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'Shrike' to debut Thursday night Under the direction of Buddy Ashbrook, the curtain is prepared to go up on the first play of the 1968 season at Palomar College. "The Shrike", Joseph Kramm's award winning play, will open Thursday night at 8 p.m. . in the drama lab. Centering on a frustrated director, plagued by an overpowering wife, the play revolves around a psycho ward in a big city hospital. Failing at directing, his luck fails him again when he is unable to commit suicide, the resulting hospitalization the opening of the play. Jim Downs, the frustrated director, finds himself virtually imprisoned in the ward, a standard practice in suicide attempts. Believing himself to be sane, he is not upset at first. Then his wife, played by Jeanette Ermia, enters the picture and for the frustrated director,
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Other members of the cast are : Miss Cardell , Jacquito Catalino; F lem ing, William Briggs; Miss Hansen, Pat Gehris; Dr . Kramer, Kent Gordon; Grosbert, Jim Southers; Dr. Barrow, Glenda Bradley; Dr. Schlesinger, Gene Floyd; Don Gregory, Bob Hutchings; Sam Tager, Tom Bates; George O'Brien, Ray Cavell; Joe Major, N. Jones; John Ankoritis, Tad Geer; Frank Carlisle, Mike Stodgill ; William Schloss, Jim Downing; Dr. Bellman, Greg Krueger; Miss Wingat e, Chole Damus; Harry Downs, Dave Jones; and Tom Blair, Jay Giles. Technically, the play emerges as another effort of the theater art departm ent headed by Norman Gaskins. The play takes place in a hospital
ward and a doctor's office. The two sets are spread across a corner of the rec-tangular drama lab. Work on the sets has been going on for several weeks. Aiding Gaskins in the work are five members of the theater arts class: John Rabe, assistant technical director; Michael O'Rand; lighting designer; Belita Felgen, and Sylvia Olcott, wardrobe; and Dave Jones. Admission will be 50~ with ASB card and $1.50 for those without cards. A special sneak preview is scheduled for Wednesday night for high school students. This will be Ashbrook's first drama effort since taking control of the drama department after the resignation of Frank White last spring to continue an acting career. Ashbrook formerly taught drama and coached swimming at Escondido High School.
THE TELESCOPE Palomar College · Volume 22 Number
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A Publication of the Associated Students
W. 23. 1968
· San Marcos, Calif.
92069
Student Court discussion continues; 'guilty' affixed for contempt of court By Jim Strain Don't look now, students, but "heah come de judge". At least that's the way it looked last Tuesday when the ASB Council disclosed plans for the establishment of a Student Court at Palomar. Political Science instructor Sheridan Hegland, the apparent author of the plan, spoke in its behalf and a measure to form a committee to draft a format for a court passed easily. Bill White, chairman of the Judicial Comm ittee, has charge of the formation of the court. Last weekend White attended the Area One conference in San Diego to get an idea of how the courses of other schools are set up and implemented. As of last week, though, no one in the student government seemed too sure of the exact purpose of the proposed court, only that it would primarily be
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responsible for the punishment of stugent malefactors. Everyone did agree that the court would have the power to expel those students whose crimes were sufficiently heinous . White said that, as far as possible, he would like the court patterned after the one at Stanford which he said has met with considerable success. "We're going to have two courts. An original court which will be entirely students and a second court. . . of students and faculty." Neither White nor ASB president Kim Clark were very specific as to who the court would try, but White did say that anyone could bring charges against anyone else. It would then be up to the court to bring the criminals to trial. On Friday, White notified The Telescope that it had been decided that subpoenas would be issued to the offending party and if he failed to appear in court that he would be notified again. If the defendant failed to appear a third time he would automatically be judged guilty. "That's contempt of court in
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"When Comedy Was King" will be presented tonight at 7 p.m. in P-32. The movie, the second in the film series now being presented at Palomar. stars Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, and The Keystone Kops. "When Comedy Was King" is traditional comedy, that is, comedy that by its very nature tells the truth about human conditions. Early Hollywood was masterful in this "truth telling". On November 12 "Citizen Kane" starring Orson Welles and Joseph Cotton will be shown.
* * * Students interested in learning about new countries and meeting foreign students should come to the International Club meetings Mondays at 11:00 a.m. in F-22. Everyone's welcome whether they're from a foreign country or from the United States. Officers are e lected and appointed. The e lective officers are ( 1) President, Evelyn M. Cortez; (2) Secretary, Teresa Rubio-Romero; (3) Treasurer, Richard L. Freeman; and (4) InterClub Rep. , Marlina S.Aganad. The appointive officers are: ( 1) Publicity Chairman, Lynne Grant; (2) Social Chairman, Arella Osborne; (3) Awards Chairman; Jim Von Mormann; (4) Scholarship Chairman, Marlina S. Aganad ; and (5) Attendance Chairman, Maria Baeza. The co-advisors are Mr. Richard Norlin and Dr. David Pratola.
* * * "The Changing Woman• will be the theme of the Annual Pacific Southwest Women's Collegiate Association Conference to be held at Mira Costa College this Friday, from 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Mrs. Marjorie Warmer, dean of women, San Diego State College will be the guest speaker. The conference will provide an excellent opportunity for the women students at Palomar to meet with other young women in the area to exchange ideas pertinent to their own AWS organizations on campus . Workshop topics to be discussed are (1) "Role in Cornm .mity"- Grossmont; (2) "Role on Campus" - Mesa; (3) "Effective Communication"- Southwestern; (4) "Role in Politics"- Mira Costa; (5) "Our Influence on Next Generation"City; and (6) "Influence in the Home"Palomar.
anybody's language," said White.
The Judicial Committee chairman also emphasized that the administration was not just handing over its authority. "T_he administration is backing it, but we have to present them with the plan for their approval; of course that's just a formality," he explained. He also pointed out that convictions by the court would be subject to review by the Board of Trustees and could be overturned by a four-to -one vote of that body. The court will be set up like a student court at a four-year college, White said . "There are too many different factions aboard this campus to have a JC type of court. A university type system is the only way we can hope to make it work." White also revealed plans for a poll of the students on their views before any final action will be taken on the tribunal. The method of the selection of judges will be under close scrutiny by the committee and Chairman White said that any comment or constructive suggestion on this or any other aspect would be most welcome.
Above, three doctors give a grim diagnosis to the wife of despondent play director Jim Downs. L. to r., Gene Floyd as Dr. Schelsinger; Jeanette des Ermia as Mrs. Downs; Kent Gordon as Dr. Kramer; Glenda Bradley as Dr. Barrow.
Below, three patients Tom Bates, Tad Geer, and Bill Lehrke confer in the hospital ward. Much of the scenery was loaned by the Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital. "The Shrike" opens Thursday night in the drama lab P-33. Curtain rises at 8 p.m.
from Mexico studies for Palomar degree By Lois Cavalier
When Raul Herrera travelled from Monterrey, Mexico, to register as an engineering major at Palomar this summer, he was carrying on a family tradition. Raul and his three brothers have all "followed in the footsteps • of their father, who is a mechanical engineer in Monterrey. And Raul is the fourtl) brother to attend college in San Diego County. His brother Mario majored in mechanical engineering here in 1964-66, then transferred to Purdue University, where he earned his bachelor's degree. He is now working in Mexico . David Herrera attended Palomar in 1963-64 and received his degree from the University of Illinois. He, too is presently working as a civil engineer in Mexico. Carlos, the oldest, attended what is now lVIiraCosta College but was known as Oceanside- Carlsbad College when he was there in 1959-60. He transferred to the University of Illinois where, of course, he got his degree in civil engineering and returned to Mexico to live . Raul, the youngest, plans to attend Palomar for two years and then get his engineering degree from the Univer...: sity of Illinois. His future? To be · a mechanical engineer in Mexico City, "Where the best opportunities are". What brought all four brothers to North San Diego County from Monterrey, which is on the east coast of Mexico ? "My aunt lived in Vista about ten years ago and Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Riley were her neighbors and close friends," Raul explained. "My parents wanted my oldest brother to attend college in the United States, and the Rileys expressed interest in being his sponsors. "Carlos liked living here and David thought the engineering department at Palomar was very good," he said. "Since then each of us has been sponsored by the Rileys and lived with them while we. go to school." Mr. and Mrs. Riley have three grown sons of their own. English is not spoken in Raul's home in Monterrey or among his friends, but
his pronunciation and vocabulary, which he says he learned and practiced only in the classroom, are nearly perfect. Sometimes he searches hesitantly for the right word to make his meaning clear, but he nearly always comes up with it. The most controversial events in Mexico now are the student riots, but "it is often difficult to have definite ideas about things that are happening, even though they are within the borders of your own country", he says. He follows the riots to some extent in the newspapers and on television, but offers no opinions about what political groups are involved or why they occur, except that "they don't solve anything." There have been no outbreaks of violence in his home city of Monterrey. "Our major university is the Institute Tecnologico y Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, where about 1,000 students from all over the United States come to study a variety of subjects, but expecially mastery of the Spanish language. It is one of the few universities in Mexico which offers credits transferrable to the United States", Raul said. Monterrey, the industrial capitol of Mexico with a population of one million, is mountainous and very hot most of the year, according to Raul. His favorite sport, soccer, is practically nonexistant in San Diego, but he is able to enjoy another favorite, horseback riding, occasionally. He belongs to the International Club at Palomar and likes meeting students from other countries. Although in Mexico boys are allowed to drive cars at a comparable age to American boys, they may not take a girl out alone in a car until after they are married. "The chaperone is always, always there", he sighed . At dances boys and girls arrive and leave separately, the girls with their ever-present chaperones. The Herreras are a close family, Raul says, and all four of his brothers come to their Monterrey home often for family reunions. "Surprisingly, the main topic of conversation is often engineering."
Navy, Marines trade six years
for education under ADCOP How would you like to sign away six years of your life for the privilege of attending Palomar? Thirty -six men students have done just that and are quite happy about it. They are Navy and Marine enlisted men who are going to school here under the Navy's Associatiate Degree Completion Program (ADCOP). The group of 29 sailors and seven marines is headed by Warrant Officer Dwaine Moore under the overall command of the Naval Training Center in San Diego. The program, which was begun in the Fall of 1966, is designed to give career enlisted personnel advanced training which is competitive with that offered by civilian institutions and industries. The Navy and Marine Corps also feel that by providing Petty Officers and s taffN CO's with college training that they will improve communication between commanders and their troops. In order to be admitted to the highly selective program a serviceman must obligate himself to six years' active duty upon being accepted. ADCOP is open to all active duty enlisted persons who are of pay grade E-5 or above. They must be recommended by their commanding officers, possess s u fficiently unblighted service records and be selected by the Bureau of Naval Personnel. Those selected attend one of three schools; Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California, Pensacola JC in Pen-
sacola, Florida, or Palomar. There they pursue an education related to their specialty in the service which may range from data processing to photography to electronics. This fall only 75 Navy people are currently under ADCOP in the entire US and of these, 29 are at Palomar. As a pilot project the program has met with such success that the Navy hopes to greatly expand it in the near future. At Palomar, the success has been phenomenal. Since the start of the project two years ago, at least two ADCOP men have been awarded their Associate degrees with a 4.0 average. Several others have graduated with honors and about 80 percent make the Dean's list every semester. There have been no drop-outs from the program and, according to Warrant Officer Moore, only one drop-out nationwide. Palomar's chapter of the Alpha Gamma Sigma honor society reads like an ADCOP roster sheet. The president, vice president, treasurer and InterClub Council representative of the organization are all ADCOP members. The sailors and Marines have a maximum of two years to complete the course and most do it in three semesters and a summer session. They must maintain a 2.0 average or be put on probation. If a student fails again to achieve the magic 2. 0.. . ZAP! So far this hasn't happened.
Editorial
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War is defined by Webster's Dictionary as a "contest by force between two or more nations or states." But nations or states do not exist. They are only ideas . Ideas do not ,have arms or legs or blood . Ideas do not cry, do not fee l lonely, do not become blind. No one, not even Dow Chemical Company, can put napalm on an idea. So war is not a fight between nations or states . War is a dead baby in a lilac field . War is a Vietnamese farmer crying in the woods . War is where schools are burning and entrails hang on blackboards. War is dead mothers and lost children, crippled sons and mad fathers, broken hearts and smooth, white, five dollar grave stones with little flags on top. If I wanted to stop wars, I'd start by changing Webster's Dictionary. First, I'd rip out the page that has "war" on it and at that place I'd ask God to make the biggest hole in the world . Next, I'd fill that hole with every agony and every cry of every man, woman and
baby in every war since Adam . And then I'd wait for the next president or general who has the idea that we should go to war. I'd tell him that I'll go, but first I'll take him behind the Washington Square Arc h, when no one is around, and then I'd hand him my dictionary and ask him to look up "war." Editor's Note: Kevin Reynolds was an ll-year-old sixth grade student at St. Joseph's Academy, Greenwich Village, New York, when this was written. This letter appeared in the Village Voice, March 14, 1968, and the Sacramento Beaver. As election time draws near, many students have pledged support to one of the various candidates. Perhaps Kevin's letter will prompt students to take a deeper look into a candidate's policies and be influenced by what he says and not by his campaign promises. Who knows, someday one of them might define war.
FROM THE RIGHT SIDE
Leaders consider new plan for infringement of liberty By Steven A. Krueger Palomar student leaders are now contemplating a new move in the struggle for power between the government and the students. A plan for the establishment of a "student court" is presently under consideration. In the past, all student disciplinary matters were handled directly by the Board of Governors. Under the new "court" plan, students would sit in judgement on other students. The verdict of an inferior court would, if guilty, be subject to appeal to the supreme court. All innocent verdicts would result in dismissal of the case. The Student Court's decision would then be subject to appeal to the Board of Governors . All right then, we must ask: if the final word in judgement of cases rests with the Board of Governors, why go through the motions of establishing a lame-duck court? Students could be "convicted" for various terms, ranging from revoking of the A S B card or parking privilege to complete suspension from school. The verdicts, as mentioned before, are subject to approval or refusal by the Board of Governors. The jurisdiction of the court, method of picking judges, types of punishment, and method of deciding what cases will or will not be heard have not been decided yet. GOVERNMENT CAN'T FLY Of the court, Sheridan Hegland, a strong administration backer of the court, said in an interview last Friday with Telescope editors, "Student government can't fly on one wing--the student legislative body. Effective government requires a dedicated, independent judicial branch. The chairman of the Palomar board has expressed support for the formation of a student court. . . "
Hegland also continued to say that rulings of the student court would be overturned only by a four to one vote of the Board of Governors. This reporter cannot help but believe ¡ that the administration of the college is attempting to grow up too fast. Students at this college are known for their apathy. Only those members of Kim Clark's "fabulous 40" would be willing to take the time to participate in the court. Hence, rather than having a democratic judicial system, as Hegland wishes, we would be confronted with a student government controlled by the same people in both the legislative and judicial branches of government. FOUR TO ONE VOTE The only way the verdicts of both courts could be overturned is by massive disagreement by the Board of Governors. Four of the five members must feel that the student court has rendered an unsound verdict in order to overturn the verdict. With the apparent backing of the Board, student court is assured of a majority of backers on the Board to uphold their verdicts. Hence, if the student court ruled that a student should be suspended for, say, breaking the publicity code by placing posters on walls without permission of the student government, and the Board were to blank-chegk it through, the student would be removed from college for matters other than scholarly failure. Further along the lines ofpunishment, what methods could be used, other than the capital punishment of expulsion? One method discussed by Ron Simecka, ASB vice- president, was that of revoking the parking priviledge of the student. When asked how this would be accomplished, he stated that the parking sticker would be removed from the car, with or without the permission of the student. TAMPERING OR BURGLARY?
THE TELESCOPE Published Tuesday and Friday of each school week, except during final examinations or holidays, by the Communications Department of Palomar College, San Marcos, Calif., 92069. Phone: 7441150, Ext. 40 . Advertising rates are $1.50 per column inch. Opinions expressed in signed editorials and articles are the views of the writers and do not necessarily represent opinions of the staff, views of the Associated Student Body Council, college administration, or the Board of Governors. The TELESCOPE invites responsible "guest editorials" or letters to the editor. All communications must be signed by the author, including I. D. number. Names will be withheld upon request. Letters may be submitted to the TELESCOPE editorial office, R-1. Editor-in- Chief . . . . Steve Schneider Page 1, Tuesday . . . . . Steve Krueger . . .. Jackie Easley Page 2, Tuesday Page 1, Friday . . . . . . . . . . Jan Hart Tom Anderson Page 2, Friday . . . . . . .. Chris Read Assistant . . . . . . . . .. Jim Strain Exchange Editor Lois Cavalier Advertisements . . . . Starr Bennett Staff Artist . . . . . . . . Joe Warren Photographers . . . . . David Williams, Ted Karounos, Betty Geiser, Edward Means, Roger Stovold Journalism Advisor . . . . Fred Wilhelm Photography Advisor ... Justus Ahrend Graphic Arts Advisor .. James McNutt
In the time since Simecka made this statement, I have checked and found that entering found that entering an unlocked car and removing the sticker would be "tampering", a misdemeanor punishable. by fine and/or imprisonment for six months. Entering a locked car and removing the sticker would be "burglary", a felony punishable by up to five years in prison. As for taking the ASB card, it is doubtful that this can be legally done. There is no provision in the purchase of the ASB card for revocation by verdict of a student court. This could, however, be brought into effect as of next fall. The Board of Governors is making a bad mistake. It is trying to follow the example of many four year colleges and universities that now have student courts. The difference must be plain to see, however. Those sitting on the courts of those institutions are juniors, seniors, and graduate students who are, in all likelihood, law majors. They are more mature than most students on campus in their decision making. Certainly the supreme court will have two faculty members, but it can be controlled easily by the three students. With the "blank check" of the Board, verdicts of the students would be virtually final. Being expelled by the Board of Governors is bad enough, but the idea of being expelled by students immature enough to promote tricycle races and paper plane flying contests is ludicrous and should be fought by every Palomar Student.
LIKEITIS
Gregory seeks to dissolve One week from today millions of Americans will flock to the polls to cast their vote for the Presidential candidate of their choice . One candidate whose name will not appear on any ballot is Dick Gregory. However, Gregory is an announced contender for the highest office of the government. Gregory has announced himself the independent, Write-In candidate for President for peace and freedom in 1968. He does so because he takes the "words of our nation's birth certificate (Declaration of Independence) very seriously. The current course of human events in this nation has created a situation where it is necessary for people to exert individual, independent action to dissolve the political bands which unite them with the two-party system." "The essence of true democracy is not only the right to vote, but also the right to select your own candidate. To be forced to select betweenpartydominated choices is to have no real choice at all." Gregory's campaign has not been widespread. In fact, many people (especially on this campus) do not know that he's running.
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By Steve Schneider He used to be a comedian. But when he speaks now, what he says usually isn't very fu nny. He feels his major qualification for the job of President is his sensitivity to human problems. This seems like a simple qualification, but yet there is no other candidate who truly fits that "simple" qualification. It is because of this and several other reasons that I hereby endorse Dick Gregory for President. Gregory understands the problems of the Negro in Ame rica undoubtedly better than any other candidate. He states that America is the "most racist country in the world. . .I speak of racism--black and white . " "The day of partial payment in this country is drawing to a close. "For a hundred years America has been changing the Negro's dollar for thirty-two cents . Now s he wants to begin to make up for that injustice by offering sixty- four cents. "We are out in the streets saying to our country, 'A full dollar's change for a dollar spent. We are going to stop this country from cheating, or the American cash register will ring no more'." Gregory's campaign is no fluke such as those of other comedians who are supposedly running for President. He goes
party system into great detail conce rning his platform in his book "Write Me In". Law and Order, which seems to be the most over-used phrase during this campaign, is even covered in the book. "It is tragically ironic that the same people who demand law and order on our city streets are the most ardent supporters of America's denial of law and order in Vietnam . 'Crime in the streets' is America's new way of saying 'nigger' '." As for Vietnam, Gregory says , "After I become President, I will insist that this nation display a respect for international law and order. I will refuse to break the law myself and since I am not supported by a declaration of war issued by Congress, I must immediately cease the hostilities in Vietnam. I must stop the bombing. I must recognize the territorial and political realities in that country and recognize the National Liberation Front. "This I will do as a first step to sitting down in humble and honest negotiation. " There you have it. A small sample of the viewpoints of a presidential candidate. Dick Gregory has no chance to win and that's sad .
LffiERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor; I would like to direct my remarks to Miss Moore . In response to your column "Fashion You's" published in the "Telescope" on Tuesday, October 22, 1968, I disagree with you on three major points. First, who the Sam Hill are you to dictate what the students on the campus should wear? I have not as of late noted your name among the ranks of those considered emenient (sic) authorities on fashion . Secondly , quite a few students cannot afford to keep pace with each new fashion whim. Comfort, future use, and personal appearance must also enter into the purchase of one's clothing. What is "fashionable" now is certainly no precedent for future styles. Finally, some advice I once received from a much honored friend. It doesn't matter how many patches you have on your blue jeans, as long as they're clean. (A minimum of imagination is required to see this analogy as it applies to _s hoes and other clothing.) I would conclude by saying that I most certainly am not against being :fashionably attired, but I am against tactless affront to personal taste of individuals. Thank- you, Vickie Fleck, Dear Editor: Journalism is my major interest area. It truely (sic) amazes me what idiots you have writing for the Telescope. I have never seen such a display of "blatant stupidity" as in Jerry Nicholas' "Liberalism". He seemed to take five completely different areas of thought and tie them all under one title --Liberalism--so ineffectively that the story reminded me of a five-year old'sjibberish. Never in one story have I read so many outright contradictions. Since that story was labeled an editorial, supposedly it's (sic) contents would go unquestioned . But it seems to me that
any story in a college newspaper cannot display simply the views of one man--but of the paper itself. For over a century the newspaper media has made an effect on the United States. Newspapers have made the United States the conprehensive (sic) nation that it is . The Telescope is the epitome of this-the short cut. There are no clearer words to describe that article than stupid, juvenile, adolescent, and a case of mismanagement. Tom Wheeler Dear Editor; Miss Moores's article , "Hunky monsters invade campus," was not worth the ink required to print it. Apparently, shoes are more important to her than grammar. Could it be, Miss Moore, that you have not had time for Freshman Composition? Perhaps, the simple "subject-verb" pattern that produces readable sentences is not familiar to you? We really don't care for "groovy new wide wool pants" because fitted, narrow ones are more appealing to the male eye and are warmer at football games. We don't care for "hunky brown leather shoes" when wearing gold lame sheaths . And, my dear, we do have enough taste to tell when our clothes "look right!" You also have a noticeable lack of tact when mentioning money. To quote on mirrors. . . "even the cheapest one is better than nothing;" on shoes . . . "if you can afford to buy more than one (pair) . . . " Furthermore, we are far too intellectually busy to read "Glamour" and "Mademoiselle," and then from them, acquire and flaunt such terms as "cuir sauvage," and "hunky" . Surely this self-righteous shoe critic need not brag about her size 9. Mademoiselle Big Feet must really beat the pavement with her 2 1/2 inch, "heavy, straight. . thick" monsters with "platform soles" colored "antiquey brown". This description sounds more
like a medical prescription for corrective shoes rather than "style". We don't care to pick up where you "left off" because you left nothing to grasp. Will "Next Time: Your Hair, and what to do with it" be another muddle maze of poor grammar and tactlessly presented Do's and Don'ts? Need another Telescope quarter- page be wasted on such lack-luster trivia? Michele Noone Sharon Noone
Behaviorial Science group views film Dr. Louis Leakey's "The Dawn of Man" will be shown by the Behavioral Science Group tomorrow in P-32 at 11 p.m. Dr. Leakey, a well known anthropologist, discovered fossils in East Africa that have upset many theories on the origin of man . Before Leakey's discovery, most scientists believed that man developed as a tool-making creature less than a million years ago . From his fossil finds, Leakey has advanced a startling theory. Mr. Abraham Gruber , anthropology instructor, will give a short presentation about Dr. Leakey, and will be present to answer any questions about Dr. Leakey after the film. Dr. Leakey will be a featured speaker in the lecture series here at Palomar during February. AITENTION MALE STUDENTS The Encinitas and Vista County Libraries each need 2 part- time Library Pages to work during the week and Saturdays at $1.74 an hour. Apply immediately at one of these branches or San Diego County Personnel, 1600 Pacific Highway, San Diego. The written test will be given at Palomar.