signs now grace Corson Street. Safety
lanes for bikers help relieve motorist-bicyclist conflicts. Concerned
cyclist peers from behind parked cars on Del Mar Boulevard. Installa¬
tion has been delayed on initiation of a bike lane on Del Mar.
Faculty Senate Requests
Halt of Tape Destruction
ARCADIA HIGH BECOMES PCC—
The witching hour is at 7 each
evening as Arcadia High School
becomes an extension of Pasadena
City College and opens its doors
for adult education. Although most
of the classes are non-credit, they
are popular. In the top photo stu¬
dents gather around as instructor
E. P. Anders explains the art of
making rings in the Monday
evening jewelry class. Jim Van
Stone of Arcadia is shown painting
a landscape on the left. Van Stone
is one of 45 students taking oil
painting. Wilma Wehrly of Monro¬
via shows off the skills she has
learned in ceramics as she works
on a wall planter.
— Courier Photos by Jim Buckhouse
Bv Glenda Cade
Staff Writer
Faculty Senate members recom¬
mended Monday that current
destruction of video tapes be stopped,
and the taping of TV programs for
instructional use be resumed.
The request to resume taping came
from an ad hoc committee report
presented at the meeting on the
legality of using video tapes secured
from commercial TV for playback in
PCC classrooms.
Apparently the new copyright act of
1976 caused great concern among the
school administrators over the
possibility of lawsuits by private film
producers.
David Ledbetter, dean of in¬
structional services, sent a memo to
teachers stating they could no longer
use video tapes.
In fact, “some of them were
erased,” said Doris Paulson, associate
professor of social science, who
presented the report. “We lost some of
our best tapes.
“It’s unfortunate, because we have
spent an awful lot of money buying all
this expensive equipment for the class¬
room,” Ms. Paulson said.
“We’re losing a lot in not using this
material. We’re losing by not being
able to use what the taxpayers have
paid to put in our classrooms.
“We have all this wonderful
equipment for playback to our
students. We could possibly be at fault
for misusing taxpayers’ money if we
aren’t using it for its proper use.”
Cecil Osoff, assistant professor,
cooperative education, said, “There’s
destruction of taxpayers’ money.
There’s destruction of teachers’
property. There has been a serious loss
to all departments.”
According to the report, the fair use
of copyrighted work for purposes such
as teaching is not an infringement of
copyright.
Furthermore, “innocent teachers
and other nonprofit users of
copyrighted material” are provided
“with broad insulation against un¬
warranted liability.”
There have been no unfavorable
judicial precedents regarding taping
of programs from broadcast TV to this
—Continued on Page Six
Student Senate Ratifies
ASB Budget, Officers
Almost unanimously the Student
Senate ratified the ASB spring budget
and appointed officers last week at its
second meeting.
Without any discussion or
presnetations by various organizations
funded by the ASB, the 18 voting
members present voted 15 to two to
approve the $11,858.93 budget.
Two new accounts, the Freshman
and Sophomore classes, were allotted
$200 each, which is needed for Rivalry
Day, the freshman and sophomore
dances and a child care committee.
Also, the Athletics Commission was
granted $250 more than last semester
to be used exclusively for T-shirts for
the PCC football team.
Among officers ratified was Ernest
Williams, assemblies commissioner.
He will be responsible for all bands
brought on campus and all activities
will be coordinated through him.
Darlene Nelson was ratified as elec¬
tions commissioner. She will ensure
equal publicity all over the campus for
various candidates during elections.
Carolyn Brennan is the new
corresponding secretary for the
Student Senate. It is her first semester
at PCC.
Faye Brideforth is the Senate
recording secretary.
Third vice-president is Mario
Saracco. Second vice-president is Jim
Rango, who defeated Joe Marino eight-
four.
Marino was then elected sergeant-
at-arms over Louis Salizar.
Student Senate President Charlotte
Hutchins announced a child care and
teacher evaluation committee were
being set up and asked for more
volunteers. Senate bylaws state: Each
senator, shall serve on at least one
committee each semester, or he may
be dropped from the Senate at the
discretion of the Senate Board.
—Glenda Cade
RATIFIED ASB BUDGET
FOR SPRING 1978
Budgeted Accounts
ASB General
$ i
L, 314.00
ASB Reserve
$ :
>,319.93
Advisers’ Contingency Fund
*
100.00
Senate President’s Discretionary Fund
*
250.00
Inter-Club Council
$
200.00
ASB President’s Discretionary Fund
*
400.00
Pep Commission
$
500.00
Athletics Commission
$
500.00
Associated Men Students
$
250.00
Associated Women Students
*
350.00
Freshman Class
t
200.00
Sophomore Class
s
200.00
Elections Commission
>
100.00
Publicity Commission
$
350.00
Assemblies Commission
t
1,000.00
Banquet Fund
$
700.00
Office Supplies, Telephone
$
125.00
Total Budget
$11,858.93
VOL. 45, NO. 4
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
MARCH 3, 1978