Sketches, Collages Illustrate Project
'Running Fence' Exhibit Opens Gallery
An exhibit of original drawings and
working materials used to build
Christo’s Running Fence will be on
display in the PCC Art Gallery next
week.
According to John Jacobs, art in-
WHERE DO WE HANG IT?— Art instructor John Jacobs, left,
discusses the arrangement of exhibits with students in his Exhibition
Design class. Students David Puddlewitts, center, Lou Ann
Thompson, right, and Sylvia Stolzberg will help arrange Christo’s
Running Fence exhibit in the Art Gallery.
structor and gallery director, the
exhibit of materials from the 24-mile
long nylon and cable fence is
tenatively set to open Wednesday.
Assembled by the San Francisco
Museum of Modern Art, the exhibit is
of international importance, Jacobs
said. The drawings have been insured
for $19,000 and have been requested by
museums around the world.
The exhibit consists of four collages
which include the materials used for
the running fence and show how they
worked together. The drawings used
for the Running Fence come in two
parts; the artists concept sketch and
the drawing he used to present his idea
in court to property owners, and en-
viromentalists.
Twelve Photos
Twelve black and white photographs
will be used to show the construction
form its beginning to its completion.
Included in the exhibit is a map of the
area where Christo built the fence.
Also in the presentation is a 30
minute video taping of a courtroom
hearing Christo presented in order to
build the fence. The tape is from the
private collection of Mike Asketto and
Gerry Jarocki.
Greer Upton and Myron Ort will
supply slides from their private
collection documenting the finished
fence.
In order to honor a request by
Christo, and contrary to the original
plans, no panels from the orginal fence
will be shown, said Walter Girdner,
Art Department chairman. Christo
said the panels belong to the fence in
its entirety and should not be seen
separate.
It took three years of courtroom
hearings for Christo to receive per¬
mission to build the Running Fence.
Christo built the fence near Petaluma,
80 miles north of San Francisco. The
fence was finished September 8 and
remained erect two weeks after
completion.
When the San Francisco Museum of
Modern Art finished its exhibit of
Christo’s drawing, Girdner said he
called Christo’s wife, Jeanne-Claude,
to see if the PCC Art Gallery could
exhibit the show next. The telephone
was answered by Sandi Davis, former
PCC art major, who agreed to put in a
few good words about the art gallery.
Jeanne-Claude is making the deci¬
sion concerning the west coast exhib¬
its, while Christo isjn the east.
Concept Progressed I
Girdner said the show’s main pur¬
pose is to help people see how the
Running Fence progressed from its
conception in the artists mind to the
final hanging of the fence itself.
“Christo has a concept he works so
well with ... it is something not done
in a studio,” Jacobs said. “He isoneof
the few people who is not bothered by
size and money limitations.”
“The fence is a unique form of art
so vast, to have a fence running 24
miles ... it changes the enviroment
visually,” he said.
Bulgarian bom, Christo’s full name
is Christo Javacheff. He came to
America in 1956, and established
residency in New York.
In 1969, Christo made a “terrestrial
wrap” of Little Bay, nine miles south¬
east of Sidney, Australia. He used one
million square feet of opaque plastic
fabric and 35 miles of polypropylene plete the project and the finished
rope to wrap a square mile of coast wrapping remained there for ten
line, it took him three weeks to com- weeks. —Jim Bradley
THE UNVEILING— Art instructor John Jacobs opens the first of the
packages containing original drawings and working materials used in
the building of Christo’s Running Fence. Jacobs is director for the
reopened PCC Art Gallery. -Courier Photos by Joseph Riser
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Bookstore Loses
$820 in Robbery
Two Men Stage
Daylight Theft
A LITTLE TO THE LEFT— Dr. Inga Behr, associate chemistry
professor, adjusts one of the photographs in her underwater display.
The photos can be seen in cases in the hallway of the second floor of
C Building. —Courier Photo by Laurie Bearrishear
The Pasadena City College Tuesday
Evening Forum again presents a
series of lectures covering a wide
range of subjects, beginning Tuesday,
October 12, at 7:00 p.m.
The speakers, top personalities in
their fields, will speak on topics that
are of current interest. Jess Marlow
from KNBC will tell “How Newsmen
Affect News and the People Who Make
the News,” Charles Champlin, film
critic for the Los Angeles Times, will
explain what became of Andy Hardy,
and Chief Red Dawn will give a run¬
down on “American Indian Legend
into History,” complete with illustra¬
tions.
The Forum was started by David
Reidy in 1937 and is a part of the Ex¬
tended Campus Program, which is
now under the direction of Manuel
Perez.
Season tickets are going fast. There
are still about 200 available at a cost of
$2 per booklet. Parking passes for the
season are available for $2.50. These
may be obtained by contacting the
Office of Continuing Education, C117,
or by telephoning 578-7261. Ticket
holders will be seated first and the
public is admitted free after 7:30 p.m.
Lectures begin at 7:35.
Faculty, Staff
Parking Permits
Now Available
Faculty and staff parking permits
are on sale now for the 1976-77 school
year at the office of Security and
Parking Services.
Parking permits for both day and
evening are available at a cost of $20'
per semester.
Evening-only permits are also
available at a cost $5 per semester and
are valid only after 2 p.m.
Motorcycle permits are $4 per
semester and alternate staff permits,
cost $1 and are good for motorcycles as
well as automobiles.
The office of Security and Parking
Services, located in room CCl08a, is
open between the hours of 7:30 a.m.
and 10 p.m.
A LITTLE NOON MUSIC— Jim Vessiny backs up the Don Chilcott
Band during a noon concert in the Free Speech Area Tuesday, Sept.
28 . —Courier Photo by Tom Ritchie
Tuesday Forum Speakers
VOL. 42, NO.6 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA OCTOBER 1 , 1976
As Head of Occupational Education
Halcromb Assumes Dean's Post
VERNON HALCROMB
. . . new dean
Underwater photographs taken by
Dr. Inga Behr are on exhibit this week
on the second floor of the C Building.
The black and white and color prints
of exotic marine life were taken by Dr.
Behr on several trips to the Caribbean
Islands.
Vernon Halcromb, the new dean of
occupational education, has been at
the jobsince August 1. Dean Halcromb
replaced former director John
Toothaker who retired in January.
Dean Halcromb is 47 and has worked
for the Los Angeles City School
District. He holds a doctorate from
UCLA. He has worked seven years in
adult and vocational education and 16
years in as Occupational Education
Supervisor at the State Department.
Dr. Behr, a chemistry instructor,
took up scuba diving as a hobby five
years ago. She found the underwater
world fascinating and two years later
enrolled in beginning photography
classes at PCC.
“I had a desire to capture the tre-
Dean Halcromb has been a coor¬
dinator of vocational education
workshops for seven different states.
These workshops provided teacher
training for teachers of the disad¬
vantaged and handicapped in oc¬
cupation areas.
The responsibilities of, the new job
are program evaluation, program
accountability, program reporting,
coordinating with component high
schools and research projects.
mendous beauty I saw . . . and share it
with others,” she said.
Her photographs have taken first
and second prizes at the annual
competition of the Underwater Photo¬
graphic Society.
Dr. Behr presents slides once a
semester to the marine biology class
offered by the Life Sciences Depart¬
ment. She also makes frequent presen¬
tations to community clubs.
She is currently enrolled in Cine¬
matography 26A and is in the process
of editing several 8-mm movies of deep
sea life.
The C Building exhibit is being
shown in conjunction with her display
ofr exotic oceanic organisms on the
fourth floor of the U Building.
Working with people and observing
their progress is one of the major
reasons he enjoys his current
position, Halcromb said.
Drama students have begun
rehearsals of Arthur Miller’s “Death
of a Salesman” as their first fall
semester play.
The production is slated to begin
October 22, and will run two con¬
secutive weekends, Fridays and
Saturdaysat8p.m., and on Sundays at
5 p.m. in the Little Theater.
After a week of open auditions,
David Hays was selected to play the
role of Willy Loman, the beleagured
salesman. Nancy Tait was selected to
play Loman’s wife, Linda, and Bill
Hodge and Milan Dragicevich will play
Loman’s sons, Biff and Hap.
WRITE POETRY, PROSE?
Inscape, PCC’s literary anthology, is
accepting original short stories,
poems and essays from students of
all majors. Manuscripts may be
placed in the Inscape box in the
English office, C217. Deadline is No¬
vember 17. Instruction sheets on the
typing format are available at the
English office.
By Brad Haugaard
News Editor
Two men walked into the Campus
Bookstore Thursday, Sept. 23 and
robbed a cashier of $820, security of¬
ficers reported.
The daylight robbery occured when
one of the men handed the cashier a
dollar bill to pay for a small purchase.
According to a witness, the robber
then changed his mind, saying he had
the correct change. When he handed
the coins to the cashier some of them
fell to the floor behind the counter.
According to the witness, the cashier
The play depicts the last days of a
failing sales man who seeks to find
where and how he has failed to win
success and happiness. Through a
tragic series of soul searching
revelations concerning his wife, sons
and business associates, he concludes
where his mistakes were made.
The supporting cast includes
students Steve Cardwell, Tom Harris,
Stacey Pruitt, Rose Levia, Helen
Kendrick, Mara Bullard, Holly Card-
well and Pete LaCassi.
The Security office has installed a
guard booth on the north side of
В
Building to guard the two bicycle
compounds there.
Director of Security and Parking
Services Ralph Riddle said it was
installed for a guard who will watch
the compounds and check bicycle
permits of those who enter the com¬
pounds.
stooped down to pick the coins up.
When she did, a second man walked up
to the counter and reached inside the
cash till, pulled out a fistful of $20 bills
and stuffed them into his pocket. Both
men then left the bookstore, officers
said.
The Pasadena Police Department
and PCC security officials were
notified immediately. Ralph Riddle,
director of security and parking
services, said that since both men
were not believed to be students at the
college, an arrest might not occur
soon. He added the likelihood of them
being caught in the future was good
because of their method of operation.
When asked about the unusually
large amount of money in the register
at the time of the robbery, Riddle said
he has suggested that precautions be
taken in the future to avoid this
problem. He suggested that periodic
checks and pick-ups be made of the
tills and that no more than $150 be in
the tills at any time.
Riddle added that students also
should guard against becoming crime
victims. He urge them to mark their
own books and not leave them in places
where they could be easily stolen.
“The same applies for calculators and
purses,” hesaid. Both items have been
stolen in the cafeteria area while
students were away from their tables
purchasing food.
“Also, make sure your gym lockers
are locked,” he urged. “These are the
areas of the greatest theft problems.”
Permits will be issued to students
with bicycles within the next few
weeks.
The guards will also have a new look.
New uniforms will be issued to
security officers. It will consist of a
blue shirt and trousers with a
burgundy jacket and tie. The jacket
and shirt will have a patch with
“Campus Peace Officer” on it.
Marlow, Champlin Among
Chemistry Teacher Turned Diver
Shares Photos In C Bldg Cases
Drama Students Begin
'Salesman ' Rehearsals
Guard Booth Installed
For Bike Compound