Vel. II, No.5
Palomar College
San Marcos, Calif.
December 18, 1953
'Christmas Much The Same In Other Lands,'Say Students 'Tv1a.s the ni eht befor e Christmas and all through the house just one t~ny ?reature was stirring, and that \•ras a mouse. ' Ttls llttle mouse, a very curious fella, hid behind a door to see how four Palomar students, \vho b..ave come from foreign lands, prepared for the arrival of old Saint Nick.
Mishap Leads ..f::o
XMAS f-IY.MN Silent night, Holy night All is calm, All is bright. This hymn is one of America's most ponular Christmas carols. SHent Night, \vri tten by Franz Grueber in 1[' 18, was written because an organ \·l as broken. The members of the church were going to have a Christmas service but since the ore:an '.vas broken they had no music. l·;r. Grueber wrote the carol and taught it to a group of singers so they could provide the music. The song was so well liked that it \vas made a part of Chr.istmas in many ~?untries all over the world.
Sigrid Brady, from Vienna Austria, said 1 11 We spend Christmas much the s~e as you do in America." She vrent on further to say that the tree is put up on the night before Christmas 1·rhen they open their presents. David Cooke, Hho hails from lielbourne, Australia, rele.tes to the surprised little mouse that Christmas is celebrated during their sumr.er vacation. The curious mouse also talked to Noel Rozelles, from 1-:alaya. Hoel told the ~ ouse that Christmas isn't a big thing in his country as it is in the United States. "The young people look forvrard to dances and uarties as t hey do here~ though. 11 Yanel Hitmat, from Jordan 1 told the mouse that Christmas is much the same as in America but it surely isn't as big. "The high school students give presents to each other too," he stated.
Many Scholarships Offered By UC Nore than ;'?1 1 000 in scholarships are e>.vailable to students enrollint; ne;~t February in the University of California 1 s nm·T College of Letters and :Jcience a t Riverside. Clinton C. Giliam, UCl1 registrar, vrbo announced the avrards, urged stude!lts interested in aprlying for the scholarsi1i us to \vri te his office' imLocated ilorthe.:-.st of mediately for application the Palonar College CanJblanks. pus is a decor.1posed granThe scholars,lips, ite pit, vrhich is used as ;anging , in anount froZJ a money saving device for .>50 to -.;175, uill be the campus. The granite a1·rarded on a basis of is bro':en up by the school scholastic · attainne!l t, bulldozer, loaded in a character, financial dunp truck and hauled need and promise of futd01m to the campus to be ure ::uccess. used in the filling in of Completed applications \·T alks, parking lots and must be returned to the la1ms. registrar by January 15.
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Santa Claus Takes Opinion Poll Santa Claus c.sked !".any students at PJC what they vanted for Christnas. Here 1 s \•Tha t he found: Ed Redman--1954 Cadillac. TIBorge-cor~---- 20 point avero.ge in bas!mtball. Arlene Knanpe---fur-lined tea cup. Jin Floyd------a case of carrot juice. i"el IIogan--a baby boy. l'layne Gruem1ald--a car. Jan Greenlee---a straight A report card. Laurie Dmmie-----another rint; to go v1i th the one I have. Coach r.:eyers------an AllAmerican center. Hr. wnn--my doctors degree. Don Droyles-------1-':arilyn Lonroe . Don John--------chocolate covered radishes. Chuck DreH----a bird bath for Hogen . Ben P,-.drov---an 8 o'clock class. Bruce Rorers--a short cut to Cardiff. Don Portis--a ne1v bike. Don Riggs-------cashmere coveralls.
December 18, 1953
Play Script Written By Palomar Student '"'~""'
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Ul~ )(h'l~ (:)~ The Palomar Players enlJark on 'cheir second shovr o:,_' the season the 13th and 19th of this month. The theme is, of course, Christmas, but the play is a bit out of the ordinary from the general run of Christmas plays. This production is run on the usual vrorkshop basis, in that the audience is ptu'ely invitational. Ho\vever, any st'.J.<lents \•Tho \·Jished to se~ the nlay were invited to the -dress rehearsal vesterday. The play is an ori ; inal script written by Lynn Callond. Lynn Hill be rememberec'_ for the vrorkshop production entitled "Evening in Contrasts" that vias given so successfully last year. \-Jell, t i1is gal hes done it again, and her Christnas shoH promises to outdo the first nroduction. ;.;r. Ben- Padrou , direc -
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LYNN CALLAND, author of the Christmas play, "Evening in Contrasts," sits here with her dog. The play is purely invitational. tor of the show informs the boards in the limited us that in addition to tine alloted. The cast this shovl's unusual script, includes: Tom Lassue:l , tlw sets and li ';hting teclmiques to be employed Joy Brotznan , Salle Gun1rill be quite different. ning , Bobby Hatil.euay, Don John, Wayne Gruemmld, Al The cast has been in ir.tensive rehearsal for Polhamus, and Chuck Drev1. Dave Sutton and Del John thJ past tHo 1-ree~:s in orare tec:~ ing the shovr. der to ge'c the sho1-1 on
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December
18, 1953
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WELL, WHAT DO YA' KNO WI! by Gt:I,.YNIIYG Christmas is almost here again--Lots of people want a lot of things. The on::.. thitF nobody \van;;ed was the coffee machine in the cafeteria: Dancing in the lounae has become quite a fad since the ne~r (?) jul~ebox wa~ installed. Arlene Knappe and Jir1 Floyd in particulnr seem to go for this type of thing. Here's hopinr; everyone goes to the Christmas Formal. T.,is is C!.lvrays one of the best dances of the year and f::on an".oFnced plans, this year's should be no excBptlon. Speaking oi' the Christmas Formal, hats off to Sus::~n·oe Green ::tnd Carrie Seebold for the tremendous poste:;:os they made advertisin~ the dance. They really lo:J;;: great, girls! By the \·ray, I hope Santa brings all you kiddies everything you've aslced for. Have a Nerry Christmas nn( He'll see you next year.
Christmas Spirit Chl'istmc-.s, the most \-JOnC:.erful holidav of the year is filled vTi th a spirit of happiness and good \vill toward mankind. Children visiting department stores; Santa Clauses; crowded streets filled with shoppers; families at home trimming their trees; the aroma of the Christm-as turkey in the oven; the big thrill of awakening in the mornin6 to find the gaily \-Trapped packages----these th!ngs are all a part of th~ spirit that makes this holiday so uonC:.erful. ~vt--let us not forget that t:1e real importanc~ of Christn:::.s is the birth of Jesus Christ. His sp1r1c, VThich makes giviirg more enjoyable than get tine, is ti1c real spirit of the Christmas holidays. --ERNIE lc!i!AGO
Christmas Party Held A Christmas party for AWS members was held last Thursday. Coffee and cookies were served in the Women's Lounge. The main decoration was a small Christmas tree. Other festive touches were added throughout the room. The agenda at a meeting of the AWS on December 2 included diseussion on dues and the Women's Lounge, in addition to the recent Christmas party. Ji'ifty cents a semester was sug~ested for dues, but this was not voted on. Joy Brotzman, Al'iS president, announced that duty in the lounge will be assigned weekly--one student is in charge on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; another one on Tuesday and Thursday. A letter from the Palomar Knights, thanking the AWS for the use of the Women's Lounge for their meeting, was read by Miss Damon.
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'Think For A Minute.
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all invited
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Christmas Tree Trimmings oF Other Lands Told Gay and colorful are the original Christmas tree trimmings of countries throughout the vrorld, During the early days of the United States, customs were brought in from many different countries, Following are the customs of a fevr lands--near and far, HEXICO Ornaments made of straw or •·rood are the style of our southern neighbors. Hiniature burros, dolls, hats, shoes, and chairs are hand made from these materials . Red peppers and gourds are also used to brighten up the Christmas tree, CHINA Fans, tasseled cards, pur ses and clouds made of paper, constitute a large part of the tree trimmings of this far-off land. Host of their ornaments are hand painted . Tinsel also adorns the tree. DENH.I\.RK Hand-made paper ornaments are also a custom in this country. The Danish people use the colors red and uhite almost exclusively for their decorations. They make bells , flags, heart-shaped candy baskets and tiny cotton muffs--to mention a feH. POLAND Clmms, chickens, and fish are made from blown out egg shells. Paner figures are pasted to the egg shell to give it the authentic look. Colorful paper stars and chair.s also are popular.
Students From PJ C Are Tops Palomar College students who transfered to San Diego State College in February of 1953, made a higher record than transfers from any other junior college according to Alfred :l;. ivhite, director of admissions at the State College, Eleven junior colleges and 63 students vrere included in J.lr. \'Jhite' s study. The average grade point received at San Diego State by all junior college transfe:<·s vras 1.31; the average grade received by Palomar transfers vias 2.17. Palomar College transfers received an average grade of 1.94 while at PalOI!!ar, and improved their grades by 0 .23 grade points at San Diego State, Grade points at both Palomar and San Diego State are computed on a three- point system, with a "C" equaling one grade point a "B" tvro. and an "A'1 three.
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Deceml:Jer 18, 1953
Comets Win 1 Drop 2
5poR-r..scope the first tuo i:Jo.slcetball games of the 1953 seasc,n are any indication the Comet team will be a big drmTing card. Student interest seemed to be at a new high <Then the Comets met Santa Ana :Ln t he opening ~ane of the season nt the Sscondido ;1igh school gym Dec . l; . Alt;lOugh Palomar cropped a 57 .L;l dec ision to the Dons ,Coac h Eyers expressed satisfaction in the shm·Ting. Uhen the Comets journeyed to Covino. to ,,lay Cal Dcq·:.tistJa large group of rooters drove up including a few tmm people. 'J.'he Comets didn 1 t let their follmvors down tilis tirac as ' they completely o~·tcl;•ssod the 0eacons 76- 53 . The pl ay of the teem in ti1is tilt i:nproved about 50,; as Palonar doninated the rebounding off ~)oth fJoarc1s If
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and hit for ~5% of its' siwts to grab tile \·Tin. Anotiwr bright spot in early season e<>J·l es is the in ccrest shovm by the to1mspeoc)le in support 5. ng the team. Approximately 100 adults attended tt1e Santa Ana tiff. It appears that the ati"tletic nicture at Palomar is looking up and a vTinning season in :m sl~etball could really establish cne school vli th the surround ·e ng ci tics.
Palomar started off the 1953 bas!{etball season Dec.~ on the wrong foot by dropping a 57-~1 decision to a strong Santa Ana squad at the Escondido high school gym. The Comets didn 1 t seem to be outclassed by the Dons but their inconsistancy to bit the bucket and to rebound spelled defeat. Palomar looked re.gged as the fast break employed by coach Rusty Hyers fe.iled to materialize. This can be attributed to the f2ct that the team only had two iveeks of practice. i·:onte Green at a fm-rard - slot paced the Comets' scoring parade with 12 digits follav!ed by center Jim Jost i·Tith ten. The next night l?alonar San Diego Junior College traveled to Covina for a te·am by the score of 69non leaeue tilt vri th Cal 52. Baptist. The outcome of Even in a losing c ause the game ;ras most gratify. Palomar turned in n great ing to coach 1-!yers as the game. Fortis and McCoy Comets rolled over the tallied 15 and 14 points hopless Deacons 76-53. respectively whiln Cordry Joe He Cov pe.ced the bagged 9 and Green B. scoring iVith. 17 markers while Don Portis dropped in 13. llonte Green and George Cordry follovred \'lith 12 points e<:>ch. Jim Peterson/alt hough playine tvro quarters; added 9 digits to the scoring HELP WANTED column. Palomar dominated the MEN and WOMEN: rebounds vli th l-:c Coy and center Jim Jost picking URGENT tbe ball of the offensive: We need representatives in your board and Portis and locale to help fill out an organizaCordry controlling the detion for business surveys, pblls, and public opinions . ... Ideal part fensive boards. time work . . . . Choose your own The improvement in hours . ... Your nearest telephone may be your place of business for shooting \las pointed out surveys not requiring the signaby Hyers as the Comets tures 1 of those interviewed. . . . Send $1 for administrative guardropped in ~5% of their antee fee, application blank, quesshots. tionnaire, plan of operation, and all details on how you may manThe second Comet loss G~~EN8e.f'AfE0uainJ0NAO.:ioN·of the season came at AL SURVEYS, P. 0. Box 83, Cethe hands of a powerful dar Grove, New Jersey.
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The 1953 Palomar football team cit ed four players , Rudy Akin , Don Por tis , John Viera , and Duane Beebe to r eceive a t hletic honors f or the pa st season . Aldn, · iho i·Tas e.ct ing captain during t he sea s on, made it official by bei ~ g elected ca ntai n unanimously . • Now tha t ba sketbal l The "outstanding back" ha s s t arted t here is one of t he ye 2.r \Tent to Don pl ayer who can u sual ly Portis . Portis 1-1as the be counted on to come Comets 1 leadi ng gr ound through with hi s share of ea i.ner and passer . He the point s. Thi s got t he nod over Akin and player i s forward Joe He Bi ll Birdsell . Coy . Joe attended Esc onVi era c;ra bbed the dido High Sc l1ool and \vas honors of being the "outpresident of the A-S R standing lineman" of the his seni or year . Als o ye::~r . Viera vTeighed 250 during hi s s en1or year pounds and was a brilhe vras named the most l i ant two way perfor mer . valuable pl ayer on t he He nosed out Ray Omor i var s i t y basket ball team . and Tom LassvTell for the Las t year he attended avmrd . San Diego Stat e an n Beebe \·ron the a1-1ard played on the freshman for being " the most imbasketbal l team . proved ple.yer" during the Joe is a nr e- dent a l year . At the start of major and u pon graduating t i1e season J eebe vTas a from Palomar he nl ans to second stringer but attend the school of before the campaign endient i 5tryat the Univers ity ed he established himself of Southern California . a s one of the best ends Besi de being able t o in the league . r ack up those much n eeded Coach DoHman as yet points Joe is als o conhas not listed the sidered to be the bes t pl ayers >Tho won l e t ters dr ibbler and ball handler but as s oon as the anon the team . In the Cal nouncement is made i t Baptist game he was high \'fill be published . poi nt man with 17 points . He also t urned i n an excel lent game on defense . I n the games t o c ome ive The Pa lomar Knight s can :je sure tha t Joe vri ll held a joyous soc i a l a falvays turn in a fine fa i r af t er the Ci tru s per fo r mance . f oo :;ball ga.r:1e , \·Ti1ich mos t of t he members at t ended . '.i.' he bl ast s t arted off \·Ti t h a feH game s of cards, end , as in ever y group , a fevT \vere i sola ted in t he corner \·Ti t h some humorous novels . A l ittle lat er on in
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