The Telescope 16.01

Palomar Begins 18th Year With Record Enrollment 1

Palomar

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-WrlrsrnprVol. XVI No.1

San Marcos, California

Friday, September 13, 1963

Becomes State s Fastest Growing Junior College Palomar College students, an / estimated 1,700 strong, got down/ to class work Tuesday, Septem:"' ber 10 as California's "fastest- ..-growing junior college in the _.. fastest-growing district," began its 18th year and its 13th on the 150 acre San Marcos campus.

Late enrollment is continuing this week as the first classes

Dr. McGeever New Dean Joins College Dr. John F. McGeever is now the new Dean of Student Personnel at Palomar College.

Palomar welcomes Dr. Me Geever and his many distinguished, diversified accomplishments.

Duquesne University located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania sets the beginning of Dr. McGeever's contributing career. Achieving academically by earning his B.S. in Science with a major in Physical Science and a Minor in Social Studies, he also excelled in the field of sports.

Dr. McGeever has the distinction of being the only athlete in Duquesne basketball history to serve as captain of the team for two seasons. He was chosen for the All American Basketball Selection in 1933, and excelled in many other sports.

Dr. McGeever is well learned in many areas - he received his M.A. in the field of history at Duquesne U. and also attended the law school for one year under a scholarship.

Then he ventured west and attended UCLA. While studying for his Doctor of Education Degree in Education Administration and Guidance, he was assistant teacher and lecturer in Sociology and Educational History.

Back to Westminister College in Pennsylvania and on to Columbia University, Dr. Me Geever was bestowed his D.E. He also became the chairman of the Membership Committee in the honor society, Phi Delta Kappa_ during the year 1957-58.

Having served in many capacities, Dr. McGeever is a rounded individual. Before World War II, he was chairman of Social Studies Department, basketball coach, and baseball coach at Linesville High School in Pennsylvania. Rising in position, he became the Supervising Principal of the Linnesville School District. Later becoming Basketball Coach at Allegheny College in Meadville, Penn.

World War II intervened in the lives of many and also Dr. McGeever's career. He enlisted as a private in the Army, but not a private for long. He was sent to Officer Candidate School achieving the rank of Commanding Officer at Taal Rest Camp at Batangas, on the Phillipine Islands. He developed a community rehabilitation project for the people by creating jobs for them according to their abilities.

The war ended and so did Dr. McGeever's military career. Returning to civilian life, he became Athletic Director in the Linesville-Conneaut-Summit School District, which perhaps started another facet of his career.

Dr. McGeever became interested and concerned over the number of drop-outs at the junior high school level which lead him to the position of Junior Occupation Coordinator at Miami Springs Jr. High School. He created a program in which jobs were instituted

USUAL CROWDED morning for the first day at Palomar. Students line up for books and supplies.

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FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Tom Gable Appointed To Editorship Of Telescope Tom Gable, 20 year old journalism and English major, has been appointed editor of the Palomar College Telescope for the fall semester, it was announced by the Publication Board last year. ~ As editor, Gable will ,t ie in charge of publishi~the Telescope every week ti'Iroughout the semester and will also be seated at the student council representing publications.

Gable graduated from Point Lorna High School in 1961 and attended San Diego State Col-

Dr. John F. McGeever

along with studies for the students.

Still another facet - Dr. McGeever's interest grew in the teaching of exceptional children (cerebral palsied, blind or partial seeing, deaf or hard of hearing) and the gifted child.

Most of his experience in this field was at Riviera High School in Miami.

Now counseling crops into the picture where at Riviera High School he became Coodinator of Career Counseling program.

Up North in North Carolina at Western Carolina College he became Director Advisor, Associate Professor, and in the summer of 1963, a temporary post of Director of Special Education.

Publications in such magazines as Journal of Home Economics, The Nation's Schools, Western Carolina College Alumni Bulletin instituted Dr. Me Geever and his wife, Margaret, teacher at San Diego State, on their way to writing a book en(Continued on Page 2)

lege for three semesters. He attended Palomar last semester and worked on the Telescope as front page makeup editor and also as news editor.

Living ih Point Lorna, Gab commutes between Palomar and his full-time job with the San Diego Union every day. His previous experience includes staff reporting for the SDS Daily Aztec for two semesters and working for the Union for the past year and a half.

After graduation, Gable plans to continue in journalism and eventually change from straight news to sports. He also plans graduate study at Northwestern University.

The Telescope will be published every week by a staff of Palomar College students and will appear on stands across the campus by noon every Monday except holidays, Gable said. The next issue will be Monday, September23.

SCHOOL CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 10 Classes begin.

13 ¡ Last day of registration.

Kangaroo Kourt- noon.

Frosh Get Acquainted Dance.

14 Speech Director meetingCerritos 15 Sigma Omicron Rush Tea 16 ASB Petitions Open 20 Convocation Assembly ASB Petitions Closed Football - Ventura - here (Vista). After Game Dance Student Union 21 Track- here 23-27 ASB - Election Campaign Week 25 ASB Candidate Speeches 26-29 Industrial Fair-Dome 27 Elections - ASB Offices 9 a.m.- 3 p.m.

28 Football- College of Desert- Here (Fall brook) After Game Dance- Student Union Speech Clinic Occidental.

Date

Opponent

Place

Sept. 20 Ventura Vista Sept. 28* College of the Fallbrook Desert Harbor College Escondido Oct. 5 Ocl.ll Long Beach San Dieguito State Frosh Antelope Valley There Ocl.l9* Oct. 26* Santa Barbara Th e r e Nov. 2 San Fernando Vista StateJ.V. Nuv. 9 Oceanside Coll ege Vista Nov. 16*

Imperial Valley

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* League Games

Colors: Scarlet and grey Nickname: Comets

Head Coach: Chris Pagakis Assistants: Cecil McGehee, Bob Bowman Time: 8:00p.m.

Price : Adults $1.00 Students .50c

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Conference At Cuyamaca The Third Annual Student Leadership Conference was again held at Camp Cuyamaca.

The main purpose of this conference was to make recommendations and improvements on the following activity programs : Communication and Publicity, A.S.B. Finances, Homecoming, Cultural Programs and Assemblies, the Judicial System , Elections, Campus Social Activities, and School Spirit.

The developing of leadership and giving to the future leaders of Palomar an opportunity to plan the activity program for the coming year was also a main point.

Program Highlights : GENERAL SESSIONS were held in order to get the students acquainted with the goals and objectives of Palomar College.

WORKSHOPS allowed the students to actively participate in planning the program for the coming year and to discuss ways of dealing with problems of the college activities program. RECREATION plans mcluded hiking, swimming, campfire hootenannys, and dances. MORNING WORSHIP services, including mass for the Catholic members, was provided Sunday morning.

assembled after a busy month of placement tests for new students, counseling conferences, pre-registration and various organizational sessions.

"Early re~istration broke all records," said Robert L. Burton, dean of admissions. "It probably will exceed 1,700 which will be about 200 more than last year."

Dean of Instruction Virgil L. Bergman said that by September seventh, 150 classes out of the total 324 course offerings had to be closed because of capacity limit. Registration continued to the end of this week.

In addition to registration, counseling, and organizational sessions prior to opening day, the campus was busy with a series of activities that included Freshman Orientation Week September 3-6, a student leadership conference at Camp Cuyamaca last weekend, and various organizational sessions of clubs and associations.

Evening college classes also got down to work Tuesday, and Dean Robert M. Woodward said registration to date indicated there will be a record enrollment in that department also.

In addition to the 324 regular day courses offered at Palomar, 118 courses are taught in the evening session, for a total of 442 curriculum offerings.

The day college teaching staff numbers 63 instructors, the night faculty 92, the nonteaching employees 79, which brings the total payroll to an excess of200.

Dean Bergman announced the following new deans and teachers for this year: Dr. John F. McGeever, who succeeds Dr. Terrel Spencer as dean of Student Personnel.

He came from Western Carolina College, and holds a doctorate in Education from Columbia University.

Mrs. Marjorie E. Wallace, dean of wo men and director of student activities, succeeds Mrs. Catherine M. Jones for that post. She came from San Diego State College when she was activities advisor. She holds a Master's degree from there.

Lillian M. Gains replaced Mrs. Katherine Giygan as secretary to Dean Bergman when Mrs. Giygan retired. Mrs. Gains had previously been secretary to the dean of women.

Virginia Wiggenjost replaced Mrs. Gains as secretary to the dean of women.

Roy A. Archer, instructor in Political Science, with a Master's degree from West Virginia University and a doctorate study at the University of California.

Robert E. Fullerton, instructor in Mathematics, with a Bachelor's degree from Oregon State and a Master's from New Mexico Highlands University.

Cecil D. McGehee, of the physical education department, formerly at Escondido High School and currently completing his Master's degree at San Diego State.

Officials said late registrations would continue to be accepted through September 13.

Palomar college held its first classes in 1945 at the Vista High School and was relocated on its San Marcos campus in September, 1950. Ten years ago the college had an enrollment of under 400. Then the area population began to skyrocket into what has been probably California's steadiest pattern of growth and construction. In three years the college enrollment doubled, then passed the 1,000 mark for the first time in September, 1960, and climbed to 1,500 last year. Enrollment is expected to pass 2,000 next year on the basis of high school senior enrollment in the district.

Decrepit Buildings House pangs of hunger . .. Frosh Folly Finales Friday Educational Advancement • • .and growing pains

by Tom Gable Why, I ask, and receive no answer.

How and when, I ask, again no answer.

Not Curiosity, hell no, fear makes me ask.

I want to know why there are rich and poor and why there are black and white. Why sweet, and why sour? Why pretty and why ugly? I want an answer.

Why laughter with tears later? Why gray hair and old age? Why senility? I want to know why smart, and also why dumb. Why war, why death, why disease? I want to know, I don't understand.

Why can I, and again, why can't I? Who can, and who can't? Is the grass greener and the air sweeter over my back yard fence or is there murk lingering there? Why and for what?

Is convention the reason why? Or is there more to look forward to than a new house with wall to wall mortgages? A young man looking for truth, seek and ye shall find, never looks in the right places.

IS THERE AN ANSWER Why big, why little? Is size all that exists, or quality? Think of something beautiful. Is it a tree? Probably not, it is more than likely a car or a girl. What are your values? Why? School will never tell me why. It will, however, give me a push in the right direction. Only I can tell me why and for what. Know thyself, the portal to the oracle at Delphi says, and that is the answer.

But there is fear, fear of finding an answer, the answer that seems right to me, and discovering that my set of values are wrong. Yes, I say, my values are good, but just good to me?

Will I be happy without ever knowing why? Nc answer.

Why is rich good and poor bad? Granted , money is essential, but is poverty bad if a man is happy? Sweet and sour are direct opposites and sweet is the best. But there is sometimes an almost masochistic pleasure and joy in eating a sour lemon.

HAPPINESS IS A MIRROR Why a vegetable? Why go through the motions, no pleasure there, why pretend? What is there later? More important, what is there now?

Why, I ask again, and look in the mirror for an answer. Not a bathroom mirror but the mirror outside. The mirror inside. The mirrored walls of conscience.

There is the rub. Only I can tell me, but when will I know? Paradoxical, but true. Will it come as a flash of fire as Moses on the Mount, or will it come slowly, sleeping or dreaming? There is an answer but yet there is not.

Happiness. Will I find it in marriage? Will I find it in being monetarially rich or will I find it in sickness or death? Will it wait until old age before coming or will it come next week? Why, again, am I not satisfied?

That is growing up and the pangs of hunger ... and growing pains.

President Dunn Bids Welcome On behalf of the Board of Governors and the faculty, I want to bid you welcome to Palomar College. Palomar is beginning its sixteenth year, a year which may prove to be the most significant in its history.

Palomar is known throughout the state as one of the fastest growing colleges in the West.

As a result, you will find life on the campus to be active and interesting. Palomar College is in a position to render service to you . You in turn have an opportunity to serve yourself and your college.

Night Publication Course Planned Press representatives for organizations, social groups, and civic associations interested in developing more efficient publicity programs will have an opportunity for basic journalism training in a news workshop course offered this semester in an evening class at Palomar College.

The class sessions will be held each Wednesday at 7 p.m., said Dr. Robert M. Woodward, dean of Palomar Evening College, and registrations will continue to be accepted during the reaminder of this week.

The Telescope is th e offi c ia l publica tion of th e Associated Stude nts of Pa lomar Coll ege, Sa n Marcos, California. Te lephones: 744-1150 (Esc ondido a r e a) a nd 727-7529 (Vi sta a r ea). Th e p a pe r is produced by stud e nts and publi s he d Mondays durin g the school ye ar.

Opinions e xpressed in thi s ne ws pa per refl e ct those of th e writers and not ne ce ssari ly those of th e coll e ge or of its students. Le tters to the editor are we lcome· howeve r the editors reserve the right to cut lette rs to suit space. All lette rs of thi s' na ture mu st be s ign e d .

Tom Gable........................ Editor-in-chief La Rue Pfeiffer ....................... Managing Editor Diane Lichtenberger....... . .......... News Editor Tony Atkinson, Glen Bailey, Teri Fowler, Kathy Hedicke, Frank Orlando, Tom Saxe, Esther Whitt, Joy Corzine, Kathryn McElhiney.... . ............ Editorial Staff

The "Frosh Get Acquainted Dance," held tonight, from 8-12 p.m. in the Student Union, is a first for Palomar College. The dance is being sponsored by Sigma Omicron , with the A.S.B. providing the "extacys" as entertainment.

Being Friday 13, Sigma Omicron has planned a "spooky" atmosphere as the theme. To greet the student at the dance, there will be broken mirrors, spiders, and maybe even a few ladders to walk under.

Chairman for the "Get Acquainted Dance" is Corlee Morris. Admission will be an A.S.B. card for Sophomores, and for Freshmen, an A.S.B. card AND A BEANIE! Without an A.S.B. card admission will be $1.00.

The A.S.B . and Sigma Omicron hope that there will be a large turnout, so that this dance may soon become an annual affair. " The " Get Acquainted Dance," and other activities similar to this would be an excellent way for the new student to become acquainted with the campus , and to meet and make new friends.

"And Freshmen, don't forget your beanies ," said Miss Morris.

New Instructors Join Palomar Three new instructors have been added to the staff of Palomar College. Mr. Roy R. Archer, a new Political Science instructor, earned his Masters Degree at West Virginia University and has spent one year at the University of California, Berkeley, doing graduate work.

His most recent assignment was at Napa High School , Napa, California.

Mr. Robert E. Fullerton, is with the Mathematics department. Mr. Fullerton has his Bachelor of Science Degree grom Oregon State College, Corvallis, Oregon, and his Master of Science Degree from New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico. He came to Palomar from Woodland High School, Woodland , California.

Mr. Cecil D. McGehee is a member of the Physical Education Department. Mr. McGehee his junior college work at Citrus Junior College, has received his Bachelor of Science Degree at San Diego State College in the Field of Physical Education, and is currently completing his Masters Degree at San Diego State. Mr. McGehee came here from Escondido High School.

the lower half

by Sue Purdy

One wonders with all the beanies mounted on many new heads - just how many of the freshman class actually have bought their beanies.

Beanie perched atop my head, I sought one of the "judges" who have the freshman class shaking in its shoes. He estimated tha about 150 frosh will buy beanies

by Friday.

"One hundred fifty beanies, which means $75, which will go into the ASB treasury, which goes for more dances for everybody," he continued.

The Kangaroo Court was mentioned, but when pressed for details, our judge just grinned , "You 'll find out for yourself on Friday," was his only comment.

The dance is Friday night, so all victims of the Circle K "Court" will have a chance to rest after the ordeal.

"As for me, I don't think, I'll show up Friday. That GRIN was too big," one freshman whispered quietly.

This week the footsteps of hundreds of educationseeking scholars will rattle the termite-eaten fl ooring of Palomar College's barracks classrooms in which the heavy GI boondockers of infantrymen once pounded the floors.

The structures are the familiar shacks of GI architecture, now beginning their 13th year as "temporary" classrooms on the Palomar College campus.

The old buildings are trademark symbols of the emergency military construction which went up almost overnight in training camps across the land when the nation was plunged into World War II. They served their time as quarters for recruits training for combat, and then found their way to

Debators Needed

By Speech Dept.

Says Team Captain Doe s it take a sp ecia l breed of persons to master the art of oratory? Ronald R. Tabor, faculty advisor to the Palomar Debate Team, says the idea is nonsense. "It takes no natural ability to become an Orator."

Tabor, while debunking the idea that public speakers are born and not made, pointed out that it takes practice to master the art.

While he is not guiding prospective Ciceros through the intracacies of oratory, Tabor teaches several speech classes.

He expressed his enthusiasm in taking over as mentor for the Debate Team. "Palomar has achieved a certain status that is well thought of in the state."

Last year's record shows that Tabor is inheriting a winning team. Palomar's speakers scored three impressive victories last year. First was the Southern California Lower Division tournament, then the "Round Robin TV Debate" that pitted Palomar against San Diego State College and the University of San Diego, (both four year schools) which was viewed on channellO in San Diego.

Tabor is hoping last year's record will draw more students into the debate team. At present there are 5 members. "The ideal team ," says Tabor, "varies from eight to twenty-five people."

There is nothing restricting the fairer sex from participating. As a matter of fact Tabor commented that he would like to see more girls on the team.

3 Veterans of last year's team will be returning this year. They are Pat Ford, Nick Kremer and Randy Young.

Visiting Faculty To lecture Mrs. Marjorie Wallace, Dean of Student Activities , announced that a series oflectures will be given this fall semester in the Student Union. Mrs. Wallace said that although, "we are still in the planning stage," an exciting array of speakers is expected in the coming months.

Students will be able to hear faculty members from colleges throughout the state speak on such topics as, "Can we afford a warless world." Topics will be dealt with from multi-sided angle such as economic, political, and psychological viewpoints. There will be no charge for the lectures.

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And finally Dr. McGeever travels to Palomar. Exuberantly impressed with Palomar, he says he enjoys the seriousminded attitude, the manners and dress of the student body and faculty. He takes great pride in joining Palomar and we take great pride in having him join us.

Palomar College campus in 1945, which was located on the Vista High School campus. They later moved to the Community Center site, and in 1950 it was done all over again when the college moved to its new San Marcos campus.

"I don't know how they can hold together for another year," said Virgil L. Bergman, dean of instruction. "Everytime I see classes going into those barracks I feel that we are trying to teach first-quality students in bottom-quality quarters".

"Some of them came originally from old Camp Elliott, and some from Army camps scattered all around the country," he recalled . "They arrived in Vista knocked-down, had to be put together, and they were moved again when the college shifted from the Vista High School campus."

Eventually the stru ctures, built of wallboard siding, timber framework and sheet iron roofs, were reassembled on the campus. The college has erected splended new permanent buildings, in the follow ing years, but its growth was so explosive that enrollment soared faster than classroom capacity to contain it. So the "temporary" use of the barracks stretched on, and this week entered its 13th year. School trustees say the condition ot the structures is such that it is a waste of funds to continue to ma intain and improve them.

Eight of the buildings remain in use as classrooms. Palomar enrollment, when the barracks were moved to the San Marcos campus, was under 300. This week, as the new semester begins, enrollment is expected top 1,700.

College trustees have called a bond issue election for Oct. 8 for $2.5 million which would be used exclu sively for construction of classroom buildings and enlargement of the library.

The proposed new classroom build ings wou ld house classes and labroarories for Geology, Biology, Chemistry, Social Science, English, Fine Arts, and Electronics Technology. Trustees have pointed out su ch a bond issue would req ui re a tax increase of about 8 cents per $100 valuation, whic h would cost the average ho me-owner tax payer about $3.20 a year.

New Courses Being Offered Day Students In continuing the policy of offering new classes for the advancement of its students, Palomar College is offering the Russian language to its day students. This has previously been offered as a night class only.

English 52, Reading Improvement, has been extended to a full semester cou rse, with three classes weekly.

The Photography classes have been increased to an Elementary Photo-Journalism class and a Press Photography class.

A portion of the classroom has been made into a new darkroom with new and better equ ipment.

Mr. Ahrend is pleased with this improvement and expects much bd ter advancement in t he Play Production is a lso being planned in connection with a Reader' s Theatre.