Palm Beach Community College - Galleon Yearbook (Lake Worth, FL)

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m tm The spirit of ' 76 is among the students and faculty of JC. After submitting several appUcations, JC was chosen as the Bicentennial campus from this area. Selections were made from various learning institutions throughout the state. Mr. Edwin Pugh, chairman of JC ' s Bicentennial activities, stated that the fact of JC being the oldest junior college in Florida, was a definite factor in the decision. JC unveils many plans for cele brating the upcoming Bicentenn- ial. Plans on the drawing board include a video-taped oral history program. We want to recognize people who we feel have made contributions to history. JC marked the beginning of the Bi- centinnial activities on October 8 when students formed a 76 in the Sunshine Patio. The first major event was Armis- tice Day which was held on Nov 11 in the Flagler Museum. An illustrative talk was given be re- tired British Admiral, Sir AUestaire Ewing. Ewing is the head of the English-speaking union which means a great deal to JC ' s campus. This union is responsible for pro- viding scholarships for people in order to allow them to study in Europe. Although 1976 represents the Bicentenial, it also signifies the approach of the Florida presiden- tial preferential primary. It is the hope of Mr. Pugh that people as- piring to the presidency will speak to students on campus. Ronald Reagan is being considered as a possible speaker. According to Mr. Pugh, all Democrats and Re pubUcans will be in great demand as spokesman. Also, says Pugh, if there is a third party candidate we ' ll go afte them faster than anyone else. This|p will hopefully prompt others aspir- ing to the presidency to appear on campus. Shirley Chisholm, Sena- tor Hubert Humphrey, and Senator 16

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DNTRAMUBAL Left; Roy Bell, directing intramurals at JC since the program started in 1958. Below; Earline Pruitt, Physical Education major. I R activities include men and women ' s flag-tag football, coed vol- leyball and bowling. These are team play events with standings kept and tournaments held with trophies awarded to the winning outfits. For individuals I R offers an open gym program. This allows students to take advantage of the atheletic facilities at his or her leisure. The department has also set up a one mile jogging track and a place to record run- ning progress. In addition to just playing, instruction is offered in the form of an organized karate class conducted by Paul Ratanaprasith, a native of Thai- land and a black belt holder. These activities plus other reg- ularly scheduled games and cont- ests constitute a well-planned and responsibly administrated program that all students may enjoy. BRIEN BRUNET Karate is taught by a foreign student in the gym learn self-defense 15

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' Scoop ' Jackson spoke on campus in 1972. January 12 is the first day of school in the new year and it marks the first big event as far as the Bicen- tennial is concerned. According to Pugh, they will dedicate a marker prepared by the state and the vo- ter ' s registration bus will be on cam pus. Another event occurring this week is the arrival of the Bicenten- ial Wagon. This wagon is just one of the many covered wagons that will be traveling through the U.S. and converging on July 3. Coun try and Western singer Joe Brock will be appearing on campus the week of January 12. It is also THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY AT JC EMBODY THE SPIRIT OF ' 76 hoped that Burt Reynolds will appear on campus. His interest in horses will coincide with the Bicentennial activities and wagon. The wagon will be on Burt Reynolds ' ranch on Saturday, Jan- uary 17, but whether or not Reynolds will appear on JC cam- pus is not yet determined because of his unpredictable schedule. 1 could use a lot of help, add- ed Mr. Pugh. It ' s a real problem. You just never seem to have enough help. The kind of help Pugh is referring to is typing, sign-making, or anything that will help to ease the load. Anyone who wishes to help in the Bicentennial activities or become involved in the various po- litical rallies during the upcoming election year, please contact Mr. Edwin Pugh, Bicentennial chairman, in room SS OlA. 17