Tax Override Pushed By ASB Board
PRESIDENT Wayne Traylor, vice-president Don
Wood, and other ASB officers deliberate over
current issues on campus at the weekly board
meeting. Major issue at the meeting this week
was a discussion of the tax override and what
— Courier Photo by Kevin O’Hagan
the school can do to get it passed. The board
is in favor of passing the override. For informa¬
tion on how to help the board in its attempts,
see accompanying story. Election is scheduled
for next Tuesday, Oct. 21.
Volunteers Urged
to Assist Actively
PCC students are urged to vol¬
unteer for general clerical work
to promote the passage of the all-
important tax override bill for the
Pasadena Area Junior College
District next Tuesday.
This announcement marked the
third meeting during the fall se¬
mester of the ASB Board with
President Wayne Traylor presid¬
ing.
Tax Override
The tax override bill proposes
a maximum tax increase from 58
cents to 75 cents to be in effect
July 1, 1970, and continue “for an
unspecified period of time.”
The 17-cent or 28.1 per cent hike
is needed to facilitate the esti¬
mated two out of every three stu¬
dents who will graduate from the
eight Pasadena area schools who
will attend PCC.
For Two Years or More
Faced with ever-growing infla¬
tionary costs, the college cannot
efficiently continue its 61, two-
year occupational curriculums, its
college transfer programs, and its
adult training and community cul¬
ture centers without additional
funds for sufficient equipment and
qualified personnel.
The ASB Board is asking the
entire student body to assist in
the protection of PCC’s education¬
al program by persuading voters
to punch “yes” on their ballots
Tuesday. Those students wishing
to give additional aid may go to
the Pasadena Education Associa¬
tion building across the street
from PCC.
Aspect Allotment
amendment proposing to have an
athletic council president on the
ASB Board with full powers. He
would represent the Lancer Band,
Pep Commission, WAA, and
men’s sports.
AWS President Patricia Eiken-
bery announced the arrival of the
AWS uniforms and commented on
the success of the candidate lunch¬
eon held October 2.
Other Plans
After motioning the suspension
of the dress code and having it
approved, Rudy Fordham, presi¬
dent of AMS, reported that his
organization’s constitution needed
revision since it now gives him
the right to become a dictator.
He also announced the securing
of a band to perform at the dance
with the AWS to be held in the
near future and that AMS would
take charge of securing cars for
the Homecoming parade. The cost
of the band will be divided be¬
tween the two clubs.
Film Festival
The Senate representative fol¬
lowed, stating that a film festival,
consisting of several pictures pre¬
viously viewed on college campus¬
es, will be held free of charge in
Sexson Auditorium within two
weeks. However, donations will
be accepted at the door since the
films were loaned. Half the pro¬
ceeds will go to the much-appre¬
ciated donor and half will join
the Senate treasury.
Additional announcements were
the Bill of Rights Week to be held
between December 14 and 20 and
the sale of 76 student body cards
in the last two weeks.
Ed Lewis Sweeps Election;
Frosh Prexy Installation Set
Ed Lewis, a graduate from
Temple City High School, was
elected Freshman Class President
last Friday with a majority of
50.1 per-cent of the voice.
During his interview with the
Courier and Aspect Lewis ex¬
pressed the following. When ask¬
ed about the astronomical amount
of ASB funds going towards
sports expenses, Lewis answered,
“Looking at the figures, I am
not sure of it percentage wise,
but I am sure that sports is a
very active part of any school.
It is the students themselves who
have to participate and this is the
hardest thing to accomplish. If
the money was spent on sports
to help PCC have better teams,
this is very good. And this is up
to the students; it starts in high
school and it comes up to the
college level. I think that the
money is worth While, and that
the sports should be helped up as
much as possible.”
Reasons for not holding an
office in high school were brought
out by Lewis. “I have played three
years in football, lettering in all
three and two in baseball, and
have been very active in this cate¬
gory, and in the outside world I
have been a very active member
in the Boys Club of America here
in Pasadena, and I have been very
busy in high school, I partici¬
pated and tried to unite school
spirit, and never had time to run
for office. But then as I became
a senior and I played my last year
of football, I felt that the sports
world had outgrown me. For I
realized that today’s athlete must
be a superman in his own right.
It is professionalized. If you want¬
ed to continue in sports you had
to be of certain stature of height
and weight. This is not true for
some people who are not super¬
men; therefore I turned from
sports to other activities, such as
politics, and I hope to accomplish
a§ much in this as I did in the
other fields.”
The Editor of the Courier then
asked Lewis whether he felt the
freshman class had the power to
get things done.
Open Wing Windows
Account For Thefts
Last week alert students pre¬
vented the theft of several stereo
tape decks from the cars of stu¬
dents parked at PCC. “The stere¬
os were being taken from vehicles
that were most likely left unlock¬
ed or with windows ajar,” report¬
ed Gil Robinson, PCC security
coordinator.
The students who witnessed the
theft immediately reported the
happening to a teacher who in
turn informed the security depart¬
ment.
Although the suspects were ap¬
prehended and their plan foiled,
Robinson says this kind of thing
has occurred quite often in the
past, but could be prevented if
students would follow a few sim¬
ple rules of thumb before leaving
their cars.
“Most definetly I feel the frosh
class has spent a great deal of
power — they just do not know it.
If they do, they tend not to care.
This all goes back to being here
for the first time, and not know¬
ing what’s going on. I think that a
lot of talk can be said. The main
question at hand for the Frosh
Class president is going to get the
freshmen together — to unite
them. Then you have power hope¬
fully.”
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Two motions were proposed and
accepted by the board concerning
an allotment to the school maga¬
zine and the forming of a com¬
mittee to investigate an amend¬
ment presented at the previous
ASB meeting.
Aspect editor Steve Lantz re¬
quested a transfer of $200 from
the unappropriated reserves ac¬
count of the ASB to a reserve
account in the name of Aspect.
The $200 is needed to offset the
cutback of the magazine’s budget
from last year. It will augment
the photography section only at
such time that their costs exceed
the present $300 alloted them.
New Board Members
Edward “Report” Powell mo¬
tioned Traylor to select members
of the board to research the
Tutors are desperately needed
in the Robbins Building Tutorial
Center. Those in need of tutoring
are invited also.
International Club
Plans Busy Year
The first weekly meeting of the
year for the International Club
was held recently. All students
are welcome to join the club.
It is the largest group on cam¬
pus. It has an expected member¬
ship of 150 for this year.
Wallace Calvert is adviser, and
says it is a student group and
should be run by the students.
He plans only to help the club to
run smoothly without interfer¬
ence.
High School Diplomas Earned
Through Vocational Instruction
All cars should be locked and
windows closed. Make sure that
wing windows are secure also.
Robinson stated that 99 per cent
of all thefts in cars begin with
open wing windows.
Another suggestions is to bolt
all tape decks and hide all remov¬
able objects in the trunk, includ¬
ing tapes, coats, and books.
Robinson asks each student to
act as eyes for the security de¬
partment. “The staff consists of
two on-duty officers in the day
and two at night. This just isn’t
enough to watch the five parking
lots as carefully as we would like
to,” he said, “and if students will
keep an eye open and immediately
report any suspicious acts, it will
help us greatly.”
The Community Adult Training
center, operated by PCC’S Office
of Community Services, provides
many educational opportunities:
vocational training, a high school
diploma program, a basic educa¬
tion program and classes of gener¬
al interests.
A number of vocational courses
are offered. As an example, to
train grocery store clerks, a small,
but complete, market was set up,
largely through donations by the
grocery industry.
A power sewing program en¬
ables students to enter Southern
California’s clothing industry.
Classes are also avalible in draft¬
ing, secretarial work, electronics,
and packaging equipment opera¬
tion and maintanance, among
others.
Courses are offered which allow
a student to earn a high school
diploma. In some cases students
may gain credit towards the
diploma from vocational classes.
An adult basic education pro¬
gram enables students to develop
skill in reading and writing so
that they can enter the high
school program. General interest
classes are offered in pottery,
sculpture, leatherwork, painting,
clothing, organ and piano, furni¬
ture repair, and Spanish.
Classes in English as a second
language are available for stu¬
dents whose native language is
not English.
Most of the classes do not have
regular lectures, nor do they re¬
quire the students to adhere to a
strict schedule. Instead, teachers,
and in some cases teaching aids,
are available to give individual
help to students. Classes are in
session day and night. The center
is in operation year round except
for short vacations. Students can
enroll at any time.
There is no tuition for any of
the programs at the CATC and in
many cases books are provided.
The center also offers the stu¬
dents assistance in finding em¬
ployment.
There are about 3000 students
enrolled at the Center, being
assited by about 50 teachers.
The CAT Center is located on
North Lake Avenue in a building
which formerly housed an indus¬
trial plant. There is also the Chil¬
dren’s House, where care is pro¬
vided for pre-school children of
parents attending certain classes.
The Center was established in
June, 1968.
Formal Opening Ceremonies
Scheduled for Robbins Wing
The formal opening of the
West Wing of the Robbins Build¬
ing and the 1.24-acre Student Qua¬
drangle will be held tomorrow at
noon.
During the brief ceremony at
the west end of the quadrangle,
the principal sp-aker will be Dr.
Catherine J. Robbins, president
emeritus of PCC, for whom the
building is named. A portrait of
Dr. Robbins will be presented to
the college, and the World War
II plaque will be officially re¬
located.
Music will be by the Lancer
Band, Dr. Richard Coy directing.
Walter T. Shatford II, president
of the Board of Trustees, will
greet the audience, after which
Dr. Armen Sarafian, president
of PCC, will make the introduc¬
tions. Guided tours will be given
following the ceremony.
All students and faculty mem¬
bers are invited to attend.
