PCC Courier, October 04, 1974

£1 Monte Affiliation Vote Looms; Crucial Test for Area Residents By Sergio Caponi Asst. Managing Editor Residents of the Rosemead and El Monte areas will go to the polls Nov. 5 to vote for the third time on a proposed 1 (affiliation plan between the El Monte nion High School District and the iPasadena City College and Rio Hondo districts. Under the plan, graduates of the El Monte district living northwest of a boundary paralleling the Rio Hondo Channel to Peck Road would attend PCC. Those living southeast of this dividing line would attend Rio Hondo College. The El Monte Union High School District, which encompasses 12 dif¬ ferent cities and five high schools, Rosemead, Arroyo, El Monte, Mountain View and Valle Lindo, is the last remaining district in Los Angeles County not affiliated with a com¬ munity college. El Monte students have always been able to attend any community college of their choice. Starting with the 1975-76 school year, however, this option will no longer exist. In 1961, the State Legislature declared its wish that all areas in the state be a part of a community college district, and referred the matter to county committees on school district organization to implement this policy. Since then, the responsibility has been shifted to the California Com¬ munity College’s Board of Governors and Chancellor's office. In two previous elections, El Monte residents have voted overwhelmingly to remain an “open” district instead of I joining a specific community college district. In the most recent elections held in April 1973, the voters turned down the affiliation proposal by as much as a 3-1 margin in an election where only 4396 votes were reported in 36 precincts. The Nov. 5 ballot is the last op¬ portunity El Monte district voters have to make their own decision on the proposal. Those living northwest of the Rio Hondo Channel will decide whether to accept or reject their af¬ filiation with PCC. Voters on the south¬ east part of the district will decide on Rio Hondo. If the voters in either or both of those areas reject association with their respective college district, then the Sacramento-based Board of Governors will step in and assign the uncommitted area’s students and tax base to a community college district. PCC has already been rejected twice by voters living in Rosemead and northwest _E1 Monte. According to El Monte district authorities, one of the reasons for the voter rejection of the annexation plan is the fact that residents of that area fear a con¬ siderable increase in property taxes accompanying the annexation of their part of the district to PCC. However, in the words of Weston M. Alt, financial sources and district organization specialist of the California Community Colleges, any change, either up or down, in property taxes of the Rosemead-El Monte residents “will be insignificant,” once the measure is adopted. Hundreds of Rosemead-El Monte graduates are already attending PCC each year, and according to school authorities, this college has the capacity to accommodate any ad¬ ditional students, and can adequately hold any increase in enrollment that would possibly be derived from the PCC-E1 Monte district association. John Goddard Kicks Off Tuesday Evening Forum AID TO HONDURAS With more than 8000 people dead and 350,000 homeless, Hurricane Fifi has taken its toll in grief and anguish from the people of Honduras. Starting Monday and lasting the entire week, PCC students will have a chance to help this disaster-struck nation by bringing dry and canned foods as well as clothing to the Campus Center between 9 a.m. and noon through Friday. Sponsored by the Junior Litho Club, the collected goods will be taken to a Navy transport at Elysian Park and air¬ lifted to the hurricane victims. By Paul McLean Staff Writer John Goddard, an explorer whose travels have taken him to some of the most far-reaching areas of the earth, will open this year’s Tuesday Evening Forum series Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Goddard will present a lecture that will accompany his film, “Andes to Amazon,” to begin the 37th year of the Forum. The film will feature pictures of the tomb of Simon Bolivar, aerial views of Devil Mountain, and a 1000-mile journey up the Amazon. It also shows various scenes from Venezuela, Surinam, Brazil, and Peru. Goddard, a resident of La Canada, is a recognized authority on the subject of his lectures. He gained international recognition when he went on a 4100-mile expedition down the entire length of the Nile. In so doing, he became the first man in history to explore the world’s longest river from its source to its mouth. Talented Tongues Tested in State Forensks Tilt It is often said that the pen is mightier than the sword. However, the PCC forensics squad is out to prove that the tongue, too, should be con¬ sidered in the rankings. A 20-member team of speakers will travel to the El Camino College \ campus Oct. 19 to engage in oral competition with other forensics teams from colleges statewide. Coaching the PCC entourage are Joe 1 Probst and Chrystal Watson, both (instructors of speech in the school’s Communication Department. “This year we have a new squad,” Probst said. “Most will compete in the j novice competition.” The competition will be held on two fronts, pitting novice against novice and more experienced speakers, those in the varsity division, against others in their class. Methods of speaking to be used in the tournament range from expository and persuasive speeches to the more difficult style of extemporaneous speaking. Competitors will vie lor awards on an individual basis. s The forensics team at PCC is always alert for those interested in com¬ petitive speaking. And, while many of the team members are enrolled in Speech 5, a class geared to forensics, the course is not a prerequisite for being part of the team. For further information concerning the competition or the team, contact Probst or Ms. Watson at 578-7485 or through the Communication Depart¬ ment. jVeterans Affairs Now Handled by Specially Trained Counselors i By David Gero 1 Staff Writer Two new counselors are now on ^campus as permanent fixtures to llprovide full-time assistance to veterans attending the college. The counselors, Larry Keller and Clifford King, will offer a variety of services for the approximately 2000 veterans at PCC. “We will help the veteran in any way we can,” said jKing. The new services, which were initiated by the Veterans Ad¬ ministration August 2, resolved con¬ flict between a PCC veterans’ com¬ mittee and college officials earlier this year. The hostilities reached a climax in May, when the committee com¬ plained that the veterans were not being adequately represented and that additional aid was needed for them. Besides the need for a special repre¬ sentative. the committee had Mechanic Certificates requested a loan plan for PCC’s veterans. The new services, however, will not include loans, according to Keller. “We will primarily help with GI bill payments and filing claims,” said the counselor. Prior to entering their positions, both men had considerable experience working with veterans. King spent seven years in the personnel ad¬ ministration of the U.S. Naval Reserve, while Keller worked as a Veterans Administration counselor for 11 months. Both underwent special training at UCLA. Their office is located on the second floor of the Campus .Center, and the hours are 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays. For more information, students may call 795-5618. Offered Mechanics in the Pasadena area will again have the opportunity to earn the title “certified mechanic” as the voluntary mechanic training and certification program begins again at PCC. Many good mechanics want recognition, stature and better career opportunities. Certification will mean the mechanics servicing cars and light trucks are qualified and thoroughly know what they are doing. The certification program, with its scope and stature, will show the gap between a knowledgeable “pro” and a handyman. The deadline for test registration is" Oct. 8. PCC offers a wide range of test preparation classes to help mechanics ready themselves for the examination. Test dates are Nov. 9 and 16. Further information and registration forms may be obtained by calling the PCC Engineering and Technology Department at 578-7267. The Nile expedition was ranked in exploration circles alongside the epic Kon Tiki and the Mt. Everest ex¬ peditions. Goddard uses each experience to increase his learning. These ex¬ periences include living with headhunters and cannibals in South America, running some of the most dangerous rapids in the world, and climbing some of the most hazardous mountains. He also led the first exploration of the 2700-mile Congo River. His part¬ ner, Jack Yowell, drowned in the river’s rapids during that exploration, and Goddard continued to the river’s mouth with primitive Africans. A graduate of Los Angeles High School, Goddard majored in anthro¬ pology and psychology at the University of Southern California. He served three years with the 15th Air Force in Italy, as a combat flyer. During that time he won the coveted Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters. Goddard starred in his own tele¬ vision series, “This Exciting World,” and has appeared on national TV shows including “I Search for Ad¬ venture,” “True Adventure,” and “Bold Journey.” He was named one of California's five outstanding young men by the United States Chamber of Commerce. His travels, expeditions and ex¬ plorations have been featured in National Geographic magazine. Goddard is a member of the Ex¬ plorer's Club of New York, Ad¬ venturer’s Club of Los Angeles and Chicago, Savage Club of London, French Explorer’s Society, Ar¬ chaeological Society, Mach 2 Club and is a life member of Sigma Chi. JOHN GODDARD . . . forum opener INTERNATIONAL CLUB Members of the International Club at PCC will hold their first meeting of the year, Tuesday at noon in 021. Purpose of the meeting is to elect officers, get acquainted and gather interesting ideas for the coming year. The International .Club is one of the oldest and most active on campus. It is hoped that students from here as well as those from abroad will join. PLAY THE SILVER BALL — The Campus Center is now complemented with an assortment of pinball machines, mechanical soccer game, and video —Courier Photo by Rosemary Q. Weiner screen games. Profits from the operation of the machines will go to student activities and to help support the disadvantaged students. PCC CouSiieb Vol. 38, No. 2 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California October 4, 1974 Six 'Medallion Series' Radio Programs Commemorate Pasadena's Birthday In conjunction with the Pasadena Bi¬ centennial Committee, PCC’s KPCS plans to present a series of six programs celebrating Pasadena’s Centennial entitled the “Medallion Series.” The committee has arranged for six medallions to be made up, illustrating key places in Pasadena that are hubs of activity. The medallions will depict: City Hall, to point up government; Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to represent the science industry ; Caltech, to note Works Now Accepted for 'Inscape' The English Department this year is once again giving poets and writers the opportunity to have their work published in PCC’s literary anthology magazine, “Inscape.” Formerly “The Pipes of Pan,” In¬ scape is starting its 32nd consecutive year, giving students a chance to have poems, short stories and essays published. Any student registered at PCC during the year, day or night, is eligible to submit manuscripts. The criteria for manuscripts is available in the English Office, C217. Submissions may be made by placing manuscripts in the Inscape box at the English Office. Writers will be notified if their work is accepted. Deadline for submission of manu¬ scripts is Nov. 15 and the magazine will be published in May. The magazine contains an anthology of short stories and poems written, edited and compiled by the students themselves. Jerene Cline, adviser for Inscape, hopes that all interested students will submit their work. scientific education ; the Huntington Library, a cultural landmark; the Rose Parade, an event of national interest; and the Rose Bowl game. The subject of each of the six shows would correspond to the illustration on the medallions. • The first show is scheduled to be taped Oct. 15, with the approximate airing time set for the third week of November. The plan calls for the five remaining shows to be aired every week, ending the first week of January. Larry Shirk, in charge of the KPCS end of the project, says, “This is part of our program to get out to the community. We also hope to kick off something a little more permanent with Pasadena; for instance, having a city representative on each week, discussing problems and solutions. Then we could possibly get other cities in. When we have the mayor of Pasadena on, then maybe have the mayor of Arcadia on next week.” Shirk says that all programming is still tentative, but some fairly firm plans have been made. The first program will deal with City Hall, exemplifying the “heart of the city” and will concern the whole city instead of focusing just upon city hall itself. He hopes to get Ollie and Maude Prickett to appear on the program. Ollie Prickett is a former mayor of Pasadena, and Maude Prickett has been seen by many in movies. Both are intensely interested in the community and its problems. Dr. Alan Hibbs of JPL is a hopeful for the second representative. Plans for the last two shows on the Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl game hope for past parade presidents, and possibly to have the two coaches of the competing Rose Bowl teams, plus prominent Pasadena sports figures who have played in the Rose Bowl. Shirk says that the plans for speakers on the shows will be solidified by “about Oct. 11 or 12.” Campus Mall Nears Completion, To Include Trees, Shrubs, Seats Has the archeology section gone wild east of C Building, or is the fenced area a result of a parking lot clearance sale? Reassuringly, Leonard Knapp, PCC’s director of building services, states that the metamorphosis taking place to the east of C Building will yield a $470,875 mall in November. The mall includes six trees with surrounding rings, cement walkways, a lunch truck area, and several beds of shrubbery. The palm and oak trees will remain intact. Flowering eucalyptus and acacia trees are planned for introduction into the area. Shrubbery is being laid into the beds next to C and Y buildings, and in enclosures separating the mall from the parking lot. Lighting is to be provided by floodlights mounted on the side of C Building. A new lamp standard is being installed to illuminate the lmch area. ^ A drain is being placed in the center of a cement slab made especially for the lunch truck. The drain and graded slab should put an end to the problem of water and spillage trickling into the parking lot. Electrical outlets are being installed to service the new lunch truck area which was moved 30 feet south of the old area. Ramps are featured at every en- terance to aid security patrols and wheelchair students. Ramps are also being installed at the enterance to Y Building as a replacement of the wooden steps there now. Early planning had the mall set for use as school reopened. Due to a workers’ strike scheduling was forced back two months. The final steps toward completion will soon be underway by the con¬ tractor, John Tiedeman Co. These include the placement of low-lying shrubs, the sealing of the asphalt pavement, and the relocation of temporarily unemployed pigeons. Outstanding' Teacher Surprised by Award, Juster Singled Out TELL IT TO THE JUDGE— Many PCC coeds competed recently at the Wrigley Mansion, Rose —Courier Photo by Richard Andersen Parade headquarters, for the position of Rose Queen or Rose Princess. The Manufacturing Chemist’s Association award for national teaching will be presented to Dr. Norman J. Juster, professor of chemistry at PCC on Nov. 1. The award, given for outstanding teaching in the field of chemistry at high school, junior college or university level, is being presented to Dr. Juster for being named most outstanding professor in the nation at the junior college lfevel. Dr. Juster, on sabbatical in Hawaii last year, was notified of his nomination for the award but really didn’t think he’d get it. When he received notice of his award, Dr. Juster said he thought it was a form letter saying that he was not receiving the award. When he found out he had been given the award, Juster was “really floored.” To get the award, students as well as faculty members have to send in letters of recommendation, which means that students as well as the faculty have to think that he is an outstanding teacher. Dr. Juster said that it was “really nice” to have his students recommend him for the award. Dr. Juster, a graduate of UCLA, has worked as a visiting professor at the University of Hawaii and Kentucky, as well as being an active member of the American Chemical Society. He is also past president of the American Association of University Professors.