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THE TELESCOPE Palomar College · Volume 22 Number 29 · A Publication of the Associated Students .
FEB 11, 1969
· San Marcos , Calif.
92069
'Credit-no-credit' grading system is approved by curriculum committee A long hoped- for 'credit-no-credit' grading system appears to be on its way to becoming a reality here. In a measure passed by the curriculum committee and now pending approval by the Board of Governors1 full time students here would be allowed to take one course per semester on a credit-no credit basis. The only stipulation for this permission would be that the student not be on probation and that the course be outside his major. The proposal further states that anyone taking a course on the non-graded basis must elect to do so at the time of registration and that he must indicate it
on his program at that time. If the student should decide to switch to a graded basis he must do so within the first six weeks of the course. Instructors' class rosters will indicate by some kind of symbol those students who are enrolled on the credit-no credit plan. The proposal of the curriculum committee goes on to state that none of its provisions will be in conflict with any state law concernin'gthe taking of college level courses on a credit-no credit basis. Cindy Morris, ASB representative to the committee, very much favors the proposal as she says it will all6w stu:..
Krueger, Moore become editors of publications
Rick Cole studies a model now on display in the Boehm Gallery. The mod-
els were constructed from 15th century drawings by Leonardo Da Vinci.
Photography course useful • to soldier 1n S. Vietnam Don't let it ever be said that knowledge gained at Palomar is of no use in the service. Terry Moon, now on duty with the First Air Cavalry in South Vietnam would have to disagree rather vehemently. Terry took photography 50B some time back for credit. He later repeated the course by audit for the experience. He is now base photographer at Phouc Vinh, about 40 miles north of Saigon. The ten other photographers ilit. his unit are assigned to the field andiwar zones, while Terry is assigned the ljSS hazardous duty of base cameraman. Terry takes pictures 'mainly of award ceremonies and visiting dignitaries for the base newspaper, which he says is similar to THE TELESCOPE. He is in great demand and he often is able to choose the assignment he wishes. Among his accomplishments he lists several pictures of President Thieu of South Vietnam. He has flown to several
locations in Vietnam, and has logged about 25 hours in the air in less than two months. The chief photographer of the unit is due to be rotated home soon, and Terry, though he lacks seniority, is going to replace him. He says cameras only last four to six months 1!!.__ Vietnam due to the high heat and humidity. Each camera has ·it's own filter to protect the Takumar lens from the elements. Cameras used ar~ Asahi Pentax Spotmatics. Terry says that the base paper, though similar to "the good old Telescope", is censored by the Army brass. "We put out a weekly paper from the officehere. very similar to the good old Telescope, but Army publications are all so limited (as) everything has to be cleared by several agencies - so the finished product isn't what it started out to be. It's frustrating, but nothing much can be done to change the 'Army Way'."
Walker hopes to bridge generation gap by providing needed leadership By Chris Read When Lloyd Walker graduatep from Manteo High School on Roenoke Island, No:r:th Carolina..most of us were getting our firs taste of public edcuation. That was in 1955. Today at 32, Walker hopes to bridge the generation gap by providing the leadership required of an Associated Student Body president. He hopes to give the rapidly decaying student government a shot in the arm. A native of the Tarheel state, Walker was born in Shiloh and later mmred to Manteo where his father was lattach.edl to the Coast Guard. While at Manteo high school he was active in football, basketball as well as in student government. His baseball prowess earned him a full ride to Chowan College, a two year school in Murfreesboro, N.C. Walker played football his freshman year but lasted only one semester. In January of 1956 he joined the Marine Corp and attended boot camp at Paris Island, South Carolina. Soon after boot ~amp he served in a Marine honor guard aboard the aircraft carrier Intrepid for 18 months, enabling him to see much of of the world. In December of 1957 Walker was married to a registered nurse and a graduate of the University of Connecticut. After sea duty, he joined the 2nd Marine Division. Assigned to the air wing, he was in Marlne intelligence. May of 1962 took Walker to Southeast Asia for the first time. Stationed in Thailand for one month, Sergeant Walker was quickly transfered to Da Nang where he continued his work _in Marine intelligence. One year later he returned to Camp
Pendleton, near Oceanside. Liking California, he brought his family, which now was growing, to the local base but was quickly sent to Maryland to an Army intelligence school for about five months. In July of 1964 he went on temporary duty to Viet Nam where in December he adopted a Vietnamese girl. In May of 1965 Walker was sent to Viet Nam for the third time. But this was to be his last visit. After a year of duty Walker was sent back to Camp Pendleton where he was honorably discharged in Mav of 1966. He had served Uncle Sam for ten years and four months. Using his Marine background Walker became a special investigator for a number of civilian companies but soon decided that if he was going to advance in the business world he would have to get a degree. In September of 1967, Walker enrolled at Palomar College majoring in Political Science. Being a sports enthusiast he joined Jim Clayton as an assistant baseball coach and was planning on playing football this season. One hundred fifty-eight votes put Walker into office. Less than eight percent of the eligible voters at Palomar cast a ballot in the recent election. His margin of victory was 94 votes. But the ex-marine has decided to declare war on the apathetic student boqy. His most notable achievement to date must be the cleaning out of theASB offices which served as a student lounge for those involved with student government. "It's no longer a book drop", commented Walker. Even his office is (Continued on page 2)
Steven A. Krueger and Philip Moore have been appointed editors of Palomar's two student publications for the spring semester. Krueger will edit THE TELESCOPE, while Moore will be editing FOCUS magazine. Krueger has been on THE TELESOOPE staff for three semesters. In the fall, he was page one editor of the Tuesday paper. He wrote a standing column called "From The Right Side" for the same paper. Prior to that, he was an assistant page editor in the previous spring. In high school, he was the editor of the school yearbook, news editor of the school paper, and student body photographer. He plans to work for a small daily newspaper after leaving Palomar this summer. Phil Moore is a noted graphic arts expert on campus. He designed the much heralded poster for the film series and has done other work for the community services department and Dean Theodore Kilman, head of that department. Next month, he will present a one man photographic show in the library. In high school, Phil was also editor of his yearbook. He has also done a great deal of work in photography. Rounding out THE TELESCOPE staff are Jim Strain, news editor, Tom Anderson, page one editor, Chr!s Read, page two editor, Jackie Easley, page one Friday, editor, and Phil Fellows and AI Stover, co-sports editors. Lois Cavalier is continuing as exchange editor. Strain was an unsuccessful candidate for ASB president against current president Lloyd Walker. He will be writing a weekly column called Mouthpeace, taking the column from retired editor Steve Schneider, now a sports publicist with the school. In the past semester, he was acclaimed for articles on student court and the "Bucks for Ben" drive. Tom Anderson will be moving from the Friday paper, of which he was front page e ditor to first page on Tuesday.
Lois Cavalier was persuaded to remain with the staff this semester by the pleas of fellow staffers. Mrs. Cavalier is reknown for her coverage of speeches and other in depth stories. She officially is acting in the post of exchange editor. Two new faces and bylines will appear on the sports page. They are those of Phil Fellows and AI Stover, co-sports editors. Fellows has done extensive work in photography and general assignment reporting. This is his first venture into sports writing and page editing. Stover was a reporter for Focus magazine last semester. He will be doing extensive work in both publications. In addition to sports, he will be taking general assignment stories for the paper. Ad manager Starr Bennett will have an assistant to help with the ads this semester. She is Sandy Beamsderfer, who helped Starr with the ad work last fall. TELESCOPE editor Krueger said his goals are "Better, more diversified coverage of stories of relevance to the general student body. We hope to bring more off-campus student news into the paper and to be able to interest more areas of the school. "It is for this reason we are going to be publishing announcements of art exhibits in various museums as well as in our gallery. We also have the printing rights to broadcasts of two radio programs, "Science Editor" and "The University Explorer". These broadcasts, we hope, will extend coverage to areas of science that interest too many students."
dents to take enjoyable classes outside of their major fields without fear of wrecking a good grade point average. If the student does well and passes, Miss Morris goes on, he gets full credit for the course. If he fails he receives neither credit nor penalty. "His GPA remains the same either way," Miss Morris said. "I feel this program will be to the advantage of the students and I hope they will support it." Expansion of present programs in various department is the major request of students responding to the curriculum section of the recent Program Evaluation. More and varied classes were asked for in the fine arts, foreign language, English, business, life science, humanities and physical education departments. Three hundred sixty-four students indicated they were satisfied with the curriculum while 137 answered "no". There were 26 comments from this "no" group, and 58 students said they had "no opinion". "I am confident that the Board of Governors is making every effort to meet the educational needs of our students," said Robert Burton, dean of student personnel services. The Palomar College Master Planning Committee, under the chairmanship of Dr. John D. Schettler, assistant superintendent in charge of business, is in the process of studying the needs of the college and projecting changes which will need to be implemented during the next ten years, he said. All members of the Board and committee have been provided with copies of the Program Evaluation. Student comments on the curriculum ran from general statements such as "too limited" to a more specific "English 45 is worthless" . "More night classes" were requested, as well as the addition of home economics classes and a dental assistants program. One said that "police science should be in the day". Several students said that the curriculum is fine, but more attention should be paid to the quality of teaching. "Since the beginning of Colleges, students have been evaluating both instructors and curricula in one way or another," Burton said. "They will continue these evaluations either by more traditional informal methods or by some formalized technique such as the one recently used. "I think much can be learned by having students prepare evaluations of the various segments of our total educational program."
Chris Read was the sports editor of THE TELESCOPE last semester. He is now doing the editorial page and general assignment and in depth reporting. Jackie Easley, one of the two female r eporters on the staff, is moving from the editorial page to front page on F riday. Last semester, she covered the student government beat and other general assignment work.
Speed limit -now watched The pace at .Palomar is about to come to an abrupt crawl, accordingtoDr. JMn Schettler, assistant superintendent in charge of business. He has been notified by the sheriff's department that an officer will begin enforcement of the 15 mile per hour speed limit on roads in and around the campus. Further, Dr. Schettler says that the deputy will be issuing citations for illegal and dangerous parking on campus. The offenses likely to earn tickets include blocking driveways, sidewalks, roads, and parking without proper parking permit for the school. In honor of Lincoln's birthday, school will be closed tomorrow. Due to the holiday, THE TELESCOPE will not be published on Friday but will return on Feb. 18.
Earl May of Palomar gets ready to let one loose against Southwestern. Gary Koeth and two unidentified Apache play-
ers come up for the rebound. Palomar won the game.
FROM THE RIGHT SIDE
MSU offers European study plan
Here we go again By Steven A. is a new semester, with new ASB leaders; and a new editor of THE TELESCOPE. Before we begin this new go around, we think it would be proper to state t;he goals and policies of this paper }:)riefly, so that you, as students, will know what to expect. To begin with, this paper has no quarrel with any member of the stud~nt government, the administration, or the faculty. We are starting clean, leaving old animosities in the dust and ready to start fresh. THE TELESCOPE will reserve judgment on issues and comm,ent as we see fit. When the opinion of the staff is to be stated in the paper, it will be so marked under the label of "An Editorial". All other articles or columns on the editorial page are solely the opinions of the columnist or writer and in no way should be taken to be the policy or opinion of this paper. Coverage will be expanded this semester to areas previously ignored. Besides the usual beats of administrative councils and student government our news will be about events pertaining to science and art, literature and music. We have contracted with the University of California at Los Angeles for permission to reprint selected programs from the weekly radio programs, The University Explorer and Science Editor. Both shows are heard on CBS radio (760 on the dial) at 8:15 and 9:15 Sunday morning respectively. Broadcasts will appear in print every Tuesday on the editorial page. Broadcast selected will ]:hi~
Krueger be chosen by the editors of THE TELESCOPE on the basis of general student interest. THE TELESCOPE will continue with twice weekly publication. Due to press limitations, we will also continue the two page format. Last November, students were asked to complete a questionnaire concerning student activities. The results are now in ·and student leaders and organizations have a true mandate from the students. We will endeavor to do our part by bringing to the students what they wish to have in their school paper. Briefly._ the evaluation stated that an overwhelming majority (325 to 210) of students want to see off campus news included with campus news in THE TELESCOPE. Unfortunately, competition with the SAN DIEGO UNION and local papers is impossible due to our copy deadlines. However, when a story breaks late that we feel to be of con- · cern to students, we will do everything we can to see that it is included. For instance, your school paper scooped every paper in the county with the story on the AFT informatio-nal picket last month. Our paper was in your hands before the UNION had even heard about the teacher's meeting that decided to picket rather than strike. In conclusion, THE TELESCOPE will endeavor to present all sides of issues fairly and without editorial opinion except on the page so designated. We continue to invite letters and responsible guest editorials from students and faculty members.
WHO WON THE WAR?
Nietzsche is pietzsche At the conclusion of World War II, the Allies were · stunned to discover the extensireness of the Nazi propaganda machine. A select group of Americans studied the phenomena and made a complete report of their findings to tl:ie ~res ident. This report was never made pu!Hic, but recently the following portion of that report was alledgedly discovered. "Indoctrination of children in Nazi Germany began when they were quite young. For the young children indoctrination was subtle and covert, usually present in the child-orientated media such as television and comic books. The best illustration of their ubiquitous propaganda is one of the German children' s favorite fantasy characters, a strange invincible being known as Superman. Obviously, this Nietzschean character was designed to train the young Germans into believing in the imperialism and 'superiority' of their 'super-race.' "Just a description of the opening of his television show should be enough to cenvince anyone of Superman's negarious nature. It opens with Superman standing stiffly · en the top of a planet with the Nazi flag behind him. Obviously, this picture symbolized the eventual world triumph of Nazism, and prepared young German minds to think in terms of their nation's virtue and superiority. In a martial voice, the narrator intoned this propaganda slogan: 'Superman, who is able to change the course of mighty rivers, able to bend steel in his bare hands, and who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for ~ great metropolitan newspaper, fights a neverending battle for Truth, Justice and the German way.' The whole scene was ob-
viously designed to create the deepest feelings for chauvinism and imperialistic agressiveness. "In every episode of his adventures, Superman fought ·some evil being, and was, of course, always victorious. There, three subtle propaganda elements were important. First, Superman was always fighting--reacting violently--and thus the young Germans we re shown that violence is a necessary and valuable tool useful in all situations, and that the use of any means less than violent would not succeed and, even worse, would be less than manly. "Second, all Superman's violence was solely used in the support of a good cause. Thus, the young Germans were led to believe that if any objective was labeled as good, the use of violence in its behalf was justified. Of course, the German nation justified all its actions by proclaiming its objectives as good. Thus, the Germans were trained to support their government's wars. "Third, Superman was always victorious and, as an invulnerable being, could never be injured. This led the young Germans to assume that in their wars against evil they, too, would survive . "From this example, we can learn much about the nature of freedom and tyranny. Indoctrination can be present in many forms, and often the least obvious or most covert forms of indoctrination can be the most effective and the most difficult to control. If we allow such propaganda to go unchecked in our own country, then it could surely be said that tyranny was triumphant." Courtesy of UCSB-- • El Gaucho"
MOUTH PEACE
New learns from old By Jim Strain The history of organized labor in living wage. Disclosure of widespread the U.S. is a tale of relentless, often discrimination against minorities as well violent struggle for one of man's most as a general association with outmoded sacred rights: a just compensation for political and economic ideas have led the product of his toil. many pundits to forecast an early demise to the labor movement as we know it. From its doubtful beginnings in the But from the ashes of this dying order latter half of the 19th century the labor is rising a new social force ; a force movement grew in numbers and influwhich recently has begun to make its ence bringing to the American worker presence felt. New waves of socially such previously unheard of benefits as and economically dissatisfied groups are the minimum wage, retirement plans and attacking the sources of their discontent the protection of his union against arbitwith weapons learned from the ILWU, rary firing or illegitimate harrassment the UMW of A and the old IWW. by his employer. Whether it be a march on Washington Und~r the banner of "Solidarity", the by the nation!3 poor, a boycott by agriunions - grew as a political force as cultural workers, a student strike, or well until, in the period following World even the tentative probing of such tiny War II, union leaders could deliver groups as the Palomar chapter of the or withhold great blocks of votes in naAmerican Federation of Teachers, all tional contests and The Labor Vote are indicative of the larger social ferbecame a factor to be reckoned with ment which necessarily preceeds by both major parties. massive social change. The lesson of the labor movement, At the close of the sixties, however, that response to such foment with we have reached a period when the repression and violence only prolongs the word "union" has taken on a more agony, is one that we cannot afford to and more disreputable connotation. Unforget. Unless we can face inevitable precedented prosperity coupled with an change in a calm and rational way, we intelligent, highly skilled and mobile lashall condemn ourselves to repeat a bor force have made the American• thousand-fold the bloody folly of our industrial worker less dependent upon a ' past. collective voice to provide him with a
j\PRIL 1969!
The great California 'quake Greetings and salutations of the day. Now for one final look into the future. before this chapter is closed--the Great California Earthquake of '69. Ever since the 1930s a seismic calamity has been forecast for the West Coast. Edgar Cayce and · Jeanne Dixon, two of the nation's best-substantiated clairvoyants, have both lent their mystic support to this. Geologists have repeatedly warned of the impending quake. Until now these dire predictions have been regarded by most as so many bubble-brained notions to be easily popped. But now new evidence has come to light. A couple of local seers have pinpointed the date of the quake as being around the first of April, 1969. Not many days following this announcement came news from Cal Tech that for the first time in history it has been able to predict an earth movement. The learned seismologists stated that the orust of the earth would "creep" during the first eight days of April along the San Andreas Fault, the villan of San Francisco in 1906, Long Beach in 1933, and the Tehachapi Earthquake. It occurs to me that if a geologic creep begins, it only takes oneweakened strata structure to give way to start a chain reaction that could rip the entire fault wide open. Seen in this light, it.
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 tlo not necessarily represent opinions of the staff, views of the Associated Student Body Council, college adminis, ti'ation, 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 .•....• Steven A. Krueger ~News Editor •. .. •. ••.. .. . . . •. Jim Strain Page 1, Tuesday .......... Tom Anderson Page 2, Tuesday ............... Chris Read Page 1, Friday ............... Jackie Easley Page 2, Friday ................ Phil Fellows Asst .............................. Al Stove r Exchange Editor ............. Lois Cavalier Ad Manager ................. Starr Bennett Asst ................. Sandy Beamsderfer Photographers ........ William Anthony, Gene Masterson, Dwaine Moore, Ted Karounos ' Editorial Adviser .... Mr. Fred Wilhelm Graphics Adviser ... Mr. James McNutt Photography Adviser. Mr. Justus Ahrend
might be well to delve further into the prophecies. The Eastertime quake is supposed to generate a terrific, thundering noise that would numb anybody's mind. Tidal waves will iundate (sic) much of downtown Los Angeles and the Frisco Bay areas as well as a strip of land 10-15 mile~ wide from Long Beach to Santa Barbara. Also the Gulf of California may advance along the seismic cleft extend:.. ing up through the middle of the state. In the event that I happen to be right about the quake, I will suggest some percautionary measures. The best thing to do is leave the state (which, by the way, I am doing). If that seems unlikely, then you should stockup on canned goods and water (used Clorox bottles will do). Next, make sure that for that eight-day period you take down any potential falling objects and bar your cupblards . And above all, don't go into L.A. if you don't like to swim. As for the question of moving, I have inquired of Mr. Sam Andreas, a representative of theFaultyRealtyCo. He says new ocean-front lots are being sold at Mecca Shores, (just outside of Las Vegas) at earth-shaking prices. He advises crafty buyers to buy now before the April rush when the Pacific Ocean's high tide will kiss the idyllis shores. In closing, I, the original, one-andonly Village Idiot, say this, "Remember, next time we . have a local earthquake, it's your fault." Courtesy of Steve Alvis Cerritos College--"Talon Marks"
Qualified college and university students can continue their education in Europe this summer in a series of credit and noncredit programs offered by Michigan State University. MSU instructors in residence will teach the credit courses under the auspices of MSU' s American Language and Education Center (AMLEC), assisted by the European Language and Educational Centers (ELEC) staff in London and university personnel at the other credit sites. Non credit offerings will be taught by European instructors. Credit language programs include political science, graduate education and humanities at London, England, and political science and geography at the Hague, the Netherlands. The education programs runs six weeks; the others, seven weeks. Noncredit language programs are set in French at Paris and Lausanne, Switzerland; Italian at Florence, Italy; German at Cologne, Germany, and Spanish at Madrid and Barcelona, Spain. Students will live in selected homes or pensions (small hotels in Paris only), shared with European students, when conditions permit, or may arrange for their own housing, if desired. Round-trip transportation is by air. Basic costs run between $800 and $900, depending on program chosen. Students in the language credit programs must have two years of collegelevel language study; one year of collegelevel or two years of high school-level language is required for non-creditprograms. Deadline for enrollments is May 1, although early enrollment is advised. Complete information can be obtained by contacting AMLEC, 107 Center for International Programs, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich. 48823, telephone (517) 353-8921 .
Walker hopes to bridge gap (Continued from page 1) under remodeling. A fresh coat of paint is going up at his own expense. He seems to be a very busy guy. Friends and associates are popping in to the office all the time. When he's not behind his desk he is walking around, shaking hands "getting to know the students". Not surprisingly, most of his council appointees have been older students. He feels that the younger students, the 18 or 19 year old isn't interested in student government and that the older students can provide more leadership. He has taken the committees out of the hands of ASB officers and given them to the students he feels can do the job. Before assigning students to committees he studied the program evaluation and gave the jobs to students who expressed ideas in the poll. Most important, Walker has established what he calls an "Open Door Policy". He wants the students to know that the ASB is there for them, and that if any of them feel like talking about a problem or an idea, that he is there to listen. Generation gap or not, Lloyd Walker has ideas and incentive. Time will tell the rest of the story.
Student lectures in the nude ROCHESTER, Mich. (CPS)--An Oakland University senior, departing to spend the rest of his life in a Shavite Monastary in India, has left a legacy which may live to haunt administrators of this small college for years to come. Lee Elbinger, a world-traveler, mystic, disrupter and embellisher of the Oakland University community for the last four years, made his parting shot at the world of academia last month by giving a lecture on "Yeats' conception of freedom" to an audience of 40 to 50 people, with only his bare skin between his soul and his audience. The lecture was given as part .of a class project with included readings, music and mystic vision in an evening devoted to Yeats in Oakland University's Barn Theatre. Elbinger•s unrobing climaxed the evening. Standing nonchalantly eating an apple before the students and faculty in attendance (the production, although not well publicized, was open to the public), Elbinger discussed the hang-ups societies have had about sex and the body "ever since the propagation of the Adam and Eve myth. The body is a thing· of beauty, and people should free themselves of notions which cause them to be ashamed of what they should delight in," he said. Elbinger said the reason he understood Yeats' conception of freedom
(Yeats nao written little about it), was because he was W. B. Yeats reincarnated. "Since I am Yeats, and since I am standing before you naked eating an apple, you now know what Yeats' conception of freedom is. That's all." A dish of candy in hand, Elbinger walked into the audience giving gifts and engaging in conversation. The atmosphere was friendly and most people in attendance were charmed. Bottles of wine appeared (alcohol is illegal on state property) as Yeats strolled among the crowd, pausing to sit and enjoy the wine and conversation. Acting on an anonymous tip, the press had a field day. Administrators went wild. In an official response to the lecture, University Provost Donald O'Dowd stated: "Although it is consistent with academic practice to encourage creativity and freedom of expression, it is not the desire of the University to deliberately affront the moral sensibilities of students, faculty members, or the public." He added that the matter was being referred to the University Senate trto determine what action should be taken." Unfortunately for the university, almost any action would be too late. Two days later Elbinger was recommended for graduation Cum laude; by that time he had taken a or.e-way flight to India after giving away all his worldly possessions.