Palomar College
ETELESCOPE
Volume 22 Number 41 路 A Publication of the Associated Students 路
Press confab prompts dialog with Chicanos
N ewsletter w ins fi rst in category The community newsletter is sued quarterly by Palomar College won first place for that category in the annual jud ging of college publication in connection with the spring meeting of the Califarnia J.C. Association at Sacramento. The publication is designed and produced by Scott Boyles, news director. This is the third year of the state competition that the college has won first place for its newsletter.
English instructor selected for semmar Gene Jackson, English department chairman, has been selected as special instructor of a seminar for U.S. Navy personnel employed in the Navy's Area Audit Service, San Diego . The Navy announcement said Jackson was named to design and introduce a s pecial course emphasi zing audit service eport writing for personnel employed s auditors for Navy establishments. Jackson will direct the 12-week ourse, which will include one classroom session per month in San Diego and three weeks monthly in correspondence c ourses for the auditors enrolled in the a ddition to his regular college duties. The program is to begin May 1.
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Board candidates speak out on issues The four candidates for the board of governors brought their campaigns to this campus Friday in a special classroom panel discussion with students .
Special education for minority students became an issue in the board of governors election Friday as candidates exchanged ideas and charges with members of a Chicano group on campus. The exchange came in a press conference that followed a panel discussion featuring the four candidates for the board of governors. The candidates appearing were Milo Shadle, Richard Kornhauser, Byron Peterson, and Tom Hawthorne. The press conference, though, turned into a free - for - all questioning of the candidates. The hottest conflict came when Peterson said that special classes were not needed for the Mexican-American students at Palomar. "English is the language spoken in the marketplace of business," he said. He refused to admit a need fo r special cons ideration of Chicano needs. Similar feelings were expressed by Hawthorne to the question as he dismissed the classes as unneeded. The remarks of the two challengers stirred the ire of many students present and incensed the represe ntative of MAYA (Mexican-American Youth Association) . Mr. Peterson then added. "They don't need special help. They receive the proper training in English and the culture of the United States of America at home. They aren't any different than anyone e lse . Myself, I'm German, English, and Welsh. I don't see any special program for me." This remark brought the MexicanAmerican spokesman to his feet. "But we need a chance!" he replied heatedly. "And we'll give you the same chance we give anyone else," Peterson replied. At this point both Hawthorne and Peters on retired from the room, excusing t hemselves for business appointments. eil Hoffman, organizer of Students or a Democratic Society on campus, topped Peterson and engaged in several eated questions concerning a statement e had made, saying that the first orde r of business after he is elected should e the banning of SDS from the campus. Kim Clark, fo rmer ASB president exres sed his confide nce in the two incumbents and joined THE TELESCOPE in praise of the approach to problems. he remarks of incumbents Kornhauser and Shadle were greeted more warmly by the students present. Both men endorsed a special program of Mexican studies but Mr. Shadle went farther, saying, "I realize that there are special problems with these students. They need specialized help. A suggestion was brought forth that, since students were profiting greatly by the meeting of the board candidates, the board should consider coming to the college _on a monthly basis to talk with students. Both Mr. Shadle and Mr. Kornhauser agreed and said they would welcome the chance to meet with students.
April 15 , 1969 路 San Marcos , Calif.
Milo Shadle
Richard Kornhauser
The four men came at the invitation of Sheridan Hegland as part of his regular Friday guest speaker series. The candidates are Richard Kornhauser and Milo Shadle, incumbents, and Byron Peterson and J. T. Hawthorne, challengers bidding for the two seats up for election today. The four were the invited guests of Sheridan Hegland, political science and economics instructor here. They were asked to attend a panel discussion for, primarily, the benefit of his Political Science 10 classes as part of a continuing program of outside speakers. Mr. Hegland began the discussion by asking each man what he most liked and disliked about the college . Challenger Tom Hawthorne, owner of a tractor dealership in San Diego, said
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Byron Peterson
J.T. Hawthorne
Today is the filing deadline for a $500 scholarship which is being offered by t he National Committee for Careers in Medical Technology.
ment1 but that it should be educational as well. Classes tomorrow will follow the Assembly schedule.
To qualify, students must be eligible to e nter a fou r- year college in the Fall with full junior standing. They must complete the science requirement for the degree by the end of their junior year which includes 16 semester hours each in Chemistry and the biological sciences and a course in Mathematics . Applications may be obtained in the Dean of Women's office.
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Hypnotist Dr. Michael Dean will appear here tomorrow at 10 a.m in an ASB sponsored assembly. Dr. Dean has long been an attraction at local night c lubs in the San Diego area where he has been well received. Dean Robert Bowman said that the assembly is to be essentially entertain-
Forensics team takes second place at championships
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THE TELESCOPE wishes to express its gratitude to the fo llowing people who made possible the succesful panel discussion and press conference featuring t he four candidates for the board of governors. Mr. Sheridan Hegland for allowing his Political Science 10 classes to be the stage where the event was held. To the students and faculty members who took part in either meeting. To Steve Frazee for his work in preparing the rooms with placards and signs. And to the four candidate, without whom there would not have been a meeting at all.
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Action was taken yesterday morning by the ASB council to endorse incumbents Milo Shadle and Richard Kornhauser for re-election to their seats on the board of governors. It was moved by TELESCOPE editor Steve Krueger and adopted by a 13 to 4 vote to make the endorsement. This marks the first ti me that any candidate or candidates have been endorsed by the ASB council. The four candidates took part in a two hour discussion with students last Friday at which time the decision was made to ask for the endorsement, according to an ASB source.
Competing against 40 colleges and universities from the far west, the Forensic s team won second place sweepstakes trophy at the Pacific Coast Championships held at San Diego State College recently, In the expository speaking event, Mrs. Mary Jane Brewer, Mrs. Ruth Hada, . _ Jack Murphy, and Carol Wycoff won tqe 路 first second, third and fourth place trophies with superior ratings. Ruth Ann Eicher placed in the senior division championships of persuasive speaking with .a superior rating, and Tom Wheeler received an excellent rating in the same event. Roger Scalice r~ce1ved the third place trophy in Lincoln Douglas debate with an excellent rating. He also recieved an excellent rating in extemperaneous speaking. Jan Glasgow won the second place trophy and a superior rating in impromptu speaking, and Tom Wheeler repeated as a double winner by taking the third place trophy and a superior rating in oral interpretation. Ray Dahlin, chairman of speach theater arts deptment, is now preparing the squad for the state championships to Over 230 students, faculty members, be held in San Francisco later this administration personnel, and citizens of week.
The Faculty Senate of Palomar College notes that the Palomar student newspaper, THE TELESCOPE, has endorsed the two encumbents in the forthcoming Palomar school board election. Members of the Senate have been in a position to observe closely and to work with members of the existing board. Membership on the Faculty Senate is diverse, including those of differing partisan allegiances and political philosophies. Not all actions of the two encumbents seeking re-election have won approval within this Senate. Nevertheless, Mr. Milo Shadle and Mr. Richard Kornhauser are conscientious and hardworking individuals dedicated to offering at Palomar excellence in curriculum for Palomar students. This Senate consequently commends the two incumbents to the electorate.
that he couldn't name one particular thing he was upset about, other than a lack of communication in the school. "Sometimes it is difficult for a person to find out how many students are e nrolled in the college or in a specific class," he charged. He pointed out that he had seen several classes with only 10 students in them during his brief visit to the college. He then pointed to the audience and said, "I see here 150 to 200 people. Just what constitutes a crowded classroom?" (A TELESCOPE head count showed about 230 persons in attendence .) Richard Kornhauser, incumbent ana avocado grower from Escondido, was next to reply. He explained that he had only been on the board since September when board member Tipton Wood retired. In that time, he said, "I have just had time to know that I enj oy the job. There is a great deal I like here and not too much I can say now that I don't like . " Both Kornhauser and Shadle have been a ppointed to fill vacancies on the board . Shadle was appointed about two and a half yeaTs ago. Kornhauser, in earlier remarks, had stated that he feels communication is the single most important thing in creating an excellent educational institution. "I want to talk: talk to the students, talk to the faculty," he said. Byron Peterson, challenging fo r a board seat, spoke next. He said that there were so many things he disliked
at Palomar that he didn't think he could mention them all in just two mi nutes. He agreed with Hawthorne\3 statement concerning failure to communicate. He went on to attack Palomar as being "a haven for draft dodgers." Under questioning later, he conceded that the knowledge of the number of draft dodgers at Palomar was based on an off-hand answer by TELESCOPE editor Steve Krueger during questioning at a woman's club meeting two weeks prior. Board pr esident Milo Shadle was last on the panel to speak. He said he was amazed by the statements of the c ha llengers concerning communication at Palomar. "Anyone who has a question should bring it to me," he said . "If not to me , then to any member of the board. We will either answer it or find the answer." He went on to say that one of the things he would like to see imprrwed at Palomar is the program of special classes and programs for the Chicano students . In the questioning that followed, both Hawthorne and Peterson drew most of the student questions. Both admitted having little first hand knowledge of matters handled by the board . They admitted having never attended a board meeting. Among the items they admitted little knowledge of we re the credit-noncredit classes and the speaker policy.
Honors Day slated; students compete for scholarships Honoring scholastic achievement with scholarships to winning high school students, the Twelfth Annual Honors Day P rogram will be held Thursday. Area high school students will compete in 10 different areas of competition and fi rst place winners will receive $100 scholarships from local sponsors. Each high school in the district may select three outstanding students in each of the fields to compete for scholarships. The different areas of competition and the sponsoring clubs are: art, Patrons of Palomar; biological science, Patrons of Palomar; business administration, Fallbrook Rotary; foreign language, Vista Rotary; journalism, Emblem Club of Vista; mathematics, Escondido Rotary; music, Escondido Philharmonic; physical science, Patrons of Palomar; secretarial science, Mrs. Laura H. Newcomb; and speech, Escondido Kiwanis. The program will begin at 1 p.m. with a general assembly. From 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m . the testing of the contestants will be held in the various departments after which a planetarium show and a tour of t he campus is scheduled. A dinner honoring the contestants will be held in the Student Union at 5 p.m. Presentation of' scholarships and tropies will commence at 6 p.m. The money for the scholarships ts donated by the c lubs and organizations. Approximately $13,000 has been donated over the twelve year period the program has been in existance.
Science instructors approved for grants Two life science instructors have been approved for grants from the National Science Foundation for special study this summer. They are Robert Ebert, instructor in biology and zoology, and Wayne Armstrong, instructor in biology and botany. Ebert's grant from the foundation will provide 10 weeks attendance at Stanford University during the summer where he will work in the field of marine biology. The grant for Armstrong will cover six weeks of study ~n oceanographic biology and ecology of the Pacific Northwest at Oregon State University.
the community listened to a panel discussion featuring the board candidates.
Stevens said his department has under consideration the offering of in-service training for area high school biology 't eachers on a one evening weekly basis, in the next college year, in which the fields being studied by the two instructors would be reviewed for the benefit of the high school faculty members.