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SCIENCE LAB ONE OF BEST IN STATE Do you know what a calorie really is? Would you know ~ow to weigh +be dot of a pencd on a piece of paper? Would you want to analyze the chemical contents of your toothpaste? These are really very simple problems and one good place to find the answer would be the science department of Palomar College. Like Topsy the laboratory equipment of the college has "just growed" in the pa'st thre-3 years. ~' We couldn't buy all this test apCoutts went on to describe the use being made of the machines by the department instructors who include, beside the department head: Physics instructor, Godfrey Mortimer; Natural Science teacher, Gene Stevens; and Math instructor and Lab Technician, Lincoln Service. And all this equipment and apparatus didn 't just grow either. It was built, sweated for, begged for and pieced together over a period of three years from meager allowances and hard work by the staff of the department. Courses of study set up under the direction of Coutts, head of the department, include a general physics course, and a two-year course in chemistry. In the natural sciences, Zoology, bacteriology, physiology, and anatomy are offered along with a general biology. Another phase of the departments work is in Geology and a very ':>opular course in California plants :wd animals tutored by Gene Stevens. Stevens also has a review -::ourse called math survey. In the 1igher brackets of the physics field Continued on Page 3
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College Must Move By June 30 Says Vista High School Board Along with notification of the resignation of 3 regular instructors from the faculty the Palomar College Governing board of the school last night received notice from the Vista Unified school district that Vista high sc hool "will find it imposs ible to acco mmodate Palomar college after the present academic year. " The board, which wa s meeting in regular session at the school, adjourned its open meeting early in the evening to convene in execu •ive session for a discu ss ion of ;ea cher contracts. Most of the 60 spectators stayed on unti l the board terminated their del iberaions and publicly signed the conrracts for all regular instructors. It was explained by E. N. Stafford , chairman of the board, that the closed part of the meeting was necessary to arrive at a more balanced opinion. No decisions can be mode at such executive sessions. The resignations of William Vogel, head of the music department; William Julian, of the English department and Lincoln Service, laboratory assistant were acceptt)d when contracts for the 1949-50 year were brought up. Due to the ~ncertain plans of the college the contracts of part-time teachers, Margaret Harper, girls physi- al education; C. W. Stevenson, rournalism; Kenneth Williamson, ..:thletics and Linden Burzel! were ot renewed. The contracts of the agricultural .,.Jass instructors were renewed for a 6-month period . The contracts of all the regular
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Vista, California, Monday, May 16, 1949 SOPHS GET SET FOR ENTRY INTO BIG, WIDE WORLD The following list comprises the Pa lomar Graduating Class of 1949 as recommended by blean John L. Glair and approved by the College Governing Board: Anderson, Lee Jonathan Jr. Brenan, Richard Lee Bucher, Norm a n Everett Cole, Eloi se Janet C oo k, Stanley M. Jr. Coo pe r, J ac k Richard Copeland, Charles H. Jr. DuErmit, J ose ph E. Fischer, Jeanette Marilyn Fran klin , Jea nne Ma rie Gillogly, Gilbert J ohn G oodrich, Wesley Sterling Gootgeld, Loui se Madelyn Gootgeld , Raymond E. Halde, Thoma s W . Marshal, James Woods Mattso n, Jerauld Norton Meredith , Robert Larry McCauley, Hazel A. Olson, Shirley Blanche Pollock, Elwyn Charles Jr. Ratcliff, Rollin W. Ronay, Anita Virginia Rubio, Josephine Teresa Smith, Marilyn' Elizabeth Towne, Milford W . White, David J ordan Wikholm , Andrew Enon Wilson, Geraldine R.
instructors were renewed at the regu lar increment in salary according to the prearranged schedule. One feature of the meeting was the statement, late in the evening by Mrs. Lyman Thompson, that, now that Vista Unified di strict had requested the college to leave, any delay would be an unwe lcome one. No action was taken on consid eration of a new director for the college fo r the next year. The boa rd has set Saturday, May 14, as the next regular meeting date. Other matters of regular business t aken up by the board incl uded ~he authorization of $75 for a Commencement speaker, approval of hiring a business manager for the associated student book sto re and finan cial affairs, approval of the list of prospective graduates to receive diplomas on June I0. The list includes the names of 29 second year students who will receive the Associate of Arts degree. Although matters pertaining to clearing the title to the 140 acres of land owned by the college one mile west of San Marcos were approved by the board no action was taken to initiate construction · VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! at the location. A. S. B. ELECTIONS The board also signed a letter WILL BE MAY 20 of appreciation prepared by Nominations for the annual Board member Lyman Thompson, for the work done by Dr. Dan C. Palomar College student body McNaughton during his 3-year ten- elections will close Wednesday ure of office as president of the night, according to an ..:::lnouncecollege. Dr. Mc Naughton, whose me nt by the student council. The resignation take s effect June 30, balloting will be held two days has accepted the position of Di- later on Friday, May 20. According to ASB president Jim rector of Santa Ana JC. Marshall, tentative plans for the election campaign include a special assembly to be held WednesPALOMAR BASEBALL day, and a mimeographed stateSQUAD CHAMPIONS ment of candidates and platforms to be put out Wednesday. . Traveling to Citrus on May 5 Six offices on the student council for the final league game of the season in the game to determine wi ll be filled by the election, inwhether they would share the lea- cluding that of student body presigue title with El Centro ~C. the dent, vice- pres ident, secretary, unstoppable Comets demoralized treasurer, commissioner of men 's the Owls of Citrus JC 19-3 to lay affairs, and commisioner of woman undisputed claim on the South en's affairs. On Friday, nominations were as Central conference baseball chamfollows: Dick Petersen and Norman pionship. The final conference game of Kettering, president; Dick Barrett the season left the Comets on first and Jim Hodges, vice president; place with a 5-I win-loss record, Dick Nelson and Ed Wiley, comfollowed by the [I Centro Arabs missioner of men; Dorothy McDon 4-2 record for second place and ald and Dotibeth Huggins, comOceanside-Carlsbad's 3-3, and Cit- miss ioner of women; Karen Jones, rus 's 1-5 record to finish the loop secretary. race in that order. Palo Verde JC - A candidate may be nominated by circulating a petition and getand Antelope JC, the other two ting it signed by at least 12 stuschools in the league, did not field dent body members. Any holder a team this spring. of a student body card can get a Pitching against the Owls for candidate on the ballot by this the Comets, Tom Canady gave up means. This is the students' chance 4 hits in the first inning as the Cit- to make the kind of student govrus boys brought in 3 runs, but he ernment they want for next year soon settled down by limiting the and we will have only ourselves to Owls to a few scattered hits in the blame if we don't take advantage last innings. of this right. Clinton Smith who plays either Petitions are availab le in the in the outfield or pitches and who book store and further informais just as good as a hitter, lead the tion can be obtained from Lee scoring spree with a 2 for 4 per- Anderson who is in charge of the formance since he was wa~ked the election committee. last two times up. Smith, who has According to the student body a .397 batting average in league constitution, all candidates must play, got himself a three-bagger have a 1.5 grade point average as he assisted in driving in 4 runs. which is equal to a C plus average, Marvin Brewer also got credit for and they must have completed not helping score 4 runs, getting 3 hits less than 30 units of work and not in 4 times at bat, having been more than 38 units of work. walked the other time. Leading Five other offices will be filled the league with a tremendous .417 next year by a second election batting average , second baseman held 15 days after the opening of Bob Clarno, got only one hit but school. They will be the Freshmen that was good enough for a home and Sophomore representatives and three members at large. Continued on Page 3
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Drama C~ub Spring Production Pleases Two Capacity Crowds Capacity crowds filled the High School Auditorium both Friday and Saturday nights to see the College production of "The Man Who Came to Dinner." Accord ing to the response and comments of the enthusia stic audien ce the play was the best Palomar C ollege ha s yet presented . Revolving a round the sterl ing perform a nce of Bob Down ing , as Sheridan Whiteside, was a ve ry ab le cast of far better th an a mateur standing. Cleo Sloan and Charlen Fifield, alte rn ati ng the love interest of Maggie Cutle r a nd the Florence Nightinga le of Messalia, Mi ss Preen , were bea utiful for love and hilariou s as th e nu rse in their respective pa rts. Ma rj orie Ting as Lorraine She ld on, t he Hollywood actress who co nnived her way into the hearts of me n, wa s as authentic and appealin g as caviar is to Joe Stalin. Bert Jefferso n played by Richard Lloyd Petersen, the male love interest, was naively interpreted with due gusto. Interwoven into the already comical plot wa s Jerry Mattson, as Beverly Carlton, the greatest living talent on the English stage today. Hi s perfo rm a nce was unique and was presented with musical finery. Banjo, Gilbert Gillogly, wa s type cast as the clown of overwhelming humor, freshness and was truly "incomparable." Still swarming into the home of poor Mr. and Mrs. Stanley, played to the furiou s degree of excitement by Cathy Burt and Joe Du Ermit, were Louis Schneider as
Profe ssor Adolf Metz, the "bug spec ialist, " smartly different and Dr. 8radley, portrayed by Norman Bu cher, using " horse" sense and tick ling your funny bone just for o couple of la ughs. Helping to round out t he fa mily circle was Betty J ohnson, as Harriet Stanley, who gave a delirious performance; Lois Love a:1d Lee An derson played th e parts of th e Stanley 's son and da ug hter, Di ck and June. Dick wanti ng to ta ke pictures and June head over hee ls in love. Both parts were ve ry ab ly done. J ohn th e butler and Sarah his wife were excel lently played by Dick Bren an and Peggy Griffith res pectively. To add to the confu sion two old " harpies" executed by Sue Inouye and Doris Montgomery were co nvincingly flabbergasted by the dominating and "c ha rming " Sheridan "Downing" Whites ide. David Bond played Sa ndy , the "J ohn L. Lewis" lover of June Stanley. War;dering in and out of all the scenes were Travis Bagwell, J. D. Williams and Carl Ne lso n, strikingly different and ple as ing in each successive role. C ompleting the cast were Lois Turne r, Marilyn tv1un son, Janet Cole and Claudine Ghika as the femme singers. Adding to the already complete evening wa s the refreshments. served during intermission and the appreciation of the audience witb .i. -:u~ta;n cl!-. The en+'re pr-:du r ~ i on was under the very able direc· tion of Pa lomar's talented director Arthur J. Kelly.
BIG TRACK MEET BRINGS SIX ENTRIES
BACKSTAGE CREW DUE MUCH CREDIT
May 21 marks the day that Palomar College will play host to other team s of the South Ce ntral JC track and field conference. The meet which will bring El Centro JC, Antelope Valley JC, Citrus JC, Oceanside-Carlsbad JC and Palo Verde JC to Vista. This will be the one time during the track season that all the tea ms will compete against ea ch other. The winner of the meet will be crowned champion of the league. Up to now, in the preliminary meets, Palomar has not been outstanding. This is pa rtly because the Comets have never had a full team on the field as yet. Many of Palomar's prospects have been too busy with the championship baseball team to spend much time working out for track. Most of Palomar's competition has been with the El Centro "Arabs" who were considered the strongest team in the league. In these meets, the "Comets" have not showed up too well in depth, but every day more fellows are turning out to train. Coaches Harper and Williamson have high hopes for the outcome of this meet. They agree that with many fine prospects and the determination of the fellows, we can come out right on top. So let's all be on the field May the twenty-first, and cheer the boys on. With all the outstanding athletes of the many schools, it should be a good day's entertainment and well worth your while.
To thank adeuqately all those responsible for the final product of "The Man Who Came to Dinner" would completely fil this edition but at least a mention to those is certainly in order. For these are the un sung talent without whom no show could be produced: Stage Crew-Joe DuErmit; Bill Bowers, Paul Hanzlik, Thomas La Vaut, Jane Tyc, Andrew Adams. Sets designed by Don Schaumburg. Production Manager, Bennie Wade; Publicity, Richard Lloyd Petersen; Ti cket Sales, Louis Schneider; Properties, Marjorie Ting; Chefs, Ray Gootgeld, Ray Sandlin; Make-up, Karen Jones; Sound and Lights, Stanley Grabinski, Thomas C a nad y and Norman Haskell; House Manager, Paul Hanzlik; W aihesses, Josephine and Mary Rub io, Beryl Dee Sturges, Louise Gootgeld, Pat Petersen and Marilyn Smith.
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Dear Editor: Judge not that ye be not judged . . . Why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own ey. He that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fal land he that humbleth himself shall be exalted and he that exalteth himself shall be ashamed. Last, but not least, until one is of impeccable musicianship, let that one not cast a first stone of destructive criticism. Let each esteem others better than themselves. A word to the wise is sufficient. Shirley Olson.