PCC Courier, March 22, 1974

ASB Quits Grandstand Business By Toni Stuart, Staff Writer Disappointed by a profit of only $46.83 and 640'unsold tickets last New Year's Day. the ASB Board voted unanimously to go out of the Hose Parade grandstand business. On behalf of the ASB. John Eikenbery, dean of student activities, will ask Stanley L. Riordan, director of business services, to lease the space at the corner of Hill and Colorado on January 1, 1975 to a grandstand company for a guaranteed amount The ASB has vet to receive a refund of $358.40 from the City of Pasadena for a id-cent-a.-seat tax paid on the unsold seats for the 1974 parade, said Lois Ramey, manager of banking. services. The grandstand location at 1500 K. Colorado, traditionally managed by the ASB, is one of three places on college property which is traditionally occupied by bleachers on January 1. The location at 1580 E. Colorado in front of the mirror pool is leased by the college district to Patent Scaffolding Co. for $2000. Two stands in this location can seat a total of 2608 parade watchers, although New Year's Day 560 seats remained unsold. PCC prints tickets and provides ushers, guards and ticket sellers for these stands, but costs are reimbursed by Patent Scaffolding. In years when sales were better, the college was able to further its profits by selling more than 2350 seats~and thus earning a bonus. In 1973 the bonus amounted to $510. The third grandstand location and also the newest and most profitable for the college district is at 1590 E. Colorado Blvd., next door to Bob’s. Last January 1 it was leased to Warner Grandstands for $3800. The college did not sell tickets nor perform any services for the company, although it did include the new parking lot with more titan 50 spaces in the lease. Parking stalls usually net $2 each on New Year's Day. All three grandstand locations are considered desirable, said Mrs. Ramey, because they are at the middle of the route so viewers are close to the races or the football game after the parade. The seats have backs, which many parade seats do not, and the sun is at the viewer’s back. Sales were low, Mrs. Ramey believes, because of the emphasis on the energy crunch, and because an increase in labor costs made it necessary to raise ticket prices by 50 cents. Tickets in 1974 cost $7.25 per seat. Labor costs and gasoline prices also lessened business for the tour busses from other communities, which have often accounted for a bulk of the advance ticket sales, said Mrs. Ramey. The ASB bleachers located on Colorado and Hill Ave. on New Year’s Day are the same bleachers that are used on Horrell Field during the rest of the year. Because of their constant use and the effect of the weather, it is necessary to paint them before using them for the 1975 parade, said ASB Finance Commissioner Bill Schneider. He estimates the painting job would cost at least $3000. If the stands were not used for the parade, they would not have to be painted. “We could leave them on the field until they fall apart" Aside from painting, ASB expenses for the parade grandstand project in¬ cluded city taxes, liability insurance, ticket sellers, ushers, printed signs and tickets, and eight portable chemical toilets. The other grandstands on college property did not have to rent toilets because of their proximity to the facilities in the buildings. The largest expense to the ASB was for labor to move, erect, dismantle and return the bleachers to Horrell Field. Approximately $8000 of the $11,246.67 in expenses went for moving equipment and payroll. Not included in the list of ex¬ penses is the value of time and material spent promoting ticket sales. In June Mrs. Ramey sends “Happy New Year" cards to the traditional customers listing prices and other details. Ot ler promotional announcements to be posted in hotels and motels in the area are initiated by her office in the early fall. At two of the grandstand locations, complimentary tickets were. given away. 1'he ASB gave 48 tickets in their grandstand to the trustees of the college. The college district gave 30 free tickets in the stand in front of the mirror pool to the Patent Scaffolding Co. PCC Coufiie/i VOL. 37, NO. 5 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA MARCH 22, 1974 Student Senate Meets to Discuss Bills, Loans, Noon Entertainment Student senators heard a variety of reports at their Tuesday meeting on topics ranging from unexpected ASB expenses to the noon band entertain¬ ment. “We're paying more money than we expected, because these bills keep floating in from last semester,” said Bill Schneider, ASB finance com¬ missioner. A $400 bill for films, ordered by last semester's ASB president, is still outstanding, said Schneider. The president's account was overdrawn by $50 at the close of the semester and the amount budgeted for the homecoming festival was overdrawn by $57.43. OMD Seeks Fest Theme PCOs Omicron Mu Delta, better known as OMD, the highest honorary service organization on campus, is sponsoring a theme contest for the coming OMD Carnival this April. The theme must be chosen by April 5, and it should tie in with the Pasadena Cen¬ tennial. The winner will receive a $5 prize. The OMD.members are looking for a theme which does not involve ex¬ cessive expenses in costuming and decorations, but should still be original and colorful. The OMD Carnival, which originated in 1928 as a small entertaining project, has now become one of PCC’s biggest events. Each year, as May ap¬ proaches, the clubs on campus make preparations for booths and other attractions hoping to win a trophy. The carnival has been held every year, except during World War II. Although the location has varied from year to year from the Men’s and Women's gymg to the athletic fields and the area around the mirror pools. Proceeds from the event go to the OMD Scholarship Fund. OMD was established in 1927, when PCC students excelled in most com¬ petitive activities from sports to movies to drama. 01 Black Joe' Nominated for Emmy Award PCCs television production, “OT Black Joe, Indeed,” has been nominated for an Emmy award by the Hollywood chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The program, which aired on KTTV, Channel 11, featured the development of the Negro spiritual, starring William Logan. PCC speech in¬ structor. “OF Black Joe, Indeed is part of the 25 half-hour program series, “Telescope.” The series is designed to inform the public about community colleges. It uses student crews and was produced in the PCC TV studios. Channel 11 airs the “Telescope” series every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 a.m. FORMER CHAIRMAN DIES Lillian Vosloli, former head of the Nursing Department, died March 16. Ms. Vosloh joined the PCC faculty in 1936, as a teacher of nursing and life science. She was graduated from Phillips University in Enid, Oklahoma, with an A.B. in nursing, and the following year received a B.A. in education from the same school. She received her R.N. from the Chicago Presbyterian School of Nursing, and studied nursing educa¬ tion at Columbia University in New York. In 1954, she was appointed assistant chairman of the Nursing Department, and the following year became department chairman. The ASB Board told the senators that it supported the idea of a counselor evaluation committee. Kristin Champion, ASB vice president, asked the senators to poll their 9 a.m. classes to see what school activities might interest students. Mark Dobbs, chairman of the Senate Constitution revision committee, announced there were four members on the committee and he would like more. The group meets Thursdays at noon in the Campus Center. Cathy Manley, Senate vice president, asked for volunteers to staff a committee to phone senators the Action at the Tuesday noon meeting of the Student Curriculum Committee will result in six students attending meetings of the Faculty Curriculum Committee in the future. There are three curriculum com¬ mittees on campus and each is separate from the other. Rarely are meetings of one group1 attended by members of another. The administration has its own curriculum committee, as do both the faculty and students. The most visible result of their combined work in the past is the Student Learning Center in the Library. A wish to “get involved and see what’s happening” is evident among A new financial aid program offers up to $452 per year to qualified fresh¬ men who are enrolled as full time students at PCC. The Basic Educational Opportunity Grants are available for students who did not attend any college before July 1, 1973, and who are currently taking a minimum of 12 units. Students who completed 12 units last semester may apply for that semester also. The new federal program began officially on June 29, 1973, when President Nixon signed into law the amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965. It is administered by the Federal Office of Education under the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Under the new program, awards for qualified students are based entirely on financial need. There is no academic requirement other than the student be enrolled full time. When the student makes out an application in the Financial Aids office in C236, it is sent to the American College Testing Service (ACT) in Iowa (Tty for a need analysis. A computer print out (the results of the analysis) goes directly to the student approxi¬ mately four weeks later. Applicants then bring the results of the need analysis to the Financial Aids office, where the amount of the award is determined. Awards are drawm from night before meetings to brief them on the agenda. Volunteers are also needed on the committee which reviews the Senate Book Loan applications. Ms. Manley stated since there had been only two applications for loans this semester, the work of the committee would be light. Students may borrow a maximum of $25 to purchase books and school supplies. Veterans and students receiving any kind of financial aid are excluded from the program. Senators who had polled their 9 a.m. classes about noon entertainment members of the committee, com¬ mented Sylvia Holmen ■ “They feel that the time for Blase nonparticipa¬ tion is past.” The six students will be attending future meetings of the faculty com¬ mittee, which has 12 faculty members as representatives. Students attending faculty meetings are Cheryl Samstag, John Davis, Richard Downer, Mary Dodge, Bill Johnson and Kathy Guelstorff. The committee also elected officers for the Current semester. Last semester's vice chairman, Ms. Holmen, was elected this semester’s chairman. She represents the Foreign Languages Department. an $85,000 letter of credit received from HEW last fall. Paul Swaim, supervising technician in the Financial Aids office, said 150 PCC students are currently receiving aid in amounts from $35 to $452 per year under this program. There is no limit on the number of applicants or amount that can be awarded to any one college. Life Science Holds an Open House for School Teachers The Life Science Department is holding an open house for the local high school biological science teachers March 26 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to establish channels of communication and to acquaint instructors with available educational opportunities at PCC. The afternoon activities begin with refreshments in U422. Later a tour of the facilities and discussions of available courses are scheduled. Members of the department faculty hope that this program will ai(j in arranging future field trips, speaking engagements, and consultations. bands, hired by the ASB to play in the free speech area, reported varying reactions. Most students did not know if was happening. Some suggested the money be spent for a paid speaker instead. Other students suggested that more people should be involved in making the decision of who should play and what kind of music should be of¬ fered. Cathy Beedle, publicity com¬ missioner, announced that band audi¬ tions will be held Monday, March 25 at 6 p.m. at the Campus Center for groups that would like to play free for the student body at the noon concerts. Ms. Guelstorff, the Life Science Department's alternate representa¬ tive last semester, was elected vice chairman of the student committee. Secretary is Cheryl Samstag, repre¬ senting the Music Department. Although there are officially three curriculum committees on campus, there may soon be a new spirit of cooperation on campus in the form of diverse committees pulling together to achieve the same end. Peer counseling and curriculum studies, along with changes in the pre¬ requisite system for life science courses and recommendations for classes to be added or dropped appear to be the main areas emphasized by the student committee this semester. Several curriculum committee members expressed annoyance with the attitude of the committee in the past— calling it somnolent. Ms. Guelstorff, vice chairman, said, “Let’s change that. I’d like to see some action.” Chemists To Meet at PCC This Weekend The American Chemical Society is sponsoring a two-day National Chemistry Conference for two-year colleges at PCC beginning Friday, March 29. This year high school chemistry teachers will also participate in the conference which will be held on the third floor of the new Paramedical Sciences Building: Chemical education exhibits will be on display during the conference. Dr. Armen Sarafian. PCC’s president, will welcome the par¬ ticipants on Saturday morning. The conference will.continue at PCC until evening, terminating with a dinner at the Huntington-Sheraton Hotel to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Southern California Association of Chemistry Teachers. The theme of the conference is “a new look at old ideas,” or “academic antiques in chemistry.” ~ s ■ i . -f * t l* i ЯЯШШК- t IN SESSION— Senate Vice President Cathy Manley discussion included the Free Speech Area noon confers from the podium with other senators on dif- concert, the revision of the Senate Book Loan, ferent reports that were brought before them. The Plans for “Man of La Mancha” were also discussed. Student Curriculum Committee Plans Action for This Semester Federal Program Offers New Aids to Freshmen Forum To Feature Film on American Heritage This semester’s final Tuesday Evening Forum program features filmmaker Bettina Shaw and the film “New England— Our American Heritage,” March 26, at 7:30 in Sexson Auditorium. Mrs. Shaw’s production deals with 300 years of American history from the Mayflower landing to the present time. The film retraces the life of the pioneers in Salem and the Plymouth Plantation. The years of the Revolu¬ tion and the lives of Emerson, Hawthorne, and Thoreau are also covered by Mrs. Shaw. Beyond its historical aspect, the film is a condensation of the geography, geology, ecology and economy of New England. Born in Massachusetts, Mrs. Shaw is thought to be a pure descendant of those Mayflower pilgrims. From Boston she moved to Los Angeles, where she learned the art of movie¬ making. Mrs. Shaw is producer of her own television programs, which are currently showing in several countries around the world. She has been dubbed in 22 languages, with an estimated international audience of over 50 million viewers. Sponsored by PCC’s Office of Con¬ tinuing Education, the Tuesday Evening Forum has been in existence since 1937. It includes a series of 16 lectures on topics of current interest presented annually to the community. BETTINA SHAW Psych Services Offer New Busk PCC’s Office of Psychological Services will offer a new testing ser¬ vice for students beginning April 1. An Occupational Interest Survey and a Basic Skills Test will be available for students who wish to participate. Test results will help the student in plan¬ ning his occupation and studies at PCC. “The Basic Skills test rates such skills as English, reading, com¬ prehension and spelling,” says Dr. John Risser, PCC psychologist. “The Occupational Interest Survey (OIS) will show students the amount of agreement between their responses Skill Tests and those typical of hundreds of people in each of the listed occupations and college majors.” This service is being offered in response to many requests by students for more occupational guidance. Dr. Risser feels that “the combination of skill and interest tests will prove beneficial.” Students should not feel obligated to take both the Basic Skills test and the Occupational Interest Survey. “This is strictly a program for those who want it. However, we do en¬ courage students to take advantage of both tests," says Dr. Risser. Certificated Employees Council Submits Salary Raise Proposal A faculty salary increase proposal was presented to the Board of Trustees last night. It called for salaries to be increased by five per cent. The Certificated Employees’ Council, on behalf of the PCC- California Teachers Association and Faculty Association, gave the proposal to Dr. E. Howard Floyd, representa¬ tive of the Board of Trustees, who then forwarded it to the board during its executive session. Included in the CEC proposal was that “salaries be increased by an addi¬ tional amount equal to the percentage rise in the consumer index . . . ” Provisions were also asked to be made for the effect of inflation during fiscal year 1974-75. Other major items included were an early retirement opportunity program and proposed Social Security benefits to cover all summer school day and extended day faculty. The board will study the CEC proposal and its possible effects, before voting on whether to adopt it. This is the first time the CEC has been used to represent faculty organizations in board-related mat¬ ters. Through the Winton Act of 1965, and its revision of 1970, “The board is obligated to meet and confer with CEC representatives in an effort to come to an agreement.,” said Joe Muha, presi¬ dent of the PCC-CTA and chairman of the CEC. Muha also commented that “through the CEC, the Board of Trustees must now talk to the faculty on an equal level." For the past six years the Faculty Senate's Budget and Salary Com¬ mittee, together with other interested faculty members, has prepared and presented all of the faculty salary and board-related proposals. However, the Faculty Senate can only petition the board to look at its proposals, while the CEC is legally on an equal with the board. The Faculty Senate will adhere to the guidelines established in the Faculty Handbook, which require the Senate's Budget and Salary Com¬ mittee to submit a proposal on budget and salaries for the school year 1974-75 to the Board of Trustees. The com¬ mittee has not yet established a date for this submission. —Courier Photo by Jeremy Ketelsen PRESIDENT DONATES— Armen Sarafian was among the many donors Tuesday when the Red Cross Bloodmobile visited the campus. The drive totaled 142 pints in the day’s work.