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COLLEGE BONDS
JUNE 4
New School Bond Will Save Money The Ohlone Bond Committee has released a fact sheet containing the following information pertinent' to the passage of the Bond June 4: • The cost to the taxpayer of the $11.1 million bond will be less than he is currently paying.
A VIEW FROM THE SIDE showing what the fire department had to fight.
(Photo by Al Silva, Argus))
Building Destroyed In Blaze By Jim Azevedo It was ·a few minutes after 11
p.m., and night students had nearly all left for home after their classes. Dr. Stephen E. Epler, president, was just beginning to watch the news when a call summoned him to the campus where what would become a three-alarm fire was threatening to destroy his college. Th e fir e wa s first reported by the Inight custodian. who with 't he aid of several off-duty policemen who were still on the campus after their night classes, held back the alreadygathering crowds until Fremont police and fire department units could arrive. Firemen 's early efforts to stem the blaze were delayed when they tried to use the fire hydrants on the campus and found they were only putting out about 10 lbs. water pressure. This necessitated laying hose down to hydrants on Washington Ave. , and according to fire department spokesman Captain Don Masters, over 9,000 feet of hose had to be used , the shortest "lay" being 1,500 feet. Dr. Epler was called to the scene by Wes Sears,- _chairman of the Board · of Trustees. As soon as he. was informed of the blaze he called Dr. James Duke, vice president, who informed the rest of the board members and the Dominican Sisters from whom the property is being leased. The former custodian of the property, before it was taken over by the Fremont-Newark Junior College District, said that the sisters were "quite shaken by the news," as many of them had taught classes in t1'e section of the old building that was burned. When Allen Frawley, business manager, arrived on the scene, he found the business buildfng, which his staff had only recently moved into, on fire . With the help of several faculty members and some students, he went into the building and removed the files, typewriters and accounting machine, and stored
them in the E building. The fire in the business office building was brought under control a short time later, and the only actual .damage to the offices was restricted to some broken glass and water damage on the side nearest to the old Serra Center buildings. Tqe fire , according to Captain Masters, drew calls from as far away as Los Gatos, and was reported by people who saw its glow all the way to that area. Police on the scene said that many people, including three members of the Berkeley Barb newspaper staff, saw the glow from the Nimitz Freeway, and came up to see what was burning. Police stated however, that one of the staff members said it wasn't "their type of story.'' Dr. Epler's response, after he found that the blaze would be restricted to the old buildings which were not in use and would not threaten classrooms, was one of relief. "It reminded me of another disaster which completely destroyed the school at which I was resident administrator almost exactly twenty years ago to the day," Epler stated. This was the Columbia River flood which, on Memorial Day, 1948, wiped out Vanport College in Oregon. Captain Masters said 50 men and nine pieces of equipment responded to the three alarms and one special personnel call, and that the Newark Fire Department sent one unit to stand by at a Fremont station. Both Fremont and Newark fire chiefs were at the scene. At press time, no damage estimate had been made, as the Dominican Sisters who were still using the old buildings for storage hatl not yet · made their report of property stored in the building. The. blaze was restricted to the main section of the old Serra Center buildings, which was completely destroyed. According to Coach Dick Paynter, who was on the scene, some theatri-
cal props, about two dozen pairs of football pants and some blocking dummies being stored in the biulding, were destroyed. At the time of this writing, the cause of the fire was still under investigation.
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• The present tax rate is 62 cents per hundred dollars assessed worth, for support of the district. Of this, 25 cents goes for the leasing of the present temporary facilities, plus the cost of out-of-district tuition for students who attend other colleges. • This tax, which can only be used for these two purposes, can only be charged for three years after passage of the bond, and it will take at least three years to build the new campus. • After passage of the bond and the building of the new campus, this tax can no longer be charged. It will be replaced by a tax of 18 cents per hundred dollars assessed valuation, which will mean a tax A GOOD WAY to draw attention decrease of 7 cents . • Failure of the bond election to the up coming bond election. means that the 25 cent tax will be that more money must be spent to continued until the bond is passed. build the same facilities. Taxes will not decrease; the com• In order to qualify for state and munity will not have a campus , and federal aid funds the district must the district will lose $56::S,000 in state have matching funds, the source of funds, the allocation of which is de- which must be the bond. pendent on passage of the bond. • After one year of operation, the • These state funds are available present. quantity of students and enprojections for next year to us this year, for use in buying rollment all point to the present and future the site, but only if the bond passes. need of a community college in the • The lease on the present facili- Fremont-Newark area .
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Wednesday, May 29, 1968'
Four Ohlone Students Plan Trip To Europe The Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleta, Italy will be attended by four Ohlone students this year. · Willis Edens, Laura Millet, Mike Tarr, and Carlos Villescar will be going with Mrs. Patricia Buckner. The study tour to Europe will take 51/2 weeks: The Festival is a series of concerts, operas, ballets, and plays put on by performers from both the United States and Europe. The group ·will attend a total of eii{ht programs. Among the programs the students will see are Tristan and Isolde , an opera; the play The Saint of Bleeker Street; the Harkness Ballet of New York and two one-act plays by
Edward Albee, author of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?" One program will consist of Mozart's "Requim" and "Symphony of Psalms" by Stravinsky. As the finale of the Festival the program will be held in the square in front of the Cathedral of Spoleto.
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CA LEN THURSDAY, MAY 30: Me ~o rial
Day , no cla sses .
FRIDAY, MAY 31 : Spr ing Drama , " The Litt le Hut," 8 p.m., Pepperwood
Amphitheatre , Ohlone
By Doyle Donehoo
The Little Hut, a drama production, will be presented in the Pepperwood Amphitheater the evenings of June 7 and. 8 and the afternoons of June 8 and 9. The admission will be 50 cents for· students ; $1.50 for non-students. The play is recommended for adults only. ' The Pepperwood Amphitheater is an outdoor theater, located behind the old girls school. The Little Hut, by Andre Roussin and adopted by Nancy Mitford, will be ·ideally located in the outdoor setting.
One part of the play will be played by three girls, who will take turns on the various days. The part is that of the character Susan, played by Pat Franco, Nancy West and Kathy Williamson . The other characters and players are Henry, played by both Tom Waterman and Willis Edens, and Philip°, played by Bruce Mardar and Tom Lee. A Stranger will be 1 played by Willis Edens and Tom Lee. Mr. Jackson also wishes to announce a new fall course in Drama I. The class will be at night, and it is not currently listed for the fall.
For further information, contact Jackson. The play will be in three acts, all of which will take two hours. Although the play is outside, there will be adequate seating facilities and lighting for the night. For those who do not know exattly where the Pepperwood Amphitheater is located, there will be instructions posted on the days of production . The unique. setting should add atmosphere to the play. It should be pointed out that the cast is hoping for a favorable atmosphere, like no rain.
New Dance Date Set The "Spyders" will play for the Ohlone College dance at the American Legion Hall in the Niles district. The date is set for June 14, the week before finals, and it will be from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. Admission will be $1.50 per person. The dance will be open to anyone who holds a student body card, from any school. It is also open to high school students. Thursday, June 13, there will be a musical d~monstration by the "Spyders." The demonstrtaion will be at noon, during the college hour. All students are welcome. Informed sources say there will be a light show, and that there is a possibility of one or more bands to play in addition to the Sp.y ders, free of charge to the student government .
College . ASOC elections, time posted .
New Date For 'The Little Hut'
ties expires in 1971, anti the new campus will take 3-4 years to construct. • Construction c o s t s increase each year, (7 per cent last year). Delay in passing the bond means
SATURDAY JUNE I & SUNDAY, JUNE 2: Spr ing Drama. "The Little Hut," 2 p.m. matinee; 8 ance,
p .m.
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Amphitheatre ,
Ohlone College .
SUNDAY, JUNE 2: Ohlone Chamber Ensemble and Chorus, 4 p.m ., St . Anne 's Episcopal Church , Fremont.
MONDAY, JUNE 3: Last day to withdraw with a petition .
TUESDAY, JUNE 4: Ohlone Chamber Ensemble and Chorus, 4 p .m .. Richmond. Student Government Meeting .' 11 a.m ..
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Congressman Visits Campus This Friday congressman Don Edwards will visit the campus. Edwards will present an oil painting, "Old Mission San Jose" to Ohlone at 11:00 a.m. The presentation ceremony will be held on the porch of the maiu frame building at Serra Center. The event was originally to have taken place on Friday, May 16. Due to important issues in congress, Edwards could not keep the date. Classes will not be dismissed, but anyone not having a class is welcome to attend.