ETELESC
Palomar College ¡ Volume 26
Number 21
¡ A Publication of the Associated Students
March 13, 1973
PE San Marcos , Calif.
92069
INITIAL PLAY OF SEMESTER
'Dylan' opens March 22 By Katie Hoadley
A scene from the Stan Waterman film, "Call of the Running Tide~, a documentary on under water exploration and life
of natives in French Polynesia islands, will be presented along with a lecture by the noted explorer tomorrow.
'Call of the Running Tide' presented by photo-diver Stan Watterman, noted explorer of the sea depths, will appear in the Student Union at 8 p.m. tomorrow for the showing of his film, "Call of the Running Tid e.'' The program is one in the travel-
JamesDeFrance pictures show in Boehm Gallery Paintings by James De France are now displayed in room A of the Dwight Boehm Gallery. De France attended the University of Colorado and UCLA and has had several shows before, including one at the La Jolla Museum. The ceramic sculpture display by Les Lawrence will continue to show for another week when it will be replaced by sculptures by Jay Willis.
film series presented by the college Community Services Department. There is no admission charge. The photographer-lecturer spent hundreds of hours on the sea bottom and along the barrier reefs of the French Polynesia Islands to obtain rare and striking scenes. The film also records with humor and excitement many adventures among the islanders. Watte rman has engaged in underwater exploration in many parts of the world, including expeditions to the Aegean, the Amazon River, the Tuamotu Islands and the Bahamas. He has made several lecture films, television documentaries and a fulllength feature film, "BlueWater--White Death.'' He has received many major film awards, and received the Jacque.s Costeau Award for "Diver of the Year" in 1968. He is presently a special consultant to the National Science Foundation.
"Dylan," a biography of the late Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, will open here Marc h 22 as the Drama Department's first production of the semes ter. The play will run March 22-24 and 29-31 in the Drama Lab. Written by Sidney Michaels , "Dylan" traces the last two years of Thomas' life. On a lecture tour at the time , Thomas spent most of these years in the United States. The play ends with the poet's death of alcoholism at the age of 39. "The play is a tragedy, but it has many comic relief segments," commented Buddy Ashbrook, drama instructor and director of the play. "Dylan was really quite acharacter," Ashbrook continued. "He lived the life of an eccentric artis t- -the perfect stereotype. Thomas was a hard - drinker, free-spend e r, and irresponsible individ ual--but he was lovable . " The cast of the play includes Roger Macauley as Dylan Thomas; Claudia Keithley as his wife Katlyn; and Starr Davis as Meg, a girl Thomas meets in America. Other major cast members are Phil Golden, Perry Skarra and Evie Payne. Ashbrook and the cast members have found that the play's production creates quite a few problems . "The play is very segmented--it has short, choppy scenes," Ashbrook said, explaining the major problem faced by the cast. "There are 23 scenes in all, which have made the play very unique and difficult in the way it's being staged." As hbrook ad ded that the scenes range in length from 30 seconds to 15 minutes. "The success of the play rides on the smoothness of the transitions from scene to scene," Ashbrook explained. "The transitions will either make the play drag or add to its artistic qualities." He added that the number and diversity of scenes have given the stage lighting crew a very difficult job.
Because of the lack of storage space in the Drama Lab coupled with the large amount of scenes, the stage area itself is "huge," according to As hbrook. "We don't have places to move the scenery around or to store it in," he said. "Each scene has to be built and adapted on stage--we're using one- half of our total area for scenery.'' In addi tion to the problem with the scenes, various acto rs in the play have problems of their own--five of them have had to master one of three major accents used in the play. Dylan Thomas described his own accent, even though he was Welsh, as "cut- crystal English," and this succinct version is what Roger Macauley has had to learn. Katlyn, Thomas' wife. was Irish-another distinct accent to be memorized by Claudia Keithley , who plays her. And three other actors have had to perfect a rich Southern drawl, so that they can convincingly portray the Southerners in one of the play's scenes.
Textbook author speaks next week George 0. Abell, chairman and professor of astronomy, University of California , Los Angeles, will visit Palomar on March 23. Invited under the American Astronomical Society's program of visiting professors, he is scheduled to meet classes in astronomy and physics. Joseph Willis, planetarium spokesman , said, "He has written several widely used college textbooks and is at the forefront of modern astronomical r e search, especially cosmology.~ He will lecture to the public at 7 p.m. in ES 19 .
MECHA officials elected Officers of MECHA for the spring semester were elected at the club's last meeting. The officers ar e as follows: chairman, Luciano Perez; vice-chairwoman, Cynthia Zimmerman; studies director, Olivia Zomara; special affairs, Estella Gallegos; communications director, Lorenzo Carmillo; finance director, Manuel Marin; secretary, Terry Castaneda; historian, Jimmy Alvarez; Huelga, Greg Sandoval; and curriculum director, Mark Esquibel.
MECHA will be holding a canned food drive this week for farmworkers in Calexico who are on strike in order to persuade the growers to recognize the United Farm Workers as their union. Coffee, beans, evaporated milk, rice, sugar and flour are some of the canned goods needed by the strikers. Donations of clothing and money are also welcome. All contributions should be brought to to MECHA office, room R-5.
English 1 modules on Tuesday and Thursday are: The Research Paper, ll - 12:30: The Journal, ll-12:30 ; and two Contemporary Social Issues, 9:30ll .
English 2 modules on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, are: The Novel, 11 and 12; The Short Story, 8; California Literature, 9; Individual Author: Mark Twain, 1; The Occult in Literature, 10. Tuesday and Thursday courses are : Poetry in Song, 11 to 12:30: Other Real-
Cogent reviews of music, art, books and happe nings are also solicited, as well as articles on issues students find relevant. Relevant i ssues may include any subject the author feels should be aired publicly. Although no restrictions outside of good taste are drawn, issues are preferred in the positive vein. All material must be the original work of the author and must not nave been previously published commercially.
104 WWI posters
given to library
World' slated
"The Cool World" is this week's nonfiction film. For 104 minutes, Cool World--a trend setting piece of film journalism--takes you into the world of a 14-year-old black trying to make it as a gang leader , fighter and love r. Cool World is scheduled in P-32, March 14, 7 p.m. and March 15, 1 p.m.
ASG election dates set Election of next year's ASG executive council will take place April 9-12. Positions available include president, vice-president, treasurer, men's select and woman's select. Candidates for office must register with the Dean of Student Activities by March 23.
Manuscripts are being sought for a literary magazine to be produced by Gene Jackson's creative writing class . Short stories, poems, essays, articles, pen and ink drawings, black and white photographs, and articles on or of new journalism may be submitted.
Manuscripts will be returned to the author upon publication of the magazine, scheduled for May 15.
ities, 11 to 12:30; Individual Author: Mark Twain, 9:30 to 11: Individual Author: Dostoevsky , 12:30 to 2. Evening classes include Word Study, 6 to 9 Wednesdays, and The Occult in Literature, 6 to 9 Tuesdays. Complete schedules for course numbers, instructors and room numbers may be obtained in the Admissions office or English offices after March 19.
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Manuscripts sought for writing class literary magazine
The deadline for all material is no late r than April 6. Material may be dropped off at Mr. Jackson's office in P-BE. Authors are asked to include their name on each submission .
Registration day scheduled for second English modules Open registration for the second session of English 1 and 2 modules will be Thursday, 3 p.m . in P-32. With the exception of those students currently enrolled in modules, who want to stay with the same instructor at the same hour, registration will be on a s pace available basis. English eligibility cards will be required at registration. Duplicates may be obtained in the Admissions office . Students required to establish eligibility for English courses may take the English Placement Test, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, in P-32. English 1 modules and hours, Monday Wednesday and Friday, are : Modern Magazine Prose, 10; Study of English Grammar, 12; Language and Linguistics, 9 and 11: Dynamics of Communications, 11; The Journal, 10; Word Study, 9 and 12.
Ashbrook cited the inexperience of many of the cast members , adding that he has been delighted with the results so far. "We have had a big turnove r in the department this year, so consequently, although the cast is large, it is inexperienced," he explained. "Luckily, this has been a turnover, not a 'st artover.' as we were blest with some talented new people.'' Inexperience may be the only thing members of the cast have in common. for the cast contains a lar ge var iety of people . The youngest actress. Donna Gialanella, who plays three different parts, is 16. and a high school stude nt. All of the other cast members are Palomar students, including Perry Skarra, the oldest actor at 63. Strung out between these two extrem es are ADCOP and Mari ne s tudents, a high school teacher with a master's degree , the wife of a Navy pilot, and others with equally diverse backgrounds . The ac ting cast is backed up with a stage and lighting crew . led by Norman Gaskins, the department's technical director. Others include David Herri n , stage manager, and Jann Campbell, s hop man age r . The play begins at 7:30 each night, with tickets costing $.50 for students and $1.50 for non-students. Ashbrook cautioned that he would not recommend the play for very small children.
Mrs. Mary McClain, library clerk. and Mrs. Ester Nesbin , dean of library services, look over some of the 104 orig-
inal World War I posters given to the library by board member Richard Kornhauser.
"Uncle Sam Wants You!", "Buy Liberty Bonds", and "The Pruss ion Blot" are a few of the slogans on the 104 original World War I posters given to the Phil H. Putnam Library by Richard Kornhauser, member of the board of governors. When Kornhauser was a boy, stores displayed these posters, getting new ones every so often. He went around to these places and got the old posters for his collection. In the collection of 104 posters there are 80 different posters. Posters in the .world War I period were the first to be used to the fullest extent for propaganda purposes. One of each of the different posters has been laminated to prevent further deterioration of the 56-year-old relics. The posters range in subject from condemnation of Germany, support of the Red Cross, relief funds and rationing; pushing enlistment and war industries. They will be on display in the library during the April 8th open house," said Mrs. Esther Nesbin, he.lid librarian.
Student poll shows variety of convictions
Statistics point out gun control needed By Katie Hoadley Statistics regarding gun abuse speak the misuse of firearms is a small or for themselves . They are too grim and localized problem. In the words of the urgent to need words to reinforce them Los Angeles Times, this country is and give them impetus. And they point "armed and dangerous~. It is no secout graphically the need for gun control r et that a gun is readily available to any legislation. American who wants one, and that such During this century, more than 800,000 a gun, usually small and easily concealed, Americans have died on the streets of can be put to any use whatsoever. · their own country as a result of civilArguments against gun control stress ian gunfire. America has suffered fewer the fact that it takes people to kill people, fatalities in all its wars since the Amerand that guns are just accessories to that ican Revolution combined than it has in fact. this fearsome, gory and totally unjustiBut murder demands more than a defied battle of the streets. mented idea--it requires a method and a A breakdown of gun abuse statistics means, and a gun supplies both veryefffor the year 1971 shows a total of iciently. A bullet is, after all, the easi135 ,820 Americans killed or wounded by est way to kill someone . And guns are gunfire . Out of this number, 11,300 designed to kill--that is their purpose, were murdered; 2,400 died as a result their essence, their whole reason for exof a gun-related accident; 10,000 were istence. suicides; and 120 were policemen killed The need for gun control legislation by gunfire in the line of duty. In addhas gone far beyond the "maybe we will ition, 160,000 people were robbed at gunand maybe we won't" approach. Stati9point. tics speak out so graphically that, like a Four times in the past decade guns have barrage of gun fire, they alone silence spelled out tragedy for prominent Amertheir opposition. We desperately need ican politicians . President John F. gun control--we, who pretend to live in Kennedy, his brother, Senator Robert a progressive country, which is actually Kennedy, Alabama Governor George the only civilized country in the world Wallace, and, most recently, Mississippi allowing such a situation to exist. Senator John Stennis have all fallen victims to a selective, murderous attack. The type of legislation needed would impose a strict ban on handguns and an Stennis was shot and critically wounded enforceable registration system for long a month ago by two robbers who announced, even after he offered them no guns. The threat of death is with every resistance, "We're going to shoot you one of us constantly, and it will remain anyway .~ with us until strict, enforceable gun We have long passed the point where control laws are enacted.
The issue of gun control is becoming an increasingly controversial political and social consideration. A poll taken of Palomar students, who were asked their personal opinions on gun control, produced the following opinions. Tom Howard: "I am totally against guns of any kind, regardless of usage. As far as law enforcement goes, if we had the right kind of people in our police departments, then I wouldn't object to the carrying of guns in that instance." Neal Davis: "I think they ought to outlaw outlaws, not guns . Everybody's always talking about violating someone else's constitiutional rights, and then they turn around and tell me I can't carry a gun, and that's violating my constitutional rights.''
'They said I couldn't keep my nuclear machine-gun, but I guess I showed 'em!'
Background of gun issue traced By Mike LaBonne Gun control is an issue without substance; a crisis of emotion. Battles over gun control have been part of the American scene since Congress first considered the idea in 1927. The issue has raged from peak to valley and back, with no significant results . Shootings involving socially or politic ally prominent men normally triggered each round of debate. To better understand the issue of gun control, conditions must be examined under which it evolved to its present state. Issues usually have one thing in common; they have always been there , but were never really noticed. Tragedy Inflames Issue It's only when tragedy of some significance strikes that the dormant issue is suddenly alive, sensitive and boiling. An enraged society will then demand relief from this "new" scourge. They will demand that government immediately enact legislation to rid this demon. From dormancy to issue to inflamed society may constitute only a few short days. Society's emotional and intellectual state at this stage is similar to that of a mob. Mob thinking is done on a collective plane. What they do is done as a mob with no thought of right, wrong, morals, justice, penance or restitution. In the J:leat of the moment, American "mobthink" fails to penetrate beneath the surface of an issue. If it's bad on the surface, immediate controls must hP. instituted. When an issue fades, people return to their senses and find that what was so heated and emotional yesterday, today appears less tragic. Emotions Incited In this country it is easy to simultaneously incite the emotions of millions of Americans through the medium of television. With its immediate, threedimensional impact, television reaches into 97 percent of Ame rican homes. As a business enterprise, television is concerned with making a profit. To survive as a profit-making venture in American in the '70's, television adheres strictly to a cardinal rule: Give the people what they want. At one time or another, many television stations catered to the theory that . America. wanted goody- goody news. Station profit and loss statements offer stark testimony to the fallacy of this theory. Edward W. Barrett, former Dean of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, states: "Examples abound of (televison) managers who tried 'worthwhile programming,' saw profits fall . .. heard from owners or stockholders, and then turned to froth and made very large profits." Froth includes a steady diet of crime news. Along with crime, the inescapable residue of a progressive nation, news about P!=!Ople of social or pol.itical prominence shares an equal interest. When
these factors combined, they create guaranteed national interest. What happens to the emotions of tube watchers who suddenly see a candidate gunned down? Mob hysteria. The cry (mob cry), rings loud for gun control. And the issue once again leaps from dormancy to a peak of emotionally charged debate. Congressmen fail to consider that when their mail reaches mountainous proportions after an event of this magnitude, most of it is solely an emotional response of short-lived duration. Daily Crime Diet Fed Television news has such an immediate impact that through a daily diet of crime news over a given period of time, the national feelingi nevitablymust be that America has a crime crisis. Americans spend a national average of six hours daily in front of the tube, so what else can they think? When the tube says there is a crisis in rising crime, then it must be so. This situation lends itself to epitomizing the whole gun issue from isolated, nonrelated incidents involving nationally known figures. Let's dig beneath the surface of this issue of gun control. Over thirty million Americans own about 96 million guns. How do these guns fit into crime statistics? From 1900 to 1964, there were 265,122 murders by firearms. This reflects about one fourth of one percent of 30 million gun owners . Where's the crisis? Other Weapons Prevalent New York City had 549 murders in 1963. The weapons used were: knives and other sharp weapons killed 225; physical force, 109; pistols and revolvers, 101 ; rifles and shotguns, 37; all other means accounted for the balance. These figures are revealing in two ways: (1) New York has the most restrictive li·~itations on the sale, possession and carrying of handguns in the US, yet 101 murders were commited with handguns, and (2) 4ll murders were committed with means other than firearms . The FBI reports that in 1964 there were 9,250 murders, of which 5,090weredone by guns. If guns were removed from the scene, what of the weapons used to kill the r emaining 4,160 in that report? How does Congress confiscate pipes, bricks, scissors, fists? Why No Legislation? If it's true that millions of Americans demand gun controls, why hasn't such legislation been passed? Two good r easons. There are many Americans who do not desire gun controls, and the National Rifle Association (NRA), with its one-million-plus membership, has been the primary stumbling block to gun control legislation. For the past 50 years the NRA has stood on the principle that any relaxation of the free-born American's right to poss ess and carry any firearms he
pleases will result in complete prohibition. NRA's policy is to educate and train and generally encourage lawful ownership and use of small guns by citizens of good repute. NRA states that it is the illegal use and not the ownership of a firearm which should be the subject of1 legislative control, and that firearms legislation is of insufficient value in the prevention of crime to justify restrictions on law-abiding citizens. NRA contends that the required registration of all guns would only help expedite the seizure of these weapons by political authorities or by people seeking to overthrow the government by force. Alabama Governor Geor~e Wallace opposed all forms of gun control, be-
fore and after an attempted assassination attempt which left him crippled. To date, ·NRA and other sensible Americans have been able to defeat or weaken restrictive gun legislation. The general consensus now is that if legislation has to be enacted, then the impetus must be transferred from gun owners as a whole, to gun owners who perpetrate armed crimes agains t society. When your law- abiding neighbo r thinks it's you gun control is aimed at, and law-abiding you think it's him, both of you lose and the criminal wins. The next time you hear about proposed gun control legislation to reduce the crisis of rising crime, turn off the tube, dig beneath the surface, and do your own thinking. You may reach a surprising conclusion, like "What c risis?"
Previous aHempts at firearm control proved ineffective We live in a country that has frontier traditions flowing in its veins, and an obsessive enthusiasm for hunting pounded deep into its mind. Firearms have long been part of this national scene. Americans own 31 million shotguns, 35 million rifles, and 25-30 million handguns. Since 1962 handgun sales have quadrupled . In the United States, a new pistol or revolver is purchased once every 13 seconds, a used handgun once every 30 seconds. Attempts to regulate firearms usage are nothing new in this country. Massachusetts tried in 1692 to bar carrying of "offensive weapons" in public . Surveys show more than 20,000 state and local laws dealing with guns. Public opinion polls taken over the last decade show consistent support by citizens for gun-control laws. Four states require the registration of handguns, but even harsh r egulation seems to have little or no effect. A Massachusetts study showed that 87 percent of all weapons used in crime there came from other states. And 65 percent of the weapons seized in New York City in 1970--New York has a tough law--were traced to sources outside the city. The assassinations of PrP.sirlent John Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Senator Robert F. Kennedy put Congress under tremendous pressure to do SOMETHING. So in 1968, the Gun Control Act was passed. It forbade interstate mail sales of all weapons and ammunition except between licensed dealers, manufacturers and importers. It required dealers to keep records of all over-thecounter sales . It prohibited sales to fugitives, felons and the mentally ill. And it barred the importation of all cheap, conceal able handguns which couldn't
qualify as sporting weapons. The new law did stop these weapons from being assembled overseas and brought into the United States. However it did nothing to prevent the importation of individual handgun parts such as grips, triggers, cylind ers, a nd barrels. Common Sense should tell you what happened to those separate components. It wasn't until August of 1972 that the Senate got around to closing the loopholes on " Saturday-night- specials." These c heap handguns are so nicknamed because most viol.ent crimes perpetrated with them occur on Saturday nights. A long Senate fight culminated in a r::~thP.r ineffective measure, after several attempts to broaden the bill were beaten down. This law extends to domestically manufactured handguns the restrictions applied since 1968 to imported pistols and revolvers. It affects only producers and sellers, NOT guns already owned by private citizens. Shortly after passage of the "Saturday-night-special" bill, a spokesman from the National Council from the National Council for a Responsible Fir earms Policy stated; "Unfortunately, it may take another political assassination or some skyjacker shooting down the crew of a passenger plane to convince the American public that broader controls on guns are essenti al." Let us all hope and pray that he is wrong.
AI Coppock: "I think everybody has the right to have guns. No matter how much you control them, anyone who wants one for an illegal purpose is going to get it anyway. " Handguns Condemped Alex Filipovich: "Restrict handguns! Pistols should not be available on the market at all. However, I believe the 'sportsman spirit' should be kept alive. Enforce stricter rules regarding hunting licenses and permits, but rifles and shotguns shouldn't be completely outlawed." Gerald Woodson: "I fee l that the constitution states that people have the right to keep and bear arms. I feel that a person does have a right to keep a gun if they really want to. My personal opinion is that I wouldn't have one in the house because there is a chance of an accident.'' Paula Kausch: "Both rifles and handguns need more control and stricter registration laws. After all, they do the same damage, don't they?" Karl Russell: "I think there should be a ban on handguns because handguns are made for one purpose, and that is to kill another human being. I believe other firearms should be registered. Rights Intrusion Seen Ken Tondreau: "I feel that gun control laws would be an intrusion on constitutional rights, but, on the other hand, guns can be dangerous in the wrong hands . " Steve Rowe: ''Handguns need to be completely restricted for the average citizen, because they're too easily concealed. Although the people involved in crime are going to get them anyway, at least it will increase the pressure. Even though my personal belief is against all guns, for the sportsman in America I think there should be stricter control and registration laws for rifles and shotguns.'' Toni Kranz: ''I would ban all handguns, outside of specified target shooting areas, and I think all rifles, shotguns, etc., should be registered. One problem area is in the area of antique guns, but I imagine you could control them by controlling ammunition.''
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