Published By The Students of Alpena Community College Founded in 1952 VOLUME TWO - NUMBER THREE NOVEMBER, 1959 TEN CENTS PER COPY Farm Bureau and AFL-CIO Representatives at ACC Dean's Column I have been asked to mention a few of the main highlights of the new proposed certifica- tion code for the teac·hers of Michigan. About two and a half years ago, I was appointed by the State Board of Ed- ucation to the sub- committee for code revision The subcommittee Dean has met approxi- Van Lare mately monthly since that ti.me and now has the ninth draft of a proposed code. At the last meet- ing, it was decided that the subcommittee would merge with the advisory committee for teacher training in Michigan. The two groups will now act as one committee to hold hearings 1Jhroughout the state to present the revised ninth draft to the teachers and people of Michi- gan. The ninth draft is now un- der study by the combined com- Briefly the main highlights of the new proposed code as pres- ently written are: (1) There is more emphasis on subject mat- ter with the idea that all teach- ers, even in elementary fields, need to achieve mastery in at least one discipline. (2) There is a forty semester hour gen- eral education requirement (3} Each teacher, before receiviJ1g a continuing certificate, will need to complete at least one year of internship in a school approved for this purpose. (4) There is provision for certifica- tion of administrators. (5) Com- munity college certification is in the direction of more empha- sis on content preparation and less emphasis on professional education with the professional education requirement for pro- visional certification reduced to ten semester hours. No hours in professional education are required for the Ph.D. Recom- mendations for community col- lege certification have been changed from the teacher train- ing institution to the employer. (6) The code provides that the teacher is not considered fully trained until five years of aca- demic work have been com- pleted. The fifth year of grad- uate work may be completed while teaching under the pro- visional certifcate. The five years will be a planned program of study with the graduate work continuing the mastery of con- tent involved in undergraduate work. (7) In the community col- leges, instructors in technical fields may be employed if they meet the requirements of the State Board of Control for Vo- See DEAN, Page 4 • IXU H A N K G i 3EI ing Explain Deatials of Various Plans Operating Under Thanksgiving day is a day set apart to give thanks to God for the mercies of ,the -past year. To give thanks to God .at this season of ·the yeaT is praise- worthy, especially if that thanks comes from our hearts and not our Lips only. The Apostle Paul has advised us to sing and make melody in our hearts to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. We live in an age where alarmingly few people are truly thankful for the Grace of God in sending Christ Jesus to be our atonement. The Bible says that we should give thanks unto the Fa,ther, who has qualified and made us fit to share the portion which is the inheritance of the saints (God's holy people) in the Light. While in the service of our country, I became aware of this unthankful attitude among our militacy personnel. It seem- ed as though a conversation would not be complete without complaining. Robert K. Churchill has said, "To every nation comes a sea- son when it lives from -the :fruits of a faith it has begun ito deny The chosen people of God, known .as the Israelites, lost fa- vor with God because of their unthankful attirtude towards God. They were not thankful even when God gave them man- na from heaven. Ask yourself these questions. Arn I thankful for God's mer- cies? Am I thankful for the a- bundant supply of food and clothing? Let us give thanks as the Psalmist who said, "Praise ye the Lord. 0 give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever." -Ferris Liske Alpena Community College Provides For Needs of Industry A college rises out of the hopes, aspirations, ideas, ener- gies, and material support of ,those people who feel thart they have a pe-rsonal investment; and it will continue to exist through itihe efforts of its community, studenrts, faculty and adminis- tration if there is a continuing need for it. Alpena saw the need for a college; and in 1952, the Com- munity College was establiSihed to fulfill the needs of North- eastern Miiclhigan. One of the immediate needs of NortJheastern Michigan is to provide local industry with indi- viduals wlho can fill growing re- quirements for technical sk!iUs in indus.try, without exitensive furmal waining on the part of industry. This is where the Community College can o,1ay a major role. Through the de- velopment of terminal techni- cal programs and basic-techni- cal courses offered to -the gen• eral oublic, qualified individ- uals can be trained who will be :able to meet the basic needs of industry. Wihat then should be included in the technical orograms and basic courses offered by the Communlity College? Much research bias been done in the organization or the pre- sent curriculum at the .Com- munity College, but there may be needs yet to be met. The de- termination of· these need11 and the organization of the ·program is to be handled by a coordin- ator, working with -the college faculty and the admini.strntion officers of th•e college. The coordinator will contact local industry, union officials adulrt education or:iicers, and all corncerned individuals who are part of this orogram. Through these contacts with industry and individuals, the needs of each can be analyzed and outlined. Ornce the needs are determined, it will be the responsibility of the College to expand the pro- grams and to provide course of- ferings to meet these needs. Mr. Joe Pinson, Vice Presi- dent of Besser Company started that industry today needs indi- viduals who cian communicate ilnteHigently with others; both veribally and written, and have a full command of the funda- mentals of mathemaitics. If people can come to indus- try w1th these basic qualities, they will be better prepared to grasp tlhe methods and tech- niques required for a specific position. Mr. John Wilson, Production Department of A.C. Sparkplug Division, G.M.C., Flmt, in a speech at the Junior CoHege Convention, Lansing, said, "In- dividuals seeking employment in industry today should realize that the placement for unskilled workers is almost gone. Indus- try needs skilled personnel, trained in specific itechnic-al See INDUS~Y, Jt"e 4 Their Respective Programs For the past several weeks the politkal science classes at the college have been studying the role of interest groups · in American society. Interest groups have been analyzed accordill!g to histori- cal role, organization, methods and objectives. Various mem- bers of the community who represent particular interest groups, such as the Farm Bureau and the AFL-CIO, have been invited to ,speak on the activity and objectives of their interest group. ROBERT KURTZ, SR. Radio-Drama Club Presents Excellent Play "You can never te!ll, Chai'les. I once read where there a:re such tmngs as ghosts or spirits." Are there? Some began to be- come aware of the fact that the outward appearances of friends may be mislead.iing. The play was more than just entertainment, it was :f.iood for thouighit. How many or us will be willing to sit and listen to the eviden,ce of our lives here on earth? All in all the olay was good. There was a psychological cli- max when the man "heard" the accusations of his "friends". We believe cthis was very good. The east and directors were wondering if their olay was &UC· cessful until they overheard in the lunchroom; "That nfay was so real, I had goosebumps at the end of it." "I thought it was too morbid." "I eouldn't hear them." "That set was sure impressive." If Frl&y's convocation ilS an example of what the Radio- Drama Club can do. then . we can look forward to a season of well-acted plays. -The-Critics Speaki.ng on behalf of the var- ious interest groups were Mrs. Alex Kennedy state chairman of the Women's Committee of the Michigan Farm Bureau, Mr. Clinton Lancour, president of the Thunder Bay Council ot AFL-CIO, and Mr. Robert Kurtz, Regional Director of the Stone Workers Union and a member of the executive board of the union. Mrs. Kennedy stressed t'b.e tmportance of lobbyists repre- sellltlng Farm Bureau objectives in the M~hi•g~~~&slatllre a well as in the federal govern- ment. while Mr. Kurtz and Mr. Lan,cour analyzed labor legisla- tion, local, state, and national activity of labor unions. ' P!ropaganda is one of the bas- ic methods employed .by interest groups to obtain their dbjectives and influence pll'blic opinion. A cordial and open-minded audi- ence does not necessarily insure CLINTON LANCOUR blind acceptance or effective indoctrination. A cordial audience met and challenged the various speakers on controversial issues. The college was very happy to CO-Operate with the commun- See AFL-010, Page 4 A. C. C. vs. Port Huron J. C. November 2'7, 1959 8:00 p.m. JV's - 6:3-0 pm. /