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Palomar College
ETELESCOPE
Volume 22 Number 37 ¡ A Publication of the Associated Students
March 18, 1969
San Marcos, Calif.
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'A Taste of Honey' begins run Thursday; production set is realistic, abstract Two "firsts" in stagecraft production Palomar are taking place on the set "A Taste of Honey," which will begin seven night run Thursday at 8 p.m. P - 33. For the first time on the Palomar stage, a new system of border lights will be used to create the effect of a skyline, and for the first time students have had to construct a set that is purposely deranged and shabby. Mr. Norman Gaskins of the SpeechTheatre Arts Department has designed at of a in
and is supervising the construction of a realistic but abstract set. A crew of students under the direction of John Rabe, technical assistant, have spent the last three and a half weeks building, painting, and arranging the set for the modernistic drama written by Shelagh Delaney. "My idea in putting this thing together was to get a quality of realism, but at the same time to keep it abstract," Mr. Gaskins said. Mr. Gaskins explained that in order to
lKeep Your Shape 1n Shape' motto of students in Reiser's correctives class
Greg Krue~r and Michelle Craig are pictured in r e hearsal of the drama "A
Taste of Honey'', next stage offering of the Theater Arts Department.
Ex-photography student uses skill in South Vietnam Like most photo-journalists, Terry Moon seems to like his work. Today the former Palomar student is probably out snapping pictures like the rest of his tradesmen. Chances are however, that Moon will be seeing more action than most. Attached to the first air cavalry division, Moon is one of five cameramen in the division. In response to some written questions asked by TELESCOPE editor Steve Krueger, Moon attempted to answer the ones that most often go unanswered. "Morale here is probably higher than most people think, everyone here tries to do the best job they can. I haven't heard any talk of the war being wrong. We have a winning attitude, at least in the Cav." One of the questions Krueger asked was whether the men in Vietnam thought the war would end soon. To this Moon replied, "No one over here thinks the war will be e nded in the near future, and the only future they are concerned with is while they are he re . . .. No one
here has the fai ntest (sic) confidence that the Paris talks will change anyt hing." On winning the war, he said, "I don't know how true it is with the other units over here, but whenever we find any NVA (North Vietnamese Army, we rarely find any VC in this area) we always thoroughly thrash them."
lOperation Update' scheduled tomorrow The next program in "Operation Update" at Palomar College is scheduled tomorrow from 9:30 to 11 a.m., featuring a panel discussion by students . The current programs deal with the college counseling s e rvice and have been arranged by Robert Larson, chairman, and other members of the Palomar counseling staff. The program series, which opened March 5, is sponsored jointly by the American Association of Unive rsityWomen and the College, and this series is the fourth annual presentation. The concluding session is set for March 26.
"Keep Your Shape In Shape'' would be a good motto for Miss Donna Reiser's Correctives class. Twice a week some 30 girls meet for the class and go through their paces. They alternate between jogging, running, relaxing and general gym nastics, with Miss Reiser on hand to explain the methods and merits of each exercise. At the beginning of the semester, each girl's figure problem is analyzed individually and particular workouts
recommended for her. On a voluntary basis, students keep their personal progress charts and are e ncouraged to use the corrective facilities at their convenie nce. The correctives room is amply equipped with the most modern reducing and muscle toning devices, including the Exerow, Bicycle All-In-One Gym, Exerciser, Twist Boards and the very popular Picas for all over muscle play. No part of the anatomy is overlooked and a scale is kept in the gym for weight watchers.
NEWS BRIEFS Effective immediately, students may withdraw, without penalty, from any class they choose within the first ten weeks of school. This is the seventh week. According to the new withdrawal policy, "If a student officially withdraws from colle ge or from a class by the end of the tenth week of school, a grade of W (withdrawal without penalty) will be recorded upon his permanent record for each class from which he has withdrawn." However, if a student withdraws after the ten week limit, a grade of I (incomplete), W, or F will be awarded , whichever the instructor feels is appropriate. The unofficial withdrawal policy remains unchanged. A student who simply stops attending c lass will be at the mercy of the instructor, who may award him an F on his permanent record.
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"Swing into Spring" is the theme for the charity ball to be held March 29 from 8 p.m. to 12 midnight at the San Diego Mission Bay Boat and Ski club . The semi - formal affair, sponsored by Division 1 of the Student Nurses Association of California, is in honor of the 200th Anniversary of San Diego. Donation tickets, which include a buffet dinner, are $3 per pe rson and are available in room 47. The public is invited.
An eight- session course in modern memory training will be given at Palomar College beginning this Thursday and continuing each Thursday evening at 7 p.m. in room F-22. Theodore Kilman, director of the college adult education and community services department said enrollment may be made by attending the opening class . Instructor will be Donald Shive ly of the International School of Memory Trai ning, San Diego. Kilman said an initial lecture in memory training last year brought out 80 people from the area, and led to the decision to hold the short term course this spring. "The course is designed to teach the students to improve their remembering processes," Ki lman said, "inc lud ing ability to remember names accurately, facts about business customers, c lients, and friends, appointments, dates, and information obtained f >om books and other reference materials. " Registration fee is $10 for the eight weekly sessions.
be a s uccess, a set has to blend into the story and not detract _i n any way from the action of the story. The particular stylization of the "Taste of Honey" set is somewhat "hybrid", as Gaskins said, in that it incorporates both realism and the abstract at the same time. "If the set is so magnificent and so invol ved that the people in the audience will adm ire the set rather than be absorbed in the play, then the set design is a failure," he said. The set t hat Mr. Gaski ns has designed for "A Taste of Honey" is a cut- away. It enables the audience the see everything at once-- minus a curtain or any unnecessary scenery. "Our greatest problem was to create the allusion of distance," Mr. Gaskins said. One part of the set is a waterfront scene, and in the play sound effects in the form of harbor sounds will help to bring the audie nce to visualize water. "The greatest problem we had was creating the illusion . of distance," Mr. Gaskins said. The students on the production crew have construc ted a part of the set so that it seems to go downhill. In addition to John Rabe, members of the crew include Ruth Ann Herman, assistant director; Mike O'Rand, lighting design; Dave Humphries, sound effects; Sylvia Olcott and Sue Hamilton, costumes; Belita Felgen, properties; and David Cable, publicity. Mr. Gaskins said of the work he has done of the set of "A Taste of Honey," "It's harder to make a run-down place than a palace ballroom." "A Taste of Honey" will be presented March 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, and 29, with curtain time at 8 p. m. for all performances. Ad mission is $.50 with an ASB card and $1.50 for all others.
Students needed in medical fields More and more young people are needed to fill the ever increasing number of openings in medical and paramedical fie lds . The objectives of the Te nth Annual San Diego Health Fair, to be held April 26-27 in the Community Concourse , will be to acquaint students who have not decided on a permanent career with the wide range of interesting and exciting opportunities in the health areas. There will be no admission charge to the Health Fair which is sponsored by the San Diego County Medical Society and its Women's Auxiliary. Mrs . Gordon R. Freeman is general chairman of the 1969 Fair.
Board studies proposal to hire minorities Proposals that Palomar College actively solicit applications for faculty and staff positions from qualified members of minority races were submitted to the college board of governors in session last Tuesday and accepted for further study. One of the r esolutions was prese nted by Leo Ward, r epresenting faculty members belonging to the Palomar Teachers Guild of the American Federation of Teachers, and the other, from the Faculty Senate, was reported by Sheridan Hegland, president of the Senate. The resolution offered by Ward had been approved by a vote of the Faculty Association. A statement relating to the subject was filed by William Bedford for the senate, outlining proposed implementation of the request. The spokesmen for the two faculty organizations outlined the high points of their respective reso lutions which, in essence, urged a broader ethni c and national background representation in the faculty- staff makeup. Hegland told the board the senate resolution "is much more specific" than the other. One board member, Dr. Richard Loomis, said, "The board has been giving this consideration long before the pass ing of these resolutions." Another member, Dr. Bruce Jaques, said, "These resolutions might appear to mean there is some dissatisfaction with the status
quo in employment policies, but I think we have already been going pretty much along this line in employment practices." Dr. Frederick R. Hube r, college preside nt, said, "On our present staff now are representatives of all racial backgrounds--the black, the oriental, the Mexican-Am erican. If I understand these resolutions, suc h employment consid erations are asked to be intensified and I have no quarrel whatever with that."¡ Board member Richard Kornhauser, stated that "As I und erstand it the college has hired from these various minority groups, but has not been actively seeking such applications, as the resolution seems to call for." Mr. Hegland said, "l would not approve any move that would reduce to any degree the quality in the faculty s taff or curriculum . If everything should be exactly e qual in any given instance of applications for employme nt, then I think it would be in order to broaden the representation here of e mployes from minority backgrounds." Dean of Instruction Virgil Bergman said, "The only direction I've had in the past is to find qualified people for the specific job, and that's what we've tried to do." Board Chairman Milo Shad le, asked that the resolutions be submitted to the
county counsel for a legal opinion before action by the board. The following statement was given to THE TELESCOPE by Mr. Hegland to further explain the resolutions. "The chairman oftheU,S. Commission on Equal Employment Opportunities was recently quoted in press accounts as declaring that Los Angeles aerospace firm managem e nts and unions have not truly sought out me mbers of minority groups for employment and promotion. "He said these me n fr eque ntly asserted belief in law and order, and that they themselves should obey the law . "The faculty senate in my view simply said that we should reassess our own policies . "Let me say personally that the largest minority is also involved. Among our administration at Palomar College, apart from the dean of women and the librarian there is not one woman. The male has no monopoly on ability. "In this area so rich in Indian lore we have ye t to employ on our faculty one member of that race. "When de facto we offer only male administrators we curtail our breadth of vision. When we do not make available instructors of diverse backgrounds the loss is Palomar's. "The faculty senate is asking that we lift the quality of instruction, enric h our educational e nvironment, and illustrate in deed our commitment to excellence."
Concert s inger Miss Ray Goldhaber performed he re last Wednesday in a program of classical and modern music.
The performance was prese nted as a part of the Music department's Concert Hour series.