1962_10 The Daily Collegian October 1962

              Prospective Teachers Await State Board Rulings
Ily CUBT TUCK
Collegian Staff Writer
Thousands of prospective
teacher* In California's colleges
,nd universities are wondering
«_at training they must take be-
toro they can qualify lo teach
johnny how to read, write and
■pell.
They will cot know until the
,iate board of education adopts
•Pgulatlons to implement a new
piece of controversial legislation,
The licensing of Certificated Per-
ionoel Law or 1961. It may be the
■irst of the year, according to
,o;inl member*, before the board
lompletes the Job.
The law, the moat revolutionary
mckago of educational reforms In
nodcrn education, is a com pie te-
v nc* set of state requirements
or teaching and Academic Traln-
og.
^rls-designed-primarlly-lo-up^
trade the proficiency of teachers
md administrators by requiring
hat they get more academic
raining as opposed to education
■litmea  in  teaching  methodology.
A report was prepared by the
.allfornia Stale Central Coonlln-
uing Committee on Credential
terislon and presented at a board
neeting  lust   month   In   Los   An-
gelea This report proposed - „,
of regulations to Implement the
law. Action was delayed pending
further hearings.
Two public hearings pn ,h8
regulations have been held and
another is scheduled for Nov. 9
In Los Angeles. Regulations must
be adopted by July I, 1.63. the
law states.
Mrs. Seymour Maihlesen or
Fresno, a member of the board,
said a third public hearing was
necessitated because of the de¬
mands of various educational
groups waiting to be heard.
She said the board will hear
committee reports on the regula¬
tions at meetings Nov. 29 and 30
In San Francisco.
"1 can't say when we will get
to the  bottom of  this." she said,
should   go
slowly and   I
'  all  sides  before
we mnke ojr fin.. ...
—If-adopted. inF proposed-TPgtrr
latlons  for  Im piemen ting  the  act
will have ah Immediate effect on
the types of courses thousands of
students   preparing   for   teaching
credentials should   complete.
First,    i he    law   reduces    from
>re than 40 lo five the number
educational   credentials   the
mid  li¬
tis! with specialization In ele¬
mentary, secondary and Junior
college, teaching. 2, A standard
subjects teaching credential. 3. A
standard services credential. 4.
A standard supervision credential.
5. A standard administrative cre¬
dential.
However, the law does not af¬
fect present credential holders or
prospective applicants who will
have completed two years of ac¬
ceptable college work by July 1,
1963.   They  come   under  the  old
Credential Issued prior to
the operative date will remain In
force as long as they are valid
under the slate regulations. Cre¬
dentials   must   be   renewed   every
(he years.
Should  a  holdei
[all   i
mlal.   he   wilt   ha-
hese five :
irhinK creden-:
"academic subject matter area."
which "refers exclusively to the
natural and social sciences (other
than education and education
methodology), the humanities,
mathematics and the fine arts."
The law also states "the state
board of education may consider
a given subject matter major . . .
to be an academic subject matter
major if It finds that ... the re¬
quired courses and the content of
such courses . . . are equivalent
to  those  uf  an   academic  subject
This. In effect, leaves to the
board or education some or the
Job of defining "academic subject
The
ixclu<
physical education, agrlcu
Industrial arts, journalism,
iicss education and home i
mid as "academlc.-i."
imple. a prospecllv
RpecliTt"—reasonar mentnry—-schooI -insiri
■vM-
physlcal education and
minor In English, IJtu. because
Lis major would noi tie academic.
Ihe law Bftyl he could leach only
English and physical education,
since most elementary school
teacher* prefer latitude in Job op¬
portunities, students probably will
major   In   an   academic   subject.
mjor it Is
mlslble for him to teach at any
range from kindergarten through
the ninth grade.
The law also beefs np academic
preparation for secondary and
junior college credentials. For ex¬
ample, unit requirements for a
junior college credential will be
Increased from a minimum of 24
to 36 In a single major, to 56 tewJe
a Joint major, such as Englislfand |t
history, and to 76 units for a
"field" major such as social
science.
Future principals and superin¬
tendents will be required to have
an academic major for an admin¬
istrative credential. Under the
law. a physical education major
could not become a principal, but
a mathematics major ■ could be¬
cause his major would be consid¬
ered  academic.
This Is considered by many as
a slap at many administrators who
majored tn phy«li-nt nriiif^Tinn be-
forc earning an administrative
credential.
The
does  not  char
tb«
state's requirement of 24 units for
elementary credential. But col¬
leges wll use this figure as a mini¬
mum. Some are expected to Insist
on more than 40 units. Fresno
Slaie has required 32.
What   effect   the  slate   board's
regulations will have on the pres¬
ent college's "overhead" require¬
ments In education Is, of course,
a matter df speculation. Soma edu¬
cators believe the number will be
cut.
On the basis of the recommen¬
dations presented to the board,
Senator Hugh Fisher of San Di-
nor of the legisla¬
tion, charged an attempt la being
made to water down the bill.
"The proposed credential reg¬
ulations were prepared by those
who opposed the philosophy of
the legislative bill," be told the
board members. He sugested a re¬
view of the CCCCR reort, wblcb
was presented by Dr, Roy E.
Simpson, retiring state superin¬
tendent of public Instruction, and
his staff.
The report was backed by the
California Teachers Association,
the California Asoclation of
School Ad ml n I si rators and the
California Congress of Parents
and Teachers.
A representative or the Cali¬
fornia Federation of Teachers,
AFL-CIO. on the other hand, said
the suggested regulations still
place too much emphasis on
method and not enough on con¬
tent. He wants tbe board of delay
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VOLUME LXVI
FRESNO. CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 31. 1962
NUMBER 28
FSC Directory
Distribution
Begins Today
Today In* "D-Day."
Tho Student Directory will be
vailable to'all student body card
alders today In front of tho Ed-
catlon-PsychoIogy Building. The
'irmory lists not only th<
limes, addresses anlTphoue num
era of students, but also thel:
larital status.
Dim Culbertson. editor of thi
Jblicallon, said 3,800 copies o
ie Directory  have  been  printed
'There are eight fewer pag09
ian In last year's book," Cul-
:Ttnon said, "but the typo Is
mre condensed, allowing us to
it as many or more listings in
10 booklet as before."
Distribution will start at noon
iday and continue through Tues-
iT. After then, Culbertson said,
iu directories may be picked up
; the student president's ofrice.
itanford Will
lost Debators
Six Fresno State College debate
UM will participate in a prac-
re tournament at Fresno City
>ll-'ge today at 3 PM.
Friday, debators representing
ifl FSC Forensics Union will
svet to Stanford University to
iriicipale in the Northern Cali-
rnla  Forensics  Association  Fall
her
the
Hike Harris will join the
chl FSC debators at'tendln
urnament  to  participate  In  lm-
otnplu and extemporaneous con
Forensics Squad members at-
ndlng are Don Van Meter, Rlch-
<i Dangler, Bob Marshall. Don
'rig, Bob Nilmeier, James King,
ike Somdal and Chuck McAlex-
ider. Dr. Howard Campbell, as-
clate professor of speech, and
HUam Donaghy, an FSC grad-
ite student, will accompany ihe
oup to serve as advisers and
dgea for several events.
A debate tournament at the
ilreraltylof Pacific at Stockton
w. 9 and 10 Is also on tbe ageu-
. for the forensics squad.
oed Set For Honors
Linda Mandovllle, junior orna-
ental horticulture major, will
> awarded a (100 scholarship
night by the San Joaquin Val-
1 section -of the California As-
datlon of Nurserymen.
Louis LeValley, Instructor In
namental horticulture, said the
A N annually gives scholarships
outstanding ornamental faortl-
ilture students at UCLA. Unl-
■ralty of California at Davis, Cal
Hy at Pomona. Cal Poly at San
tie Obispo and' Fresno State.
Literary Club Gets
Board Green Light
PRESIDENTS MEET — Jerry Tahajian.
studenl body president, confers with Don
M. Muchmore (led) slate college vice chan¬
cellor and Dr. M. Bruce Fisher (right) state
college dean of students affairs and institu¬
tional relations, during the two-day
meeting  o!  the  California  Slate  College
Prop. 1A, Others
To Be Discussed
Registered voters at the col¬
lege may hoar arguments on the
2S propositions appearing on tbe
Nov. fi general election ballot »t
an 8 PM meeting Thursday at the
Fort Miller Junior High School.
1302   R.   Dakota.
The program U designed to in-
rorm voters on thu proposliIons,
Including IA. which Is significant
FSC. It Is being sponsored by
Fresno civic and church
groups.
Student Presidents' Association held at San
Jose State College. Among topics discussed
at the CSCSPA meeting were Ihe "Overseas
Study Program," reduction of nonresident
and foreign student fees and "Proposition
IA."
Christian's Duty
Is Speech Topic
What U the Christian's respon¬
sibility In voting and In a demo-
cracyf
This Is the subject to be dls-
cused by Rev. Chase H. Stafford,
pastor of the Westminister Pres¬
byterian Church at the Inter-var-
jlty Christian Fellowship meeting,
tomorrow at 1 I'M In industrial
Arts 101.
iterested  students are invited
Newman Hop Tonight
Halloween •Harvest Hop.
sponsored by the Newman Club,
will be held tonight al St. Therese
Social Hall, corner of Florodora,
utd Wlshon.
Students are Invited to attend
theeoetunie party-^Admlaslon.U
free with the presentation of etu-
dent body card*.
Coed Devil Not Dummy,
Pulls Prank On Frat Thief
Ily SHARON FISH
A Graves Hall "devil" was set in a tailspin Saturday when
she was out-tricked by an SAE prankster.
The devil, Gayle Harmon, a resident adviser at Graves
Hall, donned red tights and satin for the Dorm Halloween
dance Saturday night. Complete with black cape, devil horns
and  tall, she wa* supposed—to be'"
the   social   mixer   and   encourage
more couples to dance.
Her Halloween hoai was show¬
ing line results until she spied a
mlschlevlous "gremlin" running
out of the building with her red
devil's  tall.  She  persued.  he es-
The prankster who bedeviled
the 'devil" was SAB goblin Dick
Wood who scurled back to the
fraternity house with hls-crlmson
priu
The next day a rather dignified
young woman visited the Sigma
Alpha Epsilon mansion saying she.
was lntereated in renting a house.
She was given a grand tour.
While her guide's back was
turned, however, the strange
guest vanished and with her dis¬
appeared a certain proudly-dis¬
played red devil's tall. In Its place
was this sign: "Devil and Tall
Reunited!"
The Idenlty or tbe mysterious
lady has not  been discovered.
It's hard to say which of tho
devil* waa the moat devilish.
Three la certain. Devils really do
have embarrassingly red face*.
Blue Key Charts
Initiation Plans
Applications for Blue Key. na¬
tional honor fraternity for upper
division men, must be returned
to the Student Activities Office
by * PM today.
Blue Key President Pete Ma¬
son, advlseB that a minimum of
two, prefereably three, letters of
recommendations must also be
riled with the office.
A reception for Blue Key hope¬
fuls will be held Sunday at the
College Religious Center from 2
to 5 PM.
Elected members will receive
a telegram of acceptance the fol¬
lowing day. An Initiation banquet
will be held Nor. IS In the Kitty
Hawk Room at the Fresno Air
Terminal.
Some Flunked. Tool
Over half the regularly enroll¬
ed students received mid-term re¬
ports of unsatisfactory school
work during the fall, 1984, semes*
The proposed campus literary
magazine was given the green
light by the board of publications
and only a formal write-in appli¬
cation Is necessury for the official
The board passed a motion at
Its Monday meUng authorizing
chairman Dr. Karl Svenson to
approve    the    literary    magazine
Post Office
Jobs Open
The United States Postal Of¬
fice wll be accepting applications
for Christmas mall work tomor¬
row and Friday. The announce¬
ment was made by Gladys Ekiz-
lan.  the  college  placement  lnter-
Appllcants must be over IK
years of age. They may apply at
2309 Tulare St. The work will
begin Dec. 17 and wil pay a mini¬
mum of 11.96 an hour.
Mrs. Eklzian also said the Cali¬
fornia Department of Employment
Is accepting applications for a
night class which wil Itraln serv¬
ice station attendants. Applica¬
tions must be made at the depart¬
ment headquarters at 1050 "O"
St.  before Nov.  6.
The classes, lo be conducted by
experienced service station own¬
ers and operators, will be on Wed¬
nesday nights for seven weeks.
Tuition Is (1 per student. The
school Is sponsored by the Cali¬
fornia Department of Employment
and the local chapter of the Cali¬
fornia Federation of Service Sta¬
tions at the Fresno adult school.
New Sports Added
A minor sports program headed
by coaches BUI Venderberg and
Ara Halrabedian waa put under
way In 1983. It consisted of a
wrestling, boxing, swimming,
gymnastic,   and   tennis.
Petitions Out For
SB. Class Posts
Petitions an available In the
Student Activities Office for
candidates for student body,.
Associated Women Students
antl claaa ollcee.
Petitions mutt bo returned
by Hot. 14. The primary elec¬
tion for Dec 6.
There wil be four student
body offices open and al claaa
oftccs with the exception of
president wil bo vacant. Wo¬
men student* will elect a* new
slate  ol AWS off lews.
To bo eligible for an office
at   h»ve   a   »mVi
upon receiving a formal letter
Irom a spokesman outlining the
purposes, program and means of
financing the literary magazine.
Representatives rrom the Liter¬
ary Club were at the board meet¬
ing to present the general out¬
line of the magazine. However,
the_nub! teat ion policy manual_____
quires a formal written request
from any group desiring to dis¬
tribute   publication   bearing   the
The magazine will be handled
through the newly formed Liter¬
ary Club. nil:,. Simpson is the
editor and Phillip Levine le the
faculty advisor.
Students are asked to submit
essays, short stories, plays,
sketches, satires and poems to
Levine's ofrice.
During tho board meeting. Le¬
vine said he foil the magazine
could be successtut. "I am will¬
ing to take on the responalbllity
as sponsor because I think the
Interest is here. Students have
displayed a continuing growth of
interest and enthusiasm In the
poetry and creative writing
classes."
Jim Merzon, a member of the
magazine start, explained tha
magazine will be rinanced through
donations from patrons, poetry
reading sessions, a folk singing
concert and original play produc¬
tions. Also the magazine will be
sold dor less than GO cents) to
students.
The magazine will be available
students In mid January. The
first deadline for entries Is Not.
22.
In other business, the hoard
approved a request from the
pledge class of Alpha Kappa Phi,
profesisonal business fraternity,
publish a booklet for local bus¬
inessmen. The booklet la a money
raising project for the fraternity
id will only be published this
semester. The organisation plans
to solicit articles from faculty
members on subjects of market¬
ing, economics and local business
trends.   -
Norman J. Liddel. vice presi¬
dent Of tbe pledge class, accept¬
ed the board's stern request that
a llat of potential advertisers he
approved by a committee eo as not
to conflict with (
tlaers.
Workshop Slated To
Bolster Exam Grades
For those Who have not had
their mid-terms yet an d need a
little help in preparing, then will
be a workshop Monday, from 1:11
to J PM In Homo Economics 116-
Dr. Viola Davis of the a
Ing office said tho l
cover the subject ol
and taking t