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Vol. XVI No. 1 9
Tuesday, March 17, 1964
Capacity Crowd Hears Rousselot; Tells Of Birch Society Principles Birch Oppone~ts Are Not All Communistsu Charges Press Is Responsible For Distortion 11
John Rousselot pauses to shake hands with picketer Chip Harrison while Steve Hanshire looks on just prior to Rousselot's appearance before students.
Turnout Average
Johnson Wins Mock Elections Lodge And Goldwater Place President Lyndon B. Johnson won the Mock Elections held last week by a 60% margin over his nearest rivals, Senator Barry Goldwater and Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge. Of the 265 students participating in the elections, 154 voted for Mr. Johnson while Goldwater and Lodge received 42 votes each. Nine other candidates divided the remaining 20 votes. Although Goldwater was the official Republican nominee on campus. Lodge received as many votes; this in spite of the fact that there was no space for write-ins on the ballot and there was no organized "draft Lodge" movement for this election. Only 15% of the eligible students voted in the election last Wednesday and Thursday. All full-time students at Palomar were eligible to register. Registration was possible at all three elections, and all that was required was that the student show his ASB card, sign his name and indicate the party of his choice. The polls, which were situated in front of the Student Union, were manned by members of the Young Republicans and Young Democrats, cosponsors of the Mock Elections. Students should have voted between the hours of 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. simply by showing their AS B cards or signing the paper provided. Tabulation of the votes was by members of the two political clubs. Nominations for the Primary Ballot were held on February 13 and 14. The ballots provided a choice between Republican and Democrat candidates and space was provided for writeins. To be placed on the Primary ballot a candidate needed 5% of the total votes cast for his party. Two hundred thirty-four students voted in the first election and nominated the following for the Primary ballot: Barry Goldwater, Richard Nixon, Governor George Romney, Henry Cabot Lodge, President Johnson and Governor George C. Wallace. On February 26 and 27 the Primary Elections were held. Two hundred fourteen students were _given ballots for the party of their choice and nominated Senator Goldwate r to run for the Republican party on campus, and Mr. Johnson for the Democrats. Organizations were formed to support the two top contenders for the Presidency of the United States. Publicity consisted mainly of posters, letters to the editors and
verbal campaigning among the students. Both organizations requested th¡e band, led by Burrill G. Monk performing in front of the polls to create more interest in the voting. One of the candidates was hung in effigy above the polling place. The purpose of the Mock Elections, according to the two clubs, was to help develop a sense of political awareness among the students, to acquaint them with the political ideas and personalities that would make news in the coming national election, and to pro- I vide an indication of who the students would support.
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Pickets Draw Praise From Instructors "Hello my fellow picketers," was the opening comment by John Rousselot, Western Director of the John Birch Society. The comment was directed to three student picketers seated in the first row. "I felt that I was being used as a point of ridicule. It didn 't bother me beyond the momentary embarrassment of being pointed out. But I was glad to be there, standing up for what I believe, or sitting as the case may be," commented Sharon Cramer, one of the student picketers. COMPOSURE KEPT When asked what he thought of the pickets, Richard F . Norlin, English Instructor, replied, "The picketing, as it was done, was not objectionable, and the students seemed to be _q uite reserved. I hope that more controversial speakers will appear on our campus. In the future I hope there will be a better speaking area supplied with more seating capacity. The questioning could be handled better by having a panel with a list of pertinent questions. In my opinion this speaker pointed out the way the John Birch Society thinks and acts." Dr. John D. Shettler, Assistant Superintendent stated that "T he pickets were a typical American process of students expressing their feelings on a controversial subject. I have prided myself on a knowledge of history, and I have never realized that Thomas Jefferson was a conservative as Rousselot stated. After all Jefferson wrote a document declaring 13 colonies independent from the (Continued on page 2)
John Rousselot, Western Director of the John Birch Society spoke to a capacity audience in G2 and G3 last Friday. Rousselot seemed undisturbed by the pickets that demonstrated prior to his speech. Stopping to shake the hands and introduce himself to the picketors, Rousselot made it clear that he did not object to their opinion. PRESS DISTORTION "We (the John Birch Society) do not claim that all of our opponents are communists," said Rousselot. He claimed that statements to the contrary attributed to the Society were the result of a deliberate distortion by the various communication facilities of the United States. Rousselot, a former congressman from the Los Angeles Area 22 district, served on the House Foreign Relations and Education Committees. The blue-eyed Rousselot commented that entrance into the Society requires
By FRANK ORLANDO men of "good will , good conscience, and strong religious orientation. Being Anti-Communist is not sufficient." He stated that general aims of the Society are : to combat the evil forces in the country, to try to pull the nation out of a dangerous trend toward collectivism, and to attempt to restore the morality of our western civilization. SOCIETY NOT UNDERSTOOD "Our members work for less government and outlining the threats to our western civilization, "the former congressman stated. Rousselot claimed that "a lack of understanding," by the general public is responsible for the general unpopularity of the organization. The defeat of the international Communist movement overshadows every issue before the American people," Rousselot said. He listed ten specific actions that the Birch Society is taking to defeat communism. The first goal is "the dissemination of books, leaflets, and pamph-
Ticket Sale Extended for Hoot; Conference Delegates Selected Ticket sales for the Area I Hoot have been very slow, according to Pat Jernigan, head of the ticket sales committee. Because of slow sales, the final deadline for sales has been extended into March. The council has decided to purchase tickets for all students working as parking attendants at the Hoot. A table for the sales will be set up in the Student Union to promote the sale of tickets. GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE . Last Saturday night Karen Griffith, Ed Gurren , and Randall Keith reprc>sented Palomar on the T.V. Channel 8 Sundown Show. Keith and Gurren sang Black Is The Color Of My True Loves Hair. The Hoot Queen was selected at this time. I The five delegates from council to attend the state government conference are: Steve Hinthorne, ASB president, Phil Giambrone, ASB vice president, Pat Jernigan, ASB treasurer,
Darlene Butterworth, secretary, and Bob Mullins, sophomore class president. The delegates were chosen by secret ballot in the last council meeting. "PROJECT AMIGOS" Phil Giambrone asked for ASB approval on "Project Amigos." Students from the campus will go into Mexico on holidays and weekends to teach and help underprivileged families in the area. Students will take their own water, food, and equipment. There are no sleeping facilities there, and students must make their own arrangements if they wish to work more than one day. Coming assemblies include the Mt. Sac Men's Glee Club, which will appear May 8, and the PJC band and chorus, which will perform, tentatively, on May22.
lets pertaining to Americanism." Secondly, "to increase publicity for the John Birch Society." This will in Rousselot's opinion, clear up the "distortion", and "misunderstandings" that the people of the nation are subjected to. ENLARGE NEWS COVERAGE Thirdly, enlarging the news of vital issues through the mass media. Fourth, to use the "weapon" of letter writing. Rousselot did not elaborate. Fifth, to organize petition committees. Sixth, to expose pro-Communist sympathizers. Again Rousselot did not elaborate. Seventh, to make it difficult for pro-communist speakers to indoctrinate "uninformed" audiences. Eighth, making "patriotic" speaker available. Ninth to encourage and give hope to anti-Communist refugees. The final point Rousselot quoted was a political education of the public informing them of the platforms of all of the political parties. (Continued on page 3)
Dr. Jennings Olson Humanities Speaker Dr. Jennings G. Olson is scheduled as the next Humanities Lecture Series speaker. His topic on the subject of "A Warless World" will be "Peace and Dynamics of Personality". At the present time Dr. Olson is a Professor and Department Head of Philosophy and Anthropology at Weber State College. He has held this position since 1949. While maintaining this position he is also a professor of Philosophy , Anthropology, and Psychology at the University of Utah. He has taught TV courses on the "History of Philosophy, Man in the Making, and Search for Self." He also teaches Medical Psychology and Psychiatry at Saint Benedicts Hospital, in Ogden, Utah.
Mother-Daughter Fashion Show All students interested in modeling for the annual Mother-Daughter Fashion Show are invited to attend a model training session. The training session will be held this Friday from 3 to 4 in the Student Union. It will be given by a professional model from the Conover Modeling School. At least 25 models will be selected from those attending the training ses¡ sions.
Rooms Gl and G2 were the setting for the lecture "Principles and Aims of the John Birch Society." Members from the surrounding community attended the lecture