PCC Courier, March 23, 1973

Forum Presents Film on Swiss The final program of the Tuesday Evening Forum series will present “Switzerland Unlimited,” a film by John Roberts and Clayton Ballou, on Tuesday, March 27. The program is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Sexson Auditorium. The film, capturing one of the world’s most photogenic republics, PCC Trustee Scheduled for Arraignment William C. Cheek, PCC Board of Trustee member, will be arraigned today in the Los Angeles Municipal Court for an alleged violation of penal code section 67.5, offering a bribe. He was arrested and served with the bribery warrant last Friday, after allegedly paying $75 to an undercover investigator for employment records. Cheek, 41, is a supervising in¬ vestigator of fraud prevention in the county Department of Public Social Services. “A mistake has been made,” said Cheek. “It’s a misunderstanding and I expect to be vindicated in court. I am not willing to discuss it beyond this point on advice from my attorney,” he said. Cheek was freed on $250 bail pending his arraignment. reveals the happy blending of three cultures: French, German and Italian, spiced with the personality and character of an Alpine people, the people are proud of their mountainous homeland, heritage and a long record of having lived in peace with their neighboring states for several hundred years. Focusing mainly on the physical features this romantic land has preserved, the snow-capped Alps provide an impressive backdrop to Ruttli Meadow where the original charter creating the country was signed in 1291. The haunting calls of the Alphorn sound over the distant hills of central Switzerland consisting of small but efficient farms will be shown in the film. Roberts does not omit Bergenstock, one of the most deluxe resorts in the country, which annually hosts dozens of world-famous figures. While playing the role of congenial hosts, the Swiss like nothing better than to spend an evening of dancing and eating at a local inn in the company of their neigh¬ bors. The film also covers Switzerland’s commercial centers such as Zurich, which boasts supermarkets, and aerial cablecars which quickly lift you over the Zurichsee; Swissair, the major earner of foreign currency; and Bern, the capital city since 1848. Documenting the splendor of Switzerland’s dynamic sights, Roberts himself proves to be an experienced hand at cinematography. Actors Rehearse Black 'Expo' There is a newly formed group of black performers on the PCC campus with its goals aimed in the direction of performing arts. The group’s formal name is “Black Drama,” however, PCC students know it informally as the Black Dramatists. Founded and headed by active drama- majors Tom Carter and Rodney Wallace, the two felt that there was a need for such a drama group. “We actually started Black Drama back in November when we did scenes from Charles Gordone’s “No Place to Be Somebody” and gradually more and more people became in¬ terested in us and joined up.” The goals of our group are to better concentrate and prepare black drama students to develop, become aware of, and expand into the Black Theater,” Carter concluded. The first official full performance by the Black Dramatists was “Scenes of Blackness” presented last February during lunch hours in the Little Theater for students attending classes and other interested students. The Dramatists are currently rehearsing for the “Black Cultural Expo" planned for April. Wallace commented that any black students who are willing to put in the time are welcome to participate. Black Dramatist members include: Pat Love, Millie Crisp, Vanecia McQuinn, Gail Lewis, Valora Dinkins, Valerie Curtis, Clara Madrid, Barbara Vance, Alberta Jordan and Jan Jones. Others are Cliff Makins, Rodney Wallace, Rodney Bonwell, Dwight Carroll, Reynauld Wallace, Steve Preston, Tom Carter, and Dwaine Colly. Four Students Receive Bank of America Awards BLACK THEATER SOLIDARITY— Black Dramatist members display their togetherness in the black theater goal: to better concentrate and prepare black drama students to develop, become aware of, and expand into black theater. Coming production for black dramatists will be “Black Cultural Expo.” PCC CouHi&v VOL. 35, NO. 21 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California MARCH 23, 1973 Study of TV's Rote Earns Attolades RESEARCH PAYS OFF— Nanette Grill, PCC English instructor, is $10,000 richer because of a Fellowship for Community College Teachers which she was awarded recently. Miss Grill received her fellowship for her study of reading problems among children, and how they relate to television viewing. _ _ Nicholas Martin Granted Award by National Endowment Fund The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded PCC in- j structor Dr. Nicholas Martin a $2000 fellowship for independent study during this coming summer. Dr. Martin, who is originally from Hungary, teaches French and French literature. He applied for the fellowship grant after noticing the similarities between the suicides of Ernest Hemingway and French novelist-playwright Henry de Montherlant. Both authors shot themselves in the head— but these are only isolated in¬ cidents among the more important resemblances, which include the authors’ personalities and literary themes. Dr. Martin will use the 1973 Summer Stipend to explore the possibilities of relationships between facets of these two men, both literary and personal. Dr. Martin says that the project will increase his knowledge on a subject with which he has previously dealt. “I dealt with Montherlant in my doctoral dissertation,” he comments. “This Resolution Alters Free Speech Policy Use of the Free Speech area is no longer confined to Tuesdays and Thursdays between noon and 1 p.m. because of a resolution by Glenn Leasure, Ecology Club president. The resolution “recommends that the College Council remove the present restrictions on the Free Speech Area and in their stead open the said area to the use of any student-sponsored speaker (s) with the aid of a loud¬ speaker during normal school hours subject only to reasonable restrictions not contrary to the concept of free speech. “Speakers only, so long as said speakers maintain a level that is not disruptive of normal classroom ac¬ tivities.” Already approved by the ASB Board and the Student Senate, the resolution still needs to be approved by the College Council to make it official. Dr. E. Howard Floyd, vice president of the college, was consulted and gave his go-ahead to put the resolution into operation. summer’s work will be an extension more or less of the available in¬ formation on this scholarly subject.” The National Endowment for the Humanities was established to foster intellectual improvement among community college professors. It is suggested that the subject choice relate to the recipient's academic career and interest, yet also extend his knowledge. Dr. Martin also coaches PCC’s waterpolo team, which is quite a disparity from his other occupation as a French teacher. His first scholarship was for waterpolo, and took him to use. Subsequently he won the Woodrow Wildon Scholarship to the school of his choice, which happened to be Prince¬ ton. There he received his M.A. and his PhD. What role does television viewing play in the development of a child’s reading habits? Does too much time before the tube breed poor reading abilities? These questions, and studies based upon them, earned $10,000 for Nan- nette Grill, a PCC English instructor. Miss Grill’s sudden wealth came in the form of a Fellowship for com¬ munity college teachers from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Each year the fellowship grants sizeable endowments to educators in various fields of study who are involved in research projects judged to be of particular merit. The main area of study by Miss Grill will be that of reading problems, particularly among the children, and how they relate to television viewing. Her research involves several facets of reading and television viewing. Through the measuring of the impact of images at certain speeds, as would be seen by a child watching television, Miss Grill hopes to gain insights into the foundations of memory and retention capabilities. By finding out how a child’s brain responds to various types of stimuli, Miss Grill hopes to design a program of teaching that is more conducive to their learning idiosyncrasies. Holder of a master’s degree in theater arts and television. Miss Grill plans to use the money to further her studies in this area. She has planned trips to the University of California at Berkley and Stanford, where related studies in early learning are taking place. However, neither school places sole emphasis on reading habits or abilities. Miss Grill has written a children’s book, Mr. Abracadabra, with the aid of her sister, Charonne Wali. They have also combined forces with television producer Don MacArthur to create a series of twelve 15-minute color films called “Silent Friends.” Seen in several areas of Southern California on cable television, the film attempts to teach spelling and reading through the use of graphic, colorful examples. Her studies have also allowed Miss Grill to formulate some qualified opinions concerning television today. Some are good, others are not so good. “TV is a detriment if a child is always seeing someone else’s concept of something and is failing to use his own imagination,” she said. She added that television in many cases presents the problems of responsibility to children before they’re ready to cope with them. Miss Grill feels that despite certain problem areas in children’s viewing, television has a vast potential as a teacher. Not just for children either, but for adults as well. Through her studies, Miss Grill hopes to find a way to capitalize on and make use of this potential. Four PCC students, Margaret L. Howe, Douglas B. Kent, Neva D. Sparks and Cynthia R. Fena have been named first-round winners in the Bank of America’s annual $85,000 California Community College Awards Program. These outstanding college sophomores all will receive at least $150 in the unique competition now in its third year and patterned after the statewide bank’s former Business Awards and Man and Woman of the Year programs which financially benefited more than 2800 college stu¬ dents in 18 years. The 45 participaticipating Souther California community colleges each have selected four students, one each in the fields of business, technical- vocational, social science-humanities and science and engineering. These students now advance to one of five semifinal area competitions in Southern California Wednesday, March 28. At the area events, two students from each of the four fields will be selected for finals. Those ad¬ vancing are assured of at least $250, with all others at the area competitions receiving $150. At the area events, the students will discuss an unannounced subject related to their field of study before a panel of business and civic leaders presided over by a prominent educator. The sudent’s scholastic record, citizenship, leadership and service also will be considered in the judging. Semi-final winners will advance to the Southern California finals May 2 at the Los Angeles Hilton Hotel. Selection process will' be the same as the area events, with judging in each field being held separately. All finalists receive at least $250 and have an opportunity to win $2000 first place awards. Second place awards are $1000, with $500 for third place winners. Nearly 400 California community college students will receive cash awards this year, with a concurrent competition being held in Northern California. The program expands the bank’s former competition by in¬ cluding more academic areas, in¬ volving more students and increasing the amount of cash awards, according to Mrs. Adrienne Goudeau, the bank’s school awards officer and program administrator in Southern California. The program was developed by Bank of America and the Community College Awards Program Committee, chaired by Dr. John E. Johnson, president of Santa Ana College, to recognize and honor outstanding second year students whose scholastic achievement, sense of civic respon¬ sibility and leadership give most promise of future success and service to society. Computer Science To Form PCC Club; Members Sought Disinterested in computers? How about immortality? Science fiction writer Arthur Clark has extrapolated medical progress to date, and has come to the conclusion that human immortality is an impending fact. He arrived at this conclusion via com¬ puter. Virtually everyone living in western society today is on magnetic record somewhere. Mankind is being significantly altered as an entity by computer technology, according to Brown. At 8 p.m. in room eight of the В Building (south of the volleyball courts) the Computer Science Culb will hold a re-organizational and organizational meeting, according to Evan Brown, faculty advisor. The club has a charter leftover from sometime past, and a President Pro Tern, Stephanie Solario, but no hierarchy exists, so new members can take up positions. “We want to educate people as to the role of the computer in society” stated Brown, indicating that the social and philosophical aspects of computeriza¬ tion will be dealt with, as well as more advanced and creative programming. Brown emphatically invites everyone to attend. Writing Entries Sought for Annuol Contest Student poets, short story writers and essayists have the opportunity to compete for prizes in PCC’s annual Literary Contest sponsored by the English Department. The contest is open to any student carrying six units or more in regular spring session or extended day classes Forum Features Japan Broadcaster Ruth Anson, correspondent for Japan's Nippon Broadcasting Cor¬ poration, will speak at The Last Tuesday Forum,” next Tuesday at noon in PCC’s Little Theater. Formerly a KABC teenage reporter, Miss Anson is a member of American Women in Television. She was in¬ strumental in setting up the College Women in Broadcasting Club here at PCC. This forum, sponsored by Theta Rho Pi, features speakers in the com¬ munication field on the last Tuesday of each month. Although the forum is held primarily for students interested in communication, everybody is welcome to attend. Next month's speaker is Art Seidenbaum, well-known Los Angeles Times columist. Deadline for all entries is Monday, April 16, at 4:30 p.m. Manuscripts may be submitted to the English Depart¬ ment office, C217, or to A1 Gonzales, chairman of the Literary Contest, C229. Students may submit more than one manuscript and may enter in more than one category. However, in the poetry category, students may submit only two poems. All manuscripts must be typewritten on unlined 84, ” x 11” paper. At the upper right hand of the front page of each manuscript, the author’s pen name should be typed below the name of the literary category. Manuscripts longer than one page should be stapled together at the upper left hand corner and the pages should be numbered. Manuscripts for all categories bearing the same pen name must be clipped together. Also clipped to the manuscripts should be one sealed envelope bearing the author’s name, address and telephone number, as well as his pen name and number of manuscripts submitted in the different categories. Winners will receive small gift certificates. Names of winners will be posted in the English office on Mon¬ day, May. 21. Manuscripts may be picked up from this office after this date. Food Services Hearing Held: Questionnaire To Decide Issue An open hearing into the future of R gross sales to the ASB. Of that, 60 per meet with their constituents. & R Food Services attracted 31 cent goes into SSF. Brownfield attributed the small students to the Student Senate meeting To get student reaction, Brownfield attendance to lack of publicity and said last Tuesday. The hearing was held to passed out questionnaires to all those that he still hopes to get a broad present information on R & R to present. The questionnaire is reprinted response from the student body as a students and to listen to comments and on this page so PCC students may fill it whole before taking any decisive suggestions. out. The form should be returned to action. Kris Champion, first vice president Brownfield’s office in the Campus Nothing new was said at the hearing of the Senate, called the meeting to Center. but the tone of what was said was order and then turned it over to Jim Forms were also given to members much less heated than it has been in Brownfield, ASB president. of the Senate so that they could bring the past. Participants seem more calm Brownfield spoke on the background up the questions raised when they but no less determined, of the R & R controversy for the benefit of those people who were not familiar FOOD SERVICE QUESTIONNAIRE with it. A discussion of the options open , „ , to the student body and of the feelings 1- Are you satisfied with the present operators of the cafeteria and catering of those present followed. trucks? The controversy began in January Yes • • • ■ No . . . . Other . when R & R, the company which Comments: operates the cafeteria, snack 'bar and .... catering trucks on campus requested 2- At present, are you satisfied with: and got permission to raise prices F°od prices. on specified items. The company cited Yes • • • • No . ... Comments . a $13,000 loss since it began operations r (b> The quality of food . last July. Officials of the company Yes • No . . Comments . blame the loss on rising food prices. (c) The service. Some members of the ASB Board Yes .... No ... . Comments . feel that the loss may have resulted „ , , , . . . from inefficient methods employed by 3- Do Уои feel mat the present operators respond to criticism? R & R. There is also the feeling that the Yes ... No . . . . Other . Board of Directors of the Students Comments: Services Fund (SSF) which granted ........ . . , . . D the increase, exceeded its authority. 4- Are you in favor of maintaining the present food service company (R & R R & R returns five per cent of its Foods, Inc.)? Yes .... No ... . Why? . GftfrUQn Film 5- Would you favor the ASB Board terminating the present food service contract persuant to contracting with another vendor for food service? _ _ _| Yes .... No . . . . Why? . I 1%/ W II e. Would you favor vending machines instead of the present type of cafeteria The Foreign Language Department operation? Comment4 will screen a German film, “Der Yes . . . . No Comments . from^oenenik0” on° Ap^LMn^the 7- According to the present contract, ASB receives 5 per cent of the gross sales lecture hall Robbins Buildine with <less sales tax) of R & R Foods (cafeteria, trucks, vending machines). Of this tu n chnws' л ,nH 7 an n m ё’ amount, 1 per cent goes to ASB government, 1 per cent to the school district for The story evolves around the rise of tbe ™^en|™eh°( the са^е1е™ facility , and 3 per cent to the Student Service a common man to the position of a ^ und- (The hdps pay for drama forensics athletics, band, etc. ) Subject to captain. A succession of fortuitious the approval of the College Board of Trustees do you support a proposal for the and humorous events carry the hero to ASB to forego its commission percentage from R & R Foods in order to his final goal: to obtain a passport. renegotiate the pre?ent contract to lower food prices? It is essentially a comedy with tragic Yes • ■ No . . . . comments . andmde£imadn,iziSIrtIt : “parS'S 8- Do У°и have апУ ideas or Pr°P°sals that have not been considered? Explain : bureaucracy. This motion picture is directed by Helmut Kautner and has Heinz Ruh- mann in the title role. It is free and open to all students.