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New Child Care
Program Passes
STUDENT PARENTS TRIUMPH— The board of
trustees approved the recommendations of the Child
Care Committee Thursday. A Child Care Center will now
be available for all PCC student parents at the Com¬
munity Skills Center site for the 1 981-82 school year.
— Courier photo by l.arry Goren
Security Report Is
Given To Trustees
By John Vande Wege
Feature Editor
The power to arrest and the arming
of officers were the key issues in an ad
hoc committee report presented to the
board of trustees on the security needs
of the Pasadena Area Community Col¬
lege District.
A questionnaire was sent to repre¬
sentative portions of the campus com¬
munity by the committee members
who included Chairman Dr. Bonnie R.
James, vice president of business serv¬
ices, Dr. Richard S. Meyers, super¬
intendent-president, Trustee Gary
Adams, Harold White, physical sci¬
ences instructor, and Bob Carroll, stu¬
dent trustee.
Power to Arrest?
By a twd to one margin, the question¬
naire indicated that members of the
security force should have the power to
arrest, and by a smaller majority that
they should be attached to the Pasa¬
dena Police Department, but should
still be stationed on campus. The com¬
mittee has recommended that only
officers in board-approved classi¬
fications be given the power to arrest
and that the security personnel should
not be attached to the PPD.
The report suggested security be
divided into two functional operations:
one to deal with parking security and
traffic control and the other for the
enforcement of laws and the protection
of persons and property.
Committee Recommendation
When asked whether security per¬
sonnel should be armed, the responses
ran 70 percent to 30 percent against the
idea. A greater number supported
equipping officers with night sticks and
handcuffs to deter crime. This resulted
in a committee recommendation that
the board prohibit the carrying of guns
by security personnel, but added that
specific board authorized officers be
exempt from this prohibition while
working the graveyard shift.
The committee also recommended
that guidelines be developed for the
issuance of night sticks, handcuffs, and
other control devices, and that officers
should wear a uniform similar to that
presently worn by the security force.
Primary Concern
The questionnaire asked respondents
to rank what they felt should be the
primary concern of campus security.
The enforcement of laws and the pro¬
tection of persons and property was
first, followed by the enforcement of
rules and regulations. After these were
the enforcement of traffic and parking
laws and personal service assistance.
In an attachment to the report, the
committee listed some of the personnel
responses on campus security needs.
Among these were requests for escort¬
ing female students to cars parked off
campus at night; cracking down on
drugs and stopping the playing of loud
radios; gaining permission to park on
side streets; preventing theft from
automobiles and being friendly to pass¬
ing students.
The questionnaire was given to 3,500
people including day and night stu¬
dents, faculty, security, and those at¬
tending Tuesday Evening Forum. Re¬
spondents totaled between 1,900 and
2,600, for any particular question.
By Leslie Sheinbaum
Copy Editor
In a long awaited move, the board of
trustees voted 5-2 to approve the rec¬
ommendation of the Child Care Study
Committee which will provide child
care for all PCC student parents at a
site in the Community Skills Center.
The center, located on Los Robles
Avenue in Pasadena, is presently being
utilized to care for children of the
vocational students there.
Beginning in the fall semester, the
child care center will be open to stu¬
dent parents on a space-available basis
with a fee structure based on family
income level. Parent education and
opportunity for parent involvement in
the program will be offered, as well as
educational experiences for students in
the field of Early Childhood Education.
Commitment Given
Although the program is estimated
to cost $65,000 for 1981-82 school year,
the board voted to maintain its present
commitment to the center ol $34,668.
The balance of the funds will come
from state or federal grants, parent
fees and donations.
“Child care is an issue of great
concern throughout our community,’’
said Pauline Crabb, Parent Education
coordinator and chairman of the com¬
mittee. “I hope the community will
come forward with financial support,’’
she said.
The center has space available for 32
children and anticipated grant funding
will help maximize the use of the
facilities, according to Mrs. Crabb.
Two additional teachers will be hired,
which “will give a greater adult-child
ratio and allow for a quality program,”
Mrs. Crabb said. Because students
frequently need only part time child
care and often require irregular hours,
a system will be implemented to fill
every time slot so that many more than
32 children can be accommodated
daily.
The proposal provoked considerable
discussion among the trustees, with
Roger Gentmenian and John H. Martin
ultimately casting their votes against
the recommendation. All the trustees,
except Gertmenian, agreed that child
care should be provided for student
parents but differed on how to do so.
Plan Supported
Walter T. Shatford supported the
plan, saying that it carries on with the
tradition of helping people become
wage-earners. “We’re doing all of soci¬
ety a favor by helping people become
productive citizens,” Shatford said.
“The committee has done what we
asked them to do— they are not asking
for additional tax dollars to be spent,”
Gary B. Adams said. Endorsing the
committee’s recommendation, Adams
said that tax dollars can serve for both
educational and child care purposes
and that families are maintained when
parents are able to gain an education.
Martin proposed that the board con¬
sider contracting privately for child
care services with the goal of bringing
revenue into the college while provid¬
ing a needed service.
Gertmenian, however, said that the
rearing of children falls within the
realm of the family and that child care
constitutes an invasion of the family by
the state. Taxpayers should not have to
pay for child care and people want belt¬
tightening, not social programs, he
said. “It (the adoption of the proposal)
(Continued on Page 6)
Pauline Crabb
Courses Offered In Fall
Credit Program Introduced
By Mary E. Jones
Staff Writer
Business department officials are
inroducing a credit union management
certificate and several new courses to
the curriculum this fall. PCC is the
first community college in Southern
California to offer the credit union
program, according to Geoffrey A.
Turnbull, business department assist¬
ant chairman.
Drama StudentsTo Present
A Series of One Act Plays
By Lisabet Seek
Contributing Writer
Under the supervision of Bruce Gill,
PCC drama students will be presenting
a second series of 10 one act plays June
1-4 from noon till 3 p.m. and June 5 at 5
p.m. in Harbeson Hall.
During the week, the plays will be
presented in Various combinations so
that each will be performed twice. All
10 will be presented Saturday. There
will be a dinner break during which
actors and audience can partake of a
pot luck supper. Those wishing to
attend are encouraged to bring food or
drink.
The students of Theater Arts 2B, 2C,
29 and 121 selected the plays, which are
being directed by students themselves.
“Overtones” stars Kitty Matthews,
Maria Chinzi, Paula Davidson and
Teresa Pontrelli, with Jackie Bacallou
directing. Jodi Roth will be directing
Chris Reagan and Jody Stewart in
“Hello Out There.”
“Where Have All the Lightning Bugs
Gone,” directed by Beth Rohman, fea¬
tures Matt Bertles and Ms. Roth.
Bertles will also be directing Dino
Falabuno, Dena Douglas and Beth
Rohman in “Not Enough Rope.”
“Rites” features Rhoda Chandler,
Candy Clark, Ann Moffet, Cathy
Barker, Douglas, Kathy Maisnick, Jen¬
nifer Tucker and Concetta Halstead. Jo
Ann Ganzi is directing.
Jason Burgess and Linda Fitzhugh
are appearing in “This property Is
Condemned.” directed by Renee Belle-
meur. John Trechak is directing Doug
Doermann, Bob Parrotte and Kevin
Foster in “Indian Wants the Bronx.”
“Here We Are,” directed by Ms.
Halstead, stars Burgess and Ms.
Maisnick. Ms. Tucker is directing
“Last of the Red Hot Lovers,” featur¬
ing Tammy O’Shea and Parrotte. The
10th one act is “Transit Gloria,” star¬
ring Gloria Skelton and Jerry Johnson,
with Ms. Clark, directing.
The student one act plays were
started by Gill in 1974 for students not
appearing in the major productions.
Laurence Kulp, theater arts instructor,
continued it.
An important aspect of the one act
series is that “It guarantees each
student two roles per semester," Gill
said. He also noted the program offers
students continuous activity to help
them develop their craft.
Only one extra class was needed for
the credit union certificate, Business
110. George Toll, coordinator of the
National Credit Union Institute, will
teach the new class Tuesday nights,
7-10 p.m., at Arcadia High School.
Skilled Teachers
“In the past, credit union officials
have had to offer their own in-house
programs. It cost them a lot of money
to provide employees with this service.
Now we’ll be able to take dver the
problem for them and provide skilled
teachers,” Turnbull said.
In addition to the new certificate
program, three new classes are being
added to the business department next
fall. Office Administration 111 will
teach students to use electric type¬
writers. “This class will show stu¬
dents, on an individualized basis, the
process of turning words into printed
form with the aid of an electric type¬
writer,” Turnbull said.
Business 316A-C is a small business
management course dealing with all
phases of planning and operating a
small business. The final new class,
Business 2515, also deals with small
business management and is a non¬
credit course.
Added Demand
“With the upswing in enrollment in
PCC’s business courses, we find that
we need more business classes, more
specialized programs and more equip¬
ment,” Turnbull said. He said that
because of added demand, two new
display terminals are being purchased
for the word processing course (Office
Administration 107A) which will allow
triple the number of students to take
that class next fall.
One plan, which Turnbull and depart¬
ment head James Clark, hope will be
approved soon, is an associate of arts
degree in Business Man¬
agement/International. The college
would need to add four new interna¬
tional business classes to the cur¬
riculum for this degree program.
We’ve applied to the board of
trustees for a $50,000 grant to under¬
write the program,” Turnbull said.
“We’re getting advice from many busi¬
ness people in the community, such as
officials from Bank of America, Wells
Fargo, Parsons, and TWA. We hope to
have everything ready by the spring of
1982.”
OMD Ceremony
Honors Tappees
HONORS PRESENTED — Omicron Mu Delta held its
annual tapping ceremony yesterday in Sexson
Auditorium. There were 1 1 fall tappees and 20 spring
tappees recognized for outstanding service contribu¬
tions in the community and on campus. Additional
awards which vyere presented were: the Alumni As¬
sociation Award, given to Yvonne De.Raad; the James
O. Scott Memorial Scholarship received by Steve
Henson; the Elmore Shipman Scholarship Athlete
Award, given to Denise Goolsby: the Earl Holder
Student Leadership Scholarship presented to Bob Car-
roll; and the John Eikenbery Award given to Steve
Henson.
— Courier photo by Jesus A. Monje
By Barbara Lamprecht
Contributing Writer
Omicron Mu Delta, PCC’s highest
honorary service organization, held its
annual induction and awards ceremony
yesterday in Sexson Auditorium.
Founded in 1927, the society honors
outstanding service on campus and in
the community.
The speakers included Richard
Marotta, sports reporter and commen¬
tator for KNX news radio and Andy
Nadell, sports producer for KNBC-TV.
Scholarships Awarded
Scholarships were awarded to stu¬
dents for PCC and area high schools for
scholastic achievement as well as con¬
tributing time and service. Wynona
Majied-Muhammad was presented
both the Sophomore Scholarship as
well as the Kathryn Kester Scholar¬
ship. Peter Georgilas was presented
the John W. Harbeson Award for out¬
standing freshman, and Irene Dabare
received the Sophomore Scholarship.
High school awardees included Karen
McConnell, Gary Mendes, Christina
von Lutzow, Patrick McGinley,
Maribeth Lee Lewis and Kenneth
Bohannon.
The criteria for active student mem¬
bership is one year of outstanding
contribution without class or monetary
credit. Honorary memberships are giv¬
en to faculty and staff giving five years
of unpaid service. In addition to recog¬
nizing service, the society raises funds
for scholarship and plans on giving
tours of the campus on behalf of Dr.
Richard S. Meyers, superintendent-
president.
Network Established
OMD also established a network of
people getting to know each other
outside their own field and facilitating
greater cooperation and effective ser¬
vice to the campus and community.
Service may be “something most
students aren’t even aware of,” said
Alexandra Smith, OMD member and
College Students in Broadcasting presi¬
dent. In describing Joe Keane, one of
the faculty tappees, Gerald R. Finn,
communication department assistant
professor, remarked, “I couldn’t think
of anyone who has given more of his
free time.”
In addition to 11 students tapped
earlier this spring are the following:
Manual Alva, Michael Bozeman, Rob¬
ert Carroll, Irenee Dabare, John Def-
terios, Yvonne de Raad, Francoise
Fleuriau, Mary Alice Fox, Lawrence
Goren, Stephen Henson, Jamie
Holecek, Sherri Lynn Howard, Yasmin
Juico, Barte Masciarelli, Barry
McGowan, John McTeague, Janet
Passaretti, Laura Anne Pike, Barbara
Podesta, Edward Razor, Carrie Rug-
gles, Michael White, Laura Wilson and
Ruth Wong.
The faculty and staff new OMD
members are: Wally Calvert, Oscar
Chavez, Dr. John Tulley, Joe Keane
and Verne Spaulding.