PCC Courier, May 13, 1964

Paul Finot Rips Gallagher/ 3 Faculty PCC Coutii&i VOL. 20, NO. 13 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA MAY 13, 1964 AFT Teat her Hits Campus Detractors Paul Finot, who preferred his beard to his teaching job at John Muir High School, this week lashed out at PCC critics of the American Federation of Teachers (AFL-CIO). Finot, ex-president of AFT’s Foothill local, charged that Sen¬ ate Vice-President Mike Gallagher and instructors Louis Riess, Frank Baum, and William Bair reacted “emotionally and in an uninformed manner” to a series of Courier articles on AFT. Finot made his comments in a letter to the Courier (full text on page two). BAIR, Baum, and Riess de¬ clined comment on the charge. The bearded instructor (now a home tutor) criticized Gallagher’s allegation that the “real siren- song of the teachers unions is higher salary, not professional freedom” (Courier, April 29, page two). “Mike’s question about profes¬ sional freedom should be directed to the Pasadena Education Associ¬ ation,” Finot said. “Has the PEA ever in its long history of repre¬ senting all of the educational per¬ sonnel ever defended a teacher in a dispute involving an adminis¬ trator?” GALLAGHER countered Fi- not’s blast by charging that “un¬ ions are notorious for encourag¬ ing dissention, and under PEA there is harmony among Pasa¬ dena teachers and administra¬ tors.” Finot branded Baum’s defense of the Board of education as “a very smart move, probably,” and compared Riess’ opinion that teachers and administrators are “equal partners” to a quote from Orwell’s “Animal Farm”: “All ani¬ mals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.” Curriculum Commission Okays Shake-up of BC Instruction The Student Curriculum Commission unanimously agreed last week that the basic communication course must be completely revised. The informal vote came after a special Senate committee of Dennis Thompson, Kathy Cline, and Brian Wordlaw reported student and faculty complaints and suggestions on BC to the group. Adviser Armen Sarafian will report commission sentiment at an administra¬ tive meeting on BC, scheduled by Dr. Catherine Robbins, PCC presi¬ dent. THOMPSON, chairman of the Senate trio, presented the curricu¬ lum commissioners with results of a poll which indicated that stu¬ dents favor complete abandonment of the course. The commissioners unanimously rejected this approach. “Students would not want to drop BC,” Thompson explained, “if it were made really worthwhile.” The poll also presented student suggestions for improvement of the course. These included pleas for more vocational tests, more time for program planning, better quality teachers, improved assemblies, and more unit credit for students completing the course. THE SENATE committee’s own recommendations called for modi¬ fication of the BC library training program to include information on local libraries other than the one at PCC; also, commencement of library training on a more advanced level. Dean Sarafian suggested better explanation by teachers of the “Book Review Digest” and other library reference works. Thompson encouraged more student government information for BC students. “ASB leaders should be responsible for presentation of this material,” he said, “although the time allotted should depend on the teachers’ wishes.” Dean Sarafian’s suggestion that the course be taught by coun¬ selors drew favorable response from the entire commission. “I sug¬ gest this not as an original idea,” he explained, “but as one proposal that I have heard that might have some merit.” The dean promised to relay the commission’s response to other administrators. Bulletin Board YD Speaker PCC social science teacher Jack Anderson will discuss “Paranoia on the Right — Its Prevention and Cure” at an open meeting of the Young Democrats, tomorrow at noon in the Little Theater (30C). Koltai Participates Foreign Language Department Chairman Leslie Koltai is now in Sacramento as a member of a State Department education committee to evaluate proposed National Defense Education Act projects. Surf Movie Circle К service club will pre¬ sent John Severson’s “Surf Classics,” a color adventure movie, Friday at 7 p.m. in Sex- son Auditorium. There will be no admission charge. because of inability to obtain suf¬ ficient signatures. “I have had no trouble obtaining them,” he said, “and I am in this contest to stay.” Hutton plans to aim his cam¬ paign at what he calls “two basic objectives:” better student representation and increased school spirit. He promises dra¬ matic disclosures of details in the final days before the May 21-22 election. Gallagher hopes to garner votes by discussing a “productive meet¬ ing” he had with Rick Brown, Inter-fraternity Council president, at which “areas of cooperation” between ASB and the officially non-existent fraternities were dis¬ cussed. The Scavetta campaign will also touch on the subject of fra¬ ternities. The candidate sees a need for reconsideration of the groups “in relation to the going policies of other colleges.” Sca¬ vetta also proposes a study of the possible use of closed circuit tele¬ vision on campus for academic and ASB purposes. TWO FOR THE SHOW— Jennifer Sagar (left) and Christine Anderson loosen up for Orchesis Club's presentation of “The Power of the Dance," tomorrow at 8 p.m. in Sexson Audito¬ rium. Admission will be 50 cents or an ASB book. The group will give a free sample per¬ formance tomorrow at noon in Sexson Audi¬ torium. Speech Banquet to Present Talk by TV Educator Friday night’s Speech Council Banquet will feature educational television personality Rose Blythe as guest speaker. Mrs. Blythe is director of community relations for KCET, channel 28 in Los An¬ geles. The council invites all mem¬ bers, faculty, and their friends to make reservations for the affair in 20C. It will be held at the Old Virginia Restaurant, 119 Pasa¬ dena Avenue, South Pasadena. The program will also feature music and oral interpretation by Speech Council members. Before joining KCET, Mrs. Blythe served as coordinator for the KNXT series, “Great Minds, Great Thoughts,” was associate producer of the NBC color spe¬ cial, “The Immense Design,” and coordinated several “CBS Re¬ ports” programs. She has also served on the public relations staff at the California Institute of Technology. — Courtesy Independent Star-News BEARDS OF A FEATHER — AFT union member Paul Finot (right) consults attorney A. L. Wirin of the American Civil Liberties Union after being reassigned to home teaching from his post at John Muir High School because he refused to shave off his beard. Finot this week blasted PCC critics of AFT. ASB Leaders Schedule Shindig— With Help from 'Hon-existent' Frats By David Laidig A dance entitled “Grecian Rock” will be held Friday eve¬ ning between 8 and 12:30 p.m. in the lounge of the Campus Center — with some unusual behind-the- scenes support. The dance is being sponsored by the Sophomore Class. The In¬ ter-fraternity Council has taken a special interest in the event. Chairmen in charge of the dance are Dennis French and Joan Bie- gel. Tickets are on sale at 75 cents per person with an ASB book and $1 per person without an ASB book. THE “GRECIAN Rock” heralds a possible new relationship be¬ tween PCC’s ASB government and the leadership of the Pasa¬ dena area fraternities. There is hope on both sides that this new relationship will continue in the same spirit in which it began. According to Rick Brown, Inter- fraternity Council president, fra¬ ternity interest in the plan¬ ning of the “Rock” was made possible by ASB and IFC sudden¬ ly coming to the same conclusion. Both groups realized that PCC had more to gain by their work¬ ing together than by the name¬ calling that has gone on for the past few years. The feeling in regard to this dance is also concurrent. ASB would like to see an on-campus dance attended by fraternity peo¬ ple while the IFC would like to see a dance that appeals to the majority of the students at PCC rather than just the small ASB clique. THIS NEW relationship is not just social. “Recently there has been much more interest in edu¬ cation in fraternity circles,” said Brown. “This change is apparent mainly in the shift of the major topic of conversation from booze and parties to academics and classes. The primary reason for the change was the recent Con¬ vocation.” Brown has told ASB President Terry Worsdell and Soph Presi¬ dent Dennis French that they can expect 500 fraternity people. But Brown also stressed that the “Gre¬ cian Rock” is for every PCC stu¬ dent. French Film Prexy Candidates to Increase Tempo Following Today's Petition Deadline ASB presidential candidates Mike Gallagher, Rich Hutton, and Jim Scavetta will devote full-time to campaign issues after meeting today’s deadline for filing nominating petitions. Scavetta denied rumors that he would withdraw from the race The Foreign Language Depart¬ ment will present “Stowaway in the Sky, a French film narrated by Jack Lemmon, Monday in Sexson Auditorium at 3:15 and 7 p.m. There will be no admis¬ sion charge.