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Dramatics Class to Present "Ladies of the Jury'\ May · 6
1PALOMAR COLLEGE Vol. I
Vista. California.
Wednesday. April 14. 1948
.College Gets Electronics Warfare Unit
Veterans Ag Department Leads State
As the result of a discussion between Dr. McNaughton, Mr. Coutts and Commander Lowe, District Naval Reserve Communicati ons officer, a complete radio receiving and tran smitting. Electronics Warfare Unit is now installed on the campus of Palomar College. The unit will train Naval Reserve members in the operation and maintenance of electronic equipment and in radio communications. The equipment for the time being will be housed in a mobile unit near the science building. Plans include a new building which will furnish space for additional equip~ ment and maximum classes. The radio receivers and transmitters will be available for use by licensed amateurs 'Who belong to the unit. Classes in radio theory and in Morse code will enable beginners to qualify for an amateur's license. , j The equipment will be available • for demonstration purposes in college science classes. Any person who is in the Naval Reserve, or who wishes to join the Volunteer Naval Reserve, is eligible to join the unit. Former Army men can transfer with ratings equivalent to those held in the Army. Tentative plans call for regular meetings on Thursday nights, but a definite date will be announced later. Any student interested in learning radio and electronics and in becoming a member of the Volunteer Naval Reserve should see Lieutenant Commander C. A. Coutts, U.S.N.R., who is in charge of this station.
Boa stin g an enrollment of I00, the Veterans Agriculture class at Palomar is now the largest in California, so stated E. W. Everett, State Supervisor of Veteran Training, in a recent conversation with Laurence Jackson, head of the agriculture department here. Not only is the department here the largest in the state, it is probably the most active. At the thirty third National Orange Show, San Bernardino, March 13, the Palomar team, composed of Ed Lindley, Joe Caldwell and Delmar Perigo, placed second in the state finals for citrus judging. Competing against students from schools and colleges all over California, Ed Lindley took first prize in the judging of packed oranges, and Joe Caldwell won the second place ribbon in the judging of packed lemon s, oranges and grapefruit. Seventy-five students s p e n t March 26 on the UCLA campus, where the Dean of the Agricultural College, Dr. Hodgso n, and the Director of the Sub-tropical Horticulture department, Dr. Cameron, spent the day in the field showing them the results of many year's work by the University on citrus rootstock and avocado culture. The group also viewed experiments in flower breeding being carried on by the Ornamental Horticulture department. Last Tuesday the advanced class toured the following local growers: Vinson-Fortner, local flower shippers; the Orville Williams ranch near San Luis Rey, gladioli and vegetable crops; the Paul Barrett ranch near San Luis Rey, celery and cucumber crops; and the Rex McDaniel ranch near Oceanside, strawberry and pepper crops.
NEW COLLEGE HOME HAS LIVELY PAST San Marcos, a small but up and coming, hard working town, is the future home of Palomar College. Its history as well as its present day activities make it an interesting little city. Not far from the college site and to southwest was at one time the location of the old San Marcos grammar school. This burned down many years ago. Also close to the site there was an oil well which showed very good oil bearing sand and rock. San Marcos during the olden times was a very large g~ain, hay, and cattle producing valley. Now the raising of citrus fruits, chickens, dairy cattle, horses, bees and rabbits is the chief industry. Part of the McKeen ranch, formerly the Trent ranch, was obtained for the college. The ranch is about one and a half miles west of San Marcos on Highway 395. The layout of the land is very attractive, with low rolling hills forming a background. Water should be no problem, for it is rumored that a large storage dam is to be built above the school site by the Vista Irrigation District. Two fine airports are near at hand, which should be able to furnish flight instruction as well as charter flights. Students from the larger cities such as San Diego and Los Angeles will find transportation easy. Fire protection is close at hand. A State Division of Forestry truck and the Volunteer Fire Department are both available at San Marcos. San Marcos will be the hub for the whole of the Palomar College District and is central to Escondido, Vista, Encinitas, Fallbrook and Ramona.
The members of the Dramatics class strike out for laurels with a new play to be presented Thursday evening, May 6, in the High School auditorium. The class has chosen "Ladies of the Jury," a Broadway hit which has provided laughs in all the leading theatres of the country. The play is now completely cast, and rehearsals are under way, Mr. Twissel man directing. Enthusiasm runs high as the cast realizes the possibilities of excellent entertainment in a good production. The audience will see the thrilling courtroom scene where Mrs. Yvette Yvet Gordon (Carolyn Brew) is on trial for the murder of Coming like the brea~h of her husband. Judge Fish (Albert Spring, Palomar 's Band and Glee Hans) presides over the court while I he Spellbinders Club of Paloprosecutor Halsey Van Stye mar voted on April 7 to sponsor Club will start its tour throughout an all-college Extempo r a n e o u s the northern section of San Diego (George Case) forcefully presents County, April 21 at" the Fallbrook his case. Attorney Rutherford Dale Speaking ~ontest. I he event will (Herman Allenbach) ably defends be held in the auditorium some- Gym. Participating will be the thirty Mrs. Gordon but the testimony of time during the month of May. l he exact date will be announced or more members of the Palomar her treacherous maid, Evelyn Snow, mu sical aggregation . The Glee (Cleo Sloan) goes against her. as soon as entries are in and the Club, composed of a mixed chorus Her only hope is in one of the jurcalendar is cleared. and soloists, who have participated ors, Mrs. Livingston Baldwin Crane Any student in regular attendin many other succesful events, is (Margaret Solomon), a wealthy soance at the college is eligible to expected to surpa ss all its previous ciety woman who interrupts court enter the contest, according to performances. proceedings many times to ask Gene Fores man, club prexy, and Under the efficient direction of questions that seem to be a waste Mr. Julian, faculty adviser. The Mr. Vogel, the band also has of time. The answers to her quesamount of time alloted to each tions, however, convince Mrs. contestant will be a maximum of worked up a very enjoyable program, including in strumental solos. Crane that Mrs. Gordon is inno6 or I 0 minutes, depending upon cent, and the rest of the play tell~ the number of entries. When the how Mrs. Crane, by her subtle conexact number of entries is known, niving and disarming influence, a fixed time limit will be estabconvinces the other jurors that her lished. Miss Barrett of the Commercial theory is correct. How she wins The sta ndards for judging the department returned last Frid ay converts to her &ide will keep the talks will be prepared by the Spell- · from an airplane trip to Danville, audience swamped with delight. binders, who', in turn, will select Indiana, to see her parents, Dr. (concluded on page 4, col. 5) the judges for the conte"s t. The and Mrs. A. G. Barrett, whose winner of the tradition-setting home was partially destroyed by a event will receive a distinctive severe tornado which struck three award to be se lected by the towns in the area. The town of Using primitive boomerangs, mispeech club. Holtsville was completely demolniature airplane wings, and motion ished. The general theme of the conpictures, Charles Cottingham, for Miss Barrett reports that her te st is Promoting the Growth of merly affiliated with the Bureau parents, who were home at the Palomar College. The entrants may of Standards at Washington, distime, were shocked but otherwise select any one of the following cussed "The Phenomenon of Flight" unhurt. topics which are related to the at a recent assembly. The trip was made by air on general theme. Other topics may Mr. Coutts, head of the science T.W.A. both ways. John B. Barbe used provided they are related department, introduced Mr. Cotrett accompanied his sister on her to the theme and are approved by tingham, who then suggested an trip. the Spellbinders Club. adjournment to the outside for a While Miss Barret was absent, I. What traditions should be boomerang demonstration. Mr. Wheeler of Vista High School established at Palomar College? Explaining the mechanics of conducted her classes. 2. How to develop school spirit flight, Mr. Cottingham demonand traditions at Palomar College. strated with several tosses of his 3. How can the students at boomerangs and then called on Palomar best serve the communisome "young student" to throw. ties that support their college? What the College has to offer That gay, young college boy, 4. How can Palomar College in the field of art to the general Mr. Shaw, teacher of biological best serve northern San Diego public was described by Don sciences at Palomar, was chosen County? Schaumburg, art department head, by Mr. Cottingham, much to the 5. How can cooperation be- when he addressed the Vista Junior amusement of students and Mr. tween Palom a r College and the Woman's Club, March 29. · Shaw himself. towns it serves best be promoted? The women present viewed fifAfter several tosses of the boom6. What kind of educationa l teen articles created by students erang into adjacent trees and mu d program should Palomar College in the crafts classes. Among them puddles, Mr. Shaw succeeded in offer to the people of its distrid? were ceramic bowls made by Des- getting off a good toss, but as is 7. What kind of adult educamond Hughes, Sara Christenson, the custom of boomerangs, this tional program should Palomar and Walter Copine, a copper tray one came back and smacked into College offer? by Dick Clay, and copper d is hes Anita Ronay, who was a little slow 8. How ca n Democracy be pracby Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. Sobel. in ducking. ticed and experienced by the stuBill Meyer then tried his han ~ dents of Palomar College? at it and promptly broke the first All entrants must submit their one he threw, and here everybod v choice of topic to Gene Foresman had thought Bill was an aborigino 1 or Mr. Julian not later than MonIf you are interested in hypnosis, Returning to the gym, the crow ~1 you will like "The Story of Hyp- was shown many interesting picday, April 19. nosis" by Robert W. Marks. Its tures on flight. use in science and its role in fhe Mr. Cottingham's highly ente rrealm of spiritualism are but a few taining program was obtained for Dean Bale announced this week that the enrollment of Palomar of the features related. the students by Dr. McNaughton. I "Unseen Harvests" is filled with College has now reached 455 students. This is an increase of 126 excerpts from great novels and poems and gives the opinions of students over the enrollment at the end of the first semester of such men as Whittier, Whitman, The geology class recently viel"l339. The total enrollment includes Dante, Kipling, Thurber, Lamb, and ed in the gym a film portrayinq Emerson. both the regular and special stuNearly five million American the different types of soil erosio•1. dents. The males outnumber the The movie, shown by the class i 1 females by 195, there being 130 women over thirty-five years o ld structor, Mr. Coutts, clearly denhave to be heads of the family and girls and 325 boys. At the present provide food and· clothing for onstrated the processes not fully time there are 224 male veterans. explained in the text book. them. "Jobs for Women over 35", Sometime previous to this showby Juliette K. Arthur, points out ing the class had seen slides picthe many jobs available for these To observe simple plants and turing well known natural wonders. parasites, members of the botany women. The pictures had been taken by In "The United States and the class visited Pelley 's Nursery Aprd Mr. Coutts. Carribean," by Dexter Perkins, we I. The class is planning to visit learn how important the Carribean Students present included Fred Pala mine within the next fow Larmie, Max Kruger, Jean Courter Area is to the United States. In this book Mr. Perkins discusses the weeks. and Lee Anderson. political life, the culture and the economy of Cuba, Haiti, and many Speech class is an excellent other Carribean countries. "Planning for Marriage in This place for curiosity seekers accordCorn is valuable to man and Atomic Age", a movie, will be animal as a source of food and ing to Geneva Ware in her lc-'t shown by Dr. David Raunch, May fuel. "The Hybrid Corn Makers," address. She told the class, in , 11 I I, 8:15 p.m., for the combined by Richard Crabb, illu strates how sincerity, that . no speaker shoL! 1 · ~ Hygiene and Home Nursing clas- the corn of the Indians has been have more than two heads. We ~ r ses . Anyone who has no class at the speech class agree with b r· improved to increase its yield and that time is invited to attend. whole-heartedly. quality.
HOLLYWOOD CHOIR SINGS SPIRITUALS The Wings Over Hollywood Negro choir gave the Palomar student body and music lovers of Vista an evening of musical enjoyment when they appeared at the Vista High School auditorium, March 15. This is the second time the Negro choir has appeared in Vista, and judging by the audience size and reaction this performance won't be the last. The Wings Over Hollywood choir was formerly with the nationally known Wings Over Jordan choir, which has appeared all over the United States. Dr. Harry Landis opened the program with the Invocation. Following the Invocation, Dr. Landis then presented the choir under the distinguished directing of Mr. Charles King. • Among the Negro spirituals offered by the choir were "Where Shall I Be When the First T rumpet's Blown," featuring the beautiful soprano voice of Miss Esther Overstreet; "Run Sir Run," "Give Away Jordan," with Clarence Small taking the solo; and "Don't Stay Away Brother." Popular with the audience was the deep bass voice of Allison White singing "Little David Play On Your Harp." With every note of "Little David" by Mr. White, a ripple of laughter went through the crowd. From the beautiful rendition and rhythm in which the Wings Over Hollywood choir rxesented the Negro Spirituals, it was easy to see how the popular American Jazz originated from this sort of music.
No.5
Spellbinders To Sponsor Speech Contest
SPRING MUSIC TOUR TO COVER COUNTY
BARRETT FLIES TO TORNADO SCENE
Boomerang Bangs Reticent Ronay
Schaumburg Describes College Art Offerings
New Books Discuss Hypnosis. Corn. Jobs
Enrollment Jumps
Geology Class Views Soil Erosion Film
Botanists Study Pests
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