PCC Courier, October 20, 1972

Political Forum To Air Discussion of Issues HOMECOMING COURT— Tomorrow night one of these PCC coeds will be crowned 1972-73 Homecoming Queen. The candidates are, from left, Velda Goe, prelaw major; Linda Rillorta, English major and Lancer Band member; Audie Voorhies, secretarial major and cheerleader; Vanecia McQuinn, telecommunications major; Anita Lopez, language major; Amy Mclntire, Orchesis Club member; and Cindy Garcia, education major. The finalist selected as Queen will be crowned by Dr. Armen Sarafian, PCC president; at the Long Beach game on Horrell Field. “LOOK HOMEWARD, ANGEL,” the play adapted from Thomas Wolfe’s novel, will be presented by PCC's drama club on Nov. 3, 4, 10 and 11 at 8:15 p.m., and Nov. 5 and 12 at 5 p.m. in the Little Theater. Next week, October 24 to 27, has been designated Politics Week at PCC. Sponsored by MECHA. Student Union for Peace and Justice and the Ecology Action Club, the week will be marked by speakers and events whose purpose will be to inform PCC students about different views on candidates and issues of the coming election. Because Monday is a holiday, ac¬ tivities will begin on Tuesday. The first speaker will be Bert Corona, a repre¬ sentative of La Raza Unida. Corona will speak at 11:30 a.m. in the Free Speech Area and again from noon to 1 p.m. in Harbeson Hall. His topic will be ■'Community and Political Affairs.” Corona is a professor at Cal State LA. He was, at one time, president of Local 26 of the Longshoreman’s Union and was one of the founders of the Community Service Organization in Oakland. He will also be the speaker at the Tuesday Evening Forum. His topic there will be “Mexican-Americans— A Two-Culture People in a One-Culture Society." Also on Tuesday, a representative of Cesar Chavez' Farm Worker’s Union will be on campus. He will present the union's position on Proposition 22 from 10 to 11 a.m. in Sexson Auditorium. Drama Club To Perform Wolfe's Play “Look Homeward, Angel,” the drama production directed by instruc¬ tor Bruce Gill, is set for November 3, 4, 10 and 11, at 8:15 p.m.; and November 5 and 12 at 5 p.m. in the Little Theater. The play, adapted from Thomas Wolfe’s 600-page novel, is the story of the author’s childhood. Roughly two and a half hours in length, it holds powerfully demanding roles for young actors. The emotional intensity of each character in the play evokes a number of strong reactions from everyone who reads it, and the actual visual experi¬ ence should be exceptionally moving. Altamont, N.C., in 1916, is the setting for this comedy-drama. The characters actually did exist at one time, and Thomas Wolfe has used his life experiences with them as a basis for the story. His mother runs a rather cheap boarding house, and slights her children of her attention by concerning herself with the boarders. Wolfe was 17 years old when the story takes place, and was constantly dreaming of catch¬ ing a train and getting away from this stifling environment. Flashbacks of what it must have been like to grow up under such condi¬ tions pervade “Look Homeward, Angel” and relate to similar circum¬ stances in the present. Each character in the play has his own personal fan¬ tasy of what life should be like, and the reality of it draws a definite line be¬ tween the dreamers and the doers. “Look Homeward, Angel” is a story of living under such intensified emo¬ tional conditions that it brings the depths of reality into a much clearer, although more frightening, light. The play, written by Ketti Frings, won a Pulitzer Prize on Broadway and the New York Critics’ Award in 1958. COUNSELING APPOINTMENTS Beginning November 1, all students with a code level of 5 and above may make appointments in C216 to see counselors and arrange programs for the second semester. On November 6, code level 4 and below may begin to make appointments. i Cornier Vol. 35, No. 5 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California October 20, 1972 Senate Proposes Handbook The Student Senate is considering the possibility of publishing an alternative student handbook. The purpose of such a book would be to make available to students in¬ formation which might be important to them and which is not furnished in the official student handbook. The most controversial proposal made so far is sure to be an evaluation of teachers. The evaluation would include a course outline written by the teacher in which he or she told which divisions of the subject were given the most emphasis in a particular class. There would also be an evaluation by students who had taken the class. The handbook is still in the planning stage and its exact contents are not known. A committee has been set up in the Senate to study the feasibility of such a book and to make suggestions on what facts are most important to students. Some possibilities are financial aids, which many students might qualify for, such as federally insured loans, emergency loans, scholarships and even food stamps and other welfare benefits. Many students may meet the re quirements for these and other forms of financial help and not know it. Where and how to get legal and medical help free or at little cost is still another question that an alternative handbook might answer. Margo Graham Fund Aids Needy Minorities Manna Comes to PCC for Evening of Rock Manna, Columbia recording artists, will perform in Sexson Auditorium at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28. The release of the group’s first album has already created a shortage of records on the East Coast. Billboard magazine has labeled them as an up and coming group with unlimited po¬ tential in the realm of music. Paul Frye, assemblies com¬ missioner. wanted to stress the im¬ portance of a good turnout. “Any number of people over 350 and we break even.” said Frye. “If we can make a substantial profit, it will go toward an assembly fund which will enable us to bring some top name entertainment to PCC. We can get people like Van Morrison. Cold Blood and maybe even Cheech and Chong if we can build up our funds." Frye said he could best describe Manna as “a Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young sound with a touch of Led Zepplin boogie. There are five members in the group and all of them share in the vocals. I saw them at Long Beach and was really impressed by their vocal harmony and instrumental sound. They received a bigger hand than Cold Blood did" said Frye. KRLA. which put on the show at Long Beach, is giving free advertising, as is KPPC. KLOS. ABC. KHJ and KTTV in order to promote a good group. Mammoth, a local Pasadena group, will also be featured. There are three members in the group. They have played Under the Ice House and at various local functions. Mammoth is now negotiating a contract with Atlantic Records. Frye said about Mammoth, "Musically they are a group that has it together, and offer a wide variety in sound. Everywhere they have played they have been well received.” Frye has hopes that the next contv n will be handled by the Ticketron agency. He feels this will give more people a chance to hear good music at a reasonable price. This is the first of what is hoped to be many concerts at PCC. For an in¬ termission between the three and a half hours of music, there will be a movie about Sgt. Swell of the moun- ties. This has been called a zany spoof of the mounties, which promises to be hilarious. Advance tickets are on sale at the Jollege Bank, or you may get them at .he door for only $2. Parking will be free о those attending the concert. Frye concluded: "This is the kind of music that when you are there live you can't help the urge to get up and boogie." Mrs. Margo Graham, former associate professor of cosmetology and theater arts at Pasadena City College, died just before the opening of the 1972-73 school year. Remembering the students of PCC, she left a scholarship fund in her will of $3000. The scholarship fund will be known as the Peter Rayan-Margo Graham Fund and, according to her wishes, will place emphasis upon academic achievement among minority students, although students with moti¬ vation and interest, along with some success in the classroom, and financial need, will be factors in selection. Each year, part of the money will provide scholarship gifts for a black student, a Mexican-American student, and an American Indian or Hawaiian student. A capable, gifted teacher, she gave a great deal of time and energy to stu¬ dents through personal counseling, financial support, often taking poor students into her home, and through student activities such as clubs , style shows and school productions. Students of PCC expressed their appreciation of her work in theater arts by tapping her for OMD, the high¬ est honorary organization on campus. This honor was given to her in 1964, and in 1965 she was chosen by the Spartans as one of their honorary members. After graduating from PCC, Mrs. Graham went on to Cal State, ob¬ taining her BA and MA degrees. She started teaching at PCC in 1959. She also taught at Pasadena High School. During the past years she has been active in the Faculty Association, serving on the board for several years as well as secretary for a year. She gave leadership through various positions on the board of the California Teachers of Cosmetology, finally serving as state president in 1970-71. She presided at the state convention in June 1971, when appropriately, the theme was “Everythinh Is Beautiful.” On September 26, memorial services for Margo Graham were held. Stu¬ dents and faculty paid their respects to her in a festival of faith. The service Number Needed to Register Students who do not have a Social Security account number should apply for one now. Effective next February, Social Security numbers will be used for registration at PCC. The college's Data Control and Processing Office is now using punch cards as unit record equipment. Last But in order to have some kind of identification that will stay with a student all his life, a Social Security number is required for the record. For students' convenience, applica¬ tion blanks are available in the Ad¬ missions office. C208. Foreign students who have any doubts concerning this should consult Ben Rude in C121. projected her joy of life and living through her humble service to others. Dr. Harold Salisbury, head of the Communications Department; Leonard Perry, speech professor; Miss Harriet Van Osdel, counselor; and Mrs. Margaret O’Donnell, professor of speech spoke of her great concern for students in need. On Wednesday all speakers will be in Sexson Auditorium. First up will be a representative of the Right to Life League. Beginning at 10 a.m., she will present the position of the league, which opposes abortion. At 10:30 a.m. the Women’s National Abortion Council will have a speaker to express its pro-abortion position. At 11:30 a.m., Marianna Hernandez, a member of the Socialist Worker’s Party, will speak on the party's position on various issues on the November ballot. At 11 a.m. Ben Dobbs will present the views of the American Communist Party of which he is a member. The arguments for and against Proposition 17, the controversial measure which would reinstate the death penalty in California in defiance of the decision of the State Supreme Court, will be presented in Harbeson Hall from 1 to 2 p.m. Speaking in favor of the measure will be Irv Kasper. His presentation will include a film en¬ titled "Capital Punishment.” The American Friends Service Committee will send a representative to speak against the bill. He will show a film produced by the American Civil Liberties Union. Representatives of the Nixon and McGovern campaign organizations will extoll the virtues of their respective candidates from 1 to 3 p.m. The debate is expected to be under¬ standably lively. On Wednesday, the first speaker will be Roger Reigner, candidate for the State Assembly from the 54th District. He will be followed at 10:30 by his opponent, John (Bud) Collier, At 11 a.m. Baxter Ward, who is running for Los Angeles County Su¬ pervisor from the 5th District, will speak in Sexson Auditorium. From 10 to 11 a.m. pro and con positions will be discussed on the Coastline Initiative, Proposition 20. Presenting the opposition view will be a representative of the advertising firm, Whitaker and Baxter. , This firm, which has been hired to work against the measure, was instru¬ mental in the defeat of Proposition 9 in June. Speaking in favor of the measure will be Mark Braley, administrator of Caltech’s Environmental Quality Lab. Braley asked that it be emphasized that he is representing the Planning and Conservation League, not Caltech. At 11:30 a.m. Thursday, the Artists for People's Earth will present guerrilla theater in the free speech area. From noon to 1 p.m., Rennie Davis, well-known political activist, will speak, also in the free speech area. The film “Reefer Madness,” a hi¬ lariously funny film made in 1936 about the evils of marijuana, is tentatively scheduled for two showings in the afternoon in Sexson Auditorium. The film will begin at 1 p.m. and will take about 80 minutes. It will be shown again beginning about 7:30 p.m. From 1 to 2 p.m. in Harbeson Hall. Joe Busch and Vincent Bugliosi, who are candidates for the office of Los Angeles District Attorney, will appear in Harbeson Hall. Each candidate will have half an hour, with Busch speaking first. At 2 p.m. Mrs. Warren Dorn will speak for her husband, the incumbent in the race for supervisor from the 5th District. At 10 a.m. on Friday, Ron Wright, a representative of the American Inde¬ pendent Party, will speak in Harbeson Hall. Wright is scheduled in lieu of Rep. John Schmitz, the party's candi¬ date for President. From 10:30 to 11:30, Carlos Moorhead, Republican candidate for Congress in the 20th District, and Frank Lanterman, candidate in the race for the State Assembly from the 47th District, will speak for half an hour each. They will speak in Har¬ beson Hall. Scheduled to speak at 11:30 a.m. is John Binkley. Binkley is the Demo¬ cratic U.S. Congressional candidate for the 20th District. At 12 noon, David Ridenour, candidate for the State Assembly from the 47th District, will present his positions on current issues. Both men will speak in Harbeson Hall. At 12:30 p.m. there will be a discussion in Harbeson Hall dealing with Proposition 18, the censorship bill. The speaker is not yet scheduled. Ruth Ehrlick will speak on women’s rights at 1 p.m. She will be followed by Jim Goteski, . youth director for Socialists for Genesee and Pulley, an arm of the American Communist Party. From 2 to 3 p.m. Stanley Hart and H. L. Richardson will speak in Harbeson Hall. Both are candidates for the U.S. Senate, 19th District. The week offers more than any stu¬ dent will probably be able to see and hear. The scheduling is such, however, that most students will probably be able to participate in at least some of the activities. Prof. To Speak: U.S. Involvement in Asia MRS. MARGO GRAHAM, former associate professor of cosmetology and theater arts, died just before the opening of the school year. She left a “Asia and the Sad Story of the United States Involvement” is the subject of a lecture by Jack Anderson, assistant professor of the Social Science Department on Thursday, Oct. 24, from 10:30 to 12 noon, in C301. This is the first of two forums sponsored by the Social Science Department for this semester. The Problems of Bilingua Set for Forum Speech Bilingual and bicultural problems of Spanish-speaking people will be discussed by Prof. Bert Corona at his lecture, “Mexican-American: A Two- Culture People in a One-Culture Society,” at Pasadena City College’s Tuesday Evening Forum next week at 7:30. Prof. Corona has a long history of promoting self-help programs for Spanish-speaking communities. He feels that the Mexican- American 's final liberation into full self-determination lies in the forma¬ tion of broad, indigenous and inde¬ pendent organizations. Since his teenage years, Prof. Corona has been a pioneer in social re¬ form and educational opportunity for Mexican-Americans. He has demonstrated his qualities of leadership by organizing such groups as Mexican-American workers in the Los Angeles area, and the National Congress of the Spanish-Speaking People, the first national organization for civic, political and civil rights of the Mexican population of the South¬ west. As a member of (he Mexican- American Political Association, he has held office as California state secre¬ tary, state vice president and state president. A professor at California State University at Los Angeles, Corona attended the University of Southern California and the University of California at Los Angeles, majoring in commercial law. He is affiliated with Casa-National Brotherhood of General Workers, MECHA, Universidad International de Mexico, and La Raza Unida Party. In addition, he is a charter member of Mapa-Servidas, a national board member of Spanish Speaking Man¬ power Association and a Chubb Fellow at Yale University. In 1966 Corona conceived and wrote the first training programs under the Manpower Development Training Act the U.S. Department of Labor of mono¬ lingual Spanish-speaking illiterate heads-of-families. This program, known as EPA, is training, every year, several hundred Mexican-American bread winners heretofore considered untrainable, at the College of the Holy Redeemer in Oakland, Calif. Season tickets for the Tuesday Evening Forum lectures may be ob¬ tained for $2 at the College Bank. For further information call PCC at 795- 6961. second one is planned for November or early December. “There are a lot of people on our staff who have special knowledge in certain areas,” said John F. Christopher, assistant chairman. “We believe that faculty as well as students would profit from the opportunity to hear these people discuss their ex¬ pertise.” Last year the department held lectures on subjects from Latin America to the grand jury. Prof. Anderson will speak on the history of relations between America and the Far East from 1898 to the present time. He has taught Asian history for 15 years and has traveled to the Far East many times in the past. From the acquisition of the Philippines, which led to the building of an American empire in the Pacific, to war with Japan, the Korean war and the present war in Indochina, An¬ derson believes that American in¬ volvement has been generally sad and tragic. “I’ve been denouncing the Vietnam war for years, long before anyone else had spoken out aginst it,” said An¬ derson. “This is a stupid war; we have no business to be in there. “People said that Nixon is winding down the war because American casualties have drastically dropped,” he continued. “But we are carrying out the heaviest bombing of Indochina in the history of the world. “So Americans are not dying, but what about the Asians?” he asked. The lecture will also include an analysis of the nature of Chinese, Japanese and Southeast Asian society, Anderson said that relations between the U.S. and Asia have been based on the indifference and ignorance of the U.S. government and people about the Far East. “I want the American people to know that Orientals ane humans, too,” concluded Anderson.