The Telescope 28.08

Palomar College · Volume 28 Number 8

· A Publication of the Associated Students

Oct.29, 1974

San Marcos , Calif.

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Board discusses ten year plan

Members of the forensics squad have returned with a sweepstakes championship from the Thunderbird Invitational at Arizona State University. They are (L to R, front): Archie

REVIEW

One-act play: charm,variety

By DAVID ROSS This year's stage season a t Palomar ope ned with "An Eve ning of One-Acts"Thursday night. The production, performed by th e Theater Arts Department, features four o neact play adaptions of short stories by nineteenth century romantic authors, and it's well worth th e seeing.

The plays a re "The Sire de Maletroit's Door" by Robert Louis Stevenson, "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe, "The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain and "The Duel" by Alexandre Dumas.

The plays were adapted by Henry Gilford.

Though all of the plays a re entertaining, the first two are the best-acted and most interestingly produced. It should be noted here that many of the actors appeared in more than one play. and some were cast m three, thus providing some people . Dave Rice. Ma tt Redding. Mike Nowicki a nd others with some very different roles.

"The Sire de Maletroit's Door." my personal favorite for the evening. featured some very fine performances by Nowicki as Denis, the young French cavalier given the choice of marrying a beautiful girl or being hanged. and Sherri Beissner. the reluctant bride . Rigo Estrada. the Sire de Maletroit, did a very excellent job as the old man scheming to provide a groom for his niece. Estrada, unfortunately, was not to be seen in the other plays. except in a very small part in the last.

"The Cask of Amontillado" was also a winner. The Minstrel. played by Dave Dunlop. added a nice touch as the narrator of this tale of revenge and retribution. Rice as Montresor. the original stonewaller. and Redding as Fortunado. his unfortunate victim. gave very capable performances and added just the right dash of macabre humor to the ending.

The actors and the performance itself was not quite as convincing in "Th.e Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." But even so. there a re some amusing moments. eve n though the performers don't make quite as good miners as they do other characters. Joe Bisco ne. however. does do a commendable job as the Stranger. a man who discovers a way to rig a frog-jumping contest.

Rounding out the evening was "The Duel." which brought almost everyo ne from the othe r plays back for a story about hot tempers which result in two members of an eighteenth century Russian army regiment being involved in an affair of honor. The end has an interestin g twist, and good performances are handed in by all.

As a way to spend an entertaining night, "An Evening of One-Acts" has much to recommend it, especially the charm and variety of good tales, well-acted , directed and staged.

Howell, Ray Foo, John Grob and Marianne Heid; (middle): Liz Bogenrife, Hal Spindel!, Terry Rankin, Dawn McFarland, Bob Edmondson and Jan Bur~oin; and (standing):

Coach Patrick Schwerdtfeger, Brad Shoebridge, Coach Ray Dahlin, Vicki Cooper and Sam Sansom.Heid won the first place trophy in original oratory.

'Resurrection' is topic of student term paper "The Historical Jesus : An Analysis of the Resurrection as an Hi storical Event" is the title of the first student term paper to be accepted into the holdings of Palomar College's library.

Written for Gene Sager's "Philosophy of Religion" class last spring, by students Jack Dausman and Gary Ghirardi, the 22-page paper discusses the validity of the Bible's claim that Jesus Christ rose from the grave three days after his death.

"We thought the best idea for a term paper would be the crucial issue of Christianity, which is the Resurrection , because with that Christianity stands or without it Christianity fails." commented Dausman.

How did the paper come to be placed in the library?

"It was suggested by Mr. Sager and others the philosophy class who thought the paper to be of sufficient quality that it be placed in the library," said Dausman. "So we talked to Mrs. Nesbin about iC' "This is the first time students have donated a term paper to the library," said Esther W. Nesbin, dean of instruction for library se rvices. She thought the paper had enough value to go into the library, under· philosophy.

"I've often thought of all of the lost research that goes into the many term papers that come .out everv semester. We certainly welcome any

piece of work that has merit and recommended by the instructor."

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Ghirardi and Dausma n spent over a month researching the paper, going from La Jolla's big UCSD library to the library at Biola College at La Mirada, as well as Palomar's research facilities.

"When we started , I felt the resurrection had enough evidence to be valified . By the time we finished it, it became quite clear that the Resurrection is very valid for an historical belief. It is rea lly a logical conclusion once one had weighed all the evidence," Dausman said.

Comic film scheduled "The Bed Sitting Room," a bizarre comic fantasy, will be shown tomorrow at 7 p.m. in P-32.

The film is produced by Richard Lester, who has won fame for his "Hard Day's Night," "How I Won the War," a nd the more r~cent "Th.ree Mllsketeers."

Dick Peacock', instructo r d'f the "Motion Picture as a Graphic Art" class said the p.i!!ture is Lester's "funniest" and "so offbeat it didn't get much showing in the US." The film may also be seen Thursday at I p.m .

When the clock reads l 0:30 p.m., the meeti ng started three hours ago, and only two pages of an eight-page agenda have been covered, you know it was action-packed.

Such was the case last Tuesday night at the meeting of the Palomar Co llege Board of Governors. Four major issues were disc ussed within the first three hours.

Highlighting the session was the presentation of a l 0-year master plan for the college by Dr. John D. Schettler, assis tant superintendent in charge of business.

Included in the plan, approved by the trustees, were a new libra ry building, a new st ud ent union, a child care center, an educational theater, a field house and at hletic field, plus additions to existing buildings and parking areas.

Schettler said the master plan was based on figures received from the California State Finance Department. He said, however, that their predictions have inaccurately reflected the actual growth rate of Palomar, underestimating this year's enrollment by 1,000 students.

College officia ls believe that the campus could hold a maximum of 10,000 day students.

According to figures comp iled by Thomas Rose, college coordinator of research, this number cou ld be conceivably reached by 1980 if the present growt h rate continues.

Between 1969 and 1973 enrollment has increased approximately 17 percent annually.

Officials of the college foresee a 10-year continuance of this growth rate, although the State Finance Department a nticipates a 3Y4 percent a nnu a l growth for the next seven years, leveling off for two yea rs before beginning a period of decreased enrollment in 1983.

Rose said the predicted 17 percent growth rate was "disconcerting," but that it "corresponds to the general feeling one gains of rapid a nd continuing population movement into the North Co unty area."

In othe r measures, board members: - Approved the authorization of the preparation of plans and specifications for expansion of the campus bookstore.

Dr. Frederick R. Huber, president of the co llege, told trustees he had examined the special reserve fund and concluded, "The money is there. If the boa rd authorizes it, we will proceed with plans."

The vote was unanimous, with member A .

J. "Pal" Anderson absent. Completion date is set for September, 1975.

- Heard further reports on the child care center proposal. Huber stated that perhaps a permissive tax would need to be levied by the district to raise money for the building.

He sa id the center "can not be funded by the state until the facility is built, and the facility

can not be built until the college receives some funds."

The purchase of two acres adjacent to the college for the center was suggested by Huber, but will be studied further.

- Heard a preview statement on the proposed North County district by Dr. Dave Westwater, consultant for th e county Department of Education. This proposal calls for a community college district encompassing the entire North County.

Candidates speak to sparse crowds A lack of interest"and a ho-hum att itude has been evidenced the last two Thursdays when a number of candidates for state and natio nal offices have appeared on campus by invitation to speak to interested students.

On October 14, Jonnie Stahl, candidate for the state senate from the 38th district, and Ernestine Smith, candidate for the assembly from the 76th district, spoke to an aud ience of 20 in room CH-I. Stahl expressed the opinion that democracy in California disappeared eight years ago, because of a too vigorous "misuse" of the executive veto. She described the state senate as being composed of long term incumbents, who have become entrenched in their jobs and become overly conservative.

Citing a US Supreme Court ruling on the one man, one vote apportionment of legislative districts as making a bicameral legislature unnecessary she stated, "One of the first things I will do if elected, is to eliminate the state senate. At the very least I want to change the senate and put some people in there who are interested in seeing change."

Ernestine Smith, on the other hand , accused her opponent, William Craven, of espousing "no philosophy whatsoever. I see him as a cynical man, tied in with the business interests." She expressed a concern ·for what she termed the "insensitivity" of some government officials in dealing with cases, such as raised rates and property taxes for elderly persons with fixed incomes.

Last Thursday, Bill Bandes, candidate for the US Congress from the 43rd district, found himself addressing an audience of only six persons. H~ decided to go to the Student Union and there spoke to a crowd of some 250 people for five minutes. His speech, dealing mainly with measures he espoused for "repairing the economy" was well received by the audience.

Afterwards, Bandes talked with interested spectators and passed out literature .

British woes topic of talk T . W . Ashton, British consul general, will discuss aspects of internal and foreign problems "currently affecting Britain at noon tomorrow in P-32.

Ashton joined the British Diplomatic Service soon after World War II and served in India , Africa and Southeast Asia . From 1966 to 1970 he se rved as director of the International Affairs Division of the Commonwealth Secretariat.

Following this Ashton was an inspector of the Diplomatic Service, reviewing the work of British diplomatic and trade missions in some 40 countries an assignment normally reserved for highly competent officers,

because of the sensitive and difficult n::tillre of the work. From 1972 until 1974 Ashton was Senior British Trade Commissioner in Hong Kong. He is a recipient of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.

Arrangements for the talk were made by Warren Hawley, political science instructor.

"All interested persons are invited to hear Ashton speak," Hawley sa id , "but students of comparative governments and similar classes should especially be interested."

Plans are also underway to invite consul generals from West Germany and France during the months of November and December, Hawley said.

Voters bombarded by 23 ballot propositions

By DAVE REYNOLDS California voters will face a barrage of propositions in the November elections. Included on the ballot are 17 state and six San Diego County propositions. along with numerou s loca l initiatives a nd bond issues.

The first of the state mea sures (the state school building and earthquake reconstruction a nd replace men·t bond law of 1974) provides for a bond is ue of $150 millio n to provide the money necessa ry for construction or improveme nt of local sc hools. Propositio n l would pay approximately $50 million to finish the earthquake-proofing of all public schools in California. not already so prepa red. a nd $100 million to be used to help meet th e burgeoning increase in school enrollments and building costs. This bill has already pa ssed through the California Legislature without a single dissenting vote.

Proposition 2 provides for city or county charter provisions to be adopted by the rna-

jority ol the voters, without the approval of the legi slature . Up to now, any city or county that wants to make changes in its charter has been req uired to get the approval of the state legislature. a process that wastes time a nd mo ney on the parts of a ll concerned. This bill provides th at changes would be enacted as soo n as they were approved by the voters and filed with the secretary of state .

Propositi o n 3 exempts the chief administrati ve officer and three deputies of the Post Secondary Education Commission from civil service. This proposition , involving little or no fiscal impact , simply makes these people unable to be controlled by the voting public, re ultin g in a loose ness of cont rol.

Proposition 4 adds members and reduces the terms of the regents of the University of California and provides that th ese new members be a represe ntative of the state population makeup. Presently, the state university sys tem's board of regents is composed of 24

members ( 16 people picked by the governor, and subject to confirmation by the State Senate; and eight ex-officio members).

Proposition 4 eliminates two ex-officio members, a nd replaces them with the vice president of the UC alumni association and gives the UC regents the option of appointing one facult y member and one student, currently enrolled in the UC system. It would also prohibit the governor from making any appointment to the regents during his first year in office, a nd require him to consult an advisory committee before making any appointments.

Propos itio n 5 would enable cities to establish a "reasonable distance" within which any employees of a business wou!d be required to li ve. This pro position would benefit many cities. by making more taxable residents available. Many opposers of this proposition feel that the residency requirement should be handled at the local level, and not subject to

regulation by the state.

Proposition 6 would increase the minimum property tax exemption to $1,750. This proposition would help cut some of the rising taxes, but would probably require that the revenue be made up m some other fashion.

Proposition 7 amends and reorganizes various constitutiqnal provisions relating to perso nal and property rights. In this day and age, anything that has to do with the revisions of our personal rights should be examined carefully, in order to protect them.

Proposition 8 would trim the state constitution's taxation article from a confusing 13,700 words ( a single sentence runs 559 words) to 5,500 words. It would clarify the existing taxation laws, and would also introduce some substanial changes. One of these changes is designed to permit an alternative method of timber taxation. Although this change would

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GUBERNATORIAL RACE

Flournoy capable

By CARL RAEDEKER Who will . be the first occupant of the luxurious governor's mansion in Sacramento currently under construction?

In case you haven't heard, the two most likely candidates appear to be Repubiican Houston L Flournoy and his Democratic counterpart Edmund G. Brown Jr. Brown, 36, is California's Secretary of State while Flournoy, 45, is Controller of the Golden State.

Brown has the name recognition, inherited from his father Pat Brown, former Callifornia governor. Flournoy emphasizes in his campaign the superior qualifications he has over his opponent to hold the state's highest public office.

In general, the race has been dull.

Enthusiasm is a lacking ingredient in both candidates' ca mp aigns. Gone are the enthusiastic rallies that were so common during the '66 and '70 campaigning efforts of outgoing governor Ronald Reagan. Why the dwindling public interest? Post-Watergate blues? Partially.

Necessary ingredient But another ingredient necessary to gain the electorate's interest and involvement is missing. The two prospective governors have engaged in severa"l televised debates so far, but little philosophical differences between the two candidates have emerged from the confrontations. Brown's views tend to lie more to the left on the political spectrum tha n Flournoy's moderately liberal ideas. But because of his representation of the Republican party, Flournoy is currently trailing by several percentage points in the public opinion polls.

Putting aside the political persuas ions of the candidates, one should also examine the characteristics of each nominee's campaign.

On several occasions, Brown has accused his adversary of "recycling Reaga nism," referri ng to Reagan's belt-tightening fiscal policies. Unfortunately thoughJ Flournoy differs with the governor on numerous issues, such as land-use laws and higher education.

But, of course, Brown's tactic is not to point out differences between Reagan and Flou rnoy. Instead, he's on a crusade telling everybody about the corruptibility and inflationary policies of Republican officeholders. Distorting the facts through such methods does not portray Brown as a "representative of a new spirit in politics," as he calls himself.

Low-key approach Throughout most of the campaign Flournoy has taken a low-key approach. Recently, however, the Republican nominee has fired back at Brown's free-flowing rhetoric with some accusations of his own, including a charge against Donald Bright, a land commissioner who allegedly solicited funds through the power of his position, for Brown's campaign. Brown has since called for Bright's resignation .

Another aspect of Brown's behavior which is disturbing is his habit of changing his stance on issues to please the particular special interest group he is addressing. On one occasion, Brown has said that he favors the decriminalization of marijuana. Later on he remarked to a student as he was coming off a speech platform, "If you really want to know how I personally feel about marijuana laws, I think the current ones are adequate." In another instance, speaking to a law enforcement organization, Brown said that he was a "tough law and order candidate."

Congressman Peter McCloskey (R-Calif.) has accompanied Flournoy on many visits to college campuses. McCloskey, a popular campus speaker, is supporting Flournoy although his political philosophy is more similiar to Brown's. Another reputable political figure, Larry Lawrence, a staunch De.rnocrat, is also backing Flournoy simply because he is more competent than Brown, even though his ideology lies to left of Flournoy's One thing about Flournoy, says McCloskey is that he will say the same thing, no matter who he's speaking to. On the contrary, the Democratic nominee is a classic example of a political populist, as evidenced by his flimsy, indecisive views.

Despite Flournoy's impressive qualifications, he must overcome the lead of the inexperienced , incompetent and opportunistic Brown. The GOP candidate may become a victim of his party's sagging public image, and also a victim of name identification.

Concert Hour presents chamber music program Concert Hour will present a program of chamber music tomorrow at II a.m. in C-5.

Kurt Snyder, a former student of Palomar, will play French horn, and with him will be Armen Guzelimian, pianist, and Edrea Vor..sal, soprano.

Snyder graduated from the Palomar Music Department in 1969 and attended the Julliard School of Music in New York for two years.

He received his master's degree at the Southern Methodist University. He presently lives in Los Angeles and plays professionally there.

EDITORIAL

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By STEVE TOMATIS Editor's note: Following a public hearing in the Studt:,nt Union yesterday at 11 a.m., the ASG Executive Council voted to retract the activity hour proposal before ·the Administrative Council. The following article was written prior to the hearing.

Edmund G. Brown Jr. , the Democratic candidate for governor, offers the people of California progressive and practical leadership for the next four years.

"I'm convinced that activism in government, credible action, is the answer. That doesn't mean liberal activism," Brown said in a recent "Time" interview. "It simply means getting done for people what they need to have done."

As governor, Jerry Brown would breathe new life into the regulatory boards. The emphasis will be on consumer rather than industry representation.

The state consumer agency uhder a Brown Administratio n would fight the consumer's battles where the consumer is defenseless.

One of Brown's ideas is to put out a guide to help consumers select things like insurance policies that are difficult for the man on the street to understand.

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Prison reform ·Prison reform is also high on the Brown priority list. Jerry Brown favors a little more emphasis on the reha bilitation of a perso n in prison ra~her than his punishment.

However, Brown also feels that we should get back to the idea that the individual is resp~nsible for his actions.

As governor, Jerry Brown would do away with the state's probation subsid y program, where the state pays individual counties up to $4,000 a year for each felon who is put on local probation rather than being sent to prison.

Other goals of a Brown governorship include protection aga inst computerized invasion of privacy, state funding for housing for low income fa milies, and elimination of financial waste in state gove rnment.

A productivity council will be started to stud y how California can best use its tax dollars.

Building projects, such as the $200 million expansion for an enrollment-declining University of California, will come under strict review.

Brown's record All of these campaign promises sound good, but will Brown deliver as governor? One way to answer this question is to look at Brown's record.

As California's Secretary of State, Jerry Brown proved to be an active force for the good of the people.

Brown turned the J;>reviously inactive of fice of Secretary of State into a vehicle to fight political evils in the state.

Three oil companies were sued by Secretary Brown because they made illegal campaign co ntributions.

Brown's staff discovered that Richard Nixon's lawyer predated and notarized the former President's gift of his vice presidential papers to the national archives.

Proposition 9, California's tough new poli,tical reform law, originated with Brown.

Approved by 70 percent of the voters in June, the initiative sets limits on candidates' spe nding, requires them to make public a ll sources of income, and greatly restricts the financial activities of lobbyists.

This is in contrast to Brown's opponent Houston Flournoy, who, as state controller, cost the taxpayers millions of dollars by failing to pursue a raise in the rates oil companies must pay for oil taken from state owned areas.

Edmund G. Brown, Jr.'s record shows that he is a· man who is concerned with the interests of all of California's citizens, not a select few and would make a n outstanding governor.

Vote for Brown for governor on November 5.

Sing-along chorus to meet Wednesdays San Marco's newly formed Sing-along Chorus will meet from I to 3 p.m. on Wednesdays in the Williams Barn.

Established as part of the college's Pacesetter Program, the chorus was formed due to the popular demand by the areas senior · citizens.

Palomar College instructor Diane Wali will lead the group. She is a member of the San Diego Opera Chorus.

Men and Women who have an interest in choral singing are invited to join the chorus.

No audition will be reguired for participation according to Wali.

The group will sing in four part harmony and professional musicials will accompany them.

Scheduled .to meet ·for twelve Wednesday afternoons, the class held their first meeting October 23. Openings are still available .

Luncheon is available at the Barn before each class meeting, for a small donation.

Anyone wishing information should contact Maureen Bailey, 744-3736orthe Palomar College Office of Continuing Education, 7441150.

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Propositions outlined to simplify choices (Continued from page 1) tend to prevent deforestatio n, it would also restrict the areas of forests, and provide for public usage of state timber.

Proposition 9 revises and provides the procedures for recall elections of public officers and their successors. This would increase local government costs to the extent that recalls of local officials are increased.

Generally, this proposition would make only two changes: Decrease the number of signatures neeeed to reca ll an official of less than countywide status from 20 to 15 percent of the registered voters; and to increase the number of signatures needed to recall an official of countywide government from 15 to 20 percent of the registered voters.

Proposition I0 is a civil rights bill, that amends the state constitution to eliminate the provisions disqualifying electors convicted of certain crimes and to provide for disqualification of mental incompetants, a nd felons in prison or on parole. The benefits of this bill are such that many people now ineligible to vote will be granted the return of one of their civil rights lost to them. On the other hand , Proposition 10 does not provide for the restoration of the voting right to felons on parole.

Women's lib issue Proposition II is a "women's lib" proposition that would wimply reword various terms presently coucheq in masculine gender, to be referred to as "pei'Sons." This has no fiscal impact and would be of benefit to the women of California by removing biased terms from the legal system.

Proposition 12 repeals and reenacts Article XII relating to public utilities. It a lso transfers franchise material to Article XX, without intending any substantive changes. The California taxpayer will not find his pocketbook emptied even further by this bill.

Proposition 13 deals exclusively with San Diego Co unty, although the measure is placed on the statewide ballot. Due to the geographical area covered by the county (from the Mexican border past Escondido) there exi s~s a tremendous need for more than one municipal court district. Passage of Proposition 13 would allow Sa n Diego County to be divided into two cou rt districts: The present one which includes the cities of San Diego, Ch ula Vista and Imperial Beach; and the South Bay Municipal Court District, to serve that part of the city of San Diego bordering in Mexico, and including the cities of Chula Vista, Coronado, National City and Imperial Beach. The division of the court would probably result in more efficient court operation .

Senate representation PropositiOn 14 makes the president protempore of the senate an ex-officio member of the state agencies administering the state college system. This would provide for senate overseeing of the state college system, and would probably result in some beneficial changes.

Proposition 15 repeals the constitutional provision passed in 1950 that prevents public communities from purchasing or building low-cost housing projects. This bill would benefit low-income people by providing a source of good, clean housing at a low cost. It

would also benefit the economy of California by spurring the building industry.

Proposition 16 would allow the legislature to determine if students should have to pay tuition to Ca lifornia State Colleges. In blunt language, this bill would lower the quality of education in California by preventing many students from entering the state colleges due to econo mic reasons. Students would be charged the same amount for instruction and use of facilities as the University of California. They would also be charged by the University of California.

Proposition 17, a n ecological measure, concludes the state propositions. Proposition 17 seeks to preserve at least one stretch of the Stanislaus River, located east of Stockton, and to halt the building of the New Melones Dam. Opponents of the bill say that to halt construction of the dam would be to waste approximately $260 million , while the dam would provide flood control and generate 430 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually.

County Propositions San Diego County voters will vote on six measures that are of countywide interest only.

Proposition A would increase the number of supervisors from five to seven, thus increasing the population's control over their actions.

Proposition B would amend the county charter to provide for at least two supervisorial districts outside of the city of San Diego. Proposition B would enab le cities outside of San Diego , to have a greater influence on the county's actions.

Proposition C would create a citizens' advisory body to the Board of Supervisors, to advise them on matters of public health , medical institutions and medical services.

Proposition D would add a citizens' advisory body to advise the Board of Supervisors on matters relating to social services a nd public ass istance matters.

Proposition E would provide that super visors report to the controller more than once a month. It would also remove obsolete provisions and require the budget to be adopted according to the procedures established by general law.

Most controversial Proposition F, the last and most controversial of the county propositions, would amend the charter of the County of San Diego to provide that the general recall procedures established by general law of the State of California be applicable to recall of elective officers and to remove the recall procedures for elective and appointive officers set forth in the charter. What this long-winded bill means is that we (the voting public) would have a harder time trying to recall county officials.

Proposition F would increase the number of signatures needed to recall a county officer, while decreasing the number of signatures needed to recall an officer of less than county status.

It used to be that the main purpose of student government was to plan all the "important" activities of school life, i.e. dances, assemblies and pep rallies. In those times, it often seemed the most controversial issue of the year was whether to decorate the annual formal dance in pink or green streamers.

Eventually, alas, apathy reigned. Why? Because student officials realized that many of their fellow students could not care less about the color of the streamers, or for that matter, could not care less about the dance itself.

Student government was digging its own grave. In the past two years, however, Palomar College was doing its best to climb out. The ASG started to introduce programs -designed to encompass more ot the total student needs. Two such projects, the child care center and the expansion of the bookstore, are prime examples of this.

However, a recent proposal has plunged the ASG six feet deeper. The villain is the attempted revival of a practice from Palomar's earlier days known as "activity hour."

The idea of the activity hour is not to schedule any classes during one hour of the day, thus allowing everyone to participate in campus activities. Not only could clubs meet, but schoolwide assemblies could be held to appeal to the general student population. The ASG wants two hours per week, Tuesday and Thursday, II a.m. until noon, for this purpose.

Campus activities should have a designated time to meet so they may successfully conduct their business. But the activity hour should not affect the entire student body for the following reasons: - Not everyone at Palomar is interested in club activities. Many come only for classes, then zip home to families or rush off to work.

- Not enough assemblies and concerts could be scheduled for those nonclub students during this hour to justify the loss of class time. Some students just don't have a spa re hour to listen to bands in front of the Student Union.

- Space limitations. With approximately 6,000 day students, the majority of whom attend classes between 8 a.m. and noon, already crowded conditions at the snack bar and cafeteria could only become worse. Students would probably also use the hour for study in the library. Of course, study is an admirable way to spend one's free time, but again we run into problems with available space.

Another point on space limitations, what happens during the rainy season? Since the Student Union and library could not possibly hold everyone, classrooms would undoubtedly be open for shelter. And if people are sitting in classrooms, why not have a class?

- Freedom of Choice. Jerry Jones, ASG president, has said many instructors were opposed to the idea because "they like to get their classes over with and go home ." Probably many students feel the same. Why force them · to lose an hour of prime teaching time so the minority of students and teachers can pursue their campus activities?

It all boils down to the basic purpose of an educational institution. Is it to provide activities? Or is that secondary to providing classes?

There is nothing wrong with campus activities. Many students find great enjoyment in working for clubs, playing on the football team, serving as a student body officer or writing for the school newspaper. But such activities succeed only with voluntary participation.

Perhaps a more viable solution to the problem would be to designate, say, Monday, Wednesday and Friday at II a.m. as the campus activity hour. Offer classes during this time, but only those which are offered more than twice during the semester, such as history, biology and other general classes.

Emphasize at registration that all clubs and similiar campus activities will be meeting at this time.

It would then be very easy for those interested students to schedule their classes accordingly, while not interfering with the rights of those who do not wish to participate.

Film classic set today "From Here to Eternity," an Academy Award winning film , will be shown today at I and 4 p.m. in P- 32.

The 19"53 l!lm, based on a novel by James Jones, is set in an army base in Hawaii prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Dr. Robert Besides the above-mentioned propositions, Coleman, head of the English Department, the gallant voter must battle .~is or her way said he thought the film was "among the first through an endless maze of local measures in a · films to treat army life realistically rather than romantically.'' ceaseless attempt to achieve a perfect society.