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

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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

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(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

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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