Palomar College · Volume 28 Number 8
· A Publication of the Associated Students
Oct.29, 1974
San Marcos , Calif.
92069
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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