OCTOBER 21, 1977
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
VOL. 44, N0.9
Three To Reign Over Roses
PCC Coeds Selected for Court
FANTASTIC!— Not lacking emotion for the occasion, Kathleen Alice
Graves gets a hug from Lori Japenga, one of last year’s Rose Prin¬
cesses, after she was announced as a member of the prestigious Rose
Court. The 1978 Rose Queen will be selected from among the seven
princesse Tuesday. —Courier Photo by Blake Sell
Financial Forms To Change
BRENDA ANN HANDY
just elated,” said Miss Handy. Her
third attempt at becoming Hose Queen
finally paid off, as Miss Handy
‘‘became more determined each time I
tried.”
“I was shocked and very proud that
my family was there to see it. Every
one of those girls was deserving of the
position,” said Miss Graves.
Miss Graves plans to have a career
in social services, through education.
Her mother, Eleanor Johnson
(Graves) Taylor, is “just thrilled” and
is reminiscent of when she was a Rose
Princess in 1953.
The announcement was made on the
steps of the Tournament House among
about 100 friends and parents. The 1977
Court presented the new Court with
flowers and hugs. The princesses were
then taken to be fitted for new war¬
drobes and given new hairdos in
between loads of pictures.
The princesses were chosen from 907
applicants who entered competition
September 24 and 26. The number was
reduced to 150 and then to 25 finalists,
each girl going through rigorous
questioning and photographing.
The Rose Queen will be announced
Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the Tournament
of Roses Headquarters in Pasadena. A
coronation dinner follows the crowning
of the Queen, which each of the 907
contestants are invited to attend with
an escort.
Forest W. Foster, director of public
relations for the Tournament of Roses,
said, “The nine judges are not looking
for beauty alone. They want a girl with
poise, personality, speaking ability
and a good smile.”
The Queen and her Court will reign
over the Rose Parade and Bowl activi¬
ties on January 2, 1978.
Three PCC beauties were chosen as
princesses for the 89th Tournament of
Roses Royal Court Monday.
They are Kathleen Alice Graves, 18;
Lou Ellen Harryman, 19, both of La
Canada and Brenda Ann Handy, 19, of
Pasadena.
Other princesses are Devon Marie
DeGrazio, Maria Lynn Caron,
Elisabeth Ann Jacobs and Colleen
Kettenhofen. One of the seven finalists
will reign as the 89th Rose Queen.
“It is all the glamour and glitter that
I expected. I am in the limelight
already with only two days of being a
princess. It really hasn’t hit me yet.
You become important, yet you’re still
normal,” said Miss Harryman. She is
a business administration major at
PCC, looking forward to a career as a
certified public accountant. This is her
second attempt at a Rose Queen title,
last year having placed in the top 25
contestants.
Miss Handy is also studying business
administration, with an emphasis on
law. She trains birds and plays the
flute and piano.
“I just can’t explain how I felt; I was
SMILE OF TRIUMPH — Rose Princess Locr Ellen
Harryman shows her pleausre at being chosen a
member of the 89th Tournament or Roses Royal
Court. Miss Harryman competed against 907
contestants in her second attempt to win the Rose
Queen title. —Courier Photo by Blake Sell
Student , Teacher Disagreement
Leads to Shouting ; Altercation
By Todd Axtell
Associate News Editor
and Mike Phillips
Feature Editor
A student and an instructor were involved in an alterca¬
tion in the Communication office Wednesday, Oct. 12.
William Logan, assistant professor of speech and a 17-
year-old coed, Debra Mercer, were involved in a dispute
that resulted in some of the student’s hair being pulled out.
She also sustained a bruised left arm, sources confirmed.
Logan had no comment and referred the situation to Dr.
E. Howard Floyd, president-superintendent and Dr.
Stanley E. Gunstream, vice-president for instruction,
citing that it is a personnel matter.
Dean of Student Activities A1 Kauti said that disciplinary
action had been taken against the girl.
Dr. Floyd, when asked for details of the incident, said,
“It is a personnel matter and all personnel matters are
handled privately.”
William Shanks, chairman of the Communication
Department, declined to comment. Security reports on the
matter were not released.
According to Ms. Mercer, the incident began as an after¬
class discussion between her and Logan over a class-
related matter. A discussion between the two resulted in
her decision to transfer out of the class, she said.
Subsequent trips to the Communication offices (C120 and
C122) ended in heated exchanges in Logan’s office there.
According to a first-hand witness, Harvey Hetland, tele¬
communication instructor, Logan addressed the girl in a
loud voice, the first time she left the office. “Logan called
out, ‘You need one. You are dumb, dumb, dumb,’ ” said
Hetland.
The student then left to catch a bus, purchased a straw¬
berry soda and realized that she had forgotten her note¬
book. She returned to the office, she said. It was sometime
after 2 p.m., according to numerous sources.
Further angry discussion resulted in the forcible ejection
of Ms. Mercer from the Communication offices by Logan.
She said that he dragged her by the arm. “If he had finger¬
nails he’d have pierced my skin,” she said.
Ms. Mercer said that she re-entered the office area and
threw the strawberry soda at Logan. Prior to throwing the
red drink, the girl had removed her shoes, sources said.
Sources indicate that the teacher followed the student
into the department office through the door connecting it to
the teachers’ offices. The hair-pulling occurred during the
scuffle, which at one point found the student on the floor
behind a secretary’s desk, sources said.
A secretary attempted to calm the situation, sources
said, and the two were held at bay by student Wesley Small
until security arrived. Approximately six security officers
responded.
School nurse Barbara Haisch said, “I was asked by Mr.
Shanks to file an accident report after examining the girl.”
Nurse Haisch confirmed that the student’s arm was
bruised and that a small amount of hair was loose from her
scalp.
A committee comprised of the Deans of Student Activi¬
ties A1 Kauti and Phyllis Jackson, and Dr. Irvin G. Lewis,
vice-president of student personnel services, interviewed
Ms. Mercer Thursday.
As of yesterday, no criminal charges had been filed.
student’s need for financial aid. The
basic difference now is that this
determination applies to more
agencies than before.
FAFs will be available on December
1, although they will not be accepted
until January 1. The deadline for FAFs
is February 1. Swaim said that
students should also have completed
taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test
(SAT) by December 3, since California
State Scholarships use these scores
along with the FAFs in determining
applicant eligibility. For students who
have not taken the test, the registra¬
tion deadline is October 28.
Students who demonstrate financial
need on the FAF will automatically
receive Cal Grant A if they have a
grade point average of 3.5 or higher (in
which case no SAT scores will be
required), or have a total SAT score of
1200 or higher and a GPA of 2.51 to 3.5.
Swaim said that students also need
to be aware of the need to file the
Student Aid Commission Supplemental
Form, which identifies the person
filing as a State Scholarship applicant
and provides information not included
on the FAF. The deadline for filing the
Supplemental Form is also February
1.
HANG TOUGH— Hang glider instructor Jeff Anderson shows student
Andre Tate just how it is done during noon hour demonstration
Tuesday. Anderson was on campus promoting his hang-gliding
training courses. He is an assistant professor at California State
Universities Long Beach and Fullerton, teaching the theory of flight
and hang-gliding ground SChOOl. Courier Photo by Jim Buckhouse
By Mike Phillips
Feature Editor
Recent changes in financial aids
application procedures will affect
students for the first time this fall as
application deadlines for 1978-79
scholarships approach.
Students need only file one form to
be eligible for a variety of different
financial aids, according to Paul
Swaim, assistant coordinator of the
offices of Scholarships and Financial
Aids.
The Financial Aid Form (FAF), at
the suggestion of a Federal Com¬
mission on Student Financial Aids in
August, now applies to all state grants,
Students Must File Soon
for Scholarship Eligibility
scholarships, institutional aids such as
college work-study programs,
National Direct Student Loans and the
Basic Opportunity Grant.
Previously, three separate forms
were required just for students to meet
eligibility standards.
Swaim said that the combination of
the several different forms into one
represents a significant convenience
for students and administrators alike.
“I think it’s a good idea,” he said. “It’s
hard getting all of these governmental
agencies to do the right thing.”
The purpose of the FAF is to collect
information used in determining a
Radiology Lab Plan Dropped
High Bids Fold Project
By Mike Phillips
Feature Editor
Plans for a radio-technology lab to
be built adjacent to the future com¬
bination Allied Health and Handi¬
capped Services Center in the C
Building have been dropped due to
underestimation of the project’s cost.
Bids came in at 45 per cent over the
estimated cost of $99,000 and the Board
of Trustees accepted a recommenda¬
tion on October 6 to reject all bids
received for the project.
Low bid for the work was $144,360.
Six bids were received and ranged
upward to $170,000.
“We know at the present that we do
not have the funds to build a radiology
lab,” said Superintendent-President
E. Howard Floyd.
Original estimates were made by
architects Carmichael and Kemp
during the summer and were revised
several times before the final figure
was reached and received board ap¬
proval.
Dr. Charles F. Miller, vice-president
of business services, said that the
error was due at least partly to the
smallness of the job and the age of the
building.
“They ran into a couple of technical
problems,” he said.
Smaller remodeling and con¬
struction jobs are often more difficult
to estimate correctly than large ones,”
he said.
Also, the C Building is over 40 years
old and presents unique problems for
architects.
One of these became apparent when
it was discovered that the floor of one
of the rooms to be remodeled, at first
thought to be only the usual linoleum,
was actually lined with a thick layer of
asjphalt. The asphalt had been installed
long ago when the room was being
used as a print shop, since it could
better withstand the heavy equipment
used.
“You can’t always be sure that your
plans have everything that’s in the
building,” Miller said.
The Board of Trustees has also
authorized Carmichael and Kemp to
re-estimate the project, including only
the health center and handicapped
center. Miller said that if the ar¬
chitects were off in their original
estimates by more than 10 per cent,
they were obligated to fulfill their
contract at no further cost to the
school.
Thanksgiving Bounty Is Goal of Drive
Adelphians To Collect Canned Goods
The annual Adelphian canned fooc|
drive is set to begin a two-week run orj
Monday.
The 35 members of the woman’s
service organization will begin work
on campus and in the community
collecting canned foods which will be
presented to the Ecumenical Council!
of the Pasadena Area Churches. Needy]
families in the Pasadena area will
receive the collected foods in time for!
Thanksgiving.
According to Elaine Ebersole,
Adelphian vice-president in charge of
the food drive, the Adelphians will
distribute collection boxes around the
campus to gather food donations from
students. The club will also deliver,
fliers to homes to inform residents of
the need for canned foods.
The drive culminates on November 4
with the members going door-to-door
collecting cans from Pasadena homes.
“The people are usually very willing to
donate some food to the drive,” said
Miss Ebersole.
Collecting more than 1000 pounds of
canned food is the goal of this year’s
drive. Last year, the club took in ap¬
proximately 990 pounds.
Prior to the canned food drive, the
Adelphians were involved in a
membership drive which brought 15
new members into the club. This
semester the club has also raised
$28.10 in the White Cane Drive for the
Pasadena Lions’ Club to be used to
help sight-deficient people. The
Adelphians also sold 750 donut holes on
campus in their first fund-raiser of the
semester.
“Adelphians have been involved
with the canned food drive for close to
10 years,” said President Rebecca
Ennis. “The canned food drive is a
chance for Adelphians to do service for
the Pasadena-Altadena community.
It’s the type of humane and giving
program that Adelphians is associated
with.”