Palomar College · Volume 20 Number 19 A Publication of the Associated Students .
March 7,1967
San Marcos, Calif.
92069
Final Palomar bond election vote -tally shows community apathy towards growth Palomar Junior College District voters gave a major setback to the growth of Palomar College last Tuesday by defeating the bond issue and tax override. Final figures showed 6, 245 yes votes against 6,345 no votes for the bond issue. With the 12,590 of 41, 689 eligible voters casting ballots, the two-thirds majority would have had to have been 8,397 positive votes and 4,193 negative votes. Every 30th no vote cast would have to have been changed to a yes vote to attain the needed majority. Yes votes accounted for 49. 6 percent of the total.
This architecture's sketch of the proposed business complex is among the
new facilities that are no longer possible after the defeat of the bond .
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for acromplislunents Two Palomar sophomores will be $300 richer March 17. Winning $300 Bank of America junior college business awards are Helen Van Eik and Sharon Thornton, both from Vista. Miss Van Eik received her award in banking and business administration studies while Miss Thornton was honored for her secretarial and clerical studies. The awards were given o n the basis of scholarship, personality, and participation in school activities or outside employment. The competition was open to all students in the business department. Contestants submitted a written application, listing their achievements, grades, and activities. From the letters and basic knowlege of the students , the winners were chosen. Miss Thornton is currently employed part-time for Russell Cannon, City Attorney of Vista. Her educational objective is to become a legal secretary and she will graduate in June with an A.A. in business. Miss Van Eik is employed by the Thibodo Construction Company in Vista. She intends to become a business in-
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structor and to continue her education at either Long Beach or San Diego State Colleges after receiving her A.A. degree in June. The students will be presented the awards March 17 at the Beverly-Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. A banquet will be held for all winners from Southern California juu ::>r colleges. The purpose of the awards is to encourage young people to better prepare for business careers. Over 70 California colleges participate in the program. The winners are chosen by members of the faculty of each school. A permanent plaque is kept with each year's winners' names engraved on it. The girls will also receive certificates at the college awards banquet at the end of the semester.
1---:-orum to discuss Reagan policies In order to determine the Palomar viewpoint on the new Reagan Administration, the next Student Forum topic will concern Reagan politics . and proposals. The meeting is scheduled tomorrow in F -22. ASB President Ed Johnston has expressed hopes that a debate- type discussion will dominate the meeting. In many past Forum sessions only one side of the argument was discussed. Among the points that will be brought into the conversation are budget cuts, college and university policies, and politics v.s . statesmanship. During the fall semester some Forum topics were "Vietnam, Why Bother?" and "The Draft." The fall Forum chairman was Mark Violet. No successor has been named.
. res1gn government officers Student
Sandy Eagleston, freshman, has been appointed the new representative at large following the resignation of Sandi Woods, recently elected rep-at-large. Miss Woods resigned because she has an 11:00 class which prohibits her required attendance at council meetings. Mark Violet, ASB Treasurer, resigned because of personal reasons and his
Archer terms Liberty Amendment proposal for America by Joe Wu Before a modest group of twenty, Pat Archer spoke Wednesday on the disadvantages of the Liberty Amendment. Sponsored by Circle K, the political science instructor's presentation was a rebuttal to January ll's speech by Edward D. Turner, co-chairman of the Liberty Amendment Committee of California. Labeling it the "National Suicide Amendment,~ Archer stressed repeatedly that under section one of the proposed Liberty Amendment, the federal government would not be able to own any business, professional. commercial, financial, or industrail enterprise except as specified in the Constitution. This would force the government to dispense of some 730 businesses, as stated in a book put out by backers of the amendment which is available at any John Birch Society book store. Among these businesses are the Pure Food and Drug Administration, which insures the safety of food and drugs on the market today. the Interstate Commerce Commission, Federal Communications Commission, Social Security, and National Parks. "Yosemite, Sequoia, and other parks would be sold to the highest bidder, most likely the lumber companies, since the states would not have that much capital," Archer stated.
A separate issue, the tax override, failed just as badly. It needed a simple majority from the 12,404 votes cast. Voters in the 51 precincts cast 5,689 yes to 6, 715 no votes. To win, 6,203 yes and 6, 201 no votes would have been enough. Of votes cast in the tax override election, 45.9 percent werepositive votes. A glance of precinct areas shows that Rancho Bernardo voters turned out in hordes to defeat the bond issue and tax override. With a fantastic forty percent
The amendment is not a new idea. With three sections, it was originated in 1944. First introduced to Congress in 1954, it died in committee. Since 1957, Representative James B. utt, who represents this area, has introduced it in its present form of four sections. Every year it dies in committee. The states that back the amendment are Nevada and some of the Southern states, in Nevada because 90 percent of the land is federally owned, and in the Southern States because of the racial program in civil rights amendments. Other proposals are the selling of foreign embassies and repeal of Article Sixteen of the Constitution of the United States. The income tax brings 85 percentofthe national income. With no such revenue, the federal government would be forced to add sales tax rates ranging from 40 to 60 percent, explained Archer. Russia currently taxes certain articles 36 percent because they have no income tax, Archer pointed out. If the bill ever passes, those most affected by its consequences would be the farmers of the United States. Soil banks, federal loans, federal housing administration, and farm assistance programs would all be abolished.
posts is open to appointment. Miss Eagleston is presently serving on the judical committee in addition to working on the restoration of the P on the front sign. She is Chairman of Alpha Gamma Sigma's spring banquet. "I have this great affinity with Palomar. It's done so much for me that I feel I owe it something,·' Sandy commented enthusiastically, this is my chance to be with them,(the students) and work for them . ·' Her main goal as representative is trying to improve the relations between the student Government and tha student body. She feels that the lack of participation is due to a "breakdown in communication" between the two bodies. Sandy relays to the student body, "I want to talk to YOU." She feels that the student should "be interested enough to see someone, it is to their advantage to talk to some.'' She also suggests use of the suggestion box if the students do not wish to speak directly to a representative.
Paper sale postponed until dresses come Paper textiles are coming to Palomar College with all their crinkle, paintability, and high style. A "Wastebasket Botique" was scheduled Friday, but the dresses did not arrive as planned, so the show and paint-your-own fashion sale has been postponed until the garmets are delivered to the college. The sale was planned by the newly merged Business and Secretarial Clubs. Because of limited membership, the clubs decided to become a single organization. At the last meeting of the Business and Secretarial Club, new officers were elected. The new president is Charolette Hampshire. Other representatives are Vice President Gary Hanson, Secretary Helen VanEik, T reasurer and Publicity Chairman Ben Hurt, and ICC Representative Lily Cousins.
turnout of registered voters, they smashed Palomar with a 119 yes to 543 no votes on' bonds: and 41 yes to 247 no votes on taxes. They cast a twothirds and majority vote, but in the wrong direction. This community sends Palomar 66 students for day, evening, and adult education class es . In Poway, two of the five precincts showed a two-thirds favo rable vote , but the overall picture was bleak with 536 yes and 413 no. Surprisingly, the tax override couldn't garner enough votes for a majority. That election showed 439 yes votes to 482 no votes. Escondido had the highest number of precincts, 17, and contr ibutes the highest number of students to Palomar, 1850, but tu rned in a mere 5,064 votes for the bond and 4,991 for the tax override. A breakdown shows 2,557 for and 2,487 against the bond and 2,446 and 2,545 ballots cast for the tax override. The 5064 people casting votes wer e but 25.1 percent of the 20,100 eligible number of voters in the 17 precincts. San Marcos , home of Palomar College, contributed 1,033 and 1.021 votes on bonds and taxes, respectively. Among
the 29.2 percent voting for the bonds, 483 voted yes and 550 voted no. The 28 .9 percent of registered voters voting for the tax override gave 442 yes votes and 570 no votes. Lake San Marcos was second to Rancho Bernardo in voter turnout, 33 percent. San Marcos and its surrounding cow pastures contributes 275 students to its overall enrollment. With 1,181 students coming east to San Marcos, Vista tallied 1,361 positive to 1,:113 negative votes fo r the bond issue. In taxes, Vistans voted 1,336 yes and 1,580 no votes; 22 per cent of registered eligible voters turned up at the polls. Fallbrook, with its 584 Palomar students, voted 659 yes votes and 449 no votes in the bond election. In the tax override election, 604 yes votes and 477 no votes were cast. Precinct number 48, Camp Pendleton, had 2 percent of eligible vote rs coming out, three votes . Outlying areas didn't help the cause much, defeating the bond issue and tax override in most areas. Even the absentee ballots were against the bond, 49 to 91, and tax, 51 to 88.
S tt1dent government corlfere11ce s~l1eduled
at Palomar Friday
Palomar hosts the spring Area I California Junior College Student Government Association conference Friday from 2 to 10 p.m . The primary purpose of the conference is to prepare for the State Conference on Ap ril 20-22 in Los Angeles. Resolutions and recommendations on sub jects of local and state importance are drafted and forwarded to the state convention if they are of
Panhellenic meeting to cover sororities A Panhellenic meeting for all women students who plan to attend a four year college or university next year, is scheduled for Thursday. March 9. Panhellenic is an organization of the alumni of the 27 national college social sororities. The Panhellenic meeting is set up to let the women students know something about sororities. Mrs . Elizabeth Goetten of Escondido Panhellenic will discuss different aspects of sorority life which include pledging. expenses, and eligibility. "Even though you do not plan to pledge a sorority, it is an excellent opportunity to learn of the advantages that sororities have to offe r .'· A question and answer period will follow. Later in the spring, a tea will be held at which local girls who now are sorority women will talk with students. The Panhellenic meeting will be held at 10:45 in room F-23.
state- wide importance. The eight participating colleges include Grossmont, Imperial Valley, MiraCosta, Palomar, San Diego City, San Diego Evening, San Diego Mesa, and Southwestern. Each of the colleges are allowed a maximum of thirty reps. Since Palomar is responsible for the entire conference including the clerical wor k, approximately fifteen additional people are needed in addition to the reps to act as hosts and hotesses, runners, guides. and accurate and speedy typists. The majority of the reps will be drawn from past and present student council members, but any inter ested person is eligible . Students mterested in serving in some capacity should contact Dean Robert Bowman in the student activities office. Four workshops are scheduled on the following topics: The Presidents' Workshop (Palomar); The Role of Faculty and Administration to Student Government (San Diego Mesa, Impe rial Valley) ; Role of Campus Organizations (San Diego City, Grossmont); The Changing Student (Southweste rn, San Diego Evening); College Tuitions (Palomar, MiraCosta). Steve Wozniak, fall ASB president, is president of Area I. In addition to acting in that capacity he is chairman of the Presidents' Workshop. Three more Palomar students are active in leaders hip posts: Bill Mason, freshman class president, will chairman the workshop of College Tuitions: Pat McArdle, judicial committee chairman, is serving as the Chairman of the Resolutions Committee: Nancy Hicks fall ASB vice president, is the Area I Secretary.
Circle K receives district award for excellent work on book drive Preceeding Pat Archer's "National Suicide Amendment'' speech Wednesday, Circle K was awarded a bronze plaque and certificate by District One Lt. Governor Mike Garrison. The award was for the Palomar Circle K's out'
11:00 hour report given March 13
Instead of a March 6 presentation, the Faculty Senate Ad-Hoc Committee will give its analysis and resolutions on the 11:00 College Hour study on March 13. The meeting will be, hopefully, an open session and is tentatively scheduled at 11:00 in P-32. Students and faculty are invited to hear the discussion. The proposals and suggestions will be published in the next issue of the TELESCOPE with an in- depth analysis of the report.
standing cont ribution of 1400 books to the district book drive. With Garrison were J ohn Hicks, a '66 graduate of Palomar, and Don Hoss, district one's candidate for governor of the California- NevadaHawaii Circle K division. Garrison and Hoss belong to the San Diego State Circle K, and Hicks to the Cal Western Circle K. · The books collected were sent to Veteran Administration hospitals and libraries, and to the men in Vietnam . Palomar's Circle K collected books from the s tudents and ·faculty, and the Hidden Valley, San Marcos, Vista, and Escondido Kiwanis Clubs. Accepting the award were Joe Wu, Book Drive Chairman , and Rick Kruger, president. Newly elected officers for the club are: Kr uger, president, Glenn Sak, vice - president, Eric Oswood, secretary, Larry Wuliams, treasurer, Kurt Scott, ICC rep, and Wu, publicity chairman.