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PCC Courier, March 14, 1975
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Parking Is Major Concern
Trustees State Views
By Jill Boekenoogen
City Editor
The problem of too many cars and
not enough parking space is the main
concern of two of the newly elected
Board of Trustee members: Charles
Briscoe and Roger Gertmenian.
Robert Spare, who was the third newly
elected member for Area 4, could not
be reached for comment.
“We will always have a problem
with our mode of living and no
adequate public transportation,” said
Briscoe, elected to Area 2. “Students
need to be able to park and get to their
classes on time. We should get on it
and work it out.
“It takes money to tear down houses
for parking space and that takes
money away from taxes those houses
generated,” Briscoe commented. “We
have to be careful how we spend the
taxpayer’s money because it is a
limited source.”
ASB Officers Study
Special Bus System
By Pat Francis
Assistant City Editor
A special bus system for PCC
students is under consideration, ac¬
cording to Ralph Champion, ASB
Senate president.
The service, if installed, will cater to
ASB Senate
Approves New
Spring Budget
The Associated Student Body
working budget for the spring
semester was approved by the Student
Senate and is now under consideration
by the ASB Board. Voting on it is ex¬
pected soon, so that it can go into ef¬
fect.
The figures show a total of $6250.76.
Of this, $5014.41 has been budgeted into
various accounts. The balance of
$1236.35 is deposited into the ASB
General Account. This account covers
monetary requests from on-campus
organizations and items not included
by the specific accounts.
The Freshman and Sophomore class
councils allocated $100 each for the
purpose of sponsoring spring activities
for the individual classes.
The ASB Board Office Supplies
Account will receive $300, a part of
which will be used for the purchase of
an IBM typewriter for $200.99. This
typewriter will be available for use by
all students, and will be in the office
area of the Campus Center.
The Student Senate is given $300.
One hundred dollars of this goes into
the Senate President’s Discretionary
Fund which pays for contingencies and
any expenses accrued by the Senate.
The remaining $200 will be used to buy
office supplies as needed by the
Senate.
A Campus Center Fund is
established with $200 to pay for items
as needed in the Campus Center. In
addition, $750 has been allocated to the
Office Furniture Fund for the
remodeling of the Student Lounge.
The ASB President and Adviser will
also receive a Discretionary Fund of
$100 each to pay for ASB Board ex¬
penses and for the adviser’s, con¬
tingency fund.
The Assemblies Commissioner will
receive $1500 to pay for a noontime
entertainment program, and any other
entertainment arranged by the
Assemblies Comissioner.
The Elections Comissioner will use
$100 to pay for ballots and to publicize
the spring ASB elections.
The Pep Commission, which over¬
sees advertising, rooter buses and
decorations for sports events, will
have a budget of $100.
The Publicity Comissioner will have
$350 for the purpose of purchasing
paints, paper and any other needed
supplies.
The Graduating Class of 1975 will
receive $500 for commencement ac¬
tivities.
six or more cities within the college
district, providing simpler tran¬
sportation to and from school. Pick-up
points in each city would be
designated, with special student
parking at each. Buses would leave
each area at different times
throughout the morning, taking
students directly to school and
returning them later in the day.
“At each specified parking area
there would be ample security
precautions for cars or bikes,” said
Champion.
Such a bus system would be a real
asset to students, according to
Champion. Saving gas, decreasing the
parking problem, cutting general
traffic congestion in the morning and
contributing to cleaner air were some
benefits mentioned. He also stressed
opportunities to meet new friends
during the time spent on buses. New
jobs would also be created that could
potentially be filled by students.
Similar Operation at Cal State
Cal State Los Angeles runs an ex¬
press system similar to the one
proposed for PCC- Buses serve 17 area
cities, with expanded service to the
Pasadena area ( there is none as yet ) to
begin soon. “The operation has been
successful for us,” said Bob Lerner, a
member of the CSLA security force.
No profit would be involved for the
school if the buses are run, said
Champion. “Ideally, we’d like to see it
a free service,” he said, “but that’s
something we can’t promise.” He
added that any costs would be minimal
to ride the buses.
Costs for providing the service are
still uncertain, and several tran¬
sportation companies are under
consideration.
Success Depends on Students
“The success of this whole thing
depends on the students,” said
Champion. “People are always crying
about difficulties with parking, but it’s
another thing to take advantage of a
means to alleviate the problem.”
Questionnaires about the possible
bus system will be circulated soon in
morning classes. It is vital, according
to Champion, that students seriously
answer the questions as response will
play an important part in determining
the future of this idea.
Re-elected to Seat 6, Gertmenian
said,- “Trustees, community, ad¬
ministration and students have to work
on the parking problem.”
Gertmenian suggested that “more
classes should be after 1 or 2 in the
afternoon when one-third of the
parking spaces are open. At that time
each day, the campus is practically '
empty. Parking permits could still be
required in the afternoon but they
would be free.
“There could be a shuttle bus service
from Arcadia or Altadena to PCC
which would be paid for by the
students and the college,” said Gert¬
menian. “The school cannot add any
more parking space because real
estate is too expensive.”
Briscoe also talked about
remodeling the gymnasium. “We need
a new roof and more seating to house
other events besides basketball, but
without tearing it all down.
“I will mostly study and investigate
what other trustees do at the beginning
to be sure what the function of the
trustee is” said Briscoe. “Then I will
be sure to do what the people who
elected me want me to do.”
“I was really pleased that 40 per cent
of the voters turned out,” said Gert¬
menian, “when you consider only 60
per cent turn out for the national
presidential vote. We were helped,
though, by the interest of the Pasadena
recall.”
The three new trustees will be sworn
in the first Thursday in April.
HIGH IN THE SKY— Carpentry students got a view
of the campus when they erected a 35-foot, 11-inch
—Courier Photo by Hugh Levine
beam over the house last Friday without the aid of
a crane.
PCC Coufli&V
VOL. 39, NO. 5
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
MARCH 14, 1975
Archeologist Ignacio Bernal to Speak on
Historic Finds in Ancient Mexican Cities
Dr. Ignacio Bernal, archeologist,
author and director of the National
Museum of Anthropology in Mexico
City, will present an illustrated lecture
on “The Archeology of Ancient Cities
of Mexico,” Tuesday, March 18, at 7:30
p.m. in Sexson Auditorium.
The presentation will focus on three
ancient Mexican cities: Olmec City,
Tenochtitlan and Teotihuacan, a
restoration project which was directed
by Dr. Bernal.
Dr. Bernal’s principle field work has
been in Coixtlahuaca, Yagul and other
sites in the Valley of Oaxaca.
A native of Paris, Dr. Bernal
specialized in archeology and received
his Ph.D. at the National University of
Mexico.
He has been secretary general of the
National Institute of Anthropology and
History in Mexico, cultural attache of
the Mexican Embassy in France,
permanent delegate of the UNESCO in
Mexico and director of the An¬
thropology Department of Mexico City
College. He was also director of Pre-
Hispanic Monuments of Mexico, the
National Museum of Anthropology and
at present heads the National Institute
of Anthropology and History of
Mexico.
Since 1948 he has been a professor at
the National University of Mexico and,
since 1956, a member of the In¬
ternational Committee of Monuments.
He is a regular member of the
Academy of History of Mexico and the
American Academy of Arts and
Science, belongs to a number of
professional associations, and has
been elected to the British Academy
and to Mexico’s Colegio Nacional.
Decorations conferred on Dr. Bernal
from numerous countries include
Royal Order of Orange-Nassau,
Holland; Legion d’Honneur, France;
Circle
К
Sponsors Red Cross Blood Drive,
Urging Campus Volunteer Participation
By Wayne Woods
Staff Writer
Circle K, a volunteer organization on
campus, is sponsoring a blood drive for
the Red Cross this week and next. A
bloodmobile will be in the student
lounge on Thursday, March 20 from 9
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Circle
К
students will
man two tables at different locations
on campus where students may sign up
to give. One is in the cafeteria, and the
other is in C Building in front of the
admissions office.
Signing up now means students can
get an appointment that will be in
harmony with their classes. The blood-
mobile will be staffed by Red Cross
nurses, who will take from you one unit
of blood. The body will hardly miss the
blood and the entire procedure takes
only about 15 minutes.
PCC Hosts Top Consultants in
Co-Operative Education Seminar
By Sandra Wegge
Staff Writer
PCC hosted a Cooperative Education
seminar this week called “Training
the Trainee.” At issue was “How to
Build a Better Cooperative. Education
Program.”
The keynote speaker, Dr. George
Probst, executive director of the
National Commission for Cooperative
Education, called Co-Op Ed a
“mysterious transaction between
education and experience.” He said it
would take about 15 hours to properly
explain what Co-Op Ed involves. “No
one will ever be an expert, only a
professional amateur,” he said.
Speakers Earn
Honors, Trophies
at Tournaments
Several speech students brought
home trophies and certificates last
Friday and Saturday.
The Speech Department had two
tournaments on the same weekend— a
novice tournament at Rio Hondo and a
championship meet at Santa Rosa.
At the Rio Hondo tournament, Steve
Hentsch won a first place trophy for
Superior Novice in Oral In¬
terpretation. Joseph White took a third
place award and a certificate of ex¬
cellence in Novice Lincoln-Douglas
Debate. Recipients of excellent rating
certificates were Diane Hawley and
Barbara Dorsch for Oral In¬
terpretation and Sheri Friedel for
Expository.
At the Santa Rosa Tournament, Stan
Swantek won a certificate of ex¬
cellence for Impromptu speaking and
reached the finals. PCC also took a
third place sweepstakes trophy in the
Junior College Division.
PCC students enrolled in the
program attend one hour of class per
week and receive credit for working
outside the classroom in a field related
to their major. They must carry a
minimum unit load, depending on their
program. Most work is paid, but
students who need the experience
more than money will work as
volunteers.
Main objective of the program is to
broaden the students’ range of ex¬
perience and give them an opportunity
to be responsible for their own
education. By giving the student a
healthy regard for the characteristics
of work, “spoonfeeding and coddling
are reduced to a minimum and the
student becomes self-reliant," ac¬
cording to Dr. Probst.
DR. GEORGE PROBST
workshop speaker
Armen Sarafian, president of PCC,
welcomed the participants, students,
teachers, counselors, visiting Co-Op
Ed coordinators and the Co-Op Ed
staff from PCC. He remarked,
“Education becomes meaningful when
students are in the real world.”
Four top consultants in Co-Op Ed
attended this seminar. Dr. Earl
Carnes, professor of educational
counseling, USC ; Dr. J. Dudley
Dawson, consultant, National Com¬
mission on Cooperative Education and
Ms. Lynn Colburn, director,
Cooperative Education, Fort Lewis
College, along with Dr. Probst, all
discussed topics related to Co-Op Ed.
The seminar broke up into
discussion groups after each
presentation to discern the problems
and share ideas. The main concern
was financing and how to sell the
program to institutions of higher
education. The National Commission
for Cooperative Education has been
working with legislators since 1957 for
funding. It is expected that over the
next five years $50 to $75 million will be
appropriated.
l’he program, also known as work-
study, has gained favor among
legislators and administrators. During
the Free Speech Movement at
Berkeley in 1964, “it was decided it
wasn’t all that advantageous to have
the students on the campus all the
time,” said Dr. Probst.
The classical approach to education
has, in the minds of many educators,
been replaced by a more practical
view of learning. Dr. Carnes said,
“Primarily, for me, education is
learning to live life more effectively.
“Work has hundreds of different
meanings,” said Dr. Probst. “Ac¬
cording to the labor department, there
are 31,000 different occupations in the
United States.”
Brad Nix, blood drive chairman,
stated a few prerequisites for students
who want to donate blood, which in¬
clude no antibiotics for two weeks
before the blood is given, and no
serious blood diseases, such as sickle
cell anemia, hepatitis or diabetes. You
must also weigh more than 110 pounds,
and eat a hearty breakfast the mor¬
ning of the donation.
Nine-tenths of all Red Cross blood is
given by volunteers, but there still is a
serious shortage, says Nix. Some
people sell their blood because they
need money and often are not healthy.
Students and teachers often take an
apathetic attitude toward this matter.
Some negative and unthinking an¬
swers are given when people are asked
for blood donations. Some of the
standard are, “I need my blood;” “No,
I never gave blood;” “I need blood
myself;" or “I don’t have any blood,”
right down to the excuse of a 6’5”, 270-
pound football player saying that he’s
scared of a needle.
A benefit in giving blood, besides the
compassion, humanity, hope and
charity aspects, is that it can also save
a life. When you have given to the Red
Cross Blood Bank, a withdrawal can
always be made in case of an accident
or illness.
The blood drive last semester netted
only 132 units in a school the size of
PCC, and Circle
К
is hoping for a
better turnout this time. Circle
К
members will be wearing white Red
Cross arm bands this week, which will
be given to those persons who donate.
DR. IGNACIO BERNAL
. . . Tuesday Forum speaker
March of Dimes
Careers Awards
Available to $500
The Los Angeles County Chapter of
the March of Dimes is offering one-
year Health Careers Awards up to $500
in the fields of medicine, nursing,
medical social work, occupational
therapy, physical therapy and
inhalation therapy.
Designed as incentives, March of
Dimes Health Careers Awards will
help students in their educational
preparation for medical careers. The
sole obligation of each recipient of a
March of Dimes Health Careers
Award is that he has the serious in¬
tention of completing requirements in
his desired medical profession.
Application forms and detailed in¬
formation may be obtained from the
Los Angeles County Chapter of The
National Foundation for the March of
Dimes, 2635 Griffith Park Blvd., Los
Angeles, 90039. Completed forms and
other required credentials must be
mailed to the above address no later
than April 1.
Record Number of Students
Attend for Spring Semester
A record enrollment has been
reached for the spring 1975 semester at
PCC. According to Delmar Heyne,
dean of admissions, the total number
of students enrolled in classes has
surpassed 20,000 for the first time.
The actual breakdown includes
11,607 day students, 7839 evening
students, 905 short term students
(those in vocational training and not
working for a degree), and 405
receiving college credit through PCC’s
television courses.
Dean Heyne said that in spite of
decreasing enrollment at many four-
year colleges and universities, it has
increased here and at other junior
colleges, probably because of the
lower cost of education at these in¬
stitutions.
He also said that many students who
w'ould have moved directly to a four-
year college from high school are now
attending junior colleges for two years
before transferring.
The age of the student body is rising,
according to Dean Heyne, with an
increase in the percentage of adult
students. An adult student is defined as
an individual 21 years or older at¬
tending college less than nine hours
per week.
Dean Heyne said that current
economic conditions, students finding
the importance of education for
locating employment and the
development of more classes geared to
vocational training are factors in the
large numbers of persons returning to
college.
Order of Merit, Italy; Order of the
Crown, Belgium; Order of Merit,
Germany; Royal Order of Danebrog,
Denmark; National Science Award,
Mexico; Theodore Brent Award, New
Orleans; Lotos Club Medal, New
York; and Drexel Medal,
Philadelphia.
Dr. Bernal’s active work has earned
him many honors and recognition from
universities all over the world. Among
them are University of the Americas,
UC Berkeley and St. Mary’s.
He has also been guest professor at
Texas, Paris, Puerto Rico, Miami,
California, Harvard, Oregon, London,
Colegio de Mexico and Arizona.
Board Selects
Business Veep
The college Board of Trustees has
appointed Dr. Charles F. Miller as new
vice president for business services at
PCC.
Miller, currently a resident of
Washington, has spent many years in
work with educational systems. He has
nine years of regular classroom
teaching experience in shop, history,
music and gifted classes, and 15 years
in administrative positions in school
districts and county offices. Eight of
these years were spent in school
districts in the San Gabriel Valley,
including El Monte, Azusa and
Baldwin Park.
Administrative Experience
Dr. Miller has extensive experience
in administrative positions. From 1959
to 1963 he served the Orange County
superintendent of schools office as
administrative consultant in the
business division. In the six years that
followed, he worked with the Fountain
Valley and Santa Ana Unified and
Junior College districts, with duties
from the directing of maintenance
procedures to the development of
computer-based payroll systems.
The Mercer Island School District
hired Miller in 1969 to serve as
assistant superintendent for business
services. In charge of the complete
business division for the district, he
instituted a computer-based program
budgeting system that has received
wide acceptance. In 1972, Miller was
appointed superintendent of schools
for Mercer Island.
A community-oriented person.
Miller has past and present member¬
ship in Rotary, Kiwanis, Jaycees,
American Legion and the Exchange
Club. He is an ordained elder in the
Presbyterian Church and served 15
years as a church choir director.
Replacing Riordan
Dr. Miller is replacing Stanley
Riordan, who is retiring June 30 after
nearly 29 years of service to PCC.
Riordan came to PCC in 1946 as a
physical education instructor in
basketball, football and baseball.
Other positions Riordan has held for
the school are director of athletics for
the high school program (when the
college and PHS were both at this
site), assistant dean for adult
education and administrative dean for
continuing education.
When the high school moved to
another site, Riordan worked to
establish a business services section
for the college. He has held the position
as vice president of business services
since 1972.
Riordan plans to continue involve¬
ment in the community and hopes to
work part time in another area.