PCC Courier, March 13, 1968

Vol. 28, No. 5 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California March 13, 1968 — Courier photo by Ron Legrand “THREE CHEERS— I HAVE DISCOVERED THE WHEEL"— exclaims Don Woodbury as he delivers a telegram from Mr. Antrobus to his wife, played by Martha Gerke (right), in rehearsal for the play, “The Skin of our Teeth." It will be presented March 22 and 23 in Sexson Auditorium at 8 p.m. by PCC Theater Arts Association. Human Values Talks, 'Mini lab ' Featured Here Theatre Arts Acts 'Skin of Our Teeth' PCC, CSCLA Launch New Co-op Program Beginning this semester, Pasa¬ dena City College and California State College at Los Angeles are launching a new Cooperative Ad¬ missions Program which will per¬ mit PCC Associate in Arts de¬ gree candidates to receive imme¬ diate notice of admission to CSCLA for Fall 1968 upon appli¬ cation on this campus. This new program was an¬ nounced this week by Jack Re- quarth, admissions officer, CSCLA, and Dr. I. G. Lewis, ad¬ ministrative dean for student per¬ sonnel services, PCC. STUDENTS involved are those other than foreign students, who are candidates for the AA degree. Beginning March 18, these stu¬ dents may obtain applications in the Counseling Center, 138C, com¬ plete the applications and return them to their counselors. A representative of the admis¬ sions office of CSCLA will be on campus March 26 to review the application and to give the stu¬ dent a letter of admission when he presents the $10 admissions fee by check or money order. Additionally, Requarth will inter¬ view students who are close to meeting the admissions require¬ ment but who require some ex¬ ception to the general rule. Ap¬ pointments to see him for this purpose may be made in the Counseling Center after the stu¬ dent confers with his PCC coun¬ selor. AN OUTSTANDING feature of this innovative admissions pro¬ gram is financial aids advice. The CSCLA Financial Aids Office will have a representative on campus March 26 to interview any stu¬ dent eligible for transfer who de¬ sires consideration for financial a sistance. A signup sheet is locat¬ ed in the Counseling Office. Thus, a student may, upon fol¬ lowing the proper procedures, be admitted to CSCLA and in some cases receive commitments on fi¬ nancial aid, without leaving the PCC campus. Interested students should pick up materials in the Counseling Center beginning today and return completed materials to the stu¬ dent’s counselor between March 18 and 22. In Memoriam Mabel A. Robbins, mother of president emeritus Catherine Robbins, passed away last Tues¬ day March 5. Private graveside services were held Friday in Santa Barbara. In lieu of flow¬ ers, it is Dr. Robbins’ wish that contributions be made to the Pasadena City College Nursing Schlorship Fund. PCC’s fourth college convoca¬ tion, “Human Values in a World of Technology,” begins this morn¬ ing in Sexson Auditorium at 9 o’clock. Three outstanding scholars are the professors-in-residence who will participate today and to¬ morrow. Rr. Harold Taylor, internation¬ ally recognized educator, philoso¬ pher, and scholar, former presi¬ dent of Sarah Lawrence College, opens today’s general session. He will be followed by Dr. Richard Farson, director of the Western Behavioral Sciences In¬ stitute, acclaimed as one of America’s “bright, new, younger psychologists.” For smaller groups and infor¬ mality, discussion groups will meet in Harbeson Hall and the Campus Center lounge from 11 to 11:50 a.m.. Dr. Taylor will head the group in the Campus Center. Sister Helen Kelley, the third professor-in-residence, and presi¬ dent of Immaculate Heart Col¬ lege, will serve as discussion lead¬ er in Harbeson Hall. This is Sr. Kelley’s second appearance in a PCC convocation. She was here in 1964, when her name was Sis¬ ter Mary William. Dr. Farson will conduct his “Minilaboratory in Human Rela¬ tions” from 1 to 3 p.m. in Harbe¬ son Hall. His new approach to helping people break down bar¬ riers between them and to com¬ municate, is featured. Students are expected to “turn out” for the minilab and be “turned on,” as 1100 of them did last month at the University of Texas. Sr. Kelley opens tomorrow morning’s general session at 9 o’clock in Sexson Auditorium, fol¬ lowed by Dr. Taylor. Final event for student partici¬ pation will be faculty-led inform¬ al discussions in three locations from 10:45 to 11:45, with one of the professors-in-residence with each group. Sr. Kelley will be in the Campus Center lounge, Dr. Farson in the student dining room, and Dr. Taylor in Harbeson Hall. All sessions are open to faculty, students, and the public. Members of the 1968 College Convocation Committee are Rich¬ ard Woods and William Buttler, co-chairmen, and Harold Beam, Robert Dickerson, John Eiken- bery, Dorothea Emerson, and Harriet Van Osdel. Complete convocation schedule follows: TODAY 9-10:30 General Session, Sexson Auditorium: Speakers, Dr. Harold A. Taylor and Dr. Richard E. Farson. 11-11:50 Informal Discu s s i о n s: Sister Helen Kelley, Har¬ beson Hall; Dr. Taylor, Campus Center. 1-3 Minilaboratory in Human Relations, Harbeson Hall: Dr. Farson. TOMORROW 9-10:20 General Session, Sexson Auditorium: Speakers, Sister Kelley and Dr. Tay¬ lor. 10:45-11:45 Faculty-led Informal Discussions: Sister Kel¬ ley, Campus Center lounge; Dr. Farson, stu¬ dent dining room; Dr. Taylor, Harbeson Hall. By Bryan Cuthill Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer prize¬ winning play, “The Skin of Our Teeth” will be presented by the Pasadena City College Theater Arts Association in Sexson Audi¬ torium March 22 and 23. Both per¬ formances begin at 8:15 p.m. Price of admission is $1.50 for adults, 75 cents for high school students with ID cards, and free to children under 12 and students with PCC ASB cards. The play satirizes the trials and tribulation of the Antrobus family. They are representative of man through the ages. Their adventures go from the ice age to a dozen wars and depressions. They live through floods, fires, and double features by, as the title suggests, the skin of their teeth. The play gives “testament of faith in Humanity.” MAIN characters are Sabina, the sex symbol in the play; Mr. Antrobus, a playboy who always ends up returning to his wife; Mrs. Antrobus, who represents all good in the play; Henry, who is actually the bibical personality of Cain; and Gladys, a character who picks up her morals from neither her mother nor her father. Two humorous sub-characters are a mammoth and a dinosaur. Sabina is played by Karen Col- pitts, Mr. Antrobus by John Wil¬ son, Mrs. Antrobus by Martha Gerke, Henry by Don Johnson, and Gladys by Chris Potter. The stage director is Melanie Lewis, who is in charge on many of the rehearsals. Miss Lewis feels that if a student could read the play first, he could follow it bet¬ ter. CASTING began the first day of the second semester, parts be- Canned Food Drive Friday The Adelphian’s, women’s ser¬ vice club, will hold their semi-an¬ nual canned food drive in the Pasadena area again this month. Adelphians, Spartans, Circle K, and Junior Executives will collect canned food Friday between 7 and 9 p.m. The collection begins at the home of Anne Stuart and will end at the home of Susie Lantz. After the collection the cans are weighed and prizes are given for the smallest and largest can. Title of “King Can” is given to the group with the most cans. Canned foods will go to the Pasadena Welfare Department where they will be distributed to needy families at Easter time. Last October the clubs collected over 1300 pounds of cans, which were distributed to needy families for Thanksgiving. The drive is only one of the Adelphian service projects for this semester. Easter Cares are being made for United States servicemen in Vietnam. Adelphians also make tray favors every month for Hungington Hospital. Helen Wise is president of the group. Afro 'Soul Scheduled By Jack Cook What would you do if George Wallace spoke at PCC? Buddy Rose (Aminifu), Afro-American president, says he would be indif¬ ferent. He would not oppose a speech by Wallace or field a de¬ bater against him. This point and others came up when Aminifu talked about the Afro-Americans’ next Soul Ses¬ sion (Friday, Campus Center) and other matters. Commenting about the Soul Session (“dance”) Aminifu said: “Like all of them, it will be more successful than the last, but not as successful as those to come. This will be a time when all black people, on campus and off, can get together and do.” Anyone is welcome to come to the Soul Sessions, but they are ing open to any student on cam¬ pus, and not just drama major as is done on other campuses. Re¬ hearsals started February 14. Pat Turner has the problem of providing costumes for a mam¬ moth and a dinosaur, but all the costumes will be ready for open¬ ing night. “The Skin of Our Teeth” ap¬ pears to have a play within a play, and the purpose of this, only Wilder himself would know for sure. Whether, as Miss Lewis put it, "Wilder thought that the world is a stage and each person must play his part,” so he put this inner play in the play, no one can really be sure. Let each person who goes to view the drama decide that for himself, and certainly that cast would like to know your decision. Music Dept. Film on TV The Pasadena City College Mu¬ sic Department will present “Mu- ic in Film” featuring the music of Charlie Chaplin, Friday at 7:30 a.m. on channel 7, KABC TV. Performers for the presentation are the PCC Sandpipers and a combo from the Hi-Liters. Truman Fisher will be the host. Guest artist will be David Raskin (composer of “Laura”), who worked with Chaplin on “Modern Times” in 1936. The program features the songs and film music of Chaplin from 1916 to 1967. Included are peren¬ nial favorites “Smiles,” “Eternal¬ ly,” and others. Raskin reminisces about the film, shows mementos and photos of Chaplin. Also featured is a sev¬ en-minute sequence from “Mod¬ ern Times,” of Chaplin dancing and singing in a cabaret. New Education Is Theme at U of R The Associated Students and the University of Redlands have announced their second annual ASUR Symposium, “Education for a New Time,” to be held on the campus next Monday through Wednesday. The goal of the symposium is to explore ways of improving the educational experience in the era of changing technology. Innova¬ tive education meeting the chal¬ lenge of a constantly changing society will be the central theme. Student participation is invited. A number of outstanding educa¬ tors are planned as guest speak¬ ers. Harris L. Wofford, former associate director of the Peace Corp, will be on the campus Monday. Warren Martin, research edu¬ cator from UC Berkeley, will join Wofford on Tuesday. Robert Theobald, noted Brit¬ ish socio-economist, will be pre¬ sent next Wednesday and Thurs¬ day. Session' for Friday planned primarily for black peo¬ ple, Aminifu said. Rose also said that there might be another debate between Dr. Je¬ rome Wolf and Ron Karanga next month. (Remember that one?) When asked the stock question of reporters, “What is Black Pow¬ er?” Aminifu quoted Karanga: “It is gaining, maintaining, and per¬ petuating self-determination, self- respect, and self defense.” Violent or non-violent self-defense? Rose’s friend (I didn’t catch the name) answered for him: "How can self- defense be non-violent?” I asked Rose if established cam¬ pus organizations and people (the Courier, for example) have coop¬ erated with Afro-Americans. Rose answered, “They haven’t given us any trouble.” English Colloquium Features Ivan Jones “I’m not a very formal person,” said Professor Ivan Jones about his lecture on young writers he has known. He said that the colloquium promises to be a very rewarding and interesting educational experi¬ ence. The meeting is scheduled for Friday at 11 in Harbeson Hall. All students, faculty, staff and the public are invited to attend. Jones has been associated with the “Pipes Of Pan” since 1947. Fri¬ day he will use the college anthology as a basis for the colorful illus¬ trations in his talk. Jones will speak about the young writers he has known in his PCC writing classes. This, the English Department’s colloquium number 7, is formally entitled "Pipes of Pan I Have Known.”