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PCC's Third Annual
Overseas Program Set
Vol. 28, No. 6
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
March 20, 1968
Convocation
Crowd Good,
Successful
By Lois Wickstorm
“The gap between what stu¬
dents know and what the experts
know is not very great,” remark¬
ed Richard Woods, co-chairman
with William Buttler of last’s
week’s convocation on Human
Values vs. Technology.
He hopes that students realized
this and were pleased to discover
that famous peopl eare thinking
about the same things as them¬
selves — only perhaps with more
crystalized ways of phrasing their
views.
DR. RICHARD Farson’s well-at¬
tended “Minilab” was the most
unique and memorable event of
the two-days session. Hundreds of
PCC students took off their shoes
and ties, tweaked each other’s
noses, twitched each other’s ears,
and got each other dizzy, all in a
human relations experiment from
which many students learned that
they could trust a stranger with
their own bodies. The most com¬
mon reaction was, “It was fun.”
All three speakers, Dr. Harold
Taylor, philosopher, Dr. Richard
Farson, psychologist, and Sister
Helen Kelley, scholar, agreed that
human values can ultimately tri¬
umph over technology. Dr. Taylor
gave the Vietnamese people as a
prime example of this. They re¬
fuse to be defeated by the most
technologically powerful nation
on earth, because they want their
own way of life.
Sister Kelley pointed out that
technology is responsible for most
of our comforts and the most aw-
some of our discomforts. We can
feed the whole world or destroy
it in less than an hour.
DR. FARSON believes that tech¬
nology has made possible the need
for a new bill of rights which he
believes will soon be enacted into
law.
Dr. Taylor asked, “What is the
point of being first in space if
you’re last is Watts?” He sug-
gester that the high schools and
colleges be given responsibility
for the education of ghetto child¬
ren.
Each student enrolled in the pro¬
gram could be given sole respon¬
sibility for the education of one
child. In the process of teaching,
the student would learn to dis¬
tinguish among educational ex¬
periences, those things which are
worth knowing.
He concluded by asking, “Be¬
cause something is technological¬
ly possible, must we do it? We
can pollute all the streams and
air, or we can make life a celebra¬
tion of joy.”
— Courier photo by Ron Legrand
"THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH" — John Wilson, Chris Potter, and
Karen Colpitts, from left, prepare for the prize-winning play to be
presented in Sexson Auditorium Friday and Saturday nights.
Both performances begin at 8:15 p.m. Tickets are $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.
By Vaughan Inman
Students are invited to join in
a trip to Europe, including a
chance to study at a European
university, as a member of the
PCC Third Annual Overseas Pro¬
gram, Europe 1968.
Those interested in studying
French and French civilization
will study at the Sorbonne, Paris.
Those wishing to study Spanish
and Spanish culture will study at
the University of Madrid.
The rest of the trip will include
a “Grand Tour” over most of
Europe. Barcelona, Provence, the
French and Italian Rivieras, Flor¬
ence, Rome, Venice, Austria,
Switzerland, and Paris, will all
be visited during the “Grand
Tour.”
COST OF the trip itself will be
$1050. In addition, participants
will need $383 to $445 for the
round-trip flight from Los Ange¬
les, and from $150 to $250 for per¬
sonal expenses.
All scheduled transportation,
meals, sightseeing, entertain¬
ment, and lodging are covered by
the tour payment.
The group will depart from Los
Angeles International Airport by
Jet June 24. The next four days
will be spent on an intensive tour
of London. June 29, an all-day
motor excursion is planned to vis¬
it Oxford, and Stratford-On-Avon,
returning through the Thames
Valley and Magna Charta Island.
They will cross the Chan¬
nel on June 30. After a dinner in
Paris, the Spanish group will con¬
tinue to Madrid by train.
ELEMENTARY, intermediate,
or advanced French are offered
to those on the French group as
well as a course in French civili¬
zation, including history, geogra¬
phy, classical and modern litera¬
ture, and elements of French law.
Students at Madrid are offered
their choice of elementary, inter¬
mediate, or advanced Spanish.
In addition, they will study Mod¬
ern Spanish literature, Spanish
art and painting, Spanish music,
dancing and folklore, and they
will hear lectures on contempor¬
ary Spain.
Interested in Flying? Pasadena Club
Heads for California Pacific Meet
By Debbie Mistal
Have you ever thought of join¬
ing the Flying Club ? There are 35
members who would love to have
your company!
You don’t need a pilot’s license,
just plenty of enthusiasm. Mem¬
bers include pilots, girls interested
in becoming airline stewardesses,
and people who are just interest¬
ed in going along for the ride!
The dues are $3 per semester and
the club meets on Tuesdays in
206V.
Coalinga is the next destination
of the club. They plan to partici¬
pate in the California Pacific
Coast Inter-Collegiate Air Meet,
which will take place April 6 and
7. PCC will compete against fly¬
ing clubs from junior colleges and
state colleges all over California.
EVENTS will include spot land¬
ings, bomb drops (using water
balloons), cross-country matches,
fuel consumption estimates, air
safety, and best pilot awards. A
banquet will conclude the contest,
when the winners will receive
their awards.
PCC Band Auto Drawing
March 30 at McDonalds
PCC’s Lancer Band Camaro
drawing for a brand-new 1968
Chevrolet Camaro will be held on
Saturday, March 30, at McDonald’s
Drive-In, 2861 Foothill Blvd., Pas¬
adena.
All of the profits at McDonald’s
on the day of the drawing will go
toward the tour fund to Hawaii
for the Band.
There will be a pep band on
hand at the drive-in all day to pro¬
vide entertainment for the pa¬
trons.
The Band bought the car at
Clay Chevrolet. Since it was not
a donation, the band is paying for
it with the ticket sales.
There are other fund raising
projects and more tickets avail¬
able yet for the Camaro.
Another project is a rummage
sale at the Starlite Theater on
Rosemead each Sunday. The Band
is also awarding plaques to busi¬
ness firms and individuals for sig¬
nificant donations.
The Camaro is yellow with
black interior. It has a radio, heat¬
er, white side walls, three-speed
transmission, and a V-8 engine.
Last year the bomb dropping
event was won by a girl who hit
the target dead center. For this
event, the right door of the plane
is taken off, the pilot flies the
plane 200 feet above the target at
about 70 miles per hour, and the
contestant takes aim and drops
the balloon.
The contest is being sponsored
by the Flying Educators and Fed¬
eral Aeronautics Association.
Coalinga Airport doesn’t have a
control tower, so FAA set up a
temporary tower to control oper¬
ations in and out of the airport
during this event.
A WEEK before the contest,
which is the highlight of the
year’s activities, members of the
club who will participate will fly
out to the desert to practice their
skills.
Support is what the members
of the club need most, so arrange¬
ments have been made to have a
six-passenger plane fly anyone
who wishes to attend the event
from El Monte Airport to Coal¬
inga Airport for a minimal
charge. The plane will be making
the trip all day so that spectators
may come and go as they please.
Look out Lake Tahoe. You’re
the next destination of the flying
club! They plan to leave just be¬
fore sunrise. One advantage of
flying with the club is that you
really get to see the countryside.
Cost of the trip will be $20.
PAST trips of the flying club
have been excursions to Catalina
Donation
Jim Kyles, operator of the
OKeh Catering truck on Sierra
Bonita, will donate all the prof¬
its from his truck on Friday
to aid the Lancer Band in its
drive to raise money to go to
Hawaii over spring vacation
for a concert tour.
Island, San Diego, and Santa
Ynez. El Monte Airport is the
take-off point. Two weeks ago
members took off for the Santa
Ynez Airport, rented a car, drove
to a nearby Danish village and
spent some time sight-seeing and
shopping. Then they drove over
to Lake Cachuma for a picnic be¬
fore returning to the El Monte
Airport.
Sidney Orloff, adviser of the
Flying Club, said, “Flying is not a
daredevil thrill like riding a mo¬
torcycle at high speeds, but it is
a practical way to get from point
A to point
В
at little cost.”
The club flew to San Diego and
back, taking 45 minutes each
way. Orloff said he would prefer
to fly because that way you miss
all the traffic hang-ups.
To apply, students should get
an application from Robert L.
Warren in the Department of So¬
cial Sciences, or from Dr. Bry¬
ant Giles in the Department of
Foreign Languages, they should
complete the form and return it
with a check for $150 made out
to PCC Overseas Program. To
avoid disappointment, interested
persons should get their applica¬
tions in as soon as possible.
AN OPTIONAL 15-day tour of
the Soviet Union is also being off¬
ered, for the second year, to a
few students. This group will
spend three days in Kiev, six
days in Moscow, three in Lennin-
grad, and four in Warsaw, the
capital of Poland.
Up to seven units of credit may
be earned for work on the trip.
These are determined by exam¬
ination. To petition for credit, the
student must be in good standing,
have completed 15 units while en¬
rolled here, and have a GPA of
2.5 or better, with no failures.
Students will have adequate
time to explore, photograph, shop,
or relax on their own.
Travel arrangements are made
by
АТС
Tours Inc. A pamphlet
containing further information
may be obtained at the College.
Bank.
Cannes Winner
Plays Monday
The film “Welcome, Mr. Mar¬
shall” is a gentle, humorous, bit¬
ing satire about the reaction of a
typical Spanish Castillian village
to the Marshall Plan.
The story builds around the sur¬
prise visit of the Marshall Com¬
mission to Villa del Rio. It seems
that the amount of monetary aid
rendered to the community de¬
pended upon what the commis¬
sioners saw and the kindness with
which they were met. The whole
town prepares for the important
visit yet after all their prepara¬
tion and build up of hopes . . . ?
Now the only problem is that
anyone, the public included, with
the admission fee (FREE) is wel¬
come to come and discover the
outcome of the film.
The film will be shown Monday
in Sexson Auditorium at 4 and
7:30 p.m.
The film was awarded a prize
for the best comedy, best script,
and International Critics prize in
the Cannes Film Festival in 1953.
According to “Film and Film¬
ing,” the movie “Welcome, Mr.
Marshall,” was classified as a
“Warm human and compassionate
film, made with affection for man¬
kind which is a lesson to cynical
story-spinners with larger resour¬
ces!”
Red Cross Drive
Campus service organization
will conduct a Red Cross Drive
this morning in 9 o’clock class¬
es. Students who miss their 9
a.m. classes are asked to leave
their contribution at the infor¬
mation office, C Building. Ser¬
vice clubs participating are Cir¬
cle K, Adelphians, Spartans,
Junior Executives, and the Sen¬
ate.
Circle
К
Sponsors
Spring Dance Friday
The Circle
К
service club of Pasadena City College will sponsor a
spring dance featuring “The Fragile Liquid,” Friday night from 8 to
11:30 in the Campus Center Lounge.
“The Fragile Liquid” have become quite a popular attraction in
the local area. They have won many battles of the bands in this area,
and recently the Sophomore Class battle last month.
A special light show will also be presented as the audience is
dancing.
The dance is one of many activities which Circle
К
has promoted
throughout the year. Under the leadership of Steve Middlebrook, Circle
К
president, the club has made several visits to the Fred C. Nelles
home for boys. Club members spend their Sundays talking with the
boys and participating in various sporting events.
Circle
К
sponsored a “pop art” booth at the recent AMS Carnival
and at the same time sponsored the well-attended surfing movie, “Free
and Easy,” on campus. They usher at assemblies in Sexson Auditorium
and sponsored their annual blood drive in March.
They also pledged their support to Jerry Tarkanian and his bas¬
ketball team at the recent California State Basketball Tournament.
Circle
К
plans other activities both in the community and on cam¬
pus in which they can truly fulfill their motto “We Build.”