MAY 10, 1972
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VOL. 34, NO. 25
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
PCC LANGUAGE teacher Adumu (Mollie Lucas) gives bandleader
Duke Ellington a Swahili lesson at his recent appearance at the
Grove in LA. His "Love you madly" salutation translates as
"Tunawapenda Kabisa sana" in the African language.
Swahili Included in
Ellington's Program
While PCC is noted for its Rose
Queen, Pasadena Bowl Queen,
and miscellaneous beholders of
refulgent pulchritude, how many
people realize that the school
boasts a lady who was photo¬
graphed by a national magazine?
Appearing in the April 15 edi¬
tion of Jet Magazine with Duke
Ellington is Molly Lucas, of the
Foreign Languages Department.
Mrs. Lucas and her husband at¬
tended one of Duke’s perform¬
ances at the Now Grove (former¬
ly the Coconut Grove) of the Am¬
bassador Hotel in Los Angeles.
At the end of the show, Duke
thanked the audience with his
customary ‘‘Love you madly” in
several languages.
Mrs. Lucas, noting that he had
omitted the Swahili version, met
Duke backstage to inquire about
the oversight.
Thus, the situation was estab¬
lished for the photograph that
made Jet’s ‘‘Photo of the Week”
section: PCC’s Molly Lucas tell¬
ing Duke Ellington how to say
“Love you madly” in Swahili.
Suicide is Theme for
Comedic One-Acters
Three comedies about suicide
by Stephan Levi and directed by
student actors are now being pre¬
pared to be shown the week of
May 19 through 28 in the Little
Theater.
Levi has written “Daphne in
Cottage D,” which starred Sandy
Duncan on Broadway. He also
spent nine years as an actor and
playwright on Broadway.
The cast includes Ann Poman-
te, Hilary Jacobson, Jim Davis,
Joan Shamaden, Craig Coulter
and Craig Secord.
In an attempt to involve the
students more totally in the play
production, student directors
have been chosen for each
of the plays. Those chosen are
John Gilbrith, John McIntosh and
Coulter, who will work under the
guidance of instructor - director
Bruce Gill.
The one-acts are funny even
with a theme like suicide. Each
one-act has one man and one wo¬
man, and opens with someone
planning to kill himself. If you
don’t think suicide can be funny,
why don’t you come to one of the
performances and find out? You
may find yourself dying with
laughter.
Black Student Union
Presents Tutors
With final exams in the very
near future and the most diffi¬
cult segments of all classes ap¬
proaching, the Black Student
Union is offering tutoring to dis¬
tressed students.
Centered in A106, the BSU’s
program is recognized by a black
board filled with names, sub¬
jects, available rooms, and avail¬
able times of volunteer tutors.
These tutors receive no official
publicity nor do they seek lauda¬
tory recognition. They merely
want to help students with aca¬
demic difficulties, and, in the
process, solidify the groundwork
of their knowledge.
On the right hand side of the
tutor listings is a pink sign - up
sheet on which the student need¬
ing help writes his or her name
and course. Periodically, the tu¬
tors check the board and arrange
a time and place for tutoring by
making an appropriate note
above the request.
This semester marks the first
well-organized attempt by the
BSU to include such a service
into its activities. Largely re¬
sponsible for its formation are
BSU Chairman Bobby Jackson,
Co-Chairman Joan Coleman, and
Program Committee Chairman
Jerome Walters.
Also involved are the black
members of the faculty who have
listed 'their undergraduate ma¬
jors and minors beneath the sign¬
up sheets. With this knowledge,
a tutor can quickly and conven¬
iently find help if stumped him¬
self.
“Actually, we need more peo¬
ple who want to be tutored,”
states Linda Wallace, a Spanish
and child psychology tutor.
Black Culture Week
Art, Music To
Blend in Unique
Daily Exhibit
Schedule
May 10 — 12 noon — Pasadena Community Information Center informa¬
tion booth, Campus Center.
May 11 — 12 noon — Speaker, Pasadena Community Information Center,
Harbeson Hall.
May 12 — “Portrait of a Revolutionary,” Cinema 21, Washington and
Lake sts.
May 15 — 7:30 — “Essence of Time” band, Sexson Auditorium.
May 16 — 12 noon — Black Student Union open forum, Harbeson Hall.
May 17 — 11:30 — Speaker Charley White, Harbeson Hall.
May 18 — 7:00 — Swahili play, Harbeson Hall.
May 19 — 7:00 — BSU Awards Banquet and Malcolm X film, cafeteria.
May 20 — 7:30 — Talent show, Sexson Auditorium, 25 cents admission.
May 22 — 12 noon — Angela Davis information booth, Campus Center.
May 23 — 12 noon — Angela Davis Committee speaker, Harbeson Hall.
May 26 — 7:30 — Beauty contest, fashion show, “Essence of Time,”
Sexson Auditorium, advance price $1.50, or $1.75 at the door.
Skulls Part of New
Anthropology Museum
Black Culture Month, sponsor¬
ed by the Black Student Union,
has scheduled speakers, films and
special shows for the month of
May.
The purpose of Black Culture
Month is to bring about an aware¬
ness of African and Afro-Ameri¬
can culture to students at PCC.
One of the many interesting ac¬
tivities planned for the month is
an art display with 'a new twist.
Musicians are being invited to
come to “play” their interpreta¬
tion of a black art display with a
musical theme featured in the
PCC Art Gallery from Monday,
May 8 through Friday, May 19.
“Black Experience through Mu¬
sic and Art” is a collection from
the Brockman Gallery in Los An¬
geles, which reflects the black
experience and life style.
“Any competent musician can
come and participate, especially
around the lunch hour,” says gal¬
lery director Larry Heliker.
Gallery hours are from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Monday, Wednesday
and Friday; noon to 3 p.m. Tues¬
day and Thursday; and from 7:30
p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Tues¬
day, Wednesday and Thursday.
Admission is free.
Replicas of 2-million year old
skulls, pottery and other artifacts
are part of the recently opened
anthropology museum at PCC.
Student - curator Dave Merrill
is in charge of the museum,
which is open to the public in
C334 on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday between 1 and 4 p.m. and
on Tuesday and Thursday be¬
tween 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Working with Merrill is student
Beth Berris, who tutors in physi¬
cal and cultural anthropology.
Merrill tutors in archaeology.
A library is available as well
as news about anthropology digs
and other current happenings.
Merrill discovered the unused
all but forgotten room last se¬
mester and immediately became
interested in using it as a muse¬
um.
This month “Australopithe-
cines” are the featured display.
Arrow heads on permanent loan
from UCLA and a miniature of
the La Brea Tar Pits are also on
view. Admission is free.
Various Organizations
Sponsor Earth Week
Earth Week, May 8 to 12, is will also be one showing of the
film Friday night in R122 from
7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Board Endorses
Proposition 9
By SHARON PORTER
The ASB Board voted to en¬
dorse Proposition 9 and honor a
contract at Thursday’s meeting.
Denny Meehan, ecology com¬
missioner, asked the Board to en¬
dorse Proposition 9, better known
as the Clean Environment Act.
After discussion on whether a
representative body should take
a definite stand, the Board voted
its endorsement.
The Board also voted to honor
a contract to pay the “Essence of
Time” for its services at an ASB
dance. Due to circumstances be¬
yond its control, “Essence” ar¬
rived two hours late and didn’t
perform the amount of time des¬
ignated by the contract.
The question was whether to
pay the group the full amount
от
not because it did not fulfill its
part of the contract.
John Conroy felt that the con¬
tract should be honored so PCC
will not get the reputation for not
paying its bills.
Lafyorasofatnoon
is the name of a new film series
being presented by your very own
Assemblies Commission during
the next few weeks. Showings of
great comedies, starring W. C.
Fields, Laurel and Hardy and
Charlie Chaplin (plus a host of
others) will take place in R122 at
noon on May 9, 11, 18, 23, 25 and
30.
Tickets for this stupendous se¬
ries of funny films are now avail¬
able at 25 cents per showing or
$1.25 for the bargain six-pack se¬
ries ticket.
Louis has been invited to attend
and hopes to see all of his fans
there, if he gets there on time.
Balding Scholarship
Applications for the $100 schol¬
arship are available in D106,
Department of Life Sciences.
Deadline is May 12. Criteria:
medicine as a professional goal,
transfer standing,
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average or
better, citizenship, financial
need, and plans to continue at
PCC as a premed sophomore.
sponsored by Ecology Action
Club, with cooperation from
MECHA, United Native Ameri¬
cans, Louis and People’s Lobby.
All the activities are free to the
students. The purpose is not to
make money but to make people
more conscious and conscienti¬
ous about their environment.
Ida Honoroff will speak from
12 to 1 p.m. in R122 today. Her
topic is “Is Chemical Biological
Warfare the Solution to Pollu¬
tion?”
George McQuilkin, chairman
of the Freeway Study Committee
will speak on the findings of his
group tomorrow from 12 to 1 p.m.
in D204.
On Friday MECHA will spon¬
sor a raffle for free lawn service
provided by Alfred Gonzales, En¬
gl i s h Department instructor.
Tickets are 25 cents.
“LA 2017,” a film forecasting
the future of Los Angeles, will be
shown continuously from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. on Friday in S112. There
Environmental products will
be on display after the film.
Information tables on ecology
will be set up from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. each day in the quad area.
Peace Corps,
VISTA at Hilton
A special recruiting team of
Peace Corps and VISTA people
will provide details on opportuni¬
ties in each agency Monday, May
15 through Friday, May 19 at the
Pasadena Hilton Hotel, suite 1205
from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
“Skilled Tradesmen in the
Peace Corps,” a 25-minute film,
will be available for continuous
viewing. The movie deals with
conditions during actual training
programs.
Minorities are especially invit¬
ed to attend.
—Courier Photo by Alan Zanger
THE FREEWAY has come to Pasadena, bringing with it dirt, noise,
confusion and pollution. Not only will the construction carve up a
large portion of Pasadena real estate, but it will also deprive the
city of some historical landmarks. See the story and more photos
on Page Three.