Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, Calif

Casting completed F o o t h i l l for business satire A “barbed, pertinent satire” McRae is able to consider the I on American business wiil be merits of marrying wealthy staged May 10-13 when the Foot Gladys or the sweet attractive hill Theatre presents George S. Cynthia, portrayed by Elizabeth 'Guardian of Truth’ Kaufman and Marc Connelly’s Cutler. “Beggar on Horseback.” The play pokes fun at the dif ferences between “artistic-sen < This final production of the VOL. 9, NO. 25 FOOTHILL COLLEGE, LOS ALTOS HILLS, CALIF. FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1967 Foothill players will consist of sitive personality and the obliv 30 players to portray the roles ious-materialistic personality in in this “expressionistic satire,” the society today,” commented according to Dr. Davis Sikes, di Dr. Sikes. rector of the play. Other featured performers in this production are: Lauren Accreditation team to examine Cliff Waites, portraying the Thornhill as Dr. Albert Rice, < lead role in the production, will Larry Lindsey and David Cowles be making his acting debut. He as businessmen and Mike Wright plays Neil McRae, a young musi as a waiter and dance instructor. Foothill's academic programs cian who has a chance to marry The role of Jerry, the elevator into a wealthy family, the Cadys. operator is played by Rand In one sense, the fate of Foot dents, visit the Campus Center od is the maximum. If the ac Gladys, the intended wife, is Dodd, Miss You played by Cher hill College hinges on the actions and, according to Dr. George creditation team finds that the i played by Susan Keplinger; her yl Stahl, Miss Hey by Dana An of five men. These five, repre Willey, chairman of the Mass college isn’t quite up to par, it father portrayed by Michael derson, and the guide by Nancy senting the Western Association Communications Division, “they may recommend a shorter term. Grove; his wife is to be played Walker. Neil Starr and Chris of Schools and Colleges Commis will do all they can to get a feel However, if the team isn’t at all by Betty Hogerheiden; and her Boutelle are businessmen and sion for Accrediting Junior Col of the place. impressed, they will deny ac brother, Homer, by Sal Accardi. newspapermen. leges, will be on campus May 2, “If they write a favorable rec creditation. McRae experiences a revela The scenery, created by Rob 3, and 4. ommendation to the State Board To avoid this, last year Foot tion about his forthcoming m ar ert M. Keane, technical direc The accreditation team will of Education, we will be accred hill’s faculty and administrators riage in a “dreamlike sequence.” tor, consists of set and unit study Foothill’s aims and pur ited for five years. If we aren’t made a self-designed check of He sees that he will work in the pieces brought in for each of poses, its curriculum, instruc accredited .other colleges won’t the College’s facilities, looking at family of “transitoridgets,” and the eight scenes, Dr. Sikes said. tional staff, student personnel, accept Foothill credits. the same things the accreditation also he will put his own original Choreography will be by administration, and will make “This isn’t our concern, though. team will check. At the end of music to work in an art factory. Wright and lighting by Keane. special recommendations on the We are certain that Foothill will the self-accreditation week, the nursing and paramedical pro receive good recommendations. administrators and faculty met grams. Our hope is that the accredita at Asilomar to hear committee To do this, the team will prob tion team will have a chance to reports. Dr. Willey said this has ably visit classes, interview stu- get a really good look at Foot helped Foothill tremendously in hill.” its preparation for the official A five-year accreditation peri team coming in May. Conduct code funds cleared Months of work pays off The recent hassle over who would pay for printing the Per sonal Conduct Code has ended. free mail plan progresses At a Campus Center Board meet “I will see Project Free Mail that mine does not include all ing held on Wed., April 12, it in Congress by June if it’s at all the provisions in the Plan.” was voted unanimously that the feasible,” said Jerry Greene, past Project Free Mail is a pro $609 bill be paid from Campus freshman class president. posal that will allow the imme Center funds. diate family of a serviceman in Dean Madsen defended the Project Free Mail is a pro posal to send mail postage free any combat area the opportunity Mrs. Cady (Betty Hogerheiden) and her son Homer (Sal Accardi) Code saying, “It is better to to send him 20 letters per month give them (the students) a copy to servicemen in cmobat areas. discuss matters in character Neil McRay’s apartment during a scbne Greene expressed added enthu postage free. It was given the from “Beggar on Horseback.” Written by George Kauffman and of the Code than to preach to support of the Golden Gate Pres them.” He went on to say that siasm about his proposal because Marc Connelly, the satire on big business opens in the Theatre of unanimous support shown for idents’ Council (GGPC) at its May 10 and runs through May 13. Curtain time is 8:15 p.m.; admis Jon Buckley’s- statement of meeting last month. “hanky-panky” in the adminis a similar bill, the Free Mail Plan, sion is $1 for Foothill students. The Project was designed, tration is a “bunch of baloney:.” in last weekend’s conference of the California Junior College Greene said, to boost the morale Toni Cannizzaro, ASFC Com of American servicemen in Viet missioner of Finance, said that Student Government Association (CJCSGA) in Los Angeles. nam. “All of these demonstra the Fairly Free Thinker’s request tions and peace marches tend to ' Cotton Candy' for funds was turned down be “The plan was passed, and irritate me. As each day passes, cause it didn’t appear that there since it is similar to my pro- the peace demonstrations pro would be any. She denied that poisal, Project Free Mail, I hope testing our part in the war grow 'Sugar Lips' Hirt on way Buckley’s use of the “word” had the CJCSGA will pass it at their greater and louder which puts anything to do with the refusal. conference next semester. They our young men in Vietnam in One of the biggest stars of Como, Jimmy Dean and Red There is now $1,276 in the both involve mail and service one hell of a position. The dem jazz today will be appearing at Skelton TV shows. He also host Contingency Fund and if the men in combat areas.” onstrations are all bitching and Foothill Tuesday, May 9, when ed his own show, “Fanfare,” FFT needs money they can re Greene said the Free Mail Plan no constructive effort to deal A1 Hirt brings his all star show and has made two movies. quest it. differs from his proposal, “in with reality—instead of a posi to the Gym. His concert, spon tive protest like trying to help sored to raise funds for the the fighting man who is stuck in ASFC, will begin at 8:30 p.m. Vietnam. It would be ideal to The “bigness” of A1 Hirt isn’t FC trio to perform Tuesday end the war and bring our guys limited to his immense size. His home, but htat IS ideal, not re career is as big as he is. He has “Singers of the realities of life alistic. We are stuck there in had four million selling records, and love,” the Shadow’s End will reality, therefore we must do all including “Java,” “Honey in the present a concert May 2 during we can to win the war in a rea Horn,” “Cotton Candy,” and sonable fashion.| That is one “Sugar Lips.” College Hour in the Foothill The thing I am fighting for—to help He has received four gold atre. the unfortunate serviceman in record awards, three of them The group, composed of three any combat area and all service within one year. In 1965 he Foothill students, will have a was voted Artist of the Year by “variety of styles” for the per men overseas.” the Music Operators of America formance, Alan Scholes, organ Greene said he is “trying to and received a Grammy award izer of the group, commented. get enough support now so the for “Java.” In the music world’s They will present folk music project can be introduced by a magazine Billboard, both their as well as original compositions (Continued on page 3) Disc Jockey Poll and their Cam and love songs. pus Music Poll voted him “fa “We will more than enter vorite solo instrumentalist.” tain,” Scholes said, “we will Carnival show The cause for Hirt’s tremen present a philosophy of life dous success has been hard for through music.” music critics to define. It has Scholes, who organized the skips Foothill elements of straight jazz, swing group about two and a half and dixieland. Hirt himself sim months ago, plays the guitar. Last year during Student Car ply says, “I’m a pop commercial He has been organizing profes nival Week, students and faculty musician, and I’ve got a success sional groups for four years and members were entering tricycle ful format.” this is “my best association by a races, throwing darts, pitching In keeping with the jazz tra long shot,” he indicated.

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