lllllllll illills^ Jllll Page TALON MARKS March 29, 1962 YUNG WOON CHOI iii n H ICC 'Adopts Korean Boy; WKm i&Ii Plans May Welfare Drive §111 llllillili By MELYNDA WOODSON found each other, the father, al­ also encourage the whole fam­ The life of an eight year old ready had another wife and ily." Korean boy will be made a little family. In deciding to sponsor a child, , brighter now because the Cerri­ Yung Woon's mother worked the ICC asked that all campus ' tos Inter-Club Council has for a while in a private office clubs donate money to raise $150, which goes toward school­ • agreed to sponsor him through to support the two boys but the.Save the Children Federa­ she had to quit because she ing and needs for one year for tion, Inc. adoption program. contracted Tuberculosis. She the child. Eleven clubs donated The boy's name is Yung Woon now has a clerking job in an a total of $213.60. Choi and he lives with his moth­ office but her salary is scarce­ During the year of sponsor­ er Sung Ai Ham- and brother ly enough for a living with two ship the ICC will be sending Yung Soo Choi, 17. Yung Woon children in school. The family packages periodically containing is in the third grade of primary now lives in a small house in usable articles such as soap, school in Seoul. He is a good the company compound where thread, needles and towels. A student, keeping his grades his mother works. "Christmas in May" drive is be­ above average with his best "Encourage the Whole Family" ing planned where all the stu­ grade in Korean. He is four feet In a letter from the Save the dents will be asked to bring tall and weighs 50 pounds. Children Federation, Inc. ad­ these types of articles. The ar­ Separated during War dressed to Amy Dozier, ICC ticles will be divided into pack-, His parents were separated sponsor, they wrote "Sponsor, ages of 25 lbs., as any package during the Korean War and af­ ship will not only enhance the exceeding that weight would ter the war when they finally welfare of the child but will have an extra freight charge and the boy's family would not EDITORIAL be able to afford it. Correspondence Maintained Correspondence will be kept up during the year between the family and ICC secretary Miri­ 7A/w% Man Ontif./% am Gresko. The letters will go through the offices of the Fed­ EIGHT YEAR OLD YUNG WOON CHOI stands with his mother, Of the millions of students now attending college in eration for translation. Individ­ Sung Ai Ham, near their home in Seoul, Korea. Sponsoring the United States approximately 99.9% will never have an ual clubs can write letters to Young Woon is the main project of the ICO this year. His par­ original idea in their lives. Yung Woon also, but they must ents are separated. His mother has tuberculosis and can't work The remaining .1% may have an idea some time, but it be cleared through Miss Dozier's office. The Federation only al­ enough to support him and his brother, Yung Soo Choi, 17. will undoubtedly frighten them out of their wits, and they lows one letter a week, other­ will bury it where it will never be heard from again. wise they would be snowed un­ Featuring the Finest in Under these circumstances it would seem that the many der with translating. instructors who now spend their days attempting to teach ICC President Barry Thor- ACTIVE SPORTSWEAR students to think are merely wasting their tune. mahlen has this to say about the How much more profitable it would be if the instructors project, "I think that sponsor­ ing this boy is a good idea and' could spend their days conditioning students in a manner I hope ICC will continue to aid similar to that which Pavlov used on his dogs. They could Yung Woon Choi after this first be taught in such a way that their reflexes would give the year." i impression of sound ideas, though they had them not. Skirts - Sweaters Capris Teachers will protest that if their methods induce one Dresses - Blouses Coats single member of the .1%' to recognize his original idea Group to Discuss Sizes 5-15 when it comes their labor has not been in vain. I submit 11045 Downey Ave. 9149 Stonewood that there is more danger in 99.9% of the population who 7 TO 1-4412 TO 9-1314 can't think walking around believing they can, than in .1% 'Bread and Wine who can think believing they cannot, Silone's "Bread and Wine,"' and John Dos Passos' "USA" The great philosopher Ambrose Bierce has defined have been selected for the April "understanding" as "A cerebral secretion that enables one 13 meeting of the Literary Dis­ Qant Shirts THE Taylor-Made having it to know a house from a horse by the roof on the cussion group. Shoes house. Its nature and laws have been exhaustively expound­ Camus' existentialism, as ex­ Eagle Shirts ed by Locke, who rode a house, and Kant, who lived in a pressed in "The Stranger" and mop Clark of horse/' "The Rebel," was the study top­ The fact of understanding then, is unimportant—it is ic as a recent meeting. Pierre Martin of England the appearance of understanding that really counts. In four Yperman, Cerritos French in­ years of intensive conditioning even the most stupid could structor, served as chairman for California be taught to respond in a socially suitable manner to any the evening. A-1 Pants stimulus. May 20 is the tentative date Famous for Traditional Wear Bankamericard and International Charge It may be that the present sorry state of the world is for the last meeting of the se­ mester. David Edwards, Eng­ 9153 Stonewood, Downey TO. 9-1710 due to a social attitude which forces those incapable of lish instructor, will lead the dis­ thought into giving the impression they are thinking. The cussion of the "Beat" authors. effort involved in maintaining this hypocrisy leaves them Kerouac's "Subterraneans" will frustrated, and they take their frustration out on society. be discussed as representative JlookUuf, fat %i(fa&^ If only an automatic response to stimuli was required, of the "Beat" literature. Sametluwf they could be carefree and happy, and the world situation Nominations for officers for would immediately improve. the fall semester will be on the Even if the change didn't improve the situation, it cer­ May agenda. A tainly couldn't make it any worse. 1 Mrs. Camellia Weigel and James Dighera are advisers for XSM0S s WARREN FOGARD the group. TeATURiNq ;fAtari ^/MAfcfcaj- tetesxoNEpps Member -plus Associated Co fieri ate Press Member GAU0WAY& Journalism Association of Junior Colleges Member MISCELLANEOUS California Newspaper Publishers Association 3 • STAFF EDITOR SABA MIDDLETON Associate Editor Gloria Day Photo Editor :... Dave Keller* Feature Editor ...... Dorothy. Cranston Opinion Editor ...... Melrnda Woodson Sports Editor Bill Hampton Business IMCanaeer Larry Funk PHOTOGRAPHERS: Frank Klnr, Jerry Weidenborner, Hike Morris. Adrlsor . i John Dowden REPORTERS: Warren Fogard, Leah Walker. Opinions expressed In this publication • are those of trie writers and are not to oe construed as opinion of the Associ­ ated Students or tne college. Editorials, unless otherwise designated, are the ex­ pressions of the editorial staff. Letters to the editor must be signed and aro limited to 253 words. These may Do edited according to the discretion of tha staff In accordance with technical limi­ tations. Names may be withheld on re­ quest. The TALON MASKS Is an official pub­ lication of the Associated Student Body of Cerritos College. Offices are located In Technical Arts 6, Cerritos College, 11110 Alondra Boulevard, Norwalk, Cali­ "W KNOW PROHIBITION IS OVER, BUT THERE fornia. Phone UNderhul 5-1271, Exten­ sion 394. Advertising rates will be sent AREN'T M GOOD CHM> llFT."" on request. March 29, 196*. TALON MARKS Page 3 'Number One Falcon' to be Honored Retires from Post 1 As Cerritos Head Cerritos President Dr. Ralph presentation of a scroll by Su­ Burnight will be honored at a pervisor Bonelli on behalf of testimonial dinner to be held at the County Board of Supervis­ the student center on March 31. ors, reading of a letter of com­ mendation from Governor Dr. Burnight is retiring on Brown, and presentation of June 30, after six years as Pres­ scrolls of appreciation by rep­ ident of Cerritos, and 40 years resentatives from the cities of in the teachnig profession. Aft­ Norwalk, La Mirada, and Dairy er retirement he and Mrs. Bur­ Valley. night intend to tour Alaska and Europe. Upon their return Dr. Presentation of a gift from Burnight will probably continue the Cerritos Faculty will also ^o be active in the development be made, but the exact nature of Cerritos as the college's pres­ of the gift is being kept secret ident emeritus, ' until the night of the banquet. The dinner is sponsored by the Cerritos Faculty Associa­ tion. Guest speaker for the oc­ Nixon to Receive tEKKlTOS DELEGATES to the CJCSGA state conference in Los Angeles this weekend are ASB casion is Dr. Arthur F. Corey, council members. Back row, left to right, areo Freshman Class President John Noland, ASB executive head of the California President John Groeling, ASB Treasurer Kirk Dolan, and ASB Vice President Bill Axline. Seated Teachers' Association. I Honorary Award are Carolyn Totta, AWS president, left, and Sandy Benton, ASB secretary. Whittier Board Member • , • , (CCASBFoto by Mike Morris) Dr.