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

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Super Student Bits, and floppy discs are a com- fortable part of Michael Grant ' s voca- bulary. For Grant, an ex-linguist in the service, the technical jargon of compu- ter lingos like Fortran, COBOL, and RPG are as easily mastered as the mys- terious tongues of Indonesian and Vietnamese. Programing isn ' t hard; it ' s just like learning any other foreign langua- ge. Maybe easier - it ' s logical! . Grant, a recent JC arrival from Milwaukee Wisconsin had never ex- pected to latch so strongly onto the computer world. Until last year, I never had any experience with a computer. I took a data processing co- urse just out of curiosity, and I flip- ped!!. A true love affair between a boy and his computer . One of the strongest influences on Grant ' s computer involvement was the long time skipper of the Data Pro- cessing crew, Dale Washburn. They ' ve got alot of great people down there, and Dale was at the center of it. He was fantastic, the kind of guy who could really motiva - te people. The loss of Washburn to the Uni- versity of Southern California points out the opportunities available in Da- ta Processing explains Grant. They offerred him a salary he just couldn ' t turn down. There is alot of money waiting out there for talent. Our program is geared towards getting the basics, says Grant. It is a great way to be introduced to the computers. But the program seems to offer more depth to those students, like Michael Grant, who want to get into programming. Grant is doing his own research, and working on programs for other colleges like Indian River, and Edison College. It ' s a shame, commented Grant, alot of people have a bad image of computers, and shouldn ' t. They are not monsters, they just give people more time to be people. -X- Paul Mills

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f fV Half the students on campus can ' t jog a mile states Dusty Rhodes, the in- structor of a very personalized P.E. class intitled, Physical Fitness. Dusty continues, some people take it for granted that they ' re in good shape. They want to believe they are: it ' s a mental thing. One eighty-six degree day I watch- ed Dusty ' s class work-out under th? blazing sun. They reluctantly strode out to the hot fields to begin a set of warm-ups initiated by simple head -rolls that were followed by more strenuous stretching exercises. With stop-watch in hand, Dusty reminded the class that Xtraordinary Classes the one and one-quarter mile jogging course should be challenged with the individual ' s ability and endurance in mind. The students leaped around the field, expressing self-determination. Dusty explained to me that the class is based on establishing what kind of shape the student is in and then buil- ding up to the students potential. Nutrition is also discussed in the class because it jogs hand in hand wi th physical ability. The class ended with varied jogging times ranging from six minutes to fif- teen minutes, but each perspiring stu- dent ' s stride had changed to one that showed self-satisfaction. There is a class offered each year at P.B.J.C. that shouldn ' t be missed. It interests a range of people; the geo- graphy buff to the art history major. The text tor the class has sold more copies around the world and has been read more that any other one book in print. The book is the Bible. And the class is simply entitled the New Testament. The Bible is filled with truths, wisdom, promises, and hope The class led by Dr. Stanton, explained Every DR. STANTON WITH MASTODON. SHE BELIEVES ITS EXTINCTION IS DUE TO THE GREAT FLOOD TOLD OF IN THE OLD TESTAMENT. DUSTY HELPS DEBBIE LARKIN thing in the Bible is for real; nothing in it is just a figment of the imagin- ation. Dr. Stanton was speaking of the beautiful parable in St. Matthew 13: 24-30 in which Jesus tells of a man who sowed wheat seed in his field. While the man slept, someone sowed weeds in between the wheat. Jesus told the man to let both grow to- gether and then to, Gather ye to- gether first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn. By examing the sample, one could easily see how the wheat and weed looked alike, but were different. Dr. Stanton ' s lecture was accomp- anied by beautiful color slides of pre- sent day Isreal, which revitalized the ancient scriptures. Don ' t TARE miss this class: -f- Lynn Rsrlo

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Continuing Education : PBJC Workshops WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT EMPLOYEES PA RTIC IPAT I NG I N THE GR APH IC ARTS WORKSHOP In the Continuing Education Pro- gram at the Palm Beach Junior Col- lege, various occupational non-credit courses are offered throughout the year. These courses, or workshops, are scheduled when there is a demand. The classes vary in length of time but are usually held in the evenings to accommodate the working adult. Special programs of study sug- gested by individuals or organizations can be developed through cooperative planning with the college. Such a workshop was developed and present- ed this fall on October 2nd through the 6th at the request of the South Florida Water Management District. It was a specially designed workshop to meet the need of training select per- sonnel in graphic arts for that agency. John W. Correll, faculty member of the Palm Beach Junior College Art Department, designed the course with the coordination of the South Florida Water Management District. Mr. Correll was the instructor of the work- shop, assisted by Edwin Jones, who instructed the writing lab portion of the course. The sixteen employees of that agency will apply the technical knowl- edge gained from this course in per- forming certain duties of their jobs. Another workshop. Zone System Photography, was held every Tuesday evening from October 3rd through November 7th. Dr. Thomas McCart- ney, a local veterinarian, taught this workshop designed for students with a background in the use of camera and darkroom procedure. It included a complete discussion of the zone sys- tem with lecture, demonstrations and visual aids. Also, this fall, a popular workshop. Wills, Trusts and Estates, taught by Morris H. Misbin, was held at the Cen- tral Center and the North Center in the evenings. The subject matter cov- ered planning and preparation of wills, probate, types of trusts, federal taxa- tion of estates and gifts and miscellan- eous estate planning techniques. This is a small example of the variety and content of the workshops available to the public at the college. Under the supervision of Mr. Fred Helling, the Continuing Education Program proves to be a valuable asset to the county of Palm Beach to meet the educational and cultural needs of the larger adult community. }{« Nilene Perry •MUSTS FOR USING THE ZONE SYSTEM