PCC Courier, October 22, 1969

Override Approved by Narrow Margin Dr. Sara flan Tells vW \( }/\iltTI£)fT> Imporlante of Win Я j Я jfB / Я^Я The Pasadena Area Junior Col- “To the student, the favorab Ярг lege District won narrow approv- vote means that doors will со Vol. 32, No. 5 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California October 22, 1969 The Pasadena Area Junior Col¬ lege District won narrow approv¬ al of its 17-cent tax override yes¬ terday. Less than 25 per cent of the qualified voters in the PCC dis¬ trict cast ballots. There were only 156 votes separating “yes” and “no” totals. The measure received 13,966 “yes” votes to 11,364 “no.” It won with a percentage of 55.14. PCC’s tax override lifts the le¬ gal junior college tax level to 75 cents. Dr. Armen Sarafian, college president and superintendent, in thanking the voters, attributed the small vote and narrow win to the fact that there was no active campaign waged in the measure’s behalf, and on new high reap¬ praisals on property in some parts of the district. He noted also that the tax in¬ creases and the improvements they will pay for cannot become effective until next year. In summing up the victory, Dr. Sarafian said: “We appreciate the support of the citizens of the Pasadena Area Junior College District. “To the community, approval of the ballot measure means the re¬ sponsible and effective program of the district will be continued at a high level of excellence. “To the student, the favorable vote means that doors will con¬ tinue to be open to help him to obtain his lower division college education or to gain occupational skills. “To the college staff, yester¬ day’s victory represented a chance for the community to express its appreciation for the dedicated and conscientious effort of all person¬ nel in establishing an outstanding community college.” Income has not kept pace with the rise in educational costs and enrollment growth of PCC. The college has been faced with inflationary costs and increasing enrollments, which make addition¬ al funds necessary. Fall enrollment in day classes has jumped from 8031 in 1968 to 8519 this year — an increase of six per cent. Recent state action in cutting back enrollment in state colleges and universities will re¬ sult in even higher PCC enroll¬ ment. Approximately two of every three high school graduates in the JC district are expected to take their freshmen and sophomore years at PCC. Total day and night enrollment last year was 27,755. The Pasadena Unified School District’s bond issue, on the same ballot as PCC’s’, was also passed successfully yesterday. Senate Is Discussed; Board Makes Appea PRESIDENT EMERITUS Catherine J. Robbins was guest speaker for the formal opening of the west wing of the Robbins Building and the new student quadrangle. The ceremonies were also the scene of a speech by Dr. Armen Sarafian and several impressive musical numbers by the PCC Lancer Band. Dr. Robbins gave devoted service to Pasadena City College for 45 years. Thomas Bradley To Address Students Next Wednesday As part of the program to re¬ vitalize itself, the AMS has se¬ cured Los Angeles City Council¬ man Thomas Bradley to speak in Harbeson Hall at noon next Wed¬ nesday. The controversial politi¬ cian who narrowly lost the 1968- 69 LA mayor’s race is speaking at a time when many supporters are hoping for an announcement of his participation in a statewide election next year. Five years after winning a law degree at Southwestern Universi¬ ty Law School in 1956, • Council¬ man Bradley retired from a 21- year term with the police service and opened a law office. He was elected to city councilman of the 10th District in 1963 and four years later ran unopposed and was reelected for a second term. Following are a portion of the offices Bradley holds as a coun¬ cilman: chairman of the State, County and Federal Affairs Com¬ mittee of the Council; chairman of the Public Works Priority Com¬ mittee; and chairman of the Com¬ mittee on Proposed Legislation. Among his other affiliations are member, Board of Directors Joint Commission on Mental Health of Children; was appointed by the President as a member of the Peace Corps Advisory Council; member, Board of Directors, Uni¬ versity Religious Conference; and president of the Southern Calif¬ ornia Association of Government (SCAG) 1968-69. In late July of 1969 Bradley launched the Coalition for Better Government. “The CBG is an at¬ tempt to preseve the broad coali¬ tion which mounted the historic Bradley-for-Mayor campaign ear¬ lier this year, and to apply its resources toward achieving a more responsible and responsive government.” Concern about the urban crisis is the principle “rea¬ son for being” for the CBG. The councilman was scheduled for his talk through the diligence of Ray Dodson, publicity chair¬ man of AMS and AMS President Rudy Fordham. Dodson, a former campaign worker for Bradley and a member of the Coalition for Better Government stated that “Tom Bradley is intensely aware of the importance of young peo¬ ple accomplishing political action through peaceful means.” Fordham said this was the first of a series of activities which AMS will be sponsoring this year in order to bring new life to the club. “Constructive changes are need¬ ed in the Senate” was the concen¬ sus of opinion of the fourth ASB Board meeting of the fall semes¬ ter. Because of two editorials in last week’s Courier, questions have arisen on the constitutional¬ ity of Senate procedures. Pat Lowry, Senate president, was not present at the board meeting, but afterwards denied the charges of “railroading” and other accusa¬ tions. Most charges concerned the acceptance of the films to be shown at a film festival on cam¬ pus. Because of lack of time, Oscar Rodriguez, Senate vice-president, was unable to offer a resolution he was scheduled to present. No definite solution was presented by the student officers. Freshman Class President Asks For Student Support In a statement to the Freshman Class, the newly elected president, Ed Lewis stated: As your pre¬ sident, I hope to accomplish a great deal for the Freshman Class. I feel that in the past, class presidents have not done as good a job as they were capable of do¬ ing. I need a very enthusiastic and competent class council that the Freshman Class functions may be carried out properly. Wednes¬ day, October 29 will be the first official council meeting, which will deal with the involvement of the class in the homecoming ac¬ tivities; committees pertaining to these activities will be formed and headed by a committee chair¬ man at this time. I have selected three members for the cabinet to aid me in form¬ ing the class council and to help get things rolling. As vice-presi¬ dent, I selected Terry Johnson. I feel he is qualified to carry out the duties of his office. I selected for secretary, Terri Calopedis, who has already done an outstanding job in helping me with secretarial details involving the applications for the class council. Because of the class’ financial status, I felt that there is a great need for a treasurer with initia¬ tive and drive. Jay Rinehart was chosen for this position. Accep¬ tance of these three is scheduled. I would also like to make a few statements on the election. I definitely agree with Ed Powell (elections commissioner) that there was not adequate time to run a sufficient campagn. I • Continued on Page Two Homecoming Queen To Be Crowned Nov. 8 Theme of the 1969 Lancer Homecoming November 8 is “Ho¬ rizons Unlimited,” according to Shar’ee Thomure, chairman of the event. The theme will be carried out in the design of the club floats for the pre-game parade around the track at Horrell Field. Accord¬ ing to the parade co-chairman, Rick Still, “It has been a tradi¬ tion at PCC for each club on cam¬ pus to make a float which repre¬ sents its interests in relation to the central theme.” Trophies will be awarded for sweepstakes, president’s (origi¬ nality), and theme. Also taking place during the pre-game festivities will be the crowning of the homecoming queen, to be elected by ballot November 3 to 7. Applications from interested girls will be ac¬ cepted until October 24, said Shar’ee. After interviews by a student and faculty committee, seven girls will be announced as finalists Oc¬ tober 29. They will be introduced to the student body at a reception in the free speech area November 4 and at a pep rally November 6. Halftime activities at the game against Pierce will include per¬ formances by the Lancer Band and by the Pierce Band. Featured at the after game dance in the Campus Center lounge will be a headline record¬ ing group, according to Mike Sul¬ livan, president of Circle K, the sponsoring organization. AMS President Rudy Fordham announced that Councilman Thomas Bradley will talk in Har¬ beson Hall next Wednesday. This is the first of many talks to be given by a wide variety of leaders. KPCS and KRLA agreed to aid PCC with publicity. The AMS will work with AWS in a Biafra food drive and will also sponsor a record hop in the Campus Center in the near future. On the Student Cabinet, Don Wood, ASB vice-president, stated that approximately 90 per cent of the members attended to discuss future assemblies for profit and outside community involvement. Wood and President Wayne Traylor appealed to the student body to voice their opinions to the Cabinet. “We don’t like to be looked at as those guys in the Campus Center,” said Wood. “We want student to talk to us not only during board meetings but any time they see problems within PCC. That’s what we’re here for. We are receptive to any suggestions and do not like to be set apart from other students on campus.” After the election report by “Ed Report,” Ed Lewis, newly elected Freshman Class president, was sworn into his office by Dean John Eikenbery. SCC Requests Curriculum Ideas Students now have a chance to express their ideas on curriculum. All over campus there are post¬ ers with “REACT” written in large red letters, and at the bot¬ toms of these posters are enve¬ lopes for students to deposit their suggestions. Leaders request that all sug¬ gestions be signed so that stu¬ dents can be contacted for further ideas for the Student Curriculum Committee. Suggestions are pouring in to supplement the 15 picked up dur¬ ing the summer. These sugges¬ tions are acted on by the SCC. All suggestions must be sub¬ mitted by mid-December to be considered for the 1970-71 school year. The next meeting of the SCC, open to everyone, will be held at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 4 in 102C.