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Sale nets record profit The highest profit ever netted from the annual Pink Elephant Sale was received by the Patrons of Palomar last weekend. A total of $3,033 .50 will go towards financial aid and scholarships funded by the Patrons. Merchandise collected by Patron members was sold quickly from the time the doors opened Friday until the sale closed on Saturday.
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home seHing By Shirley Willis At an 80-year old farmhouse with a hill out back "that's fine for flying kites," the people start arriving. It is between 3 and 4 p.m. on a Saturday and they will stay until 9. They bring something to eat and drink. A mush- , room salad and perhaps some tangerines fresh from the trees may be furnished by the host. What's going on? Palomar students are arriving for class, that's all. Philosophy instructor Gene Sager manages to have each of his discussion classes at his home at least once every semester. "The classroom situation involves many associations that inhibit people, keeping them from expressing themselves openly. Sometimes in aphllosophyclass we need to get away from those inhibitions," the instructor explained. The Sagers have named the farmhouse "Cas a Bubu," since he discovered it through an error-- a wrong number that resulted In a friendly conversation with the woman on the other end. They had searched for months for just such a house. The farmhouse somehow seems symbolic of the instructor's teachings about tranquility of mind and freedom from pressure. "Most college students impose too much pressure on themselves by overloading themselves with things to do-trying to carry too many units, holding a job, and having three girlfriends all at the same time," he said. His advice as to the best approach to the good life nowad ays is to "Do what I'm doing." He laughed as he referred to a poll that indicated that junior college instructors are the people most satisfied with their jobs. "But try to keep the countryside from becoming too peopled with tract homes, shopping centers, and mobile home communities," he added. Sager leans to Oriental philosophy. He gained insight into ZerrBuddhism while living and working in Japan. He said he went to Japan for two reasons: to share his religious beliefs--he taught English in a mission school--and because he felt the need to look at the world from outside the American culture. Meditation is a part of the Oriental philosophy which he finds to be useful. This is a form of emptying the mind. The idea is that to see anything totally new the mind must be empty of the past. The practice brings "increased awareness and internal harmony," Sager believes. Instructions to his students for the meditation called "zazen" describe the bodily position: " . . first put down a thick pillow and on top of this a second (round) one. One may choose either a full or half cross-legged position. In the full position, one places the right foot on the left thigh and the left foot on the right thigh. . . . Ears and shoulders, nose and navel must be kept in alignment, respectively." Sager admits he had problems learning the discipline. "At first I was a time watcher and unable to still the chattering of my mind," he remarked. An important part of his personal philosophy is the use of clowning when faced with the problem of doing something he doesn't want to do. "To clown is to celebrate the ridiculousness of your own plight," he suggested. Also a part of his own philosophy is the idea of searching for the beauty and miraculousness ofeverything. "Even a stagnant pond can be looked upon as beautiful," he pointed out, referring to the transformation of energy and potential one sees there . "Mold would be "nother example." "We have a responsibility to contribute what we · can to the solution of the world's ills and we should act on it," Sager believes, "but the attitude with which we do it is important." "I think that if one's happiness and salvation depend on something like, say, the war on poverty, then he may lose his soul." He noted the Biblical words, "The poor will be always be with us." Gene Sager gives the impression that he has not only found the farmhouse for which he had been searching. He has also found all that it seems to represent.
May 11 ,1973
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Bruce Dillon, editor of the Encinitas Coast Dispatch, Theodore Kilman, moderator, and Carlton Appleby, publisher of the Escondido Times-Advocate were
featured speakers at Wednesday's high school conference hosted by the Communications Department. (Photo by Peter Koeleman)
Bloodmobile visits campus "Give as if your life depended upon it--it may." Marcia Shallcross, Business Club advisor, quoted the slogan of the San Diego Blood Bank as she was outlining arrangements for the Palomar Blood Drive, scheduled for Wednesday May 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Faculty Dining Room. Mrs. Shallcross explained that the purpose of bringing the blood bank on campus is to recruit donors to add units to Palomar's reserve account. "Any student or staff member who gives blood will be eligible for a transfusion in case of emergency," she said, "even after he has left Palomar." She added that the donor's immediate family is also e ligible for the transfusion while the donor is connected with Palomar. In answer to questions that are often asked by prospective donors she said "You are eligible to give blood unless you have had some serious medical problem. Also, it is perfectly all right to give blood immediately after you have eaten. "We must have at le ast 100 pints of blood," she said, "or the Bloodmobile may not be able to come another year. Last year we did not achieve our quota. This year the Drive is being held on a more convenient day for more students and I am concerned that we meet our quota." Jerry Broeckert, Business Clubpres-
Library fines
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"Forgiveness Days" are coming once again to the Phil H. Putnam Library, announced Mrs. Bonnie Smith, reference librarian. On May 29 and 30 overdue books may be returned without fines having to be paid. "Gather all those long-overdue books from under the bed, out of the c loset, or out of the back of the car and bring them in. No fines will be charged--not even a dirty look," Mrs. Smith said.
ident pointed out, "This is a terrific opportunity for students, faculty, administrators and the classified workers at Palomar to have available for themselves and their immediate families a ready source of blood in an emergency. The San Diego Blood Bank will be conveniently loc ated in the Faculty Lounge, adjacent to the Student Union from 9 a .m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday. •coffee, tea, juice and donuts will be served to all donors. It is anticipated that the goal of 100 pints of blood will prove to be a conservative figure."
Four plans, two of which suggest a school year start in August. have been proposed as the Calendar Committee continues its study of possible college calendars for 1974-75. The next meeting of the committee is scheduled today at 11 a.m. in the Conference Room. "Currently, the committee is examining the various proposals ." said student member Glae Thien. "In our fi nal report, we plan to include each plan. listing both strong points and disadvantages." Already, California State University, San Diego, has announced intentions of using a new school calendar beginning next year . Under the proposed plan. instruction in the fall semester would begin September 4 and end prior to Christmas vacation. Likewise. the spring semester will have both an earlier start and finish . Palomar, though. will retain its traditional calendar for next year. However, two plans now before the committee propose an August school year beginning. While one of these plans closely resembles the CSUSD calendar, the other, introduced by Palomar instructor Richard Peacock, involves something new, an optional winter term . Under this proposal, the fall semester would begin August 19 and end December 19. Following their two-week vacation. students would then have an option of either participating in a three-week winter term offering a variety of courses or extending their vacation. On January 27, classes would then start for the Spring Semester with the closing date being June 13. Meanwhile, the two other plans before the committee follow more tra-
ditional guid e lines. In one proposal, the fall semester would begin September 10 and end, following the two-week vacation. on January 23. The end of the Spring Semester would then be June 13. The other plan follows a similar route with a one-week later start. ".-\s we study these various proposals." Thien said. "the other committee members and 1 would welcome any comments from interested students." Committee members include Dean Hobert Burton. chairman; Dean Howard Brubeck. Registrar Herman Lee, Andrew Gilmour. Dennis Bostic. Frank Barberi. Brian Hawthorne, Peacock and Thien.
Stray dogs are topic of recommendation Dogs should not be allowed on the campus. the ASG recommended in meetings l ast week. The action came after the administration had asked for student government opinion on the topic. It was noted the collection of stray dogs on campus had been causing a problem Now. the r ecommendation will go to the admin istratio n, which will make a final decision. In another action, Tom Thompson, Larry Turner and Rich Graham were appointed to fill vacancies on the Student Assembly. At the Executive Council, the newly e lected members discussed mandation and the Interclub Council. It was agreed to devote further study to the mandation question and to activley promote the Interclub Council.
CHANCE TO SEE COMPETITION DRAGSTER
Speciality autos on show She's a full-blooded queen. Yet, the slender classic frame, e legance and charm, belie her ability to explode in a burst of brute power. "She" is not a · Victorian-age queen who periodically slips her cog. Our powerful majesty rarely slips a cog, or a gear. The queen is a "D" class dragster, a research project by instructor Larry Bertram and his students in Automotive Technology, Powered by a 250 cubic inch, six cylinder Chevrolet engine, the queen can explode its 180 inches of wheelbase down the quarter mile track at 140 miles per hour. This is only 17 mph
off the national record. Student initi ative and ability in construction and engineering of tne dragster are easily apparent when gauging engine performance. The original engine developed 97 horsepower. Student persistance pushed output to 260 hp. Dynamic transmission modifications, an all chrome-moly frame, a specially narrowed '56 Ford rear end, and use of top brand components has elevated the dragster to a level of peak competition. "We are constantly reengineering and searching for the right gear and engine combination," said Bertram. Advance or modified technology is usually applied to the dragster after competition trials, where weaknesses and stress points are discovered.
The dragster is schedu,led for Its next run at the Intercollegiate Invitational Meet. May 19, at the Orange County International Raceway. Anot her class project is a Baja s tyl e , off-road dune buggy, a task engineered by instructor Jerome Latulippe. Students in the Special Problems class attached a modified Convair engine to corvair swing axle mated to Volkswagen rear suspension. As with the dragster. the dune buggy is constantly undergoing tests to make it as strong as possible. According to Bertram, the buggy is not ye t r eady for competition. Both vehicles will be on display near the Student Union from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday.
Instructor Larry Bertram gets good vibrations as he races the "D" class
dragster constructed in Automotive Technology. This car and another class
project, a dune buggy, will be on display in the Student Union Wednesday.
By Mike La Bonne
News Briefs Student volunteers have been requested by the Craven for Assembly committee. Interested students can call Mrs. Mathes at 745- 2942 or the Craven Headquarters in Escondido, two blocks west of McDonald's.
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"The Mature Woman" is the topic of the group discussion to be held Wed nesday in the Stud!Jnt Help Center (R-3).
*** Shakespeare's "As You Like It" will be performed on the grassy slope behind the pottery sale at 1 p.m. today by the Shakespeare Company of San Francisco. The company performed "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at Palomar two years ago. During the performance, road will be blocked.
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Spikers will run in Fresno relays Five local tracksters s urvived the rigorous competition of Wednesday's Southern California Preliminaries and will now advance to the finals next Friday. West Coast Relays will be held tomorrow at Fresno. The top entry in Fresno's meet will
Lady neHers end season with win Women 's tennis ended league play Tuesday by defeating United States International University, 6-1. Gayle Redfern won he r match 6-1, 6- 2 while Kathy Kindig went three sets to defeat he r oppone nt 6-4, 6-7, 6-2 . The doubles team of Kathy Macefield and Susy Ducy put down their opposition 6-1 , 6-1. Seven league matches were played with five wins and two losses resulting. A total of thirtee n matches were playe d this season with nine wins in our ravor. Today at Grossmont College, the San Di e go Women's Intercollegiate League is being played with the singles in the morning a nd the doubles in the afternoon . At Mt. San Antoni o College on May 17, 18, and 19, Southern California Community College Intercollegiate Athletic As sociat ion's tournament will be held, ending the girls' season.
Lutheran priest set to appear at campus club "Christianity: Is it a Cop-Out?" will IJe the title of a short discussion by Mr. 11od 11osenhladt Wednesday at II a.m. in room P-32. The discussion is being prese nted by the Palomar Christian Fe ll owship, a campus Christian club. According to the club. the discussion will be centered a round "several objective and logical components such as history, science, reality and ad venture." nos e nbladt receive d hi s B.A . in philosophy from Pacific Lutheran Univers ity, and then studied three additional years to receive a Bachelor of Divinity Degree. A final year of study earned him a Master of Arts degree in the Philosophy of 11e ligion. Author of several Christian apologetic artic les and a forthcoming book, nosenbl adt has s tudie d und e r Paul Littl e, Francis Scheaffer. and John W. Montgome ry. In two recent college debates in which he was involve d , the audience had standing room only. The Pa lom ar Christian Fellowship is associated with the lnte rVarsity Chris tian Fellowship . an internationa l o rgani zation. The club mee ts Mondays a nd Thursdays at II a.m. in S-5, and serves a three- fo ld purpose- - to present the miss ion of the church. Christian growth. and Evange li sm . Meetings are open to anyone on campus. According to Mike Disney. c lub pres ident. "Many s tud ents on campus are aski ng the ms e lves '\Vhy is Christianity so important? It isn't anything more than a moral code!' I urge anyone who may have the slightest desire to intellectually di sce rn the principles of Christianity to come and li s te n and ask questions. Disney added that nosenbladt will talk for about 35 minutes, with a question and answer session to follow the talk.
be a fine four man two mile team of Doug Lane, Lee Dick, Steve Laird and John Davenport. Lane, Dick a nd Davenport will join with Ken Parrott in the distance medley, while Powell Harmon, Wilber Wester and Ron Palcic will face their last c hance at the school two mile record as they ru n in the strong open two mile race. The distance runn e rs maintained their cons istency in the Southern Cal meet as Dick (4:19) and Lane (4:21) qualified in the two mile, and Wester (1 4:27) and Pa ' ,c (1 4:3 1) placed in the three mile. Parrott was the only other Comet qualifier as he leaped to a life time best of 23 - 6 in the long jump. Two unexpected disappointments for Palomar were a case of blood-poiso ning suffered by sprinter Mark Sikorski a nd a refnjured hamstring by half- mile r John Davenport. Sikorsk i was unable to compete, while Davenport went unpl ace d In hi s heat with a 1: 55 .
Re li ef pitcher Dana Blalock a nd first baseman Rick Spencer are shown in
recent aclion aga inst Gross mont College. The Comets closed the 1973 co nference
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Golfers swing to SoCal
Olson splashes to near record at swim finals
Golfers led by Coach Rusty Myers won the Miss ion Conference Champ ionship a nd w!ll travel to Chino Monday a nd Tuesd ay for the Southern Sectlona ls . Pete Moren was the low medalist with a two-day total of 146, emerging as top man in the co nference c hampionship. The Comets took four of the seven pl aces , John Morris winding up in third place · and Doug Lewis a nd Steve Jones finished in the fourth and seventh spots. Thirty-six holes will be played each
"When the ratings come out Jinx Olson s hould be r anked second in the state," says Coach Don Hubbard. Olson swam the 50 yard freestyle event in a time of 21.7, just two tenths of a second off the national record. Despite his speedy time, Olson onl y got credit for a seventh place in hi s eve nt , one of many at the state swim final s last week in Los Altos. Olson got off to a bad start in his first heat but still managed a time of 22.2. Therefore. the best he could get was a first place in the consolation race which was good e nough for an all - around seventh in the state . Since his time was so good in the second race, he should be rated second. behind Doug Donavon of LA Pierce Col le ge, who also recorded a time of 21. 7. Ted Cole also had a good effort, finishing thirteenth in the state in the 200 yd. breast. His time was 2:22. 2. "All the times were exce lle nt," added Hub bard. "It really he lps the program out." Charlie Glasgow placed twe nty-first in the state with a 23.0 clocking in the 50 yard freestyle event. Rich Buchanon placed Palomar in the record book in diving by placing ninth in the three meter eve nt. ' It was a good effort by eve rybody, ' said Hubbard.
day at the Southern Sectionals and the first five teams will proceed to the state finals. Pete Moren was named to the all- conference t eam and Doug Lewis rece ived honorable mention. The locals shot a combined total of 928 for the two days. Their closest competition was Saddleback with a 953. Coach Myers summed up the upcoming Southern Sectionals by saying "It's going to be tough. n
Baseballers close 'best' season Coach Jim Clayton's baseball squad closed out what has probably been their· most successful season last Thursday unfortunately with a loss. The locals got stuck on the bad end of a 12-ll ext ra inning "see-saw" game up at Saddl eback. Palomar's nine jumped to a 4-0 lead in the first as they combined four hits, a fie lder's c hoice, a sacrifice, a nd a n e rror, but disaster struck in the third
season with a 9- 7 r eco rd. (Photo by Jim Karounos )
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inning as the Gauchos stacked up eight runs off starting pitcher Dale Dent and reliever Dana Bl alock. The Comets came back to within one run of them in the fourth, but an error· allowed the hosts to score again. The game was tied twice after that, but the ti e in the ninth lasted only an i nning and Saddleback scored again on an e rror.
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Composer to be featured in concert Composer Kenneth Gabu r o will be featured in a concert given by the New Music Choral Ensemble IV Wednesday in C- 5 at ll a.m. NMCE IV will be playi ng a piece called Lingua II Mal edotto which includes seven performers. The group has been termed an "In-
Career Fair opens Thursday in Escondido mall Almost eve r y educational and vocational department of the college will be on display at the Palomar College Career Fair in Escondido Village Mall, opening at noon Thursday May 17 for a three - day run.
p a rticipating in the fair are Escondido Police Department, San Diego County Sheri ff' s Uepartment, Sears, Royer P l umbing, Miramar College, Job Corps, Radio Station KOWN, app renticeship programs of San Diego County, and the county's Department of Education career mobile van. Glassblowing demonstrations, an a rt show , television mobile van and performers from the college theatre arts dep ar tm e nt are among spec ial events a rr anged for the fair.
College departments participating in the second year of this annual event inc lude dental assisti ng , life science, auto technology. careers for business, nursing, computer science, physical education, athletics a nd recreation, ae ronautics, ch ild development and teacher ass isti ng.
The fai r will be open from noon to 4 p .m. on opening day, and fr om 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 18 and 19.
Ind er J. Singh , of the college counseling department. said other agencies
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terpersonal Re lationship Network" which has a singer, a mime, a speaker, an actor, a sound movement instrumentalist and a n acrobat. Lingua speaks out for language as a major interest of the composer and is termed " Compositional Linguistics . " Emphasis is put on the wo r d or the drama of the word. Actuall y the re a r e four movements to this selection, but NMCE IV will be performing one of four . NMCE IV was form ed in the fall of 1972.
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SUMMER COURSE JUNE 18 • JUL T 27 C lasses held il - 12 a.m. Ind epend e nt study. I to 5 p.m. Weekends free to explore New Mexico-- (Taos, Carlsbad Caverns, White Sands, Los Al amos, Bandolier)
Held in cool. historic Santa Fe, 1".1\I. Given und e r the auspices of the Inte rnation al .-\ssoc ia ti on of Progressive Montessorfans
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Dr.Hook& the Medicine Show Carisma
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