Solurolion Point Neors
FRESNO CITY COLLEGE
PUBLISHED BY THE
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, SEPT.
vot. xxl
22,
NUMBER I
1966
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dents than last year. According to college enrollment studies similar growth rate sta' tistics will continue fo¡'ttre next
'i
FCC Bus
!;:
[en years.
Sche dules
Joe R. Kelly, assoclate dean of admissions and records, sald that
the largest enrollmen't, F CC is equipped to handle ls 9,000 tlaY
Announced A¡
tanal Umits may be reached next Year. Ife said
and evening srtudentÊ
will
estlmafrect 185 stutlents
that this was a major reason for talk about a, new' caJnpua and lim' iteal enrþllment in the futu¡e.
t¿ke advanbge of IICC t¡ansPortation to and from school, according to Paul Sto¡r, dean of special
serricee. TheY
will
"IBM computers will ftnish ltally' ing final enrollment figures in about three weeks and we will
come from
Sanger, Madera, Chowchilla, Bass
Lake.,l-hwahnee, North Fork'
our Prediotions have been. So far rve he,ve been Pretty see horv good
Power Ilouse No. 3, Auberry a¡d Friant bY bus, s'lation wagon and
accurate," Dean KellY said. Enrollment ComParison
carrY'all. The bus scheduìe is as follows: The Sanger route bus will ¡eave
the Snow White drivein at 6:40 ÀM, etoP at AcademY and Ädams Avenues at 6:55 AM, at lrowler High School at 7:05 ÀM, at the Malaga General Sto¡e at ?:15 ÀM, a¡d at Chestnut a¡tl Tulere Streets alLT:25 AM'
The Madera bus will leave Mary's Cale al 6:40 AM, stop at Parkwood ai 6:45 AM, at the County Yard at 6:50 AM' at RiP
perdan at 6:55 AM, at the Vine-
AM, at Kerman ¿t at Central High
la.¡rd Store a,t ?
?;10 ÀM,. a.nd
School Ðt 7:20 .AM.
The Chowchill'a bus will leave the service statlon at 6:30 AM' the Califa overpr¿ss a,t 6:40 'A'M' Berenda at 6:50 AM, and North
¿t 6:40 .A-Èf, at ? Alf,.
a.ntt rthe
22-Mile house
llhweh¡ee carry-all No' 166 r¡¡-ill
cteparrt,
from A-hwa,b¡ee at 6:20
ÂM, Oa'khurst at 6:30 AM, Coarse-
at 6:40 ÀM, and the
gold
Z?-Mile
Hor¡se at ? ÄM.
NoFth trbrk carrY-all No' 17? ¡r'tll leave Nortth Fork ¿t' 6 AM'
^t
O'Neat's at 6:26 AM' the exPress Etation at.6:40 AM, four corners - at 7 Aì{. ' 'No tlmes were available tor sta' .
tiðn wagon No. 1?4' *. .CarrY¿ll No- 1?6, serving the
âa¡"o oe"" Fïant, AuberrY, and (Continaed ox Page
j)
2,831 students enrolled 3.022
A long line of students rvoiting-to get into the FCC bookstore Lines of this length the én¡ollment inc¡ecse ot FCC this yecr.'With of evidence mute .¿;¿" crs the completion u.".. th. rule qnd not the exception for the f.isi lour days of school. Mcnks Photo semester. better next v¡ill be things hoped thct it is bookstore oi ihe new HURRY UP AND \MAIT
Rarhburger Roundup Graduates Returns To Fresno CC Successful Elsewhere
Tryouts for The ProPosal will
è€ltl in Aclminis'tration 154 on Monday lrom 3:30 to 5:30 PM. be
The ptay is ¿ cometly written bY
An
ers and 50 cents for Euests' Fac-
ulty members will serve the stu-
Drops Must Be Made By
dent¡s.
Tickets are on sale in the Cafe-
teria foyer from 10'AM to 2 PM until Sept. 28.
14 October for
Menu
obtaining an The deadline wirth rvithdrawal class honorable stressed 14, penå,lty Oct is no A. E. Perkins, associate dean of $¡idance.
Students wishing
to
secure
a
withdrawal should see their coun' selor, he said.
"Äs of this week," Perkins trot'
ed, "all drops w'ill òe initia,ted
lrlay I tyouts W¡ll Be Monday ton
Chekov,
'the
Russia.n
Shakespeare" Ðccording to J' Fbecler'tck Johnson, dtrector of the play. Thgre are onlY three Parts, two men g.nd &:,woman. ' Johnsobf a.n FCC d.ra.ma and speech teacher, wtll be aided bY Charles T. lil'right, also a dr¿ma instructor, who will be designer
añd technlcal direotor. "Ä-ny student art FgC can
aPPIY
see
that the comple)ted form is Put
on file in the Adnissions Office.
"Too many studen'ls assume that ,they are officiallY dropped from a class after theY obtatn ûheir counselor's sigtrq.ture," he said, "but it is þe situdent's re sponsibility tto take the form to the Admissions Office"'
Afler the Ootober deadline students \trho are maintaining a C average or better may secure a class drop in that clas's with no penalty until the 15th week of the semester,
Aiter tthe fifteenth u¡eek stud,en,ts must have a C or better to obtain an honorable wirthdrawal.
A report by John T.
McCuen,
FCC's dean of instrlrction, incli caLed the be,tter-than-average record in a repo¡b enrtitled "Àcademic
Yazijian said the menu is ,the Achievement of f'CC Transfers to same as last year's, ramburgers, Four-year Colleges and Universibean,s, potato salad, ice creram, ties." milk, coffee or soft drinks. i "EDtertainment. for the roì¡ndup'
will be provided, by Richard
antl
Jim, prcfessional folk singers.
W'e
have good reports about, these two
and we expect that t¡ey will Put on a tpod sho\tr," Ed Reid, entertainment chairman, said. Dress for the event, as outtlined
by the Rarnburger committee
He emphasized that it is the responsibilitY of the student to
Mos,t l'resno Ciry College gratlua,tes u¡ho transfer to four-Year colleges and universities do better than other junior college transfer studenls according to grades.
play
tto be
Presented ;r:t hrgh
in
Fresno ancl school assemblies ,thé San Joaquin ValleY. Last
jeay's touring play, "Pierre Þate-
lin," was presented to 11
htgh
schools.
"We hope to do an 'assembly at F'CC, but we don't, know where to do i!t," commenrted Mr. Johnson.
1963, 3,954
in
in
in
1960'
1962, 3'514 1964, antl 4,627 in'
1961, 3,333
1965.
Äccording to Merle
L.
Malrtin'
dean of students, tthe Present' en-
rollment figure will be cut bY
20
casural spolrts wear. Capris
is
for the
girls are permitted. Committee chairman BaÉ Turn-
er safd that around 8 PM there will be a mass march to R^atcliffe
Sladium for the football game with San Jose Citty College. This is the second Êe,aßon game for I'CC bu,t the first game of tåe Year in Ratcliffe. Club Booths Turner said that various ca.mpus osganiza,tions
will have booths set
uo on ithe lawn where students
their first year at a
Go
Eosû Students,
'
Park ln
Go B
Largely affecting increased
en-
rolla:ent aÌe veterans taking ad'
rantage of the new GI Bill. More than 200 vêterans appliecl for student benefits by last tr'riday afternoon and a pre'dicted surge of ex-Gl's are expeoted in the .A'dminigt¡altion Office as Vetera^na A.dminist¡ation's pa p e r wo rk lg completed. The A.dmissions Office has aleo
mentioned the faot lthat all students under rthe GI Bill must ftll out monthly attenclance reportts to receive ald.
tr'resno State College actually gained .13 of a graale Point. the most recent repor:t on tr''CC transfers to tr'SC lndicated a d¡op of only .29 of. a trade Poin¡t thei¡ first semester. Of the last SFouP of rtransfer s udents to tr'resno S,tate, 58 were not eligible to attend any fouryear college after graduatfng fi.om
high school. lmprovement
Àll
At
FSC
58 'are now attendine
F SC,
FCC.
"This is an excellent record," McOuen's repont states, "and may be due ,to the fact that we are
teaching our students better."
ARCHTE BR.A.DSHA\M PRESIDE}TT
FCC President Says, 'ìlVelcome It is a pleasure to welcome close to 5,400 day and over 3,000 eve
Eost!
Lot And Weldon lackstone for ,these to ment
CO, an ,average figUre here, but a low when compared with similar schools in other stajte a¡eas. Veterans Advantages
Grade Point Gain FCC students who rtransferred to all four-year colleges except
ice organìzations. Members of the Rramburger Roundup committee are Turner, Reicl; Ken BundY, booths.
students have been accePtetl at
tr
four-Year
and 18 of ithem are achieving better grades than t¡ey dial at
Richard Ma.chedo, food chalrman;
Information from the Admissions Office ,shows that 55 foreigl
colIege.
will be able to get
information about rthe campus clubs'and serv-
outs.
Mcouen's report said the state$¡ide ,trend is for junior college graduãtes to drop in g¡ade Point average about.40 of a grade Ircint
for a part in the PlaY," Johnson said. IIe also said stuclents who would like to be in the backsta.ge crew should aùtend the t¡Yout$. The Proposal will be a touring
in
in
per cent due to the expected droP-
through the counseling center."
ñlÇr
of
over lthe past five Year's show
¡¡¿66sffi
eM. CarrY-all No' 1?8 from Bass Lake will leave The Plnes at 6 ÂM, Yosemite Í'orks at 6:20 AM' Oakhurst at 6:30 AM, Coarsegold
fall semester comParidaY srtudent enrollments
-A,nnu'al
son
spaces
are filled
When the Pa.rking lot is full, go Ðast tr"CC students, go East. The parkint solutlon lies in the lot at the southwest corner of Blackgtone and'Weldon Ävenues. FCC's main P'arking lot accom-
with Fresno State College for rthe use of the lot during the week"' Dr. Ärchie Bradshaw, FCC Presi-
modates slightly over 400 vehicles, and due to the lncrease in enroìl-
dent, sald. The lot, owned bY FSC, is avall'
quickly.
"TÍe have a standing agreement
able
F'CC stuclents
parking
during ithe week. In many cases it is closer than parking in the surrounding residential areas. During football games and o,ther
sporting events helcl lrt Ra¡tcliffe Stadium, a fee is charged by F SC
for the use of the lot.
ning students tto the 57th year of
the oldest junior college in California. To all returning students, I hope
you will take radvantage of the educational and student actlvity progxans to help make tlls rthe mos't íntereslting and productive year of tr'resno City College.
'
Dr. Archle B¡adshaw Presldent