Monagan to Speak
on Student Unrest
cilman, and mayor of Tracy are
only a small part of Speaker
Monagan’s successful achieve¬
ments.
Ogden, Utah, July 5, 1920 are
his birth statistics. His high school
years were spent in Vallejo,
where he developed a flair for
politics, by being student body
president of his graduating class.
By combining pleasure with busi¬
ness, Monagan was voted the
“Most Outstanding Athlete” of
his class.
Majoring in business adminis¬
tration and Physical Education,
“Bob” Monagan graduated from
the University of the Pacific at
Stockton in 1942. Monagan was
the student body president and
the star athlete of his graduating
class.
After being in active duty as a
reserve officer in the U.S. Coast
Guard, Monagan returned to his
alumni and worked toward his
secondary teaching credentials.
Since his favorite subjects
were economics and physical edu¬
cation, he became a part-time
instructor at both the University
and Stockton College. At the
same time, he served as director
of the university’s athletic pro¬
gram.
Monagan’s big chance to be¬
come a public figure came in
1950 when he was elected secre¬
tary-manager of the Tracy Cham¬
ber of Commerce. Then in 1952,
he controlled the Eisenhower-
Nixon campaign in San Joaquin
County.
Rapidly moving up the political
ladder, Monagan became admin¬
istrative assistant to the late Con¬
gressman Leroy Johnson in 1953.
Returning to Tracy in 1954,
Bob decided on a change of pace
and entered the insurance and
real estate business, of which he
is still associated with the Mon¬
agan Miller Agency.
Still having the craving for pol¬
itics, Monagan was elected to the
Tracy City Council in 1958 and
became mayor shortly afterward.
He triumphantly ran for the As¬
sembly in 1960 and is steadily
moving up in the political world.
The former lone Angwin caught
Monogan’s attention when she be¬
came student body president of
her graduating class. Bob and
lone married and have two chil¬
dren — Michael and Marilee. Mich¬
ael is an officer in the U.S. Navy
and lives with his wife in Pensa¬
cola, Fla. Marilee lives in Sacra¬
mento.
Monagan is dynamically associ¬
ated with the following organiza¬
tions and clubs: American Legion,
Chamber of Commerce, Masons,
Elks, Commonwealth Club, Cali¬
fornia Association of Insurance
Agents, California Real Estate
Association, and the National As¬
sociation of Legislative Leaders.
He has been president of the
Tracy Board of Realtors, Rotary
Club, California Student Teach¬
ers Association, and Stockton
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
CASEY ANDERSON, well-known folk singer and frequently seen
at the Pasadena Ice House, offers a ballad during program in
free speech area last Thursday.
Editor Wins $100
Elks Club Award
Bernard Comas, Courier editor-
in-chief, won the annual Emer D.
Bates Pasadena Elks scholarship
for outstanding journalism per¬
formance.
Bernard Comas was feature ed¬
itor last semester for the Courier,
and is a sports reporter for the
Pasadena Star-News. He was
asked to join the Star-News staff
two and a half years ago, while
he was still at Blair High School.
His job with the paper is to han¬
dle all high school sport activities.
The award, a check for $100, is
to help the recipient in his college
career. Bates was publisher of the
Pasadena Independent, and his
fellow Elks give the award in
his honor annually.
Previous recent winners have
been Dick Trubo, Dusty Greene,
John Maffei, all of them Courier
editors, and Jack Cook, Pageant
editor.
ROBERT T. MONAGAN, speaker of the Assembly in the Califorina
legislature, will discuss "State Legislature and Student Unrest"
tomorrow at 9 a.m. in 200C.
to participate.
Extempore speech is an unpre¬
pared event dealing with national
or international affairs. Each par¬
ticipant is given a list of three
topics, one of which must be se¬
lected and developed into a logi¬
cal speech within 30 minutes.
As if the time element is not
enough to make a speaker ner¬
vous, the location of the event
can be a real problem. Because
of a classroom shortage at Whit¬
tier, a number of events had to
be scheduled in the men’s rest
room. The men didn’t seem to
mind very much but some of the
ladies were really embarrassed
when men came in as the coeds
spoke.
Library Gets Data
Nancy WoodWard, a library
technician student, in her first
class in data processing- last se¬
mester, designed a model punch
card system for ordering books.
Purpose of the project was to
demonstrate the use for all data
processing machines studied,
plus the use of the computer
for listing information contain¬
ed on punched cards. The sys¬
tem will be used in the PCC
library.
By DEBBIE GRUBBS
Robert T. Monagan, Speaker of
the State Assembly, will speak
on the “State Legislature and Stu¬
dent Unrest” tomorrow at 9 a.m.
in 200C. Monagan represents the
12th Assembly District of Calif¬
ornia.
As a Republican, Monagan was
selected as the minority floor lea¬
der in 1965, and he has been re¬
elected to this same post three
times. Education, water, and hous¬
ing have been Monagan’s top pri¬
orities. A molder of the bi-parti¬
san Job Training and Develop¬
ment Program of 1968, Monagan
has become a vivacious advocate
of tax reform.
Being involved in three levels
of government has given Mona¬
gan a variety of experiences in
the government, education, and
business. A Congressional aide in
Washington, D.C., a city coun-
PCC Board of Trustees Study
Faculty Salary Suggestions
STUDENTS ENJOY as well as learn about black
folklore from singer Casey Anderson as he de¬
livers a one-hour program in the free spech
area last Thursday. Program was also video
taped by the telecommunications department for
use in a black cultural series.
Facts show that the PCC’s re¬
gular maximum salary is far
from that of other colleges. It
places 19 on the scale with
$14,131 yearly.
In comparison, college number
one offers $20,000 to its teachers.
There is a difference of 10.2 per
cent in present pay and an
amount to obtain a 75 percentile
position.
Low Fringe Benefits
PCC’s position for fringe bene¬
fits was charted also. Insurance,
an important aspect, is very defi¬
cient in the committee’s opinion.
College number one’s policies
ranging from $420 to $577, is well
above PCC’s $120 policy.
A last report on wages of teach¬
ers in the summer school sys¬
tem was heard. Approximately
10 colleges stand above PCC here.
After facts and figures were
viewed, the committee presented
five proposals. As could be expec¬
ted, new summer school paying
system and a continued increase
of regular maximum pay at en¬
try level were suggested.
The Board of Trustees will stu¬
dy the proposals and figures be¬
fore making any decision. Their
next meeting will be April 7 at
7:30 p.m. in the Campus Center.
Shaw's Play
Set in Sexson
PCC’s Theater Arts Associa¬
tion presents George Bernard
Shaw’s “Heartbreak House” Fri¬
day and Saturday nights at 8:15
in Sexson Auditorium.
The play has been described as
particularly effective for today’s
audiences. Its theme is the deca¬
dence of society and the break¬
up of mores in Shaw’s typical
sharp and bitter style.
“Shaw’s objectivity allows us
to look at this social phenomenon
with detachment. His observa¬
tions are pointed up by both the
macabre and the comic to give us
the perspective that, perhaps,
• Continued on Page Four
PCC’s Salary Committee pre¬
sented last week to the Board of
Trustees facts which it feels show
a need for salary raises here.
A list of 20 junior colleges was
compiled, beginning with those
having the highest pay for teach¬
ers. Each college on the list had
more than 5500 students.
Charts revealed pay low at
PCC for both new teachers and
those in long standing.
PCC Low
For example, PCC rated num¬
ber 20 on the list of colleges for
teachers starting with a BA de¬
gree. The Committee wishes to
maintain within the 75 percen¬
tile for junior colleges. In order
to do this a 23.3 per cent raise
would be needed.
PCC rates 18 in pay for teach¬
ers with no experience and a MA
degree. A 22.2 per cent raise
could reach the desired 75 per
cent mark.
A 13 per cent increase is re¬
quested for teachers with an MA
and six years of practice. As it
stands now, the college is num¬
ber 16 in this category.
Speech Meet
Held in Head'
Mai Lumby, representing
PCC’s forensic team, won second
place in extempore speech out of
a field on 95 competitors.
The spring novice champion¬
ship at Whittier College was spon¬
sored by the Pacific Southwest
Collegiate Forensic Association. A
total of 78 colleges were invited
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Vol. 31, No. 5
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
March 19, 1969
