'Dylan' premieres this Thursday
THE TELESCOPE Palomar College · Volume 26 Number 22 · A Publication of the Associated Students ·
March 16, 1973
Registration deadline set for all ASG candidates By Glae Thien Candidates running for office in next year's ASG must register with the Dean of Student Activities by next Friday. Positions available include president, vice president, treasurer, men's select and women's select. The election will be held April 9-12. "This year, the ASG has shown· increased involvement in campus policies, such as course mandation, and in providing student services, like the new Student Help Center," student assem~ly chairman Steve Henderson said . ''It is hoped this trend will continue." Extra duties have tentatively been added to the jobs of both men's and women's select. Under a plan proposed by the student assembly, the men's select will be responsible for maintaining all ASG records while the women's select will have the added task of coordinating student services. "With the proposed change," Henderson said, "the responsibilities of the ASG will be more evenly divided among the officers.'' Hende rson says he expects the college calendar, mandation and bookstore
Center plans opening
profits to be among the key issues this campaign. "Whereas this institution usually leads other colleges in change and improvement, " he said, "it seems behind as far as the college calendar is concerned.'' Various plans currently being studied would end the fall semester before the start of Christmas vacation. Studies are also being made concerning the other issues of mandation and bookstore profits. ASG representatives are members of the groups examining these topics.
Astronomy expert speaks to classes George 0. Abell, chairman and professor of astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, will visit Palomar next Friday. Invited under the Ame rican Astronomical Society's program of visiting professors, he is scheduled to meet classes in astronomy and physics.
The new Student Help Center, designed to provide both counseling and student information services, opens Wednesday.
Joseph Willis, planetarium spokesman, said, "He has written several widely used college textbooks and is at the forefront of modern astronomical research, especially cosmology."
The headquarters of the center are located in ·the ASG office (R-3).
He will lecture to the public at 7 p.m. in ES 19 .
Anne Hegrat and Pat O'Rourke work on the set for Dylan under the direction of Norman Gaskins. The play will be
ASG projects underway: arboretum, student nutrition center progress Work is continuing on two new ASG projects, the arboretum (natural park) and the student nutrition center. Last week, preparation of the arboretum site began as surveying was conducted. A group led by student assemblyman Brian Hawthorne and instructor William Bedford performed the task. The next step in the project will be
WITH NEW DYNAMOMETER
Students analyze engine problems _By Mike LaBonne Avant-garde is a term usually associated with men in the arts domain who create or apply new or experimental ideas and techniques. Palomar's Automobile Technology Department may not be in the re alm of contemporary art, but it certainly qualifies for avant-garde status with its DR 500 Dynamometer. The Dynamometer is a sophisticated engine evaluator recently acquired by the department. Of local area colleges,
The new DR 500 Dynamometer control panel is shown evaluating engine design and test results for the Auto Technology
Palomar is the only one with this type of advance automotive equipment. With this equipment, students in the advanced automobile class can evaluate engine design and test results in a classroom atmosphere. Equipment controls and instruments are integrated in adesk height control-room console located separately from the engine. The department uses a complicated looking, locally produced, 16-step engine analysis data sheet. After running through various tests and filling in
Department. Instructor Larry (background) watches the proceding. (Photos by Bob Heer)
presented on Thursday , Friday and Saturday of the next two weeks. (Photo by Peter Kelman)
the resulting information, there are no secrets in the operation of an engine. Every function, capability, limitation and possible trouble spot is revealed to inquisitve automotive students . Larry Bertram, an instructor in the Auto Technology Department, explained that the console instrumentation readouts include torque meter re adings (0 to 600 foot pounds), tachometer ranges (0 to 10,000 RPM), engine oil pressure (0 to 150 PSI), engine fuel pressure (0 to 10 PSI), engine vacuum (0 to 30 inches), engine oil temperature (100 to 325 degrees Fahrenheit), and engine water temperature (100 to 250 degrees Fahrenheit). Additionally, with twelve temperature probes, the student can measure exhaust gas temperatures at eight ports, head temperatures , plus intake and radiator air temperatures. "Our current project, " said Bertram, unwrapping an impressive looking engine, "is this Chevrolet 250, six cylinder engine. With those three, twobarrel Weber carburetors, it can deliver from 250 to 300 horsepower." This summer the engine evaluator will serve an unusual purpose. '•we plan to test and publish the results, whether good or bad, of engine gimmicks that are on the market," stated Bertram. In order to cope with the high interest shown in racing, an intercollegiate racing conference is being established. The s tyles or divisions under which students can participate will be drag racing, offroad (Baja style), and slalom. At Palomar, the special program auto technology course is currentlydesigning and building an off-road automobile. Its chassis and balloon tires are already past the design stage. The department has already produced one automobile--a dragster. • This is not too surprising. With avant-garde equipment like the DR 500 Dynamome ter , it follows that avantgarde productions are the usual results.
excavation of the land. Tractors are at the site and work is expected to begin within a week. "We hope to modify the land as little as possible, but still be able to develop controls against erosion," said Hawthorne , who originated the idea for the arboretum. As soon as the excavation is completed, planting, featuring native Southern California vegetation, will begin. Meanwhile, progress has been made in the establishment of the new nutrition center. In cooperation with the Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of San Diego, the ASG has obtained a 45 cubic foot display refrigerator for $776, about half the actual market value. "Now, we need counter tops and shelving in order to open the store," student assembly chairman Steve Henderson said. "If anyone could possibly donate these items, we would certainly appreciate it." Organic fruits and vegetables, nuts, dairy products, raw juices and pastries will be included in the store, to be located in the Student Union. Plans call for the store to open at the end of this month. Store hours will be ll a .m. to 1 p.m .
Two students in the control booth watch. as another readies an engine for testing
Play concerns Welsh poet's last two years By Katie Hoadley "Dylan." a two-act tragicomedy by Sidney Micheals, will open here Thursday as the drama department's first play of the semester. The play will run Thursday. Friday and Saturday nights, and again on March 29-31 in the Drama Lab, P-33. "Dylan" traces the last two years of the life of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, ending with the poet's death of alcoholism at the age of 39. In the play, Thomas is portrayed the eccentric artist he was--a hard-drinking. free-spending and somehow likeable character. Roger Maculey, playing the role of Dylan Thomas, stars in the play. Other major characters include ClaudiaKelthley as Thomas' wife Caitlin; Phil Golden as Brinnin: Perry Skarra as Angus; Starr Davis as Meg; and Evie Payne as Annabelle. Cast Named Other actors include David Herrin, Anita Joy, Shirley Preston. Steve Bianco, Don McKnight, Tisha Bellantuoni, Dee Bernard , Carl Cook, Ramelle Flory, John Lynch, Donna Gialanella, and Stan Moore. Several of these cast members play two or ~hree roles. Although "Dylan" is divided into two main acts, each act is in turn divided into a number of scenes--totalling 23 scenes in all. Various scenes range In length from 30 seconds to 15 minutes . The scenes are also very diverse, which has caused some problems for the cast members. In Act I of the play, scenes range from Wales to Idlewild, from a ship's cabin to a burlesque theater . The scenes in Act II also vary greatly from one another. "The success of the play rides on the smoothness of the transitions from scene to scene," explained Buddy Ashbrook, drama instructor and director of the play. He added that the sceneto-scene transitions will either make the play drag or add to its artistic quality. Set Problems Encountered The stage crew, led by Norman Gaskins, technical director of the Drama Department, has also had its problems in coping with the large number of scenes. Their goal has been to make the stage as versatile as possible, so that it can be adapted to any one of the scenes, and because of this the stage area itself is huge. Members of the stage crew include Dave Herrin, stage manager; Jann Campbell, set construction and sound chief; Reamelle Flory, assistant to the director; Anne Hegart, lighting; Karla Hayward and Mike Auten, properties; Jan Bourgoin and Beverly Brown, costumes; and Mel Lavato and Rebe l Parks, make- up . The play begins at 7:30 p.m. on each of the nights it is being presented. Tickets are being sold for $.50 for students and $1.50 for non-students.
and evaluation. Every trouble spot will be revealed by the dynamometer'evaluation.