Ventura College - La Revista Yearbook (Ventura, CA)

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UCCA EER AYS Highlighting any year at Ventura College is the an- nual Buccaneer Days celebration. Held late in April, the event is usually begun with an afternoon soc hop, at which Joe and Jane Pirate, the King and Queen of Buc Days, are announced. 'The Indians have nothing on us. A noon assembly has, in the past, featured some of the best-known musicians in the countryg last year's at- traction was Shelly Manne, noted jazz drummer. The next major Buc Days event is an athletic showg last year, the big drawing card was a baseball game be- tween the faculty and the students Cneither side will admit defeat yetj. A tug of war, the climbing of the greased pole, a boy- girl shotput event, a water balloon fight, a greased pig race, and a sack race are featured. Buc Days are climaxed with the annual Costume Ball, at which cash prizes are awarded for the most beautiful, comic, original, and best story-book costumes.

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DAVID BENSON, world traveler, came to campus in October, and presented a film and commentary on his travels in Poland. IG I IT RI DON KEEFER, noted Broadway actor, appeared in February, when he presented Anton Chekhov and the Human Comedy. Keefer portrayed char- acters from the Russian playWright's plays, letters, and short stories, DR. ALONZO BAKER, an au- thority on national and inter- national affairs, spoke in October on the topic, Six Thousand Miles Across Siberiaf' ROBERT S. ELEGANT, journal- ist and foreign correspondent 'w--.....-.'-ff X and chief of the Hong Kong Bu- w,,.Nx.v,N reau of the Los Angeles Times, spoke in November on The Red Dragon: Are There Ways to Tame It'P ...mp fx xi -I A GRACE-LYNNE MARTIN and HOWARD CI-IITIJ IAN, the Lyric-Duo, appeared in a February program of popu- f lar songs and show tunes.

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,dk ,- 5? COMM NCEME Graduation ceremonies change very little - from year to year. Graduates stand in line, faculty members stand in line, parents stand in line. Last June saw the largest graduating class in the history of Ventura College, with 284 stu- dents receiving diplomas at commencement ex- ercises held June 18. Commencement speaker was Lawrence T. Cooper, vice president of Pacific Telephone Company, whose topic was The Choice is Ours. Frank Jewett, then president of the Governing Board, presented di- plomas to the class of 1965. Students maintaining grade point averages of 3.75 or over are awarded academic certificates each year. Following commencement exer- cises, a reception for the graduates and their guests is held in the campus center. When you get in, grab your diploma and rung I saw your English prof coming around the corner