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

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STUDENT LIFE Traditions Whatever happened to school tradition? In bygone years at JC, many traditions upheld by the older students gave a welcome feeling to the new freshmen. The beanies , dinks , or freshman caps in the green and gold school colors were worn by the freshmen during orientation week along with a placard around their neck. Throughout the year, each club and organization gave a formal dance financed by the SGA. These formal dances and beach parties could be attended almost every week with faculty involvement in many of these activities. See- ing each other in this informal atmosphere helped students and faculty improve classroom attitudes. Christmas time brought a whirlwind of activity as the Art Department and SGA decorated the campus with Christmas trees. Decorated by the students, the trees were given to children ' s homes, nursing homes, etc., when the Christmas vacation began. The Music Department sent out caroling groups, and the various clubs sponsored grab bag Christmas parties. Also, during the holidays, one of the organizations gave a student alumni dance. Traditions seemed to die somewhat, however, as JC be- came a community college, offering more non-degree and vocational programs. But along with the green and gold re- main the memories of days past. MARY HIEGEL Campus Sound • The music that you hear in the cafeteria and the SAC patio is brought to you by the dedicated staff of WPBC, JC ' s very own radio station, located in the Student Ac- tivity Center. WPBC broadcasts from 8:00 am to 2:30 pm, bringing the students both news and a variety of musical sets. Most of the records are donated by students, with some new releases coming from Colombia Recording Studios. WPBC is better equipped to please you, its audience, than in years past. This year they have added two Russco turntables and a Russco studio mix-board, pruchased with a percentage of the Student Activity Fee. In the future, WPBC looks forward to updating more of its equipment and expanding to a full broadcasting program on the FM educational band. They hope to generate more student interest in the broadcasting media on campus, which could lead to a degree in broadcasting at JC. Station manager Jim Klein and DJ ' s Ray Borgerson, Mike Arnold, Bob Doame, Maurice Gaffney, Denny Hayward, Scott Des Ilets, Tim Johnson, and Sue Robins strive to make their broadcasts both entertaining and informative in a professional manner. They invite all JC students to drop by and see how their money has contributed to the operation of the station. WPBC earnestly solicits the support of the student bod and the selections they would like to hear. As assistant manager Ray Borgerson puts it, We want the students to stop over and make a request. Your request might be just what someone else wants to hear. 4 RICK COYLE

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Mr. Hale in one of his creative moments Hot-rod Hitchcock Drawing instructor Reuben Hale has recently become interested in sculpting, but it wOl be one or two more years before he exhibits any of his work. Anyone can learn to draw to a certain extent, says Hale. They need to learn the technical process, if they become artists, that ' s another thing. he added with agrin, he then concluded, It ' s just like anyone can learn to write. His main point to a novice is to see what you see in a logical manner and to carry it out as an illusion on paper. If we get that in Drawing I, we ' re happy, Hale proposes. The biggest problem with some students is that they de- feat the idea by having a preconception of what drawing and painting is. He is concerned mainly with advanced students. Drawing IV students learn printmaking and etching. Hale says he was influenced by Rembrandt and the French artist Cezanne. There are permanent showing of his students ' art work in the faculty lounge and in various conference rooms a- round campus. Eventually they ' ll be all over campus, Hale points out. While his spare time is usually spent on his sculture, for which he may use anything from fiberglass to cement, de- pending on the desired image, his daughter travels the coun- try with a circus. Ringling Brothers have the artist ' s daughter doing aerial ballet this year. From interesting parents seem to spring similar children. .J, JOHN CHILDERS

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The Short Long Of It The year for comfort Nostalgic preoccupation with the Bicentennial has affected campus clothes and hair styles. Natural fabrics in rich earthy colors dominate the scene. If you look like you ' ve slept in your clothes you ' re with it. Corduroy slacks and denim jeans, topped by plaid or madras shirts all compare for a unisex look. Midcalf, soft, clinging dresses perched atop skyscraper clogs offer a sharp contrast, in increasing numbers. There is a marked decrease in blondes and the extra long hair seems tc be going out of style. Brunettes with shoulder blade lengths of hair is the order of the day for women, and men have gone in strong for collar length hair cuts. With the advent of cooler weather corduroy slacks will gain and an updated version of the poncho is back, stronger than ever. Amodified western influence exerts a subtle influence on much of our campus attire. Three piece suits, so prevalent in upper level univer- sities, have not arrived here. The year is still young and we may yet see them arrive on our fashion scene after winter and the cool weather arrives. This is the year for comfort teamed with practicality as a dominant theme for both hair styles and clothes. We have reached into the past and adopted from many eras to create a new-old blend.. .a fashion look, all our own.i GUNDA CALDWELL Cool weather scene