Vol.10 No 3 York College of the City University of New York Jamaica-Bayside 389 February 22,1973 First Woman Appointed Bodi, Bassin preside over Honors to CUNY Ceremony; Only Vz of Students Show by Regina Vogel Maria Perez has become the of minority groups and women — On Monday night, February * first woman to serve in the cabinet should have the opportunity to do 19th, approximately one hundred of the chancellor of the City the best job he can in the field York students were honored at the University of New York. Her which is of interest to him. I'm Deans' List Reception held at the appointment by Chancellor Robert going to do the best job I can to Humanities building of Queen- J. Kibbee as his executive assistant make this happen. I believe that if sborough Community College. was approved last night by the one person can make one small Lewis J. Bodi, Dean of Faculty, Board of Higher Education at its dent toward effecting change, then presided over the ceremony and regular monthly meeting. maybe the reverberations will start opened his address to the students, Miss Perez, 28, formerly served a growing tide that will begin to be faculty, parents, and guests by for two years as community liaison felt." apologizing for the inconvenient in the crisis unit of the Mayor's Miss Perez, who graduated from date the reception was held on. Education Task Force. In that Taft High School in the Bronx, President Milton G. Bassin was position she worked as a team was raised in a family of eight introduced and greeted the member representing the Mayor in children. She is the second oldest audience by again pointing out conflict situations involving of five boys and three girls. that little choice for using an schools throughout New York Although she had taken an auditorium is present when the mt- City. academic program at Taft the facility is not York's property. "In that job I was plunged into family did not have the money to Both he and Dean Bodi made Dean Lewis J. Bodi, Master of Honor Ceremonies the middle of teen-age gang wars send her to college and so she humorous remarks regarding the Students), Wallace K. Schoenberg students reacted with jnoans at the all over the streets of New York," began her post high school career squatters' rights York by now (Dean of Educational Services). thought of the impossible science Miss Perez says. "There were two as a file clerk in an -insurance possesses since the emergence of Emilia Doyaga (Dean of course once required.) The Times situations involving shoot-outs company. She worked herself up York at the Bayside campus in Humanities), Richard E. Gruen, editorial stated that now we know that gave me nightmares for weeks through executive secretarial 1967. President Bassin's speech Reatha Clark King (Dean of the earth is not the center of the and which I still remember vividly. positions while going to Hunter heralded the achievement York Natural Sciences and universe; in fact, it is rather un- One was at Columbus High School College at night for her bac- College has made the past year by Mathematics), Timothy P. Dineen important anyway. Leaving us on in the South Bronx when 1,000 calaureate degree in sociology. She recalling that one year ago (Dean of Political Science and the note that Copernicus "exposed kids showed up for a meeting with is now a doctoral candidate at the Governor Rockefeller vetoed the Psychology) and Marc Ravens and the folly of human arrogance," the the principal that turned into a City University Graduate School. campus plan and York College's Helene Beiser, both York divisional deans were introduced gang rumble. The police closed off "I developed most of the skills construction was at a standstill. graduates. again and the awards were given the street;' there was screaming Now, one year later, we are making out. that got me to this spot strictly by progress; the president pointed out The program's address was and people were all around and hit and miss and a lot of deter- numerous events that are helping presented by Professor Richard E. The absence of two-thirds of the chains flying and I had to put a mination," Miss Perez says. "But York's success in Jamaica, for Gruen, now with the Division of recepients caused delay in giving padlock on my feelings and pull all I'd like to see kids interested in example: the governor has ap- Research at York. He asked "what out the certificates since Dean of the un-involved kids out of the educational administration get a proved the master plan, the is academic excellence?" and Bodi had to bypass the absentees' line of danger. By some miracle, helping hand. I'd like to see career science building will be completed proceeded to explain that it is awards and look for a few specific only six or seven kids were in- ladder programs to help them for the fall 1973 semester, the more than a 3.25 index; academic and scattered names. This plus a jured." ... along. I do think, though, that if Internal Revenue Service is no achievement has to do with "real few late arrivals (who were not in With this background the dark- anything, my experience in longer in the main building, and teaching and real learning." It is alphabetical order) caused further haired, soft-spoken Miss Perez starting at the bottom has been an the fourth floor will be completed the mastery of general education delay in backtracking the awards feels she has gained a foundation advantage. Anyone who wants to in early spring. and over a major discipline that already put aside. Two students, for dealing with the toughest of get to the top first has to master results from learning in the library Elaine Schimmelman and Paul challenges. As the first woman to the basics." President Bassin expressed his or laboratory or by working on a Zidow, stood patiently waiting serve in this- post she welcomes the Her brown eyes darkened as she congratulations to the students on newspaper, literary magazine, or while their certificates could not be problems and opportunities that said she knows that being a the Deans' List and Dean Bodi student-faculty committee. His found; Mr. Zidow ended up will be presented. "I believe that woman will compound the dif- proceeded to introduce the speech centered around the walking off-stage without his basically all young people want to ficulties of her new job. But she divisional deans and other guests students' achievement while award but later Dean Bodi an- excel at something," she says, added that she also knows from onstage. Present were Amos President Bassin's revolved around nounced he found it and Mr. "and every young person in this past experience that the only Otieno Odenyo (Dean of Social York's achievement. Zidow returned on-stage to receive city - and that includes members Continued on p.5 Sciences), Daniel Stern (Dean of Following the speeches, Dean it. To further complicate matters, Bodi introduced the musical the studenns, after walking up a selection, "Steve's Song" with few steps to the stage, found no Helene Beiser (flute)' and Marc stairs on the opposite side of the Ravens (guitar and vocals). When stage. They had to walk backstage, Activities Experiencing Pains Ms Beiser and Mr. Ravens out the door, and back inside the finished, Dean Bodi remarked to auditorium again or, as a few male Marc that "you should have students did, jump from the stage. brought your guitar to a few The abundance of certificates of As Upper class men Fail to Respond Senate meetings so we all could the absent-honored students were have sung that song." • piled up on President Bassin's by Jack Katzanek T ere have been yearbooks for students to come and meet with chair; when the handshaking Dean Bodi spoke about an ceremony ended, the President eac of the two previous herself and Mr. Hennelly on this editorial in the New York Times A lack of organization and gra' lation classes since the year's yearbook. turned to find his chair covered and stated that the Deans' List with enveloped awards. coordination between the senior school's inception. However, due Concerning senior jewelry, Mrs. Reception was being held on an students and staff members is an to this lack of class structure, the Vines explains the process in appropriate day - Copernicus' Following the ceremony, a aspect of York which concerns Seniors who work on these projects which senior class rings, which 500th anniversary. The silence many seniors and faculty. This catered reception was held at the are forced to start from scratch also have been sold to the previous from the audience was broken old Queensborough cafeteria. The deficiency in coordination has led each year. The yearbook is graduating classes, are purchased when Dean Bodi said that Deans' List Ceremony is an annual to yearly problems in senior ac- compiled by interested students and subsequently sold. Said Mrs. everyone seemed as thrilled as he event for those students with a 3.25 tivities such as jewelry and the who work together with Mrs. Vines Vines, "The bookstore is con- was about it and that Copernicus or higher index in twenty-four yearbook. and other members of the tacted by the large jewelry con- should bring back memories of credits from the previous Sep- Mrs. Harriet Vines of the counseling and student cerns, and the bookstore, in turn Physical Science 101 (many tember to May semesters.