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

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1977 volume:

ALLEON STAFF Advisor John Correll Editor-in-Chief Colleen Logan ! Production Editor Susie Nutt Photo Editor Chuck Andersen Layout and Paste up Ruth Whitten, Susie Nutt, Steve Tortoru Copy Colleen Logan, Susie Nutt, Bill Gullion Cover Steve Tortorici ' ; Process Camera Bob Freeman Photography Lenny Nichols, Vanessa Rood, Mani Zavala, Howard Williams, Doreen Walsh Contributing Staff Marleis Miller, Marilyn D. Rosbnn, Patrick Heffernan, Eula R. Robinson, Ann Uhl, Marie Rocheleau COYI ' KXrS 2 4, 5, 6, 1 _ 8 10, 11 = 12 = 13, 16 = 17 = 18 = 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 = 24 = 25, 26 = 28 = 30 = . DEDICATION - DR. MANOR DEDICATION - DR. EISSEY „SOUTH CENTER ,,NORTH CAMPUS 3ELLE GLADE CENTER CO-ED SPORTS JNTRAMURALS JNTERCOLLEGIATE S.G.A. I.C.C. „DRAMA STUDENT SURVEY JLEANA LAVASTIDA MUSIC =PAT JOHNSON =JVIR. DUNCAN NEW TEACHERS FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT .MAINTENANCE .NIGHT CLASS .EXPANSIONS =MENTAL HEALTH .CERAMICS =G.P.A. F.C.C.P.A. =COLLEGE COLLAGE =FRESHMEN = OTEL - MOTEL MANAGEMENT Dr. Manor The Galleon staff is proud to dedicate the first edition of the 1977-78 yearbooi to the President of Palm Beach Junior College, Dr. Harold C. Manor, who is retiring at the end of this year after 21 years of ser- vice. Before coming to P.B.J.C. Dr. Manor taught a total of eleven years in Indiana, three of those years at the University of Indi- ana. He also taught for six years at Arkansas State and for four years served as dean of evening classes in St. Petersburg. Dr. Manor came to P.B.J.C. in 1957, at that time the total enrollment was 825 students. Today P.B.J.C. ' s main campus along with three additional cam- puses has an enrollment of 8,- 000. With the increased enrol- lment the number of programs offered at P.B.J.C. has also in- creased. Dr. Manor feels that this increase in programs is im- portant to meet the needs of the community and that these pro- grams are flexible enough to be applied elsewhere. Dr. Manor ' s responsibilities as president are vast and varied. He recommends the establishment, organization and oper- ation of programs, classes and services to be offered by the college. He sees that the food service program is consistent with state laws and regulations of the state board of education. In dealing with personnel, Dr. Manor recommends to the board of trustees, (of which he is sec- retary) positions to be filled and the minimum qualifica- tions for each position; contracts and terms of service; transfers and promotions of personnel and suspen- sions and dismissals. He directs the work, super- vises instruction and provides leadership for the improvement of all members of the instr- uctional staff and other employees of the college. Student welfare is a big responsibility of Dr. Manor ' s. He sees that buildings are kept in proper sanitary and physical condition and that heat, light, water and power and other supplies and utilities are adequate. He recommends rules and regulations for admitting, classifying, pro- moting and graduating stu- dents at P.B.J.C. Rules pertaining to proper con- trol, discipline and expul- sion or suspension of stu- dents also fall under Dr. Manor ' s jurisdiction. Dr. Manor recommends the purchase of college si- tes; additions to existing college sites when needed; alterations and repairs to buildings and proposes the ° purchase of furniture, bo- - oks and other necessary z equipment. z In time all of these responsibilities will be left to Dr. Manors ' successor, D Dr. Eissey. Dr. Manor ° plans to live a life of full time retirement for awhile, I ! • doing the things he enjoys most. He plans to swim, play golf, visit his grandchildren, and travel. Even though he is retiring from P.B.J.C. Dr. Manor plans to remain active on the Economic Council of Palm Beach County, the Boy Sc- outs of America, the Fra- ternity of Police Associa- tion and various other bo- ards. Summing up his twenty years with JC, Dr. Manor ex- pressed it as being the greatest period in my life and has been both happy and pleased to be President . He is looking forward to his retirement but will miss JC. PBJC will certainly miss you, Dr. Manor. Howard Williams Dr. Manor ' s responsibilities as president are vast and varied. Dedication Dr.Ei issey Sensitive, entliusiastic, honorable, and faith- ful all depict Dr. Edward M. Eissey ' s character. He is a man of high esteem; one who is respec- ted by all. Aside from his educational interests. Dr. Eissey may be seen fishing or playing tennis. He is also a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Palm Beach Gardens. As a former student of Palm Beach Junior College, Dr. Eissey has a loyalty and love for its well being. He was an athlete and the president of his class. His wife and three children eith- er attended or graduated from Palm Beach Junior College. Dr. Eissey is a man of many honorable community, citations. He has held numerous profes- sional, community, and college offices. He has attained many professional achievements and recognitions. Dr. Eissey ' s cap- abilities, performance, and ser- vice to the educational system can be accreditted by his role and philosophy of college and its students. Dr. Eissey believes a college should furnish students the oportunities to mature, to achi- eve desirable character traits and values, to acquire know- ledge, skills, and social competencies, and to learn to prac- tice the principles of responsible citizenship. Dr. Eissey ' s philosophy is de- voted to a commitment to fur- nish students the educational op- portunities to reach these goals. Included in these are pro- visions for college parallel programs containing pre-pro- fessional studies; continuing education programs; and com- munity service programs. These functions and purposes are essentially important. In addition, the means and methods Leadership must be the vehicle through which challenges are met. used in their attainment are of major con- cern to Dr. Eissey. Dr. Eissey views the president of a col- lege as the hub of a wheel, and the spo- kes are the students, the staff, the pro- grams, the Board, and the other appro- priate input factors. To meet all college-community pur- poses, ail of the input fr- om the spokes on the wheel and any other avai- lable resources should be used. Consequently, pro- minent programs would c- ontinue, and new curricula would be organized as th- ey were judged relative to the needs of the students. Dr. Eissey believes th- at the president of an insti- tution should be a leader. The president should en- force rules, policies, and procedures. Moreover, he J must use all of the re- sources available to him to 2 face the demanding per- Uj plexities of the college. Q Leadership must be the ° vehicle through which cha- llenges are met. Q Dr. Eissey believes the Q morale of the students, J faculty and staff of Palm Beach Junior College is the essential core to the achievement of college goals, pur- poses, and objectives. With high morale of the college family, the probability for achievement of college goals will be increased corres- pondingly. Dr. Eissey respects the dignity of the individual and trusts it to be most important in considering problem solutions. He believes the individual should have an opportunity to express his ideals, principles, and philosophies. Dr. Eissey ' s vita i s an asset to all who is ac- quainted with him, and he is a leader. Marleis Miller I XEKJHIiOKS South Center Students at Palm Beach Junior Colleges ' three other campuses may not know this, but since the South Center came into existence in Decem- ber 1973 there has been a well kept secret at the Boca Raton campus that ' s made ]C South a unique educa- tional institution. Accounting for the success of this satellite campus are two terms called access and availability. And these are accomplished through cooperation wi- th programs and facilities of JC and Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Access and availability enables JC South students (they get special per- mission on their ID cards) to utilize and take advantage of state university facilities without having to travel to the main campus at Lake Worth in which case the FAU facilities are often superior. Spelled out are a 750,000 vol. lib- rary that provides rich resources to facilitate their studies, athletic fields, a pool, university center complete with Rathskellar and game rooms, Boca Raton Airport located on FAU campus and yes even dormitories to accomodate the South students. But there is a lot more than meets the eye. During the day when the JC courses are held in the FAU buildings the South student develops a keen awareness of academics. In his travels during the course of a day he meets many upper division contacts and pro- fessors which will enrich his educa- tional output. With the many advantages the county ' s second largest city, Boca Raton, and that a state university has to offer it is no wonder why JC South |s fastly becoming the leader among P.B.J.C. ' s outlying campuses. Patrick Heffernan Promoting the general welfare of the South Center student is the purpose of the JC South Student Advisory Board (SAB). XKKJUIiOKS North Campus The North Campus opened in August of 1976 with 1055 students. This fall of 1977, we have increased by 250 students and 1500 semester hours. The numbers are expected to continue growing due to these benefits of the North Campus: more individual student attention, conveni- ence in transportation, and a general closeness often unique to small col- leges. As well as new students, we have three new instructors: Joan Young, Communications; Alan Johnston, Psy- chology; and Ardata Ferguson, English Reading Specialist, a position new to the North Campus. We also have a new counselor, Mr. Jenkins, who is available primarily to J.C. North Even- ing students. Some positive changes will accomp- any our recent growth. An outdoor patio with tables, umbrellas, and shrub- bery will be added soon. Assemblies on topics ranging from the problems of child abuse to musical entertain- ment are being scheduled. In addition, the North Campus Phi Theta Kappans are planning to open their own chapter separate from the main campus in November. When it is initiated, there will be approx- imately fifty members. Eventually, a new North Campus as large as the main campus will be built on PGA Blvd. in Palm Beach Gardens. In the Meantime, we ' ll enjoy What we have; getting bigger and better. Marilyn D. Robson . KI(JMIK)I{ ( Belle Glade ) Activities this year at tiie Glades Campus have centered around plans for the move to the new site at 1977 College Drive in Belle Glade. For five years the Armory has served ad- equately as the temporary quarters, but students, staff and faculty are anxiously anticipating occupancy of the new building. Dr. Conley reports there will be 4 laboratories for Bus- iness and the Sciences, 14 classrooms, 2 conference rooms, many offices and a well-equiped and spacious library. Highlights at Glades this term have been the 4th Annual Black Affairs Day and a Student Government trip to Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida. Two new faculty members have been added to the instructional staff- Mr. James Lucas in the English Depart- ment and Mrs. Janette Campbell in Mathematics. Mrs. Sonya Watkins has been added to the Learning Resources staff and ably handles the media and equipment functions. Eula R. Robinson SPOKI ' S Co-ed Palm Beach Junior College offers a wide variety of co-ed sports with some of the finest instructors to help you with the many aspects of the games. The student will be instructed on the theory, terminology, and application of the rules along with the strategy, skills, and techniques of the sport. The co-ed program also emphasizes the humerous goof-ups and side splitting antics that synonymous when male and female confront each other in sports. There are many co-ed sports offered such as tennis, badmintton, archery, golf, gymnastics, self-defence, and volley ball, just to name a few. When students see the many excellent co-ed sports offered they should real- ize the amount of fun he she can have laughing and participating in all the humerous mistakes and antics that accompany the learning of the rules and techniques of the sport. For the sports oriented person, P.B.J.C. ' s co- ed program offers many interesting challenges to be met and conquered. When the not so oriented person gets involved, that is when all kinds of funny incidents occur. Students who consider themselves in this category should be aware that they will not be put on public display, but should beable to laugh and learn by their mistakes. The student may ask what can be so funny about co-ed sports, after all its suppossed to an ideal learning sit- uation with different views and abili- ties from the opposite sex. But when the person does participate in one of the programs offered he she will qui- ckly become aware that they are in for a hilarious time. Events such as massive divits in the driving range and wildly hit golf balls flying into oblivion. Minor hurts and sprains may happen though they the- mselves are not funny, the method they were obtained was. Such as running away from a birage of stray arrows, or when Mr. Sport gets swat- ted in the eye because she didn ' t like the way he was assisting her with her tennis swing . The self-defense program also offers a valuable lesson in self and pro- perty protection, while providing one of the most humerous windows to observe student actions. Little girls dumping big guys on their bottoms and big guys falling for all the cute little girls. Students should not be alarmed by flying objects: grass, balls, people, rackets or anything else avail- able to throw when someone has one of those days . There is one con- solation; if a student never grasps the sport, he she will still benefit from the exercise, in retrieving all the things that were thrown in a moment of frustration. Coach Roy Bell has a humerous ob- servation about co-ed sports. It seems he says that the men will regress to little boys and act silly and over- protect the women when involved in a co-ed sport. On the other hand, when both are Involved in a team sport, the guys offer very little con- sideration to the ladies. So if you want a learning experience and a side splitting look at human nature, try a co-ed sport. Lenny Nichols sroins Socrates wrote, Our youth from their earliest years must tai e part in all the more lawful forms of play. For if they are not surrounded with such an atmosphere they can never grow up to be well conducted and nirturous citizens. The intramural and recreational board tries to provide for the student this kind of opportunity. The board consists of intramural co-directors, men and women, intramural student assistant, intramural secretary of the respective intramural units, who are interested in planning activities and administering sports to provide a suc- cessful program of recreational sports for the student body. It is the board ' s aim to provide an opportunity to every individual to participate in some activity of his own choosing. The board is responsible for the planning of activities, developing the annual Calendar, administering sport activities, determining eligibility, planning the budget, and other duties neccessary for the intramural and recreational board. The students ability is not impor- tant, all the student needs is desire. Recreational activities are, and should be a desireable part of a student ' s program of education. It is hoped that the individual will develope an appreciation of the worthy use of leisure time and a wholesome attitude toward physical activity for recreation- al purposes later in life. Some of the activities include: badminton, jogging, fitness trail, kara- te, sailing, scuba, table tennis, swim meets, and flag-tag football. Intramurals is supported by the student. Every term, the student pays an activity fee as part of their tuition so the only cost to the student are the extra costs in the activities. The most popular intramural is bowling which has been in the program for the last 17 years, it is offered both in the fall and winter terms. In the fall there are men and women ' s leagues and in the winter there are co-ed teams. There have been as many as 20 teams at one time. The intramural and recreational board have hosted in the past, and will con- tinue to host the annual invitational handicapped tournaments which they invite other junior colleges to com- pete. They have done this for 16 years. The program is changing. At one time there were 15 flag-tag teams, but no longer because flag-tag is not a pop- ular sport anymore. The intramural and recreational board are changing activities for more individual, dual type sports. They have added free karate les- sons which are very popular, especially with the men students. It provides the students an opportunity to learn a pure form of karate. They have been successful in having highly trained students on campus with black belts. They give those students scholarships, which pays for tuition and books to teach the class. It is open to any- body- men, women, experienced or beginner. It has proven very succes- sful. sroiris The students have requested scuba courses so the intramural board has brought in scuba instructors to teach the class. The intramural board also pays half of the cost for each student. Sailing is the most recent inovation. Money was budgeted to purchase sail- boats. With the help of student gover- ment and the intramural board they now have four new boats and three used boats. They are hoping to put sailing in physical education as a credit course. Right now sailing is available to those students who demonstrate their knowledge and ability to sail the boats and they are all free. They are available everyday Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The turkey trot is held around Thanksgiving and is basically a long distance running event. Turkey ' s and chickens are given out as prizes. The event is set up in a 30 minute running period. The person running the most miles in 30 minutes is declared the winner. The jogging course on campus is one mile in length. It utilizes areas around the Physical Education area that normally would not be used. They are hoping to turn it into a fitness trail where every so often there would be an exercise position on the jogging course. Badminton, punt-pass-kick contest are new inovations this year. Volley- ball has always been popular, and is usually played at night. Tennis tourn- aments are held annually. The program is designed to provide the students with an opportunity to practice and participate in the things they can do. In the Physical Educa- tion Department when specialized equipment, or a trained instructor is not available, they try to obtain in- structors form the student body. This gives greater opportunity for more students to participate in the activities The students abil- ity is not important, all the student needs is desire. Recreational activities are and sho- uld be a desireable part of a student ' s program of education. they are interested in. The intramural board wants to think in terms of giving the students the opportunity to develop a sense of worthy use of leisure time. They will provide the students with the oppor- tunity to earn the presidental sports award. This program is sponsered by the President ' s Council on Physical Fitness. Once you participate in an activity and meet the qualifying stand- ards then they send it to Washington D. C, and get a embroidered patch, a certificate signed by the President, and an emblem pin all for $3.00. Several students have completed this test while many are in the process, and that was one of the purposes in devel- oping the jogging trot. The intramural board has instituted a T - shirt award. Every student who participates in intramural activities gets a free T - shirt with the Pacers emblem and Palm Beach Junior Col- lege written on the front. Vanessa Rood I SFOK ' IS [Intercollegiate ) In recent years college sports has been the focus of attention by many college students. They are becoming more and more involved in sports and other related activities. Junior colleges and universities are being recognized for their sports and many articles have been written about them. Games and events are covered by newspapers and magazines, all over, other than just their home town. Some schools are often recognized more by their ath- letic teams such as Notre Dame, Ohio State, UCLA; rather than by their academic programs. Here at P.B.J.C. we are noted for both. Our sports program is one of the best in the state, and many students come from neighboring states just to attend it. In the educational department our program is that of good standards, for example the Foodservice program is by far one of the best on the East Coast. Of our other major sports events JC offers an extremely good curriculum in baseball and basketball. Our basketball team which starts its season in the beginning of Novem- ber, puts much time and effort in. (five days a week) and is coached by Mr. Cerevola. The team itself ranks high among junior colleges and there are hopes for another exellent season. In baseball and basketball, we com- pete with neighboring junior colleges such as Broward; Central and North, Dade; North and South, Indian River, ect. Among these various junior col- leges our baseball team ranks presently number one on the sports poll. Coach- ed by Coach Rhoades, this team puts in many practicing hours, five days a week in pre-season and seven days a week the first few weeks in full season. Several of our baseball players are being drafted into the professional leagues. Of all our players in the last three years, seven of them have been appointed to sign contracts with the major leagues. Another path that some take is on to the universities and play in the major games. All of this contributes to the reputation of our sports program and also to our school. Another major factor that plays a big part in intercolligiate sports is grants and scholarships. At P.B.J.C. they are offered in all our sports fields. In baseball for instance, the coach scouts all throughout the neighboring high schools, evaluates players and signs up students that he feels would be an asset to the team. They are then offered scholarships. Depending on the sport, these grants vary from covering tuition and books to meals and room and board. Doreen Walsh (iOVKKXOKS] ( S.G.A. ) What is S.G.A. anyway? The pur- pose of the Student Goverment As- sociation, explained by Sharon Chris- tianbury the president of S.G.A. is quite simple: Unify the student body. Encourage cooperation between the administration and the student bo- dy. Encourage intelligent interests in all phases of college life. Increase a sense of individual res- ponsibility. Great, so we know what the pur- pose is. How does the S.G.A. work? An executive board is chosen each term from the student body consisting of a president, vice-president, secre- tary and treasurer. These four stu- dents are the go-betweens for the administration to the student body. Members of the administration go to the executive board with problems, suggestions, or general input in an effort to help the administration. This system also works in reverse. When the executive board has a special pro- blem or suggestion they then approach one of the administrators. Among the other tasks of the S.G.A. is to see that any available funds are put to good use. The other group involved In stu- dent governing is the senate. They play a role in obtaining the student opinion necessary to the workings of student goverment, as well as handling specific problems with committee wo- rk. Steve Tortorici r i.cc. The Inter Club Council (ICC) is the controling council of the nine active clubs at Palm Beach Junior College. ICC was formed as a link between the clubs and the Student Activity Fee Committee (SAFC). Each club must have a represenative present at all ICC meetings, but Chairperson Ana Govoni says that they ' re still not getting full attendance; recommendations have be- en made that any clubs missing two or more meetings will not receive any ad- ditional funding. ICC has broken down its allocated six per cent of the Student Activity Fee into eleven equal parts, which to- tals $3187.32. Each of the nine clubs will receive $289.75 and the additional two parts will be for ICC ' s fall term budget. The nine clubs be ing sponsored by ICC are Bread and Board, Chi Sigma, Circle K, Early Childhood Club (ECC), Phi Theta Kappa, Organization of Afro Americans (OAA), Science Club, and Student Contractors and Builders. ICC, consisting of Chairperson, Ana Govoni; Vice-Chairperson, Joe Durando; Secretary, Fred St. Laurent; Treasurer, Chari Collins; and their ad- visor Helen Diedrich, meets every Fri- day with the club represenatives in the Hotel Motel room. These meetings may seem slightly unorganized to the average person but after sitting thro- ugh two of these meetings I was sur- prised at the amount of work that the officers of the club do, especially the Chairperson, Ana Govoni and the Sec- retary, Fred St. Laurent. Ana Govoni looks at her job as chairperson of ICC as that of being an over worked bookeeper. Chuck Andersen DRAMA The sensationalism of the opening night for a play is preceded by a lot of hard work, long hours and a fair amount of confusion. Ring Around The Moon , a P.B.J. C. production for the fall term of 1977 was a classic example of this. Reiterating lines flowed from the actors mouths as they endeavored to perfect their characters. Foreign accents were also slipped into everyday conversation in the attempt to make them as realistic as perform- able. All the while, backstage, they were busy hammering together a rais- ed platform for a scene, because these actors are part of the technical crew as well as the cast. Those who play both sides of the theater understand the importance of the technical as- pects of a play. An actor may well employ his talent in a love scene but if the stage is lit too brightly the scene will lose its mood of romance. On the other hand though, the scene should have sufficient light to clearly see the actors. Lighting techniques are very important for a well produced play, to assure proper mood settings. An old woman enters the stage in a wheelchair, pushed by a young man. She delivers her lines articulatly and with emotion yet her character could very well fall apart and lose all real- ism if it were not for the skillful hands of her make-up artist. He has created a wrinkled face of soft flesh, out of a young and vibrant girl. A realistic appearence can draw the aud- ience deeper into the character being portrayed. Costumes also tend to fol- low in suit with make-up, for a cos- tume that vividly depicts the time period of the play can also increase the effectiveness of the actors delivery. Setting moods and creating realism through these technical details is essen- tial to the success of the production. In addition, sound and props are indi- spensable. Props serve as a guideline to the actor for stage position but more importantly as a visual aide to the lience in order to give a clearer image of the scene being creat- ed. Sound and props are also I used to cue actors, such as a telephone or doorbell ringing, a kn ock on a door or perhaps a gun be ing fired. An actor may well employ his talent in a love scene but if the stage is lit too brightly the scene will lose its mood of romance. The last and one of the most im- portant areas of theater to consider is publicity. Without it the turnout for a play would be alnost non-existent. The technical field of theater, as evident in Ring Around The Moon is vital. It is a field which is rarely commemorated for it ' s work and yet deserves at least as much credit, as the actors in every play. Colleen Logan SIIKVKY This is a survey of the student body at P.B.J.C. The questions asked were concerned mainly with school improvements, this student publica- tion, and the school spirit. Let us keep in mind that of the 8000 stu- dents enrolled, only a small percentage of the student body could be inter- viewed in depth. Also, of all the stu- dents interviewed, everyone could not be placed in this article. Therefore ten of the students who gave responses are being published for your interest. So read on, I think you ' ll enjoy it. Q- Do you think that PBJC needs any improvements? A- It needs racket ball courts. 0- What do you think of the use of the Student Activity Funds? A- I don ' t know much about it. Q- Have you heard of the Galleon? A- I heard someone talk about it, but I haven ' t seen one. Q- What do you like better a yearbook or magazine format? A- Magazine format. Q- Are you satisfied with the quality of instruction here? A- Yes. Q- What do you think about school spirit? A- It seems like every- one ' s got spirit. Q- Do you think the clubs help? A- Yes. Q- Are you a member of any club? A- No. Q- What kind of activities would you like arran- ged here? A- it seems like you can do everything here. Q- What ' s your fav- orite thing about the school? A- I like Yinger ' s class. Q- What do you think of the Stu- dent Activity Funds? A- I ' d like to see Don Pardo speak here. Q- Do you think PBJC needs any improvements? A- Yeah, more rock concerts, definit- ely more rock and roll. Q- Have you ever heard of the Galleon? A- Yes, good format, but the literary quality was a little low. Q- Would you like a yearbook or magazine? A- I don ' t really care. Q- Are you satisfied with the quality of instruction here? A- Yes. There are some good teachers. Q- What do you think of the school spirit? A- Well, I ' m in the Drama Department and there ' s alot of spirit out there, but its for drama. I don ' t think there ' s school spirit, but I don ' t think there ' s a bad attitude either. I think the kids have a good attitude. Q- Do you think the clubs help? A- Not really. It helps the kids who are in them. Q- Are you a member of any clubs? A- Yeah, the Don Pardo fan club. Q- What kind of activities would you like arranged here? A- Kick boxing. Also a comedian should be brought in. Someone the students appreciate. I really enjoyed William Windom last term. Q- What ' s your favorite thing about school? A- It ' s a good, relatively inexpensive educa- tion, and it ' s close to home. Q- Do you think PBJC needs im- provements? A- No. Q- Have you heard of the Galleon? A- Yes, there wasn ' t enough pictures, I think they should have a yearbook. Q- Are you satisfied with the quality of instruc- tion here? A- Yes. Q- What kind of activities would you like arranged he- ) re? A- A surfing club. Q- What is your favorite thing about school? A- Leaving. Q- What do you think of the use of Student Activity Funds? A- I don ' t know enough about it. Q- Do you think PBJC needs improvements ' A- I think it needs more activities, be- cause it ' s hard to get to know other people. Q- What kind of activities? A- More clubs. Q- Are you a member of any clubs? A- No. ! would be if I didn ' t have to work, but the clubs are good for students who don ' t have to work. Q- Have you heard of the Gal- leon? A- No. Q- Would you like a yearbook or a bi-yearly magazine? A- I ' d like to have a yearbook. I ' ve met some people I ' d like to look back on in a few years. Q- Are you satisfied with the quality of instruc- tion here? A- Most of it. Its like any place you have your good instruc- tors. Q- What ' s your favorite thing about school? A- I can ' t answer that, because I ' m not involved in anything. 0- Do you think PBJC needs any improvements? A- Yes, more parties and a bigger cafeteria. Q- What do you think of the use of the Stt dent Activity Funds? A- Th- ey ' re not used. Q- Have you SIIKVKY The girls. Q- Do you think PBJC needs im- provements? A- No, I thini the way everything is going now is pretty good. Q- What do you think of the use of Student Activity Funds? A- I don ' t know much about it. Q- Have you heard of the Galleon? A- No. Q- Would you like a yearbook or a bi- yearly magazine for a student pub- lication? A- I ' d like to see a yearbook instead. Q- Are you satisfied with the quality of instruction here? A- Oh yeah, the teachers know what they ' re doing. Q- What do you think of the heard of the Galleon? A- That book that comes out every so often, it ' s terrible. Q- Would you like a year- book instead? A- Sounds good. Q- What do you think of the school spirit? A- T here is none. Q- What do you think should be done about it? A- Roll in the kegs of beer. Q- What kind of activities would you like to see arranged here? A- Parties. Q- Do you think the clubs help? A- Some- what. Q- Are you a member of any clubs? A- Engeering. Q- What ' s your favorite thing about school? A- school spirit? A- I don ' t know. 1 play basketball and people are out watching, but that ' s about it. Q- Do you think clubs help? A- Yeah. Q- Are you a member of any clubs? A- No, just basketball that ' s all I have time for. Q- What kind of activi- ties would you like arranged here? A- I don ' t know. Q- What ' s your favorite thing about the school? A- It ' s organized. Q- What do you think of the use of the Student Activity Funds? A- I didn ' t know we had one... next ques- tion. Q- Do you think PB)C needs any improvements? A- A swimming pool, a sauna, a really comprehensive paper with interesting article, the kind you wouldn ' t find on the cafeteria floor. Q- Have you heard of the Galleon? A- Yes, I think it was really nice, especially the one with the poetry. Q- Would you like to see a yearbook? A- No I wouldn ' t want to see myself in a yearbook. Q- Are you satisfied with the quality of instruc- tion here? A- Yes there are some really good teachers here. Q- What do you think of the school spirit? SLIKVKV A- Well I don ' t know. I hear they ' ve got a soccer team this year. I ' d like to see soccer get really big. Q- Are you a member of any clubs? A- No. Q- What kind of activities would you like arranged here? A- Target shoot- ing, well they got everything. They got sailing and they ' ve got intramural archery now. A- What ' s your fav- orite thing about the school? A- Meeting alot of people. Q- Do you think PBJC needs any improvements. I think more funds should go to it. Q- Have you heard of the Galleon? A- Yeah, it could be alot member of any club? A- OAA club. 0- What kind of activities would you like arranged here? A- A football team. Q- What ' s your favorite thing about the school? A- The books. Q- What do you think of the Stu- dent Activity Funds? A- I don ' t know enough about it. I heard complaints that the newspaper is not getting eno- ugh money. Q- Do you think PBJC needs any improvements? A- Yes, the administration can use improvement. Q- Have you heard of the Galleon? A- Yes, I have. Q- How di d you like it? A- I didn ' t get one last time, I didn ' t eds any improvements? A- No, so far I think the school is in pretty good shape. 0- What do you think of the Student Activity Funds? A- There could be improvement there. Q- Have you heard of the Galleon? A- No. Q- Would you like to see a year- book here? A- Yeah. Q- Are you sat- isfied with the quality of instruction here? A- Yeah, I am. Q- What do you think of the school spirit? A- Not bad, but it can be better. Q- Do you think the clubs help? A- Sure, it brings in alot of people. Q- Are you a more, they could cover more areas and do more with sports. 0- What do you like better; magazine or yearbook? A- I don ' t think people would really buy a yearbook, its fine in high school. Magazine definitely. Q- Are you satisfied with the quality of instr- uction here? A- I am. I have really good teachers. Q- What do you think of the school spirit? A- Usually you associate school spirit with sports and all we have here is baseball. Q- Do you think clubs help? A-No. Q-What is your favorite thing about school? A- Baseball. Q- Do you think PB|C ne- know where they were distributed. I wanted one, but I didn ' t know how, I think that should be advertised bet- ter. 0- Do you like the magazine for- mat or would you like to see a year- book come out? A- The magazine format is enough, because not enough were distributed and it would be ex- pensive to put a yearbook out, and I don ' t think enough people would buy it. Q- Are you satisfied with the qual- ity of instruction here? A- No, I think there are some great teache but there are some that aren ' t qualified to teach. Susie Nutt MUSIC l j. n S U Eight and a half years ago America gained a unique and talented individual. This per- son is none other than lleana Lavastida - music teacher here at P.B.J.C. lleana, as she likes to be called, was born in Havana Cuba and started her carreer in guitar as a hobby when she was twelve years old. Her talent was evident and she received a scholarship at the Conservatory of Music in Havana. At fifteen she and her parents moved to America not knowing a word of English; but that didn ' t discourage her any. She finished high school by going at night, while she worked for her father and mother during the day. She entered P.B.J.C. in 1971 with an English major (she is now completely bilingual), but changed to clas- sical guitar with a minor in voice. She star- ted teaching at P.B.J.C. part time which soon led to a full time position. When asked what the guitar meant to her, she replied, I love it, it ' s like a sister to me and I couldn ' t live without it. When she starts plucking away at her guitar and singing with her beautiful deep voice, you can understand why she has per- formed in local town concerts and even on television; channel five and eight to be pre- cise, and also on the university station in Tallahassee. Recently singer Ella Jenkins released a record with lleana as her accom- panist. Even with her obvious professional talents she has no desire to become famous. She ' s loved by her students, and said she en- joys teaching and gets a kick out of seeing her students improve their ability. Sue Nutt We live in a new renaissance. Man is born again as a cosmic being. After so long a time of writing and talking, and talking and writing, he listens... beginnings... With fantastical- ly sharp microphones and macropho- nes, he listens to all oscillations, tun- ing himself. Every instant newly to swing synchronous with the uni- versal vibrations. Man is discovering his destiny; to be a musician, a bright bird carried by the waves of sounds. Conservatories of music? Lets change the name to Exploratories of music , where the young can absorb rythms, notes, melodies and harmonies, dyna- mics and volumes, timbres and space movements of musical flying. No limits between inner and outer-space. We need to close the eyes for a while and listen. There is always something unheard of in the air. Palm Beach Junior College Music Department offers mini steps towards the beginnings of explorations. It is one of the few colleges that offers Jazz, Jazz Orientation Jazz Arranging, I- ::v MUSIC ip y Ai j I I m :: Instrument Improvisation along with Jazz Ensemble and Pop Vocal Ensem- ble. At the head of all these courses is Sy Pryweller, Horn man and Director of Jazz studies. Naturally all other aspects of music are delved into, for instance, Opera voice, taught by Dr. Hugh Albee, who also teaches solfege. Music History, piano lessons, and voice lessons are offered by Dr. Butterworth. We have a young lady, Mrs. Ruth Akers that teaches piano and harmonization, a Frenchman, Mssr. Philippe Drevet, al- so teaches piano avec le flair du I, air. For woodwinds and theory that gets to the core we have Mr. Gross. Back to fine jazz we have our own professional musician teacher, Mr. Jo- hn Mason at the Bass... yea, yea, yea. And now we ' ve come around and cannot stop without mentioning the teacher who holds the department to- gether, our lady director. Miss Letha Madge Royce. As you know, the beat goes on Mani Zavala : . . . around the corner, in the back alley of the Humanities BIdg., you ' ll either hear or run into people who are congregating around one teacher, Ms. Johnson. With three musical degrees, Ms. Johnson is quite adept at handling her theory classes and vocal styling lessons. She is the prime mover in the vocal direction of the Music Department as Director of the Pacesetters, a vocal ensemble that performs various styles of music from past to pops. When asked about her personal prefer- ances, Ms. Johnson stated that her main in- terest lies somewhere around vocal styling and arranging. To persue this interest Ms. Johnson moonlights with a vocal ensemble, Pat Johnson and the Reflections... a group that has traveled extensively around the country. To keep things going and to relax nerves from school, Ms. Johnson is a jewelry- en- thusiast. Tis her hobby to make pretty things for others and herself, out of silver and various stones. One can see fine crafts- manship in all her work. To keep down to earth, Ms. Johnson has two beautiful children. Her son studies here as an art student. As the sun goes down on the west, and most of the activities have died out for the day, you may see a bright red Eldorado leaving the Humanities area, it ' s Ms. John- son, Lady on the Move. . . Mani Zavala (1 iJ JC LIFK! Mr. D uncan The fall term of 1977 marks the begining of Watson B. Duncan Ill ' s thirtieth year with J.C. Having been with the college since its campus lo- cation at Morrison Field Air Base, Duncan says, I ' ve seen a great deal of growth at the college. Mr. Duncan now teaches two clas- ses of eighty-five students each, three days a week. His popularity with the students is proven by his classes being the first to be closed out (usually on the first or second day of early re- gistration). The reason for his pop- ularity stems from his exuberant per- sonality that makes the authors come alive for his students. His duties however, are not limited to teaching English Literature. As chairperson of the Communications Department (which includes English, Speech, Logic, Drama, Journalism and all foreign languages) he councils students, coordinates the schedules of teachers, and figures the budget for the department. Mr. Duncan is also noted for his book reviews, lectures on poetry, and is respected as an authority on Shake- speare as evidenced by invitation to lecture at the Shakespeare Institute at Stratford-upon-Avon, where Shake- speare was born. Bob Freeman New Teachers in this fall term at Palm Beach Junior College we see the addition of many new instructors. These high- ly trained personal are welcome ad- ditions to our ever growing family here at J.C. At the north campus we see the addition of Ardata Ferguson, Read- ing; John Henkins, Counselor; Dr. Alan Johnston, Psychology and Joan You- ng, English. P.B.J. C. Glades is equally fortunate in aquiring the talents of James Lucas, English and Janette Campbell, mathe- matics. Right here in town, at P.B.J.C. the student body might notice a few new faces also. For instance Pat Hilliard, James Aldridge and William McCrack- en in our biology department. And new in mathematics, are Marie Lang- ston and Allen Hamlin. Dental Assisting adds Sharon Whitehead and Christine Buendel to its staff as well as Robert Peterson and Donald Cook in business. Other new instructors include James Bruton, Jr., Social Science; Ca- rol Crusan, Dental Hygiene; Alma Har- rell. Nursing; lleana Lavastida, Music; Philip Millard, Air Conditioning; Dr. Franklen Saunders, Relate Health and Oscar Shackleford, Law Inforcement. Steve Tortorici )C LIFK! NANCE FINANCE FINANCE FINA The Controller of Palm Beach Junior College, Barry Rogers, super- vises a wide range of business func- tions. These include payroll and travel, budget, accounting, cash re- ceipts and revenue and cash flovk ' . He reports to the Vice President of Business Affairs, Dr. Tony Tate, but he exercises considerable independent judgment and has decision making responsibilities within the framework of existing college or board of trustee rules and state regulations. Mr. Rogers supervises the prepar- ation of the college payroll and re- views travel requests and reimburse- ments to insure that funds are pro- perly disbursed. Student fees cover only about 30% of the total budget. The remaining 70% is determined by a projection based on the previous year ' s enroll- ment. This fiscal year ' s budget is 9.3 million. The Controller helps co- ordinate and supervise preparation of the annual budget of the college from information provided from departme- nts and approved by the College Pre- sident, Dr. Harold Manor, and Dr. Tate, verifying that projected expen- ditures are in line with anticipated revenues for the fiscal year. He also recommends budget account changes where budget requests are inappro- priate or where they exceed funds available, recommends and supervises preparation of all budget amendments during the fiscal year and councils with department chairmen when pro- blems develop concerning budget bal- ances, expenditures, or encumbrances. His accounting duties consist of directing and scheduling the work assignments of personnel within the accounting section including payment of expenses and recording of income; preparation of the annual financial statement and monthly financial re- ports to be sent to the Division of Community Colleges; reviewing and approval of all vouchers for payment and scheduling the preparation of the annual cost analysis to be sent to the division. Mr. Rogers directs and supervises the work of the college cashiers in- suring that proper methods are used to provide maximum internal control and supervises the collection of fees and other funds receivable to the col- lege by contract, such as grant funds, deferred fees, etc. His cash flow responsibilities are the planning and control of the flow of income and expenditures for all areas of the college. He assures that funds are available for financial com- mitments when needed. Mr. Rogers also analyzes and projects the flow of cash so as to provide optimum return on college investments. Besides the specific functions al- ready mentioned, Mr. Rogers confers with the data processing department in development of new programs and maintenance of current programs that deal with the cashiering, payroll, and accounting sections. He prepares man- agment reports as requested by Dr. Tate and Dr. Manor, directs the invest- ment of college funds and many other duties. Bill Gullion Staff 20 Thousands of students everyday walk the halls of P.B.J. C. They attend classes and always find the rooms comfortable and well lit. The grounds are clean and If you have a sports course the facilities are ready for use. This is no accident. The evidence of things being clean and safe is the con- stant work and concern of the Physi- cal Plant Department. This vital department is located be- hind the gymnasium under the leader- ship of Claude Edwards, director. There are many facets to this operation, some obvious, some not so evident. The custodial department is the largest in the complex operation. The major part of that everyday job is done at night after the evening classes are over. There is one man assigned to every building and his job is to make that place ready, clean, and safe for the teachers and hundreds of students who use it everyday. The maintenance department is another phase of operation. Painters, electricians, carpenters, and plumbers work two shifts to maintain the sch- ool. This department is always on stand by for any emergencies that may arise. Also this department like all the others plan their work around the classes so their jobs are done at a con- vient time to all. The security department has many different jobs. It issues the parking decals for the students protection. It handles complaints of all kinds. Thefts are investigated and safety po- ints are inspected by them. There is also a twenty-four hour weekend sur- veilance of the school for maximum protection. Still another phase of this depart- ment is the grounds crew. There are over one hundred acres of grounds to take care of. The students in- volved in any of the sports activities can appreciate the areas being ready to play on. The students driving onto the campus or walking through the halls can observe the pleasant effects of this crew. To aid in this job a nursery has been started to help land- scape the campuses. This department is the recipient of many donations. The latest and most obvious one is the palms that now line the Sixth Avenue entrance. Also over two thousand orchid plants were just re- cently donated by a nursery. the South Center in Boca on the FAU campus. About five years ago the now standing physical plant offices were built. Until that time all the work was done literally out of the custodial closets. In fact there has been more building done in the past ten years then the thirty years that preceded it. The staff includes a state certified fire inspector and two other people who are now being qualified for the The physical plant operation is responsible for the key control of all the offices and buildings. It also keeps an extensive and complete in- ventory on all machinery and equip- ment used throughout the school. Any construction work done is under the direction of the physical plant. Now there is an extension being added to the Criminal Justice building, on the main campus. Mr. Edwards, director, is proud of the Belle Glade two million dollar campus that is almost completed. It will house a science and biology lab- ortory, and an adminstration office. There is also a central mechanical utility plant. Future plans include a swimming pool and an auditorium. Other extension sites completed this year were the North Campus trailers in Palm Beach Gardens and Safety to Life program, which pro- vides the most secure conditions for the school in which to operate. The physical plant is energy con- scious and since 1973 has held con- sumption of electricity and kilowatt usage down to minimum need. In order to get the repairs, addi- tions, and improvements done there are regular procedures to go through. The top priority is the safety and well being of the students. Any large ren- ovation projects are budgeted through the particular department, approved by the administration and put on the agenda for the coming year. This service orientated depart- ment for faculty and students provides P.B.J.C. with the best facilities possi- ble. It is a job of neccessity that de- serves a silent salute. Ann Uhl )C Lll K! If you ' re a daytime worker, but would like to attend college, then you ' re in luck. P.B.J.C. is offer- ing evening classes. Although this is no- thing new, it is something many students know little about. For example, did you realize day students must have their transcripts, G.E.D. scores etc. submitted, along with their application, and wait for a letter of acceptance before they can even register for classes? Evening students come in, fillout an applica- tion, and can register the same night. Transcripts and other forms must be received by the Registrars office before the end of the semester. Failure to turn these in will result in the students name being placed on the delinquent list. This will stop him her from registering for the following te- rm, grades will be withheld, and a hold is placed on all the students records. Being placed on this list could also re- sult from having unpaid traffic fines, library fees, or tuition, or having an unsigned audit form. Day students have an application Night C lass deadline of approximately one month before classes, while evening students applications are accepted up to the day before classes begin. Classes offered to evening students are the same ones available during the day, except for specialized programs with clinical courses such as nursing and dental hygiene. In the evening, workshops, clinics, and non-credit classes known as con- tinuing education are also given. Th- ese classes are taken for personal im- provement, job improvement, or to train you in a field. Each class generally meets once a week for three hours and each is equiv- alent to three daytime class sessions. Four absences constitutes 25% of class meetings and makes one eligible for her F . Counselors are available Monday thru Th- ursday from 6:00 to 9:30 p.m., but are also present during the day. Evening classes are also offered at North, So- uth, and Glades campuses. The Glades campus may not have a few of the courses available at the ot- due to lack of demand. ones New evening students may re- gister during pre-scheduling, a privi- ledge not available to new day stu- dents. The Central, North, and Glades campuses operate under the semester system but the South campus also divides some of its courses into quar- ters. Dual Enrollment is another type of evening class. High school students may attend one or two evening classes while attending their regular school during the day. The major eligibility requirements are: 1) a letter of appro- val from the high school principal. 2) at least two years of high sch- ool with ten hours above the ninth grade. Corrine Plante d xpansions The student body has been view- ing the progression of Phase 3 of the Criminal Justice building for the last few months. The building is being erected east of the present Criminal Justice building and should be com- pleted in early April. It will provide a gym for self-defense instruction, a classroom for automobile search, clo- sed circuit televisions and cameras, and locker rooms and showers for men and women. The Criminal Justice building so far, has been the only major project that the college has started so far, but come the first of the year we should see construction getting under way. The first will be the Allied Health building, to be located south of the Technical building. This three story complex will have a large am- phitheater seating 250-300 people. The same floor will also include clas- srooms, conference rooms, and a con- ICLIFK siderable amount of faculty office area. The second floor will have an audio-visual area and two nursing lab- oratories, one of which will be a sim- ulated hospital floor. It will have rooms, beds, and nurse stations just like a hospital but without the pa- tients. The third floor will be ded- icated to occupational therapy, and will include workshops for ceramics, woodworking, weaving, ect. Along with the start of the Allied Health building, construction will be- gin on handball courts south and east of the gym. The college is hoping for twelve courts, but will build as many as the budget will allow. They are also hoping to have the courts lit for the night student ' s benefit. The col- lege will also be expanding the parking lot north of the Science building, get- ting rid of the grass and paving it closer to the building. This will provide much needed parking spaces. The first of the year will bring the construction of elevators for the Hu- manities and Social Science buildings. Hopefully, the college will beable to supply each building with one, but if the budget is not able to supply mon- ey for both, then the Humanities buil- ding will have more priority. Plans for the college pool are await- ing state funding. The most likely lo- cation for the pool will be east of the exit road to 6th Avenue. The comple- tion of 6th Avenue has been announ- ced for January 1, which will provide an easier approach to 1-95, and the new traffic light will furnish the col- lege with a safer and quicker exit. Ruth Whitten )C LIFK! Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students to- day. This is a sign that the college life isn ' t an easy one to handle. With all its hectic schedules, tests, home- work, jobs and home life, how many students can cope with these frus- trations and stresses on their own? Many can ' t so they turn to some kind of drug for help. Often it ' s a pre- scribed drug, but is this the answer? Dr. Bortnick, an assistant professor in the Mental Health Technology pro- gram here at Palm Beach Junior Col- lege, doesn ' t think so. He feels that our society is too drug dependent. There are drugs to wake up a person, to put him to sleep, to relax him, etc. People get the idea that they can ' t control their feelings or behavior; they need a chemical to do it. That is why Valium is the most widely pre- scribed drug in the world. People get uptight so they take it to relax. They attempt to treat a psycholo- gical problem with medicine. It ' s a non-medical problem but they ' re using a chemical to treat it. This is what he considers a chemical cop- out. You can teach yourself to relax by what is called muscle relaxation. People can put themselves into a very ( Mental Health deep, pleasant state of relaxation with- out a chemical. In his classes, he stresses the behavioral approach; peo- ple can learn to alter their behavior to deal with stress so they don ' t need medicine. They don ' t need to depend on a pill or a drink. The change can be learned just as you can learn to do anything. But like anything else it takes practice. Dr. Bortnick believes that things and people don ' t upset us; we upset ourselves by the way we react to a situation. Some people might say that they can ' t help overreacting, it runs in their family. This is just an excuse the person has put into their mind. Dr. Bortnick tries to get people to recognize the irrational messages they are sending themselves and to change them, to challenge them. This is the main point of taking the Mental Hea- lth Technology (MHT) program to get the education and training. The MHT program has been at JC for about five years now, and there are about 50 full-time students. Their curriculum deals more with the psy- chological aspects of emotional pro- blems than the medical aspects. They learn about human behavior, and what techniques there are for helping peo- ple to change. They are taught how to conduct interviews, how to lead group sessions and how to give individual counseling. These students learn what psychotherapy is all about and are trained to work in mental health clinics, hospitals, schools and in alco- holism and drug abuse treatment fa- cilities. All of them work under the supervision or direction of a psycho- logist, social worker, or other trained personnel. The Mental Health Tech- nology two year program has the curriculum that provides both educa- tional information and actual in-ser- vice training for the student to help others and to cope with their own human behavior. Ruth Whitten (c era mi cs The popularity of the ceramic classes offered at ]C extends beyond the campus and its students. An ever- increasing number of residents in the community also attend the classes here. According to Patrick W. Slatery, the instructor of ceramics, about sev- enty-five percent of the students in his present night class are from the community. Offered in the Art Department are two classes instructing students in the art of ceramics. The basic techniques of wheel throwing and hand building are taught in Ceramics I, with empha- sis on free-form modeling (preformed molds are not used). The technique known as pinch forming is used to make such items as cups and bowls. Starting with a small ball of clay the s tudent pinches it to about one-eighth of an inch thick while forming the desired object. This technique is generally used in making small container shapes. For larger container shapes the student may use the coil method. Beginning with a ball of clay a little larger than was used in making the pinch pots, the clay is rolled, with an outward motion with the hands, into a long rope of clay about a half-inch in diameter. After this is done the stu- dent then makes a disk of clay to use as a base. Attaching the coil to the base it is then wrapped around the disk placing each coil on top of the other until the desired height is reach- ed. This method is very useful for building flower pots and vases. Another basic technique of hand building is slab-forming. Probably the best use of slab-forming would be in building square of geometrically sha- ped pots. The clay is first rolled out to resemble a slab, then trimmed to look like a folded-out-box. The sides are then brought up and welded using the fingers, making it smooth and seamless. In using these techniques students also learn about clay and its forgiv- ing qualities allowing the potter to make recoverable mistakes. Though glazes are not mixed by students in Ceramics I, the student does become familiar with different glazes and their effects. In Ceramics II emphasis is placed on kiln stacking and mixing glazes. The student may now choose his own direction expanding his creative abili- ties as far as he chooses to go using any technique or combination of tech- niques learned in Ceramics !. Attention should also be given to the quality of our ceramics depart- ment and the equipment available to the students. Says Mr. Slatery, The Ceramics Department is as strong an area as any area of the Art Depart- ment. We have ten potter ' s wheels, two electric kilns and the newly aquir- ed use of a thirty cubic foot gas kiln which enables the user to control the mixture of gas and air allowing stu- dents to use a wider variety of glazes and higher firing temperatures than were possible with just the electric kilns. Mr. Slatery added that he hopes in the near future glass-blowing and tech- niques involved in stained-glass will be added on the courses list. Bob Freeman )C LIFK! G.P.A. ) Many students do not understand the grade point average system (GPA), therefore it is the hopes of this pub- lication to clarify it in this article. It ' s really very simple. Quality points are figured like this: A = 4 quality points per semester hour. If you receive an A in a 3 hour course you will have a total of 12 quality points. (Note: B = 3, C = 2, D = 1, F = 0). Once you have figured your quality points divide them by the total num- ber of credit hours that you have attempted. It is important to remem- ber that if you withdraw or are with- drawn from a class you receive hours, credit and quality points. Therefore it does not affect your grade average. Audits are recorded in the same manner but you are still al- lowed to attend the class. (Note: you may only withdraw or audit a class by filling out the appropriate form in the registrar office.) if you fail a class, the hours attempted are recorded on your tran- script but you will not receive any quality points, consequently your gra- de average will be lowered. If you repeat a class because you received a D or F, your first attempt is erased from your average. The C.L.E.P. test and other exams can be taken to earn credit but you do not receive any hours or quality poi- nts, just credit. I hope this has made G.P.A. clearer for you. Please remember that a 2.0 average is needed to graduate. If you would like this explained further, see the councelor for your major. Colleen Logan PALM BEACH JR COLLEGE (F.C.C.P.A) On October 13, 14, and 15 the editorial staff of the Galleon went to Gainesville for the Florida Community College Press Association convention. The convention concisted of three days of workshops on such things as feature writing, photography, adver- tising, newswriting techiques, editor- ial writing, a critiquing of publications was held, and a luau by the hotel pool. One of the most interesting hap- penings was the banquet which fea- tured speaker Ranan Lurie an inter- nationally known political cartoonist. Mr. Lurie gave his views on graphics in publications and answered questions. The convention ended with a con- tinental breakfast during which awards were presented for the best publica- tions, the Galleon won eight of these awards. Chuck Andersen COLLWJK a)LLA(;K The first day of school for a fresh- man at Palm Beach Junior College may be very puzzling. There are numerous things to get accustomed to. Entering college is definitely taking a big step on that ladder of success. Graduating from high school to college enables one to take on more responsibility and make better use of freedom. This is for all freshman in remembrance of that first day. Probably the first difficulty we freshman encounter is learning where we are. The freshman who is ahead of the game has already gone to the school prior to the first day to get acquainted with the buildings and their location. This saves him from looking like a poor lost soul on that first day. There are many buildings and hallways and they can be com- pared to a cloverleaf on a highway. Each road takes you some where different, but the outcome is quite unknown. Looking at our schedule we see a series of initials representing the name of the building. Once we decipher the code, we see that the ab- breviations correspond with the names on the buildings. Now the problem is finding that building. There are two ways to go about this; which method is better is left up to the individual and his taste. Either we walk around the school umpteen times looking for the right building or we approach that ever-so-helpful concrete post with the map. The first method leaves us with aching ankles and the second leaves us with a worse problem than the first. The map is in every way perfect, ex- cept for the part that says, you are here. That ' s fine for the ones who know where they are, but for the freshman who doesn ' t know where they are, look at it with awe and begin to argue that point. The next thing is once we find our class, we enter thinking we are going to be sitting with a few of our friends. That thought is soon to be forgotten. Walking into a new class, we think we are the only one who knows no one, but this only presents an excellent opportunity to meet and make new friends. As the teacher begins class, we settle into our seats waiting for him to tell us what he is going to expect form us. Thinking that is going to be the itinerary for the entire day, we sit back and relax. Wrong. That takes maybe fifteen minutes of the hour and then we dig into our books. Many of us have homework this first night. As we are thinking that the hour must be up by now, we look up to see the clock. Unless your desk is facing the back of the classroom, or you have a watch, you can ' t find the clock. ..untill you turn your neck 180 degrees. This is something that takes time getting used to. Coming from high school we are accustomed to eyeing the clock as the teacher lectures. But along with that hourly click that dismissed us in high school was a bell to accompany it, which sent us promptly on our way. Now, in college, we find that if we miss that 60th click and happen to catch the 61st, we will have nine minutes to fly to our next class... Nonstop! Either the first or second day, we attempt to go into the bookstore and buy our books. What we don ' t understand is why they don ' t have a closed sign on the doors due to over-filled capacity! The room is svall ARRIVALS to wall people... and books. If you find yourself with a stack of books and manuals that are too heavy for your arms to cradle, consider yourself part of the majority. The next ques- tion in mind is, how am I supposed to hold all of these books in this line that wraps around the store three times? With all of this confusion, the bewildered freshman steps into line and waits. Then, remembering there is a checkbook somewhere in the bottom of that purse or unreachable back poc- ket, we attempt to fish it out. While balancing ten pounds of books in the crook of one elbow and the knob of one knee, we forget all about using our best handwriting and just use chicken- scratch to fill out the check. As we expect, we see our best friend on his last lap to the cashier. As we get all organized and ready to make the inconspicuous cut into line, we see five others (who you never knew he knew) replace themselves in front of him. As the loud, nasty jeers are being thrown at those awful people who had the audacity to try such a thing, we quietly slide back into our old place in line before anyone figures out we had the same idea. Finally, it ' s your turn next. As you try to get a small part of the counter ' s corner to rest your books on, you hear part of the conversation with the cashier and the present customer. But surely you must have a social security number. You needed one to get a job, didn ' t you? I-l-l don ' t have a job. Well then, write your driver ' s license number on the back of your check. Well, that ' d be ok, except th-they took away my license yesterday for speeding from the social security of- fice to the unemployment office. Now— could it be? Is it really my turn next? Yes, ti ' s true! And it ' s also true that I just spent $81.00 on books. A familiar sight is the freshman leaving the bookstore, dashing towards the nearest locker to put all these brand new (or used) books into! Whe- re are the lockers? I thought all schools had lockers. Well, a quick sprint to the nearest mapped post will help me find the lockers. Running your finger up and down the list of buildings, you hear yourself muttering, lockers, lockers, lockers. Hmmm, there are no lockers! You ' ve got to be kidding. This leads not only to ano- ther great disappointment, but anoth- er decision. Should you tote these books every day and increase your muscles, or should you live out of your car and increase your running record? Decisions, Decisions. After all these trials and tribula- tions of our first day as a freshman, we finally come to the fantastic con- clusion that this is the last first day as a confused freshman. Tomorrow will be our second day as a confused freshman! The first few weeks will go along with that sense of newness, but still, a few things will be popping up from time to time. One question that might become a frequent one is, should I go to social institutions today? An- other question is where to eat on that 80-minute break of yours and your friends ' . After trying them all out like McDonald ' s, Lum ' s, etc., you should find a favorite and become a regular. Or there ' s the cafeteria... The main thing to get used to is all of the freedom that we have. College is the place where freshman apply their knowledge of responsibility that high school taught, and utilize their freedom that college allows. Being a freshman in college, along with all of the newness , is just one more step towards that top rung of the ladder. Marleis Miller HOTKL The story of foodservice is a long and interesting one, going all the way back to days of ancient civilization. It began with the ne ed to sustain life, and here today we find ourselves in- dulged in a multi-faceted business. The foodservice itself has been shaped by many experiences and events. Eve- ntually they reach the countless lives ot all those who work to make the food U industry all it is today. The students at P.B.J.C. are ready to take on responsibility of being part of the food industry. Here at P.B.J.C, there are many available courses in the foodservice field. These courses are not only classroom instructed but are also taught in lab form using a huge industrial kitchen. Primarily foodservice program is a mid management course which aims at preparing the student for positions in the Hotel Motel Restaurant field and or other associated industries. In the field of Hotel Motel Rest- aurant management the student has the option of obtaining either an AA or AS degree. A student who transfers to a university and earns an AS degree could attain an executive position where as most students with an AA degree stay in management. When the course originated, fourteen years ago many thought no one would go on, but as time progressed the students began transfering to universities. Over the years, the enrollment has had a steady increase which is due to the rise in fast food industry. It appears we are becoming a subur- banized society, less meals are being served at home, and meal patterns are being broken up tremendously. The foodservice program has an overall enrollment of 280,000 students all over the country, and is the third largest employer of people in the U.S. The foodservice industry is literally overflowing with opportunities for pe- ople who want to be creative, well paid, and secure. In the foodservice industry much preparation is needed. It is not a bus- iness that you jump right into. Most people who have become accomlished in other areas feel the compelling drive to own their own restaurant. Their belief is that its an extremely lucrative business, not knowing of its many pit- falls. It is here where the student learns careful preparation, how to deal with business problems, finacial study, and other matters which seem unim- portant to the inexperienced owner. Finding and getting a good job can be done in either of two distinctly different ways. The first is very risky, because your fate is left entirely up to chance and you are usually left in bitter disappointment. The other way takes more time and work, but the chances of success are much greater. At P.B.J.C. the student is taught the very basics of the business and eventu- ally becomes more involved in their own special direction. They have a 1 MOTEL MANAGEM MOTKL career-shadowing evaluation, where t- he student is sent into different hotels and restaurants and evaluates them to his her standards. Most students don ' t have any trouble being placed in a job after they ' ve been enrolled at P.B.J.C. This foodservice program is well kno- wn enough, and very rarely is there a disapointment. Students have the cho- ice as to where they want to go, and also be of value to their employer. Many students are urged to take courses in other fields, such as journ- alism and photography. These areas may become an asset to them later in their hotel, restaurant fields. To write up articles, or commercialize their own products would prove to be a great time and money saver. In the field of the foodservice, P.B.J.C. has become very popular and has a good reputation. They have students past and present who work in such places as the Boca Raton Hotel and Country Club, Holiday Inns, the Breakers Hotel and hospitals. With some, they not only hold service pos- itions but in many cases they ' re the directors, co-directors, and managers. :nt Here at P.B.J.C. they have a hugh industrial kitchen which is the largest of its kind (in capacity) in the state, and among the other colleges and universities. The kitchen lab is con- sidered the nucleus of the entire pro- gram. It is here where the students learn to prepare meals to fit the large numbers of people usually pertaining to restaurant crowds. As with all labs, they experiment with each other, one week, one group cooks while the others eat and vice-versa. When there ' s food and space available, these large meals are open to students and fac- ulty. These meal s are usually pre- pared only once a week. There ' s always room for impro- vement . As far as the Hotel Motel Restaurant Management c- BB ourses go, some feel there are improvements that sh- ould be made. Courses snould be revised along with being reevaluated. T- here is a strong drive for a seminar period where the students can get away from the school type atmosphere. One important thing that has been made are the paintings donated by Home Federal Savings. They are on display now in the dining room in the Foodservice building. Six in to- tal, they all have different themes and are of significant value. This year our foodservice program is entering the National Restaurant Association (NRA) competion. Last year they took 1st place among 800 competors for the Collegiate Menu Award, which they named after the Beachcomber. This year they plan to attend again and lets hope they re tain the gold award. Much luck to you all. p. u; I u Doreen Walsh ) 1 rACKKS There is a two syllable word that is heard everyday somewhere on cam- pus - what else can it be but Pacer ? It ' s our team, our school, our motto. Of course P.BJ.C. wasn ' t always kn- own as Pacers. The first name was Rebel, when the school was located at the old air base in Lake Worth. Our current term Pacer came after a series of events. In 1964 a few years after our scho- ol moved to its present location, it was decided that a new and better name should be selected. This idea I feel the name Pacer was a couple of years ahead its time... as I 5 was thought up by Bob Case, the first baseball coach here. He thought a contest should be held, so SGA and Beachcomber organized one. The con- test consisted of entries made by stu- dents and faculty alike. Forty-two entries in all were chosen to be voted upon by the students. The five names on the ballot were the Cavaliers, the Vikings, the Rebel Rousers, the Com- modores, and the Pacers. The election was held and of course you know the result. Teddy Culpepper who sub- mitted the winning title won ten dol- lars and a free Italian dinner. Coach Bob Case, who was the head man over the Pacers liked the name a lot; and why not, his dog ' s name was Pacer. Part golden retriever and part hound, the dog be- came an unofficial mascot, and re- mained very popular with the team until the time Coach Case was trans- ferred to another college. Then in 1976 an idea for a logo came up and a contest was held once again. This contest which was spon- sored by the Intramural and Recre- ation Board asked for students to de- sign entries in which one would be selec- ted. Twenty-eight entries were sub- mitted and a committee of three in- structors and seven students voted on the designs. C.E. Langston, an art student won with the entry featuring a figure in the running position dra- wn into the team ' s name. The design was approved by the Board of Trustees and became the offical Pacer symbol. There were three prizes. The first place prize won by Langston was a thirty hour scholarship at P.B.J.C, 1 i PALM 1 BEACH JUNIOR COLLEGE second place prize won by Karen Johnson was a fifteen hour scholar- ship, and third place prize was a free three hour art course. So now you know the story be- hind the team ' s name; it was selected after much thought and consideration. Coach Bell stated, I feel the name Pa- cer was a couple of years ahead of its time, it never had the problem of not Dieasing everyone. Sue Nutt ;..- ' i ' ' ■ ' ■;■ k X ■ k i - r. ' ■■ ' ' -■iA :: tmafk The Galleon is published twice a year by Palm Beach Junior College, 4200 S Congress Avenue, Lake Worth, Florida 33460, serving the Central, Glades, North and South Campuses. This magazine is funded through the Student Activity Fee Committee and represents the student voice on campus. The opinions thus expressed are in no way to be attribu- ted 10 the Palm Beach Junior College administration, personnel staff or faculty. wmm iwwr m- 10ml Kjji e«i u| K|i ' vyJ m f.,t lit: rary-magazine ■ , ' WINTER 1977 ♦ . r I • la SELECTED LITERARY CONTRIBUTORS I Gunda Caldwell-lst place Corinne Plante-2nd place Rebecca Serijan Mary Giberson-3rd place Charmion Morris-3rd place Polly Apfel-2nd place Claudia Stegall-lst place Patty Durst David Southard-3rd place Julie Clayton Bonnie Lindberg Jim DiVitale-2nd place Sandra Koudelik-lst place April Collins Robbin Barber John A Leone Joyce Salamone-lst place Frank Smith-3rd place Gunda Caldwell-2nd place Ken Bergstrom Paul Lange Susan Bazyk Dr. Samuel S. Bottosto Mary Hiegel Susan Deal Rebecca Serijan Janice Rabon Christopher Marc Wagner Tish Palmer Debbie Gaggiani Jacqueline Fogg Sarah Palmer Corinne Plante Marion Freeman John A Leone Alice Conners Deer The Galleon is published three times a year by Palm Beach Junior College, 4200 S. Congress Avenue, Lake Worth Florida, 33460, serving the Central, Glades, North and South campuses. The opinions thus expressed are in no wa: be atrributed to the Palm Beach Junior College administration nov. nnpi soff or faculty. This m n -nn iq funde through the Student Activity Fee Committee and represents • ampus. We our appre ' ' . James Miles and Watson B. Duncan for ineir concnouiion m judging the en;- .hs, l-uu jhulku ' s mag. Literary Editor, PHOTOGRAPHY-3RD PLACE- DAVID SOUTHARD MY ROAD TO WRITE LIGHT POETRY IS SO MUCH FUN FOR ME ' CAUSE I ' M BLESSED WITH PARONOM ASI AM AN I A. THAT MEANS LOVE OF PUNNING, AND I THINK PUNS ARE CUNNING, AND THEY MAKE POEMS, O, SO CR AZI A-ZANl A! A MAN SAID OF A PUN (FOR HE COULDN ' T THINK OF ONE) A PUN ' S LOWEST OF ALL FORMS OF HUMOR. BUT I DON ' T GIVE A FIGGLE, FOR PUNS MAKE ME GIGGLE. SO, A POX ON THAT GROUCH, OR A TUMOR. I ONCE HEARD A BOOR SAY THAT POETS ARE POOR, AND MORE SO, IF THEY TRY TO BE FUNNY. BUT TO BE WITHOUT CASH WOULD HAVE MADE OGDEN GNASH, AND I ' M TOLD SHAKESPEARE NEVER LACKED MONEY. SOME WRITE WITH GRAVITY AND SOME WITH DEPRAVITY, AND THEY FEEL NOTHING ' S BASER THAN FUN. BUT THAT BASE, IT WILL BE--WHERE I PLANT MY POETREE; AND LONG MAY IT GROW THEREAPUN. Joyce Salamone Page two Albatross Reflected sunlight outlined the slowly moving wings Larger than any mind ever brought to dreams Great and graceful its design gliding on the air white and light blue feathers disturbed the silence there And 1 watched an albatross Brilliant with sunshining gloss cross above closely I could have touched him if I thought To try but 1 forgot... And he passed as surely as I passed between The time now when facts Uve and when I lived in dreams POETRY - 3RD PLACE - Frank Smith LADY-NIGHT LADY-NIGHT. YOU PROWL ON FELINE FEET. YOUR BLACK SILKEN CAPE, STAR-STUDDED. ENVELOPES EARTH WITH SOFTNESS. LADY-NIGHP. YOUR GOLDEN EYE IS HALF-CLOSED BY A LID OF CLOUD. ARE YOU SLEEPY TOO? NADIA NADIA GLIDES LIKE A FAWN SILENT BY THE LAKE WHILE A SMILING SUN WARMS THE SHORE WHERE RIPPLES BREAK. IN THE QUIET LAUGHTER OF THE WATER BY THE SHORE 1 DREAM OF PERFECT BEAUTY DANCING NADIA AND NO MORE. Frank Smith LADY-NIGHT, DO YOU FEAR THE FAST-APPROACHING DAWN THAT BANISHES YOU? RELUCTANTLY, YOU SLINK AWAY. YOUR FOOTSTEPS JUST AHEAD OF THE MINUTES OF MORNING. POETRY - 1ST PLACE - ' Joyce Salamone Page three m POE With the terror of his capture Terrible to gauge Attempting flights of fancy In solitude he raced Bruising his dusky wings Against the rusty cage The grey devil broods his yellow eyes glowing Fixed on the spinaflex that is growing Brighter by the moment though the dark wooden forest Approaching as the music of avenging angel chorus His many clawed hand clutched Surrounding bars As he cursed words of anger that Blazed as falling stars Across the white pages that were clouds in the sky Then sat with his tears for the words that were denied The grey devil watched As angel-time unlocked The door of his prison V Of expressions once blocked Then stepped as the shackles and the chains like the past Had released their hellish hold on his attempts to fly at last Frank Smith Page four THE FOUR SEASONS THE EARTH, CONTENT, LIES BASKING IN THE RAIN, A TIMID BUD PEEPS OUT AND GREETS THE SUN, AS SPRING UNFOLDS ITS PAGEANTRY AGAIN. BUT FLEETING DAYS SOON HERALD SUMMER FUN. THE WARMTH AND RAINFALL DUEL THE WEEKS AWAY. THE BLUSHING FLOWERS AND RIP ' NING FRUIT ARE SPREAD. ANDNOWIT, ' S AUTUMN, LEAVES IN COLOR SWAY, TRANSFORM THE LANDSCAPE INTO GOLD AND RED. WHILE CHILDREN ROMP ACROSS THE GOLDEN SAND THE LAST DEAD LEAF CLINGS SADLY TO THE VINE. AS WINTER STEALS ITS WAY ACROSS THE LAND, A VEIL OF WHITE IS DRAPED ACROSS THE PINE. BUT WHEN I FONDER-SUMMER, SPRING OR FALL... THERE ' S NO ONE SEASON I LOVE BEST OF ALL. POETRY - 2ND PLACE - Gunda Caldwell U¥ , ' m w. .r Page five THE BLOOD DIAMOND I always considered classified ads in newspapers boring. Now I can ' t stop reading them. It began one rainy dull evening about three months ago. Nothing on TV seemed interesting. Helen, my wife, had gone to a club meeting. With nothing better to do, I read the entire evening newspaper, including the classified ads. One ad caught my attention. I couldn ' t believe what I read. FOR SALE-FIVE CARAT DIAMOND $1500. Write Box XP45 c o Glenville Daily News This had to be a mistake. No one would legally sell a five-carat stone for that kind of money. If it were stolen, who would be stupid enough to advertise it in a public paper? Must be a printer ' s error. More like 15,000. Surely they would run a retraction in the next edition. I dropped the paper on the floor and stood by the window watching the light rain fall. The wet pavement mirrored car headlights as they went by. The light re- flections on the window sparkled like crystal-— or diamonds That ad! If it were true, what a profit there could be on a diamond that size! Racing into the kitchen, I ransacked everything until I found the previous newspaper. The ad wasn ' t in that one. It ran just once so far. There would be no sleep for me unless I did something about that ad. A request for more information burned my fingers until I dropped the letter in a mailbox on the corner. It wouldn ' t hurt to ask. I had to know if that ad was for real. That amount would wipe out our savings account, but the thought of that stone blotted out of my mind the big zero mark across the account book. After six long days of waiting, I gave up, deciding it had been some sort of a joke. The ad did not run again. I was glad I hadn ' t told Helen. Exactly a week later the phone rang. Off guard, I answered casually, only to jump right out of the chair to my feet. Mr. Thomas, you sent a letter of inquiry about a diamond Are you interested in it? Here was the call I had waited for. I tried to answer normally, but my throat was so tight I could hardly get my breath. When I asked him a question, my voice came out high-pitched and squeaky, Were you asking $1500? Breathlessly I waited for that all- important answer. Yes, that is correct. The accent was strange. I sell this stone for that amount. . .that is all I will need. Wonder if he will turn out to be a fence or con artist. Better watch my step or I could be in trouble. B I remembered every detail about the contact, relived it over and over, trying to see if a clue could help me fit all the pieces together, ant all the pieces together, anything I might have overlooked. I ' m definitely interested. Where do you want to meet me? Here or there? He hadn ' t introduced himself, either. By the way I didn ' t catch your name. I did not tell you, but you may call me Whiteray. He had to be a foreigner. I shall arrive at your re- sidence in precisely one-half hour. A click ended the call. I looked at Helen. She was staring curiously at me. Something kept me from telhng her right there and then what was on my mind. She might refuse to go along being a practical-minded person who frownw being a practical-minded person who frowned on taking chances with anything. There was no thought of giving up now. . .had to B track that stone down and get it. So I told her,  Hon,a man from the office is going to be here in a half-hour to talk business, but he wants to talk to me in private. Will you visit with our neighbor for a while so we can talk? Avoiding the look I knew would be there, I instead care- fully and slowly lit a cigarette so I wouldn ' t have to say more. No questions, that was Helen, she never pried. Just got up and left the house. When the knock announced his arrival, I was shocked how clammy my hands were. It was ahrd to turn the doorknob Maybe I should have talked it over with Helen. He stood in the doorway, eyes swiftly scanning the interior of the room, before coming inside. He was short, hatless a man with a pink look,like a northerner with a holiday sunburn, a sharp contrast to his light gray eyes. I did a doubletake on the eyes, for both pupil and iris were the same pale gray. Odd! Almost as if he were blind. But he wasn ' t. Those eyes penetrated right to the back of my head. As he walked inside, past me, I thought I smelled mustard. MUSTARD! Probably his shaving lotion or hair spray? It still reminded me of mustard. Page six In the big yellow circle of light under the floor lamp his pink palm was steady as he shook a small box over it. Out tumbled a large diamond, square cut, at least five carats, with a bright t carats, with a bright red spot in the center. Never have I seen such a diamond. It was magnificent. My hands were shaking and my voice disappeared as I was swept with a feeling like gold fever. No matter what happened, I had to have it. He dropped it inot to ahve to have it. He dropped it into my hand as I stared at it. The little red spot was like a magnet. The stone felt hot in my hand. Where did that come from? Was thst my voice? Whiteray smiled, Where I came from are other stones like this. We call them blood diamonds. The spot is not a flaw, but indi- cates a priceless, rare identity for you, as you will discover when you possess it. He looked me straight in the eye when he talked, and I could not shoft my eyes away. A dozen questions hung inside my head, left unvoiced. I knew that no matter how many questions I asked, his secret screen would not be penetrated. I need $1500, no more, to buy something I would take with me on a journ- ey. The pruchase is not important for you to know. I do not need additional money where I go, so there is no need to re- quire more from you. Now I had heard everything. Since he did not need extra money, he was satisfied with the exact amount needed for whatever he was going to buy. He wasn ' t human. Then came the real showdown. One more thing, Whitery do you have any proof that you own the stone? Do you have any sort of legal paper to protect me? In two days I can provide you with the required paper, I come back at that time. He got up to leave. As he ' replaced the stone in his pocket I was afraid something would happen to prevent his return. I had to get that diamond. How about leaving the stone at Preston ' s Jewelry Shop for appraisal and safekeeping? Pres could put it in his safety vault until you are ready to deliver. And if he did not think it a good buy, we could cancel the whole thing now. In case of a fraud of some kind, I wanted p cover all possibilities. By the way, if I need to l ntact you, where are you staying? Some 15 miles from here, but you will not need to reach me, and I will return as I promised. He paused in the open doorway before disappearing into the night. Funny about that mustard smell. Pres hardly had time to open his store in the norning before I began telling him about the stone and plying him with questions. Have you ever heard of diamonds with red spots in the middle? Pres blinked his eyes and stared at me I repeated my question. He shook his head. Could it be a flaw? A fake? Mavbe some other kind of stone? Pres keop shaking his head from side to side. Never. Are you sure they were real spots? Yes, yes , I answered impatiently, real spots, bright red, same color as fresh blood. . .in fact he called them blood diamonds. Pres phoned the Jewelers ' Association while I checked with the FBI to see if they had any information about stolen gems. If I couldn ' t buy this, maybe I could at least pick up a reward if it was stolen. A bloody diamond, you mean? The tone of his voice made me wish I hadn ' t asked. I tried to tell him what it looked like. He sounded as though he thought I was kidding him, and when he asked me to come down and talk it over with him, I told him to forget it and hung up. Too uptight to go to work, I stopped by the drug store to get a cup of coffee. A faint smell of mustard alerted me just befor Whiteray touched my sleeve. By then I was irritable, and let him know it, Thought you couldn ' t get back until tomorrow. If you can get here today, why not do it? Why put it off? He didn ' t get a word edgewise. Why don ' t you just call? I couldn ' t stop. I assure you, Mr. Thomas, there is no faster way to make the arrangement, this is the way it will have to be. Don ' t submit yourself to needless fear. . .you are agreed upon to be the one who may buy the diamond. I felt a little better, at least he was not going to talk with anyone else. I thought about Pres, so close, maybe we could get the stone appraised to see if it was really worth all the sweat. My stomach tied up in knots when Whiteray dropped the diamond into Pres ' hand. There it was. . .MY STONE. That same wild feehng of paying any price but I had to have it. Pres eyed it sucked in his breath as he went to the back of the counter. With the eye glass in place, he turned the diamond slowly, around and around. The ticking of the clock on the Page seven wall kept getting louder and louder. The air was thick with tension. I felt as if it were going to smother me. Yet Pres stood there quietly, just looking at it. Damn it, Pres, is it?. . .is it Pres held up a hand to silence me. Where did you get this, Whiteray? Pres showed no emotion. I cannot say. The secret is not mine alone to reveal. Those pale eyes stared right back at Pres. Do you have any more? Want to sell another one? Pres kept his voice well under control. The words burned into my mind. . . Pres, I exploded, It ' s real, real. Whiteray smiled at me, but talked to Pres, Where I come from are more. But I do not need to sell any other, so it has been agreed that Mr. Thomas will be the buyer. Tom, it is real, we ll over five carats, and above pricing, Pres was speaking to me, and I felt as if I were dreaming, if you buy it, this is the only one of it ' s kind in the world. . .you could name your price, And then I was aware of a woman who had walked in and was listening to all that we had said, and trying to see the stone. I do not want so much talk about it, Whiteray for the first time looked displeased, I wll return tomorrow as I promised, when it will be more private. He retrieved the stone and headed for the door. Just before he stepped out he added, That will be my last day with you. He was gone. 1 bolted for the door and hit an unmovable target, the woman who had been trying to see the stone. We both sprawled on the floor and by the time I picked her up, he nad disappeared from the street. The next morning curious people milled around outside The store and some began browsing through the displays. Trust a woman, I thought to myself, to spread the word around when something mysterious is about to happen. Since Whiteray had not said when he would arrive, we just killed time, the hours dragging by, endless and eneventful. We chain, smoked cigarettes and strained eyes to the door every time someone came through. At closing time the air grew stifling and people seemed reluctant to give up and go home. That women better not ever go near me again, I fumed. Pres smiled sympathetically. She sure spread the word about the diamond. He pulled eyebrows into a thin line over his eyes and half grinned, Funny thing, though, this afternoon, a while ago, I smelled, or at least thought I smelled mustard. Now isn ' t that funny? Mustard! I jumped to my feet, Mustard. . . Pres, that is HIS smell. Pres, he was here, and I didn ' t see him. I ' ll bet he left because there are so damn many people in here. Couldn ' t decide whether to curse or cry. That was the last I heard of my diamond or of Whiteray. I have gone over an ever-widening radius asking questions and looking for answers. No one I talked to remembered a short stocky man with pink skin and grey eyes, and a smell of mustard. He has just vanished frome the face of the earth. I have gone over, with a fine-toothed comb, every inch of more than the 15 miles around here where he said he had been staying. There isn ' t even a house or building in that area, no matter what direction I check. Just wilderness. And it swallowed him completely. Everytime I see a newspaper I must go through the ads. I know he is gone. He said he would not be back, but I just can ' t give up. One chance, so close. . . and now it ' s gone. Will I ever find a clue to the blood diamond that nearly was mine? PROSE - 1st Place - Gunda Caldwell Page eight DUNCAN ' S LAMENT He enters down the aisle, usually unseen. And saunters to the front where, he alone is king. He looks across his subjects. Every voice soon dies. Then he moves to speak, and emotions start to fly. He reads a poem so touching, you often times can feel; the subject he portrays, no doubt; must be more than real. Starting slow and quiet. You ' re straining just to hear the words that leave his lips. He makes them all so clear, then builds himself to fever pitch and looks in someone ' s eyes. And moves about in endless flight, you ' d think he ' s gonna die. With both arms flailing through the air his fist comes crashing down. And falling to the podium, it fills the room with sound. Now every eye is turned on him in silence and in awe. And every mind in reverance ponders what it saw. He yells and shouts and screams and moves, as if he were a fool, and laughs when he says that he ' d make love, to a horse, in Istanbul. Regaining his composure, he starts up once again. Getting so excited that you ' d think it was a sin. Like preaching a revival; he ' s got that certain look, and cast ' s it down upon you until you take the hook. And when the hours over you look up to a man, and realize that no one reads; a poem like Duncan. Ken Bergstrom SKY FOCUS THE WAY BLUE IS BEFORE ME IN THE OUTER REACHES OF THE SKIES SUCH DEPTH, HAS THIS BLUENESS, IT BRINGS COOLNESS TO MY EYES. . . . INCONSISTANT COTTON SWIRLS TURN AND TWIST IN DIZZY ARRAY FORMULATING FUNNELS THAT FLOAT AWAY. . . . HIDDEN AMONGST THESE COTTON SWIRLS, IS THE SUN, WHO SHINES AND CALLS IT DAY Paul Lange PEGASUS SILVER DRIFTING CLOUDS MOTTLING THE SKY EXPLODE APART. AS IF IN ANGER PEGASUS! WINGED SENTINEL OF THE GODS STALKING THE SKY WITH GENTLE MERRIMENT VENUS TEARS DAMPEN HIS IVORY WINGS, THORS THUNDERBOLTS PASS HIM BY HE CLIMBS TO OLYMPUS, WINGS BEATING WITH STRENGTH CIRCLING, DANCING, GUARDING PANS FLUTE WHISPER SOFTLY APOLLOS POETRY IS SUNG CENTAURS ROMP IN THE PARTING MISTS OLYMPUS LIES IN PEACE FOR PEGASUS WATCHES THE KINGDOM OF ZEUS! Susan Bazyk THE AUTHENTIC SPIRIT OF SOCIAL SCIENCE Life is an adventure in a world That alters as we walk on it; Every manifestation of existence is fraught with exposure to dangers: Those challenges and threats inherent in any dynamic relationship Between the individual and his environment. Creative individuals, frequently called simpletons or seers: Artists, philosophers, scientists, outsiders- those irrepressible Spirits who burst all barriers - Can never hope to avoid some of the dangers and agonies of the world; They strive not necessarily for themselves. But for a process of emotional, intellectual and ethical growth That goes on forever. Who are these stalwart pioneers of human condition ' Let me call the R of Honor (to name but a few) of spirited colleagues Across the generation gap who have helped to extend mankind ' s experiential reach - William Shakespeare (1564-1616): who remains virtually unexcelled as a story teller and explorer of the human heart, mind and soul: Thomas Jefferson (17431826): who provided the essential leadership in placing before mankind one of the noblest expressions of representative government under a constitution: Horace Mann (17961859): who won his victory for humanity by implementing an effective structure of universal public education in America; Auguste Comte (1798-1857): who constructed a science of society that sought to rival in ti ' s vigor the established sciences; Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865): who so eloquently provided mankind with the sovereign definition of democracy - government OF the people. BY the people, FOR the people; Charles Darwin (1809-1882); along with A. R. Wallace: who conveyed the creative, emergent quality of human existance; Sigmund Freud (1856-1939): who probed the hinteriand of man ' s mind as a psychological geographer and concluded that the sleep of the world was being disturbed by forces within man and his society; John Dewey (1859-1952): who proposed a continuous educational experiment - the release of human potential via scientific pedagogical procedures within a framework of democratic associations; Emile Durkheim (18591917): who pioneered in the application of statistical methods to a complex sociological issue (suicide); Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968); who was a Nobel peace prize winner with a dream that someaay Americans would rise up and live out the true nitduing of the Declaration of Independence; that democracy is the only form of government founded on the dignity of human beings, not the dignity of certain people, of educated people, white or black, but of all people; Margaret Mead (1901- ): who has inducted all thoughtful people into tomorrow ' s world by way of her own exemplary maturity and conceptual advocacy of mankind and womankind giving precedence to the universality of humanhood. These daring explorers of the human condition have grappled with the versatility of the adaptive mechanism of culture; We continue to learn from the struggle and sacrifice of previous generations - about our human potential despite incessant attempts at adaptation which are not always sucessful; New challenges, new threats serve to forge ways of enhancing human welfare; Failures, partial or total, temporary or permanent, only intensify the vision of a life free of constant stresses and strains, suggesting the immediate short- range goal of tranquiUity; Nonrtheless, the idealism of a golden age must yield to a constant inquiry into the forces that impinge on all learned cultural arrangements; Predictably, this self-imposing striving for ever-new distant goals - a persistent belief in a golden age of harmonius human interrelationships - makes the fate of man even more unpredictable. As long as there is human leadership reaching into the unknown to create situations that bridge socio-biological values, problems of adaptation will endlessly arise. Profound, intrinsic, self-imposed urging and strivings - in a truer sense, the human capacity and quest to learn -- shall create a state of mind that constantly lends itself to modification for the sake of new illusions and new goals. This is the authentic spirit of Social Science! Dr. Samuel S. Bottosto All these colors are love And you noticed I ' m sure That seldom do you see love In black or grey Like a thundercloud Or a storm in the distance For love dressed in black, Like a fight between friends Is only the actual lack of love Shown through the mirrors Of selfishness and petty jealousies. What color is love? Love is a rainbow. Shining and beautiful, Hopeful, warm and bright. First it is yellow Like the sun, Like the feeling your loved one can bring. Then it is pale, pale pink Like the joy that you see On the lips of children laughing Like the sky in late sunset Always with the hope For a new day to dawn A tomorrow to come forever. Next it is blue Blue like the sky--without clouds When all is sharp and clear And blue like the quilt On Grandma ' s old bed Mellow and solemn Yet easing to the eyes. Then it is slow brown A warm tingling color Full of solid security Like the love of a father Who watches his age go swirling past And who watches his young ones Grow up far too fast. Next it is white Brilliant white! Like a bride at the altar. Like a light in the darkness of sorrow Or the aura of peace when all have lost hope. So remember friends, when asked, What color is love? Answer that it ' s a rainbow Yellow, pink, brown, white and blue Shining and true Hopeful, warm and bright Two wonderful gifts That God has given -- Love and the rainbow. Giving us hope To show us the way To light the path Toward the eternal day. Mary Hiegel Page eleven I ' M ME I ' m not like anyone else. I don ' t want to be. Many people don ' t understand that And they cut me down. . . I don ' t think any less of them because they do. • • I know that you try to understand. . . But still, there are times When you don ' t understand I know. . . I can tell. It may be because I have some very strange moods I guess maybe I shouldn ' t get so excited and upset at times, But that ' s me. . . That ' s the way I am. I hope you ' ll try to understand. But, I guess no one will ever entirely understand me. . . Because I don ' t. Myself. Life changes and so will I. . . With Time. Susan Deal EMPTY ROOM An empty room waits like a lonely lover. Patiently pondering memories of time. Darting its stale smell of has been it guards it ' s lonely cover. And so it sits Revealing darkened candles on dusty sills Among the corners where grayness spills EDUCATION The sound of nothing echoes in there like rain running down window glass. A happy caterpillar. Silently blurring the view I have no wish to be a butterfly. Nothing changes here. To fly? Absurd. I ' m afraid of heights. Seasons of time that will never pass Tell me I must spend my days rest lazily in the chair cooped in that little silken tomb? No one goes in there. No! I love to crawl To play a game or read a book in the comfortable dust Events have ceased to happen of ignorance. In this forsaken place And where is the guarantee arms of inner space, reaching out Grasping at life or glimpses of her. that I will fly on the day of rebirth? An empty room waits like a lonely lover. Go away, leave me alone. I ' m sleepy. Joyce Salamone Rebecca Serijan 1 m Page twelve Some men walk straight forward. As if to meet life head on And face all that is to come. Some men walk sideways. As if half afraid to encounter the problems ahead. Yet, neither of these is bad Because at least they, if only in part. Watch, and can find reality when it shows. Unlike those who never see reality Or face life as it is, only as it seems Behind the distorted mirror of a dream. Mary Hiegel Page thirteen f Page fourteen Mother of the Universe, Your ecstasy is done, I ' ve crawled inside an empty womb, To save me from the sun. I ' ve trembled til my body. Cried out to ease the pain. But I know it ' s not the body That ' s to blame. The light ' s to bright for my dark eyes. They ' re blinded by the dawn. It seems your white knight swooped upon My black defenseless pawn. And I ' m not all I claim to be, Though you ' ve seen at times I ' ve tried. Oh, Mother, can I know you still? There ' s no place left to hide. Janice Rabon Page fifteen i € Page sixteen ARTWORK-3RD PLACE- CHARMION MORRIS Page seventeen LEANING BACK IN MY CHAIR LEANING BACK IN MY CHAIR I WATCHED AS HE CAME RUNNING OVER TO ME HE SMILED AS HE GOT ON MY LAP AND I SMILED BACK AT HIM. Christopher Marc Wagner Page eighteen THE GARDEN GATES COME, BEYOND THE GARDEN GATES SEE ALL THE BEAUTY THAT LIES WITHIN. SMELL THE FRESH AIR, FEEL THE RICH BROWN EARTH BENEATH YOU AND PONDER ALL DAY ON A FROG IN THE POND. Tish Palmer DAUGHTER Careful, girl-child, you do not know the power of the undertow. You only know you love to be a part of the roaring, tumbling sea. ON DREAMS Keep your feet down on the ground, Open up your eyes and see, Don ' t bog down your thoughts on dreams, Visualize reality. See the hate and grief and strife, Face it man, it ' s part of life, The world is coming to an end, There is no hope, Face up to it, friend. Naive you are, Like a child, Where ' s your sense Where ' s your style? If having style is seeing life, As only hate grief and strife, Never closing your eyes to see, Imaginings or dreams, Always expecting the world to end, Then you are the one who ' s naive my friend. And you may continue, Preaching your ways. Selling your style, ' Til the end of your days. I will go on, with my head in the sky, airing my thoughts, of breezes gone by. And I ' ll sit and ponder And pity you, man, For I can dream dreams, That you never can. Debbie Gaggiani Watching you from the sand so warm, I want to keep you safe from harm. I long to reach and take your hand and pull you gently back to land. I ' ve kept you close, safe by my side in other bouts with sea and tide. But now you are a babe no longer. I ' ve seen your body growing stronger. The truth at last I understand. I cannot keep you on the sand. There are limits you must try; all your needs I can ' t supply. Try, my darling, dare to see how far to go in life or sea. I ' ll watch while on your wings you soar and pray you stay close to the shore. Joyce Salamone DARK LADY PAINTED EYES, PAINTED LIPS CRUSHED DREAMS SOCIETYS VICTIM CURSED OR CARESSED CAUGHT IN A TUMULT. A WHIRLPOOL LEADING NOWHERE WOUNDED. ANGRY WANTING ALWAYS SEARCHING IN DESPERATION FOR WHAT ISNT THERE PAINTED SOUL. Susan Bazyk Page nineteen s ' Jw- f ar feMffl TO A FRIEND I wish you the greatest love of love, and, hope your dreams can find you, floating down the lazy mainstream, with all your fears drowning in the wake of life ' s grandest illusions. The glories of the sun burst wide, reaching golden fingers of warmth into the corners of your night, seeking them out and chasing the shadows away. Janice Rabon Page twenty FOREVER FRIENDS Daily the old man would walk by the park and watch the children play. Today, however, no one was ther« and the swings sat lifeless. An eerie darkness loomed overhead, and it was evident a storm was approaching. His casual stride hastened into a somewhat faster pace. The skies opened and the rain came down in a torrent. The sidewalk became ice, causing the old man to lose his footing. Hitting his head, he was rendered unconscious. After what seemed hours, he slowly regained his senses. It was no longer raining, but there was a slight drizzle. Are you okay? Looking up he saw a little girl approximately five years old, dripping wet. Carefully she helped him up. Are you okay? she repeated. Yes, yes, I ' ll be fine, Starting away, he stumbled. I better help you, she offered Soon the pair came upon an old house. There was a rickety old picket fence to keep intruders out. Shutters hung by single hinges, and the house seemed lonely. This is it, the old man informed her. Would you like to come in? You look cold. They entered the house and the little girl took a seat. Looking around, she saw a cat sleeping on the footstool in the living room of the tiny house. The inside was kept very neat and warm. How different the outside is in comparison to the inside, she thought. Here you are. Be careful, it ' s hot. The old man set a cup of hot chocolate in front of her. Then he pulled up a chair for himself. I sure do thank you for helping me like that, miss. That was quite a fall I had. The old man smiled. Can I ask your name? Tami, she replied, then quickly added, I ' m four and a half! Her bright blue eyes glistened. My you ' re a big girl. My name is Mr. Whesley, but why don ' t you call me Uncle Charlie? Okay! Carefully she sipped her chocolate. Tami glanced at the peaceful cat, then turned to the old man once again. My cat? Oh, his name is Solomon. He ' s one of my few friends. Nobody visits me, and except for my daily wfelks, I never get out of the house. By the way, how did you know I needed help? the old man asked. I live across the street from the park and when I looked out the window to watch the rain, I saw you lying there. So, I came and helped. Tami explained. Mr. Whesley and Tami talked for a while, but all too soon, Tami had to leave. May I come back? the child inquired. Please do, begged the old man. As time passed, they seemed inseparable. When neighbors saw the little girl skipping dowm the sidewalk, her blonde curly hair flowing in the wind, they knew her friend was close behind. Many times the pair would be seen having a picnic in the park, and he even took her to the fair when it was in town. But one day -- Uncle Charlie, Uncle Charlie, I ' m going to start school. the little shouted as she ran up the walkway. Now things had changed. The daily walKs were transferred from morning to afternoon, and her visits consisted of a few hours after school and week-ends. For every ' A ' on her report card, the old man gave Tami a quarter. On her birthday, Mr. Whesley brought her a box. In it was a handmade medal, rectangular in shape, with this inscription: REMEMBER THE TIMES, ALL TOO FEW. MY SPECIAL LITTLE FRIEND, I ' LL REMEMBER YOU. U. CharUe When it came time for his birthday, the small child beamed with pride. She had made him a picture of the park, which he hung on the wall. They were happy together and shared many secrets. Then as quickly as the rain had come that day, so very long ago, the old man died. Tami went to the house after school as usual, but it was empty. Solomon wandered around aimlessly. Where ' s Uncle Charlie, Solomon? The Uttle gently picked the cat up. Something was wrong, she just knew it! There was a knock at the door, and it was opened to a short, fat lady who let herself in. It was Mr. Whesley ' s neighbor Tami, I have to tell you something. Putting the child in a chair, she began trying to explain. You won ' t be able to see your Uncle Charli anymore. He has gone to stay with God. Uncle Charlie talked about God a lot. He always used to tell me stories about Him, but how could he go to Him now? Tears ran down the small face. For days Tami was in a sort of a daze. She couldn ' t even think right. How long could this last? Something had to be changing soon, she thought. When school ended, shortly after the old man died, Tami passed the park. She walked over to their favorite tree and sat beneath it. Thoughts ran through her mind of all the fun they had sitting under that tree, and whenever they were together. She could visualize Uncle Charlie ' s face when they had walked through the fair grounds eatin. cotton candy. A smile crept across her face as she realized he could never really die, because the memory of him lived on. Tami reached up and touched the medal he naa given her. Whispering, she recited: REMEMBER THE TIMES, ALL TOO FEW. MY SPECIAL LITTLE FRIEND, I ' LL REMEMBER YOU. . .. Looking up toward the sky, the child called, Thanks Uncle CharUe, Page twenty-one PR OSE- 2nd place-Connne Plan te PHOTOGRAPHY-1ST PLACE- SANDRA KOUDELIK THE CHILD I see the laughter in your eyes, And know it ' s in your soul. It chimes the rhyme eternally, For my heart to hold. And love outshines your outstretched hand, And presses close to me. And waits so helplessly to hear. Just how things are to be. « Page twenty-two AMERICAN PORTRAIT When I first saw him, he was haunched down like a beaten dog in some scrawny, overgrown bushes by the road. It was early in the morning, it ' s sun, a pale ball rising over the black tree line on the east horizen. People crowded the road bumper to bumper on their way to school and work. Sleepy-eyed and short-sighted, they didn ' t notice me walking to school for my first morning class. It is no one ' s guess why I stepped closer. He looked up - a bony skeleton with sallow skin held moist black eyes sunken deep into their sockets. These eyes appeared to me in that instant as the eyes of a starving slave, pleading with his master for mercy. The man made the story real before my eyes as I neared him. I could see at last what he was so wearily protecting. To us, it would be a torn bag of refuse cast annoyingly into a dumpster. To this creature, this man, it was his prize, his breakfast. It was hunger in those sunken black eyes. What made me walk away then was not apathy. It was not respect for any integrity he once might have had. You could call it overwhelming feeling of disappointment that in our two hundred years one might still see an American citizen haunched down in the bushes picking at garbage. With all our economic, industrial and technological advances, the lands and states called America, harbor the poor and the oppressed. PROSE -3RD PLACE - Rebecca Serijan What could be more beautiful Than peaceful solitude What could be more ugly Than lonliness Where is the difference Solitude by choice Lonliness by accident Or perhaps by choice Also What could be lovlier Than a lonely island With peaceful people And the sun rises only to set again Day in, day out What could be more beautiful Than peaceful solitude And I could walk hand in hand With John, Thoreau and Hemingway Through a land of dreams never more to face the reality of hypocrisy, of dishonesty, of hate, of today What could be more beautiful. Jacqueline Fogg Page twenty-three  , ' p p ARTWORK-2ND PLACE- POLL Y APFEL Page twenty-four •v?-: : ■ v- r . ■ ' ■ .J ' rrfii; ' : ' ' -- ' t r ' ,. - THE WAR I walk the ground where used to grow my grandma ' s garden. I see her there stopping by the rosebush. Tasting the shade of a nearby tree she pauses, hoe in hand. She routs a brazen weed that dared to push it ' s way into her sanctuary. She smiles— all is perfection. The scent of roses fades as does her image. Gone the flowers. Gone the lady. Both living only in memory. I walk the piece of earth. Even the house has long since been torn down. But here it was— and I frown at the weeds laughing in victory. Joyce Salamone Page twenty-five DEATH OF A DAY I watched the death of a day just now And saw each fever-flushed dye Stretch slender arms out in the sky As in reluctance to take it ' s bow It strained against dark ' ning hands of night Toward velvet blue and lacy white. I saw the death of a day just now. Weaker and fainter grew the dying day And slowly vanished from my pitying gaze. Lol Night blots out the dying maze And sweeps it clear, across the way. But cold and heartless though the night appears, I see up in the sky it ' s gleaming tears. Thus day is dead! I saw it now! Gunda Caldwell MELANCHOLY MORNINGS I look at my hands-- The hands of a woman, wrinkled in kindness, strengthened from sadness, a little crooked from bitterness; And I grasp melancholy mornings, and the need to take the world, and life again, into my house for breakfast. • Sarah Palmer Page twenty-six GRADUATION THOUGHTS I cannot wish upon a star For stars are too well hidden Among the waiting, anxious hopes For May, it ' s day forbidden. Instead I wish upon a friend Whose kindness far exceeds These crowded halls and gaping doors Which fail to fill my needs. I wish that I could accept that time So slowly must creep by Until the gates fling open wide Allowing me to fly. Yes, I ' ve retained enough to know That wisdom is not found Alone in paper books and pads To which a class is bound. Yet if I had to choose between A classroom and a slum My poverty would surely lie In choosing either one. Yet only here in crowded halls Do paths begin to lead To recognition of a way In which our minds to feed. Don ' t let your soul remain On someone ' s kitchen shelf And Don ' t ignore your burden here Your wisdom is your wealth. Rebecca Serijan DO YOU UNDERSTAND? DO YOU UNDERSTAND? DO YOU REALLY, HONESTLY UNDERSTAND? I DON ' T THINK YOU DO... YET, IT ' S SO SIMPLE... I AM ME... I DO THINGS MY WAY. YOU SAY YOU UNDERSTAND, BUT. DO YOU? OR. IS THAT JUST A WAY TO PUSH ME ASIDE. BECAUSE. YOU DON ' T CARE. Susan Deal DITTY Illusion surrounds us Like a cacoon Distorting Our every view Perception so dim We see with our eyes And take what we see To be true. . . K. Rae Eaton MISPLACED EYEGLASSES (With apologies to Robert Burns) O ' where could my eyeglasses be? Those reinforcements that help me tae see Beyond my ain nose Sometimes ,y sight goes But if only they ' re o ' er my ee. Where hae my eyeglasses gang? Those augumenting cameras lang Hae helped me tae gaze O ' er sunshine an ' haze An ' distinguish a ' right things from wrang. What could hae happened to thira? Those hueless, transparent lens gems. I need that ane pair Wi ' a ' the lang hair I canna tell a her from a him. I searched high an ' low for my aids; Wi ' out thim everything fades. I enlisted my peers To help ease my fears Sin ' my looking had caused me jades. Dos ' t tha ' see what I see, they all said, Thee by thy hand should be led. They stood there and wiggled In amusement they giggled For my glasses were on top o ' my head. Mary Julia Chappell Page twenty-seven ECHOES I have a dream! All this will not be finished in the first hundred days. Nor will it be finished the first one thousand days. But let us begin. Lay your shoulders to the wheel Glory, glory hallelujah! Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation conceived in Liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. The rights of man came not from the generosity of the state but from the hands of God. Then pay Ceasar what is due to Ceaser and God what is due to God. Glory, glory hallelujah! Love your neighbor as much as you love yourself. I have a dream that man will not be judged by the color of his skin but by the content of his character. I am tired of fighting. I want to have time to look for my children and see how many of them I can find. Glory, glory hallelujah! Ann Uhl A MOMENT ' S INSIGHT I sat quietly, looking into the dark of the night, and listening to the crying wind. The ocean waters reached for the shore, and the trees danced in the background. I was trying to understand the things of life. Why is there war, and not everlasting peace? Why are certain people given rights above everyone else? Why is everyone different? Why are some people given faith, then constantly having it tested? The question why seems always to be there. Where have all the answers been hidden? I looked into the ocean, expecting answers to come from it ' s depths, but none came. The moon had slipped away, and morning was about to begin. Then, as the sun came floating above the horizen, I looked up, and for the slightest second, I understood. Corinne Plante SKIN TIGHT Jeans skin tight shirt hanging low Standing on the corner ready to go Going to see the world finding my own high Not gonna be a person that lets Hfe by A car stops for me I see a smiling face Going to have a good time in some far-off place Jeans skin tight shirt hanging low Didn ' t find my world ain ' t no place to go Susan Bazyk Page twenty-eight I V V I Wf Knjf ' ARTWORK-1ST PLACE- CLAUDIA STEGALL Page twenty-nine A MATTER OF SUPERIORITY De nigger he get drunk on Saterday The white man unwinds with a few drinks De nigger gal has a black bastard The white girl has a quiet abortion De nigger couple, they shack up The white couple has a relationship De nigger he caint talk nohow The white man has a regional accent De nigger he on welfare because he too sorry to work The white man has to take welfare because he has had bad luck De nigger he too lazy to work The white man hires the negro for labor De nigger chile he too dumb to learn The white child has a learning problem De nigger puts all his money on he back The white man dresses to keep up appearances Any fool can see which race is superior And he does Marion Freemaif Page thirty Let There Forever An England Be! England, Mother England; once our ruling state. You have lost the glory, the people ' s cause too great. From here afar we watch you lose. Faith in pomp and ceremony which others helped you choose. Labor Party or Conservative do not care If the people ' s cupboard is bare. Although higher than the people they live, So little do they give. Once mighty ruler of the sea. In the past fought over tax on tea. Now fighting for the right to fish, To keep fish and chips on your dish. The Unions want, the Unions get; At the cost of raising prices higher yet. Workers unite! What ' s left of your country can be. Safe and secure if you wish it again for thee. Unions strike for higher wages and lower working hours. This is how they abuse their powers. Instead they get power cuts and loss of bus and train. The Common Market sours once again. England has taken freeloaders from any far off land, Who are taking food and money from the people ' s hand. Free room and care and medicine for all. This can but be socialism ' s downfall. Let There Forever An England Be! Union and Labor shall not always control thee. What once was can return; as your flag you still see, Remains overhead, flying peaceful and free. Arise, Oh England ' s people, sleep not all your life! It is not too late to save your land and yourselves from strife. Keep your (lag from drooping, surely this is not what you planned. Let There Forever An England Be; A strong and happy land. John A Leone Page thirty-one THE END Ashes to ashes, Dust to dust. You may not want to go, But when you must, you must. 9 - ; .(. L •- V ERS DEER fk Page thirty-two The literary magazine used Universal, Pyramid, and Copperplate Gothic typestyles for body copy. 50 lb. Kilmory India paper was used for the text, and 70 lb. for the body. Ink used was PMS No. 469 brown,