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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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