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The New

Christy

Minstrels,

she has appeared on Dr. Kildare,

sponsored by the Associated Student Body, will perform in concert Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. in the Convention Center Theater.

the Monroes and the Patty Duke

Jim Shaver, student body vice president, said admission will be free to all students holding a student body card. Ticket distribu-

tion v¡ill begin Nov. 13 at

the

box office.

If there are any seats available by Nov. 17, tickets for tuests will to on ,sale at $3 per person. The eight member group represents a varied array of interests and backgrounds. Travcled Buddy Bohn lives in Evanston,, Ill., and has traveled through 50 countries on five continents. He paused, however, long enough to

earn his bachelor of arts degree in drama and English. Bohn has sung for kings, maharajahs, dukes and other members of international royalty.

Voted Most Talented Vocalist in the Miss Talent USA competition, Marlene Silvers worked in

Show.

David Ellinson was bora in Ladysmith, V/is. Ðllingson's musical talents suffered an early setbáck when he received an tr' in music in kindergarten. During high school he sang ï¡ith Jimmie Rodgers for two years as paft of a singing trio called the T'airmont Singers. .{fter hi,s stint with the group he entered the University of

Oregon and majored

in

theater plays, musicals and opera while in collete. She studied act-

ing at the Pasadena

Playhouse

and receivêd her ba.chelor of arts de8;ree in theater from San tr*rancisco State College.

Mark Springer became a sex symbol at 18 months, posing for skin pictures for a national baby food company. However, he mod. estly admits to appearing only on crushed bananas and pineapples. Springer is a 12-year student of the French horn and has studied voice for the last eight years. Joe Travis started playing the

pre-

law.

Mayl'

Mayf' Nutter began hls musical career at the age of five. While in

high school he was given the name Mayf' by a sportswriter

who couldn't spell his real name and it stuck through the years. An interest in sports aDd an

guitar when he was ,seven, the harmonica and bass fiddle soon afterwards. He entered college

as

Kim Carnes began her singlng at thg age of three when

for Volkswatens are two of Gil Rogers' hobbies. He was raised in the Los Angeles

a music major and can sing ln Spanish, 'Portuguese, Italian and Hebrew. Before joining the Min-

career

tuitar

she sang on television. Since then

school.

from a longshoreman to a junior high school teacher.

ob,session

area and has studied voice and since he was in Brammar

strels, Travis had been everything

MINSTREL CONCERT-The New Christy Mi¡strels will perform qt the Convention Center Theoter ñov. IB ot B p.m. FCC students will be cdmitted free.

FRESNO CITY COLLEGE

PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOOIATED

vol. xxil

FRESNO, CAI.IFORNIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER

9,

STUDENTSBy NELLIE BONILLA

1967

NUMBER 8

W ìves Spo nsor F oreÍgnSfudenfs

An lnformql A foreign student tea will be held next Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m.

in the Faculty Dining Room.

students to become acquainted with one another and thQir instructors at an informal, relaxed

,social gathering. He said all forelgn students, fac-

Debaters, Orators

served. It is sponsored by the wives of the faculty members. "This event has been held twice a year at FCC for five or slx years now," Caywood said.

Seven students u¡ill represent CC at the Northern California Foren,sic Association fall invitaF

tional tournament at the University of California at Berkeley tomorroìA' and Saturday.

Rick Lehman, Ed Reid, Harold Ruby and Donald Sma,lridge will

take part They

in the debate contest. will debate the national

'topic Resolved: That the federal

government should guarantee a minimum annual cash income to

all

str¡dents.

The oratory and extemporaneous contestants will be Cathy f,'lynn, Jane Genco and Barbara Mindel.

Coach Franz Weinschenk said the students would be competing with approximately 500 other studenLs from almost 50 colleges and universities in the Northwestern portion of the United States. He

it would be a touth tournament but a really good experisaid

ence for the students taking part. Trophies will be awarded to students placing first, second or

third in all the events and divisions. .4, ,sweepstakes trophy will be awarded for the best fouryear school and two-year school Weinschenk said that last week when the debaters went to Àmerican River College in Sacramento

for a practlce meet, they half of their debates there.

ulty members and their slrcuses are cordially invited to attend. Punch, tea and cookies will be

wotr

eq

;

apprehensive in strange surround-

ings, but offers his assistance to them.

He asks membe¡s of the faculty

to invite a foreign student into

their home any time, especially for the holidays, to make him feel welcome. Many of them are often homesick and lonely, Caywood said. Hoste8s

The hostess-chairman of the tea

is Mrs. Betty

Dickie.

She ,said an informal event such

Apprehensive

Caywood eounsels foreiga students at F CC and ,said he finds them somewhat reluctant or shy

to go in and talk with him. He realizes thoy may naturally be

as this will be an excellent opportunity for foreign students to discuss whatever problems they may have and to let their needs be known to their instructors.

Five Counc¡l Delegates Selected For Conference tr'ive Xlesno City College Student Council members will attend the California Junior College Student Government Assocl-

ation's conference in A,silomar from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2. The students were delegated by

the Student Council. The

dele-

gates and their workshop assignments are Chuck Brietigam. com.

munications; Ken Bundy, politi.

cs; Rick Patton, creative arts;

Ed Reid, business, and Jim Shaver, religion. "To qualify for the conference, the students must have had a class in parliamentary procedure and attended the Area 5 conference," said Miss Doris Deakins, a councll adviser.

his admini,stration. The columnist stated that Reagan fired the two men involved six months after he received evidence of their participatien in these activities. Only then at the demands of the tovernor's right wing backers, because the men ì¡¡ere too moderate for the right wlng. Therefore, Peason concluded that Reagan was "playing poli-

tics" instead of following hi,s

sense of morals that he campaigned upon. Pearson made it clear he was

Dot questioning the morals of

Reagan.

Morality Platform "My idea was to tel the public what kind of a man he is," Pearson said. "Reagan is the governor of a very large state, and is being talked about as a possible candidate for the presidency.

"He ran on a morality

platform, and the people should know

if he is carrying this

olutions passed by the state

con-

ference are sent to the California Junior College Association representative in Sacramento," said Kenneth Clark, a Student Council adviser. "Thus the students have a direct voice in the State Legislature." "Students often feel they have little voice ln the administration

of junior colleges in the

Drew Pearson, syndicated newspaper columnist, accused Governor Ronald Reagan of being a Iiar at a press conference Saturday at the Flesno Air Terminal. Pearson was referring to Reagan's denial of reported homosexual activlty amont members of

state,

when in reality they may have a more direct influence than many other ortanizations interested in education," Clark said. FCC, Bakersfield College, Reed. ley College and College of the S+ quoias of Visalia are the co-hosts

of the conference.

out,"

TÞirty-four nelr¡spapers carry Pearsons column; however, not all published his special release. He claims that Reagan pressured some nev/spapers into not publishing that particular article.

Lyn Nofziger,

communications

director for Reagan, Peason sald, told newsmen two sta,ff members had been fired beca,use of homosexual activities. Nofzige¡ denies

it

now.

Lle Detector Te¡t Pearson suggested that Reagan consent to a lie detector test or allow the ethÍc and morals committee of the Callfornia Ledslature to investigate. Peason also accused Reagan of creating a credibility gap. He cited the redwoods incident as an

e recommenda-

"The conference will represent over 80 junior colleges with spe-

tions and resolutions durlng the Oct. 25 Area 5 conference in Santa Maria which will be sent to the .A,silomar conference.

Clark sald. "They all have ideas and concerns on how to serve the California junior college student

seen one redwood you've

better."

them all," Pearson said.

Delegates mad

en,tered,

T

, Get Acquointed Porty

Norvel R. Caywood, a counselor, said the purpose of the tea is mainly an opportunity for foreign

W¡ll Attend Meet

rrson Labels I9A N 'A Liar'

"The recommendatlons and res-

cial problems and interests,"

"W'hen a reporter works with

the government he has to go through a spokesman ,and if they lie, it is their word against ours (the reporter's), I would take a trained reporter',s word over most po'liticians', 'Reagan ls Law' "Reagan believes what he says is to be the law whether it is true or not." In his public lecture at Madera, sponsored by FCC Sunday Evening Series, Pearson stated that Governor Nelson Rockefeller was

the best qualified

a candidate.

Rockefeller's reason, Pearson is that a divorced man has never been claims, for not running

elected president and that he wishes to protect his wife from attacks during the campaign. He believes that Richard Nixon

will be the Republican

the Viet Nam war untll after

the 1968 presidential elections. His reasoning ls that the North

Vietnamese leaders believe whoever might be nominated by the Republicans will probably defeat Johnson and be willing to ag¡ee to better peace terms.

Thespians Plan lF

\I rr NOOnTtme FArce

I

"Let There Be Farce," a one:. act play, will be presented by the FCC Drama Department tomorrow at noon and agairr at 1

in the Auditorium. This will be the first performance in the play's.tour throuthout the State Center Junior Colp.m.

lege District. The vocal ensemble, dlrected by C. Lowell Spencer, will aLso per-

form in the program. The enwill sing show tunes and

semble

"Reagan now denies the quotation he made during his campaign

pop

seen

presiden-

tial nominee; howeyer, he did not qualify his statement. He also predicted no end to

example.

on the redwoods that if you've

Republican

presidential candidate. However, Pearson believes Rockefeller is sincere when he says he is not

songs.

No admission will be charged for the pro8tram. It is open to the public as well as the student body.


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