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

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THE ANNUAL PBJC SCHOLARSHIP CONCERT Some of the members of the PBJC Concert Choir are shown rehearsing with Pat Johnson Johnson, director (at piano). Shown as they gathered around the piano are Carol Hebach, West Palm Beach, Karen Bunner, Boynton Beach; Marybeth Jackson, Lighthouse Point; Mike Eberle, Lake Worth; Penny Williams, Lake Worth; Valorie Browder, Lake Worth; Kathy Black, Boca Raton; Tim Johnson, West Palm Beach; Shellie Glady, West Palm Beach.

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The annual PBJC Scholarship Concert was presented in the auditorium in October. Partici- pating in the program were the Concert Band directed by Mr. Sy Pryweller, the Concert Choir under the direction of Ms. Pat Johnson, and the Concert Orches- tra, directed by Mr. James Gross. Barbara Hunter played in the Scholarship Concert

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ITRATDON Worried schedule-seeking stu- dents crowded the administration building in confusion, fearing course-section cutbacks would pre- vent them from getting desired schedules. JC ' s campus became a battlefield in the fight for survival of pre-registration as early as Sun- day night when some students reportedly camped out in front of the registrar ' s office. Some others had been waiting in line since 3 A.M., Monday morning. The explanation as to why this unexpected panic occurred is that course sections for winter term were reduced, due to cutback in state funds, while at the same time enrollment was accelerating. The students anticipated diffi- culty in arranging their schedules because of the cutbacks, the class- es they wanted and needed were not offered in as many different time slots as in the past. Everything that needs to be offered is offered, according to the Dean of Academic Affairs, Dr. Paul Graham. However, where there were once maybe two or three sections in a subject there may now be only one. The method of handling registra- tion caused much grief to the students who described it as an ordeal , free-for-all , and a few other choice descriptions. The school employed its open door policy , a first-come-first- served method of registration. This was a serious mistake as ' everybody tried to come the first day. The barrage of sever- al thousand students attempting to register had been influenced by rumors that they might not get in. Some classes were cancelled and some students skipped scheduled classes and missed work. In an attempt to thin down the lines, college office workers attempted to hand out numbers so that the students could return later in the day with their place in the order of registration still preserved. People didn ' t trust the num- bers, the spokesman conceded. They stayed in line anyway. BRANDY ZASKEY 30